Millions for Misery

The Red Cross last week collected the final dollars of its $10,000,000 drought relief fund--and $5,828.34 extra--in time for Chairman John Barton Payne to say, with calendar meticulousness: "It must be a source of satisfaction to the thousands who contributed . . . to know that they have helped their fellow-citizens over this calamitous winter season. . . . Magnificent support . . . all praise."

States east of the Mississippi gave $6,232,887.75. Pennsylvania gave $974,396.53 which was substantially more than the $919,114.49 from seven Pacific and Rocky Mountain States, plus Alaska. Alaska gave $3,115.02. New York's $2,321,835.75 was a trifle more than the total of the States between the Rockies and the River. No State other than Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and California, gave more than $500,000. Nevada (lowest State) gave $5,414.75. Judge Payne said that the Red Cross has helped 2,000,000 persons with food, clothing or other relief.

Simultaneously Secretary of Agriculture Arthur Mastick Hyde announced that the Government had loaned 98,924 farmers $15,159,058 for "feed, seed and fertilizer," and "agricultural rehabilitation" (i.e., food). Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas got more than $1,000,000 each, Arkansas $3,654,626; 23 other States the remaining half.

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