Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-11-14

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The return of capital punishment in
10Aas0ta- In recent letter to the
Minneapolis Tribune, Chas. E. Vasaly,
chairman of the state board of parole,
had the following to say. in relation to
- natter: -.
>"At various times, and especially af
ter some heinous crime has been com
mitted, there is talk Of reviving capita!
DaAiahment in Minnesota. :.
1T 20 happens that I have talked
with many who have taken life, an(s
have gone pretty thoroughly into the
circumstances Of their deeds. have
1evsr known a single case where tn,
fear Of ultimate punishment entered
Into the matter, nor where the exist
snee 6f capital punishment would have
operated to prevent the deed.
Those who commit this fearful crime,
leaving aside the offenses committed il
the heat of passion, where no though.
Of consequences enters, feel they have
cunning and cleverness enough to avoid
penalties Of any kind. If the purpose
OF capital punishment is to get rid of
. monstrosity, to remove it as one
would remove mad dog, that might
be an argument. The purpose Of pun
ishment and penalties has larger as
pect. 1t is for the protection Of society
In general, for deterrence and proven.
ton as we'll as correction. 1t has taken
long weary time to get away from the
idea Of vengeance, and to realize thai
there Is greater purpose.
Ii capAtal punloAilAvAL is deter
rent, it is strange that anyone shoul>'
commit murder because capital punish
mcnt is the oldest and most prevalent
OF all punishments known to mankind
In England at one time nearly 200 of
lenses were punishable by death. It is
recorded that while pickpockets were
being executed on Newgatc Hill, Other
plckpockets were busy plying theiI
trade in the crowd assembled to witness
the spectacle. For countless centuries
death, often in most horrible forms, was
the punishment for murder, and it die
not deter men from taking lifc."
COURTESY.
Duluth Herald: Many man wh<
couldn't afford more expensive equip
ment has gone far with no other asse
IMAM SIMPLE courtesy. z
sometimes you might think, from it:
larlty, that courtesy was costly thing
available only to the rich. And thcI
when you meet some of the rio Ii of til.
purse proud type, you chang you
m1n". Their money hasn't brough
them courtesy. So it can't be an OK
elusive attribute Of wealth,
Il In point Of fact courtesy is as fire:
as MIR Some people don't seem K
know it-indced, you ID think from tn
way they squeeze out .gruaging codr
a. tcsy as the miser, squeczes out pcnn4e.
that tacy thought it more valuable tina,
gold and precious jewels. And it il
that valuable; Gully it iss,not valuabl,
70 hoard. 1t is >aluablc only to give
4 You might get rich boarding gold; tu
II you hoard courtesy, and never Civ.
any OF it, you will get nothing Of It '5u
dislike and contempt.
Business enterprises know tho value
OF courtesy. They value it so highly
that railroad companies, in the Ole
days Of private control. used to 90 eve,
t. the length of trying 80 induce sl,ei
& ticket sellers to be courteous to the pub
lie; and that, rs many travelc
knows, was quite contract.
II courtesy is good for q big hnsi
rs 4 ness like . railroad, it Is good for (