Show I SENAI SECTORS SECTOR'S SON ENDS OWN LIFE LIcE I Young Johnson Leaves Three Notes Note Poem Prayer ray r Ex Act m Dr fly United run Press BURLINGAME Cal Aug 1 1 Archibald Johnson younger son of Senator Hiram Johnson militant California Cali Call fornia progressive shot and killed himself at his exclusive home today shortly after atter returning from SLI Santa Sarta ta B Barbara I He left len a 3 pray prayer poem and three notes one to his father a second to tol his mother and a third to Felton Elkins millionaire San Franciscan whom he visited in Santa Barbara one of or the notes was said by police policeto to have mentioned his divorced wife Martha Ruddy Leets Johnson They were divorced at Reno Nev on June 13 A short time later Mrs Johnson married Commander Howard A. A Flannigan U. U S. S N. N Washington They were reported honeymooning toda today The tragedy was war discovered b by Johnsons Johnson's butler Johnson returned from Santa Barbara late last night bathed donned his pajamas and retired re S tired to the library with his great dane dog Howling of the dog drew the butler back to the library where he found Johnson dead He was slumped over in ina a deep chair a bullet wound in his heart and a 45 army automatic automatic- one he carried as a major overseas overseas- nearby LEA LEAVES YES PRAYER POEM The butler summoned Senator Johnson Johnson John John- son and the latter's son son- Hiram Jr who rushed here herc from San Francisco They could ascribe no motive for forthe the act and said a statement would be issued later Police sought a motive In the thc poem It had been carefully written apparently after deep meditation It read From ohe the who stood misfortunes misfortune's hand I With all that fortune might command And never thought of woe Who no now v stands lands stripped and naked bare Where fortune fortune cast cast him without a care And halts to tomake make a simple prayer Before his time to go Upon a lonesome road beyond Dear God you'll re Perhaps re spond pond Keep me God from being please I One who's beaten to to his knees Kc Keen n me God from n I n wj With th ho- ho hoor honor or ort t truth ti or r rV V woman's womans m mi i s 's lies Ere Erel I leave the strife of life Keep me me God od unsullied clean Keep me rae as I might have been Forgive me God for all Ive I've done To please th that t ever grasping one Who took very life GIVEN TO SENA SENATOR OIt The notes note sealed in envelopes Were Vero turned over to Senator Johnson Their contents were not revealed Johnson was an att attorney following his father lather in the practice of law At Atone Atone Atone one time he w was s s said ld to have been een a tate department but for forsook ook governmental practice to resume resume private vale vate practice He was a sportsman and polo player of note and as a member of the San Francisco Olympic club did some amateur boxing The Johnson mansion is one of the Continued oa on rue Pate Two I I SENATORS SENATOR'S SON ENDS OWN LIFE Continued From Pie Pare On Ons show places of oC Hillsborough and W Wa wa waa was wasa a gathering place for San Francisco and peninsula society Johnson owned a stable of thoroughbreds and only recently his colors were run at Tan Tan- loran foran He was wac an artillery major during the World War and was wounded at Chateau Thierry The Johnson divorce at Reno drew little attention n. n It was known the couple were estranged Mr Mrs Johnson filed for the decree charging extreme extreme ex cx mental cruelty She w was s awarded a bill after atler brief testimony which was ordered scaled sealed The petition related they were married mar mar- ried ned November 23 23 1022 and had no children Mrs Johnson was represented by George B. B Thatcher Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic national committeeman and andone andone andone one time associate of Archibald Court attaches described the closed door hearing as one of oC the mildest on record Late dispatches from Santa Barbara said Johnson was Elkins' Elkins attorney and and that Elkins now reported in Victoria Vietoria Vic Vie toria loria B. B C had not seen Johnson in several weeks After police and the coroner viewed the scene and pronounced Johnson Johnsona a suicide his body was taken to the Frank Wyckoff mortuary here pendIng pending pend pend- ing formal Inquest and funeral arrangements ar arrangements |