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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

the demolished and defunct The boy in question was Hugh II. Bennett, author of the Soil Erosion Act which is rescuing the New Deal from the dilemma in which 1t was placed by the su- preme courts AAA decision two weeks ago,
 It was while working his way through the University of North Carolina that Bennett took ID the study of soil chemistry. After re- turning to tho farm, he kept llT this interest, later took 6 Civil Service examination and received appointment to tho soil chemistry section of the Department Of Agriculture.
 Soil Erosion
 One day Bennett received . letter from an old neighbor ask- ing why it was that the soil on n ridge was less fertile than that in the lowland.
 The inquiry started Bennett on q study of Boil erosion. He became so impressed with the cOlossal toll erosion was taking of the nations land that ho determined to devote his life to combating It.
 In the years that followed hc succeeded in securing the enact- ment of the first soil C0nserva- ton Iaw in the U. <. From thIs start he obtained the assistance of Representative James F. Buchanan, Texas, in putting through Q SlB0,OOO appropriation for ten soil experimentation Sta. ti0ns.
 It was Ln obscure clause in the National Industrial Recovery Act --ingerted at the suggestion Of Bennett---that opened the way for soil protection on Q large scale. PWA Set-Up
 The clause authorized tho ex- pcnditurc of Public Works funds for erosion control. Following this. PWA Administrator Ickes Bet up a PWA Bureau of Soil Erosion, allotted it 9l4,000,000 and--at the suggestion of Secretary Wallace placed Bennett in charge.
 A year later. Bennett directed the drafting of tho Soil Erosion Act, which received the active support of the President and was put through congress.
 IL created the Soil C0nserva- ton Bureau. under the Depart ment of Agriculture, and gave 1t wide powers Co carry out It's work. Bennett was made chief of the bureau and now aupervises a vast land conservation program Tn which are employed D0,000 eco youths, 10000 relief workers and b.0O0 permanent Civil Service employees.
 Llfe-Saver
 This Soil Erosion Act is the present life-gaver in the Adminis- trations farm program dilemma.
 
 The law is one of the shortest ever enacted by congress. yet t authorizes one of the most sweep- ing grants of power in the history of the federal government.
 Under it Che government, for Che purpose Of preserving nae lural resources" can extend fi- nnnclaI aiA to farmers. accept contributions ln services 0r money, acquire lands. finance state, local and private c0nseT- vntlon agencies and projects, and enter into agreements with land owners designed tO further Che purposes of the law.
 That the act ie on the statute books is due chiefly to one Of tho stTangest lobbies ln the history Of Ieglslation. Its original sponsor in the House was Mrs. Isabells dreenway, wealthy Arizona cons gTesswoman and close friend of President and Mrs. Roosevelt. She was most enthusiastic about tho measure and sought the privilege Of introducing it.
 Rear Attack
 But during committee hearings on tie blll. Mrs. oEeenWay WIS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
T est Y Q 2 Kno wIedge

Gan you answer seven ek
 these test QuestIoms9 xHgm Co
 last page for the answers.
 1. Name Che smallest and most epeterly Of the Great Lakes.
 2. Who vas tho engineer os the Sues Canal construction?
 2. Who was Edward Hawke Iawike2
 ( what is the difference between ail aenostie and all athless7 ,. Where are the sources og ths Colorado igiyeF7 C. Who Was 1'ohaikevnkys 2. What ls 0ilyg7 c. WhU is MiIo Iienos 2. where wns Nathaniel Hsw- thOFne boFnY 70. What dosg @pEe lempeEe'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
Selected Poem
WINTER MORNING

lolenn Ward Dresbach in the New York Times) go to break the crust of snow
 Above the stalks where 1 had found auail huddIed just before the blow,
 Last night. that piled the drifts around I'll scatter grain upon the snow go to see If little springs
 Arc open still and shining clear Below the drifting frost that clings--
 The quail are used t0 drinking here think TT catch the s0und0f wings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
JANUARY 2D
JANUARY 70 General Indications Of che Day for Everybody

geAsNVaAAgA w General Indications Of che Day for
 Everybody
 Today is fairly fortunate in c0sn- parison to the last week. Deal with elderly people in the morning. The afternoon and evening may profit- ably be spent in writing or through clerical business.
 You should have c keen sonse of smell and may be c good peT- fun1er by profession.
 Sudden changes or breaks are likely to occur during April, ieS6. Be cautious when making aily monetary investments during thae period.
 T0day's BiFthaate
 Guard against danger or aceI- dent Co your ankles or from 0vegs exertIon from August is through %. 1888.
 Socially favorable February ss through 70, iD3g.
 Good for clerical work Or writing from February c through 6, end February i1 through 2i, ieJs.
 Readers desiring addition infeF. ln1iien regarding lheiE hoFascopeg are invited fo easlmunlemte wlih lleiavins in eare sl lhls newspepeE. Enclose a { cents stamped, seiSsaas dsaasea envsEenA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

Og eQuSIIyI VT
 whoever it is that stands in clos- est relationship with the regal office that he had difficulty In reading the manuscript.
 I'm sorry, apologiSed the secretary, "but the type was the largest we could obtain"
 "Weli, I could hardly see it," complained His Majesty. T sup- pose my eyes are not what they used to be-"
 "No doubt, Sir" replied the secretary, but if I may be par- doned the suggestion Your Majesty might use your spec tAcles."
 "epectacles?" repeated George, King and Emperor, "spectacles? They're Q nuisancel Every time l put on my spectacies my bloody crown falls oil"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24


 character that I doubt # 1t gets in print. It is too good however to be, neglected. On the occasion Of what proved to be his last ads dress from the Throne to the parliament the K in com . plained to his . c c r etary or pursuivant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
Scant Comfort

I suppose Haywood Patterson and his associate defendants are more concerned with their own ilecks than they are with anything else. But they ought to have the kindest feelings for the Supreme Court which has twice saved them from the moose. They should also be grateful that they are no part or parcel of President Roosevelt's program Of social legislation. If they were the quickIiIne, Of . Sue prefne Court decision it would nave eaten them long ego.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
Horoscope
BY OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is outlined by noted astrologer. Tn addition Co information of general interest, it outlines information of special interest Co persons born on tho designated dafe1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
Daily Mayvv. Round Washington - HUGH BENNETT FATHERS
 SOIL EROSION ACT

Washington, January 24 -- Probably if 1t had not been for the interest of touse-headed North Carolina farm boy in soil chemistry thirty years ago. the Admin israon would be without its present substitute plan Tor inc demolished and defllnCt AAA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
Orl arld OM

Naturally the newspapers will be filled for some time to come with anecdotes of the late King George, but there is one which is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

We're still finding out important things about the war and 20 years from now we'll be finding out things about the depression.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
TO.DAYs COAsM0N ERRoR Never say, "He suggested . good plan to Mary ana lI" say "tO Mary and me-"

A. Mushrooms develop from spores which are equivalent to the seeds of the higher plants. The spore produces ffiycelitinn or the veg- ctative part of the plant which grows in the soil or other medium, The mushroom itself is the fruiting body.
 c. Is there . good highway across Mexico and Central America to South Arnerica2
 A. No. There Is no good high- way south of Mexico City, and parts Of the highway from the U. s. Dor. der to Mexico City, south Of Mon- terey are still under construction and dangerous 10 travel.
 c. Name the U. 6. secretary Of war.
 4. George IF. Dern.
 c. Who Is president of the Phil- ipplnes2
 A. Manuel L. ousscn.
 
 c. Who played the role of "Ed- na" in the motion picture, David Copperfield~
 A. Madge Evans.
  lf you want . copy of cur book let THE BOOK OF GAMES, write to the Waterbury Democrats Washs lngt0n Burcau. 1918 Thirteenth Dt.. Northwest. Washington, D. 0. En- cIose 10 cents foF postage and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
A Real Man

Estimates of the Kings charac" tor, his kindliness, his courtesy, and his plain common sense are plentiful enough but there are two places where he, ordinarily, might not have been 70 atfectionateiy re- garded as he was. ono was 1re- land and the other was Rome. Tn the south and west of Ireland de- spite his eyninence as Lord of the 6assenach, the Irish had Q soft spot jn their hearts for him. To be sure they failed to look upon him as . saint. But he was coil- sidered as . man who filled dif. ficult job with the least possible ofYensiveness and who wag not to be blamed personally for what" ever happened in Ireland during his reign. An accident of fate had made him king but only his own character made him . devoted husband and c good father. And the Irish overlooked everything else in view of his possession of the two characteristics they most admire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
A Thought for Today

Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye eareIesn women; for Che vintage shall fall, the gathering shall not comey--Isalah 32;lO
 
 Men at most differ Rs heaven and earth; put women, worst and best aS heaven ana hei'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

CT of such powers that he should remain president of the United States until the i'd is nailed on his coffin. Leading educators" as the American Dupcs League de- gcribes the co1trary-rninded sign- CTS of It's questionnaire are, with Q difference, like priIna donnaS and chorus girls. The difference tg that the priEla donnas sing and the chorus girls dance. All the professors do is disagree with other professors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
Another Instance

eAShVNsAO@
 Tuesday some reference was made in this department about tho freedom of the press which Pre1i- dent Roosevelt was accused by Colonel Frank Knox of desiring to strangle. I always get . wry laugh out of these professional demands for newspaper liberty particularly when they gre based on the dear old Constitution. ! remember 50 many instances where freedom was denied the press and the press did nothing at all about 1t because the denier was too powerful to Do fought. Some years ago the bitu' minous coal mine operators in West Virginia were engaged in . battle with the miners union. The conflict took on all tho as- poets of 6 civil war with both sides armed and shooting. The situa- ton in the duyan District, where the striking miners were deprived of ali the rights guaranteed them under the Constitution, became SO notorious that one of the ccuntrys best Uniformed labor reporters was sent into the section by his paper, really liberal organ, to dig out tho facts. Having once been chased out of the territory by the Operators' guards he went to Washington and got . letter from the Secretary of State which he imagined would get him places. He got one chance to show 1t and was promptly run out Of the county by the sheriff. celebrated scudist, who informed him that tho constitution of tho United States was at that time not oper- ating in the state of West vir- ginia. All of which may be "ir- relevant, iinmaterial. incompetent, self.serving, and without the is- sues" 60 fer as the "leadlng edil- catorg" and the integrity of the Constitution" which is worrying them, are concerned. The only reason 1t is mentioned here ig to direct the attention of my readers to the somewhat important point. that tho Constitution is 6 fino thing when, as, and If tt is applied, by whom, and to what issues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

Daily Almanac Moon sets bs44 D. nL Sun risep ITO q. m; sets 4;bO D. co. All vehicles must Do lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

Down South
 While the Heading educators" are still oil steamed up over the integrity Of the Constitution they ought to take Q trip down to ScottabOro, Alabama and blow oil the accumulated steam ct the trial of Haywood Patterson who for the fourth time is being tried for his life. Patterson, Q negro, with eight other blacks, is accused of attack ing two white girls on . Southern Railway freight train in March, 1881. Three times he has been sentenced to death and twice the Supreme Court, for constitutional reasons, has over-ruled the de- cision of the lower judiciary. Once the local judge, James II. Horton, presiding ct his trial threw the turys verdict out on the grounds that It's finding was against the weight of evidence. At the next election the voters of Jackson County promptly threw Judge Hor- ton of the bench to keep coIti- pany with the weight of evidence. At the current trial the Constitu- ton has been gcrupulousiy re- garded: the names of negroes were placed on the grand jury list for the first time in the memory Of Alabama. None of them however, came out of the hat and Patterson is being tried by twelve white men. He will, in ell probability be found guilty once more, the case will again go up to the highest tribunal in the land, and once more the game of battledore and shuttlecocE will take place between the Gu' preme Court and the sovereign State Of Alabama. The trial, H one is to credit the impressions made upon . tiyst-night reporter. y. Raymond paniell Of the New York Times, iS . farce; the pre- siding judge is nothing but 2 prosecutor of the states case; and the verdict ig already in the we'll known bag. The Heading edu- cators" of the American Liberty Dupes League might be more prof- itnbly engaged in expending their zeal in teaching the natives of Ala bama that the Constitution ape plies to them aB 1t is supposed to apply to other states of the Union than in throwing stones ct the New Deal and their fellow professors. They will get just as fer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
BY WAY of NO HARM
 by IT 1aEE James William FitzP Patrick

(Ths cOmmnt opinions and conclusions appearing below those of writer They aesno necesaFl those Oe the odltou Os THE DEMOCRAT nor are they to be construed
 invariably, . Tcnecton of thclr vlewponD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

Jersey justice" grows very complicated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
Up Professors!

UP rTOIcbbOTs!
 Tn its onslaughts against the Roosevelt administration the American Liberty Dupes (ghort for duponts) League, iS not over- looking any stones or any stone throwerg. It has managed to round ID about Q hundred and fifty pro. fesgors in various parts of the high grass collegiate world who arc not in favor of the New Deal but who do believe in sound principles Of economies and constitutional the- Oyies of government" The profs' objections run the gaimut from accusing tho administration of at. tacking the integrity Of the Con. stitution to failure to balance the budget with the usual hocus.poc,is In between, Between you and me and the hitching post an analysis of tho educators complaints rec solves itself into the fact that . hundred and fifty professors lost out on Jobs in the Brain Trust and have not been able to recover from the shock. If President Roosevelt can get iiftean, lot alone 6 hundred and fifty professors to agree on anything. to say nothing at all about the problems of national government, he is . wonder work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24
In Rome

Tn Rome
 Tn the oath of accession to the Engllsh throne there was, since Henry VIIf'B day, . savage and bloodthirgty alliision to the Cath- olic Church. It was . relic of the days when religious fanaticism ragged and when the leaat coinpli- mont to be paid . Papist was to hang, disembowel, and quarter him. For years the oath had been looked upon aa Q direct insult to the millions of English subjects who held to the Catholic faith, but nothing wae ever done about it uit- til King George asccnded tho throne. He natly refused to have the obnoxious phrases incorporated in the obligation to which he sworo and in 60 doing won the acclaim of oil fair-Jninded pdople in his realm, although he did bring about his head . storm Of critical fury from those of his subjects who in- sisted on living in the buried past. It Is not improbable that the most sincere and honest condolences sent to queen Mary came from Vatican City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

c. Who Is president of the Phil ippines2
 A. Manuel L. Queson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

But during committee hearings on tlie blll. Mrs. uFesnWay WIS
Evening star., 1936-10-04


them thereafter. The exceptional pair
comprise talented young Walter Tet-
ley, now stepping out to star in the
new Jack Masters show at C. B. s.,
and Ethel Blaume, who has blossomed
from a child dramatic star into
lovely ingenue with a fat contract for
a lead at N. B. C.-WEAF in Johns
Other Wife"
Into every broadcast these evenings
some little drama must 60. Evidently
that's the watchword the radio boys
have adopted for the current season.
And just because YOU happen to be
chronic dialer Of musical shows, don't
fancy for minute that you'll manage
to avoid the present dramatic cycle.
You'll encounter it one way or another
either IN the form of human interest
interviews Of persons figuring in the
news at the moment-or you'll meet it
in the guise Of tabloid drama injected
In the middle Of almost every popular
musical show-or. at worst, you'll get
what's coming to you, dramatically
speaking, when the advertising blurb
Is aired.
EVEN DR.. Walter Damrosch. whose
Music Appreciation Hour" opens
its N. B. C.-WEAF classes this week
after weeks delay because Of the air.
ing Of the world series, will inject a
bit OF drama into his programs. Law
renee Abbott will do the scripts, which
Evening star., 1936-10-04
Anniversary Event.

A GALA program featuring Old and
new stars viii marx the fourth
anniversary Of the Show Boat broad
cast on N. B. c. Thursday.
Lanny Ross. tenor star Of the pro-
gram since It's start IN 1882. Is fea-
tured in the 1887 edition Of the show
in the role Of master Of ceremonies
This, however. does not interfere with
his singing and acting as q member
OF the cast.
Evening star., 1936-10-04

nels. Therein lies the biggest poten-
tial combat.
The regional group wants to break
down all clear channels by placing
more than one station on them at
night with not more than $4,000 watts
each and not less than 5000 watts.
1t claims that by doubling up on those
channels greater degree of service
can be rendered more listeners. It
argues, on the other hand. that by
allowing a dozen or more stations to
go to 100000 watts, regional and local
stations would be ruined, since they
would be unable to hold their audi
ences against the programs OF the
powerful national" stations. Finally,
this regional group wants the F. C. C..
to authorize them to use as much as
5,0O0-watts power at night, instead
of the present 1,OOO-watt night limit.
Evening star., 1936-10-04
Major Features
and Notes
JACK BENNY, popular radio come

JACK BENNY, popular radio come
dian, supported by Phil Harris and
his orchestra, will return to the air for
his Fall and Winter series on WRC
at 7. Mary Livingstone. Kenny Baker,
tenor, and Don Wilson will return with
Benny.
John Mccormack, Irish tenor. will
co-star with DR. Leopold Stokowski and
the famed Philadelphia Orchestra on
WRC at 10. Mccormack will con-
tribute "Where'er You Walk" BY the
Bivouac's Fitful Flame" Franck's
"Panis Angelicus,' The Last Rose Of
Summer" and kathleen Mavour-
neen" The orchestra will feature
Sunday Festival in Seville" and
"Liebestod" from Wagner's Tristan
and Isolde"
Josephine Antoine. soprano, who
made her debut at the Metropolitan
Opera last season, will be the guest
soloist during the Sunday Evening
Hour on WJSV at 9. Her featured Sc
lection will be "Czardas' from Der
Fledermaus." The orchestra's pro-
gram includes Strauss tone poem, Till
Eulenspiegels Merry Franks" and
Won Suppe's overture. THE Beautiful
Galatea."
Nelson Eddy will sing songs from his
two great screen successes. Naughty
Marietta" and Rose Marie" during
his program on WJSV at 8.
Col. Stoopnagle and Budd will be-
gin q new series on WMAL at $50,
with Don Voorhees, Orchestra pro-
viding the musical setting.
Edwin c. Hill also will start new
series on WMAL at 10. He will be CO.
starred with Harry Sosnik and his
orchestra in a dramatic presentation
called Behind the Headlines.
Another new program on WMAL at
7:30 will mark the return of Bob Be
lieve-it-or-N Not" Ripley, with Ozzie Mel
son and his orchestra.
Mabel Wayne, composer OF such
popular hits as Ramona" and Little
Man You've Had Busy Day." will be
the guest star Of the Community
Sing program on WJSv at 10.
Evening star., 1936-10-04
SHORT WAVE FEATURES
TODAY.

BUDAPEST-10 am. Gypsy
Band, messages to Hungarians
abroad, musical program. HAS
3, 1875 m, 1887 meg.
ROME-1:20 pm.-Varied pro-
gram from Italian stations. 2RO,
31.1 m, 963 meg.
Moscow p.m.-Soviet fac
tory picture. Is m, IL meg.
PARIS -5:l5 pm. Concert
from Radio-Paris. TPA-4, 25.6
m, 11.72 meg.
LONDON-6:30 p.n1.-Religious
service (harvest thanksgiving),
from Cransley Church, Northamp-
tonshire. GSP, 1876 M, 1881
meg; GSD, 25.5 m, Ills meg;
Csc. 31.3 m, 9.58 meg.
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands -
Z p.m.-Special transmission for
Central America. PCJ, 3l.2 M,
9.59 meg.
CARACAS-7:30 p.m.-Dance
music. YV2RC, SIT M. So meg.
LONDON-9:l6 p.m.-The band
of his majesty's Scots Guards.
GSF. 1913 m, 1914 meg; Csc,
31.3 M, 9.58 meg.
TOKIO-12 midnight-"Over-
seas Program" JVH, Nazaki,
20.5 m, las meg.
Evening star., 1936-10-04
O'Keefe to Preside.

WALTER O'KEEFE will serve as
w master of ceremonies for new
full hour show starting on N. B. C.'s
red network October II. The cast
includes Ferde Grofe and his orches-
ira, Jane Pickens, Walter Cassell, Stu
art Churchill and the Freshman Trio.
Evening star., 1936-10-04

will deal with the lives Of master
musicians.
The type of episode included in
the premiere the other Sunday night
is slated for inclusion on the Nelson
Eddy show right along. One revelation
coming out of that opening might very
we'll be the establishment Of Francia
White at the very top of the talent
roster of feminine radio singers.
Evening star., 1936-10-04

Radio Juveniles Mount
To Fame and Fortune"
By Dorothy Maffison.

growing Of its stars Juvenile stars the
mcrophone majority Of their fellows
Y
notable
Evening star., 1936-10-04
Networks Get "Break"
On Political Schedule
knox, President and Al Smith Maneuvered
by Consent, With Campaign Speeches
Threatening Problem.
Bv the Radio Editor.

70 BED scheduling talk OF network and station
political campagnbut sometimes they get lucky
/ Just when partisan criticism
President Rooevt out
riot camnpn speech on
The Fort Peck press., 1936-10-08
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