Republican News Item CHAS.'.LOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY, APR. IV, IWO. "FIRST OF ALL —THE NEWS." The News Item Fights Fair. IT IS'AVATRIOTI'C"HOME NEWSPAPER. Published Every Friday.Jtforning. By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOBTE, PA. SUBSCRIPTION —$1.25 per annum. If paid in advance SI.OO. Sapiple copies free. All communications should be ad dressed to REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte Pa., Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. Philadelphia, April 17.—Governor Stone has been the recipient of many letters of commendation of the con duct of the office of dairy and food commissioner under his administra tion. These letters liave come from farmers and others whose interests have been jeopardized by the attempts to Impose upon the public in the sale nf what is known as renovated but ter. Other schemes In violation of the laws of this commonwealth passed to prevent the adulteration of food pro ducts and other impositions upon the people have been unearthed aoid block ed by the officials attached to Governor Stone's administration, in accordance with his instructions to vigorously prosecute all violators of the law. Pub lic attention has been attracted to this subject within the last few days by the numerous warrants sworn out as the result of investigations by state of iiclals. No less than IK warrants were issued upon affidavits of a representa tive of Food and Dairy Commissioner Levi Wells in one day last week in this city, in line with the determina tion to prosecute those against, whom evidence of alleged violations of the laws shall be obtained. The department has a number of agents throughout the state and sev eral in Philadelphia. The Philadel phia agents have collected in the past several months samples that have en nbled the department to force manu facturers nnd grocers to take danger ous products, oleomargarine, reno vated butter, spices, vinegar, etc., en tirely off the market. Some of the products, especially the admixtures of if novated butter and oleomargarine, require most careful analysis by the chemists in order to detect adultera tion. LAW TO BE ENFORCED. The Philadelphia agents have col lected and turned into the chemist. Prof. F. A. (lentil. Jr., in the last few months, over 150 samples of food pro ducts and prosecutions have been in stituted in a lnrge number of cases before several of the magistrates, and ihe cases now rest in the quarter ses sions and common pleas courts for trial. The district attorney has prom ised his active support in prosecuting the cases in his charge. The majority of the samples that have been collected are oleomargarine, sold in violation of the law. The act of assembly, passed at the hist session, recognizes the right to sell oleomargarine and renovated but • ter, but requires those dealing in this product to mark it and sell it for what ii Is, without coloring matter to make i' look like butter. A test case in the color clause was argued in No. 4 court and then in the superior court, and is MOW awaiting a decision upon appeal to the superior court. Should the higher courts of the state decide that the act touching the anti-color clause is constitutional, the law will be rigidly enforced throughout the state. NECESSITY OF THE LAW. Dealers in oleomargarine have the light to sell it under the act of as sembly, providing they secure a li cense from the state, and providing they sell it for what it is. properly marked, in order that the public may not lie deceived. The greater amount of attention has been paid by the agents to the suppression of the sale of oleomargarine for butter, although the other food products that are fre quently adulterated are not neglected, and many samples are turned into the chemist foi analysis, showing the grave necessity for the existence of this dairy and food department under tlie state government. The most beneficial result of the en forcement of the law is in the way of preventing adulteration. If it were rot for the vigilance of the agents the whole tone of the trade would be de moralized in a short while. The mar ket would soon be flooded with adul terants. The work of the food and dairy com missioner of Governor Stone'sadminis tration had been so distinguished that Major Wells was elected president of the National Association of Food and Dairy Commissioners. This honor was given to him in recognition of the great progress made in Pennsylvania's sys tem of laws and methods of adminis trate is. Perhaps the greatest achieve ment of f.io ('cpartment has been the exposnr:- i ; the terrible adulterations in tilt' for:.i of "renovated" butter and the passage of the law preventing fraudulent sales of pure butter. It is a far more injurious article than oleo margarine. accoring to all authorities and according to the common knowl edge of the people. It formerly went for soap. The movement against this renovated butter has been followed by legislation in seven or eight states, copied after the statute drawn by Oom misisorier Wells and adopted in Penn sylvania. The movement has culmi nated in the agitation for national leg islation on the subject. A bill is no* pending in congress. This and the elec tion of Commissioner Wells as the president of the National Association of Dairy and Food Commissioners shows how Pennsylvania has been rec ognized as leading the country In the pure food movement. STAMPING OUT IMPURITY. Major Wells states that in the fiscal year 1898 to 1899. following the de- cision declaring tne nrst oleomarga rine law unconstitutional, about 11,- 000,000 pounds of the stuff was sold in Pennsylvania. There was little restraint, Since the new and more stringent leg islation was passed the sale has vastly decreased. He could only estimate how much It had fallen off, but agreed that the amount of renovated butter sold in this state Is now many times the amount of oleomargarine. There are 460 dealers licensed to sell oleomarga rine, and it is estimated that they sell on an average of 250 pounds a week, Which would amount to 7,500 pounds a year. It is believed that there is 20 times as much renovated butter sold as there la oleomargarine. Probably 5 per cent of all the articles consumed for butter in the state is really oelo margirine. The people of this state produce about 100,000 000 pounds of pure butter and consume about 220,- 000.000 of the yellow article, whether It be butter, oleo or what. Commissioner Wells said that ran cid butter is gathered up in great quan tities in the west, shipped here and turned Into the "renovated" article by boiling out. the fat and putting it through milk. It la a far more inju rious article than oleomargarine. With out the vigorous enforcement of the law the market would be flooded with this product displayed for creamery butter, and would do infinite injury to the farmers of this state. "Our great aim has been the fair, thorough and general enforcement of the law," said Major Wells, "and after having pursued that purpose with all diligence with the six chemists and the 17 agents at our command we feel we have made a conscientious effort to perform our full duty and that our re sults speak for themselves." PROFESSOR HAMILTON'S REPORT. In a report to Governor Stone out lining the work of this branch of the department of agriculture, since the passage of the "pure food bill." Secre tary of Agriculture John Hamilton last week said: "That immediately upon the law go ing into effect there were printed and distributed to dealers throughout the state 10,000 copies of the oleomargarine law, and 10,000 copies of the renovated butter law. Suitable record books were prepared and a form of license and placards were printed and agents were Instructed to take samples of suspected good for analysis. The report of the commissioner shows that during the year ending Dec. 111, 1599. 402 suspected samples of oleomargarine were taken and analyzed. 75 of these were found to be pure butter, 27 renovated butter and 300 were oleomargarine. "During the year 256 prosecutions for selling oleomargarine were brought. Of these 100 cases were brought to a ter mination, either by magistrates or ig nored by grand juries: SO cases were pending Dec. 31. 1899. Since Jan. 1, 1900. 417 licenses to sell oleomarga rine have been issued, and one license has been taken out for the manufac ture of oleomargarine. The chemists' reports are not all in, but the number of samples analyzed of oleomargarine reported as having been made since Jan. 1. 1900, is 107. A number of sam ples are in the hands of the chemists avtaiting analysis. Our attorneys re port that they have brought stilts in oleomargarine cases to the number of about 120, and of these over 70 arc lit the city of Philadelphia. "The department has been embar rassed in its dealing with the oleomar garine question, owing to a contest in the courts over the color clause of the late law. This provision has been con tested both in Pittsburg and Philadel phia. and cases were brought in eac city to test its constitutionality. De cisions by the lower courts sustaining the law were rendered, in December, 1899. and in January. 1900. These cases were appealed to the superior court, and one Philadelphia case was argued in March, and a decision is expected in the course of a week or two, when the court convenes. Every effort has been made to push these cases and the courts, at the request of our attorneys, have advanced them on the list. "If a favorable decision is handed down the way will then be clear for a more vigorous enforcement of the law, nnd pending this decision the depart ment is collecting evidence and is all ready to bring additional prosecutions as soon as Hie law Is declared to be constitutional. The courts of Philadel phia and Pittsburg are greatly burden ed with the mutitude of cases that they are called upon to hear, and our attor neys in Philadelphia, in order to secure prompt hearing, have communicated with the district attorney, requesting that the cases be heard at as early a date as possible. A reply has been re ceived from the district attorney stat ing that he had instructed the assistant district attorney to confer with our attorneys and collect the cases together and proceed with them with all dili gence. "The oleomargarine cases, however, are only a portion of the large number that the pure food department is called upon to bring to trial. The total num ber of samples taken by the agents last year, including oleomargarine, was 1,169. and of these 1,026 were analyzed, and a large number of suits were brought, taxing both the time of our attorneys and that of the court." Pennsylvania Republicans at their last state convention went on record in the most unqualified manner, under the leadership of Colonel Quay, Sena tor Penrose, Governor Stone, Attorney General El kin, General Reeder and the other leaders of the stalwart element, in favor of the renomination of Presi dent McKinley in a sturdyendorsement of his administration. The Keystone commonwealth was one of the first in the Union to declare through the Re publican organization for McKinley's renomination, and this sentiment will be reaffirmed here next week with em phasis. Colonel Quay may not be here to take part, although many of his friends are urging him to come, but h« will be the recognized leader of the organ ization. and unless he positively de clines the honor he will head the list of delegates-at-large to the national convention, which will virtually make him chairman of the Pennsylvania del egation. Senator Penrose will not be able to reach here before the mo ning on which the convention will be held. He proposes to remain In Washington un til after the vote in the Quay case shall be taken. This Is put down for 4 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon, and while the announced purpose of the op ponents of Colonel Quay is to do their utmost lo defer final action Bouse Cleaning If you are short of anything when you rearrange your house this spring send to Holcomb & Lauer's store and get it, they keep everything in the house furnishing line that you can think of. If you have not been in their store to inspect their immense stock, do so at once, and be convinced that you do not have togo out of the County to get what you want. Telephone call, Hotel Obert. HOLCOMBE & LAUER, Undertaking," ©USbOVC, gift. Williamsport & North Branch Railroad TIIMIIE TABLE In oftW't Monday Dec. 11, 1899. Ufuii (Imvti Corrected to February 22 19uo Rend ui> A. M. A. M. I*. M. I'. >l. A. XI. A M. STATIONS. A. M. A. 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Address all orders to THE HOME ARTIST, HILLSGROYK, PA. *lo Repair Broken Arti cle* ui-e Ilemember MAJOR'S RUBBER CEMENT, MAJOR'S LEATHER CEMENT. *oanui punjjj siNiflUnjp -ajuo oi ||»J -3 ,> .) jj •avjJo ant aiumima 4pu«3 | llO,|Hlt||VUU:) riib) uj, ! 1 tions—leave Towanda 045 a.m. and 10:>0 a.m.: arrive Sat'tield, 7.52 a. in. 1.04 p. in. ; STAGE LINKS Stage leaves lltighesville post office for Lairdsville, Mengwe and Philipsdale daily . Wilton, Beaver Lake and'Fribley on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11.30 Stage leaves (Men Mawr tor If illsgrove I and Forksville at 11 02 a. 111. ) Stage leaves Muncy Valley tor Unity ville, North Mountain ami Lungerville daild at 11 19 a. 111. Passengers taking trains at Hag station* can secure train, excursion tickets from the conductors. 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