Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 292, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 February 1936 — Page 36

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FOOD STRIKER'S STORY DOUBTED BY PHYSICIANS Farrell Couldn’t Live 277 Hours Without Water, Fishbein Says. Timm Special FRANKFORT, Ind., Feb. 14. George Everett Farrell’s 12-day hunger strike brought raised eyebrows and serious doubts as to the authenticity in medical circles today.

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Leading the doubters is Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the American Medical Association. Informed in Chicago that Farrell claims to have passed the last 277 hours without food or drink, Dr. ! hbein said: "It would be impassible for a person to live

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that long without water. 1 mghly, man can live four minutes without air, four days without water and 40 days without food. - ’ Meanwhile, Farrell, 30-year-old Indianapolis man, clung to his story and resolution not to eat. or drink until "my rights are recognized in court.” City physicians, also skeptical over Farrell’s ability to remain alive this long without water, have warned him that he has only three more days to live unless he abandons the self-imposed fast which he started Feb. 2. Farrell believes that in the settlement of the estate of his grandfather, George Humberd, he has come out on the short end. When Mr. Humberd died in 1932 he left an estate of approximately $22,000, including an estimated $15,000 in bonds and a 120-acre farm near here. It was to have been divided six ways, according to Farrell, but all he has received to date is S2OO0 —minus attorney fees. He has filed two suits in Clinton Circuit Court to have the estate reopened, and there'll be no steaks until he gets some action, he says. "It is not my intention to die nor to seek notoriety,” he said yesterday at the home of Mrs. Hanna Burkhalter, where he is a roomer. "It is my intention to get justice. If I have to die to get it, I’ll do it.” A doctor was called yesterday and informed Farrell that if he continues to abstain from food and water he can not live longer than Monday. He appeared weaker today. Already partially paralyzed as the result of a stroke in 1931, he has lost 18 pounds. Father Plans Action Unless George Farrell abandons his hunger strike before Sunday, his father, Perl Farrell, 228* Wheeler-st, and his stepmother will attempt to persuade him to return to Indianapolis, they said today. Although Farrell started his fast on Feb. 2 his parents did not learn of his plight until Wednesday, the tenth day.

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Shown here is the entrance to the lair of street urchins in a S. Illinois-st theater found yesterday by detectives after one of the boys had yielded to a desire to be a policeman when he grew up and informed authorities of its existence. Sam Tyndall, Times police reporter, is shown with his head out the window of the "penthouse” retreat, three floors up.

$71,985 Is Profit of City Gas Utility for Quarter $200,000 Surplus for Year Indicated by Report, Boetcher Says; Kemp Sees Favorable Future. The Citizens Gas and Coke Utility had a net income of $71,985 from Sept. 9, the date of its acquisition by the city, to Dec. 31, a quarterly report filed with Walter C. Boetcher, city controller, revealed today. If this record can be maintained for a full year, the utility has a chance of making a profit of more than $200,000, Mr. Boetcher said.

The directors made no statement. They still are faced with the problem of acquiring more favorable rental terms from the Indianapolis Gas Cos., which owns much of the distribution system. Bonds Are Listed The report, prepared by Howard W. Painter, certified public accountant, showed that the utility owns SIB,OOO in Indianapolis Gas Cos. bonds, listed under miscellaneous assets. The net operating income, before deductions for interest, increased $49,726.04 during the last four months of 1935, compared with the same period of 1934. “Comparative figures for the last quarters of 1934 and 1935 must be considered simply as an indication of the business trend,” Thomas L. Kemp, plant manager, said. Outlook Encouraging "The increase in revenue, however, presents a most encouraging outlook for the future of the gas utility. We have only begun the operation of Indianapolis’ own gas utility. “Until additional knowledge is available we shall proceed cautiously, but with the definite goal in

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