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PLATTSUOTJTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOTTCNAI
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Gerrymandering
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by State Court
County Boards
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Four District Judges Say That the Sixteen Are Told to Do Their Share
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Bureau Notes
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Lancaster Eedistiicting
Unconstitutional.
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Janitors of
Slate Capitol
Tell of 'Payoff
Three Former Employes at Nebraska
Capitol Testify Against
Hr.rry Conklin.
The state of Nebraska continued
their testimony Monday in the case
in which State Land Commisioner
Harrp P. Conklin is defendant.
Lester Danielson, law student at
the University of Nebraska, and for
merly a part time janitor at the Ne
tra.;ka state canitol was the chief
witness in the ilonday trial of the j
case against Mr. Conklin and in r
which he is charged with fraud. The j
witness testified that he had been j
paid $55 per month and did not see!
the $100 that he was supposed to j
Lave received. j
He was the third janitor to take
the stand as the state began to pre-
sent its testimony concern ins an al-
leged collection system carried on J
by Conklin and his aides anions jani- !
tors at the capitol.
Danielson said the commissioner,
would place a warrant on the edge 1
of the dt sk. face down, and he would :
indorse it without seeing it, and then I
receive $55 in cash. j
When Conklin banded him an af-:
fulavit and asked him to sign it j
stating that he had not been forced '
to pa- Conklin my money, Danelson j
F.aid. the commissioner told him he1
had a surprh;- for him and would
give him the difference between ?55 !
i.nd cr.e hundred dollars for each
month lie had worked. j
W. II. Sutherland and Arnold;
Ilahn, former janitors, testified pre-1
viously they were toned to pay !
George Lane, former chief janitor,'
$10 a month to go to Conklin's cam- j
paign fund. j
Sutherland testified that Lane tchl
him his payments went to "help
Conklin who had spent five thousand
dollars on his last campaign."
ItcdLstricting of representative
end ncnatorial district in Lancaster
ccunty was held unconstitutional by
the lour judges of the district court
at Lincoln Monday in a suit brought
by Loan A. Rogers against County
Clerk Morgan tc enjoin hira from put
ting the names of any candidates on
the ballot, in the primary or general
election. C. L. Clark, one of the at
torneys announced that he would np-ptr.l.
Th3 judges held the act passed by
the legislature of 1933, redisricting
representative districts 31 to 3 6 in
clueive and senatorial districts 14
and 15 in Lancaster county and sen
atorial districts 9 to 11 in Douglas
eaunty to be void. The evidence dis
closed and the decree stated that it
v.as al.0 admitted in the passage of
the act, that no attempt was made
to re-subdivide the whole state into
senatorial and representative dis-
iricLs.
As the whole state was not ap
;ioriicj:iMl as according to population
and was not done for correction of in
equalities, it violated the constitu
tion. Such apportionment cannot be
made ct'uncr than once in ten years,
and this act, the decree states, wrong
fully deprives the rest cf the state
from an apportionment for another
ten years. Ccunty Clerk Morgan is
restrained from placing any names
on the ballot in the new districis.
This throws the districts back as they
were before the law was passed.
Both sides charged gerrymander
ing when the suit was heard on May
17. Holla Van Kirk, one of the at
torneys for Rogers, claimed that the
bill redisricting th.' districts was
done for the simple purpose of gerry
mandering for the benefit of the dem
ocrats. C. L. Clark, who represented
Attorney General Good in the case, on
permission of County Attorney Tov.le
alleged r.n the other hand that the
districts the legislature attempted to
reaistnct were gerrymander when
laid cut. This was none, lie claimed
when there were no democrats in tlve
senate and four in the house. The re
districting of the two senatorial dis
tricts threw Van Kirk and Charles
Warner, both republican senators, in
to the same district.
or Be Dropped from Relief , and
Others Will Follow.
Ouicials in sixteen Nebraska coun
ties are now weighing the demands
of federal relief administrators for
Nebraska that Nebraska governmen
tal subdivisions, "do their share" in
meeting relief needs, or be dropped
from federal relief rolls.
Meanwhile, federal relief directors
are completing plans for a series of
three outstate meetings at which
the demand for counties to "pay up"
will be carried to every section of
the state.
All but two cf the sixteen county
boards called into conference with
Federal Relief Administrator Haynes
have indicated their intention to sign
an agreement to increase county tax
levies for relief purposes. Any fail
ing to sign will be dropped until
August.
The demand was made by the fed
eral relief administration as Nebras
ka counties are preparing the new
levy which will be announced in
August.
"With statistics showing that fed
eral relief expenditures have been
nearly $10,000,000 in Nebraska dur
ing tha year as compared to $2,000.
000 expended by counties, federal au
thorities feel that drastic action must
be taken," it was explained at the
state house.
Wednesday counties in the vicinity
of O'Neill will be called before
Haynes and other FERA officials to
discuss relief needs and to hear the
explanation of the agreement plan.
Similar meetings are to be held at
Alliance on Thursday and at North
Flatte on Friday.
Picture Study
A set of fifteen pictures has been
receied at the Farm Bureau office and
is available for use by organized
groups during the summer.
Organized croups interested in
having these pictures for study should
make arrangements to have two or
their members attend a leaders
training meeting which will be held
at the Congregational church base
ment, Weeping Water, Wednesday;
June 15th at 1:30 p. m. Miss Mazpah
Douglass, home beautification special
ist, extension service, will assist in
presenting the work.
This set of pictures, containing in
expensive reproductions of works of
art, has been loaned us by the Amer
ican Federation of Arts, through the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
The prints have been selected from
stocks of well-established publishers
and copies are easily secured if de
sired. Clubs wishing to meet during the
summer will find this study quite interesting.
HOWARD LOSES SUPPORT
There is nothirg more attractive
than onD of the artistic cards that
the Bates Book Store has for Father's
day. Call and look then over.
Norfolk, Neb. Appointment of
Mrs. Marie Weekes, known as a re
publican, to the postmastership of
Norfolk, will cost Congressman How
ard of Columbus the backing of the
Madison county democratic central
committee, according to several mem
bers cf that group.
Th committee's support, it is un
derstood, will be given to Orviile
Chatt, former county judge from
Tekamah, in the forthcoming primary
election. Some of Norfolk's promin
ent democrats claim that Congress
man Howard, in appointing a repub
lican to the office, broke a promise
he made to them some time ago that
a democrat would be chosen for the
"political plum."
Judging an Important
4-H Activity
District Judging Day for Cass coun
ty 4-K'ers will be htlu at the Agri
cultural College, Lincoln, Monday,
June 11th. Judging work will begin
promptly at 10 a.' m. anel close at
3:30 p. m. There will be available
classes for judging in animal hus
bandry, baked goods, canned goods,
clothing, crops, dairy, girls room,
poultry, dairy andmeat products.
There is probably no one 4-H ac
tivity that reaily"""helps club mem
bers as does judging. It teaches them
to recognize standards and serves as
an incentive to improve their own
work or in other Avoids to "Make the
Best Better."
There is no restriction on the num
ber of members who may attend judg
ing practice. Learning to Cock and
Learning to Sew members are not
eligible for county' corr petition, how
ever and practie'e .hey get now will
be a big help in future club work.
All club members interested in
knowing more about judging should
make an effort "totattend this meet
ing, June 11th.
Canning Contest for
Project Club Memos:
In order to encourage and stimu
late better and nidre home canning
among project club members a state
contest is being sponsored by the
Kerr Glass Company and the Ball
Brothers Company.
Enrollment blanks for the Kerr
contest should be in the Farm Bu
reau office by July 15th. The coun
ty contest will be held some time
in ugust, and there must be not less
than ten entrants competing. The
best collective exhibit which must
consist of two jars of fruit, two jars
of vegetables and two jars of meat
will be entered in the state contest.
Any project club member interest
ed in entering the contest elnuld
write the Home Extension Agent for
an enrollment blank and a copy cf
the rules ad regulations.
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Chinch Beg Situation Serious
At present the chinch bug situa
tion is serious in large parts of Ne
braska, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and
Missouri. Twenty-five southeastern
counties in Nebraska seem to be the
most menacing. Cass county is one.
Last year chinch bug infestations
were noted in several parts of Cass
county and this year there is a ser
ious invasion of the bugs in the
southwestern half of the county.
When a count of the bugs shows more j
than ten adults to the square foot the
danger is serious. Many fields in j
Tipton, Greenwood, Stove Creek, and
Weeping Water precincts show at
least this many of the bugs at pres
ent. A survey of the county shows that
the young bugs are coming out and
the older ones are laying their eggs.
Farmers should be getting ready to
protect their corn now. The eggs are
laid in the Email grains. They are of
a yellowish color and hatching began
last week here. The egg laying is
still going on however and will con
tinue for a fortnight. The young ones
which are of a bright red color start
migrating to corn fit-Ids almost im
mediately. They usually migrate be
tween 2 and 6 p. m. and this migra
tion period usually lasts 10 to IS
days, although the period is shorter
when the weather is drier.
A county sel-up Is being completed
in co-operation with the government
for furnishing oil to farmers to fight
the chinch bugs. It si expected that
the government will furnish the nec
essary oil laid down at a point with
in the county and from then on an
orgaization of farmers will handle
the distribution of the oil. The coun
ty leader, usually the county agent,
will work under a state leader who
in turn is directed by the state com
mittee which is composed of W. II.
Brokaw, Dean W. W. Burr, Prof. M.
II. Swenk and Mr. Felton.
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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
ments are being made. The county
allotment committee is working this
week and are rushing the early pay
ment contracts through. It is ex
pected that this work will require ten
dcys to two weeks when the contracts
will then be ready to forward to
Washington.
Corn-Hcg Contracts Being
Prepared for Washington
As rapidly as possible the clerks
at the corn-hog office are preparing
the corn-hog contracts for shipment
to Washington. The county quota
lias been received and final adjust-
Cool Weather Delays Emerg
ence cf Codling Moth
It looks now as though the hatch
ing of the worms cf the first brood
cf the cdling moth will be strung
over the next three or four weeks.
The cool weather of last week has re
tarded the emergence of the moths,
egg laying and ejrg hatching so that
there will be no decided peak. Of
course we appreciate the cool weath
er but it means that there ought to
be three sprays applied for the first
brood worms, instead of the usual
two. Most of the commercial grow
ers have finished putting on the first
cover spray. The second cover ought
I tc go cn the latter part of this week
and the first part of next. The third
cover should be applied ten days
later. .
For the codling moth use 2 pounds
' of lead arsenate to 50 gallons of
water. If a fungicide was used in
the first cover spray and you think
dry weather will continue, the fungi
cide may be omitted at this time.
Then if there is a change in the
weather this may be added to the
third cover spray. If it remains cool
lime sulfur may be us?d either 3-4
gallon of the liquid to 50 gallons of
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water or 2 to 3 pound of dry lime
sulfur to 50 gallons of water. If the
weather in hot use either Bordeaux
2-4-5U or one of the wettable bUl
furs at the strength recommended by
the manufacturer.
Those with vineyards ought to be
watching their vines for the liret
signs of the grape loot worm (chain
like holes in the leaves). As soon
as the chain-like holes appear on the
leaves, spray with lead arsenate, 1 i
lbs. to 50 gallons of water.
Crop prospects are not as bright
as they locked tv. o weeks ago but if
there are any apples it will pay to
spray them at least once more. With
apples scarce, good apples are likely
to be v. good rice. Wormy rpples sel
dom are. Furthermore, money saved
this year will have to be spent next,
year and the next where the worms
are allowed to secure a good foothold.
RETIRED GENERAL IS DEAD
Washington. One of the- army's
most able organizers. Major General
Ainsworth, retired, will be buried
Wednesday in Arlington with full
military honors. Ainiwtiih.itvett
methodical mind brought order out of
the confusion that once prevailed in
the army's record division, died at hij
apartment after a long period of fail
ing health.
Father day cards at the Bates
Ecck store offer a pleasant reminder
to Dad on this special day set aside
to honor him, Sunday, June 10th.
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FARLEY ACTION 15 UPHELD
Washington. Action cf Postmas
ter General Farley in cancelling con
tracts cf icur airmail carriers was
uV.ield by Juntic? Daniel O'Donoghue
in tko District of Columbia supreme
court. The court granted a motion
to dismiss suits brought by National
Air Transport inc., Pacific Air Trans
port. Varncy Airlines, inc., and Boe
ing Air Transport, inc.. to restrain
Farley from isforeing his cancella
tion order. William J. Donovan, coun
sel for the companies, said the case
would Le appealed.
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sports by showing a complete line of Sport Dresses
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trimmed colors Suits cr one-piece styles.
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Sheers in the appearance of which there is a suggestion
of coolness, airy style and charm that makes one think
of shady walks, waterfalls and sea breezes. The entire
line is delightful and youthful in design, made to appeal
particularly to the large woman. In this the Ladies
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