The Ordway new era., 1915-02-12
THE PATRIOTIC
DOLLAR
coMoREss pgcREGs poLLARs IN.
DULoiNo IN lUxURi9o MUST
FIRST oAlUrG THg FLAG.
War Revenue Tax Of etos,ooe.oo(
LsvisA-ossr Dssrs Drvst q

Of loss on import revenue due TO the
European disturbances and Of this
amount beer 10 the heaviest
contributor. having been assessed ap-
proximatsly so. .000. 900; . stamp tax on
Negotiable Instruments. II u Estimated.
will yield 93l. 100000: . tax On the
capital stock of. banks Of 9A.3oo. 900
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
u the front: that milady who would
add to her beauty must drst tip Uncle
Sam. and dollar that seeks pleasure
must nrst salute the dag: that Pleas
urs and Psont-ths 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 ramincatioAs almost every line
Of business. ~.
All hail the dollar that bleeds for
IT, country: that bares its breast To
tie fortunes Of war and risks its life
TO preserve the stability and integrity
Of the nations credit.
The market place has always been
. favorits stand for war revenue col
Iectors. The trader 10 graat imam
cial patriot. Hi9 dollar II the drst to
rally around the starspangisd banner
and the last "a. hear the COO Of the
dove Of peace. He IL called upon to
buy canaon; to feed and cloths 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 10 ~ important factor
In war ~ blood. Many monuments
have been erected In honor Of heroes
slain In battles. poems have been writ
ten eulogizing their noble deeds and
the nation honors Its soldiers while
they live and places monument upon
their graves when they die. but very
little has been said Of the dollar that
bears the burdens Of war.
Honee 70 ths peiisr tsst Dsars the
DvsdsnE ss%Var. =
An honor to the dollar that an.
swers the call to arms and. when
the battle % over, bandages the
wounds Of stricken soldiers. lays .
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
Of war: lift the weight from the shoul-
ders Of the poor and build bulwsrk
around the nations 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 aflicted
soldiers and kneel with the cross be-
side dying heroes.
A dollar may nsht its 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
they bury strife and rally around the
nag, companions and friends. mess
mates and chums. all fighting for one
nag. one cause and one country.
The luxuries in life have always
been the great -burden.bearers in gov.
srnment. We will mention . few OF
them giving the annual contributions
to the nations treasury: Liquor. $780,
ooo. 900; tobacco. s1osooo.00 sugar.
S54 .ooo. 600; silks. $15.60o.000 dia.
monds, $3.s37 900: millinery, S5.47S.-
600; furs. 32.o24.ooo and automobiles.
$4,000. We collect 9s66. 900. 900 Of
internal and custom revenue annually
and $3.50, 900 900 Of this amount classi-
fes ~ luxuries. and to this amount
We should add the s1oo. 900. 900 war tax
now levied.
The war tax is Immediately effec.
tive Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! the
industries are marching 800. .000. 900
strong and beneath the starry nas
they will fill the treasury again while
they shout. "Hurrah for Uncle Sam!"
In every field Of human activity the
demand for more competent men and
women In growing eyArv day Esn>