The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03

A few years ago the people of the
state of Oregon, in a spirit of gentle
and amused tolerance, listened to the
Portland Journals campaign for
single tax 1t was Mr.. Jackson's pet
hobby, and his official mouthpiece
shouted long and loudly. When the
votes were counted, however, the
people breathed sigh of relief, for
single tax and Oregon citizenship
were found to have nothing in COM
mon.
For a time Editor Jackson sub
sided Unable to dictate the editor
ial policies of the newspapers of the
state, and stung to the quick at the
decisive defeat of mis- pet scheme, he
maintained an attitude of calm de-
meanor.
Now Mr.. Jackson steps up to bat
again, fostering and fathering new
plan Of unfathomaple and mex
plicable legislation. In on the
scheme with Jackson is Portland
attorney, and the two have devised a
plan that is unique to say the least.
Just the interest of the lawyer has
not been divulged. The proposed
law bears the Jackson trademark,
and those who have familiarized
themselves with the measure, state
it is as full of "jokers" as some of
Mr.. Jackson's single tax measures in
the days OF old.
Jackson's scheme is to abolish the
delinquent tax law as it now stands
and substitute in its place an imprac-
tical, ETHEREAL scheme, cleverly
framed to lure the voters, but in
tended as a piece of radical and
vicious legislation that will benefit
the lawyers, the title grabbers, and
others of their ilk,-at the expense
of the struggling home and land
owner. Such is the Jackson delin-
quent tax bill There are these who
intimate that Jackson's energy in
working for the bill is due to the
fact that his Portland Journal has
been overlooked in the publication
of Multnomah lists in days gine by,
and that his spleen against the
present statute is inspired through
petty jealousy in the Portland news
paper field This may or may not be
the case.
The present tax publication law
for Oregon is the ideal measure if
public service may be considered the
criterion 1t is simple, practical, and
devised to protect the taxpayer from
the title grabbers and other vultures
Briefly, it provides that notice. be
sent by the tax collector, THROUGH
THE MAIL to every delinquent tax
payer within 80 days from date OF
delinquency. Then, and only then
to reach those whom the mails have
failed to reach, the law provides that
publication shall be made in the
newspapers.
Could any plan be fairer? Coulf
there be any better scheme to protec
the unfortunate delinquent from the
malicious cunning of the tax title
grabber-who loves to work in the
dark.
Now comes Mr.. Jackson and th'
Portland attorney and initiate bill
to abolish the publication. 1t re
quires no particular mental acumer
to see the result, to note the splendit
opportunity for the title grabber
and their legal friends to quietl.
"clean up" ON those who have failet
to receive notice. theoretically thu
scheme looks fine on paper. So dit
single tax. So did other bits o
freak legislation that have beel
turned down cold by thinking voters
Jackson would have the tax collec
tor send the notice through the mai
AS HE NOW DOES UNDER THI
PRESENT LAW. The law make
the burden obligatory on your par
to keep him notified of any and al
changes in your address; otherwis
you lose your defense in case o
. foreclosure, and cannot plead lack 0
notice. In other words you are lef
holding the sock. To add insult t
| injury Jackson would make the ia
| collector personally liable to kee
properly post9i on your address
Briefly stated, you MUST keep tn
tax collector posted at all times, o
, lose; if Uncle Sam fails to deliver tn
, notice as often happens, we'll, yo
; lose again; if the tax collector fail
to do his part, you lose a third tim