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'S OF CURRtNT WEEK Brief Resume of General News From All Around the Earth. UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. The British steamship Parisians, of 4763 tons gross, has been sunk. The crew of the vessel was landed. The Parisiana left Newport, England, April 20, bound for Norfolk. The French Line steamshpi Rocham beau arrives in New York from Bor deaux with a gun mounted on her stern. She is the first passenger ship to reach this port thus armed. President Wilson has received the third eagle sent him in two months. It came from John Scheels, of Port Jarvis, N. Y., who said it was caught in Sussex county, New Jersey. The eagle was sent to the zoo. Sharp rises in food prices in Den mark have alarmed the people, who fear further increases if the war con tinues. Foods and every-day necessi ties are said to be up 30 per cent, with the rate of increase growing. Fred Cozzens, an importer of New York, asserted on hiB arrival here aboard the French Line steamship Rochambeau, that he had witnessed the entraining at Marseilles two weeks ago of a force of Japanese soldiers, 200 strong. To test the new state law of Florida making it illegal for white persons to teach negroes, three nuns from St. Joseph's convent at St. Augustine were placed under technical arrest. They were released on their own re cognizance. While 4699 men have enlisted in the army since March 16, when congress authorized an increase of 20,000, army officials estimated that the actual net gain has been something over 2000. Army efficials say the present recruit ing is satisfactory and above normal. The government's case against Franz von Rintelen and those associ ated with him in the labor troubles among the munitions plants of this country is declared to have been strengthened by the discovery of cer tain documents relating to payments made to von Rintelen. The Benate considers the long-pending rural credits bill to establish farm loan banks. The bill creates a farm loan board to control a system of 12 or more land banks, which would make loans to farmers on mortgages, and also a series of farm loan associations, which would represent the farmers in dealing with the banks. It is learned that the number of Japanese settlers on Panama territory has been made the subject of a report by United StateB Consul General Alban G. Snyder to the State deparmtent at Washington. It is said that within the past year more than 100 Japanese have come to Panama and entered vari ous occupations, especially that of fish ermen. A large Russian force has been land ed in France. A tornado in Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri is believed to have killed at least 20. The editor of a German paper in Chicago declares thiB country is in for a "cleaning up." The capture of Trebizond by Rus sians makes possible a direct attack on Constantinople. President and Mrs. Wilson received several thousand members of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion, assembled for their annual con gress, and also of the Children of the American Revolution If a friend sends for liquor under a permit and has it shipped to you in trust for him, and you are caught with this liquor and some of your own, you are guilty of having an oversupply in your possession, according to the de cision rendered by a police judge of Aberdeen, Wash. Seven Villistas were found guily of murder in the Bret degree at Deming, N. M., as the result of the raid upon Columbus. All were wounded and only two could stand up when the indict ment was read. One was brought into the courtroom lying on a cot. The penalty for the crime for which the Mexicans were convicted is death by hanging. There is fear in Washington that submarine attacks may occur while this country awaits Germany's answer to the ultimatum, thus forcing a crisis. An earthquake lasting 12 seconds rocked houses on the Canary Islands Friday. The shock was accompanied by loud rumbling, and terrified the population. The damage was small, To curtail the number of drunks in Pendleton, Oregon, and to enforce the prohibition laws, the purchasers and amount of liquor Bold each month by each of the drug stores will be pub lished. Details regarding this country's ul timatum to Germany are Baid to have been common talk in Chihuahua, Mex., 48 hours before they were given out in Washington. A heavy wind storm, accompanied by lightning, swept over Dayton, Ohio, killing one man and damaging much property. The wind attained a velo city of 72 miles an hour. The German government has agreed to permit exportation to the United States of 15,000 tons of dyestuffs, lack of which has affected seriously Ameri can textile manufacturers. BIG GUNS AGAIN IN ACTION IN MANY SECTIONS OF FRONT London The Turkish garrison Wed nesday, revolted and slew all its Ger man officers before the Russians cap tured Trebizond, says the Daily Mail's Odessa correspondent. London Artillery bombardments alone are taking place on the French and Belgian fronts, the scene of the greatest activity being the region of Le Mort Homme, and in the Arognne forest, with the Germans the aggress ors in the former and the French in the latter sector. The fighting between the Russians and the Germans and Austrians along the eastern front continues at various points, but no important changes in position are reported. The same is true of the Austro-Italian zone. Vienna reports an attack Easter Sunday by seven Italian aeroplanes on the city of Triest, in which nine civil ians, five children, were killed and five wounded. The report says that be cause of this attack the "enemy for feited every right to have his towns spared." The British and Boers in German East Africa are continuing their for ward movement against the Germans, having now occupied the town of Kon doa, in the , Irangi region. Consider able casualties were inflicted on the Germans. The British also have been success ful in an operation near Deudiar, Egypt, repulsing with heavy casualties a Turkish attack. An engagement near Quatia village, however, resulted in the British being forced to retreat after an engagement with a Turkish column superior in numbers. Many Killed in Uprising in Dublin. Widespread Plot Believed Nipped. London With 12 persons killed and 19 wounded as the result of an up rising in Dublin Tuesday, all Ireland is a smouldering volcano. Although the capital was almost completely isolated by the cutting of telegraph lines when the rebels seized the postoflice, the government pro fesses to be in control of the situation. The most sanguine, however, will not predict what even the next hour will bring forth. Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, who made the first an nouncement of the trouble in the house of commons Wednesday, could give few details. The government knew, he said, that about a dozen sol diers had been killed, that arrests had been made, and that troops were on the way from The Curragh to Dub lin. It did not know the number of rioters killed, or the parts of the city that were still in their possession. So far as known, the trouble started at noon on Monday in the center of Dublin. A mob, composed mainly of members of the Sinn Fein society, seized Stephens Green, a large park near the Royal university; the post oflice on Sackville street and several houses immediately adjoining. Troops, hastily summoned, and loyal volunteers sought to expel the rebels, who meanwhile had cut all the com munication lines. In the fighting that ensued two policemen and two citizens were killed, together with several sol diers. It is the connection between the re volt and the attempted landing of Sir Roger Casement with German arms on the Irish coast that makes the situa tion ominous. It is believed now that there is a vast conspiracy afoot through all Ireland and that the arri val of Sir Roger had been set as the signal for a general uprising. The official statement, however, as Berts that the disturbances were local ized in Dublin. Reports received from Cork, Limerick, Ennie, Tralee and both ridings of Tipperary, where the Sinn Feiners have been especially strong, show that if any revolts were planned they failed to materialize. The prompt seizure of Casement and the sinking of the German auxiliary with he,r cargo of arms are believed to have disorganized the plans of the leaders. None of the Irish loaders here are believed implicated in the plots. Both Sir Edward Carson, who is one of the strongest members of coalition govern ment, and John Redmond, the Nation alists chief, unite in condemning the acts of rebellion. Alaska Work Is Stopped. Washington, D. C. All work on the government railroad has been brought to a standstill by a renewal of the strike among workmen on the line and there will be no attempt to continue construction until a definite settlement of the labor troubles has been effected, A dispatch reaching Secretary Lane, of the Interior department, revealed that the walkout last Saturday, de scribed in news dispatches as affecting work north of Anchorage, had in real ity resulted in abandonment of opera tions all along the line. Alaskan Rush Reported. Fairbanks, Alaska Hundreds of miners are Btampeding from Fair banks, Koyukuk, Iditarod, Kuskokwim and other points to Boob and Tolstoi creeks, in the Innoko district, whore a rich gold Btrike is reported. Boob creek is a tributary of Tolstoi creek, which flows into Diga river. The Diga discharges into the Innoko, which is an affluent of the Yukon. Three shafts are reported to have been sunk on Boob creek, showing a pay streak that yields $2 to the cubic foot. One pros pector has drifted 30 feet through pay. Minert' Strike Predicted, New York Efforts to harmonize the demands of the anthracite miners and the concessions offered by the opera- tors were broken off Wednesday, after more than eight weeks of almost con tinuous discussion here by a joint sub committee representing both employers and employes. Predictions were made by members of the miners' general board that the tri-district convention. to be held at PotUville, Pa., on May 2, would vote in favor of a strike. GERMANY'S FLEET ATTACKS ENGLAND Coast City Is Bombarded By Kaiser's Warships. THREE BRITISH BATTLESHIPS DAMAGED Two Men, One Woman and Are Killed Material Damage Light Attackers Retreat. . London German battle cruisers ap peared off Lowestoft Tuesday. Local naval forces engaged the raiders, as did also British light cruisers. The German warships retreated in 20 min utes. The German warships opened fire on the coast before departing. Two men, one woman and a child were killed. The material damage apparently was small. In the engagement two British light cruisers and a destroyer were hit, but none of them was sunk. The following official announcement was made: "At about 4:30 o'clock this morn ing, the German battle cruiser squad ron, accompanied by light cruisers and destroyers, appeared off Lowestoft. The local naval forces engaged it and in about 20 minutes it returned to Ger many, chased by our light cruisers and destroyers. "On Bhore two men, one woman and a child were killed. The material damage seems to have been insignifi cant, so far as is known at present. Two British light cruisers and a de stroyer were hit, but none was sunk." PRESIDENT SINUS GERMANY ULTI MATUM ON SUBMARINE WARFARE Washington, D. C. President Wil son Wednesday, on the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, told congress, assembled in joint session shortly after 1 o'clock, he had given Germany irrevocable notification that the Unit ed States will break off diplomatic re lations if her illegal submarine cam paign is continued. A note, America's last word, prac tically an ultimatum, and demanding an immediate reply, without Betting an arbitrary time limit, presumably was in the Berlin foreign office as the President was speaking. It was dis patched Tuesday night, in accordance with the President's plan to have it before the German government at the same moment he was addressing the American conrgess. The President asked no action what ever of congress. He simply in formed it of the accumulation of facts proving that Germany's assurances to the United States are being violated and that the submarine campaign, de spite the earnest protests of the Unit ed States, is being conducted with re newed vigor in contravention of all the laws of nations and humanity, and that he means to sever relations unless it is brought within the law. Diplomatic history of the world shows that such a course is almoBt certain to be followed by war. The President said: "I have deemed it my duty, there fore, to Bay to the Imperial German government that if it is still itB pur pose to prosecute relentlesB and indis criminate warfare against vessels of commerce by the use of submarines notwithstanding the now demonstrated impossibility of conducting that war fare in accordance with what the gov ernment of the United States must consider the Bacred and indisputable rules of international law and the uni versally recognized dictates of human ity, the government of the United States is at last forced to the conclu sion that there is but one course it can pursue, and that unless the Imperial German government should now im mediately declare and effect an aban donment of its present methods of warfare against passenger and freight carriny vessels, this government can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the government of the German empire altogether." U. S. to Hold von Igel . New York Wolfe von Igel will not be released from custody and only a part of the documents Beized at the time of his arrest on a charge of being implicated in a plot to destroy the Welland Canal will be returned to the Gorman embassy, U. S. Attorney H. S. Marshall announced Thursday. His statement was made in explanation of the latest phase of the tangle which followed the arrest of the former sec retary to Captain Franz von Papen. Von Igel now is declared to be an at tache of the German embassy. Hughes' Name to Go On Ballot. Salem, Or. The name of Charles E. Hughes, will be printed on the Oregon Republican primary ballot as a candi date for the nomination for President of the United States, despite his ex press request that it be omitted. This was the decision of the Oregon Su preme court, when it handed down a verbal opinion from the bench ordering Secretary of State Olcott to place Jus tice Hughes' name on the ballot, as prayed for in the application filed by Wallace McCamant, of Portland, for issuance of writ of mandamus. Chinese Revolt Gains. San Francisco Independence of Yuan Shi Kai has been declared by Fort Kiang Yin, of Tu Tung, both near Nankin, in the province of Kiang- su, on the Yang-tse-Kiang, according to Shanghai advices to the Chinese Re public association here. It indicates that the revolution against Yuan Shi Kai has spread into Kiangsu province, which, if it declares its independence, would make the ninth province in China dominated by the revolutionists. FRESH REVOLUTION BREWING IN MEXICO New Movement, Presumably Concern to Washington Cabinet Discusses Situa tion, but Awaits Report of General Scott. Washington, D. C. While immedi ate interest centers naturally in the situation as to the troops in Mexico, there were renewed indications about the State department Saturday that a wholly different aspect of the Mexican problem was causing concern. That is the movement supposedly headed by Felix Diaz, nephew of the former Mexican dictator, for a new revolution against the de facto government. None of the information upon which the uneasiness rests has been disclosed. It is known, however, that several Mexicans in the United States are be ing closely watched and it seems possi ble that some of the anti-American feeling in Chihuahua state, which has met the troops pursuing Villa, may be attributed to this movement. The Diaz government, it is said, has the backing of various elements of Mexicans, both in Mexico and this country. As viewed by the State de partment, it is understood the activi ties of these persons are the more dangerous because they are wealthy, while the de facto government is in volved in a snarl of financial compli cations which would be hard to over come even in times of complete peace. Funston Sends More Troops. San Antonio, Tex. General Fun ston issued orders Tuesday that will place at the disposal of General Per shing 2300 more troops. He has ordered to proceed to Colum American Line of Communications Being Menaced d-- t -Jta'icM J V Ami Jjp'"" . General Pershing's force of 12,000 men in Mexico since Carranza has not premitted use of the railroads for supplies is now menaced on a line some 400 mlies long, reaching from Columbus, N. M., to Parral, where Major Tompkins has clashed with a mob. This line, over which automo bile trucks have carried provisions for his soldiers, reached from Columbus through Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, and Satevo. Whether or not supply autos are on their way to Parral to help Major Tompkins is not known. Carranza has many thousand soldiers scattered through this territory. They would be used at once against Ameri can troops if the clash came. They are distributed as follows: At Chi huahua, General Gutierrez with 5,000; at Parral BOO; at Jiminez BOO; north ern Sonora, General Calles with 12, 000; at Satevo, General Herrera with Bacon Held Real Author. Chicago Francis Bacon was de clared to be the author of the works of William Shakespeare in a decision ren dered in an injunction suit Saturday by Judge Richard S. Tuthill in the Cir cuit court. The decision dissolved an injunction issued on the petition of William N. Selig, motion picture man ufacturer, to restrain George Fabyan, publisher, and others from completing publication of books supporting the Baconian theory. The court held that the name Shakespeare had been used simply as a disguise. Part in Plots Denied. Roseburg, Or. George Schud macher, in the poultry business near Roseburg for almost three years, laughs at the idea that he was identi fied in the plot to terrify Canada, as indicated in the statement by Horst von der Goltz, a German secret agent under arrest in New York. He says that he lost $50,000 in a Manitoba libel suit and that he has not been there since. He is a chemist and has been experimenting here with poultry feeds. He admits that he ia subject to military duty should he be called. Air Fleet Raids Germans. Paris Three more raids by squad rons of French aeroplanes on German positions near the Greek border are re ported In a Havas dispatch from Sa lonika French areoplanes bombarded the German camps at Negotin, Serbia and Podgoriti, Montenegro; the bar racks at Gieveli, the German hangars at Negotin, the supply station at Stru mitsa and the camp at Padagasi. The dispatch saya many bombs were affective. by Felix Diaz, Gives Deep bus, N. M., the 6th Cavalry from the Brownsville district, the 17th Infantry from Eagle Pass, the first battalion of the 24th Infantry from Eagle Pass and Troop L from the 10th cavalry, Fort Apache. It may be that the War department may have to authorize the sending of the few remaining troops in the Unit ed States into this department, or it may be that filling of the vacant posts along the border may be left to the government of Texas, which may send the militia. Pursuit at Standstill. Washington, D. C. The administra tion is waiting on further reports from American officers in Mexico before de ciding whether the expedition seeking Villa shall be withdrawn or reinforced for further operations. Indications at the War department bore out press re ports from the front that the pursut of Vila was temporarily at a standstill, although there has been no change in policy. President Wilson and his cabinet discussed the Mexican situation Tues day in the light of a review of its mil itary aspectB submitted by Gen. Fun ston. It was announced later that the situation was unchanged and the ad ministration's policy unaltered. One member of the cabinet admitted, how ever, that no decision had been reach ed as to the withdrawal of the troops. 1200; at Juarez, General Gavira with 1800; at Madera General Bartani with 800; at Namaquipa, General Cano with 800; at Guerrero, General Cavas son with 500, and at Casas Grandes, General Davilla with 1200. At Tor reon, southeast of Parral, General Trevino has 4000. The Arrieta broth ers are operating in Durango with about 3000 men and then there are the Villa bandits. Eleven Killed by Tornado. Kansas City, Eleven persons were reported dead and scores injured, sev eral seriously, in a succession of tor nadoes which swept through the cen tral portions of Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri Thursday. Proper ty damage was believed to be great, although accurate information was un available because of disabled telegraph and telephone service. The storm areas centered north of Topoka, in a line running from the southwestern corner of Wilson county, in Kansas, across the Missouri line. Neutrals to Get Copies, Washington, D. C. Copies of the American note to Germany will be sent immediately to other neutral nations, on the assumption ' that they are "as much interested as the United States in the protection of neutral rights, For the present the document will not be given to representatives of Austria or Turkey or of the entente allies, al though it will reach them in time in the usual way. The controversy is regarded as being solely between the United States and Germany. Iowa Swept by Tornado. Mason City, Mo. A tornado swept through North Central Iowa and Southern Minnesota late Thursday, de stroyed a number of farm houses, in jured probably a score of persons and killed several head of livestock. At Bricelyn, Minn., seven persons were injured, some seriously. Two farm houses at Belmont, Minn., were blown down and dwellings in Kleister, Minn., were damaged, ac cording to reports received here. uoo A KNIGHT CAUGHT AIDING FOE TO LAND WAR MUNITIONS London Sir Roger Casement has been captured from a German ship which attempted to land arms in Ire land and was sunk. This official an nouncement was made Tuesday as fol lows : "During the period between the af ternoon of April 20 and the afternoon of April 21 an attempt to land arms and ammunition in Ireland was made by a vessel under the guise of a neu tral merchant ship, but which in real ity was a German auxiliary, in con junction with a German submarine. "The auxiliary was sunk and a num ber of prisoners were made, amongst whom was Sir Roger Casement. The news of the capture of Sir Roger was received with satisfaction, mingled with regret, at the termina tion of what previous to his alleged activities with the Germans had been a brilliant career, useful both to hu manity and his own country. That he should have engaged in such a madcap enterprise as the British official com- muincation gives as the reason for his seizure is considered as lending color to the view held by his old friends here that he is mentally unbalanced. Little had been heard of Sir Roger in this country for many months. Last October a returned Irish prisoner re ported that Sir Roger had visited the prison camp at Limburg and vainly tried to induce Irish prisoners to join an Irish brigade he was said to be raising in Germany to fight against England. It was reported a short time ago that Sir . Roger had applied for citizenship in Bavaria. Later came a report from a neutral country that he had been arrested in Germany on an unspecified charge. Villa Reported Alive, Wounded, and Again Located in Mountains San Antonio, Tex. Reports from General Pershing Tuesday indicated that Francisco Villa had been located again, this time west of Parral, in the mountains of Western Chihuahua. He was last reported at Nonoava, 85 miles from Satevo. The report also indi cated that Villa was wounded, but only slightly, and that he was far from be ing incapacitated. General Funston regarded the infor mation that General Pershing had se cured as authentic. No troops have been sent out. It was realized that pursuit of Villa in the locality he had chosen could be successfully conducted only after many more troops had been Bent into Mexico. Unofficial reports indicated that Car ranza had sent gradually into the north an army much larger than that of the American force, and a great part of the Mexican force is in a position to conduct a pursuit of Villa and his scattered organizations that would be more effective than would be a contin uation of the American campaign if conducted along the present lines. Six Battleships Proposed. Washington, D. C. A draft of the naval appropriation bill, the second of the administration's great prepared ness measures, was reported by a sub committee Tuesday to the house naval committee, which Thursday begins consideration of the construction sec tion. Present indications are that the pro posed five-year building program will be approved, but that the first year's allotment of new ships will be increas ed from two dreadnaughts and two battle cruisers, as proposed by Secre tary Daniels, to two dreadnaughts and four battle cruisers. The measure as submitted by the ap propriations subcommittee carries a total of $217,652,174 for the coming year, on a basis of the secretary's rec ommendations of four capital ships. Three Zeppelins Raid in England. London Three Zeppeilns visited the eastern counties Monday night. They dropped incendiary bombs, ac cording to an official announcement. The conditions were ideal for the Zep pelin raiders. The night was dark and the atmosphere clear. The raiders appeared at about the customary hour and seemed a little un certain as to their location, as the early reports showed that only incen diary bombs were being dropped. War Craft Surveyed. Vallejo, Cal. Orders have been re ceived at the Mare Island navy yard dicrecting an inspection and survey of all privately-owned vessels in this dis trict that might be available as auxil iaries in time of war. The order di rects that a report be made to the Navy department on all details of the work that would be rqeuired for the conversion of such vessels and a list furnished of the government or private yards at which the necessary work could be done within 14 days after a declaration of hostilities. Ad Frauds Are Defined. Washington, D. C. In defining more clearly than ever before what consti tutes dishonest advertising through the mails, the Supreme court held in effect that advertisers, even though they give purchasers value received for their money, are guilty of fraud if by exag gerated advertising propaganda they have led clients to expect more. Offi cials declare the decision will pave the way to scores of prosecutions and make possible the enforcement of a much more stringent Federal supervision of mail advertising. Lisbon Expels Germans. Paris As a result of the entrance of Portugal into the war, Germans in that country have been notified to de part within five days, a Lisbon dis patch to the Temps says. This order applies to all Germans except men of military age and fitness, who are to be interned on Terciera Island, one of the Azores, where a state of sieere has been declared. All commercial transactions with Germans, the Temps gays, are declared void. NEWS ITEMS Of General Interest About Oregon Three Governors to Visit. Salem Governor Alexander, of Ida-. ho, has notified Governor Withycombe that he will be present at the Oregon State Fair September 29, Governors' Day. Governor Lister, of Washington, also has accepted Governor Withy combe's invitation to be a guest at the State Fair. In return Governor Withycombe will visit the Washington State Fair at North Yakima. Commenting on Governor Withy combe's plan for an interchange of visits between executives of the three Northwestern states with a view of stimulating interest in the state fairs, Governor Alexander wrote: "This interchange of visits of the executives of the neighboring states iB a happy thought, as so many of our interests are mutual.1' State Money Is Involved. Salem The right to possession of $25,000 paid by the state of Oregon for the building and grounds of the Sa lem hospital will be decided between the hospital and the Oregon Children's Aid society by Circuit Judge Kelly here next week. Through condemnation proceedings the state acquired the hospital proper ty which adjoins the state asylum, turning over $25,000 appropriated by the legislature in payment. The mon ey, now in possession of the county clerk, is claimed by the hospital au thorities and also the Children's Aid society. The latter claims the money by reason of the terms of the deed in which it conveyed the property to the hospital association. The deed speci fies that the hospital shall maintain a children's ward and not dispose of the property. Now by condemnation the Aid society claims it is entitled to the money. Early Irrigation Started. Klamath Falls Water was turned into the Griffith canal Saturday "by the Reclamation service. This is a week earlier than the water will be used generally over the project, but it was necessary to supply the sandy lands in the Sand Hollow and Malin districts, as they are blown badly by the strong April winds. The water was turned in from Lost river, and would otherwise have wast ed away through the diversion canal to Klamath river. Heretofore the Malin ranchers have suffered considerably be cause water could not reach them ex cept through the main canal, but the enlarging and extension of the Griffith canal last summer has brought great relief. . Flax to Go at $25 a Ton. Salem The State Board of Control has authorized the sale of five tons of flax straw to the Minnesota State Ex periment Station for $25 a ton. The Minnesota authorities desire to conduct certain experiments and tests with the straw. An offer of $50 a ton was made for ten tons, but the State Board of Control felt it could not spare so much. In view of the fact that the straw has cost the state only $15 a ton, the offer of $50 a ton was deemed too great and the price was cut in half. Pioneers' Picnic Planned. Brownsville At a joint meeting of the officers of the Linn County Pio neers' association and the Brownsville Chautauqua board, it was decided to hold the Chautauqua and the pioneers' picnic in conjunction. The Chautau qua will begin Friday, June 9. The picnic dates are June 13 to 15, inclu sive. Because of the necessity of put ting a ban upon noise during the rendi tion of the Chautauqua program it was thought best to hold the picnic one day after the Chautauqua in order that true picnic spirit might prevail. Total May Be 225,000. Salem Oregon's registration for the primaries this year will total approxi mately 225,000, or 5000 less than two years ago, according to the estimates of the secretary of state's office. Reports so far give a total registra tion of 217,779, of whom 146,000 are Republicans and 54,251 Democrats. Progressives number 1169; Prohibi tionists, 5134; Socialists, 4900, and miscellaneous registrations, 6325. The registration shows 67.04 per cent Re publicans and 24.91 Democrats. Lockwood Quits Race. Salem Charles E. Lockwood, of Portland, has withdrawn as a candi date for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, and requested Secretary of State Ol cott not to certify his name for print ing on the ballot at the primary elec tion May 19. Reason for his with drawal is given in the fact that the ' Oregon Supreme court has decided that the name of Charles E. Hughes be placed on the Republican ballot for President. Bar View to Get Road. Bar View The much talked of road through this place is about to be real ized. The county commissioners have decided to go ahead with the construc tion as qiuckly as preliminary work can be done, and it is expected that the latter part of this week will see the thing in full swing. Since the high tides last fall Bar View has been cut off from the outside world as far as road connection is concerned. Pulp Mill Machinery Bought. Marshfield One of the paper mills at Oregon City has purchased the ma chinery in the C. A. Smith pulp mill, near this city, and will remove it soon to Oregon C ity. The Smith pulp mill had been closed for 15 months. This indicates that there will be renewal of activities for the present Merrill Has Rabies Scare. Klamtah Falls The town of Merrill is much excited over a rabies scare. A coyote that bit a dog was killed and its head sent to the Oregon Agricul tural College for analysis, the report being that unmistakable signs of ra bies were apparent