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®|e ^ecwauf^ fipmfiiial /OP titiE ONEONTA PRE §5 posed Below Sidiiey Seek New Macadam Highway oa East: Side of River Betw^n that Vil- iage and JBaudradgei and Assemblymaii OTSEG^CO.PLAN Starts I Fight Against \ Tubercular Cows FREE AREA”' ^ here . . - • between Sidney ar . ,, state road now in existence on the west side of the Susquehanna river kept through tourists from passing through that lively village. ^ I t is stated by the Sidney advocates ' ’ it the road was originally surv-eyed the east side, but that influential idents along the highway on the St side succee<|^ed in getting th: les of roads flrst-donstructed on west side with the result that \vl the route w a s, finally chosen it v on the West side. It is urged by the supporters of the new road proposed that it will be possible to construct this live miles of highway cheaper than it will be to build' an overhead crossing at the Miller crossing just' south of Sidney near the Unadilla river which is now proposed. The latter, it is urged, is a difficult engineering problem and Rural Route Patroas ;A sk^‘ to Go-opefate With PostofBcd Department for Betterment of the to JEtadicate the Disease in a Few Years A special dispatch fro,in Albany t New York Times of Sunday, tell- r of the plans of New York State • the eradication of bovine tubeiv: . alosis, gave Otsego county credit for; IK mg the first to try put the “free plan, which has now e New Agricul basis for pi rtment will form the plan, which has now been 'opted by the New York State De- •iculture and which 3 f stamping out ■.he disease entirely. The article '.■pun the Times is herewith • .n full: By new and more aggressivp meth- ods the State Agricultural Depart- mont hopes to attain the eradication of tuberculosis among the dairy herds of the State. The ambitious project contemplates nothing less than the examination within a period of a very few years of every milch cow in the State. •'Up to the present the has carried on an uneven battle the disease as it afflicts cattle, and — ^:,l'~an“'ever'mounting \cost. ' h S T iiV lS S S ' )ut of a total I mod by the Sta were foun . ;ri were slaughtered. Xuthorities have proved that tu- . ri iilar cows can transmit the dis- . .• to a human through their milk, ii'ul it also is declared that there h u e been cases where the disease - been transmitted to a man work- ' ..ironml a tubercular cow. Up to about a year ago the State w:i- fighting this disease in cattle by tfMids that might be described as h:if*h;i7.ard when compared with the .. e-inived campaign now carried on. f->,T)pr-tors, Federal and State, would <*vpm)ne herds on request of the own- reports from other sources in- di -atme that reasons existed for an iii'ineeth .''Tate I fected COimnEEMEN Liocai Leaders M Ywr- ious Projects I aiTanged, b( Eion and make repi roads used, were in good travel, the routes well a i __ _______ es properly ereeted- so as to be easfty reached by the carriers without dilS- cuity arid without obstructing-travel, the carriers serving their routes as ially prescribed, the schedule ob- 'ed, atid vvhether the-families sery- vere satisfied iwith the seiwice r dered, or there were improvenae which-could be suggested in the inter-,i comm: est of the patrons or the ' Depart- Otseg< It became necessary, in connection with the inspections, to reqpest many patrons to take action to the end that their boxes might conform with, regulations as to kind, conditii .cation, or height, and in haviing ^ At a r^eti^_ directors of ■the crdperat W is asked r i £ 3 S elected, by-laws drafted and The List of the Men Who Have Been Chosen in Various Local. Branches io-w that ^the State and American Farm Bureau Federations are per fected and functioning to the g'eneral: reTe elected, by-laws __ , plans .and policies discussed for pre sentation to the ihenibership at.rthe next meeting, vvhich vyill be hel^dr .|:o;operstown at the call of the presi- The following officers were elected: ^ \ treasurer---'G, L the to make the The executive advisory council of the Otsego Bureau plan to bring this about through better community ganizatioTi, In ihost eases five c, initteenien are elected iti each com munity and each has specific pieces of work ill charge. Member.s n re request ed and enjoined to ■work with these men, Help them to improve condi tions in your community. Use them to make your business more profitable. mgh Sidney and t recrossing the river. What is said about the Miller ing problem is doubtless true will be a difficult matter to secure the approval of Albany officials to aban don the present state road between Sidney and Baipbridge. Grad_e cross ings should be avoided, but ■will there nolrbe a grade crossing on tbe east side both between Bainbridge and Sid ney and between Sidney and ‘ Una dilla?—'Star. Grand And Trial Jurors Panels Drawn for Supreme Court Term Commencing Next Mon day, February 20. TIui-following is a list of the grand and trial jurors drawri this week for tbe trial and special term of the prenie court, which opens at houho in Cooperstown Febmary 20: .calion, or height, and in havi the name of the owner plainly printed on them. Also, to bring to the attention of road overseers or other responsible persons the need fur impr-oyement in | roads or repair of con-struction of cul-i verts or bridges. Icharge of membe Department, and its purpose, to pro- who have been el^ptej^^iate c .sons residing m rural communities, w. snyiu-r. but this end can not be attained with- ninmc-ii Kr. ii iiar.in.- put the full cooperation of the patrons ^ m the efforts of postmasters and car- «;iii,r>i-tsuiii—inim it. to serve thein promptly, regular- ] ^ make yoi Oxgaivization Committeemen -1 Organization committeenien ar I charge of membership meetings, field -UicTe i»,ui n!(.niV= questionnaires and ners to serve them pro: the w«rk of! lie the ,ue ------- -■-ir is of direct benefit to thel ari.-tm. th carrier is of direct benefit to th el l■a^lwl■n patrons, for the greater the ease-and n i.i-i.niini F.need with which a cai’ricr may cover i:.i s . u - miki . his route the earlier and-^hetter the; service afforded. j r li >• ^ by I £ ii£ r their carrier, seeing' to it that roads! Snuui vuinv Rmni.ii M.-intr are kept in good condition and prompt- • .‘Z m ,.'./\' Jy opened after storms, by keeping i 'T vihk I'Mi-ii.r- <• ii hi . h .-... the approaches to thoir boxes clear,! Wistnyi -n '''T.'''\’\' - ’ - —iptly and . willingly cor-! w Vi V.'':rrV;\u«..s irregularities -o'— ■ ider this system the co.st to the ' of recompensing ownovs f<sr nf- t the coun Monday Trial Jurors ' of recompensinpr nwnovc; f<sv nf- d animals slaughtered has kept oting, as the figures show. The new—or so-called “free area”—plan which was put into effect about a year ago probably will be even more costly to tho State for a few years to com< but it is predicted that if catn'ied o with integrity and vigor it will have the effect of freeing the State, in comparatively few s e a rs, from tuber cular cows with the menace to the health .and happiness to humans thal ■'■'tboir^ presence in milch herds The free area plan involves the creation of zones, and the examina tion of all cattle and the extermina tion of all affected animals -within their boundaries, extending by de grees the territory of such complete supervision until the whole State is '\pfscal* leader-s of the Legislature figure that the cost of conducting the fight in this aggressive and syste matic fashion will cost the State ap proximately $2,000,000. a year, but for a few years only, and that after ward the cost will be nominal. They declare, on the other hand, that un- b-'S this is done the disease will get •he best of the milch herds m the State within conaparatively few yeaw Otsego was the first county m th State to adopt the free area plm Under this system a careful exam- nation is made of every herd in the 5 clipped in MiiryJan'l-- • South’ t\Mc'kUaTn Itospbrnmi—flarlt Sisum. the approi and by pi reeling any reeling an irregularities arl their boxes when asked to do i icting ' Livealock Committeemen BovKie TubercuL Directors of Otsego Accredited Herd Cooperative Association, Inc« Elect. Officers and Discuss Plans • iv Gnepnta. . Ml Hamilton of jary will be elected at the next In addition to the directors all of 1 sent except John J. whom were present except John J. ■Walrath of East Springfield, .those in attendance included Dr. Leonard, state and federal veterinarian. Dr. D, W. Shaffer of Cooperstown, federal veterinarian for Otsego county. Dorr W. McLaury, director of the Bureau of Animal Husbandry of the State De- pai'tment of Farms arid Markets, and ^ William J. BirdsSll, representative- of j . the Bureau of Cooperative Associa- Jj tions of the State Department of Farms arid Markets. ' Those gentle menmen offe.redffe.red manyany valuablealuable suggugges o m v s tions to the directors in regard to the drafting of the by-laws. The by-laws drafted will be presented for approval to the membei'ship at the next associa tion meetings. — —i .. The formation of the assodation which was formerly launched in Oneonta on December 31st, last is the diitect- outgro-wth of the failure of the One Hmidr ed Years ,. Ago FRO M -THE T I L E S O F T H E FEEEM A N ^ S JOUBN-AL Some time in Septer this village, aged eight a piece of tin a February 18, 1822. oer last, a daughter of Sheriff Walton' of nine years, while amusing herself with quarter in diameter by ■ pain and extreme difficulty of respiration, when by an effort almost destructive of life, the child protruded it into her throat and with her. own fingers ex-tracted it, Strange as it may seem, although laying in the stomach far five months, there was no corrosion visible \and the only difference in the tin from its pristine state was a partial-discoJoratiori.. . le papers are filled vvith details of piracies and the ocean is mfe a sea of blood—yet these marauders are suffered, to burn, murder and destroy while many of our smaller armed vessels are in port and their officers and crews idling away their time profit- theinsclv-es and the government who pays them. murdi in port less alike to Died at Micldleficld Saturday morning. Col. Abner Durham, ad 48 years, Nab Moonshiner Near Portlandville Federal Prohibition Oificer.s Raid the ‘ Home of Howard Crawford and Sieze Two Stills extensive prohibitioi •aid that has been lection Committed Suieide At Mt. Vision Dexter E. Oakes .Shot Himself Tues day Evening—Was Melancholy and Alentally Unbalanced Dexter E. Oakes, about 24 years of age, committed suicide at about G o’clock Tuesday afternoon of last ■ ’ t the hoi ....................... . afternoon of las( 'eek at the home of G. A. Gardner ho re.sides in the town of N iw-bon about three miles we.st er Getman, who , bon aboi llle 1,Vision. • Coronet fified, depuU'zed of him in the . ____ ifwHglff to l c t f o i - , to be the source of in case; and the latter certi- laiitifcy o f moonshine I that a gunshot wound, self-inflict- ■ ' in thisi™ with'suicidal intent, was the cause lhs'^''c'ora|lXem<i£tio“n 'S \ S S t l « consiilcrnbl,! m a The rivul yielded,of sometimos i J l,«Vi;E.\li -'Vith., milk gLd'quality, and tVst but Htl'le more | i r th c e.xchange of a^least one poor ue of the stamps if damaged, but re- 1 UMOinp:iw,--u-.o w<.n. A turned in a praqtically whole eond.i- :,t«, 'L = “S rut'S'.” 1 j= x ing receptacle or be properly wrapped , ’...h, > w ... . as to be easily picked up by the i ^ 1 purchase of inoney 1 .vnt.'i 'V ' e . 1 offie’ers had ighamton on Wednes-1 that'and later Jn the to the house of a neip Court B utog- H i t s L ) & i r y n i 0 n • town JuncUon and Portlandville, and _____ ' but a short distance below tho latter Fixing ■ Ruled—Invalid [ home. \The officers searched the _ ___ imoon j went to the house of a neighbor, bor- e’ers had beon qui- j rowing on some pretext a large am y the cas«j for some i rifle. On his return, he told the worn, •ovided themselves i cu of the hou.se. B'..* •■ c‘se would Grand .lurors William. Butlrr. VVYym- SiniUi. Appoints Relative of Richfield Doctor iHsoEO—Willlam H Ilanor. . !MttalU-I.I- .Iiirm-K ,J (Irnv.-r, r1ilnn,l.l nvroii riiapman -r t fiisil' - Vr.innt n. Rowp-. S. only “w ith'the rnifitory. s i t ^ t i ^ of that country, hut also with the diplo matic relations of the two countnes. ssell is a son of the late VrU'hnI>«?Bvi. Caroll General Russell is a son of the late Admiral John H. Russell,. United States Navy, and a hrother-in-law of Dr. Alfred R. Crain of Richfield Spri: i'=5 Trom ti Is branded on the jaw ■ron, and a metal tag : appropriated money to aid the Pi '\ Tho c S t e s i» wkieh the Tompkins, Onondaga, Madison, Chei a S 2 f 5 £ w > s : ; , '\'when a cow is found to b® -tuber- ■ary to'the gene ittle which are receive a s mal. The rarrful*’eLmi«a«?n t™«nd H the meat L o W D e a t h R C C O r d '’’?„\'hLlV';fhcT?hfSa'pt.rt.,i In state Last Year' ts crusade against tuberculosis in mttli ’ - --------- \ he might be some trace .After they had pu: herd they would call and have the co State agents, ho' alized What v the State, agw examine ’ \ beep slaughtei ;ase, it is said tbiat naxlmUm amoui appraiser is sent rre uet u ... much money the 1 aive a stated amount for the ani-: i K - S S f s a d the counties where the free areia idea^ is 'p;,y,pe;. p-owing out of alleged in-juii- being carried out and appraise the statcmcnls publishorl by that animals which the vederinarians .have newspaper regarding the attempt of f f l £ s e \ a v e been founel ate nert p ^ iiftsrhO'Oni— .1. N. Ornsliv.- S:\!!; U.'rim .SprlliKOn.I (•-ntor-UOiirl U-V ir.i:.\-' 'Z « a?r'‘n • Ka,'.... \V.sl Ku'i. r .Joliii T. < li.irl.^ Taultry Conlmitteemen increaL the number of certified flock ill the county and to publish the list, to conduct at least two automobile tours o4 inspection dnrmg 1922, to make carbolineum available and check amount used; to conduct culling de monstrations; to investigate market problems; and to compil^a list of affl- interested POuDrymen of\;ffie c o u ^ The court holds that the amend ments to the law made in-1918 ex- ing about the house, but before he could arrive the di.scharge of the gun wa.s heard. Oakes had apparently .sdt upon the edge of the bed, with the muzzle of the gun resting against his body. Death was undoubtedly instan taneous, the ball passing through his left breast. Mr. Oakes is survived by two sis- rs, Mrs. Charles Greer of West lid, Oneonta, and Mrs. Jerry Kierns brother, Fred ind by one !s of Devon, Coi of Grotc S. Oakes Planning Hot School Lunch at Whig Corners onta, and 1 ; and by^ lently Crawford liaiE been man ufacturing the alleged whiskey on i terials. The stills were e.ach of ten lunch for which that school is v gallons capacity and, although obvi-, ing. o'usly of home' construeiion, were: A well and carefully made. - Co: wash boilers were used as the boi.—„ medium and the distilling coils were - by an 1 carefully made of copper feubingi Just by Disl how long the “distillery” has been ‘ operation was not ascertained. 'ture on __ trict Superintendent John D. all of which was thoroUgh- eath rate f o r ’l921 was 12.2 per 1,000 ?i.8 M 1 0 for 1914. The figu! led. ^The The figures also show that New weri quickly ‘re- York city leads other municipalities ling oh. They ap- of the .state with a low rate of 11,2. .1 at such The remainder of the state had a \ ■ lalers of 13.5. ired because of the dis- . _ h cases.m wihich the February trial and special terra int is paid are very Supreme Court will open at the ' instance.s ffie State House in Cooperstown .on Mon day, February 20th, with .Tustice A. L .Ul. I . .... ........ wnoii. V^ifryU^-w'n—.It-ps*- bh^partl. \\%*si,vni.- Kiirl \\ f.sl -I >«>U J Touliiig eommitteemen will he ih it denies to au cicizens i-ue '^^It°is b^elieved‘'’ttmt new legislation will he so framed as. to safeguard the interests of the f a r m m and not raise the question of constitutionality. oti-gn Hum' lliiivvir. Pl'ilttnolil r'liu-r Uny I P|f»r.*4l,D\vn-—Of'D. M. AM'r, r>,. Arnrstrornr Facts About the Income Tax Sheriff Lands On The new requirement of the income tax law that returns shall be made of gross income of $5,000 or iriqre re gardless of the amount of net inC' upon which the tax is assessed, 11 Source of Supply -- apprai fo u m f to^hFluffi^^ tnm er.rEyaM !'^Jr^^^ f*P^ure a ni to these eight men the State has five for George Rrazie recently, iccialists who are palled in when oc- Tbere is also the ca^se nf Lora M, usion demands., Sornetlmes the farm - , G otten again.st Sheriff W iniams in -,'s do no.b think the appraisers are which the plaintiff has hTo'ia'\t.a-n ac- liberal enough, b u t the State, bas in- Gon against -the .sheriff for hisr fail- structed th e men to be Snnno-s ing toe; price which it ' ' ^ u £ ‘^ X ''frto T r J a 'p l a n J,he f e d - , m m rinhireirhTliS'h^^^ brought an \ ' tho State one- «ction, in which the execution, was •'ssped. but when ^the^ shenff^^arn-yed bankruntcy. 1 icf on the oXerutioi th e 'k ’ 's ■!ii\r> one action for divol'c pud one to\ jtpnulinent. n to be fair in fix- I,re to toke a Richfield Springs cancer ■ • ' ................. ipoialist into custody on a body exe rtion. Cotton allege.s that toe treat- Under the free area plan jihe U g U- mont iniured bira arid..,he .brought an w-al Govei-riment pays tho State onb- «ction, in which -tbe execution, was third o-f the difference between the '‘ssiied. but when the sheriff arn-yed salvage and the appraised value of was cnTiD’onted with tbe fact Ibal 'the slaughtered animaL Ey' salvage his quarry -was in bankruntcy. Nalur- SI s t S s S - ' rnniuila eUn'tCrVH-risnn xrrL.iUKhlin WlilK rorni'i's—lloivar.l Clnrlt. • ■■Wpst BXPt«r—T). a, Roberts. Crpp and Field Test Work T\Tese'ru'ppHes“’wi'th out first con- and”S ' t e ^ ' ^ o r k are expected to ac^ 'lilting his committeemen and learn-| ,juaint members ivith the best known iig iippvoximately how much hei to follow as regards crops diouid ray- The men will also knoavL^.-hj^.^^ should be more generally growm mnething about quality, source j Tbev will assi.s.t.m iiiction and available --pply. --- .... vill pool orders when t, u ■ members,,always oil a cash . basis. Each pod ing committeernan. is re quested to ijet upwards of ten men to bvvy winter vetch seed and as many to nvoCUre certified seed potatoes. The Bbreiiu is especia'ly . these two ci'np& this ■n elected to des practically i id by the taxpi year 1921 in .salaries, wag'es, com: -sions, rents, rcfyalties, .Interest bank deposits, cash dividends stock, “or ineo'ihe from any _ so whatsoever.” “Net income” is gross , vesi income less certain deductions provid- the ed for by the act, includirig all busi- ^ ’ expenses incpired in the c.oii='| ■ ■ ' \ ?ontraband su -They ^ tests otj requested b y , i^usking- corn i cash . basis, aifaife, 1 1-1,.,.MV r.H 'v ,l’'>^•'• t- .Siiv.mr U,.,-,UVT- 'T W Mnwei-K ■Uirrnrk llollnw—A. p- Ford. ■ r ! ? ! \ ' rnCp..' Umnrl, m w s S .. hers by these qommittcemen Wbu Kdmi «alnn- -F-lDVil liuMnson Pnrfnfrn<id 'r-r.iv.M rjriv .t'd-’l D'notrr finrrdU55'*ino—■RH Wnr'l. m-v ■nr-idii-v AtArrI« TiiU-ioWDOd. Yif T^ntnn- N t jnDfid i viit* r — 1 .ou’is* c^runih. ui'iF V’ Alton. * Tlnvsolionrn- - Jhlin K»''v -^vvinET « hro KpiingHrM ^o-nlr r - F r n l Prmlt of age for public intoxication. In vestigation as to where he p ocured S s E i a S s : ; SS S S i g ia r l.f H. W. Tillson Goes A b r S ’T L r c f S ! to Madison County iuiit expended in the erection of a ^ .—.1 ' store, or-a fanner the cost of a u Tillson, who was county ■ new tractor or threshing: rnachine,, .vpterinarian in this cmmty last yeai’, since such investments lye held to he ; charge of testing for bovine tu- eapital investments. Tbo law express- herculosis, has accepted a similar too-'- b: prohibits the deduction of -fmnily q,, Madison count-v where he W'Ovl fn n'H’ttmjKl I’nlnniD nr- -.T-.fjrtih TT. Drown. KwfK»VV}'* pnvirft during the year ,1921 for any of these | ' — .-/. ♦ ■«— ----- - items are not deductible, | bargain 'in coffee. ' Prank ■ ----- — \\ 1 Mulkina.—Adv. -I-
