Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-07
DEATH IS DEMANDED
Citizens Ask Capital Punish
ment for Assaults on Women.
APPEAL MADE TO CONGRESS
Spirited Resolutions Adopted in East
Washington.
WOULD AVERT MOB VIOLENCE
strengthening of Police Force Urged,
Lighter Streets at Night and
Hearty Cooperation of People.
APPEAL MADE TO CONGRESS
WOULD AVERT MOB VIOLENCE

At mass meeting of residents of East
Washington last night at 3,4 Pennsyl-
yania avenue southeast, called to discuss
assaults recently committed in this city.
.especially the one on Mrs. Adelaide r..
Grant i'm Southeast Washington Christ
mas night, and to ask for more lights and
increased police protection, resolutions Of
fered by Capt. w. W. Potter and Kyle
Price of Alabama were adopted. The res
olution of Mr.. Price recited that the GRIM
nal code of the District of Columbia is
inadequate to provide just punishment
for certain crimes, which are savagely
brutal and unspeakably horrible, and 1T
is deemed necessary to make the punish
.ment for such crimes as nearly as pos
sibie commensurate with the crime
II was further set forth in the resolu-
ton that such punishment Is necessary
lin order to protect women and to OBJ
ltcrate such savagery and to prevent
mob vengeance. The resolution closed
with an appeal to Congress TO provide
the death penalty for such assaults ana
attempts.
The Potter resolution embraced an OBJ
lection to the weakening of the police
force during the holiday season D{ sta
tioning policemen from the resioential
sections i'm stores in the shopping dis
trict The resolution also urged an In
creased number of lamps on the streets
and roads, the strengthening OF the ponce
force. and called on the people to join
hands in united effort 10 suppress
crime.
DIR. Charles NJ Emmons. the presiding
officer spoke of the present unsatlsfac-
tory condition of the police pension fund.
. and said he thought Congress should
provide a means of pensioninG many OF
the older policemen. Their retirement, he
said. would mean securing young men
and the making of more efficient force.
his CIT ion of no q n
advised Representative Frank Clark OF
Florida. one of the speakers. land you
will get relief
Not for Lynch Law, But
Representative Clark said he had been
in Washington eight years and had OBJ
served some things. II am not an advo-
cate of lynch law he continued, nor
have j ever participated in lynching,
but il the wife or daughter of a neighbor
of mine should be assaulted by brute l
would not hesitate to take part in one"
The speaker told Of a bill he had intro
duced to provide separate accommoda-
lions in street cars for the races.
That's lie he said, ''for there is a
commissioners he said. but why l
don't know, ana they reported that there
vas no sentiment in the District for such
law
That's a lie,' he said, ''for there is
sentiment for il. The great trouble is
that the District has no government. 1t
has three alleged Commissioners but COM
missioners of what, 1 don't know
Mr.. Clark explained the workings Of the
ballot i'm Florida. Referring to affairs in
/ the District he said that real estate
sharks seem to have great sway
Larger Police Force Urged.
W. ID. Mackenzie, speaking before the
District Woman's Single Tax Club last
night. at 81 T street northwest urged
more policemen for the District. He call
ed attention to statements made at vari-
GUS citizens association meetings to the
effect that at present, when large enter
IA ailments are given, the places where
they are held are guarded by many police
men, while the outlying districts are left
Gated municipal dispensaries to take the
place of saloons. and urged a minimum
wage for women of not less than S. a
week.
Boy Scouts Offer Protection.
ANY woman girl alone on the streets
who feels timd as the result of the recent
attacks upon women is at liberty to call
on any Boy Scout TO accompany her.
The Boy Scouts of Washington stand
ready to perform such acts Of courtesy
at all times Their scout law teaches
them to be courteous. polite and chival-
rous"
The foregoing statement was made to-
day by Scout Commissioner Edgar s.
Martin. He has sent letters to all the
scoutmasters Of the various local troops,
instructing them to urge their boys to
be the alert to assist any woman or
girl who is timid about being on the
streets alone.
Mr.. Martin said he felt sure that any
boy whether he be scout or not, gen.
orally stands ready to perform such acts
of courtesy and that woman or girl
need not first ascertain whether he is a
hoy scout before appealing for assistance
In case scout is appealed to- he said, he
will consider il honor and his duty to
render the assistance desired.