Show PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S HAND HANDIN HANDIN IN PURE FOOD LAW Committee of Scientists to Act as Final Judges in Dispute Washington Jan 1 18 Important I.-Important Important S. protests protests protests pro pro- tests o against the tIle decisions of or Dr liar liar- ye vey W Wiley 1 lie e pure food expert of or the de department dE- dE de- de of agriculture ore arc to be settled sOt set ted tIed by l a a special board boara to be selected b by the President These appeals have hav been taken to th the White House es especially es- es by the great manufacturers of oC I catsups preserves syrups etc tc and und by bytho bytho tho thu fruit growers of California Dr Wylie prohibited the use of L benzoate benzoate ben ben- n- n of soda soda In C catsups pickles and kindred articles after uter February 1 1 curtailed curtailed cur cur- tailed thy the use of ot glucose In syrups and similar preparations and cut to a 0 minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum the use of or sulphur In iii drying fruits The rIme President received a n call can today from Representatives s Smith and Hayes of California who declared ant that the California fruit growers are up In arms against n the ruling of oC the UI puro pure food root experts that tha sulphur In iii the drying process should be be reduced reduced about two thirds It I Is iii said that tho the amount of or two sulphur allowed under tho the ruling is far INi loss lobs than lhnn allowed In Germany Germony which Is said sold to bo be the strictest pure pure- ure food country In the world foul The President told his visitors that he lie had written letters to the 11 presidents presidents resl dents of or the tho University of Virginia University of or California Johns Hopkins university Northwestern university anti and Yale asking them to send him the tho names of two or three men each cacti who arc are regarded as scientists of stan standing Wh n tho the President receives e all al the replies to hl his letters he will wil select from the names sent him a n board of oC live Iho scientists nomel to whom the tho disputes willbe will willbe wil be left len ll The decisiOns of or this board will be made final html by order of or the President I wH dent ent regardless re of or how It affects nr tho thit I I various Interests t that thal are arc now making |