The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-06-29
(By National Socialist pressD

Los Angeles, Cal. June 27-A
prolonged gunaw is going the rounds
over the story Of the finding of a
bomb of highly dangerous charac-
ter. The dreadful thing was found"
where it was planted near the Hall
of Records
The bomb is now in the posses
sion OF Sam Browne, chief of county
detectives and the terrific explosive
with which it was loaded is still in
the hands of the chemist to whom it
was sent for analysis.
The day after finding of the
bomb' Browne said it was part
of the Mcnamara plot" and un-
doubtedly a part of the union labor
conspiracy. He displayed a section
or rusty gaspipe. some wire and an
empty tobacco sack. He said there
was a McManigal watch attached to
the contraption. He spoke alter
nately of a fuse and of IA battery; he
SAID the bomb had been loaded with
a dangerous explosive the character
OF which he was unable to deter
mine.
NO mention was made of any barn
yard product yet it is believed he
was aware there was a reasonable
douDt about the "guncotton and dyn-
hmite' statements.
The daily newspapers played pic
lures Of the terrible death dealing
instrument. Otis papers bubbled
over with horror and again the timid
readers had chills. Then came the
exposure that set the town laughing
and talking of the .'rossapfel bomb.
workingman employed in the
nf hn Io1 - ID
prepetrated the hoax. Here is what
he said:
'One noon while the Mcnamara
talk was the hottest and COPS were
stationed everywhere, some of us
were sitting on the curbing at the
Hail OF Records. after eating lunch.
Picking up an old piece OF gas
pipe, l remarked to the others: I'm
going to make Il bomb. l inserted a
piece OF wire scraped up some horse
manure from little pile left by the
street sweeper, dumped it into the
pipe and tamped it in with a stick
An old broken watch that the
boys had been throwing at each
other was used as McAianigal clock,
! Scraped the insulation off the end
OF a wire. which ! wound around the
stem of the old 'turnip'. drawing an
empty tobacco sack over the rusty,
battered old time piece.
Ihls device was planted to show
the way evidence was manufactured
against union men by detectives in
the employ of union crushing in
stitutionS.
II recognized the internal ma
chine pictured in the HERALD
(Otis) as the identical one made by
me in fun that noon"
Detective Browne refuse to dis
cusS the matter now and will not
make statement concerning his
opinion of 'pferdemist" as a high ex-
plosiVe. He will not tell what the
chemist said after the taste, smell
and analysis tests of the contents of
the bomb.
one wag proposes to ask the city
ccuhcll to pass an ordinance to re-
move all horses from the city streets
uh'ii the people become reassured of
their safety.
No. Arrest.
NO effort has been made to arrest
rollce Detective James Hosic who Is
under indictment charged with kid
naping James Mcnamara Hosic
disappeared the day the news reached
Los Angeles Of the result of tbe ~
annapolis investigator. Acting Chief
OF Pollce BradiSh says Hosic is NOT q
fugitive from justice but that he is
IN the mountains back of San
6ernandino on a fishing trip.
ne lack of interest in the matter
on the part of the district attorney
ana the police is in sharp contrast
WITH the methods used when working
men are wanted or any charge.
There is no effort made to kidnap
Hoslc and rush him across the border
IN any wild midnight automobile
dasheS.
The district attorneys Office has
taken no action regarding possible
prosecution of Assistant District Jo-
Seph FORD, whom. acting to Leo Ram
paportS statement to the Congress
SlonaI committee perjured himself in
the ahdavit asking for the extradi-
tlon requlsltion for John J. Nc
Namara- 1t was shown that Ford
SWore to statement that Mcnamara
was under arrest in Indiana several
days before the arrest
Labor unions in Los Angeles
gained 6.SI4 in membership durin z
the past year and the growth at the
present time is greater than ever be-
fore At the present rate it is be-
leved the next year will see an ad-
G1tonal membership of 10000 The
growth of the unions has resulted in
increased wages, reduction in the
hours of labor and improved sur
roundinSs for the workers.