New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Hot Water Bag
Helped Cows to
Cheat, Is Charge
of 10000 Rich
Cattle Raisers in Fermcnt
Over Scandal Aired in
Lawsuit 10 Gust Officers
Bogus Records Alleged
Cream Mixed With Hot
Water in Milk to Make
Butter Fats, Is Accusation

Tho Usletoin.Friealan Association o.
America. numbering n membership o.
% 900. many OF them leading public
men Of the country who find a hobby
In the breeding Of cattle, is IN FER
ment. Charges are made that in the
interests OF ono OF The mombers Of this
gentlemen breeders association there
was practised fraud upon his as'o-
cia,os in the matter of bolster.ng the
butter producing quality of MS ~ ole
stems b. resortinX % tho use OF
hot water bag, nlied with cream ani
hot water. the contents o. which were
secretly poured into The product o. his
cows during the process Of milking 80
a. 20 produce larger percentage oi
fat
The affair has got into the supreme
Court In the form of an action 20 re-
move the officers and directors ~ tne
association. on which Justice Donnely
reserved decision, but, according %
former Justice John Woodward, Of Buf-
falo, counsel FOR the association, this
suit merely Is sort Of diversion from
the real issue, which is an inve''iga-
ton By special committee Of the al
legged water bag fraud Judge Wood
ward said that the suit % remove the
directors is brought 70 prevent this in-
ycstIgatior.
Plot and Cream Th!chen
Paul r. Brady is tac plaintiff in the
action % oust the directors. but Judge
Woodward makes thc assertion that The
proceeding is brought in the interest
Of Oliver Cabane ir, n wealthy Hol.
stein breeder and a manufacturer o.
Buffalo Mr. Cabanc owns the Pine
Groves Farm, and IL Is alleged that 10
profted most b. the use Of the ho.
water bag, where. u is said the device
was used with the result that al rec
ords were broken for fat producing
milk.
Former Governor Frsnk o Lowden
of Illinois is president Of the Holstoln-
Frcsian Ass0ciat on, and also one of
tho directors Other directors whose
removal is asked 90 Henry !. dl
pont. Of Winterton. Del. son 81 sena-
tor du Pont. Delaney Armstrong. ~
Watertowr ~. y. james s. Reynolds.
o. Cleveland; Fred pabst. ~ Oco1o-
mowoc, Wiz. John A. Bell jrs of Pitts
burgh. and Frank L. Morris, ~ Wood
land, Calf
Other officers besides Mr Lowdon.
are George +. Stevenson. o. Clark's
summit. Pa. vice-president; Wing r.
Smith, Of Syracuse. treasurer. fred-
crick l.. H0ughton. OF Brat.ieboro. ~,
secretary and Malcolm n. Gardner. o..
Delavar, Wis sapcr n;cndcnt Of ad-
yanced registry.
Cows Mixed With Politics
Mr. Cabanc Is man Of great in.
fiuorcc among the farmers o.. Eee
Coun'r. aud in 1918. m recognition o.
his action IN selling 200 Holftcirs at
81 ,00G each % New fork farmcf..
when De could have sold them in otic.
states AZ much hiehor price. tho
1000 fsrmcrs who attended Lhc sale
decided 10 boost him tor me Derio-
cratic nomination for Governor. but
nothing came of ,he movement.
lt - alleged by the Holstein-Fgies-
ian Association, that from 1915 %
1919. Mr.. Cabane sold $50 head Of cat
tie, bearing the pedigree Of the asso-
citation. for $3.50. 900.
Mr. Brady. IN his suit. alleges that
the board of directors was illegally
increased 70 sixteen members and that
those now holding that Office have no
legal right 90 do so. he asks that new
officers and directors b. elected. n g.
contendcd by Judge Woodward. thai.
the association had ample authority
TO elect xtecn members 70 the board
and that Mr. Brady. the piairtiF. al
though a member ~ the association
has not shown tina, he has been or
can be injured by the complained Of
increase.
Judge Woodward then asks. Even
giving the plaintiff the benefit Of tire
presumption that he is not intent or
perpetrating a fraud on the associa-