The San Francisco call., 1906-08-21
NO MORE RAW FOOD
FOR REFUGEES.
Relief Corporation to
Succor the Hungry at
Kitchen on Speedway
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After Saturday the Relief Corpora
tion will issue no more raw food to
persons living either within or without
the camps. Those who are non-sup-
where soup kitchens will be provided.
The concentration is in accordance
with the plan outlined by Rudolph
Spreckels several weeks ago. For the
present the camp for the non-support-
ing will be the speedway.
The issuing of raw rations has been
a source of abuse and vexation from
the start. DR.. Devine's idea was that
on August / thirty days rations should
be issued, and that would end the work
of outside ration issue. But as early
as August 10 the thirty days rations
were, in many cases, exhausted and the
refugees back for more. The applicants
described themselves as hungry, and
the Relief Corporation had to render
further assistance
In this crisis the Spreckels plan was
introduced in two camps, Duboce and
Alamo. In these food supplies were
cut off, and those who could not sup
port themselves removed to the speed
way. The plan worked so we'll that
not only is 1t to be applied to all the
camps, but to the whole city.
THE keynote of the work." said Mr..
Spreckels yesterday "is that nobody
shall be allowed to suffer. But the
relief will be given at the least ex-
pense to the corporation. In the Mis-
sion, for example, SIS persons are hav-
ing milk delivered to their homes. This
relief, If it be found necessary, can be
administered at less cost"
The change in method of administer
ing relief 1t is said at relief head
quarters, will save the fund over $780,
900 month.
DOHRMANN SHUTS UP SHOP.
The rehabilitation committee will, for
time, receive no more applications for
rehabilitation and has so notified the
Associated Charities. The applications
before the committee have passed the
5000 mark and continue to pour in by
the hundred
In explaining the purpose of the new
order, Chairman Dohrmann of the reha-
bilitation committee last night said:
There are nearly 10000 applications
before the committee. This relief can
not be given without investigation and
1t will take long to investigate 10000
cases II others continue to come In as
they have been doing. We have. there
fore, decided to stop receiving applica-
tions for rehabilitation until those be-
fore US can be disposed Of Once we
clear away the applications before us
we shall be able to dispose of others
that may come in within a few days
after they are received.
TT is necessary for US to get our
work down to a business basis. When
the applications before us have been
acted upon We'll know what we have
course accordingly.
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The 300 or more refugees who leave
this morning for Hopland. where
Baron Won Horst has guaranteed that
they will make good money picking
hops, just escaped arriving there with
out proper tenting and with no blank
cts. AS II is, Won Horst has agreed to
furnish the tents and the Relief Cor
poration has arranged to send $50
blankets.
The original plan was for the Relief
Corporation to furnish the, tents and
the Associated Charities the trans
portation and the blankets. Then 1t
dawned upon the Relief Corporation
management that Won Horst was fur
nishing nothing and securing much
desirable labor. The result was an
investigation" While the investiga-
tion was getting slow-moving start
the day of departure for the hop fields
arrived. Miss Hess, who has been
registering the hop p-pickers, discovered
yesterday that while the pickers were
ready the tents and the blankets were
not; those whom she had promised
good accommodations in the fields bade
fair to be dumped from the train at
Hopland unprovided for.
Miss Hess went after everybody con-
cerned and refused to take mo" for
an answer until Baron Won Horst had
pledged himself to provide tents and
the Relief Corporation to furnish $50
blankets. Incidentally Won Horst Will
advance the fare to Hopland for pick
ers who have not secured transporta-
ton. The Associated Charities fur
nished transportation until the number
reached 10. Then this feature of the
philanthropic work was passed. up to
the man who is going to get his hops
picked.
The pickers go by special train to
Hopland this morning.
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