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This Store Increases the Purchasing
Power of Christmas Money
The advantages of trading at Jennings' during the Christmas season are many
The stock of holiday goods are right now at their best; the .varieties large and
choice; the prices far lower than any other store charges; the services all that
anyone could ask, and the treatment from beginning to end of such a nature
as to make first-time purchasers lifelong customers of the store.
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Easy Roll H" ' .
IWi $2-25 IHl m
III ! This beautiful hard- pW iTIl 1
IWlfl HI J wood Rocker .ith LllOCKS
.-.tl H IS J i$ leather seat, well fin- lll'mfil
Jyj Jshed, will make .
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It is not necessary to get up to aajust tne Dacs
y&r simply press the button. Prices range from
$11.50 to $50.00. They make a beautiful Christmas
gift we Slave a big selection.
Combination
BOOR
CASES
ITiis line of mahog
any and oak fancy
B o o k c a s es, of all
sizes and a variety
of designs, are on
sale at -
25 Per Cent Dis
count From Regu
lar Prices
Our 23 per cent is
fully the equal or
better than many of
the so-called half
price sales.
Turkish
Leather
Rockers
Our holiday prices on
these chairs from $3-
up will be found to be
by far the most rea
sonable priced of any
in the city. All these
chairs are puaranteed
to be upholstered in
the finest leather.
Hundreds to
Select From
We Can
Solve tke
Gift
Problem
M.JENMM8S0NS
HEADQUARTERS FOR CHK1 ol MAo snurrii
Mission. C o lo n i a 1.
dull mahogany light
golden oak in fact,
the best selections in
the city. Regular
prices will be
Reduced
20 Per Cent
On This Line
SOCIETY DUBIOUS
ABOUT ITS HOME
Historical Organization Unde
cided as to Location of
Headquarters.
MUSEUM MUST SOON MOVE
. .Annual .Meeting or Socletr Brings
in rHcus!'lon lo W hat Will Be
Pon With Its Collection.
Officers Are Klcctcd.
Th Trap""! o the Irilatur for
n appropriation for a prtnannt home
for th Orcon Hi.itorlcaJ Society pro
voked a lively tlrbate at the annual meet
ing of the oci"ty yesterday afternoon.
There no argument on the ubjeet
f the eoeiety'g needs in this regard, but
there ivae much diversity of opinion as
to where the permanent location should
b. SKme favored Portland, others want
ed Salem, while still othera considered that
IiKene. the home of the State University,
ma the proper place for preserving the.
rcords of the swto's early history. Fin
ally the subject was left to a committ"
with instructions to look after the affairs
of -the organization a their best judg
ment dictated.
The controversy was started by Fred
erick V. Holman. retiring president of the
aociety. and George H. Himes. secretary,
who remarked that the quarters now oc
cupied by the aoelety In the City Hall
building soon would be require for mu
nicipal purposes, and for that reason the
time had arrived when some provision
should be made for another home. - In
t'nla connection W. D. Fenton. chairman
of a rnrnittee to' secure better accom
modations, appointed some time ago. re
ported that he and his colleagues had
completed the draft of a bill that prob
ably would be presented to the Legisla
ture this Winter. Mr. Fenton explained
that It waa proposed to ask the Legisla
ture for an appropriation of 4100.0) as a
fund for a permanent home for the so
ciety, the appropriation to be conditional
on either the city or some resident of
Portland donaUng a suitable site. The
chairman of the committee proposed that
auch a. building would answer the needs
of the. Historical Society, the Portland
City Museum, the Pioneers' Association,
the Academy of Sciences and auch de
partments of the University of Oregon as
are located in this city.
Home Said to Belong to Salem.
J. H. Albert, of Salm. opposed any
auch proceedings, malntaininn that the
borne of the Historlca: Society belonged
at Salem, on grounds adjoining the Slate
Capitol. Other members of the society
Joined In the discussion, which ended by
naming a committee of eight membera
o hare general charge of any plan look
Irg towards securing a permanent home
for the organisation. This committee
consists of Frederick V. Holman, ". D.
Kenton. J. P.. Wilson, George H. Himee,
W. C. Campbell. Theodore B. Wilcox; J.
H. Albert, of Salem, and Professor F. G.
Tounr, of the State University.
Xba meeting of the aoelety. which
marks another decade In its h'ator,
was held yesterday afternoon In the
Council chamber at the - City "
Prominent among those attending tne
session were a number of the early set
tlers In the "Oregon Country."
Aside from the debate over the selec
tion of a permanent home for the so
ciety, two Interesting addresses were
made. llr. Holman. president of the so
ciety, discussed "The Discovery and
Exploration of the Fraser River. In
which were recounted the adventures
of the intrepid explorer. Simon Fraser,
on the river which bears his name.
"Some New Sources and What They
Signify." waa the subject of an instruc
tive addresa by Professor Joseph Scha
fer who occupies the chair of history
at the State University. Dr Schafer
returned recently from London, where
he spent nearly a year examining the
records of the British government so
far aa they related to the "Oregon Coun
try" during the period 1842-6.
Critical Period Investigated.
The research of Dr. Schafer included
an examination of the Important cor
respondence that passed between Lon
don and Washington during those four
years, which are regarded the critical
period in the history of this state. It
wa explained by the speaker that he
was denied Krc-sn to the archives of
the Hudson Bay Company, a grievous
dlwappointment to him, althojigh in
part the Information those records
would have. afTorded was obtained
through other correspondence that
passed between the representatives of
that companv, both in Kngland and
America, with the representatlvea of
one or both of the governments. A por
tion of these records attempted a Justi
fication of the effort of the company to
join with the American settlers in this
state in order to expedite a treaty with
Kngland. '
Referring to the efTect the reaulf of
his research would have on the existing
conception of Oregonlans respecting
the early history of their state, Dr.
Schafer said that, while he had not
completed a compilation of the infor
mation he had gathered, he waa satis
lied that in many respects a revision
of early reviews of that history would
be necessary. .The net. results of his
investigations. ' he predicted, would be
to make perfectly clear some things
that had been regarded aa vague, and to
give complete support to some facta
that had been supported by slender evi
dence. England Names Columbia Boundary
Summed up. Dr. Schafer said that im
portant correspondence' originating
with the British government proved
that at no time did England eWr grant
to the Oregon settlers any greater con
cession as to the boundary dispute,
than that the Columbia River should be
that boundary. The immigration of
Americans to Oregon is not regarded
by Dr. Schafer aa the only influence
tliat brought about the preparation of
the treaty between the contending par
ties in 1816. England was aware of
the fact, according to Dr- SchBfer. that
It could not get a better boundary set
tlement. Furthermore, the Hudson Bay
Company was clamoring for an early
adjustment of the dispute along rea
sonable lines and lastly, the British
government realized that It must give
to Oregon the Cofcmbia River aa Its
desired houndary line or have war.
As a member of the committee of the
society in the matter of appropriately
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the
admission of Oregon Into the Union. Feb
ruary 14. 196. President Holman reported
that Hon. Frederick N. Hudson, an at
torney, of St. Louis, had been secured
to give the principal address. He alxo
reported that Governor Chamberlain had
promised to co-operate fully with all it
plans In connection with the proposed
celebration.
- Attention was called by President Hol
man to the fact that up to the present
time Oregon had not selected two per
sons whose atatuea should represent It in
the "Hall of Fame" in Washington, and
suggested that a committee be appointed
to take that matter into Mldra""i
Accordingly the president was J
to appoint a committee of three to whom
the subject should be referred.
Dr. McLoughlln. Mentioned.
Allusion was made to the memory of
Dr. John McLoughlin. and to his services
in aiding early pioneers, and it was an
nounced that a lady whose name could
not be made public, had made a donation
of J100 in cash for the purpose of begin
ning a fund to erect a monument to his
memory at Oregon City.
In this connection, the following reso
lution wan adopted unanimously:
- Revived. By the Oregon Historical Soci
ety. In loth annual meeting, that we learn
with rreat sati.faction that the authorities
OrC c have taken or are shout o
take the neceasary fp permanently to
preserve the home of nr. McLough in, the
founder of that city, which he built In 184tl.
and in which he died on MP'rmb"31;,"1';
. a memorial to his name, thus making it
the center of great historical Interest in
connection with the early settlement of Ore
gon aa well as a reminder to the present
and coming generations of the openhanded
hospitality and helpfulness which character
lied the "good old doctor." aa he was af
fectionately known. In his treatment of the
first American settlers In this country.
Office for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President. Frederick
V. Holman; vice-president. J. R. Wilson;
secretary. F. G. Toung: treasurer.
Charles E. Ladd: directors to serve four
vears. Mrs. H. K. McArthur and George
H. 1 limes, all re-elected.
ELKI1S PLAYS PEEK-A-
WHILE FULTOX RECALLS HIS
BROKEN" PROMISE.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Palais' Royal is the place to buy ladles'
hats, exclusive styles, at the lowest
prices. 375 Washington Ft.
Oregon Senator Insists That Rate
Law Amendment Be Reported.
Klkins Hears From Cloakroom.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Dec. 19. Senator Fulton to
day called upon Senator ElWins to
make good his promise, given in the
Senate last May. that he would Prt
before the holiday adjournment this
month the Fulton bill providing that
no interstate freight rate shall he ad
vanced until after a hearing by the In
terstate Commerce Commission, and a
ruling by that body that the increase
is reasonable.
Elkina stood in the cloakroom dur
ing Fulton's remarks, peeping through
the- door at intervals, but never once
did he enter the Senate, either to make
good his promise to report the bill or
to explain hia reason for failing to
make good his word. After the holi
days Fulton will renew his motion to
discharge the committee from further
consideration of the bill, and will press
is fight against Elklns.
Speaking humorously. Fulton re
jested that the Senate remain in ses
lon until Elklns could have time to
reach the Capitol. Lodge urged ad
journment, stating that the hope of
Fulton that Klkins would come showed
p! OTHERS -
f COLLECT RENT h
rTX- WHO CAN SELL PfgJ
East lE2 Side
that the confidence of the Oregon man
in human nature was as beautiful as
it was touching.
Cruisers to Escort Taft.
WASHINGTON. Dec ' 19. Secretary
Newberry today advised President-elect
Taft that the armored cruisers North
Carolina and Montana will be placed
at his disposal when Mr. Taft and his ,
party, that is to be composed oi a
number of engineers, go to Panama
next month. The North Carolina, com-
manded by Captain Marshal, and che
Montana, commanded by Captain' Rey
nolds, are now at Norfolk and will be
fully prepared for the trip. .
Kind tfearts. are rnore than coioaeui
and considerably cheaper.
GREAT
Not, a single garmpnt jn this vast collection is yassp in stylfl. TVy are all nerr
nT "riistinctVintftr patterns and fabrics a fact which mokes this sensatjonal
offering all Dip more attractive. We have had many unusual sales, but never
have we been determined to reduce our stock, regardless of cost or logs.
Endless variety men's and young
men's stylish, dependable Suits
and Overcoats, actual $10 and
$12.50grades,nowreduced.
Hundreds of high-grade garments
reduced These Suits and Over
coats are strictly hand-tailored.
They are $15 and $16.60 vals.
Don 't delay your selection, because naturally the best paili"iiLsl-!l!i?:
Fleted first. We have yonr size waiting for you. In the following collection are some.
ofth best hand-tailored garments in our stock, priced regardless of cost, or loss.
$14.35
These high-grade Suits and Over
coats have been selling at $20.00
and $25.00. Buy now and save
$6.00 to $10.00 on each purchase.
$14.35
THE CHICAGO CLOTHING CO.
SOL GARDE, Proprietor
69-71 THIRD ST., BET. OAK AND PINE
ADJOINING U. S NATIONAL BANK