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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-13

in their show rooms Thai means lew cars are somewhat scarce. Used ears are selling better, continuing ! pickup that started in July.
 To take your wife's breath away, he new 1889 streamliner will crash he spotlight in a few more weeks, More streamlining, yes, but larger, wider bodies. The automobile trade avs you can't resist them and their ,adgets, such as more glass, less gear shifting, better brakes, and sleeker cushions. More important 5han beauty is the story that. the auto makers are spending half a billion dollars for materials and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-13
By ROBBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Sept. 8. = Sound progressed on the screen as technicians mastered the problem of extraneous noises - and the squaWkies became talkies.
 Look into the one sound stage Hollywood had ten years ago. With the help of Major Nathan Levin son, then and now in charge. of the Warner Bros sound department, we can do this:
 It's a forbidding hulk of con- crete. It's inner walls are heavily insulated with rock wool and com- position board (celoteD to prevent reverberation and assure sound- proofing.
 The set where the actors will perform is small. Before it, in glass-front booths each about eight feet square, are imprisoned cam- eras and cameramen. Nearby, con-
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microphones are planted behind props" such as vase of flowers, a row of books, a potted plant, a statue
 It is a wonder that sound films were made at all. The difficulties were numerous, the medium strange. But the results, for the time, were astounding.
 Discs hoanC5ned
 In those days the Warmers used the sound-on-disc system of re- cording, similar to the ordinary phonograph record. The other stu dios used the sound-on-film, al- ready employed eXperimentally in Fox newsreels. The sound track or photographed sound waves was on one reel, the pictures on another, the two later superim- posed to become one reel. As early as 1930, however, Warmers were abandoning the disc recordings, and now sound-on-film is uni versal.
 It was two years before Holly wood began to throw off the pro- duction tyranny of the sound tech- nician revolt made possible through developments by these same technicianS.
 A visit to any sound stage today reveals the extent of this free- dom from domination by the mi- crophone and its masters.
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sales. Americans puffed nearly lt percent fewer ready-made ciga rets in July. And, strangel. enough, roll-your- tobacco is selling like hot cakes. That look as if somebody's cutting expenses.
 Take the question of a new car It's the most important question On the business horizon, as well a; in thousands of homes. For, as automobiles go. so goes the nation.
 Even though sales have beer nothing to write home about, the news is encouraging in the auto, mobile business. Dealers have an average of four old-model cars each
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bowl to it, and a bit of lemon peel
 n 1 wonder if you remember that door at the end of the room, Helen? Let me tell you about that door. I nope I'm not telling tales out of school, but that door has been opened only once ill 65 years. And it happened like this It was opened by the man who took me to dinner there. by Seymour Weiss.
 That was V'Ncn President Roose- welt came to New Orleans not very long ago. There was a small, inti- mate dinner in his honor. If I re- member there were only five peo- pie besides the President and his party They were the Governor, the Mayor, the publishers of the newspapers in New Orleans, and Seymour Weiss.
 They planned the dinner for this same little room where you were, Helen, with the sawdust floor and that closed door at the end. And to get to that room, as you re- member, you have to come in from St. Louis Street, cross that great open dining rcom, and turn left through a hallway before you get there
 Colonel Weiss thought of all this before the President sot there. He thought it would be nice if the President wouldn't have to take this long walk through the restau- rant proper. So he walked back into the kitchen and asked for a hammer and came back and open ed that door which had been nailed shut for 65 years. And when the President arrived he only had to walk three sters across the thres- hold.
 think that's Q swe story, Helen. don't think I'll .ver for get il, or Antoine's, a I don't think the President Will either. It's anu of those pretty- -tittfe epi- sodes that you alv' 5 seem to bump inta in New q, sans, and I thought you'd like to know.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-13
EASTERN STARS MEET
 HERE THIS EVENING

Members of the Order of Eastern Stars are meeting this evening. at 6:30 o'clock in the banquet room of the Scottish Rite Temple, for a covered-di dinner, followed by a business meeting in the lodge room.
 In charge of all arrangements for the dinner is Mrs. Sam Feldon, with Mrs. Dora Sweeney, Worthy Matron, presiding at the meeting.
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Ten years ago, talking pie lures turned Hollywood upside down. A movie with dialogue had brought new customers to the bOxOffice. Producers raced to get into the field with their new product. In a series of four articles, of which this is the third, RObbin C0ons, AP Fea- ture Service CoIumnist, tells about that great Holiywocd shake and the changes "l0 Years of Talkies" have wrought in the studios.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-13
GARsTERs RETURNING

William Garster and Mrs. Gar ster, who have been south for sometime, are returning to their Juneau home aboard the Princess Louise due late this afternoon.
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ATTENTION O.E.S.

Regular meeting of Juneau Chap ter No. ', Tuesday, 8 pm. Program Covered dish dinner at 6:30 pm. fol Stars and escorts.
 LILLIAN G. WATSON, adv. Secretary
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HENRY RIDDEN BACK

Henry Roden, candidate for elec- ton as Senator on the Democratic ticket, arrived on the Northland from Petersburg where he has been since the middle part of last week.
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down to city clerks in increasing numbers for building permits. July permits scared about 80 percent ever June's, which means they're nearly one and a half times as numerous as they were in August, 1897.
 Not so good is the lag in cigaret
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best dozen brown eggs, butter (not less, than 2 pounds, unsalted but- ter (not less than 2 pounds), cot tage cheese, best pound assorted IcandY.
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IS ENJOYED BY
 COl.UMNlST
Tucker, Visiting in New Orleans, Tells Helen
 Hayes About Eats
By GEORGE FLICKER

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 13.-This is a personal billet doux to Helen Hayes: Dear Helen, sometime ago you returned from a tour of the country and told reporters in New York that the most delightful food you ate during your coast to coast tour was at Antoine's, in New Or- leans.
 I know just what you mean, Helen. I feel that way toe. thought of you last night when was there I told the waiber what you had said, and he pointed out w gre you sat. See how they re- member you? l sat in your chair. Helen, in that same little room with the sawdust floor, off from the main room.
 And I had pompono, too just as you did sealed in a heart shaped paper bag. Whoever thought of cooking fish. all heaped with herbs and sauces, sealed in q paper
 
 bag? That's Creole cooking, Helen. That recipe wasn't brought over from France It was arrived at, through necessity, right here in New Orleans. The slaves had their part in the origin ot Creole cook | ing, and the Indians. Are you ] good cook, Helen? M ae thought of you as I sat there dining, and when they turned the lights out for the cafe brulot There was brandy and cinnamon and cloye and orange peel and lemon peel all in one magnificent ilarae that threw shadows on your face. And didn't it taste good Didn't lit though? It sure did taste good. II have a brulot bowl, now. It's already on the way. te New York. ! | hopesit tiiins out tilA way I want 1t to. ! yet somehow I've got a hunch it won't be the same as it is there. Maybe there's more than a
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Tomorrow: Sound Today

tools to make these new cars. That's life blood to the body ecc- homie.
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nected with the camera booths by electrical lines, is the sound booth, occupied by the sound mixer" and his equipment. It too, has @ glass front, is shut tight against air and sound. These booths are veritable Black Holes of Cal cutta, hot and breathless. After each take" the men rush out, gasping for air.
 Sound Man Rules
 Suspended from pulleys over head are several mierophones. They cannot be moved because that would distort the recording, create eX- traneous noise The actors, ready for the scene, glance apprehensively at the mikes" ("Mike- fright" was disease almost everyone had in those days)
 All right, they're shooting. In deathly quiet, the actors advance cautiously. They glance upward to be sure they are under their re- spective mikes" Each in turn speaks his lines. If he moves away, it's too bad. The scene will have to be done again The slightest un- expected noise can throw h e whole set into confusion.
 The sound man is monarch of the set. Everybody director, star, eameraman-eonsu him. Can We do this?" "Is this possible?" In this land of "yes-men, his No is a commandment.
 Sometimes, in this 1928 stage,
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Lode ana pracer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
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Business Upturn
 Evident in U. 5.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-05

The Italian French crisis is a vivid illustration of the complex and un- certain and-most of all-interie- pendent balance of power in the new Europe. The foundation is a combination of jealousies and need for mutual security in which holes are continually appearing. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has taken over the task of plugging these holes as they appear, know ing that if he should fail to fill any one of them in time, the whole works would fall.
 Italy's Sudden Stand
 Viewed from the broad back ground of European developments since the Czech crisis was ended at the Munich four-power conference. Italy's sudden and strange outburst against France is not out of keep ing with Mussolini's reputation as the Smartest of dictatorS.
 Less than a year ago, he was in a key position in Europe. He held the balance of power between rising Germany and the alarmed but still uncowed British-French combina- ton. In the showdown Hitler took the risks, grabbed Austria and the Sudetenland and dominated the Berlin Rome partnership. Musso- lini gave him verbal support and came away empty handed.
 The fascist premier is now mak- ing his bid before it is too late to get Italy'S share in the realignment of Europe. He has acted in his us- ual spectacular manner by sweep ing campaign for acquisition of such French territory as Tunisia, Corsica. Nice and Savoy. He could expect to gain such prizes only by mira cle. His real purposes are less spec tacular.
 Three Main Factor
 It appears likely that three main factors prompted the fascist leader:
 l. By a powerful propaganda campaign for French territory tC which Italy has no legal claim but in which she has an historical oa minority interest, MusSolini might create favorable conditions under which to win lesser concessions from Paris such as granting belIigerent
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Aerial Photographer Had Thrilling Fall From Plane

and leaned out a bit. was holding the stick with one hand and getting ready b shoot the pictures with the other.
 Suddenly the lower part of the door on which I was leaning gave way and I was thrown out of the plane. It seemed that I was falling for three full seconds when my plunge earthward ended abruptly with 8 jerk that left me dangling by the feet in mid-air.
 "The single strap that had across my knees as a sort of safety belt had closed tight around my lower legs and there I was, head down, with my plane flying wild.
 T don't know how far we fell be- fore I managed to pull myself into position to make a grab at the side of the plane. can't say whether ] did it or whether the lurching oi the plane threw me back into ol near the seat. At any rate, I sud denly found myself holding onto something firm"
 A few minutes later, Cleveland landed safely at Boston airport.
 T felt okay then" he. said, 'bui wien I got home I got the shakes and couldn't eat my dinner"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-05
THIRD TERM BOOM
 STARTED AGAIN
Senator Guffey of Penn. Is Responsible == Repercus=
 siOns Follow Speedily
RYLYLE WILSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, Dec. 5-Pennylvania's s unexpected boom to renominate President Roosevelt in 1940 threat ened today to involve the new con- gress in third term debate which would jar the Democratic from top to bottom.
 !. MT. Roosevelt was put forward to beat the "camouflaged fascism" of the Republican party by Sen. Cuff fey, (d) Pa., a member of the Dem ocratic national committee and now undisputed Democratic leader of his state. He fired the first big gun in the 1940 campaign with this state ment:
 "Pennsylvania was, and will be for President Roosevelt and Pennsylva- nia's 72 votes at the next Democratic convention will be cast to make him our standard bearer in 1940.
 '"The 194O campaign will be the most momentous in the history O1 the nation. The issue will be thG liberal democracy of Franklin D Roosevelt versus the camouf1ageC fascism of powerful financial ant industrial interests masqueradinE (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-05
AVERAGE PERSON
 IN ITALY OPPOSED
Cardinal Mundelein Back With Word About Events
 in Europe

New York, Dec. 5.-CUP)-George Cardinal Mundelein, archbishop of Chicago, returns to his episcopate today convinced that the average person in Italy is strongly opposed 10 the Nazi campaign against re- ligious and racial minorities.
 The cardinal, returning to the United States from an official visit to the Vatican, asid that Italians with whom he talked had expressed strong sympathy with President Roosevelt's denunciation of cam paigns against religious groups in Germany.
 "The man on the street over there is very much in sympathy with the Presidents stand concerning these minorities who are being perecuted,' 2 he said. "He is out of sympathy with the German prosecutions"
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Corsica and Tunis. Yesterdays dem- onstrations against Italy in Corsica and Tunis were the best reply to Italian manifestations and proved that the French are ready to hold their possessions wherever the tri- color floats, the communique said.
 The demonstrations were evoked by clamorous demand by members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies last Wednesday for cession to Italy of Tunis, Corsica, Savoy and Nice.
 Daladier, saying that Italian gov- ernment had virtually disavowed the demonstration by the deputies, asked the Corsicans and TuniSianS to re- frain from further manifestations.
 Thousands Resent Italy
 Groups of people numbering from scores to 3000O gathered yesterday to show their resentment of the Ital- ian demonstration, and to pledge themselves never to accept Italian domination. Their manifestations ot fidelity to France were guarded here as firm answer to the demands ot the Italian deputies, which the Ital- ian government has now said, in reply to French and British repre- sentations, did not represent any official view.
 Not only in Corsica itself but in Tunisia and in French cities, Corsi- cans led yesterdays demonstrations. At Ajaccio, the chief town of Cor sica, 30,000 persons led by the mayor and members of the municipal coun- cil marched through the city, sing ing the French natioal anthem, the Marseillaise, and shouting: Long live France! Long live Corsica! To the firing post with MusSolini!"
 Calls It Italian Insult
 Before the war memorial, they voted a resolution demanding ces- sation of "Italy's insulting preten- sionS against this country, which never was and never will be Ital- ian"
 Members of the procession broke police cordons four times, and then were permitted to parade past the Italian consulate where Italian sub jects had sought refuge
 In Tunis, chief of Tunisia, how ever, demonstrators attacked Ital-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-05

Somerville, Mass, Dec. 5-CUP)- Daniel Cleveland, amateur aerial photographer, tumbled out of the plane he was piloting 1900 feet in the air-but he was alive today to tell about it.
 Not only was the 24-year-old Som- erville youth alive, but he didn't have a scratch to show for his hair-raising adventure and almost miraculous es- cape from death. He owed his life to a makeshift safety belt which jerked him back and held him dan gling by the feet in mid-air as his Piper Cub plane went into spin. A licensed pilot for four years Cleveland New over Brookline yes terday to photograph the Beaver Country Day School.
 Nov the plane I was flying" he explained today, "has doors to the side which open out on swinging hinges. The upper part of the door triangular in shape, opens upward The bottom part opens downward but is supposed to hold tight.
 "T tried the doors when I entered the pane and they seemed okay When I got ready to make my shots I pushed open the top of the dool
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-05
TWISTED STILL
 RAIDED TODAY

Winsted, Conn, Dec. 5 - (U.P0- Six men were arrested today when federal, state and local authorities raided 8 huge still in barn on an outlying farm and confiscated one of the most elaborate layouts since repeal.
 Apprehended and held for ar- raignment before a U. s. commis- sioner on charges of violating the federal liquor laws, were:
 Edward E. Perrotti, 20, and his brother, Caesar, g, both of Wood bridge; Jack Gesio 9, Fred Cusano 25, Joseph Rico, A, and Eddie Lewis A, the later a negro, all of New Ha- ven.
 The still was located on the chick en farm of Arnold Kennedy and according to officers. had been ir operation about two months. It had been under surveillance since early Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-05
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS Copyright 1888 By United Press)

Has Europe's Post Munich road toward peace reached dead end? Will Mussolini's quarrel with France knock the props from under Europes friend ship program? The answer to these questions rests today with Adolf Hitler His attitude toward Musso- inis dream of Mediterranean empire has become the big question mark in world affairs this year of war alarms draws to close.
 Today Mussolin is demanding his share of the profits of the Munich settlemenwider influence in the Medter ranean at the expense of France Without the aid of his Nazi partner at Berlin Mussoin could hope little more than disrupt peace negotiations with Britain and France With HterS active support the Fascist premier might easily create unbearabe strain in the Mediter where both France and Britain vast interests immediately essential to their existence world powers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-05
FLANDERS HOTEL
 MANAGER GUILTY
George H. Bennett Is Fined $50 For Sales
 Made on Election Day

Arrested election day, Nov. 8, on a charge of selling liquor without a permit, George H. Bennett, .51, own CT of the Flanders hotel, 28 North Main street, was found guilty after a lengthy hearing before Judge T. E. Conway in city court today. Bennett was fined $50. without costs.
 In finding Bennett guilty, Judge Conway defended Lieut.. Ernest Pa- kul and PlainschotheSman Joseph Cavanaugh of the vice squad, who had been charged by Defense At torrey Michal V. Blansfield with "misdirected zeal". The court denied MT. Blansfield's contention that the arrest resulted from an "entrap- ment."
 Some Liquor Seized
 Three cases of beer and several bottles of liquor were seized in the hotel raid. The arrest was made when Officer Cavanaugh, after di- vesting himself of his coat, vest and necktie, secured six bottles of beer, and then called Lieut.. Pakul, who was waiting upstairs in the hotel.
 Attorney Blansfield claimed that the officers had induced" the al- legged violation of the law. Defense witnesses denied that any money was paid for the beer and said it was given to Cavanaugh when he said he wanted it for friend who lives in the hotel.
 Judge Conway said: 'The court is impressed with the truth of Officer Cavanaguh's testimony" He added, however, that he would be lenient since it appeared that Bennett's sales had not been to the general public but limited to residents of the hotel and their friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-05
JUDGE INGLIS
 TO SPEED TRIAL
Holiday Vacation Will Be Very ShOrt-Ready to
 Draw New Panel
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff .Writer)

Considering speed in the trial of the Waterbury conspiracy cases as more important than lengthy eel ebrations of holidays, Judge Ernest A. Inglis stated today that barring unforeseen developments no lengthy adjournment would be taken dur ing the Christmas season.
 Reached by telephone at his Mid dletown home, Judge Inglis stated that his present plans call for court session to and including Friday, De- cember g, and an adjournment un- til Tuesday, December 27. He said that this schedule would hold true with possibly variation of one day, meaning possible adjournment December 9. or if not that, then delay until December 28.
 Jury Task Resumes Tuesday
 As result of an agreement reached last week at a conference of coun- sel, court was in recess today, but the task of obtaining eight more jurors for the trial will be continued tomorrow. Four jurors had been selected when court adjourned Fri day afternoon.
 Eighty-four veniremen will re- port to court tomorrow morning for questioning by counsel for state and defense, who will determine wheth- CT they are acceptable as jurors for the trial.
 Panel May Be Exhausted
 Whether or not the eight neceS- sary jurors will be available from the 84 has been a question of much
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Three Bound Over For Attempt to Steal Metal
Held in $7, 1900 Bonds Each-RisdOn Manufactur= ing Company Plant Was Entered

Three Waterburians charged with attempting to steal quantity of valuable metal anodes from the Ris- don Mfg. Go. plant were bound over to the January criminal term of su- perior court after hearings before Judge John F.. McDonough in Naug- atuck borough court today. At the same time Chief Inspector Joseph Stevens of the Waterbury police an- nounced that the trio would be ques- tioned as to a number of other metal thefts in and near Waterbury during the past year.
 S7,500 Bonds Each
 The accused, each held in bonds of $7,50O, are Victor Gurski, of 46 North Leonard street; Anthony Ra- monas of 172 South Leonard street; and Walter Aliskanas, alias Alisaus- kas, 55 Green street. They pleaded not guilty.
 In the past year, police have re- ported more than score of metal thefts from local factories. The loot has been principally nickel and cop per aQOQeS.
 The men were arrested early Sun day morning after an attempt had been made to steal $427 worth of anodes from the Risdon plant.
 Button Proved Clue
 A button which was found in the factory by George Otis Ellis. ST., an official of that plant, after the bur- glary, and which matched other but tons on the coat worn by Gurski, according to testimony, played a considerable part in Judge John F. McDonough's finding of probable cause.
 Patrolman Richard Ostrom said he found the gate of the factory grounds open after the factory watchman, Horace McCann, had notified police of the attempted