The literary digest . yindeed soften as we run into a period oflabor idleness, yet it wiU take much morethan a year to readjust labor to the fallingprices of commodities. Aside from allthis, we still have serious problems of war-finance to solve this year. Anothergigantic Liberty Loan must be floatedthis spring. This will tend once moreto dry up the sources of wealth, keep peoplein debt, and prevent much relaxation inthe credit-strain for the time then we have the war-taxes: $6,000,-000,000 this year and $4,000,000,000 in1920. The 1919 tax bill is 50 per cent,above that of 1918, whil
The literary digest . yindeed soften as we run into a period oflabor idleness, yet it wiU take much morethan a year to readjust labor to the fallingprices of commodities. Aside from allthis, we still have serious problems of war-finance to solve this year. Anothergigantic Liberty Loan must be floatedthis spring. This will tend once moreto dry up the sources of wealth, keep peoplein debt, and prevent much relaxation inthe credit-strain for the time then we have the war-taxes: $6,000,-000,000 this year and $4,000,000,000 in1920. The 1919 tax bill is 50 per cent,above that of 1918, while the 1920 taxbill, as proposed, will be considerablyheavier than the 1918 le^y. In fact, the1920 tax le\y is likely to bear on theaverage indi%idual more, heavily than thatof this year for the reason that by 1920there A\ill be no excess profits to pickfat returns from, and the vast excise taxeson spirituous liquors wilt no longer drinking man will no longer paj a The Literary Digest for February 8, 1919 141. Copuright 191!) <£? Muers Tvbaccu Co. Home, Sweet Home Those boys didnt know what retreat , pep! Say, every mothers son charged astho he was the whole American Army. It wasthe proudest moment of my life. * Our home bound boys will have a Wel-come echoed a hundred million times. Bring out all the good things; the friendly,mellow VELVET—so rich in the flavorand mildness that only Natures twoyears ageing can give, and let their pipeswhisper HOME, SWEET HOMEto them. ^nqaiitt^yHui/tsUoviicco Cot Write to Velvet Joe, 4241 FoliomAvenue, St, Louit, Mo., for his 1919Almanac. He will tend it FREE. 149 The. Literary Digest for February 8, 1919 I* ^^ iMiHiiijifnfiymxwBMttfi-tTfriiiMaife m^^
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