Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1921, Page 27

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THE SUND AY 1. STATES PUSH PLANS FOR A LEE HIGHWAY Organizations and Offlcials__]oin in Cam- | paign to Make Road Great Memorial. Opens Up Historical Points. ' BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLE Selection of the last gap to com- Vleta the series of roads which will constitute the route of the Lee Me- morial highway from New York to New Orleans and San Francisco will be decided by the cutive commit- tee of the Lee Highway Association this week. This involves the route which will be followed through Vir- &inia from Washington, . €., to Bris- tol. Va.-Tenn., particularly the Youte from Fairfax Court House to ™ ¥ pike, mude famous b en. Phil Sheridan cymn have t informa to the two routes which have I - posed and one of which will be select ed, €. H. Huston. assistant sceretary of the Department of Commerce and presider the Lee Highway Asso- ciation, r AL S : aging d 3 Washington today and m trip tour of the two routes, tot 0 miles Shortest Route to Fairfax. The route from Washington to Fair- fax Court House has practically been settled on the shorter three ted ro way herrydale and F the o Mileston of the Ellipse. out Pennsylv venue erossing the river Stown The two ted rou one of Which wi cted this week. are between and the Valley pike. One the proposed routes is through Front Roy where the United States mount static Army throus s a large re- h Thoroughfare D. D. HULL, JR., Of Roanoke. vice president for Vir-| ginia of the Lee Highway Assocla- tion. Jap. The < d Marshall { Strasburg. and the other is via Wa renton, Little Washington, Sperry- » Newmarket Shortens Rond to Luray. Luray is about 106 1 sharter than the route which motor- | Ists now must use if they seck good roads, which is by w of Frederick, Md.: Harpers F Va. and Winchester. But inted out, | should the highwa ttee select the Luray route it in the development 1 con- aecting Skyland an Gap, a fashionable Blue F used by Washingtoni & way for motor: only ninety-three ington. In a single season an average of 43.000 persons visited that pluce fa- ort much . and provide s to reach Luray miles from Wash- mous for its caverns, in spite of the fact that it is accessible only over primative roads. Development of thi road also. with proper lat furnish much needed means of trans- portation to Rappahannock county, Which at the present time is without 8 mile of railroad 0 to Orange, Madison The Front R €hrough the | Thorough John Mar the Biue grade a & per ce als, wou e would mount ad by d cut at the th-ou home Man ro Ridge this n Planned on Big Lines. Strength of a nation must be meas- pred in the by tha Poads that b ther. It might be said that a modern world power is no stronger than the highways which bind its states or provinces and their peopl iood highways, built and used time of p d in cemen t people of tion fn a common unde nding that m nothing but success when threatened with a foreign foe. They have more influenc wiping out Bectionalism than anyt This s not a mere theory. The war ju practical demonstra for thos. rush But whe responsible &t hom il the Two tests wer Ftates nent for transcontinental moior trains did not Eet their troops destination on time Mud—noth but d-de- Jayed them. Nothing aould stop them, but the mud impeded their progres: The need for immediately rem. edying this sericus d national defense was one. Roads must b proved. and the age-old adage of the ll-wind scored again. for the n lions of dollars of equipment nssem- bled by the nation for war was turned over to the peace-time work of buflding good roads for prepared- Bess. Practical Memorials Developed. Memortals to it great citizens Were developad along more prac- tical lines. Tho conventional obeliska, casting thelr shadows of influence and tdealism only a few yards. have Eiven away to a more impressive method of recognition by the con- struction of natlonal ~ highways, throwi, out mnation-wide impres slons of the characters which they memoraltza. The Lee highway, a memorial to that famous Confederate goneral, is being pushed with a vim by patri- otic oltizens and admirers of u gre men. Belatad recognition of this Kreat soldler and cifizen fn to take the form of a national highway cn necting the north to the south, 1 18 being used to hind together the people of firmerfound this great nation on a ation by openink up un- rm, develaped -country and making in- | old | | tercourse and understanding easier. It is to be the counterpart in the | south what the Lincoin highway means in the north. Rapidity in Movement. movement to improve this highway, for improvement is all that is needed. the highway itself being now a reality, has moved with The lgreat | fa rapidity not found in the develop- | ’m--m of other similar memorials, but yet ch of Amer n speed. | Alre. eries of roads from New [ York ew Orleans, the shortest 1 most direct route between these two points, running through the tional Capital, the Lee highway provement is heing pushed so fast by the Lee Highway Association hat it is predicted that within a period of three vears it will become a fact in one of the finest highways between the metropolis and the southernmost [poin nd with a lateral running to San Francisco by way of Memphis—a zizantic memorial of a great soldier nd an_invaluable military assct to the nation. Provides Pleasant Egre: As a value to the National Capital it cannot be overestimated, for it will provide a meins of pleasant egres to the people of the country an strik. greater interest than ever bus been known before. It will open up the historical points now difficult to reach. It will open to gene view nitural wonders which are the rivals the old world and will cf 1te an admiration of its peopie whic w lessen as nothing else can the de to see the other side. 4 Iy the h lquarters for the f L Highway Association has been moved from the south to this city and its directing officials are he several of them in offic authority in new administration President H. rdll!g is heartily in favor of its early improvement In a recent let- ter lo President D. D. Hull, jr. he id: I am deeply interested in the | go6d roads movement and | am es- | pecially concerned with the devel- { opment of interstate highways, which re sure to knit the various sections of our country much closer together and bring them into that contact d understanding which wiil con- tribute <o much to the makingz of « greater and better America. It is a mighty fine thought to make the way asier to connect north and south and bring them into that intimate fellowship which is_becoming. Al these things are reflexes of a very promising American progress. Indorsed by Woodrow Wilxon. Former President Wilson indorsed it in these words: “It is certainly most appropriate that there should be a national me- morial to Gen. Lee. It is one of the happy circumstanc hlife that the bitter war has disappeared and that Gen. Lee is now recognized as a man Wworthy of ghe admiration of the whole nation. Certainly his heart Wwas true to the nation, and he did all in his power to heal the wounds which were made by the bitter eivil strife_in which he was obliged to take part.” The Lee highway follows the nat- ural line of trave! from the northeast part of the country to the south. and east and west bound traffic be- tween the two coa It is the of travel between s of our national ness of the vil line is highway the going is bad to negotiate the except in wet weather n spots. but every being made to bring-about the temporary improvemsnt se stretches as quickly as pos- effort is at least of th, sible. Passes Natural Wonders. Through the valleys of Virginia and east Tennessee it passes the | most beautiful natural wonders of the world, the caverns of Luray. end- { less caverns, the Shenandoah grot- | toes. and crosses the Natural bridge. In the section from Washington 1o Chattanooga it passes the greatest| wealth and varieties of mineral | springs known to the world, around which are the most beautiful scenery, dotted with sanitariums and pleasure resorts. Between Roanoke and Knoxville, it crosses laterals from the great coal ficlds, a section of untold possibilities | for development which awaits only adequate transportation. In this sec- tion. too, may be found large forcsts of hardwood timber. Those who are bending their of- forts to an early Improvement of this wonderful highway and who have traveled its total length point out that with the completion of this road the section which it traverses wili show a development second to none | in the country or in the world, for | that matter. | 1,400 Miles to New Orleans. The distunce from New York to Orleans over the Lee Highway 1.400 miles. From New ork W is in the s ton that greater part of the im- provement will have to take place. Between Staunton and Bristol, Va., worn macadam. but much of this has been resurfaced. But in the section between Staunton and Lexington, and algo in the vieinity of Christiansburg helow Roanoke thire are a few mile: where the traveling is difficult, after Iheavy rains. At other times the en- | route between Winchester and stol is in a usable condition. From stol to Knoxville nn. there is {only about fifteen miles of dirt road the whole 148 miles. It is expected that the ew Orleans in the direc Ala., and up to will be comple 3 T The $25.000,060 good roa to ashington the road is fine, hut it road from on of Bir- yeu aratio ds bond issue Alabama as il makes im- vement in this state somewhat certain, but those pus g the Lee improvement say that in | years there undoubtedly 0od road to Birmingham, within three years the highway this city and Birmingha; |sHould Le in a fine state for travel b {motor car 17THe ‘development of the proposed [route out of this city is altractin no iittie interest at this time. 1t will {open up @ section rich in the coun- ry's historv Croxs-Continent Line. The cross-continent line would leave New York-New Orleans line at attanooga and cross the Missis- sipni at Memphis, It would traverse Arkan Okiahoma, Texas, outhern New Mexico and Arizona, thus avoid- inz the Rocky mountains. In this section it would pass through Little | Rock, Ark.: Roswell. N. M.; El Paso, [ Tex. and Phoenix, Ariz. This would arry the motorist through a terri- tory” rich in natural beauties and | wonders as well as a country rich in archeological and ethnological his- The Tee Highway Association be- gan active work about a year ago, and has experienced a growth that is phenomenal. It has the solid sup- port of the highway departments of the states which it traverses, to- kether with the federal government agencies, the national road organiza- tions, Including the American Auto- mobile Association, the National Auto- mobile Chamber of Commerce, the Natfonal Ship-by-Truck Bureau and the Federal Highway Council. Its president is C. H. Huston of Chattanooga, Tenn., who has just been appointed Herbert Hoover's as- sistant mecretary of the Department of Commerce. Ofetals Tsing Sappore. All the organisations, the promi- nent ofMcials who head it. seventen states. 200 towns and cities, and 150 counties. ns well as the national road organizations, are throwing their en- tira support’ toward hastening the eompletion of this great southern transcontinental passage. The general vice president of the ion south of Washing- | STAR, WASHINGTON, C.. MAY & 1921~ PART 1 LEE HIGHWAY B Manass Qs 203 Werrenton elc. T« i | | { utes have been under ¢ otomae at Ci Three crosses the {Herbert Hoover's Assistant At Head of Highway Move . HUSTON, Recengly appointed assixtant xeere tary of commerce, ix national presi- Axsociation. V. at Chattanooga, dent of the Lre Huston's home in Tenn. is Col. E. T. Brown, re- Atlanta, now of this city. Atlania Board association cently of He is vice chairman of the division of the Federal Reser: The vice president for Virginia is D. D. Hull, jr, of Roanoke, V vice president of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Compan Dr. . M. Johnson. general director, is the moving spirit who is pushing forward to final accomplishment the work of the Lee memorial. He was for years actively associated with the late Senator Bankhead in federal leg- tslation. and also was prominent in the work of getting improvements of highways in the national forests and in the public land states, Tt was through his activity that Congress passed the bill transferring, without charge to the state governments. about $160.000.000 worth of surplus Army materials, includinz motor trucks and other materials, which are now in use in road building and im- provement work. RELICS IN WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS BUILDING Large Number of Colonial Period Mementos Exhibited in His- toric House at Cumberland. teh to The Star. ). Md, May resting ‘exhibits have d in the Washington Head- s building in Riverside Park, ted April 21 by Gen. John J ng. The relics include a large {numbe {naen plac {quarte number of colonial momentos dating mber- { with the early foundation of C |land | _There ia a steel engraving of ¢ Washington at Trenton, from the original painting by Sharpless. This | picture was the property of his aid Mrj. Benjamin Tallmadge. and was presented to the city by members of ithe Tallmadge family living in Co- | lumbus, Ohio. A picture of Washington when outh, when a colenel of colonial militia, and one in hfe by les Wilson Pe jr. also are A Lahown. There are also rare portraits of Lafayette and Braddc Amoni | | the exhibits shown is chest, | property of Lord Fairfax. by who { Washington was employed as a sur- Iy i« flintloc! X nd pistol {und sword of the revolutionary period {from the collection of the late John | W. Avirett; round shot used at Fort Cumberland. colonial ti ptern and E andle mold. a4 gun made and owned Ly Martin Rizer. pionecr settler. in 1740; also his powder horn and bullet pouch of decrskin; colonial table and ‘ various other articles A sketeh of t ton headquarters the log hous building, it appeared when Pearre's new home, is shown. Copies of & painting of the arrival of Gen. Braddock and Washington at Fort Cumberland in 1775, and Wash- ington reviewing 15,000 troops for the last time in 1794 at Fort Cumberiand also are displayed. GUN FOR MORGAN GRAVE. Civil War Cannon to Mark Resting Place of Revolutionary Hero. Spectal Dispatch to The Btar. WINCHESTER, Va., grave of Maj. revolutionary fame, Mount Hebron cemetery here, be marked with & clvil war cannon, a ten-inch Rodman gun, which being shipped from a government arsenal in New Jersey, it was a: nounced today. accompanying nearby, ‘Gen, been neglected for many year: May who is buried in it will be by tourists and others tion, howev the defonsa was the here of Cowpens. Morgan has been referred to by seme his- torians as the “Stonewall Jackson of the American revolution.” > original Washing- | showing it was moved to make room for Judge 7.—The en. Daniel Morgan, of is to Bighty cannon balls stacked Morgan's grave has belng covered only by a broken slab of | brown stone, which has beon defaced hunting souvenirs, The local chapter of the Deughters of the American Revelu- , has started a fund with which to provide a monument to the man who marched with an army to of American soldlers in the storming of Quebec and who also FROM WASHINGTON TO FAIRFAX COURT#HO“U_S’F.” ed aboni Wit stor Pontppt at nizhe s2ier Pieteed Intrate who ~ momnihs, | tHezih. H erutches and ] %,e;rot i < i."" g 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL DROWNS " ' A Drops Into Swollen Stream i Bailey’s ‘ Cross Rds. wer s n Washing ¥ from Man Too Ili fo el Immesr- N ' CU B h oA an sion. s i ety - | eitios. where the campaizn has b T ; - ey | under way tor a lo e There is | o g i H o question that Ny €l . l the firs third, fourth, h. sixth, sev hin and tenin we will h a elos [ firth and sixth districts, but we be- Ferzuson. I he hieve ti we will carry them. The the republicans | | ninth ¢ ctowill go tur benato oA o | nkie f and |t Democratic Seekers for GOv-' con Wil witson Sate, in i alion 1o name i s | of hew reers ot ator Trin- ,‘;. it .", Dry ernorship Busy—G. 0. P. . W not disposed o cluim us | . candida We have every reason to @ e May Have State Ticket. it G W W L Ve o ot DROPS $£44.700 FROM CAR | Special Dispateh to The Star 50 believe that two of the ot e Lol Satindersal Woman Loses Purse. Stops Train. | UC] N ay With b seventh and the eighth—wil e City I8 sugge as th an } \ e amohn 2 e | close, We have Sod on to tenant governor, but there Walks Back. Tinds Property. | . twelve weeks an day interveni : ave S5 entitn. or athers ror | e el L we " « ticket. One of + The Star A before the pr clection to name ot E R " mainder of the ticke One_of U T | et \ the candudates for the democrats for e of M. Tucker. There is no reas best known republicans of M Mav el el from the management of the -ven districts that 1 have mentioned, :Kf:,.'m. nd they would com n fnps for the governorship ithe 1 reports coming to us would (P % Che Bond lasno for roads declarati of claims with the ndic! that jority in each poing un increase—he believed that thority of those who are. suppo of these—or jority ‘of them— [T (000q w The leaders of the ' to know the real conditions. At the (i1} be decisive Ll A f_the ' timaithe 4 e A e s K the n according to K for Hotd 4 the election were held are given 1o ng that rx :: week” the results would be as s will go 1 way or fes of th b e H hope and doubtliss beli of the c & e e cuties o lon. Ovard: . 4 i lily-white t r me b e s in the ——————— n of the : < 4 i ure their A. 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Machine methods of figuring and mechanical aids in bookkeeping and record keeping have simplified these operations so that it is no longer necessary to carry a heavy bookkeeping expense to get the necessary facts With a Burroughs figuring machine an inexperienced clerk can work out automatically all the figure problems of business transactions as: adding sales and charge slips, footing all sorts of figure columns, proving postings, taking trial balances, checking invoices, distributing sales by clerks or departments, totaling weights and quantities and so on. Slowly the old man entered the bank and stood for a moment nervously tapping the rail by the vice- president’s desk. For a week he had dreaded this interview. Night after night he had worked over his financial state- ment, but now as he faced the ordeal he knew that the paper he held in his hand was a sorry mess of figures that he could not prove. It seemed to him that bankers wanted to know a lot of fussy details that no man could be expected to answer off hand and he hated to go through all that —it seemed like a million questions to him. The trouble with this man, and so many others in the same boat with him, is that he has never had his eyes opened to the need of getting more figure facts about his business. He thinks the cost of making daily records would eat up all his profits | Telephone the nearess Burroughs office and ask them to show you the type of machine you need and how to get the facts about your business. Burroughs Adding Machine Company Burroughs Bldg., 724 Seventeenth St. N.W. Telephone Franklin 6220

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