The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-14
GO RAMBLING
AROUND WITH BOMB
IN YOUR HIP POCKET
AL Persons Forbidden to Have
Explosives in Their Possession
After Nov. is Unless They Have
Government Licenses.

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Special Correspondence 10 The Herald.
Washington. Nov t3-Any person
In the United States found with cx-
plosives ia his possession after No
Vcmber IS. and who doe not have a
license issued by the federal govern
ment showing the purpose FOR what
the explosives are to he used, will
be az once arrested and fined M 10
$1,000 or sent 20 prison for one year.
N the circumstances warrant. the per-
son may b. fined $4,000 and IN uddi-
ton given the one year In prison.
This b. the principal clause In "a
war measure passed by the last con
grcss which Is now being put into
effect by the bureau ~ mines, de-
partment OF tho interior, which
bureau has been charged with It's en-
forcemcnJ Francis : Peabody. of
chicago. q well known coai operator
familiar with the use Of explosives
large amounts 81 which are used IN
the coal mining Industry. has been
appointed by Secretary Of the In
terror Lane to act hs assistant To the
director Of the bureau Of mines. Van
II Manning. b. the enforcement of
the law
TIMER the law. the director OF tho
bureau is empowered to utilize the
services OF al United States officers
and all police officers ~ the states.
including the city police forces. coun-
" shcriffs. deputies. constahlcs. and
an officers In any way charged with
police duties. The police al the cities
have already been organized for This
work, headed hy q committee OF
chiefs al police In the big cities Of
which Major r. W. Pullman. super
intcndcnt OF police of Washington. d.
c.. b. chairman. Thu police are not
oniy to iOok after the enforcement OF
the law. but are ALSO to make thor
ouTE Investigations of al dynamite
outrages and fires In factories aud
warehouses. ans 20 make their re-
ports "a the director d the bureau u
mines.
Persons apprchcnded In plots 10
blow up factories and bridges will
Ice turned owe to the authorities for
prosecution under federal or state
laws. Most states have specially Sc
vcre punishmcHu FOR these crimes.
New York has an extreme penalty OF
twenty five ear imprisonment FOR
the placing ct dynamite with intent
Ia blow up property The penalty
provided iu this federal war measure
is merely 60 cover tho Illegal possess
sion OF explosives.
The law provides that everyone who
hardlcs explosives must have % Ii
cense. The manufacturer. the i'm
porter and she exporter must have
licenses issued by the bureau of mines
In Washington. The seller OF explo-
sives and the purchaser OF explosives
must also have licenses. these 10 be
issued generally hy county clerks, or
other local Officers who are author
lied 10 administcr oaths.
There VIII be az least one licensing
officer IN each county. and more
agents Will Zoe designated if the cpun-
~ is sufficiently large 90 warrant IL;
II "a state has laws providing for q
system Of licensing persons manufac-
turing, storing, sclling or using cN-
plosives. the state officials authorized
TO issue uch state licenses shall be
designated as federal licensing agents.
also city officials qualified q issue
city explosives licenses viii be given
authority 10 issue federal licenses. \
federal license Will not relieve any
person from securing licenses requir-
ed uncer state laws and local ordi-
nances
ln each state there VIII hc appoint
ed q state explosives inspector, who
viii represent the bureau OF mines
ln the administration ct tho law with
iu the state.
Onls citizens OF the United states
or Of countries friendly 10 thc United
States and tn allies may $40 obtain
licenses
Contractor mining companies.
uuarlymeu and u,hers using large
quJnuues oi explosives, which are
haudlci Dos employees. may issue oN-
plusiyes 90 their employees only
through thos. employees holding "a be-
ccnsr. called % furcmuu's llccus"
The pun hascr of dynamite ln ODE
tliniue 90 license. must state definite
ly what tho explosive o. Co hn used
for ana VIII be- hold accountable Tor
.ts usy e. stated aud the return pf
any explosives hat may be- lett
with tho strict enforcement of lhis
law. the federal authorities h"uu 60
prevent explosive fallinr into the
hands of cyiliy disposed persons uud
20 put % stop 20 all further dynamite