Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-19
wilson SANS MOOD
DESPITE ! ! CRITICISM |
kEEps ON ENFORCING PURE
FOOD LAWS IN FACE OF
OPPOSITION.
NEW BATCH OF pEc,s,oNs
SHOWS MANY VIOLATIONS
Washington Watching With Interest
Fight Bstwesn Governor Dix and
Tammany--At Outs Over Appoint
mont TO Supreme court-eryan May
Get Into the Scrap.
Especial Correspondence

j Especial Correspondence
Washington, May 19.-"Uncle jim
Wilson keeps right on saving wood SC
far as the pure food law is concerned
This is in spite Of the criticisms that
are frequently showered on the de-
partment Of agriculture for being Lax
in the enforcement of the law and for
failing to do the right thing in respect
Of benzoate OF soda. It was only q
little while ago that the department
ruled on saccharin and held that it
Icould not be used. This was in &C.
Icordance with the ruling Of the referee
| board. ~
! The department has come along with
a new grist of Judgments under the
pure food and drugs act. AS usual.
| they show that all manner Of viola
tions Of the law have been committed.
One Of the cases IL for the adultera-
ton Of ice Dream cones. something de-
voured with the utmost regularity by
the children of the land. This particu-
cones from Alabama into Tennessee. It
was shown. the cones contained boric
acid. The goods were ordered destroy
ed. ~.
Even prunes are sometimes adulter-
ated. This was shown by a seizure Of
shipment In the District OF Column
bia. The prunes were shipped from
Oregon and were found, IS per cent Of
them, to be infested with worms,
sugar mites and so on.
Misbranding of mineral waters. adul
teration Of tea, misbranding Of So
called sparkling Burgundy and cham
payne, adulteration and misbranding of
tomato catsup and various other Of
lenses are charged and Judgment OBJ
tanned. In the case Of certain tomato
cafsup it was found to contain $780,
100000 bacteria per cubic centimeter.
This was in the case of large ship
ment from California to the state Of
Warrington.
Washington is Watching with not a
little interest the ash. now on n New
York between Governor Dix and
Tammany. Just now the governor and
Leader Murphy are at odds over GER
tain matters. or appear to be. One Of
them Is the question whether Daniel
F. Cohalan shall be appointed as sue
cessor to James A,OGorman on the
supreme court. Cohalan, Is a Tam
many man, stMurphy favorite. and the
information here is that Governor Dix
is extremely reluctant to appoint him.
tMoreover.gt1e legislature at Albany
is doing nothing Of Importance and Is
holding back on favorable action on
the income tax amendment. In about
q week William Jennings Bryan viii
be at Albany and will be a guest at
the home OF the governor. Bryan who
never ahesitates about getting into a
not to appoint the favorite lieutenant
braskan is expected to do his utmost
to try to help the income tax amend
nent thru the legislature.
Governor Dix up to the present time
has occupied negative position in
New York state affairs. Some Of his
New York friends in Washington are
hopine that he will begin to assert
himself and they say that II he will
get out and make = fight against
Murphy and will make himself instru-
mental in pushing thru the income tax
amendment he will make himself a
national figure. They point out that II
the democrats achieve the presidency
in 1912, Dix may land in the cabinet II
he measures up.
Senator OGornan.. who has aided
with the progressive democrats since.
he came I'd: Washington and who has
not jibed with Murphy Is understood
to be anxious to have the democrats In
New York state live up to their plat :
form promises. He wants them to put
the income tax measure thru the leg
islature. Just now. New York is much
In the lirnelight with respect to the in
come tax matter. It's action will be
crucial. II New York ratihes the
amendmentttit, will doubtless become a
part OF the constitution. Senator
O'Gorman tss going to Albany next
week al the same time Bryan goes
there. a. lot OF interest 10 felt here, as
| well a. In New York, over the question
OF what Senator O'Gorman may have
to say when III Albany or the income
ta1 and other matters.