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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
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BEEN KILLED
ZONE OF ITALY
In Messina Catastrophe at
Least 10000 Lost Lives.
Tidal Waves Frequently
Add to Terror.

Italy, where many hundreds OF lives
were lost
Ia the year 1881 the city Of Catania
in Sicily, mt the foot Of Mount Etna.
felt the hand OF destruction that since
has smitten her again and again The
entire town WIS laid i'm ruins. and IL
was estimated that $1,000 persons were
buried beneath the wreckagc of Their
homes.
This time there was only an interval
Of fifty years before the next blow
This time IL fell upon Calabria. where
more lives TO the square mile have
been sacrificed to the earthquake gol
than any other region even of Italy
Most of the loss OF life on this occa.
sion was due 10 tidal wave from tlr
Adriatic, which overwhelmed one ci
tire city beneath It. drowning near j
10000 people.
On Dec .. 1856. just rs the people
of Naples were stirring abroad in tn
morning. the ground beneath their feri
was suddenly shaken like the wave
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
ANIMALS AND BIRDS TO TALK.
So Says Garner, Who Has Spent Years
Studying Monkey Language.

Los Angeles. Cal There will come
day" says r. l. Garner. who tutored
Maeterliick IN the ways Of animals
when all animal and bird life will be-
come articulate A dreamr Cannof
the bee teach us "A higher communism
the quick. effective elimination or
the unit and shirkeri Cannot the
birds tell us their secret of flying?
Would we not like to know why the
oriole. the oven bird or castle building
ant are so much better engineers than
weY
Garner says he thinks the gorilla and
chimpanZee more civilized than man
because they are more homogeneous
He spent twenty five years studying
these animals in the kongo and after
vacation will return there II is
from the gorillas and chimpanzees. he
says. that will come the first twin
cables from which scientists will hang
a bridge on which man and his lesser
brothers of the world will meet IN
oracular converse"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
TEXAS GOVERNOR
NOT A POLITICIAN
Farmer Banker Ferguson Prom
iSeS a New Regime.

Austin TeX.--James f. Ferguson Of
Temple. banker and farmer. inaugural
ed governor on Jan. 10. is the first man
to go direct from active business NE
into the office Of chief executive OF
Texas. All of his predecessors had pre-
viously held political Office of some
kind
Governor Ferguson issued state
ment in which he said be hoped to Sc,
more miles OF railroad built in Texas
in 1919 than in any previous year; the
number of silos increased at least ten
fold: more permanent highways built
a new record in the matter of immigra
ton to the state: more hogs and cattle
raised than ever before and greatly
increased yield of corn and other grain
There WAS not hint Of politics any
where in the message
Those intimately acquainted with The
governor say his administration will be
free from thar species of politics which
stirs up class aniagoniSm: there will b,
no pitting OF the farmers against ia,
corporations. Having been farmer al.
he wants these two interests 20 be
friendly and cooperate. Ia his younger
days he was railroad laborer. and he
helped 10 build many miles of track.
During his campaign for governor 1t
promised that be would not pcrniis
any liquor legislation. either pro or con
Oh that subject if ne could prevent g.
Since the election the higher courts
have nulliied the liquor laws in some
essential particulars and il is known
than bills will be introduced dealine
with the provisions thus voided. and
the Prohibitionists claim working ma
jority in both houses.
Lieutenant Governor w. L. Hobby 81
Beaumont like Mr. Ferguson. never
held public Office and belongs to the
conser, alive business element. He il
owner nd editor of the Beaumont En-
terprise
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21

MILLIONS HAVE
IN EARTHQUAKE
No Other Land Can Show
Record of Disaster Com
parable With Country In
Southern Europe.
Observation-Disclosures

!" He exact toll of the dead and
injured in the great earthquake
that has swept over central and
southern Italy likely never will
be known. Towns with thousands OF
inhabitants have been overthrown In
the larger cities. where the loss of life
so far AS is known, was comparatively
small. the terror OF the populace form
ed one OF the greatest barriers to any
thing like concerted relief measures.
Men. women and children. DISNEY
eled and wan from fear and lack OF
sleep. filed the streets and piazZas
Some seemed craZed and covered on
the pavements or ran aimlessly back
into buildings. Cries OF "Terremoto,
Terremoto." Earthquake acted like
magic in the crowds. and the carabi.
neers were helpless TO restrain the dis
order.
Some other section OF the earth's sur
face. such rs Japan. Peru or the islands
Of the South Pacific. may have suffered
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
DEAF AND DUNE CRIES oh!
Girl Asking Aims and Getting Them
Steps on Electric BUzzer.

Brazil. Ind. A deaf and dumb girl
who represented herself 10 be from
Danville. III visited this city recently.
soliciting charity. She carried a well
worn document and several alleged
sworn statements of officials OF Dan
willie that she was deaf and dumb and
worthy Of all charity which might be
bestowed. She did well until she step
ped on Il doormat at the Office of Or.
Robert Hawkins. The mat WAS equip
ped with an electric buzzer. The young
lady was so startled by this buZzer
that she jumped and shouted oh"
Before the police could arrest her she
had taken nm interurban ear for towns
that nave no buZzers under the door
mats.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
SCIENTIST WHIPS POLECAT.
Then University Gives Professor Two
Weeks Leave.

Berkeley. CALI {. Hine. professor
of the chemistry department of the
University Of California. fought n hard
battle with a polecat in the library of
the university recently.
Victory pcrched on the crown of TIN
savant after he had bombarded his
antagonist with some of the choice vol
umes of the university Ilbrary's mod
ern literature and followed up his
strategical move by tossing n hat box
over the invader.
A quantity Of chloroform poured
through tiny hole IN the box stopped
the polecat's activities.
The professor has been given a two
weeks leave OF absence.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
Bureau For Unemployed Open
cd by Government.
P0STMASTERS ARE AGENTS.
Carrying Out President Wilson's Idea.
the Labor, immigration and AgricuI
ture Departments Lend Aid - Plan
Tested and Found to Be Practical
and Satisfactory.

Washington. "A national employment
bureau reaching into every section OF
the United States has been put In OPP
Grafton by the department OF labor.
carrying out the suggestion OF PreSi-
dent Wilson in the indianapolis speech
for "a systematic method of helping
the workingmen OF America"
Preliminary work for the bureau was
completed by Commissioner Caminetti
of the immigration bureau and ln-
structions sent TO the thousands OF
postmasters and rural mail carriers
throughout the country and to nearly
100000 field agents of the department
of agriculture. who are cooperating
with the labor department TO bring the
jobless man and the maness job to-
gether.
All agents Of the immigration bureau
also participate in the huge task. Mr..
Camnetti said
The general plan of the employment
bureau was outlined by dr Caminetti
as follows:
Notices are posted in all postofiices
announcing that applications for work
or workers will be received by the post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21

master. who will be supplied With
forms TO be filed out and forwarded e.
the labor department agent in charge
of the zone i'm which the Office is locai
ed. The distribution branch of the III
migration service handles this par; OF
the work. and 70 them also - the o.
ports of the department OF agriculture
agents as 10 sections where hclu il
needed IN harvesting or other work
Applicants are then TO be informed OF
the place where they can obtain work
OF the kind they seek and NJ the near
est point 10 them the postal service
acting rs the distributing and collec-
zion agency for applications ana re-
plies throughout the transactions
In announcing the readiness of the
system. Commissioner Caminett said
the plan was not mushroom growth
but the product OF months of labor ovei
details Already. he said it had been
tried out i'm small way. and the re-
suits had been most satisfactory. After
the fire ~ Salem. Mass. last June
when nearly 1000 factory operatives
were thrown out OF employment the
labor department. succeeded in finding
work for many OF them
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21

Aquila was laid waste by earthquake
and fire, and 5000 lives were lost. more
than half the estimated population OF
the town.
In close succession after the destruc-
ton OF Aquila came the earthquake or
the Abruzzi on the 80 of November.
1706. with the toll of 1900 lives; the
almost complete ruin of Palermo. at "A
cost of G.O00 killed. on the LIST of sep
TENDER 1926, and another visitation
upon Naples in 1892. when 1000 were
swallowed up in the ruins.
Then for fifty years Italy had peace.
but In 1888 Messina was visited by ruin
almost as complete as found her more
than 100 years later. and many thou
sands were found dead.
This particular earthquake has spe-
cial interest because il was one of the
first great historic earthquakes TO be
the subject of careful scientific inves-
tigation and study. Up 10 this time. 1T
is estimated. more than 100000 Ital-
ians had met death as a result of earth
quakes. out the science OF earthquakes
and the question OF avoiding their de
structive effects had advanced TO all
practical intents and purposes. not o..,-
step from the days OF Aristotle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
Objected to English Language

Brussels German officers dining H.
a restaurant showed displeasurc when
two men near them conversed in Eng
lish. and finally one officer announced
the strangers would oblige If they
wouldn't talk in English. as IL annoyed
him. One Of the English speaking men
handed the German his card. II bore
the name Of Brand Whitlock. minister
of the United States In Belgium. The
German sauted and apologized.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21

Paris. The French aviator Pegouds
value 10 the allies is estimated as
equivalent To one army corps. He flies
eight hours day and destroys many
German lives and much property. Al
though he has had several aeroplanes
destroyed. he has not been hurt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21

of the sea the chronicler says thr
buildings fell. and after another Sh",t
the sea rose into the streets. submer-
inc half the city..s SO that 10000 persons
persisted there.
The people of Naples took no warn.
ing. however ana their city was ST..
built again when. ON the Both OF Jc'y
lG26. the catastrophe WAS repeated oil
still larger scale. The entire couu
tryside was laid waste. no less than
thirty towns ANA villages being wiped
out of existence. and at least 70Cou
lives paid the cost This incidentally
is a record of slaughter matched only
once in italy's history-by the terrible
day Of Messina and Calabria. in 1905
when 10000 met their deaths
Calabria Smitten Again.
Twelve years later, on March %
1898. Calabria was smitten again. On
this occasion the disaster was so wide
spread that not a single historian. so
far as known. makes any real attemp'
TO estimate the loss of life. but IL *
known TO have run up in the thoii
sands.
Not i'm Italy proper. but across the
Adriatic in the ancient Italian and now
Dalmatian city of Ragusa the next
blow fell on April G. 1861. laying the
city fat and taking 5000 lives
The seventeenth century was a mem
orable one for Italy. rs far ms earth
qual.es 90. for only five years after
the destruction of Ragusa Rimini met
the same fate i'm an earthquake thar
ranged also nearly the whole length
of the peninsula. but concentrated its
fury on that city. where LOO were
killed
Catania was destroyed for the soc
ond time I'm Il more terrible disaster
than the first i'm the latter part Of
September. 1903 OF the city and
its 1900 inhabitants. il is recorded
not so much.as trace remained when
the earth had Iuieted and the sen had
receded from its fury. Nor was this
disaster confined 10 Catania. for the
whole Sicilian coast felt its weight
Probably. i'm the magnitude Of destruc
ton and possibly I'm the loss of life
this was the greatest and most terrible
earthquake in the history of the world
More than fifty towns and villages
were thrown in ruins.
The new century brought no rest nor
peace to Italy,. for In 1903. on Feb. .
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
Scientific Men Busy.

The ruined city of Messina. htwever
was visited soon after the eis.ee in
1888 10y commission appoint .ly the
king of Naples. Careful % ,liions
and measurements were Ila , OF the
assures. and Topographic changes
made by the quake aud oller valuable
data regarding the naiIre, time and
attending phenomena the entire o.
curence We're careiH y noted down
and preserved. So rai other noted
scientific men of day visited the
region and made Totes. from which
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21

moro than Italy from volcanoes and
earthquakes. but no other land whose
history is as well known over rs great
Il period OF time can SHOW "a record OF
disaster az an comparable with thar
Of the peninsula uul the adjoining is
land OF Sicily
Lying rs il does. within one OF the
two great earthquake zones of the
earth, ltalyS uneasy surface attract
ed the attention OF the Greek philoso
piers as far back ~ 100 Il G. Ari~
totle made Il careful study OF Italian
earthquake phenomena and reached
the conclusion that their number and
violence were due 10 the unusual mum
Der and size of the earth caverns in
southern Italy. within which. be
thought. air disturbances attained such
magnitude as 10 harst through the
carth's crust and throw the entire ie
gion temporarily out of balance.
The earliest reporter Of an earth
quake in Italy was l.ucretius the Epi
curean. who lived from % TO 80 b. &.
His account OF the quake. howeve.
concerns itself entirely with the dis
turbance and its effect upon his own
mcntal equilibrium and utterly omits
such details as the number OF dead and
injured and the property damage
The first serious earthquake in Italy
in the Christian era occurred In the
neighborhood of Nesuvius in the year
GO. The Temple of Jupiter at Pompeh
was thrown down. AMI considerable
loss of life and property occurred This
earthquake was the subject OF care
full Investigation hy Pliny the Elder
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
Whale Sunk by Shells.

London.-A whale mistaken for sub
marine was riddled Will three inch
shells by warships of the Dutch coast
The whale died.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-21
Great Eruption of vesuvius.

In A. -. -. however occurred the
great eruption of Nesuvius. which WAS
accompanied by violent earthquake
shocks extending over the whole south
ern end of the peninsula. There was
great loss of life. among the killed
being Pliny the Elder himself. ahd the
cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum
were buried beneath the ashes of the
eruption
The peninsula was comparatively
quiet after this disaster until 543. when
a great earthquake shock was felt from
Sicily 10 the Alps and caused many
people To- believe that the end of the
world was at hand. Another period of
300 years. and then. in sol. occurred
an earthquake felt also in France and
southern Germany. but most severe In
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-05
REFORMER'S DEATH
Service COMMUNICATING Five Hun
dredth Anniversary OF Martyr
dom OF John Huss Held
In Churches.

Services concentrating the FIVE
hundredth anniversary OF the martyr
dom OF John Huss. the great Bohemian
reformer. were appropriately carried
out yesterday morning az the Vance
Memorial Presbyterian church al
Woodsdale. Rev. J. NJ. Potter. u. d..
pastor Of the church. delivered a
splendid address on the Life. Charac-
ter and Work OF John Huss" At the
conclusion OF the address. a Bohemian
solo. The Prayer OF John Huss for
his Nation" was sung in the Bohem.
ian language by Miss Lydia Dobiasch.
Miss Dobiasch returned three years
ago from Prague. which Is the seat OF
the great school which goes by the
name or the great reformer. At the
present time Miss Dobiasch IL working
among the foreign people on the Ohio
side OF the river In connection with the
Presbyterian church.
The anniversary was observed in
many other churches. also.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-05

Cloudy to-day. with probable show
ers. Better take your-or some one
else's-umbrclla to participate in one
OF the biggest. most interesting and
grandest old Fourth OF July celebra.
tons ever arranged in the Wheeling
district.
There is a place for everyone to 60
from the little children. who will be
entertained royalty at the various To-
cal Fairgrounds. 10 the old gent
who wishes to again hear the Declare
ton OF Independence read. as in the
long years gone by. Those who have
sporting blood in their system" may
get their MI OF enthusiasm and thrills.
for there are 10 be two base ball
games. motorcycle racing and the big
river carnival at Belle Isle Beach.
when the best and speediest yachts
and canoes will compete for prizes.
There Is one gentleman who will
not be on the job in Wheeling today
old Colonel Dull Care. He was
given a knockout blow early this
morning by the bludgeon Of patriot
ism. and he Will not come out OF the
hole of oblivion until late tonight.
Holiday Observance.
To-day will be generally observed
as a holiday throughout this section
OF the Ohio Valley. Business will be
practically suspended. as all the lead
ing stores and business houses will
be closed
Holiday hours will be observed at
the postoffice. The Federal. county
and city offices will be closed all day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-05
ALL FOR A NICKEL
Single Fare Limit Extended Yesterday
20 Elm Court by out-the-Pike
Traction Line.

Yesterday the hve-cent fare limit Of
the West virginia Traction and EIec
trio company line Was extended from
Wheeling Go Film Court. instead of "a
the stone church road All Of tho cars
except Tho tr.ppers will continue a.
this place before returning 20 the city
Quite a number took ADVANTAGE 81 mo
extension ~ The hve.ccnt limit yes.
tordsy 10 vI7It Elm Court ln order fo
see The great work being done there
Boginninr to-day. n man viii DO on
the ground every day 10 show pros
pcctivo buyers fhe various lots 40 PIN
Court
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-05
POLICE COURT.

Saturday nights police court was en-.
livened by Mrs. Mary Weekly. who
was up on charge OF disorderly con
duct. She was fined $50 and costs or
30 days for disorderly conduct. and her
co-partner ~Peddler" Palmer, is still
being looked for by the police. II all
happened in Paper Mil alley when
Mary used beer bottles for bombs.
George Gardner. drunk. was the only
other offender. He was fined FIVE and
costs.
At the morning session. Dan Young.
man. disorderly. fined $50 and costs
gave notice Of appeal Jim Smith.
drunk. s.; Bernard ODonnell. drunk.
same. Harvey Schaefer. charged with
stealing a pocketbook containing 81.
sent up for 30 days. were other cases
disposed OF.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-05
To Ward OFF Summer
Complexion Ills

To keep the face smooth. while and
unauiiuf all summer. there q nothing
guite 80 Epod - ordinary nlercoliged wax.
lHFcolored o. frccklcd skin ~ common M
this season. % gently absorbed bv the vrax
hnn rfriaceu ~ tho newer. frcahcr skin
beneath. The face exhibits no trace ~ Inc
wax. which is applied az bedtime and
washed orr mornings. Greasy creams.
p"WuefR ana rough9.un the other hond are
Nnf 20 APPEAR moro conspicuous than
usual hr4n days ~ excessive paruuirs-
Won just Erf on ounce ~ morrnIiyed
wax % any drugstore and use like cold
cream. This VIII hclp any ekIn al once
hnd in a week or eu tho cofuulovIou will
innk rouaf kahIy young and healthy
sun. wind and flying dust often cause
counting sra other r0nf0rffoua which
make wrinkle. You cen quickly Get IA
N every line. however caused bv uafrr
harmless wash lotion made ~ diaaaf,
witch hazel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-05
SUI HE's GOING TO NAVE a SIG
BRILLIANT AND GLORIOUS
TIME
interesting Events fer the
"a =. p,.;,' arc Otner~ise
ro-oAv's PRINCIPAL
EVENTS.

Country Club = Coli. tennt.
dancing and nreworks.
Wheeling PART - spec,al
Vaudeville program. swim.
ming. dancing. SUMMER band
and fireworks.
Athletic Park Two baseball
games. Wheeling W. Dayton;
morning. 10 o'clock: afternoon.
, o'clock.
Fair Grounds-Wheeling Mo-
torcycle big race. > O'Clock.
Belle Isle Beaeh-ReKafta.
elaborate river carnival OF mo-
torboat. canoe. tub. swimming
races.
Hubbard's Lawn Public
celebration. all day. commenc-
ing at ? O'Clock; fireworks at
Z O'Clock.
City PisyaroUnds-Old Time
Fourth celebration. commenc-
ing at ! o'clock at Sixteenth.
Twenty-sixth (Hubbard). Forty
sixth street Fairgrounds. COM
mencing at o'clock: ire
works at Sixteenth and Forty
sixth street grounds 7 O'Clock.
Martins Ferry - Woodlawn
tennis court. athletic matches:
Chautauqua program. fire.
works at 7 o'clock In North
Fourth street.
Every amateur baseball team
In the Wheeling district will
play double-headers. while the
majority OF Sunday schools
will picnic.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-05
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