The San Francisco call., 1910-12-09
ONE INSPECTOR
IS SLATED FOR
DISMISSAL
Freund, Who Was on Guard at
Stern of Liner, II Is Said,
Will Go
Eight Chinese Escaped From
Pier A Last Year Where
Freund Was Detailed

Surveyor Charles H. Blinn. but for the
capture Of the white man yesterday
and what else they may DO to clear
UP the affair it is probable that more
substantial reward than that of the few
days vacation already offered will be
sought for the trustworthy inspectors.
CUSTOMS MEN NEED LAUNCH
While some of the inspectors are be-
ing commended for their work and
others are being examined and CEN
sured for their dereliction, in some
room, either in a hotel or a private
Office, guarded by two customs inspec-
tors. is the one white man known TO
the authorities who can. if he Will, tell
the story OF the whole plot Stratton
contents himself with stating that a
valuable witness is in custody and one
who viii be the means of ensnaring
every white man. at least, implicated in
the plot.
Acting Surveyor OF the Port BIinn
is looking into the future and pre-
pairing plans for the checking Of in
spectors on duty which viii make a
recurrence Of Sunday nights episode
z thing impossible.
A stumbling block in the way Of
the customs men is the lack of q
launch with which TO watch the sides
Of vessels away from docks. Up TO
four years ago the local service had
such launch, but it was ordered dis
pensed with by officials at Washington.
DISCOVERY MADE HEAD BLUSH
An interesting story is told OF the
discovery that some Of the IS Chi
nese in the row boats were women
and Of their subsequent actions
When the customs inspectors arrived
st the ferry building early Monday
morning with the 3 contraband Chi
nese from the liner Manchuria they
were under the impression that only
two Of the captured celestials were
women Inspector Head. who had been
looking the captives over. raised the
Woolen cap from one he supposed was
man and uncovered a straight bang
that was as Enthusiastically feminine
as II was essentially Chinese. Head
blushed. The girl laughed. Then four
other supposed men removed their
caps and the inspectors found that
they had captured seven women.
The capture affected the women DIFF
ferently from the men. The men were
broken hearted and made no effort to
hide their chagrin. The girls, how
ever, as soon as they found that they
were 10 be treated kindly, seemed TO
realize that for them capture meant
escape from a gate worse than death
ana L4lclE SplElCS mounted aCcOrClnEly.
GIRLS ARE RESOURCEFUL
They made themselves perfectly at
home. They discarded their male at
tire and spent about an hour scrubbing
their hands and faces. When captured
they had never a sign of baggag ge.
After the scrub in the ferry building
they began to produce raiment from
under their loose fitting blouses and
from their wide sleeves. They kept on
producing until the big table in the
customs assembly room was. piled high.
Before they got through the seven lit
tie maids from Hongkong were fairly
presentabFe young women. When day
broke they all rushed to the window to
see what kind of a city fate had
brought them to.
When they left for Angel island the
odds and ends OF wearing apparel that
they had produced apparently from no
where filed seven big bundles.
Arrangements have been made TO de-
port the l5 contraband Chinese. The
Manchuria viii sail next Tuesday with
the Chinese unless ONE are retained as
witnesses.