The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-11
PRESIDENT AND HIS
AIDES RESUME Study
OF ACTUAL DAMAGE
Get Direct Report From Officers
Who Study Situation in
Scattered Fields
GOVERNORS DUE THURSDAY
Representatives Of IL States
Will Meet With Hoover
to Outline Relief
GOVERNORS DUE THURSDAY

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weather bureau today maintained its
predictions for showers during the
weekend over portions Of the drought
area.
Rains were expected for portions Of
northwestern Minnesota, eastern and
central North Dakota, western South
Dakota, western Kansas and western
Nebraska within the next SO hours.
These states, however. do not need
rain has badly as most of the Ohio
valley but some alienation there was
expected by Wednesday or Thursday.
The weather bureau officials were
careful, however, to point out the
showers might not break the drought,
or might even fail to materialize.
Rains which have fallen in widely
scattered points in Tennessee, Ken
lucky and the Plains States in the
last "a hours, were lighter than hoped
for. The temperature, however, over
most Of the country had changed
from excessive heat into something
approximating GOODNESS.
President Hoover returned to the
white house today from his weekend
visit to his Virginia mountain camp
and Immediately renewed his study
Of drought developments.
President Studies situation
Chief interest was conferred on re-
ports from county agents Of the agr1-
cultural department showing the &C
tual damage and relief needs in the
~ principal states affected.
Returning early from his Virginia
mountain D1ce the chief executive
planned to devote the morning to ex-
animation of the data which included
the latest word from many county
agents who reported over the week.
end to the department Of agriculture.
On the information contained in
this summary will be based Mr.. Hoo
ver's recommendations to the COVER
nors of the afflicted states who will
attend q white house conference on
Thursday. Yesterday, it was learned
the president would ask the COVER
nors to appoint n man from each Of
the twelve states represented to COM
pose a rehabilitation commission. Al
Sc it developed Mr.. Hoover did not
consider the situation mi to require
either q nationwide appeal for funds
or the calling of q special session OF
congress.
Preliminary information from the
reports led to the conclusion that dis
tress from the drought was localized
and that no cause existed so far for
general alarm.
Gets Direct Reports
The drought problem engaged the
presidents attention constantly over
the weekend yielding only briefly to
the celebration in quiet fashion Of
Mr.. Hoover's fifty-sixth birthday. A
cake bearing his full quota of candles
and q few simple gifts presented at
the Sunday dinner were MI Hoover's
only departure from the routine OF
camp life. Secretary Hyde and Vice
Chairman Stone Of the farm board
conferred with him at length-the
latter bringing his eyewitness report
of conditions in Kentucky, southern
Ohio and southern Indiana, which he
had Just visited.
Until the governors conference
takes place no further direct action
for relief Is contemplated. The presi-
dent was satisfied with the interstate
commerce commissions authorization
Of railroad rate reductions for aiding
movement of livestock, feed and wa
ter in the dry sections and planned
no request for specific rate reductions
leaving 1t up to the railroad to act
Many already have prepared to do so