The evening world. Newspaper, October 27, 1916, Page 14

LL” een YEP SErRpEeeN ‘mature of strictly ‘private’ Industries when they affect the welfare of thi ‘We Boost, Others Follow,’ Admits Head of Big Milk Concern; Public Helpless’ Price to the Consumer Arbitrarily Set Under} Present System— State Milk Commission Advocated by Men Who Conducted the Investigation of 1909. By Sophie Irene Loeb. Sign the application blank below and join the Housewives’ Protective Association. Every woman is Invited to do this and receive the coin of protection egainst high food prices. Yesterday the association was represented at the milk hearings now being conducted by Deputy Attor- ney General Lewis, One thing was definitely determined—that all the milk dealers set the prices approximately the same at the same time. In fact, Loton Horton, President of Sheffield Farms, admitted that “everybody gets on the band wagon when Sheffield raises the price.” Ho asserted “that has been the past history” and that “gre have been the first to advance the price.” ident that whatever price {9 set by one big company ie gon- erally followed by the others; the consumer has no redress, nor is he ae | ured as to Whether the price thus set is justifiable. Nor can he be certain a price, once set, will remaly any length ot time. | 9 ‘Therofore the relief from this condition of affairs @\being sought by | the Housewives’ Protective Association investigation in consulting ever; leading authority on the subject. One method of adjustment already suggested by the association ta that of @ Biilk Service Commission similar to the Public Service Commission, ONE COMMISSION BILL SMOTHERED, Yesterday, in this connection, I talked witm John Burlinson Coleman, who as Deputy Attorney General conducted tho investigation of 1909, and also with William Grant Brown, referee of that Investigation. Both agreed, after their long research, that the milk busl- bal Nese, ac WE! as other similar common commodities, must necess warily be under governmental regulation. * fm fact, Mr. Coleman, after he had taken volumes of testimony during the hearings, and after he had presented an exhaustive report on the sub- ject, further advocated a legislative bill creating a State Milk Service Com- miasion. The measure was introduced in 1911 but never got beyond a hearing Before a legisiative committee, on account of the opposition of the milk jos. “| belleve this is the situation,” sald Mr. Cole by proper Pegulation as for such an important fo “| was confident after th long until there would be a and this time I believe the cry for proper regulation will not ~ down. There ls no reason in the world why we should regulate gas and electricity whege maximum prices are fixed by a Pub- lic Service Commission and je eame time lack regulation on such an important commodity ag milk. “No longer can so-called ‘private’ corporations be considered in the milk. ation it would not be | in thie industry, sane public every day and when ey deal in a product of such cqm: By the very nature &F tts growth auch & business becomes @ public matter in which public authorities must have part. I strongly commend this movement for the establishment of a milk service commission, and beHeve the time fe ripe for the creation of a State commission. DEALERS SHOULD WELCOME IT, “I believe also the dealers should welcome such a commission, For the dealer has nothing to f we his prafite are justifiable, a public commission can help him rather than burt him, the price be fixed so as not to confiscate property, “At the eame time the consumer, through his milk service commteston, will have more aswurance that the price fixed {s in accordance with the volume of business created by the general public use. “In this connection there is ample legal authority for the creation of puch a commission. “For example it_was_ sh t the Legislature of Alabama _paswed work can be done until next 500,000 BATHE the biggest highway contracts | history of the State were awarded by “aui|the State Highway Department lat th} yesterday. ‘The contractors, in won- .| der, could only offer one reason for on ast. | the Adininistration offering these con- by your d loss than two weeks before election, These roads cover highways in all parts of the State, and whereas in previous years the contracts would have attracted more than 600 bidders, only elghty-three responded to the advertinement, Thefe was only one bidder for the Spencertown-Austerlitz Road in Co. . | lumbla, County, approved under the! Whitman Administration for the spe- cial benefit of Lemuel Ely Quigg. m3 aaenet Duffey said the con- from waste to of Comat “sr 2s bed intes!inee. ry ior being ear old eve rae Big, loose, enveloping models—as graceful as they are comfortable—in soft, rough sur- N\-#; face cloths like those used in the smart J# imported models. Some have smartly flared \ backs with belted fronts, others are man- 4 nishly plain with their patch pockets and l= wide collars, Self or furtex and plush trimmed. Burgundy, gold, brown, green, navy, plum and black, Sizes for women and ms % $7] 6.50 & Upward. NEW FALL SUITS Bulte of Finest Chiffon Broad- gloths, Tinported Gab. Velours and v°%, Ben redingote and pe dang {ackete—faring ahy gorgeo minings of py ane and braids, plore qaurenndy, rown, blew ‘and Valour $16.75 Up New hag New Taffeta, Deisses, 14.95 Up s DRESS WELL ON $1.00 A WEEK ¥ “ Ul Green, Taupe, Checks, | ; “All hig facts and figures can come before such a commission and | lan act granting to the Corporation of the City of Mobile power to license | WICKS MILK IN UIRY bakets and regulate the weight and price of bread and prohibit the baking of bread for sale except by those licensed. tional, Judge Ormond, who decided the cane, stated: “Where a great number of persons are collected Pega @ town or city, of the utmost I thrown over the | | facture of bread. “1 am in thorough sympathy with the movement of govern- mental regulation of the milk industry. tion in 1909 and 1910 | realized that some public supervision of this industry gs co! There is no possible way by which “I believe THE EVENING WORLD, FRI DAY, OCTOBER 27, 1916. In holding @ regular supply of wholesome brew nt number individuals, “By this means a constant supply is maintained without that fluctua tion In quantity which would be the inevitable result of throwing the | trade entirely open and the consequent rine In price when, from accident or design, a suMficient supply was not produced. always having an abundant supply will be a sufficient guaranty against any | abuso of the right to regulate the weight, the consequence of which would | be to drive the baker from the trade. POWER OF STATE IN MATTER SETTLED. “Reach, in his work on Monopolies and Industrial Trusts, Edition of | 1898, Beotion 144, at page 451, cites the foregoing case with approval |°°™Mittee, Is in the city, ye: “It {9 well aettied that the State haa power to regulate the manu- It may require all persons engaged in the baking business to take ont Heense authorizing them to engage in this work, and it may fix the weight and price of the baker's loaf, and the power which a Legisia- ture may exercise directly it may grant to a municipal corporation,’ * not hatrond oe or Wetpien, The observation sleepers. William Grant Brown, referee of the O'Malley Investigatnig Commit. | committee is going to fin@ out just | tee of 1909 and 1910, aid: ~ He what In done in the handling” “othe About the extra good dining is regulation ts abgohutely necessary not only with milk but with various other farm products that are necessities of fe, “By the creation of a milk service commission an advance step will be made in fixing maximum charges for such common commodities, “As @ legal matter, you can go back many years and find ample justification for creating such legisintion.” MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Cut out this coupon, fill out and mail to the Housewives’ Protective Association, Evening World, Post Office Box 1354. Oct. Name eee eeg ences cesses eesroceeseeseweresereeeens DEBE oo cvcccccheccccecccccsccnccecccccoees I desire to enroll my name as a member of The Evening World’s Housewives’ Protective Association. nclose 2-cent stamp and membership token will be mailed. Come up and see the Single and Double-Breasted Pinch Back and Belted Back Suits for young men. They are wonderful for aving it to the volui ‘The interest of the city in After our investiga. ox-President Cleveland, delivered the speech of aviph berm for the stu- den Rudol; Eberstad n of the et also spoke, as did the my constitu. ‘alls Com- "President , TO BEGIN HERE NOY, 20 Legislative Committee Will Estab- lish Headquarters in City Day After Election, Announcement was made to-day that headquarters for the Wicks Legislative Committee would be opened at the Murray Hill Hotel on Nov, 7, and the committee will begin {ts sittings here Nov. 20. The hearings will be at the rooms of the Merchants’ Association, in the Wool- worth Building, George W. Ward, counsel for the It Is his purpose to have the city consumers heard as well as the milk dealers, “We want to get after the facts of the milk Industry as they are shown from day to day,” he said, “We do} “Thank you, Passengers!” Hundreds of travellers every day show their pleas- ure and satisfaction over travelling on the Baltimore & Ohio by telling their friends— About the splendid road- bed. About the very newest tfBes of day coaches. ~ About the model Pullman drawing-room, compartment and, service. Abgut the four splendid all- steePelectric lighted through trains from New York to Pitts- burgh and Chicago daily. About all these trains run- ning through Washington and the liberal stop-overs allowed on through ti Such results justify the ex- penditure of $100,000,000 spent in bettering our track, trains and equipment. We try to make our service bear out the thought that “Our Passengers are our guests.” For complete schedules and reservations fo Pullman or sleeping care and full 1 formation call at iifenet Office 4278 milk supply of the city.” The committee, according to a atate- ment made to-day, has had agents working here secretly for four months. The use of coal tar dyes In the making of ice cream Is one of the things In- vestigated, and the use of skimmod milk as a “filler” in the ice cream | making is another, a MILWAUKEE WOMEN JOIN IN THE FIGHT ON HIGH GOST OF LIVING. MILWAUKEB, Wis., Oct. 27.—Mil- waukee socicty women to-day are attacking the high cost of living, At the Home Economic Club wives of wealthy men voted to find substi- tutes for high priced foods, especially legas, butter, flour, potatoes and steaks. Miss Emma Connelly of the! University of Wisconsine will aid them. Starting to-day, these substitutes were put Into use by the club mem- bers: Graham Instead of wheat flour, oatmeal Instead of cornmeal, boiled | rice and sweet potatooes instead of Irish potatoes, oleomargarine, butter- ine, lard and peanut butter instead of | butter; baking powder instead of eges, and skimmed milk instead of cream, just price for 19 thoroughly A B. SCOTT Gen'l Eastern Passenger Agent 1276 Broadway New York Telephone Madison Square 3626 Baltimore & Ohio “Our Passengers Are Our Guests 1916 eileen Princeton Lays Cornerstone, Princeton University laid the cor- nerstone for its five new dining halls | } yesterday. Richard Cleveland, son of | The result of nearly half a century of steadfastly holding to a Nigh ideal. 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