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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
SEVEN PEOPLE ARE ON BOARD MISSING PLANE Ship Was Wrecked as It Hit Ocearl-Fate of Pas-
 sengers Unknown ISOLATED SPOT ON
 CALIFORNIA COAST Crews Tried to Approach Spot But Are Driven
 Back By Surf
BY ROGER JOHNSON Limited Press Staff Corresponds

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 san Francisco, November %. = (UP) = A United Air lines "mainliner", en route from Seattle to San Francisco with seven persons aboard and flying off it's radio beam in a thundersquall, made a crash landing today in the ocean of a 800 foot cliff near Point Reyes, Calif.
 The plane was wrecked but the fate of those aboard = four pas sengers and three members of the crew - was not determined irnne- diately.
 The accident occurred in one of the most isolated spots along the California coast. Although it is only 30 miles north of San Francisco's Golden Gate, Coast Guardsmen and other rescuers estimated that 1t would take hours to reach the wreck age.
 Two Figures Seen
 The United Airlines office here received report at mid-morning that two figures had been seen walking on the beach near the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
INCOME INCREASES

Portland Me, Nov. 29-(UP)- Net income of $35.248 after fixed charges was earned by the Maine Central railroad in October, com- pared with $16,8O in October 1887, it was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
Warning to Prospective Jurors Given By Judge
Several Are Turned Down General Rush to Get Off Panel

excuse all of the jurors subject to being called in one at a time to take the oath of secrecy" concerning their examination and discussion of the case. Thereafter, those who might be excused would be free of any court restriction. the others, to conform to court order relating to the secrecy. ~
 The judge told tho jurors that they should report immediately to the court if they were approached bv anyone seeking to discuss the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

  gls whoE Eeenon the other of he op line Gov Mayor Hayes AhornyJ Murray L Okn, AIt FancsB J. an James | . < ! K &3s 44
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
VeryF Few Spectators In
 Vicinity of Court House
Approximately Fifty Persons Were on Streets Nearby; Lawyers, Accused Dwindled in Slowly-Mayor,
 Judge Close Together

crowd of fewer than fifty persons lined the eastery sidewalk of Leavenworth street. opposite Kendrck avenue around 945 o'clock today waiting in the chilly wind for sight of the principals prosecution and defense in the grand jury conspiracy case for which the jury P9ng Frank Hayes and his attorney James D. C. Murray arrived. A few For the mayor of the first to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
'7Ke Weather

Cloudy, Warmer To- night; Snow on Wed.
 Fun Weather Report Page II
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

The defendants listened intently Judge lnslis as % their reasons as jurefs were being questioned hy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov. 29-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Nov 26th, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year S3, 55s. .7s2. .90s.16 $s,00s. .622, ,4OS .46 s2.192. 4Oi.s5,10 $2,2sO.5ls.424ss
 Gross Deficit
 s1. .ss7.ssi.s sri .os s72s. .ios. .9s4.os s1,ssi. .0s4.971.Os Sss2. .s62. .ss4.Os
 Cash Balance
 s2.4e9.710,32S.4s $2,615,360. .4S6.5s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
N. E. A. NAMES 1888 ALL-AMERICA TODAY

With the personal opinions and advice of the country, the annual NEA All America team, an annual football feature of the Democrat sports pages is named today, with . great story as to She reason for selections. For the Democrats NEA annual choice first of sthe season turn to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-29
MAN DIES WHILE
 SHOVELING SNOW

Willimantic, Conn, Nov. 29-(UP) A heart attack suffered while shoveling snow Sunday caused the death today of Harry L. Lester, about 47, field representative of the state tax department. He was former superintendent of streets.
 His widow and four children sur- vive
Evening star., 1938-07-05

First. the figures stand exactly be-
tween the camera and the sun. This
helps in two ways. 1t places one OF
the strongest shadows against the
strongest high lights-a good pictorial
rule Too, it shields the lens from
direct sun-rays-a sound technical
rule. Never let direct sun-rays strike
the lens when you are taking picture
InterpoSe something, as above, or wait
until the sun is somewhat yelled by
cloud
Again this picture has frame
another good pictorial rule. The tree
and shore form a rough oval, in which
the human figures are nicely centered.
Such framing" helps make a picture
self-contained and complete in itself.
At the same time it adds feeling Of
depth-you look through the frame"
at the more distant parts of the scene
and get better effect of distance
A third important point is-this pic
ture shows nice balance. The figures
are we'll placed within the sky OPEN
ing. Suppose they had stood very
close to the tree-the picture might
have been too heavy" on the left
hand side and much less pleasing to
the eye.
Watch these points-strong shadows
against strong high lights. framing. "
good balance and simple arrangement
You can apply all these in every pic
ture. but keep them tucked away in
your kit bag of picture tricks. Properly
used, they often provide the extra
something" that little added touch of
interest and appeal that attracts the
attention Of the judges.
Evening star., 1938-07-05
AIR CADET SETS
us. GL|DERMARKS
Stanley Scars 225 Miles
and Lands on Golf
Course in CapitaI.

Duplicating the flight made Sunday
by the world-famous German glider
pilot, Peter Riedel, Naval Aviation
Cadet Robert M. Stanley of the air.
craft carrier U. S. S. Lexington, who
never had flown glider before last
Wednesday, yesterday established a
new American glider distance record in
225-mile flight from Elmira, N. Y.
to the eighteenth fairway of the In
dian Spring golf course.
The Germans mark did not count
as an official record because he is
not an American citizen.
The flight by the young cadet over
three states climaxed remarkable
series of long distance performances
at the national soaring meet. now
in progress at Elmira. In addition
to the two flights to Washington
Chester Decker of Glen Rock, N. j..
flew l73 miles from Elmira to Nova.
Md. according to the Associated Press
Emil Lehecka of Long Island CITY.
on goal flight, designated Harris
burg, Pa, as his destination and
landed there at the State Capital Air
port after a l3O-mile flight.
The 25-year-old aviation cadet. a
native of Oklahoma, landed among
startled golfers as his supporting air
currents finally failed him after a
flight Of 6l2 hours He took of from
Elmira at noon yesterday and at
talned a maximum altitude of 1000
feet during the flight 1t was his fourth
glider flight. During his first. also
at the Elmira meet, he established
new American altitude record of 9. 200
feet.
His flight nearly ended at Harris
burg, where he dropped to an altitude
OF 500 feet before again fading rising
air current which bore him to suffi-
cient height for the next stage of his
croSS-country flight He had a COM
pass in his motorless craft, which
weighs only $50 pounds. He made
the flight with regular automobile
road map as his guide
Cadet Stanley's flight broke the
American distance record of 2l245
miles made by Levin B. Barringer of
Philadelphia at Tulsa, Okla, during
the spring Yesterdays flight was
made in a high performance soaring
plane designed by Harland Ross of
Wichita Falls, Tex. and borrowed by
the Navy flyer from the Soaring
Society of America after souvenir
hunters had stolen part of the tail Of
his own soarer
The craft was to be shipped back
to Elmira on a trailer today.
DR.. Karl o. Lange, contest chairman
at Elmira, announced that Mr.. Riedel.
by virtue of his flight here Sunday
and earlier performances at Elmira,
had piled up leadership Of 767 points
in the race for the American soaring
championship, according to the Asso-
ciated Press.
Other standings. as of Sunday night,
placed Mr. Lehecka second, with tit
points; Richard c. Du Pont. Whining
ton. Del. third. with 583; Jack
O'Meara. Minneapolis, MINI. fourth,
with SAB, and Floyd Sweet of Elmira,
fifth, with 492.
Evening star., 1938-07-05

SILHOUETTE pictures, taken in or
outdoors, have certain appeal and
often attract the attention of Judges
as did the picture above, which won a
national award of $50 in the 1886
Newspaper National Snapshot Awards.
The effectiveness Of this picture lies
IN its simplicity and the charm of the
cloud-banked sunset sky incidentally.
the picture was taken with a box
camera, which proves that you don't
have to own an expensive camera to
take pictures of prize winning caliber.
For a similar picture with a box-tvpe
camera, having more than one lens
opening. use the smallest lens aperture.
II it has but one stop" or lens OPEN
ing, take the picture as you would any
snapshot
To take similar silhouette with a
camera having a lens marked with
'f-numbers.' adjust the lens opening
to fill or if the sky is quite bright
use fl6 and use shutter speed of
1-50 or 1-10O second.
There are number of good points
In this picture from which helpful
picture rules may be drawn.
Evening star., 1938-07-05

THE National Labor Relations Act
Is In substance a civil liberties docu-
ment," the report said.
The union found more interference
with the civil rights of German -Ameri-
can Nazis than with Communists.
Upon blacklist" Of civil liberties,
the union gave first place to Jersey
city, N. j., dominated by the politi-
cal machine Of Mayor Frank Hague
in the interest Of open-shop business" !"
Next on the blacklist was Harlan
County, KY, for its long reign of
terror against unionization of the local
miners" !.
Memphis. Tenn, where city officials
have banned lawful activities of c. I.
o. organizers" and San Antonio, Tex,
where a political machine dominating
the police department has a long
Evening star., 1938-07-05
CHIEFS AUTO STOLEN
D. C. Police Are Looking for Fire

Vehicle From Tennessee.
The Fayetteville (Tenn.) fire chiefs
big red automobile was stolen by some
daring Fourth of July celebrator who
headed toward Washington yesterday,
local police were informed.
Skeptical that any one could get
this far in such a car without being
caught, police still broadcast q look
Evening star., 1938-07-05

record Of attacks on the rights Of
Mexican workers and unemployed"
followed.
Other cities and areas on the black
list were Tampa, Fla, under control
OF public officials dominated by the
Ku Klux Klan;" Chicago, where a
police department controlled BY
political machine is constant menace
to civil rights" Boston, where an
unparalleled censorship of periodicals,
books. plays and movies has long been
established" Puerto Rico, where a
quasi-colonial government under
military government has long inter-
fered with the civil rights Of inde-
pendence advocates" and Gallup,
N. Mex, dominated by coal companies
opposed to union organization
Evening star., 1938-07-05
SNAPSHOT CONTEST RULES

8. No prints will be returned. Do
not submit negatives with your
prints. Keep them until request
ed by the Amateur Snapshot
Editor (Only original negatives
accepted) This newspaper as
sumes no responsibility for mega
tives.
9. Each week The Star will pay (S5)
for the best picture and (S2) for
each picture of special merit that
is printed and not awarded a
prize. In addition, at the close OF
the contest (s25) will be paid to
the final winner in each of the
four classifications listed below
These four winners then will be
entered in the National Awards.
where they will compete for
prizes totaling $4,000.
IMPORTANT: If you snap
picture which you expect to enter
in the contest and in which a per-
son or persons appear, be sure you
get their names and addresses.
This is necessary because before
your picture can become eligible
for entry in the National Awards
the written consent of such person
or persons to the use of the picture
for advertising purposes must be
obtained
Following are the classifications
in which prizes will be awarded
at the end of the contest:
CLASS A, children and babies
ANY picture in which the prin-
cipal interest is a child or chill
dren.
CLASS B, sports, hobbies, rec
reations, avocations, vocations,
action pictures, animals, pets
Baseball, golf, tennis, motor
boating, canoeing, sailing, beach
sports, airplanes, fishing, animal
pictures, pets, gardening, farm
ing, etc.
CLASS c, scenes and still life
studies - Landscapes, marine
views, city streets, travel or
country scenes, architecture, in
teriors, still life" pictures of art
objects, curios, cut flowers, fruit,
etc.
CLASS D, informal portraits of
adults-Pictures of one or more
persons (close up or full fgure)
in natural and apparently un-
posed attitude; character stud
les; genre illustrative of COM
mon life), and pictures in which
charm and personality of the
subject are outstanding.
Evening star., 1938-07-05
MELLETT IS SEEN
IN NWAGE-H0URJ Job
Emergency Council Director
May Administer New
Labor Act.

The name of Lowell Mellett, director
Of the National Emergency Council.
was linked in speculation today with
administration of the new Wage-Hour
Act, as President Roosevelt put
thoughts of busy holiday behind him
and tackled program that included
appointment of wage-hour admins
traitor.
The President is expected to an
nounce this appointment and to select
members of a commission to regulate
civil aviation before he leaves Thurs
day for Western speaking trip
Mr.. Mellett, former local editor. was
among White House visitors yesterday.
He brushed aside smilingly reporters
suggestions that he might be named as
wage-hour administrator Mr.. Mellett
also has been mentioned as possible
successor to Joseph E. Davies as AM
bassador to Moscow, but the Associated
Press said White House assistants dis
counted this report
Davies Also Caller.
AiiiodoSduol bhNleS also was
White House caller yesterday. He
said the President gave him some
instructions 'on the European situ-
alton Mr.. Davies who has been
transferred to Brussels. told the press
ne did not know whether his success
or at Moscow has been chosen.
With Francis B. Sayre, Assistant
Secretary of State. the President yes
terday discussed the progress of ne
EQUATIONS for reciprocal trade treaties
with England and Canada. Mr.. Sayre
told reporters he also consulted the
President on the report of a Joint
preparatory committee for Philip
pine economic independence.
The Assistant Secretary is chairman
OF the committee. which is recon-
mending that the Philippines be given
gradual economic independence over
lo-year period starting when they
sever political bonds with the United
States in l946
Receives Arabian Minister.
Mr. Roosevelt's day took on addi-
tional international tinges when he re-
celved Sheikh Hafiz Wahba. Ara ban
Minister to London. and. late in the
afternoon, was host at a tea for
Crown Princess Louise, of Sweden and
Prince Bertil
Mr.. Mellett said he had talked over
with the President conference to be
held today between Government off,
cials and southern leaders and busi-
ness men.
Evening star., 1938-07-05
MAN HELD IN ALLEGED
ATTACK ON EMPLOYER

Wilson L. Davis Is Charged With
Possession of Dangerous Weapon
With Intent to USE
Wilson Leroy Davis, 26, was held
at the sixth precinct police station
today on a charge of possessing a
dangerous weapon with intent to
use after allegedly threatening his
former employer with a butcher knife.
Police said Davis. who lives near
G and Fifth streets NV. was forcibly
elected yesterday from the basement
storeroom of a restaurant where he
formerly worked in the 5lOO block
OF Georgia avenue NV. by v. S.
Steigal. the manager.
WELDING the knife, Davis broke out
two panes Of the glass door in trying
to force his way back in and cut
his right arm on the broken glass,
police said. He was treated at Walter
Reed Hospital before being taken to
the sixth precinct.
Evening star., 1938-07-05
WIDOW CLAIMS WOMAN
POSED AS WIFE IN PLOT

Mrs. BoleSlavsky, AnsW ering Suit
for $7O,753, Says Husband
Engineered Entry to U. S.
BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July 5-The life
of adventure led by the late Richard
Boleslavsky soldier, writer and film
director, prompted him to allow a
woman to pose as his wife in order
to aid her entry into this country, the
directors widow, Mrs. Norma Drury
Boleslavsky charged yesterday in an
answer to civil suit on file in Su-
perior Court.
Natasha Boleslavsky of New York
sued the widow, as eXecutrix of the
directors estate. for $70,7538O. claim
ing he had agreed to pay her s5875
week during her lifetime.
Mrs. Norma Boleslavsky charged in
her answer that the New York woman
has falsely posed as the director S
wife since 1921. The widow declared
her husband feared discovery of the
fraud of immigration officials might
jeopardiZe his own residence and citi-
zenship here.
Evening star., 1938-07-05

l. The contest is strictly for anna
teurS. Any one is eligible except
employees of The Star and their
families. and individuals or men,
bers Of families engaged in the
manufacture. sale, commercial
finishing or professional use of
Photographic goods.
2. Entrants may submit as many
pictures as desired at any time
during the period of the contest.
(See paragraph g.
3. Pictures must have been made
after May IA, 1898.
4. Your snapshots may be made
on any type of film. but must not
be made on glass plate negatives.
Any make of camera, film,
chemicals or paper may be used.
Developing and printing may be
done by photo finisher or the
entrant. No print or enlarge
ment more than 10 inches in the
longest dimension will be ac-
cepted. No art work or retouch-
ing is permitted on prints or the
negatives from which they are
made. No composite pictures,
such as multiple printing or
montages permitted. Pictures
should not be mounted or
framed.
5. All pictures shall be judged in
the National Awards solely on
general interest and appeal.
Photographic excellence or tecn-
nique, while important, will not
be the deciding factor in deter
mining prize winners. The de-
cision of the judges shall be
accepted as final.
6. Before receiving The Stars final
prizes in one or more of the four
classifications, the entrant must
submit the original negative
with print and sign a statement
that his picture or closely
similar picture of the same sub
ject or situation has not been
and will not be entered by him
in any other snapshot contest or
salon.
7. To enter the contest, mail
print or prints Of as many pic
lures as you desire to Amateur
Snapshot Contest Editor" The
Evening Star. On the back of
each picture print your name
and address clearly in ink and
the class in which you wish the
pictured entered. (See classical
tions.)
Evening star., 1938-07-05
Sweet Stuff Wins
Rattlesnake Derby
With Shimmy Crawl
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark,
July Sweet Stuff, using a COM
bination shimmy and crawl, won
Arkansas first annual rattlesnake
derby last night before several
hundred goose-pimpled spectators.
The 5-foot seven-rattle reptile,
owned by DR.. Frank r. Sweet,
North Little Rock physician, came
under the wire two tongues and
two rattles ahead of Bulldog, sec
ond-place winner.
Sweet Stuff negotiated the dis
tance of SO feet in minutes and
SIS seconds.
Forty-seven rattlers partici-
pated in the race. Released from
a box in the center of a 500-foot
ring, the snakes were given a
6,00O-volt electrical shock to
speed their take-off.
Evening star., 1938-07-05

out for it, mentioning that besides
being painted red the vehicle has
fire chief" emblaZoned on its side
and is equipped with a siren and a
searchlight.
Evening star., 1938-07-05
LABOR BOARD SEEN
AS CURB ON FORCE
Civil Liberties Union Report
'Blacklists' Towns as Foes
of Workers.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 5-The inter-
vention Of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board and five similar State
boards greatly reduced the use Of
force, violence, espionage and intimi-
dation against labor" the American
Civil Liberties Union reported yes
terday in its eighteenth annual survey.
Evening star., 1938-07-05

The EUening Star has been
chosen to represent this city in
the annual Newspaper National
Snapshot A1Udrds. Ten thou
sand dollars in cash miH be
awarded in national prizes,
ranging from $50 to $500.
You hare as much chance as
the other jello1c to share in the
d,CGr6S.
The times-news., 1938-11-17
LIFE DAY BY DAY
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

vide the citizenry, to mislead
them, and to keep one group fight
ing another. AS a result, it is more
usual than otherwise that a band
of crooks gets control of the larg-
er local party, and proceeds to
profit at public eXpense-there
not being enough informed, alert,
responsible citizens in it to con-
troll it.
Any plan which would give ev-
cry citizen the right to participate
in the deliberations of the dom
inant party, and to WELD his in
fluence in the selection of local
candidates and party leaders,
would measurably increase gov
ernmental honesty and good man.
agement.
While non-partisan local gov
ernment would give every citizen
the opportunity to help shape To-
cal politics, the two-party system
is so deeply ingrained in our pub
lie consciousness that -non-parti-
san government has hard shedding
and wherever adopted has contin-
ually to fight for its life.
Recognizing the foregoing con-
dition as a reality, still there is a
way of getting good results with
matters as they are now: Let the
citizenry in the various commun-
tiles register as members of what
ever party dominates locally. That
would give every citizen the. right
to participate in all local political
affairs; he would have entrance
to every caucus; he could have
a voice in the nomination and the
election of all candidates. By that
means the persons who constitute
the most desirable citizens in the
community could form a bloc in
the political affairs of the COM
munity and thereby achieve good
government. And with good gov
ernment in the communities, there
would be. good government in the
states and the nation.
AS things are now, the person
who votes as a member of local
minority party wastes his vote. He
is actually disfranchised by the
two-party system.