The Washington herald., 1919-07-30
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 5. Doniphan,


Alexandria, Va, July 2S.-WaIter T.
Oliver, of Fairfax County, candidate
for the State senate from the four
teenth senatorial district, at a mass
meeting in the opera house tonight
said the real cause of opposition to
him was that he would not bow his
knee to prohibition. He told of in
dignities suffered by citizens of Yir-
ginia at the hands of State prohibition
agents in their search for liquor.
His opponent. C. ]. Meetze, OF Prince
William County, he said, never op-
posed the prohibition law when in the
legislature. Meetze. he asserted, never
cast a vote contrary to the wishes of
Prohibition Commissioner Peters.
Oliver said he had never made a
pledge he had not kept. Continuing,
he said:
u made one pledge. and that was
to do everything possible to defeat
Statewide prohibition, and was never
ashamed or afraid"
The speaker said that Commissioner
Peters wants $4,000 to enforce the
prohibition law. and. he added. II pro-
pose to make Sidney Peters jump a
whole lot Of hurdles before he gets it,
The money, he asserted, could be
better used On the public roads. He
expressed himself as favoring good
roads and the greatest amount OF per-
sonal liberty. Mr.. Oliver said he was
not promising to have the prohibition
law repealed, but he added, he was
going to try and stop the "unconsti-
tutional and unjust" search of men
and women on trains and vehicles, and
he promised If elected he would in
troduce a bill making it a crime to
try and search without a warrant
The meeting was presided over by
W. J. Collins, labor candidate for the
State legislature from this city and
Alexandria County.
c. J. Meetze. also aspirant for the
State senate, whose home is in Prince
William County, expressed the hope
that the best man would win, and ne
said he didn't want a single vote unless
he got it honorably. The speaker
paid a glowing tribute to the State of
Virginia and said it behooves all to
vote to make the State a decent place
to live in.
Hugh Jeffries. president of the Amer
lean Military Reform Association, told
Of the injustices suffered by the SOL
diers overseas at the hands of off,
GERS, and told of reforms needed in
the military system.
P. ]. Conlan, past president of the
National Association of Machinisrs,
said he was glad to see the labor or
ganizations taking part in politics
There are, he declared, two phases
One is production and the other dis
tribution. He expressed hope that
J. w. Collins. labor candidate for the
State legislature from this city and
Alexandria County. would receive sup
port.
According to officials Of the Mutual
Ice Company. there is no likelihood
Of an ice shortage in this city. This
company operates two big manufac-
turing plants here, one at the foot
of Cameron street and the other at
the Potomac yards. Both plants sup
ply an ample quantity of ice not only
for Alexandria but also for the sur
rounding country.
In fact, during the past twenty-four
hours, hundreds of Washingtonians
have motored over to Alexandria and
secured ice to tide them over during
the shortage in that city.
proposition to secure for this city
a car load of army surplus food
will be held at o'clock tomorrow
wednesday, night in the auditor
ium of the War Camp Community
Club. All interested are invited.
Miss Jeanette c. Vaughn, wife of
Slaughter G. Vaughn, dfed ycster-
day morning at the Alexandria Hos
pital. Her husband and four chill
dren are living. Funeral services
will be held at 4:3O o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at the residence,
12S South Henry street. and will
be conducted by Rev. o. P. Lloyd,
pastor Of the Second Baptist Church.
Announcement is made Of the mar
riage Of Miss Sadie Bowie McKeown
and Arthur James Butcher, jr., both
of this city, which took place in Rock
willie, Nd, yesterday, the Rev. o. c.
Barnes officiating.
Miss Fanny Dixon has sold to Mrs.
Emma R. Garvey the brick dwelling
house at the southeast corner OF Pitt
adm Prince streets,
II Is expected that a large crowd
will attend the community sing which
will be given at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night in Christ Church yard.
1917 "Feeler" Coldly Received.
Berlin, July 2s.-Great Britain gave