The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-21
WASHINGTON POPULACE MAKES
WAR ON FEMALE "SENTINELS"
IN FRONT OF WHITE HOUSE.
CANVAS TORN TO BITS
Police Look On Complacently While
Women Are Being Stormed and Do
Not Interfere Until Offending Ban
ners Are Entirely Destroyed.

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House in hosting banners bearing in
scriptlons interpreted as being "trea-
sonable" eliminated in an anti-suffrage
demonstration here today when a crowd
of nearly thousand persons tore down
the banners for a second time.
The crowds victory was short-lived,
however, for in ten minutes two more
banners had been obtained from suf-
frage headquarters nearby. Policemen
notified passersby to let the banners
alone.
After the last shred OF canvas had
been removed. the police, who watched
the proceedings without interfering, dis
persed the crowd.
Miss Lucy Burns. Of New York, and
Miss Gathering Morey. Of Boston, held
the banner. No attempt was made 20
touch them either by the police or the
crowd.
Once earlier in the day. when the
suffragists appeared with a banner
bearing the same inscriptions as that
torn down yesterday, a small crowd de-
molished II without much demonstra-
tion. Soon after noon, however, the
sentinels reappeared with a new BAN
ner stouter than the others. which
they expected the crowd would have
more difficulty in destroying.
Crowd Is Determined.
The crowd was good natured for the
most part. but determined in its work.
and did not attack the women who held
the banners. Police were forced to
clear the sidewalks In front Of the
White House several times but always
managed to reach the scene Of the at
tack on the banners just a moment too
late.
The crowd was not organized and
showed no signs OF interfering with the
sentinels themselves until a woman.
modestly dressed. who had been talking
earnestly 10 one Of the sentinels for
several minutes. suddenly snatched one
Of the banners nd ran into Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
In a moment the crowd got into ac-
ton and the sentinels were surrounded.
One by one their flags OF purple. white
and gold were taken from them and
torn TO shreds.
Woman Climbs on Gate.
One standard bearer. Miss Hazel
Hunkins game to the last. climbed up
on the pedestal OF one Of the White
House gates and raised her banner as
high as she could in an effort to save
It. She lasted only a moment. A man
took the pole from her hand. broke il
over the iron gate and flag OF suffrage
fell to the ground.
After all the banners at one entrance
had been torn down. the police began
to disperse the crowd. but some one re
membered the pickets at the other en-.
trance and to the footing Of scores OF
automobile horns. In the crowded ave
nue.. the crowd charged the banner
bearers at the other gate. The work
there was quickly done.
One woman tore a silken strip from
the suffrage colors on her hat and held
II high on a pole. She was Immediately
surrounded by guard OF several 9th.
er suffragists and efforts 20 take the
colors away from her proved unavail.
hAN ANA 0fNtiaA lilllNAfrs III the tNNt
however. II met the fate OF the rest
and for the first time in many months
the White House yates were free OF
suffrage pickets.
Most OF the crowd came apparently
from the government departments
nearby, although many people had
waited in the park across from the
White House all morning expecting
something to happen. The police had
no difficulty In controlling them. and
while some OF the women were not
handled gently. none was injured.
The ever.present movie man was ear.
ly on the job waiting the opportunity
TO make news film" He was amply
rewarded and when the demonstration
was az It's height, men who had torn
the banners danced about In front OF
the clicking camera. waving the tat.
tered trophies while the crowd reared
and oheered in glee.
one arrest was made. A police ma.
tron took into custody Mrs. Dee Rich.
arSlson. the woman who. the police
said. snatched down the first banner
The White House had steadfastly re.
fused TO allow the police TO drive the
silent sentinels away Officials have
said they did not wish TO contribute 20
any "martyrdom."