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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1S21. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLANDOREGON TAX MONEY DM MAKES CriY SHORT , SAYS TREASURER The cUy of rort1mnJ could ssve a lot of money it now has to spend In Interest Darments on borrowed funds. It the Sharif f of Multnomah county ' would make tits tax .turnovers more promptly so that the city could be plven 1U share f the tax money, according to Willi mi Adams, city treasurer, who was before the "tlx supervising- and conservation commission yesterday afternoon. ' Treasurer Adams said. In answer to question asked him by Chairman MuU key of the commission, that the city was . nrniMllu .to Borrow money inrai ttme to time after the general fund had been exhausted and before the time that new tax money came In. Durias those times the city was confronted with the problem of returning warrants un paid for lack of funds, or of borrowing sufficient to tide over the lean periods. It meant Interest charges either way, and the city was In the habit of bor rowing as necessity arose. There had been times, he said, when the city was on an interest paying basis for two weeks or more, waiting for the sheriff to turn over the city's share of tax . money collected but not distributed. iHEBtrr MIGHT SPEED Adams said he did not, know Just how much faster the sheriffs office might be able to worV. but he thought It ought to be possible to speed up a little bit. and that every day meant a good deal of Interest accumulation on large loans. The rich and the extensive property owners of the city sre the ones who are. responsible for the major share of the delinquent and unpaid street assess ments and open Hens, Adsms told the tax body. ' The smsJ home owner had the habit of paylnr sis bills and meeting the charges levied sgainat hlro for street and sewer Improvement work, but those who were endowed with plenty of this world's goods and who had large hold Inge of realty, let their charges go un paid and carried by the general tax payer, because they considered that the per cent Interest charged by the city wasi low and that their money was worth more than that to them. C1TT BIO LA5D0YT5EB rortland Is rapidly becoming one of the largest landowners of the city, Adams testified, it Is attempting to sell a good deal of property for the asseas- ment liens levied against It, and It Is buying more of this property In than are private buyers. Adsms said that some of this property could be used for park and playground purposes, or that It might be traded for other prop erty wanted for school or other public purposes. The city treasurer's office Is carry ing a "cash tag' of some $74,000 to cover money advanced to protect the city's credit by paying delinquent as '. semen t lien charges. Property now being sold would probably wipe this sum off the books for a time, but within a short space accumulating advances would put It back In the cash drawer. Approximately that amount was being carried In that manner from year to ye- r. Adams said, and woultl continue to ' until the present tnnple over de ll ut city charges had I straight ei,iu out. "Big Five" Packers ... Hearing Opened by Attorney General Waehlna-tnn Nov. 2S. CL X. 8.1 Assistant Attorney General Galloway to day opened a hearing on the petition of the California Fruit Growers association, which la seeking the modification of the court dVeree forbidding the "big five" packers from entering Into competi tion with wholesale grocers. The fruit growers are supported In their petition by the packers. The contention made to Galloway to day was that the prices of fruits would be maintained at higher level if the gov ernment continued to prohibit the use of facilities owned .by the packers for the transportation' 1st products from the Pacific to Eastern' and Western mar kets. At the hearing today, attorneys for the packers declared that the value of the "consumer's dollar would be ma terially lessened" by the denial of the fruit growers' petition by the department of Justice. Before the decree affecting the pack ers could be changed, it would be neces sary for representatives of the depart ment of Justice to make a formal show ing of ths necessity, for such a cnange before the court. AD REGULAT10 COmmUTEE FORMS TO HEP ON LAW Music Week Proves Portland's v Police Have Opera Talent Who says a cop doesn't make a good songbird? They all said so themselves, Monday night at rollcall, when members of the first night relief were Informed that to properly observe Music week tney would start the day witn a lb-minute song-fest. But. enter Mrs. Mlscha Pets of the Portland Opera association. She read their thoughts and so she threatened, "You fellows haveift your clubs, but I have my stick. Tou cope have got to sing." Behind the threat was the young woman's smile, which the officers could not resist It ; took them a couple of numbers to get warmed up. but when they started on "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." every lusty son of Ireland in the crowd let loose. And the others pitched In, too. "America," "Liza Jane," "Smiles," and several other old favor ites followed. Lieutenant Robert Crane's voice boomed out as the leader. "Slim1 Leadens, the l-foot-4 Jailer, reached all the high ones in the tenor. Even Cap tain lnskeep. who avows singing Is past art with him. opend his mouth and warbled as he hasn't warbled since he quit the old church choir. Drapeau and Reno, who have trained their voices on the telephones behind the desk at head quarters, added quality to the chorus. "Altogether, It was quite a strain." observed the emergency hospital doctor, who watched his patients In the hospital on the other side of the building for symptoms of nervous prostration. Whether It was the music, or their leader, or the 15 mlb'Jtea "off thatthe cops liked, or aU tnree, was not dla closed, but as they filed out of the sta tion Vhen the singing was over, "I wish she'd come again" was the general tone of the remarks. The special committee appointed by Governor Olcott to prepare for the com ing special session of the legislature recommendations relative to the enact ment of a law for the regulation and preservation of the public highways, met and organized Monday afternoon. John B. Teon. highway commissioner. was selected as chairman of the com mittee, and Sam A. Koser, secretary of state, secretary. Other members of the committee are Fred A. Williams, chair man of the public service bureau ; F. M Warren of Portland and E. - D. Cusick of Albany. At the outset it was stated by mem bers of the committee that it was not their intention to assume any of the functions of legislators. They took it that the governor, in the creation of the committee, had in mind the assembling and compilation of information which wculd assist the legislature in the draft ing of a law to protect the highways and to regulate commercial buses and trucks, as well as require them -to return to the state additional revenue as com per.satlon for the damage they did to the roads, LEGISLATORS I3TITED Whether the committee will go so far as to submit a formal measure to serve as a legislative model is to be deter mined. It was decided by the commit tee to Invite members of-he legisla ture, to sit In with it, especially the sen ate and house committees on highways, during Its Investigations of the subject. The first session of the committee was confined to a preliminary discus sion with a view of finding -a starting point from which to begin its work. It was realized that It would be some Job to find a ground on which to build. It is a new subject of legislation and no other state offers a precedent to go by The discussion was chiefly on' the assumption that the fixing of rates and routes would be under the Jurisdiction of the, public service commission. It was realized that it would be diffi cult to define a common carrier and to draw 'the' line between trucks operated for commercial profit ' and for - private interest. . ' COirSTT SOASS STAFFER I Another problem of many angles found Is the regulation of traffic on the county roi.ds which. It la conceded, are dam aged to' a greater extent than the state a toed highways. It was suggested that it might be found possible to find some certral body which which would have authority to fix uniform regulations and enforce them. Another fundamental question con sidered was the method or rinding a basic rate to be -charged commercial lines as compensation to the stats for wear and tear on the highways. .The discussion was altogether prelim inary and no definite conclusion was reached on any phase of the subject. RAILROAD DELAYS: LOWERING RATES Advices received bw the Southern Pacific company from the east indicate that the 10 per cent reduction la .rates on agricultural products recently an nounced by the Association of Railroad Executives will not become effective be fore January 1, 1)22. There has been considerable speculation on the part of producers, shippers and consignees of agricultural products as to the probable effective date of reduction. , . .. The interstate commerce .' commission Issued an order In the hay and grata ease requiring . five days t notice on. or before December 27 and the railroads have filed' petition for a rehearing in that case, desiring that the II per cent reduction on all farm products stand i lieu of the lsrger reduction In some In stances en h- rnd grain only. According the Southern Pacific freight department the effective date of the reduction on farm products will be set at least 10 days or two weeks before the reduction actually becomes effective Wicked men swear when they are In that humor : good men control their tongues and whip the children. CALIFORNIA HEIFER QUEEN OF CHICAGO (By Caitad Chicago. Nov. 23. This being the age of the precocious flapper. It occasioned no surprise at the International Live stock exposition when Lulu Mayflower. an Aberdeen Angus heifer; owned by the University of California, was adjudged ths grand chsmpion animal of the blgj show. . ,, . ...., . . This Is the first time r the history et the expoaaUoa that a halfer has won. Lobx wen ever ttesdrvds et the best bred cattle or the , V si ted Stale nd Canada. So far as shapa is eonosrsd she ta ont of style, being btoch7-with short stocky legs. But her hade in per fect, it Is broad enough to play marbles on and of the undulating, or gsntlr rip pling variety. Indiana won the II ear yellow com honors over Pennsylvania, lew. Ohio, and Nebraska and Wisconsin swept the majority of the prise la the ,10.000 premium Ibrt on alfalfa and nay. . Zoluland's first cotton ginning ptant has been placed In operation. Tiny Girl Is Eun Over by Machine; Longshoreman Hurt Mildred Milter, 3-years-old, who lives at 105 Fifth street, was struck to the pavement and run over by an automo bile driven by N. Lake fish at Fifth and Clay streets Monday afternoon. Lake fish' stopped his machine after- the front wheel had passed over the girl's shoulder and outside of bruises and minor cuts she apparently was uninjured. John Piatt, longshoreman of 642 Flint street, was struck by a Southern Pacific engine on Front street at 5 o'clock Mon day afternoon. His leg wsa fractured and serious brutse3 were inflicted as the car flung him aside from in front of the moving train. He was taken to the Good Samaritan hospital. Arnold Brugger, employe of the Lone Pine dairy at Milwaukee, suffered se vere lacerations about the head and possibly a fracture of the skull Mon day afternoon when he fell from a milk delivery truck at Thirteenth and Flavel streets. He was taken to the Sellwood hospital. PALMER SUCCEEDS BAND Baker. Nov. 29. The Baker board of education has elected G. W. Palmer to fill the unexpired term of Justice J. L. Rand, who resigned as chairman on ac cepting appointment to the state su preme court, which required his re moval from, this city. Dr. Roger Bis- well, another member of the board, was granted leave of absence for six months to go to California, where he will take a post graduate course. - FORMER RESIDENT ENDS LIFE Baker, Nov. 29. Word has been re ceived here of the suicide in Los Angeles of Jesse T. Rea, for several years rep resentative of the Union Meat company In this territory. Mrs. Rea is living In Portland. O IMJEBES & CO: Furs ind individual style shops Broadway at Morrison Reduced from much higher prices 100 smc frocks sell w 19.00 29.00 39.00 , Cloth, silk and chiffon frocks at really tremendous re ductions some few a bit soiled from the handling. Many splendid bargains among them! Silk overblouses, special Extra weight crepe de Chine, in the suit shades; as well as blouses in drop stitch tricollette, 5.95 All-silk sweaters, special A very special purchase made possi- ble this almost unheard of price for O T . ff pure silk sweaters I 4JJJ Unusual values in petticoats 7.95 First quality silk Jersey from Amer ica's best petticoat manufacturer, only the quantity' purchased permits the ex tremely low price! Pleated skirts reduced Prunella cloth 'skirts in clever combi- nations--taken from stock at very liberal reductions. 50 only. 7.50 12.50 Disposal prices on suits Winter suits in rich pile fabrics; a OQ fifl few fur collared; all drastically re- 'JKJ 39.00 Charge purchases billed January 1, 1922. Make Your Wife Happy Give Her a Christmas Present She Will Enjoy for Years to Come MAKE IT A Electric Washer Old Price New Price Hi ' $165 $140 A reduction of $25 sine July 1st. Prices now below pre war figures. The most per fect washer made. $5 DOWN Is aU you need pay on a latest model THOR Electric Washer. Small monthly payments thereafter. It will pay for itself in a year or less. Phone us to have a demonstrator call. TWO SPECIAL BARGAINS One slightly used THOR Electric Ironing- machine, in tip-top con dition, for only . $125 One used THOR Electric washing machine only J 75 Our Usual Easy Terms Smith-McCoy Electric Co. 104 Fifth Street Main 8011 "Buy Electrical Goods From People Who Knovf Take a Winter Jaunt TO SUNNY SOUTHERN Gal ifornia There you may engage in all the outdoor sports. You may golf, play tennis, ride horseback, motor along splen did drives, bathe in the warm surf and enjoy the social gayery in this land of perpetual sunshine. You may live in luxuary at famous resort hotels, or find seclusion in rose-bowered bungalows, or in comfortable "boarding houses. Round Trip Excursion Tickets On Sale Daily Good until April 30th Stopovers permitted. Santa Barbara 72.50 Los Angeles 78.75 San Diego 88.00 (Plus 1 Federal War Tax) FOUR DAILY TRAINS Tla "The Scenic Shasta Route" aid ' Through Sleeping Car Service to San Francisco and Los Angeles Afford the best of service and equipment for comfort and convenience in travel, "California for the Tourist,' our beiutiful booklet, briefly describes and illustrates the charms and romance of Sunny Cali fornia. Copy Free on request. For further particulars ask agents or write Southern Pacific Lines JOHN M. SCOTT, X , General Passenger Agent ENSATONAL SALE OF USED MOTOR CARS Save by Buying Now Prices Have Reached the Bottom of the Market COVEY SAYS: "The public refuses to become excited over red ink and flashy headlines they want facts they have no interest in mere claims they want cut prices. Tell them that we understand a sale to mean real cut prices and that a sale with us must be just what it seems." HERE ARE THE FACTS Our used car sales volume absolutely controls our ability to accept trades on new car business. When our used car business slows down, our new car business is seriously affected and we can better afford to give the public the benefit of our accumulated used car stock at a great deal less than cost, than we can hold it until early spring, when we feel that the used car market will be better and in the meantime deprive ourselves of new car business because of our inability to trade. HERE ARE THE. PRICES AND THE PROOF We feel that the public is very skeptical regarding sales, and especially automobile sales used motor cars have no standard of value no list price like new cars so, in fact, it is difficult to tell when the prices are actually cut In order to prove to the best of our ability that this is a genuine cut price sale, we are reproducing two of our classified ads, one dated Oct. 9 and one Nov. 12, which show the level of prices, at which we have sold 71 used cars during the last sixty days, as well as the prices we have reduced them to for this sale. OCTOBER 9, 1921". SATURDAY, NOVEMBE 03 at tat ra sale 9t 11 ty at Band mi 84 - tress V7 f for and JET f03 Hon East AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE run ouvKT sio-iuiL cxs. 800 MAS' SOT Tt's an M tba MTtas that mch an Dot ta tasina fr tbeir health ad becaoM o tha vni- ttntl acceptance of this uwneat as tm. it BraetieaUy Inpcanbir- Tor u te belters, ths oppoaii vhen tt deaa tsM, IV ar oiui ta tfc -awd car pmiiii tor nrr haalUi or nthcr the health- of or n.v car botinrss. Kw car calf mold praBCQt-s post. tieUr aiptct if it trer sot poaaihl to bandit a imt Toloa of ued can, tana tm -Kcaaiin thnoch ear sscd car dapartBcaL. Grasp tb import of the toQcmint nrnct aad U!i jov (-tends the atorr. Tha Cover Motor Car Co. a rabnildmc. n- gltWiins aad roarantaaiiic the vacd car R ahteaa on ua Bum.ai m prase mi aui can at. the loveit competiUra flcsre. Rctxrdkaaa of east er stent v do tut asd oar ooly sop of reward ia foatcrinc aoch a poller Uaa tm tha dosira that roa and othen wiu oeliera la oa. ww daalcn offcrtac aaJaa approach osr pacaa. Roa approach oar e-aaltt,. Wo an offerias ns the. creatact soasibki rahaa. Ovr cain ia asvtaal if teat. We both too if va doat. DODGE BROTHERS VOTOS CASS llt Dodce . Brother toartnt ......... 571 KIT Dodge Brothers taurine ... r.O 118 Dodce Brother Uxiriz ......... 72.1 118 Dodre Brother roadster.... 700 1918 Dodta Brother sedan. ... f 11K0 ltlt Dodce ' Brother ton Tin- 800 ltl Dodce Brother roadster. ... . . , v . . . 7T. 1S20 Dodre Brother toannc. ....... . SO0 1S20 Dodce Brother roadster STT. 1818 Liberty sport model lir.O 1816 Tain Sis Packard Undaolett. ..... 27S0 1818 rladsoa litaooaiae; wooderfal tarYati . ltl 4-pase. Baaiaer. , lftOO 1818 9crlpps-BooUi conpe 185 180 OldsmobSe "S" tourinc USO 1818 U.damooile "8" toormt ........ . 860 181S Otcanobi 8 tournc S0 1S-20 Ofctsmofcile " tearbiff . SiO 18 1 8 Oldiiiiobile 6" Uormc ........ . 800 1820 Chaodier. rood condition- tea p. . . . 1400 1817 Chandler -coupe. 850 1818 Chandler totmne. Brer Una...... -7&0 1818 Haroea famrmc. oar....'......; lT.O 1820 Rarne tovriac. . 1TSO 1817 firadebaker toBrin. ........... . 875 1818 Stndebaker crape: a real bbj'at.. 800 1818 Stadebaker Bit Six. 7-paa 1478 1818 Stadebaker "4" 7 AUTOMOSIIJES-FOR SALE S00 tob. cut cohrrurr rvsJfT are. tier ia bor hr rdE corn mo Vhoa. reaSVSieas an leaaut. ram Jew as 8s ass 8 rea i as T daoac them bow a a aad sractkatly The timneains and mnaWtaaOj Price of coat rf peon. Bead can nnaon. raauBlM ana prsreS ap s X aad of vahso snap casjai t Van 1 11 a a tiettttUt baoaeMa a pabha nnka William at nasal care- as tha eeaj at 1 laisii emaaacy si eat baHnns, Cittlisii. etectloa and st no jaaUJuty mwin. Tarawa aatast nasMnsa v&feas at tha hi east Meter Car Opanr base is minis cjeaitssm. sVaeh ea pcharipa 1 aJageaovtrtnoacee ea a the , the Cover striven to attsfca this wui sea an imvj. 'DUE BROTHERS hiOTOB'CAES T P a of & tse into w el tire. trcs re ch a ee-p l - 1 8 & r i Dt aa, be r with all 8 5TR 56. 728. 700. 725. 1150. 800. 775 80O. 878. lOOA. 1150. 2750. 3th Turn bird. on. 800 This I with CaU nr.- 1 82t Maxwell eedaa : aa excellent ear for 1 1 no 1820 Kins "8"....'. 1500 1820 Chevrolet 488 sedan 700 1820 Chevrolet roadster in, fine shape. . . 425 1820 Chevrolet toorias 4! 1818 Chevrolet tonrsoc 87S 1820 Ford toartnc 400 1818 Ford bos; an nsrcuxal car'. ....... 408 1818 FnicUin. 4-pesa.. arnn "8-A"; ao- derprieed aad aa erreHmt car for. 115 1820 Franklin toarinx. 1708 1820 Bttick. 7-paaa 1820 Buick. 8-paaa ; . Jigs 1818 ChnmarrSrotx: a wonderful ear. . . 1850 1818-20 Vlodul Hudson speedster.- 1500 1818 Peerless "8" tourinf. only lag llodcl "H- Hnpssobtle toarinsT. 750 CARS 1818 Dodre Brothers panel delivery.... T!4 1018 Dode Brother screen 700 1819 Dodce Brother screen; aa excellent ear for g2V 181 S BuAk delrrerj -. goo . Alra a bie display at oar Broadway aalcsTaom downtown. Call at the eejeerooaa nsost conveni ent for yea. Out sntomobUe transpruloa make it quickly possible for yon to look ever oar entire stork. .P-OADWAT CSXD CUt BRANCH 28-30 N. Broadway. - ktais 8244. Ve Are Open ndav. - " COVET UOTOR CAS CO. Twenty-first at Waahmefn at. Main 8244 sedan, aa excellent TV Sarj IV 181 1 1 1 1 11 IS 19 191 191 181 "I a we hoik D0DU 1918 Dodce Brothers taurine 1917 Dodce Brothers Louring . 1918 Dcdce Brothers tourinf . 1918 Dodce Brother roadster . 118 Dodce Brother roadkter, weather top 1918 Dodce Brothers sedan 1919 Dodce Brothers tourinc 1919 Dodce Brother roadster 1920 Iodc Brother tooriac 1920 Dodce Brother roadster 1921 Dodce Brothers eamp ear. 1919 liberty sport model 19 IS Twin six Packard Lnndanlette 1919 Hudson Limousine. wonderful tax fcab. 1919 4 -i i amncer Roomer 1918 Scripps-Booth coupe 1920 Otdsmobtle "8" tourinc 1920 Oldsmobile "6" tourinc 1919 Oldunobile tourinc "8" 1S20 Chandler, a very fine ear 1917 Chandler coupe 1918 Chandler tourinc. new Ores 1919 Hamea tourinc, only 1920 Harnes tourinc , 1917 8tadebaker tourinc 1918 Stadebaker coupe, a real buy at. . 18 IS Btodebakrr His Six. 7 1819 Stadebaker Bis Six. 7 118 Apperson tourinc 1920 Maxwell 1A20 Kinc "8' 1919 Premier. 4 1920 Cberroiet 490 sedan 1920 Chcvnaet Roadster, shape 1920 Chevrolet tourinc a . 1919 Chevrolet tounnc 1 920 Ford tourinc 1920 Overland "4" sedan, rebuilt 1917 Franklin 4-paas.. aeriaa "8-A." derpriced and aa excellent car for 1918 Franklin toorinc 1820 Franklin toorinc 1 920 Boick, 7-paeaencar ............. 1920 Buick, tt-fiaewncir 1918 Chummy Btnta, a wonderful car. . . 1919-20 model Hudson Speedster 1919 Peerless 8 tourinc only DELiTEBT CABS. 1918 Dodce Brothers panel delivery 1918 Dodce Brothers screen 1919 Dodce Brothers screen, an excellent car for 1918 Buick delivery 1918 Chevrolet debvery. new cord tires. excellent car for 850- Also a bis display at the salesroom down town. Call at the' salesroom most convenient for you. Our automobiles transportation makea it quickly possible for you to Jook over ur en tars stock. BROADWAY USED CAB BRANCH. 28 80 N. Broadway. Mais 8244. 8 -a SO to 890 see REDUCED TO fine IS 00 875 1250 885 soo .890 ., IS SO ll 50 80O l5- .. 1150 . . 1900 ear .. 1500 .. 150 .. 700 400 42S ITS v885 700 row 8 Li by own 1 1 REDUCED TO 4VS M FOR SALE BV OWN II REDUCED TO FOR SALE 8)V OWN 1 1 REDUCED TO 1085. 1250. 170O1 1250. 1500-1J85- 750. 700- 800. 800. see sso sao 9 80 780 TOO aoe 820 81S7S . 18O0 81OO0 70S aao 71 S 800 . 10SO . 1 oo te .11180 Bt . 1B0 7S0 . 100 . 1080 M0 888 . . san soe 80S 888 1OO0 isee inoe 48 1820 1800 ,1108 SO0 SSO 140 184) All used Cadillacs will be sold at reductions from our former prices proportionately as great as those shown in the above comparisons. Undoubtedly this is the logical time to buy one of these desirable cars. Most of our automobiles are Covey rebuilt and guaranteed some are high grade "AS IS" cars. All are priced so low as to demand your immediate action. This sale will cause us great financial loss, but all we ask is that through your quick response to our call, you profit in equal proportion. By all means take advantage of this opportunity let nothing interfere with this chance to get real Covey. Motor Car Oxmpany mer chandise while on sale at such astounding reductions. SALE NOW IN PROGRESS Bring a Small Cash Payment With You Long Terms on the Balance REMEMBERIf COVEY Does It, He Does It Right GOVEY MOTOR CAR CO. OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS BOTH ADDRESSES MAIN PLANT AND SALESROOM 21ST AND WASHINGTON STS. BOTH ADDRESSES BROADWAY USED CAR BRANCH 28 AND 30 NORTH BROVDWAY 88 I