Evening star., 1918-04-20
War Attitude Closes Doors of
Courthouse to Sena-
toriaI Candidate. =.
MOB IN CALIFORNIA SETS
FIRE TO CANVAS CHURCH
Pastor and His Elders Had Refused
to Pay Homage to the
Stars and Stripes.

By the Associated Press.
ELLSWORTH, Kas., April 20.-For-
mer United States Senator James L.
Bristow of Calina. now candidate for
the nomination for that office, was re-
fused permission by the county COM
to deliver an address here
last night in the courthouse.
Some time ago Guy T. Helvering,
in Congress from the
fifth Kansas district. sent a telegram
to Gov. Arthur Capper protesting
against Mr.. Bristow's attitude on the
war and demanding his dismissal as
chairman of the Kansas public utilities
commission, a position he resigned re-
Gently to become a candidate for the
senatorial nomination. Gov. Capper
refused to act regarding Mr.. Helver-
ing's demand that Mr.. Bristow be dis
missed.
Tabernacle Burned by Mob.
BERKELEY. Cal. April 20.-The
Church of the Living God. large can
vas tabernacle used by a religious sect
mob of men and boys because the
pastor, Josiah Sykes. and his elders
refused to lower the American flag at
sundown and join with the congrega-
tion in singing the national anthem.
During the disturbance that started
when the church officials refused to
grant the mob's request. one of the
elders switched out the lights while
another elder turned in riot call.
When the police arrived the taberna-
Gle was in darkness. but the tent was
heaving and billowing from the activi-
succeeded in clearing the premises
when all the tent guy ropes were cut.
sending the big expanse Of canvas in q
mass onto the struggling
crowd.
Fire was started at the rear of the
tinguished the blaze than another part
Of the tent was found to be burning.
Soon the entire tabernacle was In flames,
Pastor Sykes and two of his elders
the tabernacle last night by several
hundred brys when they refused to
sing the national anthem.
Accused Attorney surrenders.
QUINCY, ILL.,, April 2o-Theodore
Pape, leading lawyer and former city
attorney for whom United States mar
shals have been searching since Thurs
day afternoon for violation of the
espionage act, walked into the sheriff s
office yesterday and gave himself up.
Pape is said to-have- refused to buy
bonds. declaring that he wanted
way to realize his hope was to with
hold money from the government.
Pape was hanged in effigy during the
night.
Suspected Man in Hiding.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 20.-The
whereabouts of E. Kohlenburg, who
was recently ordered by a local Wig
ilance committee to leave Birmingham,
is not known. Reports that he had en-
listed in the Army could not be con-
firmed at local recruiting offices. Koh-
lenburg was born in Germany, but
claims to be an American citizen. He is
of draft age, is registered and expected
to be called up in few days
The case has attracted unusual at
tention here because of his prominence
as q horticulturist. Department of Jus
tice agents have had him under con-
slant surveillance, but have made no
charges against him.
Narrowly Escapes Death.
CoLLINSvILLE. Okla, April 20
Henry Rheimer, who narrowly escaped
death last night at the hands Of fifty
men bent upon hanging him for al
legged disloyalty today was taken to Tulsa,
where federal authorities announced he
later would be placed in Jail at Muskogee
for safe keeping.
Rheimer early today, it was said, prac-
tically had recovered from the effects Of
his experience last night, when the men
swung him into the air until he was in a
seni-conscious state and released him
only at the request of Charles Miller, as
sistant chief Of police, who pleaded that
he be given a hearing. Rheiner had been
taken from Miller and two patrolmen at
the Jail during the evening by members
of the party. who dragged the prisoner to
the Home Guard Armory, tied an electric
light cord about his neck and swung it
over a basket ball goal post He was then
placed upon a chair. and after he had
complied with a command that he kiss
every star on an American flag the chair
was removed and his body left swinging
in the air. He was allowed to hang fifteen
seconds or more before his captorS re-
Tented and cut him down.
Rheimer was arrested after it had been
an American flag that defense
council committee ordered him to fly at
his home during the period of the war
had disappeared. He also is accused of
having said:
"I hate the United States flag"
He is fifty years old and claims to be
pf Russian nativity