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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-06
raMc Pointers
For Pedestrians

1t is much safer to walk across
the street when automobiles are
stopped or about to stop for a red
signal than when automobiles are
crossing or approaching an iner-
sectios with the green signal.
1t is not fair to a motorist travel
ing Wild the green signal if you step
in front of his car; you either force
him to slow down, and impede the
flow of traffic, or cause him to
strike you or someone else in try
ing to avoid striking you, which
frequently causes as much mental
agony to the driver as to others in
volved.
The average wait for a signal
light to change is thirty seconds.
1t is not worth risking your life or
an injury to save thirty seconds.
You would not relish seeing your
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-06

hotels, etc.
A motorcade headed by w. p. A.
officials enabled visitors to visit
several w. p. A. projects in Allan
tic County.
With marvellous weather and
eight thousand delegates this was
declared to be one of the most sue
cessful conventions in the history
of the conference.
The National Conference met in
Atlantic City twenty-five years ago
with an attendance of 5000.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-06

enjoyed the splendid program. Rev.
Gather Robertson will celebrate his
second anniversary as pastor Of
Second Baptist Church, beginning
June Is. You are invited to attend
these services. Remember the date
Monday, June Is. The Senior choir
of Second Baptist will present the
Ypsilanti Choir in Song Recital
Sunday, June 18th, at 3 p. m. Detroit
talent is expected to appear on the
program.
Mrs. Cassie Ware and Mr.. Chas.
Henderson are reported seriously
ill at this writing.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-06

The championship debating
team of the Detroit College of
Law, which is composed of j.
A. Craigen and VI. =. Shillman,
defeated the championship
team of the University of De-
trOit i'm n debate recently. The
question was "ResOlyed that
Congress be authorized by IA
twO-thirds vote to override the
decision of the L. :. Supreme
Court that hold the Acts of
Congress unconstitutional"
The law team debated the
negative side and the Uniyer-
sity team the affirmative.
The Judges were Judge
Joseph A. Murphy, Probate
Court, Judge Ralph ID. Liddy,
Common Pleas Court and At
tOrneys George BeaHchamp,
Andrew Baird and Howell
VanAuken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
A Thought for Today
Conditions Warrant It

If more city court and town judges would follow the example of those in this city, conditions at the state hospital at Norwich might not be so bad. In court this week when confronted with a case of inebriacy where Judge Edward Mascolo had been asked and urged to send the person in question to Norwich, he refused on the grounds that it wasn't fair to send inmates there when the institution was now SO sadly overcrowded. This has been the policy in the local court for some time. If possible, judges avoid commit ting male inebriates to Norwich.
 But Norwich is no different than Mid dletown, where the state hospital is also badly overcrowded. In addition the Middletown hospital is sadly in need of such renovations as will bring 1t up to date and make 1t safe. It has been termed a fire-trap by many public offi- cials who examined 1t. Even the authori- ties in charge admit that conditions there are far from good and that unless some- thing is done major catastrophe IS not a dire prediction. All in all the situation at Norwich and Middletown demand off, cial attention.
 One remedy for the Norwich situation, SO far as commitments for inebriacy are concerned, is support for the jail farm plan at the next Legislature. There has been lot of talk about this proposal, which would in all likelihood spell the death of our county jails, perhaps not all of them, though, but so far progress has been mainly in securing public support. Tn 1885 the General Assembly didn't take kindly to the jail farm. We hope that sufficient influence can be brought to bear next year to show our legislators that 1t is one way out of bad situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Useful Parties

The dictatorship in Greece moves along the usual patch. Premier General John Metaxas followed up his first acts - es- tablished of martial law, disbanding of parliament and announcement that there would be no more elections - with an order to the mayors of Greek towns. If you belong to any political party, forget 1t. There are no more political parties in Greece"
 There is to be only one party, the party of the dictator. What does that mean? National issues can no longer be debated. There can be no effective alignment of citizens for or against any issue, includ- ing that of the dictatorship. Political parties have their faults, but they con- tribute the flexibility to government which enables democracies to carry on and to alter policies peacefully.
 There can be too many political parties, as in France and in Germany just before the advent of Hitler. The presence of a large number of small parties means not flexibility but instability, with no definite majority to take responsibility and with every administration in danger of being overthrown by a vigorous minority. Two or three strong parties enable the people to express their will. More bring chaos. None at all means the end of freedom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Soil Conservation

We have become so used to having our government approach things side wise, with crab-like, scuttling move ment, that the pious words about soil conservation in the party platforms look like a cloak for crop control. The par ties pledge themselves to take eroded land out of production and restore it. Remembering what the U. S. Supreme Court said about the original AAA crop control scheme, the ordinary citizen as- sunes that this talk of conservation is just another plan to do what the court said the AAA could not do.
 Probably it is, to certain extent. But anyone who doubts that the problem of soil conservation is very real and pressing has only to look at survey recently com pleted by the U. s. Soil Conservation Ser vice to learn that he is in error. This survey reveals, for instance, that no fewer than 735,000,000 acres of once-fertile farm land in the United States have been from 25 to 100 per cent destroyed by ero- sion. This is an area four times the size of Texas, g times the size of New York state; 1t represents one of the most ti- tanic losses of natural resources that any nation ever suffered.
 During the last century, the survey reports, the country has suffered direct monetary loss by erosion of at least $10,00O, ,000,0 = which will be doubled or tripled within 50 years unless some thing drastic is done. Sixty-five per cent of the tillable land in the great Piedmont section, reaching from New Jersey to Ala bama, has been stripped of it's topsOil by wind and rain.
 Five hundred thousand acres that were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

under cultivation in five coastal counties in Alabama few years ago now are aban- doned and worthless. Erosion IS costing Oklahoma $50, 100000 year. Sheet eros. ion Is menacing 100000 acres ot Illinois incidentally rich, black corn land. Tn the country as 8 whole, more than 60,O0O,000 acres have been 80 gull. lied and eroded that they will never again be good for anything.
 It would be possible to go on citing facts like these for half an hour Enough has been said, however, to indicate that when the republicans and the democrats talk about soil conservation measures, they are no just talking about new way to reduce agricultural production. If we were living in the piping times of con1- plete prosperity, with no farm surpluses, Unemployment, or unbalanced budget to worry us, this thing that is happening to our soil would strike us as the most seri- ous problem of the century.
 In our present condition, 1t is only one of many problems; but 1t is hardly an exaggeratfon to say that in the long run 1t will probably prove the most important of all. Whichever party is put in power next November, the campaign to save the greatest of our resources - the land must be prosecuted with all the determin- ation that would be given to campaign to repel an invading enemy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Next Term Will Be No Party For President

MO matter who wins the coming election, lonely LN and frequently very tired man Is going to be occupying the White House during the next four years. The prospects are 50 dark 1t s wonder any man would want the job
 For tho country Is in the midst of period of considerable stress and the focal point of this stress will rest squarely in the middle of the executive mansion Consider, for 6 moment what tho occupant will be up against.
 He will bc forced to decide whether the United States going to swing to tho right or to tho left during the next four years. Whoever the winner s, the pressure on him will Do tremendous; and if he tries to hew straight middle course t will Do greater than ever, for each side will accuse him of going 4n the wrong direction.
 He will have to direct the foreign policy Of the most powerful nation in tho world ct . time when --unless oil observers are mistakoil-the world Will be in greater danger of stumbling into war than at any time since 1918.
 TIE will be faced with the titanic task of erecting AA defenseS against the drouth and erosion that have become 90 dangerous to our future aS on agri cultural nation. In some ways this will Do one Of his greatest tasks, since it involves nothing less than preserving the physical assets Of the land from incaicuiable natural forces.
 He will Do held responsible, rightly or wrongly for the maintenance of American prosperity In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

wrold which is following selfish and blind nation. Alistic policies that lead away from prosperity. There will not be great deal that ho will Do able to do about this, and he will have the comfort of knowing that, no matter what course he folowS, ho will meet with determined opposition.
 It is the same way with unemployment. HerO again, tho president should not Do held wholly re- gponsibe, or even chiefly responsible for the growth or dIminutlon of that terrible problem. But his fellow citizens will blame him. just the same It may Do wc.night impossible task, but he will have to find c solution.
 
 MOST important of alI he will have to furnish tho 1A people of America with . moral and emotional rallyng point. The people are tired and confused, and they have been that way for years. They want desperately to Dc drawn together, to Do persuaded that there is . way they can follow, and to be Tod along that way a
 one of these days they may do some very dis. tregsng things If that conviction and that leader. ship aro not given them It b going to Do up to the president to meet that demand.
 It iS hard to think of any man on earth on whom more will depend than the pgoaident of the United states in the next four yeafs @Yt.1
 The campaign B beginning to speed up, and hard things will Do said about both candidates for the next couple of months. Before we get too emotional w0 might stop to give the winner, whoever he is- Roosevelt or Landon-our deepeat sympathy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

when producing entertainment, ! look for only one quality in the amateur artists who addition for me by the hundreds each week-tal' ent. Talent Worth Money
 There are those who have ap' piled for 0 chance on my program and been rejected because of . lack of talent who have said denied them that chance because of per. sonal prejudice. Nothing could be further from the truth. one of the chief purposes of the Amateur Hour broadcasts is to bring before the public young people who are deBerv- ing, through their ability, Of Q chance to be heard.
 try my utmost best to give ev. eFyone who comes to me Q fair trial.
 The Amateur Hour iB little over year old. It is apparent that great stars cannot Do developed in that brief time. Yet I have reason to believe that many of those aribi. tious young people who have ap. peared on my Sunday evening broadcastS have great promise and will eventually win fame and for. tune in their own right.
 Hundreds of these successful youngsters have been engaged all season long in personal appear. ances with the units that I have sent out across the country. These amateurs have been performing before paying audiences in regular theaterB, audiences that demand c show for their prices of admission. Tn order for these amateurs to sur. vive before these paying audiences, they had to make good on sheer ability.
 The proof of the pudding is that audiences everywhere have ape plauded them and asked for more. Incidentally, there is plenty of room for others to follow, partic- ularly the more seasoned profess sional artists. An amateur unit can only play c town for c week at most. These units have gone into theaters that were formerly "dark" and give evidence that the "road" still wants Hive" entertainment.
 Playing with these travelling units is giving these young people e gen-
 iine opportunity to gain practical experience in show business for the years to come.
 Amateurs No Longer
 I can point already, with pardon able pride, to Clyde Barrie, brilliant young Negro baritone, who made his public debut on one of my broad casts in May of 1035. Prior to his appearance on my program, he had been an elevator operator, unable to obtain any other form of eEn- |ployment although he had glorious voice.
 He came to me through the reg ular channels of those who apply for an addition and scored not only with me but the vast radio audience as well. Today, he is Q 4ea- tured artist over the oolumbia Broadcasting eystegn, winning re- newed popularity every day.
 | Then again, there ig the case of Jackie Billings. skllIful young tap- dancer, who was first introduced Co l the public on the Amateur Hour. lJackle hos iusf left fog Hollgaand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
The Horse's Place

The Department of Public Markets finds that there are nearly as many horses as trucks pulling fruit and vegetable wagons in New York city - 1,200 of the former, in fact, to 1,217 of the trucks. There has been an increase of short haul ing in the city, and number of com- panies figure that horses afford the cheap est power for that work. The number of saddle horses in the city Is increasing, too.
 These developments bring their own problems. One is the difficulty of finding enough experienced horse drivers. Young fellows familiar with automobiles are too inclined to use horse whips like car accelerators. Another difficulty is lack of facilities for taking care of horses, such as watering troughs, and inadequate leg islation to control certain abuses. For example, a peddler arrested for driving while intoXocated was released because there was no law covering that con- bination.
 As a matter of fact, horses no longer belong on city streets. It is true that the gas engine has not yet been devised which can learn the milk route by heart, stopping and starting at the right places, needing only an occasional word of direc- ton and touch of the rein, as a horse familiar with the job does. Still, work horses seem better off when their labor is confined to the farm, and their more ornamental cousins are well saved from the streets for racing, riding, polo playing and other leisure time pursuits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

face type: we Communists Must Stick T0getherl"
 Merry Round
 James West, publicity agent for the Republican National Commit tee under Hoover, is now press relations adviser for Wall Street brokers under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Comnnis- sion .. Congrtsswoman Edith Nourse Rogers, Massachusetts rec publican, has Q unique record for attendance. She has not missed Q record roll-call throughout her eight years in the House The new House Office Building is wired for Q loud speaker sys- tenn. which would make lt possible for a member to sit in his office, and, by flicking 0 switch, to hear what was going on on the floor. But for some reason the system has never been hooked ur-prob- ably because if 1t was, few lneYn- bers would stir out of their of- flces On the Democratic Labor Campaign Committee, headed by Dan Tobin, president of the TeamsterS Union, are ten of the seventeen members of the executive council of the A. ?. of l..
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
BY MAJOR EDWARD BOWEs

New York, Aug. 20-since George Ross has been 90 gracious as to ex- tend me tho space of his column as guest writer, I aTIl taking the liberty of passing along few words of friendly counsel to those of you who have ambitions to become entertain CTS.
 First let me say that I believe pro. foundly in the ability of genuine talent to win out against seemingly insurmountable odds. If you have real talent and the courage to achieve, the entertainment world will receive you and inevitably find Q place for you in it's ranks.
 You may Do fortunate enough to be visited with the rare good luck of achieving success overnight: on the other hand, and this is far more likely, 1t may prove Q tough, uphill struggle.
 But if you have ability, and if you believe in your ability and can per- Sist through adversity, nothing can stop you, believe me.
 Through the medium of my AIn- ateur Hour broadcasts, l have been trying to provide people with an op- portunity to find their niche. Since I believe in the memorable law of the theater, that managers must select and employ the best talent available
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

Tomorrow manufacturers of Water bury will gather with city officials to dis cuss ways and means of taking up the slack in relief employment In short the city proposes now with the upturn of lo- cal business that room be found at the bottom for those who have been on the relief rolls for so many months. There are right now in Waterbury many on federal relief as well as that maintained by the city. If local industrial and busi- ness houses could put those thousands of workers in regular jobs 1t would be a wonderful thing. It Is doubtful that any. thing like that could be done at one fell swoop. Such mass employment IS hardly to be expected But surely some scheme of gradual absorption of the relief en1- ployes can be worked out, so that as busi- ness continues to show improvement more jobs will be available. Waterbury can show the way in this respect. We don't know another city that has tried 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

merated leO,eOS lawyers, judges, and justices.
 e. Who invented porcelain or. tificial teeth2
 A. Fauchard of France initiated tho Idea In i72e, but the first coEn- mercial production was by Duchau. toau, Q French chemist, and Dubois, Q dentist of Paris, in 1774 or l776. They were introduced in the U. 8. in i7e6 by Dr. John Greenwood.
 q. How many persons are eligs ible for the federal honusp
 A. Approximately S,6is,i9l.
 e. What is the motto of the Brit" lsh Order of tho darter9
 A. "1oni soit qul mai y peyise," translated; "Evil to him who evil thinks"
 IS you want . copy of our book lot "sCIENTIFIC FACTS" write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1Ois Thir. tccnth st., Northwest, Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
AUGUST 2l

AUGUST 21 Persons most likely to be affected by today's influences are those who were born from Sept. g through Oct. 2l.
 General Indications Morning-0ood.
 AEternoon--0ood.
 Evening-Dou The day is not very important.
 Today's Birthdate You should deal with what lies deep in the earth to be successful. Travel, pleasure. speculation and children should all be Q benent to you during November, 1o30. Danger of fire, accident or rash action from Sept. % through S7, ie30.
 Socially favorable, buy clothes or seek favofs from women from Nov |ls tilFoush l7. le39.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
In TO-day's Mail Z Anonymous letters will not Do accepted unless sccOm. panied with writer's nsme.
CONSTITUTION COMES FIRST
 IN THIS COUNTRY, SAYS EMPLOYEE

d.
 EMPLOYEE
 August 70. looe
 pe Waterbury, Conn. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The best friend you have in this country is the Constitution of the United States. Don't lot any poli- tician take 1t away from you for if this happens you ore likely to lose oil of the rights you have.
 When the country first started the people were tired of being dictated to by the ruling class which laid down the law for them and they had to take it and like 1t. The Constitution was drawn in such Q way that the people are really the supreme power. They elect the ofh. cials and # they do not like what is done they have the privilege Of electing someone else next time.
 If the Constitution should be scrapper the country would head for c dictatorship as sure as you are Q foot high.
 We should then lose practically ell of our rights as free c!tisens, will be denied the privilege of free speech and the freedom of the press and will be Q good deal like cattle under the dictatorship of those who will set themselves up in the leadership. t
 Just consider the present condi. ton in Germany and Italy. What rights does the private citizen have there7 Can anything be more un- American than such conditions? Be sure that whoever you elect is going to stand back of the Con- stitution and see that 1t is not deS. troyed or violated. EAGPLoYEE. August 1T, 1DSe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M KsEby

e. Give the origin and meaning of the name Roeser.
 A. It is . German surname meaning celebrated or famous.
 e. Who were the successful wo- men swimmers of the English chan" nel in 1926?
 A. Miss Gertrude Ederle and Mrs. Bennington Corson (Miilie dade).
 q. Did Wallace Ford play the role of Q waiter in Mfr. Deeds ooeE to Townp"
 A. No; Gene Morgan played the role. Ford was not in the cast.
 e. What is the plural of busi' ness2
 A. Businesses.
 e. How many lawyers are there h tho United states9 ,
 A. The 1880 U. s. census enu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
IN NEW YORK :

Although Major Edward Bowes, father to the Amatcur Hour, iS charged with having raised the false hopes of countless, deIuded youngsters, 1t happens that he has given impetus to . vast amount of fresh talent that otherwise would not have been discovered. In to. days guest column, he delivers . personal message to Innumerable amateurs everywhere.
 -0EORdE ROSS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Selected Poem
SUMMER STORM

SUMMEM C1OESM Elizabeth Newport Hepburn in the New York
 Times) Upon the smothered, sun-baked town Where puny mortals live and die, Long shafts of silver rain slide down From yonder blessed storm-racked sky: Shafts of white lightning craclIle, flare. Tall towers lose themselves in clouds, Thunder reverberates; dead air Comes tinglingly alive; drenched crowds Race happily for shelter; boys Shout with the thunder, cheeks and hair All wet and sleek: few mortal joys Surpass this bliss of rain-washed air. The Park rejoices, tired trees Drink eagerly; the very birds Shrill forth their grateful ecstasies, Their thankful theme-songs, without words.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

Western rivers are fast being depleted of fish, recent government surveys have revealed. Erosion and drouth are to blame It is doubtful, too, if they can ever be restocked properly unless the above causes-erosion and drouth are eliminated. Muddy streams don't sup port many forms of fish life, so here's ar- other important problem to be coped with,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

Nomination for the worst bore-tril- ogies meaning novels in three long books about three or more generations of folks none of whom are interesting, agreeable or worth the paper they're written on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Horoscope
By OCTAVTNE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planet, the daily horoscope isNout- lined by a noted astFDl0ger. In addition to information of general interest, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.