The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-07-20

", OUT ne says tnat no material dam
age has been done up to this time.
is possible that we have some blac
rust in Barnes county but no bad re
: ports have been received yet. Jul
is the fatal month for the crops o
i, the state, particularly the wheat CROP
From July first until the crop is rip
it is subject to this dreaded diseas
which takes so much toll from tn
crop. This season so far we have got
ten along very well, but we have nov
reached the critical point in our cro]
life, and if we can get by the mex
two weeks without much damag
from black rust the crop will be as
sured. However, the next two week!
are going to be anxious ones to al
concerned, because upon the crop de
ponds the prosperity of the state.
The following from the pen of Ed
itor Mccarthy, of the Devils Lake
Journal, may seen somewhat severe
but to our notion it is just about right
with all respects to the judgment Of
the various courts of the country, we
maintain that a man found guilty OF
selling moonshine and other varieties
Of home brew to others should be Civ.
en- the same sentence that is do]ed out
to the most hardened criminals. Many
deaths are attributed to moonshine
and home brew, and therefore it is
not stretching the imagination to &C.
cuse those of murder who make and
sell the stuff. Light sentences, such
as fines and short prison terms, do
not teach hardened criminals the les
son they should learn, and since the
hardened moonshiner is no less a
criminal, it is safe to say that he
will take chance again. A man was
convicted in federal court and sentenc-
ed recently for selling lemon extract
to the Indians who pleaded that he is
trying to secure his citizenship pap
ers and that his conviction will pre-
vent him doing so. We have wonder
ed, since hearing his plea, what that
mans state of mind is, to expect len
iency from a court functioning under
the laws of a country which the con-
victed man has adopted; especially
when the latter proved conclusively
that he did not respect the constitu-
ton laws of that country. We have
enough men in the country who lay
a birth claim to citizenship but who
are criminals without taking under
our wing foreigners who are already
criminals. Such men should be de-
ported"
Many fine samples of grain are be-
ing brought to town by farmers these
days and in each case no evidence of
black rust is shown. So far as we
have heard there is no black rust to
to any thing developed around
here at this time and if favorable con
ditions continue to exist we are go
ing to get by without much trouble
Of course with unfavorable conditions
there is yet time for much damage to
be done by rust but we are going to
look on the bright side of life until
those conditions come about. Farmers
are busy now harvesting rye, which is
a fine crop this year. In a couple of
weeks from now the barley harvest
will be on and few days later will
come the general wheat harvest Flax
is a good crop this year, potatoes and
vegetables are good, there is plenty
IF feed and altogether we have much
70 be thankful for. What we need
more than all else at this time is
promise of good price for tie crops
and cessation of this railroad strike.
If the strike does not break away soon
he farmers are going to be up against
he Irvine situation which will oe a
serious one if the strike continues
many more days. Those dealing iii
wine can give no positive assurance
hat Irvine can be freighted in here
It any given time and the longer the
strike continues the more chance of
lot getting Irvine will exist. If we
night be allowed to offer a sugges-
ion: That some twine in your gran
Try is worth a lot more Irvine prom
sed but not in the dealers hands. "a
word to tie wise is sufficient
The leaders of the nonpartisan lea s
'ue are not yet satisfied with the {
rubbing they recently received at the t
oils. A meeting is to be held at Bis t
larck to thresh out plan of contin- {
ed operation, particularly along the t
shake-down" lines. The league owes f
quarter of million dollars for &C |
notes given by farmers +
nd the leaders want the farmers to S