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THE MOKNIXG OREGOXIA.X, FRIDAY. MARCH 14, 1913. Tub Silk Waists $3.50 Two Different Styles The Kind You've Planned on Getting "Hov can you give such delightful styles for so Utile money?" asked a lady the other day.' We told her that we kept in touch with the lat est styles and had them made up to our special order rom our own silks. That's the reason we do the best waist business. ' These tailored waists were made to our spe cial order, of a good tub silk, in colored stripe effects, and at other stores you would pay $5 for the identical styles. They are mannish in style with pleat on each side and plain back; three-quarter and full-length sleeves with soft turn-back cuffs; some have high and soft turn-down collars, others with the new Byron collar. V-shape in front Third Floor Trunks At Special Prices Large box canvas-covered, fiber bound trunks with two center bands and combination Excelsior lock; large bolts and balance clamps; two trays; cloth lined. 34-inch size. Special: f 9JS 36-inch nze. Special ...... $1025 38-inch size. Special. .... .$10 J5 40-inch size. Special. .... .$11.25 Special $5.00 Canvasrcovered trunks, fiber-bound, with two center bands and five slats on top. Excelsior lock; large bolts and one covered tray. 28, 30 and 32-inch Sizes. Bunnni. I The Finest SilK Petticoats Very Special $2.95 Of all-silk guaranteed messaline, with extra deep knife plaited flounce and section plaited flonnce with silk dust ruffle. The colors are black, navy, brown, white, royal, gray, Copenhagen, emerald, Nell Rose, American beauty, light bine, pink. Third Floor 400 New Trimmed Hats $5.00 rThe throngs which crowded our Millinery Department last Saturday spurred us on to greater effort. Every woman who saw our special $5 Hats last week was instantly delighted at their distinctive beauty and irreproachable style and were more than surprised to see such lovely Hats sold at such a low price. Our milliners were more than enthusiastic when asked to make 400 more and to make them prettier than the last lot. Each one tried to out-do the others, with the result that they have created the loveliest Hats that we have ever been privileged to present at $5. We have taken no notice of the coat in producing these Hats. Yoa may be able to duplicate them else where, but the price will most likely be $8.00 or $10.00. Second Floor. EVERY BOOK THAT'S FIT TO READ French and German Books Portland's Largest Book Store Exclusive Portland Agents For the Famous INNOVATION TRUNKS AND ACCESSORIES No Restaurant No Grocery No Bakery No Meat Mcrket "Merchandise of cJ Merit Ony No Tea Room No Pots and Pans No Men's Clothing No Liquors Domestic Sew'g Machine 7 he Best Machines Mads at This Store Only Sl.OO Doum$1.00 Week Hoover Suction Sweepers Combined Carpet Sweepers and Vacuum Cleaners S5.00 Down S5.00 Month Today Is the Opening' Day of the Greatest SilK Hosiery Sale We've Ever Held The Greatest Advantages You Were Ever Offered $1.25 to $2 Silk Stockings, 85c Pair A leading manufacturer's surplus stock of crisp, new thread silk stockings, secured at a deep price concession makes this offering possible. A fine opportunity to secure your Easter hosiery. The lot consists of black, white, tan and colors in a variety of styles and weights. Some are all silk, others have lisle tops and soles. All are extra spliced at the chief points of wear. A plentiful supply in white is included and you know this promises to be a white season. 35c and 50c Stockings 25c Pair 75c Silk Stocking 50c Pair Stockings of fine fast black silk lisle in var- Thread silk boot stockings, full fashioned, ious weights. Also fine tan cotton stockings, with extra spliced toes, soles, heels and double extra strong at all points of wear. Some have tops. In black and the new tan shades. linen spliced soles. Hut Plvor, Hosiery Section. Jewelry Novelt's For Easter Mesh Purse, Special 49c Of German silver, draw-string style. Good size, small mesh. Mesh Bags, Special $3.50 Unbreakable mesh bags, with seven-inch frame, full guaranteed. Sterling Lavalliers Special $2.50 -These, are the daintiest lavalliers imaginable, stone set, in assorted designs. Fancy Neck Chains Special 50c Fancy bead neck chains, in an end less assortment, including the new Royal, Coral. Chantecler and amber. Hairpins, $1.00 These pins are hand-made and finely finished, stone-set. Barrettes, Special $2.00 Of aluminum stone set in new de signs. Jewelry Section, First Floor. House Dresses Special $1.15 Regular Price, $1.65 New Spring house dresses made with large sailor collars and side rever effect in front; short sleeves; plain habit-back skirt. . Both thvaist and skirt are trimmed with plaid bandings. In black and white, blue and white checks. Sizes 34 to 44. Special 98c Regularly $1.50 and $1.75 Of -flannelette in black and white checks, made with high military collar and long sleeves. Trimmed with black braid and buttons. Also percales. Made with sailor collars and elbow sleeves, pleats over the shoulders. Trimmed with plain bandings. High and low neck models in plain colors, navy and cadet blue. Once Again We Come Forward With Novelty Spring Coats That Sell at a Modest Price Very Special $32.50 You will find our Coat Department a specialty depart ment overflowing with every style and every kind of coat that will be worn this season. Coats practical, every-day styles, and coats for evening and theater wear. A general utility coat is what most women have been looking for and that is just what these coats are utility coats as they can be worn on most every occasion. Of eponge, charmeuse, crepe meteor, moire, two-toned fancy cloth and black -and white striped Bedford cord. The striped coat illustrated is of Bedford cord and the trimming you see is a fine black satin. The other is a taupe Charmeuse, fastening to one side with a heavy silk orna ment made of the same material. Other coats made in a variety of ways, from 40 to 45 inches long lined throughout with high shades of Peau de Cygne silk. Trimmed in either self-colored or fancy ef fects. They all are made in the cutaway style, fastening with an ornament or fancy buttons. Third Floor Imported Lace Neckwear HALF PRICE These are just the style of collars you will require for the Spring-Summer sea son. Of Venice lace, Macram. and batiste and lace com bined. In white, cream, ecru and black. Coat collar and cuff sets, coat collars, Dutch collars and sailor back collars. $ .95 Lace N'wear, $ .50 $2.00 Lace N'wear, $ .95 $2.95 Lace N'wear, $1.69 $3.50 Lace N'wear, $1.95 Flnt Floor. Parisian Ivory ' For Easter Gifts Domestic Ivory Toilet. Ware of real worth heavy material ex clusive and distinctly designed articles. . A Sale worthy of your consideration $1.00 Buffers 69c 75c Buffers 48c Renewable in Tray.. 75c Manicure Articles. . . ;48c With New Style Flat Handles 75c Button Hooks 48c 75c Shoe Horn 48c 35c Flexible Files 25c With Ivory Handles. 35c Button Hooks 25c 35c Shoe Horn 25c 85c Ivory Buffers 65c Flat Handle for Traveling Cases. $3.50 Ivory Mirrors $2.48 Six-Inch Bevel Class, Long Haa-li. $2.75 5-inch Mirrors. . . $1.59 $3.50 Ring H'dle Mirrors $2.48 $4.50 Hair Brushes. . ! . .$3.19 With Concave Back Long Bristle. ' $2.00 Hat Brushes $1.29 $3.50 Hair Brushes $2.48 75c Talcum Powder Box. .59c $2.50 Powder Boxes $1.95 $2.50 Hair Receiver . . . $1.95 85c Cream Jars .......... 69c 75c Hair Receivers 49c $1.50 Large Trays. ..... .98c 25c Pommade Jars 19c $1.50 Ivory Combs. . i 98c With Extra Heavy Backs. $1.50 Picture Frames . 98c Of Plain Ivory, Oval or Square. $1.00 Decorated Frames. .69c 75c Puff Boxes .49c 75c Ivory Mirrors .59c With Easel Backs. First Floor. Picture Framing Lowest Prices Newest Mouldings Here's a Special Offer in New Serg'e Suits Which Goes Into Effect Today At $20.00 Nowhere else in the city of Portland can you possibly find a new Spring tailored suit at $20 that embodies all the good points that we feature in this model. " It is with the keenest satisfaction that we hear customers say that we sell the finest tailored suits for the least money that they have ever seen. And that is our policy always to give the best that lies within our power. Our suits are marked on a closer margin than elsewhere they are fashioned of much finer materials and the tailoring and the finish is all that the best workmen in America are able to put into a garment In this special suit event for Friday you will find suits in navy blue, good black, rich brown and a lovely shade of dull blue. They are made of a fine, all-wool, hard-twisted English serge. The jackets are cutaway in front, fastening with two buttons, and the back has a rather hish-waisted seam from which small tucks ex tend upward. Moire trimming on the collar, and Skinner satin is used for lining. The skirts have an inverted pleat in the back. illustration is an exact copy of these suits. The Third Floor Unexpected Cretonne Sale A Manufacturer's "Strike-Off" Patterns That Sell Regularly at 50c and 60c Today, 29c Yard All the Newest Patterns and Colorings There's about 5000 yards of new Cretonnes in this sale, which is the result of a special purchase our buyer made with one of the largest Cretonne manufacturers in this country, who is noted for'his original and artistic designs. These are the first pieces off the manufacturer's printing looms, and are perfect in print and weave. When you see them you will at once admit that they are the finest collection of Cretonnes ever assembled. You will find the fine Cretonnes, Chintz, Mercerized Repps, Radium Cloths and English Taffeta in many beautiful patterns and pretty floral and conventional designs, in soft, rich color combinations. 36 inches wide. Buy your Spring and Summer supply now and effect this vital saving. Fifth Floor. 3000 Fancy Feathers and French Wings Selling to $3.00 Now 19c Each All Colors, All Sizes All Styles Millinery, Second Floor. Men's Underwear Shown in Weights Adapted for Spring Wear UNION SUITS, SPECIAL $1.00 A SUIT Of white lisle and ecru. Made regular and knee lengths and regular or quarter-length sleeves, also sleeveless styles. SPECIAL $1.50 A SUIT Fine quality lisle union suits in white and ecru. Shown in various styles, including regular and quarter sleeves, three-quarter and full length. SHIRTS AND DRAWERS $1.50 EACH Spring weight wool mixtures, fine quality ribbed shirts and drawers of extremely fine texture, natural gray color. Special weight UNION SUITS, SPECIAL $2.50 Wool mixed of soft, delicate yarn. The texture of these garments will appeal at once to those desiring a comfortable union suit. Gas Light Specials $1.25 Welsbach Lights Special 55c This light comes complete with full brass inverted burner and new globe attachment. It is fitted with high-grade Welsbach mantle and all frosted fancy white ribbed shade in tulip shape. $2.25 Welsbach Lights Special $1.15 Complete upright light, with full brass guaranteed burner, having new air vent improvement Imported chimney fitted with Welsbach Tung sten mantle and 10-inch white dome shade. Gas Globes, Special 10c Inverted gas globes in full or half frosted style. Upright Globes, 12c Upright pure white "Q" gas globes with air vents. Fancy Globes, 17c Fancy inverted gas globes in full ground-ribbed style. Silk Electric Cords, 65c Silk electric cords in all lengths, fitted with plug and socket attach ment Basement. 5 BATTLESHIPS IS PLAN IUTISH XAV.1I BUDGET TOTALS $331,546,500. Personnel Increased to 146,000 Of ficers and Men In Estimates Announced In London. LONDON". March 13. The British naval estimates for 1913-19U. which were announced today, total $331,646, &00 as compared with S22a.377.000 last year. The new building programme pro vides for live battleships, eight light cruisers. It torpedo-boat destroyers and several submarines. The -personnel ot the Navy is to be Increased to 116,000 of fleer and men. 1 There will be under construction on April 1. 11 battleships, 3 battleship cruisers. 13 light cruisers, 35 torpedo boat destroyers and 21 submarines. In the year now closing. 4 battleship, 3 battleship cruisers. 5 light cruisers, 15 destroyers and 3 submarines were com pleted. ITALY PLAXXIXG INCREASE Minister Says Conquest Imposes ew Responsibilities. ROME. March IS. Admiral Pasqual E. Cattolica, the Italian Minister of Marine made an Impressive speech in the Chamber of Deputies today on the subject ot Italy's naval policy. Replying to criticisms regarding the delay In the execution of Italy's naval programme, the Minister of Marine ex plained that this delay was due partly to the Intermittent character of the pro. grammes entrusted to the Italian navy yards and also to the long time taken for the execution of orders entrusted to foreign shipyards because of strikes. The Admiral said It was the govern ment's Intention to organise a regular and methodical cycle in naval con struction, the government recognizing that the conquest of Lybia and Italy's new position in the Mediterranean lm poee a duty on the government to pro vide In the future for Italy's naval power on a larger scale. SEASIDE IS PROTECTED WATER RUSHES THROUGH SEW FIRE MAIN'S SYSTEM. Two Plants Xow Available tn right ing Flames Safeguards Commun ity Pipes Extend Into Ocean. SEASIDE, Or.. March 13. (Special.) This place will never suffer again from a fire as disastrous as the one which swept oyer the city last year. Today water was turned through the newly laid street main. Since the fire and since the city drinking water plant was Installed, Seaside has had fire protection that few cities of its size could boast. Now, however, with the Installation and com pletion of the salt water fire protec tion. Seaside has two perfectly working systems. The drinking water supply is second only to the Bull Run water which supplies Portland. Seaside gets its drinking water from Beamanas Creek, about three and one-half miles from the city. The salt water pump ing station is the first of its kind In stalled In this section of the state. The water was turned on by the Chief of Police and with the aid of several members of the volunteer fire department, the much-talked-of 85 poand pressure was sent hurtling through the hose. Mayor Gilbert and several members of the City Council viewed the display with a great deal of satisfaction. The new plant is supplied from a pipeline which extends over 15 blocks. It has been laid far out in the ocean, and at the pumping station it has been so arranged that either or both sys tems can be used whenever necessary. As It is now the drinking water sup ply affords the protection to the resi dence district and the new salt-water system will be used to protect the busi ness district. . . Avalanche in Norway Kills it. CHRISTIANA. Norway, March 13.- Slxteen persons were killed by an farms In the Gudbrands" Valley In avalanche which overwhelmed three I Southern Norway early today. EASTER is nearly here. Already Nature is casting off the cold, bleak garments of Winter, and arraying her self in the greenery and beauty of Spring. At such a time, what woman can resist dressing at her best f "PHOENIX" SILK HOSIERY with its three months' definite guarantee means that every woman can be daintily and economically shod on Easter. Made from best pure thread silk double-woven "7" beautifully fashioned and shaped priced, per pai: "PHOENIX" DE LUXE HOSE, PER PAIR, $1.00 All Hall Orders Sent Promptly by Parcel Post. ?ryrYTrG Morrison, Mgr. fM " " -? P Postoffiee. Portland Glazed Cement Sewer Pips is winning constant favor because it is successfully solving the sewer pipe ques tion. Mothers, with, the health of their families at heart, are boosting for it.