Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
COLBY CR|T|C|SES
Pure FOOD LAWS
Tells Atlantic County Audi
ences that Dealers Make
Use of Legal LoophoIes.

HAMMONTON, Oct 21.-On the
second day of his second tour of the
state; Everett Colby invaded Atlantic
county today with the intention of
visiting all the small villages and
towns before going over into Cape
May. He will spend tomorrow at At
lantic City.
The first stop of the squadron today
was made at Hammonton, where Mr..
Colby addressed a large gathering in
the town square. At Folsom big
assemblage awaited the Standard
bearer at, the postoffice, and at Miz-
pah another large crowd greeted the
candidate. Mr. Colby received an
ovation at Mintola and made several
addresses from his automobile.
In his addresses while going
through Atlantic, Mr.. Colby took up
the question of public welfare relat-
ing to the general sanitary conditions
in the State and the laws on santa
ton. Mr. Colby told his hearers the
present laws as we'll as the powers
of the State Board of Health were
wholly inadequate and that inVestlga-
ton had shown that dealers in all
manners of foodstuffs were making
ullScTuDulOuS
the law to manufacture and dlstrlp-
ute poisonous foods.
1.-THE food supply for this state.
said Mr.. Colby, lis in a deplorable
condition. Mr.. Mccain, newspaper
man. has, in conjunction with the
people, unearthed a state of affairs
in Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken and
Rutherford that should make the peo-
pie think, and there is no doubt the
same conditions exist throughout the
State. Rotten meats are doctored up
and sold: ice-cream, candies and
canned fruits are poisoned, and milk
containing germs is fed to our chill
dren.
This is, of curse, a matter that
comes to the Board of Health. Inc
local boards will not act for fear OF
antagonizing local interests, and
when citizens complain to the STATE
Board. the law now compels them to
refer the matter to the local board
whose inaction is the cause of the
complaint
I'VE propose to extend the powers
of the State Board of Health so as
to enable them to step in, If the local
board fails to act, and do the neces-
sary work, and charge it to the local
POINT PLEASANT, Oct 1.-THE
necessity of adopting a minimum
wage measure, not alone for the pro-
lection of those who toll, but also
for the preservation of well-organized
was taken up by former
State Senator Everett Colby, the
candidate of the Pro-
gressive party. when speaking here
last night
mo measure is growing in pubic
interest with greater rapidity, Mr..
Colby said, than the minimum wage,
because it appeals SO strongly to all
who study the conditions under which
great numbers of our people live.
Industrial conditions at present,
where women are underpaid and over
worked. destroy normal productive
powers. The enforcement of a mini
mum wage offers the quickest, sound
EST and most permanent solution to
prevent the exploitation of those who
protect themselves. In the
working out OF this problem the State
must Operate with the employer
1y the maintenance of Industrial
schools for the training of skilled
abor'
Mr.. Colby came here with his fly
ne squadron after an all-day tour
through MiddIeseX and Ocean coun-
lies. This is his second trip around
he State and the reception accorded
him by those to whom he had talked
On his first trip. he stated, was very