Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1920 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Amo ciate Editor and Business Manager. JOHN H. STEWART....City Editor Subscription Rates Cash In Advance One Week, by carrier 10 cento One Year, by carrier 15.00 One Month, by mail 35 cents Three Months, by mail ILOO Six Months, by mail 11.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rate made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Be careful of your health. Keep on the "heavies" yet awhile. This is tine weather for the garden makers and already the army of the "spade and hoe” can be seen in the back yards getting the ground into shape for a “bumper” crop. An important meeting of the Deca tur Industrial association will be held next Monday evening and every ; member is urged to attend. I’lan to bo there. < — The democratic candidates for the I various county offices are busy campaigning these days and reports : from all sections of the county indi-j <

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v cate an old fashioned democratic victory at the November election. Bainbridge Colby Is now the secretary of state taking his oath of ofllcu r yesterday, in spite of this howling . by the senate committee that they . would oppose his nomination. So p much for the senate. If signs do not fail, wo are going . to have some snow and ice before i real warm weather comes for the ■ frogs have been keeping up a regular 1 chorus within the last week and they say if "the frogs croak beore Easter they will look out of glass houses.” Os course Governor Goodrich knew full well that he could not be a candidate for the presidency and rumor has it that he might run for senator, opposing Senator Watson. From recent exposures and developements he had better coniine bis attention to his coal mine interests. The latest quotation received on newsprint paper is eleven and one half cents per pound, f. o. b. the mill and if w’e are forced to purchase a year's supply at that figure it is an assured fact that we will have to in crease the subscription price of the Daily Democrat. You have one week to renew at the old price of three dollars per year by mail. Those papers not paid up to January first will be discontinued, and wc kindly ask you io renew your subscription now. The Decatur Industrial association and in fact the majority of the local citizens favor the idea of giving an

DECATUR DAILX nFBOGRAX WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24.1

Old Home Week durlug the same week of the Northern Indiana b alt The Industrial association has gone on record as endorsing such a comj bination and wo believe that the ; wook will be a big one. The fair will ■ be a big clean show and the home-, > comers will enjoy the attractions as much as the Decatur people. Boost I for tho Old Home Week und the 1 Great Northern Fair. The rank injustice of the present ! • state tax luw is clearly shown in tills' city. The public library, an institu-I • tion of learning and education and a benefit to society may be forced to close this summer for an extended period on account of a want of funds, the tax board cuttng down the j levy asked last year to such a figure; that the library board will now be forced to borrow money in order to' keep the place from closing down im-| mediately. A law of this kind is a I tetriment to mankind and the soonr it is repealed the better it will be for everyone. Just think of being orced to close a public institution of i earning because the "barons” in In'ianapolis will not allow the people o appropriate their own money for he operation of it. It’s a shame that the library must be closed. Senator Borah has no doubt taken notice to the fate of his colleague. Senator Newberry who was found guilty of corrupting the Michigan election with a wagon load of money and now demands that Major General , Wood or his campaign managers , give an account of the money they are spending and the source from which it is obtained. Borah has remarked that it is apparent that a vast sum of money is being spent in 1 the effort to nominate Wood and that i it has been clearly shown that the ( imople of this country will not longer be dominated by a vote buying election. It is a well known fact that General W<x>d. the favorite candidate for the republican nomination for i president is not a wealthy man and that his salary is less than ten thousand dollars per year and the people are somewhat puzzled as to who is footing the bill. It is apparent that the general will be greatly indebted i to “somebody” if he succeeds in getting the nomination. It would be only just and right if the taxpayers in this city and county could obtain a reassessment of their real estate and in the majority of cases have it lowered. For instance.

K ts I The Cofit* Moihtr h««4 to mtk*-~ I'li tell you liow dtn*. She belled it slowly In th< pot AnJ srrved it wh«n 't«*« plpint h««i Ob! mamma v,h*< a diink you pt-j j fat med. Golden sun. I Aden $ i I ' Hf you want coffee do to your grocer for it and not to some peddler who is here today and <one tomorrow. Grocers sail the best brands. The bast roasters of coffee refuse to supply irresponsible peddlers. Th* Wool son Spice Co. ( Toludo Ohio in Decatur, under this new tax law the property was assessed at full cash value by the county assessor, which was alright if the state tax board had left it at that figure, but no, they sunt out the order to tack on an increase of thirty per cent which placed a valuation on the dwelling or store building al more than it was worth. This you know is true if you are the owner of real estate in Decatur. The state board has learned from numerous objections filed against the law that many of

the assessments are unjust and in an effort to try to pacify the taxpayer and adjust the wrong they have sent out the notice they will give the proiMTty owner a hearing for a reaseeasnieut but in some way it has leaked out the reassessment may be still higher than the present one, SO it is doubtful if they will receive many petition' for a hearing. The Indianajiolis News has the following, to say on the reassessment plan: | “Owners of real estate who believe 1 that their property is not fairly assessed may seek a reassessment this year. Such applications for a new valuation as of March 1, 1920, must be filed with the state tax board not lator than May 1. The board also gives county taxing officials the right to suggest changes in realty valuations and permits any property owner to demand a reassessment if he believes his property is listed too low. Complaint was made, following last 1 year’s assessment of real estate, that valuations were too high. Where horizontal increases were ordered it meant still higher taxes. Under ordinary circumstances tllie assessment of real estate is made every four years. The state board now makes it possible to correct errors made last spring. Instances have been reported where property sold for less than its assessed valuation. While the way is now provided for correcting assessments. property, owners doubtleas will bear in mind that buildings of I practically every character have ad R vauced in value since last, spring. I This is particularly true of dwellings, | So, while there may have been some I valuations made in 1919 that were | too high, a reassessment may result g in till higher valuations now.’’ X Before, you ask for a reassessment ■ read the last sentence of the above ■ article and then make up your mind ■ that you are going to vote against q this unjust tax law by electing a ■ democratic governor next fall, one I who stands pledged for the repeal of ■ the measure. ■ , . ■ Have you tried those 5 cent Coney Isle Sandwiches I f —at— Fred & Bill’s?

DOES NOT SEE HOW HE EVER KEPT UP Could Hardly Drag Himself to YVork—Feels Fine in the Mornings, Now "Tanlac has benefited me ““‘-J 1 no longer doubt or hear about IL” said J® l '" Farr °„.’ 1576 Erie street, Toledo, Ohio. ““ plovee of the Libby Glass compa J. Continuing. Mr Farrow said: "For several years I have otcasl ally suffered w'ith shooting pains in the small of my back *nd in 11V right leg and foot and cramp! g pains in my stomach, which gradual y I Sew worse until for the pas j 'months I have had these pains near all the time. My appetite had become Iso poor I could hardly eat a thing, 'and the little I did eat would fermetjL gas would form and the pains in mi I stomach would nearly kill! nerves were in an awful bad condition. and as 1 was in worae pain M night than in the day time, if that was possible, I could get but litUe sleep at any time and many a night would lie awake al! night long. I had become so badly run down I could hardly get to work in the mornings., (although I only lived two blocks away, and after the day was over I would 'just have to almost crawl home, where II would force down a few mouthfuls !of supper and drag myself off to another night of misery. I "1 bad tried so many different medicines without getting any benefit had about lost faith in everything, and 'as I continued to grow worse I felt like I didn't care whether I lived or ( not. Looking back now I don’t see how I managed to work at all, and. I just moped around the house till my | people were very much worried over my condition. • "I had read many statements in the lixal papers from people who had been benefited by Tanlac, and. although as I said before I had about lost faih in all medicines, I decided to try it, and the improvement in my condition almost as soon as I started taking it was simply remarkable. I never have a pain of any kind now and my appetite is better than it ever was. 1 can sleep as sound as a log and always get up in the morning feeling fine and ready for work. Tanlac has relieved me of all my troubles after everything else had failed, and I am only too glad to say a good word or it.” , Tanlac is sold in Decatur at Smith. Yager & Falk's, at Berne at Stengel & Craigs and in Geneva by F. C. Deitsch's Drug Store.

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CRYSTAL THEATRE tonight To the first 50 persons entering the theater with adult tickets each ticket holder will get a loaf of the • bread- Yep. Kobe is still here, and says that he htu an o tine list of merchandise to give away tonight after e " show. C«me early and get your bread, and secure a | i( f" for the drawing. —Tonight— The third and fourth episode of the famous Vitagranh serial. “Smashing Barriers, featuring William Du nvan The serial with a punch. Change of program each day. Matinee ten and lift ten cents. Evening ten and twenty cents. Follow the crowd to the Crystal. NOfTgCE Closing Out Sale Owing to the fact that I have sold my building and am advised to quit the Jewelry business on account of ill-health, I will offer for sale my entire stock. Sale Now Going On ' and continue until sold. For the opening week 1 have arranged a number of specials and all articles will go at considerable reduced prices. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday i Cut-Glass Silverware Alarm Clocks Thursday, Friday and Saturday Ivory hinaware All other articles to go at this sale. All persons having repair work here are requested to call for same within thirty days. AUTH’S JEWELRY STORE I DEMOCRAT WANT ADS GET REMS i yrw.v-.TT ’