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Show GEM STATE DROUGHT j VICTIMS TO BENEFIT j WASHINGTON, April 13. Word has been received by Senator Fran'.. R Gooding, from southeastern Idahi that farmers of that section, whose i crops last year were destroyed bj j drought, were unsuccessful in their ef forts to secure assistance from the appropriation ap-propriation of $1,500,000. recently I made for the relief of such farmers Senator Gooding has entered protest with the secretary of agriculture. He stressed the fact that congress. In making thai appropriation, had not confined Its benefits to North Dakota and Montana, but had so framed the bill as to apply to all drought-stricken farmers, and he Insisted that farmer.ij of that class In Idaho bo given a fair share of benefits. The department promised to send telegraphic instructions to C. W. War-burton War-burton at Grand Forks. X D., in charge of the distribution, telling him to honor requests for loans from farm bureau organizations In southeastern Idaho |