The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

pleasing rooms Of its kind on any vessel in the
coasting trade.
The Kansas City, notwithstanding r. p
Schwerin's belief in its unworth. is equipped
with Wireless. G. L. Blair the agent here for
the Francisco and Portland line shares his
chiefs lack of appreciation of the Marconi in
Fention, but is less technical and more frank in
explaining his objections to its installation on
board the ships under his care. Other steamship
companies that have equipped their vessels with
wireless have done so as additional protection
10 lie at sea and for the convenience of passen-
gers Blair up his objections thus
Thercs no money in il for us. / think we
cleared ABOUT SLT5 on our wireless business last
The Bear and Beaver, the two new steamers
now building at Newport News for the Hartman
san franciseo-Portland line, are being rushed TO
completion One of them viii be in the water
early next year and both Of them will be in
commission next summer. They were designed
especially for this run. They Will be fast and
each steamer viii have spacious observation
deck from which passengers can view the beau
ties Of the Columbia river during the run be-
tween Astoria and Portland They also will be
equipped with wireless.
INSPECTORS MAKE RECORD SEARCH
The army transport Logan arrived Tuesday
evening with 1,41I passengers The work Of
searching their baggage was intrusted to seven
customs inspectors under Lieutenant of Customs
John Stone, and yesterday afternoon the job was
finished. Very little baggage examined
Tuesday, owing to the lateness of the hour at
which the ship arrived. Wednesday the inspect
ors put in eight hours. and by noon yesterday
the last package had been searched and stamped
with uncle sam IS guarantee that 1t contained no
contraband.
The baggage of regiment from the Philip
pines is more difficult TO search than the impedi-
menta Of army OF tourists. Much of the mill
tary baggage is boxed and Grated and the manual
labor involved in opening IL for examination is
great. Never before on the TRANSPORT wharf
have so few inspectors examined such pile of
baggage in such brief time. and the officers and
men OF the Thirtieth infantry will attest that
the search was thorough.
Lieutenant Stone VINO was in charge of the
searchers, said yesterday that their work had
been made easy through the assistance given
them by the acting quartermaster of the regi-
ment and that the credit for the good time made
should be given to the quartermaster.
WIRELESS FROM THE SUPPLY
A wireless was received by the weather bureau
yesterday from the navy auxiliary steamer Sup
ply, on its way from this port Honolulu and
a.. yesterday. The ship then in 81 q
north. I24 "a west The weather was clear with
a light mist on the horizon The wind, varying
from west TO northwest, was blowing with n
velocity of IS miles an hour, and the sea was
choppy.
FALCON NOW HAS WIRELESS
The steamer Falcon. chartered from the
Charles Nelson company by the American -Ha-
waiisn steamship company to run between here
and Portland, has been equipped with wireless.
The Falcon left here Wednesday for the Co
Iumba river with its talking apparatus in good
working order.
SUES OWNERS OF SCHOONER
Captain W. r. Everson brought suit against
Olson Mahony, owners of the schooners Annie
I L
States district court. 1t is claimed by the
plaintiff that the vAnnie Larsen was not sea :
worthy when chartered from the firm Of Olson
Mahony and that the amount sued for was
lost on account Of the poor condition of the
vessel.
INVESTIGATING LOSS OF wINNEBAGo
In order to ascertain who was responsible for
the wreck Of the steam schooner Winnebago re-
Gently lost on Point Arena, testimony taken
Yesterday before Inspectors Of Hulls and Boilers
Bolles and Bulger The witness stand was occu-
nj nv oil II nd Mata
sen, the latter being on the bridge when the
rocks struck.
The mate admitted that the vessel was run
ming at full speed when 1t went ashore and
that there was heavy fog at the time He
thought the vessel farther out from shore
as be mistook light for the one at CabrilIo
The captain, who was in bed at the time. had
retired at 10 o'clock the night before. leaving
orders TO be called when the Point Arena light
was sighted. The captain said that his reason
for remaining below because of his extreme
confidence In the mate.
The matter was taken under consideration bv
the inspectors the close of the hearing.
SIBERIA IS DUE TONIGHT
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, Captain Adrian
Feeder, is due late tonight from the far east
Siberia is bringing large cargo and many pas
sengers.
WATER FRONT NOTES
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria sailed yes
terdsy from Yokohama, bound for this port by
way OF Honolulu.
The wrecking steamer Greenwood left vester-
day for San Gregorio TO tow the stranded launch
j. c. Elliott from the beach
The yacht Skidbladnir arrived Yesterday az
Eureka from this port
The army transport Sheridan bound from this
port FOR Manila. arrived yesterday at Honolulu
The tug Hercules bound from Astoria for San
Diego with log raft in tow, passed the FaraI-
lones at 1:25 p. N. yesterday
The Kosmos liner Memphis left Rarcelona Az
gust 10 for this port