Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-29
UPPER RESIGNS
Scandal Forces President Of tho Pa
eific Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany to Retire-Divoree Suits to Fol-

SnlCagO. June ZS.-WlIDur >. Iup-
per, president of the Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Company, of Los An
geles and Chicago, has resigned, and
the resignation promises to be followed
by series of sensational divorce suits
that will show the former insurance Of
fetal in light decidedly unenviable.
Danford NJ Baker, Chicago agent for
the company, processes to know Moth
ing of the real cause of the sudden res
gnation Of Topper, only going SO far
as to assign it to personal reasons.
According to MI. Baker, Upper has
left Chicago for a summer resort in
Wisconsin.
The resignation of Topper came as
dramatic climax to a sensational ca
reer in which beautiful women and an
abundance of costly wines are said to
have had no small part. AT one time
it appeared as tho the case might be
as sensational and tragical as that of
Harry Thaw and Stanford White, for
Claude e. Craig, the assistant general
manager of the Los Angeles office of
the Home Telephone Company, has
openly threatened to kill Upper on
sight.
1t was Topper it is asserted, who by
his lavish gifts to Mrs. Craig, put her
in an unfortunate position and brought
about her separation from her hus-
band
Craig Denounces Tupper.
1t was Craig who suddenly brought
about the business undoing of Upper
by denouncing him when an agent OF
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company asked Craig to take out
policy. Craig indignantly replied that
he would have nothing to do with
per ait its head.
SO indignant was Craig at Upper
that only the urgent opportunities of
high officials of the insurance COM
pany prevented him from carrying out
his threat to put Upper out of the
way After being denounced by Craig
Upper left Los Angeles for Chicago,
ostensibly to attend to insurance bus
mess, but really, it appears, in order
to escape the storm that was gather
ing at Los Angeles.
While in Chicago George I. Cochran,
vice president of the insurance COM
pany, sought him out, found him and
demanded his resignation on account
of the scandal his conduct had brought
to the attention Of the company.
Topper complied with the demand for
his resignation, tho Of course that lit
tie document contains no hint of the
real causes that brought it about.
Personal reasons" is the unenlighten-
ing cause assigned by Upper for his
resignation, and many of his associates
babe him hearty farewell with the
best of wishes when he severed his
connection with the company.
Woman is Innocent Victim.
Mrs Craig is the only woman whose
name has thus far appeared in print
in connection with the escapades and
sensational career Of Topper, and she
is regarded as the innocent and un-
willing victim of the former insurance
head Mrs. Craig, as has already been
said, is separated from her husband,
but other domestic wrecks are expect
ed to follow in the, trail of Tuppers
deeds. His own wife is about to sue
for divorce, and othe divorce cases,
it is asserted, will soon follow.
Upper succeeded the late Frederick
P. Rindge as president of the insurance
company, and has since been enjoying
a salary OF $4,000 month. Nearly all
of this large salary, it appears, has
been spent in fast living.