Abolishment of - City Treasurers Is Advocated State Senator, Speaking at Convention, Opposes Dupli cation of Work—Taxation Problems Discussed. City treasurers should be abolished aa unnecessary and ■ their offices Incorporated with that of the county treasurer, declared Senator W. Wil kins, Emerson, speaking to the con vention of County Treasurers’ Asso ciation of Nebraska yesterday at Ho tel Rome. “The county treasurer also should be the treasurer of all school dis tricts. townships and villages,’’ he continued. W. W. Slabaugh, deputy attorney for Douglas county, addressed the beeting on taxation. T. J. Mc Guire, from Attorney General Spill man's office at Lincoln. rIso spoke on taxation. The uniformity of a small truck license fee over the state was urged ADVERTISEMENT. 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This is one of the latest types of body design, equipped with plain wood wheels and upholstered with a sage green velour to match the body. According to officials of the Nebraska Buick Auto con .any, this model has completely won over any other body design displayed In popular priced cars at either the New York or Chicago shows. by airs. ai. G. Tracy, motor vehicle department of the state. Difference in fees is caused by the use in treas urers' offices of the old and new rul ings covering licensing. aiany of the treasurers favor a statewide auto driver's license and the creation of a commissioner of motor vehicles. Phil Tomek, one of the oldest treas urers In the state, who left office last election, visited the meeting yester day. A banquet was held at Hotel Rome last night at which Rev. Frank G. Smith and John L. Kennedy spoke. The guests were entertained at a World theater party. Couple Slain; Son Accused St. Petersburg, Fla.. Feb. 20.— Frank McDowel, 18. was Arrested by the police today following the find ing of his father and mother, Mr and Mrs. J. M. McDowell, shot through the heads at their home here His parents had been shot as they lay in bed. Toung McDowel, who called the police, said he had been struck on the head and rendered unconscious When he became conscious, he said, he found his parents dead. The po lice found a pistol which the youth admitted was his property. The police say that McDowel re lated how his two sisters had been burned to death at their home in a Georgia town a year ago, the mat tresses on which they were sleeping being saturated with kerosene and thpn fired. Shortly after the fire the family moved to St. Petersburg. The blaze has always been a mys tery. Fire officials stated that gaso line was thrown through an open window into the girls’ bedroom and ignited. Their chaired bodies were found in the bed. Decatur, Ga., Feb. 20.—Marion. 18, and Willie Magee, 16, daughters o£ Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McDowell, who were shot and killed in St. Petersburg. Fla., were burned to death heft obout one year ago when they were trapped in a room in the McDowel home. St. Petersburg. Fla., Feb, 20.—Each shot through the left temple, appar I ently murdered as they slept, Mr. and I Mrs. J. M. McDowell were found ly * ing in a pool of blood In a bed at their home here today. In the bed was a crumpled letter, written on heart-shaped stationery. The writing was couched In religious language 1 and referred to "sin washed away in blood.” Their 18-year-old son was ar rested as a suspect. It was one year ago today that the two young daughters of the Mc Dowells were burned to death on a kerosene soaked mattress at Deca tur, Ga. School Head Here. T.ewis R. Avery, assistant superin tendent of school* at Oakland. Cal., paid a visit to the school board office In the city hall Wednesday morning and was taken to Inspect the new Technical High school. He said he had heard of Technical High school In Oakland. Succeeds Bishop Garrett. New York. Feb. 20.—The Rev. Ethelbcrt Talbot, bishop of Bethle hem. automatically succeeds to the office of presiding bishop of the Pro testant Episcopal church made va cant by the death in Dallas. Tex., yesterday, of the Right Rev. Alex ander C. Garrett. Captured Convict Escapes, Muskogee, Okl., Feb. 20.—Archie Prleor. fugitive Kaunas convict, cap tured near Claremore. Okl., Sunday In a gun fight with Chief of Police Russell, broke out of jail at Clare more, with four other prisoners last night and escaped, according to a report received here. / Bandit Uses Gum Hooks $30,000 Inside Cashier s Cage Unseen to Bait U. S. Bonds v_/ Chicago, Feb. 20.—Fishing through an iron grill in the Peoples Trust and Havings bank yesterday with a stick and a piece of chewing gum as “bait,” an unknown thief "hooked” securities valued at $50,000 and made his escape. The securities. United States cer tificates of Indebtedness, each valued i at $10,000, had been brought to the bank only a few minutes previous and had been unwrapped and left Just in side the cashler'e cage. i A few minutes later five of the cer tificates were gone. Ten which re mained, valued at $100,000, were smeared with gum. 3 Killed, 3 Hurt at Rail Crossing Leonard, Tex., Feb. 20.—Three per sons were kilted and three others probably fatally injured last night when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by M. K. & T. passenger train No. 3. at a grade crossing near here. The dead are: Miss Loralne Felty, 16. of Celeste: J. L. Conley. 19,Trcie ton, and Donald Barctt, 20, Tren ton. The injured are: Miss Winnie Con ley, 16, driver of the car; T. M. Felty, and Robert Trater, all of Celeste. Butcher Kills Entire Family Philo, HI., Feb. 20.—The bodies of Joseph Whistle. 48. his wife, and their 18-year-old daughter were found In the Whistle home, four miles southeast of here, early today. The body of Louis Ivuntz, 45, a butcher of Homer, 111., and brother of Mrs. Whistle, was found a short distance away. Near his body was found a rifle with which police bejieve all were slain by Kuntz. REEL REMARKS ] By the M. P. Editor. kt This Week's Denial. Lillian Gish, denies clear from taly. that she is engaged to be married. Christine Montt, a granddaughter of Manuel Montt, former president of Chile, and daughter of George Montt. former president and at present vice admiral of that republlc.ljo^the part of the Spanish Infant^4^^abatlnl's story, “The Sea Hawk" which Frank Lloyd Is making at Hollywood. Madge Bellamy. John Bowers. Fran cells Billington, Hal Coofey and other well-known players started work on Palmer Photoplay's second picture. “The White Sin.” It is from the story, “Unguarded Gates” by Harold Shumate, a St. Louis bond salesman. Lionel Barrymore is to return to 1 the screen in “Meddling Women." The picture is to be made by Chad wick, a new producer. Buster Keaton bursts forth with the announcement that college women make the best comediennes. Viola Dana le making "The Good Bad Girl” under Oscar Apfel's di rection. The other day one of the property men was missing—reported homesick. His absence cost real dough and the head property man spied him at the races late that af ternoon. “I hear you were 111 yesterday, Snooks," said Mr. Apfcl. “Yes sir." "You didn't look very ill when John (the head property man) saw you at the races yesterday." "Didn't I, sir?” “He should have seen me after the finish of the third race." 1 Next Sunday On* Performance Only—1:00 to 2:00 o'clock Popular Symphony Concert 40 Mu sicians Direction Horry Brader PROGRAM 1. "Rienzi'’ .Wagner 2. “Marcheta” .Schertzinger "Symphony No. 7".Beethoven 4. ‘‘L’Arlesienne Suite” No. 1.,.Bizet (a) Prelude (c) Adagietto . Stout of the University of Iowa art department, was in charge of painting the exhibit back ground. Assisting Professor Dill dur ing the various stages of execution of the exhibit were Frederick L. Fitz patrick, now professor of zoology at the Colorado State Normal school, Greeley, Col.; Walter .1. Breckenridge of Brooklyn, Ia., and Carleton M. Pyle of Marshalltown, Ia. John Hamilton Sued. Suit for divorce was filed today in Council Bluffs district court by Mrs. Gertrude Hamilton against John Hamilton, charging cruelty. She asks custody of a daughter, Betty Jean, 15 months old. To All Omaha:— Starting Sunday, the Strand has Richard Barthlemess in “The Fighting Blade,” a fea ture production that is going to prove most en tertaining to all Omaha. Dick appears in the role of a cavalier, a part that just exactly suits him, and then pretty Dorothy MacKaill, dressed as a boy, will certainly please everyone. Then for the comedy we have a big sur prise. It’s Mack Sennett’s 1924 crop of bath ing beauties in a real comedy, featuring Harry Langdon. Whirls of joy! And girls!. It’s one peach of a picture, called “Picking Peaches-” Of course there's our News reel which shows the news of all the world first, and then our concert orchestra and our organist. Next week is one of which we are justly proud, for we know’ wre have a real treat in store for our regular patrons, and we trust that the quality of a program such as this will ap peal to some of you who do not come so often. Sincerely, THE STRAND THEATER The story of a jazz-mad girl and a man of the rugged west. Love in the rough-and-ready west, or life in the jazz circles of New York? A modern girl had to choose. t+Lto+fim*, 2ANE GRETS THE CALL OF THE CANYON* RICHARD DM LOtS WILSON MARJORIE UAW , a&ummmtf/k+r d i. ‘ J ' mi jw m m CLYDE COOK In ■ Big Laugh Faad “Broncho Expreti” GEORGE HAUPT Playing ‘The Wctl, the Nest ind You* ' Omaha’* Biggest Laugh This Weak THE VILLAGE ORCHESTRA By Rialto Symphony Orchaatra "Last Night on the Back Porch” is t hit every night •s fox-trotted by the Memphis Five or harmonized by the Shannon Four on Columbia Records 7 D and A-3976. Now Playing—SilO and B:20 ST AS I A I LDOVA in I Th* Moil Got goons and Moat Fapen •{*• ProducGan in Vaudeville rkank You, Doc tor" II KRAN7 A SIGNOR Al WHITB FRISCOI "An Ai tiaTTc Ti aat*' Stiolicl A Martens DOUGI as i i aviTT / RUTH MARY LOCKWOOD I able* I'athr Nawa Inpica j~— Monday to Satuiday, Inclusive ——, I v'nii, 22c, 4Bc. AM, $|, TIu* las I | Matinee* 2tU and BOr, Plus Taa | AT THE I THEATERS E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe will appear at the Brandeis theater tonight in •'Romeo and Juliet." The curtain will rise nt 8 o'clock sharp. This means 8. not live minutes after. No one will be seated after the per formance begins until the flrBt inter mission. It is an interesting fact that while modern audiences demand Shakespeare be presented exactly ac cording to the text, playgoers of other days were not so particular. From the time of the death of Burbage until 1845, when Charlotte Cushman acted Romeo to the Juliet of her sister. Susan. "Romeo and Juliet,'1 as Shake speare wrote it, was not s*>en on the English stage, though in various garbled versions the tragedy was fre quently acted. Valeska Suratt in "The Purple Poppy,” Libonati, Jewell and Rita and other vaudeville acts will be seen at the World for the last times today and tomorrow. The Watson sisters, Fanny and Kitty, said to be the high est salaried sister team in the varie ties, headline the new bill starting Saturday. Their act Is described as a fun festival extraordinary. — "Youth a la Carte," the musical play of laughter, is on view at the Empress today and tomorrow. Start ing Saturday, the Halton Powell play ers present "The Love Doctor,” a bill equally as humorous. In this Billy Wyse plays the role he originally created in the Broadway production of the same play. Stasia Ledova. doll-like ballerina of the big vaudeville extravaganza. "The Land of Fantasie," at the Orpheum this week, is considering an offer to reenter opera next season. During the recent engagement in Chicago Miss I,edova met all her old associates from the Chicago Opera company and memories were recalled of her early triumphs with this organization, when she came out of the west, an unknown girl, and Joined the company under her present Russian name. Jean Bedini started "Chuckles" on its way several seasons ago, taking it around the Columbia "wheel" twice before trapesing off to London to show' the English johnnies just what an American burlesque show was really like. "Chuckles" Is the Gayety offering. Cliff Brngdon and “Coo Coo" Morrlsey are the leading comedians. Girls aplenty, girls who sing and girls who dance: there's lots of girls In “Chuckles." Matinee daily. Frank and Milt Britton are fea tured with Hen Meroff's band of 11 pieces In "Nifties of 1924," coming to the Gayety theater Saturday. Every member of the band, including Meroff himself, is an individual solo ist. (REAL AND UNREEL"! | DON H. EDDY. j Hollywood C orreopondent of Tho • ^ Omaha Bff. y Exposing Secrets. We'll bet almost anything up to 9 cents that very few of you folks that sit out in the theater and look at the flllurns ever thing about the little details. But If a little detail was overlooked, how you'd squawk! And so would we. This heavy thought was inspired the other day when we were over on George Melford's set, watching him direct "The Glorious Tomor row.” It was an old attic set, and there were cobwebs hanging on the i afters and in the corners. We asked Uncle George how they were made. "Dinged if I know,” he ele gantly replied: "let's ask somebody.” Sc we found a property man and asked him. "Why there's nothing to it,” he said. "Tou take two flat pieces of board, and put a little shellac be tween them. Then you rub the boards together hard and pull them apart with a jerk. The shellac comes out in gobs of tiny threads, and that's cobwebs." Tou might try it some rainy afternoon. t--—' Sothern and Marlowe Attract Visitors to Omaha for Performance v Brand*i» theater will the tnecca of visitor* from out in the state. Iowa and Missouri during the engagement of EJ. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe, which opens tonight. The following selected at random from the out-of town orders: Mi** Blond* E. Wynn' Syracuse; Beu lah I*. Wyant, Newman Grove, it c' Bene dict. Franklin, Bertha Bloomingdalr. Grand Inland, Mrs T O. Cook, < ox*d; W. H Field, Madiaon; !i. A Guthman, Murdock; J»ane*i& A Men. Valley; A. L. Allen. Auburn; Myra Blirgera.aff. Auburn; Edward F Ball, Bellevue; R L Thom**, Bellevue; Hattie Wheeldon. Bellevue; Vir ginia E Bowen. Lyon*: P1h*» Theater. Lyona; Mr* M. L Mead. A*hland. Harry L. Keef*. W*lthfll; Mr*. H. Munia, Waterloo; Ida M Brown. Norfolk: Father Gronthan. Lexington; Minna Guthmann. Plattamouth; Robert L. Knowie*. Trenton, Mrr. \V W Langdon. Gretna. A. II, Funha, Loulavltl*; Nora Caatellor. Ne braska City: A IL Backu*. Columbua; France* Hroehl Gt'umbun, Mr* C. f Eeken. E J Ml!d*n*tein. I>oroi by Tolly. Sidney, la . Mary French, On a w a, la ; Crate K Meyei*. Helen Mi Ente Den.fw.n. la . M* E Mi Kinney. Woodbine. la. ; Dr E J. Gottreb. I,oi» Swain, Shenandoah, la ; Nellie Stuntman, Nellie Cline. Malvern. Ia Fred W. 8t*in. Logan. Ia.; W. I, Stub*. Sioux City. Ia . Nadina Coll I eon Ethel May Taylor. Avoca, Ia.; Fred Cb»ud. J J. Stevenson. Tarkio, Mo.; Iiilma M. Ben non. Lu*-lda F. Carlton. Rer.a Er1ck*on Margaret Moore. Thomas C Mr Donald. Julia R. Shafer, Alice White, Harlan. Ia Lena Mae Pople. Roe* Riddel!. Mary Rankin. Columbus: Clara E. Snnther*. Wayne: G. I Pfeiffer. Arlington; Father M Ave. Alfa Baltz. Edith E. Cronin. Emma Glihe, R. V. Krnrn«, Dora Mar Otf'fte, Eva Swantner. Norma Sender. Fre mont; J. W Auld. Red Cloud: Dora. Phalen. Harriett E Walgren. Irvington: Henry A. Baehr. William E. Chrlsman. Mrytle V. Price. Grar- E M. S’apte. Lil lian Shimmer*!. Dorritt C. St*rm*»*. Lln roln. Maude Schaah Ptpillion; Ruth E. Elliott, Kearney; Nellie Fold, Herman Hurdmsn. Blair. Mary Barrett Fred C. Egan Ct ■ Winn, Mlaaourf Valley. Ia ; John C Brvant* Mra. Call* Glover. Red Oak. Ia Tut Excavation Halted by Egypt Cairo. Egypt, Eeb. 10.—The Egyp tian government has cancelled Coun tess Carnarvon's license for excava tions In the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen. On an evening gown of dark vel vet a scarf effect across the decolle tage at front forms two panels at back which sweep the floor. Next Sunday Next Sunday Rialto—Herzberg Spring Style Revue A colorful and brilliant array of styles that will delight and entertain. Professionally dis* played by Ivan D. Martin's Famous New York Beauty Models In Connection with Earle Williams - Ben Alexander - Jane Novak - Bull Mor tana A Drama I *E ¥ 1 C! Ladiaa— Blind Huabanda J 1 .V. J II ^ Don Yonr "* VI IMV% aT , HuabandGa. Flirtation. Wire. II ICll A kj Cm. E;«d? Special on # Big Popular Concert , 1 to 2 o'clock. Next Sunday • By 40 Musicians • No Extra Charge IMIfik’imt? T£rtiT VST I ft E. H. ■■ JULIA Sotherh-Marlowe ROMEO »d JULIET Fri.TWELFTH NIGHT Sat. Mat...TAMING OF THE SHREW Sat. Eva.HAMLET 4 DAYS BEC. |flADf*U 9 j SUNDAY wlHnvn L MAIL ORDERS ROW The Moat Stupendous Success the Winter Garden Has Ever Known Tickets Monday, St to S3, Plus Tex ffflaagOmaha'# Fua Cantar ,lF Mat. and Nlta Today I-Uipoaaiy llook.d lot Aula Shaw Waah '••n 44 OUIIOKI EC " Calua.hU Badml’a VllUURLt) Burlaah With Cllll Biag.Ua and Caa-Coa Marrlaaay Oraalaat Show an Earth I or the Maaay Xtra! Sahara *mAfrnkm'W£? ladlaa' 25c Bargain Mai., 2!li Waah Daya Sat Mat. « W k : "NiftiaVof '21" with ■ ILLY FOSTER. WILL H. COHAN * WIII.N IN NKKI) OF IIKI.P THY OMAHA III K W ANT Al» The problem ploy may be compared with tbe editorial •action of a newepaper, but burleaque ia tbe comic aec tioa’a counterpart. Everybody ahould aee both—juat the •ame aa they read all aectiona ef a newepaper. They ehould leaven thair heavy amuaement diet of drama aad tragedy with aa equal portion ef burleaque. Of ceuree. muaical comedy aad farce both contribute their a ha re ef thia lighter entertainment, but in burleaque the ranker ef lighter diversion ia given the meet frothy kind. One ia permitted to apend one’a afternoon or evening in aolid enjoyment without having to tire the brain by thinking, and at the aame time one ia getting entire on life'a foible* aerved in a palatable manner. In Columbia burleaque one alae find* variety ia aong, dance aad pretty girla, and how •he ladiea do enjoy the weekly change of ahewa—partic ularly at the daily matinee! Yee, Cayety Theater. Vaudorillo—Photoplay* La*t Two Day* VALESKA SIRAn AND STAR SIX-ACT RILL Start* Saturday WATSON SISTERS Th* Notod Fanatahor* One Rif Hit After Another NOW SHOWINC •Tho World’. Swoothoort ’ MARY PICKFORD “ROSITA” MEtBHBOEHODD THEATOB BOULEVARD > • AN and lMvan»«vtli "ENEMIES OF WOMEN" and Cnmady "Daya nf Danial Banna." Chap tar • l.OTHROP .... - 24th and lathmp Dual in Earn am In **OATNBOUND‘* Comadt "Cup id'• F.laphant" GRAND ..Kill and Btaaay BUCK JONES in BIG DAN* "Roth nf tha Rang a" Na. S Everybody'* Ferrite in a Picture Everyone Will Leva THOMAS MEIGHAN la “Pied Piper Malone” All Omaha la Laa|kia| Friday The Riotous Musical Farce “Youth a la Carte** On the Screen Jshnny Hinee tn Mt#ckM SnJ First el m New Crnsedv Sertss Gump Comedlee r'XTiiv L t M 1 X JlL Two D«j» H 0 U D I N I .« "HALDANE OF THE SECRET SERVICE"