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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
INVESTIGATION INTO SECRET
SERVICE METHODS TO BE
MPREhEkSlVE.
HALE MAKES STATEMENT
Chairman of Committee Declares That
Entire Matter Will Be Sifted to the
Bottom, but the Sensational Element
viii Be Avoided-Roosevelt viii
Not Be Summoned to Testify.

Washington Dec. 3l--That the pro-
tee on appropriations into the methods
Of the secret service will be compre-
henSive, was stated today by Senator
Hale. acting chairman OF the commit
tee. This announcement was called
out by an intimation that the inquiry
might be prolonged until after the 4th
of March to permit the summon
ing of President Roosevelt before the
committee as a private citizen to testi
fy regarding the operations of the Sc
Cret service.
PrefaCing his remarks with the
statement that the investigation would
not be conducted in a sensational way
Senator Hale said:
The extent and use and the kind of
work performed by the secret service
under the direction of the heads of
certain departments, have greatly and
startlngly been amplifed during the
last few years and 1t Is this situation
that has attracted the attention of the
senate and is the foundation of this
investigation. The presidents mes
sage Is only secondary In its import
ance as affecting this investigation.
The work of the committee will not be
in any way limited as an answer to
that message Nor is there any inten-
tion of prolonging the investigation
until after March 4. Indeed. doubt
whether ii ever entered the mind of
the most imaginative of senator's to
call President Roosevelt as a witness
when he becomes a private citizen.
There Is very little in the senate
investigation that has to do with in
timations that members of congress
In either house have been shadowed or
spied upon by emissaries in the secret
service. I doubt whether the president
believes that senator's and representa-
tives are unduly sensitive upon this,
and his message, when carefully read,
does not bear out the proposition that
members OF congress were improperly
Influenced in their votes restricting
the secret service because or any Grim
inaifty on their part, the exposure of
which was feared"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
OPPOSITION TO CONGRESSMAN 10
REMOVED eY WITHDRAWAL
OF TAFT AND FORAKER.
SITUATION IS S|MPL|F|tO
Present Representative in Congress
From Ohio Viii Be Named for Po-
sitior in Upper House by Acelama-
ton at Republican Caucus Called
for Next Saturday Afternoon.

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 31.-All opposi-
ton to his nomination having disap-
peared during the last "a hours. Repre-
sentative Theodore Burton of Cleve-
land will be named by acclamation
for United states senator, succeeding
Joseph B. Foraker, at republican
caucus called for Saturday afternoon.
Charles p. Taft of Cincinnati, brother
of the president-elect. formally an
nounced his withdrawal from the race
today. All other candidates followed.
Senator Foraker, learning that the
delegation from his home county,
pledged to Taft, would be turned over
to Button, acfnst..d for the first time
that he could no longt, nope for re-
election. Within two hoaar. all OF the
"favorite sons" and dirk horses"
had been swept out of he field and
Mr.. Burton was left supeme.
There was talk that Charles p. Taft
might again be a candidate "a 1911
and would have the support of q
united party If he SO desired, but Mr.
Taft declared he had NJ thought of
what the future might hold and did
not desire his friends , strive to
make bargain.
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Burtn parted to-
day in cordial Relationship. Mr.. Bur-
ton called upon Mr.. Taft and the lat
ter repaid the courtesy. Mr.. Burton
also called upon Senator Foraker
Mr.. Burton tonight iss,ed the fol-
lowing statement:
II cannot adequately xpress my
thanks to the people of ihio for their
friendly Endorsement Of " candidacy
for the senate. My mosteager desire
is that, in assuming the osition which
they are entrusting to rhN ! shall not
fall short OF their eXpectauns. I de-
sire to thank my CON rtN r. for
withdrawing from the field IA leav-
ing to me the nomination opposed.
1t is a source of sratifcativ (which
trust they will share wiA me-to
see that, however strenuous lie COM
petition may have been, there Is no
occasion for bitterness or dturbing
recollections.'
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
Anarchy Prevails.

Reggie, Dec. 31.--A state of most
frightful anarchy prevails. Mobs of
ruffians roam among the ruins, giving
full vent TO their vilest instincts. They
are pillaging the wrecked jewelry
stores and banks and do not hesitate
to shed the blood OF those opposing
them. few soldiers who escaped un-
hurt have been impelled by an admir-
able spirit of discipline to organize
patrols on their own initiative. They
are endeavoring to protect the prop
erty left intact, but the criminals fight
them. The number of these criminals
has increased to such an extent that
the soldiers have on several occasions
been forced to fire on them.
1t was only after a pitched battle.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
NO INVISIBLE "BUGS"
IN CITY WATER
SUPPLY

That Missoula may Justly boast
of its pure and wholesome drink
ing water was demonstrated yes
terday, when a. chemical test of
samples from the Rattlesnake
proved that this water Is abso-
lutely free from the slightest trace
of organic impurities. There are
no bacilli, germs, microbes or other
Invisible organisms disporting
themselves in the city water and
there is no danger of drinking all
one Wants-and then some.
This interesting and important
information developed as a result
OF tests made in the university la
boratory by Instructor Arthur, who
also made a number of experiments
to determine the difference in the
freezing points of water from the
Rattlesnake and from the Missoula
river. The chemist tramped over
snow and ice along both rivers yes
terday morning and gathered sam
pies for his work Those from the
Rattlesnake, when subjected to the
test for chlorides, the presence of
which always indicates the exist
ence of sewage or organic impuri-
ties, showed not the slightest trace
Of any such dangerous and foreign
ingredients. Samples from the Mis-
soula river showed impurities in
large quantities.
Tests regarding the freezing point
developed the fact that water from
the Rattlesn Ike freezes at a tenn
perature Of 005 of a degree be-
low the free ring point of snow
water which was used as a stand
ard. Water rom the Missoula
river has a freezing point .013 of
a degree below Of snow water.
a difference Of "a. degree be-
tween 1t and Ike water.
This discrepal butable to
the difference of solids
in solution OF. -
two streams
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01

Estimates OF the death roll of the
earthquake now cease to concern the
Italian people. 1t is enough to know
that the catastrophe Is overwhelming.
Figures would add nothing to the
grief of the stricken nation, nor move
to greater efforts those upon whom
the work of relief and rescue has fall
en-. Every channel open to the govern
ment has been utilized to this end and
other nations have been quick to come
to its assistance, even before the cry
for aid went up. Shiploads of fugi.
tives have been carried out of the
stricken zone to Naples, Palermo, Ca
tania and other ports, and according
to the minister of marine rescue yes
sells to the number of SO are now CEN
tered in the strait of Messna and
5000 soldiers are being landed on the
two coasts.
The latest reports received at Rome
state that there have been many in,
termittent shocks following the first,
to which the greater part of the de-
struction is attributed. The British
warship Minerva reported by wireless
CURED at Messina last night.
Professor Ricco, director Of the OBJ.
servatory at Mount Etna, states that
his instruments recorded AZ distinct
shocks after the first. but that during
the last IA hours the instruments have
been almost motionless.
Etna and Stromboli are now quiet
and he is certain that the earthquake
was not of volcanic but geological or
igin, similar to that of 1855.
Horror Grows.
The horror of the situation at Mes
sina and Reggie grows with every
fresh dispatch. One of the correspond
ents places the death roll throughout
the entire territory as high as 100000,
but this appears to be extreme Others
make their outside estimates 100000,
but the official estimate as made by
the minister of marine still holds to
$4,000.
Relief expeditions that have been
making their way to Reggie have en-
countered trem mendous distractions all
along the route. They report Is pro-
vincial villages. beside those already
mentioned in Calabria, as having been
completely ruined. This would indi-
cate that the earthquake did not con-
fine its work of havoc to the coast.
What has become of the inhabitants
of these villages is not known. Those
that were left alive after the destruc-
tion of their homes doubtless joined
the great ahny of refugees seeking
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
TOWN IS [ERROR|zE|
BY Al MED FACTIONS

Jackson, KY Dec. 31.-This town
tonight Is tertrized by the AIMED
bands Of friend of former Sheriff Ed
Callahan and o James T. Deaton and
Rash Sebastian for the shooting of
whom Callahan Is to be tried. The
main street lie between the cNurt
house, where tie Callahan factioj is
located, and tn general store ofIthe
late Judge Jams Hargis, in WhichIs.re
the Deatons.
In the wood near Lost cree9 is
County Judge s S. Taulbee, declaring
that he Will ND return to try Cllla-
han unless the governor sends tIpops
to protect him tom the two band, of
armed men | Jackson. Governor
Wilson is out | the state, and -ieu-
tenant GovernoiCox thus far hss re-
fused to send TOPS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
CONFERENCE IS HELD
At TAFT COTTAGE

Augusta, Ga, Dec. 31-Henry W.
Taft arrived here today to visit the
president elect, who spent a good part
Of the day playing golf with John
Hays Hammond.
Beyond the remark that the with
draWal Of Charles Z. Taft from the
senatorial contest in ohio in favor OF
Representative Burton was move in
the interest of party harmony, Presi-
dent elect Taft would say nothing on
the subject Another conference was
held today at the Taft cottage regard
ing the best means to take advantage
of the real sentiment in the south IA
voring political change. Charles III.
Sherll of the National Business Mems
league of New York and Messrs. Taft,
Hammond and Hitchcock we're the
conferees.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
NEW YORK CELEBRATES.

New York, Dec. 31.--The early pre-
dietions that New York would outdo
itself tonight in the violence and ex-
pressiveness of its New Years eve
celebration were fully confirmed long
before the chimes Of Trinity an
nounced the passing of the old year
and the coming in of the new. The
only note Of sadness in the celebration
was in the Italian quarter, where pray
ers were offered for relatives and
friends in Sicily and Calabria.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
ISLANDS DISAPPEAR
AND POPULATION PERISHES
in THE ENGULFING WATERS
thousand Persons Inhabited Territory That Reported
to Have Sunk Beneath the Surface
Supplies Are Being Rushed Sicily from Every Quarter

safety, or have fallen by the wayside
The Calabrian coast for 80 miles has
been tron and twisted. From Bagnara
to Reggie, distance of 25 miles, the
country is half demolished. Assistance
has reached but few of the villages
and they are practically without sup
plies of any kind. At Bagnara surgical
operations are being performed with
pruning knives, but at Reggie even
that is impossible
Thieves infest the country and the
despair Of the unaided villages is COM
pleto. hunger supplies the motive for
scenes of shocking violence and rob-
bers defy the few surviving policemen
and soldiers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
MYSTERtOUSLY KILLED,

Lexington. Ky, Dec. 31.---Mrs. Annie
Major was killed mysterously last
night at her home in Giarard county.
She was in the midst or party OF
merry makers at a family reunion
when pistol cracked and she fell
dead In the center of the room There
is no clue to the murderer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
FIGHT CALLED OFF.

Lexington, Ky, Dec. 31.--The Hart
Schreck fight was declared off tonight
after Night Chief of Police Jenkins
had refused to permit the contest to
take place in Sullivan's hall. Six hun
dred tickets had been sold and about
$4,000 will be returned to the holders
tomorrow.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
AvARRE is APPOINTED.

Special to The Daily Missoulan
Helena, Dec. 31.-This afternoon
Governor Norris announced the ap-
pointment Of Henry Avarre Of Silver
Bow game and fish warden, to fill out
the unexpired term of w. f. Scott.
Mr.. Scott's term would have expired
March rs, but last week he presented
his resignation to the governor to
take effect January l.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
GOODWIN ARRIVES.

Reno New, Dec. 31.-Nat G. Good
win and his bride, accompanied by IA
trunks, arrived in Reno this morning
from New York. Goodwin comes to
appear in the suit brought by Warren
Miller to dissolve the Nat c. Goodwin
Brokerage company OF Reno. The case
is in progress in the district court.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
ISLANDS DISAPPEAR.

Rome, Dec. 31.--The Vita states
that a wireless message from the
strait of Messina reports that the
Lipa-! islands, group of volcanic
islands in the Mediterranean near
the coast Of Sicily, have disap-
peared The total population of the
group numbered $4,000 and must
inevitably have perished. The min
lister of marine has rushed a tor
pedo boat to ascertain the facts.
The Liparian islands lie to the
north of the northeastern section
Of the island of Sicily The group
consists of numerous islands, the
seven principal islands being
Stromboli, Panaria, Salina, Liparia,
Vulcano, Filicudi and Alicudi. The
group is part of the province of
Messina. The climate is highly sa-
lubrious and the land is we'll culti-
waited and yields grapes, cotton and
olives. The islands are also known
as the Aeolian islands and here, ac-
cording to fable, Aeolus held the
winds imprisoned in the caverns
and released them at his pleasure.
Here also Vulcan forged his bolts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
KICKS HER TO DEATI.

Houston, Tetas, Dec. 31-Franl,
Smith. a night machinist of tn Santa
Fe at Silsbee, Kicked his wife , death
today. Fearing mob violence. Deputy
Sheriff Benham has taken his risoner
to Kountz.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
UNITED STATES CoMMisSARY
SHIP FASTENING TOWARD
SICILY WITH FOOD.
NAVY DEPARTMENT ACTS
Vessel Designed to Carry Christmas
Cheer to BattIeship Fleet Is Ordered
to Proceed at Once to Messina and
Turn Over Its Stores to the Suffer
ina Survivors at That Port.

New York, Dec. 3l-The United
States supply ship Celtic, which was
to have met the returning battlesh1p
fleet with holiday cheer. sailed out OF
New York harbor this afternoon on
an entirely different mission out
without changing a single item of her
cargo. She will go direct to Messina
to give $1500,000 worth of navy ra-
tions to the earthquake sufferers. The
idea of changing the Celtic into re-
lief ship came to her commander
Harry Mel. P. Huse, last night. IL
met with the immediate approval OF
Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich,
commandant of the navy yard, who
promptly communicated with the de-
partment at Washington Red tape
was cut, necessary preparations were
hurried and the Celtic sailed with
Christmas trees still lashed to the
mastheads. 1t has been designed to
make the Celtic the Christmas ship
for the fleet.
Sufferers First.
In the face of the overwhelming
need of the Italians, the department Is
considering it's own men second. How
they will be provided with food is
something that will be considered
later. The navy department takes
full responsibility for this sudden gilt
of government supplies to the Italians,
and the expectation is that congress
will be only too we'll pleased at this
evidence of American pluck and "get
= Ia re
Quantities Of Food.
Stored in the holds of the supply
a large supply of foodstuffs for the
earthquake sufferers. including more
than 100000 pounds Of meat a1ai great
stores of canned goods and cereals of
every description. Soap, tobacco and
navaI stores also were sent, but not
very large amounts Of medical sup
plies.
Because of the immensity of the
disaster, the Italian government will
greatly appreciate aid from foreign
countries. Ambassador Griscom made
this communication to the state de-
partment today, having been notified
W eiiio SiLSSS ny tilC lOltlSIl OI-
flee, the officials Of which think that
the estimate of 100000 dead is not ex-
aggerated.
The Celtic has in her cargo $15O,O00
worth Of provisions, sufficient food
for $4,000 people for one month, $780,
300 worth Of clothing, tents enough to
accommodate 1000 persons and a large
quantity of medical and surgical sup
plies.
According to her orders the Celtic is
to proceed first to Gibraltar, where
she should arrive in IL days and
where she should receive from con-
sress formal authorization to distrib-
Ite the government stores to the naked
md starving Italians. She will waste
10 time at Gibraltar, but will simply
ouch there long enough to get the
necessary congressional sanction and
will then sail post haste to Messina
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
Large Fund Raised.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Active work
on the part of the American Red
Cross characterized the day. Approx
imately 100000 already has been made
available by it from previous funds or
has been promised, much of which al
ready has been cabled to the Ameri-
can embassy at Rome to be turned
over to the Italian Red Cross society.
That society, the Italian embassy at
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
HUNGER-M -MAODENED DOGS
ATTACK THE SURVIVORS

Palermo Dec. 31.-Survivors of the
city OF Reggie are beginning to arrive
mere 1hey tell the same story Of
| horror lndescribable. For two entire
days the survivors were cut off from
the outer world. Looters took pos
session of the ruins and ultimately
respectable citizens We're forced to arm
| themselves and fight for food to esca ne
| starvation.
The station master at Reggie saws
that Immediately after the first shock
chasm 80 feet wide opened out
of which came boiling water.
Many persons We're horribly scalded
The sea inundated the squares OF
Reggie. 1t destroyed countless orange
groves. The houses have entirely dis
appeared, the waters leaving them
buried In the mire. Corpses were en-
countered everywhere in the city.
The village Of Misitano is no more
and hundreds OF dead bodies are de-
composing in the streets.
AT Reggie attempts are being made
to seek out and free those who are
still living, and the bodies of the dead
are being covered with debris. The
rescuers are forced to guard them
selves against the onslaught Of hun
dreds of dogs raging with hunger. The
dead in Reggie are mutilated and dis
torted, their faces set in terror. MANY
of the injured surely will die They
appear demented. One man who had
but one arm came out OF a ruined
house and started a ghastly dance. He
cried out that the whole thing was
only dream, that Reggie was safe,
and that his wife and children were
uninjured and peacefully sleeping in
their beds.
Moving Westward.
The roads between Palermo and
Messina are filled with long process
sions of wounded refugees painfully
making their way eastward. They all
say they think they are the only sur
vivors
The walls Of several of the princi-
pal buildings Of Messina are standing
but are so weakened that they viii
have TO be demolished as soon as pos-
sible, to prevent fatalities among the
rescfers. ,EySSY 1nfs,s undermined
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01

Continued on Page Five.)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
THE WEATHER

Today-Partly cloudy.
Tomorrow-Cloudy; warmer
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-01
The FRANCHISE

Is for your personal benefit.
You should support II.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-20
INDOOR RIFLE CONTEST.

NEW YORK April IL Fifty ii
the leading marksmen Of the country
will participate in an international
indoor rife contest which will begin
today and continue until Saturday.
The match will become international
by means Of the cabling Of each days
results, to be exchanged every "a
hours with teams representing Great
Britain and Australia, much in the
same manner as international chess
matches are conducted. The Yankee
rlarksmen will try their skill at four
points on the range Of the Settler
Club, in this city, at Philadelphia.
Washington, and New York. The
contest is to be held under the
auspices Of the National Rife As
sociation of America.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-20
YESTERDAYS BALL SCORES
AT Tacoma Tacoma 2, vaneoue-
0.
AT Seattle-SeattIe 5, Portland 4.
AT Spokane Spokane 3, Aberdeen
3.
LABOR LENDS HAND.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April l9.-
The forces that are doing battle
against tuberculosis have received re-
Inducements in the shape Of the
State Federation Of Labor, which has
decided to cooperate actively in the
fight to stamp out the disease. Liter
ature dealing with occupational dis
eases, particularly with tuberculosis,
is to be distributed among the s00,-
900 trade unionists in Illinois, 1t will
give full information concerning the
symptoms of the disease and the
work that the state and various mum
icipalities are doing to eradicate it
and will call especial attention to the
free service the state is rendering in
the crusade to wipe the plague ont.