The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-11
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San Francisco Will Accept That $780,.
600 Donated by Government.
FRANCE ALSO RAISES BIG SUM
Men In Bread Line" Who Turn Down
Jobs Are Refused Food-General
Greedy Is Establishing Line of Free
Food Kitchens.

Washington, May 9.-The presi-
dent Tuesday transmitted TO congress
a letter from Secretary Taft recon-
mending an appropriation OF an addi-
tional 100000 to meet conditions at
San Francisco.
San Francisco, May 9.-Mayor
Schmitz ELECTED applause by reading
the following telegram at a meeting
of the reconstruction committee Tues
day.,
Toronto, May 8, 1906.
The Canadian parliament voted one
hundred thousand dollars for the re-
lief of San Francisco which was de-
clined by President Roosevelt. 1t is
still awaiting acceptance. Will you
take 1t If offered direct? Please rush
answer. (Signed)
TORONTO DAILY STAR.
James D. Phelan, chairmon Of the
finance committe. was asked to an
swer the message ut once In the AFFIRM
alive.
Reporting for the finance committee,
Mr.. Phelan announced that the out
side subscription for May 8, amounted
to $165,190 and s10,500 from local
sources. This sum added to the total
previously reported and $4,000 I'M
confirmed, makes grand total Of four
Millions nine hundred and ninty-two
dollars. This did not include five
hundred thousand dollars now held
by the chamber of commerce Of New
York city, awaiting the plan for re-
Mobilization Of San Francisco. There
is now at his command in the mint,
$1,246,491.
The following message yesterday
passed between this city and Paris in
reference to the relief fund from the
French capital:
Raphael WE'LL cabled the following
message to his house In Paris:
Lazard Freres & Co., Paris, France:
Government Washington refuses for
eign contributions. Distress very
great. Can you start subscriptions to
relief committee here direct? Would
be most welcome.
The following reply was received in
the afternoon:
American chamber of commerce in
Paris has opened subscription amount
ing SO far to 100000 francs, of which
$4,000 francs already forwarded by
mail to Mayor SchmitZ.
Holidays Continue.
Governor Pardee was present Tues
day for the first time at the meeting
of the reconstruction committee and
questioned as to his intention concern
ing the continuance of legal holidays.
In order to avoid official compIlca-
lions and to prevent individual dis
tress, the governor ever since April
Is, base been daily declaring each sue
ceeding date legal holiday, thus pre-
venting the foreclosure OF mortgages
and postponing the payments OF other
obligations that might otherwise fall
due. The banks of the Interior were
fearful that a sudden cessation OF his
proclamation might cause a panic, and
1t was on their behalf that Governor
Pardee announced that he would give
five days notice before the close Of
the holiday period.
The bankers say that under normal
nnndiftnno tho hon1xo Ia
more prosperous than they are at
present. The expected stampede for
funds has not materialized, and the
deposits exceed the disbursements
Already counterfeiters are at work
in San Francisco, and the city appears
to have been flooded with spurious
twenty-fve-cent pieces. The coins
have a scorcheh and dull appearance,
as though they had passed through
the conflagration.
Offered Employment.
With the increasing severity OF the
regulations surrounding the bread
line" General Greedy has hopes of
soon eliminating from the relief lists
a large percentage of the people who
are now receiving free food supplies.
1t Is becoming more difficult every day
for able-bodied men to secure their
army ration. When a healthy-appear-
ing man presents himself for food he
is frequently confronted by an offer of
employment, and il he refuses to en-
gage in the proffered work he Is de-
MED relief All women must prove
beyond doubt, that they are in need
OF assistance. Tickets good for only
a few days food are furnished them,
and at the expiration OF the privilege
they must again demonstrate their
restitution before aid is given them.
"The food situation is more cheer
full" says General Greedy. TT seems
10 be working Itself out. If we had
so continue feeding 100000 people
our visible supply would not last long.
But many are. going to work and will
buy their meals as soon as there is
chance TO get good ones at low
hgure. In this connection Major Fe-
bigger is at work establishing i've
kitchens where meals will be served
free to destitute persons and at the
nrica NJ fiftean cents each 10 others