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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
HOMER ON STRAITS OF MESSINA
Immortal Poet Tells in the Odyssey of the TeTors of the
Country lust Devastated by Earthquake.

Homer, even in the days before history
began tells much Of interest regarding
the country devastated by the earthquake
this week In the Odyssey" that inn
mortal poem that has come down from
the days Of mythology. the writer, IN
some of his finest lines. portrays the ter
rorS that gTipped the hearts of travellers
as they passed through the Strait of Mes
sina. with Scyila on the one hand and
Charybdis on the other so close that to
escape the one meant to fall into the
Shiny grasp Of the other.
In Lang's translation of the Odyssey
telling of the passage of Ulysses through
the Strait of Messina. is to be found
this description of Charybdis:
Thou cOuldst send an arrow across. And
thereon is a great fig tree growing. in
fullest leaf, and beneath it mighty
Charybdis sucks down black water, for
thrice a day she spouts il forth. and
thrice day she sucks it down in ter
riDie wise. Never mayst thou be there
when she sucks the water, for none save
thee then from thy bane. not even the
Earth Shaker, But take heed and
swiftly drawing nigh to Scylla's rock.
drive the ship past, since of truth it
is far better TO mourn six of thy COM
pany in the ship than all in the selfsame
hour"
The whirlpool is close to the Faro in
the Strait of Messina- II still requires
careful navigation. Cola Pesce twice
brought up the golden cup King Fred
erick threw into ChaTybdis. The third
time he was drowned. This is the sub
ject of Schiller's poem. Der Taucher
'Once when the Messenians who dwell
on the strait were sending to Rhegium
in accordance with an ancient custom.
chorus of five and thirty boys. along with
a teacher and a flute player 20 take
part in the local festival of Rherium.
calamity befell them; none of those thus
sent returned home, for the ship which
carried the boys went down with them.
In truth, the sea at this strait is the
stormiest Of seas. for it is dashed by the
winds. which cause a swell from both
sides. from the Adriatic and the Tyrrhen-
ian sea. and even when the winds are
still, the strait is of itself i'm violent agi-
tation, and back currents run strong
1t also swarms so thickiy with monsters
that the air stinks Of them so that the
mariner has no hope of es-
Gaping from the strait
On the other side Of the strait. within
an arrows flight, is Scylla, which is thus
by Homer:
The rock is smooth. and sheer. as it
were polished. And in the midst of the
cliff is a dim cave turned to Erenus
toward the place of darkness. whereby
We shall steer your hollow ship. noble
Odysseus. Not with an arrow from the
bow might a man in his strength reach
from his hollow ship into that deep cave
And therein dwelleth Scylla yeIping ter
ribly. Her voice, indeed. is no greater
than the voice of a newborn whelp but
a dreadful monster is she. nor would
any look on her gladly not even IL It
were god that met her. Verify she
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

I hath " Give feet all dangling down, and
siA Hecks exceeding long. and on each
nldeous head. and therein three rows
OF teeth set thick and close, full Of black
aeata- Up 10 her middle is she sunk
tar down in the hollow cave. but forth
she holds her heads from the dreadful
quit and there she fishes, swooping
round the rock. for dolphins. or seadogs
OF WnatsO greater beast she may any
where take, whereof the deep-voiced Am
phftrite feeds countless flocks Thereby
no sailors boast that they have Jared
seamless even with their ship, for with
eaCh mead she carries off q man. whom
she hath snatched from out the dark
proved ship. But that other cliff Odys-
seus. thou shalt note. hard by the first.
Thou couidst send an arrow across"
IN view of the calamity that has just
fallen upon Messina and Reggie. cities
on opposite sides of the strait, who shall
say that these descriptions of Homer 5
are overdrswn? OF course science has
explained away the banefui influences
OF Scyiia and Charybds.- showing them to
be due to whiripools caused by the alter
mating currents through the strait
Messiua has figured prominently in his
tory. Under the name OF Zancle (SickIel.
from the shape of the harbor, it was
founded by pirates 7sg years before
Christ Tt was destroyed and rebuilt
times without number: il belonged to
various nations at different times, in
Guiding the Romans. Normans. Saracens
was almost totally destroyed by an earth
quake.
Reggie across the strait from Messina
where the full force of the earthquake
was felt on the Italian side is also an
old city, its origin loss in tradition Ere
quent mention is found of il in the works
of the Latin writers. II was captured
by the Goths in 800 and was rebuilt by
Charlemagne in the ninth century. "a
became q part of the Italian Kingdom in
1889 and at the time OF the earthquake
was a thriving little city. It was noted
for its churches. works Of art. and for
an insane asylum, one of the best man
aged phianthropic Institutions in Italy
Taormina. another city that has fig
ured prominently in the dispatches since
the earthquake. is down the coast of
Sicily from Messina. 1t has in recent
years become a popular resort for tour
lists. At the time of the disaster there
were many Americans and English there
Its scenery is said to be unsurpassed
anywhere in the world. and its climate
in the season, is perfect Like all other
Sicilian cities. it is noted for its churches
converts and works of art 1t was found
ed T35 years before Christ and has had
an eventful historical eareer-it was the
football of warning moEarchs for CEN
turtles.
History, books OF travel, tradition. po-
etry and fiction TEEN with references to
various points inv 0ivsd I'm this recent ca
lamity. One of the results will be to
direct the attention of the reading world
to the wonders of Sicily and to the part
she has played in the record OF human
itF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
DEvoURED BY DOGS.
Horrible Fate of Some of the Wound
ed Who Were Not Rescued.

Paris, Jan. 2.-Tbe Figaro today pub
fishes the following dispatch from
Rome:
AS days go by the disaster appears
more horrible, terrifying and immense.
It IS without precedent in the history of
the world. In my earlier dispatches
spoke OF over 100000 dead. The num-
Der doubtless will exceed that estimate.
for now IL is thought 100000 persons
persisted miserably in this staggering
catastrophe, and the worst is not yet
known The scourge has not yet done
its final work.
The tremblings of the earth continue
with sinister Tumbiiugs. and Mt times
jets of boiling water surge from the
crevasses. The sources of the streams
are poisoned with putrid matter.
In spite of herculean efforts, the sue
cor still is insufficient. In the mora re-
mote regions the unhappy injured are
dying for want Of food and medical
treatment. Dogs and swine. enraged By
hunger. spring upon The wounded and
devour them. Fire and uncontrolled
famine will inevitably claim their vic
Tins
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
CONFEDERATION
MENACE HANGS
OVER THE CITY

z. B.. Palmer of the firm of Stowe &
Palmer, voiced the general sentiment
yesterday. Speaking from the stand
point of an insurance underwater, he
said:
1t s a fact that the elevators of the
business blocks of Salt Lake are not
properly constructed. and that as re-
suit there is a constant grave and seri-
Gus danger from fire. In the recent
fires the loss might have been held
down to a very much smaller amount
had il not been for the fire spreading
through the elevator shafts. OF course.
I do not mean TO say that the owners
of these buildings were any more lax
than their neighbors-I cannot recall at
this time one thoroughly protected ele-
vator shaft in the city.
THE shaft should be bricked IN. with
freproof doors. There should be, too,
an automatic fireproof trap on each
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
Aid From Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. 2.-Mestings Of the bus
mess mems committee Of relief of the
real estate board and many other COM
mittees and orga mutations working 60
secure funds for the earthquake suffer-
ers, were held today. Money was re-
ported coming in at a rapid rate but
means were discussed for augmentng
the movement. II was announced that
every scent theatre in Chicago. Of
which there are a great many, viii give
benefit entertainments.
The noise and clamor Of the board Of
trade was suddenly still in mid-sessiGn
and remained so for ten minutes. while
President Sager addressed the mem
bers, pieturing the distress Of those still
alive in the earthquake district, and
urging the trad1tionaliy generous trad
ers TO respond with all their WOnted
generosity. The announcement of the
appointment of a committee OF relief
was greeted with applause.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
Contributions From State.

Tomorrow Secretary Game expects to
have reports from several points in the
state where subscription lists were sent
on Friday. He received no word from
any of those places last night. He an
nounced last evening that during the term
of work CT the committee he would main
tain an office in the Commercial Club
rooms and would he present each day be
tween the hours of noon and ] o'clock
to receive the cash collections from those
holding subscription lists. The CONNER
cial clubs list is kept at the club and
last evening at a late hour the subscrip-
tons pledged upon it footed trifle over
s127.
Secretary Game received word yester-
day that tomorrow the Bijou theatre
would turn over its evenings receipts to-
ward the, sufferers fund and later in
the day a request came from the Majestic
theatre that the relief committee name a
date il might consider best suited for
the purpose when that theatre might give
a benefit entertainment for helping
swell the fund. The date viii be Get
later. 1t is expected that other theatres
in the city will make like arrangements.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
R0USED FROM SLUMBER.
Happy" oatherum Awakened from
Rip Van Wrinkle Deze.

Andrew Gstherum. better known TO his
acquaintance and some Of the police as
Happy made a fair start last night
toward becoming the modern Rip Van
Wrinkle.
Happy" early I'm the evening fell in
with the gnomes-and then il was the
Oblivion of sleep. Instead Of the mossy
green Of the Catskills. however, Happy
settled IN the wickered cushion Of
street car Rips sleep was no s0under
only difference lay in the fact that there
was someone on hand To rouse Happy
This was only accomplished. however. aft
er Happy had made three rounds trims,
and the conductor had to cell for help
from the police department to get Hap
py' off the car Even the ride III the
open wagon through the crisp night air
failed to shake off "HaDpy's' drowsiness.
and even now he may still be imagin-
ing himself on his way home in the car.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
TO GO TO POCATELLO.
List of Delegates to National Wool
Growers Convention.

Following is the list of delegates from
this state to the annual convention of the
National Wool Growers association, to be
held at POcatellO on the 18th inst; T. II.
CaIlister. J. $. deelev c. 3. Stewart J.
s. Ostier, j. T.. Austin. Thomas Austin
". R Dennis. ]. Z. Jensen. z. J. Kneass
\. P Aagard. James Murdoch. Z. j..
Jenney Thomas Jones. David Morgan. J..
r Anderson. 3. r Saunders, J. eR- Al
len George Dayben 3. #. Fitzgerald
Thomas Webb. Walter Jarnet, Hyrum
Moss. W. s Hanson, G. L. Carter. iona
than Heaton, N. 4. Smith, Enos Ben
Mon. Albert Smith. Harry Ballard. =. r..
Stevens. Wuford Day, Daniel Mackay
Seth r. Rigby, John Blythe. c. II. Ar
thus. J. d. Richards. \. $. Nelson.
HOnore Dusserre. John G. Mackey, Wal
ter Steadn1sn. Paul DroUbay, J. ". CLYDE,
J. L. Levy. J. S Perry. David Smith.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
WILD Rush
OF PATIENTS TO
THE OPEN AIR
Continued from Pace I

After being Imprisoned for four days
the wife of Deputy Nieolo Fulci was
yesterday extricated from the ruins
Signora Fulci's young niece was also
brought out alive, but the girl died
shortly afteTward. 1t is hOped that
Signora Fulci win recover. The Ger
man cruiser Hertha. sent by Emperor
William, has delivered large quantities
of provisions here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

Boston. jan 2.-The Massachusetts
Italian relief fund stood at $4,000 TOO
day, and the relief fund committee tl-
day cabled $4,000 TO the treasurer IF
the Italian Red Cross. The committee
also decided TO send Edmund Billings.
who was identified with the relief work
at san Francisco. to Italy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

to their temporary abodes to pass tie
night IN fear.
< report from santa Eugnia saws soma
Of the survivors there. In the depth ~
their desDair are refusing food. darf7r-
ing they would rather die than live I'm
their aff1ictien
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
THREE YEARS IN PRISON.

Chicago. Jan. Samuel r. Warfie.I
was today found guilty Of defraudiue
Mrs. James Z. Patten. wife of a Droui-
ncnt board Of trade operator. out Of 81
go by means of a rare book swindle IS.
n Cooper, who was tried with Warfielf.
was found not guilty. Warfeld was sem
fenced to three years in prison and t1
pay "a fine Of 1900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
MILL BURNED IN IDAHO.

Boise Ida, Jan. 2-The Imperial flour
mill at Caldwell burned at O'Clock this
evening. entailing loss of $1,000: insur-
ance. $500 The lire originated from
floor The town was not threatened at
any time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
LILLEY GETS AWAY.

New Haven, Conn. Jan. The y
eases brought against Governor =
= elect George L. Lilley, under the cor =
: rupt practices act, by George L. Fox =
: of this city. before two judges who =
, constitute an election court. was dis =
missed. today. The act was declared \
to be in contravention of the state .
! constitution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
MONEY BEING
RAISED ALL
THE COUNTRY
Bay state Relief Fund.

clothing for the destitute. The steamer
Hamburg will sail next Thursday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
Reforms Of yuan Sal. kaI.
Accused Of Poisoning Emperor.

At the time Of the deaths of the en-
peTor and dowager empress of China
Yuan Shi kai was accused Of having
poisoned his majesty This allegation was
contained In a dispatch received from
Shanghai at the New York branch of the
Chinese Reform association.
II was declared at the Mott street quar-
tiers of the association that demands
would be made en Prince Chun, the new
regent, TO Sepose Yuan Shi Ka from
power and do away with him." 1t was
declared further that Prince Chun's fail
ure to act upon these requests would
make the prince himself the object of the
associations attack
Ma Tung, the successor of Yuan Shi Kai
mas held many prominent posts in the
service of his country He has been
grand secretary since January, 1906. and
from 1865 to 1906 he was president Of the
board of foreign affairs. He also has
been president of the board of revenue,
member of the finance committee and
commanding general of the gendarmerie.
He is a native Of Manchuria and a pro-
vinciaI graduate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

and rebuild the empire. He has been
member of the grand council since 1907
and IN that year he Telinquished the post
of VieerOy Of Chill. but il was in this
office that he gained the greatest re-
nOWn-
Reforms of Yuan Shi Ksi.
Yuan Shi Kai organized an army in
China that was the wonder and amaze
ment of foreign military critics. He sue
eeedsd- IN celebrating ali the popular and
caste Objections TO military service. 50
that the sons OF the nobility today are
proud to appear in uniform. He sub
stituted modern text books for ancient
classics, ne. compelled the abolition of
torture. and he transformed Pekin from
the filthiest city in the world into a me-
tr0poiis- well paved ana cieanly. that
compares favorably with many cities of
Europe and America. II is an undoubted
TACT that Yuan Shi Kai encOura ged and
represented the most progressive ideas in
the central government
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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06
NorIcE.

In Removal OF Minority Disabilities
of Majora NJ. Marks, Minor.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned will, as next friend for
Majora M Marks, a minor, present and
Hle in the State District Court for
Craig County, Oklahoma, on Thurs
day, October 21st 1909, a petition
praying for an order of court adjudging
said minor competent to transact her
business and especially competent to
negotiate a sale or mortgage Of her
lands. the same as if she were of full
age.
Dated September 9th, 1909
l.. w. MARKS.
AS Next Friend Of Majora M. Marks,
Minor d3t-w2
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06
Block Signals on Frisco.

Springfield, Mo-. Oct. 6.-The Frisco
road now has crews at work installing
the block signal system between TT
Scott and Springfield The work has
been practically completed between
Kansas City and Ft. Scott. 1t is the
intention of the Frisco to install the
block signal system along its entire
line of road including both Main lines
and branches.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06
MANY SERIOUSLY HURT
IN SANTA FE WRECK.

BY Associated Press.
Houston, Tex, Oct. 6.-The Santa
Re passenger, No. II, was derailed
near Temple, early today, the engine
overturning and several coaches leav-
ing the track. Several passengers and
Engineer McGinnis were seriously in
iured. The splitting Of frog caused
the wreck.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06
Mali carrIers AnpoInted.

The following mail carriers have
been appointed and have accepted, for
the free delivery service, which be
gins in this city on October IS: S. L
Green, L. w. Harmon of Vinita and
B. B. Benefited, of Bartlesville- These
appointments are the result Of the
civil service examination held here
in August
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Judge Brown today received a tele-
gram to adjourn court and come to
Oklahoma City. but the court was in
the midst of the Shinn murder trial
and the cost Of delay to the county
was too heavy for the Judge to CON
slider such action although his pros
poets for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion may suffer
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Five Facts About 1.-THE Land Of Nod"
Fact l. "The Land of Nod" was
originally produced at the Chicago
Opera House. Chicago. ILL.,, April 10th,
1905. where it ran for twenty-seven
weeks After an interval of three
weeks it returned TO this theatre and
remained one entire year
Fact 2. Knox Wilson created the
part Of April Fool" and has never
missed matinee or night perform
ance up to the present time.
Fact 3. "The Land of Nod" was
given a new production. costume
Punishment, electrical equipment. etc,
and was produced at the New York
Theatre, New York City, April 2, 1907.
After a run of eight weeks. the theatre
was damaged by fire. and The Land
of Nod" was compelled to 60 on the
road
Fact T. The stage managers report
of The Land of Nod company shows
that never has there been a girl in
jured during performance. This is
remarkable, considering the difficult
acrobatic ballet work
Fact 5. The books in Mr.. Rorks
Offices show that The Land Of Nod"
in five years has played to s2.7S6.45s.75
The average weekly operating ex-
penses is $4,000. Figuring a minimum
CT IS per cent for the company share
leaves net profit OF 81. si.se4t74l.64
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

All parties knowing themselves in
debted to the undersigned will greatly
oblige us by calling at the store. where
they win find our bookkeeper. and
making settlement.
FRAzEE-HOsMER HARDWARE CO.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Frank Franklin returned this morn
ing. from Oklahoma City. where he
has been attending the fair.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Mrs. W E. Halsell and Misses Eva.
Mary and Clarence Halsell left last
night for a visit at Springfield. Mo.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Preston Davis. w. p. Thompson aud
E. N. Williamson went to Oklahoma
Ilty last night
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

LOST - A package of black and
white check ribbon. Return to Chief
tain Office 1885
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Messrs. Hoffman and spiker Of the
Hoffman Music company. we're here
today from Joplin, en- route TO Glare
more.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Guy Spencer arrived today. from
SLOAN Springs. Ark. for a short visit
with friends.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Rex Dameron came in this morning
from sapulpa, for visit with home
folks.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Miss Clara Chamberlin goes to
Claremore tomorrow for a visit with
friends.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

"A. w, Fisher, Of Pryor Creek, was
in the city last night. en- route home
from the state fair at Oklahoma City.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Misses Elya and Pauline Haynes
went to Pryor Greek this morning for
visit
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

Mrs. R. A. Abney and little daughter
are here from Alton. visiting relatives.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-06

j. H. Gibson, OF Grove. was called
here today. through the illness of his
son, Quinton Gibson. who is threat
ened with appendicitis.