The San Francisco call., 1906-04-23

tremendous. FROM SlStST OldI6S
comes as we'll great, open generos-
ity. Governor Pardee was advised
yesterday of the following donations:
Redlands-3O0O loaves of bread, one
carload of food and clothing, $4,000
in money.
Orange-One car of clothing, one
car oranges.
Kansas City, Mo.-$125O from pro-
duce dealers.
Carson City-$3000.
San Luis Obispo-Carload supplies.
Detroit, Mich.-$10,OO0 first contri-
button.
Stockton-$5O0O ready.
Aberdeen, Wash-Center of ship
ment, 500 tons of supplies from State.
Ogden-Large food shipment.
Los Angeles-Roanoke leaves San
Pedro loaded with supplies; 100000
in money pledged; seventy-five car
loads bread, cooked, canned and pre-
pared food, fruit; 10000 bed cots.
Santa Paula-S1500.
A general collection for relief was
taken yesterday in all of the Catholic
churches in Los Angeles. according to
Bishop Conaty's message to the Gov
ernor
At the Masonic Cemetery receiving
vault all the valuable records of the
city are stored along with the dead.
The vault is guarded by detail OF
troops. The Masonic Cemetery As
sociation is endeavoring to establish
a pumping plant to relieve the people
in the neighborhood of the cemetery.
The congestion at the information
bureau at Police Headquarters on
Fillmore street, near Bush, is being
relieved by the following branch in
formation bureaus: Lombard street
and Preside entrance, Baker and Fell
streets, Jefferson square, Twenty
fifth and Mission streets. Those who
should register at the nearest bureau
The Merchants Exchange is COM
pleting telephone connection between
Fort Mason and the Presidio for gen
eral use.
Argonaut Council of the Rolay Ar
canum met today at 8 o'clock at ]. ].
Silveys, Gal Hayes street, L. Straub,
secretary.
The General Committee is handi-
capped in distributing food supplies
because of lack of assistance in cart
ing provisions. The wharves in Oak
land, Point Richmond and the piers
in San Francisco are crowded with
loaded cars. Wholesale grocers and
butchers are asked to send their en-
ployes to the Franklin headquarters.
Shipping clerks, draymen and book
keepers are urgently required.
The male principals, teachers and
subordinates will meet this morning
at o'clock at 2430 Vallejo street by
order of Superintendent of Schools
Roncovieri.
All persons are warned against
drinking milk or water within the
city limits without its having been
boiled. Health officer Ragan can be
found either at the Health Depart
mont haadouorforc Of Grove opd a
guna streets or at his office at the
corner of Haight street and Central
avenue. The need of disinfectants is
as great as the need of food.
Chief of Police Dinan has. request
ed the Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police
of adjacent towns to place guards at
the depots and to allow no one to
board trains approaching the city ex-
ceDt in case of urgent necessity un-
less volunteers for relief work.
San Mateo has offered to take care
of 500 people, housing and feeding
them until they are in position to
look out for themselves.
The following message was received
by Mayor Schmitz yesterday
Stockton, April 81, 1906.
Mayor Schmitz, San Francisco:
1--WE are prepared to collect beef
in the San Joaquin Valley and bar
becue it by the trainload. Cannery
placed at our disposal for canning
soup and beans. Does situation JUS
tify SO large an endeavor? If SO will
attend to whole matter at our ex.
pense. (Signed) GARDNER,
Mayor of Stockton
The Mayor has accepted this gen.
erous offer.
The General Relief Committee held
a meeting this morning at Franklin
Hall. The announcement was made
that no passes are necessary and that
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