Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-17
His SuperIoTs Repeatedly Voted
Down His Opinions.
Never Hired or Talked with DR..
Rusby, as Slated.
Asked 10 Resign, without Even See.
Ing Charges Against Him.

w dSHlilEton, Aug. lb.-DF. Harvey
W. Wiley, chief OF the bureau Of chem
| istry of the department Of agriculture.
testified before the House investigat-
ing committee today that he has sur
rendered practically all of his author
lily for enforcing the pure food law TO
DR. r l.. Dunlap associate chemist
and George =. McGabe. solicitor IF the
agricultural department. Having been
| over-ruled in two-thirds of the cases
h brought before the food and drugs
inspection board composed OF these
two men and himself he said that he
found it useless Ia appeal To Sec
Wilson, and did not even receive an
answer Ia one of the most important
appeals he made 10 The secretary
Dr. Wiley was summoned before the
committee To tell Of his connection
with the employment OF DE H. H
R1shy on an alleged Illegal contract
and he gave the committee the most
Illuminating information that has been
forthcoming in the investigation now
being made of the agricultural depart
ment
He testified ne never received the
lssItessz fr1a pr. Gusbs which Vas used
by the personnel beard O. prove that
he knew about the RpsbF contract. lie
said tAat in using this letter the per
sonnai hoard omitted its most essen
tial portion, namely. the statement by
DR. Rqsby that we have agreed upon
the following ARRANGEMENT as fair and
satisfactory, if approved Ivy the de-
partment"
Or Wiley said that Solicitor Meeabe
held tic deciding vote on the board Of
food and drug inspection When pr.
Wiley and Or. Dunlap disagreed ON ques-
tions Of chemistry it was solicitor Me-
Cahe who decided whether a prosecu-
ton should be made In fully 100 cases
DR. Wiley said when he and pr Dun
lap voted together and Solicitor MeGabe
disagreed with them Or. Dunlap chang
ed his vote to agree with Mr.. McCabe.
Ibid you never appeal from these de-
cisions9" he was asked
Il found it was useless to appeal said
DR. Wiley. FOR the secretary invariably
upheld the decisions of the board.
In two cases he did appeal, he add
ed. where he thought public health was
seriously menaced One of these in
volved the labelling of gluten -four the
food of diabetes patients. The board
decision, he believed, left physicians
without sufficient information as to the
exact contents and strength of the -four
In this case the secretary upheld the
board
The other case involved the labelling
of fruits and fruit products which con-
tanned SULPHUR dioXide. This subject Is
now before the Remsen pure food ref
cree board The board. composed OF
three cabinet members. Secs. MacNeagh,
Wilson and Nagel. decided that manu-
facturers could continue TO use the sui
phuring process if the fact was made
clear on the label
DR.. Wiley left the agricultural de-
partment one day at 4 O'Clock tof
Boston. Between that time and A.$e
when the department closed, he sad
a special meeting of the board OF food
and drugs inspection was called. Dr.
Dunlap acting as chairman and a de-
cision was rendered overriding the
three secretaries" board and permit
ting manufacturers To use the sulphur
ing process without FURNISHING inc
fact on their labels.
As soon as he returned to Washing
ton and learned of the action DIR.
Wiley said he wrote % sec. w iiStll'
+appealing to him from the decision,
and declaring that the health of thu
public, particularly Of inValids was
seriously threatened by the decision,
and the board of food and drug in
speetion had no right to oyerrule three
secretaries.
What was Sec. Wilson's answer"
asked Rep Floyd, of Arkansas for the
committee.
u never received an answer" said
DIR. Wiley.
Washington Aug. 16.-Dr. Harvey
w. Wiley, head of the government
chemistry bureau and central figure in
the agricultural department pure food
controversy. before the House inves~
tigating committee today branded as
false a statement of the personnel
board which recommended him for
dismissal HI told how DR.. f. l. Dun
lap. associate chief Of his bureau, and
Solicitor McCabe of the department
repeatedly voted him down in the drug
and food inspection board. of which
Wilev was a member.