Evening star., 1932-07-29

and in the woods TO the east OF the
camp at II o'clock this morning.
A few of those who fed from Camp
Marks. when the troops fired the shanty
dwellings there Rad the foresight to
carry as much of their equipment as
largely of blankets, wearing apparel,
cooking utensiles and a small supply of
canned goods. AS they ate their morn
ing meal Army and Navy airplanes
circled around overhead. their pilots
apparently doing observation work.
Inspector E. w Brown, arriving at
the eleventh precinct just before II
O'Clock, said that the evacuation Of the
women and children from the family
headquarters" of the B. E. F., on Four
teenth street near B street southwest,
was Just getting under way. This build
ing is owned by the Government and IS
OH site to be used in the building pro-
gram.
While Inspector Brown was at the
station house an aide to Brig. Gen.
Perry L. Miles, in charge Of operations,
came in and asked that motor cycle
men be furnished this afternoon when
the Army officials plan to notify the
vete, ans on several sites that they must
get out Inspector Brown was not GER
tain where these sites are. He said
four motor cycle men would be detailed.
Estimates of those who were actual
participants in the clashes varied as
did those of the number of veterans
forced out in the eviction movements.
Unofficial totals placed the number of
veterans who fed before the military
at between 1000 and 5000. A much
smaller number actually resisted the ef-
forts Of the officers and troops.
5,751 Receive Funds.
From figures at the Veterans Admin
istration these totals are too high.
Frank T. Hines, veterans administrator,
said last week that the strength at its
peak was not more than 5000, and that
between 500 and 600 of these could not
be identified as former service men.
Before the time limit for the veterans
to obtain Government transportation
home expired, 5,751 applied and re-
ceived funds. There was a steady
trickle on bonus seekers coming in, how
ever, while these were going out.
Police estimates of the strength of
the veterans at its highest ranged from
$4,000 to some totals as high as 10000.
Conjectures on the number of radi-
Gals who joined the bonus march also
has been largely on chance. John Pace,
left wing leader, said last week about
300 of the men who came to Washing
ton were his followers and that he was
joined by about 200 more. Other vet
Grams disputed these figures. Few of the
radicals left, however, and police blamed
them for most OF yesterdays trouble.
50 Injured, l Dead.
A revised casualty list showed SO in
jured and l dead The veteran killed
was William Hashka of Chicago. Ap-
proximately 20 of these who received
hospital treatment we're suffering from
the effects of tear gas.
Policeman Edgar G. Scott, who was
struck on the head with a brick, was
reported improved at Emergency Hes
pital. Doctors said he had a depressed
fracture of the left terital region.
The veterans left behind at Camp
Bartlett tents and ether equipment sup
piled by the Government, but carried
away the remaining food supplies and
cooking utensils.
Most of those who deserted Camp
Bartlett marched out Bladensburg road
toward the District line Here trucks
furnished by Maryland officials met
them to speed them on their journey
Police details accompanied the vehicles
Immediately after the. bonus march
ers left Camp Simms the tents in
which they had been housed we're taken
down. Lieut.. Hugh Everett, jr.. was
in charge of the National Guardsmen
detailed at the camp during the visit
of the veterans.
The veterans were forced to leave
AnacoStia by a long route. due to the
closing TO them of the Pennsylvania
avenue and Anacostia bridges. AS a
result the men went to Benning, where
many of them hoped to catch a freight
train in the freight yards there.
AS some of the veterans departed
they shouted promises to spectators to
return to Washington with greater
strength. The tentative plans of the
group en- route to Johnstown, is to
reorganize there, and come back when
the time is propiticuS.