The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-21
FAvORS UNIFORM GAS RATE
Judge FIanneiIy of independence Sug-
gests Price of 80 Cents for Kansas
and Missouri.

A suggestion that the Kansas Pub
lie Utilities Commission reconsider
their recent ruling increasing the
price of natural gas in Kansas from
70 to % cents, was made by Judge T.
j. Flannelly in the Montgomery coun-
ty district court. Judge Flannelly's
suggestion came after hearing sew
eral hours of arguments between
Fred S. Jackson and H. o. Castor, at
torneys for the utilities commission,
and T. S. SalathieI and o. P. Ergen-
bright, attorneys for the Kansas Nat
ural Gas receivers, on the motion to
quash summons filed by the commits
sion.
The motion was the answer of the
commission to the recent restraining
order issued by Judge F1annelly pre-
venting the commission from putting
into effect their recent order of a g.
cent increase. Judge Flannelly point
ed out the unfairness of the recent or
der of the commission in that it orders
a 3-cent increase in the price of the
natural gas furnished by the Kansas
Natural Gas Company, providing a
similar increase can be obtained from
the Missouri State Utilities Commits
sion. 1t is Judge Flannelly's conten-
ton that such an order is unfair as it
will increase the gas rate. from 81 to
30 cents in Kansas City, Mo-, while in
Kansas City, Kas.. and other Kansas
cities it will be raised from 25 to %
cents.
1t was Judge Flannelly's suggestion
q Of he
dered by the commission and that the
Missouri Utilities Commission be
asked to make a similar order, thus
making the price of gas the same in
the two states.
Boy Saved Two from River.-CIyde
Lucas, II years. old, saved his father,
frederick Lucas, and Miss LA knight
from drowning in the Marias des
Cygnes river the other night The
Lucas family of Ottawa and Miss
Knight of Clyde, were bathing in the
stream and Miss knight stepped into
deep hole. In her struggles she
strangled Frederick Lucas and both
went under. The boy then dived and
brought the girl to the shore, and the
lads father swan out safely.
Tramp Saves Train.-A tramp
walking along the Grand Island Rail-
road tracks between Morrill, and Sa-
betha saw a culvert collapse after a
heavy freight train had passed over it.
He tagged an approaching passenger
train, preventing a wreck, according
to the officials
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Choked to Death by Door.-The 4
year-oid son of Mack Shinliver, living
four miles from Medicine Lodge,
crawled into a door that swung up-
ward in the chicken house and knock
ed the prop away that held the door
up The door fell across his neck and
he was choked to death.
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TWO Killed in Auto Smash. j Mrs.
William Kornbaum and daughter, Miss
Elenore. were instantly killed at Han
over when the automobile in which
they were riding eollided with s..
Joseph Grand Island passenger
train No. 3. DR.. Chambers, who was
driving the car. was badly injured,
but probably will recover
hocpeo ny harvest HandS.-Har-
vest hands held up J. Schultz and rob-
bed him of three $40 bills and a So bill
recently at Harper. Schultz was pain
fully beaten One arrest was made.
Road Contest on.-A road dragging
contest, which will be conducted on
highways within a radius of eight
miles of Holton. has begun. Each
contestant is responsible for the M
keep of one mile of road from now
until November 1. when the contest
closes.
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Solomon Boy Dro~ned.-Ora Cats
Chef, 13-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Gatschet. was drowned while
swimming with boy companions in a
ravine which, runs through the west
part of Solomon.