The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-02
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ed eral Dete
p IRE FOO
BY Fredt
Some OF the most scientific detsc-
tive work IA one by any force OF the
federal government Ia e accom-
.p1fshed by the pure food slenI1fss OF
the Department OF Y IA grfcuIt uEe.
These men, hal II d hundred in num-
Der, are scattered throughout the
nation, and VII ilantly watch hose
ofFtrade through viii eli food!
products pass. Here, there, every
where, they axe samples which they
5send to the laboratories where tech
meal men determine whether the
contents are wholesome and in ac--
there is an indication OF deceptj Jon or
sunfitness for human consumption q
thorough investi CATION flows.
"A Chicago importer and dealer in
|liquors aroused the suspicious of his
competitors BY selling his product
cheaper than they could market le-
ultimate goods. they reported th-ir
suspicious to an inspector no pre-.
scented himself and asked TO go
through the plant in question. his
request was denied, which increased
suspicion. The inspector disguised
q workman and eventually
.Eor a Job in the esta blishment. There.
The found in operation a most e1ahor-s
ate scheme FOR deception. The dealer:
imported not more than six per cent
of his goods This was mostly hi r
priced materials in bottles With
product that closely resembled the
Imported spirits. he made duplicate
+bottles TO contain it. he counter
Ffeited labels to go on the bot les
His own product. he sold to the trade /
it as i'm ported goods.
The dis guised pure food inspector
wanted to make out a perfect case
that would hold IN the federal courts
To do this, he had not merely to
prove misbranding but interstate
shipment TT tied for Just tho
right opportunity 1T came when he
personally shipped a consignment 81
The nisbranded goods to Michin gan
This shipment he marked in SUCH ~
way as to make its dentiflcation
sure. When it had gone, he quit his
work for the dealer and Went in pur-
suit He reached the point of destl-
nation in time to seize the shipment
on its arrival, and his case was com
plete.
The task or keeping the nations
egg supply clean and wholesome has
given the pure food people much
trouble. There was case in the
middle West in which the detectives
did a scientific piece of work In clean-
ing MP a bad situation. "A whole
sa1er handled great quantities Of
what is known as frozen eggs. In
this product. the eggs are broken
into cans and Kept fozen. The prod
uct is largely used by bakers: Some
of the material sold by this dealer
was found to be bad, so his plant fell
under uspicion. The eggs he bought
We're watched and found to he abso-
Ilute1y fresh. He refused admission
into his plant and III here the sFstefN
rested. 4s
In a nearby city there was another
dealer who purchase eggs that
were inssuch condi tion as no Ion ger
to be fiji for food. The yoll Of such
eggs are of use iii tannin the kid for
gloves and IFS product was s.: opposed
ito serve this end. His plant was
watched on sus picion that some of
the bad eggs might be used for food.
Soon 1T was found that there was q
suls =
feggs pou anu ] 81 ~.
olu
lhal
dealer. The manner of his undoing
~ llcal " ,lles
ee ':..,7
ne pure ood rnen. Went gularlv
" asSa % sgs thatWere enter
ms the estab llshmenI- OF Tie dealer e
1n5tann1ng material heyg to to MI e
II hem On these Snlcll
they had given &c y
ana secretly suDstltuted 80 OF
some of those INSPECT ed peculiar II
thing had happened to the eggs they