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THE AUGUSTA DAILY KRALD
VOLUME XIV-, No. 1
THE ENTIRE Sll FRONT OF
REGGIO l/VAS WEPT AWAY
Kme is Being Scattered
the Ghastly Ruins
r to Prevent Contagion.
I ■■■ i
I ROME. —The entire sea front Reg
B|gio is swept away and it is thoughi
I the higher section is settling and thai
f the entire town will be swallowed by
I the sea and obliterated.
The Lipari Islands have not been
destroyed, nor has there been any
joss of life ♦here. This.news received
wiih prayers of gratitude throughout
Italy has Just been brought in by a
1 torpedo boat sent out by the govern
ment t 0 investigate. A telegram fro'm
the commander of vessel informs the
Minister of Marine that a strong
earth intake wan experienced through
out the islands December 28, and
some buildings were damaged, bur.
there were no fatalities.
Personal accounts cf survivors ob
tained Friday all go to confirm first
reports of the extent of disaster, an]
fhey but add tt> the gruesome recital
of suffering and pathetic inability to
help tiie injured.
One feature of the disaster at Reg
gio is the large number of homeless
children. in some cases little babies
were found creeping about in the
ruins, and it seems impossible to re
store them to their parents, even if
their parents are alive. A sailor
who went ashore at Reggio relates
■ hat under a fail. :i beam he found
twins about a year old in a basket.!
They were uninjured and their cloth-!
ing was of the best.
Lar;c numbers of survivors have
become insane. riiey try to throw
thorn selves overboard, if they are at
sea or '.o hurl themselves out of car
windows. What has taken place at
Reggio has been a repetition of
scenes at Messina, but the propor
tion of population to perish at the
former place is higher. Today con
ditions at Reggio are worse than at
Messina owing to the danger of an
epidemic from decomposing bodies. Ip
has been proposed in small villages
where not one house remains stand
ing to set the debris on fire as a
means of purification.
RAISING MONEY
FOR SUFFERERS.
WASHINGTON.—The government
and private citizens are co-operating
to relieve the Italian earthquake suf
ferers. Altogether SIIO,OOO has been
made available in this country
through the Red Cross, which today
gtched practically $40,000 to
Congress will be asked for a
1 appropriation.
IAS ITALIANS
RAISE A MILLION.
GALVESTON.—Fifty wealthy Ital
ians scattered over Texas have” pledg
ed a million dollars to aid the earth
quake sufferers in Italy. These head
ed by C. Nicollini, the Italian ’consul
inaugurated movement whereby he
expects to raise a fund of at ’least
$3,000,000.
NEW YORK
FUND GROWING.
NEW YORK—Contributions flow in
steadily through the various channels
for the relief of the earthquake suf
ferers and it is expected that the 'o
tal will reach $130,000 before sun
down.
10,000 SOLDIERS
TO KEEP ORDER
ROME—Ten thousand soldiers have
been ordered by the King to maintain
and preserve order in Sicily alone.
News from Messina says that barely
ten thousand of the 160,000 inhabi
tants escaped alive. The city is com
pletely destroyed and Friday is a
cemetery.
Lloyd C. Griscom, the American
ambassador left Rome Friday for
Messina to obtain information of the
missing' Americans.
BURYING BODIES
IN LONG TRENCHES.
The King is hurrying the efforts at
Messina and Reggio to bury the dead
before a pestilence breaks out. The
burials are being made in ’ long
trenohes as after a great battle. Sev
eral cargoes of quicklime have been
scattered about the ruins to ward off
the contagion and prevent the dogs
who are feracious from hunger from
devouring the bodies.
CATASTROPHE IS
SCOURGE FROM GOD.
ROME.—The Duke of Aosta, who is
on the scene, said to one of the aides
with him:
“The catastrophe indeed is a
tcourge from God. The time has
come when it is no longer possible *o
think about those buried beneath the
ruins. All hope of saving any of
these unfortunates after four days
that have elapsed must of necessiu
be abandoned. All our effort mint
be devoted to caring for the wounded !
survivors.”
In view of these conditions the gov
ernment has decided to concentrate
its energies to the removing of the
wounded to points where they can re
ceive proper attention.
SHIPS CARRYING
SURVIVORS AWAY.
Thl colossal emigrant steamships
are ®ng employed In removing th =
and refugees to piaces of
safety.*
Mes .r and Reggio, two tvpical
southern cities of Italy, are no more.
T he fury of land and sea has coni- f
passed their ruin and what little re-1
mains heaps of shattered matonry
fITEMT GIVEN
lITFSOITEIET
| | COTTAGE
and His Adi'isors
What Course They
;, tßire Pursued in the
olth.
■
I ffl a conference Thursday be
; I *M . Taft. Mr. John Hays Ham
| mt.Td| My. Frank H. Hitchcock, and
Mr. Taft’s advisors it was
I doei nj advisable to issue a state-
I men;,as to the exact understanding
! strive a< j n regard to the policy to
j be pu- suc .(j in regard to political ac
t: itie*. in the south from the iepub
l;"an a Midpoint.
T‘“-''statement which speaks for it
i IR :is follows:
j 1 •“ conference trtween Mr. Tact
allli Messrs. Hammond, Hitchcock
;md rriil. in reference to the ac
-1 i° ! be taken with a view to the
I or £- dion of-the real sentiment in
ihe - uih in favor of political change
■ n 1 section, resulted satisfactori
ly In e plan agreed upon by all par
ties .
j "The republican organization is to
i be maintained in all the states, and
j efforts iade to increase the ranks of
the republic;m party as fully as pos
j fciblt. With the purpose, however, of
| securing the assistance of those who
Ido not ((psii to ally themselves with
| the republican party as republicans
j but only wish to act independently of
j the democratic party, in national cam
paigns vva ■ thought best io secure
the n, s those who would take
charge cf this independent movement
in each state, with a view to their
subseuqent organization at a time
when sut-h political action would be
opportune.
‘"lhe impression which has gone
out. that in the previous conference
any of tfee conferees were in favor of
giving up the movement was errone
ous Tht> question what name clubs
to be organized in the future should
bear is ai mere matter of detail in
respect tcf which no decision was
reached.” i
I
FIRS? lEURT
ill 210 YEARS
BILO v |^PMiss. —For the first time
in 200 Jyears Biloxi is v ithout sa
loons, tli e seven that were operating
here goil a g out 0 £ business Thursday,
when prohibition became effetclve in
Mississippi
disasltrous fire
IN MAINE CITY
DestrcHb-ed Two anti Dam-
a St 'i)Thre e of the Busi
ness;|hiocks.
SKOi'cillegaN, Maine.—One of the
most st>'Slborn fires which Maine
citieß hijl been called upon to fight
within : past year destroyed two
and dar, three business blocks
and bun five tenement houses on
Water j n the heart of the
town. 1 )■> of the houses were dyna
mited to ■;heck the progress of the
names it was only after eight
hours ofr» ork that the ]ocal d e p arl .
ment, asl ■ted by an apparatus from
\\ atervilj ■ and Fairfield, succeeded
JT the fire under control.
T„“ e l° ss estimated at about $400,-
000.
covering dead bodies —is
now to with f|tiick-!ime to
prevent. of epidemics.
Amid gloomy and depressing
QUEEN BgeNEROUS
to sufK’krers.
Amid th4B gloomy and depressing
horror two ■■^, J >,ie female figures stand
out as guflrHß.ja-, angels watching over
the affllctef* population. They are
Queen , a and another Helena,
the DuchesMl- of Aosta. The Queen
i 9 v.^ Vfin f l, ft®rers her tears and
with her orJbi hands she has bound
«P wf wunds, using her handker
cnlefs whenp I other bandages wer--
lacking. Sj/jM,. a ] go has gj Ven 0 f her
worldly pos flHpssions, including the
rings from lift, fingers.
DUCHES t i OF AOSTA
WORKII llg HARD.
The Ducboijjw of Aasto is performing
miracles of pity and endurance
at .Naples the wounded are
arriving in .lumbers. This no
ble woman hHas given not only pecu
niary help huHt has nursed ihe injured
with of affection.
Children rob r «, d h y a cruel fate of
j their parents ■ml relatives have four, 1
ii, this Brine.a new arel tend'-r
mother.
WARSHIPS FIGHTING
BOMBARDING
f'ATANfA.- a]ont
are being ,bomba:
warships. im.-a: , , :,ght
the fire is
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY I, 1909.
Van Dwight Sheldon Mysteriously Shot
\
This picture is from a photograph of Van Dwight
Sheldon, the New York U niversity student, who was
mysteriously shot in the home of Dean Chai’les H.
Snow, of New York University. The man who shot
young Sheldon was looking for Miss Helen Gotild,
who was a visitor at the house of Dean Snow.
YOUNG MAN ME T DEATH
IN MOCK DUEL AT PARTY
OAKLAND, Cal.—lnformation has
been received here of the tragic end
ing of a merry house party of Oak
land young folks at the summer homo
of Dr. H. P. Carleton at Bon Lomond,
Santa Cruz county, when Thomas N.
Ritchie was shot and instantly killed
MANGLED BODY OF
WOMAN FOUND
ONJCK
Special to The Herald.
MORROW, Ga.—The mangled and
partially dismembered body of Mrs.
Sarah Mclntyre, a wealthy widow 60
years of age, living near Morrow, was
found in the Central of Georgia rail
road tracks one quarter of a mile
from the station here. Friday morn
ing at 8 o’clock.
It is presumed that she was killed
by the 5:20 train while going to the
station to board a train to Atlanta.
LIBEL IS CHARGED
TO GREEK EDITOR
Atlanta Greek Priest says
That Georgopeulus called
His Flock “Shameless.”
ATLANTA, Ga—Rev. C. H. Deme
try, priest of the Greek church,
Thursday swore out a warrant against.
B. I. Georgopouios, editor of The
Herald, a local Greek journal, charg
ing the editor with libel.
los furnished bail in the sum of SIOO
and the case was set down for a
hearing before Justice Bloodworth, in
whose court the warrant was taken,
for Monday morning.
According to Nickles Pope, a Pe
ters street candy dealer, and presi
dent of the board of trustees of the
church, this action was taken to put
a stop to the editor’s utterances
against the trustees, the preacher and
others connected with the church.
“What did Georgopouios say?’’’ Mr.
Pope was asked.
“What he did say would take a dic
tionary to say,’’ replied Mr. Pope.
“One of the things he called us was
'shameless.’ What' else he said, as
I say, only the dictionary could tell.
“Then he would come to us for
money, and promise to stop printing
what he did. I gave him money, but,
he never stopped.
"The warrant was taken to make
him stop. You see he makes us look
bad to outside Greeks, and we do
not. want the American people to
think that we Greeks can carry on
BO.”
Georgopouios could not be located
Thursday to give his version.
MRS. GARDNER TO BENEFIT
EARTHQUAKE SUFFERERS
BOSTON. —Mrs. Jno. L. Gardner
will open h«r Italian Palace for the
benefit of the earthquake sufferers,
on January 9, ticket* will be sold
for ten dollar#
Forecast for Georgia—Fair tonight and Saturday.
in a mock duel by his chum, Irving
Conekroft. The party was just, com
ing to end when a mock duel was
proposed. Pistols were produced,
cartridges extracted and blanks sub
stituted. In the confusion loaded
shells were left in Conekroft’s gun.
Ritchie was shot through the heart.
Si ATTORNEYS
HE 111 BRIBE
DEAL
SAN FTtANCISCO, Cal.—E. A. S.
Blake, who was convicted of at
tempting to bribe a juror in Ruef’s
first trial and sentenced to four years
in prison, has implicated Murphy and
Newburg, two of Ruef’s attorneys.
ATLANTA TAXABLE
PROPERTY INCREASED
The Tax Investigator Has
Added Much to the City’s
Treasury.
ATLANTA, Ga.—City Tax Investi
gator .1. T. Collier, as shown by his
annual report completed Thursday at
noon, has been exceptionally success
ful during the year 1908.
By his keen and alert watchful
ness and thorough ability, gained
through several years of experience
in the tax assessor's office, Mr. Col
lier has, during the past year, forced
an increase in property returns of
$99,940. He has been constantly
behind the tax dodgers and the rais
es resulting directly from his efforts
have ranged In amount from $l5O to
SIOO,OOO.
In addition to prodding those who
made short returns he has collected
for the city through the marshal’s
office $5,594.06; in rental for Lake
wood. $350; from sale of old lumber
at. Piedmont park, $237 80; in bank
ruptcy claims, $482.24, and in houses
owned and rented by the city, $734.68.
Mr. Collier’s faithful and energetic
work has won for him commendation
fiom the board of tax assessors and
from the members of the council tax
committee.
CHARLESTON WELCOMES NEW
YEAR.
CHARLESTON, S. C.—New Year's
Day is being celebrated today, much
after the usual fashion With much
noise of the firing of crackers, pis
tols and fireworks, chimes of the
bells, the new year was ushered jri
The early morning and midday found
many people at, the Catholic and Epia
copal churches. Business was gen
erally suspended and the streets
wore an holiday appearance. Many
people went hunting; the day was
passed In the making of social calls,
attendance upon dinner parties and
other entertainments, appropriate to
the season.
VOLCANO OBSERVED AT SEA
NEAR THE GEORGIA COAST
BRIGHT RTCEPTIGi!
IT WHITE HOUSE
Last New Year's of Mr.
Roosevelt as President
Witnessed Memorable
Gathering.
WASHINGTON.—SeIdom has there?
been a gathering at the White House
so fraught With elements of interest
as that which assembled today to
extent to President Roosevelt wishes
for a happy New Year. It was the
last opportunity of the public to meet
their present chief executive, and it
was distinguished by the attendance
of diplomatic representatives of
nearly all nations of the world, of of
ficials from every branch of the gov
ernment and of citizens in every walk
of life.
A shadow of sadness was cast over
the company by the recent terrible
calamity which bus fallen upon the
Italian people, whose ambassador
was present, as the dean of the dip
lomatic corps, and by the absence of
China’s representative, who is wear
ing a badge of mourning for the late
emperor and dowager empress.
To Mr. Roosevelt tHe occasion was
memorable beyond any in which he
has participated since Ids elevation
to the presidency. In the exchange
of salutations there were many refer
ences to events of his career during
the coining year, when he will face
the dangers of the African wilder
ness.
Several hours before the formal re
ception began, at 11 o’clock, citizens,
men and women, representing every
social class, began to assemble in
front of the portico of the historic
white mansion waiting an opportu
nity to enter and he presented io
the president. The first greetings of
the day were extended to the Presi
dent, and Mrs. Roosevelt by the vice
president, members of the cabinet,
and their ladies.
These felicitations were exchanged
in private rooms on the second floor.
Diplomats, with Baron Mayor Des
Planches, the Italian, aa the central
figure, assembled in the state dining
room. When at the head of the line
of diplomats he passed into the blue
room, President Roosevelt shook his
hand and assured hint of the sincere
sympathy of the American people for
his stricken countrymen.
The descent of the presidential par
ty from the private rooms to the blue
room was one of the most picturesque
features of the day.
As President and Mrs. Roosevelt
started down the staircase, followed
by the others of the receiving party,
r flare of trumpets resounded througn
out the mansion. The United States
Marine band, In brilliant scarlet uni
forms, was stationed in the stately
hall. The strains of "Hall to the
Chief” greeted the president as he
reached the main floor, and turned
to enter the blue room. Following
the representatives of the judiciary
were senators and representatives,
then- the army and navy and govern
ment officials.
IN HOLIDAY FROLIC
IN KILLED FOUR
ANDERSON, Tex.—Tom Estes shot
and killed Bruce and James Gales,
two brothers, also Ham Lowe and
Bill Howard during a holiday frolic.
Bad blood existed between them for
some time.
MISS ETHEL TURNER
WEDS DR. ROYAL
Beautiful Home Wedding
Wan Solemnized in Heph
zibah.
HEPHZIBAH—The pretty home
wedding, in Hephzibah, of Miss Ethel
Turner and Hr. Royal was solemnized
ori Thursday evening by Rev. L. I’.
Winter. The decorations were of deli
cate clinging smllax with a touch of
holly, house ferns, hyacinths, roses
and japonlcas, with the blendlil'; ef
fect of crimson Christmas bells and
pure white wedding bells.
The bride wore a smart taPorel
suit, of brown chiffon broadcloth wfih
ecru net blouse and Pocahontas hat
to match, carrying a bouquet, of beau
tiful white lilies. A buffet luncheon
was served and the bride and groom
left at slx-forty-flve for Augusta.
They will make their future horn • at
Mill Haven, Ga., where Hr. Royal has
an extensive practice.
Dr. Royal having onee been a stu
dent of the high school here, we
know his splendid character an 1 to
him alone are we willing to give up
this one of our brightest and best
girls. Dr. Royal and Mrs, Royal have
the best wishes of many friends In
Hephzibah.
DAILY SUNDAY, $6,00 PER YEAR
HHTEATIU.
TAFT II BANQUET
l« AUGUST*
Prominent Members of the
Chamber of Commerce
May Ash Mr. Taft to Ac
cept Invitation.
It is now believed thnt President
elect Taft will not be allowed to de
part from Augusta until he has been
afforded the opportunity of partaking
of the city’s hospitality on a larger
scale than has so far been suggested
So marked has been the obedience
to Mr. Taft s expressed desire that
he lie allowed to rest ns much as pos
slide while he was in the elty, that
the distinguished visitor has been
led to express bis appreciation of
the courteous spirit shown.
It Is believed now, however, that
an effort will he made to ~ave Mr.
Taft accept some entertainment,
which will not entail much loss of
Ills time, and will not unduly exert
him. Prominent members of the
Chamber of Commerce have discuss
ed at length n plan to render him a
banquet before he leaves, on a date
which shall suit his convenience.
It is understood thnt an informal
meeting will be held shortly to take
this up and appoint a delegation to
wait, on Mr. Taft and secure tils con
sent to the affair, before going fur
ther Into It.
ft Is believed that Mr. Taft would
accept such an Invitation. The func
tion would be of such r kind ns
would please him and much of Its
nature would depend on his desires.
The scope of Ihe entertainment would
no doubt Include the inviting of rep
resentatlve men from this section to
meet Mr. Taft at the festal hoard.
It. Is believed the matter will come to
a head quickly, and that such repro
sentatlons will he mode to Mr. Taft
that he will give a ready acceptance
to the delegation which will wait up
on him.
OIMIK FEARED
INJENTUCKY
FRANKFORT, Ky.—A Jackson dis
patch says the citizens of the state
are In a terror fearing an outbreak
momentarily. Ed Callahan, surround
ed by his adherents, was brought to
town Friday by the sheriff, charged
with the shooting of Sam Sebastian
several days ago.
Callahan has been granted ball and
la still In town. Each of the fao
ttons numbers about sixty-five and
the situation Is tense.
MAN SHOT WIFE AND
KILLED HIMSELF
' m
Army Officer Fatally
Wounded His Wife
Shortly After She Gave
Birth to a Child.
NEWPORT, R. I.—Col. Jas. Nelson
of tho Third regiment band shot and
fatally wounded his wife shortly af
ter she gave birth to a child. He
then committed suicide.
SAVANNAH EDUCATOR BACK.
SAVANNAH. Prof. Otis Ashmore,
the superintendent of Savannah' pub
lic schools, Is back from Atlanta,
where he attended the educational
convention He says there were more
sensible talks upon the negro educa
tion problem than he has ever heard.
The discussions he says were sensi
ble In every way. The speakers ad
vocated an Industrial training for the
negro.
Timely Musings
Did It ever occur to you that a man’s life is full of crosses
and temptations? He comeH into this world without his consent
and goes out against his will, and uie trip between the two is ex
ceedingly rocky.
When he is little the big girls kisß him and when he is grown
the little girls kiss him. If he is poor he is a had manager, if he
is rich he is dishonest, if he needs credit he can’t get it, if he Is
prosperous every one wants to do him a favor.
if he doesn't give to charity he is a stingy cuss, If he does it’s
for show. If he is actively religious he is a hypocrite, ts he takes
no interest in religion he is a hardened sinner.
If he gives affection he Is a soft specimen. If he cares for no
one he Is cold-blooded. If he dies young there was a great future
before him, If he lives to an old age he has missed his calling.
The road is rocky, but man loves to travel it.
Get Busy With the New Year
Before it Gets Busy With You.
Field of Boiling Water is
Reported by British Ship
Officers to Hydrographic
Office at Norfolk.
i« i
NORFOLK, Va. A volcano at sea
and a field of boiling water off the
coast of Georgia are among the phe
nomena which officers of British ships
have reported to the hydrographic of
fice here. While the steamer Baltic
was headed towards this coast the
I first officer observed, what he report
ed as an "eruption apparently 20
tidies distant to the westward re
sembling volcanic action."
The British steamship T-ord Duffer,
in, December 18th, passed an area
cf boiling water off the southeru
const, according to the captains re
port.
ATLANTIC FLEET
!m BOUND
SUEZ. The United States Atlantic
battleship llecl Is homeward bound,
land at 8 o'clock Thursday night was
Old miles from Suez. The fleet is
due hero Sunday morning.
While passing through the Bab-F.l
,Mandeb strait Into the Red Sea, on
December 20, Jesse Schottland, an
able seaman of the battleship Illin
ois, fed overboard and was drowned
I before the boats which were at once
[lowered, could reach him. Otherwise
[the voyage was uneventful.
Perfect weather was experfenoed
all the way from Colombo.
The scout cruiser Yankton is four
[miles In advance of the fleet.
ip of nun’s
SMS CLOSED
.ini i ini m
COL RUSSELL MANAGES
SOUTHERN IN ALABAMA
ATLANTA, flu. One third of At
lanta’s near-beer dealers announced
Friday that with the end of the old
year they hud closed their saloons
for all tne time. This action was
laken because they claim that thoy
cannot afford to pay license required.
CHARLESTON BANKS
IN SEMINOLE CASE
Number of Notes of the
Company Are in the
Charleston Banlcs.
CHARLESTON, S. C.—ln addition
to at least $20,000 worth of stock,
owned by investors generally In
Charleston, It Is said that the Char
lesion banks have a like amount of
the noles of the Somtnole Securities
company, which makes the affairs of
the Columbia Institution have partlo
u'nr interest In money circles In Char
baton, and proceedings will be fob
lowed with close attention.
1 The Seminole Securities company
frauds are similar to those of the
Seaboard Security company of Char-
I s:<,n, now In process of litigation,
although little if anything has baon
prated in the Charleston papers
about the latter case on account of
the prominence of the parties in
volved. The Charleston concern
seems to have been caught up with
earlier In the game than the Colum
bia concern and the losses and the
amounts involved were consequently
much less, it Is said that the Semi
nole company took the cue nr key for
its operations from the Charleston
concern, some of whose officials and
promoters lost no time In gel ting out
of Charleston when the crash came,
leaving creditor* to fight In the courts
for what they may get back.
The testimony Is being now taken
by Master F. K Myers, ami the easo
will be later aired in the court*.
With the two concerns, operated on
similar plans, catching a lot of st-ay
Charleston capital, money circles
here have no little to talk about.