Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-03
TIE EPATRIOTI(
DOLLAR
CONGRESS DEGREES DOLLARS I'M.
DULGiNG TN LUxURiEs MUST
FIRST SALUTE THE FLAG.

War Revenue Tax OF sao5,ooo,ooo
Levied Beer Bears Brunt OF
Burden.
Congress has levied a war tax OF
'$105 100000 to Offset a similar amount
of loss on import revenue due to the
European disturbances and of this
amount beer is the heaviest
contributor, having been assessed ap-
proximately 100000, 900; stamp tax on
negotiable instruments. tits estimated,
will yield $4,000, 600; a tax on the
capital stock Of banks of s4,300,o00
and tax on tobacco, perfumes, thea
ter 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 tip Uncle
Sam, and a dollar that seeks pleasure
must first salute the flag; that Pleas
ure and Profit-the twin heroes OF
many wars shall fight the nations
battles and by an ingeniously ar
ranged schedule of taxation congress
has shifted the war budget from the
shoulders of Necessity to those OF
Choice and Gain, touching In its
various ramifcations almost every line
of business.
All hail the dollar that bleeds for
its country; that bares it's breast to
the fortunes of war and risks its life
to preserve the stability and integrity
of the nation credit
The market place has always been
a favorite stand for war revenue coi-
lectors The trader is a great finan-
cial patriot: His dollar is the first to
rally around the star-spangIed 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
I brave without food and ammunition.
and money is as important q factor
Nt<tl
have been erected in honor of heroes
slain in battles. poems have been writ
fcn euIogizirig their noble deeds and
the nation lionors its soldiers while
they Hive and places "a monument 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
Burdens Of War.
All honor to the dollar that an
swers the call to arms and, when
the battle is over, bandages the
wounds of stricken soldiers, lays a
wreath upon the graves of fallen
heroes and cares for the widows and
orphans.
All honor to the industries that
bend their backs under the burdens
sof war; lit the weight from the shoui-
'ders of the poor and build bulwark
around the nation credit.
All honor to those who contribute
to the necessities and administer to
the comforts Of the boys who are
marching; cool the fever Of afflicted
soldiers and kneei with the cross be
side dying heroes,
A dollar may fight its competitor in
business, industries may struggle for
supremacy In trade and occupations
may view each other with envy OF
suspicion. but when the bugle calls
they bury strife and rally around the
flag, companions and friends, moss
mates and churns all fighting for one
flag, one cause and one country.
The luxuries in life have always
been the great burden bearers In gov,
ernment. We viii mention a few Of
them giving the annual contributions
to the nations treasury: Liquor; $780,.
+ 100000; tobacco, 5000 900: sugar,
$54 0o0.ooe; silks, s15,50G:0O0; dia-
monds, S3.837, 900: millinery, s2,479,,
900; furs, So, ,024,0oO and automobiles,
SS70000. We collect $665, 900 900 of
internal and custom revenue annually
and $3.50, ,0G0, 900 of this amount classi.
fes as Injuries, and to this amount
we should add the sleo, GOO, 900 war tax
now levied.
The war tax is imme diately effee-
tive. Tramp Trampt Tramp! the
industries are marching 100000. 900
strong and beneath the starry fiag
they will fill the treasury again while
they shout q TIurrah for Uncle Sami''
In every fieid8of human activity the
demand for more competent men and
4 women is growing every day Espe-
acia1ly SO In agriculture. ~
Home pride is a mighty valuable as.
set, and the farmer who has none ia
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