The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-13

apply some of the penalties set up b
the government for the alleged purpos
of disciplining marine masters whe
they tnnsgress the letter of their Ii
censes or the prescribed limitations o
the vessels they command.
The slate,t imposition OF fines fall
upon the following named vessels an,
masters, and in the sums set forth
The steamer Sue IL. Elmore, $500
Steamer Newport, $500; steamer ttug
Columbia. $500. and her acting frs
mate, Sl00.
The alleged cause for the levying OF
these fines are: In the case OF the Su,
II. Emore, carrying an excess OF pas
sengers over the limit OF forty allowed
her for daylight runs. Her ordinary
limit is twenty-five. IL is claimed a,
the custom house that she landed ff'
Ity.eight people at Tilamook, or eigh'
teen in excess of her best privilege.
In the matter OF the Newport the of.
icers claim that she was duly inspect
ed here prior to her last trip out, sep
tember 10. and condemned and for
hidden TO 90 to -ea with freight pass.
sengers, but was given special per-
nit to proceed to her home port, San
Francisco, for repairs required Of her.
II is alleged she departed hence with a
/ load of freight some two or three thous.
and bundles of shingles.
The Columbias case varies a bit.
She is charged with unlawfully nayi.
eating the sea without her licensed
compliment of officers, her laches in
this case being that she came here from
Coos Bay last Sunday towing the Cal.
lender tug Cruiser, without licensed
first mate. The party who was doing du.
ty a. first mate aboard her at that time
being the universally notorious John
Doe" who is charged with more crimes
throughout Christendom than q nation
of men could answer for, and in this oc.
curence is charged with performing the
duties of first mate without first Sc.
curing a license therefore from his
Uncle Samue, which oversight will
cost him a cool hundred dollars, as de.
creed by the collector.
These aggregated fines OF $1,000 will
be duly and promptly paid by the own
ers of the several vessels, and the par.
ties involved, unless within ten days
they shall file with the department ap.
plications for the remission or abatement
with such excuses or explanations as
shall Justify the department in so re.
mitting or abating them.
A prominent officer of the Pacific
Navigation company here, I the own
ers of the Sue II. Elmorel informed
reporter OF the Astorian yesterday that
there had been no practical infraction
of the law in her case. She left Astoria
on her last cruise to Tillamook with
passenger list well within her licen.
sed number, but, on reaching Garabal.
di. a way point within the sea points
of Tillamook Bay, a lot Of pic-nickers
down there from the upper towns,
friends and customers Of the line, who
think they own the Sue II. and take
all sorts of liberties with her every
time she enters the bay, boarded her
for ride up to the town, without
the captains knowledge or permission.
They were not travellers by the steam
er under the correct and rigid interpre.
tation of her license, and there was no
deliberate nor want0n breach Of her
franchise from the government.
II is an invariable custom down there
for any and everyone to board her and
ride from point to point and nothing
has ever been thought of il, and certain
ly not a cold blooded evasion Of the
standards under which she has done
business for years.
The way in which she came under the
present charge and fine is a little um.
usual. Special Deputy Collector Of Gus
toms, +. L. Parker happened to be in
on his recent wheeling tour
and at her dock when the Sue. II.
tied up and sent fifty.eight people
ashore over her gang way, a number
he knew to be in excess of her day.
light run license; and he simply did
bis duty in reporting the circumstances
to his superior officer
The agents here for the steamer New.
port, informed the Astorian last night
hat the steamer did 90 south on the