The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-05
TO HEAR "a CASES
Industrial Court Has Heavy
Docket for This Month.
To Take Up Question of Open
Shop in Kansas.
LOCAL WAGE CONTROVERSY
Most of Cases Involve Raise
in Telephone Rates.
Commissioners Will Meet in
Seven Cities.

While the legislature is determining
the fate of the court of industrial re-
lationS, the mills of the court continue
to grind Twenty-four cases, includ-
ing two important industrial cases and
twenty-five public utility dockets, have
been set for hearing between now and
March l.
Discuss Open Shop.
The question of the open shop is
brought before the industrial court for
the first time in the dispute between
the Fort Scott Sorghum Syrup COM
pany and its employees. The other in
dustrial case is a wage controversy of
the Charles Wolff Packing company
of Topeka.
BY far the most-of the utility cases
are applications for increased tele-
phone rates in the smaller municipali-
ties Two major rate cases for other
utilities are on the caIendar-The
Kansas Gas & Electric company OF
Wichita; and gas distributing COM
panies in Kansas City, Kan, Atchison.
Leavenworth, Lawrence and Topeka
(gas service charge.)
Hearings in Seven Towns.
Members or commissioners of the
court will conduct hearings in Topeka,
Concordia, Hutchinson. Norton. Man
kato. Minneapolis and Rexford.
The calendar:
Topeka, February Hearing on
exceptions taken to courts findings in
Humphrey VS.. Kansas Electric Utilities
company of Parsons, regarding cleo
trice service; exceptions in, Colony
Telephone company application for
rate increase.
Topeka, February 8-Hale Gas COM
pany. to increase rate at Buffalo.
Yates Center, Baxter Springs and
other points.
Topeka, February 9-Fort Scott
Sorghum Syrup company, industrial
dispute, modification of wage con-
tract with local union.
Topeka, February ie-Kansas Gas
&, Electric company (before full
COURT. continued hearing on applica-
ton to add surcharge of 20 per cent
in electric rates in Wichita and
twenty-three other Kansas cities in
south central and southeastern Kan
sas
Topeka. February 11-Oral argu-
ment, Wichita board of commerce VS..
Santa Fe and other railroads, prefer
entail rates.
Topeka. February 14-Oral argu-
ment, application Arkansas Valley
Interurban to remove track to Bethel
college at Newton.
Rexford. February IA Rexford
Telephone company to sell plant to
Service Teleuhone company; applica-
ton Service Telephone company to in
crease rate at ReXford.
-NOIlOHs ItDA udIy PPllOdIAOii
Phillips County Light & Power COM
pany to increase electric rates; Len
ora Telephone company for adjust
ments in switching service.
Mankato. February 16-Applica-
tion Formoso Telephone company to
increase rates at Formoso; applica-
ton Exchange Telephone. company to
increase rates at Smith Center; ap-
plication Kensington Telephone COM
pany to increase rates at Kensington.
Topeka. February 16-W. e. May.
ct al. VS.. Charles Wolff Packing com
pany of Topeka, wage case.
Concordia, February 17-Applica-
ton Haddam Telephone company to
increase rates at Haddnm: Home Tee
phone company to increase rates at
Scottsville.
Minneapolis. February 1S-Burling-
ton Telephone company-serv.ce com
plant.
Topeka, March Investigation into
reasonableness of gas service charge
row being collected at Kansas City
Kan, Atchison. Leavenworth, Law
l.onre and TODeka.