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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-03
Bandits Get So, 500

CHICAGO, July 3 G.N.SJ-Po-
lice pressed a search today for
five armed bandits who escaped
in an automobile after raiding the
offices Of the Liquid Carbonic
Company Of $500 and forcing
100 men and women employees to
lie on the floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-03
NEW ASSEMBLY
FOR SCOUTS

Final arrangements were being
completed today to bring the more
than $4,000 Boy Scouts together
tomorrow night for the second
time since their encampment here
to attend the Grand National Con-
vocation in the arena at the base
of the washington Monument.
The entire group assembled in
the arena for the opening camp
fire of the Jamboree, and again
CONTINUED on Page Is, Col. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-03
Chandler 10 Pitch
For Yankees TODAY,
Weaver for Griffs

Spurgeon Chandler, young right
handler of the Yankees, will face
the GriffS this afternoon at Grit
fifth Stadium in the second game
Of the series.
The Griffs. with three straight
victories and a tie in their last
four starts, will go in with Prof.
Monte Weaver shouting their best
against the champions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-03

radio operators Los Angeles reported picking up faint
SOS flashes and the call letters of Miss Earhars radio.
The distress signals cracking through the early morning
hours gradually fading in dense static interference
merely:
"sos-KHAQQ- sos-KHAQQ-"
KHAQQ the call letters Miss Earhar famed $4,000
flying laboratory
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-03
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair tonight and Sunday, except probably
local thundershowers late Sunday afternoon;
not much change in temperature; gentle
northwest winds, becoming variable.
CWeather Details on Page ~
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04

Elner's fame spread from the
Legion to the country at large.
New York newspapers reported
that the city was sin the grip of
a new wisecrack having to do
with the whereabouts and health
of Elmer"
One highbrow reader wrote to
the Herald Tribune in protest
against this malignant growth"
and contagious stupidity" But
the scorn of highbrows has never
yet halted the spread of a popular
phrase and "Where's Elrner?"
seems destined to become a IA
lniliar American byword, its COM
mon and widespread use enjoy
ing a curious revival each year
at the time of the annual Ameri-
can Legion convention and i'm
mediately thereafter. Elmer may
never be found nor his identity
established but enduring fame is
his as the prime example of the
man whom everybody knows but
whom no one has ever seen.
Have you a friend named Dali
ton and, if so, have you ever
laughingly exclaimed Course
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04

Does the crime 60 down in the
records as having been commit
ted by a "party or parties un-
known? For a little while, per-
haps, but when the authorities are
ready to accuse some one of the
crime, the first man they think of
is our old friend, John Doe.
Sometimes, by way of varia-
ton, he is given an alias as John
Jackson" in New York or John
Den" in New Jersey. Incidental
ly, is the "Joe Dokes" or
''Doakes," whose name one hears
so frequently these days, a de-
scendant of the immortal John
Doe, or is he just "a couple of
other fellows"?) But the most
places it's John Doe who is
selected as a "fall guy on whom
to hang all manner of crimes
and nisdemeanors. He must be
the master criminal of all history
for, although often accused, there
is no record Of Johns ever hav-
ing been placed on trial or SEN
fenced to prison Or condemned
to be executed. So year after
year he goes on his nefarious
way-that is, if you can believe
the warrants. =: @ -
Is it possible that John Doe
has been, able to escape punish
ment for all the crimes laid at
his door because he has had the
services of a philadelphia law
yer"? Of course, you; know about
that attorney. You've heard him
referred to in such expressions
as "That beats Philadelphia
lawyer or "It would take a
Philadelphia lawyer to figure that
out' or, as the saying is current
up in New England, "Three Phil
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04

wife with him to the Detroit con-
vention in 1881. The night before
the big parade, he got separated
from her somewhere on Wood
ward avenue. No, I don't think
he ditched her deliberate but I
guess he spent the night cele-
brating.
ANYWAY, the next morning,
she kept the telephone wires hot
calling up his mates and asking
Where's Elmer?' The Massa-
chusetts boys tried to help her
out by calling for Elmer all along
the parade route. Pretty soon
everybody was yelling Where's
Ellmer?' And that's how the whole
thing started. T.: -: .
'sWhat was his last name?
Don't think I've ever heard. Bet
ter ask. some of the Massachu-
sets gang. They ought to know"
ttNo, he wasn't one of our out
fit," a Bay Slater will answer
your question. stAnd it didn't
start ait Detroit, at all. It all
began out in Portland in 1882.
A delegate from Iowa got lost
from his buddy whose name was
Elmer. He kept yelling Where's
Elmer?' until a lot Of others took
it up. Then the radio man who
announced each days proceed
ings over a 1oud-speaker began
asking the same question and
pretty soon everyone there was
yelling Where's Elmer? / don't
think they ever found him, but
maybe some of the men from
Iowa can tell you who he was =
From Many States.
Inquiry among the Hawkeye
Legionnaires only leads the
questioner to another state and
confirms the elusiveness Of both
Elmer's whereabouts and his
identity. He was a North Caro-
Iinian, a Californian, Missouri
an, a Vernonter, a Texan or
native Of almost any other state
you care to name. He was still
being sought at Chicago IN 1888,
at Miami III 1884, at st. Louis in
1885 and at Cleveland last year. I
After the Chicago convention
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04

adelphia lawyers are a match fo1
the very devil himself . ALI OF
which are a tribute to his astute.
ness, sagacity and unusual abil.
ity, even though the last quota
ton carries with it an irnplica-
ton of sharp dealing.
In doing so it does q grave in
Justice to the memory of the
"Philadelphia lawyer" whose
ability was responsible for the
origin of that expression. He was
Andrew Hamilton and away back
in 1875 he was called upon to
defend a printer and publisher
named John Peter Zenger
charged with criminal libel
against the colonial governor of
New York. So skillful was Hamil-
toms defense that Zenger was ac-
Quilted and his acquittal is now
regarded as a milestone in the
history. of the fight for the free
dom of the press I'M this country.
Since Andrew Hamilton, his
HPhiladelphia lawyer, was CIV
en- credit for this epochal victory,
the highest praise that could be
given an attorney in the early
days was to say that he was
ssas smart as that Philadelphia
lawyer who defended John Peter
Zenser" Gradually the circurn-
stances under which that ac-
.colade. was won were forgotten
and only the symbolism remained
in. the various terms Of reference
to a ''Philadelphia lawyer.
& o western Newspaper Union.
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
THE MAN EVERYBODY KNOWS y:
YET No One Has Ever Seen Him!
By ELMO scoTT WATSON

y @y|FIs z. :!
DRUCE BARTON once
D"wrote a book which be-
came a best-seller despite
the fact that more than ten
million copies of the Bible
are printed and distributed
every year, not to mention
the fact that the New Testa-
ment is available in 316 Ian
guages and dialects. For his
book was the story of Jesus
Christ and he called it ''The
Man Nobody Knows" i
I sing of the man whom
everybody knows but whom
no one has ever seen. Come
to think of it, that should be
''men" rather than man.
for there's more than one of
him. j
! Take Elmer, for instance
that is, take him if you can
find him. If you can, you're
a better detective than the
members of the American
Legion. They've been trying
to locate Elmer for the last
five or six years and they
haven't succeeded yet.
When the Legionnaires descend
upon a city for their annual con-
vention, it's only a question of
time before some ''buddy" raises
his voice above the hubbub of
hotel lobbies and corridors
to utter the beloved query:
"Where's Elmer?" From that
moment on, until the last veteran
leaves for his home town, there's
= scarcely an hour, day or night,
when that question isn't being
repeated. What if it's never an
swered? They keep on asking it
just the same.
Second only to the ignorance of
Elrner's whereabouts is the
battling mystery of his identity.
Who was this Elmer, who gave
the Legion a. slogan, a watch
word, a rallying cry.
Rare, indeed, is the Legionnaire
who can't answer that question,
even though the accuracy of his
answer is doubtful. 't'Sure, I know
all about him. one of them will
assure you. He was fella from
Massachusetts and he brought his
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
c;Onsfi paifel
80 Years

"For thirty years had stubborn
constipation. Sometimes ! did not go
for four or five days. ! also had awful
gas bloating, headaches and pains in
the back. Adlerika helped right away.
Now ] eat sausage, bananas, pie, any
thing ] want and never felt better.
sleep soundIy all night and enjoy Iife."
Mrs. Mabel Schott.
IT you are suffering from constipation,
ssIeePpiessness, sour stomach, and gas
in Adlerika. Many report action In
thirty minutes after taking Just one
dose. Adlerika gives complete action,
cleaning your bowel. tract where ordi-
nary laxatives do not even reach.
Dr.. H. u. Shoub, RsIg York, ysportsS
In addition TO intestinal cleansing, AdEeFik9
colon bGcilti."
Give your bowels a real cleansing
with AdEerika and see how good you
feel. Just one spoonful relieves GAS
and stubborn constipation. At all
Leading Druggists.
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
| WHO'S NEWS
THIS ! i! WEEK Y !: :. |
BY LemlueI F. Parton
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TemperamentaI Sculptor.

i 1empeFamenLaI ScuApLOrs
ENTEW YORK. - IA very
~ temperamental sculp-
tor" says A. E. Demaray,
associate director of the ma
tional park service, in ex-
planning to the house appro-
priations subcommittee how
difficult it was for his depart
ment to estimate the degree
of progress on the Mount
Rushmore memorial at Rap
i'd City, S. D.
Commenting on Mr.. Demaray's
statement, the sculptor, Gutzon
Borglum, ever pungently articulate,
remarks that the memorial is not a
road contractors job nor one that
can be measured by the engineers
rule and compass.
In both thrust and ripOste are
marked a certain mildnesS usually
not observed in Sculptor BOrglum's
controversies, wherefOr it may with
confidence be assumed that the cur
rent issue is of minor character,
with little or no chance of its de-
veIopment into some such cOntre-
temps as that between the eminent
master of chiseI and hammer and
the Stone Mountain Memorial as
sOciatiOn in Georgia.
That ended forlornly with the de-
struction by the sculptor of all
plans, models and work in the carv-
ing of heroic figures of the Confed-
eracy on the face Of the mountain
outside of Atlanta and his with
drawal from the enterprise.
Temperamental? Yes, quite so.
But, as well, a thinker, a man
of original views and conceptions,
and physically as powerful as he is
mentally dynamic.
1t was BOrgIum who startled the
country back in the early 1900s
when, in the course of an embattled
interIude with critics of some of his
ideas concerning scuIptural embel-
lishment of the outer walls of the
Cathedral of st. John the Divine,
on MOrningside Heights, New York,
he announced that all angels were
male; that a female angel was un-
known in the heavenly phalanstery
as set forth in Bible or religious
rubric.
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04

you, Jack Dalton!" Or, for that
matter, haven't you at some time
pronounced that anathena upon
some one, whether his name was
Dalton or not?
Who was this Jack Dalton,
whose name has come down to
us as the symbol of villainy?
Several years ago William H.
Dalton of Connecticut, whose
friends had nicknaned him "Jack
Dalton" became curious about
that and tried to find out who
his namesake was. He received
a variety of answers from people
among whom he inquired.
t'He was one of the Dalton gang
of outlaws" said one. But the
difficulty with that theory is that
not one of the three Daltons,
whose gang was wiped out at
Cofeyville, Kan, in 1892, bore
the name of John or "Jack,"
nor did any of their six brothers
who were respected citizens and
had no share in their careers of
banditry.
"He was once the official rat
catcher of the city of London"
declared another. 'tHe was a
character in a book written by
Charles Lever" affirmed still an
other. A number agreed that
: che was the villain in a melo-
drama which gave a thrill to
Americans of the Civil war era"
but they were unable to be more
specific as to the name of the
play or the date.
However, by following this,
lead, Mr.. Dalton and others, not
ably Roy Day, librarian of the
Players club, brought out the
interesting fact that the villain
il the famous lodraIna, The
Ticket Leave Man. z produced
by Tom Taylor in London in 1863
and iii New York in 1864, was
named Dalton. But he was called
James Dalton, alias -DoWney, .
alias The Tiger
T The Typical villain. III
Just when or how Jim Dalton j.
became Jack Dalton is unknown. ]
But he has come down to us as
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
"HI THERE, Mrs. Astorbilt,
i i where are Won ooino in that

THERE, Mrs. AStorbllt,
II where are you going in that
lovely summer gown"
'Not very far, Miss Junior Deb,
just down to the store to buy ma
terial for a play suit like yours. !"
"Well, Ma-mah, if you must copy
my style, you couldn't find a bet
ter model because these shorts
really fit, and the whole thing is
a tailored job"
A Stylist peaks.
''May I as Susie Sew-Your-Own
interrupt you two with the latest
word from my class in dress de-
sign? You, Sis, are a pre-vue
of Miss America in proper sports
wear while Ma-mah is modern to
the minute with her raised waist
line and fulled bodice. I, in this
morning frock, have what the
book calls classic simplicity. Be
that as it may, I couldn't get
along without it, because it's so
cool and comfortable"
EverybOdy's, Happy.
"Thanks for the approval, Su-
sic. Your clever dress would be
Albright spot in anybody's kitchen,
and now that you've got the swing
of this sewing business there will
be no stopping you. But even so, l
must admit I'm a proud mother.
You can 60 just as far as you
like with this new hobby"
"Gee, Ma-mah, isn't it swell to
be on such friendly terms with
Fashion? I think good old Sew
Your-Own deserves most of the
credit for arranging the introduc-
tion. Spring means so much more
when ones clothes look the part
you're quite right, dear, but
now let's run along. We have work
to do"
The Patterns.
Pattern 1870 comes in sizes IA
to 20 (32 to AZ bust.) Size 16 re-
quires 53s yards of 80 inch ma
terial.
Pattern 1912 is designed for
sizes IA to 20 (32 to AZ bust). Size
16 requires 4ss yards of 80 inch
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04

material. 212 yards of ribbon are
required for the tie belt.
Pattern 1904 is for sizes "a to
46. Size 36 requires 3A yards of
35 inch material plus " yard con-
trasting.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, Room 1920,
I'll w. Wacker Dr., Chicago, Ill.
Price of patterns, Is cents Tin
coins) each.
g Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
Sense of Honor

The sense of honor is so fine and
delicate a nature, that it is only to
be met with in minds which are
naturally noble, or in such as
have been cultivated by good ex-
amples, or a refined education.-
Addison.
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
Spain's Strong Man.

FRANCISCO LAR GO CABAL
L LERO, who handed in his man
date as Spanish premier because OF
communist objections to his pro-
posal of plans for new govern
ment following the recent ministe-
rial crisis, is not included in the
new cabinet formed by DR.. Juan
Necrin, former finance minister.
Thus Spain's fourth premier since
the outbreak of civil war last July
passes from the official life of his
embattled nation.
But those who know this militant
Marxist, this man of courage and
deep social convictions, have no
idea he will disappear as national
force of immense influence. He was
one of the leaders responsible for
the overthrow of the Spanish mon
archy and establishment Of the re-
public in April, 1881.
The key to Largo CabalIerO's
character lies in the fact that he
was a typical child Of the poverty
stricken Spanish masses. At the
age of seven he began long strug-
gle to earn his living and at the
same. time to educate himself, cir
cumstances which. explain his fiery
adherence to socialist doctrines
from his early youth.
Learning the trade Of stone ma
son, at which for many years he
worked, he was in 1917 tried and
sentenced to life Imprisonment for
his share in the organization of a
revolutionary strike. His election
as a socialist member Of the Cortes
saved him from his sentence. Ar
rested and imprisoned thereafter at
various times and on various
charges, he was at liberty when the
present civil war broke out; he
rushed to the Guadarrama front and
participated in many actions.
Holding for united front of Span
iards of all parties and affiliations
against the forces of the insurgent
General Franco, the premier was
willing to grant representation in
the government even to anarchists,
for whom he has no regard, as well
as to communists, to whom he is
not warm. But in the end, his plan
for himself to take over the port
folio of national defense, with the
aim of imparting new vigor and bet
ter direction to the war, was not ac-
ceptable to opposing factions. So
he retired.
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
Award for Merit.

ITO DR.. James Lewis Howe, dean
L of the school of applied science
and head of the department of
chemistry at Washington and Lee
university, goes the 1887 award Of
the Herty medal, which, symbolic
of outstanding work in southern
chemistry, is annually bestowed by
the southern division Of the Ameri-
can Chemical society.
DR.. Howe, however, is a New
England importation, stemming
back to Newburyport, Mass, where,
in 1859 he. was born. Graduated
from Amherst in 1880, he took de-
grees as master of arts and doctor
of philosophy at Gottingen after a
course of study in Germany ending
in 1882.
q Consolidated News Features.
WNU Service x<..
Evening star., 1937-08-26

one night and stood on the curb
watching the theater. Then he came
across the street and wandered around
the lobby. But he didn't buy . ticket.
My hunch was working overtime that
night. took = chance and picked
him up.
"0F COURSE, he was indignant and
sore. He said his name was Phil
Gushing. He didn't look like a crook,
He swore he'd have me broken.
Did you know that the cashier Of
the Downtown was murdered and
robbed while ago?' I asked.
"No. I've been out Of town for
weeks. What's it got to do with me,
anyway
odd you ever hear of Francis
Maples?'
He looked at me disgustedly. No
The name means absolutely nothing
I never heard of the man In my life.
Now, If you're through with your
ridiculous questioning, I'll 20 home.
No you won't I said. You'll STAY
right here. You're under arrest for
the murder of Francis Naples
"Cushing's face went ashen. This
Is an outrage! It's an insult! It's
the most ridiculous thing I've ever
heard Of! Will you kindly explain
what put such silly notion into
your thick head?'
:" Take it easy, friend I grinned
at him. Nothing he could say would
bother me much now. In your ex-
perience, Mr.. Gushing, aren't the
cashiers at most theaters women?'
He stared at me stupidity. He start
ed to speak, then shut his mouth
firmly, afraid, terror creeping into his
eyes.
you've never heard Of Francis
Naples, yet you knew he was a man
How did you know, Mr.. Cushing? ?
Francis, you know. is pronounced the
same for both male and female"
Inspector Flagg smiled. "Oh, yes,
he confessed. Maybe I'm oft-hearted
Until believe q man is guilty,
Hunch, you know. A cop has to rely
on his lunches. He has to be alert,
on his toes. That's why I'm an in
spector today, instead OF the sergeant
was then"
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-08-26

pie will decide for themselves what
form their government will take"
Other speakers last night were Jay
Allen. former newspaper correspond
ent In Spain, and DR.. Edward G.
Barsky, head of the American hos
pitals in Spain.
Going into the history of the upris-
Ing, Allen declared the Spanish
democracy made either Of two mis-
takes. It went too fast ana outraged
the feudal bishops and landlords or it
did not 60 fast enough. being run by
people drunk with legality who sat
down and voted q constitution to
change q monarchy into a democ-
racy." Both statements were greeted
with outbursts Of applause from his
more than 800 listeners.
Gen. Franco rose as the champion
Of a class doomed in the nineteenth
Evening star., 1937-08-26

owned anu OpSl-
ated by the Interstate Theater chain.
The murder and robbery took place
one Winters night after the show
was over Henry st. John, the watch
man, who was deaf as stone, dis
covered the body and notified the
police
Il investigated myself, bringing with
mo Terry Ryan and Joe Riggs. We
looked around, then got the managers
name and address and went out there.
He lived on Birch avenue and his
name was Tom Knight. He was In
bed when we arrived, but he came
downstairs in dressing gown and
slippers.
we told him what had happened
and his face went white.
What time did you leave the
theater? I asked him.
About 1890 I wasn't feeling we'll
and left Francis to count up the
receipts and close up
"Yeah?' said Terry.
X X X X
NIGHT looked from one to the
other of us and pretty soon he
understood what we were driving at.
He went wild. But we took him in
Just the same. It looked like he
was guilty. He'd been manager of
the Downtown for three years and
this was the first time he'd ever gone
home early and left the cashier to
count the receipts. Besides that, We
found he had quite bank account
more than theater manager making
$50 a week would be apt to have. The
Interstate didn't know much about
him. They couldn't, honestly. as
sumo the responsibility of vouching
for his reputation
Still and all had hunch knight
was innocent. don't know why. But
II there were a chance of sending
an innocent man to the chair I was
going to leave no stone unturneo.
Il had talk with Tom Knight.
You must suspect someona,' l told
him. There must have been some
suspicious looking characters around
at one time or another
ne IdCkeu his OTdn ana looked al
me hopelessly. I wish I could think
Of somebody, but I can't. There was
only one chap that seemed interested
in the cashier. I saw him several
times. Once I saw him in the cigar
store across the street He was tall
and slim and wore glasses. He didn't
look suspicious to me-
1T was little enough to 90 on, but
I talked with the cigar store manager.
Evening star., 1937-08-26
TIDE OF FASC|SM
IN WORLD W$|ONED
Friends Of Spanish Democ.
racy Told Of Thfeat if
Franco Wins.

Three speakers before 4 meeting of
the Friends Of Spanish Democracy
last night at the Washington Hotel
supported the loyalist cause in the
present war in Spain, and one Of them,
DR.. Eduard c. Lindeman. of the New
York School Of Social Woak, warned
that III the so-called civil war in
Spain is not won by the i,,yalists the
aggressive Fascist movement in the
world will come with ssl9h rapidity
that We will find ourselves incapable
Of holding public meetines such as
this-even in this country
Opposing those who refuse to sup
port the loyalists on the q ounds that
they are communistic, Dr. Lindeman
stated that that is not CUR business.
When victory comes. the sfanish peo-