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tricate waterways in the south bay
marshland today for the dynamite boat.
the Peerless. They went as far north
as the Dumbarton bridge. where they
met several newspaper boats. but the
quest was fruitless. The launch was
piloted by Fred Fowler of Santa Clara,
a hunter, who, in company with Clar-
ence Letcher. reported the presence of
a strange craft in the south bay on the
opening day of the duck season Upon
their return to Alviso they met Deputy
District Attorney Brown of Los Ange-
les, Detectives Mcnamara of Los Ange-
les, Hodgkins of Oakland and Mulcahey
of San Francisco.
The detectives are still in this city
tonight and are making an attempt to
trace the automobile which was used
in transporting the dynamite to Los
Angeles.
A gamekeeper at Alviso reports hav-
ing seen strangers loading boxes into
an auto from a launch in Alviso slough.
This was some time prior to the de-
struction of the Times building in Los
Angeles.
1t is the theory of the officers that
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.ETECTIVES TO
. SEE SUSPECTS
Chief Seymour Sends
Crack Men South to
Aid in Capture

Absolute confirmation of previous
in which the dynamite was carried
from Giant, Cal, and ultimately a re-
port that three suspects were under
arrest in Los Angeles whipped the ex-
element brought about by the dyna-
miting outrage on the Times building,
to fever heat yesterday. And at mid
night the sincere belief of the police
was that if the three were not the ones
wanted. the Gordon which has been
thrown around the state and the man
ner in which the investigation is being
pushed, will undoubtedly result in the
capture of the criminals within a few
days.
Events followed each other with SEN
sational rapidity. Scores of detectives
were thrown in all directions to work
on the case. Money was spent like
water. Within two minutes after TAX
ing office Chief of Police Seymour was
in the thick of the hunt. His first
official act was to call for Sergeant
Ryan, both of whom are looked upon as
the crack men of the force. Bunner
was in uniform, having been taken off
the detective force by Chief Martin, but
Seymour put him back again in plain
clothes, and with Ryan ordered him to
proceed TO Los Angeles.
MAY IDENTIFY SUSPECTS
While the reason for the trip was
kept secret 1t was given out unoff1cially
that the men were sent there to iden-
tify the suspects, two of whom are
said to be known by them.
With Seymour at the head, the detec-
tive force of San Francisco hummed
with activity. Detective MCGOWAN, the
a or nnf c1n n, ~ q
early in the morning, and joining
forces with Captain Petersen of Oak
land, succeeded in finding the launch
in which the trio had carried away
their dynamite. It belonged to Doug
las A. Burrowes, 1914 Linden avenue,
Oakland, and went by the name OF the
Pastime.S
Burrowes told the detectives that
three men answering the description OF
those who had purchased the dynamite
hired the launch September 20. paying
deposit of $780, and returned with 1t
September Is. The charge for the
launch was $50 and Burrowes refunded
the remainder of the deposit to Them.
An examination of the boat disclosed
the fact that another name had been
tackled over the name Of Pastime-
probably the word Peerless
The Importance of this discovery was
equalled only by that made by Earl
Rogers himself when he learned that
the name of Bryson, employed by the
leader of the three men, was taken Tor
a purpose, Nas 1t was that of j. L Bry-
son, a wealthy mine owner of Placer
county. The first that Bryson knew OF
his connection with the affair was the
newspap aperreports mentioning his name.
Wishing to sift the conditions to the
bottom he met Earl Rogers and told
l,f l. NM
chase of dynamite, as reported
Those reports are absolutely false, :
said Bryson, ct never bought the dyna-
mite and do not know how my name
came to be dragged into this AFFAIR
A brief investigation disclosed the
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comparisons with other handwriting
believed to have been done by the same
men.
On September 90 in the afternoon,
after considerable preparation in the
way of carrying gasoline and some pro-
visions, the men left the estuary, say
ing they would go to Sausalito. They
left about o'clock, and then for time
the police lost trace of them.
On September % the men went to
the store of Noise klinkner and bought
the aluminium letters that We're used
to cover the name Pastime The fol-
lowing day arrangements were COM
pleted with the Giant powder company
for the delivery of the powder On
September % the Pastime, changed so
that its owner would not have recog-
nized it. went to the Giant powder
works, on the coast of Contra Costa
county, and obtained the so per cent
gelatine powder, which the crew said
they would use "to blow up tree
stumps on farm near Auburn
After this the trail disappears for a
while, though reports say they visited
Alviso and disposed of the powder
cases and arranged the final details
of their diabolical plot to blow q the
Times building.
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DAILROADS HELP
N TRACE DYNAMITE
S. P. and Santa Fe
Order Agents to
Assist Police

Endeavors to trace the shipment of
the dynamite that was used in the de-
struction of the building of the Los
Angeles Times are being made by the
Southern Pacific and the Santa F'e rail-
road freight departments No orders
have yetTbeen issued to the agents of
these transportation companies, but
there is a general order to all agents
to always assist police officials in
tracing any crime.
Up to closing time yesterday after
noon the police had not made any re-
quest to the railroads to trace ship
ments of explosives between San Fran
cisco bay points and Los Angeles
points, although the police were con-
siderfng such request.
1t would not be an easy matter to
trace such shipment by the railroad,
because, according to the officials of
the Southern Pacific, it is probable that
the shipments were made under a diff
ferent name than. those used by the
men when the explosive was purchased
at Giant. 1t is also probable, according
to the traffic officials, that the per-
petrators of the crime would evade the
rules of the railroad and ship the dyna-
mite as some other clasE of merchan-
disc, not to lessen the freight charges,
signGr and consignee.
ITO trace the dynamite shipments
between San Francisco bay points and
Los Angeles points would require sew
eral days" explained freight official
yesterday. First we would have to
send out a general notice to all agents
to send in copies of ali shipments of
explosives between the dates that it is
supposed the dynamite was shipped.
These reports would have to be made
out completely in order to allow us to
know who shipped it, to whom it was
shipped, from where it was shipped,
how it was shipped and every other
circumstance connected with its trans
portation.
"All of these reports would then
have to be sorted and 1t is then pos
sible that the names of the consignor
and consignee would not tally with the
names the police now have. That
would require further investigation
as to the appearance of both the con-
signor and the consignee. We are
willing to do all we can to assist the
police in this matter and all matters,
but it appears that their personal in
vestigations. carried on as they are
being done, will bring quicker results" :"
All of the railroad officials show a
disposition to assist the detectives in
the work of capturing the dynamiters,
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NEWSPAPER AID
" MAY GIVE CLEW
Called For Launch and
Was Withdrawn Same
Day Pastime was Here

WANTED-By party of men. is by "a foot
launch for 10 days to cruise around bay
and tributaries best of reference. Box
1885. Call office.
This advertisement appeared in the
morning papers of September 1S, or
the day before arrangements were be-
gun for hiring the launch Pastime from
Douglas Burrowes and E. H. Baxter.
It is regarded as significant that it
disappeared on the day the Pastime
was engaged.
Investigations to determine the iden-
tity of the persons who inserted the ad-
vertisement were begun by the police.
The matter was called to the attention
of the detectives working in the cases
by The Call, and the possibility of a
clew to the dynamiters being found
in this direction has started new in
vestigation.
In many respects the want advertise
ment suggests the men who rented the
Pastime. The advertisement asks for
a "a foot launch-the Pastimesis %
feet long. A party of men wanted it's
use-a party of men used the Pastime.
The launch was wanted for 10 days
the Pastime was hired for week The
advertisement said that a cruise of the
bay and its tributaries was contem-
plated-the Pastime made such cruise.
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their dealings, indicating rganization
and much deliberate preparation.
At 2:30 o'clock yesterday Detective
Burns went to Oakland in one of Crow
ley's tugboats. accompanied by Crow
lev. They intended to make a thor
ough search of the bay docks and first
visited Oakland. Here they got into
communication with Captain Petersen,
and Burns was asked to aid in the
examination of the launch Pastime.
The party went to the boathouse
of Captain John Stanley at the foot or
Webster street. where consultation
was held and all notes compared TO get
the case as nearly Strengthened out as
possible In the party were Captain
Petersen, Detective Burns. Detectives
Hodgkins and McSorley of Oakland, 5.
I, Brown. chief of the Los Angeles
district: Detective James Mcnamara OF
Los Angeles. Detective George H. Null
cahey Of San Francisco and the snip
ping clerk of the Giant powder COM
pany. George Phillips
TRIED MANY BoATMEN
Bryce and Perry, as they were known
along the Oakland seawal. visited
many of the launch owners of Oakland
to get a boat for a weeks use John
Peterson, who has launches at the foot
Of Fourteenth avenue, told the detect
ives that he remembered the men call
ing for a launch and saying that they
were willing to pay any price Wlthln
reason for one He told them he had
no launch he could spare for week,
and so they left him.
They then visited Hansen, East
Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue,
where arrangements were made for
the rental of boat on September IS.
Bryce agreed to deposit $3.50 on taking
the boat That afternoon Hansen was
out with the launch and broke the pro-
peller. He was forced to cancel the
arrangements.
On the following day the men went
to the place of Captain Stanley. Here
they saw the launch Pastime. The
Pastime belongs to Burrowes, who is
employed with the Pacific tele-
phone and telegraph company of Oak
land. and Baxter, who is with the Fair
banks & Morse engine company. Stan
lev referred them to Burrowes and they
rang Burrowes up by the telephone
and made arrangements to meet him
at the estuary. Burrowes lives at 1914
Linden avenue, Oakland, and Baxter at
1923 Central avenue. Alameda.
DEPOSITED $500
Der 90, when they said they wanted
willing TO pay what was right, as they
had met with trouble in getting boat
II was arranged that a deposit Of $500
be left with Burrowes. Papers were
drawn up, which were signed by Bryce
and Perry. These papers are in the
hands of the police. who win make
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Advertising | alks

Some advertisers newspaper space In mpersonal
sort of way though else paid for it. They
pay little attention to the preparation of copy,
allowing of vast inexperence to write it. using
the same copy over and oyer-and day after day this
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COMPANY FORMED TO
RENT A MAUSOLEUM

A company has been formed in CIV
cinnati to erect and rent mausoleunn.
This is to be a large building. where
bodies may be taken by survivors who
own no burial plot and who have no
desire to buy one. There will be COM
partments in the building. arranged
like shelves in library. and on these
the bodies are 70 be placed. By an
evaporating process they will be re-
dueed TO dust. IT is the purpose of the
undertakers of this business scheme to
rent or to sell compartments of all
sizes. ranging from the single 20
the large family size
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WRECKED PRESS IN THE RUINS OF TIMES BUILDING THE

but many of them entertain the theory
that the shipment, if it was made by
train. was not billed as explosives,
nor was it billed to any persons WOO
could be identified through the name,
Several of the officials are of the
opinion that it might have been sent
by steamer.
Notwithstanding the fact that efforts
are being made to trace the shipment
of the explosive by rail. the detectives
feel that they have established the
fact that the dynamite was taken to
Los Angeles in an automobile.
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MUSIC Is TRANSMITTED
BY WIRELESS TELEPHONY

A recent test Of wireless telephony
was made TO show its value for trans
hitting music Several selections were
sung in a transmitter at Park avenue
and Fortieth street, New York. and
were listened TO by a group of news
papermen at the Metropolitan tower.
At times the singing was very clear.
but frequently it was impossible TO hear
anything but a confused blur OF sound
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FURS SHOW A GREAT
ADVANCE IN SIX YEARS

The cost of living. as measured by
furs, Is not encouraging AT Winnipeg.
a great market for fur material in six
years the price of nuskrat skins has
gone up from IL cents to TO; of skunk
from 20 cents to So; of mink from s1.75
to SIS; of red fox from 50 to s6; OF lynx
from SO to $50; OF wolf from $3.50 to
81: of weasel from 10 cents 10 so. of
badger from so cents to So.
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TEXAS PRINTERS
/ OFFER REWARD
Los Angeles Union Praised
For Giving Assistance
To the Times
[Seeeial Dseateh to The colll

IOPeCIdI DISpdICH 70 nc OutII
GALVESTON. Tex. Oct. 4.-Deplor-
ing the Los Angeles Times tragedy. the
typographical Unions of Texas offer an
additional reward OF $1,000 for the con-
viction of the person or persons re-
sponsible for the dynamiting OF the
building Resolutions to this effect. and
also complimentary to the officers OF
the Los Angeles union for Offering
union men TO the Times in it's hour of
distress, are being adopted by the vari-
Gus locals. and the reward will be made
up from the contributions OF the several
locals
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reason. In purchasing dynamite the
buyers have to go through certain for
malities. as to names and addresses,
similar to those in buying poison, and
the dynamiters were evidently afraid
that there might be some hitch in the
arrangements If they could not give
some plausible excuse.
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careless. spshod Intellectual advertising appears their
We having illustrations day of the of carefully
thought well direct advertising the other and
the tofod Slack advertising pretty fair indication
of slack business methods and the people will have of it, whereas
of an up o the minute business
Men and read good advertising because tells hem with
any beating around the bush loss of tme precisely the goods
they viii find and the prices they will have pay when they respond
To those business who get real results from their
advertising space, The Call offers services
We have advertising copy that night for pour bui
and will bring results because the of advertising that
the people read-and respond to-
Phone Keany SO and representative will CALL
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Chief SEYMOUR
TAKES HAND in
warm PURSUIT
Details Detectives to Los An
geles to Identity Three Sns-
poets Under Arrest
Real Bryson Comes to City to
Aid Search for Fiends
Who Used Name

the auto which was used may nav
been put UP in one OF the many local
garages while the powder was being
shipped into AIviSo-
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Newbern Social News.
saecial Id Tha mines plspatcl

Especial TO The Itmes-DiSpalCD.I
Newborn. y. c., April Mrs. Nj. a.
Benton, of Black Mountain, who has
been in the city for several weeks.
has gone to Goldsboro. where She Will
spend a few days with friends before
returning home.
Mrs. 4. G; Lynn, of Greensboro, is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs B.
Mrs. c, B. Barbee. of Raleigh, and
daughter, Miss Katie. spent few
days in the city Visiting friends. and
then left for Baltimore Miss Sadie
Congdon accompanied them to Balti-
more. where she will visit friends.
Mrs. w. p. Fife and daughter. Miss
Elmer. of Thomasvtlle. n. G., are
visiting Mrs. George Slower.
Numa Num- is visiting his relatives
in the city. Mr.. Num- is employed by
the government on the Panama Canal,
and lived at Colon. This is his first
visit home in a number Of years.
Miss Mildred Gray Is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. w. P. Burruss. Miss Gray
formerly lived In the city, but Is now
living at Cincinnati, o.
NJ. B. Hart has returned home from
an auto trip TO Raleigh, the party
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in Brooklyn for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sholts Douglas gave
a charming party on Easter Monday
in honor of their guest. Miss Helen
Money. A most enjoyable flower con-
test was engaged in. The prize. q
pair of white gloves, was tied for by
Miss Elsie Bell and Miss Helen Money
Miss Bell finally carrying 1t off. Those
present We're Misses Elsie. Ruth and
Lucille Bell. Isabel, Amelia and Helen
Money, Misses susie and Katie Bell;
Aylett Everett, Byrd Page, Julian Lee
Grand and Robert Page.
Eugene Sutton, OF Richmond. is
guest at Cloverfelds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berger. and son. Fair
fax. of New York. are also ut Clover
fields.
Mrs Craig entertained delightfullyson
Thursday Afternoon at the Library. De-
lioious refreshments Were served. and
a very large number of guests We're
present.
Mrs. Dickinson has epend her home,
"Rougemont,'' for the summer, She
expects to bic joined there later by
Mrs. Charles Dickinson and little son.
Mrs Allen Potts, who recently
bought the HaXall place, north of
Gordonsville. Is extremely busy getting
the farm In order for crops and in
building her new home.
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Especial to Tho Times pispatch.1

Washington. d. G., April 2.-Easter
week at the national capital dawncd
bright and glorious. as bc1ts the an
niversary OF the risen Lord. 1t was
az though nature had combined With
Christendom in celebrating tho won-
churches was adorned with all Kinds
OF fearfully and wonderfully made
flowers, mtllticolored harbinEcrs of
spaces at the intersection of long ave.
nues OF trees budding with tender
green. Such an Easter has not been
known for ten years and may not be
again until another cycle returns tho
season at this early date. The city
is a huge flower garden, and the more
than 5000 strangers within It's gates
could not have chosen 81 better time
for their visit. Most distinguished
among these visitors are the British
South Pole Explorer and Lady Ernest
.Shackleton. for whom official. dlplo-
matte and scientific leaders are en-
pertaining morning. noon. evening and
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Ia creme OF Washington oiiiciaidom
and New Works old resident set with
which the mother had been identified
before her marriage into the German
nobility and diplomatic corps.
II the American capital, with its lack
OF grand opera and other musical att
fractions considered Indispensable to
the denisen of large continental cities,
seems provlncial7 10 tho returned Ger
man American countess. 1t is regarded
by her daughter as an ideal place in
Which a young girl can make her debut,
since In no@other world capital are
such efforts put forth for the pleasure
of the younger set. Especially is this
true whore there are young people in
the White House family circle aud an
Sever Increasing numberso OF international
buds IA the diplolnasi CORPS.
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When Countess Won Bernstorr sue
ceeded the popular Baroness Won
Sternburg as chatelaine OF one OF the
most important foreign official homes
in Washington. society wondered II
she would maintain her predecessors
record for hospitality. Answer to the
query WAS not long delayed, for. like
her predecessor the German ambassa-
dress Is an American, who believes in
doing things, and has blenty OF money
by her position and suggested by her
wide international social experience,
Moreover. sho has q beautiful young
daughter, Countess Luise-A lexandra, Tia
aid and abet her every undertaking,
~ WAS natural therefore, that the e,,l-
3bassy over " hose social destiny they
preside should from the tirst become 4
centre OF attraction cog the creme 70
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ball at the White House on Monday.
when the occasion eoualcd in brillian-
cy the assemblies which marked the
presentation to society OF the, Misses
Alice and Ethel Roosevelt during tho
past administrations. Tuesday even
Ing found this favored coterie the CEN
ire of attraction ut the German en-
hassy with the ambassadors daughter.
Countess Luise Alexandra. their host
ess for ball. On Wednesday even.
ing they danced In response to an
Invitation from the Navy League. and
Thursday were guests at a ball given
by the bachelor postmaster General.
On the latter occasion, Mr. Hitchcock
proved himself TO be as thorough a
host az he rs q politician. and the
girls Departed pronouncing him "a
dear, The snnie epithet Is frequently
applied to Hon. Fred Carpenter, secrc-
tary TO the President. who is the peer
of any bachelor host In Washington.
and whose souvenirs OF foreign travel
are an endless source of entertain
ment to the select companies assem-
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woman, of the type whose world Is
not bounded on the north by the
church. on the east by the, sewing
circle, on the south by her family, and
on the west by the kitchen, Judging
by the healthy appearance OF her
young family, she has followed closely
the Biblical Injunction and looked we'll
to the ways Of her household. +
a survey OF hen friends Is equally
convincing Of her care where they ara
concerned She has performed Well her
dntias as an official hostess, being gra-'
Icious or kindly sympathetic In turn, as
occasion required. and those who know
her hest at the capital Of the nation
are hoping her husband will not fall
a victim TO the fate ofslliop-r res election
to succeed himself which has seemed
to oyertake the line Of Senators from
Kansas, to which he was elected.
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Mrs, Charles +. Curtis, wife of the
only Indian citizen to be elected to the
United States Senate. las been an Of
fetal hostess IN Washington since 1898,
when the Fourth Congressional District
OF the Sunaower State sent her hus-
band to the lower house OF Congress,
While she was congressional dana
Mrs. Curtis made many friends--not
mere acqnaintances---W regarded the
family transfer 10 u larger field OF
usefulness and broader social environ.
mcnt quito as much OF tribute 10
her wonlanly tact as&tc her husband s
ability as a statesman.
Mrs. Curtis has never been a social
leader at the national capital, SHE
has never posed as a mirror OF, fashion.
She has never been IA satellite, except
to shine In the light Of her husbands
success. She has Just been a Nomanly
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Quite number of friends were in
the invited guests, all of whom en-
ioyed the delight of sail down the
Neuse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Street and
family, of Newport News. have ret,,rn-
ed home after visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
E. S. Street.
Senator r. NJ simmons. after spend :
ing Easter in he city with his family,
has returned - Washington.
Mrs. e. r. Hester and daughter, of
Goldsboro, arc visiting Mr.. and Mrs
S. Fl. Lane.
William NJ. Watson is in Baltimore
where he went to DO with his daugh-
ter. Mrs. I. l. Craig. of Gastonia. in
Baltimore. for medical treatment.
Miss Ethel Willett, student at
Meredith College. Raleigh, spent Eas-
ter with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
( w. c. Willett.