The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-03

our midst next year.
called that radicals in this country
had threatened demonstration on
| May 1, in behalf of Thomas j. Moon
ey, under sentence of life imprison-
ment in California for murder in con-
nection with a bomb outrage.
The deductions Of the government
agents were based on the list Of those
who have received the bombs and the
names on the wrappers Of the infer
nal machines seized in the postofdce.
Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle, who
brought to suddent end the general
strike" instituted by the I. w. w. in
that city was the first to receive one
of the deadly packages.
Former Senator Thomas W. Hard
wick Of Atlanta, author of the senate
bill to stop immigration, was the
second. His wife was injured when
the bomb exploded.
A bomb was received today by Re-
preventative John L. Burnett of Gads-
de., Ala, former chairman Of the
house committee on immigration.
Another of those marked for de-
struction was Judge Kennesaw Noun
tain Lands Of Chicago before whom
William D. Haywood and his follow
ers were tried and found guilty.
!. Bombs also were sent to Charles NJ.
Eickert, district attorney Of San
Francisco, and his assistant, Edward
Cunha, who were prominent. in the
prosecution Of Mooney and others i'm
phcated with him. Included in the
list of those to whom the bombs
found here We're addressed were:
Anthony Caminetti. commissioner
general Of immigration. who issued
orders for the deportation Of a large
number of I. W w. agitators rounded
up in the West.
Frederick C. Howe, commissioner Of
immigration at New York, who has
confessed somewhat radical ideas Of
his own but who was charged with
carrying out the orders Of his chief.
William B. Wilson, secretary Of
labor, whose jurisdiction extends over
the bureau of immigration.
Attorney General Palmer, who di-
rects the operations of the depart
ment in enforcing prosecution Of al
legged violators of the espionage law
and plotters against the government.
William II. Lamar. solicitor of the
postofice department
W. S. Finch one of the representa-
tives of the department in this city.
Bombs were also deposited in the
mails for Mayor Hylan of this city
and Police Con1missi. Ter Enright.
Radicals have accusef hem of MAX
ing it impossible to - ialls in which
| to hold demonstra 8. They also
have barred the red in parades or
at meetings Of any id.
Others on the lii If those marked
for death by the Is We're John D.
, Rockefeller and J. Morgan.
Government of :ialS made no at
tempt to minimi7 the seriousness Of
the situation. They admitted frankly
they had no idea how many Of the
bombs had been mailed. All ap-
parently were wrapped in paper pur-
porting to come from the department
store of Gimbel Bros. in this city, but
declared by members of that firm TO
have never been in their establish
ment. 1t was pointed out that IA Of
the Internal machines had been held
up in postoffices along the Pacific
coast.
The postoffice department has sent
a general alarm to postmasters all
over the United States directing them
-, oorof1,11I fnr
packages similar to those seized here.
inspectors in different parts Of the
country have been set at work on the
difficult angles Of the plot.
Chief Inspector William f. Coch-
ran of the postofIice department took
charge of the investigation in this
city. His operations have expanded
until they include a score Of agents of
the department Of justice. Police IN
spector Fourot and scores Of New
York detectives.
Detectives who know the anar-
chists and radicals in New York were
rounding them up and questioning
them tonight and a careful watch
was being kept on the known haunts
of I. w w agitators.
A slip on the part of the sender Of
the Internal machines. coupled VITA
| the shap wits of q postoffice clerk
were all that prevented the bombs
| from being delivered. The 16 pack
ages were mailed Saturday night in a
box somewhere in the neighborhood
of goth Street and Broadway. They
had the correct postage for the par
! eel post but were sealed with red
wrappers and therefore could be ac-
cepted only as first class matter. Ac-
cordirgly they were sent to the gem