The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08
MILK QUESTION
WAKES WARM
SEVERAL. WITNESSES UP BEIohG
COUNCIL. COnndITTEE LAST EVE
rTa-gTARTLI EVIDENCE.
Case OF SOUR Grapes" Between City
Factions Is Denied by Eablg.

The probe into the accusations made by
Harry Bonnen on the United Dairy and
the +. Il t. dairy Of East Wheeling in
The council chamber last evening. Bon
neil alleges in an affidavit sworn oGt
ny him before Square G. J. Smith. that
no had aided in putting milk with water
and selling it as pure milk and that also
cream was diluted. Witnesses were en-
amlued last Tuesday. Wednesday and
Friday. among them Eonncl himself,
and the hearing investigation was con-
tinucd until last evening
The plaintiff, or rather complasntant
scored several good points last evening.
when Two witnesses summoned stared
tha, they either saw or helped put wa
ter into milk which was afterwards sold
rs pure milk.
The first four witnesses, Dr. w. c.
Etzlcr. T.. W Finn. Andrew Hack and
Will Wintcrhaltcr. were summoned ~
character witnesses for B"nncll.. but
they wrrc not allowed To reach this Is
SUE They did not know anything
whatsoever about ~" working condl-
lions or modes used at the diaries and
were then dismissed. It was pointed
but indi Tue w 4'N'IiN'i AAhN
rot been attacked.
Used Hose In Watts.
7. !. Springs. Il former employee OF
the +. and C.. dairy. stated that nc had
seem water poured into the watts in
which the milk was. lie stated that the
water was put into the watts with a
hose. In answer to this Harold Green.
manager OF the dairy. went on the
stand and testified that the thing
Springs saw WAS probably when they
were washing the vats. which WAS gen
orally done by a hose. He stated that
h." coils in the vat generally retained
from two to five gallons OF milk. and
when SOAP powder and water was added
10 cleanse the pipes. It gave the water
the appearance Of milk. which could
only be discerncd by close Investigation
| He stated that this probably led to
| Springs belief that milk was being
! made from milk powder. Mr.. Green
, stated that this water was run Into a
! sewer after the machine was cleaned.
| Pasteurizer Testifes.
! Matt Hughes was then put on tho
; stand and testified that he had been the
!, pasteurizer for the +. & G. dairy for
several months. He stated thar nc
| never diluted milk with water and that
| ne never saw or helped make milk from
milk power. He explained the system
Of cleaning out the watts. He also stat
ed that there had been powder in the
r.stcurizng room but that H. never in
vestigated to find out whether 1t was
milk powder. SOAP powder or what.
Harry Parshall. local dairyman. was
then put on the stand. He hadn't been
cmp]oyed. there since the present ad-
ministratIon Of tho city took Office and
therefore could give no evidence H'
and the other two daircS have had
some controversy over milk hotties and
they Threatened to prosecute him Tor AT
legged use Of milk bottles. When asked
iIf no stated that "if they prosecuted
him he would pu, two Of them whcrf
they didn't want 10 GO he poslt"riS
denied the charge.
Tho next Witness called was AnoFH"
Hurcs. but he had left the la!ry's cni'
nIoy prcvious to tho time tho present
CITY administration took charge or ri
rai-s and stated that he know nothing
| whatsoever Of the workings Of the dhlr!
from the time he left it's employ. Ma
than Huntct was excused from testtfYinS
. also us he had not worked al the dairS
for over two years.
Helped Dilute Milk.
Raymond PaEcdorn was then put or
tho stand by request or C'uhcil' Ia
. IIabjg He is former cnPlOEe vi Wv
IF. & c. dairy and said that he nae
worked up until last May. Hc Stat''
that he saw Matt Hughes, p<isteurl2c'
Of the +. I: c.. mix three mr. four pouhu'
Of milk powder with about four gal
lows or water. stir il UP and then pour
II, in The pastrurizNr. IL. stated ina
br had also helped pour water In I'M
M st.urizcr from IN-Eallon cans. tn" WA
for hcing run in IN" cans from II hNS'
: 1rc stated that the milk powder was nu
. I'm TN. paSt"urizcr FIRST. rur" milk mex
. and the water run IN next. The IL
] l,...d dilutions were mad" last fall ant
sprine and the exact uat" was nv
+, ,iven, pagcdorn stated that at OH
time no had helped /" put from 81 u
"a Gallons Of water in In" r2SteuriH'
: and that he Afterwards hS'i"" ,.,,r
;, tL, milk, which was peldlrd to 'uS
h ,n,rcr. To stated that the milk p""d'
/. w,s ken, in Il little room back OF IN
,,.,curizcr The questioning then ic'
towards the direction Of using Inc Po"
dcr for jcr cream. but raCcdorn Staie'
{ tb,t il wns on another floor from %he'
y "a, made the ice cream aud that IL WI
J. used in rhc manufactures Of milk. FhEe
dorm further stated that som" '''''' "
y bnitlcs we're not washed hut that WIZ
d they were in hurry IN" i'''N VI"
nnNrPu into lnfNl anu ''
: When asked why h" left th' r.
n c.'s employ Pagrdorn state" NJ WI
- tired uf hi. milk business. but rvIhrh'
/ showed that hr went I" w"r" Tor an
,ib.r milk dealer. Prosecuting Att"r
ucv i,arc Mckee. counsel for IN" +.
{ dairy. asked if u S5l shortage IN &C
= counts had anything TO d" with NJ
!; uniting, and l'aErd"rn stated ihi'
v did not. and lha! Tn" company c"uI
- M, prove that h"' owed them An
$ nancy. II, cun,cnd"d thai u" had con,
= missions coming from The company ina
( we're due him. Counsel for the dcfens
tried to show that i'ag"d"rn hpp"arc
NJ the instigation Of Councilman tahif
. ,rho presented the sworn aflidaYlt "
- Isnunell To tn" city council. iag"dor
Fl, stated that he came IF his own nccor
S for tho interest of the public.
w c. Anderson. summoned rs VII
" ness. was i'll nj his home. and was az
| cuSrd from i"Stitying.
r. Dr. williams Testihcg.
nr VI, l.. williams WIS then pui q
tho stand and told Of tho Inspection q
the nlants and III" testing OF ~" NIL
+ srr,nlcs He stated that III" milk san
= Mos wore invariably taken from wae