POLAND: Bombs

President Stanislaw Wojciechowski went to Lemberg to open the Eastern Fair. Driving through the streets on his return from the opening ceremony, he saw two men step out from among the crowd, throw two bombs into the middle of the road.

Fortunately, the bombs did not explode until the President was 30 yards away; when they did, no one was hurt, but … ah, the smell! Nearby spectators fled in wildest terror as the bombs alighted on the road. When the bombs exploded and the stink arose, they fled some more, their noses clamped securely between thumb and first finger. Finally, recovering from their consternation, they seized one of the bomb-throwers and, had it not been for the police, would have seriously damaged him. The other assailant escaped.

The outrage on the President was laid to a manifestation on the part of his political enemies.