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cotton seed oil imnorts


 "Spain-Imposition of rates on cot ton seed oil to treble the duty applied to competing imports; denaturing oi cotton seed oil when imported.
 Venezuela -Surtax of 90 per cent ad valorem upon West Indian ipi ports, including Porto Rico. 'whicn would seem to be entitled to the same tariff treatment as states O, the vaion.v
 Secretary Knox stated the amend ment doubtless should originate in the house and he there communicated to the ways and means committee a tentative draft of the proposed amendment, which would provide a minimum of per cent ad valorem and maximum of 25 per cent, appll. cable by proclamation when the president is satisfied another na- tons laws or practices are inimical to equal opportunity for American enterprises.
 Senator Curtis bill was framed az an amendment to the pure food law and drug law, with the intent of giv- ing to the president discretionary power to meet determinations.
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kELLoees DIVORCED.

Detroit, Midh., Dec. 1S--Tn granting divorce with s25,000 alimony and $4,000 costs and attorney fees today to Mrs. Frank J. Kellogg, wife of a wealthy Creek manyfacturer. Circuit Judge Dcaovan characterized as per. jury the testimony of two chauffeurs who swore away the woman's char acter.
 The judge said 1t had been shown that the young woman was guiItless of wrong doing since her marriage to Kellogg. Both parties are forbidden to marry within two years.
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FALSE STRIKE REPORT.

Paducah Ky, Dec. 1S.-A report that the strike on the Illinois Ger. tral had been settled, which was cir. culated from here todaN probably grew out of the conference of railroad men and heads of the striking unions being held Tn Chicago. Local off. cials of the Federation of Illinois Gen. tral shop employees stated late today they had heard nothing of a settle ment. Illinois Central officials also said there was no change in the strike situation.
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MOB STATUTE VALID.

Washington, Dec. 18-Constitution- ality of the Illinois statute to indem. nify the owners of property from the damages occasioned by mobs or riots was upheld today by the Supreme court of the United States. Several cases brought under this law are said to be pending Tn the Illinois state courts Involving claims For dam- ages aggregating man millions Of dollars.
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WELLS WINE ANOTHER.

London, Dec. IS. -poubardIer Wells. whose schGdue1 fight with Jack Johnson at London was
 prohibited by the authorities appear ed the ring of the National Sporting Club tonight. He met Fred Storbeck, the heavyweight champion of South Africa. A big crowd had gathered to see the bout, which lasted eleven rounds. Storbeek being knocked out with one of Wells powerful swings.
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FLOOD IN WALLS.

London, Dec. IS. 1.-The river Avon in southern Wales, has burst its hanks and is spreading great dest' ton al the Avon and Meath valleys Many houses have been washed away and the people have fled to the hills A large number of cattle have been drowned. Between the towns ol Swansea and Pontypeel, the .ralr service has been suspended Two boys were drowned.
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TICKET SCANDAL FizzLE.

San Antonio. Tex, Dec s.-Tha' the worlds series ticket scandal has reached the stage Of flszle," is the verdict Of President John T. Brush of the New York National League Club, who arr'ved in San Antonio, Monday morning to spend the winter here. Mir. Brush appears in somewhat better health than when he arrived here last winter
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GETS HEAVY DAMAGES.

New York, Dec. 1S.--One of the largest awards of damage under the federal employers liability law was received today by Oliver Huff. a freight engineer of Mount Vernon, N. Y, who was injured in a coils. ion. The federal circuit court wrant ed Huff a judgment of $22 800 agallht the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad Company The railroad contended the law was unconstitu- tional.
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REBELS USE AERoRLANEs.

Picking. Dec. 1S.-An aeroplane be- longing to the revolutionary forces is ranorted to have landed 30 miles be- low wu Chang, having flown from Shanghai. distance of over 400 miles n an air line. Two French experts and an experienced Chinese airmen are said to be on board.
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CLOSE COTTON MILLS.

Biddeford, Me-, Dec. 16.-The D. 900 operatives in the cotton mills of the York Corporation of Saco were notified today that the plant will be closed from December g until Jan uary 2. HUncertainty of the preser business outlook, is given as the reason for the renewed curtailment.
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mention of motives underlying the abrogation of the treaty which leaves full latitude for conducting new ne- gotiations with the controversial fac elim.aated
 This feature Of the situation has attracted attention and seems 10 be fully appreciated. The Russian gov ernment finds not fine slightest ground to object to the abrogation in such shape as 1t actually assumed in Ambassador Guilds note dated De- cember IT.
 In a note date Dec. 1S the Rms sian foreign minister acknowledees receipt of the notification says Rms sia takes notce thereofi
 The Novoe vremya tomorrow win say:
 President Taft has judIciously chosen the best way out to put an end to the scandaIous Jewish agita- ton which Is dangerous to bothe the countries. At the same time tie incident bears witness that the Jew ish bankers have become the real lords of America
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BURNS WILL.
 TAKE STAND
FAMOUS DETECTIVE WILL es CALLED AS A WITNESS IN THE
 oYNAMlTlNo INVESTIGATION.
Bert A. Franklin Given Hearing for Bribery in the Recent McNam- ara Trial at Los Angeles,
 California.

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. lS.-- Hotel registers showing the movements of three suspected of complicity in ths dynamIting conspiracy other thaa the McNamaras and Ortie McAanieal were taken before the federal grand jury today.
 McManigals and the McNamara'i movements are well known and tia hotel records are being brought from places in ohio, Indiana, Illinois fron the East and as far West as Saii Lake City, with view of tracing oih CTS whose names have not yet been mentioned. but upon whom. t is said. the government Is keeping close watch.
 Other persons examined today are believed to know circumstances coa nected with the stores or explosives which the dys1amiters kept.
 Detective w. ] Burns, who throueh evidence left at these places, traced McManlgars connection with the No Namaras probably will he q witness later.
 District Attorney Miller said iss government was progressive rapiuls with the investigation. lie sasaa f was probable all the evidence would be a within month
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GOTHAM WANTS CONVENTION

New York. Dec. 1S--The New York Hotel Association met today and de- cided to make every effort to bring the democratic national convention to this city. committee representing the hotel. transportation, theatrical commercial and banking interests were appointed toffurthr the plan.
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Franklin Has tlearina.

s Los Angeles, Cat. Dec. 1S. Bert |. !. Franklin, formerly an investige tor employed by the defense in th' McNamafa dynamitng cases. wsss brought before Justice Young today for preliminary hearing on the seccna bribery charge against hlti- --tAa. tsS having bribed Mrs. Robert F. Ba,rs to Influence her husband, 2 iisl::sser iisl::sser II the trial of J. R. McNamara.
 One witness. Mrs Maud Clifford FaAeyl neighbor. testlpl4H Mr. Bain came to her home one day and used the telephone that Mrs. Bal, used tine name Franklin several times The case then went over until tomof- row. :
 Assistant District Attorney ". Jos eph Ford stated that one more vii ness would be called tomorrow and that Immediately afterward iie wouiiii file criminal information against Franklin.
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eral days and had not returned to New York tonight so far as could be learned.
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BANKER CONVICTED.

English Financler Given Two Years
 for Fraud.
 London. Dec. ls.--Alfred ". Carp eter, proprietor and manager of tfe Charing Cross Bflk, who was arrest ed on April 25 last. on a charge ot obtaining money through fraud and false. pretenses. was found guilty at the London Sessions at the Old Ball ey today and sentenced to two years imprisonment.
 The Charing Cross Bank, a private institution. failed October r. lgiut It's headquarters we're k1 London. but it had forty country branches The deposits were about s500.0 600 and the entire liabilities were estimated al $12, 100000.
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 1s-Fore. cast for Arkansas: increasing cloud mess Tuesday; "Wednesday, probably local rains.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-02
CHAPTER xI.--contlnusd.

"Do you mind telling me how you
happened to come to this placer" he
asked.
She answered in~dinerently: Sup
posing the Japanese had stolen the pa
pers, l searched Maku's room at u
house. There was a torn envelope
there with the name 'Arima' printed
in the corner"
Alcatrante bowed. you are clever
er than most Americans, my dear
young lady" he said. His lips curved
into a smile that disclosed his fangs.
That" she replied. sis as 1t may be.
But l have not your admiration for
trickery, Mr.. Alcatrante."
Again he smiled. "Ah," he ex-
claimed, "trickery is the detail work Of
diplomacy" Then with a shade of
seriousness in his voice, he asked:
why did you use that word 'unless?' "
why, indeed?' She made this non
eommittal answer, and If A~lcatrante
had hoped to soothe her into friend
illness and draw from her a clue to her
suspicious, he was disappointed.
There was another period Of silence,
broken at last by the Japanese. THE
fact that we have failed, my dear
young lady," ne said, makes conceal
ment unnecessary. l know, Of course,
that this matter will never become pub
lie. You understand that the repre-
sentatives Of great nations often have
to take steps which, as private citizens,
they would never think Of"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-02
CHAPTER XII.
Power of Darkness.

To Orme the next half hour was
very long. He seated himself upon
the floor Of the closet and ate the sand
wich which the clairvoyant had brought
him. Occasionally he could hear her
moving about the apartment.
Poor charlatan!" he thought. "She
is herself a good sort suppose she
excuses the sham of her profession on
the ground that it deceives many per
sons into happiness"
He struck another match and looked
again at the ghostly paraphernalia
about him. Near him hung a black
robe with a large hood. He crushed
one Of the folds In his hands and was
surprised to discover how thin 1t was
and into how small space it could be
compressed. Not far away stood sew
eral pairs Of large slippers of soft
black felt. The white robes were also
! of thinnest gossamer-fimsy stuff that
| swayed like smoke when he breathed
toward 1t.
BY the light Of a third match he
looked more carefully at the other ap.
paratus. There was a large pair of
angelwings, Of the conventional shape.
The assortment Of masks was SUN.
GENTLY varied for the representation OF
many types of men and women OF
different ages.
The match burned down to his fin.
gers, and again he sat in darkness,
| wondering at the slabcratenesa Of the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-02
EASY CHANGE
When Coffee Is Doing Harm.

A lady writes from the land of cot
ton of the results of a four years use
of the food beverage--hot Postum.
Ever since I can remember we had
used coffee three times a day. 1t had
a more or less injurious effect upon
us all, and I myself suffered almost
death from indigestion and nervous
ness caused by II.
Il know 1t was that, because when
l would leave 1t off for a few days |
would feel better. But 1t was hard to
give it up, even though / realized how
harmful 1t was to me.
AT last l found a perfectly easy
way to make the change. Four years
ago l abandoned the coffee habit and
began to drink Postum, and l also in
fuenced the rest Of the family to do
the same. Even the children are al
lowed to drink 1t freely as they do
water. And 1t has done us all great
good.
Il no longer suffer from indigestion,
and my nerves are in admirable tone
since I began to use Postum. We
never use the old coffee n more.
w appreciate Postum as a de-
';ghtful and healthful beverage. which
not only invigorates but supplies the
best Of nourishment as we'll" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter. A new
9me appears fEoIn time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of hurann
snteresf.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-02

times, and said that l ought to have an
operation. | would not listen to that,
and when a friend of my husband told
him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and what it had done
for his wife, 1 was willing to take it.
Now I look the picture of health and
feel like it, too. lean do my own house.
work, hoe my garden, and milk a cow.
l can entertain company and enjoy
them. l can visit when I choose, and
walk as far al any ordinary woman,
any day in the month. l wish l could
talk toevery sufferingwomanandgirl."
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Nc.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of all forms Of
female complaints is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
1t is more widely and successfully
used than any other remedy. 1t has
cured thousands of women who have
been troubled with displacements, in
tiammation, liberation, ibroid tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after all other
means had failed. Whydon't you tryit2
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-02
syNoPsIa

AT the expense OF a soiled hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest a girl In a black
touring car who has caused a traffic jam
on State street He buys a new hat n
Is given In change a I'VE dollar bill with:
Remember the person you pay this to-"
written on II. A second time h helps the
LADY In the black car. and learns that in
Tom and Bessie Walingham they have
mutual friends, but gains no further hint
OF her identity. He discovers another In
ecription on the marked bill. which, In q
futile attempt to decipher II, he copies
end places the copy In a drawer in his
n ~ zen Senior Poritoi, South Am sa,,
prme refuses, and a fight ensues In
which Poritol II overcome. He calls In
Senior Alcatrante. minister from his coun-
~. to youch for him. orme still refuses
ana sees two Japs attack Alcatrante. He
Eescues him. Returning to his rooms
OrIne is attacked by two Japs who Ell.
S Esiii' for 3 ro anafbsr exchange rms e0 Of the me m mar az
the black car waiting for him. She also
wants the bill. Orme tells his story. She
recognizes one Of the Japs as her fathers
the bill is the key to the hiding place Of
Important papers stolen from her father.
Both Japs and South Americans want the
papers. Orme and the "Girr' start out in
the black car In quest Of the papers. In
ShtJ 6hSahA6 IA "
hiding place is located. Maku and an
other Jap are there. Orme fells Maku
and the other Jap escapes. Orme finds In
Maku's pocket a folded slip Of. paper; He
Fakes the girl. whose name is still UNI
known to him, to the home Of a friend in
Evanston: Returning to the university
grounds Orme gets in conversation with q
guard at the life-saving station. They
hear a motor boat in trouble in the dark
pied boat In It are the Jap with the
papers and Girl" She jumps into Orme's
boat, but the Jap eludes pursuit.
prme finds on. the paper he took from
street" He goes there and finds that
Arima, teacher Of jiu-jitsu is on the
third floor. He calls On ALA, olairvoy-
ant. on the fourth floor, descends by
the fire-esoape and conceals himself I'M
der a table in Arima's room. Alca-
~trante, Poritol and the Jap minister
enter. Orme finds the papers in q
drawer under the table and substitutes
mining ,,prospectuses for them. He
learns that the papers are of interna-
tional Importance with a time limit for
signatures of that night midnight The
substitution is discovered. The girl
appears.
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She looked at him with a smile.
We'll, Mr.. Orme, I'll get you out Of
this. I think l know a way. But
you'll have to do just what l tell you"
II depend on you" he said.
She laid her hand on his shoulder
with a friendly pressure. You'll have
to wait here a while longer-and you'll
have to keep mighty quiet I've got a
circle at three o'clock-a seance.
They come once a week, and l can't
well put them off. You see, l work
alone. It's a small circle, and l never
liked the idea of helpers-they're like
ly to give you away sooner OIL later. I
stretch a curtain across this corner for
a cabinet, and they tie me to a chair
and then things happen" She smiled
family. Il know you won't hurt my
game"
"All your secrets are safe with me-"
He glanced at the dark interior of the
closet.
81 didn't know any other place to
put you," she said simply. They'd
have got you, II you had went to the
hall-Sh-h!" The panel closed and
she was away. A moment later he
heard her talking with Arima, who ap-
parently had again climbed up to her
window.
Thief must be here" said Arima
"He not been hall. My friend know.
We see him come in here"
81 told you he wasn't here. If you
don't believe me, why don't you call
the cops?"
I'VE not want cops. l come in and
watch"
But I'm going to hold a circle here
in a few minutes"
"What?" Arima's voice had a puzzled
note.
"A seance. The spirit come. You
know. All sit around, with the light
turned down, and spirits come"
"Oh!" The Japanese either under.
stood or pretended to. 81 come,
then"
After a period Of hesitation the WON.
an said: why, yes, l guess you can
if you keep still. Your friend Ia come,
too. You're a neighbor, and l won't
charge you anything"
"All right. l call my friend" Foot
steps crossed the room and the door
to the hall was opened. Presently 1t
closed again, and Orme heard frag-
ments of a conversation in Japanese.
From other sounds Orme gathered
that the woman was arranging chairs.
sit here, you two" he heard her say.
You'll have to keep quiet when the
rest come. Do just what they do? Be
sure, now"
The bell now began to ring at fire.
duent intervals, each time announcing
the arrival Of newcomers. Madam
Alias clients were quickly assembling
Orme could hear them whispering
among themselves.
A clinking noise he did not at first
understand. Then he realized that II
was the sound of silver dropping into
a hat. Some one was taking up the
collection. He knew, too, when they
hung the curtain across his corner Of
the room, shutting off the space in
which the medium was to sit, and
when they lighted the gas and drew
down the shades at the window. Then
he heard them lead her into the cab
met and tie her to the chair.
CTO BE CoNTINUED)
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breaking some Of the machinery and
SO releasing the sails altogether; but
after six complete revolutions. the
mill was stopped, fairly choked by the
bundles of cane thrust into its jaws,
leaving the sail, to which the boy still
chung, u%ppermost, and he % feet from
the ground. With marvellous nerve he
proceeded to climb down that p~erilous
ladder and reached the ground. 1t Is
estimated that he travelled nearly 1900
feet In his aerial journey, and half
that distance with bis head down.
ward.
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shortening sail, when a native boy,
who did not let go oon enough. was
carried aloft by the great 45-foot sail.
He fortunately had all his wits about
him and manaGed to get his feet
around a bar Of the sail and to hold
on to the one above. In this position
he was carried around, the mill re-
yolving with Increased rapidity, as
the man whose duty It was to feed 1t
had rushed out at the first alarm. A
cry was raised to choke the rollers
with cane and thus stop the mill. and
this was done at the imminent risk Of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-02

Yes" she answered, Il understand.
There is no more to be said. Good
| day"
There was a step and the sound Of
the door closing. She had gone.
Alcatrante and the Japanese looked
at each other. 1--WE have not failed
yet" said Alcatrante in French. "The
girl does not know where the docu-
ments are, or she would not have come
here. If her father does not have
them before midnight our plans are
safe. We remain merely at a loss as
to the details Of the documents, and
we already know what they contain in
a general way"
Yes" agreed the Japanese, things
do not look SO black, perhaps. But |
am interested in your former advice"
"Yes?"
Find the American! That Is what
she will try to do"
I'VE had an appointment with him
this morning" said Alcatrante grimly,
but when you said that your man had
the envelope, it no longer seemed nee
essary. We-you and I-still have the
same object in view. l suggest that
we now set out separately"
"As you WISH" said the japanese
calmly. Doubtless he knew that AL
c~atrante was grasping at a straw
which might still give him the ad'
vantage in future negotiations. II am
honored by your cooperation thus far
He bowed formally.
Alcatrante returned the bow and
reckoning to Poritol, left the room.
The Japanese minister turned te
Arima and talked rapidly in his native
tongue. From his manner 1t was plain
that he was giving orders. At last
with a little gesture of authority, he
put on his hat and walked out. The
door closed after him with a slam.
Arima, now alone, seated himself II
a chair and appeared to mediate
Again his hands were clasped about
his knees and his beady eyes fixed or
space. For fully fifteen minutes he
sat thus; then, with a little clucking
sound, he leaped to his feet and hur
ried into the next room.
Now was Orme's chance. He lifted
the table cover and rose to his feet
Arima had not closed the door after
him, but Orme was not in the line Of
direct view into the other room, an6
he had to risk the possibility of being
seen before he reached the window.
Or should he try for the door? 1t al
depended Upon what part Of the next
room Arima was in; but the window
seemed safer, for the opening ant
closing Of the door would be sure tt
attract attention.
Orme moved toward the window
slowly, watching the opening through
which Arima had disappeared. He go
halfway to the window; three more
steps would bring him to the sill. Ant
then, without warning, Arima leapet
into the room. Even In that momen'
Orme caught a glimpse Of a mirror IL
the farther room, and knew that the
Japanese had seen his reflection.
At this instant another man ap
peared, close behind Arima. A band
age was wrapped around his head. Il
was Maku, who presumably had beer
in the apartment all the time.
Orme stood little chance of over
coming the two. Quick as cats, with
muscles like steel springs and a great
variety of scientific tricks Of offense
and defense, they could handle him as
they willed in a direct encounter. u
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-02

knew IT was she and that she had
been standing there waiting for q
chance to step in behind and with
somebody else, and the next moment
she was saying to me:
You don't mind my coming In with
you, do your and Of course i said
Certainly not!' and then ! stepped
along carefully and deliberately 80 as
not to hurry her, and / held on to the
bar in front so that nobody else In
the door could hurry 1t and so hurry
her. and then a moment later we both
came out free and all right clear Of