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Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-14
ASH WEDNESDAY
MARKS START Of
LENTEN SEASON
Forty Days Of Penance And
Prayer Precede Easter Fes-
tival = Quaint And Curious
Medieval Customs In Connec-
ton With Observance.
FORMER SEVERITY OF
PENITENTIAL PERIOD

Ash Wednesday which falls this
year on February Il, and marks the
teginning of the Lenten season, car
ries the reminder that the best and
worst of winter are behind us. and
springtime approaches. Religiously
considered Ash Wednesday takes its
name from the ceremonial use OF
ashes as a symbol of penitence. which
traced back to the penance OF sack
cloth and ashes spoken OF by the Old
Testament prophets.
Prior to the Reformation. all Chris
tian telievers conformed to this an
cient ceremonial. It's use has been
abandoned in later days by the re-
formed churches, and is now retain
ed by the commandments OF the
Church of Rome alone: in whose
places of worship ashes obtained
from the burning of palms blest on
Palm Sunday of the year previous are
thrice sprinkled with holy water and
censed Thereafter the officiating
priests make the sign OF the Cross
upon the forehead of communicates
with the thumb dipped I'm consecrated
ashes, intoning the words: "Remom-
Der man. that thou art dust. and unto
dust thou shalt return" This Gus
tom dates lack at least TO the early
days OF the Eighth Century.
Church Services
Among the reformed churches. the
Church OF England marks the day by
Commination Service. parts of
which are taken from the Benedictus
Cinerum in the old Sarum Manual.
and a distinctive element OF which
is the reading of Gods condemnation
OF impenitent sinners from the Book
OF Deuteronomy. The Prayer Book
of the Episcopal Church provides a
special Penitential Office for Ash
Wednesday which includes the more
ancient part OF the Comminatlon
Service. II is an impressive service
OF penitent confession and supplica-
tion, and is said kneeling.
In the Anglican and Lutheran Com.
munions as well as in the Roman
Catholic. however the Lenten Fast is
still maintained; and though through
the year the period of fasting has fire.
quently varied. by common accep-
tance among all Christian Commune
ions the forty day period is now OBJ
served; and not without reason since
forty" is scriptural number. For
forty years. for illustration, the chill
dren OF Israel were under discipline
in the Wilderness. Moses tasted for
ty days in the Mount Elijah was
forty days in the Wilderness. For
forty days, Christ tasted before en-
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Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-14
Notice Of Removal!

The undersigned hereby gives
aouce that he is moving his place
business from 423 West street
Cathedral street. Telephone
@,R
w. HANDBOOK.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-14
CADETS ARE Off ON
SEA TRIP, BELIEF
Investigations Fail To Locate
Two St. Johns Boys Who
Absented Selves

Although diligent inquiries have
been made concerning Jack Fouts. of
Lakeland. Fla. and Richard j. Nc
Guire. of near Cambridge, Md, ST.
Johns College Cadets who disappear
ed from the institution early Monday
morning no information has been
learned, and authorities of the College
apparently are satisfied that they have
carried out an oft-expressed plan of
shipping aboard some outgoing
steamship from Baltimore or other
nearby port for a junket to the west
coast of South America. yalparais,
Chile, is said to be the destination of
the youngsters, according to reports
about the College campus. Fouts. ac-
cording to officials at the College, is
Il years old. and Mcguire. II.
Left Their Trunks Behind
The Cadets were members of the
sophomore class, and had been room
mates and close cnums since entering
College. DIR. Thomas Fell. president
or the College, said this morning he
has no dubt but that the boys have
carried their plans into execution. 1t
is reported that Fouts had been as
sured of position when he reached
Chile. and this proved an additional
incentive for the trip and his chum,
unwilling for the separation, decided
to make the trip with him. The pair
took along sufficient clothing, it is
said, but their trunks. containing con
siderable of their belongings. still re-
main in their room in the dormitory
building.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-14
SSOCIATED PRESS

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y.. e. Evening Capital.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
WITNESSES FLEE FROM MOB
Their Homes Riddled With Bullets.
Brothers Follow Warning.
BY the Associated Press.

Tulsa, Okla, Sept. 29.-Military
forces were sent to Greek county today
in search of Leonard and Floyd Cook,
brothers, and their wives. who are
missing from their homes following an
appearance before the Tulsa military
commission to give testimony describ-
ing the attack of masked men on their
home on May 6. 1923.
\ note warning the Cook brothers
to leave the community was found on
the door of their home by the soldiers.
I'VE have been here. and you had
better leave.r it said.
Jake Hyde and Morris Evans. named
in military information growing out of
the attack on the Cook dwelling. and
held for trial scheduled TO begin here
next Tuesday. may not be prosecuted if
the missing persons are not loca ted.
officers declared.
TheW Identification of the transcript
of their military testimony. it was
said. is necessary to the states case.
G. III. Cook. father of the two broth
ers. says he knows nothing of their
whereabouts.
"They took their wives and went off
in a hurry after they read note"
he said.
"They wouldn't tell us where they
were going. They just said they were
going away"
The Cook homes are located in an
isolated spot near the Arkansas river
bank.
A dozen bullet holes through the
walls and windows support the testi-
mony of the missing men.
Jake Morrow, near relative OF the
Cooks. left with his family for Illinois
two days after the attack.
Describing the attack before the mil
itary court. one of the missing men
said a number of masked men forcel
his family out into the night after fir
ing a fusillade Of bullets through the
house. His wife, he said. was struck
down by the marauders while carrying
a 5-months-old baby in her arms.
After setting fire to the house in an
attempt to destroy it, the witness testi-
fled the masked men left in autcmo-
biles.
The blaze was later extinguished, he
said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
RUN DOWN BY TRUCK
Negro Boy Hits Aged Man While
Crossing the Street.

c. l.. Smith, proprietor of the Ran
dali Hotel, North Presa and Mar
ket streets, was seriously injured
when run down by a motor truck at
10 O'Clock Saturday morning. The
accident occurred at the intersection
of Camden street and Brooklyn ave
nue..
Hit by the car, Mr.. Smith. whose
age, the police report, is 90, was
hurled approximately twelve feet from
the path of the car, said to have been
moving at a rapid rate.
had no chance TO escape" Mi.
Smith said, after he had been re-
moved TO his apartments in the Ran
dali Hotel. when / first started
TO walk across the street the truck
was nearly a block away. But hard
ly had | reached the center OF the
intersection than the ear was upon
me. i tried TO dodge it but the driv'
er. negro boy. whirled the car IN
the same direction"
The negro bow. driving the car. po-
lice report. is J. Brown, aged about
16 or IL years old. and was driving
truck. police said, owned by the
Tobin Hill Grocery.
Mr.. Smith was knocked into
dazed condition but retained con-
ciousness. 1t is feared. it was re-
norted. he has sustained internal IN
juries. He also sustained severe
wound on the right temple.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
SAN ANTONIO KLANSMEN
ASK ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS
WITH BOOKS AND VOUCHERS
Say Ralph Cameron Gets $4,000 a
Year as Grand Dragon and Titan.
Also Charge a Conspiracy-Want
Correct Membership List of San
Antonio Khan and Texas Khan Pro-
duced in 73rd District Court. i.

demand that correct roster of the members of
the Ku Klux Khan in San Antonio well of the entire
state of Texas be produced in the 73rd district court is
contained in filed Saturday by the defendants
the injunction suit brought September 81 against local
klansmen by the khan headquarters at Atlanta The
also demands accounting of funds collected by the
kan and funds dsbursed that the books and vouchers
be brought into court and that the Atlanta headquarters
be made such other information necessary
to the proper hearing of the injunction suit
1t also alleges that Ralph Cameron of San Antonio,
Grand Dragon of Realm of Texas and Great Titan of Pro-
vince No of the klan receives $50 900 per and
that H. W. Evans Imperial Wizard receives 100000 per
annum conspiracy is also charged.
The original injunction suit restrained the local khan
from comforting the second Knights of Kamea degree
1t directed against DR.. Fred B. Johnson George w.
Keeling, w. T. Garvin George H. Cahoon,-Hopkins.
Frank L. Bradford P. D. Mathis, Henry A. Rogers Oliver
Sorte, Jack Darnell Lonnie Irwin E. P Rochester OF
Bexar county, w. j. Simmons of Atlanta and DR.. s E.
Howse of Travis county Subsequent to the filing of the
suit Irwin denied membership in the khan. t
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
BODY OF MURDERED
YOUTH DISCOVERED
IN MUDDY STREAM
Mount Pleasant Citizens
Aroused Over Fiendish
Staying.

Mount Pleasant. Tex, Sept. 90
Hundreds of citizens searching for
Otis Ballard, who disappeared from
his home here Monday night. found
the boys body, weighted with iron,
protruding from Cypress creek, Fri
day evening.
The creek is about 100 yards west
of the Mount Pleasant-Pittsburg road.
The waters had receded, following
recent rains.
The body was prevented from rising
to the surface by a railroad brake
shoe wired about his waist, ana a sack
had been wrapped around the boys
head.
The base of the skull was appar-
emily crushed, as there were two
bruises on the back OF the head.
A mole, Billiards. hair and a bruised
finger, bandaged, served as identifi-
cations.
Ballard had been named a witness
in criminal case due to come up for
trial at Gilmer, Tex, next week.
Five arrests have been made in
connection with the case.
One of the prisoners is negro and
the others are white.
Two are being held here and three
have been removed to other points Cor
safekeeping.
Glenn Gray, under Indictment for
bank robbery in Upshur and Titus
counties, against whom Ballard was
the principal states witness. was
taken to Bowie county last night and
placed in the county Jail at Boston
for safekeeping.
He is not included in the five ar
rested in connection with the murder
.k2t is being held for investigation.
The~deputy sheriff bringing Gray
to Bowie county was followed out of
Mount Pleasant by several carloads
OF persons reported to be threatening
10 lynch the prisoner.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
WILL BE CLOUDY
Clear and Cool Weather Is in View
Within a Few Days.

Skies here will be partly cloudy to
cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, ac-
cording to the weather bureau fore
cast, but Observer j. ii. Jarboe looks
for no rain for the time being. In
fact, it appears likely, judging from
the Saturday weather map, that the
cloudiness will be of short duration
and before many days clear, cool
weather will arrive. An area of high
barometer, bringing lower temperatures
is drifting in over the Northwest
coast. As yet it is too far away to
Judge accurately here, but in all likeli-
hood its influence will be felt in San
Antonio. Freezing weather was re-
ported as near as Modena, Utah, early
Saturday as the result of the approach
ing high
Temperature here over Sunday will
reach maximum between 81 and 30,
according to the forecast, much the
same as Friday and Saturday. Winds
will be light to moderate and easterly
to southerly in direction.
A low pocketed over Wyoming and
neighboring states continued TO 'cut
up" during the night and more than
an inch additional rain fell at the
scene of Thursday nights disastrous
train wreck. A little snow in the re-
gion was also reported.
Atlantic coast points reported light
showers, the aftermath of the storm
area passing out TO sea in north
easterly direction.
The weather outlook for the week
beginning Monday for the gulf states
is generally fair and normal tempera-
lures.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
WOMAN In SPEEDING.
CAR CRIES FOR HELP:
POLICE MYSTIFlED
Three Reports Made From
as Many Parts of
the City.

4 speeding automobile and WON
man screaming help kept city de
tectives. motorcycle officers and sta
ton men on the 90 FOR an hour Fri
day midnight. The case remained a
mystery when dawn hroke. Neither
car nor the woman could be found.
The first report reached police
when Sycamore street residents telc-
phoned headquarters that speeding
automobile carrying woman had
passed south along the thoroughfare.
The woman. they reported. was cali
ing for help. Station officers re-
spOnded.
A similar call came in a few min
utes later from the 800 block North
Pine street. residents reporting that
two men and a woman in the car
lad aroused the neighhorhood. the
woman appealing for help. Motor
cycle officers were detailed on the
call. No trace of the car was found.
The third call came in at II 80 Sat
uriay morning when the car and the
woman was again report
ed. but this time on Nebraska street.
Detectives joined in the chase, but
with the same result. Earlier in the
night. reports received by the police
were to the effect two men were seen
struggling with woman on Nebras-
ka street. one holding his hand over
the woman's mouth as she sought to
srrcnm
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
WALTON LOSES
COURT BATTLE
OVER ELECTION
But Citizens May Not Get
to Vote on Proposed Leg
islature Session.
BALLOTS NOT PRINTED
Governors Employees Doing
Nothing to Facilitate
Tuesdays Vote.
BALLOTS NOT PRINTED
BY the Associated Press.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Sept. 90
The state supreme court at noon to-
day denied an application of Governor
J. c. Walton for a rehearing of his
appeal from decision of the secre-
tary of state that would have prevent
ed a vote Tuesday on an initiated
bill to permit the state Legislature
to convene itself to investigate off
cial conduct of state officials.
This removes the last legal obstacle
to the submission of the question and
it will be voted on unless some new
action to prevent it is instituted be-
fore Tuesday.
The writ vas sought by Campbell
Russell, instigator of the petition
initiating the question and one of
Walton's bitterest political enemies.
1t was pointed out that the action
of the court does not order the ques-
ton submitted. 1t merely eliminates
all legai barriers. II IS still possible
for an injunction action to be brought
barring the question, the way for such
action having been left open when the
court earlier in the day denied an
application for n writ of mandamus
TO compel the election board TO put the
question ON the ballot.
With the way thus opened, w. G..
McAlister, secretary of the state cleo
ton board, asked George L. Short.
state attorney general, for an opinion
as TO whether he should put the Ques-
ton on the ballot.
Short was preparing the opinion
shortly after noon.
Another obstacle arose simultane-
ously with the final court action when
it became known that contracts for
printing the ballots have not been let.
These contracts are let by the state
board of affairs upon specifications
submitted BIZ the election board. Be.
cause Of the press Of time, t is planned
TO have them printed locally in each
community. Ben Lafayette, chair
man of the board of affairs. however.
had not appeared at his office early in
the afternoon, and nothing had been
done toward printing the ballots for
any of the questions to h, submitted.
He is an appointee of Governor Wal
ton.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29

Aurelano Urrua Charged With Assassination Mexico City,
Tourist Dollars Help
Everyone in the City,

The Greater Publicity which is spon-
the drive 100000 fund for the of building San
Antonio and Southwest advertising has
goal is reached
it is right proper this should though the
necessity did manifest isi through the difficulty of
money subscribers" The action
only keepers
big cafes
There is earning his her living in San Antonio
but afford invest the publicity fund and hope
the the opinion of that the
slight the actual facts
brought the Investigation in other cities where the
tourist trade is heavy. The tourists dollar divided just
businesses the dollar of other resident of the
the he is the prospective and actual
of business from newboy banker and in majority
of he has and spends than the ordinary resident His
dollar the circulation the in which he
spending his and adds to the wealth of that town.
The c prosperity the prosperity of citizen in it. There
questioning the added prosperity caused by thousands of visitors
putting circulation the city and just surely
questioning that business every tradesman
every professional aborng in way gets his
benefit from that
solicitors call Invest your dollar
publicity fund and proudly participate in the
You'll share of the tourist dollars
Help to tell the Antonios attractions winter
playground.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
ACCUSED SOMERVELL
MOONSHINER GETS 2
YEAR PRISON TERM
ConUicted Man, Indicted
on II Counts, Will
q Appeal Case.

Meridian, Tex, Sept. 29.-J. c.
Pruitt of Glenrose, was found guilty
of manufacturing whiskey in Somer-
veil county and given two years in
the state penitentiary by jury in dis
trict court here Friday afternoon.
Motion for a new trial will be made,
according to Pruitt's attorneys.
The case was the first one trans
ferred to this county.
Pruitt was indicted on eleven
counts and another case is pending
against him.
Forty-four persons were indicted
as a result of the raid in Somer-
veil county by Texas rangers re-
Gently.
Thirty-one have been arrested while
thirteen are still at large.
Only three defendants have been
docketed SO far in this county.
Others will be transferred here.
The other cases pending here prob
ably will be continued on account 10
absent witnesses
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
TO CREMATE BANDIT
kIuxers Put Cross OF Red Roses on
Grave of Dead Jailer.

Dallas. Tex, Sept. 29.-The body
of c. L. Gaines. bandit. killed in the
county Jail Wednesday. probably will
be sent TO San Antonio for crema-
ton if instructions received. from his
mother, who is in indianapolis, are
carried out.
Pete Welk. indicted. charged with
the Staying of Willis G. Champion.
county assistant jailer, who was shot
in the attempted Jail break Wednes-
day night. will face trial under
charges of murder, just as soon as he
is able to stand trial, officials de-
clare.
Champion was buried yesterday.
A dozen members of the Ku Klux
Khan in full regalia. their leader I'M
masked. laid a cross of red roses on
the newly made mound.
After a moment of prayer they left.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
CLOUDBURST AND
TORNADO CLAIM
EIGHTEEN LIVES
Eight Mourners Perish
When Raging Flood
Sweeps House Away.

Omaha. Neb., Sept. 29.-Eighteen
known dead, three. missing, more than
a dozen seriously injured and property
damage estimated at more than half a
million dollars, is the toll of a tor
nado and cioudbursts which visite''
Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska
last night.
At Council Bluffs, Iowa, five per
sons are known to be dead, three are
missing and five seriously injured.
Property damage is estimated at more
than $2J0.000.
Eight mourners were drowned al
Louisville. Neb., when the house
where the body of Mrs. Mary Nc
Crayer lay was washed into Mill
creek, which became a raging torrent.
having risen five feet in less than
an hour, following a cloudburst.
DIR. A. A. Ward, physician oil
Marquette, Neb., on his way to make
a professional call. fas killed when
blinded by rain and hail, his car
skidded and turned over.
Three persons are reported as miss
ing at Council Bluffs, and it is be
lieved that they may have been
washed into Indian creek, which l.
out of its banks because Of the heavy
rains of the past few days.
Fire followed the tornado and sew
eral barns. homes and warehouses
were destroyed.
Persons living near Salt creek. in
the western part of Lincoln, Neb.
we're forced to flee TO higher ground
when that creek. which at this time
of the year ordinarily is dry, left its
banks.
Several trains out OF this city foi
Kansas City and Chicago remained
here because railroad officials feareo
that many of the bridges might give
way under their weight.
Bridges were carried away by rivers
and creeks out of their banks 10
Nebraska and highways in some part,
of the state were under a foot OF
water. Telephone and telegraph com
municatiOn was disrupted temporarily
Water early today was runnins
from three to six feet deep in tn.
business section of Council Bluffs an
buildings are coated with a foot OF
mud. All traffic between this city and
Council Bluffs was suspended and the
Gas company in the latter place said
it was unable TO supply gas for cooS-
ing or lighting purposes because The
engine room of its plant was flooded
and the machinery rendered useless.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
MURDER IS SOLVED?
Youth Saws Beaumont Couple Beaten
10 Death With Iron Bar.

BVeaumont. Tex. Sept. 29.-The
murder on September l. of p. o. Rial
of Beaumont and Miss Bessie Carl.
of Houston in woodland, near here.
is believed to have been partly solved
by the arrest of Nerlie Adams, II.
negro. who yesterday gave officers a
description of the slayer and an ac-
count of the method of the killing.
According to Adams story. the
couple were beaten TO death with. an
iron bar by another neg"0 and then
the man was shot. With the descrip-
ton Adams gave of the n. gro. police
have spread a dragnet expected to re-
suit in his arrest. The onlT thing
lacking in checking up the chain OF
evidence given by the youth. according
TO the police. is discovery Of the bar
with which he said the murder was
committed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
BOY TURNS In ALARM
Six Crews Make Run Friday After
noon on False Call.

a 12-year-old boy and stone. Fire
Chief Sarran REPORTS, were response
bic for a false fire alarm being sound
ed Friday afternoon, which caused
half dozen crews Il run TO the cor
ncr of San Pedro and Magnolia ave
nues.
Information given the fire chief
upon his arrival on the scene was
that the youth hurled stone, as
large as a mans fist. The stone
struck the fire alarm box, causing the
trip to fall and sounding an alarm.
Fire broke ont in the home of NJ. j.
Flowers. in Ellis alley, at , 80 Fri
day afternoon. A defective piece of
electrical wiring was blamed for the
blaze. The fire was checked before
flames gained much Roadway. The
damage is estimated at SO.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
MACON LASH CASE
JURY DISCHARGED
WITHOUT VERDICT
Jurors Hopelessly Dead
locked at 9 to 3 for
Conviction.

Macon, Ga, Sept. 2g.-The jury
that has been considering the case of
DR.. C. A. Yarbrough, charged with riot,
was discharged by Judge Will Gum
in city court at 10 O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t had had the case since
4 30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Members of the jury, after being
discharged, said the final ballot stood
8 to 3 for conviction. The first bal
lot was q to 6 and the second to D.
Gradually, as three or four ballots a
day were taken, it dwindled TO . to
3 for conviction and stood at that
point for the last two days.
Attorneys and others connected with
the court stated that Il. IS was the
longest period jury in a mislemranor
case had been out in their recollec-
ton of Macon courts. The jury had
had the case almost 20 hours.