Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-27
Rain and Wind Added Greatly to
Their Discomfort and
Distress.
MANY STORES ARE OPENED
And Many Complaints Come in
That Prices Charged Are
Exorbitant.
Systematic Theft Of Tons of Red Cross
Supplies by Teamster Said to
Have Been Discovered.

San Francisco, April 27.-Many of
San Francisco's homeless people
camped In tho parks, squares and va
cant lots, were awakened early this
morning because of the water dripping
through improvised tents. which af-
forded poor protection against heavy
rain that began to fall about 1 o'clock
and continued for several hours.
Drenched to the skin by the heavy
downpour, and with bedding thoroughly
soaked, many persons were driven In
nearby houses for shelter
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
Although the various camps We're
better prepared for the storm than for
several days past. hundreds of tents
having been received and put up since
the last storm, still there are thousands
who are without proper shelter and
who shivered IN their wet clothes last
night, vainly trying TO get warm after
the rain ceased, by walking, or were
huddled around a little camp fire.
The least distress and suffering was at
the Preside. where nearly all the refu-
gees have been provided with tents by
the quartermaster's department A
wagonoad of picks and shovels were
furnished with which trenches were
dug to carry off the water and the
ground banked around the tents, maxi
ing them comparatively comfortable.
FEW TENTS FOR CHINESE.
In Cow Hollow" near Harbor View,
about 5000 Italians from Telegraph
and Russian hill, and a sprinkling OF
Chinese and Japanese are camped. Few
of them have been provided with tents
and there was much distress among
the women and children, Of which there
are many In the camp, A chill wind
Is blowing this morning, and the diff
Guilty of preparing warm food adds TO
the distress of the homeless, especially
those who are foundering In the mud
In the low bottoms this morning.
SOLDIERS GIVE UP TENTS.
In Lafayette and Hamilton squares,
comparatively few tents have been Is
sued to those camped there, but the
grouns il high and the drainage good.
Where the rain penetrated the impro-
vlsed tents Of blankets, quilts and 9TH
er like material, the soldiers took the
women and children into houses in the
vicinity. In many instances they gave
up their own tents to shelter the suffer
ing. Many tents have been provided at
Jefferson square since the last rails.
where several thousand are camped. \
few who were not adequately sheltered
were taken into the large automobile
garages in the vicinity and 70 the Lu-
theran church In several instances
people in houses refused TO admit w0
men and children in distress from the
cold and rain and the militia uncere-
moniousy broke down the doors with
the butts of their rifles,
Several thousand tents are en- route
here and 1t Is expected that within
a few days fully 10000 refugees win
be comfortably housed.
sTREETCARs TO RUN.
Cars will start to run on several
streets I'm San Francisco today, permls-
sion 70 run cars on Pacific avenue, FLU
more, Church, Sixteenth streets and
certain parts Of Mission street having
been granted by Mayor Schmitz late
last night II Is specified that the cars
viii not run after 7 o'clock at night
and that the United Railroads VIII
maintain a patrol of one man In each
block along the lines operated in the
unburned district as a protection
against fires,
STORE PRICES PROHIBlTlVE.
over $50 stores We're opened for bust.
ness yesterday, but before night nu-
merous complaints were received that
storekeepers had raised prices to pro-
hibitlye figures.
Capt Rittenhouse OF the United
States marines and commanding the dis
trict from Bush TO Oak and Fillmore
TO DiyisadrO streets. called at the Gem
trail police station last night ana re-
quosted that detectives be detailed TO
Investigate some ot the complaints
made to him that exorbitant prices
were being charged in certain stores.
STREAM or RELIEF SUPPLIES.
The alleged systematic theft of sew
eraI tons Of Red Cross supplies bats
been disclosed by the arrest OF Arthur
Jacobs yesterday by Police Commits
sloucr O'Grady and Detective Mathe-
son. Jacobs Is said to have made a
confession duplicating several confed-
crates, and revelued the place where
he had hidden tho loot Jacobs Is a
teamster ana volunteered his services
TO haul supplies from the water front
10 the various relief depots His offer
was accepted, and II was while hauling
Red Cross supplies given to him fer
delivery that be is alleged 10 have
done The lootIng during the first few
days Of the relief whom II was not or
ganized as II now IS. Under the pres
ent system Of handling supplies this
would be practically impossible. About
two tons Of the stolen goods have been
recovered, and Ii IS expected that ia
cobs pals viii soon be under Arrest ,