The Detroit times., 1913-09-04
s.Jake" Waltz Admits Offering
N"Money Back" to Dissatisfied
| Woman Customer of Park
4. er, Webb 4 Co.
TRY TO AVOID TROUBLE,
WHEN WE CAM" HE SAYS
Denies It's the Practice. But De-
clares 1--WE Just DO 1t Some
/, times"

meat inspector. as q "ixer" for meat
dealers, was revealed. Wednesday,
when Miss Mae Waybrandt, No. sos
Second-ave., told State Food In
spector Lincoln and a Times reporter
Of buying unsatisfactory meat from
the Parker, Webb & Co. shop. NO.
90 Grand River-ave., and having Waltz
offer her the price OF meat to square
the matter when she complained.
Waltz, asked concerning the truth
Of Miss Waybrandt's statement. said:
"why. yes; offered her the money
for her meat. Joe knight. OF the
Parker-Webb shop, would have paid
me back for It."
Knight denies that Waltz had any
authority to pay for the meat.
Miss Waybrandt bought her meat.
she said, at lao, Tuesday morning.
II was purchased by friend, and
when brought to the house. was UNI
satisfactory. She called up the
butcher shop and asked to have those
In charge. send and get II. which they
refused. She called tho health de-
partment. she says, and talked to
Health Ohicer Price, who agreed to
send q meat inspector out to look at
t. At $3.50. Tuesday afternoon. In.
spector Waltz appeared According
to Miss Waybrandt. he looked at the
meat which had been on ice since
NJ purchase, and said It was all right
He asked me where bought it."
esid Miss Waybrandt, land when
told him he sat down to the tele-
phone. and without looking up mum.
-I1 H.
He said, Hello, Is Mr.. Knight there"
and then continued. Hello. Joe. don't
you know who this Is? This is Jake
Waltz. I'm up here at No. SOC Sec.
ond-ave.. and this lady says the meat
you sold her is bad II don't look bad
TO me except little around the
edges. What shall do about it?'"
Miss Waybrandt asserts that In his
telephone CONVEX sation, Waltz then
said: well. l think I'd better settle
II. hadn't L? You don't want any
trouble over 20 cents"
The remainder Of his interview with
Miss Waybrandt was somewhat
acrimonious. He asked her, she
says, II she didn't think she got a
| bargain for 20 cents and wanted to
know II she had asked for fresh
meat" When she asked him why he
was 80 good friend OF the butchers
he made no answer, but extended 22
&C nts to her and asked her to settle.
| she insists. She replied. she said.
that Il was not the business of the
city health officials to pay her for
bad meat. and refused to take the
money. She then ordered Waltz out
| OF her house. She then made com.
plant to the state dairy and food in
spector's office and Inspector Lin
coins visit resulted.
After visiting the woman Inspector
Lincoln went to the Parker-Webb
shop at No. 62 Grand River-ave The
shOp itself was found to be in a
most perfect condition, and no bad
meat YVES discovered. The manager.
Joe" Knight, explained Miss Way
| brandt's case by saying that the meat
had been bought by another person
| for her and that he had offered to
| Strengthen out the complaint II she
would bring II back. She had re-
! fused to do so and ne did nothing
more about It.
| "We get many complaints" said
Mr. Knight land we are ready to
make good when the customer brings
| the meat back to US. II We had de-
| livered It to her the case would have
been different"
| Although Inspector Lincoln consid-
| cred the meat spoiled when he exam
Istned It, Wednesday morning, he
| not Ak upon any evidence that 1t had
been spoiled when first sold to Miss
| Waybrandt, and has nothing upon
which to base O. complaint against the
| Parker.Webb shop, particularly since
! the shop itself was found to be clean
and well-stocked.
I'VE always try to avoid trouble be-
| tween customers and butchers when
/ we can" said Inspector Waltz to the
| Times. This lady was mistaken about
1 the meat. II was little discOlored
I from having been wet and chilled but
Il was wholesome. I tasted II and
chewed some Of 1t up to see II 1t was
all right.
when I called up Joew Knight at
the shop asked him what to do and
he told me to 20 ahead and settle It,
and I tried to. There was nothing
wrong about that. The lady was mis-.
taken In thinking the meat was bad
but thought would fix 1t up for her
and then Parker-Webb could pay me
back"
rs that q custom with the meat In.
spectors?" was asked.
"Oh, no. not q custom. We Just DO
that sometimes to straighten out little
|, matters like that. It doesn't amount
70 anything"
State Inspector Rake says he
caught a grocer In the act of selling
renovated butter for ~ood dairy pro-
duct, Wednesday morning. and sam
/ pies were taken for analysis, upon
which to base prosecution. He had
received q complaint that bad butter
was being sold in the shop Of John
PIuii. No. 2491 Jefferson-ave.. and
went to make test. As he was en-
tering the shop he met William New
ton, . customer, residing at No. 2511
Jefferson-ave. He asked Newton to
be waited on first and buy q pound
Of the unlabeled and unstamped but
ter on the counter. Newton did so.
and just as the butter was being hand
si over the inspector stepped for
ward and asked to see what 1t was.
PLUM Immediately said: why It's
renovated butter, that's what I sell
Il for"
Mr.. Newton replied You have