Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-02
Another Bomb is Found at the
Editors Home.
oSs, HALF MILLION DOLLARS
Paper is Gotten Out at Emergenc,
Plant of Company.
VIEWS OF MANAGER CHANDLER
He Places Blame on Labor OrgRntEa-
tiOns, which have Been Trying
to UniOnize the Plant
for Years.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Oct. IAN attempt
to destroy the residence of General Harri-
son Gray Otis, publisher of the Los Angeles
Times, by means of an Internal machine,
was made this afternoon. Following, as II
does, the explosion, which early today with
great loss OF life, destroyed the buildings
and plant of the Times, a suspected effort
to blow up the auxiliary plant of that paper
and the finding of a powerful internal ma
chine in the residence of Secretary Zee
handelaar of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers association the attempted outrage
has wrought this city to an intense state of
suspense and excitement. General Otis and
the responsible heads of the paper unequlv-
ocally charge the Times building disaster
and the narrowly aveTted attempts at fur
ther destruction of life and property to
labor union sources.
With equal emphasis the leaders of union
labor here and Throughout the state repud-
late the accusation and have offered all
aid in their power in the effort to detect
the culprts.
Otis Fought Unions.
For twenty years following a quarrel with
the typographical union which resulted in
making the Times nonunion paper, Gen
eral Otis has fought unonism with every
seconded in this fight by the Merchants and
Manufacturers association, whose secretary
was the object of frustrated dynamiting
today.
The feeling which ran high throughout
the city during the day over the Times
disaster was augmented when the startling
discovery was made that a dynamite bomb
had been found under the residence of
Secretary Zeehandeaar and reached a
state of alarm and CONSERVATION when the
attempt on General Otis residence became
known. The Otis home is known as THE
Bivouac," and stands on Wiltshire avenue,
in the most fashionable section of the city
After the finding of the internal machine
at the zeehandelaar residence, Detective
Rice was sent to THE Bivouac" to make a
search of the premises. With Charles
Flocker, the gardener he found a suit case
hidden under bunch OF vines under a bay
window on the side fronting Westlake park
Detective Rice telephoned Chief of Police
Galloway, who went Immediately to Gen.
eral Otis house, Together they examined
the suit case. Chief of Police Galloway
wanted to take it to the police station with,
out opening 1t. Rice insisted upon opening
it there and finally stuck a knife into the
side of the receptacle.
Explosion Tears Hole in Ground.
A buzz of mechanism was heard inside
and smoke began coming out around tn,
edges of the aperture. Convinced tina
the suit case contained a bomb, Chief Gal
| loway hurled it as far from him as HI
could. 1t landed against the curbstone OF
| the opposite side of the street runnne
along the park. Immediately there was
loud explosion, and the suit case was shat
| tered into 1000 pieces A hole was tori
| in the ground and the curbstone was
| ripped out for some distance.
! A large crowd collected and there wa
much excitement in the vicinity In th
! house at the time was Mrs. Marion Oti
Chandler, wife of Assistant General Man
| ager Chandler of the Times and anothe
woman, two children and the Otis ser
| wants.
The Internal machine found at Mr.. Zee
handelaars residence was composed o
fifteen sticks of giant powder attached t
a fuse and set by clock work to explod
at l o'clock in the morning--the sam
hour at which the explosion occurred il
the Times office. The bomb was first dis
! covered at the Zeehandelaar home by
| servant in the employ OIL the family, VIII
! called special officer who reported
to the police. Had not some part of tn
mechanism OF the bomb failed to work
lie house would have been demolished an
its inmates undoubtedly killed.
Reports OF finding of other bombs wer