Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-20
ASKS new POLICE PRECINCT
RANDLE HIGHLANDS CITIZENS
ASSOCIATION MEETS.
Members Listen to Addresses by
Louis P. Shoemaker, w. M.
Potter and Others.

The establishment of new police pre-
cinct to include the territory east of the
Eastern branch of the Potomac and be;-
ter public school facilities for that section
were favored at meeting of the Randle
Highlands and Twining City Citizens AS
ISOLATION last night Addresses were de
livered by Louis +. Shoemaker president
of the Brightwood Citizens Association.
and Capt. w. NJ. Potter of the East
Washington Citizens Association, on suf
frage and civic betterment in the District.
The matter of creating a police precinct
to embrace Anacosta, TWining City. Ran
die Highlands. Benning. Deanewood and
all the territory from Shepherds landing
at the extreme south end of the District
north to Benning and Deanwood. and
from the Eastern branch to the Maryland
line was presented in "A motion by the
president of the association. J. Walter
Mitchell. He explained that the small
force of policemen in the so-called Ana
costa SubdiStrict of the fifth police pre-
cinct now have to patrol roads and streets
which cover sixteen square miles. Atten
ton called TO the failure of the au-
thorties to erect the police precinct in
that locality for which Congress has APP
propriated S23.ooD-S:;. 900 for a site and
S2o.thH for station house
Public School Building.
Robert r. Bradbury. vice president. call
ed attention to the failure to include in
the District bill an appropriation for the
completion of the public school building in
Twining City. 1t developed that the struc-
ture in its incomplete condition is not large
enough to accommodate the children of
that locality. and while some of them are
compelled to cross the long Pennsylvania
avenue bridge and attend schools in East
a.
sorts of weather, others are allowed to
attend the Twining school but a half day
in order that d greater number may be
carried on the rolls.
In order that these matters may be
brought to the attention of the Senate and
House of Representatives a special legis
iative committee was appointed to act at
once. The committee is composed of
Robert r. Bradbury. George +. Crane, A.
A. Dennison and President Mitchell. eN
officio.
W. NJ. Potter was the first speaker. Be-
ginning with the axiom that the human
family is always craving something bet
ter he said the citizens of the suburban
districts always have more difficulty TO
get needed improvements than do the
residents of the commercial centers and
fashionable residential localities. He said
the Randle Highlands Citizens Associa
ton has done excellent work and that
the members of the East Washington Cit
liens Association will assist in getting d
new police precinct and better public
school facilities.
Referring to suffrage in the District,
Capt Potter declared he lis chatting under
the iron heel of despotism.
Address by Louis p. Shoemaker:
Among other things Mr.. Shoemaker said
that 1.-The District of Columbia, being the
home of the federal government. has
necessarily imposed upon it responsible
ties of an unusual and extraordinary
character and the question naturally
arises: Shall these responsibilities. ma
tionai as they are, fall in proper proper
ton upon the federal government and the
District of Columbia, shall they be-
come a charge and even a burden beyond
endurance upon the forty thousand local
landowners and taxpayers?
1T is not necessary to advance an ar
gument for the purpose of answering this
question. 1t is simply sufficient to say
what every one would very properly say
that is: National burdens are national re-
sponsibiities and they should be met by
the nation from the resources of the fed
eral treasury.
The association elected John NJ Reilly
assistant secretary and named Robert F.
Bradbury, Charles c. Robinson, w. III.
Dorell, George E. Crane and Rev. Elias
Anger to be members of the Inauguration
committee on public comfort and rendered
a vote of thanks to NJ. l. Weller, chair
man of that committee. Rev. Mr.. Anger
secretary, was directed to write a COM
plant to the electric railway commission
regarding the service given the southeast
citizens and those of the suburbs beyond
the Pennsylvania avenue bridge by the
Capital Traction Company Addresses
We're also made by Rev. Elias Anger,
Charles G. Robinson. 6. H. LoudensIager,
W. II. Dorell and Roger Melting A rising
vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Shoe
maker and Capt Potter.