The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-17

claim for exemption from military
service, assigning the sentence as the
cause. His number was one of the
first drawn in the selective draft. His
case is still pending in the Court OF
Appeals.
sgd l.. Dobbs. prominent planter OF
Hickman, who several months ago Of
fered to turn his wagon factory at
Clarksdale. Miss, over to the Govern.
ment in case they should need II in
making war materials, has been noti-
fed by the Government that they will
accept his offer The wagon factory
will possibly be used in building war"
| wagons.
Your father fought in the army.
and you are no better than he" said
Mrs. Mary e. White, OF Fsyette Coun.
ty, in giving her only son and sole
\ support to the army James White,
Just 81, is no Stacker. but he is the
only source OF income his mother has,
and was willing to remain at home
! and claim exemption on her account.
His mother would not have II that
way
Ram Singh native OF India and said
to be of royal birth, was placed under
arrest in Louisville by Federal officers.
lie is held upon the charge Of evadlng
the draft law Assistant District At
torney Russell is investigating reports
that Ram Singh Is a former officer In
the German navy and that he was in
active service upon German vessel
recently informed in American waters
at Wilmington. NJ c.
Suits totaling $751; .55S.s5 were filed
in tho Federal Court at Frankfort Ky,
by coal companies against the Chesa.
peake and Ohio Railroad Company,
asking damages for failure to furnish
cars. The plaintiffs and damages asked
are: Lundale Coal Company 5000.
1905 the Amherst Company. si76
1886. and the Virginia Buffalo Coal
Company. $373.g52.65. All the com.
panies are on Buffalo Greek. Logan
County. West Virginia.
Reports from Pineville state that the
strike movement among the miners
Of southeastern Kentucky and north,
eastern Tennessee is rapidly growing
1t is asserted that twenty-five thousand
men are affected They demand rec
ognition OF the union and new wage
scale adjustment II Is also stated
that number OF the large mine
owners have issued notices that they
will shut down the plants rather than
recognize the union.
Nicholas Fiegel. chief cook for a con.
struction crew at the army training
camp at Hattiesburg Miss. to be oc.
cupied by West Virginia, Kentucky
and Indiana national guardsmen. was
under arrest charged with being
dangerous and suspicious" The ar.
rest was made at the request OF officers
who claimed Fiegel attempted to in!
cite strike among commiEsary EN-.
: ployes Flegel stated that although he
: was native OF Germany he was a
naturalized American citizen
More high schools In Kentucky are
now teaching agriculture than existed
in 1911, according 10 Prof McHenry
Roads. supervisor OF high schools
Now there are 376 high schools. and
20,435 pupils are enrolled in the s37
which have reported In 1911 there
were 100 high schools with an enroll.
ment of SIP Each year after 1871
the number Increased and the enroll.
ment grew to s.656 in 1919, TO 1855
in 1913. to l3.947 IN 1914. TO 1887 in
: 1915 and 10 1888 in 1915.
The legal BATTLE TO enforce the pay,
ment OF an inheritance tax to Ken.
lucky on the estate left by Mrs. Rob.
= crt w. Bingham. OF Louisville who
died recently a resident OF Jefferson
County, Will begin as soon as Attor.
ney General Charles II Morris and his
Office force can draw petition 10 file
in the Jefferson Circuit Court TO en-.
force Kentuckys claim. Attorney
General Morris said Kentucky win be
entitled to 100000, which viii more
than pay oue.half Of the states noat.
: ing debt
But for the heroism OF Elgin West,
young railroad. man OF Paris. Jesse
: Hodge, Mrs Jack owsley and Mrs
Rhoda Blount would have been
drowned All were In swimming in
! Stoner creek, Mr.. Hodge was teach.
ing the young women how TO swim.
Mrs. Blount became excited and
grabbed Mr. Hodge and Mrs. owsley.
In their struggles all three had gone
under for the third time, when Mr..
5 West, noticing their predicament.
. came to their rescue and brought them
+ safely to shore. where they were soon
7 revived
l The seven banks In Christian county
2 have publicly announced that they
: will pay the tax OF 10 cents on the
;. 500 required by the new tax law on
money on deposit in banks, on all
! money deposited with them. They
have called the attention to the fact
! that money kept outside OF banks 10
, subject TO tax OF 40 cents on The
} 500 and that In bank at 10 cents ON
/ the 800. They agree to pay this and
D II is expected that thls will be the
, means OF bringing much boarded
wealth from its hiding place and put
, II In the banks and into circulation.
n Crop conditions In the state are
most encouraging according to the
cron re mort fssued he Mat Cnhan Gam