The Behrers seem to have really gotten around.
Sending money to not only Ruth in the 40's, but to Al Capone in the 20's.
Pretty good for a guy who ran a plumbing supply company and eventually a nightclub as well. Which he lost in around 1940...
http://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id76.htm
Looks like they bought a "from the estate of a banker" story. Which makes no sense, checks would get sent back to the writer.