The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-09
meeting ELECTS
TWO inspectors
Reporters Also Are Kept Out
Of Conference of Milk
Dealers.
DADE CASE IS DISCUSSED
Conferees Say Recent Court Decision
viii Have Effect Of Raising
Price on Product.

In maintaining resolution that its
meetings shall be positively secret. two
inspectors from the Department of Agri-
culture and a like number Of newspaper
men were forcibly elected yesterday from
the sanctum in which milk dealers from
the Eastern section of the country are
comforting at the National Hotel in an
effort to induce the Department Of Agri-
culture to modify its regulations. which.
1t In declared, AFFECT milk. II the con-
ferees are unsuccessful in this general
raising Of the price Of milk throughout
the United States will probably result.
The conference was called at the re-
quest of the New York Sanitary Milk
Dealers Association. the president and
secretary Of which are participating in
the elaboration. Several Washington
dairymen were present at the conference
yesterday, together with Henry z. Davis
and Matthew Z. O'Brien. attorneys Of this
city.
Dade Case Ruling.
A recent decision OF the Court Of APP
peals of the District OF Columbia has
brought about the movement. This was
In the case known as the Dade case. c.
g. Dade, a Washington dairyman, was
accused of having in his possession milk
which revealed the presence of colon
hacilli. That accusation was fought
through the Police Court in Washington.
and finally reached the Court Of Appeals,
which decided against him. When he
asked the Supreme Court Of the United
States for a writ of certiorari 1t was re-
fused on the ground that the Court of
Appeals had rendered its opinion on the
facts.
The decision is said to be the first
one OF a court of last resort putting
milk under the food and drugs act. which
act is administered by the Department Of
Agriculture.
Colon bacilli, IT is said. are found ut
least to some slight extent in all milk.
When the Supreme court refused the
writ of review in the Dade case the
decision Of the Court of Appeals of the
District went on record as a final one
in United States courts throughout the
country.
BacterioloRists Consulted.
The New York Sanitary Milk Dealers
Association has taken up the question
OF the decision with the International
Milk Dealers Association. and has
brought II to the attention of ba2-
teriologists of high standing all over the
United States. with a view. IL was stat ID
yesterday in behalf OF the milk dealers,
to determining the best method OF pro-
cedurc Tor carrying on co-ordinated ana
active campaign Of protection Of the milk
producers and dealers"
THE decision in the Dade case" the
milk dealers state, IF generally followed.
Will put the average producer and dealer
IN constant danger of prosecutions and
disaster. besides having the effect or driv
ing out OF business all but the larger
dealers and greatly increasing the cost
Of milk to the consumer. by reason Of
the expense that il will be necessary for
the producer and dealer to incur to be
sure that the milk they produce and sell
will pass inspection under the pure food
and drugs act
1t is claimed by the milk dealers that
they are acting in the interests Of the
consumer. who. they say. will be under a
IL :he price of milk is advanced
the United States to meet
the cost of extra inspections and add
tional methods Of bringing about purity.