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Ml r?-s 1M ESs MANY A ILLED THE WEATHER. FOR IXDIANA Fair tonight and Prldayi cooler tonight. JU On, street and newsstands, 3o Kanunond and Wear Hammond, per copy. SeUrerea by carrier la eOo per m--utb-. VOL. XIV, NO. 76. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1920. HAMMOND, INDIANA

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Dramatic Moments in Mormon Tabernacle Last Night. BT HARRT L. ROGERS . 'STAFr C"ESPONOrNT I N SEWVICEI EX ROUTE WITH GOV. COX, ELKO. NEV., Sept. 16 Fully prepared to take a definite stand on the Japanese Question when he enters California tonight, Gov. James M. Cox. w&a today specdice across Nevada, convinced that the Mormon church is solidly behind the league of nations and that he .will carry the state ol Utah In the November elections. The governor's first speech in the Sage Brush state was delivered here early this morning immediately after the California reception committee had come aboard to greet him. Other addresses will be made at Winnemucca, Lovelock and Sparks with the main speech of the day at Reno this evening. SAYS IT WAS THE GREATEST The governor regards the meeting at Salt Lake last night as the greatest thus far in the campaign. "It was the most wonderful assemblage I have ever seen." ha said, following the dismissal of the audience which packed the Mormon tabernacle to capacity. "Many times during his speech in

which he touched upon practically Lash tearing around at his restaurant on every issue thu-s far raised in Uie Sibley street, and crabbing like everycampalgn Interest was intense, but! thing because all of his customers come probably the most drastic moment ; ia at the same time. tame when Gov. Cox was interrupted! . while sneaking: of Senator Harding's! - JOHN' MORTHLAXD, who seldom

position with regard to the league of j nations. HARDING OX LEACIE "Where does Senator Harding utand on the league: loes anyone in tnis audience know?" explained the governor. "America first! That's where Harding stands," yelled someone. "America first:" repeated the governor. "What was the slogan of Ge'rmany? "Deutschland Uber Alles, was it not? Tou are singing tl song the kaiser sang when the wo.-M rose up and struck him down. If that is to be America's slogan. If America is to stand isolated from the world, she must arm to the teeth; she must always be prepared for war. COX GIVES HIS CREED "He's lost his voice." when the heckler failed to respond. Then Governor Cox said: "My creed is 'The Lord God Almighty first." governor ' in an asked uproar, in a mild Then ths tona: "Has anybody else anything to say about Senator Harding's position?" "What are you going to do about political, prisoners?" another heckler asked earlier in the evening. AS TO POLITICAL PRISONERS "We have never known anything about political prisoners in America j except during the war,' the governor, replied, "and war laws ought to be J repealed now. that the war is over, j The bill of rights gives us the right; of free speech, free assembly and a' free press, and those are among the,; greatest boons of our civilisation. Myi experience is that if you martyrize! some fellow who seeks martyrdom you are not helping the best interests; of society, but war or no war, me man who preaches revolution In America is dangerous to the interests or America." Replying to a question as to his stand on prohibition the governor; reiterated his statement that the liquorj question is dead as slavery and ?aid:i "On the fourth of March I will tak-J ! the oath of .office and I will swear be-.' fore Almighty God to defend and protect the constitution and the laws ci the land." WHITING CHILD IT BY AUTO WHITING, IND., Sept. 16 The four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Morse of 788 Indiana boulevard was quite badly injured yesterday morning when struck by an automobile- owned by Mr. Cudahy of Chicago, a Sinclair Oil Co. official, which was driven by his chauffeur. The child had Just started to kindergarten, and was on his way to school when the accident happened. The victim was taken to the office of Dr. Shimp and later to the office of Dr. Hoskins, where the X-Ray was used, but no bones were found to be broken. He. however, sustained a laceration of the scalp, a contusion of the forehead, his face and back were very badly bruised and the skin torn from his left arm. The driver was absolved from blame. PARIS. Sept. 16. Gen. Gauraud. a commander of the French forces in Syriajhas entered Aleppo, according f advices from Damascus today. The Frenci have been making war against tho Aiab army of Feisal, self proclaim ed King of Syria, who oppose the French mandate for Syria.

You Hear That J. E. McCLANAHAX is bacn from u business visit to Rensselaer. COUNTRY club golfers in two flights are competing in the annual club championship gamts for three weeks. THE directors of the Hammond Country club held their monthly meeting last night and took up some important club matters. BOTH rooms of the Hammond superior court are working on special matters this week and will take up the calendar in earnest next Monday. THE Hammond Country club will send, a good-ssed delegation to the Gary Country club's first annual barbecue and out-door picnic ne.t Saturday. SEVERAL new policemen have been added to the Hammond force since the raise in pay. but there are still room for more. William Lute is the latest officer to resign. "A COLD glass of beer on a hot day never hurt anybody," said Henry Whitakcr. "and it doesn't seem richt to me to take it from the men who work and need it." BLOCK after blocit of cement sidewalk laid this summer in AVest Hammond, makes the outlook tnuch brighter for pedestrians across tho state line during the winter. HAJIMO.VO photographers attended the Xorthern Indiana Photographer's social club outing at Sheridan Beach. Michigan City, a fish dinner was the piece de resistance. OXE of the sights of the town Fred goes around with a grin, is wearing the smile that won't come off and it only takes two words for him to tell the reason, "Maine. FIXE." HAMMOXD seems to be ignorant of the birthday of the constitution tomorrow and has made no arrangement to celebrate it as provided by Gov. Goodrich's proclamation. "TALK about crops." said W. H. Spellman. "I just got a letter from a relative in Ohio and he tells me of cutting a field of oats 45 acres and the oats only ran S3 bushels to the acre." WEST Hammond's share cf the Illinois primary passed off quietly yesterday. Only a mild interest was shown but reports indicate that Maclay Hoyne fared better there than in other districts. ROSCOE WOODS believes that half the dust in Hammond originates In the 1 Central school lot, which, since the dlsmantling of Liberty hall, has been not a sight for sore eyes but a cause for sore eyes. SCAFFOLDING has been removed from the front of the new Gregory theater building showing it to be one of the most artistic in the region. The steel ar.rt concrete roof will soon be completed. IT HAS been suggested that prob ably a couple of policemen at Harrison ' park tomorrow evening might enable ! those who come to hear the music, to do I so without bring pestered to death by scrapping children. EAST SIDERS will have their inning tonight in the big parade and band concert on Calumet avenue. They plan to show the world that some of the livest boosters of the district live along the new thoroughfare. THE new front of the building to be occupied by thAmerican Trust & Savings bank on East State street, is nearly completed. The old stonework is being sand blasted to make it mate! up with the new pillars and trimmings.

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Plymouth court, between Jackson boulevard and Van Euren street. Chicago, yesterday, and when he returned it was gone. Police have found no trace of the car. WILLIAM B. MUIR. who now lives at Hollywood, a Los Angeles siburb. declares his intention of remaining in California even if he has to sleep under a tree. He says the Hammond colony at Los Angeles is planning to have a big picnic soon. REFERRING to the action of Truman j avenue residents in having the street classed as a boulevard, a Hammond motorist says: "If they are kimply trying to keep trucks oil of the street, the best plan would be to let that old street stay just like it is." ATTT. FRED BARNETT. democratic candidate for congressman, has a bad summer cold as a result of a campaign trip to Rensselaer. However, he went to Valparaiso yesterday afternoon and also took part in the doings at Whiting last night. DOC OBERLIX and the stork paid a visit to an Italian family the other day and in getting birth statistics from the mother the doctor asked the nationality of the father, "Oh. he's a wop." answered the mother laughingly. "And what's yours?" She's a guinea," cut in her sister with a grin.

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REGION CITIES Incoming Aliens Flock to U.S. and Many are Locating in Cities Hereabouts. Cities of the Calumet region are beginning to feel the effects of the heavy Increase in immigration which threatens soon to break all previous records. After a cessation since the outbreak of the European war aliens are now reaching this part of the country daily. Yesterday afternoon a young Gary business man of Greek nativity opplied at the office of U. S. Commissioner Charles Surprise in Hammond for the necessary affidavits t assist his wife, children and possibly two sisters in coming to Gary. MA.W KEADY To COME "In my old huma town in Greece there are about 500 homes and from ...... . ,v oung men have coma to this country." taid the young man. "We don't want to go back there, uui are bringing our relatives here." "That is a typical example of the inquiries which come to this office every day." said Mr. Sji prise. "Scarcely a day passes that I do not issue affidavits for three or four men who wish to bring their relatives to the United States." RATE IS IXCREASIXG In spite of the restrictions which have been placed on immigration bv lAt fi thC toamshiP c - panies, the records at Ellis Island sho mat 18,631 aliens entered the port of New York during the week which en.1ed August 28. In June It was announced that the foreigners were com. ing at the rate of 60,t)00 annually "bin rhe figures for August show that the annual rate has now increased to over 834.000. It is necessary for persons desiring to come to America to furnish the American consul with affidavits showing that they have people here who can care for them and that arrangements for their reception have already been made. This is being closely followed by the steamship lines as the contracts wit hthe government re-! quire that whenever an alien is denied admission at the port of entry, the steamship company which brought him across must return him to his port or embarkation free of charge. i GERMAN RESTRICTIONS LIFTED ' "The restrictions against immigrants from Germany were lifted only recently and we are just now beginning to get applications for affidavits by persons of German descent who wish to bring their relatives here." said the commissioner. "Prior to a month ago the bulk of the immigration was from Greece. Italy. Cz cho-Siovakia and othe rsmall countries of Southern Europe." j It is interesting to note that fewseem to be coming to this country from England although there have been a number of applications for passports through th-s Hammond office by persons who intend to return to England. I E BABY WAS GIRL Enraged because their child was born a girl instead of a boy. Benjamin B. (Barman left his home in Hammond. October 31, 1919 and has not lived wiiii his fa.'.niy since then. S i :h ic ihe allegation made by his wife, Retta Barman. ' in her complaint f-r divorce which was filed thi3 mcr.iiii? by Attorney M . M . Bruce in tho Hammond fujierior court. Mrs. Earman says they were married "e rel Jca lo purchase furniture and during the nearly two years they lived together they either occupied furnished rooms or lived with Mrs. Barman's mother. She says he frequently remained away from home Saturday evening until Sunday night and spent his t-pare time playing cards. Their first children were twins but they lived only a short time. Then the daughter was born which brought I the break in the family. Barman 1. said to have declared he would not support a " damn girl" and that was all there was to it. The wife says he is "wholly worthless and devoid of any of the finr sensibilities of a man" and hence she wants a divorce and the custody of the child. CROWN POINT CAMPAIGN STARTS NEXTJ3ATURDAY (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES! CROWN POINT. Ind.. Sept. 16 The republican campaign will open here on Saturday night with a big gathering at Central Music Hall. Four speakers have been assigned for the meeting at Crown Point. They will b Mr. McCray. Senator Watson. Representative Will R. Wood and Misj Eleanor P. Barker of Indianapolis. A big crowd will undoubtedly be present to hear this well known quartette.

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fr - - si' ft-, i 5 -k: 4 " it ' ? ft- ' ' -( LI El TEX ANT II. E. WILSO.Y The many pupils and friends of H. E. Wilson, formerly physical instructor in the grades of the Hammond public schools, and who may not recognize the uniform and military title, will be pieaiva to learn or his success and ac. tivities since leaving Hammond In 191$. Mr. Wilson was commissioned a First Lieutenant In the Sanitary Corps and assigned to varioup posts a a physical intructor, making good In each station. In training soldiers, especially aviators, he became interested and took the flying course, finally being commissioned a First Class Flyer with the rank of First Lieutenant. At March Field. California, he had charge of tin entire physical direction at the cantonemcnt. In 1919 following his discharge. he was employed as the physi cal director of the Riverside. California. Public Schools; giving great satiifaction. he was fe-trnployed in 1320, at an increase In salary; in addition he was placed h cj;rge of the Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium at a handsome salary; and also employed by the City of Riverside to have supervision of the Public Play-grounda during the Summer months. C. Y. C. RAIDED FOR GAMBLING Although the switchmen's vacation has been called off, the old headquarters of the C. Y. A. at the corner of State Line and State streets, in West Hammond, are still being maintained. .Last night the place was raided by West Hammond police. Night Sergeant John Okraj and Patrolman Joe Ulandowski dropped in ot w "" -v..v.o. having been informed that the place' was also being used as a gambling resort. They found a game in progress in the small room adojining tne main hall. Six men were seated at the table. All were arrested and taken to the station along with the evidence which was on the table. The men furnished bonds and will appear for trial before Judge Kowalski later. SIX IRE SET SPEECHES FROM PORCH BY GEORGE R. HOLMES MARION. O.. Sept. 16 Senator War- 7 ren G. Harding will make at least siv set rpeeches on various issues oti the campaign from his front porch before Sept. 26, when he is scheduled! to leave Marion for a short swing! through several Mid-western states. The senator's program has been lightened somewhat for the final ten days of the stay at home, allowing him more time for golf and recrea-ti-.n, which he lias been neglecting lately. Tomorrow. "Constitutional Day," tho senator will deliver a speech in which he will fire several additional volleys at the democratic position on the league it nations, and stress the need for America to adhere 6trictly to the constitut ion . On Saturday Senator Harding wi:i adc'.iess a large number of foreign born citizens from various large cit-. l--s ff the country on the duties of citizenship. No delegations w-ere due in Marion today and Senator Harding planned to spend a good part of the time working on the speeches w-hich are com-' ing. ! HARDING AT BALTIMORE ON 27th NEW TORK. Sept. 16. Senator Hard ing's campaign speech in Ealtimore was 1 fixed for September 27 by his itinerary managers today. On Sept." 28 the republican nominee is to speak in Wheeling, W. Va and the following day in Ashland. Ky. The senator's New Tork visit has been tentatively scheduled for Oct. 23 or 25. ".hough arrangements for fhe leasing of Madison Square garden, where he is to make his matn speech, are still pending. It was stated at republican national headquarters here today that Elihu Root and Charles Evans Hughes would speak at the same meeting if the tentative date proves feasible,

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Wall St. Resembled Battlefield

(BULLETIN) NEW VOEK, Sept. 16. Saports cf lost stock snares began to b received at the Stock Exchcag,, tils afternoon' ul " boUovtd that ttiesj securities : were ia the hand. Cf messengers who ' have ba injured la tho .xi;osion. 0a hundred ohArea S.aaiae .2i-7 ; stock aad cae hundred shares of Piits i burar, West yirsriaia stock ww, reported i BUXXXTZ) NEW TOM, Sept. 16 Dwight Morrow of J. P, Morgan & Co., officially tates that aoao of tha partner, f the Korgaa coacera was lajured, due to the fact that they were present at a coa. fereac la the Morgan office, oa the eecoad floor of the bolldlng. Among thoao preat were Xliomai W. tanjont George Whitney, Elliott C. Baeoa and Mr. Morrow, Thomas Cochran left the city last night. BILLETI.V v-iiicAOO, Sept. ltt Allen O. Meyer.! chief investigator l .cw Vork Xor (hej J. Uurns National Detective i "Srency, declared here today that the explosion that wrecked tho h.ni,ini. oincca of J. P. Morgan Jfc Co . f New lork, u the opciilBB outriice ol a contemplated reign of terror, the country over. As late tia two weeks ago j u. urm Odd scat letters to oil its client. In the Eai.t warning thciu of an Impending rsn of terror by comiuuni.u and Bolsheviks. NEW YORK. Sept. 16 It was estlmis aiternoon that the damagil .'n,!! s oan would be between 1500,000 and J600.009. The huge glasi dome over the main floor is shattered. It is also stated that of the employes practically all sustained injuries of some sort and that more than a dozen were badly hurt, while as many as seven were killed. The bomb proof netting behind the windows or the Morgdj.. office on tho Wall Street side was twisted and bent, but it is believed to have sav.d lives. Some of the dead were women. STREETS ARE CHOKED All streets leading to Uroad and to Wall a f ,- . , e cnoKea witti peo- i pie. The police were powerless to' open traffic lanes for ambulances un-! til all the down town police reserves1 were sent to the scene. ! Strange to say. fire did not follow1 the blast. However, firemen were on nana. At 1 o'clock Fire Chief Henlon tald he was unable to account for the explosion. A great hole was torn in the street in front of the Morgan offices. VICTIMS HALF 11 LOCK AWAY The wall of the Morgan building on the Wall Street side is pitted with holes as if it had been bombarded by light artillery. As an indication of the expanse or me ourtt oi name from th Amin.!. the bur from the etreet in front of Morgan's bank ambulance workers found three i young women badly burned in a bank-j ing house at 42 Wall Street, almost j half a block away. Thfse young wo-i men had remained at their desks. Ar-! tor this discovery ambulance workers ! canvassed every build. ng in the neigh-! borhood in search of isolated instances1 of injury. j RESEMBLED A BATTLE FIELD Broad and Wall Streets, the financial' heart of America, resembled a battle-i field with dead and wounded, blasted' streets and soldiers on duty. ' j The main floor of the Broad Street1 hospital where most of the injured' w-cre taken, was covered with hi.in.i so great was the number of victims. There were insufficient cots and the injured were laid in rows upon the floor. PITS PHONE SYSTEM OIT Scores of police reserves had to fight tne crowd back to open the way fori ambulances and fire trucks. The Han-i over Exchange of the New York Tele-! phone System, which serves the financial district, was put out of commissi n by the blast, adding to the confusion. ! A mountainous pile of debris was thrown up in front of the wrecked Morgan building. Three disembowelled carcasses of horses and the wrecks of half a dozen automobiles cluttered the corner of Broad and Wall Street MAYOR II Y LAN ON SCENE - Police Commissioner Enriglit rushed to the scene and took personal direction of the army of policemen. After a superficial inspection the police commissioner said that he believed a wagon load of dynamite caused the blast. Mayor Hylan dashed to the scene in his automobile to give such aid as he could to the authorities. ; Within 20 minutes after the explosion 15 bodies had been recovered. Some were bad'.y mangled. They were quickly removed for identification. Later the death list increased. LAID ON TREASURY STEPS Many young women stenographers.

who were on their way to lunch, were j spacious office and show rooms. The caught in the hurrlcan of debris andjrtire building will be of fire-proof thrown up by the explosion. Many construction and will be steam heated, were hurt, others were hurled from' The cost is expected to be approxitheir feet; others fainted from fright, mately $35,000. J. T. Hutton & Sons The dead were carried across the the Hammond architects, have been in-

l street and laid out upon the U. S. sub-treasury. In front of the sub-treasury building was a pool of blo'od and part of a straw hat. all that was left of some luckless pedestrian who had been blown to bits. BETWEEN 300 AND 300 HIRT So far as could be learned the only member of the Morgan firm who was oh the scene was Thomas W. Lamont. waa in ii nrivat rffir.A dirratln-. ' .... , letters and talking with a business caller when the detonation occurred.

Morgan Famous as International Banking Head

i n v x r It ''As i - t-j 1JC - i 5 ! v - a: . - u ? x A'.'' Ji The present J. P. Morgan. The present firm of J. P. Morgan has made as much money during the past two years as the old head of the house made during his whole career as the recopnized financial Jeader of the United States. The present Morgan has made the most of this money as purchasing agent of the allies in this country since the outbreak of the war. BVLLETIN tlNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ! CHICAGO. Sept. 16 Frank L. Smith this afternoon took the lead over Congressman Wm. L. McKinley in yesterday's primary contest for nomination for U. S. senator. Smith, on the face of returns from 2,907 precincts out of 5.737 in the state led McKinley by l'3,532 votea. In the democratic contest for nom inations for U. S. senator. Robert E.I Burke, led by Peter A. Walter by only! 113 votes at 1 o'clock, on returns from; l.OSS precincts, which gave Burke 21,61S, and Walter 21,533. In the republican race for gubernatorial nomination. the so-called "Tammany" faction of the party, witn Len Small at the head of the ticket. apparently had defeated the regular: republicans with Li-ut. Gov. John V.I Oglesby as the candidate for gover- i nor on the face of returns from 2.9-1 S i 1 Prcincts. Thes returns gave Small! 1SS.420; Oglefby 137,243 Former Senator James Hamilton' Lewis easily led his only opponent in the democratic race for governor. Returns from 1.3S8 precincts gave Lewis 37.6S6 and Barrett O'Hara. 7,163. STATE LINE AND SIBLEY GETS GARAGE One of the largest garages and auto salesrooms in the Calumet region is to be erected soon by H. S. Morris at the corner of State Line and Sibley sts.. Hammond. Mr. Morris who is at present engaged in business in East Chicago, expects soon to transfer his interests to Hammond. The garage which will be admirably located will have a floor space of 11.000 square feet for storage and repair work. The building will have 136 feet frontage on Sibley street and 120 feet on State Line street. In addition o the garage flood there will be structed to prepare plans' and specifications for the building at once and actual construction work will start as soon as possible. EAST GARY P. M TC? ATOTJOTXTmriTil WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 16. Jesse J. Moore has been appointed as poi-tmaster at East Gary in Lake Co., Ind., John B. Culbertson having resigned. The East Gary office Is fourth class postmastershlp.

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New York Stock Exchange is Closed on Account of the Fearful Blast Which Amazes New York.

j BULLETIN j NEW lOBK. Sept. 10 At let 2 persons were killed and hundreds of otbera were injured and the fflces of J. P. Morgan Jt Co., were wrecked by u glgrantic explosion at Wall aad Broad Streets in the henrt of the flaanelal district at noon today. BULLETIN f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICET NEW VORK. Sept. 10 It the explosion was caused by an anarchists bomb which was Intended t destroy the life of J. Pierpont Morgan It was a futile enterprise because Morgan Is at present in Europe. BULLETIN TlNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 NEW VORK. Sept. Id li07 p. SB. Doctor Sat nee, of the Broad Street hospital, makes the statement that la tho neighborhood of ZOO persona Injured in the explosion have been received at the hospital. He said that practicably every available inch of space la tba institution was now occupied by tho injured. BVLLETIN 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICI1 NEW VORK, Sept. 10 At I o'clock it was said 17 bodies had been taken out of the ruiua. BVLLETIN 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 Attorney General Palmer this afternoon ordered the bureau of Investigation of the department of Justice to make an Immediate and thorough Investigation Into the explosion La the J. P. Morgan office in New York. D- J. Flynn. of the bureau of Investigation. left Wash, insrtoa at once for New Vork. Reports from agents mf the attorney ceneral ia New York were utasrre. !TEP"-"AL TWS SER"-E1 NEW YORK, Sept. 16. A mighty explosion, believed by the public to hare been caused either by a time bomb of terrific power, or careless handling of high explosives wrecked the magnificent offices of J. P. Morgan & Co., the foremost international banking company of the world, exactlv ar noon today. Thirty minutes after the . explosion the police announced that seventeen were known to be dead, and 75 injured, but it was believed that (the death list would go much higher, POLICE HAVE TWO THEORIES Two theories were held fey the authorities. One was that anarchist at templed to wipe out the Morgan firm and assassinate J. P. Morgan by plant, ing a time bomb in a wagon In front of the Eroad street entrance into tho firm. Another was that a Ford au tomobile, license number 23246 Nw Jersey, loaded with ..explosives, crashed into another antomobile at Broad and Wall street. STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSED The blast caused a panic throughout the financial district. The New York: Exchange and the Curb Market were. both closed. Ail the members of the Morgan firm escaped, but Junius Spencer Morgan, son of J. P. Morgan, was badly cut on the hands by flying glass. The Morgan offices were completely shattered. Pedestrians in the street were hurled from their feet' SCORES 3IAY BE KILLED There was intense confusion and thirty minutes after the explosion tha cause of the blast was still unknown. In the meantime Wall Street was filled with sensational rumors of every descriptions. The death list wa put as high as sixty. Tha police learned that a horse and wagon were in front of the building when the explosion took place. Tho horse was killed and the wagon vu blown to kindling wood. One theory of the police was that a time bomb had been placed in the wagon to go off at noon, the most likely hour of the day when Mr. Morgan would be in his office. This ' theory ' received support from the fact that the bomb exploded exactly at 12 o'clock. SAY EXPLOSION WAS OUTSIDE Another theory was that a small motor car, filled with high explosive collided with another automobile in the street Immediately in front of tha Morgan offices. The police were certain that the explosion was outsida of the offices and not Inside. The Ford car wa3 8aid to have born a New Jersey license plate. According to the police version it was cro?4ins the street diagonally at Broad and Wall streets when another machine crashed into it. LOADED WITH T. X. TSo terrific was the force of the explosion that the police were certain It had been caused by dynamite or T N. T. and possibly a mixture of both. It was definitely established by a close examination of the building that the explosion occurred on the Wall Street side and not on the Eroad Street as had been at first believed. ' Officials of the fire .department who rushed to the scene with the police, said that the blast might have been (Continued on page nve)