Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19
KING BRANDS MILK
WITNESS CHARGE
AS MALICIOUS LIE
Never Said He Was "Out to
Get" Maryland and Vir-
ginia Group, He Declares.
HOLMAN TELLS HEARINGS
YEAR-0LD INCIDENT
Producers in This Market Get
$685. of Consumers Dollar,
Committee Is Informed.

Chairman King Of the Senate District
| Committee last night branded as a
malicious lie" a charge inserted in the
| record of the milk hearings yesterday
| afternoon that he had said he was out
ITO get" the Maryland g. Virginia Milk
| Producers Association.
| The charge was made by Charles w.
| Holman, secretary OF the National Fed
| Grafton of Cooperative Milk Producers
Associations. while under cross-exani-
! nation by ElWood H. Seal, special in
vestigating counsel of the committee.
Holman had been asked by Seal to ex-
plain why he had included Salt Lake
City, Utah, in a table of comparative
milk prices he had compiled for the
record in the milk hearings.
| I included Salt Lake City because
Senator King told me he was going to
get this association (the Maryland g.
| Virginia." Holman answered.
| When and where did Senator King
/ tell you that?" Seal inquired.
He told me that at the door to the
committee room when the Philippine
independence bill was passed cover a
year ago." said Holman.
Who was present?" asked Senator
McCarran Of Nevada, the acting chair
man.
only Senator King and I, but
would welcome the Senator being here.
I would tell him then"
Senator King, who had left the COM
mlttee room before Holman was placed
unoer cross examination, charged the
witness took advantage of my absence"
| 1t Is malicious lie," King said 1T
is perfectly silly. I have always been
in favor of co-operatiyes and every one
knows it,
Under direct examination OF w.
Gwynn Gardiner, attorney for the man
agement of the Maryland and Virginia
Association, Holman had introduced
elaborate statistical tables showing
prices received by farmers in this area
and in 20 other so-called comparable
markets. He testified from the tables
that producers on this market received
1856 cents per quart, or $3.50 per cent
Of the consumers dollar.
Seton Darr, attorney for the indie
pendent Milk Distributors Association,
showed by cross-examination that Hol-
mans figures related only to the price
the producers get for first-clasS or
paste" milk, and do not take into con-
sideration the lower prices paid for
second and third class milk.
Testimony Restricted.
Holman was placed on the stand by
w. GWynn Gardiner, attorney for the
management Of the Maryland and Vir-
g1nia Milk Producers Association, pri-
marily to prove that the association
has been managed efficiently, Senator
McCarran refused, however, 10 allow
him to testify as to the character or
efficiency of the management, and
Gardner then examined the witness as
10 comparative prices received by farm
ers in this area and on other large
markets
| Producers on this milk shed receive
$3.50 per 100 pounds for their milk,
Holman testified. as compared with
delphia, two other high-priced markets,
and S1.40 in Indianapolis, S1.45 in
Aberdeen, S. Oak, and $3.50 in Salt
Lake City, the three cheapest markets
All these figures, Darr brought out, were
| for f1rst-class milk.
spread, Holman showed the diaries here
gross 5.63 cents per quart, as COMPARED
Lake City. N'''-'
1T is clear" he said. that the
! washington producers price and the
washington producers percentage OF
the consumers dollar are among the
three highest markets we believe to be
representative
| t1uoI, III answer 10 a question by
| senator McCarran, revealed he is the
only Salaried employee of the National
Federation OF Cooperative Milk Pro-
oucerS Association and that he is paid
S6,5OO a year. Expenses of the feder-
ation are paid on the basis of 20 cents
a year per member of each of SO or
carnations represented in the feder-
alton, Holman said,
his testimony that the Maryland and
virginia organization has "substan-
| tlal reserve to prevent hardshins IN
farmers in event of the financial failure
OF distributors was questioned by Com
mlttee Counsel Seal. Under cross-eY-
animation Holman said he had no
| knowledge of the worth of MORTGAGES
invested In by the association or the
value or bonds held by the organization.
seal also disputed through Holman's
testimony the statement of John Mo
On, IT., secretary Of the Maryland and
| virginia association, that he could not
determine what diaries are receiving for
| thelr milk. Holman said his oreani
ZaIlon sent monthly statements to Nc
| GllI,s association, showing milk prices
| producer, wholesale and retail-throuph-
out the country, including Washington.
McGlu was put through a relentless
cross queStloning when he was called
back to the witness stand by Gardiner
I
nm with being ignorant of the milk
business generally, and the prices paid
Ior mix and the butter fat diffRrartislS
in particular.
Seal obtained a statement from Me-
Gil that he had made no Investigation
OF the butter fat content of milk being
shlpped into this market, or whether
| Ihc correct diferentials were being
paid. 10 V. Morgan, co-counseI of the
Protective Committees of the pro-
ducerS Association, got McGil to admit
ne mao made no investigation of what
the diaries were receiving for milk. and
| that he had no idea whether prof1tS
were being piled up at the expense of
the dairy farmer
Seals questioning Of McGtu pre-
eiPiIated an argument which Senator
MeCarran had to stop after the com
mlttee counsel, his face flushed. had
shouted angrtly at McGill:
L am trying to show that YOU don't
know anything about it."
Questioned on Cream.
Morgan concentrated his ouestio,i,,,
| OF McGill on his knowledge of tbs
prices being received by distributors for
! second-claSS milk which is used for
| cream. When the producers associs-
ton secretary said he did not know
what prices the diaries are receiving
/ Morgan asked.
DO you assume to act for your as
ISOLATION without knowing what the
distributors get for their product?"
I'VE make an investigation" said
McGill.
do you know what Chestnut Farms
Dairy gets for quart of cream?"
II do not"
is there any reason why the farmer
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