The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-11

OehidiS, individually by the men,
bers of the San Francisco Board of
Health, of the statements attributed to
them by the Royal Baking Powder
Company:
INTERVIEWS WITH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OF HEALTH.
Joseph r. Davidson, member Of the Board
OF. Health, in response to inquiries regarding
the alleged Endorsement by the Board of the
Royal Baking Powder, said 'The whole
thing was an imposition, and otr names
were obtained under false pretenses l was
applied to by personal friend, who asked
ME to sign my name to statement that tbe
Royal was good baking powder. He told
NE it would only be published in one paper.
an obscure weekly paper, and was to help out
deserving man who wanted to get an adj
yertisement Under these circumstance,
signed my name. l am free to admit To
you, as have to all of my friends, that twas
mistake, and l shall be very, very careful
how sign my name to anything again"
DR.. II. NJ. Fiske. member of the board.
was also seen. He said: The alleged GER
tificate from the Board of Health was OBJ
tained by false representations, and as it
appears in the newspapers is, TO all intents
and purposes, forgery. 1t was an out
rageous proceeding all the way through,
and places us in wrong light before the
public"
DR.. Charles McQuesten, member of the
Board of Health of San Francisco. said.
THE alleged certificate published BY the
Royal Baking Powder Company was OBJ
tanned by fraud. We never signed any such
paper as was published in the newspapers.
Here is copy of letter addressed to thu
local agent of the Royal Baking Powder
Company, informed him that il the adyer
tlsement was not withdrawn we should COM
menee an action against him. l received
an answer from him stating that the home
Office had authorized him to withdraw it
and that it would not appear again. The
thing is outrageous; we never analysed
the Royal. don't know what it contains. and
never intended to set it above any other
powder. The whole action has been repre-
hensible in the highest degree"
DR.. LIE Tourneux member of the
e -
''The advertisement published in the news
papers by which We were made to indorse
the putty and excellence of the ROYAL Bak-
ing Powder was fraud. We never signed
any such paper. DR.. McQuesten and N.Y.
self called on the local agent Of the Royal
Company, and he promised to withdraw the
advertisement, but on the contrary it ap-
peared in all the papers the next day. We
then informed him that we should take
legal means to protect ourselves. l am in
earnest in this matter and propose to see
that the thing is set right.
1.-THE despicable action Of the Royal peo-
pie has placed tue board in a wrong light,
and for one am determined that Justice
shall be done. l have heard on good au-
thority that this action of the Royal Baking
Powder Company is an old trick of theirs,
and that most Of their alleged certificates
are obtained in this way"
Mr.. W. A. Boyce, reporter for the San
Francisco Chronicle, certiies to each one of
the foregoing letters. that the statements
therein contained were made by the writer's
to him.
James A. King. notary public. eertifies
with his official seal and signature that each
of the foregoing statements was made to
him under oath at his Office in San Fran
cisco, December 2, 1889.