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THE MEDFORD DAILYJgUNEl PRESBYTERIANS IN CONFERENCE Divcorce Question Will Be Consider ed From Every Standpoint ' by the Church. DKNVKH, Col., Muy 10. With the meeting of the Foreign Missionary conference in an ull-day neHKion to day, the 12lKt general conforonee of the Presbyterian ehnreh practically opened its minimi session. Arratienmnln Imvo been innde for many pleasure trips to various points of interest about Denver. Every problem which conironts the people ot tbo nation frorn the di vorce question to labor and the Ne gro will bo considered and debated by the conference. The divorce question will bo considered from every standpoint sumo predicting a stonier attitude by the church in its treatment of divorces. A movement is also on foot to do creaso the number of delegates at tending the conference on the ground that ro large a body cannot dispense with business expeditiously. As a matter of eeomouy it is also proposed to hold sessions or confer ence less frequently. Willi t will probnbly prove to be tho fen t tire of the conference will bo the marching of 1000 Sunday ! Hchool children of Denver, Sunday, I May '23, in the Siuidny school miss ionary parade and the labor mass meeting to be held simultiineously at the Auditorium. 1 It is tho desire of the conference to bring tho Preshyterinu church and the laboring classes in as close touch as possible. To Ibis end, leaders of nil hibor organizations in Denver havo been invited to participate in the meeting to be held at the Auditorium. JUNE 14 SELECTED FOR RAILROAD DAY Oate Changed to Suit Southern Pa cific Plans, and Not Conflict With Portland. r ROAD OFENS FROM WILL RISK HIS LIFE WEED TO KLAMATH TO TALK TO MARS SCULPTOR SAYS THAT FASHION SPOILS FIGURE Hugh II. Cain, Hie ltoslou sculptor, declares Ihnl women's figures huvo been ruined by dovontion In fashion. "Woman's t'iyui't1 is getting poorer and poorer every year," declares Cain. "The female form is degenerating liocniiso of stylo. women of today are getting further and further away from t lie (Irnek figure of 'JtlOO years ago, which they are all seeking to attain and whieh tin whole world admires. As one inslanee of this, those who determine what is fashionable are trying to bring the waislline fni'lhor down all the time. "At present an effort is being made to gel it down as low as the hips. Tliis is all wrong, of course, for na ture long ago derived tllllt it should he just below the breast, allowing a Kofi, graceful line from hip to arm pit.'' KI.AMAT1I FALLS, Or., Hay 19 Onto mora the Klamath Chumbor of Comereo bus found it necessary to clmngo tho date of tho "iiailroud Day Celebration" At tho urgent request of tho officials of the Southern Pa cifie the lime has been fixed for the 1 1th day of June. This is done so that the railroad company can ac- module excursionists with Pullman cars. Any curlier dale will inter fere with the Portland Hose Festi val, or with other excursions planned by the company. In making the request for the change of the dato tho officials of the Southern Vaeifie stated that they were very anxious to co-operate with the people of this section in making the eeleberation a grand suc cess, hut it would be iinposiblo to aid in doing this if the event trans pired earlier than the 1 -11 Ii- Inten sive advertising will be done by the Southern Pacific and the rates from Sncremento, San Francisco, Port laud nod all interiiiediliite points will be made attractive so that there will be a large number of excursionists. There will be one attraction at the celebration that should especially ap peal to all -visitors tp the Khunath country . Ibis will be the Indian vil lage. Already the noble reil mon are making preparations to come here to see Hie arrival of the special trains mid to pui'licipnlo in the celebration. Many of the residents of Klanialh reservation havo nover seen a train. It is estimated that several hundred Indians will comprise the village. Branch Line of the Southern Pa cific Began Its Traffic Today. KKDUINd, Cul.,if -May 1!). A brunch railroad from Weed, Siskiyou county, to Klamath Kails, Oregon, is completed, the first. train running to tho Palls today. The Southern Pa cific announces that passenger trains will run reguhirly between Weed and Klamath Falls. A stage company, that for years has run coaches from Klamath Falls to tbo railroad has sold all its slock and retired. The Klamath Falls' Chamber of Com merce announces that the advent of the railroad will be celebrated, June 11, which is to be called liailioad Day, and be the occasion for great festivites and the welcome of hun- Ireds of visitors. SAYS PORTO RICAN LEPERS IMPERIL AMERICA MOW YOlfK, May .10. What said to be alarming laxity on the part of the Porto llicaii government in the care and control of lepers will be brought to the attention of the Unit ed Slates government by Dr. lOdward Killers, one of a parly of four Eu ropean experts, who have been study ing diseases prevalent ill the West In dies. Dr. Fillers said that under present conditions in Porto Iiieo it is possible for many lepers to emigrate and car ry the disease into the i'nited States. "In the eily of Ponce," he said, "i find, leprosy very prevalent, and saw many victims in the street's of the city. Two in an advanced stage of Ihe disease 1 observed begging ill the market place." STATE OFFICERS SAY THE STATEH0USE IS TOO SMALL WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF MEDFORD PASSES AWAY tttih 1.. On- of this eily died Tties doy evening nt his home mi Went Seventh street, following an illness whieh hiid extended over many Met.th-, lie i survived by a wife ml one nn, V. ,. Orr of this city. Mr. Orr wim horn in WatUius coun ty, New York, and wn t yearn and A dny old. He eame tn Med ford bout six yearJ na. Two brothers re living - A. O. Orr of t'olorado and K J. Orr of UUno'ip. The remains will he taken to Illi nois for inter-ner.!. A brief service will bo held at the residence in this city previous to the journey east. Mr. Orr wiib a member of Med ford lodtrc. No. 103. A. V. A A. M. Prepaid Railroad Orders. SALKM, Or., May 111. Since the additional work in tunny departments required by the last legislature has become more pressing, it is apparent thai (he statehonse here is much too Mtntill, and several officers are in convenienced, notably the office of State Knineer John Tl. Lewis. The work of the water commission and the room which will be required for caring for tho supplementary doc uments dealing with water titles, will necessitate some radical changes in Ihe location of various state offices, and they will be asked by Governor llenson in the near future. japancse v"!z:rzr. COMMISSION SAYS THAT LUMBER RATE IS TOO HIGH The state railroad commission has iddressed a letter to William I). Fen on, counsel for the Southern Pacific culling- attention to the fact that the system of weighing lumber as prac ticed by that road is unjust und un reasonable and so affects the rales and charges as to make them exces eessive and in violation of the law. The commission asks that the rules and practices of the road be so amended that the correct weight of lumber at the initial point shall stand as tho proper weight for basing rates and charges. Professor Todd of Amherst and Bal loonist Are to Ascend to Ten-Mile Height. INCOME TAX DRIVES CAUITAL TO AMERICA BOSTON', May "If there are human beings on Mars I have no doubt they havo been sending us mes sages for years and are still wonder ing at our stupidity in not replying. 'J hope to intercept theso mes sages and in this way solve all the mvstenes i the human race. Thus snuke. Professor David Todd, Ihe widest known astronomer of Am herst College, in outlining his durmg project for establishing communi-, ation with Mars. At the risk of their lives, tho Am-1 herst professor and his companion, the, celebrated ballouist, Leo Ste-1 vens, will ascend into regions at a glit of ten miles, a distance as yet undreamed of by the boldest aero nauts. Professor Todd makes no hesi tation in asserting Ins behet that the people of Mars if there are any, can and will solve the mysteries of the origin ol consciousness, ot wueincr i the disembodied spirits reassume 1 physical .-hupe in another planet, of j ihe doctrine of evolution, the manner ii which they originated and the pos- ihility f sustaining the average life; of human beings for thousands of years. LONDON, May 1!). As a result of the proposed increased income tax in the budget submitted by the chan cellor of tho exchequer, Lloyd-Goorge the duke of Helford, extensive land holder and scientific- farmer, is to in vent $2,ri 00,000 in California, accord ing to a report current here today. The immense Thorney estates in . Cambridgeshire were recently sold to' the government by Duke of Bedford j for a Hum in excess of 500,000 pounds The proceeds of this sale, it is said, , will bze invested in California farm- ! ing lands. Tho Thorney estate was, transformed by the duke from n, swamp into a modern agricultural community, and fs now one of the finest ureas in the United Kingdom. It is said (he duke may visit the Unit ed States in the near future. Preparation and Fellowship Meeting. Pioneer Dies. .lohn I lilt, who came to California in 1S.":(, and has been a resident of Henley, near the slate line, and vi cinity, almost continuously since that date, died at the home of his nephew, Wilnier Hilt, at Ililt, Friday, aged 81 years and 0 mouths. Tho funeral was held Saturday at 2 p. in. at the M. K. church at llornbrook, conduct ed by Ue v. 11. J. Van Fosscn of the Ashland M. K. clnirch. The deceased was a native of Illi nois, city of Ofalon. Coming to Cali fornia in the golden days, he engag ed in mining pursuits, which he fol lowed for much of his life, though he was also interested in milling and farming enterprises in Siskiyou coun ty. An only sou died in youth and his wife, also a pioneer, passed on a few years ago, since which time "Uncle John," as he was familiarly known, has made his home with his nephew, Wihuer Hilt, and wile, at Hilt. Sunday will he an epochal day at the Christian Tabernacle. It will be a day of spiritual uplift, a day of social fellowship, and a day of vision nnq service. Several speakers will be present. IT. K. Sicafoose, Christian minister of Central Point; J. N. Me Connell of Grants Pass and others will be present. Tt will be nn nll- duv meeting. Services nt 11 a. m 3 and S p. m. Special music will be provided. Pihle school will bo un usually interesting. Tt will be a prep nration school for tho great meeting. 1'very member is urged to be at tho j Pible school session, as well as at all the other services. Y. P. S. C. R will j have a special program nt 7 o'clock. You are all wanted at these services. "Something which i of consider able interest to the public generally nd which is ierh;ip not generally known is the system of prepaid pr iors now in effect between stations of the Southern Pacific company and nil points in tho United States. Bv means of this svstem tickets may be purchased at Med ford (Vnm any place in tho United Slates and mail ed or telegraphed d'l to -the party wishing to come here. Sleeper ao eommodntions and fmall amounts of ash in connection with these tickets mny also be forwarded ot the same Mme" TOKYO, May VX - Without any flourish of trumnpets, J;tp.m has ui;de considerable strides in (be mat ter of aiisbip lniildiv.g. and while the utmost secrecy is ma'u-tained, there is reason to believe that an in ventor of some rep"te h:-s ivr-- Oy patented improvemet;N that are cal culated to startle neroits all over the world. Yamada was some time a;:o en trusted by the commander-in --'hief with the work of the iuves;;i(i,.;i of airships for n-e of the nnnv. The fact that be hvd ;.v..V ivn provoments on what ho had hive-it'. ' during the Pusso-,'np:inese war has just leaked out. At . aiect'.t:,; i rive Voys held ! h'-V. i'iOhi. tiif day of celebra tion this year win set for July 3. or Saturday before the Fourth. The) committee on raising funds hns some l VJ0a pledged for the celebration. i You Haven't Read All The News Unless You Have Read The Ads Small Orchards Bearing and Young Groves on Easy Terms We have subdivided into smull tracts the fuuious Gold Range Orchard, two miles south of Medford, adjoiniug the Bear Creek and Burrell orchards, aud now offer t a limited number of the choicest orchard tracts for sale on reasonable terms. This is your opportunity to secure bearing orchard, or young orchard, or both. bearing and young orchard, consisting of the choicest varieties of pears and apples. The tracts range in size from five to 27 acres. The soil is the best in the valley Bear ceek bottom land. The old trees on these trncts have produced record breaking crops that brought record prices in eastern markets for years past. 1 No such chance was ever offered before to secure such orchard tracts. Rogue River Investment Co. Ill NORTH D STREET i Compare the Quality It is, and always has been our aim to supply our customers with goods of the highest quality and to that end we are always adding quality to our line. The addition of "preferred stocK" makes our line of high-grade Canned Goods most complete. Our service al- t ways the best and every accommodation given our customers. Allen & Reagan j i Groceries, Chinaware, Fruit t t . and Feed I .. 4, Ui!.'h hiM in nihility: hw price n ronlitv. TMly "Hollv"- looms tho condensed milk, 10c nt tho Rex. vV"''? S'v- . j ill HERE'S OUR RULE. Tojiave nualitv nnd price 50 evmlv blended that von will find it bn'h profitable nnd nV"Miral)le to l.ae us du your Ut...,.iiu .mk. iiii 1:: nnd ro iht rpw KfTi"? 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