The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
CORPORATION COUNSEL
SHAKE-UP COMPLETED
DRY HEAD JOINS
LIBERTY BOYS

Harry N. Douthitt. field secretary
and one of the organizers of the
Citizens Service Association, has
joined the ranks of the Liberty
Boys OF 1927, an organization de-
signed to squelch the dry informers.
A red and white Liberty Boy
badge sharing with a large pink
rose the place of honor on his coat
lapel, Mr.. Douthitt predicted failure
for the new society. 1t can he
Joined by paying IS cents for the
button insignia of the society.
I'VE look on these Liberty Boys
as a joke" he said today, "and, of
course, they will in no way affect
our work."
DR.. e. M. Ellison, secretary of
the service association, sees in the
Liberty Boys evidence that the
anti-drys are rallying around their
standard.
Let them rally, he said. 1--WE
can do the same"
c. c. Lowe. spokesman for the
Liberty Boys. announced today that
a large labor organization had
offered the help of It's members in
their respective localities for carry
ing out the purposes of the society.
25 In Every Block, Aim
Not only a member in each block,
but twenty-five or more is the goal
of the new organization. Enlist
ment stations where anyone may
join and receive his button will be
opened in every block as soon as
possible. he announced
The beginnings of breach in the
strongest buttress of the Citizens
Service Ass0ciation-the Calvary
Baptist Church-were visible today
following the open break yesterday
between the Rev. VIM. S. Abernethy
and Elgin II. Blalock, prominent
member of the congregation.
Blalock has presented his resigna-
ton from the church and said it
was due to the church's relations
with the service association, of
which the Rev. Abernethy is presi.
dent.
Mr.. Blalock was formerly a men,
Der Of the Texas legislature and
now holds an important government
position here. A letter from him to
DR.. Abernethy READ in part as fol-
lows:
Has No Use for "TaftIerS"
ut appears that the purposes of
this organization are TO encourage
members to betray the confidence
OF friends, report their private af-
fairs and to spy on their neighbors
and associates. / am strict be-
lever in temperance, but the over
jealous believer in enforcement is
often worse than the bootlegger.
Tolerance and Christianity are
inseparable. That form of Chris
tianity which impeIs man to pros
ecute rather than help an erring
neighbor was not taught by Christ.
An organization of this kind can
only engender hatred and strife.
In my early days / learned that
the tattler' or 'snitcher' was a
moral leper and the most contempt
ible creature on earth. cannot
endorse a movement fostering these
things. I request that my name
be scratched from your rolls"
Abernethy Replies to Letter
Replying, DR.. Abernethy said his
purpose was Ito clean the town of
bootleggers" and insisted any in
formation turned over to the asso.
citation would be closely followed
up. He said:
I'VE are not urging 'tattling' or
Switching but If any person knows
where liquor is being sold in this
town it is as much his duty to re-
port it as if he saw a murder COM
mitted. am interested in COM
munity morals"
To this Blalock replied he could
interest himself in church further
ing public morals. but not in one
which is destroying morals and med
ding with strictly governmental
affairs. He said there 81 a great
difference between a murder and the
sale of bottle of whisky. He
added: