The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-07-20


Kentucky is to have an upto-date
code OF fire protection under regula
lions being prepared by State Fire
Marshal Thomas b. Pannell In accord
: ance with the act Of 1916. The work
is so far along that Marshal Pannell
has called a public hearing on the
regulations to be held in Frankfort
July q.
During a one week investigation In
Lexington by the Board of Health
,3.210 pounds of meat found in res.
taurants was condemned. Slaughter
houses were reported as being in a
filthy condition and recommendation
was made for the installation of a
municipal abattoir. The dairymen
we're also warned that cleaner milk
will be expected.
Suit has been filed in the Circuit
court of Boyd county to compel Mrs.
Alice Mayo, as executrix of the estate
OF the late ]. c. c. Mayo, to make an
equitable disbursement OF funds In a
partnership formed by Mr.. Mayo. VI.
ID. l.. Greer and Benjamin F. John
son. OF Pikeville The petition. filed
by Greer, AYERS that the profits TO be
divided exceed a million dollars.
Henry Watterson has been named
honorary chairman and William Mar
shall Bullitt, chairman of the commit
tee, to arrange for the reception of
President Wilson and other notables
upon the occasion OF their arrival in
Kentucky to participate in ceremonies
Incidental TO turning Lincoln Farm,
Hodgenville. over to the United States
Government.
The school per capita in Kentucky
this year was fixed at S510 by Super
intendent Of Public Instruction Gil
bert. This per capita is reduction
OF Is cents per child of school age in
the state from last year. The per
capita Is based on an estimated reve-
nue. for school purposes for the state
at s3,791,7S5. The average for teacher
per month will be about s46.25.
Children Of fallen women in Padu-
cab are being placed with good fami-
lies by the Charity Organization So
ciety until their mothers can earn a
legitimate living The society is pay
ing the families to take care Of the
children If the mothers fail to be-
come good citizens the children will
, be given to families for adoption
Several mothers have agreed to start
! life over again.
/ The phenomenal growth OF the Ken
lucky Thoroughbred Horse Associa-
ton was shown at the meeting OF the
directors In Lexington when 1t was
announced that membership has now
/ reached 47G from all parts of the
/ United States. This il considered re-
markable In view OF the fact that the
organization is only three months old.
/ Applications for membership branches
from Montreal and Hamilton, Canada,
we're approved.
Covington has taken two legislative
actions tending to increase its terri
tory materially. An ordinance provid-
ing for the annexation of the Latonia
race track property and adjacent terri.
tory, in all about 300 acres, was
passed. II is planned to tax the track
500 a race, but this has not been
definitely set. Another ordinance pro
viding for the annexation Of the Ohio
River bed to the Ohio shore and two
bridges is to be drawn up,
A steady decrease in the number of
saloon licenses in Louisville has been
noted since the license was fixed at
$500 in 1908. Formerly with $3.50
license there we're 9li saloons In
Louisville, a ratio Of one to every 240
population. This year the applications
for August renewal will not exceed
$50. In three years time IL Is be
lieved the saloons will be reduced to
500, which will reach the ratio of l
to every 500 population, the largest
that is now permitted under the law.
The school census for 1916 shows
gain OF 2,i0O children of school age
over the census OF 1915 According to
the census report compiled by the De
partment Of Education there are 7i3,-
4S7 children in Kentucky between the
ages OF and 20, Of which 6G7002 are
white and 76,is5 are negroes. OF this
number 1l2,S41 whites are listed in the
cities and 6O4.323 in the rural and
graded districts; 23.323 negro children
are listed in the cities and 5l,3S6 in
the rural and graded disticts.
The hemp rop in Kentucky this
year Is far above the average, and with
seasonable weather. the yield will
average about 81 per cent The crop
report issued by NJ. c. Cohen, Com
missioner OF Agriculture, shows that
garden conditions throughout the state
are good, but that there will be
scarcity of fruit. The indications are
that the apple and pear crops will
be poor. At present there is every
probability OF good crops OF corn and
tobacco, and, with a continuation OF
seasonable weather. the year should
be a good one for farmers.
One hundred years ago the corner
stone OF the second Catholic cathedral
In the United States was laid at Bards-
town, A village just skirting the
famed bluegrass section of Kentucky
The ceremonies commemorative that
event held last Sunday. was attended
with greater pomp, but certainly not
with more religious feryer, than was
evinced by the pioneers OF a century
ago, headed by Bishop John Joseph
Flaget, friend OF Prince and pau
per. Rome recognized the importance
OF the occasion and Pope Benedict was
| represented in the person OF the Papal