Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-01
the water in places nearly 100 feet

the water In places nearly 100 fe,
I deep.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-In I'll
sweltcring heat of the cabinet rool
filed with expert whisky men an
lawyers. President Taft Iabored agal
today with the question which th
Roosevelt administration found so We,
ins-"What is whisky" The entir
time OF the president previous TO tn
regular cabinet meeting was consume
i'll listening to argument on exception
made TO the opinion of Solicitor Ger
eral Bowers covering various phase
of the controversy.
The straight whisky representa-
lives had their inning at the hearin,
today. They were John C. Carlisle
former secretary of the treasury. an,
Edmund G. Taylore, OF Frankfort. XIV
While they agreed with Mr.. Bower.
that neutral spirits were not whisk,
they directed their principal argu
ments against his conclusion that neu
tial spirits mixed with whisky may
still be sold under the pure food law
as whisky, They maintained that such
Is imitation whisky aud that II the de
cision of the solicitor general on this
point would be upheld by the president
IL would he sold on the mnrket under
misapprehension. Notwithstanding the
intention of congress 10 ieeislate
against all whisky that was not gen
uine. Mr., Carlisle devoted most of
his attention to reviewing the legal
decisions in support of his position.
one OF these upon which stress was
laid was the opinion OF Attorney Gen.
eral Taft, father OF the president. TO
the effect that alcohol was not whisky
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The In.
tensely hot weather has begun TO tell
on the wiry constitution of Senator
Aldrich, who has been almost in a
state of collapse during the last few
days. His doctors advised sea trio
and the leader OF the majority has
decided to quit Washington II the de
bates ON the corporation and income
tax propositions show signs of being
protracted. The Rhode Islander was
until ten days ago In excellent health
and II was not suspected that he
would be one of the first among the
elder statesman TO fall under the tol.
rid temperature OF the capital.
Some little alarm exists that Al
drich may be compelled to hand over
his command to less experienced strat.
eeists. While the majority has shown
itself an impenetrnble phalanx ON all
crucial occasions it is feared it might
go to pieces in the hands OF unskilled
field marshals.
NEW YORK, June 29i-The mem
oranda of the amounts stolen daily
from the Brooklyn Rapid Transit rail.
road by Frederick Lehefeld. Il con
ductor, were read today in the county
court in Brooklyn when Judge Dixie
Lehefeld to not less than
two and a half non more than FIVE
years in Sing Sing. The figures show
ed he had stolen as high as $1105 a
day and never less than $3.50 a day.
NEW YORK. June 29--Joseph Sat.
low jeweler. has thirty-four pounds
of as fine brass filings as ever was
shaved from a bogus gold brick and
they cost him $500 which is just a
lIitle more than high market price
when the gold brick business was one
OF the recognized Industries OF this
city.
Label I.apidus. Russian peddler,
had sold goods for Satlow on mem.
and short time ago went
to him with a quantity of gold filings
which he said friend of his had
brought back from Africa.
When Satlow took the sample from
the bag 1t was placed in tissue paper
and now Satlow believes the paper
was changed for another, for the sam
pie he took refined nearly pure gold.
PITTSBURG. June 29.--Greater
Is happy today In the reali-
cation that II does not have 10 walk
down or around town. Street railway
traffic was resumed at an early hour
and the regular schedules caught up
before Z o'clock. The street car strike
was declared off officially last night
at midnight
For two whole days between pour
ing rain and sun which made wet
clothes steam. residents Of the smoky
city struggled the best way they could
against poor shuttle steam trains aud
poorer dray carryalls. Poor men
walked. wen TO do walked and the
affluent walked. There was no alter
native, II is estimated that Monday
alone brought the total cost OF the
strike close 10 a quarter million dol
lars.j
COLORADO NEWS.
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