The Washington times., 1917-10-12
The Law and the Milk Man. !.
Dr. Woodward Bames Baby Deaths Dirty MIX
Not Been Tied Perhaps There Would Have Been
Dirty Milk and Fewer Deaths. ....-7---,,,
BY EARL GODWIN.,

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Lawyers argue-and meantime the babies Of Washing.
ton dying faster than they should to Health
Ocer woodward this because can hope for
cuton OF dirty milk until the Court of Appeals decides
whether the United States the District of Columbia
jurisdiction - ? s9-lF.5 = ~ 55sla
And meantime dirty milk, filthy killing germ laden
milk coming to Washington to be distributed to the babies
and the invalids., 81. 80 ~ 20. ~ fs.
In another column of The Times today Health Officer
OF August during spell of comparatively low temperature
the death rate from attributable to the milk supply
Jumped enormously over what it was ago. DR. Wood
ward blames these deaths squarey the stream Of dirty
milk fed each day to Washington. aest Ia .zss "a
Some time In the future farmers and milk dealers gem
orally will awaken to the fact that pays be clean Near
all the farmers and milk dealers have already reached
this conclusion and to the surprise Of the old hickory
shired Individual who despised fancy fxns and clean
and span dairy farms is really making all the money If
the present violent attempts to dodge the laws framed to
protect babies and invads from drinking dirty milk
arise from innate cupd then the the misery milk
producer awakns to the fact that the big money lies in
clean milk the better it will be for all of u.s.
The man who sells milk for the highest price in this
town sells the most scientifically clean milk and from the
looks of him he is nursing the largest bank account
The who is always hiding behind barrel to escape
the inspector because his place dirty to have
People know he sells dirty stuff, so when anyone
really Graves pint Of dirty milk he will be favored by that
custom; but his trade is falling off, ss.-,- ,, rD
Congress passed law for this District several years
ago specifying that milk shippers had to have permit to
send their product this community This gave the city
the power to 60 to farms where the COWS are ked
whether not the farms clean This
reasonable, to say the least Especially in view of what
the inspectors find on some of the farms Barns dirty and
mucky that hip boots required before get
the cows have been located and it would hardly harsh
or arbitrary to object to milk coming from such surround
ings. = ~AN"9ss a--t1a . ~ E5'Hg. syIt
But there those who love to fight things out in
court because the of the law permit disagreement
and in the present has been found there actually
question whether the District of Columbia should prose
cute the dirty milk producers whether the United States
should have that burden thrust upon It This duestonis
be settled by the Court of Appeals and the mothers of
this city awaiting with great interest the announcement
of that decision --L-.s ...r,--
Not that they little snap of the finger who has
conduct the prosecution All they want is to know that
the wrench has been taken out of the machinery and that
the procession of dealers in impure milk viii be marhaed
before the judge Just at present all the District Of Columbia
do is to watch the death rate Of little babies ping
higher and hgherand make note of the of hemen
thought to be responsible. So -!dl ''z ~js
Let MS hope for early decisions and vigorous and
prompt action for the profteer who mixes filth with his
milk. -. 4.-N-a7. = .t'~-
Now that the 0ceoquan investigation is for the
being atleas Let hope the famous ladies who started
rupus give little respite Also let US hope
Superintendent Whitaker makes good impression on
Congress he on the District authorization all signs
point to Congressional Investigation 81. ...e.=