Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1938 — Page 16

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LE : 1] CONENTIONS |.

298 Meetings Pour Total of ‘ $5, 504,620 Cash Into ¢ ~~ City in 1938.

ventions attended by approximately 100,084 persons during 1938, a survey. of the Indianapolis Convention Bureau disclosed today. ; "The survey estimated that $5,504,620 was spent here. by convention delegates during the year, a sum equal to the combined yearly payrolls of 75 manufacturing industries of average size, | The average delegate spent $55 during a three and one-half day stay in the city, the Bureau said. 'Average attendance at a convention was 336. There were 57 national or regional and 241 State conventions in 1838, according to the report. In 1987 there were 288 meetings, 10 less than this year, but a larger number of them were national convenons. The report estimated that “more than $6,000,000 was spent by e 116,887 persons who attended conventions here in 1937.

=f See Gain in 1939

I Indications point to an increase n convention business in 1939, the report said. So -far, the Bureau has booked 35 national or regional ieetings and 137 State meetings. | Among 1939 conventions in Indianapolis will be the following: | National Association of Power Enineers, Townsend Recovery Plan ational Convention, United National Association of Post Office Clerks, Midwest Physical Education Besoclation, American College of Surgeons regional meeting, American Institute of Building and Loan sociations, Ladies of the Oriental

hrine, International Association of" Circulation Managers, Chrysanthe-.

um Society of America, Florists elegraph Association regional chool, National Association of Post fice and Railway Mail Laborers and Journeymen Barbers Interna‘tional Union. 2 | The Convéntion ‘Bureau was awarded the trophy given annually ‘by the Indianapolis Junior Chamber f° Commerce for outstanding civic jachievement,

Nonprofit Group

4 The Bureau is a nonprofit organization headed by a board of directors composed of leading businessmen of the city. Mayor Walter C. Boetcher is honorary president, to be ‘succeeded tomorrow by Mayor-elect Reginald Sullivan, ; | Other officers are William H. Wells, president; Murray H. Morris vice president; George Vonnegut, treasurer, and Henry T. Davis, secretary-manager. Members of the board of directors are William A. Atkins, William - Behrmann, Clarence E. Crippen, orge G. Cunningham, ~Irvin A. Pendrick, Mark R. Gray, Theodore Griffith, William C. Kassebaum, Wallace O. Lee, John K. Ruckelshaus, H. S. Moore, Paul E. Rup-|° precht, Walter Smith, S. B. Walker, Frank R. Weaver, W. O. (Wheeler and Harry E. Wood. Edward J. Green, president of the iJunior Chamber of Commerce, is an . ‘honorary member of the board. J. J. ~ (Cripe and H. H. Schmidt are assistani managers of the jhe Bureau,

ADMITS SHE SPENT - COUNTERFEIT COINS

Mother Used Bos Money

To Finance Hitch-Hiking. CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (U. P).—A

(34-year-old mother pleaded guilty before U. S. Commissioner Edwin

'K. Walker yesterday to charges of using counterfeit 25 and 50-cent pieces to finance hitch-hiking trips |about the country for herself and | 12-year-old son. ~ Only four feet six inches tall, Mrs. Florence Hammond Flynn Boyce Foster was arrested Dec. 22 after her son, Jack, was caught passing a worthless 50-cent piece. She was held to the Federal Grand Jury under $1500 bond. Her [son was turned over to juvenile authorities. Her hitch-hiking companion, Franklin Ruppert Greenfield, 35, of Dewey, Okla. pleaded not guilty tu a charge of havirig criminal knowledge of her operations and also was held to the grand jury under $1500 bond. Mrs. Foster, originally from Momence, Ill, told Assistant U. S. Atty. E. Bradley Eben, that Greenfield tried to dissuade her from mak "| ing the coins. Greenfield, who re- | cently served 13 months at Leavenworth, Kas., Federal penitentiary, denied any knowledge of Mrs. Fosier’s operations. She admitted passing the counterfeit coins at Ft. Wayne, Ind, | Omaha, Neb., Council Bluffs, Iowa and Chicago. | She was married twice, but merely added the surname ‘“Foster” to her other names | without having been married a third time.

ACTING GOVERNOR OF

ALASKA DROPS DEAD

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 31 (U. P.). —E. W. Griffin, secretary of Alaska

. and acting governor during the ab- |

sence of Governor Troy, died of 8 heart attack as he arose to de-

liver a guest of honor address at|

a community gathering.

_ ‘The gathering was last night.|

.. Harry Lucas, wife of the Mayor of Juneau, had asked him ~ to speak, adding: i “How much longer are you per= sonally going to be in Alaska? ‘The white-haired Griffin smiled. started to rise and slipped to the Physicians could not revive

Before 1900 he operated the gold rush trading post at Fairbanks anc \ later moved to the Yukon territory. He visited the “States” several ago and returned in 1933 to | become secretary, He was 63.

ert eee GOST GUESTS PROBED

NEW YORK, . 31 (U. P).— Federal invest:

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| Text of U. S. Note to T okyo

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31

text of the Unitéd States note to Japan rejecting establishment of a “new order” in the

. ; — .|Far East: ‘Indianapolis was host to 298 con-|

The Government of the United States has received and has given full consideration to the reply of the Japanese Government of Nov. 18 to this Government’s note of Oct. 6 on the subject of American rights and interests in China. In the light of facts and experience the Government of the United States is impelled to reaffirm its previously ee opinion * that imposition of restrictions upon the movements and activities of American nationals who are engaged in philanthropic, educational and commercial endeavors in China has placed and will, if continued, increasingly place Japanese interests in a preferred position and is, therefore, unquestionably discriminatory, in its effect, against legitimate American’ interests. Further, ith reference to such matters ‘as exchange control, compulsory currency circulation, tariff revision, and monopolistic promotion in certain areas of China, the plans and "| practices of the Japanese authorities imply an assumption on the

part of those authorities that the

Japanese Government or he regimes established and maintained in. China by Japanese armed forces are entitled to act in China in a capacity such as flows from rights of sovereignty and, further, in so acting to disregard and even to declare nonexistent or abrogated the established rights land interests of other countries, including the United States.

TREATY BREACH CHARGED

The Government of the United States expresses its conviction that the restrictions and measures under references not only are unjust and unwarranted but are counter to the provisions of several binding international agreements. voluntarily entered into, to which ‘both Japan and the United States, and in some cases other countries, are parties. In the concluding portion of its note under reference, the Japanese Government states that it is firmly convinced that “in the face of the new situation, fast developing in East Asia, any attempt to apply to the conditions of today and tomorrow inapplicable ideas and principles of the past neither would contribute toward the establishment of a real peace in East Asia nor solve the immediate issues,” and that “as long as these points are understood, Japan has not the slightest inclination to oppose the participation of the United States and other powers in the great work of reconstructing East Asia along all lines of industry and trade.” The Government of the United States in its note of Oct. 6 requested, in view of the oft-reiterated assurances proffered by the Government of Japan of its intention to observe the principle of equality of opportunity in its relations with China, and in view of Japan’s treaty obligations so to do, that the Government of Japan abide by these obligations and carry out these assurances in practice. The Japanese Government in its reply appears to affirm that it is its intention to make its observance of that principle conditional upcen: an understanding by the American Government and by other Governments of a ‘new situation” and a “new order” in the Far East as envisaged and fostered by Japanese authorities.

‘DISCRIMINATION' PREVAILS’

Treaties which bear upon the situation in the Far East have within them provisions relating to a number of subjects. In the making of

{those treaties, there was a process

among the parties to them to give and take. Toward making possible the carrying out of some of their provisions, others among their provisions were formulated and agreed upon: Toward gaining for itself the advantage of security in regard to certain matters, each of the parties committed itself to pledges of self-denial in. regard to certain other matters. The various provisions agreed upon may be said to have constituted. collectively an arrangement for safeguarding, for the benefit of all, the correlated principles on the one hand of national integrity and on the other hand of equality of economic opportunity. Experience has shown that impairment of the former of these principles is followed almost invariably by disregard of the latter. Whenever any government begins to exer~icise political authority in areas beyond the limits of its lawful jurisdiction there developes inevitably a situation in which the nationals of that government demand and are accorded, at the hands of their government, preferred treatment, whereupon equality of opportunity ceasés to exist and discriminatory Practices, productive of friction, prevail. The admonition that enjoyment

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by the nationals of the United States of nondiscriminatory treatment in China—a general and wellestablished right—is henceforth to be contingent upon an admission by the Government of the United States of the validity of the conception of Japanese authorities and a “new situation” and a “new order”

this. Government, doxical. This country’s adherence to and its. advocacy of the principle of equality of opportunity do nof. flow solely from a desire fo obtain the commercial benefits which naturally result from the carrying out of that principle. They flow from a firm conviction that observance of that

highly para-

litical stability, which are conducive both to the internal well-being of nations and to mutually beneficial and peaceful relationships between and among nations; from a firm conviction that failure to observe that principle breeds international friction and ill-will, with consequences injurious to all countries, including .in particular those countries which fail to observe it; and from an equally firm conviction that observance of that principle promotes the opening of trade channels thereby making available the markets, the raw materials and the manufactured products of the community of nations on 8 mutually and reciprocally beneficial basis, The principle of equality or economic opportunity is, moreover, one to which over a long period and on many occasions the Japanese Government has given definite approval. It is one to the observance of which the Japanese Government has committed itself in various international agreements and understandings. It is one upon observance of which by other nations the Japanese Government has of its own accord and upon its own initiative frequently insisted. ‘It is one to which the Japanese Government Nas repeatedly during recent months declared itself committed. ~~ The people and the Government of the United States could not assent to the establishment, at the instance of and for the special purposes of ‘any third country, or a regime which would arbitrarily deprive them of the long-established rights of equal opportunity and fair treatment which are legally and justly theirs along with those of other nations.

“WISE AND JUST”

Fundamental principles, such as the principle equality of opportunity, whic have lohg besn re-

garded as rently wise and just, which have been widely adopted and adhered to, and which are general in their applicatipn, are not subject to nullification & unilateral affirmation. With regard the implication in the Japanese Government's note that the “conditions of today and tomorrow” in the Far East call for a revision of the ideas and principles of the past, this Government desires to recall to the Japanese Government its position on the subject of revision of agreements. This Government had occasion in the course of a communication delivered to the Japanese Government on April 29, 1934, to express its opinion that “treaties can lawfully be modified or be terminated, but only by processes prescribed or recognized or agreed upon by the parties to them.” In the same communication this Government also said, “In .the opinion of the American people and the American Government no nation can, without the assent of the other nations concerned, rightiully endeavor to make conclusive its will in situations where there are involved the rights, the obligations and the legitimate interests of other sovereign states.” In an official and public statement on July 16, 1937, the Secretary cf State of the United States declared that this Government advocates “adjustment of problems in international relations by processes of peaceful negotiations and agreement.” ¥ At various times during recent dec-

ades various powers, among which

in East Asia, is, in the opinion of{®

principle leads to economic and po-:

” E thove been Japan and the United

States, have had occasion to com-

* - | municate and to confer with regard | to situations and problems in the

Far East. In the conducting of correspondence and of conferences relating to these matters, the parties

consideration past and present facts and they have not failed to perceive the possibility and the desirability of changes in the situation. In the making of treaties they have drawn up and have agreed upon provisions intended to facilitate a@lvantageous developments and at the same time to obviate and avert the arising of friction between and among the various powers which, having in-

_- | terests in the region or regions under

reference, were and would be concerned. In the light of these facts, and with reference especially to the purpose and the character of the treaty

| provisions from time to time. Sol-

emnly agreed upon for the very definite p indicated, the Government of the United States deprecates the fact that one of ‘he parties to these agreements has chosen to embark—as indicated both by ‘action of its agents and by official statements ‘of its authorities —upon a course directed toward the arbitrary creation by that power by ethods of its: own selection, regardless of treaty pledges and .the established rights of other powers concerned, of a “new order” in the Far East. Whatever may be the changes which have taken place in the situation in the Far East and whatever may be the situation now, these matters are of not less interest and concern to the American Government than have been the situations which have prevailed there in the past, and such changes as may henceforth take place there, changes which may enter into the producing ‘of a ‘new situation” and a “new order,” are and will be of like concern to this Government. This Government is well aware that the situation has changed. This Government is also well aware that many of the changes have been brought about by action of Japan. This Government does not admit, however, that there is need or warrant for any one power to take upon itself to prescribe what shall be the terms and‘ conditions of a “new order” in. areas not under its sovereignty and to constitute itself the repository of authority and the agent of destiny in regard thereto.

ORDERLINESS SOUGHT

It is known to all the world that various of the parties to treaties concluded for the purpose of regulation contracts in the Far East and avoiding friction therein and therefrom—which treaties contained, for those purposes, various restrictive provisions—have from time to time

‘arel by processes of negotiation and

agreement ‘contributed, in the light of changed situations, toward the removal of restrictions and toward the bringing about of further developments which would warrant, in the light of further changes in the situation, further removals of restrictions.: By such methods and processes, early restrictions upon the tariff autonomy of all countries in the Far East were removed. By such methods and processes, the rights of extraterritorial jurisdiction once enjoyed by Occidental countries in relations with countries in the Far East have been given up in relations with all of those countries except China; and in the years immediately preceding and including the year 1931, countries which still possess those rights in China, including the United States, were ac= tively engaged in negotiations—far advanced—looking toward surrender of those rights. All discerning and impartial observers have realized that the United States and other of the “treaty powers” may not during recent decades clung tenaciously to their so-called ‘special’ rights and privileges in countries of of the Far East but cn the contrary have steadily encouraged the development in those countries of institutions and practices in the presence of which such rights and privileges, may safely and readily be given up; ‘and all observers have seen those rights and privileges gradually being surrendered voluntarily, through agreement, by the powers which have possessed them. On one point only has the Government of the United States, along with several other governments, insisted: namely, that new situations must have developed to a point wai'renting the removal of “special” safeguarding restrictions and that the removals be effected by orderly processes. The Government of the United States has at all times regarded

tion, but it has always insisted that alterations can’ rightfully be made only by orderly processes of negotiation and agreement among the parties thereto. The Japanese Government has upon numerous occasions expressed itself as holding similar views. The United States has in its international relations rights and obligations which derive from international aw and rights and obliga-

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One Defendant Stl Has Hot Filed; Seftonsing: Due Thursday.

whole 20s a Bewt tclal sions of five persons convicted: in the Continental Credit Corp. ‘mail fraud case were on file today in Federal’ Court. = rt

John W. Moore Sr. and John W. Moore Jr., and Homer Elliott, counsel for Russell E. Wise, all former Continental officials, filed their motions yesterday. A similar motion. already ‘has been filed by attorneys for. Ralph S. Phillips, who was convicted on two counts. Kenneth. P. Kimball, also convicted on two counts, has until Tuesday to ask for a new trial. Under Federal: Court procedure

following the return of verdicts. ‘These five officials were convicted on Wednesday. Since the Coutt is closed today and also Monday, Tuesday be the final filing day. Judge Robert C. Baltzell has set Thursday for imposing sentence.

visions. Of those which rest on treaty provisions, ifs rights and obligations in and with regard to China rest in part upon provisions in treaties between the United States and China, and in part upon provisions in treaties between the United States and China and in part on provisions in treaties be: tween the United States and severa. other powers, including both China and Japan. These treaties were concluded in good faith:for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the interests not of one only, but of all of their signatories. The people and the Government of the United States cannot assent to the abrogation of any of this country’s rights or obligations by the arbitrary action of agents or authorities of any other country. The Government of the United States has, however, always been prepared, and is now, to give due and ample consideration to any proposals based on justice and reason which envisage the resolving of problems in a manner duly considerate of the rights and obligations of all parties directly concerned by processes of free negotiation and new commitment by and among all of the parties concerned. There has been and there continues to be opportunity for the Japanese Government to put forward such proposals. This Government has been and it continues to be willing to discuss such proposals, if and when put forward, with representatives of the other powers, including Japan and China, whose rights and interests are involved, at whatever time and in whatever place may be commonly agreed upon. Meanwhile, this Government reserves all rights of the United States

sent to any impairment of any of those rights.”

Clinton H. Givan, attorney for|

three days are given to file motions|

as they exist and does not give as-.

her daughter, Svanhilde, joyfully

Upon arriving safely in New York, Mrs. Margit Larsen (left) and

kiss Capt. Clifton Smith, of the

America-France freighter Schodack, because he rescued them and the 18-man crew, including Capt. Bernhard Larsen, their husband and father, from the foundering Norweglan schooner Smaragd.

A four-way investigation was begun today into circumstances sur1 ounding the fatal crash of four wild transport geese into the ice of Lake Eva, near Worthington, Ind. They broke their necks. * Investigators were the State Conservation Department, the Greene County Conservation Club, Game Warden Estil Fulk, who reported the accident, and the U. S. Biological Survey. From the evidence gathered so far, it appears that Lake Eva was frozen over and that the geese, not realizing that, nose-dived into it and crashed. According to conservationists; geese keep doing this, with almost invariably unhappy results. Sometimes they land on.wet concrete thinking it is open water, as they did not long ago at the Ft. Wayne airoort when it was raining. Some of the geese were injured in that landing and some of them, conservationists have ‘heard : indirectly, were captured. When not making emergency and ill-advised landings at airports, geese are landing in city streets as they did a month go at Wash|ington, Ind. It was raining that night, too, and the geese apparently thought they were in Venice, or something. They landed, got tangled up with trees and high tension wires, and jay-

Geese Learn of Little Eva But It’s Ice That Slays em

walked into autos with very dis-

astrous results. Conservationists are all agreed that something ought to done, but no one seems to know what.. The more lakes they build ‘to entice the geese into the state and make things nice for them, the more hazards thére are when it gets cold enough to freeze. The U. S. Biological Survey, which has charge of all Bugralory birds, points out that it is 1 to kill wild geese at this time of the year. So far as is known, it is against Federal law for geese even to Kill themselves.

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county one tm Federal, State and ments $13, 000,000. hel two years, the State partment announced With no agency : to whether each applicant m

tablished qualifications. tional cost w

officials said. | Under terms of the Feder: Security Act dnd the India lic Welfare Act, monthly ments are mad

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needy aged, the needy

| dependent children.

Investigating agencies other states e SO partment explained, that eral board . denied further until drastic personnel ch made. Names of dead NS wets found on" the recipient lists in on state, welfare officials said. bo Subject to Change : Assistance under Fe State laws is continued only as The as recipients are in need, th stated, and the amount is change as the need varies. Pe investigation is made recipients. Bi Since the program began 4 March, 1936, assistance. was with. drawn from 10,000 aged persons who no longer qualified. 3000 dependent children 406 blind assistance cases also withdrawn. These figures do ni include cases where death was 1 éause of the withdrawal the depa. ment pointed out. : Of the 75,845 who applied for old. age assistance prior to July. 1, 1938, county departments rejected almost 15,000. During the same geriod 8000

applications for dependent ) ot and 1500 were rejected from 3

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