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Evening star., 1933-04-11
MULR00NEY 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-
troll Board, New York Citys mayor
had today the job of finding 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 sue
ceeded Grover Whalen about three
years ago.
Mentioned as possibilities are Thorn
as F. McAndrews, secretary to the
mayor; James j. Noey, who was Mayor
OBrien's campaign manager; Chief In
spector John j. O'Brien, First Deputy
Commissioner Philip D. Hoyt, In
spector Thomas Cummings of Brook
lyn and Assistant Chief Inspector John
j. Sullivan, head of the detective di-
vision.
Commissioner Mulrooney entered the
service as a patrolman on January 8,
1896. He became. sergeant in 1905,
a lieutenant in 1913, captain in 1923,
deputy inspector in 1926 and an in
spector In 1927. He has served in
practically every branch of the depart
ment.
Commissioner Mulrooney takes his
new post with some financial sacrifice
As police commissioner he has been
drawing $13,390 a year. The new job
pays only $4,000. He Is entitled to
! retire from the Police Department on
half pay, but will be unable to accept
it while in the employ Of the State.
Evening star., 1933-04-11
CHICAGO ADOPTS THRIFT PLAN
TO ENCOURAGE TAX PAYMENTS
Property Owners May Now Meet Their Assessments in
Instalments of s. 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 1881
taxes, credited with causing much OF
Chicago's current embarrassment in It's
inability to pay its employees.
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
several hundred persons. who had al
ready paid in close to $4,000. The
total yet to be collected. he said,
amounted to about $89,000,000
In operation the plan is simple
Upon enrolment the taxpayer is given
a 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 ever S.. For obvious rea-
sons, he said. interest would not be
made on the thrift plan and refunds
would not be made for any 9eason.
Evening star., 1933-04-11
LAUREL HORSEMAN
KILLED IN ARGUMENT
Shooting by Son-in-Law Held
Justified" After He Beats
Wife and Daughter.
BY the Associated Press.

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 coroner's jury at
Elkridge later IN the morning and
Bailan was released.
The shooting occurred after FLAG
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
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
began to beat his stepdaughter, Bailan's
wife. Bailan interfered, but was unable
to stop Flaig.
A few moments later, Mrs. Flaig said,
her husband seized gun and threat
ened to kill the entire family. When he
did, Bailan grabbed another gun and
fired.
Flaig was about 40 years old and
Bailan about 26, according to Magis-
trate Gosnell.
Evening star., 1933-04-11
DRY AGENTS HOME
WRECKED BY BOMB
Officer, Doing Confidential
Federal Work, Escapes
Injury in Blast.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April ia 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 Is houses
nearby and threw residential neigh
borhood of Elnhurst, Queens, into
panic. No one was hurt.
Geisler, who said 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. 1t 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 dynamite stick.
Maj. 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 William Geisler, special in
yestigator 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-
gagged in recently. The agent has been
working under orders of the New York
administrator, 1t was explained.
GeiSE has been doing confidential
work for the bureau intermittently since
1923.
Evening star., 1933-04-11

better citizens as they take the oath
of allegiance to the United States in
the District of Columbia Supreme Court
they will make their contribution
that Washingtonians' own revenue may
be tucked away safely in the Treasury,
unused and unusable either by the Fed
eral Government in Federal budget bal
ancing or the municipal government
in tax reduction.
Savings" Less Than $4,000.
These are the more important groups
of persons who, through the slashes
made in the Districts 1884 budget, will
be deprived of the educational services
which the public school system in the
past has provided and which, 1t Is in
sisted by the Washington taxpayers as
represented in citizens associations,
parent teacher associations. home and
school associations, labor organizations,
women's clubs and leading patriotic or
ganizations, still should be made avail
able to them. On these three phases
of public education alone Congress
would save" for the District consider
CONTINUED on Page 8, Column 20
Evening star., 1933-04-11
WILEY LAUDS WORK
of ALL ON AKRON;
COMPLETES 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 Off,
Ger to Stand.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated 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 Akrons
safety equipment for her crew and to a
mistake in orders by which her course
was changed so degrees instead OF Is
as she sought to find 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 cnange.
"In my opinion" Wiley said, "the
mistake had no bearing on later events,
although it might have had"
After pause, he added. raising his
voice slightly: cit was immaterial."
Asked whether the Akron was fitted
with life boats or RATS, Wiley replied
that she carried one air-infiated life
raft, with capacity, I think, Of IA
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 expert
ences, after the commander completed
his testimony.
Oficer 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" few seconds before the
dirigible crashed was caused by the tail
striking the water.
Wiley said 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
Just before he was washed out Of the
ship into the water.
Previously he had said 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 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, said 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 A.
Evening star., 1933-04-11
MAY 0. K. SHIFTING
OF SCHOOL FUNDS
Subcommittee Considers
Method of Easing Ef-
feCts of Cuts.

Granting of authority to school ON
cials to transfer funds from one budget
item to another during the next fiscal
year as a means of meeting the most
important school obligations in view of
the sharp reductions that have been
made in the estimates was considered
today as the Senate subcommittee on
local appropriations continued executive
hearings on the 1884 District bill.
Dr. Frank Ballou, superintendent, and
other school officials began testifying
today, but did not complete the school
portion of the budget and will continue
tomorrow morning. The Commission
ers and Auditor Donovan also gave
further testimony today.
The needs of the public library sys-
tenn will be gone into some time to-
morrow.
Flexibility Considered.
While the subcommittee will not be-
gin marking up changes in the bill
until the testimony is all in, there were
further indicstions today that the pres
ent disposition Is not to inc-ease ma
terially the total of the House bill. In
a number of instances. however, the
subcommittee may make the terms of
the bill more flexible, such as was pro-
posed today in regard to the transfer
Of school funds from one item to an
other.
A similar instance occurs in the ST.
$50 1000 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
missioners to spend it literally during
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 SUBJ
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 on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1933-04-11
j. s. WEIGHS PACT
FOR CONSULTATION
Macdonald Proposal Given
Consideration as Key to
Arms Agreement.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
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-
suit 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 plan will be
an important subject Of discussion.
If the United States should agree
to this extension of its responsibility
under the peace pact and the French
should feel such American action would
sufficiently insure their security against
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1933-04-11
BY the Associated Press.


FORT SMITH, Ark, April 11.-Three
young hillmen who came over the noun
tains to help the new President with his
forestry program found strange world
of trains, street cars and noise too
much for their nerves last night. 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 Richman. 20, the leader of the
expedition. said he and his companions
lived near Black Fork, 40 miles back In
the hills near the Oklahoma border.
I'VE heard they had a new Presi-
dent" Richman continued, land as how
he was putin folks to work in the
woods. We lowed we'd help out some"
So the three started for the "city."
Evening star., 1933-04-11
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-
nation of the Department of Commerce
have been completed by President
Roosevelt's economy advisers and to-
day we're at the White House for exec
ntive approval.
Reorganization shakes down a 10
bureau unit, which at present is oper-
ating at cost of approximately $45,-
O0O, 1000, to a six-bureau structure, in
cluding a gigantic transportation
agency, having supervision over this
country's commercial traffic on land,
air and sea.
Although taking a major part IN the
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, arranged by The Evening Star,
Roper said last night he would recon-
mend for the 1894 fiscal year an ap-
preparation of $26,000,000, a total of
$19,000.0 900 under the cost Of operat-
ing the department this year.
Revises Revenue Figures.
"This administration, impelled by
the pledge to the people of keeping
Government expenses within Govern
ment income, has, within the last 80
days, carefully re-estimated Govern
ment revenues for 1884," Roper said,
"and with the revised figures as q
basis is making, through the director
of the budget, reapportionment."
As to the actual reorganization OF
the department, he said:
1T is proposed to simplify its agen-
cies wherever possible; to reduce the
staff where an agency or bureau is
overmanned; to work economies that
necessity demands"
From sources close to the administra-
tion 1t was learned the following would
be the new structure of the Commerce
Department and which is regarded as
reorganization program:
/. The Bureau of Transportation.
This unit will absorb the present elab-
crate set-up of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, the United States Ship
ping Board, the Agriculture Depart
ment's Bureaus Of Weather and Public
Roads, the Federal Radio Commission,
the Commerce Departments Bureaus of
Aeronautics, Geodetic Survey, Light
Houses and Navigator. Steamboat In
spection, the War Departments Inland
Waterways Corporation, the Naval OBJ
servatory from the Navy Department,
and the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics.
Under Assistant Secretary.
The bureau will be under the general
supervision Of the Secretary Of COM
Ynerce and under the direct slIoerviSiOn
of the new Office of Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Transportation, taking
the place of the present junior cabinet
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 Building will house the en-
tire bureau with the exception OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1933-04-11
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April li.-A thrift TAX
payment plan organized along the lines
Of a Christmas savings club is the
latest innovation for the convenience
of Chicago and Cook County taxpay-
ers, and Treasurer Joseph B. NC
Donough today said it was proving sue
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
assessment diminish.
1T removes the headache from the
semi annual tax bill and makes the
burden seem q little easier" he said.
And more Imperative hope to
speed collection of the millions of dol
lars of unpaid 1881 taxes so that the
thousands of city employees and school
teachers can receive the salary checks
for which they have waited SO long"
McDonough put his plan into effect
Evening star., 1933-04-11
PRESIDENT TO HAVE
FINAL SAY ON RAILS
Roosevelt Wants Definite Ac-
ton by Carriers First to
Help Themselves.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Difficulties confronting the railroad
industry are to get immediate consid-
Grafton 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-
ton 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 struggling
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 reorganization, but the President
reserved for a later conference final
determination upon all angles in the
proposed legislation.
Determined to get action at the
extra session, he arranged for further
meetings and intends to put his pro-
gram before Congress by the end Of
this week.
Two proposals are definitely in the
administration program-repeal OF the
recapture clause requiring the roads to
turn over to the Government all in
come above per cent, and Federal
regulation Of holding companies.
Joseph, B. Eastman, member OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission. who
is regarded as the Roosevelt choice for
Federal rail co-ordinator, laid the al
tentative relief program proposals be-
fore Mr.. Roosevelt at last nights
pariey.
Secretary of the Treasury Woodin,
Lewis w. Douglas, director of the bud
get, Secretary of Commerce Roper and
w. w. Splawn, special counsel to the
House Interstate Commerce Committee,
were the others present.
Rate Inquiry Set.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion announced yesterday that it would
begin an exhaustive inquiry into freight
rates on April "a. Farm organizations
and coal and lumber interests have
argued that freight rates should follow
commodity prices downward and that
in this way only could the carriers
regain lost traffic.
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Aitchison, Porter and Lee have been
assigned to conduct the freight rate
hearing.
The commission announced on March
81 that such an inquiry would be con-
Quoted.
The presence of the Treasury Secre-
tary and budget director at last nights
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.
Evening star., 1933-04-11
ARKANSAS HILL YOUTHS TREK WAY
40 MILES TO JOIN FOREST ARMY
Trio Skeered Death by Street Cars, Seen for First
Time, Refuse to Ride Train Back Home.

Walking all day through forests and
over the Ouachita Mountains. they
came late yesterday to Dequeei-, Ark.
where, Richman said. they saw their
first train. They boarded the cars"
and came on to Fort Smith. The train
and street cars, Ricnnrfn confessed.
"skeered us to DEATH" They wanted
to go back to their mountains, but
couldn't find the way.
None had seen q street car before
yesterday. been in town greater than
100 in population. or seen the inside Of
barber shop, they said. They had
seen few automobiles. The three wore
clothes outmoded 20 years ago.
Police Chief Hugh Connor explained
that the Presidents reforestation troops
may not be recruited here for months,
and accompanied the bronzed youths to
place to sleep. They assured the at
tendant they wouldn't wait for breai>-
fast.
We'll be gittin' out fore breakfast"
Richman said. I'VE got long walk
ahead of US. You couldn't get US lon
those cars hgain. It made Us al sick.s