Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-01
RED ROUNDUP
ORDERED BY
HARDING
United Press Leased Wire

WASHlNUION, oepI. ne leu
eral government, at the direction of
President Harding is embarking on a
nation wide legal campaign to check
violence in the rail strike, to maintain
transportation and to sustain the right
of strike breakers to work unmolested.
This was learned officially here to-
day following the action of Attorney
General Daugherty in appearing before
a federal court in Chicago and asking
an injunction to prevent the strikers
from interfering in any manner with
the employment Of new workers by
the railroads.
More iniunctions will be asked in
other parts of the country, prosecutions
will be pushed against all those
charged with perpetrating violence
and comprehensive investigations will
be made by federal agents to deter
mine whether the strikers leaders or
the railroad executives have violated
federal laws against conspiracies to
restrain interstate commerce.
pan to Kidnap Rail Chiefs
CHICAGO, Sept1. = A nationwide
roundup of radicals was ordered today
following an outbreak of dynamiting
and wree Ks on railroads throughout the
country.
Federal authorities alsoi announced
they had information tf t reds -
planned to kidnap presid nts of the
New York Central, PENN Flvania and
Rock Island roads.
The identity of the leads of the rad
icals was known. His south side home
here was carefully watched.
According to authorities, he issued in
structions to his lieutenants to "look
up the home addresses of the railroad
presidents so that we can either Kill
or kidnap them or take their children.
Arrests were expected today in all
parts of the country.
Federal authorities are in possession
of lists of radicals throughout the
country who are blamed for the new
outbreak. Many of them are aliens
and will be deported, it is stated.
"Bomb Factory Discovered, Alleged
ALBUERQUE, N. NJ, Sept. l.-An
alleged "bomb factory to make bombs
for use by railroad radicals, was dis
covered here, it is said, following the
arrest of two men carrying a suitcase
loaded with internal machines.
Authorities believed they had trust.
rated a widespread plot to blow up
railroad bridges, tunnels and other prop
ertv. The two men arrested were W.
p. Seyfred, president of the New Mex
10 State Federation of Labor, and An
drew Bruno, taxicab driver
Fusillade Fired at Guards
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept 1.-Guards
Mt the New York Central belt line
bridge over the Cuyahoga river near
here were driven from their post early
today by fusillades of shots.
The shots were fired by four men
whom the guards surprised digging a
hole at the foot of one of the concrete
supports Police searched the vicinity
but the intruders had disappeared Auth
critics believe it was an attempt to
blow up the bridge.
Plot To Bomb Bank
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Sept. L.
Information which led to the arrest OF
w. p. Syefred and Andrew Bruno, IN
whose suitcase were found three
bombs. also included plot to bomb
tbe nine story First National Bank
building. a new $50O,00O building and
the Santa Fe shops, all under construc,
ton here, A. L. Gere, department or
Justice agent said today. All three
buildings are being put up by non
union labor.
Homes Blown Up
PADUCAH, KY, Sept. 1.-The nome
of j. F. Walker, chief mechanic OF the
Illinois Central railroad shops, was
blown up with dynamite early today,
walkers little daughter was injured
by flying glass. Two other homes oe-
cnpied .bv strike breakers were demol-
ished.