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World Air Race Impossible Now Says Army Head iGreneral Patrick Decline! Of fer pf British — Flight Not Attempt to Break Record!. Washington, March 28.—MaJ. Gen. Patrick, chief of the army air serv Ice, has declined a suggestion made by I.leut. Col. L. E. Broome of the royal air service, of a British and American competitive air race around the world. T|e proposal was not made^ss a challenge hut "solely In the Interests of Ms sporting character and value as publicity propaganda." Eleutenant Colonel Broome sug gested that the American flight be made to atari at the same time as that of the British. In declining General Patrick tele graphed Colonel Broome, then In Ot tawa, as follows: "Date of departure of our flight fronl starting point so involved with laying down of supplies and schedule of steamer sailings that It is Impossi ble to accede to your sporting pro posal. Our best wishes for the suc cess of your daring undertaking.” Secretary of War Weeks reiterated today that It was not the object of the army flight to race around the world, or attempt to make any great speed. "They are going out.” he said, "to blaze a way that may be followed as a route around the globe, much In the same manner as the Iiewls and ^»Marke expedition once crossed this continent.” The official purpose of the Ameri can flight as outlined by the War department. Is to gain for the air serylee added experience In long-dis tance flying, to demonstrate the feasi bility of establishing an airway around the world, and to collect In formation on the difficulties of oper ating aircraft In various climates. NORFOLK CITIZENS UNITE FOR BOOST Norfolk, Neb.. March !6.—Direc tors of the Norfolk Chamber of Com merce at a joint conference with community boosters adopted practical ly In full 10 principles which the hoosters decided were needed to make the chamber more popular and which would add at least 50 per cent more Bylaws of the chamber will b# al tered to fit the new principle* and an advisory committee, composed of all factions, will become operative im mediately. Regular meetings of citi zens are to be held In order to get rep resentative discussions on all ques tions and more active progress to be taken in all questions which have the good of the rity as their objective. The conference resulted in the amalgamation of two forces, which are composed of the city's llvest wire boosters. One of the first public pronounce ments of the hlg organization was to broadcast throughout the district that folk is a good place in which to live and that the Norfolk business men and all of the citizens guarantee 100 per cent hospitality to Norfolk visit*!)?. Visiting autnmobiiists arc give tv preference in parking. Pioneer in Nebraska Dies at Long Beacb, Cal. Red Cloud, Neb., Marh 26.—News has been received of the death of Joseph Hunter at Long Beach. Cal. Mr. Hunter was one of the pioneers of this vicinity, having taken up a homestead near Guide Rock In 1870. Twenty-two years ago h# moved to Long Beach where through invest ments In real estate he became very wealthy. Besides the widow he leaves three daughters, all living at Long Beach, and several brother*, one of whom la Hugh Hunter, a banker and stockman of Guide Rock. Mr. Hunter was T*. Hla funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. Andrew W. Shame), a former M. H. minister of Guide Rock but who Is now living at Istng Beach, and he was assisted by Rev. Frank Roach, formerly of Lincoln, now the pastor of the First M. E. church of Long Bsaeh. Mrs. Roach is a former Red Cloud girl, being Mias Lydia Rife before lier marriage. Poultry Raisers Told How Losses May Be Avoided Lincoln, March 2*.—Losses In poul try ventures, because of chicks dy ing, or falling to make normal growth "are astounding." say a bulletin le aued by ths state agricultural ex tsnalon service here today. Too fra keftV*ntly, ths bulletin s‘xts, this loss Is the result of attempts to brood ehlcka with makeshift equipment. Three requirements for vigorous ehlcka are given In ths bulletin. They are: Chicks must be well hatched from healthy, vigorous parent stock. They must be fed and brooded prop erly. Feeding practice should In clude at *11 time* sour milk or but termilk and ample succulent green feeds. Chicks muat be kept out of^doora *>r allowed direct sunlight s* early end as much as practical. Oldest Fremont Printer and Newspaper Man Dies Fremont, March 26.—Nathaniel W. Small*, oldest printer snd newspaper tnan In Fremont and one of the oldeat • In Nebraska, died at the age of 74 at ■ hi* homo here. He was horn In Michigan In 1*49 and In 1*69 cam# to Fremont, where he began work with the Nebraaka Statesman. In 1*75 ha purchased the Fremont Herald and operated It as a daflv and weekly until 1904, when he ■tarted a print shop, which he man aged until hit death. From 1914 until 1919 he wu poetmaeter of Fremont. Surviving are his wife, one daugh ter, Judith, who Is In a. TJncoln hoe ^>il, and a brother, Robert, associat ed with him In business. Ci. O. P. Women to Meet. Meeting of republican women who favor Charlea H. Sloan for United State* senator will he held Thursday gfternoon at 2:30 at Hotel Rome. Men Who Are Making Omaha No list of native aons of Omaha will be complete without the name of Randall K. Brown. His father, J. J. Brown, was one of the pioneer mer chants of the city, and was later en gaged In banking and other enter prises, snd was one of the prime movers In the first motor street rail way In Omaha. One of his uncles, Charles A. Brown, was an early mayor of Omaha and remained a pillar of the democratic party to the end of ills days. Randall K. Brown, since leaving Yale, where he was graduated, haB given his personal attention to build ing up a big Interest In the fuel In dustry. The Coal Hill Coal company is a well known Institution, its mines in Missouri being among the most extensive In the state. In Omaha as elsewhere Mr. Brown has watched carefully after the growth of busi ness, and has carried on successfully. Yet he does not give all his time to business of his own, but devotes a great deal of effort to other lines of usefulness. As a member of the board of gov ernors of Ak-Sar-Ben he has had a lot to do with the expansion of that Institution, serving on many of its important committees, assisting in drives of various kinds, and in other ways helping the king to manage the affairs of the kingdom of Quivera. In 1918 he was crowned king himself. On the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce he has found ample scope for exercising his capac ity for detail. Mr. Brown Is socially very active, being a member of the Omaha and other prominent clubs. TEAPOT DOME OIL REACHES KEARNEY Deahler, Neb.. March *28.—Teapot Dome pipe line has been completed and tested out from the pumping sta tion at Teapot Dome, Wyo., to Free man, Mo., where It tape the lines from the gulf and lines to Chicago, a distance of 700 miles. All the stations along the line ex cept those at Deshler and Washing ton, Kan., are finished and ready for business. At this place a gang of men Is laying concrete floors and mak ing connections with the big tanks. Oil from Teapot Dome station has arrived at Kearney. It takes two days to fill the two 65,000-harrel tanks located at each station through which oil passes. Platte Rising Rapidly; Another Overflow Foreseen Fremont, March 28.—Rapid rise of the Platte river during the last 24 hours Indicates that. It will again over flow Its banker Reports from the west Indicate that there Is much water to come down the river. Ijite March rains and snows have caused the swell. 2-Year Guarantee With Every Pair Glaaaaa Fitted We change your leneea every alx month* or oftener for two year* with out extra charge. Our quality the highest—our prices the lowest. Competent registered optometrists examine your eyes. Lenses ground In our own factory. 1414 Farnun Si. OMAHA 401 W. Brndwnr Coimcll Bluff* With colds end influents ell too common Just now, it pays to taka regular preventive measures against them. Spray your nose and throat night and morning with Zonlte (direc tion ton the bottle). Prevention is always easier, better and let* expensive than a cure. Zonite—the remarkable, new antiseptic — has the unique power of destroying germs without harming the delicata tissues that germs thrive on. It is several timet at powerful at pure carbolic acid—yet non irritating and absolutely non poisonous. At your druggist. Tonik [Officers Shot in Battle With Mail Bandits Four Men Attempting to Hold Up Train Near Pittsburgh Captured After Plot Disclosed. Pittsburgh, Pa., March 2*.—City Detectives Thomas Grogan and Wil liam McCready were shot, probably fatally, and four would-be bandits were captured at West Homestead, near here this afternoon in an at tempt to hold up a Pennsylvania train carrying thousands of dollars into the mill and mining districts of the upper Monongahela valley, ac cording to police reports. A representative of the American Railway Express uncovered the plot and asked for police protection this morning. He said he had been in formed that the express ear safe, containing $400,000, would be thrown from the train at Becks Run bridge, where the bandits would pick tt up in an Automobile. Twenty detectives boarded the train when it left here. Others went to Becks Run by automobile. Superintendent Brophy observed a big machine parked near the bridge. The detectives' car was stopped about 400 yards in front of it. When the train went by without stopping, the driver of the other machine started at high speed on the road to Cialrton, the next station. When the car containing the officers In the lead. Superintendent Brophy waved to the driver behind to stop. The signal was disregarded and the su perintendent ordered that his ma chine be parked across ths road. The other machine crashed into It, In juring the officers. The euspect drew a pistol, but before he eould use It, one of the injured detectives cap tured and handcuffed him. Landscapes to Be Shown. Shenandoah, la., March IS.—A se ries of landscape demonstrations un der direction of the Erernont county farm bureau will be given next week by Professor Diggs of the extension service of Iowa State college, Ames. ALUMNI FORM HASTINGS CLUB •'W. G. Hastings for restrict Judge” club was organized by a group of 3b alumni of the University of Nebraska at a meeting Wednesday noon in the Brandeis restarant. H. M. (Mar) Baldridge was elected president of the club and Virgil Hag gart, aecretaiy. The alumni were all formerly under Judge Haatlnga when he was dean of the law college at the University of Nebraska. Attractive Fremont Home Damaged $8,000 by Flames Fremont, March 26.—Uamage of $8,000, covered by Insurance, resulted to the Herman Petersen home by Are Tuesday. Mrs. Cass Marten, a room er, was awakened by the smell of smoke and called the other six resi dents of the building, who Aed in their night clothes. JJefectlve wiring caused the blaze, it is believed. The home for thflee yea re has been awarded the Rotary club prize for being the most attractive In Fremont. Branch of Izaak Walton League Formed at Fremont Fremont, March 26.—Fifty signa tures were on the charter of a local branch of the Isaak Walton league at the organlzaAon meeting. Senator John dumb, sr., was elected president; A1 Nehrbas, vice president; Art Bald win, secretary, and Harold Phillips, treasurer. A membership of 160 la expected within two weeks. Appropriations Cut $103,324,486 Independent Offices Bill Makes Big Slice in Govern ment Expenses. Washington, March 26.—A sharp reduction m expenditures bx the vet erans’ bureau, the shipping board and several other government agencies is proposed in the Independent offices' appropriation bill reported today to the house. The measure carries $398,496,890, or $103,324,486 less than last year’s appropriation, and $241, 741 less than budget estimates. Of the total $349,065,000 would go to the veterans' bureau, a reduction of $98,388,086 under a year ago. The shipping board and Emergency Fleet corporation would he allotted $30,344, 000, or $20,067,500 less than the last bill carried. The bill provides $75,000 for Presi dent Coolidge'e salary, $25,000 for his traveling expenses, $93,250 for salaries and $37,000 for contingent expenses in the executive and $55,540 for the pay of the White House police. Other Items include $225,000 for the alien property custodian’s office. $947,115 for the civil service commis sion, $2,650,000 for the employes’com pensation commission, $3,724,617 for the genera) accounting office, $808,100 for the housing corporation $4,262,284 for the interstate commerce commis sion, $400,000 for the national ad- | vlsory committee fer aeronautic*. $322,200 for the railroad labor board. $759,039 for the Smithsonian Instltu lion, and $651,6*0 for the tariff com mission. The bill provides $59,000,000 for vo cational rehabilitation, $31,343 000 less than last year s appropriation. ORDER YOUR PRINTING DIRECT FROM UNION SHOP 51,MO,000.00 a Year Spent in Omaha by <TRA^S CgjNCU Members of )> the Printing Trade Unions ! LABEL PROTECTED BY LAW WO EXTRA CHARGE FOR USE For Information Regarding Union Label Shops Phono JA. 3632 Brandeis Theater Saturday, March 29,1924 ▲dsrinion by Ticket Only. “The Wizardry of Wireless” Continuous Shows From 10 to 12—2 to 6 Under Auspice* of Nebraska Power Company, Brandeis Store and the World-Herald. Tickets Given Free at Radio Departments at Brandeis Store and Nebraska Power Company. • _—^ —Phenomenal Sale of— SPRING HATS 3,500Springtime Models Included in Sale Regular Values Up to 5.00 Special Price of All 2.00 I The Sale That All the Women of Omaha and Vicinity Have Been Waiting For All Nebv Arrivals From Eastern Markets Bought for cash. Bought in large quantities, therefore bought for prices way below their value; hence you can buy hats right at the beginning of Spring at prices scl V dom offered before Midsummer clearance times. Our entire Basement Millinery section devoted to this great sale, as well as a great deal of extra space. In the lot are beautiful, new styles and shapes, including Extra Wrappers Extra Cashiers Extra Salespeople Sport Hat a New Tailored Hate Turbana \ Turn-Back-From-the-Face Shapea \ Clochea and Droop Hata ' In all the latest favorite spring colors, as well as the ever popular black Biifment—Eaat and Arcada Unsicker Seeks Democratic Nomination for Governor Des Moines. March 26.—Announce ment was made here that Daniel K. Unaleker of Mahaska county will be a candidate for the democratic nom ination for governor. Unsicker, who is a farmer, was a candidate for state representative from his district at the last general election against J. C. Mc Clune, republican, and came within a few votes of being elected. G. A. R. TO PLAN : MEMORIAL DAY Arrangement* for the pi o per < i servanee of Memorial day will be made at a special meeting of Old Guard, poat So. 7, G. A, A., next Wednesday at the court house. The Grand Army Intends to furn'.'h speakers for the public ■chorda this year as usual. Members of the d f ferent G. A. R. auxiliaries have been Invited to the meeting. Nolirabkan Buried in Iowa. Shenandoah, la.. March 26. John Hayes, 83, who died at Alliance, Neb., was brought to Coin, la., for burial beside his wife. A daughter, Mrs. A. Levitt, lives at Coin._ — " ~J Thursday is Third Floor Day Baby’s Day Offers Remarkable Savings Manufacturer's Surplus of Beautiful Rompers and Creepers. Specially Priced 69c Infants’ Creepers and Rompers—Made of good quality chambray, percale, poplin, gingham and soisette; in a variety of styles and patterns. Many are made with fancy peg-top pockets, and daintily embroidered with clever stitching and designs. A great opportunity to obtain regular 1.50, 1.79 and 1.98 values at a fraction of their ( real worth. • Special Thursday Only Third Floor—East Irish Linen House Frocks, Thursday, 4.75 Regular 5J95 Values We have just received another shipment of clever Irish linen dresses. These dresses are very smart for informal afternoon wear; they are easily laundered and have a very clever and neat appearance. Five New Styles in Irish Linen Dresses—Of excellent workmanship; made up in the pretty new spring shades, including green, tangerine, canary, gray, French blue, tan, brown, peach and rose. Some have collars and others are collarless effects; some with monogram em bellishments. These are all regular 5.95 val ues; specially priced for Thursday at 4,75 Third Floor—South Newest Knit Underwear For These Lowest Prices Bewitchingly lovely are the new selections that we have in our Knit Underwear Department. They’re prettier than ever, blossoming out in an array of beau tiful tints and colors that are highly favored this spring. Woman'* Clove Silk and Pure Thread Silk Union Suit*—In bodice styles: with tight knee; these come in flesh and orchid shades; sizes 34 to 42; a regu lar 7.50 value; spa- O CQ dal at OtOif Women's Knitted Union Suits —Made in band or bodice style; with tight or loose knee; flesh or full bleach; regular and ex tra sizes; regularly priced at 1.00; special Wednes- /JQ day at, per suit, Oj/C See Our Line of New Spring Novelty Shoes 6.50 ^ ^ Fancy Strap and New Sandal Effects An excellent stock of shoes chosen for quality, styles, popular shades and workman ship. Style range of marked, variety and complete size range always maintained. They are all unusual values which will meet the smart woman's every requirement for both street and dress wear. Shoes Worth 10.00 \oic Being Sold in regular stock for 6.50 * Third Floor—East AnVEBTISEMENT Grandmother Knew There Wa* Nothing So Good for Congestion and Cold* as Mustard But the old fashioned muatard plas ter burned and blistered while It aeted. Get the relief and help that mustard plasters gave, without the plaster and without the blister. Musterole does It It is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of mu* lard. It la scientifically prepared, so that 11 works wonder*. Gently massage Musterole with the finger-tips. See how quickly It brings relief—how speedily the pain dlssp pears. Try Musterole for sore throat, bron chltis, tonsillitis, croup. stl.T neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache, conges tlon. pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aohea of the back or Jolnta. sprains, »ore muscles, bruises, chll Mains, frosted feet, colds of the cheat (It may prevent pneunamlai. To Mothers: Musterole Is al»o made In milder form for hahiea and small children. Ask for Children's Musterole. 35o and «Bc, Jars and tubes: hospital aute, fS.OO. j Heller than a mustard plaster IIEE WANT AI»S BHING HEM l.TS J%D\ r.RTlSEME^T. Says His Prescription Has Powerful Influence Over RHEUMATISM lias Also Proven Keinarkahly Sue oe»*(nl In Severe V .1*0* o( Kheuniatir Neuritis. Mr. Junes It. Allen suffered for \ ram with rheumatism Many times this terrible disease left hint helpless and unable to work. He finally decided, after ye.tia of ceaseless study, that no one can b« free from rheumatism until the accu mulated impurities, commonly called uric acid deposits, were dissolved in the joints and muscles and expelled from the body. W ith this Idea in mind he consulted physicians, made experiments and Anally compounded a prescription that Quickly and completely banished every sign and symptom of rheumatism from his s> stem. He freely gate hi* discovery, which he called allenrhu. to other* w ho took it. with what might be called mar velnus success.' After tens of urg ing be decided to let sufferers e\er\ w here know about bis di*. u erv through the newspapers, He h * therefore instructed the 1- don Wits t o to dlsitense tllenrbu with the n ■ derstendlng tltat If the Arst pint l« ! tie dttee not eVtow the way to 000 plete recovery he will gl 1 t tel urn jour monej without comment