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TENDLETOX, OKEGOX, MONDAY, DIX'EMJJEK 27, UH)U.
NO. 6785
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IS WHISKY
President Taft Declares Buy
ers Must Know What They
Are Getting.
noons must be
CORRECTLY BRANDED
' Declares Liquor Made from Neutral
Hphitg hi Whiskey If Reduced to
Potable Strength Label Must In
dicate Nature of Contento Presi
dent Takes Chemists to Task for
Their Fine DiHtlncttons As to What
Whisky la,
Washington, Dec 17. Whisky Is
whisky, President Taft has at last de
clared. It is whisky when made of
neutral spirits, says the president. If
reduced to potable strength. But it
must be branded so that those buy
ing It may know Just what they are
getting.
The decision, made after a (long
series of hearings participated In yes
terday by members of the govern
ment's pure food department and dis
tillers, was announced yesterday. The
president covered various details in
his decision and gave directions for
the proper brandi ng of the various
varieties of liquor, holding, among
other things, that whisky made from
a mixture of "straight" whiskey and
"neutral spirits" may be called a
blend.
According to Mr. Tuft's instructions
"straight whiskies" w-U hereafter
be branded as such, but the brand
may be accompanied by the legend
"aged in wood" and whiskey op neu
tral spirits wilt be branded so as. to
make known the principal Ingredient.
In addition, if they so deaire, manu
facturers of stra. ght whisky also may
use the word "Bourbon" or "Rye" as
the facts may warrant.
The definition of "blends" is not
made broad enough to Include neu
tral spirits mado from molasses and
reduced to potable strength. This ar
ticle, the president says, cannot be la
beled as whisky; It is rum.
Wiley Taken to Task.
The president takes Dr. Wiley and
other chenv'sts to task for a "funda
mental error" as to what the name
"whisky" has Included In the last
100 years and also expressed the opin
ion that Mr. Powers makes "too nice
a dlctlnctlon" in his deductions.
"If." ho said, speaking of the opin
ion of Mr. Powers, "turn wines at
from 140 to.1'0 degrees, when reduc
ed to potable strength und containing
a quantity of fusel oil und flavored
by burned sugar, are whisky, as he
has found, then the continuous dis
tillation so as to give a product of
from 160 degrees to 188 degrees proof
and still further to reduce Its fusel
oil Is not to change its whole nature
or to make whnt was genuine 'whis
ky,' because of a slightly reduced
trace of Ingredient. The distinction la
too Impracticable, in my Judgment for
the execution of the law."
The president thinks such an order
as his decision contemplates cannot
do injustice.
Must Show Ingredients.
"Those," ho says, "who make whis
ky of 'rectified.' or 'redistilled" or
neutral' spirits cannot complain of to
prevent further frauds, they are re
quired to uso a brand which shall
how exactly the kind of whisky they
arc selling. For that reason, It seems
to me fair to requ'ro them to brand
their product as 'whlcky made from
rectified spirits.' or 'whisky made
from neutral spirits,' as the case may
bo and, If aged. In the wood as some
times Is the case with this class of
wh'sky. they may add this fact.
"The public will be made to know
exactly the kind of whisky they buy
and drink. If they desire straight
whisky they can get It by purchasing
what Is branded 'straight whisky.' If
they are willing to' drink wh'sky
made of neutral spirits, then they
can buy it under a brand showing it.
and If they are content with a blend
of flavor made by the mixture of
HUNBKER DEAD IV
STORM SWEPT SPAIN.
Madrid. Dec. 27. Incomplete
returns today from flood swept
provinces of Spain Indicate a
minimum death list of from five
to six hundred. There Is a pos-
slbll'ity that the complete story
will greatly swell this number.
The distress and suffering Is In-
tcnslficd by' the cold weather.
Many towns can not be reached
on account of the damage to the
railroad. Today's reports say
that the ban to of Quadalqulver
river are strewn with corpses.
Heavy losses In livestock and
damage to crops will necessitate
the Importation of foodstuffs as
well as of stock.
er
straight whisky and whisky made of
neutral spirits, tho brand of tho blend
upon the package will enable them
to buy and drink that which they de
sire. This was the Intent of the act.
It Injures no man's lawful business
because It Ins'sts on the statement of
tho truth on the label.
No Cause for Complaint.
"If those who manufacture whisky
made of neutral spirits and wish to
call It 'whi'sky,' without explanatory
phrase, complain because the addi
tion of the 'neutral spirits' In the la
bel taken away some of their trade,
they are without a Just ground be
cause they lose their trade merely
from a statement of the fact.
"The straight whisky men are re
lieved from all future attempt to
pass off neutral spirits whisky as
stra'ght whisky. More than this, if
straight whisky or any other kind of
whisky Is aged In the wood the fact
may be branded on the package and
this claim to public favor may truth
fully put forth.
"Thus the purpose of the pure food
law Is fully accomplished In respect
to misbranding and truthful brand
ing." The decision follows lines of con
clusions reached by the royal com
mission of Great Britain and reverses
tho verdict of former President
Roohevelt, former Attorney General
Bonaparte, Solicitor General Bowers
and Dr. , Wiley, chief of the bureau
of chemistry. The Roosevelt-Bona-parte-Wlley
order denied the use of
the word "whisky" In brand ng to all
liquor except "Htraight whisky," the
whisky which is aged In charred
oak casks.
Mr. Bowers extended the use of the
word to liquors made of "rectified"
and "distilled" spirits. President
Taft goes a step further and Includes
blends and whisky made from "neu
tral spirits."
Elaborating his conclusions, the
president says:
"After an examination of all rhe
evidence, it seems to me overwhelm
ingly established that for 100 years
the term 'whfsky' in the trade and
among the customers has Included all
potable whisky made by rectflcallon
or redistillation and 'flavoring and j
coloring matter, a subsequent Im
provement and that, therefore, it is a
pervislon of the pure fcod law act to
attempt not to limit the meaning of
the term 'whisky' to that which mod
ern manufacture and taste have made
the most desirable var ety."
"LANKY BOB" TAKES
THE COUNT OF TEN
'GHAND MJ MAX OF
THE RING" KNOCKED OCT
Hill I -a lie's Youth and Weight Too
Much for Poor Old Fit Stays J
Gamely to 12tli ' Whim lie Gocm to j
the Floor Fit a Great Favorite, "j
Sydney, N. & W., Dec. 27. Bill
Lang, AURtralan heavyweight, knock
ed out Bob Fitznimmons in the 12th
round of their fight 'at Rush.Cutters
Hay stadium today. The fight was)
evenly contested up to the last round j
when Lang forced Fitzsimmons to the
ropes, knocking him down with a
right hand blow to the Jaw, and, when
he arose, sent him to the floor sense
less with a right hand uppercut.
FItzs'mmons had not appeared In
the ring In Australia since ho left
here many years ago, and when he
climbed through 'the ropes today he
was given a great reception. The
veteran looked to be in splendid con
dition after his long period of prep
aration. The fight opened rather
tamely, Lang showing h's extreme
nervousness. He was frequently hoot
ed for holding In tho clinches and fre
quently butting his opponent and re
fusing to break' clean. Fltz, on the
contrary, fought cleanly and quickly
became the favorite with the crowd.
Lang Recovers Confidence.
As the fight progressed, Lang ac
quired confidence and forced the
pace, but Fitzsimmons cleverly evad
ed h' rushes and frequently landed
clean blows on the face and body. In
a hot rally In the eleventh round
Fltzzslmmons cut Lang's right eye se
verely with a left hand punch.
When the twelfth and laft round
opened, Lang rushed Fitzsimmons to
the ropes and floored him with "
right hand swing.
Fitzsimmons took the count of nine
and rose groggy. Lang was at him
fiercely as soon as he regained his
feet, battering the tottering veteran
about the ring. Ho forced Fitzsim
mons against tho ropes and with a
hard right uppercut on the Jaw, sent
him down and out.
Lang was a strong favorite In the
belting at the odds of one to two. His
weight was announced at 188 pounds,
while Fota gave his as 156 -pounds.
Arthur Scott was the referee. The
weather was warm. Twelve thou
sand spectators witnessed the fight.
Passengers Arc Relayed.
Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 27. About
500 passengers on the Penna railroad
were obliged to remain here last
night as a result of the snow block
ade east of Lancaster.' Ta. All trains
from the west were stopped here and
it was announced that no trains would
be run eastward during ihe night.
LYNCH LAI
III OREGON
Farmers cf Grant County Take
'Murderer rrom Officer and
Shoot Him.
MAN HAD KILLED
I NOFFENSIVE HERDER
Southern Methods of Justice Employ
ed by Hamilton Farmers Oliver
Snyder, Murderer, Ran to Earth by
posse Deputy Sheriff Starts to
Canyon City With Him Mob Take
Him and Kiddles Him With Ilullcw.
Heppner. Ore., Dec- 27. Oliver
Snyder, who Friday night shot and In
stantly killed Arthur Greene, an In
offensive sheepherder, was forcibly
taken away from Deputy Sheriff Joe
Cassldy by a, raob of Infuriated farm
ers, and his body riddled with bullets,
according to news brought here to
day by the deputy sheriff. According
to Cassldy, Snyder blew off the top of
Greene's head with a shot gun when
the latter attempted to prevent Sny
der from killing a dog belonging to
Charles Beymer.
Following the shooting Snyder Is
said to have fled to the woods. A
posse was quickly organized and
started in pursuit. Early Saturday,
Snyder wus located fifteen miles from
Hamilton where the shooting occurr
ed and surrendered to the posse. Yes
terday Cassldy started for Canyon
City with the prisoner. AceorJinp ;
his story he had hardly gotten outside
of Hamilton before a mob held him
up and took Snyder out of the buggy
and ordered the officer to drive on.
Cnssidy drove back "to Hamilton for
assistance und when he returned found
Snyder's lifeless body In the road,
riddled with bullets.
TESTS FOR CFXSI S
ENl'MER.VTOR NOT II AKI
Washington, 1). C. Dec. 27. Any per
son of good Judgment, who has re
cti ved an ordinary common school ed
ucation, can readily and easily pass
the test to be given applicants for cen
sus enumerators' places on Saturday.
Feb. 6th, the date finally set by I. S.
Census Director Durand, according to
op announcement from the Census
iiuretiu today. This will be a com
forting assurance to the several hun
dred thousand who are believed to be
contemplating application for the
places.
It was emphatically stated at the
bureau that the tm will be an eminently-
reasonable and practical one.
similar to that applied to applicants
at the Twelfth Census. It will con
sist of filling out a sample schedule of
nouulatlon from a description. In nar
rative form, of tvnlcal families: and.
In the case of enumerators whose work
will be In the rural districts, they will
be called upon to fill out an eddltional
sample schedule of agriculture, from
information furnished by the Census
Bureau.
GERMANY WILL NOT
BUY ZEPPELIN'S LATEST
Berlin. Dec. 27. It Is believed here
that Count Zeppelin, whose wonder
ful dirlg ble balloon startled all Eu
rope, will suffer a heavy financial
loss as a result of the announcement
from the German war office that the
government will not buy his Zeppelin
III. for which the count expected to
receive t 40.000. The reason given by
the government for not purcnasins
the dirigible is that the bg flyer wM
be out of date in two years, owing to
the large number of technical Im
provements. Mrs. O. W. Knight and daughter.
Miss Mary Knight, were pa-ssengers on
the Incoming Northern Pacific train
today.
IUSI1L WORKER KILLED
IN DUEL WITH POLICEMAN
San Francisco. Pec. 2". Andrew
McCormick. a member of the Indus
trial Workers of the' World from
Portland, was killed yesterday In a
pistol duel with Patrolman A. W.
gelow after the pol.ccman had been
shot in the arm and a bystander
wounded In the head. The battle fol
lowed a row In a saloon of the Bar
bary coast region precipitated by Mc
cormick's refusal to pay for a drink.
Ho resented the proprietor's effort
to collect by drawing a pistol and
firing a shot which penetrated a peti
tion, the bullet striking Christopher
Elltstnn in the head. McCormick ran
out with lilgelow in pursuit.
EftST SWEPT
Storm God Exacts Toll of Life
ard Property in .Atlantic
States.
NEW YORK'S DFSTITl'TE
SFFFERING TKKHIBLY
Hardest lllizzard in Years Swoop
Down on East, Blowing for Two
Days Fourteen Perish In New York
City Fast Side Denizens are
Storm's Victims Much Property is
Destroyed Two Itaad In New
Haven.
Ne,w York. Dec. 27. It is estimated
today that fourteen persons lost their
lives as the result of a blizzard which
has swept New York Bince Christmas.
The storm swept down upon the city
from the northwest and at times the
gale registered a velocity of sixty
miles an hour. On the east side the
suffering is intense, and practically all
deaths reported have occurred In this
district. Charitable organizations are
finding it impossible to care for even
a small per cent of the destitute.
Much Dumuge at Boston.
Boston, Dec. 27. News filtering
slowly into Boston today over the
wrecked wires apparently make cer
tain that at least a dozen lives have
been lost and property damage am
ounting to more than one million dol
lars has resulted from the heavy winds
which prevailed throughout New Eng
land Christmas and yesterday.
1 J. Two IH-ad iu New Haven.
' New Haven. Conn., Dec. 27. Two
men are dead, and half a million dol
lars worth of property has been de
stroyed as the result of a blizzard
which has been raging here fir tvvu
days past. Wires are down and street
car and railroad traffic Is demoral
ized. Conductor ponovan. and a pas
senger named Michael Morton were
killed when a street car in charge of
Donovan plunged over an embank
ment Into the Nagatack rivet.
. Passengers Held In Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Dec. 27.--After being to
tally pnrallzed since early yesterday
by the forst storm Pennsylvania has
known in years the. railroad systems
have re'un: i ;uri; "in slightly to
day but 1 t;V i- '1 : to move the
trains. Vwn:n. I'elnvcu by the
storm, lvivo n ::!:'.ir .1 in hotels with
out brav'nT fie st-ir.n to get to the
railrond stal'ons.
Traffic Badly Demoralized.
Chicago, Dec. 27. Street car traffic
was partially resumed today after a
complete tie-up due to a blizzard that
swept the city for two days blowing
down wires and covering the tracks
with Ice and sleet. Railroads are still
badly crippled and doubtful train
schedules will be In order for several
days. All overland malls from the
west are from five to 25 hours late,
and many trains are snowbound at
points outside the city.
THREE VICTIMS FROM
OIL TANK EXPLOSION
Vallejo, Calif., Dec. 27. Three
men, one dying, and the other two se
riously burned, were brought to this
c- ty today and placed i" the Down
ing hospital as the result of the ex
plosion of an oil tank on- tho steamer
Roma Oleum, late yesterday. The
dying man Is Manuel Silva. The two
seriously burned victims are Lewis
Tyler and Sam Knutsen.
Civil War Veteran Dies.
Peabody, Kas Dec. 27. Col. Ber
tin Hlnkney, a we!! known Kansas
pioneer, died yesterday, aged 86. He
commanded the sixtieth Wisconsin
volunteers.
In a vacant lot, McCormick turned
on the officer and opened fire. Blgt
low hold his fire until his left nnn
was cr'ppled by a bullet, then he fir
ed three shots, all of which took effect.
McCormick was Identified by a card
in his pocket which bore the number
HI of the Portland organization.
Portland, Ore., Dec. 27. Accord
ing to local Industrial Workers of the
World off cers, Andrew McCormick,
who was shot by a policeman, was an
Itinerant concrete worker. He Joined
the order on October 9.1909. Further
than that McCormick left here for
San Francisco, nothing was known cf
the man.
AVIATOR HAS ACCIDENT
OX HIS TRIAL TBIP
Washington. Dec. 27 Harrv Orrrn.
Inventor of an aeroplane which ex
perts have declared to be a long step
forward in the science, of
came to grief here last week ln a
private trial, and his flying mach no
was badly damaeed. Thin h i.Lt
became known.
Orme's accident was similar to that
which overtook Orvllle Wright m 1,1.
trial flight at Fort Meyer and which
icnuiien in me death of Lieutenant
Selfrldge. A loose wire srnt In fna
way of the propellers, breaking them,
rtJr sieer.ng device and ruining
many wire supports. The ma,.hin
will be repaired soon and the toot
sumed. The Arme machine differs
i rum me usual types of aeroplanes ln
that it -s equipped with a parachute
i.anBement above the biplanes,
which the inventor claims will prevent
the sudden plunging of the aerial
craft to earth if any mishap occur.
TACOMA INVENTOR SOLVES
PROBLEM OP FLYTNG
Tacoma, Dec. 27. Intense Interest
Is being taken today in the startling
investigation of Lucian F. Cook a
local capital et, who declares he has
Invented a flying machine which will
revolutionize the science of aerial
night -and solve In a practical way for
all time the problem that has baffled
mankind for ages. Cook, who has
already perfected several ingenious
nventlons, stated today that within
a few weeks he will give demonstra
tions that he expects will set new
stakes' In the aviation field. The plan
for the flying machine is locked up
In a safety deposit vault here and
will be patented by Cook within two
months. The prino pie upon which
the airship win work Is that employ
ed by birds ln flight, and Is called by
the inventor 'atmospheric contact."
LABOR MAKES APPEAL FOR
HOME -MADE PRODUCT
t Helena. Mont., Dec. 27. A special
sessitn of the legislature was con
vened here today to consider an ap
peal from organ zed labor for an ad
ditional appropriation with which o
permit the proposed wings of the
state house to be built from Montana
stone instead of cheaper material
from Bedford, Indiana.
SENSATION CREATED
IN STOCK EXCHANGE
HOCK ISLAND COMMON HAS
SCDDFX RISE AND FALL
Jumped From 5(Kj; to HI und Then
Iteredcal Back to 50 Exciting
Time In Buying Centers.
New York. Dec. 27. The skyrocket
riue of Rock Island common stock
from 50 5-8 to 81, and its immediate
recession to 50 furnished the stock ex
change financial centers throughout
the country today with one of the big
gest sensations of the closing year.
Everywhere reports of a corner were
heard and there was intense excite
ment on the floor, resulting in the fall
ing off of the general list several
points, some sustaining a loss of three.
The fact that the control of the rail
road system was not in the ownership
of the common stock was the only
anchor that saved the. situation from
growing worse than it did. This fact
precluded the possibility of the buy
ing being conducted by persons try
ing to suddenly gain control of the
property. There was very heavy sell
ing throughout the brief period of
the exciting activity, one sale of 1800
shares being at the highest mark of
the day, 81 points. The first sale or
the day was 600 shares at 50 5-S- and
Immediately thereafter heavy orders
came ln apparently from all sides.
COMMITS SCICIDE T1IROIG1I
FEAR OF INSANITY
Seattle, Dec. 27. Fearful that his
mind was weakening and that he
would end hs life ln a madhouse,
Raymond Lloyd, aged 35. son of At
torney II. P. Lloyd, of New York
city, a Yale graduate In the class of
'94. scion of one of the oldest and
most prominent families in the east,
committed suicide today by drinki'ig
carbolic acid. The following tele
gram, evidently from Lloyd's father,
was found in hs room: "I hope thru
tho darkness soon will break for you.
and that Christmas day will bring
pleasant thoughts of olden times
when we were not a broken fami'y.
but were happy together."
CHILDREN BURN TO
DEATH; MOTHER ESCAPES
Loveland, Tenn., Dec. 27. Two
small chidren of S. M. Sunny, of this
city, were burned to death, fire de
stroying their home The wife es
caped from the burning building in
her night clothes, after ineffectual
attempts to save the lives of the lit
tle ones.
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Nelson and on
of Vale are now In the city vis ting
at the home of Mrs. Nelson's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Sloan.
MADRIZ STARTS
REFORM
1
New President of Nicaragua
Will Wipe Out Monopolies
of Predecessor.
CAUSES SWINDLERS
TO BE ARRESTED
Zelaya Left Him In Bankrupt Stat
and he Arrests Men Who Are Partly
Responsible for Condition Son-In-Law
or Tyrant and Zclayan Minis
ter of Finance in Hands of Authori
ties Francldses Revoked.
Managua, Dec. 27. The new presl
dent of Nicaragua, Jose juadrlz, la
taking hold of affairs with a strong
hand. Zelaya left him the legacy of
an empty treasury, and soon after
President Madrlz had publicly an
nounced, ln effect, that the country
was practically on the verge of bank
ruptcy, the arrest. of Joaquin Passos,
Zt-laya's son-in-law, and Ernesto Mar
tinez, Zelaya's last finance minister,
was ordered. They are now In the
hands of the authorities charged with
misplacement of funds, failure to
register several bonds, and the circu
lation of unsigned paper money.
Irials as minister general, is pre
paring a decree establishlne a com- ..
mission to revoke the franchises ander -which
scores of monopolies given to
Individuals by Zelaya have been op- -erated.
These monopolies poured into Ze
laya's purse vast sums of money.
While they yvere ostensibly in the
hands of others, it was to the former
1 president that the greater portion of -I
the returns was transferred. Passos la
looked upon as the creator of theBe
monopolies and the rummy utilization
by Zelaya to cover his large stock
interests therein. His arrest has been
: encouragingly received.
. Senatos Ramlriz, Zelaya's chief of
; telegraph, also has been arrested. He
; U charged with having sent a tele-
jgram In the name of President Mad- - '
j riz ordering the government troops to
; abandon their strong positions. Gen
era lg Anastaslo Oraiz.Kenlto, Chav-
arrla and Paulino Godey. banished by
Zelaya in 1895, have been recalled by
Madrlz.
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I DID I'. S. AND MEXICO
j AU ZELAYA TO FLEE
Mexico City, Dec. 27. It Is reported
government circles that the United
; States and Mexico had a full but secret
understanding concerning the flight
from Nicaragua of former President
Zelaya. Whether the two governments
agreed upon permitting the former
dictator to find refuge away from his
turbulent country with the 'under
standing that his departure was
equivalent to self imposed exile, is
causing much disturbance. Another
report has it that the United States
may take steps to bring Zelaya to task
for the alleged Indignities to which he
! submitted certain Americans in Nica
ragua. The foreign office officials re
fuse to discuss the case.
REMINGTON DICTATES IRS
EPITAPH BEFORE DEATH
Ridgefleld, Conn.j Dec. 27.-
the tombstone of Frederick Reming
ton, the artist, who died yeserday
following an operation for appendi
citis, has been engraved the words.
"He knew the horse." It was the,
artist's last request. His body was
taken to Canton. N. T., of which
place Rem-ngton was a native. The
funeral services will be held tomor
row. PIXCHOT REN EWES HIS
ATTACK ON FOES.
New York. Dec. 27. Forster
Gifford Pinchot today renewed
his fight against the foes of
conservation. In a luncheon
speech he said: "The Amer-
can people evidently have de-
cided that our national resourc-
es shall be conserved. But are
they to be conserved for the
profit of a few or for the bene-
fit of the majority?" The con-
fllct that will decide this ques-
tion of paramount Importance
to the Amercan people is now
on. The battle is being fought.
It Is the honorable distinction
of the forest service that it has
been more constantly and bitter-
ly attacked by the representa-
tlves of the spec.al interests than
any other government bureau
It Is notable that the more suc-
cessful we have been In pre-
venting land gvabblng and ab-
sorption of water power, the
more ngenlous the attack have
become."
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