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Show GIVES DP HIS LIFE 1 SAVING CHILD Publisher of Staats-Zeitnng of Chicago Perishes for Daughter's Daugh-ter's Sake. By Associated Press. DEPOSIT, N. Y.. Aug. G. W. R. Michaclls, publisher of tho Chicago Staats-Zellung, was drowned at Ouqaga lake, a few miles from hero, at J:o0 o'clock this afternoon, and his body was recovered three hours later. lie was out In a boat with his little S-ycar-old daughter. daugh-ter. The child lost her hat and while reaching for It fell overboard The father jumped out after tho child, and, catching catch-ing hold of her, held her above the water until Ills strength failed. Parties In boats near by rescued the child, but the father sank llfolcss Into the water. Tho Rev. Mr. Koss was with Mr. Mlchaelis in the boat when the child fell overboard. Both men Jumped Into the lake after the girl. Mr. Ross climbed back Into the boat to take the girl from her father's arms and ho had just pulled her in when Mr. Mlchaelis fell back into tho water. Physicians who examined Mr. Mi-chaells's Mi-chaells's body after it had been recovered from the lake say that he probably died from heart failure, as no water was found in his lungs. CHICAGO, Aug. C Walter R. Michaclls. Mi-chaclls. who was drowned In Lake Ouqaga. N. Y., was general manager and half owner of the Chicago Siaats-Zoilung and was acllvo politically. Ilo was president presi-dent of the ITnlted societies, a political organization formed by representatives of several hundred foreign fraternal and social so-cial organizations in Chicago and Illinois. Illi-nois. During the six months prior to the last Chicago election, Mr Mlchaelis spent a large part of ills time and energy directing direct-ing a light to prevent Chicago being voted "dry." Both through his newspaper and the United societies Mr. Mlchaelis was active against tho Anti-Saloon league, and partly as a result of his efforts the local option question was kept off tho ballot. |