Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
RIOTS AT CHURCH
OF ROCKEFELLER
White Leads Ten Followers to
Challenge Pastor to De-
bate Riches.
FIGHT DURING SERVICE
Asltators PIeketIng Estate at larry.
town Are ThreateneN With
Shots.

New York, May 11.-Many rioter
were hurt yesterday in a melee whel
Bouck White and his followers from
the Church of the Revolution descend
ed upon the Calvary Baptist church Il
Fffty-seventh street, OF which John L
Rockefeller, Jr., is a member, to cha
lenge Rev. Cornelius II. Woelfkin, pas
tor OF the church, to debate on -Dl,
Jesus Teach the immortality OF Bein,
| Rich?"
White and his ten followers wer,
locked UP in the West Forty-seventi
street police station nursing bruises re
ceived in the clash with detectives.
The descent upon the church was &
direct outcropping Of the efforts OF tbs
Free Silence league, socialists. l. w
w. and other organizations to infiic'
the social chill upon John d. Rookie
Teller, Jr.. whom they accuse OF being
responsible for the Colorado mine war
Clash During Service.
AS the organ was playing the call to
worship the band of eleven, led by
Bouck White, who as leader Of the
Church of the Revolution styles him.
self a doctor" took seats in the rear
of the edifice. Unknown to the 'revo-
lutionists" five detectives seated them
selves near by. AS DR.. Woelfkin an
nounced his text White started down
the aisle. saying: Doctor, ! want a
word with you" He was quieted by one
of the ushers. but soon again walked
down the aisle. This time two detec-
tiyes followed him and as he started
to speak placed him under arrest and
started with him from the church.
White desisted, and grabbing pillar
called upon his followers to tell the
congregation what he was about to
say.
Tell them the truth" he cried,
"about the man who Is guilty OF 40
murders"
Women Shrek at Fight.
During the struggle the congrega-
ton was thrown into confusion. Wo-
men shrieked and men In frock coats
stood on seats to view the proceed
ings. Whites followers then began
with the result that nine
other men and one woman were placed
under arrest.
So vigorous was the invaders battle
that the detectives resorted to force.
Harry Ephraim, one of the invaders,
received a wrenched left thigh that ne
cessitated medical attention, while Man.
uel Lopes received a black eye and
split lip when he attempted to kick a
detective in the stomach.
Call Police Reserves.
The struggle attracted hundreds OF
persons from Fifth avenue and 1t was
necessary to call out the police re-
serves TO dispense the throng and re-
store order.
At the police station the Invaders"
said they were Bouck White. author
and preacher; Eugene II. Van Can
teren, bookkeeperj Donald Cricker.
Robert H. Loan, account
mt; Henry s. Hubbell, artist Ed
ward A. Ames. artist; Charles @. Nor |
is. artist; Milo H. Woolman. writer! |
Irs. Mary woolman, waitressi Harry |
,phraim, collector, and Manuel Lopes,
% occupation.
They were held in $500 bail.
Neither ]. d. Rockefeller nor his /
on was at the service.
Picket Rockefeller Country Home.
Sixteen agitators. twelve men and
our women, in charge of Arthur Car
on, went to Tarrytown yesterday
forming and proceeded to Pocantico
ills, where they picketed the en-
-ances of the Rockefeller estate until
o'clock
They were greeted by four guards at
ach gate, all armed with clubs and
1ns. The marchers split up in two
arties. one going to the entrance of
ID. juniors home. while the others
araded in front of the entrance to the
ome of J. d. senior.
Shortly after the agitators arrived
Iere came near being serious trou-
e. The party near John d. juniors
tie, in which were four men and a
oman. who termed herself THE Lit
e Rebel" were walking near the lake
Jack Raddans, a radicalist, and an
her agitator came along and gave a
On.
One negro, who was watching on the ,
itside, shouted to guards inside the .
tie:
There she goes; she's over he
nee" I
Threatens to Shoot Woman.
The four negro guards with clubs
n up to the spot to find the girl had
t climbed the fence, but was up in +
tree. r
Get down out OF there or I'll put 6
ball through YOU" shouted one OF {
q negro guards. The girl got down. .
John ID. Rockefeller, ST., apparently Z
is little worried He was out driving O
ound the estate in his electric car. Il
lie agitators saw him, but said MOTH K
!.
Md.-Two hundred and Il
y-seven youths were accepted as TO
,ir mental qualification out of the n
who recently took the examination