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Show WEST COAST MINING MAN KILLED ON MEXICAN TRIP WASHINGTON, Dec. li. John Berths, an American mining man, of San Francisco, was killed about November No-vember 29, in ihe state of Mexico. Mexico, an ording to Information re reived todav by ihe state department from the American embassy at Mexico j City. The embassy said it had asked the Mcxtran foreign office to Investigate and lake such steps as were necessary to punish those responslbe. Mr. Ber- ens was glvu a passport to Mexico on June 16 and he went into the Te mahcaltCPec district shortly after his urrival in the southern republic. No details regarding the manner of his death was contained in the embassy's report. oo |