V
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a
Bomb Is Blamed !
For Explosion
In Wall Street
J. Flynn, Government4a
ye6tigator, Declares Latest
Developments Point to
' .This Theory. ,
(Continued Krom Tata One.)
"" "Jtruction work and not pne.of tho
Vi received or expected xplosives to
. dav. -, ' '. ' -
two warnings that an explosion
was impending have been made
public.
! - Officials said they were working
oif the theory that the explosion
was caused by a giant bomb carried
ift the destroyed wagon and placed
irrssr.iu Wall street by plotters against
T?r'ci:the house of Morgan.
'fz Abandon TNT. Theory.
Li: The theory that the combustible
- which caused, yesterday's explosion
i-.i -rvas INI. has been discarded by in
vestiarators. according to an an
r' no'uncement b Chief of Detectives
zz:, Louehlin.
";:. A close ckaniination of the neigh
zt borhood of the explosion by the fed
eral rjifne experts resulted in differ-
.TV,""4ac' of opinion regarding the exact
i.ature of the explosive. While most
tL investigators believe a bomb was
used, others adhere to the theory
ihat an accidental collision caused
:ip ihe blast.
; Fused by Hot Fire.
: The small pieces of window
weights ,with which the infernal ma-
. ....... m.- '.. ... V . . VM M t I. null Uk'l
nig they had been cut into slugs
by a high powered gas burner.
1 teces ot sheet metal resembling
tin, the report said, were found
in the debris similar to metal lini
such as is used in the construction
of export cases for high explosives."
' ' See Wagon Driver
Certain at last of the cause of the
explosion, federal agents and city'J
puitcc uitrcascu meir scarcn ior int
driver of a wagon drawn by olfe
hone which was blown to pieces.
No trace of him has yet been found.
The theory of the investigators is
that a time bomb was placed on the
wagon and that the driver Lurried
freni the scene just after arranging
lor'the explosion to occur at noon.
iix expert chemists attached to
, the .bureau of mines of the Depart-
: ' nient of the Interior arrived at po
l:ce headquarters this afternoon from
i Washington and assisted in recon--.r
fttructiug metal fragments believed
: to have been part of 'a bomb.
Much Iron Found
More than I ISO pounds of broken
sash weights and other metal frag
ments have been collected by the
fire department at the sc,ene of the
disaster and turned over to the po
lice, Commissioner Drennan said.
At police headquarters it was said
,1 he first task would.be to assemble
the fragments in. an effort to recon
struct the bomb and determine
whether it was made by skilled
hands or by a novice.
A piece of metal, presumably from
a bomb, and an iron slug wc&Hing
about a pound were found by U. S.
Grant, deputy assistant treasurer, on
, the roof of ihe subtreasury building
this morning.
Bankers Make Statement,
Fire Chief ..Jenlon apd Chief
Broppy of the bureau of combusti
bles conferred at citjt hall this morn
ing with Mayo.- Hylan. They pre
sented reports on what they believed
to be the cause of) the explosion1.
v scene 01 an entirely atnereni j
nature from that oP- yesterday ur y
Konr oi tne suotreasury was on tne
ptogram for today. Sons of the
American Revolution assembled for
a ralljr at-noon on the steps of the
government building to celebrate
"Constitution day."
Members of the firm of J. P. Mor
gan & Co., after .conferring in re
gard to thedisater, issued a state
ment to the effect that they had na
knowledge as to the cause or "mo
tives oi the explosion. Several
members of the firm have'' received
verbal and written communications
in regard to the explosion, biitlthey
say that none has thrown any light
upon it. ,
The financial centers of America's
lig cities from coast to coast are
arfned camps, today, with police and
l.rjvate sentries posted to guard
agsmst repetition of the mysterJous
explosion that rocked Wall street
yesterday.
In Washington, Chicago and
other cijties, as far south fts the Gulf
of Mexico, and west to the Gpldcn
Gate, authorities placed heavy pa
trols in their big business districts,
and federal agents worked with
state and city officials to run down
reports of widespread extremist
plots. -
All public buildings and the homes
of wealthy and prominciAmen here
srejnder special watifh. and every?
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Noise of Explosion
Heard, in Washington
Washington, p. C, Sept. 17.
The noise of the explosion was
heard in Washington by an offi
cial of the treasurjCwho was talk
ing on the telephone to. an office
in the Equitable building in New
York at the time. The conversa
tion was' interrupted, Ite said, by
"what soundedjike the closing of
Connection was interrupted, and
later he was called back, he said,
to be told that there had been an
explosion pear by.
-S
available man is tield in reserve or
actively working in federal, state and
city investigation agencies.
Dunng the early hours pifsfcc and
private agencies cleaned up Wall
street, sweeping up tons of debris
and washing down blood-spattered
sidewalks and buildings.' Repairmen
in the night started worB, aided by
searchlights,; remedying damage ten
twisted iron office structures in.rfie
Morgan building, and glaziers' by
scores began the long task of re
storing window panes in the entire
financial hub. .
Three pieces of curved metal were
found beneath the surface of the
pavement in the hole' caused by the
explosion. Another piece of similar
metal was taken from the body of
Rpbert Westdrfy, a 16-year-old mes
senger, whoAvas killed, according to
Dr. Charles H. fv'orns, chief medical
examiner.
The authorities said hat the find
ing ofvthese bits of evidence virtu
ally dissipated the-theory held ear
lier by some officials yiat the explo
sion might have been caused py s
collision with a wagon loaded with
eiplosive. , Examination of , the
wrecked dragon revealed, according
to thc-porice, that it was what fs
known as a "rack truck" and that it
was unlikely thata vehicle of this
type .would be used to transport
powemil explosives.
ihe stock market opened prompt
ly at 30 o'clock, with no outward
signs of excitement, and few traces
of yesterday's disaster, aside from
the windows which were covered
with canvas in place of the huge
glass panes splintered by "the ex
plosion. '
A large majority 'of the active
members of the exchange-were pres
ent when the opening gong sounded
and business proceeded' in normal
fashion with a fair degree of ac
tivity At the United States sub
treasury and assay office the day's
routine was taken lip without a
hitch.. Extra guards were on duty
as a precautionary measure.
Casualty List
N'ew York. Sept. 17. A partial
list of the dead follows:
WILLIAM T. JOYCE, clerk of J.
, Morgan & Co.
TEROME H. McKEEN. chauf
feur.
LUDOLPH PORTONG. hanlc
teller, 2S McCauTey avenue, Jamaica,
N. Y. "
COL. CHARLES NEiTLLI, U.
A 48 West 44th street, New York.
ALFRED MAYER,
,551, West
th street, New York.
MILDRED ALEXANDER,
46
cmn
mmcrce street, New York,
B. A. SWEET, address unknown.
MR.- ELLSWORTH.
1233
Gerald street, Brooklyn.
MR. M'ARTHURS,
ad-
Gerard street, Broeklyn.
BERNARD J. -KENNEDY, 30.
messenger, employed at 115" Broad
street.
MISS CAROLYN' N. DICKIN
SON, 40,' ElmhurstN. Y.
COLIN B. McCLURE 25,
onkers.
MISS MARGARET DRURY, 29,
stenographer Brooklyn.
CHARLES LINDROTHE about
25, Employed at-25 Broad street.
WM. FURMAN HUTCHINSON,
about 30, msurartce broker, Garden
City. N.-Y.
JOHN JOHNSON(56, porter, era
ployed at Bank of America, 44 Wall
street. -
JOSEPH SCHMITT, 30,x cleric,
Bayside, N. Y.
JOSEPH AUREBURY, 27, mar
ried, New York City.
RAYMOND MILLER, address
unknown. '
THOMAS OSPREY, J8, 136
Chester avenue. Brooklyn.
LEWIS.K. SMITH, New York.
-BARTHOLOMEW-FLANNERY,
New York. ' -
REGINALD ELLSWORTH,
West Orange. N. I.
lOSEPH ARESBERG, Brooklyn!
ALEXANDER LEITH, New
York. '
BENJAMIN SOLOWAY, Brook
lvn. -
A boy, about 16, at Volunteer hosv
pital. ' . ,- V
A man, about 5 ' feet1 10,
brown hair, at Volunteer hospital.
A man about 30, five feet six,
dark hair, grey yes.
A man, about 40, five feet ten,
brown hair, at Volunteer hdspital.
French Warned
Of Explosion by
Former Attache
V
Letter' Addressed to High
Commission Recovered From
Waste Basket and Fill
Be Prohed.
New York, Sept. 17. A letter giv
ing warning ot yestetdayTs explosi in
was dropped Wednesday morning
through the mail slot of a door ;n
one of the offices of the French high
commission at oa .Broadway, it De-
came known last :nght. This letter,
apparently written by a man fanner
ly in the employ of the commission,
was 1 torn into small pieces soon
after it was read and dropped into a
waste basket. A
Yesterday after the explosion
these bits of naner wrrptaken vfrom
t.t basket, pasted together and turn
ed over to the police.. The letter,
1 t J It ,r-T- . .1
wmcnwas aaaresseu to Lieutenant
Arnaud, wno is attached to tne com
mission, began with the word
Greetings. The writer said he
thought he was rendering a service
to the French commission by advis
ing -Maurice Casenave, minister plen
ipotentiary, and his assistants of the
fact that a catastrophe would occur
in Wall street about 2:30 o'clock. No
date was mentioned. .
Urged Closing Office.
The writer suggested that Lieut.
Arnaud advise Minfster Casenave to
have the offices of the commission
closed and unoccupied at 2 o'clock
so that the lives of- the office staff
might be ispare!. The letter also
mentiont(T"between 2 and 4 o'clock,
daylight time," as the probable hour
for the catastrophe.
It was intimated m the letter that
some people had grievances and
wanted to take revenge." Lieut. Ar
naud read the letter several times.
Feeling assured thaf it 'had been
written by aUjalarmist andjhould
not be taken seriously, he tfJre it up
and threw it in a waste basket. He
gave no further thought to the letter
until after the explosion today, when
he rushed into the "office, emptied
the contents of the basket in a heap
on his desk, sorted the bits of the
letter, pieced them together and
turned thehi over to the police.
z Detectives on ,Trail.
Efforts to learn whether the letter
bore a signature proved futile.
'Soon aftes the letter had been
handed .to the police it was learned
that detectives 'had been sent to an
ddress in Wst Ninety-second
street to seek a man formerly in the
niQloy of the trench commission.
It 5s said that he had left the scrv-
ce of the French government or
September 1,. 1919. 1
Ihe writer ot the letter, the police
believe, was familiar with all plans
for the explosion and would be able
to point out the responsible parties.
(
Medical -Examiner Says "
TNT Caused Explosion
IlvThe A!iocliilel Prrsi.
New York, Sept. 17. Dr. Charles
Nqrris, chief medical examiner, de
clared the explosive force was trin
itrotolul. Whether the explosive was
hauled into the district in a rickety
and badly kept wagon that stopped
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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, 1920.
Man Who Sent ; '
Warning Note '
Held Insane
Arrested in Canada,"" Edward
P. Fischer Said His Informa
tion on Bomb Plot "Came
From the Air."
Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 17.Edward
P. Fischer, detained here in connec
tion with investigation into the Wall
street explosion, was apprehended
on information given the police by
his brother-in-law," Robert Pope of
New York, it was stated. The two
men have lcn at a hotel here for
the last twft days. '
Ihe police say Mr. Pope informed
them that three weeks fego the pris
oner predicted the New York catas
trophe and sent Warnings to Wall
street friends. Pope ays his rela
tive has been in a peculiar mental
condition for some time, and that
he believes rthe information as. to
the approaching disaster was
re
ccrved by telepathy. a
a lunacy commission adiufld
Fischer a "fit subject for the asy
lum" and he will be taken there this
afternoon, it was announced.
Officers who tool the prisoner in
charge say Jie talked qtfeerly. He
claimed that he had once acted as
sparring "partner to Jack Dempsey,
the heavyweight boxing champion.
l'ischer admitted sending the post
card to his "chief in the French
mission," New York, and also of
sending word of an impending dis
aster to a friend in a Wall street
brokerage office.
Asked where he received his in
formation as to the bombing, he
tated that "it came from the air." -
He stated that he "believed m a
religion of love," but that he "hated
the Morgans."
Among many papers found on the
risoner was a postcard addressed
in Toronto, dated September 13, to i
t - T I
a man in incw xoric. in one corner
of the card was the following warn
ing: i "Have Bob keep away from
Wall street this Wednesday after
noon
Two Speeders Are Fined
r In South Side .Court
Two speeders were fined in South
Side police cdurt yesterday.
A. R. Nelson, 408 Omaha National
Bank building, was fined $5, and
Boyd Sentcr, 2522 Jones street, $7.50.
Mhe curb-not far from the Morgan
building -is not known. The wagon
nee redxand bearing, according to
witnesses the name of the Uupont
e Namours romnany was converted
into dust and small kindling by the
blast. The dejected looking horse
that dragged it was killed. '
It is Dr. Norris' belief that the
disaster was caused by, a bomb a
boViib as large as a good sized shell
or a small torpedo thrown from
the back of a speeding automobile
or 'dropped r hurled from a high
cornice. He reported that he found
in the body of Robert Westday, a
17-year-old victim', a Section 'f
smooth, curved chest iron "and de
clared this to be a section of the
jacket of the bombT Westday was
instantly killed,
goodness fabrics
colors and patterns.
.. no
bovs like.
Farnam. ' -
Theodore Roosevelt .
Says HeWes Died for
LT. S. Institutions
(Contlnud From Page On?.)
'There is grave danger that we may
be driven by an alternation between
fool reaction and fool radicalism
into a condition, let us say, one-half
as bad as that into which Russia
l.as been driven by an alternation
between. Romanoffism and bolshev-
"We must meet this danger with
clear eyes and a steady hand. We
must meet it with honesty. We
must not blind ourselves to it arid
lie idle, except for our boasting, un
tiLwe are swept into the maejstrom.
We must steer our course1 steadily
between i the sctlla of bolshevism
and the charvbdis of Bourbonism.
"The democratic party has looked
on this country as if it were com
posed vof classes, ihe republican
party refuses, and rightly refuses,
to-' recognize such a thing as lass.
We haveiro classes in this country,
and we mtist not have them. Th?
successful man of today is the-jioor
bov of vesterdav. and the achfeve-
rfierit of the father will never hold
a position for the son. It is the son
Who must make that position for
Wiimself, and by himself. One of the
fme$t tenants of our national taith
Is expressed in the homefx proverb,
'Every tub must stand on its own
bottom.' V
"At this very minute the demo
cratic nominee is trying to foster
this fallacy of classes. Heis smash
ing at the republican party on the
basis tharit has among its follow
ers men with means. This is of no
earthly moment. The question is,
arc these men f means square
Americans? W? must not distin
guish against a man simply because
he has money any more than we
yflst distinguish against a man be
cause he has not. The citizenship I
and Americanism of ajnan isAome-'
THOMPSON -BEtDEN'
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Autumn Suits Fur Trimmed and, Tailored
THE soft fabrics Veldecygne,
Marvella anc) Duvet de" Lainev-.
that are the season's favorites, com-' .
bine themselves so subtly wiuV furs
tha exquisite esults are obtaiped. r
In browns there are Malay and Zah- x
zibar shadeSf in blues Suchow and -Ming;
aqd navy blues and pine needle'
green complete the showing.
' Priced from $119:50 to$37F ,
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Severe tailleurs that rely on beauti
ful lines and skillful "tailorng for dis-
tinction are offered in Duvet de Lqine, :
VeldecygneNa'ndTricotines in navy
and vanous browns. v ,
Prices range from $59.50
$69.50 and $75 to $165
Appar Sections
Plaid Woolens
That Plait Well
Plaids are favored fof
Autumn skirts, espeoallj(v
the plaited styles We
have a splendid range of
qualities and various
weights in attractive pat
terns and color combina
tions". South AUIe Main Floor
New Silks
You'll Admire
Charmeuse, satins and
meteors in rich Autumn
shades. No end of de
lightful' materials for
neiic costumes. -, May we
have vt;he pleasure of
showing them tcj you.
New Fall Wash Suits
fqr 'iTwb to Six Year Olds,
Oliver Twin , styles are shown in" the
finest of colors with blouses oi, white
lawn and dimity. There are suits with
trousers of blue, tan, gray, green and
white with corresponding collars, cuffs
and belts. The price range-' is wide.
Middy suits in white arid a number vof
t colors are also shown.
I
Overccfat for, winter may be had in
smartly; tailored tyles,n size& from two
to five years for very reasonable prices.
thing entirely apart fr6m his bank
JbaUiice",'and, as citizens of this coun
try, we must work together witrwan
Utter disregard to anything but pa
triotic ideals.'1-
After tonight's speeches at Grand
Island and Ravenna, Colonel Roose
velt wilt go directly to New York.
A special session of the legislature,
of which he is a member, has been
called to deal with the housing
problem. His engagements at Schuy
ler;, Columbus, Central City and
Fremont wl be kept by Raymond
Robins, who is his companion on
the tour. ' :
Attendance at Fallmore
County Fair Best on Record
Geneva, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
The Fillmnrp - rnnntv fair hecran
Wednesday with , the largest crowtl
rn the grounds ever present on the
first day. The exhibits in all -de
partments of the fair are more
numerous than formerly and Mhis
year the parade of- premium stock,
which used to be a feature, will' be
resumed
Racing was fastr with trotting,
pacing, running relay, Shetland pony
and chariot features winch ktpt the
grandstill filled during the - pro
gram, the qase ball game waswon
by Geneva fr&m Bruning, 2 to 1.
Iearney Police Seek Man
Who Stole Auto andi,Safe
Columbus, Neb., Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) Chief of Police J. T. Morris
of Kearney, came here yesterday for
a car which was abandoned here in
the south part' of town. The car
was identified by .Columbus police
from' a card sent out frojn Kearney,
and was the property of Rev. Muen
sterman of Kearney.
Police 'are seeking two young men
who recently left i Kearney. The
men are said also to havf stolen a
safe from a pool hall in Kearney.
They carried, it to the country,
opened it and got $25 in currency
and several Liberty bonds. Checks
in the safe were not disturbed. '
Those Who Make
Lamp-Shades
Will' .'find! all ,of the
newest necessaijnate1-
rials r e a"d y in the
needlework section.
Wire frames in all
styles and sizes, silks
for coverings and lin
ings, fringes, mosft and
braids in every desir
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If you are planning a
new shade we can per
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the selection 6'f mate
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Competent instructors
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Luther League of
State Meets Here
Nebraska Members Open
Tenth Annual Convention at
Kountze Memorial Churchy
"Te mobilizationof our young peo
ple," is the theme of the, 10th annual
convention 6f the 'Luther league,
which opened at the- Kountze
Memorial Lutheran church last
night.
Delegates from all parts of the
state, representing the, Lutheran
churches, of Nebraska are here for
the three-day" contention.
A. J. Jensn of Omaha welcomed
the delecates to Omaha. 4ie empha
sized the young peoples' influence
for eood in their communities.
1 Miss Bertha Dherfeldt of Falls
City told'the of the organized work
of the Luther league,
Harry Hodges, general secretary
of the National Luther league, gave
the nrincioal address of the evening.
After reviewing the past work of the
league, he outlined its future pro
gram.
Credential resolution and nom
inating committees were appointed,
At the.,conclitsion ot the opening
spesinn refrehsments were served.
At his morning's session, which
will start at 9, the Kev. K. Vt freese
of Hooper, fresident of the Nebraska
miner- league, win .' icpun
to the convention and will address
the delegates.
A grfat nssmeeting of delegates
and all of theA)maha tJnited Luth
eran churches will be held tomorrow
evening at cV.
Congressman Reavis
- Addresses Lincoln Club
Lincoln, Sept. 17. Congressman
Frank Reavis addressed the mem-
ThiM F.loir
"New Trefousse-
m Kid Gloves
French suede gloves,
eightsbuttpn length, may
fcTe had in brown, baver
and mode for ,
$6.79 a Pair
Jaunty g a" u n 1 1 e t s of
FrencK kid are priced-
. $8.50 and $10
a Pair '
Fine Laces '
Which We Imported
The distinction that real
lace lends y a, gown is as
potent a reason for its
use as the mere beauty
of it.. Filet, Valen
ciennes, -Venetian, Irish,
all the old-world handi
work that is so intricate
andfjile may be' found
here..
Trimmings Main Floor
A Group of Soros is S h o'es
Decidedly Under priced
About, ttiree hundred pairs are included.' Black
kid, laceand button styles with-Louis, military
and baby French's heels. Black calfskin with
cloth tops ancL military heels. Sizes are not
complete, but if you can be fitted it will mean
af most attractive saving. v A y
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Saturday $8.85 d Pair,
bcrs of the Lincoln Kiwams club at
the Chamber Commerce here Fri
day noon. He urged his hearers to
work for the general good of the
people ratker than class good.
v"THc ; th nnW wit that a rep-
resentative of the people can vote in ' jf04
conaxess and obtain the best result
for the mass of the people. I know
fron experience that a congressman
cannot p lease all the classes of peo
ple in1 the community from which he
is sent," the speaker declared.
Nebraska Veterinarians
Hold Meeting at Holdrege
Holdrege, Neb., Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) A successful meeting of the
central Nebraska vcterinaries was
held in Holdrege Wednesday. About
200 of theprofessio'n from all parts
of the state attended.
The morning session was devoted
to clinics and several animals were
operated on iy Dr. "J. V. Lacroix of
Evanston. 111., and Dr. G. L. Juger
man of Hiawatha, Kan., and very in-
-structive lectures given.
The .afternoon meeting was taken
up in routine business and lectures
by A. T. Kinsley and Dr. Hi Jen
son of Kansas City and othef noted
men of the profession.
A banquet was served by the Pres-
byterian ladies of Holdrege. after !
which, with Dr. Jenson as toastmas -ter,
addresses and short talks were
given. " ' t
Dr. L. F. Nisley of Gothenburg
was elVctexl president,.. Dr. Ander-7
son of Mason City, vice president,,
and L. R..Rice. secretary-treasurer.
The next meeting will be held at -Gothenburg.
Assigned to Fort Crook.
Washington, D. C, Sept. 17.
(Special Telegram.) Maj. Emmett
H. Varvel, detital corps, is relieved
(mm rlntv at Umo Dodge, lowa,
and will report at Fprf Crook, Neb.
nrt ;wH;sh railroaS "has found
th np f neat for fuel so practical
. , : I :., -i k -i n n n rral
mat ii is jjidiuuuK "4
;y .
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Lingerie clasps, sachets,
flowers, bJws.v camisoles
andv ather -dainty ribbon
'creations of the most di.s
tinclivQ eoru, The variety
of styles arid color com
binations anticipates
eVery, desire.
To the Right At You Enter
Bmbroideries
for Baby Things
A baby's dresses1 and tiny
petticoats are (very easily
made from the wide
flouncirfgs, the tiny yokes
and narrow embroidered
headings andgings that
you will find here.
They arc beautifully em--broidered
on fine Swiss
quite fme enough for the
garments of His Highness.
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