New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-19
Latest Outbreak Against
Gary System in Bronx
Leads to Order
Buildings Damaged,
Reserves Stoned
1000 Pupils Defy Author
ity-Disturbance in
Williamsburg

opponents Of the Gary system stirred
,, three more violent riots in The
Bronx and Williamsburg yesterday and
last night. In each the police were
borbarded with every available type OF
missile. and several persons were ar
.,s,ed before the streets could be
cleared.
Fearing for the safety Of the city's
property. the Police Department or
iered last night that patrolmen he sta
-oned at every public school through
ant today. The men will 60 on duty
80 7:3O this morning and will remain
o, Guard until after school hours this
af,ernoon.
Tho first riot occurred at 9 yester-
oav morning in front Of Schools % and
IN BRYANT Avenue and 172d Street.
Another in The Bronx started in the
.rening. when students in the schools
tempted TO hold an anti-Gary meet
no AZ wilkins Avenue and Jennings
street They had no permit and the
rnfCe lfleN " uAcPt4oS
Police Reserves Stoned
trs+artlv students. parents and nu-
merous persons less intimately con-
cerned. resolved themselves into moo'
Police reserves we're met with shower
~ stones and retrested under hre 20
he Simpson Street police station. Inc
crowd surrounded the station, noo''hs
and Yelling, and it was not until 'ne
Vome Defence League and all the aVai-
sble reserves had been called OUT 'nS'
tho street could be cleared. lhree
.oboolbovs we're arrested and later re-
les.ed Their parents will be sum-
,.d +o-dav on charges of improper
,,..rd;s,sbip. Kate Hoffman. shirt
.,.ist worker, OF 1916 Stebbins Avenue
The Brorx. was also taken, cnargeo
.t. ..f,,si,,, q, "a move when ordered TO
do so. Ill.
Forty BOYS we're melted by adults
last NIGHT. according TO the ponce 10
,..r soun banners announcing 1ary
.rs,c,, meeting. which were displayed
nm Public School 80, Wiiiamspuis
rh. .cbool j. at South Third Street
.,d briggs Avenue. When the poiiee
.r,ervened the boys retalisted win
rollevs Of stones. which smashed most
= 10 windows in the ground moor oI
tho school. rive Of them were arreS'eo
.,.o~ kronx riot, which IN
l.oa aooo school children, was
.,.rted by students at Public Schools ov
and 81. aided and abetted pE ~
,,otbers who accompanied 'he" ~
-c1ooi Yesterday morning
Smash School Windows
r,ev armed themselves with bricks,
..o,ec sticks. ash can covers ana ihIIn
botfies. attacked the police VINO cam
IN disperse them. smashed "lhoo"s
.bree school buildings, tore campaSd
masters from walls and winoo"s, anu
rarsded the streets shouting 49,.
with the Gary system! ana we w"
60 hack till Gary gets out ,
When the battle had enoeu s%elae e
bows. one woman and man nao oi;oa
as+ed reserves from three ponce
,.,;ons and detectives from all tne
nobes IN The Bronx had been called
,. ~ streets were Uttered with de-
;, and two Of the school buildings
...b tbeir broken windows. looked IKE
leleaguered citsdels. ia.
q, as the most violent and VIDE
ID ~ the series Of demonstrators
..a..inet the Gary system, which boaro
sd,cation officials and managers OF
.be Frsion campaign charge are m
,.,o5 Cor political effect. John +. ny
Dor,ocratic candidate for Mayor
Has heen attacking the Gary system III
,.,,one narts of the city. Inc frlehoS
r.bc .vstem pointed out that IN Scho0'
"a az Freeman Street ana lnIeINdle
A,or,,e which was the centre oil one OF
vcsterdav's riots, the system mas peei
In vogue for almost two years ana no
proteSts have been made against IL
until now.
Mothers Joined Pupils
trouble began just as the bells were
summoning the pupils TO the Grass,
rooms Large crowds of boys appeared
In front of School "a and School 90 at
Bryant Avenue and 172d Street. some
of them were accompanied py tneii
mothers. I'm vain teachers ana pri"oi-
pals appeared 10 urge lhe %! W -
in Instead. the boys shook their hSts
al the buildings. Several mounted
fence posts and began denouncing 'he
system.
Reserves from the Simpson street
police station and detectives rom
various bureaus in The Bronx rushed
10 the scene. Their repeated on
slsughts had the effect Of clearing the
street at this point. after numerous
windows had been broken, but they ala
no. stop the rioting.
The crowd broke up into groups ana
each group, gaining fresh recruits as
u moved, became the centre OF more
trouble. Thereafter squads Of ponce
were kept moving like shuttlecocKs
hom one riot 20 another.
A twelve-year-old boy, who gave ms
name as Isadore Walhn, pupil or
School a. had the distinction OF at
tracing a mob Of thousand boys by
bis oratorical powers. He mounted
box az Freeman Street and Southern
boulevard and proceeded 10 explain
"et. under the Gary system. he was
'c-ced 10 change classrooms every hf-
,.'n minutes. to carry his books, coat
i hat with him. and to submit TO