New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Riots Renewed.
German Opera
Singer Eggged
Continued from page i

many Of them wearing uniforms.
reached Fifth Avenue, in front of St,
Patrick's Cathedral. Just at that time
an army recruiting truck, bearing a
piano, which had been used in recruit
ing on the East Side, came along. The
crowd stopped the truck. Instantly as
many as could climbed into the con-
veyance and ordered the driver to pro
ceed to the Lexington Theater. The
jeered the seizure Of the truck.
The truck got as far as Fifty-tirst
Street and Park Avenue, whore it was
headed off by Il Gordon of police who
had been advised of its approach.
Those on the truck were beaten off.
One man was found unconscious in
the street. He was attended by Father
Martin, Of the cathedral, who waited
until an ambulance arrived.
A similar scene was taking place in
front of St. Bartholomew's Church.
Here a man, who the police say was
brandishing a revolver, was urging a
police declare several shots were fired
by the man. Another man was taken
unconscious from the melee, and later
it was found that he had been knocked
down by policeman's night stick.
Only those with tickets were per
mitted to pass the lines. Each ticket
holder was hectored. "Going to hear
German opera while we are still at war
with Germany commented the on
lockers.
Disorder Is Resumed
The disorder, which had quieted fol-
lowing the drastic methods of the
police, was resumed shortly after II
o'clock when more than 500 eX-service
men marched from Forty-ninth
Street and Madison Avenue to the
Army Transport Corps garage at
Fifty-seventh Street and Eleventh
Avenue to get two motor trucks with
which they planned to break through
the lines. One of their number had
previously telephoned their mission,
they were met by a military guard
with fixed bayonets. This show of
force cooled their enthusiasm and
they returned to Madison Avenue.
At Fifty-third Street some of the
rioters stoned a passing Madison Ave
nue. car. Two patrolmen stationed
near by drew their revolvers and or
dered the men to disperse. They re-
fused to bulge till one Of the blue
coats fired in the air. Then they broke
ranks and scurried away.
Shots also were fired by police
man at Fiftyfrst Street and Madison
Avenue who was set upon by a crowd
of soldiers, sailors ana ex-service men.
who rained bricks and bottles at him.
He pursued them to the rear of ST.
Patricks rectory.
One of the throng vented his spleen
by turning in an alarm from the fire
box at Fifty-first Street and Madison
Avenue
The audience began filing out of the
theatre about this time. Most Of them
held their noses as they did so, for
some objector to German opera had
smeared the lobby floor with chem
ical chiefly noted for it's highly odor-
ferrous qualities.
Court Aids Singers
The opera company's decision to re-
sumo It's performances was reached
when Max D. Steue-., it's attorney, OBJ
tained from Justice Nathan Blur, Of
the Supreme Cour,. q temporary in
junction restraining Mayor Hylan, Po-
Ice Commissioner Enright and other
city officials from interfering. The i'll
junction acted as stay against the
Mayors order to the police that opera
IN the German language should not be
permitted until after ratification of the
peace treaty
Justice BLUR signed the order Tues
day night, but withheld it to give the
Corporation Counsels Office time to
act The withholding of the injunction
prevented Tuesday nights performance
After the injunction was made pub
lie argument to make it permanent
came up before Justice Leonard A.
G;egcrich and was postponed until this
afternoon ut 2 o'clock Assistant Cor
roration Counsel Nicholson and Martin
W. Littleton, counsel for the American
Legion, demanded that the status QUO
OF Tuesday, which prohibited the opera,
be continued.
Justice Blur Quoted
Mr.. Steuer declared that Justice
kijur had said if the application for
or injunction had been presented ear
l,cr the Court would have prevented
the police from stopping Tuesday
nights performance.
"Justice Bijur told me-" said Mr..
Steuer, "'lf man were singing a Ger
man song in his own home would not
stop that singing, but l would stop the