The Washington times., 1913-03-07

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fault. We did as we were ordered
would endeavor to identify the officer.
Senator a Witness.
Senator Poindexter was one of the
witnesses yesterday afternoon. The
committee. from him and other wit
nesses. heard tales of jibes. jeers, in
suits, coarse, and brutal remarks, and
even physical interference with
marchers. Drunken men abounded.
between the ranks. Senator Poin-
DEXTER charged flatly that the re-
sponsibility rested higher UP.
The whole tenor of the testimony
was that the police made no apparent
effort to cope with the situation. Ii
was represented that they were in
active. ignored appeals for help, and
behaved In a manner utterly mex
the responsible officials were hostile
10 the suffragists.
The Witnesses.
The witnesses heard in addition to
Senator Poindexter were:
Rear Admiral William K Van Reypen,
Mis- Julia c. Lathrop, chief Of the Chill
dren'e Bureau; Mrs Harriet Taylor Up
ton, of Warren, Ohio; Mrs. Jeanette
Gallinger. a daughter-in-law of Senator
Galiinger. of New Hampshire; Mrs.
Agnes jerks. Of Concord, N. H; Mrs.
Mrs. Able Scott Baker, of 1906 I street;
Miss Elizabeth B. Brown, of 1857 Euclid
street; Miss Emily Margaret White. Of
25Ss University place; Miss Bernet Het-
field, Of Brookland; Miss Maud Cecil
Gunther, of 1906 K street; George +.
Bowerman, 2s5s Ontario road: Mrs. Wal
ter Fisher, wife OF the former Secretary
of the Interior; Mrs. Frederick RAN
some. of 1855 Belmont street; Mrs. Helen
Hill Weed. Of Norwich. Conn; Miss
Hall. OF Dayton. Ohio; Philip Elliott, of
Tsp Vernon street. and Mrs. Sarah
MoIler, Of Hartford Conn.
Crowd Good Natured.
Through most of the testimony there
ran statements that appear to make
the conduct Of the police the more as
founding, to the effect that the crowd
was not dangerously hostile, but for the
most part good-natured. Many wen were
described as sood-naturedly drunk.
The effrontery was largely of the ma
ture to be expected of men in this con-
dition. according to some of the wit
nesses- Some Of the women told of the
admirable work done by the Boy Scouts,
who seem to have been the on , persons
who afforded the women protection.
ing a part Of the testimony. m N.Y. Rear u Az
miral Van Reypen said one of the floats
was driven by two negroes who were
unable to proceed on account of the
crowd. Instead Of clearing a path for
the float, the police arrested one of the
negro drivers.
Roughly Handled.
Patricia Street, of Australia. one of
the managers of the parade, showed a
great rent in her cloak which she said
was made by policeman who handled
her roughly. She told a startling story
an aged woman and spit tobacco Juice
in her face. Miss Street struck the
man with a stick and appealed to an
officer. who gave no protection.
If YOU would stay at home and tend
10 your own business you would not
need protection" the officer said, ac-
cording to Miss Street
Senator Poindexter told how an am
oulance came running the length Of the
2arade. He protested and halted the
charge displayed his badge and ordered
the chauffeur to run over the Senator,
who held his ground with a raised stick.
The ambulance finally retired. He fur
nished the committee with the numbers
of two sergeants and about twenty
disposition to help. He at first was un-
willing TO give these numbers.
Men Higher Up.
The responsibility rests on men
higher up" he said
Mrs. Helen Hill Weed told OF insult
ing language hurled at the "Puritans,"
one OF the organizations OF girls who
were parading. She said a drunken
negro seized the Connecticut banner
from the hands of a young girl
white policeman stood by laughing, and
1nally negro special officer seized
the offender and hustled him behind the
IF the committee viii pardon me.
will say that most of these expressions
and epithets hurled by drunken men and
boys at the parading women, appeared
to have been borrowed from the speech
OF Congressman Hefiin of Alabama"
said Mrs. Weed. 1t was barnyard lam
aUage, such expressions as 'roosters,'
and hens and COWS.
Mrs. Weed declared that policemen
laughed at the futile efforts of Boy
Scouts to try 10 keep back the crowds
from the marching women. She de-
clared the language used was not only
coarse, but "oDscenity, absolutely inde-
cent, addressed 10 young girls She
used the epithets. Mrs. Weed told how
she appealed to one officer to keep
back the crowd. He stood looking al
her with his arms folded. in silence,
with tll flls lace, WHlie Ile
crowd jeered at her. When she repeat
ID her appeal. he replied:
] can't keep them back. and i amt
going to try. Suppose you try
Soldiers Drunk.
The witness said many drunken SOL
diers joined in the insults. Witnesses |
testified ore policeman bawled out:
There comes the chicken brigade" |
This was addressed to young girls !
" no wore as emblems white doves,
Another policeman referred to the girls
a. Georgia peaches
Philip Elliott boy scout, thirteen
years old. told of being pushed down by
a policeman because he was trying to
x ep the crowd back. He exhibited a
bump on his head
Mrs. Abbey Scott Baker, of this city,
exhibited photographs showing the DO
lice inactive In the face of outrageous
conditions She said:
II asked one officer II ne could do
something to keep the crowds back"
she said. oh, he replied, the crowds
are doing we'll enough He didn't even
a captain of police, who seemed very
do anything because the Avenue hadn't
Deen cleared IN time" 4
Mrs. Elizabeth z. Brown, OF 1857
Euclid street. told the committee the
crowd Was good-natured and resorted
10 no vicious interference They in
sisted upon repeating the alphabet TO
the teachers, counting ten for them. and
asking them IF cat spells cat with a
shorf tail hop is cas NTH &. to,- EN-