The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-22
vstary Of Agriculture De-
,rss BE Does Not Want
4 Go Through Another
nBureau War"
|sT1FIES BEFORE
/ HOUSE COMMITTEE
Noises DR.. Wiley; Inves-
|rstion Closed and Com
r;ttse Will Consider It's
Report Today.

rAsHINGTON. Aug. 21.-The
congressional investigation into
The attempt to oust DR.. Fl. W.
Wiley from his position as head
i bureau of chemistry in the de,
-ut Of agriculture was closed to-
vitb the testimony OF Secretary of
allure Wilson. The committee will
|au,sxecutive meeting tomorrow to
Ne its report.
,ty times in his testimony Secre-
Wilson today condemned DR..
yt demeanor, charging that he
jyersensitive because his findings
,ue foods and drugs were not ac-
"a a, final, but were sometimes re-
10 the referee board of which
In Remsen is chairman.
he was leaving the stand Secre"
Wilson declared that he would pre-
b resign his job 10 going through
kr bureau row. - The witness
api cross.e1amIned BY counsel for
Eiley because Of the relative posi-
Of the two principals.
aetary Wilson said he became sus-
y Of the employment of DR.. II. H.
Of New York, drug expert and
csuter Of the investigation, when
fzs shown q letter purporting to
ben written by DIR. Kebler, tell
|Df Rusby that it would be all the
whether he worked one day OF
The employment had been ap-
hy the, secretary, but he said
n did not examine the details of
talnet, leaving that tooDr. Wiley.
" Wrong Doing,
tecretary said he was now in.
nhng a report that DR.. Rusby
Rtspted fees from drug import.
~ opinions regarding samples Of
pcs we're considering importing
% passed on the drugs later as
;gfsenthtiye OF the government.
M IN Inspector had reported that
discovered one such instance. In
gsS about the employment of ex.
!; said that in the coca cola case
wy had agreed 10 give an ex-
,iwU for appearing in the matter
nN7 Inc expert wanted 800 for ex-
PAD the expenses, because we had
10 10 80. and / Issued an order
Iaeafter DR., Wiley might select
apets, but Solicitor McCabe was
ae rate Of compensation, said
ktietsrys
Witness said DR.. Wiley "seem-
slhts to put me in q hole about
n syrup case
ns In this case that DR.. Wiley
I'e committee that three cabinet
M chargeB with supervisory du,
~ pure food and drug questions
= geclsIon of the pure food and
S0ard relative TO substance be-
n@ose or IN "corn syrup after
s'Hon 9D had gone to print.
Wiley has forgotten confer
a'tended on that subject said
ay Wilson.
e'slt's Opinion,
y.,ssl'ended II and so did I. II
a az the White House during
Tnls'ration of President Roose
;oH Src'e was an exceedingly heated
l,% very. YES very. The pres
~ an opinion about person wht
q, ''dt the substance was not
usE Wilson then told how tn,
aslaries decided that the sub
s.uid be named "corn syrup
yVl wa, representative Floyd sug
,s;Sth %Ss they did it out of regard t.
y well for those under a mai
~ =, 70 HIM or leave the service, ;
I'VE secretary.
tis i'ssfolary denounced as Grad
ioaS recommendation of DR.. Vile,
stl ,to ,ttoohtaining alum be prohibit
~ NH; as Icieree board had pnsse'
"a asdIleet. az In support OF his re
Il uS ms, Secretary Wilson re
q, resident Taft Is settling tn
Ian,ant Iat manufacturers Of blcache
s,nmaa ne permitted TO continu
On an appeal.
se took such action y. Dr Vile
sssnasl on articles where thor
ssresNon OF dclcterious effect o
would ruin the persons @,
= ,Ard ,ne M business before the Rem
Ertary '" '"e question: S"i
Indiana Case.
INV ,s 70 the attempt to get D
. III sed"'iy about the effect Of brr
Ne pa IN The famous Indiana cas-
t1starnn board was requested b
ri to 10 testify. the witness sal
w. MIN ridiculous.
I, hysh. Knows ] never opposed IL
y Ia nsn' said the witness. "Wl
. p hlmsaItT,, him to testify when l
!. Mch you lust said you wou
netarp u, act of characterization
def"' below chief OF IL burea
9 s tau trad Osborne. chief Of the b,
mt Nv. relnttons to the state d.
2 IA Eison', 'alled TO substnntiatn Sc
lsndod statement that DIR. Wilt
I. eent aus conference at the sta
y A /, I'm The French ombassad
ersl 10 mas ngreed not to enfor'
regarding sulphur dioNi'