Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-17

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where DR. Dunlap agreed with me GA The
first vote and the solicitor disagreed with
both of us, pr. Dunlap changed his vote
in every case to agree with the solicitor
DR. Wiley declared that the result OF
these oyerrulines was 10 "sqaandef ana
waste" all the money spent in preparau"
at the cases bv the chemistry bureau. lie
said that SO far as he knew. all appeals
10 sec Wilson mad resulted it decision
sustaining the boards ruling.
'.Aboul 5000 cases" he said. have been
nrepared BY The bureau at a sum aYerhE-
| ing about SEQ each, including the gamer
! ing Of samples. Many of these cases ne
added, are properly dropped
! Or Wiley said he had appealed 10 see
/ Wilson twice where he thought pubic
/ health was seriously endangered. one
| ease" he said. was the question OF
! branding gluten -four where l thought
the health Of Diabetes patients was dl-
recttv threatened. The other was the
use Of sulphur fumes in food. The board
composed of the secretaries OF the treas
urv. agriculture and commerce and labor
mad made a ruling permitting the use OF
sulphur dioxide il It was stated on the
label until the Remsen board could re-
mort on their investigation Of the sub
iect
DE Wiley declared that in a meeting OF
which he had no notice. though he was
member. Or. Dunlap and Solicitor Nc
eabe. acting as the food and drug inspec-
ton board, reversed this decision and au-
thorized the use of sulphur dioXide with
ont any notice of its presence being CIV
on on the label.
1.-THE meeting must have been called be
tween 4 and 40 that day SO that TINS OF
der could he issued" said DR.. Wiley
lie declared as soon as he discovered
the order he wrote See Wilson that IN
his belief the lives of invaIids who mlshl
nnsuspeetingly use fruit Juices without
knowledge Of the sulphur di0xide they
contained were endangered He said ne
received no answer from the secretary.
Were you sustained in either Of these
cases."
NO. the board was sustained IN both
cases"
Were those the only two eases you ap-
pealed?"
yes. I knew il was useless to take
appeals from the boards decisions.
The Rusby letter that never reached
him. he said explained the arrangement
Rusby had made with DIR. Bigelow TO
work for $500 a year under an irregular
lime arrangement. DR.. Rusby wrote the
letter. but learned that Or. Wiley was
out of Washington and did not send IL
A copv of it got into the batch of CORE
snondenee which went before the person
mel board and IL was cited by the board
to show that DR. Wiley had been inform
ed of the facts.
DR.. Wiley declared he knew nothing
of the details. Of the arrangement
with DR.. Rusby and denied specifical-
" that he had made any contract
with Rusbv. When summoned before
the personnel board, he said. he did
not know what they We're asking
about. because they did not show
him the letter, and he himself had
never received il, or heard about 1t.
The next day DR.. Wiley wrote As
sistant Secretary Hayes, a member of
the personnel board. asking what
charges had been made against him
and was informed that the Rusty
matter had not been presented in
the nature of a charge"
lyon say you did not find out from
the questioning of the personnel
board what YOU were charged with
asked Rep. FLOYD.
NO. but | got Il good idea, before
they finished, that l was charged with
something"
did you ever receive any commune
cation from the personnel board, Civ
ing their findings
rEss
giving me the privilege Of resisning.
said DR. Wiley with asperity Il was
greatly obliged 10 them for that lit
lie courtesy"
Did you get the report after II
had been sent to the President"
Yes. and after il had gone TO the
attorney general. | won't express any
opinion as TO the attorney general. .
When the Rusby agreement letter
which the personnel board declared
had never been controverted" was
produced DR. Wiley said:
THE letter was never sent 10 mo"
How do you explain the statement of
the personnel board?"
THAT statement is false
DIR. Wiley showed an official letter from
Dr. Rusby to Secretary Wilson showing
that the letter on which the personne
board based its charge had actually neS
er been sent TO Dr. Wiley.
Further than that" said DIR. Wiley, ii
is clear that the most important part ot
the unsent letter. which states that hh'
entire Rusby agreement was subject. Il
the approval of the secretary of agrEth
ture. was not made public
-
DR. Wiley.
"You had nothing to do with making
the arrangement with DR. Rusby?'' asked
Mr.. Floyd.
mo. sir. / never received aisy CORE
spondence or took part in the arrange
ment. ] asked DR. Bigelow ~ find oui
the smallest salary for which Dr Rusby
would work