The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-01

1 COOler weather Will prove u lHCaiSuA
able value, farmers and grain mel
stated today. In many sections o
the state the hot wind had wftherec
! up the growing stalks and made then
even useless for fodder.
Alfalfa, kaffir corn and late crops
will also be greatly benefited In
some places, however. it will be
weeks before the pastures will be III
for grazing purposes again.
Never Dripped Drop.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. l.
Clouds which poured rain all over
the northern and western sections OF
the state last night, took a jump
across the southeastern sections and
never drtpped a drop.
The Cream City awoke with the
sun scorching away as customary but
with slightly cooler western breeze
blowing Unless cooler weg<her fol
lows shortly, the list of seven deaths
from heat will be added to.
No Sleep Last Night
WASHINGTON, Aug later q
hot night which forbade sleep. the
capital today again suffered under
high temperature and great humidity.
AT midnight the thermometer was
80 and at seven o'clock this morning
il was Sc.
Frost In Yellowstone.
CODY, Wyo.. Aug. Frost was
reported in Yellowstone park this
Fourteen More Deaths.
NEW YORK, Aug. New York's
death toll from the heat was rssed TO
T early forty early today when fourteen
additional deaths were reported to the
police, between midnight and seven a.
N.
Forty-one prostrations were report
ed during the same time. bringing the
total prosuations to well above the
$50 mark
Suffering was increased by the in
ability OF ice companies to meet de-
for ice.
This situation caused the most in
tense suffering in the cougested dis
tricts.
Mills Are closed.
LAWRENCE. Mass. Aug. Owing
to the intense heat several of the big
mills closed today Others worked
only part time.
Factory Doors Locked.
ridge factory and other big mills and
shops here closed today because Of the
b eat
Iowa Had Showers.
DES MONIES, Iowa August 10
Though the rainfall throughout Iowa
last night was not more than lbs
inches At any point, and with only
slight showers at other points, the
heat wave that has been menacing
Iowa's half billion bushel corn crop
was broken today
Dr. Chapel. local forecaster and
crop expert, announced the atmos-
pheric conditions resulting from the
light rain will be of more benefit to
the crops than that OF the dampness
itself
He said the highest temperature
the state today would
hardly exceed ninety degrees against
a hundred mark recorS yesterday.
The minimum last night was sixty
nine degrees. a drop Of fourteen de-
grees.
The temperature was about sixteen
degrees lower throughout the state.
Reports gathered by the United
Press from all sections OF the state
this morning indicated that the corn
had not yet felt the effects of the
blistering heat, and today's drop in
temperature will enable it to stand an
other week without heavy rain fall
The only damage reported was from
Cedar Falls where half of the crop is
planted in sandy soil. This section is
rolling" under the sun. The Musca-
tine district reported farmers esti-
mating yield of ifty-hve bushels an
acre unless another heat wave arrives
before a good rain.
Coats Abandoned.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1-For the first
time in the history OF the postal
service in New York, letter carriers
were permitted today to make their
rounds in shirt sleeves.
Nineteen Dead.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. l.
With nineteen dead from the two
days heat wave, a breeze today gave
Philadelphia relief.
Deaths in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Aug. with the tell
of heat victims standing at twenty
nine dead and eighty-nine prostra-
tons, the torrid wave that has
gripped Chicago for three days ap-
peared to be broken about noon when
rain clouds began to gather, accom-
h,- stiff LII hroo-o tch