Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-01
Nationwide Conspiracy
Fails Thru Activity
of Officials.
THIRTY.SIX BOMBS
HAVE BEEN TRACED
Three Additiena, informal Machines
Found in MaiIs Of oinbsi Company,
lnnoesntiy Returned 0seauss Of
Lack Of Postaes-Ssvsrsi Senators
Intended Victims, ~ Wei, ~ Judges
Judge Wade Threatened.

New York, May with the dis
covery and Illustration OF a nation
wide bomb conspiracy here yesterday
against the, lives of many prominent
Americans, every agency of the fed
eral and municipal government was at
work today not only in an attempt to
trace the authors OF the plot but to
guard against the reds boast Of a
country wide surprise on May day"
1t was intimeted that before night
there would be general roundup OF
extremists of all types in this city
and suburbs.
While thirty-six bombs have been
delivered or intercepted in various
cities. Postmaster Patten said: "The
likelihood that other Internal machines
will be brought to light in the next
twcnty-four hours does not comfort
me-
The postmaster said that evidently
the packages were mailed with view
of reaching the address on or about
May !. This is indicated by the fact
that parcels reaching the Pacific coast
bear the postinark Of April 20. Those
detained here were put in the mails
April 26."
Tho all the packages identified were
sent from New York the postal au-
thorities believe that others may have
been sent from other cities, and post
masters thruout the country have been
iRS parcels. The bomb experts worked
six A2pd nne-half hours in opening one
of e1le pacHa&0S. y - $780,. 49, 4
.lt does not resemble any machine
have ever come across" said Owen
Egan, an authority on internal M, !
chimes. 1T is the neatest and from the
standpoint OF mechanical arrangement.
the cleverest l have ever seem
Three More Bombs Found.
Three more Internal machines mailed
in, the May day plot to kill prominent
men are reported to have been dis
covered at Gimbel's department store,
having been innocently returned there
By the postoffice authorities for addi-
tional postage. They were said to have
been adddessed to United States SEN
ators.
Bombs Examined.
Explosive experts were called in by
Inspector Cochran, and one of the par
GELS was opened. 1t contained small
phial fastened to the top of a bass
wood cylinder in such a manner that
the cylinder could not be opened with
out breaking the bottle. The breaking
OF the bottle would release chemical
which in turn would ignite three full
inmate of mercury caps resting on a
stick of dynamite.
Every package had been mailed in
the Manhattan district, as had the
bombs mailed to Mayor Hanson, Judge
Lands, District Attorney Ffckert and
his aid, ard former Senator Hardwick.
Had the authors Of the nation wide
death conspiracy been only more adroit
surely affixing sufficient postage. the
possible result of the terrorist strate-
gem can be imagined.
All Foes Of Boishevisn.
Point is made by the government In
vestigators, who. altho astir all over
the country, as yet have reported no
definite clews, that every bomb was
destined for some citizen who has stood
stanchly against bolshevism and its
teachings, with its plans for soviet
government and such ideas.
The bombs showed evidence OF
skilled Workmanship.
Late today q representative of Gin
bel Brothers called on Inspector coch-
ran ana, after examining the parcels,
said the wrappings had not originated
in the department store. He pointed
out the outside covering was Of high
ly glazed. expensive type of paper.
such as would not be used by any de-
lpartment store.for mere wrapping pur-
poses. The inner box containing the
wooden cylinder was made Of a very
fine grade of green cardboard. unlike
anysin ordinary use.
On the back Of each parcel was
stamped in red "Noveities--a sample"
Inspector Cochran expressed the belief
that this was an ingenious effort on
the part sof the senders to induce the
secretary Of. of an intended victim to
hand the parcel unopened to his chief.
The officialsifn charge Of the investi-
cation believe the very claborateness
OF the would lbe = assassins' prepat'a-
lions rnay prove their undoing as af-
fordin9 certain clues to their identity.
one 81 the sbombs returnedwas ad-
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