Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11
.D0MBERS' TRA|L
GROWS HOT HERE
Chief Flynn Due Today to Fol-
low Clues Found in
New York
TAKE CENSUS OF RADICALS

A census of all radicals in Philadcl-
phia is being taken as part of the gov
ernment program of action against
reds in all sections of the country
whose bolshevist tendencies are inspired
by the radical element of Europe, an
gered because of the entry of the
United States into European affairs.
The roundup here is part of ma
ton wide effort to secure positive data
upon the number of radicals in the
country now. Although the immigra
ton authorities have closed the legal
doors of entry, many dangerous leaders
and propagandists are known to have
slipped in by way Of Mexico and
Canada.
Fifty Philadelphia "reds' are already
under surveillance for the part they are
suspected of having played in the bomb
outrages Of last week, when explosions
occurred in this and six other cities.
The fifty men under suspicion here
form group that meets in small
hall near Seventh street and Paramount
avenue. This group is known to have
been represented at n meeting i'll New
York recently, when those in attendance
We're urged "to make war on the
churches"
Process Slow, but Sure
Efforts are now being made to link
up members of the group with the two
explosions in West Philadelphia Mon :
day night of last week. The checking
up process is a slow one, but also
sure one.
William ]. Flynn, chief of the bureau
of investigation of the Department OF
Justice. is expected in Philadelphia
again today to follow up some clues
unearthed in New York, where he has
been for the last several days.
One important result of his New York
| investigations was establishment of the
! fact that various groups of 'Reds OF
different nationalities are definitely
! linked together. Thus. the Italian grour
may have perpetrated the bombings III
Washington, the Spanish group those
| here, and the Russian group the bomb
! ings in New York-all in the carrying
out of a carefully agreed upon plan OF
action.
form a Russian group. Suspicion OF
them is strengthened because after sew
eral of their members had attended the
meetings at which Lenine Trotsky
delegate had urged those present tC
"make war on the churches the rec
tory of the Our Lady of Victory Roman
Catholic Church, in West Philadelphia
was bombed.
Bomber's Shoe Identified
The most important clue yet discov
cred in the effort to establish the iden
tity of the anarchist who was blown tC
pieces while planting bomb at the
home of Attorney General Palmer, in
Washington, was uncovered in New
York, Chief Flynn said:
The clue consisted of the locating Of
an obscure shoe repairing shop, thu
proprietor of which positively identified
one of the shoes worn by the dead mar
as having been repaired by him.
The bomb thrower wore cheap pail
of shoes with newly attached rubber
heels. The cobbler is certain that thu
heels were attached by him, and has {
clear recollection of the man for whom
he did the work
Chief Flynn believes the Few clue vii
enable the detectives to ascertain def
nitely who the would-be assassin was
and to learn who were his associates
His initials were ]. NJ, it is believed.
Todd Daniel, chief Philadelphia agen
of the Department of Justice, said today
that the establishment of the identity o
the dead man would be the beginning o