Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-30
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NITRO BLOWS UP
HOME OF OIL MAN
j. Edgar Pew's Residence AL
most Completely Demol-
ished by Bomb.
POWERS is HIGHLY NERVOUS
Man Held in Municipal Jail
Tells Vague and Contra
dictory Story.
POWERS is HIGHLY NERVOUS

After being put thru the third de-
gree" for some time last night, w. j.
Powers, believed to be an anarchist
and bomb-thrower and the man who
attempted to murder the entire family
Of j. Edgar Pew, prominent oil pro-
ducer, ALIAS South Cheyenne at 4:30
q. m. yesterday morning when he
placed powerful explosive under the
house that shattered and virtually de-
molished 1t, refused to make u con-
fession or admit his connection with
the destructive organization believed
responsible for the attack.
Altho confused and highly nervous
ever since his arrest In the Frisco pas
senger station four hours after the
explosion, Powers successfully re-
sisted gruelhng examination con-
Quoted by H. II. Townsend, chief de-
tective Of the Carter OIL company, Of
which Mr.. Pewsis president, and city
detectives
His answers, however, were so
vague and contradictory that the Off
GERS believe he may be the man who
purpetrated tho fiendish act. He will
be held for further investigation.
Caught Trying to Leave Town.
Powers was attempting to leave the
| city when placed under arrest. He
| told Detectives Carl and Lewis and
II. II. Townsend at that time that ho
had been working for the Gypsy on
company at Eldorado, Kan. A quick
| telegraphic inquiry from officials of
| that concern at Eldorado denied his
statement absolutely. They said Pow
ers had never worked for them and
that they never heard Of him.
During the examination last night
Powers, who is about 80, denied that
| he Is a member of the I. w. W., but
, his excited haste to make this denial
confirmed the belief Of the detectives
, that he is a member. He could give
no reasonable or intelligent account Of
himself, what he Is doing in Tulsa.
| when he came and from where, or
| what he has been doing. He made
so many confusing and contradictory
statements that the officers are conf
dent he knows something Of the MUIR
derous attempt on the Pew home.
On his person at the time officers
took him were found papers from
Drumright, indicating that he had
been In that city very recently. Drum
right Is the center Of q considerable
I. w. w. strength.
Plot to XIII OIL Men.
The attack on the Pew home Is be-
| lieved to be the initial effort Of q de-
| liberately planned conspiracy on the
part Of the anarchistic 1. w. w. or
ganization to murder the heads Of
many big oil producers Of Tulsa and
to slay and destroy with all the fiend-
ishness of the most depraved minds.
"Come to- Tulsa; we want to get the
heads of all these big concerns and
want q representative In each COM
pany!"
So ran q highly inflammatory ar
ticle in a late issue Of the organ of the
/. w. W. anarchists, Solidarity" pub
lished in Chicago. It was written by
one Gallagher. q well-known Tulsa
member Of the firebrand organization.
He has been a prolific producer Of
itraitorous propaganda urging destruc-
ton of property and resistance to gov
ernment authority. In this last AT
ticle he referred to bridges and pub
CONTINUED on PAGE SIX.