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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-30
NATIONAL BANKS
PROSPEROUS
State Banking Commissioner
at Trenton Reports Fav-
orably to the Comp
troller Of Currency
$4,000 FOR WATERWAYS
Quarters to Be Provided for
State Troops During the
Inauguration Cere-
monies.
.SI96,OOOFO WATERWAYS


WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan 30, l9oo-
National banks in New Jersey Of
which there are 1S6, are shown to be N
excellent condition by the reports that
have been made to the Comptroller OF
the Currency through the State Banking
Commissioners at Trenton. The capital
stock paid in is given as SIS, 1915 10000,
at the close Of business January |, 1905;
the surplus fund aggregates S15,36S,-
1920; and the undivided profits amount
to 81, ,992, ,26a.27. The amount of the in
diyidual deposits is given as SI04 ,4S0,-
O05.4 The percentage of the legal re-
serve to the deposits is given as 1913
per cent. while the percentage to deposits
Of cash in hand, redemption fund, and
due from reserve agents is 1852 per
cent. The National bank notes oitstand-
ing amount OF S90s0,512.50
Representative Fowler has post
office fight ON his hands. The term Of
Noah Freeman, postmaster at Rocka-
way. Morris County. is almost com
nleted Mr.. Freeman has made an ae-
ceptable postmaster. and he thinks he
should have another tprtn So do an his
friends. However, Freeman and his
friends overlooked the organization and
failed to get the endorsement of the coun-
ty executive committee. This was OBJ
tanned by ELIAS B. Mott. sr., and he
therefore claims he sbo,,ia ID anne;ntf.;l
Friends Of Freeman ara sending neti-
tions galore to Senator Kean protesting
against his turning down. but if is he
lieved that Representative Fowler viii
send the name Of Mott TO the President
because he has the hacking Of the organ-
ization.
After series of efforts tbe h;l, setting :
apart twefrv acres of tha Raa Ranl, hat--
tle6eld IN Gloucestar con,,+v ,vas 6na,,,
passed sbv tl,e IIo,,sc aud saoate Ronro-
sentative I,out,ens1aeer hond,oa 40 I'm
in tbe House and Is was talon eara ~
4 in tho Senafa bv sanator Drv5an Mr
Rouzar tho Senator,s soe,.ota,, ,,ror;aos
! bandsone non for ~ s;an;na e "a
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-30

What hidden power is behind this cor
poration that permits it TO ignore
with impunity not only the ordinances of
the city, but the criminal laws of the
state? Why is ii that the Prosecutors
Of The Pleas in several counties are re-
tanned as its lawyers in the trial Of dam
age suits. DO you ever hear of the troll
ley officials being hailed to court because
Of the running down by the Gompany's
ears Of men and women, boys and girls,
who must of necessity cross the tracks ?
These are questions that the people
should ponder over. There is a city or
dinance that prohibits the sprinkling Of
salt oil the car tracks This ordinance
might as well not have been enacted. It
Is i dead letter 50 far as the Public Ser
vice Corporation is concerned. During
last weeks storm without hindrance em-
ployes of the corporation violated the or
linance repeatedly. Then too, many
house owners and storekeepers were sub
iected to untold inconvenience because Of
the selfishness Of the Public Be
Damned corporation. Huge snow
plows or sweepers as fast as the snow
would lie removed from the sidewalks
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-30

While the decision and subsequent
sentence was severe blow to Mr..
Grifiiths he ought to be happy in the
thought that every lawyer in the city
helieves him innocent of any wrong
in the proceedings and tlneir faitiI IN him
is shown in their willingness to raise the
money to pay the fine should the de-
cision and sentence be allowed to stand.
Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Haagerson appear
to be the innocent victims of circum-
stances. While there is general sym
pathy for the accused men, there are
some persons who would have been bet
ter pleased had the sentence been more
severe. They are the Republican poll
ticians who for selfish motives. prompt
ed the injunction suit. Because the Jer-
sey City base ball club is controlled by
Democrats who invested their money to
give the people of the city chance to
witness the national sport, these self
constituted Republican morslists de-
clared the game off. Z
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-30

'.Who owns Jersey CiH?' This ques-
tion was put by teacher to her pupils
in one of rhe Pnhlic Schools the other
day. A dozen boys and girls were on
their feet at once. They all had the same
ton, the boys and girls shouted in Choir
US. Of course they We're wrong, but the
teacher was half inclined to tell them
they We're right.
There are lots of grown people who
would give the same answer to the same
question. If the Public Service doesn't
own Jersey City, it certainly thinks it
does, and acts in accordance with that
idea.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-30
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 80 1906 Fore
cast for the thirty six hours ending +.
81. Tuesday Snow today and probably
tomorrow; colder; variable winds.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
GEORGE GARDNER
vs.. BILLY Stiff.
IN A TWENTY ROUND CONTEST,
Both Fighters Are 10 Great Shape
Physically, aud Zach is Anxious to
Win aud Get at Mike Sehreek

AZ ihc opera house In ogden This oron'
Ink Urorgc durdpul Of Lowell Mass and
Bllly SUIT Of chicago, win enter tho fop-
cd arena TO do battle In a twcnty'round
Marquis " Quovnehury argument
Both men have trained long ana cnlc'
fully Tor she contest and local sports,
and the ringstclH of ogden look for u
tough battle from the sound of the song,
IN ogden Gardner h by lar the tnvonlo,
lie liz always the loyorllo In ogden, but
the Snll Lake sports, ~ the majority "
lhom, are looking nNornhlY toward the
tough, husky from Chicago, and believe
that b. Will put M the Kind " q iigll
that his nnmo implies lite has nll KINDS
NJ conlldoncc that be- VIII beat Gardner
tu slnndslill ana ho " golnR IN lo win
right on the lccl-at least mat is what no
SAYS
Gardner sends word down that ne viii
bo tho winner sure. lie says h. II IN W
good condition M when he beat Root
Three years ago, llo thinks he has The ny.
dian Sign on stint ana he fl urging an
hts friends to pnl be, on Rlm ,,.
Both men have concluded their unln'
Ing and are now merely waiting fot mo
gong 10 send ihom on thclr twenty round
Journey
4 largo crowd ~ assured us there * 4
great deal Of Interest M lho lRht both
here aud IN ogden \ number Of rholco
seats have been snapped up by local ilRht
fans who win avail ihompolNos of tho op.
pOrtunity Of taking the special train over
The Denver n RIO dmndc railroad hl.
o'clock THIS evening The fair n only ",
ana the Train Will return IN SAT- Lake
Immediately after the contest
Gardner and sun are lp ilRht AZ catch
Weights The referee has not been chosen
uV vet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
Prizes Are Presented,

The High School cadets who were On.
campcd nj Lagoon, have been awarded
their prizes for the athletic contest held
AZ Lagoon durlHg the cncnmpmcnt Tho
prlgts were awarded ~ follows
cO.yard dash Vaughn Paul company
u, s. book 2 vols
lo0,yard dash Morris Moon, company e,
81 Wilson Hat
iO,ynrd dash Marx Grocsbock company
49, tol boxing gluNva
iB.yurd relay Morris Moon, company
plnN &, pair bike pants,
First nmmmlW0 race Monte Elliot
company A. noglipco uNcYhlrt
Second ammunition rnco Howard
Young company A. npgllgcc oNtwllrh
Third ammunition race John LOufhou-
how, company g. ilS dress shirt
plok,a,bapk race. toward YOUNG com.
paNy A, Alba Bncl, company \, VI order.
POLE vault Howard Young company ~
duguO So photos
broad Jump. Howard Young company
\ dozen $40 photos,
lllgh ulmpr john llandro, company \,
SHOT pit Royal Mnrtlncnu company ~,
81 wall piece
Hammer throw Morris Moon, company
g, SlO box candy
dO.ynrd dash second place" Fred liNs'
golt, company &, 81 hos candy
iO.yurd dash second plucc-umnt oom'
pnnN &, 81 box cnndy
Pole vault, second place Joseph John.
SON company &, Il ncuktic.
Diond lump, second place Milton Now
ton company NJ, 2,pound box candy.
Sol pul, second place car Trcsodcr,
company g. $3.50 pair slippers
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
PACIFIC NATIONAL
LEAGUE IS DEAD.
s~------s.----------- .--,---
Trouble Among the Lsbstcrs Was
The Cause Of Organizations
Demise.
MONEY WAS NOT FORTHCOMING
40 President aud Directors Decided
TO Call the Whole Thing on
Games Bclpp Arranged For

Tho pacinc National league oNpIrcl
sunday midnight Tho demise was
brought abou, by the ogden club pulling
on, because the players could SEQ no moro
money IN II, The club was paid up IN
iu,l but the future did not look very
promising,
when Manager Glmln made the an'
nouncemon, that tho money the club en-
ptcicd was moi forthcoming, a meeting ot
directors was called ana held lnsl night
Thopo present were President RIeheh Dl'
lcciors r. II, plolWcd Of Iiolsc, N %
shepard Of salt Lake ana Frank ulmlll
II ogden
ogden has been In sore straits financial.
ly and the league has been backing tho
club for some time Tho money promised
nj, ogden fans did not come IN as oS.
pcctcd, and the other teams IN the organ.
isaiIon could not continue 10 lend the
support given IN the past All lhlH was
discussed by those NJ the meeting and II
WAS nnplly decided that IN league should
BE- officially declared dead ANA dead
II le
Yesterday mombors Of the ogden team
called a meeting nt which Manager dine
I'm was present, The players notified Cline
I'm that they would play 40 longer unless
The necessary money 10 pay their salaries
IN advance were deposited IN "A bank
They were determined, uimlin notified
the other directors and the meeting was
called plnlsiod of Boise made the static
ment that Boise had put up all the money
II could 10 assist Ogden, ana that no moro
would be given, Shepard " salt Lake
made q similar statement Rlsho said he
did not have the necessary fund.-, and
would moi have until the many lnos i'm.
posed wero paid
Then Rlsliol, shepard, Gmlln aud plais.
ted sang u chorus oniitlcdi
~ IN ALL OFF" And IN II II,
I'm the beginning ogden was promised
liberal support from Ogden fans But
what money did como In, cumo very slow
~ Money had 10 be- obtained, The Salt
Lake club rushed 10 the rescue ANA M.
sisted the Lobstcis IN every possible way,
Pretty soon The funds gave cut and Gin.
I'm WNH forced Ia quit
"A 10 the future There IN n plan ON now
io have baseball here Tho plan h To ar.
range q series ~ games with ogden and
Boise, Tho latter team viii hang tORoih.
or until after July T. and perhaps longer
than that Ogden II ynNlols 10 maintain
the team and play with fult Lake. Boise
viii probably come here for IA week and
after that ogden and Salt Lake viii plaY
on a percentage basis here and IN ogden
for the balance Of The season,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
DAVE BARRY ~ COMING,
Noted Coast boxer WIN Take place Of
Runaway Iiifslmmons,

pave Barry the noted coast boxer I'M
der the management " Alec Grrggulns,
~ now on Ms way Ia Salt Lake 10 meet
MIKE Schrrck nj tho saucer track ON tho
night " July sd You may state Tor me
that this VIII be t. last boxing contest
unll fan
The above statement was made Ia the
sporting editor of the "Nows' his morn
lng by willard Bean, the man who 10 pro-
noting the bout
The nrst part OF the statement viii
greatly please local fight fans especially
those Who remember liurry,F contests lhst
winter with kl1 Mccoy Twin sullivan
ana the tough colorod man Bllly WoodN
Barry beat Woods, Schrcck got draw
with Woods, Therefore according 10 TINS
"dopo the coast man has u good chance
a. beat Schrock
Transportation for harry and Grcggalns
was wired to the latter by Manager Bean
last night The pair WAS due 10 leave
Han Francisco this morning ana VIII bn
here ~ fast Az they can travel liafiy
has been anticipating The match ana for
INT roson has been IN training Tor about
~ days Tie II IN excellent shape, ANA
viii complete Ms WORK IN TINS ety.
Fchrcck h still In Ogden canyon train.
Ink faithfully FOR the match After tn
contest Hogan and Schrook VIII leave
for Chicago, aud Hogan proposes To chase
runaway l'ils all over the country ana
force him, II possible, into a match with
SvhrpCk
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
Saturdays Ball Game.

Saturday. ball game AT Wnlkcr'F be-.
miserable an exhibition Of the national
gamu us oNor occurred IN this
city, 90 course, we lost We
generally do lose those bad ones,
The nnal score was 10 60 D. Douglas
Beck aud Peer were three now facca In
the snlt Lake line up
Al Spokane, Boise Wnlopcd The enemy
again, the score being toe Tho Infants
had an the better oi H. and the Indians
did not gotta luoku NJ any stage NJ tho
game ogden ana Salt Lake VIII play here
this NpOk
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
Ihe Smaller Teams.

Thc Fort Douglas baseball team tour.
ncycd out Ia Eureka yesterday for u
game with the champions, nud was beat
on h. q score ~ 10 10 q, The game was
plays Tho EuroNalos hadd all lho bot
Ter of the game with the exception NJ the
fourth inning when the soldiers punched
hits and coupled with errors made biN
runs,
AZ Park CITY the game between the
suited In victory for the parRltoH, the
score being Sio Z The contest wac inter.
usilng throughout ana the PARK tlty
team had 10 work hura 10 win.
The Nlnccnt.N Motifs defeated the Assem-.
bly, club team by n score Of l3 to ?,
The game between the DuhrlF ANA
H. hardware resulted I'M u score Of . 10 T.
I'm favor of the former
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
ChnniNiOns ncLenlpl.

When II comes to howllnp Salt Lake
certainly has thv Ruodt ON saturday
nlghl there WAS u match game between
thlcapo'H crack bowl,r and two Salt
"Gu' steele, winner oi the worlds
championship ana "pop" Brll winner of
third plHco, constituted the chicago team,
They met their first defeat here ana W
y, HchrlnB and ] W, llunos turned tho
trick
Tho visitors are making u uln across the
country noting all cOmrrN
Tho scores follow
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19

The fans who saw Yesterday doings at
walkers lol are not 30 terribly sorry
over the demise Of the longuo
Early IN the season II w0s said that we
would surely have n winning team We
certainly have when II comes 10 winning
the pennant backwards,
I'm the fourth Of yesterdays AFFAIR the
score was seven 10 two In our favor
loren had been pitching pretty fair bali.
when the mn closed ogden had secured
~ many hits and runs II WAS hard ~
count 'om 70 ho exact there wor, xix
hts eight runs and three errors Well,
me maj outcome was N runs and ~ hits
for the l.ohsicrs to our runs and Ia
hts Further particulars followl
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
SUMMARY

Homo Run.ewHln Thrrc,hnsc llt-.
schlls TWo.hnsc llils,.lforris Egnn. Ray
mond, RggF, stolen Bnpcn- ERnn, Mvln'
tyre Sacrifice llta.foWle, Double Plays
Fouls to laNlor Smith 10 fchllU. struck
out. ny klinkhummor Z, by llOdsun, u
by McfutluL /? Buses on nalls.On Me-
Lott ON Bases Boise, /; SPOKANE, D. lllls
on llodson, T. IN four innings, of Me-
oF'rluh D, IN -four innlngg on hllnkham'
NOR, q. IN nine mningF Time \ 10 M
plross MpRno, Attendance 900,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
HHitassHHsf
BOISE LOST ONE,
spokane Indians Finally Manage ~
leAd Indians Into Ambush,

:, IRo Spokane Indians finally managed ~
nhu We Infants ~ llolso into ambush and
u hut spokane, and the wIndup ramo
VIII \ score nf to
me trouble was witnessed by largo
''uNu winch Nocmrd to enjoy the same
,ymuin lllchoss wolo hit pretty freely but
hIunumnol MnN glvon liuu support TIM
ucllll'd tcoro follows
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
WESTERN LEAGUE,

~, Joseph, juno lS-.roor ncldug by ~.
Joseph ahd timely hitting by Colorado
sprlhgs gave The latter tho game
scoroi H. H. u,
COLORADO nlIlngh iutu,',,''iurnnl u =
~ 0jFcph unu'',.u,t,,up,,,l I I
nalicrlcr. sNalmNcd and Mcsslll, Sou.
dors and Hnian
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
SALT Lane
SCORE ny INNINGS.
suNlMARY

-. Earned lluna-. Ogdcn, q! Salt Lake. q.
IWu'batr It's llcrwM llnuscn co, liOlo
iWyl LChhy carney ThlCc'basu HIT
Nllghl stolen Bases lluuson %, Hast,
lnbs y, llcilly, Toyor llils-.On Tolcn H.
N glN llinpSI on Mead, o, N three m.
iinnngs on i0lmcg !, IN one inning off
Balls, on loren, 81 OF Mead, | ~ Ful.
Mor u on Hastings, I, struck Quietly
Inlrn, y hy llHgllngs II by Mend, 2 Wlld
lIlChes.. Moad,. Il lulmcr T. Passed Rails
pIihNtcn ~ by Pitched by l'oroh
h,nln, by. Head, Hastings Double Pays
a,n, y Salt Lake 4 BASES ON Euors 4.
1klon. w SAT- Lake. l. Umpire. furln
Ilmor-slOh Allondnncr a00l
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
REDS II. BOSTON, Q
r. H. H.
coLrs. q srrERnAs |.

chicago, juno N,-Chloago took the
third straight IN a wen Played licldng
game, by timely hitting I'm The sixth and
seventh, ThIco punched singles saved a
shut out Attendance, A1,
Score u II, H.
,nouko 'uii''''ii'iup'i''H' .
IlOuklNN tiu'r'ii''ut''ti'trsi ]
BATTERIES Brown ana King Mitchell
and RltltG
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
IN THE BIC LEAGUES.
now rHEY STAND.
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
WESTERN LEAGUE,
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

Sc Louis Juno iS,.-Sl Louis broke rNoa
with New York by knocking McGnnity
ont Of the box Eight consecutive sin.
gce base on balls and MT bntsman
gave So LOUIS soNcn runs, New YORK
could do nothing with Taylor other than
IN the nrsl inning, only police protection
ho had been 10 with an umbrella ana
Noncs, the police ushorcd New WORKS
boss from the grounds, one arrest was
made, Attendance, 1000,
scoroi II, II, n,
~ IVult itu'''''ti'iiti''i''i''i's " U
New York OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2
Batteries Taylor and Warner Elliott
MCulnnlty ANA liuwofmHn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
CIllrA0p TEAM

T. IT. Brll u,,olW 10 ING g3a 70 giy
uus steele u,,,lGs 9S M lM Isl oli
,,s sus ss, sas ufss..a
Totals .,,, .,u3js 3S $40 IN 3jl-lsM
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
SALT LAKE TEAM

~ * GShrnes '"'',ssG .iS sJi 5is si5.-iiii
sa. Co., .ss .assaa.
Totals n,,,,uui22 "a i3l ioj 0a~alll1
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
OMAHA I. DENVER o,

Omaha June M-rho champions hll op,
p0llunolY and took udNanidgo of Den,
ypre errors sohnub WAS put OUT Of tho
game for abusing the umpire
scor2i T. H. 70
omnhN urru,u,r,',i,,iiiiui !
Iltn\Nf ttitiit'tt'i'ttltttttti u
Doa MoncN june ls-Dos Molnos shut
out Sioux Guy by superior batting
Score. II II, u.
Drs MuinCs uuu,upup,,,nn,0 ~ ,
NlouN wy t'ui't't'tl''rt'i'riu y
batteries Chqppollc ana ToWnc, Now,
I'm ana lnorMHld,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19

seattle Nunho june N. ,Scallu van
from the Tigers .Aaaln today, Tho scoro
was I 70 ., Nholds ana koofc came near
mCi was rather uusicndy ana somewhat
Wild, ana both were fipuuoutnly hil both
ol The twllcrs showed M wen ri bat
Shields made ihtro snio hits koofo
lloldlng was good,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
YESTERDAYS BALL GAME.
once More our Team Mot Defeat IN Con
test with Lobsters,

PACIFIC NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
'roDAYs PROGRAM

TuduNH Wpnrum Includes a run over
the no OrWldo ON NpooIul train to
paysou. thence back Ia Provo. where u
stop VIII be- nmdo until 4, M, whom
she train viii ngaIn De boarded AMI
the sugur factory Iator visited, From
there the train VIII run slowly through
Jordan NnwoWH, allowing the visitors
to SEQ what huH been done there IN tho
way OF private irrigation enterprises.
After arriving ul salt Lake the train
Wlll 80 out to Sllalr, Nhcrc dinner
viii he served ana nn Informal rcors
ton nold until Op m,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
Tlll3 UTAll pNOJECTS,

~ the rHh PROJECTS that are nov be-
iug considered by the irrigation oSpcrta
the four leading reclamation eohomlH
are The Weber tlyor project myolY.
INK 10000 avloN NJ an estimated cost
of NiOOoDo, the Bear lake project, M
NOlving 100000 acres AT an estimated
cost of 81 jOO,oOo the Cluh lake project,
myolviug 10000 acres AZ an approximate
cost of ;, 300 600 and the strawberry
valley project involving 10000 acres
at an estimated cost of Sl,O0OooO,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-18
THE READY REVOLVER.

Police Commissioner McAdoo OF New
York has been gathering some statis-
tics regarding homicides in the United
States. He finds that out of d total of
S.976 in 1903. more than fifty per cent
were the result of quarrels that came
up suddenly. Commenting Oh this Mr..
McAdoO says that if the men who en-
gagged in the sudden quarrels had been
unarmed there would have been no
fatalities. The conclusion is ire
sistible and il furnishes an unanswer-
able argument against the carrying of
concealed deadly weapons.
Mr.. McAdoo might have CONT farther.
He might have said, and with truth.
that considerable proportion of the
sudden Quarrels would not have oc-
CURED at all if the sIayers had not
been armed. Put revolvers into the
pockets of some men and you immedi-
ately give them an excuse for swag-
gerinS turbulence. They so about look
ing for trouble, because they feel as
sured that in the event of an encounter
they will start with a decided advan-
tage.
Such men find in the most inoffen-
sive language a yelled insult: in the
cut of the victims clothing OF the color
o. his tie they see a deliberate attempt
TO belittle them. In a word, they are
DULLES who are looking for a chance
To use the advantage the weapon gives
them. Mr.. McAdoo does not hesitate
t. say that $4,000 violent crimes could
be prevented every year if the laws
against carrying concealed deadly
weapons could be made so strict as to
prevent the practice.
In the 10000 he places, of course. the
large number of persons who are in
jured more or less severely by the pis-
tol carrier. Mr.. McAdoo proposes to
make the penalty for carrying concealed
weapons not less than six months nor
more than year in prison, without the
alternative of a fine. He believes every
state should have such a law and that
every city should reinforce the law
by the passage of ordinances.
Nobody pretends that the passage of
any law viii absolutely put an end to
the pocket pistol habit. but a law of suffi-
Sient severity would certainly be n
strong deterrent. Its enforcement on Il
few occasions would relegate many a
revolver from the pocket TO the bureau
drawer.