Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
PH|LA, DYNAMITE
PLOTS ARE LAID
TO BOLSHEV|KI
U. s. Inspector Had Warning and
Put Government Building
Under Heavy Guard.
SAYS BOMBING FIRST ACT
OF TERROPISTS IN u. S.
Police Chief Looks for Bolsheviki
Outbreaks in Many Other
Cities: One Arrest.
BY Associated Press to Every Evsn,a-

PmLsDELPHIA, JAS
Despite the extraordinary measures
taken by both the local and Federal au-
t9oflfcs 20 apprehend the perpetraf ORR
% the bomb 0utrages 40 the bone of
three prominent Philadelphians Monday
night only one arrest had been made BD
10 early today. The prisoner. a well known
radical of this city, denied any connect ION
with The explosions He IS being held for
further investigation
Every possible clue and theory Is being
run out by he authorities. Details ~
police detectives and department u
Justice agents are conducting p systernafic
investigation of every club or organization
% the city from which Paci6sf. anti
draft, socialistic Or industrial worker of
The world opaganda IS circulated
"A canvas of The citr also will be made
70 ascertain the character d meetings
held IN different sections recently ~
organizations known as the "depHties Il
Russia soviet workers colony 0f Phil
adciphia and vicinily." and the "tll-
Russia Sov7ets committee If .America
SOCIALIST HEADQUARTERS RAIDED
The socialist headquarters here were
ralded yesterday and large ounntit, nf
literature seized No arrests were made
William y Mills acting superintendent
of police, whose apartments were dara-
aged Dy one of the explosions. said jhe
next fortv-eight hours would bring i'm
pOTtant developments. We can then
tell he said whether this Is really 4
deep laid plot bv the radicals 10 spread
terror and destruction or whether II is the
work % some misguided crank. Personal
ly ! think. from our investigation so far.
al
ing throughout this country through con-
nectlon with foreign sDvlets and worsmen's
councils. Every agItator in this city will
have to give complete account Of mis-
doings Monday night.
Mills said it had been established that
the bombs had been set off bv time fuse
and that the same person could not have
placed the three in such widely separated
sections Of the city. He added that ne
was convinced that four motor cars were
used by those responsible for the outrage.
PLOTTED TO DESTROY us. BUILDINGS.
JAsnes r. Cortefven. cliirf postal IN
sDector. said that he had been warned bv
2 former convict several hours before tine
first bomb exploded that an attempt
would be made to blow I'D the Eedera
building. The warning came hy tcic-
phone he said from D man VINO con
sidered himself under obligations % the
Inspector.
He declared he was convinced the man
was III the confidence of persons engaged
In a bombing plot and that nc Immediately
placed extra guards around the post
Office. the custom house and the min
His informant. Mr.. Cortelyou. said, did
not mention anything about blowing up
the homes of Justice Won Moschzlsker,
Ernest T. Trigg and Acting Superin-
teudent Mills, which later were wrecked
PART Of TERRORIST PLAN.
MIR Cortely0u believes the explosions
were planned is a part of an international
Bolshevih terrorist movement. Ills de-
partment IS cooperating with the ctiy
authorities IN the investigation.