The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07
HUNDREDS HUNT
FOR DYNAMITERS
LARGE REWARDS STIMULATE
PURSUIT OF FIENDS.
Police Chief Says He Thinks One or
All Will be Caught
Soon.

Los Angeles, CAL, Oct. 3.-Under
the stimulus of proffered rewards ag-
gregating 100000, hundreds of po-
1icemen and private citizens here and
in all coast cities are searching for
clews that may lead to the arrest OF
the conspirators responsible for the
blowing up of The Times building
last Saturday and the attempted de-
struction of the homes of Gen. Harri-
son Gray Otis and F. J. Zeehandelaar,
secretary of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association.
Police and civil authorities believe
that at least three men were concern
ed in the outrage which cost the lives
of more than score of Times en-
ployes and the city has placed price
of $4,000 upon the head of each. The
county voted an additional reward OF
$4,000 for every man captured and
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
association decided to offer reward
of $4,000.
Rewards Aggregate s1eG,00O.
twenty-five thousand Of this amount
already has been subscribed. The
rest it is predicted will be contributed
tomorrow. Upon the assumption that
at least three men were responsible
for the explosion the combined offers
of reward thus far approximate $780,
0OO
The entire ely has been thoroughly
aroused. One newspaper that has
been friendly to union labor printed
a first page editorial today demand
ing that in view of the structures di-'
rected at the unions in connection
with the explosion, the strikes now
on be called off.
The State Federation of Labor.
which met in convention here, prob
ably will take action tomorrow look
ing toward the appointment Of inves-
tigators who will work " anection
with the committee named by the Of
fcials.
Expects Arrests.
Chief of Police Galloway said to
day he expected to have one or all Of
the conspirators in custody within a
few hours and later, he stated, ex-
poets news from San Francisco.
whence come the most promising
clews so far developed.
William J. Burns, former head Of
the detective force engaged in the
graft cases in San Francisco, is at
work tonight in that city with Los
Angeles detectives who were sent
north upon receipt Of notification that
the dynamite believed to have been
the same as that found in the bomb
at the Zeehandelaar home had been
purchased near San Francisco by men
named Leonard, Bryson and Morris.
Burns and the other detectives, with
Earl Rogers, attorney, and a powder
expert, left for San Francisco last
night after reports concerning Leon
ard, Bryson and Morris were received.
Guading Against Trouble.
Forty additional patrolmen were
ordered enrolled here by the council
which met in special session today.
Ten additional sergeants and another
lieutenant will also be authorized
These men are now being enrolled
and placed on guard about places
where the strike troubles recently
were. Two union foundries, the Craig
ship yard at Lon Beach, the Alexan-
dria hotel annex, now in course Of
construction, and several large steel
buildings are heavily guarded.
Gen. Otis, editor Of The Times, is
protected by a body guard, both in
and out of his office. The branch Of
flee that houses the editorial and busi-
ness departments of The Times, with
the auxiliary plant where the paper is
printed, is heavily guarded.
One Funeral.
Gen. Otis and Harry Chandler, as
sistant general manager of The Times,
are making arrangements for holding
one funeral service for the victims of
the disaster, while a committee ap-
pointed today, consisting of the edi-
tors and managers of all the papers in
the city, is gathering fund to relieve
the families Of the victims.
The funeral Of Churchill Harvey
Elder, night editor Of the Times, who
died of his injuries few hours after
the explosion and fire, will be held
tomorrow. Gen. Otis plans to have the