Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

REQUESTS for warrants for three pro-
prietors of lunchrooms found unclean
were today added to the eight similar de-
mands made Yesterday as q result of the
present crusade of the District heath
depa rtment. Information was filed with
Assistant Corporation Counsel James L.
Pugh in Police Court this morning. The
necessary papers were made out for the
apprehension of the alleged offenders
Three Alleged Offenders.
Mrs Missouri Halter, who conducts a
lunchroom at 1888 l. street, one of the
trio complained of, is charged with fail
ing to properly register her place of
business with the health department and
maintaining unc!ean cooking utensils in
the kitchen of her establishment. The
proprietor is also accused of failing to
properly screen the place. The property
was inspected July IA.
William Brooks, proprietor of lunch
room located at 2424 Virginia avenue.
subjected to inspection July ii. is charged
with failing to register his establishment.
failure to properly protect cooked and I'M
cooked food from flies, insects and dirt
because of insufficient screening and
maintaining unclean cooking utensils in
the kitchen.
Charles H. Howe, owner of the lunch
room at GA 18th street. inspected July IA,
is charged with keeping unclean cooking
utensils in the kitchen Of the establish
ment and failing to properly protect from
dirt and insects the food served to Gus
toners.
Arrests to Be Made Today.
The warrants in the eight cases brought
to the attention of Assistant Corporation
Counsel James L. Pugh yesterday morn
ing were sworn to by the two inspect
ors Of the health department who made
the complaints. They will be forwarded
to the different precincts this afternoon
by police department messengers prepar-
atory to service.
1t is expected that fully half the ar
rests will be made during the early part
Of the evening.
Those upon whom warrants of arrest
are to be served by the police this after
noon are:
Maryland Quick Lunchroom. at 1908
Pennsylvania avenue: James Washing
ton of 2420 l street. William J. Hunter of
1892 street. Mrs. Flora F.. Epps Of
3OUS NJ street, Mrs. Sarah Jones of 1904
X street, Charles f. Burrows of 1898 NJ
street. William A. Joyce of 4O1 1917 street
and Mrs. Emma Burrell of 1905 f street
Two of the warrants go to the first
precinct. in which the Plummer and
Joyce establishments are located; one to
and the remainder to the seventh pre-
cinct in Georgetown.
The papers in these three cases filed to-
day will not be sworn to by Inspectors
Norris and Stoy. who filed the informa-
tions 1t is stated. until Monday morning
The three warrants will go then to pre-
cinct police stations Nos. 3 and Z, from
whence they will be served by the police.
More Complaints to Be Filed.
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be filed Monday morning, bringing the
Immediate total up to fifteen or sixteen
cases. AS soon as possible thereafter the
cases will be entered on the trial docket
Of the District branch of the Police Court
and the cases quickly disposed Of.
Hotels Are Involved.
The proprietors of at least three hotels,
as we'll as one other lunchroom owner,
and the proprietor of bakery have been
caught in the dragnet spread to compel
strict observance of the laws of cleanli-
ness and health.
According to reports made this morning
by Inspectors Stoy and Norris. who have
special charge of this work twenty-five
hotels were included in the list of estab-
lishments visited yesterday. and in the
number were several Of the best known
hotels in the city.
Kitchens and cooking utensils, as well
as the premises and methods Of keeping
food prior to preparation for table, were
subjected to the closest scrutiny
1t iS deemed probable, however, that
there will be some delay in several cases.
1t has been customary in prosecutions OF
a similar character for the defendants to
demand trials by jury. In this case there
will be necessarily a delay Of from one
to two weeks. Fully so per cent Of sim
liar prosecutions in the past have been