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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1921
Page
1
Washington reports that prohibition enforcement clutter is clogging federal courts. Attorney General Daugherty proposes commissioners courts to handle such cases and keep trials swift. He warns Congress may need to establish inferior courts with jury rights.
Washington April 22 The Knox resolution to end the state of war with Germany was taken up by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee but final action was deferred until Monday. Senator Knox said he expected the resolution to be reported to the Senate then and debate to begin shortly with sentiment generally in favor of adoption in a few days.
American League results show Detroit 2 New York 6, Philadelphia 1 Cleveland 4, Boston 1 Washington 4. National League games include Chicago at St Louis rained out and Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 7.
The German foreign office sent a note to American commissioner Loring Dresel expressing regret for a crowd assault on James E Tobinson and his wife at Sans Souci park in Potsdam. The couple, mistaken for French, were beaten but not seriously harmed.
Mrs Kathryn Jahmson of Vasadena proposed resolutions at the continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution urging higher birth rates among members. Under her plan every fourth daughter would be placed under special DAR care and the mother decorated for service to the state to ensure 100 percent American stock.
London reports no settlement this week as the Miners' federation rejects owner proposals as vague. A potential Friday conference may lead to a joint discussion if Hodges can rally delegates. The union backs a national wage board funded by a tonnage levy to cover agreed wages across pits. An appeal by bishops and clergy calls for fair wages under the levy.
Chicago reports that Bill Haywood, head of the IWW, fled to Russia after being sentenced to 20 years for espionage during the war. He posted a $10,000 bond and was slated to appear at Fort Leavenworth but disappeared before the trip. Investigations probe passport and Justice Department records as others in the group may have fled.
The league said Haywood would come back to the United States to begin serving his sentence after the Moscow conference. He left New York aboard the Oscar Tl using the wartime passport relief now repealed, though most travelers still carry passports. As a delegate to the Trades Union Internationale in Moscow, he is said to need only convention credentials for Russia entry.
Chicago police identify Prenk Rie and Alfred Russo as the robbers who boarded an Illinois Central train. The heist yielded checks valued at 680,000. Emil Sonlmacher, a Continental & Commercial Bank messenger, and Eugene Oldtenwald, a First National Bank messenger, are named as witnesses.
Five men robbed Scheubert & Amberg State bank at 4140 West North Avenue in a bold cash haul. Vice president John F. Amberg and cashier Norton F. Stone were held up en route to Union Trust at West Madison and Dearborn Streets at 8:30 a.m. in a light auto.
Berlin and Washington report Germany asked President Harding to mediate and set reparations. The U S declined to act as umpire but invited Germany to submit serious proposals to restart talks with the Allies.
Senator Harrison of Mississippi denounced President Harding’s choice of George Harvey as ambassador to Great Britain as a reward for efforts to undermine Wilson and discredit the Wilson administration. He called Harvey a promoter of prejudice and strife with a vindictive, ill tempered record.
Riga April 22. The Moscow Tavestia reports the tenth congress decisions for the Red army. The regime has rejected militia introduction and will maintain a rigid standing army. Reconstruction and arming of the fleet are also decided.
The Munson Line president said American passenger ships stock alcohol for passengers, admitting a shipment to the steamship Huron for a Montevideo to New York round trip. He claimed U S policy forces American lines to violate prohibition to stay competitive against foreign lines.
Washington April 22 Organization of a war staff headed by General Pershing to run field operations for U S armies in wartime was announced by Secretary Weeks The staff will be separate from the office of the chief of staff and will focus on strategy tactics and war organization with a skeletonized staff similar to Chaumont during World War I
Lincoln Nebraska April 22 The Nebraska Supreme Court in a majority opinion declares the Masonic order neither religious nor charitable and that the A F and A M of Lincoln cannot secure exemption on a recently constructed cathedral. The court finds the charity and religion claim not supported by evidence.
The Ouachita parish inmate Lonnie Eaton, who narrowly faced execution after a delayed pardon review, has been commuted to life imprisonment by the state pardon board. Reports from Baton Rouge confirm the decision, noting the sheriff’s oversight left Eaton on death row longer.
Washington April 21 debate on a temporary immigration bill began after adoption of a rule limiting general discussion to four hours. The measure would restrict alien admission from May 10 to July 1822 to eight percent of each nationality registered by the 1910 census. Chairman Johnson urged rapid passage.
London reports quote Prime Minister Lloyd George saying Britain has no stake in the mandate issue between Japan and the United States. He asserts only general concern for the welfare and goodwill of those involved, amid parliamentary questions in the house.
Washington reports a new rule requiring Americans crossing into Mexico to pay a $10 fee to the State Department for a passport notice. By contrast Mexicans can enter the United States with border certificates free of charge. The unclear text suggests further policy shifts or abolition of related requirements may be under consideration.
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