Show THE PUTRID PATRIOTIC DOLLAR CONGRESS DECREES DOLLARS IN IN LUXURIES MUST FIRST SALUTE THE FLAG I 1 war revenue tax of levied beer bears bear brunt of f burden congress has levied a war tax ot of to offset a similar amount of loss on import revenue due to the european disturbances and ot of this amount beer is the heaviest contributor having been assessed approximately a stamp tax on negotiable instruments it la Is estimated will yield a tiki tax on the capital stock of banks banka of and a tax on tobacco perfumes theater tickets etc makes the remainder congress has decreed that the brewer the banker and the investor must shoulder the musket and march to the front that milady who would add to her beauty must first up tip uncle sam and a dollar that seeks pleasure must first salute the flag that pleasure and the twin heroes of many wars shall fight the nations battles and by an ingeniously arranged schedule of taxation congress con gresa has baa shifted the war budget from the tha shoulders of necessity to those thosa OE oc choice and gain touching in its ita various ramifications almost every line of business busl nesB all hall the dollar that bleeds for its country that bares its ite breast to the fortunes of war and risks its life to preserve the stability and integrity of the nations na tlona credit the market place has always ben been a favorite stand for war var revenue collectors lec tors the trader to la a great finan cial patriot N ills Is dollar ta Is the first to rally around the star spangled banner andr aby laSt e otlia of the doya dove of peace ire he la is called upon to buy cannon to feed and clothe the boys in blue blua and each month cheer their hearts with the coin ot of the realm men alen can neither bo be free nor bravo brave without food and and money la s its as important a factor in war as blood many monuments have been erected in honor of heroes slain in battles poems poem have shave been written eulogizing their noble deeds and the nation honors its soldiers while they live and places a monument upon their graves when they die gut but very little has been said of the dollar that bears the burdens of war honor to the dollar that bears the taft burdens of war all honor to the dollar that answers beera the call to arms and when the battle la Is over bandages band agos the wounds of stricken soldiers lays laya a wreath upon the graves of fallen heroes and cares carea tor for the widows and orphans all honor to the that bend their backs under the burdens of war lift the weight from the shoulders of the poor and build a bulwash around the nations credit all honor to those who contribute 0 to o the necessities and administer to tho the comforts of the boys who are marching cool the fever of afflicted soldiers and kneel with the cross beside dying heroes A dollar may fight its ita competitor in business industries may struggle for supremacy in trade and occupations may view each other with envy or suspicion but when the bugle calls callo they bury strife and rally around the flag companions and friends mess mesa mates and chums all fighting for one flag one cause and one country the kurtales lur tales in life have always been the great burden bearers in government ern ment we will mention a few of them giving the annual contributions to W the nations treasury liquor tobacco sugar silks diamonds millinery mrs furs and automobiles we collect ot of internal and custom revenue annually and pt of this amount classi iles flea as luxuries and to this amount we should udd add the war tax now levied the war tax to a immediately effective tramp the he industries are marching strong and beneat tha starry fag dig they will oil the treasury again whilo they shout about hurrah for or uncle sarat saral |