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Evening star., 1930-06-22
Last of the Dme-N0UeI Heroes

Nick Carter volumes, many of tham as long as
the modern novel.
But even Nick Carter had waned long before
Mr. Dey ended his earthly romance in stark
tragedy. To be sure, Nick had had innumeYable
imitators, and they all sod-stin continue TO
sell, IN fact, In their paper-backed bindings
so does Nick, for that matter. But the trend
mad been elsewhere. The action thriller bad
gone through its depression and was returning
in guise-juvenile fiction The prolihc
writer's who had Saved over their desks turning
out daring deeds of the Deadwood Dick type
were now shaving away at The Log Cabin Ii
orary, The Boys in the wilderness The
Boy Trappers" and soon after the Fred Fear
not Series
But they, too, waned The motion picture in
oustry was born. Thrills visual thrills could
be had by the hour for the price of a book.
The movies had the added attraction of novel;
ty and, as time went on the pace of American
lie qulckened Youngsters as well as admits
eruoged the time to wallow through page after
page of printed thrills when two hours al the
corner play house would give them lust as
vivid memories of brave heroes and kissing VIII
lains. The heyday of the dime novel was gone.
new manuscripts.
Now the era is little more than a memory
Even the creators of those famed old novels
are passing. Coryell is gone. Dey is gone BufIa-
10 Bill and Deadwood Dick and Edward
wheeler are gone. But to those with fond
memories there is decided letdown when they
realize that Deadwood Dick has shot his last
enemy, that Picayune Pete has at last been
killed for good, that the fair maiden has ,
and that even the final redSkin has bitten the
dust. Great days-and greater nights-have
vanished
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Evening star., 1930-06-22

He spent the rest Of the evening musing on
past experiences and in refreshing his mem
ory from the thin scrap-books which filled two
shelves in his study.
What happened elsewhere that evening can
best be told in the plain language of the wit
ness box. Mr.. Eastleigh had gone home after
his interview with Mr.. Reeder suffering from a
feVerish cold and was disposed, according to
the evidence of his secretary to put off the
interview which he had arranged with his
nephew. telephone message had been sent to
Mr.. Carlin's hotel but he was out. Until
O'Clock Mr.. Easteigh busy with the affairs
of his numerous charities, Mr. LaSSard being
IN attendance. Mr.. Eastleigh was working in
small study which opened from his bed room
At q quarter past Carlin arrived and was
shown upstairs by the tSltler, who subsequently
stated that he heard voices raised in anger
M" Carlin came downstairs and was shown out
as the clock struck half-past Q, and few min
Evening star., 1930-06-22
Continued from Tenth Page

a man named Post. Ineraham wrote a bio
graphy of Texas Jack. Jim Beckwourth, the
mulatto frontiersman, had his story told So
did Big Foot Wallace, Idaho Dan. Picayune
Pete, Cactus Joe, Mustang Sam and all the
others.
From end to end of the country readers
soon were scanning such scenes as Quick
as fash his trusty rife leaped to his shoulder
There was a report, a wild yell from the barred
fangs of Indian Pete and the intrepid trapper
fingered by the ravine'S edge yet a moment
ere he heard the dull, sickening thud as the
body struck the rocks below" Or. " DO not
novel ordered Maj. Harrington from between
clenched teeth. My revolver is at your heart
and at the slightest evidence of treachery 1
will use it. You are dealing with man now
not weak and defensless woman"
THROUGHOUT the heyday of the dime
novel there had been a series of weekly
and Semiweekly magazines published in New
York and specializing in the thriller sort of
fiction. They followed the Beadle type of
story pretty closely and had en- their staffs
versatile writer's who turned out from 10000
to $4,000 words week. Gradually the Wild
West fiction began to lose its appeal and these
magazines were the first TO heed the warn
ing. They cast about for something new. They
turned to detective stories.
Detectives had PLAYED a big part in the
Beadle books as can be seen by glancing at
the Wheeler series immortalizing Deadwood
Dick
But now the purely detective story came
into its own in the guiSe of Nick Carter
John r. Coryen created Nick Carter AS
early the late eighties Coryen wrote several
serials about Nick. The demand grew and he
did Others and finally had to have assistants
to keep Nick before the public in the quantities
demanded. One Of these assistants was Col T..
T. G. Judson, who used the pen name Ned
Buntline. He had taken TO fiction back in 1868
and is often credited with being the pioneer
writer of the sensational novel in America But
the most cOlorful of those who helped COryen
with Nick Carter was Frederick Van Rensselaer,
Dey, who, in all, turned out more than ] OOO
Evening star., 1930-06-22

utes later the bell rang for Eastleighs valet who
went up to assist his master to bed.
At half-paSt the next morning the valet
who slept in an adjoining apartment went into
his masters room. He found his employer ly-
ing face downward on the floor he was dead
and had been dead for some hours There was
no sign of wounds and at first glance 1t looked
as though this man of 60 had collapsed in the
night. But there were circumstances which
pointed to some unusual happening In Mr.
EaStleigh's bed room a small steel wall safe
and the first thing the valet noticed was that
this was open, papers were living on the floor
and that in the CRATE was heap of paper
which, except for one corner. was entirely
burned
The valet telephoned Immediately for the
doctor and for the police and from that mo-
ment the case went out of Mr. Reeder's able
hands.
7 ATER that morning he reported briefly to
his superior the result of his inquiries
Murder, I am afriad" he said sadly THE
doctors are perfectly certain that it is a case of
aconitne poisoning. The paper in the hearth
has been photographed, and there is no doubt
whatever that the burned document is the will
by which Eastleigh left all his property TO vari-
Gus charitable institutions"
He paused here
"wen?" asked his chief what does that
mean?"
Mr.. Reeder coughed.
1T means that if this will cannot be proved
and doubt whether it can, Eastleigh died in
testate. The property GOES"
ITO Carlin?" asked the startled district at
torney.
Mr.. Reeder nodded.
There were other things burned: four small
oblong slips of paper which had evidently
been fastened together by a pin. These are
quite indecipherabe." He sighed again
You haven't mentioned the letter that ar
rived by special after Mr.. Easteigh had retired
for the night
Mr.. Reeder rubbed his chin.
mo, I didn't mention that" he said reluc-
tantly.
Has it been found?"
Mr.. Reeder hesitated.
Il don't know. rather think that it has not
BEEN" he said.
Would it throw any light upon the crime,
do you think?"
MIR. Reeder scratched his chin with some
sign of embarrassment.
Il should think it might" he said will
you excuse me, sir? Detective Salter is waiting
for me-" And he was out of the room before
his chief could frame any further inquiry.
Salter was striding impatiently up and down
the little room when Mr.. Reeder came back.
They left the building together. The car that
waiting for them brought them to the
Jermyn Hotel in a few minutes Outside the
hotel three plain-clothes men were waiting
evidently for the arrival of their chief and
Salter passed into the building. followed closely
by Mr.. Reeder. They halfway up the
stairs when Reeder asked:
Does Carlin know you?"
HE ought to-" was the grim reply. "I did
my best to get him jailed before he skipped
from the country"
"Humph!" said Mr. Reeder. I'm sorry he
knows you"
"Why?" Salter stopped on the stairs to ask
the question.
Because he getting out of the taxi.
caught sight of his face, and"
He stopped suddenly. The sound OF a shot
Evening star., 1930-06-22
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>EIE world production of coal last year created
sizable collective hole in the crust OF the
planet, l,54O,0Oo,OOO tons having been dug,
The United States led with $50, ,465, 900 tons.
Germany ranking second with 352l56 600 toms
and Great Britain third with 2648l60OO toDr
Evening star., 1930-06-22

hear your report, and if you have failed to
make this young man confess his guilt Mr.
Eastleigh intends seeing his nephew tonight
and making an appeal to him. / can hardly
believe that Mr.. Carlin could have done this
wicked thing. though the circumstances seem
very suspicious. Have you seen him, MI
Reeder?"
Il have seen him." said Mr. Reeder shortly
'Oh, yes have him.
MR.. ARTHUR LASSARD was scrutinizing his
face as though he we're trying 10 read the
conclusion which the detective had reached
bat Mr.. Reeders face was notoriousy express
SionleSs
He offered a limp hand and went back To
the Eastleigh Office. The interview was short
and on the whole diSsgreeable
II never dreamed he would confess to you"
said Mr. EastIeigh with rn-disguised contempt
Harry needs somebody TO frighten him, and
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
BOY TREE SITTER is
STILL UP; 48 HOURS

the dubious fame that accompanies
him who squatS longest on a limb
without descent.
Two rivals were reported still in
the branches this morning in the
city. while from all over the nation
came challenges of other boys de-
termined to outsit even the legen-
dairy early Christian monks Of the
Thebaid, one of whom is said to
have perched atop a column OF a
ruined desert temple for seven years.
They we're: Cleo Biggs, 1S4S East
Tenth street. who went aloft at noon
Tuesday, and Warren Wingenread, |,
II. of 1923 North Sherman drive,
who went up into his tree at 8 p. m,
Tuesday.
With life well organized in his
bower. Palmer today had but one
worry, the approaching weekend,
when he must descend to go on a
vacation with his parents. Whether,
if he sits until then, he will have
achieved a record unapproachable
by the myriad other boys after the
honor, he doubts.
McCloskey's hottest competitor
Tuesday night cropped out when
music called. Milton Dills, II. of
624 North Jefferson street, slid down
the trunk Of his tree to sing his
weekly solos in Christ Episcopal
church. ran over Congratulated his
pal, Palmer, and renounced further
sQuatting.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
FLAMES RAzE
MILL LANDMARK
Structure Erected in Civil
War at HarrodSburg.

BIZ Times Special
HARRODSBURG, Ind, July 16.-
Destruction of this towns old grain
mill by fire removed one of the land
marks of this section of Indiana and
was the fourth fire loss suffered by
the ,Thrasher family in eight years,
three believed due to incendiarism.
Fred ThraSher, who owned the mill,
and some other citizens here also
are inclined to believe the latest fire
was set. The loss is estimated at
$500.
Eight years ago a livery stable
owned by Fred ThraSher, his father,
j. w, and brother, Wayne Thrash
er, was burned. Three years ago a
residence owned by Fred, but occu-
pied by another family, was de-
stroved by fire. The ThraSher gen.
eral store vas among structures
destroyed nere April "a this year,
and in which the Odd Fellows hall
and two residences also were razed.
A year ago a fire in the mill was
extinguishcd. Evidence that kero-
sene had ceen sprinkled about the
old structure was found.
The mil was built during Civil
war period by Jack Strain. 1t is
said that ne never lived to see it
completed having been killed in a
runaway while hauling shingles to
the building.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16

Forsootll, it is my great pleasure
to introduce and present to you
honorable Hoosiers the Distinguished
Citizenship plaque which will be
given to the winner of the BROWN
DERBY on July 10 at the state fair
ground
Egad! It is also my great pleas
ure to introduce the three judges
who by hook or crook and with the
aid of Al Capone, Hickman, Loeb
and Leopold, will judge the one
worthy to receive the plaque and
the dun-colored kelly. C'Dun," not
Dunn" you FarbitesD
Next to the plaque is the prettiest
pulchritude perambulator since the
days 1 spent in the South Sea isles
Lii Martha Lee.
In the southwest corner of the
above photo is a convict in hunt
ing cap who is none other than my
self. Hoople, Egad!
And the dog-nosed one at the ex-
treme bottom whose neck has not
been shaveo since the Ark, is none
other than the infamous Jo-Jo, o1
sideshow fame.
We'll be seeing you and the win
ner of the BROWN DERBY, when
the "Siege of 1918" is staged Satur-
Gay. Cheerio!
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
RAPS SERVE-SELF 49,.
GAS STATION BAN

station at Capitol avenue and Twen-
ty-second street and at similarly
operated station owned by the Peo-
pies Nugas, Inc, at Cambridge City,
Ind.
From Chicago today, T. B. Jenk-
inS, president of the HooSier Petrol
cum Company and of Peoples Nugas
Inc, voiced this protest Of the rul-
ing:
The fire marShal's recently pub
liShed rule forbidding common car
riers from delivering gasoline to any
filling station serving directly or in
directly a serve-Self filling station
is intolerable and if enforceable
without a court ruling would con-
fiscate our property without re-
course to law.
Were breaking no low in operat-
ing serve-s4lf filling stations. We
will violate no rules that do not de-
prive us OF our rights.
THE fire marshall is vested
under the law with ample means to
enforce his rules with a court order
if he can do so. We repeatedly have
requested him to issue an. order
against us and secure a court ruling.
We, of course, would abide by a
courts decree
The railroads are no more a
party to this situation than the re-
finers who make the gas. We are
providing safe and convenient
means for a car owner to fill his
tank with gas and we only desire
the public to know that we are not
law breakers"
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
|. H. COLLINS PASSES
Threshing Machine Head
Dies Suddenly.

Lewis H. Collins, IA, of BIT East
Twenty-frst street, Indiana man
ager for tie Nichols & Shepard Co.,
threshing machine manufacturers,
sank to the ground at Thirty-eighth
and Delaware streets Tuesday after
noon with a burst blood vessel and
died before medical attention could
be given him.
A native of Delaware, Mr.. Collins
Joined the Nichols & Shepard or
ganization forty-three years ago and
moved to indianapolis from Marion,
Ind, twenty-five years ago when he
became Indiana manager. He and
Mrs. Collins observed their fifty
first wedding anniversary last
April 2.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Minnie Collins; two daughters, Mrs.
Charles E. Tuttle, 1855 North Della
ware street, and Mrs. John Stuart
Manley of Portland, Ore, and a
sister, Miss Laura E. Collins of Ma
rion, o. Funeral arrangements
await word from the daughter in
Oregon.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
VERDICT is SUICIDE
ELIMINATION Blasts Dazey
Murder Theory.

Powder burns on her temple and a
outlet taken tuesday afternoon from
the head Of Mrs. Josie Dazey, 80,
convinced coroner G. H. Keever
that she committed suicide July 4.
The BODY was exhumed on the
coroner's directions after motor
policeman Arch o. Ball, ballistic ex-
pert, said a revolver found by her
oody in the home, 927 North Bradley
avenue, had not been fired within
six months.
At an autopsy Tuesday, the cor
o1er and Deputy Coroner o. H.
Bakemeier found burns from pow
der near che wound, and in the
flesh, ind eating the muzzle had
been pressed closely against her
head when fired.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16

RH Times Special
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. July 16.-A
fourth suit attacking the will OF
Sheldon Swope, which disposes OF
an estate valued at $50O,o0o, is on
file here. Plaintiffs are Anna Shaw,
Clara Denny and Pollard Swope.
The suit is directed against the
Terre Haute National Bank and
Trust Company, executor Of the will.
The plaintiffs are heirs Of Albert A.
Swope, brother of Sheldon.
In all the cases it is 2lleged the
testator was of unsound mind when
he made the will.
Sheldon Swope died in Florida
July 8. 1929. A week later an in
strument purporting to be his will
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
ASK FIRE HOUSES REPAIR
South Side Civic League Presents
Request to officials.

Rehabilitation of Engine House
10, Morris and Harding streets, was
asked today of city officials by the
Enterprise Civic League.
Meeting at Rhodius park Tuesday
night, the south side civic workers
urged Fastening of the Belt rail-
road elevation over Harding and
Morris streets.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and
Miss Julia Landers, assistant rec
reation director, spoke.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
WOMAN BARRED
THOMPSON AID
. IN Senate RACE
Mrs. Mccormick would
Rather Lose Than Be
OuSted Like Smith,
TURNED DOWN FACTION
Quiz Reveals Fact Candi-
date Refused to Con-
tribute to Big Group.
BU United Press

| BB United Press
FEDERAL BUILDING, Chicago
July 16.-Ruth Hanna Mccormick
took the questioning of witnesse!
into her own hands at the senate
campaign funds inquiry today anc
sought to prove that she did no
solicit the support of Mayor Will
liam Hale Thompson when she wor
the Republican senatorial nomina-
ton in Illinois against Senator
Charles S. Deneen last April.
Since her return from Washing
ton Mrs. Mccormick has been busy
replying to charges that she wor
her big vote in Chicago by casting
her lot with Big Bill" Thompson
and others of the city hall Repub-
lican organization.
Some of her opponents even made
yelled illusions to an alleged pollt-
ical alliance between Mrs. McCor-
mick and "Scarface" AL Capone
the gang czar.
Today Mrs. Mccormick took ar
opportunity to put her denial OF
these reports into the record Of the
senate campaign funds committee.
Cross Examines Chairman
Mrs. Mccormick was given an op-
portunity to roSs-eXamine B. w
Snow, chairman of the Cook county
Republican central committee, after
Senator Nye had completed ques-
tioning him.
Snow had testified that his COM
mittee indorsed Mrs. Mccormick s
candidacy. To Mrs. Mccormick IS
questions, Snow replied:
Il took responsibility in marking
tthe organizations ballots for Mrs
Mccormick. I did that, not because
OF any particular interest in he1
candidacy, but because of personal
contact with the voters and my po-
litical workers showed me there was
a wave of sentiment running very
high in her behalf. 1 felt we would
benefit our local ticket by indorsing
her."
L OOhh
Senator Nye read a letter from
George Harding, county treasurer
and a power in the city hall organ
ization, in which Harding said Mrs
Mccormick had declined to con-
tribute funds to his group, saying
she rather would lose the election
than win and "be ousted as were
Ware and Frank l.. Smith"
Four checks, totaling $17,5OO
which represented his contribution
to Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick
campaign for the Republican SEN
atorial nomination in Illinois, were
produced at the opening of today''
session by Colonel Robert R. NC
Cormick, publisher of the Chlcag>
Tribune and brother-in-law Of Mrs
Mccormick.
Colonel McCormicks contribu'
tions made no increase in the granc
total of known campaign expendl-
tures-$326, ,O00-since his check!
were given to volunteer organiza'
tions, hose expenses had been re.
ported previously by Mrs. McCor'
mick.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
BENGAL IN RIOT GRIP
Several Killed as HinduS
and MoSIemS Clash.
BuUnifed Press

Bu United Press
CALCUTTA, July 16.-Three per-
sons were killed and several wound
ed when police we're forced to open
fire against mobs which renewed
the rioting at Kishoreganj, in the
Mymensingh district. today. Forty
persons were arrested.
A wave of looting and numbering
has terrorized an area of $50 square
miles in the Mymensingh district OF
eastern Bengal in the last few days,
as Moslems expressed their resent
ment against Hindu money lenders.
At least seventeen persons were
known to be dead and many others
were attacked and beaten as the
Moslems. thoroughly aroused, ragged
through Hindu homes and shops.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
Slain CANGSTER
is INDIANA MAN,
CHECK REVEALS
One of Two Murder Victims
Found in Illinois Is
Former Convict.

Bu United Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 10
Identification of the two murdered
men whose bodies were found east
of here several days ago as rum
runners, was believed to be COM
plete today following a checkup OF
fingerprints taken Of one Of the
victims.
Prints taken from the fingers OF
the first victim whose body was
found near Rochester, seven miles
east of here last Friday, were iden-
titled by Chicago police as those OF
r. c. Tincher, 45-year-old eX-con-
vict of Terre Haute, Ind, accord
ing to word received here. The
prints of the other victim have not
been identified as yet, but local po-
lice have expressed the belief that
the man is Elmer Stover, q, of
Rome, Ga, and companion OF
Tincher in rum running and rack
eteering.
Served Sentence
With the Identification of the two
men, solution OF the double murder
moved a step nearer completion to-
day. Tincher was known to have
had a police record and to have
served a sentence in Vermilion
county for violating the national
prohibition law.
Police here have expressed the
opinion that the two men were
killed by Chicago gunmen, after
they had "cut in on Cook county
bootlegger's territory and liquor traf-
fic. They are convinced, they said,
that the men also engaged in hi
jacking.
Ran Booze Route
The men are believed to have op-
Grated out of Springfield and to
have run booze from Evansville,
Ind, to Chicago and from Chicago
to Louisville.
Stover, although he has no local
police record, is wanted in Clinton,
Ind, where authorities are seeking
him on prohibition law violation
charge.
The bodies of the two men were
found in the same locality east of
here several days ago. Tincher's
body was found Friday, while the
body of Stover was found Monday.
Both bodies indicated that the
victims had been subjected to tor
ture before being put to death.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16

With three days remaining before
the state fire marshaIS ruling BAN
ming common carriers from deliver
ing gasoline directly or indirectly to
self-serve filling stations. principals
in the affray were standing by their
guns today.
"The ruling will go into effect
Sunday, July 20, as previously an
nounced," j" declared Fire Marshal AL
fred M. Hogston.
Hogston issued the ruling after his
first edict, banning sale of gasoline
by "Serve-yourself" method failed
to halt the practice. employed at
the Hoosier Petroleum Company's
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
NOTED VI0LINIST DIES
Leopold Auer, Teacher of Genius,
Expires at Age of S5.

DRESDEN, Germany, July 49,
Leopold Auer, noted violinist and
teacher of many famous violinists,
died of pneumonia Tuesday at the
age of IS.
Auer was born at Veszprim, Hun
gary, June 9, 1845. He was educated
in Budapest and Vienna and studied
at Hanover under the celebrated
Joachim. He attained early fame
in Russia where he was soloiSt to
the czar.
Among his famous pupils were
Mischa Elman, Efrem Zimbalist,
Kathleen Parlow, Jasha Heifetz,
EDDY Brown, Toscha Seidel and
Max RoSen,
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
HUNT NEGRO GUNMAN
Posse, State Troopers Surround Man
Who Shot Sheriff.
Bu United Press

o z UIIPU ITtSS
SCHOHARIE, N. Y, July 16.-A
posse of nearly $50 civilians and
about fifty state troopers surround
ed a Negro who escaped into the
woods on Warner Hill after snoot-
ing Sheriff Henry Steadman today.
The posse sent calls to state po-
lice barracks for tear gas bombs
and it was believed the capture of
the fugitive was imminent.
Stea6man was taken to Ellis hos
pitaI in Schenectady for an opera
ton, which it was hoped would save
his life.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
C0NFEsSES AUTO THEFT
Youth to Be Charged With Steal
ing Car From Muncie Man.

Edward Johnson, 18, of 2133 West
Ray street, confessed today, police
said, to the theft Tuesday night Of
an auto owned by Ray Greely OF
Muncie, from Ohio street and Capt.
tol avenue.
Police found Johnson at Harding
and Ray streets and pursued him
when he fled as they attempted to
question him. Police say he ran to
the car stolen from Greely, where
he met his brother, Is. Edward ex-
onerated his brother from implica-
ton in the theft, police say, and
they will file vehicle taking charges
against Edward.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-07-16
Pumnkins well Preserved

LOGANSPORT, Ind, July 10
Six solid, we'll preserved pumpkins,
pulled from the vines late in Sep
tember, 1929, are in the fruit house
of E. F. McGinnis, a truck Fl rmer.
He stores pumpkins for winter use
each fall, out usually does not keep
them longer than February.