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I FRISCO ACCOUNTS Retired Army General Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Volun Volun- I to Supervise Methods in Stricken City FEDERAL AID IS APPROVED r I IJ J Major J I Indorses I II I UI CS GO s Action in ill s. 11 el s. s May II 3 3 Major Genera Major Major- Genera I Bates flate ates retired formerly paymaster paymaster- general of the thc arm army will leave at once I Co tot for l' l San Francisco to supervise the thc of keeping accounts account The general gratuitously ly offered his ser ser- cr- cr vl vI clito tho ho Red ned Cross and D Dr Devinc at San Francisco and Chairman Phe- Phe Jan lan of ot th the the- citizens citizens' committee committee- were this advised of the matter mattel and iid requested ted to lend General Bates f ye possible I aN assistance tance In his work J or of straightening out the accounts so that the they shaH pass pas the thc government r. r audit without question With kh hh Action 4 L Secretary of War var ar Taft received 1 a r. r telegram today loday from roni Chair Chair- t-I t man Phelon expressing himself as is satisfied with wh what t tho the government had lone done to ald aid the tle sufferers and amI des des- Continuing he ho said 1 n oo Meantime I dp lesire he to r-a r Kay a that we 1 f are arc entering on Oil a period of oC f. f privation The assessable value aILlO r I of t tho the city's property will b be lie reduced d I b by about and tho ho abil H ity of the city government to maintain maintainS i S its institutions will vili be cOIe correspondingly I decreased Charitable institutions s 4 kl 1 1 u and J ii hospitals depending upon private con eon paid patients and like sources sour sour- ces of or revenue are arc in absolute need Ind ha have hano no endowment will be le in charge chargo of oC this committee In many f Instances their thela 4 buildings s arc ate de dc- cle- cle l stroy ed Ranks of or ed j Tho poor POOl the tue old and anil the young r F a no dependent class which Is aug- aug 4 i by the unemployed and V taJ ot of l s. s I OIHI doing doluS i rk- rk fl sel sell 4 l g Th ThIlI IlI ha o wail for 01 the ora r hou houses es and 1 4 X nornes lh ct all of ot Its ngen- ngen Jhn JJ been J on and taid d Its manIl man manI- l if yd t uc x d d. d B By fly limit limit- l. tho b r I ru to women and chil- chil alf alf-a. ai m measure il O of ot restoring bus buM tes the tho p I Jn bc to 10 seek eek ah lj 1 II tA a cJ nl r. r Jt nr 1 q j a hI I It tu t. t I l. l h u.- u. t- t ron CI i rood food mid I n to ic-to restore r tr l. w pL 1 Ml-i Ml 1 T f Xo No li fr Hd AllO Perfect order prevails In the city and the military and police have little littleto to do This Is due to the fact that strict orders a against tho the importation of liquor into the city have been Is Issued issued Is- Is sued and the they are arc enforced to the let lettel let let- tel ter In a n number of oC cn cases es where mei had smuggled across the ba lU baand lUand and become Intoxicated they were ta taken taken ta- ta ken before a no magistrate and ced to work worl on the ruins and the IonI sentence sen Ion I tonce tence carried out b by the troops There Is an nn abundance of oC cash on 01 hand among most of the merchants whose place ilace of or business were destroyed destroy destroy- ed but tul whose safes and vaults nult withstood with with- stood the tire fire Permits are arc being freely Issued to Lo all of this class to open their theil strong boxes box's and In neatly ever every Instance the accounts and money hax hae been found to be Intact The result is that a general resumption of business s sis Is assured More ore food Is still ul urgently need needed ell a as the reports of the nn officers cers in command command com corn mand of the relief stations indicate that there is about a It ten lays days supply on hand only and it Is likely that a aim appeal for additional help hell of this character will soon Moon be Issued by the I citizens citizens' committee Will Be lIe Defeated A telegram received this afternoon from a United States senator who has here states real great business Interests that the resolution providing for a aloan aloan loan Joan to the city will be defeated when senate senat and advises advises ad- ad It Is ls called culled up In the vises visca the committee of or citizens who are arc in iii charge of the plans for rebuild rebuild- lug the city not to build an any hopes on OIL federal federal dl aid The r result sult I is that they arc now discussing and means CIt will York City New of oC raisins raising mone money loan one hundred million ut at an 2 4 7 per cent ost rate of probably will he be required hut but double that sum sum It Is proposed proposed- that the contemplated authorized by the bond issue to be Mature legislature shall bo be t sold old If possible to the moneyed 1 Interests who aro most the rebuilding of the city interested In in i the In thIs manner as It Is thought as t-ean t be secured rate of lowest 0 UDon the u It If tao they will i Is asserted they It ct marl market I open will 1 hut of oC a dlug become di pos d of at a have e to be rime rhe howe cl ill III not definite nako maleo any has the bond I Issue sue until It regarding thorouGhly can CUIL lint hall to vass tho the situation Increased Supply Water supply I IH be being g TIme The water most l of the d and m ally increased have becil To- To regarding it Il uso medical officials although the bolt boll moved mt all tu to are ale still urging domestic Pur- Pur all that I 1 used fot fOl Is J. poses lOSeS f rei for foi comi complaint One grave for Cor 11 the unusually heat Y hea rent cut habitation lit III l fur residences nio UIe district dic dis t Rents In the tation d ten telL times have been li 18 this normal anel O above the cun situation feature or of tile tho I is cun- cun committee that the or of having the X S ad th Ich an city council pall pa- Wl with e would ilo du awa sway tc Italic tn- tn greatlY Thc hc lays O ot YS arc at and th l C OlO wr c b raU on and t o Of the t aC e taken charge C or of orthe The hns Oakland Derke- Derke at are re the relief nearby i-etU- i and r I le icy un Francisco encamped 4 San well In h 1011 at all ire arc on r lb-j lb TWO I BATES TO HANDLE FRISCO ACCOUNTS Continued from P Page I e One points and nothing Is being allowed to Interfere with the tIme work of restoring everything to Its normal condition TRADERS TRADERS' TO 10 CUT CUI I DOWN IOWN X O BI Ig Chicago 1 Company Curtails Cur Cur- tails fills r 00 in Risk s. s Chicago May 3 Influenced 3 h by the San Francisco disaster the TIl ers ers' Insurance company ha has decided to curtail cur- cur tall tail three fourths of its Insurance in Chicago The Tho company carries about S worth of risks In Chicago This they Intend to cut to about 2 This action by the company compan gave o rise to the report that tho the company as as in financial difficulties The rumor ru rUe mol mor was denied denle by the local agents agent however who give as their reason for Cor dropping worth of business that if a bl big fire fhe should sweep Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago we would woul lose more molO than wo nrc care caro to lo lose t It was said alII at the tho office of oC the company company com corn pany that the policies on on the Oeo which will be dropped will not bc Jc cancel canceled cd but will be bc allowed to lapse as the premiums become due clue an and will not be renewed The Traders' Traders is one ono of oC the old oldest cst an and largest insurance companies Officials Of Of- declare that they can cami meet all aU their lo losses ses In San Francisco without trouble |