Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-28
ALL RELIEF WORK
NOW ORGANIZED
BY COMMITTEE
REPORT ONSAN FRANCISCO CONDITIONS
Detention Camps in Order-Few Refugees Being
Held-Special Detail of Police at DepOts.
Efforts of AngelenOs Commended
by Officers in Stricken City


IA as well organized at this moment as
IL we had been doing it for five years,
said Walter L. Vail, who was appointed
nv the citizens relief committee, which
was formed by the chamber OF conf
merce of Los Angeles to take charge
of the work of attending to the needs
of the refugees.
"The entire work is now highly or
ganized and the best results in the
least possible space of time are certain
to follow" continued Mr.. Vail. the
entire Los Angeles police force has been
placed at my disposal by the chamber
of commerce so that no undeslraple
refugees may be allowed to get into
this city, or If they do gain entrance
that they may be sent out again as
quickly as possible. We do not pur-
pose &c have Los Angeles become tne
stamping grounds of all the thugs who
were driven out of San Francisco by
the earthquake. We are willing and
anxious to care for every deserving per-
son who has fled from the north to
Los Angeles, but we must protect the
city against an influx OF thieves and
Two Detention Camps
.aTwo detention camps have been
formed, one Camp Angelus. at Agri-
culture park, and the other Camp De-
tention at Sepu1veda, near Glendale.
We have not detained anyone at the
camp at Glendale, but II the health
officers find anyone who has any
symptoms of contagious disease the
train upon which the sufferer from
the disease Travelled, will be held UP
at the detention camp and the whole
train load of people will be Yaccinated
and held for two weeks. We hope that
1t will not be necessary for US to stop
any persons whatever, but II we DO
we have the facilities for taking care
Of them. At Camp Angelus at Agrl-
culture park we are caring for from
100 to 200 persons daily. Besides feed
ing and clothing them we have also
given them shelter and beds. At Camp
Angelus r. ]. Stewart is in charge.
Under him Is Captain Edward F. Gray,
who is on the ground all the time.
"At detention camp w. A. Hammel
is in charge and acting under him is
George McKeeby, former assistant
United States district attorney.
Work of Medical Staff
"Dr. L. M. Powers is chief of the
medical end of operations. His duties
are to see that no case of smallpox or
any other contagious diseases gets into
Los Angeles by either the coast line
or the valley route. He has men work.
ing under him who are at liberty to
stop trains at any point on the road,
go through them, and If they find any
person who has symptoms of con-
tagiuos disease they are to quarantine
the train.
LAS yet neither criminal nor diseased
persons have been detained, but in order
to safeguard Los Angeles the guard
will be kept up SO long as there are
refugees fleeing from San Francisco
or any other point where the earth
quake did damage.
Several extra policemen are guarding
the depots and other places where refu-
gees might come In, for we want to de-
tain everyone that is a suspicious char
acter.
To Help Local Police Force
Arrangements have been made for
two experienced policemen from Los
Angeles to go to San Francisco and two
men from San Francisco to come to this
city to enter the police department.
They will know who the criminals are
among the refugees. One officer will
be stationed at the Arcade depot and
the other at the Santa Fe station,
Charles s. Morton will act with the
religious, labor fraternal and patriotic
organizations in their relief work al
the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe sta
tions He will also help in the work
of receiving and distributing refugees
Members of the citizens relief com.
mittee, which the chamber of COM
merce appointed, are e. L. Blanchard
Niles Pease, Charles E. Silent, F. w
Blanchard, S. w. Hitler, r. w. Prld
ham, Edward Kern, A. A. Smith, George
Alexander. w. ]. Hunsaker, A. P. Flem.
ing, F. Q. Story, w. ]. Washburn
Mayor McAleer, Joseph Scott, J
Baruch, A. B. Cass, J. NJ. Snyder, j. ]
Zeehandelaar, R. w. Burnham and NJ
Newmark.
Active Heads of Work
Mr.. Vail was appointed by this COM.
mittee to take charge of the genera
relief work of Southern California
F. Q. Story, the chairman, was sent. tt
San Francisco to effect an organiza
tion Of the relief work at that end
w. j. Washburn was chosen to serv,
as chairman during the absence of MI
Story. ]. Baruch was appointed chair
man of the supply and requisition com
mittee and with him F. w. Blanch
ard and L. Lichtenberger have served
The supply and requisition committe
has charge of the clothing and foo,
supplies that have betn donated an
sees that the supplies go to their prope
destinations.
The finance committee is compose,