The Washington herald., 1921-05-25
ST. GEORGE TUCKER
ADDRESSES RALLY
AT ALEXANDRIA
Gubernatorial Candidate
Favors Economy in
Government.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 8. Doniphan,
TS7 King atr~et


ALEXANDRIA, Va. May e4.-
Harry st. George Tucker, candidate
Tor governor, addressing a mass
meeting in the opera house tonight.
expressed himself as heartily in
favor Of economical government In
virginia, advocating a state budget
system The present revenue, he
thought. Is ample for operating the
state government
The speaker also favored Ade-
duate appropriations for the public
schools and placing Of nremen un-
der the workmen's compensation
act.
The meeting was called to order
BY Commonwealth Attorney How
ard W. Smith. Mayor James NJ
Duncan introduced the speaker.
Music was furnished by the citi-
zens' band.
The annual appropriation bin
passed by city council tonight car
ries with IL an appropriation OF
s25s.ooo. Receipts for the fiscal
chairman of the finance committee,
will be s2ss.o00. on a total vaIua-
tion Of ss.54o.0 600, at the rate Of 81
per 800. This includes taxes on
public service corporations, assessed
at s543.oo0. Last year the total
assessed valuation was ,s,277,sss,
and total taxes s177,s7s4s.
A resolution to reduce the city
health department by doing away
with the bacteriologist was de-
feated by a vote of 10 to 4.
The petition of Relief Truck
company. No. 1, to have certain fur
niture, removed from its house
April 80. returned, was referred to
the fire committee.
The civic bureau of the chamber
of commerce petitioned for addI-
tional lights on upper King street.
from Pryton street westward, and
the petition was referred to the
light committee
Ordinance empowering the city
engineer to repair. about SO side
walks, cost to be assessed against
property owners, was passed.
The fire and finance committee
reported adversely on petition to
sell the truck of Company No. 1.
and also on appropriation of $3.50
for purchase OF a car for the FIRE
chief. and both reports were
adopted.
Representative Riley J. Wilson.
OF louisiana paid a glowing tribute
10 the confederate soldier in an ad-
dress this afternoon at the confed-
crate monument, the occasion being
the annual Confederate Memorial
DAY exercises of r. E. Lee camp.
Confederate Veterans.
Kew. E. v REGISTER, d. D.. pastor
OF the NJ E church south. presided.
invocation was given by Rev. w. ].
norton ID. D., rector of Christ
hplscopal church. and benediction
was pronounced by Rev. s. A. wal
MS u D. rector of Braddock Epis-
SopaI chapel. The monument was
uedteo with ofwers. and the vet
hs' headed by the Citizens band
"hu the Alexandria Light Infantry.
Scned 10 Christ Church cemetery
a volley was fired and taps
by the band. e'
A quartet counoss5
Mnlte, Mrs. Sherman r.
oNIer' Kenneth W. Ogden and Ar
- bryant sang at the monu-
ment and cemetery.
=; Ouiy ABOUT 15 veteran
IN the line of march, death bavInS
Iald a heavy hand on the camn -
recent years. 1"
meeting Of the city democratic
committee will be held at 3 o.cIooI.
tomorrow night at the oe;oo
2Hi'h and Woolls, when plans will
completed for the democratic
primary to be held August Ar
candidates for offices are exnectad
to attend. oteu
Charley Henry Smith TODAY
nouneed mis- candidacy for the state
legislature subject TO the democratic
primary for this city and ArIington
county. 1t is understood tb.,
CHARLES T. Jesse. of ArIi,1,o
county will again be a candidaea
Last rites for Cornelius 7 ry;,,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Hill
who died Saturday. were held tod.y
at St Mary's Catholic church snS
conducted by Rev. Louis Smet- n..
Tor Burial was in st. Mary's cer,o
terry. Members of Fitzgerald conn
Gil, No 459, Knight sof Columbus
ana Alexandria post. No. "a, Ameri,
can Legion. attended, together with
many relatives and friends. pail
bearers were ]. Lee DonnelIy. Jobn
t. HILL Bernard McGilvary, Fran
CTS ramon, ]. Kenneth Aitcbeson
ana John Dew. Aitcheson