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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-02-27
INCOME TAX. BILL IS
ADOPTED BY SENATE
Comprehensive and Workable Tax
Measure Passes With Little
Opposltlon. ~

Comprehensive and Workable Tax
Measure Passes With Little
Opposition.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1O.-Senats
Bill No. 81, known as the Income
Tax Bill, was adopted by the senate
last Friday without debate and with
only nine votes registered against it.
This bill was introduced by the COM
mittee on taxes and tax laws and pro-
vfdes for the raising Of revenue to de-
fray general expenses Of the state
government by a graduated income
tax.
individuals, corporations and joint
stock companies Of the state OF North
Dakota will be taxed upon their In
comes, and the bill is designed to meet
the popular demand that those best
able to pay bear the larger share Of
the expense Of operating the state gov
eminent.
Incomes are classified and gradual
ed for the purpose Of taxation, .exemp-
lions are provided In certain cases,
q method Of assessing and collecting
said tax is, prescribed, penalties are
provided for non-conformance with the
provisions OF the act and all parts in
confiiction thereto are repealed.
large Incomes Pay Most.
The income tax measure Is compre-
hensive In It's scope, and taxes are az
sessed against 'earned" and "unearn-
ed" incomes. The word ''earned" In
come is held to mean wealth produced
by the efforts Of the individual, as
salary, returns On labor expended.
such as farming, conducting q useful
business concern, etc. On this class
of incomes the graduated scale PRO
vides for a smaller per cent than on
the ""unearned" class. Single men and
married are both exempted to q Ger
tain point, and the blllSwill put the
burden on the wealthy
The .'unearneds Income III held e
mean wealth derived from some source
other than that produced BY The labor
of the individual. Interest on invest
ments, searning4 from rented property,
bonds. stocks and securities Of vari-
0us Kinds ere listed az .unearned'' In
comes, and here again the graduated
scale.applies with the per cent Of tar
being somewhat largc than that a.
sesssd against the ~sahearned" Ia
comes. Il 1-
The measure u pronounced one 81
the mostperfect income tax laws ever
drawn IA the United States, and en-
bodies tie most effective, and salts.
factory provisions ~ the national ~.
AornS tar law, ID well ID adding ~.
thin classes that have heretofore been
neglected. ! experts from various
states have examined the bill ana BRO.
nouncssit the most effective ma Just
ax measure Il the natilen.
\ bill VIII ~ 40 TIL lower house
At once, ana n expect9d topaasll
vfthOut my sertons opposition. An
enneEgencyi cll4slse ~ 4 Attached m&hna
tte6AetiNe so0pin, m conGcnuararaed n
Eblyths houA nd ! Sn1ed the eey
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-02-27
North Dakota to Go Into Building
and Loan Business.
CITIZENS. TO GET AID
League Legislature Takes Cue From
Success Of Operation In Other *
Countries and by Private
II
h. Corporations In United
$ States. Fl 81

N. - TSS1U0Ut Oh
North Dakota is to be assisted by the
state government, through the Home
Building Association Of North Dakota,
in owning their own homes and their
own farms. 49,.
This is to be accomplished by the
state going into the building and loan
business, by authorization of the pres
emit session of the state legislature,
which is controlled by Nonpartisan
league farmers.
An old adage concerning home own
ing reads: IA man will fight to the
last drop of his blood in defense Of
his home, but did you ever hear Of a
man that would go to war In defense
Of his boarding house?"
The theory upon which the Nonpar-
tisan league legislators here are work
ing IL that If the people of the state
are given an opportunity to w their
own homes, without being victims Of
loan sharks, they will make better
citizens of the state. They therefore
assume that It IL the duty OF the
state to provide the ear Of better
citizenship for It's residents.
Under the plan which will be adopt
ed by the legislature, the Home Build.
ing Association Of North Dakota will
be under the supervision of the state
industrial board. An appropriation Of
100000 IL made by the state as a
nucleus for the fund to finance the
home building. Deposits may be made
with the association at any time.
When ten OF more depositors desire,
they may organize q Home Buyers
league, which will be the local organ.
ization under the supervision Of the
state association.
When the deposits Of any depositor
reach twenty per cent~o the amount
that the depositor wishes to invest IN
a home OF, in a farm, he may borrow
the remaining eighty per cent from the
state. to buy the property he desires
and build on II. giving his own prop.
erty as security for the loan. The
home or farm Will be turned over to
the depositor, with tho condition that
he complete the payments, under the
amortization plan. over q period OF ten
to twenty years. The other members
Of the Home Buyers, league Will be
responsible for tho carrying ont; 81
the contract to the extent Of is Der
cent of the purchase price q their sowz
homes. ~ Il sas
The North Dakota homo building
plan r similar he that employed ~
private corporations. New Zealand
and West Australia havs dsnozstrated
that IN this Held, assin many others,
government operation q chaaper. moro
business-like and safsr. Ri "A
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-02-27
URGES PRIVATE INSURANCE
Minnesota Governor Locks Horns
With Labor Federation.

&.tL.tE$trE e E4 ri +S
st. Paul, NINA feature Of Cover
nor Burnquist's activities In the Min
nesota legislature is his advocacy OF
private compensation insurance COM
panies. He refuses to concur In the
position Of the state federation Of
labor and OF every state official who
has operated under the state insur-
ance plan.
The private liability concerns are
gleefuk over this attitude OF the gev.
1rnor. During the war his defense OF
an arbitrary state public safety com
mission ernbittered organized labor,
whofcharged that II was an adjunct 81
big business.
The governor also favors the incor.
Doration of labor unions because they
40 not keep their agreements.
no this, Editor Cramer Of the Min.
ne4polis Labor Review replies:
..Burnquist need not worry about
the unions keeping their agreements.
They Keep them and keep them IA
moee Sacredly than be lives MP %
fhesconstttution NJ has sworn y M
n0J&|n sgss$s 9as s#ss.5s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
SAME CONTROL OF
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
TO BE MAINTAINED

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 30.-The same
rigid control Of liquor traffic which
the Minnesota public safety commits
sion has exercised during the, war
period will be continued for sixty days
after legislative action, if resolutions
ordered drawn today by Senator F. H.
Peterson Of Moorhead are adopted.
The commission recently announced
! that its liquor orders would be re-
scinded on February S. unless the leg
| islature decided to continue their en-
forcement.
The resolutions which Senator Pet
erson has asked the attorney general
to draw up will also provide that the
state home guards and the motor
corps also be maintained for sixty
| days after the passage Of the resolu-
ton.
"The terms of the resolutions will
gladly be carried out" said H. w.
Libby. secretary of the safety COM
mission.
The house passed the Murphy bill
which authorizes the st. Louis county
board OF commissioners to appropri>
ate $4,000 to dredge the channel and
improve navigation Of Lake Vermil-
lion and East Two Rivers. at the
channel entrance. The senate may
vote on the measure late today.
| Senator w. J. Kuntz of Carver in
4 troduced bill to class automobile
thieves with horse thieves. This
! would mean q reward Of 5000 for .in-
formation leading to the arrest OF
automobile rustlers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
S0VlETS have
MADE NO REPLY
TO INVITATION
Formal Response Expected
From Russian Commits
sion in Few Days.

Paris, Jan. s0.-As yet the peace
conference has received no formal
reply from thel Russian Soviet gov
ernment regarding the invitation
sept all the Russian governments to
meet conference representatives at
the Princes Islands, but the Russian
committee in Paris probably will
make a formal response in few days
on behalf Of the various other Rus
sian governments.
This committee now is considering
the proposals but the prospects seem
to. be that it will decline to sit in
conference with any representatives
of the Bolsheviki. The expected
'declination, however, will be couched
in courteous language and will en-
body lengthy explanation of comit-
tees reasons for declining.
Members Of the Russian committee
state that all the Caucasus govern
ments, as we'll as the @Omsk govern
ment. now are in complete unity and
are giving the Paris committee their
unqualified support. President
Tschaikovsky of the government OF
north Russia, who sailed from Arch
angel Janusry 1, .is expected to reach
Paris within few days to confer
with the committee
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
LET THE JOB
STAND, WILL
BE. ATTITUDE
IN STRIKES
-Piez Declares it is Unwise
For Shipyard Men to
Strike at Present.

Washington, Jan. 30.-It will be the
policy of the government in shipyard
strikes to "let the job stand" Charles
Piez. director general of the emerg-
ency fleet corporation, said today. He
referred particularly to the situation
at Seattle where he said, men had
been out for week and at San Fran
cisco, where he said it was reported
workers in two trades intended to &c
out shortly and tie up all the work in
the district.
Mr.. Piez declared most Of the yards
needed a breathing spell, that he did
not think the government would con-
tinue to furnish work at extremely
high wages unless increased skill and
output Justified it, and that in his
view it was highly unwise for ship
call strikes at existing scales.
I Most Of the yards need a breath
ing spell" said Mr.. Piez, land an
opportunity to go over their organi-
zation with a view to eliminating pro-
duction factor which have tended to
increase costs. How greatly the costs
have been increased is shown by the
fact that in one Pacific coast yard,
typical to some extent of the general
situation, wages now give each work
er $1.70 for putting in the same time
tnat ne would nave been given l Tor
year ago while in the same period
the average output Of work per in
dividual is only 70 per cent Of what
1t was year ago.
I'm an Atlantic coast yard that
have in mind, workmen today receive
So for putting in time that brought
them 81 year ago and the average
output per individual has dropped in
the same period to sc 2-3 per cent
Of what 1t. was one year ago.
Combining this decreased effici-
cheney with the increased wage the
result has been to make ship con-
struction costs entirely unreasonable
Some contracts for ships have been
already been cancelled by the gov
ernment. In my view the present
temper Of congress and it's attitude
toward ship construction makes il
highly unwise for shipyard workers
in their own interests to call strikes
against existing wage scale.
'In Seattle, where the men have
been out a week, the demand Is fol
81 an hour pay as a minimum for all
workers in the yards, skilled, semi
skilled or unskilled. do not think
that the government will continue to
furnish work at extremely high wages
unless it is justified by the increased
skill of the workers and the increas-
ed output per man that high wages
ought to bring" wy.> ~ *
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
LEAGUE OF PEACE; :
WITH u. S. ONE OF
MEMBERS IS URGED

Madison, Wis, JAN. 30.-The Wis
consin assembly concurred in the
Wilcox resolution for a league of
peace of which the United States
shall be a member. An amendment
by Ballard to have nations vote on a
war declaration, unless actually in
vaded by the enemy, was defeated 40
to 43 and the Connor substitute for
a more democratic league of nations
was killed As to &c.
Assem- mblyman Ballard offered a
resolution for an investigation Of the
liberty loan drives in the state, but
it went over under the rules. The
senate adopted a resolution to con-
slider all appointments Of the gov
ernor to office in the senate sitting as
a committee of the whole.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
ENACTMENT OF
R. R. BILL IS
STRONGLY URGED
Elmquist of Minnesota Urg-
es Action Before Con-
gress Adjourns.

Washington. Jan. 30.-Enactment
or railroad legislation for the protec-
tion of the public before congress ad-
Journs March 4, was urgently recon-
mended by Charles E. Elmquist OF
Minnesota. testifying today before the
tee as president of the National asso-
citation Of railway and utilities COM
missioners.
While the army is being demobil-
lied and war industries are returning
to a peace basis, Mr.. Elmquist said,
the nations greatest industry, the
railroads. remains under the control
commercial undertakings is depend
ent on the will of a director general
who claims exclusive control over all
rates. Increases in rates of a billion
dollars a year. he declared. have been
put into effect without consulting the
shippers.
menace of centralizing the control of
the railroads in one man." the wit
ness told the committee. urging that
section ten Of the railroad control act
be amended to permit the interstate
commerce commission to suspend
rates initiated by the director general
pending determination by the inter-
state commerce commission and state
SOAlAliASSlO1lS. also Sdlu LH6 act
should be amended so as to restore
all the powers Of the states over in
tSastate rates.
Discussing the conflict in authority
between state commissions and the
railroad administration. Mr.. Elm
quist read a press statement issued
January s, by William G.. McAdoo
when he was director general, which
said that the director general could
not subject himself to the control of
commissions or courts as to rates.
Mr.. McAdoo's plan for an extension
Of government control to five years
was opposed by Mr.. Elmquist who
suggested December 81. 1919, as the
limit of control if a special session of
congress was called to enact legisla-
ton. He thought no legislation other
than that suggested for the protec-
tion Of the public should be passed at
this session. He said the five year
plan would continue the guaranteed
compensation involving. a billion doll
tlars AacFehse in rates and thigh opcEati
ing costs, continue the war power Of
the president, continue what he
called the chaotic condition of rate
making in which shippers have no
voice and thrust government owner
ship to the fore before government
valuation was completed.
Common. sense, the witness said,
demanded that this valuation be fin
ished before government ownership
was considered.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
PRESIDENT WILSON
STILL is UNABLE
TO FIND WAY IN
STREETS OF PARIS

Paris. Thursday, Jan. 2s-(Cor-
respondence of the Associated
Press) President Wilson'S re-
sponsibilities in Paris have so alb
sorbed his attention that he has
not yet been able to get His bear
ings SO as easily to find his way
about when he goes walking, as he
still does, without giving notice.
As when in Washington, the
president Is frequently ON his
way up one of the boulevartls be-
fore the secret service men are
aware that, he has left his Paris
White House. He always walks
at a. brisk pace and generally
gets q good start of his personal
guards.
The president is almost al.
ways recognized by little French
children. They post themselves
as sentinels along the route,
salute him as he passes and some
times trOt along beside him,
soliciting a little. attention, Mr..
Wilson's French is good enough
to enable him to explain where
he wants to go and he rewards
with a smile and q handshake
the proud boy or girl who puts
him on the right road.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
Bill WOULD
BOARD
FULL, |, CONTROL
All Public Utilities Would
BE Under Control Of Rail-
road Commission.
!. fBy stan CoFrespondemt. !

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 3G.-Under
House Bill 81, introduced yesterday
by the labor committee, the North
Dakota railroad commission is given
control over all public utilities. Pow
er to regulate. control and fix rates,
charges and services" is given.
This is one Of the Nonpartisan
league industrial measures and 1t has
the approval of the caucus. The bill
appropriates $4,000 to carry out its
provisions.
Aside from giving the commission
control over railroads. street rail-
roads, express companieS and all
common carriers, and over telephone
and telegraph lines, the bill extends
its jurisdiction to include: "Pipe line
companies for the transportation Of
gas, oil and water; electric light COM
panies for the purpose OF generating
er; gas companies for the manufac-
ture or distribution Of gas, natural or
artificial; water companies for the
storage and distribution of water for
domestic and all beneficial uses; all
heating companies for, the distribu-
ton Of heat; warehouse, packing and
cold storage companies for the mar
keting, storage or handling of food
and other agricultural products; stock
yard companies engaged in the busi-
ness for caring Of, feeding and wa
tering live stock; all other public
utility corporations and all persons,
employed or engaged in any Of the
businesses hereinafter enumerated"
The bill gives the commissioners
power to investigate all methods and
practices Of public utilities or. other
persons, to require them to conform
Ito the laws Of this state and to all
rules, regulations and orders Of the
commissioners not contrary to law;
to require copies of reports. rates,
classifcations, schedules and time
tables in effect and used by such
with the commissioners and all other
information desired by the commits
! sioners relating to such Investigations
! and requirements" ~ s,.a
The commission can compel obedi,
ence to all orders by mandamus OF
injunction. ~
In regard to rates and tariffs, the
bill provides:
'The commissioners shall have the
power, after notice and hearing, to
enforce, originate, establish, modify
or adjust and promulgate tariffs
rates, joint rates, tolls and charges
of all public utility corporations and
whenever the commissioners. shall
after hearing, find any existing rates
tolls tariffs, joint rates Or schedule.
unjust. unreasonable, insufficient OF
unjustly discriminatory or otherwise
in violation of any of the provisions
Of this act, the commissioners. shall
| by an order, fix reasonable rates
joint rates, tariffs, tolls charges OF
schedules to be followed in the fu-
ture in lieu of those found to.be un.
just. unreasonable, insufficient or UNI.
justly discriminatory or otherwise ir
I violation of any provision of law"
| The, bill makes provision for filing
of complaints by individuals and or.
ganizations, for hearings and for ad.
justments Of all disputes. A utility tc
make change in tariffs or rates
must give the commission thirty
days notice.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
Archangel-The .Bolsheviki con-
tinue to shell the American and Allied

Afcnangel-Tho :B0tShev1k1 con.
tinue to shell the American and Allied
positions at Tarasevo and Tulgas. =.
Paris-Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg. according to reports, is endeav-
oring to bring about the return Of for
mer Emperor William.
Coblenz-According to estimates
made by Officers Of the American
third army, the organized German
army now located In various depots
numbers from 100000 to 100000 men.
Washington-Dra import >regu-
latio1s covering a wide range of COM
modities have been promulgated by
the British government for the pro-
lection of its industries during the re-
construction period.
London-An official wireless dis
patch from Russia reports the defeat
of the Ukrainian peasant army near
Yekaterinoslav by the Ukrainian So
Wet forces.
London-The British military COM
manders are of the opinion that 900,-
900 men are sufficient for the transit
ton period.
Washington-The treasury is conx
,templating postponing the opening Of
the next liberty loan campaign to
April 21 because Lent does not end
until April 20.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
NO TOBACCO. USERS WANTED.

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 30.-Men
addicted to the use of tobacco in any
form would be prohibited from hold
ing public Office If State Senator bli-
yer Kline from Huntington, Ind,
were able to carry out request of a
constituent. Senator Kline received
a long letter from resident Of the
county, requesting a law to prohibit
lie official. The communication was
read into the records of the senate
and then referred to the committees
on swamplands and drains and rivers
and waters for Joint action.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-30
MORE SPEED
WANTED Y BY
LEGISLATORS
Today is the Busiest Day
the House Has Had For
Two Weeks.
lBy STAN Correepondent.l !

Bismarck, N. d., Jan. S0.-The
house today has the busiest calendar
it has had for two weeks, there being
twelve bills up for third reading. two
bills also are on general orders this
afternoon and they will keep the
committee of the whole busy for a
abort time. The senate calendar is
composed Of but three bills, two of
them being house measures. Among
the bills to be acted upon in the
house are House Bill 48' fixing maxi
mum freight rates and House Bill 55
providing for coal mine inspection.
Senate Bill II, creating uniform
state grade for grain, is, Of general or
ders. There is disposition among
q number Of the legislators to criticize
the manner in which legislative mills
are working. Things have not been
going as rapidly as they might and
most Of the legislators are anxious to
get at the big measures, but SO far
there is no indication that they will
be able to do SO in less than ten days.
The league caucus is beginning to
work overtime again, 50 there is q
likelihood that Townley may hurry
some Of the big bills into the final
round. y, PA! Il Y