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™““sl The Omaha TVorning Bee chance in temperature JL A ■ J 1? JL JL ^ » X -A ^ ” kindness form a quartet of virtues that _ ’ will never be improved upon.—James CITY EDITION . -^-■ . ■— -*■ . ■■■- ollver v_VOL. 54-NO. 217. OMAHA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1925. * TWO CENTS"1 v — -' City Pillars Blamed for Bootleggers Former Mayor Scores “So Called Good Citizens” for Difficulty in Prohibition Enforcement. Differs With His Partner Ed. P. Smith, former mayor, speak Inf? Sunday morning to members of the men’s Bible class at First Central Congregational church, asserted that if it were not for the “so-called good citizen,’* the bootleggers could not pperate in Omaha, lie stated there are men who are professedly good citi zens and even leading business men, not in sympathy with certain laws and will not take a stand against ^^Mr. Smith made it clear in his im passioned plea for observance of law, that he is not in accord with his law partner, Frank S. Howell, on the sub ject of the 18th amendment. He did not refer to Mr. llowcll, but his state ments ran counter to expressions made by Mr. Howell at the annual banquet of the Walter Head Bible class in First Presbyterian church two weeks ago. Differs With Partner. On that occasion Mr. Howell stated that some of those before him were violators of the 18th amendment, that the methods of enforcing this law were contrary to the spirit of Christ, and he attacked the efforts of the gov ernment to exercise a control over do mestic affairs. At the following regu lar meeting of the Walter Head Bible class N. H. Loomis stated that the passage of the 18th amendment was the result of'co-operation by churches, big business and science, all working for greater efficiency in the economy of human progress. The most personal reference the former mayor made in his talk Sun day morning was his allusion to the support of “good citizens" to boot leggers and also their opposition to the 18th amendment as a law. Urges Co-Operation. “If the Chamber of Commerce, Cen tral Labor union, Omaha Bar associa tion and the newspapers would band themselves together as a unit, and would say that crime must rense and criminals must go, we would have an irresistible force, against which noth could stand,” Mr. Smith said. “If we could combine these forces I have mentioned, we would have a citizen chip in Omaha that would be the best in the land. I don't say that this great force would abolish all crime, tint it would exert a wonderful influ ence fnr the observance and respect of law. "The question of dealing with crime is not a nefr question. The world has always combatted crime. There has always been a weakness in human na ture. The laws as given by Moses to the children of Israel are written in substance into the laws of Ne braska today. I have no panacea to offer; if I had, I would be the man the world is looking for. but I am not that man. I don't helleve the police are even looking for me. Uites Decatur as Model Citizen. “It has been the tendency to make laws more humane. There are only two laws in Nebraska which impose •lie death penalty and they are tor treason and murder in the first de gree. Let us stop to consider the idd blue laws. There was a time when it was against the law to kiss your own wife on a Sunday, and 1 suppose ihat some men would have a connip tion fit today If the re was a law pro hibiting kissing another mans wife on a Sunday. 'Wo need 10,000,000 men in the United Sttaes. to stand up and say with Stephen Decatur, 'May the laws of my country always be Just, hut right or wrong, they are the laws of niy country and must he obeyed.' I (Turn tn Pure Five. Colnmn One.) Educators Gather in Cincinnati for Meeting • Cincinnati, O., Feb. 22.—Thousands of educators from all .parts of the Cnlted States are gathered here today for the opening of the annual conven Hon of the department of superin tendenre and more than a dozen af filiated organlzaflons of the National Educational association, which goei into business session tomorrow morn ing and will continue throughout the major portion of the week. Returns With Wife’s Body. New York, Feb. 22.—Clarence I>. Clark, former United States senator front Wyoming and now chairman ol the international joint commission returned today on the Adriatic, with 1 the Iwidy of his wife, who died aboard j the ship on January 22. while it was cruising In the Mediterranean. The body will ho taken to Evanston, tVvo., for burial. . - We Have With Us Today William llaley, Attorney. Valentine, Neb. Mr. ItHley is a prominent attorney from the north central part of ihf lie Is active American l.e affairs and has been a com r mander of his local post anil delegate to several of the national conven tlons. He was recently hurt in an automo Vie accident and Is In Omaha con sulting an ear specialist. He is u graduate of the University ef Nebraska. Girl, 11, Makes Quilt by Hand S|>eri«l IX.ptltfll to Tile Onlithf lire. Ponca, Neb., Feb. 21.—The prac tical value of domestic science taught to the children even in the grades as well as sewing classes In connection with the social work of the church has been demonstrated by the remarkable work of little Thelma DeWttt, 11, daughter of Mrs. Mary DeWitt and a grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Porter of Ponca, who has com pleted a beautiful and cleverly ar ranged piece quilt which is at tracting wide attention. The young girl made the quilt entirely by hand and ui>on the blocks, each of ^hich is separated by feather stitching, are embroid ered many different designs and other objects, the colors, designs and other objects having ,been ar ranged in a pleasing way to the .eye. Solons Scramble to Finish Before Adjournment Day Farm Relief, Postal Pay and Muscle Shoals Hanging Fire and Only Week Remains. Washington, Keb. 22.—Farm relief. Muscle Shoals, p >stal pay and rate increases and legislation of lesser im portance are hanging in the balance as congress finds itself with just eight , and one-half working days left in this session. Demands that unanimous consent calendars be cleared, coupled with more or less widespread opposition to night sessions, serve to complicate the legislative situation in both the house and senate. Aside from the national appropria tion hills, which will all he nearly out of the way, leaders are dubious as to just what else is going to get through by noon March 4. Haugen Hill Wednesday* After a single day’s consideration in the house, the Haugen co-operative marketing bill has been laid aside until Wednesday. A companion meas ure has been favorably reported to the senate, but no time has been fixed for taking it up. Meanwhile propon ents will seek to have it placed at the top nt the program mapped out by the steering committee. The senate will vote tomorrow’ on the appeal from the ruling of the chair that the conferees exceeded their authority by inserting new matter in the Muscle Shotils leasing bill. If the chair is sustained, as some leaders on both sides expect it will he. this measure must go hack to conference. Having failed to accomplish any thing at their first meeting last week conferees on the postal pay and rate raise bill will try to get together again early this week. Second class and parcel post rates are the chief items in dispute. Night Sessions This Week. The house tomorrow will devote it self to District of Columbia legisla tion; Tuesday it will take up with a view to action during the day the final deficiency bill and Wednesday farm relief will get further considera tion. House leaders also hope to get the Wadsvvorth-fJarrett constitutional amendment resolution out of the way before the end of the week and to clear the unanimous consent and pri vate calendars of a mass of bills. Several night sessions probably will he held, but the legislative grind must be halted Friday and Saturday nights to permit republcans and deni ocrats to hold organization con ferences. Republican* of the senate also plan to hold organization meetings some time this week to perfect their slate of officers for the senate to be pre sented after the special session be gins March 4. Kfforts on their part to remove Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, and his three insurgent followers, from their present commit tee rank is expected to precipitate a fight. Famous Italian Tenor Dies. Romp, Feb. 22.—Fernando de I.urin, ramoun Italian tenor, died thin morn Iris: nt Naples. 0 High Stakes Are Rule at European Resorts Among U. S. Society Folks Lovely American Women Make Big Killings at Roulette in Fashionable (rambling Places- South African Lumber King Loses Millions of Francs, H owevcr. By C. F. RKRTKIJJ, t iilvr<n.iil gertlr* Htnff ('orrrMpondrnt. Paris, Feb. 22.— High stakes con tinue to be the rule at Monte Carlo as well ns at Nice and (’annex, where American society folks are flocking around the green tables. Sitting next to the duke of (’on naught at the Sporting club Thurs day night, Mrs. Hubert Martin of New York won 85,000 francs. Mrs. Annette Bracey of Bos Angel* s, who is considered one of the loveli est women now on the Kiviera, made a sensational killing at rou lette Friday, winning five consecu tive times with the maximum stake .on No. t.’l. Archibald Welwyn has had a los ing streak at Cannes, where the Breen syndicate has practically slain the goose laying the golden eggs by breaking everybody in sight, but Mrs. Welwvn has more than made good the losses of her husband. Mrs. Arnold Kothstein and Mrs. Arthur Hopkins also have been lucky, Frederick (Umbel of New York, playing nt the big table, won 100,000 francs Wednesday night nt < a nne.v. Probublv the most pathetic story of the gaming table is that of a big, burly, primitive South African lumber king, who, arriving at ran ne* a fortnight ago, announced that he intended to “Crush the Greek* by the power of hi* money. The M^st night he put r»oo,ooo franc* on the table. To date he I* loser *p proximatcly 14,000.000 franca and 1* now reduced to playing at the 60 franc minimum table. Adolph Zukor, Archie Selwvn. Arttyir Hopkin* and Gilbert Millet have held thcdi long b(’raided meet lug at Cannes to decide what Is to be done to liven up the dram*. Zukor* proposal Is that the man agei'N come to a tacit agreement to form *n “Intellectual combination” to study public desire*, thus en abling them to keep unclean play* away from P. road way and avoid tii rea t ppjfii 1 ce tiMorsli I p. Weeks Has No Comment on Mitchell Appointment of JN'cvv Air Serv ice Head Predicted, but Sec retary of War Maintains . \ Silence. March 26 Is Final Date * i Washington, Feb. 22.—Abrupt ter mination of the house investigation of aviation possibilities and the contro verted questions raised by Brigadier General Mitchell, assistant chief of the army air service, caused interest to switch today from the eapitol to the War department. Secretary of War Weeks must de cide whether to reappoint General Mitchell by March 20 when his pres ent appointment expires. Those closest to Weeks predict the selec tion of another for the post, but no suggestion as to what he will do has come from the secretary. It has been the announced inten tion of the secretary to wait until the Investigating committee concluded its hearing before he determined upon a selection. Whether the sudden end ing of the inquiry will lead to a deci sion by Weeks on this point before March 4. the date for final adjourn ment of the Sixty-eighth congress, was not disclosed today by War de partment offitials. Will Consult Patrick. It was pointed out Weeks' decision would not be influenced by any rec ommendations the committee mem bers might submit as a result of their inquiry in this connection it was said the war secretary would formulate his plans in a way that would lead to selection of an assist ant chief tu Major General Patrick, in precisely the same manner he would have chosen had there never been any investigation. An interpretation of this statement was that Weeks would seek sugges tions from General Patrick as well as the general staff chiefs, and after studying the records of the officers mentioned by them he would select the one he regai-ded as best quali fied. There Is little possibility of any immediate announcement by Secre tary Weeks. Before the Mitchell case is decided the secretary win consider the answers the general has made in writing ns to the accuracy of state ments he made before the commit tee, which have been held to reflect seriously on matters of War depart ment administration and important policies of national defense. “Muzzling” Charge. Among the statements Secretary Weeks asked General Mitchell to e\ plain were assertions that junior army and navy officers were "m»z zled” against "telling the truth'' to congressional committees anti that the navy was prepared for defeat ip the Atlantic and Pacific because of lack of another power. After the admission by the general that he had received a “confidential communication" from the war secre tary asking about these and oth-r statements, other phases of the com mittee's investigation were quickly overshadowed by the controversy that developed over the nations air de fense. 1'p to the time that General Mitch ell's testimony stirred up the row, the aircraft committee had moved quietly for nine months with a *in vey of all branches of the aircraft Industry. The general a testimony, however, was followed in the commit tee record with a series of eontradi tions from other army snd navy of fleers. _ Major Osborne P. Vt ood Is Found at Biarritz Paris, Feb. 21.—Maj. Osborne <’ Wood, whose disappearance has been reported to the Paris poll, e. Is now said to lie at Biarritz, where he is the guest of Charles VVacher. VV idle the Paris newspapers have been pub lishing photographs find long tie counts of the absentee, his personal friends say that Major Wood will probably sail for the I ailed Slati s at an early date. I Women May Tell Time by Shoe Buckles n> v. F. BERTEIXl. I'nivfrfMil Service Staff Correiipoiide Paris, Ab. 22.—"What’ ^ time?'’ may become tv (luestion to ask the wo the latest fashion innow ^ A c popular favor. A Paris i >>V»v with an imagination and + & Ity offers a brand new shot In the shape of a tiny diann .->et watch, the first sample being, seen at tlie Atiteuil races this afternoon. It was worn by .Tean Watson who has been starring in Berlin in a version of “Little Jessie James.” She has just arrived in Paris. Incidentally famous Parisian heauties are up in arms at what they term the “lack of patriotism" of French dress makers and shoe makers who prefer to have Ameri can women launch the fashion in novations. instead of permitting the* French women to be first. Blaze Destroys Business Block; Loss Is $250,000 Firemen Fight Flames for Six Hours—One Overcome by Smoke, but Dragged ;1o Safety. Special lM>pat«li to The Omaha Her. Cedar Rapids. Ia.. Feb. 22.—After battling flames six hours which ate out a half block In the center of the business district here, firemen got the fire under control at r» this morning, but spent the greater part of today throwing water on the ruins. The loss is estimated at from $200,000 to $250. 000, with insurance of about $80,000. The fire, which broke out in the basement of the Fowler Electrical company shortly after midnight, gained such headway in an hour that it appeared as If the entire retail district would he swept from Its foundations hut a shift in the wind at •1 o'clock turned the flames west and then burned nut in a corner building The following stores were burned: Fowler Electrical company. Postal Telegraph company, Naso Fruit store, Mode Beauty shop. Remington Tvpe writer company, Woederhoeff Shoe company, storage rooms of the Smu lekoff Furniture company, and re-; serve stock of the Fair company in, the basement. Only a shell remains of the new Chamber of Commerce building. All its records, including railroad rate data which It has been gathering for 15 years were cleatroyed together with other valuable records. Every fire company in the city | fought the fin rhea and fully 15,000 watched the fire. The origin Is a mystery. Rapt. Fred Simon of the fire department, was overcome bv smoke in the basement of one of the buildings, but was dragged to safety. TONG WAR BREAKS OUT; ONE SLAIN Providence, R. T Kcb. 22—War fare between rival Chinese tongs which has resulted in a series of mur ders in various eastern cities, during the last several months, broke out anew in this city today when n f’hi ne.se cook in n restaurant was stabbed to death and his assailant wounded by two unknown Chinese. The slay ers had plenty of time to escape, for it was at least two bouts before the « rime was discovered. Both victims were members of the fin Leong tong. The rook. Chin Moon, was killed with a meat knife Mis assailant. Chin Ting, slashed on the fare and one arm. is in a hospital and is expected to recover. PASTOR’S WIDOW INHERITS HOME Spfi lid li to The Omaha ltep. Shenandoah, la., Feb. 21 A $12,000 home In Los Angeles has been In Merited from « sister by Mrs A _A Wilburn, widow of the Ftp Rev. Mr Walburn, who was once pastor of many Town Methodist * hiirohes. • Mr. and Mm. Ben Perkins will move west with her. Mrs Perkins is a da lighter. Mussolini Improves. Rome, Feb. 22 -Premier Mussolini, who has been ill for the last week with influenza, was much Improved today. The fine weather Is considered •is having had a good effect on him The premier today requested that he Me kept informed as to the progress of thb* automobile race fur the royal prize, which was won by Masettl. Ex-Nebraska Pastor Dies. Gerardstown, W. Ya , Feb 2 In the midst of his sermon In a Pjcsbv terian church heir todav. the *Hev. William If Miller, aged fit, collapsed and died before medi* a 1 attention could reach him The Rev. Miller formerly bad filled pastorates in New York and Nebraska Flyer 'jets Cash. Paris, Feb. 2'! Adjutant Florentln Bonnet, the world's airplane speed record holder, with an average «»f 448.171 kilometers uippi nximutelv 27S miles) per hour made ov« i ti three kil ometer course, has been swarded the pl r O of J.YOOO fi ii - ^ donated b\ Frank P, Lahm, the Amcri* an noro nsut Highway Engineer Nam»**l. Old, Neb . Feb. 22 John Sharp of Ortl has be* u selected by the county hoard as highway superintendent, sue reeding Frank Vndehnal, one of the board of supcrvlHors, who has been acting in thk« capacliy fur the last two years. Two Die and 11 vj^lurt as -3 k v\ * _ ..mis Inlerurbana Collide Near Rockford, Killing Man and Woman, Injuring Many Others. Cars Burn After Wreck Rockford, 111., Feb. 22.—A man and a woman were kill ed and 11 other passengers were injured when two inter urban trains, running between Freeport and Rockford, col lided near here shortly after noon today. The cars burned after the wreck. Parties Unite in Eulogy of Kahn Republicans and Democrats Pay Tribute to Late Cali fornia Solon. Washington, Feb. 22.—Republicans and democrats joined today at a me morial service in the house chamber in tribute to the late Representative Julius Kahn of California, who uied in December. With Representative Barbour, re public,in, California, presiding, eulo gies were delivered bv Representative Garrett, of Tennessee, the democratic leader; Representative McKenzie, of Illinois, who succeeded Mr. Kahn as chairman of the military affairs com mittee, and Representative Byrnes, democrat, Tennessee; Quinn. demo crat, Mississippi; Sherwood, democrat, Ohio; Sabalh, democrat. Illinois; Mill, republican, Maryland; Miller, repub lican, Washington: and Raker, demo crat; Free, republican: Swing, repub lican: Lineberger, republican, and MacLafferty, republican, California. Mr. Barbour also eulogized his de ceased colleague. Recalling that Mr, Kahn was horn in Germany, Mr. Garrett said the vet eran legislator, “one of the most conspicuous figures in the civil life of America, contributed tremendously to the defeat of the country in which he was born and to the victory of the country he has chosen for his adoption." ■ He will take rank among the great Jews of history,” said Mr. Gar rett. “and to say that is to say much.” Mr. McKenzie declared that Mr Kahn “stood like a rock for national defense" He and other speakers landed him for his part In carrying out the war program of Woodrow Wilson. Mr Byrns declaring that the president found In Mr. Kahn, then ranking republican on the house mili tary affairs committee which had a democrat as its chairman, n worthy champion of his military policies who did not permit partlson politics to swerve him from iratrintic devotion to his country during the war emer genrv. BLUFFS WOMEN HURT IN AUTO Twn Council Bluffs women were slightly Injured Friday night in an auto accident at Marysville, Kan. Mrs. .Jacob Bet tiers. Twenty sixth street and Second avenue. was burned about the bands before she could extract herself from the ma chine which caught fire following the crash Mrs. George Roubidoux suf fered minor laceration* and bruises The car. in which they were riding with Mrs Roubidoux* two children. Georgia, 6 and George. 3, waa driven by Ray Bergen The parts was on the wav to Leav enworth penitentiary to visit Mrs Roubidoux s husband, who t* serving two years on a liquor charge French Police Kai<J Following Disorders li» \**nelatel Press. Marseilles, France. Fob. 22. — In a raid made by 100 police in various quarters of Mtxrsellles last night 6,236 individuals, of whom 2.330 were for eigners, were caught The raid wat made in an endeavor to rid the city of undesirables who are held respons ible for the loss of three lives on February 10 In a clash between the communists and the Catholic party headed bv General I)e Castelnaw. The authorities want fn prevent a recur rence of the disorders when former President Millernnd tomes here on March 1 to address the •'Patriots' League.*' I.itdv \slor Rests. Plymouth. Kngland. Feb. 22 — f-adv Astor. member of *parliament. has been ordered to the country for two or three weeks' complete rest and quietude owing to her tempera ment." due to strain from her con slim political and social activities. Lndv Astor once or twice each year Is commanded by her physicians to seek quietude for a short spell. | Hie Weather | vJ Pot 4 hour* e tub'd *t T p Febru ary 22: 1‘rsi iiiitstliin in. he* *n.t Hundredth* Tots |. a .'9. total nine .Tiinuni) 1. It?, deftrlem y, o 11 Vbnirtv Temperature*. ft * m ....... 14 t p m . 1 * § * in. 14 2 |». in . 39 T a. in H 1 i». in., . 4«> 9 * ni 1 ft 4 n. m .41 • *m. i». ft n »n . 19 19 * n« Ji 7 i4 p m Sft II h m " * • p m SJ 1 ’ noon*** Policewoman Favors Charm Schools to Teach Girls How to Use “Paint” York !’,» . Fell. 22.— UstHblishmcnt of publi< ••i-hiirm s*h »o!« " to instruc t ’teen-age girls in the proper use of "paint." is 'lvor-atcd by Miss Mabel Roselle. York's j»oli<-woman "It Js better to show the girl h »tv to use rouge, t be lip.-tu ;. . u t * . • brow pencil • <ifrr< tl than to hav. her decorate herself like an Indian on the warpath," she aver.-. Mice Kozelle eonsid* i s instnar.o Electrical Storm Makes Debut Here Weather Man (lelebraC ^ ashington - B!rlhtla\ ^ ith Rain. Thunder. Gwirge \V.;: Kinston's l.irthdnv I celebrated in Omaha by gloomy .-k: *.= j and rain, and lou* and lot* of the' latter. Overcast skies th.tt greeted r. 1> morning riser.-- threatened Omah with a deluge nl 1 morning, ami! throughout the better port < f the aft-, ernoon, but about 5 th • heavens b« gnn to leak, and s<mn a general thunderstorm with lightning and a* companying revet he; at ions n--idled. It was the first electrical storm of the year. • Karnam street was floociec! with streams of water, making i* danger ous for autoists to drive th dr ma chines without the use ctf chains. A group of Central High * students brought out theii sleek yel low rain coats. The temperature in Omaha re mained virtually at the same pain, throughout the day. At .* Sunday morning the thermometer registered at .14 above while at s Snndnv nigh* it stood at 3a above. The warmest hour of the day was 4 in the after noon when the weathei bureau le ported 41 degrees above • ° Perilling Honoreti l»> \ cnzoclan Official* Caracas Venezuela. Feb 22 . — The United States battleship Utah, with Gen. John J Pershing on board, ai A special train brought General Pershing was saluted by the fort puns and was greeted on board the battle ship by government official* and the American minister, u Cook. \ Pershing and his party t«* u.u.o.i*. where they be< ame guests of the gov ernment. The carnival season began yesterday and popular enthusiasm ho been enhanced by the visit of Gen eral Pershing. in the us of cosmetic* and care of ihe hands and face as important as teaching ihe household arts, and is ■idvacating courses of instruction in these things in York schools. She has been on the York police force for three years, being the first policewoman the city has ever had. Tb- lit' council values her servlres .- his * that it has raised her salary three times. Houghton Praised ]>v German Press • • \nti*:i ador Called "Out-laud in;: Statesman of <>ur Time." Berlin. Feh. 22.—Die Zeit. organ of Foreign Minister Streseraann, pay*, an unusual tribute to Alanson B liou-thton. the Ameilean ambassador, on his departure from Berlin, to take up his new post at 1-iondon. praising him both as "one of the out .■binding statesmen of our time’ and i t,,.in whose charming manner and kindle spirit all who came in close contact with him prized highly." The words pf farewell exchanged at the recent dinner of President Kbcrt rui Minister Streseniann, the paper observes, "were far more im pel tan t than the usual official ad dresses and hrought proof of the strong personal bond of friendship between the atnlwtssador from the l Piled States and the leaders of the German gov eminent."/ Die Zeit "recalls Mr Houghton's de naive influence at the London con f eve nee over the Danes plan, and ilso ihe fact lhai Dr. Walter Rathe nan foreign minister, spent the last evening before tils assassination at Mr Houghton's home with Huge Stinnes. The ambassadors relation? to Germany's problems the paper charaetfitr.es ns follows: The am Ivissadoi viewed conditions in Ger many with friendly objectivity, and one can assume that the improve nrnt In the relations befwcen the t'nited states and Germany are large )v dm to hts influence Northwestern Students Must \ 11 Be \ arrinated nst n ill . Feb 22 - It is "Vac oination week at Northwestern uni versil v Mis.- Helen Mason, coed, contracted smallpox. Then 1 lean James Arm si roue Issued an order that 1.560 stu dents hi' vaccinated. Heroic Dos; Teams in New Race Now: Its for Hollywood Movie Contracts Cunnai Ka^on, Ffcmous ii^l»«*r Who Carried \nti-loxin in Nome, and Solomon Hnseoin. Indian Drixer. Ilnrrxin); to Cinema World. Hollywood. Cal Keh -Some of the Alaskan malatmites that re centlv raced in the fare of a hllz Kurd to lake anti toxin »o diphtheria stricken None- over hundreds of miles of Arctic waste are now en gaged in another race, driven by the masters, hut with a different goal and motive. This new rare i> foi Hollywood and the movies, Ounnar Kaason. the famous musher whose great dog I'alto led the rave to Nome, breaking all u» ords and enabling health authorities to suppress the epidemic, is bring ing his four footed hero here to re enact the northern ro!n> in an a» tlfkial Motm. Sol l.esset mot In* pic ture producer, announced last night. Mi l »" th said ho hail signed a . >n ling with the famous Finnish musner. At the same time the new* cam* f»dm Fairbanks, Ma&kn. that it. Voss, manager of the Northern tNomnmroial compan> at Tatiana had contra ted with Solomon Has cm, full hloodfti Indian mustier who drove his dog team In one of the \» lav s to Nome to bring hi* • ably named after his master, to movleland Besides, ft is roported, lln scorn will bring some of his wolves ami the sleigh he used in the race to Nome* There is tonal tier a hie interest in who will get there fust Kansas City Policemen Found Slain I '■ Moonshiners Blamed for 1* ear | ful Death of Officers Whose Bodies \rc Found With Throats Cut. Burned to Hide Crime Kansas City, Feb. 22.—The mutilated bodies of two men, one a member of the Kansas City police department and the other a former police de partment chauffeur, were found today in a moonshiner’s cave. The men had been miss ing since Tuesday and there had been a city-wide search for them. Police declare that the men had discovered the moon shiner’s lair, had carted away a truck' load of liquor, and had been surprised by the moonshiners and murdered. Both men had their throats cut and had been beaten over the head. Their dead bodies had been covered with gaso line and burned. To hide the crime, the slayer* placed the bodies op a pile of wood, threw gasoline into the pit and touched a match. Then, when the bodies were burned almost beyond recognition, the cave was filled in i with earth. A teamster told the police that i I»vejoy and Peters had taken liquor from the rave. He said the men posed as federal officer.* and hired him last Sunday to go to the cache and haul the liquor away. The moonshine plant was a verit able stronghold. Tn trees surround ing the place police found lookout posts which commanded all ap proaches. MEXICAN WATER RIGHTS PRESSED Mexico City, Feb. 22.—Discussing 'the reported intention of the Mexican | government to attempt to unite con sideration of the division of the waters of the Rio Grande and Colo rado rivers. American Ambassador f lames R. Sheffield said today he ex pected soon to take up formally the oue&Uoa-«i Mexico's contentions rela tive to th* Boulder canyon dam of the Colorado ri\er. Meanwhile, however, he is attempting to counteract any pressure which might he exercised to hurry the question :o a head. He stated that the United State* was not planning to exercise arbitrar ily its undisputed right to impound the waters of the Colorado river and declared that should pending plan* for th* Boulder canyon dam be car ried out there would undoubtedly be surplus water which the United States could divert to development of the present unproductive lands on the [Mexican aide, instead of permitting lit to empty wasteful!}* into the Gulf of California. Under present conditions. th* *m I laaaador concluded, Mexico is deriv j ing no benefit* from the Colorado, ; since the flow of its waters is uncon jT rolled. WOOD LAUGHS AT RUMORS IN PARIS Hv i; vsil \voov I niw»ai vrilrr Paris. Kelt. 22.—“There Is nor and has not hern any mystery about my movements ’ declared Lieut Osborne Wood to t niversal Service today. Society yesterday became somewhat ev.itod at tile reported disappearan • of Lieutenant Wood, who was re ported to have gone broke and che. ked out of his expensive suite at the Crlllon hotel, leaving his Chines* valet to mourn "Most of my friends knew that I had gone to Biarritt for a few davs' stay with my pal, Charlie Wacker. after which 1 expect to return'to the Vnited States," he continued "Tha sen- rtion hunting gossips are prob ably responsible for the foolish ru mor of mv disappearance." ^Majority of Incoming Fongress Vrc Methotlisl* tty tnfver.at Srrv Ire. W ashington. Feb. 22—Ten per cent of the me miter* of the incoming con gress belong to no religiyvus denomi nation. according to a survey- Just, completed here by the MetbOvltsl board of tcm|>erance. Included in th - mirier in' 1# sen ators and Si members of the house. Other frattircs of the survey included the fact hat most of the lawmakers are Methodists, with Presbyterians running a close second. ^ of the 43& representatives S04 are. Masons and of the Si senators- *5 belong to the Masonic order. Famous Physician Dios. London. Feb. *2—Sir Thomas Clif ford Allbutt, one of Croat Britain s famous physicians, died today. Sir Thomas Allbutt, tn.addition to being famous ss a physician, was noted a* a phv si. ist He was th# in ventor of the short clinical theimonus ter. King Foot-go Boiler. tty t mv* ryot Venter. London, fob King tleotgtx w ho r .. ha*'been II n .- than * week vvtth an attack cf bronchitis, spent a comfortable night. His phv. sloians announced today rhaf Ih* V" ') pa;!.-- ,s "pioctosaing; f»v . y ably. '