The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-12
CHICAGO PACKERS
Testify Regarding Meat CON
trRcfs with she Army.

Washington, Jan. f1.--several represent
tatives OF the Chicago packers who fur
ninshed beef to she army IN Cuba and
Porto Rico testified before the war inves-
tigation commission today detailing the
methods for the preservation Of meats ana
relating the experiences OF the packers
m supplying beef 70 the English. French.
German ana Japanese armies. All OF the
witnesses maintained that the beef fur
1ished the army was OF tho same quality
ne that delivered to foreign governments
md supplied 70 the trade OF tho world.
and Tint the quality was uniformly good. /
MISS JENNINGS TEsTrFrEs.
Joannette Jsnnines. a newspaper woman
'~d n vc'rnteer worker of the ReA Cross.
rho wne ~ earfiaro On tho atrnniv shin
ro~aa nrraerea ~ the afternoon qessfor
~ vari0s the rnouoforv of Tho chemical
roef inoui-v bv teiiinv her evnAriancc AZ
rureo aboard the Seneca. which waa de-
-crihed on W. arrivai m New York. "a
"a horror shin" Witness said that. con-
trarv IN tho tessi-oorv ~ numerous army
rurroons. the Ped Cross did render es-
o0'i'' 9'7 70 the hospitaIs ~ sihonev /
'na eiaowhore IN Cuhn. anS that this aid
,oa hoc1 reoroated NV Dr In Garde. tho
.tlrveon ~ chorre ~ che hench hnspital, N
~ rrntofuliv ao'snowiedgea ~ tho time.
po~ar7tro Tho Seneca. wifnees was scnt \
,',on~7 hnr 20 cove for tha sicls WIN were II
sturrtn~ frorn Crta Trer de~o~intion OF i
so vco-ai 7N not fifor eesontiaiiv from
those ~ tho corrcano0derfa md slick who
--ere aboard tho seneca on tho VOYAGE 90
New York She anid that except for a
-incIe case or hcef extract the vessel had
not a single article for the use of the
tick The captain was very attentive and 4
supplied many meats TO the sick soldiers |,
rom tho passengers table. but he protest.
ad before starting thnt tho vessel had 4
not been cleaned and was IN no condition
10 receive sick or convalescents and that
he had no supplies nor oven eating uten-
,ns for the sick aboard
Witness seeing this condition. had hast
~ COLLECTED NJ many supplies aspossibIe
rom the Texas. but time did not permit
,ettlng much.
THE PASSENGERS.
The ships passengers who were foreign
,ttaches and correspond lnts. gave up
heir state rooms to the sick, and with
he hastily collected supplies the ship
managed to get through without losIus q
'ationt Witness spoke OF the lack OF sur
,ical Instruments aboard, and Dr. Con-
Ior who was conducting the examination.
sked what need there wGs for surgical
Witness replied that one
older who had nearly suffocsted being
hoth through the lungs, had ia ounces
Il liquid pumped out OF his thorax as
oon as they could get him into Belle
mo hospital. Others. she said were all
nost as badly in need OF surgical atten-
ion,
act that the Seneca and other transports
lnhtted for the care OF sick and wounded
gerc loaded TO their utmost for the home
.oyage, the Relief. which was fitted TO
AIRY 500 sick, came home Immediately af-
erword with only 1875 patients aboard her.
DIR. W. A. ATwATER.
The next witness was Dr. w. A. Atwa-
er, special agent OF the agricultural
apartment, who was called as an expert
.hemlst OF the subject OF 'embaimed
ieeE" Tho eist OF his testimony. which
occupied somc hours, was that he con-
idored the ordinary canned beef OF COM
1crce. both cornod and roast excellent
God and Of about equal nutritive value.
Te also considered refrigerated beef ex-
client food and had never heard OF chem
eais or other than salt and salt petre
eing used IN preserving any sort Of meat
o be found In the general market.