Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-09
Police Continuing
Wall in Southeast
II Picked Up,
9 Held in Drive
ToCurb Youths

A roundup Of q juveniles
emphasized today the deter
mination of District authorities
to put an end to minor Incl
dents which have built up ten
sion in Southeast Washington.
The area around AnacoStia
High School and Kramer and
Hart Junior High Schools was
filled again today with police
ordered to pick up any loiter-
ing adults or juveniles who re-
fused to move on when so
directed.
This directive, put into force
yesterday, bagged q juveniles.
divided about evenly rs 20 race.
Nine were charged and the
others released to their parents
after stern warnings.
OF the nine, two colored and
two white boys were charged
with assault and four colored
and one white boy with dis
orderly conduct.
Two Groups Unarmed
About a dozen of the boys
were picked up near AnacoStia
High in two groups, one white
and the other colored, but none
was armed. Police and school
officials have seen no gang i'm
plicatlons in the recent Incl
denis
Inspector John E. Winters Of
the Youth Aid Division said
strict enforcement of anti
lettering orders by extra details
of police in the area would
continue. Capt. William T.
Murphy of the 18th precinct.
just back from leave, ordered
his midnight section to remain
on duty each day until schools
open.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin made an hour-and-
a-half tour of the area yeSter-
day afternoon with Inspector
Winters.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he
found the section quiet. He
emphasized that the incidents
had not been particularly grave
and said police would continue
to deal with the situation &C
cordingly.
BlameS RumOrs
He noted that the tanning
of rumors has caused youths
from other neighborhoods to
come in looking for. trouble
that is not there"
Four youths picked up early
yesterday near Kramer Junior
High had skipped school IN
Suitland, Md. Their parents
and school principal were
notified.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said it is
well for citizens to cooperate
with police and pass on valid
information.
But the citizens of Wash
ington should know that at
least 8 out of 10 rumorS given
the police are false" he said.
Some of the Boys arrested
yesterday were carrying lengths
of chain. Three white boys, 16
and Is years old, arrested at
u pm. at the rear of the
Kramer school, were carrying
baseball bats. They were far
from home without any obvious
intention of playing baseball.
Student Leaders Speak
At the request CT police, prin-
cipals of schools in the area
had student leaders talk to
classes yesterday to put the
situation in perspective. School
leaders and police have empha-
sized that the incidents have
been blown up out of proper
ton by students re-telling
stories.
A 16-year-old colored youth
was charged yesterday with
assault and assault with a
dangerous weapon. 1t was he
who threw a miniature baseball
bat from bus and struck an
18-year-old white boy on the
head Wednesday.
Police have not had a salts
factory explanation of the bat
throwing, but said there were
no gang implications.
The bat throwing. seen by
many school children and
police gathered to cut off a
rumored gang fight, aroused
police to more drastic action.