The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-03

ment Of labor; q better fe6sral em.
ployment service; = public works COM
mission to provide jobs tor the unem-
ployed in emergencies; old ass, sick.
ness and accident insurance; voca-
tonal training for mutilated indus
trial workers as well % for muti1ated
soldiers; a land settlement project to
relieve congestion In the towns, and
q permanent industrial relations COM
mission to collect and coordinate all
data on wages and conditions OF en-
ployment.
An Acre Worth eA,oooooo.
Il $4,000, 900 an acre . fair price
for land? Vincent Astor thinks It 10
not too much-when he is selling It.
The Farmers National Single Tax
league furnishes the following details:
When Colonel John Jacob Aston lost
his life in the Titanic disaster he left
to his o Vincent, by his first wife,
along with other great wealth, = piece
Of New York real estate, 200 feet on
Broadway by 207 feet on Forty!third
and Forty-fourth streets, improved
with buildings and bringing IN annual
income Of 100000. This property
had been in the Astor family for three
generations and was probably a part
Of the old Long Acre farm. During
oil the years since the original Astors
immigrated to America and managed
to secure = large part OF Manhattan
island, this property has been grow.
ing in value with the growth and do.
velopment Of the city. When tho bare
ground sold the other day for about
$3,500,000 the people Of New York
made young Vincent Astor . present
Of that princely sum
Republicans Face Deficit.
The aviation section of the war do.
partment asked the present congress
for $50. 000, 900 to spend during tho
coming year. The committee in con.
gress has decided to let It have $751;
o00. 600. BY careful study Of that brief
news item any one may obtain the
key to much that will figure in tho
foreign and domestic policies of tho
United States during the next II
months. From all sources Of revenue
now in operation and reasonable pros
pect. the government will collect S.
600, 000,0 900 this next year. Senator
emoot and others figure that Uncle
Sam will have to spend no less than
412, 000, 000, 900 during the same per-
Rod.
The missing $1,000. ooo, oo6 is giving
politicians a headache already. It IL
perhaps a source OF secret satisfaction
to the Democrats that they r no
longer directly responsible for rails
ing revenues. The Grand Ola party
has como to bat Just in time to enjoy
that postwar burden.
The greatest consolation may be to
compare our lot with that of others.
When France adds all the German in
demnity in sight to her present
strained income she will still have to
add 1900, 000, 900 francs Of fresh taxa.
ton to pull through the fiscal year. All
that, provided the franc continues to
be worth 10 cents. It is actually worth
less than 10 cents abroad, and that 10
why the French government win not
allow the French manufacturer to go
abroad for materials to resume indus.
trial operations. italy 10 in the same
plight. And unless industry fs- 70
sumed in both countrtes very soon .
sure collapse Is in sight.
aovarnsnAnf ~fnamranoeA
Through the wal risk insurance bu.
reau the government has written
about 5000, 900, 900 IN life insur.
ance tor soldiers and sailors. That il
moro than all the private insnransa
companies combined have written.
That 10 Why the private companies
sre desperately anxious to have tho
government turn ths business over to
them, free, gratis and for nothing.
That desire may not be gratihsd, how
ever. Tho war risk bureau has pre-.
pared . new policy to bs substituted
for the wartime contract one that
- said to contain all the advantages
possessed by any private company
contract and others besides. The Dc
partment Of justice Is now examining
the new contract, and II it be approved
congress- will be asked to provide FOL
permanent business Of government n
olrance.
This Berger Controversy.
Victor Berger, Socialist congysss
man-elect, continues his hight for q
seat In the house. The special com
mittee Of nine began early in Juno Il
hear arguments from his counsel and
the attorney for the Democratic can
| didate. Carney, who ran second TO Der
ger In the ifth Wisconsin district
| Berger contends that he has violated
no Law and has not been finally con
victed OF any violation. Carney claims
the seat on the ground that Berger,
alleged disloyalty made him Ineligible
from the start. Everybody expects
Berger to be kept out and nobody ex
poets Carney TO get In. The hous.
IL against both Of them, though To-
different reasons.
African Idea 81 Beauty.