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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.
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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
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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.
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