Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-17
07HER RC|T|ES GUARD
FINANCIAL CENTERS
Police Officials See Red Reign
Of Terror Following New
York Explosion
COMMUNISTS ARE BLAMED

chicago, Sept. 17.-Upon being in-
- ,bo e,plosiop outside the Of :
formeu y, So, q r.. A.
6ees OF J' NoIsnn 49, :" w"
Work yesterday, Chief OF Police Gar
a. ,,omediately ordered n police guard
u.own around the Stock Exchange,
m..,d NJ Trade and several other build-
~. IN Ia Sale stret. the Wall street
" Cbicago. He was determined there
.rN he no duplication OF the tragedy
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Cantain Morgan Collins was ordered
fake charge Of the details and dis
,,tched fifty plainclothes men and uni
'ormp, officers to guard the buildings.
Cbief Garrity then called in the anar-
rhist squad and instructed them to
watch for all secret meetings of the
Reds in Chicago.
~ am not going to take any chances
here. the chief said. fnllowing the con-
ferences. the explosion may or may
bot have been caused ny ne daetivities.
but am going TO guard against any
tuch thing being perpetrated mere.
Meantime Information was received
here to maNe u appear tnat the ex-
blcsion might oe part or contem-
plated cign OF terroIlsm.
This was tne OPINION ot Alien y.
Myer cnlct lnvestlgator OF ted activi-
Hes in the east Tor the Turns detective
gency. MI; meyer believes investi-
PATTON VIII snow that tne outrage can
be laid at tns uoor Oh tne communist
barty, several ieoders OF which were
convicted mere recentiy.
Two weeks ago we notihed clients
~ t0af Ia he.
Red situation that WITHIN few weeks
reign OF terror would Degin, he said.
The Communist party Is behind 1t all.
They are planning to wreck buildings.
hurder and commit a,l Kinds of atroci-
les. a general strike is planned. SO
hat all the nations industries will be
He'd up.
THE seriousness of the situation can
pot be- emphasized too greatly, mas
huch as life and property are Mt stake.
The snake is to be turned loose to bite
he railroad men, the great army Of
niners and steel workers. and strive to
ic IN the country's industries"
Pittsburgh. Sept. II. - Following
Ian in New York. CITY and connty o.,
borjties adopted measures to nroyor,
bossible bombing outrages hove Th;s
ction was based ON the smnnosit;o, tbot
no e,nIosion In New YorL wns ''o tho
rork of anarchists.
Chief of County Detect;yes Robo.,
Rraun nromntJy nostod guorJv oho,,.
Ebs homes of tbe tbreo i,,does Nh 49, 90.
erday disbnrred Attorncv Jocnh No.
ol;s confessed anarchist from nrac.
;cing in tho courts of tbis oo,,nt,.
Fbese guards last nigbt 'wotohod ~.
we,l;nSs of JuJoo Inbn N Shasrn Wv ~,
isrlborougb Avenue Jndno rhan II
+ Swesringen of inaram TSo ""ans o"arda
rere heovily armed and had ;rstrro ro
sons n arrest anv Warsaw sn,r n.;u
nsn;ciousIv in the re;abbnrbood as ths
urists' homes "'o' VI '"e
From rho various no,;oo s,o.;o,. :,
he citv nIo;n .c,otbos rnon 'u,ohs ,.ono IN
ailed n been nndsr saruo;,Io, W.
ssidsrces Of aorarnnon, enee a,nI he .he
70 lnowr to hova haon .o.;pn ss a.; Mno
financial institutions were also
ssried. = "''
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Washington, Sept. 17.-(By A. P.)
Government officials here today were
waiting reports from their agents as to
be cause OF yesterdays explosion in the
nancial district.
Investigation was begun Immediately
Secret Service operatives of the
reasury, Department of Justice agents.
nspectors Of the Post Office Depart
rsrd "a nors raerau.lVhs were taken also TO
% Icn,s-,SS SOvu,'irn. ~ Tra.p properly mere par
s,nIt 20 ,ms rnt easgry 9uiiu,ng, as a
bs ~ epor.s from NeW iork that
(lot eNP'''''n was 'ne resu' Oh Il Domp
Rrd;nn uo,o,,. % Anal, ~
,om moiss ~ ae.elps VI omcini reports
eclirod t - 'e5Hrssel'a.Ives; 5 omclals mere
; arn,osi, w. u''eass propap.e causes OF
portad tn no,ics to's, 40 .w wafer Id VINO was wa
"a Now NpSivJ yorL mat ns snew an ABOUT
r.asurv w;i eApios'on tS anu ,hat tne
uestioned Ia . hNI 70 70 Mas
ustice aSsnts ' hnt tnu na ~ pepart,heht ts,I OF
n..u.,. O. =.
s,.i, ,i,'oit' sept. l7.-!By A. PA
Isos a,, OF hity special officers was
vu on duty IN the Detroit financial
hs ,et @ Yesterday immediately after
@ pVHce department learned of the
smo. iUrk W explosion. Commissioner
rnniS s W. inches announced the guard
rSns oe maintained day and night.