Evening star., 1932-10-14
TEN c. j. STUDENTS
SEIZED FOR PARADE
Youths Freed on Bond After
March on White House
in Foot Ball Rally.
u. S. Navy Photo.
Ten Of the Georgetown University

Ten Of the Georgetown University
students who were ''whooping it up" for
their foot ball team in an impromptu
parade near the White House last night
whooped themselves right into Police
Court this morning to answer charges
of parading without a permit and rid
ing on running boards.
They went away free on their per-
sonal bond in time to catch their foot
ball special train this afternoon, but
not before Judge Ralph Given had told
them it looked as if they we're celebrat-
ing before the foot ball game with New
York University tomorrow. because they
wouldn't have anything to celebrate
afterward."
better places to march on than the
White House. if they had to parade
Seven of the boys, John Shields. 19:
Francis c. Scalessa. l9; Henry Powers,
l9: John j. Mcclure, 18; Robert F.
Shalere, 18; George A. Perletz II, and
Joseph P. Lynch, 81. had been charged
with riding on running boards. An
other Raymond A. Coleman, 10. was
charged with permitting them to do so,
and Frank B. York, jr, 20, and Louis
Lila, 20, were alleged to have paraded
without a permit.
Marched on White House.
The 10 had sat meekly before Judge
Given while an officer described how
they, as part of a mob of several
hundred enthusiastic rooters. had de-
scended on the White House, many at
tired in bath robes, while President
Hoover was receiving several thousand
guests at the annual reception for the
judiciary. Police pictured the collegi-
ate cars swarming with students and
crowds following brass band.
Several hundred students had gath
cred on their campus earlier in the
night to vent noisy enthusiasm for the
prospects of their foot ball heroes in
conflict with New York University.
They built a bonfire. cheered. sang
songs and let the horns of their brass
band blare forth defiantly. AS final
gesture of bravado an ef1gy labeled
IN. Y. u" was dragged out and tossed
to the flames.
The excitement appeared to have
reached its climax when some one
shouted. Let's have a parade" The
band turned its back on the dying en-
bers of the opposition and swung to-
ward the college gates. Before any Off
stop it, the marchers were on M stre-.
and headed for Pennsylvania avenue.
Swept Across Bridge.
Down they went. the band playing
and the students making as much noise
as invention and the capacity Of human
lungs would permit. At the Pennsyl-
vania avenue bridge lone police lieu
tenant played Horatius for a moment
unsuccessfully. They swept past him
and and on toward the White House.
Special details Of police were on hand
to handle traffic during the White
House function. As the students ap-
preached Seventeenth street and the
Avenue, they were met by phalanx OF
officers, who turned them down side
street to do their whooping and told
them to do it quietly.
The mob swung toward the Elhpse
Part of it had just turned to Fifteenth
street. below Pennsylvania avenue. to
form for q march past the Treasury
Department, when school officials and
police swooped down on them.
Tumulty Intervenes.
Immediately there began a mad
scramble to get back to school before
the gates closed. Groups Of students
piled in taxis, rushed for street car
platforms or climbed into their own
cars in droves. All Of them, except
those who were busy talking it over
with the police at No. 3, returned to
the school grounds with safe margin
to spare.
The 10 victims at the police station
telephoned Joseph P. Tumulty, prom
inent lawyer and former secretary to
President Wilson, who promised In
spector L. I. H. Edwards he would be
responsible for their appearance in
court this morning Inspector Edwards
ordered the boys released without bond
| or collateral.
University officials said this morning
no disciplinary action would be taken
against the youths,