Evening star., 1936-06-27
Wallace and Davis Invited
to White House Before
President Departs.
SCATTERED SHOWERS
IN DAKOTA FORECAST
Weather Bureau Predicts Dry
Spell Continuance-Rain
Gives Little Relief.
BACKGROUND

BItStertn0 dToughts hdUe StDept
Middle Western States on numerous
occasions In recent pears, the most
serious being those OF 1880 and
1884.
.. In latter year, NTH NeiD Deal
agencies of relief already junction.
ing, Federal Government came to
aid of stricken farm population
NTH cash relief, cheaper trdHspor-
tatton, seed loans and numerous
other deptceS. Since then Efforts
haze been made to study problem
in full perspective NTH such means
as reforestdtton, coUer crops, tTTi-
cation and soil conservation among
helpful possibilities.
While the Federal Government
moved to extend all possible aid to the
drought t-stricken West, President
Roosevelt today called In Secretary
Of Agriculture Wallace and Chester
Davis, the former A. A. A. administers
tor who now is a member Of the Fed.
Grad Reserve Board, to discuss the sit
uation before his departure for Phil.
adelphia late today.
Meanwhile, the Weather Bureau re-
ported that widely-scattered showers
were indicated for the Dakotas, part
of the section scared by 1o0-degree
heat and a drought which Is assuming
proportions that threaten conditions
even worse than those of 1884.
Continuance of the extremely hot
weather was predicted, however, by
the Weather Bureau, which said the
rain in the drought areas during the
last 48 hours was too light to relieve
the situation.
Rain Best in North Iowa.
Northern Iowa received the best RAIN
fall, but the precipitation amounted
to only ole Of an inch average.
Light rains fell in Louisiana and
Eastern Texas, parts Of Indiana, hi.
nois, Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota,
Iowa, Northern Missouri, Central
Kansas, Eastern South Dakota. East
ern North Dakota and Montana.
Joseph L. Bailey. director of rural
rehabilitation, left Washington last
night for Lincoln, Nehr.. where he will
meet DR.. W. w. Alexander. assistant
w. p. A. administrator. for a confer.
ence with regional officials before de.
parting Monday night for the Da.
kotas.
With the assistance of State and re.
gional officers, Bailey and Alexander
vsyflI Iar nm&f
mate the type and amount Of Federal
relief needed in the North Centra
States.
In Mitchell. s. OAK, the Associated
Press reported overnight the tempera.
ture reached Ill, and large areas In
the Dakotas have no crops at all.
Cloudbursts in Montana.
Montana had some rain-cloud.
bursts in the region between BoSemar
and Butte-but in the face Of 103 arls
104 degree heat it was doubted thai
crops would be helped.
From Wyoming officials reportee
that no amount Of precipitation vii
do any good unless it comes in tha
next few days.
And along with this, gxasshoppei
pests are spreading in Iowa. Wisconr
sin, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska
A conference of State and local W
P. A officials with Harry Hopkins. W
p. A. administrator, has been called II
st. Paul Tuesday, when relief meas.
Wes will be speeded The residents q
the affected areas are doing what theI
can, but more is needed, and Howart
Hunter, assistant administrator of re,
gional w. p A. activities, said that thi
conference would plan more thar
mere relief; we will put men to worl
on something of permanent value"
Crop Insurance Planned.
In Washington Agricultural Ad
justment Administration officials SAID
that the Administration definitel!
insurance in connection with soil con,
servation benefit payments despite thl
failure Of the Democratic nationa
platform to recommend 1t. Under thh
plan farmers would be permitted II
apply any part or all of their Govern,
ment checks as premiums for flnancia
protection against losses caused by nat.
ural disasters-drought, flood, fire q
storms.
1t is contended that ample authority
for this plan is contained In the sol
conservation act as amended after thu
Supreme Court knocked out the crol
control feature of the A. A. A.
Another step to help was taken heu
when the Interstate Commerce Com
mission authorized reduced emergency
freight rates for the movement of live.
stock from drought zones.