The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-29
U. S.. ATTORNEY IN NEW YORK
 WITH INQUIRY
Gets From District Attorney Evidence Gathered Con
 corning the Dairymen
CLAIM RESTRICTIONS
 WILL RAISE PRICES
Distributor Tells Grand Jury of Conditions Imposed on
 City In Last Six Years

New York, Aug. 29.---Francis G. Caffey, United States District Attor- ney, asked District Attorney Edward Swann yesterday for evidence which he had gathered in connection with his investigation of the milk situation. The Federal District Attorney said he was particularly interested in the ma terial gathered relating to the activi- ties of the Dairymen's League, the New York State association of milk producers.
 Leaders in the Dairymen's League were indicted under the Donnelly antitrust law in 1917 after an investi- gation by the District Attorney. Fol
 lowing their indictment John B. lStanchfield, their counsel, obtained change of venue, on the ground that
 the New York public was incensed against the milk dealers. The pro-
 ceedings were dropped and, subse- Quently, an amendment was passed lby the Legislature specifically ex- empting milk producers from the IDonneIly law.
 Assistant District Attorney Alfred
 J. Talley said yesterday that he be- lieved that the Federal authorities | were better able to deal with some of l the situations which have arisen through the investigation than the local authorities were. He gave the Dairymen's League case as an ex- l ample.
 John McCauley, a member of the Milk Conference Board, whose affairs
 are being investigated by the Extraor- | dinary Grand Jury, was the principal | witness yesterday in that investiga- | ton. McCauley is owner of the | Model Dairy at Eighth avenue and 23rd street
 He attributed the present cost of
 milk to restrictions which, he said, had been imposed within the last five
 or six years. All of these restrictions he asserted, had added cost to the l distributor. One of them was the law comp slling pasteurization of milk in
 this city. The distributors were also
 responsible for the care of the COW ] barns, he said.
 | Drivers are now getting $40 a week, McCauley declared. Further
 more, the. agreement under which | they receive that amount is only in | force up to the end of October. After
 that, I understand, they are to de- 1 mand $47 a week"
 | McCauley denied that the price of
 milk had ever been discussed at the
 meetings of the Milk Conference | Board.
 ] It was learned yesterday that one i of the witnesses who had testified be-
 fore the Extraordinary Grand Jury ! had signed a waiver of immunity. The witnesses so far have been C. A | Wiant, former head of the Borden's Farm Products Company; D. F. Aus | tin of the Nestle's Food Company; | Harry Cronl-, also of the Borden's Company, and William A. Levy, a i large independent distributor. I. Elkin Nathans, secretary of the | board, has not been called as a wit
 ness, although he has been present
 outside of the Grand Jury room every ! day since the investigation started. l The investigation was adjourned yesterday to Wednesday. It was said
 at the District Attorneys office that
 when the jury reconvened the milk
 investigation might give way for day
 or two to the inquiry into the recent ! Interborough strike, in which, Dis | trict Attorney Swann charges, there
 was a conspiracy between the com- pany and employees to increase fares l in this city.