TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1920
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THREATS INDICATED
Cleveland, Boston, Trenton
and New Bedford Warned.
MESSAGES THOUGHT JOKE
Although Work Believed That of
Some Crank, Authorities Do
Siot Relax Vigilance.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22. While the
latest developments today In the in
vestigation of Wall street's explosion
pointed to an accident rather than a
plot, news dispatches from other
cities indicated that a mild epidemic
of 'bomb threats" had broken out
throughout the country.
Cleveland, Boston. New Bedford,
Trenton and New York were among
cities which reported anonymous
warnings of dire misfortune. Al
though authorities professed to re
gard the messages as the work of
come practical joker or crank, nev
ertheless in every instance extra pre
cautions to prevent outrages were
taken. The fact that New York's
customs house still stands unshaken
after the warnings of an explosion
to have occurred yesterday, did not
cause either federal or local officials
to relax their vigilance.
Four Talk With Driver.
While various investigating bodies
were tracking clews ail over New
York and New Jersey, four men em
ployed by a house-wrecking concern,
working in the financial district, re
ported a.1 the municipal building that
ten minutes after the Wall street
blast they had been talking with the
driver of the death wagon which is
believed either to have carted a bomb
Into Wall street or to have been hit
by an automobile there while convey
ing explosives.
The workers said that the driver
had rushed up to them and declared
his wagon had been blown up while
he was telephoning his employer for
an address to which he had been or
dered to take some building mate
rials. Then be was said to have
disappeared.
Contractors Cart Explosives.
Assistant District Attorney Talley
indicated tonight that the September
grand jury investigating the disaster
would be particularly interested in
the story of these four men, as the
jurors had been charged to look for
criminal negligence as well as con
spiracy. A hint of the former was
given by the workmen who declared
to reporters that some contractors
frequently cartel explosives in any
sort of vehicle without bothering to
obtain a permit,
The grand jury-today ordered that
subjenas be issued for drivers and
superintendents of explosives com
panies here, returnable tomorrow.
Cleveland Warned of Kxploslves.
CLEVELAND, O..- Sept. 22. Post
master Murphy today received an
anonymous letter at noon that two
wagon loads of high explosives were
being brought into the city and that
the federal reserve bank, the Union
National bank and the' Citizens Sav
ings & Trust company were to be
blown up before midnight. Federal
authorities communicated with the
police and detectives, .and police were
rushed to each of the three institutions.
to that effect, and the man walked
away.
"We are sending W. E. Crow, one of
our men from the office who is In
charge of that territory, up to Astoria
tomorrow morning with orders to
stay there until the affair la cleared
up, and to assist in every way to lo
cate the men who "perpetrated the
outrage. This Is the first trouble of
any kind that we have had In our
outside work."
J. E. McCall, superintendent of the
furnace department of the company,
under whose direct supervision Goetl
has been working, said that he had
made a trip to Astoria in person last
week, prior to sending Goetl Into that
territory.
"Things looked pretty bad when I
was in Astoria," said Mr. McCall. "but
I had no Idea there would be any
trouble of this kind. I could see that
there was a rough element there, but
the Idea never occurred to me that
there would be any actual demonstra
tions made. We are sending Crow
and Hamstreet from this department
tomorrow morning to look Into the
affair and stay on the job until it is
sifted out.
"Goetx' father telephoned me this
morning, which was the first Inkling
that we had of the affair. He
seemed pretty worried. His son tele
phoned him this morning that he was
able to be up and around, so I Imagine
his injuries are not very serious."
The father of the Injured man
would make no statement about the
affair last night, even to the extent
of telling the gist of the telephone
message from his son. He refused to
talk about the affair,ln any way, de
claring that "there was nothing to
say."
OFFICIALS GET WARNING
METHODIST BODY SATS TI
JUANA PERMITS MCST CEASE.
FUTILITY OF COAST
TOUR CLEARLY SEEN
Democrats Realize Need of
Change in Tactics.
DRIVE IN EAST PLANNED
President Expected Hereafter to
. Play Larger Part In Campaign.
Cox in Difficult liole.
Churchmen Object to One Day
Passes Being Issued to Enter
Mexican Town.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22. The board
of temperance, prohibition and public
morals oT the Methodist Episcopal
church in a statement today criticized
state department officials for Issuing
one-day permits for Americans in
California to cross to Tijuana. Mexico,
and declared that unless there was a
change of policy before December,
the matter "should engage the atten
tion of congress."
Despite the contention of the de
partment of state that one-day per
mits are being issued for Americans
to cross to Tijuana. Mexico, where
there is "reasonable and legitimate
need of crossing, circumstantial evi
dence seems to indicate that the de
partment's privileges are being used
ap a convenience to gamblers, prosti
tutes and sports of the Mexican bor
der," said the statement.
"There Is no legitimate business at
Tijuana. It is a town made up of
gamblers, bad women, thieves, booze
sellers, cock fight and dog fight pro
moters, bull fighters and criminals of
every description. It could not exist
if the state department were to quit
issuing special permits, and require
passports of those wishing to cross
the line."
Brooklyn Bombing Warned.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22. Warning
that the Brooklyn postoffice should
be "cleared at 12:15 A. M. Saturday"
was received there today on a post
card. It was characterized as a joke
by B. M. Gardner, collector of in
ternal revenue, but he took measures
to guard the structure.
Trenton Buildings Guarded.
TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 22. The
municipal building was under guard
today after receipt of a "threat" to
bomb the structure. Officials are In
clined to regard the letter as a joke.
VETERAN JS BRANDED
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ered consciousness partly in the auto
mobile. He remembered that his cap
tors ordered him to be quiet, and told
him he would not go to work again.
He also had a dim recollection that
they said: "That there will be hell
in Chehalis." He was sure of the men
tion of the Washington city, but the
inference is drawn that the men may
have made reference to the I. W. W.
outrage in Centralia last Armistice
day.
Mr. Goetx did not remember how
far he was taken, or where, but from
the fragments of his story and his
hazy general description the police
felt sure that he was left in the old
cemetery or near it. He was not in
the street, he said, and at the same
time wandered about until he found
- his room again without covering hlm-
self with mud.
Ten dollars and eight job tickets,
which he had In his pockets at the
time of the assault were miseing
... when he recovered his sjenses. He
thought the heavy rain, which was
fulling when he came to himself.
brought back his consciousness, al
though he has no knowledge of the
time.
The marks that he bears In his
flesh are unmistakably the letters
designating the wobbly organiza
tion. They are upside down on his
abdomen, slightly above the waist.
Mr. Goetz has received instructions
from his employers in Portland not
to proceed with the work of install
.. ing the furnaces here until further
developments are reached in the case.
He expected to return to Portland
- He served with the 3d company of
"" coast artillery of the San Diego coast
defenses during the war and has lived
In Portland about a year. V
INVESTIGATION" TO BE MADE
COX FIGHTING ALL ALONE
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to the change in the personnel of the
party organization that attended
Cox's nomination. When the forces
that nominated Cox came east from
the San Francisco convention they
were a little too much in the flush of
victory. They wanted to make a clean
sweep of headquarters and put their
own men In charge. They got It
partly done before Cox became aware
of it and put a stop to it. Cox tried
to save ex-Chairman Homer S. Cum
min grs just as he was being deposed.
but it was too late. Cox did save
some of the minor officials, but i
rift was created by the aggressive
ness of the men who named Cox
which has never healed.
It was too late for the new crowd
to build up an effective mechanism
for collecting small contributions.
The time was too short. Then, when
they turned to greeting large con
tributions from a few rich democrats
they found that many of these demo
crats, while willing to give within
reason, were not disposed to go to
the limits that they went for Wilson
in 1916 and 1912. Wilson was their
man. Cox Is the other crowd's man.
Wilson Friends Estranged.
Undoubtedly, prejudice against
Murphy, Nugent and some of the other
anti-Wilson bosses who had a hand in
nominating Cox, has chilled those
democrats who are friends of Wilson
and McAdoo.
McAdoo personally Dlaved the came
as a'loyal party man. He has given
a thousand dollars in money. He has
written to every delegate who voted
for him at San Francisco asking each
of them to do his best for Cox. He
has presided at a Cox meeting in New
York. And he has offered to do three
weeks of campaigning.
But the friends of Wilson and of
McAdoo are not behind the present
campaign In the same way they were
behind the campaign of 1916. They
can't be expected to be. Wilson's
friends provided the energy and en
thusiasm for bis campaign. Cox's
friends must be expected to provide
the energy and enthusiasm for this.
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Is I'lrst Trouble Experienced.
Officials of the Associated Engl
neering corporation said last night
that they had heard of the affair
only indirectly through the father of
George H. Goeta, who had received
telephone message from the injured
man yesterday morning.
"The first we knew of the affair
was when Goetx telephoned his father
this morning," said William It. L,acey
vice-president of the corporation, last
night. "Goetz has been In Astoria
since September 15 and had not been
in communication with the office ex
cept in a business way since that
time.
"Goets was approached while he
was superintending the unloading of
some supplies shipped to Astoria
from Portland, and was asked if he
bad a card. Goetz told him that
suggested that necessity by saying he
will take a hand in the campaign if
Governor Cox asks for it- The gov
ernor has not yet made the request,
so far as known, but it is assumed he
will have to make it.
Senator Harding was still running
ahead yesterday, the third day of the
balloting in the nation-wide straw
ballot oeing conducted In S000 moving
picture theaters by the Associated
First National Pictures. Inc. The vote
stood: Harding 8267, Cox 3533. New
Haven, Conn, gave Harding 960 and
Cox 344.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Sept. 22. Governor Cox
has definitely failed to accomplish
the purpose of his western campaign
tour, according to best information
received here, necessitating a com
plete change in the campaign meth
ods to be pursued. Democratic lead
ers have been conferring for the past
few days and the decision h-as been
reached to concentrate in the eastern
states. In the hope of turning what
now rooks like certain defeat into
possible victory.
In this change of .programme much
depends upon the president, and he
is exipected to have a mucm larger
part In the rest of the campaign than
he has hitherto playedv The decision
to call on the president has not been
definitely reached, although the Wil
son forces are credited with believ
ing that the appeal must definitely
co-me and they regard the actuation
with considerable pleasure.
The supporters of Governor Cox, on
the contrary, especially t'he forces
which nominated him at San Fran-
ciaoo as a frajikly anti-administration
candidate, are not so well pleased and
it is this feature of the situation that
is giving the Cox managers their
greatest worry.
Difficult Role Essayed.
Those who have criticised the
course of Governor Cox from the
outset say the present situation is
the logical result of his call on the
president at the outset of the cam
paign, when he pledged himself to
support the Wilson course In the
league of nations issue. Since then,
it is asserted, the candidate has been
sidestepping vigorously, endeavoring
to give appearance of fulfilling that
pledge and at the same time leaving
the promise of fulfillment so indef
inite as to hold the. support of that
large group of democrats which has
not been won oved to the Wilson doc
trine. In his effort to get away from
this embarrassing situation Governor
Cox made his attack upon the al
leged campaign funds of the repub
licans, an attack which, it is de
clared, has utterly failed to change
the issue or focus attention on some
thing besides the league of nations
Issue.
Then came the effort to appeal to
the progressive west as a. progres
sive. Governor Cox has made that
appeal and, according to reports, has
found the west cold. The Ohio gov
ernor has elicited applause in some
of his addresses and his desire to win
the momentary appeal has apparently
aided in his undoing. He has .traveled
through wet territory and through
dry, and has governed himself ac
cordingly, winning applause here and
there, but seemingly forgetting that
his. speeches are read by the entire
country, and that his audience is na
tional and not local.
Decision Sow Imperative.
These sharp turns, made for the
purpose of appealing to the few gath
ered before him. have accentuated
the suspicion that the governor has
not found himself and that his sin
cerity is to be measured carefully.
The failure of this tour throughout
the west is not registered alone by
reports from that section. The Maine
results, the primary elections in New
Hampshire and other states, have all
carried the suggestion of a repub
lican groundswell all of tt forcing
the democratic candidate into a posi
tion where he will have to make a
decision.
The president has asked for a
:solemri referendum" on the league.
His followers frankly admit he can
hardly be satisfied with the qualified
position taken by Governor Cox up
to this time and the sponsor of the
league is credited with having bided
his time until the exigencies of the
campaign forced a recognition of his
value in the situation. He has deftly
SAN FRANCISCO WARNED
Mayor Gets Postcard Advising Pro
tection of Buildings.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22. Fed
eral and city authorities here are to
take .extra precautions in the protec
tion of government property tomor
row because of a post card received
today by Bostmaster Charles W. Fay.
The correspondence aide of the card
bore a manuring border and read:
"Protect all municipal buildings
Thursday at 2:15 o'clock. Banks, city
hall. (Signed)
"I. S. C. J. R I. L.. P. E.. R. K."
Postmaster Fay submitted the card
to the police and department of Jus
tice. He said he believed it a hoax.
RACIAL EQUALITY IS GOAL
(Continued From Ftrst Page.)
a formal treaty drawn. .The present
situation in the United States, 'how
ever, doe's not favor a speedy solution,
which might be overturned by the
succeeding administration, the news
paper declares, acding that America
seems to object to giving the Japa
i cse equal treatment with Americans
Ic declares some Japanese officials
are convinced the anti-Japanese senti
ment is spreading; gradually through
out the United States, and therefore
the Japanese must seek a funda
mental solution.
The newspaper understands also
that Japan will Insist on maintenance
of her rights in the South Sea Islands,
for which she received the mandate
at the peace conference.'
Although Great Britain and the
United States may oppose racial
equality, according to the newspapers,
Japan will insist by all possible
means upon its acceptance by the
league of nations.
Situation Declared Strained.
In his address to the provincial
governors yesterday. Premier Hara
said the situation of the world never
was more strained than at present.
Japan had decided to withdraw her
troops from Siberia except from those
places where consideration of the
empire's defense rendered the sta
tioning of troops imperative. Premier
Hara said.
Concerning Shantung, the premier
aeserted Japan still was ready to
negotiate with China, who refused to
consider Japan's proposals.
' After referring to Japan's Increased
responsibility and increased expendi
ture. Premier Hara said these were
points deserving every attention of
the people.
"In thse circumstances it Is the
height of folly to use diplomatic prob
lems for furthering political strug
gles," the premier declared.
Kenseo Adachl of the Kenseo-Kal
or opposition party, in a statement to
day said the anti-Japanese movement
w a- a matter of international gravity
He declared Premier Hara's words of
hope of a satisfactory settlement were
disappointing.
M. Adachi said he believed Japan's
defeat in California would be equiva
lent to her defeat In China and Corea.
COX'S TRAIN WRECKED
(Contlrtued From First Page.)
ing rail under the two heavy locomo
tivea and unusually heavy steel
equipment caused the wreck. Th
line is not a main artery but a
branch of the Santa Fe system and
the rails, it was said, were not of the
heaviest tVDe.
A rumor was current among 'the
farm people and others who gathered
soon after the wreck that a man had
been seen running along the road be
side the track just before the train
left the track, but the rumor was
entirely without confirmation and
was not credited by Governor Cox
members of his party or railroad op
eratlves.
Wilson to Contribute Speeches.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22. George
White, chairman of the democratic
national committee. intimated at
party headquarters today that Presi
dent Wilson's contribution in the
present campaign would consist of
making a few speeches from the
White House and issuing statements
from time to time.
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