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Show FRENCH POLICE PROBE GEiTH OF! 0LIO0IS Cocam Parties and Champagne Cham-pagne Orgies Figure in Poisoning of Actress PARI8, September 11. The French I police have begun a thorough Invest!-j gatlon into the death of I dive Thomas, i American motion picture actress. who .uiccumbed yesterday morning to poison poi-son tnken. It Is said, by mistake, several sev-eral days ago. The authorities have Issued a permit for the embalming of the body, but as y t have not sanctioned. sanc-tioned. Its shipment ".o the I'nltedl sturr: on lirmril ihe -it ei niyh I n M.iiiro- tahia, vailing from Cherbourg Septem-j ber 18. investigation also Is being made by the police of ainlster rumors of co-1 ..ilne orgies, intermingled with eham-l palgne dinners, which lasted Into thej early hours of the morning, that have been afloat in the American colony) and among the habitues of the French cinema world during the past week. RICAN QUESTIONED I-ast night In the 8ante prison the police were closely questioning a man named Spalding said to be a former American army captain, who was sentenced sen-tenced to six months In Jail last Monday Mon-day for vending cocaine. In connection with the death of Miss Thomas, the police say they desire de-sire to Interview Jack Pickford, motion mo-tion picture actor, and huiband of Miss Thomns. and also a woman friend of the actres.H who Is said to have accompanied ac-companied Idles Thomas during her last pilgrim ige to the M,,i,t Marte district Saturday evening. Mr. Pick-ford Pick-ford today left the Kit hotel, where he had been stopping, and has taken up quarters In the Hotel Crlllon. He del lined to receive visitors today, The physician who is in attendance on Mr. Pickford said be was in a very bad state of health PROBE Is STARTED Police Commissioner Uucrocq said that ho had entrusted the Investigation Investi-gation of the death of Miss Thomas to Captain of Police Calrou of the first district. When questioned con-! cernlng the ease, Captain Calrou said he had not concluded his Inquiry, He had received the testimony of tho waiters, porters and chambermaids at tho Kits hotel, where Miss Thomas Is said to have taken the poison, hut had been unable as yet to obtain Mr. Plckford's accoun; of the affair. Sev eral of Hie -Mont Martre resorts, i which Miss Thomas visited Saturday night, were subjected to a close investigation in-vestigation today. oo |