The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-01

iiNh NSIiNIoI I1tNi L IooIl via
owner, was completely de-
fire shortly after ! o'clock
the death of upwards of twen-
loss of nearly half a million
If the paper lays the blame
IL unions. with which organ
been engaged in a bitter
City of Mexico, where he went some
weeks ago as representative of the
United States government by APP
pOintment from President Taft 10 the
celebration of the Mexican centen-
NAL. General Otis is due TO arrive
in Los Angeles late this afternoon.
The building in which the Times
was housed was stone and brick. The
part four stories high is of stone.
built in 1887. The six stories of
brick We're added later.
Many From Composing Room Dead.
The dead and missing come prin-
cipally from the composing room.
which was directly above where the
explosion occurred A number of
printers and linotype operators are
missing and it is believed are buried
in the still burning ruins and debris.
All but three or four of the editorial
staff had gone home but the entire
force of telegraph editors and tele-
graph operators was at work, with
just left the building. Those in the
building made their way to the win
dows wherever possible, and some
jumped to the roofs of the adjoining
buildings. Many jumped to the
street. but some who had climbed
into the windows were seen to fall
back into the flames. Owing to the
wrecked condition of the building
many are believed to have been un-
able to reach the windows or other
exits.
Called OFF Labor Parade.
Mayor Alexander, the city council,
chief of police and other municipal
officials met today with representa-
tives of the labor unions. 1t was re-
solved to call off the proposed union
labor parade Monday in protest
against the anti-picketing ordinance
and other alleged anti-union labor
conditions existing in the city. 1t
was agreed that such assemblage in
the midst of the present excitement
was unwise.
The city council voted a $4,000
fund to be used to run down the
perpetrators of the alleged dynamit-
ing of the Los Angeles Times. The
$4,000 was made available as re-
ward for the capture of the culprit
or culprits.
Pressmen Escaped.
The men in the pressroom, which
was in the basement. all escaped. 1t
is estimated that 1875 men were in the
building at the time of the explosion.
Two Watchmen Employed.
The Times employed two night
oh hut oh
the building to arouse their sus-
picions. One of the watchmen was
V. B. Glasier. He was not found
and it is believed he persisted.
Tried to Blow Up Auxiliary Plant.
Manager Chandler is authority for
the statement that a similar attempt
was made to blow up the Times aux
Hilary plant last night. One of the
employees saw two men trying to
climb to the roof. He fired two shots
at them. The men fed. He inter-
prets this second attempts as further
proof of a carefully planned effort
made last night to destroy both the
Times main and branch office.
Would Blow Up Zeehandelaar.
Additional excitement was dis
covered in an Internal machine un-
der the residence of Secretary F. j.
Zeehandelaar of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association, who has
been active in conjunction with the
Los Angeles Times in opposition to
labor unions. The machine was dis
covered by Special officer Hendrick-
son, who, under instructions from
the chief of police. placed the ma
chine, which was of clockwork pat
tern, in an isolated place. No arrests
have been made. The deadly char
acter of the bomb was established
by the police and detectives. 1t con-
sisted of Is sticks of dynamite at
tached to a fuse with clockwork at
tachment.
An attempt was made this after
noon to dynamite the home of Gen.
eral Otis. but n odamage was done.