The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-09-20
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MIS-. y. >. farks, aged DS, II deat
ut her home near Danville. She had
been i'll for n long time.
Victor A. Lear has been chosen 4
campaign chairman for the democraA
Of Garrard county The selection h
good one.
The Kentucky division, Unite,l
Daughters Of the Confederacy, begah
its annual State reunion in Spring
field Wednesday.
Favorable reports were ordered BY
the House Buildings Committee on
the bill appropriating $780, 900 for
a government sanatarium at Dawson
Springs, Ky.
r. w. Schroeder, Of Chicago,
broke all records by going up a dis
lance OF $4,000 feet in his aeroplane
He found a temperature Of 32 de-
Prees below zero.
When his machine caught fire
while flying more than 10000 feet in
the air near Leaside Camp, Toronto,
Canada, Cadet Henry c. Saunders
was burned to death.
The State Printing Commission
has let the contract for the engrav-
ing work for the next four years TO
Harcourt & Co., AID the paper con.
tract to the Louisville Paper Co.
County Judge W. v. Gregory. OF
Graves county, is tipped for chair
man Of the State Tax Commission to
succeed NJ. NJ. Logan. Gov Stanley
however, has not minated when OF
whom he will appoint.
Miss Alice Tracy, daughter Of the
late John Tracy, of Danville, died in
Cincinnati, following an operation
She was a sister of Miss Mary Tracy
the well-known Danville lawyei
and court stenographer.
The War Mothers Of America, id
rational convention at Evansville
voted unanimously against peace tall
Of any sort at this time, and, indeed
until Germany and her allies have
been completely crushed.
The funeral Of Cardinal FARLEY
will be held next Tuesday morning.
in New York at St. Patrick's Cathe
oral, the two surviving American
{ ardinals and Catholic dignitarie,
from all sections Of the country II
attendance.
John W. Davis, former Congress
man from West Virginia, but re.
Gently Solicitor General of the
United States, has been selected by
President Wilson as Ambassador to
Great Britain TO succeed Walter
Hines Page.
A system of government-owned
deep sea level canals extending from
Massachusetts 10 the South Atlantic
States is recommended in report
submitted to the Senate by Secretary
Redfeld in response to a resolution
adopted last July.
The Germans are heavily reen-
forcing behind the Hindenburg line
in anticipation of great American
attack Evidence tends to show that
the Boche is not planning an at.
tempt to recapture territory lost in
the present offensive.
The President has Ordered that the
use of all grain except malt and
hops for the manufacture of bever,
ages must cease October LIST Brew,
ING stops altogether December LIST
After that il is believed the Louis
vile saloons will close.
Discussion of the new $1,000, 900.
600 army appropriation estimates
has brought out the fact that an
army of 4,sOO,O 900 by July is called
for in the enlarged American mill
tary program, and TO this end 2,700,,
600 Of the new draft registrants will
be called to the colors.
The epidemic of Spanish influ,
enza now prevalent through East
ern ports may have been brought
ashore by crews of German sub
marines, according to naval sur.
geons. The disease seems to be un.
der control at most places. and few.
er cases are being reported.
While returning to their home al
Lowell, Garrard county. from Berea
George Broadus was instantly killed
when he lost control of his automo-
bile. which ran over a fifteen-foot
bank, turning over, breaking his
wife's back. who was in the machine
with him. Broaddus was perhaps
the wealthiest negro farmer in the
county.
The total registration in Ken
lucky for the new draft last Thurs
day was 26s,S63. or 24,s03 over the
estimate. In all but eighteen coun-
ties the registration was higher than
the estimate, which averaged an ex-