Show MEAT INSPECTORS REfUTE CHARGES The Bureau of Animal Industry Issues Bulletin in Defense of Work In defense of the work of inspectors of oC time the bureau of animal Industry relative rela rein- tive tivo to tho the Inspection of or meat which was assailed some time lime ago o by J. J F. F Harms in public utterances a bulletin has hns been 1 Issued by tho the local bureau It follows in part An n investigation of the charges charles re recently recently re- re preferred bv by J J. J R p Harms for for- merl merly a i meat inspector In tho the bureau of animal Industry at East St. St Louis Ill against the tho inspectors In charge and bureau In general shows them thorn to tobe tobe tobe be absolutely false and without tion In somo some cases he selected Incidents incidents inci mci- dents that actually happened and b by gross graBs exaggeration and false statements statements state state- ments built upon these actual happenIngs happenIngs happen happen- Ings until he lie had the stories given ghen In hl hh lila charges chores to the time Secretary of ot tur ture These char charges es were of ot such a n public character that It was necessary lo to o make a thorough and complete hives hives- This was done lone and a review pf ef the lie testimony on the tho c charges made by Harms shows conclusively that not ono one of his charges has arty any basis baBI in fact Mr Harms at the time ho lie wrote the time helter leiter dl lid did so for or the tho reason that h h he was dissatisfied and disgruntled and anti tried In this a way to lo injure the meat In Inspection In- In service He lie had requested I concessions not practical to be grant grant- rant rant- ed ell One of these frivolous as ns It may seem Slem was In not hot being allowed to discharge dis Its Its- charge his duties from an arm chair furnished by the packers Tho The open letter etter which was copied In tho the St. St Louis newspapers was the result result- The Investigation disclosed beyond n a doubt douht that the service at East St. St Louis Is In good shape shape- that tho the men mn ar are competent that the packing houses house are clean an and sanitary that thal no meAt ment receives tho the mark marlc of government In inspection that is not sound healthful wholesome and fit for or human foodS food I S |