The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-04-24
DoINGs THE COUNTRY OVER

Lexington will adopt Eastern time
at o'clock April both.
Hattie Holmes fell dead while en-.
gagged in prayer in Louisville.
Eighteen seniors of the Paducah
| high school have enlisted in the ar
my.
The $1,000, 100000 war loan bill
now awaits the signature of the Pres
ident.
w. c. Lewis, aged 20, a noted
breeder of trotting horses, is dead at
Frankfort.
Will II. Parry, Of Seattle, Wash,
vice chairman Of the Federal Vice
Commission, is dead in Washington
City after a protracted illness.
Gov. Stanley's auto went over a
cliff back Of the mansion and crashed
into a telephone pole 100 feet below,
smashing the car. Fortunately nobody
was in it.
Ohio Richie and Dan Elkin, Lex
iugton boys, were heij in 500 each
flr tearing down an American flag.
Tic boys claimed that they were
lust fooling."
The members of the Blue Grass
Dental Society, in convention at Lex
ington, adopted resolutions pledg-
ing their services to the President
for service in war.
Robert Mcintosh, a life-termer
from Breathitt, jumped from the top
tier Of cells in the Frankfort pen to
the concrete floor below and sustain
ed injuries from which he died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Camp, a
couple of German ancestry liz ing at
Huron, o., have named their twins
Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Mar
shall Camp, for the president and
vice president.
Steps to make the United States
army "dry" have been taken in Con-
gress. Senator Mcclellan introduced
"rider" to the Army Bill to prevent
the sale or gift of liquor to a United
States soldier.
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson,
dauhgter of the President, will sing
mt a concert at the Mary Anderson
Theatre in Louisville tonight, the
proceeds of which will go to the
American Red Cross Society.
The special grand jury in the Cal
loway Circuit Court at Murray in
dicted five men, alleged leaders of a
mob that threatened the life of Cir
cult Judge c. II. Bush last January,
on the charge of contempt Of court.
All of the accused, except one, who
is a dry goods clerk, are farmers.
Maj Gen. W. j. Stone has issued
manifesto to all Confederate Vet
Grams in his command to attend the
auunal reunion at Washington, d. c.,
in their gray uniform. He urged for
their consideration the remarkably
low railroad rates and the special
hospitality which will be shown Ken
lucky veterans.
an investigation Of the increase in
prices of focdstuffs in Kentucky il
being planned by Attorney General
logan who probably will call meet
ing of the COMMUNICATE and coun-
ty attorneys end a concerted cam
naiCn begun TO discover violate rs
and iraugurate prosecutions under
the antitrust laws.
John s. Haggerty, member of the
State Farm Preparedness Committee,
announces that Henry Ford has de-
cided to release 1000 employees to
assist Michigan farmers in carrying
out Statewide plans for increased
crop production. The men will be
taken back by Mr.. Ford when their
farm work has been completed.
Senator Cummins introduced
to the Espionage Bill
prohibiting the use of grain in the
of alcohol during the
war and requiring food and clothing
to be sold at reasonable prices. The
bill probably will not come before
the Senate again until the war army
measure is disposed of.
Representative Johnson a member
is to to appear before the House Sub
Committee to give his views on in
creased taxes on whisky and beer.
II is reported that S1.75 per gallon
taxes on whisky is regarded as the
limit of the burden whisky will car
ry 1t is thought that the limit on in
comes for taxation will be reduced to
1900 and $4,000.
Representative Groves bill pro-
viding for a tax on coal was killed in
the Kentucky Senate. The bill of
Representative Meriwether Smith
looking to the voting of soldiers
when out of the State, was declared
out of order in the House, the Speak
err ruling that it was not germane 10
the subject for which the General
was called into eXtraordi-
nary session. A tax of SO on each
million pounds of tobacco sold in the
State was imposed by the House.