The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-08
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elxteen Deadly Bombs Mailed in New Ysrk but Character Discovered Several, However. Had Bee=
 Delivered.


 bombs, in parcel post packages ad- dressed to sixteen prominent men, each containing sufficient dynamite to blow the recipient to pieces, were dis covered among the mail at the gen. eral postoffice today.
 A preliminary investigation con- vinced the postoffice authorities that they had unearthed a countrywide plot of terrorists to assassinate high ly placed persons as a demonstration on May 1.
 A sweeping inquiry by postoffice in- spectors, agents of the department of justice, and police experts was begun at once into the activities of anar- chists and "reds" in this city.
 At the same time a warning was is- sued by the district attorneys office to all public officials, especially judges. to watch for packages which might be delivered to them and guard was thrown around the criminal court building.
 The address on the sixteen pack ages seized were all typewriter. The style and a couple of minor errors led officials to believe that the addressing was done by foreigner. Some of the addresses were:
 Hon. Mitchell A. Palmer. U. s. Att torney General, Washington, D. c.
 Hon. William B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor, Washington, D. c.
 Hon. A. s. Burleson, Postmaster General, Washington, D. c.
 Hon. J. F. Hylan, Mayor, New York City, N Y.
 John D. Rockefeller, Pocantieo Hills, Tarrytown, N. Y.
 Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes, U. S, Chief Justice, 1720 First St., Wash ington, D. c.
 MT. J. P. Morgan, 2Sf Madison Ave-, New York City.
 A slip on the part of the senders of the internal machines coupled with the sharp wits of postoffice clerk were all that prevented the bombs from being delivered. The sixteen packages were mailed Saturday night in box somewhere in the neighbor- hood of Thirtieth street and Broad way. They had the correct postage for the parcel post but were sealed with red wafers and therefore could be accepted only as first-class mat ter. Accordingly they were sent to the general postoffice to be referred back to the sender.
 Each parcel had the name of Gim- bel Brothers printed on it and the de- partment store was notified but failed to answer. Early this morning Charles Kaplan. postoffice clerk, while on his way home from work, read in morning paper of the bomb sent to Senator Hardwick, of Georgia. The description of the package con- taining the bomb struck him and he hurried back to the postoffice and ex- amined the detained parcels. He then notified the superintendent of his sus- picions and the packages were sent to Chief Postoflice Inspector W. :. Cochran. Explosive experts were called in by Inspector Cochran, and one of the packages was opened, It contained small phial fastened to the top of polished basswood cylinder in such manner that the cylinder could not be opened without breaking the bottle. The breaking of the bottle re- leased chemical which in turn would ignite three illuminate of mercury caps resting on stick of dynamite.
 Seattle, Wash, April 30.-Dyna- mite capable of doing great damage and causing loss of life if exploded, was found in the bomb received in Mayor Ole Hansons mail Monday, the Seattle station of the bureau of chem istry of the United States department of agriculture announced today, after making an analysis of the contents.
 San Francisco, April 30.-Two bombs were delivered by mail to the district attorneys office of San Fran cisco Saturday morning One ad- dressed to Charles Nj. Fickert, district attorney, and another to Edward Cum ha, assistant district attorney. They were mailed from New York.
 Gadsden, Ala, April 30-Congress man John L. Burnett had a narrow es- cape today when the lid on box con taining an internal machine stuck and he was unable to open it. Later the box, which was received by mail and marked "Gimbel Bros, New York" was turned over to the police. A shot from revolver caused it to go off with loud explosion.
 Chicago, April 30.-What may prove to have been one of the bombs discovered in New York, was found on the desk of Judge Keneshaw Moun- tain Landis today while the judge was absent at Rockford, III. The package, which purported to be from Gimbel Brothers, was eleven inches long, two inches wide and two deep, and carried eight cents postage. Postoffice ln- spector Stuart took it in charge.
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