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X I The MAHA . LY ' ' . OMAHA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17', 1920. VOL. 50 NO. 79. rttr u wwf.CltN MaHw In 78. IK. It Oatka P. 0. Uiw Art 1 Man 1 4878. By HUH tl Hit), lalt 4Ht loM. Dally Snl. It: Oithf Only. : . M Oattlt 4Hi Zona l nark Daily Saaday tlf : Dally Oily. Ill: Say Oil. U. THREE CENTS ?l DA Bee limp) i nn nn JUVJ UYJ V .". V:; Beryl Kirjs Gunman, Is Captiirecl Man Wh'ose Release Upon Or der of Stale Senator Bnshee Caused Furore Arrested In Des Moiens. . . Convicted of Murder Beryl C. Kirk. Omaha gun inan furloughed last December from the Nebraska penitentiary, where he was serving a 20-year sentence for the murder of Police Detective Frank Ropney, was captured' in Des - Alftines yesterday. Chief of Detectives Jack Brophy of Dps Moines had. learned Kirk was in the city and sent Detectives Sherr man Delmege and Tom Pettit out -witfi orders to eapture him. . . ' Kirk was waikmc - into' the Red Ball grocery store at Third and Walnut streets about 10 a. m. when the two detectives arrested him. He denied his identity and gave his name as King. He was taken to face Chief Brophy, however, and when shown a picture of himself by the chief admitted he was Kirk; Kirk was immediately placed in a cell to be held without bond until Nebraska authorities arrive to re turn him' to the state penitentiary. - Was in Omaha Kirk told Chief Brophy he had been in Des Moines but a few days and had been living in Kansas City. NHc said he had been "just wandering about the country." He was alone at the time of his capture. Three weeks ago Kirk is said to - have been in Omaha Detectives ' learned he was in the city and , searched diligently for him, but were unable to locate him. He was then said to have left Omaha for Des Moines. ' Kirk was brought to Omaha on his last trip three weeks ago in an. arm , chair by a confederate, according to the story itold detectives. His face and hands were bandaged to cdnceal his identity. He arrived at .Union station on a westbound train, the detectives were told, and a waiting ambulance took him to his home on the South Side, v ' . , Release Stirred State. The entire state of Nebraska was , stirred when' Kirk was released from the state penitentiary December 2 n an order, or "furlough," signed by Senator B. K. Bushee, . He Ijad served but 18, months of a 20-year sentence for connection with the band of robbers who held up the 1 Malashock jewelry store, 1514 Douglas street, in broad daylight, January 30, 1918, and that night killed Detective Frank Rooney in a gun battle with detectives at 3207 Norths Fourteenth avenue. T ... .u tiEnnn ....... : juuui w VJI in pu,wu was lancu til the bold daylight f holdup. "Big Wally" Martin, Tom McKay Sam Stone, and Harry.VViJUanjs, besides Kirk, who was accused of being, the leader, were captured during" the battle. , Senator Bushee signed the order for the release of Kirk September 8, while acting governor during the (Continued on rre Four, Column Four.) Countess Will Not ' K Divorce Movie Actor, Her Latest Husband Reno, Nev.. Sept. 16 Countess Von Claussen-Davis-Dona-Mayber-ry, who Tuesday filed suit in the Reno district court for the annul ment of her marriage to Raymond Hi Mayberry, a Los Angeles movie actor, announced today that a recon ciliation had been effected between herself and Mayberry. She stated that Mavberry had ""' "'agreed to assign o her $50,000 of a " fortune he will sooty inherit, if she would v return to him. , Under these circumstances she accepted, the 'countess said, . because ,"$50,000 is ) not picked up every day."Vv, The countess admitted today that he is not divorced from her former husband, Francis Dona of New York. . With this announcement, in dications were that the countess would be forced, tw defend a bigamy suit brought against her by the state of "Nevada. District' Attorney Sum merfield, however, is of a different opinion, as no defense has, been tak en in the threatened Bigamy pro- ipA in fT ' t ' Ceeaings. Clemenceau Hat Replaces -y Silk Opera Tiles in Paris Paris. Sfept 16. The "Clemenceau hat" destined to replace the silk and opera hats for evening wear by men, is the latest rage in Paris. The hat. which hj modeled after that regularly worn by the "Tiger," 1 is a large black felt creation with narrow brim and triangular crown. It can be crushed into the pocket of an overcoats Since the war silk hats have been less and less in evidence in Paris, many well known men preferring the" derby or a "straw." MacSwiney Much Weaker, r London, Sept. 16. Terence Mac, Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, who today begarf the 35th day of his hunger strike, was much weaker this morning affer spending a bad night, according to the report to the home office from the physicians at Brixton prison, where the lord mayor is in carcerated. The physicians stated . MacSwiney had enjocd less rest than for several nights previously. Furloughed Prisoner ; Held in Des Moines f 4 J" w jTT . Beryl Kirk. Lillian Russell , Will Take Stump For Republicans Former Stage Star Says She Will "Expose "Falsity and Misrepresentation of the League of Nations." Philadelphia, Sept. 16. Lillian Rossell, stage star anfd at one time considered the most beautiful wom an in America, will tour the coun try for the national republican com mittee to expose the falsity and misrepresentation - of the league of nations." V She announced this as the primary purpose of her tour following a con ference here-today with officers'Smi members of the republican women's committee of Pennsylvania. With her husbaud, Alexander F. Moore, a , Pittsburgh newspaper owner, and his niece, Mrs. Mildred Andrews Martin, she stopped in Philadelphia on her way to Marion, O., where she will have a confer ence .with. Senator, Harding. v , The former prima donna rs all en thusiasm for the work she intends to do during the present presiden tial campaign and she has definite ideas of which she is going to tell American women.' "I have always been a republic an, she said. Couldnt help it, with a mother who in the early '80s ran for mayor of New York, at the time Bella Lockwood aspired to the presidency. Mother received 150 votes and taught me things I've never fdrgot ten, I am going to pass those things on; namely, that men are the natural leaders of the country at large, but that women should make their privi lege of voting strong enough to put men at the Head of the country who are competent to run it. "Ti . 1 A I.. kt ji nuuiu uc aiuuiiciii iu me iu se a . woman in the presidential chair or as vice president or at the tiller of the ship of state. (Congress is the highest office to -which they should aspire. My mofher thought that and I also think so.' "She used to declare that no wom an should every say, 'Oh, you men have made a failure of politics,' and attempt to take their jobs away from them. Instead she said' that when they 'got the vote they should Xise it to help the best men fill the high positions. British Seek Lead in Production of Movies Washineton. Sent." 16 Strenuous cffoits are beingput forth in Great Britain to overcome the lead the United States has maintained in the production of motion picture films, according to a report today from Consul Calvin M. Hitch, i at Not tingham to the Department of Com merce. , During the last few months sev eral large producing companies have been organized in England, the con sul said, and while little has been done as yet in the actual production Of films, there is every indication that the industry will continue to grow. : - About 80 per cent of the - films shown in Great Britain are produced in the United States, the consul re ported. . n i in ii , i i .i i ,.n - aarf Intercedes in Domestic Quarrel, Comes to Grief The proverbial folly of interceding in a quarrel between a man and his wife was proved to N. Voller, who interfered between Pete Nagermier and . his ; wife, 406 Hickory street. Voller is a boarder there. ., Nager mier is said to have struck Voller on the head with a hammer. All were arrested and charges of illegal pos session of liquor, intoxication and disturbing the peacewere preferred. Mexican Shoots American. Washington, Sept. 16. K. W. Speed, an American of Derby, Tex., was shot and killed by a Mexican named Santiago Cavazos on Mexi can end of the International foot bridge at Nuevo Laredo yesterday, according to a telegram received to day by the State department from the American consul at that point. Lavazos is now in lail m Neuvo Jta- redo, -: . . - Ak-Sar-Ben RacesDrajv Thousands Yesterday's Turf Events Wit nessed hy Largest Crowd on Record at Such Occasions Day Ideal. - : Betting Runs Strong i Yesterday was perhaps the iiggest day of horse racing and carnival at tendance in Omaha history, lhe Llargest crowd that has ever attended a race meet in. this city was on hand at the new Ak-Sar-Ben track eariy in tne anernoon to wnness me third day's turf events. The carnival company, when it closed it's doors after the midnight hour, reported the second day's attendance more than 6,5UU. Long before the races were sched uled to start, the crowd began pour ing into the new grandstand. The third day's racing events was the bes1stager thus far during the meet. Every race was a neck-an-neck affair. . Charlie Trimble, who has charge of the meet, said last night that more than 12.000 persons attended the day'a turf 'events. The great grandstand, while not completed, was filled to the top, more than 8,500 persons viewing the races from the structure. '')' " . Perfect Day for Racing; It was a perfect day as far as weather conditions were concerned. The track was ' in excellent condi tion and the races were up to the standard of the events, staged at the Grand Circuit. " Auto poloists provided plenty of thrills for the tpectators and airplanes swooped low over the grandstand and track. A Blue Star company "ship" nose dived and looped, the loop in full view of the big crowd. The Shrine band, with -Oscar Lieben leader, provided music for the afternoon. Nmerous vaudeville stunts added to the attractions, while the horses were taking their final workouts before the race. Dan Buyer's sprink ler wagon sprayed the track with hundreds of gallons of water. The. mule race was staged be tween the scheduled harness events, and as joahe previous day, kept the spectators in laughter from start fo f Wish. -. Davidson Wins Mule Race. J. E. Davidson won first place in the mule race, and after the last Missouri trotfer had crossed the wire, Mr. Davidson piloted his charger to the judges' stand, where he v was presented with a "living cup," which turned out to be noth ing but an ordinary water" pitcher wrapped in tinfoil. The featuVe race of the afternoon was the free-for-all between Single G, driven by Ed Allen;' Johnny Quirk, piloted by Fred Eagan, and Hal Mahone, an Omaha horse, with Marvin. Childs in the sulky. Single G won the. event, which was for a $l,200 purse. 1 During the recess between races, the most popular place was under the huge grandstand where the bet ting machines were in operation. Of ficials in charge of the machines re ported that yesterday's business was the largest thus far in the meet. Women also played a part in the day's betting -and on some ' occa sions when a big race was on the boards appeared to be more inter ested than the men. ' Richard Steher was among the lucky ones who cashed a $2 "straight" ticket at the end of the second heat in the 2:12 trot for $104.40. Stehr' placed his money on Grace Corning, driven, by Owens, to take the heat. Several other "dark horses" ap peared on the track yesrerday and upset the betting dope. The last day's harness and run ning races will be staged this after noon. Auto races, with some of the country's 'best dirt track drivers, will be held Saturday afternoon when the racing meet will . be brought to a close. Man Who Ran for Governor ' Sued for Divorce by Wife Fremont, Neb.i Sept. 16. (Spe cial Telegram.) iSuit foij divorce from David B. Gilbert, candidate for lieutenant-governor on the prohibi tion ticket in 1918, was begun here today by Mrs. Amanda Kate Gilbert, who teaches at Midland college. Mrs. Gilbert . was for many years on the faculty f Fremont Normal school. Mr. , Gilbert has conducted a book store near Nebraska univer sity. .The petition has been with drawn from the district court, but-it was said that nonsupport .was al leged Taft Volunteers Services , To Republican Committee New York, Sept. 16. William Howard Taft has volunteered his services to the republican national committee and will .devote two veeks ,to camrjAi'gniifgMor Harding and Coolidge, it was announced at republican headquarters. Ak-Sar-Ben Dates Carnival ........Sept 14 to 25 Horse Races , Sept 14 to 17 Kennedy Combined Shows . Sept 14 to 25 Automobile Races Sept 18 Grand Electrical Parade, Evening .....J... Sept 22 Tercentenary Daylight 1 ' . 'Pageant Sept. 23 Coronation Ball . , ....Sept 24 Air Mail Pilot Found Safe in Nevada Town San Francisco, Sept. 16. Pilot John L.' Eaton, missing since last Tuesday, when he left Reno." Nevr-t eastbound in a mail plane, is hv , and safe at Shaftcr, Nev., 'ic$Y,o0'iV to advices received he- A f ., aS , ,K vi p - saiety saia ne a ' ,ii . found 50 miles sou.voV ,ev. Thompson Men Holding Lead " In Illinois Vote Mayor's Machine on Face of Incomplete Returns Smash ed Way Through Low " den's Ramparts. Chicago; Sept. 16. Though de- payed returns frdni down state in fcMaudjr s , primary siowiy cut down the lead of the Thompson can didates, with about 1,200 precincts' in and out of Cook county still to be heard from, these aspirants main tained a comfortable lead. Latest returns showed, for gov ernor, in Cook county: Oglesby 86,747, Small 176,028. Outside: Oglesby 175,486. Small 113,896. To tal: Oglesby 262.233, Small 289,924. Small's lead, 27,691. v JDn the democratic side 2,140 pre cincts in Cook county, for governor: Lewis 66,598, O'Hara 11,982. Out side, 680 precincts: Lewis 17.102, O'Hara 3,942. Totrvl: Lewis 83,700, O'Hara -15,924. Lewis' lead, 68,776. The returns indicated an advan tage of 20,717 .for Frank L. Smith in the race for United States sen ator. i here were 307 precinctKf nussine in Look countv and ysy precincts outside. In Cook county McKinley had 93,238 votes and Smith 168,547. Outside: McKinley 161,277, Smith 106,685. Total: Mc Kinley 254,515. Smith 275,232. - On the democratic sidev Burke had, from 2,130 precincts in Cook county, 39,313; Waller 39.482. Out side 652 precincts: Burke 8,967, Wal ler 9.577. Total; Burke 48,280: Wal ler 48.059. Burke's lead. 221. 1 here are 2,473 precincts in iCtook county ana o.to in me state out side. ' Two Boys and Girl i Jtlurt in tar trash Three Young Persons Severe ly Injured When Auto Is Wrecked Near Alliance. Alliance, Neb., Sept. 16. (Special Telegram.) Walter Anderson, a young man of this city, lies at the point of death in a local hospital and two other young persons, Lyle Berzina and Miss Geraldine Dotson, also of Alliance, are seriously in jured as the result of an auto acci dent 12 miles west .of here early Thursday morning. Three other occupants of the car. were unhurt. The vounir persons attended a dance at Hemingford Wednesday night and were on the way horfb when Berzina, who was driving the car, attempted to pass another auto on a freshly graded road, lhe car stalled iir'the soft dirt and turned over twice, pinning three of the party underneath. V Anderson received several frac tured ribs, an injury to his spine and severe internal injuries. Berzina sus tained internal injuries that may prove' fatal and Miss Dotson suf fered a fractured shoulder. Th in jured were brought to Alliance by a passing motorist who witnessed the accident. The car was badly dam aged. - - , Flames Are Sweeping v Medicine Bow Forest Laramie, , Wyo., Sept. 16 Forest tangers and fire lookouts of the for-, estry service today are rushing tot ward the Colorado-Wyoming line, where a great fore"st fire is believed to be raging. Rangers in the Medi cine Bow national forest discovered clouds of smoke, apparently rising from the Platte river districts-near the state line. . - , Omaha to Be Headquarters For ChUd Welfare Work A western headquarters here for tfie Methodist Child. Welfare society, with jurisdiction over Methodist dioceses throughout Nebraska and Iowa,, is being planned. The establishment of such a head quarters was approved by the gen eral 'Methodist conference and a committee headed by. Dr. Burdette B. Brown, general scretary from New York,, has been named to put the matter through. - T. F. Sturgess, Dr. J. Callfas, G. O. Wilcox and Gordon Roth are members of the committee. Pressmen's Tieup Causes Labor Papers Trouble Washington,. Septf. 16. Some of the difficulties attached to the enter prise of , getting out a labor uniem publication were indicated by the following notice printed in the cur rent ssue of "Labor," a weekly news paper, published by the Jrtumb Plan leaarue ihere:, "Edifor Pjiil Ziegler of the Rail way' Clerk requests -tabor' to an nounce that the September issue of the magazine is delayed on account of a strike of pressmen and assist ants," . kThe Trouble Lange Wins Air ; Race From Here To County Fair Mail Pilot Finishes First in KDaih With Ships From Omaha to Craw. - ford, Neb. Clarence C. Lange of the govern ment air mail service won the air tace yesterday from the Ak-Sar-Ben field in Omaha ta the Dawes county fair at Crawford, Neb., a distance of 470 miles. Two other pilots were contestants. Lange took off at the Ak-Sar-Ben field yesterday morning at 8:31 and landed at Crawford at 12:41. Ed ward Gardner of the NebraskjAir? craft Co. of Lincoln left Omaha at 9:12 and arrived "in Crawford at 1:361-2, finishing'' second. Warren P. Kite of the Grand Island Aero Co. hopped off here at 9:09 and lapded at 2:04 in third place. Lange piloted a ship owned by A. H. Feters of Omaha. He was in third place at Grand Island, the only stopping place on the course, having taken an hour and 33 minutes to fly a distance covered by Gardner in an hour and 10 minutes arid by Kite in an hour and 23 minutes. Great crowds awaited the finish of the race at Crawford. The official starters appointed by Mavor Hungerford of Crawford were Nels Updike, Walter Head. Paul Skinner, Harry Doorly and Joseph Polcar. Prizes awarded were $1,000, $500 and $300, respec tively. . V Eight thousand people were on the grounds at the county fair yes terday, according to messages from Crawford. The weather was fine. The racing barns were filled to ca pacity and an overflow was stabled up town. Theexhibit of pure-bred stock is unusually large this year, Many visitors from Omaha, Den ver, Sioux City and other distant points are in attendance. Leg Fractured When Horss Falls on Him Will H. Wood of :the Wood-Os wald Live Stock Commission com pany is in the Nicholas Senn. hos pital suffering from injuries re ceived -when a horse he was ridiriz slipped" on the concrete pavement in the stock yards last Monday. - Wood was Dinned beneath the horse and sustained, a compound fracture of the bones in his left leg. His physicians say he will have to remain in bed for several weeks. Others injured in similar acci-' dents at the yards are Art Rosrers. James Bulla and A. W. Tagg. Phillies Buy Indian Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 16.-Sale of Pitcher Moses Yellowhorse to the Pittsburgh Nationals was announced by the Little Rock club of the Sonthern association today. Yellow horse, a full-blooded Pawnee In dian, is only 19 years old. He won 21 games and lost seven this season. The Weather Forecast. Friday fair; not much cnange in temperature. Hourly Temperatures, B m.... :.S 1 P. m. .81 a. m...... HI 7 a. m........,.M ft a. m.."..,. ...... , m 4. . . .AS t p. m.. ," S p. m... 4 p. m... 5 p. ni... P. IB... T p. m... p. IB. t 84 84 87 84 10 ft. tn 73 H a. m 71 U soon. w ; 78 With That Kirid otBusirfess wr ... isivn! t wm. " ' r- - ill Death-Dealing Bolt v New York Corner Into Shambles ;, - , -J ; ' . Woutided, Dumb-Stricken, White-Faced Men and Women Seek Shejter From. Unknown Danger , "After Explosion Shatters Financial District. , r' "'"Br Tbtt Auoclated Prem.5"1'. New York, Sept 16. ''It was a crash out of a blue sky an unex pected, deathdealing bolt, which in a twinkling turned into a shambles the busiest corner of America's fi nancial center and sent scurrying to places of shelter hundreds of wound ed, dumb stricken white faced men and women fleeing from an un known danger." It was a reporter for The Asso ciated Press who was an eye wit ness of today's explosion in . New York's financial district, who thus described the scene. . " "I was just turning into Wall strpct from Rrftjdirav" said "when first felt, rather than heard the explosion. A concussion of air similar to that experienced by a pas senger on the subway when a train dashes into one of the under-river subways, followed its force was suf ficient to all tut throw me off my balance. , Instantly following the concussion came a sharp resound ing crash which shook to their foun dations the monster buildings fac insr either" side of Wall. Street. With the roar of the blast came the rat tle of falling glass and from the junction of Wall. Nassau and Broad streets a block distant screams of injured men and women. Buildings Belch Smoke. 1 ' "I dodged into a convenient door way to escape falling glas and to reach a telephone and call the office. Looking down Wall street later I could see arising from the vicinity of the sub-treasury building and the J. P. Morgan and" Company bank, a mushroom shaped cloud of yel lowish, green moke which mounted to a height of more than 100 feet, the smoke being licked by darting tongues of flame. . "I-reached the scene a few mo ments after the explosion took place. The stnoke had partially cleared in thestrect but in the Morgan build ing there was belching forth through the broken, windows cloud of. dust and white vapor. V1 the street an overturned automobile "was blazing furiously and nearby, close to the body, of a dead horsewas another fire, evidently from a pile of wreck age. . . . . "Almost in front of the steps lead ing to the Morgan bank was the mu tilated body of a "man. Other bodies, most of thatn silent in death, lay near by. As I gazed horror stricken at the sight, one of these forms, half naked and seared-aritlvAur-ns, started to rise. It struggled then toppled and fell lifeless into the gutter. , Woman Dies of Wounds. "On the oposite side of the street were other forms. One of them was that of a young woman, her cloth ing torn and burned away. It was moving not in an effort to rise, but in the agony of deatlh- I started to ward her but as I did she became still. Glancing down, I saw that the pavement was discolored with blood. In plain sight, within a radius of 30 to 50 feet, were nine lifeless forms. "The body of the dead horse in the middle of the street showed plain evidence of having been 'in very close proximity of the scene of the blast. It was literally torn to pieces. - "The ' windows of the Morgan building were blown out and through the openings could be seen the smoke-blackened interior of . what but a few moments previous had been one of the handsomest bank ipsVJooro " in tbecity, ...Opposite,, Turns Busy t. the antrance to the newly completed white exterior pf the sub-treasury annex was Raftered and torn as if having been subjected a bombard ment of machine gun fire. The doorway with its massive steel grill work was 'shattered and the stone surrounding the, door cracked and battered away. Guard Holds P.ost. "By this time, the crowd was pressing in, held in check by the hastily gathering policemen. At the dodrway of the Morgan bank was a nniformed guard, apparently half dazed but sticking to his post- and holding back those who sought to enter. ' "The crowd was strangely quiet and over it .seemed to hang a f eeling of awe and horror. At the com mands "of the police it moved and fell back silently. On the stfeps of the old sub-treasury building the spot where years ago stirring scenes connected with the American revolu tion were enacted stands a statue of George Washington. Looking down from its pedestal between the massive granite columns, scarred by missiles from the explosion, the out stretched hands of the Father of His Country seemed to carry a silent 6ommanHo be calm." . . . . . ZTT L lN.Y.:Votestohilhve Places of Socialists New York, Sept. 16 Special ltijtn e tar At tA in Hr Ur Maw York toMay to filK vacancies in then state assembly caused by the expul sion of the five socialists at Albany last spring. The socialist assembly- Snen.vwho were ousted after a long trial on charges of disloyalty, sought vindication at the hands of their con stituents by appearing as candidates for re-election. , They -are Samuel A. DeWitt, Samuel Orr, Louis Waldman, Au gust Claessens and Charles Solo mon. t . x In addition, the socfalist party has named Nat Rubin as a candidate at another special election in Kings county .for the vacancy caused by the death of Assemblyman John Damico, republican. In all the dis tricts the socialists were opposed by fusion candidates. Indications pointed to a heavy vote. ( Assertions have been made by some of the assembly leaders of both parties that if "he ousted socialists were re"-elected, steps would be taken again t6 prevent them from taking their seats. v Creston, a., Church Is Destroyed by Night Blaze ' Creston. Ia.. Sept. 16. (Special.) -rFire, believed to be of incendiary origin, discovered in the belfry of the Congregational church here last night at 10 p. m.,' completely de stroyed the structure. The - church had just been re modeled. Loss-is estimated at $100, 000, partially covered by insurance. Efforts of firemen to restrain the flames from spreading to nearby buildings proved successful. Similar fire Vas discovered one week ago in the belfry, which fact causes authorities to believe the origin incendiarism. The church is bof a half block from the big Temple Grand, which burned to the ground two months age at a loss pf more than $150,000, ..... Explosion. Damage 1,000,006 Estimate 200 Injured in Blast InFinancial District as Of : f ice Worliers Were on ' Way to Lunch, ' Witnesses Disagree v '-. " v Cblraro Trllyine-Oniah Bea LeMed Wlr " New York, Sept. 16.--A mysteri" ous explosion in WalL, street, neafl the cor.ner of Broad, the financili heart of New. York, at noon todayk killed 28 or more people, 18 of whonf Uave been identified: injured proba . bly200, partly wrecked the J. f, Morgan & Co. banking house, th sub-treasury -and the assay office, and 'caused property damage eti mated at $1,000,000. . L ' Experts are in controversy over the cause of the explosion. Polico investigators are of the opinion that the damage was done by an infernal machine in a closed truck drawn bj' one horse, which was abandoned al the curb ip front of the assay officii . shortly before 12 o'clock, and that a timing apparatus set off a quan tify of high explosive at the stroke tff' noon. Theyhorse as blown to. pieces, but no trace hajl been found of the body of the driveV. Dr. Wood of the Broad street sta tion gave a statement to newspaper men, in which (he said one of thft injured, a man' with both legs burned, told-Kim he saw a powder wagon bearing a red flag collide Lwith an automobile near the curb. outside the Morgan building, just before the blast. , s Witnesses disagree. ' Department of Justice experts are- V -Jl'i uie opinion uidi iiu uuuui.iuicu tingle bomb could cause the dam- ago which, was done. They adhere to tlje theory that a truck loaded with explosives blew' up as it was' passing through Wall street, and was midway between the Morgan banking house and the as- - Tl.. ..1nc;nn tUo.. Urn- lieve, was the direct result of a col- 11 null utinttn .hi. .t . mvw - rnd an automobile. ' -; WitnssM have heen found whJ claim to havci seen a trunkmarke! "explosives" near the scene of the, 4 explosion shortly before noon. There , j are also witnesses who claim to have seen a flash in an automobile ; standing at thocurb near the Mor- w 5 gan bank, which flash, was imme-; diately followed by the explosion. Morgan Employe Killed. One man, William Joyce, a clerk, was killed in the banking house ol J. P. Morgan & Co. J.P. Morgan 1 is in Europe. Jlis son, Junius Mow i gan, the only member of the" firnt ' who was on the ground floor' of th I ibuilding, was showered with brokea 'glass, but claims to have escaped m . jury, I Other members of the. firm were in , consultation in a room OE ' he second floor, which is on th Broad street side of the building;' remote from the scene of the ex- plosion. ' The theory that the explosion was caused by a bomb in an automo bile, which, was either moving low-" ly eastward or standing at the curb in front of the Morgan bank, is bulwarked by the testimony of at, least two witnesses who claim to ' have seen the flash in -the car. - Figuring prominently in the acci dent or in the reports of the at . leged eye-witnesses is anTutomo- bile owned by p. S. Beldon, who , owns a drug store in Newark. The car was demolished "and the chauf feur, Jerome M. McKean. was blown s to pieces. Beldon was in anoffice at No. 52 Wall street at the time of the explosion and said he left his car at the curb a few minutes before V and there were no explosives in it. Plan $10,000 Reward. Mayor Hylan, after a visit to tlU scene of the explosion, said at the city hall that he will ask the board of estimate tomorrow to offer a reward of $10,000 for information which may lead to discovery of plot if there was a plot The citr officials are of the opinion that ait explosion at noon in the street be tween the Morgan office and the subtreasury is a subiect worthv nt Lcareful investigation. Practically all the explosives tiiec? in building operations in New Yorte are furnished by the E. I. Du Pont ; (Contlnofd on nm Two.. Colntnn Oa. ' Misappropriation of f Funds Made by Carranea Mexico City, Sept. 16. Charges that there were enormous mis appropriations of money during th administration of former President Carranza are made in a report to , the Mexican congress, which has just been completed by Luis Mesay , Gutierrez, chief accountant of th treasury department. He declare,, he is unable to state the exact ameunt involved, but says he is cer tain it will reach a total of many millions of pesos. - - Will Probe Alleged Theft' Of Institute Property Lincoln, Sept 16. Special).-r Commissioner A. E. Allyn of thtt " board of control went back to Bea trice Thursday to continue the in vestigation relative to the susnected . thefts of state property from the in- stitute for feeble-minded, by two of the empoyes there. Tweniy-nin A boxes of goods seized by the sheriff and reshipped from Nevada, Mo are to be examined, with a view to identifying them as merchandise : taken, from ;he institution jtorti, . i r
