Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-24
COCA COLA OFFICIALS
SAY PLANT IS SANITARY
Testimony introduced by GoY-
eminent Witnesses Denied
by Defendants
fBy Associated Prsss.)

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. March % =
The evidence introduced by witnesses
for the prosecution has SO far been de-
MED in toto by officials and employees
OF the Coca Cola company who have
appeared on the stand for the defense In
tLs case Of the United States against
several barrels and kegs of coca cola
in the federal court here.
MALLETT is CALLED.
When the federal court resumed hear
ing of the Coca-Cola case Thursday Or
John w. Malett, Of the University OF Vas
ginia, was recalled He presented the
analysis of Coca-Cola compared with
those of coffee and tea. Witness tested
merchandise No. g." and found most i'm
portant substances to be tannins derived
from coca leaves and caffeine and theo-
bronin from cola nuts. He had seen
merchandise No. s. enter into the man
ufacture of Coca-Cola syrup at Atlarte.
He declared moderate use of caffeine, q
positive benefit, but excessive one wotlld
lead to discomfort and possible injury to
health Caffeine is not habit-formlng
drug. During the civil war he noticed
that troops using caffeine showed greitt-
er animation and readiness for action.
On cross-examination witness said he
was not a citizen of the United States.
never having been naturalized. He give
the details of his analysis of Coca-coJa.
p Quite q stir was created when the
governments counsel asked witness IL he
did not know that DR.. Schaeffer. of New
Jersey, manufacturer of merchadise NO.
s." whose deposition was offered yestsr-
day. came to Chattanooga Tuesday niaht
and was secretly at the hotel when his
deposition was offered. Counsel protest
ed against the use of the word secretly
and the matter OF DIR. Schaeffers pres
ence was excluded
After much argument, DR.. MalIett was
relieved of giving the secret process as
to the manufacture OF merchandise no.
s." The judge ruled, however, that the
government would have to have the
process TO determine the proportion OF
coca leaves and cola nuts in this SUBJ
stance, and it was finally ruled By the
court with apparent reluctance on the
part OF the defense that DIR. Schaeffer
himself should give the facts of the Sc
cret process TO counsel for the governs
ment and Or. Fuller, one Of the govtrn-
ment's chemists, but this evidence VIII
not be given general publicity,
Judge Sanford stated that while the
government had no wish to injure any
manufacturers business. unjustly, 1t was
necessary for fair determination of the
case that the government should come
into possession of the facts regarding the
manufacture Of mo. 81
DR.. Charles E. Caspari, professor OF
chemistry in st. Louis College of Pharna-
acy, was the netx witness. He testified
that he examined sample of the cocoa
and found III grains OF caffeine III
glass, cup of coffee from the Hotel
Patten contained LIS grains, and one
one from the Read house 1.96. and one
from New York 293 grains. He testified
that 500 gallons of merchandise Nc.
contained 3S5 pounds of cocoa leaves and
123 pounds OF cola nuts.
Judge John S. Gambler, Of Atlanta.
was the first called and he went into
the organization of the company. which
was Incorporated in 1892, the papers for
which he had drawn up during the pre-
vious year. He said he was not "a
miliar with the manufacture OF the
syrup but told where the principal in
gradients were manufactured sAer-
chandise No. 81 the secret formula, he
said was made by the Shafer AllkaIoid
works. Of haywood, n. j. Judge Cam
der and the other witnesses declined to
state what constituted this "mercllan-
disc No. s." stating that 1t was a trade
secret" He stated that he is the second
largest stakeholder Of the Coca Cola
company, his brother, Asa c. Gambler.
being the largest.
FELT NO ILL EFFECTS.
He said that he had been drinking
coca cola for the past 20 years and that
his headth was good; that he had never
been sick with the exception of two
spells of grip, since 1885. He admitted
that caffeine was used IN the manufac-
ture of coca cola and told where it was
purchased. He said that so far as be
was individually concerned. he knew that
caffeine as used in coca cola was not
injurious TO health