Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-02
Secretary MetcaIf Will
Present FriscO's
Plea.
CONFERENCE DECIDES
Idle Men Must Go to Work or
be Arrested as Va
grants.

San Francisco, May g. Coroner
Walsh said today: "When the debris
is cleared away there will be at least
1000 additions to the death roll. /
would not be surprised if the number
reached 1900"
Take Plan to President.
San Francisco, May 2-Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Metcalf will be
requested TO lay before the president
and cabinet upon his return TO Wash
ington plan proposed by former May
or Phelan of having the government
guarantee a $1O0,OO0,0OO municipal
bond issue by San Francisco for the
purpose of rebuilding the city.
Decided at Conference.
This action, it is said, was unofficial
ly decided upon at the conference held
last night between the finance COM
mittee and the mayor. The money will
be used in rebuilding the burned sec
tionS and otherwise rehabilitating the
city. In order to issue such loan it
will be necessary TO amend the char
ter and have the legislature remove
any other obstacles that may be in
the way.
Work or Leave.
All able bodied men must go to
work or leave the city. This is the
dictum of Chief of Police Dinan, |
which it is said he will strictly en-
force
Lazy Element Attracted.
The distribution of food and cloth |
ing is aaxActing certain elements to
the city which do not desire TO labor
while some already here prefer to live /
on the generosity of others rather than
work Chief Dinan has determined |
that those who apply for reiief and re
fuse to work when it is offered them
shall leave the city or be arrested for |
vagrancy Police judges have suggest
ed the establishing of a chain gang |
and putting all Migrants and petty of
tenders at the work of clearing up the |
ruins.
Very Little Crime.
Perhaps never in the history OF the
city has there been so little crime i'll
San Francisco. With the saloons clos
ed Chinatown Barbary Coast and 9th
er haunts of criminals wiped our and
soldiers ana UldTlItS Oh dlIllOSL every
block in the residence districts there
have been very few crimes of any
kind. Ii is the opinion of the police
tnat most of the criminal element has
left the city.
Keep saloons Closed.
Some city officials have intimated
they will not permit saloons to open
and liquor to be sold until the present
armed forces in the city are withdrawn
and normal conditions entirely re-
stored.
Discuss Rebuilding.
San Francisco. Cal, May AT
conference held last night at General
Greeley's headquarters plans for the
rebuilding of the city with government
aid was discussed. No plan of action
was fully outlined. Hope was ex-
pressed that the government might be
induced 10 back the city with bond
issue of 5000, 100000. or whatever sum
is needed.
Architects Not Needed.
The state board of architecture has
issued a statement to the effect that
the rumor that architects were needed
in San Francisco was without founda-
ton. Members Vi lHe DOdiu hOi
only are the prospects for immediate
employment poor. but many incoming
architects will find it difficult to main
tain themselves.
business Resumed.
Conditions of life are gradually be-
coming more normal. and the work of
clearing up the wreck in preparation
for rebuilding in the down town sec
tion is going on more rapidly. Busi-
ness is being resumed by retail trades
men of every description throughout
the destroyed sections. The following
number of places of business are now
operating: A butchers. 20 restaurants,
81 bakeries, % fruit and vegetable
stands. IL dairies. Is refreshment par
1ors, 53 groceries, Il miscellaneous es-
Establishments. including tailors. plumb
ers, dry goods stores. druggists and
cigar stands. The commission firms
located along the water front are do
ing thriving business.
Graft mt Stanford.
Oakland, Cal, May 2.-When news
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