The sun., 1919-02-05
PORTER'S JOB SAFE
IN SPITE OF HYLAN
Mayor Shown to Have Errod
in Estimate of State
Commissioner.
MILK DEALER ACCUSED
Producers Agent Says Lew.
Dealer, Was Slow on
Payments.

II is suspected that Mayor Hylao. VIM
II looking for the scalp Of DR.. Euso-.
II. Porter, State Commissioner Of Fond,
and Markets. is not going to ge, eve,
one OF the doctors gray hairs, at les,.
not on the lone testimony OF William
Levy OF the Levy Dairy Company a, m.
John Doe milk inquiry that the Com.
missioner Threatened to retire Mr.. Lew
from business unless he furnished 4,
800. 900 bond
In recent letter to District Attorney
Swami his Honor reviewed Mr.. Lewis
testimony and asked this question "Is
not Food Commissioner Porter guilty
OF violating section 1857 OF the Penal
Code?' He concluded with these words;
This man should be ed from
Office"
Mr.. Levy charged that DR.. Porter
compelled him to furnish 800 600
bond TO insure payments TO farmers ,o-
milk and that DR.. Porter had not ex.
acted similar guarantees from any other
distributor.
DR.. Jonathan c. Day, city Comma.
sioner OF Public Markets and by virtue
OF his office a member OF the Stats
Council OF Farms and Markets. volun-
tee:ed the statement yesterday that tn.
recoi Is show there are Ave milk As-
tribute-s in New York state now bonded
In 100000 by the Department OF FARM
and Markets.
Denies Discrimination.
~ portar ,a,,i6aJ 1aSora ChiaF 90,
Magistrate McAdoo yesterday that h.
had not Disseminated against nor ac-
corded unfair treatment to Levy, but
was justified in exacting the bond he.
cause repeated complaints had been
made to his department that Lev was
not dealing fairly with the farme-.
Dr.. Porter said II was n practice Of his
depa rtment to protect farmers agaiOs,
dealers who fail to make payments ~
requiring satisfactory security from
them. He told Of one distributor n
Newark. y. J. who placed a mortgage
on his property in order to make SUE
OF prompt payments to milk produce''
John T. Dooling, Assistant District At
torney. put in evidence a letter written
by Stanley Mills. office manager Of the
Dairymen's League to Or. Porter on
May 90 1918. The letter began We
gard to the Levy Dairy Company. the
latest OF which is one from John CALI
van OF MORA. y. Y, a copy OF which We
inclose herewith.
I'VE have been doing everything p1s-
sible to adjust these matters for our
members but so far We have only been
able 10 obtain promises from William
Levy which have never been kept"
Another letter from Mr.. Minis to n
Porter, dated June IS, 1918, accom-
panied by a copy Of letter from tire
secretary of local branch OF the Dairy
n ems League complaining about tie
Levy Dairy Company. read in part as
follows: I'VE especially urge at this
time that some action be taken against
them or that they be notified that tfe!r
license will be revoked unless such prac-
tees are discontinued.
Committee at Hearing.
The milk committee of the Council Of
Farms and Markets attended the hear
ing to hear Or. Porter's testimony 20
yarding tho Levy charges. This COM
nlttee is investigating the production.
distribution. sanitary conditions and
values OF milk. 1t has had sessions A.
Albany and at Glens Falls At the .'''--
place it was developed that farmers as
getting y cents for milk which r"tN
At Ia cents a quart. The committee
went into the Levy charges here las;
Monday and will meet again at "P IVES.
at +. NJ, to-day,
Because OF erroneous reports that l'r
Porter had assumed personal charge ~
his investigation COMMISSIONS Day -
sued a statement yesterday In which -
,aid II want to say that this acton
Cthe appointment of the committee Vas
aiken by tho Council OF Farms ana MAJ
tets and not by Comm ssoncT P3r'eE'
sho has no authority in the matter
The committee in its investigator
will look carefully into any charc's nat
ire preferred against any emp ,"' -
he Council of Farms and Markets
William f. Dana of Avon, y. y. char
nan OF the councils milk comm gee.
said during the John Doe hearing we
ind there are gaps in the evidence ~
,ther Investigations which need s""HS
u in order to get fair data upon 'A.
sc can predicate a finding We do"
give n hurrah in hell for politics +" max
narrow sense We asked thai Tho ''s-
rict Attorney be represented h''' %
protect the interests Of the people 80
conduct OF our departments