Evening star., 1916-09-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
City's Advantages as Armor
Plant Site Set Forth in Brief.
C. E. QUAYLE FINED s25
Convicted of Assault With a Cane
Upon Capt. Frank Dixson, His
Father-in-Law.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, September ga
preliminary brief setting forth the ad-
vantages Of Alexandria as a site for
the proposed armor plant was read
yesterday afternoon before a large
gathering of citizens in the rooms of
the chamber of commerce.. This brief
will be elaborated upon and submitted
to Secretary Daniels of the Navy De-
partment October 10 by delegation.
C:.rlin. A number of speeches will be
made on this occasion.
The meeting yesterday was presided
Svei by Henry X. Field, and Kenneth
w. Ogden was secretary. The prelim-
mary brief was prepared by the COM
ntittee on statistics, composed of NJ B.
Harlow, J. T. Preston and r. E. Knight
The name of James r. Cation was added
to this committee to elaborate on the
brief.
The committee was assisted in its
work by ]. V. Davis, C. H. Livingston
and W. B. Emmert.
The newspaper men of the city were
added to the committee on publicity.
Mr.. Harlow, addressing the meeting,
declared the committee in charge of
the brief would endeavor to present all
of the city's advantages in it's claim
Tor the establishment of the plant here.
He said he did net believe the site Of
tered by this city can be duplicated.
Attending the meeting were NJ. B.
Harlow, Henry K. Field. Robert L.
Payne. George E. Warfield, W. B.
Smoot, Albert Smoot. jr.; James NJ
Nicol, John w. May, Leopold Ruben.
j. T. Preston, W. W. Ballenger, r. E.
Knight, Joseph E. Schwarzmann. Capt
Albert Bryan. K. W. Ogden. c. B. Swan.
To- rok
mers. c. S. Taylor Burke. DIR. w. NJ.
Smith. E. F. Ticer. Morton B. Apper-
son. Louis N. Duffey. Richard B. Wash
ington, Edwin B. Hard. NJ. T. Dwyer,
j. Fred Birrell. Wallace Lindsey, r. A.
Steele. Samuel Bendheim and B.
Abramson.
Excitement Attracts Crowd. ,,.
a policeman was wanted last night
when Capt. Frank Dixon was assaulted
with cane by Charles E Quale. who has
peg leg. Instead. the fire department
was summoned and a crowd of several
thousand persons gathered After
ward, however. Policeman Garvey ar
rested Quayle, and in the police court
today he was fined SIS on a charge of
assault.
Capt. Dixon told the court he was
oh TIC II oht StcpS at his nome.
zi5 North Fairfax street. when QuayIe.
who is his son-in-law. approached and
struck him several times over the face
and head with walking stick Capt
Dixon said he had no words with
Quayle.
Quayle testified that as he passed the
house some one arose if he were GO
ing to attack him and that he used his
cane He did not know the man was
capt. Dixon. he said.
Capt. Dixon was cut over the head
and eye. His injuries were dressed by
Dr. T. N. Jones.
police headquarters. His cries attract
ed attention and caused some one to
turn in fire alarm by mistake
This was donation day at the Anne
Lee Memorial Home for the Aged Nh
nerous donations were received The
home will be opened Monday and it will
he formally dedicated October "a.
The body of the woman found floating
in the river near Mount Vernon Sunday
afternoon still is held awaiting tdenti-
fic;,tion. Many persons from out Of
the city searching have viewed the
body. among them a number of Wash
body will be buried Monday If not
identified by that time.
Gypsy Smith. jr.. preached before a
capacity congregation last night at the
services at the tent. There were a
large number of persons who professed
faith. The meeting for women yester-
day afternoon also was largely at
tended.
Stuart King. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank T. King, through Senator Swan
son. has been appointed to the United