Evening star., 1921-10-22
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEIAANblSlA, td-, OCtoUei tcpSe
cial) al).-Representative Alice Robert
son of Oklahoma last night made an
address at the opera house at the
rally held under the auspices of the
City Republican Club. The speaker
told her hearers that at one time she
was president of tt e anti-suffrage as
sociation. and added that when suf-
frage became operative she did not
enlist, but was drafted and called to
the colors and responded to duty. The
women, she declared, won the respect
of others by their work.
Miss Robertson urged the women to
take part in politics. and first attend
the precinct meetings. Out In Okla
homa her slogan, she said. was. Il
cannot be bought. I cannot be sold, l
cannot be intimidated."
Marion Butler, former state senator
from North Carolina, opened his ad-
dress by declaring that today Vir-
the Union. but he added: To-day vir-
ginia does not count" The democratic
party, he asserted. has got a halter
around the people, and. he said, they
do not care about it and neither does
the republican party. The people of
virginia, he said. are worse than the
slaves of Europe, who left European
shores to get rid of the rule of tyran-
nical kings in order that they might
enjoy freedom. Continuing. Mr.. But
Ter said: Your people of Virginia
are slaves to political machine. We
need to fight to make Virginia safe
for democracy. One out of only ten
votes were cast in the last election
for governor. and there are $4,000 Of
feel olders in the state"
Today there is, he said. an office
holding olisarchy. Virginia, he de-
clared. had to increase her taxes to
M ha off hnl@
The speaker also told his hearers
that there are $4,000 illiterate chill
dren in Virginia. The taxes that
should be for schools and good roads
are used for the support of the Of
ficeholders.
The roads in the state, he asserted,
are the worst in the United States
Virginia has no education, no roads
and nothing except $4,000 officehold-
crs. Concluding his address, he urged
his hearers to vote for Henry w. An
derson, republican nominee for gov
ernor, in the election which will be
held next November.
The meeting was presided over by
d. J. Wolfford, president of the City
Republican Club. Among those on the
stand were Capt. Fountain Beattie,
candidate for clerk of courts; John
Barton Phillips. candidate for clerk
iof courts: Ferdinand De Vaughan,
candidate for clerk of gas: Mrs. Henry
Lockwood, candidate for the state
legislature of Arlington county; Mrs
Ola ". Bell. Mrs. Alice Strauss and
Charles S. Stoler
The body Of John J. Dunn, thirty
! four years old, of SCI East 10th street,
Ches-,r, Pa. VINO drd ys ~
morning at the Alexandria Hospital.
to have been caused by wood alcohol
! poisoning. TODAY was shipped to Ches-
ter by undertakers Deniaine & Son.
The body was accompanied to that
place by L. F. Clancy, Chester un-
dertaker. who came here this morning
and identified the remains.
According to Mr.. Clancy, Dunn left
home October IL, and efforts to locate
his whereabouts were unavailing till
his father saw an account of a man
being in an unconscious condition in
he hospital here. He at onee wro e
Chief of Police Goods and the chief
/ wired description of Dunn. which
resulted in the father Identifying him
through the description. Accordingly
he notified the chief last night by
telegraph that Mr.. Clancy would be
here today to take charge of the body.
Dunn is survived by his parents and
several brothers and sisters He was
unmarried. He will be buried prob
ably Monday, In Chester, Pa.
George W. Henderson, sixty-one
years old, died shortly before 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon at his
residence, 2 Rosemont avenue, Rose
| mont. The deceased had been i'll
since Monday. Heart trouble was the
cause of his death. Mr.. Henderson
was a Southern railway locomotive
engineer. Besides his wife he is sur
vived by the following children: Mrs.
A. c. Baker. Mrs. C. J. Dienelt, Mrs.
F. ] Davidson. Miss Kathryn Hender.
son and Messrs. P. r. Henderson and
Marshall Henderson. His funeral will
take place at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon from his late residence.
crowded into the auditorium of the
Alexandria High School and Witness
ed the entertainments given by the
pupils of that school. The entertain
ment was greatly enjoyed.