Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-11
DYNAMITE SAID
FOUND IN CAMP
AT WASHINGTON
Police Remove Explosive
From Headquarters Of
Veterans.
BY JOHN REICHNIANN

WITH THE BONUS EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, WASHING
TON, June 11.-A quantity OF
dynamite, with explosive caps and
length of fuse, was seized by po-
lice today in one of the camps oc-
cupied by the more than 10000
veterans here demanding the en-
actment of bonus legislation.
Two and one-half sticks Of dy-
Mantle, six dynamite caps and so
feet Of fuse were found in a bed
tick at the Anacosta camp, where
the largest part of the bonus army
is quartered The owner was not
found.
An investigation to determine the
source of the dynamite was or
dered and police decided to search
| incoming automobiles to prevent
any more being brought in. There
was also a report that two taxi
cabs loaded with liquor were en-
route to the camp.
The executive committee of the
bonus army called a meeting TO
determine whether or not to send
Representatives to the Chicago po-
litical conventions to urge inclusion
of bonus planks in party platforms.
An official count of the B. E. F.
last night showed 1908 veterans
| were in the city. An additional
| 1900 arrived over night and the
| number was expected to be in
creased to $4,000 over the weekend.
The army apparently has no in
tention of abandoning its siege
even if the house defeats the
bonus. On the contrary the men
already here are settling down to
stay and the leaders are calling
up more and more reinforcements.
An enlistment drive was begun
which Commander in Chief Walter
Waters claimed would soon have
| $4,000 more veterans on the way
TO Washington Special recruiting
squads were started out to concen-
trate new marchers in st. Louis,
Camden, Philadelphia and south
| ern points.
The ragged and weatherpeaJen
veterans are gradually bringing
order out of chaos in the crude
camp which sprawls over dusty
acres of Anacosta park on the out
skirts of the city. The men are
shaping themselves into groups
improving their shelters fashioned
from sticks, old tin, discarded car
packing boxes and brush wood.
The army's funds have been
swelled above $1,000 with the re-
ceipt of $4,000 from the Rev.
Father Charles E. Coughlin, of De-
troit, head of the Little Flower
! Radio league. Trucks from Ho-
boken, N. j., and Baltimore, Md,
trundled up to the doors of the
army's commissary on IPennsyl-
yania avenue and disgorged tons of
food.
District of Columbia authorities
unable to persuade the army to
disband, clung to a slight hope
that it would slowly dissolve.
SAN BERNARDINO, June II. QJ.P)
Southern California's bonus ex-
peditionary army, 1900 strong, will
remain here until tomorrow morn
ing, Royal w. Robertson, command
er, announced today
Originally the army planned to
push on to Ell Centro this morn
ing but the delay was necessary
to permit better organization of the
forces and the transportation,
Robertson said.
The army, travelling in a nondes-
cript collection of automobiles, ar
rived here last night from Los An
geleS. Some stragglers did not
reach the encampment until mid
night.
Robertson and his forces intend
to join other former service men
in Washington, d. c., and have
pledged themselves to remain in
Washington until congress passes
favorable bonus legislation"