The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-01-18
DorNGs THE COUNTRY OVER

Alfred Monroe, aged II, is dead II
William K. Vanderbilt has contri
buted $250,000 to assist wounded
needy Italians in Rome.
J. T. Henderson, aged 70, is dead
at Everett, this State. He was the
father of 81 children, IL of whom
are living.
The President has re-appointet
Dick Schmidt as postmaster of Lou
isville and j. w. King postmaster Of
Winchester.
The Frankfort Distillery, one OF
the largest in Kentucky, is the latest
to be sold to contractors who viii
wreck it for the material there is il
the building.
The Federal Trade Commission ha:
granted to three Aemrican firms Ii
censes to manufacture and sell two
drugs which heretofore have beer
controlled by enemy aliens under
American patents.
The State Tax Commission has
raised the tax assessment on tangible
property of railroads in many in
stances over 100 per cent, and prob
ably will increase their total assess
menCS ABOUT SOU,VUU,OOU.
At the request of the War De
partment Chairman Chamberlain, OF
the Senate Military Committee, in.
troduced bill for the registration
for military duty of all men who
have become 81 years old since June
5, 1917, when the draft law went in
to effect.
AS a means of conserving fue
throughout the Eastern States. which
have been vitality affected by the Goa
shortage, it is announced that FEEDER.
al Fuel Administrators have recon-
mended that President Wilson de
clare Monday legal holiday through
out this territory for the next eight
or ten weeks.
At the request of the Kentucky
Traction & Terminal Company, ar
ordinance was introduced in the
Frankfort General Council to permit
it to charge six-cent fares. The com
pany asserts that it is losing &c
cents on every dollar spent in opera.
ton of the local line and would eth
er have to increase fares or cut out
two of its three cars.
Representative Mccormick, of Hi
nois. backed up by letters from Food
Administrator Hoover, declared pri-
ority orders had Disseminated against
corn to such an extent that large
part of the nations bumper crop OF
1917 is threatened with destruction
The immediate appointment of rail
road executive experienced in hand
ling corn shipments is urged to de-
vote all his time to the movement
of the crop.
The Chamberlain Bill proposing a
Secretary of Munitions will be
amended before it reaches the Sen
ate for consideration, to such an ex-
tent that it is indicated the Senate
Military Committee will push legisla-
tien-foxssne-man -contsolsof 1sar sup=
plies in the form of an administrator
with broad powers under the Presi-
dent instead of creating the new de-
partment and Cabinet officer to
which President Wilson and Secre-
tarv Baker object.
Proposed laws. approved by Food
Administrator Hoover. are before
Congress looking to stricter economy
in food by the American people. The
measures supplemental to the pres
ent food control act would make
mandatory instead of voluntary the
observance of wheatless and meatless
DAYS and other economies necessary
that America may help sustain her
co-belligerents. Rigid control of pub
lie eating houses which handle so per
cent. of the nations food supply is
especially emphasized.