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Show THREAT MADE TO KILL THE PRESIDENT AND BLOW UP THE POSTMASTER OF OODEN . , ! Threats to kill the President of the i niicri states, former Governor William Wil-liam Spry, postmaster W. W. Brown ing and others are contained in a let ter purporting to be from a member of the i y. , which was found in a letiPrdrop at ihe postoffice Wednesday Wednes-day eenlng at 7:10 O'clock The vile missive bears a crude draw in of a skull and cross-bones The letter reads like the production of a lunatic, but throughout it contains definite def-inite threats to kill by the use of bombs Reference is made to Hill' stroni. "our warrior brave. The letter is addressed "Mr. President Presi-dent " Here's the opening statement: If you don't go down and clean up Mexico, the I. W. W. will get up a big revolution. We have a million workers work-ers and plenty of ammunition and guns. All of our members have resolved," re-solved," etc. The writer, if discovered, can be sent to ihe penitentiary on leveral counts. Besides the threats, the letter let-ter contained vile epithets. |