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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01

was a friend of the family and that
he was a shoe salesman on the road.
The man was located in Michigan,
where he has been selling shoes for
Chicago firm who produced the re-
port he sent in from that place last
Friday.
Early in the day the mother of Lin
coin. Spencer said that she wished
she could offer a reward of $1,000 for
the capture and conviction of the man
who used the name of her son in the
commission of the murder.
The efforts of the local police to
supply a tangible clew in the tango
mystery failed, although one man was
locked up at the Stanton avenue police
station last night.
PAINTER HAS ALIBL
Ebert Bauer, a painter of Elm
hurst, Ill.;~was arrested early in the
day by detectives after Captain Hal
pin had received information that a
man answering the description of the
slayer was getting a shave and mas
sage in a loop barber shop. Bauer
was questioned by Halpin, but quickly
established an alibi.
Lewis Sauer, who gave his address
as 948 South La Sale street, chauf.
feur, was arrested by detectives. He
answered the description of "Mr
Spencer" vaguely and was locked up
but was later released.
The description of Spencer furnish
ed by Professor Oleson is the most
complete which has thus far been
furnished. 1t was declared last night
to be an accurate one by Conductor
W. j. Blazier of the Aurora, Elgir
and Chicago railroad BlaZier talked
with Mrs. Rexroat and her companion
at the Fifth avenue terminal OF the
railroad
The description is as follows:
Five feet five inches tall, hail
pasted down on head and parted ir
the middle, high cheek bones, fla
face, thin nose, pointed chin. red com
plexion, eyes gray or very light blue
a peculiar stare that sticks in the
memory of ali who have seen it, thicl
lenses in his gold trimmed spectacles
farms unusually long. body extraordin
arily long from shoulders to hips. HI
wears No. shoes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
new RECORD SET
BY ORE STEAMER

Duluth, MINI, Oct. IA new rec
ord speed for ore carriers on the great
lakes was made by the steamer J. j.
Sullivan which arrived today ~ hours
from Detroit, Mich. The Sullivan left
Lorraine, Ohio two hours after three
o,her vessels, the Matthew Andrews
Of the Steinbeiner feet and the Rob
ert X. Jr., and Richard Trimble Of the
Pittsburgh feet, but passed them a.
Detroit The other boats are not in
yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Mercury. Jupiter
Morning stars: Saturn. Venus. Mars.
Consultations during October: Cygnus.
Pegasus. Ursa Minor. Ursa Major, Ce-
pheus. AuriGa. Perseus. Cassiopeia.
Taurus, Aries. Cetus. Aquarius. Capri
cornus. Aquila. Hercules. ophiuchus.
Lyra. Corona Borealis. Draco, Bootes.
Serpens. Gemini. Saggittarius. Even
ing stars in October: Mercury. Jupiter.
Morning stars: Saturn. Venus, Mars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
TO OPEN ACADEMY.

! Chicago, Oct. Mrs. Mildred ALI
son Rexroat, the tango teacher, had
entered into an agreement to pay 5000
toward the establishment of dancing
academy in one of the nearby subur-
Ian towns. according to Frank L. Ole
son, her former employer.
/ Oleson, in whose dance hall, the
Felecita club, at 459 East Thirty-first
| street, the murdered woman worked
as an instructor, made the revelation
| for the first time at the detective
! bureau yesterday, where he was called
| to look at suspect.
"a week ago Monday" said OLE
son, Mrs. Allison came to me at the
hall and said she landed a good
proposition. / asked her what it was
and she said: I am going to put up
500 to get a little dance hall of my
own and hold classes this winter out
in the suburban towns She didn't
mention further particulars at that
time, but on Thursday night, when
she introdu ed me to the man | think
vas Spencer at my hall. she mentioned
that lie IVES the On. WHO IS. going
IN With her ON the country dance hall
proposition"
| Spencer" who is described as a
tango fiend," who talks with drawl
dances with drag, and looks with a
stare" is still the object of a wide
spread man hunt by the Chicago po
lice and the authorities of Du Page
county.
Last night the dance halls of Chi
cago's south side, and particularly
those on Thirty-frst street, between
State and Cottage Grove avenue, were
thoroughly searched by dozens of de
tectives. Men and women sleuths
mingled with the dancers, sometimes
dancing number, sometimes hoverinl
over the refreshment tables and lis
ment seekers.
The hunt was going on just a.
strenuousiy in Macomb, H., the home
of Mrs. Aliison's second husband, WHIT
eXonerated himself of the murder b,
producing an aiibi at the inquest
: Here special representatives of th
sheriff of Du Page county looked TO
man, supposed to be a medical stu
dent, with whom Mrs. Allison Rex
roat is believed to have had numerou
clandestine meetings during the tw,
weeks she spent at the home of he
husbands father. This man IL believe,
TO have gone under the name of Sper
Ger, and it is also said that he eithe
left Macomb with Mrs. Rexroat o
followed her shortly afterward to CHI
cago.
BUSHNELL INQUIRY.
At Bushnell. ILL.,, 12 miles fron
Macomb, another investigation wa
! made, but proved 20 have no connet
; ton with the murder. John Zool
. a, grocer, explained that he had wri
ten to the woman in answer to letter
he had received from her regardin
the renting of dance hall in Busf
nell.
= II West Chicago search was starte
! for a man by the name of Edwar
: Spencer, formerly locomotive eng
neer, who has not been seen aroun
there for the last two years. He /
said to answer the general descriJ
tion given of the man seen on tn
electric car with Mrs Rexroat.
That man would have stood by an
! seen me hanged for his crime" sal
Lincoln Spencer of Wheaton la,
night. Il don't know who the man
who used my name, but / will d
r everything in nay power to bring hiI
# TO justice"
e. The Wheaton Spencer gave Ii
a authorities picture OF a man WI
Is appeared to answer the description
the wanted man. He said that /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
Two suf leaders Arrested.

London. Eng. Oct AFTER lively
scrimmage the police today arrested
Miss Harriet Kerr and Mrs Beatrice
Saunders, secretary and treasurer Of
the Nomen's Social and Political
union, under the "cat anu mouse act.
The women and friends resisted and
one policeman's coat was torn TO
shreds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
| DEAD IN wreck
ON ROCK ISLAND
Brakeman Dolan Killed and En-
gineer and Fireman Injured
at Mason City.

Mason City, Iowa. Oct III. T.
Dolan. a brakeman. was killed: JOS
eph Haigh. an engineer. seriously
scalded. and john Sommerville, fire
man. slightly hurt, last night, when
a Rock Island freight train ran through
an open switch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
TIE WEATHER
Forecast Till p. m. Tomorrow. for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity
and Vicinity.

Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day. Not much change in tempera-
ture. Moderate winds.
Temperature at a. m, Sc. Highest
yesterday, II. Lowest last night, 54.
Velocity of wind at a. m, Z miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. m, at
Z a m, 81.
Stage of water, 2.6; a fall of i n
last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
BASEBALL CLUBS
ARE IN DEADLOCK

Rockford, H., Oct. lit is reported
several clubs Of the Wisconsin-Iilinois
baseball league. meeting here. favor
bringing Freeport. Aurora and Eigin
ipto the circuit. Deadlock on the cleo
tion Of a president continued today,
four clubs supporting the reelection of
F. r. Weeks, with four in favor OF
former President c. F. Mol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
GOVERNOR MAKES
z APPOINTMENTS

Springfield, Ill, Oct. 1.-The COVER
nor To-Day named George White of
Benton, attorney of the state fire de-
pzrtment. and Frank R. Richey of La
Sale, trustee Of the Northern Illinois
Normal school at DeKalb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
5 LIVES ARELOST
IN KENTUCKY FIRE

New Haven, Ky. Oct Five per-
ished in flames which swept the busi-
ness section early today. The victims
were the wife, three children and sis
ter of James Deveres. They were
trapped by flames in the Deyeres
hotel. The loss on several buildings
destroyed is s450,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
ROCK RIVER CONFERENCE
REFLECTS ITS OFFICERS

FreepoTt, H., Oct. 1.-The Rock
River conference of the NJ. E. church
today reelected Recording Secretary
c. d. Wilson of Galena, Statistical
Secretary T. K. Gale of Wilmette and
Treasurer C. K. Carpenter of Elgin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
Cotton Manufaeturers Meet.

Atlantic City, n. J., Oct. An ad-
dress BY E n. Murd of India. was a.
feature OF today's session of tie Ma
tional Association of Cotton Manufac-
turers. Other technical addresses
were on the program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
SUGAR Reduced.

New York. Oct. AL grades Of re-
fined sugar have been reduced SOC
Washundred. making granulated Al
Res a pound. A second reduction
hto We points brought the price down
PTunnt5 cents a pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
Famous Turfman III.

Lexington. KY. Oct. I.-James B.
Haggin, famous turfman and cop
per magnate, aged %. is very ill at
his home near here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
celehrate RIIey,s eIr.hday.

oy NO annapolis. Ind, oc; The
ni'I board has passed a resolution
runs 10 General celebration of James
~ iorrWhitcomb Riley's birthday by
"~'Aer ools. Oct, :. There will be a
First sS6 children aud special exer-
Brooklyn ali the schools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
connmish sher Of England's IA

Conmish Sher OF EngIands Ia
Cincinnati. Cric homes. Waldershire
tionai baseball residence Of the Earl
refused tho cls@as destroyed by fire,
against the Wac was found to con-
Guy claimed the,s with its burning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
RatterIe,odae HoIdlno Own.
Second "a

ey' ChElne Mass, Oct 1.-Senator
In and Bursting comfortably today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
prooklyn .1, der erosss EI0a. led.

Fnillies ..0lct. The steamer VIII
Battsries-asse. which grounded yes
Cannits. Fimouth OF the river Weser
Burns. oday.
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TO TEACH HENS TO LAY EGGS
English Agricultural Experts Tour
North Wales In Special Train
70 Show Machine.

London.-The Agricultural Organi.
Eation and the National Poultry Or.
ganization Society are Jointly respon.
sible for . unique scheme by which
1t is hoped hens may be taught to lay.
What is known a. the golden egg"
train left London recently bearing .
party Of poultry experts who are going
to teach the hens In Wales how eggs
really should be laid. The train CON.
sisted of three special coaches. fitted
with every modern device calculated
to encourage the most educated hens
to lay prize eggs. and 1t will travel
from station to station in North Wales
tor . fortnight. The poultry experts
will lecture at each stopping place to
the local chicken farmers.
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legal enac:ments, codifed apparently by Ham
murabi. are In their way noteworthy produc'
tons. In the matter Of literature we owe to
them no less than three accounts Of the crea'
ton, two accounts OF the flood one Of them put
into the mouth Of the Babylonian Noah cut
napistim or Atre-hasis). who Is represented as
relating 1t to the semi-mythical Gilgames,
primitive king Of Erech. To these must be
added number Of other legends. such as the
story Of Ure (the pestilence). Etanna. the horse
and the OK, with many others-one at least
the story Of Sargon' OF Agade. being historical.
1t is difficult to Judge which was the more
predominant characteristic OF the Babylonians,
their trading instinct or their reverence for
their gods. for both equally marked. They
had intercourse by means OF trade with ELAN
on the east, Syria on the west. and many other
places on the north and south. Slavery was
common. and contracts concerning the buying,
selling and hiring OF slaves arc frequently met
with
One Of the pictures shows interesting
phase Of present day life, How would 1t feel
n the worry Of moving could be eliminated as
in the picture Of the Babylonian who Is moving
his household goods and chattels. The Baby
lonian gathers his earthly possessions together.
carefully arranges his furniture Tin most cases
a rug) on the back Of his donkey or mule and
with his family comfortably seated on the pack.
he starts merrily OF to some place which may
strike his fancy.
The transportation by any other means than
that OF the donkey mule is unheard OF by the
Babylonian who believes that this Is the mode
OF transportation the world over. It is' only the
extremely wealthy. or personages Of political
importance. who can AFFORD carriage. A jour.
ney on the back of a donkey or mule Is filled
with many hardships and is very slow and
tedious to those unaccustomed to that mode OF
conveyance. but the Babylonian knowing no
better. is satisfied with his lot and thankful to
Allah that he has donkey or mule to carry
him about wherever his business or fancy do
tate.
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GHOSTS OF LONDON
Temple Bar and Tower Favorite
Haunts Of Spooks.
Writer Advises Americana Who Seek
Excitement to Spend an Evening
With the Spectral Forms That
Roam In Buildings.

London-If the Americans who
come to London find time hanging
heavily on their hands. they might do
worse than divert themselves with
ghost hunting. 1t is widely known, OF
course that the shade Of the famous
American lawyer. Judah p. Benjamin,
haunts the picturesque old Temple,
where. as one Of the most successful
TX. C.s" In the history Of the English
bar. he once had chambers. and now
we have 1t on the authority of one
Of the leading spook experts In this
country that the Tower of London.
where 30 many celebrities, from
queens downward, lost their heads. is
haunted. too. though not by as many
specters as might have been expected,
considering the wholesale killing that
once went on there.
Thousands Of our countrymen visit
the Temple" every year-mainly to
see the grave of Oliver Goldsmith
and thousands more explore the grim
old Tower. with It's racks and dun.
geon and site Of the scaffold where
Queen Anne Boleyn. Lady Jane Grey
and the Earl of Essex were beheaded
and perhaps II these visitors stayed
on after nightfall. instead Of COINS
back to their respective hotels and
boarding houses. and kept . SHARP
eye out. they might be rewarded, at
the Temple, by q glimpse Of tho ghost
ly BENJAMIN. or maybe even Of the
ample shade Of Doctor Johnson, who
likewise lodged there. or, at the Tow.
er, with q view of Henry VIII, the
much.married. whose spectral form
has been seen in the neighborhood at
least once.
Eliot O'Donnell. who. of course, 10
one Of the most eminent authorities
on ghosts in England. tells about the
Tower ghosts in the pages of the o.
cult Review. and an astonishing crowd
they prove to be. One of them, which
was Undoubtedly" according to
O'Donnell. the shade Of Queen Ade-
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TfE TOWER O. BABES ::;: ::::::: =; ::
SPORTS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Boxing and Ball Playing Were IN
Vogue Centuries Before Greece
Was Known to Exist.

Athens. Greece.--That boxing. ball
playing and sprinting were favorite
sports of the ancient Greeks Is widely
known. But 1t is not generally known
that these sports we're In vogue in an
cient Egypt centuries before Greece
was known to history.
The accompanying sketches are re-
productions of prints from the works
Of Lepsius, Rosellini. Maspero and
other Egyptologists. The large print
is a copy Of a photograph from a rock
carving which was executed In Thebes
during the reign Of Rameses II. in
the early part Of the fourteenth cen.
tury. b. c. Long before Moses led the
hosts Of Israel into the Sinaitic
desert; long before the oldest books
Of the Old Testament were written;
and four centuries before Solomon
wrote, There is nothing new under
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Showing Old Egyptian Sports.

onoW'n0 via egyptian Sporto.
the SUM-" 1t is a draft Of the camp
Of Rameses II. before the Hittite City
Of Kadesh. 1t plainly shows the diver
sions Of the Egyptian soldiers In their
hours Of leisure. In 1t the artist has
depicted boxing. baseball. horse rae.
ing and even the gentle pastime of
crap shooting
The smaller sketches might have
been made on any professional ball
ground in this country, barring the
uniforms. One Of them might have
been labeled safe on second" It
probably represents runner stealing
second sliding into the bag after q.
headlong dive under the baseman.
The umpire Is shown with down.
turned palms, indicating that the run
ner is safe. while the baseman is
evidently protesting against the de-,
cision.
The other cut depicts another IA
miliar figure and 10 evidently intended
to represent q megaphone man an
nouncing q change Of batteries. or.
perhaps. informing the fans" that
"O'Sarkon. the great Memphis pinch
hitter. will bat for Si.Bast, the south.
paw twirler. who has been taken out
Of the box by Manager Rut Ammon."
The amusement Of crap shooting
was probably introduced into the
Egyptian army by the Ethiopian or
Nubian mercenaries, as 1t is still the
national sport of the descendants of
the hunters of Equatorial Africa. Just
who introduced baseball into ancient
Egypt Is not known, but the Records
Of the Monuments" show that Father
Time discovered the game before eth.
er Father Chadwick or Father Spald.
Ing.
Truly there is nothing new under
the sun. What with the discovery
that Egyptians In the dawn Of history
probably used electric or hydraulic
drills to shape the blocks of granite
for the Pyramids, and the granite pic.
crap shooting were popular sports.
and boxing bouts q regular thing
among Egyptian soldiers when ancient
Greece was a backwoods settlement
and Babylon a one-horse town, the
fact that there was boxing In Greece
1890 years ago Is a modern incident.
and In all likelihood it was only q
hoary sport introduced into Greece
along with other civilizing innovations
from the Land of the Pharaohs."-
Professor Dusty" Miller.
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BABY THREW MONEY AWAY
stselworker Gave Child Poekstbook to
Play With on q Train and Hs
Drops Il Out OF Window.

Newcastle. Pa.-According to wort
received here from Fernando Russo
p steelworker now at Harrisburg. Pa
his savings. small fortune. we're
thrown from train near Philadelphia
by his baby, Jose Russo. and his fam.
lily are stranded.
Russo. his wife and children were
returning from New York. where they
went to meet relative, when the sav.
ings of several months were thrown
away. The parent gave his baby his
pocketbook to play with and Jose
tossed 1t out Of window. The family
Travelled from Philadelphia to Harris
burg on freight train.
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ERASERS BRING HER fame
Mrs. Houston, Originator Of Rubber
Pencil Tips, Brought 70 st.
Louis for Burial.

st. Louis. Mo.-The body Of Mrs.
Mary q. Houston. reputed to be the
originator of rubber eraser tips ON
lead pencils. was brought to st. Louis
for burial. Mrs. Houston. who was
IS years old, died at Greenwood. Miss.
Of apoplexy.
In 1859, Mrs. Houston said. she en-.
tered stationery store in New York
city to purchase q pencil. She asked
the clerk why rubber tips could not
be placed on the pencils. The clerk
called several officials of the firm and
explained her suggestion. Before she
left New York, Mrs. Houston said.
lead pencils with rubbers attached
were advertised there for the first
time. The stationery house refused
to admit 1t was indebted to her for
the suggestion.
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vatons about the dwellings Of the middle classes.
While German research has definitely fixed the
location Of the Tower OF Babel. the origin OF the
biblical story of the confusion OF tongues has
not been found in Babylon. That 1t Is a world
myth Is the conclusion Of scholars. 1t is inter-
estng to note that similar legend Is found IN
Central America In connection with the pyramid
Of Choula. which also intended to reach
the heavens and which brought disaster to It's
builders
But IL this legend has not been verified by
search the discoveries which have rewarded the
labors Of explorers and archaeologsts In Baby
lonia have been many and Of the highest value
Innumerable tablets have been collected which
when deciphered will throw light upon civza-
tion which born more than six thousand
years ago. The oldest temple In the world has
been unearthed at Bisya. Large square blocks
have been discovered which date back to the
reign of Sargon l.. $500 years before Christ
Even older Is platform built of the peculiar
convex bricks used In b. G. $500. Inscriptions
on bricks found in the temple at Bisya are
stamped with the name of Dungi. B. c. 2750.
crumpled piece Of gold bears the name Of Param
Sim. b. G. $3.50. So much for the age of the
antiquities Of Babylon The best preserved edi.
fee OF ancient Babylon thus far unearthed Is
the gate OF the goddess Ishtar. Of which the ma.
sonry remains we'll nigh perfect after two thou.
sand years Of neglect
What is even more interesting to the general
public. modern research is making the Baby
romans i've again after thousands or years.
Much is known now of their daily life, their aims
and occupations. their religious ceremonies. 1t is
possible to reconstruct something of the life of
the prophet Daniel In Babylon. 1t is possible to
follow the course OF a procession In honor Of
the god Marduk through the gate Of Ishtar to the
palace OF Nebuchadnezzar The sepultures OF
the people and Of the princes have been laid
open.
Everywhere on the walls Of buildings are to
be seen representations OF the BULL which was
the sacred animal OF Babylon
Though It Is uncertain whether the ancient
Babylonians were more civilized than their
Egyptian contemporaries there Ia but little doubt
that they were the pioneers OF civilization In
the whole Of western Asia before Greece and
Rome came to the front. Four thousand years
b. c. their system of whiting had already been
developed. and applied also the Semitic Baby
lonan tongue Fourteen hundred years b. c..
as the TellelAmarna tablets testify, its use ex
tended over the whole OF western Asia 40 far
as the Mediterranean and Egypt. Though not
warlike people the Babylonians possessed
more than once what might have been described
at the time as . worldwide empire. They were
energetic. intelligent, polished In their way and
fond OF letters Excellent sculptures and en-.
cravings on hard stone exist to testify to their
skill and artistic Instincts Representations Of
musical instruments imply also that the art Of
= harmony was not altogether unknown to them,
To this must be added agriculture. mensuration
anA mathematics. such ~ they were. and their
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laide, the wife of George w., ap.
peared to two persons. one OF them
former keeper of the crown jewels at
the Tower. as cylindrical figure.
like q glass tube, about as large as
ones arm, and seemingly filed with
q dense fiuid." and another in the
shape Of huge bear" which issued
from underneath the jewel room door.
"A soldier thrust at 1t with his bayo.
net. which. going right through 1t.
stuck In the doorway. whereat he
dropped in q fit and was carried
senseless to the guardroom. dying on
the following day."