THE SUNDAY OREGONIATf, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 14, 1920
STATE BANK BUREAU
IS HELD BLAMELESS
Failure of Jacksonville Con
cern Explained.
GRAND JURY PROBE MADE
Responsibility for Disaster Laid to
President of Institution and
everal Other Persons. -
SALEM, Or.. Nov. 13. (Special.)
The state banking department, of
which Will H. Bennett is superinten
dent, has been exonerated by the
grand jury of Jackson county from
any blame In connection with the
failure of the Bank of Jacksonville,
according to a letter received here
today from O. M. Roberts, district at
torney, with headquarters at Medford.
The Bank of Jacksonville closed Its
doors about three months ago and
soon thereafter the state banking de
partment was called upon to investi
gate the failure. This inquiry, which
extended over a period of several
weeks, revealed numerous irregulari
ties in the accounts of the institution,
and Cr. M. Johnson, its president, later
was arrested on a charge of falsifying
the- records. Unable to furnish bail
In the sum of 150,000, Mr. Johnson
was committed to jail.
The investigation on the part of the
state banking department- was fol
lowed by a probe by the grand jury of
Jackson county, with the result that
Mr. Johnson, together with the county
treasurer and several other persons
who had dealings with the defunct
institution were Indicted. They were
arraigned recently before Judge Calk
ins in the Jackson county circuit
court. end were held under bail to
appear for trial at the next session of
z the court.
County May Lone Much.
The investigation by the' state
banking department showed that
Jackson county had a large sum of
money in the depository, the major
part of which probably will be. lost to
the taxpayers. A number of over
drafts also were discovered in the
bank, and as yet the officials have
been unable to establish the identity
of the owners of many liberty bonds
placed in the Institution for 'safe
keeping. Following the failure of the depos
itory and repeated insinuations that
the state banking department had
been lax in its investigation of the
institution. Governor OlcotO chair
man of the state banking board, wrote
a letter to Mr. Bennett, the superin
tendent, in which he asked for a
statement setting out what the state
banking officials had done in con
nection with previous examinations of
the accounts of the bank. Governor
Olcot and other members of the state
banking board declared that it was
their duty to start an official inquiry
to determine whether any blame for
th- failure attached to their depart
ment. Censure Held ITnwarranted.
As a result of the grand Jury re
port exonerating the state banking
board from blame in connection with
the failure of the bank, it is not be
lieved here that the state banking
board would be warranted in censur
ing Mr. Bennett and his subordinates
who made frequent examinations of
the institution. Mr. Bennett's report
.was filed with Governor Olcott some
time ago, but as yet no formal meet
ing of the state banking board has
been called.
In a statement made today Mr.
Bennett said the defunct Bank of
Jacksonville had been examined fre
quently 't common with other similar
institutions of the state, but because
Mr. Johnson had falsified in the rr
ords it bad been impossible X-r the
Investigators to determine the exact
status of the depository. Mr. Bennett
declared he had been unable to give
out any information regarding the
bank previously for the reason that
Its affairs were under grand jury Investigation.
BENEFACTOR IS HONORED
HOOD RIVER MASOXS EXTOL
VIRTUES OF A. II. TIEMAN.
Orchardlst Who Left Entire Estate
.to Lodge Is Memorialized by .
Surviving Members.
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pcial.) Hood River Masonic lodge last
cuiivsuiiy uikui puia iriuuie 10 me
memory of A. H. Tieman, pioneer
homesteader, who bequeathed his en
tire fortune to the lodge for the
express purpose of building a home
for the fraternal body. '"Tieman
night" has. become an annual eyent
for- mid-Columbia Masons. Visiting
Masons were present from Mosier,
Cascade Locks, Underwood and White
Salmon, Wash.
' The will of Mr. Tieman, a native
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ATIYEH BROS.
of Denmark, was read. He Joined
the local Masonlojodge late In life.
Although residing further from town
than any other member, he was one
of the most faithful attendants at
lodge meetings. By his will A. S.
Blowers, W. M. Teates and E. E. Sav
age- were made joint executors and
trustees for the lodge to administer
his estate. The will was witnessed
by N. W. Bone and C. R. Bone,
pioneer orchardlst brothers of the
valley.
A brief story of the boyhood recol-i
lections of Mr. Tieman was read by
W. L. Clark, who was reared in the
valley and who often visited the
remote upper valley ranch place. W.
J. Baker and Rev. J. L. Hershner also
talked in eulogy of the lodge's ben
efactor.
For the first time since "Tieman
night" has been celebrated, E. L.
Smitn, first master of the lodge, was
unable to be t present. Mr. Smith,
now 84 years old, is very ill at his
home, and perhaps will not be able
to attend another lodge meeting. '
Captain C. A. Schetky, a naval vet
eran, who is 94 years old and one
of the oldest Masons of Oregon, gave
a brief talk. Captain Schetky re
lated an incident 'of civil war days
when he was sent, second In com
mand of a gunboat, to the lower
Mississippi. He recalled that some
pilfering had been going on among
the men, - and as a result . he was
ordered to make an Inspection. In
going through the sailors' effects he
was attracted by a Bible on which
had been inscribed the Masonic em
blem. He endeavored to determine
who were ' Masons among the men.
but received no response. Before the
inspection was over he had discov
ered numerous Masonic symbols and
emblems. . On an inquiry from a petty
officer he' learned that the men had
raided a lodge hall at Point Pleasant,
La., while on shore, and had brought
away- the emblems as trophies of
their raid. Captain Schetky ordered
the lodge property brought to him,
and through a letter and the appoint
ment of a rendezvous it was restored
to the Point Pleasant lodge.
"In the course of time it fell to
me to visit the Point Pleasant miller,"
said Captain Schetky, "to purchase
supplies for the officers' mess. I
noticed that he seemed ill at ease.
Later the Methodist minister called
at the mill and revealed himself as
master of the Masonic lodge.- He,
too, seemed ill at ease. A few days
later I called at another river point
and visiting the drug store for a
rhat was . .asked if I knew . Buck
Greer. He was a notorious guerrilla
of that region. I confessed to nav
ing heard of him. I was asked if
I had seen him on my Visit to Point
Pleasant. When I replied that I
hadn't I was informed that he and
some 30 followers had been hidden
in the bushes. My informant told
me that the guerrilla had been put
to it to prevent his men from shoot
ing me. But he said that Greer was
a Mason and that he understood that
I had done something for the Masons
and thus had saved my life."
Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of the Ore
gon Agricultural college and grand
master of the Oregon Masonic grand
lodge, delivered an Impressive lec
ture. -
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JOBS SOPH TO BE OPEN
GOVERNOR HART IS EXPECTED
TO MAKE JLOfT CHANGES.
Appointees of Late Governor 'Who
Have Remained at Tasks Will
Be Relieved Now, It Is Said.
TACOMA, : Wash.; Nov. . (Spe
cla.1.) Many appointments - will be
made by Governor Hart in the near
future. The governor has allowed the
old regime of the late Governor Lis
ter, whom be succeeded, to hold of
fice, but with his election he ' will
fnake several openings.
Jesse Jones, .Tacoma business man
and partner of Governor Hart, will
replace Frank Spinning as a member
of the public service commission,-it is
said. Mr, Jones once had an offer of
the position, but turned It down. He
is thought to have done so because
he wanted tu see Governor Lister's
appointees hold, office until the new
term.
The state printer, Frank Lamborn,
will unquestionably be replaced. As
nobody has been mentioned as yet for
a successor, efforts are being made to
hold the appointment in Tacoma.
There are several hundred small ap
pointments that come within the gift
of the governor, - but It is expected
that he probably will wait until Janu
ary for the majority of them.
Anson Hart, the governor's son, who
formerly - was identified with the'
printing trade, has - been mentioned
as Lamborn's successor, as has T.
V. Copeland, Tacoma printer, who
went on the stump for Governor
Hart, appealing to labor 'unionists to
support him against Bb. Bridges,
who had the indorsement of the state
federation of labor..
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Hood River Conple Turns Betrothal
Party Into Surprise.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Nor. 18 (Spe
cial.) Nella Hart, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Hart, ex-chief of po
lice, and Edward Kreig, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Krieg, staged a
unique elopement. The young couple
were married on September 13, in
Portland, the marriage license having
been secured in Hillsboro, but the
wedding was "kept a secret.
The couple chose a novel method
of breaking news of their marriage.
A party was given at the Hart home,
ostensibly for announcing their en
gagement. Immediately after lunch
eon had been served they slipped
away. ' When they werex missed, a
little brother of the young woman
handed her mother a note. It in
structed her to look under the girl's
pillow. There Mrs. Hart discovered
the marriage certificate of her daugh
ter and Mr. Krieg.
Krieg- is a carpenter. He is a vet-
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