Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-01
DR.. Wiley's "Boarders" Are to
Be Fed on salycilic Acid
In the Fall
FIRST RESULTS NOT KNOWN
No Announcement ct the Results of the
Tests Made Last Spring Will Be
Given out-The "Boarders" Will Be
Given a Three Months Rest During
the Summer.

| Washington, July 1.-Salycilic aciG
will be the next chemical used in ex-
perimenting upon the class of young
men to determine the effects of adulter-
ated food. The first of the series oil
experiments ended with dinner yester-
day, and the Students will be given
a rest during the hot months. During
the interim they are expected to get
in the best trim for future expert
ments.
The experiments began last Deem
Der, and have proceeded continuously
ever since under the personal direction
Of DR.. Wiley. chief of the chemical
bureau, who during the entire time
has spent twelve hours a day at the
bureau headquarters. where three
meals day have been served. He has
taken his own meals with the board
ers,' but has not experimental on him
self with the chemicals used.
borax and boracic acid, and while it is
the intention to continue the investi-
cation after rest of three months
it is not now considered that it will be
necessary to make further use of either
the boraN or the acid
Neither DIR. Wiley nor other author
tiles of the agricultural department viii
consent to give out the results OBJ
tanned until there shall be time to get
the facts together, so as to present them
in official FORM To do this they say
Will require several weeks time
I'VE have not" said DR.. Wiley, "ad-
ministered the preservative with the
food, but have given it separately, gem
orally in capsules. l may say in a
general way that we found that fully
nine tenths Of the chemicals passed
out thru the kidneys and most of the
remainder in the perspiration.'
To Uncover Fraud.
new field for the department of
commerce and labor was found yester-
day in connection with the postofffce
investigations. Director Garfield of the
bureau of corporations of that depart
ment was called into conference with
Postmaster General Payne, and General
Bristow, who has direct charge of the
investigation, to cooperate in obtain
ing some greatly desired information
it has been reported to General Bris-
ton, by inspectors who have examined
the General Manifolding Company, of
Franklin, Pa, which is furnishing the
manefolding books used by the depart
ment. that the company has issued
stock. Although it is not listed and
placed upon the market, this stock is
reported to be we'll distributed, and to
ascertain who holds it Director Gar
field has been asked to exercise his
authority under the new law to compel
the company to furnish him list of the
stockholders. 1t is expected that when
this list is obtained, the names of sew
eral congressman, including one from
Illinois, and of several influential Off
Gals of the department will be found
upon it.
The suggestion has been made to
General Bristow that some of the stock
owned by men in public life may be in
the name of figureheads, and the inves-
tigation will be conducted to ascertain
the names of the real owners. Should
it be found that congressman and de-
partment officials are interested, as
in the company, a new
phase will be given the investigation
and important developments may be
expected.