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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
CENTERVILLE NEWS.
s T,ast Wook

The Valentine social given at the
home of Mrs. w. Smith on Thursday
February 18th, by Mrs. w. Smith and
| sister, Ruth, proved to be quite sue
| cess. A large crowd attended the So
cial and all departed at late hour
declaring Mrs. and Miss Smith good
entertaine
The B. Y. p. U. is still progressing
nicely. A large crowd is present each
meeting.
Rev. M. Darlington preached two
soul-stirring sermons Sunday, both
morning and evening, to a we'll filled
house.
Sunday school is still progressing
nicely
Mrs. Stella Nash was able to attend
services Sunday for the first time
since November. Her many friends
were glad to see her present after so
long an absence.
Mrs. B. B. Baker, who has been
suffering with severe cold, is able to
be out again.
Mr.. L. Kearney is also able to be
out, after suffering with tonsilitis.
Mrs. oe Saunders, Mr.. Willie Car
ter and Mrs. Mary Mcdonald all re-
main the same.
Mrs. Hannah Oliver is reported on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. VIM. Clark, Mrs. Fred May
field and Miss Grace Hicks were visit
ing friends in Mystic Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Jessie Reed has returned home
from Minneapolis, Mimi, after visit
ing for two weeks with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. w. Smith is indisposed at this
writing, also Mrs. E. Martin.
Mrs. Mildred Mayfeld and Mrs.
Emma Hicks will entertain the Mis-
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sion Circle on Tuesday, February 10
at the home Of Mrs. Hicks on Easi
Jackson street.
The Mission Circle will have then
Mission sermon preached Sunday aft
ernoon by Rev. NJ. Darlington and 9
short program in connection.
The Clio club will give an enter
tainment Saturday night, February
%, for the benefit of the janitor.
(Last Week.
The Ladies' Progressive League is
sincerely trying to do its "bit." All
of it's members are 100 per cent eff
cient in the Red Cross and large per
cent of it's members are also knitting
for the Red Cross. Several garments
have been knitted and turned in to the
local chapter. At recent meeting
$500 was voted out for the Y. w. C.
A. army fund.
We hope to participate in the next
Liberty loan. Some Of it's members
are mothering soldier boys at Camp
Dodge, Iowa, and Camp Funston, Kan
We note by the February number
of the "Crisis" that the homestead of
Frederick Douglass in Anacostia, D.
c., has been redeemed. In less than
one year the president of the Nation
al Association of Colored Women,
Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, has been en-
abled to sign the check wiping out
every dollar of it's indebtedness on
Cedar Hill. We say with the editor
of the Crisis, all honor, to Mrs. Tai
bert.
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Below we publish list Of Madam
C.. j. Walkers agents associated with
their address: D..
Mrs Mary Mease-Scott, 1O40 Fourth
Street Place. Phone Walnut 1859.
Mrs. F. j. Stone Robinson, 1927
Walker street. Phone Black 1461.
Mrs. Mamie Howard, 1893 West
Fourteenth street. Phone Drake
246S j.
Mrs. Addie French, 1853 Buchanan
street. Phone Maple 1915.
Mrs. Lula Anderson, 1857 Samson
street.
Mrs. G. c. Johnson, s25 West Thir-
teenth street. Phone Walnut 1880.
Mrs. Lillian Burrell, 1920 Fourth
Street Place. Phone Walnut 1929
Mrs. Mary Midget, Perry, Iowa.
General delivery.
The above agents are prepared to
take care Of the scalp and hair Of both
races.
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A Pleasant Physic

When you want a pleasant physic
give Chamberlain's Tablets a trial.
Ihey are mild and gentle in their &C.
ton and always produce pleasant
cathartic effect. For sale by all deal
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

Mrs. E. Walker departed Sunday,
February 18th, to visit in Quincy,
ILL.,, and parts of Missouri.
Mrs. Cora Ford is stopping in the
city for an indefinite period.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
V|CE-PRES|DENT To
VISIT Will M|NGTON
Large Crowd Expected TO Hear
Hon. T r Marshall at Play
house Tonight.

Nice-presidcnt Thomas r Marshall
who Is to address a massmcetIng at The
Playhouse tonight, under Democratic
auspices. viii he guest of nlted States
Senator Willard salisbury during his
stay in Wilmington
Arrangements have been made for
accommodating large number of persons
a The Playhouse tonight, and It i OK
pectcd that the seating capacity Of the
theatre will he taxed II will therefore,
be Necessary to 90 carly IN order to b.
sure OF getting scat
The visit OF the Vice President IL at-
tractlng unusual interest, not only among
Democrats, but among the people gener-
ally. and there is reason 10 believe that
there will be many Republicans III the
audience.
Various Democratic cubs abou, the
city have arranged To attend the meeting,
each one going in body. They will not
however, occupy the space that IS reserved
for the general public. The meeting
will be open to all, regardless of politics
and the Democratic committees extend
an invitation to all persons interested
in hearing campaign issues discussed to
attend
Brief addresses will also be made y
Continued page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
PENHA. AUTO DRIVER
CAUSES DEATH HERE
Police Seek Owner Of Machine
Which Struck Wagon Injuring
Man Who Dies Later.

Wilmington police are seeking the ar-
rest of the driver Of the automobile
bearing a Pennsylvania license tag No
2S5. .05l, who is accused of causing the
death of Jack Charlton, employed al the
German wood yard al the foot Of ID
street
While driving ia q wagon drawn by i
single horse Yesterday at the corner OF A
and Market streets, this city, Charlton ;
outfit was hit by the auto causing his
horse TO run away, crash into big auto
truck owned by the United Transfer
Company, and throw Charlton forGbly
70 the ground lie was picked up IN
conscious by Policeman Charles Ii Nor
row and rushed to the Homeopathic
Hospital ia the Phunix ambulance, where
Re died from his INJURIES about midnight
last night
The driver Of the auto which caused
the fatality did not stop after the accl-
dent. according to the police, but fed
III his car
Policeman Morrow was able to take
down the number Of the car as it sped
away. The police here believe they will
identify the owner Of the car sometime
today whom they expect will be abie to
throw light on who was driving the ma
chine whom II struck Charlton team,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
COLLAPSE Of TURKEY
A GREAT TRIUMPH
Released Allied Army Wa Soon x
Cast in Mighty Roe, says
Paris Newspaper

ny Associated rr.>> A>c-y sNen"-
PARIS. Nay Ial ap.t4.at.aa
Turkey a.ray0E anticipated. aa~ Haoa.
nevertheless. orEema impress
trauee \ev~pan.r~ ltc'are i s1 nc a
eycu' ut supreme Importance
Thr convention 81 upsr.F N-i-
e.r, character. ~AN- hc Na.u. lal
Il no Na4 affects .hc cage waca alI.
eventually a, --uDl uth thv lurhsh
Empire NJ Waaf S Interesting however t.
the immediate can~ ,aeuecs r. s1c
arm,stcc
First III ..i. tue 1r.Ltvr uari ae
British auuce Sd Syria Palestine 4Ad
Nr>ouotaua wlli uc released
THc army nt t1y Oreny which wll
soon br rne afut oi .ac save aaa .he
Danuac VIII ne neraa., called lnon r2
plan 4 gr,at rolc i0r winch ts rtniorn
ncn hv seasoned elements wli nc dt-
.ir4bIg Id amy early date When aa
Dartiauelics trc opened lht -hld ficc.
viii restore llgpa communication MtA
Rumania ,ls Il Is hardly probable .a5
tha C,0cbtu, hu Sle-'ag nd thc kl--
siam icai SOLD Ip t,crmanN t'N the Ho.-
@heNlk uu offer resistance ihg .hys
Wlii aeu nolu hg Ngaltyrraa aa a- te'7
I'll thlina lua greater RQ-7i"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
RIVER BANK BREAK
HURTS THE GROWTH
Of DELAWARE CITY
Drives the Marlin Rockwell Hous-
ing Projects in the Direction
of Middletown.
SAUL SBURY is INTERESTED

Unlike It's neighbors. New Castle and
NIiddletown, which are increasing In
ponulation and prosperlng commercially,
Delaware City Is not deriving any benefit
from its proximity to munItlon plants.
New Castle Is benefited by the Bethlehem
she'll loading industry and Aliddletown by
the Marlin-Rockwell, on which the
Federal Government Is spending large
sums Of money. Delaware City says 1t Is
"lonahcd' hy the deplorablc condition
ii the road leading from its southern
limits To Port Penn and passing through
the Marlin Rockwell plant.
\ section of thc Delaware River bank
between Delaware City and Port Penn,
broke during 4 severe storm III April. ana
the breach. then 5O feet in length, now Is
10 feet long. The break Is near range and
shore lights and 20e feet south OF the
s,Iuice at the mouth of st. Georges Greek.
midway between Delaware City and Port
Penn and close to the northern boundary
j. the Alarlin-Rockwell plant, which Is
two and ,ne-haf miles south OF Delaware
City.
\ a result Of the mishap. water from
the river flows inland almost u st.
Georges. seven miles distant. rendering
1000 acres of farm land some ol the best
in the district unfit for usc. and ri Q
covers large sections Of the Delaware City
Port Penn. Dutch Neck and Nt Georges
roads Because of the flooding q farm
land. many farmers have sold their live
stock or lett the locality The Delaware
City-Port Penn road and adjacent high
wavs are inundated in various places ~
high tide. and nearly mile Of the road
leading from Delaware City - Port Penn
IS constantly submerged often to a depth
of seven feet At high tide traffic on the
worst section Of the Delaware City-Port
Penn road Is abandoned, but At ehb q
tide tcamlng, although permissible, Is
difficult Narln-Rockweli land : drained
i,y means Of ~luiee constructed by the
Federal Government To maintain power
nd telephone lines along the Delaware
Citv-Port Penn road Northumberland
had 10 sink barrels containing stone and
plant poles in the foundation thus afford
ed. Tie lower section OF the For du Pont
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
AUSTRIAAS FLEE
ON 1OO-MILE LINE,
ARMIES CRUSHED
No Further Move for Armistice
Reported; Kaiser Abdication
Purnor Wont Down.
AUSTRIA,S TROOPS SPLIT
r. +zS9r4a,ed press 3 Every Evening

b. associated Press Every Evening
paris Nov p a Austria
armies battered hv rhc blows 1f The
italians. British and French. are feeling
pell-mpi IN fr0ne III more fhan one
hundred miles from the Brenta river east
and south 81 the Adrlatic Apparently
the enemy has lost all power n resistance
on the import art Sectcrs 81 the ront
Countless numbers Qf prisoners are beng
taken bv the allies.
ALLIED AnMIEs Ar FoE : HEELS
East of the Piave ali the allied armies
arc marching ramdlv toward the Tagli4-
r,enro In 9lr-Jllt of rha AG-tran> ho
T. venza RIVER fifteen fnlles east "a rae
Pave ana eighteen mites rom nn a.
harenra has beer reached md cro~-e'i.
while -u taa south aLp1g me .oNt ttrgl-
rth b fnp lirtatir the lta.lan Mra
..rTuy afinae~ .o moTe ahead
uuNgE .RsrrA DEFENsE~ SMASHED
The ,railiaale enemy defense basTlon
around Monte GtappA aaS neen hrp7 el
o< he rlie~ and the -NusfuaaS sre ~
ririag lrricGlz from THE region netWeen
-ht. Rrenf4 uld tne Plave Northeast
of Monte GrappA rhe italians have
smashed trough ne tluero Gorge alc
Bellltno further charging tne wedge
between the AUSTRIAN armies II N~aesla
and these tn he mountains.
AIS ra-Huugarx ; Internal Situation.
as bad. i nrt verse. than Eaat ne
armies on the Italian front. CouIc
Michael karolyI announces he tn~uu,-
jiou of . repl,oilc IN 5uaapest alter i
successful revolution and ArenouNe te-
~eDn. he emperor reprg~eH C.Itye. .L1s
left the city Emperor Charles. 10 ie-
parting from Vienna L : rep, rJed. 'a-
strf.cted Tie authorities - hand over rlo
government Jo The @eN power "}zholf
resistance
During H. ,urmoti Ia Budapest Count
NSza. the iorruer Hung ytan premier nl>
.,~8Sslua+e3 ~ i soldier
There have been 40 further repurJs an
the progress of ne plea ot he Nastlaa
army command for M ..ruI,tlcc De
-ails of The aruu>tlee rern., gwen lGrAes
stIll are uG3iSrlc~e8 IA large part
Reports oa conditions a Germany are
ueagre due probably 70 hc German
censorship Emperor William Is ~aid 10
have gone to German grand headquac-
tiers Reports ol Tie emperor a9,uca-
ton >rtl persist
On the western front frou fhc Dutch
border 10 Switzerland fhe alt!tS Main-
tam the,r urcs.afe but except FIR The new
Brush thrust ucar Naenccuue> Hghl-
lnc activity IS coufBcj - artllles< ducis
Of VARYING intensity rhe German Inns
south of NalenciepncS IS the Important
sector between tsheut and the Neuse and
IN lis collapse might compel t'cInlstn ~
tircnent Oh i large ~cdle
Field Marshal Hang agtln ats takvu al
offensive operations on the front soufh
II Naleuc3enncs aud reports his troops
are making good progress carly todHE
Tn the tlench from and on the Nmoucan
sectors east and west u fhe Msesi>e only
the artillery has been active
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01

Former Ambassador 10 Ger
many James W. Gerard, in a state
fnent on October 80. says: Il
lived a long time in Germany. |
learned the language of that coun-
try. ! made il point 10 study
the soul of Germany. know that
Germany cannot understand our
political system. that if Congress
opposed TO the President is elected
they will believe again what they
believed before we dared 10 war with
them, tina, there is in the United
States great number of people
favorable 10 the German cause and
opposed TO the President and 10
war, and, encouraged by this be-
lief, the military resistance of the
people will again stifieu and the
favorable moment of the Allies may
pass.
The statement of Mr.. Gerard
presents the strongest possible
warning to the American people as
10 the danger in yielding to the
partisan outcries of Theodore Roose-
yeit and his followers. This warn
ing becomes particularly significant
by referring 10 an article which
appeared in the Cologne Gazette,
the imperial organ Of Germany, on
August IL. translated and repro
duced in the New York Times
October %. The Gazette said:
Little by little the winter of dis
content is setting in for Wilson. the
dictator. Al the beginning of No
vembcr the people will in the con-
gressionai elections sit in iudg-
ment over him and his war policies.
The Gazette continues, referring
TO President Wilson: He not
only wants the sole control of the
government and of the conduct
of the war in lis thousand ramiii-
cations, but in addition he also as
plres To manipulate the election.
thus curtaiIing the opportunity of
people of one hundred million To
exercise TO the limit its eonstitu-
tional rights. Wilson'S methods
are the act of desperate man. No
one knows that better than him
self. That he takes sidesteps,
shows how he distrusts the future
and just as he has in 1917. Thought
less than nothing of international
Iaw when il suited him 10 do SO, he !
also puts aside the constitution the
moment ii becomes inc0nyenIent
10 him. Ii is trial of strength
which Wilson thus proy0kes. If he
succeeds his dictatorship rests upon
a foundation enabling him to pro-
claim himself The czar of America
without fear OF enconnlering opposi-
ti0n. but the probability is that he
will not succeed. In any event the
November elections will have IA
significance such as they never had
before
Such Infamous attacks upon the
purposes of The American presi-
dent from such a high German
source should meet with the re-
sentiment of the American people.
The unfortunate phase of the
situation is that partisan leaders at
home have sought TO set up the same
contention in the United States.
namely that President Wilson is
actuated by desire 10 convert
Congress into u rubber stamp
Congress, as expressed by Chair
man Hays and Colonel Roosevelt.
The similarity of these views is
impressive.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
POWDERWORKER BROWNS
Body is Found in Brandywine
River Four Days After Man
Left Home

The body OF Ernest IIeatherington
3, years old, was found Yesterday in the
Brandywinc near kirkwood Park. After
bidding his bride of two months goodbye
81 his home, 52l Grant avenue, on Mon
day night, he left home to go to work at
the du Pont Powder Company, along the
Brandywine creek No trace of him was
found until early yesterday, when hls
body was found i'll the creek.
The body evidently had been in the
water for several days, it being in Il bad
condition. The body was removed To the
morgue where search OF the clothing
revealed a registration card made out III
the name of ieathcrington.
How the man came to his death IN
the water is mystery. there being no
marks of violence on the body Accord
ing to the copner's office, death was due
to drowning
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
MR., TAFT CHORTLES
AND IS SARCASTIC,
TALKING POLITICS
Declares at Queen Theatre Meeting
Mr.. Wilson S Fourteen Points
Are Indefinite.
CALLSG. SG.O.P.VICTORYVITAL

William Howard Taft, ex-President OF
the United States, rotund, smiling, genial
good -humorcd as of wore and 1t stili Is
said in Washington that no chief t.xecutivf
of the nation ever possessed all OF THESE
qualities in quite the same degree as he
stood before n great audience IN the
Queen Theatre last night and voiced ms
opinion on the political issues ot the DAY
which is only another way OF saying that
thcv were really opinions by Il Republican:
of Repubicans and for Republicans,
And this for the reason that what Re
nublicans have done to make these same
political issues and what they intend
further to do regarding them-h the
people so will it on election day-reallv
doomed large in the passage of the minutes
and bulked strongly in all that MIR. Taft
said
Not that he did not have much 10 say
about his successor in the White House.
President Wilson. for MIR Wilson's acts
and policies figured very extensively,
hut that what was said OF him was from
the viewpoint Of the Republican cam
paigncr Speaking on the eve Of a vItallv
important congressional and Senatorial
election. with politics very much IN the
state Of unfinished business and tar and
away removed from any thought CT a
motion to adjourn not even approach
ING the stage of new business, tor the
matter oi that
lie was not vitriohc that's the type
of campaign speech better left 70 the
Sage 81 Oyster BAY Rather was he
chiefly sarcastic, gently Iihing, adroitiv
joshful vcneering his criticisms with
banter ana oiling his inyectlve with a
gay little laugh.
THE TtFrIAN LAUGH
something must be said for that laugh
farit was laugh Of sorts, kind OF demi-
chortlc. dcrni-snicker, vocal grin. com
pctc individual hluc-ribbon, the sort
that would make Raymond llitchcocH
good for applause every time nc might
turn Il loose. or add half 4 cublt to th'
stature thistn0nlcall1. of course e
one of Al Fields head-Encr end men
And is tu that phase 81 lt, MIR laii
found il good and gave i plenty q en-
nlovTnent, which pleased the audience
lust the same as Col Roosevelt char
arteristic display nf the dental wealth tC
which Nature subjected him has pleased
many thousands Of hearcr spectators
-nouestionablv. Mr. Tafts laugh was
one Of the oratorlcatl features Of the even
ing.
30. Mr.. Taft did not excoriate Mr.
Wilson. because excoriatlon Of the three
ringed circus type OF MS predecessor Il
the White House would have beer
rendered anti-elimax by the laugF--anc
MIR. Taft is too much Of a good stage
manager Of speech1naking to permit suci
thing as that Glycinerated diatrlbe'
were his stock from the political munitloE
dump
Continued on page L
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
VIOLATE FUEL ORDER.
Merchants Break Pledge Not to
Light Show Windows After
Sunset.

Some merchants VINO agreed 10 comply
with the request Of the Fuel AdmlnIstra-
ton, not to light up their show windows
after sunset. have been violating their
promise, according to Charles II Ten
Wecgcs Delawarcs Fuel Administrator.
Some of these violations il is believed,
are due 10 the fact. that when the clocks
gcre moved back an hour, dealers who
had previously not nad to light ~ their
windows. found it necessary i they were
ID display their goods
According to the promise made the
merchants agreed to light up their show
windows on but Friday and Saturday
evenings ON all other nights, the win
dows were to rcmain dark
Administrator Ten Weegt~ and today
that the complaints Of merchants using
electricity for show windows display, bad
become 50 numerous that ms office
would have to take prompt action, IN
less the violations ceased The Adj
ninistration has the authority to make
things unpleasant for the merchants
and there will be no hesitation, Mr.. Ten
Weegcs says, if the violations continue.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
J. J. HORTY KILLED.
Wilmington Soldier Loses His
Life on Battlefield
of France.

Word was received here last night that
John J. Horty Of 1921 Harrison street
died on October z from wounds received
in action IN France
Mr.. Horty enlisted IN the regular army
in June, 1917. shortly after the United
States entered the war. He was assigned
to the fwenty-third regular infantry and
left for France carly IN September of last
year, with his regiment. one NJ the crack
outfits Of the army Prior to his enlist
ment he was employed by the du Pont 70
CAPTAIN PRICE DEAD
Ccntrevlle. Md, Nov Mr. and
Mrs Thomas Il H. Price Of CentreVlle
have received message from the Bureau
Of Navigation. United States Navy. IN
forming them Of the death Of their sun,
Cum Captain Thomas Edwin Price lie
died near the front in France from pncli-
monia The message stated that he dlcd
on Tuesday, Octobcr2
Young Price enlisted IN the Naval
Reserve force last August tle entered
the service ut Ocean City and vas soon
sent to the Virginia Rife Range Later
he went to the Indian Head Proving
Ground and aftcrward 70 the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard Several months 20 he
went to France on he George Washing
ton, and was there made o member of the
Naval Railway Battery tie vas pro
rnotcd from coxgwaiu 10 gln captain 4
month ago ne was moved 10 The front and
had since been engaged in handling big
gums used in bombarllIrp tho German
limos ITc vas q Years Old His brot her.
Robert r Prco. has been in Frame for
The last ~ months rs q member of the
Johns Hopkins Hospital unit
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
BIG DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
United States Senator Ashurst TO Speak al
10Th and King Tomorrow Afternoon.

Arrangements were made today for a
Dig Democratic rally in front Of the
community Chorus stand. King street
between Tenth and Eleventh. at )
clock tomorrow afternoon.
United states Senator Charlie i. Asi-
drs1 ol Arizona viii be the chief speaker
~enetor a>hurst is loyal supporter ot the
administration III Washington and he will
have some interesting things 70 tell.
.loseph A. OIoole addressed a meeting
y Pennsylvania railroad shop men at
Todd Cut at noon today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
TWO FIRES ONEIN FURNACE

An alarm of Ere II 8 40 O'Clock last
Il cmng. from box PA, thirty and Wash
ington streets was due 70 the unusual
smoke created by q resident ID that
neighDorhood kindling q fire in his fur
mace No damage except TO the coal
consumed
Another alarm. AZ $50 tins morning
came from q restaurant near eighth and
Market where fat fell into the fire No
damage resulted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
ITALIAN TROOPS
CAPTURE DROvES
OF AUSTR|ANS
Front in Northern Italy Collapses
Under Terrific Pressure of
Gen. Diaz's Army.
FOES ARTILLERY LOST

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Washington, Nov. l. Official
Rome dispatches today describing
the victorious sweep Of Italian and
allied armies that is demolishing the
Austrian front. says the lines are
moving forward in such great leaps
that II no longer is possible to identify
towns retaken or to count prisoners
and guns captured or Italians lib
Grated
Sixty thousand Italians held by the
enemy To work on defences in oecu-
pied territory already have been re-
leased.
With the Austrians everywhere in
flight and the Italian armies on two
wings about TO unite. it is said 10 be
impossible TO foresce where the few
enemy divisions that escape Nill stop
running.