Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-06
WOMEN ARE At WORK =
PREPARING THEIR CASE
Prominent Men Assist in Collecting
Evidence for Them.
STREET CROWD Is ABAsHED
Mrs. Street Silences "Hoodlums' by.
Offering to Defend Herself.
From Offensive
Remarks.

poiee, ana the poicemen on duty along
renhsyivania avenue during the suffrage
PROCESSION last Monday were placed on
the grill before subcommittee Of the
senate District committee this afternoon
to explain why better police protection
was not afforded the marchers in the
pageant
Many prominent men and women AT.
tended the hearing and gave evidence
about the conduct Of the police during the
procession and told Of how woman march.
ers were insulted by the crowds along
pennsylvania avenue. The suffragists
spent the morning collecting more evi.
dence which will be submitted later
The hearing was before Cenators Jones,
Dillingham; and Pomerene. CON prising the
subcommittee appointed by Senator GAL
linger, chairman OF the Senate District
committee, under authority OF a resoisl.
ton adopted by the Senate just before
/ adjournment Tuesday.
Laugh at sylvester's Defense.
Before the hearing was under way. at
l 30 O'Clock. every available chair and
all standing. space In the large hearing
room in the Senate Office building, where
the Titanic disaster ives investigated.
were filled and there wassa . crowd outside
the doors.
The reading Of the report from the Dis
trict Commissioners and from Mai Syl.
vester explaining the conditions alonc
Pennsylvania avenue during the suffrage
pageant occupied the first half hour OF
the inquiry. At several of the explana.
tions made by Police Chief Sylvester the
women In the -assembiage laughed
Miss Alice Paul, Chairman Jones an-
nounced. was to. take charge or the
presentations OF the witnesees, and she
announced. that Miss julia LAthrop ot
sss e9taafsn,: suneer g. 8 Aecfurss
Imiral Van Reypen were to be the nrss
MAJ sassiss syirsstsr sst IN j rear eors.r %
the room with Inspector Boyle from police
sci Stephens ana his photographer had
seats at the. committee table, and Mr.
Stephens evidently was preparing to cross-
examine witnesses.
Prominent In the Inquiry.
Prominent among the people who are
| taking a special interest In the hear
ing are Miss julia Lathror. chief OF
Ins children's bureau OF the Depart-
ment Of Labor: Mrs. David Fairchild.
Miss Sophy Stanton. granddaughter OF
roe Hopkins. Rear Admiral Richard
Wainwright, former Surgeon General
IVAN Reypen Of the navy, Clifford Pin
chot, Commodore Moore, Z. 8. M re-
tired: Mrs. c. U. Stone, wife of Repre-
sentative Stone of Illinois: Mrs. George
Cove, Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley and two
sons Of Senator La Toilette. Leading
Washington business men are taking 4
deep interest In the hearing
|. Gen. Anson Mills will testify before
the committee later, but is now at
tending to the investigation by the
District Commissioners for the suffra-
gists, and will complete this phase OF
the work prior to going before any con-
gressional committee. He appeared be-
fore the Commissioners at their board
meeting yesterday afternoon. and ask
ed that immediate steps be taken to
find out who was responsible for the
interference with the suffrage pageant.
The subcommittee of the Senate Dis
trfct committee Is acting under the
following resolution:
THAT the committee on the District OF
Columbia, by q subcommittee or other
wise, be. and it is hereby. authorized ana
directed to investigate the conduct OF the
District police and the police Department.
of the District of Columbia in connection
with the woman suffrage parade March
a. 1913 and ascertain whether said poles
or police department was negligent In
protecting the participants in said Pas
rade from interference, insult and indigs
yity and submit its report and recons
mendations as soon as possible. and said
committee shall have authority to sums
mon witnesses, administer oaths and take
testimony"