New-York tribune., 1919-05-01
Huge Plot Believed To
Be a Part of May Day
Terror by Radicals
of the United States
Nationwide Net
Planned for Reds
Internal Machines Said
To Be the Most Per-
feet Officials Ever Saw

Internal machines, destined by their
pro ,inent men in the country, have
bceis found in the United States mails
thus far twenty-five have been dis
covered, sixteen in the main postofice
h ,.
lere was an uncontirmed report
last night that agents of the Depart
ment Of Justice had discovered four
teen more bombs in postoffces on the
Pacific Coast. But postoffice officials in
the principal Pacific Coast cities wired
that no suspected packages were being
he'd.
A dispatch from Washington last
night said that it was impossible to
estimate how many others were still
travelling on their missions. Police
and Secret Service men believe the
bombs to be part of radical plot,
which is to reach its climax to o-day.
Sixteen boxes, each containing
heavy charge of dynamite, were found,
almost by chance, in the main postoffice
here yesterday. They are identical
with the bombs received by Mayor Ole
Hanson Of Seattle on Monday and for
,ner Senator Hardwick at Atlanta on
Tuesday.
Rombs Widely Scattered
From as far West as San Francisco
and as far South as Alabama reports
were received Yesterday of the discoy-
cry OF still more. The Postoficc De-
paFtment has sent out frantic warnings
TO every postmaster IN the country.
urging each to exercise the utmost Wig
liance. No estimate can be made of
the number of deadly packages now on
their way through the mails.
One was received in the Office of
Juoge Kenesaw NJ. Lands at Chicago.
another arrived at the home of John T.,
Burnett, chairman of the immigration
committee Of the last House, at Gads-
nen, Ala. Two more, addressed to Dis
trlct Attorney Charles NJ. Pickett and
Edward Cunha, his assistant, were dis
covered in San Francisco.
Many NotabIes Included
Some hint of the scope of the plot
may be gathered from the following
list of those to whom the machines
discovered in the postoffice here were
addressed:
Postmaster General Burleson.
Secretary of Labor Wilson.
Attorney General Palmer.
immigration Commissioner Cami.
nett.
John D. Rockefeller.
J. P. Morgan.
+. c. Howe, Commissioner of Immi-
grafton at New York.
William NJ. Wood, Boston.
Mayor Hylan.
Police Commissioner Enright.
W. II. Lamar, solicitor of the Post
office Department.
~. j. schaefer Attorney General Of
Xnsylvania.
Governor sproul of Pennsylvania.
r. Larry Eyre, Chester, Penn.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
w H. Finch, Department Of Justice.
All Of the bombs found here were
identical IN appearance with those re-
ceived by Mayor Hanson and Mr.. Hard
wick. Each was about the size and
shape Of one-pound candy box. They
we're wrapped in straw -colored papcr
bearing the forged trade mark of
oimoei Brothers, New York City, and
inc word novelty" and Sample"
Bombs Made by Experts
When opened by Inspector Egan, of
Inc Bureau OF Combugtibles, they were
found to contain vial Of acid ad-
lusted to open when the box lid was
raised. This was to ignite three caps OF
Illuminate Of mercury, which in turn
were to explode stick Of dynamite.
me bombs were carefully packed in
wooden cylinders. Their delicate ad-
saStment and the perfection of their
workmanship mark them, Inspector
ESan said, a. the product Of experts.
Apparently the other internal ma.
coines found in Chicago. Gadsden, Ala.
and San Francisco were Of the sams
appearance and design.
Thus far, chiefly through good for
tune, only one Of the bombs haa ex~
pioded. The package sent to former
Senator Hardwiek wrecked his home.
seriously injured negro maid and
burned Mrs. Hardwick badly.
Read Tribune; Found Bombs
me Tribune, in it's midnight edition
vas ne first paper TO appear yegterdav
morning with the account Of tho bomb
sent the former Senator. II was
through The Tribune's story thai
sns sixteen machines ia the post.
cnce here we're discovered. Charter
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