Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
FEEDING THE HOMELESS
RULES ADOPTED AT SAN FRAN
CISCO AND SUPPLIES.

devoted to the problem OF outstanding food
supplies was held at the Preside today
Among those in attendance were Mai. Gen.
Greedy. Brig Gen. Funston. Dr. Devine and
Allan Pollak. All present agreed that
rigid economy should be practiced in flu
ture distribution. At the conclusion of the
conference Gen. Greedy said:
The condition of the food SUNNY will
render it possible t. issue very little ex-
cept floor. which wall last ten DAYS. pota-
toes. coffee and rice Meat. we are buying
In small quantities. / have been officially
notified that the congressional appropria-
ton of $2,J00000 has been exhausted in the
purchase of supplies, and l may state that
the money allotted 10 my use Is gone for
the same purpose. It has been agreed that
the supplies now on hand must be care
fully husbanded in order that they may be
diverted into the proper channels for as
long period as possible.
Record of Supplies.
I'VE are issuing but two-thirds of the
quantity of food that was distributed prior
to the time the regular army took charge of
the system. The teams engaged in hauling
and distributing have been reduced from
500 to 262 In number. The last official re-
port showed that supplies were issued on
Thursday to 261 900 persons | hope that
todays report will show rations issued to.
fewer than 100000.
THE census of each district Is being care
fully computed. am convinced that there
is regular repeating, and since thousands
of men are reported to have obtained en-
ployment there should be a material re-
duction In the number of those entitled to
relief l am willing to diminish the food
ut ttr,,n t,,,t r
such a step until am advised by the com
mittee.
I'VE have recommended the patronage of
cheap restaurants, which may be opened
in many places throuhout the city, and are
certain to prosper. By furnishing a whole
some meal for Is cents they will be as
sured of support by the working people
and will greatly relieve the situation"
Ferreting Out Abuses.
The police and military authorities are
ferreting out persons who have abused the
free supplies privilege. Detectives are as
sisted by numerous anonymous letters, tell
ing of the boarding of stores. These let
tiers are in almost every instance found to
state the truth. a letter came last night
saying that Charles b. Tribell member
of the relief committee. had not neglected
TO look out for himself
The detectives found at his home, so
they say, a store of provisions tents and
bedding sufficient to last for many
months. They took away from his home
supplies valued at S75, but this amount
did not represent all that was found at
his home. The detectives also seized at
tho home of Mrs. Leviline $500 worth of
military blankets bedding and clothing
The records OF Coroner Walsh dispose Of
the widely circulated stories that many
persons were shot and killed as ghouIs by
soldiers during the great fire that fol-
lowed the earthquake of April 10. OF all
the bodies handled by the coroner only
a tn JN1, =,
guEshot wounds This exception was He
Der TiIden, killed by a civic guardsman
who had the mistaken idea that an auto
mobile in which Tilden was riding was
used for looting.
Stories of Shooting False.
My office has reports showing 35S
Deaths" said Coroner Walsh today In
the time of great excitement we heard OF
many cases of shooting, but the fact that
never got the bodies convinces me
that the stories were false. In all the 1853
causes, with the exception of Tilden,
death was due to fractured skulls, crush
ed body or asphyxiation."
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
having received advlces that an attempt is
making to divert oriental traffic to Seattle
the plea that San Francisco steamer
lines cannot handle ii, Is sending out word
that it's dock and wharf were in no way in
jured by fire or earthquake and that the
trackage leading to their pier Is Intact,
thereby enabling the company TO nandle
business as rapidly as before the disaster.
This condition is also true of the Togo
Kisen Kaisha and the Occidental and
Oriental lines. which use the same dock
Prompt Freight Service.
Agents of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company In the west and In the orient are
advised that they can contract for freight
with the assurance that 1t will be handled
promptly at San Francisco.
These agents are also advised that pas
sengers for the orient need not worry about
hotel accommodations in San Francisco, as
they will be cared for by the company. Ii
necessary they will be put aboard ship and
lodged and fed without expense until the
steamer sails. Assurance Is given that ali
oriental steamers from this port will from
now on run according to schedule.
Paul Cowles today called to the attention
of the citizens committee, of which he Is
a member. the fact that the Western Union
and the Postal Telegraph companies have
been rendering the city efficient aid In the
transmission Of the mayors kilograms free
of charge. He thought some recognition
should be made OF this service.
The mayor said that he was coznizant
of the SERVICE and II 1t had not heretofore
been called to the attention of the COM
mittee 1t was due to oversight. A vote
OF thanks was extended by the commit
tee of so to these companies and to the
Associated Press.