Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1914-12-31
THE PATRIOTIC
DOLLAR
CONGRESS DEGREES DOLLARS IN.
DulGiN0 IN LuxuRies MUST
FIRST SALUTE THE FLAG.
War Revenue Tax OF sos, ,ooo. 900
lssied--Beer Gears Brunt Of
Burden.

Si0a 900. 900 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-
proSlmately So. 600 Ot0: a stamp tax on
negotiable instruments. 1t Is estimated
will yield $1,000. 900: tax on the
capital stock OF banks OF 81. 800, 900
ard tax on tobacco. perfumes. thea
ter tickets. etc. makes the remainder
Congress has d.cresd that the
brewer. the banker and the investor
must shoulder the muske; and march
10 the front. that milady who would
add to her beauty must frat tip Uncle
Sam. and a dollar that seeks pleasure
must arst salute the Gag: that Pleas
ure and rrotit-~the twin heroes OF
many wars--shall eight the nations
battles and by an ingeniousiy ar
ranged schedule OF taxation congress
has shifted the var budget from the
shoulders OF Necessity TO those OF
Choice and Gain. touching in sts
various ramiaeations almost every tine
cf business
All hail the dollar that bleeds for
It's coaatry: tha, barrs It's breast to
the fortunes of war and risks its life
10 preserve the stability and integrity
OF the nations credit
The market place has always been
. favor4te stand for war revenue col
leetorx The trader is q great finan-
eial patriot Hts dollar n the first TO
rally around the star spanrfed banner
and the last TO hear the coo OF the
dove al peace, He ss called upon to
buy cannon. ~ fr~t and ciothe the
boys In sau1 ana zach month cheer
their hearts with the coin OF the
realm. Wen ear neither b. free nor
brave without food and ammunition.
and money is as important n factor
In war ss blood Many monuments
have been erected IN honor OF heroes
stain Ia battles. poems have been writ.
ten eulost.tnE their noble deeds aah
the nation honors It's soldiers while
they live and places monument upon
their graves when they die, bur very
little has been said at the dollar that
bears the burdens of war
Honor 10 the Daiiar that Bears tire
Burdens OF War,
All hoaor to the dollar that an.
swers the can 20 arms and. when
the battle ss over. baudages the
wounds Of stricken soldiers Laws a
wreath upon the graves of fallen
hero~s ard cares FOR the widows and
orphans
heni their backs under the burdens
OF var; I'm the weight from the shout
ders OF the poor and build a buiwark
around the nations credit
All honor 20 those who contribute
90 the necessities and administer TO
the comforts of the boys who are
marching: cool the fever of afflicted
soldiers and kreel with the cross be-
side dying heroes
A dollar may nght tts competitor in
business, industries may struggle for
supremacy In trade and occupations
may view each ether with envy or
suspicion. but when the bugle calls
they bury strife and rally around the
Gag. companions and friends mess
mates and ehums, all tshting for one
Gag. one cause and one country.
The iuxuries In life have always
been the great burden bearers In gov
ernment We viii mention q few of
them giving the annual contributions
10 the nations treasury. Liquor. $780,
900 eco: tobacco. si0s 900. 600; sugar.
s5t 900, 900; silks. fiS5e0. .oeo; dia-
monds, $3.s37 .ooc. millinery. ss.t7s.-
600: furs, se,o2t.eoo and automobiles,
$50 600 We collect s6eS. 900 900 OF
internal and custom revenue annually
and stso. .0oo. 900 Of this amount classi.
fies as luxuries. and TO this amount
we should add the ti00. 100000 war tax
now levied.
The var tax Is Immediately effec-
tive, Tramp Tramp Tramp the
industries are marching slo0, 900, 900
strong and beneath the starry Gag
they will fin the treasury again while
they shout. "Hurrah for Uncle SAM"