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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1921.
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. OREGON.
TAX BODY DEBATES
WITH CITY DABS
ON PUBLIC IRKS
ffewars, and when to build them :
pavements, and whether to lay them;
coals, and who ahould pay them; these
and many othtr Incidental and eorelated
problems and pussies filled the atHb
sphera at the session of the, tax super
vising and conservation rommission
Wtdimdi; afternoon.
Mayor Baker and John Mann, city
rommlairloner, had a verbal tiff. Chair
man Mulkey of the tas body, told what
he thought about It. and he was sup
ported by his colleague. Commissioner
tJoldemlth. Commissioner Sabln leaned
over to pour diplomatic, oil upon the
waters.' and. by Inference at least, to
coincide with the mayor on the question
of public policy.
Through it alt City Engineer Laura-sard
was the chief storm center, be
cause he la the city official In direct
rharire of street and sewer construction
and maimer .nc work, but Commis
sioner Barbur. and his paving plant, did
not do unscathed.
LrSTH REWER STAHT
The flurry sprung up during a dis
cussion of the 1922 program of the city
engineer, when he stated that his de
partment had outlined a total of ap
proximately $4,(Mi0,0O0 of construction
work. I.IXM.0W of which was repre-
aented fly the Lents trunk sewer. The
i lly engineer explained that the . court
had directed him. during the controversy
over the Foster road sewer, to prepare
and file the plans for the Lenta main
trunk sewer In order that the Foster
road construction would ultimately be
Riven an outlet to the river as a sanitary
sewer and thus provide the legal basis
for assessment of construction costs to
the district.
This brought Commissioner Mann Into
the discussion. He aald he had been In
California when the ' Lenta sewer was
under discussion and be did Dot know
It had been approved by the council for
construction next year. He had re
quired the construction of a large num
ber of cess pools out in the district, act
ing as the head Of the health depart
ment, and. he aald, he would not have
thrown this coat on the property owners
if he had known that the sewer was
to be constructed.
Mayor Baker wanted to know what
Mann meant and by what authority he
had put expense upon the property
owners without first coming to the coun
cil to get the lay of the land. Mann
retorted that the health of the city was
hla authority.
DISTRICT HAS LI ESS
Former City Commissioner Robert
Dieck,' who Is working for the tax
body as an expert engineer, brought out
that about 5 per cent,.,fi open liens for
street work exist iii the district to be
traversed by the Lents sewer and that
the work could not be done without
many of the property owners having to
make up differences between assessed
valuation and construction cost by cash
payments. Baker answered this by say
ing that the property owners had come
In and asked for the work to be done.
Blglow interjected that, notwithstanding
this fact, these same owners were not
paying their liens.
"And." Chairman Mulkey put In. "no
body in God s world can tell what part
or the burden will fall on the general
taxpayers of the city.
Dieck agreed with Laurgaard that the
ienis sewer was a necessity from a
health and sanitation point of view.
MAYOR FOR SANITATION
Mayor Baker argued that the city
government owes a. amy to the general
public to provide for adequate sanita
lion, even though part of the cost had
to be borne. In the beginning at least.
by general taxation.
"That depends," Mulkey retorted.
wnetner it is the policy of the city
to require the general public to pay
the bill for distriot construction."
Commissioner Barbur said that It was
a big question in his mind whether the
general public ought not, in Justice, to
pay a portion of the original construe-
tlon cost of street and sewer improve
ments. They were constructed for the
not for the abutting: property owner
alone Me contended that if the general
fund had been charged, with JO per cent
of. these construction costs there would
be no delinquencies, no open iens and
no trouble about them. f
Tax Commissioner Sabin argued that
the question involved a very delicate
exercise of dlacrcrUon in the public in
terest on the part of the city council,
which was given the. responsibility of
determining whether to go ahead with a
sewer or street improvement project
when it was apparent that part of the
cost would have to be assumed by gen
eral taxation.
MA5T OTHER LIENS
City Auditor Funk produced figures to
Bhow that there are now approximately
.$2,100,000 outstanding city liens for
street and sewer Improvement work done
In the past, exclusive of accrued interest.
"Well, gentlemen. " Chairman Mulkey
smiled, ''step ont and sell this ' property
and bring in the money.
That's what we are doing now. Com
missioner Pier assured him."
Laurgaard suggested that no pave
ments should be laid in a district until
after sewer construction had been com
pleted and paid for, and in this he was
sustained by the expressed approval of
Chairman Mulkey.
Judging from the sidelines it begins
to appear probable that the tax com
mission has it in the back of its head
to recommend some extensive modifies
tions in the scope and extent of the im
provement work to be undertaken by the
department of public works during the
coming year.
Jackson Talks of
Unit School Plan
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NDEHTS III
N.
DAKOTA SEATED
4102. The vote was: Nestos 111. 4 J 4.
Frazier 107,332, Johnson received 112.361
votes and Lemke 103.575, Kltchin re
ceived 115.754 votes and Hagen 105.J14.
Medford. Nov. 24. As a result of a
meeting held recently by the board of
control of the Jackson county division of
the State Teachers' association it was
decided to join forces with the county
superintendent in pushing the adoption
in Jackson county of the county unit
plan of school administration and taxa
tion. A committee was appointed to
work with the county superintendent to
eet the measure placed on the ballot
use and benefit of all the public, and next May.
(By FnHtd Kewi)
Bismarck. N. D.. Nov. 24. R. A. Nes
tos. teacher, bookkeeper, and lawyer.
is today governor of North Dakota.
He was inaugurated Wednesday after
noon, after a day of uncertainty in
which the supreme court blocked a
threatened disbarment and the state
canvassing board ratified his election.
Nestos takes the office of Governor
Lynn J. Frazier, the first governor to
ba recalled from office by his constitu
ents. Frailer served during rive years
of Non-Partlsan league control.' When
the people recalled Frazier. they also
recalled Attorney General William Lem
ke and Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor John N. Hagen.
Wednesday Svlnbjorn Johnson was in
augurated attorney general and William
Kitchin became commissioner to succeed
Hagen.
The N6n-Partlsan league obtained con
trol of the state offices five years ago,
after capturing the Republican pri
maries. Since then the league officers
have initiated a scheme of state owner
ship of industries and inaugurated new
and radical departures from ordinary
state government.
"It is the job of the new, administra
tion to right the wrongs that have been
done." said Nestos. 'e hope to re
store the credit of the state."
As he was delivering his inaugural
address, newspapers announced the clos
ing of the deal by the retiring Non
Partisan administration, whereby more
than $15,000,000 in bond issues was dis
posed of to a Toledo firm. This bond
issue had been held up because of slow
market conditions for more than a year.
The Non-Partisans were able to dis
pose of the Issues at the last minute
and thus claim an "excellent financial
status."
The report of the canvassing board
showed Nestos elected by a majority of
Dr. Pascal of N. Y.
Will. Give a Lecture
Series on Optometry
Dr. Joseph I. Pascal, president of the
American Institute of Optometry. New
York city, will deliver a series of four
lectures before the Oregon Optometric
association in Portland, December 12
and 13. under direction of Dr. Floyd B.
Dayton, North Pacific regional director
of this association. Dr. Pascal will also
address optometric bodies in Spokane.
Seattle and Boise.
As president of the Oregon association.
Dr. Dayton announced that one or more
public addresses, a banquet and a high
way trip wul feature Dr. Pascal s Port
land visit.
The local reception committee is com
posed of Dr. Dayton, Dr. A. B. Reynolds
and Dr. Charles Ruse Jr. of Portland
and Dr. Chester B. O'Neill of Salem.
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Tomorrow
20 to 50
Reductions
on all our finer
Suits Coats and Frocks
Exclusive, Liebec, quality garments at less than you'd pay for
the ordinary. Money can buy no finer garments. All are from
regular stock, at reductions representing thousands of dollars.
The best values we have ever offered so early in the season
and the most splendid assortments!
Every Winter Suit drastically reduced
to
29.00 39.00 49.00 69.00
The finest of our fine collection (models excepted ) to sell at 69 DO!
200 of our finer frocks drastically reduced
to
39.00 49.00 59.00 69.00 79.00
Remarkable values, at tremendous reductions, in frocks for all occasions.
Coats at drastic reductions
50 splendid values at 49.00
Choice fabrics furs and styles at a fraction of their actual worth.
Every model suit
reduced Vfe
Every model frock
reduced y$
departmi
Price tells only half the story.
It is quality plus price that
makes this sale so vital!
Charge purchases
billed Jan. 1, 1922
ESTABLISHED 164
Charge purchases
billed Jan. 1, 1922
$60 $60
ATTACl
$60
WITH ATTACHMENTS
$l.Si
DOWN
$1.2
FEB WEEK
Cleaners Rested I1.2S a Week
Open Satarday Evenings.
E. L. Knight & Co.
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57
at new low prices
When war increased costs all along the line
we made the "57 Varieties" for current needs
only the grocer's and yours. ,
Now that costs are reduced we are able to
put new prices into effect at once no accu
mulation of high priced stocks to be sold first
Our patrons gethe benefit immediately.
Grocers everywhere are pleased to list the
"57" in the economic spirit of the times.
Nearly all grocers in Portland are announ
cing the following prices on Heinz goods:
Oren Baked Beant
Peanut Butter
Tomato Ketchup
Cooked Spaghetti f
Tomato Soup
Apple Butter
Prepared Mustard
Vinegar
SMALL
11 oz. 12c
VA oz.-14c
8 oz. 23c
10 oz. 15c
10 oz. 15c
7 or. 20c
6 oz. 14c
MNTS
27c
MEDIUM
18 oz. 17c
6H ox.-21c
16 oz. 21c
16 oz. 20c
16 oz. 35c
QUARTS
42c
LARGE
30 oz. 28c
10 oz. 33c
14 oz. 40c
30 oz, 35c
30 oz. 38c
32 oz. 60c
HALT GALLONS
80c
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Try Crisco in this recipe
POTATO BISCUIT
1H cupfuls pastry flour
3 teaspoonfuls baking powder
V teaspoonful salt
1 cupful mashed potato
i - cupful Crisco
Milk as needed
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt
add the potato pressed through a ricer, cut in
the Crisco, then use milk, as needed, to mix
a dough that cleans the bowL Turn on a.
floured board, with the knife, to coat with
flour; knead slightly then pat and roll into a
sheet; cut in rounds
and bake about
fifteen minute in
quick orea.
npHE richer the shortening the better the
biscuit,1 ' any experienced cook will at
test the truth of this. Crisco makes tender,
flaky, delicious biscuits because it is the richest
cooking fat that can be made. It is just solid
ified vegetable oil, 100 rich. It contains no
salt, no moisture, no adulterants, no preserva
tives. Use this better cooking fat for crisp, flaky,
pastries, for butter-like cakes, for appetizing
fried foods. It is colorless, tasteless, and odor
less. It cannot be detected in anything pre
pared with it. Crisco keeps fresh indefinitely
even, without ice. It is the modern, better
shortening for better cooking.
RISCO
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