Arizona republican., 1921-04-13

side Of MaricOpa county l want to greet you in behalf of The Arizona Republican, the city of Phoenix and the county of Maricopa.''
 Oldest Resident Speaks
 James Pearce. a resident of Arizona since 1858. was introduced by Chair man Heard as the oldest pioneer in attendance at the celebration.
 I've spent my life in Arizona and Arizona is still my home," MT. Pearce said.
 We hope to do away with war and have. peace; to live as one family and help each other" he added, con tinuing, We are proud of our state and We endured hardships, but we are glad of it. It has made a better place to live in.''
 At this point the chairman told the pioneers that their time was their own, to do with as they pleased. Asked if they wanted to hear addi- tlonal "reminiscences. they replied in the affirmat tive as one.
 rolloWlng an Indian number "On | the War Path," by the St. Johns Mission band, Mr. Heard introduced Senator W. w Pace of Graham county Mir. Pace has been a resident of Arizona since 1880.
 l have attended many gatherings in my life, but never before have I Aie'A odNit iiOilOT dS Has Dee11 aCSOTQGd me today in addressing the pioneers fof Arizona" he opened.
 ou have builded far better than you knew he continued. You have made an empire here. You had some thrilling experiences doing it and had had some little trouble with the In dians, but Arizona is the winner" Extend Thanks to The Republican
 Then, on motion of Senator Page, the pioneers, in a rising vote, unani- mously extended a vote of thanks to Dwight B. Heard and the Arizona Re- publican for making the reunion pos sible. Passage of the motion was followed by cheering and shouting, which continued for several minutes Tt is you who deserve the thanks, not we," MT. Heard said in reply. T want to introduce to you the man who deserves the most credit for this celebration, the live wire that makes the Arizona Republican what it is" MT. Heard said in introducing Charles A. Stauffer, general manager of the paper. MT. Stauffer was greeted with 1 cheers when he arose.
 | Al, Doyle of Coconino county was l introduced as an .1Old Timer and a Hassayamper." Everybody tried to do all they could for Arizona and leave it better than when we came here,'' he said. Dir. Doyle then unraveled a mystery | bf long standing. Some years ago, .Ale said, the bones of several Indians were found in a cave south of the 1 Gila. How they came there, he said, was discussed a few years ago with out any solution.
 Old Mystery Explained It was in 1882. MT. Doyle continued, ar a Ora came across a hostile Indian band in that vicinity. At that time General Crook and part of his Fifth cavalry | were active against the redskins
 "The Indians were finally driven in to cave opening from a wash. To frighten them into submission, the jcavalrymen fired the big 50-cahber guns into the mouth of the cave, be- lieving it to be a deep one, advancinN at the same time. When the smoke of their gun fire had been cleared away, he said. they found, much to their sorrow, that all of the Indians had been killed save one little infant found nestling on it's mothers breast. The cave was a shallow one and the bullets had glanced off from the rocks. killing the Indians.
 Jim Allen. resident of Arizona since 1866 and a pony congressman during the early days, was the next speaker.
 "The ,ne thing that I have never done in all my life is talk to an au- dience,'' MT. Allen said.
 We had many happy days pioneer l ing, though, and we became so at tached to the state that we couldn't move away if we wanted to. I've been out of Arizona three times and 1 every time I've had a hank ering te 1 get back to it, and here I am yet. I "When I first came through ths I valley here it was the worst countr. II ever was in for rattlesnakes.
 killed 1s rattlesnakes with my black. .l snake as I rode along one day. h. said.
 Indians were bad at times, bu
 they only had bows and arrows il . those days, so we managed to keel , them on the run. I remember one in stance, though, where an Indian ha'
 a rifle and he kept us all hustling. This is one of the happiest day I have ever spent in my life,' he con } tinued T thought the pioneers wer 5 about forgotten"
 Didn't Make Grand Canyon l William Bass, an arrival in 1SS : and the first man to take a. touris party to the Grand Canyon, followed q have been accused of buildin l the Grand Canyon, but I emphaticall l deny that" he said. "A short tim ago a woman tourist stopped me a the canyon and, after making in
 auiries as to my length of residence asked me if the canyon had alway ' been so broad. I told her of cours : not; that when I first saw 1t 1t wa 2 just a little crack in the earth an !, that I could easily step across 1t.
 "On another occasion, man an n his wife were viewing the canyo e for the first time. The husban idn S | Guired of his wife her opinion of i -l Ut makes me speechless,