ARMY CANTEEN, ANOTHER RUNAWAY, PARK DANCE, AND CORTLAND WAGONMAKERS LOST TO ALBANY

 

Elihu Root.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, May 18, 1900.

ARMY CANTEEN.

National Officials Criticized in Reply Filed With Military Committee.

   WASHINGTON, May 18.—The report of Secretary Root, General Corbin and other army officials on the army canteen, sent to the house military committee, called out a reply which was filed with the military committee by Rev. Wilbur F. Grafts of the Reform bureau, and Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, legislative superintendent of the Women's Christian Temperance union. It says in part:

   "The administration Wednesday for the first time came out openly in favor of army liquor selling on its merits. Heretofore the plea has been that the administration could not suppress canteens because the law of congress was ambiguous. Both Secretary Root and President McKinley recently said that if congress would speak in plain terms they would enforce the law. This attitude has now been abandoned and the secretary of war, whose acts and words the courts declare are to be taken as those of the president, has come out in open advocacy of liquor selling canteens. Secretary Root, apparently oblivious of the new anti-canteen developments in the British and French armies, said in an official communication to congress: 'I think the enactment of this bill would be injurious to the temperance, morals and discipline of the enlisted men of the army.'

   "General Corbin, in declaring that prohibition cannot be made effective in the army, forgets the success of railroads in securing abstinence, and his reference to benefits of canteens in Manila is particularly unfortunate for his case in view of the conclusive testimony as to the unparalleled drunkenness and insanity of our soldiers there.

   "We are charitably seeking some creditable excuse for General Corbin's statement that professional temperance reformers, and aggressive saloon interests are working together to suppress the canteens in the face of the fact that the liquor papers have unanimously opposed the anti-canteen law."

 

ANOTHER RUNAWAY.

Mrs. Warfield and Two Children Thrown Out on the Pavement.

   Shortly before 9 o'clock this morning Mrs. E. J. Warfield of 137 Groton-ave., Cortland, with her two children, Claude aged 5 and Mildred aged 3, was driving down Tompkins-st. towards Main. Some one drove up behind her on the pavement and startled the horse which she was driving. The horse jumped, unchecked herself, threw down her head and started to run. At the corner in front of the Savings bank the wagon struck a telephone pole and Mrs. Warfield and the little girl were thrown to the walk. The horse was stopped on the walk in front of Bradford's drug store. Mrs. Warfield was badly shaken up and her shoulder somewhat bruised, but no bones were broken and she was not seriously injured. Little Mildred received quite a bump on her forehead. Claude was in the bottom of the wagon and escaped without a scratch. The horse is one which Mrs. Warfield has driven for eight years and has always been perfectly gentle.

 

Edwin Duffey.

MR. DUFFEY'S LECTURE.

Views of Scotland, England and the Continent at Y. M. C. A. To-night.

   District Attorney Edwin Duffey has made out a list of about eighty fine views which he will show at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium to-night illustrating a trip through Scotland, England and some parts of the continent—a trip which he took last summer in company with Judge J. E. Eggleston. These views are very fine indeed and will be shown with a first class lantern manipulated by Prof. W. M. Booth of the Normal [School] faculty. The series includes views of the Scotch lakes, of Stirling and Edinburgh, of Melrose, Abbotsford and vicinity, of Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Florence, a few of Switzerland, and some views which will no doubt specially interest Cortland county officials. Mr. Duffey will describe each of these, giving facts and details about them, so that the lecture will be both interesting and profitable. It is given under the auspices of the Women's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. and admission will be 25 cents.

 

Court Proceedings.

   The case of Carlton Lee Saltsman vs. Thomas R. Space which was tried in supreme court, an action to recover damages for alienating affections of a wife, resulted in a verdict for defendant, no cause of action. L. D. Mallery for plaintiff. George E. Monroe, assisted by Bronson & Davis for defendant.

   John O'Donnell vs. Patrick J. Dwyer and Earl C. Johnson. This was an action to recover $125 for services performed for the defendants as an attorney. Verdict of $75 for plaintiff. Motion for new trial on minutes made and court allowed sixty days in which to make a case and exceptions. Sixty days were also given the other side to prepare amendments. John O'Donnell, assisted by N. L. Miller for plaintiff. J. & T. E. Courtney for defendant.

   Benton J. Livingston vs. John H. Brown, by William S. Brown, his guardian, ad litem. This is an action to recover $1,000 for alienating the affections of the plaintiff's wife. Case just about going to the jury as The STANDARD goes to press. John H. Miller for plaintiff. A. M. Mathewson for defendant.

   This is the last case to be tried, and court will adjourn when the jury comes in.

 

THE MILK MARKET.

Dubious Prospect for Higher Prices for Five States.

   NEW YORK, May 18.—The efforts of William Graves to get a higher price for the milk of the Five States' Milk Producers association appears to grow weaker daily, says the New York Tribune. While it was admitted by the established milk dealers that Mr. Graves had been able to induce the farmers to hold back Wednesday 2,300 cans of their milk, the local market was well supplied and there was no scarcity of milk in this city. It was said at the office of the Erie railroad that while some of the regular milk had been held back milk from sources outside in quantity several times that held back was coming in, and that there are still many untapped sources along the line. The amount of milk being carried is more than usual at this time of year. Mr. Graves, it is reported, is now denying that he has issued any orders in regard to the holding back of milk.

 

Cortland Traction Park on Salisbury Hill.

PARK DANCE

Well Attended and Enjoyable Under Management of Dillon Bros.

   About forty-five couples attended the dance last night at the park given by Dillon Brothers and enjoyed a pleasant evening there. A selected orchestra with Mr. Darby as leader gave excellent music. Light refreshments were served by Mr. G. E. Ashby at the park restaurant. The out of town guests were: Miss Christine Arloine Garrison and Miss Elizabeth Goddard of Tully, Miss Anna Webber of Little Falls, Mr. Arthur Van Derburg of Binghamton, Mr. Case of Homer, Mr. Begandy of Ithaca and Mr. Simon Schanicter of Syracuse.

 

 

LOST TO SENATORS.

ROCHE'S MEN PLAYED IN HARD LUCK YESTERDAY.

Errors Were Frequently Costly—A New Pitcher in the Box—Albany Won Game in Seventh—Other Games.

 

   Cortland played in hard luck yesterday and lost the game to Albany through errors and inability to make hits at critical times. Talbot was in the box for Albany and pitched a fine game of ball. The visitors were all playing good ball and they have to their credit the first errorless game played in the State league this season. McLoughlin was umpiring again and his work was in the main acceptable to the fans.

   Neither of the teams was able to score in the first four innings. In the fifth the Cortlands secured the only two runs of the game that come their way. O'Brien went out by a fly to leftfield.

   Nadeau drew first on balls and stole second scoring on a two bagger by McCormick. Crowe singled and scored McCormick. Hickey singled, but was put out by a fielder's choice at second from Gannon's bat.

   Morrison started the ball rolling for Albany in the fourth by a single and a steal. Ahearn went out at first and Morrison went to third. Two errors by Townsend and a passed ball did the rest, and tied the score. In the seventh Albany picked up four runs by Leahy being bit by the pitcher and five well bunched hits. In the seventh Albany made the other run on a passed ball.

   Score:

 

A Good Appointment.

   Mayor Holden has appointed D. C. Johnson as member of the school board of the city of Cortland to succeed M. H. Yale who has resigned and moved to New York. The appointment is a thoroughly good one. Mr. Johnson is a level-headed, common sense business man. He has always been much interested in schools and will give to his duties full attention and excellent service.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The Y. W. C. T. U. will meet in the W. C. T. U. rooms, Saturday evening, May 19, at 7:30 o'clock.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Model Clothing Co., Not one of summer's signs, etc., page 6; Mitchell & Strowbridge, Meats, page 5.

   —Ella Wood was arrested this morning on a warrant for disorderly conduct. She was brought before City Judge Davis this morning and committed to jail till Tuesday morning when a hearing will be given.

 

A BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

The Pruden Directory Company at Work Upon a Valuable Book.

   Mr. Fred Cawley representing the Pruden Directory company (incorporated) of Cincinnati, O., is in town getting together the necessary data for a business directory of Binghamton, Elmira, Ithaca, Cortland, Corning, Bath, Hammondsport, Lestershire, Union, Penn Yan, Owego, Waverly, Sayre, Athens, Horseheads, Chenango Forks, Homer, McGraw.

   The book will comprise several hundred pages of valuable and reliable information and the company will charge but $1 per copy upon its delivery. Mr. Cawley is a thoroughly experienced man in the directory business and means to make the book as complete as time and money make possible. It will be a guide to every business house.

   The Pruden company does business all over the country being one of the largest concerns of its kind in the country. Besides a list of all the business houses the book will contain many advertisements which will be of much value to the purchasers.