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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23
Coroner Paris.

Coroner Paris: 81 have seen many re-
suits from carrying concealed weapons,
and I think that a man should be licen-
sed just as a license Is issued to sell
whisky Carrying pistols has become al
most a second nature in Birmingham,
just like drinking whisky is with some
men. A man should be required to get
about ten reputable citizens to sign his
application for pistol and then he should
pay for a license. Any one without
license should be sent to the penitentiary.
No man that drinks to excess should be
allowed to carry a pistol for this mean
whisky would make him shoot his own
father"
Oscar Venable: 'In my opinion the
only way to break up pistol toting is for
every man caught with a gun to be
prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
AS it is in Birmingham now a law abid-
ing citizen feels as If he had to carry
pistol to protect himself from the thug,
who is nearly always armed Prosecute
them all alike and give them the limit
of the law"
G. H. Estes 'The present conditions in
Birmingham are disgrace to civilization
and humanity. Citizens are not safe even
when standing quietly and talking to a
friend on the street think that the law
is sufficient and that 1t should be en-
forced against all who carry a weapon.
OF course the policemen cannot just stop
any man and search him, but some way
should be found so that every man carry
ing a pistol could be caught Some
stringent measures should be taken"
Simon Klotz: zone thing that could
be done to break up the habit is to have
larger and therefore better police pro-
lection. Every man who is caught with
a pistol, no matter who he Is, should be
fined heavily and that will break up the
habit. The police should be instructed to
arrest all people loafing around the
streets after a certain hour every night.
They should be held up, investigated.
and II they are not able to give a good
account of themselves they should be
locked up. These loafers, negroes and
whites, are as a rule the ones who carry
the pistols and make the trouble. They
make it almost necessary for a man who
wants to obey the law to carry wea-
pon."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23
Rev. Dr.. staag.

The Rev. Dr. Stage pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church:
Law is maintained by the recognition
of the ethical and legal duty of keeping
on the inside Of the law at all times and
under all circumstances. Those who
commit crime put themselves outside Of
the law and follow their own will instead
Of abiding BIZ the will Of society an Az
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23
EVIL OF CARRYING CONCEALED
WEAPONS is FULLY DISCUSSED
Continued from Fifth Pase)

tiles Of the law are towards in permitting
such a necessity. We need more men of
moral calibre rather than of pistol cal
ibre.
ing scrapes have the bar room In the
story. The public should have redress
when its peace is persistently disturbed
from certain centers. Are barkeepers ig-
norant of a concealed weapon except
when 1t is put into use? Under what con-
ditions may licenses be revoked?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23
TO PREVENT THE GRIP

Laxative Bromo Quinne removes the
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full name 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23
Prominent Business Men.

]. H, Barr: Il believe that Il is imper-
ative that something should be done at
once to stop this practice of carrying con-
cealed weapons. 1 am perfectly willing
and / believe all law abiding citizens
should be willing to be searched by police
officers at any time they see fit. The
continuation of this pistol carrying habit
and the tragedies resultant thereto will
hurt the city away from home and we
must work to down this impression
abroad j"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23

II the practice could be abolished. OF
course It Is easy to suggest plans but
very difficult to put them in operation
The public should be fully aroused 10 the
Importance of this matter and active steps
taken to prevent. as far as possible, this
lawless practice"
Otto Marx: 1.-THE shooting ARRAYS In
Birmingham have given the city very
unenviable reputation Homicides with
in the past year or two show that eivili-
cation from a local point of view is retro
grading. There is no excuse for the car
rving Of concealed weapons. AS 1t Is no
mans life is safe I am in favor of any
movement that will arouse public senti-
ment against the crying evil that con-
fronts us. Something must be done to
bring about law abiding state of affairs
and protect Birmingham's name abroad"
E. Lesser: I'm my opinion the fine for
carrying concealed weapons should be
reduced and in this way there would be
fewer violators of the law. mean to
say that under the heavy penalty now
imposed by the. law no one feels disposed
to go to the police or appear before the
grand jury and report anyone for carry
ing concealed weapons With a fine OF
say S25 think that the law abiding citl-
zens of Birmingham would willingly re-
port all offenders of the law relative to
carrying weapons of any kind"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23

pressed In the ordinances Of government.
Whenever an idividual assumes this atti-
tude towards society he becomes an
enemy OF law. Protect, In any way.
crime. and society becomes unprotected
and the administration of justice uncer-
tain
mo human being, in organized society,
has, nor can have, any right to over
step the law for any cause whatsoever.
He cannot do 1t in defence Of his own
life or honor.
Only self defense or defense Of others
is permitted by law To justify an unlaw-
full act before the public conscience Is,
sooner or later, to destroy reverence for
law Whenever the instrument is made
incompetent either through the lawyer,
the judge or the jury, then mob violence
follows, and 1t in turn ends in anarchy.
Punishment by government, according
to law, represents the judgment of God,
and this should be the aim of all who
live in and enjoy the benefits of organ
lied society,""
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23

We make the oest [ US In town. Age
Herald En"rnvinr .,ompany.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23

DIR. C. p. Riddick. pastor of the First
Methodist church, stated that while he
thought something should be done to pre-
vent the carrying of concealed weapons.
that he did not care to be quoted just
at this time on the subject
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23

Bert Jacobs: 1.-THE habit of carrying
concealed weapons has reached a state
where something should be done to stop
it, l think 1t would be an excellent idea
to havs the various preachers in the city
deliver sermons against the practice in
their Sunday discourses. | believe this
will have a salutary effect. l am glad to
see the papers taking this matter up and
believe strong editorials will do much
towards bringing about reform. I am
not very well informed on the law and
hence am not in a position to discuss it,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23

must work to down this impression
abroad"
w. W. Crawford: There is no doubt
that the practice of carrying concealed
weapons is hurting the reputation of
Birmingham and the various tragedies
would not have occurred had not the
participants carried weapons. | am IN
favor of the police stopping every man
whom they have reason to believe carries
a weapon and put him under arrest.
l am willing to be searched at any time. +"
Paschal Shook: "The pistol carrying
habit is doing Birmingham great harm
and stringent measures should be taken
to stop it. Under present conditions a
man cannot feel absolutely safe in public
places as some person is liable to pull a
pistol shoot at his adversary and hit the
wrong man. The Shugart- Bondholzer af-
fair is an Instance. If Mr.. Shugart had
not been armed Bondholzer would not
have been shot. am willing to be search
ed at any time and think others ought to
do the same thing"
e. e. williams Something certainly
should be done to stop the practice of car
rying weapons but l don't know how 1t
should be done. Law abiding citizens feel
that they must carry weapons to defend
themselves from lawless persons. There
should be change in sentiment and that
soon. saw a little boy II years old with
a big A calibre revolver in his blouse
few days ago."
Marcus We'll: "This business of carry
ing concealed weapons must be stopped
at once as 1t is hurting the reputation
of the city. As to the method | am not
prepared to express myself. Every scheme
seems to have failed and there must be
change of sentiment. | have never car
ried weapon and never intend to. l see
no use of others carrying them"
Chappell Cory: 81 have always been In
favor of regulating the carrying OF weap-
ons by the payment Of license fee. l
also favor requiring the payment of q
license fee for the possession of shotguns
and other deadly weapons. This practice
of pistol toting is certainly vicious habit
and should be remedied in some manner"
Tom o. Smith: II am not in favor Of
arresting any person who carries con-
cealed weapon, as 1t is necessary some
times In the protection of life or money.
I think certain persons should be permit
ted to carry pistols provided they paid
license fee and registered their names in
some court. There is no question about
the practice being harmful to the city
Something should be done at once to rem
edy it,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-23
To Arrest and Search.

John l.. Parker: II am heartily in favor
of the citizens of Birmingham taking
some action to stop the practice of carry
ing concealed weapons. 1t not only is
the cause of many tragedies but hurts
the standing of the community. / am in
favor of the law being more rigidly en-
forced and, If necessary, in favor of CIV
ing the police the right to arrest and
search persons who it is believed are car
rying concealed weapons.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
Reduced Rates to the Fair.

Commencing Septembr 1st. agents at Clifton and Morenci will he in position to sell round trip tickets to both St. Louis and Chicago. account of the worlds fair, rate Clifton to St. Louis and return. S5l.2O. Clifton to Chicago and retrun. S56.9O; Mo- renCi to St. Louis and return. S52. .OO. Morenci to Chicago and return. s57.7O. Selling dates are as follows: September l. ,. ,. 6. :. s. l9. 20.2S and %. October ;. 1. ,. 6. l9, 20. 26. and P.
 These tickets are good ninety days from date of sale, but not later than December 3lst. and are via Hachita, Fl Pase X Southwestern. Fl PaSo and any standard line east of Fl Paso. The passenger has ten days in which to reach either Chicago or St Louis. and when the ticket is sold to Chi cago it can also be sold via St. Louis. The ticket also permits of stop-overs returning at any point Fl Paso and east within the final limit of the ticket.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
THE NEW YORK Wt00RRtD-
Thrice.a.Meek Edition.-Read Every where the English Language is
 Spoken.

The tickets are now made up and the most interesting Presidential campaign the United States ha. known since 1860 has begun. And it is the most important, too. Which will it he. Parker and Davis or Roosevelt and Fairbanks? No. body knows vet, but The Thice-A. Week World will tell you promptly. fully and truthfully every movement of the hot and thrilling campaign. The real newspapers now prints facts rather than hopes, and it has always been the effort of The Thrice-A- Week World to tell the thing that has happened exactly as it has hap pened. Thus you can judge for vour- self and form your opinion.
 There is also great war going on in the east, where The World has a brilliant staff of correspondents in the field. and their reports are found regularly in the columns of The Thrice-A-Week World.
 The Thrice-A-Week Worlds regu- lar subscription price is only sl .OO per year. and this pays for l56 papers. We offer this unequalled newspaper and Copper Era together one year for S2 50
 The regular subscription price of the two papers is $50.
 Call at the ERA office and renew your subscription and get the two papers for the price of one.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
The Warren Will Case.

In the contest over the will left bv the late James Warren. Judge Little has given d decision.
 The testimony in the case was to the effect that James Warren die tated to Dr. w. N. Carter just before his death, q will leaving all of his property to Miss Minnie Mover. to whom he had been engaged many years.
 The will was witnessed bv Elliott w. Keene and F.. F.. Bush, but at the time of their signing the will it had not been signed by Warren, neither did he sign it in their presence.
 The will was contested by w. C. Warren, father of James Warren. The probate court decided in favor of the contestant. w. C WarreH-
 It is held in the decision that a will signed by the witnesses before being signed by the testator, unless the testator immediately thereafter signs in the presence of the witness es, is invalid and not entitled to pro- bate Bulletin.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
A Boys Wild Ride For Life.

With family around expecting him to die, and a son riding for life. Is miles, to get Dr. Kings New Discov- cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. w. H. Brown. of Leesville, ind. endured deaths agonies from asthma: but this wonderful medicine gave instant relief and soon cured him. He writes: II now sleep soundlv every night" Like marvellous cures of Consumption, Pneumonia. Bron- chitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove its matchless merit for all Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed bot ties 5Oc and sl.0O. Trial bottles free at all druggists.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
Lieutenant Brooks Shoots Prisoner.

For some time the ranger force has been looking for d man said to be wanted in northern Arizona. and also in California. for series of alleged crimes. With a full description of the man wanted they have been searching for him in the course ot their duty. and last week Lieutenant John Brooks and Sergeant Stanford obtained the information that their man was located at Silica Station. ! Thither the two officers went. and found the gentleman for whom they had been looking at work. and under the name of Charles Douglas.
 1 Securing d club Douglas viciou>ly attacked the lieutenant and ser peant. and would have inflicted se- we're injuries had not Lieutenant l Brooks used his gun. Immediately after the shooting Captain Rynning was notified of the occurrence at Douglas. and went at once to the place that he might he personally advised of the affair.
 H. $. Foreman gave the following version of the affair.
 ''The man came to the silica quar- ries about July 22. He gave the name of Charles Douglas, and asked employment. I put him on at Sl.I5 a day. He did excellent work and seemed entirely satisfied. All the men were laid off that day, Douglas hung around until afternoon, when he went out ways from the quar- ries About 3 o'clock Rangers Brooks and Sanford arrived from Naco. pointed Douglas out to them. They dismounted and approached him. He edged away until they were within few paces. when he reached suddenly to the ground, picked up shovel handle recently sawed off, and evidently hidden by him. and begun fight for his life that was the most desperate I ever witnessed. Swinging the handle over his head he rushed on Stanford and struck him d terrific blow on the gun wrist, disabling it temporarily. Brooks. realizing the desperate situa- tion of Stanford, fired for the right arm of Douglas. the bullet striking through his shoulder on d line with the heart and just at the upper part of the right lung. Gushing stream of blood from the wound that seemed | to infuriate instead of check the man. Douglas turned from Stanford and rushed upon Brooks. At this iuncture Stanford raised his gun and fired, the bullet penetrating the scalp and running along the skull of the man. This dazed him and he dropped his club As he did so the officers fell on him. The rangers summoned Dr. BledSOe at once, and the latter on arrival dressed the wounds of Douglas. He was then taken to Naco. where he will have his preliminary hearing, it is sup posed on d charge of murder. The shot through the shoulder made a serious but not necessarily fatal wound. During dressing of it Doug las never tlinChcd, exhibiting re- markable nerve thrOughout.-Re l view.
The copper era., 1904-09-08

The refusal of over loo Japanese Rosalia, Baja California, under con tract, to abide bv the terms of their agreement with the Boleo Copper Co.,, presents an interesting compli- cation. The mines are in Mexican territory. the owners are French and the refractory laborers are Japanese. As the company ad- vanccd transportation and other ex- fcred to compel obedience.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
Feet Swollen to Immense Size.

''I Lad kidney trouble so bad that l could rot work" says J. !. Cox. of Valley View, Ky. my feet were of immense size and I was confined tC my bed and physicians were unable to give n,c any relief. My doctor finally prescribed Foley'S Kidney Cure which made d well man of me. For sale ny 4lrizona Copper Co.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
Legal Blanks for sale at ERA Office.
Cured of Lame Back After 15 Years
 of Sufferine.

II had been troubled with lame back for fifteen years and 1 found a complete recovery in the use of Chamberlain'S Pain Balm," says John G. Bisher. Gillian, Ind. This lini- ment is also without an equal for SprainS and bruises. It is for sale by all druggist.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
Republican Territorial Convention.

.Ihe. rsss1 icans of the territory Of Arizona are h,ry ,ry.zxsio meet in delegate conven- tion iii nc Pf.lptiuuo ttu uuon Saturday. Sep ;1n @ n., D. at O clock p. m. for ISs tnS purpo les: First-Thc nomination of . ueiesa.e ,,l m congress; Second-The selection of a s sPupnca territorial committee; Third-The
 , Iansa.uo of such other business may piTgpenf he before the convention
 ,.-s ane pss-s of representation of the several s it n said convention will be one delegate 1 Ia user 1fifty votes cast at the last general , eiec'ioh i Iti Hon Rober; E. Morrison for dele Sa.e ga in coNgrcss and one additional delegate ,n ,o eacn l)action over twenty-five. Such dele SS. s,auS Sns fl be chosen in such manner as the ,oPuoics,,l county central committees of the ssp...:N counties may determine Upon the iionesoip q, basis the appointment will be as fol-
The copper era., 1904-09-08
Tourist Rates.

The Frisco System will issue, during the SummeT months, Tourist round trip tickets ito various resorts and To- cations-thei noun sains, lakes and sea- shore, at greatly reduced rates, with ample return limit. Call on nearest agent, or Iaddress Passenger Traffic DepartmS rSaint Louis.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Aids
 Nature.

Medicines that aid nature are al- ways most effectual. Chamberlain $ Cough Remedyl acts on this plan. It allays the cough. relieves the lungs, aids expectoration. opens the secre- tionS. and aids nature in restoring system to a healthy condition. Sold bV all druggists
The copper era., 1904-09-08

According to a reIort made by MT. John Hays Hammond, head of d corps of experts in,tructed to ex- anime the placer grolnd on the Yuba River, California, recently acquired by Boston syndictte, the ground will yield d total Of s6O,OOO, 900 ir gold. The placers comprise 30W acres. It is proposed to put fifteen dredges at work, which, as estimated will handle 45,O00 cubr yards of dir, a day. The life of tiese placers is figured at about tweity years, and yield a net profit of 26 cents per cubic yard.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
Countie
Number of delegate

Prexies will be recognized onhsx when pre- same is issued. "ni0" LII"
 Al railroads have been requesteS, ,o make reduced rates for this convention aS S ;T ,o special rate is in force when.delegates lra n tn, ,h ,he convention they should take recci in,s for the money paid. so that if possible the 'Pms,ter can be arranged for return trans nsportation fuil attendance Of delegates is dcsir,H5 .s well ss The presence of representative Ter rrhii cans from every part of the territory fuoii' By order Of the Executive Committee. O
 GEORGE U. YOUNG ..hat,r. htDr. $.
 Secretary. fih- Phoenix Arizous, August G. 1921
The copper era., 1904-09-08

A. TrojanOvich has been awarded permit by the government to cut 1000, 900 feet of lumler on Graham mountain. at stumpa,e of Sl.50 per thousand. raise of 50cents over the former rate. MT. Trjanovich owns d sawmill on Mount Graham, II miles from Stafford, and as soon as the roads can he repaired he will com mence saving. Most pf the lumber produced will be absdrbed here, to supply the Old DomiI Iion company and the trade of the Flobe Lumber mpany.-Belt.
The copper era., 1904-09-08

FOley's Kidney Cure makes the dis eaSed kidneys sound so they will eliminate the poisonS from the blood For sale by Arizona Copper Co.
The copper era., 1904-09-08

Magdalena. N. M.. Sffered one of the. worst floods in h4 history re- gently. The water sTept through the streets and in fact(khrough sev- eral of the houses of thSswn, doing eofisi eofisii5ale t si=i 5le da 1na ga Mutations and to furniture. Becker Blackwell company ha to put a gang of men at work after the storm was over to pump the com pany's large store bui (ding. At the Graphic mine the n len could not come out at quitting time on account of the depth of the water in the en- trance tunnel, and like state of af- fairs is said to have existed at the Kelly mine. The railroad track was so badly washed out below Mazda lena that trains could not pass for two or three days.
The copper era., 1904-09-08
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All duggists refund the money if it fails to cure. F.. w. Groves sig nature is oneach boxnte
The copper era., 1904-09-08
To Build S- Erlos Dam.

Roth the railway fompanies seek ing a right-of-way uH the Gila canyon have been notified lby the govern ment that they musd put their road he'd. above the crest line of the San Carlos dam. says the Florence Blade This indicates the intention of the government to consk kruct this great water storage dam} which will re- claim 100000 acref of the public domain besides watering the public land. of this valley.
 As it is to be to the interest of both these railroads Ito have this ric h agricultural land brought under cultivation as soon hs possible they will probably cheer1 1ully comply with these instructions f rom the govern ment. notwithstanding d compliance will entail a greateA cost in the con- struc ton of their rd dadbeds.
 The same paper tys: "A private letter written th@ editor of the Blade by an admin tistratiOn official who is in position 10 know whereof he speaks, states tn IRt the San Carlos reservoir will be oy lit and that work will be started on very soon"
The copper era., 1904-09-08

The Southern Pacific surveyin; party is now abouA five miles iron Lordsburg. found fin, line over the Separating the Gila valley fromS S valley, and can build a road that will have a very much lighter grad: than the one over the Stein's F.ak range. The surveyors are very r.ticent and have nothing to say regarding the object of their work.-Libtral.
The copper era., 1904-09-08

All Trains carry passengers.
 Make close connection at Bowie with $. r. trains for both East and West, and at Globe with stage lines to Payson. Upper Salt River Valley Riverside, Tonto Basin. Ray and Black Warrior Mines. A. M ZEAL. Supt
 EPES H.RANDOLP President