Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

homeward as the crow flies, in a modern
steam heated aeroplans.
With Mr. Cannon in the big touring car
were Senator HemnenWay OF Indiana,
the Hoosier state: L. White Busbey. Sec
rotary to the Sneaker; c: F. Redden OF
New York and B. N. Clinedinst Of this
city.
Trip Ends at Pittshurg.
It had been the original intention Of the
party to continue the journey by bubble
clear through to Delphi. Ind, where
Charlie Lands has a bang-up farm where
everything is so modern that even the
cows are electrically MIXED, but at Pitts
burg Mr.. Cannon and Senator Hemmen-
way found a whole Sheaf of kilograms
waiting for them, dema ndipg their imme-
date presence back home So. after
this around the-clock sleep, they said
farewell patted the faithful touring car
on the bonnet and made the rest of the
journey by train
Happily there wasn't an unpleasant or
a disagreeable incident connected with the
whole trip The only unscheduled stop
was made for the purpose Of repairing a
puncture and this was only a ten-ninute
job. at that. The bonnets of the two
Studebakers were never opened-not a
single cylinder missed" between Wash
ington and Ifttsburg. The weather was
for brief stretch every now and then
more than ordinarily excellent In the
Alieghenys the scenery left nothing to
be desired
'Tis of interest that the tive cars car
rylng the Speaker and party and their
Cumberland, over the old ma tionaI pike
just couple Of days previous to the
meeting Of the state highway commits
sion there Wednesday. IT'S OF more in
terest that as result OF this meeting
the rehabilitation of the old national
pike and of the old Cumberland road Ii
assured. Automobiles started the agi-
tation and were Instrumental in carrying
it through to a successful conclusion.
Road Will Be Improved.
There is about forty miles Of this his
toric highway in Allegany county
Every foot Of it was travelled by the
were nightly appreciated. having been
made into a model road.
1t is thought that with the $4,000
set apart as Allegany county's part OF
the fund. and the regular county fund
besides taking advantage Of the state
aid offered by the Shoemaker law, which
will amount to $4,000 year additional
for the county there will be no lack
Garrett county gets $23S.Q0O out Of the
big fund. and that county will continue
the rehabilitation of the pike where Al
legany leaves. off. Washington county
will do the same thing so that in less
than three years the national road ,fDom
Baltimore to the Ohio river will be one
continuous stretch Of model thorough
fare--long the motorists drean>-and II
the Speaker will wait until then be will
be able to travel from Washington to
Pittsburg and bounce out Of the bubble
in front Of the Schenly rested instead
Of fatigued and without an ache or a
bump from being ratified about. like a
pea in a pod. in the tonneau of tour
ing car.
The most enjoyable portion of the
trip to Speaker Cannon vas that por-
tIon Of it spent on the battlefield OF
Gettysburg. Just think Of II! Sneaker
Cannon has spent good-SiZed slice OF
his seventy-tvo years In washington
and vicinity and he never before set foot
on the historic field Of Gettysburg
When he did. however. he made up Tor
lost time. and asked more questions
than a four-year-old kidlet With an alb
normally developed bump of curiosity.
Incidents at Gettysburg.
The party was escorted around the field
by Capt. Long, Union veteran of the
great conflict and one Of those heroes
wno aided in repulsing the famous charge
of Picketts Brigade there. The Speaker
seemed nightly interested when Capt