The Washington herald., 1919-05-01
Radicals Opposed to De-
portation of Agitators
Believed Responsible.
DEADLY DEATH DEVICE
Inspectors Find Small Vial
Within Hardwood Tube
Seven Inches Long.

New York April "a plot OF ter
orism on the part of i. W. W. agi-
ators and other radicals who have
leen opposed TO the deportation Of
lgitators. is seen in the mailing OF
tombs here to sixteen prominent pub,
&c officials and private citizens. The
sostoffice Department believes the af,
air was planned as a demonstration
% connection with international
abor day. May l. tomorrow
That the mailing of the bombs was
he work OF an explosive expert is
videnced by the whole makeup of the
nfernal machines. according to In.
pector Owen EGan. bomb expert oi
he police department. The nature OF
he bombs was the most diabolical
nth which the officials OF the Post
fice Department ever had to deal. il
= said.
N Do"D IN "oOoen Tubc.
s The holder OF the bomb was a cy.
indrical tube OF some hard wood
probably Eastwood. seven and a quar-.
ser inches in length and seven-eighth:
4 an inch in diameter on the outside
md five-eighths Of an inch on tbs
lside. To open it was necessary tC
nscrew the upper portion.
Inside the tube was a small via
He'd with a black chemical. The
=ork was secured with putty to pre-,
rent its coming out in transit.
Beneath the vial were three fulmln
lie Of mercury caps and beneath
hose a charge of dynamite. 1t wa.
o arranged that when an attempt
sas made by the recipient to open it
s he detonator would explode the dyn
mite
Inspector Egan said that In the six
eep .bcrIhs thert was enough ex
iosive to wreck the entire building
the postoffice where they lay from
aturday until Monday night.
Calls on Inspector.
The bombs were discovered b,
harles Kaplan. 90 years. RecaIlin,
e. lat several packages. similar in de
all to the description given in tn,
swspaper. were in the postoffic,
eld up for lack of sufficient post
ge. he called W. L. Cochran, post
s lice inspector in charge at New
ork. Inspector Cochran sent TO
olice Inspector Egan, who made
sreful examination of the pack
yes, discovering the bombs.
Officials said that if the sender q
ne internal machines had put frs
Ass postage on them they wOuIC
robably have reached their destina
on without delay.
Had il not been for this INSULT
ency. the bombs would have beei
,nt to the addresses without at
acting any attention of the posta
ficials. The packages were mailet
paper bearing the name of Gin
Il Brothers. n local department
lore. as were those sent to Mayo
anson and Senator Hardwick.
Mailed Saturday Night.
The packages We're mailed some tim
sturiay night and lay in the stree
9xes until Monday, when IL was dis
,vered that they lacked from tw'
three cents in postage. Inspecto
ochran said he did not know hoV
could be established from wha
exes the packages were collected. a
ley were brought in by various car
ers. The fact that the package
ere wrapped in paper bearing tn
anne of a department store nigh
irnish a clue. though it was pointet
at that the wrapping paper was eas
y procurable.
sour store" said Isaac Gimbei
-sendS out thousands of package!
fery day wrapped III paper bearin:
1T name"
Get News from Capital.
Practically all the prominent New
orkers to whom the Internal ma
sines were addressed first learned
the attempts against them from
spatches from Washington. Mayor
sylan and others said they had never
.hceived any threatening letters.
Justice Holmes. to whom one of the
asombs was sent. delivered the ST.
RENE COURTS recent opinion sustain
sig the conviction of Eugene V Debs
or violation of the espionage act
'ourt officials telephoned all tn,
istices of the Supreme Court late
day warning them to be extremely
Autious in the handling of theiI
iaii
The bomb for Mr.. Rockefeller was
tdressed to his country home al
arrytown, n. Y. and that for Mr.
iorgan to 81 Madison avenue. New
lrk.