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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
TRIES TO WORK THE
POOR FOREIGNER
Hammond Men Make Quite
a Ceremony Out of
Ground Broken.

]. Franklin, said to be employed by
a tailoring establishment in Chicago,
was found working a slick game at the
Standard Steel district yesterday aft
ernoon when he was detected collecting
money from the. foreigners.
Every week Franklin had been in the
habit Of going out to East Hammond.
where he was collecting certain
amount of money from a number of
foreigners. telling them that when they
had such an amount paid in they would
receive a suit of clothes.
Yesterday afternoon. Frank lins called
up the police statiofr and notified them
that some OF the foreI gners had taken
his watch away from him. Officers
Bunde and Einsele were detailed to in
vestigate and found that, instead of
the foreigners taking the watch away
from him. Franklin had given the
watch to one of them for security, aft
er one of the foreigners grew sus-
picious and demanded his money back.
One of the men had already paid in
a sum of IS. and when he demanded
suit of clothes Franklin informed him
that he would have to pay s25 more
before he could get suit. Angered
this the foreigners demanded their
money back. and as security Franklin
gave them his watch He then notified
the police to the effect that his watch
had been stolen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
AGED PIONEER IS
DEAD AT HOME
John Hoffman Passes Away
on Farm Between Gary
and Crown Point.
Especial to TIM TrMEs. )

Merrillville, Ind, April 9.-John Hoff-
man, S3 years old, another Lake coun-
ty pioneer. passed away last night at
his home two miles north from town.
Two months ago Mr.. Hoffman suffered
an attack of paralysis, from which he
recovered only partially. Several days
ago he had another sinking spell.
from which his extreme old age would
not permit him to rally
Mr., Hoffman was born in Germany,
but came to this country with his par
ents when very young. He has lived
on his homestead north of town for
over sixty years. having of late years
made his home with his son Paul and
family, who remained on the farm. Mr..
Hoffman outlived his wife by four
years. About ten years ago the aged
couple celebrated its golden wedding
anniversary. He is survived by five
daughters and three sons.
The funeral has been arranged for
Thursday morning. Services will be
held at SIS. Peter and Paul Catholic
church a Turkey Creek at 10 O'Clock
and interment will be made in the
cemetery there.
As a husband. father and neighboi
Mr.. Hoffman was regarded as an ex-
emplary man, and the many friends he
made while in active life he retained
until his last day.
Mrs Ida Hoffman of Indiana ave.
nue.. Hammond, is daughter-in-law OF
the deceased.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
NEW CHURCH
FOR NORTH
SIDE NOW
Presbyterians Have Decided
to Erect Handsome New
Edifice Costing $4,000 on
Chicago Avenue and Pine
s.:sss
Street Corner.

Hammonds north side. which re-
Gently felt the magic touch of develop
ment is to have a new church, the
strongest indication that another COM
munity center is about to be estab-
Iished.
The Presby terian church people, for
seeing big opportunities for this sec
tion of the city. have decided to build
an edifice costing from $4,000 to s15.-
600, and have already purchased a site
in the very heart of the territory, the
northwest corner of Chicago avenue
and Pine street. Ground is to be brok
en- this spring possibly within few
weeks, or soon as the plans for the
church building be completed.
Eventually the Pine Street Presbyteri-
al mission is to be abandoned and
the property sold. and instead perrna-
nent pastor will take charge of the
new congregation.
Money Forthcoming.
Although the present congregation
consisting OF about thirty families, is
too small for the undertaking there
is no dearth of funds. for those who
are to furnish the money are convinced
that the future is assured by the splen-
ror prospects that the north side has.
The Logansport presbytery has guar
anteed a thousand dollars toward the
building fund and the Presbyterian
missionary fund can be relief on for
necessary balance.
The site at the corner of Chicago
avenue and Pine street is considered
the most logical one in the whole
territory. for Chicago avenue is recog-
nized as the coming east and west
thoroughfare of the north side. The
church will be located, but two blocks
east of Calumet avenue. which grows
in Importance because of the fact that
it is to be opened from the south
EContinned on naxe dyel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
Take Laudable Step.

At meeting of tho senior class of
the high school il was unanimously de-
cided to use the cap and gown garb
not only for the commencement exer-
cises which will be held on the evening
of June 6. but also on the occasion of
the baccalaureate sermon, which will
be preached on the preceding Sunday.
The members further pledged them
selves not to spend more than twenty
FIVE dollars individually in their prepa-
rations for the various commencement
functions.
This precedent on the part of this
years graduating class is big step in
advance to encourage students of mod
crate means TO complete their high
school course, inasmuch as the cap and
gown dress materially diminishes the
cost of graduating.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
SCHOOL CENSUS
TAKING BEGINS
Four Men Start in Enumer-
alton of Children in
Hammond.

on taking the school census
for the city fromhe age Of 6 to Il
is to be registeredFin order that the
city of Hammond may get its proper
pro-rata share from the state school
fund. The larger an enumeration the
city can show the larger will be the
amount to which the city is entitled.
The enueration work this year will
be done by the Rev. Peter We'll, Rein
hart Elster, Edward Schottler and
Stanford.
The card system will be used for the
enumeration. and after fifteen or TWEEN
ty days, after this work is completed,
these cards will be arranged in alpha
betfcal order and a cross reference card
system worked out according to the
street numbers. in order that the school
authorities may have a completed check
for every boy or girl OF school age in
the city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION
MEETING

The Methodist Episcopal Ministerial
association of the Hammond district,
which was in session in Hammond yes
terday and today. concludes its two day
session this evening. A luncheon will
again be served this evening at $50
for the visiting ministers. thirty-two
of whom were in the city today. and
for the local laity which wishes to avail
itself of the opportunity to break bread
with the ministers.
There was an all-day program at the
church. and quite number of papers
were read on interesting subjects to the
churchmen. and these were follow ed
by discussions.
The public. particularly the members
of the congregation. are invited to at
tend this evenings session.
The Rev. F. l. Hovis of Kent1and
will lead the devotional exercises at
1.30 and these will be followed by an
address by the Rev. w. E. Carpenter
on How TO Build a Great Sunday
school"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
Y|P 10y IS GUILTY,
sent Up FOR LIFE

Chinese Merchants Association. Ths
plea of guilty was made because the
evidence was overwhelmingly against
the defendant.
Zip 10y went into To Ying Los es-
tablishment and accused him of at
tempting to get his job. Toy denied
the charge and attempted to laugh il
off. The shooting and murder fol-
lowed.
BINZEN WITNESS.
Theodore Binzen heard the shot and
saw Zip 10y come running out of tho
place with the revolver In his hand
He saw him throw 1t away and took
after him. While Binzen was chasing
the fugitive he ran into the arms of d
police officer on Broadway and was
arrested. Had 1t not been for Binzen
the man would probably never have
been caught. Binzen was once po-
lice officer himself and his instructive
Investigation in a case like this prob
ably made possible the capture of the
guilty man.
The Chinese Merchants Association.
of which Toy Wing Lo was a member.
arranged for a vigorous prosecution oe
the case. 1t is satisfied with the plea
of guilty and the imposition of life
sentence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
WILL NOT BE DROPPED

Indianapolis, Ind, April 9.-t1fmes
Bureau. u.p---Governor Marshall said to-
day that the Gary bribery cases VIII
not be dropped, all reports to the con-
trnry Notwithstanding. He said that II
might be necessary to dismiss some
suits and fie new ones, but that the
prosecutions would go on just the. same
rection with the absence of City Clerk
Harry Moose. a star witness for the
state in the Gary bribery cases. who
has not been seen since a conference
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
DEMOCRATS
BOTH WANT
AUDITOR JOB
Former Representative Ed
Simon and John l.. Rohde
of Hammond Present
Claims for Nomination for
County Auditor.

For the first time in years there
promises to be a contest in the demo
cratic nominating convention for Lake
County officials in view of the fact
that both Ed Simon and John l.. Rohde
both of Hammond are out after the
nomination for auditor.
Already the Irienus of both are be-
ginning to lay stress on priority of
announcement Ed Simon, former
democratic county chairman announce
ed himself Immediately after the re-
publican primaries through the news
papers, but John Rohde's hat has been
in the ring although not quite so pub :
licly for the same length of time in
fact he is said TO have eye on the
authorship for several months.
Democrats Get Busy.
The nomination of John Brennan of
Gary on the republican ticket for
auditor was the signal for the demo :
Gratis to get busy, but the real reason
for the contest is that the auditor's
(COntinued on page gD
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
SUDDEN TERMINATION
OF CASE BRINGS LULL
No More Criminal Work
Now Until Next Thurs
day Morning.

The sudden termination of the Zip
10y murder case in Judge Lawrence
Heckers court upset all calculations
and there VIII be no more criminal
xtrk unt,i Thursday. when !. H..
Ashton. charged With burglarizing d
Il. & O. car III be arraigneo for
trial
1t viii be rememb red that Ashton
was extradted from Illinois only after
a hard fight He was released on bonds
and his case will now come up for
trial. The defense will make a hard
fight to free Ashton of the charge.
Judge Becker win try few other
criminal cases this week. and will then
take up the trial of civil jury cases
for the rest of the term.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
Gary Chinaman Ap-
mitS Guilt Becker
Sentences

Zip 10y, who shot and killed Toy
Wing Lo, Chinese laundryman on
West Sixth avenue in Gary, on Dec.
8 of this year appeared in court and
pleaded guilty to the charge Of Sec
ond degree murder.
Judge Lawrence Becker sentenced
pleaded guilty on the advice OF his
attorneys, Davis and Star and Clar-
ence Bretsch of Gary.
EVIDENCE OVERWHELMING.
The state was represented by Ralph
w Ross, deputy prosecuting attorney.
and George Manlove, representing the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
SPECULATION RIFE
AS TO MOOSE CASE
HEARING SATURDAY.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

South Bend, Ind, April o
Judge Van Fleet, special Judge in
the Gary bribery cases, today
notified Special Prosecutors Park
er and Hodges and attorneys for
Valparaiso Saturday morning at
10 O'Clock to hear any motions
that may be made.
1t is possible that the defense
may move to dismiss all cases it is
also suggested that unless City
Clerk Moose returns the state
may accquiesce in this course.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
THIRTY FOOT BREAK IN DYKE

Lowell, Ind April 9-Thirty feet more of the Will
Jams dyke went out last night after it had successfully
resisted the floods for three weeks The break is at
bayon with twenty feet of and makes repair i'm
possible this point of high water The new break
Cured within half mile of Shelby and the water has
inundated another large tract of territory The water
Kankakee fallen appreciably during the
past forty eight hours The Brown dyke is believed to
be out of all danger at present.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
NEW SITE FOR CLUB
STARTED THIS A. NJ.
But Chicago Man Is Hoist
With His Own
Petard.


The ceremony in connection with the
breaking of ground for the Hammond
Country club a 8 o'clock this morning
was an impressive one. Led by ex-
Senator William H. Gostlin. clad in
Jumpers: A. NJ. Turner. George Han
nauer. DR. Fl. E. Sharrer and H. r.
Douglass marched to the site of the
new club house and prepared to break
ground
Mr.. Gostlin carried a pick, Douglas
a spade. Sharrer a shovel, Hannauer
had a shovel and the only implement
with handle long enough for A. NJ
Turner to use conveniently was a snow
snoveL
Douglass was so enthusiastic that
he broke the handle of his spade the
first time he stuck the blade into the
ground. William H. Gostlin drove his
pick so deep in the ground the first
whack that it took three men to pull
it out and inside OF fifteen minutes A.
M. Turner had leveled off a sand ridge
with his snow shovel. Turner actually
moved dirt as fast as a rotary plow
moves snow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
HAMMOND SHOCKED
BY NEWS OF DEATH
Desk Sergeant Henry Shafer
Dies at His Home After
Two Weeks Illness.
NOTICE.

owing to the death of Sergeant
Henry Schafer. the policemen will
postpone their dance to have been
given on Wednesday night until
April "a. Holders of tickets will be
governed accordingly.
COMMITTEE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
BOARD HAS
APPOINTED
INSPECTORS
Especial to TIE T1MEs.O

Crown Point. Ind, April .. The
republican precinct committeeman in
the 104 precincts of the county have
been appointed by the board of county
commissioners of Lake county to act as
registration inspectors.
The names of all of these have been
received by Auditor Charles johnson of
Crown Point. excepting those from
Gary. Ray .Seeley, who is working on
the precinct map, also is waiting on
Gary for the precinct boundary lines.
so that he can complete the precinct
map of the county
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09

with Mayor Knots. his supposed enc
my and others in the Claypool hotel at
Indianapolis two weeks ago
Moose Feared for His Life.
One story as told by friend of the
missing city clerk is that he was
double crossed by the prosecution
and that he came to Knots voluntarily
and told him the full details of the
states case against him in revenge for
the supposed action. Moose, who had
the mayor arrested on three charges in
connection with a shortage in city
court funds. stood in such fear of the
city hall crowd that he always had an
fCoutinuad on naxa -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
Party breakfasts.

One of tine delightful features of the
affair was a breakfast that was served
to the members of the building COM
nlittee at the residence of DR. H E.
Sharrer at o'clock this morning H
b. Douglas was a little late to break
fast, but this was excused when the
fact was learned that he had been
dumping scrapers since daybreak
Thus was the work of construction.
ON what Will be the finest country club
in northern Indiana, initiated. 1t was
a solemn ceremony. As the members
of the building committee leaned on
their implments while the TINES staff
photographer took their pictures, the
morning sunshine beaming upon them
a feeling of great responsibility re-
tiected in their faces: the picture sug-
gcSted the "Angelus
The excavation is being made rapid
". lumber is being hauled on the
ground, preparations for the digging
Of sewers have been made and the site
of the new club presents scer.e of
great activity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
GEORGIA MISS WINS FAME AS SCULPTURES:
HER WORKS OF ART ARE DONE IN BUTTER

Miss Lucy I'm
erson. OF Quitu9an.
Ga. standing be-
side her recumboz1t
group. a COW and
her calf modelled
In butter. was the
woneer of all vfsi-
tors at the recent
Brooks County fair
at Quitnan. The
judges unanimous
ly agreed that the
exhibit should have
been IN the art
class.
NJ 1 as Emerson
was churning on
her fathers farm
w h 9 n neighbors
sugg ested that she
take her butter to
the fair.
Taking It from
the churn, ale
worked the wafer
out OF 1t. and with
In thirty minutes
had modelled this
expressive group.
All her life Miss
Emerson has been
modelling. and all
the butter that goes
upon her fathers
table is a work OF
art.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
WHITING TO
START ELK LODGE
Especial to THE TIMES. )

Whiting. Ind. April 9.-The organi-
zation OF the whiting lodge. No. 1878,
B. P. o. E. will take place in the I. o.
O. F. hall on Fischrupp avenue tomor-
row evening at 1880 o'clock. The Eslks
will organize with twenty-seven char
ter members. The work of instituting
will be done by the Hammond lodge
B. P. o. E. A three-course banquet will
follow the meeting and a cordial invi-
tation is extended to the members of
the Hammond, Gary and East. Chicago
lodges to attend.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
NOTICE.

All members of the Hammond lodge
of Loyal order of Moose are urgently
requested to be present Mt the regular
meeting this evening. mt which time
definite arrangements arc to be made
for the funeral of Sergeant Henry u.
Shnfer, member of the lodge, who
died last night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09

Henry p Shafer, desk sergeant at
the Hammond police station and secre-
tary of the board of police commission
ers died at his home 122 Detroit street.
last evening at e.15, his death having
been due to a complication of diseases.
principal among which were pneu-
monia and liver trouble.
The funeral has been arranged for
Thursday afternoon of this week, and
will be conducted under the auspices
of the Moose lodge. of which Mr.
Shafer was a member. while the mem
bers of the police department will act
as an escort. The Moose ritual will
be carried out at Oak Hill cemetery.
where interment will be made. and
only a short service will be held at the
home at 8 o'clock
Host of Friends Sympnthize.
On Wednesday noon of March eth
Sergeant Shafer went home ILL., and
his condition grew to be serious from
the very beginning. He apparently
never realized the seriousness of it.
and even yesterday he did not realize
that he was dying. The members of
the immediate family and members OF
the police department and the Loyal
Order of Moose were at his bedside
when death came.
Sergeant Shafer is survived by a
widow and two daughters. Miss Stella.
who is kindergarten teacher at the
Riverside school, and Miss Lille who
is a stenographer in the Simplex Of
fee The bereaved family has the
sympathy of a host of friends for its
untimely loss. and many expressions
of coincidence were received at the
home last night and today.
Was Efficient officer.
| Sergeant Shafer and his family came
F, to Hammond from Wheeling. w. Va.
eighteen years ago. For number ot
years Mr. Shafer held the position as
foreman in the old nail mill. and or
May 1, 1901. he was appointed a patrol
man on the Hammond police depart
ment On June /. 1908. he was appoint
| ed desk sergeant and later secretary
| of the police board which positions hs
filled conscientiously to the day he lef
| his desk. He was popular with tn,
men on the force. and there his un
timely death is particularly cause fol
deep regret. He was only 90 years old
having celebrated his last birthday il
| bed last Saturday. Excepting Pete
Geib. who was a merchant policeman
/ Sergeant Shafer is the first Harmon,
policeman to died on the regular force
| Under the rules of the police pension
fund, his family is the first to deriv'
some benefits Of this institution.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING nnds
"hndnble" thinEs-and makes all lost
articles snndable."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-09
New Theories
Regarding Moose's
Disappearance.

Did City Clerk Harry Moose of
Gary, nm enemy of Mayor Knotts,
think that he was being "double-
all In revenge. This Is the theory
of a close friend of Moose.
Moose was In conference Mt In
dianapoHs with Knots. with whom
he never spoke to In Gary. Did the
result of that conference have any
thing to do with the delay of the
bribery triaIs-a delay that will
mean Immunity for Knots and the
othersy
VIII Moose return to Gary.
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sHe WEATHER

FAIR AND WARMER
TODAY; WEDNESDAY
FAIR.
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Moose Feared for His Life

CONTINUED on page 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-31
His Presentation spseeh.

In italy in the days when Queen
Margherita was the lovely young bride
of the then crown prince a little anec-
dote of her reception in one Of the hill
towns was current alike in society and
in the press The little boy who was
to present the usual bouquet was the
son of distinguished literary man.
and he had been taught a pretty poem
of a few lines in graceful praise of the
princess. But when the moment came
to recite he stood mutely gazing at her
too overcome TO speak. After a mo-
ment in order to relieve the situation
the princess smiled and held out her
hand for the flowers. The little fellow
held back for a moment. then. to the
delight OF the assembly. explained con-
fidentially as he gave the flowers to
her:
There were verses. but you are so
beautiful can't remember them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-31
DEAD RECKONING.

One Way of Determining a Vessels
Course on an Ocean Voyage.
Dead reckoning simply means the
computation of ships longitude and
latitude from her movements as re-
corded in, the log and without having
recourse to astronomical observations.
The chief elements from which the
reckoning is made are these:
The point of departure-that is. the
latitude and longitude sailed from or
last determined-the course or direc-
ton sailed in as ascertained by the
compass. the rate Of sailing, measured
from time to time by the log. and the
time elapsed.
The various principles or methods
followed in arriving at the reckoning
are known among navigators as plain
sailing" and middle latitude sailing"
However, the data thus obtained are
always liable to considerable errors by
reason of currents, leeway. fluctuations
of the wind and changes in the decli-
nation of the compass. The results
arrived at by dead reckoning, there
fore. must of necessity be corrected as
often as possible by observation of the
heavenly bodies. No navigator would
risk relying wholly on this method of
determining his position on an ocean
voyage.-New York Times.