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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
DRY INF0RMER
GETS YEAR.

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Oct. T.
Information furnished to Officers
about the liquor activities OF those
with whom he had formerly been
connected failed to net large re-
wards to William Hall, young stat
ford county married man and the
father of five children. who was
sent to Jail for IL months LOT
manufacturing liquor.
Arrested In August. Han gave
officers considerable information reid'
tive to his customers, who were
retail dealers. In one instance,
at the request of an officer. Hall
went to the home of Hugh Scott,
colored, In Fredericksburg, and. pre-
tending to be in need of drink
bought a pint. Returning. ne
kold officers that Scott had q
quantity of liquor in his home and
raid was staged. Scott mad
been one of Halls customers be-
fore the latter was caught.
Pleading guilty. Hall threw him.
self on the mercy of the court
and called attention to his activi-
ties in aid Of the officers.
Judge Frederick w. Coleman.
known as "dry judge" remarked
that he did not subscribe to the
belief that furnishing informa-
ton to police through treachery
TO former friends was virtue so
ennobling as to entitle one to con-
alteration at the hands of the
law" and imposed the longest term
given any of those tried at this
session of Stafford court on the
charge OF manufacturing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
Old Indian Tomahawk
Found on Farm
Near Fairfax

FAIRFAX STATION, Va, Oct.
7.-Garnet Ford OF this town Is
exhibiting an interesting relic of
old Virginia in the form of a
perfect Indian tomahawk which
was recently discovered on the
farm of Michael Carroll on the
Clifton Road.
The weapon, which Is made of
stone, Is splendidly preserved and
is still we'll adapted to its original
purpose of a hunting and scalp
ing instrument.
So many Indian relics have
been discovered in this vicinity
that 1t Is believed this section
was a favorite camping ground
for the Red Skins two centuries
or more ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
MAIL PLANE OFF
FOR ARGENTINA

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. Z U.N.S,l.--The
first regular air mail between the
United States and Buenos Aires de-
parted from the Pan-American air
port today The flight will follow
the Canal Zone route and then will
take the west coast of South Amer
lea to Santiago. Chile. From there
It will cross the Andes to the
Argentine capital.
The schedule provides only eight
days, as compared with 35 by
steamer.
The northbound service will start
October IL.
In flying over the Andes the
planes will have to attain an alti-
tude of more than II 1000 feet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
IN DAIRY
TEST IS HIGH

FRIENDSVILLE, Md, Oct. T.
Friendsville high school vocational
AGRICULTURAL team won the annual
dairy cattle judging contest at the
Oakland fairgrounds with a score
of $50, while its nearest rival was
the Oakland team which scored 5S3
points.
]. A. Conover, dairy specialist,
University Of Maryland, was judge.
As a result of the placing, Friends
VILE wins silver loving cup for
the third time, making 1t perman-
ent property.
Individual prizes were S. to Bruce
Jenkins, Friendsville, first; 50 to
Lawrence Bittinger, Oakland, sec.
ond: 81 to Samuel Miller, Accident,
third. Ernest Hauser, who won
first cash prize last year, was in
eligible to win this year.
The towns were composed Of the
following: Accident, Everett Welt.
eel. Samuel Miller, Albert Bucket,
Friendsville, Bruce Jenkins, Ernest
Hauser, Carroll Rush; Oakland,
Lawrence Bittinger, William Spike
George Porter.
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Family Of Eight Await
Rogers Jail Release

GROVETON. Va. Oct. 7.-Wilbur
Rogers, of this vicinity, now In Jail
at Fairfax charged with stealing
articles from Fort Humphreys. has
a wife and seven young children
who are totally without means of
support. except occasional local char
ity. according to Sheriff F.. p.
Kirby. He brought the matter to
the attention of the county super.
visors.
Sheriff Kirby used this case to
illustrate the need for the appoint.
ment OF an overseer of the poor for
this district. stating that there was
frequent need for official assistance.
The supervisors took the matter un
der consideration and appropriated
$25 for assisting the Rogers family.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
7 MART|NSBURG
HOUSES BURN

MARTINsBURG. w. Va. Oct. Z.
Two warehouses, three garages, a
storeroom and another small build
ing adjacent in the northern part
Of the city. were swept by fire Of
unknown origin that threatened for
a time to develop into a conflagra-
ton of more serious proportions.
Prompt work Of firemen checked
the flames. and their timely arrival
enabled them to save several auto
mobiles from destruction. An esti-
mate of the damage was not made.
The firemen used $4,000 feet of
hose.
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"Good Water" Test Cards
In Vogue Among Tourists

FAIRFAX, Va, Oct. MANY
applications have been received by
DIR. r. J. White. county sanitation
engineer. for the placards labeled
Good Water" which the State of
Virginia offered to furnish free TO
all tourist camps and similar stop
ping places where the spring or
other source of water Is found on
test to be free from contamination.
Most applicants are able to pass
the test. although occasionally modi-
fications in adjacent drainage con.
ditions are necessary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
Evicted Woman Tenant
On Hunt for EvictOr

NEW YORK, Oct. - Esther
Quinn will ask the Federal Court
today to decide who evicted her from
her home.
She claims that she was evicted
without cause. She filed a $4,000
DANCE suit aginst the city of New
York. The claim was disallowed be-
cause the city held former Mayor
John F. Hylan responsible. Hylan
told her she had good case. she
said, but blamed the city for her
eviction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
Electrical Engineers
To Hear Professor Bliss

The American Institute of Elec-
trical Engineers will meet tomorrow
evening at o'clock at the Cosmos
Club. Prof. L. D. Bliss, delegate
to the Swampscott convention, will
report briefly on what occurred at
the national sessions.
1.-The Story of Copper" will be
told in motion pictures following
the business meeting.
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ADVERTISEMENT

Prices realized on Swift a Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington, d. c..
for week ending Saturday, October 5,
1929, On sh ipments sold out, ranged from
1875 cents to $3.50 cents per pound
and averaged 21.46 cents per pound.
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POLAR BEARS EACH
 HAVE STRING WHITE F0X

Strange are the ways of the North country
 Polar bear exist from fish and seal and each bear can boast of a string, of about 100 white fox.
 From their caves on icebergs in the Arctic the bear traps the seal by various interesting ways but eats nothing but the fat.
 Then along comes his string of white fox and do away with the remainder of the carcass; and that is all Mr. and Mrs. Fox and their offsprings live from thru the long winter night. When the opportunity arises the fox go ashore to have their litter.
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s1,OOO LOUD SPEAKER

For community purposes the Anchorage Fair Association has purchased a public address sys- tenn which comprises an arrange ment of loud speakers and mi crophones for amplification of programs. The instruments cost in the neighborhood of $1,OOO and is now being assembled by John P. Hannon, radio engineer, and former resident of this city
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GUESTS kT WEDDING
 INJURED AT FIGHT

LISBON, Nov, 6, (P)-A bridal couple of a gypsy wedding began their honeymoon in jail after scores of wedding guests had been injured in free-for-all fight whici broke out at wedding banquet. There were hundreds of gypsies and peas ants present at carnival open-air banquet when one of them fired several pistol shots in a moment of gaiety. This started the ball roll ing-and a good time was had by all.
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o. Harboard, president of the Radio Corporation.
 He said the combine would be- come effective January l. The mer- ger will unite the leading manu- lecturers of radio equipment. The central plant will be located here while the general office of the com pany will be in New York City.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-07
LARGE COMPANIES
 MERGE INTERESTS
 RADIO SUPPLIES
LEADING MANUFACTURERS TO HAVE GENERAL OFFICES IN
 NEW YORK CITY

CAMDEN, N. J., Nov, 6, (P)-The Radio Corp, of America, The West inghouse Electric Col, The Victor Talking Machine Co.,, and the Gen eral Electric CO.,, have merged for the production and sale of radio equipment. Announcement of the merger was made by General James
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IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED FRYE BRUHN'S BABY BEEF, you are certainly missing something.

HEAR THE POPULAR RE- CORDS "Pagen Love Song"-"Big Rock Candy MOuntain"-"Alice Blue GoWn'-"Barnacle Bill" No. 2-and the new Black Crows Establishments"
 Schallerer'S Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-07

For a stretch of 300 miles on the Arctic coastline, not one gla- cier can be found.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-07

Have you hcar0 the new "Okeh" records at Sylvia's7 They are wonderful.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-07

You read it in The Gateway flrss.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-07

"Its Toasted''-the phrase that describes the extra ''toasting' process applied in the manu- fracture of Lucky Strike Cigarettes. The finest tobaccos-the Cream of the Crop-are scien- tifcally subjected to penetrating heat at mini mum, oO0-maxinum, 3Oo0, Fahrenheit. The exact, expert regulation of such high tempera- lures removes impurities. More than slogan, "It's Toasted is recognized by millions as the most modern step in cigarette manufacture.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-07

SchalIerer's Alaska Shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28
FOUNDRY METHODIST
SUBJECTS ANNOUNCED
Pastor Will Discuss "Test for New
Year" at Morning
Service.

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church,
will preach tomorrow morning on the
theme "A Test for the New Year" and
in the evening his subject will be What
Would You Do With 365 New Chances?"
the theme suggested by the poster in
the 'wayside pulpit" on the church
lawn.
Watch night" will be observed Tues
day, beginning at 8 o'clock with
"GlimpSeS of the Old Year" There
will be f1ve-reel motion picture of the
Presidents goodwill" tour to South
America in 1928. There will be a social
from 10 to 10:45 o'clock Refreshments
will be served by the Woman's Guild,
beginning at 10:45 O'Clock. Mrs. Joy
Elmer Morgan, member of Foundry
Church, will speak on Outstanding
Events of the Woman's Home Mission
any Society in 1929"
Mrs. Harry Earl Woolever. the ma
tlonal corresponding secretary of the
Woman'S Foreign Missionary Society
will speak on the high lights" of that
organization during 1929.
The devotional service will be con-
Quoted by DR.. Harris, assisted by sew
eral ministers, and the meditation dur
ing the last moments of the old year
will be led by Bishop John w. Ham
ilton.
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DR.. TODD TO GIVE =
TALK ON SOCIOLOGY
Northwestern U. Professor
viii Be Guest of First
CongregationaliStS.

DR.. Arthur James Todd, professor OF
sociology of Northwestern University
VIII be the guest speaker at the First
Congregational Church, Tenth and G
streets, tomorrow at IL o'clock. Prof
Todd who is a director of the American
ing its twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton in Washington, will speak on the
theme, Sociology and Religion"
Beginning at 4:45 pm. and con-
tinuing every week day, excepting Sat-
urday, at 4:45 o'clock there will be
special programs at the church pre-
Sented by the Charles English Family.
They will also be heard at the church
New Year eve at IL o'clock and Thurs
day night at o'clock
DR.. Jason Noble Pierce, will speak
Sunday night on Yesterday, Today
ana Tomorrow" His sermon theme
will be Illustrated by the motion
picture Peter StuyveSant."
New Year eve the church will hold
an entertainment and watch night
service. The entertainment begins at
8 o'clock with the showing of the mo-
ton picture, "A Kiss for Cinderella. f"
This will be. followed by a period of
fellowship. when refreshments will be
served in the Sunday school room. The
watch night services will begin at IL
O'Clock and will be conducted by Or.
Pierce, assisted by the Charles English
Family.
The churchNnight supper Thursday
at o'clock will be followed by the
prayer meeting at GAS o'clock, led by
the minister. This will be followed by
the service in the church auditorium at
8 o'clock, which will be in charge of
the Charles English Family. At this
service the photoplay Trees of Right
eouSneSs," will be shown.
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ST. PAUL'S PASTOR
CHOOSES 2 THEMES
"Who Gets My Best?" Is Topic
for Evening Service at
Lutheran Church.

At st. Paul's English Lutheran
Church, Eleventh and H streets, tomor-
row DR.. Henry w. Snyder, the pastor
will preach at both services. His morn
ing theme will be What We Think of
Christ" In the evening he will speak
on Who Gets My Best?"
The two branches of the Sunday
school will meet at $50 am. At the
st. PaurS branch DR.. Snyder will con-
duct the review of the lessons for the
past quarter. dealing with social teach
ings of the Bible" The Christian En-
deavor Society and Luther League will
meet at z pm. Both will discuss the
topic How May We BENEFIT From This
Years Experiences"
Watch night services will be held
Tuesday at 11:15 o'clock at Epiphany
Chapel, Sixteenth and U streets. DR..
Snyder will take as his sermon theme
"Uncrossed Bridges"
New Year day the pastor and his
wife will be at home to the congre-
cation and friends of the church from
to pm. and from to 10 pm. at
st. Paul's parsonage, 5124 Chevy Chase
parkway. They will be assisted by the
wives of members of the church council.
Because of the Watch night service
the midweek prayer service will be
omitted this week.
Christmas day the congregation sur
prtsed the pastor and his family by the
gift OF radio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28
LUTHERAN CHURCH
PROPERTY is SOLD
Israel A. NJ. E. Congregation Buys
Edifice at New Jersey Avenue
and Morgan Street.

Christ Lutheran Church, New Jersey
avenue and Morgan street, has sold its
church and parsonage to the Israel
A. M. E. Church. Thirty-eight years
ago the church bought the ground.
The next year it built a parsonage
with a basement hall for temporary
place for its services. Twenty years
ago it built the church.
A farewell service will be held to-
morrow morning, at which Rev. j.
Frederic Wenchel. who has been pas
tor more than 81 years, will preach
It has had only one other pastor, Rev.
c. c. Morhart of Cleveland, Ohio.
In the evening at $50 o'clock a
farewell social will be given, with a
buffet supper. The committee in charge
is Mrs. E. p Knollman, Mrs. N. Schle-
gel, William H. Scott, E. E. Phoebus
and Freeman PaulSon.
The congregation will worship and
carry on its activity temporarily in
Zion Lutheran Church, Sixth and P
streets. This congregation will in the
future hold only its German service in
its church building. It will carry on its
English work in the future in its
chapel, Second and Webster streets.
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PASTOR ANNOUNCES
TOMORROW'S TOPIC
"The ChangeIess Christ"
Will Be Preached by CAL
vary Methodist Minister.

"The Changeless Christ" will be the
theme of the sermon tomorrow morning
at the Calvary Methodist Church, CO.
lumbia road near Fifteenth street. The
minister, DR.. Mark Depp, will preach
At the evening service at 8 o'clock there
will be special features.
The young peoples meetings will not
be resumed until January S. At this
meeting there will be fellowship hour
beginning at s o'clock, and following
this the minister will present the first
of series of talks on the subject
Blind Spots" These special meetings
will continue for six Sunday evenings,
beginning at z o'clock.
Due to the New Year eve services the
Thursday evening devotional meeting
will be omitted next week.
Watch night services will be held
Tuesday evening. At 8 o'clock Page
NICK. Etchison will present an illustrat-
ed lecture: "A Pilgrimage to Palestine. {"
From 10 to l. there will be fellowship
hour and at IL o'clock service of de-
votion.
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i two Cordilleras, or chains of the
Andes, is the highest tablelano
in the world, save that of Central Tibet,
and the mountains surrounding 1t are
unrivaled except by the Himalayas
themselves. In this unique situation lies
Lake Titicaca, 1000 square miles in area
and over 700 feet deep, on whose shores
lowered civilization long before Euro
peans ever saw the shores of the South
ern American Continent.
Nance Capac was looked upon as the
heaven-Sent founder of this civilized
empire and mighty temples and palaces
were erected around the like in his
honor. The greatest Of these was a
temple of prodigious wealth and Splen-
dor, which stood upon the very island
from which the first Inca went forth
to his coronation, and this became the
mecca Of ancient Peru. The ruins re-
main today, some of them built of
blocks of stone as enormous as those
used in the Pyramids of Egypt.
With the Spanish and Portuguese. who
came into South America early In the
sixteenth century, came the representa-
tives OF the Roman Church, who soon
established missions throughout the
land and set about its slow and pa
tient labors in behalf of the natives.
They built at Copacabana, a town on a
peninsula in the southern part of the
lake.. a shrine to the honor of Our Lady,
which is celebrated throughout South
America, and is to Bolivia what that
OF Guadalupe is to Mexico and that of
LourdeS is to France. The church is a
large ediflc of brick, with its towers
1ngen1ously ornamented with colored
tiles. Its interior contains an image
Of Our Lady of Copacabana and is mag
niflcent with the offerings of pilgrims
and devotes.
Many other shrineS In honor of Our
Lady OF Copacabana have sprung UP
in widely different places, even Lima,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28
PETW0RTH YOUNG FOLK
WILL PRESENT PAGEANT
Sunday Schools Junior Department
to Have Christmas Party
Monday Night.

At Petworth Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow evening the Inter-
mediate League will present a drama,
The Spirit of Christmas" to be fol-
lowed by pageant by members of the
Epworth League. In the morning DR..
John Reed Shannon will preach.
The Junior department of the Sun
day school will be given a Christmas
party Monday at 1880 pm. All chill
dren below the ages of the juniors par
ticipated in a party yesterday after
noon.
Rev. Samuel E. Rose, pastor of the
church, has announced that Petworth
will cooperate with about 100 other
Washington churches in a city-wide
campaign of visitation evangelism,
which will be conducted during Febru-
airy and March.
group of members under the lead
ership of Fred Young have organized
the knights of Service" to interest
former members of the congregation
and friends outside of the church in
the new building project. This group
will cooperate with the general build
ing committee in financial campaign
which will soon be inaugurated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28

A number of the chapters observed
Christmas. AnacoStia Chapter held q
party last Monday at the Home for the
Aged and took basket of Christmas
Cheer" to each one in the home. The
Junior League Chapter gave each one a
Santa Claus lollypop." The combined
group presented carol and pageant
service at the same time.
Metropolitan Chapter distributed q
number of baskets. Eugene Scheele, first
vice president, led in a service of song
and pictures from the screen, depicting
the Christmas story, last Sunday eve
ming.
The Christmas service at Petworth
was led by Mrs. Esther Rice. Last Sun
day afternoon the chapter held q service
at the Home for the Aged.
William Donahoo, a former district
president in Baltimore, will speak for
AnacoStia Chapter tomorrow evening.
Next Tuesday the chapter will hold q
watch night social in charge of Joe
Proctor. It will begin at 9 O'Clock and
close at 10:45 in time to Join with the
service of the church.
Rev. r. S. Barnes will lead the league
service at Dumbarton avenue tomor-
row.
A dramatic service of worship for
Christmas, entitled Jesus Birthday"
MaS nSAu IdSL SUNDAY at FOreSLVllle
Chapter. Tomorrow Miss v. Ball will
lead and the topic is "a Year End Re-
view"
Tomorrow evening, in connection
with the evening church service, Pet
worth Chapter is giving Christmas
pageant.
Miss Margaret Knapp leads the
service at Trinity tomorrow evening.
The District cabinet will meet at the
home Of Miss Marion Nichols next Fri
day evening.
The monthly meeting Of the Board
OF Epworth League will be held Janu-
airy 8.
Reservations for the District banquet
to be held at the Lee House, January
81, should be made as early as possible.
Chapters may report at the board
January g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28
PILGRIMAGE SUBJECT
ANNOUNCED BY PASTOR
DR.. Earle Wiley to Speak Sunday
on Theme, "Under the
Syrian Sum-"

At the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church tomorrow evening the pastor,
DR.. Earle Whitley, will give an illustrated
lecture-sermon on the subject, Under
the Syrian Sum-" which will be the fifth
of the B. Y. P. u, at which time it
Pilgrimage to Bible Lands" At the
morning service his topic will be IA
Book of Beginnings
A watch night program will be given
at the church Tuesday evening under
the auspices of the Alpha Christian En-
deavor Society. Miss Gladys Prince is
chairman of the committee arranging
the program.
The monthly meeting of the board of
officers will be held Thursday evening
in Annex 2 of the church, with Green
H. Hackworth. chairman, presiding, and
Howard G. Faul secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28
MISSION PLANS SERVICES.
Nine Meetings and Watch Night
Are on Weeks Schedule,

Nine services are scheduled next
week in the Central Union Mission. 613
G street. Watch night services will be
held Tuesday. The Christian Endeavor
OF the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
will conduct the first service from to
$50 o'clock; from 1890 o'clock to mid
night will be in charge of the Epworth
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
with w. H. Loving as speaker.
Tomorrow night at 7:45 O'Clock Har-
old Mcneil of the Calvary Baptist
Church will conduct the mission serv-
ice. During the week other churches
will send groups to conduct services, as
follows: Monday night at 8, Calvary
Baptist Church; Wednesday night, YER
mont Avenue Christian Church; Thurs
day night, Potomac Bible College; Fri
day night, Central Presbyterian Church;
Saturday night, Temple Baptist Church.
1. Raymond Schmidt and Rev. H. M.
Dudley of the Central Union Mission
will conduct the morning service to-
morrow at the District Workhouse, Oc-
coquan, Va.
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ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED
TREE TO BE ONLY LIGHT
Metropolitan Church Will Have
Interesting Watch Night
Service on Tuesday.

AT the Metropolitan Church, Sixth
and A streets northeast, DR.. John
Compton Ball will preach tomorrow
morning on When You Come to the
End" At the evening service the cleo
tr1cally lighted tree will be the only
illumination during the delivery of the
sermon on Lights for $780,"
On New Year eve a watch night serv-
ice Will be held, divided as follows: 8 to
$3.50. we olde TYNE Synge; $50 to $50,
entertainment; $3.50 to 1890, debate.
reserved, That men are more vain
than women" Affirmative. Miss Alma
Hickox and Miss Jean Kardell; mega
tive, Wilbur Quigley and Nathan Clark:
1880 to 11:15, social and refreshments !;
1l:l5 to IL, devotional service led BY
DR.. Ball; 1901, welcome to 1890.