The Detroit times., 1913-09-13
FOOD CRUSADE
BYHELMESMEN
WILL CONTINUE
Commissioner Has Not Decided
4, How Soon He Can Withdraw
N Extra Investigators N
SHORT.WEIGHT FLOUR =
DUE TO CARELESSNESS
Candy Factories Satisfactory,
and Creameries Excellent, but
Meat Shops Need Attention

The three weeks inspection that
has been made among Detroit food
stores by inspectors OF the state diary
department was intended originally to
last only q fortnight. but revelations
have been such that Commissioner
Helme may extend 1t for an indefinite
period. There are always two or
more inspectors working In Detroit
for the state department. but recently
there have been three or more. Near
ly all the inspectors and the commits
sioner are In the city now for the
State Fair. and II will not be until
that festival IL concluded that Com
missioner Helme will make his deci-
zion a. to how long the outside men
will remain.
Following the lead given them
Thursday, when they found sacks OF
door from the David Stott mills which
weighed several ounces short on the
scales of the j. n. Hodson grocery,
No. 500 Dix-ave.. where they had
been delivered q few days before, the
inspectors made a trip to the Stott
mill. Thursday afternoon. Inspectors
Lincoln and Collins decided, after an
examination OF the scales In the mills,
that carelessness on the part OF the
employees, was responsible for the
abort weights. II they were short. as
the grocers scales indicated. They
will continue In their visits about the
city to test sacks of -four In different
grocery stores and will watch all the
mills for under-weight packages.
Inspector Nickel made visit FRI
day morning. to the factory OF the
National Candy Co.. No. 81 Wood
bridge-st. east, anod found It In fair
condition. The manager OF the fac
tory was willing to do anything In his
power, he said, to remedy conditions
and asked for specific instructions.
The principal complaints were un-
screened windows and machinery too
close to open watts. The congestion
Of the machines due to an unsuitable
building IL to be remedied as soon as
the company can move.
Inspector Rake was In police court
Friday, to push the case against An
thony Schmidt, No. 939 Mack-ave..
who was accused of selling sausage
with sulphite authorizations He
waived preliminary examination and
was bound over for trial.
inspectors Lincoln and Collins serv-
edsa sanitary notice on John Jankow-
skl, No. 200 Williams-ave. His bake
shop salesroom was clean and attrac-
tive, but the oven room In the rear
had been allowed to get dirty.
Theodore Kann. No. 440 Tillman.
ave-, was served with q notice to
clean the ice box and floors in his
butcher shop. He had evidently con-
sidered his place something OF a junk
shop ~ well az q meat store. He had
dropped all sorts of clothes. utensils,
discarded articles. and refuse into the
corners.
Jan Wroblewski, No. 4O3 Tillman-
ave-, was told to clean his ice box.
Mike Klinski, No. $40 Riopelle-st..
was given q brief talk on the CONNER
cial advantages of cleanliness.
The shop Of Alex Wiciachowski, No.
263 Tillman-ave., was one Of the best
the inspectors have visited and the
slaughterhouse Of the Kamman Beef
Co, on Tillman-ave.. near Buchanan
1t. tracks was passed a. satisfactory.
inspectors Jones and Webb after
several days investigation Of cream
cries and butter factories In the city
have decided they are all in good con-
dition.
I'VE found the proprietors of cream.
cries very anxious to obey the laws
and keep clean" said Inspector Jones.
"and will report to the commissioner
that a. far - creameries are concern
ed the consumers In the city are we'll
protected"
Meat shops in Delray were visited
BY Inspectors Rake and Brownell.
/. Thursday afternoon. and several san
itary notices were served. Kalman
Kassli, No. 108 West End-ave., was
warned that his shop must be clean
ID up within . week or It would be
closed. Sixty pounds Of rotten meat
were kerosened In the shop Of M.
6tanck. No. 8 Medina-pl., and Mrs. j.
Boxer, No. 129 Crossley-st., was told
TO clean up. Other places were In
satisfactory condition.
- Inspector Farrell, Thursday swofe
out . warrant against /. N. Daubmyre.
restaurant proprietor, 1t Nc
WoodwArd-ave., on q charge OF vio-
lating the oleomargarine sign law. He
had Z sign displayed after being
warned, but hung clothing over It and
ia not put II In . conspicuouo place.
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