The sun., 1919-01-03
HEALTH PERIL SEEN
IN MILK PRICE WAR


stations at slightly less than the cost OF
Grade b. Or Baker said no notice had
been received that the supply was to be
cut. and consequently no preparation
was made. She admitted she had eN-
pressed indignation that the Legislature
had passed law exemptinR the Dairy
mems League and other farmers or
CARNATIONS from prosecution under the
Donnelly antitrust laws.
Dr. Copeland issued the following
statement last night:
when the city awakens tomorrow
morning It will fnd itself face to fare
with milk crisis. The amount of milk
delivered in the city to-day was $4,000
quarts less than yesterday. The amount
delivered tomorrow Will he 1000. 900
quarts under the normal consumption
of the city. This creates "A situation
that has an important bearing on the
health of the community and, so far As
the infants are concerned, their very
lives The baby milk stations. from
which goes out the food to supply the
infants OF the poor. were short to-day
] / 900 quarts OF milk. This means that
II 900 babies were deprived of their
food.
Il have made an appeal tonight to the
hotel and restauratcurs representing
the public eating places whore approx
mately 40 per cent. of the city's milk Is
! consumed. to decline voluntarily 10 az
| cept their usual quota Of milk and to
ask the patrons for the next day or two
to refrain from the use Of milk as a
leverage. The amount OF milk thus
saved will permit the distributors to
I supply the baby health stations and
J families where there are infant chill
dren The distributors have promised
! TO supply the hospitals Of tho city and
| particularly the military hospitals.
where there are large numbers OF SICK
/ men. Every adult citizen who will re-
frain from the use of milk and every
housewife who will use milk substitutes
in the preparation of food1 for the next
! few days will be rendering humanitarian.
economic and patriotic service.
! should the situation become moro
desperate than at present 1t Is the In
tention OF the Board Of Health to COM
mandeer the milk supply and distribute
| il to the places where II Is most needed.
"All of the milk coming into the city
| both from the old sources and that from
new sources which are being tapped will
be inspected and pasteurized"
League OmciaI Gives Its Side.
| Vice President Thompson of the
! Dairymen's League said six members of
I
W for league milk. Ten conference
board members have made contracts for
milk at league prices since Wednesday
| President Cooper said one member
! wanted to sign yesterday but was
afraid because of his business relations
with other board members
Twenty-Five cooperative plants in the
country organized a voluntary associa-
ton for the sale of milk in this city he
| said, but it couldn't get license from
! the Department OF Health II distribute
/ milk because the association wasn't IN
lcorporated Then the Country Min
. Company came into being for this
purpose. he said. and got a license
bIr distributors followed the routes
cut the price and then made better bids
for milk in the country than the com
I pany could. The company was com
PEELED TO go out OF BUSINESS, Mr.. Coopc,
dc dared,
Albert Manning. secretary OF the
Dairynen's League, was asked at the
John Doe inquiry why the league
had not notified Coz. Smith, the
Commissioner OF Health or. Mayor Hylar
of an impending shortage % mix,
NO particular reason, replied Man
ming There was no rea4on' everybody
shouldn't know il. The papers were full
of Il"
| Manning said the LEAGUE asked TIC
Food Administration and District Attor.
ney Swami to sit with II In D,lt!ng the
price for January milk.
And tho District Attorney refused tc
be used as a CdmounNge9" interrupted
! HCC..nE.
He refused" replied Manning
( The witness dc'ed urging farmers
t. remain firm for an increased price
The circular doesn't look like it,
, suggested the chief MAGISTRATE.
The circular. called "Oficial Bulletir
{ No. Of the Dairymen's League" say,
, among other things.
I Every membac is needed In our
, trenches. This is no time 20 hesitate
b This promises 20 be the biggest f1gh;
, We have ever bad The dealer refuses