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THE HOBXIKG OBTCOXIAK, MOXDATv -AXKFL -23, 1906.
SERIOUS PROBLEM
CONFRONTS
SI
Supplying Food to Stricken a
Matter of Concern, Says
Mr. Leadbetter.
COMES FROM RUINED CITY
President Commercial
Club Xanicd
Jefferson
to
Take Up With
Myers Oregon Relief Work.
A Scene of Desolation.
Jeffwon Myers. Portland. Or. Dwir
Sir. Because of the tuct that many
eltitene of Oregon were In San Fran
cisco during the late disastrous earth
quake and fire, and many now in this
state have relative and friends there,
I have concluded to appoint you and
F W. Leadbetter. of thl city. Com
missioners to represent Oreson at or
near Ban Francisco, In order that you
may both co-operate with the author
ities In charge to do whatever Is best
to be done, not only to assist our
many citizens and their relative and
friend, but to slrt In alleviating
the ' sufferings of all persons who are
In need of aid.
I sincerely hope thst you will be,
able to accept this trust, hereby re
posed In you, and that you will be
able to render valuable services, not
only to your own state, but to the good
people of California. I have the honor
to remain, youra very truly,
"GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN".
"Governor of Oregon."
President F. W. Leadbetter. of the Com
cla! Club, returned to Portland from San
Francisco yesterday morning. He will
leave for that place again this morning.
as he Is taking an active part in the re
lief work. Jefferson Myers and Mr. Lead
bettor have been appointed commissioners
by Governor Chamberlain to represent the
state of Oregon in the relief work. Mr.
Myers left for San Francisco last night.
Mr. Leadbetter says that the whole Pa
cific Coast Is confronted with a problem
relative to the food supply which he
thinks is very serious. He says that here
tofore most of the supplies for the Pa
cific Coast have come from San Fran
cIsco. but now that food and provisions
of every description are being rushed
there he is apprehensive of the result. He
thinks that immediate steps should be
taken to secure supplies- from Eastern
points. Mr. Leadbetter is also of the
opinion that the thousands of homeless
persons who arc now camped on the out
skirts of the city will have to experience
still more suffering. He says It Is
great problem how to get provisions to
them, as there is great congestion at Oak
land.
Need of Relief Measures.
It is not solely a question of tempo
rary relief, but of the permanent feed
ing of all the thousands of people about
Sun Francisco and all the others along
the Pacific Coast." said Mr. Ieadbctter
yesterday. "When one stops to consider
they realize that all the people of the Pa
cific Coast as well as those In California
must be fed. One has but a faint con
ceptlon of what the disaster means when
jold that the entire business section of
San Francisco has been wiped out.
"The question of getting provisions to
these thousands of hungry and homeless
people about San Francisco Is complicated
by the shipping of provisions to the cen
ter from which heretofore have come
most of our supplies. The Pacific Coast
formerly got most of its supplies through
San Francisco and now every section is
shipping vast amounts of supplies there.
There are merchants and business men
who will undoubtedly solve the problem,
but it cannot he done on the basis of ship
ring everything In sight and trusting to
good fortune to get in a fresh supply.
Traffic Congested at Oaklund.
"Another serious question has arisen as
to how to get the supplies to the home
less Traffic at Oakland Is congested.
From the ferry building to the parks and
districts where are camped the thousands
of people is a distance of several miles,
and there 1p a shortage of vehicles. There
are many of the refugees who are not
strong enough to stand In line to receive
the rations that are handed out. The
work of relief will have to be systema
tized so that part of the supplies can be
distributed to the feeble or there will be
terrible suffering."
Mr. Leadbetter was en route to San
Francisco at the beginning of the catas
trophe. He arrived at Oakland Thursday,
and Immediately affiliated hlmwlf with
the Oakland relief committee. With a
representative of the relief committee.
Thursday afternoon he located Mayor
Srlimltz.
When found. Mayor Schmltz was in ex
ecutive session with his deputies. The
representative of the Oakland relief com
mittee and Mr. leadbetter made short ad
dresses on behalf of Oakland and Port
land, asking Instructions as to the best
mode of relief. Mayor Schmltz and all
(hose present were greatly pleased and
parsed a vote of thanks. Mayor Schmltz
s'ated that provisions were needed more
than money.
A Scene of Dc-olatlon.
.Never will I forget the scene of deso
lation that met my eye. when we landed
at the Ferry building.' said Mr. Leadbet
ter, "It Is Impossible for mere words to
describo It. It was simply appalling.
Where before were large and magnificent
buildings there was nothing left but
smoldering ruins. A few of the large
steel buildings were still standing, but
they had been gutted by the flames.
We walked up Broadway, only to see
greater desolation. We found Mayor
Schmltz at Bush and Fillmore streets,
where he had his temporary quarters. I
was much impressed with the Mayor, and
he seemed to be very capable. He had
many committees at work and was ren
dering all the aid he possibly could.
People Camped In Graveyards.
' We walked to the end of Sutter street,
where we saw thousands of persons camp
ed out upon the cemeteries. People were
as thkk as fleas. Most of them had some
supplies, and were, not as bad off as
others we saw.
"We. then went to the hills back o the
Mission district. There were more thou
sands of people, and they had practically
no supplies. They were stunned by the
disaster, and many of them believed the
world was coming to an end. They had
heard that many other towns In the
I nlted States had been destroyed, and
they did not think It would be any use
to try to leave. Many of those who could
have escaped to Oakland did not do so
for this reason. Hundreds of persons wxre
camped out In the middle of the com
paratively wide street, with the fire rag
ing en both aides of them.
"When we got back to the Ferry build
ing at night cans of milk were being dis
tributed. This Is the first relief work I
noticed. Hundreds of peoplo were at the
Ferrj' building;, but could not set across
the bay because they did not have mosey
to pay 10 cents as fare. The captains
of the boats, refused to carry any persons
who did -not ha-e money. That Impressed
me as being shameful.
'Practically all of the big steel
buildings stood the earthquake. J think
that demonstrated that well-constructed
steel buildings are proof
against earthquakes. The old frame
structures and the cheaper apartment
houses collapsed and the loss of life
must have been fearful. It will never
be known how many lives -were lost.
as many of the buildings which col
lapsed took fire Immediately and hun
dreds of bodies must have been cre
mated so that no trace of them will be
found. A conservative estimate would
place the dead at from JO JO to 2000.
The guests at the Palace Hotel haa
but little difflcultr In escaping. Jot
even a pane of glas In that great, hos
telry was broKcn oy tne snocK. so lar
as I could learn. The great glass dome
over the court was not damaged in
the .least. "Captain Ralston, who built
the Palace Hotel about SO yearn ago.
boasted that the hotel was both earth
quake and fireproof. No building In
the city burned more slowly than flia
the Palace Hotel."
Instances of Exorbitant Charges.
Mr. Leadbetter tells of many inter
esting experiences of various promi
nent persons. Adolph Busch. the mil
lionaire brewer of St. Louis, was among
the guests at the SL Francis Hotel, and
In order to escape with his trunks and
personal belongings he was compelled
to pay $800 for the hire of an automo
bile. Mr. Busch was accompanied by
his family. When the guests began to
leave the St. Francis Hotel because of
the approaching fire, Mr. Busch found
an expressman who offered to move his
trunks for 550. Mr. Busch thought the
charge exorbitant and refused to pay
It. But the fire approached with such
rapidltv that finally Mr. Busch was
only too willing to pay the owner of
an automobile J800 for Its use.
Mr. Leadbetter returned to Oakland
Jate Saturday night and accepted the
hospitality of friends. When he ar
rived at the home where he had bden
invited to stay he found the house full
of San Franciscans who had been
burned out. Nearly every nook and
corner In the house was occupied by
cots. Among the guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Clans Spreckels, Rudolph Spreck
els and "wife and her sister. Miss Jol
Iffe; Dr. Moffltt. the son of Mr. Lead
better's host, and his wife, and many
other prominent people of San Fran
cisco. This is but an example of the hospital
ity displayed by tlic people of Oakland
to the San Franciscans, who had lost their
homes. Practically every residence In
Oakland was filled the same way.
The Spreckels family had with them
only a few boxes of personal effects which
they had brought oer In an automobile.
The Spreckels. who are probably the lead
ing financial giants on the Pacific Coast,
were not In the least depressed, and were
only too thankful to escape with their
lives, and will undoubtedly take a leading
part In the rebuilding of San Francisco.
Many Portland People There
There were a great many Portland peo
ple In San Francisco, but as far aa Mr.
Leadbetter was able to learn none were
Injured. From all reports, he says, the
Portland people exhibited great bravery
and grit.
Mrs. G. W Hoyt and her daughter.
Martha, had a very remarkable experi
ence. They were staying at the Pendle
ton Hotel. After the earthquake Miss
Hoyt Immediately went In search of a
wagon S3 that they could save their
trunks. After a long search she found a
team and wagon and had the trunks
taken to the Ferry building. There the
captain of the boat refused to transport
the trunks. Miss Hoyt was not discour
aged, and sought out an Army officer.
She told him how much trouble she had
had to save the trunks, and he said he
would help her. She and her mother
waited several hours until the officer se
cured the services of a launch, and the
trunks were landed saic and "sound at
Oakland.
While standing at the depot a little girl
heard them rematk that they were going
to Portland. The little girl, who was only
14 years of age. immediately besought
them to take her to Oregon, saying she
lived at Mcdford and had been going to
school In San Francisco. She was all
alone, and had no money. She turned out
to be the daughter of Dr. Raj-, the mining
man. who makes his home at Med ford
Miss Hoyt was making arrangements to
take care of the little girl when she ran
acrors her brother. George W. Hoyt. who
had gone to Oakland in search of his
mother and sister. He informed them
that Dr. Ra was In Oakland In search of
his child. Mrs. Hoyt and Miss Hoyt came
to Portland and left the girl with Mr.
Hoyt. and It is presumed that Dr. Rav
was found.
ciTRrs ikiits badi,y needed
lios Angeles Hastens to Supply San
Fran Cisco's Demand.
LOS ANGKLBS. April It. Among the
hundred of carloads of assorted pro
visions mat are being sent out from
Los Angeles for San Francisco are
several car lMs of lemons and oranges.
Manager W oodford. of the California
Fruit Lxchage. has issued an appeal
to iruit growers to send In large ship
mei.ts of citrus fruits at once. The
lemons, specially, are desired for use
In San Francisco with the drinking
water, to purify It and lessen the dan
Ker of any possible epidemic from that
source-
What is perhaps the largest commis
sary train the world ever saw ha been
rushed north over the Southern Pacific
from here. This huge restaurant.
destined to cater to the hungry refu
gees of San Francisco Is the Shattuc &
Desmond "mess" train, enlarged to :
guaranteed capacity of 20.000 meals
day.
Supported by the local relief com
mlttees this mammoth boarding house
on wheels cost JlR.oao. it n-as made up
of 30 cars, all kitchens and pantries.
The mes train Is expected to be In
Oakland in time to serve early break
fasts Monday to all comers and It Is
expected to play an Important part In
the feeding of the Hungry tnousanas.
A carload of food Intended for the
babies has been gathered by the local
committees and despatched north. It
consists of condensed milk, cereals, pre-
nared foods, etc.. and Includes medi
cines.
Boss Buckley's Narrow Escape.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22.-C.
Buckley, the cx-polltlcian. known as the
"Blind Boss, had considerable difficulty
in escaping from the burning district on
account of his affliction, out was saieiy
escorted to Golden Gate Fark. Hus reI
rience was destroyed by dynamite. His
Jananese servant, who attempted to sav
some household effects, was shot In th
leg by a soldier, who took htm lor
thief.
Corral's Children Are Safe.
MEXICO C1TV. Mex.. April 22. Vice
President Corral yesterday received a
telegram from San Jose. CaL. an
nouncing the safety of his children.
BCSINESS ITEMS.
If Babr I Cattle Teeth
Be eure and use that oi and Il-trl4 rtra
y. Jirs. WlnloW Soothlnr Syrup, tor tS.ll
Artn teethlnf. It soothe lb c&llA. tsCia&a
the cum. aJUya aJI pain, cure wl4 coUo
ass guuTbee.
Xllwaakie Ootuitry Clafc-
Jjoa Angeles and Oakland races. Tax
Hweed aa OrofM CKjr oars. Tint aad
AMr.
BELIEF WORK
IS KEPT
IIP
No Cessation in the Effort to
Help Victims in San
Francisco.
ALL GENEROUSLY ASSIST
Towns Throughout Oregon Nobly
Respond and Ably Second the
Efforts of the Portland Gen
eral' Committee.
WHAT IK NEEDED TOR RELIEF.
Mayor E. E. Schmltx. of Fa Fran
cisco, has wired Governor George E.
Chamberlain that cots, lentt and
blankets, also potato, beans and
bread are In great demand. The re
lief committee jeiterday shipped to
San Francisco a carload of Ice. The
relief committee ban raided about
J163.000 and about half of the sub
committee which are canvawlng for
subscriptions are yet to be heard
from. Doreni of mfiMKi are being
received In Portland telling of th
liberal response of the other cities in
Oregon.
So urgent Is the necessity of relieving
the thousands of homeless people of San
Francisco that the work of raising funds
and the securing of provisions was con
tinued yesterday. "Sunday, the same as
any other day. The work will not cease
until all have been provided for. Several
hundred refugees from tho destroyed city
were cared for by the relief committee
and preparations made for the reception
of the hundreds more who are coming.
Telegrams and messages of all descrip
tions poured Into Portland yesterday an
nouncing the relief work that Is . being
done by other cities In the state which
In proportion to their size have re
sponded JuEl as nobly aa has the
Rose City. Many organizations held
meetings yesterday and raised money.
Holds Executive Meeting.
The general relief committee held an
executive meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce building last night and dis
cussed ways and means of assisting the
sufferers to the best advantage. Gen
eral Funston, In command of the Fed
eral troops, who has co-operated with
the municipal authorities of San Fran
cisco, was wired to telegraph further
requirements. The message to General
Funston stated that Portland had every
means to supply any demands that may
be made. The general committee ap
pointed a sub-committee to take charge
of the work of caring Tor the rcrugees
who are coming to Portland by the
hundreds. The committee consists of
Charles F. Becbe. chairman: W. II.
Moore. Robert Uvlngstone and S. M.
Mears.
Among the recent subscribers are the
employes of I-lpman, Wolfe & Co., who
have raised J 16?.
Aid From Everywhere.
Word has been received that the
citizen! of Woodburn arc alive to
tho exigency of the situation.
Testerday at the M. K. Church at
Woodburn ?0 In cash was subscribed.
Woodburn has raised over ttVi and two
carloads of flour and potatoes. A com
mittee from the Portland camps of the
Modern Woodmen of America met and
has decided to contribute J10CO. A. R. Tal
bott. head consul of the Modern Wood
men, has wired their representative In
California that J100.CW will be contributed
by the order at large.
Governor Chamberlain received a mes
sage from H. S. Bowen. Acting Mayor of
Baker City, stating that three cars con
taining bedding, lumber, lour and pro
visions had been shipped.
Hcpiesentatlves of San Francisco
wholesale firms now in Portland held a
meeting at the Oregon Hotel yesterday
afternoon and a subscription list was
opened to meet any possible require
ments of San Francisco traveling men
who may be stranded In Portland. It
as Intlmitcd. however, that the Port
land banks will. In the Immediate fu
ture, arrange to pay all paper of estab
lished San Francisco firms held by
their representatives now in this city.
There were a dozen or more men pres
ent at the meeting, and the utmost en
thusiasm prevailed. Those present were
confident that their Arms would begin
the work of reconstruction as soon as
possible.
Will Give Benefit Performance.
IVt'rbanos Band ami Mr. Walter
Rccd, soprano, will take part In the
monster benefit that Is to be given at
tne Helllg Wednesday night. The other
acU will be taken from the various
playhouses of Portland, and the pro
gramme will be a splendid one. The
nrlntlng has all been done free of
chargi. and Plunder, the florist, will
donate flowers which will be sold In the
lobby of the theater, the money for
which will co to swell tiie fund.
J. F5. I.aber, or the Board of Trade,
has received word from Mayor J- C.
Stoddard that two car roads of potatoes
and flour have been shipped from I-a
Grande to San Francisco. The mes-
ta'ge stated that two more carloads will
shortly follow. Mr. I.abcr also received
word from Mayor I J. Davis that Union
had a carload of provisions ready for
shlpmnt.
Italian Belief Committee.
The Italian relief committee is sending
two carloads of provisions to San Fran
cisco. The shipments consist of dried
meats, lard, flour, potatoes, bread, etc
The committee consists of C H. Candl
ahl. S. A. Arata. John Cordano. -G. Tar-
tarlni. Dave Pennl. D. Alegranl. & Piazza.
G. Chloramonte. . Demartlnl.
The Oregon Lumber Manufacturers As
sociation has taken steps to assist In the
roller work It has nassed resolutions
recommending that the representatives of
the lumber concerns In Oregon lend
helping hand, referring particularly to the
need of lumber. The recommenaauons
have been sent to every lumber manufac
turer In the state. Philip Buehner Is
president and E. P. Sheldon secretary of
the association.
A dance and prize waltz will be given
at Arlon. Hall Wednesday night and th
money derived therefrom will be donated
to the reller fund.
Vclls-Farjco Will Aid.
R. R Hoge. chairman of the finance
committee, has received word that Presi
dent Dudley Evans, of the Wells-Fargo
Comnanr. has authorised his company to
tarrr. free of charge, contributions of
money, clothing and other supplies to San
Francisco from points In "Washington and
Ore go n-
A"90ut ha been raited by the sir
Chines companies In PortlaJia. The Chi
nese expect to raise at k&trt. lW9 la sub-
scriptleas from all ckwet of their coun
trymen. A committee baa bees appointed
and Is actively at work .securing dera
IIAISE FUND FOR METHODISTS
LaytncH's Association Starts Move
ment to Itcllcro ChHrchmen.
The Methodist La via en's Association
for the Oregon Conference has under
taken to raise a large suss for the re
lief of such Methodists as way have
suffered In San Francisco. Yesterday
morning in all the Methodist Churches
of the Oregon Conference the pastors
read the following statesaent from
their pulpits:
"It now seems certain that the ma
jor portion of our churches In the
cities of San Francisco. San Jose. Santa
Rosa. Santa Cruz, Salinas. Vallejo,
Niles and a few other places are In
ruins and the homes of our people are
In large. part In the same condition
and In most cases their businesses are
destroyed and their occupants gone.
Thousands of them are In need and
very many of them are destitute of
every necessity of life or the means of
securing supplies. .We must come to
their relief at once and aid them with
a generosity that has never been re
quired of us before, and perhaps never
will be again.
The Laymen's Association will act
as the agent of all the churches and In
dividuals In receiving their offerings
and receipting for them to the pastors
and In disbursing the same in a man
ner that will be most efficient In reliev
ing the acute distress of the people.
-It Is believed this matter should
be presented to the people In all of our
churches on Sunday morning next as
far as possible, and Its fearful urgency
and the desperate plight of these peo
ple emphasized, their offerings ret
ceived In cash as far as possible and
their subscriptions taken for such fur
ther amounts as they desire to give. To
this end we send you herewith envel
opes which you can have distributed to
your people by your collectors. It Is
designed to Indicate their subscription
and also the amount which they pay at
the time. If Mr. A- desires to sub
scribe 25 he marks It In the first
blank, and If he has JS to pay down,
he encloses It In the envelope and
marks JS In the second space Indicated.
Send all the cash you receive at once
and collect subscriptions and remit
later.
-Send all remittances to T. S- McDon
lel. 409 Commercial block. Portland, Or.
-Thanking yon for your kind Inter
est and the generosity of your people
In behalf of the distressed multitude of
our sister state, we are moat truly
A. F. Flegel. B. Lee Pag,et. T. S. Mc
DanleL" Womcn to Collect Supplies.
A committee of women will be at Cen
tenary M. E. Church this afternoon be
tween 2 and 4 o'clock to receive supplies
for the San Francisco sufferers. Clothing
and especially bedding, will be useruU
and all on the East Side are Invlled to
contribute what they can in these lines.
CUFF HOUSE ESCAPES
DAMAfiE TO FAMOUS IlESORT
HOU5KS ONLY SLIGHT.
Satro Ruths Almost Unharmed Little
Damajre to Reach Dlatrlct Weal
of Saa Frxarlnce.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22. A thor
ough inspection made by a representative
of the Associated Press, "who made Ihr
trip In an automobile, shows that com
paratively little damage was done in the
vicinity of the Cliff. The Cliff House
not only stands, but the damage sus
tained by the earthquake shock to this
historic building will not exceed, accord-
Inp tr the statement of Manager Ilk
ins. In fact, the escape of the Cliff
House is one of the curious features of
the disaster which has befallen San
Francisco.
The famous Sutro baths, located near
the Cliff House, with their hundreds of
thousands of square feet of glass roofinp.
also were practically unharmed. Only a
few of the windows In the Sutro baths
and In the Cliff House were broken, and
the lofty chimney of the, pumplnc plant
of the former establishment was cracked
only slightly.
Mr. "VVIIklns Informed the general relief
committee that he would turn over his
establishment as well as the Immense
Mablea of his resort, which are un
harmed, to the housing of the homeless.
The only difficulty about the acceptance
of this tender would be the difficulty of
carting-supplies that distance. The water
In the vicinity of the Cliff House has
been cut off. but it is expected that an
Independent supply will be arranged for
some time today.
The entire district lying west of Gold
en Gate Park and along the beach from
Golden Gate southward suffered less from
the earthquake than probably any other
section of the San Francisco Peninsula.
The camps of refugees extend as far
westward through the Park as the beach.
Every one said he was receiving- enough
to eat and drink, but In order to get
their supplies the people were obliged to
stand In line at some places as long as
two hours. This, of course, worked se
rious hardship on many of the women
who were In a state of exhaustion. There
was much complaint on account of the
cold at night from those who were not
provided for In tents and who were
obliged to reek shelter beneath the
shrubbery with insufficient covering- In
the way of blankets. This condition no
doubt will be considerably Improved. a
tents and coverings of all sorts are ar
riving at the headquarters of the relief
committee from the Interior of California
as well as from the "East.
ASHLAND FEEDS HUNGRY
TRAIN LOAD OK REFUGEES
WITH OPEN AR51Jt.
MET
Heme Axe Throna Oprn to the Over
flow from the Crowded
Hotel Table.
ASHLAND. On. April 22. (Special.)
Tne Ashland Relief Committee Is
feeding two tralnloads of refugees from
San Francisco on the way northwarJ
from the devastated city tonight. The
regular overland train. No. 16. came In
three sections from the south, each
heavily loaded, and the last two sec
tions, which were several hours late,
carried refugees exclusively some W
in number. The relief work la being
done under the auspices of the Board
of Trade and the Mayor.
The Depot Hotel could accommodate
scarcely half the crowd, so the city
households were called upon to supply
lunches, and the response was hearty.
Lunch counters were Improvised where
the. men and women of the city served
hot coffee and bountiful lunches to all
who could not get Into the dining room
to the meals provide fer them there.
Under Instructions from the Portland
Relief Committee, the Ashland com
mittee gave each one ef the refugees
en leaving here a card t Identify them
a their arrival' at Portland.
f
More Subscriptions to the
Growing Fund Are Received
Even on Sunday.
MUCH IS STILL NEEDED,
work for Uie Information Bureau
Grows, While Relief at the Same
Time Is Being Flushed to
San Francisco.
ADDING TO THE FUND.
Althooh jfacerdsy was Sunday, over
a subscriptions were received by
Th Omroaln MttnJy for the Pop
ular Keller Fund organized by this
PPM- In conjunction with The Tele
gram, amounting to itOa.SO. In addi
tion to the J20.-I73.73 received during
to Dm two dr the fund now
amount m S21.T4S.2S.
Fifty thousand dollars and a. ship
load of supplies Is the cry of The
OregonUn. and all are urged to nd
money or Lewis 4 Clark stock cer
tificate, a great number of which
are Mill held by Portland people. The
need is great and unless met prompt
ly nnneceesary suffering Is sure to
result.
Over SCO more name were snt In
to The OregonUn yesterday which
were transmitted to the Information
Bureau Headquarters at Oakland for
location. Not cnly from Portland
alone but from all over the state tele
grama and letters are pouring In ask
ing for news of friends and relatives.
Heedlntc the crying- need of the San
Francisco sufferers over 20 more sub
scriptions, amounting- to wera
received by The Oregonlan yesterday
Tor the Popular Relief Fund. With the
2 0.173.75. raised the first two days of
the Fund's existence, the total of J21.-
245.25 had been renphol tin tn vi..
day evening. Yesterday belng'sunday
comparatively lew subscriptions were
sent in. ana The Oregonlan Is hopeful
that Oregon people Wll liberally and
promptly respond to the urgent need of
their destitute San Francisco brothers
and help swell this Fund, the direct
object of which Is to allay the Immedi
ate suffering of the inhabitants of the
stricken city.
Will Send More Supplies.
Although a carload of supplies was
sent Saturday the committee In charge
of the relief work will rush further
iruppllts. to San Francisco and The Ore-
gonlan's cry Is -Fifty Thousand Dollars
and a shipload of supplies.
From the appeal made bj- The Ore
gonlan for contributions many
sponded the first two days, sending In
money and Lewis & Clark stock cer
tificates, but a great number of the lat
ter Is still held by Portland people.
Many will undoubtedly respond today
and tomorrow, but It la essential that
the contributions reach the Relief Com
mltee early. Funds are needed for Im
mediate use and The Oregonlan will ac
cept money or Lewis & Clark stock cer
tificates, on which It hopes to realize
their value. The earlier tne help, the
greater will be the benefit derived.
From all Oregon hearts, sympathy
bounds out for the Inhabitants of the
Sister City In her awful calamity. Port
land has already done much but more
must be done to prevent unnecessary
suffering of the destitute San Fran
ciscan.
Information Bureau Work.
The Information Bureau has been the
redolent of scores of telegrams and
letters from all parts of the state In
quiring for friends and relatives who
were In San Francisco during the ter
rible disaster. Over 300 names were
transmitted to the Oregon Hendquar
tcrs at Oakland yesterday, and many
more will be sent today. The Informa
tton Bureau will do all In Its power to
locate as many of them as possible
and Inform their anxious Oregon
friend of their situation. Both The
Oregonlan and The Telegram will print
the lists of people who have been lo
cated and relieve the anxiety of those
Lewis and Clark stock certificates were
received bv The Oregonlan yesterday as
follows, the amount opposite each name
being the actual redemption value of the
certificates turned in:
V. H. 'White, one share S 2L30
J r. Bell. 10 scare
Tiltoa Gerspsch. 10 share 23.00
iturtM If Korell. tnree snares ... .-"
Harry lrr. two shares 3.w
C C. Marten, two share S.0O
J. 1- MeCnwn. ene etiare 0
T X T R rim. Ave snare 1
J. H. Richmond, on share 2.SO
D. J. Malarkey. five shar 12.50
It. Rommel W
Cash M
F. J. Darllnzton
Georre Spsncer. Mount Tabor .... M
Tiltoa Brother 2ft.ro
I). J. MaUrfcey .. 20.00
Edwant Holman loo. CO
George C. FUvel. AtorU. Or 3rt).(W
HARD TO DROP
Bnt Manx Drop It.
A young Calif, wife talks about cof
fee:
"It was hard to drop Mocha and Java
and give Postum Food Coffee a trial.
hut my nerves were so shattered that
I was a nervous wreck and of course
that means all kinds of alls.
"At first T thought bicycle riding
caused It. and I gave it up. but my
condition remained unchanged. I did
not want to acknowledge coffee caused
the trouble for T was very fond of It.
At that time a friend came to live
with us. and I noticed that after he
had been with us n week he would not
drink his coffee anymore. I asked
him the reason. He replied, 'I have not
had a headache since X left off drinking
coffee, some months ago, till last week,
when I began again, here at your table.
I don't see how anyone can like coffee.
anyway, after drinking Postum !
T said nothing, but at once ordered
a package of Postum. That was five
months ago. and we have drunk no
other coffee since, except on two oc
casions when we b'ad company, and
the result each time was that ray hus
band could not sleep, but lay awake
and tossed and talked half the night-
"We were convinced that coffee caused
his suffering, so he returned to Postum
Food Coffee, convinced that the old-
kind was an enemy. Instead of a friend.
and he Is troubled no more by in-
aossnla.
-I. myself, have gained 8 ppunds la
weight, and my nerves have ceased to
quiver. It seems. so easy new to quit
the old coffee that caused our aches
and alls and take up Postum." Name
given by Pestam Co., Battle Creek.
Mich, There's a rease.
Read the little Ksk. 'The Read to
IVellville," la pkgs.
on
UNO
FOB
STRICKEN
WOMEN NOT
This Statement Has Been
Modest Women Evade Questions Asked By
An s eminent physician says that
'Women are not truthful; they will lie
to their physician. This statement
should be qualified; women do tell the
truth, but not the -whole truth, to a
male physician, but this is only in re-
Sard to those painful and troublesome
isorders peculiar to their sex.
It is a terrible ordeal to a delicate.
sensitive, refined woman to be obliged
to answer certain questions when those
questions are asked even by her family
physician. This is especially the case
with- unmarried women.
Is it any wonder, then, that women
continue to suffer and that doctors
fail to care female diseases when they
cannot pet the proper information to
work on ?
This is the reason why thousands and
thousands of women are now corre
sponding with Mrs. Pinkham. To her
they can and do give every symptom.
so that she really knows more about
a a T iz ...
tne true codoiuuu ui uci iucuu,
throutrh her correspondence with them.
than the physician wno personally
questions them.
If von suffer from any form of trouble
peculiar, to women, write at once to
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., and she
will advise you free ol charge.
The fact that this great boon, which
is extended freely to women by Mrs.
Pinkham. is appreciated, the tnou
sands of letters received by her prove.
Many such grateful letters as the fol
lowing are constantly pouring m.
Ask Mrs, ftikkaB's Affrke-A. Wmu Best Uiferstaid. a Wmu's Ills.
Joe Wurzer. Weston, Or............ 5.00
Total S 769.50
Previous subscriptions 32fM75.3
Gfand total 121.245.25
Sewing Bee to Aid Sufferers.
The Ladles Aid Society, of the Cath
edral Parish, has inaugurated a sew
ing bee in its rooms over the church
in behalf of the San Francisco suffer
ers, and. beginning this morning, will
devote the remainder of the week to
that object. All the proceeds of the. re
cent social have been devoted to the
purchase of materials for the purpose
of making up garments. An Invita
tion Is extended to all ladles to par
ticipate In the worthy object.
9t. Anns Charitable Society will
give a sociable next Tuesday evening
in the Holy Name Hall, and donate the
proceeds towards the purchase of
shoes and clothing for the victims of
the earthquake.
A generous response Is reported In
all the Catholic Churches throughout
the city, all of yesterday's collections
being turned over to the relief fund.
CREMATED IN" WAREHOUSES
Scores of Drunken "Wliarfrats Perish
on the Water Front.
COLORADO SPRINGS. April 22.-J. C.
GUI. a retired member of the firm of
King. Hlllman & GUI. of Philadelphia, ar
rived In this city today from San Fran
cisco, where, with his party, he passed
through the horrors of the earthquake and
subsequent fire. Mr. Gill and his wife and
several prominent Phlladelpmans spent
the Winter In Honolulu and on the Coast.
The party were guests at the St. Francis
Hotel Wednesday morning. Besides air.
and Mrs. GUI there were In the party W.
E. Auraont. a retired officer of the Glrard
Trust Company, of Philadelphia: Mrs. Au-
mont. Miss Florence Aumont. Miss A. M.
Haehnlen and J. Millard Kessler. Said
Mr. GUI:
The scenes we passed through were
sickening and indescribable. I fancy that
American De Forest
Wireless Telegraph Co.
WILL INSTALL A STATION IN PORTLAND
The-y now have stations in all of the principal
cities in the United States, Alaska and Canada.
' If wireless stations had been in operation be
tween San Francisco and Portland it would have
saved countless people bitter anxiety.
March 7 this company commenced sending
messages between San Diego and Los Angeles. .
This service will also be used by President
Eoosevelt in receiving the latest information from
the great coal strike.
Fourteen stations will be installed
neighbor state of Washington.
Subscription book for the purchase of stock
now open.
For full particulars of our plans and the scope
of our work, see half-page announcement in The
Oregonian, Thursday, April 26, or call on Chas. A.
Lindstrom, manager, 205-208 Mohawk building,
Portland, Oregon.
Cha$.A.Lindstrom,Manager
206-208 MOHAWK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OREGON
TRUTHFUL
Unjustly Made Because
Mrs. EllaLee, Frankford,Ind.,writes;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham :
' I waat to thank you for what your medi
cine has done for mft.
"Three years azo I had a serious female
trouble. I was under the doctor's care for
about three months, and the only time I was
not in pain was when nndtfr the influence of
morphine. The doctor finally said I never
would be better, and would be an invalid ths
rest of my lif e . 1 had given up in despair, but
one evening I came across one of your adver
tisements anaaeaaea wwnw jouioraavic.
I did so and commenced to take LydiaE.
Pinkham s Vezetable Compound. I began to
improve at once, and to-day I am a well
woman, and 1 Know it. is an aue to your acmes
and medicine."
Mrs. J. H. Farmer, of 2S09 Elliott
ATenue, St. Louis, Mo., writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
I cannot thank you enough for what your
advice and medicines havo done for me.
They have done me more good than all the
doctors I ever had.
"For the last eight years I have Suffered
with female troubles; was very weak; had
nervous prostration, and could not do my
work; but I am happy to say Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound has madn a
different woman of me. I am in perfect
health and have gained in weight from 98
to 122 pounds."
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquali
fied endorsement.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health. Address,
Lynn. Mass. She is the daughter-in-law
of Lydia E. Pinkham,. her assistant
for many years before her decease, and
for twenty-five years since her advice
has been freely given to sick women.
scores of men wharfrats who had looted
wholesale liquor houses and were maudlin
drunk were burned tq. death without be
ing the wiser because of their condition."
QUENCH FIRE WITH WINE
ITALIANS OX TELEGRArH HILL
SAVE THEIR HOMES. 1 " " -
When Water Supply Fails, They Use
Red Jnlce of Grape and Wia
Battle, Though Thirsty.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22. An incident
of the fire In the Latin quarter, on th
slope of Telegraph Hill, is worthy of note.
The only available water supply wan
found In a well dug in early days. At a
critical moment the pump suddenly sucked
dry. and the water In the well was pjc
hausted. One who was not on that hill
In the circle of flame cannot even imaglnn
the situation.
"There Is a 'last chance, boys. was
shouted, and Italian residents crashed' in
their cellar doors with axes and. calling
for assistance, bepan rolling out barrels
of red wine. The cellars gave forth barrel
after barrel, until there, was fully $
gallons ready for use. Then barrel-heads
were smashed In and the bucket brigade
turned from water to wine. Sacks were
dipped In the wine and used for beating
out the fire. Beds were stripped of their
blankets and -these were soaked in the
wine and hung over the exposed portions
of the cottages, -and men on the roofs
drenched the shingles of the houses with
wine.
And the wine won. All Friday after
noon and until 4 o'clock Saturday morn
ing those lads on the hill carried on the
fight, much of the time using wine In
stead of water. They saved their homes
and went thirsty to save the wine to pour
on tho fire.