New Britain herald., 1928-02-15
Through tie Static


 Static was extremely heavy las1 evening, balance being created by tho fact that volume was satisfac. tory. Of course. we couldn't tune in anything we wanted to. the noise ef- fectively preventing any too-ambi- tious efforts on our part. The static was real, business-like interference and it crashed around our place like the well known ton of coal and the coal chute. to employ the familiar simile. We don't know whether or not there was any fading; we were too busy trying to hang on to the stations we brought in.
 The Voters Service program over WTIC was exeremely interesting. Senator Bob LaFollette of Wiscon- sin and William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor. were the speakers. LaFolette spoiled the early part of his talk by speak ing so rapidly and in such a high, monotonous tone of voice that a great deal of what he said was lost. He gave regular stump speech. He took his time after a while and started to put more expression into his voice. And then we sat up and took notice. He called attention to several phases of the coming cam paign, pulling the present admin istration over the coals in several 1n- stances. The talk was our idea of a red-hot speech and he wound up by bringing the name of Nebraska senator into the limelight. Green de- livered an excellent talk regarding the status of the federation in pres idential campaigns. He said the fed eration is always on the side of the people and he described the part played by that organization in cam paigns. He proved to be slow, pre- else speaker with pleasing voice and a keen understanding of the situation, as evidenced by his re- marks. For those who want to know what's going on in Washington and in politics all over the country, we heartily recommend the Voters Service each Tuesday evening. Rep resentatives of the many branches of the federal government are heard and the many valuable viewpoints are aired. It's great stuff.
 WNAC, Boston, for some unex- plained reason, came through loud and clear during the early part of evening. Regarding later hours we don't know. since we left the broad caster to work out his own salvation. But while we were listening. things were o. K. When the Moon Comes Peeping Through was played as a dance number.
 An orchestra out at WLW. Gin cinnati, played After Dawn" and Dancing Shadows If the members of the group had known how much trouble the radio impulses had in getting through to New England, they would have quit on the spot, In other words. there was quite bit of noise, as we have mentioned be- fore, if we're not mistaken. which we hope we're not, and We usually are. That's habit of ours.
 Main Street Sketches from WOR, Newark, was scream. And when we say scream" we mean we laughed. We chuckled. we howled, we roared. Seldom has a program struck us so funny. It was one of the cleverest dramatizations we have heard in a long time. It was a com edy-drama and concerned new radio set in the village store. The trouble the operator had with the set was certainly true to life. He brought in England, Havana and other stations. the music of which could be heard, and then he brought in two stations at one time. From one of them setting up exercises were being broadcast and from the other a woman was giving out cook ing recipes. The entire village gath cred around to hear the set and some of the remarks were side splitting. Finally the battery started to go down and the villager decided to put on the charger. with the re- suit that he blew out all the tubes in the set and all the lights in the village. That ended the radio ses- sion for that group. Next week Main Street Sketches" will concern a village social in the basement of the church. It should be good for plenty of laughs.
 Vernon Dalhart presenting his incomparable southern mountaineer songs, sang from WEAF last eve ming, accompanied by fiddler, sweet potato and harmonica. or some such rustic combination which added great deal to the songs themselves. He presented those dreary numbers concerning railroad