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The Washington times., 1935-02-11

automatic lay, and then-he
stiffened-he saw the open
drawer of the desk, where he
had thrown his own gun a few
moments before.
Quickly his eyes dropped to
conceal the change that had
come over them. He raised
hand weakly to his throat, and
with short, dragging steps, stag
gered forward.
"Give me a little time,
Dick" the fawning voice
pleaded. Time to think.
There must be something I
can say, something I can do"
AS if broken by the weight
of his despair, Sari moved with
dropping head down the room.
but Away beneath those yelled
eyelids his gaze held to the
desk, only a few feet away.
Convulsively the fingers of his
right hand closed. A step
more, still another, while Dick
his back to the closed door,
stood quietly watching. An
other step. He saw the black
muzzle of his gun waiting
there within the drawer. With
almost irresistible force came
the impulse to dash forward,
but not yet. He must be calm.
Again he looked up. will
you let me write a last letter,
Dick? You won't mind my
doing that? Only a minute,
and I'll go wherever you say"
Silence of Death
He took a final step. Trem-
bling with eagerness, he reached
for the drawer, his fingers
flashed suddenly forward, clos
ing greedily around the weapon
and with snarl of triumph
he whirled.
Too late to reach his own
gun, Dick saw the automatic
in Sari's grasp. With light
ming swiftness his hands whip
ped to the table, overturning it
with one violent thrust, sending
the lamp crashing to the floor,
enveloping the room in abso-
lutte darkness. Instantly he
dropped to his knees just as
a bolt of flame blazed from
Sari's weapon and a bullet
ripped through the boards be-
hind him.
Noiselessly over the wooden
floor Dicks hands CROPPED
about him for his automatic.
Ever nearer he heard the
cautious movements of Sari's
advance, the soft approaching
scrape of leather on the floor,
then with a thrill Dicks fingers
touched cold steel, and through
that inky silence the sharp
click of the hammer warned
Sari that now his antagonist
was armed and ready.
All movements ceased. No
sound, except outside the quiet,
constant murmur of wind
among the pines, but within
that closed and blackened
room, the silence Of death lay,
the lowering, malignant spirit
of impending tragedy.
Again above the beating Of
his heart Dick heard the
stealthy crawling of a body,
and as he moved forward on
hands and knees, a loose board
creaked. At the sound, blue
light leaped again from Sari's
gun, followed by a shot from
Dick. Then silence.
Ito be Continued
Copyright. 1884. by Tom Gill. Distributes
by King Features Syndicate Inc
The Washington times., 1935-02-11

Weakly Sari raised his hands.
sim unarmed," he cried in a
choking whisper, then trembled
in frightened recollection, for
now those self-same words came
back to him like an echo from
the dead-the echo of Stubs
voice that very morning as he
stood by the corral.
Sari Trapped
Without q word of answer
Dick drew his automatic, and
at sight of it a muffled Shrek
burst from Sari'S trembling lips.
''You wouldn't do that, Dick!
You can't do that, you can't
shoot me down without a
chance"
What chance had Stub when
you rode up before the haci-
enda?" the stern voice an
swered. What chance had
Bruce that night on the desert
when you sent Bull Pablo to
shoot him DOWN."
Sobbing with fright, the killer
crawled forward, pleading, beg
ging for life, drops of cold
sweat standing out on his fore
head, the awful fear of death
gripping his heart. With one
final outburst Of panic he rose,
and made wildly for the door,
but in a single step Dick
blocked him, threw him back,
slammed the door closed, and
the spring lock snapped in
place.
Like a trapped animal, sari
covered before him, shaken
with fear, and for a time Dick
looked down into those terror
stricken eyes, then with a ges-
ture of disgust, laid his own
automatic on the table.
II ought to shoot you like
mad dog, Sari. I ought to rid
the border country of you once
and for all" He hesitated,
then almost against his will he
added. "But I can't find it in
my heart to play the game that
way"
A momentary CLEAN Of hope
lighted the others face, and
reading the thought, Dick shook
his head.
COwardIy Move
'cNo, you won't escape me.
.Sari-not this time. I'm going
to take you back and let other
men than I decide your destiny.
But it's not to the courts I'm
taking you, not to where money
and the fear of power will pro-
'tect you. You're going with me
this day to face the Guardians
of the Desert, the men you lied
to, the men whose friends you
and your henchmen tried to
drive out and ruin. Before
those men I'll tell your story
I'll tell them of the name that
Stub crawled in the sands just
before he died.
What chance do you think
you'll have back there, Nick?
It might be more merciful to
shoot you now, for little hope
lies among the men Of Verde,
and it's the men of Verde who
will decide your fate tonight.
The newly kindled hope in
Sari's breast died quickly. De-
sparingly he realized that the
justice Of the ranchers would be
swift justice, that at their
hands lay only certain death.
Wildly his eyes roved about the
room, passing from the closed
door to the table where Dicks
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Dick and Sari Stage Battle In
Darkened Room
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

"Bg Boss" LouOeU political in Washington sOth
Nick Sar his manager plans Oost irrigation project
in Verde arizona They haze forced the rGncherS to sell
their holdings for pittGnces
Bruce md Dick Lo1VeN oppose their father and Dick,
finds evidence of SarS crookedness Bruce is murdered
Dick defeats Bull Pablo, one of SGrJs forenten. IN
pistol contest Mt the u s. Army post Sari political
influence to hare the military forces disperse mass
Pablo then fees to the mountains
Nora visits him there and spends the night IN the Gaze
1vich Dick hos made his headquarters She is followed
By Sarrs gunner and soldiers her nert trip to the
kideout
Dick is grounded. Nora makes her 1UGy back to the
ranch and Dick is dren to IN the rocks, hemned
in by Sos men. He escapes 1Ohen he finds natural
tunnel through the Barrier.
Dick tricks Sari into selling land and stock IN the rr-
cation project. In blind rage SGr kills Stub IN cold
blood and then goes to the hospital and sences" Pablo
Scion LoweN returns from Washington and goes aO!th
Sari to lonely mountain house for conference. Dick
follows.
The older tells Sai that he knoUs of past treGch
cries and asks for accounting. Sai is enraged and
Is choking Scion 1Uhen Dick arrives.
The Washington times., 1935-02-11
NOW READ ON

Sari had risen He stood now across the room, back
to the wall and his eyes lay abect terror for the face
he looked into held neither rage any least sign of
pity but only an nexorabe resolve that suddenly had
filled the lampt with the brooding presence of
Ioo4L:
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The people Of the Land of the Sun now began to
crowd into the Temple, singing joyously, for today
the victim for the next human sacrifice was to be
selected. Parents of nineteen Of the candidates
crowded forward to the best places.
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She stood with head bowed, possibly doing her
own praying Prince Toto, proudly aoof, stood only
few yards away, watching her intently. citizen
pushed and elbowed his way through the throng,
and stood before the King. hand appraised
The Washington times., 1935-02-11

Loudly they prayed the sun-God that their
daughters be selected, for it was considered the
greatest honor that might come to any family to
have daughter sacrificed on the altar. Prudence,
the only outsider, had none to pray for her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
ief Of Air Service
4 - ~ seipps ward Junior

TTOW often we have heard and
Il i read the saying In days
of old. when knights were bold. :"
How often we hear and read
of the glories of the age Of chivalry.
When knights rode forth on
fiery steeds. clothed in hardware and
carrying shields and swords.
Well, for myself. I'd rather
live one week in our modern age
than a lifetime in the so-called days
Of chivalry. The standards for
courage and valor of the two ages
can't be compared. How lucky we
are to be alive in this age,
when the grandest rewards for
courage are earned by overcoming
mighty forces of nature, of harness.
ing the elements, Of conquering
space.
With bright faces and glowing
eyes, the youth of today rides to
battle in the UNEMPLOYED field of
science. With weak fingers, he starts
and control tremendous forces ..
which could have scared the day
lights out of any knight of old.
And if the modern youth must
have adventure if his cleaning
metal weapons must challenge the
bright face of danger then let
him enter the field of aeronautics,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
CLEANUP DRIVE
CONTINUES HERE
DESPITE STORM
Police and Fire Departments
Join in Campaign to
Fix Up City.

Another day Of vintry blasts
failed 10 hinder Indianapolis house
wives today in their determination
to participate in the Cleanup.
Paint-up and Fix-up campaign
sponsored by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
A few hardy souls continued the
work of tidying up their lawns, al
though most we're content to con-
fine their activities TO cleaning in
doors.
Housewives and property owners
we're joined in their campaign
against dirt by policemen, firemen
and city sanitary department en-
ployes. Groups Of firemen under the
direction Of the fire prevention
chief, Bernard A. Lynch, continued
today to make systematic inspec-
ton searching for firehaZards and
unsightly lots and buildings. Those
whose properties are found to be
menace to health and safety will be
asked TO make the necessary i'm
provements.
The arrival Of the inspectors is
being heralded in the various sec
tons Of the city by a fire truck and
q small burro-drawn wagon, both
gaily bedecked with banners an
nouncing the cleanup campaign.
A luncheon will be held at the
Indianapolis Athletic Club tomorS
row at which progress of the cam
paign will be reported. Philip Lutz
Jr, Indiana attorney general, will be
the principal speaker. and Mr.
Sallee will report on the campaign.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
PAPAL ENVOY
DENIES BOOST
FOR COUCHL|N
'Gossips' Quoted by Writer
Absolutely Unfounded,
Says Official.
By Times Special

By Times Special
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The
Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicog-
mani, Apostolic Delegate to the
United States, today denied state
ment ascribed to him concerning
the Pope and the Rev. Charles E.
Coughlin, radio priest of Royal Oak,
Mich, in a dispatch from Detroit,
dated March 90
The dispatch was written by For
rest Davis of the New York World
Telegram. In it he said he had
been told, as gossip from a SEEM
ingly reliable source" that the papal
delegate, when "quizzed by highly
placed ecclesiastic in the East" on
Father Coughhn's economic gos-
pei" replied:
But, my dear sir, what the Holy
Father teaches, Father Coughl1n
preaches!'
The papal delegates said there was
absolutely no truth" in the re-
port.
Forrest Davis, commenting on
Archbishop Cicognani's denial, point
ed out that he had not related the
incident as fact, but had definitely
placed its source in gossip. The Cos
sip, he added. was widely credited in
unusually well-informed circles in
Detroit and no one telling the story
doubted that it represented the pa
pal delegates attitude toward Father
Coughlin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police
belong to:
Leroy Findlev 219 N. Summit-st. Ford
coupe found in alley near his home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16

20 Trapped in Burning Mine
LONDON. April 16.-Twenty- mine
miners were trapped today in a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
APRIL 16, 1895

the Indianapolis institutions for So
cial welfare shows disbursements OF
sol ,56447.
Institutions included in Indian
apoliS work are the James z. Rob-
erts School for Crippled Children,
Alphonso P. Petus and Delevan
Smith scholarship funds. social
service indianapolis orphans home.
Indianapolis Community Fund. Pub
lie Health Nursing Association. St.
Margaret's Hospital Guild and the
Indianapolis Flower Mission.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
FOUR ARE QUIZZED IN
STABBING OF YOUTH
Greenwood Quartet Held After
Brawl at Tavern.

Police today held four youths in
connection with a brawl and stab
bing early Sunday in front of a
tavern at 2614 Brill-st. oscar Rel
ger, 20, of 642 Prospect-st, is in a
critical condition at City Hospital
from stab wounds inflicted during
the melee.
Those under arrest are James H.
Clemens, 81; Henry Freddy, %;
Ralph Carlyle, "a, and Everett
Parkhurst, 25, all of Greenwood.
Clemens, who is alleged to have
welded the knife, and Freddy are
charged with assault and battery
with intent to murder, while the
others are charged with vagrancy.
They were arrested early today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
Lincoln Bodyguard Dead

By United Press
FARGO, N. D., April 16.-Smith
Stimmell, said to have been the last
survivor of President Lincoln's body
guard, was dead at his home here
today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
CITY PLACES SIXTH
IN FUND FOUNDATIONS
Disbursement of S91,564.47 Shown in
Social Welfare Report.

Indianapolis ranks sixth in the
Big Ten" Of the country's COM
munity foundations, according to a
report issued by Ralph Hayes. New
York Community Trust director.
The report of the fiscal year in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
EARLY MORNING IS MY TIME FOR RELIEVING

''Of course l prefer not to take a 1axa-
tive at any time. But one thing sure
I'll never drug my system over night
with medicinal laxative. When morn
ing comes, if nature still refuses know
/ can depend on notwithstanding
Pluto Water. 1t gives me gentle and
effective relief IN just an hourP Next
time you're a victim of constipation.
take Pluto and see what difference
an hour can make. You can get a
bottle at any drug store-two sizes
25c and SOC.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
Smoke Control Promised

Mayor John w. Kern today prom
ised officials Of the Smoke Abate-
ment League that city ordinances
pertaining to excessive smoke would
be observed strictly in the future.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16

NEXT: Christ delivered to enemies by PLATE.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
British TEACHER 10 Sneak

Miss Elsie Andrews of Farnham
Surrey, England. will speak at the
Washington High School Parent
Teacher Association meeting Thurs
day night on English and American
school systems.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen
belong to:
General Tire Co. 83s N. Delaware-st.
Chevrolet truck. T 14-7s1. from in front
of 705 N. Senate-av.
Gordon Hill, Stockvsrds Hotel. Ford va
truck. from Kentucky-av and York-st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16

burning coal mine at Yunsen, Koreo
the Exchange Telegraph Toxic
correspondent reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-16

let him build or learn to fly ma
chimes that will travel faster, fur
thcr or higher than any other craft
in the world. we've just crossed
the threshold of aviation. The linn
its of our conquest are known, and
to travel beyond those frontiers will
require keen brains, steady hands
and true courage.
The airways of the world are just
beginning to bud. There are dark
inhoSpitabie continents and bottom
less oceans to be flown.
What figures are more inspiring
than the Wright brothers and Lind
bergh, and our other valiant war
riors of the air? But their
records some day will be surpassed
by the youngsters of this or some
other age to come.
Aviation is making history. Let
young America fly-for above the
horizon lies modern knighthood.
QUESTION-Why do the wheels
of planes often slant inward when
the ship is off the ground?
This is caused by the system of
landing gear. which permits the
wheels to spread when the plane
lands thereby lessening the
shock. Consequently there is a GER
tain area in which the wheels move
in and out.
Evening star., 1935-09-20

which had become dangerously weak
ened and undermined by March, 1888,
| with the situation today.
Confidence in Banks Saved.
With the American banking and
financial institutions on the verge of
complete collapse, the confidence of
the people was completely shaken in
| the fundamental SoundneSs and value
of one of the basic processes in our
economic system. Today, as direct
result of action taken by the Roosevelt
administration, the American banking
system Is stronger than at any time
in its history and the people have
absolute faith in its soundness and
integrity. The protective measures
which have been set up around our
financial enterprises give to the in
vesting public full assurance that in
the future and rs long as present
safeguards are maintained manipu-
lative and speculative practices will
not be permitted to control the future
progress of this country and interfere
with the safety and happiness of our
people
In 1898 the ghastly specter Of
hunger, suffering and privation stalked
the length and breadth of the land,
chilling the huge ranks of the unem-
ployed with stark fear and burdening
them with sense of hopelessness and
destruction. Private business and
private charity, States and munich
| hcn 70 in
ability to cope with the gigantic
problem of unemployment. The ulti-
mate consequences of the situation,
now casually disregarded or purpoSely
forgotten by many, jeopardized the
future of our Nation. Today that vast
zone of danger has been largely
eliminated through the action of the
Federal Government.
Millions have been protected against
starvation and suffering until recov-
cry manifests its capability to take
up gradually the unemployment slack.
This relief action, even with the diff
cultieS of uncharted administration
and the impossibility of absolute
equality in such colossal undertake
ing, established an economic and social
bulwark without which the salutary
recovery gains that have cited could
not have been possible.
Through the social security laws,
enacted by the Congress just ad-
journed, millions Of our people will no
longer live under the cloud of fears
for future welfare that have hereto
fore existed because of negative fac
tors beyond their control arising
through old age, unemployment and
physical disabilities. This social Sc
curity program provides an indispens-
able foundation upon which initiative
work and civic and family RESPONSE
bilities can function most effectively.
Many Changes Apparent.
These are only few of the i'm
portant changes in National psychol-
ogy and national approach which any
one leaving the United States in
March, 1888. and returning today
would Immediately note. While less
tangible than Improvements measur-
Evening star., 1935-09-20

recovery, turn to the business and
financial pages Of the same paper and
you will find complete evidence that
business recovery has not been OBJ
structed. When any one criticizes
something that is being done and says
that it should not be done, I ask him
to reply to the pointblank question:
What, specifically and concretely.
do you have to offer or suggest in
stead of what is being done? What
acts now operating would you repeal?
If it is emphasized that We have had
recovery in spite of what the admin
istration has done, I ask for specific
explanation of what, then, is respon-
sible for the important recovery gains
I have cited These are yardsticks
that the average citizen can use to
dispel the inaccurate and exaggerated
criticism which will not bear the
factual scrutiny of unprejudiced
analyses.
Evening star., 1935-09-20

able in terms Of figures, they are
nevertheless indispensable to broad
national recovery and future sustained
stability.
Business on its own power was i'm
potent to extricate itself from the
depression maelstrom. Denials Of
this fact today do not remove the
truth of that stark admission. as made
in 1888. We have now, according to
reliable and accepted economic evi-
dence, passed the primary stages Of
great cyclical Ipswing and entered
into that phase which will determine
the course and duration Of that
upswing.
The fundamental and definite OBJ
jective Of the Roosevelt administra-
ton is to increase the security and
happiness Of the people; to adjust
equitably the multiple segmentS of our
economic life; to give business and
industry the opportunity to progress
safely with greater security and to
make fair and proper profits: to give
every one who wants to work the
chance to earn living while seeking,
however. to preserve the self respect
and initiative of those helped in the
emergency period.
We cannot hope or expect to achieve
this goal overnight, in a few months
or even in the period of year. Quick
economic rebounds are always char
acterized by excesses. Speculative
hypodermics will induce false stimu-
lation, but will not contribute to
healthy recovery. Objections from
sources that are denied the unsocial
and unjust advantages of the past
are to be expected, but am confident
that the American people will not be
misled by these subtle attacks.
When editorial pages carry criti-
cisms of administration efforts which
are propounded as thwarting business