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| Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, September 27, 1902.
FUNSTON FAVORS CANTEEN.
Says Its Abolition Has Resulted in Ruin of Many Good Soldiers.
Washington, Sept. 27.—Brigadier General Frederick Funston in his annual report for the department of the Colorado, points out that the percentage of trials by court martial of enlisted men has nearly doubled during the past year. He says:
"It is therefore plain that there has been a deplorable increase of offenses in general and of desertion in particular. In my opinion there are two principal causes for this state of affairs: first, resentment at unaccustomed limitations and restrictions felt by men returning from field service to the monotony and routine work of garrison life; second, the abolition of the canteen feature of the post exchange. Since this action was taken, saloons of the lowest type have been established just outside the boundaries of the various reservations; their proprietors are in almost every case unprincipled scoundrels who leave nothing undone to debauch the soldiers and obtain their money.
"Being in all cases outside the limits of any city the proprietors of these resorts are subject to no municipal police regulations and sell liquor regardless of hours and whether the buyer is already intoxicated or not. Gambling is universal in these 'dives' and they are frequented by dissolute women.
"The soldier whose desire for a drink would ordinarily be satisfied by a few glasses of beer in the canteen of the post exchange, goes to one of these resorts and does well if he escapes before he has spent or gambled away all his money, overstayed his leave or engaged in an altercation.
"As a rule the local authorities regard the existence of these places with indifference or approval as it causes the soldier to spend his money in the community. The efficiency of the army or the ruin of the good soldier is nothing to them.
"There can be no reasonable doubt that most of the trials by general court martial and summary courts, at least so far as this department is concerned, are directly traceable to this cause. Since I have had command here there has taken place the ruin and degradation of several non-commissioned officers of long service and fine record.
"In short the recent legislation by congress on this question, so far as this department is concerned, has had no effect except to lower the discipline of the army, ruin scores of good soldiers and fill the pockets of a lot of saloonkeepers, gamblers and prostitutes."
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| Ida Saxton McKinley. |
Visitors of Mrs. McKinley.
Canton, O., Sept. 27.—Secretary of War Elihu Root and Senator and Mrs. M. A. Hanna reached the city yesterday from Cleveland to visit Mrs. McKinley. They were driven direct to the McKinley home in the family carriage General and Mrs. A. R. Hastings, old friends of the family, arrived over another [rail]road about the same time and all were present at luncheon. Later in the afternoon all visited the tomb of the late president. The party returned to Cleveland at night.
ALL COAL SUFFERERS
To Hold a Big Convention to See What Can be Done.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 27.—The common council has started a movement for a big convention in this city of all sufferers from the coal strike with the object of seeking a solution of the problem. Action by the national government is one of the means suggested. A committee was appointed to meet next Monday night and discuss and consider the convention.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
The town of Marshfield, Mass., whose essential title to fame is that it was once the residence of Daniel Webster, has declared itself, through its school committee, against the unmarried school principal. No unmarried school principal may serve the town of Marshfield in a pedagogic capacity. No candidate for the office need apply without presentation of the proper proofs of marriage, and possibly among the other legal exhibits the lady herself will have to appear.
This treatment of the male school principal is strangely in contrast with that accorded the female teacher in the public schools generally who, as a rule, will not be employed if she is married. The male principal is encouraged to wed, while the feminine teacher is discouraged. The unmarried male principal cannot hold his place, while the feminine teacher who weds in office is expected promptly to resign and make room for a sister who has no matrimonial record. There may be some excellent reasons for this apparent discrimination, but they will not be likely to appeal strongly to the believers in the absolute equality of the sexes.
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| James M. Milne. |
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Hold Their Convention and Make Their Nominations.
H. C. HIGGINS FOR ASSEMBLYMAN.
James A. Wood for Treasurer—Dr. Halsey J. Ball for Coroner—Luke J. McEvoy and William A. Coon for School Commissioners—Delegates to Other Conventions—County Committee Chosen—D. W. Van Hoesen is Chairman.
The Cortland county Democrats held their convention for nominating county officers at Fireman's hall this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Dr. J. M. Milne, chairman of the Democratic county committee, arrived in Cortland this morning from New York to swing his forces into line for the coming campaign.
Dr. Milne called the convention to order. At that time delegates from Willet, Harford, Lapeer and Truxton were missing. He placed in nomination for chairman James Dougherty, who was unanimously elected.
Upon motion of Henry E. Wilson, late of Marathon, now of Syracuse, Eugene Davis was elected secretary of the convention.
The Delegates Present.
The list of delegates to the convention was read. About two-thirds of the delegates answered to their names. The list was:
Cincinnatus—W. W. Wood, Dr. B. Kinyon, F. M. Fish, H. C. Higgins, A. E. Ingersoll, Merritt Smith.
Cortlandville—Daniel Burt. W. S. Freer, C. B. Warren, M. C. Bean, N. P. Salisbury, Daniel Kernan.
Cortland—C. V. Coon, F. W. Collins, Ew'd Fitzgerald, Maurice Welch, J. H. Turner, M. T. Roche.
Cuyler—W. M. Petrie, A. F. Campbell, David Connell. Chauncey Garner, O. R. Barber, Orlo Bartholomew.
Freetown—M. H. Dillenbeck, Martin Maricle, N. R. Pease, Chester Grant, J. E. Maricle. Patrick McMahon.
Homer—John Toomey, Charles T. Smith, S. F. Andrews, Carl D. Dillenbeck, William Sweet, Joseph S. Fassett.
Marathon—Henry E. Wilson, J. M. Milne, Eugene Davis, James Dougherty, Dewitt C. Lynde, Patrick Welch.
Preble—Jas. T. Steele, Frank Daley, Daniel Kingsley, John Fox, C. C. Dennis, Geo. Henderson.
Scott—Dr. H. J. Ball, A. S. Gould, W. N. Stoker, George Cottrell, F. M. Hazard, B. H. Potter.
Solon—Henry Kelley, J. W. Barrett, Arthur Pritchard, J. Smith, Lucian Maybury, William Hayes.
Taylor—Valentine Jipson, Nahum Perry, E. G. Crane, J. D. Perry, F. E. Jordan, L. D. Finn.
Virgil—D. E. Stillman, Dewitt Deyo. John Terpenning, Eugene Seager, Henry McKinney, Frank Stillman.
H.C. Higgins for Assembly.
The delegates being seated, Henry E. Wilson moved that Henry C. Higgins of Cincinnatus be the party nominee for assemblyman. This motion was unanimously carried, and he was declared the nominee
Jas A. Wood for Treasurer.
Dr. Milne placed in nomination for county treasurer James A. Wood of Cortland, which nomination was unanimously adopted.
H. J. Ball for Coroner.
Henry E. Wilson moved that Dr. H. J. Ball of Scott be the convention's choice as the nominee for coroner. This motion also was unanimously carried.
School Commissioner Candidates.
The convention then divided into the First and Second school commissioner conventions, and nominations were made by these. Dr. Kinyon reported back to the county convention that the choice of the First commissioner district was L. J. McEvoy of Cortlandville. He moved that he be the nominee of the convention, which was unanimously carried.
Dr. Ball reported that the choice of the Second commissioner district was William A. Coon of Homer, and he moved that he be the convention's nominee. This motion prevailed.
Delegates to Other Convention.
The following delegates to the Democratic- congressional convention were chosen: C. V. Coon, Maurice Welch, J. A. Jayne, F. W. Collins, John Kane.
Delegates to the Senatorial Democratic senatorial convention were selected as follows: Watts Freer, L. D. Finn, A. B. Warren, Eugene Davis, W. T. Roche.
James Dougherty was chosen as the delegate to the judicial convention.
State convention delegates selected are: O. U. Kellogg, James M. Milne, and H. E. Wilson.
Dr. J. M. Milne was tendered a vote of thanks by the convention for the service he had done as chairman of the county committee. After the names of the county committee had been handed up, the convention adjourned.
The County Committee.
The county committee [was selected] next directly after the convention. It is made up as follows:
Cincinnatus—Dr. Kinyon.
Cortlandville—M. C. Bean
Cortland—J. M. Milne, Jas. Dougherty, B. F. Taylor, J. A. Jayne, Maurice Welch, J. H. Wallace, D. W. Van Hoesen, Edwin Duffey.
Cuyler—A. F. Campbell.
Freetown—Martin Dillenbeck.
Homer—John Toomey, E. Burden, S. F. Andrews, Carl D. Dillenbeck.
Marathon—B. Mack, Patrick Welch.
Preble—J. T. Steele.
Scott—F. M. Hazard.
Solon—James Barrett.
Taylor—L. D. Finn.
Virgil—D. E. Stillman, Noah Davis.
The county committee organized by electing D. W. Van Hoesen chairman, Dr. B. Kinyon secretary and B. F. Taylor treasurer.
MARCUS E. HOLTON
Died Very Suddenly this Morning of Heart Disease.
Marcus E. Holton, who returned to Cortland from Freeville about two weeks ago with the expectation of building a house on Union-st., near Main-st., died very suddenly at about 1 o'clock this morning from heart disease at 7 Union-st., where he and Mrs. Holton were making their temporary home. His age was 61 years and 24 days. The funeral will be held from the house at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday.
Mr. Holton was seemingly well all day yesterday and worked about the cellar for his new home. In the evening be went down street and met many of his old time friends, with whom he chatted and joked in his customary manner. He returned to his home in company with a neighbor at 9 o'clock, and complained to his wife of feeling badly, but no danger was then anticipated. Later in the night he was taken violently ill, and he died before help could be summoned by the grief stricken wife.
Mr. Holton was born in Virgil, N. Y., and was the son of Lester and Betsey Holton. On Nov. 19, 1862, he married Miss Sylvia Lewis of Virgil and in April, 1866, they came to Cortland to live. In 1877 he purchased the Junction House property in Freeville and conducted the same for six years. He then rented the hotel and with Mrs. Holton returned to Cortland, where they lived in their residence at 24 Union-st. until 1890, and then went back to Freeville and remained until within a very short time, and until after he had sold the hotel property [sic].
When he returned to Cortland the last time his residence on Union-st. was rented, so he determined to build another and was, as he termed it, just getting ready to live as they wanted to.
Mr. Holton was a man of jovial disposition, of kindly temperament and of generous impulses. He was known by a large number of people in the city and county and also by traveling men from near and far, all of whom have good words for him. When he first came to Cortland he was a member of the famous Cortland Silver band and played with this aggregation of musicians for nearly twelve years.
Aside from his widow, who is deeply afflicted, he is survived by three brothers, Luke C. Holton of Cortland and R. E. and W. A. Holton of Virgil.
A New Delivery Wagon.
L. A. Randall, manufacturing confectioner of 204 Port Watson-st., Cortland, appeared upon the streets today with a fine new delivery wagon in which to deliver his goods to the city trade. The wagon came from the McGraw shop. The running gear is red with black stripes and the panels are in red, blue and yellow. In the rear are two doors and on either side in large letters is painted, "Randall's Candy" and "Distributor of Booth's Chocolates."
Trying for Three Crops.
If frosts and cold weather hold off long enough Deputy County Clerk S. K. Jones will harvest three crops of persimmons this season from a tree in his yard at 27 Charles-st. The tree bore the first crop in its season, blossomed out again and now has another lot of nearly ripened fruit upon its boughs. Today it put forth another display of blossoms, and it seems as though winter alone would stop the tree in its endeavor to beat all records in fruit producing.
CORTLAND BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Garbage Question Still Engrosses Public Attention.
The board of health held a regular meeting last night at the city clerk's office, after the reception that was given Comptroller N. L. Miller. No business of importance was transacted, but the matter of more extended garbage hauling and the probability of the city having to do the work of hauling this away another year were discussed.
These bills were passed upon:
Dr. P. T. Carpenter, fumigating, $16.50
Daniel Hurlihe, labor, $7.50
The meeting adjourned until Friday evening, Oct. 15, at which time the estimates of the amount of money needed by the department for next year will be made.
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| Cortland Hospital, North Main Street. |
CORTLAND HOSPITAL.
The Annual Meeting to be Held on Monday, Oct. 6.
The annual meeting of the Cortland Hospital association will be held at the hospital Monday, Oct. 6, at 3:30 p. m.
Reports of the work of the year 1901-1902 will be given. Five members of the board of managers will be elected in place of the following: Mrs. Cone, Mrs. Duffey, Mrs. Hyatt, Mrs. Shuler and Mrs. Wright; and on advisory board in place of the Messrs. F. E. Whitmore, H. S. Bliss, A. A. Carley, H. A. Dickinson, W. J. Greenman, N. H. Gillette, H. M. Kellogg, B. T. Wright, A. H. Winchell, all of whose terms of office will expire at that time.
BREVITIES.
—The rehearsal of the Vested choir of Grace Episcopal church will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—Three places in Binghamton were visited by burglars Thursday night and they made good hauls in each place.
—The East Side Congregational Sunday school will hold its rally day exercises tomorrow. A full attendance is desired.
—Rev. O.M. Owen will preach his farewell sermons at the Free Methodist church tomorrow morning and evening, and will next week go to his new home in Saratoga Springs.
—New display advertisements today are—W. W. Walters, Shoe sale, page 8; L. R. Randall, Candies, etc., page 6; Buck & Lane, Stoves and ranges, page 6; J. W. Cudworth, Glasses, page 6; Haight & Freese Co., Stocks, bonds, etc., page 7.
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