Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-18
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SCORE
DIG VICTORY IN VINEGAR
CASE At DUBUQUE.
MANUFACTURER sHREWp
IN THE USE OF ACIDS
Product Comes Near 70
Analysis Required for Pure Cider
Vinegar - Excellent Work Being
Done In Normal High sehoois-
Health Campaign inausuratsd.
special to Times-Republican.

Iowa. has just returned from Dubuque,
where he successfully prosecuted the
vinegar case which had attracted much
attention in the state. The suit was
one wherein a large quantity of i'm
ported vinegar was seized and libeled.
The case was tried to jury which in
ten minutes returned verdict that
the vinegar was not genuine.
THE case was very important" said
Mr.. Faville. I'VE know that there Is
much adulteration of vinegar and we
know also that the adulterators are
shrewd in covering up evidence Of their
tricks. But what was demonstrated
was that despite all these things we
can detect adulteration and frauds and
convict those who are guilty. We
foNnd. for instance. that the makers of
fraudulent or adulterated cider vine-
gar have learned how to put in acid
and potash and lot Of other things
30 that in the analysis these ingredi-
ents would show up right. But we
found also that there was Just one in
gredient which they overlooked and 1t
was found short. Upon that we Sc
cured q conviction"
1t was found the acid test was not
sufficient. but that a general analysis
Is needed to detect the adulteration.
The convictions at Dubuque will go
far toward stopping the Importation Of
adulterated cider vinegar.
Prof. Fred Mahannah, state inspec-
tor of normal high schools. has been
out the past two weeks making in
vestigation of these schools. Some
most excellent work is being done in
these schools" he said, I'm the pre-
sentation of the subject Of agriculture
to the intending teachers. Wherever
a man has been secured with sufficient
knowledge to present this subject right
it has taken we'll and the interest has
been great. There has been difficulty
experienced In securing good teachers
for this department and there Is real
demand for young persons educated
along this line"
Iowa members of the Spanish
American veterans camps will be lined
up solidly back of the bill In the hands
of Congressman Pepper to secure pay
for the officers of the Iowa National
Guard. This bill provides that men,
bers Of the militia companies of the
various states shall receive from the
general government while on duty
either for drill or for service certain
percentage Of the pay of regular SOL
diers while similarly engaged. 1t would
Increase the compensation of the
guardsmen in all the states and great
ly encourage young men to belong to
these organizations.
A campaign to interest the CONNER
cial clubs of the state in the work Of
organizing for better protection from
preventable diseases and epidemics Is
to be inaugurated soon after the first
Of the year by DIR. A. E. Kepford OF
the state tuberculosis department. Mr..
Kepford cites the recent epidemic OF
typhoid fever at the state normal
school at Cedar Falls as an illustration
Of the actual economic loss suffered
by society thru these epidemics. The
ACTUAL money loss counting the deaths
and tho breaking up of business and
almost ruin of the school. would
finance q competent state health de-
partment to supervise and direct the
water supplies of the state for year
or two. As a purely business PROPOSE
ton the state ought to organize in
some way to make war on these pre-
ventable epidemics; and DR.. Kepford
thinks this can never be done until the
people become fully aroused to the
enormous loss incident to the pres
ent method Of taking chances on run
ming afoul of the germs.