St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 16, 1911

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MACON BANK 13 CLOSED AFTER ITS CASHIER DEPARTS Deputy State Examiner Takes Charge Two Days After Lon Hayner Sudden-}. ly Goes Away With Daughter Just Wed—Of- ficial to Examine Loans. STORE, A LARGE BORROWER, SHUT UP Depositors Confess Faith in Missing Cashier, and Ex- aminer Hopes That Insti- tution Will Be Proved Solvent. By Long-Distance Telephone to the Post-Dispatch. MACON, Mo., June 16.—The Citi- gens’ Bank of Macon is closed and Deputy Bank Commissioner Plank is in\charge, following the departure of the cashier, Lon Hayner, an old resi- @ent of this place and a deacon in the Baptist Church. Hayner’s daughter, Sue, was mar- Fried two days ago to a young man from Kansas City. Those who saw the cashier acompanying his daugh- ‘ser and son-in-law to the railway station were surprised to see him get = the train with them and leave A few hours later the Deputy Bank Examiner, whose presence here had fiot been generally known, placed the *Closed” sign on the bank’s door. Deposits of $150,000. The bank has deposits of $150,000, Dep- uty Examiner Plank said, after a pre- iMminary examination; that he was hopeful that the institution would prove _Bolvent. "He sald Waiebo vers of three or four loans, which he considered doubtful, had caused his action. He wished to consult the cashier about these loans,. but was prevented from doing so by Hayner’s departure, and thought it best to close the bank. The store of the Abell Dry Goods Co. is also closed, and the notice on its doors. is signed by R. 8S. Matthews, The Abell store is said to have been a large ‘borrower from the bank. Hayner Holds Confidence. A number of people from the coun- try who are large depositors in the bank came into town today and the closing of the bank and the store was the general topic of conversation on the gtreets. The greater part of the de- positors say they have confidence in Hayner and refuse to believe that any harm has come to the bank. He was an extremely cautious and conservative business man, his friends @eciare. The bank's statement on ’ March 7 showed: Capital, $40,000; surplus, $8000; total re- sources, $205,179.67; loans and discounts, $160,231.82; real estate, $21,000; individ- ual deposits, $135,898; time deposits, $19,- 029.67. TAFT CONSIDERING VISIT TO MISSOURI Both Confederates and G. A. R. Ask Him to Attend Spring- field Cemetery Ceremonies. WASHINGTON, June 16.—An invita- tion to witness the ceremonies inciden- tal to the reception by the United States Government of a Confederate

_@emetery at Springfield, Mo., in Sep- tember, was taken under advisement by President Taft today. Both the United Confederate Veterans’ and the G. A. R. urged the President to at- ' tend. In a letter to President Taft George W. Jones, commanding the Department of Missouri, United Confederate Vet- erans, said: “What could be more pleasant to you than to be the instrument in fulfilling the expressed hope and challenge of the great-hearted McKinley in his famous Atlanta speech, which gave rise to this action, and which culminated in the passage of the bill accepting the tender

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TO MARRY; FIRST FIANCE WAS SLAIN St. Louis Woman Got $100,- 000 by Will of E. H. Wertz to Whom She Was En- gaged and Whose Body Was Found in Mountains After 8 Months’ Quest. WILL BE BRIDE OF HOWARD GILLETTE Engagement to Wealthy Chi- cago Clubman Is An- nounced in the East, but Details of Romance Which Led to It Not Given Out. Miss Cornelia F. Brookmire of 4934 Berlin avenue, who was engaged to wed Edward L. entz, a Philadelphia mil- lionaire, when he met death eight years ago on the Virginia mountains, and who received $250,000 from his estate, ig en- gaged now to marry Howard Gillette of Chicago. The engagement was 4an- nounced Friday at Biddeford Pool, Me., where she and her mother are spending the summer, and where the wedding is to take place in September. Except to a rew Intimate friends, the announcement will come as a surprise. The circumstances leading up to the engagement are not known here, as the only information has been in brief notes from Miss Brookmire to close friends telling of it. Gillette is wealthy and belongs to several fashionable Chicago clubs. Life Income for Fiancee, . The disappearance of young Wentz, that had d@sturbed Eastern social and business circles for years. It was not until after the finding of his body. ola months later, with a bullet through Reart, that the tragedy became of per- sonal Interest to St. Louis through the revelation that Miss Brookmire had been engaged to him‘and an income for life had been provided for her in his will. The mystery surreunding Wentz’s death was never cleared. The general supposition was that he was murdered by mountaineers, who resented restric- tions which grew out of the Wentz fam- ily’s extensive land holdings. There were circumstances which pointed to suicide. The Coroner's jury decided he had killed himself accidentally. but this was regarded as an accommodation ver- dict, Following the departure of Miss Brookmire and her mother for Philadel- phia after the recovery of the body, it became known that she was to have been the wife of Wentz. They had met at the home of Mrs. Daniel Wentz in Virginia. Mrs. Wentz had been Miss Louise Finley of St. Louis. The date of the wedding had not been set, but it was’to have been soon. The will of Wentz was filed in Phil- adelphia and it was found that he had provided for a trust fund, the income from which was to go to Miss Brook- mire for life. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT. Carr Park, Fifteenth and Carr streets,

— TWO VIEWS OF THE BATTLESHIP ‘MAINE, SHOWING THE METHODS USED TO EXPOSE THE HULL OF THE ‘VESSEL LYING IN HARBOR AT HAVANA PRICE ONE CENT

THUNDERSTORMS AND COOLER PLACED NEXT

THE TEMPERATURES. Yesterday’s Temperature. High, 89 at 5 p. m. Low, 65 at 5 a. m. —————

“The police called a strike on Roger, I see,’’ said the fan. “T didn’t get it that way’”’ said the bug. “The hotel clerk said it was a base hit.” ‘Yes, but it was the clerk who stole home after- ward.” ‘Well, it’s a good thing none of the bellboys tried to interfere.”’ ‘What would have happened to the bellboy?” “Oh, he’d have been sent to the bench.” Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Thunderstorms and cooler tonight; Saturday fair. THERE SVRE WAS A HOT TIME IN THE OLO TOWN LAST NIGHT , — CEE a , aaa

Missouri—Showers and thunderstorms Fri- day afternoon and probably Friday night; cooler Friday night; Saturday, generalty fair, with cooler in east portion. Illinois—Unsettled weather, with showers and thunderstorms Friday night or Saturday; cooler Saturday. PENSION FOR REAL D. A. R.

Missouri Congressman Asks Aid for Elvins Woman 91. WASHINGTON, June 16.—A pen- sion for a real “Daughter of the Revolution” is sought by Represen- tative Walter Hensley of Missouri, who has introduced a bill asking Congress to provide for Mrs. Sarah Springer of Elvins, Mo., whose father served throughout .the Revolution.

7:30 to 10:30 p. m. : Fre oer

Mrs. Springer is $1 years old. Her father died in 1836, at the age of 82. ARE OR AERC AL LTCC ELIA ADRS IE, —

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nearest competitors, all added Keen business men naturally decrease their advertis- ing in newspapers that do not pay, and increase their advertising in newspapers that do pay. This is plain, every-day business sense, and explains why the St. Louis merchants bought more advertising space in the POST-DISPATCH yesterday, Thursday (as they do on three or four days out of every week in the year), than these same merchants bought, on the same day in the Globe-Democrat, Republic and Times, the three together.

The exact figures were Post-Dispatch, Globe-Democrat, Republic - 87 Columns cys 74 Columns ON WEATHER PROGRAM.

SGA. WEW "OP WHEE AND CAS Sons. .

WANTED-MAN T FT THIS. NAME: PONOVISTOPOULOS The Fact That It Is Such a Jaw- Breaker Saves Bondman’s Money.

Samuel Ponovistopoulos was saved from a bond forfeiture in Judge Falken- hainer’s court Friday because none of the court officials was equal to the job of chanting through the _ corridors “Samuel Ponovistopoulos, .come into court and save your recognizance” three times, as required by law, before a bond can be declared forfeited. No- body could say it once, not to mention three times. Samuel Pono—, etcetera, who lives at 695 Elm street, was charged with as- saulting upon Steve Kobropolous of 112 South Seventh street. When his case was reached Clerk O’Loughlin picked up the warrant ,and started to call the name of the‘defendant. He _ started, but that was about all. The rest was just plain stutter. He handed the paper to a deputy. “Here, call this defendant,”’ he said. ‘I’m too busy.”’ The deputy tried it and was also too busy. He handed it to another deputy, who gave it one terrified look and pessed it up to the Judge. The Judge tried to make a sound tke the looks of the thing. Then he had an inspiration. He directed a. deputy to show the paper on suspicion to every man in the courtroom that looked as if he might be gullty of the name. This was done, but no man would own up to that name. The Judge then suggested that the deputy look over the crowd in Judge Miller’s court and try to find a man that would fit the name, but no fit was found. The next thing in ‘etabe was to call upon Samuel P s to come into court and save his recognizance.. But who should do it and how should it be

PUMPS REVEAL FORCE OF EXPLOSION ON THE MAINE

(Condition of. Boat Worse Than Was Supposed, but General Bixby Is Pushing the Work of Uncovering the Wreck.

Cable te the Post-Dispatch and New York World. HAVANA, June 16.—The force of the explosion which sank the battleship Maine was far greater than has been supposed, Gen. Bixby told a Post-Dis- patch correspondent today, as he stood on the cofferdam surrounding the} wreck and watched the operations which are exposing the craft. He is hopeful of sending the water down to the 20-foot level within three days. He said: “The work is progressing nicely de- spite the inclement weather. The for- ward deck of the vessel is still sub- merged, but we, now have the after- deck bared to a point forward of the engine room. The after deck from the forward part of the after turret shows a decided wrench to port, while the engine room section sits plumb in the water, showing the terrific force of the explosion, twisting the ship abaft the engine room. But the extra weight of the engines caused that portion of the vessel to settle in an upright position. “Forward of the engine room deck section the heavy deck structure is rclled backward and upward in 2 frightful mass of tangled wreckage, in- pinata as far as is known, where the Special . greatest strength of the explosion was expended. “The top of the forward turret was fouhd during preliminary work on the caissons, but the balance, have been attached to the uplifted deck wreckage, has disappeared entirely. To- ward the bow we can see but little ex- cept some jagged steel under the water. which should “The water in the cofferdam, despite the heavy rains, only indicated a rise of three-tenths of a foot since Wednes- day, testifying to the cofferdam’s effi- ciency. fore the cofferdam will be completely pumped out. force the caisson with truss work, but we do not anticipate such an emer- gency.”’ It will likely be a month be- We may have to rein- Gen. Bixby could not say whether the mangled forward deck, where the de- struction was s0 great, over the ship’s magazines or not. was’ directly Today three feet more of the water will be pumped out. It is considered possible that the searchers may be able to enter the of- ficers’ quarters in the after structure today, where they hope to find the body of Ens‘gn Merritt, the only officer missing, the body of Lieut. Jenkins, the only other officer killed, having been recovered from the torpedo chamber shortly after the explosion.

TRAIN STOPS TO LET — ROCKEFELLER KISS SON Five-Minute Delay of Flyer at Tarrytown Permits Unusual Scene. NEW YORK, June 16.—The fast Lake

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LONDON SIZZLES MERCURY ALL OF 82 “Many Tragedies in Terrible Heat Wave,” Say Papers—97 Here the Same Day. My word! The heat in London this month has been something furious. A SS Sy W7, Y Mien |

KEY TO THE MAINE - PHOTOGRAPHS. AAAA—Series of caissons complete- ly surrounding the wreck. B—Water which is being pumped out so as to expose hull of bat- tleship. C—Havana harbor.

BRESNARAN FITS CLERK IN ROW Al HE BUCKINGHAM Manager of the Cardinals and Joseph P. Wheatley Are Taken to Police Station. _ Roger Bresnahan made a hit at 1 a. m. Friday of which the police and not the official scorer had to take notice. It was scored against Joseph P. Wheat- ley, night clerk at the Buckingham Ho- tel, and the desk of the hotel was the box out of which, according to the po- lice, the redoubtable Roger knocke¢ him, had been lost to the Giants, whom re desired to beat even more than he longed to get into the first division. Then he had to fine and suspend two players for breaking training. Eight o’clock is as early as the Cardi- nals’ manager wants to think about breakfast and the cares of the day, but in some manner, according to his friends, he has complained, his tele- phone bell has tinkled at early dawn for several ‘mornings. Whether this was the fault of the clerk or the work of some practical joker, Roger did not know. but he meant to find out. Smites Him on the Jaw. So when he entered the office at 1, he did not content himself with asking for his key. The police report on the case says that he “started to talk to Wheatley about the duties of a hotel clerk.”’ Wheatley was of the opinion that he knew the duties of a hotel clerk, hav- ing been one for several years, and his reply did pot appease Bresnahan, who leaned over the desk and smote him on the jaw. Prefers to Let Case Drop. Wheatley stumblea against the tele- phone switchboard, cutting his right arm. The night telephone operator pro- duced her handkerchief and tied up the injured arm. Someone in the office telephoned to the Newstead Avenue .Police Station, and policemen were rushed to the hotel. They found Bresnahan awaiting them, as was Wheatley. The policemen intimated to the c that a chargé of disturbance of the peace might be made to stick against the baseball manager, but he said he preferred to let the case drop. The policemen asked Bresnahan and Wheat- ley to go to the station, and they did so, but their names were not entered. Bresnahan Tells About It. ENT EDITION

$500,000 MADE I A NIGHT BY WITH SUGAR That He “ater Used in In- a vading Field of the Trust. ai WASHINGTON, June 16.—Half a lion dollars profit was garnered by t Oxnard brothers almost over when they put their Brooklyn finery, valued at $200,000, into the Trust of 1887, according to the of Henry T. Oxnard, vice-r the American Beet Sugar Co., t the House investigating committee | day. Had the Oxnards held 1e: “trust” certificate until today, the wii ness said, the deal would have Cy them $800,000 besides the dividends es the certificates. They sold the : cates two years after they them for $750,000. “We were rather giad to sell said Oxnard. “Cut-throat compet existed in those days, and unless t beet sugar business turned out as ¥ thought it would, it was a little ful about our keeping going. “ Plast Werth $200,000. oe. The witness said the ¢ the Brooklyn factory was ouny “4 000, but that the plant was wer] 008. bs “You would have been satisfied os out what you had put into it, ¥ you?” inquired Chairman Hard me “Well, I don’t know,” was the fe sponse. ; “On this little transaction you a up half a million. Now, how much ter was Yn the other deals? How rt did Capt. Thomas make?” : “I do not know. We were treated a@ little better than the a Biciapc: Wanted the Name, aa A “They wanted the name,” said O nard. “They really bought out aes

day. A 8B. Roger had had a bad ¥ ° r7T#tudying the beet sugar industry ee Se brothers.”’ “*s said he did not stay with > hk. but went abroad and, Europe, returned to America to in that business in earnest opr tu the trust. a Oxnard explained that he anti trothers,, Robert, Benjamin and Jame G., were interested in the r Beet Sugar Co., but at present owned only about 1000 shares of | ferred and 500 to 1000 shares of the mon stock. Their largest holdings, } added, were in a Louisiana cane si refinery, in which they had in about $1,000,000. “There had been a big tariff on for % or §% years,” explained ar “I thought it would be profitable an patriotic to intréduce the beet su business into this country.” The witness said the American Beet — Sugar Co. had never had any conned ~ tion with the American Sugar Refinii Co. except a contract in 1902, un which the latter became the agency of the former. . ip “Didn't it say where your sugar was tv be sold?” inquired Chairman Has wick. “No,” replied Mr. Oxnard. was a provision that it was to be | every where except in New Reads Agreemest. £ “How about this phrase in the tract?” and Mr. Hardwick from an 1 leged copy of the contract, read wen ~~. lowing: oi “Care being taken by us Beet Sugar Co.), except when r to avoid your markets.” “Well, that was written in a the lawyers. They safd that it was fh against the Sherman anti-trust law. 4 a matter of fact it never nted» ke nes 4s Times, sombined............. POST-DISPATCH excess over the three combined, about Shore limited of the New York Central, which usually makes its first stop at Albany, was delayed five minutes yes- terday at Tarr$town. The passengers lost nothing through the delay, how- ever, for their reward was one for which Wall street probably would have given fortunes to have seen. They witnessed a scene of genuine paternal affection on the part.of the done? There was no answer. The Judge said they would wait awhile and see if Samuel would not come in. He did not come and the Judge said they would wait until Saturday. Maybe Samuél would yet come and save some- body from lockjaw. MILE OF COPPER Bresnahan said in answer to inquiries that he struck the clerk because that seemed to be the only way of getting nis attention. He said he made com- plaint about the early calls he had been getting, and that Wheatley showed no interest in the matter. T! he asked for his key—asked two or times, he says, before the clerk breught it— and then he proceeded to tell the clerk perfect furnace, and all that sort of thing. You wouldn’t half believe it without the official figures, but on June 4 the bally mercury went up to 82 degrees. Fact. Copies of London papers, containing first-page stories on the unusual heat, have reached &. Louis. “Many trage- VIGO, Spain, June 16—Gen. Porfirio un former President of Mexico, ar- + rived in the harbor today on the steam- 18 per cent. Our merchants would not show this extraordinary reference for the POST- -DISPATCH upon any other

asis than merit alone. No amount of Hot Air or mis- representation can alter these facts.: WIRE IS STOLEN

richest man in the world, John D. Rockefeller, who, after boarding the dies," it is stated, were the result of/ , the terrible heat wave. Not once in 11 days, the papers complain, has the tem- few things. “He swelled up said‘ Roger, “oni tae I reached over agen handed him a punch.” Wheatley was not at the hotel when @ reporter called. T. J. Dorsey, man- ager of the Buckingham, said Bresna- han should have made complaint to him, but that he had net done so. He sald he was informed of t goons. in the office at the time it | did not. train, climbed down to embrace his son, John D. Rockefeller Jr., most affection- ately, pat his back and kiss him good- by. It was the occasion of the departure | of Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller and James Stillman to the Rockefeller Cleveland home, upon tr closing for the season of the Rocke —ers Pocantico . Hills ) home. A mile of copper. wire. on the Kinloch telephone lines around Horseshoe Lake. just out of Granite City, was cut down, by thieves Thursday night, and farmers in that vicinity had no telephone con- nections. Two bloodhounds from Decatur, IU., were taken Friday to Granite City at the request of officials of the company, ge) if they could trace the thieves, Diaz will continue to later returning to for an indefinite stay. Last Cable dispatches from Vigo | that members of the Progressive perature gone below 4 degrees. But when it went up to 82 on a Sunday after- Troon, the city began to-wonder how it was ever going to get back strength enough to take an interest In the corona- tion. On that same Sunday afternoon, June 4, the temperature in St. Louis was 97 “ flegrees ip the shade, Advertising that pays grows, Advertising that grows pays. First in Everything. Circulation books open to all.

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