The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
Widow Arrives Home
From New York
With Body
FRIENDS SCOUT
SUICIDE THEORY
Chalmers Thinks Mans
Mind Was Affected
BY Illness

Accompanied by numerous rela.
tives. friends and business ascot
stes, the body OF Paul Smith. vice
president OF the Chalmers Motor
Co, who either fell or leaped from
window OF the Biltmore hotel,
New York city. last Saturday. will
be borne to its last resting place
in Woodlawn cemetery, out Wood
ward-ave., Tuesday.
The widow arrived in Detroit with
the body Sunday. Meanwhile. vii.
liam p. Kiser. secretary and treas
urer Of the Chalmers company. and
l.. j. Robinson. Detroit distributor
unaware that Mrs. Smith had lief,
New York. journeyed thither 10 as.
sist her in her sad homecoming.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed in the North Wood ward-ave.
Methodist church. Tuesday morning
at IL o'clock The casket will be
borne by F B. Willis. r. B. Krsm-
er. l.. J. Robinson. l.. A Van Pat
en-, H. W. Miller and F. II Smith.
The list OF honorary pallbearers in
cludes Hugh Chalmers. c. A. Pfef-
fer. C. c. Hinkley. Harry Newman,
E. J. Johnson. and Dr.. volkner.
Mr.. Smith was born in Kent's
Hill. Me-, May !. 1888. and was edu-
Gated In colleges in Vermont. llli-
nois and Kentucky. Upon leaving
school. be engaged for a while in
the business OF stock breeding. II
was In indianapolis that he began
his career in the automobile indus
try. There he sold Rapid trucks. a
Detroit product. Later he was con
nected with the EMF. company
and the Studebaker company as as
sistant sales manager. and with the
Flanders Motor Car Co and the
Lozier Motor Car Co. as sales man.
ager.
The Chalmers company first en-
ployed Mr.. Smiths services as Pa
cific coast distributor He joined
the sales division in July. 1915. and
in November OF that year he was
promoted to the Office of vice-presi-
dent.
Deceased was active In club
circles, having been a member OF
the D. A. c., the Fellowcraft club.
Harmonic society. and other well
known organizations. He was also
member OF the Board OF Com.
merce. In 1901 and 1902 he served
as first lieutenant OF the First cav
airy. the Illinois National Guard.
In addition TO his widow and
daughter. Marguerite Woodside
Smith. deceased is survived by his
father and mother. DR.. and Mrs. f.
NJ Smith, of Memphis, Tenn; two
sisters. Mrs. T. G. Kilgore. OF Spo-
kane, Wash. and Mrs. Roy Church,
of Memphis. Tenn. and a brother,
b. II. Smith OF Indianapolis.
Hugh Chalmers. president OF the
Chalmers Motor Co, has issued the
following statement concerning Mr..
Smiths death:
have carefully gone into the de-
tails surrounding Paul Smiths death
and 7 attribute his passing away
directly TO stomach trouble. Mr.
smith came 90 me about week ago
and told me OF very serious all
ment He knew 7 had experienced
similar trouble, which had been COM
pletely relieved by an operation, and
asked my advice.
find that on Monday might in
New York ne had eaten a cold lob
ster. which evidently poisoned I'm.
Tho following day he was aMect d.
but was able 10 carry on his bust
ness affairs
on Wednesday he consulted
physician. who advised him ~"
Thursday he was forced 10 suspend
MS business matters and went 10
bed.
Tho poison spread rapidly on fri
day and his New York friends t'i--
phoned Us Of his condition bIr' rg
Friday night Mr.. Smith slept lttle
the attack came on with
renewed severity on Sat Irdoy MORN
ing the poison In the meanfira"
having spread throughout his sys-
tenn.
Whether the poison reached tho
brain and mentally unbalanced him.
him 90 leap. or whether
through diZztnsHs brought on ~ tho
poison he fell. neither T. nor anyon"
else. will ever know. No one saw
him approach the window
His financial condttl = was ~ tho