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The Detroit times., 1912-10-03

CHICAGO, Oct. S.--owing to an
epidemic OF hydrophobia. city council
Is being urged 10 pass an ordinance
making II an offense punishable with
a Jail sentence 10 allow dog on the
street without q muzzle.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-03

LONDON, Oct. 3.--Mark Wilkes,
imprisoned because he couldn't pay
the tax on his wife's income, which
she, suffragette, refused to pay for
herself, has been turned loose. No
explanation accompanied the order
for his release.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-03

nusflSss-tfke Printing. No fuss and
no fet fhera The plain, neat Kind that
locks right Times Pristtng Co.. rs
John Rest Pm. Main ifps or city 5sss.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-03

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Residents
of the national capital daily consume
mineral matter equal to about 80
tons of stone in drinking Potomac
river water, according to "A geological
survey expert.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-03
THe CANDIDATES TODAY.

Republican-President Taft
attended the Brockton fair.
Democratic-Gov. Wilson was
to speak at. the conservation.
congress- at Indianapolis,
Progressive--Col. Roosevelt
conferred with Progressive
leaders at Oyster Bay.
Soctalist--Debs speaking at
New Bedford. Mass.
Prohibition-Chafin finishing
up q. two-day. automobile tour
OF Iowa.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-03
DOUBTS SUSPECI
KILLED LITTLE
MATILDA RES
MANLY FABRICATI0Ns
IN STORY POINTED OUT
Victims HaIf-witted Cousin
Says He Slew Her and Com
mitted Similar Grimes


a am not at all sure that thIs
man spengler killed little MatII14
ReIs and committed the ether
crimes 20 which ne confes1c1
said Assistant Prosecutor Kelley
who Was one of those VINO Ilo<9E
ed 20 the man's story IN polIc9
headuuartcrs- "He,1 haIf-wl|
ted creature, and don't thirk
HE statements are to be boIie<o1
except where there 10 corrobor1-
tive testimony. For insfance, ~
statements with references 20 fne
knife with which he said ne tieW
the Rels girl have been prov9r
fabricatious. He showed sou<@
familiarity with the de<aiIe -
other crimes which ne eajd ~
had comaaIttsd, but he might go
lly have secured this informafIo4
from the newspapers. He may -
the martin open 70 conxIctlou
but I'm not satisfied yet" &.
George spengler. first cousin Of ~
year-old Matilda Reis, OF NO. 94v
Beaufait-ave., whose mutilated bo4J
was found IN the alley IN the rear o.
her home at $50 O'Clock, Tuesday A.
ternoon, confessed to Doorman HtI-
bert Erke, In the central police e<1-
tion, at S.45 o'clock, Wednesday even
ing, that he committed the crime Tor
which he was held az q suspect.
Later he made detailed confeo-
sion to Chief OF Detectives. Palmer.
Capt. William Rtuledge. Capt. Jab<x
Fenton, Detective Lieut.. John 3
Downey, Assistant Prosecutors Ja1-
and Kelly, Sten0grapher'
Harry johnson of the prosecutors of~
fee. and number of newspaper men,
During that session he also inti-
mated that he had slain Helen Brown.
whose body was found In WhItm1rI'e
dray yard on Jones-st.. Dec. M a @I4 (
and That he had attacked 0|I1I1
Luke, aged 10, on Mack-&xX +.
1912, and Elizabeth KreII. /.
who was attacked In her home. No
LAP Hancock-ave. east, Nov. 20. 1911
At 1880 O'clock. Thursday m0rnin1.
Spengler was brought from the cell
block for a further statement. and
made a full confession to those other
crimes. F
Some discrepancies and wild state
ments in his confession, lead to the
belief that the confessions are the
idle vaporings of an unbalanced mind.
but Chief of Detectives Palmer cx-
presses himself as satisfied that
Spehgler is telling the truth about
the crimes, and was the perpetrator
OF each of the four. mentioned. He
admits that Spengler is weak-minf-
ed young man, In fact. Is half-wftted-
and sees the probability OF wild state
ments. but uses that very argument
to show that his statements might be
vague and contradictory In some in
stances, without affecting the. general
truth OF the narrative.
Knows Details Of Crime.
On the other hand. there are GER
tain elements in the confession which
indicate remarkable familiarity with
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The Detroit times., 1912-10-03
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The stock
market opened strong.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-03
THE WEATHER

,uNsETTLE WITH SHOWERS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
THURSDAY NIGHTt FRIDAY, UN-
snTrLEDI COLDER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
1876 900 939 256
BOWLING sQUIBS.


Salzmann's gang that bowled in
Clinton a week ago, bucks up against
the same team Wednesday night at
the club alleys.
Salzmann's team that rolled in Pc
oria yesterday will meet the Peoria
team in a return game here Sunday.
Feb. %.
Waters went along as a spectator
yesterday, but as the fifth man failed
to show up, he got into the argument
and copied sos pins.
The alleys are about the best that
the local bowlers have played on in
many a day. Well seasoned, well
kept and fast. (See Louie Harms
score).
Dahl far eclipsed anything that he
has done on local alleys. He bowled
consistently and we'll.
The Peoria team was we'll matched
in itself. All of the scores for single
game were well balanced and though
only one man made over 200 pins in
any single game, the scores were
good enough to keep the Islanders
anumplng.
/ Stephen was peeved by his showing
| in the second game and proceeded to
wipe up the alleys in the third.
Candidly speaking, neither team
expected to win its match but be.
fore they were done, they felt cap
able of defeating any team in the
Peoria town. In fact they challenged
the best they had in the Distillery
burg but no takers put in al pear
ance.
The Peoria bowlers proved roya
entertainers and the Islanders will
cndeavor to return the courtesy OF
the return trip here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
COULON RETAINS
BANTAM HON0RS
Battle of 90 Rounds in Los An
geles Brings Defeat to
Frankie Conley.
ITALIAN is BADLY BEATEN
Cbicagoan Lands Five Blows to OPP
ponent's One-Slugging at
Final Gong.

Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 5.-Johnny
Coulon Of Chicago Saturday successful
~ defended his title as bantamweight
champion by winning from frankie
Conley of Kenosha. Wis, at the end of
twenty rounds of fierce fighting in the
Vienna arena. Coulon landed five
blows 10 Conley's one, but did not
seem 20 possess the strength Of his
opponent Conley was a fearful sight
at the close OF the fight. his face be-
ing cut in a half dozen places and both
eyes nearly closed.
As early as the third round Conley's
face was bleeding from Coulon sting
ing punches. but every round found
him boring in head down, taking half
a dozen blows for the sake of getting
In one in return. Conley's punches,
when they landed. shook the champion
10 his toes and he frequently gave
ground before Conley, who often found,
however, a terrific punch waiting for
him when he pursued too eagerly.
ITALIANS EYES NEARLY CLOSED.
The fight seesawed through the
twenty rounds, the majority going to
the champion The battle ended with
the men fighting mead TO head in a
ciinch. blood from Conleys mouth run
ming down Coulon's back Both of the
Italians eyes were nearly closed.
The first round was Coulon's. Con-
icy rushed. but received two hard
rights to the stomach and several
rights and lefts to the face and jaw.
Conlcy ovened up in the second and
fought Coulon TO the ropes. The third
went 10 Coulon, who landed three stiff
rights 10 the jaw in exchange for a
right to- the stomach and left to the
jaw. Long range fighting marked the
fourth
In tho fifth Conley rushed into a
right 10 The stomach, a right to the
chin and a left to his sore eye. but he
came back with a right TO the mouth
aud another to The jaw. The fast pace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
FOOTBALL CAME
To Be CHANGED
Playing Field Reduced in Size
and Another Down" Al
lowed for Gains.
ESTABLISHING A NEW ZONE
Forward Pass Across Goal Line Per.
mitted-Touchdown Increased
to Six Points.

New York, Feb. 5.-The football
rules committee which has been work
ing in executive session here for two
days on innumerable suggestions for
altering the game, came to unanimous
decision late Saturday in favor of sew
eral fundamental changes.
The committee laid down its ardu-
Gus task with the belief that it had
greatly improved the leading college
sport The lines of it's anticipated i'm
pTovement are, in substance, as fol-
lows:
1.-The playing field, now 10 yards
in length, will be shortened to an even
| 100 yards. This change in itself is not
vital, but is made in order to make
possible on small grounds an extension
of the territory in which the forward
pass may be used
"a zone ten yards in width beyond
the goal lines is established. The pur-
pose of this is to provide ample space
for the execution of the forward pass,
and scoring on pass made across the
goal line into this zone is permitted.
3-The number of downs" to gain
ten yards is increased by one.
1.-The onside kick is eliminated.
5-The value of touchdown is in
goal from touchdown and other scores
standing as at present.
6-The twenty yard zone, in which
the present rules provide restrictions
on interference with the forward pass
is eliminated so that the restrictions
will apply now to any part of the field
AFTER a touch back the ball will
be kept in play from the twenty yard
lire instead of the twenty-five yard
line.
Son a kickoff the ball instead oil
. being put in play in the center Of
, field will be put in play from the forty
yard line of the team kicking it off
Taking into consideration the shorten
ing of the field, the kickoff distance is
: heightened by five yards.
: 9-The field judge is eliminated. The
head linesman hereafter will keep time
) and be judge of offside plays in the
2 line of scrimmage.
, 10-The number of men allowed OIL
l the side lines will be reduced from
2 three to one for each team.
= 11-Proyision will be made that
e bounding bali cannot score a legiti
4 mate goal.
: 12-The interval between the frs
r and second and the third and fourtl
e periods is reduced from two minute
|. to one minute.
a CHANGES ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
S f. X. Hall of Dartmouth, chairman
= of the committee, announced the sui
|. stance of these changes tonight Non
= of them has been put in code form
= but Chairman Hall said all the change
l. were unanimously adopted and woul
= be incorporated in the 1912 rules.
l. A committee was named to codif
|, the new rules and instructed to hav
d them ready as soon as possible. in Of
der that they might be circulated an
studied before the practice season b,
{. gins. The committee includes Waite
e Camp of Yale, Percy Houghton of Ha
d ward and William Maurice of Penn
If sylvania.
e 1t was said that the changes adopte
r were the work of no one individual
e, but, after the two days discussion
E. they were drawn up as a whole an
o. adopted unanimously
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 5.-Frank
Klaus, the middeweight pugilist, is
confined to his home in East Pitts
burgh with both hands bandaged be-
cause of blood poisoning, and there
is a probability that he will not be
able to keep his engagement with
Sailor" PetrOsky on Feb. %. The
trouble started with a small pimple
to which he paid little attention. Al
the time Klaus met George Brown
week ago, his right hand was in such
shape that he was not able to make
much use of it. Now both hands are
swollen double their normal size.
San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 5.-Jack
Curley, the promoter, who plans to
stage the Flynn-Johnson fight, ar
riy ed in San Francisco from Nevada
and held conference with James
Ccffroth, the local fight promoter,
whom Curley, it is said, desires to
have assist him in managing the af-
fair. Neither man would say any
thing regarding their conference.
Denver, Col, Feb. 5.-When the
entry list OF the Denver Athletic
clubs inter-mountain amateur boxing
and wrestling tournament closed
gel names were entered. The tour
nament opens tomorrow night South
Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma
and Iowa are among the states rep
resented.
Chicago, Feb. 5.-Frank Gotch,
worlds wrestling champion, accom-
panied by his wife, will leave for
Cuba tonight. The champion intend
ed TO go last night, but was unable
gone for an indefinite period and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
BARRY MCCORMICK IN
THE RUNNING AGAIN

Barry Mccormick, Minneapolis ball
player, and considered in former
years for the managership of the Rock
Island club, is another who is being
favored by consideration for the posi-
ton by the present promoters of the
association. Mccormick is a good
man and one who would undoubtedly
give Rock Island a team that would
be up in the running. The club direc-
tors are not prepared to sign leader
Yet because of the fact that the fran
chise is still in Chicago and not yet
at the disposal OF the local promoters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
Auqustana Loses to Monmouth.

In game which had a fast and
sensational finish Monmouth tied Au-
gustana just three seconds before the
whistle and in the five minute playoff
which followed, by wonderful squirt,
nosed out the Lutherans, winning by
a score of 80 to IS at the college gym
nasium Saturday night. This was the
first time in two years that the Luth
eran varsity five has been defeated
on its own floor and it was only after
hard fight that the Maple city lads
bagged the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
AT THE ILLINOIS.

An attraction that should prove to
be one of the most enjoyable offerings
OF the present season is The Country
Boy Edgar Selwyn's amusing COM
edy which Henry B. Harris win bring
to the Illinois tomorrow night, direct
from five months at the Liberty the
atre. New York. 1t is long time
since a play so genuinely mirthful and
amusing has been seen upon the Amer
lean stage, and the success that has
attended the presentation of this
clean and wholesome play is nothing
short of remarkable. The story OF
The Country Boy" is woven around
the desire of an unsophisticated rural
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
The Victor
VictrOla

If you cannot come to the
store and hear the Victor Vic
trola sign the attached coupon
and we will send a Victor Vic
trola to your address without
any expense to you and without
obligating you to purchase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
The Theatre
ILLINOIS.

Feb. 6-Henry B. Harris presents
The Country Boy"
Feb. 1O-Woods, Frazee & Leder-
er present Madame Sherry
Feb. 11-Henry B. Harris pre-
sents Frank Mcintyre In "Snobs.''
Feb. 12-Henry w. Savage pre-
sents Excuse Me-"
Feb. i3-Gus Hill presents Mutt
and JEFF
Feb. 15-Trinity club Ministries.
Feb. 23.-F. c. Whitney Opera
company presents THE Chocolate
Soldier"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
PE0RIA'S BEST
BOWlERS BEATEN
Salzmann's All Stars Defeat
Distillery City All Stars
by 40 Pins.
CLEMANN'S CUBS VICTORS
Cop Best Two Out of Three of Series
Alleys in Good Condition and
Scores Are High.

Two of the best bowling teams
that Peoria boasts went down to de-
feat before Salzmann's All Stars and
Clemann's Cubs yesterday afternoon
at Peoria, the bowIers from Rock Is
land being in fine form. In the game
between the Peoria All Stars and
Selzmann's bunch, every one of the
10 ten pin artists made over 500
Pins. an unusual occurrence. Salz-
mann, as usual, scared way above the
rest of the bunch and copied COG
pins for the three games. Carroll of
Peoria was second high with 500 and
Oscar Lift made $50. The games
we're rolled for high total score and
the Islanders won by margin of 40
pins.
TAKE TWO OUT OF THREE
Clemann's Cubs took two out of
three games and won from the Gov
eminent team. Stephen set the high
mark for single game with 239 pins.
The scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
WEIGHT EASY FOR COULoN.

To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets
Druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

youth who, urged on by the girl to
whom he is betrothed and her father,
the leading commercial spirit of
small New York town, tries to make
his name and fortune in the byways
of the Great White Way" He de-
cides that he wants to make good"
and to do something big" and is
quickly swallowed up in that mael-
strom of strife and struggle which
some call New York. The second act
finds him in a cheap boarding house.
His companions are a travelling sales
man and his wife, a theatre ticket
Spectator, a disgruntled newspaper
man, an embryo prima donna, the
landlady and her star boarder. The
boy falls a victim to the wiles of a
chorus girl, also a boarder at the
house, and is drawn away from the
sweetheart he left at home. Disullu-
sionment finally comes to him, and he
is about to end it all when the news
paper man. suspecting his design, and
in an argument which eliminates in
the statement, "a man is never a fail.
ure until he admits it himself" he
persaudes the youth to again try in
his home town, where he eventually
finds success. The cast includes AL
fred Cooper, Frank Mccormack, Doar
Borup, Frank E. Jamison, George
Schaeger, Olive Templeton, Elda Fur
ry, Charlotte Langdon and Nellie Fill
more, in addition to others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

Boston, Mass, Feb. 5.-Charles ].
Glidden approved of the action of the
American Automobile association in
substituting an A. A. A. trophy for
the Glidden trophy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

caused Coulon to slow up in the |
sixth, and he kept away and jabbed .
at COnleys face, taking the round.
CoULON DOUBLED UP BY BLOW.
In the seventh Conley doubled up |
Coulon with a left to the stomach and |
chased him into a neutral corner,
landing right and left to the body.
The eighth was even, Conley shaking
mis- man with a left to the wind and
taking a hard right on the stomach.
Cr.Iley bored into rain of lefts and
rights in the ninth and went to his
corner groggy from two hard rights to
the face. CoulOn took the offensive
in the tenth and cut Conley's face bad
ly without taking a blow. Conley had
a shade the best Of the hard fighting
in the eleventh and Coulon was weak
IL the twelfth. but held Conley even.
The thirteenth saw COulOn send Con
ley to cover with uppercuts to the jaw.
The Chicago boy took the next three
rounds. upsetting Conley's rush with
accurate punches. In the seventeenth
/ CoulCn nearly took ConlCy off his feet
with rights and lefts to the jaw, but
Conley took the round with four hard
lefts to the body and a right to the
/ jaw, and laughed at Coulon as the bell
rang
CHICAGOAN SLIPS TO FLOOR.
/ Coulon slipped TO the floor in the
eighteenth, but was up in an instant.
He staggered Conley with a right TO
the stomach The nineteenth was even
with few blows landed.
| In the final round CoulOn punched
Couley into a clinch. and took a left
10 the face. They fought iercely. head
to head, Conley landing a hard left to
the stomach. Coulon landed rights and
lefts to Conley's face. Coulon soaked
a hard left 10 Conley's wind and jab-
bed him repeatedly in the face
The crowd cheered as Referee Ely
ton gave the decision TO Coulon
Before the contest started, Promot-
or Tom McCarey lined up fourteen
fighters in the ring, among them three
hampions-Wolgast. lightweight: Abe
Attel, featherweight, and Coulon, ban
tam. Johnny Kilbane Of Cleveland
was introduced as the opponent of At.
tel in the Washington birthday match,
February %. "One Round Hogan is.
sued a challenge, and Freddie Welsh
the British boxer, accepted it on the
spot. The fight is scheduled for a date
in March.
WEIGHT EASY FOR COULON.
Conley and CoulOn went safely
through the last weighing in prelimi
nary. Coulon tipped the scales at less
than 112, but despite this giving away
. of weight odds of 10 to were offered
in the little champions favor.
Coulon was first to weigh in, anC
didn't have to remove more than hal
Ct his clothing to come within the re
quired poundage. Conley had a tough
, time Of it saving his forfeit. II,
weighed in without clothing of an,
| sort
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

New York, Feb. 5.-Charles Conk-
lin of Chicago defeated DR.. Walter
F. Uffenheimer in the national anna
teur billiard championship here by q
score of 400 to 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 5.-The Royal
Caledonian curriers' from Scotland de-
feated Kinks from Windsor and Chat
ham, but lost to Kinks from Sarnia.
Fetrolia, Grand Rapids and Toledo
on their visit, which closed here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
THE EMPIRE.

Daily vaudeville performances at
100 and Sis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

Frank Mcintyre will be seen in
Rock Island for the first time when
he comes to the Illinois next Sunday
in George Bronson-Howard's comedy,
"Snobs,'' which has been a big hit of
the early season in New York, having
concluded a long engagement at the
Hudson theatre. Mr. Mcintyre who,
of course, is best remembered for his
Characterization of Bob Blake, the
title role in James Forbes comedy,
THE Travelling Salesman has been
provided by Mr.. Harris with a role
which gives him even better fun MAX
ing opportunities than he had as the
drummer in the Forbes comedy. In
"Snobs" he is first revealed as a milk
man, but before the first act is over
he has been told of the fact that he
is really the greatest peer of England.
OF course, he is now prepared for a
descent upon the 400 and he does this
in typical milkman fashion. The re-
sultant complications can be imagined
Manager Henry B. Harris, whose fore
sight made Mcintyre a star, has sur
rounded him with an exceptional com
pany, which includes Myrtle Tame
Hill, Katharine Stewart, Eva McDon
aid, Marie Fitzgerald, Roy Fairchild
Orlando DAILY, John Cumberland and
Frank Brownlee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

New Orleans, La, Feb. 5.-Joe
Mandot and Pal Moore were matched
to fight 20 rounds here before the
West Side Athletic club on Feb. 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 4.-Pete Far
rar and Charles Albright Of st. Louis
defeated Charles Warren of Boston
in the national three cushion league.
go to 43.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05
The extraordinary popularity of

The extraordinary popularity of
Madame Sherry" which returns to
the Illinois next Saturday, matinee
and night, is undoubtedly due to the
infections melody, "Ev'ry Little Move
ment,'' SO industriously employed from
the rise of the curtain to its final call.
1t is certainly tuneful, seductive, ire
sistible, and it is worked into the plot
OF the piece with some skill and builds
up many dancing effect. The dane
ing, too, is a large element of the
production and is extremely attrac-
tive, although at times it is somewhat
suggestive of the sensational. 1.-The
Birth of the Butterfly in the first
act, sung and danced by Yvonne and
a number of young women, is very
pretty and, in addition to the various
dancing incidents suggested by "Ev'ry
Little Movement" there is also an
elaborate dance near the end of the
second act used as a plot expedient
More dances in other acts and of va
rious styles are provided by different
characters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-05

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. SACK
Dillon of Indianapolis bested Jimmy
Gardner in a six round bout.