Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-01

ID and efforts Of the local in
tie him have SO far been futile.
Chappell is said to have left Sa-
lem and the employ of the Silver
King company without notice about
the middle Of October, and is re-
ported to have gone to klamath
Falls, although inquiries in that
city have failed to reveal his where's
abouts.
Several Hundred Dollars Paid.
The fact that Chappell had Sc
cured several hundred dollars from
three Salem men, who hold receipts
showing that they paid him that
amount for stock in the Silver King
company, was revealed when the
three Investors. c., NJ. Carson, lo-
cal garage man; L. Il. Durbin, a
Southern Pacific fireman, and l.. j.
Gibbons, proprietor of the Bligh
hotel barber shop, took the matter
Of the delayed delivery of the stock
certificates UP with the officials or
the company, which has its head
quarters in Portland.
They were informed, according to
Gibbons, that the books of the COM
pany showed no record of the sale
! of stock to any Of the three men,
and were further advised that
Chapper had severed his connec-
tion with the company without no
tice and that the company knew
nothing Of his whereabouts at that
time.
Officers Give Men Credit.
Recognizing the sale made by
Chappell as their agent, however,
the company delivered to Carson
stock to the amount of $40, rep
resenting the amount he had paid
| to Chappell.
I Coming TO Salem yesterday, ]. J
lLangback. president. and William
\ s. Risley, secretary of the company
delivered stock to Durbin and Glib
bons for the respective payment Of
$500 and 1920 they had made tc
Chappell.
/ Reluctant and evasive in theii
ANSWERS to questions concerning tht
matter put to them by newspaper
men, Landback and Risley admitted
that ChappeH had left the COMPANY
without giving notice and without
making final accounting Of his
work as their agent, but insisted
that this procedure was not irreg
ular, nor the cause of any alarm
They said they had no idea how
much money Chappell had collect
ed on the sale of stock never re
lported to the company. but MI
Risley insisted that it was ''ridicu
lously small" without saying hoy
much.
Foul Play as Theory.
Questioned at length Mr.. Risle
, declared that Chappell's "disap
pearance is significant of nothing
that the former stock salesma
: may simply have seen fit to go t
] work somewhere else without mott
J fyiny the company. He intimatet
, however, that unless Chappell az
pears upon the scene within a rea
! sonable length of time" he may b
i, charged with embezzlement. MI
Risley suggested that Chappell ma
have met with foul play.
I'VE do not wish to make any ae
cusations whatever until we lear
something definite" is the state
ment made by Mr.. Risley. 1--WE d
4 not know how much Mr.. Chappe
owes the company-in fact, W
. don't know that he owes us any
!, thing" This sIatter, he explained
e was due to the fact that Chappe
e was allowed certain commissions o
a stock sold.
: Actions Not Explained.
: Mr.. Risley did not attempt to e,
plain the failure of Chappell to r
-iport his sales so that the stock Gel
:. tificates might be delivered to ii
!. purchasers, other than that Chal
!. pell may simply have neglected
attend to this detail before leavir
{ Salem.
Il Explanation of the fact tn
where stock was sold on the 1nsta
e ment plan only the first payme
e was supposed to be made to Cha
o peiI. and all subsequent paymerl
! should have been made direct
: the company. pointed out by NJ
: Risley. led to the discovery II
morning that there was somethil
irregular in the transaction wher
by Charles Maxwell. porter at I
l-Oregon Electric depot. had paid 5
I or $50 in nine or ten instailmen
= of IS each to Mr.. Chappeli. and hi
y heard nothing from the compal
d regarding his stock. Mr.. Maxw'
d has receipts for the payments ma
If TO Chappeli and isHtaking the mi
r. ter up with the company De su
It scribed to ChappeiI for 500
IT stock
v, Mine Is Near Mehama-
:. The silver King silver, zinc al
II lead mine Is located on the nor
fork of the Santism about ten NIL
from Mehama- II IS said to be ca
1t italized at $500. ooo. HeadquartF
a of the company are at Second a
m Alder streets. Portland Mr. Ian
n hack Is a resident OF Portland a
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