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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
He ADMITS
THE TRUTH
or CHARGES
WITNESS TESTIFIES THAT BOOKS
OF COMPANY, FILLED WITH
DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST
1T WERE BURNED BY ORDER OF
PRESIDENT BAACKRS.
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1Rn.l

New York, May 9.-Full admission
of the truth of charges that President
Frank Baackes of the American Steel
and Wire company had caused much
damaging evidence against the trust
to be burned as soon as the govern
ment began the steel trust probe, was
made here today by George Cragln Of
Worcester, Mass, assistant sales man
ager for the wire trust.
Cragin re-examlned, contradicted his
previous testimony pleading ignorance
and admitted that the story told to
Special Examiner Brown yesterday by
Harry Whitney of Worcester was true.
Cragin declared he received all evil
dence against the participants in the
wire pool which was returned to the
steel trust after Judge Archibald fined
those participants at Worcester.
Subsequent to this he said President
Baackes came to Worcester and asked
Il the evidence had been destroyed.
Soon afterward, Cragin sald the doc
uments wefe burned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
ACCIDENT
CAUSE or
TWO SUITS
PARTIES INJURED WHEN SCAF.
FOLDING ON PUBLIC LIBRARY
BUILDING FELL SUE CONTRACT.
ORS FOR DAMAGES AMOUNTING
TO $S465.

Two suits were started today
against ]. S. Winters and David Weiss,
doing business under the firm name of
]. S. Winters & Co. j. N. Beck is
plaintiff in one of the suits, in which
he alleges, among other things, that
he engaged to work for the defend
ant company some time in January,
1912. That owing to the faulty man
ne. in which the scaffolding was con-
structed, as we'll as the incompetency
OF the superintendent and foreman of
the Job, that he was required to work
in an exceptionally dangerous and
hazardous place. The falsework col
lapsed with hiIh standing at a point
about 20 feet above the floor, and that
when the fall came he was thrown to
the floor below, dislocatng his left
shoulder, and breaking the bone Of
the right upper arm near the should
er. He also suffered several contus-
sions of different parts of his body,
and general shaking up Of the whole
system. He also alleges that, on ac-
count of the accident, that he was con-
fined in the Willamette sanatorlum
for considerable time and lost much
time, as well as suffering great pain
from the bruised condition of his body
and the broken bones sustained in the
accident. The accident of which he
complains happened March 2, in which
four men were precipitated about 20
feet, all being more or less seriously
hurt. o, A. Tang is the plaintiff in the
other case. He alleges that he sus.
tanned a severe sprain of the left hip,
and that the bones of his nose were
broken. Beck sues for $5315 dam.
ages, while Tang asks for $3.50.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
Make 11,0O0-MiIe Trip Over
the United States Make it
for the Purpose of Creating
Better Feeling in COmmuni-
ties.
IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY
VIII Confer With Electric Railway
Officials, City Officers and Civic
Bodies In the Larger Cities, the Oh
ject Being to HarmOnize the Sltu-
alton and DO Away With Quarrels
Between People and Companies.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. ]

San Francisco, May 9.-Five execu-
tive officials Of the American Electric
Railway association and the Electric
Railway Manufacturers association
arrived here today on a 11,00O-mile
tour Of the United States, on which
they will confer with railway officials,
public officials and civic bodies in
more than 30 cities Their object,
they state, is to bring about better
understanding between electric rail-
way companies and the committees
These officers will be Joined in San
Francisco and other cities by other Of
ficlals Of the two associations. Those
appointed to make the tour are.
Thomas N. Carter, of Newark, N. j.,
president of the American Electric
Railway association and the public
service corporation Of New Jersey;
General George II. Harries, of Louis
Vile, Ky, vice-president of the Amer
ican association president of the
Louisville Gas company and an off
cial Of several big traction and power
companies; Charles N. Black, OF San
Francisco, general manager Of the
United Railroads; c. l.. Allen, Of Syr-
acuse, N. Y; Arthur w. Brady, Of An
derson, Ind; Oscar r. Crosby, Of
Wilmington, Dell Charles c. Pierce,
Boston; II. c. Donecker, New York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
CHILDREN ARE
KILLED BY A
GAZING BANK

Appleton, Wis, May 9.-Digging
into the sand banks near Blackoyer,
10 miles north Of here, the dead
bodies Of Catherine Rosenburg, aged
10 years, and Mary, Bertha and
Louis Barth, aged 8, 10 and ~ years,
respectively, were uncovered today by
their parents
Efforts to resuscitate the children,
who were killed by cave-ln Of sand,
we're unsuccessful The children
left their homes at 9 o'clock yester-
day evening and when they failed to
return, the parents instituted search
which resulted in the finding of the
bodies
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
HIS DEATH MAY
RESULT IN A
MURDER TRIAL

San Diego Cal, May 9.-That a Sc
rious charge may develop in the shoot
ing of Joseph Mikolash, said to be an
Industrial Worker, here on Tuesday,
was the assertion today Of attorneys
defending the l. w, W. prisoners now
In the local iails. Mlkolash died late
yesterday from the effects Of several
bullet wounds. 1t was announced to-
day that he made deathbed state
ment in the hospital, declaring that
he was shot without proyocaton and
without reason.
This statement. which was sworn
to, is said to be in the possession Of
Attorney Fred Moore, who left the city
yesterday for the north but who is ex-
pected back late today. One OF Moore's
associates says Mikolash said he was
standing in the doorway Of the house
ralded by the police when a policeman
came up, called Mikolash a vile name
and ordered him to step out. He did
not obey promptly, he said, and the
policeman shot him in the leg. Then
Mikolash, according to his testimony
seized an axe and attacked the officer.
He was mortally wounded later The
inquest was set for late this after
noon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
TO CREATE
A Dozen
BISHOPS
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrau.l

Minneapolis May 9.-From reliable
but unofficial sources, It was learned
today that the quadrennial general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church here has decided to retire
Bishops Cranston, Warren, Moore.
Smith and Neely and to create either
10 or 12 bishops.
Methodist Episcopal residences
probably will be established at Hell
ena, Los Angeles, Pittsburg, Kansas
City and Cleveland. The office of
general secretary Of the Epworth
League and the editorship of the Ep-
worth Herald will be combined. DR..
b. M. Randall, of the Puget Sound
conference, is general secretary of the
Epworth League.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
PRISONERS
ARE GIVEN
BIG FEAST.
NINETEEN HUNDRED OF THEM
SIT DOWN TO A FEED OF FISH
AND GAME SUCH AS OUTSIDERS
CANNOT GET.
UNITED PREss LEASED WIRE !

San Quentin, Cal, May 9-Nineteen
hundred prisoners in San Quentin pen
itentiary sat down today to feast, the
bill of fare including nearly every del
icacy in season and many out of sea-
SON The menu comprised brook trout,
striped bass, salmon, sole, catfish,
hare cotton tail, quail, doves and rob.
ins, venison and elk meat.
The eats were furnished to the
prisoners by willful and unconscious
iawbreakers, the California fish and
game commissioners having conflscat-
ed illegal shipments of game and fish
from and to cafes, private parties and
hotels. The goods went into cold
storage, where they have remained
safe and fresh, awaiting this San
Quentin feast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
[uNIrnD rRnas LnAsnp wIRn.l

New York, May 9.--The New York
News Bureau today prints u dispatch
from Mexico City saying that "a per-
sons yere killed and half the city OF
zapotlan vas destroyed in an earth
quake last night. Sixteen are reported
killed at Cludad Guzman, and 10 in
jured. The dispatch says that IL
shocks were felt, following an erup-
tion Of the Colima volcano, which
threw out floods of lava and sand.
Mexico City is in terror, fearing an
other quake.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
ARE MAKING
A CLEAN SWEEP
OF PIRATES
UNITED rRrss LrAsnp wrnn.l

Hong Kank, May 9.-Hundreds of
bodies are reported seen floating in
the West river today, as a result, It is
said, of campaign recently inaugur-
ated for the determination Of river pi-
rates. Thousands of Chinese soldiers.
stationed to the north of Swatow, In
the province Of Kwang Tung, are re-
turning to Canton, killing the pirates
as the came Men caught stealing
even the most trlfllng sums are sum
marily shot,
Foreigners In South China expect a
renewal of anarchy on account OF the
depleted condition of the treasury.
DR.. Sun Yat Sen Is retiring to Ma
Gao "a Portuges dependency on the
Canton river, to reside.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
TRAKEY MAY
RECOVER FROM
HIS WOUNDS
UNITED PRESS LEASED wmr.l

Bremerton, Wash, May 9,-The
condition of George W Trahey, navy
yard dockmaster, of the Bremerton
navy yard, who was shot yesterday
by John Haley supposedly insane is
much improved today, and doctors
are hopeful for his recovery.
The body of Charles Ditton, who
was killed In the Office by Haley af-
ter he had shot Trahey, lies in the
morgue pending an inquest to be
held at o'clock today.
Commander A. H. Robertson, U. S.
No. captain Of the navy yard, has taxi
en- charge of the case and has sum-
n'oned witnesses to appear at the in
quest
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
TOM Mann
JAILED FOR
SIX MONTHS
[uNIrnp pREss InAsnp w1nr.1

"
Manchester, Eng, May 9.-Tom
Mann, union labor leader, was con-
victed today Of melting troops to
mutiny and sentenced to six month
in jail Mann urged the regular sol
diers, called to duty during the coal
strike, to refuse to interfere in any
way with the strikers or their sympa-
thizers.
Mann's appeal to the troops during
the strike created much unrest at the
garrison. He was arrested but was
later released on bail after greeting
not to again urge the soldiers to mu-
tiny.
When the trial opened this morn
ing, Mann objected to the introduce
ton of his speeches as evidence He
conducted his own defense.
Mann's sentence did not include
hard labor He admitted the offense
and attempted to justify his action
by citing conditions which existed
during the strike. He said;
Commands to soldiers must be
lawful, and the orders given them to
shoot and kill brother Englishmen
would violate the rights guaranteed
citizens,
81 ask no mercy Of the court, but
claim the same right that any citizen
has who may be working for reforms.
All | have tried to do has been for
the benefit of the working people and
for the reform of crying evils.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
WILL TEST IN COURTS
INDIANA BOXING LAW
UNITED PRESS LnAsnp w1Rn.l

Chicago, May 9.-The first court
test of Indiana's boxing law is ex-
pected when Joseph Simpson, manager
of the East Chicago Athletic club, to-
day asks for an injunction in the Lake
county court to restrain Chief of Po-
lice Mccormick from interfering with
tonight's boxing program, on which
six bouts are scheduled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
Helnzc Loses 100000.

Boston. May By ruling today
of r. lockwood Hail. as master, r
Augustus Heinze loses 100000 in cop.
per stocks which he, NJ NJ Joyce ol
New York, and other plaintiffs
pledged with D. r. Adams and other
Boston note brokers in 1908 as col.
lateral for a loan Of 100000 obtained
by Heinze and his associates.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09

the levees along the Mississippi river
are increasing the gravity of the flood
situation today.
At Torreas, 14OO feet of embankment
crumbled today, making the crevasse
there 5000 feet wide. The two breaks
at Moreauville and one at Longbridge
flooded two populous parishes
Loss of life feared in these sections
as the residents ignored warnings to
move out, or take proper measures for
protection.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
PLANTATION LABORERS
ATTACK THE TROOPS
UNITED PRESS LEASED winn.l

Monterey, Mex, May 9.--lt is re-
ported here today that laborers on
the plantation of Charles Hamilton
an American in the state Of Oaxaca
revolted and attacked the federal
troops Quartered there. Twenty-fout
Of the attackers, two rurals and one
state soldier were killed, and many
wounded in the battle, which lasted
for two days
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
Strike Is Rrnken.

Vancouver, b. G., May 9.-The back
bone Of the !. w. w. construction
strike was broken today when the po-
lice cleared out the l. W. W. headquar-
ters camp, and ordered the men to re-
sumo work Immediately or clear out
OF the Yale district.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
SEATTLE MAN
is MURDERED
over WOMAN

Chicago, May 9.--Charged with the
murder of a man whose name is be-
lleved to be either George Thompson
or Bernard Nesbitt, Of Seattle, Ed
ward Langston was arrested here to-
day. The body was found this morn
ing with four stab wounds upon it.
The police declare the men quarreled
over a woman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
Application Denied.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wRr.l

" Nllhb Fhhbh LHAhHD hlhb'l
New York, May 9.-United States
Judge Hand today denied the appli-
cation of John Mcnamara, of San
Francisco, to prevent his extraditlon
to New Westminster, B. c., in con-
nection with the $25S,OOO robbery
there Of the Branch Bank of Mon
treal. McNamara's counsel appealed
from the decision and announced
that he will carry the case to the
United States supreme court.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09

New Roads, La, May 9,-Wlth 100
feet Of the levee above here swept
away, and the crevasse expected soon
to be a mile wide, New Roads today,
already partly inundated, is threatened
with destruction by the flood waters of
the Mississippi river. Vandals, in
skiffs, are reaping harvest by looting
inundated houses.
Motor boats are being used to rescue
refugees from upper stories and trees.
A Half-Mile Crevasse.
New Orleans, May 9.-New breaks in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
FLOOD CONDITIONS GROW WORSE
MILES OF LEVEES ARE WASHED AWAY
+++ ++'
Has Some Money.

= Toronto, Ont, May O.-Ac- =
+ cording to story in the Toron- =
+ to Globe, the merger of the .
= Bank of Montreal and the Royal =
+ Bank will follow the absorption :
: of the Traders bank by the lat I
= ter. Sir Thomas Shaughnessey, =
+ president of the C. P. R., is men =
+ toned as probable president of =
= the combined banks, which will +
= have total capital of $S2,OOO,- +
= 900 and assets of $4OO,OOO,OOO. =
= 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
To Prison for Life.

+ Jefferson City, Mo-, May o. Z
= Walter Dipley must spend his !
= life in the penitentiary for the =
+ murder of Stanley Ketchel, for I
Z mer middleweight champion 4
+ pugilist, while his companion, I
r Goldie Smith, will go free, ac- :
r cording to the decision of the I
r Missouri supreme court today :
+ in affirming the sentence Of life Z
= imprisonment imposed on Dipley =
= and reversing the conviction of =
+ the woman, with an order for Z
+ her release. =
+ Dipley shot Ketchel, following =
+ quarrel, on a farm near :
= Springfield =
+ =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
A GREAT EARTH QUAKE in MEXICO
REPORTED BUT NEWS IS MEAGER
A PeeIer's Job.

+ Walla Walla, Wash, May o. 4
+ Former Chief of Police Wappen- =
= stein of Seattle, serving three =
= year sentence for sentence for +
= bribery, is learning to peel pota- +
+ toes. He has been temporarily =
+ assigned today to the stewards +
= department. Warden Reed is =
+ afraid to trust Wappenstein with =
+ the convicts working at manual =
= labor, because many of them had +
r been sent to the penitentiary by =
+ the ex-chlef. 4
+ +
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
PrOmethens Coming Rnck.

San Diego, Cal, May 9.-The col
lier Prometheus, which arrived here
sunda with the gunboat Yorktown
from the Tsthmus, sailed for Mare
Island today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
CATCHER HURT IN
CINCINNATI GAME
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. /

Cincinnati, May 9-More hard luck
for the Philadelphia National league
baseball team came here this after
noon, when Catcher Klllifer, who had
just returned to the game, was struck
on the head by foul ball during the
contest with Cincinnati this afternoon.
and had his scalp laid open. He was
taken from the field, and put under
the care Of a physician.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
CREVASSE half MILE WIDE
At TORRAS.--TWO POPULOUS
PARISHES ARE INUNDATED

CreVaSSe at New Roads Will Soon Be Mile Wide and That
Town is Threatened With Destruction Motor Boats Benu
Used to Rescue Refugees From Upper Stories and From
Trees VandaIS in SffS Loot Abandoned Houses Two
More Breaks Reported This Morning. Which Flood Rich Par
iSheS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
Scheme Is a Failure.
[uNIrrp pnEss LrAsnn wInE.

Winnipeg, May 9.-Premier Robin
announced last night that government
elevators we're a failure, and that they
would be sold to private concerns at
the end Of the present season in Au-
gust. He declared the farmers de-
manded government elevators, and
then did not patronize them.
The Whitaker oil well near Dallas
is down 1000 feet and has a strong
flow of gas, which is decidedly en-
couraging
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09

From 1000 to 5000 men will be put
at work at once by the Oregon East
ern railroad in the Malheur canyon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09
new YORK PAPERS PRINT IT
STORY NOT CORROBORATED
BY AFTERNOON DISPATCHES

New York News Bureau Responsible for StOy- Says "a
Were Killed in City Of ZapOtIan, Which is Partially De-
SrOyed, and is Killed at Another Town. -COIma, the
Great Volcano Said to Be Pouring Out Floods Of Lava and
That Mexico City is in Terror Twelve Shocks Reported
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-09

When you need help. be your own
first aid to the injured.
The Washington times., 1912-10-02
WALL STREET MARKET IRREGULAR,
WITH LOSSES THROUGHOUT
THE LIST.

NEW YORK. Oct. e.-The opening
was much the same az on Tuesday,
london setting the pace. and the Bal
bans once more exerting baneful In
Auence on European conditions.
The initial drop proved to be nearly
the limit. for after q slight additional
slump the rest Of the morning was
given over to recuperation. not entirely
one sided. but with such good effect
that most Of the carly losses were
wiped out.
Close observers were convinced that
1.ondon had about finished liquidation.
yesterdays commitments account OF
London reaching $1,000 shares. Unless
conditions in Eastern Europe become
more serious II will be about the limit
Of the selling. yet II has been suffici-
ent to check the gold importing move
msnt. In the return OF American Sc
curities from abroad.
The subtreasury continues to take
cash froc the banks, the losses Of the
latter from Friday last being &.&t.00o.
There 10 q strong rumor on the hoor
that Canadian Pacific has taken over un-
to itself the Paul system. There Is no
verincation Of the report. but 1t Is
The Washington times., 1912-10-02
GOOD. BOND TRADE
ON LOCAL MARKET,
STOCKS WERE FIRM
Railway Preferred Only Ex-
ception to General Strength
of List.

Another good days business resulted
from the MONDAY session OF the local
exchange. The investment Of buying
was largely directed toward bond issues
as being free from possible disturbance
through arrangements in merger lines.
Seven issues Of bonds showed in the
transactions, Railway As leading. and
at considerably better prices. although
the sales were geenrally of odd lots.
Recent sales at SAN. todays transact
tions were at s5hdS5k.
Potomac Electric SIS also attracted
attention. and sales were at 107h@107h.
The Consolidated b's of the same COM
pany brought 1o2%. no Improvement.
Traction SIS. I0h, Gas 5s. 10Y: City
and Suburban SIS. 1854. and Government
coupon 2s. l021s.
.. It was case OF investors putting
their October interest and dividend pay
ments into bonds.
Railway, preferred was weak. selling
of to 91h. the lowest point for some
days. The common was steady at 81.
Capital Traction brought 123Adl2t.
Mergenthaler. 124kgl25. -.r
In the bank list 70 shares American
Security brought 800, and 15 National
Savings. and Trust 265.
The Washington times., 1912-10-02
WAR HAS OPENED
BETWEEN BALKAN
NATIONS AND TURKEY

IoNDoN o,, awor IN. aiready
pegun In the' balkans. according 10 re-
ports which reached London from the
Continent TODAY. These stated chat the
p,Igar rian orr,y Ma .ro.s.a ,h. irurk-
~, nso -
isn irontier ana that hghting also oc-
Cured between Turkish and Montene-
gru troops.
A,,hough a.. x...t,.., s~,.. haa m.
eeived no offic,a, cnnar armatIon U of the
naw. disno ,nhos n,,,,ai,,,s ,.a hogin.
The Washington times., 1912-10-02

Last the Athletics batted .244 in the big
series and the Giants IT'S The team that can bat 244
in this series will win 1t, and don't be surprised II
either club fails to edge by 225 Therel be plenty of
good pitching and 1t will be well distributed.
The Washington times., 1912-10-02

admitted that II true It is one Of the
greatest Of railroad coups. The Ct.
Paul would give Canadian Pacific the
Twin Cities and Chicago, as we'll as
scores of important Western cities.
The return of Daniel Reed to New
York was the occasion Of a demonstra-
tion In Can common, the tin mans rpe-
ciality. Whether he was responsible or
not was not known. The fact that he
was back. and that the Street expected
him to get busy wns sufficient to give
Can common a strong impetus and
Jump from 43x to 46M.
In the leaders Reading again showed
reouperative power, moving up from
173S. the low. to 174'. getting back Its
loss ana u additional. Union Pacific
last ~. and recovered all but y point,
Steel was low at 7sh. Y drop hut
came back to 7sN. Lehigh lost Y. and
recovered its loss and u additional.
Canadian Pacific dropped 2 points, and
came back for a gain OF Q. Other rails
showed slight recessions.
Copper developed the greatest
strength, starting at ssx. and going to
s1,s. smeiter rose VI. Other industrisls
were stronger.
The Washington times., 1912-10-02
Sales Today on "..
The Local Exchange
u. 8. Coupon SIS, sI,5Ua102,s,

u. 8. Coupon SIS. Sl,50Oa102it.
Washington Gas SIS. sl.0o0d1l0it.
- City and Suburban Railroad SIS. 1900
dlo3h.
washington Railway and Electric Is.
'-oods5k, S500GS5h.
Potomac Conso. .idated IS. S.o0od1oeiS
Potomac Electric SIS. s1,oOod107S, $1,000
dlO7k S1.0Ooa1J7k
Capital Traction. Io@I24. 9oa12s7..
Washington Railway and Electric,
pfd.. 5d92k. 1od92. 25692, .0d9lN, 100
91%. 1od9ls.. i5dsik. 1902, leesl7. lo@
MergentRaler. lo62s5. 1oaz2s. 1oa225. .
d224H.
American Security and Trust. 1oa3oo
10000. lO4300. I0di300.
National Savings and Trust, 156b265.
After call-Washington Railway and
Electric Is. 35coaS5ss, s500dS5A
Capital Traction SIS, si.OOOn110X.
Washington Railway and Electric Is,
81. .00ons4iI.
Washington Gas. 3ds6k.
washington Railway and Electric
COM. 75I9l. 509l.
The Washington times., 1912-10-02
WIFE FINDS HUSBAND
DEAD In HIS BED
Gas Jet Turned on Accidentally
Causes Asphyxiation Of
Young Man.

Asphyxiated by Illuminating gas es-
Gaping from a partially open Jet. Will
liam g. Boyd. twenty-seven years old.
employed by an elevator company, was
found dead In bed this morning at his
home. 1907 Irving street northwest.
Coroner hewitt gave q certificate of
death due to accidental asphyxiation.
Boyd. who was married and the father
Of two small children. went to the back
room on the second floor TO sleep last
night. About o'clock dis morning
his wife was awakened by the odor OF
husbands room. Opening the door. she
found her husband dead. Gas was es-
Gaping from the Jet, the thumbscrew OF
far BY Boyd when he extinguished the
light before retiring.