Arizona republican., 1920-04-15

With it's aid. he pried the entire door. weighing in the neighborhood of 200 pounds. off its hinges. His absence from jail was discovered shortly after dark Monday evening.
 K. of P. Membership Campaign
 An active and energetic campaign to put new life and new blood into the ranks of Damon Lodge No. 1e. Knights of Pythias Of Mesa, is to be inaugural ed next Monday and will extend over a three weeks period, according to an announcement made yesterday by the chancellor commander, J. T. McFar- land.
 The chancellor commander and his staff of officers, together with other members of the order are confident that the membership here can be near ly doubled and a full fledged campaign to reach that end will be started. Past Grand Chancellor T. A. Smith. who was in the executive chair in this state in 1918, is to be here during assistance, together with the grand keeper of records, J. D. Roper of Phoe- nix, and oher of the state officers.
 At the meeting of Damon lodge next Monday evening detailed plans for the campaign are to be laid The two chief executives of the grand lodge are to be here and members of the Phoenix anu leIupe OTucIS VIII hlleiid LO iSitd their aid to the work.
 Report On Conference
 At d meeting of the Priesthood of the Latter Day Saints church held last evening, G.-C. Salisbury was the principal speaker Mir. Salisbury gave a report in detail on the general con- ference of the church which he attend ed in Salt Lake City last week.
 Legion Smoker Tonight
 One of the big times of the year is anticipated by the membership of the Mesa post of the American Legion and other ex-service men for tonight when they will assemble for a smoker, enter tainment and business session in the Masonic hall. A varied program that promises plenty of entertainment and amusement has been worked out. At the business session when the annual dues assessment will be decided upon by the membership, a report from the staff to the council will be given and sundry other matters cared for. Att torney D. w Windes, state adjutant, will be present to explain the land on the Gila to be opened soon. Service men will be given 60 days prior entry on the land, it is understood. and the state adjutant has a bountiful supply of information on hand that will be of interest to all ex-service men, The meeting is to be called at o'clock.
 Road Under Water
 A break in the Tempe canal yester- day forenoon placed a quarter Of mile of the south road to Tempe just west of the Westover place. under wa ter and provided 8 stalling point for a goodly number of motorists who ven- tured into the lake and got a little off the well beaten path. The canal, run ming brim full. broke on the east side, just north of the roadway. and totally inundated the road and number Of
 d. ing generally has become more or less a habit over the south side the past few weeks, highways at many points beins, covered with the excess water from the farm lands.
 In FiImdom Today
 William S. Hart will again star on the screen at the Majestic today. ap- bearing in Square Deal Sanderson. Enid Bennett wfs appear at the Or pheum in s.The Nirtuous Thief and Pathe comedy will complete the bill-
 Mesa Hi .Lyceum Course
 The tenth nuKber of the Mesa Hign lyceum course will be presented at the Orpheum theater Monday evening, April 19. Sir John Foster Fraser Of Edinburgh, Scotland, will present his famous lecture, "A Diplomat at Large, a theme that affords great study or international affairs and on which MT. Fraser is regarded as an authority. The entertainer is making but three stops in the west-San Diego, Denver and Mesa-and owing to the fact that he will be compelled to take the 9:5O train that night out of Tempe for the east. the lecture will begin promptly at 8 o'clock Reserved seats for the at traction will be placed on sale tomor- row morning at Everybody's drug store.
 Gas Supply Limited The shortage of gasoline has become more acute in Mesa. Practically all of the service stations are limiting their sales and confining them as closely as possible to business cars. Owners of tractors are busy planting their cotton crops and will suffer most particularly from the shortage. but yesterday most of them were issued limited amounts of gas. At the local office of the Union stage line 1t was said that an ample supply of gas to keep their cars in operation was on