Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
HAS A BIRD
Noted Local Scientist Calls It
an "Aeromobile."
PROPELLER IS POWERFUL
Will Lift $50 Pounds Straight Up
in the Air.
HE ISSUES A STATEMENT
Says He Has No Planes Yet, But
Predicts Speed Of 100
Miles an Hour.
POLICE BREAK UP MEETING
PLAYING OF MARSEILLA1SI
NEARLY STARTS RIOT.
Red Flags Waved and New York
Bluecoats Arrest Alexander
Berkman, the Anarchist.

NEW YORK. September San attempt
was made yesterday TO turn meeting OF
unemployed workingmen into an anarch-
istic demonstration. and for half an hour
the big meeting hall in Cooper Union.
where the meeting took place. was the
scene of wild excitement, during which
red flags were raised, the police de-
nounced and incendary speeches made.
Alexander Berkman the anarchist who
some years ago shot A.enry c. Prick, "A
steel company official, during the Home
stead strike in Pennsylvania was dragged
from the hall by the police and locked up.
A young woman who gave her name as
MARY Smith," and who stood by Berk-
man. was also arrested. and Emma Gold
man. recognized leader of the reds in
this country. was made to leave the hall.
Not since the disturbing scene follow
ing a meeting held in Grand Central Pal
ace to celebrate the acquittal of William
D. Haywood. accused of the murder of
eN-Gov. Steunenberg of Idaho, has the
anarchistic element raised such dis
tlIrbance here. Only the stern measures
adopted by the police prevented the meet
ing from becoming an out and ont an
archistic affair. although the unemployed
and Brot hcrhOOd Welfare Assocta ton
which planned the meeting had no other
intention than to present its claim that
j. +. Eads Howe of ST. Louis. some
times alluded to as the millionaire hobo"
planned the demonstration. He and other
officers of the Unemployed and Brother
hood Welfare Association have for some
time been making arrangements for a
monster parade and meeting Labor day.
but when the parade formed today there
were less than Loo in line. The police
say they recognized man. anarchists in
line. among them some who attended the
La.
IL bomb was thrown at the police which
killed u spectator and fatally wounded
the bomb-thrower himself
There were four big banners Of canvas
and many smaller flags and standards
carried in the parade, bearing such III
scriptionS as these:
''rWcnty-tive Thousand unemployed walk
The streets Of New York every night"
New York with all its glory had no
way To take care of its unemployed.'
I'VE want jobs %: bread for our fdlni-
lies.
Band Plays the Marseillaise.
AS the parade drew up in front of
Cooper Union a we'll dressed man stepped
to the side of Mr.. Howe and asked him
to have the band play the "Marseillaise. 7"
Mr.. Howe referred the man to the leader
of the band AS the French national air
was not on the program. the man gave the
band leader a dollar to play it.
1t was the playing of this air, identified
i'm past times with much blOOdShed.
that started the trouble. As soon as the
crowd had gathered in the hall the band
began to play the Marseillaise and in
an instant nearly every one present
jumped To his feet. cheering and stamping
on the floor. Red flags appeared, but the
police quickly made the holders of these
put them away
Alexander Berkman and Emma Gold
man entered the hall at this Juncture and
took seats near the platform.
This caused an outDurst and during the
excitement Berkman Sprang to his feet
and demanded to he allowed to take the
platform to defend the anarchistic doc
trines in which he believes Policemen
swarmed through the hall and ordered
the dis,urbcrs to he quiet while several
bluccoats surrounded Berknan. Emma
Goldman tried to reach his SIDE, but she
was stopped and told TO leave the hall or
she would be arrested She obeyed. Then
tho Young woman who said her name was
MARY Smith" fought her way to Berk-
mans side and urged him to take the
platform Berkman tried to do this and
was arrested.
Didn't Try Rescue.
The crowd closed in about the police
men and for moment ii looked as
though a rescue might be attempted, but
Rerkman remained calm and said moth
ing 10 urge his followers on. Other po-
Iiceman took Mary smith into custody
and the two were taken to police station
where they were locked up. charged with
disorderly conduct and melting riot.
DIR. Ben Reitman VINO calls himself
king of the Hoboes,' and who was one
of the first speakers. announced that his
speech had been written by Emma Gold
man. This brought forth cheering. DR..
Reitman was on the program for speech
on tina care of the I-nemplOyed," but
il was not noticed that he had anything
to say on this subject. Dr. Reitman
urged the unemployed to cease submitting
to labor He denounced public institu-
tons and then said:
Listen. This is anarchy, but tell you
.l.o,.x. he fey,.eI thousands eXnended