Show 10 SUNDAY MORNING JULY THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A 14 1935 NEWS FROM INTERMOUNTAIN STATES Proposed Water Contract Flayed as Usurpation of Power Rights in District ' Attorney for Users Contends Renewal Would Coerce Burleyto Abandon Its Claims and Close Up Market BURLEY Idaho— A provision of the proposed renewal lease contract between the government the American Falls reservoir district and its sub lessees for the rental of North side extension unsold storage space is an attempt to coerce the Burley Irrigation district to Abandon its claims to power profits S T Lowe water users' altor-- i ney declared this week The new contract if approved will go Into effect in November It provides for continuing the presin effect since 1931 ent set-u- p unsold storage apace in whereby American Fall: reservoir may be term leased for another Plan Explained As in the past the government Will lease the 433000 acre feet for $50000 annually to the reservoir district which in turn rents the most t7Wter-user- sr space at-cof whom also own reservoir space The lease provisions states: ‘The United States is willing to rent the apace to such parties as are willing to cooperate to save Snake and who river winter flow consent to the above contracts but does not intend or desire that such water rental go to any party unwilling to cooperate In the said conservation plans or unwilling to accept such ‘ water leases subcct thereto and subject to the above named contracts" “The above named contracts” refers to the plan whereby the Minnl-dok- a irrigation district will pay from $40000 to $50000 annually to the government for power generated at the Black canyon plant for power heretofore made at Min- idoka dam which will be shut down during the winter season It also refers to the closely allied Power company contract Objection Outlined The Burley district has voiced no objections to the power company five-ye- oat contract but haa maintained that thoee who benefit from the saving - of winter water American Falls storage owners should pay for the non-us- e of the Minidoka power plant The project’s power rights under these new plans would be taken away without compensation and a portion of Its market for power confiscated by the government it Vas contended here “ However contentions Burley's will not Interfere with the saving - of winter water since the American Falls reservoir district has agreed to pay for the non-us- e of the Minidoka power plant If the other plan Is held not to be legal Flexible Clause " The contract appears to be an attempt on the part of the government to deprive the Burley users of their constitutional right to take their claims to court by forcing them i voluntarily to agree to' all other contracts to be eligible (or renewal of the lease Mr Lowe ' Said A further provision of the pro-- posed lease which Is being ques-- £ tioned by the Twin Falls and North Side canal companies provides that the secretary of the interior may determine after 1936 whether such companies using winter water for stock are eligible to renew their leases These signers must “greatly 2i reduce" winter diversions to an “determined reasonable and ‘ practical" in the eyes of the secre- -- £ ex-te- nt w tary White Pine Will Start £ ST- - Recreation Program 22'’ ELY Nev — A complete recrca- tlonal program will start in White 21 ‘Fine county next week under the direction of the recreational coun- of the JJJJ’ oil with the cooperation F E R A and state extension serv-Ic- e Labor for the building or recrea-- tlonal playgrounds and for super- 22 vision of the grounds will be pro- -' fv- Vlded by the F ERA through the Z- cooperation of the Nevada Conaoll- “ dated Copper corporation and providing the funds for the jG i a clti-"22- -- cj purchasing of materials and needed for the recreational sup-pli- centers t: Iwv tin sr Missing Boy Sleeps With Indian Chum ELY Nev — Bed time is bed time according to Dick Bever who stayed over night with his small Indian friend while parents and police officers searched all over Ely for him Dick’s mother went to the library and failed to return at his stated bed time Dick told his little Indian chum all about it and contrary to Indian custom the chum agreed to share bis bed for the night In the Indian village which Dick did Meanwhile the mother returned and finding her son An missing notified police search resulted with frantic parents combing the neighborhood for the boy Out by Auto FAIRFIELD Tom farmer of Avery pioneer Camas prairie living 75 miles Idaho- - southeast of Fairfield has purchased his first automobile and in so doing retires twp horses which served him 18 and 22 years respectively One horse is now 20 years old That old gray horse born April 25 1910 had served Mr Avery continuously for 22 buck- skin had served him without interruption for 18 years For a number of years Mr Avery drove the team into Soldiery- - once a flourishing town on Camas prairie When the old town of Soldier gave way to Fairfield as theprA--ciptrading point and the county seat Mr Avery continued to drive the team on to this community in recent years for mail and supplies He made the trip once a al week Great Improvements and construction on Camas county roads together with the Increasing age of his faithful team Induced Mr Avery to seek more modern means of tVavel from his country home to town City Opens Bids On Power Plant Tenders Referred to Two Officials for Listing Recess Taken j BOISE Idaho UP)— New regulations covering the public works administration's participatiorf in the $4000000000 works program under the emergency relief appropriation act of 193'i and new rules relatin' to applicants and public works projects were announced Saturday Vernon Otter nf Boise acting by slate director of the P W A in Idaho The announcement followed his return from Washington D C where he conferred with Public Works Administrator Harold L Ickes and other federal officials More Authority Given “Under the decentralized organization recently effected by Public Works Administrator Ickes and under the new rules and regulations P W A state directors are given considerably more authority than was previously exercised by P W A state engineers in the first public works program" Mr Otter said "The new procedure provides for examination of projects in the states a more simple form of contract consisting of an offer by the government and acceptance by the applicant: advanced payments of a portion of the grant which has been liberalized from 30 per cent' of the cost of labor and materials to 45 per cent of the total cost of the project predetermination of minimum wage rates in accordance with customary local rates and other changes as a result of the new law and the experience gained by P W A during two years of successful operation ‘The primary responsibility of fixing wage rates on P W A projects under the new program rests with the borrower or recipient of a grant Reemployment Men be will ’Workers obtained through the United States employment service preference in employment shall be given to persons The from the public relief rolls contractor however may continue to bring key men on the job as at 1 present “The rules and regulations protect the tight of employes to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their IDAHO FALLS Idaho— Bids for own chooslag machinery to equip a second unit at "The rules prescribed that except the upper power plant in the Ida- In emergencies the maximum hours be eight were of manual work shall ho Falls municipal system hours per day and 130 hours per of session opened Friday at a special month In some cases a Total cost of the week will be permitted the city council 0 project Is estimated at between and $65000 A total of 11 proposals covering Borah-for-Presidevarious features of the twin unit to the upper plant were received by Gub Names Chairman the city and opened before the council by Lee Walker city clerk Referred to Engineer Idaho-- Dr W F POCATELLO On motion of R B Ewart councilman the bids were referred to Howard Was chosen chairman of a the city engineer and city electri- Bannock county club at an organization meetcian to permit a tabulation of various features' of bids on a chart ing In the Bannock county courtcovering equipment bid specifica- house Friday night Nicholas Ifft was chosen secretions prices The second unit of the upper pow- tary and others on the committee er plant will be an auxiliary and are Guss Spongberg H R Turner P emergency unit and will develop J P Jones and Dr Richard about 1800 horseppwer M P Gou-d- y Howard All will be delegates to the concity electrician said Equipment for the second unit which will be vention at Boise July 26 Committeemen In the various a twin to the present unit will Include a generator of 1500 volts precincts In the county are to be transformers water wheels and va- named soon The organization is nonpartisan and Is open to all Interrious spare parts ested in the cause of the distinRecess Taken Idaho statesman club memFrom four to five days is expected guished bers said to be taken by the electric light and finance committees of the couneil to determine the successful bidders Cassia Gains A recess was taken to discuss a reBy Wheat Pay Change vised contract on the Mesa FaIIs power project on the north fork of BURLEY Idaho— The per the Snake river bushel Increase in wheat benefit During a special meeting last payments announced by the deweek members of the council took partment of agriculture will mean exception to a contract between the more than $10000 to Cassia county asked the and and government city this year County Agent a subsequent study and thange growers W W Palmer announced Friday atbetnade Ralph Albaugh city The increase will raise Cassia torn submitted a revised form benefits on 279742 bushels Friday Action was deferred until county 0 under allotment to more than a later date less expenses for the county AAA enforcement Payment will the be made in two Instalments Breeders Guernsey first of which will be 20 cerits per The remainder of 13 cents To Hold Annual Outing bushel less expenses may be Increased even WENDELL Idaho — Guernsey more If the difference between the Idaho average farm price and the wheat breeders from south-centrcounties are expected to attend the parity price is more than 33 cents annual picnic for breeders of that per bushel the agent explained type of dairy cattle at Mrs Minnie Miller’s Thousand Springs ranch in Plan Delegation Hagerman valley eight miles south BURLEY Idaho— Burley junior of here Sunday chamber of commerce expects to Speakers will be Dean E J send a large delegation to the orof the college of agriculture state convention at Moscow and C W Robinson north ganisation's 20 and 21 Calvin E Hailey July western field representative1 of the treasurerr-announce- d FriAmerican Guernsey Cattle club Wright day who will tell how Guernsey cattle fared on the Byrd trip to- - Little $55-00- nt nt all-sta- te Borah-for-Preside- nt $10000 tt $92-00- al America Officer Transferred To Duty at West Point Idaho— First Lieutenant Laurance H Brownlee adjutant for the Pocatello district C C C headquarters and a member of the Sixth coast artillery has received word from the war department that he is to be transferred to West Point for duty of an unknown character here Lieutenant Brownlee has been in Pocatello since the C C C organize He tion was set lip here in May will leave Pocatello in time to sail August 3 from San Francisco on an Army transport POCATELLO -- A FALI-- S Session of State Lead erg in Washington Nags Forced Its teammate a i Lease Change Announced After Faithful Old years Regulations Idaho Falls Chamber Fights Against Sugar Act Hailed Give More Power Removal of District Relief Offices Secretary as To State Director IDAHO Idaho loon to farmers vigor- each other For that reason rivalry PWA ous protest against establishing the district W P A offices in Pocatello was made by the Idaho Falls chamber of commerce in a letter sent Friday to Harry L Hopkins public works administrator in Washington D C A group composed of E F McDermott president of the Idaho Falls chamber of commerce Alyson of the E Smith secretary-manage- r chamber Parley Rigby and James M Brady called on Governor Ben Ross in Boise Thursday to discuss the matter The letter was sent to Mr when the delegation was informed t'lint the matter was in UnIt hands of Washington officials was stated that Pocatello and Idaho Falls are of a comparable size and progressiveness and are adjacent tn ’ Hop-kill- s Crops Increase Couple Observe Golden Wedding Expected Says Federal Report Former Judge and Wife Give Family Dinner Cherries at Their Home Will Re According lo EVANSTONr Wyo - Judge Mrs John R Arnold quietly vev and Exeep-lio- n Sur-- of "Statistician later hon-Mr- six-ye- pro-jduc- in 1934” Nevada Came Refuge Will Have CCC Camp CCC Is Only Remedy for Tariff ‘Havoc’ GREELEY Colo July 13 of Agriculture Henry A 1 Wallace described the a act to as boon gan sugar today the producer consumer and foreign markets At the same time hr indicated to an audience- of educators and beet growers at Colorado State college in the heart of the northern Colorado beet "sugar bowl" that the federal government will not reduce tariffs "suddenly or without careful consideration” although Wallace said he is opposed to them "The traditional way of protecting your industry by a tariff designed to cover the differential in costs over foreign producers gradually became inadequate until by the summer of 1932 when the highest duty in 35 years was in effect the price for raw sugar in the e United States reached an low of 257 cents duty paid" he etary camp will be located Hope Abandoned For Safe Rescue of AJ1 Vanished Army Man at the Railroad Valley game refuge this fall according to an announcement made by Robert HONOLULU July 13 OP)— Little Millard district N E R A engineer hope was held today by searched ' for the recovery alive of Captain in Ely this week The C C C recruits will complete Alvin K Robinson U S A althe work on the refuge which is though a hunt for his body conthe third largest In the United tinued after an vigil by States plant wild rice wild pota- coast guardsmen city and military toes and other foods for the game police and firemen He has been missing since 10 birds on the ponds there The project covers 129000 acres a m yesterday The only trace of the missing ofand the flow from eight artesian wells forms over 500 acres of small ficer was a piece of fishing line The two wells drilled for found hanging near the jagged ponds potash in 1915 form the basis for bluffs which are 15 to 50 feet high the project six other artesian wells where the surf is entrapped by a having been drilled and embank- small bay and it thunders unceas-- j inglv The line matched another ments made to form the ponds W&fk started on the project in length found in his automobile November 1933 will ha completed parked near Black Point where lie had been rfkhing by the C C C camp The place is so dangerous that skilled Hawaiians when fishing there usually link themselves with rope after the fashion of mountain If- a person fell there he climbers would have practically no chance of escape from being pounded to rocks and it is impieces on possible to make progress toward figure in gaijy feathered headpiece the sea Always attired in mocassins and blanket he said the garb best repCHEYENNE Wyo July 13 resented the leadership of his peoAlvin K Robinson 41 reHe always conversed with ported missing on a fishing-ple trip whites through an interpreter in dispatches from Honolulu was After the Nez Perce reservation stationed at Fort Francis E War- LEWISTON Idaho UP) — The passing of the last of the old Nez Perce tribal chieftains was mourned Saturday in Indian villages of northern Idaho chief of George the Nez Perce by heritage since the death of Chief Joseph more than opened ib 1895 25 years ago died at the home of made frequent trips to Washington his nephews rrrar Lenore He was a D C to confer with "the groat veteran of the Nez Perce war of white father" Standing as a cham1877 and an aid of Chief pion of the Indians of the old west Joseph never adopted the colorful chief always contended the dress of the white man rboos-m- the whites invaded the country withto remain a picturesqus tribal out rights John Paul Chase Says Baby Face Blister Rust Control Fund Given Okeh SPOKANE CI’i WashJuly President 13 Roosevelt's signing of the $6000000 allocation for blister rust Control in the northwest and California will mean the employment of 3500 men in the inland empire Stephen Wyr-kof- f senior pathologist in charge predicted today Idaho and Washington Montana will get $3768363 of the allocation Wyckoff said Administrative details are being worked out by the treasury department and he expects details to be available about next week Wyckoff said 3700 youths are engaged in the battle against blister rust in the northwest forests CCC ” te ptain ren in Cheyenne from 1931 to last He was married in November October 1932 to Miss Charlene Car-soof Cheyenne n The older Sonnnolcs of Florida wear a bright turban and a skirt-- I like garment reaching to the knees p’ "Despite low prices stocks continued to pile up and the lower prices went the more supply inUnder the theory creased contained in the amendment returns to beet producers are largely divorced from Your market the world price is now protected by the quota system and your income is supplemented by benefit payments granted in return for a balanced producJones-Costiga- n tion "So far as marketings of sugar are concerned the sugar beet industry of the United States has made no sacrifice as compared with other years but has for the time being traded the right to expand marketings at a loss in return for a stable minimum income Says Tariff Caused Havoc Agriculture ?s a whole is ott an export basis normally to the tuie As long as this of 50000000 acres is the case Colorado cannot build a wall around Jierself Neither can the United States But it happens tbe tariff is such a sacred thing and has built up so many vested interests that nothing can be done about it suddenly or without careful consideration Therefore the farmer must have his processing tax and benefit payment as his offset to the havoc wrought by the tariff” From here Secretary Wallace went to Denver where he will speak before the University of Denver institute of public relations After a few days in the mountains he will go to Seattle where he is to speak July 18 Nielson Killed Cashier in Nevada Jones-Costi-- ‘Stocks Piled I - ELY 'Nev— A allure Says Process Tax cele- cr s A said brated the fiftieth anniversary of BOISE DPI Production of all their wedding at major Idaho crops except cherries their home here will be greater than last year and with a family dinin many instances larger tljan averner age i( was shown in the July 1 crop They were marreport released Saturday by Richried in Evanston ard C Ross federal agricultural July 8 1835 with statistician for Idaho the Rev F L ArHarvested acreages of all impornold the jurist’s tant field crops except potatoes are father performexpected to be larger than were har-- ! ing the ceremony vested last year he said They have lived in Evanston since In Good Condition Arnold Judge "With adequate to ample water was born In Rome supplies in prospect most irrigated Ohio March 29 crops are reported in good condi1859 a son of the tion Condition of crops in the F L Arnold Rev areas however range Ram-sauand Marie from poor to good following the unArnold His father was a favorably dry weather which pre-- ! Presbyterian minister and was sent vailed during June Crops in north-- j to Wyoming to- t h e serv iee-o- f 4 h crn ldaho arc generally in poor first locating at Laramie condition with most spring grains Wyo in 1869 Several years later sufficiently advanced in growth the church transferred the Arnold that little benefit would be expected family to Evans-o- n even if rains were received where the "Dry land grains in eastern Idasldci Mr Arnold ho were approaching a critical stage was the first pas- on July 1 with rains needed badly tor of the local Observers report that fair to good crops probably will be produced in church The this area but yields will be much lit lower than expected earlier in the family ? JI moved to Salt spring unless good rains are reLake City where ceived shortly beArnold Mr “Indications point to a wheat crop taine the pastor larger than last year but considerof the Westmin- ably smaller than average Proster Presbyterian duction of the feed grains probably church will exceed average production of Arnold these crops The hay crop is foreJudge has filled many cast to be about average with als falfa hay production exceeding that positions of Arnold or and trust in average Evanston and Uinta county having Spud Crop Larger been mayor of Evanston county "The potato crop is indicated to clerk county treasurer county at- be considerably larger than last torney and finally he succeeded year with a good condition of the H David as of Judge Craig judge crop more than offsetting the Third judicial district by ap- growing the effects of a reduced average in 1915 He was after- The bean pointment acreage is large this year ward elected for three and while condition of the crop is terms resigning in March 1933 be- below average a fairly large crop cause of poor health is indicated No estimate of dry pea Mrs Arnold was formerly Sadie is issued at this time but Maud Davis and was born in Wol- acreage of reports growers indicate an acreverhampton England She came to age a fifth larger than was harvestSalt Lake City with her parents ed in 1934 Excellent prospects are when a child She resided in Salt reported for beets and a crop conLake City until her marriage siderably above average is promJudge aqdMrs Arnold are the ised of the following children: parents prospects point to one Mrs Minnie Sample Charles Ar- of "Apples the best crops in several years nold Frank Arnold Mrs Glen Ter- with most growers expecting fruit ry all of Evanston Mrs Thad Wal- of high quality Short crops of the ton Salt Lake City and Mrs Fred soft fruits are expected though Skinner Sheridan Wyo commercial production of both cherThey also have 11 grandchildren ries and prunes probably wilt exand three ceed the commercial quantities Picturesque Old Indian Chief Last Ruler of Nez Perce Tribe Succumbs g between the towns is manifest in efforts to obtain various governmental agencies A charge was made that Pocatello had been shown favoritism because of Governor Ross having been a Inciformer mayor of that city dentally it was pointed out J Leo Hood recently appointed public works administrator for the W P A is also of Pocatello 'BecauSe Pocatello already has received a lions share of governmental agencies and Idaho Falls is centrally located in respect to the areas to hi' served’’ it was said Idaho Falls is justified in its demands to retain its district I E R A office which it has hern disclosed will be moved to Pocatello and have the W P A office located here : Missing Reno Banker Hed SUll y Outlaw Burley Woman Killed in Crash Four Others Injured One Seriously in Wyoming Aeeidenl Idaho-M- rs BURLEY Myrtle 21 of Henry Tilley Bur-Ic- y wife Tilley farmer died at 11 a m Friday at Lovell Wyo two hours after the car she was driving plunged over a grade Coroner D E Johnson was notified here late Friday Mrs W E Boatman mother of Mrs Tilley was critically injured in the crash and was taken to the Milo Bartlett and Lovell hospital a daughter Mrs Hazel Ashby Twin Falls and Richard Tilley son of Mrs Tilley were less seriously in- jured Funeral services will be conducted In Burley for the accident victim who is survived by her husband and three childrgp— Loretta Karen and Richard Tilley RENO Nev July 13 Iffi— Solution of the mysterious disappearance nearly 16 months ago of Roy J unmarried Frish Reno bank cashier appeared nearer today as federal state city and county authorities united in an investigation of the story Frisch hy the late gangster Nelson Following confirmation by J Edgar Hoover head of the federal bureau of investigation today of reports that John Haul Chase life termer in Alcatraz federal penitentiary had admitted he witnessed Frisch's slaying by Nelson lornl "Bab-Face- authorities pressed- forward their investigation with renewed vigor e United States Attorney E P said his office was "hard it work" on the case and that he had been assured the cooperation of all of Nevada's law enforcement agencies in bringing about a solution to the sensational mystery Search for Frisch's remains lie said would be undertaken as soon g as more details of the alleged could be obtained Meanwhile the possibility thit Chase a former pal of Nelson would be brought to Reno tinder a grand jury subpena to help find t lie e body was being discussed here said he could not comment on that possibility as yet Frisch's body was reported to have been disposed of in a shallow grave near a mine shaft several miles from Reno after Nelson had burned his clothes and destroyed other means of identification Frisch a widely known western Nevada bank official vanished on the night of March 22 1934 after leaving his home with the announced intention of going to a His movements were theater traced as far as a residential district street corner but from that point on officers were baffled in their search According to Chase's story Nelson hit Frisch ovrr the head with a revolver threw him in an aotomo-bil- e and drove away with him Several miles from Reno Chase assert-edi- y said Nelson shot the banker through the head Rewards wert offered by the city and county governments and posses of regular officers and volunteers were formed to search the Truckce river and Lake Tahoe regions Recruits and officers were sent into the depths of abandoned mine shafts in an effort to locate the Car-vill- JvjJI-in- Cir-vill- body After a few weeks of intense excitement the search gradually deIdaho-- Mr POCATELLO and creased in intensity but department Mrs J H Beck of 155 South Fourth of justice agents sheriffs' officers avenue announce the birth of a son and others continued to quietly at the St Anthony hospital Friday press their investigation Birth Announced cfc: V 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