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The Washington times., 1918-12-06
URGE LARGER COURT TO
HANDLE WAR CONTRACTS

Recommendations to enlarge the
United States Court of Claims and TO
add a stan of modern industrial law
yers to its personnel have been made
by high officials of the Government.
IL was learned today.
This step. official said. is neces-
sary to adjust hundreds Of war con-
tracts quickly.
The Washington times., 1918-12-06
BANeI

oh. bad were the words that the poor
fellow said,
But the pain will continue to linger:
He was trying to hammer the nail on
the head,
finger. ,
The Washington times., 1918-12-06
STOLE AUTO; is SUICIDE.

TURIN, Italy. Dec. , (delaycdJ -
Antonio di Earbieri. who stole an
American Red Cross automobile, com
mitted suicide in the jail here today
Evening star., 1918-10-06
No Subway Closing Asked;
To Rebuild Plant at Once

Gen. March. chief of staff, last night
authorized the statement that the
War Department had issued no re-
quest that subways under the East
and North rivers at New York be
closed because of danger of further
explosions at the Morgan, N. j.. mu-
nitions plant.
The work of rebuilding the T. N. T.
plant at Morgan Station. N. j.. will be
begun at once. While the fire was
still burning and before the last great
explosion, officials of the construction
division and ordnance department
were discussing the details of the re-
construction. Decision was made in
a few minutes and the contract was
awarded to T. A. Gillespie Sons C Co.
Laborers are being mobilized and
will start work just as soon as the
fire is eXtinguished and all danger
from further explosions is past. There
is g. contractors organization on the
ground at the present time and these
officials will set the new operations un-
der way.
1t is impossible to estimate fully
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Red Cross and Volunteer
Workers Lending Aid to
Thousands of REFUGEES

NEW YORK, October 5.-Red Cross
agents and volunteer relief workers.
some of whom were themselves refu-
gees, worked tonight in the choked
roads leading away from Morgan and
South Amboy, seeking to restore some
semblance of order among the thou
sands Of refugees from the she'll
wrecked New Jersey district and to
direct them to places where they
could find food and shelter.
With Newark, Jersey City, New
Brunswick and other nearby towns
reported crowded to the limits Of
their resources, scores of the home
less began arriving in New York to-
night from the ferries which had
brought them across from Staten Is
land.
Met by Relief Workers.
They were met at Battery Park by
Red Cross agents. and relief workers
Evening star., 1918-10-06

from the Young Mems Christian As
sociation, the war camp community
service. the Knights of Columbus. the
salvation Army, the Hebrew Relief
Society and other organizations.
Under the. direction of Martin Con-
boy. draft director for New York,
several armories were thrown open
and fitted with cots and beds to re-
ceive the bewildered wonderers, most
of whom are foreigners. Members
of the Women's Motor Corps reported
with automobiles to transport them
to the improvised homes. Many had
spent last night in fields.
Parents and 12 Children, Refugees.
One Of the 1rst groups of refugees
to reach New York included q family
of fourteen persons-father. mother
and twelve children. the youngest an
infant in arms They had saved
none Of their belongings and were
taken in charge of Red Cross workers
at the Battery.
While large number of the
refugees are expected in New York
several thousand have been housed
in New Jersey towns.
An emergency call was received
here for surgical dressings, to be
rushed to South Amboy, where relief
headquarters has been established. 1t
was reported that 500 of the original
10000 Inhabitants still were in the
town and that many had been injured
by fragments of shells, falling glass
or debris.
Evening star., 1918-10-06

ed momentarily at the Grlespie plant
at Morgan. N. ]. Not even pedes-
trians were allowed to cross the
bridges, and Brooklyn was isolated,
Hardly had this order gone into ef-
feet when the tubes under the Hud-
SON. connecting New York and New
Jersey, also were closed.
OCCUPANTS of buildings in lower
Broadway were ordered by the police
to leave Immediately ana TO walk IN
the middle of the street, lest they he
injured by falling glass. Superintend-
ents of buildings and apartments all
lover the city were ordered to keep
doors and windows open m order to
lessen the force of the expected con-
cussion.
10000 Police Reserves Summoned.
Ten thousand police reserves were
hastily summoned to their respective
precincts and eighty-nine hospital
units Of 125 persons each were not1-
fled to hold themselves in readiness
for instant service.
With al! set for the terrible blast the
explosion failed to materialize. Mean
while the subway and elevated termi-
rails were jammed with seething masses
of humanity which wanted to go home
and could not understand why they
were not allowed to do SO.
SOHl uSlOn was tuIIlcu lHto W
bewildered policemen. who told the
crowds besieging the elevated stations
that the subways were open. and vice
versa. with the result that many per-
sons fruitlessly struggled from one place
to another and then went back again.
This condition lasted for more than
two hours before the embargo was lifted.
Unusual Action Explained.
In explanation of the unprecedented
action of the authorities it was stated
tonight that a report had been received
to the effect that 10000 tons of trinitro
toluol were likely to explode at any
moment. This was later reduced to
$4,000 pounds and then to 5000. Final
ly Information was received that the
wind had changed. enabling the fire
fighters to begin removal of the ex-
plosives
1t was also stated that Mayor Hy-
Ian had acted on advices from au-
thorities at Washington. The Wash
ington officials, however, denied issu-
ing any such warning. Then it was
said that n fire guard in Brooklyn
had notified the police that New Jer-
sey officials had told him Of the i'm
Dendinp disaster
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Cause of Blast Undetermined.

The cause OF the first explosion has
not heen definitely determined and
probably will not be until the Army
completes its rigorous investigation,
GERS do not believe, however. that it
resulted from overheated T. n. T.
They are equally positive it could
not have been the work of German
spies. for they declare the plant was
the best guarded in the United
States All employees had been care
fully Investigated by the secret service
and they have been constantly super
vised.
1t was said today the plant will be
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Unusual Action Explained.
Aided Fight on Influenza.

The extensive preparations for
catastrophe were not without bene-
fetal result, however. for they caused
the opening of thousands Of windows
and the consequent airing out OF
homes and officeS-a step which had
been urged by the health authorities
in their fight against Spanish influ-
enZa.
Earlier in the day vague reports of
impending disaster had resulted in
woman employees being ordered out
of the Standard Oil Company and
other buildings in lower Manhattan.
The only material damage was the
shatterinG of a large number of Win
dOwS,
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Traffic in New York Stops
as Precautionary Measure;
Iie-Up Is Unprecedented

NEW YORK, October 5.-Traffic
over all bridges and subways between
New York and Brooklyn were sus-
pended suddenly at the beginning of
the Saturday rush hour this after
noon. by order of Mayor Hylan and
the public service commission after
they had received reports that further
explosions. more violent than any
which had yet occurred. were expect
Evening star., 1918-10-06

rebuilt as speedily as possible by the
government. which owns it, leasing
it to the Gillespie company. Prompt
iy upon the heels of this report the
women employed in it and who came
here to escape danger held meet
ing and decided unanimously to re-
turn to work as soon as the call
comes
Many of US have boys over there"
said the chairman. "and we are all
anxious to do our part to aid in bring
ing the war to speedy close. All
of us know the danger to which we
are almost constantly exposed. but
1t IS nothing in comparison to that
Of our boys at the front. We want
them to know there will be no delay
as far as we are concerned.
200 Tents for the Homeless.
Mai Buist, commanding the ord
nance training camp at Camp Raritan,
N. J.. arrived here tonight with a de-
tachment of United States soldiers
He said that he had been delegated TO
take command of the situation and
to caring for the homeless. He brought
200 tents to set up in the parks to &C
commodate refugees. He also mas
requiSitioned large amount OF 1000.
While there is plenty of provisions
in the city, most of the dealers in
them are said to have fled. At any
rate, their stores remained closed to-
day.
Not only is Perth Amboy under
martial law with between 300 and 4oO
state troops on guard: but the enlire
More than 1000 United States soldiers
and coast guards have been assigned
to this task. They have drawn close
Gordon around the tract occupied by
the plant. which Is known locally as
= q
scene of skirmish in the revolution
ary war.
No Women on Night Shift.
No effort has been made as yet to
search for the bodies of the men
killed. and none will be until the ruins
cool and there Is no further danger
from exploding shells. 1t has been
established that no women were em-
ployed on the night shift.
In addition to those injured in the
plant itself many residents in nearby
places were hurt. but few seriously.
by shell fragments. some OF which
injured have been taken to hospitals
at Newark, Long Branch and other
places.
The f1remen who had been summoned
from several cities to hight the nre
were Withdrawn early today. and the
work intruSted to plant guards.
High Explosives in Buildings.
An inspector. who was in unit ell
two hours before the first explosion
occurred, said that in the buildings
were nine kettles. each containing
about 2.4C0 pounds of amatol. half
and-half mixture of T. n. T. and am
monia nitrate. which is probably the
most powerful explosive made.
These kettles. he said, were located
on the second floor of the building,
and the amatol was fed down through
pipes to the first floor, where 155-mili-
meter shells. known as grave dig
gers" were filled.
Amatol. the inspector said, exp1odes
with a downward pressure. and he ex-
pressed the conviction that all of the
men in the plant, with the exception
of four who have been accounted for,
were killed. He said that there were
but fifty men in this building.
There were 5000 grave digger"
shells in the building, he added. and
500 more in a car beside the building.
| II was the explosion of carloads of
shells during the day which caused
the largest detonations.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
TANKER SMASHES SHIP
board CRAFT;;3O DEAD
New Steamer Lake City Is Cut in
Two OFF Key West; Running
Without Lights.
RN the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KEY WEST. Florida. October s.
Thirty men lost their lives late Thurs
day night when the shipping boards
new steamer Lake City was sunk nine
miles OFF Key West in collision with
the tanker James McGee. Only f3ve
men out of the crew OF thirty five
were saved.
The McGee struck the Lake City
amidship and cut her in two, sending
the shipping board steamer to the
bottom in three minutes.
: Caught While Asleep.
OF the thirty members of the crew
who went down with their vessel it
is, believed that most of them were
caught while asleep in their hunks
AID had little or no chance to escape.
The McC;ee was disabled and brought
to this port.
According to officers of the tanker
her engines were stopped Immediately
following the impact of the collision
and boats lowered to search for men,
hers of the crew of the Lake City. The
boats remained out all night, making
a complete search i'll an endeavor to
pick UP survivors,
They succeeded. however. in finding
only five men-the third officer, radio
operator, one seaman. one officers
messnan and the second cook. Their
names we're not given
Vessels Respond to Calls.
No cause has been assigned for the
accident, but it is generally believed
among seamcn here that the collision
was due to the two vessels running
without lights This belief is sub
etantiated. it is thought. by the fact
that the Lake City was struck amid
ship Willie trying to avoid the tanker
by turning aside after running close
VI, before seeing the oil carrier. All
the vessels passing the scene at the
time responded to calls and joined in
the search for survivors.
Evening star., 1918-10-06

Ba5ek, for malaria,
60c size, 49c.
CrcO Terpia Co.
Peoples price. pint,
SIC.
CoHyrmm. wyeth.
Peoples price, SOC.
Cuticura Ointment.
Peoples prices, 23c,
45c and S5c.
Carbona. Peoples
prices, I5c, &c and
45c.
CaScarets. Peoples
prices, 10c, 23c and
45c.
Doan's kidney Pills.
Peoples price, 63c.
ID. ID. ID. Peoples
prices, 28c, 40c and
S9c.
De Wits Kidney
pills. Peoples prices,
39c and 79c.
D0bclI,8 Solution.
Peoples price, pint,
&c. =
DioxoEen. Peoples
prices, 21c, 39c and
SOC.
Fluid Extract Cas-
cara Aromatic. Peo-
pies price, 3 OF, 25c.
FairchIld'a Pepsfn.
Peoples priceA 44e
and soc.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. g. OCTOBER 1gs-PART

the cost of reconstruction. but 1t will
be between $4,000. coo and s1o.000.ooo.
The work will be done under the su-
pervision of the construction division.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Family Remedies
All Favorites of Yours!

Bliss Native Herb
r a blets. Peoples
price, S1.0O size. SIC
Browns Mixture, g.
OF. bottle. Peoples
price, &c.
Blue-Jay Corn or
Bunfon PlasterS. Peo-
pies price, 19c.
Hfker Foot Bath
Tablets tighten the
loa ad al ng the
road &c
CastOria. Fletchers,
35c size, 2Jc.
Camphorated OF, 2
ounces. p eopl e $
price, 2Jc.
Cod Liver OIL. Peo-
pies price, pint, CSC.
Cream Tartar. Peo-
pies price, pound.
$l.0G.
Comp. Lie oric e
Powder. Peoples
price, pound. Csc.
Chloride Lime. Peo-
pies price, IL oZs..
15c.
California Fig Sy-
Peoples price.
49c.
Nascara Tablets.
r.0p.e ; price, 100 s.
grain. SSc.
Cal0cide, for sore
feet. Peoples price,
Evening star., 1918-10-06

The Star has furnished another gold
star in the service flag Of the nation.
Private Norval H. Vermillion, for
mer employe oe the pressroom of The
Star, is dead in France, where he had
been in ser7ice for almost year. He
was a brother of Howard Vermillion,
a detective in the police department.
Rece.tly he was an employe of the
Boston Post.
He leaves his wife. Mrs. Eva YER
million; Alphonse Eermillion. his IA
ther. and Mrs. Phil Keppler OF Balti-
more, Mrs. Elmer Hunter and Mrs.
Ella Roderick. sisters.
News of his death was received yes
terday and caused sorrow among a
wide circle of friends in Washington.
Evening star., 1918-10-06

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Prompt Measurements

Measurements viii he taken and
shoes fitted as soon as practicable
after the soldier enters the service.
This is considered an essential pro-
ceeding, taking precedence of all other
details in connection with a lads in
itiation into the military family of
the United States.
Shoes of the size indicated by meas
urinS machine, fitted with the proper
shoe-fittinG device. will be laced
snugly: and the soldier. with d forty
pound burden upon his hack. will
throw his entire weight upon one foot
The officer or enlisted man will grasp
with his hand the a1her of the shoe
ever the ball As his fingers and
thumb are brought slowly together
over the leather the shoe should feel
snugiy- filled without apparent ten
sion. while the Heather should lie
smoothly under the hand. If the
leather wrinkles under the grasp of
the hand the shoe is too wide and a
narrower width is needed; il the
leather seems tense and bulgy and
the hand tends to slip over easily the
shoe is too narrow and a greater
width il necessary. Usually 1t will
be necessary to try on several pairs
of shoes in this manner before An en-
tirely satisfactory shoe is secured No
shoes will be issued or worn by en-
list ed men which are not fitted in ac-
cordance with this order.
Evening star., 1918-10-06

Double Distilled Extract Witch Ha.eL
EPSON Salts recrystalized for Internal
use or baths-pound. nd.....-..---...-....Se So
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Hygienic Tooth Pastes
and Creams
ALBODON TOOTH 1Ee
PASTE

Ipeco Dental Cream. a sure preventive
from Riggs disease: the famous paste,
large tube. 2Jr; tubes for. sc
D~.oA>uto 'rncfh Paste e.........H &c
PyrodentO Liquid Mouth Wash &c, 45c. SIC
ChIero- Dent Tooth Paste. contains chlo-
rate of potash, that prevents receding
gums and removes tartar; soc tube. .34c
Pepsodent Tooth Paste; soc tube. 43c
Sanital Powder or Paste. .2lc
Colgate's Dental Powder: small size, 15c;
large Size. -
kolynoa Tooth Paste: regular 3oc tube -Zlo
Denta Cura Tooth Paste: Csc size. -1Sc
Forhnn's Tooth Paste; regular SOC tube &c
Dentfcure Tooth Paste; 25c tube. 100
EuthymoI Tooth Paste; Csc tube. -fSc
Whites Tooth Paste; large size, 10es trial
size Z. . wv
Ideal ChIorate of Potash Tooth Paste;
wnitens the teeth, hardens the gums and
prevents Riggs disease: tube. 23e'
Evening star., 1918-10-06

Tennessee suffragists will celebrate
October u, Columbus day, with a blaze
Of bonfires all over the state in an ap-
real for the fourth liberty loan.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
EXPERTS>W|LLF|T
ARMY SHOES, SOCKS
Men Not to Be Permitted to
Select Their Own Under
New Regulations.

Shoes that will ft the feet and be
made OF such material as will impart
comfort to the wearer and increase his
marching ability will hereafter be
served to American soldiers. Company.
troop, battery and detachment COM
manders will personally satisfy them
selves that the men of their commands
have been properly measured and fitted
with socks as well as shoes
The men will not be permitted to
make selections on their own account
The rule that they must wear shoes and
socks fitted according to newly estab-
enactment in the code governing military
discipline.
Problem at Last Solved.
The conservation of the foot energy
of the soldier is a problem that has
for years perplexed the War Depart
ment. 1t is believed that this problem
has at last been solved. To make the
plan for caring for the feet by scien-
tifc methods effective. the department
has arranged to have foot measuring
machines and all necessary devices
supplied to the various military units
b. the CuartermaSter Corps.
1t fs just as necessary to have well
hitting socks as to have comfortable.
durable shoes. the War DEPARTING Mt
SAYS in n general order on the sub
Ject- The matter has become OF such
importance that detachment of
shoe-fitting experts may be attached
TO every regiment or division.
The tests provided to determine the
utility Of shoes for marching pur-
poses are numerous Some of them
are unique and many are intricate
When all the tests are met it is
Pretty safe to say that the soldier
will have a well fitting. comfortable
and durable shoe. 1t will not be pos
Sihle under the new pedal rule for
contractors to do any Stacking.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Popular Cigars Reduced

A ''" - $1,000 .5c: box Of "a.
Wnn.T The on (dv'arfs), box of
La -"'
$275
(Senators) w
of 50. s3s3
for box 20. 1876
Bugfin nnD
OF 20,
OK Of 70,
Bouque (Admrsls) Tor &c
o 20.
Roxo of
~ Q Tor csc: box Of
Evening star., 1918-10-06

York FIVE motor trucks loaded with
the territory around Morgan are
under martial law. with the state
guard in control under the personal
direction Of Gov. Edge. The governor
arrived here from Trenton at the
same time as the vanguard OF these
machines and took personal charge
of the relief work.
BY his direction schools. churches
and halls in Newark, Elizabeth and
other cities were taken over as refu-
gee. centers and food and bedding
provided.
Evening star., 1918-10-06

Old Style Razors. Guaranteed perfect. .Sse
Durham Duplex B!adeS. five in package, 4:c
Evening star., 1918-10-06

Helpful Hair Hints
Aida Pomade; an excellent dressing. =. .:5c
Pomade Litholine. sc and 1'c
Ford,s Hair Pomnde. 19c and sSSc
yaseline Quinine Pomade. .......-... 2Sc
CrudoI, for falling hair and itchy
scalp. .1oc ano o0S
ouinnde will heal your scalp and remove
dandrun .>ssS
Crescent Bandoline; with this prepara-
ton you can fix your hair in any
style go = 'A"S
Nelson's Hair Dressing. .19c and 30c
Barnards Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic will
make your hair soft and put the scalp
in a healthy condition; specially recon-
mended for the removal of dandruf.
SOC size. .sSU
Hair Vim, a delightful preparation for
dressing the hair and making it soft;
regular 25c size. l0c
Cocolatum Hair Pomade. .10c and zoe
CapilIaris, for hair and scalp irritatfons. soc
Hays Hair Health; regular SOC size. .33c
Trixor's Hair Dressing. lie and 25e
Evening star., 1918-10-06

A Erense-
less cream
for Gradient
ing wrinkles
"a l . o an
i d c q l
Gle n n . i n 3
cream.
soc size, 39c.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-23

pings or the past we find this troop
formed In 1858. largely of the flower OF
fauquier COMMISSIONING farmers
citizcns or Warrenton. etc, all chlval-
rous. patriotic and brave
rms company. with John Scott as
captain; Robert Randolph. first lieu
tenant; Charles Fl. Gordon. second lieu
tenant. and Alexander ID. Payne. third
lieutenant. was named by Captain
Scott, Black Horse Troop" which
name chung to II through the war.
though In the Confederate organized
forces. 1t was known as Company ii.
Fourth Virginia Regiment.
Many black horses were in It. but
good horse without regard TO race.
color. or previous condition" was soon
welcomed Into tho troop.
This picturesque company had Its
blood first stirred in being called out
in the John Brown raid"
Captain Scott. either fearing Vir-
sinia would not recede, or tired OF
awaiting developments. resigned In
February. 1861. going to Alabama,
where he found rank in the Confederate
States army.
Therefore the first war captain. and
II. Payne. one of Its original promoters
lie led 1t at the first battle Of Manassas
where it won it's first spurs.
Early in that day the battle seemed
against the ConfederRtes. hut later the
Black Horse Troop. with their dash
and fearlessness. created such con-
sternation among McDowelis men that
fear maEnifcd them into thousands
and the Federal troops qualed before
them.
In the famous charge At Williams
being impedcd. by dense wood where
they had run into the mouth OF Nc
Ciellans army, 10000 strong. the sable
waved undaunted.
AT that time details were made from
this troop to carry dispatches between
the commanding genera! ana Fort
Magruder. General Stuart said TO
General Iongstreet, who wished for
guides. send to it and you will he
furnished with a guide TO any point In
Virginia"
The Black Horse Troop saw very ac-
tive service in the Seven Days Fight
giving valuable Information
At the Second Battle OF Manassas
they bore their part in tina, famous
struggle.
when Generals Lee and Jackson
marched into Maryland two privatcs
offered them their five charges; and
Lieutenant Alex. y. Payne with nine
teen men charged against twenty times
that number, saving Jackson from
capture 1t was desperate attack.
Fighting against Sherdan's cohorts.
the Black Horse was in active SER
vice in the valley.
There was none Drawer than Bob
Martin 10 whose memory the Warren
ton women have erected monument.
Carly in the generous English
nan. in admiration for the C"nfeder-
atcs IN the unequal struggle, forward
Z To this country fiuc rifle, request
iis IL 10 be given to the bravest man
IN the Confederate Army. This gun
was sent TO the Black Horse Troop col
J -ctively. Robert Randolph lieutenant
and killed soon after. as
signed IL to Bob Martin, with no dis
senting voice.
Lieutenant Alexander n. Payne sue
ceeded VIM. II. Payne. who had been
made major, and later wcll-known as
General Payne. Alexander n. Payne
in command until the sur
render.
AS Il troop this gallant and pictur-
esque contingent OF the Confederat
states Army was unsurpassed in It's
daring exploits and valuable aid 10
the Confederacy, while the spirit of