Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
milk FAMINE PROBE
Chamber of Commerce to Un-
dertake Investigation.
DR.. WOODWARD CRITICISED
"Rottenness in Administration" of
Health Office
CHARGES BY A. S. TRUNDLE
Responsible for Scarcity in Supply,
Says Accuser-C. w. Clagett
Endorses Opinion.
CHARGES BY A. S. TRUNDLE

An investigation of the existing milk
famine In Washington and the causes
which have led to it will be made by
a special committee of the Chamber of
Commerce
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of the committee and the investiga-
ton was adopted by large vote at the
meeting of the chamber last night
DIR. William Z. Woodward District
health officer. and the health Office were
bitterly criticised by A. S. Trundle rep
resenting the dairymen in the District
Maryland and Virginia. Mr.. Trundle de-
Clared that the effort to enforce the tu-
bercuin test had already caused the
worst milk famine that Washington had
ever known. and that if such tactics were
continued there would he great suffering
here because of the lack of milk
Health Office Blamed.
There is vital need of an investiga-
ton of the health office. would wager
every interest I have in the world that
II i were permitted to make such an in
Vestigatien i could show much rottenness
IN the administration of this branch of
the local government" said Mr. Trundle
There Is a milk famine mere now Peo-
pie In Anacostia and other parts of the
District have been Offering % cents a
pint to obtain milk to feed their babies
If the course adopted by the health office
Is continued the price of milk will be
higher to all the people in the city
What the people back OF this move
ment really wish is to force pasteuriza-
ton upon the District. BY its activity
the health office has already reduced tine
number OF permits to sell milk in the
District from 400 to So
Mi. Trundle ridicued the tuberculin
tests, declaring that they did not show
The existence of disease in cattle which
We're really infected, and that, frequently
healthy COWS were condemned after the
test. He said, too, that the tests some
times left the cattle diseased although
they had been healthy before the tests
were made.
Lawyer Endorses Criticisms.
Charles w. Clagett, an attorney. back
ed up Mr.. Trundle in his demand for an
investigation. He said that Washington
was facing a condition, not a theory, and
that Immediate action was necessary. He
said that he believed the milk tests were
entirely too severe
Mr.. Ciagett made the motion calling for
the appointment of a committee to in
Festigate the milk situation.
Many Conventions Booked.
Granville Hunt. chairman of the con-
Nentions cOmmittee of the Chamber of
Commerce, made report showing that
a large number of important conventions
had been won for Washington during the
summer. Mr.. Hunt received a vote OF
thanks from the committee for the ex-
cellent work he has done.
Active and aggressive steps, Mr.
Hunt said. have been taken to obtain
conventions for Washington.
I'VE have succeeded in booking the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Ensinemen. which will come to Wash
ingten in 1913, bringing 97S delegates and
remain in session forty days. They will
spend here between S50o.0W0 and x7J0UOO
during their stay.
The brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners will meet in Washington in Sep
TENDER. 1912 and will remain in session
twenty-One days. The National Rivers
and HaFbors Congress will meet here De-
cember to ~, and will consist of about
Jtso delegates.
THE American Civic Association meets
here December IA. Is and Is. The con-
veRtion of Templars of Temperance and
honor, which hlet in Toronto. Canada,
August 3. has accepted the invitation
OF your committee and Will meet in
"dSLiIStOl aug lCl1
We have received encouraging ad-
vices from Bernard y. Baker. former
president OF the National Conservation
Congress. and from Henry Wallace,
present head of that organization, in
regard to obtaining for Washington the
conservation convention next year.
Your conventions committee has so
far expended s2,0lo.27 and has pledged
for conventions secured s6.954. To Off
set this, conventions that We have al
ready obtained for Washington will
leave approximately sl,10O,000 in the
city.
While in Des Moines. after the car
penters' convention, Secretary Grant
sent me d poster used to advertise the
army tournament held there September
20 TO October l. l immediately COM
municated with Mai. Gen. Wood, chief
Of staff asking if il We're not possible
that such tournament be held here.
Il learned that Cen Wood was away
from the city, and called upon the act
Ing Secretary of War. Gen. Oliver. Gen.
oliver was fayorably impressed with
the idea. and Immediately upon the re-
turn of Gen. Wood to Washington, will
make an enga cement with him for me.
lit is the intention of your commit
tee. if possible, to have an attack made
on Washington by the army and navy,
and to have Washington defended by
the aerOnautical reserve; of which John
Barry Ryan OF New York is commo-
dOre."
Commissaries Are Attacked
The chamber adopted a resolution sub
mitted by Joseph Strasburger. chairman
of the retail trade committee. calling upon
the government to discontinue the COM
missaries established for the officers and
men OF the navy and Marine Corps in
Washington and Annapolis.
Senior Barranca. new vice consul from
Cuba, appeared before the chamber and
in brief address conveyed the thanks
of the Cuban republic for the aid given
by American chambers of commerce in
continuing the independent government
OF the island
II was reported by the secretary that
the Chamber of Commerce had gained
III new members since January l. Three
amendments to the constitution were
adopted, one providing that each new
member must pay six months dues at
the time of his election to membership:
another providing that no director shall
serve two consecutive terms. and a third
providing that auxil airy bodies of the
chamber may be called associations Of
the Chamber of Commerce.
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