The Washington herald., 1917-10-07
twelve SUFFS
ARE ARRESTED
Miss Alice Paul Leads Mill
tants Before White
House Gates.

Heading by Miss Alice Paul. leader
Of the National woman's Party. .
band Of militants with banners whip
ping In the keen autumn breeze. yes
tsrday were speeding jail-wards In
No. precinct patrol Just ten minutes
of the lower White House gates. For
the nrst time "A the record Of picket
ing demonstrations In the Capital.
Miss Paul, herself led in person the
company Of eleven militants, who
marched forth from headquarters at
Cameron House at exactly 4:4o o'clock
In the afternoon
Marching down the street In MILL
tarx formation, they lost four BAN
nerV before reaching their destina-
tion, where police protection appar-
entity discouraged the crowd Of homes
going clerks from the state, War and
Navy Building from any more at
tempts to strip the poles. With an
Inscription which read: 'sMr. Presi-
dent, what are you going to do about
woman suffrage" Miss Paul banner
was the first torn from its standard
by Q uniformed Jackie Of the Navy.
Three others were grabbed by the
rapidly growing crowd Of onlookers
in quick succession.
Gives Them Warning.
Capt. Sullivan, Of the Third precinct.
after giving ample warning TO the
SUNS to move on, caused amusement
among the spectators by his remark.
He who hesitates Is lost" About three
minutes after this declaration. the
sound OF the gong on the Third pre-
cinct patrol wagon was heard, and
the pickets were escorted" to the
curb by police and began their ride to
headquarters. After the disturbance
Nas over, It was stated at the CAM
eron House that a photographer from
n local firm, hired by the SUNS, had
been prevented by the police from
taking pictures OF the arrest Of the
picke5ng force. Fears were express
ed by the militants that the threat
of 'six months next time" would be
enforced, and the company sent to
Occoquan for the maximum period the
law allows
Those arrested were: DR.. Caroline
Spencer, Colorado Springs, Colo;
Miss Katherin Heffelfinger, Shamokin.
Pa; Miss Rose Winslow, New York
City; Miss Minnie Hennessey, Hart
tOrQ, SOnIl-s 0A1sS ~ -. oohASAS' O-NA
ton, VT; Mrs Louise Lewis Kahle,
Buffalo, n. Y; Miss Maude Jamison.
Norfolk, Va; Miss Matilda Young.
Washington; Miss Vernon Pierce and
Miss Alice Paul
Introduces Resolution
Congresswoman Rankin, Of Montana.
yesterday IN the expiring session OF
Congress introduced a resolution cali
dag for an investigation into the re-
zime of the District workhouse al
Occo cuan. Her resolution, in part,
was as follows: Resolved, that
select committee OF seven members Oh
the House Of Representatives be ap-
pointed by the Speaker. to investigate
the administration OF the District OF
Columbia workhouse at Occoq1an, Na.'
and to report thereon as early as pos
sible during the second session Oh
the Sixty-hfth Congress The sald
committee is authorized to sit during
the recess of Congress in Washing
ton, District OF Columbia, and else
where. to subpoena witnesses, anu
to call for records relating to the
said vorkhouse. To defray the neces-
sary expenses OF such investigation
Including the employment Of clerical
assistants, the committee Is authorized
TO expend not exceeding 5000. from
the contingent funds of the House.