ILK Full
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
Christmas Xot Only an Insti
tution; It Is an Industry,
for aker. Seller and
Buyer of Gift America
: Greatest Giving Nation.
By FREDERIC J. I1ASKIN.
(Copyrlsht. l0g.br Frederlo J. Haskln.)
New Tork, Dso. 18. Between the first
: nd th twenty-fifth of December the
American people will part with 100.
000,000. It will sro to the buj'lns; of
Christina gift For years the news
papers and the merchants have been
ureachlna- the gospel of early shopping;
they hava told of the wider range of
selection at the beginning of tna season;
of the freedom from crowding and the
"opportunities for prompter and more
efficient service which is received by
those who come early and avoid the
rush. But the nearer approach of the
holidays brings a sest to the Christmas
buying that makes the great majority
5 refer the hurly-burly of the last few
ar of the season.
The average reader has no conception
of the Immensity of the Christmas
trade. In New Tork there are a half
dosen '-big express companies, each of
which baa cars of its own, freight yards
nd piers, scores of stables, thousands
of horses, thousanda of wagons, vans,
etc., and thousands of men. A single
depot of a aingie com puny can handle
46,000 package in one day. Tet with
all this vast distributing machinery and
tha addition of every other available
horse and wagon In tha city, they are
Bt IU ' overwhelmed by the tremendous
tide' of Christmas goods that sweeps
out of the shops into the homes of the
city. America is the greatest gift-buying
nation on the globe, and New York
: City ia the greatest gift-buying place
In America.
TWO Hundred Million CHfts.
The packages that go out from tha
Stores of the land tell of the rise and
fall of fads. Who does not recall the
chunks of coal which were so widely
Kiven m 190 a commentary on me re
the little rocklns- chairs, and after them
tha Teddy bears. But their vogue la
paat. and this year tha doll will resume
its placa na the gift par excellence for
tha little eirl. Banta Clans baa distrib
uted 6,000,000 dolls over this broad land.
and it la expected tnat every one o;
them will get into the arms of some lit
lie giri-motner oerore una vringi
tourneys back to his Nortn roi nome.
It is said by the department eiore
people that the sale price of the averag
r'hrtstmfln rift is perhaos less than 6
oents. Comparatively -few of them are
sold for more than IS. No on has ever
taken a census of Christmas giving, but
careful and experienced observers would
olace the total number of nresehta riven
at about 200,000,000, about one half of
which are bought during the last seven
days oi the season.
America's stocks Best.
Not long ago Mrs. T. P. O'Conner, the
wife of the great xrisn commoner, vis
ited America and studied Christmas
shopping here. Her verdict was that
the American people have better stocks
to select rrora man euner me junsjusn
or the French. Bhe found Better seiec
tion in Knur Tork than in Paris or Lon
don. especially in gifts of silver an
nihpr thine for women.
There was never a time, that taxed
the advertising man of the big store
n much as Christmas time. lie must
draw the crowda, and he hatches up
nma ntronr tradft-nulltnr schemes
Taeoma. 'Wash., store hit upon the Idea
of havlnr an immense horn er plenty.
roRchlnir from the ton of the buildinr
to the main floor. There It empties
noon a blar nlaln of snow, and Santa
Ulaua Willi on or nis reinaeer is mere,
mlhnrinr tin tha rirofuninn of aiits.
ready to start on nis round or in?
earth. The great scale on which the
thing is planned may be imagined by
the fact that the reindeer weighs one
thousand oounds. Mvery child In ia
coma wants to see that Santa Claus, and
t has proved a great business getter.
The store arivas each child that comes a
package of randy, Santa Claus handing
it out wun nis own nana.
Cash Bent Beyond Seas.
A larre nercentaare of tha foreign ele
ment of the country has to pay. but lit
tle heed to the advice to shop early, to
them rood hard cash is the best Christ
itiaa present and they shop at the post
office, getting money orders to send,
their savings to the faraway homes
over the aea It la estimated that 50,-
ouo.ouu was seni o&ck to jcuropa msi
ChrJatmns. tl5.000.000 havlnar aron, from
New York alone. , tm eariy rusn in tne
foreign money order business Indicates
uiai even laat years recura may Da
broken this vcar.
Christmas buying pays hut little need
to tne state oi tne times. Aimougn
last year was one of the hardest, finan
cially, tnat nas peen. experienced in a
dozen years. It is said that Christmas
sales In the United States were srreater
than ever before. Advertising has all
but revolutionized the giving of gifts
in tne united mates, 'mines ornamen
tal but of little use were once the rule.
The advertiser recommended things that
were useful and his advice is being
taken in a growing ratio, unere was
method in bis madness. He knew hu
man nature well enough to know that
a person will spend more for a useful
article than for one purely ornamental.
which means more business for his
nrro.
A Rational But Clans.
Some one has suggested that there
ought to tie a National Santa Claus as
sociation in the United States. The
suits of the coal strike? Then came proposltltlon may yet take shape. Last
Special
Santa Claus has the right of way, and he's
coming under full speed. Are you ready to meet
him? Only five more shopping days before Xmas.
Everything in the line of useful presents for man
and boy is here.
Here Are Some of Our
Men's Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats, $25.00 val
ues, now selling at 14.85
$4.00 Fancy Vests now selling at $2.35
$5.00 Dress Trousers now selling at .$3.85
$2.00 Holiday Slippers $1.35
$2.50 Soft and Stiff Hats $1.85
Smoking Jackets and Bath Robes, values to $10.00,
now selling at , . .$4.85
Boys' $1.25 Allwool Sweaters now 59
Boys $6.00 Suits and Overcoats now $4.35
Mens 50c Neckwear, 3 for . '. .$1.00
20c Silk Initial Handkerchiefs, 3 for 25
35c Fancy Half Hose now .19
The quicker you act, the better values you will
be able to select.
. ypu can't afford to miss this opportunity.
MV FARMERS
AT ISLAND -CITY
Agricultural College Profes
sors' Institute in the
Grange Hall.
(Special Dlipatck te Tbe Journal.)
La Grand. Or.. Pea 18. Th farmers'
institute held at the . Orange hall neat
i . ..u.jav was even' a
Ussier .ucceaa than was anticipated.
The institute waa held under the au
spices of Blue Bountaln Ifrange,
ti,. nmrnm was r radically the same
aa announced previously, Clyde K.
Setts, forest supervisor at Eugene, was
present and gave a talk upon the con
servation of the forest resources. Dr.
Wlthycombe's talk on general agricul
ture aroused much enthusiasm. He
dwelt particularly on tne oeneuv- i"
will result to the Grand Ronde valley
bv reason of the Irrigation scheme now
under way. Professors Bradley a aim
cudrtera lama were very
The young people of the grange hail
Scudder'e talks were very interesting,
mv,. .,..... uai. nt th vranee ha
neighborhood added to the enjoyment
of the program by speaking and singing.
The entire community took a basket
dinner and made a gala day of the oc
casion. At tne evening pryKia.u
Wlthycombe's talk , was continued. An
Illustrated etereoptlcon lecture on live
stock and the Agricultural college and
its work aroused great interim.
RELATIVES Oil
sc mm o d
Miss PhUllps of Philadelphia
offices or tnai any
vear a
went around tne
appealing for2 cents from each person
aha. met, with which to get presents for
destitute children, tier appeal was hui
in vain, and she coueciea enouga ""''
to get presents for hundreds of chil
dren. Thle year she will nave automo
bile loads of things to take to the poor
of the city. Her work has been so euo
..r mm n luul others to hope that
a National Santa Claus association may
be formed befor Christmaa 190 rolls
around.
Christmaa at White Bouse.
Th. dMinra in Christmas trees are
preparing for a big trad this season.
frhm athln nf forest Dreservation an
tral little to them. It la a chance for
making money that cannot be over
looked. President Koosevelt has set an
important example in evergreen tree
preservation. There is no Christmas
tree in nis nome, e preiero io
them to continue atanding in their na
tive forest. The presents are all piaoea
In the Horary or toe vvnue jtxouBo, ana
he carries the Key until Christmas
inc At the annointed time he
opens the door and each Inmate of the
house claims tne presents neanus uia
name. Quentln has not reached the
age where he has the respect for a tree
that his father has, so he has a closet
In whlr-h ha rias ud his own tree, not
a very large one, however. Most of the
nrunnta a rn horaelv apples. oranKes
and peanuts for instance, but being the
son or a president nas never ueen al
lowed to pail nis taste ior nomeiy
things.
Th Everlaatlng Christmaa Tree.
It has remained for the parents In a
e"gro family to find a substitute for
Christmas tree. They were too poor to
buy one. So they took an old umbrella,
tore the cover off. planted the handle
in a box. raised the ribs, and proceeded
to hang their presents on the Impro
vised tree. When their children awoke
next morning they were as happy ae if
they had the finest tree that ever grew
in the woods. Why might not this idea
lead some genius to invent a folding
Christmas tree that might be stored
away from year to year?
The importance or tne unnsimas
trade was recently Illustrated by a rul
inar of the department of agriculture
and the action of business bodies there
on. Tha cattle of some of the Middle
Atlantic states have been suffering
from foot and mouth disease. In order
to prevent its spread to other states
the department of agriculture Issued a
166-170 Third Street
rule that nothing packed tn hay or
straw should be shipped from any of
the infected states into other states.
This struck New York and Phlladephia
pretty hard. .These two cities are the
grat Christmaa goods distributing cen
ters ana they were denied tne use of
ordinary packing materials. The busi
ness bodies of those-cities took up cud
gels against the order, but without
vail, it is estimated that its enforce
ment during the Christmas season will
cost at least $100,000.
Bed Cross Christmas Stamps.
The people of the big- cities all over
tho country are heedina the advice to
shop "early and often" In so far as It
relates to the Red Cross Christmas
tamps being sold in the interest of hos
pital work. It is probable that 60,000,-
uuu of mem win do sola Derore tne sea
son is over. There has never been any
thing gotten out that has struck the
popular fancy so forcibly as these
stamps, and the only trouble which Is
being experienced by those who are sell
ing them Is to anticipate the demand.
Passenger trains have trouble to main
tain their schedules during the last
three weeks of the Christmas buying
season. The express companies reap a
veritable harvest. They generally fig
ure on making several times as much
money in December as In any other
month of the vear. and tha sama la tma
of the national government. The De
cember mall probably offsets that of
any other two months tn the 12, and
ma unristmas business goes a long way
toward keeping the annual deficit of
the postal service down as low as It is.
Hakes Bnalness All the Tear.
Christmas shopping is but a matter
a few weeks with the public, but it
Uppermost in the minds of thnnannri
for the better part of the year. The
toymakers beetn to eet readv for an
other Christmas before this one passes.
wnen tne cniid in some millionaire
horn plays with his exDensive tnva ha
is happily unconscious that some other
child is working in order that he may
have new toys next year. Th Importer
oegin to get ms goods before midsum
mer, and before the. autumnal equinox
the drummers have completed th bulk
of their business, and it onlv nnuim
for the retail merchant to finish the
BEND SCHOOL NOW IN
DISTRICT HIGH CLASS
Bend, Dr., Dec. 18. In compliance
with a petition from the Bend school
board, to have the local school recog
nized as a diatrict , high school, the
county boundary board visited the
school last week and as a result Ij. D
Wlest, clerk of the board, has Just been
Informed that "the school was found
to be equal In efficiency to the county
ijgui khuui -iiuqi wiv petition' ior reoofr
nltion granted'
As a result tha Bend schools win r.
celve considerable back taxes and In the
xuiurs win u immune irom ins county
lB)l,t DVIIUUl lout.
Only One "BEOMO QimrarE"
That la LAXATIVE BEOMO QUININB. Lao,
for tba lima tart of E. W; Qroe. Ud the
World OTr to Cur -a Cold Id One Dar. SSfi,
TOYS, GAMES AT COST
Closing Out All Christmas Toys, Dolls,
. - mocnar.icai ioys, dolla, games,
books, manicurs sets, glove boxes, etc.,
f t" S closed out at once. Come,
. .? , ., "VT"' . wHumawie cost. Me
Allen & McDonnell. Third and Morrison
Save Money Here
Oood potatoes, sack, $1.25.
Good eggs, doien, J 6c.
Good butter, roll, 65o and 70a
Excellent coffee, pound, 25c.
TTTPtn pnn n.otrno
tit N. Union. Bet. Falling, sod Bhavar.
Metzser'a Jewelers and rnttMna ai
Washington' at, bet. 7th and Park. . ,
Don't miss Drake & Swan's alltr ntt!.
coat and waist special Friday and Sat
urday. .: V- .. . ,
Deposed Mayor Offers List of
Persons to Qualify for
$120,000.
, (United Press taaaed. Wire.)
San Francisco, Dec. 18. Instead of
employing a surety company to arrange
Schmlts has decided to accept the
services of a number of his relatives
and intimate friends. District Attorney
Langdon is Investigating; the list that
Schmlts' lawyer. Frank C Drew, pre
sented yesterday.
Schmlts has had a hard ttm finding
sureties since it aevelored that his
frtend, Willllam J.' Dingea, the former
"cement king," was financially unable
to remain on his bond.
Schmlts offers as his new bondsman,
to Qualify In the sum of tlSO.000. Mrs.
Johanna Drlscoll, his mother-in-law;
Miss M. Drlscoll, his slater-Jn-law; R.
F.. D. L. and Jerry Drlscoll. his broth
ers-in-law, all of Watsonvllle; John
Murphy, his brother-in-law; Miss Nel
lie Dlnan, sister of former Chief of
Polloe Dlnan: Dr. O. W. Jones, William
Jones and Mrs. Annie T. Haynes.
FEDERAL COflTROL
,, .
OF
RAILROADS
Lane Saj;s Pro-Harriwian De
' cision Brings End Tliat
' Much the Kearer.
(Uaitad Prase Laaa4 Wlra.k ;
Chicago,. Dec 18. Railroad men are
discussing the statement of Franklin
v T.ana Interstate commerce commls-
ainnar that aoon the Question of fed
eral control of the capitalisation of rail
roads will be th paramount Issue to
be fought out. between tn government
and th railroads.
Lane spoke yesterday on the subject
of Harriman. Shonts, Koosevelt and
Taft and durinsr the sneech referred to
the recent decision of th supreme court
that Harriman need not answer cer
tain questions relating to his purchase
or disposal of railroad stocks. - as the
strongest weapon yet rorgea in tn ngm
of th commission.
Lane maintained that federal control
was bound to come and that already the
oommisslon had developed in the rail
road official a serious respeot for th
, Lan . declared that every railroad
ON OVERCOATS AND
CRAVENETTES
11 MaaJ 'Tn ill 1 I i iiiii)i tj.-.a bias.
Worth $15 to $20 Our Price
QflD
No description is adequate to express the gen
eral excellence of these garments over those
commonly bought at $15 to $20, and which we
are selling for f 10.00.
board of directors Issuing stock . or
bonds should record In their minutes
th precise purpose for which th secur
ities were to be issued. ,
Lane further aald he would have th
railroads held to a compliance with the
purposes announced and If IWvvere later
discovered that sums weri vied tor
speculative purposes the dlif It should
be held criminally liable. J J
' Speaking of th question Risked Mr.
Harriman, he said they could not have
been asked under the powers that the
commission has at present, "but," he
added, "those questions are bound to be
asked not of Mr. Harriman alone, but
of all other railroad men who have tbe
handling of money which does not be-
on g
util
long to them In connection with quasi
ruono corporations; pernaps not under
ha present law. but under some law
that will coma"
BURIAL, OF SECOND , .
PTOMAINE YICTM
.'., - - .
(United Press Letatd Wire.)
' Vallelo, Cal., Ceo. llTroubl svr
the body of Mrs. August Hose,, a pto
maine victim, which for a time threat
ened to lead to a refusal of a burial
permit, was adjusted and - th funeral
was held yesterday afternoon.
The victim's stomach Is now In pos
session of Medical Inspector Frank An
derson, IT. S. N.. at Mare island navy
yard, and a careful examination of It
will b made.
Vn. Rnm was the second victim of
th fatal luncheon served at th launch
ing of tn collier Fromtheus. :
Byes tasted free at Metiger",
ALL AES or tiff it "j
Once
You
Try
You Will
Always Buy
Chief Corn Flakes
Healthful and Delicious
Always Ready, Always Fresh
We Supply Your Grocer
Just As He Needs Them
Mad In Portland By
Oregon Flalce Food Co.
as
J
T1
yiyo
i m mm
eTAnrc Cor- r!rs! and Taylor Sli.
aiuuLiO
Cor. 3rd and Bnrnsldc Sis.
THEY ALWAYS RETURN
In Oood Condition.
Because They Are Made to Travel
WHY?
Old . gjg!!1!
Trunks l
Taken V I
In V - V
Ex- A
change f j
I !.''... 1 1
1
ftt i mi run una , jfi i 4'
They are strictly "Made in Oregon" Trunks,
By "Made in Oregon' Men,
Out of "Made in Oregon" Lumber,
For "Made in Oregon" People.
What would, give better satisfaction for an Xmas
present than a good Trunk or Grip ?
Tlic Portland Trunk Mfg. Co.
2STORES 2
54 Third, Corner Pine. 107 Sixth, near Stark.
MEN'S AND BOYS'
HIGHTOP
At Bankrupt Prices
9 For boys' $3
tv and $3.50 high
tops; without
buckler. .
S
Si.
$2.95
$395
Sl.95
For mens
$4 JO and
$5.50 high
tops, blacks
or tans.
For men's $6
and $6.50 high
tops, blacks
or tans.
For men's
$7.50 and $8
high tops,
blacks pr tans.
AL.L, SIZB8.
Get Your
High Top
Boots Now
1
SAMPLE- SHOE STORE CO..
ao8 Morrison St, rpiiyA CTAnm 143 Second t.
I W J 0 1 Near Alder
Bet. Front and First
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