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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09

Fifteen hundred uniformed Knights
of Pythias marched in parade yester-
day afternoon over the streets of the
business district of Lafayette. the mill
tary pageant being witnessed by
thronG of ten thousand spectators. The
parade was one of the browning fea-
lures of the Indiana brigade encamp-
ment program and the spectacle ii pre-
sented was Impressive. 1t was the sec
ond day of the big brigade encampment
and Jubilee meeting lasting a week.
Practically all of the Uniform Rank
companies that will attend the encamp
ment have reported as all desired to
participate in the military parade. The
attendance at the great state meeting
of Pythias Is increasing rapidly and
today $4,000 visitors are expected.
Yesterday was Uniform Rank day and
today the great parade of the subordin
ate lodges will be held. the uniform
rank acting as escort. The parade was
the principal event today and all
through the morning the knights at
Camp warner were busily engaged in
preparing for it.
Hamomnd Camp In Line.
1t was 1880 o'clock in the afternoon
when the bugies sounded an dthe regi-
parade. Brigadier General Gray gave
his orders to the regimental officers
and they had their men promptly on
hand for the formation at Camp w ar
ner. The march to the city was begun
at o'clock and the parade presented
a splendid appearance. The general
and the embers OF his staff were ali
mounted as were the colonies and their
STATS. The captains marched at the
heads OF their companies. The parade
was several blocks long and was one
of the largest marching bodies OF men
ever seen on Lafayette streets. Forty
horses We're used for the officers and
their STATS and the parade was in six
divisions Four ands marched with the
sir knights. At the head of the long
parade behind platoon of police and
the Indiana brigade band rode
Brigadier General William Gray and
the members of his staff mounted on
handsome horses. The order of the
regiments in the parade was fall
lows. Ninth. Eighth, Eixth. First and
Third The Fourth regiment did not
send its colonel nor its companies and
was not represented in the parade All
OF the other regiments, however. had
good representation.
Hammond marched with the Ninth
regiment and the company twenty men
strong being led by Capt. w. F.
Mashino
oil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09
SAM GObITz SAYS
He WAS ROBBED
Well known Peddler Swears
Out Warrant For Stieg-
litz Park Men.
Especial to THE TrmEs.)

East Chicago, Aug. Sam Gobitz. a
peddler, has complained to the police
that he was robbed Monday night of a
roll containing $3.50. He swore out a
warrant for the arrest of Harry Gala
han, who conducts saloon at Stieg-
litz park. and for Callahan's brother.
who tends bar for him, claiming that
they were implicated in the robbery.
The warrant also charges assault and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09
Teams Batting Average.

The batting average of the Ham,
mond Athletic association team in the
Northern Indiana league for the first
fifteen games is PAT. The Individual
averages as compiled by Newman Char
nensky. the official scorekeeper of the
club, show that Hammond has some
really excellent batting timber. The
aEerazos are follows
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09
May Build at Highlands.

While he could not speak authorita-
lively, Agent A. II. DeWeese of the
Erie railroad said he thought it proba-
Bile that the Erie Coal Storage Ware
house company would build a ware
house a Highlands that would store
200, 900 tons of coal.
He stated that the capacity of the
plant in Hammond is only 10000 tons
and that the company had more bust
ness than it could handle. He stated
that the Hammond plant would proba :
bly, not be abandoned at the present
time.
II you smoke Lavender once YOU
will always call for them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09
Attachment Suit.

In the case of Julia Gross VS.. Anton
Ruzinski. for an attachment on some
saloon goods with an appraised value
of $3.50. the plaintiff was given a
judgment for 500 and interest amount
ing to about s125.
The case was tried before Judge
Prest this morning. Attorney Barnett
acting for the defendant and Attorney
Lotz appearing for the plaintiff.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09
Building Permit.

Lot 3. block 5. Hoffmans second
addition; 22x4ox9, 26S Hoffman
street; Fred Mayor, owner and
contractor 1000
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09

Great bargains now being offered on
slightly used Gas Ranges. Ranges on
display at Northern Indiana Gas &
Electric Company's office.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09

j. c. Becker won the class B prize, a
combination brass cleaning rod. In
this contest he broke twenty-four out
of twenty-five birds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09
subordinate lodges Today.

Today is the jubilee meeting of the
subordinate lodges of the state and
tonight, at the Victoria theater the
first or page rank will be conferred
on a large class of candidates. Every
lodge attending the Jubilee has been
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09
SPARTAN.

ARE you READING THE rrMEs
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09
GUN CLUB SHOOT.

At the regular shoot of the Hammond
Gun club last Sunday afternoon the
scores were made:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09
Famous Guth Candies at
L. Cox & Co.
BOARD HOLDS END
SECRET SESSION

Continued from Page l.,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09

Co. had put in a bid and that, biddin
on his own specifications, he had bee
able to underbid all of the rest of tn
contractors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-09

When he passed the police officer O
the corner he was on the right ham
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You Had Bought a Second.
Hand Desk and Had Carelessw
Tossed a Lottery Ticket Into IT,
and if After the Desk Was
Stolen. You Found That the
Ticket Was Worth $780, 900
- What Would You Do? !

Him"
Ganimard pronounced this word him
IN n grave and rather awes,ruck tone,
as though he were speaking OF a super
natural being who had already played
him a nasty trick or two.
'ft's very range said sergt. Foien-
FAINT. judiclously, that we should be
reduced to protecting that gentleman
against himself"
with Lupin everything Is upside
down. sighed Ganimard.
A minute elapsed.
Look outi" he said.
NJ. Gerbols was leaving the bank.
When he came to tho end Of the rue
des Capuc,nes he turned down the boul-
evnrd, keeping 10 tho iefthand side. He
walked away slo WHY, along the shops.
and looked into the windows.
Our friends too quiet" said Gani-
mNrd. "A fellow with a million In his
pocket does not keep so quiet as all
that"
What can he dor"
"oh. nothing Of course. No matter. I
must trust him. IT'S Lupin. Lupin."
At that moment VI. GerboIs went TO 4
kiosk. bought some newspapers. took
his change, unfolded one of the sheets
and. with outstretched arms. began to
read. while walking on with hort steps.
Ana. suddenly, with n bound he Jumped
into n motor cab which was waiting be-
hlde the curb. The " must have
been on. for the car drove on rapidly.
turned the corner OF the Madeleine and
disappeared.
u Jupiter'' cried Ganinard. An
other OF his invcntionsl'
lie dartcd forward and other men AZ
the same time as himself ran round
inc Maheieine, But no burst out iaush-
Ing. The motor car mad broken down
az the beginning or the Bonievard
MaIesherbes ana NJ. Geroois was get
ing out
Quick. Folenfant tho driver
perhaps It's tho man called
Ernest
Folenfant tackled the IL
was n man called CASTOR. n OF the
motor-cab companys drivers: a gen
tleman had engaged him ten minutes
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,...
go once, ,ne CLOCK was str1kins
be harog' '"e "'' ne appo'h'so. isn
Not yet" a.
hoa, ,oag "a ooWn. w'ped MS tore-
did 90, ~ wa.eh rs tnoueh ne
nnxionsiy. NV '"e INV eoh'inus
wi, -,
Tna J.
.'yon
vhich s u sometnins, ~.
l,nn nsse" am most curious to
q, n, ~ IVY ten' 80 i"pstssnt
h. a.. any case " ne comeas
10. .n Ams Dig iisk. TOT the mouse
$1,000 ,os.e'yy Matched TOR the eask,
,"is"e They suspect me"
Hn ~ even more, SAID the Dro-
,.ssoi; = am not AT AL sure that the
ueteetlVes set TO watch mo nave bssa
'n.owh on my track
nut then"
PROFESSOR vehemently. and he have
nothing to reproach me with. what
did promise to dof To obey HE -
ders. Well. have obeyed his orders
olindIy. cashed the ticket 1t the Tine
which he fixed and camo on to you m
the manner which he ordered. Z o@
Responsible Tor my daughters miseoe,
tune and ] have kept my eneagemoood
In all good faith. II u for him to koooD
HIS And he added. In An anxious
voice. He will bring back my dAugh-
ter. WON'T he7" All
II hope So"
still ''s you've seen hfmr" 81
7? No. He simply wrote asking 9s
20 receive you both. TO send away my
servants before . o'clock and e lat no
one Into my fiat between the time OF
your arrival and his departure. II
aid not consent TO his proposal. hs
begged me 20 let him know BY msano %
two lines In the Echo de France. Bot Z
am only too pleased to do Arsene LupAnb
a service and I consent to everything, .,
NJ. Gerbois moaned: "
"oh. dear. how will II all sndr' os
He took the bank notes from Ais
pocket. spread them on the table sad
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The Romance of a Duel of Wits
BetWeen Frances "Thfef
Genius' and England's Great
est Detective-A "Wonan of
MyStery's" OMLove Story and
The Puzzle of a Million Franc
Fortune That Vanished.

closed motor car coming from Paris
with petrol.
Tnere was a chauffeur on the from:
sea and a lady with fair h~air-exceed.
lnsiy fair hair. the witness said-inslde
me car returned from Versailles an
hour later. A block In the trafnc com.
Pehed u TO slacken speed and the grocer
was able to perceive that there was now
another lady seated beside the blonde
lady whom he had seen FIRST. This
SECOND lady was wrapped up in wells
and shawla. No doubt Il was Suzanne
Gerbois.
Consequently, the abduction must have
TAKEN place In broad daylight on a busy
road IN he very heart OF the town,
howE At what spot? Not a cry had
peen card. not a suspicious move.
ment observed.
The grocer described the car, a
Peugeon limousine. "a horsepower.
with a dark blue body. Inquiries wer,
made on chance OF Mime. Bob-wal.
thour. the manageress OF the Grand
Garase. who used to make a specially
OF motor-car Opponents. She had, In
fact. on Friday morning hired out a
Peugeo Limousine for the day to a
f~air-halred lady whom sho had no.
seen since.
But the driver?"
He was a man called Ernest, whom
engaged the day before on the
strength OF his excellent testimo nials."
rs he here?'
mo. he brought back the car and
has not been here since"
Cant we get hold OF him?''
Certainly. by applying to the people
who recommended him. I will give
you the addresses"
The police called on these persons.
None OF them knew the man called
Ernest.
And every trail which they followed
to md their way out OF the de rkness
led only TO greater darkness and dcnser
fogs.
NJ. Gerbois was not the man to main
q contest which had opened in so
disastrous a fashion for him. Incon-
solable at the, disappearance OF his
daughter and pricked with renorse. he
An advertisement which
aroused general comment proclaimed his
and unreserved surrender. 1t
was a complete defeat; the war was
over In our times t~wenty-four hours.
Two days later NJ. Gerbots walked
across the courtyard OF the Credit Fon-
cier. He was shown In to the Governor
and handed him No, 5li, series 20. The
gave a start.
"Oh. so you rave II: Dii they give II
to your"
Il m!slaid 1, and here It is replied
n. Gerbois.
But you said. 80 There was a
sss
That's all lies and tfttle-tattle."
But nevertheless we should require
some corroborative document"
VIII the majors letter dor"
Certainly"
Here II Is"
Very well. Please leave these papers
US. We are allowed a fortnight In
to verify them. I will let go
know when you can cali for the money
In. the meanwhile, I .hink that you
be well advised to say nothing
and to complete this business in the
most absolute silence"
THAT Is what l intend TO do"
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II have nothing TO say: I am wait
ing"
And Mile. Gerbois?"
The search Is being continued
But Arsene Lupln has written TO
you?'
NO"
do you swear ,hat7"
NO"
That means yes. What are his in
structionsY"
Il have nothing to say"
Maitre Detlnan was next besiored
and showed tho same discretion.
M. Lupin Is my client" he replied,
with an anectatlon OF gravity. lyon
VIII understand that / am bound TO
maintain the most absolute reserve"
All these mysteries annoyed the gal
lery. Plots were evidently Matching in
the dark. Arsene Lupin was arrang-
Ing aud Tightening the meshes of his
nets. while the police wero keeping up
a watch by day and night round Nj.
Gerbois. And people discussed the only
three possible cndings: arrest. triumph.
or grotcsque and pitiful failure.
But. rs 1t happened. public curiosity
was destined to be only partially sat-
ished. and the exact truth Is revealed
for the iirst time In these pages.
on Thursday, the 18th OF March, NJ.
Gerbois received the notice from the
Credit Foncier In an ordinary envelope.
At / o'clock on Friday he took the
train for Paris. A thousand notes Of .
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thousand francs each were handed to
him at 2
While he was counting them over
one by one with trembling h~ands-for
was this money not Suzanne's ransom?
Two men sat talking In n cab drawn
up at "A short distance from tho main
entrance. one OF these men had griz-
zled hair and n powerful face, which
contrasted oddly with his dress and
bearing. which was that OF "A small
clerk. II vas chief Inspector GAM.
mard. old Ganimard. Lupin's lmplaca-
BILE enemy. And Ga 'lmard said to De-
tectivc-Scrgeant Folenfant:
The old chap won be long . .
we shall sec him come out In iivo mia
utes. Is everything ready2'
quite"
"How many are we7"
Eight. including two on bicycles"
And myself. who count rs three. IT'S
enough. but not too any That Gerbols
must not escape us ut any price . .
IL no does. were diddled: he'll meet
Lupin at the place they have agreed
upon: he'll SWAP the young lady for the
half million. and the tricks done"
"But why OF earth won't the old cha
act with US? II would be 30 simple!
by giving US a han In the gam he
could keep the whole million"
Eyes. but he's afraid. II no tries TO
Jockey the other he won't got his
daughter back"
What other?"
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NJ. Gerbois did not speak. nor the Gov
ernor either. But there are certain
secrets which leak out without any in
discretion having been committed, and
the puolic suddenly learned that Arsene
Lupin had had the pluck to send No.
Ola, series -, BACK to VI. GerboIs! Tho
news was received with a sort or stupe-
Ned admiration.
What a bold player he must be, TO
Ming so important n trump as the pre-
cious ticket upon the table! True, no
had parted with IL Willingly, in ex-
change for "A card which equalized tho
chances. But suppose the girl escaped?
Suppose they succeeded in recaptur!ng
his hostage?
The police perceived the enemy's weak
point and redoublcd their efforts. with
Arsene Lupin dlsarmed and despoiled
by himself. caught in his own tolls. re-
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ceivin6 not n single sou of the coveted
million 49, the laugh would a. once
be on the other side.
But the question was to find Suzanne.
And they did not find her. nor did she
escape
Very well" people said. that's set
tied; Arsene has won the first game.
But the difficult part Is still to come!
Mile. Gerbols Is in his hands. we ad-
NIT. and he Will not hand her over
without the five hundred thousand
francs. But how and where is the ex-
change to take place? For the ex-
change to take place. there must be a
meeting; and what Is to prevent VI.
Gerbois from informing the police md
thus both recovering his daughter and
keeping the money!"
The professor was interviewed. Great
ly cast down. longing only for silence,
he remained impenetrable.
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certain that Lupin would
bring NJ. Gerbois to terms,
~ Others that he would not 90
beyond threats. And the PEG.
PIC feit a sort OF apprehension: for the
aoversaries were unevenly matched, the
one being so fierce in his attacks, while
the other was as frightened as a hunted
deer.
On Friday there was a rush for the
Echo de France. and the agony column
on the hfth page was scanned With
feverish eyes. There was not a lIne
addressed to M. AIRS. Lup." VI. Ger
oois had replied to Arsene Lupln's de-
mands with silence. 1t was a declara-
ton OF
the news that Mile. Gerbois had been
kidnapped.
The most delightful factor In what
] may call the Arsene Lupin entertain
ment is the eminentiy ludicrous part
played by the police. Everything
passes outside their knowledge. Lupin
speaks. writes. warns. orders. threat
Ems. carries out his plans. as though
there were no police. no detectives. no
magistrates. no impeachment OF any
account to him whatever. No obstacle
enters Into his calculations.
And yet the police struggle to do their
best. TIT momen the name of Arsene
Lupin Is mentioned. the whole force.
from top to bottom. takes fire. boils
and foaMs with rage. He Is the Enemy.
the enemy who mocks you. provokes
you. despises you. or. even worse. ig-
nores you. And what car ono do
against an enemy ike ,natf
According to the evidence o. the SER
want. Suzanne went out at twenty min
ites to 10. At five minutes past 10,
her father. on leaving the college. failed
10 see her on the pavement where she
usually waited tor him. Everything.
therefore. must have taken place In the
course Of the short. twenty minutes
walk which brought Suzanne from her
door 10 the college. or at least quite
close TO the college.
Two ~neighbors declared that they
had passed her about three hundred
yards from the house. A lady had seen
a girl walking along the avenue whose
description c~orre!pond.d with SUI
cannes. After that. all was blank.
Inquiries were made on every side. The
o~ftcials at the railway stations and the
customs barriers were questioned. They
had seen ro:hlng on hat day which
could relate TO the Kidnapping Of A
young girl. However, a gIocer At Vile
d'Avray stated that he had supplied q
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An Umbrella.

A GIRL who signs her letter "a,
"A L." writes:
"A yOung man used to call
upon me and seemed TO like ne one
evening when he was going home he
borrowed my umbrella. Since then /
rave not seen him. And he did not re-
turn the umbrella. what snail | do?"
Write the young man a formal note
asking for the return OF your property.
His negligence Is objectionable.
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not serious. Would this be correot?"
u Is not necessary to tell the "oung
lady your intentions are not serious.
simply do not see her too often n do
not be too Iinf resslve In your manner
toward her. Probably the young lrdy IS
not In the least In love with you. any
way.
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Not in Lobe.

A YOUNG man who signs his letter
n IL. 0. NJ" writes
\ - young lady is in love with
me. | like her. but | do not love her.
] see her almost every evening and
would like to tell her my Intentions are
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Maybe yoIN be lucky enough To set Her to peueve Il. u It's hard to g..
ourseI milo oeAewng nat ts Morning. Head is de to something you'd "ea ca
-e nsni DerWe!
Como Poker Players are so BUS with Post Mortems that they torse; 20
aoLee nOw many cards the other elbows draw in me lew Dealt
Tho rcaso why Thackerly wrote go amusngly on How to Live Vel II
Nothing Il Year" a oepadse nd mover tried II!
Tho beauty about "rtsng from us a.hes o: our dead sec' Is IA, you
IN have to sit EN-!
It's ODD hw easily W e slip from White Lies 10 whoppers.
Thee ever Ia a GLHier who didn't have a Pat Explanation!
Prcken!
Often tn Yellow Streak Is merely a surface marking A great old sMd,er
oncs told us that he'd lever gone inob battle that he wasn't scared peecblss
but he left q leg 0 N a battlefield nd had the thanks OF Congress for DsIn.
suIhed Galanry!
The Hard Knock that Raises q Lump isn't haU so bad as the one that
Leaves a Denti
DON'T forget that there's lways a good price The Mex. Tim ou, against.
~ Horse that's been Left at the Post!
the Eahsst way In u always me Longest wy Quit
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sospytsh,. 1910. BY Doubleday. Page 4 Col
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING iysrA.NESr.

".NVfdIS VF FHECfIJTNU INSTRUMENT,
Pfoi.. Gerbois buys a second hand writing dssk
a. birthday present for MS daughter. suzanne.
a stfanseI Otgs the professor TO stll lin tine desk,
mierinz fabulous sums for II. GerbOis refuses.
The desk Is stolen. In 1t ia lottery ticket,
recently bought by Gerbois.. The ticket wins 4
li0oO,VVO franc prize. Not having this ticket In
his. possesion. Gerbois cannot draw the money.
nus ntither can Arstne Lupin. the famous thitf,
MIC mas stolen the desk and now holds the ticket,
Lupin employs Detinan, a lawyer. to press Is
eiains. ard writes 10 Gsrbois sngger:ins a fair
sVfusea
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He Wrtes.

A GIRL VINO signs her letter NJ. B."
a "!!;e,. -
Last summer | visited the
home OF a friend where there was a very
nice young man, lie told mo he loved ma
and | really love him, Now. however.
/ am home again and he writes only
once every two weeks. IL the young
man loved me would he no, write
oftener?'
II would seem as though tho young
man should write oftener II he loves
you. as you say. But why not sugges.
TO him that you would like TO hear
from him more frequently.
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time | did not ask II | might all upon
Ter, although | would have liked to.
Now | see this young lady frequently
on tho street and we al .ays bow 10 each
other. Is 1t too late to ask IL | may
call?"
II yoS wish to you may ask the young
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lady IL YOU may call. Only do not keen
her standing on the street to ask her.
Join her and walk with her.
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10 GALL.
A YOUNG man who signs his letter
~ Il. y. NJ" writes:
Several months ago ! was in
troduced to a young lady at a party and
Astsrwsrd ! escorted her homo. At tt,
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"Cheer Up, ~Cuthbert!"
What's The Use of Being Blue?
There Is a Lot of Luck Left.
Rv Clarence T.. Cullen

Copyright. 1911. by The Press Publishing Co. The New York World
THERE'S a IainDow somewhere ALL the time:
! No Jockey ever achieved greatness MESS he was a cracked
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CHAPTER I.
(Continued.)
Number 513, Series 20.

liz gallery was delighted. Bets
werc made. some people being
certain that Lupin would
bring NJ. Gerbois to terms,
others that he would no, 20
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Copyright. ioI. by III. Pres. rubu.hus Co. uhs New York wod0.
n ELL. honey;
Just a week since rye writen-and this is the hst brsathnG ~
rye had. Mother is determined not to allow me to draw another 20
fl breath TIL I've landed high and dry. to the accompaniment Of
u wedding march, n Ash with scales OF twenty-two-karat gold o.