Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
Capital Sidelights
ny VIII P. REMEDY.

National Capital tourists who have
recently returned from seeing New Eng
land first With enthusiastic remem-
brance-and often displayed snapshots
of the Mohawk Trail Jacobs Ladder
the Flume. Crawford Notch and other
outstanding beauties of nature, viii be
interested in getting authoritative.
frst-hand information regarding the
naming Of Mohawk Trail and the legis-
lation authorizing the Jacobs Ladder
road II all came out at a political
pow-wow when Representative Allen r.
Treadway, dean OF the Massachusetts
delegation in Congress. who is largely
mentioned as one of the big four
to renominate President Hoover. was
host to some 100 Republican leaders
of his Berkshire district at his camp"
on Lake Mahkeenac, in celebration of
the claim that the first congressional
district of Massachusetts, is mo longer
just firmly Republican, but eternally
Republican" as q result of the recent
redistricting in that State.
Politicians foregathered indulged In
"reminiscences and disclosing some pre-
viously untold truths. Representative
Treadway introduced Clinton O. Rich
mond of North Adams, former general
manager OF the Berkshire Street Rail-
way Co, as the man who named the
Mohawk Trail. Mr.. Richmond related
that this road was built and named
during his service with Representative
Treadway In the State Legislature. He
introduced the bill for the Mohawk
Trail and Treadway introduced the bill
for the Jacobs Ladder road He in
PRODUCED the Mohawk Trail bill because
he recalled the days OF the stage
coaches, which operated from 1859 to
1878, the year Hoosac Tunnel was COM
pleted. The famous Red Lion Inn, in
Stockbridge, In which Mr. Treadway
was born, and which he has owned
and operated for many years, was one
of the most popular stops on this old
stage route.
Here's new vacation pastime sug-
gested by Miss Vera K Charles, one of
the progressive young patbologists in
Uncle Sans service-readlng your ia
yorite fiction, poetry or philosophy or
perhaps a billet-doux by the pale
green light of a jack-o' lantern or q
mushroom. She guarantees that It can
be done, so nature lovers are hunting
around for sufficiently luminous mush-
rooms-outside Of the corner grocery
stores Miss Charles points out that
striking phenomenon displayed q GER
tain fungi is luminosity or phosphor-
escence. She admonishes those who
are trying to test her proposal that
they will have the best luck with q par
ticular species OF mushroom which has
its habitat in Australia and which, she
says. gives out such q clear. emerald
green light that it is possible 10 read
by IT,"
To us who still believe in fairy sto-
ries, this bright young lady investiga-
tor for Uncle Sam adds that the phos-
phoreScence In mushrooms has been the
basis in some countries for fairy stories
and superstitions about ghosts
y
Former Representative r. Walton
Moore Of Virginia, living at Fairfax,
Va, who has used the Chain Bridge
during his entire lifetime, credits this
structure with being one OF the most
important avenues of approach TO the
National Capital in location OF rapid
~ increasing Importance 1t Is one of
the river crossings by which large vol
urne of business comes into the District
OF Columbia from q very extensive ter
ritory. A Virginia State road reaches
| the bridge from Fairfax, where it inter
sects the road from Winchester, and
also connects with the Lee Highway.
which enters the Shenandoah Valley
beyond Luray at New Market. The
first named road at TySon's Corner in
Fairfax County intersects the road to
Washington from the Shenandoah Val
ley via Round Hill and Leesburg.
And the District of Columbia sends
out over that river crossing much Of
| the building material and other sup
plies used in the area south OF the
river which is now progressing with
such amazing rspidity
The Chain Bridge. with the new KEY
Bridge and the Highway Bridge carry
the great bulk of cross river trafic
from the National Capital into Virginia
and the South and West. The traffic
across these three bridges has been
extremely heavy and approaches to all
three structures are to be improved In
the near future. The Chain Bridges
chief Importance, however, lies in the
fact that 1t is the only direct access
from Washington to Great Falls, and
makes outlet for one of the most at
tractive drives, the riverside road along
the old Chesapeake and Potomac Canal
and the Potomac River.