The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-17
LISTEN FOLKS--A SECRET
Barrage Fire Has Sinister Motive, Thinly Yelled.
Give Taxpayers A Square Deal.

Why all this fuss from the Port
land Journal concerning advertising
ates for newspapers, and the delin-
quent tax publication?
Why these two measures on the
ballot at the general election, bear
ing the bold salutation: Initiated
by c. S. Jackson and r. w. Hagood." "
Why Messrs. Jackson & Hagood?
For weeks Editor Jackson has
been raging over his two pet meas
ures. For weeks the editorial page
of the Journal has literally run red
with a murderous attack on two
Oregon statutes that appear to be a
great source Of worry to Messers.
Jackson & Hagood.
One is the existing delinquent tax
publication law. The other target
for the journals wrath is the exist
ing law fixing the rates for legal
duNerLlSluS lOI lIc OtdtO Va OlO6oA'
Both laws have been regularly
passed by the state legislature. They
have stood the tests Of time. They
were devised for the public service
and have fulfilled their mission.
Both laws are patterned after
similar statues in adjoining states.
The rates of publication in both
laws, are as low, if not lower, than
charges fixed in nearly all of the
states of the union. No one ques-
tions the statement that as long as
we have courts and laws, there
must be legal publication; no one
/ for a moment will contend that a
delinquent taxpayer should not be
notified OF his delinquency.
Then why the editorial barrage
each evening in the Portland Journ-
4 al?
Listen folks-its a secret.
Once upon a time Editor Jackson
boosted for single tax in oregon
Once he walled much after tile
fashion of his present sobbing, but
the voters of the state needed not
And the press of Oregon poked con-
siderable fun at Mr.. Jackson, which
riled him exceedingly.
And again onle upon time Editor
Jarkson awoke to ind that the
Multnomah county delinquent tax
list publication had been legally
awarded to his esteemed contempar'
aries, The Oregonian and The Even
ing Telegram. Whereupon Million
aire Jackson again gnashed his
teeth and Kissed "revenge!'
And now comes the revenge, lts
to be a double -barrelled buck-sho
revenge, too, if Brother Jackson's
scheme is carried out in accordance
with his wcll-laid plans. It's timet
and all planned to the minute, an(
the zero hour is set for election
day. November 5th, 1918. It's to b.
much heralded and mighty driv
on the newspapers of Oregon, witt
Messrs. Jackson & Hagood at tn
head of the big push. It's adver
Used almost as much as certal
other big drive in history. 1t ma
be as disastrous.
The voters of the state are ope
to argument but they refuse to b
coerced at Mr.. Jackson's bidding
knowing the petty spitework benin
his plans. Indications are that the
| will vote most emphatic mo
each of the Jackson Hagood meas
| ures. They believe the newspaper
, have a righ to live; they know OF tn
| splendid work of the Oregon pres
/ in supporting the war activities an
) loan drives without recompense
; they know that publication cos'
: have gone skyward, and that rate
t should be raised, rather than low
l cred, if the newspapers of the sta
). are to survive. So much for tt
legal rate bill.
They naturally suspect the alto
ney's part in the delinquent tax bi
They know that attorneys and tt
title grabbers are close pals as
rule, and they know that the schen
Jackson & Hagood, the lawyer pr
- pose, would throw the delinque
taxpayer entirely upon the merci
I. of the title grabber. Jackson wou
v provide delinquency notice by ma
4 The existing law provides the We
r same thing, but goes step furtht
g in the interest of the unfortuna
+; owner whose property has becor
IS delinquent and provides that on
& upon failure of the mail motto
O shall publication be made. I
J. voters know that Jackson has IL
l, gotten to mention this fact in |
,f argument. They know, too, that t
d present law is fashioned to prott
J. the unfortunate delinquent from t
tax title grabber and others of
type, and they will refuse poi
blank to support such scheme.
I. Law Proposed to Benefit Tax I'll