The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-10
Personalities Take Place
of Argument atLeg-
islative Hearing.
BELLWOOD REVIVEs
ANCIENT CHARGES
City Attorney Pollard Points to
Health Board as Sufficient
Court of Local Appeal.
Visiting Nurses Plead
for Lives of Innocent
Babies.

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Personalities took the place OF argu-
ment in the public hearing on the
Throckmorton dairy inspection bill be-
fore the House Committee on Agricui-
ture and Mining yesterday afternoon
In the Hall of the House of Delegates
The hall was crowded with legislators.
dairymen, Inembars OF various wo-
mems organizations, and representa-
tives of the Richmond and Norfolk
health boards, present 10 protest
earnestly against the passage OF the
measure. James Bellwood, OF Ches-
terfield county. aired before the COM
mittee all OF the charges against
Dairy Inspector Curtis which were
heard before the Richmond Board OF
Health last year. claiming with ve-
hemence that although the board had
been unanimous in vindicating cur
It's, yet two members-Doctors Open
heimer and Garcin-had been In his
favor, a statement as promptly chal-
ienged by James II. Gordon, of the
Health Board Rumors of division
in the ranks OF the Federation Of
Mothers Clubs. with fiat contradic
tions and excited speeches from some
ing scenes spicy to a degree, though
the committee gained little inforrna-
,ion as to the merits or demerits OF
the dairy bill, and finally adjourned
for another hearing on next Tuesday
night at O'Clock.
Mothers Fall Out.
The spat between the delegations
from the various mothers clubs was
not fully explained. 1t seems. how
ever. that the federation some time
ago adopted at the Recommendation OF
its executive committee q series OF
resolutions condemning the Throck-
morton bill, and recommending that
! the present system of dairy inspection
/ be not interfered with. Mr.. Beiiwood
/ Invited the members OF the various
women's organizations represented at
| the former hearing TO come to his
! place in Chesterfield county, and a
number seem to have made an excur-
sion, or, as 1t was termed, "junket."
! Mr.. Bellwood is one OF the largest and
\ most prosperous farmers in Chester
/ field and has a handsome place. Since
!, the beginning of the milk inspection
| he had been constant source OF trou.
| bic to the Richmond Boaxd of Health.
| filing charges against the inspector
and refusing to obey certain regula-
tions. although in some respects he
already had a model place. His ami
mostly was especially directed agains.
Inspector Curtis. who had several
times reported lack of cleanliness Of
the premises, and in the handling OF
the milk. as a result of which his per-
init to ship milk into the city had
been several times revoked tempo
rarlly, and restored when the stables
were properly cleaned. For some time
past. according to records of the
Health Board, his milk has shown ex-
cellently on archaeological examina-
ton. Nevertheless he has continued to
launch his philipics against Inspector
Curtis and Chief Health Officer Levy,
speaking before the committee yes
terday afternoon for nearly an hour
on matters already Investigated thor
attorneys 6oth from Mr.. Bellwood and
Mr.. Curtis presented a wealth OF
sworn testimony, and the charges We're
declared not to be proven.
Trip to Bellwood's Farm.
AT any rate. some members OF the
Federation of Mothers Clubs went to
MIR. Bellwood's place. enjoyed his hos
pitality. drank his milk, and were con-
verted to the Bellwood side. and yes
terday clapped for him enthusiastically.
Although several were talking at once.
1t became plain that the officers of the
federation stood by their original res
olution and that no member of the
executive committee, composed OF
thirty-siN leaders. took part In "the
Bellwod junket. Mr.. Throckmorton
attempted to show that the resolutions
! adopted by the mothers had been pre-
. ~ n ant
announced with some spirit that she had
written them herself. land didn't have
Ito make four drafts of what she wanted
Ito say. either" sly dig at the fact
/ that Delegate Throckmorton has four
| times redrafted his dairy bill.
Mrs. Wllitlock. OF the federation. said
4 she considered that Mr.. Throckmorton
had shown bad taste in displaying his
knowledge. however he gained 1t, OF
1.-THE division that had arisen in the fed
eration, and OF the fact that there had
been a stormy meeting on the previous
/ day. when some members had been led
Into an expression of sympathy for Mr..
Bellwood as a much abused man.
Protest OF Norfolk Dairymcn.
A series Of resolutions against the
/ passage or the bill, was received from
the Norfolk Milk Producers Associa
4 tion, who represented that they had
gone to some expense to equip their
| places to meet the high requirements
] OF the Norfolk Board OF Health, Where
4 the restrictions are said to be even
|smore rigid than in iaichmond, and that
/ they did not welcome the idea al
having others who had done nothing
4 to improve their premises or the char
acter OF tho milk produced selling III
competition with themselves an infe-
(,rior, quality OF uninspected or inefti.
4 ciently inspected milk.
City Attorney Pollard. appearing III
A the interests OF the city OF Richmond
i |presented the reaolutions unanimously
adopted by the Common council con-
4 demning the bill as an iunwarranted
Il Iinterfer With the charter rights ot
I the city and a menace to the health ot
\ the community, lie said he would like
to have the patron OF he bill give some
solid. substantial reason for lts pas
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