Evening star., 1932-07-16

After staging a three-hour demon
stration the main body Of the veterans
began to leave the Capitol grounds at
1910 O'Clock this afternoon after a
committee had presented petition to
Speaker Garner. demanding that Con-
gress not adjourn until some material
aid had been given them.
The trouble started within a short
time after approximately 5000 men
from various bonus camps in this area
had marched to the Capitol to rein
force 400 Califcrnians. who had kept
up all-night siege in front CT the
building. The California contingent
parading in squads of 80 marched all
night long through a driving rain.
many Of them discarding their shirts
and shoes.
AS the new arrivals reached the
plaza. Waters and Carter took charge
After a few minutes conference. Wa
tiers stepped out of the ranks and
shouted. Come on"
His command was answered with a
surge of men running at a dog trot
across the plaza. rushing BY the police
and making toward the main steps.
Glassford Arrests Waters
Gen. Glassford and Inspector Al
bert J. Headley marched out to meet
them. Giassford grabbed Waters and
Headley took Garter into custody
They were rushed into the basement of
the building.
Police succeeded in checking the rush.
ing men and pushed them back past the
bandStand The men began to shout
for the release of their commander.
Three men jumped to the stand and
attempted to make speeches. but police
grabbed them before they could utter a
word
In answer to the shouts of the crowd
ior the release OF Waters. Glassford
steps OF the Capitol and released him.
Il refuse to 60" shouted Waters at
GlaSSford. Il think l am entitled to
know what has happened while I was
under arrest"
Glassford whispered something to
Waters and they went back into the
Capitol Building. This was the signal
for another rush by the veterans. AS
they were pressing past a policeman,
a woman dressed in the Red Cross
nurse uniform leaped to the bandstand
and shouted at the top of her voice
for the men to fall back.
The veterans obeyed her frantic arm
waving signals and stopped. She i'm
mediately began marching song and
the next moment the veterans were
joining in the singing.
The woman gave her name as
Marietta Arson of New York City She
said she had come here in behalf of
the bonus campaign. She said she was
a registered nurse and had worked in
many of the principal hospitals in New
| York
Mrs. Garner Spectator.
Spectators filled all the windows of
the Capitol and clustered on the out
side edges of the crowd.
! Among those watching the demon
stration was Mrs. John Garner, wife of
the Speaker of the House. who leaned
out of a third floor window to watch.
| After Waters and his aides explained
they didn't know they were violating
any law. Glassford released them with
the understanding they would remain
on the other side of the plaza from
the Capitol and try to help their fol-
lowers in order hereafter.
Asked If he was going to have the
plaza cleared, GlaSsford said Yes, but
! I'm going to take my time about it"
He mounted the band stand facing
the crowd and walked up and down
the broad fiat platform cracking jokes
with the veterans.
Reds" Donlin. sorrel-topped veteran
who has been staging shows on the
| Anacos.ia fats for his comrades. leaped
/ to the platform and implored his COM
rades to change their yells and boos
! into song
He began singing Hail, Hail, the
! Gangs All Here"
Within few minutes several joined
him and later hundreds Of husky voices
/ began choruSing.