Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1921 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by WE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Amoelate Editor and Quelneee Manager JOHN H. BTEWART City Editor Subacrlptlon Ratee each In Advance Single Copies 3 cents One Week, by carrier 15 cents One Year, by carrier 17.50 One Month, by mail 45 cents Three Months, by mail $1.25 Six Months, by mail $2.25 One Year, by mail $4.00 One Year, at office <4.00 Advertising rates made knows on application. Entered at the postoffice at Deca- 1 tur. Indiana, as second-class matter. I

DOES THIS INTEREST YOU?— Does this brief paragraph hold any Interest for you? Read it carefully, think upon it seriously. Here it is: TAXATION That section one (1) of article ton (X) of the constitution of the state of Indiana be amended to read as follows: Section 1. The general assembly shall provide by law for a system of taxation. That is the first of the thirteen proposed amendments to the constitution of Indiana to be voted upon at a special election on the sixth day of next month. Do you know what that means? It is a proposal to give the legislature of Indiana unqualified power to deal with the subject of taxation. It is a proposal to take the lid off of taxes in Indiana. That has been done in a fashion not at all ineffectual by an evasion embraced in a statute. But nevertheless there is a limit beyond which tax burdens cannot be piled. Adoption of the first amendment will permit the general assembly of Indiana to establish any system of taxation it pleases and to increase tax rates without limit. Do you understand what that means? Are you ready to vote upon the question? If you are not sure of your mind, you would do well to read over again and again that proposal and let your mind dwell w’ith some seriousness upon its possibilities if

it should become part of the basic law of your state. You also should reflect upon another phase of that proposal. Do you believe that one hundred and fifty men in an Indiana general assembly, representing many material interests and many clashing purposes of politics. is a body well calculated to dispose of the complex problems of taxation? The legislature will be empowered by law to take over and deal with the whole question of taxation in Indiana, to construct a system and to dispose of all detail, large and small, that the system may involve. Do you believe the sixtyday sessions of the legislature will permit this to be done and at the same time allow time for other legislation? Read that proposed amendment carefully. Think upon it seriously. That is a question upon which you will want to be sure you are right before you vote, Taxpayer. A mistake might prove pretty serious and plague you a great deal in years to follow. Taxation is no trifling affair of state, gs most taxpayers of this good commonwealth have been made to feel during recent times. — Fort Wayne Press.

Have you had any experience in public building during the past two or three years? Before any township caa build a school or any other public building, permission must be obtained from the state board of health after specifications have been filed, then you must have the o. k. of the public service commission, the Indiana tax commission and then to make it sure you must have the consent of the state board of accounts. All of this red tape costs money, means confusion and gets you noth-

ing but higher taxes. Now we are to vote, September 6th on proposed amendments to the constitution, one of which asks that the legislature be given full power to change laws as they desjre. We haven’t much protection now, but what we have sure-' ly should not be given away. If we could vote on less power, fewer boards and a discard of the red -tape

1 now necessary we would sure be for it, but we can’t believe the people give their sanction to the requests offered in the thirteen pro- , posed amendments. The members of the United Stites senate are mud because the president sneaked away ou u ten day’s vacation and allowed them to sweat in Washington after refusing his consent to an adjournment. Now they threaten a strike and unless they have something in mind further than the performances of the past two or three yours, we should worry whether they go fishing or keep on spouting in Washington. There is business for them to do but they don’t seem inclined so what’s the odds?

Senator Johnson calls attention to the fact that no one seems to know just what is going on in the way of establishing peace with Germany and even Senator Lodge admits he doesn't know. Secret diplomacy is about the worst thing we can have and some day we will all admit it. THE BORNE REUNION Tlie eighth annual Horne reunion was held Sunday, Jifly 31, at Bellmont I park with 112 present. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Adam Borne. Covington, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. William Bihlman and family, Mrs. Elizabeth Lind, Mr. Jack Bush, Cincinnati, O.: Mr. and Mr a. Charts Houk and daughter, Muncie, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peters and daughter, Mr. and Mis. Otto Peters and sen. Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Crum and family, Mr. and Mrs Elt Crum and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Yager and daughter, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Keppert. Mr. and Mrs. Mart Miller, Mr. and Mrs. George Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hoffman and family, Mr. and i Mrs. Joe Kiess and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mart Worthman and family, Fred Kolter and family. Mr. and | Mrs. Ed-Borne and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller and family. Decatur. Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Borne and. family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Borne, | Miss Christena Borne, Mr. and Mrs. John Borne and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Borne. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Borne and family. Magley, Ind.; Mrs. I Peter Kirsch and daughter, Lydia. Decatur. Ind. Everybody came with filled baskets, chicken, cake, pickles and doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, home-! made bread. After lunch the bus- 1 iness session was held, and during this period the old officers were reelected for another year. They are: President. John Borne; secretary, Miss Esther Borne; treasurer, Fred | Cclter. Blanks had been printed and sent to all relatives to be filled out that correct data may be secured for the printing of a family history. Many of these have not yet been returned to the secretary, but just as soon as possible the history will be printed in book form. This was the largest reunion yet held, and it is expected the one in 1922 will be still larger. Among the attendants at the i eunion were Mr. and Mrs. Adam Borne, of Covington, Ky. This was Mr. Borne’s first visit here, and he had never seen but three or four of his cousins. He is sixty-one years old. The couple remained for the big fair, having never attended a county fair, and it was a real treat to them, as well as to the Borne relatives to ' have them here.—Contributed.

MONROE NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hendricks, drove to Garrett, Saturday to spend Sunday with Levi Ray and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Blore of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Anna Townsend of Gilboa, Ohio, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A G. Hahnert over Sunday. Quite a number of sifiall children at this place are suffering from the effects of a new disease which is prevalent among the little folks. Mennsa Lehman was a business visitor inFort Wayne, Monday. David Gerber, the cattle buyer, of Decatur, was in town on business, Monday afternoon. Harve Sprague, of Jackson, Mich., was in town this w-eek visiting with friends. The Enterprise store, the Home store and the Leichty Bros, and Co. Hardware store, will close their busliness places at 7:00 o’clock in the evening, except Wednesday and Saturday evening. Ifbginning last Monday. until further notice. Clarence Davis, wisp and son, drove to Vandalia, Ohio, Saturday, on a |£w ( days’ visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Davis. From there they will visit a short time with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis at Dayton, Ohio. Miss Vivian Hendricks will return here

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from that piaee with Mr. and Mrs. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dupr visited relatives neur Willshire, Ohio, lust Sunday. D. M. Hunsicker. of Decatur, was

y— ——■— only El(;ht more DAYS __ Illlir r ” fi || of Great MONEY saving sale L I P I i £ B&ibjl jPPIM CJ/Wy a ~ f I/'m'OT w* Jar lib t v. rar"" NOW IN - ’ Wlrj WF ' full BLAST aWf Real P' an ° Bargains Opportunity of a Lifetime! ♦ \ Truly the Greatest Price Cutting Sale Ever Heard of! If You Have Been Waiting for Prices to Drop Now Is Your Chance We are compelled to unload this big stock of high grade Pianos and Players and do it quickly. You know what it means to be forced to sell, it simply means that we have cut and slashed prices to the limit. No deception, no sharp practices, every piano and price just as we advertise, no bunk coupons, just a great sale that conditions forced on us, where honest goods and lowest prices predominate. Don’t Delay! || El I Free! Free! Free. If you want one of these Great Bar- Mr‘ ~. 4 zx ± *-n i ‘WWWRailroad bare to Out of Town gains investigate. Come in today. /a, Av/AT /ULla Purchasers V 90 f • —- wwt S Secures a Piano sfl II _ K or Player | taCh an ° every P erson calling at I I * our store during the sale will receive — ■ — ■ — ’ c 11 ffl * 112 Mw .1 wSilKl v ! 9k ’ 1 REE a copy of Old Favorite Songs BALANCE CAN BE PAID IN I and Book Marks. SM\LL WEEKIA OR MONTHIA PA YMEN ts TTi ‘ F Bit; VALLES AT THIS SALE J nft L| Your credit is good. We make gw Not only the new Pianos, but wt ’ LUUn. terms to suit the purchaser. | ? 'Free bench, scarf, music rolls. * yL' J 11 I a number of good used, rebuilt ” J and shopworn instruments, all to be Some Fine Phonographs at Cut Prices pi^n sa , e an<[ The City of Decatur, Ind., Never Had Such a Real Bargain Event. Come Today! WONDERFUL BARGAIN , yxSW I Zwl I I I . I d i TF .p® 8 ! n ; ilfeaib. d ■ _ aei fl a g'fl i lill '!l Gnaranteed-With Bench Guaranleed-With Bench A Two Year Free Trial M A .If dissatisfied,after using.one of our Q( OUI siient Piano or Victrc’-a pianos two years, we will agree to for a Player lake same back and will allow you every cent you have paid to apply on ■WI JF W ■ 9 110 one plavs the piano al votii’ any other instrument in our slock. T , or if vou arc tirpd ™.i/\’ic Could a proposition be fairer? We Decatur, Ind. ‘ rola we wifi exchange with Vou for a "'"'knot. - OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL a O'CLOCK Player. We allow tull mark - r miiiwim-miTTOiniß—■■ - et Vall,( ‘ >» trade.

u busltiHXH visitor here Muntiny. On Tuestluy ftorniUK while engaged in threshing on the farm of David Roth, son of Peter Roth,who was working with his father, owner of tiie mactilne. in some manner was

struck by a water jup which was handed to him by one of the threshers cutting the upper lip which necess ItuXed the services of a physician to new up the wound. Adam Bease, one of our

10ll Hly ill at his home in the wutn part of town. f . ADS EARN-$-*-L

Mr. and Mrs. Derry McGill ,4 \ Vu(l) lugton township were shoppers in city today. Hellie Crosen and son, C|( Ws | e 0 Union township wore in town on L mesr. today.■I. ■! I