The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-16
PRAYERS FOR RAIN
NOT YET ANSWERED
Many kansans Believe, How
ever, Showers VIII Be
Sent.
GOVERNOR is DOUBTER
Declines TO Issue Proclama-
tion Setting Apart a Day;
Drouth Continues.
GOVERNOR is DOUBTER

KANSAS CITY. Aug. I5.-Prsyer
for rain we're asked for in Kansas ant
Missouri TODAY by citizens and clergy.
In K5rsas hundreds of persons wrot,
TO Governor Hodges asking him to issu,
proclamation calling for day OF
public prayer. The governor, however
declined.
''I believe in the efficacy oj
prayer said he. but not in the case
OF flood or drought. -
Bishop j. j. Henpessey of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Wichita. Kan, is
sued sn order that on next Sunday M
hour should be given in each church in
the diocese for special devotious and
fervent PRAYER 10 our Blessed Lord
to terminate the present unusually pro
tractcd dry spell.
AT Springfield, Mo-. The Rev J. +,
Mcdonald. pastor OF the st. Paul Meth
odist Episcopal church, announced ser.
vices would be. held tomorrow at !
o clock. open TO the public, when
PRAYERS would be offered for rain. The
section near Springfield is experiencing
one of the most serious droughts ever
known.
Prayers Not Answered.
Many OF the letters 10 Governor
Hodges declared the writer's and their
families and friends and the ministers
in the churches generally had prayed
and are praying for rain, 1sut the
prayers have not been answered, The
writers declared their belief that if the
entire citizenship Of the state would
Join in general prayer, God would not
fail 10 answer 1T at once and send the
much needed rain.
Heat continued unabated today
throughout Kansas
The weather forecaster at Topeka
said tonight there was no relief in
sight for Kansas, either from the
drought or heat. He said the average
temperature for the day and night for
the last ten days was 90l degrees.
breaking the previous record of s9.s
recorded from July 16 to 90, 1901.
Reports from various stations indi-
Gated that temperatures in Kansas
today ranged from 100 to los degrees.
In Leavenworth county, where Jos was
registered, farmers today began haul
ing water from the Missouri river.
Zinc Price Affected.
Another Kansas product was affected
by the drought today. Shortage of
water in the zinc mines in the GaleDa
district where an excess Of water usu-
ally is a burden has greatly curtailed
tbe output OF une mines, ana as a re-
suit the prices advanced today from So
to So per ton.
The Republican river, near Scandia,
is so nearly dry that the game warden
there has reported the names of forty
men whom he charged with violating
the law by killing fish with clubs and
guns,
Leaves are falling from the trees
as though October were the month in
stead of August, The trees themselves
seem to be dying Both fruit and shade
trees are affected and unless rain
comes soon horticulturists say many
OF each kind will die.
Good rains were reported this after
noon east and south of Guthrie, Okla,
and at Gushing in that state, A half
lucb Of rain fell at Oklahoma City
The mayimum temperature in this
city was l01 and the government wea
ther forecaster tonight said the pros
pect for rain was better than it had
been for two weeks.
Nebraska ScOrching.
OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. l5.-With the tenn
pcrature higher than that of yesterday
reaching maximum OF 104. the south
ern half OF Nebraska today suffered
has existed almost continuously during
tine month OF August There has been
no rain Of consequence in the region for
weeks. The pastures are drying up and
fall blowing is out OF the question.
The government kiosk registered 10o
degrees i'll Omaha A brisk wind has
served TO minimize the prostrations.