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Evening star., 1936-09-06
Ma ajor Features
and Notes
DREsIDENr RoosEvELTs Sire

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S Sire
side chat" during which he will
report to the country his drought in
spection tour and make an important
announcement on re-employment will
be broadcast by WMAL, WJSV and
VOL at 9:45 pm.
Maj. Edward Bowes and his Capitol
family" will be heard over WJSV at
1890 am. instead of WRC.
A new dramatic serial telling In
terms of action the cause and course
of the American Revolution will make
its debut on WMAL at 1880. 1t is
called Romance of '76."
A program commemorating the 18th
anniversary Of the birth of Jane Ad-
dams will be broadcast by WJSV at
7:30. A dramatization based on her
life will be a feature.
The DOyly Carte Opera Company
worlds foremost interpreters of Gill
bert and Sullivan operettas. will pre-
sent a condensed version of The
Mikado" during the Magic Key
program on WMAL at /. A special
orchestra recruited from the person.
mel of the Philadelphia Symphony
will contribute to the program.
An all-Wagnerian concert will open
the 1867 season of the Music Hall
on the Air" program on WMAL at
1880 am. Jan Peerce, tenor. and
Viola Philo, soprano, will be the solo,
lists.
The five favorite songs Of five noted
orchestra leaders will be played by
Guy Lombardo and his orchestra
when they open their new Fall series
of WJSV at 4:30.
The new Community Sing" series
with Milton Berle, Broadway come
dian, as master of ceremonies will
make its debut on WJSV at 9.
Questions to be discussed during the
Husbands and Wives" program on
WMAL at $50 include the following
How Can a Wife Cure a Husband of
Gambling, What Can a Husband
Do to Stop His Wife from Being Over
Solicitous About His Welfare?" and
Should Husbands and Wives Open
Each Others Mail?"
Sailing ships will be discussed dur
ing the World Is Yours" program on
WMAL at 1890 am. The program Is
sponsored by the Smithsonian Institu-
ton and Is written and produced by
the Educational Radio Project of the
Once of Education.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
SHORT WAVE FEATURES
TODAY.

BUDAPEST-10 am.-Gypsy
Band; Messages to Hungarians
Abroad; Musical program. HAS3,
1875 m. 1887 meg.
PARIS-2:30 p.m.-Don Pas
quale, Opera in 8 acts. by Doni-
zetti. TPA3. 25.2 m, 1l.88 meg.
MOSCOW - pm. - High
Lights in this Seasons Sports.
Who are the foot ball champions?
RNE. 25m., II meg.
LONDON-6:4O pm.-A Reli-
gious Service from st. Georges
West Church, Edinburgh. GSP,
1876 m, 1881 meg; GSD. 25.5 m,
Ills meg; Csc, 3l.3 m, s.5S
meg.
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands
p.m.-Special transmission for
Central and South America. PCJ,
31.2 m, $50 meg.
BERLIN-8::30 p.m.-Woman's
Hour: THE Corn Is Ripening."
DJD, 25.4m., 11.77 meg.
BERLIN-e:15 pm-Military
Concert, DJD, 25.4 m, 11.77 meg.
LONDON-l0:05 pm.-"Oy-
sters." E. G. Boulenger. GSF, 1913
m, 1914 meg; Csc, 31.3 m,
9.58 meg.
VANCOUVER - 1890 pm. -
Blue Pacific Moonlight. CJRO.
Winnipeg, 4S.7 m. els meg;
CJRX, Winnipeg, 25.6 m, 1l.72
meg.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Landon Well Equipped.

WHEN Gov. Landon went on his
w speechmaking tour recently his
special train included a baggage car
so completely equipped with sound
equipment, including plug-ins for radio
and news reels, that it resembled the
inside of a broadcasting station.
Primarily the apparatus was de-
signed for the public-address system,
whose big horns stand out on the rear
platform. 1t was manned by crew
of radio engineers, headed by Charles
Warmer, who has been engaged by
the G. o. P. radio division as technical
adviser to Gov. Landon, and who will
accompany him with the sound equip
ment throughout the campaign.
Col. Knox, who Is making even more
extensive tours, is accompanied by a
sound truck, also manned by engineers
engaged by the Republicans.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Box Cars and Kiddie Cars Employed by
C.. B. S. Stars on First Trips to Gotham,

"a yEw YORK, September S.
nj Conveyances ranging from
VI box cars to kiddie cars were
L Y employed by c. B. S. stars
when they made their first trips to
New York for reasons equally diverse
and strange.
The box car was used involuntarily
by Montana Slim, the ''yodeling cow
boy" Montana had run into a streak
of hard luck in Calgary, Canada. An
expected vaudeville engagement failed
to materialize, his money gave out and
for six months he lived on two theater
passes day. Or rather. he was given
the two passes for singing in q small
show, sold them for total of As cents,
and with this money bought beef bones
and vegetables with which he made
q stew which somehow managed to
keep him alive.
But his SALARY" didn't pay his rent
so a lenient landlady finally had to
dispossess him from a hall bed room.
It was a cold, wintry night, SO the
former cowboy wandered down to the
railroad yards. crawled into an empty
box car and went to sleep. When he
awoke the door was locked and the
car was rolling merrily along to an
unknown destination. For two days
Montana killed time by composing q
song entitled 1.-THE Hobo Blues" Then
the car stopped, the door was flung
open, the passenger lodged a railway
policeman bent on arresting him for
vagrancy, and ran out Of the yards to
find himself In New York.
Armed with his new song, written
on the backs of old letters, the singer
went straight to G. B. s. headquarters,
managed to get an addition despite
his grimy clothes, and as q result now
is heard each week over the Columbia
network.
In contrast with this spectacular
escapade, consider the entrance into
the big city OF Laddie Seaman, better
known as Scoop" Ward, the l7-year-
old commentator q the News OF
Evening star., 1936-09-06
New Kate Smith Series.

X ATE SMITH will bring to the air.
waves an elaborate new hour
show, entitled Kate Smiths Band
wagon" featuring star studded enter
tainment, numerous radio novelties.
human interest features and colorful
personalities coupled with page one"
news Of the day.
Beginning September II, the series
will be heard on the c. B. s. network
Thursdays, in the spot opposite that
occupied by Rudy Vallee on the N. B. c.
network.
Perched atop the "Bandwagon" will
be Jack Miller's Orchestra, augmented
to 25 pieces. to furnish the musical
background for the popular singer.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Bob Burns In Big Coin.
DOB BURNS. Arkansas comic. bea,

ROB BURNS, Arkansas comic, heard
on N. B. C.'s Music Hall, has
signed a screen contract that will
make him millionaire within three
years. Currently the Arkansas sage
holds the keys to Music Hall while
Bing Crosby is away on a vacation.
Despite the fact that Burns movie
contract calls for him to receive $780,
900 per picture, and his radio contract
brings his weekly salary up to an ad-
ditionally high bracket, the bazooka
player plans on retaining the same
$27 .50-a-month apartment he has oc-
cupied for the last three years.
Jack Benny, Joe Penner, Bing Cros-
by, Eddie Cantor, Don Ameche and
scores Of other radio satellites have
been catapulted into screen fame be-
cause of their radio performances, and
Burns is the latest to join these ranks.
Burns came to the attention of radio
listeners In New York two years ago,
when he occupied a guest niche on
Rudy Vallee's hour. Last year he re-
turned to his native Hollywood for
his current spot with Crosby, and
shortly afterward to his first screen
Job Of any importance.
Evening star., 1936-09-06

Youth" program. Seaman arrived with
his mother by train. But in the
Grand Central Station he escaped her
vigilance and shot down the block
long ramp into the street on his kiddie
car. thereby throwing redcaps and
commuters into confusion. His arri-
val must have been auspicious, for not
long thereafter he was playing i'm
portant juvenile roles on Broadway.
Alexander Semmler. concert pianist,
arrived in New York on Christmas day,
1929, by transatlantic liner. He was
dead broke, although month before
in his native Germany he had received
20 600, ,0O0, 900 900 paper marks for CIV
ing a concert. Dut to the imitation then
raging in that country. the bushels
and bushels of bills just paid for his
ocean voyage.
Ken Murray hitch-hiked to New
York in 1916 to learn to be an actor
like his father, who was in vaudeville.
Murray, ST.. said the stage was poor
vocation and sent his son back to the
sticks to learn another trade. Ken
SOlu pAiOilOSAdPiio AOi JCoA' eAA~AA -
turned to the metropolis. and made o
success as a comedian.
Richard Maxwell, known for his
program entitled Songs Of Comfort
and Cheer" arrived by bus in 1921 on
the advice of Nine CALI -Curci that he
study voice. He's been here ever since.
Carmela Ponselle came in kindly
neighbor's automobile from Meriden,
Conn, in order to save her railroad
fare for a weeks rent on furnished
room.
Clyde Barrie shuttled over from his
native Brooklyn by subway to take
part in an amateur program. which
established his fame as baritone.
Rupert Hughes was one Of the first
important stars now on the air to
make that fateful invasion Of the me-
tropolis. He arrived in a day coach
in the Spring of 1893 to take an $8-a-
week Job as a newspaper reporter. His
rise to fame as q novelist and short
story writer was 4 1eteoric.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Landon's Radio Coach.

CORRESPONDENTS covering Gov.
~ Alfred Landon's speaking tour re-
Gently remarked upon the presence Of
the Republican presidential candidate
radio coach" on the platforms with
him, always within his ready view and
frequently signaling him to slow down
or otherwise watch his forensic man
ner. At Middlesex, Pa; at Chautau-
qua and at Buffalo, Gov. Landon's
mysterious teacher was always with
him-a young man assigned to the
task by Hill Blacket, the Chicago ad-
vertising man who is G. o. p. radio
director and who originated the idea
of coaching his candidate in the tricks
and nuances of radio.
While Republican radio headquar-
ters in Chicago appear inclined to
soft-pedal any information about this
phase Of their activities, it is COM
monty known that even before the
nominating convention Landon men
were at work developing their candi-
date as a radio personality" knowing
that his microphone voice compared
poorly with that of President Roose-
welt. That he has improved, is gen.
orally conceded and it is believed due
largely to his coaching by the teacher
in radio technique who was first sent
to Topeka to work on Landon's radio
voice and manner.
Both Gov. Landon and Col. Frank
Knox, his vice presidential running
mate. carry their own microphone
stands and their own control operators
with them on their speechmaking
tours. These operators are on the
pay roll Of the Republican radio divi-
sion and collaborate with the an
nouncers and operators detailed by the
network to handle the speeches that
are to be broadcast. The microphones
and stands were specially built to
order of the committee.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Magic Speech Program.

THE Magic of Speech program viii
resume its weekly spot on N. B.
G. September IL, under the direction
of Vida Ravenscroft.
The program time up to and In
cluding September IS will be Fridays
at / pm. on the red network. Be-
ginning October 8 It will shift to the
blue network and take the 1880 Am.
[ pot.
Evening star., 1936-09-06

during his first network broadcasts,
Penner had been starring comic In
leading Broadway musical comedies.
He began his career when 14-year-
old schoolboy by winning amateur per-
formances and for years lived the
rigorous and often discouraging life
Of a vaudeville one-night-stander.
Grier, prior to becoming conductor,
worked as arranger for motion picture
productions. He was engaged for such
films as Eddie Cantor's "Palmy Days."
Charlie Chaplins "City Lisl b." and
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Renews Contract.

A GNES MOOREHEAD, character
actress, has been resigned by Phil
Baker, radio jester, for his new series
Of programs with. Beetle and Bottle
and Hal Kemp's Orchestra, starting
on Columbia September 81. This
singing of Miss Moorehead completes
the reinstatement of Bakers entire
supporting cast of last season.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Penner to Return.

almost overnight had millions
mouthing his nonsensical expressions,
will return to the air in new series
of broadcasts over the Columbia nett
work each Sunday, beginning October
4. Jimmie Grier's Orchestra will
accompany Penner In the series, which
will be broadcast from the @. B. s.
studies IN Hollywood. NJ
Before making q sweeping nccess
Evening star., 1936-09-06
"Houseboat Hannah. !"

"HOUSEBOAT HANNAH" serie,
based on the type Of role pop.
ularized by the late Marie Dressler
will be disced by a soap maker ano
will get a Nationwide release starting
in October. Courtney Savage will
handle the production end.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
LINES DRAWN IN RADIO-FILM CONTROVERSY
10 Big-Time Bills Jam
Radios Fall Program
Sponsors All Try to Crowd Into One Night,
Too, Which Threatens Matters Guest
Star Idea Overdone.

meek apparently inherit q radio con-
tract, judging by news that Kenny
Baker will be back on the Benny
show this year. Remember that it
was only last Winter Benny found
him singing in a Hollywood night
club.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Busse in New Series.

HENRY BUSSE, trumpet-playing
dance maestro, will begin series
Of weekly Commute broadcasts on the
N. B. c. red network wednesday. The
programs will be broadcast from 8 to
$50 pm. A
Evening star., 1936-09-06

Bought" with Constance Bennett.
Afterward he organized his orchestra.
playing all over the United States and
In Europe.
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Motion Picture Interests
Divided on Network Curb
Extent of Inroads in Theater Gate Receipts
Uncertain AS More Stars Are
Attracted to Microphone.
By the Radio Editor.
(k~O WHAT?"

0No o WHAT a., . , A., ,,. .u 49,
motion
radio making movie
Evening star., 1936-09-06

IL alone WIN ltS muSlCaI copy
right supply, instead of remaining in
the big ASCAP copyright pool, the
Warner Bros. in only six months saw
the popularity of their music and mu-
sical films wane when the radio net
works and most of the stations refused
to perform their music.
Thus. the interdependence of the
two was clearly established, and War
ner re-entered the copyright pool un-
der the old conditions. More than
that, besides operating a single radio
station of their own in Hollywood, the
Warner Bros. revealed last week that
they have engaged a radio director"
to Coordinate their film and radio
activities. One of the chief duties Of
that individual, Martin Gosch by
name, will be to secure as much ex-
ploitation Of Warner films over the
radio as possiblel
Evening star., 1936-09-06
By Dorothy Maffis0m.

NY THE time the broadcasters
x wind up their plans for the
/ Fall shows, there'n be no fewer
- than 10 big-time variety bills
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-03-05
MAGPIES CAUSE
farmers ALARM

Sheridan county farmers are becom-
ing alarmed at the increase in magpies
according to information reaching
Plentywood. In many vicinities humid
reds of the birds abound.
Farmers living N the territory
southwest of Pentywood report
fiocks of 40 and so magpies.
Magpies are especially destructive
to eggs of beneficial birds, County
Agent M. j. Peterson says and thus
their damage is multiplied many times.
Eggs of birds which destroy insects
are eaten by magpies. They are es-
pecially damaging to cattle and horses
after branding or locked lambs.
Plentywood Izaak Walton league
chapter is cooperating with the state
fish and game commission in an eff
fort to rid the country of the pests.
Farmers car get maybe poison free
through the local Walton league chap
ter.
Those who wish to mix the bait for
themselves may get instructions from
the county extension agent in Plenty
wood.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-03-05
New Service Club To Be
Organized In P%lentywood

More than 25 enthusiastic men OF
Plentywood, at a dinner held last
night at Vests cafe completed plans
for organizing a Lions club.
Four members of the Wolf Point
Lions club, Atty. Frank Catlin, George
Lotus, Calvin Rogers and Carl Bull
were here for the organization meet
ing.
A delegation from Medicine Lake,
composed of Nels Miller, A. L. Kad-
lee, w. Gaffney, S. c. Faaborg, W.
Markuson and F. Dolin was here.
James Radley, deputy collector OF
Internal Revenue, and prominent
state Lion, was here for the %organiza-
ton session. Mr.. Radley outlined to
the group the purpose of a Lions club
and its benefit to a community.
Frank Catlin gave a brief talk on
work of Lionism, and following Mr..
Radley's well-chosen words pointing
out what other Lion clubs were ac-
complishing election of officers was in
order.
P. G. Neville, active Plentywood
civic worker, was elected president OF
the newly formed club. Judge S. E.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-03-05
Sheridan Lowest In State In
High School Operating Costs

Sheridan county high schools III
1885 operated at less cost than other
high schools in the state on a county
average, it was revealed this week by
the Montana Taxpayers association.
According to the figures released,
Sheridan county high schools operat-
ed for an average of S58.13 per pupil
last year to head all counties for &C.
onomical operation.
The state average for operation OF
high schools was $87.44 last year.
In 1888 high schools in the county
were operated for an average of $62.0 8
while the state average that year was
S87. 30. In 1884 the Sheridan county
average was $60.47 while the state
average was S77.95. Sheridan county
high school costs declined each year.
According to the figures, Rosebud
county had the highest per capita cost
-S117.71.
Elementary schools in Sheridan
county were also below the state av-
erage in operation costs in 1895. Fig
ures show that the cost per pupil was
S81. SO while the state average was
S87. 90. The lowest cost county in ell
ementary school operation was Lake
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-03-05
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Votes TO RAISE sum
FOR BETTER ROADS
More Than 80 Attend An
nual Meeting and Dinner
of Club Here

Following a discussion that brought
out the general feeling that Plenty
wood and its Commercial club had
been lax in its efforts to get better
feeder and secondary roads in terri
tory served by Plentywood, the Plen-
tywood Commercial club went on rec
ord unanimously Thursday night at
the annual meeting to raise $1,000 for
such road improvement.
More than 80 attended the annual
meeting which was held at the Cathol-
ic church parlors, with a dinner being
served at $50 by the Altar society.
1t was pointed out that roads ira
versed by farmers are in most instan-
ces in bad condition in the Plentywood
territory. Club members reviewed
what other communities in Sheridan
county had accomplished by cooper
alive road building programs. Big
sums were raised by small towns tc
buy gasoline for county machinery
| which has been available for roao
construction.
Give Annual Reports
AT the session committee chairner
gave reports OF activities OF the year
Among those who responded to Pres
ident Anton Nelson's call for reports
were G. w. Peterson, P. G.. Neville
E. M. Jackson, Fred Morck, j. Franc
Murray, Vernon Hoven, Hans Ras-
mussen and William Hagen.
Other matters discussed were the
possibilities of securing a court house
under the present outright grant sys-
tenn. The matter was discussed fol
some time.
A. c. Erickson and Vernon Hover
livened the session with well pointed
views on the court house subject.
The Big Muddy irrigation projec'
was discussed. l.. S. Olson gave ar
outline on the proposed project. The
club went on record to lend all sup
port possible to ecure the irrigation
project.
Following the discussions four COM
mercial club directors were elected
Judge S. f. Paul, l.. ]. Moe and Roy
Nelson were named by the club tc
serve t~hree-year terms as directors
and DR.. j. c. Storkan was elected fol
the one-year term.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-03-05
Roamer Girls Drop Game
to P~lentywood Cagers

A team composed of high school and
college stars defeated The Roamer
Girls, champion girls colored quint at
the Farmer-Labor temple here Satur-
day night 21-20.
The temple was packed to capacity
for the contest. Although getting of
to a slow start due to a handicap
placed by the colored quint the Plen-
tywood squad soon found their stride
ard when the final whistle had blown
held the one point victory.
Rules prohibited the locals from
shooting within the quarter marker
and if a shot was taken and missed
the ball was put into play in the girls
possession.
A fine squad of ball handlers and
performers played for Plentywood
Zeidler, HOLMAN, Robinson and Hell
geson of this years high school quint
entered the fray. They were bolstered
by Melton, Skor, Gruhn Of the local
school faculty and Archie Bolster, for
mer high school performer. Although
the Roamer Girls were fine passers
and excellent shooters, had not the
handicap been placed on Plentywood's
performers, fans generally agreed that
the locals would have coasted home
with a much easier win.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-03-05
IN THE WEEKS
D

Breaking up of the Tongue river
at Miles City forced residents on the
island in the north part Of the city
to evacuate their homes.
Representative Scrugham, demo-
crat, Nevada, introduced a bill in
congress to provide a $50 monthly
pension to 65-year-old Indians Of at
least one-quarter blood.
Stressing the existing dangers to
peace, Great Britain joined the world
armament race by announcing a de-
Tense expansion program so vas and
flexible that no attempt was made
even to calculate its cost to the ma
ton.
Italy's northern army, continuing
a series Of major triumphs, have
smashed the last complete Ethiopian
army Of the northern front.
Two moderate earthquakes, Is
minutes apart, were felt in wide
areas of Los Angeles Sunday. Auth
critics reported no damage.
Three men, one carrying a ma
chine gun, help up the Melrose-
Bronson branch Of the Bank OF
America in Hollywood and escaped
with approximately $4,000.
Fourteen railroad employees lay
dead in a morgue at Revelstoke, b.
c. and six others were in a hospital,
victims of one of Canada's worst
railroad accidents. A locomotive ten
der that broke loose IN a steep grade
hurtled down the track and crushed
a crew of men.
Representative c. Jasper Bell said
the Townsend plan, if adopted, would
'place an unbelievable burden OF
taxation upon the working class"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-03-05
FULL FREE
IN EFFECT MARCH 18

Effective March 10, the Great Nor
thern railway will deliver all local
freight shipments from the depot to
any point in the city free of charge
and pick up all local freight free Of
charge regardless of where it comes
from OF its destination, Ray White, To-
cal agent, stated today.
The free delivery is in keeping with
a program recently put into operation
by the Great Northern. However
shipments were limited as to destina-
tons and points from where ship
ments were made, under the first pro-
gram inaugurated.
An increase in freight shipments
was noted by the first free delivery
program and the schedule which goes
into effect this month is expected tc
greatly stimulate rail shipments, along
the branch line.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-03-05
Water SHORTAGE
HERE Still ACUTE

Facing a water shortage which first
developed about 10 days ago, Plenty
wood officials today announced that
the shortage is still resulting H. an
acute situation.
The city well in north brentwood
continues to run low and Tuesday it
was revealed that the well in the south
part of the city was diminishing.
A leak detected near the Ziebarth
main in south Plentywood Wednes-
day, when fixed, is expected to relieve
the situation somewhat in that section
Of the city.
Leaks in pipes near Noes barber
shop and near A.. c. Erickson's resi-
dence, and in the south part oil the
city, which were remedied the first
of the week, raised the water pres
sure somewhat.
With water pipes freezing in all
parts of the city, residents are keep
ing faucets open and as a result has
caused the water supply to be greatly
reduced.
Pressure was so low Tuesday that
had a fire broken out hose would have
been useless.
City Fire Chief Martin Nelson has
issued a plea to Plentywood citizens
to cooperate to the fullest extent to
keep driveways open so that the
chemical fire fighting truck can get to
the premises in case of necessity.