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The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27

out scandal if it can be, but with
scandal if it must. He recognized that
there were many innocent interests
which would be severely damaged by
the publication of this report. What
he was after principally was results
for the future.
There is another peculiar feature
which is having some weight in the
ease with which the inspection law
gets past what would ordinarily be an
almost insurmountable barrier. 1t
seems that Mr.. Sinclair is writing an
other book. 1t will be more damaging
than the Jungle. 1t is to be an expose
Of the whole packing business from
the report of the "Embalmed Beef
Commission" down TO the present time
and the combination of official docu-
ments and statements of eye wit
nesses. When this book appears the
packers are very anxious - be able
TO say that the practices alluded to
therein are a thing of the past "and
that no such conditions can exist I'M
der the present Government inspec-
ton"
The new act provides an inspection
that does not stop at the gate OF the
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27

Senator Beverldge presented n rad
teal amendment to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill the other day which
was passed promptly. Back of the
ease and celerity with which this ac-
tion was accomplished is story. 1t
is an interesting one too, for it shows
how the President for once, at least,
was able to hold the big stick over the
Senate. and the great packing inter-
ests and forced the amendment with
which he was in accord.
The rider that was tackled on to the
S7.SOO,OOO appropriation bill in the
Senate at the last moment without
discussion. provides for the same sort
Of an inspection of meats for home
consumption that is provided for those
which are sent abroad. 1t will cost
the great packing house industry sew
eral million dollars each year. for
they will have to pay for the inspec-
ton. When the question came up be-
fore Congress as to who should as
sumo the expense of this work the
packing house lobby objected stren-
uously to putting up any money for it,
Notwithstanding the fact that some
months ago when there was an in
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
POINTS OF BEvERIDGE MEAT
INSPECTION BILL.

Provides for rigid postmortem in
spection of all cattle, swine, sheep,
and goats killed for human consump
tion. All meats found healthful shall
be tagged, and all meat found un-
healthful shall be destroyed.
All slaughterers anL packers and
all others engaged in preparation Of
meat products must admit inspectors
to all parts of their establishments.
All canning, rendering, sailing, and
packing products are included, and
any products treated with dyes or
deleterious chemicals or presevatives
shall be condemned.
All establishments must be main
tanned in a sanitary manner, accord
ing to rules and regulations prescribed
by the Secretary Of Agriculture.
After January l, 1907, no railroad or
any other common carrier can trans
port any meat product not inspected
or passed. and no ship with such
articles on board shall be given clear
ance papers, nor can any common
carrier transport any meat product
that is prepared in an establishment
where specified sanitary conditions dc
not prevail.
All canned, potted, or canvase6
meat products shall be labeled as in
spected and passed and shall not bt
offered for sale until so labeled.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
NELL REPORT PUBLISHED.

After some consideration Of the wis
dom Of publishing the Neill report and
yielding to the public clamor of all
sections of the country for a knowl-
edge of its contents, the President
sent a message to Congress transmit
ting it for the consideration of the
national legislature. The story as
told by the Neill report shows revolt
ing conditions in a number of the
packing houses and in many cases
upholds all of the stories told in the
Sinclair novel. The Neill committee
did not consider affidavits of wit
nesses to any great extent in arriv-
ing at is conclusions, but paid more
attention rather TO conditions as wit
messed by the three members of the
committee. The message Of President
Roosevelt that submitted the report
characterized the conditions found by
the Investigators as 'revolting" and
urged immediate legislation ''in the
interests of health and decency." He
not only recommends the passage of
the so-called Beveridge amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill but
threatens to destroy the foreign busi-
ness of the packers should congress
fail to provide for federal inspection
of meats at all stages of preparation.
In the event of such failure, the Presi-
dent says that he will oe compelled
to order that inspection labels and
certificates on canned products shall
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
SignaIs on Rural Nail Boxes.

The Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General has issueu An order providing
that after July l next, rural delivery
carriers, when making their trips, will
visit and examine only those boxes for
which they have mail for delivery and
those on which the signals are dis
played to indicate that there is mail
for dispatch.
Those patrons who are now main.
tanning mail boxes on which there are
no signals will be required to procure
some sort of device which will serve
as a signal to carriers.
BY this new arrangement it is ex-
pected that the delivery and collection
of mail along rural free delivery
routes will be greatly facilitated.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
THE ORIGINAL SWIFT MEAT-PACKTNG PLANT. CHICAGO.

packing house. but follows the animal
through all departments until il
reaches the can or the cooler.
There is some antagonism presented
to the bill i'm the House. on the
grounds Of constitutionallity and other
excuses but if any actual opposition
should develop it will mean a thor
ough hearing in committee on both
sides of the question and it is pre-
sumed that this is about the last thing
the packers actually desire.
Seldom, if ever, has the public been
more aroused over any public question.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27

The fact that the meat consumption
entered vitally into every home,
coupled with the terrible charges,
made not only in the Jungle" but
through many other credible sources.
has aroused a state of public senti-
ment which is akin to revolutionary.
on the whole. in the face of an in
tensely suspicious public, an aroused
Congress and a determined President,
the beef trust is now up against the
fight of its life. While the President
intended to use his private report as a
club to force legislation. and to with
hold its publication unless it was
found necessary to bring the packers
TO terms. the overwhelming current
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
CAUSED PACKERS PLIGHT.
interview with Author of the Nov
Famous "Jungle Expose OF Neat
Packing Methods.

Upton Sinclair, the author OF the
Jungle" which has in reality started
the entire packing house scandal, is an
advocate of municipal slaughter
houses. He believes that this is the
only effective solution of the problem,
although he says tina the Beveridge
amendment is good so far as it goes.
Interviewed recently, he said, There
is no doubt that this amendment will
become a law; but few months
after its enactment it will be forgotten
and former conditions will be resumed.
| say former conditions, because the
Chicago, packers have cleaned up
house and are now able to make a
show Of virtue which they never pos
sessed. but it is impossible for them
to conceal the fact thai ,ey have sent
out millions of cans of 'potted chicken
made of bob, or day-old veal, millions
OF cans of roast beef made of COW
udders and gristle. and that all this
vast output has been treated with
chemicals to conceal putrefaction
and to preserve the stuff sold under a
false name.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
One on the Professor.

Prof Barrett Wendell, of Harvard,
lightened with an anecdOte an English
lecture.
There was certain instructor" he
said, "who was always impressing up
on his students the need of perspicuity.
"A young man came to him one day
to get back an essay that had been
submitted.
"a very good essay said the in
structor, as he returned the paper
but Mr.. Smith, you should : rite al
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
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The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27

In the Bank OF ENGLAND there are
incots OF silver that have been there
since the seventeeth century.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27

Some will tell you there is no good paint any
more. Others that there good painters. Both
statements are incorrect The trouble is, years ago
you could scarcely 90 wrong in painting for there was
little paint used but pure white lead and OIL Nowadays
there almost many alleged paints as there
are rival dealers TO sell them and as many so-caed
white leads which are not white ead as there are pro.
prietary paints.
Yet good white lead and lnseed oil paint is as
good as it ever waS-and better If you are in real
earnest about getting paint which will look we'll and
last-the good old kind of other days-let us tell you
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The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
GOVERNMENT SLAUGHTER
HOUSES IN EUROPE.

Every slaughter house in England,
Germany, and Belgium is owned by
the government There is no chance
to graft. because the slaughter OF cat
tie and the sale of meat is distinct and
separate. The government kills for
anybody, and charges so much head.
Twelve samples are cut from each
animal and subjected to microscopic
examination. If the meat is unhealth-
full it is condemned and destroyed.
The slaughter houses are as cleanly as
modern hospitals, and not to be COM
pared in any way with the filthy
shambles we endure here.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
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WANTED; Amateur photographs suitable for
art and advertising subjects Mail print and price
with postage for return II not accepted 10 ne geo.
II. Lawrence Company, ga Wabash Ave, Chicago,
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
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COUNTRY PROPERTY oNLY-EvERYwHERE
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The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
MIR. SINCLAIR'S SOLUTION.


every city in the United States
should have municipal slaughter
houses. All private slaughter houses
should be abolished. The result of
such a condition would be to break
the power of the packers trust. They
would have to sell out at cost the
slaughter houses fit for the killing of
food animals, and destroy those that
are unfit. That is the only solution Of
the problem, which is now recognized
as of huge Importance to the people
of this country, and the only way that
public opinion can be enlightened is
TO permit the commissioners appointed
by President Roosevelt TO make pub
lie the full story of the horrors they
found in the head center of the great
depot of reception and distribution in
Chicago.
The packers know that their very
life depends upon the approval of
foreign nations, and they know that
the stamp of governmental approval
abroad is regarded as the hall mark
of excellence. They know that the
millions in Europe understand official
Endorsement to be an absolute and
unassailable guarantee and they re-
gard official Endorsement by agents of
the United States government in the
same light and with the same con-
tidence."
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
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ANSWERING A HOWL

"As an additional precaution against
graft. it is provided that the loss in
cident to condemnation shall fall on
the breeder or seller of the cattle and
not to the buyer. This compels the
cattle breeder to care for his stock
in a scientific and sanitary manner.
That answers the violent protests of
the Western cattlemen, who were
forced by the beef trust TO inundate
President Roosevelt with kilograms of
objection TO the Beveridge bill, until
it was discovered that the making pub
lie of the Reynolds-Neill report would
work more damage to the business of
canning dyed bob veal and selling it
as chicken.
"The opposition to the bill was not
because the packers feared it would
interfere with their fraudulent prac-
tices, but because it would impose up
on them tax of $2.000000 a year, to
pay for the inspection, which is moth
ing more or less than advertisement
for their bogus goods in foreign
countries.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27

Statesmen TO SELL the largest line OF souvenir
post cards in the country Also large line OF adyer-
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The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27
BEEF TRUST RIDER.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL

Inspecting Agricultural Bill
The Breckenridge news., 1906-06-27

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-23

Churches thronged with generous
congregations, eloquent sermons In be-
nalf Of the earthquake victims and
words of Christian love and encour-
agement marked yesterday In Los An-
geies houses of worship. Regardless
of creed or religious lines, color or
race, one bond of human sympathy
bound all.
Practical Christianity reached a
heighth perhaps never before attained,
for the temporal wants Of man were
placed before the spiritual. While the
latter was In no means neglected,
money, bread, food and clothing were
the offerings made.
In eloquent words Of pity for the
stricken city ministers and priests
moved their congregations to still
greater love and pity.
Large sums of money were raised
at the services yesterday. These
amounts will be reported at the meet
Ing of the church federation today. A
largo amount Of food and clothing was
donated as we'll.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-23
BAREFOOT BURGLAR BUSY
Robs Five Houses on South Flower
Street During Saturday Night.
HauIs Prove Rich Ones

A clever barefoot burglar was busy
Saturday on South Flower street and
yesterday reports of several burglaries
on that street were made to the police.
The residence at 1856 South Flower
street was entered. From the room
occupied by A. Piper some money and
a watch were taken.
George EPSON. living in the same
house, lost $40 and watch.
w. ]. Fallon, living at 140S South
Flower street, said he had SGT stolen
from him which he had left there.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to enter a residence at 1870 South
Flower street, but the burglar was evil
IDENTIFY frightened away before he could
force an entrance.
w. Fl. Simpson, rooming at 218 North
Main street, reported sneak thief
made away with his watch, money,
rings and a lot of small articles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-23
BOY SHOOTS HIS
YOUNG COMPANION
WAS SHOWING HOW TO KILL
HIGHWAYM EN-
Joseph Mcchesney Receives Bullet
Through Right Leg While Learning
a Lesson in Frontier Methods-No
Serious Results

While showing his companions how
easy it would be to shoot a revolver
while holding it in the trousers
pocket, Elmer Coleman, aged II years,
shot his friend Joseph McChesney
through the right leg Saturday night in
a room at the Tucson rooming house,
123h East First street.
McChesney, Byron Carter, son of the
proprietor of the house, and Elmer
Coleman were in a room together and
Coleman was telling the other two
how easy it would be to shoot a hold
up man by keeping the pistol con-
cealed in the pocket until the trigger
was pulled.
In explaining the method of using
the gun, Coleman pulled too hard on
the trigger, there was report and
McChesney fell to the floor writhing
In pain.
He was taken to the receiving hos
pital. where DR.. Bonynge examined
the wound.
The bullet passed through the calf
of the right leg, making clean hole.
The boy was taken back to his room
and will be compelled to use crutches
for some time.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-23
TROUBLES HEAVY
HAND MAKES US
ALL BROTHERS.

Rev. Frank Dewitt Talmage al
First Presbyterian church, mornings
theme. 1.-THE Tragedys Lessons u
Among other things he said:
But there Is still another lesson.
This tragedy as no other tragedy dur
ing the past century, has proved how
much the American people are akin
and how much they are willing to help
each other. God hath made of one
blood all nations to dwell upon the
face of the earth. But though we may
all be of one blood, yet no power on
earth will make us all each others
brother as when the heavy hand of
trouble Is laid upon a brothers heart
Il know many people declare they
do not agree with me, They affirm
that this is mean and contemplate
world and that human heart is not in
sympathy with human heart. But the
actions of the American people towards
suffering San Francisco give that
statement the lie.
No sooner did Los Angeles hear
what had happened to her stricken sis
ter San Francisco, than the money be-
gan to flow in streams. Doctors and
nurses volunteered their services for
help. Schools were closed to send the
children home for clothing and food
to be expressed to San Francisco at
once. Churches were turned into re-
ceiving stations for goods. The rail-
roads said, I will carry the refugees
free The express companies said, L
will carry the breadstuffs Free The
great dry goods stores said, You can
come and buy your goods at cost price
Follow Los Angeles Lead
"And what Los Angeles is doing,
Boston and New York and Philadelphia
and Pittsburg and Milwaukee and Dem
yer and New Orleans and all the other
American cities are doing. Oh, it is a
glorious sight! 1t is a glorious sight
to see men and women giving of their
substance to their fellow men, merely
because they are in trouble.
do not talk to me about this being
a mean world. We as individuals may
be mean. But the great world at heart
has loving heart. The helping hands
which are now reaching forth to agoniz-
ing San Francisco prove it.
Now amid all these scenes of de-
struction and sorrow which have come
to our bereft sister city 1 send to these
suffering people two or three words of
congratulation and good cheer. First,
I say, Thank God, if the earthquake
had to come that 1t came in the early
hours of the morning. You know that
San Francisco is situated at the Golden
Gate of the Pacific. 1t was truly the
Golden Gate there. The sun was Just
rising over the eastern hills and throw
ing it's lights upon the shimmering
waters of the bay. Had this earthquake
come four hours later. Ashland and
Berkeley and San Rafael and scores
of other suburban cities and towns
would have sent their thousands and
tens of thousands of business men and
shoppers into the great metropolis.
Then the huge office buildings would
have been crowded Then when the
walls cracked and fell it would not
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-23
GETS FRACTURED SKULL
IN PAYMENT FOR HELP
AIDING POLICEMAN PROVES BAD
INVESTMENT
L. Griffin, Old Southern Pacific Em-
pIoye, Badly Hurt by CuIprt Who
Tried to Escape-lnjured Man in
Sisters Hospital and May Die

While trying to aid special police
man in making an arrest at the South
ern Pacific freight depot yesterday
afternoon L. Griffin, an old employe of
the Southern Pacific, was assaulted by
Harry O'Connell, driver for Haas,
Baruch & Co. Griffin now lies in a
precarious condition with concussion of
the brain and possible fractured skull
at the Sisters hospital. O'Connell was
arrested by Detective Hawley to whom
he admitted he struck Griffin, but said
that it was done in self-defense.
w. A. Gudgell, foreman at the freight
depot, informed the police that O'Con-
nell had dispute with another driver
over right of way at the platforms for
dumping freight. Gudgell said O'Con-
nell used vile language and fight was
imminent. When Special officer Charles
Kettler attempted to arrest the man
O'Connell jumped on his seat and
started to drive away.
Helper Gets Hit Hard
In the attempt to aid the officer to ar
rest O'Connell it is claimed Griffin was
struck on the head by O'Connell and
rendered unconscious by the blow.
In case that the victim of the alleged
assault dies a charge of murder will
probably be placed against O'Connell,
who is being held in the city Jail to
await the result of Griffin's injury. At
the hospital last night it was said the
patient had chance of recovery.