Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-11-15
State Supreme Court Modifies
the Antitrust Decision of
Six Years Ago.
PLAN TO RESUME OPERATIONS
Company to Spend Large Sums in De-
Veioping Territory in New Kan
sas Oil Fields.

tied its judgment rendered IN INC dnli-
trust suit against the Standard Oh
Company six years ago, SO that the
Standard Oil Company of kansas and
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana
can engage in the production of oil in
this state This means big impetus
to oil production in the Butler county
field
When the antitrust judgment was
rendered the two companies were sub
sidiary concerns of the big Standard
Oil group. Later on they were segre-
gated by the decree of the United
States supreme court and became sep
arate and independent companies.
When a part of the group the STAN
dard of Kansas refined oil and the
Standard of Indiana marketed it, Nei-
Their was engaged at that time in the
production of oil, so the Kansas su-
preme court judgment was written in
q way that forbade them from ever en-
gaging in the production of oil. But
since they have become separate con-
Germs, working independently of each
other, and of the parent concern, each
has decided to go into the production
business. To do so the Kansas de-
cision had to be modified. Application
companies and the court granted it.
The attorney general made no objec-
ton to the modified order
Earl Evans, attorney for the two
companies, announced that the two
companies will spend vast amount of
money in oil development in the new
Kansas oil field.
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Schneck sentenced to the state peni-
Tertiary at Lansing for life for the
murder of his wife, Jane Schneck, and
their two children in this county in
1906, has a temporary parole from the
prison. He and other prisoners were
released on short time paroles to as
sist Leavenworth county farmers who
were unable to obtain farm hands.
Schneck's parole will expire Novem-
Der TO- He has been in prison since
1908. Mrs. Mollie Stewart, convicted
of the murder with Schneck and who
was also given a life sentence, has
been out on parole more than year.
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To Direct Women's Work-Mrs. H.
K. De Long in Atchison county, has
been appointed director of women's
consisting of seven states, including
Kansas and Missouri.
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Old Resident Dies.-Percival Cru
yer, Sc years old, a resident of Jack
son and Atchison counties forty-five
years, is dead at the home of his
daughter in Holton, where he was Wis
iting.
Killed by FaII.-Arthur E. Bucler
was killed in a fall from a derrick at
a coal mine south of Pittsburg recent
". Mr. Bucler was master mechanic
of the company.
Had a Bomb Scare.-A stick of dy-
Mantle was found on the Missouri Pa
cific tracks in the heart of Council
Grove recently. On one end of the
stick was a small wire, while the other
end was broken as though from a
fall 1t is thought 1t had been wired
to the brake rod of freight or pas
senger coach and become loosened
when the brakes were set
October Broke a Record.-October.
1917, broke one weather record. The
twenty-ninth was the coolest night re-
corded in forty-four years. The tenn
perature went to Is degrees, which is
the lowest temperature for October
since 1873 when it went to 161s de-
grees. and 1869 when the temperature
was Is degrees
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Leavenworth Gets Conference.-The
Kansas conference of Charities and
Corrections held two days meeting
at Emporia recently Next years
meeting will be held at Leavenworth
Officers elected were: j. X. Codding,
Lansing, president: Walter A. Jones,
Emporia, first vice president; G. A.
Hosford, Wichita, second vice presi-
dent; NJ. Bodenhoffer, Lawrence, sec
retary-treasurer.
Manager Plan Pays.-Nearly 81 900
has been turned into the Wichita city
treasury by the police department, the
net profit of the department above
expenses. This is the first time the
Wichita police department ever paid
its way. Wichita operates now under
city manager.
Fair Weather Only Relief-Fair
weather will be the only thing to keep
Kansas people from suffering until
miners can dig some coal and more
cars are secured in which to haul it,
according to Emerson Carey, state
fuel administrator.
Found Body of Man.-The body Of