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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
IN
SPUE DENIALS
Reports Current That Attack
on Vera Cruz by General
Maas is Imminent '
FRICTION IN CABINET
' IS STRONG RUMOR
Arms Consigned to General
Huerta Ordered Back to
German Factories
Washington, May 9. More war pre
parations were being rushed today by
both, wnr ami navy departments but
president Wilson and Secretary of
Wtate Bryan still insisted that the Mex
ican situation was unehWiiged.
Reports were current that attacks
m by General Maas on Vera Cruz and by
General Zapata on Mexico City were
imminent but the president pnt small
iaith in them,
It'was gencrrHy believed that Fed
eral Supremo Justices Hughes and
Lamar and Frederick Lehman, a prom
inent St. Louis lawyer, would represent
the Vnited States before the "A. B.
C." mediators.
French Ambassador Jusserand, who
bad been investigating, told Secretary
liryan.that Consul Silliman, concern
ing whom much anxiety Yas felt, was
Hufe at Saltillo, his post
Rumors were current of friction be
tween Secretary Bryan and Secretary
vGarrison, the former being said to
favor a less -warlike policy than the
latter. The glad tidings was received
that the owners of the German1 ships
which were bringing arms for Presi
dent Huerta to Puerto, Mexico, had
ordered the shipments returned to
Germany. A less satisfactory report
was that a shipment of Japanese arms
bad been landed at Saliua Cruz and
rushed to Mexico City.
Monitor Ordered Out.
The monitor Ozark was ordered from
Vera Cruz to Tampico, presumably to
protect foreign oil properties.
It was expected ships of moderate
draft would be able to ps tnrougn
the Panama canal within a week. The
warship Wyoming steamed from -ew
York harbor to meet the Montana, re
turning from Vera Cruz with the
American dead.
All signs at Mazrttlnn pointed to the
city's early capture by the rebels.
Nurse Corps Leaves.
Leavonworth, Kan., May !).
Responding to orders from Secretary
of War Garrison, members or the led
oral nurse corps left here today at
- noon for Texas City, where they are
to report to Major General Frr.nklin
Bell. Civil service clerks here ami mes
sengers wore also ordered to report to
General Bell.
LOS ANGELES VOTES
TOR MUNICIPAL BONDS
Los A ngeles, Cal., May 9. Municipal
owners-hip of an electric generating and
distributing plant stands approved to
day by the voters of Los Angeles by a
substantial majority. A proposition to
bond the city to the extent of $f!,500,
000 for that purpose was endorsed yes
terday by a vote of -50,199 to 23.179, a
n.n't'in of 9.841 over the required two-
BEING
RUSHED
thirds vote. More than half of the ', arntions are complete today for the
registered vote was cast. I mobilization of the Washington Na-
It was stated that construction of j tional Guard at American Lake, accord
the municipal system will begin at once ; ing to Adjutant General Thompson to
when the proceeds of the bonds sale jOny. Thompson expects orders for mo-
are available.
BY
Oakland. Cal.. May 9. Hazel Lux.
the woman who on February 2Sth at
.,... , , . , ,
KmeryvUle shot and killed her para -
mour, William Garland, was sentenced
today, by Judge Frank B. Odgen to
lire imprisonment in tan vuennn
prison. v hen sentence was pronounced
she fell back into the chair from which
she had arisen to receive sentence.
"My God!" Bhe screamed, "I could
have redeemed mvself; I know I
could! My God! My God!"
Ja pronouncing judgment tne court
reviewed briefly the case and dwelt
on the fact that the jury brought in a
verdict of only second degree murder.
"Had the sexes been reversed Had
Garland killed you instead of you kill-
ink him. the same jury or 1 men
would have hanged him.
"Should I obev the recommendation
. of the jury and give you the minimum
sentence of ten years, you wo.nl.1, with
good behavior, be released id seven,
6800 01
100 ? 'D WHEN
EARThv 'XE SHAKES
ITALIAN VILLAGES
Two Towns Entirely Destroyed
Several Oth en Are Badly
Damaged, '
and
MOUNT ETNA IN EBUPTION
AND REFUGEES FLEEING
Many People Burled in Ruins and Num
bers Spend Night In Open
Country.
Catania, Italy, May 9. That at least
100 were killed and as many more in
jured in the earthquake which shook
this section Friday evening was certain
today. It was feared that fuller re
ports would greatly lengthen the casu
alty list.
At the village of Bougiardo alone
there were ten dead and 20 injured.
I.inern, with a population of about
900, and Zerbati, Pennisi, Belpasso,
Maria, Vcrgine, Mangano and Zeffer
anao were badly damaged.
The roads were choked with hysteri
cal refugees fleeing from their homes.
Mount Etna was still in eruption.
The inhabitants of the villages at its
baso had fled to the open country.
Ike first of last night's earth shocks
occurred at 6 p. m. It lasted several
minutes. An hour later there was a
severer shock which demolished many
houses.
Numbers of people were buried in
the ruins. Survivors spent the night
in tho open country.
iirst estimates were that 30 were
killed and 100 injured. Fuller investi
gation showed that these figures were
far too low.
Five hundred soldiers had arrived to
day and began erecting Red Cross
tents. A hospital had been opened.
Instruction of trie railroads was de
laying the refugees' arrival.
Priests were organizing religious pro
cessions, carrying statues of the virgin
about tho streets and prBying for pro
tection. Terror Grips Villagers.
Acirenle',, Jtuly, May 9. Etna wns
still rumbling today and the thousands
of villagers whoso homos were destroy
ed by last night's earthquake were ab
ject with terror. Soldier and gend
armes were removing the dead and in
jured from the ruins of the 14 thickly
populated towns at the volcanoes base.
Lincra, Cosentini and St. Veneris
wero completely razed. Several vil
lages from which no reports had been
received were, it is feared, also des
troyed. In the earth there were great fis
sures from which smoke and evil-smelling
gases ascended. Most wires were
down and communication was almost
paralyzed.
SALEM MAN RECOMMENDED
BY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Portland, Or., May 9. Because of
sovernl vacancies on the democratic
state-ticket for important offices, the
executive committee of the democratic
statu central committee today recom
mends that democratic voters write in
the following names on the ballot:
For member of congress; Second dis
trict Jamos Harvey Graham, of Ba
ker. -
For Inbor commissioner George Y.
Harry, of Portland.
For justices of the sypreme court
Judge T. II. Crawford, of LaGrande,
and Jude W. T. Slater, of Salem.
The decision to have Jthe name writ
ten in was reached at a meeting of the
executive' committee held hero yester
day. TO MOBILIZE TROOPS.
i North Takima, Wash., May 9. Prep
i biliation soon.
ASSURED
LIFE SEtlTEHC
r Then, what would confront you! A
M n'l heartless world. You would
sink again into the utmost degradation.
, (Tfj on the otJer hanil)
jjfe imprisonment, the maximim sen-
tence, you are at least assured of a
' good nome ior tne remainaer or your
me. II I am convinced tnat you are
trying to make geed, some day I will
lend my aid to you so that you may
again be set at liberty. Then if you
attempt to fall back into the old life,
; you can again be sent to prison. There -
lore, liazc-1 -Mix, it is my opinion ana
I hereby sentence you to imprisonment i
in the state prison at San (juentin for
ll remainder of your natural life."
"he prisoner was earned screaming
and hysterical from the room after
four or five woT.ea bad tried to calm
I her.
A motion for a new trial was denied.
. After sentence Attorney Wyman, for
the defense, notified the court that an
sppeal would be taken.
GAIETY REIGNS AI
VERA CRUZ UNDER
GUNS OF SOLDIERS
Mexican Senoritas Learning
to Flirt to American
.Ragtime Tunes
STREETS DESERTED
WHEN TAPS SOUND
Heavy Bass Voice of Admir
al's Orderly Puts Fear Into
Mexican Hearts
By William G. Shepherd.
Vera Cruz, Mox., April 28. (By mail
to Now York) The first thing you see
in Vera Cruz these days is the Ameri
can flag, flying Over the Terminal
hotel, and you find the wide corridors
filled . with hurrying officers and
jackies.
The next thing vou will notice will
be Captain H. O. McL Huse. You'll
know him by his roar, his mustache,
his flashing eye and his supreme con
tempt for civilians. Ho is being a kind
of doortonder for Admiral Fletcher
who is mild beyond words and in this
capacity he stands around roaring to
peoplo who come iuto admiral 'a head
quarters to "sit down", "come here,
you" and "stay out of this room."
Admiral Fletcher keeps his door shut,
they say, to keep out House's roarings.
Mothers with babies flee. You try to
tell auy Mexican in Vera Cruz that
the navy is the servant of the Ameri
can common people and you'll be
laughed at. They have learned other
wise from the majestic bellowing of
the mustachml Huso. -' ' ;
Having paid your respects at head
quarters and been roared at by Huso
you 'sally forth to Bee the town.
Field Becomes Famous.
First you cross the ten acre field be
tween the United States consulate and
tho waterfront. Across this field fled
the Mndero family and later Felix
Diaz from tho wrath of Huerta. In
the fight the other day it became a
battlefield. Dead men have lain on it.
Now it is covered by brown tents and
the pastured horses of officers.
In tho streets that skirt the field
tho flags of five different nations
float above tho not-over-two-story
business houses as if to say "this
isn't a Mexican houso: don't shoot at
it." '
In an entryway you see two playful
jaokies boxing, sinking their fists into
one anothers ribs with many grunts
and oofs. Around them stands a group
or wondering Mexicans who can t un
derstand such rough play.
Next you come to a little crowd of
jackies and marines reading a notice
on the cable otfico wall a cabled re
port of the days baseball games in the
big American cities.
A mnfn in a gray felt hat sits at a
table before a cafe, writing. Behold,
Richard Harding Davis f At another
table is a group of men drinking beer,
The one with a stein is Jack London
himself. The others are also cor
respondents. They are relating that
thoy weren't given a cha-nee- to get
news in the Balkan war and they hope
they'll be given a fair shake this time.
Flirt to "Gingo" Music.
Here we are at the plaza. Here in
the late afternoon and early evening
the Mexicans gaither to listen to the
band. It. is the custom for the sen
oritas, accompanied by thoir chaper
ones, to walk in one direction about
the park, flirting with their eyes as
thev pass. They're doing it now.
Also there is a band playiug. It is
from the Florida. The tune is one of
the late hits in New York. The sen
oritas can flirt to it just as well as
they can to Mexican music.
Sit down at a cafe table. In the
cathedral spire across the park Bits a
jackio among the bells, his feet dang
ling in epace. Jackies have been on
guard there ever since the battle, when
they toppled six Mexican sharpshooters
out of the spire.
On the top of another building is a
marine with a flag in each hand, wig
wagging to the ships in the harbor.
On .''not her side of the plaza sixty
marines stand patiently at attention
while a famous war artist sketches
them. A group of civilians surround
,'his easel. From time to time ye yells,
i "(ret out or the way!" or "give me
elbow room!"
There's a quarrel at a neighboring
: table. Two shoe shine boys have been
; polishing tho shoes and leggings of a
I couple of infantrymen and want 50
) centavoa apiece. The Infantrymen
i think this extortionate. The Amen
cans may have conquered Vera Cruz
but they can't conquer its shoe shine
boys, bo finally the infantrymen pay
up and leave, calling the boys "greas
er robbers."
Aeroplane Unnoticed. .
An army aeroplane circles over the
: town but the people have become so
I uced to It that few even glance upward.
Bv this time evening Is falling. A
1 cool breeze blows in from the gulf.
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAT 9, 191.
TRIES TO PASS BAD -CHECK
-TO' PURCHASE
-FINERY FOR GIRL
Virgil Churchill Lands in J all and Con
- fosses Crime to Sheriff
. Etch.
FOEOED NAMES OF .'WELL
KNOWN GEBMAJ3 FAB MESS
Polios Find Another Check for $40 on
Bis Person After Making
. Search.
The same old story of a youth's in
fatuation with his country sweetheart,,
the forging of a check with which to
obtain money to buy her nice things;
and the usual result, the jail, was re
counted this 'morning when Virgil
Churchill, a young farmer who resides
eight miles north of Salem, ottempted
to pass a worthless chock both at the
United States National and the Ladd
& Bush banks. '
' Young Churchill, who is about 17
years of age, presented a United States
National Bank check for C40 to Roy
Burton, an officer in the Ladd & Bush
bank, for payment,'. Mr. Burton, read
ily seeing that it was a forgery, in
quired of Churchill where he secured
tho paper, whicn was signed "A. ju.
and H. Jerman." The boy told the
bank eniuloye that he sold a horse re-
contly and that Jerman Brothers had
given Mia the checK. Mr. Burton was
suspicious and when he started to
show the paper to Will Walton, one of
the head men in the institution, Chur
chill left as quickly as possible and he
also loft tho check. Sheriff Esch was
then notified of tho arralr and he
came hot-foot to the bank. In the
meantime James McFarland, the well
known messenger of the. bank, follow
ed Churchill to the White House res
taurant and kept tab on the young fel
low until Sheriff Ksch arrived. Chur
chill engaged a room from George Bro
thers and tho sheriff walked in on hira.
unexpectedly arid inquired as to his
reasons for presenting a check to the
bank which bore a forged name. At
first Churchill st-ongly denied the
forgery, tclling'the sheriff that ho had
sold a home and received the check in
payment.
Sheriff Esch made a thorough inves
tigation then. Ho went through tho
young man's coat pockets and found. a
check book which contained another
check for 40. The officer then told
Churchill that it was up to him to ex
plain everything. Churchill lost all
confidence then and told Sheriff Esch
tho wholo story. Ho said that he was
going with a girl, who lived near Ger
vnis, Oregon, and that it was necessary
that he purchase her some fine clothes
and that he needed $40 badly. The
shoriff asked him why he had checks
amounting to $80 written and the boy
was unable to explain.
Churchill was then arrested and
lodged in the county jail pending a
hearing before Justice of the Pence
Webster. He states that his father is
in Portland, and that he has been
working on a farm north of the city
for some time. The sheriff Is inclined
to beliove that if the young fellow had
been successful in cashing the worth
less checks he would have taken the
first train out of Salem for parts un
known. Churchill first tried to pass the
check at tho United States National
Bank, but that firm refused to recog
nize the paper because there was no ac
count kept for Jerman Brothers at
that place.
Throe thousand people or more fill the
plazal soldiers, bluejackets, marines,
white clad men and Women, brown
Mexican beauties and browner Mex
ican men in sombreros.
The lights blaze out. Tho wicrwaiz
men are signalling now with electric
light instead of flags. On a balcony
stands a little Mexican girl waving
her arms in imitation of a wigwag man.
She learned the trick from the gringoes.
it s almost bed time for he.r now and
for grown up people too, because the
city is under martial law and taps
sound at 9 o'clock.
Soon the streets will be deserted
cmd the houses dark. The only foot
falls will be those of the guards or of
the belated correspondents, working
their way from sentry to sentry down
to the cable office. Out in the sand
hills in a circle that reaches miles
around the town American soldiers are
keeping vigil. Uncle Sam Is on the
firing line.
PETITION IS CIRCULATED.
A petition for a special meeting of
the council to investigate Officer
Gaines tonight was circulated today
by Hoy H. Wassom.
The Weather
Fair tonight
and Sunday ;
light, variable
winds.
((n two i
i DONT I
Conveying Brave
Cruz Wharf
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Photo copyright, 1914. by American Press Association. , ,'
Washington, May 9. Secretary off the Navy Daniels planned to sail at
midnight on tho Mayflower to join the cruiser Montana, carrying the bodies
of tho marines and ' bluejackets killed in tho occupation of Vera Crua, off
the Virginia capes. It was expected that the Montana, conveyed by tho
Mayflower and the battleships Wyoming and TcnnoBsoo, would roach the
batterv, New York, Sunday afternoon.
The photo shows tho dead bodies of three of Uncle flam's heroes being
transported from the wharf at Vera Cruc to ono of tho battloships In the
The battleship Wyoming steamed out of this harbor today to moet the
cruiser Montana, bearing the bodies of tho marines and bluojuckets killed in
the occupation of Vera Cruz, off Ambrose light tomorrow. The Montana
and its convoys aro scheduled to arrive it tho Battory at 2 o'clock tomor
row afternoon. ' , "
JAIL SENTENCE OF
30 DAYS TERMINATES
HIGH SCHOOL PRANK
Sentence Suspended When Boys Pay
Damages for Ice Cream Ap
propriated. EIGHT SALEM YOUTHS
UP IN JUSTICE COURT
Example Will Tend to Dampen Ardor
of Over-Zealous Jokers
in Future.
Misidiicvousncss and an unresisting
doHiro to play praniis, at Inst got
Archie Wilson, John Biirrough, Charles
Smith, Beryl Dart. Miller Haydoii,
Charles Moffitt and Earl Headrick, all
well known young men of Salem, into
trouble. Tho boys wero haled before
Justice of tho Peace Webster this
morning on the charge of breaking and
entering into a dwelling belonging to
Jesse George and stealing food stuffs
valued at $8, Young Moffitt ami
Headrick wero given permission, upon
recommendation of County Attorney
Ringo, to enter a plea of guilty to petty
larceny, and Justice .f the Peace Web
ster sentenced the young men to 30
days in the county jail and suspended
judgment with the proviso that the de
fendants pay tho costs and disburse
ments of tho action. Tho charges
against the other defendants were dis
missed on the ground that the two
pleading guilty wore the leaders in
tho affair.
According to tho testimony given at
the. hearing this morning, several
young peoplo, mostly members of the
student body of the Snlem high school,
planned to hold a birthday party for
one of the student at Jess George's
home last Friday evening. A packer
of ice cream, cakes and other dainties
was locked in the kitchen, and the
seven young men, (o play a "high
school prank," brok9 into the kitchen
or the George home through a window
and stole the entire lunch.
Believing that the youngsters should
be taught a lesson, Mr. George swore
out a warrant for their arrest upon a
charge which, if rigidly prosecuted,
would send the lads to jail, according
to the justice of the pence, house
breaking being a serious offense. Mr.
George stated this afternoon that he
had no intontion of prosecuting the
boys to any serious extent, but, in
view ol the fact tnat aopreuaiions
have been carried on in tho Salem high
school for some time now, he thought
ha would just mako ao examplo by
bringing the seven lads into a real
court. County Attorney Kingo prose
cuted the case, but did not use harsh
measures with the defendants. Tho
youths were given a good lecture, how
ever, and Moffitt and Headrick were
compelled to pay into the court $43
to cover the damages done to the tax
payers in forcing the prosecution of
themselves.
The boys not only stole and ate ev
erything in sight in the kitchen of the
PRICE TWO
Dead From Vera
to American Ship
f -
CAPTAIN STARTLES
TACOMA TO TEST
SPEED OF TROOPS
Company Commander Starts War Scare
and Newspapers Issue Flam
ing Extras.
GRIM-FACED MILITIAMEN
KISS SWEETHEARTS GOOD-BYE
Alarm Merely to Find Out How Lcng
It Would Take Troop to
Mobollze.
Tacoma. Wash., May 9. Tacoma
was thrown into a ferment of excite
ment tlay when members of Troop B
of tho National Guard rocoived teio
phono orders to assemble at tho ar
mory for immeuiato field duty, and lo
cal newspapers chronicled the fact with
extra editions in largost war type. It
was said that orduis to mobilize the
cavalry company had been received di
rectly from tho adjutant general's of
fice and that the men were under or
ders to proceed to Ibo maneuver camp
at American Lake, whence they would
bo ordered to tho Mexican frontier for
active service.
But it wasn't a real war alarm.
Captain Hart W. Palmer meroly want
ed to find out how long it would take
his men to assemble ibr duty. He
failed to take tho newspapers and
other avenues of information into his
confidence, howevor, and tho resulting
excitement almost created a panic.
Civilian soldiors dropped thoir em
ployments In various business estab
lishments in the city and hurried at
double quick pace for tho armory. Some
did not even tarry long enough to call
up their sweethearts. Others who were
more thoughtful, created consterna
tion in ninny a home. Eventually all
the troopers reported, somewhat short
of breath, but wearing grim and war
like- conntonanccs - and expressing!
themselves as ready for whatever!
might befall.
Captain Palmer congratulated his
men on their promptness in answering
the alarm, and dismissod them. Calm
onco more settled down over the city
and tho nowspnpers tried to explain
bew it happoned.
HOLD MEETING WEDNESDAY.
The monthly meeting of the promo
tion dopairtmont of the commercial
club will be held next Wednesday noon,
May 13, at the Marion hotel. An ex
cellent program has been arranged for
this occasion by Secretary Bynon and
It is expected that an interesting ses
sion will be bad. All the members of
the promotion department are earnest
ly requested to be present as important
business matters are to be brought up.
George home, but succeeded In break
ing a ft punch bowl belonging to Mr.
George.
The defendants all chipped in and
assisted Headrick and Moffitt to pay
the costs and disbursements of the action.
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ON TRAINS AND NEWS
CENTS stands, rrvE cents
MILLIONAIRE
POST
coins SUICIDE
AT SAHTA BARBARA
Cereal Food Manufacturer of
. Battle Creek, Michigan,
Tires of Life
FORTUNE ESTIMATED ;
. AT OVER $40,000,000
Places Muzzle of 30-30 Rift
in Mouth and Blows Top
of Head Off
Santa Barbara, Cal, May 9. Charles
W. Post, multimillionaire cereal manu
facturer "of Battlo Creek, Mich, com
mitted suicido here today by shooting
himself with a 30-30 hunting rifle. Ho
placed the muzzle of the weapon In
his mouth and pulled the trigger with
his too, blowing off the entire top of
his "head.
The suicido occurred early today.
just after Mrs. Tost and Post's secre
tary had come into Santa Barbara on
business. Post told the nurse who was
left with him ta ho was tired and
wished to he nioue. a lew moment a
after she had left the room the woman
heard a shot, and rushing into the room
found the millionaire in f s deata ag
ony.
Parents Lire at Tort Worth,
Buttlo Creek, Mich., May 9, Besides
his widow and parents, Charles W.
Post, the millionaire cereal food niunu-
facturer, who committed suicido at his
homo near Snnta Barbara, Cat., today,
is survived by two brothers. They aro
C. t Post, Vice preiident of tho Post- '
urii Cereal, company, and Grrio L. Post
of Fort Worth, Tex.is. Post's parents
also live in Fort Worth.
Post's fortune was estimated at be
tween $40,000,000 and $."i0,000.000, ac
cumulated since lH'.lft, when bo began
to manufacture cereal foods.
No Reason lor Suicide.
Mrs. Post apparently was, unable to
advance any immediate reason for her
husband 's suicide. She eaid his health,
while far from good, was no worse
than at any timo since his return from :
Rochester. . Sho refused to talk at :
length, and appeared to be suffering
acutely from tho shock.
It was learned upon excellont au
thority that Post yesterday wrote two
checks for toO.OOO each. One was pay
able to his father and tho other to a
brother. He hail intonded to mail these
today,but, it was said, Mrs. Post dis
suaded him before sho left for her
trip into Sutita Barbara today. The
object of tho chocks was not stated,
but it was intimated thoy might bo dis
cussed at tho coroner's inquest.
Mrs. Post was tho manufacturer's
second wife. She was many years his
junior, and prior to their marriage six
years ago was his stenographer.
Planned Eastern Trip.
Recently Post had purchased consid
erable property in and around Santa
Barbara. He was negotiating for sev
eral other pieces of land, and was in
tent upon plans for their unprovvineiit.
This, coupled with the fact, that ho
had ordered his special car in readi
ness for an eastern trip May 15th led
to a conjecture by .khiih of his ac-'
quninto-nces that hi uuleide had not
been long premeditated. ; '
Coroner Ituiz made a careful search
of Post's privato apartments for auy
notes or messages h might htive pre
pared before his death. He said ho
hud found nothing bearing on the case.
Post had spent the winter at bis
mansion here. His hctvlth had been
failing for somo time, but his friends
had understood that be had been im
proving since ho returned here follow
ing an operation, supposedly for ap
pendicitis, performed recently at tho
Mayo Brothers' hospital at Rochester,
Minnesota. Post made the trip from
' Santa Barbara to Rochester in a special
ira-la ana being a new record for tho
trip across haif the contii,ent. He was
accompanied by two doctors and sov-
eral ,.,,,
At H0,.ncstor ho was found to bo
mH(,h jmprved, but the operation, it
was stated, was performed as a pre
cautionary measure against future
attacks.
Made Fortune in Cereals.
Charles William Ifost was born at
8pringfie!d, III., October 20, 1S5. Ha
was tho son of Charles Rollin and
Crtrolino Bathrop Post.
Post was educated in the Springfield
public schools and also attended the
University of Illinois but never grad
uated from that institution. He first
engaged in the hardware business, then
was a commercial traveler and still '
later was manager of a plow factory at
Snrincfield.
Post broko down from overwork in
1884 and for several years was an in
valid, traveling for his health nntil
1891. When his health improved ha
studied medicine, hygiene and dietetics
and this led him into the cereal food
business, by which he amassed ft
fortune. - .