The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-08
CULGoA, FLEETS SANTA CLAUS SHIP, ON ITS WAY TO
MESSINA LADEN WITH PROVISIONS
Pope WILL DONATE JUBILEE FUND
Estimates Now Say 10000 Are Buried Ruins of Messna and
Reggie Which Are to Be Rebuilt-Dead Being Buried
in the Sea-Unted States Fleet Officers
Are Cairo Awaiting Orders

Washington, d. C.--Followirg the
reading In the house Monday Of Pres.
ldent Roosevelt's message urging re.
lief measures be advanced at once,
the house unanimously passed a bill
carrying an appropriation of 100000
for the earthquake sufferers In Sicily
and Italy.
The house acted at once and passed
bill appropriating 100000 in cash
and the supplies on board the naval
supply ships Celtic and Culgoa, val
aed at 100000.
The house adjourned at 1908 p. m.
out of respect TO Representative Da.
vey OF Louisiana.
Senate viii Act Promptly.
The Presidents earthquake mes
sage was referred by the senate to the
committee on appropriations. Sena.
tor Hale and the committee will at
once hold an informal meeting and
prepare a suitable measure, which will
uuested that adjournment should be
deferred until action could be taken.
The supply ship Celtic, "the Santa
Claus ship" for the fleet, has sailed
and the Culgoa has left Port Said
The total amount sent to the Ital-
Ian Red Cross by Red Cross officials
here is 100000.
Tells Of Distress,
The Presidents message follows:
ITO the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatlves: The appalling calam-
ity which has befallen the people of
Italy is followed by distress and SUI.
fering throughout a wide region
among many thousands who have es
capped with life, but whose shelter and
food and means of living are de
stroyed.
"The ordinary machinery for sup
plying the wants of civilized commu
mites is paralyzed, and an exception
al emergency exists, which demands
that the obligations of humanity shall
regard no limit of national lines.
"The immense debt OF civilization
to Italy; the warm and steadfast
friendship between that country and
our own; the affection for their native
land felt by great numbers Of good
American citizens who are immigrants
from Italy; the abundance with which
God has blessed us In our safety; all
those should prompt us to Immediate
and effective relief.
Private generosity Is responding
nobly TO the demand by contributions
through the safe and efficient channel
of the American Red Cross Society.
Celtic and culsoa Ordered to Scene.
Confident of your approval have
ordered the government supply ships
Celtic and Culgoa to the scene of dis
aster, where. upon receiving the au.
thority which | ask for, they will be
able to dispense food. clothing and
other supplies with which they are
ladeh, to the value of about 100000
The Celtic has already sailed and
the Culgoa is at Port Said. Eight YES
sells OF the returning oattleship feet
are already under orders for Italian
waters. and that government has been
asked II their services can be made
useful.
81 recommend that the congress ap-
prove the application Of Supplies
above indicated. and further appropri-
ate the sum of 100000 to be applied
to the work of relief at the discretion
of the executive and consent OF the
Italian government.
Il suggest that the law follow the
form of that passed after the Mount
Pelee disaster In 1902.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt.
"The White House, Jan. 4, 1907