The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
FOOD BUREAU RAPS
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Commissioner Hansen De
clares Weber County Off
clal Lax in Prosecutions.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Oct 50.--That the work OF
County Attorney David Jensen of Weber
county was not satisfactory to the state
dairy and food bureau was evident from
the course taken by the members OF the
board at meeting held in this city to.
day.
business meeting was held at the
nome Of j. $, Carver, who is chairman
OF the bureau. this forenoon. This was
attended by a. H. 'Crabbe OF Salt Lake,
James, Cla9son of Spring City, State
Chemist Herman Harms OF Salt Lake and
Willard Hansen, secretary and treasurer
OF the bureau and also state dairy and
tood commissioners, and Mr.. Hansen's
deputy, Heber c. Smith. both of salt
Lake.
Two bulletins were ordered issued at
TINS session. Bulletin No, Is provides for
dairy and food commissioner and ms
force OF deputies. OF the coating OF rice
with glucose and tale The bulletin
states that the rice is generally coated.
but that IT the dealers have each separate
package labeled, telling with what it is
coated and how TO wash this off and that
IL is necessary TO wash IL Off before
using, that II is not unlawful. The bulle-
tin is emphatic about It being labeled.
and those dealers who dsobcy this in
Junction Will be prosecuted.
Bulletin No. u is in regard to the adul-
teration of coffee, 1t states that the
greatest amount of chicory that may be
placed in coffee is two-sixteenths and
that, although this Is absolutely harmless.
IL is not coffee, and therefore persons
are entitled 10 know what they arc buy
ing and IL must be labeled Further than
this, restaurants and cafes where the
substitute is used must display In con-
spicuous places IN their restaurants or
cafes placards telling that a substitute
is used and just how much chlcory or
other substitute is used in the coffee.
Any violation of the rules set forth in
either Of these bulletins will be regarded
as a misdemeaner and the violator VIII
be prosecuted.
AT the invitation OF Mrs, ]. S. Carver
the wives OF the visitors and the Misses
Felsted who are connected with the bu
reau, were present, and after the session
a sunptuous dinner was served
In the afternoon the bureau met with
the county commissioners, and Willard
Hansen, state dairy and food commits
sioner. protested that the prosecution OF
OF the food and dairy laws was
not vigorous enough in Weber ~-unty.
He said that in many cases he had been
unable TO get complaints when he con-
sidered that he had sufficient evidence
for conviction He said that unless the
cases were prosecuted The work Of the
ofnce with which hc was connected would
be wasted and the conditions PJt bet
tered.
Heber g. Smith, Mr.. Hansen's DEPUTY.
corroboTated the statements of his chief
and added that he had filed number
of cases with the county attorney that
had been allowed TO 20 by default for
some instances complaints would not
even be issued. The commissioners were
asked TO take the matter up and 10 ad-
wise the county attorney David Jensen,
TO aid the dairy and food department in
its work in Weber county.
Mr.. Jensen said in his defense that he
evidence seemed TO warrant trial but
that sometimes this had been lacking.