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v THE - OREGON ; DAILY JOURNAL, , PORTLAND, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1915. CONGRESS VILL HAVE BIG JOB ACTING UPON ALL PROPOSED BILLS Enough Work Ahead to Keep the Lawmakers, Very Busy While the Session Lasts. Washington, Dc. 12. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) As congress swings into lta stride the scope of possible legislation for the present session is seen to widen. De tpite the large place to be occupied with preparedness and revenue bills, there will be no lack of other import ant measures that will be seriously pressed. Taking a bird's eye view, here is enough to keep the lawmakers busy for quite a 'spell, and this list of course only touches the high places: Proposed Legislation Grouped. Preparedness group Bills relating to strengthening of army and navy, re organization, methods of training, etc. Revenue sroup Such measures as reenactment of emergency war tax, in crease of income tax, inheritance tax. sugar duty, tax on automobiles, gaso line, munitions plants, beer, etc. Tariff group This overlap the revenue group above named. Repub licans will propose tariff revision up ward. Democrats may take up one or two scheduled, such as wool. A bill for a tariff commlsison will be urged. but the administration will not favor It; also a bill to prevent dumping of foreign goods at the close o' the war. Conservation group Bills dealing with leasing of water powers, oil and phosphate lands, radium-bearing lands grazing lands. Railroads and Merchant Marina. Railroad croup Bills to enlarge in- terstate commerce commission and separate It into divisions; another to give it power to examine correspond ence files of carriers to ferret ou,t law violations; another to extend Jurisdic tion over issue of securities. Shipping group Bills dealing with a merchant marine. Including an ad ministration bill to use 150,000.000 for ttie purchase or construction of ships; (he Republican ship subsidy plan, and & bill providing for a commission for comprehensive investigation of ail phases, including revision of naviga tion laws; also repeal or amendment 9f seainen's act. Rural credits With report of Joint ronimlitee as a basis. Immigration bill Literacy test, ve toed at last session by the president. Philippine bill Carrying a definite promise of Independence to the islands, Jestined to provide a long partisan de late. Foreign affairs Including a pro posed embargo on exports, and general . liscussion of conduct of negotiations R'ith belligerent powers. Debates on Hexlcan policy. Consideration by sen te of pending treaties with Columbia, Nicaragua and Hayti. Good roads Various measures for rovernment aid. Including construction f military roads. Budget plan Effort pending to ?lace expenditures under systematic program. Trusts Amendments proposed to present statutes. Various Other Measures. Banking and currency Amendments proposed to present law, not radical. Appropriation bills Thirteen gen iral measures, including the usual itruggle over rlves and harbors. District of Columbia Plan to change fiscal program, and effort to be made io give residents of district the right vote. Prohibition Under this head com ng proposed submission of constitu- Jonal amendment to the states, a blir make the District of Columbia dry, ind one to ratify Alaska's vote on rohibition. Kqual sufrrage Proposed constltu ional amendment. Cloture A problem for the senate. Wedding Gown Made Of Amethyst Velvet Eat, reatasrs. Gloves and Bueds 8nos of WhiU Hons Bride AU Matched to Her Favorite Orhcida. "Washington, Dec 13. (I. N. S.) lira. Gait has had her last fittings for icr trousseau gowns. They have been irought from New York and have been ipproved and accepted. The wedding gown Is described as t lovely amethyst chiffon velvet made tccordlng to Mrs. Gait's simple but ilegant taste. The hat, feathers, loves and suede shoes all match per !ectly and are well suited to her fa rorite orchids, a bunch of which the has worn almost every day ilnce her engagement to President iVllson was announced. Although no word or hint can be tbtaintd either from Mrs. Gait or the White House as to the hour of the reremony on Saturday, all signs point loward an afte: loon event. No Washington clergyman will offl :!ute nor will the bishop of Wash i.gton, but au old childhood friend of Jie bride, the son of her parents for rer rector in Wythevllle, will be here uid tie the knot. He came to Wash nrton for a short visit a week ago ind Mrs. Gait Instantly decided on the !an of having htm Officiate. The Episcopalian ring service will be ised. The wedding. Journey will not e taken on. the Mayflower, for the ork of redecorating and refurnishing f that vessel will keep It out of com nissiou untiL far into January. Irish Rose, Finest Flower That Grows fewly Created Bloom Fro in Ballast Wins $1000 Caah Prix Against Many Competitors at Ban Fraaclsoo. San Ftancisco. Cal.. Dec. 13. (P. N. I.) To an Irish rose newly created . las gone the exposition's flOOO cash trize for the Lest rose entered lny the ntematlonal contest of the exposition. The successful rose was created by tMckson & Son. of Belfast, Ireland, re of the best known floriculture 3rms In Great Britain. The rose is described as being a rich yellow, extremely full and with . i long bud. It was In competition lirlthj several hundred other roses en lerecf by rose specialists from all parts Tjt the world. y K One of , the stipulations of tha con 1 1 st waa that the successful rose thou Id be named la honor of the ex- 4 These Are the Golden Days for Xmas Shopping AND THIS IS THE CHRISTMAS STORE! J n 2b Personal Service BUREAU Whether it is gift selecting you have to do or shopping of any kind our Personal Service Bureau will help you, willingly and carefully there is no charge. CLOVE ORDER Why not give a Lipman, Wolfe glove order for Xmas, ind let the recipient choose the style of glove she likes best.? Merchandise Certificates May be purchased for any amount of money. These are given at Xmas time by many instead of actual cash, and may be exchanged for merchandise. first floor. Store Open Tonight 6 to 9 o'Clock 6sj cJ Merchandise of tf Merit Only as 'jjjj "" Store Open Tonight 6 to 9 o'Clock If you want to give a man something different choose one of these Cowhide Traveling Bags at $9.00 Usual Price, $11.00 Extra large size, genuine heavy cowhide, stout sewed corners, sewed on durable steel frame, lift catches, full leather lined. Seventh Floor Picture-Framing To Order Bring us your Xmas picture framing orders at once don't delay our prices are the low est in the city. Original Oil ' Paintings Half Price Beautiful subjects, framed, ready for hanging. Choose your picture now. have it delivered at Xmas. Sixth Floor The Great Sixth Floor Gift Room Is a Veritable Fairyland Thousands of Gifts. Soeciallv Priced on Exhibit Tables at 25c, 50c. $1, $2 to $5 Of ten Two Gifts for the Price of One There are so many things in this Great Sixth Floor Gift Salon so many interesting, unusual articles, perfectly adapted for Christmas giving, that we feel sure you will find here that ob ject of your constant search, "the Christmas Gift that really fits." It is cn this floor that we have collected Objects of Art from every country in the world, and now even though many of these countries are at war, and their secrets of "art producing" will be lost, we shall continue to offer these wondrous wares at before-the-war prices. Solid Brass il Smoking Stand with ash receiver, two cigar rests, and match stands, as illustrated. One Day Only 95c BLOUSES Especially Created and Modestly Priced for Christmas Gift-Giving You will be proud to give blouses of such exquisite mate rials and fine laces, and their recipients will be even more proud to wear them, for they were, in most instances, copied from new and very expensive models. 20 Different New Styles at $2.95 Crepe de chines, Georgette crepes, plaid silks, fine-embroidered voiles, in all sizes and colors. 18 Individual Styles Priced at $3.95 Pussy willow taffeta. Georgette crepe, filmy laces, plaid silks, striped crepe de chines, new colors. 25 Beautiful Styles, Special at $5.00 Georgette crepe, crepe de chine, lovely laces, striped taffeta silks, Roman striped silks, smartest colors. 18 Exceptional New Styles at $6.75 Embroidered pussy willow taffeta and crepe de chine, exqui site laces, fancy striped pussy willow and crepe, striped taffetas, plaid taffetas, Georgette crepes. Loveliest Blouses $7J50t $8.75 to $25.00 In a perfect maze of the most beautiful models we have ever shown fur trimmed, tinsel and lace trimmed, hand embroid eredGeorgette crepes, crepe, net and lacey blouses, that are "different" from all others. Third Floor F r u i t com port with brass base and glass inset As illus trated. Special $2.00. Sixth Floor Candlesticks 75c Brass Cohoa, 5 - inch base, 64 inches high, as illustrated. Flower Basket $2.25 Of iridescent Bo hemian glass,, as il lustrated, 14 inches high, 9 inches wide. Flower Holder $1.75 Novelty import ed flower holders, natural colors, as illustrated. Blxth Floor Hand-Embroidered Gowns Reg. $4, $5.50, $6.00, $7.00 Sale $3.35, $4.45, $4.95, $5.95 The most exquisite fine hand embroidered gowns, made of dainty soft lingerie cldth in the ever popular slip-over kimono sleeve style with round or V necks, and embroidered in en tirely new designs of French eyelet and punch work in both floral and conventional patterns fine scalloped edges, ribbon drawn. Fourth Floor Skirts Cut Free when materials are pur chased here. Special Free Sewing Classes Tuesday and Thursday. When You Give GLOVES Don't You Want to Give Gloves of Quality? When buying gloves here you cannot make a mistake, for all our gloves have been chosen with care, made from the finest of selected skins, thus producing gloves of a distinctive quality and fineness. At $1.50 Pair Pique sewn mocha gloves in African brown, green, navy blue. Also washable cape gloves, one clasp style, pique sewn. In white and oak shades. At $2.00 Pair Real kid gloves, French im portation pique and overseam sewn, 2 and 3 clasp style, fancy embroidery. At $1.35 Pair Regular $1.30 quality cape gloves, pique sewn in black and tan. At $1.75 Pair -One clasp, real kid gloves, fin ished with heavy crochet em broidery, pique style. In black and white. At $1.95 Pair Regular $2.5 0 white glace gloves, 16 button, overseam style, with three clasps at wrist. At $1.39 Pair One clasp lambskin pique sewn gloves, contrasting embroidery in black, white and tan shades. Reg ular 1.50. First Floor Hundreds of Dainty Articles For Baby's Christmas $11.50 Infants Imported Bassinet and Stand, $8.50 Fancy bassinets with hood reeds attached, ex tra quality and extra well made. 25c and 15c Infants' Not-a-Pin Diapers 8c Also Birdseye and Canton FanneL $125 to $2 Children's Dresses, 59c Little French dresses, some embroidery trimmed and others with lace insertions. From 2 to 6 years. $1 Infants' Albatross and Knit Sacques 89c With scalloped or crochet edges and dainty embroidery. Hand Quilted and Hand Embroidered Bibs 65c bibs for . .49c $1.85 bibs for . .$139 85c bibs for . .69c $225 bibs for . .$1.49 $3.65 bibs for $2.49 Infants' Rattles 15c to 65c. InPts' Shoes and Moccasins 39c, 50c-85c. 20c Infants' Feeders 12c. 75c Hand-Embroidered Feeders 38c. Fourth Floor A Christmas Sale of Aprons and Breakfast Sets 59c, 79c, 98c 1 No.l. Special 59c. The New Billy Burke. Percale Apron, as illustrated. In light fia-ure patterns Made with V nck, and turn back rveres of plain con trasting colors. Belted all around. No. 2. Special 59c. The Polly Ann. Complete House Dress Apron, as Illustrated. Closed front, trimmed with bias pipings, full belted, V neck.. In plain pink, light blue, cadet and lavender. No. 3. Special 79c. One piece House Dress Apron in coat effect, full belt ad. V neck, trimmed with bias pipings. Made of light percales in fancy figures, checks and dots. In style as Illustrated. No. 4. Special 59c. The Puritan. New Princess Apron of percale. This model fastens down the back, has panel front, round neck, two deep pockets, trimmed with black and white bias pipings In plain pink, blue, lavender and cadet, and light fig ured percales. Style as Illustrated. No. 5. Special 98c. Two piece Breakfast Set coat and iiMrt as illustrat ed. Made of percale In plain pink, blue, lavender and , cadet and assorted checks. The jacket fasten down the front, has turn back reveres, is full belted and trimmed with bias Pipings. Plain gored skirt. ' Fourth Floor. THE STORE FOR MEN Men Will Appreciate These Unusually Handsome Shirts $1.50 and $2.00 Distinctive shirts, both in patterns and colorings, that give a man individuality in dress plain or pleat ed bosoms, stiff or soft cuffs smartest colored stripes. Give him one shirt, two shirts, or a box of three to six for his Christmas. Holeproof Hosiery for Men (Lipman, Wolfe & Co., Special Portland Agents) Box of 6 Pairs, Special $1.50 A written guarantee with every box. If you wear a hole in any one of the pairs within 3 months, you get a new pair FREE. Shown in medium weight cotton, in black only. Holeproof Luxite Hosiery, 25c For men. Made of a new substance closely resem bling silk, with great wearing qualities, fine lustre and made in regular silk hose style. Shown in black. First Floor. Imported English Raincoats From Kenneth Durward and Cording, London, England. The Coats Sold at $35.00 Elsewhere SPECIAL $23.95 Superbly tailored coats, with that smart Eng lish air, that cannot be copied. Heavy looking, but very light in weight, made of the finest English tweeds in semi-Balmacaan style with raglan shoulders and silk lined yokes, finished with English horn buttons; rubberized tweeds for wintry weather, in grays and tans, double covered seams, convertible collars. All sizes and styles. A handsome gift for any man. Brassieres for Xmas Brassieres, if attractively made, daintily trimmed and of fine materials, make a gift that will please any woman, and be an addition to her lingerie. Any Brassiere in this sajp will be found unusually attractive, and they will be packed in gift boxes if desired. 50c Brassiere, in hook front style, of striped cambric and embroidery trimmed. $1.00 Brassiere, hook front style, with heavy Cluny lace yoke in front and back. $2.00 Brassiere, made of a combination of embroidery and heavy lace, hook front style, and ribbon at the neck. $2.50 Brassiere, of flesh tinted crepe de chine, buttons in the back and finished with lace and ribbon at the neck and armholes. - $3.50 Brassiere, of al-over embroidered linen, having deep V-yoke top and lower section of heavy Cluny lace, hook front style. Fourth Floor Four Christmas Gifts FROM THE HOMEFURNISHING STORE Of course there are hundreds of others, but perhaps you have never thought of these particular four. Oak or mahogany finish. $2.50 Bissell's Carpet Sweeper $1.89 Would make a welcome gift for any housewife. This special price Tuesday only, on Bissell's famous sweepers. Other Bissell's Carpet Sweepers from $2.75 to $5.75. A FELT-COVERED CARD TABLE AT $2.95 Mahogany or oak finish, light weight, strongly made, with braces, brass corners. Size 30x30 inches. Same table, size 24x31 inches, at $1.59. Pair of Beautiful All-Wool Blankets Soft and warm as down pure white with colored striped borders, silk bound, also lovely plaids and fancy effects. Every thread pure wool, specially priced $9.85 to $20. An Exquisite Wool-Filled Comforter Covered with the daintiest figured silk mull, with wide bor der, and tied with ribbon. . . Special at $6.95. Pure silk-covered wool comforters that are beautiful in rich colors, tied with ribbons, are $14.50. The Gift Supreme if etoelrp The sparkling ring that will give joy for life, the enamel watch, the glittering bar pin or bracelet or lavalliere what other remembrance can give such pleasure to a woman? And the men, too, will take great pleasure in receiving a pair of gold cuff links, a scarf pin, or perhaps a watch fob, cigarette case, match case or any other of the many numer ous gold and silver pieces for men that we have here. The children will be overjoyed with a tiny ring, or a set of beauty pins, a little chain or a bracelet. Still to be chosen in our Jewelry Store are many superb gifts of this kind. First Floor The Famous Sunspun Handkerchiefs $1.00 for Box of 3 Made of all pure linen, beautifully hemstitched and with an embroidered design in one corner. Three handkerchiefs in a box and each handkerchief shows a different design. Handkerchiefs Special 17c Each Of all pure linen with embroidered corners in dainty pat terns in white and colors. First Floor : Fifth Floor Holiday Bazaar and Doll Store Open Tonight 6 to 9 o'Clock SECOND FLOOR 20 SPECIAL SALES Open Tonight 6 to 9 o'Clock Open Tonight 6 to 9 o'Clock Come Tonight and Share in Xmas Sales Sale of Men's Shirts QuTutiS 50c, 75c, 89c, $1.00 Perfect fitting, perfectly tailored shirts of fast color materials, in the newest stripes and patterns. Plain bosoms and stiff cuffs, or negligee style with soft cuffs. The kind of shirts that any man would be glad to receive. A Great Collection of Men's Neckwear Flowing End Styles 29c and 49c Every man expects neckwear for Xmas and these are the kind of ties that a man would wear after Xmas. Made of fine silks in the season's ladest patterns extra large size. Men's New Initial Handkerchiefs, 6 for 59c Fine quality material, colored long initials. The Most Attractive Trim'd Velvet n Hats Ever Offered at $5.00, Now . $ 1 . O You cannot equal them anywhere fine velvet shapes, the very latest models, trimmed with wings, ribbons, flowers, novelties, fancy ostrich, etc. These hats are extraordinary in every way you can wear them a whole season. 7c to 10c Xmas Handkerchiefs 5c Colored borders lock-stitch edge In colorscolored embroidered . corners taped borders lace-trlmmed and all pure white kerchiefs of finest qualities. 75c Mahogany Finished Trays, Sale 29c Size 9x1 S inches. Dark mahogany-finished frame, with pretty col ored cretonne centers. For Xmas gifts. $1.50 Fine Leather Hand Bags, 98c New shapes just In, made of fine real leather, silk lined. Fitted with coin purse and mirror. $3.00 Crepe de Chine and Lace Blouses, $1.98 Lovely, dainty waists that a woman would appreciate for Christmas. They are unusual at this low price. In white, flesh color and black. All sizes and styles. & $3.25 Women's Blanket Robes, $2.29 Soft, warm robes of genuine blankets, extra well mader in a variety of colors, in floral and conventional patterns. $1.50 Lace Trimmed Combinations. $1.00 The daintiest kind of a gift for a girl combinations of fine nainsook, trimmed with lace insertion and lace on the corset cover and drawers, in new designs. I- scwvviwuvua uctci uciurs liav9u OD b market.