Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-04
WILEY IN THE SADDLE
Virtually Gets Power to Ad-
minister Pure Food Law.
ORDER NO. 14O is AMENDED
Solicitor McCabe Will Prepare for
Prosecution the Cases That
Are Sent to Him.

DIR. Harvey ". Wiley is in the saddle of
the bureau Of chemistry, Department OF
Agriculture. His largest interest, as
heretofore, will be the administration of
the pure food Law. BY order Of Secre-
tary Wilson the pure food board here
after will consist OF Dr. Wiley and Dr.
r. r. Doolittle, now in charge of the
bureaus New York laboratory. Dr. F.
J.. Dunlap, the associate chemis. of the
bureau. will remain on the pure food
board but 1t has been announced that he
is taking his annual vacation. He was
at the bureau Of chemistry today, but
will depart before there are any i'm
portant hearings. Whether or not he will
leave the department has been decided,
but the decision is withheld.
So far as DIR. Wileys administration of
the pure food law is concerned the pres
ence Of DR.. Dunlap on the board will not
matter, DIR. Wiley is now in the ma
jority on the board. Before the upheaval
he had been for long time in the mi
nority.
DR.. Dunlap's Future.
1t is not believed that DR.. Dunlap will
remain in the department if he has to
continue on the pure food board with DR.
Wiley, but if the administration of the
pure food law is removed to another de-
partment it is possible that DIR. Dunlap
will remain at the head of the bureau Of
chemistry In the Department of Agricul-
ture owing to his friendship with Secre-
tary Wilson. AS to the position of So
licitor McCabe, It will remain unchanged
except in his relation to the pure food
law. He continues the solicitor OF the
department, in charge of its legal bust
ness, and will not resign.
Secretary Wilson's Order.
The official order of Secretary Wilson
making the change in the personnel of
the pure food board follows:
General order No. 147.
The vacancy on the board OF food
and drug inspection, caused by the re-
tirement from that board of Mr.. George
p. McCabe, solicitor of the department,
will be filled, until further orders. by
DR.. Roscoe T.. Doolittle, now chief of
laboratory, who will assume his duties
as member of the board of food and
drug inspection at once. General order No.
III, dated April %, 1907, is hereby
amended accordingly.
Recommendations for seizures under
section 10 of the food and drugs act
will be made by the board Of food and
drug inspection, and when approved by
the secretary the papers III CcHHectlOil
Herewith will be transmitted to the
Department of Justice, through the Of
flee Of the solicitor.
1.-THE employment of expert witnesses
In cases arising under the food and
drugs act will be considered by the
board Of food and drug inspection, and
recommended ons made to the Secretary.
The amount of fees to be paid such
witnesses will also be considered and
determined by the board of food and
drug inspection. subject to the approval
of the Secretary.
Hereafter. and until otherwise ordered,
all questions relating to citations for
hearings under section Of the food and
drugs act will be considered by the board
of food and drug inspection and the de-
termina ton made by majority of that
board as TO whether or not citation shall
issue. After hearings are held, determi-
nation as to whether or not the case shall
be sent to the Department of Justice for
prosecution shall be made by majority
of the board of food and drug inspection
All cases recommended for prosecution
by the board Of food and drug inspection
will be transmitted to the Office of the
solicitor for preparation and transmittal
to the Department of Justice. General
Order Ne. 40, dated June Q, 1910, is
hereby amended accordingly.
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