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Show Signals Vain, Helpless Man EndsJHis Life (1 SAND EAPIDS, Minn., Nov. 7. X Helpless, because of an infected in-fected leg, and slowly starving and freezing In a cabin near Wabcna lake, James FTancisco, 60 years old, a camp caretaker, fired cartridge after cartridge in an unsuccessful attempt to summon assistance and then committed suicide with his last revolver bullet. The body was found last night by a neighbor. Notes written by Francisco told the story. ' I have teen giving signals for help night and day. ' ' said the last message of Francisco. "My leg was burned so badly that I could not go out of the house. There Is canued fruit in the basement and everything else. I can't stand it longer. ' ' Fuel and coal were piled over the corpse. Empty cartridge shells were scattered about the floor. |