Evening star., 1932-07-09
VETERANSCROWD
RAIL TICKET LINE
More Than 1000 Bonus
Seekers Expected to Claim
U. S. Loans Before Night.
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those already departed appeared anx-
ious to get away from the camps.
They told me that a great deal Of
trouble had broken out in the various
camps during the past few days and
they wanted to get away from it all.
We have sent them out during the
night and early morning to their homes
in the North, East. South and West.
Several tickets were given to veterans
who claimed San Francisco their home
Others went to Los Angeles. Two
tickets we're issued to Great Falls
Mont, and three to Miami.
Each man is given rs cents in cash
for every "a hours on the train. Many
of them appeared to be happy when
the money vas handed them"
Mr. Reed said one Of the early de-
partures today was a foot-sore veteran
who said his home was in ElktOn, Md.
He said he was too tired to walk or to
attempt to hitch-hike the short dis
tance to his home.
Therefore he borrowed on his ad-
justed service certificate a total of $l10
or one-third of the cost of the regular
fare to this nearby point" Mr.. Reed ex-
planned
S3905 Largest Amount.
The largest amount so far borrowed
on certificate was $39O5. which was
for rail fare and food to San Francisco.
according to officials
The Veterans Bureau opened one
hour earlier this morning TO take care
OF the rush. Approximately 100 veter-
ans were in line when the doors to the
main entrance Of the building we're
opened to them
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within 10 minutes the first application
was approved. AS the veterans stood
IN line before the disbursing officer, an
official shouted breakfast of doughnuts
ana coffee would be served them. There
was a grand rush to the loading plat
form IN the rear Of the big building
for the food. Each man was given as
much as he wanted to eat, being
served by a colored Chef
Thanks for the Visit.
One veteran upon getting his ap-
! plication approved thanked the officials
for the sightseeing trip to Washington
1--WE been in every building here and
I've learned a lot" he said. Beside
that, I've made some money on the
side selling peanuts on the street. Some
of this I spent on myself and the rest
on my buddies."
Say, buddy" he addressed the busy
clerk, "let's take a cigarette, eh? I'm
completely out. Thanks. II you're ever
out in Portland look me up"
Meantime, the radical wing OF the
bonus army kept up its weak onslaught
on Congress. A delegation OF nine
members of the Workers Ex-Service
Mems League attempted to get on the
Capitol grounds today to present Vice
President Curtis and Speaker Garner
with a petition, but Capitol police, aug
nented by squad Of Metropolitan
police, chased them of.
Later. they succeeded in gaining an
audience with Vice President Curtis
and demanded that Congress "appro-
pirate" the 100000 loan bill TO the
veterans, to feed and shelter the vet
Grams in Washington"
The delegation also demanded the fuu
payment Of the bonus and that Con-
gress must not adjourn before ieg-
islation is enacted for the lmmeolate
cash payment Of the bonus"
Escort for Delegation.
The delegation was escorted to the
Capitol by two divisions Of marchers,
one headed by John t. Pace, who said
he was chairman of the Rank-and-fle
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Committee" and the other by Walter
| Flicker
The leaders demanded their "consti-
| tutional rights" and police nnally
agreed to dispatch a message to Speaker
! Garner to ask If he would see them.
He refused the request.
Asked by Pace why permit to paraoe
on the Capitol had been denied them,
Vice President Curtis said he had been
willing to sign such q permit, but WITH
out the accompanying signature OF
Garner 1t would not have been valid.
When told by Pace that the veterans
planned to organize a special committee
to draw up their own bill on the bonus
legislation, Curtis reminded them that
the original adjusted service compensa-
tion measure was written entirely by
war veterans.
Eicker's group later was ordered out
of the House once Building before
members had contacted Representatives.
They were grouped about the rctunda
at the main entrance Of the building
and when police suggested they hasten
about the business of interviewing the
Representatives there was heated ex-
change of words.
Police then ordered them to the street.
They offered no resistance.