Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-08
Period of Disorder Un.
known foT Decades is
Predicted.
EXPENSE TREMENDOUS
Twenty-Five Million a Year Cost
to Government-MoTe
Bombs Found.

London. May s.-DameGe to property
in me British isles caused by militant
suffragets the past three months
amounts IN more than 81 10000 &C
cordins to an Official estimate today by
the authorities Of Scotland yards. To
this sum, they say. must be added the
Increased cost OF protecting lives ard
property. Three detectives have been
asE'gned TO watch over each member
OF the cabinet az all times, while all
suspected persons are shadowed By
plain clothes men and all public build
ings are under guard.
WORSE THINGS TO COME.
Figured at this rate. suffraget activi-
ties are costing the country at least
s25.000,O 900 a year
The militant section Of the British
suffragets intend 10 inaugurate a cam
pa'gn OF even greater violence in order
TO avenge the defeat OF the woman's
suffrage bill Tuesday night and the
prosecution OF the central militant or
ganization Advanced members ot the
fighting sisterhood declared today that
events OF the last few days are 10 be
eelipsed by worse things 10 come"
EXPECT SYMPATHY.
The woman's suffrage newspaper,
Votes for Women. edited by Mr. and
MS Petbick Lawrence. says today:
We see before the country a period
for decades. perhaps for centuries. We
see the prospect for violence being
answered by violence in a terrible
creccendo. We see the likelihood OF
crimes being symrathizsd with, if not
condoned and approved. by many of
the most respectable law-abidiag mem.
bers Of the community"
POLICE WARNED.
The police are greatly concerned
about the Increase in bomb attacks on
buildings At Cottenham. in northeast
London, this morning a bomb, discov-
cred outside the door Of n shop, was
removed before It had time 10 explode
The authorities have evidence that
many constitutional suffragets have
feat OF the suffrage bill. There is nc
question the number cf militants is
growing larger
MRS. DRJIMMOND IN COLLAPSE.
General" Mrs. Flora Drummond Goa
lapsed and fell in a heap on the fiooI
OF the prisoners inclosure in Dow
street police court this morning when
a.,
age act resumed against suffraget
leaders. She was carried out OF the
court by the jailer and wardress. The
court room was filled TO overfiowing
when eight "conspirators," including
Miss Laura Lennox. Miss Annie Ken
ney and Chemist Clayton, were
brought in.
Further correspondence was pro
duced by Counsel for the Treasur!
Archibald Bodkin in which the &C
cused advocated Sbig things" such a:
a general raid on public letter boxe!
in LJndon and war on the house o
lords. TO be accomplished by mean:
OF a suffraget typist. who could Sc
cure a position on the reporting staff
According TO Bodkin a circular founC
in Miss Lennoxs residence announc
ing formation OF a branch societ!
called ''Y. II. B." Inspector LAwrenc,
Of Scotland yard explained the initials
stood for young hot bloods," 10 which
married women are eligible.
HIGH RENTAL PAID.
From a statement by the prosecu
tion II is shown the rental paid fo
the Womens Social and Politica
unions Offices was $500 yearly, ris
ing to SIl.25O. The case was adjourn
ed until May 13, all the women beinl
ailoFed bail OF $1,000 each, owing t,
their health. Mrs. Drummond had
second collapse just before adjourn
ment