The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1920-09-23
Terrible Explosion in Financial
District Of New York Laid
to Anarchists
MAY Be PART OF HUGE PLOT
Republicans Say Maine Result Pre-.
sases Their Victory In November
Attitude Of Women votsrs slanih.
eant-cox Approves Roots Plan for
World Court.
By EDWARD W. pIcKARo.

New FORKS financial center was
shattered and the entire country
shocked on Thursday by a terrible ex-
plosion that took the lives Of about
30 persons and injured some 300 9TH
ers. That It was the result Of a de-
llberate plot by anarchists is the firm
belief Of federal and local officials, and
there Is reason to fear that II was
but the start Of campaign Of terror
ism against the financIers Of America.
The explosion came exactly at the
noon hour, directly In front Of the new
assay building at Broad and Wall
streets adjoining the subtreasury. and
across the street from the beautiful
J. P. Morgan building. A one-horse
truck was standing there and the au-
thorities believe It contained q gigan-
tic bomb that was exploded BY a time
clock. The deaths and injuries and
the damage done to buildings were
mostly caused by short. heavy slugs
made from broken cast iron window
weights, unlike any 10 the Wall street
district. This fact. together with
many other developments. furnished
a basis for the theory Of the officials.
After the disaster It was learned that
Wall street employee and the French
high commission had both received
warning that there would be an ex-
plosion In the district on September
Is. The letters both came from e.
Fischer, formerly an employee Of the
French commission. and were mailed
from Toronto. Fischer is said to be
deranged as result Of nervous
breakdown.
The victims of the explosion were
mostly clerks ard messengers. No
prominent financler was killed. though
many Of them had narrow escapes,
and Junlus Spencer Morgan, son of
J. P. Morgan. was cut by flying glass.
II It Is stlll true that "as goes Maine,
50 goes the nation" the Republicans
will score tremendous victory In No
vember. They swept the Pine Tree
state. electIng Parkhurst for governor,
and all the rest Of their ticket by a
majority Of about $1,000. Every coun-
~ In the state went Republican. Ma
,Gonal leaders Of the party. Of course,
greeted this result with shouts Of Joy.
Nearly $4,000 women went to the polls,
and some 10000 of them voted the
Republican ticket. This Is regarded
as especially significant, for 1t has
been contended that the women Of the
country would support the League Of
Nations. The campaign in Maine was
conducted largely on national issues.
the league issue being foremost, and
both parties sent national figures into
the state as campaign orators, the
Democratic forces being led by Frank
lin d. Roosevelt. candidate for vice
president, and Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels. Calvin Coolidge, Republican
candidate for vice president. Senator
Lodge and other heavy guns were
there for the Republican ticket. and
devoted much Of their energies to- at
tackIng the Wilson draft Of the league.
Governor Cox, Mr.. Roosevelt, Chair
man White and other leading Demo
Gratis all refuse to consider Maine
reliable political barometer. Secre-
fary Tumulty, after comforting with
President Wilson. said only that the
Maine result "cannot be considered as
Indicative Of the general result In
November"
The impartial observer will accord
the greatest importance to the atti-
tude Of the Maine women. though 1t
may be true that the women Of the
central and western states do not feel
the same way about the league a.
President Wilson wants It.