Laredo Weekly Times from Laredo, Texas • Page 1

Established June 14, 1881. VOL. XXIX. LAREDO, TEXAS, SUNDAY. JANUARY PAGES ZIONISTS 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE ONE PRICE Department Store 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wishes you 0 0 0 0 A Happy New Year 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 QUARRELLING THEIR CONGRESS IN SESSION at HAMBURG SEVERAL DAYS WAS STORMY LAST NIGHT.

During The Squabble Their Pre sident Wolfsohn, But On Request Resumed His Office Again. KIDNAPPED GIRL. NINETEEN TEN Police Have Clue To Whereabouts Of A Kidnapped Relative Of President Taft. By United IQIO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug. C.

leichter, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 By United Hamburg, Jan. Zionist congress which has been in session here for several days, had a stormy all night session, during which Wolffsohn resigned. The periuiiueiib motion that a sub committee of seven be appointed to elect his successor. This motion was defeated by a small majority as members of the congress decided that they would elect their own president direct. After a recess of several hours congress met again at 3:30 a.

m. It was then decided to request Wolffsohn and other of. iicers to continue to act for the present. All motions in regard to a new president and other officers ere then allowed to drop and the congress adjourned. Los Angeles, Jan.

New Year brought to the police here a clew that may lead to finding Dorothy Taft aged 12, and a distant relative of President Taft, who is believed was kidnapped with the idea of forcing the President to pay a ranson. The girl I was the adopted daughter of Rev S. H. Taft a distant cousin of the President and disappeared on a train. The girl is thought to be concealed in a frame house near the city which the detectives are now searching.

SWITCHMEN STRIKE. WAS WELCOMED THE DISPLAYING OF FIRE WORKS AND BLOWING OF WHISTLES TOLD HOUR TIiiHy Minufes Laler Noise SlarL ed On Mexican Side Of River-Laredo Observes Day. aredo ational ank LAREDO, TEXAS. anisurplus $150.000.00 (Depositary for tha United States Government.) merce Commission Has Adjourned Unlil Monday. SUFFERS GREAT AGONY.

We wist) all Happy New Year Mrs Charles Ellis Whose Dress Caught Fire From A Curtain At A New York Cafe May Die By Unlttid Press. Washington, D. C. Jan. conference between Perbam of tbe Railway Department of the American Federation of Labor, and the Interestate Commerce Commisioner Kapp in an effort to formulate a basis of a settlement of the switchmens strike in the Northwest was continued today until Monday.

Perbam said today the only developments so far are the greater chances that tbe strike will spread. His Friends Will Appeal To Presi dent Taft To Gram Him A Pardon. By United Prest. New York Jan. Charles Ellis was burned in sight of hundreds at the cafe Martin today, just after the whistles announced New Year.

She is in the hospital under the influence of powerful opiates to relieve the terrible agony she suffered. It is believed she will die. She was on the balcony of tbe great Cafe when tbe lights according to custom were turned out. A curtain near her caught fire in some manner and her dress was lighted and she ran across the balcony a blazing pillar of fire in sight of the startled revelers. Wo men throughout the cafe fainted.

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS, Seismograph In Cleveland Ohio Records Heavy Disturbance This Morning. LAST CHANCE By Uulted Press. New York, Jan, appeal of Morse tbe convicted banker, for pardon will meet with hitter opposition. Morse and his friends admit he is now doomed to prison unless he can get executive clemency. It is believed a petition will soon be presented to President Taft.

The financiers of Wall Street who hold Morse partially responsible for the recent panic will fight this move for a pardon. Cough Remedy is not a common, every-day cough mixture. It is a meritorious remedy for alljthe troublesome and dangerous complications resulting from cold in the bead, throat, chest or lungs. Sold by all dealers. c4 By United Cleveland, Jan.

Oden- bachs, seismograph today recorded a the most severe vibrations in his recollections. He estimates the disturbance occurred three thousand miles away. The shocks recurred between 5 and six this morning. Was Married Yesicrday In Eng land To Frederick Wiliam Lloyd ESTRADA IN DANGER GRAND DAUGHTER 1910 is here for a visit of all year. 1909 is no more.

At twelve last night and for a hour leading up to 12 and for an hour following twelve the noise of discharging guns, large firecrackers and the view of displayed fireworks curving across tbe Heavens fore told and followed the event of the changing of tbe date from 1909 to 1910. All tbe whistles that could be pushed by steam bellowed long blasts making a noisy welcome for the New Year and shouts were heard at the hour of twelve. Watch parties accomplished the object of their watch at the midnight hour and everyone said to tbe other A HAPPY NEW YEAR. New Year has been celebrated in Laredo in the usual way. All the banks and a large number of the business bouses have been closed all during tbe day and a number of them closed for a part of the day.

Several parties and dances were in progress last night and several more were scheduled for to-night. At midnight last night on this side of the river there was considerable rumpus but when thirty six minutes later the hour of mid night was reached in N. Laredo, such a noise and clamor crossed the border that one might have imagined that all Mexico bad congregated along tbe river Rio Grande and were giving vent to their fehlingof joy. Every whisthe in the city started and continued for tbe course of a half or three quarters of an hour. Two large dancing parties were progress last night each rivaling the other.

One was the annual ball of tbe Laredo Social club and the other the New Year Bail in New Laredo at the Casino Laredense. To be in on everything several of the young people from this side went to both. They attended the Laredo Social club dance staying until a late hour and then went across the river to the other ball. The dance is New Laredo starting much later than the one on this side they were able to get the most of both and an entire night of dancing. Old 1909 passed away in a very orderly manner.

There were few scraps reported during tbe night and although some few disobeyed the law be Qreing cannon crackers and revolvers still things might have been much worse and all tbe celebration was apparently very orderly and sane. Nineteen ten is now with us and the predominant question in every mind is, has the New Year in store for We wish all A HAPPY NEW YEAR A. Deutz Bro Happy New Year TO ALL. L. DAICHES, Leading Jewtler Report Is Given Out That Four Assassins Have Been ployed To Ta.ke His Life By Cuited Press.

London Jan. 1, Lee, the actress, daughter of Robert Edward Lee, of Virginia, and grand-daughter of General Robert E. Lee, commander-in-chief of the Confederate army, was married in Christ Church at Mayfais today to Frederick William Lloyd. The guests at tbe wedding included the Duke Of Abercorn, Lord Howard Walden and many other prominent people. VERY ORDERLY CELEBRA TION.

Marshall Brennan States That He Is Sa.tisfied-No Accident Reported- FIRST STATE BANK TRUST COMPANY, LAREDO, TEXAS. GUARANTY FUND BANK (Effective January 19 10) CAPITAL I 00,000.00 BANK THAT TREATS YOU RIGHT." your account respectfully solicited ANARCHIST PLOT By United Pregs. New Orleans, Jan. 1. The sul for Estrada, today declared he had received information that a plot against Estradas life as formed.

He said four assassins had been hired to kill him and agents of the deposed president, Zelaya are responsible. He refused to divulge the source of his information, but declared it was because Zelaya followers thought that only the death of Estrada would crush the revolution. Arrest Of Fourmen At Lucas, Spain, Who Were Plotting To KilliKing Alfonso, A Bright Prosperous AND Happy New Year TO ALL FROMS, By UulU-d San Lucas, Spain Jan, police are convinced that the arrest last night of tbe three Germans, two Frenchmen and one Italian that a plot to assassinate King Alfonso was frustrated. The suspects are all anarchists. The King passed through here yesterday on his way to Granada.

Tbe celebration of tbe New Year oc this side of the river last night was very orderly. Marshall Brennan stated this morning that he was thoroughly satisfied with tbe manner of celebration. issued the order, Marshall before the holidays that tbe discharge of firearms or cannon crackers would he considered a violation of the law and would he punished accordingly. 1 fully realize that some people violated tbe order but on the whole it was generally obeyed. I issued the order for the good of the community for when firearms are discharged no one thinks of buying blank cartridges they fire loaded cartridges and many persons are in danger o' injury by stray bul- JOSEPH NETZER, Sanitary Plumber and Tinner.

lets. As far as I know there absolutely no accidents last night and on the whole I am pleased with the spirit the people of Laredo regarded the order against The police were vigilant last night but bad little occasaion to display their authority. TURKISH TROUBLES. Hakki Bey Accepts Invitation To Select A New Cabinet- Best for coughs and colds it Laxative Cough Syrup It moves the bowels freely yet gently and thereby drives the cold from the system. It stops tbe cough.

Children like to take Sold by Drug Store. dl By United Constantinople, Jan. Bey, Turkish minister at Rome, has accepted the invitation to form a cabinet and baa accepted tbe post of grand vizier in succession to Hilma Pasha..