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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAS", rORTLAXD, NOVEMBER 21, 1920
CHINESE QUIT HOWIE
IN SEARCH OF FOOD
Men Abandon Famine Zone to
Appease Hunger.
FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND
and Jack Fettlt, their chauffeur, was I
en route from Portland to Gearhart.
As he rounded a sharp curve he sar
a horse and wagon ahead, and In try
ing: to avoid a collision Mr. Lang, who
was driving-, made & quick turn and
his machine plunged over an embank
ment a distance of about 30 feet.
Mrs. Lang; and the chauffeur escaped
injury.
Women and Children Subsist "Upon
Leaves of Trees and Starvation
Spreads Throughout China.
PEKIN, ,Kov. 20. The correspon
dent of the Associated Press, who has
just visited the famine district, met
long- processions of men carrying- lit
tle bagrsful of clothes slung- over their
shoulders, leaving- their homes to seek
new ones where food can be obtained.
They were trudging from 100 to 300
miles to Tientsin or Pekin in the hope
of finding- either work or charity.
Their women and children have
been left at home, obviously for the
reason that the region vjhich they
have to traverse is so impoverished
that there is little hope oS successful
begging.
Asked why they had riot brought
their families, one man produced what
looked like slabs of baked mud. They
were made of millet chaff, clover and
weeds, with minimum of grain.
"Can little children and Old women
walk all day with such food to eat?"
fee asked in reply.
I'armrn Sacrifice Lands.
In half a dozen villagesalong the
Grand canal nine out of ten farmers
have sold their lands at one-tenth to
one-fifth the normal price. Wealthy
business men from the market towns
were said to have bought most of the
parcels of land, driving hard bargains
with the owners, who have no re
course but to sell or rent. If the
owner chooses the latter expedient he
is likely to get 3 a year for his "mu"
of land (a "mu" is approximately one
sixth of an acre) and the renter takes
the whole crop for the period of the
Chia Hwang village was a row
of young elms and locusts, from which
the leaves had been stripped for food.
Four or five persons were sick in the
village, two of hunger. Here the
children have been dying from lack
of proper nourishment- Sight had suc
cumbed in the previous ten days. The
sale of clothes has been the chief
means of support. Every few days
some man walks 30 miles to Tehchow
as selling agent for four or five fami
lies and with the meager returns
brings back a few more days' rations.
Outward Sians Missing
For the most part there have been
few of the outward, physical signs of
advanced starvation; but in the vil
lage of Shia Chung I saw babies with
the faces of old men, children whose
ribs were pitifully visible under the
bluish skin. Here there had been a
100 per cent crop failure. All who
could have gone and- those left were
held by extreme poverty.
At a village near Wu Ch'eng- I met
an old man over 60. He had been to
the market town and sold two long
coats and some boots. The proceeds
he carried in a basket on his arm,
about six pounds of red millet. His
eons, he said, had gone somewhere
north, where he didn't know. At home
were his wife and his sons' wives and
their seven children. Mixed with
leaves and clover, he figured that his
purchase of millet would last several
days. "After that if we die, we dn
he said. The Chinese peasant takes
his hunger smilingly, as he does
everything. Despondency is remark
ably rare.
The only practicable way to save a
majority of the sufferers seems to be
to open food kitchens all over the
stricken district on a gigantic scale.
Koad and canal projects intended to
afford work for the population, even
were it not attended by too much de-
Jay, will only partially meet the re
Quirements.
WOULD-BE SUICIDE FAILS
Alleged Slayer .of Girl on Way Back
to Kansas City.
BROKEN BOW, Neb.,' Nov. 20.
Dennis Chester, alleged slayer of
Florence Barton. Kansas City society
girl, was placed on a train and started
back to that city tonight suffering
from the effects of two attempts at
self-destruction.
Both attempts were made in the
county jail here last night, one by
strangulation and the other by jump
ing from the. "bunk" of his cell to
the cement floor of the jail. He
suffered a badly bruised head, - but
there apparently was no fracture of
the skull.
Before he was taken away tonight
It was necessary to place bim on a
stretcher. A number of Kansas City
detectives accompanied him.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Headquarters of American Legion
Announces Standing Bodies'.
INDIANAPOLIS, In., Nov. 20.
Personnel of the new standing- com
mittees of the American Legion was
announced here today by the organi
zation's national head-quarters. Com-
hittees appointed included:
Women s auxiliary: Roland H.
Choate, Massachusetts, chairman;
Carl de Long, Idaho.
Ceremonies: Rev. F. A. Kelley, dis
trict of Columbia, chairman; Charles
Hill, Wyoming.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
FIANCEE STILL DETAINED
BOARD REFUSES TO FREE
GIKL WHO WO CUD BE BRIDE.
Case of Russian Maid Will Be Ap
pealed to Washington by San
Francisco Sweetheart.
SEATTLE;. "Wash., Nov. 20. (Spe
rial.) Cunid lost the first round with
Uncle Sam this morning: in the fight
of Lloyd Jacot of San Francisco to
pain the freedom of Miss Lva Prinz,
Kuasian girl, his fiancee, held by im
migration authorities on the charge
that she violated the passport regula
tiona when she stole aboard the ship
Cross Keys at Vladivostok to join her
sweetheart here. A special board of
inquiry, while sympathetic with Ja
cot's quest, decided that the release
of the girl must come from Washing
ton. i-. U.
Petitions are being sent to both the
aecretary of state and the secretary
of labor by K. L. Wienir, represent
ing Jacot, asking for Miss Prinz' re
lease. He predicted this morning that
the- girla release is only a question of
time and is certain to follow pre
sentation of the facts in the case to
higher government authorities.
Miss Prinz arrived here on Novem
ber and her case was considered by
a special board and records were
ready to forward to ashington. I. C.
Jacot, however, arrived here Thurs
day night from San Krancisco, hear
Iner of the girl's plight, and obtained
ft reopening of the case. He was not
fiisheartened by the decision.
THEFT CHARGED TO POLICE
m
11 Members of' Boston Force Held
In Alleged Plot.
BOSTON, Nov. 20. Eleven members
and former members of Boston police
Xorce were held today on charges of
larceny and conspiracy to steal as a
result of a grand Jury investigation
Three of those indicted already were
in jail serving sentences for thefts.
Charges upon which the men were
indicted have to do with the theft
of large quantities of liquor and
candy and in one case of a diamond
ring valued at iuuu.
1SAD0RE LANG INJURED
. Prominent Portlander Breaks Arm
In Automobile Accident. .
ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.
Isadore Lang of Portland left for
bis home by train mis morning suf
fering from a broken left arm am
numerous bruises, the result of
automobile accident on the Columbia
river highway about five miles eas
of here last night.
- Mr. Lang, accompanied by his wife J
WHEAT . CHEAPEST HERE
AMEEIO.W MARKET S ARE 'OW
LOWEST IN WORLD.
31 arrla g IJ censes.
BROWN' - McCUUNG Lawrence A.
Brown, 2'2, 6S4 Schuyler street, and Mil
dred E. McClung, 22, G45 Hancock street.
pkitcharu-jvuttek ArcniDaxa ITU-
chard. 21. 6s Grand avenue.-and Sylvia R.
Nutter. 19. ttS24 Sixtieth avenue southeast.
LEPLEY-MCHOLis M. L. Jepley. iu,
3 Tillamook street, and Jada A. Nichols.
17. SSOT Sixty-seventh avenue southeast.
WUUU-CHUhN K. 1. WOOft iZ. o0
East Eighth street, and Frona M. Choin,
HO, 685 Kast Eighth street.
TAYLOK-BEKKi James Taylor, u.
2044 Willamette boulevard, and Gladys
T. Berry. 19, 204- Willamette boulevard.
AisiJi!iKSOW-tAtK.h; k van w. Ana er
gon, 42. 243 West Park street, and1 Eliza
S. Parker. 2&. .feast nty-nrst street.
North.
J IGGAR-ROENTZ George A. jipear. 20.
6131 Ninetieth street Southeast, and Gene
vieve C. Roentz. 22. 6ol .Forty-third ave
nue Southeast.
DAUGHERTT-BAKER Herbert V.
Daugberty. legal, Angela hotel, and Mar
garet A. Baker, 17, 54 Morrison stieet.
sav A(it-t,.MMt-KSU. james tawara
Savage, 44, Buhl, Idaho, and Lettia Amelia
Emmeraon, 28. 212 East Eighty-fifth street.
CRICHTOX-NEWBEUIN fcrnest w.
Crichton, 28, SU1 East Thirteenth street
North, and- Ellyn A, Newbegin, 23, 400
Hoilaaay avenue.
buwman-buwmaw u. . jjowman,
32, Los Angeles. Cal., and Sara G. Bowman.
34, capies notei.
WHE&LER - BKAULKX William A.
Wheeler, legal, ISO Union avenue North,
and Susan A, Bradley, legal, 254 Union
avenue North.
MADDOX-WOOD Murohy C. MacldOX,
31, 1339 Burrage street, and Ruth A. Wood.
zi, 2tk Hoiman street.
M ASTICK-C ATTO Erman E. MasticK.
22, 61 North Eighteenth street, autl Alyz
t. uatto, u, at. jonns, ur.
BLEKKrK-AL.m. f ratiK jy. ueecer.
legal, 209 Thirteenth street, and Berdina
L. Allen, legal, Portland.
ball-henry Benjamin j. Ball, legal.
Vancouver, B. C., andf Helen J. Henry,
legal, Portland.
Freeee. 23. 411 Hawthorne avenue, and
Carol Christopherson, 17, 338 East Thirty-
tnird street.
BASH FORD -BLAIR Albert W. Bash-
ford, legal. Roseburg. Or., and Ethel V.
Blair, legal, S65 Fourteenth street.
VAROX-MONS3AFEK Simon varon. le
gal, 32 Harrison street, and Esther Monsea-
ler, legal. ui ruin street.
legal, 60 North Twenty-first street, and
Lora HiiiDerg, legal, ooi n.ast uarumers
street.
RALLMAN-K ROHN George K. Ball-
man. 21. 5S25 Forty-first street Southeast.
and Helen B. Krohn, 19, 1749 Sandy boulevard.
HARRINGTON-WILSON Andrew Har
rington. 32. Portland, anu Hazel Wilson,
20, 10b Fourth street.
Vanrouver Marriajr Licences.
KEMP-STANLEY Frank A. Kemp, 35.
of Portland, and Mrs. Genevieve Bell Stan-
lev, 29, or Portland.
aCOTT-SMlTH Shellie Scott. 83. of
Cripple Creek, Colo., and Jessie Smith, 29,
of Seattle.
MARTYN-KEIRNS David L. Martyn.
legal, of "Vancouver, and Mrs. Anna B.
Keirns. legal, of Portland.
KRAMfiK-sALMJbKB unanes 1-1. ivra-
mer, legal, of Portland, and Mrs. EthQl B.
Saunders, legal, of Aurora, Or.
TALHEH r-UKi v Jiiit 1. jn. iaiDert, le
gal, of White Salmon, Wash., and Mrs.
C I. Driver, legal, of Portland.
HilSHNELL-Bl UVVEl-L Lieorge HUftl-
nell, legal, of Portland, and Mrs. Hilma
E. Bldweil, legal. 01 fortiana.
rasm issfc.rs-j.Ajvv v n, t-i k. Kasmus-
sen, 32, of Camas, Wash., and Eva M.
Lowder, 2S, of Vancouver.
HEXUEK-THiouuiuAU w. i. Henaer,
legal, of Portland, and Mildred Thibodeau,
lfcal. of Portland.
DA1XT M ETEO 25 O jLOGIC AI REPORT.'
PORTLAND. Nov. 20. Maximum tem-
npmture. f8 degrees; minimum, 48 degrees.
River reaaing, a. m., .t cnanKe in
last 24 hours. 1.9 feet rise. Total rainfall
(5 P. M. to ft P. M. ). o.ss men: total rain
fall since Septemoer 1. xunv. incnes
ormal rainfall since Sep tern Per 1, y. 1 a
inches; excess of rainfall since September
1. 1920. 3.12 inches, sunrise, 1 :19 A. M. ;
sunset. 4:35 P.. M. Total sunshine, 7 hours
43 minutes; possible sunshine, 9 hours 16
minutes. Moonrise. 1 :37 P. M. ; moonset.
1:0S A. M. Barometer (reduced to sea
level. 5 P. M.. 30.12 inches. Relative bu
midity at 5 A. M., 85 per cent; noon. 61
per cent; at n P. M., 68 per cent.
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Latest Ieclino Causes Resumption
of ; Baying by Europe Ten
dency Still "Weak.
CHICAGO, Kov. 20. American wheat
became the cheapest in the world today
through another decline in future prices
here. There was a net loa of from 84 to
6c & bushel for the day, December closing
at 1.68811.0?, and March lc below that
scale. Corn and oats also declined, partly
in sympathy with wheat and partly be
cause buyers had no confidence that the
bottom had been reacned. although they
were below the pre-war value. December
corn closed at 64c, while May oats wound
up a little below 48c
With wheat at its low figure, attention
turned to the foreign situation and a feel
ing developed that export demand would
be attracted here by the low prices. This
was strengthened when word came that
Italy had taken two cargoes and Germany
400.000 bushels of wheat on the breaks. It
was also pointed out that at Buenos Aires
March wheat was at a premium of 25c over
the Chicago price. These considerations
brought a rally that carried December
7. Sf Jrom lts low of 1165 to above
l.ou. In the last half hour, however, the
general liquidation in the business world
again held sway and prices receded.
Country offerings of corn continued light
uats felt the influence of the general
business situation.
Srovl?la"B "ere weaker and lower. -ine
Chicago market letter received yes-
Porrt!anly,a"dVfrb8Clt C0kB mI""iy of
Wheat Liquidation ih.
opening bulge, and although the market
fctiuem rallies. accompanied by
weak-end short cnvHnp , v, -
decidedly weak. It was reported that the
i iJS? yes"rdy might aggregate
J.000,000 bushels, but if them t..
such amount worked, it was not evident
u xne pit and there .was every reason
to believe that the renorts were .reatlv
exaggerated. The weakness in stocks and
j.oiLon was a disturbing factor and shortly
before the close a message from New
York, claiming exporters were offering
large blocks of cotton for re-sale, gave
the trade food for thought as to what
might happen should some of the wheat
now held by exporters be put back on
the market. Spot prices in Chicago were
3 to 5 cents lower and from 10 to 12
cents lower at outside markets. We see
no evidence of the current period of de
flation having yet spent its force.
Corn The market today was no dif
ferent than it was on the other days this
weeK. mere was nothing to create con
fidence in the stability of values and
bearish sentiment is being Intensified by
the pronounced weakness in cash markets
throughout the country. Offerings to ar
rive were quite liberal and advices from
the west are to the effect that farmers
are selling freely. It was rumored that
l.j.000,000 bushels of Argentine corn was
headed for the United Kingdom and a
decline of 6 to in Liverpool prices
seemed to substantiate the news.
Oats Reached the lowest price In four
years on general selling inspired by the
weakness in other grains and easier cash
premiums In face of light receipts. This
market is probably in o stronger position
than corn, but nevertheless an important
advance can hardly be expected under pre
vailing conditions.
Rye Scattered liquidation in December
rye was responsible for a sharp break in
values. There was some buying -of May
in evidence by eastern interests. The
absence of export buying, in our opinion,
means a lower market.
Provisions Irregular and trade small
with buying power coming largely from
shorts and selling in the way of liquida
tion. No change reported in cash trade,
which is quiet.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
"WHEAT.
Open. HlKh. Low. Close.
Dec $1.71 1.74 SI. 65 1.6St
March.. 1.6214 1.0oH 1.57 1.68 V4
CORN.
Dec 66i .6TH .63 .64
OATS.
Dec 444 .45 .42 .43
May..... .4814 .49 .47i4 .47
MESS POEK.
Jan 23.10 23.20 22.90 23.00
LARD.
Jan 14.87 15.00 J4.75 14.77
May 14.30 14.30 14.15 14.22
SHORT RIBS-
Jan 12.80 12.85 12.62 12.70
Cash prices were:
Wheat No. 1 red, 1.941.8i: No. 1
mixed, S1.744P1.T5. .
Corn No. 2 mixed, 73tff 7344c: No. 2 yel
low, 75 76c.
Oats No. 2 white, 47M 48'4e: No. 3
white, 45445V&e.
Rye No. 2. tl.Sl.
Barley. 68c S 1.03.
Timothy seed. (5.5096.50.
Clover seed, S12&20.
Pork, nominal.
Lard. (19.02.
Ribs, (13.50 16
Minneapolis 'Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 20. Cash wheat
No. 1 dark northern. (1.60 1.82 : No.
3, fl.5OVi01.65i4; No. 1 red spring. (1.52
1.55: No. 2, 1.4Ti41.50V4; No. 3.
(1.421.47Vi: No. 1 northern. (157
1.5; No. 2, 1.B21.5&: No. 3.
J 1.4? 1.50; No. 1 dark hard Montana.
(1.57; No. 1 hard Montana. (1.57.
Com No. 3 yellow, 65 & 70c ; No. 4. 60
065c; No. 5, 5560c; No. 3 mixed, 59 S
62c; No. 4, 53 6 58c; No. 5. 506 54c: No. 2
white, 4142c; No. 8. 40&40c.
Barley Choice to fancy. 75fS0c; me
dium to good, 64 74c; No. 2 rye, (1 4314 it
Flax $2.062.07.
Futures Wheat, December, $1.52;
March, (1.54. Oats. December. 80c; May,
43c. Rye, No. 2, (1.4fl1.3 ; May,
(1.30 bid. Barley, December, 64c: May,
65c. Flax, November, (2.06; December,
(2.07; May, (2.20.
Winnipeg Grain Market.
"WINNIPEG, Nov. 20. Wheat Novem
ber. (1.79; December, (1.76; May. (1.77.
Oats November. 63 c: May, 554 c.
Barley May. 75 c; December. 76c.
Flax November, (2; December, (1.97;
May, (2.0S.
Rye November. $ 1.60; December, 1.49.
Gram at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. CaW; Nov. 20. Grain
Wheat. (3. 25)3. 0: barley, spot feed,
(2.152.20: oats, red feed. (2.2002.50;
corn, white, -SgypUan. (3.103.1&; red
milo. 2.752.8o.
Hay Wheat, fancy, (2829; tame eats,
(2427; wild oats. (18020; barley, (170
20; alfalfa. 220 25.
. Seattle Grain Market.
SEATTLE, Nov. 20. Wheat, hard white
and soft white, $1.50; white club, $1.42;
hard winter, red winter, northern spring
and eastern "Walla, $1.40: red Walla, $1.20;
Big Bend bluestem. (1.55.
reea city delivery. Scratch feed. $72
tori; feed wheat, $74; all-grain chop, $38;
oats, $56; sprouting oats, $61; rolled oats,
sob; whole corn, $54; cracked corn, $56;
rolled barley, $58: clipped barley, $63.
May Airaira, $2 ton: double com
pressed alfalfa. (35: ditto timothy. $42:
eastern "Washington mixed, $36..
- ' Coffee Futures Rally.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20. An opening de
cline of 2 to 13 points was followed by
rallies In the market for coffee futures
here today as a result of covering for
over the week end or buying for a reac
tion. The opening decline was probably due
to the unsettled showing of the - Bra
zilian cables, but the technical position
of the market was considered stronger
after the earlier weak declines and there
may have been some buying -late in the
morning on reports that plans were being
discussed for creating International cred
its. - March sold up from T.05 -to 7.20c and
closed at 7.19c with the general list
closing at a net advance of 2 to 8 points.
December, 6.45c, January 6.69c. March
7.19c, May 7.53c, July 7.90c, September
8.10c. ,
Spot coffee neglected and nominal.
Uberty Bond Yields Increase.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. A continued
advance for two weeks in the earning
value of liberty Jonds was shown in tne
weekly table issued at the close of busi
ness today by the. federal reserve bank.
The table, which shows market values of
the various issues and their approximate
yield, if held to maturity. Is as follows:
First 3s, market price 924, approxi
mate yield 3.97 per cent; first 4s. 86,
4.95 per cent: first 4V4s, 86, 5.18 per
cent; second 4s, s., 5.09 per cent; sec
ond 44 s. 85, 5.38 per cent: third. 4!s.
88, 6.14 per cent: fourth, 44s, 86, 5.48
per cent; victory 44s, 96, 6.31 per cent;
victory 84s, 96. 5.51 per cent.
Duluth Linseed Market.
DTJLTJTH, Nov. 20. Linseed, on track
and arrive. $2.10.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20. Spot cotton,
middling, 17.25c.
EHHS TURNED INTO LYES
TYPE READIXG OPTOPHOXE
GIVES BLIXD AUDIBLE VISION.
Viscount Melville, 17, to Wed.
IXJNDON. The engagement is an
nounced of Cnarles Saunders Dundas,
sixth Viscount Melville, aged 77, of
Melville castle, Midlothian, and Miss
Marsraret Todd, 4u years old, an Edin
burgh hairdresser's assistant, de
scribed as of distinguished appear
ance. The viscount was British con
sul at Santos, Brazil, in 1869, and his
first wife was Grace Scully of Rio de
Janeiro, who died in 1890. His an
cestor, the first viscount, was the
great Dundas, known as the un
crowned kin.af or Scotland.
By Adaptation of Selenium Cell Dr.
Fournier d'Albe's Device Trans
lates Li glit Into Sounds.
An Invention which gives promise
of being quite the most remarkable
so far developed by man and one
which is of the utmost importance to
the blind is the type-reading opto
phone. This marvelous instrument
actually reads ordinary printed mat
ter and it reads it aloud very slowly
or comparatively rapidly, according
to the will of the sightless hearer.
Of course, it does not speak any
hitherto known language, but as its
mechanical eye sweeps over the
printed type, it utters musical sounds
which vary with each letter, so after
the blind hearer has learned this new
musical language, he can readily un
derstand what the optophone is say
ing. Eye" a Selenium Cell.
Of course, the mecffanical eye is a
selenium cell which bridges a gap in
a telephone circuit. As our readers
doubtless know, the electrical: resis
tance of selenium is carried by Its ex
posure to light; the more intense the
light, the less the resistance. The
selenium cell, therefore, acts as a
light-operated valve to control the
flow of current through a circuit. If
a pulsating light strikes the selenium
bridge, a pulsating current will pass
through the telephone receiver, pro-
uucing a sound wnich may vary all
the way from a ticking noise up to a
high musical note, depending upon
the frequency of the pulsations.
Some years ago it occurred to Dr.
E. K. Kournler a Albba that by means
of the selenium cell, he could let
light shine into the black world of
the blind through their ears. Next
to sight, hearing is the most delicate
sense possessed by man. When de
prived of eyesight all the other senses
are acutely developed, particularly
tne sense or Hearing, and Ur. d Albe
sought to make the ears of the blind
take the place of their eyes.
His first aim was to produce an in
strument which would enable a blind
man to distinguish objects around
him, as we do with our eyes, by noting
various snaaes or light reflected
by such objects. The outcome of : is
experiments was the optophone. In
this instrument, he used a selenium
cell to control the current passing
mruuga a teiepnone receiver. This
current was interruDted bv means ot
clock-driven mechanism so as to pro-
uuco a ouzzing noise in the receiver.
With it the blind operator could dis
tinguish shades of light by the loud
ness of the buzzing sound.
This was a rather crude attempt at
converting sight into hearing. Since
then, however. Dr. d'Albe has per
fected the optophone with the special
purpose of enabling the blind to read
ordinary type matter. The instrument
is a decided success. It has been
tested out in actual practice and a
number of blind operators are now
able to read any ordinary printed mat
ter. The optophone has opened up to
them the whole of the world's litera
ture. However, the possibilities of the 'se
lenium cell have not yet been fully
realized. Now that- the K 1 ; -j aHA .
abled to read by ear may not further I
experiments be performed along the
lines of the first instrument so as to
give audible vision to the sightless?
It is quite conceivable that an opto
phone instead of being provided with
a single celled eye may be furnished
with a mosaic of selenium cells In
much the same way as the retina is
composed of light sensit've rods and
cones. In this way the world of color
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF
The Northwestern National Bank
OF PORTLAND
At the Close of Business, November 15, 1920
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $16,270,811.84
Federal Reserve Stock 37,500.00
Other Bonds and Securities 1,200,358.37
Furniture and Fixtures 64,000.00
Customers' Liabilities Under Letters of Credit,
Acceptances and Bills of Exchange 893,434.44
United States Bonds and Certificates 2,052,923.22
Cash on Hand and Due from Other Banks 6,248,603.19
Total . . mm . . .$26,767,631.06
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid In 1,000,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits i 509,148.16
United States Bonds Borrowed , 1,300,000.00
Circulation 50,000.00
Commercial Paper Rediscounted .v. . . . 250,000.00
Commercial Letters of Credit 235,068.27
Acceptances Executed for Customers.......... 654,077.49
Deposits 22,769,337.14
Total $26,767,631.06
tA. M. today. P. M. report preceding day.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Probably rain;
easterly winds.
. Oregon and "Washington Probably rain
In west portion: east portion, cloudy: mod
erate easterly winds.
EDWARD L. WELLS, Meteorologist.
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Condensed Report of the Condition of the
Livestock State Bank
At the Close of Business, November 15, 1920
. . RESOURCES -
Loans and Discounts $ 975,619.48
Bonds, Warrants, etc 83,440.00
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank ' 3,750.00
Furniture and Fixtures 7,038.25
Cash and Due from Banks 522,821.97
Total $1,592,669.70
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $ 100,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 28,546.77
Rediscounts .... - 255,493.84
Deposits 1,208,629.09
Total ...$1,592,669.70
Condensed Report of the Condition of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AND
SECURITY SAVINGS AND TRUST
COMPANY
At the Close of Business November 15, 1920
i . . The First Na- Security Savings
RESOURCES tional Bank and Trust Co. Combined
Loans and Discounts. ...... $25,651,628.49
U. S. Bonds 3,926,234.62
Other Bonds,1 etc 1,758,510.00
Stock in Federal Keserve
Bank 105,000.00
Bank Premises and Other
Real Estate : . . . 969,755.06
Customers' Liability Under
Letters of Credit and Ac
ceptances . 2,626,988.73
Due from U. S. Treasurer. . 75,00Q.00
Cash on Hand and in Banks 8,969,973.98 .
Total ...
$1,648,744.27
1,092,070.36
133,312.50
17,550.00
1,437,110.87
$27,300,372.76
' 3,926,234.62
2,850,580.36
105,000.00
1,103,067.56
2,644,538.73
75,000.00
10,407,084.85
,$44,083,090.88 $4,328,788.00 $48,411,878.88
i
" The First, Na- Security Savings
LIABILITIES tional Bank and Trust Co. Combined
i
Capital Stock. $ 2,500,009-00
Surplus and Undivided
Profits ....... 1,519,191.89
Circulation 1,483,245.00
Letters of Credit and Ac
ceptances J. 2,667,921.48
Deposits 34,678,982.59
Federal Pveserve Bank. .... 1,233,749.92
Total ". '. $44,083,090.88
$ 250,000.00 $ 2,750,000.00
391,462.80 1,910,654.69
1,483,245.00
17,550.00 2,685,471.48
3,669,775.20 38,348,757:79
1,233,749.92
$4,328,788.00 $48,411,878.88
The Stock of this Bank is owned by the Stockholders of the First
National Bank of Portland, Oregon.
misht be translated into a world of
music and the" blind "would -be enabled
to see with their ears.
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CONDENSED REPORT OF
The United States National Bank
Portland, Oregon
i
Submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency at the Close
of Business, November 15, 1920.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts..... $19,936,707.02.
United States Bonds and Certificates 3,668,684.75
Other Bonds and Securities 2,673,885.78
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 75,000.00
Bank Premises and other Real Estate 1,073,873.94
Safe Deposit Vaults f 83,450.04
Customers' Liability Under Letters of Credit,
and Acceptances 1,266,899.58
Interest Earned ' 138,244.26
Cash on Hand and Due from Banks 8,045,265.61
Total $36,962,010.98
LIABILITIES ,
Capital $ 1,500,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 1,963,885.05
Reserved for Interest and Taxes 155,688.44
Circulation 1,028,200.00
Letters of Credit and Acceptances 1,266,899.58
Unearned Discount .! 39,168.72
Federal Reserve Bank (Govt. Secured) 571,000.00
Deposits 30,437,169.19
Total .,- $36,962,010.98
ladd &tilton
j DANK.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF"
LADD&TILTON
BANK
Kt the Close of Bnilncm November IS, 1020.
RESOURCES.
Ioans and discounts 119,423.885.03
Stock of Federal Reserve Bank .60,000.00
Bonds and Stocks 1,925,004.76
Customers" Liability on Letters of Credit. 753,984.01
Customers' Liability on Account Ac
ceptances 962.642.00
Real Kstate. Claims and Judgments 55.S8S.98
Accrued Interest Uncollected 144,094.41
United States Bonds and Treasury Cer
tificates 973,364.45
Cash and due from Federal Reserve Bank
and other banks 6,179,536.01
Other Assets 3S.258.68
- ' m $29,516,459.33
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Fully Paid $ 1.000,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 2,138,060.55
Reserve for Interest, Taxes, etc 174,558.44
Letters of Credit 753.9S4.01
Acceptances - 962,642.00
Federal Reserve Bank 1,494.235.35
Unearned Discount 33,923.17
Deposits 22,959,055.81
f29.516.459.33
TJEDERA1 RESERVES
1 SYSTEM 1
(Began Business Oct. 15, 1919)
STATEMENT NOVEMBER 15, 1920
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts -. $ 643,264.72
U. S. Bonds . 186,250.00
Other Bonds '. 11,010.62
Furniture and Fixtures ; 26,249.29
Cash and Due from Banks 290,116.70
Total $145691.33
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid In $ 100,000.00
Undivided Profits 7,115.45.
Discount on Bonds ; 13,042.46
Deposits : 1,036,733.42
Total. '. .' $1,156,891.33
DEPOSITS '
November 17 $ 274,676.81
December 31 361,860.82
February 28 517,254.07
May 4 668,288.16
June 30 720,346.06
September 8 829,233.95
November 15 1,036,733.42
STATEMENT OP" CONDITION
of the
State Bank of Portland
OK PORTLAND, OREGON.
. AT THE CLOSE OP BUSINESS, NOV." 15, 1920.
Resource.
Loans and Discounts $2.326. 523.09
Bond and Warrants 727,865.45
Furniture and Fixtures 25.000.00
Cash and Due from Banks 706,206.57
Total .....$3,785,596.11
Liabilities.
Capital Stock 200.000.00
Surplus : 50.000.00
Bndivided Profits 47.663.95
eposits 3,488,031.16
Re-discounts None
. Total! - , $3,785,595.11
U. S..
CONDENSED REPORT OF
THE CITIZENS BANK
PORTLAND. OREGON.
AT THE CLOSE' OP BUSINESS, NOV. 15, 1920.
Resources.
Loans and Discounts .- 1,834,1 JT.66
Portiana ana niaie uunua w-sj.xji.wj
......... go,uuu.uu
8.420.00
401,196.35
$2,444,881.70
$ 100.000.00
88.431.94
5,489.82
2.250,959.94
$2,444,881.70
Bank Premises and Fixtures
Other Real estate
Cash and due from banks
Capital paid in ....
Surplus and Profits
Reserved
Deposits
Liabilities.
Joseph Paqnet
O. M. Clark.
BIRECTORS:
QBrpemter .
Joseph Supple
A. W. Jbambcrt