The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-28
TO co AFTER .'EM
State Plans tO0PSOsecute Three
Topeka Milk Dealers. =
City Will Assist DIR. Crumbine'S
Office in Any Action.

Probably not more than three milk
dealers in Topeka may be prosecuted
as a result of the milk survey made
by the state board of health, in the
opinion of Dr. S. J. Crumbine, secre-
tary of the board.
When asked to name the firms to
be prosecuted. DR.. Crumbine said the
state department had not yet decided.
Annoupcement of action against
milk dealers was made Monday after
noon following the announcement that
one-third of the milk was dirty.
The survey was made by the state
board of health and the city health
department did not take an active
part in it. Following the findings OF
the state board. the facts were pre-
sented to the city health department,
OF which Robert D. McGiffert is the
head The state department asked
that the city prosecute on the findings
of the state. McGiffert sent word to
the state board for them to go ahead
reasons for asking the state to take
action First, the findings were made
by the state. Second, the city believes
that should the state proceed to prose-
cute Following the findings. that the
milk men and others in the city who
have been criticizinK the city depart
ment would thus be convinced that
not alone is the city trying to produce
clean milk for Topeka, but also the
state is behind the move
State Plans 10 Take Action.
The prosecutions by the state will
following the request OF McGftert-
The city department. has offered to
aid in every way to bring better milk
to Topeka
Doctor Crumbine and members of
his department Monday afternoon
conferred with representatives OF the
city health department 1t was. ad<
mitted during the conference by
Doctor Crumbine that the state had
made the survey with the idea OF Sc
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find out how much good milk could
be secured. While considerable dirty
milk was found in Topeka, Doctor
Crlimbine admitted this morning, that
his survey was not completed. and,
therefore, the conclusion that has been
drawn that one-thtrd of the city milk
supply was dirty and unfit Tor human
consumption could not be proved from
his report. His report was a survey
OF only a small portion of the milk
supply of the city, he said.
Dr. William Levin of the state board /
of Dealth admitted at the conference
9Tonaay that Topeka's rating among |
the other twenty cities in the state /
~ here surveys have been made Dy the |
state board is good
-Four Places Closed by the CitS.
1t was pointed out that four of the !
places where the state department 1
found IMPURE milk had been closed 4
by the city department before the sur
vey of the state was made pubic. /
The places closed We're: Faust Broth
ers, r. Elmore, Joe Smelser and F. /
Pollock. Most of the trouble in To- |
peka is found in dairies where there |
are five cows or less, McGiffert> eX- |
planned.
At the conference in Doctor Cruu- |
bine's office Monday afternoon, Nc
Giffert told the members of the state |
department that the report published |
by the authorization of the state was
promped by politics. Doctor Crum- |
bine declared this to be ridiculous
Prosecutions in but one or the cities /
where impure milk has been found /
by the state board of health have been /
made, il was stated at the conference 4
in DR.. Crumbine,s office Monday. That 1
was in Winfield where a warrant was /
sworn out by a member of the stats
board.