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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

ted on CD A jury's conviction of 22 sit-down strikers, (2) the ins and outs of "boSS rule" in Los Angeles, following conviction of two persons accused of having solicited bribes, and (3) the application for proba- tion of two men who had been con- victed of asSaulting non-union truck drivers.
 The Los Angeles Bar Association reading these three editorials, petit toned the local court to hold the newspaper in contempt. In due time the Times was cited and con- victed, and the conviction later was upheld in the state Supreme Court TRIALS OVER
 BEFORE PUBLICATION
 Importance of the case rests in the fact that its outcome may affect civil liberties of the average man for years to come.
 Point at issue is whether a paper may be held in contempt if its edi- torial remarks may have a "reason- able tendency" to influence justice or whether there must be a "clear and present danger" that they will have that effect.
 The Times makes the point that the trials on which it commented were all over before the editorials complained of were published, and that none of the judges in the cases in question had read the editorials anyhow. Thereupon it raises the question: when is it proper for a newspaper to discuss cases which are before the courts?
 Ina brief filed with the Supreme Court, the Times counsel makes this assertion:
 "If these rulings are permitted to stand, no public comment may be made on problems of social, econ- omic. or moral consequence involved in court proceedings, even though the proceedings have passed the stage of finality following the en- try of verdict of jury or the judgement of court. The voices of the soap-box orator and radio conl- mentator are stilled, the newspaper
 presses are stopped, until some in- definite future time-and this irre- Spective of any clear showing that serious interference with the admin istration of justice might result" OPENS DOOR
 TO MORE ATTACKS
 In an anicus curiae brief filed by Elisha Hanson, attorney for the American Newspaper Publishers Association, the manner in which the contempt cases were. irstigated is caustically reviewed. @ -S
 The Los Angeles Bar Association petitioned for the contempt pro- ceedings, says Hanson's brief, be- cause of long standing dissatisfac- tion with the Times editorial pol icy, and following an extended search of the papers editorial col- umns "in the hope that something would turn up to support a charge of contempt" The brief adds:
 Tn effect, the bar association had set itself up las self f-ap- pointed public censor of the press. Such a 'pervasive threat would impose an intolerable restraint up- on the press"
 Should 8 bar association com mittee be recognized as a proper means of starting contempt pro- ceeding in such circumstances, the brief asserts, then the door will be opened to other agencies with alleged grievances against the press and the constitutional guar antee will be whittled away by subsequent encroachments."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Whats Your I. O.?
Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

l. The character Henry Van Por- ter" Is presented In the radio pro- gram: 'The Johnson Family" ]" Plantation Party" or .AnoS n Andy"2
 3. Which tree leaf is an emblem of Canada?
 3. In what year was Abraham Lincoln assassir1ated?
 4. Who wrote Ion Borrowed Time?
 s. Where is the Eads Bridge? 6. A truth assumed to be self evil dent is called -.
 2. What does the abbreviatioTi o. b. stand for?
 9. When q person thinks deeply what is he said to be doing?
 9. Name the first child of English parents in America.
 10. Which state has no air-mail service?
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Daily Almanac
Moon rises 6:O4 D. nl.

Moon rises 6:04 p. m.
 Sun rises SOS a. m; sets 5:O9 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Yesterdays s lunar appulse is so insignificant. meteorlogicaIly speaking, that mention of 1t can't even be found in the World Almanac's eclipse calendar for 19lO. only slight dark ening of the moons surface was caused by this phenomenon of the moon sun and earth being In direct line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

An eclipse is something we all know about, but yesterday there occurred an "appulse" with the sun, earth and moon aligned. This is not considered an inn portant phenomenon, and not worth special notice to astronomers. The moon simply looks a bit duSky
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Questions
 |andAnswers

m -MEnER1c nA EERBR
 Rnninss . ahrss eoBs emp bBI renly when addressing any 0ueA- t'on ng fnbs or lneeEmstiuB O ehs WasarhuFy DsmoeUat's icEvico Du- ennn e Rnshingtom- Gagnl and snealeal ahvioO cannot 6e g1ueN nor on ozAsnde1 eeseageh b8 un. taken Wo guge sm ulaD Q d dressed Co The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS 0ERvICB BU RRAU, l0ls Thirteenth Street lWnshtngteus M c.
 e. What types of paper currenc5 are now being issued by the Unttef States government?
 A. Federal reserve notes, Silyei certificates and United States notes
 e. Give the height and color oi hair and eyes of Ann Sheridan Madeleine Carroll and Edna May Oliver.
 A. Ann has brown hair and haze. eyes and is 5 feet 5 inches. Made. Ileine has blonde hair and blue eye, and is 5 feet 4 inches. Miss Oliver has brown hair and brown eyes and ins 5 feet ' inches. e. Name the Indian reservations in South Dakota and state their total population and the principal occupa- tions of the inhabitants.
 A. Rosebud. Cheyenne River, Pine Ridge, Crow Greek and the Lower Brule reservations, with an Indian population of about 2i 300. The In- dians are engaged chiefly in agricul- ture and livestock husbandry.
 e. Is former Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany still living in The Netherlands?
 A. According to dispatches from Germany, he has remained at his residence in Doorn, The Netherlands, throughout the current conflict in Europe.
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awaits hearing. The case deals with an appeal by the Los Angeles Tim es from 8 contempt of court convic- ton, in a Cah- fornia court
 he Tim e s was held up orig inally because of three editorials 1t wrote in the fall of 1887 and the spring of 1888. These edi- tnrialc cnnnnnera.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

of Roosevelt's closest naval .ad- visers, replied:
 Gentlemen, we don't have to worry about Dakar and the Azores now. The British fleet can still prevent Germany from taking them. But . few months from now it may be different. By next spring, or even this winter, the war may have gone against the British in the MeN- terranean, and then we'll have two oceans to defend. Now we have only one"
 '.FIREBRAND" LEAHY
 Participating in the discussion were Secretary of the Navy Knox, Republican; Admiral Richardson,
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was always will ing to lift his sword to help anything tn a t had honor and daylight in it.
 The word S "h or and daylight" are striking. They represent the way a great hearted man of letters set forth those qualities
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e. What is the citizenship status of a person born in a foreign cotln- try, whose father died and whose alien mother married an American citizen while her children were small?
 ! A. If the mother married a citi- zen before September 22, 1922. she automatically became a citizen by virtue. of her marriage and her minor children under twenty-one years of age, would take the citizenship of the mother. If she married on or after that date, she did not become D s. citizen through marriage ane neither did her children. Childrer do not take the citizenship status of adaptive or step-parents. E e. In which months does the moon have g special designation; as harvest moon?"
 A. April, moon of bright nights; May, moon of leaves";;. June, moon of strawberries"; September. moon of falling leaves" Harvest moon" comes nearest to the autamnal equi- nox and the. next following Is the Hunters nnooi1." November. moon of snowshoes," from Longfellow's 'Hiawatha."
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National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democret Washington
 CorrespOnl1ent

Washington, oct. 17-Most people may overlook its importance, but as striking a Freedom of the Press" case as the Supreme Court has had to deal with in a long time now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

ToDAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, We had quite . 2 little disturbance ct the meeting;" say, "a good deal of disturbance" e." ;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEARSO N ROBERT s. ALLEN

in yesterdays
   in and
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STRENGTH FOR THE DAY By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D.
HoNoR AND DAYLIGHT
By EARL L.

The late John Buchan, who was also Lord Tweedsmuir and served as governor general of Canada, wrote in one of his books that he etaoin nioateetaoin uldrh shrdlupp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

le you want . copy of s.ELEC- TON PACKET" Of four publiCa- lions, send to The WsterbuRy Democrats Washington Bureau. 1ol3 Tirteenth Street, Washing- ton, D. c. Enclose fifteen cents in postage.
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A Thought for Today

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart Psalms 119.2
 Faith is to believe, on the word of God, what we do not see and its reward is to see and enjoy what we beieve-Augustine.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
SYZYGY

NEW YORK, Nov. 3o.-R-
A rare heavenly conjunction of
two planets and a newly-discov-
cred comet-which astronomers
believe may be one explanation
OF the star of Bethlehem-will
shine in the Christmas skies this
year.
Prof. William H. Barton, Jr.,
executive curator of the Hayden
Planetarium, said today the Gun.
mngham comet and the planets
Jupiter and Saturn would be in
visible conjunction by Christmas.
1t will be the first time since
1853 that the two planets have
oeen in conjunction, Barton said.
The great astronomer Kepler
was so impressed by conjunc-
tlon OF Saturn and Jupiter that
he figured back and found that
IN the year generally accepted as
the nativity these two planets
were not only close together as
they are at the present, but
had been joined by the planet
Mars, to form an extraordinary
sight in the sky" Barton said,
perhaps that was the star the
wise men followed to Bethle-
hem."-
Leland E. Cunningham of Har.
ward college observatory staff
discovered the comet Sept. 18.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
MEXICAN TROOPS
BLOCK Staying
Continued From Page One,


home for hidden arms. Four more
persons were arrested,
Despite the sensation caused. by
the reported plot, the Inauguration
OF Avila Camacho is expected to
go forward without more than mi
nor disturbances, Assistant Chief
of Police Cesar Lara asserted. He
said Last nights incident was of
no real Importance oY signifi-
cance."
Henry A. Wallace, United States
vice-president-elect, will represent
his country as a special ambassa-
dor at the ceremonies, scheduled
for noon E. S. T. in the chamber
Of deputies.
A quiet-mannered veteran of one
OF Mexico's two major revolutions
and OF numerous rebellions will
assume tomorrow the task of unit
ing a nation badly divided by a
turbulent presidential campaign.
Solid, sober, conservative, 49,
year-old General Manuel Avila Ca
macho will be inaugurated as the
republics 46th president, succeed
ing his longtime friend and cur
rent hacker, Lazaro Cardenas.
On husky Avila Camacho's bull
like shoulders and imperturable
temper will rest the burden of solv-
ing the complex economic and DO
litical problems, such as the oil
appropriation controversy, left him
by his predecessor and of consoli-
dating the social advances of Car
denas' radical administration.
The incoming president S friends,
and even his critics, say he is suit.
ed by temperament and experience
for this difficult task.
Remuneration of all presidential
claims by General Juan Andreu
Almazan, unsuccessful independent
candidate, has apparently iqui-
dated the possibility that the presi.
dent-elect might have had to de-
fend his government on the battle
field.
But the battlefield hardly would
have been a new experience for
him. Avila Camacho rose to the
top in an era when politically am
bilious young men made their way
by fighting in the nations frequent
rebellions. He seemed to have a
political instinct right at the out
set, for he always fought on the
winning side.
Today, squat, sturdy and heavy
in the girth, he is still fundamen-
tally soldier, but he is ready to
tackle any political or economic
issue.
AS minister of national defense
under Cardenas, Avila Camacho in
two years won prominence for
modernizing the army and making
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
rB.I. UNC0VERS
SABOTAGE SCHOOL
Identity Of Organized Sabo-
teurs Known; G-Men
Watch Them

VIEW YORK, Nov. 30.-(P-In-
.pector Louis B. Nichols OF the Fed
-, Bureau of Investigation says
-. bureau has discovered an organ
.od corps of sabotage agents in this
.+rv knows their identity and
eve on schools where they are
:nea in the technique of destruc-
ton.
II an address to the national in
..n4.a+ernity conference yesterday,
Wa administrative assistant to FBI
a:.oc+or J. Edgar Hoover said the
'h,+e,1rs had been scrutinized by
Io FB, but they haven't tried to
stsrt anything yet.
The FBI. he said, had found that
tho recent explosions and fires in de-
sonse industries had mot been acts
If organized saboteurs.
FRI AGENTS, he went on, had been
cent to the so-calleu sabotage
schools" to obtain first-hand infor-
nation on the technique taught.
Nichols charged that "subversive
forces" had tried to maneuver the
mi into a position where it would
have TO make public its information
and added;
Nothing would please the totali-
+,ria,. powers more than knowing
exactlv the information we possess
concerning their activities. I can
assure YOU that when the time comes
,,a+ information will be used. But
nov If is far better to know who the
forejcn agents are, to gain control
of their sources of information, to as
certain their methods of communi-
cation. than it is to expose them
and have others take their places"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01

partment, Bureau of Aeronautics.
R. B. Page, who recently con-
ferred with the Navy department
in Washington, said the proposed
site must be a good distance from
the Wilmington airport as the high
towers necessary to anchor the
dlrlgibles would hinder airport de-
velopment.
The tract about Is miles from
Hollyridge suggested in W e
from City Commissioner ]. E. L..
Wade, who is now in Washington.
was rejected by the group.
Commissioner Fisher suggested
that the tracts available be turned
over to the city engineer to locate
and direct the Naval board.
Thomas H. Wright advised ap-
pointing a committee to serve with
the city engineer and familiarize
themselves sufficiently with the
proposed fields to impress the Ma
val officials that the Wilmington
area is ideal for the dirigible bases
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N. {, WILLKIECRATS.
REPORT EXPENSES
Continued From Page One)

practices act because the democratic
slpporters of Wendell L. Willkie
had not reported their collections
and expenditures before the dead
line Monday. The secretary of state
had communicated with j. Paul
Leonard, secretary of the Willkie
organization who had replied that
the law required Eure to ask the
treasurer and chairman for the re-
port.
Eure then telegraphed Leonard
for the names of all the officers of
the organization.
Both the republican and demo-
cratic parties had reported well be-
fore the deadline. The democrats
listed receipts of s4S,626.SS and ex-
penditures of $2S,450.72, and the
republicans receipts of $24,561.27
and expenditures of s22,sO2.14.
The largest Individual contribu-
Tor listed by the Democrats for
Willkie was W. n. Reynolds of
Winston-Salem, who gave $4,000.
The list also includes two men,
bers Of the state board of conser-
vation and development-Th
D. Chatham of Elkin, with $1,000
and James L. McNair of Laurin-
burg with $40.
Other contributors included:
], E. Mills of High Point 5000,
W. H. Belk of Charlotte s1O0, J. N.
Weeks of Winston-Salem $500, A.
L. Butler of Winston-Salem $500;
W, A. Neaves of Elkin $500, H. F.
Shoffner of Winston-Salem s100, w.
y Prior of Greensboro $100, B.
E. Jordan of SaXapahaw s100, E.
A. Darr of Winston-Salem $3.50, T.
+ Kirk of Wilson s100, o. F.
Stafford of Greensboro $100, Ralph
Hanes of Winston-Salem $500, C.
Med. Davis of Wilmington $50,
Ben Cone of Greensboro $3.50, P.
h, Hanes of Winston-Salem 5000,
H. NJ Hanes of Winston-Salem
SoVV, Ralph Erskine of Tryon 5000,
'" B. Kiker of Reidsville 5000,
A L, Butler of Elkin $100, Rufus
smith of Kernersville $100, Caesar
zone Of Greensboro $3.50.
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COOPER NAMES.
NAVY BASE UNIT
Continued from Page One)

The three localities suitable with
the requirements issued by the
naval officials, including an an.
proximate 64G-acre area, nearness
to coast, freedom from immediate
adjacent populated areas, chin
neys and high tension wires, easily
graded land, and economic assets,
were:
John MacRae property, owned
by Julian Morton, or route rs,
near Leland l. Brunswick county.
bordered by both tn Atlantic
Coast Line and Seaboard railroads:
Tract owned by Louis Hanson,
about 1000 acres, between Bur
gaw and Rocky Point, almost ad-
]acent to the Morton tract, and
with practically t. same power
line and railroad facilities;
Mayor Cooper called the meet
ing in order that the members
might exchange ideas concerning
the proposed dirigible base. Louis
Moore made preliminary speech
before the group relieving the
progress made through kilograms
and contacts with the Navy de-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
BAILEY TO SEEK
SHIPYARDS STUDY
Continued from Page One)

Noohtlnued from rage One)
where water and sites are avail
sole. This would include North
earollna, but the government is
gong to exhaust other possibilities
first.
Bailey. who as chairman of the
senate commerce committee is a
r,oSe associate of Rear Admiral
Emory 5. Land, Maritime Com
liasslon n chairman, has been in
v;l vGnIact recently on the proposition
"i'n the admiral.
nave impressed upon him the
possibilities of North Carolina, the
aeidlof said, ''and have submitted
oata to him..
o,t1 halley said he also was inter-
tS.ea ish IN the possibility of the Brit
oa lsn building naval craft in this
:" North Carolina he declared,
n,ru mners great advantages for such
poi poses as construction of small
nns naSal craft. I want to seize any
pppoiiVunlty pi for North Caroline"
Fn@1y dney explained, however, that
Canaao Caano would naturally exhaust
1oldh ,iT, potentialities first.
nor,, t,ere are no definite prospects
ernr. ne added, where this gov
Or len' do or the British might go
ba,.o w. nobody knows. No decisions
tioa Oeen made. The whole situa-
'D must be investigator. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01

it one OF the finest educational in
stitutions in Mexico. Schools were
established at which ambitious sol
diers could even obtain degrees in
medicine, engineering and law.
This emphasis of soldier on ed.
ucation did not surprise the gen.
erals intimate friends. They knew
that one of his principal recre-
ations was reading.
A Wide Reader
His library is stocked with books
in Spanish, French and English,
all of which he reads although he
does not speak English. He pub
llshed a Spanish translation of a
French army officers book, 1.-The
Education Of an Army in a De-
mocracy."
In his spacious home in Mexico
City most fashionable section, Lo-
mas de Chapultepec, Mexico's new
chief executive turns to history or
economics when he wants to relax
with book.
In the midst of his public respon-
slbllltles, Avila Camacho has al
ways found time for polo. He plays
hard game, but his goal rating
is low. His other principal recre-
alton is billiards,
He converses fluently, but to the
point without waste of words. At
his first mass press interview, Is
foreign correspondents were unani-
nous in appreciation of the apt
ness and frankness of his answers,
which nonetheless were shrewd in
what they left unsaid.
The generals wife is , distin-
guished beauty from Jalisco state
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DUCE SENDS OUT
WHOLE new ARMY
Continued From Page One)

port planes We're used to ferry part
of these picked troops.
This army, formed only three
weeks ago, has seen it's first action
in the past three days and is play
ing a big part in holding the
Greeks in some sectors and is on
the offensive in others, dispatches
from the front reported.
Coupled with these reports was
today's high command announce
ment that Italian lines We're hold
ing firm against Greek attacks and
that counter-attacks were under
way behind heavy aerial forays
the Greek front lines.
Premier Mussolini's own news
paper II Popolo d'Italia, acclaimed
the speedy dispatch of the 18th
army.
Each division in the 18th army
was said to be made up of two
infantry regiments of Italian black
shirts and a regiment each of ar
tillery and engineers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
CLOSED

Tbe a''HlNGTON, a. Nov. 80. B-
dav +s sa'e department announced to-
Gibrs14 la' the American consulate at
on SI'ar % was temporarily closed''
bnvin 0oSenber II because of lack of
tb,t 's' A department official said
thst that few American ships had visited s
non., hfltish fortress in recent
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
SWEATERS

Ribby knit coat styles, Sloppy
Joe the casual cardigan, and Slip
over styles luxuriously soft and
finely knit in black and all the
new pastel shades. Sizes "a to 40.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01

During September the nations air
lines flew approximately 100000
revenue miles and carried approx
mately 250,00O revenue passengers
without an unusual accident.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01

whom he married 20 years ago.
Their marriage has been child
less, but they recently adopted a
young boy. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01

In a Milwaukee (Wis.) court, a
trailer home was ruled a perma-
nent residence and the occupant en-
titled to an old age pension.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!

Renew your fire or auto insurance
in a strong non-assessable mutual
Company. Current savings rs pei
cent
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-03-01
Basket Social

..,, Contributed
r. you wan W n ..G ieai itn 80,
10 'ne country ooun'ry oociai
piease come ;,
Eome Hsn. iro'n 'he iarh
"A oaske' unuel arm
~ NV inisS 'n,S '!s aiiaif
Aau oiiDs pa l" Ills "o's''
es' pair
Let's shed oil the gloom and
WEAKNESS OF TINS wlntry weather
ana get together at a good old
country style basket social:
Many are the good times Ma and
fa nai at the OLD time BOX so
cal perhaps 1t was there that pa
ana ma did their Courtin-'or some
thing.
Ion Z worry hnout your dress
ladies' Just don your Kltchen attire
ana any otner country Accessories
you may want 10 a6d 10 LOOK
Corn Fed. tents! don't worry
ABOUT that press IN your sunday
Ro-to' meeting trousers. just take
pair OF good old fashioned over.
aus from the Kitchen wall and
JUNE.
we all want our churches our
SCHOOLS aod our community as a
whole TO thrive and progress'-there'
lore we take an interest IN these
institutions and especially IN thell
needs; Lack OF needed equipment
often hInders progress and activity:
In TINS case II is SUNDAY School