Evening star., 1934-01-09
PLANES TAKE MILK
CHICAGO
Fourth Day of Strike Causes
Acute Shortage-City
Put on Rati0ns.
BULLETIN.

CHICAGO. January (P-Fed-
eral Judge John P. Barnes today
granted a temporary Injunction re-
strainirg officials and members of
the Pure Milk Association, organi-
zation of farmers. from interfering
with milk shipments by the Econ
omy Dairy Co., an independent
concern.
BY the Associat ted Press.
CHICAGO. January 9.-Regular ship
ments of milk into Chicago by airplane
were started today as the fourth day
of the city's milk blockade brought an
acute shortage to the metropolis.
The first shipment. 1000 quarts. was
consigned to the Wagner Dairy Co.
Of1cials announced additional consign-
ments would arrive hourly. The Wag-
ner company is one OF the largest inde-
pendent dealers in the city.
Police were summoned to the Munich
pal Airport to guard the milk en- route
to the company's plant
officials declined to name the source
Of the milk. saying they wished to guard
against violence. which had brought
about dumping of hundreds of thou.
sands of gallons of milk. destruction OF
delivery trucks, halting of trains. slug
gings and attacks on dairies.
Shortage Becomes Acute
Only small amounts of milk reached
the city today, and the shortage had
developed to such an extent that thou
sands of families were without any. and
some hotels and restaurants we're serv-
ing only small amounts.
Patrons of some restaurants received
less than a half ounce Of cream with
their coffee. Hospitals and families
with small children continued to re-
ceive emergency deliveries from the
large dairies.
Charges of profiteering by brokers
were made today by A. M, Krahl, public
relations director of the Pure Milk AS
sociation. the organization of farmers
that called the strike.
Krahl said the brokers were pur-
chasing milk in Northern Wisconsin
outside the regular territory from which
Chicago draws its supply, and shipping
it to Evanston, Wilmette and other Chi
cago suburbs.
The brokers buy the milk at 90
cents or 81 a hundred pounds" Krahl
said 1T is purchased outside the in
spected territory in which Chicago milk
is produced The brokers sell the milk
at from $3.50 to 81 a hundred" Krahl
said two carloads of the milk were un-
loaded today in Suburban Wilmette.
Little Progress Made.
Negotiations for settlement of the
strike continued on several fronts. but
little progress was reported.
Nathan Witt, legal adviser of the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra-
ton, went into conferences with lead
ers of the farmers and dairies.
Copies OF a contract under which
more than 300 Chicago dairies have
been asked to agree to pay basic
price of $l.85 hundred pounds were
in the hands of the distributors, but
most of them declined to comment.
The strike was called after the dairies
announced price Of $l.40 hundred
a cut of 10 cents.
PicketS were still swarming the high
ways and q group estimated at 1.50(
descended on the plant of the Wal
worth Condensed Milk Co. at Wal.
worth, Wis. last night and dumped
1000 gallons of milk and damaged
machinery.
The same men dumped $50 cans ol
milk at the. United Milk Co.. plant
also situated at Walworth Another
report said they later proceeded tt
Lyons, Wis. where they found twt
deputy sheriffs guarding the plant o.
the Lyons Milk Products Co.. Ont
deputy was slugged. while the othel
was relieved of his shotgun. after
which the milk was spoiled by mixing
it with kerosene.
Several shots were fired. but no ont
wa; hurt when q fight was threatened
between strikers and non n-strikers al
the farm Of Henry Buchs. in Walwortf
County. Buchs. member Of the Wis.
consine Milk Pool. which declined Il
cooperate in the strike, had a truck.
load Of milk which he intended fol
shipment to Chicago. When striker.
heard of this they started to the farm
to dump the milk. but Buchs gathered
his friends and dehed the strike picket.
to invade his property.
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