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' EMPRESS AND
CHILDREN WERE
BURNED ALIVI
i f * ' "' .
* Paris, July 16.?The Russiain Em
Sress and her children were bum.?
ive after the execution of Empere
icholas at Ekaterinburg, it is al
leged m statements attributed i
'Alexis Dolrovitz, formerly courier t
the EmnrMt. nnHlAajl Wom
jj -.--i j- vw>?wtav\? MV&V l>VUaj
Bolrovitz said he made vain attempt
to save his mistress and her. children
The Empress and the children Dol
rotiz declared were taken to a woo
near Ekatrieburg. Brushwood W?
gathered and a huge fire made in?
which the Royal victims were forced
Every time they sought to g?t on
of the flames, Dolrovitz'said, the]
were driven back at the point of th<
bayonet. .v
Tatians, the Empress second daugli
ter flbd from the fire three times an<
eventually fell pierced through by i
a bayonet. The Empress and Alexii
heir to the throne clashed in close em
brance walked .almost automatical^
into the flames nd disappeared in a
whirl of smoke.acording to Dohroxitz
PERSONAL MENTION
M. S. Gallman apd J. G. Faucet
i left Union today to visit their sons
Wallace Gallman and Hugh Faucett
v both of whom are in the City Hoe
pital in that city. Both patients ar<
recovering.
Mrs. J. E. Pearson, of Charleston, ii
visiting relatives in Union this week
She will leflve later for the moun
tans of North Carolina to spend th?
rest of her summer holiday.
Mrs. Kae Alverson and Miss AlveV
L. son, of Cross Keys, arte among thi
V alwppere in the city today.
^ Miss* Martha Joges. of New Haven
\ Miss Irene McDow will leave ner
week for Seneca to spend some tim<
with Mrs. W- L. Feaster.
Mrs T.ir.r.i? Hnmes tViio mn
ing for Spartanburg to spend som<
time with relatives. ^
Miss Margaret Allen, of Atlanta
Ga., is visiting her cousin, Miss
Pauline Blair on North Church street
Mrs. W. T. Beaty has gone to Gleni
Springs to spend some time with Mrs
' C. R. Robertson, who is summerinf
there.
Miss Kathryn Layton has returnet
from a sight seeing trip to New Yorl
and Washington.
Mrs. Wilson Arthur (Myra Young]
ahd small son have returned to then
home in Akron, O., after a month's
yisit to relatives here.
Miss Mamie Young has joined t
party of friends for a motor trip thn
the mountains of Tennessee.
WEATHER FORECAST
North Carolina: Partly cloudy ir
east. Probably local thunder
showers in west portion tonight am
Saturday.
Virginia: Fair tonight and Saturday.
Little change in temperature.
South Carolina and Georgia: Probably
local thundershowers tonight anc
Saturday.
DEATH OF COLORED MAM
Henry Greer, a respected colore<
man and a "red shirt democrat" diet
Wednesday and was buried yesterday
He lived on the Tinsley place and wai
well thought o^ by both white ant
_ colored.
OFFICER KILLED AND
' COMPANION WOUNDED
Dublin, July 15.?A police patro
tiroo omKnoViorJ nooi* T onAok/\i*/\itc*V
** last night, one officer being killed in
stantly by the first vollev. His com
panion, who was wounded, retume<
the fire' of his assailants until hit
ammunition was exhausted, usin*
the body of his dead comrade as t
breastworks.
The Westmeath County Counci
has ordered all court houses in th<
county closed and government offices
evacuated.
"BRITISH DErfy REPORT
Spa, Belgium, July 16.?British of
ficials hefe denied thig morning tha
any reply had been received from thi
Russia^ Soviet Government relativi
to the British proposal for an armis
tice between Russia and Poland.
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GOVERNOR HOBBY
ENFORCES ORDEI
Galveston, Texas, July 16.?Galves
ton's municipal official ..dominion tc
. day found .itself superseded by mem
? bers of the Texas 7 Milita with th
, - carrying into execution by BrigSdie
"General D. F. Wolters of oTders ia
sued yesterday by Governor W. I
- Hobby that city authorities should b
ti suspended and restrained from inter
t ference with enforcement of th
- state's penal laws. .
o The Governor's. orders marked an
0 other chapter in the dock worker
r. strike here, results of which brough
s marttial law in this city a month age
General .Wolters has issued an ap
- peal to county authorities and citi
1 sens of Galveston to aid in bringing
i conditions at this port back to nor
? mal. City Attorney Frank S^Ander
it son, in a statement, threatned to ap
t peal to the Federal Courts if "jus
f one more attep" is taken by the mili
e tia officers. The city commissioner
were in session until early toda;
- w ueu ? sunement was issued deny
1 ing" categorically Governor Hobby*;
i charges of alleged neglect of dut;
3 in connection with the strike. '
I AROTY TRAINING 7 #
i CAMP FOR WOMEPi
* ^ Asheville, N. C., July 16.?Mess wai
served tyfay on tin plates under arm;
tents to two hundred women from al
parts of the country who are here at
t tending the second United States arm;
i, training camp for women.
> . When taps was sounded last nigh
- a tired, yet happy, army of womei
3 rolled into bunks which they has set uj
and tented as a part of the first day^
8 drill in a regular army camp.
Today's routine called for calesthen
' ics and for drill in the army salute
B Occasionally a few uniforms arrive
the soldieretta wardrobe runs froti
khaki and silk and from leggins to lin
' gerie. _ ,
8 RATIFICATION OF TREATS
t the allies and Austria, took place thi
I morning in the clock room of th
foreign office. Jules Cambon preside
over the ceremony.
s Afterward M. Hertsch, representinj
Czech-Slovakia signed the agreement
for the protection of Monorities with
' in the fornier territory of the Austro
i Hungarian empire.
i NEGRO MURDERER
PLACED ON TRIAL
; '
Richmond, Va., July 16.?Willian
j Turner, negro, under indictment fo
c the murder of T. Morgan Moore, tor
pedo expert of Alexandria and at
. tempting to attack his young womai
' companion, was placed on trial to
- aay in the U. S. district court here.
i The killing: occured on the niprht o
May 23 at the south end of the higb
i way bridge between Washington an<
1 Alexandria.
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
GIVEN CABINE1
1 Rome JulyN16.?An unanimous voto
j of confidence was given the Giolitt
cabinet in the chamber of deputies
today at the conclusion of an ad
dress in which the premier outline<
the policy of the government and as
j serted the necessity of restoring th<
complete authority of parliament.
( CEUSUS REPORT
Washington, July 16.?Counci
Bluffs, la., 36 162, increase 6,870 01
23.5 per cent.
Marietta, O., revised figures, 15,140
| Previously announced as 15,100. .
RAILROADS WARNED
REGARDING COA1
>
Washington, July 16.?Railroads
of the country were warned today bj
1 the interstate commerce commissioi
? to refrain from confiscating coal con
signed to government departments
and to common carriers and to othei
1 public utilities. No indication 01
J what action would be taken to put ar
r end to the practice was given by th<
i commission.
1 STREET r AR
1 SERVICE SHUT OFF
Chicago, July 16.?Street car ser
vice here, shut off almost completelj
yesterday by the strike of 200 elec
trical employes, will be at least 6<
. pea cent today officials of the streel
1 car company announced. The placet
b of the strikers in substations sup
e plying current for the company, wer<
being filled as rapidly as possible, ac
cording to Williston Fish, genera
manager.
FEDERAL OFFICERS I
HELD FOR MURDER
i- Danville, Va., July 16.?Warranty
h charging mured ware issued todajf
t- against Federal officers J. N. Wom
e and R. H. Drummond, Jr, and eocuw
r ty officers J. H. Pugh and J. P. jf**
t- Willmarth for killing Poaey Thomas
?. at Frpnklin county, an alleged blodjrf
e ade run?er h? a pistol duel early yfm
_ terdpy "morning between this city aMK
e Martinsville. 0 t '^3
The officers say they were Ared M
i. and returned seven shots in reply#
s No other shots followed and the ud^
t fleers drove to this city in an.aqtMj
mobile containing liquor which tlwflK
- said had r been abandoned by ttS
. blockade runner. Thomas later was
5 found dead in a cornfield near llfet
_ the scence of the shooting. . /' *
! ROOK PARTY FOR VISITORS}
Mrs. Ida C. Baker entertained^
B Thursday afternoon at a Rpok party'
j in compliment to her granddaughtemf
_ Misses Ethelinde and Nahcy Pop^jjf
3 Columbia. The tableswejre.'pJac^l^H
y the broad verandah and* tftfe dd^A
tions were pink and white; drirlw'Rfc
in detail. ^ r
The prize for top scbrawehB^MiM
[ Mary Speak, of^ Rd^k^R^lT^d th#
B consolation to '.Miss Rqi^^Vop?. ,anft
the booby to Miss Nelle. Ha3eT "t
j Delicious ices and eakes_ were senji
ed and the guests included Misse*
y Leonora Arthur, Josephine. Axthu?
Elinor Duncan, Theopfc Norman, M?itS
t Speake, Elizabeth Matheaonr EHizabpjfl
n Pcakc, RobertA Wallace, Thei*?
White, Ix>uise Duke, Henrietta Jo*
a diyi, Evelyn Lock Coleman, Anne Cphflj
man and Nolle Halle.
UNION GIRL MARRIES
_ Mr. and Richard LawvoiM
Hanberry announce the marriag^ o?
their sifter, Mrs. Aurelia GaMME
Wraiy, to Mr. ?bner FiewtUyn?o>kj
t ^ 1
" ed'ifi Urrion as Miss Aurelia Gallntan
8 and her -friends ur**e in wshing her
? great happness.
BIG COTTON BOLL
F
s John Atkinson, of Jonesville, sent
- us a cotton boll almost grown and
- says he has a ten acre field full of
these fine bolls. He has a fine field
of cotton, it is reported. ^
- HIGH POINT
WOMAN STABBED
i?
r High Point, N. C., July 16.?Mrs.
. Martha Lathan was stabbed to death
early today in the home of her father,
Walter Hagley, and Frank
1 Peter, an Italian who has been a
- guest in the Hagley home for about
a week, was arrested three hours
? later at Jamestown, near here by
Deputy Sheriff Wagner.
1 SAVE OUR BABIES
The Union folk are all right and
our faith in them never watars. The
' baby fund amounts to $85 today and
the rest of the desired amount, will
surely come.
[ Cash $5.00
- CONSPIRACY TO STAY
! IN WET COLUMN
i
Newark, N. J., July 16.?Samuel
Wilson, assistant secretary of the
Anti-Saloon League, of New Jersey,
in a statement forwarded today' to
j State Attorney General McCran,
State Circuit Justice Swayze, county
p judges and prosecutors, charged that
"a tacit agreement exists between
i. county authorities- and saloons and
trackmen to k^ep New Jersey wet.
Mr. Wilson asserted that the Volstead
act was openly violated in Essox,
Pasiac, Union, Atlantic and
Hudson counties, where, he declared
* "there is a conspiracy to foster the
liquor traffic.'V He said he had furj
nished federal authorities with names
f oi caies ana saloon Keepers from
? whom he had obtained liquor.
"There is no coflscious effort being
j made to enforce the Volstead act,"
r he added, "due to the 'desire of polif
ticians to obtain biff campaign funds
i from liquor and gambling interests."
' MORAN SIGNS
WITH CINCINNATI
I
Cincinnati, Ohio* July 16.?August
Herrmann, president of the Cincinnati
Nationals today announced that
" Manager Pat Moran had signed a
_ contract to manage the team during
j the season of 1921 and 1922.
t
i Herbert Douden, a sophomore at
- Carnegie Tech at Pittsburg, is spend5
ing the summer vacation with his paj
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Douden on
East Main street.
fflUDDEN DEATH OF
M MRS. RACHEL WES
j i'Mrg. Rachael W^st. died sudden!
I dpsporning abdut 4 o'clock at h<
rlStae'.j* West. Springs, and will I
Itfttied at 4 o'clock ihis afternoon t
I Yfest Springs Baptist churcVi.
mi West had not been.in the be?
|dr health for several ^noftths, bat
fa* not thought that death Tries ii
[imnent.
J' |Mrs, West was 76 years of age, lacl
ling two months. ' She was the wide
[cat the late Samuel U West, who die
I'm 1892 and is survived by one soi
Anyfra J. West. She was before he
marriage Miss Rachael Lancaster.
West, affectionately called b
i iany "Aunt Rachael," was held i
i ery high esteem by all whp kne1
1 er. Together with her son, she ha
ftfr years conducted the central teh
phone office at West Springs and he
uniform courtesy won for her th
good will of all. She lived a godl
Sbeing a devoted Christian,
bar of Putnam Baptist churc
"girlhood. She was truly
er in Israel and her good deed
live throughout the ages.
&V&LL YOU LEND A TENT
Lm.--'
The camping trip which Miss Ms
'hala Smith has planned for the girl
pldbs. of Union County on July 21-21
is Jo be a great event and plans ai
being rapidly perfected. Miss Smit
needs a good many tents to house th
VUttnir folks and we malcp the nnnpj
ttoough the paper for help.
\ft you have a tent or tents, will yo
leid.it to Miss Smith for a couple c
jfafa? She will b? pltased" to hea
ftffan you right away if it is possibl
lib her' have it.
fJfMovin'g pictures are l<r be made <
Mk 'camming trip, showing the girl
Mciarious occupations, such as cool
ffi^camfing, dressing chickens, sev
toBSwd other things. This will a<
Wjorabs' Union county in a wonderfi
Wgljknd everybody ought to hel
flBuSttth pull OK this viip W git!
sthation force in South Carolina ar
Union should be proud ot being tl
pioneer.
YOUNG WOMAN
SUSPECTED OF MURDE1
New York, July 16.?An unident
fied well dressed man, who w;
found with five gunshot wounds i
his body here early today, died J
he .was being rushed to a hospit;
for treatement. Miss Liretta Lero
who took the man to hospital in h<
limousine, told the police she four
him in a dying condition and ha
him placed in her car by her chaffei
Wilson Jackson, and an Italian, Pai
quale Dinare.
After the slain man was take
into the hospital a revolver wa
found in Miss Leroy's automobil
and she and her two companion
were held by the police.
Belief was expressed by the polic
however, that the victim was shot b
a shotgun, because of the size of th
wounds. Two shotguns were late
found by the police in the basemen
of the house in front of which th
man was picked up, and one of th
weapons gave evidence of havin
been just discharged and reloaded.
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
FIGHTING MANFULLY
Memphis, Tenn., July 16.?With n
solution of the differences betwee
the city commission and the fir
fighters' union over the question c
wages in sight plans were being pei
fected today for the reorganizatio
of the Memphis fire departmeri
without a union agreement while si
hundred volunteers, including a num
ber of business and professional me
stood watch in eight hour shifts a
the city's fire stations.
Members of the fire fighters unio
composing virtually the entire pel
sonnel of the department quit thei
posts at noon yesterday in acoordanc
with resignations presented Tuesda
when demands for increased wage
were not complied with. Two fire
last night were extinguished by th
citizen firemen with only minor pr.
perty damage.
As a precautionary measure tw
companies of the State Militia due t
leave yesterday for the state encamj
ment, were held here.
Mrs. James Munro, who has' bee
the guest of Mrs. C. R. Robertson i
Glenn Springs for a week, has returo
ed to her home.
. \
BRUTAL MURDER
T GEORGIA WOMAN
ly Columbus, Ga., July 16.?Search
nr continued today for John Heath,
white charged with the murder of
Mrs. Mattie Wells 50 years old j who
ft was killed yesterday by being hapten
ft on the head with a rock. Mrs, Wells
_ was a Palmist, Heath was a cotton
n '
? employe.
Robbery is the motive asigned Hot
^ the crime. The womans stocking
^ being found pulled down when the
^ killing was discovered. She was
^ known to carry a large sum of
money in her hose.
: IDOAfS COTTON MARKET
.8 _____ f
s New York, July 16.?Cotton futures
r opened steady; July, 41.60; October,
e 34.30; December, 32.27; January,
y 31:45; March, 30.72.
a
h New Orleans, July 16.?11 a. m.
a July 36.68, October 33.95. Asked
a December 32.40; January 31.65;
March 30.95, asked, steady.
> New York July 16.?ll:45 a. ni.
July 41.97; October 34.37; December
32.47; Janbary 31.63; Mprch 3(X9 J.
l" Steady.
Is - 1
New Orleans July 16.?Reportsthat
* new England mills were resuming
^ full time, a much more favorable
ie operation of the October position and
predictions that itwould shortly take
the place of July and lead at the adu
vance caused more activity and a
stronger demnd. Late in the morning
stood at 34.06 and the tradine
e months were 56 to 63 points higher
than the final prices of yeatedayv.
>f
Is New York, July 16.?The advance
i- carried October up to 34.58 and De7
cember 32.87 with active new crop
1- months selling 48 to 63 points net
nl higher. This level attracted more
lp realizing-and the mid-afternoon marit
ket- showed . deactions of 20 to 26
le map showing showry conditions in
the South turned the market firmer
during the middle of the morning
and the advance was promoted by the
continued strength of July. That
delivery sold up to 42.05 or 32 points
net higher while October advanced
to 34.54 with the general list showing
iS net advance of about 30 to 34 points.
in More favorable trade reports from
19 Manchester helped the advance ard
reactions of a few points were followy?
ed by a very steady market during
Jr the early afternoon.
id
id New Orleans, July 16.?Opening
ir bids: July 36.50; October 33.60;
s- December 31.95; January 31.15;
March 30.44. Steady.
n
is New Orleans, July, 16.?Continued
le cloud and showery weather over a
is good part of the belt, coupled with
better cables thAn Hne nut
e of cotton higher today, the trading
y months gaining 34 to 38 points in the
ie first hour of business. October rose
T to 33.88. Some of the demand was
it stimulated by a cablegram from
e Liverpool seating the Manchester
e market had a better tone ar.d was
g showing signs of more business.
New York, July 16.?Realizing
caused more or less irregularity in the
f cotton market during today's early
trading, but English trade advances
0 were more encouraging, furthers hown
ers were reported in the South and the
? continued strength of July tended to
,f hold sellers in check. The market
_ opened steady at a decline of 40 points
n cn August aind off 13 points on July
it while Inter months were four points
x lower to 12 points higher. Liverpool
[. and the South new crop positions
n which worked about five or six points
it net lower rough after the call with
October selling at 34.15. A couple
n of July notices were reported but nf
- ter selling at 4. .60 on the call that
r month soon advanced to 51.85 making
e a new high record, while later months
y rallied also with October selling <?t
>s 84.30 or 10 points net higher.
e New Orleans, July 16.?At the high>
est of the 'trading today the trading
months were 56 to 68 points up.
o Profit taking caused reactions of 20
o to 30 points.
)- ?-?
New Orleans, July 16.?Spot cotton
quiet, quotations revised. Middling
n higher; Sales on the spot, 318 bales,
it To arrive, 100. Ix>w middling, 29.50;
?- middling, 39.50; good middling, 43.50;
Receipts, 3^)86; Stock, 270,338.
ANOTHER NEW
PARTY UNDER
CONSIDERATION
Chicago, July 16.^Fermation of
another new parfy waa considered
here this morning by members of the
committee of 48 who dissented from
the decision of their convention which
adjourned last night naming a national
ticket. Among those disagreeing
with the majority conclusion to
launch no new party at this time and
going into conference on the question
were Allen McCufrdy, secretary of the
committee of 48 and kneynote speaker
at the opening of its convention
here last week, and Judge Wray, of
Nebraska.
One of the points of disagreement
between the group meeting this morning
and the line of action" adopted
by the convention yesterday was the
refusal of the convention to endorse
or condemn' the * hew Farmer-Labor
party. Mr. McCurdy had taken a
'vigorous attitude in opposition to the
platform of the Farmer-Labor party.
This morning's conference marks
the third of the week, non-partisan
league delegates to the committee of
48 from South Dakota first abandoning
it for the lhbof party convention,
members'of the committee of 48 later
quitting the Farmer-Labor party, and
tbfWyV'irvbip fiiidintg itself oiat of accord^
with the la"St action of the fortyeighters.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
PELT IN CALIFORNIA
t , . * *"*
Los Angeles, Juty 16.?A sharp
earthquake shock was felt here t^is
morning. jL
A quick survdy shewed no damage,
but the sUrvey was hampered by apparent
'demoralization of the telephone
service "thrbugh frightened
telephone operators deserting their
switchboards.
The 8hock was more severe than
any felt Here recently except that of
June 21, when considerable damage
was done at Inglewood and in the
southwestern part of Los Angeles.
NEGRO HANGED
Will Washington, another negro,
whom he killed about a year ago.
TRIPLE WEDDING
IS UNIQUE
Valpariso, Ind., July 16.?A triple
wedding'in which a mother and her
twin daughters took the part was
solemnized here last night. Mrs.
Lillian Zane was married to John
Hively, while her children, Cora ant!
Nora, became brides of William
llaker and Harry Erler. respectively.
All will make their homes in Valpariso
it was said.
AVERAGE SALE OF
HOGS ON CIRCUIT $381
The Duroc Jersey Boosters returned
to Union this morning. The circuit
which embraces Manning, Union and
Cochran, Ga., resulted in an aggregate
sale of $48,015.00, averaging $.181 a
hop:. Cochran. Ga., reached the highest
average in price.
It in in 'the thick of the boll weevil
area, and that has boosted the price
of hogs.
A member of the party from Union
brought us back a fine lot of real
weevils, alive and bottled up securely.
We can show you a real boll weevil if
you will come to The Tin:'es office. We
hope to he able to keep them securely
bottled up, however.
FINE RECORD
FOR CLUB GIRL
Miss Nellie Smith, daughter of W.
f 1
u. umaii, ui \juicmnie, nas ? rciniirnable
record for growing and marketing
tomatoes. She planted one-tenth
of an acre under the club rules and
has marketed tomatoes to the amount
of $30 already with many more to be
gathtred. This is a fine record and
Miss Smith deserves a great deal of
praise for her energy and industry.
| Col. and Mrs. T. C. Duncan have as
their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Turner Fitten
/and children and B. F. Binford, of
Atlanta.
New York, July 10.?Spot cotton
quiet, Middling, 42.50.
Tiverpool, July 1G.?Cotton short
more business; prices firm; good
middling 29.15; fully middling, 27.90;
middling, 26.G5; low middling, 22.85;
good ordinary, 19.65; ordinary, 1865.
Sales, 4,000 hales, including 2,800
American. Receipts, 2,000 bales, including
600 American. Futures clos- V
ed firm. July, 25.16; October, 23.49; %
January, 21.85; March, 21.25. y