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Show FARMER KILLED ' BY GAS FUMES I William A. Heffner, 46 years of age. a farmer of Klverdale. wjis found dead Hj in his garage shortly after 5 o'clock HJ yesterday. Death Is supposed to ha S been due to the carbon monoxide gm which come from n running: Kasolln? engine, and which his caused manv deaths of motorists In tightly closed garages. NEIGHBOR FINDS BODY 1 ordlng to Deputy Sheriff Charles Ipj I'lncock. who made an investigation It appears that Heffner went Into his Hv garage about 2 o'clock yesterday after- Hj noon to take the chains from his rear -WiS tires It is believed that he started tM, the engine to warm the car up and tj while he was unfastenlhf the chains, he was overcome by gas. and fell to the floor where he died When a neigh-bor neigh-bor called at the garage to see Heff-ner Heff-ner ho found the body lying face downward upon one of the chains Th fcjj-mun's fcjj-mun's hat and eye-gla.ses yvere not disturbed and no bruises were found Bm upon his face where he had fallen. BE 1 M.IM STILL WARM 1 Ths auto engine was still warm, in- B dicatlng that it had ceased running Br only a short time before. There Iras B1 no gas. in the tank. The body lndi- Ba cated. according to Dr. K. H. Wilson. IK city and county physician, t hat death Bmj, had on urn j about three hours be- BJ I'or- County Attorney David J WIN Bl' son said an inquest would not be ne- Bj cessary. I Mr. Heffner bad been o resident of py? Rlverdale for SO years His widow W Bdna Quiver Heffner, and daughter, k lane agi md son Pranoii Bf 6 yearn old, are visiting relatives in H Oakland. S They have been notified and aro ex- pected to reach Ogden Saturday. Fun- BJ eral service may be held Sunday. -Jt The body was removed to tho Lar-kin Lar-kin & Sons establishment Accord-Ing Accord-Ing to E A I-'u-UIn of the firm, death was due to gas poisoning An exarn- BJ lnatlon of tho lungs, showed that the M Vi tissues had been destroyed by the poi- tM sonous gas emanations of the gas be- w ing strongly noticeable. i' i |