Evening star., 1927-11-14
OBREGON ESCAPES
BOMBS AND SHOTS
Mexican Presidential Candi-
date Lays Attack to His
Political Enemies.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. November IA
Gen. Alvaro Obregon, Mexico's sole
presidential candidate remaining as a
result of the recent revolt, today ex.
pressed belief that the attempt to
assassinate him yesterday was Of
political nature.
The general undoubtedly had the
narrowest escape of his life when he
emerged with but slight injuries from
his automobile, at which two bombs
had been thrown amid a rain Of bull
let's by three assailants. The back Of
the window of the automobile shows .
q bullet hole in the place ObreGon was
seated and the former President be.
lieved that he was saved by the fact
car when the first explosion took place
to avoid flying pieces OF glass from
the shattered windows.
Two Of the generals assailants, both
seriously wounded, were captured by
members of Obregons staff who pur.
sued them with pistols, while third
escaped after mad race through the
city streets which took place near the
CHIIcu sotdlcS SfuDdSSy.
Threw Bombs in Car.
Gen. Obregon, who had been in the
city scarcely more than two hours,
was motoring with party of friends
to a bull fight. AS they passed down
the avenue of insurgents, in the heart
OF the fashionable residential district
and near the United States embassy,
another automobile drew alongside.
Three men were in it. AS they passed
Gen. Obregon's car they threw two
small dynamite bombs.
Both bombs exploded. They shat.
tered the windshield and damaged the
automobile. A piece of glass from the
windshield scratched Obregon's cheek.
Obregon's chauffeur, Catarino Vii.
lanova. drew his pistol and opened
fire on the bombers. Ignacio Otero, a
companion of Obregon, who was in
another car. also opened fire. Two Of
the bombers. Lamberto Ruiz and An
tonic Tirado. were seriously wounded.
The automobile bearing Otero took up
the pursuit and captured the trio. The
third man was Francisco Olivero.
Police said the three men appeared
to be workingmen who were acting
for enemies OF Obregon. The two
wounded men were given medical at
tention at police headquarters and
their condition was described as grave.
Police did not make public any state
ment they or their companion may
have made.
Continued to Bullflght.
The companions Of Obregon In his
automobile, Arturo Orco and Thomas
Bay. at first thought that he had been
seriously wounded in the attempt.
The former president laughed and
told them not to worry as his face was
only scratched. Perfectly calm amidst
the excitement, he ordered his chauf-
feur to continue to the bullfght. He
saw the performance as he had plan.
ned.
President Gales was also at the
bullring. When he heard of the at
tempted assassination he warmly con.
graduated Obregon on his escape.
The anti-re-electionist organization
has under consideration Luis Cabrera.
former minister Of finance; Jose Vas
concelos, former minister of educa-
ton, and DIR. Francisco Vasques
Gomez as their candidates. 1t is said
that none of them has yet consented
to make the race.
Gen. Obregon told the Nogales,
Ariz., Herald over the telephone that
the bombers were political enemies"
but not men of importance.
Gen. Obregon notified his wife.
Sonora Maria Tapia de Obregon, who
is in Nogales, Sonora, of the attempt
and assured her that although he had
narrow escape" he was all right.
He also said that his chauffeur and
Orco were cut about the face and
hands by flying glass.
Obregon, who usually travels with.
out a bodyguard, left Nogales. So
nora. about two weeks ago for his
ranch at Cajame Sonora. He left his
ranch five days ago for Mexico City.