The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-01-08
DoINGs THE COUNTRY OVER

Davis Byers, a leper, is dead nea
EVANSVILLE, Ind, where he had beer
in quarantine for over two years.
The President has reappointed Ed
gar II. Jones as United States Mar
shall Of the Western district of Ken
lucky.
With their wives watching then
from the bank, two men were sweep
from their buggy while attempting t.
ford a stream near Bardwell anc
drowned.
Bob Hurley, of Hazel Patch. shot
and killed Deputy Sheriff r. II. Ev
ersole because the latter levied or
some of his property. Hurley made
his escape and is still at large.
That he might continue to serve
his constituents in the Kentucky
Legislature, w. r. Lasley. of Logan
county, has resigned his commission
as Captain in the National Army
Henry S. Chubb. national commit.
teeman of the Republican party from
Florida and chairman of the Repub.
lican State Central Committee, died
of punemonia at his home at Prince
ton, aged 60 years
Three men were killed at Indiana.
polls when train hit the automo-
bile IN which they were riding. The
driver attempted to pass in front of
the train and the engine choked in
the middle of the track
In order to speed up the move
ment of freight three Eastern rail
roads have cut off a number of
through passenger trains and have
also reduced the schedule of others.
Similar action, it is expected, will be
taken by other railroads.
Fifteen to twenty American blue
Jackets entered the office of the
Daily Call, a radical newspaper Mt
Seattle, Wash, and almost complete
ly wrecked the institution, according
TO witnesses It was said the sailors
were led by two civilians.
Italy has adopted a drastic new
policy to increase her fighting forces.
Physical requirements have been
modified and all men between the
ages of eighteen and fortv-four years
previously exempted as defective are
ordered to present themselves for
further examination.
That a number of drafted men ut
Camp Zachary Taylor have deliber-
atelY injured themselves by cutting
off trigger fingers" or toes or by
putting drugs in their eyes, is the be
lief of camp officers. Ten are to be
summoned for trial on these charges.
Their names are withheld
Announcement is made that the
Furnace Oil & Gas Company, Lex
ington corporation Incorporated in
1916 with capital stock of Sf0,-
O0O. has closed deal for the sale of
its 300-barrel oil production proper
ty IN Estill county to a syndicate of
Louisville business men for $250,OOO.
Ebert II. Gary, IN an address in
Chicago, advocated the TEMPORARY
lifting of the immigration restric-
tons against Chinese in order to re-
lleve the scarcity of labor. He de-
clared that every thinking man must
face the fact that so far the fruits of
victory belong to the Central Powers.
Recent graduates of an American
flying class will be sent to the front
next week for actual front line ex-
perence. Many wagers are being
made as to who will be the first to
cross the German lines, who will
orIng down the first enemy airplane
and who will take the first photo
graph of a German battery.
Indiana Senators in an appeal to
PRESIDENT Wilson asked that imme-
date steps be taken to prevent Fred
I. Miller, an enemy alien. from be-
ing inaugurated Mayor of MICHIGAN
City. Ind. The Senators urged that
regulations governing enemy aliens |
be CHANGED so as to prevent them |
from holding public office.
Legislation asked by President !
Wilson in connection with Govern |
ment operation of the nations rail |
roads heads the programm. of Con
Sress this week. On Thursday the
woman suffrage question will be set
Lea IN the House, and the Senate on
tuesday will resume consideration Of |
senator La Follette's alleged disloval |
st. Paul speech. Other important
matters are prominent on this weeks
programme.
President Wilson. in an address TO
10Th houses of Congress- in Joint SEES
lion SATURDAY.. asked legislation TO
'egulate the Governments operation
" railroads and to guarantee the car
.ers compensation on the basis of
heir average operating income for
he past three wears. Opposition is
to devotion over a provision
# the Administration bill that was
introduced that Federal control shall
continue after the war.
Desnite concerted efforts to re-
leve the coal shortage in New York
SATURDAY.. the city experienced its
worst distress. since the cold weather
'e@an week ago. Thousands of
antilles. rich and poor. are without
eat or hot water. while LARGE Office
have been forced 70 close
ecause of lack of fuel Refusal of
lew Jersev Fuel Administrations TO
ermit truckloads of coal to ba taken
cross the Hudson River added an
ther complication ~ the situation.
Feeling it TO be his dutv to 90 di-
pr''v into the military service for !
Inch he was trained at West Point.
lai Gravson Mnrnhv. of New York S
cad of the American Red Cross
Mission to Enrone. has resigned end
nrenaring to leave France for the '
'n'ted States to be transferred from 7
ne Red Cross to active army serv- I
'e. Mai. James " Perkins, vice =
resident If the National CITY Bank \
New York. now in France with G
ne commission. is exepcted TO sue S
eed Maj. Murphy. $