Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1921 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCIAT Published Every Evening Sunday by HE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R- HOLTHOUSE, AMOelate Editor and Buelneaa Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subecrlptlon Rate* Caeh In Advance Single Copies 3 cents One Week, by carrier 15 cents One Tear, by carrier $7-60 One Month, by mail 46 cents Three Months, by mall $1.26 Six Months, by mall 13 25 One Year, by mall $4 00 One Year, at office $4 00 Advertising ratea mad* known on application. Entered at the postofflce at Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter. Len Small, governor of Illinois, charged with the embezzelment of a couple of million dollars now threatens to tell what he knows about other highrups tn Illinois politic#. Let ’er spill, Len. The people have a desire and the right to know all about it and a little state’s evidence may make it easier for you. This seems to be a good time for public service corporations to apply for increase for they are all sympathized with by the public service commission and requests promptly j granted. Yesterday the board in-, creased the gas rates in Tipton,; Noblesville, Cicero and Atlanta and the electric rates at Nappanee. It's a great thing—for the companies. Occasionally some one in the state has the nerve to espouse the cause of the proposed amendments to the constitution but so far we have failed to find a real reason why any one should thus vote to establish a dangerous precedent or give the state tax board more power. While the government is trying to lessen the burdens of a federal in-

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come tax law we are asked to give the legislature power to create one. if the present taxes don't meet expenses it might be well to try to reduce the expenses. » The horizontal increase on automobiles in Adams county will not tend to make the voter think very favorably of the proposed amendment to give the tax board more power. We predict that the results of the coining special election will convince Mr. Zoercher and his associates that the people feel they already have a hundred per cent more power than is good for the tax payers, • The proposed amendments to the constitution of Indiana if approved by the people would dispose of the surveyor's office entirely and without any preparations for any other office to ‘take care of the very important work in that department of local government. Just another reason why we should take no chances on the amendments. They seem to have been hurriedly provided and they mean more trouble for all of us. The house committee in congress ; will disregard Mr. Mellon and rej duce federal taxes on several Items, : a total of $550,000,000. Fine but how will they make up the several hundred million dollar increase in appropriations which Mr. Mellon says will be necessary. Some one must pay the taxes and we have a feeling that it is going to be the people rather than the bigger concerns and corporations. The excess profit tax will be repealed, most of us haven't any; the tax is to be taken off of Pullman travel tickets and luxuries. Now the danger is that it will be put on necessities one way or another. It’s a tough job, this fixing taxes so

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♦ DOINGS IN SOCIETY ♦ CLUB CALENDAR Thursday Work and Win Class—Mr. und Mrs. /W. H. Stuckey. Good Fellows Clasß—Gerald Clifton. South Third street. Methodist Mary and Martha Class Picnic —A. E. Itutler Home. Zion Reformed Missionary Society —Sunday School Room. Friday. Woman's Home Missionary Society —Mrs. Walt Johnson. Christian Indies' Aid —Mrs. Lee Reese, Tenth Street. Monday. Delta Theta Tau—Miss Lois Con nell. The annual reunion of the KeiferGeisler family was held Sunday at the Otto C.eisler grove, east of Wren, Ohio, It being the sixth annual reunion. One hundred and fifty wore present, and the day was most pleasantly spent in various ways. A big picnic dinner was served at noon and following tlie dinner the election of officers resulted as follows: President, Will Schumacker, Decatur; secretary, Albert Feigert. A program of speeches, recitations and music was given, and the entire day was thoroughly enjoyed. The next reunion will he held in Bellmont park, this city, in July of next year. Those present from Decatur were Mr. and xMrs. Charles Brodbeck and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Will Schumacker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ramsey, of Toledo, Ohio, who came here to attend the reunion with the other members of the Schumacker family. ♦ All of the lady clerks and stenogemployed in the various county offices, and also the clerks in the various abstract offices enjoyed a picnic supper at Bellmont park Wed nesday evening, the affair being given in honor if ojje of the "crowd” who will be married within the next few days. Following the picnic the girls attended the picture show. The girls had one grand, good time. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Sheets of Root : township entertained the following guests last Sunday for dinner: Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Shackley and son. Dale, of Bryan, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs Henry Smallback and daughter, Ruth, and Mrs. Nancy Sheets of Fort Wayne, and the Misses Georgie and Fern Shacklv of Bryan, Ohio; Etta Burnett cf Decatur, Etta Mallonoe and Helen Sheets of Fort Wayne; Hazel Gilbert and Mr. Pryor Gilbert and Joe Burnett of Monroe. ♦ The Delta Theta Tau meeting has been postponed until Monday even ing, when Miss Lois Connell will entertain. ♦ The Tri Kappa picnic to be held at Honduras with the Bluffton chapter is postponed until a later date on account of the inclement weather. + Mr. and Mrs.-John Porter of Meroer avenue, gave a twelve o’clock dinner yesterday for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dibble of Lansing, Mich. Mrs. Itinear was also a guest. TO HEAR CASES Service Commission Will Hear Petitions for the Continuance of Eric STATION AT MAGLEY And Removal of Automatic Bells at the Railroad Crossings at Monroe J. C. Laughry, secretary of the Indiana Public Service Commission has giveti notice that the petitons of WH. Dettinger. et al., for the continuance of the Erie Railroad station and agent at Magley will be heard on Thursday, August 18th, at 3 o’clock at the court house in this city. Sometime ago the Erie Railroad company disk ontinued,the station at Magley und dispensed with the services of an authorized agent. Mr. Foley was the agent when the station was closed and residents in that part of the county find it most inconvenient to be without the services of a railroad. The Erie train does not stop at Magley. The Monroe Hearing. The petition of the town of Monroe vs. the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad and the P. C. C. .& St. .Lous I Railroad company' tor-' the removal- ol | the automatic bells and the installa- ! tion of gates at the crossings in Monroe will also be heard on the same day, Thursday, August 18th, at three j o’clock at the court house in this city. I There is much interest in this matter J among the residents of Monroe and no doubt many people from that place will be here to attend the meeting.

notice, le/Cguers Every member of the Epworth league of the Methodist church is urged to be present Sunday evening at d o'clock at the devotional meeting. A ,light luncheon will be served, und an unusual program has been prepared. Come, and bring your friends. 189-t3 > ANNUAL MEETING The meeting of the stockholders of the Adams County Equity exchange will be held Saturday evening, August 13, at 7:30 o'clock at the office of the company, on West Monroe street. Please be present. 189-t2 GRANT OWENS. Pres. # — To New Quarters (Continued from page one) about September 15. he will enlarge his business to a great extent. He will employ an expert shoe repair man and also an expert tn the vulcanizing business, and will push these branches of the business harder than he ever did before. He will also secure the services of a painter and do automobile painting. A line of auto tops will also be added, and he will make a specialty of repairing auto and buggy tops. The new location will prove an excellent one for Mr. Tanvas, and his business will probably develop to a greater extent than he anticipates. Money-Worth Bread, large size loaves, the more you eat the more you want, can be bought at Steele’s Grocery for 10c a loaf. It; ———• NOT NECESSARY TO TRAVEL The season is here when many hay fever and asthma sufferers seek relief I at health resorts. Those who re-1 main at home can find relief in Foley's Hotkey and Tar. Mrs. Alice Holtz, 817 ork St., Cincinnati, Ohio, writes: "Foley’s Honey and Tar gave me great relief. It is certainly a good remedy.” It spreads a healing, soothing coating over tickling, irritating | membranes, eases choking and gasping. e MR. BROKAW COMES TO THE FRONT Telit His Friends and Neighbors of His Experience. Every Decatur resident should read what Mr. Brokaw says, and fol- j low his example. He has used Doan's Kidney Pill 6 and speaks from j experience. Is there any need to ex- j periment with imitations or untried kidney medicines? Chancey Brokaw, S. Bth St., Decatur, says: “Last winter my kidneys got out of order, caused by a cold settling on them. My back ached considerably and I had lumbago pains across my back and hips. The action of my kidneys was irregular. I used Doan's Kidney Pills from Smith, Yager & Falk’s Drug Store j and they soon fixed me up in good shape. In a short time my baxsk was well and strong.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills —the same that Mr. Brokaw had. Foster-Milburn Go., Mfrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.

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