Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-19
WILEY BRANDS
CHARGES FALSE
Tells How M'Cabe and Dunlap
0VerruIed Him.
APPEALS TO WILSON VAIN
Pure Food Expert Declares His Resig.
nation Was Sought on Letter He
Never Received.

Never Received.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, head of the
bureau of chemistry of the agricul
tural department, and central figure in
the pure food controversy. branded as
false a statement OF the personnel
board which recommended him for
dismissal.
This vigorous stand marked the APP
pearance OF the pure food expert on
the witness stand before the house
committee probing the charges against
him.
lie told bow DIR. f. l.. Dunlap. his
associate in the bureau of chemistry,
and George =. McCabe. solicitor for
the department. repeatedly voted him
down in the food and drug inspection
board. of which Wiley was the third
member.
DIR. Wiley declared that twice he
appealed from decisions of this board
to Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
but received no answer. He made no
more appeals, he said. because II was
useless.
DR.. Wiley told of a meeting Of the
board of which he was not notified,
but at which McCabe and Dunlap took
important action. He declared the
charges regarding his making con-
tract with DR.. II. II. Rusty. drug ex
pert. were based on letter from
Rusby never actually sent TO him and
an importan, part of which has never
been made public by the personnel
board. He said he did not know what
charges had been made against him
when he was called before the per.
sonnet board. OF whose report his first
intimation was the Invitation to re
sign"
Did YOU enter into any contract
with Dr. Rusby whereby he was TO
work certain number OF days." ask
ed Representative Floyd. Il did not.
said DR. " iley
The Rusty letter that never reached
him. said Dr. Wiley. explained the ar
rangement Dr Rusby had made with
Dr. Bigelow to work for $l6o0 "A year
under an irregular time arrangement
Dr. Rusby wrote the letter. but learn
ed that Dr. Wiley was ont sol Wash
ington and did not send IL. 4 copy of
Il got into the batch OF correspondence
which went before the personnel
board, and II was cited by the board
TO show that Or Wiley had been in.
formed Of the facts
Dr. Wiley declared he knew nothing
of the details OF the arrangement with
pr. Rusby and denied specifically that
he had made any contract with DR.
Rusby. When summoned before the
personnel board. he said. he did not
know what they were asking about.
because they did not show him the
letter. and he himself had never re
ceived II. seen it OF heard about IT,
You say YOU did not find ont from
the questioning OF the personnel board
what you were charged with?" asked
Representative Floyd. NO but got
good idea. before they finished, that
was charged with something"
Did you ever receive any commu-
nication from the personnel board, Civ
ing their fndings?" oh. yes: got
their final report. giving me the privi-
lcge OF resigning." said Dr. Wiley, with
aspcrity. Il was greatly obliged to
them for that little courtesy"
Did you get the report after it had
been sent to the PRESIDENT" Yes. and
after II had gone 10 the attorney gen
eral | won't express any opinion as
TO the attorney general
When the Rusby letter. which the
personnel board declared had never
been controyerted. was produced. Dr.
Wiley said. The letter was never
sent to me-
How do you explain the statement
OF the personnel board?" THAT state.
ment is false.
DR. Wiley showed an official letter
from DR. Rusty to Secretary Wilson.
showing that the letter on which the
personnel board based its charge had
actually never been sent TO DIR. Wiley
Further than that said DR.. Wiley.
1T is clear that the most important
part of the lnsent letter, which states
that the entire Rusty agreement was
subject to the approval of the secre
tary of agriculture. was not made pub