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Arizona Waler ! Engineer May Return To Stand San Francisco (UP) Ari-i zona Water Engineer Ralph I. j Meeker may return to the stand i today to wind up his cross-examination in the Colorado river water suit. The suit had to be recessed after the morning session Tues day when the 78-year-old Meek er said he was "very fatigued" after a day and a half of cross examination. He went to his ho tel room to rest. Arizona Attorney John P. Frank said Meeker would return to the stand today "if he is able." Meanwhile, California Attorn ey Northcutt Ely said he will cross-examine Water Engineers Royce Tipton on Thursday and H. P. Duggan next week. He indicated he will move to dismiss the suit after Duggan s testimony. Tuesday, morning's session was taken up with covering var ious water tables which Meeker had said contained errors. Most of the morning was spent in cor recting the errors. Ely's questioning was aimed at establishing that Meeker's measurements of water supplies . were made in line with the Cali fornia theory of measuring wa ter use rather than with the Ari zona theory. Theories Vital in Suit These conflicting theories are vital in the suit. Arizona claims that it is entitled to 3,800.000 annual acre feet of water. That state filed its suit in the U. S. Supreme Court to establish title to the water. The court ordered Special Master Simon H. Rif kind to hear the suit and recom mend a verdict. California has countered with a claim that it is entitled to 5, 363.000 annual acre feet of the water. There is not enough wa ter to satisfy the claims of both states. Other parties to the suit are Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico, and the United States government. J7J So smooth ,IS it leaves you frr? breathless mirnoff tJt mzest name VOTJKA SO Pfoof.Oist. from train. Stt. Plrrt Smirnoff Fit. (Div. of Heubletn). Hirtfard, Conn.. U.S.A. Is That So? Want to take a look at some of the fishing yarns readers have left in my maidbox? One of the local poachers had caught more fish than his limit and after a few drinks started bragging about it to some of his cronies. A stranger quietly join ed the crowd and asked: "Young fellow, do you know who I am?" The young poacher said" "No, who are you?" "I'm the game warden. You're under arrest." "Hold on a minute," said the young fellow. "Do you know who I am?" "No," said the game warden. "Well." said the poacher. "I'm the biggest liar in the state of Arizona." Submitted by L. S., Phoenix, Ariz. After several hours of luckless fishing the little girl threw down her pole and cried, "Daddy, I quit." "What's the matter?" asked her father. "Nothing, only I can't seem to get waited on." Submitted by Miss D. K., Chicago. "If you ever catch a fish in the Mississippi around New Or leans," advises R. D. M., of Moorestown, N. J., "be sure to play him down-stream a bit be fore taking him in. The reason for this is the current is so swift that the fish have t o swim against it to keep their scales on. Just turn them around, and wooosh! the fish is all scaled, ready for the frying pan. Neat, eh?" Rir.r Btgini To Ris D. R., of Philadelphia writes: "My uncle, just about the meanest man in the world, had himself a farm near Delaware river. One spring day the river began to rise. On his farm, along side the river, was two miles of five-wire fence and there were 32 barbs to the rod, or 102,400 barbs. As the river went up, my uncle moved his family out and then he and his hired man went down to the the river and baited every barb with meat and then they jumped to safety just in time as the river swept up. For 26 hours the water remained five feet above the top of the fence. Then the river receded. My uncle and hired man found a fish hanging from every barb except three, a total of 102.- 397 fish. They averaged 10 pounds making up 1,023,970 pounds. "Now, you'd think this would please my uncle. But nothing doing, he was so gosh-darned mad that he fired his hired man for not baiting those three barbs properly." "Two fishing tackle salesmen were comparing notes," writes A. F., of Chicago. "The first reached into his sample case and drew forth a gaudy plug, strip ed, spotted resplendent with all the colors of the rainbow. The other salesman eyed it dubiously. 'Do you sell many of these?' he asked. "I wouldn't think that any self-respecting bass would go for Br EUGENE BURNS Rangr-Naturalist such a gosh-awful contraption.' " 'Best plug in my line,' said the first man with a grin. 'You see, I don't sell 'em to bass.' " Two junior executives were discussing their forthcoming vacations. "It's the seashore for us again," said the one resigned ly. "My wife always wins the argument." "Why don't you use strategy, fellow?" said the other. "My wife likes the shore, too, but we al ways spend my vacations at my favorite fishing camp." "How do you do it?" "Very simple. I tell her how much I enjoy the beach with all those pretty gals in Bikini suits." Submitted by Mrs. G. H. T., Everett, Wash. There's still time to send in a fishing yarn for another fall con test. Again my judges will give the one they judge best the week ly award of the 30-volume set of the Encyclopedia Americana. (Released by McClur Newspaper S7ndicatt) (Copyright, 1956. by Eugen Burns) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Ency clopedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous ref erence work in a handsome Seal- craft binding. Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Fighter Pilot Hero Dies in Auto Crash London (U.R) Col. David Schilling, one of the greatest American fighter pilots of World War II, was killed Tuesday night in an automobile crash. The 37-year-old Kansan. in spector general of the Strategic Air Command's seventh air di vision at Ruislip, hit a bridge near Mildenhall, Suffolk. Schilling flew 132 combat missions over Europe during the war and shot down 23 German planes and destroyed 10 others on the ground.. 4 m RETURNING to England for consultations, Lt. Gen. Sir Hugh Stockwell is ex pected to be named com mander of Britain's rein forced Mediterranean forces. (International) Ten Mile Lake Fish Poisoning Challenged Portland (U.R) Robert L. Jones of Clifton, a member of the Oregon Fish commission, a commercial fishing agency, yes terday, announced he will chal lenge the right of the Oregon Game commission to poison the Ten Mile lake system in south western Oregon. Jones stated at the regular monthly session of the commer cial agency here yesterday that he was prepared lo present a mo tion calling for submission of the issue to the Attorney Gen eral. Other commission members urged compromise and the group finally decided to seek a conference with Game Com mission officials before taking the matter to the Attorney Gen eral. The game commission earlier had announced plans for the poisoning of the lake to rid it of "trash fish. VIOLATIONS DELUXE Detroit (U.R) Traffic Judge George T. Murphy looked at the charge against 20-year-old Gordon Pohl and then revoked his license and sentenced him to 60 days in jail. Pohl was found guilty of speeding through 50 intersections and running 10 red lights while traveling at speeds up to 110 miles an hour. Indians Cut Ties ith Government Wednesday. August IS, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Washington (U.R) Two thousand Indians in western Ore gon yesterday formally severed their custodial ties with he fed eral government. Secretary of Interior Fred A. Seaton signed a proclamation giving them full responsibility for the management of their own affairs. They are among the first Indians in the nation to take the big step. The Indians will no longer receive special federal services. The proclamation covers the con federated tribes of the Siletz reservation, the Grande Ronde community, and several other small bands of Indians. They are the second tribal group in the country to cut away from federal trusteeship. But the other Indians the Alabama and Coushatta tribes of Texas transferred property trusteeship to the state instead of the federal government. The Oregon In dians terminated their trust entirely. Demos Curry Favor Wilh Video Viewers Convention Hall, Chicago iU.PJ The Democrats went all out today to curry favor with television viewers. No more endless polls of the delegations. No more long-winded speeches. No more intermin able demonstrations. They hope. At least that's the intent of a new set of rules adopted Tues day night on the recommenda tion of the Committee on Rules. Impressed with the idea that the 1952 convention left some thing to be desired as a theatri cal production, the delegates re solved: That delegations shall be poll ed "off camera" at the discre tion of the chairman, while the roll call continues. The nominating speeches shall not exceed 15 minutes, and seconding speeches five minutes. 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