Evening star., 1932-07-28

E. F., said he had no control over then
and doubted II the police could con. on
| troll them. Waters blamed radicals 1ol
the fighting.
In the midst of the melee fighting
broke out among the veterans them
selves and one was taken to the hos
pital with a knife blade broken of In
his back.
Commissioner Reichelderfer visited
| the scene with Gen. GlaSSford at
| o'clock. He said that for the present
the police alone would be relied on to
take care of the situation.
Soon after the encounter the guard
about the White House was increased
and preparations made to close the
gates If necessary. The President was
in the rear grounds of the mansion
presenting the Distinguished Flying
Cross to John Polando and Russell
Boarelman, who few to Turkey, when
the ambulances from Emergency Hos
pital, sirens screeching, bore the in
jured policemen to Emergency Hospi-
tai nearby.
Gen. Glassford announced later in
the afternoon that efforts to evict the
veterans from the buildings would be
discontinued temporarily.
The Treasury move to repossess the
buildings followed legal conferences and
negotiations with the District authori-
ties which have been in effect for the
past 10 days. Yesterday the White
House decided to ask the Attorney Cen
eral for an opinion as to the status of
the occupants of the buildings.
At 10 o'clock Treasury agents, guarded
by District police, went to the scene and
NJ titled the veterans that they must
move. The men held a hurried meeting
and voted to remain. Then the agents
began to lead them out.
Gen. Glassford this afternoon was
considering calling for military aid to
temporarily holding in check 5000
marchers at Third and Pennsylvania
avenue. Four policemen and a dozen
veterans were hurt. A colored police
men is In a serious condition with q
fractured skull. Another may have
skull fracture.
Gen. GlaSSford went to the District
Building shortly after / o'clock to con-
fer with the Commissioners on asking
for military aid.
Asked If he had requested the Com
miSsioners to summon assistance for
him, he replied Not at this time"
He was asked II his policemen could
cope with the situation, and replied
Il think we can handle them with
the police we have there now, but do
not want to go against that seething
mob
Glassford engaged in hand-to-hand
conflict himself and has his badge torn
from his chest, but was otherwise unin-
jured His assailant was arrested.
He stopped the rioting with the SIM
pie appeal of:
Come on, boys, let's call an armis-
tice, for lunch, anyhow
Bonus Expeditionary Force Comdr
Walter w. Waters. after the rioting, told
Gen. Glassford that he had no more
control over his men and that he did
not believe he could hold them In check
nor could the police hold them in check
should they get unruly again.
While men high up in the buildings
around the ramshackle shelters, which
have been the marchers' home, alter
nately booed and cheered, brickbats
flew fast and furious between the bonus
marchers and police stationed along the
rope lines around the first building from
which the marcherS were evicted this
morning. Policemen threw bricks and
welded clubs freely and there were
nearly a score of battered heads among
the opposing groups.
Policemen sought quick refuge when
the veterans opened their brick barrage
A few officers drew their pistols, but nc
one fired.
A number of veterans we're arrested
and taken to the first precinct station
house.
The fighting started when the first
group Of veterans were evacuated, and
assumed serious proportions when
some 5000 other marcherS arrived on
the scene in trucks from Camp Marks.
Treasury agents, guarded by police
men, began to lead the veterans out OF
a building about TO be razed In the
Federal building program.
The offlcer with the fractured skull is
Edward O. Scott, 27, 29l3 Seventh
street. An operation was to be per.
formed on him in Emergency Hospital
this Afternoon. He was struck on the
head and in the stomach with a brick
Robert N. Floyd, 38, Of 907 Crittenden
street, also may have q fractured skull
The other injured policemen are
Samuel H Hartung, 29, 2525 Mime
sofa avenue southeast, struck on head
and John E. winters. "a, OF the South
Maryland Courts Apartments. struck on
head. All are at Emergency Hospital.
Bernard MCCOY, 36, of Chicago, said
to have been the veteran who snatchec
Gen. Glassford's badge, was booked at
the first precinct for investigation. The
same technical charge was placed
against John j. Olson. A, of Sacra-
mento, Calf; John Culshaw, 80, oi
Duquesne, Pa, and Charles p. Rubev
38. Of the l700 block of Fourteenth
street southeast. Mccoy and Olson
were bleeding when brought IN.
Gen. Glassford was in the thick OF
the fight. He stood behind q veterans
shelter while the bricks were flying and
then advanced with about 20 police.