The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
Postal Authorities Apprehend
Missives to 4 U. s. Senators.
EaurOt's Bomb Squad Watches
Haunts of Radicals.
WILL DEPORT The RADICALS
Discovery of Other Death Ma
chimes Feared-Warnings Out.
Explosives Mailed to National
Leaders CievereSt known.

New York, May Three more in
fernal machines mailed in the May
day plot to kill prominent men are
reported to have been discovered at
tfimbers department store having
been innocently returned there by the
postoffice authorities for additional
postage. They were said to have been
addressed to United States senators.
"A clerk at Gimbel's store, who dis
covered the package and turned them
Immediately over to the postoffice
authorities, said that, as he recalled
the addresses, the names on two of the
packages were those of Senator Smoot
of Utah and Senator Cummins of
Iowa.
Washington. May 1.-The postmas-
ter at Salisbury, n. c.. telegraphed the
postoffice department today that a
package containing a bomb similar to
those found in New York had been re-
ceiyed there addressed to Senator
Overman.
THE postmaster is holding the pack
age.
AS acting chairman of the senate
judiciary committee, Senator OVerma n
had charge of the espionage act and
many other measures dealing with law
enforcement during the war. He also
is chairman of the special senate COM
.Iuittee investigating PROC erman and
other radical propaganda.
persons in touch with the federal
and municipal authorities predicted
today that many radicals would be de-
ported
This opinion was expressed after a
conference which ended after mid
night attended by Police Commissions
ef Enright, to whom one of the bombs
was addressed and County District At
torney Swan, United States Marshal
Thomas McCarty and department of
Poo inv ffgrsaf
End Lcniency Toward Reds.
Ut is understood these officials de-
cided to put an end to leniency toward
anarchists and others of their type in
New York. After the conference,
Commissioner Enright ordered police
reserve held in readiness in every dis
trict where ii was thought May Day
demonstrations might take place. 1t
was announced this morning that the
only bomb package thus far opened
here was the one addressed to Post
master General Burleson. Inspector
Owen Egan of the bureau of COM
bustibles said the other fifteen would
be unwrapped during the day.
eIf any bombs other than the sixteen
were mailed here they have passed
out of the Jurisdiction of the metro
DoItan districts postoffice. Postmaster
Patten said this morning that inquiry
at all the postoffices in the city had
failed to disclose any other packages.
New York, May with the dis
coVery and Illustration of a nation
wide bomb conspiracy here yesterday
against the Hves OF many prominent
americans. every agency of the fed
efal and municipal government was at
work today, not only in attempt
to trace the authors of the terrorist
plot. but to guard against the reds
boast of countrywide surprise on
May day"
Famous "BOmb Squad" at Work.
members of New Yorks famous
bomb squad" under the direction OF
Inspector Faurot, and hundreds OF
detectives watched the haunts of ev-
cry known radical here. and it was
intimated by the police that before
night there would be a general round
UP of extremists of all types in this
city and suburbs
While thirty-siX bombs have been
delivered or intercepted in various
cities-all apparently mailed from New
York in identical parcel post packages
Postmaster Patten said:
Fears Other Bombs Out.
'yThe likelihood that other internal
machines Will be brought to light in
the next twenty-four hours does not
comfort me. This is absolutely APP
palling." The postmaster said that
evidently the packages were mailed
with a view of reaching the addressee
on or about May l. This is indicated