Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-18
Attorney General Palmer
Goes to New York to Di-
rect Investigation.
MANY OF VICTIMS
MANNED FOR LIFE
More Than $50 injured in Explosion
Remain in HospitaIs-search Being
Maas For Driver Of DiIapidated
Wasen Which Hauled Explosive
Important Clue obtained-Fischer
May 80 Extraditsd From Canada.
BY Associated Press.

w ay Do 6AtTa0iSsO = tS" So'0s
BY Associated Press.
New York, Sept. 1s.-convinced
that the explosion which 1snuffed out
the lives OF thirty five persons and
injured nearly 900 others in Wall
street Thursday noon was deliber-
ateiy planned by radicals, officials OF
the department of justice, headed by
Attorney General Palmer himself, to-
day spread = dragnet over the coun-
try In efforts to trap It's originators
6purred on by rewards aggregat-
ing S2o,500 offered by the New York
City administration and an accident
insurance company for the appre-
ilension and conviction Of the per-
son or persons responsible for the
tragedy, police, ex-service men and
private citizens lent their efforts to
the federal agents in ferreting out
cIews.
Convinced Of Fiendish Plot.
Department Of justice officials
4 ssic Ssi '.s','. 80. -. .,
INC ps te anu y. pio. ~
radicals bent on defiance of law and
organized government. William j..
Eiynn, head of the bureau of inves-
stigation Of the department of JUS
tice, was chief spokesman for this
general sopinjon. Attorney General
Palmer cosToborated the statement.
Ghiet Ffynn based his opinion on
the fndin9 OF radical literature In
4 po1tofnce poxes near the scene OF
4 the frag0dy soon aIter II occurred
de pointed out peculiar similarity
betsxeen Etns nature OF TINS literature
jand mat fcund IN connectlon Win
Aine terrorasts piots IN 1une, iSlS. SIM
liar Expressions and similarly mis-
sstspelled words cnaracterlzeo .ne NJ
4 eaatupe Iouno Yesterday ana IN tsiS.
sOne d-ference between the t"o'
however, was 'nat the iteraLnre
{ Ioun0 iast year was signed Inc
Anarcnistio fl9nters, Wnlle tnat
]. found YESTERDAY was signed Amer
4 ican Anarcnist I1knters
xou can see, Chief Flynn re-
Z marked. they nave simply added
American 70 their title now.
S4aroh T Or Wagon Driver.
Chief Flynn said those who dis
4 tributsd the literature were careful
not to send It thru the mails and
were evidently afraid to pass 1t
about the streets. so they concluded
To stuff It into mail boxes and disap-
pear before the explosion occurred.
Primary Importance In today's
search wsls attached to finding the
driver OF the dilapidated, rusty, red
wagon, the fragments of which were
found nearest the crater of the ter
rifle detonation. Officials believe ap-
prehension OF the authors Of the
tragedy virtually hinges on this dis
covery.
Col William Mead. chief clerk for
j. r. Morgan 4 Co., declared the man
who shod tho horse that drew the
red wagon had been found and that
he was reasonably sure Of the owners
identity. Peculiar markings on the
dead horses shoes, 1t was said. aided
in tracing the blacksmith, who
thought he could remember who
brought the animal to him to be
shod. Attorney General Palmer said
an attempt was being made to trace
the animals owner. He considered
sshis discovery Of paramount impor-
tance.
Scores Manned For Life.
There were still about $50 persons
being cared for In hospitals today,
4 many Of whom were said to be still
in g serious condition. Scores VI
those who will recover will be
MANNED for life, It Is said.
Department of justice officials at
tached relatively small Importance to
the detention OF Edwin P. Fischer, at
hamilton. Ont, who yesterday ad-
! mltted TO Canadian authorities hav-
ng sent warnings OF the disaster to
I several friends here. However, At
4 torney General Palmer said be would
dlrect that Fischer be thoroughly ex-
I amined IN the hope that he might
present valuable leads"
May 'Extradite Fischer.
II was also expected that those