The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-05-01

predicted that haunts OF the Reds
here will be invaded by the bomb
plot searchers and many radicals de-
ported.
Washington, May 1.-The postmas-
ter at Salisbury, n. c., telegraphed
the postoffice department today that
package containing bomb similar
to those found in New York has been
received there addressed to Senator
Overman. AS acting chairman OF the
senate judiciary committee, Overman
had charged of the espionage act and
many other law enforcement measur-
es during the war. He also is chair
man of the special committee investi-
eating pro-German and other radical
propaganda Every postoffice en-
ploye handling mail throughout the
country was an embryo detective to-
day and every parcel and package
was carefully schutinized.
Washington, May 1.-Postmaster-
Burleson suggested that the New
York postmaster suitably rewsrc
Charles Kaplan, clerk. whose quick
action and good judgment resulted in
the discovery of the bombs.
The government is using every
agency possible to trace out the orr
gin of the terrorist bomb plot and to
locate the would.be assassins that
placed the Internal machines in the
mails.
This nationwide bomb conspiracy
which the police authorities say has
every earmark OF |. w. w. Bolshevik
origin, directed against the lives Of
some of the most prominent men in
this country, including Postmaster
General A. S. Burleson, Attorney Gen.
eral A. Michel Palmer, Justice 0. w.
Holmes of the Supreme Court, Judge
Kennesaw Mountain Lands of Chica-
go, Mayor John F. Hylan John d.
Rockefeller, j. p Morgan, Mayor Ole
Hanson OF Seattle and more than a
score Of other persons of prominence
in the official or business life OF the
country has been discovered as a
result of the receipt of bombs by
Mayor Hanson and ex-United States
Senator Thomas w. Hardwick Of
Georgia. Up to 10 o'clock last night
thirty-six of the bombs, all of which
were found in the mails, ,lad been ac-
counted for by the Post Office authori.
ties, who frankly admit that they ex-
pect to find more in the next forty.
eight hours.
All OF the bombs accounted for thus
far were mailed from this city Those
sent to the Pacific Coast were mailed
on April %, and those found in this
city addressed to persons in this city
or other Eastern points were received
at the general Post Office at s o'clock
on last Saturday night. Just four days
after the bombs addressed to the Far
West were mailed. The difference
in dates, the Federal authorities point
ed out, plainly indicated that the con.
spirators had sought to arrange for a
delivery of the bombs on the same
day in all parts Of the country.
The names Of the persons to whom
the bombs were addressed, with the
exception of fourteen now held in
post offices on the Pacific Coast, were
made public yesterday afternoon by
the postal authorities in this city
The names disclosed were;
Associate Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes of the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
NET
/ Postmaster General Albert S. Bur
Lesson.
United States Judge Kennesav
Mountain lands of Chicago.
Mayor John f. Hylan OF New York
Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle.
Secretary Of Labor William d. VII
sen
John d. Rockefeller.
j. +. Morgan.
Police Commissioner Richard len
right of New York.
Frederic c. Howe, Commissioner o
: immigration on Ellis Island.
Anthony Camlnetti, United State
Commissioner OF immigration, Wasi
lngton.
, William H. Lamar, Solicitor of tn
Post Office Department, Washington
i w. II. Funck, Department of Justic
Bureau Of Investigation, New Yor
Citi.
, Thomas w. Hardwick, Atlanta, FOL
mer United States Senator from Geo
\ gia.
= Charles NJ Fickert District Alto
!, ney, San Francisco.