u P0UERF1L PBOPlffliA WILL BE To Promote initiative Petition Upon All Untaxed Real Property in state. FIRST STEP TAKEN Present Movement Is Entirely : Non-Partisan In Its , Character.1 TAXPAYERS' COMMITTEE Endless Chain of Working Organiza tions to Belt Oregon All to Com--bine for One Purpose liter a ture Will Be Distribuated for Enlightening i Vo ters on Question. (From Saturday's Daily.) 1'owerful propagandas for the promo tion and furtherance of thieepetition for the initiative upon the bill defeated in the last legislature, providing for the assessment and taxation of eertain real rojrty in this state heretofore unasscssed, will be established all over Oregon. i Tue first steps in this direction were taken in this eity yesterday. Meetings of a similar nature will be -! in towns and cities in every coun ty in the, state with the same object. And an end!e3S -chain pf endeavor will l'lt the state of Oregon, working; for tiie necessary signatures to the-je-f it ion in order that the citizens of state niay given a. eiuauee of ex ; pressing their, opinions upon so weighty a question, ;i matter thai was lightly turned aside l.y the -last legislative as sembly. ! Thi movement is to be entirely non partisan in its seope,xandj memler8 of all parties are invited to participate in the work in hand and. bring the mat ter before "the taxpayers and voters of the state. That the affair is not a partisan movement to discredit the last legisla ture, Kepublican in character by rea son of its majority, is .demonstrated by the result of yesterday's meeting, wuieU effected permanent! organization with J. II. Settlemier of Woodburn" as-presi.Ji-nt and D. C. Minto of this city as secretary. ; Tie meeting organized under the working title of the taxpayers commit tee, another evidence of its non-partisan character. Much secrecy ha? been: maintained concerning the meeting, both preceding and following it. It was hoped to get the machinery in good working order Ix'fore anything was given to the pub lic. And for this reason little could be secured in the way of information as to the transactions at the meeting. Such great secrecy has obtained con cerning the movement that not even a lint of the names of those present could 1k secured. However, the purposes of the organi zation which was perfected were un earthed; also the fact that yesterday's meeting was but the initial step in the organization of a num'ber of other such committees, the work of which will Ik? the securing of aiame to the . petition already launched, and of which The Statesman was the first pa jmt to make announcement. Tho land in question, and at which the original bill in the legislature was aimed, comprises vast tracts of land held by steam and wagon road compa nies, who received numerous grants from the government as far back as the early '60s, and on which there has never been paid otto cent of tax it is said that there were a goodly number of representative taxpayers present, representative both in poll tics and locality, and that a discussion of the question of how best to promote the interests of the proposed bill was" entered into ocite thoroughly. The meeting was held in the; law offices of Messrs. W. II. and .Webster lioimes, in the Breymari tblock, which firm pre pared the petitions and pm at toe-request of the taxpayers who are be hind the initiative movement. It is learned, however, that the movement, which has leen given birth here,, will broaden in scope until it embraces the entire state. . Both Marion and Polk counties were well represented at the meeting, it is said, and that the gath ering was . non-partisan in politics. The next meeting of the committee has not been arranged for as yet, iut it will be left subject to the call of Prseident Settlemier. j The Statesman's informant states that the movement has been hi prog ress for several weeks, and that those who have been at the head of it have been working quietly but effectually, until the membership of the organiza tion will be added to from day to day until it reaches into the hundreds. It is proposed that branch organizations le formed in each county in the state, and that all lie in direct communica tion with the headquarters here. The work of the committees, as each sepa rate organization will be called, will not stop when the petitions hare been circulated 'and filed in the office of the secretary of state in sufficient num bers. They will continue with renewed energies until the election for the. pur pose of arousing the necessary inter est in the measure among the legal vo ters of the state before they will be asked to rote upon it. j Another duty of the central committee will' be to compile and publish all kinds of liter ature pertaining to the proposed, bill and circulate it throughout the stats ior the benefit and information of the voters that they may realize the full importance and effect of its provisions. .'The movement," said the inform-' ESTABLISHED HERE YESTERDAY ant of The Statesman, has been pret ty well organized already, but it was not intended to make it public until it had become well launched. Since it hat leaked out, however, about all that ean be said at present is that the pros pects are very bright for the forma tion ;of a strong organization for the purpose of promoting the interests of the initiative upon the assessment bill proposed. There was quite a number of prominent business men and taxpay ers present at the meeting, but, al though nothing was said as to the keep ing of their names secret, I am afraid it would be' a breach of trust on mv part to give the list, and I prefer yon get the names from some Sue else who was present. , Further, than this I uT not care to make any statement, and since you are not going to mention any other names I would prefer that-you do not mention mine either; not that I am ashamed of my connection with the movement, but rather that we are not ready to make an announcement. It will all come out in public in the near; future." TRANSFER MADE SHERIFF CULVER TURNS MORE MONET OVER TO COUNTY TREASURER RICHARDSON Funds in County Treasury Increased by $21,014, of Which i0,720 Belongs to State and County Fund More to Be Paid Over. (From Saturday's Daily.) Sheriff W, J. Culver yesterday made his fourth turn-over of tax money col lected upon 'Marion county's 1004 tax roll, the amount transferred Ico the hands of County Treasurer W. Y. Rich ardson being $21,014.10. The total amount collected on this roll and turned over to the treasurer is $80,063.87, and represents the entire collections made up to March l. Considerable more money is in the hands of the sheriff which will be transferred as fast the cash register ean be written and footed up, a part of the work that re quires much time and labor, From- the- amount paid to the treas urer j-esterday $10,720.08 was credited to the state and county fund; $4650.10 to the state school fund; $189.44 to the Salem city and city road fund and 1.154.12 to school district No. 24, or Halem. The whole amount of the transfer was apportioned among the different funds as follows: State and countr $10,720.08 State school 4,605.10 Indigent soldier . rf Library Poll tax Road tax . . . Salem city and city road .. Wortdburn city ............ Jefferson city Silverton city . . . Sehool district No. 4. i. . . School district No. 5 School "district No. 11...... School district No. 14. School district No. 13. ....... School district No. 20 School district No. 21 School district No. 24. .... . School district No. 25 School district No. 23.. t School district No. 33 School district No. 35 School district No. 37...... 75.49 139.68 916.-6 1,789.44 15i 3.43 14.70 34.03 2.20 30.91 88.58 82.97 18.47 .86 1, 54.12 3.08 3M22 52.27 11.44 12.11 6.53 20.39 30.79 139.05 217.56 17,. 00 28.33 5.24 11.35 2.98 7.53 10.71 .87 26.42 9.85 3.89 139.72 1.02 17.66 7.12 .76 2.88 43.29 56.60 School district No. 42 School district No. 44 School district No. 50 School district No. 51. .... . School district No.59 School district No. 61 School district No. 71. ., School district No. 77 School district No. 79 School district No. 80. . School district No. 81 Sehool district No. 83. . . ... . School district No. 87. . School district No. 88 School district No. 95 School district No. 96. .... . School district No. 103 School district No. 108 School district No. 109 School district No. 113...... School district No. 116 School district No. 118..... School district No. 125 Special road tax district 27. Total .$21,014.10 . DIVORCE MUX GRINDS. Judge Oalloway Grants Divorce to Mrs. Lizzie Scrtutz truer www Entries. .T,idrn William Galldwav held an ad journed session of department No. 2 of the circuit court yesterday during which he heard testimony the fccnutz Jir.n cane and rendered a decree gran-ting legal separation to Mrs. Liz tiV Sehutz from her husband Adam Schutz, upon the grounds of desertion. The following docket entries were also, made: Cartiss Lumber Company vs. C. I Dnrbin; suit to quiet title; settled and dismissed. r : John ;.A. Shaw vs.; vianna l iom- kins, et a!.; defendant's default noteu; G. -' II. Rudd appointed guardian ad litem for minor defendants. ' f nenry F. Smith vs. . John Aianinei and Augusta Manthei; foreclosure or mechanic's lien: demurrer to complaint argued ana iaen uuuer uu it.. v Tt Smith vs. D. W. Smith, et ai.t I niit in eouitv; decree for defendants; 1 n0' costs taxed to either party, ITS BENEFITS ARE MANIFOLD AFTERMATH OF VALLEY LEAGUE DEVELOPMENT CONVENTION IT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS Nothing But Expressions of Pleasure i ; to Be Heard Upon Every Side. i Excellent Lead Should Be Followed Up, Pays Prominent Delegate President Campbell's Address Upon Higher Ed ucationMayor Waters Address. (From Saturday's Daily.) That the Willamette Valley Develop ment League convention which , was held in this city yesterday, was sue cess there is none to gainsay. And that it has left an everlasting influ ence ior. good in its wake is evidenced by the unanimous expressions of undis- guished satisfaction that are to be heard in. the commentary upon the oe casion upon every side. Before taking their; departures for their several homes the delegates who attended the meet ing and became thoroughly imbued with the spirit of progress, were a unit in the Reeling that they had been royally entertained at the hands of the Greater Salem Commercial Club and the public in general during their visit to this city and they ; freely and enthusiasti cally predict that the fruits of the con vention will be manifold and the sue eesg of the convention reflects . great credit upon the Capital City and its people. 1 "In my mind," saiu an enthusiastic delegate to a Statesman representative at the banquet Thursday evening, "this convention has done more toward bring ing the people of western Oregon to gether in the interest of one common cause, the development of this vastly rich and resourceful region of the state. than anything ejse which has transpired in the past. It is but a beginning, but it was' a gooT one and there will be many more to follow in its wake. It cannoc be conceived how it could have been more successful and it will cer tainty go down in history as one of the most brilliant epochs in the annals of the future growth of the state. Development ' .auu 'Harmony' were the predominating features of the occasion and I have never attended gathering of similar nature, before in my 'life in which everything went on so smoothly and satisfactorily, and in which every man vied with the other toward making it a success and pro moting the friendly relations of the people of the valley, as in this conven tion; TUe spirll OI enterprise nas ucru thoroughly aroused and the interest should not be permitted to lapse for a single day. United, efforts and persis tence will' accomplish almost any ob- iect and since we have struck a respon- - !. . . . L -111 . A 1 .1 sive chord we snouiu not auow tue -vantage we have gained to slip away from ns. Keen hammering away until we not only make our determined efforts heard, but felt all over tue state ana the country. I trust tue start wnicn we have gained in the right direction will be followed up with more conven tions such as this and there is nothing good that wc cannot get." The Value of Education. During the evening session of the convention interesting addresses were; delivered, the most important of which j were:' 4 4 Higher Education as a 1 actor j in the Development of Oregon," by President P. L. Campbell of the Uni vprsitv of Ofeeon: "Good Roads as De velopers," by County Judge Scott, of this eopnty; "Necessity of irouey TJneS in the Willamette Valley," by G. A. Hurley of Independence; "uevei onment of Our Cities," by Mayor Wa ters of Salem; "Beautifying Our Homes in the Cities," by C. B. Moores of Sa lem. The most salient points touched upon by President Campbell, on higher Education, were: "The wealth of toe state is the pro luct of its natural resources and the brains of the people. Here where we have 'the natural resources we need training that will cive us intellect and character, the other factors, une ae mand in everv business is fof men who ean think. Thinking is the ability to adapt means to the ends and overcome difficulties by, originality. J 'The common school training is con- ined mainly to the .development of ob servation while the higher education trains to reasoning. The value or ntgn ir education is shown by the , larger earning abilitv of the well trained man. Statistics show that unskilled labor produces value as measured by wages to the average ot ouu per year, a no technically trained man produces value tr th average of about $2000, or a difference of $1500 per year,' in favor of trained men. A college graduates fiftv men in a year which will add $,- 000 oer vear to the earning ability of those fifty men. Or a graduating clas of fifty eacn year ior imnj wm add about $25,000,000 or 30,000,000 to the wealth of the state. The cost to the state at $100,000 a year for main tenance will be about $3,000,000 for this period. ? ' "Higher values in the way of safety o life and property, good government, higher ideals, etc, are beyond money values. Under our present form of government, which is pretty nearly pare democracy, it will be dangerous to leave anv class of people uneducated. No class may oe eonsiaerea. eauKw quantity. Instead of bng an aristo cratic luxury edneation is plainly a democratic, necessity." . Standing Oonunittees A committee composed of Frank Da- vey f Salem, J. C. nayter of Dallas, Fred Nutting of Albany, E. W. Haines nf Forest Greve. and G. A. Harley of Independence.was appointed to draft bvlaws and constitution for the league, and another committee, I. H. Bingham of Cottage Grove. J. C Cooper of Me Minnville, B.t F. Jones of Toledo, Fred Veal of Albany, and J. G. Graham of Salem, was named to arrange with the railroad eompny for rates to western and southern Oregon points during the Lewis and ti rair. 'state at $100,000la year for the raain-J Another -t. interesting- .address which was delivered during the" evening ses sion and which was crowded out of print oa account or the lack of space in yes terday issue, was that of Mayor F. W. Waters, upon " Development ; of : Our Cities. The. following i a condensed summary of Mayor .Waters' address:" . : t-, Develop Our Cities, ip.v; " - V;;t "I consider sound finance one of the best means of 'municipal development. When we are. inviting immigration and offering inducements for the investment of capital in oar midst, we should be able to guarantee that the public rev enues will be intelligently administered and honestly accounted for. We ean justly claim for the city of Salem, not only a ' first - class municipal system, bnt a sound financial condition. The eity has a total debt of $220,181. De ducting $6181 of street bonds that have been paid off there would be left a net city debt of $214,000. We must add to this, $2,C50 of school district bonds. the first of which are not due until 1911. This makes a total indebtedness resting upon this community of $241,650. 1 timating our poulation at 13,000, which I believe is eonservatiee, it would give u a per capita indebtedness of less than $19. "Allowing the city of Portland to have 150,000 population, and counting up toe various iorms or inueuieunes resting upon that community, we find . . - . . . -i . . a per eapita indebtedness f or hat eity of about $49. Cutting out the debt Of the school district, which is not oper- ly changeable to the city, we ave cross citv debt o- $214,000. . The items which comprise this debt include an is sue of $30,000 for the construction of a bridge across the Willamette in 18S6. That bridge was washed away and that item is properly chargeable" to an enter gency due to casualty, caused by the elements. "Another item of the eity debt is $19,000 for sewer bonds issued in. 1889, and for which the city of Salem has had the use cf three sewers ever since. Another item of the debt was a second issue of bridge bonds in 1890, of $20, 0O0, which was' our share in "the cost of constructing a 'magnificent steel bridge across ; the , Willamette river, which stands at presents The remaining $145,000 of debt against this, city is accounted for by a city hall, ihe sub stantial structure in which this devel opment convention is now assembled, costing $76,41)3. This would leave a net city oebt against the capital of Oregon of $68,600. I ta-e the position that this $68,60O is city debt which should not be in existence because the only true theory of conducting a city government is to Jteep the current ex pense within the revenue o the city. "I claim there are few cities of the size of Salem that can make a better showing in this respect. For the past eight years' this 'city has liv d "directly within its means. No new debt has been created. In fact some, indebted ness has been wipe4 out; I believe that the condition in- .which we should keen our. eitv .Under the charter we arc limited to the10 mill levy for cur rent expense and in my last message I recommended that a. sinking- fund be created to make provision for meeting all outstanding- obligations. The sound development jof'OHJpe rues .depends upon not only living within our means, but making provisionfor the payment of every honest debt.' POPE H0LD3 CONSISTORY. Pius Tenth Delivers Allocution .and Pre- conlzes Number of Bishops. ROME, March 27. The pope held a secret consistory this morning without renting cardmvls, merely precon- izing bit Lop3w The only American was he Eight Kev. Thomas ilickey, wn 3 was confirmed as coadjutor bishop of Rochester, N. Y. Mar. Zobieo Raceiot was confirmed as auxiliary bishop of Montreal, Quebec. All the cardinals met in the hall of the consistory pf the Vatican, where they received the pontiff. The pontiff then delivered an allocution and immediately afterward proceeded to the preconization of bish ops. The allocution in moderate terms deplored the persecution from which the church suffered In some countries, and complained of recent events in France, where, besides the diplomatic, rupture between 'the republic and the papacy, the statesmen were preparing for the separation of church and state, for which, the pontiff asserted again,, the Vatican was not responsible, 'is hail been alleged The rupture was to be deplored. The pope also referred to the perse cution of the .church in some of tLe South and Central American republics, especially in Nicaragua and Bcudo'r, citing the laws passed by the last named republic against the church pro viding for the confiscation of the prop- t-rtv of the reli gions orders, in inter fericg with the liberty of the religions associations and putting obstacles in the way of the appointment of new bishops, To offset thisJ the pontiff mentioned the fact that the arbitration between Chile and Peru had been entrusted to the papal representative, which had caused the holy see much satisfaction. Legal Blanks jat Statesman Job Office READ THIS Jacksonville, HL, , Sept. 25, 1902. Nearly three year ago, with a serious attack of illness, I was surprised to !earn that 1 had ibetes. Providen tially, 1 was kfd to procure a botUe of Dr. E. W. Hill's specific for kidney and bladder troubles, known as a Texas Wonder. - Less than half the $1.00 bot tle effected a eomnlete and permanent cure. Consequently, I believe it to be a medicine of very great valoe. ' . L. B. Kent, Evangelist TEX A j WONDER One small bottle of the Texas Won der,. Hall's Great Diseoveryr eures all kidney and bladder troubles, removes gravel, eurcs diabetes, seminal emis sions, weak an lame backs, rheums-, tistn and all irregularities of the kid neys ia both men and women, regulates bladdtr troubles ' in children. . If not sold by your druggist, will be sent by mail on receipt of $L One- small bot tle is two months' treatment and sel dom frls to perfect a cure. Dr. E. W. Hall, sole manufacturer, P. O. Box 629, St. Louis, If a. Send for testimon ials. &oid by Fp dm gists sad stone's drug store. if Growing Bigger and Better all the Time. That is our history in brief. Not a mushroom growthover night for it is twenty five years ago since we opened our f irst store in this city. Every year shows an increase in quality, with a corresponding de-r crease in prices. Our growth is the best proof of our reliability. Trecde at tKe Secf e Store DRESSGOODS Our Dress Goods stock has never been more care fully selected, nor have we ever had a better assort ment and variety of the different fabrics in both for eign and domestic goods' than we are how showing. This dress goods business has grown, week after week, 'until today we consider this the most popular department one offering the newest goods at modest prices.' AiS week we offer several lines of silks at exceptional bargains.' PLAID SILKS, such as Others are ad vertising as regular $10 values in all the newest and best shades, we sell regularly at ....... . . . . .......... TAFFETA guaranteed, Black Taffeta silk, and a regular . $1.00 value. Special .. TAFFETA, 26 inch guarantee.!, Taffeta silk, regular 1 $1.50 .Special "Other . special attractions foV you And inspect them. ' ' ILfB-dlies TKe New Outfits are the Talk Topic Such beautiful silk suits and vent of women's ready-to-wear tailoring. Creations beyond the dreams if the best designers of seasons past. Tailored suits, too, that vie with' the choicest application of artistic talent in in highclass productions. They're here ' .11 . 1. . I. A. 1 A . 1 . A , . . I 1 u aii lur kcbi j:iiierus uou styles Silk Shirt Waist Suits, the same qual ity as othersask $15.00 for, all to be foun.1 here for .... Of an equal grade of those that others hre showing at $42.50 are here reg' ularly at ....... ..1 HAS NO APPEAL TEACHER . FORCED ' TO TAKE LEAVE OF ABSENCE ON PAY HAS NO RECOURSE. Boards of School Directors Have Ex elusive Jurisdiction in Such Casesr Superirrtendent Ackerman Decides Dnportant Question, i (From Saturday''s Daily.) Superintendent J. H. j Ackerman yes terday afternoon relered an opinion in an appeal -case from. Wasco county, in which he holds in substance that a board of school directors has the pow er to compel a teacher to take a forced leave of absence with pay, and to turn her school over to the charge, of anoth er teacher in aggravated cases where it becomes apparent that tho teacher has lost control over her pupils, or other wise, lie also holds toat the board's action is final in such cases, and that the teacher has no appeal theretrom. This question arose in a case which transpired rn Hood River, Wasco conn ty, in whieh Mrs. Nora M. Sanborn, a teacher, was compelled to take iin in definite lea vof absence on account of some trouble which she had experienced with her pupils, upon full pay, and her school was torned over to the charge of. Superintendent Wylie of the city schools pending the further action of the board. Prof. Ackerman also makes some other important holdings in his opinion. On January 9 of this year it appears that Mrs. Sanborn had some difficulty in exercising discipline over some of her pupils with the result that she sus pended four of them for misconduct. When these pupils left the room elev en others arose and went also.; The ease was investigated by the board of directors, resulting in the children be ing,' reinstated, and the teacher put on leave of absence and full pay for an indefinite period. County Superintend ent J. T. Neff of Wasco county was present at the investigation, and gave the board advice in the matter of dis posing of the ease. Mrs. Sanborn, as a matter of correct procedure, appealed the action of the board to. the county superintendent, who upheld, the decis ion of the board,, and then she carried the appeal to Superintendents lAeker- man, who also confirms the action ojT the board and the county superintend ent, y- y - Mrs. Sanborn, who represented ly her husband, Roger 8. Sanborn, an at torney, sets up many points rn her ap peal, principal among which were: That the board had ho authority for suspending her without - preferring charges and giving her a. hearing; that the action of reinstating the chil dren 'was illegal; that the board erred in striking aut many of aer questions asked the children in cross-examination, and that the county superintend ent had no authority to attend the in vestigation and advise the board and that by doing so he was disqualified from' rendering a decision upon the question ' vpon appeal. In deciding - c gTOME WASH-'GOOD Pretty- Spring MERCERIZED tractive and real Foulard Navy, Black, and figured grades, Special 88c 68 c SI.I5 JAPANESE CREPE, Large-assortment of stylish stripes and solid colors, 29 inches wide. Great values V; . .... ... FANCY OROANDIE, white ground, floral designs, 28 inches wide, extra value . . . ,Y . . ; ... . . . . ........... . . Black value, this week. Come i its of the Hour costumes yon, have not seen since the af- in ail wanira voiors.. $12.5 S3 7.50 mm these questions Superintendent Acker man holds: . Tbat the proceeding was an inves tigation reganl,ng tne discipline and conduct of the pupils of that room; that it was not a trial of the teacher;' that the oounty superintendent has an thority to advise in such matters; that no appeal is provided from the action of the board in reinstating pupils; that no appeal is given for a teacher being granted a leave or absence with pay, and that if a teacner is discharged Bbe has the right to appeal." It. is understood that Mra. Sanborn has been suspended by the board since the present ease, started throueh thej process of adjudication, and that that case is also coming up on appeal in t ne near future. THE .''JUICE" WAS LEAKING. South Salem Lady Construes the Term Literally and Notifies the Office. Pretty nearly everybody has heard the word "Muice" as applied to f electric current, but, it is safe to say, few have construed it literallv. Not so, however, in the case of a lady who resides m iv;uta Salem, as is evidenced by an incident which transpired last week. It was raining unrually hard one morning last week when a tele phone message came into the office of the Citizens' Light & "Yaction Com pany to the effect that the juice" was 'leaking in a certain household in South Salem and it was nrped that some -one be sent immediately to at tend to the defect. Thinking the wires had crossed and that some damasre might accrue a lineman was dispatched at once to the ? 'scene of action." When he arrived at his destination he was received very courteously and shown into the" parlor, where, to his astonishment, the lady pointed to a pan upon the floor which was placed there to receive the drips from a leak in the roof which were coursinz down the electric fixture. He took in the sit uation imnredaitelv, audi not wishing to offend the lady, he politely informed her that the leak of "juice" was prob ably due to some disorder with the ma chinery in the plant and that he would go down and try to locate and repair it. IS THIRD TO BE DROWNED. OAKVILLE. Wash- March 27 Charles Balch of Oakville was drowned while engaged in running logs for Wil liam Lemmons and Henry Balch in Gar rard creek. Young Balch fell from the ogs and his bodv was later found about 100 yards from where he fell into the creek. Batch's father-was drowned in the Chehalis river, together with a younger brother.' dlis mother is a wealthy widow, the daughter of the late U. E. Hicks, the veteran news paper man, who was killed at Orting snort time since. CASTOR I A Por Infants and Children. : Tti .fcj Yea KaT3 AIjs E::ghf Bears the Signature of S 07lA js a; " 1 Stvles in newest wash goo:s dainty styles you'll appreciate; many exclusive .ideas in the fashionable effects ur spring and summer of 1903. The best markets have contributed t this magnificent, stock and we confidently assure you that never have assortments been so complete.' It's our wish to please on that prompted this generous, showing and to make this store more folly recognized as the safe 'and economical buying place prompt the reasonable prices which prevail here. . ED FOULARD, a most at- ! -1 successful imitation of a I 1 silk,-is shown in Royal, I t, Brown, with white dots IN II effects.. Regular 20 cent L FOULARD, a most at 18 c 25c NEW Wrist Bacgs A Swell line of new wrist bags in MOROCCO, WALRUS an assortment' of leathers in Black, Brown and Tan. Also the two-toned ones in red and black, brown and tan, blue and black, gray and tan, and shaded greens 50c to $6.50 Newest designs in new lace and embroidered rolvs for afternoon jtud evening wear. , liady to be fitted. A "full assortment to select from in white and black. The swellest garments you can gt. Molest pru-es prevail on the entire line. . $112.50 to TO feUILD ROADS OHEGON TO HAVE BIG INCREASE IN MILEAGE OF RAILROAD SYSTEMS THIS YEAR. Corporations Doing Business in State Have Completed all Preliminaries for Laying Nearly Three Hundred Miles of Ralls During 1905. Only eight miles of new railroad track was laid in Orwon last vear. This'W bv three railroads. Track- laying is already in progress on three roads aggregating more' than eighty miles, the Great Southern, extending south from 'the Columbia river to Du fur, a branch of the O. R. & N. from Arlington to t'ondon, and the portingo railroad, and contractors are pitchin? their cnmj.s to begin grading on the iiood jtiver rauroao, which will ex tend from the town of Hood River for a distance of seventeen miles 'to a point near the junction of the West and Mid dle forks of the Hood river. In con nection with these the projected roads that it is expected will be built this year, and part of which it is decided will be rushed to completion, eompriso a total of 267 miles that will be in cluded in the record of the year. While it is confidently anticipated that this will constitute but a -small proportion of the bniiumg of the year, these are lines for which the necessary capital for construction is already In sight, and m several of the companies named being paid out for tho labor em ployed in building, ! There is a revival of railroad con struction throughout the United Slates, as well as extraordinary boyirug of rail road equipment that can only suggest that Yhe big companies are on the verge, of extensive betterments, and will strengthen themselves by means of feeders from present main lines to tan new tributary country- That the north west is going to have its share in this renewed activity is apparent, from the plans being made. None of the pro jected lines that, have not completed surveys are included as, for instance, the extension of the Washington tc Co- lntnbia River from Pendleton, to le about twenty-five miles in length: of the Rumptef Vallev toward John Day, or of the O. R. tc, N. into the-Wallowa country, all of which are probable, but not fully confirmed as to be construc tion of the present year. , . Two electric roads are included in the above the Oregon Water Power & Railway line from Grrsfaam. to Trou't- laJe, and the Ore con Traction Com panyboth - to connect. Portland with additional suburban Territory. . Both of these are premised for the present year. In a statement contained in the cur rent number of the Railway Age, 're viewing the situation nf last vear and outlook for the present, it is shown that California was in Hi looH An Paeifl ccoast last year, with L03 miles of road, snd that state will again haNj considerable mileageby reason of the Western Pacific - constructing its l;ne building-in prospect. Oregon in more to San Francisco. , However, with the than likely to take front rank anion" western states. "