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The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
MANSION !
one OF BEAUTY
Known as Moven Park
Estate Valued at
$1,000 an Acre.
COWS ARE PEDICREED
Land Lies Near Homes of
Many Famous
Americans.
COWS ARE PEDIGREED

White House, ard are at a loss TO
adequately express our appreciation
over the rare beauty Of the splen-
dorous sight before us.
hesembles Character From FtetIeu.
Readers who are familiar with
the principal character in Jack
London's Burning Daylight" or
The Little Lady in the Big House"
any Of the rugged characters Great
ed by this virile writer, who. nm
fortunately died in his prime. viii
be able to visualize Charles Turn
tull as he appeared approaching our
party. Turnbull welcomed us row
ally and satisfied our every curios-
ity about the mansion and estate
he apprised US of the fact that the
MorVen Park estate. as IL is known,
Is tract OF LOO acres valued al
approximately $1,000 an acre. X.
also explained to US that the Guern-
sey cows on the slope in front OF
the estate were a portion Of the
great France family and descended
VIII.
Cool Lawn Proves AIIurinE.
~ AhN aNAA OL AhE mansion
Is a japanese catalpa tree which
is shaped like an umbrella while in
front of the maEsion are posted q
set Of marble lions and deers. I'm.
ediately in back Of the residence
is dense forest.
We are in favor OF lying down on
the cool lawn and resting indefnfte-
lN at this choice spot, but Mr.
thompson shows his watch which
registers 3:4O o'clock. and we are
forced to bid Mr.. TurnbuII sdieu
after thanking him profusely for the
courtesy extended by him.
Made Forty-FIve Mile. on Stretch.
Returning to Washington Mr..
Thompson "speeded up" on some OF
the long stretches and made as high
as forty-flve miles with no particle
Of vibration resulting. proving the
ability OF The Sayer's Six
We picked many of the rustic
sights which We missed going out
to Leesburg on the way back. While
We travelled at a greater turn Of
speed than We did on the way out
We had all OF our pictures taken,
our map made and data taken and
were able to sit back and drink in
The rich scenery as II rose and fell
on both sides OF US.
Thirty-Nine Miles In Ninety Minutes.
We were astounded' as We dashed
bSck into Georgetown that tie
street clock sisnaled 5:1O p. mas
TIE correct time and we found that
We had made the thirty-nine miles
in exactly one hour and a half.
Despite the fact that we are
within the city limits We had not
yet lost the spell of the Shenandoah
which had enrapt us throughout the
trip, broken, and. as a parting sig
nal, we sang the familiar Take Ne
Back to Ole Virginia" putting a
true twang o. sincerity in every
rote.
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to the Cross Roads and resume our
tour to Leesburg on the road to the
right. &c.,.
The four-mile run to Eairfax Is
of the uphill, and valley type,
reminding us of riding in a roller
coaster save for the fact that the
Sayer's Six possesses admirable
springs which do away with any
jerky movement such as exist on a
genuine scenic railway. After
climbing one hill. just outside OF
Tysons' Cross Roads an admirable
view of the distant mountains can
be seen. 1t is not long before we
arrive at Flynn Hill. where a skir-
mish was enacted. during the early
war days and next we view a huge
sign in the shape of a book which
tells us we are but one-eigth OF a
mile from Fairfax.
washington's VIII Exhibited.
We pull up at Fairfax in front of
the Tavern and make arrangements
for dinner, which is to be served at
noon. While waiting, We cross the
street and visit the clerks office in
the old courthouse, 120 years old,
and request that we be shown
George Washington's original will
in his own hand writing. A native
OF the village, who is vested with
this particular. duty ushers US into
back room where he carefully
lifts a curtain over the glass case
which shields the will from the
light. We are surprised to learn
that there are forty-three pages in
the will. all closely written. The
will of Martha Washington hangs
beside that of her husband. The
attendant also shows US top of a
hatchet said to have been owned by
George Washington and perhaps the
enc which he used in chopping down
the cherry tree. 49,
Changing Of an old-fashioned din
rer gong summons us to an inviting
home-cooked country dinner. After
dinner we speed back to Tysons'
Cross Roads and resume our jour
ney to Leesburgz
Driving on a graded dirt road and
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later on a fair. dirt stone road we
glide by Kenmore which is l6.2
miles from Washington and a couple
OF miles further are arrested by the
sight Of an old mill with the date
1874" carved minently on its
front. Jack" Stoll, our crack cam
eraman, commands a halt and We
all approach the mill. We find the
miller and be conducts US to the
rear of the mill where is a scene
many times as beautiful as the
front view. Upon inquiry we learn
that the mill was purchased in 1881
by A. B. Millard and that two of
his sons, Samuel and Albert, are to-
day taking care of it. Mr.. Millard,
sr., left the mill to his twenty chill
dren when he died, sixteen of whom
are at present living. though scat
tered throughout three States.
We are now we'll into the Old
Dominion, in the Seneca region.
where we are frcqueptly moved to
verbal rhapsodies over the marvel
Gus scenery.
Toll Gate Section Reached.
Dranesville anG Dayesville are
passed. Travelling over a dirt stone
iooN VIC SOOh SlShl. lOll gate. AS
we near it an elderly whitehaired
woPan darts out front and extracts
25 cents FROM US. Conversing on the
/ aptiquated custom of toll gates. we
motor straight down, \swerve first
to the left and then to the right and
we are arrived al Rroad Run where
the cameraman hustles out to snap
double arched stone bridge of rare
| beauty rl-"
: Another toll gate is reached just
before We view another huge book
shaped sign which tells us We are
one-quarter of a mile from Lees
burg. Here a lad whose left arm is
! criI pied collects a quarter of a dol
| lar from US.
| Crowd SOON ConEregates.
Passing attractive appearing cot
tages and barns on either side of the
road We soon glide into Leesburg
and pull up ON Main street where We
al get out to stretch ourselves.
When we return 20 our car we find
a crowd collected. Fastening to dis
cover the trouble we are consider
ably puffed up to find out that al
/ most the entire town has turned out
to lcok over The Savers Six" After
! assuring them that the machine
possesses a Continental Red Seal
motor and that the wheels are of the
artillery type and made from Sc
lected hickory. and setting them at
! ease on few other like matters
we DO little questioning ourselves
and fnd out that perhaps the most
worth while spot visiting is the
summer mansion of the governor of
Virginia, Westmoreland Davis,
about one mile and a half outside of
Leesburg.
| Famous Virginia Town,
Leesburg. we are informed. has a
population of 1900. and enjoys the
high altitude of 321 feet. 1t 80 the
county seat of Loudoun County and
one. of the oldest and most historical
towns in Virginia. Leesburg was
named after Frances Lightfoot Lee,
who was a distinguished delegate
to the Virginia House of Burgesses
and also one Of the signers OF the
Declaration Of Independence. Presi
!! dent James Monroe, framer of the
+ famous Monroe doctrine. had his
home near Leesburg en-. a magnifi,
4 cent farm which he called Oaks
HUI From tie court steps such
=
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a patch of broken macadam road
about 100 feet long and a little fQr-
ther is noted dangerous curve. So
cngrossed have We been in drinking
in the ever-changing scenery and
becoming better acquainted with
each other by eulogizing a.superb
May day that we are at Tysons
Cross Roads before we know II and
are surprised to find that our
spcedometer registers 1872 miles. as
the total amount of ground covered
since we left the A.: A. A. headquar-
ters in the heart of the city.
Fairfax Courthouse Visited.
At Tysons' Cross Roads we decide
to keep straight ahead and visit
Fairfax courthouse in order that we
may enjoy once more the historical
lore wound about this ~droll little
town, take dinner, and then return
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celebrated men as Lafayette, George
Washington, John Quincy Adams.
out sixth President, and many
others have been welcomed 10 the
town.
We are instructed as to how to
get to the Governors mansion, by
first continuing on the road We are
on, then making a turn to the right
and turning in at a distinctive gate
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way where a small stone house sits
just inside. 4 farmland at the
gateway tells US that to see Charles
d. TurnbulI. overseerer for the
estate, we must climb a hill before
US. bearing 20 the right. Before
many moments we are in front of
the mansion. resembling in some re-
spects George Washington's home at
Mount Vernon and in others the
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make it compare favorably with
Riverside Drive in New York.
Gaze on Movie Debris.

of a sudden We swoop off to the
left over the Chain Bridge down
into the Old Dominion. Just before
We leave the bridge we are request
ed to look to the right, where, at
the foot of a steep cliff we are told
are the remnants of an automobile
which was sacrificed TO make "A
thrilling automobile scene.
Purring along at a comfortable
speed we approach the old Langley
Home on the right side of the road.
a short space behind the rough pike
to Great Falls which branches off
to the right. Passing on over the
excellently macadamized road we
soon reach Lewinsville. Immediate
ly after leaving Townsville comes
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
LEESBURG TRIP
is INTERESTING
.39-Mile Tour One Of Splen-
dor and Grandeur
Unexcelled.
LAND WORTH SEEING
Herald Party Completes
:, Journey in Exactly Six
And One-Half Hours.
LAND WORTH SEEING

Rolling hills blanketed with the
golden hued wild mustard plants,
imposing mountain vistas wrestling
for supremacy over morning
haze, black pines standing out
against the verdant grandeur Of
: well-kept meadows-all bridled by
an inimitable calm which charac-
terizes the historic Shenandoah
valley.
y Trip Long to Remember.
This is the mental photograph
which danced before the eyes of
the party of FIVE which made the
third Herald tour last week, this
time from Washington to Lees
burg, Va, by way of Fairfax
courthouse and caused them at
the completion OF the lightweight
and one-half mile-outing to de-
oclare this trip, as taken in the
Sayer's Six, one which will long
. and pleasurably linger in their
: minds.
1t is a trip which can be taken
. in seven or eight hours or just as
: well Spread over twice this length
of time according to the whim of
the motorists. As taken by The
Herald party the trip took exactly
s;x and one-half hours, permitting
time to detour up to Fairfax for
dinner and for an extremely en-
joyable exploration of several
points OF alluring interest.
KeenIy Anticipate Tour.
Precisely at 1910 the camera man
and chronfcler swung out of The
Herald Office Wednesday morning
Finding The Sayer Six," which is
indeed car of rare beauty, waiting
FOR u.s. Messrs. T>otter and Williams,
Jhs agents for the car here, have
an establishment next door to US
end they Immediately introduced US
son, jr., and J. Z. Thompson, who
are to pilot US on the tour.
Glancing over the graceful lines
of the chassis which are eccentuated
sby a finish of Ultramarine Blue we
keenly anticipate the hours we are
10 spend comfortable seated in this
car and, upon the suggestion of Mr..
Manson, Immediately weigh anchor.
Stop for the Mapmaker.
Our first stop is at the Automobile
Association of Americas headquar-
tiers in the Riggs Building where
we secure our fifth passenger, the
indispensable A. G. Seller. who is to
make an accurate map of fine trip
for the benefit of Herald readers.
Spinning-tEp Pennsylvania avenue
we are soon passed into Georgetown
.and down upon the Canal road
where We divide our interest in the
various summer camps now spring
ing up on the other side of the river
and the marvellous scenic effects.
While driving along the Canal road
Mr.. Seller tells US of plans, on foot
TO build a stone wall along the road
and, give it a touch which would
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3ealI Shenandoah Du 7he Herald 7zad

Skimming along Canal Road at the very out
set of our journey the cameraman cannot resist
attempting to perpetuate the charming May
Day scene which unfolds before us.
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Here is our trustworthy car the Ssyers Six" which en-
HANGED the pleasure of the tour Whenever stopped the
car proved magnet to natives the territory. who paused
in their duties to feast their eyes upon lis rare beauty.
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One climb down the this historic double shed bridge
Broad The
a afwm of Creek.
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Virginia half Leu' Va
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-10
MRS. 4. |. VII DR|CK
TELLS Of RECOVERY
Says She Spent Half Of Her
Time In Bed From Sheer
Weakness And Could Not
Get Relief Until She Took
Tanlac-Gains Is Lbs.

The following remarkable state
ment was made recently by Mrs. A.
L. Wildrick. well-known and highly
Calf, living at No. 222 North Alva-
RADIO Street. Mrs. Wildrick is 60
years of age and is the mother of
seven children. Her photograph ap-
pears here.
For the past year or more" said
Mrs. Wildrick. Il have been in very
poor health. 1 suffered principally
from chronic indigestion and my con-
dition was so bad had to spend half
of my time in bed from sheer weak
ness. In spite of all the medicine
took I could not possibly get any re-
lief and | became so nervous and un-
strung that at times I could hardly
realize what was doing. I Just had
no appetite at all and suffered terri
bly, nearly all the time with indiges-
ton and was really in very bad way
physically. If I did eat little some
thing I would always have a miser-
able, distressed feeling afterward ano
l tell you I was going down hill
well, i Just can't find words te
tell you how really bad off I was an6
also to tell you what Tanlae has done
for me, for 1 feel as we'll now as
ever felt in my life. Why, after tax,
ing only three and half bottles OF
this medicine 1 have actually gained
Is pounds in weight and everyone
tells me l am looking better than in
years!
"Since 1 have been taking Tanlac
I have found out that several of my
intimate friends are also taking il
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-10
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Il
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-10
WOMEN TAKING
ACTIVE PART IN
G.. O. P. POLITICS
BY MARY GARRETT HAY
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, women's Division, Republic
an National CourEitteel

CHICAGO, June S.-My confer
ences with Republican women here
have impressed me with their earn
estness, their interest in and for the
Republican party and their desire TO
work for it's advancement. But be-
meath this is the unanimous opinion
Enthusiastically voiced that women
should be recognized in the counsels
of the party and should receive equal
representation.
My most significant and outstand-
ing impression here is of women as
an active factor in politics. I made a
tour of the state and candidates
headquarters last evening and the
number Of women l saw, not merely
as curious onlookers, but actively
quite, equalled the men. At least half
of presidential row this year is oc-
cupied by women's headquarters.
Men and women alike swarm in
and out of political headquarters
this year. 1t has been customary IN
bers to "look in" But never before
have they been in such evidence, or
held positions of such Importance
At every candidates headquarters
they are busy greeting arrivals, PIN
ming campaign buttons on visitors
ing on an equal footing with men.
They are getting different treat
ment now with nationwide suffrage
in sight. They seem to count just
as much as men. Having a vote to
back up their opinions has made al
the difference in the world.
My impression from talking with
scores of women here is that they
are more interested in the representa-
ton they are going to get in the coun-
sells Of the party and the platform
than in candidates. The kind of plat
form adopted will determine whether
or not it is going to appeal to the
women voters of the country. Person
ally, I feel sure it will. Our plat
form and policies committee has
taken the advice of women who know
what women want and I am confident
the platform will be what the women
a
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-10
Life Convict, Allowed to Visit Mother,
Returns Wi thout Trying to Escape

turn. However, such chances for
liberty for a lifer were unknown be-
fore, and his failure to return would
work a handicap to, the league and
the prisoners who in the future
might call for the same privilege,
Cocker was allowed twenty days
and the officials sent with him Dan
Mullen, who had been a shipmate of
Coker and one of the ship company
of the prison. Nothing in the ma
ture of handouts or shackles were
taken on the trip, and Mullen al
lowed the prisoner much freedom
Mullen stayed at the prisoners home
during his visit. When his mother
had recovered sufficiently she went
with her son and Mullen to Waco,
Texas, and he made not the Slight
est reference to the fact that he
must return to the prison to spend
the remainder of his days.
He relates a feature of his trip to
Texas, where he ran into a gang of
civilian prisoners who were chained
together and surrounded by guards.
He naturally thought of nothing bu
the worst of criminals as he gazed
on the chain gang, and so they were,
according to the keeper who stag
gered the naval prisoner with his
reply: These are desperate crimi-
nails and have been locked UP for
Vagrancy."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-10
MORE POTATO
CURING HOUSES
FORDUBLIN AREA

DUBLIN, Ga, June s.-A reward
of 500 has been offered for the ap-
prehension of the party or parties
who dynamited the Hudson dipping
vat in this county several days ago.
The yate was dynamited just before
the regular dip day in a section
where the dipping was nearly com
pleted and the raising of the quar-
antine near at hand
In view of the fact that the acreage
Of potatoes will be unusually large
this year, and there is only one cur
ing house in the county, the cham
Der of commerce has launched a cam
paign to build a system of houses
over the county, where potatoes are
most plentiful. 1t is proposed to
erect another house in Dublin to
take about $4,000 bushels of the pro-
duce., Every community will be
urged to put UP a community house
and operate on a strictly business
basis. The chamber of commerce ex-
poets to assist in organizing these
companies and in selling the pota
toes when they are ready for the
market. A trip will be made in ten
days to a county where these plans
are already in operation, for the pur-
pose of gathering details of the sys-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-10
ITALY APPROPRIATES
MONEY FOR RAILROADS
Yet Unmentioned Man
Will Be Nominated,
Saws Lowell MelletI
BY LOWELL MELLETT

Il LIZ w
CHICAGO, June S.-If you've got
in your home town the man you feel
convinced really ought to be presi-
dent, now is the time to bundle him
up and send him to Chicago. This
statement is made with perfectly
grave face, after short, sharp talk
with man who ought to know.
"The man who will be the candt-
date has not yet been MENTIONED de-
clared this man.
''Whaddya mean, not mentioned?"
"I mean that not one of this pres
with one of them, but it would still
be bad thing for the party. No,
they won't do. We've got to discard
this whole bunch and start oVeE
again"
a member of the inside group OF
inner council for a quarter of CEN
fury. To tell you the position he
occupied for two terms would identi-
fly him instantly, but 1t Is safe TO
tell that he is now member of the
United States senate. He came to
Now he is fearfully discouraged; he
fears dire things may happen to the
G. O. P, and he is walking the upper
corridors of his hotel praying for a
deliverer.
If it were only the blue funk of
one man his symptoms would not be
worth relating, but to find evidence
of the same kind of feeling in every
quarter.
So, if you've got a fresh candi-
date, now is the time for all good
meen to come to the aid of the party.
How to Heal Leg Sores
A WONDERFUL treatment that
heals leg sores or Varicose Ulcers
without pain or knife is described in
"a new book which readers may
get free by writing a card or letter
to DR.. H. J. Whittier, Suite 229, 400
Mcgee, Kansas City, Mo.-(Advt.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-10

. PORTSMOUTH,, Maine.-Joe Cocker,
a life prisoner at the naval prison,
allowed to go to Texas to see his
sick mother, has returned to pris-
on. He was practically unguarded,
with no handouts or shackles, on
the trip.
Cocker, who is serving a life SEN
tence for a crime committed in
southern waters, has met the great
est test placed before a lifetime pris-
oner. He was sentenced two years
ago, and had the best kind of record
at the naval prison and has held
several important positions in con-
nection with the Mutual Welfare
league, including absolute command
of the auxiliary barracks, known as
the "League Ship Georgia." where
seventy-four men live.
Five weeks ago his mother became
sick at her home in Texas, and,
fearing death, she called for her
son. He made a request to visit her
bedside and his request, approved by
both the present Commander Wad-
hams and former Commander Os-
borne, was sanctioned by the secre-
tary of the navy on the condition
that a suitable guard was provid-
ed.
1t was now up to the prisoner and
the officers as we'll as the other pris-
oners believed that Cocker would re-