Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-19 | Page 17 | Demonstration by Vets Fails

DEMONSTRATION BY VETS FAILS WASHINGTON July 19 UP UP- UP President Hoover returned to the White House today from his Rapidan fishing camp and found that a demonstration demonstration dem dem- by left leU wing members of the bonus army planned to coincide with his arrival had failed to mate mate- As a precautionary measure a police police po po- po- po lice escort met the he presidents president's automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile as it entered the District of or Columbia from Virginia and rode In advance of him to the White House Mr Hoover left his car at a side entrance entrance en en- trance tranca and went directly to his of of- A dozen policemen patrolling the Pennsylvania 7 avenue approaches to the executive mansion furnished the only unusual accompaniment to the e presidents president's ti return Pedestrians were hurrying along beneath the leafy elms that line the avenue and gave cave only a n glance toward the presidents president's car before passing on In the demonstration Saturday night the police kept pedestrians out of ot the White House area but there was no attempt to divert them today Word came from the headquarters of John Pace leader of the left wing portion of the bonus army that picketing pick pick- eting cling of ot the White House Hous would start tomorrow instead of today Walter Eicker one of Paces Pace's lieutenants said the plan was for a group of picketers to remain in front of the White House executive offices during the hours that Mr Hoover was there I 5