Show 4 FORMER PRESIDENT LIKED HIS MEAT IN HIGH STATE many Wealthy Washington People Said to Have Acquired the Same Taste Washington Feb 7 That bad beef some of ready it to fall faU to pieces was served at the White House during President Pr occupancy was the testimony of District Food Inspector Dodge today before the House committee engaged in investigating the high cost of living in the District of Columbia I i Mr rr Dodge stated that it was the cu em cue tom torn of a steward at the White hit House Houle to buy a quarter of beef C and hang it up until it was ripe or ready read to fall to pieces as the inspector described it when It would be cut up tip and served on 00 the White hite House table Members embers of th the committee expressed disgust over ov r Mr Ir Dodges revelations Further Inspector Dodge Dolge testified many of the wealthy wealth people veople of the national capital were accustomed to eat from choice meat that had turned black and was well ell on the road roal to decomposition because it was more tender He related an incident of oC one of his visits to a fashionable fa Washington mar market market market ket where he lIe found a quarter of beef beet black and apparently unfit for human food lIe He condemned It U and was about to pour kerosene keroS Ie over It when the pro proprietor proprietor proprietor interfered Interfere and told him he had hadman many man wealthy customers who always ordered or ered from such pieces of meat While hile the inspector was present a foot footman footman footman man from a wealthy family came in and ordered a cut from the piece which he bad had condemned Gratification of canine appetites commented Representative Johnson of j I Kentucky Kentuck who ho asked Inspector Doig this class of meat was as kept in tn til h v vj s j coolers with beef intended for cu ci j iz tz i 1 I people I I The inspector replied it was as asI |