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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

The first of series of test cases growing out of the Clifton flood, against the Detroit Copper company, is on trial at Tucson, transferred from Graham county on change of venue.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

Clevel w. Van Dyke, for three years manager of the Warren Realty com pany, which built the town of Warren, has resigned to take charge of the Union Realty company of Bisbee.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

If your eyes trouble you while read ing, or you are subject to headaches, call on Dr. Schell for expert examina. ton and advice. At Dominion hotel for a few days only.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

It has been decided that the auto mobile race between Tucson and Phoe- nix will be run November 6.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11
ARIZONA NEWS
 AND COMMENT

The Citizens league of Phoenix is campaigning for cheaper light, power and water for that city.
 Yuma will hold a school bond election tomorrow to vote on bond issue of sl0,000 for the improvement of the schools and purchase of equipment
 Work has been begun on the new postoffice building at Yuma.
 II. w. Campbell of Lincoln, Neb., the father of dry farming, is in the Sul phur Springs valley Investigating the practieability of establishing an experi mental farm.
 The sixth furnace of the Calumet & Arizona smelter was blown in Monday, It has capacity of 300 tons per day, and gives the shelter a greater possible output than ever before.
 Tucson city council has decided to let the call for a charter election stand for
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11
In Regards

To making meats, you can't mature it until you have chill room at the slaughter house.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

Fourteen Chinese deportation cases will be heard by Judge Richey in Tue son at the term of court opening tomor row.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

The Boston Boomers, the famous fe- male aggregation of ball players, will play in Tucson Sunday.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

Charged with having entered a South ern Pacific box car and stolen goods, a hobo is being held in jail at Wilcox.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

The entire force of men employed at the Tueson shops of the Southern Pa cific has gone back on the nine-hour schedule, after working short time for many months.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11
A Days Doin9s in Arizona

September l4, in spite of petition signed by q long list of residents ob- jecting to it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11
"PEOPLE's ca5a sTORE"

1IO1 Ah C N<Aoxx S4VH"
 Everything in Ladies', Children's and Infants ready-to-wea clothes. under wear, shoes, Suits and Clcaks, waists, skirts, millinery, fancy goods, etc. ..
 DOLPH BAATZ & CO, 686 Broad St., Globe. Arizona
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

Tucson young men are organizing an athletic club with Professor Shindel, the wrestling champion, at the head.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

Two tracts of land north of the city will be platted into lots and added to Phoenix's area.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

Tucson ball team took two games from Phoenix at the former city Labor day.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

Work has been begun on the new postoffice building at Yuma.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

Tucson city council has decided to let the call for charter election stand for
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-11

ler Johnstone was notified and ned a jury to view the remains. to the fact that Kelley had been ng his end and had been very ical in making his arrangements
 the work of the jury was very
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-10

country irrespective of any prison SEN
native land. This would rid the United
States of many who are unfit for citi-
zenship He thinks also that the CO.
operation of the foreign governments
might be obtained.
There are some nations which is
sue what are called penal passports" :"
said he. Italy has two kinds of pass
ports-one which states that the per
son bearing it is q subject of the king
and yet another which states If the
bearer has ever been in prison, and If
so the offenses of which he was con-
victed and the terms are specified.
Since certain nations, among which
are Italy, Russia, Germany and
France, issue such passports it would
be feasible to pass a law requiring
that immigrants from those countries
bring penal passports with them.
These would have to be we'll authenti-
Gated and they would serve as com.
plete records. Any person who had
prison record would thus be barred
from coulnb W lnS OnlIeu oLdIS5 anu
none with such a passport would come
| here.
1T would be just as well to make
the law far reaching and to permit no
one to land here who had ever been
in prison. There are few cases. ad-
init, where n man by years of correct
living may have completely reformed,
but it would be just as well for him
to remain in his own country. / be-
lieve that the various governments
would willingly cooperate in this. for
criminals are the foes of all humanity.
The foreign nations are not anxious
that criminals should fee from justice
in order to come here to ply their
calling.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-10
Commissioner of immigration
Urges Drastic Changes in
the Present LalU
Would Haze Foreign Nations Certify
to the Character of Their Citizens
Who Seek New Homes i'm
United States

tors will be able to establish by the
testimony of men suspected of being
felons the facts which would result
in their own exclusion.
Practically no effort was made ten
years ago to find out whether a man
had criminal record, and it has only
been within the last two or three years
that the authorities have seriously ad-
dressed themselves to the task Of ex-
Guiding the criminal classes that
come to this country.
Observations made at Ellis island
show that the immigration laws, such
as they are, with regard to criminals
from other lands seems to be enforced
with painstaking fidelity. The inspec.
tors are laboriously conscientious, as
whole, in their duties and seem to
do all they can within the narrow
limitation Of the statute to detect
criminals. For practical purposes,
however, the whole attitude of the
present law is against them, to say
nothing of the specific provisions
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-10

1t is not unusual for the noted Grim.
three times before their identity is
noted. The law provides that any alien
felon may be returned to the place
whence he came If complaint is made
within three years of his landing in
the United States. After three years
he Is beyond the power of the law,
and no matter if his record outruns
Herod he cannot be disturbed
Italians predominant among the
criminal occupants of the detention
pen, and most of these are from the
south of Italy or from Sicily. Swarthy
dark browed, with faces furrowed by
the records of evil lives, they are
closely watched on the island, al
though no special prison is provided
for them. They are carefully searched
for knives and stilettos. The turning
over of many of them to the immigra-
tion authorities comes through their
arrest by the police for some deed Of
violence.
Hard to Make Case.
IN order TO make case against
them 1t is necessary to have accurate
information as to when they came to
this country and on what ship. Ere
quently for lack of definite informa-
tion and evidence of previous guilt 1t
is impossible to deport criminals
against whom the police believe there
is strong case. The differences be-
tween the local and the federal views
of the matter led recently to the criti-
cisms made by Col. Bingham against
the immigration authorities.
Among the occupants of the deten-
tion pen recently we're several immi-
grants with long records OF crime.
There was Benedetto Tordini, for In
stance, who had stabbed man in San
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-10

consuls on the other side or the for
eign consuls at this port send infor-
nation which is OF the greatest value.
An alleged embezzler, Schouawe, was
apprehended on the complaint of the
Russian consul general, whose de-
scription and that which the man gave
of himself tailed so exactly that he
admitted his identity to the immigra-
tion authorities. Owing to the repre-
sentations of Commissioner Watchorn
a year ago not only immigrants who
have been convicted of a crime and
have served terms in prison may be
deported but those who admit having
committed a felony or other crime or
misdemeanor involving moral turpi.
tude.
This is especially effective where
immigrants are fugitives from justice.
Without friendly suggestions the in
spector must depend upon his knowl-
edge of human nature, his study of
physiognomy and other qualities of a
Sherlock Holmes, and even then he
may go sadly astray.
BY dint of prolonged cross.eXamina-
tion, If the intuition be keen, he may
be able to establish a criminal record
for the suspected alien out of his own
admissions; but frequently the candi-
date has been so we'll coached that he
is able to battle the inspector at every
turn. If he is tripped up he can re-
turn to the land whence he came and
try again for admission through some
port which is less closely guarded.
Dread Foes Here.
The thing which the habitual GRIM
inal from outre mer breads most,
especially if he be Sicilian or of a
race which long nourishes feuds, is
that some favorite enemy has warned
the authorities about him in order to
even up old scores. 1t is nothing un-
usual for the enemy to take his re-
venge in this way.
"Can it possibly be-" an inspector
will ask suavely, that you have an
enemy in this country who would say
that you have been in prison six
times?"
1T is a great lie," the response may
be. Il swear, crossing my heart, that
it has been but twice."
That is enough to bar the candidate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-10

Francisco six months ago, and In the
course of his trial a prison record in
Italy had been discovered. He landed
originally at this port. Many r man
who by hook or by crook has entered
the country and has taken UP his
abode in the Italian quarter there to
prey on the respectable members of
his own race by threats of violence, Is
returned by Ellis island to his native
land. The finding of so many Grim
inals of this class indicates there are
many who get through the meshes of
the immigration service net.
Always Source of Danger.
Criminals such as these are like
the foxes with the brands tied to their
tails which caused the burning Of the
corn. No matter where they are at
large they are the cause of damage
and trouble, and / never found any
foundation for the stories that other
governments turned them loose upon
the United States.
"It is unfair that the 26,000,000 of
immigrants who have come to this
country should suffer on account of
the ill-doing of a few hundred thou
sands. The crimes which have recent
ly been laid at the doors of the
Italians are committed by only a hand
full of that race, perhaps not more
than 500 in ALL"
Mr.. Watchorn declared in favor OF
the utmost vigilance in watching for
alien felons, no matter whether they
we're supposed to be IN the steerage
or the first cabins Of the liners. He
declared gifted swindlers and embez-
zlers and persons of immoral char
acter were as likely to be found in the
saloon as in the steerage.
During the administration of Com
missioner Watchorn the number OF
! foreign felons returned in year has
increased from "a year to nearly ten
times that number and extraordinary
vigilance has been exercised, yet
there are many who are able to run
the blockade with success for all that.
Suggests Change in Law.
The commissioner of immigration
has suggested that the law be so modi-
fed as to make it possible to deport
aliens who commit crimes within
! three years after their landing in this
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-10
LET HIM DREAM.

Do not wake him, let him dream;
He is dreaming she is fair;
AS the tinkling of a stream
Rippling through n glen somewhere
Fills the poets breast with glee
Her laughter makes him glad;
In her eyes he seems to see
Beauty they have never had;
Though she has no charms for you,
Let him dream as lovers do.
He supposes that her face
Might inspire a poets pen;
He is dreaming that her grace
Is a thing TO gladden. men.
All, her nose was never cast
In the graceful classic mold,
And her chin when youth is past
VIII be piled up fold on fold;
Waking him would bring dismay,
Let him gladly dream away.
She is his; because of her
Beauty gilds all earthly things;
Everywhere he hears the whir
Ceaselessly of angels wings. u
In her shrlll and rasping voice }
There is music for his ears; -
He supposes that her choice
Left his rivals all in tears;
Let his sun In splendor CLEAN;
DO not wake him. let him dream.
s. e. Kiser, in Chicago II cord-Herald,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-10

as they should when attention was
called to them.
Mr.. Watchorn makes an equally
emphatic denial that the charge of
Gen. Bingham had any substantial
basis, so far as the administration of
affairs at Ellis Island is concerned.
1t is a fact, aside from the contro-
versy that the depredations of desper-
ate criminals from abroad, the major
ity of whom are Italians, has become
% menace to the state. Even admitting
that the present immigration laws
were enforced at every port with the
utmost efficiency the whole system OF
dealing with the foreign criminal
seems weak and ineffective.
1t is a habit of first-class passengers
to inveigh against the offensive
idlocy" of the questions propounded TO
them by the immigration inspectors,
N8uch as Have you ever been in
prlson?" Have you ever been an in-
mate of an almshouse?" and the like.
The objection on their part is based
on personal grounds because they
consider the questions unnecessary.
Such questions propounded to the
steerage passenger bent on evading
the law border on the futile. The only
punishment that can be meted out to
the person who perjures himself Is ex-
.clusion from the country He rarely
returns to his own land to make an
other attempt to gain the coveted do
main. He knows that the inspector is
charged with finding out the very
thing which he wishes to conceal and
,exerts all the ingenuity within his
power to checkmate the attempt to
ldelve into the past.
On Their Own Testimony.
Yet the main dependence of the au-
thorities is the hope that the inspec-
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which are greatly in favor of the inn
migrant.
All Supposed innocent.

migrant.
All Supposed Innocent.
"All immigrants in coming to this
country" said Mr.. Watchhorn, "are
supposed to be innocent, and it is
something opposed to the genius of
American institutions to suppose that
every man is guilty and that he must
prove that he is INNOCENT. So the inn
migrant is welcomed here and the op-
portunity of citizenship is offered to
him. He is supposed to be a man of
good character until something devel-
ops which proves the contrary"
Altruistic as is this attitude toward
the immigrant, as interpreted by the
commissioner, the inspectors within
the little latitude which is given to
them seek to find out as much as they
can. On each sheet of the manifest
of the steamship are 80 names, and
their owners have answered every in
quiry propounded to them. Age, sex,
calling and the like are duly set forth
and the immigrant is required to state
whether or not he is polygamist, an
anarchist, contract laborer and
whether or not he has ever been in
prison or been an inmate of an aims
house.
May Make Few Mistakes.
II within three years to come immi-
grants who have been admitted are
found to have been criminals before
they came to this country there is
long black mark made against the
record of the inspector concerned, and
If his errors accumulate he is likely to
be dismissed from the service.
Under the present law the inspectors
who chance their positions on their
Judgment proceed to large extent by
dead reckoning. Sometimes American
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-10


few uays which point to the need of
more drastic methods in keeping away
from these shores the horde of alien
felons, says the New York Herald.
Robert Watchorn, commissioner of
immmigration at the port of New
York, proposes novel plan by which
wherever it is feasible-and it could
be so in the case of Italy-foreign gov
ernments would be required to vouch
for the good character of every immi.
grant leaving their dominions.
Police Commissioner Bingham, in.
dignant over the present conditions
with regard to the admission of for
eign criminals to this country, in
weighs against the immigration au-
thorities, who, in his opinion, did not
deport the wrongdoers as frequently
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-04-10

EW YORK.-Crimes of the
Black Hand, the murders
of the Malta and the Ca
mora, the assassination at
the altar of a priest by an
anarchist are events of a
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TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

Next week We will send
out our collector to collect
the subscriptions due Us for
the past year OF 1907 Dur
ing this past year We have
tndeavored to give all OF our
readers and the general pub
lie a paper filled with all the
news that could be obtained.
Our policy in the future will
be as in the past, to give to
each a fair return in honest
worth for the price Of his
subscription. We hope that
our subscribers will promptly
respond to the demands Of
our collector.
When YOU horse needs ~ho"ing
take him to Brcnn's.
The Lackman-Loos Carnival Co.
will appear here on Jan. IL, per-
mission having been granted to
the corporation to show on the
streets from that date. the town to
receive 10 per cent OF the gross re-
ceipts and p per cent Of all con-
cessions. the company guarantee
ing the towns portion to be not
less than $4,000. This organiza-
ton carries with it a number OF
high class attractions. some OF
which are tree. Tn. Young Bros.
owners OF the electric theatre.
which visited US several years ago
With the l.. 5. Carnival Co.. under
the manageme IT Of Mr.. Carroll.
and who have a number OF friends
i'm Franklin. are with this COM
pany. which Will soon make its
appearance here. All OF the shows
under the manaseme nt OF McsST@.
Lackman and LooS are first cia~S.
moral and elevating III tone. and
deserve to succeed. which We
heartily hope they will.
Delivery wagons made to order
at Brenn's.
The pol! tax list shows that ), II
people paid their Doll tax for the
year 1907, this inc Iudes White and
colored, and divi6 ed by wards, as
follows:
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The negroes who were captured
and incarcerated in the Jail one
day last week. charged with the
murder of Chas. Seigfried and wife,
on the banks of Grand Lake about
three months ago, have confessed
to the commission OF the crime.
One of the parties told the whole
outrageous story to officers OF the
law and an attache of this paper,
and his recital duplicates the
other. This was one OF the most
brutal and fiendish crimes that
has ever blackened the criminal
annals Of St. Mary, and one Is al
most tempted to wish the mode of
execution more painful when con-
-idering the horrors OF the crime.
The story of the young negro who
murdered Mrs. Seigfried, rivals In
anarchy and horror and total dis
regard for the weak defenseless-
ness OF womanhOOd, the most
atrocious crimes of the BO"giaS.
When these two negroes step upon
the @a.lows and give up their
lives IN atonement for their crime,
the last scene in the most bloody
tragedy St. Mary has ever wit
messed, will close. 1t is needless
TO say no one win regret Their
doom.
This engagement OF Hoyt's "a
Texas Steer which will appear at
The Auditorium on Monday night.
Jan. 6. 1908, has every indication
OF brlllian, success. One OF the
unoriglnal 5hings Mr.. Hoyt said is
THAT nothing succeeds like sue
cess: bat it 80 APPLY applies to
"A Texas Steer that the quota
ton can be easily forgiven.
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Special Meetings of Town Council.

FRANKLIN. La. Dee. 9th. 1907,
The Honorable Council met in
special session. Mayor j. {. Lewis
presiding. with a full attendance pres
emit The Mayor stated that the object
OF the meeting was to discuss the best
mean, Of repairing the drain on Will
low street. also to take up the que,-
ton Of drainage III general. Engineer
" warren +. Reed being present, 9"-
ec>tcd taking levels Of the town toft>-
certain the natural drainage, wlfch
work would cost $500. In regard to
the trouble Of the drainage on Willow
street. he stated that he would engineer
thi, work without cost, the town To
furnish All necessary labor and ma
terial. Moved by Mr.. Frost. duly
seconded and carried. that the su"-
9e>tion Of Mr.. Reed be accepted and
the work be ordered done.
There being no further business, oA
motion. the Council ad inurucd
Holm e. LEWIS. Mayor.
&. LAVE. Secretary.
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SKLIN. La. Jan. jid, iy0s.

FRANKLIN. La. Jan. :;rd, 1905.
The Honorable Council met H.
special session. Mayor !. {. Lewis
presiding. \. j. Delahou>Aaye absent
The Mayor stated that the object OF
the meeting vas to lta>, Oh the appll-
cation Of j. g. Ioo~. representing the
i4ackman-I.oo~ arrival Co, tor per
NIT 10 show on the streets OF the town
be.nnino ON tn" 18th Of January. for
one week. town to receive ~ per cent.
on gro>, receipts aud - per cent ot
concessions, with the guarantee tina,
The town ; portion VIII not DC less
than $1,000
5}y notion Of Mr.. harrison. second
"a ~ Mr. Frost and carried, the
above permit was granted.
There being no further business" the
council adjourned.
JOIN 6. LEWIS. Mayor.
4. LATNE. Secretary.
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pleasing feature is the illustrated
songs. Admission for adults is
only 10 cts: children ) cts. An
opportunity is given to spend
about two hours in watching the
amusing antics Of the subjects.
Cleaning and pressing. Rates
reasonable. Strings, next to
postolfice.
Options have been obtained on
number Of places IL Franklin.
the one chosen to be used as site
upon which to construct the new
United States posto1lice. All of
the documents have been pre-
pared, signed and forwarded to
ashington. Through the enter
prise Of Mr.. Walter Y. kemper
and other gentlemen, a long felt
need will be supplied. as the APP
preparation for the new building
j. practically assured. We TN
derstand that two places on Will
low street and one on Main could
be purchased for this purpose. In
each instance, however, the prop
erty is situated on "A corner.
Owners OF corner lots who wish to
sell can call on Mr.. w. y. KEN
per. who will accept the option
rendered. provided the purchase
price and location is satisfactory.
A wholesale" shooting ARRAY
took place yesterday morning be-
tween T. and . O'Clock on the Oak
Hill plantation. near here, in
which a desparadO called various
ly Billy and Henry Fly, shot and
instantly killed a negro named
Benny Pratt, and seriously wound
ed Chas. Franklin. who, it is
thought. will die OF his wounds.
Apparently Fly shot cut and re-
loaded his weapon as. in the time
Immediately following the shoot
ing OF Pratt, he continued TO ire
into the crowd. wounding four
others. Up to the present writing
he has not been captured, though
every effort has been put forth by
the officers to apprehend him. The
officers obtained a very brief
description Of him, which i as
follows: He is {. light black,
about ) feet 9 inches tall; has
large white eyes, a scar over right
eye; is stoop shouldered. When
last seen he was dressed in blue
overalls, a white silk shirt, and a
brown hat. lie Is about 80 years
old, and a native of Georgia.
The fellow who has neglected
to pay his poll tax up to Jan 1st.
will not be in it, politically speak
ing, for couple OF years.
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The crowd in town during the
holidays was a large and orderly
one. No disturbances Of any
kind occurred.