The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-19
CAR LOAD OF Beer
1t Is Seized by DIR. Crumbine
Today
Being Sold Under False Labels
to Soldiers at Fort Riley.
ANALYSIS is MADE.
Found to Contain More Alcohol
Than Represented.
Will Be Destroyed Under Or.
der of Pure Food Officers.

The first seizure of goods for a vio-
lation of the United States pure food
act was made today when DR.. S. j.
Crumbine. secretary of the state board
of health, and special agent of the gov
eminent department of agriculture,
swore to a complaint against the Ro.
chester Brewing company of Kansas
City, Missouri. for misbranding a car
load of beer at Junction City.
An action was filed in the United
States circuit court at IL o'clock this
morning by Judge j. s. West. assistant
United States district attorney, calling
for the confiscation of the car load OF
beer by the federal authorities
The beer is branded as containing
less than one-half of one per cent of
alcohol when analysis made under d.
rection of DIR. Crumbine at the state
agricultural college by chemists shows
1857 per cent of alcohol. Some of the
beer. all of it bottled stuff. is not
labeled at all. being without either
brand or label.
This is only one of several car loads
of beer that have been shipped to
Junction City and sold to the soldiers
at the encampment," said DR.. Crum-
bine. Though the beer was being
sold around as being Misunderstanding
the soldiers were getting drunk on II
and Sheriff Andrews of Geary county
had his suspicious aroused and pro-
curing a number of the bottles sent
them to me for analysis. The analysis
showed 3h per cent of alcohol The
beer is mighty poor stuff. This is the
first seizure to be made in the state
under the government pure food act"
The shipment of the car load which
figures in the proceedings was dated
nd
received at Junction City on the fol-
lowing day. 1t was sent over the NJ.
K. & T. railroad in a car bearing the
number 1859.
In some manner an inkling of the
action on the part of the federal auth
critics reached the ears of Chas. Nc
Gregor to whom the shipment was
consigned and fearing trouble he has
tily consulted an attorney and acting
upon his advice refused to accept the
shipment. The car load OF beer there
| fore remains intact on the tracks at
Junction City Appearing on some OF
| the pint bottles where labels exist
1 is this: "a refreshing, invigoratine
drink Containing less than Y of
| per cent alcohol. Adams special
Manufactured by Rochester Brewing
X. C. B. c. Kansas City. Mo. Guar
/ anteed under the food and drug act
June 90, 1905, serial No. 5555O."
| The petition filed in the United
States circuit court asks for a process
| of attachment and seizure according
to the form followed under maritime
and admiralty jurisdiction.
If proven guilty of a violation of the
| law the goods will be destroyed and
| further than that no penalty will at
,tach to the manufacturers.
The brewing company will probably
! furnish bond for otherwise the carload
of beer will remain in the hands OF
| the United States officials and it is
probable that the brewing company
would prefer to keep their product in
| storage at their own plant than per-
nit it to remain in storage at some
| other point
| DIR. Crumbine left for Junction City
| on the noon train and met the officers