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TIIK ROCK ISLAXD ARGUS. FRIDAV. TUTST 37. T0I4. 10 HERETO PROMOTE WEEK OF RACING Waterloo Man Confers With Secretary of Exposit-on Park Co. on Event. George v. Holcome of Waterloo, Iowa cu in Rock is:aml yestcrday conferring with the secretary of the Exposition Park company concerning the possibility of putting on a race meeting here during the week of September CO. Mr. Holcome is a promoter of more than local renown. He in the man who . promoted the Galesburg district fair, which was such a success last year, notwithstanding it was held the tame week of the Mercer County fair. Mr. Holcome organized the Waterloo-Cedar Falls District Fair last wint er and this year has built a new track bares and grandstand there costing several thousand dollars. lie has al- ready receiTed the entries of 115 hcr- sen for his races there, and has every assurance that this fair will be as good '. or better than the Ualetburg fair. If Mr. Holcome decides to promote a race meet here, it will be with !1 idea of giving the people the best entertainment they have had for years : in that lii.e and perhaps next year he will be able to promote a. district fair for Rock Island. Rock Island is one of the largest counties in the state and the county - fair that bears its name, is far below the average fair. The people of Rock Island should fall in line and use their influence toward any move that will tend to bring a fair nearer home. Austrian War Record300 Years 1618 to 1648 Thirty years' war. Defeated by Gustavus Adotphus at Leip sic: at Lutzen. 1632. Province of Pomeranla seized. Beaten by French and compelled to make peace. 1683 Defeated by the Turks. Emperor Leopold flees Vienna. Appeals to King John Sobieskl 0f Poland. Sobieski defeats Turks under walls of Vi enna and drives them back, 1697 Austrian Prince Eugene defeats Turk at Zenta. 1701-10 War of Spanish succession. Prince Eugene defeated French in Italy. Joined Marlborough and defeated French at Oudenarde, 1708, and Mai- plaquet. 1709. 1717 Prince Eugene defeated Turks at Belgrade. 1741 Frederick the Great takes province of Silesia from Austria. Defeated Austrians at Mollwitz. 1755 Seven years' war. Frederick, defeated Austrians at Prague. 1757 Austrians defeated at Leuthen. 1760 Austrian, defeated at Torgu and Liegnitz. 1762 Austrians defeated at Freiburg. 1796 Austrians defeated by Napoleon at Lodi, Areola, Rivoll. Driven ou of Italy. 1799 Austrians defeated by Moreau at Hohenllnden. By Massena at Zurich. 1800 Defeated by Napoleon at Marengo. 1800 Defeated by Lannes at Montebello. 1805 Defeated at Austerlitz. Vienna by Napoleon. 1809 Defeated at Eekmuhl. Defeated at Asperin and Easting. Defeated at Wagram. Vienna taken. 1859 Defeated by Napoieon III. at Magenta and Solferlno. 1866 Seven years' war. Defeated by Prince Frederick and Von Moltke at Sadowa. WAR HAMPERS FOREIGN TRADE Borax for Flies. The department of agriculture rec ommends borax to kill the maggots cf Cies. If placed around refuse piirs or other breeding places for flies the incipient fly will be killed. Owners of horses can do much to rid their reighborhoods of flies by using borax ia the tables in large quantities. Re . member, the department say?, that cleanliness is the first requisite in the illl-the-fly campaign. Lloyds Stops Quoting Insurance Rates on Cargoes From the United States. San Francisco, July 31. To an in surance company that had asked for rates on foreign shipments. Lloyds of London cabled this reply yesterday: "Xo questions possible. War be lieved inevitable on all sides." Lloyds. San Francisco manager, in commenting on the cable, said he had not been given to understand that quo tations had been suspended, but that they probably were so erratic that it was useless to pat them out, because a W mmt n . in I I mi ft I.. 'II. m'wwwWT'i' nl Here is an interesting contest that costs nothing to enter. Send your answer in at once you may get First Prize. Think of the many valuable premiums that will be given absolutely Free! "XI Can You Solve it? Take any number from seven to fifteen inclusive. Do not use any number more than twice, riace number eleven in center s't'iare. one number in each of the squares so when they are added perpendicularly or hori zontally the total will make 33. Cse this or a separate sheet of Iaper. quotation offered now might not stand ten minutes. Thomas Cook & Sons, steamship and Insurance brokers, suspended the Is suance of travelers' checks because of the high rate of exchange in London, by which they must either lose or charge a premium, which they were unwilling to do. The uncertainty over insurance rates threw export business into great con fusion and hesitancy. The voyage to Kurope Is so long that no shipper cares to risk the chances of the passage without insurance. Two French satl-ng vessels, three Fritish steamships, one Norwegian steamship, one American and one Brit l?l: tailing vessel and a Danish steam ship are lying in the roadstead or at f.eir piers, all under charter. Each is laden with barley consigned to British and other malsters. None, however, will sail without insurance. PLANS FOR REPAIRS TO BRIDGES TALKED Plans for re-advertising for bids for new flooring for the Meredosia and Rock river bridges near Hillsdale were discussed at a conference this afternoon at the court house between Leslie llanna and H. C. Allen, re spective chairman of the road and bridge committees of Rock Island and Whiteside counties. I brr4?'"'''!!l in'-jfJp Take any number from seven H f By v.'j -r lo c;teen inclusive, uo noi use iy jF-' IIace number eleven in center H f ''TVv'urf V"i.;?kv?-n s't'iare. one number in each of B U li,:?'iyV; " "quares so when they are H 1 h 1 - I I FIRST PRIZE U This lieastiiul I'iano I THIRD PRIZE H Beautiful 31 orris (hair fi L i EXPLOSION KILLS TWO OM A FARM NEAR JOLIET Joliet, 111.. July 31. With a deafen ing blast that could be heard for miles, the boiler on a threshing machine 'be ing used on the farm of Henry Ohien dorf nf Crete burEt yesterday, The explosion kiiied two men. probably fa- j tally injured a third and seriously wnunded rt your.g girl. The heavy boiler pTate shattered to bits scatter ed like shrapnel phot over a radius of hundreds of yards, brr.k" windows in the vicinity and completely wrecked the thresher. The dead are: OSCAR Kl'ERSTEN', 21. KREfl SCH.MEDKE, IS. The injured are: George Ohh ndorf. 2'". serinufOy scald ed ; removed to Chicago Heights hos-pi'al. I fc-aiia Ohietidorf, 1., struck by fly ing boiler plate. I i ne uay s work was Just about to be etarted. The thresher was m the farm" . 1 r i i , i- I a.a ui me uiiienunn place, rcaay to uk uriven into tne neias. steam was up. Kuersten and Schmedke climbed tlie yide of the machine to adjust a belt. They were working there when the boiler exploded, tearing open its y plate sides like a paper bag. STOCK MARKETS ARE ALL CLOSED Trading in Exchanges Comes to full Stop as Result of Alarming War News. New York. July 31. The consolidat ed stock exchange closed shortly after it opened. The New York club also voted not to open. With the suspension here transac tions In securities the world over came virtually to a halt. The decision to close was reached at a meeting of bankers at the offices of J. P. Morgan Co. It Is the first time since 1873 that the stock exchange has been closed a full day. Similar action was taken in 1SG9 on the famous "Black Friday." The official announcement today read: "The governing committee has decided that the exchange be closed until further notice. All diverse deliveries are suspended until further notice." Flower & Co., one of the oldest mem bers of the New York stock exchange, assigned for the benefit of creditors. No statement of assets and liabilities is given out. The suspension of the pelt, cotton, coffee and stock brokers was an nounced on the floor of the cotton ex change. Washington. D. C, July 31. Secre tary of the Treasury McAdoo has an nounced that his department will help as far as "it legitimately may" in New York 'or elsewhere during the present situation. London, July 31. The London stock exchange will not open until further notice. The Liverpool and Manchester exchanges also closed for today. The stock exchange committee an nounced that settlements due Aug. 13 have been postponed until Aug. 27. In consols settlements due Aug. 6 have been put over until September. The chief reason for .this unprecedented action was the fact that the system of credit has practically broken down The Bank of England has increased the discount rate to S per cent. Chicago. 111., July 31. The wheat market as a whole opened lg to 4 lower. Business for the most part was confined to actual necessities. After the downward movement reached 6j, moderate rallies set In. St. Louis. July 31. The stock board of the Merchants' exchange has closed but the grain exchange remains open. Baltimore, July 31. The stock ex change is closed. Indianapolis, Ind., July 31 The stock exchange has closed. The stock ex changes at Washington, D. C, Colum bus and Detroit are also closed. Chicago, July 31. The Chicago stock exchange will be closed today. Pittsburgh. Pa.. July 31. The stock exchange is closed. Philadelphia. Pa.. July 31. The ex change here decided to remain closed. Boston. Mass., July 31. The stock exchange did not open today. Glasgow. July 31. The stock ex changes here and at Edinburgh are closed. 'S'JfU New Orleans. La.. July 31. The cot ton exchange has closed. It was the first time in its history that the cotton exchange was closed. Cleveland. Ohio. July 31. The stock exchange here has not closed. London, July 31. The metal ex change has closed. Berlin. July 31. The rate of discount at the Imperial Bank of Germany has been increased from 4 to 5 per cent. New York. July 31. The metal ex change has been closed until Tuesday. z "i.Ull WISH. MBgff&pSHQ IMS S i itfim i i i 1 mim I i i. 'a ii m i OLID OM DIMNG MD DOPJE COfflPL TERMS: $10 Cosh, 50c a week TABLE ETE if EXACTLY LIKE PICTURE The Joy of a Pleasant Dining Room The dining room is the center of the home. From it radiates the good cheer and hospitality of the household. Here it is that we entertain our guests and the good impression created bva pleasant dining room lingers long in a person's memory. Would this table and lamp add" to the attractiveness of your dining room? Would it make you feel more like inviting your friends to your home? If your answer is in the affirmative you will want to read further. -i The Petal Shaped Dome The Price, $18.50 Plattdeutschen Schwestern Attention. Members are requested to meet at the home of late Mrs. Anna Hayes, to attend funeral, at 2 p. m. Saturday. (Adv.) Bacosd Prize Gnulae Dia mond B4cg'. ronrtta Pr!x X.adi or Oao tieraan's Gold Watcn. For the Correct or Nearest Correct Solution to the above Puzzle we will give absolutely FREB the Piano. The next host a Genuine Diamond Ring. The next best a Beautiful Mor ris fhair. The next best a Ia r1i'. or Gentleman's Gold V.'ctch. T!.e r.cxt five nearest correct solutions will receive cred;t ord-.rs or vouchers for til.". The nr-xt five credit vouchers for Th nxt five cr t vouchers for $l'1fl. And ail persons answering this Puzzle will rf reive a cr-d:t voucher for at least $2o. also choice of Indies' Bro'K-h or Wat'h Voh, and thouid there ! more than one correct an-r. er two or rr.ort; tie in being correct in their nota tion. a.i3 will then be made to the contestant presenting h!s or her solution displayed in tie moft attractive manner, and of the greatest val-ie from an advertising viewpoint. Only one person in a family enn enter. All contestants will be notified bv mail snd all premiums must be called for within ten cnyo from the closing of the contest. The Judges of this contest will Le liree diainterebted bus iness men of this city. We want to afsure you that every one enterins this contest ha an erjual opportunity of curirifr one of the larjre?t premiums. Don't rfeiay answers, but ser,d your solution today. (O.MEST CI.0SLS AT C P. 3Sm Al'OI'ST 10th, 1311. .Mail or Brlnir Tonr Anwer lie f ore This Pate. Address JJannfHrturer' lirprrwn (afire In fare of GRIGGS' MUSIC HOUSE IF BACKACHY OR KIDNEYS BOTHER Eat less meat and take a glass Salts to flash oat Kidney Drink plenty water. of 121 Eaut Second Street Dai en port, lona Uric acid in mpat excites the kidneys, tliey become overworked; pet slugpish. ache, and feel like lumps of lead. The urine becomes cloudv; the bladder is irr tated, and you may be ohlipcd to seek re lief two or three times duriDg the merit. i When the kidneyg clo(r you muat help tfiem flush oil the body a urinous waste or you'll be a real side person shortly, i At first you feel a dull misery in the kid ! nry repion, you suffer from backache, tick headache, dizziness, stomach pets ) sour, tonpue coated and you feel rheu I niatie twinges when the weather is bad. I Eat less meat, drink lota of water: also pet from any pharmacist four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoon fill in a class of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the aciJ of frrapea and lemon juice, combined with lithia. and has been used f'.r generations to clean eloped kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity, also to neutralize the acids in urine, bo it no lonper is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Raits ia inexpensive, cannot in jure; makes a deliphtful effervescent lithia water drink which evervone should take now and then to keep the kidnevs clean and active. llrucrcrista here av they Fell lota of Jad Salts to folks who believe in overcoming kidney trouble while it is oalv trouble. Harper Houfo Ptarmacy. (Ad.) WANTS MORE POWER GIVEN TO GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS Urbana, III., July 31. That the gov ernor of Illinois should be made the read head of the state administration instead of having little or no real au thority in most departments. President Kdinund J. James of the University of Illinois urged in an address yesterday at the Urbana Chautauqua. "The efficiency of the government of this commonwealth." he said, "might be enormously increased by making the governor the real head of the state administration, organizing different de partments of public administration cor responding to the needs of the com monwealth and putting them under the charge of definitely organized bureaus. subject to the control and Inspection of officials who themselves are respon sible to the governor. in this w ay we should lay the foundation for efficient government. Whether we obtained it or not would turn entirely upon wnat Kina or a governor we chose and liow closely we held him responsible for the work to be done." It is one of the most beautiful designs ever created by the glass-crafters. The dome is or x-ery unusual 6ize and made with petal shaped panels, of multi colored cathedral glass and when illuminated, 1t casts a rich glow of light about the room. The en tire frame and chain 1b finished in satin brass. Each dome Is so fitted as to make it suitable for either gas or electricity. The Solid Oak Table Is made of carefully selected solid oak, with a large round top that extends to six feet. This top is highly polished to bring out the handsome grain of the wood. The design Is one of the very newest, a colonial pattern, and the construction is the very best. Another feature, one which every wom an will appreciate. Is the fact that it has an undivid ing pedestal base. To a person who is acquainted with real furairufs values this offer will appear very wonderful. For it will be seen that the table alone is worth prso tically as much as we ask for table and dome com bined. So if you will stop and think for a moment you will realize what a wonderful opportunity ii here offered and you will be quick to take advanUfi of it S1.50 Delivers Both Articles We have placed both of these articles within th means of everyone by offering to deliver "both pieces to you upon payment of only $1.50, the balance to be paid for at the convenient rate of 50c a week. We do not consider that we are doing you grett favor by offering you the advantage of credit; tb advantage is really in our favor; in fact, we would much prefer that you buy everything on credit in stead of cash, for we know of no better wsy of welding our customers to us. EUROPEAN WAR AFFECTS ROCK ISLAND SHIPMENTS The Rock Island Manufacturing company, so far as known, is the first local business concern to be affected by tins latent European troubles. Man ager t arl K. Shields today receiving notice from the company representa tive in New York to hold back all ex port shipments owing to the possibi lity of stoppace of cargoes en route. The Rock Island Manufacturing com pany has an extensive foreign trade. CHINA'S FLOOD KILLS 3,000 8,000,000 Face Famine Through De struction of the Crops. Washington. July 31. Drowning of more than 3.000 persons and property osses of 4.000.000 resulting from great floods sweeping through 29 dis- ricts in the Province of Kwang-Tung, China, were reported in consular ad vices from t'anton to the state depart ment. Kiglit million perhnns are in want, the report added. Crops have been destroyed and the country In still under water. i SPECIAL SALE OF ELECTRIC IRONS The Garland Electric Iron is on Sale Saturday and Monday, 1.98 Complete with Cord. J aaaapaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaiaBaaaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBi VbWHBMH MMfBSSSSSBaaaBT BaaaaaaKWaaESBBnaaaaaM An Electric Iron at price so low that anyone Tr jjsf I can afford to own one. L These irons are absolutely i- OPfX guaranteed. J 107-109 West Second Street 'FATHER OF SMALL PARKS' IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Chicago, 111., June 31. Alderman Albert W. Reilfuss died of heart dis ease yesterday at his residence, 21'0S West Walton street. Alderman Reilfuss was born in Itomerania. (Jermany. Sept. 3 4, lSil. He came to America in 186S with his parents, and moved to Chicago in 1SS6 with his parents, and moved to Chi cago in 1SS6. A few years later he became a member of the Arm of Sever tiighaus and Reilfuss, printers and stationers, with which he was asso ciated at the time of his death. He is survived by a widow, four daughters and a son. In :S9G Mr. Reilfuss wa elected a member of the council. He was chair man of the special p;trk commission and a member of other important council committees. He was known as the father of the playground idea in Chicago. He served ten terms as al derman, being reelected last spring. I'nder his guidance the city in creased it.4 appropriation for small parks from $20,000 a year, when the commission was created, to a total tlii.s feel almost rht year of 1291,000, with issue. want to sacrifice and give up nl work and be devoured by nr & drow ned in ice water if it will do C-T good. Soiiietinies it makes you oh. so strone! And then, al away, your knees get wabbly, and yo" just turn into a cobblestone inside And one minute he's looking at you in the most woiuiesful way. and you f as if you were floating on a lovely pi" smotherea Describing Love. In "The Desert and Mrs. Ajax." by Edward S. Moffat, one of the charac ters, an American girl, thus describes love: "Oh. Amy (she says). Isn't it splendid when you love someone? You just co-..i,i.. t i noun. eaMni? ire cream violets. j(nd the next thing you knt" soiiieth i g terrible happens, and every thing ges to pieces, and you see n"' he dosn't love you after all a oh-h-h ; ' ' . . The! total wealth of England is matedlat JSO.000.000.000; and Franse, $to.ot'oeo.oo9. L