Arizona republican., 1910-12-15
LATHAM WOULD FLY
 PHOENIX ID TUCSON FRENCH MoNoPLANIsT WILL MAKE FLIGHT FOR $5,0oo. John Mitchell Offers to Give Half, Leaving Only s1,250 to Be
 Raised by Each City.

Provided Phoenix and Tucson will raise s1,25O apiece. Hubert Latham, the famous French aviator, will fly an An toinette monoplane from this city to the old Pueblo some time in January.
 Latham wants 5000 to pay the ex- penses of the flight John Mitchell of the Hollenbeck hotel, Los Angeles. has offered to put up half that sum.
 H. D. Ryus, the AppersOn automobile man, is endeavOring to make the neces- sary arrangements at this end of the line. Ryus is not promoting the deal for personal gain but merely out of sporting desire to see the flight made. Every cent of the 5000 will go to Latham. and the aviator says it will barely cover his expenses. He is will ing to attempt the flight merely for the pleasure of flying in this atmosphere.
 Latham is now in Los Angeles, hay ing contracted to fly in that place, for $3O. 900. Christmas week, and in san Francisco the first week in January, for $25. 900. A few days ago Ryus was talk ing to the aviator about atmospheric conditions in Arizona, explaining en- thusiastically about the wonderful calm of the air and the infrequency of bad weather.
 The French airman became enthused and said he would be willing to fly be- tween two points in Arizona. RyusI suggested Phoenix and Tucson. Latham said that if they were only sixty orI seventy miles apart he would make the round trip in one day, but it was later learned that the two cities are 120I miles apart and therefore Latham will merely fly from Phoenix to the Pima capital
 A young man who stood by while Latham and Ryus were talking said that he knew a man who would put upI half the S5.O00. He was asked to pro- duce his party and went away to in- terview John Mitchell. He returned later and said that Mitchell would do- nate s2.50O. asking no condition except that Latham's air journey be known as the Mitchell flight"
 Ryus later had a talk with Latham's business manager, Dexter P. Dorgan, who was no less enthusiastic than his chief. As Ryus was on the point of leaving for Phoenix on automobile business he offered to see what can be done in this city. The Tucson Citi- zen was notified. by telephone yester day afternoon that that city would be expected to raise s1,25O and a repre- sentative promised that that paper would immediately set a campaign on foot
 There is no better aviator living than Hubert Latham. He is a millionaire many times over and aerOplaning isl merely a sport with him. He does not fly for money but merely endeavors to defray expenses as he travels about. His flights in san Francisco and Los Angeles. however, will net him a con- siderable profit
 If Latham likes this country he isl likely to stay some time." said Cap tain Ryus last night. If We once get him here he may remain merely tol make experiments in this perfect att mosphere. As for myself, I will get less than Latham. I told him that all I wanted was to make the flight with him, or, if he couldn't take passenger, to fly around the city little"
 A flight by Latham, from Phoenix to Tucson, would bring both cities into prominence all over the world Latham is anxious to come as he believes that he can make long distance record in this atmosphere.
 George Purdy Bullard, president of the Automobile club, is cooperating with Captain Ryus and last night he stated that he had no doubt Phoenix would be able to raise $1,250 in the next day or two. Last night Ryus sent a letter to Mitchell. asking him to make his offer bv telegraph so that the | message could be shown those who will be asked to contribute toward Phoenix share of the 5000.