Evening star., 1933-10-12
27 Arrested, Arms Seized in
Philadelphia After Plot to
Storm Armory for Guns Is
Revealed.
ROOSEVELT AS DICTATOR
ENVISAGED BY LEADERS
Order to Advance Awaited by,
Group as Officials Strike-Smith.
Commander, Disappears After
Mutiny-Authorities Scoff at Re-
ported Force of 100000 Men.
BULLETIN.

DOLLE I'm.
Seven truckloads of Khaki
shirts" arrived at the District
line and Bladensburg road
early this afternoon. They
were met and halted by a de-
tail of police headed by As
sistant Superintendent L. 1.
H. Edwards and Inspector F.
S. w. Burke. At police head
quarters it was said that the
men would be questioned con-
cerning their destination and
intentions before decision was
made whether to admit them
to the city.
By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, October 12.-
Raiding three headquarters of the
Khaki Shirts, police today ar
rested 81 men awaiting sched-
uled march on Washington and
seized loaded pistols, knives. clubs
and blackjacks.
Police said they had received
definite information" that the
Khaki Shirts planned to storm
the armory of the 111th Regi-
ment, Pennsylvania National
Guard, to get ammunition for
their march.
Three armories were placed under
guard, and the raids on the headquar-
ters were made when residents called
police to protest that armed men were
walking around the streets.
Organizer EIudes Police.
Among the prisoners was general
and a couple of 'colonels." but police
said they were still seeking the organ
izer and self-styled commander in chief,
Arthur j. Smith.
The prisoners were held in bail rang
ing from $500 to s2,500 on charges of
violating the State firearms act, iu-
citing to riot and disorderly conduct.
Police displayed two bushel baskets
filled with weapons.
Meanwhile Col" James Iaskey, who
was also the commanders bodyguard,
swore out warrant for Smith charg-
ing fraudulent conversion of furni-
ture with which Laskey said he had
equipped the leaders three-room
ScllCl llCdo4udl lOLo.
1t was Smith who announced 1,500,-
600 men would descend on the Capital
from nine States today ana Install
President Roosevelt as the Nations
dictator. 1t was Smiths order to march
which was being awaited by the Khaki
Shirts when the police arrived.
Police, VINO said they are seeking
Smith, asserted that 'mutlny' broke
out in the headquarters. a former nos
pital in North Philadelphia. before the
raiding party arrived and smith de-
parted while his officers and men were
looking for him for further information
about his plans.
Police Capt. Walter Hartley, who
visited the headquarters before the raid.
said "the last I saw Of Smith was as
he went out window in the rear
Smiths Office Wrecked.
Smiths followers went right through
the door of his Office when they found
he had disappeared, Hartley salo;
''They wrecked the inside OF the place.
Smith, in announcing plans for the
advance on the Capital, said lnstalla-
tion of the President as a dictator
would be in accordance with the or
panization's Fascist policies, and some
of the prisoners were quoted by IN,
snector John F. Driscoll, who conducted
two of the raids, as talking OF nav
ing it out with the Communists IN
Washington.
Enrolling men at 50 head and sell
ing them trench caps and brown shlrts,
Smith recruited a large number OF FOL
lowers in Philadelphia. His shock
troops" wore helmets and plumes noWeo
from those of high officers.
Enrolment Unknown.
AS to the organizations actual en-
rollment, only Smiths figures are avail
able-and his announcement that ,5O0,-
600 would troop to Washington faileo
to stir police officials.
Federal agents said some time ago
that they we're watching the organ
ization, but the only previous police
. activity in Philadelphia was after a
fight at a street corner meeting. A
member of the Khaki Shirts died OF
injuries received in the clash with
non-sympathizers and several men were
detained for investigation.
At Long Island, N. Y, meeting
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