The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
Sheriff Says Glass in Royal
Bakery 'Butter-Krust' Bread.
Pieces of Loaf From Table of
Family at 419 Adams st.
WILL CONDUCT INVESTIGATION
Larimer Says Mysterious Cir
cumstances Will Be Probed.
Other LOayes of Bread Will Be
Watched by Officers.

Good sized pieces of glass were
found in a loaf of Butter -Krust bread
sold in Topeka, according to a report
received by Sheriff Hugh Larimer to-
day The bread in which the glass
was reported to be found was pur-
chased by ]. Spiker, 419 Adams street.
An investigation of the mysterious
circumstance. the second reported in
a week, began Immediately. The loaf
of bread is at the sherift's office ana
eight pieces of glass. each about as
large as two pin heads, We're detected
in the loaf, the sheriff says.
Bob Miller, undersheriff. who began
the initial investigation stated that the
bits of glass were found we'll bedded IN
the loaf. too lar in his opinion to nave
penetrated as result of packing the
bread in a carton or boX IN Wnlet
broken pieces of glass might pe lyihs,
That was the explanation given wheh
the first particles of glass We're dlscoN-
cred in several loaves of the saile
brand of bread sold at ozaWkie-
This time officers promise to con-
duct an investigation that Will leaVe no
doubt as to the cause OF these glass
ma rticIes in the bread. Fear that the
pround glass found in the Ozawkie
bread was a part of a German plot
such as has been reported IN TINS
country and against which peopie naa
been warned, was expressed py tie
Ozawkie people to Otho T. Woou.
United States marshal Later it was
discovered that a carton formerly used
for packing electric light globes.
wherein the globes had been broken,
was the cause of the worry
Larimer has reported his discovery
to Wood The government and county
officials will cooperate in tracing
down the persons responsible Tor the
glass found in the bread. At the same
time a physician will be consulted to
ascertain whether glass in that guam
tity might result in serious condltion
to one eating the bread.
Look Into Other Loavcs.
Not only do officers plan to trace
down the person responsible for the
glass found in this one loaf of bread.
An examination of other loaves of the
same brand of bread may be made in
the next twenty-four hours.
Dan Alexander, one of the pro-
prietors of the Royal bakery, 107
West Tenth street, when told of the
discovery, stated that at present he
had nc idea as to the identity of the
person responsible. When the glass
particles were found in the bread at
Ozawkie, A. Alexander went to that
town and investigated.
Alexander returned to Topeka ex-
pressing belief that the glass particles
had worked thru the paper wrapping
from carton in which it was packed
Alexander told Otho r. Wood that
the carton had at one time contained
electric light bulbs, some of which
had broken and had not been cleaned
out of the carton
1.-The explanation sounded reason
ble," said Wood at the time.
The glass was discovered by Spiker
when the loaf was cut preparatory
to placing it on the family table He
reported the discovery to friends. who,
in turn, reported it to Larimer.
Found in Alley. Says Baker.
Alexander stated today after max
ing an investigation that he had
learned the bread was picked up in
an alley in the rear of 419 Adams
street.
"It was in a pile of ashes,'' said
Alexander "and there is nothing to
/ indicate it is, our bread. / under
| stand a Butter-Krust wrapper was
picked up at the same time"
| Bert Larimer, a deputy sheriff,
stated that he understood the glass
was discovered in the bread when a
member of the Spiker household cut
| into it.
Late this afternoon Sheriff Hugh
Larimer reported that his investiga-
ton revealed that Mrs. Spiker pur-
chased the bread and found the glass
in it, She took the bread to a neigh
/ Dor and showed the glass to her and
| left the bread at the neighbor's home.
The loaf was thrown in the alley.
Later, the neighbor told her husband
about it and he, told her to go get
the bread and report the whole af-
fair to Larimer.