Show VOLUNTARY POWER RATE CUT IS ASKED TOPEKA K Kan July IY 24 The P The prospect of voluntary reductions in electric pow power r and gas rates was presented presented pre pre- customers customers' in cities and towns of Kansas today A request for permission to lower rates was filed with the public ImbUe service commission late yesterday by four companies described as subsidiaries of at the North American Power and Light company an nn Insull corpora tion New electric rate schedules with the he downward revisions amounting to 0 approximately 15 per cent and nf- nf af affecting towns were filed meet by the Kansas Cansas Power company the Kansas Power and and Light company and the United Power and Light company The rhe Kansas Pipe Line and Gas company company com corn pany any applied for lor cuts in gas rates charged consumers In 52 cities and towns owns Paul Patten president of ot all aU the firms ms except the United of or which he heIs heIs heS Is S vice Ice president said the move was taken aken in keeping with the trend of the he times Governor Harry H. H Woodring whose those ne negotiations with the Cities Service ervice company for reductions inas Ingas in gas as rates have thus far been hailed the announcement asa as asa a a a. mighty splendid thing The move more is the second major utility utility util util- ity ty rate reduction in the state this week reek Monday the Kansas Utilities company of or came forward with rith a 15 per cent general reduction In n electric and gas rates for cities clUes and communities in seven counties |