The Washington herald., 1922-09-29
POLICE THREATEN
ARREST OF STREET
ROLLER SKATERS
Citizens of Northeast
Complain of Faulty
Car Tracks.

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Warnings to hundreds OF roller
skaters who have been using Ten
nessee avenue and street north
east as a skating rink. to discon-
tinue skating in that section have
been issued by police of the Ninth
Precinct as the result of many COM
plants received at the station house.
There are two cases of serious H.
ness in the section used by skaters,
and it is necessary for the police 10
curb their activities.
Lieut.. Guy Burlingame. of the
Ninth Precinct, declared last night
that unless the skaters cease their
activities in that section he will be
forced to arrest them and hold them
for collateral.
Police estimate that more than
1000 persons were skating on Ten
nessee avenue Wednesday night.
Police believe that the skaters
have been given SUFFICIENT warning,
and arrests will be started and con-
tinued until the street 10 free CT
skaters. ....
Residents of the Northeast Sec
tion who are patrons of the Thir-
teenth and d street cars of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company plan to concert their e;-
forts to have the street car COM
pany fix the tracks on c street from
Sixth to Thirteenth streets north
east.
The tracks. according to residents.
are unusually uneven. causing the
street cars to rock and sway as
they pass over them.
Miss Lulian NJ Wolff, so2 E street
northeast, is enjoying a two weeks
vacation.
Warren Krebs and William Dink,
both of Reading. Pa. are visiting
relatives at 1903 c street northeast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Raum have
returned to their home, 1901 c street
ortheast. after an extensive trip
through the North.
Miss Roma Shank. 500 Ninth street
northeast, has returned from a visit
to Lancaster. Pa.
Mrs. David Spanard. of st. Paul.
Mimi, is visiting Mrs. H. Goldman.
of 1909 II street northeast
Mrs. D. P. Cash and her son, Rich
ard, of ll04 H street northeast, hav.
returned from a trip to Rockaway
Beach, N. Y.
J. D. Scheer. 1901 II street north
east, has returned from a business
trip to New York.
Fireman T. H. Green, of No. 10
Engine Company. is on leave Of
bsence.
Rosedale Playground will begin
its season of soccer ball on October
lis, according to an announcement
made yesterday by Miss Caroline
Alexander, supervisor OF the play
ground.
The Anacostia flats" the land
recently lhS
ment, will be as fitted up for amuse-
ment and athletic purposes as Is
| Potomac Park, if plans of the Ana
| costa Citizens Association work
| out. according to William ]. Lati-
mer. president.
The association has asked author
tiles to equip what is to be known
| as "Anacostia Park" with baseball
diamonds. golf links. tennis courts
| and other features.
The park is almost as beautifully
| situated as Potomac Park, and will.
according to residents, prove as pop
ular as the Southwest parkway.
Paving OF Eleventh street south
east, from the Anacostia bridge to
| Pennsylvania avenue. will be advo-
| Gated by the association this fall,
according to a statement by Lati-
mer yesterday. At present Eleventh
| street southeast is in poor condi-
| ton; the cobblestones are out Of
place, and numerous depressions
mark the way from Pennsylvania
avenue to the Anacostia bridge.
citizens point out.
With the coming of long, dark
winter nights, residents of Anacos-
tia are preparing to ask District
Commissioners to make some inn
provements in the lighting system.
especially on Nichols avenue. the
main thorouShfare of the Southeast
ern section.
improvements will be asked on
w, v and u streets and Minnesota
avenue southeast. it was learned
Yesterday. These streets are i'm
portant thoroughfares.
MUST SHOW CAUSE