The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-20
ADULTERATED COFFEE.
GROCER WHITE FOUND GUILTY
or VIOLATING OHiO'S PURE
FOOD LAWS.

Roasting OF Concc Drought out by
Scientific Expcrta-Presence of Bao-
terin.
TOLEDO, o., Aug. The Jury in Judge
Mecks court IN this city has found
James White, local grocer, guilty Of
selling aduterated coffee. The prose
cuton was based on a package Of Ar
buckles Ariosa coffee.
The State Of Ohio, through the Pure
Food Commission, prosecuted White.
The case was on trial for nearly n
month and attracted national atten-
ton
Tho manufacturers Of Ariosa coffee
conducted the defense for Grocer
White. The best attorneys in the
country were retained TO defend him,
hut, after a short consultation, a YER
dict Of guilty was returned by the jury.
The State Of Ohio considers this a big
victory. Pure Food Commissioner
Blackburn has been waging n warfare
on spurious food articles and the de-
partment has been successful.
The complaint Of the State Of Ohio
was that Ariosa coffee was coated with
a substance which concealed defects in
the coffee and made 1t appear better
than Il Is. The State charged this
coating or glazing was a favorable me
dunn for the propagation Of bacteria.
Prof c. A. Kirchmaierr Of this city,
well known chemist, was the princi-
pal witness for the State. He had
made scientific examinations Of sam
Piles Of Ariosa purchased from Grocer
White ln the open market. lie found
that each Ariosa berry contained an
average Of 800 bacteria. Mr.. Kirch-
mailer further testified that other cof-
fees he examined contained few bacte-
ria or none at all. He declared that
the glazed coffee was not a wholesome
food Product. F.-.ge~~
Chemist Schmidt, Of Cincinnati, cor
roboratcd the testimony of Prof. Kirch-
maier. The State did not present fur
ther testimony.
The defense through the Arbuckles,
who prepared this glazed coffee, Sc
cured some Of the most eminent chem
( lists and scientists In the United States
to give testimony In their behalf. Prof.
/ II. W. Wiley, Of the United States Ag-
ricultural Department; Prof. Vaughn of
Ann Arbor University; Profs. Belle
and Webber, Of the Ohio State Univer.
sity, were called TO defend Ariosa. DR.
/ Wiley had made n careful examination
of the method Of manufacturing Ario-
sa. He told of the 10000. 600 eggs used
by the Arbuckles yearly in the prepara'
ton of this glazing. On this point In
cross examination, the States attorney
deftly drew from him the information
that these eggs might be kept in cold
storage by the Arbuckles for year OF
two at n time.
The experts who heard DIR. Wiley'f
testimony were pleased TO be able tC
catch" so famous chemist The doc
tor at one point in his testimony ex
planned very clearly how 1t is that the
egg put into the coffee pot by the house
wife settles the coffee. He said thai
the heat eaaguiates the egg and as 4
sinks to the bottom OF the pot It carries
the fine particles Of coffee with It, anC
thus clarifies the drink. II is the act Of
coagulation in the coffee pot that doe
the work. Later on in his cross exam
nation. he had TO admit that when thu
egg was put on Arios6 coffee AT th'
factory it became coagulated, and al
egg cannot be coaguIated but once, tina
tie coating on coffee was practically NJ
! value, as a settler" when 1t reached
the coffee pot.
, Prof. Wiley acknowledged that tn
glazing might be a favorable medium
for the propagation of bacteria. al
though he would not testify positivel.
either way because he was not n bac
teriologlst.
Prof Vaughn, Of Ann Arbor, also
witness for the Arbuckies. said b
r found bacteria on Ariosa coffee.
Prof. Bleile another witness for th
defense, found any number of llvel
bacteria on Ariosa coffee he examined
aud he agreed that glazed coffee surel
was more favorable medium for tn
, propagation OF bacteria than unglaze
coffee.
g Fure Food Commissioner Blackbur
q says: "The State Is very much elate
over it's victory against this corport
tion. We are now considering the az
Instability of informing every grocer
the State Of Ohio that 1t is an infra'
ton of the laws to sell Ariosa, and
the same time give warning to col
sumers that the coffee 10 an adHltera
ed food article"
The verdict Of TIE jury in this case
. OF national Importance because a grei
, many other States have pure food law
like that OF Ohio. and 1t Is natural
suppose that similar action will
= taken by other Pure Food Commi
t, sloners 10 prevent the sale OF glaze
ooffees.
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