Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-21

and his family.
Supplies to Be Sent Free.
Mr.. w. s. Knox. chairman of the COM
mittee on transportation, by appointment
of the general relief COMMITTEES. states that
he has received Official assurance from
George d. Dixon, c. g. Wight. F. NJ Whit
aker. L. Green and w. p. Taylor. freight
traffic managers Of the Pennsylvania. the
Baltimore and Ohio. the Chesapeake and
Southern railways. respectively, that these
lines. comprising all the railways leading
west out OF Washington, win transport free
all material and supplies for the Califor-
MIA sufferers to the points farthest west
on their several lines. when such material
is CONSIGNED to- the proper authorities In
California.
The traffic managers also state that adj
vices from their western connections also
promise free transportation to supplies de-
livered to them from eastern lines
Edwin +. Sprfngman. transportation clerk
of the United States government hoard.
Lewis and Clark centennial exposition, on
learning that the general committee will
establish warehouse for the receipt OF
material and supplies to be shipped to Cali
fornia, addressed letter to Mr.. Knox
proffering his services In connection with
the work of receipts and shipments. Mr..
Springman's Offer. of assistance has been
accepted by the committee.
Adams Express Company Offer.
At the instance of Mr.. O. B. George, local
general agent the Adams Express Company
has addressed a communication to Commits
sioner H. B. F. Macfarland. Gen. John NJ.
Wilson, president Board OF Trade, and Mr..
J. F. Oyster. president Business Mems Asso-
ciation to the effect that the company will
carry free of charge business that is eonsid-
cred regular express shipments, consisting
of contributions of money. clothing or sup
plies for the sufferers from the calamity
which has overtaken the city of San Fran
cisco and neighboring towns, when such
shipments are consigned to city officials or
to regularly constituted charitable organi-
cations. The company expresses through
Mr.. George. the hope that the opportunity
will be presented of serving the sufferers
in San Francisco in this manner.
Activity Of the Odd Fellows.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of the
District have been active In measures for
the relief Of their stricken brethren In the
west since the receipt of the first news OF
the catastrophe. Grand Master Bradford of
the order last night received the following
telegram from the grand master Of Calf
fornia, in reply to his message of the 18th
terdering financial relief If needed:
OAKLAND, Cal. April %, 1906.
&c. w. Bradford, Grand Master. /. o. o. r.
ION behalf of 1000 homeless Odd Fellows
appeal to your jurisdiction for aid Send
contributions to Grand Warden F. B. Og-
den, Oakland, Cal. w. w PHELPS,
Grand Master"
Grand Master Bradford Immediately sent
the following reply:
WASHINGTON, d. C., April y, 1906
"F b. Ogden Grand Warden I. O.. O. F.,
Oakland. CAL:
Make sight draft on me for $500 for ac-
count relief fund More later ate nropn
Grand Master l. 0. o. F..
District of Columbia
Grand Master Bradford also reports that
the grand sire. r. E. Wright OF Allentown
tons to send contributions, and that all
grand and subordinate lodges, Reoekan
lodges and encampments throughout the
entire continent Of North America are De
ing called upon to send relief. The I. Q. Q.
F. of the District OF Columbia mad aireany
started it's fund and made Its first remit
lance before the appeal from the grand sire
was received.
Woman's Relief Corps.
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, special national
press correspondent of the Woman's Relief
Corps, reports that at a meeting OF LIN
coin Corps, auxiliary to Lincoln Post the
terrible disaster which had oefallen
San Francisco was fully discussed.
Many members of the corps have
near relatives and friends In the
devastated district from whom they have
not Deen dDl6 To NEAR ITO Solpo dPPAo
priated 500 for the relief fund. and will
probably do more through the national or
ganization. Mrs Ball stated that the ma
tional organization would undoubtedly make
a general appeal as was done during the
Spanish war. when 1t raised nearly $3O,OOO
for the sufferers in Cuba and in the Phil
ippines. 1t also did a large amount of
relief work for the Galveston flood suf-
ferers.
Considerable anxiety has been felt to
C@.~ ,-i1 u aud h ~
who have been spending the winter in
southern California. The last heard from
them letter from Mr.. Hine received
two days ago by his son-in-law, Mr.. F. A.
Fenning, which was written from Coro-
nado Beach, and stated that Mr.. and Mrs.
Hine would leave there this week and stop
in Los Angeles county and other places
Oh their way home. Mr.. Fenning Is coa-
fident that they are all right and that ~
soon as they can send message they will
do so.
The Federation Of Labor.
Mr.. Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor. when seen
by a Star reporter at headquarters yes
terday, said that all steps that are neces-
sary will be taken by the general officers
of the federation to extend aid to the suf
ferers in San Francisco. At this time. he
added, It Is impossible to get In touch with
the labor leaders there, owing to the chaot-
ic conditions as result of the earthquake
and the destructive confiagration that fol-
lowed. President Samuel Gompers will re-
turn to Washington tomorrow and an ef-
fort will then be made to get In commune
cation with the labor officials In the strick-
en- city.
President Mcconnell of the International
Machinists' Union has made several futile
attempts to reach by wire the officers OF
that association in San Francisco. 1t is
said Columbia Lodge of Machinists of this
city will arrange to send aid to the suf-
ferers.
Mrs. Schad's Friends Anxious.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. April 21-It was at
first thought that several citizens of Rock
vile were in San Francisco at the time OF
the earthquake, but 1t is now thought that
only one, Mrs. r. Earl Schad, was in the
city at the time. Mrs. Schad was formerly
Miss Claudia J. White. daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. s. r. White. and nothing has
been heard from her her relatives and
friends are much concerned to her safe
ty. Mr.. Robert E. L. Smith has teegraphed
his family here that he left San Francisco
two days before the calamity. Mrs. NJ. A.
Beard and her daughter, Miss Annadale
were on their way to the stricken city, but
their relatives here are of the opinion that
they had not had time to reach their desti-
nation. The same is believed to be true of
Mr. Ail0ristus O. Kellogg who left hara