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PAGBTVO DAILY BOO VI KIVEM OOVHUH tat GDBE RIVER C0O1 PablUaed Dally Eioept Saturday A. B. TOORHIC8, Pab, and Pnf. taterel tt postofflce, Greats Peea. Or, as seeoe.4 elm mall Batter. ADVERTISING RATES Display Pe. per lach .- UmiIam Mr Mb -... It DAILY COURIER a. mil m urriar. oar THr 11.00 7 Bill or carrier, pit oath .50 WEEKLY COURIER t mall, per year .$1.50 MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRSi Til Associated Press It exclusively - . i . I . n iWa iiaA tnw MfltlhllcAtlOB VBUUW W " " " " all aews dispatches eredltsd to tt or aot otherwise creauea "' eper and alao the '.ocal aawa pub lished herein. All rlfhU of ropabllcattoa of spa tial dliMitCDM nereia mrm mimt reserved. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER SO, 118, 0RJGGO3 WEATHER f Rain. moderate southerly 4 tephyrs. Sign Your Card' We are permitted to tell each family a month's sup ply of sugar at one time KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY QUALITY FIK81 MEAMRE FILL OP JOKERS A tew year ago the people of the tat of Oregon, In a aplrlt of gentle and amused tolerance listened to the Portland Journal's campaign for sln- gle tax. It was Mr. Jackson's pet hobby, and hos official mouthpiece shouted long and loudly. When the totes were counted, however, the people breathed a sigh of relief, for single us ana uregon cmieosniy were found to bare nothing in com mon. . Par time IMItnr Jirkunn subsid ed. Unable to dictate the editorial policies of the newspapers of - the state and atung to the quick at the decisive defeat of his pet scheme, he maintained an. attitude of calm de meanor. Now Mr. Jackson steps np to bat again, fostering and fathering a new plan of nnfathonable and Inexplic able legislation! In on the scheme .. 1.1. T 1. I. . Tin T m A m t nvn v and the two hare devised a plan that Is unique to say the least. Just the Interest of the lawyer baa 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, etherial scheme, cleverly fram ed to lure the voters, but intended as a piece of radical and vlclons leg islation that will benefit the title grabbers,' and others of their ilk, J at the expense of the struggling home and land owner. - Such la the Jack-j con delinquent tax bill. There are I a use woo intimate mat jbckboii energy In working for the bill Is due to the fact that his Portland Journal has been overlooked in the publica tion of Multnomah lists In days gone' by, and that his spleen against the. ' present statute Is Inspired through petty Jealously In the Portland, news paper field. This may or may not be the case. I The present tax publication law for Oregon Is the ideal measure if pub-( lie service may be considered the cri terion. It 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 taxpayer within 90 days from the date of de linquency.; Then, and only then, to -reach those whom the malls have failed to reach, the law provides that publication should be made In the - . .. newspapers. . Could any plan be fairer? Could there be, any better scheme to pro tect the unfortunate delinquent from the malicious cunning of the tax title grabbers who loves to work In the dark? Now cornea Mr. Jackson and the Portland attorney and Initiate a bill to abolish the publication. It requires no particular mental acumen to see the result, to note the splendid op portunity tor the title grabbers and their legal friends to quietly "clean up" on those who have failed to re ceive notice. Theortlrally tha scheme looks tine on paper. So did single tax. So did other bits of freak leg islation that have been turned down cold by thinking voters. r ' Jsckson would have the tax collec tor send the notice through the mall AS HE NOW DOES UNDER THE PRESENT LAW. The law makes the burden obligatory on your part to keep him notified of any 'and all chaagea In your address; otherwise you lose your defense In case of fore closure, and can not plead lack of notice. In other words you are left holding the sack. To add insult to Injury Jackson would make the tax collector personally liable to keep properly posted on " your address. Briefly stated, you MUST keep the tax collector posted at all times, or lose; If Uncle 8am fails to deliver more equitable scheme than the pres ent law. Let well enough alone and help the state of Oregon protect the holdings of Its people from the tax vultures. Watch tor the "Jackson" label at the coming election and swat the measures hard. FRENCH JTiffl OFFENSIVE (Continued from page 1) forward maty miles with Us Initial thruit Moreover, the Indicated Ger man withdrawal la added proof of the enemy's waning manpower. There Is now no doubt that he will not be allowed to rest a moment and that the fighting will be carried Into the winter on a scale, never before possible. . Of direct national Interest here is the evident fact that clearing up of the 8t. Mihlel salient by General Pershing's first army In Ita first In dependent venture was the necessary forerunner of thla new blow. Not only did that swift victory tree the French armies around Verdun from the menace of the salient In their rear, but it liberated rail lines to sup ply the new battle front and set free thousands of soldiers of both armies for attack purposes by shortening the lines. - Again, It Is American aid that makes possible the new attack. The announcement of thla drive Is the first Indication that American troops were on the front immediately west thr notice as often happens, well, 0f the Meuae with the possible ex- yon lose again; If the tax collector falls to do hla part, you lose a third time and the poor collector loses, also. Can you beat It? - Jackson'a scheme would end with the sending of notice by the collector. The present law provides for exactly the same scheme as that of Jackson, but goes a step further In the direc tion of common sense, and requires the tax collector to publish the Hat which Is still delinquent after Jack son's method baa been tried out, thus ceptlon of a unit of negro troops known to have been recently some where In the center of the front be tween Rhelms and Verdun. Wheth er that unit Is engaged in the pres ent fighting Is not known, but It Is evident that a very large force of Americans has been shifted west ward along the line to take part In the present blow. Apparently they hold more than one-half of the ad vancing line. ' . The extreme left pf the American force forming the western jaw of Pershing's nut-cracker which reduc- giving the essential publicity to pro-'the hl. fM Qf .h M.uge u ,f tect the delinquent from the wiles of indicated now that the whole line the tax title grabber and the tax law- from the Moselle, where they stand yer. Of course these latter gentle- before the outer defenses of Meti, men are working tooth and toe nail for the law and believe they can put It over thla fall, under the much abused bsnner of "economy" so-called. Certainly there could be no fairer, to a point well to the west of Verdun may be held by Americans, in which case the French have paid Pershing's men the? high compliment of entrust ing to them completely the defense of that vital fortress. Our classified ad hrtnic results MOTORISTS OtK OAKAGE Is equipped for every kind of repair work, and our workmen are experts in tlielr line. , .Nothing is ever lialf done, no detail Is ever overlooked. It Is properly finished on the H)t. Our prices are reasonable. liny jour supplies from us. We charge no more than the foreign flealer for the same article, and WE PAY THR FREIGHT and YOIT HAVE IT. Iluy your gasoline from us. tt Is the beet ami our prices are al ways at the bottom. It pays to bnjr your gasoline here. 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