National Affairs: Sons

In its issue of Sept. 24, TIME printed the following paragraph:

There are others—U. S. Grant, Jr., of San Diego; R. Benjamin Harrison, of Indianapolis, both lawyers. It is further reported that there is a son of Rutherford B. Hayes living. This, however, has not been verified by TIME.

Dr. Charles R. Williams, author of the Life of Rutherford B. Hayes, kindly furnishes the following information :

"President Hayes had four sons, all but one of whom are living. "1) Birchard A. Hayes, a well known lawyer in Toledo.

"2) Colonel Webb C. Hayes, who served...

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