The Green Forest tribune., 1909-01-15
HOUSE VOTES s8OO,OOO
 TO AID STRICKEN ITALY CULGoA FLEETS SANTA CLAUS SHIP ON ITS WAY TO
 MEsSINA LADEN WITH PROVISIONS. .POPE WILL DONATE JUBILEE FUND
Estimates Now Say Are Buried in Ruins Messna and Reggie, Which Are to Be Rebui-Dead Being Buried in the Sea-United States Fleet Officers
 Are Cairo Awaiting Orders.

Washington, D. C.-Following the reading in the house Monday of Pres ident Roosevelt's message urging re- lief measures be advanced at once. the house unanimously passed bill carrying an appropriation of $800,000 for the earthquake sufferers in Sicily and Italy.
 The house acted at once and passed a bill appropriating s500,0O0 in cash and the supplies on board the naval supply ships Celtic and Culgoa, val ued at s300,ooO.
 The house adjourned at 1:05 D. m. out of respect to Representative Da- vey of Louisiana.
 Senate Will 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 be reported later in the day. He re- quested 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 s32O.0o0.
 Tells of Distress. The Presidents message follows: hn nd nf resentatives: The appalling calam- ity which has befallen the people of Italy is followed by distress and suf- fering throughout 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 culgoa Ordered to Scene.
 Confident of your approval, I have Celtic and Culgoa to the scene of dis aster, where, upon receiving the au- thority which I ask for, they will be able to dispense food. clothing and other supplies with which they arc laden, to the value of about $300,000.
 "The Celtic has already sailed and the Culgoa is at Port Said. Eight yes sells of the returning battleship fleet are already under orders for Italian waters, and that government has been asked if their services can be made useful.
 q recommend that the congress ap- prove the application of supplies above indicated, and further appropri- ate the sum of S5C0,000 to be applied to the work of relief at the discretion of the executive dnd consent of the Italian government.
 q suggest that the law follow the form of that passed after the Mount Pelee disaster in 1902.
 (Signed) Theodore Roosevelt "The White House, Jan. 1, 1909."