Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 22 July 1920 — Page 3

The victims of a New York “got. rich-quick" man are to be asked to meet in a hall and || Stf > n l( , 1)h f . I lunations.- if th)ly a ,.„ allow him to continue in n rev bn iness to make money to pav t|l „ n| back, the authorities have u’ ee to prosecute him. if n c, t . wi ,', ' juttt d ami pi'o < e itod,

Nickles and Dimes Many people feel that niekles and dimes aye hardly worth sav they slip throng the lingers, week by week, for things that yield neilher pleasure nor profit, fry saving up the loose coins 111 your pocket for a few weeks ! and see how fast they accumulate m!o dollars. Then bring (hem here, which is just the place lor these savings. Ve pay compound interest ‘ on all savings accounts. i OLD ADAMS COWL HAUK of Decatur. Resources Over $1,500,000 Commercial Banking Service * ■l"' on Savings Deposits. July Reducing Sale Indies' Kimona Sleeve Aprons, rT» -f if $2.00 value, Special •pl Men’s Outing Work Shoe, ail sizes 6 to 11, ftn Special 3*3.00 Men’s Elk Skin Work Shoe, all sizes 6 to 11, Os Special 3*3.1/0 Men’s Heavy Black Work Shoe, • U? O Jt’ All sizes 3*3.40 Men’s Blucher or English Black Gun. Metal, C[» J Af* Dress Shoe 3*T.»/0 Ladies' Oxfords, (for every day wear) a dandy CO OQ $5.00 Ladies’ Kid Pumps, medium heel, QPw [ Ladies’ Medium Heel. l ine Kid Pumps, (p 4 P/fT $6.00 values, all sizes tP'r. £ 0 Ladies’ Kid Oxfords, medium or low heel, J Q ,$6.00 values, all sizes -.-.... «J* i 'r»<)o Patent Oxfords or Pumps, high heel, d* 4 $6.50 values, Special 4 0 Ladies’ White; Canvas Pumps, high or low heel, QO OFC $3.75 value, “Special'* Ladies' White Canvas Oxfords, high or low heel, .““.75 value. Special Ladies’ White Canvas Shoes, $1.50 values, (Rrt J While they last •P^. z to Child’s White Canvas Lace Shoes, (? 4 QO Size 11 to 2, Special A BIG LINE OF MEN’S \ND CHILDREN’S TENNIS SHOES AND SLIPPERS. A BIG BARGAIN—Men’s Plain Blue Bib Overalls, (? 1 Q 0 AH sizes; Special Price *■ .C*O Special!—White or Black Thread. No. 10 or 50, rr Special, spool • Ladies’ Fine Ribbed Black or White Hose, COME IN—LOOK AROUND—WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON EVERY PURCHASE.

SFIOIAL SALE Wash Skirts and Shirt Waists In this lot of Skirts are all the Latest Materials, Tricotine Gaberdine, Poplin and Satin Former Values, up to $7.50 $3.98 This Sale ‘ ‘ ' These Waists are made of Organdy, Voils J and fancy wash material. aJ X Worth niore. $1.65 /’ .'ll\ This Sale Only fISJIIK The Kuebkr Co.

Dr. Russell n. Conwell, of Philadc Phia, has been delivering bls le.-im "Acres of Diamonds" for 50 yonanil still has morP enpagrmonlß thu be can nil. 'I he over-sea phone will soon ho reality. Washington will bo able t ‘all UP any European capita].

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, JULY 22. 1920

eOLLLCTING THE REVENUE Special Taxes Due the Government Must he Paid on or Before July 31 AMUSEMENT PLACES Must Pay Up or Are Subject to a Fine—Millions Will be Paid in Millions of dollara will he added to the revenues of the government this - month from special taxes due on o. before July 31, 1920. The list incklue" the lax on brokers, pawnbrokers, museums, theatres and concert halls, circuses, bowling alleys, shooting galleries, riding academies, tobacco, buses, etc. , Forms for filing returns are avail able at offices of collectors of internal revenue ami branch offices. Heavy i penalties ranging from a tine not to .exceed $1,0.0 for failure, and not to exceed $10.0m) or one year's impri. on inent, or both for willful refusal to : make return and pay lite tax on time are prescribed by the ( -urr- nt revenue . act. Returns of the capital stock tax also mu.l In filed o-t or before July 31. To facilitate prompt collection and as an aid to the taxpayer as well as the government, the bureau lias mtg ge: ted that tiling of the return be accompanied by payment of the amount of tax due. This method is appeal ing to corporations, as it lessens Ha bility to penalty. The capital stock tax pppjies to every corporation carrying on or doing business in the United States. The tax on domestic corporations is $1 set each SI,OOO of so much of the fair nv erage value of its capi al stool-. lot the proceeding year ended June 30 is is in excess of $5,000. Foreign c-.tr-porations are required to pay a tax of $1 for each SI,OOO of the average amount of its capital employed in the I transaction of its business in tin United States during the proceeding I year ended June 30. without the benefit of the $5,000 deduction. The tax on brokers whose business it is to negotiate purchases or sales of stocks, bonds, exchange, ’million, coined money, promissory notes or other securities, and" produce nr m"’ ■hadisc Is sflo a Vmr. If the broker is a member of a stock exchange, produce exchange, board of trade or similar organization which sells produce or merchandise and the average value on Juno 3C of a seat or nieni hership in such organization was $2 000 and not more than $5,000 he is re quired to pay an additional tax of $lO9. If such value was more than $5 000 h - is required to pav an additional tex of $l5O. Pawnbrokers are subjc t tn a special tax of SIOO a year. The tax on ship brokers whoso bn • iness is to negotiate freights ar, 1 other business for the owners of vc seis or for consignors or consignees of freight carried by vessels is SSO a year. Custom house brokers whose bus iness. as the agent of others, is lo arrange entries and oilier custom house papers or to transact business nt any port of entry relating to the importation or exportation of goods and merchadise, pay a special tax of SSO a year.

VJRS. M. E. SMITH, prominent Tampa, Florida, woman, who says, thanks to Tanlac, she Is now able to walk around w.thout the help of a cane after eight long years of suffering. Says ft tends are all astonished at Iter Improvement.

“I am so glad my health is being -restored after suffering for ever eight years witli indigestion and rbeuma lirm that 1 leel like telling everybo.lv about Tanlac." was the enthusiaytif statement made recenily by Mrs. M E. Smith, one i f the. best known an t most, highly respected women of Tampa, Fla., residing at 906 Morgan -street, in that city. Mrs. Smith’s state ment is a most remarkable one and will bo road with interest by a host of devoted friends. In referring to her recovery. Mrs I Smith sail: “The rheumatism from which I had suffered for years even bt fore 1 had stomach trouble, pained mo worse than ever and until recently [ I was not only unable to walk without the use of a cane, but I was so weak at times I could hardly get out of bod I tried many medicines but nothin" helped me and I almost despaired of over getting any better. “Then Tanlac came along and it war helping so many people hero in Tampa. my sen brought mo a bottle and it had such a wonderful effect on me that I immediately sent for five 1 began taking lids grand medicine, more bottles. In just a few days after [ my appetite began to improve and in only a short time 1 was able to enjov my meals and everything seemed to agree witli mo perfectly. “My rheumatism is so much better and I have so much more strength I ' am now sb!" to w’ll? all about the ' hence and up and down the stairs without my cane. Friends who hno become so accustomed to seeing m>walk with my cane are astonished when thev sec me now walking around without it. “I will always praise Tanlac for what it. has done for mo and I am [only too glad to have an opnortunif" to recommend il lo mv friends. Tanlac F "Ohl in Decatur at Smith. Yager ft Falk’s: in Borno at. Stengel I ft. Craig’s and in Geneva at F. C Bo’t -ch’s drug store. r»I"W ■ «l» MMWl!>«»■■ - - — I UI.IBIJI «JU— ■ The iters, museums and concert. I halls are taxed according to their seai-l ing capacity, and the population of th" city or town in which they are l.>|iatei). Those having a seating caps [city of not more than 250 ar:? tax"' :[:59; seating capacity of more than I 250 and not exceeding 500, $100; ex | ceeding 500 and not exceeding 800.1 [slso; in excess of SOO, S2OO Tile tn::' jin cities or towns of less than 5,000[ [ inhabitants in one-half of those I ) amounts. This taxis paid by the pro’I rietor. The special tax on circuses is SIOO. The tax on bowling alleys and fill Hard rooms is $lO for each alley or) table. Shooting galleries are subject to a tax of S2O. The tax on rilin; academies is SIOO. Persons carrying on the business of renting or operating passenger a:: tomobiles for hire are required to pay a tax of $lO for each such automobile I having a seatin', capacity of more than two and not. more than seven and S2O 1 for each automobile having a sea'.-| ing capa. ity of more tharf seven. The special tax on tobacco sales |»v, the manufacturer are as follows: not over 50,000 pounds, $0; in excess of; [50,0000 pounds and not over 100,000 [ pounds, sl2; in excess of 100,000, pounds and not over 2 -0,000 pound.' I ,$24; in excess of 2000,000 pounds $1” . kind at the rate of 16 cents per thou I sand pounds or frat-lion thereof i:t respect to such excess. 1 Manufacturers of cigars are subject also to a special tax with respect to I sales as follows; not to excce 1 50.000 $4; in excess of 50,000 and not to ex-j ,ceed 100,000, $0; in excess of 10c.000 and not. to Exceed 200,000. sl2: in ex 'test of 200,000 and not to nxcec l I 40 ( ',000. $24; in excess of 400.000, Jl’i 1 and at the rate of 10 cents a lhousan-1 or fraction thereof in respect to such excess. Manufacturers of cigarettes, in [chiding small cigars "weighing not J more than three pounds per thousand are taxed at the rate of 6 cents I for every 10,000 cigarettes or fraction I thereof. The tobacco taxes are computed on I the basis of sales for the year ended I June 30. >

The tax on pleasure boats, yaehis, | power boats and sailing vessels Is, rated according to lite length and ton-! nape. Wholesale liquor dealers who have qualified as sin h under the National Prohibition act engaged in the sale u distilled spirits and wines for non biiverluge purposes are subject to ;i| special tax of SIOO a year. Retail liquor dealers confined strict ly to dispensing pharmacists who cun sell distilled spirits and wines on prescriptions authoized under tin' .'- i tional Prohibition act are subject ti ' a special tax of $25. Manufacturers and wholesajo and . <:■ tail dealers in oleomargarine, a ini terated butter, filled eltee■ e, and p sons engaged in tlie manufacture ol mixed Hour are also > übject to sp > cial taxes. “ PLAYING THE GAME In the wild and wooly west a gaim I of poker was in progress. A ten i-i foot, looking on saw one of the nil v ers deal himself out four t ees fn m the the bottom of the pack. Tie t. derfoot whispered indignantly to un I other onlooker: “Did you see that?" "What?” asked the other. "That swindler dealt him, elf fcmi aces," the tenderfool hissed “Waal," was the astonhht. reply, "wasn’t it his deal?” —From Blights’. WAN! ADS EARN—s—s--#

There’s Still Time! This History Making Going Out of Business Sale Paves the way to worth-while savings on Men’s and Boys' Clothing & Furnishings If You Have Nat As Yet Patronized This Great Sale Come Tomorrow TE? it had been humanly possible to serve all those I* who have desired to purchase these great values, A there would not he this prolonged opportu lity to take advantage of this sale. But limited room has limited our ability to attend to just a. certain number of patrons daily. Therefore another week will he devoted to this sale, and you are given still an opportunity to secure these great values. With every patron the news of this event has heen enthusiastically spread, and we believe it w ill be unequalled for many years to come. The Myers-Dailey Co. Decatur, Indiana Rlchmond-DuW’an Advertising Service, Fort Wayne, Tnd.

"I always sleep with gloves on. Thai is whut makes my hands so foft." “H’m! Do you sleep witli your hat on also? Seals are scarcer litis year than ever befor. Sealers return witli the smallest. calclt ever knows, less than 40,-

The Time Clock

At the Entrance Door of large factories there is found a Time ( lock. It kees tab on every workman as he comes out and goes in. Make your ( heck Book your Financial Time ( lock. Make all the Money you receive and expend How through your ( heck Book- Then you will Know—not Guess. Do business by Checks at this bank.

The Peoples Loan & Trust Co

Whenever Canada wants to do business with Wiishlngton she mus; do "o through the Colonial Office at Ixmdon. It is proposed to maintain a semi-di-plomatic representative of Ottawa at Washington, to expedite internatlnal business. s_s—s__WANT ADS EARN—s—s-$

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