Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1924, Page 23

5 NEGROES EXECUTED Deathbed Pledge BY NEW PRISON HEAD; Texas Official Employed When 01d Deaths—Pulls Switch. SEES ACT “CASE OF DUTY” Could Not Do It, Says Executive.' ‘Who Resigned. i Ds the Associated Pres HUNTSVILLE, ~~While Walter M i Warden Refused to Direct | ° i { 1 i Made to Father'| Of Wilson Kept By the Associuted P WILMINGTON .. February 8 —The story of how he kept deathbed promise made to t Rev. Joseph Wilson, that he would cast the father's vote for Wood- row Wilson If he was ever nomi- nated for the presidency, was un- folded here by David servant in the family of dent when the latter's father was pastor of the Church here. “I have prayed God that my son may hold high office ameng men.” First Presbyterian | Biblical THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8,'.1924. Out Because | BISLE TRANSLATOR ANSWERS CRITICISM Says Story of Scarlet Woman Left John Did Not Write It. By the A ciated Press. CHICAGO, February 8.—Criticism of his omission of the story of the scar- let woman from his translation of the Gospel of St. John was answered by Dr. Edgar J. Goodspeed, professor of | - and patristic Greek at the | 1 i University of Chicaxo, | last night at a din inois Woman's Press Association. n an address r given by th alike,” sald Prof, Goodspeed, “have been disturbed at not finding the story of the adulteress woman. in John 7.53-8.11 in my translation, and some of them have hastily assumed that the omission was due to personal caprice or prejudice on my part. As a mnatter of fact, I have not the slight- est objection to the story. On the contray, I regard it as a classic of the soctal question. Not Part of Text. “The grounds for omitting this | striking and instructive story from the Gospel of St. Joln can be easily stated. Scholars of all schools agree liat It is not a part of the text of the pel of John. tament, said of the story: 1y certain that it was not Forty years ago ott und Prof. Hort, the Greek , after twenty-eight of work on thelr great edition, since 3y cepted as standurd all over tho story from the text of John. Twepty-five years ago the German scholars Weles and Nestlo left it out | of thelr editions of'the Greek text of John. “No Greek manuscript but one prior to the eight century contains the pus-, sage, and uo Greek patristic writing but ‘one before the tenth century shows acquaintance with it.” e It matters little what it {s that you want—whefher a situation or a ser- vant—a want ad in The Star will reach the person who will fill your want. be on the lookout for “Jimmy"” Miles, SEARCH IS FRUITLESS. ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 8.— Police departments of citles through- out this region have been notified to wanted by the police to explain his whereabouts Tuesday mnight, when Charles O'Neal, proprietor of the Washington Hotel bar here, was shot and kille Two_ days and nights' search for Miles by the entire St. Louls police department has proved unsuccessful, police state. Supper Dances If this Signature is NOT on the Box, it is NOT Bryant sald the Rev. Dr. Wilson Nightly —inthe PALM ROOM |f| Music by the famous Meyer f Davis New Willard Orchestra. Special Menu of tempting supper dishes. The New Willard || Pennsylvania Ave., 14th and F Streets || Frank S, Hight, warden at (he Texas bl Jiere, was officiating at the tion of five ‘ormer warden, R efully slept at his home here! use he chose to follow the die-} tes of his counscience. 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