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Show IN FEDERAL COURT IN KANSAS GAS CASE Company Contesting Order of Commission to Spend Million. Argument was begun this tnornins by 'attorneys for the receiver of the kian-i kian-i aa Natural a company protecting agatnet n order tecently iMiied by the Kanax public untitle coiiiralseloi. providing pro-viding that the ge company expend Il.tHWt.oO to secure mora icna for Ita market. mar-ket. The attorney for llie defence claim thai lha order absurd an.l that no com-intimton com-intimton or other Mate organisation af Kansas has any authority or power lo order the ga rompany to enter into hue-ineaa hue-ineaa on a nmrr extenrUe scale. The defense entera apeclal objection tQ the order In view of the fart that the Khp public mint lea t-otrimiealon w1H not ?nnh the gas company to ralee Ita aa ratea commepaurete with the extra expense. The state of Knws tunlenris ihat ihe company la not eiipptvlnt, gaa In the guenliilea It auoual And that It must expend the fl.aafl.Ma in onler to carr on He ruinea according to lt declared Intention. At tin morning aeaaloti Judge Mar " ahull nulled r-mirael for the state of Kan-.. Kan-.. at aut:i"rit the Karma- nubile mllitlea ctimmlaalon -ould order the ga ronTpanv fo ey4ni- lis operation or ex- pent. $l.MM,t9frf(J obtain mora gaa. The anawr dM not appear convincing". The mini mi FUssJ a a M mm la In fcaiTJ affect; re July I. unless Judge Mir- 1 U i rulea atiatnat It. Of outset for Hie .lefenae are the 'fallowing: 'fal-lowing: John Jones of Chanute, Kan., attorne. for the recel rr . rharlea Blo-d Knilth of Topekn. atturnev for the K .1 ae Xitural bondholder: J. VV. Dana, attorn' at-torn' for he Kansa- Pity Wpe Line copipai. . W. F I -on thirty, attorney for the Kanaaa City Pipe Une rompany. Judge t-. I. Scarrlt. attorney for the Knmaa City (Mo Oaa company. Eugene Mackev, 'leorge Shrrrett and Conway F. Holme, recelvera of the Kanaaa Natural Jas rompany Representing tha state of Kanaaa are Attorney (leneral John H iJawaon. Judge Kvans. city attorney for Kanaaa City. Mo. and 'heater T. I. uk attorney for tha atate receivers. Rerean weal taken at noon until 2 o'clock tbla afternoon, .when th argument argu-ment wss reaumeri. |