Show aA n e C s t It s Th e Tel va y Ui J. J KEEP CHINS UP J TOWNSEND WIRE ADVISES Delegates at Meet Are Encouraged to Carry On Undismayed over their national leaders leader's Indictment on contempt charges by a federal grand jury more than elderly delegates to the he Utah convention Monday were encouraged by Dr Francis E. E Townsends Townsend's Townsends Townsends Townsend's Town Town- sends send's telegram telling them do not worry worry keep keep your chins up up Meeting in the holiday-festooned holiday Moose club Second E East t street members from all aU parts of the state were present J. J P P. Charlebois Long Beach CaL Cat national representative of Dr Townsend Townsend Town- Town send author of the month a old age pension plan described the latest hardship encountered by the leader of In his deep voice Mr recounted that Dr Townsend and two aids were recently indicted for refusing to appear before a house bouse of representatives investigating committee Followers Not Afraid Dr jr Townsend and his his followers are not not afraid of the indictment True they ignored committee sub sub- penas But the truth will be known before long Our movement today is just as vitally needed as as before the November 4 elections He next read Dr Townsends Townsend's telegram telegram tele tele- gram to the Utah delegates text of ot which follows Do not worry about my defense in Washington rm Im not going to pay any lawyer an fee for defending me I will defend myself first What do I care whether er they jail me or not It makes no difference to me The worse they treat me the better it will be for our cause Stop worrying Keep your chins up All Allis Is well That stirred the delegates tous applause followed Con of Salt Lake City tall haired gray-haired acting state manager manager man man- ager then quieted the crowd He asserted that there are more than in hi Utah Membership of ot more than clubs in the United States surpasses a national membership of nearly 3 3 he added Alaskans Alaska s Are Active Why weve we've even got seven active ac ac- tive live clubs in Alaska and two in Hawaii he added Mr Charlebois next described the salient features of the proposed substitute substitute sub sub- for the Townsend plan which will be introduced at the forthcoming ing session of congress Fundamentally It embodies all of the principles of the original plan he said This year we In Intend intend in in- tend to pass legislation which will levy a two per cent tax on all trans trans- actions This will be earmarked into a special reserve fund out of which persons over 60 years old will receive a monthly allotment for forced circulation Mr also asserted that such legislation will be introduced at the next session of the state tate legislature The national representative as asserted asserted as as- that there will be congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen and eight senators extolling extolling ing the virtues of the Townsend plan during the coming session of ot congress J. J H. H Hendrickson of ot Logan manager manager man man- ager agel of the Cache valley clubs spoke on organization work A dance will be held Monday at P. P m. m Mr Charlebois will ad ad- dress dress several Salt Lake City clubs I Wednesday and afterward will leave for tor Long Beach |