14 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON KXDDEM III PROGRESS, SAY KELSO OFFICIALS Kelso. Waahl Jan. 4. Tha office of the Long-Bell Lumber company In, Kel so baa not been advised of the ctoeinn ef a 'deal by the Lone-Bell compear (or All Hammond Lambcr company mills and holdings on tho Pacific coast. Ne gotiations toward this and have been under way for a abort time, butao ad vtcee of tho closing of a deal bar been received by Weeler Vandereook. ' chief engineer of lha! Long-Bell company, nor at tho office befe. Vandereook aaid that ' he 1 not familiar with any details of the- transactloa except aa be learned them from news dispatches. It la not thought that such a deal would Interfere with the proposed mam moth development at Kelso, for which engineering data la being assembled. . 9ESP1TK KXIAL ASTORIA ' . INTERESTS TH19K DEAL 09 Astoria, Jan. 4. Tha Astoria Office of tha Hammond number company, through S. A. Rankin, manager, Tuesday lsaued a denial of the report that the Long : Bell Lumber company of Kansaa City bad purehaaed I the entire Hammond In terests, Rankin declared that the report Waa untrue, aad that he waa at a Joes to know how It started. A number of men, considered well posted on tha In dttstrial situation and the lumber Indus try in particular, declare that they be lieve tha deali haa been cloaed. It Is , generally known that negotlationa have . been In progress between tha two com- panlea and that an agent of the Long Bell concern Recently . made an Inspec tion of the Hammond mill. - Uen of the i lumber trade In Astoria - declare that the reported Junking of tha present Hammond sawmill here by tha Long-Bell company, if It haa been pur chased, ia to make room for a larger and more modern plant to be located to tha weat of the present plant. Strength v la added to this declaration lnaamuch a R. A. Long, president of the Kaaaa City company, baa expressed himself aa wish ing a tidewater mill on the Columbia river. The Hammond mill here haa an annual output of about 120.000,000 feet or lumpen memory of the French-loving Edward tha Seventh, who loved Cannes so wall, will dominate tha conference." n Bat BalBTUle, writing in La Liberie. warns tha English to "beware another time we anight answer yonr proffered alliance cornea too late and la too - ' I.OJO br SIKH REPOftT Kansaa Cltyj Mo. Jan. 4. (U. P.) R. A. liong, president of tho Long-Bell Lumber company of Kansaa City, today denied that his company had purchased ma t-acirio coaat holdings of the Ham mond Lamber ; company. "It Is all on true." he aaidl when asked to confirm ina reported deal." CANfilEnT CONSIDER RUSSIA (Ceatinoea from fat Oae) goods. The British premier also will oppoee Brland's propoeala regarding reparatlone aad will have his country behind him In rejecting any offer of an aiyance with. France. GREAT BRITAIK HOT READY TO KSTKR FRKKCH ALLIASCE By Ralph H. Taraer Tniua Nee Staff CormMwWnt umosn, jan. . i'remier uriand a ex pressed desire that before tha supreme council settles tha otha momentous problems before It at tha Cannes confer ence a hard and faat alliance between ureal Britain and France be contracted. meets with a vigorous and emphatic an ewer from semi-official quarters In London. "Great Britain wanta no alliance with ; Franca." It la declared, "and la absolutely oppoaea to ins movement aiming at the ' conclusion of such an alliance." - It la pointed out that the present en tente if France will abide by the under atandlng of more than a decade dura tion, is aurrictent for French needs. But before Brland aeeka an even closer relationship with Great Britain he must .' explain! first the recent acts which have tended to make Franca the Isolated power In European affairs. If. lit his announcement made luat ba- t" fora he left for Cannes, the French pre mier means that the Intends to put the S proposition for such an alliance up to ' Lloyd Oeorge. he mum. It la declared. . realise that the recent French policy, both in regard to Germany and the dis armament movement, has made a writ ten alliance even a mors remote possi Ability than ever before. Furthermore, officials state, France muaf appreciate that If she were ever ' threatened again, aa she waa in 1914. Great Britain would automatically come . to ber aid. just aa she did when the kaiser's, armies launched their attack upon ber. I ' At tha present moment Lloyd George la tar mora Intent upon reaching a pan Kuropeen understanding, which would Include Germany and Russia, and It may e Juat such an agreement which Brland , la trying to head off through bla sugges ' tlon far tho creation of an Ironclad N Franco-British alliance. costly." Newberg Employes Of Spaulding Mill. Strike; Wages Cut --y 'X: :-. -i; Newberg. Jan. 4. Operations of the Charles K. Spauldlng Lodging company sawmill In this city remained suspend ed Tuesday, due to failure of 1 the head sawyer, filers and firemen to re port for work. Tha men declared they were striking In sympathy with tha $3 a day men. whose pay, they asserted. waa ordered cut. , Officials of tha company Monday aaid tho cot applied only to tho mora highly paid employes. THUG DEHD a r WAG 1 8 CV1 AT 8ALEX ! Salem. Jan. 4. Salaries of all em ployes of tha Spauldlngi Logging com pany of this city, both in the mill and office, except those whose salaries were already based upon tha minimum of SS per aay, wars affected by a 10 per cent reduction Monday. It waa stated here. It la understood that the wage cut doea not appiy to common labor ; in the logging camps. ' . ' . . ' i a Early Wasco Pioneer Dies at The Dalles The Dalles. Jan. Tma nf Woam county's first pioneers, Mahlon Hall, who fame here In 18(1 with aa ox train, died Tueadav and Tt vun w. . v ? II i 40 years he waa a mall carrier in Gilliam JJ mr.fi VHimIw Mnntl., - V j of today were only dlmr trails through oiien country. mi parents went to Washington county the aame year, that he arrived In Wasco. Thev are hnriaut Olencoe, He was a brother of Harrv Hall o HiUsboro and Richard Hall of Mora For 12 years, following his re tirement from a mall route that covered 90 miles between Antelope and Fossil, he resided In Hood River, returning to The Dalles to spend the winter. He was neer married. The funeral will be held here Wednesday. 2 PALS ARRESTED Astoria, Jan.' 4. Recognising 'Charles Huntley aa the unmasked hlghiraytnan who held him up Saturday night, while whistles and bells were greeting the new year, L. J. Masterson, Tuesday, called a pclioeman. with the result that Huntley waa arrested in the Ideal poolhall. and a few minutes later locked ia the city Jail on a charge of highway robbery. Masterson baa positively identified him. A few minutes later patrolmen de scended on a rooming house and arrested J. K. Coonen and F. A. Sherman aa ac complices of. Huntley. ; The latter was carrying a loaded revolver when arrested. while two' more loaded weapons 1 were found in the room where Coonen and Sherman, were captured. The police have held the . news of the holdup Saturday night in abeyance during the search for the bandit. ' Masterson reported to the officers that as he was turning into his home at mid night Saturday Huntley threatened him With a rnietol. rnmncllpil him trr ralnA this hands and walk some distance to a J secluded street beside a vacant lot, where tha holdup man robbed him of $125. The meB dAflaJVI that th niviwA h Lmm4 Friday In an automobile from Olympia, Gruesofae Find on r: River Bank Solves? i Boy's Disappearance - Albany. Jan. 4. A pair of overalls with parts of human " body to them. found Tuesday, la thought to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Clarence Anderson, 14, last May. He was thought to have been drowned In tha Santiam eight mllea east of here, aa he had gone there with : . number of others to be baptised, The discovery ' was made by J. E, Cyrus, when he was cleaning up some debris washed on his land, by tha recent flood. Seeing a pair of overalls In the rubbish ' be picked them up. Parte of the backbone and limbs dropped out. His farm is about two miles from where the. tragedy is thought to have hap pened. Identification of the overalls haa been made of those who were with the boy on the day of - the disappearance. There was a mass of driftwood some distance below that place which was washed out by the recent high water. Dairy Association, Returns Are High: Astoria. Jan. 4 rvm .wi,. out on a price basis of 46 cents a pound lor Duiienai were distributed Tuesday to the members of the Twr Dairy association, the local organisa tion formed of former members of the Oregon Dairymen's league in thia dis trict. The price paid Is 2 cents a pound r.bova the ruling market price, while the butter produced waa sold to the con sumera at the regular retail price. Reclamation Unit's Organization Fixed Bend. Jnn A lm),A.l..iu. . . " , v i i a l i w 1 1 ui uie formation of tha wRt oirtrict, constituting the west unit, was made by the Deschutes county court " ah oriranixailon election wUl be held February it UMHJiWJi'Vjmninv .fmymma mm mi ui ten hh m wn wis urn m iim hh n mm nm win wm mn i n mnnniranifiirnri nsnrrnf nuiiinrniiimniaMain a7iTiairrMffi7ii?mi?mawiTriTi?MTitMTiTM'ffiiw i-ir'-n I BANK, I STATEMENT of Condition of Ladd&Tilton Bank At the Close of Business December 31, 1921. RESOURCES Loans and discounts, ..J...'. $16,724,775.66 Stock of Federal Reserve Bank. 60,000.00 Bonds and stocks ; . . 2,090,123.32 IT. S. bonds and treasury certificates 851.925.06 Customers' liability on letters of credit , 1,428,781.72 Customers' liability on account acceptances 568,759.68 Customers' liability on foreign bills 133,285.96'' Bonds and cash securing temporary receipts..... 285,550.00 Real estate, claims and judgments , 90,243.48 Accrued interest uncollected , 155,759.12 Cash and due from Federal Reserve bank and other banks 4,337,018.83 Other assets 49,861.54 826,776,074.38 LIABILITIES Capital stock fully paid ..' 1,000,000.00 SurpluB and undivided profits,..,... 2,026,158.40 Reserve for taxes ioo.666.68 Letters Of credit , 1,428,781.72 Acceptances 568,759.68 Foreign bills sold , 133,285.96 Temporary receipts for bonds sold. 285.550.00 Rediscounts with Federal Reserve bank 345,049.90 Bills payable with Federal Reserve bank secured by U. & obligations 475.ooo.oo . Unearned discounts 54,452.61 Deposits 20,357,369.43 . 126,776,074.38 EMBER"" EDERALI .SYSTEM FKC5CH lianiST BRIAXD STASD MR. 05 DEMANDS By Ha4a Hawley Taitaa Nm Staff CorrsnoixUfit Paris, Jan. 4. Premier lirtand has gone to Cannes for tho most critical In ternational conference since be assumed office early in 1921. Upon his meeting with IJoyd Oeorge and the allied pre miere depends not pnly the fats of his w government, but that of the Anglo- French entente, with all tho far reaching effect upon I European politics that for the aejtt decade will result from the su preme council s 'decisions: . Brland haa left with the French de anands still ringing in hie ears that he shall not yield on any of his govern ment's reparations claims. 'He haa left behind Mm as wetL considerable dis quietude1 over the fact that Finance Min ister Doamer, who signed: the August agreement, onder which France was de prived of at share of the first billion marka from Germany, will collaborate with the premier. But although the preae ia pessimistic. It la loudly cheerlnr much like the epectatora at a football game, for the French tears to "held 'em ta tho ardent hope that Uoyd Oeorge will not be able . to poaa the ball too far Into French ter ritory. And If Brland fails to - chock Uoyd George's rush ha will certainly ba sent out of the game, . Tho Franoo-Brltlaa entente was never snore strained than It la today on the methods to be adopted to relieve the aca nomlo conditio of . Central kurope and Russia, Now tt 1 subjected to the addi tional strata of tho misunderstanding on aubmarineaj aad the recent quarrel baa . produced tha worst possible atmosphere In which to begin a conference, .. Franco's Share la the mutual conoaa Clone wnica appear inevitable If an agreement la to be reached, "probably will arouse - the bitterest resentment threat bout the nation against the atatos- btesj consenting to any recession from France's detnanda. to aai me . rrencn statements are kepeleea. however, Raymond Poincara, writing la the Matin, "hope that the Condensed Report of the Condition of The First National Bank AND Security. Savings and Trust Company At the Close of Business December 31, 1921 RESOURCES The First National Bank Security Savings and Trust Company Combined Loans and Discounts $19,342,583.65 ULS. Bonds 5,502,309.38 pther Bonds, etc 1,733,390.15 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank .1. 105,000.00 Bank premises and other Real Estate 920,000.00 Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit and Ac ceptances .... 719,674.58 Due from U.!S. Treasurer. . . 75,000.00 Cash on hand and in Banks r 6,525,638.38 Total $34,923,596.12 $1,778,152.54 433,436.17 489,926.17 133,312.50 29,550.00 527,696.00 $21,120,736.19 5,935,745.55 2,223,316.32 105,000.00 1,053,312.50 749,224.56 75,000.00 7,053,334.38 $3,392,073.38 $38,3 15,669.50 UABIUT1ES The First National Security Savings and . Baak- Trust Company " Combined Capital Stock ........,..$ 2,500,000.00 . $ ,250,000.00 $ 2,750,000.00 .Surplus and: Undivided 1,213,494.44 Profits ; Circulation 1,485,995.00 Letters of Credit and Acceptances Deposits 28,998,292.12 Federal Reserve Bank. 479,555.69 1,693,650.13 1,485,995.00 725,814.56 29,550.00. 755,364.56 2,632,967.69 - 31,631,259.81 ,Total $34,923,596.12 $3,392,073.38 $38,315,669.50 The Stock of this Bank is owned by the Stockholders of - y- v The First National Bank of Portland, Oregon. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4. KZ2. It is probable that the body has lodred there atnoe May. B. S. Andersen Im the father. - EA3T ITX fXl nr SEATTLE ' Albany College. Albany, Or, 4n - Zeaa W. H. la at Albany coQoga, ae cordlns; to reports reachlna the campus, spent his Christmas vacation .under a physician's care at- Cm home of ' his daughter ta Seattle. . On arrival Christ, man eve be waa m with rnriiiiriala He la expected to return Thurwlay. . 1 f ssae9M9SBB9SBaeB999e9BEBaSBBBBSSBBBl t - Statement of Condition Luirbermeris Trust Company Bank at Close of Business Dec. 31, 1921 Resources Loins md Discounts 222,798 93 Bonds, Stocks and Warrants 95S,4S9i97 Securities, Claims and Judgments. ... 4,325.00 Furniture and Fixtures SS.743.1S Cash and Due from Banks 290,964 98 Accrued, Interest Paid and Other Assets 9,335.63 Total .1,574,627.69 Liabilities - Capital Stock $ Surplus tnd Undivided Profits Deposits Bills Payable Deferred Income and Miscellaneous Liabilities 500.000.00 S4.09S.35 909,778.04 56,551.40 24,205.90 Total .11,574,627.69 Officers Host. E. Smith, President Carl 8. Kelty, Tlce-Pretldeat Ira T. Walker, Treasurer H. A. Freemas, Asst. Cashier C F. Wright. Tlee.PresMeat J. H. Lysea, TleePretldest Carl DtteriBg, Cashier Eari Pattersoa, Aist. Cashier Directors A. H. ATER1LL Pres. A. H. AverUl Machinery Company. J A. DASAHEB JR. lumberman. , D. C HEXST i Consulting engineer. C. F. SWIGEBT Pres. Pacific Bridge Co. BOBT. E. SMITH Prea. Lumbermens Trust Com pany Bank. E. H, COLLINS Timberman and capitalist. F. I. FULLER Vice-Prea. P. R. L. ft p. Co. LESLIE SI. SCOTT Capitalist is r . nuuiiT , L Vice-Pres. Ballou Me Wright. LUMBERMEN8 BROADWAY and OAK ; STATEMENT OF CONDITION STATE BANK OF PORTLAND of Portland, Oregon At the Close of Business December 31, 1921 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts 11,936,926.24 Bonds and Warrants .' 71 2,t 39.72 Furniture and Fixtures 46,'59263 Cash and Due from Banks , 478,375.3 1 Total 3,174,033.90 LIABILITIES Capital Stock 300,000.00 Surplus an,d Undivided Profits 21,954.23 Deposits 2,852,079.67 Total 3,174,033.90 . CONDENSED REPORT OF THE CITIZENS BANK PORTLAND, OREGON At the Close oT Business December 31, 1921 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts 1,128,837.25 U. S-, Portland and State Bonds 603,438.32 Bank Premises and Fixtures 60,168.44 Other Real Estate i 4,115.00 Cash and Due from Banks 476,624.26 Total .2,273,183.27 LIABILITIES ' Capital Paid In 200,006.00 Surplus and Profits 1 8, 5 4 1.04 Reserve , 2,110.44 Deposits i 2,0S2,S3t.79 Total . . . .2,273,183.27 BROADWAY BANK Stal t December 31, 1921 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 468.180.4o U. S. and Other Bonds 438,763.11 Furniture and Fixtures 23,428.39 Cash and Due from Banks........ 209,118.71 Total i e e 1 .1,139,490.61 ? . UABOJTIES Capital Stock Paid In 100,000 00 Undivided Profits 8,1 3 6.08 Discount on Bonds 21,866.63 Deppstts :.L...' 1,031,354.53 Total i . ....... . .11,139,490.61 -' . . ' . r CoaoWs4 Statesuoat of tlaa Cossaltiom of i . Peninsula Nationd Bank of Portland At the Ooa of BosmeM, Doc. 31, 1921 , SESOCSCXS -" Loans and discounts..... 4 S39.940.41 U. S. bonds. ...... 4i..o.. ZTl.T2X Stock In Federal Reaei e bank... i 7,200.00 Bonds and securitiea.U.. Z394U.29 Furniture and fixtures... 12,000.00 - Cash en hand.' due from , banks and U. 8. treas- orer 42JA70.17 Interest earned but not ' collected ............... X14U4B Total .S2.12MlC.tZ LIABILITIES Capital Stock fully paid : ta : I 200.ooa.aa Surpeua' and ' undrrlded profits SlXTH Discount earned hot not collected . UKil National bank notes out- ... standinjr 2Mr0o.a TiTidends unpaid ......... tsa.g9 DepoatU LMZZSjM STATEMENT Of the Condition of The Northvestern National Bank of Portland At the Close of Business, December 31st, 1ST21 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts Federal Reserve Stock Other Bonds and Securities Furniture and Fixtures. .' a Customers' Liabilities under Letters of Credit, Acceptances and Bills of Exchange... L. Unit id States Bonds and Certificates. ..Tj. . Cash on Hand and Due from Other Banks. Total $l,893,102.g5 37,500.00 1,S56,4G3.74 65,831.47 900,522.61 3T4.938.TS . 4,149,1925 $19,679,556.80 r LIABILITIES Capiul Stock Paid In Surplus and Undivided Profits , Circulation , Rediscounted with Federal Reserve Bank.. 17 ' t T" T-.-.1 r T- . t 1 uicigu anu Lfornesuc cms oi cjccnange Commercial Letters of Credit Acceptances Executed for Customers. Deposits 1,000,000.00 . " 333.433.25 50,000.00 924,750.00 256.228.35 67,802.13 .. 576,492.13 . 16,470,850.94 $19,679,556.80 CONDENSED REPORT OF The United States National Bank Portland, Oregon. I Submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency at close of business j DEC. 31, 1921. ; RESOURCES Loans and discounts .$14,951,450.51 New York Call Loans 3,000,000.00 United States Bonds and Certificates. . . .'. . . . 2,688,237.11 Other Bonds and Securities 2,741,998.56 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank L . . . 75,000.00 Bank Premises and other Real Estate. . . .j. . . . 1,020,111.23 Safe Deposit Vaults j.... 95,179.65 Customers' Liability Under Letters of Credit and Acceptance 597,469 53 Interest Earned 125S3!53 Cash on Hand and Due from Banks 6,444,413.29 LIABILITIES $31,739,143.41 .$ 1,600,000.00 Capital : , Surplus and Undivided Profits ! l 74iV;"fin Circulation j. . . . l,025,OOo!oO Letters of Credit and Acceptances !. ... 622,219.53 Unearned Discount . , . . 35 DePsits L... 26,807,56L30 $31,739,143.41 Coosdsnttvsj cnstoslian 1 iv ir rsfsfl.T" immm 5utament at dose of BusL RESOURCES Loans and Discounts , . . , Bonds ind Warrants: Qty of Portland . 51,252.! U. S. Government Bonds and Treasury Certificates 737,2.: Other Bonds and Warrants .... 1 5 1,0 1 5. i: Stock Federal Resenre Bank. ........... ! Stock and Securities 'Real Estate Furniture and Fixture Ch on Hand'and Due from Banks UABILJTIES Capital Stock Surplus and Undivided Profits ...... Deposits Reserve, Interest, Taxes, - etc..... . .. 1121 ,340,161.17 939,890.11 45.345.96 134.860.83 : 17,117.49 910,715.61 v 5,400,101.88 . 200,000.00 .. 146.375.68 .. S.033.236.8S .. 20,489.37 5.4OO,10t.8S