Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-11-18
State Commissioners Hear the
Details of Proposed Kan
sas Natural Transfer.
IS TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT
Parties Concerned Urge An Early De
cision in the case-stockhoId-
ers Favor the Project

public utilities commission, who were
in Ottawa recently on other business,
met by appointment with representa-
tives of the natural gas interests, who
are trying to arrange sale of the
stock of the Kansas Natural Gas Com
pany but who seek the approval of the
commission to the proposed merger
before final transfer of the stock is
made. The commissioners heard the
details of the desired transaction,
asked a number of pertinent questions
and then took the matter under adj
visement- They were urged to hand
down an opinion at an early date, as
the option for the Kansas Natural
stock expires November 25.
The commissioners present were
Joseph L. Bristow, chairmans G. F.
Foley and J. M. Kinkel.. The Doherty
interests that propose to take over the
Kansas Natural were represented by
J. G. Mcdowell, general manager; C.
A. Malloy of Hutchinson, Kas., and
Charles Frueauff of New York general
counsel.
The stockholders of the Kansas
Natural were represented by Judge c.
B. Ames of Oklahoma City and Victor
A. Hays, president. John H. Atwood
of Kansas represented John M. Ian
don, the receiver. The attorneys for
the Kansas utilities commission also
were present. They are F.. S. Jack
son and H. o. Caster. J. w. Dana ap-
peared for the Wyandotte Gas Com
pany and Hugh Smith for Kansas City,
Kas. Andrew Evans and Jacob HarZ-
field represented the Kansas City, Mo-,
legal department. Mayor Green of
Kansas City, Kas., also was present
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Children Never Saw a Saloon.
While the brewers are talking about
prohibition does not prohibit Kan
sas would like to offer concrete ex-
ample it does prohibit. According to
a report received at state temperance
headquarters Frances Willard Day
was observed at Belle PLANE, Kas.,
with four hundred school children TAX
ing part in the exercises. Belle PLANE
is in Sumner county, typical Kansas
country community. A census of the
children was taken and only seven of
loon.
Law Can't Define a "GirI"
The state mercantile board has given
up trying to issue a legal definition
OF a girl" The board lodged the
question on its final report by sub
shutting the words female person
for woman or girl" When approved
by the Industrial welfare commission
officially, the regulation will provide
no female person employed in any
mercantile establishment in Kansas
shall work more than nine hours in
any one day, and that the nine hours
work must be done in ten consecutive
hours.
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May Bar Smoking in Stores.
The state of Kansas may prohibit
smoking in stores where foodstuffs
are sold. Numerous inquiries have
come to the state pure food depart
ment asking this be done.
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Hold Negro in Mail Theft.
Government officials asked today
that the negro Chrales Savage, known
also as Charles Stevens and Charles
Stevenson, charged with the two big
gest mail pouch robberies in the his
tory of the government postoffice OPP
erations, be held to the federal court.
Savage was charged with the robbery
of the Missouri Pacific mail car at
Kansas City some years ago and is
now accused of stealing seven sacks
OF registered mail from a train at SYRIA
cuse, Kas-, August "a. Meredith Rowe,
a 17-year-old boy. testified this after
noon that he participated with Say
age in robbery of postal sack- and is
the chief witness against the negro
held for the big mail robbery Money
taken from the missing mail sacks
is alleged to have been found on
Savage when he was arrested. Among
this money were five $50 bills The
money is alleged to have been a part
of shipment CT Numbered currency
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Prices of all grades of coal here
will be advanced SO cents a ton by
December 1, according to the state
ments of retailers made recently
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Teachers to Demand Pensions
A real pension law for Kansas
| teachers is one of the demands that
viii be made on the next legislature
by the pedagogs of the state. accord
ing to an editorial in the current issue