The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-15
If You're Addicted to Dynamite You
Had Better Take Out a License

washington, u. ", wv -
Any person in the United states
found with explosives in his posses
sion after Nov. Is, and who does not
have license showing the purpose
for what the explosives are to be
used, will be at once arrested and
fined up to $1,000, or sent to prison
for one year. If the circumstances
warrant, the person may be fined
$4,000, and, in addition, given the
|one year in prison.
This Is the principal clause in 3
war measure passed by the last Con-
gress, which is now being put into
effet by the Bureau Of Mines, De-
rartment of the Interior, which bu-
rcau has been charged with its en-
fGrcement Francis S. Peabody, Of
CT icago, we'll konwn coal operator.
familiar with the use of explosives,
large amounts Of which are used in
the coal mining industry. has been
appointed by Secretary of the Inter
io7 Lane to act as assistant to the
director of the Bureau of Mines, Van
H. Manning, in the enforcement Of
tho law.
Under the law, the director of the
bureau is empowered to utilize the
j services of all United States officers
and all police officers of the States,
including the city police forces, coun-
ty sheriffs, deputies, constables and
all officers in any way charged with
police duties.
The police of the cities have al
ready been organized for this work,
beaded by a committee of chiefs Of
police in the big cities, of which
Major R. w. Pullman, superintend-
ent of police of Washington, D. c.,
is chairman. The police are not only
to look after the enforcement of the
law, but are also to make thorough
Investigations of all dynamite out
Ilrages and fires in factories and ware.
houses, and to make their reports {:
the director Of the Bureau of Mines
II No Dynamite Plots Allowed
II Persons apprehended in plots t.
blow up factories and bridges will b.
turned over to the authorities To-
prosecution under Federal or Stat
laws. Most of the States have spe
cially severe punishments for thes
crimes New York has an extrem
pcnal twenty-five years impris
on:neH. placing OF dynamit
with )w up property. Tn
penl in this Federal wa
measure is ~ ely to cover the II
lega! possessi of explosives.
The law vides that everyon
W. "an''ec explosives must have
lli> ~ manufacturer. the in
rorter anu the exporter must hav
licenses issued by the Bureau {
Mines in Washington. The seller {
Explosives and the purchaser Of e,
p plosi' 8 I,ust also have license
A these to lie issued generally by couI
ty clerks, or other local officers WI
are authorized to administer Oaths
There will be. at least one licen
:, Ing Officer in each county and mo-
81 agents will be designated II Il
county is sufficiently large to wa
rant it. If State has laws provi
a ng tor system of licensing perso
q manufacturing. storing. selling
! isi'ig explosives. the State offici;
. u.horized to issue such State
n uses shall be designated as fcdeI
aensing agents; also city offici;
ualified to issue city explosives
/, lenses will be given authority to
sue federal licenses. A federal
ka cense will not relieve any pers
E from securing licenses required ,
IA der State laws and local ordinanc
@l License Your Explosives
Ri In each State there will be
b pointed State explosive inspec
@ who will represent the Bureau
81 Mines in the administration OF
law within the State.
B Only citizens of the United Sta
III or Of countries friendly to the Uni
hi States and the allies may so obt
Bl licenses.
HI contractors. mining compan
III quarrymen and others using la
III Quantities Of explosives, which
Hl handled by employees, may Issue
plosives to their employees o
Through those employees holdin,
license. called foreman's license
Bl The purchaser of dynamite, in
tanning license, must state defin
81 ly what the explosive is to be u