The sun., 1916-11-02
STATE HITS SNAG IN
MILK INVESTIGATION
Is Denied q Look at Books of
the Sanitary Dealers
Association.
MINUTES ARE DESTROYED
Able To Show Only Vaguely n
Connection With the Led
erie Laboratories.

Merton T.. Lewis. Deputy Attorney
General, tried yesterday at the continue
ton of tho milk Investigation to get at
the why's and whercfores of the Sanitary
MILK Dealers Association in that unin-
corporatcd organizations relations with
the affairs OF certain milk distributing
concerns in New York city. His object
is to find out what connection. IL any.
the association has had with the Lederle
Laboratories. headed by Ernest Lederle,
Health Commissioner at the time the
compulsory pasteurization regulations
were put in force by the Health Depart
men.
Mr.. Lewis ran up against several stone
walls. some OF legal construction.
John +. McCaulay. treasurer of the Sani-
tary Milk Dealers Association and
treasurer OF the Model Dairy Company.
Inc, was on the stand In the afternoon.
state Can't See Books.
William y. Dykinan. referee. ruled
that the Witness could he compelled to
produce the cash book Of the association.
which he did. hut he could not Nc
Obliged to turn II over to Mr.. Lewis for
iiE hN 'Ii ''
said the Deputy Attorney-Gcnerai might
xsmine MIR. McCaulay concerning any
ind yidual item In the book. Mr.. Lewis,
how ever. had never had n peep inside the
book, and therefore he WAS oblise 10
drop the witness Mr.. McCaulay was
directed by the referee to produce the
book again when the hearing is csumed
at 10 80 O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Lewis was handicapped also In
II. 49, I1.as = IIHa Fa N
secretary Of the MIX Dealers sanitary
Association and treasurer Of the l.edcrle
laboratories At the morning session for
the reason that Mr.. Bramlcy frankly
owned up that he had destroyed all tho
minutes ~ the association prior to Mo-
yembcr 81. 1918. The witness could not
! repember that he had con.idcd the fact
. otAcir destruction to any tie
alto admitted that no financial state
rents or reports were made. AS required
nv the associations bylaws, although
he asserted that data as 10 receipts and
disbursements were submitted at the an
nual meetings each year.
How Organization was Formed.
Mr.. Rramley testified that the associa-
ton wsS organized about the time the
old Consolidated Milk Exchange went
GU, Of business following the ACTIVITIES
Of the OMal'ey milk investigation III
1910. He said Representatives Of tho
ReakcF Dairy Company. the X. J..
stevens Company. tho Sheffield Farms
concern. the Model Dairy Company ard
the Emplre state Dairy Company had "A
rrel' minary >corference ON he adviss-
hility Of organizing the sanitary MIN
Dealers Association. This session took
place M town and subsequent meetings
were held ~ 6 Harrison street. once 'he
hradquariers Of the consolidate MIX
4 Exchange
Mr. Bramley admitted he sent out tho
invitations NJ his owu initiative from the
I.cderle Laboratories. A. this time the
witness said No was q director in the
Ledcrlc Laboratories. He was chief In
srcc'or Of the Board of Health under
pr. I.ederlc when the latter served his
FIRST term under Mayor Low. lie con-
tinued IN the Health Department three
or four years after Dr. Lederle formed
the Lederle Laboratories. hut when br
Lederle was appointed Health tomlniS-
siuncr for "A second time 10y Mayor ,iay-
nor MIR. Rrsmlcy sold his stock in the
Laboratories To- a Nj. Taylor. his brother
in-law. MIR. Bramley said Dr. l.ederlc
has had no connection with the Ledcrle
Labntatorics fnr the last eighteen
IN Juths.
Alliance with Lederlc.
Mr.. Lewis handcd the witness II copy
Of the SANITARY MIX Dealers Associa-
lions constitution and bylaws and
asked who was responsible for a section
dealing with u business arrangement he-
tween tho association and the l,ederle
Laboratories Nj. Bramley replied that
the association voted on it AZ a whole.
And YOU were secretary or the Sitni-
tary MIX Dealers Association asked
Mr.. Lewis.
II was" was tho reply.
who on behalf " the I.cderle Lab
nr,t"rics presented tho proposition 10
the association"
81 did"
Mr.. Rramloy said he and nr, 1.edcrle
were strong advocates Of pastcurization
He insisted, however. that he had moth
ing to do with III" preparation of tn"
INSTRUMENTATION regulations
The witness said Rorden's condensed
MIX Company refused 10 toin the ass"-
citation because IL was against its policy
to do so. but The company contributed
$500 to the associations treasury.
Minutes which had not hecn destroyed
showed thai the ASSOCIATIONS treasurer
reported at the end Of 1915 receipts
amounting To $4,000 and disbursement
of $4,000. The secretary said he had II"
information as to sources OF Incomes
excepting dues.