FORESTRY BILL
ENACTED, GOES
TO PRESIDENT
Civilian Corps to Be Mob
ilized—Does Not Ap
ply to Northland
WASHINGTON, March 31.—Sig
nifying its final approval of thi
reforestation bill, which has been
rent to the President, the Senate
moved down late yesterday after*
noon to the second relief road, to
which the Administration pointed
—the creation of a half-billion dol
lar fund for direct aid to states.
President Aids
The agreement by the Senate to
the House amendments on the
Forestry measure came close on the
President's conferences with offi
cials to determine how much mon
ey would be available for the plan
to put men to work in forests. En
listment for such work is expected
to begin almost immediately.
Not for Territories
Among the amendments rejected
by the House was one to extend
the provisions of the measure to
territories, but there was no op
portunity for debate.
The Forestry bill does not per
mit the establishment of employ
ment projects in Alaska.
MAY SIGN IT TODAY
WASHINGTON, March 31.—The
signature of President Roosevelt is
expected to be placed on the for
estry bill sometime late today.
This will put the machinery in
the Labor, War, Agriculture and
Interior Departments in full gear
and rush the plan which is ex
pec ted to be in full swing by mid
summer.
BILL IS SIGNED
WASHINGTON. March 31.—Pres
ident Roosevelt has signed the re
forestation bill and immediately
steps were taken to put the pro
gram into effect.
SPAIN’S INSANE A PROBLEM
MADRI1/—-The santty depart
ment is figuring on how to aare
for 30,000 insane persons now lack
ing asylum or medical supervision
The department’s budget precludes
building new sanitoria.
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