Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
TODEMAND BETTER
!. POLICE PROTECTION
Columbia Heights Citizens
Declare Situation Calls
for Drastic Action.

| More adequate police protection
for the Mount Pleasant section
of the city will be demanded by
the Columbia Heights Citizens As
ISOLATION. At meeting last night
held at ST. Stephens Parish Hall,
members expressed dissatisfac-
ton with police conditions. especially
into the District for the apprehen-
sion of petty bootleggers, while the
residential section is left unguard ed
for murder, criminal assault and
other vicious crimes.
c. c. Houghton introduced the reso-
luton covering the police situation
and it was unanimously adopted. Mr..
! Houghton said that he thought that
the crime wave has spread beyond
the control of the police and that
drastic measures We're necessary
Copies of the resolution will be sent
to the Commissioners of the District
and to the superintendent of police.
Seeks Recreation Site.
On account of the playground at
l4th street and Park road having been
bought for the erection of a moving
picture theater, steps are to be taken
| by the association for finding a Ioca-
ton for similar playground in that
vicinity. Members think it desira BILE
| that the children in that section have
some place to play other than the
street. The matter was referred to
the committee on recreation for in
vestigation.
Considerable dissatisfaction was ex-
! pressed with the handling of the
-sf
| Utilities Commission. Members com
| planned that the two-cent transfers
are illegal and an imposition. and
| that citizens of the District should
| not have to pay for the mismanaee-
ment of street car company. The
association is working for a change
! OF personnel in the Public Utilities
| Commission.
In the report of the association s
| committee on street railways the fol-
| lowing changes were recommended
| That the Public Utilities Commission
| be a separate body. and not, as now,
| identical with the District Commits
/ sioners. and that the merger of the
| two principal street railway compa
| MES is the solution of economical
| and efficient management of the prop
| critics in the interests of the people
Wants Principals Unhampered.
| In resolution introduced by j
| Clinton Hyatt. which was adopted
principals of schools were asked to
| he relieved of all classroom duties sc
| as not to interfere with their regular
wotK. The association believes tina,
| this is an Anticipated system and
| that it is an added burden placed on
the teachers and a loss suffered by
the pupils. especially in the princi-
| pals room.
Senator Curtis of Kansas was
thanked by the association by a
| rising vote for his recent speech in
" mich he advocated a liberal financial
policy by the federal government
| toward the District.
Two members were appointed to
represent the association at the cleo
| ton of members of the board of edu-
cation by the citizens of the District
This meeting will be held in the
Board of Trade rooms tomorrow even
ing.
Due to the untiring work of the
chairman of the membership com
mittee. Ivan c. Weld. sixty-one new
m emil ers were enrolled last night.
bringing the total to $50. At present
Indications the meetings of the as
ISOLATION will continue throughout
| the summer. the next meeting to be
held the first Tuesday in August.