The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23
WILEY AND M M'CABE DO NOT SPEAK NOW eud Is Big Joke In the Health
 Department )lD CLERKS ARE BEST Secretary of the Treasury Mcveash Discusses Efficiency of Employees. Death of Mule Causes Ma
 tonaI Complication.
 
BY SIDNEY ESPEY.

Washington. January 22.-(Special)- Dr., Harvey Wiley, the governments pure food expert. is not on speaking terms with Solicitor McCabe of the Agricul- tural Department The former is reticent as to the. cause of the feud. The latter tells about it with much glee. In the course of his investigation Dr. Wiley dis covered certain horse and cattle powder did not conform with the pure food law. He sent the case he prepared to Solic- itor McCabe with request that the manufacturer be prosecuted Looking over the material presented the solicitor found that, there was not sufficient evil dence to make a successful prosecution. and so informed the doctor, ending his official letter with the question, If l should prosecute, how are you going to prove that the powders are made in vio- lation of the lawn af ss. Prove it," replied the doctor. why, I will prove it by the consumers.
 Very well. then" was the solicitor $ rejoinder, "but first devise a successtuI method of placing cows and horses on the witness stand' f
 This ended the correspondence and be- gan the feud, ., ,l-
 Solicitor McCabe, rwho has made for himself a record for usefulness in the governments legal, service, has a new title to add to the many he has enjoyed It is "a stop gap."- When Clifford Pin chot was dismissed as chief forester by President Taft the assistant forester, who had been designated as his success or, was out of the. city. McCabe was made acting forester" by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. and took over the office for three days. This title Is wrong. I am nothing but a stop gap. Just filing up a hope was McCabe's comment. si .-tss F. While holding down the job he devoted his time to studying regulations govern ing the manufacture of whisky When he was finally relieved by Assistant Forester Porter. he was asked what knowledge he had gathered about trees.
 'Well'' replied McCabe. q have famil- iarized myself with the bark of the dog wood tree. I guess that is about all.'' !
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 Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh was discussing with a number of news paper men the report of his committee, which had investigated the efficiency of treasury employees.
 .'The old clerks are the best" he said. 'They pay better attention to business, are more conscientious. Young, women come in here They just seek to hold on for year or so. They want to be mar ried. They do not pay strict attention to business Their minds wander. .'
 But, MT. Secretary. interrupted one of his hearers, that committee report does not show how many of these young women have been disappointed, does 'ft. There are scores and scores who have been clerks here for periods ranging from 20 to 30 years. Does the report say at what age these women clerks who are reported to be appointed give up thoughts of matrimony during office hours and get down to business?' ,'-
 How about the bond issue, gentle men," was the way the Secretary, lodged the question and brought the discussion to a close. There is no information to be given out at this time. It depends