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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
AU10ISTS NOT
 TAXED TOO MUCH Commissioner James H. Mac donald Answers in Decided Negative When Question
 Is Put to Him.
INITIAL CLUB LECTURE
state Official Deplores Little Interest Taken in the Good Road Move mCnt--plans for the
 spring,

The first public address given under the auspices of the Automobile club of New Haven was held last evening in Foy auditorium and Highway Com missioner James H Macdonald was the speaker
 There were nearly 100 persons pres ent and most of them were enthusias- tie motorists. Attorney Jacob r Good hart, who is vice. president of the club introduced the speaker and outlined briefly what the club has done since fits organization After Commissioner Macdonald had given the history Of the movement for good roads on the part Of tho state ne invited questions
 Mr Goodhart asked him If he thought that the interest of the automohiIsts of the state iu the roads demanded such q large tax as is now imposed unon them
 Commissioner Macdonald said: There Is no question about lt. The wear on tho roads K now % per cent where for merly it was % per cent and this ox- tra wear has heen brought about hy automobiles When you take a tax of l three cents a day at tho most for driv- nE the machines over the roads I do not thlnk any minded motorist will protest Tie taxes If slo, B and S3. thnk arc extremely reasonable
 John ( North inquired why the oil treatment Was not applied to roads iu i Connecticut ae in some other states ! Commissioner Macdonald said that thc oiling of the roads would cost Si25,00t and the efnat would not he worth the cost Something better is in view al l the present lime
 He was asked in regard to the tarvia l treatment and declined to express ai opinion on thls distinguishing II from other treatments made by other pri. ! rGte concerns. He sltd however that he believed plain water 10 he better < than any other treatment
 When nsked In regard to immediate plans for work this spring east of thu Connecticut river he said that ht l planned 70 hll In the had places of roar from Lyme 10 Nov London and iron New London to Norwich. making ln' roadway He also intended to built
 Continued on Fourth fage)
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
"Toe Of The Boot" And Is land of Sicily Visited By CataClySm; MeSsina AL most Entirely De-
 Str0yed
NEW HAVEN CONSUL THERE
Tidal Wave Buries Hundreds and Sinks 500 Vessels Flames Started by Thieves
 Sweep Streets Ter
 rorism Rampant.

Three provinces of southern Italy, comprising the "Toe of the Boo" and the Island Of Sicily were devastated yesterday by earthquake and the en- suing tidal wave and fire causing the death of thousands and great property loss Late dispatches received up to press time this morning tend 10 con firm the first startling reports as to the violence and extent of the cates- trophe Messina, a city of ao,ooo in- habitants on the eastern coast ot Sicily, has been almost entirely de- stroyed, thousands Of persons heins buried in the ruins and in the mud swept over the water front by tidal wave Here occurred tho greatest los' of life The cutting off ot all tele- graphic communication has caused much difficulty fin getting through full details of the calamity.
 pr Arthur s. cheney of New Haven is tho American consular representa- tive at Messna, and his fate is uu known No word has been received hy his father Dr Benjamin II Cheney, oi liz College street
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
PAPER FAMINE FEARED
Drought at Mills May Gut Of Big
 Newspapers Supply.

Glens Falls, x, Yo Dec 2S That a famine in the news print paper mar Bet is likely to result from continu- auce of the present drought in paper making territory Is indicated in state ments made today by officials of the International Paper company, Many mills which have been compelled to run on short time in several depart ments owing to low water, will have to shut down entirely within four weeks, unless rain falls, the officials say,
 Such shut down owing to the fact that the company has no reserve sup- ply of finish paper would, 1t Is said, cut off shipments to @ number of big daltes. Low water Is prevalent in all paper mill towns of the company,
 The shut down should lt occur would result in thousands of mon who only recently resumed work after being out on q strike for three months, being laid off.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
ENGINEER SERIOUSLY HURT
James I. torLe Has Concussion of
 Brain.

James ] corke, an engineer on the New Haven road living at 415 East Ono Hundred and Thirty seventh street, New York was taken to the New Ha- ven ho pltal early yesterday morning from near the East Haven signal tow CT Ills train, a freight. had been standing near the tower. and while 1t was standing there the members of his crew passed the tower and found the engineer lying unconscious at the foot of the stairway leading up to tt IL was not known how he received hls injury, but lt ig supposed he fell down the stairs Al the hospital lt was stated last night that he was in a very serious condition He has several scalp wounds and a coneusson of the brain, Corke Is forty-nlne years of age and married
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
AUDIENCE u MPS
 FROM WINDOWS
 ---------------------- Nearly a Panic in Manchester Show House as Moving Pic
 ture Film Catches
 Fire. HOTEL ALSO IN FLAMES Rapidly Spreading Fire Causes Guests to Leave in Their Night Clothes . ---Ioss Over Twelve T'hou-
 sand Dollars,
HOTEL ALSO IN FLAMES

Manchester Conn, Dec 2S In q moving picture show in the American Hotel building here tonight a film caught fire setting fire to the building and lmperilling the lives of the audi ence and the guests ot the hotel who were asleep in tho rooms on the soc ond and third floors of the building
 The hotel building which was A three story wooden structure run hy James Ryan. who also ran the nov Ing picture show on the first loor Tho hotel business was conducted ny Henry Cafe The moving picture show which started about o'clock was attended by about S5 people. II was well under way when 2 film fell across the light and immediately nared up, setting fire to the woodwork of the building, thcre being no safety device on the machine. which was run by George Anderson IS years old, to give protection
 When the film caught fire the audi enee made rush for the exit but were prevented from getting out by the burning machine and the surround. tug woodwork Tho machine standing directly Tn front Of the door and close 10 lt A rush was then made for enc windows and exits on the stnge With lie help Of outsiders many were help ed from tha windows Co the grounds the others going ont hy way of the stage entrance
 The guests tn the hotel some sixteen in number, who we're in their rooms on the floors above the picture show wcrt aroused hy tho smoke from tho fire he. low and made their way ont hy the main entrance which was next 70 tho door of the hall below Thc fife spread so ranidly that many of the guests oi the house fed in their night clothes not stopping to secure any Of their be. longlngs
 Tho hro spread rapidly from the hat to the upper Hoora of the building which waa qnon mass of flames ant the fromnn experienced great difflcul, in preventing f from spreading tr nearby huildlnga which We're severn times set on dra hy sparks from th' burning structure
 The loss on the building and its con tonts will amount to sla.0no The los' to the occupants Of the rooms ahoe, tho han was total and cannot he 6sti mated
 The fact that f was Monday night when tbn attendance at shows ot tht' i klnd is ltkoy 10 he small, prohah' prevented g probable loss of life a' < tbere would have been much dif11cult' experienced in getting 2 large audience ont of tho building with the main ext barred
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
WRECK TRAIN FOR SPITE
Negro Had Grudgc Against Section
 torcman---E1our Attempts Eoilcd.

Roanoke, Na., Dec 2S- West Grubb, negro, was arrested yester,, day near Wytheyille for attempting to wreck passenger trains on the Norfolk and Western road on three different occasions within the past three weeks Grubb was brought to Roanoke jail for safe keeping,
 Grubb confessed here to-day that he placed spikes on the rails one night, piled cross ties on the rails on two other nights and returned a fourth time to try to wreck the same train, the Chattanooga and Washington Limited tIc was frightened away by track walker,
 Grubb said he tried to destroy the trains because of grudge he had against section foreman on the road.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
DIAMOND PIN MISSING
Circnmstantial Evidence Points to
 Supposed Friend.

Charged with the theft of q diamond pin valued at $35, from his friend, Andrew Statio of 22 Locust street, Leon Surg was arrested last evening by Detectives Colwell and Ledwttb. Static declares Surgi came to his home on Christmas day and tried to sell him q sui of clothes. Ills pin was in tic lying over the foot of his bed. Now, while Surgi was there, Static claims he fell asleep and when he awoke surgi, the tie and diamond pin were gone, On this circumstantial evidence surgi was arrested last night surgI denies tho theft and the goods have not been discovered anywhere,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
THOUSANDS KILLED IN QUAKE
 DEVASTATING SOUTHERN ITALY
LoNGB0AT MARRIES
Indian Marathon Victor Weeds naugh'
 ter of Chief,

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 2s Tom Long boat the Indian long distance runner vas quietly married to Miss Loretta Maracle at halfpast o'clock this eye- ming at the Church of st. John, the Evangelist, There were dozen or more friends of tho bride and bride groom there, Tom Flanagan, the 1n- dian's manager was best man and Miss Claus, a cousin of the bride from AL hany N. ", was the bridesmaid The bride was given away hy her brother, an Indian chief. There was a delay of half an hour at the church for Tom Flanagan who had forgotten the mar rlage license,
 At Massey hall tonight, Longhoat and his bride appeared on the stage at a concert arranged for his benefit
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
Official Board Of First NJ. k. Church Unanimously Invites Him 10
 Remain.
DIES FROM HIS EIrRNS.

An Italian by the name of Angelo Depero of Ansonia, who was burned the latter part of last week while try ing to put out fire caused by gaso- line explosion, died yesterday al the New Haven hospital from the burns The man was brought to the New Ha- ven hospital Saturday He was twen weight years Of age
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
TROLLEY CONSOLE DAYTON
New York Central to Unite Ip-Stafe
 Lines Into One Company.

New York. peo. 2S Through a circular issned to-day hy tho Guaranty Trust Co, it became known that plans for tho consolidation into ono com pany of various trolley lines acquired ny the New York Central railroad are well under way with the expectation that they will be completed before March 3t, 1909. Approval of the action, If was said, has been obtained from the public service commission. The name of the consolidated com- pany is to he the New York State railways.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
WANDERING ABOUT STREET.

Found wandering about the streets, suffering from the cold and apparent ly from the results Of a shock and aphasa Maggie Conrors was lodged at police headquarters last night and to- day will be presented as a candidate for Springside home. The woman was medically attended by Dr spier last night.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

A roIored young man by tic name street last night by Detective Sergeant uenuehy and Detective Dormau, to be held for the Bridgeport police, A de- scriptlon was sent by which the de- tectiyes knew their man, He Is wanted tn Bridgeport on g charge of highway robbery Scott is but twenty -throo years of age.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
NEWS SUMMARY,
GMNER

Quake Kills Thousands in ltalyn... Morse Killing Was Solf-Defense New York Central Trolley Merger,,, ,EpisGopa Church Short of Clergy, Harper Dead Defends Memory y,t,,. HaIns' Defense Scores TwIce,,.,.. lt Carnegie Talks SoCialistICally, y,,.... lt Taft Goes to AtlantA for 2G liours," Priest Elopes With Nun,.t..,,...,.. .' Financial News and Quotations, +
 STATE. Nearly Panic in Manchestor..,,, Death of Aged Mrs Sllllman -...,,,t Killed by Bull,l.,,. General State News,
 CITY
 Ralph Kinney to Wed ed,,..,.,..... To Insure MasOns ns,.,,,..4.....,.,,,,.,.. Rev Mr. Brown Invited to Remain Commissioner Macdonald's Address HollInger Is Acquitted ,,,,,....,,,,,. Chamber Of Commerce Meetlng,,.. News of the Courts s..,,,,..,.,.,.,t.. | Democrats Name officers s,.........., Engineer Seriously Hurt
 Sr0RTS---pnEc (. Five Olympic Athletes Suspended. Dr, Roller Matched Posts Sl,000, Locals Win Clean Polo Game Polo Players Averages,
 Bowling tn the Big Leagues Tonight Colleges to Run for Championship. Basketball Results In tho City Racing Results at Savannah Results at Emcryville,
 General Sporting News,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Miss Leila Livingstone Morse is well known in Waterbury, being 8 prominent ammna of St Marearets school and having appeared before audiences here many times Miss Morsos recital atthe Buckingham last June was one of inc most enjoyable features of the celebration of the S0th birthday of the Rev Francis T. Russell n D Recently Miss Morse made her debut in New York in recital at Mendelssobn hal
 Mir. Morse.s mother Mrs, Sara h Livingston Morse, died in Berlin in 1901 without mentioning W G. Morse in her wilL The Morse and Living stou families arc among the oldest and best known in New York city.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
sNOMBALLIsTs CAuGnr

Four lads living in the Howard ave- nue district were arrested last even Ing on charges of breach of the peace, for indulging In Inc pastlmo of snow ballnE on Sunday The lads names are Thomas Lynch Frank and Clarence Mlller and NhomA4 Nnrr.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
MORSE ACT SELF DEFENSE
4 Son of Prof $. r. E. Morse Daugh-
 ter Attended Waterhur, school.

Stockhridee. Mass, Doe es E. r.. Morse, relative of William G Morse, 2 son of the lato Prof S r. E. Morse who is under arostin Trinidad, lower California. charged with killing a Mexican received dispatch to-day from Trinidad that Morses act was in self defencse
 Mr. Morse said to day that V'tliam C Morse was mt a class. mate at Yale of presidenteleet Taft, as has hnon stated,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
STONED HOARDING HOUSE.

Because of row which had led him to leave the house at 1S7 Ferry street that he had formerly made hls board- Ing place William King, man of dfty~nlne years of age, yesterday re- turned and began to stone tho house He was arrested and held by the Grand avenue police on charge of injury to private property,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
(continued on Third Page )
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, Dec, 2S Forecast for Tuesday and "Wednesday .
 For New England. Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with proba- ble suow nurrles in northwest portion. warmer in northwest portion Tuesday; moderate variable winds,
 For Eastern New York Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with prabahly snow hurrics In north por- tlon warnlei in north portion Tuesday, moderate variable winds.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
BEER BOTTLES AS WEAPONS.

For assaultng one another with empty bocg hotties Peter Spaige aul Francisco Cararella were arrested by the Howard avenue police last night on charger of breach of the peace
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
TuFrr OF WATCH ALLEGED.

For the theft of a watch from q oolored woman named Mrs Truseau ol g0 GOffe street. James Jones, was ar rested aet night py the DiXwcll ave. uue police
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
DETAILS OF DISASTER
Destruction of life and Property Most
 Terrible In Years.

Rome Dec 2s The three provinces of cosen7a. catanzero and Reggie di Caabria comprising the department of Cslabria, which forms tho southwest ern extremity of Italy ar "the toe of the boot. were devastated today bv an earthquake the far reaching effects of which were felt almost throughout the entire country The town of Mes gina In sicily. was partially destroyed and Catania was inundated In Mes slna hundreds of houses have fallen and many persons have been killed owing, however, to the fact that tele- graphic and telenhonic communications were almost completely destroyed it is Impossible to obtain even an apprnYi- mate idea of thn vast damage done
 The fate of entire regions within the zone If inc earthquake is unknown but reports received here np To a late hour tonight indicate that there has heen destruction 10 life and property more terrible than has been experience cd in many years
 All reports show that the present catastrophe embraces g larger area than tho earthquake in 1905. The tidal wave, which followed the earth shocks. on the eastern coast of Sicily sunk vessels and inundated the lower part of Gatania. If Is known that a number of people were Killed at that place but the rushing waters carried everything before them and caused such an indesctibahe confusion that it wll be impossible for some time to estimate tho damage and tho lives lost
 Communication cut of.
 For a nertod the town of Messina and the whole province of Reggie were completely isolated owing to in- terruptons to the telegraph and tele- phone and landslides which obstructed the railways Absolutely nothing was heard from Reggie throughout tho day while tho first news from Messina came in q despatch, which q torpedo boat carried to Nivotoria, where the telegraph lines were found to be in tact. Ii briefly stated that he situa- fiOn was desperate ana Atter SunHldt- i2ing the immensty of the catastrophe ended with the announcement that Captain Passino, commander of tho local station of torpedo boats, was buried under the debris, after having with other officials performed heroic work in trying to save others.
 The Italian government proceeded energeticatly to relieve the far spread distress, concentrating at the points of greatest need troops and engineers. Members of the Red Cross were dis patched to various places and camps and provisions were immediately pre- pared all available railway lines and warshps being used for their trans port.
 Thousands Dead in Mcsslna.
 The city of Messina has suffered probably more than any other place, the latest Information coming ndi- reetly from that region saying that two-thrds Of tho town was destroyed and several thousand persons were killed tae steamers Washington and
 (Gontnued on Seventh Page.)
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
Thousands Dead in McssIna.

The city of Messjna has suffered probably more than any other place, the latest Information coming indie rectly from that region saying that two-thirda Of the town was destroyed and several thousand persons were Killed rae steamers Washington and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-16
A SUICIDES HAND.


Prevail i'm England.
In former times ii was common no
ton that If a sick person could only
touch the hand of suicide he or she
would be cured. This superstition was
especially common In the west Of Eng
land. In Cornwall touching a suicides
hand was said to have once cured a
young man who had been afflicted with
many tumors from his birth. A SIM
liar superstition regarding the touch
of executed criminals has been widely
prevalent and has often been recorded.
Robert Hunt. I'm his "Romances OF
the West of England" says that he
once saw young woman led on to the
scaffold at Newgate in order to have a
wen touched blythe hand Of a man who
had just been executed.
At Northampton of old the hangman
is said to have had a regular fee for
according similar privilege" to suf
ferers from like disorders. Even the
coffin of a suicide may have curative
value. There is n Devonshire belief
TO the effect that If anyone suffering
from disease can manage to throw n
white handkerchief on such a coffin at
the time Of its interment the disease
will vanish as the handkerchief decays.
attached to the knots of the rope used
either by a suicide or in the execution
of Il criminal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-16
Big Carriage Horses.

AS foreign conditions have their eff
feet on the horse Industry in this coun-
try, the views of q writer in a London
paper are of some interest here. This
correspondent claims that the wealthy
jObmasters of London are unable to
let or hire anything but big carriage
horses, and in the absence of home
breds they by them in America or on
the continent of Europe. The number
they DOW require could be expressed
in thousands ald the checks they send
would amount to something more like
MILLIONS He thinks breeders need have
no doubt about future markets for any
stylish, full sized carriage horses they
may be enabled to put upon the Lon
don market. In advocating the produc-
ton of such full sized carriage horses
as now appear In the parks and fash
ionable streets OF London he does not
disparage the fashionable hackney
which adorns the elegant victoria, but
wants the larger type to be bred Ia
euua1 numbers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-16
Quite the Contrary.

Gentlemen" said the campaign SPELL
binder. as he began his speech, 'in the
words of our illustrious chief at Washing
ton, who said Speak"
Louder ~ yelled a score of voices in
the back part of the hall.
''Not at all, gentlemen said the orator,
visibly irritated. "He said, as every well
informed person knows: Speak softly,
even while carrying the big stick. II
am interrupted again"-here he waved the
chairman's gavel aloft-"I shall use the
big stick unsparinglyl"
Having thus asserted himself. and 81
fenced the rude persons who had been
guilty of the unseemly interruption, he
resumed his speech.-Chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-16
Disk Harroyvs.

The disk harrow may be considered
as the most important tillage tool FOR
grain farming. There is no other tool
that Will conserve more moisture by
using it on stubble, after harvest, and
before blowing time than this. says a
bulletin by III. NJ. Bainer of the Color
ado Station. 1t may be used as a cul-
tivator for summer following On
ground where small grains are to fol-
low such crops as beets or potatoes.
the use Of this tool will often make
blowing unnecessary.
The 16-inch disk is Of proper size for
ordinary farm work This size OF disk
pulls somewhat heavier than the larg-
er sizes, but pulverizes enough better
to Justify its use. The 16inch disk