The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-14
ARREST IS
EXPECTED IN
FEW HOURS
IN A PLOT TO KILL
MAYOR or STEEL TOWN
Great Stores Of Dynamite Found
in City and Printing Of Red Orr
culars Il Traced 70 Indianapolis
Known as Anarchist.


CHICAGO. Oct. ft.--Mllitary au-
thorities at Gary. the home OF the big
steel mills. announced today that
they hoped to have the maker OF thu
oimbei and other bombs which have
startled the country IN the past year.
under arrest within n few hours.
Secret service mon said they knew
the name. habits and nianufac,uring
methods OF the individual who they
claimed has made most o. these
bombs. They announced also that
they had uncovered n plot 70 anaaasf-
nate the mayor Of Gary. discovered
great stores OF dynamite near GARY.
and traced the printing OF red circu-
lars 20 indianapolis. They said they
had arrested the man who blew UP
an entrance OF the chIcego p0stoifice
year ago.
Ispmb Maker Known.
Premature announcement In a
Chicago paper this morning Of some
features OF the Gary story, military
authorities there said. had partly
thwarted their plans for clearing out
what they had reason 10 believe was
one Of the central committees of
story said that Alexander Ivanofr had
been arrested M the principal bomb
maker Colonel Mapes. commander
Of the Federal troops az Gary, an
nounced this forenoon that 1vanon
had not been arrested Sut that au-
thoritiea were looking for him. Army
intelligence department Officials said
that Itrun q nIss4Anl
maker
Ivanoff lived IN Gary. First. In
telligence officers said Il was Aiscov-
cred that he had moved three simes
In one month. because HIS neighhora
IN Gary profesaed TO be scandaiixed
at the number Of strange men, each
carrying suitcase. seen en.ering
complained that they were sure no
was a bootlegger. Ivanon finally
moved to Miller. Gary suburb.
\ There n secret service man took
house from whence he might observe
the IyancH damiciic. This federal
agent. intelligence department men
announced today. disappeared about
Disappearance and what became OF
him are unknown 20 them. his brother
officials said They are conducting a
| widespread search for him.
Maker Of bombs
During the time that Ivanof Vns
under observation. the intelligence
men said. Il was discovered that he
was a manufacturer of bombs Among
| these bombs the officers said. waro
the thlrty-six which became known
throughout the country M the Cimhei
bombs, because they were sent Ia
vraDplnrs purporting to come from
Glmbel Brothern store In New York.
Those wrappirsr. officers said. were
faxed md Gimbei Brothers had no
connection other tha,i the forged use
OF their name. with the handling OF
the infer',ai rnarhlres The Gary Of
ficiais said they had discovered that
these - bombs we're carried TO New
York from Gary In suit coaes.
Ivnron. the alleged bomb maker.
they said. WINS an expert electrician
employed IN a larxe mill near Gary.
There thrv claimed he started his
bombs. taking them home for the
finishing work. His plans. the offi-
GERS asserted. ircluAed finally the de-
struciinn OF the factory where he
worked.
The cache Of the dynamite and its
amount wrs not make public TODAY.
hut an official said ho presumed
, there was enough 10 blow about all
, northern Indiana on the map"
Officers az Gary naserted that they
, had taken into custody She man who
, dynaniied the Chicago poatoffice last
year. This explosion cost four lives
= The officers here said that this dynn,
\ mlter had been released from con
= finemeut IN order to help In ths
y search for Ivnnnn hut that he was u
closely watched that he could NO
escape.
Two letters threatening the life o
Mayor W. w. Hodges, af Gary, worl
soized by military authorities. on
OF these disclosed a plot TO blow al