The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-29
A BAKING.POWDER FIASC0
Some Inside History About that Famous
Analysis Brought to Light.
No More Through DIR. Martins Hands-Coun-'
Gilman Stechhan Loses Patience with Coun-
Gilman Markey-MinOr City Affairs.

The Department of Public Health has
been in receipt of letters from the Royal
Baking powder Company, of New York,
and the Calumet Baking-pOwder Company,
of Chicago. within the past few days ask
ing if the alleged" analysis of the Price
b~aking-powder referring to the one made
by City Chemist Late, lauding that powder
to the skies, which DR.. Martin, OF the
Indianapolis Food-preserving Company
tackled onto Mr.. Latz's official report to the
health board) had been authorized By the
BOARD of Health.
The story of the analysis will be remem-
bered. as it was given in full at the time Dy
the Journal. The analysis OF Prices bak-
~ing-powder, q private one made by chemist
Late. showed that powder to be OF excellent
quality, and recommended it's use to all
housewives. 1t was q cumulative analysis,
and one not ordered by the Health Board.
DR.. Martin. however. who translates chem
ist Latz's analys es from German into En-
glish, in submitting to the Health Board q
number OF analyses OF 0aking-powaers
included, whether intentionally. OF
otherwise, the fulsome analysis OF the
Price powder. The fact was promptly dis
covered by the board and the analysis was
suppressed. Since then. however. the
Price company, sin advertising It's powaer'
always includes this private analysis.
which. by the way. closely mDl q
q private snap in the qualitative analysis
authorized by the board along with that OF
other powders. leading people to suppose
that the entire analysis was one coming Or
ticIaliy from the Health Board.
In conversation with a journal reporter
yesterday, DR.. Morrison, president or the
Health Board. said: After the attempt
had been made to foist q private Analysis
on the Health Board, ! took an interpreter
with me. and went to see Mr.. Late; l found
the poor fellow crying. He said that he
did not even know that the analyses had
been sent to the board until he was In
formed of what was in the papers; that at
the time he was sick in bed. l then SAID 70
him: MIR. Late. this must not occur again.
Either you allow Dr.. Martin to have moth
ing whatever to do with the analyses
ordered by the board, or we will have moth
ing to do with YOU He promised that
1t should not occur again. and l then made
arrangements that all the analyses made
by chemists should be forwarded to Dr.
Geiss. of the City Dispensary, to be trans
lated into English.
Il next asked DR.. Martin what he meant
by adding an advertisement of a certain
baking powder onto what purported TO be
an Off cial report,3 continued DIR. MORRISON,
land he said he had not thought there was
any harm in so doing.D 5ltp
At the time the report was sent In. DR..
Martin said the fulsome analysis had been
added purely by mistake. Here is a case
for wondering people to exercise their pre-
rOgatlve.
Where Is the yiaduct Ordinance?
Councilman Otto Stechhan rushed into the
city clerks office yesterday afternoon and called
up Councilman Thomas Marley, chairman Of the
railroad committee. Mr.. Stechhan wanted to
ascertain if Marley had in his possession the
ordinance introduced by Mr. Steehhan providing
for approaches TO the Virginia-avenue .yiaduct
on Alabama street. When Mr.. Stechhan got
through with the telephone he was mad.
whats the natter" he was asked.
Marley says he has lost that ordinance OF
seems to me there have been some mighty pecu-
liar things done by councilmen lately. Olsen
claimed to have lost an ordinance. and Markey
| jumped onto him for it. Now Marley claims to
have done the same thing. I'd have been In a
caution to fortify myself with a copy. But even
now the clerk says the ordinance will have to be
business" Mr.. stechhan's ordinance was TO
make a test case as to whether or not tho Union
Railway Company could be compelled TO build
approaches at its own expense.
Trying to Get 'Fiooepce.
As the time for opening the bids on fire engines
and hose draws near the anxiety of the agents OF
companies that have submitted bids waxeth
warm. and the members of the Board OF Public
Safety are daily besieged. As is always the case,
there are rumOrs floating around that cannot be
confirmed, to the effect that some of the agents
are adopting undetermined and dishonest means
to get their goods adopted by the city. The bids
will he opened tomorrow, at moon, in the Office
OF the Board Of Public Safety, and a real lively
time Is looked for. There have already been
received elk or seven bids on hose and three on
engines.
will Not Get 1t Twice a Month.
A committee of firemen called on City Con
troller Woollen yesterday morning to see if he
would agree TO pay the ttremen semi-monthly.
OF course he wouldn't, and when the committee
said that "Barkus president Hawkins) was will
in" the controller ran @ foot race around the
City Hall to lay the matter before Mayor Sulli-
van and the Board OF Safety. President Hawk
men wanted their money twice a month before.
The matter will end right there.
SAD CASE OF CRIME.
Young Country Girls on Trial for Stealing
Dresses from a ValiSe.
Lille Haskins and Nav MahOney, employees al
the Bates House. were on trial in the Criminal
Court. yesterday, for petit larceny. They were
arrested the day before by officer KEGS Moore al
the Union Station, where they had stolen sew
eral dresses and other articles from the baggage
of a young lady named Henrietta Kelly, who
was going to bingham. III. The property was
found concealed about the persons of the girls.
Whitcomb. The trial was called yester.
day in order not to detain Miss Kelly