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Senator France for
Resuming Relations
! With Russian Nation
By JOSEPH IRWIN FRANCE,

ny OOoElI H NV NAME,
United States Senator From Maryland.
Copyright. 1921. by L N. 81
RIGA, July 30.--After three weeks
OF the most devoted and hardest work
ever expected to do, filled with inter-
views with executives Of the central
government at Moscow, with examina-
ton Of records and personal examina-
ton of conditions, 1 am confirmed in
the impression I had upon entering
Russia:
That America should Immediately
resume trade relations with Russia.
My belief is that such a resumption
should go hand in hand with a re-
sumption Of diplomatic relations, but
II 1t Is preferred to have such a recon-
mendation come from the commission
which we would have to send to nego-
tate trade agreement, i am certain
that the commission will see that rec
ognition of the Soviet government is
the proper thing.
/ find no indication that Russia is
deteriorating. On the contrary, gov
eminent officials are working pa.
tientiy, intelligently and tremendously
to bring order in Russia's industry.
The recent DEGREES have inspired
confidence, and the Russian people
hope that the outside world will now
help them.
Neither England nor Germany hest.
tates to extend this aid. do not see
why America should hesitate.
Coming out of Russia 1 met an
En- ylish delegation entering, and
Saw flat car bearing an auto carry
1ng the British lion coat of arms.
'tF see no reason why the American
eagle should fear to go where to,
British lion ventures.
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changes would result IN a more law.
abiding city, but that II conditions
We're not remedied by the change
there would be others.
Every one of the captains who
have been changed have excellent
records and bear marks OF fierce en-.
counters with law breakers.
Captain Father, after four years of
service as head of the First precinct.
is a battle SCARED veteran of the force.
He was appointed a private in the
Police Department in March, 1892,
and assigned to the Fourth precinct,
which in those days was the toughest
In the city, containing as it did such
famous sections as "Bloodfield,"
Willow Tree Alley" and other
notorious places.
He underwent the experience of all
policemen In that precinct OF being
shot and beatem up so bad that at
times his fe was despaired of. He
was shot in the arm while In pursuit
of one of the members of the Shea
gang, which terrorized that section of
Washington. The headquarters of
the gang was on Maryland avenue, be-
tween Third and Four-and-a-Half
streets southwest, and was a place
that was avoided by all except the
stoutest hearted policeman.
Has Fierce Battles
Captain Father, after he had been
found not lacking in courage, was as
signed to the beat which invaded the
stamping round of the Shea gang.
He had many encounters with MEM
bers Of the gang, and on two occasions
was confined to his bed for two
months following a beating he received
at their hands. 1t was through the
efforts of Captnin Flather and his fell
low officers on. the beat that the Shea
gang was finally broken up.
Captain Brown, VINO goes from the
Third precinct to the First precinct,
has done all his police duties as a
captain i'm the Third precinct, having
been appointed a captain from a lieu
tenancy in the Sixth precinct. He
formerly was q sergeant in the Third
precinct. He was appointed to the
police force on January 10. 1896; was
made a sergeant on July 2, 1906; a
lieutenant on July 10, 1917, and a cap
tain September 1, 1920.
Captain Williams, now in command
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OF the Fourth precinct, has been a
member OF the department since
August %, 1890. coming on the force
after an enlistment In the army, where
he served in the Fourth and Eighth
cavalry. His first service was in the
Fourth precinct, where he remained
for thirteen years. He was appointed
sergeant on November 81. 1908; a
lieutenant on July /, 1904. and a cap
tain on July i. 1906.
Promoted I'm First Precinct.
Captain Sanford. now in charge Of
the Fifth precinct, has the distinction
Of getting all his promotions in the
First precinct, under three superin-
tendents OF police. He was appointed
TO the police force In September /,
1889, serving under Lieutenant Amiss.
who was then in charge of the pre-
cinet Major Sylvester promoted him
TO q sergeant on September II, 1910
Major Pullman promoted him to a
lieutenant on August 10, 1919, and
Major Gessford promoted him to be
a captain on September, 1920. When
he was appointed q captain he was
placed in charge of the Fifth precinct
This is the first time in the history
OF the police department that the cap
tains and lieutenants of the same pro-
cinct have been changed at the same
time. The usual procedure has been
to transfer only one of the officers at
time, so that the new officer could
rely on his subordinate or superior. as
the case might be, for guidance in pre-
cedent in the precinct. The nine ser.
geants who have been transferred are:
Nine Sergeants Changed.
sergt. ]. T. Wittstatt, from the First
to the Fifth precinct; Sergr J. w.
Green, from the Second to the Fourth
precinct; Sergt. II. r. Lehman. from
the Third to the Ninth precinct; Sergt.
]. l.. Kilmartin, from the Fourth to the
Second precinct: Sergt. j. r. Bobo,
from the Fifth to the Sixth precinct;
Sergt. Edward Curry, from the Sixth
to the First precinct; Sergt. ]. II. Lut-
ton, from the Eighth to the Third pre-
cinct: Sergt. T. s. Lake, from the
Ninth to the Tenth precinct, and Sergt.
w. c. Balderson, from the Tenth to
the Eighth precinct.
The changes in the prtvates OF the
force were announced as follows:
Private Daniel Foley is relieved
from further duty mounted to take
effect from and after July 81, 1921.
Private w. II. Bailey is relieved
from further service mounted on
bicycle to take effect from and
after July 81, 1921. and is mounted
on motorcycle with additional COM
pensation at the rate of $3.50 per an
mum, vice Daniel Foley, relieved, to
take effect on and after August l.,
1921.
Private w. A. Godbold is mounted
on bicycle with additional compensa-
ton at rate of $40 per annum, vice
w. II. Bailey, relieved, to take eff
feet on and after August /. 1921.
Private w. p. Ais is relieved from
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WOUND-CRAZED VETERAN
LEAPS FROM STEAMSHIP

NEW YORK, July 31.-Crazed as
the result Of wounds received in the
war, Ludwig Lutwin. Twenty-Five
years old. a restaurant proprietor, OF
Elizabeth. N. J.. while a passenger on
the steamship Esthonia in mid-ocean,
plunged to his death, according TO ad-
vices received by the Baltic-America
Steamship Line today.
Lutwin, who was Socialist, was en-
route to Libau, where his parents
lived, It being his intention to bring
them to America. He suddenly became
demented and ran wildly about the
deck, brandishing a butchers knife.
He was overpowered and placed in
irons.
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LOST GIRL is NEARLY
FIRED FROM CANNON

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, July.
30.-Louise O'Brien. fourteen-years-
old, missing from her home all
night, was found at daybreak asleep
inside the muzzle of a 14-inch gun
Of the shore batteries at Fort Wor-
den. Other guns at the fort had
been fired just before the girl was
discovered.
According to military authorities.
she had gone for a horseback ride
the previous afternoon. Far from
home, while she was dismounted.
the horse ran away, and she, losing
her way, took refuge in the long,
black object that suddenly doomed
in her path.
Officers at the fort said 1t was
only by chance that this gun was
not fired.
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1T. MARTIN ISEILUY

Commissioner shortly after he as
sumed office that handbook men and
bootleggers were having a compare
lively easy time in Washington, he
called into his office the captains OF
the precincts where most of the al
legged violations of the law were
going on. He gave them a time linn
1t to clean up their precincts and
within the time they reported back
that the precincts were 100 per cent
perfect"
Commissioner Oystet then detailed
his special squad lof detectives.
headed by Detectives Sweeney and
Messer to the precincts to see II
they were 100 per cent perfect"
Their Investigations resulted in the
arrest OF many alleged bootleggers
and handbook men and Commission
Ell Oyster then decided upon the
change in the commands of the pre-
cincts.
The Commissioner said yesterday
afternoon that he hoped that the
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Private Ais Relieved.

take effect from and after July 81,
1921.
Private Ais Relieved.
Private George E. North is mount.
ed on bicycle with additional compen-
sation at rate OF $40 per annum
vice w. p. Ais, relieved, to take
effect on and after August /, 1921.
Private Z. II. Hinson is relieved
from further duty mounted on a
bicycle to take effect from and after
July 81, 1921.
Private w. S. Brown is mounted
on bicycle. vice e. H. Hinson, reliev-
ed, to take effect on and after
August 1, 1921.
Private H. A. Cheney is mounted
on horse. vice James Kavanagh, re-
lieved, to take effect on and after
August /. 1921.
Private e. H. Hinson is detailed
to special service in the prevention
and detection of crime with add.
tional compensation at the rate OF
$3.50 per annum, vice w. f. Nc.
Duffie, relieved, to take effect on
and after August /, 1921.
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MUTINOUS CONvlcTS IN
OKLA. HEAVILY GUARDED

McALESTER, Okla, July Softly
convicts Of the State penitentiary here
who yesterday started riot in the
prison shirt factory were being held
in close confinement today while an
investigation of the mutiny was being
made.
A carefully arranged plan to wreck
the machinery and attack the guards
was put down after one convict was
killed and several others injured. Two
guards were hurt.
The convicts at a given signal late
yesterday began to wreck the shirt
factory, while others rushed the
guards.
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WOMAN, SO, KILLS SELF;
DRIVEN BY ILl-HEALTH

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, July 30
An inquiry today of circumstances in
connection with the death OF Mrs.
Charles Slawson. fifty years OF age,
formerly of New York city, who was
found dead at midnight on a small
pleasure pier with bullet wound
in her right temple convinced the
police, they say, that the woman killed
herself while suffering from melan-
choly over ill-health.
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DRASTIC SHAKE-UP
IN POLICE FORCE
MADE BY OYSTER
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Continued from First Page.)
VIZ Z. Holmes from the Eighth pre-
einet 20 the First precinct; Lieut.. T..
Z. SpAukls from the Seventh to the
Second precinct.
Forecast in Times.
The shake-up which was exclusive
Iy forecast in The Times several
weeks ago, was the result of a care
full study of the police conditions
I'm the city by Commissioner Oyster,
who has immediate supervision over
the police department.
When information reached the
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FORWARDING
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Of Americans imprisoned by the Soviet
government.
1t was disclosed last night that
President Harding informed the Re-
publican leaders of the Senate. who
were his guests az dinner at the
White House Tuesday night, that he
expected American prisoners in Rus
sia to be freed.
The President gave the Senators
the impression that he personally ia
vored a complete restoration of trade
with Russia, and that his administra-
ton was seeking to develop q situa-
ton which would permit 1t to Off
cially lift the ban.
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SHOTS FIRED; POLICE FIND
NO SIGN OF FIGHTERS

Several shots fired in the vicinity Of
Tenth and N streets northwest last
night caused an emergency call to be
turned in at Police Headquarters.
Detectives visited the scene Of the
shooting, but could find nothing to
show for 1t. A crowd had gathered,
and an investigation Is being made
into the affair. 1t is claimed a fight
between several colored men caused
the shooting. No arrests were made
and no one was injured.
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AUSTRIAN STEALS GIRL, 3,
IN SHADOW OF HER MOTHER

NEW YORK, July 3o.-Elsie Miller,
three-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony NJ. Miller, of New York.
was kidnapped by an Austrian restau-
rant employee at Dover, n. J.. 1t be-
came known today. when police OF
three States were asked to search fol
the man and child.
The little girl was taken literally
from her mothers arms last Wednes
day by the Austrian, whose name is
Steve Berher.
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OFFICIALS BLAME !. w w.
FOR RUN ON BOSTON BANK

BOSTON, July 30.-Department of
Justice officials investigating the runs
on the Boston Scent Savings Bank
tonight attributed the anxiety of de-
positors to propaganda scattered In
pamphlet form purporting to have
been of 1. w. w. or communist origin.
The literature, now in the hands OF
Government officials, is printed In
several foreign languages, including
Italian, Polish and Lithuanian.
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INTERNATIONAL OFFICES
70 BE MOVED TO BERLIN

BERLIN, July 30.-The headquar-
fets OF the Third Internationale will
- removed from Moscow to Berlin
on account Of famine and disease in
Russia, according to newspaper re-
ports received here today. The Soviet
was reported to have been instructed
from Moscow to arrange for 400 at
taches for the Third Internationale
Headquarters
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MISS MARY BROWN WINS
NEW YORK TENNIS SINGLES

NEW YORK. July 30.-Miss Mary
X. Brown, of Los Angeles. today
won the New York wornan's State
tennis singles championship when
she defeated Miss Marie Wagner. OF
New York 6-S, 6-3 in the chal-
lengs round
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New York Slides Today.

NEW YORK. July 30.--New York
has one more day OF grace, accord.
ing to the prophecy of Edgar Cole,
of Philadelphia. For by tomorrow
night, July, 1921, passes into history,
and Edgar did forecast that New
York city would slide into the ocean
before the end of the month.
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FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
From Guides, OF course. Specimen flow
era l21A F.-Advt
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Williams to Be Tried for Murder

Covington, Ca, March SO.-Federal
agents raided the farm in Jasper
county to-day of John S. Williams,
charged with having caused the mur-
der of eleven negroes, and arrested
several negro farm hands whom the
wanted as material witnesses in the
investigation of alleged peonage con-
Gitions on the farm which are de-
clared to have caused the killings.
Williams it was announced today
by Judge B. Hutheson, presiding judge
ir the Newton county Superior cour;.
will be placed on trial here next Tue
gay on one of the murder indictments
which followed the finding of the
bodies Of three negroes in river in
this county. More than 100 venire-
men have been summoned. Governor
Dorsey has suggested to officirls that
Williams will be tried on each of the
murder charges separately.
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LIEUT.. CONEY dies
FROM HIS INJURIES
CROSS-COUNTRY Filler HURT
WHEN PLANE FELL-DEATH
NOT UNEXPECTED

Natchez, Miss, March 30.-Lieut.
William Devoe Coney, twenty-seven,
who was seriously injured when his
airplane crashed into tree near
Crowville, La, last Friday morning,
died of his injuries at a local hospital
here at 500 p. m. today.
The death of the lieutenant, whose
hack was broken in the fall, resulting
IN a complete paralysis of his body
from the chest down, was not uneN-
pected, as his physicians had an
nounced earlier in the day that he
could live only few hours.
Mrs. E. F. Coney, his mother, of
Brunswick, Ga; Mrs. w. H. Devoe, an
aunt, OF Jacksonville, Fla, and E. r.
Coney, brother, of Brunswick, were
with the fier at the time Of his
death, having been constant attendants
at his bedside since their arrival her.
k,st Sunday.
Lieut.. Coney is son of the late
Edgar F. Coney, lumberman; OF
Brunswick. He was born in Atlanta
in November, 1898. His youth was
spent in Brunswick.
At the outbreak of the Mexican
trouble in 1916 he enlisted with tn:
Brunswick Rifles an infantry organi-
zation, and saw service on the border.
Returning to Brunswick in 1917 about
the time the United States entered the
European war, he entered the Of
ficers' training camp at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ca, where he was commits
stoned as a second lieutenant Of in
fantry. Later he was transferred to
the air service, receiving his prelimi-
nary training at the ground school at
Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He was as
signed as flying instructor during the
war and had no opportunity to see
service at the front. On the day he
was injured the announcement was
made from San Diego, Cal, Of his
promotion to a first lieutenant.
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"My Neighbor's Tractor at Work"

l have no tractor of my own, and
for that reason, l have no experience
in the use of one, but neighbor has
one and never fails to be using it.
This not only impresses me with the
usefulness of the tractor, but has sew
eral times year aggravated me be-
cause l haven't one for my own use.
The hire of three good horses or hules
and plow is SO a day, and the wages
of good hand to run it is 81 a day,
making each plow outfit cost S5 day
when you can get it at all; while this
neighbor will rig up his tractor to
three good sized plows and break his
land from one to three inches deeper
than l do mine with three good mules.
He never stops to rest, it makes nc
difference how hot the weather gets
or how hard and dry the ground may
be. He runs from sun to sun at no
more expense than the cost of feed
for one team of mules.
Nor is the use Of the tractor con-
fined to the breaking of land alone.
When his wheat or oats are ready to
be harvested OF his clover or gras@ i:
ready to be moved he uses his tractor
for this and continues to plow his
crop with his horses. He also uses 1t
to run his tedder or sweep rake. In
fact there is but little work on the
farm that he does not do with that
tractor. He says he could hardly run
his farm without his tractora-'D. A.
W.. in The Progressive Farmer.
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CITATION NOTICE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Williamsburg.
By w. E. Snowden, Eos, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, Robert L. Roper mace
suit to me to grant him Letters Of
Administration of the Estate and e%-
fects of ]. Mcbride Graham.
These are therefore to cite and al.
monish all and singular the kindred
and Creditors of said ]. Mcbride
Graham, deceased, that they be and
appear before me in the Court tf
Probate, to be held at Kingstree, S.
c., on the 9th day of April, next after
publication thereof, at II o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 31st day
of March, Ammo Domini, 1921.
Published on the 31th day of March,
1921, in The County Record.
w. E. SNOWDEN,
3-31-2t Probate Judge
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KIND WORDS.
A Presbyterian Opinion of the South
ern Baptists.

The Presbyterian, of Philadelphia,
from which we clip the following Is
strong believer in UNCONVENTIONAL in-
tegrity everywhere. Their opinion
of US makes interesting reading.
"The Presbyterian" in a recent issue
says:
"Dr. &. H. De Ment has an admir-
able statement of Baptist Fundamen-
tails. He declares Baptist stands f.:
twelve things: "The Authority OF the
Scriptures" The Sovereignty of God,'
"The Diety of Jesus Christ" "The
Personality of the Holy Spirit" "The
Depravity of Man." "The Freeness
of the Way of SALVATION "The Evan
gelization of the World" "The DEM
mocracy of the Church" "The In
tegrity of the Ordinances" THE Pro-
eress of the Saints" "The Destiny Of
Man." and "The Supremacy of Loyal
ty." These are noble fundamentals,
and every true Presbyterian can meet
in unity with his beloved Baptist bre-
thren on this holy ground. Neither
would we in the least remove the mi
nor differences which may exist. We
honor and love our Baptist brethren
for their loyalty and their convic-
tons. The difference does not ma
our unity. We glory in their splen-
Gid history and we pray God to pour
out upon them his richest blessings
in the future.
CDR. Brastow, a professor in Yale
Divinity School, in his book on "Thc
Modern Pulpit says: The Baptist
church has had their theology, which
has furnished a teaching basis for
the work of the pulpit, and they
have perpetuated and enlarged them
selves by holding tenaciously to its
distinctive characteristics. Their very
remarkable success in time past in
this country is due not only or chief
ly to the scenic impressiveness OF
their baptisimal service or to the
sacreduess with which their covenant
life is tested, or to their evangellstlc
ardor, but as we'll to the strenuous in
culcation and defense of their dis
tinguishing doctrines Here is more
sound sense and excellent unity, with
liberty. We are devoutly and truly
Presbyterian, but we love and honor
cur faithful Baptist brethren, and we
are ready to say there is no finer bod.
of believers in our nation today than
the Southern Baptist church. The
measure in which they have kept theic
faith in the midst of the mordern on
ruch of error and the manner in
which they have managed their tenn
poral and financial affairs ia the
midst of the mordern frenzy, leading
to the fullest and largest and sound
est success of any Protestant body in
our nation, has bred in us the strong
est admiratian and confidence. Our
Northern Baptist brethren have our
high cordial regard also; but they,
like ourselves have had to conterd
more with reflections in their own
ranks. We do say, however, that
we greatly appreciate the contribu-
tion to the common faith of the pre-
convention conference on the Funda-
mentals at Buffalo. God bless you,
brethren. Go on with your good
workw-The Baptist Courier.
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has duly qualified as Ad-
ministrator of the estate Of the late
S. McB. Graham, and all persons to
whom the said estate is indebted will
file their claims with the undersigned
duly verified, all persons indebted to
said estate will make prompt pay
ment to the undersigned.
ROBT. L. ROPER,
Qualified Administrator.
March 18th, 1921. 3-3l-Zt.
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NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE

Take notice, that l will make ap-
plication to w. E. Snowden, Probate
Judge of Williamsburg County, at his
office in Kingstree, S. G., on the Zotn
day of April, 1921, at IL o'clock noon,
for Letters Dismissory, discharglng
me as administrator of the Estate OF
w. R. Cooper, deceased. ~
Administrator of the Estate Of W: K.
Cooper, deceased. 3-5I-otP.
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Ladies Sextette at Union School

The Virginia Girls, singing or
chestra, giving varied program in
which the sweet old songs Of the
southland predominant, will appear at
Union High school on Wednesday,
April 9Th at $3.50. This is the big
gest number of the season. Don't
miss it. 1t-p.
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Confederate Veterans, Join Hands?

The Williamsburg Post American
Legion requests the presence OF all
Confederate veterans of the county
at the banquet to be held Tuesday
right, April 5th, at the Kellahan hotel.
Veterans who can attend will please
notify Donald Montgomery, Adjutant,
50 that proper arrangements can be
made for their entertainment.
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NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE

Notice is hereby given that on the
23rd day of April, A. D., 1921, l
will apply to w. E. Snowden, the Pro-
bate Judge of Williamsburg County,
for letters dismissory as the admins
traitor of the Estate of J. Logan Mer-
riman, deceased.
N. M. VENTERS,
Administrator of the Estate of ]. Lo-
gan Merriman, deceased. 3-31-5t
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: London, March $3.50 persons were
kllled in fighting which took place be-
tween authorities and communists,
in Germany yesterday.