Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-26
VElYA BOMB S
some MACHINE
North Dakota Railroad
Mans Faith in Newspaper.
Caused Trouble

Velva. N. D.. Oct. 2e.-1t was only
= phonograph-a cheap scratchy.
voiced phonograph-but It, gripped
the, soul Of a New York editor with
the fear Of death and threw the po-
lice OF hat city into a furore.
: Sam Lemmage. railroad pump
house tender. admitted that he was
the sender of the mysterious bomb
package from velva. N. D.. that news
dispatches a was delivered today to
Stephen Brozovic. editor of the Ma
rodni List. New York's Croatian news
paper, and hat 1t was Immediately
turned over to the bureau of COM
hustieles for investigation without be-
ing opened.
Lemmase's undying faith in Ma
rodni List and its ability to care for
his every want was the cause of the
thrill given the Austrian editor and
the guardians Of the peace Of Gotham.
It broke down that cheap little
talking machine which had beguiled
many lonesome hours for Lemmage
as he kept watch at the railroad
pump house here. where nothing but
reaching, rolling prairie. Tuesday OF
last week Lemmage carried its care
fully to the 500 line station and, with
the assistance of Edward Baxtrom,
express agent. tried to fix It. Their
efforts failed.
'I'll send,it to Narodni List" Lem.
mage told Baxtrom. They'll know
no VITO fix it for me-"
Lemmage took out the broken
works and, with Baxtrom's help,
packed it securely and shipped 1t to
Stephen Brozovic, editor Of Narodnl
List, Baxtrom corroborates Lem
IMAGES story Of the shipment and has
the shipping record to back it up.
Both declare that IL the New York
police will fully explore the mystic
rious package. they will find there is
no cause for alarm.
Threats Pave Way for Scare.
During the last few weeks, Brozovic
has been receiving threats of death
according to the news dispatches.
Since the outbreak of the European
war. he has espoused the cause Of
northwest where the Narodni List has
a circulation among the Slavs, have
come the menacing missives. From
Oakland, Cal, Treadwell, Alaska, and
Lead City, S. D.. sinister threats have
been mailed. Only yesterday Brozo-
vic received a letter from Livingston,
Wis. -.
For the enemies of the servian.
there Is no other cure than bombs and
pistol shots in the forehead" it read.
1t was signed "Gavril Princip (2d.'
Princip is the Servian who assas-
sinated Archduke Ferdinand. heir to
the Austrian throne. at Serejevo, Bos-
mia, last July. ~
Looked Like Bomb, Anyway.
Today the package containing the
broken works Of the little phone.
ETaphereached New -Yufk and Yal
hutriedly turned over to the police,
Investigation Of the package At the
bureau of combustibles revealed With.
in a clock mechanism and metal
chamber in which explosive for such
machines is usually contained. say
the. New York newsd.spatches.
But the clock mechanism and metal
chamber We're only the broken work
inRs" Of Leemmage's graphophone.
Confident Repairs VIII Be Made.
Lemmage, who has been employed
here for years and Is still on the job,
was surprised when he learned of the
excitement the arrival of his package
had caused.
"Bomb!" he shouted. sit was only
my talking machine I wanted him to
TX"
Then he laughed.
Baxstrom, who has been kept busy
answering a food of messages, also
was amused.
Lemmage. after explaining the New
York bomb mystery" lighted his
pipe and started back to the pump
hause.
when they find out what it u.s." he
called back. W his shoulder, "they'ii
fix 1t for me yet"