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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-15
WHEATON REACHES
THE AGE LIMIT
Veteran Indian Fighter is
Placed Today On the
Retired List
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c., July 15.-With
the retirement Of Major General Lloyd
Wheaton, who reached the age limit
Of sixtyfour years today, the govern
ment loses one Of It's ablest and most
honorable and useful servants. Gem
eral Wheaton retires after forty-one
years Of military service-first In 1861
with the Eighth Illinois infantry in
the civil war afterward on the In
dian frontier, then in the Spanish
American war and lastly in the Phil
spmnes. where be distinguished him
self by gallant service.
General Wheaton entered upon his
military career April 30, 1861. as first
sergeant OF the Eighth Illinois infan-
try. In the civil war he was promin-
ent in many engagements and advanc-
ed rapidly. Three months after his
enlistment he was promoted to the
rank Of first lieutenant of the same
regiment In the following year ne
became captain. major and lieutenant
colonel OF the Eighth Illinois and at
the close of the war was made brevet
colonel. He was honorably mustered
out May 4th, 1855. The following
year General Wheaton was made cap
tain in the Thirtytfourth regular in
fantry and from that stage Of his army
life he advanced until March SO 1901,
when he was made major general. The
wor kof General Wheaton in the Phil
ippine campaign Is considered the
most brilliant Of his military career.
He arrived at Manila February 20,
1899, and was soon given command
Of the department of the North Phil
ippines. II was he who originated the
idea Of zones of protection" which
greatly facilitated the work of subdu-
ing the insurgent forces.
Accompanying the order from Gen
eral Chaffee which released General
Wheaton Of his command was the fol-.
lowing tribute in recognition OF his
long years Of excellent service: LAS
an instance OF military service where
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-15

heart and mind have united in joyous
endeavor for more than forty-one
years to serve his country honestly,
faithfully. fauIuessly to the end Of
his allotted time the division com
mander invites the attention OF all Of
fcers and soldiers Of the command 10
the splendid record Of General Wheat
on
General Wheaton is now in Chicago,
in which city, it is understood, he is
10 make his future home.
The vacancy caused by the retire
ment OF Major General Wheaton is to
be filled by the promotion Of Brigadier
General John c. Bates General Bates
was born in Missouri and entered the
army as first lieutenant Of infantry,
May IA, 1861, rising by regular pro
motion to the grade of colonel. He
was brevetted major and lieutenant
colonel for meritorious services in the
field leading up to the fall Of Rich
mond, rising to the grade of colonel.
At the outbreak of the Spanish war he
was made brigadier general Of volun-
teers an daccompanied General Shaft
er TO Santiago where he was promoted
to major general of volunteers. Later
he went TO the Philippines, negotiated
for the extension of American sover-
eighty to the Jolo group OF islands and
brought about the surrender Of Trias.
the only lieutenant general of the in
sutgent army. He was promoted to
brigadier general in 1901. General
Betes viii retire for age in 1906.
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CARRIER, care Leader.
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And principal points in Texas and the South.
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Arizona republican., 1902-10-30
IN FORTY-TWO STATES.

Elections will be held on Tuesday November 4. in forty-two states and territories. Three states-Maine. Yer mont and Oregon--have already elected congressman and state officers. The other forty-two states will vote on No vember 4 fer the 37S members of the Fifty eighth congress yet to be elected. and four territories-Arizona Okla homa, New Mexico and waii--will elect delegates to congress.
 On the same day full tickets of state executive officers will be elected in twentyone states. minor executive off, Cers in eleven states and legislators in thirty-two. In all of the states the contest on congressman, state officers and members of the legislature will be straight issue between republicans and democrats.
 Tn, Illinois and several other states in which United States senatorship is at stake. attempts have been made to cloud the issue by the nomination of independent candidates, but even in these states the plain issue is. Shall republican policy succeed or be re reversed, or shall a republican or d. demrcTat be elected United States sen ator2"
 In forty-two states, independent Of and above state issues, are the na- tiOnal questions pAssed upon bv the people in 1900. The issue is, Shall
Arizona republican., 1902-10-30

consideration; and it is trite to say that whatever helps the city helps the whole valley. We do not believe that a single responsible taxpayer Of the county would raise an objection if the supervisors would take charge of the avenue. Sprinkling with water would be no great financial burden. and a stlll cheaper method might be found in oil Our supervisors should be as public spirited as the supervisors in Californ- ia, where county roads are generally sprinkled.
 At any rate. and by all means. the toll nuisance should be abolished
Arizona republican., 1902-10-30

everybody and especially those upon whose testimony they were convicted. Younger did not forgive, but he pitied the pardoning board, who did not 'stop to consider their wives or think of a man who knows how to love and appre- ciate a friend in truth" This seems to refer to the fact that he wanted a pardon in order that he might marry some misguided "lassie" to whom he refers in his farewell note.
 It is not by posthumous precepts that such men as Younger can do d service to the world. by way of compensation for the evil they did during their lives. But to the mind capable of receiving instruction their example ought to be useful in teaching what to avoid. With high order of courage, with a degree of energy and ability that would have insured success in honest courses, Younger and his brothers made them selves enemies Of the human race, and thereby wrecked lives that might have been honorable, and brought misery to themselves and others. Not in athe ism nor in crime, but in proflting by the sad fate of James Younger, can the young men of a newer generation find the only instruction that can be ex- tracted from the history of his wasted life.-LCuisville Courier-Journal.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-30
CAPTAIN ROBSON TOLD IT.

At the Union League club in Phila- delphia Captain R. P. Hobson was asked by some friends with whom he was dining how rapidly American methods were being introduced into the far east. He said:
 America is making her way into that part of the world so rapidly as not only to give serious cause for uneasi- ness to the merchants of England and Russia and the rest of Europe, but to bring to pass the extravagant proph- ecy of friend Of mine.
 He was a southerner, and nothing if not patriotic. Also he was a fond father, and one afternoon. when his boy had been called out under the yer anda to show off his accomplishments and had bounded the United States of America, and when the visitcr had laughingly suggested that the history of the present promised to upset the conventional old confines of Canada and the Gulf of Mexico. the Atlantic and the Pacific. my friend replied.
 You're right. sah. This great coun- try is bounded on the north by the aurora borealis, on the south by the
Arizona republican., 1902-10-30
Tn. District A,.orn.x

The high ability with which District Attorney Edwards. has discharged the duties of his office should have the attention of the voters. During the time MT. Edwards has held the office all criminal cases have been promptly, vigorously and ably prosecuted, and the expenses to the county have been kept to the minimum. From the stand point of the taxpayer. this tells the whole story The citizen is interested in knowing that criminal prosecutions are in competent hands. and there has been no doubt on this point during Mir. Edwards incumbency of the office.
 In addition to legal ability of a high office of district attorney an excellent general equipment. He is cool and level-headed. is not impulsive. and gives no thought to politics in con- nection with his office. It is admitted upon all sides that his administration of the office has been absolutely non- partisan.
 It is very seldom that district at torney fails to make enemies, but MT. Edwards has been exceptionally for tunate in this respect. If he has made. any enemies they are confined to the criminal classes. Certainly, he has earned the commendation of all good citizens
Arizona republican., 1902-10-30

A woman, still young woman, in Tiffin, O., has read the Bible through twentythree times in twenty three years. The practice Of reading the whole of the Bible every year used to be common enough. In Scotland and in New England almost every house. hold had at least one such Bible read er The language of daily life was full of conscious CT unconscious quotations from the Book. old men and placid old women were forever reading the Bible. Children were familiar with it. Every memory was enriched by that Oriental imagery and noble English But those were n2rrow days. People have tons of novels now. We might almost say that novels are written by folks who cannot write. So in this age of ''culture" the Rible is neglected.
 The higher" criticism and the low CT kind of writ -o hove thrust it out and wise youths speak of it pitying, and patrOnizingly or recommend it fol
Arizona republican., 1902-10-30
Current Comment
The Railroad and the Citizen.

If ten years ago James J. Hill or any other man had stated openly that com petition was the death of trade he would have been hooted out of the court of public opinion Beginning with 1850. when railroads first began to extend into trunk lines. there grew up an opinion. based on experience, that managers of the roads were a set Of cormorants and must be restricted bv legislation. The climax came after 1873. with the result that there is scarcely a state in the union where there are not many general and spec ial laws dealing with all sorts of com mon carriers. "Competition is the life of trade" is a saying that is very old and used to have all acceptation. but it is rather under a cloud at the present. and this is due to the fact that the corporation managers have themselves taken a new view of the situation.
 Competition has killed much more trade and has injured more. The rail- roads have in the past done. along with the good they have accomplished. n immense amount of harm, and this they are beginning to recognize on their own account. seeing that they must live of the public at the last. The idea of combinations among systems "herabv there could be arranged a tar if that would he profitable to both consumer and shipDer is net a new theory. It was pointed out long ago ny economists, but the public had so little confidence in the railway man. agers that when this theory began to be put into practice few years ago not exceeding five years agO-there was T tremendous howl. The movement progressed and may be said to have reached its climax in May of last year, when the Northern Pacific deal came to q head, with disastrous results to many persons. The Northern Securi- ties comnanv followed.
 Mir Hill, in defending th:r new idea in that financial operation of railways ssys that it was a mere matter of saw ing the people oi the northwest While not denying that the new company was advantageous to all concerned. he boldly says that his action saved the Union Pacific from running the whole northwest, and that he has constantly reduced rates in order that shippers and farmers may live. This from a railroad magnate sounds like demo- gogy, but is it so. We are obliged to adnlt that there IS a situation which has never before existed. which has never before occupied the minds of the railway men or legislators and that it deserves the closest consideration. MT. Hill gives figures to show that on his roads, which stretch over thinly settled parts of the country. that the competi- ton which was threatened last year would have killed the farming interest in great granary of the nation. What he says is entitled to respect, and we rather think that he has announced a situation which has not heretofore been properly digested.-Philadelp In- quirer.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-30
Abs1ish ths Toll Nuisane.

It seems remarkable that the gen. tleuen of Phoenix who year after year personally contribute the funds for the maintenance of Central avenue. cannot prevail upon the board of county su- pervisors to take the thOroughfare over as q county road. It seems remarka- ble, indeed, that the supervisors should feel it their duty to hesitate in the matter And the most noteworthy fea- ture of the whole thing is that the peo- ple of the city of Phoenix, and the board of supervisors, should in this modern day be willing to abet the nuis- ance of a toll-road The section of the road to which we refer runs from the city to the Grand canal. short dis tance from the Indian school.
 Technically. the supervisors are cor rect, in holding that it is no part of their duty to maintain a road which is not a public highway. but in effect this merely begs the question. There should be no difficulty whatever about making central avenue a public thoroughfare by formal dedication and transfer to the county for the public. Were the supervisors to manifest any willingness to assume the responsibility of main taining and sprinkling the road, all technical obstacles could be brushed aside very quickly
 We are not concerned with the mat ter, of expense to the gentlemen to whose public spirit the city is indebt- ed for the avenue. It Is a matter of public concern that the chief driveway of the valley. the most popular and beautiful drive in the territory, should carry the incubus of toll-gates. The hundreds of visitors who come to Phoe- nix every winter all do more or less driving, and all of them quickly en- counter the toll-gate nuisance on Gen. tral avenue. It relieves the situation in no degree to say that the toll ex- acted from each vehicle or rider is trifling sum. The average man you'd rather expend five dollars of his own accord than to be held up for a two ut plCNCB dild "Abi iiiCSN Na'7ihOiS eiiN impression is left that the toll nuisance is a piece Of petty hold-up work. They do not understand that if it were not for the tolls the beautiful avenue would cease to be thoroughiare, and if they did understand it would not make the situation much better. The system of toll-roads is out of date, and should have no countenance in the neighbor- hood of such a place as Phoenix. It would hardly be claimed that we have an excess of attractions for visitors, or that the Central avenue toll-gate is calculated to sweeten remembrances of drives around Phoenix
 For the county the item of mainten- ance would be an insignificant sum. Only the expense of sprinkling is worth considering. It might be claimed that the avenue Is first of all a pleasure drive way for the city. and the county is rot interested in it, but we hardly think the supervisors would be so lack ing in public spirit as to take this stand. Phoenix pays one-third of the countys taxes, and is entitled to some
Arizona republican., 1902-10-30
JIM YoUNGER's LEGACY.

The death of a human being by his own hand always calls for a degree of sympathy. That one has found life so hard that he must voluntarily lay it down is sad story for the love of life is one of the most powerful of passions
 But it would have been better if James Younger had been content to die without leaving as legacy to mankind his views upon men and things The economic ideas of a man who spent quarter of a century in the penten- tiary for murder, besides having num- erous other crimes to his account, are not likely to be accepted as authori- tative. MT. Younger's bent in favor of socialism would be of somewhat great CT importance if he had not while a freeman carried Communstic ideas to such an extreme.
 Not content with an indorsement of socialism. MT. Younger proceeded to try to blot out the Most High from the universe. It is true that he qualities his atheism by denying the existence Of a personal God. What MT. Younger means by personal God" although the expression is not uncommon. it would be hard for anybody to define so as to render it intelligible. Such a declaration. however, is aften no more than mask for absolute atheism, and Younger based, his freedom from fear upon the belief that God is universal. He was evidently only afraid oi a per soral God
 Younger rather improved On the ct quette so long prevalent among the men who die upon the scaffold. who have been much given to forgiving
Arizona republican., 1902-10-30

its folklore. Some of them are deep in Ibsen and revere MaeterIinck. but how many of them know the Nine teenth Psalm? They can spout Omar Khayyam, but Ecclesiastes is unknown to them. They have read books about NietZsche, and they don't know Isaiah and Job. Yet, without the New Testa- ment there would have been no Tol- stoi. They might be interested in tracing the sources of the masters" of today.-New York Sun.