The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
Hoover Would
 Evict Bonus Men
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Washington, July 28--(UP)- The federal government to-day un- dertook the evacuation of the bonus army from government owned property.
 Treasury agents, supported by police, moved against the bonus barracks on Pennsylvania avenue between Third and Fourth streets, where several hundred bonus marchers were quartered. Some 800 veterans swarmed out and were addressed by Walter Waters, the commander of the bonus army, who urged them to leave peaceably. A small group, variously estimated at from 16 to 100, opposed Waters counsel and returned to the buildings saying they would remain until "someonc puts us out"
 One man stationed himself on the roof of an old building. waving a cotton American flag and crying to other to join him.
 Just before II a. m. the police began drawing line around the old National Guard armory, objec- tive of the first movement of the | treasury agents. They procured ropes and began roping off the area.
 The plan was worked out with military precision. Assistant Secre- | tary of Treasury Ferry K. Heath | notified the District of Columbia commissioners that the treasury | intended to repossess certain build ings. First the old armory would be occupied, he said, then an area within d radius of 25 yards of it, l and then the entire block. l Few veterans were housed in the l armory but several hundred were i in adjoining buildings. Heath asked police protection in the oper- 7; ation.
 The district commissioners or- dered Police Superintendent Pel- ham D. Glassford to give the pro- tection. Glassford led 100 police men to the scene and the opera tion began.
 ] Patrol wagons were stationed around. Every more was planned in advance so that automatically a man arrested by a certain police man would land in a certain pa trol wagon and be taken to a cer- tain police precinct headquarters. l A few minutes later treasury agents, each accompanied by two l policemen, entered the building and began ordering the veterans out. They met no immediate re- sistance. After 10 minutes of such | operations only one arrest had been necessary.
 l Veterans stood in adjoining buildings. urging those in the ar- mory to come out and join them.
 Glassford, with a treasury off, cial on one side of him, and as- sistant Attorney General Nugent Dodds on the other, took a posi- tion on Pennsylvania avenue near the scene of operations. There, as a general staff operates in wartime, these three men directed and ob- served the operations.
 As the evacuation proceeded.
 hundreds of civilians, with several
 women in the crowds, surged along
 Pennsylvania avenue to see the ex- citement. Police kept them mov- ing with difficult. Groups stood on
 piles of brick and scrap iron. peer ing at the partially demolished three-story building which was the first point of attack.
 | oVffie VctcfaHB WUO nuQ been living in the structure fled in the face of the wrecking crew. One hurried down a ladder, ciasping his bedding roll. Another emerged from the first floor Juggling q water melon.
 One tall veteran. wearing c brown shirt and q felt hat. yelled from an upper story:
 Come on up and stick it out!" The building had been used as a national guard armory before the government building program for Lower Pennsylvania avenue was started. When the veterans moved on one side had been torn away, exposing stairwaye and rooms in q gnunt display of shorn sirders and crumbiins brick. The government moved despite Ian announcement from Csmslan. Ider Waters that the buildings would he evacuntdd peaceabiy. ft was understood WntefS announce