The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-07-25


Pure Food Laws Of shs stets-Tss.
timony Of Experts.
Toledo, O.. July 22.-The criminal
ease OF the state Of Ohio against James
White, now ON trial before Judge
Meek in this city is Of unusual inter-
- 10 the coffee drinkers of this and
other states. James White 10 gro
cor of this city. He was arrested sew
eral months ago on complaint Of Ohio
Pure Food Commissioner. The charge
10 that he sells Ariosa coffee--which
soffee, according to the state. 70 glazed
y coated with glutinous substance
that makes II appear better than II
really 10. The laws of Ohio specific
ally prescribe that foods shan not be
adulterated or 90 treated that they
ere c0unterfeits Of . better class Of
goods.
Joseph Blackburn. the State Pure
Food Comnisaioner, has been conduct
lng an active crusade against manu-
tActursrs Of spurious food stuffs. At
the instancs Of his department,
package OF Ariosa coffee was purchas-
Cd n Toledo. 1t happened that the
agset made the purchase Of Grocer
White. III
A. soon a. Grossr White was put
under arrest the Arbuckle Brothers.
Of New York, who prepare and pack
Ariosa. gave notice that they would
defend grocers against prosecution
by the pure food commission. Ac-
cordingly, the very best legal talent
the country affords was put at Mr..
Whites service.
The case has been on trial before a
Jury for nearly a month. Leading
chemists Of the country and expert
coffee men have been called by the
state and the defense.
The leading witness for the state of
Ohio was Prof. G. A. Kirchmaier. q
well-known chemist Of Toledo. Mr..
Kirchmaier has done other expert
work for the state. His testimony
analytical examination of the pack
age Of Ariosa coffee purchased from
Grocer White. and found that 1t was
glazed with . glutinOus substance.
Prof. Kirchmaier further testified
that the coffee beans he examined
| contained an avssage OF 300 bacteria
He testified % the stand that he had
made examioakioos OF other coffees
and found thAk bacteria were not
present at ell OF In . small number
The testimony At Expert Kirchmaier
Was also to the effect that the, glutin-
eAs glaxins-whioA consists Of eggs
and sugar-was . favorable medium
for the propagakion Of bacteria. Prof.
Louis Schmidt. Cincinnati chemist
Of wide experience. corroborated the
testimony of Prof. Kirchmaier.
Testimony Of Experts.
Arbuckle Brothers summoned to
their aid some Of the leading chem
lists Of the world. Prof H. w. Wiley,
Of the United States agricultural de-
partment at Washington; Prof
Vaughn. bacteriologist and chemist at
the Ann Arbor University; Prof. Web
ber and Prof Bleile, of the Ohio
State university. Columbus, all gave
expert scientific testimony In behalf
Of Ariosa coffee: They had made ex-
aninations Of different samples. DR..
Wiley had made sioss inspection Of
the Ariosa factory 1t brooklyn, and
considered the process commercially
correct. DR.. Wiley told Of the mil
lions OF eggs that were used By the
Arbuckles every year in the prepara-
ton Of the glazing for the Ariosa
brand Of coffee. These ere more than
10 millions q eggs used, he said, pur-
chased at the prevailing market
price. although q sSpply h kept in
cold storage for longer or shorter per-
iods to guard against prices rising to
high markA Dr. Wiley did net make
an EXAMINATION Of Aato1a for bacteria,
but he sald that the glutinous coating
undoubtedly w8s favorable medium
for the propagation Of bacteria.
The experts who heard DR.. Wileys
testimony were pleased to be able to
"catch" 30 famous chemist. The
doctor at one point In his testimony
explained very clearly how 1t is that
t 9 egg put into the coffee pot by the
housewife settles the coffee. He said
Is It siaks to the bottom Of the pot il
carries the fine particles Of coffee with
", and thus clarifies the drink. It ID
the act Of coagulation In the coffee
pot that does the work. Later on in
his cross-examination, he had to ad-
nit that xhen the he :sg was put on
eoaEulated. and as egg cannot be CO
AEulatad but once, that the coating on
coffee was Of practically no value a
9 "settler" when It reached the ceiIes
Prof. Bleile. an expert chemist from
the Ohio State university. said he
found any number OF lively bacteria
op the Arfosa coffee beans he exam.
ineda tFat stf'F' tFt "
The case has been one of decided in.
tsrest and the. verdict of the Jury Il
awaited by dealers in coffee as vel
- bg consumers. II is doubtful II {
case was ever tried in the courts here
which has been fought 20 gtubbornly
J Eminent Counsel have been employed
en- both sides.
The attorneys for the state Of Ohie
insist they have made good case
while the lawyers for the defense sal
that they will prove beyond q cues
ton that Ariosa coffee glased as 1,
10 is not harmful as the state sees
at to set forth.
One of the sensations Of the Ions
trial was q charge by Walter Brown
attorney for the state of Ohio, against
Arbuckles. He announced that thu
Arbuckles were guilty of compound
GERS that they (Abuckles) would de-
fend any criminal cases Instituted
against them by the pure food com.
mission because of the sale of Ariosa
coffee.
In the event that the jury finds Gro
cor White guilty Of felony for sell
Ing Ariosa coffee, 1t il said Arbuckles
will carry the case to the highest
court; and II the state of Ohio d de.
. feated in this action an appeal also
will be taken. Pure Food Commission
er Blackbnrn says: There is nc
doubt IN our minds but that Ariosa II
sold contrary to law and we have ne
resson TO beliye that ye have ipsti'