Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1925 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by ' THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO J. H. Heller, Pre». and Gen. Mgr £. W. Katnpe, Vlce-Pres. & Adv. Mgr A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y. At Bua. Mgr Entered at the Poatofflce at Decatur Indiana, a* second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies - —• 3 cent* One week, by carrier 10 cent* One Year, by carrier Ss.o< * One month, by mails ■— B S cent. Three Months, by mall 310' Six Months, by mail ll "f One Year, by mall M-00 One Year, at office—— 15.00 (Prices quoted are, withn first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those sones. ) Advertising Rates Made Known by Application Foreign Representative Carper ter & Company, 123 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, I - - -■ -- WHAT SCOUTS ARE DOING: — The Boy' Scout, according to his custom, goes modestly along his way. doing good turns, helping other people and making remarkable strides in health and skill. And we wouldn't know a thing about the lad's good" deeds if the telling were left to him. At the Scouts' Anniversary Week time—February S-14th. we like to t turn the spotlight on these knights iu khaki and rejoice in their record of efficient kindness, service and good citizenship. Records compiled at the National Scout office show that sihee the beginning of the movement, over 1.000 awards for life-sav'ng have been - issued. Burning buildings, icy lakes, whirling waters, were frequently the scenes of these brave rescues -» exploits which grimly tested the skill, pres euce of mind, and courage of those youthful heroes. Civi-- service totalling ihonsan 'a of hours in the unvarying record of every Scout council. Honolulu done lists for the past year 21,000 I.ours of service contributed iu response to 21 different calls for assistance from locßl institutions and orgaritzati ms? The acres of timber land raved « • from ravage:; of forest Hames by the Scouts can never be estimated. Tree planting and conservation of natural resources, preservath n of bird life —by building bird houses and replenishing bird sanctuaries with food all winter long, arc some other activities of the Scouts. Serving on school traffic corps, helping the younger children cross streets safely, installing radio sets for the bind, chopping wood for old jx-ople. keeping city hydrants clear of snow B.ud ice, are just a few of the thousands of other ways these lads have bceif' rendering service. As to progress in Scouting activities, records for 1921 show that 11.6:11 hoys have won a merit hedge for firemanship, 9,603 for public health and 9,426 for personal hi dll) Thousands of other badges have been won for the remaining 67 subjects in the curriculum. Scouting is doing well its wonderful job for the future citizenship and security of our country May the in fluence of this sterling movement soon reach the lives of the 8.0110,0ne l i vs of Scout age, not yet within the ran I, s. The campaign for luuijs with which io build the Pythian homo in' Indiana will close this week, but it is s ite to sa y Iba I it will lie a success. Many Indiana towns and cities are rlriv itkg Io land the institution and a committee lias been named to present the claims of Decatur. It is needless no doubt Io say that every one here would gladly do anylliiiig they con hl to secure lids home and are hoping that those in charge will work out a real proposition which will make those in whose bauds, rests the dtcinion. at least lake notice of us. V,'e are sui‘e every citizen here would take off bis coqt to assist the memb era of the local lodge If called upon md we know a lot will be disappoint ed if not given the chance. Any idealistic campaign helps a community Lets go after it anti Ifets go out to uiu.

OLD, BUT STILL GOOD Fourscore ami seven year- ago our fathers brougb* forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal Now we are engaged in a great civil war. testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long enduro. We ure met on a groat battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that Geld ala final resting place for those who In-re gave their lives that the nation might live- It is altogether fitting ami proper that we should do this. But. iu a larger sense, wu cannot dedicate we cannot conseciato —we cannot hallow this ground. The breve men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long, remember, what we say here, but it can never foyget what they did here. ,lt Is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished, work which they who fought hero have thus far so nobly advanced. • |i Is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task, remaining before rt that from those honored dead we tako Increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last lull measure of devotion —thul we here fogldy r that these ocad shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under (lon. shall have a new birth ot freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not parish from this earth. —Address of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg.

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Davis. KUO, Oakland. 390 M. 8 P 01 (POST)—' Drama "Seven Keys tc Buldpatc" by KGO players CPC A, Toronto, 366 M. 8:15 p.m . t ESTk-Eaton Choral, society, with | Florence Macßetli, soprano. .1 o 'i I TO BE STRONG To breathe fresh air! Breathe long and deep! To stretch—with a feeling of power! To leap like a Hou suddenly roused! To plunge, then enjoy the cold i shower! iTo outrun the swift! Lift the heaviest load! I To rejoice that the journey is long' To climb with a will! To stand, with a thrill. At the top! To be strong to be strong! iTo feel His spirit, refreshing arid | full! ‘ I To be conscious of power within! To go like Gideoq! Like David to | dare! i To break down the walls of sin! To speed—speed away with message I of light! To bear heavy burdens and long! To climb with a will, salvation's high hill! For Him to be strong! To bo strong! —A. D. Burkett. 0 INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT —By— W. L. SEIDMAN.C.P-A. HOW TO FILL IN THE INDIVIDUAL 1924 INCOME TAX RETURN The first thing that every individual sould do. of course, is to determine whether lie or she must make a return. The rules in this connection , have been discussed in a previous i article. As a general proposition, single ■ persons, single or nigrried. having a 1 cess of and married persons having a net income exceeds $2,500 must make a return. Likewise, all persons, single or married, havingg a gross income over $5,000 must make I a return, irrespective of the amount i of their income. Assuming that a return is to be filed. Hie next thing to be done is to ‘ obtain the proper return. As was pointed out in a previous article, there arc several blanks for individuals. depending upon their status. The two blanks most generally in use are those kuowu as Forms 1040A and 1040. Form 1040A which is the small form, consisting of only one sheet, is to be used where the net income does uot exceed $5,000 and is derived chiefly from salaries and wajges. Form 1010, which is the large form, is to be used in cases wljere the net income exceeds $5.00). or is derived from a business or profession, tho the amount is less than $5,000. | As all the items on tile small form arc also iu the large form and thereby automatically cover the small one as well. We will assume that the return has Is-cn properly headed up with tho name and address of the taxpayer, and that the various questions of information have Ivcen answered. We jfhorefore come to the statement of the income ami deductions. —. The firsi.t item under jncome is called “salaries, wages and commissions, etc.” Here should be shown all compensation, for services, received during 1924. This includes bonuses, etc. Space is also provided for the reductiou for expenses Incurred 'in lounection with services for wljiclj salary is received. Traveling expenses for instance, are deductible. Where deductions are claimed, a detailed list must be made of them iu schedule F of the return. I Item 3 is Income from business or profession. This does not appear on the small form, since persons having a business or profession are not to use Hie small form. Under item 2 would come all income derived from a business owned by a taxpayer. This does not inchide a corporal ion or a partnership business. The net. income from professiotiut fees should here inshow u. Lu any event, schedule A must be filled out. showing the net income from the business or profession is computed. Tho explanation of this schedule will form the basis of a sub . sequent article. Item 3 covers income from Interest and is subdivided into two parts. The first is income ou bank deposits, corporate bonds. ate. aud the second is interest on taxfreu covenant bonds, upon which a tax was paid at the tax .able interest received during the year ' A word of eaplaJiatiou might be iu order with respect to the interest on

I tax free covenant bonds. Some- bonds contain a provision that the corpora i tion Issuing them will pay 10 eminent the income tax of the bond holder on the bond Interest, to the » tent ot 2 per cent, ot the interest, b. W. Strauss bonds Invariably ha'< such a provision. Here is ho w It works „ u t. Assuming that a sl-00« !«'««> bears 6 per cent Interest, the bondholder collects $6.00 a year. The corporation issuing the bond hi addition to paying the Interest, pays to H><' goveru-ment 2 per cent of the laui” 1 . or $1.29 for the account of the bondholder. This $l2O need not be report ed by the bondholder as additional Income. but what is more, can be taken as a credit against his own income tax. it is for that reason that a separate statement is called for of the amount ot interest on such bonds. Item 4 is incoiiu- from partnerships, fiduciatvis. etc. The inc< me shown here must agree with the return tiled by the partnership or fiduciary. Where the partnership sustained a loss, the individual can take his pro rata share as a deduction. The important thing here to remember is that | the individuals return must tie up, with the partnership or fiduciary re-, turn. Next ou the return is the provision | for rents and royalties. Here should I be shown the net rentals by the taxpayer for the use of property belong- j ing to him. In computing the net rent-; als, all ordinary and necessary ex peases incurred, including depredation on the property, may be deducted However the deductions must be explained iu schedules B and F. Where the taxpayer lives in his own property, the rental value of the premi ses need not. be reported as income. Ou the other baml, the expenses. ex-| cepl interest and taxes, cannot be de 1 ducted. Whore the taxpayer occupies! only a part of the entire reside ice i and rents the other part, a proportionate amount of expenses can be dducted. In the next article how fill iu the other income items will be explained, as well us some of the deductions allowed. -« w ur — - O „in « ■-» lie Lm sure I’ve seen you somewhere before! She I wonder. You're not the boy who proposed to me last irveuing. are you?—F lm Fun. Now A'ork.

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L•• ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦• « twenty years ago today ♦ « Prom the D«Hy Demonmt RIM ♦ « 20 yenm *9° thl * * Feb. 12. 19005 was Sunday. "How dare you. with your scandalous past, propose to me? it would not take much for me to have you thrown downstairs and the dogs turn- . vd on you!" "Ain I to take that as a refusal?l’earsou's Weekly. Um- - don. • Do you know that the Berlin tramways carried 47 million passengers last year?” "Impossible! There are uot 47 million people in Berlin!"— Ulk. Berlin.

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