Evening star., 1933-10-23
j. s. URGED TO BUY
100000 MILK
Representative Crosby Pro.
poses So-CaIIed Surplus
Be Given to Children.

Appeal to Arthur L. Hopkins. relief
director for the purchase by the Federal
Government of a million pints of So
called surplus milk daily for 20 days a
month at an estimated cost of s8,400,-
900 to be fed to underncurished chill
d-en in the schools was made today
by Representative Charles N. Crosby of
Pennsylvania.
He explained that the purpose is to
see that these underfed children get
wholesome food and to explode the
theory that there is a surplus produc-
tion Of milk. so as to get down to re-
establishment of a fair price to the
producers.
Representative Crosby emphasizes
that "in all the large cities there are
many undernouriShed children who lack
only milk and are being deprived of it
by excessive trust prices" Under his
plan. he said. the usual milk d:stribu-
ton system will not be disturbed and
Federal Government already has the
agencies to take charge of this relief
milk through the schools and the Red
Cross He proposes that each underfed
child be given pint of milk day. the
teachers to decide those who need It,.
Regarding the estimated cost of S24.-
100000, Representative Crosby says 1t
is far less than the noble experiment
with hogs which is costing s35 900 900
Two hearings on the Washington
milk situation. one OF the alleged con-
troll of the market here by milk trust,
the other on a proposed code for local
dairies. probably will not get under
way before another week.
DR.. Frederic G. Howe. consumers
counsel of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration, has not yet set the date
for hearing on the code. but it was
indicated today it probably will not
be called this week.
Elwood H. Seal, assistant corpora
tion counsel and special investigator
for the Senate Milk Committee. expects
10 consult with Senator King, chair
man. early this week and determine
Sumed. II was originally planned to
hold the hearing today, but. because Of
other business, Senator King asked that
it be put off,
Meanwhile, Seal continued his con-
ferences today with the Department OF
Justice, whose agents have been IN IN
some time. This evidences will be pre-
sented to the committee.
by the Maryland-Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association, will meet vigorous
opposition in several of its proposals.
The setting up of three classes of
milk. under which Seal and Representa-
tive Crosby declare small dealers will be
forced to accept prices below cost OF
production, will be fought by the Inde-
pendent Milk Producers Association. and
other dairies not members of the Mary
land-Virginia group.
The code proposes to force dealers
and producers here to join either the
Maryland-Virginia Association or the
Washington Dairy Council, now an
educational unit, but proposed as a
clearing house or brokerage agency
under the code. Except for the Ma
tional Dairy Products Corporation and
the Maryland Virginia members, both
distributors and producers expect to
oppose that provision.
Because the same witnesses are to be
heard at both hearings, it is expected
that one of them probably will be post
poned until after the other is con-
cluded. DR.. Howe has been kept in
formed of the progress made in the in
vestigation by frequent conferences
with Seal.
Representative Crosby, meanwhile,
insists that the scope of the Senate in
quiry be broadened on the ground that
conditions alleged to exist here also
exist in several other cities in the East.
He would make the investigation a ma
tional matter and run down the whole
complicated ramifications of the con-
troll Of dairies by the alleged milk trust.