The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-18
WASQVERRULED
. NEARLY ALWAYS
Dr.. Wiley Tesliiies Before House
Investigating Committee
SURRENDERED AUTHORITY
Found II Useless to Appeal to secre-
tary Wilson, One Appeal Being
Dccided Against Him and Another
Not Answered--Most Illuminating
Information Yet Received.


Washington. Aug. 17.-Dr Har-
yey w. Wiley, chief Of the bureau OF
chemistry Of the agricultural depart
ment, testified before the house in
yestigating committee yesterday that
he has surrendered practically all OF
his authority for enforcing the pure
food law to DR.. +. L. Dunlap. asso-
ciate chemist. and George p. Nc
cabc, solicitor OF the agricultural
department oyerruled in two-thirds
of the cases he has brought before
the food and drugs inspection board, !,
OF these two men and him
self, he decided that he had, found it
useless to appeal to Secretary Will
son. and had not even received an
answer to one OF the most important
appeals he had made to the secre-
tary.
DIR. Wiley, summoned before the
committee to tell OF his connection
with the employment Of Dr. II. II.
Rusby on an. alleged illegal contract.
gave to the committee the most IL
Eliminating information that has
been developed in the investigation
row being made OF the agricultural
He testified that he never received
the letter from DR.. RHshy which was
used by the personnel board TO prove
that he knew about the Rusby con-
tract. lie said that In using this let
ter the personnel board had omitted
IT'S most essential -sJrtion. namely.
the statement BY Dr. Rusby that
I'VE have agreed upon the following
arrangement as fair and satisfactory
u approved by the department
DIR. Wiley stated that Solicitor Nc
Cabe held the decisive vote on the
board Of food and drug inspection.
When Dr. Wiley and DIR. Danlap dis
agreed on questions OF chemistry II
vas Solicitor MeCabe who decided
whether a prosecution should be
made. In fully loo eases. said Dr.
Wiley. where he and DIR. Dunlap had
voted together and Solicitor Mecabe
had disagreed with them, DR.. Dun
lap changed his vote to agree with
Mr.. Mccabe.
Did you ever appeal from these
he was asked
II found IL was useless % appeal,
said DIR. Wiley, for the secretary in
sariably upheld the decision Of the
board"
In two cases be- did appeal. he
added. where b. thought public
health was seriously menaced. one
Of these involved the labelling OF
gluten -four. the food Of diabetes
patients.
The boards decision. he believed.
left physicians without sufficient in
formation as TO the exact contents
aud strength Of The -four In this
rese the secretary upheld the board
The other case involved the label
lrg OF fruits and fruit products
which contained sulphur dioxide.
This subject ls now before the Rem
sen pure food referee board. The
board composed ~ three cabinet
Secretaries Macveagh.
Wilson and Nagel, decided that man
nfacturcrs could continue 70 use the
sulphurlng process. II the fact was
made clear on thc label.
Dr. Wiley left tie agricultural de-
partmcnt one aay II 4 o'clock to 20
r. Boston. Between that time and
$50, when the department closed.
he said. special meeting Of the
beard Of food and drug inspection
was called. Dr. dunlap acting as
and dccision was made
overfuling the three secretaries
board. and permitting manufactur-
ere to use the sulphnring process
without publishing the fact on their
labels.
As soon as he returned 10 Wash
ington and learned Of the action.
said pr. Wiley. hc wrote 10 sccre-
tsry Wilson. appealing to him from
the decision. and declaring that the
health of the public. particularly Of
invalids 20 whom fruit juices are
often prescribed. was seriously
threatened by the decision aud that
the board Of food and drug inspec-
ticn had no right 10 oyerrulc the
three secretaries
What was Secretary Wilson's an
swer7" asked Representative Floyd.
Of Arkansas. who has conducted the
for the Moss committee.
II never received an answer" said
Dr. Wiley.