Evening star., 1932-07-31
City Heads Give
Police Drastic
Orders.
FRESH INVADERS
WILL BE BARRED
Troops Leave City
on Heels of Last
of Refugees.

Determined to prevent recur-
renee of the riotous conditions
growing out of the forceful evacu-
alton Of the Bonus Expeditionary
Force, the District Commissioners
late yesterday adopted an order
directing the superintendent OF
police to prevent entry into Wash
ington of all organized groups in
tent on disturbing the peace, or
those who cannot establish a
lawful purpose" in coming here.
Action of the Commissioners
was taken at an extraordinary
session at which the disturbing
events of the two preceding days
were reviewed and various plans
discussed for maintaining peace
and order.
The order, in effect, constituted a
warning to freshly organized bands OF
veterans reported to be headed east
ward to augment the groups neeng
from Washington in the direction OF
Johnstown, Pa.
associated Press dispatches quoted
leaders of the so-called Hollywood d.
vision" of bonus marchers as declaring
10000 or more veterans are en- route
here from the West and that the riots
of Thursday were ''only the nrst
Copies of the order were sent to
Cows. Ritchie of Maryland and Pollard
of Virginia for their information as 10
what steps the District government VIII
take in the future to head of sucn IN
yasionS as that by the bonus army.
instructions to Police.
The instructions to the Police Depart
ment read: -
Until further orders, in view Oh
conditions now existing in the DIS
trict. all organized bodies or groups
Of persons attempting to enter the DIS
trict shall be prevented from doing so
unless IL be established that such booles
or such groups Of persons have law
full purpose in coming into the Dlstrict
and are not intent upon disturbing the
peace or upon becoming public charges
or engaging in any otner iaWieSS
conduct" 49,
q few hours after Washington had been
virtually deserted by the bonuS-SeeKng
veterans as we'll as by the troops calleo
out to rout them.
The order was drafted with the advice
of Acting Corporation Counsel Vernon
r West. whose opinion was not sougnt
earlier in the week when the Cornmls-
sioners issued instructions to the Ponce
Department to evict the bonus marchers
and subsequently Cancelled them when
il developed there was no legal au-
thority for police enforcement. Brig.
Gen Pelham D. GlasSford, superlnteno-
ent of police, did not attend the spe-
cial session, although ne must execute
the order.
Troops Evacuate City.
The last known group Of veterans
had crossed the District line ana mead
ed north in trucks furnished by Mary
land officials when the troops evacuated
Washington at the direction OF Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, chief OF stan. Inc
promptly at / O'Clock in obedience to
Ger. MacArthur's instructions, and an
hour later the soldiers were out OF Dis
trict bounds, and Washington again was
left solely under police protection.
with tranquility restored, Federal
oficiaIs went swiftly ahead with prepa-
rations for a special grand jury inves,,
tigation Of the recent disorders oroereo
by Attorney General Mitchell.
The inquiry will begin tomorrow. II
will be far reaching in its scope, COW
ering all activities OF the ponus army
and the radical element Wnlch courseo
through its ranks. -.
Department of Justice and Secret
Service agents are to play prominent
part in the investigation. A number OF
Secret Service operatives already have
been summoned as witnesses and the
Department of Justice has gathered
considerable evidence. Other witnesses
however, have not been revealed.
The grand jury probe is expected tC
center around the activities OF Emanue
Levin of New York, one OF the aLeeee
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