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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-03
A GREAT RALLY.

There was one of the greatest and
most unique gatherings at the city
Auditorium on Sunday, April %, ever
known in this state or city, when more
q han three thousand people crowded
into the Auditorium, representing the
eight colored churches of Des Moines.
These churches came together III union
competitive rally, and for the purpose
sof forming a closer relationship and
mutual understanding, at such time
AS this, when all men should be display
ing the truest bonds Of brotherhood.
The meeting accomplished its pur-
pose. Never before has there been a
meeting Of any kind held in this city
where 50 much Of the real brotherhood
and sisterhood spirit was shown.
"a the choirs of the various chnrchesl
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-03
Put the Dollar to Work.

When q manufacturer or other pro-
Queer Of real wealth does a profitable
business and turns his profits back
into the business, he gives en-
ployment to men and creates more
real wealth as he progresses year by
fellowmen than he would If he gave
all his profits In charity, because 1t Is
better to make people self-supporting
and independent than it Is to give them
something for nothing no. matter how
worthy the motives may be.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-03

IOlaI
Eeyeryune was overJoyed ana
broad smile seemed to mark every face
Then Rev. H. A. Perry read the foi'
lowing resolutions:
Whereas we are living in new anu
progressive age, and
Whereas. we are a distinct race,
called from the diamond fields OF Al
riea TO the cream of civilization, ana
whereas. this race is being iynehed,
burned at the stake and varIousiy per
secuted, at such time as tins when
this nation should be cemented as one
great unit, the scyering bombs are
being dropped almost continuously. es-
pecially in the Southland, where here
and there mob violence reigns.
Therefore be it resolved, that tins
race proclaim and celebrate the first
Saturday in August as a national raciai
holiday, that this day shall be held an
nually as a day of review of the events
of injustice meted out to the race dur.
ing the past year, and that epistles or
protest be sent to every authority III
the nation, state and county and even
country places wherever the uneven
hand of Justice is used, and that this
day shall be held sacred to us, until
mob violence shall be driven from the
face of the earth.
Signed: II. A. Perry, Geo. w. Robin
son, Samuel Bates, $. l.. Brit, r. >
Hodges, Joe Renolds, II. f. King, II II.
Wilson, NJ. Turney. @@. .~.@
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under excellent direction OF Miss Etnri
Bower joined in one great meiodions
chorus and thrilled the audience WIFI
their harmonious voices. showing that
their two months of hard practice mad
been well spent.
DIR. III. X. Wilson Of Texas gave q
most inspiring address. using as the
basis of his discourse, The people had
a mind to work.
Then each pastor of the cight
churches made five minute appeals TOT
financial assistance. Then the finance
was taken and was reported as follows:
The Union Baptist, Rev. j. H.
Renolds, pastor ..-......-.s s--sV
corinthian baptist, Rev. Geo.
W. Robinson, pastor oi-oo
Union Congregational, Rev. II. "a
f.. King, pastor "o''o
First A. N. E. Zion, Rev. r. .
Hodge, pastor o'.oo
Maple Street Baptist, Rev. =.
Bates, pastor .........-... 2l-.oo
Asbury II. E., Mr.. White, Off
eating ..... .oo
Bethel A. NJ. f., Rev. ii. a
Perry, pastor .-...-.... fi-''"
st. Paul A. NJ. r.. Rev. >. L.
Brit, pastor .......-..a.-.-s+. 4,'.o"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-03
FINAL NOTICE OF CANCELLA-
TON OF CONTRACT.
To Owen Delaney and Mrs. Owen De-

To Owen Delaney and Mrs. Owen De-
laney:
You, and each OF you, are hereby
notified that you have failed to per-
form the contract and agreement en-
tered into by you, Owen Delaney, with
j. E Loan on the 10Th day Of Septem-
Der, A. D. 1915, for the purchase Of
the following described real estate
situated in Polk county, Iowa, towit:
Lot 1853 in L. M. Mann's LIST addition
to Oak Park, now included in and
forming a part of the city Of Des
Moines.
Your failure to perform said con-
tract and agreements consists of the
following matters, towit:
Amount of principal interest, taxes
and insurance, which should have been
paid to this date according to contract,
$135. v
Amount which has been paid, as per
payments made, $500.
Amount past due and unpaid, $4,000
And by reason thereof the said J..
Levitt, present owner of contract,
does now in accordance with said con-
tract and the provisions of section
1929, chapter z, title Fl, of the code
of Iowa t1897) as amended, cause this
notice to be served upon you Of his
intention to forfeit and cancel the
said contract after thirty days (3O)
from the completed service of this no
tice, and that unless you within the
said thirty (30) days perform all the
obligations of said contract on your
part delinquent and make all pay
ments of principal, interest, taxes and
insurance and as above set forth, and
also pay the cost of serving this no
tice, that said contract and all your
rights therein and Hereunder, in and
to said real estate described, shall be
declared null and void and forfeited
and shall cease and determine, and
you will govern yourselves accord
ingly.
Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this
10th day of April, A. D. 1918.
J. Levitt
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The True and the False.

The president of bank, when asked
by a young clerk how he could distin-
guish the counterfeit bills from the
good, said: Get familiar with the good
bills, and you Will recognize the bad
bills at sight" Here is vast volume
Of general wisdom summed mp In
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II Other DAYS.

Until a New Jersey man tried to
cosner the potato crop Of his neighbor.
hood the mosquito was considered the
most undesirable predatory insect pro-
isd'sKced in that section Of the country.
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desire to announce that l am a can
didate for nomination for second term
as State Senator from Polk County, sub
iect to the republican primaries June 8
1918 ADDISON NJ. PARKER.
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The sun., 1918-07-03
TRANSOCEAN PILOTS PLENTY.
w. II. workman Insists on Pies
for Direct Delivery.

w. ii. Workman. general manager OF
the Handley-P Page Company in America
continued his plea for the feasibility Of
transatlantic delivery OF bombing
planes to France yesterday by answer
ing an argument that there would no,
be enough fiers trained here TO pilot
the 10000 planes he proposes 10 have
the Government build.
"A year ago there we're 10000 pilots
going to he trained by January I of
this year" he said, "and a great mum.
her OF these have received their elemen-
tary and advanced training. There are
In France at least 1000 American pilots
now waiting for aeroplanes to ny. The
Congressional report recently published
states that there are 5000 military
aviation students under training In this
country. and most OF these are waiting
to be sent abroad.
1.-THE pilots now trained are DELAYED
by lack OF shipping space for planes al.
ready made. We would need 1000 pilots
In December and 1000 each month
thereafter. I understand there are As.
600 male applicants for army and navy
flying. They could be made expert In
time to carry out this programme"
The sun., 1918-07-03
u. S. CONTROL URGED
FOR WAR CHARITIES
Swann Wants Baker to Act to
Prevent Fraud.

Formal action to bring about Govern
ment supervision over war charities dur
ing the period of the war was taken yes
terday by Distr.c. Attorney Swami, act
ing on a presentment handed down by
the Grand Jury last week.
In letter addressed to Secretary OF
War Baker. as chairman of the Council
OF National Defence, Mr.. Swami called
attention to the Grand Jury present
ment, a copy OF which accompanied the
letter.
my Investigations. covering a period
of more than six months" the District
Attorney wrote. convince me that war
charities should be. for the duration OF
the war under official supervision, In or
der to protect the public against imposi.
tions and the men at the front in the
enjoyment OF the intended benefices.
patriotic societies should he subjecte ed
to national supervision and control and
the bona flde ones would not object &c
reasonable regulations, This would pre-
vent rival alleged patriotic organizations
from springing up and attempting Ia
take advantage of the good name and
reputation Of the original society,""
The sun., 1918-07-03

political wheel Mr.. Hearst should get
the Endorsement OF that convention II Is
safe to say that another candidate will
be entered in the primaries against him.
This would mean Democratic primary
fight that would be likely to overshadow
the Republican contest.
Friends OF District Attorney Swami
were spreading a story last night that he
was the dark horse" Mr. Hearst was
actually backing. This was not taken
seriously. however. as there seems to
be no chance that he would be agreeable
to the upstate men.
1t Is safe to say that petitions placing
Mr. Hearst in the field as a candidate at
the primaries will be filed, which will
give him a strategic position where he
could hold his candidacy as a menace
over the Democratic organization. Such
petitions can be withdrawn up to Au-
gust rs.
William F. Delaney, Democratic
leader of the Twentieth Assembly dis
trict. Brooklyn. has been Endorsed by
his district organization as candidate
for Comptroller on the State ticket.
This Is the district In which Mayor Hy-
ian lives. Bird S. Coler. Commissioner
OF Charities. who also lives in Brook
lyn. has had his eyes on this nomination.
The sun., 1918-07-03
U.BOAT SURVIVORS ARRIVE.
Second officer of the Indien
Thinks Captain Perished.

Nine survivors OF the Danish steam
ship 1ndien, sunk northeast of the Azores
by German submarine shell fire on March
81, arrived at an Atlantic port Yesterday
by Spanish liner and gave details OF
their experience. II. c. Tvested, second
officer, believes his skipper, Capt.
Kierulff and twenty-eight men In two
lifeboats persisted in a heavy storm that
came near smashing the lifeboat carry
ing Tvested and his fellow survivors.
After six days battling with bad
weather and tall combers they arrived at
the Azores They said the U-boat began
Smelling the Indien without warning and
the skipper ordered all hands to abandon
her. which they did in three lifeboats.
The submarines captain took the mer-
chant skipper aboard, Confscated his
papers, questioned him and then let him
go. The three boats were in company
only day. Tvested's boat was the only
one that was heard from.
The sun., 1918-07-03
INTRUDER SHOOTS MAN ABED.
Stranger Then Escapes-Nfctim
Dying in Hospital.

Franz Wilschutz rs. a florist. was
awakened at o'clock this morning and.
turning over in bed, he saw man
standing in his room in a second floor
apartment at 542 West 159th street
When wilschutz asked the stranger
what he was doing the man turned
quickly toward the bed, drew revolver
and fired FIVE shots point blank.
The first bullet struck Wilschutz in
the mouth. Two other shots went wild.
the bullets lodging in the wall The
others struck Wlschutz, one In the right
arm and the other in the right hand.
The shooting awakened two women
asleep in another part of the apartment.
from whom Wllschutz rented his room.
The man who had done the shooting
was gone when the women ran scream
ing into the hallway and summoned a
policeman.
Wilschutz was unconscious and was
taken dying to ST. Lawrence Hospital.
Investigation by the police failed to re-
veal how the man who did the shooting
got into the apartment.
The sun., 1918-07-03
LABOR BOARD RULING
WILL AFFECT $4,000
Body in Bridgeport to Settle
Old Wage Dispute.

BRIDGnPoRT. Conn, July .. - Ninety
per cert. OF all factory workers in
bridgeport approximately $4,000 per-
sons. Will be affected by the final wage
decision of the War Labor Policies
Board section now meeting In this city
to clear the strife that has long existed
between the macHinists and the manu-
facturers.
At the close OF the session of the War
Labor Board tonight lists of signed
pledges OF the heads OF Atty Industries
In this city. assuring that every one
OF their workers, including all classes,
would be paid In accordance with tho
flnal adjudGment of the board, we're
placed in the public record OF the Labor
Board hearing.
The pledges Of the war industry hea is
were submitted to Chairman Frank
Walsh of the Labor Board. In three
sections. One part included the fac
tories that agreed to make any wage
award Of tho Labor Board retroactive
TO May |. last. Two other sections Of
pledges were from the factories that
pledged to abide by any decision OF the
board, hut made no specifications as 10
what date the new wages would date
from.
The sun., 1918-07-03
TWO PRECIOUS BLACK BAGS
CHANGE HANDS IN STA TON
Mother Loses Picture of Her Soldier Son but Finds
$1,000 in Bonds and Jewels-But 1t Comes
Out as in Play

nodishly gowned woman describing
Chicago and poorly dressed woman
calling herself Mrs. Jane Riley sat side
by side In the waiting room of the
Pennsylvania station yesterday. Be-
tween them on the seat were small black
bags. Mrs. Thompson's bag contained
bonds, jewelry and cash. all of the value
of 1000. and Mrs. Riley's held her
son Denny's photograph. his homemade
sweater. a purse with cents In 1t and
the remains OF luncheon.
The women paid absolutely no atten.
ton to each other and nothing hap
pened until a big voiced station attend
ant announced that the up. r. r. Linz
tied No. 27' for the West was ready
Then Mrs. Thompson started for the
gate with Mrs. Rileys bag and Mrs.
Riley slowly began to walk out OF the
station with Mrs Thompson's bag Mrs.
Thompson was bound for Tulsa, Okla. h,
and the minute she opened the bag to
get her ticket for presentation at the
gate she saw Denny's picture and Mrs.
Riley's poor little lunch. and shrieked,
"Oh. my diamonds."
Chung to More Precious Jewel.
Station Master william H. Egan
heard the cry OF distress, asked Mrs
Thompson to remember where she last
saw her bag heard the story of IAN
elderly woman sitting near by" and
then began a search for the elderly
woman"
They caught UP with Mrs Riley and
the little black bag near the Seventh
avenue entrance. suggested that mis-
take had been made and invited her to
open the grip.
"l'll do nothing of the kind" she re-
torted. It's my own Denny's picture
that's i'm 1t and it's all mine. You can't
have it,
Bill Egan, who has a very gracious
way where there are tangles and mys-
teries 10 be unravelled. induced Mrs.
Riley TO accompany him to his office,
where they were Joined by Mrs. Thomp-
son.
Denny's mother opened the bag she
The sun., 1918-07-03
KERENSKY MAY BE
HERE NEXT WEEK
Former Russian Premier Will
Seek I. S. Aid to Rcha-
bilitatc Country.


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evolve order o,,t IF chaos pro-,ier,n,n.
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ing Socialist coalition GoNeInine"
which will unite the warning factions r.
that torn courtrv is 70 ohtain ,rone-.
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The sun., 1918-07-03
O'LEARY HID TRAIL
OF BROTHER, CHARGE
Sent kilograms to AdirOn-
dacks to Confuse PurSuers,
Says Barnes.

The jury which will pass on the Gov
aided his brother. jeremiah A. O'Leary.
20 attempt to evade trial by fleeing to
the Pacific coast was completed yester-
day near the close OF the second day Of
the trial Both sides exhausted the
challenges allotted TO them before the
jury was accepted.
The jury is composed of the following
Albert A Wendland. $50 East 1S3d
street. real estate and insuran nee agent.
foreman; Stephen G. Breihof. $3.50
Briggs avenue. dealer In heaters Charles
l.. Foote. town of Bedford. Westchester
county, editor: Jacob b. Radlch, 73l
Kelly street. dry goods Ernest g.
Adams. Gel West lslst street, artist
Thomas G. Reid. 2jS Fifth avenue.
manager; Morris Cantor West Eight
een,h street. curtains Frank Il. Pierdon.
7oj West l79th street. manager Jerome
w. B!ckart, salesman. - East Ninety
fourth street Joseph NJ Fishman. 3Ol
ST. Nicholas avenue, milliner: Frank T..
Bliss, 500 West l1ith street, broker
Louis +. Bliss. 1899 Boston road. real
estate agent.
The prosecutor portrayed the state ri
| mind Of the brothers during the night
of scmi-hystcrical discussion OF Jere-
| miah's troubles preceding the departure
OF jeremiah and Lyons for the West, IN
way that made II seem almost as Il
he were pleading extenuating circum-
stances for the defence. but he switched
suddenly To charge that John was guilty
| of deceit and trickery in trying to hide
I the trail OF his brother from Federal in
vestigators.
Mr., Barnes declared that John
OLeary sent fake telegram to jeremiah
and to friends in the Ad!rondacks that
he misled COZ, Thomas r. Fielder. Jere-
miahs lawyer. and that he lied to the
Grand Jury which helped in the search
| for the fugitive.
Lied" was the word Mr.. Barnes used
! and Col. Fielder objected vigorously to it,
! Mr.. Barnes declared that the Govern.
ment's case rested on the testimony OF
Arthur Lyons. an Investigator in the
law office of the OLearys. who fed with
jeremiah to the Pacific coast. Lyons
| returned. was arrested and became q
witness for the Government
! III you believe the story of Lyons
| there can he no verdict In this case ex.
cept verdict OF guilty" said Mr.
| Rarnes, 'If you have a reasonable
! doubt in regard to 1t you should acquir
! the defendant"
| Louis +. Goldman. a clerk in Jere.
| Iniah's law office, was the first witness
! Az n commissioner Of deeds he signed
| the power Of attorney given by Jere.
mi6h to John o'Leary on May 4. THAI
| transaction constitutes the overt act al,
legged in the indictment.
jeremiah O'Leary had a hit Of pla \
with his wife and three Of their chill
! dren in the office Of Thomas II. McCar,
! thy, United States Marshal, Yesterday
/ He was brought from the Tomhs prSo
! for postponed conference with JuIg,
! Hand relating to an assignment OF cour,
sci TO him. Judge Hand was busy try,
ing case and the prisoner spent sew.
c,ai hours in the company OF his fam.
| ily.
The sun., 1918-07-03
WILSON PROUD OF
STREET NAMESAKE
Writes NeUark Official He
Appreciates Act.

President Wilson feels honored by the
action of the Newark City Commission
In changing the name OF Hamburg
place. one of the main thoroughfares Of
the city. to Wilson avenue lie said 80 in
letter which Director Thomas l., RAY
mond OF the Department of Streets and
Public Improvements received yesterday
from him.
The change was made recently when
other streets with German names were
renamed. Mr.. Raymond recommended
the changes and wrote 10 the Presiden,
that Hamburg place was being renamed
as tribute to him. The Presidents re-
ply follows:
my Dear Mr.. Raymond am in re-
ceipt of your kind letter of yesterday
and wish to express 10 you and through
you to the city authorities my very deem
appreciation of the honor they have done
me in naming one OF the main business
thoroughfares of the city Wilson avenue.
] am particularly gratified to be honored
In this way by the authorities of one OF
the chief cities of my own State
Cordially and sincerely yours,
"WooDFow WILSON,"
The sun., 1918-07-03
COHEN is RETRIEVED
AS BAFE MURDERER
Governor Grants Time to
ProUe Conspiracy.
Special Despatch TO the srx,

Albany. July 2.-Joseph Cohen, SEN
fenced 10 death for procuring the STAY
ing OF Barnett Ban, wealthy New York
city poultry king" is to have another
chance to prove that his conviction was
the result OF conspiracy. Gov. Whit
man granted n reprieve to-day in the
execution of the sentence. which had
been fixed for the week beginning July "a.
Frank Moss. attorney for Cohen, and
a committee led by DR.. Samuel Buchler.
formerly chaplain at Sing Sing prison
and now Deputy Commissioner Of Char
tiles In New York, requested the re-
prieve II was based upon the assertion
that evidence to be submitted at the
trial OF William Simon, accused of con-
spracy In the Ban case. will show
Cohen was guiltless Of the crime for
which he has been condemned.
The Governors reprieve postpones ex-
ecution of Cohen until the first week OF
October. 1t was granted with the un-
Outstanding that unless Simon has been
tried before that date the reprieve viii
be extended until Simon has been tried.
The sun., 1918-07-03
BAN ON FIREWORKS HERE
$1,000 Fine Awaits Dealer " no
Sells Explosives.

IT might be supposed that with wr
going on the 1000. 600 or 50 Is t~ =
town would be allowed to imflrr 'r"
big proceedings on the wcsirr. 'rr"
with some miniature explosions ~ '"c'
own on July 4, There are grca'o' d1r-
gers Just now for display ~ r'rcHr,'
however than there were before p,"ie
began to he safe and sane. and tic -
ficials Of the Bureau Of Fire Prey~"''a
began tour OF Inspection yoS's"l1'
that is to round up every store .0r1r'
with a supply Of fireworks
Joseph \. Mcrabe, q Rrookly0 '~--'
tor. said the fireworks han Wa 'hr'-
oughly on No permits OF arN
have been issued, and any one r.Ig'
with So much as a piece of punk "-
hand will he treated SUMMARY. store
keepers, including druggists, w.. e'
tempt to violate the law will ho .'i'e
| to a $1,000 fine or one year Inv jail