The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-29
STOYER RESIGNS, BUT
STILL ELUDES HUNT
Missing Park Commissioner
Throws Up Job in Letter
to Mayor.
WRITES FROM CINCINNATI
Sends Message to La Roche TOO.
Telling Him to Seek
Vacancy.
WRITES FROM CINCINNATI

Charles b. Stover. tie missing Ps-l
Commissioner. has resigned. Mayor Kiln,
got letter from Mr.. Slower Oh Wednes
day. dated In Cincinnati OIL Monday last
asking TO he relieved OF his Job. TIL,
Mayor waited until yesterday 70 say tina
lie had heard from Stover and then ap
pointed Louis f. La Roche. who has beer
acting Park Commissioner since Novem.
ber l6. 10 Mr.. S,over's place.
Mr.. la Roche got this letter from NJ
Stover on Wednesday
my DEAR FRIEND la Roc:yI: have
reached Cincinnati in n:y travels a.d
write YOU this Morday night Noven,btr
"a. to let you know that when this letter
reaches you my resignation will be In the
hands Of Mayor Kline hope no viii
appoint you my successor. and would
therefore advise tia. vow see him i'm.
mediately.
Now let there be no further concer,
about me. In my day have travelled no;
little. and am tully competent TO make
my way anywhere around thi. world IN
safety. l repeat therefore, lie: there be re
worry over my travels
Hoping that you will, succeed me. re-
main with best wishes to you and TO all.
Sincerely. CHARLES B SrovER"
Csed STAMPED Envelope,
The letter was written on a blank white
sheet Of paper and was enclosed in q
stamped envelope. suggesting that Mr.
Stover had written his letter in pos;
Office. The postmark indicated that the
letter had reached the stamping machine
at l o'clock on the morning OF Tuesday.
There were no marks OH the paper or
envelope to tell Mr.. Stovers friends where
he was staying in Cincinnati. nor did the
postmark carry the initial Of a postal sub
station.
Except that Mr.. Stover was in Gin
cinaaU at about midnight on Monday
there was nothing to guide his friends in
their search for him. So they decided TO
fold their hands and wait for him to
come back in his own good time. That,
they said. ts just what Slower wants.
Soon after Mr.. La Roche got .he let
ter on Wednesday he started for the City
Hall to tell the Mayor about II. lie called
at the Mayors office and found that Mr.
Kline was about to go upstairs TO a meet
ing Of the board of Estimate. II was not
until after the session Of the board that
periors Whereabouts.
Mr.. Kline was asked last night wh~ ii
was that the information had been with
held.
Not Concealed. Says Mayor.
There was nothing concea led" lie said.
al fha Lott lat IN
Wednesday. Yesterday was holiday.
The information was given on, from the
Mayors office yesterday. | gave it TO
the stenographer at ! o'clock. You must
remember that we have a good deal TO
do in that Office
"And you wanted TO he sure of whom
to appoint as his successor" he was
asked.
"Yes. that was H." the Mayor replied.
He was asked IL he had made any ef-
forts to reach Stover since the letters
came from Cincinnati. He said he had
tried several methods d finding him. but
they had been unsuccessful
lie gave no reason for resignins." said
Mr.. Kline. He said simply tina, lie
begged leave to resign. the resignation to
take effect upon the appointment OF his
successor. I appointed Mr.. La Roche to
take office on December L.
Mr.. Kline said that he had known Mr.,
La Roche for sor,e time and regarded him
as very efficient"
Assumes ole IL Democrat"
His politics." he said in answer to a
question. II am sure ! don't know. but
inasmuch rs he is a brother of ex-State
Senator william j. La Roche ! assume
that he is a Democrat
The first report that Stovers friends
had of his temperance came from the
newspapers Except for the single fact
that Slower vanished when he was sup
they understood perfectly his state OF
mind In fact. they saw nothing new in
his disappearance He had a habit OF
disappearing. but curbed 1t while Mr.
Gaynor was his superior. out OF affec-
tion for the late Mayor. Some of his
friends suggested that Mr.. Stover felt
very keenly the barbs which other men
in the city administration had shot at him.
and got out as soon as his loyalty to Mr.
Gaynor allowed him to do So The Mayor
they said, had always protected him from
men who liked to poke fun at the Park
Commissioner. and with Mr.. Gaynor gone
MIR. Slower decided TO take the open road
again.
Find No Trace Of stOver.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 2s,-Up to midnight
not trace had been found of Park Com
missioner Slower Of New York. Search of
the hotels proved fruitless and all OF tn.
one OF the names under which
Slower Ia supposed to be travelling. regis
tered at local hotels we're found to be
men who had left orders for the
OF their mall.
DANES WANT MINDANAO ISLE2