THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1810.
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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."
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-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
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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 -
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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
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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
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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