Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13

! tremendous burden on the residents Of
! the community according to DIR. George
C. Havenner, president of the Ana
| costa Citizens Association, who Is a
resident of that part OF the District.
The veterans are canvassing the
neighborhood for food and clothing
every day, he said, complaining that
! not sufficient.
I'VE do not wish to complain" Dr.
Havenner said, knowing as we do the
sad plight Of these poor men. But 1t
does seem pity that they should have
settled themselves in Anacostia the way
they have. subjecting the people Of
that section to such additional burden"
Strives to Move Men.
Gen. Glassford, anxious to evacuate
the disease threatened Anacostia camp,
redoubled his efforts to move the men
to the 30-acre site on Alabama avenue
southeast between Twenty first and
Twenty-third streets, which was
turned over to the bonus army by John
H. Bartlett, former New Hampshire
Governor and one-time First Assistant
Postmaster General. The police chief
expects to have 1000 or 5000 there
within the next "a to 48 hours. 1t is
his intention to reduce the Anacostta
camp to maximum Of 1000 men.
Meanwhile. installation of a 125-bed
hospital at Fort Hunt was being effect
ed by the veterans administration. The
two 5O-bed field hospitals from the
Marine Barracks at Carlisle, Pa. will
be installed at Fort Hunt and at Fort
Washington.
PHYSICIANS, surgeons and dentists of
the District of Columbia medical and
dental societies, today took over the
goth Marine Armory on John Marshall
place, relieving Maj Knowlton of a
large part of his work in the operation
of veterans clinics. Such eminent sur
geons and physicians as DR.. Charles
Stanley White and DR.. James F.
Mitchell will supervise the clinics.
Texas Arrivals.
The beginning of the third week of
the occupation of the Capital by the
bonus army was heralded this morning
bv the arrival of the 700 or 800 Texans,
who had been on the road since week
ago yesterday. travelling by freight train.
AS they were marched to the new
billet at Third street and Pennsylvania
avenue traffic officers were busy keep
/ ing them into the curb in order that Or
binary traffic might flow along the Ave-
| nue..
They were followed in few moments
by a contingent of about 60 men from
Kenosha, Wis, who arrived in an open
truck.
At about the same time attachments
Of similar size made their appearance
from Richmond Va, and Great Falls.
Mont. The larder of the bonus force
vas materially strengthened overnight by
the arrival of four trucks OF food, the
gift of Frank j. Bartletta. the soup
kitchen operator, of Hoboken. N. J.
Bartletta had previously sent another
truckload of food into the camp, and
he has a truck containing 1000 pounds
of potatoes en- route here.
Bomb" Proves Grenade.
The story in a morning paper that
bomb had been found at the Penn
sylvania avenue billet led to an inveS-
tigation this morning by Comdr. Walter
w. Waters, which disclosed that the
bomb" was an old Mills hand grenade
from which power and the cap had been
removed and which was found by Sergt.
A. S. Bohrer of the first precinct.
It was thought that the missile prob
ably was a souvenir of the war that
some veteran had brought along with
him.
In the presence of newspaper men,
Gen. Glassford pulled the pin on the
grenade and tossed it across his Office
while reporters scurried for cover. The
grenade failed to explode and Glass
ford, chuckling at the reporters fear,
announced it was ''dud." He said the
cap already had been exploded and the
grenade was empty.
Building Vacated.
The building in which the missile
was found had been vacated only
few days before by group Of home
less, transient men, not connected with
the B. E. F., according to Glassford.
The hand grenade evidently was
nothing more than souvenir" Glass
ford said. Some member Of the B. E.
F. found the grenade and told Sergt.
Bohrer where it was. An attempt is
now being made to find this informant"
While Glassford was attempting to
recruit his army of exodus, he an
to provide three days rations. And
with the bonus army increasing at such
alarming proportions-5,000 men hav-
ing arrived her over the week end
money on hand may not even buy
enough food for tomorrow.
One thousand veterans from Baltl-
more and $500 from Los Angeles We're
expected to arrive here today, while
delegations ranging from scores to hun
dreds were converging upon the Cap
ital
Gen. Glassford today was informed
that fires have been built between the
tents at Camp Bartlett, which endan-
gers the tentage from sparks. This
practice will be discontinued. he said.
1t also reported that some OF the
tents have been dragged into other
tents and used for bedding. An in
spection will be made and all tents
set up.
Officer W. T. Rogers, metropolitan
police, will be police executive at Camp
Simms, which will be used as a rest
and recuperation camp for such men
as may be sent there by Dr. Knowlton.
The maximum capacity is 300.
Shower Baths Ready.
The shower baths with "a showers at
Camp Simms will be available for use
of veterans quartered at Camp Gov.
Bartlett Arrangements will be made
with Officer Rogers or the camp COM
mander at Camp SimmS so that detach-
ments from Camp Gov. Bartlett will be
sent in groups Of not over so for the
purpose of taking baths The swimming
pool will be used for washing clothes.
An early morning message from the
Danville, ILL.,, police requested the local
police to locate Robert Leven, one
armed member of the bonus army, and
tell him to return home Immediately.
his wife having been seriously injured
in an automobile accident.
He is just about to arrive there" the
message stated, and in few minutes
police of AnacoStia located the veteran
in the camp in that section and got
him in communication with Lieut.. c. j.
p. Weber, in charge of the Detective
Bureau.
Lieut.. Weber learned from Leven that
he had only recently arrived here, ex-
planning that he had managed to scrape
up money enough to get here. He said
he would make an effort to return
home immediately.