Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-13
Lrenr.wEroHr nREAD.

~ 1000 DOODA>AS 49,
L1GHT.WElGHr BREAD.
Baker. Charged Wish vislasing the
Law - what 10 Required 81 BreeA.
MakeFs.
Since the increase In the price q bread num-
Der OF complaints have been made ct the district
attorneys once that the loaves sold BY local
bakers were short OF the required weight One
grocer who has weighed the bread for several days
stated 70 STAB reporter that several times he
found the bread light, and one day he found sev-
erai ioavss which only weighed thirteen ounces;
but since an article calling the bakers attention
to this fact was published in TIE STAB he has
found tie bread TO weigh - high g eighteen and
one-half ounceA
This morning. in the Police Court Messn CHAR.
with Su oens f ~ ave n bakery charged
teen loaves OF bread each loaf weighing less than
sixteen ounccA Orcer Brown tesIified that he
the DESCENDANTS wagons, and found sixteen loaves
snors weight Witness did not think that the
Mn ns en am aS Of light weight would make one
at least average one pound per loaf The prosecu-
ton was brought under the West Washington
Mr. Padgett called the courts attention to the
dinerence between the two laws, and said he
thought there ought TO be uniformity throughout
ton was brought makes no provision Tor shrink.
egg or drying out. He thought that some sucn
allowance should b made. Judge SMELL he said,
Judge Miller said he thought that, under the
law, the marKet-master is the man who should
weigh the bread II aperson keeps breed q day
or Two, ana II dries out, he cannot sell It The
ordinances seems 10 be absurd 70 start with
1T: Graves In answer to the JUDGES inquiries
be more than half an ounce. The fudge intimated
tnat IN these cases he would allow half an ounce
for shIinkage, and acquitted the defendants.
Mr. Chas schneider. the baker on street, and as
the facts were similar to those In the otner case he
desired 70 enter nole pros
THE BREAD LAVE
The following is the law which applies to the
city OF Washington:
!. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to offer for sale within the city any loaf bread
manufactured OF wheaton hour, whether that
known as bakers wheaton bread or any other (ex-
hereafter provided for), unless the same shall be
composed OF the best quality OF lne, sweet, SUPER
nne wheaton nour, free from all adulterating In
gS1lens ana from any improper or unwholesome
2. The dawes Of wheaton bread sold in the city
snail pc OF three distinctive sizes or weights to
VII: Inc nrst 10 weigh not less than 10 nor more
than IL ounces avoirdupos the second TO weigh not
less than 81 nor more Tn N IS ounces avolrdupois
ana the third 70 weigh not less than q nor more
than 6S ounces a;oirdupois weight; and each loaf
impressed thereon the weight OF the bread
stamped on the LOAF Of the nrst WEIGHT; the inquire
on me second weight, and the inquire on the
5. LoaSes Of bread maze of rye nour, or of un.
bolted wheaton hour, or bran bread, when orYered
for sale, shall be Of the sizes and weights fixed for
ioaves OF wheaton bread, and shall also be free
from any aduiterations or unwhoiesome ingredient
4 ANY person Offering to sell bread in loaves off.
ierent In weight or quality from that prescribed by
10 ma ao1fv a.
for every loaf offered for sale and for every loaI
actually sold: the Information 10 be lodged with a
the Orense was Committee Ss nen a,Te,
shall 60 to the nformer, and the magistrate shall In
all cases make allowance for the sIaleness OF the
bread or loss Of weight by drying.
g. The CLERKS OF the several markets shall in
spect the bread offered at their respective markets.
weigh It when they think proper. and seize the
On proof before Q magistrate, all bread offered Tor
sale contrary to the provisions OF law shall be for
lelted ana sent 70 the almshouse, except when It's
use VIII oe perncious 70 health, when 1t shall oe
g u shah Be the duty q police omcers. when
they deem II necessary, 20 enter the bake-houses,
70 search the carts and other vehicles employed in
carrying bread around, and examine aud weigh
part thereon shah not oe made in conformity with
person or persons 80 Offending in the manner pro.
III any baker or vender Of bread
possession to be examined and weighed at
the ofncsr or conceal the same from the oficer Of
clerk ne snsu forfeit and pay not less than S2(
nor more $50 for every days refusal.
+ ANoread, buns, rolls. crackers, biscuits cake!
or baked dough not before described snail be sold BY
actual weight In avoirdupols pounds and ounces
TO be weighed at the Time OF safe. in scale,
approved by the sealer OF weights ana measures
and any person refusing or nrglecting to weigh
such articles, ana TO declare truly the weigh
o1ense, a f1ne OF not less than e nor mure thar
Is; one-half TO go TO the informer: Prorded, Tna
the process OF weighing shall not be obligatory
wnen tne purchaser shall volunteer 20 dispenss
the law for West Washington is as follows:
BE IT ordained py the board Of aldermen and
board OF common council OF the corporation OF
Georgetown that from and after the LIST day OF
January, 1871, all bakers bread sold or offered fol
sale within the limits OF this corporation shall
weigh 16 ounces TO the single loaf and 81 ounces &c
''SEc. 2. And be 1t further ordained that it shall
pc tne QQty OF the market-msster TO examine the
Dread offered Tor sale at least once In each and
every month, ana the person OF persons Offering
bread OF light weight snail be nned sum OF not
less tnan So nor more than $40 for each and every
ner."
PROFITS OF sHoRT-wEreHr BREAD.
October Ii 1888.
To the Editor Of TIE EvxNNe sTAR:
On Monday last bought two loaves of bread
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short OF pounds On Thursday last bought
two loaves from same bakery which were 3 ounces
short Of the legal weight. For them paid cents
per Loaf THIS morning bought two loaves from
Voghts bakery which were exactly one quarter OF
q pound or ounces under weight For these /
paid cents per Loaf The last two named loaves
hand you herewith Four hundred and
nifty {some say 270 full pound loaves
OF bread can DO made from . barrel OF the best
-four. TWO hundred and nifty loaves II t,Oo ounces
short In weight per l0ar enables the baker to make
thirty 0ne iVaves In excess or the number or Iull-
weight, honest loaves; or, In other words at 1--WE
cents per LOAF the baker obtains from the con-
suners under false pretenses and by fraud 81 So
on every barrel OF hour he makes into bread Wll
not tn. STAR expose this fraud upon the public?
II.
HIS NARROW ESCAPE.
Attempted Suicide Of Hubert Kelly,
DISCHARGED FROM H8 HAPLoYnBNf HI BECOMES
DEsP0kDEHr AND SAWS AT HIS THROAT WITH A
DULL TABLE KEIFE-HAD HI eBvEaKD TIE VEINS