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V t Cost, Benefit Lack, Cited By River Project Opponent Saying that the irrigation phase alone of the proposed de velopment of the Rogue River basin water resources would "re quire at least $60 million which could not come from any source other than the federal treasury and the taxpayer," D. H. Bar ber, Trail, spoke in opposition to the reclamation bureau plan at the Kiwanis luncheon yester day noon at Rogue Valley Coun try club. Barber brought out that his group, the Preserve the Rogue association, Is not interested in the conservation and sports fea tures of the proposal so much as the economic aspects. He said that promoters locally have claimed that the project would be self liquidating and that when "that myth was ex ploded," they said that it was only a $100 million project, "a small amount . . . which the country wouldn't miss and that it would be a 'great shot in the arm' for local business." Quotes "Contradiction" Barber, quoting Senator Paul Douglas, pointed to a "trouble some contradiction" wherein business groups have been urging that the budget be cut on the one hand and that money be ap propriated for projects on an other. The senator showed that, if he were to back a project for his constituents, he would have to support similar projects by other congressmen and "wink at a grossly padded . . . bill." "Our own comment," Barber said, "is that if less than one fifth of the members of congress asked for projects the size . . . of the one many of you support, the total cost would nearly equal the sum of of the present deficit and the one expected for next year. And we worry about them." Barber declared that his fig ures were based on reclamation estimates which he thought were greatly underestimated. He quoted a Hoover commissioner who charged that the reclama tion bureau Is guilty of appar ently deliberately underestimat ing and then requesting supple mental appropriation. Cites Proof As proof of this underestimat ing Barber referred to a recent news release which read: "E. L. Gates, Med,ford, was second low bidder on a project to clear 27,000 acres of land between North Dam and Coulee City. Gates offered to do the work for $424,850. Lowest bid was sub mitted by J. W. Hardison, Yak ima, for $348,962. Both bids were more than double the bureau of reclamation estimates." The opposition to Rogue de velopment has been accused of selfishness when the group has been trying only to defend its home, Barber said. In turn, he also stated, the opposition has considered the advocates selfish when they only have been fol lowing the great American trend to clear, .drain and irrigate to get more land under production. Now. in some places, the speak er declared, followers of the trend wish they had not cleared some of the fine forests, or they have spent money to make ponds again where they once drained them. "Produce Too Much" "Irrigation districts and farm ers in them," Barber main tained, "have, time and again, gone through reorganizations and bankruptcy before a stable economy was reached . . . After we got all these acres ready and producing, we found they pro duced too much and we had to work up a system, costing bil lions, to keep that surplus from drastically lowering prices and ruining the producer." Barber indicated that fruit growers in this area are not un animous in their support of the Rogue project. He interpreted a December article in "The Amer ican Fruitgrower" as evidence that fruitgrowers nationally op pose such a program. The article reports that de partment of agriculture experts have been grumbling concern ing plans of the bureau of rec lamation to bring new -farm areas into production. Julius Krug's departure as secretary of the interior represents a tighten ing up policy by the Truman ad ministration, according to the article. It concluded that the pol icy could mean fewer acres made available for potential fruit de velopment in the northwest, and "a firmer long-range outlook for growers already in business." Barber also stated that while local chambers of commerce have supported the basin devel opment, the national organiza tion, in its publication has point ed to the paradox of reclaiming more farm land and at the same time producing too much on present land. The publication, the speaker said, suggests that Oscar Chapman, secretary of the interior, and Charles Brannan, secretary of agriculture, ought to get together. More farm land is not needed, particularly at a cost of $653 per acre ($527 of it to be borne by taxpayers), Barber said, when at the same time many of the present irreplacable values of the area would be ruined. A number of proponents of the Suspects In Cohen Bombing Released Los Angeles, Feb. 16 U.R) Six suspects in the bombing of Mickey Cohen's home were crossed off the list today, and police investigating an under world war to the death were back where they started. Officers released five hench men of Jack Dragna, reputed "Capone of Los Angeles." The five had been held on suspicion of attempted murder. One of them was re-booked for failing to register as a sex offender. A misdemeanor complaint was sought against Moe Shaman, brother of a hoodlum killed in 1945. Police have been holding him on suspicion of attempted murder but admitted they have little evidence other than that he once said he would "blow Mickey to hell." Dragna, who dropped from sight when a California crime commission report said he was waging an underworld war with Cohen, still was sought for ques tioning in the attempt on Cohen's life. . Police Lleutt. Grover Arm strong said he has information Dragna "may be across the border in Mexico." Rogue development were at the meeting to hear the talk. Kiwan is President Frank Rowe ex plained that it is a club policy to hear both sides on controver sial subjects. Proponents have previously addressed Kiwanlans. Oregon City, Ore., Feb. 16 U.R) The school board has au thorized construction of a $400, 000 grade school to replace the old Eastham unit of the Oregon City school system. Uk Mail Tribune Want Ad. minns? TIDE cuts washday work in half! No more rinsing! Just wash. ..wring out.. .hang up! YES, another Tide miracle has been discovered and it's the washday news of the mid-century! 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Coni.rvatWti Confident Sir Walter Womersley, chair man of the political committee of the Constitutional club, an af filiate of the conservative party, said in London: "I am dead sure we are going to win. I am quite confident that we shall have a good working majority, and Great Britain will be saved from disaster." And Just to make it unani mous, Clement Davies, head of the liberal party, which has been unable to muster a majority in commons for 40 years and had only 10 members in the last par liament, said at a London press conference: Would Be Surprised "Liberals would be surprised if the party was not returned vic tors at the election." The election moved off the front pages of the big national newspapers. Two of London's three evening papers, one of them claiming the world's great est evening paper circulation, carried only a single paragraph about it on the front page. Central Point Man Hurt In Accident Central Point, Feb. 16 Phil lip Goerish, GM 1c, navyman from Central Point and son of Mrs. Walter Hawley, Central Point, was seriously injured in an automobile accident recently, members of the family said to day. Goerish, who has served for eight months in French, Italian and Grecian water aboard the USS Hank, left Norfolk. Va., on leave late in January. He drove west with two other sailors in a new car. Seventeen miles east of Boise, Ida., the car hit a stretch of icy highway, skidded and turned over, rolling down an embankment. Goerish was thrown clear, but landed on his head on a pile of rocks, breaking a vertebra. He also suffered from shock and multiple cuts on the head. He was not expected to live for a time. His mother went to Boise to be with him. He will be moved to a west coast navy hospital for additional treatment next week. Goerish was all-service mid dleweight boxing champion for the years 1948 and 1949. Churchill Denies Report Of Death London, Feb. 16 U.R Win ston Churchill denied today that he had died this morning. He said a rumor to that effect was part of a deliberate election whispering campaign. . The conservative party leader issued the following statement from his home at Chartwell, Kent: "I am informed from many quarters that a rumor has been put about that I died this morn ing. "This Is quite untrue. "It is, however, a good sample of the whispering campaign which has been set on foot. It Would have been more artistic to keep this one for polling day." On Mall Trlbun Want Ada Thursday. February 16, 1930 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FXYB United Press Conducts Disaster Exercise On Domestic Wire System New York,' Feb. 16 U.R The United Press conducted a disaster exercise on its domestic leased wire system today. For one hour between 11 a.m. and noon EST. all afternoon newspaper clients in the country were tied together on one wire, which was controlled in mid continent at Chicago. Relays Eliminated At a signal from New York, news relays across country were eliminated through the throwing of switches, and papers from Maine to California and from Florida to the state of Washing ton began receiving the same news stories all at the same time. The A. T. and T., which leases wires to the United Press for the transmission of news, said the hook-up was one of the longest leased wire systems ever put to gether. Even wires extending into Canada for papers in Mon treal and Vancouver were Includ ed in the big hook-up. For the period of the exercise the Chicago bureau of the U.P. took over the usual functions of the headquarters bureau in New York as the control point for the flow of news. Other bureaus be gan and halted the filing of copy at signals given by the chief edi tor in Chicago. Thus, the exer cise proved that a constant flow of news could be maintained to client papers from a point far inland if a disaster should dis able the Washington or New York bureaus or any other large office in the east. Less Operators The U.P. said that durlna the test ' it was able to deliver its service with less than one-fourth as many printer telegraph opera tors as are used normally be cause of the temporary elimina tion or state and regional relays. SNACK TIME? KIDS LOVE HOODY'S PEANUT BUTTER. nisHii at vr CIOCIIH VICTOR Says; "At lunch recently I overheard two girts at the counter talking about too much curl In their hair. One said sha would never get another permanent because she always left the shop fuxzy. Is this your trouble? If it Is, come in and talk with me. If I cannot give you a soft natural looking curl, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU! CRATERIAN BEAUTY SHOP 41 5. 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