The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-01-27
MAIN ISSUE Is
PROHIBITION
Drys Claim First Heat In
Having Bill Favorably
Reported
ANTI-PASS GOES THRU
Much Interest over Woman Suffrage
Stanley County viii Likely Be
Made-A Business Session.

Made-A Business Session.
Frankfort. Ky. Especially. 49, State.
wide prohibition. woman suffrage and
an anti-pass bill are the paramount is.
sues to be settled at this session OF the
Kentucky General Assembly.
There has hardly been day since
the 1916 session opened but that these
three matters have been mentioned or
referred to In resolutions, bills and the
like.
The VETS" claim that n showdown
on the liquor question was forced too
early for the good OF business ad.
ministration. but the "drys" claim they
are determined TO know where every
member stands at the earliest possible
date.
Elated over their victory in having
the Statewide bill favorably reported
by the Senate committee. the "drys"
gave the administration the biggest
surprise OF their lives and staged n
battle OF more than ordinary interest,
although 1t may be short and decisive
DR. Norman A. Palmer. Superintend
ent OF the Kentucky Anti-Saloon
League. and Mrs. Frances 4. Beau.
champ. President OF the Kentucky
W m ms Christian Temperance
Union, have been on the ground since
the opening OF the Legislature IL Is
said that the usual paid lobbyists OF
the distillers have not made their ap
pea-ance yet but they are expected to
get active soon. In the last Legisla.
ture OF 1912 the Statewide question
was deferred until the closing days OF
the General Assembly.
Drastic enough to remedy the evils
so long complained OF by the people
the Administrations anti.lobby. anti
trust and corrupt practice measures
have been introduced in both Houses
and will be pushed by Governor Stan
ley. who pledged himself TO see that
they were enacted
The bill TO reimburse Kentuckians
for cattle destroyed in stamping out
the epidemic OF foot and mouth dis
ease is expected TO pass both Houses
with little opposition II provides
s6S. 200 TO cover these losses sustained
by farmers Similar bills have been
passed by fourteen States.
Representative Frank G.. Greene. of
Carrollton. has said that he will op
pose hon. Arthur Rouse. Burlington
for the denomination to Congress from
Al
termined to push his Jim Crow" bill
providing for the separation OF street
cars with compartments for negroes
Judge James NJ Benton has made
II known that he does not intend &c
oppose Representative J Campbell
Cantrill. OF the Seventh District. inI
event he Is not selected to succeed the
late Justice Lamar on the Supreme
bench by President Wilson. lie was
supported for the latter place by all
except three OF the Kentucky delega
ton in Congress
The fight OF the dry forces in the
Legislature TO secure the passage of
Statewide amendment for prohibit |
tion is only the initial struggle that
will be waged during this session.
A bill is to be introduced to prohibit
the manufacture OF intoxicating
liquors in Kentucky.
The constitution is silent on the |
question OF the manufacture OF intoXi |
eating liquors The sale. barter or
loan is permitted by Section 81 Of the
constitution, but the word "manufac |
ture" was left out, so that the dry
forces claim that bill TO prohibit the |
manufacture may be passed by ma
jorty vote II is In the hands OF Sen.
ator Frost and Representative Hamil
ton, who introduced the Statewide
bills In the Senate and House respec
lively
Judge Joe f. Williams. of McCreary
County, is in Frankfort claiming that
the impeachment charges are utter
ly groundless" and says that he 1.
there to answer them In person.
The Advertisers Clubs OF Louisville
and Lexington are active in having o
bill introduced providing for a penalty
for fraudulent advertising similar to
the city ordinances which the clubs
have, respectively succeeded in get
ting through the city councils Of each
city.
Congressman a. W Barley has IN
troduced bill in Congress ito pre-
vent the manufacture and sale OF al
coholic liquors in the District Of Co
lumbia," ard says that IL Is his inten
tion to push the bill to turn the ma
tional capital dry. He said that II was
a mistake to accuse Kentucky as be
Ing a "whiskey State" for ia out OF
12O counties are dry.
II is regarded as somewhat novel
that member OF Congress from the
State that produces more whiskey
than any other in the Union, and has I
three-fifths of all the whiskey In the
United States in its bonded ware I
houses. should champion the cause OF |
prohibition, according to Washington
disDatcles ,