Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-17
DADE CASE A TEST
Milk Sold by Dealer CIassed as
Below Standard.
FORTY OTHERS INVOLVED
Decision in Police Court Sustains the
Districts Contention.
NOW BEFORE APPELLATE COURT
Defendant Declares, in Behalf of
Organization, Distributors Should
Not Be Held Responsible.
NOW BEFORE APPELLATE COURT

AS result of the publicity given the
prosecution of Charles G. Dade. milk
dealer, on a charge of selling milk al
legged to be below the standard required
by the food and drug act, District health
department officials today stated that Mr..
Dade not alone Is involved, but that the
action is intended as test case so that
the department can proceed against other
dealers on a similar complaint.
According to Mr.. Dade. he is represent
ing the Organization Of milk dealers,
sum Of $3.50 having been raised by assess
ments to fight the case through the
courts. The Court of Appeals now has
the case which was decided in the Police
| Court in favor of the District.
Contention of the Dealers.
cit is our contention that we should
be protected by the health authorities.
said Mr.. Dade LAS a matter of fact, /
do not own single cow and do not pro-
| duce drop of milk the year around. l
| take the milk as ] get 1t from the farmers
and distribute it. The health authorities
are supposed to inspect the milk-produc-
| ing centers, and to see that only whole
some milk comes to market. We cannot
ourselves test each can of milk that Is
| shipped to us. Protection should come
+ the other way round. IF milk is not up
| to the standard it is the fault of the
dairy inspectors and not the men who
distribute it.
archaeological examinations made by
the health department of the District of
| Columbia show little or no Improvement
| in the quality of milk consumed in Wash
| ington last week, compared with the
week previous.
Indicating the wide divergence in pur-
| ity of milk sold by local Dealers one sam
| pie of milk examined contained IL, 500. 600
organisms per cubic centimeter, while
another contained but 10000 organisms
difference of more than 100000 or
ganiSmS in one cubic centimeter of milk
| indicates that milk is produced under
and where such an excessive number Of
germs is found the health department
makes an investigation to determine the
cause of the trouble.
Hundred Cases Await Trial.
Because of the discovery of large num-
bers of organisms in milk samples exam
ined the health department gradually has
been filing complaints against dealers, and
now has about 100 waiting to be prose-
cuted in the Police Court in the event the
Charles G. Dade &; Co. test case is de-
cided In favor Of the District by the
Court of Appeals.
OF the 100 anticipated prosecutions
that are waiting on the outcome OF
the test case, many are directed against
the same dealer, but it is stated that
about forty dealers are included in the
list of complaints.
The Dade test case was prosecuted I'M
der the food and drug act, the complaint
charging the sale of an adulterated prod
Lct containing an excessive number OF
organisms. The Police Court verdict IA
vored the District. and If it is upheld by
the Court of Appeals it is the plan of
the health department to actively prose-
cute all dealers whose milk is found not
up to requirements.