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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease. a powder. Il cures painfsl
snartlne nervous feet and instantly takes the sting
ont q coTns and buniors Aliens Foot-Ease makes
tight o. new shoes feel easy Il is certain c1lre
tor sweating. Gallons. swollen. tired aching feet
Tn II to-day Sold by all druggists and shoe stores
By mall Tor sc IN stamps Don't accept any sub
stitute. Eor FREE trial package also fres Sample
q the FOOI-EASE Sanitary CORN-PAD. a new
invention address Allen s. Olnsted lie Roy \ y
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Veterans TO Give banquet.

"reminiscences Of war times will be re-
vived at the annual banquet Of the Sol
diers Of the Civil War, 10 be held At
Freund's tomorrow evening. The Iaem-
bers Of the society are employees OF the
Pension Office. John T. Clements will
preside
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FREE LUMBER FIGHT
RESULTS IN DEFEAT
FOrdney AmendmenttOT Tariff
Wins by Six Votes.
CUTS DINGLEY RATE IN HALF

Also DispOses of COuntervaiIing
DGty-Nem5ers OF House Who Want
Ii on Free List and Derive Duty on
Hides Declare They viii Turn
the Tables on Friday.
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A DRAMATIC SENSATION BY THE HAEBI-
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IRE NIRZAtiOLEA PERSIAN TROUPE.
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When you have lost or found anything.
telephone an advertisement 20 TIE Wash
ington Herald. and bin WIZ be sent you
at I cent q word
The Washington herald., 1909-04-07
Party Vote Widely snIit.

Mr.. Tawney was followed in his move
ment half by Democrats and half by Re-
publicans. The members OF the Wavs
and Means Committee voted for the
Fordney amendment, because Of a pledge
to support anything agreed upon as
committee amendment. More than thir-
" Democrats voted with Mr.. Fordney
to retain the duty on lumber.
The Democrats who voted with Mr..
Fordney were Griggs Livingston. OF
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companion. She had known Lord
Somerset by sight the year before
and thought the man walking behind
was that nobleman. James Rapson,
owner of a swamp adjoining Blenheim
swamp, was out with his men cutting
timber about one o'clock in the after
noon, when he heard two pistol shots
fired in rapid succession in Blenheim
swamp.
Thus Murray completed his chain of
hour of the murder when the assassin
was alone in the swamp with his vic
tim. The shots were fred about one
o'clock, half an hour after Miss Fallon
had seer the men pass. Birchall had
evidently pointed out land from the
car window as part of his farm, and
told Benwell they would take a short
cut through the woods to it. Benwell
was a credulous youth and i~nnocently
entered the swamp and started up the
winding path. 1t was an easy matter
for Birchall to drop behind a moment
while Benwell was pressing eagerly on
anxious for a view of the farm-the
farm he was never to see.
At half past two Charles Buck, a
young farmer living On the road be-
tween Eastwood and Blenheim swamp,
was driving home from Woodstock
when, at the crossroads leading to
Eastwood, a man turned the corner
from the Blenheim swamp road and
started for Eastwood. The man wore
a fur cap, and he stopped and asked
MI. Buck the way to Gables Corners,
as he wished to get to Woodstock.
Buck told him he was within much
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

He verified the dates Of arrival and
departure at the Metropolitan hotel Of
the party Of four, and their arrival at
the Stafford house, Buffalo. on Feb
ruary 16. At the Stafford house he
ascertained the fact that, on the day
following their arrival. PeIly and Mrs.
Birchall stayed at the hotel, while
Birchall and Benwell were called be-
fore six o'clock and went away to-
gether. Birchall returned in the even
ing but Benwell never returned.
The next step was to follow the
course of Birchall and Benwell after
leaving the Stafford house on Febru-
airy II. Conductor William H. Poole,
running on the Grand Trunk railroad
between Niagara Falls and Windsor,
asserted that he had two passengers
who got off his train at Eastwood,
four miles from Blenheim swamp.
Their description answered that of
Birchall and Benwell. The train
stopped at Eastwood at 11:14 that
LlOIIlluB. MdlluSW NllluC, d udlilH vi
Woodstock, was on the train. AS il
left Eastwood he saw two young Eng.
lishmen walking away from the sta
ton, one of them wearing a cape coat
A Miss Lockhart of Blandford was or
the train. A couple of seats ahead OF
her sat two young E%nglishmen. AS
the train approached Eastwood her at
tention was drawn to them by the
manner in which they were talking
about the land. They were admirins
fields which had nothing about them
to be admired. One was easy to iden
tify by the big astrakhan cap he wore
She saw them alight at Eastwood ant
walk north.
Alfred Hayward and his wife saw
the pair leave Eastwood station. Johr
Crosby, a young farmer living II
Blenheim township, was driving il
| Governors road about noon when ht
saw the two young men walking to
wards Blenheim swamp. Miss Allit
Fallon, who lived with her mother
short distance from Blenheim swamp
saw them pass the house on the roa'
leading past the marsh. One, in
cape overcoat, walked ahead of hi
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

mistrust Of Birchall had increased &
thousand fold and he CURLY refused to
move from where he was standing.
Birehall turned white. looked around
and sten2ed toward his companion.
As he did SO Pelly walked IN. Birch
all called to him sharply: Come,
walk alongside me-" he said. Your
heavy overcoat will help keep the
rain of me-" Pelly shook his head
obstinately and was about to take to
his heels and run when two men came
walking across the bridge. Birchall
then ceased to argue with his com
panion and the two made their way
back to Canada, keeping several PAGES
apart. The next day Birchall, accom-
panied by his wife, went to Paris, On
tario, to view the body of the man
whose picture had appeared in the
papers and shortly after their return
to the Falls the arrest followed.
Murray eabled and wrote at once to
Scotland Yard, London, England, for
information about Birchall, Pelly and
Benwell. He was advised that j. R.
Birchall was none other than the
younger son of the Rev. Joseph Bir-
chall, late welLknown vicar of church
kirk and rural dean of Whalley. After
completing his course at Oxford, young
Birchall, who had achieved a reputa-
ton for wildness during his college
days, went to London. There he
eloped with Florence Stevenson,
daughter of David Stevenson, for so
years master of transportation of the
London and Northwestern railroad.
Birchall's favorite club at this time,
November, 1888, was the Badminton
club, 100 Picadilly, W. When he
made ready to leave England after his
marriage, he cashed cheques for G25
at the Badminton club, and c.
Stewart Sproat, secretary of the club.
wrote him on January 7, 1890, when
he was back in England, to send the
cash without further delay.
He and his bride sailed for America
in the fall of 1888. They wrote to
David Stevenson from America, anG
early in 1889 Birchall wrote from
Woodstock, Ontario, to creditors a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

Oxford, saying that he was in the en-
ploy of Somerset & Co., Brock street,
Woodstock, and would pay his debts
promptly. In the summer of 1889
Birchall and his wife returned to Eng
land and lived with Mr.. Stevenson.
Then it was that Birchall began ad-
vertising, under the name of j. R.
Burchall, address the Primrose Club,
for young men with money to go to
Canada and Learn farming. Pelly's
father was, as he had stated, vicar of
Saffron Walden, Essex, and Benwells
father was Col. Benwell of Chelten-
ham.
AT Woodstock Murray learned that
Birchall and his wife arrived there
from England in the autumn Of 1888
to look over farm lands and enjoy the
country life of Canada. Birchall and
his wife passed as Lord and Lady
Somerset. They lived gayly and
seemed to have money BETTING their
rank in life. They were fond of driv-
ing and %picnics, and one of the spots
Lord Somerset" visited on various
occasions was Pine Pond, which was
surrounded by Blenheim swamp.
When they returned to England, Lord
and Lady Somerset" departed from
Woodstock very suddenly, leaving nu-
merous unpaid bills behind them.
When Birchall again sailed for
America it was not in the role of Lord
Somerset. He zane accompanied by
his wife, Pelly and Benwell, and the
four arrived in New York on the Bri-
fannie OIL February IA. From this
date Murray took up the trail and
verified the truth of Pelly's narrative.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

cheque for e17O at the same
time. / shall look to meeting you on
February first. When you get my
steamer tickets would you be SO kind
as to forward me some steamer la
bels?"
At half past eight that evening
Birchall returned to the Stafford
house in Buffalo alone. He was in
high good humor, joking and laughing
pleasantly. In response to Pelly's in
quiry for his companion of the morn
ing he stated that he took Benwell
to the farm and introduced him to
Mcdonald, the overseer. Later Ben
well told him that he did not like the
place or the people but he had stayed
at the farm when Birchall left for
Buffalo. Birchall also said he had
given Benwell several addresses be-
fore leaving, so that he could visit
folk in the country roundabout, in.
GLIDING Attorney Hellmuth of London,
Ontario, who had been a passenger on
the Britannia. Pelly began to ask too
many questions, whereupon Birchall
declared he was tired and went to
bed. On the following day they went
to Niagara Falls, taking their lug
gage with them. They crossed to the
Canada side and stopped at Mrs
Baldwin's, Birchall arranging fol
rooms and board there.
Soon after their arrival at Baldwin's
Birchall invited Pelly to take a walk
during which the young man, who was
beginning to suspect that his astute
host was not playing an altogether
straight game, told Birchall that he
had not made good his representa-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

lions. Birchall gave an evasive re-
ply, and under pretense of showing his
companion the beauties of the Niagara
river, took him down an old rotten
stairway that led over the cliffs to
the edge of the water. At the bottom
of the shaky steps there stood a
stranger, the sight of whom seemed
to annoy Birchall, for without linger-
ing to admire the view he turned and
retraced his steps. Returning to their
rooms they saw a newspaper contain
ing the account of the discovery of
the body of a murdered MAI near
Woodstock, and Birchall proposed that
Pelly should go there and see if the
remains were those of Benwell. This
sinister remark aroused fresh sus-
picions in Pelly's mind and alarmed
him to such an extent that he slipped
a revolver into his pocket, determining
to carry 1t in the future.
On the next day Birchall persuaded
Pelly to go over to the American side
of the river with him, under the pre-
tense of looking after some missing
baggage. 1t was raining and blowing
hard when they started to walk back
to Canada across the Suspension
bridge. There were no other pedes-
trians In sight as they neared the
center of the bridge and Birchall, halt
ing, requested Pelly to look over the
cables at the roaring torrent below.
"The view is superb" he said, as
he leaned over the edge, come and
see It,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
The Color Of Eaas.

Mr.. A. H. Norwood OF the Leicester
(England) museum, remarks that the
colors Of birds eggs a In a large
number OF cases be traced to the ne
cessity Of protective resemblance"
White eggs are usually laid by birds
nesting in holes in trees, or In dark
situations, like owls, woodpeckers and
some pigeons. Most birds nesting on
Of near the ground lay eggs Of an OIL
lve-green or brown ground color. The
cggs Of grouse, piarmigan and 80 forth
resemble the hcather among which
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

and misery. l. advise all suffefl
women to take Lydia E. Pinkhan
Vegetable Compound."-MR Mrs. EN-
WHEATON, Vienna, W. Va.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Co
pound, made from native roots a.
herbs, contains no narcotics or har
full drugs, and to-day holds the rece
fir the largest number of actual cul
of female diseases Of any similar me-
cine in the country, and thousands
voluntary testimonials are on tleI
the Pinkham laboratory at LyI
Mass, from women who have be
cured from almost every form
female complaints, Inflammation,
ceration, displacements, fibroid tune
Irregularities, periodic pains, backac
indigestion and nervous prostrati
Every such suffering woman owes it
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkhai
Vegetable Compound a trial.
If you would like special adv
about your case write q cOnfide
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is fir
and always helpful.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

ton WITH the fireless cooker with pro-
portionately greater economy in the
use Of fuel than in the use Of gas, oil
or coal, has, it is stated, been prac-
tically demonstrated in the flreless
cookers ready for the market. The
reason why the economy Is greater
with electricity is that 1t is possible to
utilize practically all the heat gener-
atad by the current. The coils are in.
troduced in the radiators, and while
The temperature is being raised the
oven Is closed to prevent the loss Of
heat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

Pills, which he said had made a bat
back well, enabled him to sleep BET
ter nights and feel more fit for work
The treatment also cleared up tn
urine. On January 5, 1909, Judge Law
confirmed his previous testimony. g
have recommended this remedy Il
many people since I first used it.
said he.
Sold by all dealers. so cents a boz
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

"My DEAR" said a thin little man
his wife, this paper says that there
a woman who goes out and cho
wood with her husband"
well, what of it? | think she cou
easily do it if he is as thin as you al
| have often thought of using you
peel potatoes with."-Stray Stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
PROVE ELECTRICITY THE BEST

and felt insulation are displaced by
~vulcanized wood. asbestos and other
materials Of a durable sanitary ma
ture, and the utensil adapted to bak-
ing and roasting. In the latter case
the heater Is stored in %steatite radi-
ators or slabs, which quickly absorb
heat. The radiators are heated over
fame or by electricity, That It is
possible to . electricity in coanec.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

they are laid. Those Of the ringed
plover, little tern and oyster catcher
resemble the sand and single Of the
beach. The lapwirg's eggs closely
simulate bare soil or dried bents. The
young chicks show similar protective"
colors.-Youth's Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
HAD AWFUL WEEPING ECZEMA
Face and Neck Were RaW-Terrib
Itching, inflammation and Soreness
All Treatmepts Failed.


Eczema began over the top of m
ear. 1t cracked and then began
spread. l had three different doctor
and tried several things, but they d
me no good. At last n side of m
face and my neck were raw. tt
water ran out of it so that l had
wear medicated cotton, and it was s
inf1amed and sore that / had to pt
a piece of cloth over my pillow to kee
the water from 1t, and it would stat
the cloth a sort of yellow. The g
zemaitched so that it seemed as thong
I could tear my face all to piece
Then I began to use the Cuticura Sos
and Ointment, and it was not MOI
than three months before it was 9
healed up. Miss Ann P~earsons, Mort
field, VT, Dec. 10, 1907"
Potter Drug Il Chem, Corp, Sole Props. Bostc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
Superior to All Forms Of Heat for
Fireless Cooker.

The principle of the flreless cooker,
in which the cooking having been once
started over a flame Is continued in
an insulated cabinet or box, through
the action Of the heat already abb
sorbed, is more Of less familiar to all,
but In the more improved forms cloth
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04


known far and widI
as the Marrying
Squire" from thu
fact that he has mar
ried more couples
than any other Off
cialin Indiana. Judgl
Law wrote a lette'
in 1906, recommend
ing Doan's Kidne,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
Gettlna on.

"How's your boy getting on In TIE
college engineering course?"
Fine. He writes me that he's
been made master Of the locomotive
yell.e--Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

II. R1nKnamS veg
table CompounI
Eleven years g
was a waikiki
shadow. Ihad be
under the docto
ar~ebutgotnoreli
My husband p
suaded me to t
Lydia E.
Vegetable Co
pound anditwork
ike a Charm. 1t
1ieyed all NV nal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
Seek Use for Flre.kllIed Timber.

A well.equipped testing plant has
been established at Boulder, Col, un.
der the auspices Of the state universi-
ty, to investigate the matter of utiliz-
ing the great amount of flre-killed tim
Der which is to be found In that state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
His Motto.

Jones motto for life is never
give up"
How do you know"
Il pass the plate In the church he al
tends. "-Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
BUR5ANKE ED.

Cecilia City-What are you doing
Cyrus Cornswoggle-I'm prunin
this apple tree.
Cecilia City-What will science {
next? Going to grow prunes on a
apple tree!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
OWES IS.
HER
LIFE II
Lydia E. Pinkl1arn's
Vegetable Compound

Vienna, W. Val feel that I O,
the last ten years of my life to LyC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
Making Crime a Business
- By George I. PardY -

True Record of the
Achievement of Fa-
nous ohnW. Murray
in Uncovering the
Guilty Parties in the
Blenheim Swamp
Slaughter How the
Slayer Was I'm
ed by the
Master Sleuth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
THE MARRYING SQUIRE"
Justice George E. Law Has Broken Al
Records.

George E. Law, Justice of the Peace
49, Franklin St, Brazil. Ind. &
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

Pelly saw that It would be an easy
thing to thrust an u%nsuspecting per
son over the cable into the river. His
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

OUR miles from the little
town of Eastwood, On
tario, Canada, there lies
a dark, gloomy marsh
known as Blenheim
swamp. It is a DESC
late lnnely snnt which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-08
What cannot be avoided,
'Twere childish weakness to lament
or fear. 3 King Henry vi.
Formation of the Five Hundred Club

Birmingham goes New York one
hundred better in its desire to organ
ize Five Hundred These five hun
dred enterprising people are to become
a club and even a corporation, and
dividends on its stock are possible, even
probable.
This is an important matter, for 1t Is
to be the means of bringing here
smaller industries which will be ex-
pected to become large ones as the
years roll on. The industries to be
assisted are to be carefully inspected
by our acutest business men. and the
Just and reasonable expectation is that
the club itself will divide dividends. In
this way it can keep on bringing in
new industries.
The plan has been worked out with
care and business sense, and its ap-
peals for subscription go out to bust
ness men on business principles. 1t Is
today the most important matter be-
fore the people of this city. The plan
is the plan of the Chamber OF Com
MERGE, and President Frank Nelson's
energy Is behind it. Everybody else in
+h{S cffu sh0u1d get behind it, The
club must be organized, fully organ
lied up to the 500 limit, because this
city needs diversified industries and
small industries, and the 500 club can
secure them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-08
BRYAN AND PROHIBITION.

From the New York Times.
We publish in another column a cam
did and serious letter from a CORE
spondent in Hudson who takes a excep-
tion to our opinion as to what the fed
eral government has to do with prohibi-
ton of the liquor traffic.
We should be very sorry to convey
the impression that we regard the evils
of that traffic or any honest attempt
to lessen or abolish them as a mere
matter for ridicule." On the contrary
we look upon the evils as serious and
on the prohibition movement as equally
serious, enlisting the unselfsh devotion
OF great numbers of sincere ana right
minded men and women throughout the
country. Nor do we deny that the fed
eral government, by its taxation of the
manufacture and sale of liquor, and es-
pecially by its issue OF tax receipts in
prohibition states, exerts a certain in
fiuence which the prohibitionists natural
ly resent. What we called attention to in
the case of Mr.. Bryan's new political
project was that the prohibition Oh the
manufacture and sale of liquor is some
thing with which the national govern
ment possesses no direct or inferred pow
er to deal. For democratic politician.
committed to the principles of the party
as to the construction of the constitution.
to seek to make prohibition a national
issue-that is. to seek to have the ma
tional government enact prohibition
seems to us to be an unreasonable, even
an absurd and ridiculous thing.
1t is true that 1t is no more unreason-
able than other doctrines advanced by
Mr.. Bryan In the course of his varie-
gated career. We attach a good deal of
Importance ourselves to the restrictions
and requirements of the constitution. We
think that It is a foolish and dangerous
practice to evade or twist them. There
is a manly, rational, and efficient way
of dealing with all public questions under
our form of government-which is for the
people to change a constitution they do
not approve, but not to dodge 1t or queer
It. Mr. Bryans way is different, and.
we think, Is bad. In condemning it and
In ridiculing it we had not the slightest
desire to condemn or ridicule the pro-
hibitionist movement, which, we should
say, deserves better leader with better
methods.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-08
Gomper'S Case TO Be Reviewed

The supreme court of the United
States has granted writ of certiorari
in the Buck Stove and Range case
against Samuel Gompers, Frank Morri-
son and John Mitchell, labor leaders.
This celebrated case will, therefore,
be heard in the highest court and the
extent of liberty of the press and of
thought will be clearly defined. A
definite decision in one of the great
rights of the people will prove of
value, for it will prove a basis for fu-
ture action, possibly for future legis-
lation.
A decision in the lower courts really
settles nothing and 1t is matter of con-
graduation that the supreme court has
decided to define the scope of liberty
in the newspapers and really in the
thoughts of the people. The case will
be heard and determined this winter,
and then the situation will stand out
in all its breadth and fullness.