Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-06
LARGE REWARDS
II FOR DYNAMITERS
Already $lS,5Oo Is Nffered for Los
Angeles Flends'
MAY Be INCREASED TO $4,000
rive Bodies Have Been Reeoveree
From Ruins Of Times Building
Two Other Attempts
VI Discovered.

Los Angeles, Oct. S.-An attemp
10 destroy the residence Of Gen. Hal
rison Gray Otis, publisher OF the 10
Angeles Times, by means Of an II
sernal machine, was made Saturda
afternoon.
Following as It does the explosion
which with great loss Of life, destroy
ed the buildings and plant Of tn
Times, q suspected effort to blow ~
the auxiliary plant Of that paper AM
the finding Of a powerful internal ma
chine in the residence Of secretar!
zeehandelaar Of the Merchants AMI
Manufacturers association, the CITY
has been aroused to an intense stat'
of suspense and excitement.
ouarreled With Unions.
For 20 years, following q Quarre
with the Typographical union, which
resulted In making the Times a non
union paper, Gen. Otis has fought
unionism with every resource at bis
command. He has been ably seconded
in this fight by the Merchants and
Manufacturer association, whose
secretary was the object Of frustrated
dynamiting Saturday.
Developments In the Times dis
aster are: Five bodies recovered
from ruins, one Identified a. that Of
J. Wesley Reaves, stenographer one
other that Of Howard Courdaway,
linotype operator, others unidentified.
city Of Los Angeles increases re-
ward from $500 to $4,000 for appre'
henslon Of any person or persons who
caused explosion leading to destruc-
tion Of Times building. Total reward
now outstanding SlS,5OOI Merchants
considering advisability offering an
additional reward Of $4,000.
A Mysterious Purchase.
Discovery Of new and authentic
clew to mysterious purchase Of 500
pounds OF high grade explosive, which
II is thought was used to dynamite
Times building.
The first body recovered from the
ruins was that Of ]. Wesley Reaves,
which was recovered at $3.50 Saturday
night. At 2:3O yesterday morning
workmen found below the stairway OF
the building the remains of body
supposed to be that Of Harry LaCrane,
assistant telegraph editor OF Times.
The remains were not identified posi-
lively.
An hour later another body was re-
covered. There was no Identification
possible in this case but because OF
.its positi N near that Of remains Of
Crane, 1t is believed to be the body
Of R. L. Sawyer, the telegraph opera
tor who was at Cranes side when the
stairway collapsed, dropping both into
the fiery pit beneath.
A beautifully touching and pathetic
oct occurred at the ruins when two
firemen scaled LADDERS placed at the
front OF the wrecked building and
draped the American flag at half mast
on the blackened wall.
From early morning until late at
night the police lines we're pressed
by tremendous throng Of people. 1t
was an orderly throng, no Jostling, no
trouble Of any kind, sorrowful,
silent people, gazing intently at the
mass OF ruins and the throng Of men
working among them, held silent with
q great feeling OF sympathy, a com
mon, bond of sorrow for those who
with tear dlmmed eyes and drawn
WAGES, watched and waited for those
who never will come to them again.
For ~ hours at a stretch the officers
stood guard duty. Capt Lenhausen at
tho Central station caused notices to
be posted temporarily suspending all
police vacations and ordering all mem
bers Of the department TO work IL
hour shifts,
Ten thousand dollars will be paid
~ the city Of Los Angeles for infor-
nation leading to the arrest and con-
Siction OF any person or persons who
scientifically caused the destruction
a the builGIng.
The reWaFt was Increased following
Q c,snsultatiun In Chief Galloway's Of
ncA Areward Of e2,5O0 had been Of.
Tered Saturday. Sunday morning
msmbsrs Of the investigating commit.
80 Mayor Alexander. Chief Galloway
and others met IN the chiefs once.
When the meeting adjourned Mayor
Alexander made the announcement
4Aat the reward had been Increased
- e1o,0oo. me mayor requested the
noWHpapsrs and news agencies to
apread the reward and terma broad,
east stating the liberal terms under
Nhich II d made. The otter Of TIE
ely az made in a. follows:
reward Of $4,000 tten thousand
nollars) THEREBY oRefed'to any per.
aan o. perSont Furnishing informalion
Which win lead 70 the arrest and con.
slction Of any person or persons Who
scientifically cansed the destruction II
fhe bullying Of TIE Los Angeles Times
n the morning q October !. 1910.
Gigned "GEoR0E ALEXANDER.
Mayor Of TIE City Of Los Angeles. :
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