The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1902, Page 14

14 PRESENT DEMAND | FOR BETTER PAY Train Crews on Roads| West of Chicago Serve Notice. Southern Pacific Will Grant an Increase but Others May Not. | affecting all roads on. Yesterday the Conductors and the railroad war, is The west of Chicago, iroad head of each rail- | with of Railroad Trainmen filed | the representative road @ long document demanding an in- crease of 2 per ceni in wages. This in- crease is to take effect the 1st of Janu-| ary. The Southern Pacific Company was net overlooked in the matter and received | notice the same as the rest of the roads ¥rom a most reliable source it was learned that the Southern Pacific will nt the men in both organizations an increase of pay. Whether the company will give them 20 per cent more has not been settled. 1t is willing to give them | an increase, but has not vet decided upen the figure On September 11 of this year The Call | announced that the Order of Railroad tors and the Brotherhood of Rail Trainmen would demand an increase ent at an carly date. Yester- | “limax came | EfiONGLY ORGANIZED. | “The railroad men are organized so | stronglv that ther demands must be | granted,” said a general officer of the Southern Pac ¥ “Do you know that they are 000 8. he continued, “and that they can if they want to tie up every road west of Chicago?’ “Well, what the Southern Pacific do about it e was asked “It will grant an increase of pay to the conductors and the brakemen,” he re- phed. “Of course. the company will not do it mt omce. bui it will certainly in- crease the mer The Southern Pa cific wil low awhile and watch what the her roads do n ali VIM rallroads unite and atter with the Order of Rail- tors and the Brotherhood of xmen together?” ch road will settle its own af- You see, the Southern Pacific pays its conductors and brakemen more than the other roads do now. We are supposed to give arn wer on J ary 1, but the Southern Pacific Company will not be zble to decide the matter on that date We will want 2 little more time in which 1o settle the matter. WILL NOT FIGHT MEN. 4 nd on the part of the Order Conductors and the Brother- oad Trainmen was decided City in an executive ast June. At this meeting nizations agreed upon a gen- and W. V. Stafford, a mploy of the Southern ~hairman. For sev- e officials of the Southern n waiting for these de- crease in wages to be t intend to fight the s evident « employes of the ig raflroads will be d other icag A COUGH IN ONE DAY. Use Adams Cough Balsam. Prescribed by Hoarseness and lung troubles CURE ians for Coughs. hroat s and all At all druggists ————— Bockbinders on Strike. the men, and 160 went on ceded to es refused the’ rs to leave the mat- ration ———————— Touches Your Appreciation. The good goods at a price littieness in m_v Army is n Booth epzring to big 1 ption atur of the b ecured for the r Schemitz will deliver me. The receptior velock nave ! grown son of the TRANGPORT'S TRIP 15 ONE OF TURMOIL Offscouring of Army in| Philippines Brought by Thomas. Ruffians Riot at Nagasaki! and Do Battle With Their Officers. Homeward Voyage Is Filled With| Fighting 'Tween Decks, in ' Which Meny Heads ! Are Broken. \ Thirty-seven days out from Manila, | barnacled bottomed and wind-racked, the army transport Themas cntered the Goldrl en Gate yesterday with a cargo of sullen- | faced soldiers, weary officers and dis-| charged doctors. The trip across the Pa- | cific has been a troudlous one. One thousand and ninety-seven of the toughest enlisted men that ever broke the | tcn commandments or raised a thirst, | Company H of the Second Infantry to po- | lice them and a scattering handful of the | shoulder-strapped to overlook things be- | tween decks and exercise the strong arm | Jiterally—seven days to the week. Rare-| ly does ship carry such a dangerous| cargo. { Considering the manmer in which the consignment was made up, it would have | Loen more than strange if there had been no trouble. The 1097 men were 1087 picked men, the hardest characters in the Phil- ippines, the discards of the soldler deck. | Euch company commander had selected | the worst men in his following, and they | footed up a formidable total for dishdn- | orable discharge. Results—broken heads | for many; the brig for_more. The brig has accommodations for twenty-four prisoners. The high water mark on the Thomas' trip was ninety-two bread-and- water guests at one time. The engagement opened at Mariveles, the quarantine station for Manila. For five days a dozen clerks in the pay de- partment bus: uaring accounts with the men whose connection with the | army ends when they land today from the Thomas. Four professional gamblers ila, formerly enlisted men, were on they lost no time in separat- inz the crowd from their cash. One m: with a small roulette wheel cleared up $2000 in American money before his career was closed. The other three were fortu nate in lesser degrees. POKER CHIPS GO OVERBOARD. Then Captain Whitworth, commanding cer of troops on board, gave instruc- tions to his helpers to stop the perform- ance. The officer of the day and other assistants to Captain Whitworth made a round-up of the men and the men’'s quar- ters, with the result that about a bushel ot poker ch ards innumerabie, loaded dice and other gambling devices were ered in and thrown over the side. For vour own good,” 1 the officers. “If we let this thing go on you would land in San Francisco without a peso.” grumbled the men, “‘tear- our cards and throwing away our while all the time there is a table- game running in the smoking- | stakes reom.” However, consigned the devices and desires were to the port of missing ships, professional s were re- M n police boat and the turned Bucky The me owled, swore shore venge- ance on the officers forgot their grieva Nagasa That was a time. Workizer of the Second, in charge of H company of sixty-six men, won't forget it. He happened to be officer of the day on that occasion, and he put in forty hours without touching the pillow. Naga- saki. from shopman to natjve policeman won't forget it. The refurning soldier won't forget it. Five of this class will have more than ample reason for remem- bering the landing. These were left on shore in Japan—to be explicit, in separate cells of a Nagasaki jail. The others who were arrested were released and to continue on the Thomas had pald the doctor's bi them up. It 18 a dangerous div e tempt too great famlliarity with a Mikado, full- He is apt to be Clark Wise €Co. are still selling PIANOS At The Lowest Prices. You couldn’t get them at the factory for the money Store must be vacated and several carloads of good pianos must go at THE CONDITION TERMS TO S some price. J OF YOUR FINANCES AT | THE TIME YOU BUY. | oT Pril C F. on V. are cut to the core and going rapidly. The Weber Piano. This is the world’s leader in its line, the favorite Piano among professionals and It" the many other excellent qualifications which the Weber justly claims satisfy thousands who appreciate good piano music. Lasting qualities are an important feature of the Weber Piano. We are Sole A 555 0peri Evenings... Wise BCo. 7o, Clark Cor. Geary Street HER MUSICAL | INSTRUMENTS, ‘ es on the Stella .\‘lusic Boxes, the | Martin Guitars and Banjos, also iolins, Zithers, Mandolins, Etc., the music-loving masses s volume and quality of tone and gents. a, Grant Avenue | mission appointed to investigate and ad- | handy sort of person in a scuffle, Grouped | all over the entry were pistoled guards- ISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, |AMERICAN CLAIMS AGAINST CHINA 1902, CAN BE SETTLED FO/R $1,600,000 W. E. Bainbridge and James W. Ragsdale, Commissioners Appointed to Investigate Indemnity for Private Losses Sustained in Boxer Qutbreak, Return From the Orient and Tell of Investigation R el s oo OUR million dollars in American claims for indemnity from the Chinese Government have been passed upon and practically set- tled by Messrs. W. E. Bainbridge and James W. Ragsdale, who reached San Francisco yesterday on the army trans- pert Thomas. These diplomats, the com- just all private losses reported by Amer- icans who suffered during the so-called Boxer outbreak of 199, have submitted their report to the State Department, through Minister Conger, and the docu- ment is now on its way to Washington, Out of $4,00000 asked for, the commls- sion allows approximately $1,600,000. Messrs. Bainbridge and Ragsdale werc appointed because of their pecullar fitness and thorough familiarity with affalrs leading up to the slege of Peking, the first named having served as secretary of the United States legation since the spring of 183, and the last named being the American Consul at Tlentsin. When the agreement was reached be- tween China and the powers whereby the castern empire was to pay a t&tal indem- rity of 430,000,000 taels, or about $38),000,- 000, and tho share of the United States placed at 25,000,000 taels, a great number of private claims were flled, in addition | to the overshadowingly large claim of the Government. The 230 claims Investigated by the commission between April 1 and | November 17 of this year were made up of applications for indemnity from mis- sionary societies, private individuals who had suffered loss of property, commerclal bcdies and clalms from relatives of Americans killed during the outbreak. CHINESE CLAIMS. The commission aleo looked Into a mat- ter of $40,000 asked for by Chinese claim- ing to have suffered by reason of thelr employment by Americans. It has been five vears since elther Mr. Bainlridge or (onsul Ragsdale has been in the United States. Thelr term of ser- vice covers a pecullarly Interesting pe- riod of Chinese affgi beginning with the i INDEMNITY COMMISSIONERS WHO RETURNED FROM CHINA ON THE THOMAS. [ coup d'etat of 1898, by which the astute Emprecs Dowager resumed control of af- fairs after the Empercr, by his adherence to a policy somewhat akin to Japan's, had estranggd the conservative party and brought about a political upheaval. They kave been at their posts when the bullets of half a dozen armies were flying and the air was thick with the smoke of many powders. The commissioners speak flatteringly of China as viewed from the picturesque standpoint. Mr. Balnbridge made a spe- clalty of pligrimages to Buddhist temples during the summer of 1596, One of these, the most beautiful, in his opinlon, about fifteen miles from Peking. ln which he and his wife lived during the hot weather, became later the headquarters for a sec tion of the Boxers and was totally de- stroyed by the allles, The commissioners will proceed direct- ly to Washington to report to the State Department, after which they will enjoy their leaves of absence, Mr. Bainbridge In Council Bluffs, Jowa, where he was a practicing lawyer before he entered the diplomatic wervice, and Mr. Ragsdale in California, where he has long been prom- inent politically. The Chinese Government, appreciative of the efforts of Mr. Bainbridge, desired to present him the imperial Order of the uble Dragon, which, however, he could t accept. Passengers refurning on: the Thomas famillar with the conduct of affairs in China speak highly of the manner in which the commission performed its work in Peking, Tientsin, Paoting-fu, New- chwang, Chefu and Shanghal. CHINA WILL BE GOOD. One gentlemap, who has made a close | study of Internal affairs in China, says that there is little likelihood of a recur- rence of the Boxer troubles, so far as the terthern part of the empire Is concerned, during the lifetime of the Empress Dow- ager. He Is of the opinion that, left t> himself, the Emperor might again em- brace policies antagonistic to the con- servative sentiment, which will brook no plan of westernization. In this event there may be a second uprising. The general sentiment, according to this suthority, is very favorable to Amer- icans, the Chinese regarding the United States as the country which helped them out of a most embarrassing situation. As to the matter of the exclusion of coolies frem the United States, this gentleman sald: The Chinese. little about t will get up # a_matter of fact, care very 5. Now and then.,some one d make a semi-earnest protest against expiusion, but this is generally for ef- fect, and 1 no way to be taken as the serious objection §f the rulers of the kingdom. What the Chin really do want, and want most decidedly. s freedom of entry to th pines. Hefe is a country geograph and sending up continually not only ation but a supplicat! or Chinese labor to develop its urces. The Chinese feel keenly thelr exclusion from the island possessions of the United States, @ il e s el el el § ned from the ground up in the arts of wrestling, hard-hitting and gun-play. Many of the soldiers, roused from slum- ber by the guard of H company and urged to return to the ship, reached the an- chored transport after a most perflous trip from the nearby bund. A sampan isn't the most composing of water vehicles, even under the most favorable circum- stances. It 1s usually apt to lurch just the other way from that in which it is apparently tending. The consequence was that many of the men made the un- welcome acquaintance of more water than they had, in their gimple philosophy, Im- agined existed. One big, gloriously drunk chap, a quart bottle of rye clasped in his right’ hand, looked up as his sam alongside, found the distance to t too great and cheerfulty stepped %off into forty feet of salt water. He was down for the second time before the Japanese bhoatman missed him. Then the boathook shot out and caught in the soldier's coat, the little Jap gave a long pull and a & pull and the next minute the sol- aler, his clothes sticking to him like oil- sking, was hauled in. He still clutched the quart bottle and looked cheerful. SEMUGGLE WHISKY IN COAL. “No drinks allowed to come on board, was the order. At the bottom of the lad- der was stationed a burly sallor, all eyes and blows. At the top of the way stood the bo'sun, a dark chap with good hands and a knowledge of their use. Just around the rail was the fourth officer, a men of the Second. It looked like an im- posstbility to run the blockade. Not a bottle passed the watchers. Yet when |‘Nagasaki was left behind, there was whisky to spare. It had been-smuggled into the ship by the coal-passers; a few bottles in the bottom of a coal basket, the | top blackened with the soft fuel, and ready hands on_the inside to secrete it. It was aftgr Nagasak! that the brig held | its ninety-seven prisoners. Bread and ater dlet; jrons for the greater number. And for the most refractory, a standing attitude, made necessary by chains set in the wall just high enough to clasp a man’s hands—and hold them so. Twenty- four hours of standing is calculated to make the standee Hmp. After the second spell of seasickness Pad worn off and the transport, thumped about by head winds and high seas, was still well on her way to the States, the ugly temper of the men became acqen- ‘uated. Each day nearer to port, and corsequently each day nearer to free- Gom from military rule. found more dis- craer. For some reagon known only to themselves, the men had it In for Cap- tain King. Now, King is the hardest riding, wiriest, most likeable of officers in the Second Cavalry—a big, red-cheek- ed, blue-eyed chap, with a fist of iron and a will of the same metal. When- ever he was officer of the day there was trouble. The men saw to that. One day out of Nagasaki a big brute of a negro, a casual, became disorderly and insolent and attacked Captain King. The cav- alryman, in the phraseology of the neigh- borhood, “handed him one,” after which it was necessary for the friends of the negro to send for the doctor. ALL WANTED TO LICK KING. ‘That settled the business so far as King went. Every hully between decks felt called upon to ‘“police” Captain King and thereby get a reputation. Every time King appeared among them some one would go for him. Under No. 2 hatch a DAIRY BUREAY WARNS DEALERS Violators of “Process Butter” Law Are in Danger. J. M. Thom: secretary of the State Dalry Bureau, has sent out a circular to the many retallers of dalry produce in the State warning them against ac- cepting any ‘“process” or ‘“renovated” ter, which is manufactured in the East and shipped here to be put upon thé market. There is a law which was pisted by the Legislature some time ago requiring the manufacturers to stamp this quality of butter, but in many in- stances it is palmed off as the first-class wriicle. Thomas desires all the retallers to be on their guard agalnst this Inferior grade of goods, and has {ssued the fol- lcwing circular: Owing to the fact that there has recently @ simimielmimininifefuefeeiefeieieieieieini @ gang waited a few days befqre San Fran- clsco was reached. They waited for of- ficers—any officers, but preferably Cap- tain King. As it happened Captain King came along, =o did Captain Workizer, Lieutenant Parker, the police officer, and Licutenant Cullison. A burly soldler made a pass at King. King cheerfully accepted the challenge, having nothing €lse ‘to do, Indeed. The soldier stepped in, and for all King's size and wiriness promptly had the officer in difficuities. King was pressed over against a wall, with the soldier's left hand squeezing the breath out of his throat and the sol- dier's right hand raining blows. It was Just about this.time that Lieutenant Cul- Jison “got busy."” Culllson is all arms and shoulders, ebout six feet of man, an enlisted man himself one time, a scientific fighter al- wiys. To be sure, Parker/and Warkizer were not Inagtive, but it was Cullison that showed the soldlers how terribly a man can punish hen he gets started. That ended the engagement for that par- ticular day, but the rows wepe not over till the voyage ended. Two men the belligerent soldiers never molested. These were Sergeant Hart- man of H company of the Second, who salutes six times to the minute when talking to an officer and can split a string with a revolver ball at any reasonable distance, and ‘‘Tucson Pete,” otherwise Acting Sergeant Peter Jones of Arizona, former cow-puncher and all-round handy man in a mix-up. As for the other mém- bers of H company, who policed the boat, the returning soldiers attempted no open violence, for a cartridge belt and a long- tarreled revolver are great deterrents, The toughs contented themselves with playfully spitting at the guards whenever the latter passed. Now that it Is all over, the Thomas fs golng Into drydock and try to get clean once again. been shipped into California from the East con siderable quantities of ‘‘process’” or ‘‘reno vated” butter, we desire to call your attentioy as a retailer to the fact that a enacted by the Legislature in 1800 requires all dealers to brand each and every package of goods of this description with the words ‘‘process’” or “‘renovated” butter in letters not less than one-half inch in helght. Whether sold In large quantities or in emall parcels each pack- age must be thus marked The State Dairy Bureau is directed to en- force this Jaw and its inspectors are carefully the bureau wiil vigorously fractions of the law. All “‘process’ butter, as It comes from the East, is hranded and has upon it an Internal revenue tax stamp unless removed by some one, %o that retail buyers should know what they are recelving. A word In reference to the nature of *‘pro- cess’" butter should be of Interest to retal dealers. This kind of butter is made in the by factorles which buy up stale, rancld and almost worthiess butter. and by a'process of melting and treating this ofl remove or neutralize the cayse of the rankness. This butter ofl is then’cooled Into a granular con- dition and churned in milk, salted and work- ed the same as ordinary butter. Although not of very good quality sweet; but this sweetness s only tempos and whenever taken out of a' refrigerator a most immediately becomes rancid again. Con- sequently It Is a very poor article for the retaller to handle, as it deteriorates in the consumers' hands and the dealer's trade fs sure to suffer. These facts are given belle will be welecomed. by all dealers, ng that they Calendars and Diaries For 1%3 make useful Christmas gifts. Stationery Department, Sanborn, Vall & Co., 741 Market strect. Open evenings, * ——— Killed by a Fall. Tomaso Cunco died In the French Hos- pital last Sunday night from the effect of injuries received on December 21 by fall-, ing off the back porch of his residence, 10 Flint street. The Coroner will hold an inquest. 8 inspecting all retall and wholesale stores, and | prosecute any in- (LAWYERS RATTLE WITNESS HOOVER DISGORD CAUSED <« BY AUTOMOBLE Professor of Physical Mrs. Rockett Says Hus~ -\Cul'ture Makes Queer Answers. Falls Into Trap ‘Laid by Attorney for Mrs. Mandeville. John B. Hoover, who conducts Hoover’'s University of Physical Culture, and who has achieved considerable notoriety of late because: of his connection with an alleged conspiracy to defraud Mrs. Gage H. Phillips-Moxey, wife of Oliver N. Moxey, one of Hoover's Instructors, and a one-time pupil at the university, spent | an uncomfortable afternoon yesterday In the Probate Court, where proceedings to have Mrs. Moxey declared incompetent are being heard. Hoover, who was cross- examined by Attorney Louis Hoeffler, made several remarkable answers to | questions propounded to him by Hoefller, and became flustered during the course of the examination. Hoover's attack of “rattles” commenced when the attorney asked hx? why he con- sidered himself competent {0 make out a deed to property. “‘Are you an attorney?’ he was asked. “No,” teplied Hoover. “Were you ever admitted to practice?” interrunted tke court. “‘Yes,” said Hoover 1898."" “Then you are an attorney,” responded the court. “Well, 1 never practiced,” said the | physical culture professor, nervously. | “Before what court were ypu admit- ted?” he was next asked. “The United States Circuit Court of | Chicago,” sald Hoover. The answer elicited broad smiles from the attorneys sitting about the courtroom. The smiles became broad grins at Hoo- ver's next answer to a question asked him by the court. “You mean the State Circuit Court, do you not, Mr. Hoover?"” .uked the court. \_e‘ that’s the court,” said the wit- ness with a smile, evidently greatly pleased Wwith the court’s suggestion, but- failing to realize that there is no sugh in- stitation, Hoover also became badly “rattled” when questioned as to whether he had not secured a license to sell liquors at Hoover Hall. He denied having done so “in Chicago, but it was shown that in February of this | year Oliver N. Moxey had secured a cense to sell liquor at the “‘university.” Lundstrom’s Union Hats, i A home industry, $2.50 and $3.50. Pacific | Coast Hat W'ks, 148 Market, 6056 Kearny.* —————— MINISTER TAKES ACTIVE | PART IN DIVORCE CASE| Attorney John F Dore of Seattle, who is here in behalf of Mrs. Grace Dousl: of Seattle, who is being sued for divorce by H. D. Douglas, yvesterday took the | deposition of the Rev. Hugh W. Gilchrist, who has made himself prominent in the | proceedings, which are now being aired before the Superior Court of Kings Coun- | ty, Washington. The deposition was taken yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock in the office of George Paterson, notary public. Attorney R. H. McDonald represented the plaintiff. The affidavit sworn to by Rev. Mr. Gi christ on November 18 last was first pro- duced and read. Then began the exam- ination of Rev. Mr. Gilchrist. He stated | that he went to the home of Mr. Douglas at his request, Mr. Douglas having said that his wife wished to see him. Rev. Mr. Giichrist stated that he did not go to the home of Mr. Douglas with the intention of gaining a confession from Mrs. Doug- las, but went there as a friend, to make peace in the family. In an afidavit Gil- christ stated that Mrs. Douglas did vir- tually make a confession to him. ; Much time was taken up by Attorney Dore, who endeavored to show that Gil- christ did not act in this matter as a minister of the gospel. | The deposition will be forwarded to the | courts in Washington, where the case Is | now pending. " | —_——— University of Michigan Club. The members of the University of Michigan Club held a banquet last even- ing in the comservatory room of the Palace Hotel. Covers were laid for forty- five, and a most enjoyable evening was spent. C. M. Gayley acted as toastmaster, and clever speeches were made by S. I. Lieb, president of the board of trustees of Stanford University; Warren Olney, president of the San Francisco Bar Assoclation, and Dr. L. Stocking. The officers of the club are: President, C. M. vice president, Charles Bush; secretary and treasurer, Stuart M. Kohn: membership committee—Edward M. Adams and Willlam H. Barrows. —— Contests Mother’s Will. ‘W. B. Schaefer, whose mother, Cather ine Schaefer, died last August leaving him but $250 of her estate, which is val- ved at about $12,000, filed a contest to de- cedent's will yesterday, alleging that at the time the will was made his mother | was under the influence of F. B. and Lil- | lian Schaefer, who were left the residue | of the estate. He alleges that they per- | suaded her to insert a clause In the will | in which she referred to him as an undu- tiful son. | —_—— General Swayne Is Buried. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The remains of General Wager Swayne, soldier, law- yer and once Military Governor of Al bama, were burfed with full military honois at the National Cemetery at Ar- lington to-day. day gifts is still on. tunity, but we have plenty left. Some of Our Specialties Are: Ladies’ Ard... We have them leather lined er, exclusively for ladies. ‘We are also headqu one of These? Our big cut price sale of sensible holl- Crowds are dally taking advantage of the grand oppor- tors for lagles ¢ bags, alligator club bags, purses, etci- 1ONstelaine A-B- Slmfl\, Co. 128 Ellis St Gentlemen’s Suit Cases. , linen lined and satin 1t fitted: and an elegant assortment of exlrnH'hlwelght“hln'rydk::;? bags, chain | mentina street. G . band Takes Women Out Riding. Files Suit for a Divorcs, Charging Him With Cruelty. There is strife in the home of P. @. Rockett of the Locomobile Company of the Pacific, who resides at 531 Page street, und a divorce suit is the result. /The ac- tion was commeénced yesterday by Mrs. Julia Rockett, who charges in her com- piaint that from April to December this year her husband has caused her - great deal of mental distress by treating her cruelly. The Rocketts were married in April, 1897, According to Mrs. Rockett her husba has been in the habit of cursing and ab ing her and threatening to beat her. She alleges also that on several ocecasions | Reckett has threatened to take her life. The locomobile also plays a part in the family quarrel, the complaint states. Mrs. Rockett charges that she has been made to suffer great humiliation because of her husband's alleged fondness for the so- ciety of women other than herself, whom, she alleges, he takes out riding in his horeeless carriage. Divorces were granted yesterday to Blsa Schroder from Henry Schroder for crueity, Mrs. Schroder being awarded the custody of their two children and §0 a month alimony; Ida Jacobsen from Ernest obsen for cruelty, and Julla Gale from Charles Gale for neglect. Suits for divorce were filed by Hat- tle Starke against John Starke for neg- lect, Charles Westwood against Margaret Westwood for intemperance and Rosella Milroy against Montez Miiroy for crueity. For the Holidays. One single fare for round trip to all points on main line North Shore Raliroad (Sausalito Ferry) on Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan 1. This is special inducement to rties going home for holidays and for unting, fishing and excursion parties. * r—— i Axel Olaf Erickson, engineer for tie Natural Ice Company, was found dead yesterday morning In his room at T2 Cle- The key of the gas fix- ture was very loose and partly open. The | body was lying in bed in a matural posi- | tion and the room was full of the fumes o( gas. There was no note or anything | else that would substantiate a theory of suicide. 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