Evening star., 1932-07-06
Resolution Would Provide
Food and Transportation
Back to Homes.
PANHANDLING CAMPAIGN
BLOCKED BY GLASSF0RD
Waters Repudiates Move to Raise
Funds on Streets of
Capital.

While group Of veterans sought
unSuccessfully for permission to make
an organized "panhandling" drive for
funds, food and clothing. the House
Ways and Means Committee TODAY an
proved resolution, already passed by
the Senate, to provide transportation
and subsistence costs Of the veterans
back to their homes.
Ihe resolution, introduced In the
senate by Senator Howell. Republican,
OF Nebraska, would direct the Govern
ment to pay transportation and sub
Slstence at the rate Of rs cents a day.
Inc money would be deducted from
ADJUSTED service certificates If not re-
PAID. The resolution passed the SEN
ate last week without debate.
Permission for an organized canvass
OF the city for money and supplies was
refused by Brig. Gen. Pelham d. Glass
ford, superintendent of police. The re-
quest had been made by four veterans.
VINO said they represented the rank
ana nle" OF the Bonus Expeditionary
Force.
Plea Repudiated
Later at national headquarters. how
ever. a statement was issued declaring
no such permission had been requested
by national officers and that unless
petitioners" carry credentials signed
by Comdr. Walter w. Waters, their
pleas should be disregarded by Chief
Glassford
The panhandling scheme was ad-
vanced as B. E. F. national headquar-
tiers announced that Comdr. Waters
would tour the East in an effort
to solicit food and money for the hungry
veterans encamped throughout the Cap
ital. Waters, who returned early today
from New York by airplane with 1900
pounds of meat and 5000 which he coll
lected, will appear in Erie, Pa, July 8;
IN Pittsburgh, July g; Camden, July IL,
and Hoboken, July II.
The tour was decided upon. according
to officers at national headquarters, after
Waters. had been denied permission to
make a Nationwide appeal over the
radio In behalf of the bonus army. It
was said he had been scheduled to speak
on the air in New York last night and
also to make a personal appearance on
New York theater stage. but at the
last moment his engagements suddenly
were Cancelled. No reason for the can
cellations were given. according to lead
eIs OF tne army They attributed the
actlon 10 organized opposition"
Raise Fund for Babies.
benefit dance to raise money to
by milk for children of the veterans
quartered here viii be held July IL at
the Washington Auditorium. Tickets
VIII be sold by a group of $50 veterans,
organized for the purpose last night.
Police reports that only about 1900
veterans now are qusrtered here were
oenled by veterans leaders, who de-
clared numerous counts showed more
than 10000. E. F. Everett, nationa!
secretary of the B. E. F., said $4,000
veterans left the various encampments
yesterday TO march in the parade down
pennsylvania avenue, but many dropped
out on the way and by the time the
paraoe had passed down the Avenue,
less tnan 5000 actually were marching.
AT the Capitol demonstration, how
ever, ne said, more than 10000 men
weIe grouped on the Plaza, representing
about three-fourth of the strength of
the organization.
Many Leaving Capital.
Reports from Maryland and PennsyI
vania communities indicated veterans
were passing out of Washington in in
creaSingly large numbers. One Penn
SylVania town reported between 200 and
SUI ex-serVice men passing through
that fully 500 men are pulling out of
Washington each day.
=, Arrivals today numbered 237. OF
these about 200 arrived on a freight
at o'clock. Two came by airplane,
supposedly from Los Angeles. THE
plane bore Red Cross and B. z. 2. in
sigma on its fuselage.
Comdr Waters wife, previously re-
ported stranded in an Oregon town.
arrived from the West this morning
almost simultaneously with her hus-
bands arrival from New York. She
was taken Immediately to the home Of
relatives near here, where she met her
husband for the first time in nearly two
months
Capt. Everett disclosed that a
picked" group Of veteran police have
been selected to tour the shopping dis
trict and arrest" any veterans found
to be panhandling. This action was
taken, Everett said following reports
from other than police sources that
woman shoppers were beirg moleSted
by members of the B. E. F. Everett
said no complaints had been received