The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-12-29
|H PA TRI0IIC
DOLLAR
War Revenue Tax Of $l05;000, 900
Levied-Beer Bears Brunt
Of Burden.

1ue to the European disturbances
and Of this amount beer is the
heaviest contributor, having been
assessed approximately, S50,000,-
700; stamp tax on negotiable
instruments, it is estimated. will
yield $31,000,0O0;. tax on the
capital stock of banks of Sd, 3W,4
300, and tax on tobacco, per.
fumes, theater tickets. etc, makes
the remainder.
Congress has decreed that tho
brewer, the banker and the in.
yestor must shoulder the musket
and march to the front; that mi
lady who would add to herfbeau-'
ty must first tip Uncle Sam, and
q dollar that seeks pleasure must
first salute the flag; that Pleasure
and Proht-the twin heroee Of
many wars-shall fight the ma
tons battles and by an inge-
nlously arranged schedule Of tax
alton Congress has shifted the
war budget from the shoulders
OF Necessity to those of Choice
and Gain, touching in its various
ramihcations almost every line
of business.
All hail the dollar that bleeds
for its country; that bares its
breast to the fortunes of war and
risks its life to preserve the sta
bility and integrity Of the nations
credit.
The market place has always
been a favorite stand for war rev.
enue collectors. The trader is q
great financial patriot. His dol
lar is the first to rally around the
star-spangled banner and the last
to hear the COO Of the dove Of
peace. He is called upon to buy
cannon; to feed and clothe the
boys in blue and each month
cheer their hearts with the coin
OF the REALM. Men can neither be
free nor brave without food and
ammunition, and money is as inn
portant a factor in war as blood.
Many monuments have been
erected in honor Of heroes slain
in battle, poems have been writ
ten eulogizing their noble deeds
and the nation honors its soldiers
while they live and places a mon
ument upon their graves when
they die, but very little has been
said of the dollar that bears the
burdens of war.
Honor to the Dollar That Bears
| the. Burdens4of War. NJ
All honor to the dollar that an
Iswers the call to arms and, when
THE battle is over, bandages the
wounds Of stricken soldiers, lays
IA wreath upon the graves Of fall
en- heroes and cares for the
widows and orphans.
All honor to the industries that
bend their backs under the burd.
ems Of war; lift the. weight from
the shoulders Of the poor and,
build a bulwark around, the ma.
tons credit.
All honor to those who con-
tribute to the necessities and adj.
minister to the comforts Of the
boys vino are marching; cool the
fever Of afflicted soldiers and
Ekneel with the cross beside dying.
heroes.
A. dollar may fight its Compel
fitor in business, industries may
struggle for supremacy in trade
and occupations may vias each
|.other with envy or suspi s,e. but
when the bugle calls fls bury
strife and rally around tas lag
companions and friend fess
mates and churls, all fl iar
one flag, one cause and 9 slll1-
try.
The Injuries in life haze IA.
ways been the great burds
.ers IN government. We will en-.
ton q few Of them giyias the
annual contributions to tlle na.
tons treasury: Liquor, a 3,
/ DOC, Geo; tobacco, sos, N0 %;
sugar. $s4 GOO 900 silks, ST., 500
| go diamonds, $685., COO nil.
gl;nery, $2,47o, COO; f,lrs, SCOT
100 and automobiles $3.50. 600.
& 4 q !. 49, ~ ~. y e, -.