The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-11
BOTTLE MUST
TELL THE TALE
Artificial" Whiskey Must Come
Out In the Open and
Own Up.
WHO'LL ENTERTAIN BIG BUGS?
Four-C ornered Fight i'll Eighth
District Is Hot-Joint
Debate To-Day.
WHO'LL ENTERTAIN BIG BUGS?
by WALTER EDWARD HARRIS,

Il
WASHINGTON, d. c.. March To-.
Secretary Wilson, Of the Department
of Agriculture, said to-day he had not
yet reached a decision as to whether
he should require, In enforcing the
pure-food law, that blended whiske,
be labeled as artificial" whiskey, or
should simply require that the nature
Of the blend-that Is, that the tngrc-
dents other than whiskey--be plainly
stated on each bottle or other recep-
tacle.
! He added that he should probably
reach decision next week. The sub
| ject has attracted general attention,
! especially on the part of whtskey man
| ufacturers and Dealers The manufac-
! turers of straight whskey are con-
| tending with great earnestness that
the blended goods be plainly labeled
as artificial whiskey The rectifers as
I strongly oppose having their goods
termed artificial, simply because 1t is
/, doctored." the straight peo-
/ pie term it,
Colonel Phil Thompson, for many
years member of the House of Repre-
sentatives from Kentucky. has boon
one of the principal advocates of all
order compelling the blenders to stamp
their products as artificial
Takes His Straight.
''Whiskey ought to be called whis-
key" he said to-day "and something
else should be called something else
II man wants to drink straight
whiskey, he ought to know when he
is doing it, and If he wants blended
goods, the bottle ought to tell him
whether he is getting 1t. l have al.
ways taken mine straight
There is not the slightest intimaton
frtyF
manner in which he Will decide the
, burning question.
Who Shall Entertain.
!, President Tucker and C. Brooks
Johnston. chairman of the board OF
governors of the jamestown EXPOSE
ton Company, are here to-day attend
= ing a meeting OF the Tercentenary
Z Commission, composed of the Score.
, taries Of the Treasury, and War, State
and Navy. The session OF tho commits
, sion was held behind closed doors. I
;, is understood that the commission i!
= endeavoring to have the exposition
: company pay the cost Of entertaining
= ambassadors and other diplomats at
y tending the exposition. There is NJ
q money available by the Treasury De
= partment for this expense. 1T is under
! stood that the exposition compan.
a feels that the government should dc
L, Tray lHe CoSl Oh eltcIlulHIlie5 WIS iSP't
a sentat.ves of foreign governments, a
81 well as the military representatives Q
such governments. But tho appropria
tion bills for the benefit OF the expo
:, sition provide that the government
- shall defray the latter cost, while the
are silent on the subject of entertain
, ment or the diplomats, 1t is not know
how the matter Will be adjusted, Q
whether the conferees reached Il cor
clusion on the matter this afternoon"
= Four-Cornered Fight.
w The four-cornered fight for tt
Democratic nomination to Congress
- tho Eighth District, to succeed the la1
rs John II. RiXoy, waxeth hot The cal
90 didates are working night as we'll
a. day and the voter, out OF so man
he aspirants for his favor, Is finding hit
az time In which to attend to his dal
es duties.
We There is going to be joint al
be cussion at Stafford Courthouse on Mo
day. 1t is possible that each OF :
u four candidates will mount the nus
ca ings and tell the sovereigns why th
N should vote TO send him to Congre
es 1t is certain that Judge Nicol. Lin
on say Gordon and G. G. Carlin will ma
or speeches, but there Is doubt as
whether Hon. John j., Ryan Will TIA
this course, He is not much In 10
with speechmaking, preferrng to Ia
to the voter yis-a-NIs. where there
little chance or the voter before-mf
III toned getting away
A citizen of Alexandria, Mr., Carl