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It Is The Best Place in Portland to Look for Men's Christmas Gifts
prices and immense assortments are bringing gift seekers here in throngs. Never
in the history of our men s section have we had such a tremendous business ana
never before have we been in a position to care for them as we can now. For the
Jig. Christmas shopper who seeks tasteful gifts at moderate cost, there's no place to buy
gifts for men that will fill your needs as well as this great Christmas store. For
suggestions for your Christmas shopping don't fail to look at the following items
ft&gj iMmW" Men 's Umbrellas $2.98
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28-inch frame, covered with a fast
black, absolutely rainproof union
serge. Have non-rust frames and
steel rod, crook handles, in horn or
natural wood. A regular
$o.00 umbrella; special at.
$2.98
$10.00 Housecoats, at only $6.39
Made of all-wool, double-faced materials, in good selection of
patterns; fuT? line of sizes; special for "Wednesday only, any of our regu- CC 00
lar $10 smoking jackets, at the exceedingly low price, Bpecial OwiwJ
Special Men's Handkerchiefs l4 Off
Remember, this special is from 8:00 to 10:30 in the morning
only. Plain or initial, silk or linen, every quality, at one
fourth less than the regular price, for two and one-half hours.
15c values ,at the low
price of only
20c values, at the low
price of only ,
25o values, at the low
price of only
35c values, at only 26
11c
15C
9C
50c values at the low OQn
price of only JUu
75c values, at the low C7p
price of only ..Ulu
$1.00 values, at the
low price of only. . . . .
75C
HOUSE COATS In all sizes, and an end
less assortment of designs; PI C fit
priced at $5.00 to OlvJiUU
BATH ROBES at . .$5.00 to $15.00
SWEATER COATS Plain Colors or
trimmed with contrasting collar and
front. All prices.
MEN'S PAJAMAS In silks, sateens or
outing flannel, very appropriate and sen
sible Christmas gifts.
SUSPENDERS Always good, fancy silk
with gold or silver buckles, or just the
plain "holdups."
MEN'S GLOVES All the best makes,
including Fowne's, Dent's, etc., ex
changed after Christmas if the size is not
correct.
Men's Glove Orders Sold at the Furnish
ing Section.
MEN'S NECKWEAR A profusion of
the newest styles and the very best pat
terns and colorings. Prices to
suit any purse; 25 S to
MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS In silk,
linen, etc., plain or initialed. Jhe best
assortment in the Northwest.
'.!?.$2.50
R
ememher, You've But 8 Days More to Shop
Buy Goods Now and Have
Them Delivered When You
Wish. Shop in the Morning
Suits at $12.98 that
Are Worthto$38.50
Here is a hint for husbands, brothers, and fathers. Buy a
practical gift that will please the lady who receives it and
save yourself half or even more than half of what you in
tended to spend on this particular present. For Wednesday's
selling, we offer a lot of two hundred and thirty suits in the
most modish styles and the best of materials.
ONE OF THE STYLES IS ILLUSTRATED HERE
The lot contains all sizes and a wide assortment of models;
plain or fancy materials, strictly tailored or trimmed in a
wide variety or effects. Long or short coat styles ; skirts
plain or trimmed with circular fold and in
Directoire effects, as shown in illustration.
Regular values up to $38.50 choice
SILK AND SILK AND LINEN RAINCOATS New arrivals
BROADCLOTH SKIRTS ALL REDUCED ONE-FOURTH
Rich Undermuslins V2 Price
$12.98
Depend upon it, you II please any woman of good taste if you select
some of the beautiful lingerie that we are selling at half the regular
price here, for her Christmas gift. Drawers, corset covers, chemise,
nightgowns, petticoats and combination suits, of fine materials,
I daintily and richly trimmed ; special JJ A f E DO" IT
j purchase, selling at t1L,r miKHi
Mens Slippers
About l2 Price
Take advantage of this wonderful
opportunity before the sample line
of Men's Slippers is gone. You can
buy these slippers at less than the
regular factory cost ; and, if the cost
you wish is not in the sample lot, we
have included hundreds of pairs
from our own regular stock at ex
traordinary low prices. There are
tans, browns,' black and patent leath
ers, in every wanted style ; all sizes ;
selling at
About Half Regular
WOMEN'S FELT JULIETTES In
black, brown, red or gray ; 2000 pairs
for "Wednesday's selling; fur trim'd;
all sizes; the best values ff4 jq
ever offered at v 1 1 J J
WOMEN'S FELT SLIPPERS AND
JULIETTES In black or brown;
solid felt throughout not fleece'-;
lined; 1000 pairs in the lot QCp
regular $1.25 values Uub
Pretty Silk Vests Are Fine for Gifts
Reg. $1.50 Vols, at 79c
Women's White Knit Vests, of silk and lisle;
extremely pretty styles in low neck sleeveless
models, with neat crochet edge at yoke and
arms. A grade that sells regularly m(
at $1.50 each, special for Wednesday i sC
Women's Fine Embroid
ered Silk Hose. Each pair
in a neat holiday box,
black ground with silk em
broidered designs, regular
$4.00 quality, OO
Wed. special &00
Women's Silk Side Elas
tics, with sterling silver
buckles and ribbon bows;
all colors to choose from,
regular values up to $1.50
the pair, special for
Wednesday s sa
Z69c
Misses' Merode Union Suits, in all sizes from 1 to 8, nicely finished and trimmed,
good materials, are regularly worth up to $1.10 each, all sizes. We will O Q
place all sizes at the very low price for this great holiday sale, at only
Women's Round Garters, of fine quality silk elastic in all shades, trimmed with
buckles and bows; each pair in a neat holiday box, the regular prices f Qn
are up to $1.00 the pair, special price for this great holiday sale per pair "OC
Toy land Few More Specials
MECHANICAL TRAINS Consisting of heavy steel engine, with brake,
one baggage-car, two coaches, 12 feet of track and one OA
cross-over. Regular $5.50 value, special at this low price OliwJ
MECHANICAL TRACTS Same as above, but with larger coaches and
16 feet of track and two switches. This is a regular
$10.00 value. On sale today at this very low price
$7.35
Iron Phaeton With one horse and
two passengers, handsomely paint
ed, entire length 14 inches; 85c
value, on sale at only G3
Savings Bank With combination
lock ; regular 65c value. Take ad
vantage of this very low special
price of only 48J
Tin Kitchen Set3 Reg
ularly worth 6c; sp'l 4
Dressed Jointed Dolls,
with sleeping eyes; real
hair, handsomely dress
ed in pink, blue or red
costumes; good size ;
worth $1.75; ...$1.25
Kid Body Dolls 12-in.
long; worth 25c each;
on special sale at..l87
DoU Trunks For the
neat little miss to keep
her dollies' wardrobe in,
size 4x6xl0-in. ; worth
35c each; special. .257
A Few Little Things for Christmas
Trinket Baskets Fancy
ribbon trimmed ; regular
35c vals., Wednesday 10
Gas-o Pens For burning
wood or leather; to be at
tached to gas jet; special
at only 15
Glove and Handkerchief
Boxes For burning ; many
designs; regular 15c values.
Special Wednesday. ..10
Hand Mirrors For burn-,
ing; ring or plain handles;
65c values, special. . . .40J
Pyrography &J 7 E
Outfits only?1 U
Kerchief s-NothingBetter
Every one wants handkerchiefs, and every one gives handkerchiefs.
The wise ones giye kerchiefs that they buy here. We have an assort
ment so large that every want may be supplied, and supplied to best
advantage, from little plain, border handkerchiefs for children to elab
orate real lace affairs. For Wednesday, we offer one lot of Women's
Hemstitched Initial Handkerchiefs of good quality linen, hand-embroidered
corners, regularly worth up Q (r flf
Complete Pyrography Outfits, containing bulb of best quality material,
benzine bottle and lamp, etc.; fully tested and regularly M 7C
worth $2.50 each ; special Wednesday, the set 0 I I wl
.78
Red and Green Fancy Tissue Stars
For Christmas decorations; 13
size; regular 15c value, at the
special low price of only, each. Oil
Red Bells For decorations.
Worth 10c each, special, at.,
Pictures In hardwood oak
frames ; size 20x24 ; landscape sub
jects, in colors; $2.00 Ol OC
values, for low price only.v
Gilt Frame Pictures Large size,
18x24 inches. Figures and relig
ious subjects; $2.25 val- Pi Crt
ues, for low price of only.O I iwU
Cupid Pictures "Cupid Asleep"
and "Awake," in oak frames;
50c value, for low price of OQn
only, each w uu
Dining-Room P i c t u r es In oak
frames, embossed; game designs;
regular 50c value, for the
low price of only, each. . . .
Back Combs Fancy gold-mounted,
in shell or amber; regu- QCp
lar $1.25 value, at, special. JUu
Side Combs Plain shell OCn
color; worth 35c each, sp'l. Zull
to 35c each, extra special Wednesday
Ribbons Another lot of
Ribbons in fancy effects
or plain satin taffeta;
largely used for fancy
work and for making
Christmas things. Widths
25c
1 to 4!2 inches; regular
values up to 35c ; special,
per yard, only 19
Veils In Russian mesh,
with woven or chenille
dots, in all the new street
shades, including taupe,
canard, black, brown,
navy and green ; 12 or
14 yards square; regu
lar values up to $3.25, at
low price of only $1.48
Two Belt Specials
Holiday Special On all of
our fine Belts, in elastic,
Persian and Novelty effects
regular prices from $3.50
to $15.00. Selling at ONE
THIRD LESS.
WOMEN'S NECKWEAR, in
propriate for Christmas gifts.
Women's Belts In elastic,
Persian or tinsel effects;
fine assortment to select
from. Finished with artis
tic buckles; regularly worth
up to $1.75 ea., special 80$
large assortment; very ap-
Dl
FIND CHIEF IKS BODY
REMAINS FLOATING IX BAY
WITH FEATURES DISFIGURED.
Corpse Discovered by Ferryboat
Crew Coat, Gloves and Other
Articles Complete Identification.
SAN" FRANCISCO. Dec. 15. The body
Bf Chief of Polica Blgsy, 'who -was
Browned from the police launch Patrol
pposite Alcatra Island In San Francisco
Bay on the night of November 30. was
found this morning by the crew of the
freight fern-beat Transit. It was float -frig
oft Goat Island, face upward, with
the arms outstretched. The harbor po
nce were at once notified, and. procuring
launch. Sergeant Donovan recovered
ihe remains. The face Is very much dls
! cured, but the body has been fully iden
liried aa that o? the dead chief.
When the corpse was taken from the
Raters It had on the long coat and
(laves worn by Bigicy on the night of
is disappearance. The launch with the
body landed at the Mission-street wharf.
Before the launch with Sergeant Dono
van and several police officers on board
reached the place where the body was
first seen. It had been picked up by the
crew of the scow schooner Georgia
Woods, who aided In transferring It to
the police boat. News of the recovery of
the remains spread quickly, and an Im
mense crowd assembled at Mission-street
wharf, where they were landed.
In the presence of Acting Chief Cutler,
Chief Deputy Coroner Kennedy and other
Officials, a search of the clothing In
which the body was attired was made
Immediately upon arrival at the morgue.
By means of the two badges which Chief
Blggy wore, a locket with his monogram,
a muffler, stickpin, his police whistle
and other articles, the identification was
made beyond the shadow of a doubt.
The watch which Chief Blggy always
carried was stopped at 9:12 o'clock. So
far as could be ascertained, there were
no papers in the pockets to which any
significance could be attached, and it
was concluded that if Chief Biggy had
a written resignation prepared on the
occasion of his visit to Police Commis
sioner Hugo Keil at the latter- home in
Belvedere, he had disposed of it In some
manner before he met his death.
Much to the surprise of the searchers,
a hammerlcss revolver, with all cham
bers loaded, was found in a pocket, not
withstanding the fact that the late
Chief's pistol was found after his death
in a restaurant where be bad dinner on
the night of his death.
There were no mark of violence on the
body, but 'an autopsy will be held to as
sist. If possible, in clearing up the man
lier of death. The Inquest probably will
not be held until next week.
GIRL'S DEATH DREAM TRUE
Hazel Douglas Has Presentiment
and Is Fatally Scalded.
MONTESANO. Wash, Deo. IB. (Spe
cial.) Miss Hazel Douglas, -who -was
so badly burned last Thursday by a
coal-oil lamp explosion, died early this
morning.
The morning before the acclden-t Miss
Douglas had a dream that something:
was going to happen to her, for about
4 o'clock she woke Miss Kate Scott,
whose room she shared, and told her
that something awful waa going to
happen, and that if It did she wanted
to be buried by the side of her mother
in California.
All day she was nervous and excited
over this, and it may have been partly
thie that caused the accident. She was
a grandniece of Thomas Armstrong, of
Westport, who waa her only living relative.
Yl CI OFFICER DEPMS
MISS COXSTAXCE M'CORKXE
LEAVES FOR THE lT.
Did Exceptional Work While Here,
and Resignation Is Sincere
ly Regretted.
Miss Constance McCorkle, General Sec
retary of the Portland T. W. C. A.,
has resigned her position and leaves
tonight for her home at Harrlsburg, Va.
Miss McCorkle was last Summer ap
pointed General Secretary of the Rich
mond, Va.. Y. W. C. A., but the officers
of that organisation gave her the privi
lege of remaining with the local Y. W.
C. A. until It should be installed in its
new quarters. Now that the change has
been accomplished Misa McCorkle feels
that she is at liberty to withdraw.
Much regret has been expressed among
members, officers and friends of the
association ever since Miss McCorkle's
decision became known, although it was
realized that her tenure of office was
not permanent. Since coming to Port
land in1 1904 Miss McCorkle has made for
herself a wide circle of devoted friends
by reason of her charming personality,
exceptional executive ability and untir
ing eftorta in behalf of young women.
In Miss McCorkle's departure each mem
ber of the organization feels that she is
losing a personal friend, so intimate and
kindly have been the relations between
the members and the General Secretary.
Miss McCorkle has had a wide experi
ence in Y. W. C. A. work. Prior to com
ing to Portland in 1904 she was state
secretary for the Y. W. C. A. in Mis
souri and Colorado. She came to Port
land, to assume the position of State Sec
retary. A year later she was placed
in charge of the Y. W. C. A. work at
the Lewis and Clark Fair. At the close
of the Exposition she accepted the posi
tion of General Secretary of the local
association for the purpose of assisting
in the campaign for its building. Much
of the success of that undertaking, it is
freely conceded, was due to her efforts.
Miss McCorkle is succeeded by Miss
Mary B. Day, formerly General Secre
tary of the Bellingham, Wash., Y. W.
C. A.
Federal Building Site Selected.
IA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 15. (Special.)
Official notice reached here tonight that
the J. M. Berry property on Main street
has been selected for a site for the Fed
eral building promised this cityi The
cost of the site is PWO.
STATE. FAIR HIS SURPLUS
EXPENSES, HOWEVER, SHOW
BIG INCREASE.
Racinur
Exhibit
purses
premiums
10. 101). 00
Legislature Asked to Provide More
Money for Premiums Otuer
Requests of Board.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) The
annual report of Secretary F. A. Welch,
of the State Board of Agriculture, made
public today, shows that-the operating
receipts for the State Fair of 1908 were
$45,114.47, as compared with $36,375.55
for 1907. and $19,240.56 for 1902. an in
crease of 25 per cent over last year
and 100 per cent over six years ago.
The operating receipts were chiefly
from the following sources:
Gate receipts i23.47l.10
Race entries J 1.475. .
Ground rent and license .i.6G.:i
Exhibit entries i.98'..JU
These, with the state appropriation
of $10,000 for exhibit premiums, make
a total income of $55,114.47.
The expenditures were:
Maintenance and operation $17,697.42
Total $51,900.07
There is still due the Board from
horsemen $4633, which, when collected,
will leave the 1908 fair $7756 to the
good.
The Board went in debt to Ladd &
Bush $6249.40 for money with which to
make permanent Improvements, and
asks the Legislature to appropriate
money to pay o(T this debt. The ex
hibit premiums paid exceeding the ap
propriation by $5000, and the Legisla
ture is asked to increase the appropria
tion accordingly.
Further improvements asked for lira
that the Oregon building at Seattle be
moved to the state fairgrounds; that a
new secretary's office bulldins be erect
ed; that a stock-Judging arena, an ex
tended water system, drainage system,
drinking fountains, shrubbery and new
toilets be provided. No definite
amounts are asked for these purposes.
TEA
Take a little more care
about tea; it's worth it.
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like Schilling Beit; ft? fclou