Evening star., 1936-03-22

was from typhoid fever, diarrhea and
dysentery. Noting that 1t takes about
IA days for typhoid to develop, they
said the disease could be making head.
way without being suspected.
In Hood areas where chlorination' Is
not being provided, the Federal Health
Service urged all residents to boil all
water and allow it to stand for 80
minutes before drinking.
The White House statement an.
nouncing the ALLEGATION Of relief funds
follows:
THE President today allocated to
the Works Progress Administration
SIS ,000, 900 for repairs or replacement
Of publicly owned property or utilities
which have been destroyed or dam.
aged by floods. This sum, which Is In
addition to an emergency allotment
Of $l8,41l,633 made on February 30,
will be apportioned to the stricken
States as needed.
I'm making the ALLEGATION, the
President has given the Works Prog
ress Administration blanket author
ity to restore roads, streets, bridges,
sewers, water and electric plants, and
other damaged public properties. The
funds previously made available will
be used to fight the threat to health
which has arisen in many quarters
where the waters have receded.
THE President pointed out that,
with the exception of food and cloth
ing furnished by the Federal Surplus
Relief Corp. and from w. P. A. wom-
ems projects, direct relief needs were
being met by the American Red Cross
and by local welfare agencies In the
stricken areas. w. P. A. funds gen.
orally. he said, would be spent in
establishment Of public improve.
mentS.
Heavy Property Damage.
sup until today the following States
have reported heavy property damage:
Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New
Hampshire, Connecticut, New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, West vir-
ginia and Ohio.
"The previous allotment was made
three weeks ago in anticipation Of
flood conditions which the heavy SHOWS
Of last Winter indicated would occur.
Extensive precautionary measures were
taken, as consequence, in many
States which are subject to high wa.
ters in the Spring season. Many dams,
levees and emergency pumping sta
tions already have been put into com.
mission"
Adnoiro1 rrauSny, ~ hn DAD
reported Bernard M Baruch, New
York financier, had contributed s5,-
900. From Chief Justice Hughes came
a check for $500. Anthony Drexel
Biddle. Minister to Norway, cabled
$4,000.
In radio address last night, W. P.
A. Administrator Hopkins said:
'One of the principal concerns, now
that the crisis is past in many stricken
localities. is that of preventing the
spread Of disease.
To Prevent Epidenics.
This condition frequently follows
such catastrophes as We now face,
and every effort is beng made to
PlCNCAlI tAiC ONSQIISIlCC O1 cDlQ6HlCS.
In conjunction with the American Red
Cross and local health departments,
water supplies and wells will be
checked and tested, and large quaint.
ties Of disinfectants used.
THE contribution of woman work.
ers. both within and without the w.
P. A., SHOULD not be ignored in this
crisis.
Enormous quantities Of clothing.
bedding, and bandages, already pre-
pared in w. P. A. sewing rooms, have
been released through the Red Cross
and other welfare agencies for distri-
button to the food victims"
Red Cross headquarters also an.
nounced that Gov. Earle had sent
messages to all mayors and chairmen
OF county commissions in Penn
sylvania emphasizing that cash was
much more urgently needed than con.
tributions Of food and clothing.