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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29

law passed by the last legislature
which gives adequate and comp;ete
control to state commission over all
of the pubic utilities of the state. most
of whom must necessarily be subject
to state commission, and that while
ii would have been much better to
have given some of the larger cities
of the state, in particular Chicago, the
right to control interurban utilities
within those cities, that the law as
passed is a substantial advance in the
legislation of the state, and will do
much to correct the scandalous abuses
which nave afflicted the public in the
past, owing to the absence of any con-
troll over these utilities.
The tendency of modern times in
the United States is plainly in the di-
rection of the control of public util-
tiles. The movement is advancing
by leaps and bounds, and l believe that
within few short years there will not
be a state in the union which has not
a public utility commission. empow-
cred by law to control the service and
rates Of the corporations of the state.
This control, when placed in the
hands of a small compact commission
which does its work scientifically, and
in the open sunlight must be effective
if we Judge upon the experience of
the states where it has already been
pu: into force.
Wisconsin and New York have had
six years experience, and the people
seem satisfied. Whether the control
will be effective and in the interest OF
! the public, of course, depends upon
the personnel of the commission and
the character of the men appointed
upon these commissions. If they ara
capable and above all honest, they
can do their work effectively.
If public control should fail, as be
lieve it will not, then the only alter
native left is the public ownership and
operation of these utilities, and I am
pleased to say that after a struggle OF
eight years, during which I have ad
vocated necessarily and persistentI
the public ownership and operation o
| public utilities, that l have had tht
satisfaction within the last 60 days O
placing my signature to a law which
| gives every city in the state of Illinois
the right to own and operate all of its
public utilities, and to even purchase
! the product of such utilities as whole
sale and sell it to the public at retail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
CITY CHAT
COMING EVENTS.
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
Revival at TindalI's grove.
Prof. Ntto's band at the Watch
Tower.
FeruIIo's band at Zum Alien Dorf.
TOMORROW.
Bids opened for construction of am
bulance shed.
Local sharpshooters leave for Chi
cago to compete on range at Gang
Logan.
Excursion OF UcaI lodge No. COB, l.
o. o. e, en- steamer Sidney.
Revival al Tindall's grove,
FeruIo's band at zum Alien Dorf.
SUNDAY.
Revival at TindaIl's Grove.
Initial practice of independent foot
ball squad.
Monmouth x. C. team VS.. w. c. U.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
WAGNER'S REVIEW
Drift of The Weather.

Illinois and Indiana-Fair tonight
and Saturday.
Wisconsin-Fair tonight and Satur
day; rising temperature Saturday.
Minnesota and Iowa-Fair tonight
and Saturday; somewhat warmer Sat
urday and in west portions tonight.
North and South Dakota-Fair to
night and Saturday: warmer tonight.
Nebraska-Fair tonight and Satur
day; rising temperatures.
Kansas-Fair tonight and Saturday;
rising temperatures in north and west
portions.
Montana-Generally fair weather to
nigth and Saturday; warmer in south
east portion tonight.
yoming-Generally fair tonigh
and Saturday; warmer in east portion
tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
Reactionary Period.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-On the basis of
the following state conditions the con-
dition Of corn Sept 1 will be 6S, with
a promise of 2.46O,OOO,OOO; Illinois Ga,
Iowa so, Nebraska 60, Kansas 90. Mis-
souri so, Indiana So, Ohio So. Texas
7C. Oklahoma 40
March, 1913, corn reserves Of 1888
600 900 were 400, 100000 in excess of
March. 1912. Primary receipts of corn
since March l. 1913, as recorded, are
around 10O,OOO,O00 against $4,000, 900
last year There has been no extra
ordinary summer run of corn and from
a statistical viewpoint the farmer has
liberal reserves.
Corn is an Investments good in
vestment. but the trend is not upward
with maintained advances right now.
A good bulge might be in the brew
on later Nebraska news, but we are
past the "furore" of July and August
oats market feels the pressure of
the May TO August marketings. In
this period oats have come forward in
flood tOtaling 100000 at primary
points since May increase being &c
per cent over last year.
Experts say oats deliveries will be
heavy They are undecided as to
wheat deliveries. 1t is the Aug. 10 to
IS ability Of the central west corn crop
to stagger on with fair growth that
checks corn prices.
Many of the central west reports
this week mention corn Improvement
a big attempt is on TO pillow under un
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The morning low has moved, with
Increasing intensity. TO upper Michi-
pan. causing showers and thunder
storms from the lake region and the
Ohio valley 10 New England. The
rest Of the northwestern high is over
western Nebraska and the attendant
fall in temperature has extended TO
the upper lakes. Lower pressures and
higher temperatures are reported from
western Canada aud the northern
Rocky mountain states, accompanied
by showers on the Pacific coast and
the southeastern Rocky mountain slope
and in the southern plateau states.
The eastern movement of these condi-
tons viii be attended by fair weather
in this vicinity tonight and Saturday.
with slightly warmer Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
Liverpool Situation.

Liverpool, Aug. 29.-Wheat opened
under pressure of realizing, with prices
showing a decline induced by the
weakness in the Canadian market yes
terday and the American cables. Later
further pressure developed on the
weakness in spot and pressure OF
American winters arriving at the dock
Russian offers were larger with crop
advices more favorable. United King
dom weather is brilliant. Just before
midday there was a slight recovery
with shorts covering on the decline
Corn lower on the larger Argentine
shipments and the weakness in AmS>
lean cables.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
O-z-;nz Sc 1.rLaf

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. 3
Opening Of Market.
Hogs $4,000: left over 400: opened
1Oc TO 15c lower Mixed 75069.O0
good s.4OdS.s5, rough 7.4OGS.20, light
s.1Od9 900.
Cattle 1000; steady.
Sheep 10000: steady.
Nine O'clock Market.
Hogs-10c lower than yesterday S
average; quality fair.
Estimated receipts 'tomorrow-Hogs
1900. cattle 200, sheep 1000.
Hogs-Mixed 7.45d9.O5, good s.35G
SIS. rough 7.4Od $50. light S15d9.1O
pigs 5.50GS15, bulk 7.95GS.75.
Cattle strong. Beeves 1850 9.25
COWS 3.25GS.3O, stockers 5.75G 7.S5
Texans 6.5OdS0O. westerns G35d 500
calves 10.OOd1L25.
Sheep strong, ,3.25G4s5; lambs SIS
qs.l5.
Closing Of the Market.
Hogs closed sc to 10c lower. Mixed
74599O5; good, s.359s.s5; rough
74Oq $40; light, ,S15d 9.05.
Cattle, strong.
Sheep, steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
NOTHING EQUALS SIS.
FOR OLD SORES

Nothing equals s. as cure for Old Sores because nothing equals
blood Thesource and chronic
blood the circulation infected with and morbid accumaa
which This
which salv
The blood
nouh the flesh healthy
fountain head of the trouble and driving morbid
which keeping the Then rich blood carried to
the place the healing begins all discharge the inflammation leaves
tissue and healthy flesh formed and the we'll You
not wasting time when but giving yourself
benefit OF the
and medical advice free is
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, ATLANTA GA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29

Be sure and take bottle of Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy with you when starting on
your trip this summer. 1t cannot be
obtained on board the trains or steam.
ers. Changes of water and climate
often cause sudden attacks of diar.
rhoea, and it is best to be prepared.
Sold by all druggists.-(A dv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29

favorable conditions and several sec
tons state the winter wheat acreage
will be increased.
Our monthly letter covering the
month of September will be issued
Saturday. 1t will cover the History
OF Small Corn Crops" We are at the
service of grain men and investors
for business hedgings and investments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29

Chicago and New York markets fur
nished by Z. w. Wagner & Co., mem.
bers Chicago Board of Trade; grain,
provisions, stocks and cotton; private
wires 70 all financial centers. Core
spoDGents on the New York Stock and
Cotton Exchanges. Tri-city office in
Rock Island hotel Phone Rock Is.
land $3.50.
p. J. MCCORMICK, Manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29

advertisements
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
For express, call William Trefs.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express Co. West 9S1,
Barge Mississippi-Sunday. Aug. 81
Monday, Sept. l.
Packing them on the mississippi.
Aug. 81 and Sept. l.
Barge Mississippi-Two days only
next Sunday and Monday.
Sunday acknowledging Missis
sippi" Buffalo and Andalusia.
Big Labor day excursion, Monday at
ternoon and evening. Barge Missis,
sippi.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Litten
& Roberts. Peoples Nations, bank
building.
Mississippi - Steamer Frontenac
Finest of its kind that has ever been
seen here.-Quincy Herald, Aug. %.
Londoma's big orchestra, bigger and
better than ever. Barge Mississippi
Sunday, Monday, Aug. 81 and Sept. 1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29

Seattle-Dr D. u. Calrnes, Canadian
government geologist, who has re-
turned from the gold district at Shus-
hanna, Alaska, issued a statement
warning persons against stampeding to
the district. "On a few claims" he
said, prospecting indicates there is
good pay. but no gold has actually
been mined, with the exception of
James original discovery on Little Ell
dorado. All ground for more than ten
miles square about the discovery had
been staked by Aug l."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
Northwest Car.
CHICAGO Estimatcs TOMORROW.
PrImsry Movement.
CaIl elds on Track. Chicaqo

Corn-August track, No. 3 N -. No.
2 W "a. No. 3 y 1874 Ten days track,
no. IN 1874. No. 3 " 1872. No. 3 y
1874. September track. No. 3 m 72l2,
No. " %. No. 3 y -.
Oats August track. 40. 2 W 40aI
standard ~. No. " 412i. Ten days
track, No. 1913, standard 41ia. No.
W AN. September track. No. W
Il, stlCard Al p. No. " 4l%.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New York. Aug. 29.-Following are
the quotations, on ne New York stock
market today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
LIverpocI Cables

Wheat Ofeaed = lower; closed z
to q lower.
HScorn oTrned = lower; closed I'M
thanEed TO y lower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
TODAY'S MARKET QUOTATIONS
Local and Foreign

No. 3. 39lk: No W, 4O1a GAL: No.
W, 409 401a standard. 41l4 Q4113.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
CHICAGO Cash Grain.

WhCat-NO. 2 r, so n S9a4 No. 3
r. SsleHS9: No. r. S76i SSIz No. h
w. s71 So; No 3 II W, SGis dS7l2; No.
h W. S5d SC2i No. :. 92a93: No.
2 n s, 9o191l2: No. 5, SS0 90; No.
n s. S5dS7. 80. S. "0a9l. No. 3 s.
SSdgO. No. S, S4mS 81: No. c. 90
AL; &c. . v @, SSl2 N N91a No. 3 V c,
SGlkGSS; No. durum. SoH9l; No.
durum. S9N 90: No. 3 duran, S7GS9.
Corn--No. .. 7iI2075. No. . W, -
d75% 40. . y. 7tl2IT5A; Nc. ..
7tia ais: No . ". 7la4 No. 3 Y. 7ila
ais; No. 4. 7fd74'a. 40. 1 W, 7+Ik ;
No. y, 74I7fia. sym. 7-i.; sgy, 72iA
Oats-No. 2, 39ia, Nc ! Sc, l1ia1f2;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Aug. 29-FOllowing are the whole
sale quotations on the local market
today:
Puffer Eone -d5 Cheese
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
RIVER FORECAST.

Nearly stationary stages in the Mis-
sissippi will continue from below Du
bUque to Muscatine
J. II. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
MISSISSIPPI RINER-

Yellowstone Park - 50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-29
DUNNE ON GROWTH OF
CONTROL OF UTILITIES

Continued from Page seven.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17

could flicker about like anything and ask
ed him for job.
Sure. sonny he said II was Just
looking for some one to play the part OF
the Norman soldier who is thrown off
the battlcments.
He was awfully keen on detail. that
American producer. II. had me thrown
off the battlements five times before Lac.
was satisfied and in my next great COM
edy scene. where I was pushed into Tia"
moat by a jester. he did not seem To care
how much film he used as long !
learned to go in with the proper kind Of
splash.
Still. il is a great lie being film actor
You come down to some lovely place like
Chepstow, borrow an old castle or two,
and lit around in a gorgeous costuin"
waiting until the sun shines, know Ing
that your salary is running on all the
time and that you are not wearing out
your own clothes.
Film actors talk all the time their pic
lures are being taken. They say nice
things to each other in the love scenes
mutter terse words in the sword tights.
and this same jester who pushed me into
the water laughed out loud. just az
though il We're real joke. When they
go wrong and spoil the film, the pro-
Queer also says things.
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RIVALS FOR PUBLIC FAVOR.
Noted Island Fortress in Competition
With Private Museum.
On Correspondence of The star.


PARIS, August {. 1913.
The famous island fortress of Mont
st. Michel. off the coast of Normandy,
is at present the scene of an amusing
conflict between two rival administra-
tions.
The abbey and buildings which crown
the rocky. island are government prop
erty. The authorities noticed that the
number of tourists who climb 10 the
abbey is dwindling and they attribute
this to the rival attractions of a pri-
yate museum at the base OF the rock.
which is said to take in as much as
$4,000 in a season.
The matter was discussed in the Sell
ate. The minister of fine arts con-
demned the antiquities shown in the
museum as inartistic and not histori-
CAL 1t was resolved that the govern
ment should pay a uniformed Official
TO show visitors the way to the ABBEY.
The local police. however. received Or
ders TO prevent the state guide from
accosting visitors. this being against
the municipal bylaws.
The ministry of fine arts instructed
him 70 disregard the police, with the
result that some twenty sunmonses
have been issued against him ana the
matter will now have TO De settieu III
the courts.
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WOMEN ON THE WING.
Ladies Who Fly Describe Their Sen.
saticns-A Glorious Feeling.

From PearsOns Weekly.
The issuing of manifesto the other
day by the Women.s Aerial League I'M.
tiatirg a national crusade for the pro.
vision of aerial weapons. recalls The
fact that the first woman who ever
assembled in an aeroplane is believed tc
be. Client lady. who ACCOMPANIED
Henry Farman on a flight outside hei
own. city in 1908.
The first certifcated woman pilot il
; the world was the Baroness de la
Roche. who, after breaking her Shout
der by running into clump of poplar
trees during practice. obtained her
breyet at Heliopolis. going thence to St
Petersburg, where the czar personally
congratulated her upon her skill. In
July. 1911. while she was leading in "a
big race in France. her machine sud
denly dropped to earth like stone.
Her life was despaired Of but after a
long convalesconce she began flying
again in February, 1912
Exactly who was the first English
woman TO fly I'm an aeroplane is uncer-
tain, but the honor lies between Mrs 6
r. Cody, wife of the pioneer aeroplan-
Ist and Miss Bacon, daughter. of the
well known balloonist. The former
maze several flights with her husband
during his earlier experiments, and the
latter at Rheims in 1909 made her ini-
tial aeroplane trip.
Vt Is. says Miss Bacon. "a glorious.
buoyant sensation without parallel
anu therefore indescribable but it is
deilclous beyond words
FFonlinent among British lady ayia-
tors Is Mrs. Maurice Hewlett. wife of
the popular novelist
Mrs. Hewlett holds the record of ha-
tns tue only mother in the world who
mas .aught her own son to fly He is
Aleu. r. T. Hewlett. r. ~, who
suined his brevet last year. Mrs Hew-
.e.t noios the view that in a few years
monen VIII be starting off in their
op,ahes just as unconcernedly as
LIZ. ..,s, 40 now on their motor cars.
me nrst time l went on an aero
pIsn Mrs. Hewlett says. Il quite
lntaEihed II was stationary. The SEN
.atch when ! realized the motion was
lie most glorious have ever experienced
AZ nrst was little biz afraid but the
performance actually had the effect of
S'aeie hentnE my nerves"
10 the mere man in the street such a
view might at first appear auixotic, but
MISS Irehawke Davis. who has crossed
the channel in an aeroplane more often
tnan any other lady, pays aviation a
similar compliment.
could hardly bear to look over
precipice, she confesseS, yet 1 find my
cross-channel flights particularly excel
lent nerve bracers the only thing some
tunes troubling me being the intense
cold"
So far as is known, the only Scottish
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KNIGHTS OF THE CINEMA.
Adventures of an Amateur Film
Actor

From the London Express.
had reason to believe that serious
trouble was brewing this morning in this
town on the bend of the Wye. When
lunched at the Beaufort Arms / sat be-
tween two men clad from top to toe IN
chain armor They were eating ham and
chicken and one of these men said TO
the other: Say, Steve, have you adver-
tised for DO men to storm the castle"
Il did. boss" said the other.
"And did you telegraph for another
gross of batteaxes?
Sure replied the other, striking a
match on his gorget.
Later on. in the corridor where Red
Cross knight was practcins ragume
step with another helmeted knight. |
guessed the startling secret. Ii was moth
ing else than a deep-laid plan on the part
OF a number of Americans disguised as
early Normans to carry ChepstoW Castle
by assault and battery.
The local drill hall was chockful OF
swords. spears and armor and all the
hotel bedrooms were booked by Knights
Templars, Saxon churls, varlets and
damoZels
When after lodging information with
the police. j learned that these Wild
scenes were the natural accompaniment
of the production of film company. !
interviewed the manager, told him l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
Donkeys Bray-Wet Day.

from FesrSsns Weekly.
Cats fug is full Of electricity. and be-
fore q thunderstorm a cat is always ex-
tremely lively and playful. probably on
account OF It's electrical condition Be-
fore rain is expected YOU will see a cat
assidioGsly washing its face.
Doakeys VII bray loudly and cont.u-
uously at the approach OF :. storm. III
cows - .lown in the early nor ming in-
stead oil ->..dinS, or huddle together with
their tstiis vindward. then there is
rain abor.
Like cats. lie approach OF q thunder
storm makes COWS extremely frisky.
They run Up and down the field and but.
imaginary obstacles at such times.
Sheep turn their heads To the wind
when the day is going To be fine. But
II they Craze with their tails TO wind
ward ID is sure sign of rain. so cx-
perienced shepherds say. Like cows, too,
they show an unusual liveiness at the
approach OF a storm. Even the sedate
pig is watched by country weather
pro 1hets. for IL is always uneasy when
rain !, coming.
Mos. birds are restless when change
is expected. Rain is indicated by guinea
fowls and peacocks squ;tlling. by parrots
whistliuE ard by pigeons returning home
unusually early.
TIE Is an old. rhyme in the country
viii . IS eftcn quoted, and which it mas
be SCI 10 seinember. Ii runs:
'''f t6e cock goes Growing to bed.
len ccrsa,nl! rise with a Watery head.
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Value as Food.

AS food the abalone is one of the hes.
of our marine mollusks Detached from
the she'll, the visceral mass and mantle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
woman who has yet flown in Scotland l.
the daughter of Prof. Biles. 4 founder

woman who has yet flown In Scotland is
the daughter of Prof. Biles. n founder
member of the Royal Aero Club.
During the Lanark meeting Miss Bites
had a passenger flight with Drexei. The
sensation Of motion she described as al
most that Of floating, with the air and
the earth rushing by at a tremendous
speed" the motion downward being IKE
descending a long toboggan.
One OF the best known French aEia-
tresses is Mile. Helene Dutrieu, who. as
the human arrow. performed daring
leans OF for,y-tive feet through space on
a bicycle in the music halls till the police
prohibited the feat AS dangerous.
Mile Dutrieu rejoices in the nickname
of tbe bantam of aviation. She only
weighs AS much as small boy.
UNIQUE in its way is the entrance OF
Miss Nathilde Moisant into aviation. Ac-
cording to all traditions this charming
American should dread the very thought
of aerial navigation, as her brother was
dashed to death in her presence while
living in December. 1910
Though small in stature. Miss Moisant
is big in spirit Some time ago the police
were Informed that she had been flying
on a sunday and set out t. apprehend
her for contI-avenng a state bylaw. But
they had reckoned without their host
inst AZ the representatives of the law
Iore in sight Miss Mosant started her
engine and cleared off into the air out of
their jurisdiction
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MEDICAL ATTENTION FREE.
French Courts Hold Physicians Must
Not Charge Mothers-in-Law.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star
DApJS AupIiqt 4

Foreign Correspondence OF The star
PARIS. August 10, 1913.
Frenchw omen whose daughters marry
doctors have the right to expect medical
attention free Such is the gist Of a
Judgment given by the Paris courts.
DR.. Carrez of st. Quentin Nord. at
tended his mother-in-law in her last ILL
ness and at her death claimed 500 from
har estate for his services. The courts
,iismissed the claim OH the ground that
the doctor was accomplishing only the
natural duties incumbent on his alliance
with the deceased's family, and was there
fore not justified in asking for payment.
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Finally it is polished with a wheel made
of many layers Of cotton on the edges OF
which tripol has been rubbed This
wheel is revolved about twenty-five hun
dred times per minute. The quality of
being easy. or hard. to grind and polish
is spoken of by the manufacturers as the
texture of the she'll
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The Ketoctin Association. composed ~
Baptist churches in Page. Rappahannock.
Shenandoah and Prince William counties.
Va. convened Thursday in the Biz SprinS
Church in Page county.
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.Iinks-That fellow is ar awful bore.
Binks-But I notice you managed
to get rid of him. How aid *cu do
it,
Jinks-Lent him S.. He will keep
away noE.