Show GETTING READY FOR FORNE NEW NE REFORM LAWS Pure Food Denatured Alcohol and Anti Anti- Pass Anti Pass Legislation in Effect January 1 ENFORCEMENT PROMISED Violators to Be Dc Punished b by Uncle Cl Sam Chemists a iid Inspectors Needed ip E Cl Every cry State Wn Washington Dec 30 Three Three of the four Cour so-called so reform measures enacted enacted enact enact- ed cd last spring go into effect on eu New Years Year's day These arc nrc the thu pure food law and the denatured alcohol law lass The pass anti-pass provision of or the railroad rate law becomes effective eu on the same da day Technically the food law goes into effect January 1 t said Dr H. H W. W Wiley chief of oC the bureau of or chemIstry chemistry chem chern- to today a Morally the act has been in effect two or three months It will be the first of February and perhaps later before the machinery that Is to be used In enforcing the food law will be lie in running order This delay Is Is' the result of ot congress failing falling to make mako an appropriation for tor carrying out the thc provision of the net act at the time the time the legislation was enacted Congress only last week weck appropriated to be used In enforcing the le legislation up to the first of July when the present present pres pres- ent fiscal year will ivill end Need tI Chemists anil ami JIt Inspectors As R soon as this appropriation was made male Dr Vile Wiley asked the Civil Service commission for seventy live to be used In enforcing the law Some of these will be chemists sonic some a assistant chemists and the others othen Inspectors Inspector The commission has sent out a call for COl examinations throughout the country and promises to have the list of eIl ready b by the lie middle of oC January We VC could coul have appointed appoint appoint- ed el a temporary force said today but it could have served ser only until the Civil iI Service commission was read ready to supply men and so we decided de decided de- de clde to wait walt One or two Inspectors will be assigned ne to each state Their business will be to nose around for violations of or the law b by manufacturers and dealers The chemists will be the priced high-priced men on the force Some Sonic of ot them are arc to receive a year earThey ear They will be stationed at ut government laboratories for the he examination of ot ottoo too foodstuffs Assistant chemists will re receive receive re- re about 3 a year CUI Preferred l E Men Dr 01 Wiley 11 C explains that It Il is hoped that lint chemists now employed by state slate food commissions or 01 state boards of health that have cl charge of food law ha enforcement will take the examination t so o that thc they may be appointed b by the federal government It Il is our desire to work in conjunction with the tho state organizations said he We Vc hope tt to arrange for chemists who are arc employed employ employ- ed b by the states also to take employment employ employ- ment with us By Dy doing this the thc states and ind thc thc- or work together tos A chemist so employed will lil turn uin his analyses ana over o to the federal authorities who will do the I ing n g. g In the opinion of or Dr Dl Wiley It is unimportant un un- important that the tho pure food machinery machin machin- ery cry will not be in operation for a u month or two after utter the law becomes effective e All over this country said saUl he iC the law lai Is now morally In force About 98 per cent of ho ho he persons effected effected effected ef ef- ef- ef by this legislation Ics are honest The rho other 2 per pr cent now have to be and arc anxious to lo be Of course coure there will ivill be the lie scalawags who will w attempt to o ade the law and amid those are arc the themen themen themen men our ch chemists ana una Inspectors will w get after arter I o C I. I Hud lIuti Ample TI Time l' l The Th manufacturers and dealers of or the country have had haJ the departments department's rules and regulations under the tho law ai before them since October 16 and this has given s them plenty of time late to arrange arrange ar ar- ar range to conform to the law According to the Governments Government's advices advices ad ud- vices manufacturers that engaged in adulterating have havo arranged to stop the practice The question of labels has hat worried the and dealers a good deal The fhe order of or the department depart depart- ment I Is that that- The regulation regarding regarding regard regard- ing the principal label will not be enforced enforced en en- forced until October 1907 in the lie case of ot labels printed and now on hand whenever any statement therein contained contained con con- tamed which is contrary to the food or drug druC act of June 30 30 1906 as to character character char char- acter acler of contents shall be lie corrected b by a Q supplemental label stamp or patter paster pat pas ter tr A All other labels now nos' printed and andon andon on hand hamid may bo be used without change until October 1 1907 1007 It will be a surprise to the ho government govern mont ment If there is not a distinct Improvement In the tho foods food and amid drugs drug's on 01 the after next Tuesday Correspondence from Crom various sections of the country Indicates that both man mali antI and dealers are anxious to toI I prove to lo their thelt patrons that they are arc living H up to the lie provisions o of the new ne' law As soon as the ch chemists and inspectors arc are appointed and put to WOI k the government gp expects to lo life a burden for every er c concern that Is not living living- up to the thc letter of oC the he law Denatured Alcohol kohol The denatured alcohol act does docs not come collie as us close to time the people as the tho food law The day lay the law lai goes oes into Inlo effect some of the large distilleries notably those connected with tho the whisky trust will begin the making of denatured alcohol It Is the tho expectation of or the government that the business 8 of or making mal mak In lug ing the new fuel Cuel will gradually grow gro The rue distilleries will have to be guided gulLied by the demand for Cot tho tim new product The prospect that thal the whisky y trust will absolutely control this the output at atthe atthe atthe the I start lart Is It discouraging Congress has taken notice of ot the tho situation and antI bills have ha been Introduced with the view of or making it Il easier casler for Cor the tho man manof manof manof of small means to engage In the bUsIn busi bUsI- n ness floss c. c I Internal a Revenue ii u e n issi U ii Ci Yerkes said toda today I 1 have ha no means of ot knowing hew v mun ninny many concerns will engage In imm the tho manufacture or how many will deal In the denatured pro pro- duct In Iii any event we ie shall b bo able abie to take bul care caro of or the volume volum of ness no matter what size It may mav be I have o I sent out letters to 0 all th the In Internal In- In revenue collectors Instructing theta them Immediately to lo furnish me mc with all aU tho the information thc they 1103 can cun gather about the manufacture of ot denatured alcohol as soon as ati It starts In their districts and ut at once to call caB on me mc for what whatever vor additional help hell they may mu need neetI to tho the Indus Indus- properly supervise t try rr I The Time going Into effect of oC tho the pass anti I provision of or the railroad rate law marks officially an Important step In Inthe Inthe the he reforms r of or the time day day- Most of ot th the railroads of time the country have anticipated anticipated antici antici- the time provision pro of oC the tIme rate law by cutting off free transportation but a afew afew afew few of or the time great systems have continued continued con con- to follow follo the old policy After Arter next Tuesday It will wilt be he unlawful for any any- common carrier engaged In Interstate Interstate interstate Inter Inter- state commerce directly or indirectly to Issue or give Ki any interstate free Cree tickets free Cree pass or free tee transportation ion tion for Cor passengers ers except to tl Its Us em em- and their families Us its officers agents surgeons physicians and antl at law to ministers ter's of or religion traveling secretaries of or railroad Young Mens Men's Christian associations Inmates ot of hospitals and charitable and eleemosynary elee Institutions and persons exclusively ex cx- elusive elusively l' l In charitable and eleemosynary elee dee workS to o Indigent destitute and antl homeless persons and antl to such Much persons per per- perI I sons soils when transported b by charitable societies or hospitals and the tho necessary agents employed In such transportation transports transports- tion lion to inmates of or the national homes 01 or state homes for Cor disabled volunteer soldiers and of soldiers and sailors sailors' homes Including those about to enter and those returning home after aCter discharge discharge dis dis- charge charK and antl boards of or mana managers ers of ot such homes to necessary takers care of ot live livestock stock poultry and amid fruit to employee on sleeping sleeping- cars carR express cars an and to linemen of telegraph and telephone companies to railway mall mail service cm- cm es Inspectors customs Inspectors and immigration inspectors to Lo newsboys on trains baggage gaJe agents w witnesses attending any legal Investigation investigation gation In which the common carrier Is Interested persons injured in wrecks and physicians and nur nurses es attending such persons provided that thal this provision provision provision pro pro- vision shall not be construed construct to prohibit prohibit prohibit pro pro- hibit un any ammy common carrier from r crr- vying passengers ers free rree with the lie object of oC providing relief in cases of or general epidemic pestilence or other calamitous V visitation I s i tat ion 10 the tie Penalty Any common carrier violating this provision hilon shall be deemed guilty of or a 0 misdemeanor and for each offense on conviction shall pay to the he United States StateR a penalty of or not less than nor more than 2000 and an any person other than tho the persons excepted in this provision who uses an any such Interstate free rree ticket free pass or free transportation tation shall shaH be bo subject to a like penal pen pen- al alt alty ty The Interstate Commerce commission says sas this section of oC the lie law will bo ue en enforced enforced enforced en- en forced without fear or favor ta Movements Move ve ments to have the legislation modified arc are under wa way The day before conre con- con gross cress re s adjourned for the holidays the house committee on Interstate an and foreign for for- or- or eign commerce a n delegation that desired to have the door opened a little lit lit- tic lie wider Even en If It congress should amend the time provision of or even en repeal It It which is not likely the lie great railroad systems would hardly return to the lie old practice of at Issuing free transportation indis m I nat ci |