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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1918)
% -jr ß* W? A ■ < v-' Ê Stay ton Business Houses Closed Monday Evenings; » ■ ; \ ^ 1 FROM Practically every able bodied business man in Stayton drills with Separate Company “A,” Oregon Guard, Monday Even- mgs, and through patriotic courtesy the others are closing their places of business during drill hours which are-.... Patriotic friends of the Guard will best show their appreci ation of this action of Stayton'» business men by refraining ; from asking them to open their place» of business during these hours. j 7:30 TO 9:30 « M M tc. tt. a . « . « . « . « . a . a . * . a . a . a . a . a . a . a . a . a. a . a . a . a . a . a . a . a . a. a . a . a . a . a . a . a . a . a. a . a . a . a . a . a . a . a . a - a* but uii vmergt'Dc.v measure, to be re office, pises a chance to buy In your sorted to only when personal notice place for a song, and you are saved has failed to notify. (he embarrassment and work of re The taxpayer should quickly real deeming your place. This Is the urea- ise the practical value of such a law ent law, ami this Is exactly the way i Suppose you are away for the time it works out. Chas. S. C lark, E d ito r an d P ro p rie to r being. Or let us assume you have Jackson, working with a certain changed your address In either case Portland attorney, would cut out (he a mailed statement would In all prob publication requirement of the pres ability fail to reach you. Some time \ ent law. He would end the mutter later, the delinquent list Is published ■ once and for all with tho sending of ! in the home paper, and your friends, notice through the mall. If you fall relatives, or neighbors, notice itume to pet If, under his scheme, you are Advertising Rates Made Known Upon Application diatety that you have overlooked the loser, nnd the tax title vulture your t«xe:>. and hasten to drop you u will then pick up some easy inorey Foreign Advertising Represented by The American Press Association line. They know where you are— auil you will foot the bill. Such is the tax collector doesn't bother about 1 the bill proposed by Juckson and llu- you unless you notify him of the good. Kill It If you would confer u Entered as second class matter at the postoffiee at Stay ton. Marion change. favor on the taxpayers of Oregon. Çounty, Oregon, under the Act of Conpress o f March 3. 1879. The result? The title grabber. ! Vote "N O " on the Jackson delinquent (hat peculiar pest who Is ulwa. s bill. loitering about the books in the tax T— STAYTON MAIL * ” 8 W h e n a m an gets to. granting r e a l tobacco com fort and la stin g qu ality he ca a go s tra ig h t to R e a l G r a v e ly Chew ing P lu g every lim e. Subscription Price $L50 Per Year in Advance Peytcr*. Brcrm * R eal G ra v e ly C h e w in g P lu g 10c a Address all Communications to The Stayton Mail p ou ch — a;td ivcriit it Gravity lait* ta nun h Ians Ita m o n t o thmw I /um ord in a ry THE DELINQUENT T A X LIST. • »a • * s • & 11 I The following editorial which appeared in the Daily Register, of Eugene, in regard to the publishing of the delinquent tax list, is about the best we have seen on the subject. C. S. Jackson, publisher o f the Portland Journal, is the father o f the hill and it scents as if he is trying to get even with the little editors for opposing lus single tax measures. The Register says: The people o f Oregon will he asked to say next month whethei publication o f the delinquent tax iist shall he discontinued, and if they give a proper amount o f time to study the subject and then vote their convictions intelligently there ought to be no complaint with their verdict for it will be final. But the voters owe it to themselves ami to the proper collection o f the taxes to know exactly what they are voting on before they express an opinion at the polls. First of all. it might he well to state that publication o f the delinquent tax list is not charged to the general taxpayer; its cost is assessed against the delinquent property and is paid by the de linquent himself. It is argued that it is unjust to -addle this cost upon the man who if unable to pay his taxes, but it might he argued as logically that it is uaju*t to t'sseas the cost o f litigation to the man who does not pay his debts until lie is sued. Another mistaken idea that ought to he corrected is that publi cation o f the delinquent tax list is solely for the purpose of notifying the delinquent that he has not paid his taxes. That is not the ease at all. Under the Oregon law, delinquents are notified by mail and those who come in and pay in response to this notio“ are stricken from the delinquent list before it is published. Publication of the list is not intended primarily as notice to the delinquent himseif. It is. as a matter of fact, a public notice that taxes on the advertised property have become delinquent and that anyone who chooses may come m and pay them and thus acquire a lien oji the property. Anyone who chooses, and— mark this— who knows that the taxes have not been paid, may come in and pay them and obtain a certifi cate that is a lien on the delinquent property. I f this lien is not satisfied within a certain time the piopcrty may he taken by the man who holds the lien. If it is satisfied, the man who holds the lien must b e la id 12 per cent interest on the money he has advanced to pay the taxes. It is apparent that tax certificates are quite desirable possessions. They are guaranteed by the full value of the property that is delinquent and they draw 12 per ceig interest. Guarantee: 12 per cent loans are rather scarce. Publication of the delinquent tax list is notice to all that the taxes on certain property are delinquent and that anyone who chooses may come in and pay them and obtain tax certificates that re a lien on the property. Where the list is not published thi<s »formation is available, as a general mle, only to a chosen few, and is a matter o f common knowledge that in states where the delin q u e n t list is not published the lax title shark is a permanent fixture. ■g To sum up, the cost o f publishing the delinquent list is borne ’ by those who do not pay their taxes promptly and not by the general body o f taxpayers. Notice is given the delinquent by mail so that he can eome in and pay up and save the cost o f publication. Publi cation o f the list is open notification to the public of the property on which tax certificates— or tax liens— may he had. It is additional and effective notice to the delinquent himself, in case he has failed to receive notice by mail— and in states where tax title sharks flourish it seems to be easy for mail notices to go astray. Moreover, it is an incentive to prompt pa/ment of taxes, for no man likes to have his name go into the delinquent list. Publication o f the delinquent list is a measure o f sound public policy. There Is a scheme on foot-to wipe out the present delinquent tax law now in effect in the state of Oregon. Those behind the plan would substi tute in its place a piece of pernicious legislation, cleverly devised by the Portland Journal and a certain clique of politicians. The scheme is a clever one at first observation and by reason of the fact that one of the backers of the pro posed change is a man of Independ ent wealth at the head of a Portland paper, the columns of that paper-— the Portland Journal— have been thrown open to further the measure and befuddle the voters' minds at the coming election. By smooth camouflaging of the facts, and some times by direct misrepresentation the voters are led to believe that the proposed measure Is one originated and to be passed entirely in their own interest. This Is the Influence that comes from reading the Portland Journal's propaganda for the abolishment of the present delinquent tax bill now in force in the state of Oregon. The editor of this paper is not in the habit of instructing his readers how to vote In various elections. As a rule we consider the voter will support the measure» which he be lieves to be of worth, and register his protest with a vigorous "N O " on use less or pernicious legislation. This is the rule usually followed by the country newspaper man. but when direct misrepresentation of fact Is resorted to in an effort to lure the favor of the voting public. It Is high time that the voters are advised of true conditions. Therefore the edi tor of this paper has the following statement to make to the readers of this paper: The present delinquent tax law was passed by the state legslature of Oregon, the men you and I sent to Salem to represent us in affairs of state. It is a fair law, devised in the in terest of the taxpayer, *»> give him a square deal In the hour of emerg ency. and to protect him in that hour from the tax title vulture and the scheming land attorney. It provides for the publication of the delinquent tax list, it is true, but It also pro vides— and this Is the part of the law the Portland Journal would have you overlook— that publication of the delinquents shall only be made after a mailed notce has been sent out, regularly advising the delin quent that his taxes have not been paid. The publiration, therefore. Is P. D. Cnvvly Tck*cco C Danville, Yi;g. i* THE BR UNSW ICK PH O NO G R APH *77««-' , -u.y a rrö rsjB rx : an srrr~. - v n rati • i n a u 'ï c j ç Is the latest in Phono graphs in more waysth.in one. It has a new re- pronucer specially design ed to play all records in the manner they should be played. Do not fail to see this machine. You may never have heard of it berore but you will hear of it often from now now on. It is rapidly taking its place abreast of the L E A D IN G M A K E S . Records of Every Make can be Played on this Machinetwithout Detaching of Producer SO LD O N T E R M S B Y C. S. Hamilton Furniture Store, Salem, 0 . Farm ers & M erchants B ank o f Stayton, Oregon Capital $ 25 , 000.00 J. R. Gardner’s Cash Store Has on hand at all times o o o <• -> « Silks, Crepe De Chines and Largett Crepes of all colors and Worcester Dress Goods from 35c up to $2.50 a yard • > <• ♦ OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT FOR COUNTY JUDGE H. L. CLARK has a large line of fancy and staple groceries, canned goods, smoked meats. In fact ev- erything you will find in a first-class Merchandise store is to be found here at prices that are right. Independent candidate for Judge ol Marion County P L A T F O R M - I stand f o r s t r ic t e c o n o m y . Y o u r c h o ic e f o r R o a d S u p e r v is o r in y o u r d is t r ic t w o u ld b e m y c h o ic e . Y o u r ro a d m o n e y s h o u ld he s p e n t in y o u r o w n d is tr ic t. Oct-10-31 <■<• ■> o <> « W e carry a large line of dry goods, shoes, notions, gents’ furnishings, hats, caps and rubber goods, etc. INVITE YOU TO CALL AND INSPECT THESE GOODS FOR YOURSELF REVERE TIRES PHONE 74 I Save Yon Rim Cot Tires > A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE H eavy Coating Materials, Silk Hosiery and W oolen U n derwear at Reasonable Prices. WE • CLARK’S TIRE HOUSE 319 N. Com. St. SALEM, OREGON GEHLEN’S STORE 1 OOOOOO0000000-00000000000 6 0 oooooooooooo 90000000 ^ L e s l e y Hot el /. jy, M RS. F R A N K L E S L E Y . P R O P . 00000-0000000 We cater to the traveling public fji* THE STAYTON BAKERY C L E A N R O O M S G O O D BEDS H O M E M AD E BREAD, C A K E S A N D C O O K IE S oooooooooooo M ake this your home when in Stayton STAYTON NO ORDER TOO LARGE OREGON C. E. K R A M E R , Proprietor oooooo o-ooooo ooooooo oooooooQ ^oooooooooooooooco STAYTON OREGON