The Washington times., 1910-10-20

TubeTculin ,-es5 Switched.
The question Of a tuberculin test
was sidestepped by the dealers. The
dealers even stated they stood hand
IN hand with the Commissioners in any
enort to force producers to establish
ana maintain sanitary conditions.
The real issue Of this hearing" de-
ciared Commissioner Johnston after the
dealers had presented their case. is tho
charge that the Health Department is
influenced by and is partial To certain
interests Pasteurization on it's merits
Is not 10 be considered now nor is the
tuberculin test the point at issue"
That Dr. W. c. Woodward formerly
owned stock in a sanitary concern. was
another charge made by Mr.. Trundle.
who declared ne would place proof with
the Commissioners in writing.
Want To Sell Machinery.
The agitators for pasteurization want
10 sell machinery" declared Mr.. Thomp-
son, vice president of the dealers body.
They are now trying TO get control OF
the milk output Of Washington, as they
did that Of Chicago. They are using
the Health Department as their tool
We want TO sell milk. Their object
is not to sell milk, but TO sell pasteuriz-
ing machinery. If they win. retribution
Will surely come swiftly 70 WASHINGTON.
Small dealers will go out Of business
Inc price OF milk will soar sky high
And the consumer will pay a high Price
for the useless junk of machinery they
are trying 10 fOist on the National
Capital
Mr.. Thompson cited the case Of Chi
cagO which decided TO test pasteuriza-
ton for five years, until farmers should
nave chance TO have their herds tuber-
culin tested.
"A million dollars worth Of machines
was sold there" he said. AT the end
or the term they will be thrown over as
useless. If the Health Department can
fly in the face Of the We, lict Of prac-
ucally every physician of note thRt
raw milk is the most healthful and
nourishing infant food, how can we
conStrue its actions except as the result
or bias or ignorance, or both?
These interests were so powerful in
New York city that they succeeded in
having the head of the health depart
ment removed and had placed in his
position an ardent disciple Of pasteuriza-
ton, who IS now trying TO fo'st the
pasterizing dream off on Gotham"
Milk Law Favored.
The milk law of 1905 had the hearty
Endorsement Of dealers, the speaker as
serted.
That law is adequate 10 the protec-
ton Of the consumer" he said. IF the
department would spend its time in try
ing to enforce II, 1t would have its hands
full. But il is the insistence on going
beyond that law. such as is indicated
by It's present attempt 10 make a BAG
terial count and tuberculln test. that
we object to-"
Besides representatives of the dealers
body. the following appeared today to
testify:
DR.. A D. Melvin. chief of the Bureau
of Animal Industry.
DR.. John r Mohler. chief Of the di-
vision Of pathology of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry.
DR.. + c. Schroeder, superintendent of
the experiment station of the Bureau
OF Animal Industry at Bethesda. Md.
DR.. John I. Anderson. assistant di-
rector Of the hygieniC laboratory Of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Serv-
ice.
Or. G. L. Magruder. Emile BerIiner.
Dr.. George NJ. kober, and ]. Louis
wnlige. chairman Of the Chamber Of
Commerce committee that is 10 investi-
gate the milk situation in Washington.
Sold Without Permit.
That milk was being sold in dozens
of Washington grocery stores. which
held no permit. and that the law was
being violated in the shipment Of mill.
to this city from outside States, were
charges preferred by W a. Simpson.
a large milk dealer. who appeared for
the association.
= will hand the Commissioners a
lengthy list Of small ErOcers selling milk
without a permit O6 whom the Health
Department seems to take no cUgniz-
ance,' said Mr. Simpson.
i know OF dairy farms that have
been sending milk to Washington for
three years on the strength OF an ap-
r.Nrf md lrN- IN FHeu~
been granted a permit. These infrac-
tons of the law the dealers want in
vestisated."
The scalp Of Health Officer Woodward
was demanded in the address made by
=. s. Trundle, chairman Of the execE-
tive committee of the association, who
conducted the fight today.
Stands By Department.
DR.. A. D. Melvin. chief Of the Blu
reau Of Animal Industry, was the first
witness to testify in support of the
Health Department He gave the re-
suits Of tuberculin tests in the Dis
trict made at the request Of the local
department. A year ago 100 cows
were tested here. and 319 reacted. or
about 10 per cent. OF these, DR.. Mel
win said 9S per cent were found, upon
slaughter, TO have tuberculosis.
In reply to questions, DR.. Melvin said
monstrated 10 be reliable. He said the
Bureau Of Animal Industry had OBJ
served the effects Of the tuberculin
test on 10000 cattle in a period Of five
years, and that 9.25 per cent reacted.
indicating that that portion had tn
berculin.
DR.. Melvin said that 247s4 Of the re-
acting animals had been slaughtered.
and that Of this number 2i.3G had
been found TO have had tuberculosis.
The test DR.. Melvin declared, had,
therefore been decided in these cases,
10 have been a reliable diagnostic
agent Ia $3.50 per cent of the cattle
Slaughtered.
Not Interested In Company.
Dr. John r. Mohler. chief Of the di-
vision Of pathology of the Bureau Of
Animal Industry. followed DR.. Melvin
and emphatically denied he is interested
IN anZ pasteurizing machinery. DR..
Mohler was member Of the Interna-
tional Commission on the Control of
Bovine tuberculosis, which decided that
the tubercLlin test is reliable and adj
Visable-
Both Dr. Melvin and DR.. Mohler
quoted from numerous works of scien-
tific and practical experiments 10 show
that the reliability OF the tuberculin
test has been established. The pos