WILL DISCUSS '
NEW EGG LAWS
Nebraska Department ot
Agriculture Head Plans
for Conferences
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Con
ferences to be held with egg dealers
and bakers of the state are planned
by Secretary Felton of the depart
ment of agriculture.
Felton will confer with produce
men concerning the standards for
grades of eggs prior to the date the
ne\? egg candling law enacted by
the legislature goes into effect. Un
der the law, to become effective
three months after legislative ad
journment, dealers may sell on es
tablished standards or not. as they
choose, but if they sell on standards
they mint accept those of the state
departments. These vail probably
be those of the United States de
partment of standards. Candling
must be done by those who buy for
resale, which docs not include th'
farmer,
A conference is to be held with
bfokers concerning the amount oi
tolerance in weight which the de
partment is permitted by a new law
to establish for standard loaves ol
bread.
ASKING RETURN
BANK BANDITS
Nebraska Makes Legal De
mand on Illinois for
Three Men
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Rcquisitior
papers for the return to Nebraska
of Howard Lee, Jack Britt and
Thomas "Pat” O'Connor, Illinois
hoodlums, to face charges of par
ticipating in the $2,800,000 robbery
of the Lncoln National bank last
September were enroute to Chicago
Wednesday.
The papers, signed by County At
torney Max Towle and Gov. Charles
W. Bryan, were mailed Wednesday
afternoon to County Sheriff Claude
Hensel, at Springfield, ill. They will
be presented to Governor Emerson
of Illinois Thursday.
Towle, who accompanied a num
ber of witnesses of the robbery to
Chicago, returned to Lincoln Wed
nesday to take charge of the legal
matters concerned with securing ex
tradition for the gungmen.
“Identification of the three ban
dits is positive,” Towle said.
If the,men are brought to Lin
coln. the county attorney declared,
he is certain that n conviction will
be secured.
Lee was said by Towle to have
been identified by seven witnesses;
O'Connor by four and Britt by two.
There are 30 witnesses who have
yet to view the suspects, Towle said.
DENVER BANDITS ALSO
WANTED AT OMAHA
Omaha, Neb. — — Three
bandits, held at Denver after
wounding a store department man
ager in a safe robbery there last
Sunday night, have been identified,
, police here say, as the men who
two weeks ago blew open a clothing
store safe here and escaped with
$1,500 alter binding the store
watchman and janitor to chairs
with wire.
The men, whom police said gave
the names of Harry Bostolman, 36
years old, Abe Levin, alias Joe
Gray. 30, and Ed Ryan, 30, were
Identified by pictures sent here by
Denver police, The identification
was made by William Lynch,
watchman, and Clarence Masters,
Janitor.
GORDON, NEB., GIRL
IS FATALLY BURNED
Gordon, Neb. — Darlene Under
wood, 17 years old. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cornett, who
live near here, was fatally burned
In an explosion, caused when she
poured kerosene on a bed of live
coals in the kitchen range. The ex
plosion blew her to the farther side
of the room, where she was found
when her Hither groped his way
through smoke so dense it blinded
him.
The girl was born in Bancroft in
1913. Harold Underwood, of Pender
i* a brother. There also survive a
half-brother and two half-sisters.
ALFALFA FROM WHOLE
WORLD IN EXPERIMENT
Cozad, Neb. — (UP* — Three
miles south of here, the farm ot
Amos Kaufman has become the ex
periment plot lor alfalfa plants
from all portions of the world.
Already, more than 80 varieties
of alfalfa—from Asia, Africa, Eu
rope, South America and North
America and other remote spots
have been planted on this farm
for experiment purposes. It has
taken two years to collect the spe
cimens.
This section of the state is the
heaviest alfalfa producing section
in the world.
HALF GROWN CHICKENS
LOST IN BLAZE
Allen, Neb —(Special)—Fire start
ing from a brooder stove destroyed
a small chicken house and about
200 half grown chickens early Wed
nesday morning on the Claude
Douglas firm at the east edge of
Allen. A quantity of farm tools
which were stored in the Hu tiding
were destroyed. The less Is estimat
ed at about $300, which is bat par
tially covered by insurance.
LINEMEN’S NECK BROKEN
IN FALL FROM POLE
Omaha, Neb—(UP)—M. J. Moon
ey, Nebraska Power company line
man. was instantly killed when he
fell from a 60-foot pole near the
Sarpy county line south of here
Thursday. His neck was broken. It
I was believed a shock forced him to
unloose his grip on the pole.
OWNERSHIP OF
ISLAND DENIED
Court at Schuyler, Neb.,
Gives Decision of Wide
Interest
Schuyler, Neb. —(Special)— Tht
claim of Thomas M. Howie to Howie
island in the Platte river was de
nied by District Judge F, L. Spear.
The defendants in the action
brought by Howie to quiet title are
John T. Garman and Elmina Gar
man with John C. Ehernberger as
intervenor.
Judge Spear’s memorandum de
clared he “did not believe that the
plaintiff showed he had been claim
ing the island for 10 years adversely.
The elder Mr. Howie, who is the
plaintiff, did not testify he was
holding the island adversely. He
said tw'o or three times that he 'had
his eye on the land’ but at no time
dm ne unequivocally say ne naa
been claiming it. Also his testi
mony as to pasturing cattle was
very sketchy, so I do not think that
there is sufficient testimony on his
part upon which to base title by ad
verse possession.
"I doubt very much whether the
acts of his son in any event are the
acts of the elder Mr. Howie. I doubt
very much if a tenant, such as the
younger Mr. Howie is, can establish
title by adverse possession for his
landlord, unless the island had beeu
specifically rented to him and there
is no proof of that.
"I find nothing in the petition re
garding accretion but testimony if
in on that question and if the plain
tiff desires to amend his petition to
cover the subject of accretion, h'
will be permitted to do so.
"Defendant asks no affirmatlvt
relief and therefore there can be
no decree in his favor quieting the
title to the part he claims by accro*
tion."
SKELETON OF MAN
FOUND IN SAND PIT
Fremont, Neb.—(Special) — The
finding of the skeleton of a man
Thursday, buried two feet undei
sand at the Schellberg sand pit,
three miles west of the city started
an investigation.
The bones were found by Gilbert
Jones and G. E. Unlcel, who were
working on a road Job. Sheriff Johr
J. Gallagher and County Attorney
Fred Ri bards went to the scent
and after nspecting it, ordered the
bones pla d in a box and taker
to the c irthouse. Dentists will
check the teeth for comparison with
old records in dental offices.
GOVERNOR REFUSES TO
GIVE SESSION DAT!
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—Govern
or Bryan steadfastly refuses to di
vulge the date of the proposed
special session of the legislature foi
the purpose of passing a genera
appropriation bill, a salary bill fo
state officers, deputy state officers
heads of code departments am
Judges of the district courts. He alsc
emphatically denies offering th<
post of head of the state police tt
any of the Chicago detectives whe
participated in the apprehension o!
the bank bandits in Illinois. Gov
1 ernor Bryan says Nebraska now has
a very efficient state police in the
present law enforcement group un
der the governor and that he is sat
isfied with the state sheriff's office
and its force and has no intention
of making a change in the person
nel.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ELECT STATE OFFICER*
York, Neb.—F. P. Krp.tr of Sid
ney was elected grand chancello)
of the grand lodge Knights of Py
thias of Nebraska. Lincoln w,i;
chosen as the place for the 193r
meeting.
J. B. Scott, of Sutton was elect
ed vice-grand chancellor; D. M
Newton. Central City, grand pre
late; Will H. Love, Lincoln, grand
keeper of records and seals; C. H
Kolling, York, grand master o'
exchequer; R. A. Hokuf, Crete
grand master at arms; J. A. Rein
brecht, Winside, inner guard; J. G
P. Hildebrand, DuBois, outer guard,
Edward Arnold, Omaha, lodge
trustee; Herb A. East, Lincoln, su
preme representative.
The Pythian Sisters in theli
grand temple session elected the
following officers;
It ha Norton, Alliance, past grand
chief; Emma Collipriest, Ord
grand chief; Elsie Requartie, York
grand senior; Lucia Hildebrand
DuBois, grand junior; Emily Rus
sell, Crete, grand mistress of rec
ords and correspondence; Jessie
McCreary, Wahoo, granJ mistress of
finance; Nellie Plitll. Schuyler,
grand manager; Gertrude Hayduck
Omaha, grand protector; Martha
Morey. College View, grand guard
Ella Conner, Central City, supreme
representative.
CLASS OF 25 GIVEN
DIPLOMAS AT WINSIDE
Winside. Neb. —(Special)— The
commencement exercises of the higl
school were held Wednesday evening
in the high school auditorium. The
commencement address was given
by J. G. Masters of the Central high
school at Omaha. This class was the
largest ever graduated from the
Winside school, and was composed
of 25 members.
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A concentrated drive against the
I wild plum tree has been started by
the Georgia board of entomology
Lamps Test Plant Growth
In an effort to determine regions best suited for the growth of hi:
newly developed strawberry plant, G. P. Waldo, of the department ol
.agriculture at Washington, is using electric lamps to create artificial con
ditions of certain regions. He saves much time and expense by sending
new seedlings for further testing only to field stations in regions indi
cated by light tests in the greenhouse. He is shown here inspecting some
of the plants under one of the lights.
In New York
Actors’ Clubs Are Hard Hit by
Howling Wolf This Winter as
High Salaries of Better '
Times Went for “Show”
New York—Several of New York’s
most famed men’s clubs have had
to listen to the howling wolf just
outside the elaborate portals this
winter.
Particularly hard hit have been
those organizations identified with
theatrical folk. The number of ac
tors, many of them once nationally
known, who have barely squeezed
through the season is not funnier;
and the number who have been out
of work almost constantly is even
greater.
Within the week I have heard a
most tragic story of a performer and
his wife—both of stellar material—
who were reduced to absolute pover
ty, though both of their names were 1
hanging In the bright lights a
couple of seasons ago.
And within the same week, I
have heard that a certain good
Samaritan has been sending fat
checks from time to time to the
Lambs, most widely known of all
theatrical clubs; carrying the bur- 1
den until the actors can pay their
dues again. The Friars, another im
portant players' gathering place, has
been reported as rocking on its
foundations on a number of occa- !
sions.
* * •
When certain conditions hit the i
icting profession, the cry invariably
goes up that actors are the most
improvident pf people.
Why, asks the man-on-the-street,
doesn’t the lellow whore name was
in the big lights a year ago put his
money away against the rainy days?
Yes, the salary ran into the hun
dreds per week! Yes, some actually
got a thousand a week and better.
But what the public is likely to
forget that the actual working time
of even the greatest stars is far
from regular. To be sure, an actor
or actress may have made $500,
$1,000 or even more per week.
But the show is likely to have
run but three months and six
months mere may have gone by be
fore he found another snow which,
again, may have had but a short
life.
Meanwhile, whether the actor is
on the peak or out-of-work, he is
expected to carry the illusion of his
status both to the average man and
to his fellow performers.
The word "wardrobe” is a large
item in the life of an actor. Just
how many tailors, how- many shops,
how many assorted places are
"carrying” these actors between
shows might, in itself, make an in
teresting paragraph. Nobody knows
for sure—but it’s plenty!
Even the blowsiest tent show gen
erally includes in its "help wanted”
department the clause: "Must have
good wardrobe.”
Yes, indeed, even when a Toni
show hits the small town, the leg
end obtains that the actor must
look snappy and Broadwayese. It
' obtains even more in the big town,
where agents <ind managers and
casting directors must be seen.
» * *
Nor is it any more than human
that when an actor achieves a con
siderable reputation he tries to live
up to it. It would hardly be con
sistent with his status that he can
be caught in an actors' boarding
house in the west Forties.
With articles appearing in the
magazines and newspapers; with
photographs appearing in the fan
publications; with everyone be
lieving that he is an important fig
ure, the actor is most likely to move
out to Long Island, take an elabor
ate place or even make a payment
down on an estate.
At the moment, it seems to him
that this must go on for some time.
He's on the crest of the wave!
Then something happens. And he is
“caught short.’’ The estate must go.
The rent must come down.
And he's where hundreds are
at this moment—victim of the
“breaks.”
New York — During the current
theatrical season tnp behavior of
first night audiences has been giv
en almost as much notice as the
acting of performers.
Hardly a week passes but some
critic takes a slap at the bad man
ners of silkhatted “plutcs" and
their ladies. It seems that they
commit every possiole breach of
PLANES GUARD FRUIT
Sacramento, Cal.—The airplane
has been called to aid fruit growers
in battling frost. Since this icy for
mation does not gather under
clouds, planes have been enlisted,
at the first sign of frost, to fly
above orchards and spread a thick
cloud of smoke. This prevents tile
soli from giving up its heat and
stops frost from forming.
RELICS TELL OF BEAR BATTLE
Center City, Wis.—(UP)— A small
group of Indian relics were believed
to tell the story of an early hunting
ephode. William George Nelson,
theater etiquet: They come in late
with a few highballs under the
belt, land make enough noise to dis
turb the other theatergoers; they
supply their own wisecracks to sup
plement those of the actors, and
these intrusions are not always
sotto voce; they exchange greetings
after the curtain has risen and go
in for other forms of exhibitionism
that would have caused a small rioi
In the days of my own gallery-god
youth.
This first-night custom, in so fai
as I can learn, is. being taken for
granted.
Now and then a critical para
graph remarks that "the audience
put on a better show than the
actors.”
One hears comments that "there’s
a different crowd” at first nights
these days; that they have no basic
love for the theater, but attend
chiefly to show off and be noticed.
Many a sigh escapes the oldsters
who speak of "the theater when it
was the theater.”
Not so many seasons ago, the
most valuable list of "first night
names” was said to have been col
lected by S. Jay Kaufman, at that
time a column writer for a morning
paper that has since disappeared.
Kaufman, after attending the
theater for years, kept adding
new names to this list until he
had several thousand "important
people" who should be among the
"who’s who" at an opening.
With thus as a basis, he added
other names of celebrities and
near celebrities who would make
up a "typical first night” crowd.
The list came to have a very spe
cial value.
When someone was putting on
a particularly important premiex-e,
Kaufman would be called upon tc
“get out that particular crowd.”
He received a neat income from
his idea.
One of the swankiest first
nights was staged when Raquel
Meller came to town. Seats actu
ally sold for around $20 each,
and the cream of the special list
was given first choice.
Oddly enough, it was the open
ing of the Roxy theater that
brought out what is said to have
been the largest crowd of celebri
ties ever to atend a premiere
While several thousand prominent
ones from the social, musical and
literary world were expected, some
thing like 14,000 applications were
received -giving the arrangement
committee no end of worry.
An Arthur Hopkins and a Belas
co opening for years have attract
ed a particularly “class" audience,
Flo Ziegfeld is well up on the silk
hat and ermine list. But his open
ings are slightly more spectacular
going in for arc lights playing on
the crowds and cameras popping
as the famous ones arrive.
Still and all, the old-timers will
tell you that there never were such
first nights as in those very old. old
days when beer was served down
stairs, upstairs and all around the
theater; when overdressed ladies of
the evening occupied the boxes at
the "burlycue” shows and Broad
way stopped .somewhere around
Fourteenth street and then rushe
rapidly toward the Bowery.
British Railroads Still
Hard Hit by Depression
London—(UP >—Any recovery in
business or lessening In economic
depression is as yet unknown to the
British railroad?.
The raiiroad barometer of pas
' sense rs and parcels, merchandise,
and coal and coke traffic all show a
sizeable decrease during the first
lour weeks of 1931. as compared
i with the same period of 1920.
Merchandise revenue is down
$3,695,700. The total loss for Janu
ary c,f this year, as compared with
January of last year is $6.290,150.
farmer, was gathering maple syiup
sap when he came upon the relics.
A half a dozen arrowheads, an In
dian stone knife, two bear teeth and
a huge bear claw. Reconstructing
the scene. Nelson was able to pie
j ture a light between a group of
j Indians and a huge bear.
♦ ♦ -
Heal Sorrow.
From Pathfinder.
"Have you heard that Goldrocka
the millionaire, is dead?"
"Yes. I'm awfully sorry.”
"Wlv,I« he a relative of yours?
•'No,' that’s why I’m sorry.” .
YOUNG WILD TURKEYS
IN PARK AT NIOBRARA
Niobrara, Neb. — (Special)— Two
broods of young wild turkeys are
reported in the local park by Rob
ert Cash, park keeper. There are
probably more but they are diffi
cult to find They have the In
stinct to keep out of sight and do
it as well as tiie older ones.
ACCIDENT LIST
IS LONG ONE
Nebraska Press Association
Makes Report for Two
Week Period
Lincoln. Neb. —(UP)— Eighteen
deaths and 327 injuries were added
to the list of accidental deaths and
injuries in Nebraska during the two
weeks’ period from April 21 to May
5.
Total deaths from accidental
causes in Nebraska since January
1, this year has now reached 156,
according to the reports of the Ne
braska press association. Disabili
ties to date total 137 and injuries
total 3,207.
During the two weeks’ period end
ed May 5, the press association com
pilations state, 16 small children
were injured in school playground
accidents. Sports resulted in in
juries to 13 older children.
Accidents for the two weeks’ pe
riod resulted in injuries to 30 indus
trial workers, disability of two and
deaths of two. Sixty four farm ac
cidents were responsible for 62 In
juries, one disability and one death.
Accidents in homes caused 60 in
juries, three disabilities and seven
deaths during the two weeks’ pe
riod.
Twenty three reckless drivers
caused accidents in which 35 per
sons were injured. Twenty eight
persons were injured when 17 driv
ers last control of their cars. In
toxicated drivers caused three acci
dents during the period of the re
port.
ASSERTS ACTS
WERE PARTISAN
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Charges
that four member organizations of
the Corn Belt Committee of Farm
Organizations had selected to pursue
a course gf partisan action against
the present national administration
were made in a statement by C. B.
Steward, secretary of the Nebraska
Farm Bureau Federation.
Activities of leaders of 'the four
organizations, directed toward po
litical rather than economic inter
ests, were alleged by Steward to
have been responsible for the recent
split in the ranks of the Corn Belt
organization.
Steward branded as untrue the
statements of Milo Reno, of the
Iowa Farmers Union, that the 22
farm organizations withdrawing
from the Corn Belt association and
endorsing the Farm Marketing act
had to do so because they had bor
rowed money from the farm board
and therefore had to give the
movement their support.
Steward’s statement charged that
at every meeting of the Corn Belt
organization “a small minority
sought to give its <the organiza
tion’s) activities a political slant but
such policy was discredited by an
overwhelming majority of the or
ganization.”
“Then came the passage of the
Farm Msrketing Act. The majority
of the farm organizations compris
ing the Corn Belt Federation, took
the position that while the act did
not fully realize our hopes for farm
legislation, it was nevertheless a be
ginning and an acknowledgement
on the part of the federal govern
ment of responsibility for the wel
fare of agriculture.
“The leaders of three or four of
the farm organizations comprising
the original 26 organizations that
made up the federation, bitterly op
posed tha Farm Marketing Act and
work of the Federal Farm Board
because it interferred with their own
selfish purposes," said Steward. “At
the last annual meeting of the fed
eration on May 5 the three leaders
tried to pack the committee with
representatives of their subsidiary
organizations in order to commit
the federation to the support of a
set. of resolutions of a purely po
litical character, condemning the
administration of President Hoo
ver.”
As a result, Steward states, 22 of
the 26 farm organizations withdrew
and formed the National Commit
tee of Farm Organizations and
adopted resolutions supporting the
efforts of the Farm Board in their
(program of assisting in the organi
zation of farmer owned and farmer
controlled co-operative marketing
associations.
The four organizations left “to
pursue a course of partisan political
actiin against the present national
administration,” Steward lists as
the Farmers Union of Nebraska,
Farmers Union of Iowa, Farmers
Union of Onlahoma and the Mis
souri Farmer’s association.
THREE SISTERS TO HE
BRIDES SAME DAY
^ncoln, Neb. — (Special)— The
marriage of the three daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Woodward, of
Chester, will be performed. June 2.
Gladys Woodward will become the
bride of J. Earclay Gallicn of Chss
[ ter. Doris Woodward will marry
Glenn H. Srgrist of Minden. Kan.,
and Hazel Woodward will marry
Marion M. Palmer of Chester.
The three sisters attended Ne
braska Wesleyan at Lincoln.
HAVE REVENUE
FROM MUSKRAT
Lakes of Northern Nebraska
Bring Big Returns to
Trappers
Oakdale, Neb. — (Special! — Thr
muskrat is Nebraska's most numer
ous fur bearing animal. There is a
good demand for muskrat skim
from the sandhill lakes of Nebras
ka. They are of such good quality
that furriers quote a separate price
for the Nebraska skins. The ship
ping season for them closed a few
days ago. From Grant county alone
476 bales of skins were shipped this
season, the value of which was $70,
000.
In Grant county there are many
lakes free from alkali. These are
native haunts for the little ani
mals to build their reed and rush
houses.
Many trappers enjoy a profitable
winter around these lakes. The bus
iness is so systemized that ranchers
rent their lakes either on a
percentage or cash lease basis for
the season for trapping purposes.
One lake is known to have brought
its owner $1,000 a year on a royalty,
basis.
NORFOLK WINS
STATE CONTEST
Nineteen Nebraska schools
Entered in Annual Com
mercial Event
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special) —Nor
folk high school, with a total of 54
points, won first place in the state
commercial contests here. Nineteen
schools were entered.
North Bend and Auburn tied for
fifth place with 11 points each.
Ability in spelling, bookkeeping,
short hand, novice and champion
typewriting were the basis of judg
ing, typewriting being divided into
three classes Accuracy, ind.vidual
and team, which were subdivided
into novice and champion sections.
The Norfolk champion typewriting
team took first place with an aver
age of 82 words a minute. This team
was composed of Lydia Pohlman.
Doris Hill and La Verne Muller. Miss
Muller won the state championship
last year and Miss Hill won that
honor this year.
The Norfolk novice typewriting
team, composed of Marjorie Benson,
Helen Heinzenbuttel and Katherine
Fauss scored an average of 59 words
a minute to take first place.
Others included in the winners
are:
Spelling — Mary Jane Morgan of
Wayne, and Phyllis Henderson of
Franklin, tied for second place; So
phia Dana of Wayne, and Thomas
Tillman of Lincoln, tied for fifth.
Bookkeeping—Lillian Pichney, of
North Bend, first; Ruth Coen of
North Bend, third; Glen Thrasher
of Meadow Grove, fifth.
Novice shorthand—Mary McCourt
of Bloomfield, third; Helen Giesing,
of Norfolk, fifth.
Champion shorthand — La Verne
Muller of Norfolk first; Doris Boc
kelman of Norfolk, second; Ruth
Coen of North Bend, fifth.
Accuracy, novice typewriting—Ro
mana Stewart, of Norfolk, second.
Accuracy, champion typewriting—
Lydia Pohlman of Norfolk, first.
Individual novice typewriting —
Helen Heinzenbuttel of Norfolk, sec- .
ond; Marjorie Benson, of Norfolk
fourth.
Individual champion typewriting
—Doris Hill of Norfolk, first Helen
Giesing, of Norfolk, second.
OMAHA MAN SUCCEEDS
BERRY ON BOARD
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special) — At
the first meeting of the state nor
mal board at the capitol, Fred S.
Knapp of Omaha, was elected to
succeed Fred Berry of Wayne, re
tiring vice president.
President Conn of the Wayne
normal school reported that insti
tution would have about $5,000 of
the last biennial appropriation left
over and said that since two gov
ernors had recommended appropri
ations which would cause the school
to be pressed for funds he would
suggest that the money left over
be used for necessary improvements
and repairs.
CLOSED MADISON BANK
PAYS BIG FIRST DIVIDEND
Madison. Neb. — (Special) —A
first dividend of 70 per cent has
just been paid to depositors of the
State Bank of Madison, which
closed its doors in February. It is
thought that the bank will pay out
100 per cent.
FARMER GETS BOl’MT Y
ON 14 COYOTE SCALPS
Oakdale. Neb. — (Special)—Mis
Agnes Griffcn, county clerk, and
her force are kept busy working on
assessment schedules and counting
gopher and ro- ote scalps for boun
ty. C. L. Fry from west of Oakdale
brought 14 coyote scalps last week.
NORFOLK MAN FINED
Lincoln, Neb.— (Special) — Worn
has been received at the office of
State Game Warden O'Connell that
Lee Purington. Norfolk, was fined
$25 and costs and $10 damages for
shooting a pheasant out of sea
son.
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Reap
portionment of the state's congres
sional districts to provide for five
rather than the present six districts
as outlined in the bill by Represen
tative G. R. Curry, republican, ol
Furnas county, was given Governoi
Charles W. Bryan's approving sig
nature Thursday. The bill was one
of five signed Thursday by the gov
ernor. Nine bills remain for his at
tention, Friday, the; last day or
which he may sign or veto bills en
acted by the legislative session whirl
adjourned May r