The New York herald., 1921-11-10
MARINE FOR EVERY
MAIL TRUCK HERE
Armored Cars Defended by
Riot Guns for More Valu-
able CargOes.
60 ON DUTY TOMORROW
Force Will Be Increased if
Needed-All Big Cities
to Get Troops.
60 ON DUTY TOMORROW

A detachment of sixty marines armed
with riot guns and pistols will go on
duty In New York tomorrow morn
ing guarding valuable mail en- trucks
travelling through the city. the mail
terminals at the big railroad stations
and the mail cars on trains leaving
New York on all roads to prevent rob-
berries similar to the s2.000,000 holdup
in Leonard street Other marines al
ready have gone on duty in Boston
and a total of 800 men will be detailed
to guard the mails in all sections OF
New England. In Washington last
night the Post Office Department an
nounced that more than 1000 OF the
troops will be used in other large
cities such as Chicago, st. Louis and
Denver.
In New York after tomorrow there
will be an armed marine on every truck
carrying valuable mail that goes through
the streets Of New York. Mall OF un-
usual value will be carried in arnoreo
trucks. with a marine, armed with
riot gun, sitting on the seat with the
chauffeur. Inside the truck will be an
other marine and a post office clerk,
both armed with automatic pistols. An
electrical device will be installed so
that when the door Of the truck is opened
gong will ring. and continue ringing
until shut Off
Detachments of marines will be sta
toned in the General Post office and
the downtown branch in Park row, at
railroad stations and at the five mail
terminals in New Jersey. If the sixty
men already detailed are not sufficient
post office authorities will call on the
remainder of the 300 marines In the New
York Navy Yard in Brooklyn. II still
others are needed they will be sent here
from other naval stations. Details for
all of the guarding necessary are being
worked out in Washington in the office
of WIN II. Hays, Postmaster-General.
who has asked postmasters OF all the
big cities to send him estimates Of the
number of troops needed.
Plans for local details of marines were
worked out to large extent yesterday
at conference between Dr. Hubert
Work. First Assistant Postmaster-G Gen.
eral. Postmaster Edward NJ. Morgan,
Lieut.. Harry w. Miller of the Marine
Corps and Chief Postal Inspector Will
lam Il. Cochrane.
when orders were received in New
York for armed guards to ride on mail
wagons" said DR.. Work. word was sent
back to Washington by perfunctory
note of compliance. THE pistols sent
here for the work are still covered with
the grease in which they were shipped.
Those days are over. for the New York
Post Office as well as the days when the
New York Office was above Washington
in everything
Elijah NJ Norris. superintendent OF
mails: Henry Lippman. superintendent
of registry. and Walter S. Mayer 'su-
perintendent of money orders at the
General Post Office. were relieved from
duty yesterday, on orders from Wash
lngton. inspectors w. =. Coils and r.
A. Schwsb have been assigned by DR..
Work to reorganize the department of
mails, assisted by John Kelley. mall
superintendent at the Grand Central
Terminal Inspectors Il. l.. Reidy and
r. p. Allen will take over the work Of
the Registry Division. Appointments
for the money order department will be
made to-day.