The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-04-25

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Drugs Act Upheld to the Letter.
In his inaugural address President
Taft called attention to the deficit then
existing in the revenues and the con-
sequent necessity for rigid economy in
expenditures. However. the president
singled out the department OF aglicul-
ture as an exception. He said. to quote
his exact words. In the department
of agriculture the use of scientific ex-
periments on a large scale and the
spread of information derived from
them for the Improvement of general
agriculture must 80 on" This view
the president has steadily maintained,
and repeatedly has urged appropria-
tions for the work of the department.
In his comprehensive message on
conservation President Taft said. THE
feature that tranScendS all others, in
Guiding woods. waters. minerals, is the
soil Of the country" and that all means
at the governments disposal should be
used to conserve the soils. adding, "a
work of the utmost Importance to in
form and instruct the public on this
chief branch of the conservation of our
resources Is being carried on success
fully in the department Of agriculture"
Reports made recently to Secretary
Wilson of the department OF agricul-
ture by the heads of his bureaus iusti-
fy this solicitude on the part OF the
| fnrs ho dan
ing for these reports the secretary ask
ed that they be brief and that they
mention notable achievements of the
last five years only. inaSmuch as that
period is really the period of fruition
in the department, the period during
which, owing to the broad foundations
previously laid by the training and
grouping Of many corps of scientific
men. by securing farreaching egisIa-
tion. by gathering together masses of
statistics and other information, by
providing scientific and other equip
ment. 1t has been possible TO produce
most marvellous results for the com
mon good Of the people.
Taft For Conservation.
In his conservation message Presi-
dent Taft emphasized the importance
of the maintenance of the forests and
urged their scientific treatment $50
that they shall be made to Yield Il large
return III timber without really reduc-
ing the supply" and in other messages
he pointed out the necessity Of refOr-
eStatiOn. In accordance with these
views much available work has been
done in protecting the national forests
and by researches in the laboratory of |
the department at Madison Wis. aud |
in the past five years the work of re-
foresting burned over AREAS has pro
ceeded at the rate of 15.OOO to 10000 |
acres year. The department takes |
justitiahe pride in its forest work. con
the administration of 100000 |
O0O acres of land protected and man
aged for the public benefit great
Since Jan l, 1907 when the food
and drugs act went into effect. more
has been done TO provide good. clean
food supply than in allethp preceding
life Of the nation \ wonderful change
has also been effected in the character
Of the drugs on sale The department
has trained force Of inspectors and
chemists doing excellent work in all
PARTS of the country in behalf Of pure
'oods and pure drugs This sautary
aw, however. needs amendment. as
he supreme court held in May. 1911.
hat its provisions, to quote President
raft's words in his vigorous message
o congress a month later, do not
over the knowingly false labelling of
lostrums as to curative effect" The
resident added: An evil which men
ceS the general health of the people
trikeS ut the life of the nation In
ny opinion the sale Of dangerously
drugs constitutes
uch an evil and warrants me in call
~ the matter to rhe attention Of the
ongress"
Work of Soil Mapping.
Of imDqrfnuro IN fha rtt.u,or hos