Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-17
ATTEMPT
ON LIFE o. OTIS
OWNER or los ANGELES TIMES
RECEIVES \ BOMB IN HIS
MAIL.
ASSASINAT0RS were FOILED
Otis says II Was same old Crowd"
But Police Believe McNicans
Were Responsible.

Los ANGELES Cal, Sept 10
General Harrlsan Gray Ous, owner
of tho Los Angeles Times received
an Internal machine by mail today
II was the second time within three
years that General otis life has been
attempted by bomb
Any chance OF his being killed or
injured by the bomb was foiled by
the watchfulness OF General OTIS
Japanese servant, who became sus-
picious OF the package and called his
employers attention 10 IL,
The first Internal machine sent 10
General Otis was found at his resi-
dence few hours after his newspap-
er plant had been destroyed through
the efforts Of the McNamara conspir-
ators
Tho attempt on his life today was
attributed by the general to agencies
friendly to those whose conspiracy
ended In the destruction Of the Times
building and the killing Of 21 men
three year ago.
The police and postal authorities.
however, believe that the Mexican
question possibly had a part In 1t.
Blame the Mcxicans.
General otis is largely Interested
In lands in the Mexican territory Of
Lower California, where two years
ago Industrial Workers OF the World
Joined the direct action" element of
Mexicans in an effort to establish a
socialist encampment.
A few weeks ago there was an out
break caused. according to report. by
the employment Of Chinese In the
places Of Mexican laborers by ranch
l., - a
Otis asserted at the time that none
were employed by him
The bomb reached the "Bivouac."
General OTIS home at II o'clock this
morning. II was contained In \
small package five inches long, three
inches wide and two inches deep,
wrapped in brown paper.
With other mail, 1t was given by
the pCstman to the japanese servant.
| He removed the wrapping paper be-
| for taking II 10 General Otis and told
the general that to thought there
Was something suspicious about the
package.
Looked Suspicious.
II poo hooed the idea at first"
said General Otig but examined the
box carefully. ! could see parts OF
matches end black powder had
the boy remove the thing and asked
the police department to send q man
TO my house.
Captain Feltz, powder npert,
took the machine to a field near the
river and prled open the box. He
found the matches fixed to the in
side fthe cover In such a way that
II It wsfe opened they would have
rubbed against pieces Of sand paper
and igntsd some loose black powder
which would have fired a scrap %
fuse set ingenlus and deadly. The
dynamite when tested, exploded,
tearing a great hole in the earth.
Same Old Gang.
General Otis had a "surmise Only"
concerning the bomb
THAT surmlse," he said. rs that
It was sent by the devils who want
cd to blowup the Times and me.
They may be the same old gang or
segments OF the same old gang with
tho same old anlmosity'
Chief Of Police Sebastian is in
clned TO the theory that the bomb
had been sent by some persons vio-
lentl yopposed TO General Otis news
paper policy regarding the Huerta
administration In Mexico. Mexican
residents Of Los Angeles celebrated
today the l03rd annual anniversary
Of Mexican independence. Partisan
ship ran high, according to Sebas-
tain.
1T is possible" he said, that some
Of the disgruntled Mexicans sought 10
kill the newspaper man whom they
believed to be supporting Huerta"
General Otis, who was a close
friend Of former President Porfirlo
Diaz OF Mexico, owns much land in
the southern republic. He is largely
Interested in the California and MoM-
can Ranch and Cattle company.
which owns large tracts in Lower
California.