Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-01
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North Carolina has been held up in
the postoflice at Salisbury, in that
state. the postofice department an
nounced today.
Senator Overman was chairman of
the Senate committee that conducted /
an investigation of bolsheyik propa-
ganda during the last session of Con
fress.
Three More Known to De in Mails.
New York, May Three more
packages containing internal ma
chimes and addressed to prominent .
persons in the United States are in /
the mail and on their way to their
destinations today. One of them is /
believed to be addressed to either
/ Senator iSmoot Utah or Senator
Cummins of Iowa.
4 These disclosures were made today
|hv a mail clerk in Gimbels' store. The
/ three packages. each bearing the
same Gimbei Brothers label attached
/ to the sixteen bomb packages found
/ in the general pOstoliice yesterday,
were sent to Gimbels' store for lack
of sufficient postage. The clerk was
deceived by the fake labels, attached
more postage, and forwarded the
packages to the postoiiice. Later two
more identical packages were sent TO-
the Gimbel store because they were
shy on stamps.
Would Explode on Opening.
The parcels bore a similar mechan-
ism, arranged TO explode on opening,
and were sent as novelty samples
from New York with a fictitious tag,
indicating that they came from the
store of Gimbel Brothers.
The addresses on the sixteen pack
ages seized here were all typewriter.
The style and couple of minor errors
led officials to believe that the ad-
dressing was done by foreigner
Part Of Demonstration.
A preliminary investigation CON
WINGED the postofiice authorities that
they had unearthed a countrywide
plot of terrorists to assassinate highly
Iplaced persons as a demonstration on
May l.
A sweeping inquiry by postoiiice in
> spectors. agents of the department of
Justice and police experts was begun
, at once into the activities of reds in
< this city.
AT the same time warning was is
? sued by the district attorneys office to
| all public officials especially judges,
S 10 watch for packages which might be
r delivered to them, and guard was
2 thrown around the criminal court
building.
Peril Western Officials.
' san Francisco, May Bomb eX-
Iperts and every police and federal de-
80 tec.ivc available here We're busy to-
night in endcavors to trace the source
Of two bombs received by District At
4 torney Charles NJ Fickert and his as
! sistant. Edward A Cunha, in an evi-
p dent nationwide plot to kill promi
nens state and government officials
# PostolIice authorities ordered a
o strict surveillance Of all packages ad
Y dressed to persons of prominence
S here, and co-operated with the police
T. n the examination of the Fickert
\ and Cunha bombs.
The bombs, expertly made, were
= mailed from New York according to
r. the authorities, the small cartons
. which contained them bearing the ad-
b lress "Gimbell Brothers, Thrty-sec-
ond and Broadway" A police detec-
i've was about to open the Cunha
bomb at the bedside of the recipient
n local hospital when cautioned not
70 do so by Cunha's brother, an army
captain.
Great Care Is Used.
: Bombs mailed to Mayor Ole Hanson
of Seattle and former Senator Hard
wick Of Georgia Tailed in every way
with the COntrivances received here
ranged that the removal of the cap
containing the liquid would allow it
5 o trickle over the decorating caps
and thus set off the charge. On each
- cover was a red sticker, giving the
package festive appearance
The bombs were carefully wrapped
and padded to save them from shock.
Fickert, who was also in hospital
recovering from complications follow
ing influenza was not given the bomb,
! but was told of its arrival He asked
that the widest publicity be given the
5 Incident charging a nationwide plot
l 20 get every official who stands for
/ I.,t, Il