The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-18


that the explosion which snuffed
out the lives Of thIrty-hve persons
and Injured nearly 500 others In
Wall street Thursday noon was de.
llberately planned by radicals, Of.
ficials Of the department Of Justice,
headed by Atty. Gen. Palmer. today
spread a draenet owe rthe country
In efforts to trap its origlnators.
Spurred on by Nrewards aggregating
s20.5O0 offered by the New York city
administration and an accident insur-
ance company for the apprehension and
conviction of the person or persons re-
sponsible for the tragedy, police. exserv-
ice men and private citizens lent their
efforts to the federal agents in ferreting
cut clues.
FIVE CIRCULAR THREATS.
Five threatening circulars signed
american Anarchist Fighters a
pair of virtually brand-new union
made horseshoes, and the skeleton
of the mystery wagon" that is
supposed to have carried a pow
erfuI bomb, formed the main clues
today In eight separate, but we'll
co-ordinated Investigations into the
explosion.
Department of justice officials were
certain that the disaster was not the
result of one persons eccentricity, out
that il was a premeditated and tend-
isb plot of radicals bent on defiance of
law and organized government. William
J. Flynn, head of the department oil
Justices bureau of investigation, was
chief spokesman for his general opin-
ion. Atty. Gen. Palmer corroborated the
statement.
Tho most significant factor that LED
the federal lnvestia ators to this con.
cIuslon was the revelation by CHIEF
EIynn that half an hour before the
blast occurred there were placed In
mall box at the corner OF Cedar
street and Broadway, five circulars
reading;
"Remember, we will not tolerate
any longer. Free the political pris.
oners or II will be sure death for all
Of you.
AMERICAN ANARCHIST FIGHT
ERS."
1t was declared it was this same organ
lzation that signed the revolutionary
circulars wrapped around the bombs
sent out in various parts Of the country
nm June 1, 1919, when the department OF
Justice nipped in the bud nation
wide terrorist plot.
One difference between the circulars,
however, was that the literature found
last year was signed The Ananchstic
Eiphters," while that found yesterday
was signed American Anarchl's''c
fighters" .,,
'they have simply added American to
their new title.
Not Sent Through Mails.
Those who distributed the literature
Chief Flynn said, were careful not 10
end it through the mails ana We're
evidently afraid to pass it about lne
streets, so they concluded to stun II INTO
mail boxes and disappear before the eN-
plosion occurred.
MIsspelIing Noted.
or special interest to the authorities
In connection with the warming circu-
lars OF the American anarchist hgnt
ers was the misspelling of certain
words. such as ''rimember' ana pIls-
oniers, !" in one OF the copies thu,eHe,,s ei;ens
French for prisoners" The circulars
were printed in rubber type ,,u
Atty-Gen. Palmer made ciear m me
belief today that all present s,irecv snGreev'o"'
were those of criminal conspraCyt
Chief Flynn expressed the beiet
that the explosion was not aimed ~
rectly at Morgan & Co, but as a deIh-
onstration against the heart OF the
financial district ,,. -o.rc,,
was attached to finding the driver OF tne
lilapidated rusty wagon, the trasiile,la
~ which were found nearest the cfd''l
If the terrific detonation, Ohlclals pc
ieye apprehension of the authors OF the
.ragedy virtually hinges on th's us
,overy -, ae
,ote was seen by the investigators III
he discovery amid the WreckaRe Oh
.hree battered tin cans bearing tracts
ST gasoline and kerosene, These IL Is
believed were intended by the supposed
,lotters to hurl flames In all directions
when blasted by the explosion. ultasis NY
ourns on some of the victims OF Tue
disaster tend TO bear out this theofy'
. Most Promising Hunt.
Most promising in the hunt Tor the
cause of the disaster and It's insugatois
for all investigators now agree lhdt
il was deliberate plots the par ol
new shoes put. il is believed, Withlh
fortv-eight hours of the tragedy on the
horse that drew the mystery wagon,
and whose carcass was iouhu hlluMHE
between the United states ASSAY o'iise .Se
and the Morgan building, with all the
evidences of having suffered the ilnme-
diate and most terrific impact OF the
explosion Upon these shoes are I'M
nrinted the letters ~. :. !. -" "uI'"
stand for the Horseshoers lnterha-
tional union. ,a,., II chic
organization and every one ol its 3Vo
members were today made the supJett
NJ the most thorough going inquiry. IN
vestieating agents visiting every shop
apd irving to trace the horse owner.
A reDort which gained currency late
In st night 10 the effect that the owner
of the horse and mystery wagon was
known TO the police was denied carry
,odnv. but the officials are strongly
hopeful Of tracing him.
Look for Farrier.
Col william Mead, chief clerk Tor
J. p. Morgan & Co. declared the ar
yier who shod the horse that drew the
death wagon had heen found and that
be was rea sonahly sure Of the owner
identity Peculiar markings on the
dead horses shoes, il was said, aided
In fra cling the blacksmith, who thought
ba could remember who brought the
animal 10 him 10 he shod. Department
n Justice officials early today had
-either confirmed nor denied this re-
port. an, A..
Forty farriers called today tn the
,rfice Of Police Can't. Carey. chief Of
.he homicide bureau. 10 examine the
hoofs and shoes Of the horse which
drew. the death wagon. None could
,dantif,. them Can't Carey then an
7ounccd there were no new develop
ments. "
Tbere were stil about $50 injured
being cared for IN hospitals today
nsnv said 10 be still in a serious con-
dIfion Scores Of those who WI re-