The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-28
He SOLD
BAD MILK
Star Dairy Driver is
Convicted.
IS FINED FIFTY DOLLARS
Despite Denials it is Proven That
Irish Moss Was Put in
the Fluid.

Driver Lanbo OF the Star dairy was
found guilty yesterday in the District
Court OF delivering adulterated milk
to customers, and fined $50 and costs.
Attorney Magoon, counsel for the de-
PENDANT, and who is also a director OF
the Star Dairy Company, put all the
employees Of the dairy, including the
manager, upon the witness stand to
testify as to the method employed in
transferring the milk from the cows,
the containers which are carried in the
delivery wagons.
Each witness was asked to state
whether Irish moss was ever used in
thickening the milk and a denial was
obtained from each that he knew any
thing Of 1t. 1t was affirmed with equal
emphasis that no water had ever been
used to adulterate the tactical fluid to
their knowledge.
The case became interesting when
the manager of the dairy was placed
on the witness stand. Deputy Marshal
Chillingworth asked him whether he
had ever heard of Irish moss being used
IN connection with the adulteratIon of
milk. The dairy manager had never
heard OF the moss before. He was
asked whether or not he had, when
connected with the Woodlawn Dairy,
ever heard of their milk being water
ed or thickened, to which question he
made a negative answer. He was then
asked whether or not he had had a
conversation with Mr.. Shorey in which
the latter had warned him against
either the use of water or moss in the
milk. His recollection upon this mat
ter was not very clear.
Attorney Magoon in his argument
positively denied that the evidence
showed that the dairy had adulterated
its milk. Both sides were equally pos
tive as to the merits of the evidence
and Judge Wilcox finally summed up
in favor of the prosecution.
Il am satisfied" said his Honor,
that adulterated milk was delivsFed
by the defendant, and / find him gull
ty of the charge. i will fine him $50
and COSTS"
This is one of the first victories of
DR.. Shorey in his efforts to convince
the Court that milk is being delivered
TO customers which is not up to the
standard. Previous cases have not
been conclusive enough to obtain
conviction. Milk dealers have been
warned time and again of the presence
of water in the milk which they are in
habit of selling. and one or two OF
them have repeatedly been hailed be-
fore Judge Wilcox, but have gotten on
on technicalities.
1t is supposed to be a common habit
for the drivers of milk wagons on their
afternoon runs to put water in their
milk in order to increase the quantity.
This gives them an opportunity of sell
ing a few quarts, the proceeds of which
go into their own private pocketbooks.
while the reputation of the dairy has
to suffer.
Many householders complain that
the milk delivered in the afternoon at
their doors is thin and does not cling
to the side of a glass or tumbler any
more than a glass Of water. Their
strong belief in this matter Is that at
some place the driver mixes a guam
ttty of water in each can in his wagon,
after some of the milk has been taken
out. and that the driver then conducts
a private business on his own account.
The reason ascribed for the better
quality of the morning delivery OF
milk is that few persons are found
awake at the uncanny hour OF the
night in which the fluid Is left on peo-
pies Goorsteps, and so no purchasers
are Offering.