Evening star., 1923-11-06
ALEXANDRIA POLLS
RECEIVE LIGHT VOTE
Little Interest Being Shown in
Election Day, According to
Morning Hours.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November g.
The polls presented a dismal appear
ance this morning, with but few ar
rfving to cast their votes The prin-
cipai fighting point seems to be the
question of a $50.000.000 bond issue
for good roads. which Virginia is de-
Gliding today.
In Alexandria there was the lack OF
the customary electioneering. Repub-
llcans made use of automobiles to
bring some of the voters to the polls,
but otherwise the election took on the
aspect of one Of the auietest in many
years.
Light Vote Expected.
This morning election officials, TAX
Ing into account the overcast skies,
expected little more than half of the
registered vote to be polled.
fhe polls opened at 6:41 o'clock this
morning and will remain open until
b:O2 this afternoon. The vote, it Is
said, Will be tabulated within a short
time after the polls close.
Only four lines are required for the
marking of the two ballots today
through Charles Henry Smith, demo-
crat, or Everett A. Hellmuth, repub-
iican, Tor house of delegates; through
Frank l.. Ball of Arlington, democrat,
or John q. Dudley of Rosslyn, repub-
lican. for state senate: through Alex
ander Toward of Richmond demo-
crat. or j. Cloyd Byers of Arlington,
republican. for member of the state
corporation commission. and through
one or the lines indicating. whether
tne voter is Tor or against bonds.
Sought In Gun Battle.
Police are searching today for
man, said to be John Henry, colored,
who shot and wounded severely Her
bert Thaxton, colored. 3l4 North Lee
street. i'll a gun battle that was
staged on the steps of Thaxton's home
late last night.
While the argument which led to
the shooting is not known to the po-
lice. they were informed by neighbors
of the colored man that the quarrel
had started when Thaxton took the
part of q colored woman who was be-
ing beaten last week. This was the
only clue upon which the police had
to work.
John Henry is said to be one of the
sQuatters who inhabit the wharf dis
trict. He is not listed in the city
directory. and the police are con-
fronted with rather battling propo-
sition.
The wounded man was rushed to
the Alexandria Hospital. where DR..
NJ. D. Delaney performed an opera
tion. extracting the bullet from the
abdomen. His condition Is report
as favorable, although the wound is
dangerous one.
Boat Club to Meet.
A meeting Of the Old Dominion
house tomorrow night. AT this meet
ing the question of removing the
piles that now obstruct the landing
will be taken up.
Gardner L. Boothe, attorney for the
Washington Virginia Railway Com
pany. last night obtained copies of
the petition filed at Fairfax Court
House Saturday, asking that re-
ceiver be appointed for the company.
Mr.. Boothe has started to prepare
his answer to the allegations, which
extend back for a number of years.
He has asked Judge Samuel G. Brent
to extend the time limit which was
set for Saturday. Judge Brent has
reserved his answer until tomorrow.
A donation party for the detention
rooms being installed at the police
station will be held in the chamber
of commerce rooms at o'clock Fri
day night. The party is to be held
under the auspices of the League Of
Women Voters.
A speaker on International Coop
eratlOn Will De present, IL was an
nounced today by Mrs. o. Ashby
Reardon, president of the local branch.
This is in observance of Armistice
week.
Donations to the rooms should con-
sist of bedding. blankets, pillows,
linen and other useful articles
The Boosters Club of the chamber
of commerce decided at a meeting
yesterday to arrange a booster trip
to Fairfax Court House November 20.
when the Little River turnpike be-
tween this city and Fairfax is opened
This road, while not yet completed,
will link Alexandria by good roads
with the valley region of Virginia.
The road lacks of completion over the
two miles between this city and
Holmes run. This portion will be
completed in the early spring