The Washington herald., 1908-07-18

Application for eight warrants for al
legged violators Of the law IN requiring
cleanliness in lunch rooms and cafes was
made yesterday by health Officer Wood
ward to Assistant Corporation Counsel
Pugh.
The warrants drawn in the corporation
counsers Office and sworn to by the in
spectors. viii be placed in the hands OF
the police for service. The warrants wiz
be for the following lunch-room pro-
prietors:
Mrs. Emma BurrsII. ISIS street northwest
William w. JOYCE. N7 Thirteen nd-a-haf street
northwest.
Charles z Burrows. US N street uartlxest
Mrs Sarah Joues. s10i X street northwest.
Mrs. Flora z. Erps. SOS ). street northwest.
William J. Hunter. s292 n street northwest
James Nashing-on. $50 street norrhwest-
william Il. Plumuer. Maryland Quick LrBch
Room lsos Pennsylvania avenue.
TIE information upon which the war
rants were applied for was sworn TO by
inspectors E E Stoy and J. /. Norris.
in all cases except that Of the Maryland
Quick Lunch Room. IN which the charges
were made by Inspector :. s. Gallagher.
Arrests Are Not Made.
No arrests had been made in any Of the
cases at a late hour last night. and Il
was the impression Of police officials that
they were being temporarily deferred with
the understanding that the accused pro-
prietors would Immediately make the re-
qUired changes in their establishments 70
conform with the law
Establishments In the central part Of
the city are now having the attention Of
the inspectors OF about thirty places
inspected yesterday In Pennsylvania ave
nue., Louisiana avenue. Ninth and f
streets northwest. a number OF prOpTietOrs
were warned. but no causes for arrests
were discovered Twenty-Five eating
houses applied for and received licenses
yesterday. which by law. they should
have done months ago.
DR.. Woodward is much gratified al the
success Of the campaign He said yes
terday that the inspectors were often
hindered IN their rounds by being unable
70 examine the kitchens OF the places,
owing 10 the strenuous cleaning processes
IN progress IN many Of them
Probe sFree LUNCH Rooms.
The free lunch" room. one OF Wash
ington's typical Institutions. is not being
allowed TO escape the crusaders. The sa-
looms along the Avenue were examined
yesterday by Dr.. ". " Ayres. who re-
ports the suggestion that the general Use
Of spoons and forks. left standing in
glasses OF water and receiving no other
cleaning between customers. be pro-
hibited. He says that il is a fruitful way
OF transmitting disease.
II has been stated that this campaign
against uncleanliness IS a new idea. but
this statement Is denied strongly by Com
missioner Mscfariand. who has the direct
supervision OF the health department He
said that the records viii show that such
from time 70 time. especially IN the last
two years. and particularly since the
Commissioners promulgated the regula-
ton Of April 3, 1907.
This regulation requires the registration
OF all eating houses, and has made Il pos
sible for the health department to keep
said the Commissioner, that until July /
the health department had not been able
for lack OF sufficient force. 10 put inspec-
tors upon this particular kind Of investi-
cation
Has Two New Inspectors.
Congress. at the last session. however.
upon the urgent representations OF the
Commissioners Of the need OF ten addi-
tiOnal inspectors for the health DEPART
menJ. allowed two. and the appropria-
ton therefor became available July L
This made il possible for the department
TO make a systematic investigation Of eat
ing places, with the results already de-
veloped-