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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-04

passenxers. He has chartered the steamer for two weeks and 1t IS being loaded with medical supplies and pro- visions This win cost s5e,ouv., i, It is expected that the steamer will sail from Civitia Vecchia. about fifty miles from Rome. on Thursday. It will be placed
 under the orders of-the Italian govern- ment.
 In addition to supplies. the American
 relief vessel will embark six doctors anu twenty male and female nurses,
 three of the alter being American
 gris from New York who volunteered
 their services t
 American energy has been strongly
 manifested In the. work looking to the
 relief of the sufferers. AmbassadoI
 Gr,scom and the members of the cor
 mittse have assumed personal respo
 stbiiity for the expenses of the expeS
 ton, relying upon the American pes for funds.
 Prior to engaging the steamer, the Ambassador visited Foreign Minister Tittonf and asked him if 1t would bs real service to send to the south yes.
 sell properly supplied. signor Tfttoni answered that 1t would be most appre-
 ciated, as medical and food supplies
 were urgently needed. Civita Vec-
 cbia was selected as the starting point because Naples at the present time is
 too crowded and too distant from Rome while Civita yecchia is but two hour. from this city. The government VIII give a special train for free transports ation of supplies and persons.
 Besides the relief steamer the United
 states will soon have the converted yacht Scorpion on the scene. The Scor- pion is expected to reach Messina on Monday and will be followed within . few days by the supply ships culgos and the Yankton from Suez. The iattes vesseis>win put at the disposal of the authorities the provisions and medical supplies intended for the American | feet cruising around the world. Rescue Work Augmented. Catania,. Jan. 3.-The system of res l cue work to be seen all over the ruin- cd city in squads of twenty and thir- , ty. patroliing day and night. Bodies of them aisotsre working in the ruins by day and night, under the beams of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-04
THE wEATHER,

HashInEton, Jan, 3-For Alabama Partly cloudy Monday and TueadayI porsIbIy local rains Monday south U1ads.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-04
ANOTHER VIOLENT QUAKE

Rome. Jan. a-A violent earth quake running north~south. west and east st-nofthwest. lasting three seconds. and during which the Stromboli volcano began erupt- ing occurred on Stromboli Is- land today.
 The phenomenon was accom- nanied by prolonged dull rum blInEs The houses on. the island were badly damaged and the nopulace fled to the streets in manic. The weather is intense- iy cold on stromboli Island.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-04

Navy Department Notified.
 washington. Jan 3-The arrival of the American fleet at the sueS Canal
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RESCUE WORK IS AUGMENTED Troops Working Day
 and Night. SEARCHING IN THE RUINS King Victor Emmanuel to Return
 to Rome. The Americaa Ambassador Selects Committee to Carry Out Piass of Rescue Work Among
 Earthquake suaerers.
 

Rome, Jan. s-The King and Queen arrived in this city tonight coming by motor car from Naples. Their early ar rival was unexpected. The queen looked tired and depressed, but the King was as energetic as usual.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
TAX GRAB
PLAN TO Be THE
CENTRE Of STORM

funds. A direct State tax would also
be a heavy drain upon the individual
taxpayer, n in the end be just as
burdensome, they claim.
The Junior Order of United American
Mechanics has lined up solidly against
the proposal to raise State funds at the
expense of the schools. The fifty thou
sand members are appealing thu ough
their state officers to have their legis-
latiye representatives oppose any bill
carrying out the Governors plan.
Another proposal that may be made
for the curtailing of State expenses IS
that of having county superintendent
of schools paid by the counties them
selves. These officials are at present
under salaries from the State, aggre-
eating about $42, 900 a year. A bill maxi
ing the funds received from automobile
taxes. amounting to approximately
$685. 900, payable directly to the State,
instead of to the counties in which they
are collected, may also be forthcoming.
In the House, A~ssemblyman William
p Martins efforts to amend the rules
SO that committees may be compelled
to Keep minutes of their meetings Is
another element hat will tend toward
dissension and strife. Should such a
rule pass, the attempts of committees
to kill bills IN their hands would be
rendered Ineffective. The Regulars, to
a man, are expected to combat to the
end the adoption of any such rule, so
that there is little hope of its being
added to those already adopted.
The addition of another committee to
those already named is to be proposed
by Majority Leader Griffith w. Lewis,
of Burlington. Mr.. Lewis will attempt
to have road bills and road matters
handled by this committee. AS this
will be fought by the Democratic
minority there will be lively times be-
fore the rules are amended, IL, indeed,
Mr.. Lewis is successful at all.
Local option Due.
Somewhere in the flood of bills that
will burst upon the legislators tonight
is expected to be the local option bill
Drawn by the Anti-Saloon League. AS
semblyman Benjamin Crosby. who
stood SPONSOR for the bill that was lost
last year, will again father the meas
ure. Governor Glenn, of North Caro-
lima. has been touring the State in the
interests of the measure and the
league, and superintendent J.. Frank
Burke was in Trenton last week lin
ms up his votes for the measure and
estimating its prospects for success.
The bill will differ slightly from that in
troduced last year in that the munich
pality or township will be named as the
voting unit instead of the ward.
The old Robbins public utilities bill,
introduced in the Senate last year, will
again make its appearance tonight,
This time 1t will come as an admins
tration MEASURE from the hand of As
semblyman Carlton b.. Pierce, of Union
who Is once more a Regular after q
temporary allegiance to the New Idea
wing of the party. The bill, 1t is said,
will contain a claus giving the com
mission ra~te-raaking powers of a not
too effective nature, subject to court
review.
The Board of Works legislative com
mittee will be in Trenton tonight tc
look after the interests of Newark bills
introduced last week.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
WIRELESS HERO SHOWED
WONDERFUL COURAGE.
Stuck by Post Until Republic
FOundered,

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.--I'm on the job.
Ship sinking, but I'll stick to end
Wireless Operator j. r. Binns, of Re
public to Wireless Operator j. b.. Bour,
Of La Lorraine.
Keep cool, old man keep courage.
Wen get you out of that fix in a
moment. Nearly blowing our boilers
off. Doing twenty-five knots.-Bour, Of
La Lorraine, to Binns, of the Republic.
How Wireless Operator Blnns, aboard
the White Star liner Republic, told Of
their plight after her collision with the
Flori'a was first told by j. B. Bour,
chief Marconi wireless operator aboard
the French liner La Lorraine, which
locked yesterday. The unofficial mes
sages, flashed across the void by Binns
and his friend Bour. are part and par
eel of the unwritten romance of wire
less telegraphy.
All, there's a man. Bour said. "He
was there in every sense of the word
when the call of duty came. If Captain
Sealby, of the Republic proved
ship and high courage. this nan Binns
showed equal courage and a sure and
certain readiness to put his ship III
instant communication with passing
ships and the nearest land wireless sta
ton.
Il believe hat man easily worked
thirty hours with the wireless phones
strapped to his ears. Not an easy job.
you can imagine, when the operator is
a ship supposed to be sinking! But
| know Binns. He's the sort that can
be depended upon. He did his duty
aboard the Butcher at the time of the
Jamaica earthquake. IT was the same
when he was aboard the Republic dur
ing the italian earthquake.
Hes only rs years old, but he Is now
making his forty-first trip across the
Atlantic
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
Relatives Waited on Dock Until
All We're Safe on
Land.

A number of New Jersey residents
were ON board the Republic when she
was rammed, and came on the Baltic
into New York this afternoon. All Of
them had passed safely through the
collision and the transferring In small
boats from the sinking Republic to the
Florida and again from the Florida 10
the Baltic.
"Land never looked so good before,
Jersey residents as the Baltic steamed
up the bay
Samuel Doughty, of the real estate
firm of Doughty & Gould, at $40 Broad
street, with his wife and daughter,
were passengers on the Republic, in
tending TO make a tour of Egypt. When
the news reached the office of the firm
Saturday that the vessel was in dis
tress there was considerable concern for
Mr.. Doughty and his family.
Mr.. Gould tried to get some informa-
ton about his partner, but was unable
to do so, and it was not until late yes
terdsy afternoon that he received a
wireless message from Mr.. Doughty
which said we are safe"
Mr.. Gould was greatly relieved by the
cheering report. out he decided to re-
main at the White Star docks today
until the big steamship Baltic, which
had the rescued passengers on it, ar
rived with Mr.. Doughty and his fam
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
POLICE BOARD
TAKES UP THE
0CONN0R CASE
Patrolman Accused by Woman
of Insulting Her Has Been
Examined by Surgeon.

The Police Board this afternoon took
up the case of Patrolman Charles j.
Oconnor, of the Sixth Precinct,
charged with insulting Mrs. Eugene
Lacombe, of this city, on a trolley car
on the night of January 2. The police
man is also charged with being in a
restaurant several blocks from his post
while supposed to be on duty on the
following night.
DR.. j. Henry Clark made a report on
the case, with reference to o'Connor's
mental condition.
Lyman e. Kane, president, an
nounced his committee appointments
today as follows: Supplies, Bladder and
bennett; printing and stationery, Scan
lon and Bonnet; repairs. Bonnet and
Bladder, and President Kane ex-ofHcio
on all.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
HAT FACTORIES
REMAIN CLOSED
DESPITE RUM0R
Reported that Strike Breakers
Were to Take a Hand
Today.

Apparently the members of the AS
ISOLATED Fur Felt Hat Makers have
decided not to open their shops for
some time, as Samuel Mundkeim, pres
ident Of the organization, said today
that at a meeting of the board of d.
rectors In New York Saturday, it was
decided not to hold a meeting of the
organization today, when 1t was intend
ed to set a date for resuming business
with non-union hatters.
The union hatters maintain that 1t
al the intention of some of the man.
ufacturers to reopen today, especially
In h Oranges, as a large number of
strange men arrived in hat city this
morning and made inquiries about the
location of different hat shops. The
men are believed to be strike breakers,
although none of them would admit it.
Frank p. Shalvoy, vice-president of
the United Hatters Union of North
America, when seen today at the head
quarters of the union hatters at SC
South Orange avenue, said: w UNI
derstood hat at least n of the local
shops would open today, but 1t did not
Why / do not know.
81 am inclined to think that the
bosses are not likely to open very soon
because while they might have gotten
some non-union men yet they would
not be able to finish the hats without
the assistance of the women who trim
them, and as the latter are now thor
oughly organized, the manufacturers
realize undoubtedly that their fight is
q hopeless one"
The regular meeting Of the Hat Trim
fners' organization will be held at Peter
Cooper Hall. Springfield enu
Wednesday afternoon. 1t has a mem
bership of more than 1000.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
NORTH BROAD ST.
TAKES STEPS TO
ILLUMINATE, TOO


the Public Service officials and menu
bers of the Board of Works also, and
after the brilliant scene In South Broad
street a week ago Saturday night we
decided to take up the illumination up
here in earnest. A meeting for a dis
cussion of the question win soon be
called. All the department store firms
are for the Improvement, and SO are
many other merchants, not as a bust
ness advertisement only, but to benefit
Newark.
Il believe that every merchant, every
business man, lawyer, real estate agent
and firm, and the banks and insurance
companies, In fact, all In our section Of
Broad street who are interested In the
progress of our city ought to contribute
to the expense Of the illumination. Up
here we do not care for decorations or
bands. We favor just installing big
arc lamps and make our section a
beautiful light part Of Broad street.
More Lights in Park.
THE Board of Works should help out
business men by putting up 5000
candlepower arc lamps along Military
Park in place of the old lamps there
now, which give poor light. We think
1t is the duty of the city to do II, for
the illumination OF the entire business
section of Broad and Market streets
will advertise Newark as having the
most brilliantly illuminated business
streets in the world.
we are not Jealous of the South
Broad street merchants. On the con-
trary, we commend them for their en-
terprise in the organization of the great
str~eet-lighting scheme. for ii has been
of great benefit to Newark"
Albert Hahne, of Hahne & Co, who
have at the Broad street front OF their
big department store two great COM
bination arc lamps of $50, 900 candle-
power each. said his firm was heartily
In favor of the proposed illumination of
the section of the street north from the
-Four Corners to Central avenue.
we will work with the other firms,
large and SMALL Mr.. Hahne added,
for making our section of the street
attractive with enough big arc lamps
to brilliantly illuminate the highway.
There should be a community of IN
terest anon all business men in
Broad street and Market street, for If
illumination helps one section by at
tracting outside shoppers to our city
all business men will get a share Of
the new trade. But the great thing Is
that a general illumination will adver-
tise Newark everywhere as an enter
prising city and it's retail merchants as
hustlers. In time business firms from
other cities will locate here, for it is
widely known that our city will be-
come a great metropolis in a few
years"
Rudolph J. Goerke, president of the
Goerke Company. was seen at the w.
V. Snyder Company's department store,
in Broad street, which his firm now
controls.
I'VE are comforting with the depart
ment firms In Broad street about the
street lighting proposition" Mr.. Goerke
said, land we are heartily for it, not
only for our sake I'M for all the retail
merchants, but to help advertise New
ark.
I'VE have already signed a petition
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25

for illuminating West Market street.
where our original department store Is.
Personally. ! want to see Broad street
a blaze of light from Court street to
BelleviHe avenue and Market street
from the Pennsylvania railroad west to
the Court House. 1t would be a great
thing for Newark"
Joshua Rrierley, who has called q
meeting Of Broad street merchants and
property owners north of Central ave-
nue. at the Continental Hotel for to-
night, Is out today getting figures of
the cost of Illuminating that section, SO
he can give information at the meeting
tonight to discuss the lighting PROPOSE
ton. Several retail merchants said to
on EVENING STAR man that they
were willing to pay for a lamp each
and the expense for the light, but they
thought the city should substitute for
the old arc lamps along the east sid OF
Washington Park big 5.000-candlepower
arc lamps. snch as the South Broad
street merchants have installed.
Among the North Broad street prer~
chants for the lighting plan are tsis
Benjamin Meyer Company, George q.
Blanchard, Morris Croll, Wadsworth K
Irwin, Peter a Ness, Rising &
InOrne, GeOrSe II. van EnnDuTS Tie
Continental Hotel, f. H. Harrison 81
Bro, Keay & Clark, Cary &c Kenny,
Loughlin & Co.. Joseph S. Hoy, Baney
Bros, George Smith, Charles 7. Ship
man and Richard Walstein.
Merchants on Market street, from
Broad street west to the Court House,
are to meet Wednesday night in Els
rer's Hall, "a Market street. to discuss
the nranosal TO illuminate that ~section.
and owners of property are invited TO
attend.
A meeting of merchants n property
owners in Market street east from
Broad street to the Pennsylvania Rail
road is called for Thursday afternoon
in the Builders Exchange, Clinton
street. A committee of merchants is
busy today getting figures OF the cost
Of lighting the street with big arc
lamps. so the information can be given
at the meeting.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
RJL KHEAD SYSTEM
KEEPS VESSEL AFLOAT.
Republic Passengers Saved by
Improvement.

HOROKEN. Jan. 25.-The important
part played by watertight bulkheads IN
ths events. following the ramming OF
ttls Republic by the Florida and the
prsbable part they will continue to play
in: similar accidents at sea, was dls-
cuxsed yesterday by Edwin A. Stevens,
the authority on naval architecture, on
which he lectures at Stevens Institute
here.
Mr.. Stevens first drew attention to
the long strides taken in recent years
toward better protection of life at sea,
and explained how vital to the lives OF
those who cross the ocean is h bulk
head system of a modern steamship.
sThere has been great discussion
about water-tight bulkheads," he SAID.
Several years ago the British govern
ment appointed a commission to in
vestigate the subject, and a large
amount of very useful information was
made public. There is no difficulty in
so designing the subdivision or n
vessel as to make her practically safe
against laundering as the result of a
collision, provided. of course, no storm
is raging. The difficulty lies in obtain
ing this immunity without sacrificing
other necessary or at least very desir-
able qualities. In merchant ships, at
least, the question of cost must also be
kept in mind. The often suggested
omission of bulkhead doors would add
to safety. but would make the service
of the ship very difficult and costly.
In the operation of the large intricate
power plant of a modern liner it is
necessary for the working force to pass
from one portion of the plant to an
other. Coal has to be conveyed from
bunkers to boilers. On a ship like the
Mauretania upward of forty ton of
coal an hour for 120 hours has to be
handled from bunker to CRATE to keep
up the required speed. One cannot
carry any such weight of coal over
bulkheads at this rate of delivery"
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story of the accident on the big liner.
DR.. Marsh said;
II was in my cabin. and, hearing
three short whistles, knew that some
thing was wrong, and turned out. 1
had hardly got to my feet when the
crash came. There was one heavy thud,
and hen the engines stopped. Half a
minute later the electric lights went
out, and when I opened my stateroom
door l found myself in darkness.
1.-THE saloon rapidly filled with women
and children half dressed, but every
body did as they were told and there
was no panic. Let me say now they
We're thoroughly Anglo-American peo-
pie for pluck.
II went on deck and saw the lights
of the Florida through the fog. Cap
tain Sealby gave orders to get the lite
boats ready and in the meantime all
the passengers came up on the uppor
deck.
1T was her that Captain Sealby
said to them: I do not think the boat
will sink. 1t viii go to a certain point
and hang there The ome and chill
dren and the men gave three cheers for
the captain and then with a few eX-
ceptions went to their staterooms to get
their clothes"
No Disorder.
Brayton Ives, N of the Republics
passengers, and widely known in the
financial and insurance world. said that
the crew of the Republic, as well as the
passengers, displayed remarkable cool
ness. Mr.. Ives said: ST was asleep at
the time, and when / heard the crash |
thought it was a blast in the subway.
There was a ripping noise and then the
lights went out. l lighted a Christmas
candle, which 1 had. and after dressing
went on deck, but observed no dis
order"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-25
hManq Incidents Of LaerCrash Told BY Passengers Of the Republic

he remained. and asked the revenue
cutter Gresham to tow the Republic to
the nearest port, Gayhead. The Ores
ham, with the observation-disclosures
Senaca. started. but last night the Re
public commenced TO settle rapidly, ana
the Gresham called for all hands to
abandon the Republic.
Captain Sealby was the last man. he
remained on the bridge until h Re.
public gave her final lunge. Then he
plunged into the sea n ugnt a
wooden grating. From this the Ores
hams men rescued him. floating in the
sea. He was exhausted and would have
O n down in another second.
The Florida passed in by Sandy Hook
about s:2O p, m. with a tug astern to
assist in steering her. The FLORIDA ;
bow was badly stove in, and she was
down by the head as though her for
ward compartment was filled with
wafer.
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contest between the crews of the two
greatest number of people in the least
time. When it came to the turn of
Captain Sealby and the officers and
men of the Republic to abandon the
ship they refused.
Packed Like Sardines.
I'VE stayed aboard the Florida all
day Saturday, packed like sardines. AT
7 o'clock word came that the Baltic
would take us off. Once more we had
to go through the experience of going
from ship to ship in the lifeboats. 1t
was the same thing as in the darkness
Of h early morning, except that the
sea was running high instead of being
quite still.
For more than eight hours the little
boats hurried from one ship to the
other until 1000 people had been taken
over to the Baltic. The crew of the
Florida, following the example set by
the crew of the Republic. remained on
board as did one of our passengers,
Eugene Lynch, whose wife had been
killed in the crash between the two
ships. and who himself was too badly
injured to be removed.
I'VE are here now Inc 1t is all over,
and l intend to sail on another ship
next week, but I hope that this is the
only experience of the kind | will ever
have"
Woman's Story.
Miss Morse, another passenger, said,
"Our lifeboat was heavily loaded, ano
for more than three-quarters of ar
hour we pitched and tumbled in thai
sea trying to get to the gangway OF
the Baltic.
1--WE were only half-dressed, and the
rain soaked us to the skin. Nearing
the Baltic we found that our lifehoaI
was much lower than the gangway, but
| efforts were made to get us aboard
! Two Italian seamen on The gangway
lifted my sister, Mrs. Earle, from hei
! seat to assist her, but she lost her bal
ance, and as our boat swung away she
dropped into the sea.
Twice she sank before the seamer
could catch her dress with a boat hook
Then holding her with the hook two
seamen took her by the hair and under
the arms and dragged her forth II
safety. We had only the clothes thai
we have on, having lost all our money
jewelry and our baggage"
DR.. j. j.. Marsh. physician on board
the Republic, gave the most graphic