Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-22
SMASH VALUABLE PICTURES
ART GALLERIES ARE VISITED BY
FEMALE VOTE HUNTERS.
ALL FIGHTING MAD
one WORKS CLEVER STUNT
CHAINS HERSELF TO A SEAT IN
A THEATER IN ORDER TO
HARANGUE THE KING

Queen Mary were compelled to listen
to the harangue of a militant suffra-
gette today, while they were attend
ing matinee at his majesty's thea
ter. A woman rose in the stalls and
began to address the king.
You Russian czar," she shrieked.
The attendants quickly rushed in and
tried to get her out but found she
was chained to the seat. They had
to file through link before she
could be removed While this was in
progress half a dozen women in diff
ferent parts of the theater started
shouting at his majesty. One of them
jumped on the stage and commenced
a speech. When she had been thrown
out others began.
Eventually all the disturbers were
elected. The police had hard strug-
gle to save them from rough handling
by the crowd
The wild women" of the, Women's
Social and Political union, the mill
tant suffragette organization, today
continued their terrorizing tactics by
making separate attacks on national
art treasures
The turmoil of the battle in the
vicinity of Buckingham palace, where
a column of determined women yes
terday attempted to reach the king
with a petition, had barely subsidized
when early this morning a woman
armed with a loaded cane ruined five
masterpieces in the National gallery.
Almost simultaneously z another
woman wrecked picture hanging in
the Royal Academy of Art. Both
women were arrested.
A little later the magistrate before
whom were brought the 81 women
arrested in connection with yester-
days disturbance was compelled to
suspend the proceedings because the
accused created such din that moth
ing could be heard.
Friday is students day at the Ma
tional Gallery and the rooms were
filled with young artists engaged in
copying materpieces Suddenly in
the Venetian room a middle aged
woman drew a loaded stick from be-
meath her cloak and made several
vicious slashes at ailTthe pictures
within reach. Had 1t not been for
numerous easles standing about the
room the damage inflicted would have
been much more serious. Students
and attendants overpowered the wom-
an At about the same time pic
ture hanging in the Royal Academy
was badly damaged by another sur
| fragette. She was arrested
The perpetrator of the suffragette
outrage at the Royal Academy. when
brought up at the police court. gave
the name Of Mary Spencer. She was
eommitted for trial at the sessions.
Addressing the magistrate as a
"humptious old Pontius Plate the ac-
lcused kept the proceedings lively with
Ian abusive trade.
The pictures damaged at the Ma
tional Gallery. were Madonna and
Child with Infant Saints Portrait
Of Girolamo Malatini.' Saints John
and Christopher and the Dogs" "A
Landscape" "The Death Of Saint
Peter" and "Christ's Agony in the
Garden"
The painting gashed at the Roya
Academy was 'Primavera,' by George
IClansen. The academy was filled
with fashionable throng when 4
woman drew butchers cleaver an'
dashed at the picture. Attendants a
4 once seized her and it was only tn
presence Of the police which prevent
ed her from being roughly handled b
1.-THE spectators. Both women refnse
to give their names
/ The National Gallery vandal LETT