NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Resume of World’s Important Events Told in Brief. The senate continues its inquiry into the suffrage parade riots. Serious rumors are afloat of a possi­ ble war between England and France. An explosion of dynamite wrecked a Scotland town and killed at least six persons. Mrs. Wilson served her first after­ noon tea to wives of the cabinet min­ isters Tuesday. A British ship is ashore on a Florida reef with a cargo of silks, wines, etc., worth $1,000,000. A Massachusetts law provides a penalty of $100 for women who do not cover the projecting points of their hatpins. New York physicians report tubercu­ losis patients who first received treat­ ments with the Friedmann serum are improving. Five women attempted to storm the coach of King George, in London, with suffrage petitions, but were quickly landed in jail. A St. Louis market inspector says that to limit the cold storage of meats to 60 or 90 days would greatly in­ crease the prices. A U. S. cavalryman at Ysleta, Tex., shot and badly wounded an offi­ cer who had reprimanded him, and then killed himself. It is rumored that the allied troops are likely to exterminate all Turks captured within the walls of Scutari when they take that city. San Francisco police arrested a well educated man living in style at the St. Francis hotel, who had nearly $50,000 worth of burglars’ loot stored in his rooms, and admitted he had robbed 10G places within the past six months. Tacoma customs officers arrested the Japanese chief cook of the steamer Mexico Maru with 18 tins of opium under his rain coat, and found 230 more in his room, in all about $10,000 worth. New plans are being considered for the “ unmerging” of the railroad com­ bines. Bryan talked freely to reporters, but refused to divulge any definite policy. Five hundred Mexican federal troops will leave Agua Prieta to the rebels, to avoid international complications which might result if they fought in its defense. DESPÍSTATE FIGHT AT PARRAL Rebels Capture City But Are Driv­ en Out by Federáis. El Paso, Tex. — Desperate fighting in an attack on Parral, Chihuahua, entailing a heavy loss of life in a 50- hour battle, was reported in belated dispatches reaching here late Wednes­ day. Some 1500 constitutionalistas, rebelling against Huerta’s national government in Chihuahua, were driven back by almost an equal number of federal regulars, and the city, center of American mining and industrial in­ terests, was demolished by bombard­ ment and street fighting, in which even the townspeople engaged. The ex-insurrecto troops, who re­ belled against the Huerta government and left Parral last week after mobil­ izing and recruiting at Santa Barbara, nearby, returned on March 5 to retake the city. One thousand federáis from Chihuahua City had reinforced the 200 regulars at Parral. On the afternoon of the 6th insur­ gents attacked and the battle contin­ ued until the evening of the 7th. On the morning of the last day the rebels took the fortified hills 'surrounding the city, driving the federáis to cover in the town. Colonel Mercado, the garrison com- mander, and Colonel Castro, who had brought him the reinforcements from the state capital, called for volunteers to retake the outlying positions. Five hundred men responded and after charges and almost hand-to-hand fight­ ing drove the insurgents from the hills. Then the constitutionalistas concen­ trated their fire on the south section of the town, driving the city officials from their houses and causing great loss of life to the residents. At night the insurgents withdrew. During the fighting mobs of townspeople rioted, burning the market place and attack­ ing the banks. Volleys from the sold­ iers soon quieted the internal disturb­ ances. _______________ WILSON IS CANADA’S FRIEND Bryce Says Countries Will Become More Intimate Than Ever. Montreal — A talk which James Bryce had last week with President Woodrow Wilson revealed the Ameri­ can executive as friendly in attitude to a marked degree toward Canada, the British ambassador to the United States told the Canadian club in a recent address. This led him to the belief, he said, that the relations be­ tween the two countries in the future probably would be more intimate than before. Continuing his discussion of the fu­ ture of Canada Mr. Bryce declared that the politics of this country and Great Britain should always be kept apart in water-tight compartments. He concluded by pointing out that the fact that the United States and Can­ ada could live next door to one another without arming against one another was a lesson against countries provid­ ing themselves with armaments on a large scale. Dr. Friedmann inoculates a woman and two men consumptives with his anti-tuberculosis serum. Porter Bros, have purchased 102,000 BIG FARMS ARE NOT TYPICAL acres of timber land in Linn county, Oregon, for $4,000,000. Only 214 in Iowa Own More Than An officer arrived in Portland, Or., One Thousand Acres. to get a man under arrest for alleged Omaha —Farmers, dairymen and im­ embezzlement in Dublin, Ireland. plement dealers occupied the witness The degree of Doctor of Philosophy chair Wednesday in defense of the In­ has been conferred at Harvard upon ternational Harvester company to the an 18-year-old Bon of a Harvard pro­ suit of the government charging mon­ opoly of the harvester business of the fessor. country. Although the testimony Two big ferryboats in San Fran­ varied, it again furnished an insight cisco bay collided in a dense fog, bad­ into agrarian conditions, particulary ly damaging both, while two others as they are affected by the use of farm narrowly escaped participating in the implements. smash. Out of the 217,000 farmers in Iowa, Ten thousand Mexican troops loyal only 214 own more that 1000 acres, to the government of Huerta have according to statistics presented by been ordered to invade the province of Attorney Grosvenor, for the govern­ Sonora, which has officially and almost ment, to George W. Crossly, who was unanimously declared in favor of con­ on the stand. Crossly had given di­ tinuing the rebellion. rect testimony as a typical farmer to show that harvesting machinery was a minor proportion of the aggregate of PORTLAND MARKETS farm machinery. He said that of the $3000 worth of machinery on his farm, Wheat—Track prices: Club, 86® only $360 represented the value of his 87c; bluestem, 99c(nt Young announced cruise and prepare the proper records. and try your luck at the tt-bles for "Oh. dear!” exclaimed the daughter school in Philadelphia recently called definitely, ’setting at rest rumors t o ! The contract provides the company a spell,” be said, with a qulclt glance recently. “It Just keeps my pocket- upon a visitor to "say a few words” the contrary, that contracts will be let shall cruise all lands containing 2,- at me. "It Is now 11:30; be back book flat buying stuff for my face and to the school, the members of which for the Eugene passenger station just 000,000 feet of timber or 200,000 In this room at 12:15. I am going to hands. I wish some good fairy would are mostly children of tender age. lineal feet of piling to the section. as soon as the weather is settled. take a walk around the house with The visitor, a speaker well known our young friend here In the mean­ on my dresser." There was a sale on for his verbose and circumlocutory while. The baron had a secretary, I the preparation the next day and manner of speech, began hla address Elk Arrive In Oregon. Improvement Benefits Felt. Clara got a bottle when she went as follows: Joseph—The arrival of a carload of believe?” Cottage Grove—Property owner* of "Yes, a man called Terry." downtown. "This morning, children, I purpose the city are feeling in increased prices wild elk from Jackson Hole, Wy­ "Bring him up with you when you for their property the effect of the ex­ oming, resulted in a general holiday When Johnnie, who Is going to high | ;o offer you an epitome of the life of tensive street improvements made for the town of Joseph. Practically -ome. 1 shall want a talk w'th him. school, came home that evening he : Saint Paul. It may be, perhaps, that during 1912. Sales have also been the entire population turned out to Is all quite plain?" brought a bottle that he had bought j there are among you some too young "Yes." 1 told him: and so we parted. with hard-earned 19 cents. io grasp th e meaning of the word much easier to make and a large num­ welcome the animals and to witness When I stepped Into the roulette- Mother came home from downtown ! epitome.’ ’Epitome,’ c h ild re n . Is In ber of transactions have been closed the exciting events incident to their along West Main this year, due to the transfer from the car to the high fence room I stood for a moment blinking and going up to her daughter's room j its signification synonymous with improvement of that street. Herman corral, where they are to be fed for at the players like a yokel at a panto­ she put two bottles of Blank's toilet ! synopsis.” Venske, who sold his extensive resi­ two months before their removal to mime. The scene was to ms some­ lotion on the dresser "There, daugh Cure for Love. dence property this week to Dr. A. J. the state's big wild game refuge in thing unreal, a clever piece of stage ter,” she said, as she patted her on "Yes, I finally got rid of him." she Hendry, of Marshfield, said he could the Chesnimnus forest. The animals effect, with Its flushed and covetous \ the back, "look what a nice mamma said, "without having to tell him In *o not have made the sale but for the fact emerged from the long, hard journey faces. Its frocks and Its dlamosds, its i you have." piles of sparkling gold, and the cry Big brother came home from the many words that I never could learn in good shape. that the street had been improved. of the banker as he twirled the wheel. office, and, handing Clara a package to love him I didn’t want to do that, How eould they be doing this with i said: ’’Here. Sis. you’re a pretty good because he’s an awfully nice fellow, Coos Bay Coal Being I ’sed. Delinquent Taxe« Paid. Salem — Word was received by that bloodstained patch on tbs cliff | sister. Here’s four bottles of Blank's and I should have been very sorry to Marshfield —Coos Bay mines are fur­ Van edge, with that unknown horror sunburn chaser I braved a depart cause him pain.” nishing the coal for the use of the Assistant Attorney General “How did you manage It?" her steam shovels and lo«'omotives being Winkle that County Clerk J. C. Clin­ slinking through the snow—hot* could ; ment store for you today." Directly after the presentation friend asked. used in the construction of the Wil­ ton, of Clatsop county, has paid over they be doing this If they w«re not lamette-Pacific in the vicinity of Gard­ $5169 as delinquent state taxes. These acting a part! An odd figure t must speech of big brother. In came father, "" by, you eee, he's subject to hay iner. Two big barge loads of 500 taxes have been carried through the have looked. If there had bs>ffb any and wtth a father's prodigality for his fever, so I decorated the house with tons each were taken out by the Roe- Supreme court, that court finally de­ one to notice me But they were too only daughter, he handed her a pack golden rod whenever be sent word la v Tame to hoar the opening aga with the remark: 'There, daugh that he was comlna.” ciding adversely to the county. coe this week.