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ilM9" THIS UIOATllKlt. Medford Mail Tribune IW1TKO VllKHH ASSOCIATION Pull Leaned Wlro Report. Tonight nuil tomorrow Fair mill warm fho only paper In tho worU published In a cky tho tn of Medford having u Ioaod lr. vumi YEAR. .. MEDFORD, OREOON, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1930. No. 100. HUE OF FISH LAKE MPW PUSSES 10 CUMMINGS 10 ASSOCIATES . . WILL SPEND $2,500,000 IN PLACING ROGUE VALLEY UNDER IRRIGATION PATRICK WELCH, WELL KNOWN CAPITALIST OF SPOKANE IS PRESIDENT OT THE COMPANY AFTER expending $100,00(1 in preliminary work mid sur veys, Fred N. CummiiigH of thin city anil Ii!h iiKsocictoH liuvu taken up (ho option (hoy have held sinco March, 10011, mi (ho Finli I.iiko Ditch com pany mid tho Jackson County Im provement company, the titlo pass ing to (hum. Thu purchase price wuh $125,000, lly (ho terms of thu purchiiHo Mr. Ciiiiliuiugn ami Iiik as sociates iiiiihI expend $100,000 addi tional on construction work within tho next l'J inontliH. When complot" cd tho project will represent mi ox poiidituro of $'J,ri()0,000 and will have placed 00,000 acrcB in tin Rogue Hivor valloy uiidor irrigation, .ntddo from 7000 uorua tho company plans to roclnim on what Is known now an "tho dosort." Tho deal Ik tho greatest in the history of Southern Oregon. For tho pant year mid a balf Mr. worklnf on IiIm plmm to glvo tho Hoguo HyHtom. Ho Hcctirod mi option on thu nnd then began thu tattle of enlisting capital. In this ho wan nucccRnftil. Horently tho Iloguu Itlvor Valloy Canal company, with a capital stock of $1,500,000, wuh Incorporated to carry on tho work of tho Fish Lake Ditch company, and ItoguulandH, Inc., with a capital utock of n llku amount, to Htipplant thu JnckHou County Improvement company. Doth nro closo cor porations Comprohonsivo Survey First Made. After hoc n ling tho option on tho FIhIi Lake Ditch company, Mr. Cuin iiilngR began a rompreheiiHlvo Hiirvey of tho valloy, and In thin work ex pended $30,000. Ouo of the toruiH of thu option waB that Mr. Cummlngs nhoiild contlnuo coiiHtructton work on tho HyHtom. This wns done, nnd to date no Iohh than $ 1C0, 000 Iiiih been expended. Tho Officors of tho Company. Tho offlcerH of thu now company are: Patrick WoIhIi of Spokane, proHldout; It. 1C. Noll, vlco-prealdent; F. . .. CiimmlngH, solo umnagor; Irving Worthlugton, chlof engineer, and Porter J. Notf, local attorney. Ialiani N. Smith of Portland headH thu legal department. To Mr. Smith's ability Is duo much credit for tho HticccHuful conclimlon of tho donl. Within tho uoxt fow months tho company will huvo nil of tliat land under what In known iih tho Hopkliirt Canal, comprlHlng 2700 acron undor wntor. r WWl. Will Expend $2,500,000 in Valley. " When Mr. CiimmlngH and IiIh associates liavo completed their plaiiH thoy will huvo expended $2, 1100,000 and will liavo plncod 55,000 acroa of land In thu Hoguo Itlvor valloy under Irrigation. To comploto this task flvo yours will hu noceuHary, although thoy expect wlttilu two years to liavo throo main condultH completed, When complotcd, tho syetoin will bo one of tho most comprohoiiHlvo found In any section of tho northwest and will coiiHlHt of approximately It HO iuIIoh of distributing laterals, aside from tho main canal from the lutako on Llttlo Dutto crook to tho Urndshaw drop, which, whon enlarged and completed, will liavo a capacity of 250 second foot of wntor. Tho undertaking In a gigantic ono, nnd it Is tho groateut Individual undertaking In UiIh soctlon. Are Now Expending $10,000 a Month. The company Ih now expending about $10,000 a mouth In construction work and nurvoyfl, They are also locating what will bo known nB tholr hlgh-IIno canal, which will follow tho foothlllB around tho valloy nbovo tho 101 ranch, lllllmmt and on Routh to Talent, from whoro It will uwlug mound tho valloy buck of tho Durrell orchards on to tho Jacksonville hcIiooI Iioiiho and on to tho foothlllB west of Central Point. An Intermediate canal Ih uIho under way. TIiIh cnnal will llo botwoon tho Hopkins, or low-lino, canal and tho hlgh-IIno, mid will skirt kouHi mid circle In just south of Medford. Tho HopkliiH canal Ih now being onlurgod. From theso three main canals Inuiimorablo luteralH nro to bo conntructed, so that each t0-acro tract In tho valloy will bo plucod under wntor. To Utilize Horse Power. From tho Ilradfiliaw drop around to Yankeo crook tho company will building a hlgh-lluo canal. In Yankee crook they will construct a powor Iiouho, utilizing tho fall which thoy can attain thuro to lift wntor Into tho hlgh-lluo canal, which will puss through tho Owens gup and hug to foothills until Talent Ih roachod. Tho norongo which this cunnl will plnco undor water Is Hhown by tho fact that It will pusb back or tho 101, shoot through ovor tho Ilnzolrlgg dlvldo, across tho upper ond of tho Monick orchard, pass nbovo Illllcrost, cut iiciohb Westorlund and swing around tho valloy nbout tho north lino of tho Mountain View orchard, near Talent, This will glvo an altitude high enough for tho canal to puss hack or tho Ilurroll orchard and cover that ImmoiiHo tract, Thin canal, whon coinplotod, will run oloso to tho Jacksonville school and from thonco on north to Central Point. Will Reclaim Seven Thousand Acres of Land. In addition to tho Irrigation plmm tho company will roclnim somo 7000 ncroB of land known iih "tho dosort," which Is shown to bo productive whon water Is placed upon It. (Continued on frei) n. ci'mminos. CuinmlngH liau been tindurntlgnbly Hlvor valley a first-class Irrigation Fluh I.nlto Ditch company holdings Page 8.) APPLE SHOW IS NOT TO RAISE WINESAP RATE Advise rowers In Wenatchce That Other Sections Do Not Think That Variety of Apple Should Be Plac cd on Par With Newton and Spitz. SPOKANE, Wash.. July 15. Trustees of the third National Ap pie Show have instructed Hen II. Itice, secretary and manager, to for ward tho following letter to tho Commercial club at Wenatchce, Wash.: "At today's mooting of (ho Na tional Apple Show tnibtecri, unsworn to the telegrams scut lust week, re questing opinions on u propositi to raiso thu rating of tho Wiuosnp in thu suorecard were road, and tho following results wore neted: "Three commercial clubs nnd three carload exhibitors recommend ed raising tho Winesnp to 0-10. "Three commercial clubs and three exhibitors voted against rais ing thu Wiucsup from 8-9. "Two commercial clubs wero will ing tho raiso to apply, provided the Mclnt6sh Ited were raised another point. "Two carload exhibitors failed to answer, although second telegrams were scut to them. "This leaves the situation with a vote of six in favor, six ngainst, two conditional mid two unanswered. "Under theso cireumstunccs the trustees do not fcol justified in making tho additional raiso of one point as requested by you. Wo feel that it would not ho fair to make thu change mid that our proper eourso should ho to adopt tho rat ings recommended by tho growers in tho convention last fall. "In doing thin we appreciate tho feeling of Wonatuheu growers, (hut thoy worn not fully represented nt that meeting, mid wo hnd earnestly hoped that thu proposed change would moot with more favor, par ticularly in view of the fact that Wenatchce has been most loyal to tho National Apple Show. "II is our sincere hopo that meet ings held during the tipple show next fall will ho hotter attended by representatives from all tho dis tricts, mid that furthur changes in scoring will ho recommended in fair ness to the Winesnp and somo other varieties which, in our opinion, will place competition on u fairer basis in tho future "P. S. One of thu answers con tained the information that if thu Winesnp wero raised its requested there would hu no exhibit from Hint section." MEDFORD NATATORIUM OPENS SUCCESSFULLY Bin Crowds Fill Shows and Nata torium Thursday Night When tho Amusement Park Opens. Tho Medford Nutntoriuni & Ainuscmont company opened tho grounds Thursday night mid it look ed ns it' almost everybody in town was thoro. Thu Miller Amusement company. which conducted tho carnival font uros, put up a numbor of good shows mid thoy wore all orowdqd until Into NICARAGUA AFFAIR COMING TO A Intervention of United States Is Probable Cruelty Shown Ameri can Engineer Adds Another Un pleasant Chapter to the Affair. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 15. That the Nicnrnguan affair is com ing to n crisis nnd that intervention by the United Stntcs is probnble is tho belief in officinl circles here to day, following (ho reports of the inistrcnttneut of William P. Pittmnn, mi American engineer, held captive by Mndriz. Tho latest reports of the cruelty shown tho American accentuate the tho feeling already existing nnd hnvo ndded nnothcr unpleasant cbnptor to thoso tfcatjihave occurred sinco tho Nicnrnpian revolution be gan nnd ono which, it is expected, Secretary Knox will settle later. American life nnd property nro threatened in the little republic, no- cording to ndviccs received here to il a j. Among tho incidents that have oc curred sinco the beginning of the war and which liavo given unpleas unt hours in tho state department nro the relenso of the stenmor Venus from tho port of New Orleans un der nn nllcged falso statement, nnd tho bombardment of Prinznpuloa, an undefended city, whoro thoro are a numbor of American interests. Tho Venus, which was held for a time in Now Orleans, wns nllowcd to clear after llios? responsible 'declar ed sho carried a general cargo for Nicnrnguan ports. Tho vessel nfter wnrds was transformed into n gun boat for Madriz nnd wns used in his operations along tho eastern coa.-t. It wns the Venus that threatened to bombard Rluofiehls, nn net prohib ited by tho conunundor of the United States gunboat Paducah, stationed there. Tho bombardment of Prinznpuloa aroused anti-Amerienn feeling and it is declnred helped tangle tho situa tion. Tho detention of Dr. C. A. Burglioim of New Orlenns, held as a prisoner of war without cause, has mado nmttors still moro complicated. All thoso things, takon together, hnvo given what is regnrdod in dip lomatic eirclos horo as amplo causo for intervention on tho part of the Uuitod Stntcs. It is oxpeeted that officinl notion will bo soon taken and that tho Pittiunn enso will bo dis cussed nt the state department. Latest official roports indicate that Madriz violated his pledges re garding tho treatment of Pittmnn. Dr. Durghoiiu is said to have beon arrested merely boenuso lie attended tho wounded of flonornl Estrada's army. A ton-minuto "fitrugglo" in writing a want ad and you'll soil thnt property as sure as tnxoal in tho evening. Tho "Midway" was thronged all tho tinio. Did you ovor seo so many polly wogs in a pool that thoy could hard ly wiggle? Well, that's tho way tho swimming pool looked last night. At timos if another huthor should have entorod tho tank it would liavo overflown, Tho plunge was occu pied entirely by mon and boys, to tho exclusion of thu ladies, While imablo to nunoiinco an ex act program for tho future, tho ninn ngoniont has decided to give n "La dies' day" Monday afternoon from 2 to 'J, during which timo no ono but ladies will bo allowed in tho plungo. CRISIS 1 FOR IE00Y Says West Is Strong for the Colonel and That His Popularity Alone Can Save Presidency to the Re publicansStarted by Thompson. NEW YORK, July 15. Theodore Roosevelt and President Tnft will spenk from the same platform at Knoxville, Tcnn., in October. Roose velt todny accepted the invitation of the managers of the Appalachian exposition to deliver nn address on October 17. A week later President Tnft will make an address at the ex position. A third-term boom for Roosevelt wns started today by former Ambas-' sudor Thompson, who represented the United Stntcs in Mexico. He cnllcd onthe colonel nnd after his conference he said to the newspaper men thnt throughout the west there wns nn undcninble sentiment in fa vor of another term. "I employ 400 executive officers throughout the west." Thompson snid. "I nsked them to ascertain the feeling toward Roosevelt. They unanimously reported thnt every one favored a third term for Roosevelt. During my travels I have uot found a single Republican who is not con vinced that Roosevelt must be nam ed for the presidency if the Demo crats are to be beaten in 1012. iLIS SURROUNDED BY CORDON PONCE Man Named "Most Skillful Crlnlnal of tho Age" Is Today In Hiding, But Police Say He Has No Chance of Escape. LONDON, July 15. Surrounded by a cordon of regular police and Scotland Yard detectives, Hawley Crippcn, called tho "most skillful criminal of tho age," today is in hid ing in Loudon with his beautifift young companion, Mile. Ethel Lon ove, with little prospect of escape, nccording to tho authorities. While tho police believe thoy liavo Crippcn caught in an cxtricable web, tho de tectives aro dircctitng their energies toward ascertaining the movemonts of the suspected man at tho time his wife, formerly Belle Elhnorc, a Pol ish noblowonian and famous singer, wns murdored. Mrs. Crippon was sent to her death in tho lonely house nt HO Hill drop Crescent, Islington, nbout Feb ruary 'J, tho police believe. Tho Crippens wero alono in the oltt structure, save for tho frequent vis its of Mile. Loncvc, between whom mid tho dead woman thoro existed bittor antipathy. Tho mail who is alleged to have killed Mrs. Crippcn was n trained physician and surgeon. Ho was a man, tho polico say, used to tho handling of- tho scalpel mid tho kuifo, expert in compounding nnd giving drugs and scientifically train ed iu the knowledge of their effects. All tho timo thu quicklime was eating the body Crippcn lived iu the house with Mile, Leneve, whom ho introduced to neighbors as Crippon," according to tho "Mrs. police Thoy chnrgo that tho letter to hi-, wife's stepsister saying Mrs. Crippcn B OOHD CR1N (Continued on Page Eight.) -J. KING TAKES RIDE IN AN AEROPLANE BRUSSELS, July 15. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria was the guest of Avintor' Do In .Mains this afternoon on a brief aeroplane flight near tho capital. The Bulgarian monarch was not in the nir long, as ho experienced con siderable difficulty in breath ing. He nppenred delighted with the short aerial journey, but expressed no desire to become a follower of the dangerous Bport. PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS HOPE AVERT STRIKE Unions, However, Give Little Prom ise of Not Going on Strike Have Large Defense Fund and Are Now Ready for Long Fight. NEW YORK, July 15. In spite of the disagreement between the Penn sylvania officials and the officers of the trainmen's nnd conductors' organizations, it is believed here thnt a strike may yet be averted. The company positively refuses to ad vance the wages or make other con cessions and the men generally be lievo tho case is hopeless and ready to strike, but the officers of the un ions still nre hopeful of amicable ad justment. Tho unions have" Inrge defense funds and are ready for a long, hard fight. Tho railroad officials are preparing for n possible emergency, but still give out hopeful statements when nsked nbout the situation. Officials May Act. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 15. Chniminu Knnpp of the interstate commerce commission and Commis sioner of Lnbor Neill have not as yet been requested to net ns mediators iu the threatened strike of the train men and conductors on the Pennsyl vania railroad. Thoy are ready to act if their services are requested as arbitrators under the Erdmun act. PAVING W. 10TH NOW COMPLETED Clarke-Henery Company Have Fin ished First Stage of Work The Work Highly Pleasing to Property Owners. West Tenth street was visited by many interested citizens Wednesday afternoon to investigate tho finished prod net of tho pavement being put down by tno UJnrKo-uenery com pany, and tho verdict was unani mously favorable Tho paving company is working every plan to expedite the woik ot laying tho pavemont, and tho rapid ity with which they liavo been ac complishing things augers well for tho future, South Holly is now ready for the top dressing and Central avenue i being brought to grade in prepara tion for the cement foundation. Altogether tho work of tho Clarke Honery company bus been very sat isfactory. Evory hour of ovory day tho want ads aro "settling" things, accom plishing things iu (his city, Tho find buyeis, sellers, traders, worker thoy introduce- pooplo who have business to do with each other. F E Department Called Out at Noon To day to Check Flames In West Medford Residence of W. F. Isaacs Endangered, But Saved The season of the grass firo is at hand. During tho noon hour today tho department was called to fight a fire on West Main street which en dangered a number of residences, among them being that of W. F. Isaacs. A barn was burned, but prompt measures prevented any con siderable loss. The fire started from a grass blaze which escaped from control. The grass over an entire block was burned. The only building destroyed wns a barn. During the next two months prob ably a number of fires will be re ported, as there is considerable dry grass in tho city. Last year a grass fire was tho causo of tho destruc tion of W. C. Green's handsome resi dence on Orange street. FAILED in mm TO Following Delivery of Pay Checks, Three Bandits Attempt to Hold Up Crew, But Run Into Unexpected Fight Instead. CLEVELAND, O., July 15.One man is dying and two aro sufforinjc from serious wounds today follow ing u battle near North Oimstoad, between threo bandits and fortv members of n Lake Shoro railroad construction trnng, whom thoy at tempted to rob. The laborers received their pay envelopes last night. Shortly after midnight tho bandits entered the camp and with lovoled revolvers or dered their intended victims from the bimkhouse. Thoy woro collecting tho pay envelopes when railroaders, who had slept outsido tho main biinkhouso because of tho intonse heat, opened firo on tho outlaws. The robbers returned tho firo mid for sovoral minutes tho fight continued. When tho bnndits flod throo labor ers wero found uncopscious on the ground. Shoriff Heirsius, witli a posso of doputies, startod for North Olmstead early today iu automo biles. Other possos aro on tho ban dit's trail. ELKS IN GREAT AUTO PARADE IN DETROIT DETROIT, Mich., July 15.--A gi gantic automobilo parade wns hold in Detroit today in honor of tho Elks in annual con vontion horo. Thousands lined thu routo of the parado. Automobiles of practically every maniior woro roprosonted. So groat was tho throng and so intense tho boat that tho city automubiles woro kept busy, Thu Elks will wind up tholr week of gaiety tomorrow, For a city of demoralized 'tret, Medford, tora up for ptvlag, headf he list, SEASON RA FIRES W BANDITS ROB LABORER