The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
OIL on WATER
CAUSES STRIFE
California Yacht Club Scores
Victory by Conviction ol
Chief Officer Of RGseteans
MAXIWUH FIyE $1,000
Mariner Found Guilty o Isamp-
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OIL-COYERED WATERS-
To yacr-sr=1 declare that tLe
-s-ers ~ oakland hzr50r have become
81 be1.v coated Elrh the refuse oil that
me -uss-ce Is one - The c1u-olling
ressors Why -he C2lif5r1ia Yacht Club
Es- 6sc[e1 -o soa-dC1 l-s headCuar-
-ers ard UCr-l-E grounds Cr the sDu-h
SIDE 20 TIE 1zro1- oEp1sl-5 Broadway
wharf
II Tie collection - The evidence that
vas -=culrez ~ C9zr-cr FlrEt OGcFr
DeIezzr Who perEo1zlly 81 not a.
rscze1 bT rEe club, The detective en-
p.Cyef. Ultn rhe interested members
uncovered the methods 5y Ehicn the
steamship people had been allowing the
c-rrrsbznd Oh ~ escspe- The watch
ers saw thsr water used p ballast u
tae tanks after theyo were enptie5
vogId b. pumped into the bay snG
rl-n -re hUid was carried z heavy
tnlck res.d1urn- which washed K9th The
eo5 AID Gov - NE r5Ee over the har-
bor. The yachts ~ their u0orings have
been srlesre1. sr1sI Posts made nasty,
boat lsrdlnEs velse1e1. piling coated
ana The oil scum hzs killed the FISH and
Clans are almost extlncr from contact
with lt
such is the blI - complaint made
~ C0mmodore shaw - the cause for
the cubs determination ~ fight the
Oh nuisance IL The courts
DANGER OF FIRE
we have been driven out u Oak
lsrE hsrbor bv this c0nts miuation. "
said Commodore shaw today IT is
not only nuisance. but serious
menace u FIRE should break out among
these oiI-costed piles and vessels notn-
Ing could prevent = disastrous confs-
grafton among the shipping. The trou-
be has been recognized ~ an evil bF
the laws - The State. but We have
hsd great dfflcu-tr in getting proper
state officials ~ take hold n the mat
ter
Months go Te laid the subject be-
fore tho State Flsh Comm issioners %
the ground that The FISH 'vrere being
killed bUt We were unable ~ get them
q prosecute srhe ofenderF- long
tine sgo IN attorney ~ the commits
sion came over here. but that was the
last We heard q that body o
80 We eot oDr own detective. who
watched the outlets - oil along the
harbo- ~ Gu1e our evidence was in
shape and We caused DelieEsr's ar
rest simply i~cause the refuse oil was
being tEmpeG out n The steamer and
n hsppened ~ - in charge.
".CCt slore ie Oakland hsrbOT af-
fected. have sailed through just such
SCUM along the Day ri the seawaIi.
The cu Is ruinlng the fsh in the bay.
They are beccr1ing 80 ctrDngly ifnpreg-
mated UifH fhe vie stuff that they are
unfit n cat. our Bosts are being ruined
IS well ard w. fea that tks time has
come ~ force The oii men = obey the
law ] sm ncre than satisfied with
our initial rrCTf
The CTcera - t5e california Yacht
Club ere C1rrD.CLCre. George u
Shar. glce oor-r-lllra 'CharIes p Doe,
secrotsrv. Fre1 Dg Brutz, treasurer.
J. AherCorf, Dort csDtsin. Charlez
VogeI. directors. a. =. BiZbee. =. Z.
CLARK and r. r. Williams.