Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Secret Service, Police and
Bureau of Mines Officials
Aid in Hunt.
WILLIAM J. FLYNN HEADS
INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU
Man Said to Have Greatest
knowledge of Country's Grim
inals Given Free Hand.


known in the Department of Justice
of systematic warfare against the
reds" anarchists. bolshevik. l. w. w.
and other enemies of law and order
was well under way today.
Practically every agent and opera
tive of the departments bureau OF in
~estigation throughout the country
has been assigned to the task OF run
ming down the terrorists. Not even
during the early days of the world
war. when the bureaus entire efforts
were directed toward locating and
putting away agents Of and sympa-
thizers with the central poEers, has
such a man hunt been planned as the
department now has under way.
Guard Men and Buildings.
AS measure of safety in Washing
ton the department., cooperating with
the secret service and the police de-
partment, has assigned men to guard
the homes of public men. government
buildings and offices. etc. This work.
however. is not interfering in the
least with the campaign designed to
round up the terrorists and to put an
end to their activities.
The Department of Justice expects
that bomb outrages and attempted
bombings will continue for a time.
it was stated today. 1T also expects
that these will not continue long. be-
cause it is. confidently anticipated
that in not many days-perhaps hours
practically all of the terrorists will
either be in custody or in hiding, to
be run down at leisure.
The attempt on the life Of the At
torney General Monday night has
ton to place these Deople where they
viii be unable to do harm To that
end every effort of the Department
end every, effort of the department is
being and will be directed
The Attorney General was said at
the department today to be stopping
with his family at a local hotel, where
he is to remain until repairs are made
to the r street residence.
w. J. Flynn to Have Free Hand.
Announcement was made at the de-
partment today that William ]. Flynn.
former chief Of the United States
succeed w. E. Allen as chief Of the
bureau Of investigation. is to have a
free hand in organizing and Naging
the war against the reds" and that
practically his entire instructions may
be summed up in the words. End an
archy in the United States
Agents and operatives of the Treas
Ury Department secret service, of
which William H. Moran is chief have
been instructed to cooperate in every
way with the bureau of investiga-
ton. Chief Inspector George NJ. SUIT
ton of the Post Office Department also
has been instructed to place all of
the men under him at the disposal Of
the Department of Justice.
Experts of the bureau of mines also
have been assigned to aid the De-
partment of Justice in every way pos
sible.
Doubts There Were Two Bombs.
The theory advanced by DR.. Mon
roe of the bureau of mines that two
bombs, exploding practically stimuli
taneously, caused the explosion at
the Attorney Generals home Monday
night. was doubted today by another
expert in high explosives. Albert H
Thfrlston, chemist employed by one
of the large manufacturers of explo-
eives In the east. after an inspection
of the walk and steps at the Palmer
home today. said in his opinion only
single bomb exploded there
Transverse cracking Of the stone
step at the Palmer home" he said to-
day. would not indicate that a bomb
had exploded on the step. The only
place that shows the marks of an ex-
plosion is the limited area on the con-
crete coping and walk, where the con-
crete is pulverized
Explosion of a high explosive bomb
there might easily have cracked the
stone step. Had a bomb been placed
on the step and exploded there the
stone would have been shattered rath-
er than cracked. The anarchist might
have had other
his pocket or about him, and this
might have been detonated by the ex-
piosion OF the original bomb. How
ever. in my opinion the explosion was
caused when the anarchist. stumbling
over the concrete coping, fell upon the
bomb he was carrying"
Give Evidence to Police.
All bits of evidence gathered by De-
partment of Justice men at the scene
of the explosion have been turned
over to the police department. At the
department 1t was stated today that
nothing had come to light that def
nitely indicated that the anarchist
was an Italian, and doubt was ex
pressed on this point. 1t was rather
the opinion of agents of the bureau
of investigation that the man might
have been a Russian
AT the department 1t was stated
Wnile tne identity OF the anarchist
had not yet been definitely establish
ed. IT was expected identification
would be made shortly. The case
possibly may drag on for some days
an official of the department said to-
day, and it may break in few
hours. 1t is safe to say. however
that developments will not be long
in coming"
Praises Public for Aid.
officials of the department said to-
day that cooperation of the public in
Nnearthing and running down ter.
rorists and subverters of law and
order has been given in gratifying
measure.
This department" an official stated
rhas received scores of tips on sus
pected bolshevik centers and the like
and we want to say that we WELDON,
them and thank those who send them
Every such tip is to be investigated
AS soon as IL can be reached Let IL,
say that every such tip received her,
sooner or later is made the subject O.
complete report from an operativ,
or agent, none is neglected.
General public cooperation in thi
matter will be of inestimable value I,
she department. and will aid material
~ in the campaign of determination
pow under way against the terror
Ssts."
At the bureau of investigation 4