Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-02
SUFFRAGE WATCHFIRE
LIGHTED IN TUB
Women Keep Blaze Going in Front Of
White House--Soldiers Sent to Stop
Dsmenstration--To Keep Fire Burn.
ing Until Senate Acts, They Say.


bers of the national women,s party,
wearing seamen's slickers. stood in
driving rain on the sidewalk before the
White House today to keep burning
in metal wash tub their watch fire"
which they say will burn until the
senate acts favorably on the woman's
suffrage amendment. Relays Of wo-
men had attended the fire since it was
lighted in the tub last night.
Soldiers Stop First Show.
The ''watchfires Of freedom" lighted
yesterday afternoon in front Of the
White House by members of the ma
tional womanis party and fed with re-
cent speeches of President Wilson were
put out shortly after o'clock when
soldiers, sailors and citizens rushed the
stone urn in which the speeches were
burning and broke it into fragments.
Another Representation in Lafayette
park opposite the White House. when
a beacon fire was started in the iron
urn, come fifteen feet high standing in
the center Of the park, ended in the
arrest of five suffragists. charged with
violating a park ordinance by lighting
q. fire in public park, and one young
man ehafsed with aisorderly conduct.
No one was injured but several ban
ners snatched from the women were
torn and trampled under foot.
Women Refuse Bail.
The women arrested. all of whom re-
fused to give tail wereSMiss Alice Paul
of Philadelphia, chairman Of the Won.
ans party; Miss Hazel Hunkins, Bill.
ings, Mont; Miss Edith Ainge. James,
town, \. Y; Miss Julia Emory, Balti-
more, and Miss Rose Condor, Denver.
The fire in front Of the White House
was lighted by Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of
Philadelphia with branch from tree
growing in front of Independence hall.
and kept ablaze with the speeches Of
President Wilson. extracts from which
were read. Two of them were:
We will enter upon no combina
tons of power which are not combina-
tions Of all of u.s. (The presidents ad
dress at ,Manchester).
I'VE all have to put our heads
together and pool everything we have
got for the benefit Of the ideals which
are common to ALL" (His speech at
Brest.
Banner Dsnouness President.
On each side of the Urn stood two
suffragists. holding purple, white and
gold banners, and while the speeches
were being placed In the urn two
women held aloft banner inscribed in
part as follows:
President Wilson is teceiEing the
world when he appears as the pro-
phet Of democracy"
He is responsible for the disfran-
chisement of millions of Americans
"The world will find him out"
A few minutes later Capt. Daughton
of the quartermaster corps stepped out
OF the crowd into the open space about
the flaming cauldron and called for
three cheers sor President Wilson, the
worlds greatest democrat and the
women's best friend"
The crowd promptly obliged and fol-
lowed with three cheers for the cap
tain who Withdrew.
Crowd srsak) II.
AS the crowd shifted, many depart
ing and more arriving. Mrs. Helene
Hill Weed, daughter Of the late Re-
presentative n. b. Hill OF Connecticut
mounted the base Of, the White House
fence and began to speak.
group Of men and small boys
gathered near the Are and led by a
naval officer, rushed the urn, broke it,
and scattered the flaming contents on
the pavement. They aiscs tore down
the tri-coior banners held by the pick
Eet guard. Including Miss Gertrude
Crocker, OF Hinsdale, Ill., as fast as
they could be brought by reinforce-
III III tents So IS; oiss suffrage ssiiaItsIs
across the street In Jackson place.
The picket guard then withdrew, and
while Mrs. Wood continued to address
the crowd, waich listened. to her NJ
spectfully, other s,Ihragists, led by
Aiss Paul and MIS- Hunkins, started
the counter demonstration in the park.
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