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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1921
Page
1
Senator Bowers drops proposal to ban teaching of alien tongue in schools. New amendment would exclude all foreign languages from elementary curricula, prompting debate on language instruction.
In Indianapolis January 1 powerful opposition to Senator William E. Bowers proposal to end the ban on teaching German in Indiana elementary schools led him to drop the measure. He urges an amendment barring all modern foreign languages from curricula, insisting English remain the sole taught language in schools. The move follows strong committee opposition and a dispute over intent.
Washington discusses a proposed twelve and a half percent export tax on German commodities. The plan would force American buyers to bear the levy, benefiting Allied finances but potentially reducing German trade and delaying indemnity payments. Critics say the tax is unfair, unscientific, and discriminatory and would curb transatlantic commerce.
Indianapolis Jan 31 Special to The Indiana Sun Fort Wayne soldier hero Major General Harry W Lawton would be honored by a Senate bill introduced by Senator Lee F Hartnell Fort Wayne on request of the G A R The measure seeks 3500 to erect at Arlington National Cemetery a monument of enduring material to perpetuate Lawtons name memory and services The governor would appoint a three member Civil War veteran commission to select supervise the monument with no pay.
The Socialist party in Chicago issued a statement criticizing President Wilson for not pardoning Eugene V Debs and challenging the Supreme Court ruling that ordered a new trial for Vic Berger and others. It argues the prosecutions were political trials aimed at opponents of the dominant party, praising the Landis decision only as far as it relates to him and denouncing wartime political hysteria as out of date.
Stay Correspondent reports the Anti Saloon League launched a fresh prohibition push with Senator Dunn introducing a bill to tighten liquor laws. Carl Monten submitted the measure, aligning state law with the Volstead act, banning possession of liquor for manufacturing or sale and widening vehicle seizure for alleged transportation of liquors. The proposal also limits home brew, restricts patent medicines with high alcohol, and clarifies penalties, aiming for stronger state authority.
Fort Wayne officials consider placing the water question to a citywide referendum after engineers Hill and Ferguson reported the rock well supply should last five to ten years. Mayor Catshall and Board of Works members support the plan, with Councilmen Pape and King backing a vote to settle the issue. The board intends to draft a resolution to submit the matter to voters soon.
The draft apportionment outlines six districts with Indianapolis in the sixth, assigning rural townships to other districts. First district includes Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, Perry, Crawford, Duval, Pike and Gibson counties. Second district lists Knox, Davies, Martin, Orange, Lawrence, Monroe, Brown, Green, Sullivan and Owen. Third/Fourth include Harrison, Moya Clark, Washington, Scott, Jefferson, Sullivan, Ohio, Ripley, Jennings, Jackson, Decatur and Bartholomew. Fifth district contains Johnson, Shelby, Rush, Franklin, Union, Wayne, and Henry. Separately, Senator Johnson comments on treaty negotiations and requests public release of Morrison’s report on Japan negotiations affecting California alien law.
Washington January 31 Senate Republicans push for limited debate on the Fortney emergency tariff bill. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania seeks closure with a two thirds vote amid objection from Senator Pomereno. Debate stalls as Republicans McCumber and Barac threaten to bolt to block passage before the session ends, while prospects of day to day consideration loom over the bill’s fate.
The Fort Wayne area announces a general decline in refined oil prices effective today. Gasoline will be 1.7 cents cheaper per gallon and kerosene 1.9 cents lower, with tank wagon quotes about a cent above retail. Officials cite crude oil drops and freight rate shifts as key factors, noting broader Indiana and Michigan price reductions.
President Wilson refused clemency for Eugene V. Debs, the longtime socialist leader serving a ten year term in Atlanta for Espionage Act violations. The decision followed Justice Department review and a social board finding Debs had been adequately punished. Debs had sought release after petitions by union leaders.
Three young children at the Home for the Homeless on New Haven Avenue died within five days from pulmonic trouble amid whooping cough during an outbreak. Attending doctors cited neglect and improper treatment as contributory causes. The state Board of Charities is notified. city health officials say they cannot compel physicians to act and will pursue action through the board.
Representatives from seven unions urge President Wilson to require wage readjustments for railroads after Brigadier General Atterbury warned of bankruptcy risk. They accuse Atterbury of undermining labor and demand immediate action by Congress and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
President elect Harding enjoys ideal conditions on a Florida fishing excursion aboard Shadow V off Cocoanut Grove near Miami. The party’s yacht tracks the Barracuda and Sailfish grounds as plans for a return to St Augustine unfold.
Victor Berger socialist editor of Milwaukee Leader and four co defendants were convicted and sentenced to ten to twenty years for wartime espionage act violations The Supreme Court divided six to three over whether Judge Landis was biased and should recuse The White House announced President Wilson overruled DOJ on Debs sentence seeking commutation to expire February 1 Next to Debs Berger attracted more attention as a disloyalty case with other co defendants Adolph Germer J Louis Engdahl Irwin St John Tucker and William Kruse involved
The Associated Prose reports January business and funeral conditions show unemployment rising nationwide. The Federal Reserve Board notes gains in New England but higher job losses in the South and West, with ware and factory slowdowns spreading and idleness increasing in several districts.
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