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CHRISTMAS CAROLS
SILENCE BROADWAY
Uproar Dies as Choir
Sings Hymns.
NEW YORK HAS GIANT TREE
White Star Sheds Radiance on
Gay Throngs and Homeless.
BOSTON COMMONS LIVELY
San Francisco Burns Mammoth
Hammer While Chorus Chants
Anvil Chorus at Liotta's Foun
tain Amid Yuletide Gaieties.
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT PERVADES
GREAT CITIES.
New York St. Paul's choir alngs
carols on Broadway. Busy street
becomes suddenly silent.
tian Francisco Hammer Is burned
with appropriate Christmas exercises
at Lotta's fountain.
Boston City bas slant Christmas
tree on Boston. Common, Band -and
singing societies provide seasonable
music
NEW YORK. Dec. 24. (Special.)
Busiest Broadway at its busiest hour
today received its Christmas message.
At the stroke of noon the choir of the
historic St. Paul's chapel. 40 men and
women, marched from tho edifice and
grouped on the Broadway porch, sans
the two Christmas hymns, "Hark the
Herald Angels Sing," and "Adeste
I'ideles."
The trumpeter of the boy scouts an
nounced the hour -with his bugle and a
moment later a crossbearer in cotta
and cassock emerged Into the swirl of
snow that swept about, seemingly in
tent upon burying the ancient chapel.
Behind him filed the choir, muffled to
the ears for protection against the
storm, singing the Mendelssohn hymns.
The uproar of the busiest street in the
world ceased as though by magic.
Trolley Bella Silenced.
The clangor of trolley bells ' was
silenced and the rumble of trucks
slowly died away, while the verses of
the choristers rang clear through the
snowy air
Christmas out of doors. New York's
first munlicpal celebration of the day.
was ushered in tonight in Madison
Square with a 60-foot tree, brilliantly
illuminated, and . with the singing of
i-arols and hymns in which thousands
t'f persons Joined.
The season's heaviest snowfall ceased
a few hours before hundreds of green,
blue, red and white electric lights be
gan to shine among the white-edged
fir boughs. Surmounting the tree, a
white star shed radiance over the park
and attracted hundreds of persons,
some homeless, but a majority laden
with Christmas packages, from among
the shoppers along Broadway.
Outdoor Fires Provided.
Crowds of persons massed under the
trees for hours and sang and listened
to solos or orchestral music. Boxes of
burning coke were placed in various
parts of the park by boy scouts to pro
vide some measure of comfort from the
Christmas eve chill.
There will be music each night until
Iecember SI. when a celebration will
be held by philanthropic persons in an
effort to furnish New York with a new
fashioned, "saner" New Year's eve.
The annual distribution of Christ
mas boxes of food and clothing from
the Volunteers of America brought
holiday happiness to thousands of poor
throughout the city.
Tomorrow the solvation Army will
feed thousands more. In the Sixty
ninth Regiment armory 10.000 children
were supplied tonight with toys and a
Christmas dinner by philanthropic per.
sons. '
MAMMOTH HAMMER BURNED
lxlta's Fountain Scene of Gay Fes
tiTlties at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24. Christ
mas eve in San Francisco marked the
passing of "Buncombe K. Hammer.
Under the auspices of the San Fran
cisco Call, a mammoth hammer was
burned at Lotta's Fountain, in the
presence of a crowd which blocked
the streets for several squares, signal
izing the "end of civic discord" -in San
Francisco.
For the past two years Christmas
oat-door festivals have been held at
the same street intersection, and. as on
the other occasion, a musical and op
eratic programme was given. Christ
mas carols were sung by the vested
choir of the Cathedral mission.
A choir of mixed voices sang the
"Anvil Chorus," from "II Trovatore."
followed by an address by Mayor
James Rolph, Jr. Madame Bernice de
Pasquall sang two selections, after
which the pyre of the "Hammer of
Knonkery" was lighted by Miss Mae
Josephine Bennett.
The festival ended with the singing
of the Chorale "Adeste Fideles," the
oliolr leading and the audience joining.
The industrial workers of the world
parodied the hammer burning by a
mock ceremony a block away at which
they buried the "hammer of industry"
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"CENTRAL" IS HAPPY
DESPITE LABORS
YTXETIDE GREETINGS PHO.VED
MEAX WORK TO GIRLS.
Switch-Boards, However, Are leaden
With Tokens of Appreciation
From Companies and Public
This is a day of work for some, and
for none more than the girls who have
to Bit at a desk and see to it that ii
the thousands of telephone messages of
rood cheer so quickly over the wires.
Holidays are work days for them and
aggravating work days, too. for their
ears catch the happiness among otners.
The companies, though, always re
member their employes at this time of
the year. All the "hello girls" of the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany will have a Christmas tree with
presents at headquarters, provided by
the management They have their
bcurs shortened to five. Instead 01
nine, by working extra shifts and less
at a shift, so that they get four Hours
to themselves for their Christmas din
ner.
Each and every employe of the Home
Telephone Company received a Christ
mas card and a $2.50 gold piece from
the management.
Men and women, firms and compan
ies, all remembered the girls at the
hotel boards and those In charge of
the various firms' telephones.
"They're just swell to us." said a girl
at the Oregon Hotel yesterday. "Why,
I've got a candy box on my desk all
the time for peoplo to help themselves.
I never knew I had so many friends.
But the men seem to realize that we
were likely to be swamped almost with
chocolates and sweets, for they've been
giving us dandy little parses with mon
ey inside, and the money will buy
things we want which will last longer
than candy. So, you see, although we
are going to work tomorrow, we'll have
happy thoughts with us all the time,
for it's great to feel you are appre
ciated."
It was the same story every place.
At some hotels the managers were
planning surprise treats for their em
ployes, which they will not know of
until today.
At the Multnomah Hotel each of the
girls received a delightful present and
a note from a woman resident. Ad
dressing them as "dear girls," the don
or said that her gift was but a little
token of her esteem for them and the
cheerful way in which they did their
work. "When y.u grow older you will
better understand," she continued, "the
heavy responsibilities of the public
servant and how the services of a
faithful worker are appreciated more
than that servant ever knows. I hope
you will have not only a very happy
Christmas, but also a succession of
very happy years to come. ' Ever your
friend.-
FRANCHISE VALUE FIXED
Street Railway Owners to Pay City
$200 Per Mile lor New Track.
Less than five minutes were required
at a special meeting yesterday after
noon for the Executive Board to ratify
the valuation of $200 per mile fixed
by the street committee on all street
extension franchises for the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company, cov
ered in an ordinance pending before
the City Council. The report of the
street committee recommending ' that
valuation was read and, without a
word of discussion, the recommenda
tions of the committee were approved.
The special meeting yesterday was
held in order to pass on the subject
and make It possible for the franchise
ordinance to go before the Council when
it meets tomorrow. It is estimated
that the valuation of $200 per mile will
yield to the city $4000 annually, or
$100,000 in the 25 years for which the
franchises are asked.
FERRYMAN GETS VACATION
Engineer Brnmagin Will Take First
"Layoff" In 18 Years' Service.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec 24. (Spe
cial.) Thirty days "off on pay" and
railroad transportation for pleasure
tripB was the Christmas present
awarded D. B. Brumagln, engineer on
the ferry. City of Vancouver, which
plies between this city and Hayden
Island.
Mention was made In The Oregonlan
last week that Engineer Brumagin had
not enjoyed a "day off" or a vacation
since he accepted his present position.
Mr. Brumagin said tonight that he
would take his well-earned vacation
soon ofter the first of the new year.
He plans to visit a brother In Spokane.
WATER COST IS $97,000,000
Engineers File Estimate for Supply
From Hetch-Hetcby.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. H. To ac
quire the McCloud River water supply
instead of the Hetch-Hetchy supply
would cost San Francisco $97,000,000.
not including the price of watershed
rights, according to estimates filed with
the Board of Army Engineers by City
Engineer O'Shaughnessy and transmit
ted to the Department of the Interior
at the request of Secretary Fisher.
This is twice the estimated cost of
the Hetch-Hetchy project. The McCloud
supply Is 273 miles distant.
MISS HITCHCOCK RESIGNS
Domestic Science Instructor Quits
Post In 'East to Come to O. A. O.
' STEVENS POINT, Wis, Dec. 24.
(Special.) Miss Katherine Hitchcock,
i alienee, haii r-
tt.lt CAjlBI b U UWlUt-Obiw ..w-.- '
signed as domestic science and domestic
art instructor In tne state norm".
She will spend the holidays at her
home in Utlca. N. T.. and early next
year will take up her work as director
of the domestic science and art de
partment in the Oregon Agricultural
College.
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STEAMER WITH 60
Blinding Snow Long
Delays Rescuers.
LIFESAVERS STANDING BY
Difficulty Experienced in As
certaining Position.
HULL SAID TO BE INTACT
Wrecking Tugs Ready if Necessity
to lighter Cargo Arises Surg
ing Seas Make Passengers
Lot Hard to Bear.
SANDY HOOK. N. J., Dec. 24. The
steamer Turrlalba went hard and fast
aground on the Jersey sands south of
Barnegat, pounded by a heavy sea and
with more than 60 passengers aboard.
Summoned to their aid by wireless",
the revenue cutter Seneca, after a run
under forced draught from New York,
reached the side of the United Fruit
Company liner shortly after nightfall,
prepared to give what assistance might
be necessary.
Passengers Remain on Board.
As the Turrlalba, though beginning
to list badly, was not making water
and the falling sea and wind combined
to mitigate the danger of her position.
it was decided not to attempt to remove
the passengers before morning.
Direct news from the steamer by
wireless via Cape May, N. J., came
shortly before 10 o'clock tonight in a
message timed at 8:45 o'clock to the
office of the line. It read:
"Seneca arrived. We have decided to
hold passengers till daylight, owing to
heavy swell. Seneca and llfesavers'
boat standing by. Ship dry. Lindsay."
Position Hard to Determine. -
For many hours after the steamer
grounded the llfesavers were unable to
get to her, because of the position.
three miles off shore. In the afternoon,
however, a lifesaving crew ' made Its
way out to her and stood by ready to
give assistance. The .word that came
from the steamer then was reassuring.
Though in a precarious position and
pounding considerably, her hull was
intact.
Before the Seneca reached her, how-j
ever, the continued surging of the seas
had rendered the lot of those on board
decidedly uncomfortable.
Call for Help Sent.
A message asking assistance was sent
at 5 o'clock and two hours later the
following was received:
"Ship has taken heavy list. Have
asked for more assistance. Ship dry.
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ANNUAL IS CHRONICLE OF
, PROSPERITY.
' Prosperity, which is evidenced
today in Oregon's Christmas ob
servance, will be the theme one
week later of The Oregonian
Annual. The twelve months
just ending have brought many,
good things to Oregon, and the
Annual is the chronicle of this
advancement. The growth of
our cities, the expansion of our
commerce, the .abundance that
our farms have yielded, all are
topics for review in this big
special edition.'
But the Annual will look at
the future lis well as at the past.
It will tell of many things that
' assure a continuance in even
greater degree of the prosperity
the state has enjoyed for years.
The deepening of our harbors,
the extension of steam and elec
tric railroads, the harnessing of
our waterpower, the building of
new industries, the broadening
of our agricultural development
and the promise held out by the
early opening of the Panama
Canal will be among the sub
jects discussed.
The Annual will present to
th'n home-seeker a reliable sum-
' ming up of conditions here. Its
pictures, as well as its text,
will be an invitation to the man
of ambition and industry to
come to Oregon where the future
promises success.
The Annual will be sold for
5 cents. It may be mailed any-n-lioiu
in h TTnit.erl States or
. possessions, Canada and Mexico
for o cents, rostage to an oiner
countries is 10 cents. Orders
should be sent in now.
DEAF CHILDREN SEE SANTA
Songs and Recitations of Christmas
Eve Given In Sign Language.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 24. (Spe
cial.) Songs without words, but deliv
ered In signs; recitations about Christ
mas, but not a spoken word; a joyous
Christmas celebration, but not a bar
of music; cheerful Christmas greetings,
but not one audible, abounded at the
State School for the Deaf tonight, when
91 deaf pupils celebrated Christmas.
The large auditorium In Mead Hall,
elaborately decorated for the affair, was
filled with the happy children, their
teachers and friends from Vancouver.
About 80 of their classmates were for
tunate enough to return to their homes
for Christmas.
MRS. WILSON PICKS AIDE
Mrs. Roosevelt's Secretary at White
House to Have Same Position.
TRENTON, N. J., Dec 24. It was
announced today that Miss Isabell
Hagner has been chosen by Mrs. Wood
row Wilson to be her secretary at the
White House.
Miss Hagner was secretary to Mrs.
Roosevelt during her stay at the White
House. She is now connected with the
State Department at Washington.
IT'S A HAPPY CHRISTMAS IN PORTLAND.
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EXTRA SESSION IN
MARCH NOW LIKELY
Wilson to Meet Lead
ers' Wishes.
CLARK COUNSELS NO DELAY
Speaker Shows Bryan's Name
Is Distasteful to Him.
CABINET NAMES DISCUSSED
Substantial Agreement Is Reached
. That Tariff Will Be Foremost
Subject on Forthcoming
Legislative Programme.
TRENTON, N. J Dec 24. Congress
probably will be called Into extraordi
nary session by President Wilson
shortly after his Inauguration, perhaps
on March 15, and the particular legis
lation that will come before it will be
tariff revision.
After a two hours' conference with
Speaker Clark, the President-elect said
today that he would endeavor to meet
the wishes of Democratic leaders In
Congress, who, he was Informed, were
desirous that the interval between the
two sessions of Congress should be as
brief as possible.
Clark Agrees With Wilson.
While the Speaker said the time of
the present Legislature would be con
sumed with appropriation bills, leav
ing the bulk of the Democratic plat
form pledges to the new Congress, he
concurred with Mr. Wilson that the
tariff should be the foremost subject to
come before the special session.
When the conference was over Mr.
Wilson said the talk had been along
"universal lines." legislation as well as
Cabinet possibilities having been taken
up. He added that they had discussed
the general character of the extra ses
sion and the preparedness of general
legislation to come before It.
Early Meeting; Advised.
:- "We " both - agreed , f'iat the tariff
should be the main interest of the ex
tra session," said the Governor.
In urging an early meeting of Con
gress, the Speakettold Mr. Wilson he
believed members of Congress ought
not to be kept waiting too long be
tween sessions.
The President-elect did not disclose
what names he and Mr. Clark dis
cussed for the Cabinet. He said at the
outset, however, that the Speaker "had
not come primed with suggestions," but
rather hesitated to express himself on
the subject of the Cabinet until asked.
because he considered that a sort of
family relationship existed between the
President and his Cabinet.
"I asked the Speaker for his opinion
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SLAYER IS LAUDED
BY CORONER'S JURY
SUBSCRIPTION' STARTED TO BUY
INTIA3f NEW REVOLVERS.
Redskin Who Shot Highwayman at
ITeedles Recommended for
Desert City Police Force.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cat. Dec. 21.
The Coroner's jury Investigating the
killing at ' Needles of Anicoto Lon
derez not only exonerated the slayer,
Joe Bishop, a Mojave Indian, but con
gratulated him and then started a sub
scription to buy him a brace of new
revolvers, so he could help rid the cily
of a gang which has terrorized the
place for weeks.
Bishop Interrupted Londeres while
Londcrez and two companions were in
the act of committing a robbery. He
dropped Londeres in his tracks and
wounded the second highwayman, who
managed to escape with the aid of a
third member of the gang.
The Coroner recommended that
Bishop be retained as a member of the
police force.
CUPID AND SANTA CONSPIRE
Oregon City Marriage License Clerk
Gives Helping Hand.
' OREGON CITY. Or., Dec. 24. (Spe
cial.) Dan Cupid and Santa CI hub
formed a combination here this after
noon, which resulted in six licenses to
marry being issued by County Clerk
Mulvey. There have been more licenses
to marry issued in Oregon City the
day before Christmas, but never were
there couples more anxious to get them
than the six young men and six young
women who received licenses today.
They were Edana Darling and W. S.
Oaborn, Oregon City; Ella Denlster and
Louis Krummel; Mary Phillips and
Clay S. Warren, 1566 Virginia street,
Portland; Hattle Pearl Keck and
Charles Templar; Zeta Mae Andrews
and Alexander W. McLeod and Eva M
Walton and Charles S. Wheeler, 7S3
Brooklyn street, Portland.
Several of the couples were married
In this city, while the others went to
Portland to have the ceremonies per
formed.
CUPID IS BUSY LITTLE MAN
In Two Days More Than 70 Mar
rlage Licenses Are Issued.
Cupid has been more than ordinarily
busy during: the past two days. If the
marriage license record at the Court
house is an indication of the little
winged god's activities. The rush of
Christmas brides and bridegrooms be
gan In earnest Monday and continued
with undiminished force yesterday. In
the two days Deputy County Clerk
Noonah Issued more than 70 licenses
and the county treasury was benefited
to the extent of J3 for each one. Most
of the couples are planning to be united
today.
Another and a greater rush of maritally-Inclined
persons is expected next
Tuesday, the day before the New Year
dawns. If precedent can be trusted. It
Is predicted that the number of licenses
Issued December 31 will be in excess
of the record made the day preceding
Thanksgiving, when the number was 42.
GIFTS GIVEN PRISON WOMEN
Walla Walla Is Santa Claus; Sweets
and Fruits Are Distributed.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 24.
Special.) Santa Claus slipped past
the guarded gate at the Stale Peniten
tiary tonight and as a result each of
the 14 women convicts will find at their
plate tomorrow morning a pound of
candy, an orange and a banana. It is
a Christmas custom of Warden Reed
that the women have some remem
brance of the day. In addition both
the men and women will have extras
at their dinners tomorrow.
Warden Reed also invested heavily
In neckties today and the trusties who
work around his residence will be re
membered. The convicts are looking forward
eagerly to the two hour and a half
minstrel show In the new chapel to
morrow, the men, who take part, hav
ing arranged special stunts.
CHEHALIS SPENDS $15,000
More Than 13,000 Square Yard of
Cement Roadway Is Built.
rnirHtT.TS. Wash.. Dec. 24. (Sne-
clal.) Chehalis" extensive improve,
merits In the line of cement streets and
tho. moderate cost of the same have
attracted so mucn attention since City
Engineer Blair has been on the Job,
that other cities are wanting some im
provements like the local ones.
T-'ntrlnoor T 1 1 n i t mlH to.Iav that ha is
going to Olympia some time this week
to put In a specimen piece or one
couse cement for the Western Associa
inn nf Pnrtlfl t Cement Manufacturers.
County Engineer Ward will accompany
him ana put in a two-course specimen
of the same material.
r.h.H. h.. hiitlt thin vftar 13.510
square yards of cement roadway at an
approximate cost or sia.ouu.
C. S. MELLEN GIVES BAIL
New Haven and Grand Trunk Presi
dents Plead Not Guilty.
NEW TORK, Dec 24. Charles S.
Mellen. president of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Com
pany, and E. J. Chamberlin, president
of the Grand Trunk Railway of Can
ada, indicted yesterday for criminal
violation of the Sherman law, entered
pleas of not guilty today and were re
leased In $10,009 ball each.
They were given until January 6 to
change their pleas 1f they should so
desire.
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
FLOWS FULL TIDE
Bounteous Offerings
Aid Charity Cause.
NEARLY $2000 IS DONATED
Race, Color, Age Nor Class
Distinguish Givers.
CLOTHING AND TOYS SENT
Physician Offers Services, While
Workmen Contribute Goodly
Sums Names to Be Called On
for More Help Are Given.
Besides Christmas packages of cloth.
Ing, toys, books and food that poured
In upon the Associated Charities all day
long yesterday and piled up until there
was scarcely room to move about, the
cash book showed last night a total of
$1618 contributed in the past four days
by people who desired to aid in bring
ing Christmas cheer to tho needy of
Portland.
On the day before. Secretary Man
ning had estimated that tho total re
ceipts on Christmas eve might reach
1600.'
The $1618 is not all, however, for
other contributions have been sent to
the treasurer, R. S. Howard, instead of
to the secretary, and will bring the
sum to a still higher figure.
"I now believe that our holiday con
tributions will Teach a total of $2000,
which is almost unprecedented in a
city of this population," says Mr. Man
ning. Common Bond Tlea All.
There was no distinction as to age,
class, religion or color in the chari
table impulse that brought hundreds of
Christmas givers to the doors of the
Associated Charities. The society wo
man stepped from her touring car and
walked into the ante room side by side
with the shop girl, for they were bound
by the cemmon bond of the ChrisJinas
spirit of helpfulness. Greek peddlers
and restaurant men, Chinese laundry
men and Japanese men and women
were Included in the crowds of those
who came to make their gifts and go
away again, contented with having
been able to help a little and rarely
even permitting the secretaries at the
office to ascertain their names.
"Mama wants me to give this to some
of the poor little children that haven't
any clothes to put on," announced a
lad, not more than 7 years old as he
laid a coat and some ether small arti
cles of clothing upon the desk and
hastened away.
"Never mind the names charge it to
cash," said a well-dressed young man
turning to go when the secretary pre
pared to make out for him a receipt
for the $25 contribution he had offered.
Identity Not Disclosed.
"It is something that I have never
experienced before in any of the cities,
where I have been In charitable work,"
says Mr. Manning, "to see young men
between the ages of 18 and 21. well
dressed fellows of the kind that one
imagines would think of nothing but a
good time for themselves, coming into
the office with offerings of from $10 to
$30 and going away without disclosing
their identity."
A dozen or more gifts of this nature
were received yesterday and the pre
ceding day.
Two little children sent in linen
bound books with a request that they
be given to some little boy or girl who
had nothing to read.
One man, clad In rough working
clothes, came in and seated himself in
the line of men who were waiting to
offer at tho desk their pleas for assist
ance. When his turn in the line finally
came the secretary was struck dumb to
see him lay a $10 gold piece on the
desk, and. with a brief request to "use
it to tho best advantage to help some
one," turn and go away.
The manager of the Princess Theater,
a moving picture show at Sixth and
Burnside, brought in a sheaf of 200
tickets to his theater, asking that they
be given to children and saying that
iliey will be honored at any time until
New Year's.
A check from one man was accompa
nied by a list of the names of his
friends, who he said would willingly
give If the Associated Charities mads
known its wants to them. An osteo
pathic physician offered 25 in treat
ments. 'Please accept this $1 to help some
one who needs it." wrote one woman.
I wish I could make it $10 Instead."
"Our sincerest thanks go out to the
good people of Portland." said I. N.
Flelschner, president of the Associated
Charities, last night. They have made
it possible for the organization to ex
tend its helpfulness more widely than
ever before, and have placed it on tlie
threshold of a career of further help
fulness such as it has never had In all
its history before."
SMALL SON SEES TRAGEDY
Husband Shoots and Wounds Ills
Wife and Ends Own Life.
GALVEPTON. Tex.. Dee. 24. A. M.
TiMink. of Cleveland. O.. today fhot and
seriously wounded his wife and killed
himself In their room in a Oatveston
hotel. A 10-year-old son, who wit
nessed .he tragedy, ran screaming from
the room and gave the alarm.
To Funk's roor health is attrlDutsa
the tragedy.