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i > LPIA, Fomented Trouble, Threw Bricks, Upper Darby Veterans Told; Hero Insists Waters Ordered Defiance Communists who flocked to Washington “by the hundreds” fomented Thursday's rioting, four members of the bonus army said | here last night on their way-to the new encampment at Johnstown. ‘The brick-throwing in the first engagement with police on Wash- Ington avenue wes dote by radteais, ‘one of them said. Responsible elements of | the Hbonns army did everything they could to help police separate the Cominunistic faction.” the veteran, James J. Kibbie, of Emmetsourg, In, told members of Archer-Eppler Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at a meeting of the post in Upper! Darby. “There seemed to be several hun dred radicals.” he said, “most of them well drested and’ seemingly ell supplied with money, Who ap- proached the boss at every opror- tunity to advocate resistance, “fight= ing against aggression’ and the ke. Saya “Extremists” Threw Bricks | "1 was present when the police attempted ‘to drive bark the crowd, and some of tins extremist element ‘Among the veterans started to throw the brleks. ‘That brought of all the rest.” Frequent aicetions by Interested members of the post punctuated Kibbie's recital and those of his companions. Ore of them, Val Kaleris, of Versailles, Pa, ned been Weated at the Delaware County Hospital, following his arrival, for Ha wound in his heel. which he said ‘was made. by @ Crooper's bayanet, ‘The other two were George Knack and George Vosdaputer, of Port Dodge, Ta, Commander Baie said the men would be fed and clothed by members of the post before continuing their Journey. ‘Their statements. the men were told before the meeting, would be checked and made a matter of rec ‘ord. Stenographers were on band to iake their testimony. ‘Orders defying the Washington [police were Issued by W. W. Waters, ‘commander of the Bonus Expedi« tlonary Forces, according to Francis “W. Connelly, of Conshohocken, a hero of the World War and holder of the Distinguished Service Crnss. He is a member of the bontis-seek- Ing force. Connelly, who was treated at Washington hospital for gashes on the head nfter belng clubbed and gassed during the rloting on Thitrs~ day. liven at 127 West, 4th avenue, Conshohocken, He telenhoned hin family there yesterday. Waters had placed him in charge of 300 Penn- sylvania bonuseers on Sunday. ‘Told to Hold Mouses “Hold those houses, no matter Jwnat happens," he quoted Waters. "Don't fight the police if i can be Javoided in any way possible, but for [God's sake don’t let them put you jout.” | Connelly headed the Consho- "hocken contingent of twenty vet- serans at Anacostia, many of whom were stationed in Government ‘pulldings ordered evacuated, Dur- ing the World War he crawied out of a tank and repaired it under heavy fire while a sergeant in the ‘Tank Corps. ‘The other Conshohocken men used Capitol Riot, ' 4 Bonuseers Reveal Here! iwere uninjured Thursday, he re SATURDAY Conshohocken War JOSEPH ANGELO ported. They” plaid to remain in; Washington tntit future poues ie, decided upon, and may £0 10, Johnstown. i ‘Opposes Officer He Saved Joseph Angelo, of Camden, holder of the French war medal, the Crovx Ge Guerre, and the Distinguished Service Gross, who _dengged his wounded colonel to safety. in the midst of bursting shells in the Ar~ one, found that oficer ranged on. the other side of tne economic No Man's Tad In the Warhington di turbance. Colonei Grover Smith Patton, war-time onmmandee of Ur 30k Tank Brigade, on Thiasday headed the cavalry charge that rouled An- elo and the other bonus secke Colonel Patton calied Angelo “tise bravest lad in the American Army” when he and the doughboy made thelr escape from the mud-hole £0) whieh” Angeio nd arsed. Bim. ‘Angelo ves in Delaie Park. He a- peated before tke House Ways ard Means Commitee to urge the ons. Veterans’ Account Awalled Charles J. O'Neil, Philadetphia county compiander of the Veterans of Porelgn Wars. sald last might Mis attitude toward events at Washing fon was the same as at the start pl the ‘bonus army's. encampment, | “We believed in their going to! Washington and my own post, the Liverty Del, '205 Fast ‘Toga street, has been feeding forty-one veterans at Washington.” be said. "We did ‘not believe in their consorting with | radicals "The oniy reports we have Bren gesting “are those “from public Sources and we wil wall for an ace count from our own people before Mould’ unmade commen MOORS ENG, An 1,