Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-30
RICH DALRYlNAN
DENIES CHARGES
HEALTH BOARD HEARS McFAD-
DENIS DEFENSE
Santa Ana Milk Shipper Says In-
spector Was Actuated by Spite.
Shifting May Follow at
Mayors Suggestion

The second chapter of the war between
Milk Inspector Sidney Druce and j. Nc
Fadden, one of the richest men in Orange
county and owner of large dairy near
Santa Ana, was heard before the board of
health yesterday.
In mid October Druce says he noticed
two cows with abscesses in the milking
herd in McFadden's ranch, saw milking
boy apply the machine milker to a COW
which had recently calved, saw that the
barns needed whitewashing and that the
drainage needed improving.
Druce and McFadden have had a per-
sonal feud for long time, and according
to various stories the inspector found his
enemy returning on the public road near
by and Immediately told him of condi-
tlons he had discovered.
A heated argument ensued, in the course
of which McFadden told Druce to go back
to Los Angeles and learn where the sun
rises before telling him how to run
dairy herd.
Druce thereupon served a written notice
on McFadden to make changes, while Nc
Fadden served verbal notice on Druce
never to enter his premises again.
Because of this difference the Los Ange-
les authorities wrote McFadden that he
could send no more of his milk to Los
Angeles until he consented to inspection
as other dairymen do.
Draws Line on Druee
McFadden wrote back that he would
consent provided that orders were given
by other inspectors than Druce.
The dairy king of Santa Ana yesterday
made frank statement to the board.
He took exceptions to Druce's report
that he used profane language. He said
he was not given to profanity. In fact,
this feature of Druce's report has. in the
eyes of Mayor Harper, done more than
anything else to discredit the charge
McFadden being noted as a Christian
Endeavor worker.
McFadden also said that he came forty
years ago from Delaware county, New
York, the county which furnishes most of
Borden's milk, and known all over the
world for it's fine herds and where clean
liness with dariymen is a religion.
He explained that the abscesses on his
cattle were not severe, they having been
lanced with knife and the effects hav-
ing disappeared.
McFadden Defends Himself
Other cows that under the laws should
have been isolated from the herd were
never MIXED, McFadden said. his two
new mixers having received specific in
structions. The milking that was done in
the cases to which Druce objected was
lntO u SpeCldi pail set dSlue lOr leeulliS
calves.
The accused told of having sent for Vet
erinary Young and other experts to ex
anime the conditions on his place, and
their statement that the dairy in gen.
eral way was superior to others in clean
Illness.
Commissioners c. B. Dickson and VIM.
D. Newell at times picked out debatable
points in Mr.. McFadden's statements, re-
sulting In much spirited by-play.
Mayor Harper said he had known Druce
for years and that he regarded him as
man with sharp tongue. He believed
that his manner of addressing people at
times brought on bad feeling which could
easily be avoided by diplomacy.
Will Shift Druce
He suggested to Health Officer l.. M.
Powers that Druce be sent into another
field and that the inspectors be shifted
around occasionally for the good of the
service.
Most of the commissioners were opposed
to this, saying that the board was in duty
bound to sustain its inspectors when they
have served proper notices on dairymen.
Finally the question was referred to DR..
Powers and Chief Inspector George Hood
TO ascertain what the general feeling to-
wards Druce is among most of the dairy
men in Orange county
The case. has divided the county into
fections, it is stated, and McFadden
threatens to go to law to clear his reputa-
ton OF certain statements said to have
been made by Druce.