The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-08
VIOLATING THE LAW.
The Chinese Bound TO Use oIeomargzrin<
Instead Of Butter.

AhsNeau OF buttfr.
Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
PWLlPsBURG, Dec. 6.-Webster defines
oleomargarine as artificial butter made
from animal fat with the addition OF some
milk and other substances.n Popular
opinion inclines 10 the belief that IL Is
made Of stale grease and any slaughter
house impurities Of an oleaginous nature
not otherwise provided for and notwith-
standing the allegations of the nianufa&
turers Of the stuff as to its virgin purity
is more than probable that ths populsA
idea Is more than half correct. Anyway
there is federal law compelling those who
manufacture IL 10 pay a revenue to tho
government aud 10 stamp each package
IN such a manner that whoever used 10
should not be deceived or deluded into the
belief that they we're using the production
OF some we'll tried Jersey or Holstein
creamery. There is also a state law, page
$50, section ial revised statutes Of Mon
tana which provides that;
Any person or persons who shall offer. expose
OF have fOr sAlc OF give Or offer 20 glye away or
in any manner dispose Of Oleomargarine. butter
Inc, suine of any article. substance OF prepare
ton intended 10 beused or can be used. 80 -
given away oT disposed of as = substitute NJ
butter or cheese or for any OF the purposes for
whichbuttef &c cheese are used by whatever name
theame may bedesignaied shall In addition tothe
requirements now made by law rs TO the notice,
ETC.. POSI- al least four notices printed in pesin
Roman type Of at least one inch in length. three
Of said notices t0 be In the English and one in
the German language In four conspicuous places
IN each salesrcom. store, ONCE, place or places
where said substance article OF preparation Is 50
Kept or offered for sale or disposed OF, said no
tiees to contain the true name Of such article
substance of preparation over the words For
Sa le Here" and no other words whatsoever.
section i9i provides that any person violating
any ~ the provisions Of above section shall be
deemed guilty Of a msdemeaDor and upon con-
vctiou shall he hned not less than my or more
than one hundred dollars OF BY imprisonment in
the county iail not less than ten days or more
than thirty days or ny both such hne and. impfis-
Onmeni.
The above law seems 10 the average
citizen to be good sense and should be en-
forced strictly but so far as Philipsburg
and Granite is concerned Il seems to be
void and Of no force or effect. In the past
year Chinese restaurants have sprung
into existence in both places like mush-
rooms in June aud presumably on account
Of their cheap rates get considerable pat
ronage. The argument is made and il
does seem TO be a good one, that with but
few exceptions Chinese cooks were en-
ployed by the restaurants and hotels
aud the only apparent difference
was paying your bill or Civ
ing the "stand or to a Cbinaman
instead Of white man. and this does not
seem to justify the difference in price.
But as ever the way Of the heathen is dark
and peculiar, and it has been lately dis
covered that all. or nearly all, Of the
Chinese restaurants both at Philipsburg
and Granite have been using oleomarga-
rine in place Of butter, and in no case have
they complied with the above law in re-
| gard TO posting notices.
The officers know all about the matter
and have bad evidence enough TO convict
several Of the proprietors Of these places,
! but for some reason have as yet taken no
action in the matter. The attention Of
the county attorney, IL is understood, has
| also been called to the matter and il does
seem 90 be somebody's duty to see TO il
that the law is enforced, and that people
who eat oleomargarine shall at leas, know
what they are eating as the law directs.
The Cinnamon have been shipping il in
here all summer from a Wholesale grocery
house in Butte. 80 far as known none
has been shipped to any white person and
ths heather seem 10 have a monopoly Of
] the trade.