IS
THE MORNIXG OREGOXIATT, TUESDAY, Dn'CEJIBER
26. 1916. "
WIFE DIES WHILE
IS
Holiday Debauch Said to Have
Induced Heart Trouble.
Man Sings in Jail.
WHISKY FOUND IN HOUSE
Longshoreman Says There Was No
Quarrel, and He Did Not Beat
Woman Autopsy Estab
lishes Cause of Death-
Mrs. Christina Nichols, 162 North
Tenth street, was found dead on the
floor of her home at 8:20 o'clock yes
terday morning, and her husband,
Thomas Nichols, a longshoreman, aged
55 years, is being held by the police
pending & thorough investigation of
her death, although an autopsy per
formed on the woman's body at the
public morgue showed that she died
of valvular heart disease. Mrs. Nich
ols was 55 years old. Alcoholism is eald
to- have been a contributing cause of
her dtfkth.
Yesterday morning, Nichols said, he
roused from his couch in the dining
room, dizzy with drink. He saw his
wife, seated on a chair in a far corner
of the room, her head bowed on her
folded arms.
" 'Tina, get up and get me some
breakfast," Nichols said that he com
manded. "I'm going down to the docks,
and maybe I'll get a job. Get up." The
seated figure made no response.
Broken Chnlr Given Way.
"I walked over to her," the impris
oned husband said, "and put my hand
on her wrist. " 'Tina, old girl.' I says.
'What's the matter?' A broken leg of
the chair gave way, and she fell to the
floor, juet like that. 'My God!' I says,
she's dead!'"
Nichols at once ran, stumbling, from
his home to the Teton Hotel, across
the street, where he telephoned to Dep
uty Coroner Smith, advising that his
wife was dead and that he knew noth
ing of the manner of her death. He
then walked over to Patrolman R. B.
Phillips, officer at the North Bank
depot, and informed him of the circum
stances. When Deputy Coroner Smith arrived
and the body was carried out. Nichols
Jested with the bearers: "Handle her
light, boys; she's got $2 on her." His
eyes were glazed with drink, yet he
drew a bottle of whisky from his
pocket and drank deeply. "Well, I've
got an awful load to carry; I might
just as well take another drink," he
said. He was taken to the city Jail
and locked in a cell, where he laughed
and sang.
Story Kalrly Well Connected.
Nichols' story of the events leading
up to the discovery of his wife's body
is blurred with liquor, but fairly con
nected up to within a few hours of the
probable time of death.
He had started drinking Saturday, he
said, after saving up eight quarts of
whisky for a Christmas carousal. His
wife joined him in his potations, which
continued over Sunday. Sunday after
noon he drank with sailors of the
steamer Norwood, at the foot of Oak
street, and later rambled about the
North End.
"I think I went home about 9
o'clock," Nichols said, "but I can't tell
exactly. I think that Louis Swanson,
a millwright for the Clatsop Milling
Company, was there, with a yellow
suitcase by his feet. He was going to
Astoria, I remember. And that's all,
until I woke up on the little couch in
the dining-room, and found that 'Tina
was dead."
"I did not beat her. We had no quar
rel." he reiterated hotly. "If you
look at that chair you'll see that the
leg is broken. Well, I Just touched
her, and over she went."
Broken Neck Suspected.
When Deputy Coroner Smith made
his investigation the woman's body
was found huddled in a corner, with
the neck cramped in such a position as
to indicate that it might be broken. On
a stand by the couch, where Nichols
had slept drunkenly, were two full
glasses of whisky.
The couple were married in Van
couver. Wash., in 1892. "The day be
fore Thanksgiving." Nichols recalled.
They have lived in Portland for a num
ber of years, and Nichols Is well known
along the waterfront. He has been
under arrest for drunkenness several
times, and on August 20, 1914, was
Jailed for wifebeating, according to the
police.
"Why should I quarrel with my
wife?" Nichols asked his Inquisitors.
"This la the honest God's truth. You'll
find in my house today a duck, all
stuffed and ready for Christmas, and a
lot of other things. It's a shame; some
body ought to have 'em. Then there's
our canary bird. He'll starve, unless
someone takes him."
Though the first theory was that
Nichols may have dealt injuries to his
wife, this was disproved at the autopsy,
when it was shown that death was due
to valvular heart disease, induced by
alcoholism. It la not thought that any
inquest will be held.
HANNAH WHITMAN IS DEAD
Vancouver Woman, Aged 81, Suc
cumbs at Daughter's Home.
VANCOUVER Wash.. Dec 25. fSDe
clal.) Mrs. Hannah Whitman died at
noon today at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. L. E. Wilhelm, on West Fourth
street. Mrs. Whitman was 81 years
old. She had seven brothers in the
Civil War at the same time and while
six of them received wounds, none was
killed.
Mrs. Whitman left 14 great-grandchildren.
13 grandchildren, two daugh
ters Mrs. J. E. Pulver, of Camas.
Wash., and Mrs. Wilhelm. and two sons,
W. H. Whitman and James Whitman,
both living in Iowa.
Klamath Falls Census Interesting.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Dec. 25.
fSpecial.) The growth of Klamath
Falls beyond the natural increase of
Its own native-born population is
clearly shown in the census of nativ
ity of the school children of the city.
The census has Just been completed by
Professor R. H. Dunbar, superintendent
of city schools, and shows facts as
follows: The total enrollment in the
grammar schools of Klamath Falls is
478, of which only 119 were born In
Klamath County. This leaves 358 chil
dren who have moved to this city from
other counties or states with their
parents. One hundred and eighty-seven
children were born in Oregon. Thirty
two different states are represented in
the census, California leading, after
Oregon, with 82. Washington comes
next with 30; then Michigan with 19
Kansas. 18; Illinois. , 13 ; Colorado and
Montana, each 12; Oklahoma and Ohio,
each 10. One child comes from Sweden,
one from Germany, one from Italy and
one from the Dominion of Canada.
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BARBER KILLS ONE
Four Others Lose Lives in
Christmas Tragedies.
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Wife of Longshoreman Found Dead
After Night's Drinking Orgy
With Husband Astoria Con
tractor Succumbs In Hotel.
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over to the cashier, pair his bill and
hesitated for a moment. Then he ad
vanced toward Shaner, who was at
work In the farthest end of the shop.
Midway he stopped to speak to his lit
tle son.
As he reached his victim, the slayer
gave no Intimation of his Intention by
word. He drew the revolver with a
quick motion, leveled it and fired three
shots directly across the chair where
Mr. Woosterveer reclined. Shaner fell
to the floor, his white 'jacket redden
ing. Colored Porter Flees.
With the revolver leveled, McCall
sprang toward Edward Phillips, the
colored porter of the shop, whom he
believed to have been also a party to
his discharge. Phillips fled up the
steps to the street. turning at the
Broadway corner, with the slayer in
close pursuit. Before the Pantages The
ater McCall was halted In a throng or
pedestrians and his quarry escaped
Proof of his perfect coolness Is shown
by his meeting at that moment with
Deputy District Attorney uempsey. tie
greeted him calmly, ana Deputy uemp-
esey passed on without suspicion.
McCall then walked up to H. Itagan
doorkeeper at the theater, told him of
the crime and asked to be escorted' to
the County Jail. Ragan walked with
him to the county building, where Mc
Call surrendered himself.
ShootinK Attraeta Crowd.
The shooting drew a huge crowd be
fore the Morgan building, many of
whom were first attracted by the sight
of the fleeing porter, with McCall in
pursuit.
Detectives Goltz and Howell and De
tective Captain Baty interviewed wit
nesses, while Captain Inskeep issued
orders for the apprehension of McCall.
A telephone message announced that
he had arrived at the County Jail.
Jess Farrin, who shaved the murder
er and who talked with him just before
the crime, stated that the quarrel was
caused by rivalry between the two
barbers as to the amount of business
they did. The bitterness increased un
til, on Saturday, Shaner served notice
that he would quit unless McCall left
the shop. The latter was then dis
charged, Farrin says.
McCall and Farrin were friends of
long standing and both were formerly
employed as barbers in the Northwest
ern Bank building shop. McCall came
from Idaho several years ago and for
some time was employed in Independ
YESTERDAY'S TRAGEDIES AND
the Morgan Building-. Where the K Milne Took Place. 2 Martin II. He
Alter Sh ootlng Another Barber. 3 W. A. S haner, the Victim.
ence, Or. His friend describes him as
a man of fiery and vengeful temper.
Before the shooting McCall upbraided
Farrin slightly. "You put Shaner on
his guard, didn't you?" he asked. "Well,
I did tell him that you were a bad man
when you were roused," Farrin says he
admitted.
The crime was witnessed by many
of the patrons and by every barber in
the shop. Mrs. Laura Angel, manicurist,
watched McCall as he walked toward
Shaner and anticipated wordy trouble.
She saw the revolver drawn and fired
and declares that the act was unaccom
panied by any word.
After McCall had fled from the shop
his small eon. who is a dark-eyed lit
tle fellow of 7 years, was inconsolable.
He cried bitterly, appearing to realize
fully what his father had done. A tele
phone message was sent to his mother,
who lives at 382 East Thirty-eighth
street North, and the boy was taken to
her apartments.
McCall and Wife Divorced.
Both Shaner and McCall are divorced
men. It Is said. Tne victim ha a wife
and little daughter, who are not resi
dents of Portland. Mrs. McCall has not
lived with her husband for some time,
it is said. McCall'B apartments were at
221 Tenth street. He is 40 years old,
which was approximately the age of
Shaner.
An inquest over the death of Shaner
will be held tonight at the offices of
the Coroner in the public morgue build
ing and has been set for 7 o'clock.
Following the tragedy and the chase,
search was made by the police for
Phillips, that they might get from him
the story which led up to the shooting.
After some time Phillips was located
by telephone some distance from the
police station.' The following conversa
tion ensued:
"Hello, Phillips. This Is the police
station. The Chief would like to have
you come down to the station and tell
the story of the barber shop shooting.
Porter Taking No Chances.
"No, sah; yu don' ketch me 'way frum
dis heah house no haw. an' if anyon'
wants t' see me dey can come heah well
recommended, 'cus Am'm loaded an' Ah
ain't runnin' no risks o" Phillips gettin"
shot by no crazy bahbah."
"That's all right, Phillips. McCall has
given himself up and now is in a cell
behind the bars. He can't get you,"
came the reply.
"That's all right, an Ah believes yu.
Capf, but that guy's Jest as liabl' get
out o' dem bahs as not an' it tain't dls
heah Phillips wat wants to get In de
way of dat man agin."
It was some time before the police
could persuade Phillips to come out of
his barricade and be quizzed.
"I told him to lay offa me. He said
he'd get me and he went and got my
job. So I killed him."
This was the terse statement of the
motive for the crime, made by McCall.
Killing; Calmly Reviewed.
His matter-of-fact, calmly-stated view
of the killing follows:
"I walked over to him and asked
him. 'Got your gun with you?' Before
he could answer, I shot him three
times. The nigger started for the door
at the first shot, because he knew I
was going to get him next. I chased
him to Pantages" corner but he was a
block ahead of me and I didn't like to
shoot on a crowded street for fear I'd
hit some innocent person."
Behind the direct motive that his
victim had persuaded his employers to
discharge him. McCall hinted at some
purported "scandal" that he said
Shaner had spread about him.
"In 1915 someone started some
scandal about me in Independence," he
said. "I'm not positive who and I won't
tell what it was. It followed me from
THE PRINCIPALS.
place to place. Shaner delighted to
speak of things pertaining . to this
scandal. He wouldn't say anything to
me directly but he always knew I was
within hearing when he made his re
marks." "I shot in self-defense," declared Mc
Call. "Did Shaner make any move toward
you or threaten to Injure you phys
ically?" he was asked.
"No. I'm not going to claim he at
tacked me but I claim self-defense be
cause he said these things about me
and got my job. I gave him warning,
but he ought to have had sense enough
to lay offa me without being told."
Murderer la t'npertnrbed.
Unperturbed when speaking of the
killing and things leading up to it, Mc
Call's Calm was shaken but once.
That was when J. L. Hammersley.
Deputy District Attorney, asked him
about his 7-year-old son, Martin, and
why he had taken the lad to the
barbershop to witness the killing.
Unexpectedly, tears filled the man's
eyes and his voice trembled.
"That scandal was reflecting on my
boy. I killed the man to protect my
boy's name and I took the boy with
me because I wanted him to know
that his father had done something for
nim not many fathers would do.
Chances are that if the little boy was
not named after me I would not have
done this. But his name is Martin H.,
too, and this thing would have fol
lowed him through life."
Stigma of Murder Unseen.
McCall failed to see that the stigma
of murder by the father might fall
upon the son.
"There's no law against shooting
people. If they deserve it," he said, as
though the assertion was an axiom.
The revolver McCall said he pur
chased in 1895. He said he kept it In
his trunk usually. He asserted he had
had use for it before but had never
used It. This he explained by relating
that the "scandal" about him had been
discussed in poolrooms until he would
get angry, go home for his gun and
return with the Intention of "getting"
those who were doing the talking. But
they were never there when he re
turned, he lamented.
McCall was born In WInneconne.
Wis., 40 years ago. He came to Port
land for the first time from Duluth.
Minn., in 1903. He went to work In
the barbershop in connection with the
Portland Hotel, at that time, he said.
Later he went to San Francisco, went
East, returned to Portland for a short
while, and in turn worked in smaller
Oregon cities, notably those of Klamath
Falls. Eugene and Independence.
Shop Once Owned In Klamath.
He owned his own shop in Klamath
Falls in 1905 and 1906 and a shop In
Independence in 1913 and 1914. He was
in and out of Portland many times, he
said, but returned here to stay, last
April. He was put in charge of the
barbershop In the Northwestern Na
tional Bank building, conducted by the
Lewis-Stenger Barber Supply Company,
he said, and remained there Hintll the
shop was sold. He was In the Waldorf
barbershop at Broadway and Washing
ton, the Callahan shop at Thirteenth
and Washington streets and finally,
three weeks ago Saturday, went to
the shop of the Murphy Bros, in the
Morgan building.
He admitted that he had some trouble
in several of these shops but would
not tell of its nature. He declared
he had not been discharged though.
McCall Divorced In 1014.
McCall married Miss Edna Fish, of
Klamath Falls, in 1906. She obtained
a divorce from him on grounds of
r desertion at Dallas, Or., two years ago.
ENGINE SLAYS TWO
Charles and John Loser,
Brothers Meet Death.
ACCIDENT NEAR CORBETT
Curve Obstructs Engineers' View
Until Too Late to Stop One
Victim Is O.-W. It. & N.
I
Section Crew Foreman.
Charles Loser, 29 years old and un
married, and his brother, John Loser,
35, of Portland, were killed early yes
terday, when the speeder on which they
J had set out to bring a section hand
to the home of their parents, Mr and
Mrs.. John Loser, at Falrview. for
Christrrras dinner, was struck head-on
by a west-bound switch engine that
was going at the rate of about 35 miles
an hour.
The accident occurred at a slight
curve west of Corbett, near Troutdale,
on the line of the O.-W. R. & N. and
only about 200 yards from the place
where the man they had star after
was at work.
!v 1 1 p h j ' 1 1 1. 1 v neimtrr 01 me men on ine
light speeder, in charge of James Loser,
, foreman of the section crew heard the
approach of the engine, and their at
tention Is supposed to have been at
tracted to their destination nearby.
The men did not attempt to Jump
and the speeder was struck squarely
by the engine, which was In charge of
Engineer Farley. He says that there
was no chance to stop and that the
accident could not have been averted
by him on account of the proximity of
the speeder before it was noticed.
Charles Loser was killed almost In
stantly, but John Loser lived until
Troutdale was reached. An ambulance
from Portland had rushed the man to
a hospital in the hope that life was
not extinct.
VICTIMS' FUNERALS TODAY
Father Cestelll and Mrs. Gertrude
Cbambrcau to Be Burled.
The funeral of Rev. Alexander Ces
telll, who was killed In a Jitney acci
dent on Washington street December
22, will be held at 9 A. M. today in St.
Mary's Pro-Cathedral. High requiem
mass will be offered.
Father Cestelli was 77 years old. and
was chaplain at St. Vincent's Hospital.
Burial will be In Mount Calvary Ceme
tery. Services for Mrs. Gertrude Cham
breau, of 186 East Thirteenth street,
who was killed In the same accident,
will be held at 10 A. M. today tn Fin
ley's Chapel. She will be burled in
Lone Fir Cemetery. Mrs. Chambreau
Is survived by her widower, J. J. Cham
breau. Edward Savage, who sustained a
fractured skull in the wreck, is semi
conscious at St. Vincent's Hospital.
Hopes for his recovery are entertained
by his physicians.
TROOPS DINE IN MUD, GALE
Ton of Presents and Message From
Governor Given Oregon Men.
WITH THE OREGON TROOPS ON
THE BORDER. CAMP JOHN H. BEA
COM. Calexlco, Cal.. Dec. 25. (Special.)
The Oregon troops on the border cel
ebrated Christmas day in a sea of
adobe mud and a driving 80-mile desert
gale, after a night in which the heav
ens opened and let down the second
rain storm.
Both cavalry and artillerymen had
good Christmas dinners. More than a
ton of presents came in from Oregon
and were distributed.
Christmas greetings were received
from Governor Withycombe In behalf
of the people of Oregon and from
many friends.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE
Name.
Northwestern
F. A. KUburn. ...
Beaver
Northern Pacific. .
Breakwater
Rose City
DUE
Name.
Harvard
Wapama.
Northwestern
Northern Pacific. .
Yale
F. A. KUburn
Beaver
Breakwater
Klamath
Hose City
TO ARRIVE.
From
Los Angeles
. San Francisco . . .
.Los Angeles
San Francesco. ..
San Francisco. ..
Loa Angeles
,TO DEPART.
For
S.F. for L.A.-S.D
. San Diego
-Los Angeles
San Francisco. . .
. S.F. for L.A.-S.D
. San Francisco. . .
.Los Angeles
, San Francisco. . .
. San Diego
Los Angeles)
Data.
In port
.Dec. 27
Dec 27
Dec. 27
.Deo
Jan.
28
2
Oate.
, Dec. 27
.Dec.
. Dec.
Dec.
. Dec.
.Dec.
.Dec,
.Dec
Jan.
.Jan.
Marine Notes-
First Officer Tlbbetts. of the steamer
Northwestern, which ship he Joined on her
arrival Saturday night, is a firm oellever
In the adage that a rolling stone gathers
no moss, for he ha been shifted from
NAUTICAL. TIMEKEEPER PRK
SENTED RETIRING It I V B II-
si iioitm i TBS.
:
T'nlquc Marine Cloolc.
Captain Hugh T. Groves, super
intendent of dredging for the
Port of Portland for many years,
received a solid bronze marine
clock as a gift from some of the
workers on the channel-digging
fleet, the presentation taking
place at hla residence Monday.
The clock is 18 inches high and
the face is surmounted by a
wheel, a miniature of those found
In pilot-houses. Captain Groves
plans to engage In other work on
the river, as he Is retiring from
the Port of Portland service.
MAN lit
i '
viiiwiHfty ii jjbusewHweei
:
one vesse. to another In rapid order lately.
From Mcond officer of the Rob- City, he
went as first officer of the Bear, and he
stood by her for a number of weeks after
the wreck In June, then was assigned to
the Beaver recently as second officer, be
ing selected for the Northwestern when
she was chartered last week.
Material for the third vesset provided
for by the Peninsula Shipbuilding Com
pany, which Is to be laid down on the
ways vacated Saturday by the four-masted
auxiliary schooner Alhpa, has been ordered
some time and most of It Is cut. The Beta
now tn full frame, will be launched In
another month, and the fourth vessel will
be Iput together on ways No. 2. w hile two
others have b---en announced, making a
total of six so far.
It Is learned from San FYanclsco that
President Wilson has signed a bill grant
ing full American registry to the ship
GoTden Gate. of the Hlnd-Rolph fleet,
which was under the British emblem until
wrecked off Montevideo and fully repaired
at San Francisco. Her new registry per
mits her to trade between two American
porta.
J. H. Barbour, United States Immigra
tion Inspector at Portland for a long
period, until he resigned a short time ago
to enter the National City Bank, of New
York, writes to friends here that he Is
in the midst of "the war babies, but hasn't
adopted one ye
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
COOS BAY, Or., Dec. 23. (Special.) The
steamer Hardy arrived at 6 this evening
and will load at the Buehner mill In
North Bei-d.
The steam schooner Yellowstone arrived
this morning. and after discharging
freight at Marshfluld will load lumber at
North Bend.
The steam schooner Phoenix, which was
damaged off the Bandon bar, haa been re
paired at North Bend and sailed today for
San Francisco with lumber from the North
Bend Mill Lumber Company, crossing
the bar at 11 o'clock.
ASTORTA. Or.. Dec 2S. (Special.1) The
steam schooner Wapama arrived this morn
ing from San Francisco, bringing a quan
tity of rafting chain for the Benson Tim
ber Companv to be discharged at Wallace
Slough. The Wapama will load lumber
at St. Helens.
Bringing a cargo of fuel oil for Portland,
the tank steamer Wm. F. Herrln arrived
today from California.
The tank steamer Washtenaw arrived this
afte-noon from California with fuel oil fox
Portland.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec, 25. (Special.)
Captain L. A. Scott, of Mobile, Ala., who
recently purchased the schooners Willis A.
Holden and Wilbert 1 Smith from the
Port Blakeley Transportation Company,
snent a lonesome Christinas In Seattle, wait
ing for" the Holden. now 10-4 days out
from Port Plrle. Australia.
The Wilbert L. Smith Is loading lumber
at Belllngham for Callao and the Holden.
upon her arrival from Australia, will load
for the same port. From Callao the two
sailing vesse!r- will go through the Canal
to the Atlantic and enter the European
trade from gulf ports.
Arrivals today were passenger steamers
President and Farragut, from California;
freighter Ravalli and tugs Hercules and
Defiance, all from Golden Gate, and steamer
Tensho Maru, with general cargo, from
the Orient.
Steamer Umatilla departed at 4 P. M. for
San Francisco.
Oil tanker Lyman Stewart departed to
night for Port San Luis,
The two tugs departed later in the day
for the south, the Hercules taking the
coal-laden barge W. H. Smith.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25. (Special.)
The steamer J. A. Chauslor, which is en
route from this port to Columbia River,
reported by wireless today to the marine
department of the Chamber of Commerce
that the barge Charles Nelson Is water
logged 2o miles south of Blunts Reef. The
barge Is in tow of the steamer Mukllteo.
Part of the deckload has already been
washed overboard aud the crew taken off
and placed aboard the Mukllteo The
steamer and the barge are en route here
from Tacoma.
With laoo tons of grain and 2S tons
of pipe, the steamer Northland, CS hours
f i om Portland, put Into the harbor this
morning
A r .Li deal of difficulty Is being ex
perienced by builders of wooden vessels at
this port and other ports along- the coast
In obtaining an adequute supply of ship
knees. The price of the knees has now
reached $1 each, and a further advance is
looked for. From 225 to 250 knees are
used in each wooden vessel, and because
of the lartre number or snips or tnis
type being constructed the supply lags be
hind the demand.
Among lumber steamer srrlvals rrom the
north today were the Coronsdo from Grays
Harbor, en route south, put in for fuel
and proceeded ; Prentiss, from Albion, with
gflSJUVUV ! el i or tne aioioii i.um i. r um
tanv . Svea. from Grays Harbor, with flOO,-
O00 feet for WlUon Bros.; Kiamath, south
bound from Astoria, put In fur ruel and
proceeded; Tahoe, from Wlllapa. with 700.
000 feet of lumber for J. M. Huddart. and
ChehaMs. from Grays Harbor, with 19.000
railroad ties for Sudden & Chrlstensen.
Other arrivals from the north were the
steamer Brooklyn, from Bandon, with pas
sengers and merchandise to Sudden &
Chrrstensen : steamer Breakwater, from
Por'land via Coos Bay. with passengers
and merchandise; steamer Northland, from
port lend, with grain and pipe for the
Parr-McCormlck Company; steamer Rose
City, from Portland via Astoria, with pas
sei.icers nd merchandise.
The steamer Beaver left for Portland
today with a small passenger list and a
full cargo of general merchandise.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Dec. 25. Sailed Steamer
Qlcum, for San Francisco; schooner Mon
terey in tow tug Navigator, for San Fran
cisco. Arrived Steamers La Prlmera.
Wapama and W. F. Herrln, from San
Francisco. Washtenaw, from Port San Luis.
Astoria, Dec. 25. Arrived at 3 and left
up at 4 A. M steamer Wapama, from
San Francisco. Arrived at 10:30 A. M.
and left up at noon, steamer W. F. Herrln.
from San Francisco. Arrived at 11 A. M.
and left up at 1 :S0 P. M.. steamer Wash
tenaw, from Port San Luis.
San Francisco, Dec. 25. Arrived at 6
A. M . steamers Breakwater and Klamath,
from Portland; at 10 A. M., steamer
Northland, from Portland. Sailed at 11
A. M.. steamer Klamath, for San Diego.
Eureka. Dec 25. Sailed at 11 A. M.
Steamer F. A. KUburn. for Portland via
Coos Bay.
San Frrnctsco. Dec. 25. Arrived Steam
ers Chehalls and Svea, from Grays Har
bor; Tahoe. from Wlllapa; Breakwater and
Klamath, from Portland; Eureka, from Se
attle; Brooklyn, from Bandon. Sailed
Steamers Coronado. for Grays Harbor; F.
S. Loop, for Puiset Sound : WInamac ( Brit
ish), for Yokohama; schooner Philippines,
for Vancouver. B. C.
Seattle, Wash., Dec 25. Arrived Steam
ers Admiral Farragut and Ravalli and tugs
Hercules and Defiance, from San Francisco;
steamers Pr-sident, from San Diego; Tensho
Muru, from Manilla. Sailed Steamer
Umatilla, barge William H. Smith In tow
of tug Hercules, and tug Defiance, for
San Francisco steamer Lyman Stewart,
for Port San Luis.
U. S. Naval Radio Reports.
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Dec. 25. (Special.)
S. S. Santa Rita, Balboa for San Francisco.
VJ7 miles from Sun Francisco. 8 P. M.
December 2.
NORTH HEAD, Wash., Dec. 25. Admiral
Goodrich, N&nelmo lor San Francisco, 75
miles north of Blanco. 1ufr Oollah. towing
Wallacut. northbound, off Northhead. Far
raxut, San Francisco for Seattle, five miles
north of Columbia Hlvvr lightship.
EUREKA. Cal.. Dec. 2.".. Admiral Good
rich. Nanalmo for San Francisco, off Caue
Mendocino, S P. M.
SAN FRANCISCO! Cal.. Dec. 23. Ad
miral Schley, Los Angeles for San Francisco,
oo miles from San Francisco, at S P. M.
Bradford. San Pedro for Chile, 842 miles
south of San Pedro.
San Juan. Half ..a for San Francisco, 1284
miles south of San Francisco.
TldM at Astoria
High.
M 7.5 feet 7 :."
M .! testis :47
Tuesday.
Low.
A. M 3.0 feet
P. M . . . l.S feet
2:1 A.
1:32 P.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Dec. 25. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M.: Sea smooth, wind, east 12
miles.
175 ARE GUESTS OF ELKS
Santa C'laus Also Carries Gifts
Those In Need.
to
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec 25.-
(Spe
cial.) Mefitbers of ancouver
Lodge
of Elks. No. S23. today played the part
of "Big Brothers" to 175 boys and girls
of the city, who were their guests at a
tree In the lodge room.
A musical programme was given for
the children and then each child was
made happy with a present, a bag of
candy, an apple and an orange. The
ladles' committee passing out the pres
ents included Mrs. M. L. Coovert. Mrs
Clement Scott. Mrs. L. L. Broyles. Mrs.
Louis Wise, Miss Theresa HUstrom and
Miss Vera Overly
Edward G. Kates Impersonated Santa
Claus. and after the presents had been
distributed at the lodge he took pres
ents to a number who could not attend
the Chruunas tree
WATERFRONT 15 IDLE
Regular Passenger Steamers
Only Are in Action.
DAY QUIETEST ON RECORD
Northwestern Not Loaded and
Some Extra Time May Be Taken
Tonight to Be on Schedule.
Norwood Also Tied Up.
Portland's riverfront denizens clamped
the lid tight on all laborious tasks
yesterday as it prooably never was
clamped before.
The only wheels turned by river
boats were those on regular passenger
carriers, they having to cover the
routes as of yore because of the rest
ess public that insists on traveling on
such occasions.
The only dfepwaterman In the pas
senger trade to be under way within
the confines of the river was the flag
ship Wapama, of the McCormlck line,
which steamed ln-.o the Columbia at
3 o'clock yesterday morning, and an
hour later had left Astoria on her way
to St. Helens. Unfortunately, the
steamer was slight! tardy in report
ing from San IMego. San Pedro and th
Golden Gate, for the programme had
been for her to arrive Sunday, and the
entire company was to be fancy free
yesterday.
Instead, only part of the day was
available for rest, but disappointment
in the limited time was largely made
up by Jack Pennington, steward of the
ship, who provided a real, home-made
Christmas dinner. The tug Navigator,
schooner Montrey and steamer Oleum
left for California.
The San Francisco & Portland Steam
ship Company had intended loading the
chartered steamer Northwestern yes
terday, but it was finnlly decided that
the force could be given a holiday,
and the first cargo will go aboaid to
day. A few hours' overtime may be
utilized tonight In order to get her
away on time tomorrow afternoon.
The steamer Norwood, chartered by
the Globe Grain & Milling Company,
while representing about $300 a day.
was allowed to remain Idle, and starts
receiving wheat today.
Even the Harbor Patrol force found
time dragging yesterday. Engineer Carl
Prehn having made only one run on
the day shift, and that was to be on
hand when a daring woman swimmer
braved the chilled waters of the Wil
lamette for a short spurt.
WSSB IS IN PACIFIC TRADE
Glasgow rirm Charters Cnrrlera
Here After Absence From Coast.
Following an absence of a few years.
Andrew Weir & Co.. of Glasgow, are
figuring in steamship business on the
Pacific side In spite of the war, they
being the original charterers of the
Norwegian steamer Capto, due here
January 5, to load lumber for Bombay;
also of the Norwegian steamer Hanna
Nielsen, which went to her berth at
Seattle Sunday from Skinner & Eddy's
yard, where she was built, and loads an
Oriental cargo. Both vessels are owned
by B. Stolt Nielsen, of Norway.
The Weir Interests figured In an
Oriental line from Portland previous
to the coming of the Hamburg-American
and Royal Mall fleets, and gave up
the service on the plea of oetter
freights being obtainable elsewhere
than on the Pacific. The Capto was
taken at 33 shillings for six months
and was let to Comyn. Mackall & Co.
for a single voyage to Bombay at 200
shillings.
HIGH RATES DRAW BUSINESS
Movement of Products to California
Gains With More Space Assured.
Increased rates In the Oregon-California
trade, that become effective Jan
uary 5, are not deterring the future
movement of freight by any means,
space reservations having been made
for a number of shipments late next
month. The "Big Three" line, which
lifted Its embargo with the engagement
of the steamer Northwestern for two
months, is receiving all kinds of cargo
and in the lot are numerous consign
ments of potatoes and onions for the
California market.
Under the new rates potatoes and on
ions will be carried at S4 ton. an
advance of 50 cents. The new tariff
will not Increase the toll on all com
modities, hut Is fairly general. The
Great Northern Pacific and the North
Pacific lines participate in the raise.
Steamboatmen report that from the
Willamette and Columbia River terri
tories products harvested in the Fall
would move In much greater volumne If
tonnage was available.
Steamer Acme Sailors Quit.
BANDON. Or.. Dec. 25. (Special.)
Eight sailors of the Steamer Acme
crew quit their Jobs here Saturday and
Captain .Miller is now awaiting the
arrival of men from San Francisco to
take their places. In the meantime,
the ship Is tied up. The strike was duo
to differences between the men and
the captain, which arose when the lat
ter gave orders to scrape the side ot
the ship while waiting for the tide.
Marconi Wireless Reports.
All poMlons reported at S P. M. Decem
ber 23 utile otlieri-e denlnnated.)
China. San Francisco for Orient. 5SO"
miles from San Franrtsco. December 24.
Hvades. Honolulu for San Francisco, 73T
miles from San Francisco. December 24.
Manoa, San Francisco for Honolulu. 154
miles from San Francisco, December 24.
Venezuela, Orient for San Francisco. 4211
miles from San Francisco, December 24
Pleiades. Orient for San Francisco. :44T
miles from San Francisco. December 24.
Acme. San Francisco for Tslng Tail, 31M5
miles from Pan Fr.inelsco. December 24.
Governor. San Francisco for San Pedro,
11 miles south ot Pigeon Point.
Willamette. San Pe.lro, off Pigeon Point.
Beaver. San Franel3co for Portland, 20
miles north of Point Reyes.
Klamath, San Francisco for San Pedro.
35 ml.es south of Plseon Point.
Enterprise. Honolulu for san Francisco.
10 miles frcm San Francisco.
Oreg-.tn. Grays Hnrbor for Redondo. 175
miles west of Redondo.
laqua. Coos Bay for San Francisco. 70
mllcH north of San Franclsc.
Drake, towing barge PI. Point Wells for
Richmond. 64." miles north of Richmond.
President. San Francisco for Seattle, oft
Smith'? Island.
t'matltln, Seattle for San Francisco, oft
Dungeness.
Yosemlte. Puget Sound for San Fran
cisco, fo-.ir miles south of Blanco.
KUburn. Eureka for Coos Bay. 85 miles
north of Eureka.
Adeline Smith. San FTsnelsen for Coos
Bav. 217 miles north of San Francisco.
Celllo. San Francisco for Seattle, oft
Northwest Seal Rocks.
El Segundo. Astoria for El Segundo, !0
miles west of El Segundo.
Multnomah. San Francisco for Sao Pedro.
20 miles north of Point Arguello
Kentra. Chile for San Francisco, 669 miles
from San Francisco.
Richmond. Honolulu for San Pedro, 150
miles -from San Pedro.
Jim Butler. Santa Rosalia for Pan Fran
elseo. 685 miles south of San Francisco.
fentrmlla. Pan Frmuclseo for Mexico. RPO
miles south of Pan Pedro.
Alliance. sllna Cruz for Ran Francisco,
6SO mllea south of Pan Pedro.
Moffett. tewing barge 93. Colon for Pan
Francisco. 1 1O0 mllea south of San Fran
cisco. Santa Cruz. San Frmnelsco for Cblle, 1943
mllea south of Pan Francisco.
Cauto. San Franclieo for Balboa, 13T
miles south of Acapulco.
Columbia, Sala-erry for Pan Pedro, 1507
I miles south of tn Pedro,