Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-02
POSTAL SERVICE
ON LOOKOUT FOR
BOMBS IN MAILS
Reward Promised New York
Clerk Who Discovered
16 in POst-Office.
CLOSE WATCH KEPT ON
EVERY SUSPICIOUS BOX
Package Mailed to Senator Over
man Might Have Been Mis-
taken for Wedding Gift.
MAY BE OF GERMAN MAKE
Acting Chicago Chief Says Attcmr:
Not the Work Of /. W. W.
Blamcs Crank.
CLOSE WATCH KEPT ON
EVERY SUSPICIOUS BOX
MAY BE OF GERMAN MAKE
Acting Chicago Chief Says hucmr:
Not the Work Of /. W. W.
Blamcs Crank.
iBy .Asaocl4tel prcs4 /

iBy Associated pressI
WASHINGTON. May i-I;cncf was
expressed by post -viiice officials TO-
night that most. II not AL. of the
bombs mailed from New York IA part
Of an anarchist Mas Day plot against
found.
Unusual precautions we're taken in
Washington 10 protect Cabinet mem
bers ana court officials from bomb AL
tacks. There were similar pcecau-
lions in uthcr cities ana mc,iuwh!j.
the entire postal service wus working
and watching 10 pick UP stray in
fcrnal machines. tying about like -
many noatinT mines. bat apparently
dangerous only 10 those persons with
CURIOSITY enough 20 break the seals
reports from inspcctors at Now
York ana Atlanta gave no inforua-
patchcs
Officials here were greatly rcl!cycd
upon learning late today that there
was no foundation FOR reports Of ihe
seizure CT fourteen bombs IN post.of-
ilccs along tho Pacific Coast. All di-
Nisional INSPECTORS, il Was stated. had
been ins'ructGd 70 forward promp, re-
portS Q! bomb inds, and while some
may have been delayed there MAS =
more hopcful feeling that the greatest
ganEcr was over and that amy bombs
Still III the mails would fan into the
hands OF operatives detailed TO &c.
them.
NcpOrt lIurdwtck Case,
The acting post office Inspector in
the Atlanta district son: Headquarters
here today full report Of The circum-
stances connected With the delivery or
AN internal machine 10 former Senator
Hardwick, Of Georgia. This. however.
did not vary in essential details from
intorinaton already published.
Thc acting inspcctor reported that
Nr. Hhrdwick demanded u fun inves.
tigation and had suggested that si.ni-
lar bombs may have been sent other
public men. a, Tho time he called at
tention TO the rnssibi!i,Y OF this ,hcrc
had bccn no qualifications Of me discoV
cry Of sixteen hon6z N New York.
Some, Of the inspectors said TO-DAY
,hat the anarchists who wanted to
KIN Mr.. IiardwIck evidently had over
.ooled tho fact Jhat his term OF oiiicc
expired March and 'hat he is no
longer 4 member OF the senate
Postal Employcc. on Watch.
Orders cnt yesterday to All postal
employees in the United States to be
on watch for suspicious packages, and
e)his. together with widespread pub
{city, is counted upon 10 prevent do
fivery Of any OF tho bomb parcels thar
.Anay be in ,nc mails;
One OF the first things rostmastcr-
General Eurcson did today was to
write Postmaster patt"n. at New York
suggesting tha, suitable action be
taken to reward Charles Kapan. a
post office clcrh. whose quick juds-
ipnent ano good sense resulted in the
discovery OF the sixteen bombs They
had beer held since Saturday night
Tor postage, and on his way home in
the carly hours Of the morning Kuplan
temp, 10 Kill former senator Hardwlck.
OF Georgia. and immediately set about
TO prevent delivery OF these packages.
sment overnish, f'Ftmi Fi Kew "S YorR qRep"r.s Mas
Smcrely an elaboration of that given
in press dispatGhes i, THIS save in de-
Sinystery from the time the parcels wcrc
.siIaiifd saturdaN nigh, nntl sent, to
The package IN which the Post
msstcr-Gcncrai bomb was wrapped
was sent here by New York inspectors.
All Mail Scrntinizcd.
All incoming mail. especially parccls
for government officials, was scrut-
inizcd with unusual care. Meanwhile,
Collectors carriers, railway postal
every city were on guard. and agents
of the Department of Justice were maxi
Ing i,,,,' every ry Gf effGrt to establish the
In holding up the package addressed
7 to Senator oNernan, the postmaster AT
cral orders issued last night to an en-
ployecs of the postal service to make
every effort TO prevent delivery OF sus-
picious mail matter. 1t was said here
that the Salisbury package bore the
Gimbcl Brothers mailing label and in
every way resemblcd those discovered
\ The chief postal inspector got into
communication with the Salisbury post
master 10 iCdIn something about the
machine sent to the North Carolina
, Senator. Up to the time his report was
received here there had been no over
,@night information as to other finds.
aud some Of the men in the Inspectors
department who had been on the joh
ali night expressed tho opinion that
practically the whole anarchistic out
nut had been located.
Suspicious Packages Being Held
Reports from every section of inc
country indicated early today tbat q
4 thorough search still was being mndn
of the mails for other bombs In
Washington close watch was kent
on all official mail. and there was iittIc
possibility Of suspicious bundles get
ting out.
! Judiciary Committee. Senator Oycr,u;,n
had charge of tho espionage act and
many other measures dealing with law
enforcement during the war He also
4js chairman OF the special Senate com
investigating pro-Gcrmau and
|Iother radical propa ganda.
II agents of the Department Of Justice
Impressed their belief that the infcrnaI
Hnachines were Of German origin and
\nossibly imported from GERMANY.
Whey said that anarchists in this coun-
try could not obtain the illuminate of
mercury used in the manufacture Of
the bombs.