The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-26
TO DISMISS GAS RECEIVER
Kansas Natural to Be Given Freedom
From Courts by Judge Hoidren
on June 2

Topeka.-The receivership Of the
Kansas Natural Gas Company is to
be dissolved June 2. ]. W. Holdren,
judge of the district court of Mont
gomery county, who has had control
of the Kansas Natural for five months,
has notified H. L. Doherty that he
must arrange to take charge of this
property on that date and that the re-
ownership will be dismissed and the
court affairs of the company wound
up as quickly thereafter as possible.
In his letter to Doherty, Judge Hol-
dren says:
Considering the proposition from
every viewpoint, I am convinced that
there is no reason why the court
should be hampered with the manage
ment Of this company, or that the COM
pany should be embarrassed by man
agement by the court"
State officials were given copies Of
the notice sent to Doherty. Accom-
panying the notice was letter from
Judge Holdren, in which he said that
after a conference with John NJ. Lam
don, receiver, and Victor Hays, presi-
dent Of the company, no reason was
suggested why the receivership should
not be dismissed at once
State officials were inclined to be-
lieve that some objections would be Of
fered to the dismissal by Mr.. Doherty,
who has obtained a controlling inter
est in the company, but has not yet
taken over control nor asked to be put
into the management of the property.
1t was suggested here that it might
be more advantageous to Mr.. Doherty
to have the company operated through
the court, while the rate question is
pending in the supreme court Of the
United States, than to have the oper-
alton under his own control.
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May Seize Germans Grain.
viii the state or federal govern
ment take over a large amount of
wheat and corn belonging to Charles
Foss, a wealthy German of Upton,
Kan, under the necessity clause of
the war regulations? Information has
reached official circles that Foss has
a large amount of wheat and corn
piled up on the ground at Upton, ex-
posed 10 the weather and in danger of
rotting. His neighbors intimate that
he does not want to sell it for fear it
will be shipped to the Allies.
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Road Program Prepared.
Under a program worked out by the
state highway commission more than
1000 miles of designated Kansas
roads will receive federal aid under
fiye-year contracts. The commission
viii place about 5000 miles Of high
ways on the state map, but govern
ment aid will not be given to more
than $500 miles during the next five
years. No announcement was made
of definite aid to be given by the gov
eminent to various districts nor have
the roads to receive such aid been
designated.
| Would Keep Farm Hands Home
If any experienced farm hands en-
list in the army or are conscripted dur
ing the present season, they should be
detailed back to the farms, in the be
lief OF the live stock committee Of the
Kansas Council OF Defense.
Girls Can Aid on Farms.
Excuse the girls from school to
milk the COWS. as wei as the boys to
harvest the crops. This suggestion
was made by several women speaking
before the Kansas council OF defense
recently.
TepeI<ans Seek Cheap Ice.
Several prominent citizens OF To
/ peka who are indignant over q big
increase In price announced by the 10
cal ice companies, are trying to ar
range with a Kansas City ice factory
to supply the people here.
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General Miles TO Attend dwelling.
General Nelson A. Niles. head OF
the United States army, VIII be the
principal speaker at the unvsffng OF
the General Mcpherson monument "a
MCPHERSON on July l. He has wired
ths eonmittas 8 - asas5taues.