Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-13 | Page 14 | Ruling Strands U. S. Scientists

RULING STRANDS U. U U S. S S 'S SCIENTISTS r r rS r'S rS t. t S WASHINGTON ASHINGTON f w March 13 UP Several score department of f agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural scientists were disclosed to tod today today to- to d day Y to have been stran stranded l d without ni money ncy In n n. n way the places throughout tho the world since A A A AW Awas Awas' Awas was was' W was s Invalidated on January 6 iThe The men were sent to th their lr vanous vari van variOUS various ous posts to investigate methods of promoting agriculture in the United States They searched for insects with wIlli which to combat farm blights such as the Mediterranean fruit fruit- fly which would aid a and d for new plants in bi fighting ing erosion Several went to Haw Hawaii ii to study conditions there thero and 20 others went j jt t to Porto Port Rico Others traveled to fo scattered points in Africa India ant and South America All except a fortunate fortunate for for- few who had built up a are re reserve reserve re- re serve fund nd of of cash were wore said to have been forced to ex exist t on loans ans or charity of friends since sinco the A ft AA A A decision Authorization for tor tho the studies was In th the Jones Costigan sugar control contro act passed in 1934 as an ame amendment amendment amend amend- d ment to the basic A A A act Tho The sugar Bugar act set up definite processing taxes on sugar It authorized authorized authorized au au- use of the funds for benefit payments to sugar growers or for tor forthe the Jie general benefit of agriculture A A A officials mindful of the plight of the scientists succeeded in having an item inserted in the tho deficIency deficiency de do- appropriation bill setting aside to carry carryon on and complete com complete com com- the surveys surveys and and incidentally provide salary payments to the scientists scientists scientists as well as sufficient money to o bring them back to this country The bill was approved February 11 I The money thus far tar has not been made available to the A A A or the agriculture department however because Comptroller General John RI R. R McCarl questions whether continuation continuation con con- of ot tho the project is legal under under under un un- un- un der the courts court's ruling