The Topeka state journal., 1919-04-30
BARE
BOMB
PLOT!
DEATH ENGINES
Are MAILED TO
PROMINENT men
Police Search for PlOtters
Against National Leaders.
Allege Connection With Hanson
and HardWick Bomb Plots.
BELIEVE n. Y. HEADQUARTERS
Postal Authorities Working on
Case Are without Clue.
Both Bombs Wrapped in Paper
From Same Store.
Police Search for PlOtters
Against National Leaders.
Allege Connection With Hanson
and Hardwick Bomb Plots.
BELIEVE n. Y. HEADQUARTERS
Postal Authorities Working on
Case Are without Clue.
Both Bombs Wrapped in Paper
From Same Store.

Washington. April 30.-Postoffice
inspectors at New York City reported
today the discovery there of seventeen
internal machines put into the mail
addressed to prominent officials, in
cluding officers.
Among those to whom the deadly
packages were addressed were POST
master General Burleson. Secretary of
Labor Wilson, Attorney General Pal
mer, Commissioner General Camin-
netti of the Immigration bureau;
Mayor Hylan of New York. Governor
Sproul Of Pennsylvania; John ID.
Rockefeller. j. p. Morgan; Solicitor
General Lamar. of the post office de-
partment and +. C. Howe. immigra-
ton commissioner at New York.
The discovery followed an investi-
CATION ordered after news came of the
Hardwick bomb explosion. The pack
ages bore labels of Gimel Bros. store
and were sealed, but did not have
sufficient postage. This caused postal
officials to notify Gimbel Bros, who
disclaimed ownership of the packages
and said the labels were forged.
Seventeen packages were pulled out
of the mails. but postoffice officials
fear that some others may have suf-
ficient postage and have gone thru the
mails.
Associate Justice Holmes of the
United States supreme court was
another of the prominent intended VIC
Tins. Most OF the other packages
were addressed to officials or men
prominent in private life.
The bomb for Mr.. Rock kefeller was
addressed to his country home at
Tarrytown, n. Y, and that for Mr..
Morgan to No. 231 Madison avenue,
New York Only insufficient postage
prevented all seventeen going. out
promptly and being delivered probably
ahead of the one which reached tho
Hardwick home.
Others to whom packages were ad-
dressed included w. NJ. Wood. 2f Fair
field street. Boston; w. II. Finck. spe-
cial agent of the department Of justice
at New York w. J. Shaffer. attorney
general of Pennsylvania; r. Larry Dyra.
Chester. Pa; and Richard b. Enright,
police commissioner, New York City.
New York. April 30.-Postal in
spectors here today began a search
for terrorist ring which it is believed
is plotting against the lives of men
prominent in public life.
Within the last forty-eiaht hours
Internal machines addressed to Sena-
tor Hardwick of Georgia and Mayor
Hanson of Seattle were received thru
the mails.
Both were wrapped in paper bearing
the name of Gimbel Brothers depart
ment store. New York.
At Gimbel Brothers II was pointed
out that hundreds of such wrappers
were used daily on their mercha ndise
and they were accessible to anyone.
No investigation will be made by the
store, il was stated
Postal authorities admittedly have
hardly a clue, but they believe the
men who mailed the bombs have head
quarters in New York. The GimbeI
to throw pursuit off the tran. it is
pointed out