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DELINQUENT TAX PUBLICATION.
The Eueene Daily Register has an excellent editorial
on the publication of the delinquent tax list. It is a per-
tinent question now because C. S. Jackson, publisher of
the Portland Journal, has initiated a bill to repeal the law
authorizing publication of the delinquent taxes, and an-1
other fixing rates for the publication of legal notices in !
the state, outside of Portland,
is published. It is presumed that these measures were in
itiated by the Portland publisher to "get even" with the
country editors for opposing the "single tax" bills which
havt appeared on the ballot from time to time, Jackson
being the leading single tax advocate in Oregon.
Others believe that a ring of court house claims spec
ulators and dlinquent tax title speculators put up the
money necessary to initiate the two bills and there seems
to be seme foundation for this view, since these men have
for years maintained a lobby at the legislative sessions
seeking to repeal the delinquent tax publication law be
cause it hurt their business.
Anyway, Jackson has initiatd these spite bills, or is
doing the work of a crowd of speculatorsit makes no
particular difference which and the voters of the state
must pass upon them. The Register in its excellent edi
torial states that:
The people of Oregon will be asked to say next month
whether publication o,f the delinquent tax list shall be dis
continued, and if they give a proper amount of time to
study the subject and then vote their convictions intelli
gently there ought to be no complaint with their verdict
for it will be final. But the voters owe it to themselves
and to the proper collection of the taxes to know exactly
what they are voting on before they express an opinion at
ihe polls.
First of all, it might be well to state that publication
of the delinquent tax list is not charged to the general tax
payer; its cost is assessed against the delinquent property
and is paid by the delinquent himself. It is argued that it
is unjust to saddle this cost upon the man who is unable to
pay his taxs, but it might be argued as logically that it is
unjust to assess the cost of litigation to the man who does
not pay his debts until he is sued.
Another mistaken idea that ought to be corrected is
that publication of the delinquent tax list is solely for the
purpose of notifying the delinquent that he has not paid
his taxes. That is not the case at all. Under the Oregon
law, delinquents are notified by mail and those who come
in and pay in response to this notice are stricken from
the delinquent list before it is published. Publication of
the list is not intended primarily as notice to the deluv
quent himself. It is, as a matter of fact, a public notice
that taxes on the advertised property have become delin
quent and that anyone who chooses may come in and pay
them and thus acquire a lien on the property. j
Anyone who chooses, and mark this who knows
that the taxes have not been paid, may come in and pay
them and obtain a certificate that is a lien on the delin
quent property. If this lien is not satisfied within a cer
tain time the property may be taken by the man who holds
the lien. If it is satisfied, the man who holds the lien must
be paid 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 aent interest Guaranteed 12 per- cent loans are
rather scarce. I
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 are a lien on the property. Where
the list is not published this information is available, as a
general rule only to a chosen few, and it is a matter of
common. knowledge that in states, where the delinquent
list is not published the tax title shark is a permanent fix
ture. To sum up, the cost of publishing the delinquent list
is borne by those who do not pay their taxes promptly
and not by the general body of taxpayers. Notice is given
the delinquent by mail so hat he can come in and pay up
and save the cost of publication. Publication of the list is
open notification to the public of the property on which
tax certificates or tax liens may be had. It is addition
al 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 no
tices to go astray. Moreover," it is an incentive to prompt
payment of taxes, for no man likes to have his name go in
to the delinquent list. Publication of the delinqunt list is a
measure of sound public policy.
t It is barely possible that Kaiser Bill will have the
good judgmnt to abdicate while the abdicating is good.
DOHA C. ANDRESEN.
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TKLGUKAI'H KE1UKT
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la ihe only way we ran determine whether
Phone Muln 81 before 1 30 o'clock and a
of Circulations
where Mr. Jackson's paper
THE CRISIS OF A
Possibly in the next two weeks we shall begin to see
the real results of the offensive the allied forces have
been waging for over two months. The German armies
are beine handled by skilled leaders, or disaster would
I have overtaken them before this. True they have had
) great losses, conservatively estimated at a million in kill
1 ed, wounded and prisoners since July 15th, but there has
I be6n no real rout. These losses are no more than could
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, IlOnS 01 men are enaCTeCl.
Marshal Foch has in some measure been responsible
'for the ability of the Germans to give way steadily with
iout breaking their front and inviting disaster. He has
evidently from the first moved cautiously, avoiding costly
errors and conserving his reserves. Gradually he has
worked the enemy out of their strongest defenses and now
he may utilize a large part of these reserves in striking
ja blow that mav be far-reachinff in its results. He knowTs
now that the German power of offensive is gone for all
time to come. Ludendorff or Hindenburg, which ever is
really in command, started the March of fensive with about
2.500.000 men on the battle line. Half of these are out of
the war for good probably, but re-inf orcements have been
drawn from every possible quarter to partially fill the
depleted ranks. Probably all his available man-power has
been called out and the allied armies still push him back
ward. He has no reserves, with which to stage an offen
sive of more than local character, if at all.
Foch may be expected to strike hard at vulnerable
pa:ts of the weakened line and then we may see the real
results of his campaign which begun with the stroke south
of the Marne in July.
The German leaders are playing the war game skill
fully but they are facing a victorious enemy, numerically
stronger, and all their skill may not avail them in attempt
ing to save the great army which they would like to see
posted.firmly behind their own border defenses. Their
task is the more difficult since they are opposed oy a mas
ter strategist like Ferdinand Foch.
Snator Chamberlain and Former President Roosevelt
were positive only a few weeks ago that we had no air
planes across the ocean. However, since 350 American
machines participated in the biggest air raid ever pulled
off by any of the allies a few days ago, George and Teddy
were probably only keeping up their records for giving
the public the wrong steer in order to get a little cheap
notoriety.
The republican politicians of Marion county purpose
to call off that adjournment of politics long enough to
take the scalp off Alex LaFollette, who failed to ask their
permission to run for state senator but butted into the
race on his own account.
What's the use of printing war maps in the papers?
The lirs change so fast that the noon edition is ancient
history when the evening paper comes out. Those Hin
denburg veterans are making new sprinting records every
day.
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Some of the Yankee boys write back from German
prison camps that they are well treated. The reason for
this probably lies in the fact that they have 1400 of our
soldiers in captivity and we had about 75,000 of thsir
when the last returns were compiled;
The kaiser has caused his brother-in-law to be elected
king of Finland, and has several other relatives slated
for European crowns. In this connection it will be re
membered that Napoleon took care of members of his
family before he was hopelessly defeated in Belgium.
Withycomb's administration will go down in history
for the deficiencies it has created. Already the emer
gency board has authorized the expenditure of over $500,
000 more than there is in the treasury and the end is
not yet.
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Big financiers will tell you that it istft so much how
much you owe as what you have back of your debts. The
United States of America is back of the Liberty Loan
bonds.
The Corvallis Gazette-Times is very much opposed to
any pre-election campaign unless the democrats keep
entirely out of it
Even if our aircraft program has fallen down as its
critics assert, the German aviators will testify that few of
our flyers have. .
THE
By JANE
HAPTEK 1.VI.
When Brian loft his sentence unf in-!
ished, because just at that moment
Clnndo Berkley joined them; he escaped
a scathing rebuke which trembled on
Ruth's lips.
"Well, here I am. Tea, l"l take a
smoke, thank vou," Tteckly said as
Brian pushed thfi box lying on the table
toward him. Then, facetiously! , Uiu
you give him a good talking to, Mr
GREAT BATTLE.
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WIFE
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Hackett!
Ho deserved it."
No indeed!" Buth braced hersflf
for thv ordeal. "Brian and I never give
each other what you call 'a talking to'
do we, Brian t" ...
"Not so you could notice ltr" lie re
plied with a sort of a twisted smile.
"Ho always was a lurky dog. Be
fore ho married you he always carrKnl
off all th. pretty pirls and left the
rest of us moping. Now he's got a wifej
who kts him go right en having a good
Open Forum
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Salem, Or., Oct. 12, 191S.
Editor of the Journal: Pear Sir
Kindly give a little space ia your open
forum to state what in my opinion
should be the answer of the masses, to
to Germany 's last peace note.
What our Answer Should Be
Imperial Chancellor: Sir We have
the privilege to acknowledge receipt
of your note of the 9th inst., in which
the imperial government has asked the
government of the I'nited States to
enter into peace negotiations, aUo to
approach our associates on the question
of an armistice.
In view of recent events, the gov
ernment of the United States views
such a move as impossible.
The imperial chancellor has declared
in hks message that the government of
Germany has changed ils policy in
what way, we are at a luss to under
stand, as the truth of your statement
is smothered in the smoking ruins of
French and Belgian cities, and your
voice is drowned by the roar of guns
that are shelling the lifebiats of a tor
pedoed steamer.
Therefore, the government of the
t'nited States and its associates have
rosolved. that:
1. Until the organized outlnws of
the imperial government shall have
ceased to wantonly destroy, burn and
pillage invaded territory,
2 Until the Prussian hordes shall
have ceased to starve, enslave, rape
and siay the helpless victims of war's
awful havoc,
3. Until Prussian vultures shall have
ceased to bomb hospitals, and turn ma-
time and doesn't nng him. For good
noss saky tell me: 'Are there any more
at home like you!' "
Buth laughed, she couldn't help it
Claude Beckky was the most redicu
lous creature she yver had met.
"I am the one and only," she re
turned.
"Then what am I to dof " his mock
serious tone made her laugh again. That
site was a bit hysterical did not escape
Brian. He was sulking now.
"Come, Buth, let's go home!" he
said after a moment. ' ' We 've spent all
our money, there's no ua staying here
any longer."
"Oh, don't be a gronch. Sit and
smoke awhile," Beckley said, helping
himself to another cigarette. '"
"Yes, do!" Buth add-jd. "The .mu
sic is delightful," she really dreaded
being alone with Brian; then, too, down
deep in her heart that she might learn
more of Biran and Mollie from Beckly
although she would have hesitated tc
acknowledge it.
"Oh, very well," Brian sank back in
his chair,
"Can't you koep him awayt" Beck
ley asked Buth.
""From, what?"
"From Mollie. She looked With favor
on me a while back. Now she scorns
me. A jug of red ink and an Italian
table do hoto' and me no longer tempt
hor. Brian has spoiled hw for tho sim
ple life. It is a shame that one in an
should have so much, and the rest of us
nothing. Don't yon think sof"
"I think you are talking like an
ass!" Brian interrupted. "Ruth isn't
used to your nonsonsv., Beckley. Cut it
out!"
"You don't think me silly do you.
fair lady J' Beckley asked, paying no
slightest attention to Brian 's "angry
looks.
"You couldn't expect me to sav
'yes' to that question, could youf " Buth
parried for an answer. 8I, was begin
ning to enjoy herself.
' "Oh, couio, Hackett! I'm not as black
as he is painting me, Mrs. HaekettT"
he turned to Buth, "I'm sore at him,
that's all. I've always had ivasou
enough to be so; and since I met you
the reason hag grown immeasureably."
"I am sure your are a flatterer."
"Nothing like that! I always tell the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
tho truth."
"Of eoursv you do!" his timo Brian
sneered.
"To change the subject," Beckly was
iniperturable, "will you and Mrs. Hac
kett take dinner with me tomorrow
night i Not at some million dollar
joint, but down in the village. Bare tab.
les and paper napkins, Mrs. Hackett, but
absolutely clean: and also with the din
ner there will be given free, a "feast
of reason and a flow of soul," impos
sible to find in a place like this." wilh
an indescribable gesture, he dismissed
the roof garden as tho it wvre unworthy
his presence
"Shall we, Brian?" Buth looked at
her husband for acceptance of the invi
tation. "You haven't any engagement
have you?"
"No." Brian was surprised that
Ruth wanted to go. Could it be possible
sin? was attracted by Claude Beckly in
spite of whnt she had inid and that she
WANTED to be with him? His jealous
nature inflamed by the thought. Buth
was so ehic, so smart-looking, no wonder
a booh like Beckly would want to make
love to her. Well, he needn't try that
on, it wouldn't work.
"Then we'll accvpt with pleasure,"
Ruth said. She would take this opportu
nity of seeing the kind of places and
people Brian knew before she married
him. "Whnt time shall yon want us?"
"About seven. I'll go early and save
a tabk'. Brian knows th0 way."
A few moments afterwnrd they bade
Beckly good-night and left the garden.
They took a bus, which (fortnnately,
Buth thought) was so crowded they
conld not sit ogether.
na.l a woman ever sPnt such n ev
ening? 8hv? wondered as she sank down
into thes eat beside an old man
Mondav Claude Becklr Arranges
pitrprise For Ruth Ana Brian.
Rippling
by Walt
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THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET.
It is easy to have a smile for the sorrows of others,
the pessimist will say, biit our own sorrows are not so
easily gotten rid of. Well, that is not true. Our own
sorrows are chiefly of yesterday and tomorrow.. We bar
row them mostly of imagination and fear. Real troubles
are easily borne; it is the imaginary ones that are intol
erable. A wTalk on the sunny side of the street will dispel
the delusion.
True, life has its real tragedies and its pains from
which there is no escape. When death takes those we
love, or when disease seizes us, or misfortune apportions
us a pinched face and laborious old age, no maxims about
the sunny side of the street will cause the sun to shine.
But it is still true that happiness and discontent are in
the main a state of the mind. Nine-tenths of the little
ills and worries would disappear if the will were resolute
ly set against them. Actual afflictions we learn to bear.
The crippled, the hopelessly diseased and the poor have,
since time began, taught us our best lessons in patience and
cheerfulness. v
But unhappiness that comes of absorption in self fills
the world with doleful moaning. It is the gloom of self
absorption that darkens our side of thestreet. We can
get out of it if we will. The natural life is the life that
carries sunshine with it wherever it is.
chine guns
on helpless wounded, and
women,
4. Until the Prussian pirates shall
have ceased to sink tho ships of un-1
offending nations, and to shell the life! 12,12 tons built in 1909 and was owe
boas of the submarine's victims, ed by the Orient Steam Navigatioa
5. Until the people of Germany shall i company. She was registered at Belfast
have risen up as one man and decried The Kashmir is a steel steamer of
the awful crimes of these aorvant of 8g41 ton. Duilt in 1915 and owned by
shall have surrendered unconditional
ly, all the armed forces on land, on
the sea and in tho air then and not
till then, will the government of the
United States and its associates en
tertain for a moment, any plea for
peace whatsoever.
The government of the United States
and it's associates await the pleasure
of your acceptance of their terms.
(Signed) Loyal citizens of America,
France, England, Italy.
Written by a lover of Justice,
AMERICAN TROOPS
Continued from page one)
loss of life was ascribed to loss of the
wireless apparatus on both ships short
ly afterward. Tho Mouslcy also kist
her wireless. The Kashmir reached
port in a badly damaged condition.
An official admiralty statement is
sued last night declared the Mously
took off 593 men, members of tho crew
and soldiers, and that 16 survivors had
reached Islay. This statement placed
tho missing at 431. Late estimates, be
lieved to have been high, declared 300
would bo the number of dead, while
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