Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-07
"I Just Did What
 Others Have Done ;.
SAID THE BANK CASHIER IN itLl- NOIS AFTER SWiPiNG NINE
 THOUSAND
"1ook al the Case of One Banker; Ten Years Ago He Had Not Enough mon- ey to Pay Hotel Bill; Today He's a Millionaire" Continued Jacob H.. Plain.

Aurora, H.. July 5.-"I simply did what half your successful cashiers in Chicago nave done,7 said Jacob H. Plain, former cashier of the German American National Bank and confess ed emoezzler Of s90,OO0, when asked today if he thought he had done an exceptional thing when he used the banks funds 10 speculate with. 'In my case" he continued, the result was disaster; in their case it was success. Everything depends on the turn of the cards. Look at the case of one very prominent banker-ten years ago he had not enough money to pay hotel b.Il; today he is a millionaire Do You think he saved it out of his sai- ary?"
 Stacks of gold coins, piles of yellow and gIeenback notes and bags of sil- yer surrounded the paying teller of the German-American National Bank at Aurora whie the bank opened it's doors for business this morning. There was nearly $150,OOO within reach of the teller in anticipation of the run on the bank following pub GtNdl1Ou Ol 1-b AOAA5o-
 The run came, out it was slight, and subsided by noon Those who withdrew their deposits were small customers of the bank. having not more than s200 to s1,0O0 each or de- posit. Large customers expressed confidence in the soundness of the institution by placing more money on deposit or by offering loans. Their assistance was not needed. The bank for several weeks has been preparing for the run by converting securities into cash and calling in loans. At the end of the day officers expressed themselves as more than satisfied with the confidence shown in them by the public.
 We have paid out about S35. 900 and saken in about sl0.000.' said NJ. E. Pain, the acting cashier of the bank. Our net payment for the day is therefore only s25,0O0 This is less than We usually pay out on pay days for the Burlington road; our total payments on Burlington cheeks alone have run to S40,000. The run, there fore amounts to nothing. We do not expect any considerable of demands for payment to morrow. but all that are made will be honored. The bank has S200, 900 in cash and is as sound as it ever was"
 No loans have been asked by the bank, according to its officers. and none will be needed. Most of the funds have been kept on deposit m Chicago, and s50.000 was sent out to- day from the National Bank of the Republic. This was our own money, kept in Chicago for the advant- age of the interest" said the acting cahier: Offers of assistance have been made by local banks, but as sistance is not needed"
 Most of the banks customers are Germans. Prominent business men, speaking the German language, did much to quiet the fears of those waiting to demand money by express ing confidence in Ehe bank to those in the line. The bank kept open until 4 p. m, an hour later than usual. to give all an opportunity to withdraw deposits but hardly a demand was made after 1 p. m.
 One os the wealthiest men of Au- rora, c. H. Smith, president of the Western Wheel, Scraper company. brought tears to the eyes of Acting Cashier M. E. Plain early in the day by offering s1O,000 of his personal money to help the bank out. There were other offers of the same sort James Nc Credle, a coal merchant, who has never been a customer of the bank. drew $1,400 from another bank and s40O from his safe and placed the total on deposit in the German-Ameri- can. President E. 3 Mix Of the Fi-s. Nst'~ral Bank. who is said to