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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-28

One steamship line receives $S782O from Uncle
Sam for carrying 1873 pounds of mail and another
gets $363,O22 for carrying 1873 pounds, says a con-
gresham. That ought to be cheering news to the
mailman whose backs still aching from the Christ
mas rush.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-28

Despite all the R. F. C. can do failures continue
among the sock and tomato can banks
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-28
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Heart Disease Leading Death Cause
BY. DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-28
"a SCRIPTS HOWARD NEWSPAPER

RIpP 3 y . y An 3
GtUe Lfght aud the
People WfH Find
Their Otrn TV1V
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-28

This is the second of six articles by
DR.. Fishbein reviewing the progress of
medical science in 1882.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
DAN BEARD TO LEAD
TREE PLANTING HERE
Grand Old Man of Scouting Coming
to Capital for Annual
Pilgrimage.

Dan Beard, the grand old man Of
scouting. will come to washington for
the first time tonight to lead the
annual Boy Scout pilgrimage and take
part in the walnut tree-planting pro-
gram of the Scouts.
He will be greeted at Union Station
tonight by large group of Scouts. and
tomorrow, at 2:30 pm. he will dedicate
the National Historical Grove Of nut
trees in Anacostia, when walnut trees
from six American shrines will be
planted.
Seeds from the aristocracy Of nut
trees, one from Mount Vernon, another
from Gettysburg Battlefield, a third
from Fort Frederick, a fourth from
Winchester. Va. fifth from a tree
associated with the early life of Francis
Scott Key and a sixth from Stratford
Hall. the home of Robert E. Lee. will
be planted to grow up with the young
sters as living memorials.
The veteran scout leader. who Is
82 long has been an advocate of the
e-jlanting program Of the Scouts and
has distributed seeds throughout the
country for the boys to plant.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
L|NDBERCH HOAXER
HELD IN S29,5DO BAIL
Arthur Hitner Detained on
False Pretense and Bad
Check Charges.

Arthur Hitner. 43-year- salesman,
who is alleged to have posed as a mys-
teriouS undercover contact man" in
the Lindbergh kidnapping case. was back
in Washington today for the first time
since his visits of several months ago
in furtherance of his negotiations.
This time he was under arrest on
charges of false pretense, not because
Of his lurid pose in the kidnapping case.
but because he is alleged to have passed
a bad check on a hotel during one of
his trips here to interview persons in
terested In finding the kidnapers.
P. Mcmahon. in Police Court, Hitner
was held under total bond of s29.5O0.
OF this amount s25,00O was in connec-
tion with false pretense charges lodged
against the defendant in Williamsport.
Pa. Bond was fixed at Sl,500 on each
of three local check charges.
Hitner, according to the United
States Bureau of Investigation, has
been identified by Dean Dobson-
Peacock, Norfolk negotiator, as one of
two men who met him in New York
hotel and offered to secure delivery of
the Lindbergh baby upon payment of
q sum of money.
Hitner also is alleged to have received
private investigator LOT a magazine
in the same hotel and to have claimed
he was arranging to hi-jack the baby
from the Purple gang at a hideaway
IN the Adirondacks, according to the
bureau.
The arrest of Hitner. who is wanted
by police in a number of cities on
bad check charges. was effected by spe-
cial agents of the bureau with CO.
operation of Hot Spring. Va. police
The prisoner at first denied his identity
but he was recognized by John M. Keith
agent in charge of the Washington flelc
Office of the bureau, who had talked
with Hitner during investigation Of the
Lindbergh case.
Hitner first entered the KIDNAPPING
inquiry when he represented himself a.
a contact man in interviews with Mrs
Rebekah Greathouse, assistant Unitee
States attorney and cousin OF Mrs
Lindbergh, and John Marshall. formel
Assistant Attorney General and friene
of the Morrows. They notified the
Department of Justice and Hitner wa
questioned. His "clues," however, were
discredited.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
BURKE CASE PLAN
IS NEWS TO CHIEF
City Heads Expected to Take
Up Settlement Proposal
This Afternoon.

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford. su-
perintendent Of police. declared today
he had no knowledge of the tentative
plan under consideration by the Com
missioners for an amicable settlement
Of his controversy with Inspector Frank
S. w. Burke. chief of detectives.
The Commissioners are expected to
discuss the plan at their semi-weekly
board meeting this afternoon, when
they take up Gen. Glassford's recon-
mendation for the reassignment Of In
spector Burke. There is little hkeli-
hood, however, of the case being finally
disposed of at this meeting.
Gen. Glassford said he had not con-
ferred this week with Maj. Gen Her
bert B. Crosby, Commissioner in charge
Of police, and was therefore unaware of
any plan he may have under considera-
ton for solving the Burke case. The
police superintendent said he expected
to 60 to the District Building tomorrow
morning for conference with Gen.
Crosby. but not for the purpose Of dis
cussing his recommendation for the re-
moval Of Burke as chief Of detectives.
No other important personnel changes
are In contemplation at this time, Gen.
Glassford said, and there are indications
there will be none until the Burke case
Is finally adjusted.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
TRAFFIC BUREAU
ENLARCES SQUAD
FOR STRICT DRIVE
Intensive Campaign to En-.
force Motor Laws Results
From Increase in Deaths.
WILL KEEP TAXI DRIVERS
UNDER OBSERVATION
Four Cycle Officers Will Be Turned
Over to Glassford for Direct
Assignments.

Aroused by an increasing number Of
traffic fatalities. Inspector E. w. Brown,
assistant superintendent Of police. in
command of the Traffic Bureau. today
enlarged his motor cycle squad to so
men in preparation for an intensive
traffic enforcement campaign.
Eleven deaths In traffic accidents last
month. Inspector Brown said. indicate
the need of more drastice enforcement
of regulations designed in the interest
Of safety. The motor cycle officers. he
declared, will be instructed to be on
the lookout particularly for speeders
and reckless drivers.
Taxicab drivers also are to be kept
under close observation, according TO
Inspector Brown He said his oftice
has received numerous complaints
against these drivers for speeding,
reckless driving and passing red lights;
Officers Of the Independent Taxi
Owners Association, Inspector Brown
said. are cooperating with his office
in an effort to force the drivers to
observe the traffic regulations. Spot
tiers are employed by this organization,
he explained, to observe the drivers
and note the violations. Drivers who
are reported for violations are sum-
moned before trial board set up by
the organization and punished upon
conviction.
Inspector Brown also plans to detail
four of his motor cycle officers to po-
lice administrative headquarters to take
special assignments direct from Brig.
Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, superin-
tendent of police.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
MOORE TO APPEAR
ATCUPOLAH HEARING
SET FOR TUESDAY
Economy Fight In New Phase,
With Burroughs Group
in Bitter-End Role.
FOXHALL SCHOOL FIGHT
WILL BE EXTENDED
Citizens Group Will Appear at
Board of Education Meeting
Wednesday Afternoon.

The controversy over the proposal Of
the Commissioners to WELD the econ
omy ak on the cupola originally planned
atop the Taft Junior High School
entered a new phase today, when 1t
became known that officials of the Fine
Arts Commission will attend hearing
granted protesting citizens next Tues
day.
Charles Moore, chairman of the Fine
Arts Commission, who has likened elm
ination of the cupola to cutting of
a mans arm or Leg" and H. P. Caem-
merer. executive officer of the commls-
sion, have made plans to appear at the
hearing in the District Building.
The Fine Arts chairman, in a letter
to the Burroughs Citizens Association,
which is leading the fight for the
cupola, deplored the proposed change
in esthetic appearance of the school
proved by the commission was that In
which the cupola appeared.
Fight ito Bitter End"
RAYMOND L. Gilbert, chairman Of
the special Cupola Committee OF the
Burroughs Citizens Association, today
announced determination of the or
ganization to fight for the cupola Ito
the bitter end"
Engineer Commissioner John c. Got
walls has insisted the cupola should be
omitted for reasons Of economy. The
citizens claim the saving would be
small, weighed against the harm they
assert will be done the appearance OF
the building.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
MAI. DUFFY'S CONDITION
DELAYS TRIAL OF MAN
Colored Assailant Charged With
Assault When Request for
Aims Is Refused.

Charges of assault and soliciting aims,
filed yesterday against colored man
who is said to have attacked Maj. Ralph
Duffy, 54, Army Medical Corps, after
the officer refused a request for money.
were continued today until October 21
because the doctor was too badly In
jured to appear in Police Court.
Maj. Duffy told police man whom
he later identified as Richard jackson,
36, OF the 1900 block of Eighth street.
accosted him at Seventeenth street and
New Hampshire avenue and asked for
aims. The man had been drinking, ac-
cording to the major, so he refused, and
walked away.
As he continued down Seventeenth
street to Q. Maj. Duffy said, the colored
man dashed up behind and began kick
ing and beating him. The officer sue
ceeded in warding off his assailant, and
called police. Jackson was arrested a
few minutes later at Fifteenth and
Church streets.
Maj. Duffy, who lives at 2002 P street,
suffered .:.--:;1ries to his head and alb
domen.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
Underwood Photo.

true Of any two numbers raised to the
fourth, fifth or sixth powers, and so
on to infinity
With the squares of numbers it is
different. For example, the square of
3-that is, 9-plus the square Of a
that Is, 16-equal Is, which is the square
of S. Such case could never be found,
Fermat said, with powers greater than
the square.
Experiment Proves 1t.
This may be proved to the reasonable
satisfaction Of anybody by actual ex-
pertinent Put any numbers whatsoever
into Fermat's theorem, raise them to
any power whatsoever. The sum will
not equal any other number raised to
the same power.
Take, for example. and raised to
the third power. They become 27 and
g. The sum is 91 There is no cube
root of 81 which is whole number.
And so on, presumably, to infinity.
There IS no use testing it. The worlds
most famous mathematicians have spent
weeks trying to find a single actual case
which did not fit the theorem and have
failed.
But this is not proof acceptable to
mathematicians So long as proof re-
mains Empirical there is always the
chance Of an exception. And since the
number of numbers and powers to
which they might be raised Is infinite,
everybody in the world might cover
sheets of paper with figures "a hours
day forever without finding an excep--
ton and still not prove that there could
be no exception.
What Is demanded-and what Draper
claims he has found-is conclusive
mathematical proof that there cannot
possibly be any exception.
Says the Encyclopedia Britannica:
Everything indicates that 1t is true,
although 1t has not been proved. That
1t has not been proved is one Of the
most amazing facts in present-day
mathematioS. and for this reason alone
the great celebrity of the problem is
perhaps justified. The many attempts
to solve it by competent mathemati-
clans have led to number Of remark
able developments in number theory.
including very abstract conceptions and
profound results arrived at after long
chains of reasoning The offering of
the Wolfskehl prize led to several thou
sand erroneous proofs"
Previous to Draper's efforts, accord
ing to the encyclopedia, the theorem has
been proved for all numbers raised to
the third or fourth powers, but the rea-
soning did not carry successfully be-
yond these Washington mathemati-
clans who have examined Draper's So
luton say that, offhand at least, they
cannot put their fingers on any flaw in
the reasoning, but the problem is SO
complicated that they must await more
intensive study. The solution cannot
be given except in mathematical SYM
bols. to reproduce which special type
would be required.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
MASS PRODUCTION
Of HOUSES URGED
U. S. Workers Incorporate
Federal Employees Hous-
ing Association.

A proposal for mass production Of
dwellings for Government employees
only, to be purchased under a l5-year,
low monthly payment plan, which has
been laid before hundreds Of depart
ment clerks here in the past several
weeks, has resulted in the incorporation
Of a Federal Employees Housing Asso-
ciation, it was announced today.
The proposed house construction de-
pends on the granting of a loan for
the development by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation. Promoters OF the
project say such a loan will be sought
when suficient employees have signed
applications declaring their Interest"
in buying one of the houses. 1t was
estimated today a loan of $4,000, 900
would be required to make possible the
building of the first 1000 dwellings.
Incorporating directors Of the Federal
Employees Housing Association are Louis
L. Collie of the Treasury Department.
Carl Heinrich Of the Department OF
Agriculture, Louis A. Pawlowski OF the
Veterans Administration, William E..
Riley of the ONCE of Public Buildings
and Public Parks, Gerald M. Kerr Of
the Department of Interior. Jesse G..
Houston of the War Department and
Carroll G. Yoakum Of the Pest Office
DEPARTMENT.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
SEARCH INTENSIFIED
FOR BANK ROBBERS

Search for the two bandits who robbed
the Woodridse-Langdon Savings &
Commercial Bank Of more than 2o,000
early Wednesday morning was intensi-
fed today with identification of one of
the men from rogues' gallery phoes-
graphs.
The Identification was made by en-
ployes of the bank at 2027 Rhode Island
avenue northeast. The other bandit
was partially identified from Detective
Bureau pictures. Five employees, in
cluding E. L. Norris, vice president, were
imprisoned in q basement vault by the
robbers, who broke into the bank the
night before and waited In hiding until
Norris had opened the main cash vault.
Both the young bandits, one of whom
is about IS and the other 35, are out-of-
town racketeers, according to Assistant
Supt. of Police Frank S. w. Burke, chief
of detectives. Although he would not
disclose their names or their home
towns, the detective chief has advised
police In three cities in which they are
known to operate to be on the lookout
for them.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
WEDE[L At Boiling.
AT TER FAST FLIGHT
OttaWa-W Washington Mexico
City Record Attempt Seized.
uIed Tuesday.

Averaging better than $40 miles per
hour on the last leg Of hop from New
Orleans to Washington, James R. Wedell,
noted airplane designer, builder and
racing pilot. landed at Boiling Field to-
day in the tiny black and crimson racer
in which he will attempt next Tuesday
to smash the record of Maj. James H.
Doolittle in a daylight flight from Ot-
tawa, Canada, to Mexico City via Wash
ington.
Wedell, after experimenting the fuel
ing OF his racer. in which he placed
second in the two greatest racing clas-
sizes of 1882, left the Army field to
confer with officials of the State De-
partment and the aeronautics branch
of the Commerce Department on the
necessary clearance papers for his
three-capital flight.
Though his little ship proved one of
the fastest built in the United States,
Wedell said on arrival here that he is
not satisfied and already is working on
the plans for an even faster ship which
he will build for entrance in the Bendix
and Thompson trophy races next year.
If the weather is favorable, Wedell
said, he will leave Ottawa on his record
attempt at ABOUT am. TUESDAY. He
plans to stop at Boiling Field for fuel.
The racing pilot said he expects to
leave Washington this afternoon or
early tomorrow for Providence, R. L.,
where he will participate in the dedica-
tion tomorrow of new airport.
The ship Wedell is using Is his IA
nous "a" one of four racing planes
he designed and built for this years
National Air Races. Three Of his
planes finished in first, second and
third places in the $4,000 transconti-
mental Bendix trophy race from Los
Angeles to Cleveland.
He expects to cruise at an average
speed of about 240 miles per hour on
Tuesdays flight. The little ship has
a top speed Of nearly 280 miles, he
said. but he does not expect to push
it much beyond the normal cruising
speed.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
FURTHER FOxHALL PROTEST.
Residents to Appear in School Fight
Wednesday.

In q further effort to prevent erec-
ton of the Foxhall public school on
Foxhan road, committee of residents
of FoxhaIl Village will lodge a protest
with the Board of Education at Its
meeting next Wednesday afternoon, 1t
was learned today,
A similar protest was made to the
District Commissioners this week by a
delegation from the community. The
Commissioners advised the group that
the protest, incorporated in a written
petition, would be given consideration:
In the meantime, bids were opened
yesterday for construction Of the
school. A. Lloyd Goode OF Charlotte.
N C.. submitted the low estimate of
$75.400.
The Foxhall road site already has
been purchased by the Commissioners.
The protestants prefer site on Reser-
voir road.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
SHOOTS SELF TO SEE
WHAT IT FELT LIKE
Grafton Tyler Duvall Found With
Two Bullet Wounds
in Body.

Found with two bullet wounds In his
body shortly before I'm. today, Grafton
Tyler Duvall, 55, explained he shot him
self because he wanted to see what 1t
telt like" according to police.
Duvall was found sitting in chair
in the Office of the Thomas w. Smith
lumber yard. 1900 block of First street
southeast, where he is employed as a
night watchman. The discovery was
made by Clifford Smith, member OF
the firm, who notified fourth precinct
police.
The wounded man told Policeman B,
F. Spittle and w. Sarkeld. they reported,
that he had often wondered what 1t
felt like" to be shot and, when he
learned he was about to lose his Job
decided to find out for himself. He ap-
parently had been drinking, according
to Acting Sergt. r. w. MARBLE.
The .32-caliber revolver used In the
shooting was found in a desk drawer
Duvall put the gun in the drawer, he
told the officers, because he didn't want
to- leave it lying around"
His wife, Mrs. Mary Duvall. notified
of the shooting at their home, '3014
Denton place, went to his bedside.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
POLICE SEEK MOTIVE
IN FIRES MAN SET
Take Prisoner Who Confessed
Starting As or More Here
to Scene of Blazes.

Following his confession yesterday to
having set As or more fires in the down
town section Of the city during the last
two months. Harold Banks. rs. colored,
today was being escorted by police to
the scenes of fires he is said to have
started in an effort to establish a pos
sible motive for the fire setting. Banks
yesterday told police he did it to see
the engines run and today said he
liked to start fires in the full OF the
moon"
Banks was arrested several days ago,
and after questioning him, police ar
rested four others. said to be his COM
panions. They are to be questioned on
their knowledge of Banks activities.
The man was arrested while pulling
an alarm box He said most Of the
fires he started were in trash. fences,
or small buildings. He also said he
had set a number of fires in Richmond.
Va, before coming to this city.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
ClassfOrd Studies
Plan to Get Plane
For Police Work
Thinks Bandits Could
Be Chased Better
From Air.

Superintendent Of Police Glassford
revealed today he is considering the
advisabiiity of recommending the pur-
chase of an airplane for use in police
work
A plane, he said, would be invalu-
able to the department in pursuing ban
dts who flee from the District into
Maryland and Virginia. Officers in
a plane, he pointed out, would have
little difficulty in locating from the air
an automobile in which robbers were
attempting to escape. After getting on
the trail. of the car. he explained. the
plane could follow it until 1t stopped.
Gen. Glassford said the plane also
could be used to transport officers to
other cities and save much valuable
time
The value of plane in police work
was first considered, Gen. Glassford
said, after the hold-up of the WOOD
ridge-Langdon Savings & Commercial
Bank.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
WARRANT HOLDS CLERKS
TOOK HOTELS FUNDS
Two Disappeared After Talk About
Missing Money, Manager
Tells Police.

Warrants were sworn out last night
for two clerks of the Fairfax Hotel
here. charging each with embezzlement
of $3.50 Of the hotels funds.
The clerks are Harry o. Waterfield
and Roy. j. Garlotts. Charles p. Gay,
manager of the hotel, who swore out
the warrants. told police he had talked
with the clerks Wednesday night about
the missing funds and that they disap-
peared early yesterday.
Detective Sergt. Van D. Hughes Of
the police headquarters check squad,
said he hoped to apprehend them to-
day in another city.
Manager Gay said that $4,000 had
been taken from the hotel during the
last two months.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
POLO SEASON TO CLOSE

The last polo game Of the season is
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon on
the oval Of Potomac Park. Early next
week officials of the park division OF
the Office of Public Buildings and Pub
Lie Parks propose to begin seeding and
reconditioning the field. The polo sea-
son usually opens in mid-May.
Game fishing in Tidal Basin will end
tomorrow, also signs will be put up
notifying the public this sport will be
banned until May.
Evening star., 1932-10-14

Fish, eyeglasses, pianos and hand
erenades in appreciable quantities were
found necessary to keep the District
municipality functioning last year. &C
cording to the annual report OF
Purchasing Officer M. c. Hargrove.
There were a great many other In
gradients needed to keep the city run
ming smoothly, and Mr.. Hargrove
purchased them. Among them were
snatchblocks, cows, mosquito oil, CLAIMS,
Guineapigs, shrubs, tobacco, phono-
graph records, bunting. candy and
boiler compound.
A shaded distinction appears In the
Evening star., 1932-10-14
BOYD FUNERAL RITES
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
GEORGETOWN Law Professor to Be
Buried in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.

Prof. Howard Boyd Of the George
town University Law School. who died
early yesterday after collapsing while
lecturing a class wednesday evening
will be buried in Mount Olivet Gene
terry following funeral services at 10
am. tomorrow at the Shrine OF the
Sacred Heart.
Born in Hancock. Md. Prof. Boyd
had been connected with the law school
for % years, and was well known among
District members of the profession.
He is survived by his widow. two sons,
Howard, jr., and Ralph S. Boyd. ana
two daughters, Misses Esther and Helen
Boyd. A brother Harry OF Phllaoel-
phia and a sister, who is nun In
California convent, also survive.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
DRESS CATCHES FIRE

Hattie Birge, 10. Of the 500 block Of
Third street, was in a critical condition
today in Emergency Hospital, suffering
from burns received yesterday when
her dress caught fire In her home.
Relatives were unable to explain how
her dress caught fire. police said. She
was badly burned about the legs and
bcdy