The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
|l6 BOMBS FOUND
| NEW YORK MAILS
EXPLOSIVES HELD UP BECAUSE
OF LACK OF SUFFICIENT
POSTAGE
6 OTHER BOMBS DELIVERED
Nationwide Conspiracy to Exterm'nate
All Who Have opposed Radicaiism
Is Disclosed by Postoffice Clerk
by Merest Chance
6 OTHER BOMBS DELIVERED

New York. May With the dis
cOvery yesterday in the New YORK
postoffice of 16 internal machines in
addition to six more that have been
delivered to prominent men in various
parts of the country, federal detectives
have started Il search for the Sendefs
of the dangerous missives.
The 1G bombs found yesterday were
addressed to prominent men, including
judges and cabinet members, while the
six thus far delivered to addresses
through the mail reached the offices
or homes of the following
Former Senator Thomas Hardwick
Of Georgia =: congressman John l.. Bur
nett of Alabama; Federal Judge X. NJ.
Lands of Chicago; Mayor Ole Hanson
of Seattle; United States Dis Fict At
torney Charles M. Fickert and mis- as
sistant, Edward NJ. Cunha Of. San
Francisco.
None of these men have been in
jured by the bombs. but Senator Hard
wick's wife and a maid We're severely
hurt. The parcels bore similar
mechanisms arranged to explode on
opening. and were sent as novelty
samples from New York with a fic-
titious tag, indicating that they came
from the store of Gimbel Brothers.
Discovered by Mail Clerk.
The packages found in the New York
postoffice were discovered by a mail
clerk, after reading of the bomb ex-
ploded at the home of Senator Hard
wick. They had all been held for lack
of first class postage.
Seals Stop Delivery.
A slip on the part of the senders of
the Internal machines coupled wi
sharp wits of a postoffice clerk Wtsfel
all that prevented the bombs from be-
ing delivered. The 16 packages were
mailed Saturday night in a box some
where in the neighborhood of Thrift
eth street and Broadway. They had
the correct postage for the parcel
post but We're sealed with red waters
and therefore could be accepted only
as first class matter. Accordingly,
they were sent to the general postof-
flee to be referred back to the sender
All Bore GimbeI Name.
Each parcel had the name of CHM
bel Brothers printed on it, and the
department store was notified. but
failed to answer. Early yesterday
morning Charles Kaplan, a postoffice
clerk, read in a newspaper Of the bomb
sent to Senator Hardwick of Georgia.
The description of the package con-
tanning the bomb struck him and he
hurried back to the pOStoffice and eX-
amined the detained parcels. He then
notified the superintendent of his stls-
PIGEONS and the packages We're sent to
Chief POstOffice Inspector w. +. Cocl-
ran. Explosives, experts We're called
in by Inspector Cochran and one OF
the parcels was opened. 1t contained
| small phial fastened to the top of
| polished Eastwood cylinder in such
manner that the cylinder could 8
be opened without breaking the bot
tie. The breaking of the bottle would
release chemical which in turn
would ignite three illuminate of mer-
| curry caps resting on stick of dyna-
mite. The whole bomb showed evil
dence of skilled workmanship.
Radical Opponents Marked.
The officials who are in charge of
the investigation believe that the very
| elabOrateness of the would-be assas-
sins preparations may prove their UNI
doing as affording certain clues to
their identity.
From information available it was an
parent the makers of the bombs hoped
to eXterminate everyone who has been
prominently involved in the prosecu-
ton or deportation of members of the
/. w. w.
Not only were officers of the immi-
grafton bureau marked for destruction,
| but also the authors of the hill which
would have stopped immigration for
a year. This measure would have made
it difficult for Russian radicals to gam
access to this country.
Agents of the department of Justice
said they believed the mailing Of the
bombs was timed to cause il reign of
terror on May day, observed through
out the world not only by pcnceful
labor organizations, but the most nro-
nounced radicals in this country had
threatened a demonstration on MAY
in behalf of Thomas J. Mooney. under
sentence of life Imprisonment in Cali
| fornia for murder in connection with ,
bomb outrage.
| POSTMASTER GENERAL ARCHES