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"i4ngetsn" Spiritualism's New Name
IN EFFORT TO
TAKE HER LIFE
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All Methodists uf Mi'dfunl und
tho valley, an well Hiuho of tlio
entire utato nro mqcH InlcroHted In
tho dulliKH of tho annual conference
of tho MothodiHt lun ln'H of Ore
gon,, which convened today ut Ku
Knno, hncnuso of tho rumored exten
sive Hhukeup of paid or h, includiiiK a
new piiHtitr fur tho . Medford church '
and a new district HUp'Tliitendent fur
tho southern district In place of lr. .'
ti. A. )anfurd.
In BiviiiK a He vo ml column romnm:'
of the cnmliiK ehaiiKca, the Portland
Join nul uf yesterday Kald, In part:
"Tho annual economic waHio In
Oregon McthodlHiu, rail ho d )iy thn
nomadic tendency uf tho inlninterH In
tho , conference and tho detdro f
certain churches to have a new paH
tor every year, lads fair to ho re
peated at tho annual m-HHion of tho
.MethodUt churches of tho Htnte.
"The J lev. H. F. J'enihcrtim of I,ch
le church, Salem, Is mentioned an
tho no xt pastor for the Med ford
church und Key. Thomas Acheson Is
Forest (Jrove.
"Tho Houthern district Is annually
tho victim of a. largo number of
chanffeH, owing to tho many small
churches It has. In out-of-the-way
places, and tho many Hupply pnHtors
vho fill the pulpits. In Homo places
tho pastor receives as low as $500
salary, so hlB term at that church
Kenenilly depends upon tho length of
time he cun find outside work In tho
vicinity of his preaching point.
''Outstanding among tho appoint
ments of Interest Is tho superlnten
dency of tho southern district, which
Involves all tho churches south of
Harrlsburg, from tho coast to Cen
tral Oregon. Dr. S. A. Uanford must
by law of. tho church relinquish that
post this year, as ho has served the
aix-yenr limit.
"Among those mentioned as a
posHlhlo successor nro tho Jtov. J. C.
Kpencer of Central church. Portland;
tho Itev. T. H. Temple. Marshfleld :
the Itev. T. D. Yarnes. Klamath Kails;
the Hev. Joseph Knotls, Hosehurg:
tho llov. 8. J. Chancy. Ashland: the
Hov. C- W. Huett. (Iresham, and the) '
Kov. Charles MacCnughey, Ccnten-
ary-Wilhur church, Portland. I' CHICACO, Sept. 2. (A. P.) Tho
"A memorial window for the lato Hrst of sixteen planet which left
Illshop M. R. Hughes In tho Modford Delrull today In the first annual corn
church, which the preachers agreed nierci:il airplane reliability tour,
to pay for, will also cause sonic de- reached the May wood ulr mall field
bate. Homo of the preachers have ul 3:68 ! m
paid twice, while others havo de-
cllned to pay. Tho window is not WKTHOIT. Sept. 28. (A. P.) Tho
paid for and tho commltleo has de- commercial airplane reliability tour,
elded to lay the entire matter before 11 1 20,1 mtl fHht tho.mlddle
the conference. Sevoral Portland- WCMt was f"'nil"' inuurnted at tho
ministers have already signified their lr"vA Hl,nolt tlltH "ornl whon the
determination to fight any attempt firHt of Hlxl(!t'rt Jlanes . entered, lot
at a third nssessment, and say they thp I,h'," 8,nnl fy"m ,BdHn I''0'"11'
win finniHmi , t., ... i..,, !. Others followed ul short intervals,
names of tho ministers who havo
hot paid
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A niorrmvnt to sulistitute "anfccllsm" for tlie ti'rm "spiritual
Ism" is growing out of tlie Inteniutionul Spirit Cuiifrress, in I'arift,
attfiulud l)v ilisciiks from all over the world. Some important
(inures in the coni-laje are sIiomii. AIiovc: Sir and I.mly A. Conari
)oyle, famous author) below: M. Uisky and his wife, oecultista
from India.
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IN TEST FLIGHT
ALL REAOY FOR
SHAH BATTLE
An unsuccessful attempt to commit
Htiicldn was mode yeHterduy by Mrs.
Harriett Crawford, !18, In her room In
an apartment honao on South River
side, because of appnrent despondency.
Local police and medical assistance
were called and according to Dr. A. K.
Kress, the attending physician, Mrs.
Ciuwford had taken tablets of
veronal, u deadly poison If taken In a
KiilMcient nuantfty. Death w uild have
resulted. It Is said, had she taknn the
tablets at one time Instead of at In
torvals during the day. Her condition
today is very satisfactory and re
covery Is expected.
Hex Crawford is the woman's hus
band, according to tin.1 police, who
say he left his wife to live here itl'me.
ufler having lived with her three
weeks in the apartment housfj. My
pinfpHHinn he ifi a cook, having worked
at his trade here in various restau
rants. '
It is alleged that Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford havo had a very stormy
married life. Several weeks ago they
created n scene before the Ftialto
theater. It is claimed that blows woro
exchanged at that time. Moth left the
city a few days laer but returned
after a short absence.
If, It. Saltmarsh of Crescent City,
Calif., who hus beon In the city for
two days interesting local civic bodies
In the sending of a Jackson county
delegation to greet the Rivers and
Harbors commltte of congress, whon
they vb-It tho California city October
7 and . left this morning for home. I
and reported that u local delegation 1
would be on hand to urge tho comple
tion of the Crescent City harbor pro
ject. A delegation will also-be pres
ent from Crnnts Pass. It will be tho
first visit of a congressional commit
tee to the harbor In many years.
"Creseont City needs the Hupport of
southern Oregon. In getting the har
bor completed." said Mr. Saltmarsh
this morning. "If the committee un
derstands that this peetion. with its
resources and freight is interested in
securing the development of a water
outlet, it will Increase the chances of
HieceFM. and add weight to tho argu
ments." The completion of the harbor will
be the first step in a new development
era for this entire district.
( "The Oregon legislature for 60
years has been meinoralizing congress
to complete tho Crescent harbor, nnd
will probably do so again, tho next
lime they meet, but what wo need
right now. Is a heart-to-heart talk,
and nieeting the committee faco to
face. I have been assured that there
will be a couple of automobiles from
this city nnd county present, and hon
estly believe, it wllf result In favor
able action on the harbor project."
The American Legion, together
with the Daughters of the American
It evolution, will conduct a program
of exercises at the county court
house at Jacksonville on the occasion
of the naturalization of aliens to
t'nited States citizenship at t:00 a.
in.. Wednesday, September 30. 1025.
The public is invited to be pres
ent. '
All Is' In readiness for the big sham
battlo at the Jackson county fair
grounds tomorrow evening at ":-!! to
be put on by the national guariT
companies of Ashland, Grants I 'ass
and Mcdford.
Tho big 37-intllimeter rapid-fire guns
will be used in addition to a large
amount of blank cartridges, battle
flares, smoke candles, high explosive
shells, hand grenades, rockets and
other materials used in actual war
lure. Tho Hill KlroworkH company of
Seuttlo is furnishing the spectacular
CITY OVER WEEK-END
inn ortiiiuiiiuii ii Miinuun l'J ljU lilt)
Tho nmt plane took off promptly
at ten o'cloek
Tin. rh-Ht Heh.Hlul.Ml Htop was at Rinlost aneotiieultir und patriotic
Fort Wayne. In.l.. one hour tend fifty dmnoiiHtiatioii ever put on In tills part
mlnutea after tho take-off. A jay- ,of ' 18 country, tho promoters iloclare.
.er of II,, ,.,. Immx ,,,! tell , I Tl, ''" ClintKO of StUginB tlllR
wuh provided for at
then il hop to ChleaKo.
will proceed to Omaha
t Wayne ami Da'"u 'we l"it in lots of tinio nml
The fllei-s. " I'"
me uxiierieueo 01 nisi years snam
Three auto wrecks over tho week
end were reported to the local police
station, none of which was of any
ser'ouB consequence.
C. C. Hoover of this city cnllldpd
"I'll R. C. McTuniher of Everett,
Wash., on East Majn strcot Saturday
because of the latter's iKnorance, It
Is iln'med. of the' ''city traffic laws.
ISecauBG of KlarlnK'slinllKlit Mis. II. It.
Shrove collided' with' II. .!. Morrltt at
tho Intersection of Ma'n and Central
5'CHterday. and at R:'W last eveniiiK
William Shann collided at the same
inloiscctinii with C. C. Pierce.
It Is tho reipicst of local police that
all automobile accidents he reported
to' them as soon as possible.
BOYS ARRESTED AI
EAGLE PL DANCE
Clifford Sullivan, Vernon Tlusli and
Wlllatd Muckey. local youths, are
bniiiK held on $51) bail each to appear
for trial before JndKe Taylor tomor
row afternoon on charges of possess
ing moonshine.
When arraigned this morninK they
pleaded not guilty to the charges pre
ferred ngainst them by Deputy Sheriff
Terry Talent, who nrrestod them Sat
urday night at the Eagle Point dance.
GcofgeMaddox
Tenor 0 .
Assisted by W. Carlton Jane, Violin
Chas. D. Hazelrigg, Piano
Presented in Recital
Presbyterian Church.
Friday Evening, Oct. 2
Admission Adults 75c, Children 50c
THE PATRONS AND PATRONESSES ARE:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Mohr
Mr. anil Mrs. S. M. Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Delroy Oetclioll
Mr. and Mrs. Joe llrown
Mr. and Mrs. Edward White
Mr. and Mrs. H. Chandler Egan
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Vawtor
Miss Elizabeth Gore
Dr. and Mrs. K, W. Clancy
Mr. Porter J. Neff
Mr. and Airs. W. H Gore
Mrs. John McConchie
Mr. and MrB. Thomas Glfford
Mrs. E. E. Gore
FINAL
Wr;"What oaused the split-up
between Ted and Maybelle?"
Af;"The poor simp bought an
ordinary hat after she told him
distinftly to buy a Castle hat.
You can't hlame Maybelle she
likes style."
Five to Ten Dollars
Ask Your Dealer
OT. OURKE, EUBANKS HAT CO.
"ti htm tAN riANrtiro
Castle-Halo
horn Omaha the plan. Ko to Kansaa ,mttllf' which was a biff success they
(Mly, Kt. Lou 1h, i'oIuiuIiuh and return
tu tho HtartlitK point Siiturday afler
noon. Tho hcIhmIuIu cat Ik for an aver
uko upCM'd of eiKhly inlltH an liour.
IMIOAT ItMSCl I'l HOl'l
MS8.
(Continued from poro ono.)
!f A furoro has horn stirn-d up
"In Episcopal church counsels by
the campaign of Kt. Kov. Irving
P. Johnson, Hishop of Colornilo,
and editor of "The Witness," a
church periodical, Against the
elimination of the word "Obey"
from the marriage ceremony.
The proposal will be voted on it
the church convention in New
Orleans In October.
lrrTTH Jail to Freedom.
HKNO, Nov. tl: It. ".Hackle" Daw
hoii, Hald to lo one of lhi pilnt ipulH
In tho I: V. . hop fit-Id riotH at
MaryHvllle a di-cado nrcn. wuh placed In
a cell at the city Jail at IiIh own re
nuent. DawHou told officers that he
lit'ard thrcatH from allcKctl I. W'.'tt
in Ucno that they "were koIiik to
Bet him."
fleck. In addition, tlirno of tho bIx
officerH had coiiKidurahlo Htihiuariuo
nxporfenco and thn olhor threo had
J received two montliH trniiiinK in Ktih-
inartnoH.
"When tho S -fit was sunk bIio wh
oporatitiff rr n Htufaco vchhaI and
there 1h no tloiiht in our miiuU that
roKpoiiHihilitv fur tho colliNioii rests
snlely on tho nhouldera of tho City of
Homo. From the report h of hor ofl'l
Cora, our iiresmit knowledKo of the
colllHion and the Htatemnnttj of pas
HottKorn, as rothorted to us, it is clour
that the City of Homo cither:
"1 Assumed that sho was meetliiK
a Himtll commercial vessel which
could ho robhed of hor riffht-of wuy
hy, tho larffor passeiiKor vessel, or:
"y That tho officers on watch on
tho City of Itome incompetently fulled
to recomil.o that tho two vcrsoIh were
drawinff dangerously cIohc until it was
too late for the City of Homo to take
the proper moves to yield to the S-M
her rlKht-of-way due to tho relative
IHmitlons of tlie two vessels, or took
the wioiik measures when It was seen
that collision was imminent.
"Thero Is no evidence to show, or
reason to helleve that the officers of
tho S SI did not handle their vessel
properly, as was expected of officers
of their training and experience. It
is undouhtedly true that, tho luhlinrly
luindllim of the City of Homo after the
collision, tho failure of her search
liKhts and the slowness with which
her hoats reached the points where
the men from the 801 were In the
water waH responsible for the loss of
at least threo lives. Tlie survivors
claim to have heeii In the water for
one hour nml 15 minutes before they
wero picked up. There can bo no
excuse for such delay."
Small Muffs Slumii
Itecnuse muffs wcro launched too
late in the season last yoar. they were
not accepted to the extent it was
hoped that they would he, hut with
the new Mrason it Is quite different,
for the muff has a Rood heutl-Ntart.
Hiiys the Dry floods KeonoiutNt. Many
of the foremost furriers mIouk the
Avenue are slum-inn muffs with fur
coats. The new miffs are Indeed
small, hardly room for hoih hands Ht
nne time. However, they are certain
ly smart nnd will at least, keep mi
lady's f itiKertipN warm. A leading
furrier shows ,n cocoa ermine coat
with nmall matching muff.
If lemon Juice Is nddeil to cream It
will he very easy to whip.
0'onlt wltji K.ts.
NKWTOKT. 11. 1.. Sept. 5S. ( A.
1M Divers have found one of the
interior bulkheads oT the sunken
submarine H-M bent but not pierced,
a radio dispatch received here from
the wreck today said. The inessane
did not nmke clear whether tho com
partment was forward or aft.
The compart turnt was described In
tlie message only as all Interior bulkhead.
WASIUNOTOX. Sept, 2S. fA. V.
I'pnn recommendation of Item Ad
miral II. It. Christy. In charge of the
rescue work at thn scene of the sink
ing of the submarine S-M the navy
department late today ordered whut-
I eer aircraft may be available at
I Gwpni I. It. ., out to search for
Hooting bodies of victims.
aro enabled to put on a much better
show.
The show Is Klven for the benefit
of the Jackson County Fair associa
tion to help wipe out the deficit this
year caused by rain, and everybody
is ut'Kcd to attend and help tho fair
association.
Admission nt the gate, f0 cents. No
oxti'u charge for reserved scats.
Imported Beauty
P'g Thought Tbday
'inr, v iij.v S t iMi. j ni tug tnere
fore tlipse promises, dearly beloved,
'el us cleanse ourselves froui all Hltld
ness of rhe flesh and spirit, perfect
ing holiness in the four of (jod. II
Cor. 7:1.
t Tho payment of second-half taxes
lH due October fi. next .Monday, and
I the tax collecting department of
i tho sheriff's office Is preparing for
tho usual rush. After October Gth,
unpaid taxes are subject to penalty
and interest. . I
Tho last legislature passed a law
moving up the dates for tax paying
one month, making- the payments
dates May S, und November 5th. This
law. however, is not effective until
after January 1. and does not alter
tlie l H25 payment dates, as many
have erroneously supposed.
Cnnk with can.
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CASTLE HATS
Sold Exclusively at
Mann's Department Store
' In nil Britain there is only
.one younjr woman pretty enough
to ho glorified with the Ameri
can girl, M. Floreni ZirgfrlJ
intimates. Knid Parsons (above)
is the lone beauty signed on a
trip lie made abroad to obtain
talent for his "Follies."
Cook n llh B'i
SHAM BATTLE
THE MOST SPECTACULAR AND PATRIOTIC
DEMONSTRATION EVER SHOWN IN SOUTHERN
OREGON
FAIR GROUNDS
Near Medford
TUESDAY, SEPT, 29th, 8 p. m.
For the Benefit of the Jackson County Fair Association
The event will be put on by the National Guard Companies
of Ashland, Grants Pass and Medford. The 37 Milimeter
and machine guns were sent here specially for this occasion
$1,500 IN FIREWORKS
H?h Explosives, Flares, Smoke Screens, Rockets, Hand
Grenades, Bombs and Ammunition will be used,
Admission to the Gate 50c. NojCharge for Reserved Seats
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