New-York tribune., 1919-08-29

noarders have been friphtened into
..urnlhg their holdings into domestic
trade channels. s'>
o. Inc number of intermediaries he
.weeh producer and consumer has been
ieouced by the drive against promiscu-
stored Goods Under Scrutiny
.,o Mr. Matthews said he is collecting
liza If on prices of goods now in storage
Iie said ne would watch the quotations
ae winch these commodities are re-
,eased ,:a and dealers demanding exor-
u''ant margins would be called unon
~ ~ explain, probably before a iurv' If
:ne amendment to the Lever act max
'"s pronteerlng crime, is enacted.
W.. Matthews announced he is en-
,ueaSorlhg to have placed on the mar
nes an holdings not already sold for
s"por' sna"t ana not held for the period of
scant and no production.
c,t t' 4sai 'sast $4,000 people here temporarily
ot a.. .heir llvlng cost ystrday by pur-
than $4,000 worth was purchased Of.
nS Tc'ais IN charge of the sale estimated
ms brlngs the total sales to date m
10 $395,OOO. The Bronx leads the other
boroughs. ' VIC o'"er
Dr. Jonathan Day declared within
Two weeks at the most 100 schools viii
De used as sales depots. A demand for
more stations is being voiced by vir-
.uaily every section of the CITY. he
sald' queens being especially desirous
OF adclng at least four dcpots to those
IN operation. ''O'e
trucking Methods Improved
by the use of the lighters, trucks
can can make two and three trips in the
tlihe e formerly required for single
ZIP Inc barge at the foot of East
I"enty-tourth Street was unloaded
last night. Two barges will dock to-
aay, one at the Barge Canal Terminal
IN Ihe Branx and the other at Wal
labout Market, Brooklyn, Dr.. Dav
said supplies of canned fruits and
Jams VIII be released shortly ard the
demand indicates they will be absorbed
IN few days. By the end of TODAY
the first instalment of 100000 pounds
or the clty's order for bacon will have
been disposed of.
Considerable surprise was registered
IN many quarters yesterday when il
was learned that those who have testi-
ned on milk distribution before the cx-
traord'nary grand jury failed to waive
immunity. This means, according to
lawyers, that none of the witnesses
called to date can be indicted for con-.
splracy to increase the price of milk
or for any other violation of the Don
nelly antitrust act.
ihose who have testified thus fa1
included c. A. Weiant. former pres.
dent of the Borden's Farm Products
Company; d. L. Austin, Of Nestl6's
rood Company; Harry Cronk, official
OF the Borden's Farm Products Com.
pany, and William A. Levy, of the
Levy Milk Company.
l. Elklns Nathan, secretary of the
New York Milk Conference Board. has
not been summoned, although he has
oeen IN the Criminal Courts Building
on several occasions. This has caused
comment, since Mr.. Nathan is usuallv
one OF the first witnesses called on
milk inquiries.
U. S. Wants Milk Evidence
The Department of Justice, through
the United States Attorneys here. re-
quested District Attorney Swami yes
tefday to turn over to it all evidence
covering the activities and practices
OF the milk producers and distributors
Assistant District Attorney Talley
said last night that he would place
before the Department of Justice the
evidence which two years ago caused
the indictment of officials of the
Dairymen's League. John B. Stanch-
field, attorney for the indicted officials
at that time, got a change of venue
to Oneida County While the trial
was pending the Legislature enacted
an amendment to the Donnelly act, ex-
empting farmers from it's provisions
The Dairymens League has between
10000 and $4,000 members, with dair,
farms in New York, New Jersey. Della
ware and Pennsylvania and other
states
John McCauley, a milk distributor
who testified before the grand jury
yesterday, told District Attorney Tai.
ley in conference that the high cost
Of pasteurization and other processes
demanded by the health authorities
contributed to the increase in the milk
cost. The pay of drivers seven years
ago was SIG week, compared with SAC
1T present. He said the men are pre-
pared to ask for SIT raise on Octo.
Der II, when thcil agreement with
their employers terminates
Farm Council Inquiry Begun
Dr. Eugene H. Porter, COMMISSIONS,
of Farms and Markets, was the sole
witness examined yesterday at the
nrst session OF the inquiry into the
State Council of Farms and Markets
in Room 302, Hall of Records. George
Gordon Battle, who was appointed by
Governor Smith as a special commits.
sioner to conduct the investigation
and John Burlinson Coleman, named
as counsel by Mr.. Battle, interrogated
the witness.
Mr.. Battle, after learning from Dr.
Porter that the latter had organized
about 100 cooperative societies OF
farmers and producers, asked how
many cooperative consumers organiza-
tions had been instituted. DR.. Porter
admitted he was not certain that any
had been formed, but said he would
look into the records to refresh his
recollection. He said the city lacked
a consumers league law and had put
other difficulties in the way of pro
noting cooperation of consumers.
Dr.. Foster, in answer to question
said he had not investigated milk be-
cause the funds of his department were