Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-27
House Committee Reports
Manufacturers Used Col
ored Oil and Should Pay
Full Fine Assessed.
FRIEDMANN VACCINE
WILL BE TESTED
German Doctors Cure for
tuberculosis Reaches DR..
Foster; Defeat 2-Battle-
ship Program in House.

Washington, D. c., Feb. ga re-
port on the investigation on the con-
troversy of the treasury department
and manufacturers of oleomargar1ne
as to the rate of their tax during 1911
and 1912 have been submitted to the
house by the committee on treasury
department expenditures.
Representative Cox of Indiana, the
chairman, has reported that the manu-
facturers used colored cotton seed Oil
known as Fulvas oil, Golden Yellow,
Butter oil and other preparations
which subjected the product to ten
cents pound instead Of one quarter
LOT cent. Mr.. Cox recommended
against acceptance by the department
of 100000 as compromise settlement
and urged that the department de-
mand $1,246,628.
Representatives Cooke, Lobeck and
Galloway, the majority Of the commit
tee recommended that the department
bring test suit for the full amount,
all the parties to agree to abide by the
judgment.
Representatives Hill and Young the
republican minority, reported that the
question Of recovery was in the hands
OF the executive department but that
ii necessary there should either be a
test case or compromise Of the whole
matter.
Alaskan Ship. Case to High Court.
The Alaska transportation troubles
came before the supreme court today
with the question of whether the fed
eral district court in Alaska had erred
in annulling an Indictment, charging
violations Of the Sherman antitrust
law and the Interstate commerce act
by five corporations and thirteen indi-
viduals in alleged determinations
against the Humboldt Steamship Co.,
an independent line to Alaska.
The lower court held that inasmuch
as the Indictment was based on the
refusal to make through routes and
Joint rates with the Humboldt Steam
ship Co., no indictment would be valid
until the interstate commerce commits
sion had first decided that such refusal
was improper.
viii Test Friedman Vaccine.
Surgeon General Blue of the public
health service, has arranged for tests
in the governments hygienic labora-
tory here of the Friedman vaccine for
pulmonary tuberculosis which was de-
livered yesterday to DR.. Milton H. Fos-
ter of the service in New York by DR..
Friedman when he landed from Ger.
many.
Surgeon General Blue said today
that when the vaccine reached Wash
ington it would first be subjected to
rigid labratory test and to tests upon
animals and culture media. II these
are satisfactory the vaccine will be
sent to the public health service sani-
tarium at Fort Stanton, N. M, for
actual tests upon sufferers from pull
monary tuberculosis.
Defeat BattIeship Plan.
The two battleship program favor
ably reported by the house naval COM
mittee was defeated today In the
house sitting as committee OF the
whole. An amendment to appropriate
for one battleship only went through,
IA to 1873. A majority of the demo-
Gratis voted for the amendment while
the republicans were almost solidly
against it.
TO Create Labor Department.
The bill to create department of
labor with cabinet officer as the
head passed the senate today after
less than an hours consideration. The
measure had previously passed the
house but amendments in the serate
will require its perfection In confer
ence before it is presented to Presi-
dent Taft.