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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.
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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.
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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
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k v\ *
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..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. '