Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-28
NEWS review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Terrible Explosion in Financial
District of New York Laid
to Anarchists
MAY Be PART OF HUGE PLOT
Republicans Say Maine Result Pre-
sages Their Victory in November
Attitude of Women Voters Signih-
cant-cox Approves Roots Plan for
World Court.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD.

New York's financial center was
shattered and the entire country
shocked on Thursday by terrible ex-
plosion that took the lives of about
30 persons and injured some 300 9TH
ers. That it was the, result Of de-
liberate 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 a 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
]. P. Morgan building. A one-horse
truck was standing there and the au-
thoritfes believe it contained gigan-
tic bomb that was exploded by 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 in 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
a 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. Thee 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 a result of a nervous
! breakdown.
The victims of the explosion were
mostly clerks and messengers. No
| prominent financier was killed, though
many of them had narrow escapes,
| and Junius Spencer Morgan, son of
]. P. Morgan, was cut by flying glass.
If it is still true that "as goes Maine,
so goes the nation" the Republicans
| will score a tremendous victory in No
| vember. They swept the Pine Tree
state, electing Parkhurst for governor
| and all the rest of their ticket by a
majorityaof about $1,000. Every coun-
ty in the state went Republican. Ma
tional 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 it has
| q .,
country would support the League OF
Nations. The campaign in Maine was
conducted largely on national issues
the league issue being foremost, ant
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, ant
devoted much of their energies to at
lacking 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. Score
tary TumuIty, after comforting witt
President Wilson, said only that thu
Maine result cannot be considered al
indicative of the general result Ii
November"
The impartial observer Will accort
the greatest importance to the atti
tude of the Maine women, though /
may be true that the women of tn
central and western states do not fee
the same way about the league a
President Wilson wants it.