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| President Theodore Roosevelt on whistle-stop tour in Illinois, June 3, 1903. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, June 4, 1903.
President's Busy Day.
Bloomington, Ill., June 4.—President Roosevelt put in about the busiest day of his trip yesterday from a speechmaking standpoint. He made his first speech at Freeport at 8 o'clock in the morning and when he concluded his address shortly after 10 o'clock at night he had spoken nine times. Eight of his speeches were made in the open air and several of them in rain storms. The hardest rain encountered was at Pontiac, where he dedicated a soldiers' and sailors' monument.
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| President John MItchell, United Mine Workers of America. |
CONVENTION JUNE 15.
Called by Anthracite Board to Be Held at Pottsville, Pa.
QUESTION OF SUSPENDING WORK.
Statement by Both Sides as to Hitch in Organization of Conciliation Board—Operators Object to Accepting Officials of United Mine Workers on the Board.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, June 4.—At the first session of the three anthracite boards of the United Mine Workers there was little done outside of outlining plans as to what course was best to pursue.
In the afternoon they met again when they decided to hold a joint convention of miners at Pottsville June 15, for the purpose of determining whether or not a general suspension of work shall be declared. No statement was made by them outside of the announcement of the decision to hold a joint convention.
When District President Fahey, the chairman of the miners' representatives on the conciliation board, was shown the statement of the operators members on that board he made the following statement to the press:
"There was no meeting of the stockholders of the coal companies called for the purpose of appointing the operators' side on the conciliation board, but the representatives of the stockholders, the officials of the company, met and selected their representatives. The mine workers selected their members not by calling a meeting of all their members or stockholders, but by their organization, through their representatives, as empowered by the rules and regulations of their organization, which does exist, and as provided by the award of the coal strike commission. We raise no question as to the manner in which the operators selected their representatives and we at least hoped for the same treatment at their hands. Our understanding is that miners and operators shall stand on equal footing in every way on the board of conciliation."
The following signed statement was given to the press last evening as the operators' side of the controversy caused by the refusal of the operators' representatives on the conciliation board to accept the representatives of the United Mine Workers:
"Referring to the official announcement of the representatives of the United Mine Workers of America, as given in this morning press, the contention of the operators' representatives elected to the board of conciliation is that the recognition of the United Mine Workers of America was not one of the questions submitted to the commission for decision; that Mr. Mitchell admitted this by appearing before the commission simply as a representative of the anthracite mine workers; that the award of the commission specifically asserted that the recognition of the United Mine Workers of America as at present constituted was inadvisable; that award number four providing for the board of conciliation lays down certain rules for the appointment of members of said board.
"The representatives of the operators have been appointed strictly within the terms of said award, and there is no objection on their part to cordially accepting Messrs. Nicholls, Dettrey and Fahey as the representatives of the miners, providing they are elected by a majority of the mine workers as specified in the award of the commission. The objection is solely against their appearing as the official representatives of the United Mine Workers of America, appointed by an executive committee without authority for such appointment.
"The operators representatives feel that it is highly important that the formation of the board of conciliation be accepted by both interested parties as strictly in accordance with the award of the commission in order that its rulings may be received without question and not be open to the criticism of having been made by a board not fully qualified to act.
W. T. CONNELŁ, R. C. LUTHER, S. D. WARRINER."
WHITE HOUSE MORE PRIVATE.
East Room and Terrace Only Parts to be Open to Public.
It is the present intention to close the north grounds of the White House to the public as soon as the improvements now being made are finished, says a Washington dispatch to the New York World.
This was talked of during the reconstruction of the White House, but the president hesitated to put the order into effect through fear of a storm of public disapproval. Since the completion of the east terrace, through which visitors enter and leave the east room, the historic north door of the mansion has been used as a private entrance, but people have been allowed to wander around the grounds as formerly.
"Mrs. Roosevelt and the children, especially Miss Alice, have been annoyed at times by people in the grounds peering through the front door and the windows of the private dining room, and it is understood to be in response to their appeal that the grounds are to be closed when the driveway now being put down is completed.
The carriage gates will be closed, and policemen will be stationed at the smaller gates to keep out every one but members of the president's family and their callers and personal friends. The changes that are now being made will be finished before July 1.
Visitors to the White House then will be admitted to the east room for four hours in the day, as now, but they will enter and leave through the east terrace, and that is all of the White House and its surroundings they will be able to see at close range. The north grounds will then be as private as the south grounds have been made under Mr. Roosevelt. The north grounds have never been closed to the public. President Cleveland closed the south grounds during his second administration because, he said, the people passing through annoyed the children. Mr. McKinley threw them open again and they remained open until Mr. Roosevelt came in.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Entomological Destruction.
According to the extraordinary statement of a Boston entomologist, who presumably has as accurate knowledge as is obtainable in such matters, property worth $250,000,000 is destroyed annually in this country by bugs of one kind and another, from the grasshopper down to the ladybug. The grasshopper eats up $90,000,000 worth of vegetation, the Hessian fly $50,000,000, the chinch bug $10,000,000, the potato bug $8,000,000. Moths, ladybugs, tobacco worms, squash bugs, beetles and numerous other entomological entities consume the remainder.
When to these creeping bugs and crawling worms are added mosquitoes, flies and gnats, which are openly preying upon man and are common carriers of disease, and the bacilli and microbes which infest the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and are part and parcel of the human and lower animal organisms, the situation appears desperate indeed both from the economical and the physical point of view.
How to stop this continuous destruction of property, menace to life and annoyance to mankind is a tough proposition for science, and such efforts as are made seem unavailing. There have been some spasmodic efforts to destroy the mosquito as a prime offender, but where a hundred are killed a million are born. The alert housekeeper pursues the fly with a "slapper" or entices it into sticky compounds, but where one fly perishes a thousand come to its funeral. The agricultural department bombards the bug with formidable documents, and now and then congress appropriates a little money for the crusade, and yet the bugs go on increasing illimitably.
Meanwhile with that fine sense of consistency and appreciation of economy which characterize mankind we go on killing off as fast as possible the birds which kill the bugs. If we were less cruel to the birds we might have less occasion to complain of the entomological pests.
PRESIDENT'S DAY
Observed by the Ladies' Literary Club—Talk by Miss Hendrick.
President's Day, the last meeting of the year of the Ladies' Literary club, occurred yesterday afternoon at the home of the retiring president, Mrs. J. A. Jayne, 12 Madison-st., Cortland, at 4 o'clock. The only guests present were the honorary members and Mrs. C. Watrous of Des Moines.
The annual report of the secretary and treasurer was read and adopted, after which followed the principal event of the afternoon—a talk by Miss Hendrick upon "A Trip up the Nile"—who gave a most graphic description of the ruins of Karnack and Luxor and of the Pyramids and Sphinx. She also gave a fine description of Naples, Nice and Monte Carlo, all of which the ladies keenly enjoyed. A delicious repast and a social hour completed the afternoon. The following are the officers and committees of the club of next year.
President—Mrs. F. J Higgins.
First Vice-President—Mrs. E. B. Nash.
Second Vice-President—Miss Ella Gale.
Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. G. H. Smith.
Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. S. E. Jennison.
Program Committee—Mrs. Judson C. Nelson, Mrs. A. J. Murray, Mrs. Burdette Howard.
Critics—Miss M. F. Hendrick, Mrs. F. D. Reese, Miss Minerva Adams, Mrs. J. A. Jayne.
Entertainment Committee—Mrs. S. J. Sornberger, Mrs. J. F. Twiss, Mrs. A. G. Henry.
Some Gigantic Records.
Fred T. Graham has just secured some gigantic records for his Edison concert phonograph. The ordinary record is seven inches in diameter. The new records are fourteen inches in diameter, and of course, with larger circumference they move faster in the machine. The result is a greatly increased volume of sound, and it really appears with the band selection in process of rendition as though the whole band was present in Mr. Graham's store. The musical friends of that gentleman are now making him frequent and sometimes prolonged calls to enjoy the music.
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| Floral Trout Park, Cortland, is located at bottom right side of 1876 map betwen East Ave. and Owen Ave. |
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| Floral Trout Park sketch, courtesy Cortland County Historical Society. |
Opening of Trout Park.
Trout park will open for the season Saturday, June 6, with dancing and many other up-to-date amusements, including a balloon ascension and parachute jump by Prof. Cassell. It is a jump for life and every one should see it. In the evening there will be a high daring tight rope and balancing act in midair and many other mid-air feats, also a museum of mechanical ideas. Visit this and laugh. See the Bowery and Broadway. Dancing every evening. Later on I will be able to place before the public a first-class stock company of refined merit that will produce up-to-date plays. Everything new. Visit this resort and, if there is anything distasteful, kindly report same and I will correct it immediately and carefully use your own judgment, if it is run on business principles or not and oblige Jas. K. Boone.
McFALL-PURVIS.
A Pleasant Home Wedding on Union-st., Wednesday Evening.
About fifty of the immediate relatives and friends of F. Marion McFall and Mrs. Jane M. Purvis assembled at the home of the latter, 19 Union-st., Cortland, at 8 o'clock last night to witness their marriage ceremony. The house was made additionally attractive by a profusion of potted plants, many of them being in bloom with pink as a prevailing color. The decorations of the diningroom were in pink and white.
The guests were met at the door by Miss Mary McKellar, a niece of the bride, and were cordially received in the parlor by the two of the bride's sisters, Mrs. Julia E. Hyatt and Mrs. Amanda Smith. The ushers were Dr. George H. Smith and C. F. Weiler.
Promptly at 8 o'clock bride and groom entered the parlor unattended. The bride wore a handsome gown of gray silk trimmed with black velvet and white lace. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. David Keppel, pastor of the First M. E. church, of which both parties are prominent members and in which they are both active workers.
While congratulations were being offered Mrs. G. H. Smith, another sister of the bride, played upon the piano a number of bright and attractive selections. Fine refreshments were provided by Caterer E. E. Price, who was assisted in the serving by Misses Mary and Jessie McKellar and Frances Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. McFall were generously remembered by their friends with many handsome presents of solid silver, cut glass, hand painted china and bric-a-brac. They left on the 11:48 train for a week's trip to New York and points on the Hudson, and did not by any means escape a voluminous shower of rice. After their return they will be at home at 19 Union-st.
FIFTY-FIVE DAYS
Because He had a Suspicious Look and was a Vagrant.
John C. Aldrich was arrested in Solon [township] by Constable Trim Tuesday evening and brought to Cortland and lodged in the county jail. He presented a sorry appearance, clothed in rags such as Deputy Sheriff James Edwards says he never saw before. Aldrich is a big strapping fellow over 6 feet tall and weighing upward of 200 pounds. His looks were such as to convince one that he made his home in the "Solon cave."
He was taken back to Solon yesterday afternoon and arraigned before Justice Byron Hulbert on the charge of vagrancy and of being a suspicious character. He was given fifty-five days in county jail. He claimed to come from Indiana.
BREVITIES.
—The new display advertisements today are—Mrs. Everts, Millinery, page 5.
—A special meeting of the Plumbers' union will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30 sharp.
—The service preparatory to communion will be held at the Presbyterian church this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—Cortland Encampment No. 127 will work the royal purple degree in John L. Lewis lodge rooms this evening.
—Mrs. D. F. Wallace gave a thimble bee at her home, 18 Church-st., yesterday afternoon. About twenty ladies were present. The afternoon was spent in various ways and all present enjoyed a very pleasant time.
—It is doubtful if as smoky a day as today can be remembered in Cortland in many years. It is impossible to distinguish any object clearly at a distance of a half mile in any direction and the smell of smoke in the air is very strong. Rain is terribly needed all through this section. [Fires burning in the Adirondack forest—CC ed.]
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