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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1921
Page
11
Friday's Daily outlines how increased rentals boosted landlord profits last year and details allowable deductions. It explains landlord deductions for securing tenants, maintenance, and depreciation rules, plus tenant deductions for business rent and certain payments on behalf of landlords.
Dr Thomas C Hall is named extraordinary professor of philosophy at Goettingen University. Former Union Theological Seminary professor in New York, he was known for radical social views and pro German sympathies during the war, choosing to live in Germany with a German wife. His father, Dr John Hall, led Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York.
Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson former First Sea Lord of the British Admiralty is noted as born 66 years ago today along with Philadelphia rabbi Joseph Krauskopf born in Prussia 63 years ago and Frederick Madison Smith former church president born in Plano 47 years ago. Wisconsin governor Francis E. McGovern born near Elkhart 55 years ago today.
Friday events include the W C T U meeting with Mrs L J Perkins at 4 PM and a bridge party hosted by Mrs B M Alexander for Mrs Samuel Meyers and Miss Carolyn Meyers of Rochester at 1604 Houston St. The Saturday Night Cotillion Class gathers at 7 30 PM at the Woman's Club, followed by a Soldiers Club dance in the evening.
A poem urges living friends to honor the speaker with flowers praise and song before death. The rest reports social notes from San Antonio and Corpus Christi, including visits, a dance at Elka Hall, a Presbyterian auxiliary meeting, and a Thursday Bridge Club event with prize winnings.
The conclusion of the games drew a crowd of club members and guests. Attendees included Mesdames A. K. Derby A Wermeer M Wermeer Joe Moser O Meara Lafon Witting Joseph J A Wilson and Misses Frances Alexander Maria Mowry Josephine Sauvignet. Guests included Mesdames H Sauvignet J B Denike T A Leyendecker and Mrs Paulus. Mrs Vidaurri helped entertain with Mrs Joe Vidales assisting.
J. R. Lobdell appointed by Bruce Cleveland state agent of the Bull Dog Automobile Insurance Association as general agent for Webb county to look after the interests of the many policy holders in the area.
The Sheriff of Webb County Texas will sell at the courthouse door in Laredo on January 29 1921 a 1% ton Wichita truck No 10957 motor 49787 levied on J M Robbins to satisfy a $2108 65 judgment plus costs in Wichita Motors Company versus J M Robbins No 9231. Antonio Salinas Sheriff Webb County. Deputy F H Ligarde. January 18 1921.
In Chicago on January 21 Associated Press reports a filed suit to test the constitutionality of a Volstead act construction prohibiting home brew. Attorney David Stanbury petitions that the government cannot both collect a revenue tax on home made liquors and impose a fine for making them.
Manila reports two Americans, Robert Brezeli and Mack Malone, survivors of the British steamer Isabella bound from California to Manila, were rescued on Ternate island near Samar in the Philippines, according to advices received today.
London January 21 Charles B Cochran the boxing promoter and a party to the agreement says the original contract for the Carpentier Dempsey bout remains valid His associates deny knowledge of William Brady of New York speaking for Cochran and his office.
New York news reports Ludwig C. A. KK. Martens former representative of Soviet Russia in the United States is to be deported on a vessel leaving New York tomorrow by order of the Department of Labor. The deportation ends a long legal fight and Martens will be sent to Gothenburg Sweden then Libau Estonia. He will be accompanied by about 35 staff members who must arrange their own travel. the government will pay Martens fare.
Centenary of John C Breckenridge birth marked by Nathaniel Harris birthday. Japanese Diet to take up universal suffrage bill. U.S. Ways and Means to hold hearings on agricultural tariff. National Industrial Tax Conference to push reform of federal taxes in New York. Builders and lumber groups to meet in Chicago to curb costs. P P Claxton to chair New England regional education conference in Benton. Canada’s LLague of Nations delegate Newton Wesley Rowell to speak at Canadian Club dinner in New York Hotel Biltmore.
Springfield miners may raise mushrooms in local coal mines after Optimists Club findings. C C Bierman says mine temperatures are ideal and financial returns would repay efforts. William B. Jess, a local coal operator, supports the plan noting successful mushroom farming in other states.
Senator Wesley M. Jones and Senator William M Calder will test radium telephone and wireless apparatus at the National Marine League banquet in the Commodore Hotel New York. The demonstration will send voices to ships at sea within seven hundred miles of New York Port as part of the league's second annual show.
A London report says West Africa ministers urge reforms for Sierra Leone the Gold Coast Nigeria and the Gambia. They seek a legislative council half crown appointees half elected, a fully revenue controlling assembly, municipal corporations, trained local judges, a West African University, removal of color bar in medical service, and immigration laws to curb undesirable aliens.
Austin January 21 A heated house debate centered on Rep Lawrence of Camp Countys motion to recommit a bill to inspect all hospitals reformatories detention houses convents asylums sectarian seminaries schools and other institutions by the county sheriff The same dispatch notes the Senate Public Health Committee favoring a 400000 appropriation to establish a sanitarium for negro tuberculars.
On January 21 in Austin Senator Archer Parr of Duval county presented charges of alleged brutality and mistreatment of convicts in the state penitentiary after reading a newspaper article signed by a Houston man.
Reports on bills referred to house and senate committees are expected to feature sessions today. The house appropriations committee has several important bills up for debate including the Veach bill. Yesterday was consumed by discussion of this bill to repeal the act creating normal schools at Kingsville and Nacogdoches.
Austin Jan 21 An anonymous typewritten letter attacking Robert Vinson president of the Texas University was distributed around the house of representatives at the session opening today Representative John T Smith of Austin defended Vinson praising his work and urging members to disregard the letter.
In Austin on January 21 Senator Murphy of Harris County introduced a joint resolution in the senate proposing a constitutional amendment. The measure would require that legislative measures be proposed or rejected by petition of 20 000 voters.
The alien property custodian says about 117 million dollars of war seized property has been returned to American-born wives of Germans and Austrians and others. Returns come under a wartime act allowing claims by women who had married enemy nationals or citizens of Austria-Hungary successor states before the war.
Charles M Schwab testified before a Walsh committee denying Colonel Abadie’s claim that Schwab’s October 1918 expenses totaling 260000 were charged to the shipping board. He said the statements were absolutely, unqualifiedly and maliciously false and that he paid all his own expenses during his term as director general of the emergency fleet corporation.
The U S commissioner George Monroe states there is no evidence to corroborate the allegation that Armenian girls were imported and auctioned as wives. The claim was publicized last Monday by Armeni an agents in Fresno.
Pittsburgh January 21. A further price cut in several crude oil grades was quoted in this market this morning marking the second reduction this year. The reduction totalled 25 cents per barrel.
Ole Olson appeared in Zion Police Court on January 21 and pleaded guilty to selling tobacco and cigarettes covertly. He asked for a twenty five dollar fine, accepted the judgment, and was warned by Chief Becker to expect continued scrutiny as he paid the penalty and left the court.
Kalamazoo Mich Jan 21 County and railroad officers investigate an apparent attempt to wreck and rob a Michigan Central train bound for Detroit A number of rails were found across the track at Lawton a village near here where the train was due at 145 am A money shipment was aboard the train
Chicago date January 21 reports the court overruled the motion for a new trial for William Bross Lloyd a wealthy sergeant-at-arms of the Communist Labor party and nineteen associates convicted of violating the Illinois anti sedition law.
Montreal January 21 The National Auto Show of Eastern Canada prepares to open in Montreal tomorrow for a week long engagement. The display promises to be the largest of its kind in the Dominion with many exhibits echoing those showcased at the recent New York auto show.
Postal inspectors recovered virtually all of the 185000 dollars taken in last Friday’s registered mail robbery. Four suspects were arrested, including Rev. Guy Kyle, former Free Methodist pastor of Mt. Vernon Illinois, in connection with the case.
Tonight and Saturday cloudy with likely rain and colder. Fort McIntosh reports a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a high of 82 and a low of 53, wind from the southeast and clear skies.
Mt. Vernon Illinois January 21 post office inspectors raided a local garage and seized about 7500 believed to be part of 185000 stolen in last Friday’s theft of 31 registered mail packages.
At the stated communication of Laredo Lodge No. 547 A F and A M on Monday evening January 24 at 7:30 all members are urged to be present promptly. W M R B Ler signs the notice dated 1 21 38.
Pittsburg Kansas January 21 Wallieea Ringle a senior and business manager of the high school paper killed himself today after being arrested yesterday for holding up a Pittsburg store clerk. He confessed to the charge and several other crimes.
Henry White, former U S ambassador to France and Peace Commission member, told the House Naval Committee hearings that the heavy burdens of luxurion from World War I push nations toward a world agreement on disarmament. The remarks were made during January in Washington.
The Department of Labor table published today says if the maximum wage cut reported from any union mill were applied across 1920 industry, the hourly wage would be two and a half times 1915 level or fourteen times 1918 level.
Chicago January 21 representatives of building material industries from across the country gathered under the National Lumber Manufacturers Association to map spring building expansion. John H. Kirby of Houston Texas, president, presided as President-elect Harding endorsed the meetings aims in a letter to Kirby.
Washington January 21 forms for filing incomes of 540 dollars or less will be ready for distribution Monday the bureau of internal revenue announced today. Copies will be sent to all who filed last year but failure to receive one does not excuse any return by March 15.
Federal investigation into the conduct of local prohibition officers and a special Washington squad of five men and two women sent here six weeks ago to study local conditions has begun, announced today at the federal building in St Louis Mo.
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