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Evening star., 1920-09-18
: ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria common council held an
adjourned meeting last night and
adoptef q resolution appropriating the
sum of $5, 600 to pay the public school
teachers off for the month of Septem-
ber On the recommendation OF the
Joint committee on light and finance
the sum. Of $3.O0 was appropriated to
nav a coal bill for the city gas plant.
A meeting of the board Of aldermen will
be held next Tuesday night for the
PURPOSE Of concurring in the acton or
common council on these measures On
invitation OF Councilman Desmond the
members went to the Columbia engine
house and witnessed a demonstration OF
the new automatic fire alarm ringer.
An electrically operated ire. alarm
ringer, the patent of W. o Tofmin,- tnis
city. which rings 10S times when an
alarm of fire is sounded. was tested out
last night at the Columbia engine house
in the. presence of Fire Chief Ogden ana
the members of the common counclh
II is proposed to install one OF these
ringers at each of the three nre engine
houses and also one in the tower OF
the City Market building. to be op-
Grated from police Headquarters
Council will be called upon 10 make e
an apprupriation for the purchase OF
the device shortly.
In the corporation court yestefuay
afternoon a jury was unable to agree
and was discharged in the suit OF
vance Peele against Irwin Payne,
Charles G6rham and Raymond Gor-
ham. The jury. was out half An hour
Mr. Peele. sought to recover the SUM
OF $500 for injuries Sustained IN an
accident June II;
ME-. and Mrs George w. Zachary
have issued Invitations for the mar
rage of their youngest daughter. Mss
Cafherfne Ann Zachary. to Mr.: Robert
.eon Eddineton of Seminary Hin. The
wedding win take place Wednesday
evening IN the Del Ray bapUst Cnurch.
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tempted to get the crowd to move far
ther from the danger zone. warning
them that they were not in a safe place.
but the majority OF the spectators re-
fused to give up their place of vantage
for one less exposed. Whether those
struck by fragments were in this part
of the field the inquiry probably will de-
termine.
No artillery was used i'm the battle,
the effect of a barrage being produced
by explosives fired from trench mortars,
These mortars were so placed that their
extreme range was 800 yards short OF
the Baltimore road. Newspaper photog
raphers had been refused permission to
occupy apart of the ground onto which
the spectators pressed about the time
the action began.
Men who served in some of the
more spectacular actions in northern
France were unanimous in their
praise of the realism of the spectacle
yesterday The sight of a number of
rockets. set off promptly at o'clock.
was signal for roar of bursting
German front line position. and from
opposite hill crests arose the rat
tat-tat" of machine guns.
Afrplanes In Battle.
While this continued a dozen air
planes maneuvered overhead in mimic
aerial warfare. and the smoke rolled
over the field in a most realistic fash
ion.
A fw' minutes later the first large
tank emerged from the woods occu-
pied by the attacking forces. fianked
by the infantry scouts, while near
them came machine gun squads and
batteries of one-pounders. A dozen
whippet tanks were soon rattling
down the slopes. followed by the long
lines of infantry with fixed bayonets.
AS the attack developed the bar
rage lifted to the imitation village
that marked the objective of the Of
fensive forces. and the canvas struc-
lures burst into flames as the khaki
hosts closed in around them Follow
ing the battle, the crowds inspected
the tanks at leisure, and many left
the field without knowing that the
spectacle had resulted in one fatality.
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70 PLOT . :
TO BURN WALL,
STREET FOUND

NEW YORK. September 1s.-The
New York Tribune says:
Further evidence that the bomb plot
was designed for Widespread destruc-
tion has been brought out in the ex-
animation of three rusty and battered
tin cans which were picked UP at
the scene of the blast.
These cans, with other odds and
ends, were turned over to the police
Immediately after the explosion. The
cans were subjected to a thorough
inspection by experts at police head
quarters.
The opinion first prevailed that the
three cans might have contained ex-
plosives. Later it was found the con-
tainers had been filed with gasoline
and kerosene. Experts were unani-
nous in the belief that the pIotters
included conflagrations in their plans
for a general destruction of the 6nan-
cial district
Inspector I4ahey said the presence
of gasoline and. kerosene probably
accounted for the fact that the cloth
ing of many of the explosion victims
was burned off.
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BLACKSMITH ,WHO stSHOD
DEA7HCART HORSE ( FOUND
Man Certain He sKno,ps -O,paer of Animal.
RustyRed Wagon Similar to Those Used
by Street Cleaners.

Official opinion is almost unanimous
that it was not the regular type OF
wagon used in the transportation OF
powder or explosives through city
streets.
One OF the best descriptions of the
mysterious vehicle was furnished by
Lawrence Serbin, who. with his part
ner. was engaged in selling choco-
lates to the noon-day crowd from a
wagon at the corner of Nassau and
Wall streets. less than. 800 feet from
the scene OF the explosion.
strong scotch Accent.
He declared the cart came from New
street, and was driven by man who
spoke with a strong Scotch accent.
Just before 12 o'clock Thursday Ser
bin said that he and his partner were
doing business on Broad street where
the new stock exchange addition is
being built, when they were ordered
away by man in civilian clothes
whom they took to be an officer. He
added that they turned their horse
around passed the Morgan bank and
went to the corner of Wall and Mas
sau streets. where they resumed busi-
ness.
My wagon was on the right side
of Wall street. looking toward Broad.
he added, land across the street from
me was an automobile. We began to
do good business with the noon
crowds Then some one sang out to
me in Scotch accent, Pull your horse
up, buddy. l looked up at him and his
wagon.
HE must have come from New
street, because I was watching the cop
on Broadway all the time. My part
ner was doing the selling. If he came
down Wall street l couldn't have
missed him. When 1 pulled out of the
way he went straight down Wall street,
and about a minute later was
knocked down and didn't remember
anything until l came to in the Broad
Street Hospital.
1.-The wagon was bum work wagon
with dark. dirty red paint. something
like a, dirt wagon and about twice the
size Of those used by street cleaners
1t, was a rusty red color and was
drawn by an old brown horse.
1.-THE driver was a dark complexioned
unshaven. wiry man. probably thirty
five or forty years old, and dressed n
working clothes and a dark cap. He
seemed fo.,be about five feet six inches
L tail = He had dark hair"
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been feported 10
the health department In the last twenty -four
Henry Joseph Hell. Sc. Ills B street sorth.
east
Mary r. Arendes. 43, sc3 18th street.
Burton Lehinsweil. 80, 1907 ID street Borth-
eAst.
Annie Z. Hancock. 45. 1s4s Harvard street.
Fredrick Urban, s., 300 Mclean avcaue
southwest.
Josephine winifred Fenton, 80. IA: lith
street northeast.
Virginia y. Hayes, infant, SIC Pennsylvasis
avenue southeast.
Infant Of Harry c. and Beiva B. Vaughn,
1889 III street.
Mary Irene Brown. 80, 1717 seaton street.
Victoria Dickson. 81, 1S2: 4th street
Matte Jackson, 4s, 90 Sd street northeast
Harry Coleman. IL, 1922 street northeast.
Elizabeth Clinkins. s.. 74s 9th street south
east
Ephraim Warren. 43, Tuberculosis Hospital
Nellie E. Chapman, -, :253 Cleveland ave-
nrp.
Mozelle 0. Jackson H. 1872 I5fh street
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[CIMD IS KILLED BY BOMB
AT CAMP MEADE BATTLE"
Investigation. Ordered Into Casualties
Among 1900 Spectators Who Saw
Mimic Assault Upon Village"

ln spite OF precautions taken to
safeguard spectators and participants
during the sham battle at Camp Meade
yesterday afternoon, one child was
killed by a fragment from a bursting
bomb. former service man was out
on the foot and a woman sustained a
bruised shoulder from other frag-
fnents. In other respects the battle.
representing the capture OF Mont
faucon two years ago, was carried
through without a hitch. and was en-
5oyed by a crowd of more than $4,000
from Baltinore and Washington.
many of whom were former service
men.
Bomb Kills Child.
Carl Dornbush, four years old. of
Brooklyn. Md. was killed when a
falling paper bomb burst near where
he was watching the battle with his
uncle. Henry F.. Kuehnle. also of
Brooklyn. and other members of the
family. including Mr.. kuehnle's four
year-oid son, Henry. jr. The child
was struck on the forehead by a
fragment from the missile. and was
rushed at once to the camp hospital.
where the physicians said death had
been instantaneous.
Harry F. Volkman of 1884 1st street
northeast was struck on the right
foot by a fragment supposed to have
come from one of the bursting mines
and was taken to the camp hospital.
where he remained overnight.
- A bruised shoulder was suffered by
Mrs. Dorothy Guntz of 1927 East
Monum emit street. Baltimore, when she
was hit by part of a bomb She
was taken home by relatives.
Maj. c. B. Moore, chief Of stad at
Camp Meade. Immediately after the
battle said there would be an in
vestigation of the death Of the Dorm
bush child. He added that the guards
were attempting to clear the ground
where the child was standing at the
l time the accident occurred
Try to Move Crowd.
| Shortly before the battle began ant
for the greater part of its duration
guards along the Baltimore road at
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to
the health department in the hast twenty
four hours:
Nicolo and Angelina Genau; twins. bs1 a.d
girl
Robert T. and Susie H. strinsfellov: boy.
Roy i. and Marguerite Eewh0user: boy.
: William H.. and Marion Hill: girl.
Webster and Annie Spates; gin.
Frapcis j. and Hortense II. Becker: boy.
Ernest W. and Louisa IL. Guernsey; boy
Thomas J. and Gladys Bright: eiri.
Benjamine 8. and Mira Abefnsthy: hoy
Edward o. and Ruth q: Closuit; girl.
William and Secy A. Hughes: girl.
Charles ]. and Georgia LAnRmead; giel.
Samuel b. and Myrtle z. Bagnam: girl.
Ernest n. and Clara n. Reid: boy.
Raymond p. and Seela J. Ehrmantraut: girl.
Peter and Ida s. Howard: hoy.
John ". and Ardray Williams; boy
Julian and Viola Taylor: girl.
Evening star., 1920-09-18

ing he had. PASSED the New York bar
He. also had several
most cards. similar to those published.
Containing warnings predicting dis
aster in Wall street. ~
.FiScher talked freely TO Magistrate
Jeifs IN the Retention room. He ad-
mitted sending the post card to his
'chief in the French mission" New
York, and also of sending word~Of an
impending disaster to a friend in
Wall street Brokerage office. Fischer
was said to have been a well known
tennis player -. -:
information as. to the bombinE. he
stated that "it came from the afS."
|, At the time he received this word
he said. he had a severe pain In his
head. He Complained of having q sim
liar pain yesterday and that he be-
lfeved :"something terrible was nap
ening somewhere now"
He stated that he believed in re-
ligion of love-" but that he hated the
Morgans." .-ie
Among many papers found on the
prisoner was a post card addressed in
Toronto, dated September 13. to
man in New York, whose name is pc
ing withheld. II stated that he was
in financial straits and asked that
money be remitted promptly. In one
corner Of the card was the following
warning: "Have Bob keep away from
Wall street this Wednesday after
noon"
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according to Allen. At fine time Of the
frequently was called upon to oficiate in
various capacities
Allen said he paid no attention to
Fischer, who Allen declared had a rep
utatfon for volubility.
Described ~ APfain Nut.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, September
1S.-Dr. william L. Russell, medical
superintendent Of Bloominsdale Hos
pital, saaid today that Edward p.
Fischer. who issued the warning con-
cerning the. New York bomb explo-
sion. had been confined at the obs
|pifal in 1905 for about eighteen
months. and again in 1916 for ap-
proximately~the same length of time
|On each occasion. DR.. Russell said, he
had been committed at the request
(of his sister.
Dr. Russell said the records showed
Fischer was suffering from "mania
psychosis." was at times
violent and used strong language.
Plains said today that he had attended
Columbia University with Fischer in
1886.
Two weeks ago. on a Manhattan
subway train. he said, a man who
introduced himself as his ''old colleg gl
chum, Fischer" talked of a socia]
revoiutic.. and told him he was EN-.
ployed by the French high. commits.
sion az an interpreter Fischer said
there would soon be uprisings in New
York and elsewhere, Bueno said.
He described Fischer as "a plair
nut"
HAMILTON. Ontario. September IS
Edwin p. Fischer of New York, who
was detained by the police here in
| connection with Thursdays explosion
| in Wall street. New York. has beer
| adjudged insane by the local lunacy
commission and sent to the Hamilton
Jail. Further action, It is said, will
| await the arrival of an officer whe
10 said to be on his way here from
| New York with q grand jury sub
poena for Fischer.
| The doctors on the funacy commit
| tee declared Fischer was not respon.
sible for his actions.
Fischer had In his possession ~whel
i taken into custody here q COPY o.
Soviet Russia, q pamphlet published
In 'GeN Tg1k, Ind 4 certificate, show
Evening star., 1920-09-18
By the Associated Press.

6y the AsSoci0ted Press.
HACKENSACK, N. j.. September 1s.
Identity of the blacksmith who shod
the horse found dead near the scene
|of Thursdays explosion in New York's
financial district is known to the De-
|partment of Justice. according to a
statement made here by William NJ.
Mead. chief clerk in{the Office of j.
|P. Morgan & CO.. This blacksmith. he
added, claims to know the man who
owned the animal. -
"a peculiar incident of the whole
affair."" added Mr.. Mead. lis that a
letter was received on the 18th. the
day. before the explosion, warning
every one to- stay away from Wall
street between 2 and o'clock on the
from Buffalo and was sent by lawyer
who was believed to have been in
the employ of a prominent foreign
concern
Feel Plot Premeditated.
1--WE feel that the plot was premed-
itated." declared Mr.. Mead. ""and that
Ia deliberate attempt was made to
destroy the building of J. P, Morgan
& Co, and to kill and injure as many
people as possible. The most likely
story of the explosion is that a red
wagon drawn by a horse stopped at
the left side Of the curb facing east
on wall street and directly opposite
the center of the Morgan building. A
man most likely then set large bomb
believed inclosed in the wagon to ex-
piode at IL o'clock and then walked
away.
.We have found parts of the wagon
and shoes of the horse. These shoes
are expected to aid materially in solv-
Ing the mystery Of the tragedy, for
we have found the blacksmith who
shod the, horse and who claims to
know the man who owns the animal.
NEW YORK, .tSeptember 18.-Con.
lficting descriptions OF the swagor
blown up in the Wall street explosion
have been received by the police: AL
available bits of the vehicle have beer
taken to police HEADQUARTERS, wher'
efforts are being made to reconstruc
the vehicle sufficiently to determine
it's exact type. A cursory examina
ton indicates it was Of unusua
breadth, which leads Detective Chic.
| Coughlin to believe 1t was of the typ
used in transporting. crates of eggs
Evening star., 1920-09-18
D. C. ENGINEER WEEDS.
warren B. Hadley Fauses in Task
for Marriage.

warren 3. Hadley. electrical ensi-
neer of the District. paused long
enough yesterday in the task of run
,,ant to 90 TO Rockville and be mar
red to Mrs. Emma Mckay Edwards
At this time of year the heads Of
deuartrAents are all busy preparing
their recommendations to the COM
missioners for the next District ap-
propriation bill For this reason Mr..
Hadley was forced to postpone we'd
ding trip, and return to the stack of
papers piled high on his desk this
morning.
Mr. Hadley is widower- His bride
has resided at: 1900 7th street north
east. ,..
The electrical engineer received
congratulations of his friends at. the
District building.
Evening star., 1920-09-18
LOST BONDS RECOVERED.
Only Gel, 600 Worth Of Securities
Still Missing.

NEW YORK. September 1s-Total
losses in securities at the stock ex-
change, resulting from the Wall street
explosion Thursday, amounted to ap-
pfoximately $4,000. Of which the
greater portion has been recovered,
according to information collected
last night by the National Surety
Company. 1t is estimated the ultimate
loss would not exceed $4,000.
Evening star., 1920-09-18
Japan NAMES ENJOYS.

TOXIC, September 1S.-Baron Con-
suke Hayashi and Viscount Kikujiro
Ishif, japanese ambassadors to Eng
land and France, have been designated
as Japanese delegates to the league
of nations conference at Geneva.
Raron Tanetaro Megato, formerly
financial commissioner to the United
states, will be chief delegate.
Evening star., 1920-09-18
IRVING JAEoBs UNHURT.
First Retoft. q New York E1plo.
sion stated He Was Killed.
b tn Associated Press.

Relatives of Irving Jacobs, a for
mer resident of this city. who was
reported to have been .kpled in the
explosion which shook up the finan-
eial district II Eey~yerk Thursday.
received word f.sm him, TO-DAY t4.s
Mr. Jacobs. who was a member of
the stock exchange, was understood
to have been in the neighborhood of
the explosion. He is the son of Harry
Jacobs, who was a member Of the
firm Of Jacobs Brothers, jewelers.
Washington. His mother was for
merly Miss Carrie Lansburgh, dauEh-
ter Of Gustave Lansburgh. of this
city.
Evening star., 1920-09-18

In addition to the United States the
countries in which women now have
votes on the same terms as men are
Austria, British East Africa, Canada,
|Czechoslovakia. Denmark. the Crimea,
Esthonia, Holland. Germany, Iceland.
Lettonia, Lithuania. Luxembourg, Po-
land. Rhodesia, Sweden and the
Evening star., 1920-09-18
PUT ON RETIRED LIST.

Lieut.. Col. sClarence K. La Motto,
infantry. has been placed on the re-
tired list shy reason sef disability in
etdent to the ser1tce.
Evening star., 1920-09-18

Left: United States regulars from
Governors Island ON guard In front
Of the United States subtrenBury Mt
Wall and Broad streets. The troops
were sent MT the request OF Assistant
TreasureF Martin VOgel to protect the
OO,OOO,O 900 In gold in the subtreas.
ury vaults. 'she building was badly
damaged by the blast. 4
Right. Soldiers and police ON guard at
the entrance to the United States assay
Office in Wall street. The building
was badly damaged, having the ap-
pearnnce Of having been sprayed by
machine gun fire.
Evening star., 1920-09-18
FISCHER WARNED
FRIENDS OF BLAST
TWO WEEKS AGO

Continued from First page.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
.CROSBY& HILL CO.
TO REMODEL STORE
Fine New Front Included; Total
Cost of Improvements Being
$4,000.

The Crosby & Hill Co, 605-7-9 Market
street, announced this morning that the
front OF their present building is shortly
10 be replaced by an entire new structure
with an up-to-datc facing The altera-
tlOns which will be made by the IIende-
Samworth Contracting Co, will cost
$50, 900 and will require about FIVE weeks
for completion.
The new front will be a steel frame
structure, constructed of Fallston brick,
trimmed with light-colored stone On the
street floor there will be three display
windows, larger and deeper than the
present windows.
Separating the window will be two
large entrances with double acting doors
A large marque, measuring p feet in
length and seven feet in width, and Of
lead and glass structure, will protect the
entrances and will do away with any
need OF awnings
The new front, which will be four
stories high, will be constructed Of similar
material for the first three floors. On
the fourth, because of the height, heavy
plate glass will not be used and the win
dows will be of rolled steel.
No alterations will be made in the in
terror of the building, which was
thoroughly renovated and improved after
the fire of November II, 1919, except
the rearranging of a stairway to the
basement TO afford q better entrance and
the replacing of wooden beams with steel
gfrderS wherever necessary.
These Improvements will make the
building a complete fire proof structure
and will assure patrons and employees of the
company of every possible protection
from fire.
The intention of the company in making
the alterations Is TO be better able to dis
play their merchandise The new dis
play windows will be wider and deeper
than the present windows and the large
glass windows on the upper stories will
afford food of light into those depart
ments.
The proposed improvements are in
keeping with the policy of the Crosby and
Hill Company to keep their store thor
oughly up-to-date. Since the formation of
the partnership Of W X. Crosby and
Joseph Hill, on April 6, 1878, when they
opened their store at 220-222 Market
street, the aim has been to keep the store
abreast of the times
The company occupied it's present
quarters in 1888, when, forced by increas-
ing business, they erected what was then
a modern edifce on their present site. The
company was Incorporated on February
1, 1909
The present officers are: President and
treasurer, A. V. Hughes; vice-president,
". ,. Morton; secretary, W. j. Reardon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
PRICES RANGE HIGHER
IN NEW YORK STOCKS
Recent Selling Carried Too Far,
and Bears Are Now Buying
Back.
Ry Associated Press TO Every Evening

IVY Ns>eslaitt ff'>> 10 rNtfN rN'ihhk
New York. Aug. l3.-(Wal Street,
1890 am. MANY of the influential
shares, such rs United States Steel
and Baldwin. showed little variation
from Yesterdays final prices at the
opening of the stock market today.
Movements were toward higher levels
with buying of special stocks in con-
siderable volume. Reports that the long
pending merger of various chemical
companies would be soon consummated
influenced an active inquiry for the
group National Anilinc advanced ),
General Chemical {. and Barrett Com
panv 81, pnints Investment oils were
also stronger. Mexican Petroleum rising
/ and Shell Transport pig. United
States Rubber and Endlcott Johnson
gained point each. and American
Nonlen ) Railroads were neglected.
Maxwell motors rSt preferred Saggcd
3-S. and Central Leather q. Sterling
exchange WAS steady.
Noon Th, -~ugC OF prices was carried
considerably higher during the forenoon.
The opinion was entertained IN some
quarters that the recent selling had been
carried too tar and that the bears were
hu,lug back stocks This was cited
us the prl' cipli cause of the market
- ncnCt Stcc's oils equipments, tobac-
cu>. motors. paper and some of the
seasoned dividend railroad stocks such
- reading, Canadian Pact { and South
cru l'acl we're advanced | 10 3 points
Ilh,ft homes and victor notes worked
forward .pVvr lcycis ldl, there were little
alterations n pr.c o. foreign issues.