The San Francisco call., 1909-12-31

tDYuL as the result of reports made by
Two watchmen who made the round trip
pn the liner with orders to keep their
eyes open and to take extensive notes.
All the ships officers, singly and in
squads. have been "on the carpet" and
the court martial is not yet through.
Cnly three decapitations have resulted
50 far, but 1t is generally understood
mat the worst is yet to come. It is
lGid further that when the investigation
closes it viii be reopened to Investigate
counter charges against the two watch
hrn whose reports have disrupted what
" As generally supposed 10 be one of the
feet
Henry Lehman. the second steward,
was the first 10 ind his head in the mot
wanted basket. Lehman. a model Of
50 rlety and industry, SAYS that he was
no. told why and does not know of any
reSson Tor the sudden severance Of Dip
A0n attic and financial relations.
James Rudden. the Korea's chief Of
ucer has been detached from the ship
and placed on waiting orders. r. Dren-
been aDpoinCed in his place and yester-
day asslmed his new duties. Ridden.
When on the Panama run, made repu-
Aellot Tor handling men that still lives.
az Is said If him that he could take
lalt dozen of those dusky. deliberate.
cilettznte natives Of Central America
otlel officer could get out Of score. It
was his ability TO get work done that
wol im promotion TO the China line,
and tltl le lost his peacock feather
.este lay it was generally supposed
that mes was one of the white haired
favor tes OF the big boss.
Q. HOlzhaUser. the Korea's butcher
has also been detached from the ship.
A. i Frey assistant to Vice President
and General Manager r. p. Schwerin,
said Testerday-
~Thc Investigation is not vet over.
Before u Is there viii be other changes
o. INC horea-perhaps good many
viii this happy New Year" contri-
oltlon 70 the seasons gladness OF those
still ~ the korea's articles Frey de-
chned discuss the subject further
than t. say:
wa There viii be more"
Beached on Northern shore
NOME Dec 30-The gasoline schooner
DuNbul Is beached on the shore of
BerinE sea and the crew is making its
way Sol 4 over the ice.
Itls Qt known whether the DuXbury
was wrecked OF was merely caught in
the ice and beached by her crew until
the return OF warm weather.
The lmNbury registers only % tons.
but was built especially for work in
northern waters. 1t left here for Sc
attic tns middle Of November and was
brinEins cargo of furs. ivory and
whalebnnc valued al more than $4,000.
The DrTbury was in command of Cap
tain Jacobsen ana carried crew Of six
ncr-
Reduced service Only Temporary
SEATTLE. Dec 30-The Nippon Yu-
sen kaisha which recently reduced its
steamers On the Puget sound run from
six 10 three and the service from fort
nightly g monthly, announces that the
change ls only temporary and that the
old schedule wiz soon be restored. The
ShinanO. ksEa. Tosa and Aki Maru are
being transferred to the European route
and VIII be replaced by four other
steamers among which are the Ava
and Inaha Maru. Good crops and eX-
tension cf the silk growing industry in
Japan have caused revival in trans
Pacific shipping
Newfoundland Magnet
BOSTON. Mass. Dec. 30-The dis
coverr Of systematic error OF about
one degree in the passage Of vessels
across the Atlantic was the principal
result Of the first cruise Of the ma e
netic surveying ship Carnegie, accord
ing to Dr. j. Bauer Of the Carnegie in
stffutfou in > address today before the
convention of scientists here.
The discovery was made in a voyage
TO England The general effect on
frans-Atlantic vessels is TO throw them
10 the n0rthward of their course.
One of the peculiarities Of the error
IS that ii turns the vessels head always
toward Newfoundland, whether bound
cast or west
Work Begins at Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA. Dec. 3O.-Engineer-
ing work was begun today preliminary
10 the construction Of three whsrves, Il
1ares kvrater and buikhead OF North