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/ V^OL. XXIX. New Series No. 31 . OTEGO O tsego G o ., N. Y., WESDNBSDAY, F^^B. 9 , 1910 =/ W h o l e N o . 1 4 9 2 / / R iir a l T ^ in )e s. y. St fULLEB, Editor and Proprietor P H B L IS H H D BVBBY W B B N B 8 D A T X O B K IK S IK T H E TIMES BLOCK, RIVER STREET, OTEGO, OTSEGO CO., N. Y. D E V O T E D T « LOCAL AND FAMILY READING A ND TO T H E NTEREST OP .\GRICULTURE AND FAUM Tke O e I j i$;rlcaltaral Paper in the Second ai eeiBbly O ts-rict of Otsego County. lAFT TRUST BILL UP TO c o r n s doceii in Senate and House. TiBsaavflra: In Advance. 1 S 1 . 2 S . .6S. .8 5 . A t t h e r ight o f th e n a m e stamped o n th e p a p e r ie ’ th e date to which the sHbscnp on is paid. No ■ xtsnTf ..... 8ia> months,. . Three Months^ the nan ) which the SHbscnp ( paperstopped ai.tilall back claims are paid up unless at the option ot the publisher. Torrespondence on all matters of Local or General Interest solicited. The names of correspondents ;,in all cases, accompany commnnii duties, prescribe their qualifications,,! dismiss such officers or any of them./ at pleasure and appoint others to fill their places. Seventh, to make bylaws regulat ing the transfer of its stock and the calling of meetings of its members and other matters, such bylaws to fix the amount of stock which must be repre- Miuinistratieii Mmm !n!ro- erfquorum! erwise provided by law, but the hold ers of at least a majority of the stock shall be required to be present in per son or by proxy to constitute a quo rum. Idvanrp CONTROL OF OOBPOeiTiONS. SfPIOIlMEAT Af M i HOUSE Tils Moore Investigating Com- mittee Learns AiiGUt Beet. UW BLAMED FOR BABY SHORTAGE. Report o! Heaitii Commissioner Shows Death Decrease Aiso. he fa will bo considered a renewal > rriptiot Find Draft Contains Many Changes From Original Outline Prepared by the President—Sherman Law to Con tinue In Force—Hope to Overcome Adverse Business Conditions. B.AROM VONDERHAGEN. This Is the Man Who Won a Score of Wives. Abany, N. Y., Feb. 7.— The short ROOSEVELT LIKED iT BLACK, for the short crop of t P. TAFT. He Has Added Steelmaking to His Other Many Iniercsts. Washington, Feb. 7.—The federal in corporation bill, embodying the reeora- mendaiious made in his special iiies- ; sage by President Taft, was intro- j dneed in congress by Senator Clark of Wj’oming and I*oi)re\entative Parker I of New Jersey, chairmen respectively ' of the senate and Inuv.u' (ommittees c.n the judiciary. The final dr.ift differs materially from the earlier drafts and repres(mts several months of study by • the president and his cabinet. I W hat Bill Permits. I The bill authorizes five or more per sons, citizens of the United States, I each of the age of twenty-one or up- j ' ward, to form a corporal ion b.y com- I plying with certain requirements to I engage in trade or commerce with for- 1 eign nations or among the se^ eral states or with plates under federal jurisdiction, ^ Sixth, number dire|?tors, and if divid ed into two or mor^ classes, the num bers of directors l|) constitute each class and terms of Office of each class respectively, and i^ames au4^ ppstof- fice addresses of ^ ipetors year, and the naimh dress of a treagqrgi^q^tiSfex . *to serv'e until the ,el^tion' of officers^'' I for the first year. ----------- 1 SeA'enth, period limited for duration President’s Brother _and C. M. Schwab of company not exceeding fifty years. In Partnership. Eighth, in case corporation is form- Bethlehem, Pa., Feb. 7.—In spite of foi* the purpose of acquiiiug the the fact that 1,500 of his machinists property and business of any existing are on strike, Charles j VL Schwab, pris- corporation articles shall specify ident of the Bethlehem Steel works, amount of any indebtedness of such announces that he is going ahead with existing corporations and amount of huge extensions to the works, and con- such indebtedness secured by mort- tracts for a number of new shops have other lien upon the property been let i acquired. It is also stated that Schwab and any other provision which the Charles P. Taft, brother of the presi- incorpomtors may choose to insert in dent, have gone into partnership to articles for the regulation of tli TAFT IN STEEL at the White House when President Roosevelt lived there, according to testimony given by Food Inspector Dodge of Health Officer Woodward’s staff before the Moore special commit tee which is trying to find out why food costs so much in Washington. But, Avorse than this, some of the rich people of the national capital eat beef that is black, unwholesome and well on the road to decomposition. They do it by choice, too, Mr. Dodge said. He told of a visit to a fashion able market on Connecticut avenue, where he found a chunk of beef that he considered unfit for human food. He was about to pour kerosene on it \k\ and condemn it when one of the mar- ketmen rescued the passe meat and proceeded to cut a roast off of it for a customer. When the food Inspector registered his views epneerning the beef the marketman told him that b ^ f ffi such condition, was the only of his customers would eat. leinbervS 0 jf^ry muG^. - - ------ ..„^f canine appetites” is the way ,_„,-;-^l^tative Johnson, a member of women’s coufts^iQartisi’'i^ a s opened ] the coinmittee, characterized the prac- at the Charlestown n a ^ ' yard' when ; tice of eating beef in the condition de- Passed Assistant Surgeon AnseyJBCam- . scrijjed. He also demanded to know if i'lton Robnett was put- on trial, for his | the market in question kept this alleged participation in the expulsion “putrid” meat in the same box with of Dr. Edward S. Cowles of Boston beef intended for “civilized people.” from a dance at the yard on the night Inspector Dodge answered in the af- of Dec. 11. A week ago Paymaster firmatlve. commissiouer, 1909 babies. The 200,865 reported fell 2,294 short of the yea.r before. Complete returns of 1909 marriages are still lacking, but county clerks’ re ports indicate there were about 80,000 I compared with 92,421 in 1907 and 73,- Washington, Feb. 7.—Unwholesome 317 in 1908. The new marriage license beef, ready to fall to pieces, was served . is blamed for the paucity of the marriage market.' Congressmen Astonished at Evidence Submitted by Health Inspectors and Want to Know Why the Wealthy De- j mand Food That Has< Odor Strong Enough to Walk. HAD BRAINSTORM. Defense of Newport, Who Shot W'ebb In New Haven. New Haven, Cbim., Peb. T.—When Newport, who is; the .at^;tjfeagent .o t an accident insui’0 c e went into Webb’s office and|bla^s^<| away with a revolver, firing four spiffs. One of the shots hit Webb’s breasmone and glanced off, gliding fqjiir ' inches through the flesh till its force had been spent. George P. Auld faced the court in con nection with the same affair. Paymas- Kept Meat on Tap. But, to go back to the White House. erect a $5,000,000 fabricaang mill near Bethlehem. COFFROTH HAS A CHANCE. Speeding Westward on $2,000 Wager; Two Hours Late. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 7.—Leaving Oma ha two and one-half hours lace, the train bearing James Coffroth, fight promoter, to his destination at San Francisco had made up more than half of that time before reaching North Platte. At a laLe hour it was reported at railroad headquarters that the train would be on its reguiai schedule when Sidney, Neb., was reached. business and the conduct of the af- , fairs of the corporation, and any pro- j visions defining, limiting and reguhit- I iug the powers of the corporation, its I oflicers, directors or stockholders, or of I any class or classes of stockholders, porvided that the provisions inserted j under this clause be approved by the commissioner of corporations as law ful. Tenth, fact that the articles are made to enable such persons to avail themselves of the advantages of the act. ■ Eleventh, names and residences of ’ any number of shares which each agrees to take, which must aggregate I not less than the amount specified in I the articles as that with which the cor poration is to commence business. ter Auld’s trial ended last Friday, and ]vir. Dodge said that when Mr. Roose- the finding of the court in his case has ■ velt was president the steward at the been forwarded to the navy depart- white House used to buy a quarter of ment at Washington for review. i beef and hang it up. Then every There were two charges against Sur- morning he would go around and stick geon Robnett—the firsfcq;“that he di^l bis finger in here and there to see if aid and abet Paymaster Auld in the was getting nice and ripe. It was expulsion of Dr. Cowles from the navy not used. Inspector Dodge said, until yard dance Dec. 11 last, Cowles being it was nearly ready to fall to pieces, a properly invited guest,' and the ac- mj . Dodge thought there were some tion being unauthorized and uuwar- high class folks in this town who de- ranted; second, that he subsequently manded putrid meat and insisted on used insulting language to Dr. Cowles over the telephone. SWOPE INQUEST. Suspicious having it. Consequently, he said, all fashionable meat markets had to keep it on hand. He seemed surprised, too, that the members of the committee ap peared so much astonished. But they were. Mr. Johnson made faces expressive of disgust all during This is even better than was prom j ised Coffroth here when he expres.sed j Powers of Corporations, a desire to win the $2,000 waj^er fron The enumerated general powers of members of the National Sporting clut | coi*porations registered under the new of London that he could make the trij , bill are as follow^s: from the English capital to San Fran cisco in ten days. Shoot and Collect Mails. Washington, Feb. 7.—Shooting of game by rural mail carriers on their routes or the carrying of guns for that purpose is to be prohibited. An order to that effect has been issued by ihe postoffice department. Complaiuts have been received that delay lu the ioiivory ana collection of mails has .>een caused by carriers hunting. Won’t Need a Crutch. When Editor J . P. So.ssriiaii, of Cor- nelina, N. O.. hrnisied hia legbmllv, it started an uglv so:e. Maiiv gHlve^ md Then First, to have corporate seal at pleas ure. Second, succession for the period specified in its articles of association, unless sooner dissolved by act of its .shareholder's owning two-thirds of the stock or unless existence is terminat ed by reason of some other jirovision of law. Third, to acquire and dispose of such property as the corporation shall require or find useful in its business, subject to such limitations as may be prescribed by law. Fourth, to carry on interstate oi foreign commerce specified in the ar ticles of incorporation. Fifth, to sue and be sued, com plain and defend in any court of law • oteTtninita* proved worthless. ^uckleVs Arnica Salve healed it tlior. j or equity and enjoin the legal-rights onglily. *: Nothing is so prompt and sure as fully as natural persons may do. for ulcars, ^oUs. burns., bruises, cuts, j Sixth, to elect or appoint directors, oormt, soyes.., pimples, eczema or piles.) an executive, committee, nndr by its 256 CUE | directors, to appoint a pre^d^b vice Hears Witnesses In Death Case. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 7.-The cor- the inspector’s testimony along this line and questioned him at some length. Mr. Moore also took a hand in the game, and it was developed with oner’s inquest which is expected to untangle the threads in the case of the death of Colonel Thomas H. Swope began in the courthouse at In- relation to the piece of passe beef dependence. which Mr. Dodge was about to con- If a verdict declaring that death domn when it was reserved for the use came under unnatural^ circumstances ^ customer that a footman in is returned indictments will follow. regalia had ordered it. If an opposite verdict is reached the Just about this intere.stlng point the criminal as^iect of the affair will van- committee adjourned, but Mr. Dodge ish and only the civil side will remain. be called back to the stand to __________ throw some more light. If he can and Roosevelt “Hiking” 103 Miles. will, on the dizzy dietary of some of Nlmule, Uganda Protectorate, ’peb. leading nobs of the national capl- 7.—The ten days' march tb Gondekoro _____________ _ was begun by Colonel Roosevelt and nnpopnlated di^tricL and the porters ’ apartments in the Hotel were well. burdened 'with food sup- « \ plies. The distance from Niinule to Oond^joro is 108 ndfes^andvthe Jonr- ,^n^;ec?or oftbTsetrThoS^^^^ lev will be.as severe a test of physical , ■ , „ ..i™. . . . . g r i's r s .i 1 . Took All His Money. . ___ _ F e b . biTfen all a man earns goes to doctors has signed- a pr^l^iatlon or for inediciue.**. to cure a sfoniai-h. and - Wi^rull-Si debility. 25c at C. B., But there was a death decrease, too, although that is not connected with the matrimonial decline. The reported mortality in 1909 was 139,78.3. On an e.stimated population of 8,699,643 the death rate was 16.1 per thousand. It was 16.3 for 1908. Pulmonary tuberculosis caused 13,- 948 deaths in 1900. In 1908 there were 14.347 and in 1907 14,431, yet the per centage of all deaths due to tubercu losis remains. Other death causes were; Pneumonia, 9,400; cancer, 7,034 (both increases); typhoid fever, 1,309 (decrease 68), low est ever recorded being only 15 per 100,000; violence caused 9,199 deaths; 1,490 were suicides. WANTED TO KILL TAFT. Crazy Giant Held by the Police of Woburn. Woburn, Mass., Feb. 7.—Declaring that he had to kill President Taft, a giant known as Gardner, because no one can pronounce bis real name, is In a cell here to be examined for his sanity. Gardner’s downfall came when he announced his purpose of killing I he president in front of the police station here. Armed with a big gun and ft knife, he shrieked; “Let me go! Let me go! I’ve got to kill President Taft.” Gardner is believed to be insane. Finish Land Office Hearing. Washington, Feb. 7.—The honsft committee on expenditures in the in terior department has concluded its in vestigation of the charges of extrava gance in the interior department made several weeks ago by Representative Hitchcock of Nebraska. The commit tee will not devote itself to a review of the evident » presente<l, by the vari ous officials of the department before making a rep»Tt to the house. L«l>or Leader Dead. Pirtsbiirg, Feb. 7.—Simon Burns, for mer president of the M'indpw Glass Workers of America and perhaps one of the best kno-wn labor leaders in the world, died in the South Side hospital, aged fifty-five' years. Some mystery surrounds the death of Mr. Burns. He had been unconscious for more than 100 hours. President Helps Orphans. ’ Hundreds of iqrphans have been helped bv the President of the lodus- rrljil and Orphan’s Horn ‘ at Macon. 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