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The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
BY CARLOS LANE

Granville Davis, 1860 Kenwood
avenue, saluted his eightieth birth
day today, his heart full Of the
contentment that rewards victory
after patient toll against discourag-
ing odds.
In his own mind, at least, Davis
has solved a puzzle to which he
dedicated his declining years dec
ade ago, and he is convinced he has
evolved a simple formula that may
Volutionize one division Of mathe-
Liatical science.
But science, reinforced with pre-
else reason, discredits his theory as
heresy, although at the same time,
it admits the octogenarian has dis
covered a law Of some practical
value in its field
However, Davis presents a new
ratio-pi-between the diameter and
circumference Of q circle, an equa-
ton so simple that if it were accept
ed, the torment of generations of
school boys by complexities Of the
traditional value of 3.1416 would be
dispened as harassed youth discard
ed pages of bothersome figures and
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
FEDERAL JURY
STARTS PROBE
OF BOOZE RING
Special Precautions Are
Taken in Fear of Gang
Revenge.

Fear of gang revenge that may
break out momentarily, today
caused special precautions to be
taken by federal authorities as the
investigation Of alleged liquor rings
in Vigo and Vermillion counties was
started by the grand jury.
Witnesses who have been sub
penaed before the probe body are
being guarded, it became known. A
few of them were under cover in
the Federal building today and
many more are expected here from
Terre Haute and Clinton early next
week.
Orders blocking use of grand Jury
witnesses names were issued to
newspaper men by authorities today.
Word from TeTe Haute and
Clinton said the towns are in tur-
mol and that police are taking
steps to avert gang warfare.
Grand jurors will return to their
homes Saturday and additional
testimony will be received Monday.
According to information, the
probe of the Vigo and Vermillion
counties situation is not expected to
end before May 2 or 8. The jury
probably will make a report Of
miscellaneous cases to Judge Robert
c. Baltzell early next week.
1t is understood that ITO wit
nesses will testify before the investi-
CATION is completed. These will in
clude agents, not only from Indiana
prohibition offices, but also from
offices in Illinois and possibly Mis-
souri,, who were brought into this
state to handle the quiz.
Some evidence in the case, 1t Is
said, was obtained some time ago
during the probe into the Monte
yuma still case, and a resume Of this
already is before the jurors, it is
reported.
Federal operatives began the in
vestigation after the raid in Monte
yuma which netted an enormous
still. Subsequent investigation re-
vealed large shipments Of sugar into
the district.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
43 INDICTED BY
GRAND JURORS
Wide Range of Crimes Is
on County List.

Twenty weight indictments charg-
ing forty-three persons with crimes
ranging from assault and battery
to banditry were returned to
Criminal Judge James A. Collins
today by the Marion county grand
jury. Five defendants were re-
ported discharged.
Five men and two women, said
by police to be implicated in a
burglary plot. were indicted for re-
ceiving stolen goods. -Four have
not been arrested. Police are hold
ing Carl Carson, Oliver McClelland
and Wilson Allison.
The Indictment alleges the group
Secreted $546 in household articles
stolen from Curtis E. Burke, $50
East Forty-ninth street, Feb. IA.
Auto banditry and grand larceny
was charged to Granville Durrett,
822 Beecher street, and Lie Dur
rett, 905 Beecher street, for alleged
theft April of $100 in brass from
the New York Central Railroad
Company.
Eugene Rodenbarger, 1910 West
Nineteenth street, was indicted fol
burglary and grand larceny, alleged
to have stolen $100 in merchandise
from the White City Aquatic Club
at Broad Ripple, March 18.
James Horning, 951 Prospect
street, was charged with failing to
stop after an accident.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
City Man Claims Hes
Conquered Pi Problem

computed a circles area and cir
cumference mentally with ease.
I'm no great mathematician" "
Davis apologies. "I got through the
eighth grade in school, and my
business helped some.
Scientists admit they are a little
wrong, so I decided ten years ago
to find out just what this pi is"
He is a retired lumberman, and,
by his own admission something of
an inventor"
Davis experimental with various
figures, ranging between 8, and
1926, until finally he hit upon 30,
which he says his measurements
have supported.
That figure, in eyes of mathe-
maticians who have carried the
pi equation through eleven digits
beyond 1.1416, is far from correct,
but it leads to another relationship,
an approximation, but said to be
close enough for practical purposes,
between the circle and its diameter.
With his 80 ratio, one need only
square the diameter and subtract
one-fifth the total to obtain the ap-
proximate frea of the circle. APP
proximate circumference is reached
by multiplying the diameter by four
and Subtracting one-f1fth.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25

Despite the dampnesS Of Indiana,
as indicated in the Literary Digest
poll eTld the check-up by The Times,
the state crime committee will do
little about the matter In legisla-
tive recommendations, it was pre-
dicted today.
The committee meets at the state
house Saturday to draft its final
findings.
Leo NJ. Rappaport, member Of the
committee and president Of the In
dianapons Family Welfare Associ-
alton, has announced he will at
tempt to get the committeeman to
at least comment on prohibition. He
viii recommend repeal Of the
Wright bone-dry law and modifca-
ton or repeal of the eighteenth
amendment if given chance, he
said.
But the membership Of the COM
mittee is reported overwhelmingly
dry" and the officers refuse to talk
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
CRIME SURVEYORS
DODGE PROHIBITION

about prohibition. They prefer talk
ing statistics.
Members of the Indiana state
prison board of trustees who belong
to the committee, can furnish the
statistics that there were 831 prison.
ers in their institution in 1929 and
1850 now, state charities board rec
ords disclose. Trustees have ad-
mitted that prohibition forms the
basis Of this overcrowding.
Attorney General James M. Og-
den, a member Of the committee,
asserted today that he doesn't think
prohibition ought to be gone INTO
at all.
He win attend, armed with letters
from county prosecutors giving their
ideas Of how to improve court pro-
cedure.
One committeeman expressed his
idea Of the possibility Of prohibition
discussion as follows:
Indiana is dry in theory, even
If not in practice"
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
PRISON BOARD
CLASHES With
STATE JUDGES
JuriStS Are ASSaiIed in
Biting Terms; Heated
Replies Shot Back.
PATTIE DENIED PAROLE
CIemenCy Is Given in Few
Cases; Hearings Are
Continued Today.
BIZ times Special

BIZ Times Special
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, April IS.
Worried over crowding of the In
diana state prison, where 1900 per-
sons are confined, beset by men,
women and children in hundreds
seeking clemency for convicts, the
prison board sitting here as a par
don and parole body, took up 125
cases asking either parole, pardon
or communication and showed leni-
ency in few.
Members aSsailed circuit court
judges of Indiana without mincing
words.
What in the world are our
courts coming to?" asked M. E.
Foley, board secretary. Judges in
Indiana are trying to make us dis
charge their duties. Why are not
these conditions investigated be-
fore men are sent to priSon?"
Il can't see that these judges
are burdened with brains" was the
comment of Jesse Andrews, board
member.
Threatens Impeachment
The angry board bitterly assailed
Judge Virgil H. Simmons and Prose-
cutor Robert w. Bonham of Black
ford county, and threatened Bon
ham with impeachment If 1t was
shown that conditions in the John
Butcher case were as represented in
pleas of relatives to the board ask
ing his release from the prison
where he is serving life term for
assaulting a 9-year-old girl.
Among those denied release was
James o. Pattie, Rockport, serving
a term for the Staying of a farm
hand, one Wilkinson. His counsel
had charged Pattie was convicted
through efforts OF the KuKlux
Klan. The board declared investiga-
ton showed the charge false. A let
ter which bore the signature Of
Fred A. Heuring, former Spencer
circuit court judge, declared four
members of the jury were Catholics
and therefore could not have been
influenced by the khan.
Another Session Today
Joseph Benson, serving life term
for the murder of Walter owen in
Indianapolis twelve years ago, won
a communication which will make him
eligible for parole in year. Owen,
bartender for Jack Dillon, then a
well-known prize fighter, was shot
following a fight resulting from
stealing Of a taxicab belonging to
Howard Wilcox, late automobile
race driver.
Today marked the second session
of the board. Late Thursday night
the board had not considered all of
the cases and it was necessary to
resume its sessions again today.
OF the seventy-f1ve pardon cases
considered up to today, only three
prisoners were recommended to
Governor Harry G. Leslie for parole.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
OMAN HINTS
POLL TAINTED
With FRAUD
Suggested Only Official
Ballots Be Tailed, Pres
ident Says.
RECOUNT IS DEMANDED
Defeated Candidates Wife
Is National Officer of
D. A. R.

Evidence indicating that the annual
election of an alumni representative
to the university board Of trustees
was tainted with fraud" persuaded
President G. Bromley Oman Of
De Pauw to recommend to election
tellerS that only official ballots be
tailed, he said today.
Because forty-seven unofficial bal
lots were discarded, resulting in
election Of Richard Shirley, Indi-
annapolis, over James L. Gavin, In
dianapolis, candidate Of alumni op-
posed to the Oman adninistra-
ton, demands have been made for
a recount of votes.
Disgruntled alumni charge that
casting aside of the unofficial vote
is unprecedented, and allege Oman
exerted undue influence on the tell
ers. Directors of the alumni associa-
ton are expected to settle the con-
troversy at meeting May 8.
Wife Is d. A. r. Officer
Gavin's wife is a national officer
Of Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, an organization antagonistic
to Oman because of a recent ad-
dress before state reformatory pris-
onerS, which they termed pacif1S-
tic and un-American.
Copies of letters by L. Roy zapf,
indianapolis attorney, and George
L. Clark, 625 East Fifty-ninth street,
one of the tellers, asking recount
of the votes, today were being dis
patched to other alumni. Zapf ex-
planned the gesture, saying he
thought they would be interested.
Oman, returned today from Chi
cago after days absence from the
university, issued short statement
he said would be the last he would
give out to the press on the matter.
Clark Was Dissenting Teller
when evidence of fraud was
presented to me by alumni I felt it
my duty to give it to the official
committee" he said. ''I presented
my facts and left the room. Two
of the three tellers voted to discard
the unofficial ballots"
Clark was the dissenting teller.
st don't know that the action was
unprecedented. Last year unofficial
ballots were not counted, although
then they meant nothing insofar as
the election was concerned, and
nothing was said about it,"
Replying to charges that Roy O..
West, Chicago, president of the
board of trustees, was elected on
unofficial ballots, DR.. Oman said
he did not know the nature Of bal
lots that elected West.
Oman recently named West to
fill the unexpired term on the board
of Bishop Mcconnell, New York,
who resigned.
Six or eight individuals in Indi-
annapolis are responsible for the
present trouble" Oman declared. "I
can't see their interest in the uni
versity in giving it this unfavorable
publicity"
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
PIONEER CITY
WOMAN DEAD
Mrs. Daniel Stewart Here
Since 1863.

Mrs. Daniel Stewart, "a, sole sur
vivor of a generation of prominent
Indiana pioneers, died today at the
home of a daughter, Mrs. William
Scott. 1926 North Meridian street.
Wife of Daniel L. Stewart, we'll
known local business man, who died
in 1929, Mrs. Stwart was the sis
ter of Judge John Harrington, late
father of the Hoosier author, Booth
Harrington. She settled in Indian
apolis in 1863, following her mar
riage to Mr.. Stewart at Greensburg
in 1858.
Survivors include Mrs. Scott and
Mrs. John Newman Carey, daugh-
tiers; two nephewS, Arthur and FL
van Harrington, all of Indianapolis,
and four granddaughters, Mrs. E. I.
Lewis, Washington, D. c.; Mrs. G.
Barrett Moxley, Mrs. Morris Haines
and Mrs. Frederick Appel of Indian-
apoiS.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been made.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
FLEES FROM COURT
Police Capture Defendant,
Firing Shots in Air.

Breaking loose from City Court
Bailif William Brooks in municipal
court three today, Charles Meyer,
80, of 1918 Bates street, fled from
the court and down an alley near
police headquarters, being captured
in a vacant building nearby after
pursuing police fired several shots
in efforts to halt him.
Meyer, charged with vagrancy,
had been arraigned and his case
was continued. AS Bailiff Brooks
led him away from the bench,
Meyer broke loose and fled, with
patrolman Reeves Oliver in chase.
Oliver fire two shots but Meyer
continued fight. Detective Emmett
Stages cornered the fugitive in e.
building and he was captured as
police emergency squads surrounded
the building.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
Brighter Outlook Revealed
at Anderson, Fl. Wayne,
Greenfield and Wabash.
400 MORE WILL WORK
General Electric Adding to
Force; Kokomo Plant
viii Close May /.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
State Editor. The Times

Gains in manufacturing by plants
in Anderson, Ft. Wayne, Wabash
and Greenfield are noteworthy in a
business and industrial survey of
Indiana for the week ended today.
In addition to increased produc-
tion, four plants at Anderson are
engaged in expansion programs, CIV
ing what is described as the greatest
impetus to industry in the city since
q year ago.
The Ames Shovel and Tool Com
pany has awarded a contract for
plant building with $4,000 square
feet Of floor space to be completed
by July IS. Assembly work started
in the factory this week and plans
are being made for night shift of
workers.
A $25,000 building at the Guide
Lamp Corporation plant will in
crease floot space so per cent. It
will be ready for use Sept. l.
Phillip Cook S5 Sons have moved
to new quarters with facilities for
doubling production. The Anaconda
Wire and Gable Company has ac-
cepted an addition to its plant in
which a new type of wire will be
produced.
Are On Full Schedule
The American Steel and Wire an6
Seton Container Corporation plants
are running on full schedule. There
have been some additions to work
ing force Of Certainteed Products
factory and the Ward -Stilson Com
pany reports satisfactory booking
Of orders.
Additional workers to the number
Of 400 are being added to the force
of the General Electric Company's
Ft. Wayne plant.
The Greenfield Manufacturing
Company is operating steadily, with
officials announcing a fair market
for its products.
Some improvement in industry is
noted at Wabash. The Industrial As
beStos Corporation plant is operat-
ing with increased employees, fol-
lowing a reduction of the force five
months ago.
Officials of the Cardinal Cabinet
Company, which has been engaged
IN radio cabinet manufacture, do
not deny report that the plant
will change to production of bed
and dining room furniture.
Peru Venture Approved
The Indiana securities commission
has approved plans for financing a
company at Peru which plans to
manufacture a stoker invented by
Arthur v. SampSel, and it is be-
heved a plant will begin operation
during the summer.
In addition to leases on Monroe
county land, the Petroleum EXplora-
ton Company of Sisterville, w. Va,
has acquired oil drilling rights on
1000 acres in Morgan county, and
plans are being made to put down
four test wells.
The Veedersburg Brick Company
has been acquired at receivers sale
by Jerry B. and Daniel V. Casey,
who announce the plant will be
overhauled and within few weeks
placed in full operation.
During the week, Kokomo re-
ceived bad news in the form of an
announcement that the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass plant will cease opera
tions May for an indefinite period.
At full production. 900 persons are
employed at the plant, but for
several weeks it has beer running
on a reduced schedule.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
BOYS TO WIN PRIZES
Announce List for Floats in
Ball Game Parade.

Prizes for floats and banners in
a boys parade sponsored by the
indianapolis Lions Club Saturday
afternoon, and judges who will
award them were announced today.
All indianapolis boys are invited
to participate in the parade, and
attend the Indians-St. Paul baseball
game in Washington park as guests
of the indianapolis baseball club.
Prizes are: SIS, for the best float;
$40, for the most unique float; $40
for the best banner pertaining to
future citizenship of the present day
boy; $5 for the most unique banner,
and second, third and fourth prizes
of So, 50 and 81, respectively.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
CAN'T MISS ALIMONY,
EVEN ON SEA BOTTOM

Judge Orders Torpedo Man to Pay
Suing Wife $50 Month.
BN United Press
LOS ANGELES, April 25.-A
man can't escape alimony, not even
by hiding on the bottom of the
ocean.
'Her husband is torpedo man
on a submarine, the R-6," said
attorney S. l.. Cheroske during the
hearing Of an alinony proceeding
pending trial of the divorce suit
of Mrs. Alice Duckworth.
"He has informed his wife that
submarine men don't have to pay
alirnony."
"Oh, yes they do-if she can COL
1ect it," replied Superior Judge
Walter Guerin, and he ordered
Raymond Duckworth to pay $50 a
month.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25

Donald Stebbing, 224 West Forty
third street, Arsenal Technical high
school pupil, won first prize of $50,
and twelve other Indianapolis high
school pupils won other prizes and
honorable mention in the annual art
and literature contest conducted by
the Scholastic, national high school
magazine.
Stebbing won the first prize In
the special art division and Ralph
Montgomery, 1909 East Raymond
street, wo nthe $25 third prize in
the pictorial arts division.
Art work of the local pupils will
be displayed n the third national
high school art exhibit sponsored by
the magazine.
Other awards were given local
pupils in the sculpture and short
story division.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25

Top Row Cleft to right)-Vir-
ginia Hildebrand, 843 Lincoln
street; Nevian Chess, 1746 Lam
bert stret; Jean McHattan, 1900
East Michigan street, and Maurine
Randolph, 5745 Julian avenue.
Center Row Cleft to right)-Wil-
liam Aust, 1900 East Michigan
street; Hubert Thiesing, 1854
Tallman avenue; Thomas Vim
hedge, 3138 Ruckle street, and
Ralph Montgomery, 1909 East
Raymond street.
Lower Row Qeft to right)-Eliza-
beth Smith, 5848 Julian avenue;
Francis Mccoy, Lois Lisey and
June Kempf.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
Officers Fatally Hurt

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. April 25.-
Michael McClain, 10, Lackawanna
IN. W detective, is dead of injuries
sustained Saturday when the auto
mobile in which he and two other
Lackawanna officers were riding in,
collided with another three miles
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
RAIN, COLD COMING
Weekend Weather Menu
Disappointing One.

The weather man today again
placarded a disappointing weather
menu for ambitious weekend golf
ers, motorists and other outdoor
fans. promising low temperatures
and rain Saturday, and perhaps
Sunday as well.
A weeks cold spell was unbroken.
although the thermometer this
morning began an upward trend
that may reach so degrees Saturday
afternoon, according to j. H. Arm
ington. United States weather bureau
senior meteorologist.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
FACES 7 CHARGES
City Man Arrested After
68- -MiIe-an-Hour Chase.

Seven charges were filed by police
today against William Harrington,
81, of 227 South Grace street, who
was captured after a sixty-eight-
mile-an-hour chase on East Wash
ington street from Beville avenue
to State street Thursday night.
Police say his car contained gal
lon of alcohol. He is charged with
speeding, reckless driving and in
toxication as we'll as transportation
of liquor and resisting an officer.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
Wanted Man Held

BIZ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 25s-~
Floyd Wheat, 81, hunted for three
years by officers holding warrant
based on a charge that he aided in
robbing the Lewis postoff1ce, is I'M
ally a prisoner. He was taken into
custody at a house In Sanford.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
Dentists Gold Stolen

61 Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, April 25.-
Gold valued at approximately $50
was taken from the Office of DR..
Krider, GreencaStle, dentist, by
thieves. who gained admission
through a tranSom.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
AGED Farmer Dies

BIZ Times SDecfGl
GREENCASTLE, Ind, April 25.--
John Thompson, 80, Putnam county
farmer, died at hospital from
complication of diseases. He
leaves three granddaughters and
four great-grandc children.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
Dog Attacks Child
By Times Special

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, April 25.-Roh-
ert Dick. 8. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurel Dick, was attacked by a
bulldog while riding on tricycle.
and severely bitten on the head and
arms.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
PAVING OF SIXTEENTH
STREET CONSIDERED

BOaTu EAptCItu 70 AppTOVe Wlden-
ing Project at Conference.
A decision to proceed with the
widening and paving Of Sixteenth
street from Northwestern avenue to
Delaware street was expected to be
reached this afternoon at q con-
ference of works board and plan
commission members with Mayor
Reginald H. Sullivan.
A group of property owners have
agreed to pay their assessment on
the paving. Majority Of those as
sessed for the $422 900 for acquisi-
ton Of property expressed desire to
proceed. The city will pay so per
cent Of the cost.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
FIREMAN TAKES POST
IN CITY HALL OFFICE
Harry BransOn Takes Place Held In
Past by Fred Heaton.

Transfer Of fireman Harry Bran
son of Engine House II to the city
controllers Office to replace Fred
Heaton, Republican, who waS
transferred to the fire department
ranks, was ordered today by City
Controller William L. Elder.
s. w. j. Spires, 602 North Gladstone
avenue, former deputy clerk under
Albert Losche's regime, was appoint
ed to a $500 year Barrett law
job. He replaces William Caylor,
Republican who was assigned TO
the county treasurer's office.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
Boy Loses Eye

SHELBYVILLE, Ind, April 25.-
Paul Stafford, II, will be blind in
the right eye the remainder Of his
life as, the result Of accidental dis
charge of an air gun in the hands
of playmate, Tommy Sturgeon.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-25
BRITON PEACE SPEAKER
DIR. Hubert Phillips Slated for Dis
armament Address.

armament Address.
THE Relation of Disarmament to
Peace" will be topic of an address
by DR.. Hubert Phillips of London,
England, at a mass meeting tonight
in the Second Presbyterian church.
The meeting has been arranged
as a part of the annual state con-
ference of the Indiana Council on
international Relations.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-11-13
ARNOT CASE is NOW
UNDER AMUSEMENT

The hearing on the petition of w.
E. Arnot of Conrad to be appointed
guardian of the estate of Anna M.
Arnot of Glasgow, widow of his
brother, Jess E. Arnot, who died of
poison in August, and with whose
murder Mrs. ArnOt is now charged,
was held in the district court be-
fore Judge John Hurley at Glasgow.
At its conclusion Judge Hurley took
the matter under Amusement. /.
Attorneys for both the defense
and the prosecution in the murder
charge against Mrs. ArnOt appeared
in the matter, the attorneys for the
defense representing the petitioner.
The prosecution protested the ac-
ton on the ground that it would be
prejudicial to a fair trial.
Testimony was given by physi-
clans and attendants at the Jail,
where Mrs. ArnOt was held prisoner
before being recently removed to
the DeacOness hospital, regarding
her physical and mental condition.