Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
SATISFACTION EXPRESSED AT
EVOLUTION OF RossLYN.
Federation of Christian Forces at Work
Matters Of Personal and Gen.
eral Interest.

| center. Georgetown citizens welcomed this
| establishment of a freight station there re-
| Gently BY the Pennsylvania railroad and
] this seems to have actuated many large
concerns to establish headquarters in ihs
| locality. The oil trade IS prominent among
| the different industries. One year ago only
| a few concerns In this village claimed at.
| tention from the outside. Since the location
OF the supply station. corporations which
were forbidden the privilege of entering
Washington. bought up large tracts of land
about Rosslyn and inaugurated Improve
| ments. Now it is thriving. busting ard
hustling commercial center Pipe lines have
| been laid forming connections with the
wells to the north, immense storage tanks
| nave been erected and number OF private
| railroad sidingg have been erected Besides
| the National Oil Company and the Columbia
| OH Company. the Standard oil Company Is
| the latest TO realize the advantages claimed
| by Rosslyn as a business center and have
| purchased within the last few days, II Is
| said, valuable tract upon which 10 buid
! a large supply station capable OF supplytng
| the entire District aud a portion OF the
| state OF Virginia. In addition 60 the ell
| trade there are a dozen other Industries
| which promise 10 make of the village on
| the other side OF the Potomac import m
| business city" Among these new frdttsttics
may be mentioned tanncries, cang;hg fac
tories. bottling works, brick works, 2. 49,,
Reform Movement.
| The young people or twelve churches IN
| Georgetown who organized themselves Into
| a federation of Christian forces a couple Of
weeks ago, are preparing to make a siren
uous crusade toward Kidding the community
of many existing evils. The fight TO lie
made by the federation Is threefold. accord
! Ing 10 its president. Rev. Zed II. Copp
| An effective crusade will be made" said
| he. upon three existing evils. We shall
endeavor to curb the practice of merchants
| in the sale of their wares on the Sabbath:
| second. we shall make war upon the liquor
| men who traffic IN human souls and obtain
their licenses in Iebuke to the public cor
! science. and. thirdly we shall concentrate
| our forces to enlist parental aid in having
| Congress pass curfew law. The matter
| of the waits who roam the streets after
| twilight and being thrown into the com
pany with evil Is a problem which must he
| met by the Christian forces of the corrlmupi-
| ty. As probation officer of the District of
Columbia / speak from experience. The
| curfew law has been termed impracticabIe
| but this important question must not be
discussed lightly, nor is ii Justly subject 10
\ jest or ridicule. Scenes in which Juveniles
| We're principals which was brought before
| me recently would startle the Imagination
\ of every father and mother, and are enough
| to make the enactment of a curfew law a
| certainty. The movement to have Congress
| enact curfew law had the support OF the
| Commissioners last winter and the support
| of that body will also be given when a bin
| is presented at the next Congress asking for
w. fedora
| ton is composed of members active and
| energetic. We do not wish to abridge the
rights of any citizen but we propose to
| champion all causes for the good of the
community and which tend to eradicate
! evil and immortality. In organization we
| are many. but I'm purpose we are one As
soon as the reviyals In the different churches
are concluded we will take steps and out
line our plan OF action
Policeman William Hess. a veteran blue
coat OF the Georgetown police precinct, has
peen appointed precinct detective by Lieut..
Harry Schneider, succeeding Policeman r,
| w. Brown. who is now an acting sergeant
| in the third precinct. Detective Hess was
| appointed solely because of merit and his
| long and active service in the police de-
| partment. He was born and reared in
| Georgetown and has made an enviable rec
| ORD in many celebrated police cases. For
many years Hess patrolled the II street
beat. The section south of this thorough
| fare was populated years ago by a gang OF
water front rats" and thugs, who carried
| on high-handed thievery for years Hess
was Instrumental in breaking up the gang
and landing several of them in the peni-
Tertiary for long terms In one of his raids
he fought for several hours single handed
with several men and came out of the fight
barely alive, but had the satisfaction OF
capturing his men. Policeman Hess is mar
RED has family and comfortable home.
New Sewer for Tenleytown
Tenleytown citizens are all gratifed that
liberal provision will probably be made by
the next Congress for suburban trunk sew
ers. In Tenleytown heretofore the lack of
good sewerage facilities has been most en-
barrassing to owners of property The SUI
perlntendent Of sewers In his annual est-
mates for the fiscal year makes many rec
concentrations which will interest citizens
and taxpayers in this community. An APP
preparation OF Sj0.61 is asked for TO con-
| tinue the work on the Arizona avenue
trunk sewer, which, when completed, will
drain the entire section in Tenleytown and
res trKFar Il Int
been done on this sewer since early i'm 1904.
1t IS estimated that over 100000 has al
ready been expended in the extension OF
this sewer and as much more will probably
be expended before it IL completed.
The $4,000 asked for by the superintend-
ent of sewers will complete the sewer from
Tunlay road to Tenleytown, affording drain
age facilities for most of Tenleytown and
surrounding neighborhood. Money Is also
asked for TO extend The California avenue
sewer between Rock creek and Wisconsin
avenue. The superintendent also advances
reasons why appropriations should be made
for other improvements In the West End.
Among these money is asked for TO build
sewer designed 70 drain the American Uni
verslty park; also for an intercepting sewer
extending on the west side of Rock Creek
Park from the p street bridge TO the Mill
tary road.
Personal and General
Georgetown Law Debating Society has
elected the following officers: President.
Lester Murphy; vice president. Mr.. Me-
Culiough: secretary, Mr.. Taggart; Treas
urer, G. Murphy.
Harry kleinschmidt, who has been seri-
ousiy ill. Is gradually convalescing.
Police Lieut.. Harry Schneider has had
four days leave during the past week.
While absent from the station Sergt. Keefe,
the ranking sergeant of the precinct, was
In command.
Representative business men of George
town have Endorsed the candidacy of Judge
Charles c. Bundy for reappofntInent as JUS
tice of the peace and have sent their rec
omsnendaiion to the Commissioners through
the medium of the Georgetown Citizens AS
sociat ion.
Prof. Edgar Frisbey of 1907 3Ist street
northwest had his guests recently his
son. Mr.. Edgar F'risbey, and Mrs. Frisbey
and son.
J. w. Stohlman and family returned re-
Gently from his country home at Somerset
Heights. Md.
Ladies' Auxiliary. division No. 2. A o. H.,
gave a reception and dance to their friends
in Carroll Institute hall last Thursday even
ing.
Steps are being taken TO urge upon the
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