Evening star., 1924-11-05
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Noven1ber :,
SpeciaD.-Predictions of all part
were upset yesterday when La Fo.-
lette ran third in the president
race in Alexandria. Davis leading T..
| by to l over Coolidge in the lig
balloting. 1t had been expected tn
La Toilette would run second becau
OF the labor and railroad vote. b..
giving him only 26S while Coolid-
took 556 and Davis 1856. indicated
that many were scared out by ill.,.
threat of the Democrats to bar boilers
IN future primaries. The Republic
gain even after the loss of a good
many negro voters was someu h5lt
alarming to Democrats But this wa3
countered by the fact that the 2,1lT
votes represented only part of IT,,
democratic party and the fui.
strength of the smaller parties, whi3A
Democrats believe they can lay Claim
to practically all of the 2.2S0 qualiffel
voters who yesterday did not take tu1
trouble to vote. Senator Glass and
Representative II. Walton Moore led
the Democratic ticket with 1,436 a. Il
LOIS, respectively. Even H. Lest
Hookef with 1.17S was ahead of thu
was caused principally because o.
improper marking which voided MAJ :
of the presidential votes. The coz
rected vote by wards follows:
1st I'd Sd 4th
wd wd va wd ri.
COL psTes, Sn Ies @ Io1 M IS? Is? l Is5s
Johns, soc.-Lsb...... :. -. ! /
SENATE
Carter Glass, Dem. .ss7 2as zs5 SSs-l45S
9. 9 l. n nlsss. nnsss' lad hsp: !. Z q s. s
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
R. walt'n Moore, Dn.sss s43 4ss s7S-1s.1
J. u. Dudley, Rep. ~ 65 121 1l| 81
STATE CORPORATIONS COMMISSION
Il. Lester Hooker. D ess e5o ses eseilsy
Totals .-........46s 444 6se 545-al1s
Lnnham Arrrigned.
Clyde E. Lanham, Justice Of peace,
was arraigned today Defore Judge
Sewan in Police Court on the charge
of embezzlement. The charge was
dismissed. Mrs. NJ. J. Miller alleged
Lanham is holding s72 belonging to
her.
Beginning today kinderGarten
was opened in the Queen street play
grounds for children under tho
school age. Miss Gene Smith, ex-
pert social worker, head of the local
Fairgrounds, will be in charge and
Instructive classes and games will bn
introduced for the children, who will
be cared for during the morning.
hours while their older brothers and
sisters who so TO school but use thu
Fairgrounds in the afternoon ara
occupied with other duties. With
the aid of additional funds the Play
grounds Association announces that
the grounds this year will be open
for 10 months.
United states Cutter Arrives.
The United States Coast Guard cut
ter Apache arrived here this morr-
ing to take part in the funer;
of Lieut. Com. Charles F. Nash, who
died Monday at his home in Washing
ton. The funeral will be held in tho
Presbyterian Cemetery, with full mill
tary honors. this afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
The Catholic Daughters Of Americ;C
will give an Autumn festival in
Lyceum Hall November II, l. and IS.
William Maupin was fined $50 ana
costs in Police Court on a charge "f
operating an automobile while undrI-
the influence of liquor.
A charity dance will be held in
Elks' Hall tonight beginning at 5
o'clock. Funds realized on the enter
tainment will go toward the annual
feasting of children and poor at Christ
mas and to help with the extensive
charitable work carried on throughout
the year.
Members of former high school var
Sity teams Will meet this years team
of the high school on Baggett's Field.
Several Of the old players have kcpt
up training since leaving school, but
the majority will be green at the game.