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FEAR OVER LOAN CAUSES SUICIDE Millersburg Bank Cashier Ends Life in Elkhart River. Tribune's GOSHEN, Ind., Aug. Beck, age cashier of the Millersburg State bank and trustee of Clinton township, committed suicide late Thursday afternoon by hurling himself into the Elkhart river from the top bridge miles southof His neck broken when his struck rocks the bottom of the shallow river. Financial which it no affect the stability of the bank, for his Letters written number of persons explained that worry loan which he had made Roy Sample, only driven him to end his The bank was opened this morning, and will be closed for eral days while an audit made by the state bank This tion was decided upon at meeting the directors held last evening the home of Evans. one of the directors, While there reason to believe that the bank involved except to the extent the one note mentioned above, the directors felt that would be advisable to audit the books and issue to exact condition. This probably require several days, after which the bank will opened again. Writes Note to Relative. Mr. Beck closed the bank the usual hour yesterday afternoon. and left about He wrote to his Millersburg merchant, the back of blank check. stating that his body would be found at the Bollinger bridge. more was said in note. Mr. Miller stopped the postoffice probably minutes afterward. and received the note. He notified several other and the party started for the about miles from Millersburg. and there the body was found. His automobile was standing short tance away, in it were found ters addressed to Mr. Continued Page Column