Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-07-13
FINDINGS AGAINST
DR.. WILEY
Famous Pure Food Expert to
Be Dismissed from Gov
eminent Service
TECHNICAL VIOLATION CHARGED
Investigating Committee Finds
Him Guilty, Attorney General
Approves.
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(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexicany
washington, D. c.. July 13-Dr.
Harvey W. Wiley, pure food expert
and chief of the bureau of chemistry
and chef of the Bureau of Chemistry
OF the Department of Agriculture and
one OF the most widely known officials
! III the government service, has been
condemned by the committee on per-
sonnel of the Department OF Agricul-
ture with a accommodation to Presi.
dent Taft that he be permitted to
/ resign"
Attorney General Wickersham. in
an opinion on the case, submitted to
the President, recommends approval
OF the committees action.
It is charged against DR.. Wiley that
ne permitted an arrangement to be
made with DR.. H. H. Russby, recog-
nized pharmacogncsist, of Columbia
University, New York. for compensa-
ton in excess of that allowed by law.
1t is claimed that the arrangement
was to put DR.. Rusby on the pay roll
of the Department at $1,000 a year
as an employe of the Bureau of
Chemistry, and agreement being made
with him that he should be called
upon only to perform such service
as this salary would compensate for
at the rate of 500 day for laboratory
investigations and $50 per day for at.
tendance in court.
Attorney General Wickersham held
that the law permitted the payment
of only $11 day. The Committee and
Attorney General also recommend
that DR.. Rushby be permitted to re-
sign, that DR.. L. F. Kebler, Chief of
the Division of Drugs in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, be reduced and
that DR.. w. D. Bigelow, assistant chief
of the Bureau of Chemistry, also be
given an opportunity to resign.
President Taft, it was learned later
today, has forwarded all of the pa.
pers in the case to DR.. Wiley, and will
take no action until he receives a
personal statement from him.
1t is known that the President has
the highest regard for the pure food
expert and for his administration of
the Bureau of Chemistry.
DR.. Wiley has been attacked almost
constantly since the pure food law
went into effect.
1t has been claimed by the interests
affected that Dr. WiIey's rulings have
been undue and harsh. DR.. Wiley
has regarded DR.. Rusby as one of his
| most valuable assistants in the task
of enforcing the pure food and drug
act.
| DR.. Rusby received all the papers
in the case several days ago and has
made his reply public in New York
last night, but it had not reached
Washington early today. In this re.
ply, however, he is quoted as saying
he did not seek nor desire the work
in the Department of Agriculture.
He charges that there was a one
sided presentation of the case to the
bias of opinion.
President Taft, before acting on
the case, 1t is sasid, will grant
hearing to all involved and will be
guided only by his own judgment.
Wiley Not FIustered.
! II would not advise any one to
wait around my Office to see me put
out. There is no telling how long
that will be" said DR.. Wiley today
when asked for a statement.
"Do l look frightened about this
matter? All know is that copy
of the charges was served on me
about week ago, and will make
reply to them through Secretary Will
son to the President. Until the lat
ter sees fit to make the statement
public I have nothing further to say
in the matters"
Protest Against Dismissal.
Washington, D. c., July 13.-Dr Rus
by said that he had no means of
knowing that the arrangement made
with him was irregular in any way.
He said he seemed to be regarded by
the department as conscript and re-
sented the idea that he could be dis
missed in disgrace for reluctantly do
! ing work which interfered with his
regular employment.
Mr.. Wiley has not resigned and SO
far there has been no request for his
resignation. 1t is believed that with
the publication Of the technical
charges against him there will be a
great wave of protest against his pro-