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URG MEWS-K OAILY TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday S3 LowtX but night 411 Which b Included The Evening New and The Roseburg Review HUHKBUBO, OBJCOON, Jr'IUDAV,, DKCKMBKR 3, tVM you IX, .NO. SHU UK TUB EVENING MKH9 m MOSEB jINS STATE BOARD Become Party Plaintiff 'Bringing injunction Against SanuanuiM. DING HELD MENACE Lrtion and "ix-rado" WouId & Water SPPly of Kr fu of IIoHe4urK "id Others lg tbe Kiw u,on r irin. due consideration to .'Jot the State Board of .bit he county Join in the . .nit to prevent the cou- .HariunTfor the cure of tu- on the bank, of the Ump S tbe county court yester- ,S'ed resolution and an or SitYhe District Attorney S the legal depart T he State Doard o Health action brought against he ' The court holds that the Lctloa of the sanitarium will Z ,h water supply, not onlj Tel y of Roseburg. but of other cm who have farms and homes the river, and consequently. ier it the duty of the court to ' ,he construction. The reso- ,d order adopted la as fol- ,ii matter coming on for hear jw upon the communication of I Health Officer of the State of a requesting that Douglas r'joln in the proceedings for an tion against the construction nsullatlon of a tuberculosia p-ium near the town of Wln !r. In Douglas County, Oregon; appearing to the satisfaction t court that the construction maintenance of a tuberculosis irium, for the cure of tubercu n tbe banks of the North Ump iver, being the water supply of of tbe residents of Douglas X Oregon, and of the City of iiif, Oregon. particularly. be I menace to the general i of the people of Douglas t, Oregon; and further appearing to the sat lon of the court that the State I of Health has heretofore noti lald unttariurt association not nstruct the said sanitarium at ir tbe North I'mpoua river, be he water supply of the niunlct ' of Roseburg, and many of the ns of Douglas County living; on North Umpqua river: It is tore hereby IDERED that District Attorney e Neuner, Jr., be and hereby la icted to co-operate with the I Board of Health and Join In troceedlngs necessary to restrain Diuiruction and installation of fe:tarium for the cure of tuber Is near the town of Winchester pn, or my place on said North flui River within said county, that the clerk be and Is hereby fcied to notify the State Board fciltb. of the State of Oregon, brwirdlng a copy of this reso- Pledging co-operation and Sitting the State Roard of Health iin Douglas County as party lift in said suit for the pur k and objects, to-wit: to enjoin ponstructioa of said tuberculos fcltirlum." Jj'ed at Roseburg, Douglas Vr. Oregon, this, the 2nd day Ifcember, 1920." W May. , t Eliminated Hy Associated Press GENEVA. Nov. S. Presentation i - .i iUh nt m Twanlntlnn havinr for Its end the elimination of Article 10 from the covenant or me league of nations before the adjournment of . v. - nM.An tuamhlv. would occaalon IUD ymw " ' no surprise among diplomats, It was declared in some quarwis ui iu day. The committee on the admis .. i nAW iiiim h&a held that In effect Article 10, which met such uni versal opposition from America, ooes not guarantee the territorial integ rity of any league member. Trainmen Will Give Big Dance One of the best dances of the sea son will occur t the armory Fri day, Dec. SI. under the auspices ot the Railroad Trainmen's order. Ela borate plans are oewg maae ana this will doubtless be one of the fin est social events of the year. The music for the occasion will be fur nished by the Jaxi-O-Four, big five piece orchestra. Arrangements are being made for beautiful decorations and the hall will be very attractive in the colors and equipment of the or der. Special features are oeing ar ranged for the program and a good time is assured to all. ine tickets were placed on sale today and early Indications point to an exceptionally large attendance. Argentina May Abandon League BUENOS AIRES, Dec. S. Rejec tion by tbe executive assembly of the league of nations of the proposal ad vanced by Argentina providing lor the admission of all nations to tbe league, may result In the withdrawal of this country from the league, it was learned from official sources here today. c Case Pending Be fore City Recorder Mrs. Martha S. Wetdeman, pro prietress of the Roseburg Apartment House, who waa arrested yesterday following a raid ot the house in which several gallons of moonshine liquor were secured, yesterday ap peared before City Recorder Whip ple and asked for time In which to enter a plea. She was granted time to consult an attorney and obtained the services of Attorney Albert Ab raham, and it was expected that she would enter her plea late this after noon. She waa released without bonds. It has developed that the liquor found in Col. Taylor's quarters was a very high grade of cordial and a partially filled bottle of Manhattan cocktail. This stock Is not consid ered bootleg liquor and be will doubtless be able to support bis claim that it was obtained prior to the prohibition amendment. The bot tle of cordial has never been opened and Mr. Taylor asserts that It has been in his possession for over 15 years. The case against him Is still pending. It waa at first thought that the cocktail was moonshine but a test revealed It to be of a good grade and doubtless quite old. fored Pug Pats Astoria Man Out n- a . . . ' """"ruueo. i-rees &RTUND. Dec. 3. Sam Lang . 'he Boston colored heavyweight UM. knocked out "Tiny" Her- of Astoria, in the seventh Q of i bout here last night. Her- r anocked down twice In enth. The affair was sched- I u a fi-n -nI1-j : i . . . F Punches were too heavy for the Iril man tn . , . - "l""u. aunougn ne ft I come back be,ore the ' ,'he "eventh round .only to tel.? . PLL TKE m KM TO PORT if. e rA"1 M- Mass ar- Hlf leave In Jh t0Uy ,nd I A r. h """ram ith I' Pon?.Vj "d Mr"' Bb f ii bT f.kd- ,he "" ka cm, . " b"forc ,f' '!- Jl court to mswer to a white k hid Z T- ,The ,rl ' Da" hT' Mta",Bt Fr Jail V3 b eonnnJ In the f PPea? "t,?"' desire h th""" tOMibl tn or- r.-r ire.: RAILROAD SHOWS great mm Report of General Manager Shows Fine Progress on Southern Pacific Lines. BIG GAIN . IN FREIGHT Purcrumrt Made To Increase The Equipment and Handling of Tbe Freitcht ccordtnK to rMatemeiit Made by Officer. November Weather Was Not Unusual November was a real winter month. and all the native Oregonians ought to have supremely enjoyed the weather, because, according to the report of Wm. Bell, local United States observer,, about two inches more than tbe usual amount of rain fell in this section than November normally gets. However, there waa no cold weather. During tbe month S.27 inches ot rain fell, the normal for November being 4.37 inches, giv ing an excess of 1.90 Inches. The highest temperature recorded was 62 on Nov. 17. and the coldest morning was given as Nov. 10, when the in struments registered 27. The great est daily range, of temperature, 31 degrees, occurred on Nov. 2, and the least dally range waa 4 degrees on the 4th. While there was an excess of rain for tbe month, it was by no means as wet as many otber Novem bers since the weather service was established here 44 years ago. In 1887 the rainfall for November totaled 8.76 Inches. In 1885 there waa 8.10 Inches, while in 1896. 9.91 inches were recorded; 1902 and 1903 were both considerably damn, 9.49 and 9.11 Inches, respectively, being recorded for those Novembers, and In 1910 again the precipitation totaled 9.19 inches. Some of the dry Novembers were as follows: 1882, when only 1.15 inches of rain fell; in 1884 there waa .79 of an Inch, and In 1900 only .1 9 of an inch, which was the least precipitation for the month ever recorded here. During the month the wind veloc ity totaled 1634 miles, the honrly average being 2.2 miles. The hardest blow for November was on the 26th, reaching a Telocity of 23 miles for a abort time. In a message addressed to the emotovea and to the public. J. H. Dyer, general manager of tbe Sou thern Pacific couiDany. revivea ran road accomplishments during the last nine months and predicted an early return to full transportation effi ciency. "It may be news to those who nave been idly speaking of railroad inefficiency," said Dyer, "to learn tnat the Southern Pacific company, during nine months ending Septem ber 30th, moved more than 26 mil lion tons of freight, exceeding the record of any previous similar per iod by nearly 752,000 tone. " A significant fact ia that 60 per cent of thia enormous tonnage orig inated on our tinea." 'Regarding passenger traffic, we carried more than 30,000,000 pas sengers during tbe nine months end ing September 30tn. an Increase oi 212.000 passengers during tbe same period In 1919, the next high est period, and 17,452,000 more than during a similar period in 1915, the year of the Panama Pacific Inter national Exposition. DlBcussIng the usne and ocndltion of equipment, Dyer ffoid: Locomotives in freight service during September, 1920, were on the road an average of 11 hours, and made 102 miles in each 24 hours. Considering idle time of the large number of locomotives In exclusive helper service, the time required at terminals and in shops to receive the necessary inspection and repairs due to strain from service on heavy mountafn grades and awaiting suit able train loading, tnis record ot time on the road and miles run is exceptionally good. "Passenger locomotives were on the road 8 hours and made 182 miles each 24 hours. The 48,500 freight cars on the line made an av erage of 38.6 miles per day, as com pared with 30 miles per day which the railroads are urged to reach. "Only 9.99 per cent of all locomo tives and 4.11 per cent of all freight cars on line were in bad order sept. 30th. compared with 15.08 per cent and 4.54 per cent respectively for March. 1920. 'Evidence of good work done by station agents, with the helpful co operation of shippers, is seen in the freight car loading report for Sep tember, which shows that 79,300 cars wore loaded with an average of 26.3 tons per car. This is an in crease of 1.5 tons per car over Sep tember, 1919, and the best record of this year, having the effect of in creasing the available car supply by several hundred. 'To enable the road to keep pace with the rapid development of the territory served by it, the Southern Pacific has purchased for delivery by the end of this year, 30 heavy loco motives, 20 steel baggage cars, 16 Bteel electric passenger cars and 250 automobile cars. It Is also building 2300 freight cars in its own shops. "During the year of September 30th, 148 miles of track have been laid, with new 90-pound rail, and 237 miles have been ballasted. With continued co-operation on the part of tbe public and effective team work on the part of officers and employes, the service will be brot back to Southern Pacllc standards." While on the way to Sutherlln yesterday, C. I. Lewis, of the Oregon Growers Co-operative association. and F. B. Guthrie, field man for the organization, noticed a freieght car unside down along the right or way. Upon making inquiries they found that tbe car contained a loan oi Mistland apples, shipped from Rose burg and consigned to an overseas wholesale house located in England. Tbe car was derailed several days ago and tn order to clear the right of way without delaying trains, the car was thrown over into the ditch and will be picked up at some future date. The apples were packed well and were not badly damaged. Evangelist Jerry Jotcr Is on the Job In the revival campaign around In the old Armory In the Elks' build ing. The largest crowd yet was out to hear him and to see him cartoon. Mr. Jeter Is one of the leading "chalk talkers" In the country. He snent much time In the army car tooning, singing, etc. He will car toon and apeak again tonight. Mrs. Jeter Is giving Bible readings at 3 p. m. She Is also a fine trombonist. A large choir sings nightly. Mr. and Mrs. Jeter have Just closed a taber nacle campaign in Corvallis. It la said that a thousand people were turned away last Sunday at Corval lis. while hundreds stood. Bandits Rob Train of Registered Mail llv Aasocluted Press MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 3.--One hundred pieces of registered mall were taken from the Chicago, Mil waukee ft St. Paul passenger train by two masked bandita early today. The bandita are believed to have boarded the train at Hopkins, near here. They, bound the mall cli-rks and Jumped from the train with the loot, almost within the city limits. The loss is unestimated. STORY OF PIRRIE WREKRELATEO Chief Engineer of Barge Dies at Wheel wnen snip Breaks on Rocks. CAPT. AND WIFE PART Only Two Known HurTlvoin Twelve Bodies Have Bern Found ou the Coast near Caw John son by Indians. PORT ANGELES, Wash., Dec. 2. Ernesto Aravena, Chilean mariner, one of two survivors of the wrecked barge W. J. Plrrie, sunk on Cake rock near the mouth ot the Qulllar ute river on the Washington const last week, Wednesday gave the first coherent story of the destruction of the ill-fated vessel. Aravona said he was one of the last to leave the vessel after fasten ing a life preserved on Mrs. A. II. Jensen, wife of the master of the vessel, who was carrying her 11-uiontlis-old baby in her arms. J. W. Crossland, chief engineer, died at the wheel of the vessi-1, ac cording to Aravena, who said he saw the chief engineer standing with his arms tightly locked across the wheel. with Mrs. Jensen, still clutching her baby, lying unconsclotfs on the-floor of the wheelhouse at his feet. Captain Jensen, he said, was on the deck directing the abandonment of his vessel, which had broken in two immediately after striking the rocks. When Captuln J. K. Tibbetts, mas ter of the Santa Rita, signaled that he proposed to cut the Plrrie adrift, in the height of the storm, Aravena said Captain Jensen called the crew about him and said: "I have given up all hope. You must now preparo to save your lives." With a brief kiss Captain Jensen hurried his wife and baby to the wheelhouse and went back to the deck. Chief Engineer Crossland ordered Aravena to save himself and when asked to come with the crew Cross- land replied "I won't come out I go down with the ship." and almost Im mediately after a huge wave crushed the wheelhouse. forcing the door down on top of Mrs. Jensen. Aravena said he saw Captain Jen sen Jump Into the surf. Aravena said he followed shortly after and was fortunate enough to find some lum ber on which he was washed ashore after more than two hours In the water. He said he saw Captain Jen sen once In the water and later when he found the master's body on shore. Aravena said he wandered along the beach for three days seeking aid and finally mot CarloB Peterson, sec ond engineer on the Plrrie and be lieved to be the only other survivor of the wreck. Both were completely exhausted and unconscious when found by William Penn, an Indian from the Qulllayute reservation. Ponn, Aravena said, stripped himself to his undershirt and gave his cloth ing to the two sailors. Twelve bodies of wreck victims have been found, according to Ara vena, at Clallam Hay, Wash., and have been buried on the beach, high tides and the condition of the bodies making it impracticable to attempt to move them. It Is believed there are still nine bodies to be found, in cluding the Jensen baby. State of War Has Been Declared Rr AaaoHnvra PffM. TRIESTE. Dec. 3. A state of war between Italy and "the regency of Quarnero" at Flume beran at mid night. The blockade of Flume by the Italian forcea is continuing. The only Indications of trouble were fierce pronouncements of Captain Gadrlelle D'Annumlo against Gener al Calglia and Italian troops which surround the city. Itkvluule Relieved Broken. ANCONA, Dec. 3. A steamer with a cargo of foodstuffs sailed to day for Flume. This Is considered as evidence that the blockade of Flume la essentially a military meas ure and that the Italian government does not intend to starve Flume. PACIFIC OIL CO. 10 BE ORGANIZED Directors S.P. Company Take Action to Separate Oil Properties. BE 3,500,000 SHARES HoaxlqiuirU'ra ' of Vnorntlon Will llo New York City Warrants for Sloek Will be Issued to S. P. rtliaro Holders. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3 Wil liam Suroule. president of the South ern Pacific compauy returned to San hranci.sco after an absence or mirty days or more iu the east. Incident with his return, announcement was madj from the New York offices of the company, that the directors have decided upon a plan fi r bep.irating the oil properties controlled by the company from the Southern Pacific Railroad property. Pursuant to a ilecl rntion by the board of directors a out a mouth ago that they had approved the principal of separating these properties, and called upon the executive committee of the company to submit a plan, ('oinuixnting on this plan. President Sproulo said; "It is in Hie nature of a distribution to soutuern i-ucuic stock holders on the oil properties that aro now controlled by the Sou thern Pacific olilce inleret. After the plan lakes effect, the company will cease to be interested In the oil business, exceu as a purchaser ot oil for fuol purposes and as a com mon carrier of oil on the other hand. In tuklng thla action the company Is simply responsive to the spirit of the times, and the Plan thus puts the property in the possession of the stock holders as Individuals, each stock holder being given the right to acquire a share in the oil properties to the same extent that he has a snare in the railroad property, t will ho 'observed that the new oil com pany will be known as the Pacific Oil Company. It will Include the oil lnnds of the Southern Pacific com- vany Lands Co as stated in tne an noUncoiuent, and-- so much of the shares of the Associate Oil Company ns the Southern Pacific now holds. The Associated Oil company, how ever, and Its subsidiary oil compan ies, are separaae entitles, regardless of whether the Soutnern i-acinc re tains its stock or divests Itself of the stock as now announced. Tho plan is intended to inure to the benefit of stock holders of tho Southern Pa cific and will place the majority of the stock of the Associated Oil com pany in very strong hands for tho purposes of the oil producing and re liulne business in which that oil company Is now engaged. The new headquarters or tne racmc uu com pany will be In New York and the bo:rd of directors, as announced by .Mr. Krutthchnltt. is composed of men of the highest reputation and reanonslhilitv. so that all the prop erties referred to pass Into new and paiato hands, the new organliation starts out under high auspices with operating machinery ready for work. "The new and permanent head of the Pacific Oil Company Is not yet designated. In a separate statement to stock holders and holders oi tno he Southern Pacific company, t om- pt roller A. D McDonald said: 'The capital stock of the new company is fixed at a,50H,uo snares, 10 cor respond as nearly as may be to the total number ot Southern Pacific shares of stock now outstanding, to gether with shares derived tor con version of the company's five per cent convertible bonds and the hold era of these bonds. In order to avail of the right to purchase stock of the new conrpany. must exchange ineir linnila for Southern Pacific stock on or before January 14. 1921. War ms will bo Issued to eacn stock holder as soon as possible after the eloslng of tho books on January 14. 1921, specifying the amount or stoeic of the new company which the stockholder is entitled to purchase and on the backs of these warrants will be two forms. In case It la de sired to purchase stock, the first form Is filled out and signed by the stockholder or his assigns, and re turned on or before March 1, 1921, ii the treasurer of tne soutnern Pacific company, A. K. Vandeventer, 65 Broadway. New York, accom panied by a cashier's draft or certi fied check payable to the Southern Pacific company In New York. The fund for tho full amount payable In cash, in case it is desired to dis perse of the privilege or purcnaiing stork, and then the second form on the back of the warrant, which is an assignment Is to be filled out and signed by the stockholder. Where a warrant authorir.es the purchase of two or more shares of stock of the new company, a stockholder who may wish to purchase a portion of the stock coverel by the warrant to one person and the remainder to an other, the holder must on or before February 24. 1921. return the war rant to the treasurer to be exrhsnei for olher warrants, specifying In writing the number of warianis ir slred in exchange for the amount of slock to be purchased by each and the name or names In which they are, to be Issued. On surrender of the warrants and Bodies of Wreck Victims Ashore Ity AsMM'UMcd Prettfi SEATTLE, Dec. 3. Bodies of 21 of the victims of the wrecked barge W. J. Plrrie, that was lost In a gale lust week, have been washed ashore on the beuch near Cape Johnson and burled, according to a wire from Noah Bay, Washington. With the rescue of th" two uole survivors, Ernest Aravena and Carlos Peterson, this accounts for all uboard tbe burgo. o Lad Confesses to Part in Robbery 11 y AbmocIhIoiI lrw DES MOINES. loc. 3. Kt ith Col lins, one of the younfc uu-u held on a charge of participating iu tbe Coun cil Hluns mail car hold-up a month aKo. at which time over 3,000,UHO in plunder was obtained by the rob- birs, today pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to fifteen yea in in state prison. British Seeking to Pacify Irish Ity AsHoctiUoU Prens LONDON, Deed 3. Rumors of In fluences alleged to bo working for a truce In the Irish situation were re vived hero today by newspaper sug gestions that definite measures of conciliation are being lullluted by tho govorument. .asjJtkJi s Great Growth in Number Since 1905 Shown by Stat istics Published. STATE GETS REVENUE Over Two Million Dollars Realised Front Licenses of Automobile ot Which There is One for Every 8lx People. Oregon Valuation Is Over Billion SALEM, Dec. 3. For the first time in its history the assessed val uation of the stale exceeds one bil lion dollars. The total announced today by State Tax Commissioner Lovell Is f 1.040.839, U4, which is au Increase of $50,403676 over the val uation of 1919. Tho valuation of property Is attributed to natural In creases owing to greater Industrial activity. The valuation of Douglas county property is placed by Com missioner Lovett at S34,173,38t. Bid on Bridge Rejected by Court The State plans for tho construe. tlon of Ihch Evans Park bridge which is to replace the old Alexander bridge were found to be too costly and the bid of L. W. Melzger for the con s'ructlon of tho bridge under the proposed plan was rejected. The bid of Mr. Mutigor was 112,500 below tlin estimate of tho state engineer. but even at that price was too ex cohsIvo fur the amount of money available by the county and tho city. The plans which were drawn tip by the slato engineer were submit ter to four contractors, only one bid being submitted, however. This wns by the local contractor, who agreed to construct the bridge for $32,- 5f4.75. his bid being accompanied by a certified check. The plans call for the construction of two new con crete piers and a wooden top, sim ilar to the Dlllard Urldgo, over the Pacific Highway. Tho State Engineers estimate was $37,823 for construction, i,Til or 10 percent for contingencies, and iu percent additional for engineering making a total t.ost of $45,160. As the city had agreed to co-op erate with the county on a 50 50 basis on tbo construction of tho bridge. Mayor Hamilton was present and conferred with the county coiirt. He staled that tho city Is unable to pay such a large amount and the same statement was made regarding the county, Judge Stewart Btatlng that the county has no funds that are avallabln and none coming In which would warrant such a lurgo payment. The county ro.irtmaBter Is drawing up plans which call for a much less expensive type of const ruci ion and Ihese will be sulimltled to the city council and county court Jointly In the near future . The roadmaster tale, that the plans aro practically complete and will ho ready to ad vertise in a t'iv days. A very interesting story on the growth of the motor vehicle Industry iu Oregon is given in a tabulated re port prepared by Secretary of Slato Sam Kozer, showing the number ot registered vehicles for every year since 1905. The money received by the state from such vehicles is also shown ayd a remarkable growth for the year 1920 Is made evident Dy ine figures published. In 1906 there were 218 motor ve hicles In Oregon, this figure Includ ing motorcycles as well as automo biles. The next year the number fell off materially and thcr were only 142 In the state. In the next year. however, Interest was ngaln revived, and 236 vehicles were registered. Since 1908, when there were 701 cars, tho number of vehicles in the slate haa grown by leaps and bounds. n 1909 there were 1271: In 1910. 2493; In 1911, 6428. This was the first year in which chauffeurs were required to register and there were 1671 who obtained licenses. In 1912 there were 10,165 autos and motor cycles, and 1762 chauffeurs. In 1913 there were 13,975 vehicles and 1472 chauffeurs. In 1914 the number of automobiles was 16,347; 2898 motorcycles, 1838 chauffeurs, and 110 dealers. The following year saw a registration of 23,585 automobiles, 3168 motor cycles, 4019 chauffeurs, and 278 dealers. The ensuing year brought out 48,632 automobiles, 3400 motor cycles, 3477 chauffeurs, and 376 dealers. For 1918 there were 63. 325 automobiles, 3501 motorcycles, 3121 chauffeurs, and 451 dealers, and In 1919 there were 83,332 auto mobiles, 3570 motorcycles, 3152 chauffeurs, and 586 dealers. In the present year for which tho registration Is complete up to De comber 1 only, there ara 103,418 au tomobiles, 3509 motorcycles, 3366 chauffeurs, 761 dealers, and 137,043 operators. If every auto owner In Oregon in vited his neighbors who were not auto owners to go for a ride, there would be enough automobiles to take every person In the state for a Joy ride, with only six peoplo to the auto mobile, these figures being based on the Inst census. In other words there Is one automobile for every six people In the state of Oregon. If we imagine such kind hearted- ness that upona certain day every person in tho state went for an auto mobile rido at the request ot their car owning friends and that each automobile thus In use traveled a dis tance of 30 miles, the amount of gasoline consumed would equal thu carrying capacity of 17 tank cars, while the total dlstunco traveled would be 130 times the distance around the globe. The revenue to the state from the motor vehicles In 1920 amounted to $2,081,790.25, of which amount $34,260.75 was paid In for operators' . fees. Tho amount collected the pre vious year was $602,239. The first collection was mado In 1907, when $708 were realized. payment of the full pun-hase price on or before March 1. 121, the treasurer will forward or deliver to the holders, the amount of stock of the new company purchased. All out standing warrantn not returned to the treasurer of the company on or before March 1, 1921, accompanied by a cashier's draft or certified rheck as here iu provided, will bo void and of no value, and the pr'v liege of purchasing stoek or the l ew company evldenred thereby will cease, no exercise of stir-h privilege of purchase or assignment thereof will be recognized unless made on the forma of the company. No hold er of stock of the Southern Pacific rompany will be entitled to any of the stock of the new company unless fhc terms of purchase herein speci fied are fully complied with. All let ters and Inquiries In regard to any of the above mentioned nrif'-ers or details connected therewith, should he addressed to Mr. A. K. Vandevec tr, Southern Paclflno Company, 1H3 Broadway, New York. Big Storm Raging Along North Coast llv Assocletisl Press SAN FKANCISCO. Dec. 3. A se vre storm raging off Prince Rupert Island, along the northern coast, la expected by the weather bureau to bring heavy gules along the Oregon and California coast. Warning of tho expected storm has been sent to Washington and Oregon ports. D.l.M.K.i: Sl IT I-'ILF.D. A damage suit was brought In the circuit court today by H. S. Corvalho against H. P. Miller, for the sum of $12S4. claimed for Injuries sustained when the plulntlff was assault- ed by the defendant several months ago. Corvalho and Mil- Ier engaged In an argument over some hogs and the latter struck Mr. Corvalho several times with a sflck, sccordlng to the evidence Introduced In the ' Jnstlro court. Miller was con- vicied of assault and battery ! and fined $60. Corvalho In bis complaint says that his In- Juries Incapacitated him for some time.