The Washington times., 1911-09-28
|hOTORCYCL|ST IS
! CAUGHT IN SPEED
TRAP IN ANACOST|A
Police Say Northbridge Was
Making Forty-Seven Miles
An Hour.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
- ANACOSTIA, d. c., SEPT. 2s

Inc nrSt. victim OF the trap now
maintained along the highways in the
Anacostia suburbs by policemen of the
Eleventh precinct for the detection OF
violators of the speed Hws was Jo'
seph A. Northridge, a young machin-
fist, whose address was given as 9161.
Eighth street southeast. He was riding
q motorcycle along Alabama avenue
Congress Heights, and Policemen c. ].
P. Weber and Karl Scherer stationed
one-quarter of a mile apart, with
watches in hand, timed him as he en-
tered and passed out of their observa-
ton zone. They reported he was speed
ing at the rate of forty-seven and one
half miles an hour. Northridge thought
he was making less than twenty miles
an hour on the machine.
The case was called in the Police
Court yesterday, when a penalty of Sc
was imposed for violation of the speed
laws.
The Young Mems Catholic Club, COM
posed Of members of ST. Teresa's par
ish, which has been recently organized,
is aiming to provide a series of dances
on a high plane for their friends, and
to this end the society, the first one
of its kind ever established here, has
formulated plans for a dance in st.
Teresa's Hall each month. So sue
oessful was the first event, attended
by, over 100 people, that the club was
able to present a sum of money to the
church.
There was a meeting Of the club last
evening, when the date Oh the next
dance was set for October 26 The
officers of the club are: The Rev.
AZ EVan nraSidant. MaPill Road
mond, vice president; Thomas J. Leon
ard, secretary, and James Severn,
treasurer.
Anacostia Citizens Association last
night having charge of the arrange
ments for the patriotic exercises in
Anacostia on Saturday afternoon next
Col. A. B. Frisbie was designated TO
call upon the business men and request
them to close their stores on that aft
ernoon. He was also instructed to re-
guest ali residents to display the flag
from their houses or to otherwise dec
crate their homes. Announcement was
ated by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company in order to accom-
modate those who will come over from
the city to attend the exercises.
vshn A. Logan Relief Corps, No. Z,
". r. c., met last night in the Ana
costa Masonic Hall. Mrs. Ida Fergu-
son, the president, was in the chair, and
EarFangements were completed for par.
ffetpating in the flag-raising exercises
In Logan Park next Saturday afternoon.
The street cars of the Anacostia line
were tied up yesterday in AnacOstia a:
q busy time OF the day, and may peo-
pie were compelled to walk to the city.
AS soon as the railway company was
Informed of. the conditions, the cars
were run back and forth from the city
ride Of the bridge. until the breakdown
here was remedied.
Several hundred soldiers from the En-
eineers Carps. at Washington Barracks,
have gone into camp below Congress
Heights. They marched through Ana
costa yesterday TO the camp site, d
distance of four miles from their QUAR-
tiers They were accompanied by pack
horses, forage and wagon trains.
The Ladies' Guild of the Esther Mem
orial Protestant Episcopal parish, of Con-
gress Heights, met last night at the resi-
oence of Mrs. Samuel NJ. Ftllius, Mich
OILS avenue, and discussed arrangements
for sumner