Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 171, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 November 1931 — Page 1

DOCTORS WILL BE CALLED IN VEHLING QUIZ Undertakers Also Will Give Evidence on Activities of Coroner. RENEW INQUIRY FRIDAY County Commissioners May Demand Return of Official’s Fees. BY DICK MILLER Additional evidence will be laid before county grand jurors Friday when they reconvene, after a holiday, to consider charges that Coroner Fred W. Vehling has performed illegal autopsies for which he claimed fees from the county. Internes at city hospital and Indianapolis undertakers probably will appear before the jury in the next few days to tell what they know of alleged irregular autopsies and embalmings by Vehling. Included in charges made against Vehling are that he “stole” bodies and rushed them to his undertaking establishment, 702 Virginia avenue, for emblaming without consent of relatives and friends of deceased persons. Illegal Autopsies Charged Prosecutors have learned Vehling performed alleged unwarranted post mortems in some natural death causes, but in others of the same type did not attempt the autopsies. Investigating instances in which autopsies were not made, it has been learned the bodies were sent to other cities and towns for burial, but records reveal Vehling is listed as the coroner and the undertaker. Fees in these cases are high, Indianapolis funeral directors said. With continuation of the grand jury probe Friday, county commissioners were reported investigating laws which support assertions that return of fees paid Vehling might be demanded if it is shown autopsies were illegal. Court Ruling Cited A ruling of the state supreme court, which gives county officials the power of contesting validity of claims of the coroner, has been presented to the commissioners. It follows: “One holding an autopsy under direction of the coroner is charged with notice of the limitations on the power of the coroner to hold inquests and autopsies, and the county is not estopped from contesting the validity of a physician’s claim for an autopsy merely because it was directed by the coroner.” At completion of the quiz, which probably will take two weeks, due to testimony of nearly 100 witnesses, the jury will be asked to indict Vehling or direct his impeachment, or both, if facts uncovered warrant such action. GANDHI EXPECTS TO BE ARRESTED ON RETURN Mahatma Prepares for Voyage to India After Parley Failure. By United Press LONDON, Nov. 26.—The Mahatma Gandhi, failing in his demands for India, prepared today for his return to India, convinced he would be arrested within a month of his arrival. He confided to friends today that he expected to depart for the continent about the middle of next week. He will proceed thence toward India and the imprisonment which he feels certain will be meted out to him. Gandhi’s cold, which was extremely bothersome to him Wednesday, was reported considerably improved today. JOB SALE IS CHARGED Illinois Tublic Welfare Supervisor Is Indicted. By United rrtss GENEVA, 111., Nov. 26.—Sales of jobs in various state hospitals was charged against E. Frank Throgmorton, fiscal supervisor of the Illinois department of public welfare, in indictments returned by the Kane county grand jury Wednesday, Throgmorton was alleged to have conspired with George Bost, commissary operator at the Elgin state hospital, to sell jobs for $25 and $35 each. In one indictment, they were accused of consipracy to obtain money under false pretenses, and in the other of conspiracy to sell jobs. Circuit Court Judge K. Newhall ordered Throgmorton and Bost to appear for preliminary hearing on Monday, after they had entered pleas of not guilty. They were freed on bonds of $4,000 each.

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Feast in Prison By United Press LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Nov. 26.—A1 Capone, facing a term in the federal penitentiary here for evading his income tax, probably will eat no better Thanksgiving dinner than his brother, Ralph, already an inmate. The 3,072 prisoners will be fed the following menu: Roast chicken, giblet gravy, dressing, cranberry, sauce, mashed potatoes, bread and coffee.

NAB GUN DUEL SUSPECT AFTER 2-MONTHHUNT Prisoner Held as Hijacker Who Made Escape in Sensational Battle. Suspected of being one of two hijackers trailed through a hail of bullets by Harold Morton, motorcycle policeman, in a long chase in west Indianapolis Sept. 18, Carl King, 26, of 1124 College avenue, Apartment 4, was arrested today by police. King is believed to have been the companion of Sam Pendergraft, who Morton cornered and captured as the chase ended in the rear of a house at 5421 West Morris street. Pendergraft was convicted in federal court on a charge of transporting liquor, and now is serving a 5-year prison term. King, whose photograph was identified by Morton Wednesday, was captured in his apartment by a police squad in charge of Sergeant Wayne Bear. Wife Also Arrested King’s wife, Mrs. Bertha King, whose activities, have been watched closely since the shooting, also was arrested. King was said to have attempted to hide an automatic revolver under a pillow in the apartment bedroom as Bear entered. King and his wife were held on vagrancy charges for federal authorities under bond of SIO,OOO each. Clews to the identity of the second alleged hijacker were obtained after the chase, when Bear traced a phone call by a woman, believed to be King’s wife, to the Pendergraft home. Morton picked up the trail of the hijackers' car at West Washington street and White river. Morton sped after the coupe and saw an occupant break the glass from the rear of the car and thrust out a shotgun muzzle. Chase Is Sensational One Speeding sixty-five miles an hour through streets in the southwest section, the fugitives emptied the gun at Morton. Morton returned the fire, and when the chase reached Morris and Reisner streets, abandoned his motorcycle, commandeered an automobile, and continued the pursuit. Morton lost trail of the fleeing car for a short time, but picked it up again when he saw the coupe at the Morris street address. Rushing around the rear of the house, Morton found himself looking into the barrel of a pistol held by Pendergraft. For an instant both stood still. Then, according to witnesses. Morton said: “Go on, shoot, you haven’t the guts to pull the trigger.” Has S4OO in Possession Pendergraft threw down his revolver. The second alleged hijacker, whom Morton has identified as King, escaped. Morton found thirty-one five-gal-lon and twenty-six one-gallon cans of alcohol in the coupe, he reported. Morton later was commended by Police Chief Mike Morrissey and the safety board, and subsequently was promoted to detective sergeant. According to Sergeant Bear, King had more than S4OO in his possession when arrested. BATTLES DEATH AGAIN Woman Once Saved From Rare Disease Is Seriously 111. By United t'ress CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—Mrs. Andrew Nelson, 41, victim of the rare Addison’s disease, once saved by cortin treatment, was in a critical condition today as the result of a mysterious throat infection. Attempts to diagnose the infection, discovered when she appeared to be recovering from the Addison’s disease, were unsuccessful. Physicians at the Billings Memorial hospital were unable to confirm the opinion. that the infection was caused by diptheria. Visited by her husband and five of her six children at the hospital Wednesday, Mrs. Nelson rallied during the night, but her condition was described as still dangerous. MERGER STORY~DEN lED Me tro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Fox Consolidation Scouted. By United Press LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26.—Despite repeated reports, there will be no merger of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the William Fox Company, Nicholas, Schenck, president of th*r former, declared today, after his arrival here from New York. Neither will there be a transfer of the so-called Fox interests in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to other hands, he said. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 27 9 a. m 29 7a. m 28 10 a. m 31 8 a. m 29

HOOVER AGAIN ATTACKED BY NAVY LEAGUE ‘Starvation’ of Nation’s Sea Defenders Charged in Latest Blast. PROBE GROUP ASSAILED Vindication Committee Is Challenged on Accuracy of Report. By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The recent bitter controversy between President Hoover and the Navy League was reopened with added vigor today by the league, which reiterated its charges that Hoover is “starving” the navy. The league, in a pamphlet issued over the signature of its chairman, Walter Bruce Kowe, defended as accurate its figures designed to show the United States navy is inadequate, and attacked both the President and his recent “vindication” committee, which purported to refute earlier league allegations. A fuller reply to the report of the presidential committee was promised at an early date. That body charged the league with “inaccuracies, false assertions, and erroneous conclusions.” The pamphlet asserted that the President has failed to carry out 1928 campaign promises of an adequate navy. Record Is Assailed “Mr. Hoover has been President for nearly three years,” the league said. “During that time many of our ships, particularly destroyers, have been going over age and are due for replacements. But Mr. Hoover has not inaugurated a single move to provide for replacements—not to mention upbuilding in categories where we are below treaty levels.” All the construction, it added, has been inherited from previous administrations, but for five destroyers. “Such has been the President’s unconstructive record as to naval building since he has been President.” Copies of the pamphlet were sent to the President, his cabinet members and all members of congress. It was said at the White House that Mr. Hoover had no statement to make, at least for the present. Th pamphlet reaffirms, in effect, the charges that precipitated the league’s fight with the President—the assertion of William Howard Gardiner, league president, that Mr. Hoover was “abysmally ignorant” of naval matters and was a “congenital pacifist.” Report Is Challenged Mr. Hoover demanded a public apology from Gardiner and the league, and appointed a committee to investigate the assertions, which were packed with figures designed to show that the navy is weak and getting weaker to the danger point. The committee upheld the President, after investigating navy and state department statistics. A statement in the presidential report, which quoted the navy legaue as estimating relative United States and Japanese strength as United States 10, Japan 13.1, was challenged by the league today. It claimed that what it actually said was that the strength of the three great naval powers was United States 10, Britain 13.1, Japan 10. “It is astonishing that a presidential committee, set up as a tribunal of accuracy before which no representative of the Navy League was allowed to appear, has permitted itself to make such an obviously incorrect statement,” the report said. “It is to be regretted deeply that Mr. Hoover’s committee, in its report, repeatedly relies on this same misstatement to attack the accuracy of the assertions made on behalf of the league, and adopts it as a basis for its findings of inaccuracy, false assertions, and erroneous conclusions.” OCEAN HOP IS DELAYED German Expects to Start Pacific Flight in Ten Days. By United Press HONOLULU, T. H., Nov. 26Lack of a suitable flying field today delayed the scheduled takeoff of Captain J. K. Von Althaus, German war flier, on an attempted solo flight to the Pacific coast. Von Althaus. one of five aviators who brought their monoplane here from Oakland, Cal., for the hazardous venture, said he hoped to leave within the next ten days.

Wilson Film Memorial Is Marvelous Lesson is presented at four performances Saturday in Keith’s theatS undr auspices of The Times. This film, one of the most marvelous and heart-gripping pictures ever made, has enthralled hundreds of thousands of spectators m principal cities of the country, and is brought here by The Times as a tribute to the great war President, as an educational feature second to none, and for the benefit of the city’s jobless All proceeds, above expenses, will be turned over to the madework committee for relief of the city’s needy. Hundreds of school children are expected to view this great picture, as it presents a lesson in American history which could not bo gained in a year’s text-book study. The picture will be shown at 2. 4, 6 and 8 p. m. Saturday. Admittance fees are 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Tickets may be obtained only at the door.

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“We thank Thee, O God!” These three children, who live at the Indianapolis Orphans’ home, 4107 East Washington street, ate dinner today with the spirit of Thanksgiving in their hearts. Just as fervently as did william Bradford, the governor of the Pil-

WALKER DRAFTS MOONEY APPEAL Mayor’s Plea Will Include Warning of Riots. By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26. Mayor James J. Walker of New York studied the history of the Thomas Mooney case today with time out to attend the St. Mary’sOregon university football game. Mayor Walker said he expected today’s work to complete his research in the case and that Friday he probably will begin work on the plea he will make Dec. 1 in asking that Mooney be pardoned from San Quentin, where he is serving a life term. The Mayor still declined to make known the probable course of his address to Governor James Rolph Jr., and the advisory committee the Governor has selected, but it was reported that he intended for one thing to point out that continued incarceration of Mooney might lead to demonstrations of near riot proportions. Details for the Dec. 1 hearing before the Governor, who has the power to pardon Mooney, were worked out at a conference late Wednesday between the mayor and the Govemo”. It was decided that Frank P. Walsh and Aaron Sapiro, attorneys for Mooney, and Mayor Walker all would speak at the hearing and would conclude in not more than four hours. The Governor said he probably would take the matter under advisement after hearing the appeals. SAILORS ARE SAVED Six Men, Nearly Frozen, Rescued From Wrgck. By United Press HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. 26.—The six members of the crew of the Gloucester schooner Ecjith and Eliner, rammed and sunk by the steamship Gypsum Prince Wednesday night, were found today drifting on wreckage, according to wireless messages received here. The men were half frozen, having been only lightly clad. Small boats and tugs had searched all night for the men without success. Hope for their safety was at low ebb when one of the boats in the search sighted the bit of wreckage. The schooner went down quickly after the collision. The Gypsum Prince, out of Liverpool, bound for Digby, was damaged, but was able to proceed under her own steam. MERCURY TUMBLES Mark of 26 Is Lowest of Season Here. Dropping to 26 early today, the mercury set anew cold mark for the season. Thermometers will rise today, with a minimum of 34 during the night to be followed by unsettled weather Friday, the bureau forecast. While the chilly wave in Indianapolis had reached its breaking point, the bureau received reports today from the west of near-zero temperatures in many states. Texas was covered with heavy snow and New Mexico also reported snow. Lowest temperature in the state over night was 24 at Ft. Wayne. Last Thanksgiving the mercury fell to 1 above zero.

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By United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 26. —AI (Scarface) Capone, gangster, may be “Scarface” no longer, if the new beauty preparation he has sent for is successful. Attaches of the county jail, where the gangster is imprisoned pending appeal of his conviction of income tax evasion, revealed that Capone had sent away for a product which, it is claimed, will hide the jagged facial scars that made his nickname famous. The preparation, they said, was to be painted over the scars and assertedly disguised them completely and blended with the normal skin appearance. Capone has sent for a sample of the product and anxiously is awaiting a trial application, they said.

CHILD THANKFUL FOR NEW FACE Boy Goes Home on Holiday After Long Suffering. “I am thankful, dear Lord, for the good, kind doctors who have made me anew face!” This childish prayer of thankfulness was said by 4-year-old Bobbie Rominger as he crawled from his bed at the James Whitcomb Riley hospital for children this morning. Bobbie is going home * today to his parents in Hope, Ind., after being confined at the hospital since last May. Weary days of waiting and numerous painful plastic operations are things of the past for Bobbie this Thanksgiving day. Happily, he awaited arrival of his mother to show her how the doctors have removed scars, received in a gas explosion. Bobbie was injured in an explosion in November, 1930, at the home in Hope, when he accidentally overturned a table lamp. Flames burned him severely on the face and arms. A few blocks away from the hospital, Bobbies’happiness was shared by seme one else. This was James St. John, 77, who, at the city hospital, walked today after lying in a cast three months, as result of a fall Aug. 30. St. John also said a prayer of thanks as he sat in bed eating his dinner. Unlike Bobbie, however, this aged patient will not have any relatives to welcome him homeward in a few days. He will go back to the only home he has—the Marion county poor farm. DOG DIES OF POISON INTENDED FOR CHILD Strychnine Kills Animal, and Father Stops Feast in Time. By United Press PAN A, 111., Nov. 26.—A box of candy, several pieces of which are believed to have contained poison, and which was sent through the mails to Vivian Sturman, 12, Wednesday, was to be analyzed by chemists today, pending action by postal authorities. Tige, a bull terrier pet in the family of August Paus. with whom Vivian, an orphan, lived, is credited by authorities with being responsible for saving the lives of Vivian and two small daughters of Paus. The dog was given the first piece of candy, became sick immediately, and died within a few minutes. Vivian and the Paus children had begun to munch the candy when the father of the latter stopped them. Dr. A. L. Alderson, a physician, stated that the dog died of strychnine poisoning. HOOSIER GETS REPRIEVE Evansville Man Given New Hope of Escaping Electric Chair. By United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 28.—Thanksgiving brought new hopes today to Howard C. Bonham, Evansville, Ind., who was saved from electrocution at the Cook county jail Friday by a state supreme court order. Bonham’s attorney, Harold Levy, sought the writ on the ground that the evidence of a material witness had been restricted by the prosecution in Bonham's trial.' The supreme court will review the case in January.

grim colony, who proclaimed the first Thanksgiving, they observe the day by offering their thanks. Left to right in the picture they are Myron Sharon, Betty Mabe and John Adams.

1,500 INDIANS HELD IN BLIZZARD TRAP

50 Horsemen Search Grand Canyon Wastes for Army of Nut Pickers. By United Press GALLUP, N. M., Nov. 26. Thanksgiving day found nearly 1,500 Indian nut pickers snowtrapped high on the mesas that border the Grand Canyon of Arizona, their lives imperiled by a blizzard that swept over that rugged country. A thousand or more Navajos and more than three hundred Zuni tribesmen, assembled for one of America’s most unusual harvests—pinon nut gathering—were exposed to the storm on the wind-swept plateaus. They had little food, and little clothing. Fifty horsemen —white men—set out Wednesday to push their way through the rugged canyons and the snow to reach the stranded Indians. The rescue party carried food and clothing. Early today they had not been heard from. Country Is Desolate Communication through the country where the Indians are trapped, is slow. Noted for its scenic beauty, the territory is one of the wildest in the United States. It is near there that the giant airliner, City of San Francisco, crashed in September, 1929, killing eight persons. So rugged is the country that the big plane was not found for a week. Yearly, the Indians enter the country and climb to the flat-topped mesas to gather the pinon nuts. The weirdly shaped, wind-blown and weather-stunted trees are almost the only foliage in the area. They produce a small dark gray nut the size and shape of a navy bean. The Indians gather them for food and for sale to tourists. Deaths Are Feared This year the harvest was interrupted by the blizzard. 111-prepared for bitter cold, it was feared even the hardy tribesmen might die from freezing and exposure unless aid reached them. Word of their plight was brought by a small band of Navajos, who staggered into Gallup over snowchoked trails from the big Navajo reservation north of here. Rescue was made additionally difficult because the Indians were not in one group, but scattered over an area many rrtiles square. PINCHOT’S CHALLENGE ACCEPTED BY DAVIS Senator Agrees to Give Income to Charity if Governor Will. By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 266.—Senator James J. Davis (Rep., Pa.), has answered the challenge of Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania “to give as large a percentage of your income as I do of mine to unemployment relief” in Pennsylvania. “Mrs. Davis and I will give all 01 U income if you and Mrs. Pinchot will do likewise,” Davis wrote Pinchot Wednesday night. Pinchot made his proposal after Davis had criticized his efforts to obtain a million dollar personal loan from Secretary of Treasury Mellon for state relief work. Davis in his reply said he not only would donate his entire income to charity, but would convert all his holdings and put proceeds into Pennsylvania relief bonds, if Pinchot would do likewise.

A Bone-Dry Christmas, as Far as Cakes Go

IT’S going to be a dry Christmas in Indiana. There’ll be no blearyeyed Hoosiers shouting “Hie, hie, hurrah,” as they tipsily weave their way home from Christmas dinner tables after having partaken of plum puddings.

At least that will be the case if E. C. Yellowley, Chicago federal alcohol permit supervisor for the district embracing Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, has his way. With the advent of the prohibition era death sentence was passed on the old-fashioned plum pudding, tastily flavored with brandy. But a reprieve was given when some plum pudding fan conceived the idea of substituting alcohol for

brany. Now comes Yellowley with anew order forbidding further issuance of alcohol to bakeries in his district to be used in flavoring. The order came as welcome news to Hoosier bootleggers, who were reported preparing to take care of an increased Christmas trade.

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Just a Jaunt By United Press MILWAUKEE, Nov . 26. Ronald Woodward fell fifty feet from the power house chimney of the State Teachers’ college Wednesday, brushed the dust off his trousers and strolled to the county emergency hospital to see whether he’d been injured. Physicians there said he wasn’t, but added that they couldn’t understand why he hadn’t been killed. Woodward, a 24-year-old steepple-jack, said he was repairing the lightning rod on the smokestack when his hands became numb with cold and he lost his grip.

HOOVER FACER DOUBLE FEAST Two Turkey Dinners Are on President’s Holiday Bill. By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The Thanksgiving day schedule of Presi-i dent Hoover and his official “family” called for a simple and quiet observance. The President and Mrs. Hoover planned to attend services at the Church of the Covenant on Connecticut avenue in the morning and spend the rest of the day at the White House. Turkey is on the White House menu twice—for the midday and evening dinners. A few personal friends have been invited in for each meal to share the birds. The President expected to devote a part of the afternoon working on his annual message to congress. Vice-President Curtis, cabinet members, and other high government officials had similarly quiet programs in the main. MIX HOLDSJIS OWN Crisis Is Near in Serious Illness of Film Star. By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 26.—Tom Mix, cowboy actor, remained in critical condition today, the crisis not yet passed in his fight against peritonitis, resulting from a ruptured appendix. Physicians attending him were noncommittal as to his chances for recovery. Dr. R. Nichol Smith, in charge of his case, said: “There has been no improvement in his condition, but he has obtained some sleep, and that is encouraging. I am quite hopeful that he will pull through all right.” Mix had been fighting for life since late Tueday, when he suffered a relapse following an emergency operation. Anew supply of bacteriophage was brought from Stanford university by airplane Wednesday, and a third injection of the serum made. The bacteriophage, which consumes gangreneous germ cells, and Mix’s strong constitution were keeping him alive.

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NEW PLAN OF LEAGUE SPURS PEACEHOPES Japan Indicates Approval of Resolution Providing for Evacuation. SEEK TO AVERT ATTACK Chinese Mass Large Forces at Chinchow, as Tokio Holds Army Back. BY SAMUEL DASHIELL United Press Staff Correspondent PARIS, Nov. 26.—The League of Nations council, cheered by new advices from Tokio, moved closer today toward settlement of the difficult Manchurian problem. After a long night session, the Japanese delegate was given indications that his country looked more favorably toward the council resolution providing for evacuation of Manchuria as soon as possible, and for creation of a commission of inquiry into the causes of the Jap-anese-Chinese conflict. The Japanese advices came after Ambassador Charles G. Dawes of the United States had announced his government supported the resolution. Japanese delegates have modifications to present to the council before the resolution is acceptable, but these “will not change the essential terms of the resolution,” the spokesman for the delegation said. It was expected these negotiations toward modification would begin today. Japan probably will insist upon revision of paragraph four of the resolution, which orders military commanders to refrain from initiative when the incidents might cause loss of life. The Japanese position on this is understood to be that commanders be permitted to attack if they are attacked by Chinese bandits. The Japanese spokesman said that Japan’s reservations should not prevent acceptaance of the peace plan by the Chinese. Japan, however, will not agree to a definite date for evacuation. Seek to Avoid Clash BY MILES W. VAUGHN I nited Press Staff Correspondent TOKIO, Nov. 26.—Japan was represented today as being prepared to exhaust every possible peaceful means before attacking in the region of Chinchow', so-called gateway to China proper. With more than 50,000 Chinese troops concentrated in the Chinchow area, there were reports that Japanese were being withdrawn from the Taonan region and moved into the Chinchow district. There was no indication here today that the Japanese were moving into Chinchow and the government repeatedly has said there will be no action against the city at present. Meanwhile, the government announced that 162 Japanese had been killed in the recent fighting around Tsitihar, including three officers. In addition, 350 officers and men were frostbitten in the bitter fighting in that region and are ir# serious condition. It was believed here there would be no further Japanese military activities in Heilungkiang, since it is strategically unnecessary, Stimson Is Hopeful BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The American government warmly approves the League of Nations’ newest project for settling the Manchurian quarrel and is increasingly hopeful for speedy solution of the dispute. Secretary of State Stimson gave up a long anticipated duck hutn down on the Chesapeake this Thanskgiving day and sat around hi Sylvan estate awaiting Japanese and Chinese action on the league plans. Stimson met newspaper men at his home Wednesday night and announced American approval of the plan. More, he said that the United States had told Japan and China it indorsed the project and urged them to welcome it. Talks With Dawes Stimson held his informal press conference after talking with Ambassador Charles G. Dawes in Paris. Dawes, worn by busy days and fretful nights of negotiating, cheerfully reported to Stimson that the leaguo plan had been finished. They had talked once before earlier in the day. American officials today were more hopeful of putting our the war flames in the far east than they have been since the Japanese and Chinese first clashed at Mudden, nine weeks ago. They realize the possibility of failure. But failure would bring deep regrets here, for hope is high. Main Points Given The main points of the league plan, as reported here, are: 1. Evacuation of Japanese troop® into the South Manchurian rail* road treaty zone as soon as possible. (The United States and other powers realize Japanese troops may have to remain or a while in towns where protection otherwise can not be given Japanese civilians.) 2. An investigation of conditions in Manchuria by an international commission of three members. The United States will not object if th® league wants to include an American on this body. 3. Japan and China shall order their troops to cease fighting and not provoke each other further. 4.

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