The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-16
Restaurant Men Tried for Food
Law Violations.
w. B. Warren Fined for Selling
SKINNED Milk.
TWO OTHERS GO FREE
Just Neglected to Keep the
Milk Stirred.
Another Aggravated Case Is
Found by Inspector.

1nEee OF the restaurant men cnaTB-
ed with selling SKINNED milk were
tried in the police court Friday and
the remaining four cases were con-
tinued until the 22nd. c. L. Saylor,
H. C. Wilson and w. B. Warren were
the men tried. Both Saylor and Will
SON had attorneys, but Warren pre-
ferred to tell his own story and con-
sequently he alone was fined the min
imum $40.
In the Wilson case Milk Inspector
Campbell complaining witness, could
not show that Wilson was the pro-
prietor Mr. Saylor technically skim
med the milk and did not label it such
but it is difficult to see how a restaur-
ant man can avoid doing so. Milk
is bought in quart bottles and as it is
called for, is poured out of the bottles
into glasses for the customer. Now
the first to come on each bottle gets
the cream which has risen unless the
waiter is very careful to shake it up,
which he is not apt to do if there is
rush DR.. D. NJ. Campbell got about
the third glass out of u bottle when
he called for milk and it tested as
skinned milk, but that could not
justly be called skimming the milk
though technically the milk was skim
med, that is it contained less butter
fat than the poorest whole milk.
The sample tested 2.3 per cent butter
milk shaken up tested 3.S per cent but
ter fat The case was dismissed by
Judge Urmy as it was merely case
of almost on-preventable accident
and no attempt to defraud on the part
of the proprietor.
w. B. Warren is an elderly whisk-
cred man with a restaurant at 2O7
Kansas avenue. He had 10 counsel
and wanted very badly to tell his
story before making his plea. He is
quite deaf and it was hard to get him
to stop talking as he could not hear
the warning to cease and thought he
was doing pretty we'll Finally, he
was stopped, a plea of mot Guilty
was made for him. and DR.. Campbell
placed ON the stand. The doctor stat
ed that he had bought milk there
ing visited so many restaurants he
did not remember the walters name
as he had written down only the name
OF the proprietor.
Warren, given the opportunity of
questioning DIR. CambIen. sagely asked
if the waiter who had sold him the
milk was man or woman: The
doctor could not tell. ''Ha, ha,'' cried
the old man, ''you do not know
whether it was a man or a woman,
therefore I do not sell SKINNED milk
Asked to tell his story, he arose and
told how very busy they got down
there and invited all down to see for
themselves. ''In the rush, you see, I
admit we do pour off the cream for
coffee and sell the rest for drinking
milk but we try to keep it shOoken up
so that it is good milk. Now judge
1t is up to you, do unto me as you
would that 1 should do unto you were
we to chance places. I do not intend
to defraud any man. I want to give
him the worth of his money" In
vain the judge tried to keep him on
the SKINNED milk question but the
blanket had to be used again. War
rem had admitted that he poured off
the cream for coffee and then sold the
milk. That is certainly skimming and
violation of the ordinance so the
judge was compelled to impose the
minimum fine of SO which, however,
was not demanded and may yet be set
aside.
1t is understood that some of the
others have brought second rate and
SKINNED milk and are selling it right
along, but in these cases it was shown
to be very difficult to keep the milk
up to the standard when the top
must be poured off first.
The other evening when it go so
cold that the lower Kansas avenue
haberdashers stepped inside their
from the clothes rack in front of the
store of D. Cohen at 21S Kansas ave-
nue. and fled through the dark back
lots and into a warmer world. That
is, he did, if he could wear the coat
which was cut for 14-year-old boy.
The thief left no clue and has not
been found.
How many are not surprised to learn
that the police judge is paid much less
than an ordinary patrolman? The
kindest and justest old man ever on
the police bench gets the lowest salary
in the police department with the ex-
ception of the janitor. 1t may be said
that police judge earns little for he is
not needed by a few minutes every
day but today in the Topeka police
court the judge must spend much time
in that capacity. Judge Urmy is al
ways on hand; whenever there is a
warrant wanted in a hurry. the judge is
there, subpoenas and other papers can