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Church of God.
N. Pearl Lewis, Pastor.

". FtATI LEWIS, PASTOR.
Services Sunday, December s.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at II a. m. Sub
ject: Abiding in the Lord"
Young peoples meeting at $3.50 p. m.
Evening service at 7:30 p. m. Sub
ject: 'In the Beginning God"
This is the first of series of SUM-
day evening messages on the great
fundamentals of the Bible Start with
the first service and hear the whole
series.
PRAYER meeting every Wednesday
at 1880 p. m.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-05
Enrlish Artist Honored

Frederick Leighton was the first
English painter granted peerage. He
was distinguished artist, who be-
came president Of the Royal academy.
In 1885 he was made baronet, and on
January "a, 1896, he was raised to the
peerage as Baron Leighton Of STREET
ton. He died on the following day
and was buried In ST. Paul's cathedral.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-05
War Called on All

During the World war all the ma.
Lions involved employed CONSUMPTION.
Such countries as Great Britain and
the United States, which formerly had
voluntary military service, adopted
CONSUMPTION as war measure for the
duration OF the war period.
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Jack Rabbits Speed

A jack rabbit can travel at speed
OF IS or 40 miles an hour for con-
siderable distance. OF course the &C
tual speed of rabbit running at full
speed would depend on the individual
rabbit.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-05
Pleasure in Abundance

You were made for enjoyment, and
the world was filled with things which
you will enjoy. unless you are too
proud to be pleased with them, or too
grasplng to care for what you cannot
turn to other account than mere de-
lirht-John Ruskin (1819-10O0),
AStdnes Of Venice"
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-05
World's Smallest State

Vatican City, comprising los acres,
or less than one-sixth OF a square
mile, is the smallest independent state.
The population of this territory is ese
dmated at zoe.
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First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. John Pate, Minister.

Rev. john Pate, Minister.
Services Sunday, December s.
Church school at 10 o'clock.
Morning worship at IL. Subject: "A
Woman's Immortal Deed" Special mu-
sic by the choir.
Evening at 7:30. Social Life in the
Cumberlands." Illustrated with a
beautiful moving picture of life in the
mountains. Everybody should see and
hear of the Church's work in the
southern field.
A cordial welcome extended to ALL
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The Churches
Christian Science Church.

Christian Science Church.
Sunday at IL a. m. and Wednesday
at p. m.
The subject for the Lesson Sermon
Sunday, December 8, will be God
the Only Cause. and Creator"
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
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st. Luke's Episcopal Church.
Evening services next Sunday at
s O'Clock. You are cordially invited to
attend.
Sunday school every Sunday at 10,
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Visit the Camp Fire Bazaar.

The Unaliyi Camp Fire Girls will
hold their bazaar in the Variety store
on Saturday, December T. Beautiful
Xmas gifts will be sold. Do part Of
your Xmas shopping here. 1t
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-05

The M. W. A. Lodge is planning a
big dance in Woodmen hall for Christ
mas night, December Is. 1t
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
Alexandria Officers
Have Day to Qualify

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 3d..
The city officials who were elected
at the November election must
qualify before midnight tomorrow
In order to assume their posts
January /.
Elliot r. Hoffman. clerk Of the
courts, qualified before leaving
on his wedding trip Saturday.
Other officials who will qualify
are Judge w. s. Snow, civil and
police justice; Charles H. Gala
han, commissioner of revenue;
Roger c. Sullivan. city treasurer;
r. H. Cox, city sergeant: Albert
v. Bryan, attorney for the com
monwealth; T. Brooke Howard,
justice Of the peace: j. Fred Biz
rell,S who was reelected as a mem
Der Of the general assembly, will
qualify In Richmond January Is,
when the State Legislature con-
VeneS.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
Coast Guard Fired Without
WnTning, SurUiUOr ChnrQeS

Charles TraverS, helmSman and
only survivor Of the rum boats
crew, told an entirely different
story.
I'VE didn't have chance; they
fired on us without warning. =
Travers was quoted as saying on
his cot at Newport Hospital.
The lone survivor Of the Black
Duck was held incommunicado,
an armed petty officer Of the
Coast Guard at the bedside.
Travers' attorney. John II.
Backus, jr., former special assist
ant Federal attorney In Massachu-
sets, appealed to United States
Senator David /. Walsh CD Of
Clinton, Mass, for permission to
see his client. The Senator prom
Used to communicate with Secre.
tary Of Treasury Andrew w. Mel.
lon.
Those who heard the story saw
q hint of somebody higher up
in the alleged activities Of the
Black Duck when TraverS said:
Those three fellows 1.-THE
dead were fine boys. Pm
sorry for them. But don't
worry they'll be given = good
burial"
Just before the Gid" was
clamped down, Travers briefly
told his story. He was quoted as
saying:
I'VE just came through the
fog and up against them. The
Coast Guard cutter doomed mp
like 3 big mountain. We didn't
know it was q Coast Guard
boat, but knew IL was another
ship and there was danger Of
The Washington times., 1929-12-30

an accordance with Coast
Guard regulations we waved
our searchlight, so there would
be no mistake on their parts
as. to our identity. We then
sounded the signal for them
to .heave TO.
Instead Of stopping they
gave both Of their engines the
gun and fled. Realizing that
the -um boat had twice the
speed Of our own craft and
was sure to escape In the fog
unless she could be made 20
lie to, we started firing the
machine gun across her stern
and hull.
I'VE knew that the cargo in
the stern protected the crew.
We saw no one except the man
at the wheel and he was pro
tected by the piled cases.
Swept by Gunflre
I'm his desperate effort 10
escape, the pilot yelled instruc-
tions for the helnlsman to
sheer off and head out to sea.
As the other boat sheered. she
turned diagOnalIy broadsldO 10
our fire. The machine gun,
which was aimed across her
stern, thus raked her port side
and penetrated the pilot house.
killing the three men there in
stantly. Only 20 shots were
fired from our gum.
As the men dropped dead
their boat stopped. We ran
alongside and boarded her and
found the dead men and the
wounded helm sman. We
stopped the flow Of blood from
the Iatter's wound as best we
could.
I'VE then proceeded to the
Army dock and called 3 doctor
and ambulance. Then We took
the seized boat, with about 400
cases Of choice assorted liquors
aboard. into the New London
base.
1--WE are very sorry that this
happened. Wed have given
anything not to have had these
deaths occur"
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
Anti rohibitionists
Divide on 100000 900
Dry Enforcement Fund

Proposals by some members Of
the House to vote $500, 100000 for
Federal prohibition enforcement
10 prove that the law cannot be
enforced win be fought when the
Anti.prohibitionists gather to
frame q program next week, Rep
resentative John j. Cochran CD
81 Missouri announced today.
Declaring that this plan springs
from fanatics" Cochran said:
IS 1.-THE proposal is unsoiind and
win die aborning. It should not
I be advanced and win not receive
"a handful Of votes. + will not sup
port 1t nor win I support any
amendment providing funds above
the amount asked by the Admin
1gtration.
Enough Of the taxpayers
J money is being used for this pur-
: pose now and there Is not any evil
sdence that conditions have Inn
s'proved. On the contrary more
sDeople are confined In jails and
penitentiaries, more liquor is be.
. ing confiscated and more stills de-
I stroyed than ever before. The
number OF arrests for violating the
e.dry laws in the city Of Washing
ton has increased and the amount
of liquor seized likewise shows an
increase m
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
I'VE Didn't Intend to Kill"
Says Coast Guard ';sSkipper"

NEW LONDON, Conn, Dec. 80.
1--WE did mot shoot 70 kill.
Wed have given anything TO
have avoided killing the men.
But it could not be helped"
Boatswain Alexander c. Cor.
nell sat in headquarters at the
New London Coast GCErd base
last night and told the story Of
the shooting off Newport yesterday
In which the men under his COM
n1and killed three rum runners
and wounded fourth.
Desperate Chance
Cornell was skipper" Of the
G. G. 200, the 75-focter that
opened fire on the rum boat in
the fog and darkness in the
Eastern ship passage off New.
port. His machine gum crew
had its weapon trained upon
the stern of the fleeing C.5677,
he said, when the rum boat
changed its course in q desperate
attempt to make the open sea.
Cornell added:
we directed the machine
gun toward the stern of the
C-567T. We were certain we
would not hurt anyone, because
Of the booze stacked aft. The
helmsman was protected, as
were the three men in the pilot
house.
THE tragedy occurred when,
In their attempt to escape us,
they turned the vessel around
and our fire penetrated the pilot
house. -
About 2::3O yesterday morning
we were lying to in the eastern
passage off Newport. It was
very foggy and thick.
Suddenly q speed boat lOOned !
in the darkness and imned iately
we identified her as the C-5677,
which had eluded us for q year
and for which we had been on
search.
Liquor Stacks Seen
I'VE identified her because Of
her lines, and there was no mis-.
taking the piles Of liquor stored
aft and along her port and star.
board rails.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
DRY WAR
STIRS. c. O.P.
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declared prohibition enforcement
to be "a national scandal" and
rotten to the core" He de-
clared, moreover, it would never
be enforced with "the present per.
sonnet from top to bottom" He
named no names, but the phrase
top to bottom" was all inclusive.
Following this blast, Senator
Borah was invited TO the White
House and conferred at length
with Mr.. Hoover. Apparently the
results we're not entirely SatiSfac-
tory to the Tdahoan, for ON Satur-
day he returned to the attack, re-
iterating that conditions are -
national scandal" asserting that
open saloons are running all over
the country, and rebuking those
Senators who chided him for not
standing by the President"
All kinds Of stories can be heard
In the Capital as to the reason
for this sudden and flaming rebel
lion on the part Of Senator Borah.
There are those who profess to
see in the present situation the
beginning Of the greatest proMbl-
ton battle the country has ever
witnessed, with Boran aslthe fam
ing evangelist Of prohibition be-
coming Presidential candidate
in 1892 against the man he cam
paigned 50 earnestly and effec-
lively for in 1923.
There are others who put down
the Borah rebellion merely to his
personal irritation over the ac-
cepted fact that prohibition en-
torcement during the first year of
the Hoover Administration is not
much different from what it was
under the two preceding admins
trations. And Borah, in the last
campaign, proclaimed from q hun
dred platforms that it would be.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
RUM RAID NETS
POLICEMAN

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Continued from PGGe OheI
him. They wanted his shield,
blackjack, revolver and other po.
lice property. He is now at his
pretentious wilson Lane (Be.
thesda) home.
The raiders found, they allege,
$50 bottles Of beer, 8 gallons Of
liquor. . cases Of wine. . half.
pint Of coloring. crooks. contain.
ers, bottle capper and about 200
empty beer bottles. Aikens was
charged with possession Of liquor
with intent to sell and was re-
leased in bond Of $500 for appear
ance at g preliminary arraign-
ment In Rockville on Thursday.
Maryland police have had the
home under watch for more than
q month, they said today. It was
noticed that q number Of cars
would drive up to the place. stay
but q moment while their drivers
were inside and then leave as
suddenly as they appeared. While
the raid was in progress Saturday
night. police said, four cars drove
up, but made their escapes be
fore they could be stopped and
the drivers questioned.
Atkins has been living In the
home of the late William T. Gal
liner, who was well known in
washington as q financier and
chairman Of the board Of the
Federal National Bank.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30

. collision and I swung her
over.
"Then they commenced fir
ing. My three companions
were hit at the same instant,
and guess they died instantly,
for they didn't even speak after
they were shot. When the
bullet hit me. I lost my hold
on the wheel, the boat spun
around sharp and then the en-
gines stopped.
Pretty soon . boat came
alongside from the coast guard
and they took the others In and
went back to the C. c. They
told me I was under arrest. II
was bitter cold"
Bodies of the dead were at {
Newport undertaking room, wait
ing to be claimed by relatives
They were: \
Jake Weisman. 20, alleged bee
racketeer, of Providence, who l1at
been under Indictment for al
alleged liquor conspiracy in Ports
mouth. Weisman had q bIllle
through his shoulder, an autops.
revealed. On Christmas Day hi
was engaged to Miss Jeanncttu
Robbins, pretty 21-year-old nurse
of New Bedford, who went t,
Newport to identify the body o
her fiance.
Dudley Brandt, IS, Of Boston
radio operator aboard the u. 8. S
Lake Harris during the Wcrl,
War. Married ten years. his wife
heartbroken, thought he wa
working as q marine engineer.
John Goulart, IS, Of Fairhaver
Mass, survived by q. father
mother. and two brothsvSs
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
FORD TO SHOW
NEW MODELS

The Ford Motor Company viii
present to Washington motorists
tomorrow through Ford dealers
its new line Of Model A Cord
cars. New and smarter body
types feature the group and bril-
liant colors have added to their
attractiveness.
The new bodies will have q
distinctly refreshing appearance.
Redesigned along ultra modern
lines, they are in keeping with
the finest coach work usually as,
sociated with much higher priced
motor cars.
The entire front Of the new
model Is raised and in proportion
gives added beauty TO the line,
Molding treatment is new and
tenders are wider and Of more
generous dimensions, flowing with
the lines Of the car. The new
contour treatment gives the car
q lower appearance with impress
sions Of fleetness.
Every body line from the flat
radiator cap to the tip Of the
low graceful curve Of the rear
tenders Is new. clearly cut and
extremely smart. RlStless steel
Is featured on the radiator shell,
headlights and hub caps.
Perhaps the most striking
change is the radiator. While
still retaining Ford individuality,
the contour of the shell is larger
anu more attractive. blending
with the improved body and fen
der lines.
The wheels are smaller, the
tires larger in diameter.
Ford officials emphasize that
no radical changes have been
made mechanically because of the
satisfactory performance of the
Model A and that no change will
be made In the price of the vari.
Gus body models.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30

''DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL :
SAYS COAST GUARD

ton. The one.pound shots across
the srnuggler's bow failed to bring
a halt. The patroln1erl brought
their machine gun into play. AS
the echo sounded family through
the fog, the Black Ducks engines
stopped and q man staggered out
upon her deck.
Two Other Boats Seized
Pulling alongside. the guards
men boarded the Black Duck. In
the pilot house they found three
men dead upon the floor. The
fourth man, the only other mem
Der of the crew, had had his
right thumb shot away and was
shot through the right arm. The
wounded man gave his name rs
Charles Travers, Of New Bedford,
and caves the names Of three
other members Of the crew as:
Jake Weisman, Providence, r. l.;
Dudley Brandt. Boston, and John
Goulart, Fair Haven, Mass.
Weisman, 35, had recently been
admitted to bail on 3 Federal
court charge Of conspiracy to
violate the prohibition laws.
3 Two other rum vessels were
captured during the night. The
converted subchaser Flor Del
Mar, of British registry, with
1000 cases of liquor aboard was
overhauled off Spagwan Reef,
near Montauk, l.. l., by the Coast
Guard. The crew escaped In
small boats after setting her afire.
The third vessel captured was
the fishing sloop Roamer, sur
priscd in Napeague Bay, L. I. she
had 500 cases aboard.
The value Of the liqhor taken
off the Black Duck, Flor Del
Mar and Roamer was estimated
at between $500, 900 and $500 900.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
8 HURT AS RUS
IS HIT BY CAR
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nearby service station to await
transportation to washington in
another bus.
Schwartz, who lives In the 600
block / st. N. W., driver Of, the
automobile, is being held by Mary.
land police on q charge 0f reck.
less driving.
He told police he fell asleep
at the wheel, it was claimed, and
that when he awakened he was
dazzled by headlights.
The Nevin Line offices here
sent another bus to pick up the
~ passengers and carry them to
their destination.
Authorities here say that the
driver Of the bus was Edward
Berry, but could not give his &C,
,ufeSS.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
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4 O0bNNHUg0 TWIN hSkC NEsNN
forces today continued their in
tensive drive against smugglers
seemingly determined to land
their holiday supply Of liquors at
any cost.
A deadly shooting. In which
three men were killed and q
fourth seriously wounded by the
raking. fire of Coast Guard
patrol boat yesterday climaXed
what was described as the most
comprehensive drive Of the Coast
Guard in years against rum run
ners.
As If further proof was needed
that the Government means
business" Rear Admiral F. q.
Billiard, commandant Of the guard,
in q statement at Washington,
last night, declared that his
forces mean to stop rum running.
THE Coast Guard has the job
Of stopping liquor smuggling at
sea-" Billiard said after hearing
of the triple killing. 1T is not
q Job that can be handled with
soft words and amiable gestures.
If q smuggler elects to defy the
command OF q Coast Guard craft
to stop he runs q serious risk
of getting hurt through q course
Of action that the law has specific
ally authorized for 100 years.
The shooting occurred when
the crew Of the speedster Black
Duck, preparing to land a cargo
Of 500 cases off Newport, put on
full speed ahead when challenged
BY q Coast Guard patrol. The
patrol boat gave chase, sounding
her hoarse siren repeatedly
Thn cnnnd hnat maid M altar.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
AgneuU Testifies, Tue
Others Balk

that man Allen should be indicted
for perjury"
Memory Faulty
All through his testimony Agnew
inserted the remark Il don't re.
call that" II don't remember
and II couldn't answer directly. =
Agnew said that Shelby AMI
Kelly had testified that o man
could not be seen getting out Of
the window of the Mcpherson
apartment IN the Park Lane.
Attorney Quinn then took the
witness for croSs.exan1inatiOfl.
Agnew said that Mrs. Roy Heav-
ron, to whom Shelby Is believed
to have referred As the woman
who should be indicted for per-
jury" had been uuizzed closely
by the Grand Jury on her sec
ond appearance with startling
testimony.
The witness said that he took
Shelby's and Kelly's remarks
about the window to mean that
there was an element Of doubt
in their minds aS to whether d
man could be seen leaving. He
added, however, II was led to be-
lieve they were trying to convey
the impression that q man could
not be seen.
Robert ,! Allen, former police
man, claims to have seen D man
climbing out Of the window on
the night MRS. MCPHERSON met
her death.
Lynch then asked the witness
If he had voted for the Grand
Jury report which attacked the
police investigation.
Harry Whaien, counsel for
Agnew, objected to the question
and the Board ruled that the
witness could answer II he wished.
Agnew refused to answer.
Agnew did testify that he had
voted for the theory Mrs. Mcpher-
son had committed suicide.
Bait was the first wituass
called this morning. He re-
fused TO take the oath or to
testify, even after Major Atkins
had ordered him to. do 50. Atkins
asked him IL he knew that he
might be cited to the police court
for his refusal and Bait nom
chalantly replied $50 I read In
the paper"
Attorney Lynch then moved
that the witness ,be certified to
Police Court and Major Atkins
remarked that. in view Of the fact
that the witness had been sum-
moned by Judge Schuldt, the mat
ter would be referred to him for
future action"
Davidson Balks
At the conclusion Of Agnew's
testimony Davidson was called.
Prompted by his counsel. RoheEt
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
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the attendance of additional
Grand Jurors they would leave
in the record the testimony which
was given by Merritt o. Chance,
forrman of the july Grand Jury
before he baked.
At the time it was suggested.
Prosecution Counsel Robert e.
Lynch did not feel in q position
to accept, but asked for time to
consult with his colleagues In the
office Of the Corporation Counsel
A series Of conferences was held
and L..'nch announced that he
and his associate, walter F. Fow-
Ter, had agreed to accept the pro-
pOsal Of the defense.
Coming as 8. surprise . member
Of the July Grand Jury earlier TO
day took the stand before the po-
lice trial board.
Samuel p. AgneW had pre-
viously defied the board to com
bel him to testify and appeared
today under q special subpoena
issued by Judge Gus A. Schuldt,
Of Police Court. He testified only
briefly and substantiated pre-
vious testimony Of other members
of the Grand Jury in regard
TO the alleged inefficient handling
of the investigation into the Stran.
Cling of Mrs. Virginia MCPHERSON.
Two Jurors Balk
Two other members Of the
Grand Jury, Baxter M. Davidson
and Joseph II. Bait, however, re-
NAMED adamant in their refusal
to testify and frankly defied the
boards power to compel them to
do so when they appeared today
in response to police court sub
poeHaas.
Agnew Surprises
The entire trial board room WAS
surprised when Agnew appeared
as his name was called and
arnicably raised his right hand to
take the oath.
You are now willing to teS-
tify?" Major L. r. Atkins, chair
man Of the board, asked him.
Yes, sir" answered Agnew.
Agnew asked that the board
''bear with me-" as the matters
upon which he was to be CUES.
toned occurred more than 90
days ago and that in the interim
he has been engaged in business
which has distracted his mind.
Lynch questioned the witness
about Shelby'S testimony before
the Grand Jury. Agnew bore out
previous testimony to the effect
that Shelby, while In the Grand
Jury room, raised his right hand
and said:
THAT .dsmnable woman and
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
Ten Lynchings During
1929. Tuskegee Reports

Ten persons were lynched in
the United States during the year
1929, according to a report re,
ceived In washington from the
bureau of research Of the Tuskee.
gee Normal and Industrial Insti
tute Of Alabama.
This compares fayorahly with
II for 1928, is for 1927, 10 for
1925 and IL for 1926A OF the 10
Iynched in 1929. six were taken
from the hands Of law officers
and four from jail. There were
"a instances in which law officers
prevented lynchingS, the report
states.
The Washington times., 1929-12-30
photo bv InteruationaI

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WILL WE'D MISS LAYE'S EX-HUBBY
MISS JESSIE MATTHEWS, popular London musical
comedy STAR arrives here board the s. Leviathan to
of the London musical show, wake Up and Dream"
The actress who in private life is Mrs. L. Alva Lytton,
was recently divorced in London after taking the stand
and publicly admitting that she had been close friend OF
Sonne Hale Munro, actOr-husband of Evelyn Laye She
will marry Munro here Miss Laye is diyOrcing him.