THE MORNING OHEGONIAX, FRIDAY, JUNE, 21, 1918.
middlemen: held
behind milk wad
Profiteering Tactics Charged
by Head of Oregon Dairy
4 men's League.
U. S. OFFICER APPEALED TO
for Hand Damascus Milk Company
Refuses to Buy From S3 Mem
bers of LfaRiie Com mi 8-
- sion May Act.
In appealing to the Federal Food
Administration to conduct an investi
gation and bring , the controversy
which has arisen between milk 'pro
ducers and distributors to an end.
Alma D. Katz, presfdent of the Oregon
Dairymen's League, announced yester
day that the controversy is nothing
mora than "the age-long fight on the
part of the middlemen to continue their
.profiteering tactics."
Notice was served yesterday upon 33
members of the league by the Portland
Damascus Milk Company that milk
from their dairies would be accepted
no longer, because another milk supply
had been found. Other distributors, it
was said, had gone to distant points
" and effected arrangements to secure
milk from non-league members.
Commission May Act.
In the absence of "W. B. Ayer, Fed
ral food officials in Portland were in
clined to allow the milk commission to
aot In the controversy and pro.tably
will take no action in reference to a
letter recei-.cd from the league yestjr
day. A metting of the milk comm's
sion will be held this, morning in
County Assessor Reed's office, when
members of that body will confer ws.h
the county agriculturists of Mu'.tno-ma:-.
Washington tad Columbia coun
ties in Oregon and Clarke County in
"Washington. The purpose of this
mcetn.s Is to obtain an insight into
the ccnditions of the milk supply at
present in each of these counties.
Farther meetings of the milk com
mission are planned, according to
Iler.ry E. Reed, chairman' of the com
mission, when facts in connection with
tlie controversy will be considered and
on effort made to bring the entire mat.
t - to adjustment.
Yesterday's developments prove that
the distributors are not inclined to
await July 1, the date when the pro
poned increase in the price of whole
sale milk is effective, before taking
steps to arrange a new supply of milk
for Portland consumers.
Counter Accusations Made.
Accusations made against the Ore
fron Dairymen's League by A. M.
Work. manager of the Portland
Damascus Milk Company, spokesman
for the majority of Portland milk dis
tributors, were answered yesterday by
Mr. Katz by accusations against the
distributors. The league. Mr. Katz
maintains, supplies 90 per cent of the
milk consumed in Portland. This sup
ply, he asserts, is pure, properly pre
pared, adequate and continuous.
Written notice to the distributors of
the proposed increase of the price of
wholesale milk, originally effective on
June 20, was sent, according- to Mr.
Katz, because the distributors failed to
follow a recommendation of the Milk
Commission to increase the wholesale
price of milk to the hotels and restau
rants delivered in cans.
The distributors failed to make this
Increase, because they would be forced
to give the farmers a portion of the
increase and could not see any reason
why they should increase the price for
the benefit of the farmer, Mr. Katz
charges.
One-Man Control Denied.
The charge that the Oregon Dairy
men's League is a one-man organiza-
tion was refuted by Mr. Katz, who ex
plained that the league has an execu
tive board of five members, which
meets on every Tuesday morning and
sometimes oftener.
"After we sent written notice to the
distributors that the price of milk
would be increased by league members
from 3 a hundred pounds to $3.50
a hundred pounds f. o. b. Portland,
several responsible distributors called
on us and asked that we waive the
increase until July 1, because . they
could not put an increase into, effect
in the middle of the month.
"We gladly consented to postpone
our increase and on June 18, the day
of this conference, we addressed a let
ter to the Milk Commission advising
them that the League would not in
crease the price of milk until the milk
commission acted, but requested the
milk commission get action if possible
before July 1."
Prompt Action Desired.
The letter referred to by Mr. Katz,
addressed to the commission, an
nounced a postponement of the date
on which the increase was to go into
effect, from June 20 to July 1. In addi
tion the league in this letter expressed
a hope that the commission would
reach findings before the date of the
increase and determine the price to be
paid the producer for his product in
keeping with the cost of production,
and also a price to be paid the dis
tributor for the product delivered to
the homes, restaurants and hotels, that
would cover the cost of preparing the
milk for use and distribution.
While' the battle rages between pro
ducer and distributor of milk for Port
land's consumption, the Milk Commis
sion is busy making a complete Inves
tigation into all phases of the milk
business 'from both a production and
distribution standpoint.
If the. milk distributers have not car
ried recommendations made by the
commission into effect, this fact is un
known by Mr. Reed, chairman of the
commission. No notice has been sent
to the commission by league officials
or others to the effect that the recom
mendations were being ignored, Mr.
Reed said yesterday.
DtDW. Mack, chief milk inspector
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For Freckles
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Squeeze the juice of two lemons Into
a bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle
and tan lotion and complexion beauti
fier at a very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for a few
cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant
lotion into the face, neck, arms and
hands each day and see how freckles
and blemishes disappear and how clear,
soft and white the skin becomes. Test
It is harmless. Adv. -
for Portland." has "taken a neutral
stand in the controversy, holding that
ne win recognize neither side, but in
sist upon pure milk, regardless of
whether it comes from league members
or non-league members.
City Commissioner Mann, in charge
of the Health Bureau, also held that
the Health Bureau Is not interested in
any fight that has developed or is
likely to develop between milk pro
ducers and distributors, but that the
bureau was determined that milk
brought into Portland for human con
sumption must be of highest grade in
purity and cleanliness.
Notice -was directed to the milk dis
tributors Wednesday by Dr. Mack that
any change in the milk supply must
be registered in the milk division, with
the names and addresses of the new
milk producers supplying the distribu
tors. . The milk division will await a rea
sonable period for the carrying out of
this provision of the milk ordinance,
but should distributors change this
milk supply and fail to notify the
Health Bureau as required by ordi
nance, legal action will follow.
' ure Milk Insisted On.
. "The milk division of the health bu
reau, since its inception, has recognized
no man- nor organization, but has In
sisted upon pure milk," said Dr. Mack.
This same policy will continue regard
less of controversies which may arise."
Milk consumers throughout the city
fear that the present war which is now
being waged between producer and dis
tributor may result in ultimate hard
ships on the consuming public. Mr.
vatz maintains that the new supply of
milk comes from a district uneducated
to supply a city with milk, and is a
supply that cannot be permanent. He
also insists that should the distributors
refuse to use the milk formerly used
to supply Portland consumers the 'dairy
herds must go dry and be sent to
slaughter houses.
The distributors, on the other hand,
insist that the outside milk supply is
as pure as Is the milk produced near
Portland and that the supply Is un
limited. Milk sold to the condensery
plants must pass a high inspection now
because many of these plants are can
ning milk for the Government and the
fluid must pass rigid Government tests.
Early Decision tnlikely.
Should the Federal Food Adminis
tration decide that the controversy be
settled by the milk commission, no
action can be expected for several days
until the members of this body have
had sufficient time to collect data
necessary to come to some definite con
clusions. In the mealtime the distributors
seem to be losing no time to effect a
new supply, and what action the pro
ducers affiliated with the Orurnn
Dairymen's League will take will not
De aetermined until after the league
meeting, called for tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock, has been held.
Distributors have indicated their"
willingness to treat with Individual
producers, but the majority seem deter
mined to have no further dealings with
me vjregon uairymen s League.
BOYS WILL BE TRAINED
MILITARY DRILL IS PROPOSED FOR
CITY PUYGROIKDS.
.
Portland Recreating Centers Ready to
Receive Children at Formal Open,
ings Set for Tomorrow.
Preliminarv militarv t,ini.
boys will be taught in the playgrounds
l" -"-y parns ii a plan proposed by
City Pa.rk Super ntendent Keyser and
C. S. Botsford, new playground director,
are successful. A veteran Army officer
will be selected to take charge of the
training, which will be in the form
of the first rudiments of military drills
and practices, which will be of benefit
10 me Doys wnen theyare older.
Portland playgrounds in city parks
throughout the city will formally open
tomorrow. Instructors have bepn -
signed to the parks and will be ready
to take up their duties with the open
ing of the recreation centers.
jviiss carln H. Dagermark, play
ground supervisor, will not be In
charge of the work during the coming
season. Miss Dagermark has been
granted a. leave of absence by the City
Council, so that she might take up a
course in reconstruction work In a
Government school in Washington.
D. C.
In connection with the playground
opening two large swimming tanks will
also be opened. One is located in Sell
wood Park and the other in Peninsula
Park.
Playground apparatus will he in
stalled in Forestry Park for the benefit
of the children living In the vicinity
and also for the benefit of the children
who will accompany automobile tour
ists to Portland. An automobile tour
ist park has been- arranged for direct
ly in the rear of Foresty building.
where tourists traveling through the
city may erect their tents and camn.
Cooking ovens and free water and
wood have been provided for the tour
ists who care to utilize this park.
FOURTH TO BE OBSERVED
VANCOUVER, TRIE TO TRADITION.
WILI. HAVE BIG CELEBRATION.
Plans Include Civic, Fraternal, Indus
trial, Patriotic and? Military
Parade and Field Sports.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 20. fSne-
cialj) True to tradition, Vancouver
wiir again celebrate the Fourth of July
this year. ' This was decided at a meet
ing of business and professional men
held in the club rooms of the Van
couver Commercial Club last night,
when an organization was perfected.
mere will be a great civic, fraternal.
patriotic. " industrial and military
parade in the morning, and there will
be prizes awarded for the best floats
and the greatest number of members
of lodges in line. There will also be
military and other field sports in the
post athletic field in the morning, with
suitable prizes for the winners, and
two baseball games in the afternnnn
In the post, the spruce production
workers will play a. team from the can
tonment, and at Standifer Park, the
Standifer team will play the Founda
tion team, of Portland. The day will
be closed with a big dance on the
streets in the business section down
town. James J. Padden Is general chairman,
with William McPhaden as secretary
treasurer. Other committees are, in
dustrial and fraternal, J. P. Kiggins.
D. H. McCosh; publicity and speaker.
M. S. Cohen. E. Curran, Elmer E. Beard,
Gordon Stuart, Edward Boddy, and E.
R. McKay; sports, E. G. Ditlevsen, C.
E. McCall. E. C. Johnson, and Frank
Welgel; finance, Robert Dunbar, C. C.
Stumberg, O. H. Smith and Louis Shat
tuck; decoration. James JlcSparren,
Rufus Detrick, H. G. Claassen and For
est H. Gay; concessions. Arthur W.
Calder; program, S. S. Bowman.
Fisher Grange Xot In Politics.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 30. Spe
cial.) The Fisher Grange, east of this
city, has gone on record as opposed to
affiliating with any political league or
party, whatsoever. Resolutions to this
end were adopted at the last meeting
of the Grange, and have been sent to
the press for publication. This is taken
to mean that this Grange will not affil
iate with the Non-Partisan League,
which is active more or less In this
state.-. -
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WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS I "
Allen & Lewis, Portland, Or.
Baker Branch of Allen & Lewis, Baker,
Or.
Eugene Branch of Allen & Lewis, Eu
gene, Or
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Made Milwaukee Fanaoiis
SERBS ENLIST MEI1
Battle-Scarred Veteran Here
to Recruit Countrymen.
25 ALREADY ENROLLED
Mass Meeting Called for Monday,
July I, at Allsky Hall, to Which
All Former Subjects of Jugo
slav Nations Are Invited.
Danilo Mandic scarred by the bat
tles of two wars, one the Balkan con
flict 'and the other the Great War, and
Svetlslav Radulovich, authorized rep
resentatives of the Serbian govern
ment and of the Jugoslav nations. Na
tional Defense League, have arrived in
Portland with a two-fold mission of
recruiting men to re-establish the Ser
bian army and to crystallize sentiment
and support of the Jugoslav cause.
Both veterans are recruiting officers
of the Jugoslav nations, and while in
Portland they will make their head
quarters with M. R. Mitrovich, BlVi
North Third street, where they will
make appointments personally or by
telephone, Broadway 2414. Although
they have been in Portland less than
a week, having- arrived last Tuesday
moralng. 26 recruits for the Serbian or
Jugoslav army have been enrolled, and
will be sert In good time to Serbia,
or whereveu the army is being: mar
shaled. lOO Recruits Ezpcetd Here.
In all about 100. Serbians are ex
pected from Portland and to create
wider interest and call out the Serbian
residents of Portland to an under
standing of the situation, a mass meet
ing for Monday, July 1, has been ar
ranged. It will be held in Allsky Hall,
probably at 2:30 o'clock in the after
noon. Mr. Mandic and Radulovich are
at the Imperial Hotel.
Mr. Mandic speaks both English and
the Slavic languages. He .was thrice
wounded in the second Balkan war,
and laid low again In 1915 In the pres
ent war. when he was stricken with
black typhus. He had also fought la
the first Balkan war, when Serbia and
Turkey clashed, but -escaped sound.
Born an Austrian subject in Croatia.
Mr. Mandic early neeented the despotic
government, and in 1905 came to Amer
ica, and with' his brother finally set
tled at Spokane, Wash., where ha
worked as a contractor.
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Arm! Takei Against Tsrkcr.
In 1912, when Serbia took up arms
against Turkey, he was In San Francis
co, and with 180 fellow countrymen he
sailed for the mother country to join
a volunteer regiment. In the second
Balkan war, which followed, he was
wounded and at the cIobs of tha con
flict became a postmaster and later
was given a government office, from
which he was called to the colors In
1914, when the big war broke.
He was in the famous fighting en
the Bulgarian front, and in the great
Serbian retreat when a million per
ished from starvation and hardships.
It was at that time he was stricken
with the black typhus, losing his rea
son, and. he says but for the berelo
work of the doctors and nurses sent
from the United States, thousands more
would have perished. However, two
months later he was again in the
trenches.
Radulovich was a Serbian, born in
Hungary and forced into arms against
Russia, and when General Brusslloff
by his now celebrated strike captured
0.000 Austrians and Hungarians he
was enabled later to take up arms
against Austria as part of the army of
60,000 prisoners captured by the famous
Russian General and put to work
against their former ruler.
- Mr. Mandic and Mr. Radulovich in
vite all former residents of Croatia
and the Slavic countries to attend the
meeting Julv 1.
SUPREME COURT IS SHORT
Six-Cent Fare Case May Be Argued
Before Four.
SALEM, Or.. June 20. (Special.)
Arguments to be made before the
Supreme Court tomorrow on the ap
peal from Multnomah County in the
Portland Railway. Light & Power
Company 6-cent fane case may pos
sibly be before a court of but four
members.
Justice Moores Is at the seashore
for a brief rpt. Justice Benson Is In
WATCHES!
You no doubt have heard
that certain sizes of-J&
watches are very scarce, vt"
Our selection is still very
complete. We will gladly
show you all the new mili
tary models.
Look Us Over First
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Staples, the Jeweler-Optician
266 MORRISON ST, Between Third and Fourth
California, where he was called by the
death of his Brother. Justice Johns
publicly expressed himself before ho
became a candidate foi the Supreme
Court on the 6-cent fare question and
may be disqualified from sitting. It
is possible that Justice Benson may
be home In time to participate in the
hearing.
Assistant Attorney-General Bailey
will appear for the state, ill health
preventing Attorney-Genera'. Brown
from appearing in count.
ANAEMIA AND POOR BLOOD
How Sirs. UnrneH'e Daughter Rf cot.
ered.
Drewsville. N. II. "My daughter was
anaemic, had poor blood and suffered
from Indigestion and bilious attacks. Aa
Vino! had built up my son some time
ago, I gave It to my daughter she soon
improved in health, and it has built h-r
up and restored her health." Mrs. N,
Burnell.
The reason Vlnol was so successful
In Miss Burnell's case is because it con
tains beef and cod liver peptones, iron
and manganese peplonates and glycero
phosphates, the very elements needed
to build up a weakened, run-down sy
tem, make rich, red blood and create
strength. The Owl Drug Co. and drug
ists everywhere. Adv.
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