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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14

1.-The distance from East 10
West is approximately 5000
miles, or 700 miles shorter
than from North 10 South.
2-The right of purchasing be-
fore others.
3-No. Each is a means OF
carrying camping essentials.
4-The masthead is the matter
printed in every issue of a
newspaper stating the title.)
ownership. advertising rates.
etc.
) The Stars and Stripes. re
precedeS the Union Jack by
"a years.
6-Pip.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
South Easiest to Attack
For Invader, Fears Runyon
BY DAMON RUNY0N

NOW although the government
is hurrying and scurrying,
and hustling and bustling. in the
production of army and navy
aviators and infantrymen and
artillerymen and other soldiers
down in Florida, we have no
ground defenses there against
aerial attack worth mentioning.
We have no anti-aircraft guns,
or at least not in sufficient num-
berS to stand off a real hot raid
by a squadron of well-disciplined
Everglades mosquitoes, not 10
mention a human foe.
1t is with no intention OF
alarming YOU that we write of
these things. but we tell you
again that it is from the South
the enemy will come. if he
comes, and there is no reason
10 disguise an essential weak
ness of one of our generally
weakest points-and the most
vital. You have 10 have anti
aircraft artillery as part of the
defenseS Of city against bomb
ers. There is not one we'll
defended city on the Florida
peninsula.
We think one thing there is
no need to worry about is the
enemy paraChutiSt. A parachut-
list who took off adj lib. so to
speak. over any part OF south
Florida, would just be betting
against himself. The price would
be 100 10 l that he would not
hit firm ground. He would more
likely wind up in the water or
what would be worse for him,
in sad tangle out in the bosky.
OUR suspicion that those para
" chutlstS were vastly over
rated, anyway, seems somewhat
confirmed by the testimony OF
the British who fought in Crete.
They say they potted the para
chutists like shooting fish. The
sky jumpers may be all right
for certain purposes but not for
a general invasion, save, per-
hapS, of poorly defended coun-
tries.
You can safely string with the
Florida water and wastelandS
against the parachutists.
But the highways over which
we might have 10 rush mechan-
lied troops down the peninsula
are nothing 10 brag about. They
are all right for the tourist traf-
fic in the Winter, but the tourists
are Fastening 10 no other strife
than an assault upon the pari-
mutuelS. which usually delay
the pleasure of the attacker. OF
course, if he is unduly delayed.
the mutuels may send messen-
ger looking for him.
Last Winter we were absent
from the Hialeah race course for
several days due 10 illness and
a committee from the mutuels
clerks called on us 10 see why
we had been missing. When
they learned the cause. the COM
mittee asked if we would send
our customary losing out every
day by a representative just 10
keep the mutuels industry as
Sured that we were not forsak-
| ing it. The committee wanted
10 know if we thought it right
10 withhold this money that was
the mutuels' Just due.
THERE are a couple of great
Il arteries of traffic down from
the North into Florida. and OF
course, vice versa, besides the
railroads. these being L. s.
Highway No. I and ". q. High
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
| EFT ers TO
The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
TqIE President in his last
speech asked labor and in
dustry 10 settle their differences
and get down to business on
defense work.
But the CIO has cone nothing
at all 10 help get it Strengthened
out. Labor is at present 10
blame. The Go has poisoned
the minds of good American
working men and made more
trouble everywhere.
Industry has done all it pos
Sibly can 10 eliminate these
walkouts.
| say this gang OF RED CIO
SlackerS should be rounded up
Immediately and slammed in
prison or some concentration
camp.
/ am working man and a
union man also, and am an
Alilti " all NIllLtIl, Dul dtIi UOl
in favor Of any organization
going out on strike against our
defense.
Many Of our boys are put in
the army for year at 81 per
day, and these hoodlums are
making good wages but will not
work.
These men that strike at such
a critical time do not deserve
the rights of a free country and
are the lowest type of slackers.
II is high time the President
should speak up loud and tell
them exactly what they have
got TO do, and not dilly-dally
around until it is too late.
Remember the men working
i'm The shops receive nice pay
checks while the boys in camp
receive only 81 per day. If your
son or brother is in there, how
do you feel about it.
Now let's do away with the
Go and 60 10 work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
June ~, 1870

Germans occupy Paris with
tanks. motorized divisions and
infantry: also capture Havre and
Montmedy.
French high command says il
has abandoned Paris to save the
city from devastation; the gov
eminent leaves Tours and heads
southwark.
Tangier, fronting on the
Straits Of Gibraltar. is taken
over by French colonial troops.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
IS YEARS AGO TODAY
June Ia. 1915

Russian warships attack Ger
man convoy in the Baltic Sea
off the coast Of Sweden.
Lloyd George is offered secre-
tary Of war post formerly held
by the late Lord Kitchener.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
j. r. BROWN.
1884 Sycamore street.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
IT SURE is good 10 see some
L people who do not believe in
helping England, if we are going
10 help any one.
agree whole-heartedly with
r. G. Belanger and Grace Gus
mano. and wish there were
many more who voice their
opinions openly. After the war
IS over England will say just as
IN the past war: We didn t
need your help"
England would never help us.
Why are we. or rather President
Roosevelt. so foolish?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14

THERE are a couple of great
Il arteries of traffic down from
the North into Florida. and Of
course. vice versa. besides the
railroads. these being L. s.
Highway No. and ". q. High
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14

TO TIE EDITOR.
TliE time is ripe for peace
Il moves on the part Of both
Britain and America. The Axis
partners already have sent out
peace feelers via France.
The German and Italian peo-
pie want peace. the British
people want peace-I said the
people and do we want peace ?
| think 20.
SIDNEY VI. MINER.
2s25 Algonquin avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
EMIL T. SCHALLHORN.
l104 North Eighth street,
Saginaw, Mich.

TO THE EDITOR:
I WOULD like 10 know why
L the business interests in the
United States continue 10 send
gasoline and oil TO Japan.
ED BONDARENOK,
1866 Fourth street,
EcOrse, Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-14
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

more pspler mache copies of the giant made,
and that therefore his father paid several
visits TO the tent in which It was shown 10
get a good look at the big fellow lie finally
was convinced that he had seen the original
SO laborously carved by his own hand
IN later years Burkhardt relates his father
looscncd mp bit and intrustcd him with many
details Of the transaction which produced Bar
NUNS biggest fake. He had been hired, ac-
cordng TO the story told by his son, by one
Horny Rodenight and a man named Pierce.
whom he later found out was an agent for
Mr. Banum and treasurer Of the celebrated
R3mum show
Edward Burkhardt did the job according 10
instructions got his money and kept his mouth
shut even when the hue and cry about the
origin Of the giant got too close 10 home for
comfort
II Henry Burlhardts memory serves him
well, Rodenlght had bitter argument with
r. +. Barnum some time after the giant had
started on its tour of America and Europe.
and announced TO the world that the petrified
man was a fake and that he could prove it.
This deserter from Barnums camp, says Henry
Burkhardt put reporters on the trail of his
father who wasn't found wanting in the poise
and personality needed 10 handle such an en-
barrassing situation. He was courteous to
the visiting gentlemen of the press but looked
pleasantly blank and recolected nothing This
left Mr.. Rodenight out on a limb and poured
more money into the already wel-filed cof-
fers Of Mr. Barnum.
While there rs still some doubt whether the
willy Barnum conceived tho Cardiff Giant in
hls amazingly laclc nind Burllhafdt "a in
Cliuod 10 hcrcvc that the great Snowman was
IN ON the hoax from the beginning although
he probably had to split the profits with vari-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

rVER since a cold October day in the year
- 1869 someone, somewhere has been argu-
- ing whether the late Phineas 7. sBarnum's
most colossal attraction the Cardiff Giants
fake or the most amazing fossil ever dug out
of the earth
The controversy which has been going on
for almost four generations got off 10 a windy
start when "Stubb" Newell a farmer living in
the village OF Cardiff. New York and for
helpers unearthed a great stone foot while
they were digging well.
That monstrous pedal extremity turned out
70 he one end OF a naked man, ten feet tall and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

and many a visitor 10 the Newell farm went
away convinced that they had gotten in on
tremendous hoax
In the wears that followed the Cardiff
Giant was rar'od from one end Of the country
20 tho other contributing considerably to tho
fame and fortune Of p r BarHum Tho NIL
hons ~ people who paid their good money N
'ook n the freak divided themselves int" two
camps those who believed they bad g7z'd
upon the hardened romans Of Tho biggest
!. American who ever lived and those who
squawkcd because they had heen sw'ndled by
, a biz but noi-too good example OF the stone
cutters art
The Cardiff Gran, has long since gone ont
Of active circulation. bat az last. II seems that
the real lowdown or the celebrated odd'y has
been revealed by an old man named Henry
Burkhardt al present a resident Of Merritt Is
land off the east coast Of Florida
Not so long ago Mr. Burkhard' broke
silence which be has maintained for more
than 20 years and II IS sad gave the editor
Of n small Florida weekly a signed statement
that the Cardiff Giant Is one Of the biggest
fakes Of all time and that he knows what he
is talking about because he watched his father
make Il.
Many times during hrs life Mr. Burkhardt
has had an opportunity L. toll what be knows
But he kept his mouth shut until many years
after his father passed 20 ms reward Now, he
says ne doesn't see that the truth will DO his
father or his fathers memory any harm
II Mr. Burkhardrs memory serves him
rightly and ne seems 90 he Con lcman OF
good memory and sound mind he was boy
not quite seven years oli when a huge block
Of GYPSUM weighing some 1000 pounds va
delivered TO his fathers barn at go North
Clark Street Chicago.
The stone he was told. was quarricd at
Fort Dodge Iowa, and arrived at HIS fathers
place by oX-tcam and railroad car It's delivery
was managed with great secrecy so that mono
OF the neiChhors knew that his father had
big and mysterious Job on his hands
The elder Burkhardts first move was TO
board up the windows Of the barn so that
no one could see into the building from the out
side Then an assistant evidently sworn 10
secrecy TOO arrived TO help the stonecutter
work on the block About the sane time
>bg Negro showed up. This fellow, IT turned
'out. was to be the model for statue 10 be cut
from the great chunk Of gypsum.
Burkhardt says that his father who was
something Of an artist scUlpturcd clay model
of the Negro one third the size of the pro-
povcd statue. which was 10 be about ten and
y hair feet long Tho swarihv model who may
ar may not have known what he was lending
himself 10. posed IN sleeping position
Great care was taken to make the finished
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

Gus other conspirators. including Farmer New
ell, who dug up the gypsum giant.
Although the most Travelled and most publi-
cized piece of sculpture in the worlds history
hasn't been on tour for many a year, II Is
reported that il is still in existence in a pri-
vate museum in Des Moines Iowa, less than a
hundred miles from the quarry from which
the stone came more than 20 years ago
Henry Burkhardt tells what sounds like
straight story but there have been other sup
posedy true accounts of the origin of Bar
NUNS biggest fake.
AS far back as 1891 a magazine called
The Illustrated American" printed an article
under the heading Some "reminiscences Of
Gigantic Hoax" This article went on TO saw
that in the year 1866 there was living IN
Binghamton, New York. certain George Hun
He was a tobacConist by trade and an avowed
infide with hearty contempt for the scrip
lures and for the people who believed in them
One night in that year Reverend Mr.
Turk. of Ackley, Ohio visited his shop The
two fell into hot controversy over the dues-
ton of the former existence of giants on earth
The Reverend Mr.. Turk had a loud voice an
imposing manner and a good tongue Hull was
badly worsted and at late hour, crept up
stairs to bed. All night long he tossed. full
of chagrin at his defeat, cursing the stupidity
of the world and the gullibility of fools who
accepted the Bible as historical evidence
An idea struck him. He would turn de
feat into victory. If he could not combat the
gullibility of fools, he would profit by II He
would impose afossil giant on the world He
was sure the Reverend Turk would be the first
to fall into the trap"
The rest Of the article in The Illustrated
American" tells how Mr. Hull played with
his idea for two years before he completed his
plans and found accomplish man by the
name of Martin.
The article relates that Hull and Martin
left Binghamton. New York for Fort Dodge
Iowa, 20 find a suitable block Of gypsum for
their purpose. Inquistivc neighbors near tho
first quarry they picked intcrfered with lbc
job and Martin quit in disgust HUI found
another quarry in a more remote locality and
Is said to have bought large slab Of gypsum
- feet long. four feet wide and p inches
thick. The price barrel Of beer
At this point this revelation" printed m
1901 seems TO converge with the story Of
Henry Burkhardt because. the article saws.
the stone was shipped to e. Burghardt" Chi
cago, who had agreed TO carve the image
Presumably "E. Burghardt"-who would
seem to be Henry Burkhardt's stonecutting
father-refused TO talk in the Gay Nineties
when this supposed inside story Of Barnum's
biggest fake was circulated among gullible
public There is nothing in this old magazine
article TO show that Mr. Burkhardt however
the writer chose TO spell his name said any
thing to back up the story Of the angry and
ingenious Mr.. Hull.
There was some talk during the Ninetos
that Hull was a relative Of Farmer Newell
and that he had given Newell n ono fourth
interest in the giant for the privilege Of hurry
ing 1t on his place for about a year while It
picked up the musty patina Of antiquity and
authenticity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
@eWh0e IfuthatLaStAb0
BdrnumS Biggest ??

After 10 Years Of
Silence. the Son Of q
Sfonecuffer Reveals
How His Fo I h e r.
ChiseIed THE Pefri-
fled Man." Known All
Over the World as
the Cardiff Giant,
Out Of q Block Of
Gypsum -- and That
the Fam Gus Freak
Was Really Born" in
q Chicago Barn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

as hard as rock News
~ the discovery"
Travelled fast and be-
fore Newell had time
10 hoist the giant ont
~ tho hole hundreds
~ people had rushed
20 hrs farm 70 sec for
themselves tho Biz
lnjn the Tctufod
Man or inc Ouou
daga Giant
At the time many
people who pccrcd
down at the dormant
brute believed that Mr.
Newell had something
remarkable. legitimate
and profitable They
predicted that he
would make a fortune
showing tho pctrncd
Human monster AL
over the world But
there we're Doubling
TbOrlagCs even then
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

many experts to say the thing was genuine
as there were educated spectators io label
" tcn-foot swndc, ON orc OCCASION
B'rpum ia said 10 have permitted ero'o@tsts
to drill holes m Old Joe Cardiff 40 that they
could find out once and for all. what he was
made of. The most widely publicized report
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

hovs mouth Young Henry was warned to
make mo- further mention ~ The freak until
they got home and 10 behave as though he
had meyer sr,n or heard NJ The thiuc before
I'm further explanation Of this episode the
aged citizen of Merritt Island says that his
father had heard that Barnum had one or
Fy American wcekly Inc Cres, Britain Rights Res
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

product look natural
as well as heroic in
size and, apparently
Stonecutter Burk-
hardt was trying 10
make his statue look
as il the giant had
fallen on his back and
expired IN the throcs
Of c>cruciating pain
The job took many
weeks. as Henry
Burkhardt remembers
II, and his father was
proud Of his crafts
manship especially
when hc put the final
touches 10 the job by
pitting the stone with
a fine tool so that
the "petrified flesh"
would seem 20 be Gov
cred with pores
When the statue
was finished. accord
ing 10 the Florida
residents revelations.
II was secretly
shipped to the Newell
farm in Onondaga
County Now York
There IL was buried
Henry Burkhardts father
him, with n lot OF rotted
bcrs and planks. The plaC
intcrmcnt was carefully
erred and became ovcrgr
with bushes and weeds
duo time Mr. Newell doc
10 DIG a weldon that spot
He did and the world h.
Of tho great discovery
AS Burkhardt recalls
situation. Newell exhibited
find ino a tent for a {
And then. after q nation,
gale OF publicity had blown
story Of the Cardiff c
from Mexico to Canada
from the Atlantic 10
Pacific. Mr.. Barnum took
and the bizarre career of
giant burst into full flowC
Inc cry or rake went
from the first day that
mum became the impress
OF the petrified wonder.
the foxy Snowman founc
many experts" TO say the
as there were educated
" q tcn-foot swindlc,
B7rnum ia said 10 have !
to drill holes m Old Joe {
could find out. once and +
made of. The most wide.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31


Giant was Barnum's original
idea and whether he owned it
from the beginning. or whether
someone else conceived the
fake which made lut of
money for an concerned even
20 II did turn out 90 bc
izzlc as "A fossil He docs
know, nc says, that he saw the
monster made, just before the
great Chicago Fire and also
saw IL exhibited "a few years
after the fire
Ho had gone 10 the circus
with his father. he relates. and
the Cardiff Giant turned out
TO be one of the major attrac-
tons Of the show. When
young Henry saw the poster
advertising the oddly he
pointed to. it in high excite
lIent and was on the verge Of
making a public Identification
Of his sire's handiwork, when
the elder Burkhardt clapped a
restraining hand over the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

This
Photograph of
the Cardiff
Giant Was
Made in 1884
When 1t Was
Taken Out OF
Retirement for
a Tour Of the
Country's Fairs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

NJ this investigation
said that the freak was
a form of calcium. one
Of natures favorite ma
terials for the making
Of fossils
Apparently Mr.. Burk-
hafit doesn't know
whether the Cardiff
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-13
MONDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1941

UIynent II the costs, and showing
good behavior for the next two
years.
David Pa.Chall. Negro, was not
guilty of carrying a concealed wea-
pom.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-13

The Island of SaraWak, Bornoa
has an annual rainfall of 200 inches
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-13
Speaks at TT. 4. Meet

Miss Clara Mae Ellis, welfare SID.
p~crintcndcnt of Vance county, viii
speak to the Colored PIT. \. in r..
regular meeting Thursday a~ftorno,,
at 3:l5 o'clock at the Central Graded
sChovl.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-10-13
TRAFFIC FINES.

Three persons paid 81 traffic fine,
into he office of the city clerk Foo
ords there showed today. Those mn
ing the fines were Mrs. Henry PER-
Donald Moss and Sidney FLEMING -
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Italy Prohibits Purchase
Or Sale OF JeweIry
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, Sept. A royal decree
today prohibited purchase or sale
of jewelry, thus closing that field to
italian investors who have been put
ting their money in precious stones
in fear of initiation or in preference
to buying government bonds.
Many italians have been buying
heavily of jewelry and others have
been investing in real estate, al
though the government acted some
time ago to discourage the latter by
imposing a go per cent tax on profits
from real property sales.
The new decree gave the govern
ment authority to introduce excep-
tions because the rules are not so
absolute as not to take into consid-
Grafton certain industries and other
special situations" Export of pre-
cious metals or stones is subject to
license.
Persons possessing these mate
rials for use in commerce or indus
try were ordered to present an exact
inventory to the police within five
dayS,
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Socially Prominent Girl
Sent 10 House Of Detention
By the Associated Press.

BY tnt ASSOCldleu HEeSS.
HAVERFORD, Pa, Sept. A.
Heath Barnard McCawley, 15-year-
old member of socially prominent
family, was ordered to the House
of Detention last night to await Ju-
venile Court action after an auto
mobile in which she had been play
ing ran down driveway and struck
a parked machine, resulting in in
juries to four persons.
She received treatment for leg
bruises after the crash, then ap-
peared before Justice of the Peace
Franklin P. KRONER for hearing on
charges of driving without license,
reckless driving and assault and
battery by auto.
Even if some one put up a million
dollars bail" declared Justice Kro-
mer. II have no other choice but to
send her to the House of Deten-
ton"
Several hours later police took
Miss McCawley to The House of De-
tention. She was accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Edmund S. Nc
Cawley.