Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-12
WORKING FOR HEALTH
Inspectors Have Banner Day
in Police Court.
IMPOSES MAXIMUM FINE
Judge Acts in Case of Manufacturer
of Ice Cream.
ASK FOR NINETEEN WARRANTS
Greek and Italian Fruit Vendors
Under the Ban-Description
of the Conditions.

This another banner day in the
health department. crusade against vio-
lators OF the sanitary regulations govern
ing the storage, manufacture and sale or
food. In the case OF one defendant. an
Ice cream manufacturer charged with
being the proprietor of an unclean and
insanitary establishment. the maximum
fine OF So was imposed by the Police
Court. 1t being s15 i'm excess of any pre-
vious fine imposed since the crusade began
a month or more ago.
In addition TO the one case presented
for trial. nineteen applications for war
rants were filed in the office of Assistan
Corporation Counsel Pugh The applica-
tons are for the arrest of eighteen fruit
vendors and one lunchroom proprietor.
The case disposed of in court today was
that of John Doomis proprietor of a con-
fectionery store and ice cream esta blish-
ment at l914ls 14th street The defendant
entered plea OF not guilty and the two
inspectors of the health department who
visited the place August = Messrs. Elmer
G. Stoy and r. n Bales. were called to
the witness stand.
What the Inspectors Say.
Each inspector testified that the Doomis
ice cream plant was I'm very undesirable
condition. Each of the inspectors stated
they found a number OF unclean utensils,
several badly in need Of a thorough scour-
ing. They stated that the day OF their
inspection they discovered flies In and
about the empty. half-filled and filled
ice cream cans.
They testified further that the ice cream
was manufactured within several feet or
the door of the toilet. which assertion
was not contradicted or denied by the
;4x4 st,A tV,cv nj n hA In
unsatisfactory conditions. and said they
found no screening or protection worthy
of the name from flies and insects.
Remarks by the Court.
At the conclusion OF the testimony Judge
Mullowny, before whom the case was
tried. announced judgment OF guilty and
i'm passing sentence said: 81 ind there
were very unsatisfactory conditions In
this establishment, some OF which were
no doubt brought about through neglect
or carelessness. This cannot be tolerated.
as the health OF the community depends
to a large extent on the sanitary condi-
tons and the cleanliness OF the places
where food is manufactured for the pur-
chasing public. shall have to impose
the maximum penalty OF rs"
In behalf of the proprietor Of the es-
Establishment. It is stated that he has made
every effort to comply with the sanitary
regulations. and that his place Of bust
ness has been in a satisfactory condition
since the date OF the inspection.
OF the nineteen warrant requests 10
ceived today from the health department
for the arrest of alleged violators OF the
regulations all but one are for Greek OF
Italian fruit vendors. the charge being
storing wares in cellars or stables, which
the department claims are necessarily I'M
clean and unwholesome, and the food I'm
consequence is subject to all sorts and
varieties of contamination.
Condition of Stables.
The conditions in certain of the sta
bles the inspectors say. are appalling
the good fruit being placed promscuousiy
about the floor or on narrow shelves.
without covering. and exposed to flies.
insects and the impurities found In places
Of the kind.
In the last OF nineteen complaints for
the day, the health department asks for
the arrest of Purdy Carter. the proprietor
OF lunchroom at sos X street. Ii is al
legged that the date the health office in
spection, which was conducted by Messrs
Stoy and Bales, they found the floor and
ia bleS i'm the kitchen of the place to be i'm
an unclean and insanitary condition. The
request also sets forth that the establish
ment was not properly protected by
screening from flies and other insects.
The nineteen requests for warrants filed
today with the assistant corporation coun-
sci make the grand total for the week
thirty-siX. fourteen being filed yesterday
and three the day before. II is hardly
expected that the larger part of the war
rants will reach the hands of the police
department for service until the latter
part of the week. owing to the large num-
Der filed. In view of this fact. IL is not
believed that more than dozen or the
cases will be taken into court before next