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HARRY WOODS KILLS SELF STOCK LOSSES BLAMED Dead twenty-four hours, the body of Secretary of State Harry Woods of Illinois was found in the garage at his Springfield home at-7 a. m. today, a bullet wound in his foreBead. A 38 caliber automatic revolver clutched in the right hand and the garage door locked on the inside were taken as evidence of suicide. Quantities of stocks and bonds in the pockets of his coat led to the belief that financial worries may have caused Woods to take his life. No other reason has been advanced. The death is thought to have oc curred about 6:30 a. m. Sunday. At that time Woods arose, dressed and left the house without telling his family where he was going. This habit of going away unannounced is said to have been a custom with Woods and during his absence gave his family no alarm. When he did not return last night, however, neigh bors were notified this morning and found the body in the garage. Woods, who was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and who had large elevator interests over the state, had returned Saturday evening to Springfield, where it is presumed he went on business. He left here Thurs day going to Peoria to make a politi cal address before proceeding to Chi cago. Woods was 51 years of age, of Canadian birth. He moved with his mother to Chicago in 1877 and start ed commercial life as a messenger boy. In 1890 he entered the grain business. Local grain brokers declared to day that Secretary of State Harry Woods had plunged heavily on the Chicago Board of Trade lately in a desperate effort to regain the big sums he spent in his campaign for the Democratic senatorial nomina tion. The war upset Woods' specu lative plans and he found himself heavily involved, brokers say. Up came to Chicago Saturday and visited a number of lfts friends on the Board of Trade, evidently doing his best to straighten out his affairs. Aft er paying a farewell visit to his 70-year-old mother, Woods returned to Springfield. Word of his death was withheld from his mother this forenoon, it be ing feared that she could not with stand the shock. She was merely told that her son was ill. MY CHOICE By Jim Manee. Say, it must be some swell job To be Sporting Ed. these days, And have to pass with expert skill On famous baseball plays. It's fine to sit and see the games, And enjoy 'em, if you can. But you have to work, and so I guess I'd rather be a fan. P. S. All right, come through with the price of admission. You for the bleachers! TODAY'S HEALTHOCRAM Camphor is an efficient remedy f ot breaking up a cold during its early stages. When the eyes begin to water and there is the accompany ing tingling of the nose and feeling of chilliness, place three drops of camphor on a lump of loaf sugar and place the sugar in the mouth. Repeat this every 15 minutes until four or five doses have been taken. At the same time place the feet where they will become thoroughly warm. For a child, but one drop should be placed upon the sugar, and five or six doses administered. WEATHER FORECAST Showers this afternoon; unsettled and cooler tonight; Tuesday fair and cool; winds shifting to strong wester ly by night and diminishing by Tues day morning. Temperature Sunday Hightest 67; lowest, 59.