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II o o O o WHS1 art o Jhe Weather Frwll.-tlon.... GwrallYj cloudy Muxlinuni M Maximum VKUrduy 12 Minimum today O o o 0 MEDFORD' MM! !! IBUNE 4 Weather Year Ago Maximum 78 tl M i ii hi ii in M Hilly Tnrntieth Year, Wirkb Kllty-lourth Ywr. MEltFORT), OIJI-XIO'. TUKSDAY, .1 UI,Y 1f 102.") o TOT c o o o -tr3" APE RULING " o IllltUP HEWSL LEAK Judge Raulston Refuses to 'Hand .Down becision On Defense Mtttien to Quash In diriment Whan "He Hears .flews Has Leaked Out" Threatens Contempt Jfction. I DAYTON, Tylti.,' July 4. (By As- 'sociatejl Press.) Judgo John T. Hauls ton announced late tud.iy that, ho . would. wtlhhMld his dcclsljn on She defense motion A) quash the indict ment against Scopes unl tomorrow iiv vAimiiiieu mat me ociay was due to a report he Had received that certain news roportcrshad "sonnJH to anticipate'; tile nmure". of hfs rulifig. .He declared "that If he found on inf yvestigatlon tljn aiw reporter of a news service had violated tiro iMvacy of the court ho would procred to in stitute con-tempt proceedings ugainst. auch parties. . s The cifurt was adjourned at 3:45 t Until tnmnrj-nw Judge Raulston gnferrojl.the nj-nyer liciXIiwi to the Dayton Minlstt'rial 'as sociation asking that thoy chouafthe' preachy who stiould renhcr Jlfe nyjr-' ' nlng prayer. V . " . , . The" petition was signed by t. fc'harles Francis PotHir.. Other hnmes on the actltlun includ ed Rabbi Jeronio Wark Temple Bethel, Knoxvllle; Uio Rev. Danft-1 I ryeisn, firm .unitarian .church, knox- 1,,e A sharp clash of counsel occurred when Attorney General Stewart oh- jected to tho reatfing of tlyj potitina ' J"J"7 f'cn'in tciuuiu autniiiy wiifii iu UU- juciion was inierrupicti ,uy defense counsel.- "Will you please keep your moufli shut' thfl states aUovpcy cvltd across to ophostog counsel." "An uproar re sulted. , . . The HpectatdiB " ijtplauded Vhen , Tinuston referred the petition to the ministerial association. The court was1 cleared nnd Judge Haul st on entered into a conforeifcc with th scores of newspapermen. Ie appointed a potmulttce of 'three newspapermen to inquire Into the Invasion of the court's pVivacy. COtfRT ROO.M, DAYTON. Teiin., July 14. (A. T) While tho crowd ed courtroom was waiting for Judge Raulston's doc4sion fn till' inolion to r.ua.i the Indictment In the Scopes case here this afternoon, the jujge .mounted the bench and 'addressed a word directed particularly to' the nQwspapcrtnen. lie said that the contents of ha opinion on the motion to quufdi was known onjy to. his stenographer and himself and could not be released for publleution until he began reading It from the bench. "If any member qf the press bus sent it out, I will deal with him for contcpipt of cftbrt," said the jWdge. DA.YTON, Te.nni. July 14. (A. P.) A. petition calling un Judge Itiiulufnn to discontinue his practice of opening morning, sessions of the court with prayer was presented , by defense counsel immediately after Judge Raulston returned to tho court room after preparing hl decision oh the defense motion to quash. Insurance Rates On Earthquakes in .! Cjalifernia Doubled SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. (4. p.) Earthquake Insur- ane rates fo California wore Increased nearly 100 per tent at a meeting here yesterday t the board of fire underwriters of the Pacific. Secretary H. P. j Badger. Jr., 'announced today. , Mr. Badger said tho board "had recnnrVed for some time past that earthquake Insurance rtltes were too low." and that the recent temblors at Santa bnrbr.ra had hastened putting tho contemplated jncrroso into "fiect. .... l 'i DENVER PASSES AN O O DKNVER. to.. July 14 (A. P.) The shadow of an-ufficla" lint or nf TVnv.r torinv th- h nf the passage last night by the cin I council of an ordinWice pronliWiW ' houtlng In selling papers; requir-j Ing each youth ta obtain a city cense nQ specifjrng the corner 1U " which he may npernto. SOP. NEWSBOYS YELLING Prince of Wales Rescues .Children When House Burns KAFl'E, Rhodesia, July i, (. 1.) Tho Prince of WuiA played tho part of a'heO'lc fire- man today when he assisted set- i extinguishing a fire In a children's wood nnd grass rc the Kafue irtniciWtural All of the children wero The blaze started during a j luncn'on given In tho prince's oyeJ i'r J joined in the work of preventing r the fire from spreading. TEXAN ELECTED EXALTED RULER JORtLAXD, qiv.. Juf 1 1 -I? Wil liam H.' At well C Dallas TeNiis,. Unit ed States district judge no tho lyir- thn district of Texas, was today unanimously . elected grand exalted' ruler of the BeneoH?nt and Pretec- Uve'Vder of Elks at the sixty-first annual reunion of Oft grand lodge hem Hp was nominated by M. T. Lively of HmUs, it ml the" nyminfitions yre fiumediately ordered closed. Kiley.C. Sowers of AfontftUcr, Vt., who has been a mem'uerof tho oi'dter for 24 years, was' "elected Ci'and esteem! Vfyal knlg4it." . Wtor F. Meier of Seattle, who in .tiring a president o'f tflo WukMiik- ton State Klks dHaociatibn vAxa named BrunU esteem?! lec.41n.ng knigjit. Frcd r -Robinson op Dubuque, Iowa, Wi4S .tfiected gfaud secretary.it po- sition ne hari held since JiHH. John Ii. Burch. grand Rapids. Mic.h., was' elected grantl treasurer. Clyde Jennings of Lynchhurg. Va., Avas elected for a fWe jvar term as gmnd trustee. Dr. 'Carroll Smith ol St. Louis was eletted grand esttft;mel leading knight. John McW. J'oi'd o'f Shrovepor't, La., was elected grand Inner gunrd. Kdward W. Kelly of Salt Lake City, was made grand tyler. - Rev. Dr. JohnDy.sant of Flint, Michigan was elected grand chnphiin. Chicago was selected as the 1926 convention city, Retiring Oraiyl.Kxalted Ruler John G. Price in his a'nnual report dcck-iretl CHICAGO M the Klks National llomv at Bedford, i deavors. I practice. It on the bench Va., H "unquestionably tho, outstundr ftnd off- I therefore overrjuto the ob ing activity of tho' order, which jection." should be kept forever in the fore-j The 7ev. Mr. A. C. StrlbThig. pastor ground." Ho said the membership of the Dayton Cumberland Presbyte the order should rally to the call for a 'I'bin church, then offered the prayer further extension of the Ijomo. He after Mr., Darrow had entered an ex praised the Klks Magazine, which he ception. . said had niyilo a profit wlnco.. its ' Tnp formal opening of the court fol cstaMishment. . . i lowed. ' j "We are now approaching the time Judge Raulston announced that he I when our eyes will foast upon the. na- 'would" have to ask Indulgence In no tional memorial headquarters build- nouncing his deolslon on the motion ing." he said. Located hm it Is in tho to quash. A matter of several hours. I city of Chicago, most accessible to he said, might be needed for him to every part of the country. It shoul'd be et -8 opinion In shaue. lack of liKhts a shWne to which all lilks should ln Iyton last night having Interfered turn whenever possible v pay their tribute of respect to the memory of' Court then rocessed until one - the men In whose honor it -has liccn .o'clock. - erected." . Darrow Is Persistent Grand Secretary Fred Robinson In Mr- Harrow, in making his exception his report showed that the member- V-d. 'hat he understood .from the ship of the orticr had more than , doubled sinco the reunion held in Portland in lOlli. "My annual reporj. 'of that yar, ' he said" "showed a total membership of 3S4.742. while this year our mem bership stands at 832, 08." Valf Street Report U,r i ni.," i KMnt'oT r Thii! r . h T, K,u,,b?r' ,wh' , crowed 60. the hlKhest price In twtf years, for a Bain of five poilTta, feo- lurea tne lute trading. Niagara Fnlia Power moved ur tour po.nia. ami Wheeling and I.ake Mrle preferred iad American Ice eac aold al.out.mnttPr hRd hoe paMC(, on Dyrfhc BU. iiture iiiiiin imuo yt-'tsiuruay a iinui ciuotatlons. Htock prices forged ahead stead- today. Special movements based lly today. Special movements based on rumors of new combinations and reports of a. large current earnings,' formed the bulk of the day's trad- Ing. Tolnl Rharcs approximated 000.000 aharea. I,- ORDINANCi PAP-PEERf The ordinance requires tb. a rdvbO must sell from 'ans on designated rtreet corners nnd eatb "tand must offer for -ale edlt.ons o0,1coIleaKu.e' rlnl to believe or not tver Denver dally r.ewfapc Licences wowld be 'ntuv I without .h..nn frh wiHB. .. .-. "....... mow io .inyor rMnp.cion .or aignn.uis or lib REFUSES DEFENSE PLEA 10 SLOP PRAYER Court Declares Regular Gus torn of Opening Sessions With Prayer Will Be Con tinned Darrow Objects to a Camp Meeting Court. . COVUT ROOM. DAYTOX. Tenn., July 14. (A. P.)--As court was abeurf to pen for the. John T. Scopes trial today Clarente Darrow filed fojnial oWJctiod with th court to opening the court with prayer in the preseifccc ofi the.jury- . M Darrov said: "I do iyit. object to anyone pruning in private. but'I d oltfect to Ihln onurl being urned into a meeting house." Judge Raulston iVspotided: f "'I don't waijt o bo unreasonable about anything, but I am responsible for the conduct of the court. I over rule this objection." Dudley Field" Malone foUowed with Ji statement of hiB objection, saying as one of the members of counsel who is not-an acnostic- 'I dosirb to file my oblection. I respect, Mr. Darrow'n vight to hia unbelief which is as sin cere as my belief. But the jpruyej-s so far have been largely argumentative an5 should be excluded." ' . Attorney tlcnnral Stewart' declared hhat the same reliBious atmosphere was prevailing in this court now that has prevailed before. We hold that this prnotlwe creates a (eligious atjnosphero here whh-h is harmriu to our. cause, win mo court say if (hishaa been tho practice here without exception " .Attorney Cfpneral Stewart rose, te fla: This Is a Ood fearing community liml wo are accustomed to pray around here. It Js the usual thins ip this part of the csuhtry." "And I would have .you know," Mr. Malone broke in vehemently, "that they are just as Ood fearing where I tome from asjhey are anywhere." "1 hope that . -is ;,. true," said Mr. Stewart." "It Is." 'I am glnd- to know It." Judge Raulston said that he had uniformly followed his custom of op ening court with prayer when a. min ister was -available." Ho had cautiotwd ministers called on to pray he said. against referring to this case in their prayer. I believe frt prayer," said Judge Raulston. "I pray myself and often .invoke the blessing of Ood on my en- ,wth his work court ntmseir tnut ne sometimes open- , ed the court with nrayer .and some- times am not. "We took no position on the first lay. but' seeing thin is persisted In every session and this case beintr -one where It Is claimed by the ntato cqun- s?l that there Is a .conflict between lo De .esiannsnea. science and religion above all other i Now. York scientists said-today" Iha't cases there shourtl be no part taken h British development Was tho re outside of the evidence In this case and SXH of discovery here. pr. Peytop no attemnt bv mennn of nrnver or in Hous of tho Rockefeller InsWlufe for any manner Itttlue'nclng tlfe dellbera- . a , , "H-ng of the .Vvlre. with pft.yoi-, n.l I Rm itolnB to ak the ft-porton..! t ()) cif)c obJe.llon. -., . to any ,h,u ,., ,. .,. nnx.nun tn rfl-- - li.n t RrKantl. .imiroal.!! ihni ih. prcme court. I Attorney General A. T. Ktewnrt Tol- lowed with an announcement thathe would place the state's pnsitltflt In the would place record. "The state makes he said. "A atftted no contention. by counsel that this Is a conflict between science and religion Insofar as the merits are con cerned. It is a can involving the fact a to whether or not a echool teacher has taught a doctrine prohibited by statute, and we: for the state, think It Is quite proper to open this court with prayer if the rourt sees fit to do It, and such an Idea extended hyffhe agnostic counsel for thA defense Is rorelg to the oftiuirh.H mil Irinim of the peop who do not know nOylhlng about Infldelltv and pure le. Mnlonn Defend- Iarrtw- Arthur G. Hays, noted an exception to the statement agnostic counsel. which brought Dudley KMd Malone to the floor to Mate that he respected aa long aa he wm' hnnent In hw un belief as the apeaker waa In hla belief. r.inoi oi iiraj'era in court, Air. Malone aald: att (Continued on Page Right) Mo&e Recruit Miss Marie Messenger, win ner of a beauty contest ta Bal bqa, Calif., is going -to be given trial in the movies.' FC IS DISCOVERED mmm London Hatter and M. D. Iso lates Cancer Virus With a .Special. Microscope, But N. Y. Doctor's Claim. Discovery Already Made in U. S. A. NKW YORK. July 1 1. (A. P.) A London hatter by day with an all- nhsorblng hobby for microscopes by nij?ht, has mado possible the percep tion pf the infectious agent for cancer. Hut New York authorities are incHn ed to doubt that any great step toward a oure for the disease has been taken. Dr. J. K. Harnard of. King college. London, divided hiH time between hto hat shop in tho west end nnd b.ls col lection of microMcopos. He went t the aid ff Dr. WiHlain K. Oye. a mem- .oeroi ine-nruisn insmuio or nvairni (research who was engaged Iji the study 'of cancer. I . Through the powerful lens of one of- Dr. Kaj-nard special conslructed ipl roscopes, they saw und photo graphed tho cancer virus. , Observations of ' these physMnns says the LAncet, the badlng Hrltlsh medfcal journal, have progressed to such an extent that "the 'existence of the living cancer virus would appear Medliml Hosearch. found that tumors kn xhlnknnu M-nrn .m..iu(w) litr an ulfi-i.- throUKh the or.lln.ur mlrrowop With IJ.r lllwey.. NouKchl. Hl.o the n. kefortf,. In.tltuto.. .Dr. Kou, perfnetert an ln!..n...nt kn..-n V the ultra-mlcroapoee. with which the loun.l in a chicken a tr.innmlHHil.lp mr coma with n tendency to multiply th.1tugh.tho J.o.ly. " 1,1 nar'inii un rmivHioii wim prepared. It wi injected into the bod? of healthy fowl and poulticed cancerous condlllons which In some cases renuiten in (lcnin.in una wr. Rous exhibited Htnm of the animals In which Iflta had pit-dueod cancer by In- ulntlon. They Included not only chickens, but rat and mice. Vllcift Golfer BivhU itrcoVl. I DKTROIT. Jfly 14. Dexter Dum dngs of (.'hlcHKo. twice lnter-colleKfatc chajitpl plon today won the goi iiMflal in thevicrn amateur golf champion ship at I.ochmonr with a remarkable score of 13H for 3t( holes, lie took two Mro1t off par today wllh a 70 nnd a new record for the second nine with a JL3, which b(shreo under par Rfl urn lo fimip IowN ! rAfo.VA, July 14. UutenFintc f'abel V. HnyncR and John UTMenton of the third division air service Q rr expected to arrive at mp lwin latr this afternoon from Han Diego to whi point made a ' one-day flight lrQirmywidnnes July 8. yj"y hav-baiT their planes recondftlrnted at luickweli field nnd telegrnphed Ihelr Intention treturii here today. GERM 0 ANCEk U.OFO.DEMANDS ARE DENIED BY STATE CONTRtl BoarcV of High. Curricula Makes Fw banges in Wflrk'.fJt U. of Q, anrj 0. A. C. Major Dtsmands of Both'IpstKirttons-ftniid. PORTLAND. Ore. July 14. (A. V. Declsfhn of the board, of high curricula uffectin; tjie future di-, 'vision of work at the I'niversity . of Oregon unij Omtn AricI4iral col lege was made public today b( I r. . c. ., Sin it h. chairma n of t he board. U show llttWk distic cAiuigH in eilr Institution, aJthouili uu-mt-rous ajjustpwnts wer madu hi order to define the work. .Major deijianrfs niailc by the Uni versity of Oregon in Unoriginal brief were ilenied b the board, the worlt of. the , college practically remain ing' the same except that pre-medical work was eliminated in exchange for elimination of rtre-engtneerlng at the university. The school .of comjivarco remains the same as before and- no material chaiiKe was made hi the school of business administration at the uni versity. t No cotirses asked for b thq college and protested by th uni versity wfjro grunted. The beard's order says: . , "The dcparrfemc'ntfl of ' business ad ministration in the llnilevsity of () gon und wmnjerce In the .-tgrlcultu-lal college are sufOcieutly ,dif fo rentiafced . and there ' are no unneces sary duplications 'therein .as shown by the catalogs of l!)5and 102G of the' two Ir.idfutions, and ttw request of the Oregon Agricultural college .of March' 14th, l9:;.i f?ir certain now courses suitlementlng the existing; 'courses in granted." The naive "school of music" has been eliminated at the. college, though' the courses glvrn, shown 'to bo self-supporving, wore allowed l(f , rehmln. Conservatory ot musiu wllV prubifcbly be used iusteud, it was aalcfc. ',t ho change being In accordance 'with practice where no degree is grunted. Music is a special subject. as a majnrcouise, leading to degrees shall be confined to tho state uni versity. Th department of physical edu cation is confined to the University of Oregon, except I hat tho Oregon Agricultural coHege may offer physl cal education as a servico courso only to the 'regular courses of that institution, but no degrees shall bo offered in physical education by said Oregon Agricultural college. Journalism is a major course oi department. Is confined to the Unl versity of Oregon, but Oregon Agri cultural college may offer Industrial journalism as a service course only to the regular courses of that Instl tutffwi to students majoring In other subjects. . ' The hoard of hirflter -currcula rec ognizes, the necessity of the depart ment of household arts 1n ' the Unl- wrsity of Ofcgn "'and recommends tho reorganization, of their present courses In household atta at that In stitution, as suggested, ln an outline submitted fc the board. Final decision, of the work in the sahool of vocational education, was deferred In view of a. tentative agree mrijt reiiS-hed by" both institutions. Work in the school of basic arts and sciences at the college was so! tied on the basis agreed to at tho first hearing, the college agreeing not o permit major work In these departments and not to count more whan 27 crelfls In each toward grad uuUon exempting fceshman English. It Is understood this will entail change In the college course. Daily Report, on tke Cri-me Wave WATKKTOWN. 8. D., July 14. (A. P.) Hyrlo Ilealt. (7, Oarden City, H. D.. girl whose charred body was found late yesterday In a burned ttrawstack near that place was slain X her own request by Wlnfred Meek, 11, and Robert Lapple Ktute's Atlor1 ncy if. Ilnnson announced here today -hat Meek and I-pplcr told hhn, fol lowing their arrest ,h1 onlay that hey met the girl In Oarden 'lty Hun-la:- night and drove her Into the country where she hexged them in -nd her life. Ttio alleged confession ileclared that Iippler alruck Miss F-atey over the head with a tire iron ind that both youths then choked her with her scrf. rUielng he tiite'i! rig the body In a straw stack, fitlftrtiito ttuM llin tillnirnH conffKhWn declared, the youths drove o Hi ad Icy to attend a motion picture ih o w. Lit t o r, Hanson sa Id , they re urned utT'1 set fire to the ntraw stack :o obliterate I 0th of the crime. Hanson said that he would prefer charges of murWer In the first degree against. Meek and Lappler. C Vatrmihle Trade: Itnlnncp WAHHINflTON. July 14. (A. P.) A favorable balance of $1.042, OKI, 49? rosQfed from the foreign trade of tho (Jolted states for the fiscal year ended June SO, Arizona Man Held for Offevng $4000 For Triple Murder o 0 WICHITA. Ki.a., July 11 (A. 1' Clliil'Keit bv "Tex" Mil- ! Hon ol' I'fc'H'iilx, Ari9. with liuv- luir offered him $4000 lo kill three jiei'Mona i'i.r Oeeutur, III.. Vlt'KilOial'p, 44, of lehlt.l. Is behiK held by police for In- veHtiKutlon. Sharp was arreated today In an :Mttomtile In whli-h 4 4 .Mutton tolito authoiitlt'H he and -f Sharp vie t at.irt for r4inul.4 4 I today. 4 4. . SALIIM. Ore.. Jtty f4.--In what is ctnsired one' of (lie must Important decision handed' down lu the state as far as the amount ot money Involved is concerned at least. ;ame down to day wlii:n Cifcirit JihIkch L. 11. Me Mih;;ii''aml Percy.C Kelly of this dis triot, dissolved tUe injunction against die public ser.vice commission secured by the Oregon.Vashin-;ion Railroad a'nd Nutation company iind other carrlets if Oregon in which the com mlHsiftn was restrained from reducing rnta'K fifteen iv ce4it on grain, grain product potatoes. Miiions and straw. Tho Mvepi;ig rt dcr of the contmis .siTm involvI r.htes on alla carriers, lu mldltion was Involved an order that ty the tJt'piMicr, I'ilot Rock, Kbnniko and C'onelon branches of the o. W. R. . a differential 'would bo permitted Ln whole grain not td exceed Die maximum rat.es prescribed plUH ten per cent. , ln Kebrunry, 124. a temporary In junction' was granted by tho circuit court, from attempting to. onfnrco or ders of the commission which re duced Hie rates on commodities men llolicd US per cont. Under .a decision of the court a. llmUtlmc. tlie !elucttoii was changed from 26' per cent to 1 fi per cent,, Iho differential oh the O. W. H. & N. eastern Oregon brunches was elimin ated and the courts declared that the rates prescribed are maximum rates only ulid the curriers are expected to establish point ttb-puiit rates as -occa sion requires. The pubjic .service commission is sued orders In compliance with the ft r dor of. the court at that tlmo and tho railroad companlVg secured anoth- 1 er 'temporary Injunction restraining the commission from enforcing such ordens. It was suclf femporary In junction the court set aside today. It Is considered likely that, becuuse of ( its Importance, this case will go thru the United States supreme cburt. J FP F FINLEY ATTACKS PORTIjAND, Ore., July 14 (A. P.) I Hhakeup In tho state game coinmlH- sion foi'(cast In reports yesterdny , from Salenl, fidlowlng the appoint- ment of w. 1. Kin ley as game corn- tiilssioner to succeed R. W. . Price. came late yesterday at a meeting of the commission. A. F. Averill of Pendleton was named state game warden to, succeed! A, K. Hurghduff. Ho will take up h'ls duties AuMjust 1. M. U Kyckman. was removed us; mtperlnlendent of hatcheries, and OttoJ M. Jones, ay dheKlnr of tho educa-1 y fl Ire" I or hi tho ed Ilea- ! tional denartment of the uanio com- mission. This action of Iho commission was stated to bo in tho Interest of har- inony. Commissioner Klnley signalized his advent by making attacks upon Hurghduff. Joui'K and Ityckman niul tho commffHion Itself. PUBLIC MM. COM'N UPHELD BY SUP. W BuRGDu SNOW PALLS IN VIRGINIA 'WHILE- HEAT CLAIMS FOURTEEN .IN MIDDLE-WESI CHICAOO. July U (A. P.) the counlry' While many areas of continued to swelter eious heat wave tho weather varied his offerings yesterday In A mid urea. I ' rathei (5) surprising mtmner with The death toll rontlnued to moant, short fall of snow at Itlacksbut Vn.j fourteen addljmal fatalities fjnn. Tho white shower fallowed i thun-.the heat being lepoiled. In addition lorstorrn and lasledftvo ri)ni:t brought no comfort, however", to the parched summeiiunds of the midwQ nnd Rocky Mountain region wheri tner mometnrs Mere apparently in l"aguo to overstep the century mark. Ph.oe nlx. AArle., a veteran In tempera- FLYWEIGHT . CHAMRQK SUCCQiVIBS Pantho 'Villa Dies in S. F. hfospital Following An Ope ration Oh Javv--Life. Sacri ficed By Refusal to Quit Bout -With 'Jimrey McLar- rjin July Rourth. KAN .KltAN'f'IHCO, July 14. (A. P.) 1 'audio 'illa, flyweight cham pion of the world, died iet a hos pital ' here today while undergoing an operation for an infection of tlie.thront that devclopod from n Infected tooth. Dr. ( K. Hoffman said tho boxor Htiffocntwl under the anaesthetic. Pancho Villa p. "Hoffman was just preparing . to. operate , when Villa's heart, stopped. v beating. Artificial respiration failed to revive tho patient. SAN FRANCISCO, Jjlly 14. (A. P.) Pancho Villa,' flyweight cham pion of the worUl, died today at a local hospital following an operation on pis jaw. Villa was rushed to the hospital from his hotel last night when a Jaw Infection took a serious turn. He was operated rm at oice, but failed to rally from tho offetstH of the operation. He died a tow min utes' iffter eleven. Villa had been 111 from tho Jaw In fection since a few days before hltf fight with Jimmy M-Darnln "at Oak land (i Jul' 4. He went into that flffht against the, advice of his phy sician and lost after putting ilpV a Kruelllng contest. Ho appeared -tired throtmJiout and th.cre was a swojllng on tho right side of his face, that could be. plainly seen by tho rlng sfdvrs. During tho fight hfs man iiKor, Frank Churchill. Issued a statement saying that Villa had been told not to fight, twit was de- termlned to do so to save the pro moter a big loss. On tho night before th fight Villa had a wisdom tooth extracted ; by a surgeon to relievo stiffening of tho jaw und was reported to; have gone Into the ring . with the Jaw nerves deadened by a drug to kilt the pain, hater it was necessary extract orlier teeth but the infection" I spread and a major oporatlon 4 .then decided on. I - 1 . ... . L HiiHbainl Pirn of Wound J 'A tlKAM'h, Ore., July H.fJoe Harnhifl t, shot In a sciffflo with hla wlfo 'Rose, 2X, Kindu9 evening, died. this morning from tho effects of tho wound. Jtrforo exonerated his wi ho died Hamburg cxoncriiiu nm win oi out ni a ior uia acclden "iinicers nave released nor. Wurfker Onleifd (o Fight; NKW YORK July 14. Mhketv Walker was ordered today by the Sew York state athletic commission to fulfill his "recently signed agree ment to fight Dave Shado hero for 1 the welt.! -weight title. lure rlimhimr. again led the country, 112 against 104 for Nnu'i Platie, middle western high point. TcmpcwilurcH ranging fi''9 . 110 to an were noted throughout me nu flv porKonn wro klllr.1 hy lln? . .r-CS T,f- . ytt ( : nlnn iind thrco wore ilrowntd. Twenty or morn wero prontratort; Htnrn.ft l.rouKbt m.n.o roip4ta nroun.1 Ormihn and Hlnu City., Tho oorn .-rnp In Kumwih Was badly hit ' and foront fire were cauntng appro hi'iiBlnn Q OroRon. C o e e
