The Washington times., 1932-08-03
ORDERS AIDES.
ITO HALT TREK
To MARYLAND
Grand Jury to Resume Probe
! Of Riots Here; District
n. Officials Called
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day with Gov. Albert c. Rltchle
and other Maryland officials,
Waters sent his message to the
JohnStown encampment.
Waters Cautioned
Despite his assertion that he
was assured State encampments
would be set up, his advice was
met with a storm Of protest.
Doak E. Carter. chief of staff
of the B. E. F.. is in charge OF
the JohnStown encampment, act
ing under rect orders of Waters.
Some of Waters advisers have
cautioned him not to go to
Johnstown. Waters life was
threatened last Thursday during
the series of riots and the rout
of the veterans, the situation be-
coming so acute that his staff
held him incommunicado in a
downtown hotel.
Waters in Peril, Is Fear
Fear that Waters life might be
in danger if he goes to Johns
town was expressed again today
by members of the 3. E. F. staff.
In the statement issued yester
day after the conference with
Governor Ritchie, copies of which
were telegraphed to JohnstoWn,
in addition to urging the men to
return to their respective States,
Waters set out that "a national
organization" would provide a
chain of encampmentS in the 48
States.
Waters announced definite
abandonment of his plans to
house the members of the B. E.
F. on a tract of land near
Waterbury, and stated he would
return the property to its original
owner, Mrs. Maude Edgell. of
CatonSville, Md. Mrs. Edgell
turned the property over to
Waters for consideration of 81.
At the conference yesterday,
Governor Ritchie informed the
veterans leader that it would be
impossible to establish the camp
in that State and comply with
sanitary laws.
Waters announced that definite
plans for the establishment OF the
State encampmentS are expected
to be ready within the next 10
days. Meantime, he said, he
would maintain his national head
quarters in Washington.
Waters Sees "Key Men,
Waters today conferred with
DR.. j. A. Powell and Thomas N
FARRELL, president and director, re-
Spectively, of the Key Men of
America, Inc, an organization
formed to combat predatory
minorities" in American public af-
fairs.
The Key Men officials were said
to be simply cooperating with the
B. e. F. leader on the best means
of getting the veterans back to
their homes.
Eighth District officials will be
called before the Grand Jury to-
morrow when that body resumes |
its inquiry into the bonus riots
last Thursday.
Called Before Jury
Those to be called are: U. S.
Attorney Leo A. Rover, who is
directing the investigation; Com |
missioner Luther H. Reichelder-
fer, Commissioner Herbert B.
Crosby. Daniel E. Garges, secre-
tary to the Board of Commits |
SionerS; Inspector E. w. Brown,
Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, In
Spector ThaddeuS R. Bean, In
Spector o. T Davis, and Lieut.. |
Ira E. Keck.
The Grand Jury opened the
investigation Monday and re-
cessed after hearing a number
of witnesses in connection with
the riots. The extent and dura-
tion of the probe has not yet
been determined
Charges against John Pace,
leader of the radical wing of the
bonus army: Walter F. Flicker,
one of his lieutenants, and six
others of his band, were to be
heard in Police Court today be-
fore Judge Isaac R. Hit The
charges grew out of a demonstra-
ton July Is near the White
House.
"Drive" Prisoners Freed
Habeas corpus proceedings in
behalf of persons detained in the
police cleanup" after eviction
of the B. E. F.. were dropped to-
day with the release of the last
of Is men who we're to have been
produced in District Supreme
Court under the writ.
The writ was returnable yester-
day, but Justice James M Proc
tor continued action until today
on a motion by United States At
torney Leo A. Rover.
Fourteen of them were released
when Investigations showed they
were citizens of the United States.
One, Havanes Mackloodian, was
detained to appear before Justice
Proctor on the writ. When the
case came up, however. it was
revealed that Mackloodian had
already been released after Ro-
ver's investigation showed the
man had been too long in the
United States to be deported.
After notice of MaCkloodian'S
release, Defense Counsel David
Levenson, of Philadelphia, an
nounced he had been informed
three other men, when released,
had hAen escorted out of the