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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1909
Page
2
Sacramento dispatch reports the California House unanimously delaying action on the anti Japanese school bill until next Wednesday. Governor Gillette urges careful reconsideration, citing a presidential warning and treaty obligations while recalling past Japan related protests and federal suit actions.
San Francisco reports shock as the Johnson bill for segregating Japanese in public schools passes. Local officials and the Japanese consulate express grief, while predicting Senate opposition and hoping Governor Gillette will veto. The school board fears further action if vetoes fail. A student named Kaneko was attacked on campus, prompting letters to officials.
The Indiana House opened debate on the county local option repeal with reports on the Kleckner and Tomlinson bills. No action taken as bills await printing. Ratliffe may hold balance of power while Democrats push caucus aligned positions.
A brief missive expresses no exaggeration of minor trouble and urges Californians to avoid overreacting to Japanese issues. It ends with a cordial sign-off and a initials only signature K Kaneko.
The dispute over the Proc tor Tomlinson repeal bill centers on Allen county members who oppose enforcement of prohibition in sixteen townships. They refuse to disclose how they will vote on the minority report. Senator Proctor warns he will reintroduce the bill in the senate if the house blocks passage, insisting he aims to depoliticize the temperance issue.
The Fur nas bill to prohibit collecting second hand bottles cleared the Indiana House this afternoon with a 60 to 23 vote in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis February meeting of democratic representatives to discuss the Tomlington bill repealing county option and substituting town and city option. Repeal bills are not expected to be discussed in the house today.
Indianapolis February 4 reports on the Kleckner event in the state legislature's House session with terse notes on proceedings and agenda items.
Fr idley Indianapolis Feb 5 Evidence the house has awakened to its task came with a Friday afternoon session the first since the legislature convened and plans to assemble Saturday morning Also today several vetoed bills were acted on three passed two defeated including a physicians licensing bill The Senate passed bulk sale notice and a fishing bill while reconsidering a closed fishing season proposal and hearings on new bills continued with debate over compensation for health board secretaries and flour weight statements
Indiana legislature debates state purchase of the Harrison House built in 1804 where William Henry Harrison governed the Northwest Territory. The Harrison House Memorial association seeks a state and civic funding plan, with prior efforts failing in the House though Senate approval existed. The two story brick dwelling on the Wabash river preserves early western history and an underground passage for escape or ingress.
Rep Garrard leads a move to recommit Kleckner and Tomlinson county option repeal bills to the morals committee. The decision passed by consent. A public morals committee meeting is set for 5 p.m. Rep Mur phy’s stance remains unclear on the Tomlinson bill and he opposes the Kleckner measure.
Democrats clash over Proctor-Tomlinson county option repeal as a recommitment vote looms. Rep Tomlinson leads the move to send the measure to morals for amendment while Wells bill on near beers eyes liquor regulation. Legislators, including Rep Shirley of Allen, warn saloon closures in rural areas if the repeal passes. The House and Senate convene at 2 pm with tenement house bill and Bland public accounts on the docket.
The Indiana senate plans a second reading for a bill to appoint an additional superior court judge in Hammond. Sen Durre of Evansville, judiciary chair, indicates the baseball bill will get minor wording fixes this evening. Ways and Means favors erecting Colfax and Voorhees monuments at South Bend and Terre Haute, each costing 70500. Terre Haute and other second class cities may seek sixty cent gas via the Durre bill, with Terre Haute proposing an amendment to cover all second class cities.
In a divided judiciary committee report the Indiana Senate debated a garnishee bill favored by the Muncie Normal School minority and opposed by Beal Proctor and Mattingly. Will R Wood Lafayette supported it claiming aid to laborers while opponents warned of wage garnishment and conflicts with existing law. The session adjourned to resume at 2 pm after addressing the Drapier compilation.
Senator Fleming of Fort Wayne pushes a bill to elect the state factory inspector by the people with salaries set for the chief, deputy, stenographer, and deputies, while a companion bill aims to reopen abandoned district and village schools with age and petition safeguards. An amendment to the tenement bill limits applicability to cities with 60,000 or more, with passage expected later.
Democratic leaders delay county option repeal bills after a hurried conference. Speaker Honan says second reading and amendments will come late. plan is to rush a quick decisive fight with a potential Saturday session not guaranteed.
The senate approved the ins and outs fees bill governing sheriffs fees after a veto by Governor Han ly two years ago. House had passed the measure yesterday. Durre opposed the amendment and Strange urged non compulsion for other cities. Other notes include election bill for unqualified voters and twenty three new senate bills on schools, libraries, armory funding, and divorce discretion.
Indianapolis, Feb 5. Democrats face disarray as repeal of the county local option law stalls in the state house. The Kleckner bill with township and ward option lags behind Tomlinson town and city option amid party splits. Passage requires 51 votes, with Democrats uncertain and Republicans divided, delaying action until next week.
Discussion centers on a bill to confine saloons to incorporated towns with a $300 license for towns and $500 for cities. It would not interfere with the Moore remonstrance and Nicholson laws. Representative Douglass says he will back only the Kleckner bill, complicating party strategy.
Edward Landon a saloon keeper invoked legal tactics to stall the Whitley County option election after a judge ruled the county unit law constitutional and that county funds need not be appropriated. Landon sought party status and filed an appeal against the election order, prompting plans to await a supreme court decision. Representing liquor interests were Judge Walter Olds and W F McNagny with Senator F J Heller. temperance advocates were led by R C Minton.
Huntington Ind Feb 5 liquor interests plan to contest the local option election that produced a strong dry verdict. Charges allege fraud and irregularities in several precincts as Jacob Boos leads injunction efforts to overturn the result. Six liquor dealers seek licenses at the March board meeting.
Lima Ohio officials including Mayor F C Becker J A Harley and John Chanahan with Chief Mayer visited Fort Wayne to test the Fort Wayne fire department 85 foot aerial ladder at the Anthony hotel building. The visit concerns Lima’s plan to purchase a ladder for its own department.
Ren Yates a 19 year old oil field worker from near Poneto attempted suicide with a 22 caliber rifle last evening. The gun misfired after striking a rib and lodged in his back. Doctors say he will recover. The act followed unrequited affection for a local woman.
Charles P. Adams, superintendent of telegraph for the Southern railway, died at his Washington home today from a brain hemorrhage after a brief illness. He earlier worked as an operator for the Baltimore and Ohio and in division roles for the Great Northern and Central Railroad of New Jersey, and was a member of the Old Timers Telegraph association.
Fort Wayne post office received a consignment of 10,000 Lincoln centennary 2 cent stamps and will place them on sale Friday. Postmaster Hanna orders 50,000 more stamps to meet expected local demand.
Beary Shroyer of Hartford City aged 78 died suddenly on Thursday. The report mentions John Gilmer, a writer described as a 'speed author,' and references a death by own action. Fragmentary OCR notes include Mendham New Jersey, a marriage to Brie, and goshen terms with unclear context.
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