Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-28
los VICTIMS OF FIRE in coal Mine ARE NOW
THOUGHT TO Be BEYOND HOPE OF RECOVERY
FAITH IN HIS
PAPER RESPONSIBLE

a 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 fthat city into furore.
Sam Lemmage, railroad pumphouse
tender, admitted that he was the
sender of the mysterious bomb y
package from Velva, N. d., that news
dispatches say was delivered to Ste
phen Brozovic, editor of the Narodni
List, New York's Croatian newspaper,
and that it was Immediately turned
over to the bureau of combustibles
for investigation without being open
ed. 1 1855. wy.
Lemmage's undying faith in Narod-
nj List and it's ability to care for his
every want was the cause OF the
thrill given the Austrian editor and
the guardians of the peace of Goth
am.
1t broke down that cheap little talk
ing machine which had beguiled many
lonesome hours for Lemmage as he
kept watch at the railroad pump
house here, where nothing but the
sky breaks the horizon OF the far
reaching, rolling prairie. Tuesday OF
last week Lemmage carried 1t care
fully to the 500 Line station and,
with the assistance of Edward Bax-
from, express agent, tried to fix it.
Their efforts failed.
"Ill send it to Narodni List Lem
mage told Baxtrom. They'll know
how to fix it for me-, .
Lemmage took out the broken
works and, with Baxtrom's help, pack
ed it securely and shipped it to Ste
phen Brozovic, editor Of Narodni List.
Baxtrom corroborates Lemmage's
story of the shipment and has the
shipping record to back it up. Both
declare that if the New York police
will fully explore the mysterious
package they will find there is no
cause for alarm.
Threats Pave Way For Scare.
During the last few weeks, Brozo-
vic has been receiving threats OF
death, according to the news dis
patches. Since the outbreak of the.
European war, he has espoused the
cause of Austria Hungary. From the
west and northwest where the Narod-
nj List has a circulation among the
Slavs, have come the menacing mis-.
sives. From Oakland, CAL, Tread
we'll, Alaska, and Lead City, S. D.,
sinister threats have been mailed.
Only yesterday Brozovic received a
letter from Livingston, Wis.
'For the enemies Of the Servians
there is no other cure than bombs
and pistol shots in the forehead it
read.
It was signed "Gavril Princip 3D.
Princip is the Servian who assas-
sinated Archduke Ferdinand, heir to
the Austrian throne, at Serajevo, Bos-
MIA, last July.
Looked Like Bomb, Anyway.
The package containing the broken
works of the little phonograph reach
ed New York and was hurriedly turn
ed over to the police.
Investigation of the package at
the bureau of combustibles revealed
within a clock mechanism and metal
chamber, in which explosive for such
machines is usually contained say
the New York news dispatches.
But the clock mechanism and metal
chamber were only the broken
workings" of Lemmage's graphic
phone.
Confident Repairs Will 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. ut was only
my talking machine wanted him to
fix" :.
Then he laughed.
Baxtrom, who has been kept busy
answering a flood of messages, also
was amused.
Lemmage, after explaining the New
York "bomb mystery" lighted his
pipe and started back to the pump
house.
''When they find out what it is" he
called back over his shoulder, they'll
fix it for me yet"