Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-10
TORTURE At STAKE
Boy Rescued From Band of
"Savages" at Takoma Park.
MOTHERS LIVE IN DREAD
Appeal to Town Officials to Suppress
Juvenile Outlaws.
PROPERTY ALSO Is MENACED
Lights Put Out and Windows Smash
ed by Young Rowdies-For
Increased Water Supply.
MOTHERS LIVE IN DREAD
PROPERTY ALSO Is MENACED

Torture. Indian fashion. was the fate
that menaced a Takoma Park, Md, boy
| at the hands of his captors, a desperate
tribe of Town Gang Indians, when res
cued by one of the elders of the COM
munity.
At the meeting of the Takoma Park
| town council last night the deeds of the
juvenile desperadoes were recounted. Nj
merous complaints were preferred.
The rescued boy had been tied to a
stake. brush gathered about his feet. and
a match applied The "red men" were in
the midst Of the ceremonial dance when
interrupted by a citizen, at whose APP
preach they dispersed, while he averted
fate from the captive.
Destruction of town property has engag-
ed the attention of the same gang, in it's
other role of wild west bandits Street
lights have been extinguished and resi-
dences have had their windows broken.
Vicious invention has found other vandal-
ism to commit.
War Declared on Rowdies.
War has been declared upon the rowdies
by the authorities. Those made prisoners
are to get all the punishment that can be
inflicted upon them.
There have been two cases Of torture
at the stake. A boy on his way home
from school was the first victim. Elder
boys seized him, tied him hand and foot
to a tree near log cabin, and departed
He had been tied up several hours when
set free by a passerby.
In the other case the boy was about to
be subjected to the full ordeal of burning
at the stake when saved from his fate.
Several mothers who fear that their
sons may meet tragic end, are among
the compliments. They ask for the sup
preston of the emulators of deeds told
Of in lurid literature
The council proceeded to give the Of
tenders prompt attention. The bailiff and
his deputies were directed to bring all Of
tenders into court. The authorities pro-
pose to break up this pastime.
To Increase Water Supply.
Homer Query, in a communication to
the council, urged that body to purchase
strip Of land fifty feet wide on either
side of Sligo stream, for a distance of
about two miles or over. which in his
opinion would solve the problem Of water
supply, caused by an ever-increasing
population and which would not only pre-
serve the present supply, but increase it
to a very large degree He suggests that
the 100 feet be set out with willows and
water oaks the entire length, which would
result In the banks having perpetual
shade during the summer months and
would cause great deal Of storage dur
ing the winter season and prevent evap-
Grafton during the summer months The
entire purchase would not cover more
than twenty-five or thirty acres. which are
wholly unfit for residential purposes, and
which would be of great advantage to the
town and at but slight cost. The matter
was referred to the water and sewer COM
mfttee for report.
II. Norman Jackson, who recently COM
pleted taking census of Takoma Park
both on the District and Maryland sides
presented the council with the first GEN.
sus or the town in a leather-bound book
which the council ordered made a part
OF the town records for future reference
The report showed the population to be
299 OH the District side. so on the out
skirts of Takoma Park just outside Of
the corporation limits and 1854 within
the corporate limits. making a grand
total of 1888 The council voted a reso-
luton Of thanks to the donor