Evening star., 1932-06-02
Many Groups on Way.

Department to be on the move today.
From Pittsburgh 400 men were re-
ported as leaving today in box cars at
tached to a Pennsylvania Railroad
passenger train bound for Washington.
Nine hundred more were said to be
preparing to leave there by freight
later this afternoon. Approximately
Toledo, Ohio, reported 500 arrived
there last night from Detroit in freight
cars. ready to proceed here as soon as
a freight could be caught" Accord
ing to the Associated Press, they were
also awaiting the arrival of a Chi
cago group. which is expected to bring
the total number of veterans leaving
there to 1900
Other Movements Reported.
Meanwhile, other advices received
here indicated the following movements
of joblesS eX-service men toward Wash
ington and Capitol Hill:
From New Orleans, 200. now at
Opelika, Ala: from Johnson City,
Tenn. 300 leaving from the National
Soldiers Home there; from Miami. Fla,
so had arrived at West Palm Beach;
from Fort Worth, Tex. 100; from Cam
den, N. j., 400, in trucks: from Albany,
IN.
from Minneapolis, $50, last heard from
at Lacrosse, Wis; from various North
ern Ohio cities. $50; from Cleveland,
400 without transportationD; from
Portland, Greg, 200, last heard from at
Spokane, Wash.
Other assemblies of veterans reported
by the Associated Press to be preparing
to leave for the Capital, but who have
not yet actually departed, are as follows:
Chicago, 1,500 Nashville, Tenn, 1000:
Warrenville S. c., 200 Oto leave Satur-
day.: Ell Paso, Tex, 200, leaving today;
Great Falls, Mont, so, leaving Friday,
and Oklahoma City. 300, leaving today.
The Johnson City detachment of in
mates of the Soldiers Home was report
ed to be led by Floyd S. Hawkins, while
the 1000 from Nashville are American
Legion men assembled by Comdr. w. G.
Swint from throughout the State to
discuss" a march upon Washington.
Rail Line Agrees.
Rock Island Railway officials have
tacitly agreed to transport the vet
erans massing at Fort Worth and Ell
Paso, Tex. Another group at Great
Falls, Mont, under the leadership of
Rex Dare, railroad machinist, intend
to leave there by way of the Great
Northern.
The 300 at Oklahoma City have
elected Ernest Albright as their gen
eral" and plan to depart tomorrow. AL
bright said his men were an orderly
band" From the San Francisco Bay
region an unnumbered delegation al
ready is moving eastward by freight,
while New Mexico veterans plan to
meet those from Ell Paso at Vaughn,
N Mex
Leaders of the concentration of vet
erans at Pittsburgh telegraphed Gov.
Pinchot at Harrisburg today asking
that he furnish Is State highway trucks
to bring them here In this connection
it was recalled that Gov. Pinchot en-
couraged the march on Washington
of Father Cox's jobless army last
Winter
Governor Refuses to Aid.
One hundred extra city policemen
were ordered out last night at Toledo
to keep an eye on several hundred
Ohio veterans who had massed there
in readiness to join the contingents
from Chicago and Detroit.
Meanwhile, at Columbus, Gov.
George White served notice no trans
portation would be afforded Ohio
bonus marchers." He issued this de-
cree in response to request by c. B.
CoWan, who said he was chairman"
of the Bonus March Committee"
Gov. White, in refusing, pointed out
that he had authorized transportation
of the Pacific Coast delegation be-
cause they had come from Indiana and
hot ITo haI
ed him to grant no further aid.
Camp at Opelika.
War veterans from Louisiana and
Florida were advancing steadily toward
Washington this afternoon. The Louis
lana men, who left New Orleans last
week end have come through Alabama
by county and National Guard trucks
Last night they camped at Opelika and
left this morning hoping to traveI
through at least part of Georgia be-
fore nightfall today. Between $50 anG
200 are in the party.
Fifty bonus marchers who left Miami
yesterday afternoon in automobiles
camped last night at West Palm Beach
Transportation on the first leg of the
trip was furnished by Dade County can
didates for Office. In Warrenville. S. c..
leave there Saturday by freight train.
The 500 veterans who left Detroit
yesterday boarded fast freight at the
River Rouge freight yards on the in
vitation of railroad officials. Thirteen
box cars were provided for their use.
Ride Street Cars Free.
The marchers assembled in Detroit
earlier in the day and went by truck
and street car to River Rouge. About
SO Of them rode on street cars after
refusing to pay their fares, telling the
conducors they were riding "on Mayor
Murphy" There was no disorder on
the street cars or at their assembly
point. The "marchers" were led by
John T. Pace and R. L. Smith of the
Workers Ex-Service Mems League.
Five hundred and thirteen Cleveland
veterans are reported to have enlisted
for the march and will depart Satur-
day morning, according to Chairman"
Cowan. He said $50 veterans from
Akron, Canton, Youngstown and other
Northern Ohio cities will join his con-
ported that rs to 80 inmates of the
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home at
Sandusky had signified their intention
of enligting.
Efforts to obtain transportation at
expense of the States through which
they will pass having failed, Cowan says
an appeal will be made to officials of
one of the leading railroads.
A delegation Of 40 Veterans from
Evansville. Ind, Is repdlted to have