Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-13


from their pay amounted to abou'
$17,O00,000. There were 243,00(
persons in the service from Ohio
Hence, the ex-service men from Ohio
subscribed to Liberty bonds to the
extent of $1,000 per capita in spite
of their low pay while in the service
On the other hand, per capita sub
scriptions to Liberty bonds in Ohio
by those who were not in the service
was approximately $4,000. Hence
the Ohio soldier, in addition to fight
, ing the battles of the war at dol
lar a day, put almost one-half as
much into financing the war as the
man who remained at home drawing
ten to twenty times the wage of the
soldier
Will This Money be Distributed ia
a Glass? No. The service men from
Ohio were drawn from all classes
They represent a cross-section of the
Ohio people. The vast majority OF
the homes of Ohio were represented
directly or indirectly in the world
war. This will be the most univer-
sally distributed money ever paid by
the state. There is scarcely home
but will be benefited by it.
Will the Men Squander the Money
if it Is Paid to Them? Surely the
men who were trusted with the hon.
or of the state of Ohio in 1917 and
1918 can be trusted today to prop
erly handle their own affairs. The
three years of adversely since the
war have impressed upon the ex-
ie1, nf
lar This payment will enable
| thousands of them who are unable
to secure employment because o1
business depression, to buy the nee.
essaries of life 1t will enable many
to pay something on bills, which are
still unpaid, contracted for necessar-
les of life, by their fathers, mothers
and wives while the bread-winners
were in the service. 1t will give
many a much needed stake to revive
that little business enterprise or to
make the payments on that mort
gage on the home. 1t will enable
many to go on with that education
| which was cut off by their service in
the war. Experience in other states
where adjusted compensation has
been given shows big increase in
bank and building and loan savings
The ex-service man is typical
American. He loves his state and
can be depended upon. He does not
desire to be dependent.
Will You Help Revive Ohio Busi-
hess? The use of this money by
the ex-service men in every commu-
nifty of the state would improve busi-
ness in every line in Ohio. The real
estate man, the builder, the plaster
er, the grocer, will be Immediately
benefited by the business which this
will produce. 1t will tend to raise
the state of Ohio out of the present
business depression. This is a criti-
cal time when the ball may be start
ed in the right direction BY bene-
fitting the ex-service men, the entire
people of the state will be benefited.
What Will 1t Cost? 1t will cost
% cents per $1,000 of property on
| the tax duplicate per year for IL
years. These figures do not take
into consideration increase in the
grand duplicate of Ohio during the
life of the bonds This is all that it
will cost the people of Ohio to raise
the $25 100000 with interest at 5 "
per cent per annum, by bonds ma
turing at 10 years, taking for grant
ed that every one of the 243,000 ex-
service persons will apply for ad.
! justed compensation.
How Does This Compare With