The Washington times., 1912-01-10
TROOPS As GUARDS
FOR WHITE HOUSE,
PLAN OF CITIZENS
Congress Heights Would
Send All Policemen Back !.
to Precincts.
WARRINGTON TIkEs BUREAU.
CONGRESS HEIGHTS, DC, JAN. 10,

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The Congrsss Heights Citisens' Asso-
i citation will continue its movement for
the withdrawal of policemen detailed for
duty at Government buildings. The as
sociation also believes that Il would
DO preferable to have the military
branch Of the service patrol the White
House and it, grounds inGtead Of DO
licemen being utilized for tho purpose,
40 at present. The members are graft
he'd over the action Of President Taft
N 20 readily acauiescing In the propo-
sttion to have the injoor policemen
Withdrawn from the White House ana
eent to the various city precincts for
duty. and they are pleased that Con-
gressnan Burleson OF Texas took the
matter up with the President
The attitude Of the association again
was expressed at It's mseting last night,
andi . letter was ordered written to Mr..
Burles0n. conveying to him the sug-
kessions concerning military guards.
The association will ask that the police
men now doinx duty on the outside OF
tns White House be relieved and sent
BACK 70 their precincts
It would be ON honor that the sold
'ers would be proud Of, to act as the
suard to the President and to do duty
! At the White House." declared Secre-
his opiiion that the military from Fort
Myer. and the Washington Barracks
drawal Of the numerous details Of po-
LICE la.Sssmrn at public buildings about the
Sylvester would soon learn that the Po.
lice Department can be conducted more
economically, said Mr.. Marceron. ''and
enSr iEs ass ". nos BE So
The members Of the association do
not favor the purchase Of Forts Davis
u the District. for public parks, for
which purpose an item Of S32, ,0Oo has
bee, been Inserted In the District appropria-
The association went on record as
approving a park site at the southeast
ern section on the old jail and alms-
house grounds. IN southeast Washing
ton. which property Ihe Government
The death from oxpos,rs of Theodore
Michaels the aged steel plant worker,
who was found in field at Giesboro,
WAS discussed The .on!nion was ex-
tened. Several members expressed the
Wow that medical aid had been hard
tc md that morninx. although the steel
nlant managers did everything they
Sested by some that such emergency
cases could we'll be treutcti at the Cow
ernment Hospital for the Insane. On
motion letter WIS drafted for sub
mission to the Secretary of the Interior
asking that this privilege be extend. d.
President o. A. Emruons announced
that he ID In communication with An
drew Carnegie over the plan 10 esta b.
lish q branch library In Congress
Heights or Anacostla.
The question os organising women's
ou1tuary received favorable consitiera-
ton. An auxiliary Is particularly de-
sired as an aid In the holding of en-
tertainments; for suggestion of subjects
or Improvement and stimulating inter-
est generally.
It was stated By President Emmons
and others that the association again
will present to General Manager Ham
OF the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, the matter Of an ex-
tension OF the street cor line to the
South.
The Commissioners will be asked to
have improvements made to Nichols
and Alabama avenues. A COMMITTEES
will call upon tho officers of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company,
and ask that residents OF Congress
Heights be given transfers at First and
East Capitol streets, after receiving
transfers from the Congress Heights
cars to the Union Station branch at
First and e streets southeast. Failing
to secure this they will request that the
Union Station cars, as well as the Gen.
ter Market cars, be run through Con-
Sress Heights.