Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-22
Extra Police on DUTY.

In all sections of the city as the day
advanced there were repeated calls for
additional police, and all night men
besides reserves were called out. Be
cause of the character of the rioters
the police were almost at a loss to
know how to handle the situation. but
in a number Of instances succeeded in
dispensing some Of the gatherings by
talking with the older children that
We're leaders.
The strike" continues to spread, and
reports are coming i'll from school
after school that the children have re-
fused to attend the sessions and are
parading about the neighborhoods of
the school buildings. Many of the pa
rades are led toward the center of the
city through dangerous mazes of traf-
fic, while the sidewalks are lined with
grown folks undecided whether to be
indignant or to take the matter as a
joke
Receives Messages of sympathy.
After Supt Heeter had been greeted in
church Sunday morning with congra tula-
tions, when he arrived in company with
Mrs. heeter. who testified for him, and
had been the recipient Of scores Of mes
sages of sympathy and bouquets of flow
ers, he decided to resume his Office. When
the noon edition of the afternoon papers
that are demanding his resignation or dis
charge came out with the news Of his re-
turn 10 office. mothers f1ocked to the
schools and commanded their children to
remain out. The movement spread quick
ly through the city until schools on
both sides of the river were affected.
Parades were formed and the children
marched through the business streets,
singing Good Night. Heeter'' and carry
ing crayoned signs saying, "kicll Heeter
Out"
Inspired by Older Heads.
Supt McQuaide of the police depart
ment this morning said that older heads
inspired the movement, pointing to the
display of the American flag at the head
of the professions. while herding the chill
dren into line We're young men whose
faces are familiar about newspaper cir
culatiOn departments.
ID. y. Oliver of the board OF euuca ton
in a statement this morning, said:
This is an organized and financed
movement to down the school board and
drive Heeter out
Irate Mother Spanks Marcher.
crowd of the strikers" from the
North Side marched across a bridge
over the Allegheny river and attempt
ed a demonstration before the Fulton
building in which is located the offices
of the board of education. In the wake
of the procession hurried mother
irate. She reached the crowd before
the Fulton building as several mounted
and foot patrolmen We're trying to dis
pcrse the shouting children. Elbowing
her way into the center of the crowd
she grabbed n youth off his feet. swung
him across her lap and whaled him
while his companions shouted in de-
riSion.
The woman then started for some Of
the other disturberS, but they dispersed
almost i'm the twinkling of an eye, while
the police expressed admiration for the
mother.
Toward the afternoon the paraders had
been dispersed about the center OF the
city, while from the outside districts but
spaSmodic outbreaks We're reported.
During a demonstration before the po-
lice headquarters some Of the older chill
dren refused to dsperse and maintain or
DER and three OF the offenders were lock-
ed up for violating city ordinances.