Evening star., 1936-08-11
RAINS MAY CHECK
FIRES, DROUGHT
Showers Predicted in Wis
consin, Minnesota-Rec-
ord Heat Continues.
By tho Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 11.@Showers and
shifting winds, which may check the
advance of Wisconsin and Minnesota
forest fires, tonight and tomorrow were
predicted today by Forecaster A. w.
Cook.
He said that, while the rains might
not be heavy enough in some portions
to extinguish the flames, the change
in the winds from south to northwest
should aid in the fight against the
stubborn conflagrations which have
brought out armies of volunteers.
Late crops and pastures should ben
eft from rains, Cook said, which were
expected to fall in Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michigan.
In other North Central States, he
said, it would probably be cloudy, while
temperatures will be lower in the Da-
kotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin
He said no relief was expected from
the new wave of blazing heat in Me-
braska, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Illinois and Indiana were expected
30 see little change in temperature.
Light Rain in Iowa.
A few light sprinkles fell last night
In portions of Iowa. Cook said, but
we're of no aid in relieving the
drought. which Federal drought relief
officials have listed as requiring emer-
gency treatment in 920 counties OF %
States.
State and Federal officials met at
Jefferson City, Mo-, to coordinate re-
lief in 103 of the States ia counties.
All of Oklahoma was brought into the
official Government drought territory,
with 10 counties added yesterday.
Oklahoma City reported a new all
time high of 112 degrees, with the rest
OF the State sweltering.
In Kansas, Arkansas City reported
120 degrees; Ell Dorado, lit for its
fortieth day of above-l00 readings;
Winfield, u.s. and Independence. ia
High temperatures in Missouri in
cluded 107 at Joplin, 1O3 at Spring
field, 102 at Kansas City and st.
Joseph.
Wind from the Midwest brought ar
all-time high temperature of lit to
Texarkana, Ark, yesterday, with al
most as high readings in Mississippi
Louisiana and East Texas.
Plain Dealing, La, reported 115 de-
grees; Marshall, Tex, ITO, and Green
vile, Miss, 106.
High Wind in Mississippi.
Citizens of Tupelo, Miss, where q
tornado killed more than 200 persons
earlier this year, were frightened by
stiff winds, which caused property
damage of several thousand dollars.
A tornado which struck Cass, Tex.
injured two persons and caused prop
erty damage estimated at $4,000. Wind
and electrical storms hit scattered por-
tions of Georgia, doing minor damage
An army of men fighting forest
fires in seven States reported progress
against the flames.
The damage was most extensive in
the north woods of Minnesota ano
Wisconsin, but forestry officials re-
garded the crisis as past and hoped
for fulfllment Of a possible showers
weather forecast.
Authorities in Minnesota and Wis
eonsin estimated a total Of $4,000
men-C. c. c. boys, Federal and
State workers and horde Of volun-
teers-were on the front in those
States, and hundreds of others strug-
gled with uncounted fires in Michigan
Idaho. Washington, Wyoming and
California.
A score Of forest fires, six Of them
major. were reported in Southwestern
Alberta, Canada. The ranch owned
by King Edward VIII of England
near Calgary was out of immediate
danger with flames still 9 miles away
The third death blamed directly on
Forest fires occurred yesterday near
Harrington, Wash, when Bert link,
63. was crushed by large tree while
fighting small blaze. In Sparta,
Wis, 16-year-old Lester Brundum was
answering a call for firemen when he
fell dead with a heart attack. Twelve
persons were injured in a head-on
automobile collision last night on q
smoky road near Bennett, Wis.