The San Francisco call., 1909-09-03

DenldnI anu SUI
render the ship to Captain Henry T.
Mayo, one of the youngest captains in
the navy. The ceremony will take
place at 10 o'clock.
Under Captain Cottman's command
the California, which was practically
a new ship when he took charge, has
been one of the happiest ships in the
Pacific fleet, and its crew one of the
most efficient. The cruiser itself is
regarded as probably the best of the
big eight, and, although navy officer
never expresses regret at obeying an
order, Captain Cottman is probably. as
sorry to leave his beautiful floating
home as the members of the crew are
10 have him 60 Before joining the
California Captain Cottman was cap
tain OF the yard at Bremerton, so MS
new duty will be familiar work and
will take him back to his old home. He
viii occupy the same quarters at the
Puget sound navy yard that he va
Gated when his turn came for sea duty.
Captain Mayo, who succeeds Captain
Cottman, was executive officer of the
Wisconsin when Admiral Sebree was
Mayo's last command was the cruiser
Albany. the crew of which will be
willing to recommend him to the CAL
ifornia's crew as first class "old
The cruisers are all busy with the
preparations for the trans-Pacifc
every afternoon in spite Of the fact
that all hands are on the jump re-
ceiving stores and making ready in
being only a protected cruiser, has been
turned out of man O war row and
is herding alone north of the ferry
depot, to the great delight of passen-
gers on the ferry steamers. which pass
within biscuit throw of the warship.
With all the ships wearing war paint
it was difficult for the civilian
as they We're all alike except for GER
tain little details that only a nauti-
cal eye, and navy trained eye at
that, was likely to detect. These diff
ferences were so slight that even navy
eyes had trouble in picking out the
big cruisers by name until Admiral
Sebree adopted a little plan by which,
IL he has the key, anybody can tell
the ships name as easily as If he
could read it.
The Tennessee has one dark stripe
around its forward funnel. The
Washington has a stripe around its
second funnel. The California on the
third funnel and the South Dakota on
the fourth or after funnel. The ships
also take this order when sailing one
ahead of the other. The ships of the
second division are similarly dis
tinguished but have two stripes, which
on the West Virginia are on the for
ward stack, on the second stack of
sylvania and the after stack of the
Colorado.
COOKS wEARIED OF THEIR JOBS
The bark Levi C. Burgess. which arrived
home about so cannery hands including eight
sick Three days before the end of the home
had been cooking all summer at the canneries,
they said and had decided TO take rest.
Strikes do not last long aboard ship, and the
cooking on the Burgess was resumed, but so
indinerently did the reluctant chefs do their
work that everybody on board was delighted
when the anchor was dropped of Meiggs wharf.
SAN MATEo CHANGES HANDS
The steamer San Mateo, which was owned
BY the Pacific improvement company and was
laid up in Mission bay for many months, has
been sold TO the L. Luckenbach estate Of New
San Msteo is at present In the Seattle-Nome
trade.
RETURNS TO REPAIR STEERING GEAR
The tanker Rosecrang, which sailed yesterday
for Nome via Monterey, broke down when on
the Preside and had to return for repairs to
the steering gear The steamer sailed again
about 800 O'Clock.
WATER FRONT NOTES
The Kosmos liner Serak left Hamburg yes
terdSy for this port.
arrived September 1 at Salina Cruz.
The army transport Thomas, homeward bound,
arrived yesterday at Honolulu.
The liner Mariposa from Tahiti was 4es miles
away at o'clock September l and is expected
TO arrive here early today.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea amount
ed 10 100000 feet
The Pacific Coast steamship compsny's eI
curSion steamer Spokane. which mas been run
ming between Seattle and southeastern Alaska
al summer arrived here yesterday from Seattle
with a large crowd of passengers.
The Pacific Mail liner China will sail at /
O'Clock this afternoon for the far east and
Honolulu.
The Japanese liner Chiyo Msru Is due early
this morning from China and Japan.
SEEK AIDS TO NAVIGATION
LOS ANGELES Sept. 2.-Thirty four masters
of vessels pivinR in and out of San Pedro har-
Dor have petitioned the lighthouse board for
radical improvements in the lighting and fog
signal system. The petition was forwarded TO
washington today by the chamber of commerce.
FACES SMUGGLING CHARGE
LOS ANGELES. Sept captain ". Zeigen-
never OF the German steamer Erns, who was
arrested yesterday on the charge OF having
aided In the smuggling Of $1,000 worth Of
panama hats was held today under $500 bail