The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06

e"e hfauthoHs OF. Major krauthoff
has been stationed here in charge of
lhe army subsistence department for
nHe years. He is going TO Manila TO
MI a similar position and expects to be
in the Philippines for four years
Inc Logan was deeply laden with
army freight and in the treasure room
carried 100000 newly minted silver
pesos for circulation in the islands
Some excitement was caused shortly
before the Logan sailed by the hvster-
lcal protest of a Filipino woman who
mad been found on board and who had
no ticket She was taken before Can
tain Hansen, the purser, who ordered
her ashore. on the wharf she made
such fuss that the police were sum-
mOned. Policeman Jim McGrath after
/ talking with the woman in Spanish.
refused TO take her in custody on the
ground that as the problem was one of
the army's own making il was up to
the army TO settle it. The woman had
been brought from the Philippines as a
servant by an army officer She had
not been happy in her American home
and Friday had slowed away on the
( Logan.
When Colonel Won Schrader. the su-
perintendent Of the transport service.
/ heard her story he made the woman
happy by issuing orders for her trans
portation to Manila.
/ Captain Bruguiere. formerly commo-
dore captain of the transport service
and recently appointed state pilot, took
the Logan to sea.
TOwbOatman Too Noisy
The Standard oil ship Acme was to
have been towed up the river early yes
terday morning TO load a shipment of
wine for New York. The move was not
made until afternoon, and thereby
hangs tale of a noisy towboatman and
a ships mate who was willing to fight.
] If necessary, for peace and quiet Ac-
coroing TO orders the redstack tug Sea
Queen, Captain Bill Randall sneaked
alongside the Acme bright and early
The Acme's mate was busy on the shore
side of the ship, taking in the gangway
and singing the lines ready TO let go
"Toot. toot. toot." from the Sea
Queen.
"Towboats alongside, sir" from one
"Towboat can wait minute; we're
not quite ready" from the mate
''Toot. toot. tOot.'
Captain Bill Randall is the possessor
! Queens screaming attracted. as it
seemed on the tug. no attention. Bill
unlimbered his vocal battery.
ON deck there" he roared.
ION the Acmei why in the name of
Neptunes dainty damsels don't some
body take my line! On deck there!
/ On the Acmer
loot. loot! Toot.,,. Tooth,
/ 'Whoenhell dye think ye're talkin'
] tO2' roared back the mate, who. when
RandalTs plea struck his ear drums,
Randall told him, with nautical and
/ fOrcible variations.
No man can talk to me like that"
! beloved the mate. Come up56 ere and
Come up her and I'll teach you man
ners. Come up here and
VIII you take my lines?" roared
Come up here.9 continued the mate,
loot, Toot,, Toot,i, Tooth,
The Sea Queen pulled out into the
stream and returned to Vallejo street
The Sea Queen went back to the
Acme in the afternoon. but in charge of
/ another captain. AS the tug ran along
side the Queen footed a ladylike whistle
and the skipper. in gentle falsetto,
! intoned a request for somebody please
TO take my lines, but wait until you're
ready, gentlemen, wait until you're
ready; no hurry
The tug was made fast in record time
and a few minutes later the Acme was
! on its way up the river with the tow
boat captain and the Acme's mate
/ in arm. discussing the life of the late
1 Lord Chesterfield.
State Launchman Injured
Z. J. Burns, captain of the harbor
| commission launch J. n. Gillett Jr.. was
/ injured yesterday while using himself
as a fender to save his launch from
being crushed by Scow schooner
against which it had drifted. The
/ Gillett's engine had stopped The
launch, carried by the tide. swept
against the scow. Burns, in trying to
fend off the launch, was caught be-
/ tween the house Of the launch and the
schooner's guard. At the harbor hospi-
tai it was found that Burns seventh
rib had been fractured.
President sails for Seattle
Among the passengers for Seattle
who left here yesterday on the steamer
President was W. A. Bissell, assistant
traffic manager of the Santa Fe. Bis
sell was accompanied by his son Daniel.
John J. Byrne, assistant passenger traf-
nc manager of the Santa Fe, and Mrs.
Byrne We're also passengers. Other
! passengers We're:
1 W. c. Calder and wife Leon Metz
p. NJ. Kerr and wife A. II. Folsom and wife
r. ]. Ellsey and wife Roy NJ. Bosler
I W. +. DOrman Floyd Howard
/ X. Miller Miss Mabel Howard
q. X. Drew Mrs. Howard
W. c. Callahan Miss Ora Howard
!. Abrams and wife ]. c. Spalding and wife
z. Mcpherson r.. Pluger
Alameda Sails for Honolulu.
The Oceanic steamship company S
liner Alameda, Captain Dowdell. sailed
yesterday for Honolulu Among the
passengers were:
Mrs. J. r. Wilson Robert Chalmers
! Mrs. r. z. Jones Tom Chalmers
F. Austin Jones Mr.. Meth
Miss Helen Jones 1. a. Boggs
Miss Catherine Jones lack CordeII
/ Mrs. F. =. Miller g. Sang Mark
Mrs. G ". Kit Cecil Brown
Sirs. H. B. Gifan Mr.; and Mrs. G. B.
Miss Elizabeth Ne Miss Raif
Aillster W. r. Byers
Miss May McAlister W. Morgan
Mrs. FelkeT tDr. J. L. Ross
| W. Z. Felker Mrs Frank Hertzer
Miss 9. y Andrews Miss Il. b. McFadden
Mrs. George T. Clough Mrs. Charles A. Gibsor
] Miss Clongl Master Charles =
Mrs. y. Shepley, son Gibson
and infant IS. NJ. Rain
Miss Mary Chalmers Z. II. Schwarzkopf
Miss Bella Chalmers III. b. Morgan
( Miss ]. J.. Annette A. Mlkulich
Miss l.. f. Perkins II. Weinberg
Joe Chalmers
Closing Times of Trans-Pacifie Mails
The following sailing dates and clos
ing times at San Francisco of trans
Pacific mails ere based on the latest in
formation furnished by steamship COM
lpanies. They are subject to change on