Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-21

Washington, june 2l.-The per-
SIStency eli suffrage sentinels at
the White Honse, I'm hosting ham
ners bearing inscriptions interpre-
ted as being reasonable culmin-
ated In an auti-Suifrage demon
stratigH there today when crowd
ei nearly a thousand persons tore
down the banners for second
time today.
The crowds victory was ahortlived.
however for i'm 70 minutes two more
banners had been obtained from suf-
frage headquarters nearby. Policemen
notified passersby TO let The banners
alone
First Quiet affair.
Once earlier no the day, when the
sufragists appeared with a banner
bearing the same inscriptions as that
torn down Yesterday small crowd
demolished it without much demon
ztrat.on Soon after noon. however,
the seutineIs re-appeared with new
banner stouter than the others, which
they expected the crowd would have
crowd was good uatured for the most
part but determined in its work and
did not attack The women who held
the banners Police were forced to
clear tine sidewalks i'm front OF the
White house several times bat always
managed 20 reach the scene OF the at
tack on the banners just a moment too
late.
Woman Snatches Banner.
The crowd was not organized and
showed no signs Of interfering with
the EgutinRls themselves until n w0-
man modestIv dressed, who had been
talking earnestly to one OF the senti-
nels for several minutes suddenly
snafche8 one Of the banners and ran
into Pennsylvania avenue
In a moment he crowd got into ac-
ton and the senttnels were sur
rounded One by one their flags of
purple. white and gold were taken
from them and torn to shreds. One
standard bearer. Miss Hazel Hunkius.
game to the last climbed mp on the
pedestal of one of the White house
gates and raised her banner as high
AIS she could over ncr head in an EFFORT
10 save IL
Break Flag Over Gate.
She lasted only moment man
took the pole from her hand, broke
IL over the iron gate and the flag Of
suffrage fell 20 the ground After all
+ the banners at one entrance had been
torn away the police began to dis
perse the crowd but someone remem-
bere5 The pickers a the other en-
trance and 20 the footing of scores Of
automobile horns 70 the crowded ave
nue., The crowd charged the banner
bearers Al the other gate. The work
there was quickly done One woman
tore q silkeB strip from the suffrage
coi0rs on her hat and held st. high on
/ q pole. She was Immediately sur
rounded by a guard Of several other
sufIragists and efforts to take the col
0rs away from her proved unavailing
for several minutes I'm the end. how
ever. 1T met the fate Of the rest and
for the first time in many months the
White house gates were free of suf-
lrage cCI0rs
One Arrest Made.
Host Of the crowd came apparently
from the government departments
nearby One arrest was made police
matrou took into custody Mrs D. F.
Erickson lie woman. who, the police
said, snatcued down the first banner
The White house had steadfastlF re-
fused 90 allow the police to drive the
silent seurineIs away Officials have
said they did NOT wish TO contribute
+ 90 any martyrdom.
Police Must tct.
The situation row has reached a
stage where. il IS commended IL the
! police DO not challenge the right Of
The women 20 stand az the White
house gates they are bound 20 pro
teet them against attack or annoy
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