The Washington times., 1905-08-22
GEORGE T. MOORE
IS REIItSSTATED
Wilson Says He Was Scar
ed Out
NO PROOF AGAINST HIM
No Other Could Be Found to Take the
Scientists Place-Completely
Exonerated.
10 PROOF AGAINST HIM

DR.. George T Moore is to be rein
stated in the Department of Agriculture
The action OF the Departme-- of Jus
tiee in exonerating Dr. Moore OF any
wrongdoing IN connection with the ex>
plo!tauon Of the ''nltro-culture" product
with certain Pennsylvania firm is the
grounds upon which the reinstatement
will be based.
Secretary Wilson claims that, as the
Department of Justice failed to find even
a scintilla of evidence Of wrongdoing
on the part of DR.. Moore and his alleged
connections with that commercial enter
prise. the resignation of the scientist
should be rescinded.
When DIR. Moore resigned his position
IN the bureau of plant industry on July
. Secretary Wilson forwarded all the
papers connected with the case to the
Department of Justice to ascertain, II
possible, whether Moore was liable 10
prosecution.
Evidence Lacking.
Since however, there has been no evil
dence oe an discriminating nature con-
tanned in these papers, ii is said Moore
will be reinstated.
At the time Dr. Moore resigned he
was engaged in making some scientific
experiments that were or a valuable
nature. and, owing To the fact that 1t
has been practically Impossible TO ill
the vacancy created by his resignation.
the Secretary had engaged him tempo
rarily TO complete his experiments. and.
as soon as the Secretary has time TO
again take up the case, Moore will
again be assigned 10 The division of
which he was In charge at the time he
was forced out of the department.
Secretary Wilson said this morning 10
in. ftrara
Moore was not guilt Of the charges
that have been preferred against him
as IS shown by the Department of JUS
tice's report on the case, and VIXEN I
can again take up the matter I will give
Moore . square deal
Scared Out"
IF Moore had been frank with us at
the time when he was under suspicion
it would have been far better for him
He was simply scared out. That's all
there is TO IL"
The Secretary is conducting a quiet
investigation into every bureau in the
department. He has Issued new orders
10 The chiefs of the different divisions
which require them TO ascertain from
every employe in their divisions wheth-
er they are in any way connected with
outside concerns; whether they receive
a compensation outside OF that paid
them by the department: if so, what is
the nature Of the wOTK ia which they
are cnEa gcd. and how much compensa-
ton, If any, they do receive
If any employe falls to answer these
questions truthfulIy. or If an emplove
tries 10 cover up some of his outside CON
nections and the facts become appar-
ent 10 the Secretary, 1t will be grounds
fOr dismissal from the service.
This investigation the Secretary homes
will go a long way toward bringing to
light any WrongdOing of any Official or
emplOye, and, If the cases brought To
. light are not of the aggravated form
the further action Of the erring emplove
or employees may be righted without anv
of this scandal Crv' being mao. DttFt-,'
The Secretary was uoncommittal on
| the Hyde statement made public yester-