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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1908)
" ' V,-.ti.'W PAGE FTVK. 1X)URTEEN PAGES. DAILY EAST OREGONIAV, PENDIjETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 11)08. 1 T PIRE r);i) A(T MAKES ma r iwcTii: i:u ma it i.e. Prof. linlscloy of Oregon Pure Food l4ilMtratory, Explain Proiit'llon Under I'uiiioiis Ai'l (iiiainnlco Ik of tho Mukcr Only mid Not of the UiiIMnI HliKc.4 (iovcriiiiu'iu HoiU'Ht Maker of lloiifNl (;kxIh Welcome Act'tf KcxulW. Tho efforts of Uncle Xnm to see Ihut Ills nephews get what they pay for when buying foil and drugs were (llHL'UMHi-d recently In Portland by Prof. A,, L. Knl.sely, who Is In charge of tlio pure food laboratory of this Htati-. In speaking of li Ih work Prof. Knlsi'ly laid: Our labonitory, too ther with sev eral others, wan recently established by the federal government, and is n r suit of the i'nlted States food anil drugs aet, whleh w.ih iHN,'J 30 1!'0. Seitlon 11 of this aet provides that ."the secretary of the treasury shall deliver to the secretary of iinrlru.lt ure upon his re(ue.t, from time to time wimples of foods ami drugs which are being Imported into Ihe United States or offi ied for Import, kIvIiik notice I hereof to the owni r or conslKnee, who may appear before the secretary of agriculture und have the right to Introduce testimony, and if It appear from the examination of such sam ples that any article of food or drug offered to be Importad Into tho Unit- - . . ... . i ( Mati n ailUIIci uieii or miimh aim erf within the meaning of this art, or Is otherwise dangerous to tin- health of the people of the I'nlted States, or l. of a kind forbidden entry Into, or forbidden to be sold or restricted In sale In the country In which It Is made or from which It I exported, or I" otherwise falsely labeled In any re sped, the said articles shall be re fused ndmlsslcin and the sicretary of tho treasury shall refuse delivery te the consignee and shall rause the de struction of any goods refused deliv ery which shall not be exported by the consignee within three month' fiom the dale of notice of such refu sal under such regulations as the sec retary of the treasury may prescribe." PuriM of the Work. lt Is fr the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this food and drugs act that these laboratories have ben established. All of the federal laboratories nre thoroughly equipped so as to make nny nnd nil examinations or analyses which the enforcement of the food and drugs act may require. The work "f each laboratory may be divided Into two classes first, international or Import work; second, domestic or Interstate work. The first protects against the im purity of product Ions of foreign coun tries. I wish to call your attention to a difference or dlstlneton between state work and Interstate work. Th.. federal Government does not Interfere nnd takes no part In purely Win other words, the manufacturer as state work; on the other hand, the federal government Is very much In terested In Interstate work. It is a question of the government not In terfering with what belongs to thf ptute. ' The state of Oregon, for instance, has Its own pure food lawB, and It own slute dairy und food commission. These, laws and tho state commission nre amply able to attend to all tho stato work without tho aid of the federal government. A Portland manufacturing1 compa ny may put on the market an abso lutely pure, wholesome product, or a grossly adulterated one. So long as these articles nre sold within tho state of Oregon tho federal government pays no nttention to them, this be ing a matter for tho state dairy and food commissioner to look after. However. If this Portland firm sent their manufactured product Into an other state, then the federal govern ment would become Immediately In terested and might take a hand in the matter. Study 1'orclgn Sample. The government has. a Lumber of exnerl food Inspectors, who are con stantly studying Interstate shipments of food stuffs, anil from time to time tney ure taking samples of such ship ments. These samples nre sent to the federal laboratories for analysis. As a result of these analysis of n tirslale samples, hearings lire being held in different parts of the country and manufacturers and dealers are being called upon for Information pi rlalning to certain Interstate cases of food or drug products; and from time to time fines are being Imposed upon parties found guilty of violat ing the law. At the present time the department of agriculture Is Issuing a scries of leaflets known as "Notice of Judg ment." Each of- these relates to some particular case or violation of the food and drugs act, giving In de tail the history of the case and the fimlii gs of the court; that Is, whether ri ntence has been suspended or pro ik tim ed. If the latter, the amount of the sentence, or fine Imposed Is published. I wish to sav a few words concern ing serial number guaranties', as this Is very seldom understood by the public. Jlost monufacturers place a label on their goods reading as fol lows: "Guaranteed under the Food nnd Drugs Act, June 30, 190C." This phrase Is accompanied by a serial number or a so-cnlled guaranty num ber. Many people when purchasing good, such as a can of baking pow der, for example, nnd reading upop the label the phrase, "Guaranteed under the Food and I H ugs Act, June .la, Koifi," think that this amounts to a guaranty by the federal govern, ment: that the government experts Live examined the goods and found tl.em to comply with the law. Xoth liig could be farther from the truth. The government experts have not ex amined the goods and the govern ment does not guarantee them to be r ure. Wluit (iiinnmnv Menus. The phrase "Guaranteed under the Food nnd Drugs Act, June 30, 1006," siilal number (150, for Instance), means simply this and nothing more: that the manufacturer has made ap plication to the Fnited States depart ment of agriculture, bureau of chemistry for n serial number of Minrnnty, nnd that he (the manufac turer) takes oath that his goods are pure nnd not adulterated nor mis branded within the meaning of the food nnd drugs net, June 30. 1906. course, handle goods which aro not guaranteed, as their own risk. With reference to Interstate work, proba bly the most trouble has been caused by a misuse of abuse of labeling? many samples of food and drug pro ducts have been mislabeled or rnls branded. This has been due In part to a misunderstanding of tho law and In part to the advertising matter used on labels by unscrupulous man ufacturers Hi.im sl y I ins Xo IVnr. For inHanee, certain manufactur ers und patent medicine firms have tried to give the impression to the public that since they have a serial number guarantee and state on their goods that they are guaranteed under the Food find Drugs Act of June .i0. 1)106, that their goods have been ex: amlned and are guaranteed by thi government. Such statements are absolutely fain'. In Justice to the better class of manufacturers and wholesalers, I might state that 'tin y are in sympa thy with the Food and Drugs Act. The honest, upright manufacturer or wholesaler has little or nothing to fiur by the enforcement of tho pro visions of tiie Food and Drugs Act. At times the honest manufacturer may find li a little hVrd to compete with the, unscrupulous one, but even tually, this latter class will, I hope, be put out of bus .ness. To the in inul.'ii lurer, wholesaler and dealer, I would Nay, be square and above board, have all labels and advertising matter on your wares Hate the truth, and you need have but little-fear of violating the Food and Drugs Act of Julie 30, 11106. )1 Wood's Liver Medicine In liquor form for malaria, chills and fever, regulates t!ie liver, kidneys and blad- ler, brings quick it-iief to biliousness, ;lrk headache, constltpatlon. Pleas int to take. The $1 bottle contains 2i times quantity of the 50c size. To My 11 IHSMTO First dose brings relief, pen & Bros. A. C. Koep- I'P WENT IMS 1IAXDS. HOLDING TIIE Pl'RSE umes all responsibility for his goods the retailer need nssumo none. The serial number guarantee pro tects the retailer Just ns much as a personally written gaurantee from the manufacturer. Ketallers, of I'.ecause he has a habit of carrying his pocket book In the sam pocket with his matches, Jack Bureh, a diiv- er for the city crematoiy aepari mcnt, was saved the painful necessity of turning over his cash tp a high wayman last .Monday night, says a Spokane dispatch. Ilurch reported to the police Tucs ilav that while driving across the Fast Otlve avenue bridge in the night was accosted by a man v.ho asked loan of n match with which to light his pipe. Made suspicious by the man's rough appearanc, Burcn pulled out his pocketbook with the ame hand in which he produced the matches. "Stick up your hands,' 'ordered the highwayman and Burch complied, bile the holdup went throusn his pockets. The robber's nsatly laid scheme profited ' him nothing, how ever, as he failed to observj that his victim had his pocketbook ttghtly clasped In bis hand. After treating P.urch to n sound cussing the man disappened in tho darkness. Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup alway brings quick relief to coughs, colds hoarseness, whooping cough and al bronchial nnd throat trouble. Moth ers especially recommend it for chll dren. Pleasant to take, gentley laxa tive. A. C. Kocppen & Bros. For Rent Store roorri on Main street In the Fast Oregonlan building. Apply at this office. n nSln Ami mm mm ...OF THE... Walla Walla County Jair Association October 12-13-14-15-16-1 7 $25,000 IN PURSES AND PREMIUMS Grandest Exhibition of Live Stock ever shown In the Northwest. Six Day Relay Race Purse $1,000 A large field of the fastest horses in the entire West are entered New and novel features will be added to the regular daily attractions. Special Rates on all Railroads ROBERT JOHNSON, Secretary. Before accepting the position I now hold, 1 made a thorough inspection of the stock Clothing, Overcoats, Gent's Furnish ings andfShoes, and in fact the entire line of merchandise to ascertain if I could honestly show and recommend the goods carried here. After the investigation, I was consider ably surprised at the fine line of correct and seasonable styles, textures and models carried by Mr. Moses and more so by the prices charged, which are far below any 1 have noted in the city, for the same quality of goods. This is explained by the fact that Mr. Moses pays cash and thereby discounts his billsgiving his patrons the benefit gained. Based upon this inspection, I cordially invite my friends and. acquaintances to call and see me just that I may prove what Thave said above whether you care to buy or not. Respectfullf D. "BILL" BAILEY, In charge of Clothing Dep't. Workingmen's Clothing Co. Corner Main and Webb Streets. USS OF POLES COSTS 1 MUDS SPOIL CAIUUKIIS FOIl MKSSAGE WIIIES WcsKTii I'nion Ofl'ichiN Declare Ixiss Is Jleiivy from WoodTker'H Dep redation Half tho Tolcs are Dnniagctl by liird.s Who .Mistake lliiomiing of Wires for Working of Insects I'imKt Wood's .Surface forest Service to Coiubut Evil. JSirds are destroying the telephone and telegraph pules in the west. In some places SU per cent of all pohs along the right of way have hecn riddled hy these innocent of fenders, which belong to '.he wood pecker family. line of the Western Union officials who has recently returned from an Inspection through the west, reported having seen 25 telephone poles with 2 tn or 300 holes drilled clear through them. Some of the holes wore three or four inches in diameter. An officer of the Illimois Central railroad counted the whlt-a cedar poles along the right of ay near Covington, Tenn., which had been afi fected by woodpeckers, and found that out of 268 poles, 110, or 41 per cent, had been bored. In some cases destruction of the pole takes only a few months, and dangerous for a lineman to climb the stick. Tho real object of the birds in drilling the holes is uncertain. One telephone man said lhat the hum mine of the wires was mistaken by the birds for insects excavating be- neath the surface of the woo l, and that they drilled the poles in quest of, these imaginary insects. It is very probable, however, that the holes are excavated for an entirely different ; purpose. The woodpecker is a provl- dent bird. At the proper season it; stores up a supply of acorns nnd oth- er foods for future consumption. In the summer these holes are often; found stored with acorns. j Ulany methods of preventing this damage have been suggssiod, but probably the most successful is pres-l civation with creosote. A line f.fj creosoted poles, opposite the one near: Covington, was examined and not a; single hole was found. When It la 1 considered that the creosote will notj only prevent the damage caused by , the woodpecker, but also protect the pole indefinitely ngalnst both insects and decay, its great value as a pre sentatlce is apparent. The forest service has spent con siderable time in developing a cheat yet efficient method for the treatment of telephone and telegraph poles. The rsults of the work are embodied In several Forest service circulars, cop ies of which may be obtained without cost from the Forester, Washington, IV C. The First National Bank Pendleton, Oregon Report of the Condition, September 23, 1908. To the Comptroller of the Currency. Condensed RESOUUCES. Loans and discounts Overdrafts I'nlted States bonds.... Other bonds and warrants Hank building CASH. 906,300.88 34,690.17 257,425.00 20,745.99 20,000.00 Cash on hand. J146.019.60 Due from banks 482.S14.28 Redemption fund 7.000,00 635.S33.SS Jl.874.995.92 LIABILITIES. Capital stock t 200,000.00 Surlpus and undivided profits 83,1495 Circulation 137.600.00 Due other banks 32,880.78 Deposits 1.421,466.09 II, 874, 995.92 I, G. M. Rice, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. G. M. RICE, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of September, 1908. C. K. CRANSTOX, - (SEAL.) Notary Public for Oregon. To those afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble, backache, rheuma tism, Plneules for the Kidneys brings relief with tho first dose. Hundred of people today testify to their re markable healing and tonic proper ties. 30 days' trial 1. They purify the blood. A. C. Koeppcn & Bros. "Oregon Builders" Are you doing what you can to populate your State? OREGON' NEEDS PEOPLE Settlers, honest farmers, mechanics, merchants, clerks, people with brains, strong hands and a' willing heart capital or no capital. ne Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. Is sending ton's of Oregon literature to the east for distribution through every available agency. Will you not help the good work of building Oregon by sending us the names and addresses of your friends who are likely to be Interested in this place? We will .be glad to bear the expense of fending them complete Information about OREGON' and Its opportunities. COLONIST TICKETS will be on sale during SEPTEMBER AND OC TOBER from the east to all points in Oregon. The fares from a few principal cities are From Louisville - $41.70 ' Cincinnati - 42.20 " Cleveland New York 44.75 55.00 From Denver - $30.00 " Omaha - 30.00 " Kansas City 30.00 ' St. Louis 35.50 ' Chicago 3S.00 TICKETS CAN BE PREPAID. If you want to bring a friend or relative to Oregon, deposit the proper amount with any of our agents. The ticket will then be fur nished by telegraph. F. J. QUINLAN, Local Agent, Pendleton, Ore. or write Wm. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Read the East Oregonlan. 4
