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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-10
A Book a Day
Traces Circus Through Years
 of Its Growth
by BRUCE CATION

The circus was really invented in ancient Rome. Fights between gladiators, and spectacles in which Christians were thrown to the lions, were the headline attrac- tions, of course = but chariot races, elephants, giraffes and pink lemonade were staple features then just as they are now.
 The modern circus, though, be- gan in TITO. when a British cav- alryman started giving exhibitions of daring horsemanship in wood- en building in London. A little later he added acrobats to his bill, and clowns, and in a com paratively short time the circus had taken a modern form.
 This is all explained in "The Circus--From Rome to Iingling," by Earl Chapin May. If you can still get kick out of circuses-- and you deserve somebody's sym pathy if you can't-here's Look that ought to appeal to you.
 What MT Chapin has done is GUS from it's earliest days. He de- scribes the first circus to appear In America--an affair staged by one John Bill Ricketts. an Eng lishman, who specialized in dis. plays of horsemanship-and then goes right on down through the years.
 The first elephant, for example. appeared in America in 1796; the second in 1915. The travelling cir- GUS, carrying It's own "big top" in it's own wagons, was common. by 1880. A few years later the fa- nous Flatfoots syndicate had it's own men in Africa collecting ant- mals for :ts circus menagerie. By 1856 the Spaulding and Rogers circus was travelling by rail. By the early '90s the three-ring circus was standard. And so on.
 Perhaps this gives you an idea of what the book contains. It makes mighty enjoyable reading. The book is published by Dufield and Green, and sells for $3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-10

Here comes the bride, Dressed up mighty cute, Here comes the groom, In a two pants bargain suit, But ere comes year, Dear readers let me say, The bride will bc dyeing The dress sl,c wears to-day
 O-O-o Who can remember the good old days when you'd recline in one of those string hammocks and double up like a kangaroo?
 o--O-o
 A diplomat Is a man who can lie without being detected.
 o-O--o Eventually skyscrapers will be- come the height of folly.
 o-O-O
 If there's steam roller at the Chicago conventions this year 1t will have little to flat ten out. Things are pretty flat as they are.
 It's about time the hot weather thawed out a few of these frozen assets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-10
Our Troubles Are Over
In To-day's Mail

What do you think-Scnd all letters and communications with your opinions to the Edi- tor of the Waterbury Demo- Crat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-10

or course this is nonsense. These lines that l sing. But they may bring smile And smile is the thing.
 O-O--o This is an age of thinking men says q New York lecturer. Men generally think when they have nothing else to do.
 o--O--o
 Macdonald wants q ten-year 'holiday on armaments. Well, half loaf is better than no holiday at all. Congress declares the bonus army is unsanitary. Since when did dear old congress smell like q rose?
 O--O-o
 Congress should be the last body in the world to talk of sanitation with the rotton pork barrel products 1t has been peddling for years.
 o-O--O A good dinner is always entitled to It's just desserts.
 O--O---O
 DING, DING e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-10
Little Red Riding Hood,
 Sure missed a treat. In those days. the world,
 Had no rumble seat.
The three little bears,
 Scared Goldiloeks stiff. If they had been teddies.
 There'd been no such tiff.
"A SMILES THE THINo.'

It's fish day. oh goodness,
 The smells all about, If it's the same to my readers.
 I'll have some brook trout.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-10

Good night.
Evening star., 1932-11-20

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Evening star., 1932-11-20

Service for eight. :.
Choice Of two lovely
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Evening star., 1932-11-20

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With beautiful decora-
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Evening star., 1932-05-01
new WAVE CONTROL
NEARS COMPLETION
Device to Prevent Station Devia-
tions Will Be in Full Opera
tion by June %.

Wave wobble control, the device de-
signed to do for broadcasting stations
what free wheeling does for automobiles
and the slotted-wing stabilizer accom-
plishes for aircraft, will be in full oper-
ating force by June %.
Technically the wave -wobble control
is called a frequency monitor, which,
together with other modern apparatus,
keeps a broadcasting station from devi-
ating excessively from its assigned fire.
quency The result is the minimizing
Of heterodyne squealS and whistles which
plague the listener when a station strays
from its frequency and clashes with
the signals of other stations. The Fed
eral Radio Commission has ruled that
this new apparatus must be Installed by
all stations by June %
In effect the Radio Commission
orders a 900 per cent improvement IL
the technical operation of stations un-
der the new regulation. Heretofore sta
tions have been permitted to deviate a
total Of 1000 cycles from their assigned
channels, or 500 cycles on either side of
their "skyway." The new regulation re-
duces this permissible deviation to SO
cycles on either side.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

paSSe. Engineers of one of the
large American laboratories have
perfected a new sound pickup
method which obviateS the need
of placing the mike" close to the
source OF sound.
The method, evolved from ex-
haustive acoustical tests, consists
simply of placing a condenser or
dynamic microphone where the
particular performance being
given in the studio would sound
best to a person actually in the
room. Thus a singer must stand
6 to IL feet from the microphone,
piano must 35 feet away
and an orchestra IS to so feet
away. OrcheStraS, the expert
menterS found, actually sound as
though they had fewer inStru-
mentS where ''cloSe pick-upS" are
used.
The formula is simple, and Is
being adopted in many stations.
r ENEWED interest on the part
of newspapers in the posi-
bility Of engaging in broadcaSting
operations on their own account,
and several impending shifts in
national network line-ups, are
among the current and pros
pective developments in American
radio.
On the heels of reports, which
the parties involved will neither
nnYl firm Inyau fhn& fAA HlA.vo
land Plain Dealer may shortly &C
quire control of WIKI, important
Cleveland station, an application
was filed with the Federal Radio
Commission for a EASfer of
ownership of WGBF, local low
power station at GlenS Falls, N.
Y, to Elmira IN. " Star-Ga-
Zette. The Elmira newspaper is
owned by the Gannett group,
whose executives have long been
vigorous critics of radio.
Other newspapers, prompted
apparently by the success
achieved in radio by practically
all newspapers owning stations,
are known to be watching for OPP
portunitieS to join the radio pa
rade. At present there are ap-
proXimately 100 stations in North
America owned outright or COR
porately affiliated with radio sta
tionS, and about as many more
have news and promotional tie
ups with newspapers.
In network radio the most not
able impending change is the pro-
jected leasehold of Columbia on
WJSV, Mount Vernon Hills, Va,
owned by the publishers of the
Fellowship Forum. The station
will be moved nearer Washington
and its management taken over
entirely by the network in three
or four months. This means that
WMAL, present C. B. s. outlet in
Washington, will probably join
the N. B. C. Blue network. c. B.
S. on May Is, also is adding
WHAS, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, which will leave its N.
B, G, affiliation.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Major Radio Features

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTS.
Symphony Concert from Hungary. II 100;
WMAL, 11:15; speech from London,
WMAL, II 30; special program from
London, Paris and Berlin, WRC,
11:30.
SPEECHES.
Builders of America" by William
Green, WMAL, 1900; Labor Con-
ditions in Europe" by DR.. Julius
Klein, WMAL, 900.
CLASSICAL.
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra, WMAL. 200; opera and
concert stars, WRC, 400; Ernest
Hutcheson, pianist, WMAL, 7:15.
VARIETY.
Wayne Kings Orchestra, WRC, 200;
"A Night in Paris" WMAL, TOO;
Robinoffs Orchestra, WRC, 100;
Radio Gaieties, with Bell Baker and
Jack Denny'S Orchestra, WMAL,
800; Musical Comedy program,
WRC, 8:45; Hopper's Variety Show,
WMAL, 900; Follies of the Air,
WMAL, $40; California Melodies,
WMAL, II 80.
Moonshine and Honeysuckle, WRC,
80; Roses and Drums" WMAL,
$50.
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.
1:30-The Foamers; Herbie Kay's Or
cheStra and Chauncey Parsons,
tenor-WJZ, WBAL, WHAM
and WBZ.
2:30-Garden Party; Everett Marshall,
hQritnna-U
WMAQ and WJR.
3;oo-Sermon by Rev. Charles E.
Coughlin of the Church of the
Little Flower - WOR, WGR,
WCAO, WFBL, KNOX, WORC
WCAV.
3:30-Lifetime Revue: dance orches-
ira and comedy team-WJZ,
WBAL, WHAM and KDKA.
4:00-Sabbath ReverieS featuring DR..
Charles L. Goodell - WIZ,
WBAL, WLW and WSM.
6:30-The Three Bakers and Billy
Artz'S Orchestra-WJZ, WBAL
and WJR.
7l5-"Standing Room Only; comedy
WIZ, WBZ, WBAL, WHAM,
KDKA, WJR and VINO.
8:00-Melodies; Ralph Kirbery and
Ensemble-WJz, WBZ, WBAz,
WHAM, WJR. KDKA and KYW.
8:l5-The Stag Party, Count Felix Won
Luckner, James Stanley, bass,
male quartet and Ivan Rudisills'
Orchestra-WBAL, WIZ, WBz,
WBZA, WHAM, KDKA, WJR
and WLW.
8:45-"Making the Movies" burlesque.
featuring Raymond Knight
WIZ, WBhL, WLW, WJR and
WREN.
9:15-Old Singing Master; program of
old songs-WJZ, WBAI, WBZ,
WHAM and KDKA.
l0:45-Ennio Bolognini, celliSt-WJZ,
WBAL, KDKA, VICAR and
WJR.
II 1:00-William Stoess and His Flying
Dutchmen-WJZ,S WLW, WBz
and VICAR.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
CITY ESTABLISHES
OWN RADIO BOARD
Fines Amateur Operator and
u. S. Official Straightens
Out MuddIe.
BY ROBERT MACK.

A LTOONA, Pa, breaks into the
~ radio limelight through a bold,
~ though apparently innocent at
4 4 tempt, to usurp the power to
regulate radio which Congress
vested in the Federal Radio Commission.
1t has created a commission of its own
to make radio reception safe for its
citizens.
A fine of IS 80 against violation"
OF the Altoona Commissions regulations
served to reveal the situation. The fine
was imposed on an amateur station
operator who had been instructed to
keep of the air between 6 and IL pm,
along with all other amateurs within
the city limits. as means OF elimi-
mating interference with reception.
Protest Is Filed.
The amateur, Bernard Bopp, pro-
tested to the American Radio Relay
League of Hartford, Conn, the organi-
zation of which all radio amateurs in
good standing are members. Word i'm
mediately was dispatched to Paul NJ
Segal in Washington, general counsel
of the league. A former assistant gen.
eral counsel of the Federal Radio Com
mission, Mr.. Segal is an authority on
radio law. He lost no time in getting
to Altoona to adjust the situation.
Mr.. Segal, who has just returned to
Washington. reports the matter was
settled amicably" He told Altoona's s
Radio Commission that it clearly was
encroaching on the powers of the Fed
eral Radio Commission, which alone is
authorized to regulate radio trans
mission. as 1t has been adjudged legally
to be interstate commerce.
The Altoona Commission was told by
Mr.. Segal that unless it repealed the
portion Of its radio regulations which
banned operation Of amateur stations
he would feel constrained to have the
question tested in the courts.
Armed With Decisions.
He was armed with court decisions
establishing legal precedent for his
argument He departed with an agree
ment, duly authenticated, that the
offending portion of the ordinance
would be voided.
1t was ascertained while Mr. Segal
was in Altoona that Amateur Bopp
was not on the air at the time in
question and for which he was fined
An investigation showed that the inter-
ference had been caused by defective
motor In Bopp's neighborhood.
The Altoona Commission is composed
of five private citizens, five power COM
pany officials and five city officials and
the city manager of safety. 1t serves
without pay and is similar to COM
missions maintained by many other
municipalities.
(Copyright, 1882, by the Consolidated PressJ
Evening star., 1932-05-01
COLUMBIA CHAIN PICKS
STAFF FOR CONVENTION
Ted Husing Will Head Announcers
and Frederic William Vile Is
Selected as Observer.

Preliminary plans for covering the
political conventions in Chicago this
June, when both the Democrats and
the Republicans will nominate presi-
Dental candidates, have been drawn up
by the Columbia Broadcasting System
following a series of conferences with
party leaders in Washington.
More than a dozen of the recently
perfected dynamic microphones will be
installed in the Convention Hall in the
Windy City, according to these plans.
In addition, a temporary Columbia
studio will be installed in q room in the
Congress Hotel in Chicago.
Ted Husing, Columbia's star an
nouncer. will head the announcer staff,
and Frederic William Vile, veteran
newspaper man and political analyst,
will lead a group of observers and COM
mentators to be used by the Columbia
network
Evening star., 1932-05-01
House Gets License Bill.

The Senate having passed the bill
introduced by Senator Johnson Of Cali
fornia limiting the issuance of radio
licenses to American citizens, the bill
has been reported favcrably to the House
and probably will pass shortly 1t bears
the Endorsement OF the Department of
Commerce, which points out that only
81 aliens hold operators licenses issued
by it; all being employed on American
Evening star., 1932-05-01
FOREIGN PROGRAMS FIXED
Series of Broadcasts Planned for
May.

An address by the Regent of Hun
gary, a series Of operate broadcasts
from Covent Garden, London, and the
beginning OF a regular feature in which
prominent Britons will recount out
standing events In their careers, are
included In the international broadcast
ing schedule Of the Columbia network
for May
Indications are that there will be
fully as many outstanding programs
from overseas during this period as
there we're during April, in spite of the
decreased activity that might have been
expected due to the approach of Sum-
mer.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Plan New Stations.

Spain's new republican government,
eager to make up for lost time in the
development CT the nations broadcast
ing system, is Planning new staten
at Madrid with power of go to 100
kilowatts, one each at Valencia and
Seville with 10 kilowatts and relay sta
Saragasso, Vigo, Bilbao, Coruna, Malaga
and Murcia. They will be lined into
network
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Station to Increase Power.

Germany's Radio Heilsberg, now op-
Grating with $4,000 watts, will shortly
increase its power to 100, 900 watts and
the station will have a maximum ca
pacity OF 100000 This will rank it
alongside Moscow-S Stains 100000 watts
soon to be boosted to 800 OoO5' Radio
Prague's 10000 watts (soon to be
boosted to 200,000) and Radio Warsaws
$4,000 watts, as among the highest
power stations in Europe.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Two Radio Experts
Get Ocean Trip in
Mid-Sea Broadcast

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 30.-Just to
permit Rosa Ponselle to broad
cast five minutes from a ship at
sea, a couple of radio engineers
get ride across the ocean and
back.
George Milne and C. Stamper
were selected to operate a 200
watt voice transmitter aboard
the liner Saturnia, from which
Miss Ponselle will sing today at 4
O'Clock over an N. B. c. network
as feature of the special con-
cert for the benefit of unem-
ployed musicians.
The engineers will go as far
as Gibraltar, the first stop.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Duce Installs Special Set.

Premier Mussolini has had . special
radio set installed IN his once 80 he
can follow the proceedings of the
Geneva Disarmament Conference The
Duce recently showed his high regard
for the Italian-born inventor of wire
less by decreeing that in the future all
wireless messages In Italy be called
Marconigrams.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
AMATEUR RADIO BO0MS
400 to 1000 Applications for Sta
tions Received Weekly.

These depression days are proving to
be an unexpected stimulus to amateur
radio, applications for new stations be-
ing received by the Federal Radio Com
weekly.
If applications continue at the pres
ent rate during the next few months,
the commission reports, there will be
80, 900 licensed amateurs in this country
by June 80. The last count showed
more than $4,000 as of April Is last.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Plans Score of Programs.

More than a score of programs will
be presented over National Broadcastmg
CO. networks in observance of the ninth
annual National Music week. The
schedule represents the greatest number
of programs ever designed for pres
entation in connection with the annual
event.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Plan Station in Albania.

Annkrican radio interests are reported
in the European press to be backing a
proposed 200, ,000-watt station to be
erected in Albania, small Adriatic coun-
try, bordered on the north and east by
JugoSlavia and on the south by Greece
1t is said the station will broadcast
advertising programs In Serbian, italian,
German And Hungarian.
Evening star., 1932-05-01

w YHEN Ed Wynn, the fool
\h| ish fellow from the
w Broad way musical
shows, walked to the
microphone for the first time last
week to open his radio series, he
made the trip in the most expen-
Sive and dilapidated pair of shoes
that ever entered a National
Broadcasting Co. studio.
For more than 26 years Wynn
has had the patched and dis
reputable brogans, and repairs
on them have cost more than
$1,400. He intends to wear them
on all of his Tuesday night broad
casts, simply because he feels he
couldn't do himself justice with
out them.
Wynn has worn the old shoes at
every stage and vaudeville ap-
pearance since 1906, and he has
come to look upon them as a
necessary foundation for his buff
in Pittsburgh for $3.50 in the
early days Of the comedians
career. With him they have risen
from obscurity to fame. Today
there is not a scrap of the original
leather left. The SoleS have been
changed IL times, and Wynn has
walked more than 5000 miles of
stage front in them. He estimates
it costs him 81 a week to keep
them in repair.
THE United States Navy Band,
the pride of the Navy, is a
hard-working organization. Radio
listeners who hear the band every
Thursday morning over an exten-
sive N. B. c. network, have no
conception Of its inside works.
Every morning at $3.50 o'clock,
except Sunday, the band meets in
the spacious sail loft of the navy
yard for a two-hour rehearsal.
At least once each day, and some
times twice, the band plays a
concert for the radio, or appears
at some official function in Wash
ington. Except when playing for
official affairs the band gives its
concerts in the sail loft of the
navy yard here.
The personnel Of the band COM
priseS 76 men. The leader is Lieut..
Charles Benter, senior grade,
U. S. N. Lieut.. Benter organized
the band in 1918 and has directed
the organization since.
All the bands equipment is
Government property, and the
band is reported to use the finest
instruments made today. The
bands library includes more than
5000 standard and classical Selec-
tiens. In addition, there is a sep
arate library for the Navy or
cheStra-made up of members of
the main band-which includes
more than | 500 numbers.
Much of this music is in manu-
script form, and includes selec-
tionS which never have been pub
liShed for bands. The library
force includes a librarian, five
arrangers and copyists. The
members of the library force also
are members of the band. ]. A.
Winn Is drum major and also
plays the bass viol.
In 1918 BandmaSter Charles
Benter Of the U. S. S. Connecti-
cut was selected and ordered to
Washington, where he was as
signed to the duty of creating a
band worthy of upholding the
traditions of the Navy. In that
year there were 18 men in the
band. In 1928 the organization
contained SO men. In 1925, by a
special act Of Congress, the Navy
Band was made a permanent Or
ganization.
"HUGGING the microphone," a
common practice of Groom
erS and other radio artists, is now
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Will Study Echoes" p"

Prof z. v. Appleton Of London, a
former vice president Of the Institute
OF Radio Engineers, will lead an expedi-
ton to Tromso Norway, next August /
to study the possible effects Of the
aurora borealis on radio echoes"
Evening star., 1932-05-01
KORAN PUT ON RADIO
Turkish Government Allows Re
ligious Broadcast.

Overcoming ancient prejudices and
traditions, the new Turkish government
recently allowed verses of the Koran,
translated into Turkish and sung In
the St Sophia Mosque at Stamboul, to
be broadcast by the station at Stam-
boul
The government also has had the
Parliamentary Buildings at Ankara
equipped with microphones and ampli
fiers, which not only make the speeches
available for broadcasting, but transmit
them by wires to President Mustapha
Kennal Pashas Offices and TO the ad-
ministrative buildings nearby.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Asks Greater Power.

Porto Rico's lone broadcasting station,
WKAQ, San Juan, has applied to the
Federal Radio Commission for an In
crease in power from $50 to 900 watts
and q change in wave length from $50
TO $50 kilocycles
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Today on the, Radio
IAN programs scheduled for Eastern Standard Tine)
WDC 315.6 Meters.
VNN $50 KiIocycles.

00a-Melody hour.
:00a-Children's hour.
9:00a-Clyde Doerr's Saxophone Octet.
:30a-Southland Sketches.
10 :00a-Neapolitan Days.
10 30a-Maj. Bowes' Family"
IL 0a-International broadcast from
London, Berlin and Paris
II 2:3o-Dedication of the first electric
carlton at Lakeview Memorial
Park, N. ].
by Charles Milton Tre-
maine, director of the National
Bureau of Advancement Of
Music
II :48-"Pop" concert.
1:15-National Jubilee Singers.
! :30-MoonShine and Honeysuckle.
2:00-Wayne Kings Orchestra.
2:30-Dr. S. Parkes CadmaE
3:00-Jane Froman.
3:15-"Child Health" by DR.. Fred
Kelly.
3:30-Organ recital.
4;00-The Electric Circle, featuring
group of opera stars
5:00-National Catholic hour.
5:30-NationaI Education Association
program: addresses by Mildred
Steele and DR.. Robert K. Speare.
6:00-Tribute to Mother Jones by Sen
ator Hatfield of West Virginia.
6:15-Base ball scores.
6:2O-Correct time.
6:21-Florence Wrightman, harpist
6:30-Rudolph Schramm's Orchestra.
7:00-Rubinoff' Orchestra.
8:00-"Our Government" by David
Lawrence.
8:15-Album Of Familiar Music.
8:45-Musical comedy program.
9:l5-N. B. c. orchestral award.
10: 0:30-Sunday at Seth Parker's.
IL l:00-Last-minute news.
Blacks Orchestra.
11:30-PalaiS dor Orchestra
12:00-Weather forecast.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:30a-Tower Health Exercises.
7:0Oa-"On the 8:15."
7:15a-Morning Devotions.
7:30a-Cheerio.
8:00a-Gene and Glenn.
8:15a-Top O. the Morning
8:30a-Flying fingers.
8:45a-Food program.
9:00a-Pie Plant Pete.
9:15a-Hints to housewives.
30a-Washington's Own.
9:45a-Kay Reid, contralto.
10 :O0a-Throbs of the Music Clef.
1o:15a-Radio Household Institute.
10:30a-Air Review.
Variants Marionettes.
II :00a-The Electric Circle.
Real George Washing
ton" by Charles Colfax Long.
IL :30a-Black and Gold Room Orches-
ira.
II :0Om-Palais dor Orchestra.
II Sensational Farm and Home Hour
1:30-The Revolving Stage
2:0o-United States Marine Band.
3:00-"Pop" Concert.
3:30-Culbertson on Bridge.
3:45-The Lady Next Door.
4:00-'May We PRESENT."
4:15-"S "Skippy"
4:30 to 4:45-Swanee Serenaders