The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-04

Report 10 Amusing.
After having agreed among them
selves that an Investigation conduct.
ed by such body as theirs was Of Q
farcial nature, and after having fur
ther indicated this fact in the report
submitted to Mayor Robbins, the SEN
tence contained in the same report
censuring The Palladium for its re-
fusal to sanction such an investigation
as provided by Mayor Robbins and ap-
pear before his hand-tied investigators
in the role of prosecutor. furnishes
amusing reading.
In the report the statement is made
that inasmuch as the charges pre-
ferred against DR.. Glen have not been
sustained through lack Of evidence"
the committee finds that under the
circumstances" it can do nothing fur
ther than to submit this evidence to
you with the recommendation that
DR.. Lou Clem be exonerated from the
charge of neglecting his duty"
The minutes of the committee meet.
ings are contained in the report, to
which is appended a summary of the
work done by the committee. incorpor-
ating various recommendations. 1t is
suggested that the duties of the dairy
inspectors to be clearly defined by
statute and il he is also to inspect
foodstuffs in the city, the recommen.
dation is made that this should be
provided for in an amendment to the
dairy inspection ordinance.
Scores Recommended.
1t is recommended that the in
spectors furnish all dairymen with
their scores.
1t is recommended that the dairy in.
spector be required to keep a careful
record" of his scoring and to submit
quraterly reports to council.
Yesterday it was announced by
Councilman Handley, secretary of the
investigating committee, that 1t had
been decided to submit a report to
the mayor in which he would not be
advised to either continue DR.. Clem
in office or to call for the inspector s
resignation.
Why this plan was not pursued was
possibly explained today by one of the
committee members, President Bavis,
of the board of public works. Mr..
Bavis said that he had written the
section of the report containing the
recommendation to the mayor and
that this report had been written by
him prior to the committee meeting
last night, which had been called for
the purpose of drafting a report.
With the report now in the hands
of the mayor, the work of white.
washing DR.. Glen has been com.
pleted.
Such Action Expected.
The "exoneration" of DR.. Glen fur.
nishes no surprise to those people
who have been anxious for a compel.
ent inspection of dairies, dairy pro.
ducts and foodstuffs. From the first
they have realized that the method OF
investigation provided by Mayor Rob.
bins could result in no other action
In the Arst place the investigators
had no power to summon witnesses
before them and hear their testimony
under oath. The suggestion of the
city attorney that a judicial investiga.
tion body be provided was instantly
turned down by the mayor with a dis.
play Of temper.
The other alternative, Investigation
by the committeeman, of dairies. ice
cream manufacturing plants and var.
ious establishments dealing In food.
stuffs, met with similar fate
People who have sought a satisfac.
tory administration of the office OF
dairy inspector, reconciled to the In.
evitable "exoneration" OF DR.. Clem on
the part Of the hand-tied committee.