Arizona republican., 1909-08-08
z. ". GRHFEN,
 Manager
4 SIX WEEKS TRIP
 FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN
With Many Stops at Points of Inter est Between Ports.

superintendent B. Ii. Scuduer or the high and public schools of Tempe returned on the belated midnight train night before last from little jaunt covering six weeks time and some 1000 miles or so in distance. He would have been home day or so sooner, but was one of some 500 unfOrtunates who were stranded on the Southern Pacific near Salton through a bad washout in the line. The marOoned passengers were cared for the best way possible until the damage was re-
 paired. when the trains pulled on east. So many of the passengers were valley residents and the NJ. X P. ran down special Frida" night for their accom- | datiOn and brought them home.
 Superintendent Scudder had a fine trip, he sa"s. and saw a great deal of interest. That such must have been the case may easily be seen when it is stated that his trip was from ocean to ocean, with a good many stops be tween ports. eaving here about the middle of June he went first to Los Angeles. and after spending a few days there on matters of business relating to the hieh school. after which he wis ited his mother in Indiana for q short time. At this point ne deviated a lit tie from his original itinerary. Being SO far east he figured that he might just as well go on a little farther, so he took side trip to Washington, D. C. While there he had occasion to call upon MT Cameron at his quarters on three different occasions. Cameron. says MT. Scuddcr. was the enc man tkere he found who was really busy. Each time he saw him he was at his desk with his sleeves rolled up and his office force was likewise busy. MT. Cameron spoke encour1girgly of th" statehood outlook f IT AriZ ma. He presented MT. Scudder with a copy of the bill he plans to present time time in December covering the matter. He is very sanguine over the situation.
 While in Washington. Mir Scudder did as every one else Whoe yer Vis- its Washington does. took a trip down the Potomac and visited Mount Yer non. He was also fortunate in being able to view tho maneuvers of the Wright brothers flying machine at Fort Mver. While he missed the flight from the Fort to Alexandria he saw the big machine cut all sorts of fancy figures in the air.
 Before leaving the capital he took a peep at congress, then in session, and visited the famous congressional libra ". The Washington trip was such pleasure MT. Scudder concluded to take another side trip. and this time it was New York that appealed to him. En route from Washington he stopped over at Baltimore and Philadelphia, viewing points of interest at both places. In New York he enjoyed the sensation of shooting under the Hud- son river in the Pennsylvania tunnels that had been doing business only five days. He took in the sights of the metropolis and saw everything that was worth looking at Being so near Boston, it looked like a shame to come home again without seeing it. so he took a third side trip and spent a few days visiting points Of historic inter est in and around that city. He also took time to visit Harvard. Having seen these many things. he reluctantly turned his face again westward. and after spending a short time with his mother again in Indiana went on the the Pacific coast via the Northern Pa cific through the great wheat fields of the northwest. A day or two was spent at the exposition, a short time at San Francisco and Los Angeles. the starting point. was again reached. From there he came home.
 While in Indiana, Mir Scudder had the pleasure of meeting Senator Bev- eridge at his summer home. The sen ator was very cordial and was willing to say a little about the statehood question Not much, however, and while he spoke encouragingly, he seemed unwilling to commit himself It was in Indiana that MT. Scudder al so met John w. Kern. the democratic vice presidential nominee. MT. Kern is an old friend of the Scudder family, and the first business dealings he had in his youth were with Mir. Scudder's father.
 The trip on the whole, says Mir. Scudder, was a most pleasant one. He kept on the move pretty much of the time, but was able to see and enjoy a great deal of interest