Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 12, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 March 1935 — Page 3

MARCH 25. 1935

WIDE VARIATION IS DISCLOSED IN PRICES OF GAS Consumers in Indiana Pay From 35 Cents to as High as $2.67. ThU it Ih. flrvfnlh in a win f article* h* tir'M l.vnns. The Time* financial Editor. n the aas situation in Indiana. BY VINTENT LYONS Times financial Editor Fantatic fluctuations occur in the price which consumers throughout Indiana pay for natural and manufactured gas. Natural gas sells as cheap as 35 cent for the first 1000 cubic feet of 1000 British Thermal Units in St. Paul and as high as 12.44 ;* 1000 cubic feet of 1060 Britl. h Thermal Units in Dunkirk Manufactured g of 570 B T. U. 5 available in Roseland and Osceola • $i a 1000 cubic feet, but consumer m Lawrence burg have to pav $2.50 a 1000 cubic frr* for gas having the fame B. T. U content. A mixed gas after giving effect to the B. T. U. content, is ra'her stable m price. In Anderson and Muncie a rate of $1 25 is charged for ’he first iOOO cubic feet of 570 B T. U. gas and reaches a high of $2 67 for 1000 B T. U. in Munster. .3 f irm* Supply IS Cities Os the 64 cities which are supplied wih manufactured gas the average rot- 1 to the con-timer of the first 1000 rub;e feet of gas he purchase is $1 59. The 10 cities receiving natural gas pay an average of $1 47 a 1000 cubic fret and the five cities supplied with mixed cas pav an average of $2.03 for the first 1000 cubic feet. The preponderance of the manufactured gas supplied to consumers In Indiana is furnished by the three operating companies of the Mid-land-United Co—Northern Indiana Public Service Cos.. Northern Indiana Power Cos. and Public Service Cos. of Northern Indiana. These three companies together furnish aervice to 48 of the 64 cities served. Roseland Pays Only $1 Northern Indiana Public Service Cos. furnishes 570 B. T. U. gas to 21 cities throughout the state. The rates which this company charges range from St for the first 1000 rub’e ;'ee| m Osceola and Roseland to as high as S2 17 for gas of exactly the same tvpe in Ainsworth. Rates of the company for other cities follow; BlufTton, $1 75; Bremen. 51.70; Columbia City. $2 08; Concord Township. SI 35: East Chicago. $1 38. Elkhart and Fv Wavne. $135; Goshen, $l 70; Hobart. $1 99; Logan: port. $1.55: Nappannce. $1.70: Peru. $1 50: Plymouth. $1.75; Roanoke. $2 04: South Bend. $1 29; Warsaw. $1.85; Wmamac, $1.97, and Winona Lake. $1.85. In addition, this company serves a mixed gas of 1000 B. T. U. in Hammond at $230; in Michigan Citv at $2.71, and in Munster at $2 67. Public Service Cos. of Indiana furnishing 19 cities supplies its product as low as $1 25 a 1000 cubic feet in Linden and Shrlbyville and as high as $2.25 m Liberty. Rates of the company for other cities follow: Clinton Price 52.25 Aurora. $150: Bedford. $130; Bloomington. $1 40; Columbus, $2 05; Crawdordsvillp, $145: Frankfort. $140: Franklin. $188; Jeffersonville, $1 50: Lafayette. $1 41; Lo .mon, $1 40: Mitchell. $1.35: New Albany. $1.50; Newcastle, $140; Noblesville. $1.75; Seymour, $1.30, and West Lafayette. $1.41. The Northern Indiana Power Cos. supplies eight cities with gas and its rates vary from $1.25 in Huntington to $2 04 in North Manchester. Other rates are: Attica. $1 35: Cloverdale, $135; Greencastle. $1.85; Martinsville. $1.52: Rochester, SIBO, and Sheridan. $1.75. Twelve other companies also supply manufactured gas to Indiana residents. All of these supply but one city each, with the exception of Indiana Gas Utilities, which furnishes five cities. Its rates are as follows; Brazil. 51.75; Brazil . üburban. $1.50; Clinton. $2.25; Richmond, $1 20. and Terre Haute, $1 10. A total of 16 companies serve natural gas to the 20 cities receiving this t\pe of service. Wabash Public Service offers 960 B T. U. gas at $1 50 for the first 1000 cubic feet to consumers in Bickncll; at $1.25 in Francisco, and at $2 in Oakland City. Although Dunkirk consumers pay the highest rate of all for natural gas in dollars and cents. Vincennes and Washington actually have the dearest gas n the state. These two communities pay $2 20 for the first 1000 cubic feet of 850 B. T. U. gas against $2 44 for 1050 P T. U. gas in Dunkirk. Thus, while Dunkirk consumers pav 24 cents more for their gas they reaeive 200 more heating units. Next—Kate Di<rrr|wnrie. DE MOLAY TO INITIATE 63 to Receive Degree in Ceremonies Tomorrow Night. Sixty-three candidates will receive the De Molay degree during ceremonies at the Indianapolis De Molay chapter house. 1017 Broadway. tomorrow night. John M. Hutchens, past master councilor, will prei-ide. Thursday night the chapter will present a vmndeville enter-tr-inment.

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MOB ATTEMPTS TO MURDER STATE'S ATTORNEY

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The automobile of State s Attorney Thomas J. Courtney of Chicago hown after the attemnt to kill him by a gang of gunmen who drove it neared his home yesterday. Mr. Courtney and r, -hree companions. Alderman Perry and two policemen, were not t. ,rk by any of the eight bullets fired into the automobile.

State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney of Chicago, who was uninjured after a gang of gunmen fired right bullets into his car.

RELIEF CHIEFS TO MEET HERE Indiana Recovery Officials to Outline Program for Year. Director of Federal relief and recovery agencies operating in Indiana will meet with Clarence E. Manion. state National Emergency Council director, in an all-day meeting Thursday at the Indianapolis Athletic Club, to outline plans for the remainder of the year. Heads of the agencies expected to attend the meeting are Wayne Coy, Governors Unemployment Relief Commission director; J. H. Skinner, Lafayette, state Agricultural Adjustment Administration chief: Ernest Rice. Louisville, general agent. Farm Credit Administration; Forest M. Logan, state Public Works Administration engineer; E. Kirk McKinney, state rr.inager. Home Owners’ Loan Corp.; Francis Wells, NRA compliance director for the state; Lawrence V. Sullivan, State Planning Board consultant; R. Earl Peters, state director. Federal Housing Administration: Martin F. Carpenter. director, Indiana Employment Bureau. Also Guy Williams, regional Agricultural Credit Administration officer; Frank B. McKibben. president. Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis; Frank Gallagher. Chicago, district manager. Reconstruction Finance Corp.; R. H. Cowdrill. Regional Labor Board director; Paul V. Brown, regional director. National Parks Service; Donald Graham, state engineering inspector of PWA; A A. Watrous. manager of the Decatur Subsistence Homestead Corp.; H Phil Brandner. Bedford. Indiana purchase unit forest supervisor, and Carl Ferguson. PWA housing division local director. 90.000 PACKAGES OF GARDEN SEEDS ASKED Unemployed of State Are Given Aid by Commission. Requests this year for garden seeds to be used in unemployment iel:ef gardens have totaled 90 000 paekaces already, it was announced today bv the Governor s Unemployment Relief Commission. Every family receiving aid from the commission will be expected to take part in the program. The 30 Civilian Conservation Corps Camps and five transient camps in the state will plant gardens. Sixty community gardens, in addition to the home gardens of relief families, will be included in the program. Prompt Help For Itching Eczema It’s wonderful the way soothing, cooling Zemo brings prompt relief to itching, burning skin, even in severe cases. Itching soon stops when Zemo touches tender and irritated skin because of its rare ingredients. To relieve Rashes. Ringworm. and comfort the irritation of Eczema and Pimples always use clean, soothing Zemo. Insist on genuine Zein<' Approved by Good Housekeeping Bureai No. +<74. 5.V. 600, sl. All dr legists'.—Advertisement.

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2000 KILLED IN FLOODS $5,000,000 Property Damage Is Toll in China. By L n’tf and Prrn* SHANGHAI March 25 Floods in the Yellow River Valley have caused at least 2000 deaths, according to semi-official information here today. Property damage was estimated at 14,000,000 yuan <about $5,000,000).

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

LEGION TO END MEMBER DRIVE NEXTSUNDAY William H. Block Cos. First of Larger Firms to Reach Quota. The American Legion Twelfth district will extend its state convention membership drive until 6 next Sunday night, Ralph B. Gregg, membership chairman, announced today. The first of the larger Indianapolis business firms, the William H. Block Cos., reported late Saturday that all its World War veterans had been enrolled in the Legion as a result of the campaign. S. B. Walker, Block's controller, assured the Legion committee that the firm was willing to co-operate with its auditorium and other facilities for the convention here this summer. Other firms which reported Saturday on employe enrollment included Western Newspaper Union and the Indianapolis Pinkerton office. The latest post to exceed its quota is Osric Mills Watkins post. The Travelers Insurance Cos. has enrolled all its eligible employes in the Legion, it was reported today. Local Legionnaires were notified vesterday that the national executive committee would meet April 2 to consider action on obtaining cash payment of the bonus. Stage Comedienne Succumbs By Unit'd Prp*n PHILADELPHIA. March 25 Florence Moore, 48, well known

FUNERAL TOMORROW

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Mrs. Jane Decker Harvey

Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Harvey, killed Saturday in an auto accident at Fowler, will be held at 2 tomorrow- at Flanner & Buchanan mortuary. Mrs. Harvey, the mother of two children, was to receive her final divorce decree this week from Lieut. Dwight Harvey, stationed at Salt Lake City. Henry Maley. wealthy Indianapolis sportsman, also was killed in the crash. comedienne of vaudeville and the musical comedy stage, died Saturday night.

HOUSE STARTS STUDY OF NEW AIRMAIL BILL Closer Federal Regulation Is Proposed in RooseveltBacked Measure. By United Preng WASHINGTON. March 25.—The Administration’s new air mail bill to bring commercial flying under closer Federal regulation was brought up for House consideration today. The Interstate Commerce Commission would be given power to raise or lower air mail rates within specified limits and jurisdiction over the highly controversial prohibition of off-line flying Many of the major aviation companies petition for the readjustment of rates, declaring continuation of present rates would mean bankruptcy, but are bitterly opposed to the off-line flying prohibition. The measure embodies recommendations of President Roosevelt, the Postoffice Department. Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Aviation Commission. It was introduced by Postoffice Committee Chairman James M. Mead <D„ N. Y,). The off-line provision would prohibit mail contractors from establishing regular commercial routes in competition with other contractors in territory other than that covered by the first line's contract. A proviso inserted at the insist-

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Roscoe Judd

Roscoe Judd, 1327 S. Sheffieldav. has been named Commander of Wing C of The Indianapolis Times Squadron of the ScrippsHoward Junior Aviators. Wing C covers thp territory west of S. Meridian-st and south of W. Washington-st. Mr. Judd is a model builder with years of experience and is well known for his organization work. ence of aviation companies would allow continuation of present offline routes approved by the ICC. Maximum air mail rates established under the bill would be 40 cents a mile for the first 300 pounds and 48 cents for excess weight. The ICC would be empowered to raise rates above contract specifications, not to exceed the maximum set in the bill, if operators failed to make a reasonable profit.

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BLOCK EXPECTS HOME BOOM TO BRING STABILITY Capital Goods Revival Is Key to Recovery in His Opinion. The hope that, through stabilizing the industry, the building program of the Federal Housing Administration would end for all times booms and depressions in this country was expressed today by Meier J. Block, a member of the finance committee of the Chamber of Commerce building division. He pointed out that, since the building industry is the largest capital goods industry in the nation, it naturally affects more people through its depressions and booms than any other. "The Federal program will stabilize employment in this industry, and that will result in better yearround business for every type of merchant.” he said. "With a great deal of property needing repair and modernization there will be a great increase in this work, resulting in greater earning power for the entire nation," he cieI dared. Mr. Block is president of William H. Block Cos. Clean-Up Drive Aid Sought An appeal to the general public to join the organization's clean-up. paint-up and fix-up drive starting April 13 will be broadcast tonight at 10:15 over station WIRE by Fred Schick, president of the Indianapolis I Junior Chamber of Commerce.