The San Francisco call., 1906-04-22


ing urgent appeals for volunteers to
take part in the work Of feeding and
housing the destitute. Committees so
far forenad are as follows: Committee
for Housing the Homeless. Associated
% Charities, c. FELTON,; Relief Of Hungry.
A l. Esberg: Police Relief Committee,
Captain Duke all situated in Franklin
Hall corner Of Bush and Fillmore
streets.
= All able-bodied persons in San Fran
cisco are requested TO report to any Of
these committees. They are needed as
messengers, 10 deliver food stuffs; they
are needed TO report cases. and they
are needed to carry the weak and aged
TO places Of shelter.
Distribution points for food have
been established at the following
places: Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
-9ion; Stanyan and Page streets: Grant
Primary School, Pacific street. near
Devisadero: Fort Mason. foot of Van
Ness avenue; Strawberry Hill. Golden
Gate Park; Columbia square. Sixth
and Folsom streets: Noe VALLEY. School
Twenty fourth and Dougless; H. J.
Cookers home. corner Buchanan and
Washington; police station, Folsom
and Seventeenth.
Supplies Of all kinds may be OBJ
tained at these stations without money
or. acquisitions.
AT conference held yesterday after
noon and a@t-nded by General Funston
Governor Pardee Mayor Schmitz and
members Of the relief committee ii was
agreed thPt all supplies intended for
the relief Of san Francisco should be
directed and consigned directly 10 Cen
eral Funston, 70 be divided among the
various stations and distributed by the
military authorities.
There was perfect harmony at the
conference md an earnest desire on the
part Of every one present TO cooperate
10 the fullest extent in order that the
relief work might be carried on with
out any conflict Of authority or confu-
sion Of order. This conference has
served 10 finally clear the atmosphere
Of any impression that there has been
or is any misunderstanding between
Mayor Schmitz and General Funston.
There viii be -omplete accord between
the military and civil authorities IN
caring for the homeless sufferers. Ma
5or Devol will have immediate control
OF the supplies.
that the seizing of automobiles and
wagons for the good Of the public
should cease. All those that have been
seized and are now in use should be
retained.
Il was decided that the present ferry
regulations shall remain in force. The
embargo on local trains passing
through Oakland will be removed in
o. n o
proper passes to the Southern Pacific
Office al Oakland viii be taken to San
Francisco. All persons in San Fran
cisco viii be taken across the bay
without charge
through the lines will be modified so
that persons may enter their homes
ana transact their own business with
out in eruption from police, military
or Federal troops
Outside towns are making generous
arrangements to provide both work and
slEstenance for fire refugees. Fairview,
the new 7. ining district tributary to
Fazen. has orders IN at Reno for 100
miners. fifty carpeaters and about fifty
doEestics. Mr williams Of the Cali
fornia sugar Refinery at Hamilton viii
provide work at their plant for 200 men
with their families. The number
should include fifty carpenters; the
rest should be common. steady labor
ers. These people viii be moved by
special train from Sixteenth street
Oakland. or Monday morning.
"A dispatch from the Southern Pa
.cifc agent at Santa Barbara states
that Mayor Woods estimates that San
IA Barbara can care for 1000 people. AT
Sa1 Luis Obispo the city viii take care
OF 100. or more if necessary Sacra-
mento volunteers TO provide for a large
number and will distribute the over
flow to adjacent towns. They gener-
ouslv estimate their ability TO relieve
t5he immediate wants of 10000 people
At san Jose. despite the severe
losses suffered by the community, the
neople are opening their homes and
contributjng literally for he comfort
or the stricken people Of San Francisco
The rice. tea. pineapples and other
food commodities in the cargo OF the
Steamship Mongolia were distributed
4o.rbe fire sufferers at the Pacific Mail
dock Yesterday by committee OF
oakland citizens 10 whom the work
. haa been delegated. Each head of
family was permitted TO take away a
fftv-pound sack of rice. Meat and
vegetables from up-rsver steamers
1yere also distributed at the dock
g z. Wilson. president of the Clin-
ton Bridge and Iron Works Of Gin
con. iowa. arrived here yesterday with
three carloads Of provisions When he
heard OF san Francisco's misfortune
he chartered a special train and start
ed west after making arrangements
for The provisions. He picked up one
carload at ogden. another at Denver
and the third at Salt Lake. The Will
son special arrived at Oakland at noon