Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-03
PROTEST. COMES
FROM MTLLERS
Consider Bleaohed rc guling i.
Drawing the Z sely
Too T
QUALITY OF FIoUl GED
If Enforced Will Redi ~. of
Nebraska Winter v -
SECRETARY WILSON STA IS PAT
Sioux City People Complain of Issu-
ance of Passes Over Bridge.
LAW AFFORDS THEM NO RELIEF
Number of Nebrasknns Arrive for the
inaugural, Among Them Chief
Donahue and Victor Rose
water of Omaha.
SECRETARY WILSON STA IS PAT
Sioux City People Complain of Issu-
ance of Passes Over Bridge.
LAW AFFORDS THEM NO RELIEF
CFrom A staff Correspondent.) J

WASHINGTON, March 2-(Special Tele-
gram )-Nebraska milers, and there
nearly $50 of them, according TO recent
statistics. are face to face with a situation
that spells reduced prices for their flour
unless Secretary Wilson modifles his recent
order compelling Nebraska millers to mark
their packages of flour "artificially
bleached."
Dr. Wiley recently decided that where
millers bleach their flour by electricity
that packages in which flour is put up must
show to the public the color was artificially
produced. The winter wheat flour of Ne
braska Is yellow. whereas the spring wheat
flour of Dakotas and Minnesota is white.
1t is a we'll established fact that there is
more putriment in winter wheat than in
spring wheat. But the flour eating public
insist upon using white flour and in order
to satisfy the tastes OF consumers in this
regard the millers of Nebraska have been
artifcially bleaching their flour by the use
of electricity. This DR.. Wiley says they
must stop unless they brand their goods
ms above outlined.
In consequence OF this decision of DR..
Wiley. REINFORCED by that OF Secretary
Wilson, Nebraska millers are up against
a most serious situation. They are pro-
testing with all their might against what
to thom seems a gross injustice. for they
assert that the use of electricity in no
wise affects the nutritious quality of Ne
braska flour which is becoming one of the
leading flours In the eastern markets. The
millers OF Nebraska have requested their
senator's. Burkett and Brown. to do every
thing in their power to secure a modl-
fication OF the order. which cannot help
have but enc result, a reduction in the
price of Nebraska flour IL they are not per-
mittrd to bleach IT, The millers In droves
are sending appealing letters to the senators
prayerfully urging upon them speedy
action IN bring about the abrogation of DIR.
Wiley's order. otherwise II Is believed that
he farmers of Nebraska will be compelled
TO take less price for their winter wheat.
Wilson stands Pat.
Senators Burkett and Brown have been
laboring with Secretary Wilson to secure
some concession to the millers of Ne
blaska. but the secretary refuses to bulge
an inch. They have presented to him the
suggestion of the milers that the nutri-
tious qualities of the flour when belached
and when not bleached be left to a commits
sion of expert chemists. but the secretary
would not listen to the proposition While
he admitted to the senators that the ques-
tion was one open to discussion he insisted
that II flour was artificially bleached the
sacks and barrels should be marked In
compliance with the pure food regulations.
large number Of chemists differ from
DR.. DR., Wiley that the use of electricity
for bleaching has deleterious effect upon
flour. But Secretary Wilson is dead set
in favor of his chief of the bureau OF
chemistry and unless some other method
is taken to secure 81 modification OF the
order fear is expressed that the Touring
mills of Nebraska will suffer the loss of
thousands of dollars, as Will the farmers
OF the prairie state due to an extremely
narrow construction of the pure food laws.
Postoffice site Selected.
The Treasury department today. after
considerable controversy. which has been
going on for some time, fixed the loca-
tion OF the site for the new postoffice at
Huron on Dakota avenue. This is the site
recommended by the special agent who in
vtstigated all the locations offered.
Chief DOnohue in Washington.
j. j. Donahue. chief of police of Omaha,
il In washington to aid Major sylvester,
chief of police OF this city, in spottng Grim
innls who may be attracted to the national
capital during Inauguration. Major syl-
Vester has requested the police chiefs from
number OF the leading cities Of the coun-
try to come to Washington and aid him in
preserving order and protecting not only
the residents. but the thousands of strang,
ers from the criminal classes.
Cannot stop Passes.
The War department decided today that
II has not the power to interfere In the
trouble between the residents of South
Sioux City and the bridge company for the
reason that traffic across the bridge is
not of an interstate character and the sec
retary of war has no penalty to impose
should direct the discontinuance of passes
TO the city and county officials as the Ne
braska complainants demand. The decis-
ion OF the secretary OF war came today in
the shape of letter to Senator Brown
who took the matter up with the depart
ment several weeks ago upon the receipt
of complaints from the Nebraska side
These complaints alleged that village and
county officials had free passage over the
bridge while other people had to pay; that
this caused these officials 10 be remiss
I'm their duty 10 the public and the bridge
company kept II poorly lighted and poorly
protected making 1t unsafe for people pass
ing over It after dark. II was also alleged
that the bridge was assessed at only q
fraction OF its real value. because county
offlcials held toll passes
Senator Browns letter caused a thorough
Investigation on the part of the chief OF
engineers Of the War department In dis
eussinE passes and the power OF the fedora
government regarding them, General Mar
shall. chief OF engineers had this to say
''Whlle the practice complained Of ma,
be Irritating. | do not know Of any fedora
law forbidding II. nor any law under whicl
the secretary OF war can prohibit Il. II il
not a matter of interstate commerce anC
consequently does not come within th'
purview of anti pass provisions OF tn