THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 67 



The first cases are those of complaint; when a complaint 

 is made the inspectors go out and catch the fellow. Since I have 

 been connected with the Department we have never failed to 

 catch the man. Sometimes we have gone to the houses, got 

 behind the door and taken the man. These problems are the 

 •greatest factors, they get the product for 13 cents and peddle 

 it for 28 to 30 cents. After we catch them, if they do not want 

 to go before the Justice of the Peace and plead guilty, they go 

 to the State's Attorney's office. If you have had any experience 

 you know how long a man can string out his case. We have 

 cases started in 1908. You may say, "Why do you stand for 

 it." We cannot help it, if they convince the Judge. We are 

 working hard on the oleomargarine proposition, we have over 

 one-half of the force on it. We have cases in East St. Louis, 

 Pana, Kankakee, Bloomington and Chicago now. 



A complaint came to us day before yesterday on the south 

 side that they are putting out oleomargarine colored with coal 

 tar color and calling it butter. The more cases we can get on 

 one man the greater the chances are that he will quit. These 

 men are fined ; the first offense is $50.00 and costs which average 

 about $12.00. The second case the Judge can make it $100.00. 

 The Supreme Court of the State has lately given out a proposi- 

 tion that we cannot try a man if he pleads guilty, we cannot fight 

 him. We are very strong on the proposition for we have this 

 opinion of the Supreme Court that confirms it. 



All we want if anybody finds any oleomargarine, we would 

 thank them for the information; for, as I said before, the in- 

 spectors are so busy that they cannot find all the cases. 



Chairman : I expect that answers the question. 



Mr. Newman, We have the largest appropriation for en- 

 forcing the laws of any State in the country excepting New 

 York; they gave us $60,000, but only twelve Inspectors. You 

 cannot weed it out with twelve Inspectors. 



We caught a fellow in Evanston lately in an automobile, and 

 as I said before we have never failed to get one, and have never 



