The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-26
Methods of Waterman Proven
FarcicaI and 1t Is Claimed
Ice Trust Encourages Dis
honesty. ~
EVIDENCE AGAINST IN
SPECTOR CONVINCING.
After Scales on Wagon Had
Been Looked at, Business
Man Found Them to Give
Short Weights.

Is Henry Waterman, city inspec-
tor of weights and scales. inspecting
the scales on the wagons OF the ice
trust with one eye closed and his fin
gers crossed?
Judging from a somewhat startling
statement made last evening by z. L.
Schwegman, proprietor of a confec-
tiorary store at Sixteenth and Main
streets. he has adopted this method
OF inspecting the ice wagon scales
Mr.. Schwegman also furnishes some
evidence on the alleged methods of
the ice combine in compelling Its EN-.
ployes TO give short weights to the
consumers
The testimony given by Mr.. Schweg-
man is believed to be damaging
enough TO warrant the removal of Mr..
Waterman from office. In brief he
charges that he has reasons to believe
Mr.. Waterman inspected and sealed
the scales on an ice wagon, driven
by man named Kinney, and that
these scales, five minutes after, they
are alleged to have been sealed. were
found to be twenty pounds short on
states that Kinney informed him the
Ice company countenanced dishones-
ty on the part OF its employees by max
Ing no allowance on melting and re-
quiring the icemen to account for evg
cry pound of ice placed In the wag-
ons for distribution.
Mr.. Schwegman says that several
days ago the ice wagon driven by
Kinney stopped at the side entrance
OF the George Martin grocery, which
is just across the street from the con-
fectionary store and Just at that time
Waterman came along, looked the
scales over and then went away. Mr..
Schwegman says that when the ice
men came to his establishment he
asked Kinney how the scales were.
He says Kinney told him the scales
were alright.
Scales "Huns Down."
Mr.. Schwegman says that he then
told Kinney he was going TO look the
scales over He did so and found. as
he states they hung down" twenty
| pounds. He says that here was a
seal on the scales but he cannot posi-
| lively state that Waterman had lust
a few minutes previous placed this
seal on them. However" Mr.. Sch.
wegman added to the reporter "fhe
iceman informed me that a paper
seal would not remain on scales fif-
teen minutes. IL being impossible to
prevent it from being washed off"
Speaking on the subject of the
method of giving short weights Mr..
Schwegman held that prior to the
above related forcial scale inspection
incident. he had been having constant
trouble with the icemen about receiy-
ing short weights. One day, Mr..
Schwegman states he ordered 400
pounds OF ice. When they brought
the cakes in he offered to bet that
they did not weigh 325 pounds. He
says the icemen insisted that il was
full weight. Mr.. Schwegman then
weighed the ice and found il only
weighed 335 pounds, making a short.
age of 65 pounds.
When he asked the icemen why
they gave short weights he was In.
formed that they were forced to. so as
not lose any of their pay. Mr.. Sch
wegman was told that the ice com
pany made no allowance for melting
and that unless the ice deliverymen
received payment from the consumers
for the entire amount carried in II eir
wagons they had to make up the diff
ference out of their wages.