The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-16

The horrible murder committed at
Fargo day before yesterday in which
young woman of twenty was made
the victim of the bestial passion of a
beast stalking abroad in the land in
the form of man, has made many
people wonder whether or not the
death penalty would not be good
thing for cases of this kind. There is
no punishment too severe for any hu-
man being who would commit such a
heinous crime as the one mentioned.
Up to this time the murderer has not
been apprehended and there are ele-
ments Of doubts now that he will be.
In any event should he be apprehend-
ed and convicted he would get very
little punishment considering the
crime. He would be sent to the peni-
tertiary for life-in the terms of the
law-but after a year or two would be
put on the "trusty" list and later par
doned to roam around the world again
seeking other victims. We may be &C
cused of being flint hearted but we
want to say that we could not be CIV,
en- a greater honor than to be allowed
to sentence that murderer to be hang
ed. It is too soft a punishment Tor
him at that. We have very little use
for those hotel rooms that connect by
a door. There is too much element OF
personal danger in that kind OF a
rooming system.
County Agent Leader John w. Haw
of the North Dakota Extension dlvls-
ion left yesterday afternoon for
I Washington, D. c., where he will at
tend a national conference of county
agent leaders which will be in session
from June 2 to Is. While in the east
Mr.. Haw will visit a number Of wooden
mills at Cleveland, Boston, Phlladel.
phia, and Valley Falls, R. l.: and Will
endeavor to interest the manufacture
ers in purchasing the baance of the
state wool pool which is stored IN FAR
90. Three carloads of the WOO! nave
been shipped to Philadelphia and sam
pie bags in all the lines have been
sent to Cleveland, Boston and Valley
Falls, So Mr.. Haw will have the goods
right with him when he attempts to
make the sale. In this connection VIM
Guv, secretary of the state wool or or
ganization, reports that 25O,OO0
bounds of wool have already been sold
at prices ranging from 20 to "a cents
per pound. The cost Of freight has
to be deducted from the purchase
nrice. however. In addition to the
sales $4,000 pounds of wool have been
shipped to eastern mills to be manu-
featured into blankets and sold IN
North Dakota. Of the total pool
798. 900 pounds, there is left 47O,OO0
no1nds to be Sold This is mostly Of
the "three-eighths" and "half blood
grades, and it is this wool which Mr.
Haw will endeavor to sell. Remlt-
tances will be made to the wool grow
ers as soon as all the wool is sold.
We have got to hand Judge Eng
lert little bouquet today because ne
deserves tive rather like the way
Judge Englert runs his court, and II
he keeps up his present gait we doubt
if there will be more popular Judge
on the district bench in this district;
Yesterday or the day before ne notlced
that it was terrible warm IN the court
room and that the people were un-
comfortable. Turning to the specta-
tors he said: "Gentlemen you may
remove your coats in this court room
if YOU desire to help make yourselves
more comfortable Then he made
another assertion along little differ
ent lines. Many people who have a
bad habit of chewing tobacco 40 not
recognize that it requires time and
money to keep the court room or any
other public building clean, so the
Judge very pertinently said to those
who had been guilty of splitting big
pools of nasty tobacco juice on the
floor that "if you spit on your home
floors then it would be all right to DO
it in the courtroom The suggestion
was pointed one and one necessary
and we are nightly pleased that the
Judge had the good sense and courage
and tact to so gracefully call atten-
ton to dirty practice. His sugges,,
ton about taking off coats was acted
on gratefully by the men folks and we
think his other timely criticism re-
suited in some good, too. Now, Judge
we noticed that the dignity of the
court compelled you to keep your coat
on while on the bench, we suggest
that YOU make your court little more
democratic by taking off your own
court and being comfortable.
The state firemen are getting peev-
ed because they cannot get their
money from the state and while at
| Wiliston they sent a message to the
state auditor asking why they could
not get the money due them. This is
the polite answers received from the
state auditor:
, "Warrants mentioned not drawn
account low state of general fund anc
current collections very light: This
office takes the stand that salary Of
smpoyes and current expensesl shouc
! be given prior consideration. Un'