Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-04
POLICE FIND CLUE
In BOMB HORROR
Three Men Are Known to Have Pur-
chased Five Hundred Pounds
of Explosives.
TWO OF THEM ARE IDENTIFIED
Officers of Giant Powder Company
Give the Information.
DETECTIVES ARE NOW ON TRAIL
Attorney Accompanies sleuths to San
Francisco in Search.
SEVENTEEN SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Council Authorizes Employment OF
Fifty-One Additional Officers
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Officers of Giant Powder Company
Give the Information.
DETECTIVES ARE NOW ON TRAIL
Attorney Accompanies Sleuths to San
Francisco in Search.
SEVENTEEN SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Council Authorizes Employment OF
Fifty-One Additional Officers
and Increases the Re-
ward Offered.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Oct S.-stirred
by the fact that the bomb explosion which
wrecked the Times plant and killed twenty
one men. and subsequent attempted dyna-
miting outrages has created an emergency
with which the police force Is finding IT,
self unable to cope, the city council passed
an emergency ordinance at a special meet
ing today which authorized the appoint
ment OF forty additional patrolman. ten
sergeants and one lieutenant.
These men will be used to hunt down
and imprison or drive out of the city, men
who have been known to express commen-
dation of acts Of violence and others who
have been In trouble with the police de-
partment since the labor troubles began
in Los Angeles several months ago.
proposal also was discussed to raise
the clty's reward for the detection of the
bomb consplrators from $4,000 to S2S.0Oo
1t was determined to make the reward
| $4,000 for the detection of each conspira-
| tor.
The city's reward was augmented today
| by an offer from the County Board of Sup
ervisors of $4,000 or t25OOO The amount
will be fixed at meeting of the supervis-
ors later today. 1t was the intention OF
| the county officials to make the county
offer of reward equal to that Of the city.
Hence 1t probably win be $4,000 for each
dynamter convicted.
Seventeen Suspects Arrested.
Seventeen men are now in the city jail
booked as dynamite suspects However.
the best clue so far obtained came from
the offices OF the Giant Powder company
in San Francisco, where II is said that men
named Bryson and Morris and another man
purchased 500 pounds Of explosives similar
In power and kind to that found In the
Internal machine discovered at the aonc OF
F. j. Zeehandelaar, secretary OF the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association.
J Chief of Police Galloway and all his SUBJ
ordinates maintain silence regarding this
clue, but 1t is regarded as so important
: that men from the local detective bureau
accompanied by an attorney, left for San
Francisco last week to aid In the hunt for
the three men who are said to have come
south aboard boat with the explosive.
Mayor Alexander appointed committee
n of seven men today to receiN, contributions
d for the relief of the families of the dead
: employees of the Times. The appointment
G was authorized by = resolution adopted by
= the council.
: Bodies Probably Consumed.
D Chief of Detectives Flammer photographed
every twisted piece of steel brought from
the wreckage of The Times building with
: the purpose Of showing the photograph to
q experts on explosives and determining, IL
e possible, the kind Of explosive used in
II blowing up the building. 1t is doubted II
e the bodies of any more victims will be re-
covered, as 1t is believed they were con-
) sumed by the flames
n The police believe that five men were
&C directly concerned In placing the bomb that
wrecked the Times building and In con-
structing the timel bomb under the Zee
landehaar home and the Internal machine
't found at the residence of General Otis
L According to the detectives five men
lie We're seen near the home of Zeehandelaar
" Friday afternoon Two men. 1t is alleged.
m appeared and casually inspected the prem
ises Later they were Joined by three
p others and the five held q short conversa-
he ton and left, going In different directions,
er person living in the neighborhood is
N said to have noticed the men and later.
r when the bomb was found notified the
oiflcers. 1t is understood the police have
D. talr description Of the men aud every
Is effort is being made to trace their move
L ments from the Zeehandelaar home Friday
s. afternoon.
he 1t Is believed by the poiice mat the rnen
he planted the explosives at the Times office,
or at General Otis home and at Mr. Zee
handelaars residence within the period OF
ne one hour
r. The entire police force is working tweIvs
at hours day and will be worked ON this
100 schedule until conditions become normal
as Fatrolmen are kept in reserve at the
n central police station and two tnotorovcIe
so ol-icers are held on duty to answer emer,
el sency calls Everything is being done 10
es maintain order and protect properly.
Geheial otis again inspected the wrecked
Times building today He was accom-
panied by two officers in plain clothes who
al kept close to him.
ed Statement by General Otis.
ne General Gus today issued a statement
ch regarding the disaster, In which he said:
60 More than all else do l deplore the sad
," loss Of life. l, with my co-ownsrs in the
Times property, can endure the physical
loss which the destruction of the buiIding
Involves with its expensive plant OF mod.
ern printing machinery. We can stand thi.
loss with comparative compiacency and
with the courage and endurance of men
Z who know what It is to meet ordinary dis.
asters of business life, But we are over.
come with sadness by the fact that sc
a, many OF our loyal and faithful workmer
We're slain by the hands OF conspirator,
or and assassins, for This infamous deed was
ha in fact an act of assassination. We car
% repair the physical damage done ana re-
/ store the great property destroyed, but wt
he cannot restore life taken away. And this
er IL the great burden Which weighs on oui
1u hearts in the face OF this frightful ealam
at ity
The work OF physically rehabilItatine
Il the Times. already begun before my ar
ed rival home yesterday afternoon by my
brave, efficient and faithful associate
Il Harry Chandler. VIII be continued until the
OF establishment Is once more complete, full
ad fedged and panopIied for the war which
"a we are determined 20 prosecute 30 long as
he llfe lasts, In defense Of the great principles
ar for which the Los Angeles Times and itl
responsible owners stand and will continue
e. to stand.
Il want to express here, at the ver1