The Oregon daily journal., September 12, 1920, Page 5, Image 5

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CAUSES INQUEST
Paris Demands Searching Inquiry;
Actress and Husband Had spent
Evening! at Notorious Resort.
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Farm, Sept. if (U. P.) The
body of beautiful Olive Thomas must
be mutilated by aurgfcons knives to
aattafy the law that her death from
polaoning was accidental.
This wa decreed tonight by the Judges
after the police at the Inquest tn the
mysterious death of, the American mo
tion picture star had accepted the phy
sician's report that the girl had drunk
from a bottle of bichloride of mercury
by mistake. They ordered an autopsy
to be performed Monday to determine
the amount and kind of poison she
swallowed.
The Judges' action' was taken after
the case apparently . had been closed,
and created sensation, particularly
among the members of the American
colony and In French cinema circles.
MISTAKE, BATS JACK
Jack Ptckford,. Mlsa- Thomas' husband,
testified that aft f spending the night
dancing In the notorlqusiMpntmarfe dis
trict, they returned to the Hotel Rite.
He said t ha fa-after he went to 'bed his
wife wen into he bathroom to get- a
bottle of fciedlctne, which' a Ffench phy
sician had prescribed for a nervous ail--ment.
By mistake, be- said, she drank
from the bottle of poison and her scream
of fright brought him to her side. He
summoned medical help and she was
taken to the American hospital In Neull-
ly, where she died yesterday.
Although Pickford maintained that
both he .and his wife were sober when
they returned from dancing, the testi
mony of hotel employes was k ine ei
fect that they were both somewhat "In
toxicated." The entire . Investigation had, been tn
the hands of Police Commissioner Cat
rou, who announced this afternoon that
It was completed. After the inquest he
mnde his report to the Judicial authori
ties, who refused to close the case until
an autopsy had determined the exact
nature of Miss Thomas' death.
Arrangements had been made to send
Miss Thomas' body home on the Mauri
tania, which Is scheduled to leave Cher
bourg for the United States a week from
tndnv. when it was believed by Pick-
ford that the autopsy would not dis
arrange these plans.
. AMERICAN COLONY EXCITED
The traffic death of Miss Thomas has
excited the American colony here. . It
was recalled what a stir her striking
beauty created among the beauty loving
Parisians when she and her husband
made their first appearance in public
here.
The publicity given the tragedy has
provided ammunition for French vice
crusaders though few In number and
' plans were being agitated tonight for
a drive to abolish the resorts of the
Montmarta while the memory of Miss
Thomas' death Is still fresh In the minds
of ttie people.
Montmarte hns grown In gayety since
the war, until "its revels have shocked
even the mont hardened habitues.. Cafes
and dance halls have been mere masks
for reports that have been maintained
In open defiance of the police.
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Mrs. MTt1e Blakcly
LKCiAL FIGHT LIKELY OVER
$300,000 LIFE INSURANCE
Los Angeles, Sept. 11. A big legal
fltht over the $300,000 insurance policy
on the life Of Olive Thomas, screen
beauty, who died of mercurial poisoning
In Paris, loomed tpd ay.
Following the action of the four court
officials In. refusing, to -accept the police
finding that the actress' death was acci
dental and ordering an autopsy, local at
torneys predicted that the insurance
companies would resist attempts to cot
led on the policy.
It 1m represented that Miss Thomas
took out the policy some time previous
to hr departure for France and after
she had been examined by Dr. Joseph
Choate ot Los Angeles, who Is now sta
tioned In Paris, and who attended her
after she swallowed the poisoning.
Behrndt & Levy, a firm of Insurance
brokers, were quoted today as refusing
to comment on the matter of the policy,
but admitted that MIbs Thomas was a
client of theirs. A contest over paying
the Insurance would be based; it Is said.
on the possibility that Mlsa Thomas may
have committed suicide.
for the puMIc and for the periodic ex
amination of the state banking depart
ment,' and one for the eyes of Johnson
only.
Bennett found cancelled checks of re
cent; date uncharged to their proper ac
counts, dumped in piles and buried under
dust covered refuse of years now dead.
He found a mass of disorder, piled so
high, In fact, that he and two assistants
from his department have been working
steadily since, sorting, sifting, following
vague leads and uncertain entries, post
ing disregarded accounts until just now
the end is beginning to come in sight
so that a week or so from now some
definte statement of the bank's condi
tion may be complied and published.
Until that statement has; been com
pleted no one can know how much the
oeoDle Of tne jacKSonvine uisirici nave
lost, or stand to lose, how much the
assets of the battered Institution are
or how much the liabilities seem to be
And It will be a long time before the
actual facts are known and the actual
losses determined.
COUNTY FUNDS ON DEPOSIT
But. out of what can now be discov
ered, it Is known that the treasurer of
Jackson county. Mrs. Myrtle Blakely
had $107,523.21 of county funds on de
posit there the day the bank closed Its
doors. To Becure this she holds $11,000
of government and municipal bonds. Of
this total leuou is in WDerty ana vie
tory bonds, presumably owned by the
bank and rated at their face, while
$5000 Is In Improvement bonds of the
city of Jacksonville, seemingly hypothe
cated by Johnson, who was city treas
urer and their custodian from the water
bond sinking fund of the municipality
and therefore owned by the. city and
not by the bank.
How much the citizens of Jackson
ville, of the Applegate district and of
all the surrounding country stand to
lose will not be known until the super
intendent of banks and his examiners
have posted the individual deposit
ledgers and taken their balances. It
is estimated, however, that final results
will show total deposits, including that
of the county, of close to $2a0,0O0, while
the amounts, or the condition, of the
bonds and other securities held in the
bank have not been checked and are
unknown. , '
SECRET LOXO KEPT
The most astounding phase of th
situation la that Johnson could have
conducted his nana as ne aia tor so
long without discovery from the out
side. That the county officials who
transacted business with the bank day
after day and month after month could
have been so blind to the situation
passes belief. That the county judge,
the" county commissioners, the county
clerk, and, most of all, the county treas
urer, all knowing as they did the bulk
of county funds on deposit there, failed
to see the continued discrepancy be
tween the bank's published statements
of total deposits and the known totals
Of county money carried there, is sur
prising and unexplainable. All of it
comprises a strange and interesting
story, available facts, figures and veri
fied incidents of which, too extended for
inclusion here, will follow.
Exquisite Bed Room Furniture In M the Latest Designs
At Very Special Prices-Both Suites and Separate Pieces
Beyond a doubt period designs in bedroom furniture have become
the most favorite and most popular designs on the . market today.
The large number of sales transacted in this store in period bedroom
furniture is evidence enough of its popularity and demand. From
our large and complete assortment of period suites and odd pieces
we have taken a number of patterns in ivory and walnut, and marked
them at very special prices for a six days' sale. You may choose
them in complete suites or odd pieces, but in either event the saving
is considerable.' Only five of these suites are quoted below.
This Beautiful Queen Anne Suite
at a Decided Underprice
Probably the Queen Anne design is the most popular and favorite of all
period design's. The suite shown above was made to sell for J5444. but the
sbecial crice for four pieces is 1281.25. Choice of mahogany or wtalnut.
Bed $74.50
Dresser $79.75
Chifferette $9.50
Toilet Table $57.50
Solid Oak Dresser
$41.50.
This is one of the big: values of the season. The
case is qnusually well made and attractively de
signed, and wis made to sell for 156.50. There
are also a number of other dressers on sale in
the various woods and finishes.
JACKSONVILLE BANK
WRECK
MS CHAOS
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that won't meet yours, and with llpsJ
locked between nimseu ana me woria.
OSLY SHELL REMAINS
When Johnson slipped out through the
back door ot -the courthouse on the
morning: of : August 1.0 to -escape the
muttered aruTer of hl so recently admir
ing townsmen' and to eeek the safety of
the jail, he left a Junkshop where people
thonght he had a bank. No such mess
and litter, no such chads and confusion
has ever faced the. forces of the atate
banking department "Irf the ' history of
Oregon hanking, according -to Wttt H.
Bennett, the superintendent o baiika,
When Bennett 166K the fcupin institu-.
tlon under his -official .keeping ton Au
gut 10. he found . situation past ahe
belief of honest men. He found that for
eight days or two weeks Johnson had
kept no books whatsoever. Credit sltp.
cancelled checks, debit memoranda and
all the varied things incidental to the
conduct ot a banxing business were
scattered helter skelter on the counters,
the desks. In the pigeon holes and 'ovw
the floor. He faced an indiscriminate
tangle without apparent beginning or
visible ending but one necessary to be
unravelled before It could be discovered
how complete the wreck would prove or
how much of salvage might be found.
Bennett found two sets of books, one
DANCE
Daughters of Scotia
AUXILIARY TO CLAN MAOLIAY
FRIDAY NIGHT
scpTKMaen 17. isse,
; I 'Pylhian Building
ADMISSION We
COUNTY TREASURER HAD
DRAFTS BUT MONEY XjOST
Medford, Sept. 11. In a report made
publid Saturday evening by District At
torney O. M. Roberts, County Judge
George Gardner and County Commis
sioners Owens and Simpson gave out
the audit made recently of the accounts
of Mrs. Myrtle Blalley as county treas
urer and the Jackson county funds fol
lowing the failure of the Bank of Jack
sonville. This audit by E. M. Wilson.
the public accountant. In cold figures
shows that the county will be a large
loser through the manipulations of W. '
H. Johnson, the president and cashier.
who wrecked the bank.
The- report shows that on the date of
the bank failure the county treasurer
had 1107,523.21 of county deposits In the
bank and the bank's securities were only
$11,000.
The history of the accounts with the
bank Is reported In detail from January
1. 1917, to the time the bank .closed
August 11, 1920. Summarized it Is partly
as follows :
FUNDS ARE SHORT
January 1, 1917, the balance carried in
the bank was $11,081.40. Up to June
1. 1918. covering 17 months, the account
remained uniform, with but little vari
ation in monthly balances. The increase
In the monthly balance began in August,
i-V jo, uu on uBcemoer ii, ISIS, was
$55,968.40, of which fl3.927.S5 taa drafts
on tha bank, coming from the tax col
lector ana deposited December 31. On
that date, one- year later, the balance
was . I54.07S.6S. During 1920 a gradual
Increase' lnr balano-s occurred until the
balance at the time the bank closed' was
$107,52J.2T.-
This part of the county's funds beine
Unavailable during adjustment and set
tlement of the bank's affairs, the vari
ous county funds, districts and munici
palities will be temporarily short of
funds.
DRAFTS NOT DRAWN
The most sensational part of the re
port follows :
Four oralis issued by tha Bank of
Jacksonville to the county treasurer.
Mrs. Blakeley, May 1. may have a bear
ing In drawing conclusions as to the in
tent of Johnson, cashier of the bank.
At that time the balance of county funds
In the bank was $31,311,83. "The drafts
Issued to the treasurer were Nos. 97, 98
and 4)9 on the American Exchange Bank
of New York for $26,000 each, and No.
1406 on the Wefls-Fargo Nevada bank of
San Francisco for $16,000 ; tetal $90,000,
or practically all of the county' account
with the bank.- p
"Drafts No. 97 and No. 99 remained In
the bands of trie .treasurer uncollected at
tha time ot the bank (allure. , .w ,Vv.
"County Treasurer Blakeley 'a surety
company bond is $20.00.
$260 4-Piece Period Suite in Jvory $205
It Is t style that will add creatly to your bedroom. The pieces are
ill large and roomy and are fitted with fine French plate mirrors.
All pieces are decorated with pretty motifs, giving it the appear
ance of much greater cost. Finished in a smooth egg-shell ivory.
Priced separately like this:
Bed $54.25 Chiffonier .....$45.15
Dresser ..$51.40 Dressing Table $54.25
This Louis XVI Suite Offered at
About Present Factory Cost
It is positively one of the best chamber suite values, we know of. All pieces
are of good proportion, perfectly matched, and finished either walnut or
mahogany. The four pieces may be had at the very special price of 1267.23.
Bed $69.75 Chifferette $67.50
Dresser ..... $72.50 Toilet Table . $57.50
Large $393.00 Ivory Period Suite $315.25
This is a prettily designed period suite that will appeal to yo'u In
stantly. Consists of bed. dresser, chiffonier, and dressing table, all
large size and perfectly matched. It is-one of the prettiest suites,
regardless of price, that is shown on our floors.
Bed $76.00 Chiffonier $81.50
Dresser .' $83.25 Dressing Table $74.50
New Floor Coverings for Fall
ROOM-SIZED RUGS
Velvet Rugs, size 9x12. at $49.50, $75 and $90
Wool and Fiber Rugs, 9x12 size, at $25, $35 and $37.50
Axminster Rugs, 9x12 size. $60. $75. $79.50, $85 and $97.50
Wilton Rugs, 9x12 size. at. . $122.50, $145, $165 and $175
LINOLEUMS
IS patterns Print Linoleum, square yard, up from $1.25
37 patterns Inlaid Linoleum, square yard, up from. . . . .$1.95
3 patterns of 12-foot Printed Linoleum.
9 patterns In Short lengths of Inlaid Linoleum, suitable" for bath
r pantry, at special prices.
Felt Basket Weave
A $301 Suite in American Walnut or
Enamel. Reduced to $267
This is typical of the remarkable values thit you can now secure
at specially reduced prices. This splendid suite can be had in
either American walnut or ivory enamel. All cases have three
top drawers.. Bed has large single panel instead of as shown.
Mirrors are large and cases wide. .
Dresser $71.50
Bed ... $67.50
Toilet Table
Chifferette .
..$61.50
. .$66.50
Sanitary Suction
Carpet Sweepers
$3.85
Novelty Rugs
At Reduction of 10
ATTEND THIS SALE OF
Dining Room Tables
PRICES ARE UNVSUAL
A number of both straight line and period dining tables have been .
marked for clearance. In most instance they are samples Just
one of s kind. So choose early.
$54 Quartered Oak Plank Top Table .$39.75
$93.50 William and Mary 54-Inch Oak Tables. .$74.25
$45 William and Mary Oak Tables $33.75
$125 5M-Inch Queen Anne Walnut Table $90.50
$99.50 54-Inch Mahogany Period Table. $81.00
$75 Jack Oak Oblonp Table .$61.75
$92 6-Leg Jacobean Oak $69.50
$84.50 Mahogany William and Mary Table. ... .$69.75'
Karpen 3-Piece Cane Suites
$268
Guaranteed Karpen Cane Suites, covered in pretty
velour. 3 pieces in all. The usual selling price is 334.
Six other cane suites are also priced for the week at
equally great reductions.
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Ride
Go when you like and come when you like. No waiting for cars,
ust hop on your bicycle and get down to work on time. - Our
bicycle showing: is a very complete one, including the ' nationally
known Columbia the bicycle that was adopted for war work. Make
a small payment down and the balance can be taken care of in
-weekly or monthly installments. ; -
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Davenport Tables
$49.75
The usual 6S kind, pretty William tnd Mary Daven.
port Tables in mahogany finish, full -length. Neatly
shaped top. dainty turned legs and lower shelf. Th
special price makes it well worth owning:.
We Charge No Interest on
Brunswick
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No Interest charges of any kind, when you bur your phonograph
here. The 'marked price is the only price, and there ire no addition!
whaterer.t Come In. ind let us demonstrate the three finest phbno
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