The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-01
nse They're Hampered in
~ Crusade by Board of
Health Officials. Particu-
larly Leo Taube
link HIM TOO CLOSE
10 DETROIT BUTCHERS
eeAsed Man Admits He Has
ProDacuted Only One Dealer
In Three Years

4 PToDacuted Only One Dealer
In Three Years
State inspectors working In tho
NampaiGn against unclean meat shops
I ~ pEOparing Q list Of grievances
Sngninot the local health board on
EG1Aln. which will be submitted to
Dn1uy and Food Inspector James w.
4 Uo1me when he returns to the city.
ESInosday. and will accuse one local
1n1pec10r, Leo Taube. Of too close al
{1Iatioa with the butchers. Inspect
Fneu Collins and Lincoln assert that
F4hnbe. who has been inspector here
k1og three years. has tried to discour-
Kngo their work. has advised butchers
E3p Due them for damages. and has put
t11hoe SERIOUS obstacles In their way.
Annpector Taube. employed by the De-
oTu1t heAlth board. denies oil their &C
$&ook3cue and says he has been ef-
o1nt ana fair In his work.
~ admitted. Saturday morning.
HOWovo9, that next week he will
4 49, the arst case In court that he
$50 SFopght IN three years OF meat
10noooct1on. This Will be the prosecu-
NJ 6 frank Potrxuski. No. $50 Rio
e011o1k. On the charge Of selling de-
1vu0 vool The veal In Potrxuski's
oV wHo discovered and condemned
II 4Nnoo, not on IN Independent trip.
when he was accompanying the
1meq 1napectorS who served sanitary
pea - Potrsush for unclean meat
~ complaint Of the state inspect
:nGm@Ast Taube II base6 upon mis-
1o 9Dl1akjon with butchers. He
~ hon the meat business three
20 40. and has had his position
0poctot aimee. A. brother. Ernest
- = N e1nploV a~of x karz The
llonteQ. butcher, who protested
NJ tAe pnhlicitx nf the csmnaign.
~ h1UDon accused -of ~Hsino- -sul.
1o - Hamburger. Another broth.
Rnnl Taube. II In the meat busi
- Uhenesst
- TAube was president OF the
n Dutchers' asso> iation before he
NJ bualness, and II still an hon.
LII member. He knows most Of
ey9uminent butchers In the city
AllYs and has many friends
t1em. THESE fscts VIII b put
(1 the state commissioners when
t0eaa next week, to back up the
llonp of hls inspectors that
too we'll known and too pop
e4g ~ buleherg to b elec-
W ~ SU1Ueceoe. 1880 .s~s~.s
~ explains the fact that he
~ any prosecutions until the
VISITORS came, by saying: II
M Ut better results by talking
% butchers than BY threatening
With lAwsuits. They are poor
0eny of them. and cannot A.
~ have their meat condemned
ept opod reason.
VI. = tAo caso Of Joseph Cuprys, No.
osyy-AveL east. the state In.
~ - sue them never told
ens- Altar the state inspectors
k1roooned . lot Of his meat, he
- ~. and ! went out to look
sound Il good meat. just such
10 % Any butcher shop would sell.
1Gko4 me- what to do. told him
~ 1o0o Of my business what he
1Qt That II he we're going to sue
uo4 HIN to store tho meat they
,nne0, In the Ice box for evi.
Al exer said to the state in
M about their campaign was
1Slno them that II they became
t143oqA thoy would have q lot of
: Al
lnoy because the butchers are
Qpn. ard are seriously injured
l1eir meat n condemned.
~ tact that / am related to
01fo and have been In the bust.
Dyotk has nothing to do with
WIKI - Inspector. Any of my
4o4lo will tell you that con-
4heor meat whenever I find II
have never condemned any
~ 0rother's shop because he runs
NJ place. and would be glad to
oaye0dy look It over to see II
rs - not true.
- eay tipped on their plans
Butcher accused of distributing
fQgo veal. l never tipped Il on
The inspectors were watch.
- place Thursday night, and
~ word TO 60 over there. did
DOW where the inspectors were
vent straight to the door of the
- and them. They said that
~ butcher Z tip and spoiled the
Seus couldn't help that. They
$MDy0r taken me into their conf
I'd - the matter"
- =. Kennedy. president Of the
81 Health, announced Saturday
ID would Investigate all reports
plonh between the boards men
~ state inspoctor1!
- ~ n good cause" said Dr..
nAlh ~