Evening star., 1923-08-15

Arrangements had been complete ed
for excursions from all points in the
pairing to go to San Diego from the
Imperial valley alone. 1t was TO
have been President Hardings last
address before embarking on his re-
turn trip to Washington. and he was
to have delivered his greatest mes
sage on transportation. highways In
general. and the Lee highway in par
ticular
Or. Johnson said last night that 1t
is hoped arrangements can be COM
pleted whereby President Coolidge
Will dedicate the Pacific milestone by
radio In the autumn. The director
was most enthusiastic over work be-
ing done on the big pathway" and
said that with 90 per cent of the road
constructed or under construction and
the necessary funds available to go
right along nothing would deter the
association in completing the under
taking. He said, further. that by
Christmas seventeen miles of pave
ment extending from here to Fairfax
Court House will have been finished.
DR.. johnson will be in the city sew
eral weeks
How time does fly, II seems like
only yesterday when the papers were
full of the herculean efforts of
"Hustling John" Graham, republican
leader OF the old fifth assembly dis
trict. New York city. to put the Tam
many braves to rout in his bailiwick
around Hudson and Leroy streets, and
here today his son. Walter Graham,
grown to mans estate. is encountered
in the lobby Of the New Willard Hotel
waiting for local connections of Jo-
Sephthal q Co. the big New York
brokerage firm he represents, the sen
Tor member of which, L. NJ. Joseph
thai, is the naval militia member OF
Gov. AL Smiths staff
MI. r.Graham had many interesting
cries to tell of the vast changes that
nave taken place in the greater city
during the past few years. but IL was
gratifying to hear that the old Wash
lrgton Square and Greenwich Village
sections were still fighting bravely To
maintain their identity.
Many of the old landmarks around
ashlnEton Square are still stand
ing. said Mr.. Graham. few housing
the famous families of yesteryears
but still there to remind old-timers
OF the happy days Of yore.
me march of progress is. however
tast encroaching on the Greenwich
Village neighborhood. Varick and
greenwich avenues have been diago-
naily cut over to make 9Th ave
nue. continuous and that thoroughfare
AT these points is now as broad as
ments have caused a great real estate
boom In the section. many two and
three room apartments having risen
in the section during the last three
years. and this naturally has brought
very high type of citizens 10 the
neighborhood. Several OF the old
foreign settlements are still there
but these are fast assimilating with
the new corners"
Hardly had the tip reached the
lumber regions of Georgia and Ala
bama that the Southern railroad was
in the market for 100000 feet OF
lumber than a flock of lumber mer-
chants from Thomasville and Mobile
had arrived in Washington and set.
tied at the Raleigh Hotel, where fol
the next few days they VIII enter
friendly competition Cor the very de-
sira BILE plum.
Included among them are L. +
Driver, president of the Thomasville
Ga, Lumber Company; l. G. Houston
president l.. c. Houston Lumber Com
ident of the Postell Lumber Company
of the same place: g. F. Thompson
president of the Lumber SawmiI
Company of Thomasville: Homer VIII
liams. independent dealer: John
stephens, president Of the Stephens
brother Alex. and T. s. Mckinstry
president of the r. D. Walker I.um.
ber Company Of Mobile. Ala
Asked lumber conditions in the
south at present. these dealers said
the lumber market had been fairly
lrnnd for fha Ia los
being about 10 per cent less thar
production. which is normal for this
season of the year, most buying being
done in the spring and fall periods
The southerners will be in the city
several days.
w Washington grows more beautiful
every time 1 happen this way" saiC
w. y. Courtney. chief engineer of thu
Louisville and Nashville railroad, a!
he alighted from his car with his wifi,
and guest, Mrs. A. NJ. Watson, wife O
Maj. Watson of the United State
Marine Corps. to register at the Hote
La Fayette.
The railroad official, whose home 4
at Louisville, viz snos Ky is touring the yir
days in Washington to get a glimps,
of what he terms ''the most wonderful,
beautiful city in the world The part,
will be here until tomorrow
With the same old merry twinkle il
his eye, Former Representative Mar
tin Littleton Of New York. who is il
the city on some law business witt
the government, sat cooling himsel
in one of the upper rooms of tn,
Hotel Washington.
Now, what on earth could an ex
congressman say of interest to tn
people of Washington he aske,
when requested to give his opinion
on conditions.
How has little old New York beet
behaving since Gov. Smith signed tn
non-enforcement measure?" was lie
go by the inquisitor just to keep tn
ball rolling.
There's absolutely no appreciabl
difference that l can see,' reptile,
the New Yorker. 'Of course, ther,
was a lot of hullabaloo at the tim
Gov. Smith signed the bill, and 1 sup
pose some people were highly elate,
and others trembling in their boot
for fear the country was going t,
the demnition bow-wows, but so ia
as making the slightest difference
in prohibition with the vast ma
jority of New York people, 1 fail t.
see It"
Mr.. Littleton paid a beautiful trib
uta IN the character ability an,