Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-26

The proclamation of the citizens re-
lief committee is the keynote of the
relief situation in Los Angeles today.
San Francisco was hungry. Big
hearted Los Angeles heard the appeal
for food and in few days tons of ev-
erything eatable was in the hands of
the relief organizations. But many
hundred pounds were of the perishable
kind and as the demand for cooked
food has ceased that which cannot be
eaten must be thrown away.
Greater Demands Inevitable
Los Angeles has ceased sending food
supplies to San Francisco and is hold
ing hundreds of pounds of ham, bacon,
canned goods, potatoes and similar
vegetables in cold storage and ware
houses in the city, awaiting the second
demand which it is believed must in
evitably come when the excitement
has died down. Clothing and bedding
are still in great demand in the strick-
en- cities of the north, and supplies of
this kind are being forwarded as rap
idly as they are collected, with suf-
ficient reserve to be used by the ref
ugees who have come to Los Angeles.
Will systematic Work
An effort at systematizing the relief
from Los Angeles has been made by
the citizens relief committee. Last
night F. @. Story, chairman of the eX-
ecutive body of the organization, left
for San Francisco, where he will take
the question up with Mayor Schmitz
and Governor Pardee with view to
having the local relief committees
work in harmony with the San Fran
cisco organizations. During his alb
sence w. ]. Washburn will be chair
man of the relief committee. Mr..
Story will also make an Investigation
of what Los Angeles has accomplished
toward relieving the distress of the
northern cities.
Raise Twice Pledged Sum
The money contributed to the fund
over which the citizens organization
has jurisdiction has already exceeded
$175,000, and the returns are by no
means all in. In a few days it is as
sured the amount will be at least $780,
900, or twice as much as the committee
pledged to San Francisco week ago.
This amount is simply that accounted
by the citizens committee and does not
include the amounts raised by the
Native Sons and other organizations
that are carrying on Independent sys-
TENS of relief. Altogether it is con-
servatively estimated that Los Angeles
has contributed a quarter of a million
ing the thousands of dollars worth of
supplies furnished by every kind of
business and by private persons.
Want Baby Clothes
In a private dispatch to George N.
Todd yesterday Mayor Schmitz of San
Francisco asked for materials for maxi
ing clothes for children and infants.
These he says are badly needed. AL
ready women of Los Angeles have made
hundreds of garments for the babies,
but the telegram from Mayor Schmitz
indicates that still more hundreds can
be used. He asks that such materials
with paraphernalia for sewing be sent
to the Associated Charities.
Mr.. Todd suggests that each woman
in Los Angeles purchase or select from
the wardrobes of her own children such
clothes as are needed and send them
by express, prepaid, to the Associated
Charities at San Francisco. The mails
may also be used in this work of re-
lief for the infants.
Women Making Garments
Women everywhere in the city have
been busy with their needles and hun
dreds of garments have been made. AT
the Ebell club yesterday the big re-
ception rooms We're full of women,
many of them recognized leaders OF
society, plying needles and cutting
clothes.
Makes Quick Trip
The citizens relief committee yes
terday received a letter from Com
mander Coffman of the United States
cruiser Boston stating that he arrived
in San Francisco with his load of
provisions Sunday and that within
thirty-six hours after his vessel was
loaded at San Pedro the goods were
ready for distribution in San Fran
cisco. He claims the Boston, on her
-errand of mercy, made faster time than
she had ever made in times of war.
B. A. Woodford, manager of the
California Fruit Growers exchange,
yesterday reported that the exchange
had sold five cars of fruit at auction
In various eastern markets and by
this means $4,000 had been raised for
the relief fund. He also stated that
President Ripley of the Santa Fe had
ordered the freight and icing charges
on this fruit donated to the fund.