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‘WEATHER. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 & 13 No. 32,487. post _office, Wa: Entered-as second class matter shington, D. C. he #n 4] WITH !_I!I'DAY MORNING EDITION ing Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1933—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. *** ROPER COMPLETES PLANS TO RESHAPE COMMERCE UNITS Saving of $19,000,000 Out- lined in Set-up of Six- Bureau Structure. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY TO BE LARGEST BRANCH “Foreign and Domestic Commerce Office to Be Greately Reduced. Mines Given to Interior. Plans calling for drastic reorgani- ation of the Department of Commerce have been completed by President Roosevelt’s economy advisers and to- day were at the White House for exec- mtive approval. Reorganization shakes down a 10- bureau unit, which at present is oper- sting at & cost of approximately $45,- 000,000, to a six-bureau structure, in- cluding a gigantic transportation agency, having supervision over this country’s commercial traffic on land, * yRhough taking jor part in the g! a major n reorganization’s formulation, Secretary of Commerce Roper refused today to discuss the reported adopted plans ex- | cept to say that economy has been the keynote. | Speaking in the National Radio Forum, ari by The Evening Star, Roper said last night he would recom- mend for the 1934 fiscal year an ap- propriation of $26,000,000, a total of $19,000,000 under the cost of operat- ing the department this year. Revises Revenue Figures. oseph. s | Interstate Comm: t, ttee | begin an exhaustive inquiry into Under Assistant Secretary. 'nuhmu'tubenndert.hz‘gen of portal the place of the present junior designation of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics. ‘The agency will be divided into three divisions—land, sea and air transporta- tion—each having a director. The new Commerce Buildi will house the en- tire bureau with the exception of the Interstate Commerce Commission and (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) e W. E. METZGER, PIONEER OF CAR INDUSTRY, DIES Was One of Founders of Northern Motor Car Co., Later Wayne Automobile Co. By the Assoclated Press. DETROIT, April 11.—William E. Metzger, 64, one of the best known figures in the early days of the auto- mobile industry, died at his home here today. He had been ill for four years and had confined his activity in recent years to occasional attendance at meet- ings of companies in which he held in- terests. “Billy” Metzger, as his friends knew him, probably had more widespread in- terests in the automotive industry than any other ore individual. Like many other pioneers in the industry Metzger was in the bicycle business when horse- less carriages began to attract popular attention. He was one of the original organ- jzers of the Northern Motor Car Co. That company later became the Wayne ‘Automobile "Co., and subsequently “E. M. F.” Co, in which the founders were Byron Everett, Walter Flanders and himself. I Metzger was born in Peru, Il. His| wife, who was Grace Kimball of Detroit, | died in 1907. One daughter survives. | He is survi BULLETIN By the Associated Press. After making a strenuous speech for the administration’s farm mort- gage bill, Representative Willlam B. Bankhead of Alabama suffered a sc- Vere heart attack today in the House. Bankhead had just completed his speech and turned to walk off the floor with his colleague, Representa- tive McDuffie of Alabama, to go to lunch when he was suddenly ecized. He was taken to the office cf the Capitol physician, Dr. George W. Calver, who, with Representative wililam I. Sirovich of New York, & physician, examined him. Bankhead was placed in the hos- pital room at the Capitol, where he was given treatment. Dr. Sirovich emerged from the room and said: “Mr. Bankhead is a very sick man.” PRESIDENT T0 HAVE FINAL SAY ON RAL | Roosevelt Wants Definite Ac- tion by Carriers First to Help Themselves. By the Associated Press. Difficulties confronting the railroad industry are to get immediate consid- eration from the administration, with President Roosevelt having final say as to the method of extending aid. So far as Federal support is con- cerned, that apparently has been as- sured for the period of stress through continued loans. But the President wants definite ac- tion by the roads themselves to bring about economies and put their houses in order. Executives and labor have not agreed on just how this shall be done. Therefore, the aides of Mr. Roosevelt, who have been ltruftung with the problem for days, put it be- fore him in a three-hour White House conference last night. Two Points in Program. General agreement was reached on | the point of designating a Federal co- ordinator to guide the carriers through their reor}anmflon. but the President reserved for a later conference final determination upon all angles in the P r?:led legislation. termined to get action at the extra session, he arranged for further meeung and intends to put his pro- gram before, Congress by the end of this week. Two propasals are definitely in the administration program—re| of the recapture clause requiring roads to WILEY LAUDS WORK OF ALL ON AKRON; GOMPLETES STORY Declares Any Errors Made Were Beyond Experience Existing Today. - SHOCK BEFORE FALL LAID TO STERN HITTING SEA Down Current of Air Blamed for Plunge—Deal Follows Offi- cer to Stand. By the Assoclated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J., April 11.—Lieut. Comdr. Herbert V. Wiley, completing his story of the Akron disaster at the naval inquiry today, said the officers and crew did their duty to the best of their ability before the airship hurtled through lightning to her destruction in the ocean. “If any errors were made,” he said before he left the witness stand, “they were beyond skill and experience exist- ing today.” Questions relating to the Akron's safety equipment for her crew and to a mistake in orders by which her course was changed 50 degrees instead of 15 as she sought to find a way out of the storm area were asked Wiley before he finished his testimony. Mistake “Immaterial.” The commander, he said, had ordered a 15-degree change in course, which was misinterpreted as an order for a 50-degree change. “In my opinion” Wiley said, “the mistake had no bearing on later events, although it might have had.” After a pause, he added. raising his voice slightly: “It was immaterial.” Asked whether the Akron was fitted with life boats or rafts, Wiley replied that she carried one air-inflated life raft, “with a capacity, I think, of 14 persons,” but that all her cushions and mattresses were so designed that they could be used for life preservers. Richard E. Deal, boatswain, one of the two enlisted men who were rescued, took the stand, relating his experi. ences, after the commander completed testimony. turn over to the Government all in- |y come above 6 cent, and Federal regulation of hol companies. J¢ B, Eastman, member of the erce Commission, who as the Roosevelt choice for ternative relief program | B ve - Mr. Rcosevell at last night's of the Treasury Woodin, Lewis W. las, director of the bud- gt. of Commerce Roper . W. wn, special counsel to the House I te Commerce were the others present. Rate Inquiry Set. ‘The - Interstate Commerce Commis- sion anounced yesterday that it k‘;xo:!l:‘: rates on April 24. Farm organizations and and lumber interests ‘hnve regain L Interstate Commerce Commissioners Altchison, Porter and Lee have been assigned to conduct the freight rate hearing. ‘The commission announced on March 31 that such an inquiry would be con- ducted. ‘The presence of the Treasury Secre- tary and budget director at last night's meeting led to the belief that the Gov- ernment is prepared to announce its intention to stand firmly behind the roads during the period of stress, pro- vided, however, that immediate action is taken for a reorganization of the rail system. RIOT CHARGED Three Arrested in Striking Granite ‘Workers’ Fight. NORTHFIELD, Vt., April 11 (#)— Three men were arrested and several others suffered wounds inflicted by nightsticks as deputy sheriffs battled a crowd of striking granite workers and their sympal rs near the Brothers’ granite plant this morning. Automobiles carrying workers were nearing the plant when a crowd hedged them in. Police attempted to force a way through the crowd and in a short time blows were exchanged. The fight lasted for almost 15 minutes. ‘The prisoners were charged with in- citing a riot. CAROLINIAN DIES ABROAD LONDON, April 11 (#.—Philip 8. Henry, resident’ of Asheville, N. C., who was born in Australia, died last night in his London apartment. ived by his widow and two daughters, one of whom is a painter who recently exhibited some of her works in London. CHICAGO ADOPTS THRIFT PLAN TO ENCOURAG Property Owners May Now Installments o By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 11—A thrift tax payment plan crganized along the lines of a Christmas savings club is latest innovation for the convenience of Chicagd and Cook County taxpay- ers, and Treasurer Joseph B. Mc- Donough today said it was proving suc- cessful. The main difference between his thrift plan and a Christmas savings club, he said, was that instead of watching periodical payments grow into & lump sum, the taxpayer has the sat- isfaction of seeing the principal of his “It remoyes the headache from the semi-annual tax bill and makes the burden seem a little easler,” he said. “And more Important—we hope to speed collection of the millions of dol- lars of unpaid 1931 taxes so that the thousands of city employes and school teachers can receive the salary checks for which they have waited so long.” McDonough put his plan into effect E TAX PAYMENTS Meet Their Assessments in f $§5 or More. little more than a week ago as an | emergency measure after the courts had removed all legal obstacles to the | collection of the much-disputed 1931 €| taxes, credited with causing much of Chicago's current embarrassment in its | inability to pay its employes. | Today, he said, the public was be- | ginning to adopt the idea and that he | expected to have thousands enrolled within a few weeks. At present, he said, a beginning had been made by | ready paid in close to $2,000. The | total yet to be collected, he said, amounted to about $89,000,000. In operation the plan is simple. Upon enrollment the taxpayer is given 2 “banking” card upon which the rec- ord of his payments and the reduction of his assessment is entered when pay- ments are made. A duplicate card is | kept on file in the treasurer's office. Payments, McDonough said, could be made as often as desired and in any amount cver $5. For obvious rea- sons, he said, interest would not be made on the thrift plan agd refunds would not be made for n. several hundred persons, who had al-! Officer Describes Shock. Lieut. Comdr. Wiley, in earlier testi- mony, told the naval board he now be- lieves the shock caused by “the severe gust of wind” a few seconds before the dirigible crashed was caused by the tail striking the water. ‘Wiley sajd he based his opinion on the fact that he had not felt any wind blow through the control car, that the “feel of the shock” was different from any he had ever experienced before, and that he could not be sure of the exact order in which events occurred Jjust before he was washed out of the ship into the water. Previcusly he had sald he thought the Akron was 800 feet in the air when he felt the shock. Returning to the stand as the naval inquiry entered its second day, Wiley said he believed a down current of air pulled the dirigible, in the center of a terrific storm, down to her destruction. Might Have Been Struck. ‘Wiley, who previously had stated he did not believe the Akron was struck by lightning, sald she might have been struck without suffering any damage. When he was asked whether any effort was made to take advantage of the Akron's adjustable propellers, which could be tilted downward to give addi- tional lifting power to her motors, Wiley said he did not know. Falling as rapidly as the ship was, (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) - MULROONEY TO QUIT POLICE POST TODAY New York Commissioner Accepts Appointment as Head of State Alcoholic Control Board. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 11.—With Ed- ward P. Mulrooney resigning to be- come head of the State Alcoholic Con- trol Board, New York City’s mayor had today the job of finding a new po- lice commissioner. Shortly after Gov. Lehman in Al- bany last night announced his choice of Mulrooney to head the board, the police commissioner said he would pre- sent his resignation in writing to Mayor O'Brien today. The mayor has not indicated whom he may select for the post Mulrooney, who rose through the ranks from pa- trolman to inspector before becoming commissioner, has held since he suc- ceeded Grover Whalen abcut three vears ago. Mentioned as possibilities are Thom- as F. McAndrews, secretary to the mayor; James J. Noey, who was Mayor O’Brien’s campaign manager; Chief In- spector John J. O'Brien, Pirst Deputy Commissioner Philip D. Hoyt, In- spector Thomas Cummings of Brook- lyn and Assistant Chief Inspector John J. Sullivan, head of the detective dj- vision. Commissioner Mulrooney entered the service as a patrolman on January 8, 1896. He became. a sergeant in 1905, a lieutenant in 1913, a captain in 1923, a deputy inspector in 1926 and an in- spector in 1927. He has served in h:rM::lcllly every branch of the depart- ment. Commissioner Mulrconey takes his new post with some financial sacrifice. As police commissioner he has been ! drawing $13,390 a year. The new job | pays only $12,000. He is entitled to retire ‘from the -Police Department on half ?ay but will be unable to accept it while in the employ of the State. WRIT IS QUASHED {Col. Luke Lea, Jr., Loses Habeas Corpus Proceedings. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., April 11 (#). { —Criminal Judge John T. Cunningham today issued an order quashing a writ of habeas corpus granted Col. Luke Lea, jr., on March 14, after his arrest on a warrant ordering extradition to North Carolina to serve a sentence for bank law violations, BILLS TO CARRY OUT ITENNESSEE BASIN PROECT OFFERED Norris and McSwain Spon- sor Measures in Senate and House. NO SPECIFIED FUND IS PROVIDED FOR WORK Upper Branch Sends Legislation to Committee—Debate Unlikely for Ten Days. By the Associated Press. A bill to carry out President Roose- velt’s vast Tennessee Basin project, in- cluding Government operation of Muscle Shoals for power, nitrate and fertilizer prodution, was introduced today by Senator Norris, Republican, of Nebraska. Designed as the first step in a Nation- wide project of power production, flood control, reforestation, navigation and irrigation on the principal waterways, it was referred to the Agricultural Com- mittee. It probably will not reach the floor for 10 days. No- Specified Fund Provided. No specified appropriation was pro- vided in the bill, it merely authorizing “all necessary funds.” At‘the same time a similar bill was introduced in the House by Chairman McSwain of the Military Affairs Com- mittee. In a formal statement, McSwain said that “after very brief hearings by both proponents and opponents of t.h; et&mlx." Itihe measure would be re- pot or House action. He explain that identical bills had been lntrodua:g by himself, and Representatives Almon and Hill of Alabama, and that he would ask the committee to Hill's measure. Creates Corporation of Three. For 12 years Norris has contested unsuccessfully for Government ope; tion of the gigantic war-time plant at Muscle Shoals, presidential vetoes meet- ing his bills passed by Congress. His satisfaction on the opportunity given in today's introduction of the m hed hefin plainly ":vldmt, since Roagsevelt message to Congress Ih;_r subject yesterday. e -mummmnywtmmm. unnolgl’nknumddlm!wpom . bondamnumurar;y ooy of surpius Norris sald some difficulty had arisen over the. proposed fi‘fifilm aking electric t‘t’r llw‘mwmmnm this was studled further, h:ndmldu“m withhold it. He probably will offer it as an amendment on the floor. of v o War would be construct or contract with private interests for construction of Cove Creek Dam on the Clinch River in Tennessee primarily for flood control and navigation purposes. Calls for Transmission Line. A transmission line to Muscle Shoals and equipment for generaticn of at least 200,000 horsepower at the site also would be constructed. This would be secon the maximum amount of ry pow- er is to be developed at dam No. 2, in Alabama, and other proposed dams be- low Cove Creek. 'mm’-my tengfiné;zs have estimated the al cost o e Creek Dam - b R at $34, For this and all other construction the board would be empowered to con- demn all necessary lands, easements and rights of way to obtain a site for the dam and flowage rights for the reservoir of water above the dam. It also would authorize the board ‘o (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) KIDNAPER SENTENCED Ray Robinson to Serve Not More Than 25 Years. ST. PAUL, April 11 (#).—Ray Robin- sen of Edmonton, Alberta, confessed kidnaper of Haskell Bohn here last Summer, was sentenced to serve not more than 25 years in prison by District Judge J. W. Boerner today. Seeks Army’s Record. LYMPNE, England, April 11 () — Capt. William M. Lancaster, a British air force reserve officer, took off today in an attempt to break the England- to-Cape Town record of Amy Johnson of 4 days 6 hours and 55 minutes. power, as America’s Wealth. America, with its vast re- sources and with an enormous proportion of the world’s wealth, cannot “stand still.” Leaders in business are con- sistent advertisers. Local mer- chants advertise in today’s Star to insure sales for tomor- TOW. Yesterday’s Advertising. (Local Display) 23,088 8,722 4,477 2,494 1,956 The Evening Star 2d Newspaper. . .. 3d Newspaper. .. ... 4th Newspaper . . . . 5th Newspaper . . . . (Other four Total [0 e 17,649 There is a great economy in tovering this great market with the one newspaper that goes into the homes of prac- tically all of people who have money to d, ui indications toda; not y today funds 10 beat ig. Bail fired. ig Berre during S =Y Associated service. (P Means Associated A HARD ONE TO CRACK. MAY 0.K. SHIFTING OF SCHOOL FUNDS Subcommittee Considers Method of Easing Ef- fects of Cuts. Granting of authority to school offi- cials to transfer funds from one budget item to another during the next fiscal year as & means of meeting the most important school obligations in view of the sharp reductions that haye been made in.the estimates was considered today as the Senate subcommittee on local appropriations continued executive hearings on the 1934 District biil. Dr. Prank Ballou, superintendent, and other ,school officials began _testiyinr today, but' did not complete the school portion of the budget and will continue tomorrow ‘The morning. > ers and ' Auditor Donovan also gave mqgrummwmy. needs of the public library sys- tem will be gone into some time to- A similar instance occurs in the $1,- 250,000 public welfare item for relief of families in distress. In regard to that emergency item, for instance, the subcommittee may leave the amount as in the House bill, but allow the Com- the early part of the fiscal year in order to meet the urgent appeals for assistance, with the understanding that Congress will make further provision next Winter for the latter part of the year. The school testimony today related principally to administrative expenses and teaching personnel. There were indications that members of the sub- committee are considering curtailing such activities as night schools and | Summer classes in order to make pro- vision for the needs of the regular day (Continued oa Page 2, Column 3.) LAUREL HORSEMAN KILLED IN ARGUMENT Shooting by Son-in-Law Held “Justified” After He Beats Wife and Daughter. By the Associated Press. LAUREL, Md, April 11.—Charles 'W. Flaig, race horse owner of Laurel, was instantly killed by his son-in-law, James Truman Bailan, early today after he threatened to kill members of his family. A verdict of “justifiable homicide” was returned by a coroner’s jury at Elkridge later n the morning and Bailan was released. The shooting occurred after Flaig and his wife had been to Baltimore. Mrs. Flaig told the coroner’s jury her husband had been drinking heavily and that he became abusive as they 1923 were driving home about 4 am. “He put me out of our automobile,” she said. “Then he chased me and made me get in again. When they reached the house, Flaig his stepdaughter, Bailan's e. Bailan interfered, but wasunable to stop Flaig. A few moments later, Mrs. Flaig said, her husband seized a gun and threat- ened to kill the entire family. When he did, an grabbed another gun and Flaig was sbout 40 years old and Bailan about 26, according to Magis- trate Gosnell. e AIR MISHAPS KILL EIGHT Five French Naval Officers Die When Plane Falls in Lake. BORDEAUX, France, April 11 (#).— Eight persons were killed today in two airplane accidents. Five naval petty officers died when a navy seaplane fell into a lake near a night flight. Three This is the third of a series of articles on the eflect of proposed re- ductions in the pending District appropriations bill. ‘The young men and young women | in the evening, turn to the class rooms strive to prepare themselves for higher places in society and in cmzn‘fhtp. are going to pay their tithe to con- economy in the D. C. ap- proprigtion bill for 1934 is enacted as the House of Representatives passed it. And the little fallen victims to tuberculosis and who children so that to sturdy health, will too—perhaps by getting al on less of the scant foods they receive tubercular children. | who work all day for a living and who, | | of the public night schools, where they | NIGHT SCHOOLS WILL SUFFER FROM SLASHES IN D. C. BUDGET Special Care for Tubercui:Children an& Americanization Classes Also to Feel Reductions. children who have | be ,mflme just a little more -tun:s:m than | Past ‘wel return e thelr mite, | represen DRY AGENT'S WRECKED BY BOMB | Officer, Doing Confidential Federal Work, Escapes Injury in Blast. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 11.—A dynamite explosion early today wrecked the front of the home of William Geisler, pro- hibition agent, who is engaged in con- fidential investigations here for the Government. The blast broke windows in 15 houses nearby and tnrew a residential neigh- borhood of Elmhurst, Queens, into panic. No one was hurt. Geisler, who sald he saw three auto- mobiles, speed past the house shortly before the explosion, refused to tell de- tectives the nature of the investigations he has been making. “They are of a confidential nature,” he said. Geisler's wife and daughter were asleep and he was sitting in his living room when the blast rocked the neigh- borhood. It tore the porch off the house and shattered every window in it. The police were without clues as to the criminals, but expressed the belief the explosive was a dynamite stick. Mzj. A, V. Dalrymple, prohibition director, today wired the prohibition administrator in New York to send a full report on the explosion at the home of Willlam Geisler, a special in- vestigator for the Prohibition Bureau. Dalrymple had received no details of the dynamiting, except from newspaper dispatches. Prohibition officials here said they were not familiar with the nature of the investigation Geisler has been en- gaged in recently. The agent has been working under orders of the New York administrator, it was explained. Geigr has been doing confidential work for the bureau intermittently since CASHIER SHOOTS BANDIT, IGNORING THREAT OF GUN Opens Fire When One of Two Men Orders Him to “Put Up Your Hands.” By the Associated Press. ASHVILLE, Ala., April 11.—Draw- ing a pistol and opening fire instead of obeying a command to “hold up your hands,” J. C. Dubois, cashier, shot one of two unidentified men who attempted to hold up the Ashville Savings Bank here today. The men entered the bank about half an hour after it opened and one of them asked Dubois for change for a dollar. Dubois said as he turned to get the change one of the men covered him with a pistol and ordered “Put up your hands and back off.” A pistol lay on a shelf beneath the fire. 1 pitched forward, probably fatal- wounded, and his companion fled in an automoble. Seignossc. The pilot landed safely with .p":‘mnuu. gt . FOR CONSULTATION MacDonald Proposal Given Consideration as Key to Arms Agreement. By the Assoclated Press. 5 The Roosevelt administration is seri- ously considering as a possible key to | the European disarmament deadlock the proposal of Ramsay MacDonald of | Great Britain, under which the United States and other signatories to the Paris peace pact would agree to con- sult together in event of a violation. In the forthcoming international economic conversations here, in which the British prime minister and former Premier Edouard Herriot of France will take part, the idea advanced at Geneva as & part of MacDonald’s wide- ly discussed disarmament will be an_important subject of discussion. If the United States should lfi!e tod!.hhmexlaulm of‘ \:‘druponlhfl;u :!}; under the peace pact e should feel such American .fithmn would sufficiently insure their security against (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) SAIL FOR MANEUVERS U. 8. Destroyers Off for North China Coast. : MANILA, April 11.—Twelve destroy- ers of the United States Asiatic Fleet and the tender Blackhawk sailed today for annual Summer maneuvers off the North . China coast, following _the cruiser Houston, flagship of the fleet, now at Shanghal. ‘The warships carried more than 2,600 men. o’ The only evening paper in Washington with the Yesterday's Circulation, 122,128 TWO CENTS. Press. ROOSEVELT FAVOR FOR BANK DEPOSIT GUARANTEE 3 SEEN Former Senator Hitchcock Predicts Support After Talk With President. DISPUTE OVER MEASURE CARRIED TO EXECUTIVE Secretary Woodin and Senator Glass Confer 20 Minutes on State Institutions. By the Assoclated Press. Support by President Roosevelt of the proposed insurance of bank deposits was predicted today by former Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebraska, after & talk with the President. ngressional lead- ers in the draft of the “’n’ wj e deposit insurance e dispute over the State banking provisions of the impending reform measure was taken to the ury Woodin and Senator Glass, mtm' of Virginia, author of the I Neither Woodin or Glass would dis- g’:wmmamwmum Bl eill UNNOTICED BY POLICE Discovery Made by Residents of Baltimore Within Block of Station. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, April 11.—An investi- gation was under way today to discover how police failed to notice the body of & man lying in an automobile parked within a block of Western police sta- tion for more than 36 hours. The body was discovered by residents of the section, who notified police. The man was identified as L. Pritch- "d:ir“' llector. night and said he intended to continue his investigation into the cause of the man's death today. Members of Pritchard’s family said they had not seen him since early Sat- ur Beer for Pago Pago. AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 11 (#).—The United States liner Monterey today left with a consignment of Auck- land beer for Pago Pago in Tutuila, one of the American Samoan dependents. By the Associated Press. FORT SMITH, Ark., April 11.—Three young hillmen who came over the moun- tains to help the new President with his forestry program found a strange world of trains, street cars and noise too much for their nerves last pight. So they're going home. The trio, obviously frightened and bewildered by unaccustomed surround- ings, was found huddled in the shadows of a downtown alley by a startled pa- trolman, who took them to police head- quarters. Officers listened to their story with amazement. Jesse Ri “We heard they had new dent,” Richman continued, “and Radio Proggms en Page C3 as he was puttin’ folks to work in the woods. We ‘lowed we'd help out some.” 8o the three started for the “city.” ARKANSAS HILL YOUTHS TREK WAY 40 MILES TO JOIN FOREST ARMY Trio, “Skeered to Death” by Street Cars, Seen for First Time, Refuse to Ride Train Back Home. ‘Walking all day through foresis and over the Ouachita Mountains. they came late yesterday to L, Ark. where, Richman said, they saw_their first train. They boarded the “cars” and came on to Fort Smith. The train and street cars, Ricnnmen confessed, “skeered us to death.” They wanted