Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-01

nlStS, one OF the seven federated SHoP
crafts workers on strike, reports the
men holding firm. The strike Is well
financed and 1--WE are prepared 10
fight it out all winter, if necessary,
he told the United Press.
Albuquerque, n. NJ, Sept. "A
bomb factory" which was ALLEGED to
furnish bombs for use by railroad
radicals was discovered here, police
said, following the arrest Of two men
alleged TO be carrying q suitcase
loaded with Internal machines, Au-
thorities believed they had frustrat-
ed widespread plot TO blow up rail
road bridges, tunnels and other prop
erty.
The two men arrested were W: 2.
Seyfred, president of the New Mex
leo state federation Of labor and An
drew Bruno, taXicab driver.
The men were arrested on q Santa
Re train a short distance from AL
buquerque by Sheriffs officials and a
special agent OF the Department OF
Justice.
Three bombs were discovered in
the suit case, the officers claimed.
They were filled with fuses and ready
for use. One weighed eight pounds.
Following the arrest officers search
ed Seyfreds rooms and declared they
found two unfinished b0nlbs and
quantities of materials for the man
ufacture of the machines. Search of
an Albuquerque hotel disclosed more
bombs. Seyfred had been working
here as q plumber. Both men had tick
cts to Trinidad, Colorado.
Authorities declared the men plan
ned to blow up the Santa Fe tunnel
at Ration Pass. This tunnel is near
the Colorado line where the road
crosses the divide. Wrecking of the
tunnel would cripple transportation
over the main line. Seyfred and Bruno
said they were going to Trinidad to
make speeches.
Texarkana, Ark, Sept. 1.-The
work of rebuilding seven bridges and
trestles on the Cotton Belt railroad
between here and Garland City was
completed this morning and traffic
has been resumed after delay of
twenty hours. These bridges were
burned yesterday morning.
Special agents and attaches from
the sheriff's office of Miller and La
favette counties expect to make ar
rests within the next few hours. The
fires were started simultaneously and
of the structures were destroyed.
A track walker reported that he
saw a lone man firing one trestle.
The man fired at him, he told of
ficers, and he left to give the alarm.
Numerous attempts have been
made to delay traffic on the Cotton
Belt between TeXarakana and Pine
Bluff the past week. The road has
employed a large extra force of de-
tectives who are working with the
SheriffS of five counties.
Chicago, Sept. Federal authori-
ties today announced they had in
formation that "reds" planned to kid
nap presidents of the New York Cen
tral, Pennsylvania and Rock Island
Roads.
The identity of the leader of the
radicals is known. His south side
home here is watched.
According to authorities he issued
instructions to his LieutenantS to
Cook up the home addresses of the
railroad presidents so that he can
either Kill or kidnap them or take
their children"
Arrests were expected today in all
parts of the country.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. Local fed
eral authorities today were confident
that they had nipped in the bud a
plot to dynamite railroad shops here.
/ This plot, according TO the federal
/ agents, also included the blowing up
of the sleeping quarters of the men
/ now employed in the shops.
The authorities declared that evid-
ence had been unearthed here show
ing that a systematic canvass of
7 strikers had been made for the pur-
pose of obtaining money with which
! to purchase high explosives. These
men. contributing to the fund, it was
stated, became conscience stricken and
divulgged the plot.
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. Eleven
/ persons were injured when a Big
Four Passenger train ran through an
open switch and plowed into rear end
OF a freight train on siding near
brownSburg early today.
cleveland, Sept. Guards at the
New ork Central belt line bridge
over the Cuyahoga river near here
> We're drlven from their post early to-
day by q fuSsilade of shots. The shots
. were fired by four men whom the
guards surprised digging hole at the
) LOOT OF one of the concrete supports
foice searched the vicinity but the
lntruderS had disappeared. Authori-
I ties believe II was an at+o,,,,,4 +r