Evening star., 1932-11-25
TWO WOMEN FINED
IN MISERY MARCH
Sentences Suspended; Other
Cases Continued in Chill
dren's Demonstration.

Two WOMEN, arrested along Win
three men during an attempt to lead
8 delegation Of five children into the
White House as a part of the child
misery" demonstration yesterday, were
fined $40 each In Police Court today on
dsorderly conduct charges. The SEN
tences were suspended, however.
The women-Mrs. Pauline Gipnick,
81, and Mrs. Gertrude Haessler, 38,
both of whom claimed to be New York
social workers engaged to accompany
the misery marchers here-were ar
rested when they voiced objections to
the arrest of DR.. Emil Conason, 80, who
attempted to take the children into
the White House grounds in taxicabs.
DR.. Conason, also New Yorker, was
taken into court on disorderly con-
duct charge at the same time as the
women, but the case was continued for
N few days. He was released on $25
collateral.
Taxi Driver Blames Police.
Harry M. Lowe, colored, driver Of the
cab in which DR.. ConeSon attempted
TO enter the White House grounds
blamed the police when he was ar
raigned on charges of speeding and
passing a red light. The four motor
cycle officers who escorted him to the
White House, he declared urged him to
s'pep it up" The case was continued
until November 90.
The other man-Theodore Richards,
colored, was expected to be arraigned
later in the day on a disorderly con-
duct charge.
Three women and a man, charged
with unlicensed solicitation of aims for
the misery" marcherS, were released
cn personal bonds. They were: Mrs.
! Anna Pearlmeter, So, OF the 900 block
( of Shepherd street; Mrs. Lena Levin,
! lA6, of the 500 block Of Columbia road;
| Miss Amelia Shelton, 10, Of the 900
block of Lamont street, and Leslie II.
! ferguson, "a, Of the 800 block Of G
street.
The delegation of children led by
Or. Conason was attempting to present
10 President Hoover petition for un-
employment insurance, free food and
other relief for their parents, who,
they claimed, are jobless.
Start for White House.
The delegation, consisting Of five
children and six adults, started for the
part of the day laying plans to outwit
the police.
when the delegates finally left their
meeting place In the 1000 block OF
Georgia avenue, however, four motor
cycle policemen swung in behind their
two taxicabs.
So anxious was Lowe to get his pas
sengers to the White House quick
ly that he ignored two red lights
along the way. The officers seemed
undecided what attitude to take
when the cab driver passed the first
light, but by the time the next one was
reached, they had agreed on policy.
Hey" one of the policeman shouted,
SIrl lock you up for that!"
Lowe passed no more lights, but he
was arrested anyway when the delega-
tion reached the White House few
minutes later.
The drivers Of both cabs were ordered
to keep moving as they passed down
Pennsylvania avenue In front Of the
white House The first taxi swung into
jackson place and stopped, but the
other one suddenly swerved toward the
west gate of the White House grounds.
Taxi Blocked at Gate.
Metropolitan, White House and park
policemen rushed for the cab, which
almost made the gate before it was
halted. The taxi stopped abruptly when
an officer rode his motor cycle into the
center Of the driveway, blocking the
gate.
The cab Immediately was surrounded
by policemen, who ordered the driver
to back up and get out OF here" The
taxi backed out of the driveway ana
swung to the curb on the opposite side
of the street.
There DR.. Conason and several wom-
en-, two of them colored, leaped out,
followed the children.
"Are we under arrest?" DR.. Conason
asked.
Informed that no arrests had been
made, he inquired If he could send a
letter into the White House asking
President Hoover to give him and the
children an audience. 81 have q petit
tion to present to the President" he
said.
"The President isn't seeing anybody
today" a policeman replied. you'll
have to move on"
"Have I no constitutional rights OF
petition?"
''Move onl'
DR.. Conason. pushed backward by Of
ncers, yelled:
"I wouldn't advise you to touch me
7 have an attorney. In case you don't
know it."
Police Ignore Threat.
But the policemen continued pushing
him, nevertheless. When he resisted
he was told he was under arrest.
It was then that Mrs. Haessler swung
into action. She ran along beside the
officers, shrieking objections to DR.
Conason's arrest. She succeeded only
In getting herself arrested, however.
The moment she was seized by police
men she dropped to the sidewalk and
refused to move. Several officers pick
ed her up and half dragged, half car
ried her toward a patrol box on Il
street Richards was arrested a few
minutes later.
Meanwhile the children had traile6
along behind in silence. When a patrol
arrived one of then--Grace Chiaramida,
IL, of Lawrence, Mass.-demanded that
she and her companions be taken
wherever you're taking Mrs. Haessler
and the doctor" The children were
permitted to climb into the patrol.
Just then Capt. Bernard w. Thomp-
son, assistant chief Of detectives, forced
his way through the crowd and, taking
In the situation at q glance, ordered:
"Get those youngsters out OF that
patrol
DR.. Conason and Mrs. Haessler OBJ
jected so strenuously, however, that
several policemen were ordered into
the patrol to see that they did not jump
eat. There was q brief struggle. and II
Ahe midst Of it, Mrs. Gipnick begar
demanding that she be permitted u
accompany the children.
Children Later Released.
The children were taken to the House
II Detention, where they remained un'
Gil the Women's Bureau arranged FOL