The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
Inc VICTOR
VERBAL DUEL
NTH MALONEY
Commissioner Cheered As
Defends Department Be
fore Detroit Grocers
C<JsER is HOOTED
BY BIG AUDIENCE
~ Up Rambling Talk By
0kalsing Hands With Off
: cial He Attacks

F. = = q - 2.
ox1in J. Malonry. former presiden,
now q director OF the Detroit Re
0rocers' association, was emphat
NJ repudiated and James w
1ho, state dairy and food commits
~, was heartily indorsed by q
Nd OF more than q thousand gro
al . meeting. Thursday night, ar
I'd by the courtesy OF the VII
~ Bros. Co. IN the Board OF Com
No. auditorium.
Derious trouble, with o. ist fight
oatened. was ayerted only by the
fitness OF j. f. Hartz, vice-president
a me Williams Bros. Co, who presid'
over the meeting. and the forbear-
@co and patience OF Mr.. Helme, when
Maloney started his bitter and
1nhling denunciation OF the state
III and food commissioner and Q
.outy commissioner. Burr Lincoln.
Maloney, pounding the speakers
- until II threatened to give way.
Arsod the commissioner with loaflng
4 kis fob, with malicious prosecu-
&no and general Incompetence, and
oosd Lincoln OF neglect Of duty
narrow-mindedness he was inter
ted by hundreds OF the attending
oers who cried. That's not fair"
~ out that kind OF talk BE a gen.
nn." and He does not represent
m nentiments."
1nc0ln jumped up and declared
20 he did not intend to tolerate
- Of that kind. Mr.. Helme rose
called for silence, and Chairman
~ then came 10 the rescue, pound
ID Ma gavel and using his powers OF
rnasion on Mr.. Maloney. Very lit
1Dplause greeted any Of Maloney's
norkD, the grocers evidently resent
y his personalities.
4 Z nm glad to know you." said Mr..
oney. shaking hsnds with Conn
o)oner Helne ut the beginning OF
TIL. "and want you to under
"a that I've got q lot OF dope on
am going. 20 hand II to you.
nv you cannot get good inspec-
~ 1or IS day. That's Q big salary.
, Gzpcers don't make that much
10y. Two thousand grocers win
<Ulad to work for that. and we want
ND c0mmissioner that Ii on the
ana not loa1ng on his farm.
How many cubic inches are there
o peck measured" screamed Mr..
cuey. glaring over his glasses at
Lincoln. and before he gave the
10 commissioner time TO answer
6&Gan to ridicule him and rail at
nc. declaring The deputy incompe-
"a After his address he again shook
~ With Mr.. Helme-
= ~get together" meeting b.
~ the dairy and food commission-
&nd the Detroit Rrocers, the affair
= huge success Mr.. Helme dis
~ the relation Of his department
~ gr0cers In great detail. dealing
y the questions VI pure food. pros.
MONS for the violation OF the pure
lawp, dishonest inspectors,
1tD and measures. and the dis
ut competition that the grocers
DOW obliged to contend with. Mr..
ne's remarks were loudly applaud
md the grocers made II evident
hey bore him not the slightest
oGlfy. He gave every one pres
Ne opportunity TO ask questions.
answered them In detail.
+ ~ department exists as much for
ri boneflt Of the honest grocer as Il
~ for the consumer. said Mr..
ne. II. do not want to get the
11teo goat, and I want TO assure
~ that It any time that you have
M oonplaint TO make against my de-
oont or anything that we may do.
write me or come to see me about
~ I win give Il my prompt atten-
I win be absolutely fair with
and am more than glad to have
r eooperation.
The pure food laws are on the
su<e books and no honest grocer
~ lear them. am going to enforce
80 laws without fear or favor. I
Golng TO do Il broad-mindediy.
Ming allowance for the fact that
~ = grocer ct 6rst may not under
Nd some Of these laws. I have new.
orooecuted grocer yet for 4 tech:
y violation of~fhs law, and i do
e 0tend to. My department VIII
opepts only when the Law u VIII
~ violated.
xour greatest trouble "a NOT the
~ commissioner and the pure food
80 M Tour greatest trouble is DIS
Net composition Your. greatest
noce u the grocer who sells reno
~ butter. colored oleofnargsrine
" br0cess butter for genuine cream
IA butter. When a grocer ~ selling
IDufo substitutes for creamery but
p II Iess money than you-can posi-
10 oe1l good butter for. then you are
|1no With the greatest menace to
n business--dishonest competition.
. ne business Of my department 10
y ont that kind OF competition, not
Cor the sake OF the consumer, but
a ~ rake Of the honest, progressive
horo are no bargains in food.
y. and when q grocer offers at
Is Ghon the regular price standard
~ that are 70 demand all the year
~ MI either selling at loss or
= substitution that Is Injurious
" oooouuer and harmful TO your
-. I hope TO zee laws passed
~ viii also cover more thor.
~ 1hon q present the matter OF
4oGt Advertising. I want to get
C1o1y on the same basis. and II
i've me your cooperation we
o@oon up the conditions that make
nooD dif1cult for you"
~ meeting opened with an ad
~ ~ J. r. Hartz. who said that
o61ect Of the gathering was 70
~ greater harmony between the
" lood commissioners department
Ne retail grocers. He assured
Holme that no one questioned his
1clont iousness.
GocFse W. Faulman. president o.
~ Detroit Retail 0rocers' associs
oDoko along the same lines. T
ox11sa, ex-president Of the Mich