Morning Oregonian., January 29, 1919, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OREGOMAX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1919.
SLAYING OF CZAR'S
FAMILY
DESCRIBED
Count Tolstoi Gives Details of
Execution.
RED GUARDS FIRE SHOTS
Bodies Are Removed From Cellar,
Covered With Oil and
Cremated.
Copyright by the New York World,
Published by Arrangement.
LONDON. Jan. 28. (Special Cable.)
In dreadful detail the story of the mur
der of the Russian Imperial family has
been told by Count Tolstoi who re
cently visited Berlin to the Russian
newspaper Vremyn, which is published
there. The Berlin cprrespondent of the
Rotterdamsche-Courant sent out the
narrative which appears in the Daily
News:
"The scene was Ekaterinburg. The
advance of Czecho-Slovak and Siberian
troops, during the middle of last July
convinced the local Soviet that the un
disciplined Red Guards would be un
able to hold the town. At the same
time groundless rumors spread that the
Siberians would attempt to restore the
Czar to the throne. It was then that
the fate of the Czar an3 his family
was sealed-.
'The chairman of a soldiers' and
workers' council was first to vote for
their execution. He was a workman
named Belobdorof. After him voted
Juorofski, chairman of the special com
mission against a counter revolution.
When the sentence was pronounced and
tdgned by all, these two men visited
the house of Ignatieff, an engineer,
where the Imperial family awaited ex
ecution. A party of Red Guards ac
companied them. They needed no time
to glance at the written sentence of
death, but greeted its verbal announce
ment with loud cheers.
t.uarda Break Into Room.
"Thereupon the Red Guard, with
noisy tread and clamor of weapons-,
burst into the room where the Czar
was sleeping. When the Czar and his
wife heard the uproar they immediately
understood what was afoot and at once
arose and hurried into their clothes.
The Czar himself helped to put a mili
tary uniform on his heir and all three
knelt in prayer.
"Tlie Grand Duchesses hretened In
terror to their side and the Czar's heir
burst into tears and tried to stand
but fell, whereupon the Czar broke off
his prayers and took his invalid son
into his arms. The Czarina remained
on her knees praying. At this mo
ment, Jurofski. followed by the armed
Red Guards entered the room. The
faithful Baron Buxhevden, terrified by
the uproar, ran to the Czarina and fell
at her feet in convulsive hysterics.
Jurofski moved toward the Czar and
with devilish glee, said:
" T see you have prepared every
thing.' "The Czar answered; 'Tea, I am
ready."
"'But our visit concerns not you
only, retorted Jurofski in rough tones.
'We want your wife and your whole
brood to iXermlnate them.'
"Then fcith a wave of his hand, he
called lrpon the Red Guards to take
the whole family away, adding:
" 'Forward with them, and no nice
speeches."
Condemned Family Surrounded.
"The Red Guards surrounded, the
condemned family and forced them
from the room, the Czar going first
with his son, who had, by this time,
fainted in his arms. The Czar was pale
as death and trembling, but quickly
recovered his self - possession. The
Grand Duchesses and Baroness Buxhev
den sobbed heart-renderingly while be
ing dragged by the Red Guards down
and into the cellar of the house where
the executions were to take place-. At
the staircase leading below, the con
demned family met another group, lnx.
eluding their personal physician, Bot
kin, Madame Schneider and also those
who were accustomed to read aloud to
the Czarina, Prince Dolgorousky and
Count Tatisief.
"' 'You too," said the Czar on eeeing
Botkin, who trembled, but could utter
no word. The Red Guards feared that
rifle shots, in such a close place be
tween tiled walls, might fly back, so
they used revolvers and shot down the
condemned people one after another.
"Jurofski and the Red Guards later
eatd the Czarina was the firqA to be
ehot, then the Grand Duchesses and the
Czar last of all. The bodies were
thrown on motor lorries and that same
night, were taken to a disused pit
shaft outside the town. After being
soaked with oil, they were set on fire
after which the ashes and smoldering
bones were covered with earth."
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Ajers, Kansas 7.
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Prohibitionists Rarlall. California 1. I f
Total 8. X
WIRE CONTROL MAY HALT
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ment ownership. On the final vote as
announced by the committee, three
Democrats joined with seven Republi
cans to end the period of control on
December 31, and seven Democrats and
one Prohibitionist opposed it, as they
desired extension for a longer period.
The vote follows:
For: Republicans Steenerson, Min
nesota; Madden, Illinois; Griest, Penn
sylvania; Copley, Illinois; Paige, Mas
sachusetts; Woodyard, West Virginia;
Ramseyer, Iowa 7.
Democrats Bell, Georgia; Holland,
Virginia: Black, Texas 3.
Total 10.
Against: Democrats Moon. Tennes-
YOU MEN WHO PAY THE
FAMILY SHOE BILLS
Tramping 18 miles a day, Mr. H. M.
Foreman, a mail carrier of Allentown,
Pa., found that shoes 'with ordinary
soles last about one month. But he
says a pair of Neolin-soled shoes gave
him more than nine months of service,
in which time he walked over 4,000
miles.
His experience shows how you may
save shoe money by providing your
family with Neslin-soled shoes, which
give extra wear where other shoes wear
out quickest.
You can get Neolin-soled shoes in
any type of shoe you want. Prices
are about the fame as for shoes that
give only ordinary wear, sometimes
they are even less. If your dealer
hasn't the style you want, he can get
it for you quickly. Remember. Neslin
Soles are created by science to be what
soles should be. They are available
everywhere for re-soling as well as on
new shoes. They are made by The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company,
Akron, Ohio, who also make Wingfoot
Heels guaranteed to outwear any
other heels.
Tleolm Soles
Im Mark Be. U. S. Pat. Of.
I. oncer Period Favored.
Mr. Burleson favored a longer period
of Government control than next De
cember 20, a date suggested while he
was before the committee. He said "the
danger would be that Congress would
have been in' session but a month and
declared he regarded the question as
one of the greatest importance because
manufacturers and others must have
proper service" in order to develop
their business. The postmaster-general
declared that if he wished to in
sure Government ownership he would
turn back the system at once, but
added that he thought the
the business men should
after."
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CHARGE PURCHASES
TODAY
and balance of month go on
February bills rendered pay
able March 1st.
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Merchandise ccJ Merit Only"
THE SPRING FASHION
BOOK
February Pictorial Review and
new patterns and embroidery
book now here. Street Floor.
'interest of
be looked
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COMPANIES FACING STRESS
Postmaster-General Burleson Is !
Witness Before Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Postmaster
General Burleson, urging extension of ',
government wire control through the I
period of readjustment, told the House
Postoffice Committee today that many !
telephone companies were facing finan- j
cial stress and that the public was ;
doomed to poor service under private
operation.
"If I wanted to force government
ownership, I would say turn back the
wires in three months," said Mr. Burle
son. -
Theodore N. Vail, of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company, he
said, had advised extension of five vj
years ror government control and
hundreds of 6lher telephone men asked
extension of two to six years.
Mr. Burleson said that conflicting
authorities in various states and thou
sands of municipalities would make
it almost impossible for the wire com
panies to operate, it returned immedi
ately to private ownership.
"But they were built up under that
system." interrupted Representative
Madden of Illinois.
"Yes, and the time of reckoning was
at hand when they were taken over,"
rejoined the postmaster general.
Toll or long distance rates, accord
ing to Mr. Burleson, should be uni
versal, as is the postage rate. He
added that the new toll rates, fixed by
the federal wire control board, were
unchanged or lower ,on 70 per cent of
the calls and higher on 30 per cent.
Chairman Moon asked Mr. Burle
son for his opinion as to fixing Decem
ber 20. 1920, as the date for ending
government control. The postmaster
general said "the danger" would be
that Congress would haye been in ses
sion but a month.
Representative, Steenerson of Minne
sota, asked about the origin of the
wire control law and Mr. Burleson In
terrupting him. said:
"I know what you want; you want
to know whether I instigated the reso
lution. Well, I did not."
Mr. Steenerson suggested that Mr.
Burleson might know the reason for
Congress being asked to pass the law
for wire control, but the postmaster
general said that the first he knew
of the resolution was when Represen
tative Aswell of Louisiana introduced
it.
"Was it for war purposes?" asked
Representative Steenerson.
"You must ask the President. I don't
know." answered Mr. Burleson.
"Can't you say whether it was for
the national security?" persisted Mr.
Steenerson.
"I am quite sure it was. or the Presi
dent would not have taken over the
wires," answered the postmaster gen
eral. An order of the British War Office
forbidding the control of cables being
centered in any one company in Great
Britain was disclosed when Represen
tative Madden read into the record a
letter from George G. Ward, vice
president of the Commercial Cable
Company, to Postmaster General Bur
leson, dated January 25. which said:
"The British government forbids our
placing the Commercial Cable Com
pany or its cables under control of its
competitor, the Western Union Tele
graph Company."
Mr. Burleson was not questioned re
garding the contents of the letter.
The order of the British War Office
was quoted by Mr. Ward as conclud
ing as follows:
"His Majesty's government does not
agree to either company allowing con
trol of its stations, staff or work in
the United Kingdom by the other com
pany or by any person acting dircctly
or indirectly on behalf of the other
company or on behalf of the United
States Government."
For the First Day of the New Business Year
At Lipman, Wolfe's "An Acre of Performance!"
New goods, fresh good's, goods with the Lipman-Wolfe standard back of them, at prices as low
and lower than the usual price of "mark down s." This is the policy to which this store has
pledged itself for the coming business year, which begins today.
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960 Lisle Finish Swiss Ribbed
Vests for Women at 50c
Daintily rnade vests of excellent
quality, with imported crochet yokes,
in two pretty patterns. Vests that
will appeal especially to those who
are planning new Spring wardrobes
now. All white shown in all regu
lar sizes.
600 Fine Combed Yam Knit
Bloomers for Women at 75c
White or flesh-colored knit bloomers that so many
women prefer for all year-round wear, well cut and
made with elastic at knee. All sizes at 75c the pair.
Street Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT AND THE ENTIRE STORE TODAY IS
AMPLE EVIDENCE OF HOW THIS PLAN WORKS OUT.
Our "clearances," our "mark downs" ( except on infrequent
occasions) are done. How much better it is to be able to buy
NEW goods at fair prices than OLD goods at an equal price.
And from day to day you will see "new goods at lower prices' at
this store.
JURISDICTION IS QUESTIONED
Hearing on Iiong-Dlstance Restrain
ing Order Opens in Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 28. Jurisdic
tion of the United States District Court
here to act in determining the legality
of the increased long-distance tele
phone rates ordered by Postmaster
General Burleson was questioned today
when the hearing on the temporary re
straining order granted against the
new rates on application of the Indi
ana Public Service Commission began.
Representatives of Ohio, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois.
Kansas and Missouri were in court
with the lawyers representing Indiana.
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New Hosiery
Values Typical of the New
Fiscal Year's Policy at This Store
While this new policy has been adopted for every depart
ment in the store, it is well known all over town that Lipman,
Wolfe & Co. hosiery values are unequaled. The last doubt was
dispelled from every mind by the enormous hosiery sale held here
a few weeks ago. Here are a few typical offerings:
Children's Medium Weight Fine
Ribbed Gotton Hose Three Pairs $1.00
Fast black stockings, in medium weight, with the six-thread heels
and toes that insure longer life. Sizes 6 to 9'2.
Women's "Burson" Best Grade
Cotton Fashioned Hose Three Pairs $1.00
The only stockings of this kind made with double garter tops. In
fast black or white. All sizes three pairs $ 1 .00.
Infants' Black and Colored
Silk Lisle Thread Hose at 40c
Stockings of unusual quality at the price. In black, white or
French tan, and sizes from 4 J2 to 6'2- Soft and fine.
Street Floor Lipman. Wolfe 6r Co.
The NEW Spring
Dress Cottons
READY TODAY!
"MACETE" Suggests Spring in every
graceful fold of its satin-strpied loveli
ness, and in its fresh dainty colorings,
rose, maize, mauve, apple green, sunset
and ivory; 36 inches wide $1.25 yd.
VOILE A reminder that Spring is on
her way ; taupe, rose and mauve pre
dominate in floral designs and darker
grounds; 38 inches $1.25 yard.
VOILE again This time in plaids, checks
and the delightful thistledown pattern.
The novelty sort that will appeal to many
a Spring maid ; 38 inches 85c yard.
VOILE In interesting discharge pat
terns. To explain: A queer machine
"shoots" all sorts of lovely colors in
funny little blotches, and gives the
effect of but do come in and see it.
Thirty-eight inches $1.35 yard.
SATIN STRIPED VOILE Rose.
green, mauve ; just all the colors that
whisper Spring; in contrasting effects.
Very lovely for fashioning new frocks.
$1.38 yard.
Second Floor Lipman, W olfc & Co.
300 NEW
BRASSIERES
50c
Flesh'colored bandeaus; brocade, the
kind that wears so well and launders so
beautifully. The popular hook-in-back
kind, with elastic at the back. Tape
shoulder snaps.
Typical "New Year" values, and
every woman should buy several at this
price.
Fourth Floor Lipman, W olfe dr Co.
186 Pieces "Silver
Frost" Glassware
A New Shipment
Just Received .
Dainty, sparkling glassware to
make your service more attractive.
Many people find this glassware
the fairest priced around.
76 Pieces This group includes
At SSc spoon trays, whipped
cream bowls, berry bowls; in pretty
designs.
26 Pieces Such pieces 5n this
At $1.25 group as sugar and
creamers (such pretty ones), and
celery trays.
SI Pieces Berry Bowls, may
At $1.45 onnaise sets, sandwich
trays and candlesticks comprise this
group.
27 Pieces Large pieces that
At $1.95 are useful tor so many
occasions ; cracker and cheese sets,
sandwich trays, berry bowls, vases.
7 Pieces Just a few pieces in
At $2.45 this group; two-handled
compartment trays, water bottles,
vases.
Sixth Floor Lipman, W olfe & Co.
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Postal Exams Announced.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 28. (Speciah) Civil
service examinations to establish cligi
bles for fourth-class postoffices will
be held February 16 in Oregon as fol
lows: Rose Dodge, Rufus, Shedd. Dry
lake, Gardiner, Helix. Rice, Sams Val
ley and Whitney. Fourth-class post
masters in Oregon have been appointed
as follows: Elsie. Herman Kennell;
Grizzly, Laura M. Blanchard: Millican,
William E. Moore; Parkers Hill, John
E. Grimes; Pleasant Valley, Mrs. Desta
Wright: Starkey, Mrs. Grace Rose; Tu
malo, James M. Griffin; Elk City,
Charles Allen: Paradise, Minnie H.
Byrnes; Tygh Valley, Clara M. Osborn.
Spruce Soldiers Complain.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 28. Some of the members
of the Oregon and Washington delega
tions in Congress are receiving com
plaints from men employed In the
Spruce Production Division to the ef
fect that they went into the servic drt
the understanding that they were to
receive civilian wages, but that instead
they have only received Jl a day, the
pay of a private soldier.
V. AY. C. A. Honors Mrs. 'Wilson.
PARIS. Jan. CS. The American
Young Woman's Christian Association
gave a reception at the Paris head
quarters this afternon in honor of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson. About 400 promi
nent French women and American
women in Paris were received by Miss
Harriet Taylor, head of the Y. W. C. A.
in Paris: Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Robert
Lansing and Mrs. E. M. House.
Mission to Poland Chosen.
PARIS, Jan. 28. (Havas.) The sec
ond French member of the inter-allied
commission to visit Poland, according
to the Temps, is General Nielsel, former
chief of the rFench military mission
to Russia. Joseph Noulens. the French
Ambassador to Russia, was named yes
terday as the other member of the
commission.
SECRETARY BAKER SCORED
(MAI R.MAX OVERMAN DENIES
STATEMENT ON STEVENSON.
Letter Introduced to Show That De
sired Witness Is In Intelli
gence Section.
propaganda section, who has studied
German propaganda in the United
sflates for over a year, and concen
tratec on the subject and Is probabl)
more familiar with the various inter
locking groups of German and radical
propagandists in the United States at
this time than any one ele.
" 'John B. Trevor. Captain U. S. A."
"It is evident that the Secretary of
War did not familiarize himself with1
the employes of his department or the
work which whs being done by the
Bureau of Military Intelligence."
president of the Food Administration
Grain Corporation, arrived here today
after a tour of Central Europe and
conferences abroad with Herbert
Hoover. United States Food Adminis
trator, and allied food controllers. He
sailed in November with Mr. Hoover.
Mr. Barnes said that until be had op
portunity of learning of the develop
ments In the grain trade In this coun
try during his absence, he would bi
unable to comment on his trip.
Oregon Wounded in Waliinjrlon.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jan. 2R. Wounded soldiers
from Oregon returned to this country
and now in hospitals in this city ar :
At Walter Reed Hospital Lylc Dairy.
Portland: L. C Wilton. Wheeler: How ard
Day. Dallas: At Interior Depart
ment Hospital Patrick Carrlgan, Condon.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070, A 6095.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS Chairman
Overman of the Senate committee In
vestigating German propaganda denied
in the Senate today the statement of
Secretary Baker that Archibald E.
Stevenson, who recently submitted to
the committee a list of prominent per
sons who he said held radical or pac
ifist vlcw, nevtr had been an official
or employe of the military intelligence
service. The Sen.-.tor read a letter
from the New York military Intelli
gence officer, forwarded through the
war department, csking that Stevenson
"of the propaganda section be called
as a witness by the committee.
"I assume." said Senator Overman,"
the Secretary of War in his statement
published In the pi ess this morning,
did not intend to criticise the Senate
committee on the judiciary, charged
with the Investigation of German prop
aganda. Whether lie approves of the
method adopted by the committee or
not is a matter of no concern to the
committee. But when he undertakes
to repudiate and escape responsibility
for a witness called by that committee
at the instance of one of the branches
of the War Department, his statement
cannot be permitted to go unchal
lenged. "The facts are these: Secretary Baker
declares that "Mr. Stevenson ncvtjr has
been an officer or an employe of the
military intelligence division of the
War Department.
"This committee never heard of Mr.
Stevenson until his name was called
to the attention of the committee in a
communication from the offices of the
Military Intelligence War Department,
New York City, dated December 17,
1918, addressed to the director of mil
itary Intelligence, Washington, D. C,
which communication with a notation
to rush, was delivered by the office of
the director of military intelligence,
Washington, D. C. to this committee,
and the portion thereof relating to Mr
Stevenson reads as follows:
" 'It Is respectfully suggested that
the 'following witnesses be called to
testify before the Senate inquiry: . . .
'Archibald Ewing Stevenson, of the
FLU EPIDEMIC IS WANING
Oregon, Washington, California
Reports Encouraging.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 28. Health
authorities of Oregon, Washington and
California reported today that the sec
ond wave of the Influenza epidemic
is wearing itself -out. For a week vir
tually reports have shown steady de-
f creases in the number of cases.
Wearing of protective gauze masks,
compulsory only in a few California
cities, was expected to be discontinued
this week. Quarantine of influenza
cases in a few cities still Is continued,
and a quarantine against traveling of
Influenza patients is enforced in Cali
fornia. All prohibitions against public
gatherings have been removed and
nearly all Bchools have been reopened.
New dates have been announced for
most of the conventions postponed be
cause of influenza.
FEVER AND COLD SORES
CAN BE QUICKLY HEALED
NOTHING la so annoying or defac
ing as an ugly cold sore on the
face. It Is Irritating and a constant
distress. If you are troubled with a
fever or cold sore, try a simple remedy
that will bring almost Instant relief.
You probably have a bottle of Santl
septlc Lotion, as nearly everyone keeps
this almost Indispensable preparation
on hand nowadays. If you haven't, get
a bottle from your druggist. Apply It
regularly, as often as convenient. Just
a little at a time. You will be de
lighted. The ugly ulcerations will dis
appear and the skin quickly heal. San
tlseptlu Is good for sunburn, windburn.
pimples, blackheads and all sorts of
facial blemishes and relieves Insect
stings, poison oak and ivy. and Is val
uel as a skin soother after shaving.
Adv.
FAIRBANKS MEN OPPOSED
Senator W. Li. Jones to Contest Re
nomination by President.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. Action on
the President's renomlnation of Fed
eral Judge Charles E. Bunnell and Dis
trict Attorney R. F. Roth, of Fair
banks. Alaska, has been held up in the
Senate at the request of Senator Jones,
of Washington, Republican, who said
today he Intended to prevent confirma
tion because of alleged political activi
ties, particularly In the recent Sulzer
Wlcker8ham contest for the seat in
the House as delegate from Alaska.
. The Senate judiciary committee ap
pointed a sub-committee headed by
Senator Overman, of North Carolina,
to hear the Washington Senator's objections.
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