The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-30
90 at Noon Today.

90 at Noon Today.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July SO.-Lo-
cal weather bureau reported tenn
perature of 90 at noon today.
Richmond BoiIs.
RICHMOND, Va. July 30.-Rich.
mond boiled in 80 degrees at noon and
the mercury was still rising.
Iowa Sizzles.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 3O.-lowa
continued to sizzle under an average
temperature throughout the state OF
96 degrees at noon No relief before
ntghtfall was the weatherman's only
comment
Danger to Food Stuffs.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Swelter-
ing heat, reported today from coast TO
coast. is endangering Americas per-
ishable food stuffs.
The department Of agriculture tssu-
ed a warning through the press that
the housewife must buy and can quick
Nv or vast quantities of edibles will be
beyond recall.
BUY I'D all surplus and can 1t and
dry it at once" the department urged
the women folks.
"This hot weather makes immediate
action absolutely necessary.
"Washington suffered from TEN
perature of SO degrees at II a. m.
The government weather bureau re-
ceived temperature reports from all
parts of the country ranging from 80
to 100 degrees.
Prospects Of Rain.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. July SO.-Cooler
weather today with prospects OF
general rains within twenty-four hours
has averted probable disaster to a
large part Of the northwest crop OF
small grains and to many other crops
as well as to hundreds Of cattle.
Northwest points which have
sweltered in temperatures lowering
around the century mark found relief
today. Harve, Mont, thermometers
went as low as ~ degrees early to-
day. Moorhead, Mimi, temperature
dropped to Sc degrees; Devils Lake,
In. D., to 4S, and Williston, n. D., to
4S. St. Paul official temperature at
no a. m. was SO with unofficial fore
casts of further drops and showers.
Saturdays temperature reached 99s4
Crop conditions were rapidly growing
desperate under a parching sun which
poured down for nearly two weeks
without a break.
Cattle in Montana have been driven
to the foothills for water and graz
Ling. Scattered showers and heavy
fell In many sections OF the north
west. A cool wave on the way from
the northwest was expected to bring
general rains.
May Damage Crops.
| CHICAGO. July 30.-The western
end of the corn belt must have cool
er weather or rain by the end OF the
week or the crop will suffer ire
parable damage.
This statement was made by prom
inent grain dealers in Chicago to-
day, based on private reports from
all parts of the middle west Their
estimate of the probable damage TO
corn-if the drouth and hot weather
continues through the week-rang-s
from 25 per cent to almost a total
failure.
Cooler weather is predicted for to
morrow, with rain in scattered dis
l,ricts. Whether this cool ware
would avert the threatened damage,
dealers refused to surmise. The
Kansas corn crop has already suffer.
ed heavily.
+ Corn, according TO the experts, has
been weakened by several days
drought In it's present condition
they said hot wind would ahrfvel
1t and render il fit only for engfIase.
It IL TOO late TO attempt replantins in
case this happens.
, Two points in western Kansas al
ready have reported corn ruined by
lack OF moisture.
! The one optimistic feature Of the
situation is the greatly increased
acreage. Kansas alone could lose
half its crop and still produce az
many bushels as last year. The last
official estimates for Kansas was
l 50.0O0,000 bushels. hundreds of
acres OF winter wheat ruined early
in the season. having been replanted
to corn.
Extreme official temperature noted
yesterday were los at Concordia.
Kansas; 100 at Dodge City. Kan :;
102 at Huron. S. D.; 100 at Kansas
City, Mo-; 1O4 at Omaha. Neb.: lO4
at Sioux City, Iowa. Equal high tenn
peratures are indicated today, except
in the northwest.
Expects to Equal Record.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 3O.-Indi-
cations at noon tOday wera fbat