The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-24
Watchman Discovers Eno.|
Explosive to Blow Up Mem,
ly Entire Block.
FOREIGN LABORERS, VIM
LOST JOBS, ARE SUSpRCI,
Police Vigilance Frustr,I|
Plot of Dynamiters and
Saves Many Lives.

What Is believed to have b.,,
crate attempt to blow rIp thc n Ia q dc'/
Greek k-Amcrican McrcantiIo co,r,W " (
Second South and Fifth West strtsay
of revenge for alleged grIevancos stH
Louis Skllris, head of the connatsa osa
discovered at nm early bomr s
morning when five sticks OF dvns@
neatly tucked away in a small ~ ~
the stone foundation, and ali rcad.
set off. There was 6urficjept d,,.
to have destroyed buildings for Ensl E,.s9l
nf feet In every direction had ,ha ~
been exploded.
The startling discovery was usa.
sam ono. a night watchman. w6is
whs making MS rounds long after
night. Passing along the nortb .,i
the Creek American compnnyss ''as
Ole came upon two sticks of Jvrs
lying beside the stone loundaticr
quickly Investigated, and In sn,ar
cess, used as an airshaft or ycntI,.
FOR The basement. found three more W
OF the high explosive. Joined TO cans
fuse and ready Ia be set off
Five Shots Fired.
AT about tho Same time five rs,s.
shots were fired In the Immediate w
ity. one of tho bullets penetrating +
In the home OF w. y. fliiton. Of the ~,
nn' Sci S'di 'pjiiDdu!. at llS South IN
West street. and embedding ilseIs IN
wall.
Ole, when nc found tho dvr,,-.
quickly removed II and notified the na,;
Early Sunday morning Riley M, r.
stead, captain Of detectives. asqIg,
several men TO the job. and he p
nounced last night that arrests p,I'
follow soon.
IT Is freely dccla red by rcstdont.
IL h,I
was attempted by some Turkish Or
who were ipcensed at Skliris becauyn h
| could not get reinstated TO posiIion~
the mines OF the Utah Fuel comm,
| from which they had recently been
| charged. after being placed by Skl1
| Tho head OF the Greek American n
| camille company Is an employment AZ
the Western Pacific railroad and K
Utah Fuel company. which las miI
| a: Scoficld, SuDnyside and other roI
| In the southeastern part OF the state
Some time ago Sklirs sent fifty It'd
| ish Greeks 10 the mines at Scofeu
| a short timc ago they were dIschsrs
| The men returned To Salt Lake and &
! Ing upon SkliriS demanded that they'
| reinstatcd. Sklyris told them IL vas
possible and that no could do nolti
whereat. 1t IS claimed, they left In In
| anger. W
Police Watch the Place.
Prominent residents of the Greek "a
munity arc confident tho attempted dyI
mite outrage may nc traced 10 III
men. They believe the dynamIt
| sought revenge for what they consi1c
were harsh methods and treatment
The theory OF robbery Is also be
| worked on by the police. as on two
! cent occasions they have received ,
ports that attempts had been made
enter the huildin~ Because OF this n
the palrolmen and Wa;chmen detailed
protect life and property In that sect
| OF the city known az Greektown. h
| been especially vigiJant in watching
store OF the Greek American compauy
Louis Skliris absented himself from
| city Sunday, evlJen''y fearing an atter
would be made on his lie. Captain
Detectives Bcckstoad states that be
confident the work was that OF the
| charged Turkish Greeks and that sew
clues are being followed by which u
| hoped to learn where the dynamic
! purchased and by whom.