Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-04-12 | Page 10 | Grand Stand Fired by Suffragettes

GRAND STAND FIRED BY SUFFRAGETTES LONDON. April 11. Militant suffragettes suffra-gettes early this morning set fire to the grand stand of the great cricket grounds at Tunbrldge Wells. They left behind them a photograph of Mrs. Pankhurst. An alleged suffragette attempt to destroy de-stroy by fire the dirigible balloon sheds and aeroplane parks of tho army flying corps was reported today from Farn-borough. Farn-borough. The fire waa extinguished before be-fore any damage had been done. Tt is understood that a member of the House of Commons who Ih friendly to woman suffrago will ask Ttcglnald Mc-Kcnua. Mc-Kcnua. home secretary, next week whether he is contemplating deportation of Miss ISmerson and other foreign militant mili-tant suffragettes guilty of breaking English Eng-lish laws, as undesirable aliens. Under the law Mr. McKcnna could do this, hence the report has caused consternation con-sternation among the American women here who have jail records-, as well as among those whose affiliation with the militant suffragettes might lead to their being sentenced to prison terms.