The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-26
BAKING POWDER
in the New York Legislature.

BAKING POWDER
in the New York Legislature.
The following, taken from ":The
Oil, Paint and drug Reporter" refers
to a new bill just introduced in the
legislature of New York State:
"The latest development in tho
baking powder war, is the introduce
ton of bill in the Legislature of this
State, requiring allpackages of baking
powder which contain ammonia, to
be branded with q statement OF that
TACT in large type on the label.
Now while the ammoniacontention
is on, why cannot the law give the
public the benefit of the doubt? Who'll
ly unprecedented people are certainly
not willing to be dosed with the sub
stance acknowledged as apoison, SIM
ply because scientists, some of whom
ilre not even Psychologists; disagree
as to its potency"
A similar bill was introduced last
April but it is shrewdly surmised that
the influence of interested parties pre-
ve:lted it's. passage. The provisions
of the present bill are so just that
it probably will soon become a law.
This will be welcome news to the
manufacturers of pure Cream OF Tar
ter baking powders, the most prom
inent of whom is the Price Baking
Powder Co. OF Chicago and St. Louis,
makers OF DR.. PRICES Cream Bak-
ing Powder, who have always madea
strictly pure Cream OF Tartar powder,
notwithstanding the temptations OF
adulteration suggested by the enor-
nous profits realized by u large New
York concern which uses ammonia,
and advertise it's powder as strictly
pure, by e Of gasbled official re-
ports and certificates signed by it's
own employees, dubbedprofessor, doc
tor or government chemist, as fancy
may dictate.
A bill compelling alum powders to
be conspicuously labelled as such, AL
ready exists in Minnesota and it is to
be hoped in the interest OF the con-
sumner that similar laws will soon be
enacted,in other ste ties; for ammonia
as we'll as alum.
The following powders known to
contain either ammonia or alum or
both, will be affected by the proposed
legislation:
Royal, Pearl, Calumet, Chicago
Yeast, Forest City, One Spoon (Tay-
lor's), Bon Bon, Kenton, Echo, Snow
Puff, Unrivalled, Yarnall's One Spoon,
Shephard's Economical, Crown, City,
max, Hercules, Monarch, New Era,
Snow Ball.
They are Mad.
BUDA BEsTH, March 22.-The distress
prevailing in northern Hungary. among
pesants continues to grow more critical.
The government has taken measures to
aid the sufferers, bus despite the help
extended by authorities there are many
expressions of discomfort, this discon.
tent has more than once resulted in acts
of lawleesness. The latest instance of
riotous conduct comes from Orrepo, in
Northern Hungary, where q number Of
peasants. who thought they had been
BADLY treated in distribution Of relief
determined to take revenge IN the
burgomaster for their fancied wrongs.
They uent'in q bojy to the house Of the
burgomaster, which is on Q farm 9
little distance from the city and
noise!essy barricaded the doors
ard windows, 90 ss to prevent
any one from getting out OF the place.
Then they set fire 10 the place. their
avowed intention being to burn the
burgomaster and his family. They
would have succeeded had it not been
that the FIRE was seen by Q number Of
farmers who hsstened to the scene.
They were surprised to see . large body
Of peasants standing idly about and
making no attempt 70 fight the fire, but
they q on gained Information Of the
p asapts intention, they were thunder
: truck ct the cold blooded brutality dis.
played and at once attempted 70
rescue the imprisoned buxgonaster and
the members Of his family, The peasants
however, were not disposed to let the
farmers do anything, and . desperate
fight resulted before the latter could
overcome the resistance cffsred to their
work Of rescue. The fire was gaining in
strength every minute and the farmers
fought with desperation. knowing we'll
that il they were Defeated those IN the
building would be consumed The
peasants were finally put TO flight. The
barricades were then hastily removed
and everybody in the house rescued.
In the meantime the flames had gained
such headwsy that it was impossible to
save the house. The peasants who took
part in the affair are known and will be
severely punished.