Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 166, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 November 1934 — Page 22

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GUY STUDIES PROPOSALS OF NEW GAS FIRM Users Would Finance Purchase for Utility District, Bare ‘Backers.’ City official* and attomrrs Tor the Indianapolis utility district today considered a proposal of Clinton H Givan. attorney for the Users Gas Company, to sell natural gas to the city at 35 cent a thousand cubic feet and loan the city sufficient money to purchase title to the Citizens Gas Company. Consideration also was given to Mr. Gtvan's offer to reveal the financial backing of his “dummy" corporation, the Users Gas Company. to the two attorneys of the utility district. Will H. Thompson and Albert L Rabb. that they might investigate his claims and his company's ability to carry out its proposals. The proposal came as city officials and Mr. Givan prepared for a public hearing on the offer of the Users Gas to furnish 35-cent gas to the city, which is to be held Dec. 7 before the Marion county commissioners. Mr. Givan. in his proposal addressed to Mr Thompson and Mr. Rabb. offered in addition to 35-cent gas on a contract basis of from ten o twenty-five years, to take over the bonds of the Citizens Gas Company to enable the city to acquire title to the company. ■Seeks Data From City In turn. Mr. Givan requested that 'he utility district attorneys furnish him with full information regarding the city's plan of financing the purchase of the Citizens Gas Company, the organization from whom the city plaas to buy gas. where it expects to borrow the money, and the gas rate. Mr. Givan says he will keep this information in confidence and requests that the utility district attorneys keep faith and confidence with him bv not revealing the names of the backers of his company after he has given them the information. Both Mr. Thompson and Mr. Rabb said today that they had not perused Mr. Givan's proposal and that they could not make a statement until they had consulted Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan. Attorneys Are Supported Paul C. Wetter, attorney and representative of the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs, said his organization had full confidence in the utility district attorneys and would be willing that the sole investigation as to the financial ability and background of Mr. Givan'? company to carry out their proposals be left in the hands of Mr. Thompson and Mr. Rabb. Mr. Wetter and other civic leaders. however, declared that any negotiations or decision which would prevent citizeps of Indianapolis from obtaining cheap gas without the right to bargain with all utilities supplying natural gas would be opposed Admits Stealing 13 Cars KOKOMO. Ind.. Nov. 21—Charles Smith. 18. was held today by authorities who reported that he had confessed to the theft of thirteen automobiles “for jhe thrill of it.”

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Ralph Henningrr Held to the Marion county grand jury without bond for the murder of Earl H. Hemry, 30. of 909 North King avenue. Ralph man avenue, repeatedly has said, I did not murder him. - ' Henmnger, police say, declared that he hit Mr. Hemrv with his fist and the man must have struck his head on the floor when he fell. The tragedy occurred after a drinking party at 2816 West Tenth street.

FORMER INSURANCE HEAD IS CAPTURED W Detective Sent to Florida Seeking Extradition. Detective John F. Dalton, special criminal court investigator, today is oa: his wav to Orlando, Fla., seeking custody of Felix Broeker, under indictment by the Marion county grand jury on a charge of issuing a fradulent check. Broeker was arrested in Orlando, where hp has been operating a pulp and wood works, by Florida authorities who charged him with being a fugitive from justice in Indianapolis. Detective Dalton will seek his extradition. Broeker. who is said to have been a professor in Germany before coming to this country, is accused of having issued fraudulent checks totaling SIO,OOO while president of the Union Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana. He is charged specifically with issuing a bogus check for SIOB to Lloyd A. Sanders, SI Fast Thirty-fourth street, an empieye, on Dec. 21, 1933. Policyholders in Broeker’s company w-ere not affected.

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lution most of Its program for the coming session. The proposals were submitted by James M. Knapp. Hagerstown, former speaker or the house and a prospective minority floor leader for this session. The program calls for a concrete cut in the tax burden by elimination or alteration c f specific taxes, reduction in number of public officials and reduction of public pay rolls. The reorganization setup of Governor Paul V. McNutt will be under fire, it was indicated, the resolution calling for a redistribution of power among constitutionally-provided and elective officials. Elimination of alleged political abuses now existing in state institutions and state departments through restoration of nonpartisan boards and introduction

of the merit system also Is demanded. Only two senators and one representative of the forty-seven minority members were missing from the conference, participated in by Don Irwin, state chairman: Harry Fenton. state committee secretary, and Burrell Wright, state committee treasurer. A second meeting will be held at which a floor leader and caucus chairman will be chosen.

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