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Arizona republican., 1911-06-19

d. "eO3, to Omaha. which city
1Htu. 9si "a for the City Of
Me- NlfSu- Oklahoma and
Mexico. on May -. and forged north
to San Antonio. Leaving that city
on May 20 for FL Paso. good time
was made until June. 5. when the car
ran out of water, in the Waco noun
tains. near Orange, New Mexico. For
two days the drivers were lost i'm the
mountains, and were rescued at the
end Of that time by troop X of the
United States 4th Cavalry This
incident has been the on;y dangerous
feature Of the trip up To the time Of
the arrival in Phoenix. Referring to
the adventure, DR. Perofval said last
night:
We had made good time from FL
Paso. and We're expecting 10 go right
through. When we found ourselves
lost in the Waco mountains. We had
no realization. at first, of the seri-
BUSINESS Of our POSITION. as We thought
it would be a comparatively simple
matter to locate water. and start
out again. We spent the first day
hunting over the mountains. and by
nightfall began To realize that unless
we found water and food we would
be in a desperate situation
BY the end of the second day We
had begun to despair of finding wa
ter. and were almost prepared To-
abandon the ear and do our best 10
reach the nearest town, when We saw
troop Of cavalry coming over the
mountain. I don't think / was ever
so glad before in my life as I was
when | saw those soldiers. They
fixed us up with enough water 10 run
on To the nearest spring. and after
that we had no difficulty. / think
We We're fortunate to come ont $50
easily"
An kinds Of roads were encounter
Cd during the trip. and DR. Percival
only spoke Of the running he had
had between Bowie and Phoenix.
From Bowie To Tucson the roads We're
bad. and the motorists had some hard
shedding to make through. From Tue
son. which was reached last Saturday
night at 10 o'clock. the roads were
good to Phoenix. and the drivers
think they closed = good days run
when they drew up in Phoenix last
night. after having negotiated the
road between the two cities in a sin
gle day.
DR. PercivaI and Brown expect To
remain in Phoenix a day or two, and
after leaving this place, will IuSh on
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
All in Readiness For Wed
ding Celebration Today
ONLY 4 JUNE DAY WANTED
kilograms of Congratulation
Received From All Parts
of the World - Letters
From People of Whom the
President Never Heard.

Washington. d. g. June lS.-Nith
,sa arrival today OF Miss Helen Taft
the plans for the silver wedding cele-
bration by the president and Mrs
Taft tomorrow. assumed final form
Electricians. florists. caterers, musicl-
ans. dressmallers and jewelers. have
done their part The white house Of
flee staff has worked night and day
10 put ont almost 1000 invitations.
Colonel Spencer Cosby. superintendent
~ public buildings and grounds and
Mrs. Catherine Letterman, Mrs. Tart
social secretary, have mapped out
the smallest details. Now the presi-
dent. those OF his family and Mrs.
Tafts family gathered under the white
house roof hope only that the weather
man viii be- good To them
There have been hundreds of gifts
Of precious gold and silver and gems
to the president and his wife. but
they want just one more, a typical
Washington June day, and soft June
night. 50 that the reception out under
the trees of the white house grounds
may be- a success.
Several kilograms congratulating the
president and Mrs Taft came To the
whit house today. one was from the
emperor Of Russia.
Hundreds of consratuiatory letters
have been coming To the white house
each day. Many are from personal
friends and scores Of others are from
business and social organizations and
individuals unknown 10 the white
house
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
LONGEST RUN II
OF HISTORY
Automobile Reaches Phoe-
nix After Long Run
A TRIP OF 100000 MILES
Detroit Manufacturer of Au-
tomobiles Submits Stock
Car to Endurance Test.
Editor In Charge of Ex-
pedition-Lost In Hills.
A TRIP OF 100000 MILES

With a total mileage Of 2S.705 miles
To- its credit, the Abbott Detroit Bull
Dog" Thirty, which was sent out
from Denver on October 10 L. make
the longest endurance run in the his
tory Of the automobile industry.
reached Phoenix last night at 500,
in charge Of DR. Charles G.. Percival.
associate editor Of Health magazine
Of New York City. DR.. Percival was
accompanied by George y. Burns, the
winner in the recent Chicago Motor
Clubs 1000 mile run.
Since the car left Denver it has
been driven through rorty-one states.
has travelled through Canada and New
Mexico, and has shown road en-
durance up 10 the time Of its arrival
in this city that indicates sufficient
staying qualities 70 allow the com
pletion Of the tremendous run. which
is intended To be 100000 miles
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
STORM SWEPT
VIRGINIA TOWN
The Damage At Canville Estimated
At Quarter Of Million.

Danville, Va, June 1S-Damage es-
timated at from 100000 to $25O.OOO
was caused by a severe wind. rain and
electrical storm which swept the city
late today. The heaviest damage
was done 10 buildings in the business
section.
Cotton mills, factories and storage
plants were unrOofed. trees and shrub
berry were destroyed: chimneys. por-
ches, telegraph and telephone and
electric light transmission poles and
wires were blown down. Telegraph
and telephone communication and
trolley service have all been put out
of commission.
The storm came suddenly from the
northwest The principal losers are
the Riverside Cotton mill and the
tobacco factories of the A. c. Hughes
company. Dibrel Bros, the f. X.
Jones q Co, and the Imeprjal To-
bacco company.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
BULL PEN COLLAPSED.

Waynesville, y. c., June 1S-Four
convicts We're killed. twelve probably
fatally wounded and seventeen guards
and cOnvicts more or less seriously
hurt by the collapse of a bull pen
in which they were housed in a
mountain pass in this county.
The bull pen was near Waterville.
n c., in the heart of the Smoky
mountains. The cOnvicts We're all
negroes leased by the state Of North
Carolina for work i'm connection with
the construction Of the Transconti-
mental railroad.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
CORONATION EVE
MASSED MILLIONS
THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE
CITY.
At Times Traffic Was Brought to a
Standstill.

London, June 1S.-The appearance
in the British capital tonight was
anything but Sabbathlike. Enormous
crowds pushed through the streets,
flocking toward the center of the city
to see the decorations of buildings and
streets to catch a glimpse of distin-
guished visitors.
Apparently almost the whole of Lon
don's population Of 100000 turned out.
Several hundred thousands jostled one
another for hours about st. James park
and Westminster abbey. Trafalgar
square. Whitehall, Pail Mall, the
strand and Picadilly We're almost mac
cessible for motor ears and cabs, and
from time to time traffic was entirely
stopped The East Enders and working
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
ANOTHER MAN KILLED
Others More or Less Seri-
ously Injured-A Most
Inauspicious Beginning of
the Circuit of Europe Race
From Vincennes.

Paris. June 1S-Fifty aeroplanists
took wing early today on the aviation
field Of Vincennes in the first state
European circuit race with calls for a
flight 10 London and return with
stops at various places going and COM
ing Almost Immediately after the
start. two aviatOrs met tragic deaths.
and AT least one person was gravely
hurt The dead are, Captain Prineeau.
whose motor exploded flooding him
with gasoline and burning him 10
death and NJ l. Martin, WHO was
dashed against tree The motor OF
his aeroplane crushed his head. The
injured is NJ. Gaubert. formerly
lieutenant in the army. who entered
as a civilian in the race under the
name of Dalger. He was found lying
s-nseless near his machine in a wheat
field four mites from Villars COterets.
His injuries are serious. NJ BOiles
aeroplane struck the earth within a
mile of the start. Bolle was injured.
but not seriously. Three other avia-
tors fell. VI. Jordan near Charleville.
oscar Morrison. close To Gangy. and
NJ. NORM Chevron. within p miles Of
Liege. which is the first stage Of the
race None Of these men were badly
hurt OF the fifty aviators who start
ed. thirty eight are civilians and
twelve officers. assigned TO military
duty. They are hung up for the
competitors prizes, amounting to
S94. 900
Dawn at Vincennes saw a crowd es-
timated at from 100000 To 1.000,0 900
persons massed around the military
exercise field to witness the start
Six thousand soldiers and 1000 police
most Of them mounted. were on hand
To keep the field clear The signal
gun. fired at AS o'clock. signalled
the commencement of the prelimi-
naries.
Able Larebourg was just finishing
mass at an imprOvised altar in one Of
the aeroplane hangers for some of the
aviators. who desired spiritual prepar-
alton for the perils of the day. NJ LIE
Martin. who. within an hour. was dy
ing. was among those who knelt for
his blessing.
The second gun sounded at 6 o'clock
and Maurice Tabuta. Pierre Vedrine
and NJ Bathait. who were already in
position. whirled away within a min
ute of each other. amid wild cheering
The aviators started from one To
three minutes apart. The last to leave
was Emile Train. whose machine re-
Gently killed Minister of War Ber-
eauN and wounded Premier Monis
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
NO MORE CONSUMPTION
AFTER TWENTY YEARS
A Prediction Made by Fighters Of the
White Plague.

Denver, Colo, June lS.-That the
white plague" will be practically
wiped out in this country within the
next 90 years is the opinion of promi-
nent physicians. who have already ar
rived in TIE city to attend the seventh
annual MEETING Of the National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention of
Tuberculosis. beginning next Tuesday.
The gathering will be the largest in
the history OF the association, as hum
dreds Of physicians have stopped here
on their way to the American Medical
associations convention in Los Ange-
les.
The meeting will be divided into
three sections - sociological, clinical
and pathological Hundreds of social
settlement workers and philanthropists
viii participate i'm the deliberations OF
the sociological sections, while the
other two sections will be in the hands
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
CHIHUAHUA TO Ell PhSO.
The First Train in 4 Week Got
Through.

FL PasO, June 1S.-Train service
to Chihuahua was restored today. The
first through train for one week. to-
gether with a special train. arrived at
Juarez tonight, over the Mexican Cen
trail railroad.
The trains brought LOO Mexican
labOrers from points south of the city
of Chihuahua, who are under contract
for railroad work in Arizona and Cali
fornia.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
SEVEN COMPLETED FIRST STAGE

I.ige Belgium, June 1S-On closing
the registers tonight seven of the avia-
tors who started from Vicennes on the
first stage of the European circuit race
had arrived here. q distance of 800
kilometers (2I2 miles). and were re-
corded in the following order: Vidart.
hours. Is minutes; Vedrine, hours.
80 minutes; Wemann. hours. So min
utes: Beaumont. 3 hours. minutes;
Barra. hours. minutes; Duval. 4
hours. 81 minutes; GarrOs. hours. 5
minutes.
Renaux. the only aviator to carry a
passenger. suffered bad luck. being
forced To land on account of wind
eddy when within POE yards of the
aerodrome. He was not hurt. but the
propeller of his machine was splinter
ed and he was obliged To await re-
pairs within sight of the goal.
All the men who arrived declared
that the flight To Rheims was the
worst in their experience. They were
beset 10y furious eddies. amounting al
most To whirlwinds. which forced them
To- mount far above the clouds and
grope their way by compass.
lddrI was cOtHpletelE exhausted.
I'm addition To the difficulty he en-
countercG in keeping his machine level.
he suffered air sickness. Many times
ne thought he would fall. Barra also
told Of dangers from winds which
drove his machine in all directions.
Once an extremely severe gust tore
off his goggles. but he caught them
with his teeth as they were dropping
and almost capsized his machine in
doing 81
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19

FOR RENT-5-roum brick house with
with > acres alfalfa; Page wire fence;
close to town. E L PascOe, 10
North Center street.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19

s12o BUYS FURNITURE Of a g. \
room house; close in; rent $50 per
month Come quick If you want this
snap E. {. PASCOE,
40 North Center. I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-02

Revolution. When she was born Mrs.
Hill. the eldest real child" was middle
aged woman, in her forty-third year.
Although 100 years have dropped behind
since CORVALLIS surrendered, we still have
on, Revolutionary pensioner upon the fed
eral roll, and Mrs. Phoebe NJ. W. Falmlter,
o. Brookfed, NJ Y, has the distinction OF
being the last survivor Of this class. This
cid lady, who entered her ninetieth year
last December. recently wrote me letter,
from which I will quote a few paragraphs:
my fathers name was Jonathan WOOL
lev. He was born In Swansea, y.
II. August q, 1859, and died in Vermont
July q, 1s4s. He enlisted under Colonel
Capron, Of the Vermont Volunteers, IN
IT'S. at the age of sixteen, and served I'M
der Gates and sullivan. He was at sara
toga at the surrender Of Burgoyne and
was at some of the battles that took place
at Valley Forge He was severely wound
ed in the back, but do not know in what
battle. He suffered many hardships like
Tic rest. I have heard him tell Of Valley
Forge. about some one driving in with corn
when they were so hungry that they dipped
I'm their old hats and took the corn and ate
it raw as 1t was.
81 came to New York State in 1888 and
was married in December, 1871, 10 Russell
Painter OF this union were born six chill
dren. four Of whom are living, two sons
ana two daughters"
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7 hrated their golden wedding in tsH"
One of the near-centenarian real daush-
ters' is Miss Janet Blair, OF Madison.
N Y, who on the Memorial Day just
rassed entered upon her ninety-elghth
year. Her father Seth Blair, enlisted three
times during the Revolution.
Among nine real Children of the ReVold-
ton who enter their ninetyseventh year
I'm 1911 is Wellington A. Clark, of Crown
Point. Ind. His father, Benjamin Clark'
one of the Massachusetts patriots who re-
sponded to the alarm of April, no, shoui-
dered his nintlock and marched from MS
home in Midway later working his way
ND in the ranks from private 70 sergeant.
| Doubly linked TO independence, like the
aforementioned Mr.. Josin, is William
RathueI Barron, of Westminster. Mass,
aged ninety-one, whose rather ana srahu
father both fought under the banner of
Washington, the former as a private anu
the latter as a captain. Mrs. Mary Ann
Rishel. of Clntondale, Penn, is the daugh-
ter of a revolutionary veteran, the sister
Of an 1872 veteran and the mother or a
Civil War veteran. Her father served dur
inc five years of the Revolution as ranger
on the frontier, and the $500 in continental
money which he received for his services
was kept many years by his family. in the
hone that the government would redeem
II Mrs Rishel, who celebrated her nine
tieth birthday on March % last, is child
of his third wife. She has a dozen grand
children and two dozen great-grandcml-
dren. A few years ago her home and us
contents were destroyed by fire, but a
pension granted her by the Daughters oil
the American Revolution has partially al
leviated her want.
Not many men now alive can boast tha'
their fathers were born as many as one
hundred and ffty-eight years ago, but suci
can be proved in the family records by
Reriah Stafford Rathbun, OF Norwich
Conn. another actual son." The elde
Rathbun was a mature man of twenty
three when Philadelphia old statehous
bell proclaimed liberty throughout TN
land" and lie lived to be lightweight, ou
his son has already beaten his record o.
three years, for he will reach his ninety
second birthday this fall
: Twin real daughters" are the prou'
, boast OF the d. A. r. chapter of Ceda
Rapids. Iowa these two interesting old la
dies being Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Russell AM
, Mrs Julia Ann Demary, OF Lake Odessa
, Mich. daughters of John Peter Frank, o
! natrlot forces Last month they were IN
\ guests of honor at n meeting OF the Mich
- igan State Historical Society. \ thir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-02

by President Taft has approved this plan'
and recommends that the State Depart
ment building be erected on line with
the new National Museum, on the north
side OF the Mall.
In exterior design the three buildings are
similar In character. each employing col
umns three stories in height, set upon
Widowed wall and architectural base
ment." This wall is one story high In the
case Of the end buildings and two stories
high in the central one, thus correcting
the dip OF the ground and raising the three
colonnades to the same level. While orna-
mental in appearance, the buildings are OF
the utmost simplicity, and no fancied
needs OF architectural expression have
been allowed to interfere with the practical
requirements of lighting and arrangement
From Pennsylvania avenue on the north
the principal feature of the front Will be
the entrance portlco of the Department of
Justice: from the Monument grounds OF
the Mall, that OF the State Department
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-02

A real daughter" of 100 Mrs. Rebekah
r. Packard. of Covington, Penn.. was adj
mitted to the Daughters Of the American
Revolution in 1901, but the date Of her
death is not recorded. When enrolled she
had, living. thlrty-two grandchildren. forty
nine reat-grandchildren and several great
Observation-Disclosures. And two other re-
markable centenarlan real daughters"
were Mrs. Mary McNeely, OF Sugar Val
ley. Ga. who lived to be 1O4 and whose
father saw Cornwalliss sword handed TO
General Lincoln; also Miss Fannie Meeker.
of Newark. y. j., who was 1903 when she
breathed her last.
There are five centenarian real daugh-
ters'' and actual sons whose dates OF
birth have been definitely recorded and
whose deaths have not been reported up to
present writing.
The oldest living child of a Revolutionary
patriot is, according to these records, Mrs.
Hey Lawson Hill, of Lakeport, Cal, who
is over 1O3 years old. having been born in
Adams County. Ohio. May s. 1905, Her
patriot father, James Lawson, born in 1850,
was seventeen when he enlisted in the War
for Independence and after that struggle
was over he fought in the Indian wars.
On her one hundredth birthday Mrs. Hill
home in California was decorated with
naCs. bunting and flowers. and she pre-
sided at the dining table wearing her
grandmOther's cap, which was over one
hundred and sixty years old.
One citizen of this venerable category
who can perhaps boast Of being the sur
viving link nearest to George Washington
is the next oldest real child" Mrs.
Samantha Stanton Nellis. of Naples, " Y,
whose father. Elijah Stanton, was one of
the great generals bodyguards. She also
traces her descent directly from Thorfnn,
the Dane. who is in the celebrated Domes-
day Book. The 1O1st anniversary Of her
birth occurred January 5 last.
The oldest actual son" of the Revolution
not yet cancelled frCm the rolls is Edward
Josin, of Keene n. H.. born in the town
of Stoddard, that state, April II, 1870 and
therefore over 1Ol years old. His father was
a corporal and his grandfather a captain
in the Continental army.
Two other oentcnarians nearest links"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-02

of y street and the Mall. and extending
from lst to 18th street, these sites TO be
used for government buildings. They fur
Their recommended the development OF the
Mall by clearing the space 80 feet on either
side OF the axis OF the Capitol and Monu-
ment fer a distance Of mile and half
of all trees. The park commission in their
report TO the Senate. describes the Mall.
treated according to its plans, IS follows:
THE axis of the Capitol and Monument
H. clearly defined by an eXpanse Of undu-
lating green mile and hair long and
three hundred feet broad, walled on either
side by elms, planted in formal procession,
four abreast. Bordering this green carpet,
roads. parkke In character stretch be-
tween Capitol and Monument. while be-
meath the elms one may walk or drive,
protected from the sun" They recommend
that i'm the future all government build
ings should he constructed facing the Mall,
both on the north and south sides The
National Fine Arts Commission appointed
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south OF Pennsylvania avenue. extending
to the Mall and bounded on the east by
18th street and on the west by 18th street
and the White House ellpse. 1t was rec
commended by the McKim commission,
which was appointed Ivy the Senate Com
mittee on the District Of Columbia about
ten years ago, and approved by the Ma
tional Fine Arts Commission. which was
appointed by President Taft.
The triangle bounded by PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. r street, 18th and 18th streets viii
be turned into a park. The Department of
Justice will occupy the next square and
will front on Pennsylvania avenue. its
building line being the same as that OF the
fine structure occupied by the District gov
enment-known as the Municipal Building.
1t will be directly southeast Of the Treas
ury Department and the White House
The Department Of Commerce and La bQr,
a building of the same width but Of much
greater length north and south, comes
next, extending nearly TO the Mall The
State Department. Ranking the group OF
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two years ago made a census Of surviving
children of Revolutionary patriots was able
10 find only two, one Of whom has since
Glod. SO there appeared 10 be extant
only one person of this interesting cate
CORY.
During recent weeks, however, several
national officers of both the Sons and
Daughters Of the American Revolution
have aided me in locating 1872 venerable
Americans variously designated on the
rolls Of these patriotic societies as actual
sons" and real daughters -children-of
men who risked their lives and fortunes
for liberty in the thrilling days Of lI75-i7S1.
That these old ladies and gentlemen
unquestionably our nearest links TO indie
pendence-are fast dying off is proved by
the fact that Of 7OS real daughters en-
rolled during the last score of years only
l5s survive and that of 15S actual sons
received in membership during the same
space of time there are only thirty now
alive OF course this count does not nee
essarly include all of the children of ReVo-
lutionary veterans still in the land Of the
living.
That longevity which the Scriptures
promise to those who honor their fathers
and mothers is and has been enjoyed by
many of these children Of patriots.
Thus. IN the l09th year Of his age, there
died last year at Newport y. H., James
Bellows McGregor son Of Private Joel Nc
Gregor, who enlisted i'm the Sd Connecticut
Regiment. Continental line, in III, and
who was honoraby DISCHARGED in 17So af-
ter having been held a prisoner Of war in
the New York sugar house"
But this century span Of James, the son,
was merely his birthright, as Joel. the
father had lived from November o. 1850,
until October 81. 1861. a period Of 10l years.
lacking only three weeks and one day
and the dates for James are upon the off
cial records quite as specific. lie was born
or September g. 1901, and died March p,
.9lc Between the birth of his father and
the date Of his own death had stretched
a span Of one hundred and fifty years, and
the combined ages Of this father and son
were more than two hundred and nine
years. within which time seven average
generations Of men dwelt upon earth.