THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1810. a M. BIB H says dims OUGHT OF WEST Wrong Idea of Pacific Coast . Conditions but Probably ' Right Regarding Balance of Country. $50,000 nut ' NEAR C0QU1LLE Lumber1 Mill, Electric Light t. Plant, 4 Residences and 5 1 - Cars Lumber Burn. ' Washington, Aug. 6. Report to tha weather bureau show that practically the " entlra western country, from eastern Wyoming and Colorado to the Pacific coast states, and from the Canadian " boundary to Mexico, la sxperlenctng one of the worst tfrooihts ot the laat quar ter century'. The only other times in recnt,years when the lack of water lfts been felt aa much were in the Bummers ' 'of 1894 and 1801. ': ..I- ;-f ; Rain to amount to anything has not fallen for months throughout. the Rocky mountain region, the great southwest, . . nor In parts, of the far and central north west, and as a result everything has reached the condition whlchrtha settlers call "burned up." " The long eelge of scorching, " weather is causing ; great V losses of many' natural resources, par ticularly In the forostsrtar conditions are favorable for the spread of fire, and water In the streams used for Irrigation and for power development. In the dis tribution of rain this year.. It looks to the ' 'westerner, as If the east, received It alt In many states the rainfall has been less than 65 per cent of the normal amount, and In some places it has been as low as 28 and 85 per cent This Is serious In a country where the normal rainfall Is always low, compared with the eastern and northwest coast states. .While the eastern . states - have ; had in most cases from 10 to 34 Inches of rain since March 10, the western states iiave been having only one and a half to sit inches. As a general average for the western states, this Is only about 45 per cent of the normal fall. ; f : . The forests are as dry as tinder, and flames are licking through valuable tim ber in a half dozen states. Many water holes In some regions are drying up; and . cattle are compelled to walk many miles for water, v The ranges are seared, and ' tha dry, dead grass and other forage plants offer less than half nourishment for stock. Both cattle and sheep, par-tieularty-Sheep, "are suffering as a re-' ult, bringing about a. serious loss of food resources. ; Crops are suffering, es pecially In the dry farming region where ;. there Is no Irrigation, although crop losses are reported not to be as heavy as might be expected under the unfavor able conditions. - v; . .-, .-' Rains to relieve the situation are hoped for by all of the lnteresta affect ed. . There have, been some fairly good ralna In parts of Colorado and the far northwest and a little rainfall In north' em Arizona and northern New Mexico ' during the past 10 days. It Is now up to J, Pluvlus to continue his good work and to visit the many other 4 sections where he will find a hearty welcome. NEITHER POEMS NOR :.;,f STOCKS WOULD SELL ' Chicago, Aug. . Poetry, mining In vestments ,and a modest men's fur nishing business wouldn't mix, so An derson King Rex announces to the world through his will that he died a failure. - And even here his plans are going wrong. , The poet-haberdasher . had tried In vain to reach the ear of the world with numerous verses expressing his Ideas of the philosophy of life. . But, they didn't seem to "go" any more than the' mining stock did. So he conceived the Idea of getting them before at least a portion of the public by means of his will. In this document which was filed for probate yesterday, he set forth that . there were six verses In a boek prepared ; specially for the purpose and asked that they be rea at his funeral. , The possessoK. of the romantic name . .. eancludes his unique -will with the words, "With malice toward none," but confesses to a dislike for. William Rex, a. nephew, on the next page, and explic itly orders that the young man receive ; none of his property. In the entire doc ument Is no hint as to the extent of , bis property. J. M. Rex Is given Jl and the remainder Is placed in trust for Mrs . G-ertrude A. Rex, his widow. . , v i Mr. Rex referred to his poetry and - "failure- In life in' Ihls manner: "I am very sorry I am unable to do - more for my family. I had hoped the mining property would make me some thing In my time, but It is God's will k It Is not to be sold. I say the will of God be done, not mine. I have worked hard and long and have been a failure. - -I have done . my best and pray these mines may make all my relatives rich : yet. In the red book in my desk, marked tl,' you will see six vwses. xou wm nave tnem read at my funeral. They are my companions, and they por tray my feelings, and seem to me true to life. . fWlth malice toward none', and that God will take my tired soul hence end ' , give me a niche inside the pearly gates, , where trials come not and cares there . are none, I sign, ..... mAKDERSon fclVO REX." JUDGE HAS HAD NO I ' REST iN 21 YEARS - 'New York, Aug. . The application of the New York Electric Lines com- v pany for a writ of mandamus to compel - the Empire. City. Subway company, con trolling the electric oondutta In this ; city, to grant space in the subways, i was adjourned In supreme court for argument at a later day. "Your honor," said Edward 3. Mooney, attorney for the defendant company, "I had to give p my vacation to study this matter. I have Worked during the , year as hard as any lawver at th. w and I want , a rest and I assume that ,. i uur minur aiao wants a vacation. ''I have not taken a vacation in 21 , -years,"- answered Justice Blschoff. wen, . answered: Mr. Mooney. "Your - Honor is a strong man and I think the . only man on tha pench who could stand ucn a. strain ; . v . 1 (Special Dlapatch te The JoaraaD Marshfleld, Or.,, Aug. 6. The Lumber mill of the Johnson Lumber company. near Coqullle, was totally destroyed by fire last night and with it the electric light plant Which furnished light for both Coqullle and 'Myrtle Point four residences and five 'carloads of lumber on the track of Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern road were consumed, and q ver j 200 feet of trestle of the railroad was. burned.' cutting off rail communication with Myrtle Point The total loss is about 150,000. The log of the Johnson company is about 140,000 and there was no Insurance. The fire started in the engine room Where hotcoals were being transferred from me oower Pv ram w m eiscino light boiler. : ;; - .v ,. -,: ' A soeclal locomotive went.from this place in the hopes of saving the cars loaded wlth'lumberf but'wlthih an hour everything was burned,, with nothing saved but theof f ice building. Members of the -Johnson comDany were part owners of the plant of the Coqullle Mill & Mercantile company -which was des troyed week- ago bythe .explosion .of J jooiter. xne mui nas oeen in constant operation ..for-13 years.; It cut about 50,000 feet of lumber a day and had a payroll of $ 1 5,000 a month, which, was one of the big features of the business of (CoqnlU.v The mill- will , probably be rebuilt although the owners are, un able now. to state positively, ; The. only chance Coqullle and Myrtle Point; have for having electric lights for some time is to string a wire from this city 20 miles. It will , be a week or mors be fore the trains can run to Myrtle Point beyond Coqullle. i The Johnson company Is composed of Alfred Johnson, his two sons Alfred Jr. and E. E. Johnson, and IX. X Albert of Oakland,, Cal. . , CODE AND STA J UTES 00 OFF PRESSES (8alem Bnreaa ot The Journal.) ' . " Salem, (Jr., Aug. 8. The proofreading has been completed on 1918 pages of the codes and statutes of Oregon, being com piled under the direction of ex-Governqr William P. Lord, under an act Of the legislature of 190$. The first volume has been printed and the more than half of , the second volume Is off the presses." The present compilation, Bell inger & Cotton's statutes, contains alto gether but 1850 pages, i There will be 7608 sections in the new ' code, while there are but 5797 in the present com pilation. ; , .. The fifty-fourth volume- of Oregon supreme court reports that will prob ably be printed before the legislature adjourns next spring, for the reason that the state printing office Is con gested with work caused by the new code, the initiative and referendum pamphlets, the candidates pamphlets re quired by the corrupt practices act and the biennial reports of the differed siate aepartmsms wnicn are coming on rapidly. ' SUICIDE THEORY IN , . CASE OF BOUSEMAN (United Prew leased Vlrm. 1 Roanoke, Va., Aug. . Asserting that he killed himself by holding a stick of dynamite In his hands and lighting; It witn a cigar, detectives reruse to credit' the story that former Mayor A. H. Bouseman -of Ridgeway was assassin ated. Added to the fact that Bouseman is said to have been deeply Involved,! iinancituiy ana xnai recently ne naa taken out life Insurance policies totaling $9000, the authorities point to his recent experiments with powerful explosives In support of the suicide theory." ' Jap Officer Study "Aeronautics. - (United Prea teased Wire.) Berlin, Aug. 8. Seven Japanese armv officers have arrived here under ar rangements between the German govern ment and the Mikado's - war -of flea by which instructions in aeronautics will be furnished 25 oriental army represen tatives. ., The Japanese government Is now arranging to purchase several aero planes for use .in the army. Wright machines are favored. '' - Slarin's Biplane Wrecked. (t!nld. Prwa La4 Wirl Los Angeles, Aug. .The biplane of J, J, Slavin. the Los Ansreles aviator. , via wrecked when it fell 15 feet to the ground ? while ; Slavin ..was, attempting to win the Knabenshue cup at Del Rey ute yesteraay. t Is believed that the Afflicted for Months Burned and Itched Used Cuticura and He ! . was Cured In Three Weeks .. Not Even a Scar Left, "As a erateful mother. I feel it nt Aim to thank you (or the cure ot ray little son who was afflicted tor about eight months with sores all over his head, back of hli neck and nearly all his fare, We tried all kindi of remedies without any relief. We even employed a good ! phyalclan and I am sure I he tried bis very bent to I cure ray peer cufterlne UHe boy. But, alul : instead of getting better I tti. . . , iw w worse. Hia head was literally covered with srsba and urly sores and his cries kept Ms awake I thiwughoui the long night I had to keep his ; hands in stores to prevent his arratehlng his i head, aa he was doubtless suffering from a J". "f hH ftk,n nA " I txT Mtm to put hia handa whwe It hurt. ' At ian when he was about three yeari 1 j'7". 'oi uneuia.t oi vViicura ana I decided to try the virtues of the Cuticura 25 .i A Mfht one cake of Cuticura Boap, a box of Cuticura Olntmeat and a bottle ?i fiSf i'ent. 1 used them according to directtcmei and I am happy to tell you the little aufferer wu mrA in u. k.f. ,ku f,rii,Vu. k , '"J" Wlln a nne growm or "U. nut urn. Ifkww m m-mr rSyVioumom r,T?.UrSrin wMlh Cuira Soap and ilirS2..SLB,i5Jt h.v. allevUtsd among !Yn.:tortured. otflrurd Infante, children and machine will be repaired within a few 1 "Ti 10 thtlf sdofSionln countltaa J ! wF'ssiifMf iwfw "Willi stMTj.-AiT,; ;t : tsimt, Rwrauni Bun HKHi nrn- ' sttmpt in the near, future to win the t rue., r with wirid conditions perfect Mavln attempted to fly the required iiitance for the cup. After he , had trone about !00 feet tbbiplane dropped to the ground. Slaviji was not injured. luMhZL'P tot mMt snd other ASnJl:b.,,.umo,,, of theakht snd scalp. A single set la often sufficient. : , b2C -JuTP! Chem-C0-Prop.., Sw.lC?4.,,,,iI "-WW Cuticura Book, Mew te oar (or and Treat me Bkla and Scalp." TTiYo Milil ill mm ' i - m t. A w - - . . , t TITS VfT" iiilLiilli 3 n I VyVy a, i, .-a v-i W sa a,. J a-Ja mL a -who purchase "th ' Peninsular" Steel Range this week. We are authorized by the 'Peninsular Company to continue for , another week ' their special - premium -- offer of Dinner Set to -"Peninsular'' Rane customers.; - You now have an oppor- tunity to secure- trie celebrated mm o osteal ' made by the largeststove works in the' .world' and guaranteed for . 20; years against 'cracking .or warping, SoldvOn the easy , terms of ; - , . .S5iriai Week Prices 035 Up The- price varies; according to .size - of oven and nature of trimmings. " "'V1 " 111 i i 7--J--Jvrrr ' ' j 1. in. 7 X VS Sty Placed in Your Home on Payment of 05 Arid you get the set of .dishes immediately, and positively without additional cost, as thev are given by the company t to . encourage- the, sale i of ; their rangea. ' - rt- Specially constructed machinery, cuts; punches and forms -the plates, so that they ; fit' with exac precision.' There' is no unequal. expansion or strain so common to other ranges Peninsulars therefore are the tightest, strongest, and, best Steel Ranges ( made. n . Pouble walls of st eel, -lined with pure asbestos form outer walls of body. The asbestos, being fire proof and a non-conduttor; 'retains- the heat, adds greatly to the life of the range, increases the radia - tion at cooking surface, saves fuel and makes .range a quick baker. ,-'--- . AH seams' on Peninsular Steel Range bodies are riveted every two inches on back of range, as well as front, with steeple-headed rivets, set squarely to outside of body,; Can never pull through ; i ; Covers and 'centers ..are- strongly braced and, ribbed to prevent warping or cracking, hese parts ' are extra heavy 'and carefully fitted with just suffi cient allowance for, expansion' and contraction,1; v PeniflsularjyTmrbottoms readef;ip-gatige cold-rolled steel, riveted to body! every;. two inches by a heavy steel flange and bolted through the cen ter'by two heavy steel bolts. Absolutely guaran teed never'to warp er buckle. "This healvy plate" stiffens the body and gives the range strength. The Dishes are very beautifully decorated, and sure to please you.' A choice of three pattern's is given:;' Plain white and gold, rose and gold and !a very delicate-violet and gqfld. Sets Consist of the. following pieces."' Six 7-inch Dinner 'Plates. Six 6-inch Soup Cups. (ix'6-incrT Breakfast Plates. Six 5-inch Pie Plates. Six 4-inch Fruit Dishes.-' " Six Cups. ' ' Six Saucers. ' One Covered Dish, 2 pieces. One Butter Dish, 3 pieces. ' One Cream Pitcher. One Sugar Bowl, 2 pieces. One 6-lnch Baker. A. - One 7-inch Platter." , One 8-inch Platter. One 10-inch Platter. WORTH$10 IN ANY CROCKERY STORE Two Child's Crib Specials $7.50 Cribs $4.75 . , " 1 - '.. ' No. 116 Child's . Crib in white and blue enamel, size 26x50 ins., fitted with the National steel fab ric, spring; has drop side, a con-, venience every mother will ap preciate. Sold regularly for $7.50.' On special sale this week at $12.50 Crib 86.75 No. 211 Child's Crib' in'.VermV 'Martin , . and blue ' enamel ; has nickel drop sliding rod, Simmons steel serines. Worth $12.50. . A lot of 50 on special sale 7C this week at ......... oD I D ' Monday and Tuesday Special in ; Go-Carls We carry many styles of Go-Carts, with ' and without tops, nickel trimmed and plain enameled frames, all very reasonably priced and sold on easy payments', but for the next' two days'; selling, we have 'selected over ..;50. from' our stock and priced them at a very low figure.' ' , x s ' ' $7.50 Go-Corts (6))t85 . At Only qJoj) They have steel frames; leather bodies, W I T HOUT HOODS, rubber-tired ' wheels, leather, black," green and tan; fold - flat ' and are -light yet durable. ; Handy for carrying on street cars. ' '..N-'lf ' yt--i V ? 'i'-'''"?'" ;.; TTr "" A Graat ; Spedffll to. "ISes9-5 ; Fdft r i ii a'JaIbTIbT . . - Tui: j?-.:.., .r.vJ.,..:'.v .!-i - ' t,-Hn--.jr Values NowrOnly .75 Here is one jpbsitive luxury that every 'human being can afford a comfortable, healthful! bed. .The, place. where you spend one third of your life. 'It is.a spot that is entitled to. more considera tiori Xhzn is given it by most people. It 'is the mattress' that makes the bed. We'offer you this week' a . luxurious . mattress at a price but a little above the common rooming Jiouse .kind. ; Sleep a' week 6n one of these mattresses and you'll never go back to the old style if you can avoid it. The?"Rex" is built of nine deep layers of pure white felted cottori;hand made roll edge, and tufted; covered with best grade 'art ticking, in all colors and patterns; warranted not;to lump and pack;. kn hour's. exposure to the, sun, after being used six months or. a .year,' will restore it to its ; original plump and puffy appearance; is always very clastic,' but does . not sag iiKe most mattresses; wnen you uuy . tnc : ic ai . io.kju you get your money's worth every time," but to introduce this (P f) H C : permitted to sell IW oi them at onlysilZtl'U ; splendid article we are "smm (VMM The 'Simplex". Combination Mattress .weighs -45 pounds and has ;; cotton top, bottom and' sides. f .In. full and ! three - quarter sizes. .Will last for "ryears.""""1 :,r'lX":T:x::,,f',V- S5 Values How S3.35 v X I I I I A . II lV I S S J. '! V -"11V' i fX I I . BIG STORE AT. EAST END'BURNSIDE BRIDGE Cor. Mon Avenue mas WHY WE 'SELL CIimPST M trnEadt.Burnside. JEsisy ' i We extend liberal credit to all -ni wold-be-ileaeHo"figure with you on the furnishing of your home on easy payments. You make ' the 'terms to suit your circumstances.1