Evening star., 1932-08-03
DATA ON RIOTERS
SENT TO MITCHELL
Department of Justice to Lay
Disorder Facts Before
Grand Jury.
Continued From First Page.)

EQgell at waterbury, MO-, ana formally
ordered to evacuate by Capt. Edward
McKenna Johnson chief of Maryland
State police, Joseph G. Bullion, COM
mander of the temporary Maryland
camp, agreed to move by 6 o'clock to-
night. Capt, johnson acted after Gov.
Richie had notified Waters in a con-
ference that State sanitation laws pre-
cluded establishment of a camp In
Maryland.
Seeks Camps in Each State.
Waters was busy this morning lining
I'D officials of the 48 States in an effort
to secure property for establishment OF
bonus army camps for marchers OF each
State.
He sent a messenger to the Edgen
property this morning to advise bonus
marchers, who already have encamped
on the property, to get out and pre-
pared to return the property to Mrs.
Edgell.
Waters and his aides got in touch
with officials of every State with their
plan for the establishment of bonus
camps and a permanent organization
with headquarters in Washington. His
aides said the State camp idea was
finding much favor with public Of
cials as a solution Of the problems OF
Washington and JohnStown, Pa, both
of which have felt the heavy strain
of the massed encampments of the
bonus marchers. :,
Waters announced that he would
have a statement on the policy OF the
B. E. F. ready for publication early
this afternoon, but would not give any
indication of what that policy was.
Advised to "Stick Tight
Returning to Washington last night
from the conference with Gov. Ritchle,
Waters announced he was advising the
bonus marchers now encamped at
,Johnstown to stick tight" until definite
ARRANGEMENTS for their care can be
completed.
The commander. advised that legal
technicalities" make it inadvisable to
attempt to establish camp for bonus
marchers on the plot In Ann Arundel
County, Md, announced shortly after
ward he was advising his followers to
disband and return to their homes until
further plans were completed. He re-
tracted this statement on his return to
the Capital when confronted with a
rising resentment at the advice to dis
band.
There was a stormy meeting of the
B. E. F. general staff on Waters return,
in which Eugene F. Everett, New Jersey
banus marcher, who has been right
hand man to Waters ever since the b.
E. F. was organized, was reported to
have threatened to resign.
AT the B. E. F. headquarters 1t was
stated this morning that Everett would
not resign and that he couldn't resign
if he wanted to-"
Charges Faced.
Charges against the eight men facing
trial in Police Court included parad1ng
without a permit, disorderly conduct
and making speeches without a permit
One man, Walter Flicker of New York,
faced trial on a charge Of climbing a
tree.
The first count upon which the mer
were to be tried was disorderly con-
duct, in the District of Columbia
branch OF Police Court, before Judge
Isaac r. Hit. Court attaches sale
other cases will be tried in traffic
United States branches of Police Court
Those on trial, in addition to Flicker
are John Pace Of Detroit, leader OF the
group which attempted the 3. White
House picket; Sylvester Mckinley, Johr
Demetric. Louis Privolas, Albert Gersh-
owitz, David Budd and Fred Thomas
colored Defense counsel, made avail
able by the International Labor De
fense, were Chief Attorney Davic
Levinson Of Philadelphia and Irving
Schwab of New York
The fighting from which the trlal
are an outgrowth started at Fifteenth
| street and New York avenue abou
noon on July Is and continued inter
mittently down New York avenue Il
Thirteenth street, and then to Thlr
teenth and E streets. where the mob O.
bonus marchers and the much largel
| crowd of spectators were dispersed o.
heavy detail of police.
Budd, who struck Francis Holman
| Washington Times photographer, In the
| eye during the near riot, obtained
postponement until August "a OF nj:
trial on assault charges. He then VII
| be tried by jury in Police Court.
| Pace, one of the principal heutenant
, in the Communist movement in WASH
! ington, was arrested by police durlnG
the height of the fighting in an effor'
| to break up his group by rendering i
| leaderless. Flicker, his assistant. imme
| diateIy took command, and it was no
until two detectives had pulled him ou
| of a tree at Thirteenth and E street.
and placed him in a patrol wagon thai
the fighters quit and returned to thei
billetS at Thirteenth and B street
southwest.
b. E. r. News to Continue.
The B. z. F. News, newspaper pub
lished for the Bonus Expedltionar.
| Force, will continue publication whtl'
there is any semblance of organization
of the B. E. F., 1t was announced to
day at the North Capitol street head
quarters of the bonus army.
Comdr Waters authorized the state
ment that the B. e. F. News will con
tinue publication, despite reports to TIT
contrary, and it will be bigger ant
better"
Chief Of Police Glassford has re
ceived the following commendation o
] police from Brig. Gen. P. L. Miles, com
manding the 18th BRIGADE: