The San Francisco Call and Post from San Francisco, California • Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST. For San Francisco and vicinity; Saturday; light west wind. VOLUME NO. 30. TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE RELIEF FUND -f v-- COMMITTEE QUESTIONS THE SALARY BUDGET AS SUBMITTED The budgets of the Relief Commission and the Health Boardior operating expenses ifor the ensuin for the homeless: total approximately $1,000,000.

'The Finance Committee was astonished at the report. Half of the amount is made; up of salaries. of supplies is not' reckoned in the budgets the situation was regarded so grave that a taken for detailed investigation. ESTIMATED OPERATING EXPENSE FOR YEAR ONE-FIFTH -OF, -THE CASH SUPPLY HILLS WILL RESOUND WITH THE MUSIC OF PATRIOTISM. ipH MUSIC IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEADING CLASS- OF CHILDREN PATRIOTIC SONGS: ENTIRE TOWN IS POISOIED Six Hundred People Sick From Drinking Impure Water.

Carelessness of Corporation May Result in Fatalities. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. RENO, July 8y drinking water from a rain barrel placed in the city by the Austin Water Company all the inhabitants of the town of Austin, numbering about 600 women and children, have been poisoned and are now being treated by phyeicians from Some of the people are in a critical condition, and while no deaths have as yet occurred II is thought that many fatalities will result. The water company placed the barrel in such a position that all the drinking water used by the Inhabitants passed through It. The result was that it became Impregnated with sulphide of lead, and other poisonous chemicals.

Before this state of. affairs was noticed the entire population of the town had been stricken. Austin Is situated in the eastern part of the State in desert country. DEATH CALLS TOWN TRUSTEE OF SAUSALITO SAUSALITO. June 29.

Town Trustee David Thomas died at his residence here this evening. Mr. Hughes was born in Wales eighty years ago and came to California in 1 852. profession he was a mining engineer. He upon some of principal proposition in British Columbia, Xevada.

California, Arizona and South America, as a mining expertJv Recently Mr, Hughes retired on account of ill health. Mr. Hughes came to Sausalito ten years ago and was serving his third term as town trustee. The San Francisco Call. Fully 5000 YoulHul Voices Will Fourth of July in the Stadium" Near 'the Chain of iJakes in Beautiful Golden Gate Park.

Under the master 'training of 'Miss Estelle Carpenter, musical director ot I the public schools, the children who are I to be the feature of the Fourth of July programme in the park are rounding into good form. The people who' attend the exercises on that day will enjoy a treat. Yesterday morning a rehearsal was held in the Haight School at Mission and Twenty-fifth streets. The pupils from the schools south of Market were in attendance. According to the present programme, fully 5000 children will lift up their voices on the glorious Fourth' and the strains of our beloved "America" and other patriotic songs will be heard far Into the confines of; Golden Gate Park.

The children are 'enthusiastic. This bespeaks much for the success of the venture. The teachers In charge of the chil- dren have plans for a flag- drill. In the great stadium near the Chain of Lakes in the prettiest park in the country, the holiday throng will see a sight and hear a programme "the like of which! never before given in this city, The spot is ideal. On all sides luxur- iant growths of trees, foliage and flowers flank the stadium.

Off: to; one side the lakes; way to the west -the" vast I Pacific roll 3, its-dull music adding to the harmony of the day. Who could have told fifty years ago that 5000 school children would stand bareheaded on the Fourth of July in the year' 1906 In beautiful park, where once reigned the sand dune, and swell their voices with patriotic songs? Who could have. told a little. more than two, short, months, that San Francisco would- so have regained her. plon- eer spirit that Ehe turned out In full to celebrate the signing of the Declar- 1 ation of Independence? Joyfully the children yesterday ran up the" steps of the school to their rehearsal.

They caught the spirit of -4he occasion. The drill progressed vorably. Miss Carpenter and Mrs. Mary D. Glade.

Miss "Angela Moran and glher teachers, have- worked i a make. thej.chorus a' i and success will be- theirs; chil- dren have memorized the words of the songs," and the programme will go off without" a hitch. The United Railroads, as- sistant to. the president, has agreed to he with 10.000'; free 'tickets, entltlingl- them toj rides to "and from the stadium in the park. The' tickets wiir: beX good, transfers.

Children may hearsal on their: regular, school -tickets RELIEF FUND FINANCIERING. between the hours of and. 10 and p. m. On Tuesday, July.

3 the day of the final grand' the street "car company has agreed donate the use of twenty cars or as many, more as may: be necessary for' the transportation: of the children to: and from the park. cars will be placed at such points throughout the city -as the committee, may designate," so that no child- shall to walk any, great distance. points now known: where cars will collect the little passengers are as follows: Broadway and -Powell street. Twenty-sixth and; Mission; streets. Koe streets, Ocean View, Sixteenth avenue and Kentucy street.

Twenty-fourth street and Hoffman avenue. Eighteenth and Castro streets, t.e-visadero. between Sacramento 'and Jackson streets; between Broadway and Pacific avenue; Fillmore hill. Jefferson Square. Laguna -and Eddy streets.

Church and Market streets and foot of Chenery street. "All will leave at o'clock in the morning. EXERCISES AT THE PARK. Committee Programme to -Be I Held In JVew; tndium. The Fourth of July, committee met last' night the residence of Dr.

i Joy, where the following programme i for the exercises on the Fourth a the stadium at Golden Gate Park was an- I nounced: 10:30 a. by. Golden Gate I Park 'band, Paul Steindorff. I Literary I 1 1 a. "The; Star Spangled Banner." Grand; chorus 'of school children under direction of Miss Estelle Car! penter.

Archbishop Montgomery' Introductory, of I Literary.exercisejv Father p. O'Ryari of Declaration of Independence, Mayor Schmitz; "American Republic," march i "My Own: United States" (Edwards), chorus of. James the Gem -of; the" Ocean I Rti Bishop Nichols. chorus. I AVellman ftc ncheaQfrom i arrived here 4 French, chan ics." The ai rship "material "swill reach tomorrow, ii and all "the party will'ifo to Spltzbergeii'nextvweek.

SAN FRANCISCO; SATURDAY; JUNE 30, 1906: LANE REFUSES TO BACK DOWN Portland's "Mayor vWill Not Recognize' Old Gom mittee. Insists Relief Fund Shall Be Sent to San Francisco. PORTLAND, June 29. For. nearly two hours this morning the members of the-prorogned finance committee "of the San-: Francisco general "committee ila-'i la-' bored Mayor.

Lane ito induce him I to precede from Uhe stand? hej took j.y'es; terday when he discharged the Scorn-" mitteemen 'and ordered them to make an Lane stood firm -in his attitude and 'insisted that the $49,000 cash' jin hand' be --forwarded at once" to San The Mayor announced that theVorily firiance- committee; he would -now' rfcognize'is the-: one he -appointed: consisting Fleischner--of Father J. H. I Black, W. W. Cotton and Rufus-Mallory.

Mr. Hoge: of the dismissed made following; statement: I view.is, that these 'funds were 1 not raised tax, or of I any -public we 1 as. a -committee i are responsible only to those i who i inj trusted lnto as; trustees; their I own? private jmoneys, which lieve -sufferers. -3Ve have? done to I the. best, of our: apart; from 1 allotments made 924.04 subject to our immediate 7 usi We "wish 1 it-were; moreV fori.we we would I be glad to; turn over our.

responsibility one we not; feel i it; to so. Judgment is to hold Lthis I money, and give out; Thesitrlcnl "lannger b. Wash.v Juno Fiskey Barnett. sa well known local theatrical manager? of city; morning aftcr-a short During" totally this (city had manatred halls houses. He -3 was, i 1 903, in4the7same of 'L business at Norn ej.

and In Jjl 904 and 90 sf, managedf, veder fConce Hall in Francisco. He will NOT GULTY THE PLEA OF THAW. Milliohaire Arraigned on the Charge of Uetechves Digging into the Past-Life of Wife olr Prisoner Has a Close Gall Jin Her Automobile. June guilty" was tlfe plea" personally K3 Thaw f.when ari-ai gned i today before the Supreme.iCourt the charge of having' murdered Stanford White. So- prompt- wasy the "prisoner's ijreplj' to the usual- question by the Icourt clerk that his counsel, who expected to reply; for him, were for-a moment startled.

they immediately interposed an amendment of the plea, asking permission of the court to 1 withdraw -it at any time up to next Tuesday. permission was grant-, ed and the prisoner was led away from the bar, and 'taken baci. to his cell in These proceedings but a few moments, during the prisoner, appeared', to be cool and collected. While waiting his turn for arraignment, prisoners preceding him at- the bar. Thaw "stood in a window "recess chatting the' officer charge.

Thaw had been remanded to ther Tombs, Assistant District Attorney Isott, in reply to the question, ''What is there in this case?" is simply a. question of whether New York has gone down to the level of or whether a man has got a chance for his life." The "action.of' Thaw's counsel in requesting leave to amend the plea of not guilty is taken as a possible Indication that the final line defense has not been fully, determined, it is still considered possible that a plea of temporary will be offered. TO EXPOSE WHITE'S LIFE. That' every effort be made to secure the admission of eyidence bearing "upon, the lifetof hite his alleged of- Mrs. -Thaw rafter i 3 certain.

While, the defense- is willing and apparently anxious that- the trial should begin: at; the earliest possible moment there is, hardly "any. probabil-v Ity that it can take place before One of the' most interesting case. today, was state-, ment in an afternoon paper that White, instead being wealthy, as was: generally supposed, in fact owed: to one' young man of a family, as much more'" to other, persons, and had so greatly overdrawn personal account with the flrriijof architects of he a member; that he iwas' notified that could draw, no more rand must- be content with a certain i weekly allowance. Mrs. Thaw held a long conference with her.

husband's attorneys during which she; is said to have related at her history, that portion pertaining, to with prior to herimarriage. -As of ference I decided former Governor Frank Black would take a leading in the defense. Mrs. Thaw7did Shot tvisit her husband in the Tombs today. The Investigation counsel into' the careerj qfjStanford White arid John Doe proceedings instituted by the) District?" Attorney's possible 'avenue that the motive of the promise; to" result, lii some startling'discldsures of the -Bohemian underworld's of the! Scores of 1 detectives are now delving -'behalf: of prosecution'; and and fresh coveries-; bearing more or less' directly on the: tragedy are' of almost hourly CAL.IFORXIA" manr, witnesses -examined at the Attorney's "office today were; Thomas s.

a who witlv? the i the 7 Cafe MartinTon -the evening -of the tragedy; arid Beale," who "vivas "with hjs in the restaurant at; the I same jtfmeV-. IV 'I': J. District Garvan stated faf ter. McCaTSlo'sf examination" that accompanied: Mrs.f -Thaw Continued on Page 1 3, Column i 0 The Gall prints more liews than? Jariy other paper published in Sail ANNUAL COST OF MANAGING FUND $1,000,000 Report Proves Great Surprise to Men Who- Are Handling the Coin. Detailed Investigation Is to Be Made of Facts and Figures Presented.

Me Enerney and Phelan Demand Light on Needs of the Admistration. One million dollars a year, is what the members of the relief commission and Dr. Ward of the Board of Health -want for the running expenses of the camps, hospitals and warehouses. (Forty-nine thousand dollars a. month for salaries and of camp commanders, relief com- missioners.

and minor employes is requested. Ward submitted a neat little total- of $42,000 for his force, but later reduced the sum to' $33,865. At this' figure the money contributed for help of the homeless would be melting away, at the approximate rate of $100,000 every thirty days. At 'the. last report of the finance committee the collections had "amounted to $5,290,494.84.

Claims paid and to be paid amount to Uncollected contributions total $4,083,490.43. Finance Committee Questions Budgets. The finance committee at its regular meeting yesterday afternoon received a report from Dr. Devine as to the estimates of -his department and that of the Health Board. committee was dumfounded at the enormous sum which was called for to defray only the expenses' of the relief commission and the sanitary inspectors, without providing for a 'morsel" oi food, or a of "clothing.

sum the office force of the finance committee and special relief committee will have to be taken into consideration. finance committee, upon the suggestion of Garret McEnerney, I refused to consider the budgets' on the "ground that they were decidedly and failed tb go into detail. The amount money that will need be expended for salaries must 'v necessarily be iarge.Vit was admitted by the but such items 1 as $100 a month for night watchmen and- scavengers was. regarded as out of Thelrelief comihisiioners advised to secure the services of the members of the regular police force who are relieved from duty because of reduced allowance to the department from the city, rather than expend $3300 a 'month for special men. McEnerney Cross-Examines Dr.

Devine. Dr.S Devine making his report was closely questioned by Garret McEnerney as every detail. "Dr. Devine." queried the lawyer, "can you give us offhand an estimate of the number of people now receiving relief; supplies?" "I believe I can," stated the representative of the Red Cross, "there are at the present time some thirty thousand people included in all oi the camps." "And from your estimates you show that the salaries alone are to reach approximately a month. That is figuring about $1.50 a head just to deliver the goods to -the needy.

Does that not strike you as rather: exorbitant?" Dr. Devine in reply said: "It is large, but we have not increased the expenses. Our' figures show that the money expended by the Red Cross, through the finance committee and the army for the present month, is considerably in excess of the amount va ask. The population of the camps. is increasing, as refugees are returning from.

interior towns." Phelan Appoints Special Relief Committee. Chairman Phelan at this point wanted to know if the commission would if their amount' was granted. "We would most certainly do this," answered Dr. Devine. "arid if you had not suggested this point that would have been our policy anyway." McEnerney then moved that the budget be referred to the next meet-; ing the committee, a week from yesterday, when a more detailed account of the funds required can be submitted.

He included in his motion the requirement that the entire pay roll be made out and copies sent to the members of the finance committee prior to the date set for the meeting. This motion "was carried unanimously. The portions of the document which the relief commission at the last of the.nnance committee as its policy in dealing with special relief work was given into the, hands -of a committee of seven. 'This committee is to have charge of relief other than clothing and provisions. Its object" is rehabilitation.

Chairman J. Phelan appointed the following seven prominent citizens -to act, on this body: Archbishop Ribrdan, Bishop Nichols, Rabbi Voorsanger, O. K. Cushing, F. W.

Dohr-mann, Dr. Gallvvey and Dr. Devine. -Dr. Devine is to act as as he is fully acquainted with the work to be He an- nounced that af present he had $20,000 of the appropriated $25,000 on hand, -but the expenditures were rapidly increasing.

As the committee would not meet for a week, he suggested that another appropriation be Mayor Schmitz Recommends Committee. M.H.;de Young made a to the effect that $75,000 should be immediately turned over to this Work, making a total of $100,000. The purpose of this committee is to give or loan the, money in reasonable sums to refugees to enable them to re-estAblisTi themselves in business. Concerning this -committee and its object, Mayor E. E.

Schmitz sent the letter to" Dr. Devine. the. chairman of the relief commission: "Dr. Edward F.

Devine, Chairman Relief Dear Sir: As your commission will have manyv requests from sectarian organizations rind supplyupon their recommendation money for rehabilitaftioh, and "also for- food and clothing, I recommend that in order to have from men known to be interested in San Francisco's welfare and to provide for those- recommended from the religious, organizations and others the appointment of a committee of. five, composed of Archbishop Riordan, or representative; Bishop Nichols, or representative; Rabbi Voorsanger, or representative; F. W. Dohrmariri aVd 'John" Merrill, to be known' as the rehabilitation com- f. mittee, -whose recommendations shall be made to your commission and acted upon byiyou without further investigation, "with the understanding, of thatSall propositions involving the expenditure -of money shall receive the authbrization of the finance committee of the relief and Red Cross work is-ot in that all of our destitute people," be given the proper attention, I 1I 1 recommend.the, immediate ap- "COXTIXUED OX PAGE 2, COLUJiX 4 PRICE FIVE CENTS..