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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
STORY OF RUSSIAN
CzAR'S LAST HOURS
IS RET0LD AGAIN
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Aug. 27.-All possible
doubts that former Emperor Nicholas
of Russia and his family were assas-
sinated in the basement of their prison
house at Ekaterinburg on the night of
July 16, 1918, seems to be dispelled by
the accounts of two Independent in
pestigators which are published. -'--s'
One is printed by the London
Times, and is written by it's former
Petrograd correspondent, Robert Will
ton. The other appears in the maga-
zine, Nineteenth Century and After,
and is from the pen of Captain Fran
els Mccullough of the British army,
who, before the war, was. a widely
known newspaper correspondent. Both
spent several weeks at Ekaterinburg
and talked with natives and soldiers
who witnessed the affair through the
windows of the ill-fated house. Both
writer's agree on the important details
of the story.
Victims Of Massacre.
The victims of the massacre, they
say, numbered IL, being the former
emperor, his wife, son and four daugh-
ters, DR.. Botkin, and three servants
The assassination was arranged by
Yurovski, the jailer in charge of the
out by IL soldiers. The Times account
says these men were Let's, but. Capt
McCullagh declares they were Mag
vars. who had been placed on duty
instead of Russian guard because
the Bolsheviki feared a Russian could
not be trusted for the work.
Capt. McCullagh's story says all the
doomed party except Nicholas were or
their knees, crossing themselves, as
Yurovski shouted the order for the
execution of nicholas Romanoff, the
bloody. and all his family"
Car Steps in Front Of Wife.
The former czar then stepped
quickly in front of his wife and the
captain saying something which could
not be heard. and was shot by
! Yurovski. Then the remainder of the
party was shot down with revolvers
and later the soldiers bayonetted the
! bodies, he said.
These accounts confirm previous re
| ports, but it is known the former EN-
| peror's mother, who is in Copenhagen
and Queen Alexandria of Great Brit
/ ain, both have refused to give VI
hope of the royal family's escape unit
quite recently when private report:
furnished them by Captain McCullagf
and MI Wilton at the request OF rela
| tives, convinced them the massacre o
the former Russian royal family wa:
carried out.
Yurovski. who had been presiden
of the Extraordinary commission a
Ekaternburg is declared to have
boasted TO Captain McCullagh las
March that he had condemned 60 per
sons suspected of anti-Bolshevik senti
ments, and is quoted as saying: "Wha
are sixty men?"
Got a Big Promotion.
After the assassination of Nicholas
and his family Yurovski, it is asserted
fastened to Moscow to report the de
tails to Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshe
Wiki premier. According to Captain
McCullagh, he was promoted to b.
commissioner of life insurance.
On the square overlooked by EN-
peror Nicholas last prison the BolShe
vik local government has placed
large sign bearing the words, "squar
of national vengeance it is said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
C0NNERSVILLE GIRL
IS KILLED, AS CAR
PLUNGES OVER BANK

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. Aug. %. -
Miss Louise Snyder of Connersvllle,
was killed and three other people pain
fully injured Friday evening when
the automobile in which they were
riding went down steep embank
ment near the Tidewater pumping sta,
ton, a quarter of a mile west OF
Hagerstown.
With Miss Snyder were her mother
and her sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs George Cain, all of Corners
vile.
The party was enroute to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Faeris, near the
pumping station, where they were to
be dinner guests. AS they approached
Hagerstown a heavy rain storm broke
Rain Hampered Vision.
Mr.. Cain, who was driving, finally
stopped the car at the side of the road
because the heavy downpour prevent
ed him from seeing ahead.
When the storm had subSided some
what he started the car again, but
the rain on the windshield made il
difficult for him to see the rCHd, with
the result that the car plunged dowr
an embankment.
People living near the scene of the
tragedy state that it could have beer
averted if there had been a substan
tial guardrailing alongside the road
way.
About a half hour after the acci
dent occurred Dennis Gregg, farmer
who was driving to his home, discov
cred the wrecked automobile.
Body Of Miss Snyder Found
Ia 6iScnvora6 "a
Snyder and the other occupants of the
car who were helpless on account o
their injuries.
Gregg summoned assistance an,
the injured were removed to the hom,
of Mr.. Faeris. They were removed Il
their home in Connersville Saturday
The body Of Miss Snyder was ais
sent there. The injured people were
considera bly, cut and bruised, bu
none of them sustained bone frac
lures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
T|E-UP OF BRITISH
SHIPS CONTINUES;
OUT FOR MANN|x
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Hostilities
were resumed today by the five pro-
Irish women pickets who yesterday
started a demonstration that resulted
in a walkout of more than 1000 long
shoremen- employed on British ocean
liners, as protest against Great
Britain's Irish policy.
The women returned to- the piers
with large cohort of longshoremen
supporters intent upon crippling all
British ships arriving in port. Plans
also were said to be on foot to spread
the protest strike to other Atlantic
ports and to extend it, If possible, to
ship crews as well as longshoremen.
Although the longshoremen out de-
clared they would not return to work
until Archbishop Mannix, Australian
prelate, had been permitted to enter
Ireland and Lord Mayor MacSweney
of Cork, released from Brixton prison
| London, their stand was not expected
to prevent the sailing today of num-
| Der of ships due to clear port during
| the day.
| May Clear Without Cargoes.
| Officials of the Cunard line and the
/ International Mercantile marine said
| the walkout had not included any
| members of the crews, and that il
necessary the ships would clear with
incomplete cargoes.
! The demonstration started yester
| day upon the arrival in port of the
! steamship Baltic, on which Archbishop
Mannix sailed several weeks ago and
/ from which he was removed by British
officials at PenZance, England, with
out being allowed to disembark OIL
Irish soil.
! The women pickets were on the pier
when the ship docked, displaying pla
cards denouncing England's Irish pol
! icy. one of them reading: "Wher
Mannix goes to Ireland, let the Bal
/ tic leave New York"
| Irish sympathizers among the long
shorcmen Immediately caught the
spirit the placards meant TO convey
and started the demonstration thai
soon spread to other ships both Brit
| ish and American Loading and un
loading was soon stopped or slowed
up on the Celtic. Olympic, Canopic
Gothland, Finland, ST. Paul. Aquitanis
of freighters.
Hopeful of Resumption.
Officials Of the International Long
| shoremen's association who discoun
tenanced the walkout. were hopefu
that the men would return to thei
posts today Steamship officials VIII,
witnessed the fervor of yesterday:
| demonstration, however, were les
| sanguine.
AS a result of a wireless message
sent last night to the Mauretania
which was due here this forenoon
plans were made to have her baggage
| passengers and cargo unloaded by th
crew and the company's dock force, in
dependent of the longshoremen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
P0LE-RAIS|NC AND
MARION, O., DIVIDE
G. 0.P, ATTENTION

Republican farmers residing in the
neighborhood of Olive Hill gathered
in force Saturday afternoon at the
farm of William Cheeseman, presi-
dent of the board of county commits
sioners, and assisted in the first G. o.
P. pole-raising of the campaign in
Wayne county Addresses were de-
'1ivered by Frank T. Strayer and Paul
Beckett, of Richmond.
Clerks appointed to take the regis
tration, Sept. 4, in the various pre-
cincts of Wayne county met Saturday
and received registration supplies
from w. H. Brooks, county auditor.
In the afternoon the registration Off
cials held meeting in the courtroom
and received instructions as to their
duties in taking the registration.
Both Organizations Working
Both Republican and Democratic
county organiza tions have been work
ing industriously the past two weeks
on the vitality important question OF
registration, and each organization is
now inclined to believe that a major
ity of the voters of each party will
register next Saturday. AS soon as
the registration lists have been COM
piled workers will resume activities to
induce voters who failed to register
Sept. to register at the second and
final registration, Monday, Oct. a.
The general interest the women vot-
ers of the county are taking in the
election is indicated by a story being
told by a Richmond physician. He
states that he was recently called to
a home where an aged lady had sus-
tained a bone fracture. The first
question she asked him, he states,
! was whether her injury would pre-
vent her from voting.
Many Go To Marion
1t is understood that quite a num-
ber of Wayne county Republicans
| went to Winchester and Union City
Saturday, where they boarded the spe-
cial train which was taking the G. O.
P. delegations from the Sixth, Sew
enth and Eighth Indiana congressional
districts to Marion, O., where they
were to be addressed by Senator War
rem G. Harding from his famous front
porch in the afternoon.
For week beginning Sept cam
paign for funds to finance Republi
can activities will be conducted
throughout Indiana. Mayor George A
Elliott. of Newcastle, has been ap
pointed chairman of the Sixth district
ways and means committee
He has appointed Shuman Jones, OF
Richmond chairman of the Wayne
county ways and means committee
Mr.. Jones is also secretary of the Re
publican county central committee
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
COUNTY ROADS WILL
NEED 14-CENT LEVY,
JONES' STATEMENT

In a frank statement made Sa tur-
day to the county board Of commits
sioners, W. o. Jones, county highway
superintendent, stated that If his de-
partment was to have sufficient FUNDS
to provide for the necessary mainte-
nance of it's road system next year 1t
would be necessary to increase the
county road levy from the present
rate Of six cents to IA cents.
A year ago the county commission
ers fixed a innocent road levy, a rate
barely sufficient to provide for the
maintenance of the roads. This rate
was reduced, however. by the state
board of tax commissioners to SIX
cents.
This reduction by the state tax
board was made in the face of the fact
that the state legislature had deprived
the county of it's pro-rata share OF the
state automobile tax by giving all that
tax collected in tthe state to the state
highway commission. The county had
anticipated a revenue of approximate
ly $4,000 from automobile taxes.
Will Exhaust Money Soon
, Not having sufficient funds to meet
necessary expenses the county high
way department will soon have ex-
hausted its appropriation which was
expected to carry it through the bal
ance of this year and to June l, 1921.
"In my opinion 14-cent road levy
will be necessary now for the pur-
pose of replacing the $4,000 which
| we will have to draw in advance this
year and to meet the necessary oper,
ating expenses of the highway depart,
ment up to June, 1922" Mr.. Jones
said He said 14-cent levy would
bring in a revenue of approximately
s127, 900
"The county highway department
will not have to purchase additiona
equipment next year. We have al
the equipment that we need. The in
creased levy is required solely to meet
ma intenance expenses" Mr.. Jones
said.
Must Figure on Increases.
I'VE must figure on increases in the
costs of labor and material, and ouI
actual operating expenses require &
14-cent levy. Not only are our oper
ating expenses steadily increasing
but the automobile traffic is becom
ing heavier and heavier, and tha
means the roads have to be repaired
oftener.
Wayne county has the best suppl!
of road gravel there is in Indiana and
if we keep our county roads properl!
graveled the necessity of providing
costly permanent roads is eliminated.
Mr.. Jones stated that, in his opin
ion, the average taxpayer would have
no objection to offer if the commits
sioners established a road levy which
would insure the highway department
sufficient funds to keep the roads il
a proper state of repair. The com
missioners were inclined to accept Mr.
Jones opinion on the matter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
BOLSHEVIKI WILLING,
THEY SAY, TO CHANGE
NEGOTIATION Center

PARIS, Aug. 2S-Willingness to
transfer the Russo-Polish peace nego-
tiations at Minsk to neutral country
is expressed in a wireless message
from Moscow picked up by the Eiffel
tower station today.
The details of the soviet offer could
not be deciphered. however, the for
eign office announced.
Polish artillery has deciminated the
principal column of retreating soviet
forces on the northeastern front,
catching the Bolsheviki at short
range, according to an official state
ment issued here.
More than 600 men, including two
general staff officers and IL line Of
ficers. have been captured Among
the killed was the commander Of the
57th Bolshevik division and his chief
of staff
Polish Third Is Fighting
Detachments of the Polish Third
legion division which are fighting
east of the Bug river near Brest-Lit-
ovsk have become engaged in an ener-
getic defensive action in anticipation
of soviet attack against that city.
Repeated Bolshevik attacks in the
region Of Lemberg have been re.
pulsed, but fighting continues in the
vicinity of Dzielwcon, as we'll as along
the Bobrka and Swirz rivers. The sit.
uation on the northern front is with
out change, the statement says.
Part of the Third Russian soviet
cavalry corps and a detachment of in
fantry, according to the latest news
from the northern front. are still west
of Kolno, near the east Prussian bor
der, trying to fight their way through
the Polish forces.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
Holders Of Highest Medal To Be Heroes Of Legion Convention

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 2S.-The out
standing heroes Of the American army
ir the World war, whose bravery won
for them the congressional medal of
honor, the most difficult to obtain of
all military decorations, will be the
guests of honor at the second national
convention Of the American Legion in
Cleveland. September 27, 2S and 20.
The 81 Americans still living of the
Is who were awarded the medal for
deeds in the World war have been in
vlted to come to Cleveland at the ex-
pense of the convention and be en-
tertained by it while here. This is the
first attempt to get together the coun.
try's highest honor men,
A few short months ago they were
hailed by proud country as heroes Of
the highest type, but with the signing
OF the armistice and rehabilitation
they seemed to drop into obscurity."
said Col. c. c. Chambers, chairman of
the Cleveland convention committee.
We want to bring them to Cleve-
land during the convention. We want
them to realize just what their deeds
on the battle field mean and we want
to assure them that all these deeds
live in the minds of all Americans"
All oiSdHlZdtlOn OF the men pfODdDly
will be effected while they are here.
The story Of the medal of honor
mems deeds comprises chapter after
chapter of daring heroism.
Benjamin Kaufman, Brooklyn, N. Y,
sergeant Of the 30Sth infantry, also
wears the medaille militaire and croix
de guerre of France and the silver
medal OF valor of Montenegro. With
his right arm shattered he advanced
alone on an enemy machine gun,
throwing hand grenades with his left
hand and charging with an empty
pistol. He took one prisoner and the
gun.
Sydney G. Gumpertz, New York, first
sergeant. 132d infantry, wears the
same decorations as Sergeant kauff-
man. He received his medals for
silencing a machine gun and captur.
ing nine of the enemy single handed
in the face of terrific barrage.
The story of Private John l.. Bark
ley. Blairstone, Mo, tells how single
handed he manned disabled French
tank in the face Of an enemy counter
attack. broke up the eneny's advance
stayed at the post after the tank was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
Harding, SO; Cox, 81, In
Eaton Strau Vote Result

EATON, O., Aug. 2S.-In a straw
vote of 100 persons taken here Friday,
on the presidential nominee. Harding
received SO votes, Cox "a, Watkins ,.
Ten of the voters were non-committal.
One blank vote was deposited.
The vote was taken on the court
house corner from passers by and the
ballots were deposited in a sealed
pasteboard box. The vote was taken
by three Republicans.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
ONE KILLED; TWO HURT
IN CRASH IN ANDERSON

ANDERSON. Ind, Aug. 28.-Ona
man was fatally injured and two 9th
ers were hurt when a truck of the
Shinkle Transfer company was struck
by northbound Big Four passenger
train at the Seventh street crossing
Presley Ray, Al years old, died two
hours after the accident Joseph Gar.
rison, 40 years old, suffered cuts about
face and ears and bruises. Sarey
Shinkle suffered sprained arm and
cuts about the head.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
AMERICANS ESCAPE
zAM0RA, IS RUM0R
By Associated PreSS)

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2S.-American
and British subjects who were cap
tured by Pedro Zamora, the Jalisco
bandit, at Cuale, on Aug, 20, are be-
lieved to have escaped from the out
laws during a battle near the town of
Autlan. state Of Jalisco, this morning
Reports to this effect were received by
General Rafael Buelna. who is making
an investigation.
Zamaoras forces numbering about
400, were routed in the fight. which
lasted four hours. They lost 43 killed
and fed in three groups. which are
being closely pursued by government
troops.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
County Treasurer Ready
to Receive Fall Taxes

The county treasurer's office is now
ready to receive payments on fall tax
ir rstallmentS
Our tax receipts have all been pre-
pared and payments can be made any
time now up TO the first Monday in
November, which is Nov. l. No change
in tax payments was made by the legis-
lature at it's recent special session."
County Treasurer Ed Weidner said
Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
Weather Forecast

For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Showers and thur-
dershowers probably tonight and Sun.
day; not much change in temperature.
Temperatures Yesterday.
Maximum &c
Minimum ................ .Ct
Today.
For Wayne County, by w. e. Moore
Unsettled tonight and Sunday; oc
casional showers and thunderstorms
General Conditions-Weather con.
tinues unsettled, with local rains owe.
Ohio valley states and more general
rains over the Southern states. Light
to heavy local thunderstorms occurred
last night over the local area OF
Wayne and adjacent counties. How.
ever, the rainfall promises to become
more general during the next So hoU~
period, due to a fall in barometric
pressure over the Mississippi valley
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
MANY KILLED IN MUTlNY.

LIMA. Peru, Aug. 2S.-Reports re-
ceived through official channels from
the Peruvian frontier state that seri-
Gus mutinies, resulting in the killing
OF a number OF persons. have taken
place within the last few days among
$4,000 Chilean troops reported to be
concentrated in Tacna and AFRICA.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
Breaks SO of 100 Birds
sy Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 2S.-Albert
H. Ivans, of Red Bank, n. j., today won
the Grand American handicap, the
classic event of the International trap
shooting tournament. Shooting from
the 10 ward line, Ivans broke 80 out
Of 100 birds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
AMERICAN CRUISER
HURRIED TO DANzIC
(Bv Associated Press)

Secretary Daniels announced today
that he had ordered the armored cru
iser Pittsburg, to proceed from Rneval
to Dantzig for the protection of the
Americans at that port.
The order was sent to Vice Admiral
Huse on the Pittsburg. last night fol
lowing a conference between Secre-
tary Daniels and Secretary Colby.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
GREEKS CONCENTRATE.
(By Associated Press

(By ASSOCIATED Press)
SMYRNA, Aug. 2S.-The Greeks are
concentrating their forces in prepara,
ton for new offensive, the object OF
which is said to be Ushak, Is mile &
northeast of Smyrna. Considerable
Turkish forces are concentrating
against the Greeks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
Says They're All in the Soup
(By Associated PreSs)

CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-James Miller.
former United States consul general
to New Zealand. Friday night sent a
letter to Chairman Kenyon of the SEN
ate investigating committee charging z
that the Socialists, Farmer-Labor and
Non Partisan League parties were
raising large funds for campaign pur
poses, and recommended investigation
by the committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28

struck by German II shell at point
blank range, and then broke up sec
ond enemy attack by his accurate fire
with machine gun.
Corp. Ralyn Hill. Oregon, Ill.,. re-
Ceived his decoration for dashing
across a foot bridge over the Meuse
to the enemy's side where a French
aviator lay dying. and. with German
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
BULL KILLS OHIO MAN.

DELAWARE, Ohio. Aug. 2S.-Joseph
Gross. 20 years old. wealthy bachelor,
was gored to death by bull tonight at
his farm south of the city. Gross made
his home with his two maiden sisters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28

bullets kissing into the water, crossed
back carrying the wounded man.
Private Thomas Neibour, Sugar City,
Idaho, though wounded in both legs,
checked the enemy with his automatic
rifle. Crawling toward the enemy
line he without assistance captured
II men and brought them back to the
American lines.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-09-30

Ads with lots Of "Pep" will make .
slow business 60 some.
Mrs. Alice Trougnitz was . passen-
ger to Kimbal, Nebr., last Monday.
The latest-wool hosiery to be worn
with oxfords. Get them Of Mrs. Do
bell, phone 96W. s30-o6
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Jones motored to
Sterling Tuesday. returning here that
evening.
Girls, felt school hats and tams At
Mrs. Conovers. First door east Of
Pioneer Hotel.
Good news-big reduction in prices,
from five to sixty cents cut on each
pair Of hose bought Of Mrs. Dobell.
s30-o7
Mr.. and Mrs. George. H. Thomp-
son, Mrs. Marie Thompson and Mr..
and Mrs. George Rogers motored to
Pine Bluff, Wyo., Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Jordan Of Fort
Collins, were Julesburg visitors last
Sunday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Ritenour.
Walter Kiester Of Jireh, Wyo., AZ.
rived last Thufsday on account Of
the illness and death of his grand
father, Phillip B. Woodham. At Ovid
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. H. Pool, and Mrs
L. D. Reed, went to Lewellen, Nebr.
Sunday. where Mrs. Reed, who il Mrs.
Pools mother, will make her home.