The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
Liner IS DUE AT
SUNRISE TODAY
Launch illustrates Ebb Tide s
Attempt TO EIOpe With New
Yacht Marian

EEe Pacific Mail liner China, Captain
, y. 4. Bailey. which is due early this
.apoIn5ng from the orient. is bringing
-oue& OF The largest shipments OF opium
J5egr ever crossed the Pacifc- As TINS
may be The last shipment Of the drug
bat travels through the Golden gate
-sader its own name, unusual interest
= trathes 10 the Chinas 400 cases OF
-tne dream producing substance. Inc
-c1ty' on this shipment VIII amount 70
nearlE S1Uo, GOO, and the customs ON
seals VIII take special precautions 10
.ace that all the opium landed from the
EllUa pays duty
TEe United states some time ago
Dried with other nations in an attempt
.rs- suppress the opium traffic, and or
fers were issued some months ago FOR
= @dlHE its importation into TINS co
rs after q certain date. The order
r.ss unexpected. and upon representa-
s4ans 10 Washington that its enforce
s-4st would work hardship on nu-
.--.e-o-s dealers in the drug the time
,t-e extended until April J. As those
-rrn-uSe opium for other than meolclhAi
n.-roees are not likely TO abandon its
lse because of any government pan the
price Of the poppy product VIII soar
and smuggling opium VIII again be
come an attractive occupation Inc
customs officials know this and are
l-.erfre q sharp eye on all avenues
through which II might be brought IN.
T-rGer the new law having opium III
ones possession viii be a Ielon4-
The China is bringing a large cargo
of general merchandise and mas on
hoard about $50 cabin passengers. II is
expected that the liner Will be IN
quarantine by sunrise.
Adopt Devol Method
when Major Deyol was superlnten-
dent Of the army transport 81 -
fe depended upon the chief engineers
and r~asrers Tor advice in technical
matters that had not been inc4uoea ~
The West Point curriculum ana VIII
which his duties after graduation hau
given him little opportunity 70 eCe--. - 2 z
Familiarity. DeVoIs administrator WAS
a success and when Colonel belltneeI
relieved DevOl he found hlnlse4L II n
crarge of perfect organization tnaI
ran IN bail bearings. DeVol also won
the personal regard OF every clFlllan
iu his department, ana Nnen V4S new
superb iutenGeuL took cnarge ana DeSaA
giving orders he was met on every
hand with suggestions mat MsJO4
DeVol used TO 90 50 and so "a,
This devotion 10 DeVOi metnouS olu
nor suit the cOlOneIs conception o.
Ills own worth. lie would estspitsN
methods OF his own. He tried with IN
different success In most cases tue
lgevol method was nnally triumphant
and yesterday the little colonel made
complete caDltulauOn.
port and Yesterday he assembled az
The masters and chief engineers IN ms
ONCE AZ tie transport dock aho M tolu
Them that he would welcome any sus
sseSrfonS that any Of them might make
Tor improving the service. Inc oD-
fe-t cf getting them together, he eN-
ulatned later. was for the purpose OF
promoting uniformity IN the service.
There viii never be so many OF
them I'm port AT the same time again,
Ea said. and il was an opportunlty
-. % na
/ wanted uniformity and that any sug-
Eesrious rney might make from TINS
u t4me would be given consideration
1eevv Yacht Nearly Goes 10 Sea
A. J.. Meyers new schooner yacht
Marian. which was launched Saturday
was nearly carried 10 sea sunday b4
the ebb TIDE. which took charge or th'
pretty Yacht when flckle wind dieC
away. The Marian and Fulton Berry
NiNie went OUT for the purpose Of get
ting line ON the MaTians travelling
ability. The wind suddenly deserted
both yachts ard they headed for SCI
on The bosom OF g strong ebb tide.
The current swept them over toward
Bakers beach, Where several OF th'
Alariaus passengers whose business
wo1ld NOT permit them to take Z
cruise ot the indefinite length that
rrip with the tide involved. took
transfer TO gasoline launch. The.
landed and teiephOned TO Crowleys fOl
assistance. Launch No. ;, which is bis
enough 10 laugh even AT the ebb tide
soon had the Marian I'm tow and did no
ler 80 until the latest debutante IN th'
yachting world was safely anchored
on Sausalit0.
on the Mike they didn't care wheI
they got home, but by dint OF gOOS
seamanship and q lucky puff OF tw'
managed 10 beat out Of the pocket II
which The tide had swept them anS
reached Sausaliuo about O'Clock.
Mater Front NOfes
The German steamer Ella Of th'
feosen line cleared yesterday for Van
s0GVer and Ladysmith
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sc;
amounted 90 100000 feet.
THE steamer Curacao. hOmewsrt
bound, sailed sunday from Mazatlan-
The City of sydney. bound for thi
port sailed sunday from Panama.
The British steamer DakOtah. bOuns
for this port put back TO Shangha
with machinery disabled. but was 1,
have sailed again sunday.
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