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Show IDAHO'S CROP LOSS IS WILIS Water Shortage Will Cause Enormous Damage Unless Relief Comes, ! Special to The Tnnune. i P'MSE, Idaho, July C It is rMin,.n"i that the thortai,' of water for irr'atmn purpohos in lh povthrn and i-t--m j portions of t his sUite wli r-M:ll in :i I loss of approimatL-l;.' ? I'V' in f-.-'p unless there is k-hio r lief and a proper aiijudicatl'in of tno availnhie supply on hand. Commis.-'on'-r Sweinl-on o.' t -e I irnt.'tt ion lif-n.t: t incut 1" hoa m tin- iipif-r I nuko Kiver vlry iti;ir'H'- an im-::c.i- lion, following un a'i"'l nt lo i;-v- j ernor is. The s'.'-riiUf i d'i'- to j light fall of snow in the Teton jti.d oTii'-r, mountains di Muik hi-iho ami Montan-i. The water from this jnow is stored in Ih': J.:-kon lake r- S'-rvuir in W o ii'n- 1 and hroug'u into biaho i.i the Sn-iko river as it is needed. Many farmers now find their crops are drying up because there is not suflici'-nt wattr to irriu-'H. them. In some instances canal iu-.-.d-gats have been broken 6pen and water stolen during the night. Probe Bonds' Status. Guy E. l-'owerman. state commissioner commission-er of finance, has issued a letter to a!: county commissioners in the Plate, askinc them to determine con.iusi'.ei-.- the com-dition com-dition of ail official and depository bonds of Idaho, us to whether or not they nr.-niado nr.-niado out in the proper '.clm! form.-, snth-cient snth-cient security is furnished or a sur-tv bond Is supplied b y the various f ri i 1 rs who are required to furnish the bonds. Under the law, plans whieh wiil he put into operation in the immediate fntur' by the Ii nance commissioner, the state water supply of the project was inade-j inade-j quate and because of that condition they I were greatlv damaged in the loss of I crops, etc. They asked tha a receiver be appointed to take charge of the com- pany'3 affairs. 'b d Into four dis-rhMs. and each on' v. ill have a r.- stored examiner who snn-'r" tnt nnaiiee work of the -i at i n'-t; ui'otjs in t ivit d is - net. Com-n Com-n iHnivr l-'.nwerman bel'eves this system i v il! pr."'niee n ono ui ica I adminiatra-: adminiatra-: i;on and al.-n ne the nuans of the ofti-! ofti-! a!s fa miliar. z:n tht-msflves more J tiioro-jr d.v with the actual condition of a'lairs. I To Straighten Out Tangle. I The 1--;h; tangle wh I oh for live years j I has invoiced l'.:- Twin Fa lis Salmon t I r:er irritation projeet is about to he 1 .-t-ttird. It is now iti the hands of Judge Frank S. Dietrich of t he United States , d 'st rh't court. The issues involved arc re.res' nte,i in t h case ot A. E. Cald-u Cald-u '-il ct ah s. the Twin Falls Salmon Kiver "atr eompa-iy. the Commonwealth j Trust co"i;a:iv of 1 "itt sburg. Pa., trustee, 'and A. F. Kobinson. The plaintiffs seek i to enjoin the o- : r.dant trust company ! iMitii eiciir'i lhn the settlers to fulfill ' ti.- r contracts. T: eompany brought 1 suit against the settlers individually to 'enforce The rounw-ts, and the settlers ' proevt-ded au-ainst t ho trust company to jTreent it from collecting from them on I i lie contracts, on the grounds that the |