The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-04
WILEY HAS CONTROL .OF PURE FOOD BOARD Foes Are Dropped By Order
 of Secretary WilsOn M'CABE HAS RESIGNED Dr. R. E. Doolittle Is Appointed To Take McCabe's Place As As
 sociate Member of the
 Pure Food Board
M'CABE HAS RESIGNED

Washington. october 3.--In sudden
 succession of orders an initial moEe LII
 the unexpected reorganization or the
 department of agriculture, Soiieieor George F. McCabe today was reureu
 from the pure food and drug board ;-s-
 sociate chemist of the department, F. L.
 Dunlap, closely identified with McCape' was allowed leave of absence until the
 Presidents return and Chemist Harvey
 w. Wiley was left apparently in supreme command of the board. Dr. K. E. Loo- little of New York was temporarily ap-
 nointed to the board to succeed MT. Me
 Cabe
 These changes were announced by Sec
 retary Wilson today following conier-
 ence with Dr. Wiley who has been on
 long vacation. They were deemed inevi-
 table in view of the personal antasonism
 aired before congressional committte
 the past summer and pr. Wiley "X-
 oneration by President Taft. Attorney
 General Wickersham, with views aligned
 with those of Secretary Wilson and So- lcitor McCabe had recommended Dr. Wi
 ley's removal from office as head of the
  irregularity. in appointive methods, .he responsibility for which he denied.
 The pure food and drug board is tho agency which passes upon many impoi
 tant cases arising under the enforcement of the pure food law. Dr. Wiley, on
 the one hand, and Solicitor McCabe and Dr. Dunlap on the other, were the mem bers of the board. Dr.. Wiley declared that he was usually outvoted and made
 number of sensational statements in the investigation of the controversy ! Smarting under the frequent everything
 of his views wherein, he held food prod ucts deleterious, to health, he, told "on- 1 gressonal committee that he regarded
 hseassociare.. Dr. Dunlap, as lis superior officer. fe5
 Secretary Wilson's brief announcement l of the change stated that solicitor Mc- 1 Cabe voluntarily resigned and that his 1 resignation had been accepted
 Dr. Dunlap was acting chairman of the board when pr. Wiley was absent from Washington. Whether pr. Dunlap will return to his duties on the board was ror stated His temporary withdrawal vas attributed officially to the fact that he Is to take the customary four weeks vaca- tion: but Secretary Wilson stated that Dr. Dunlap would not return until after the President had returned to Washing ton ..
 In place of solicitor Mccabe to serve with Dr. Wiley on the board, Secretary Wilson appointed pr. Doolittle. long a
 member of the bureau of chemistry force. and now head of that bureau
 sub station in New York pr. Wiley
 and Dr. Doolittle will constitute the ma iority of the board for the immedi- ate future, the latter's appointment being necessary to give the boards
 action legal effect The reasons for
 Solicitor McCabe's resignation were not announced. .,a, a.s
 Secretary Wilson stated that Mir Me Cabe's duties as solicitor remain un- changed and under the general provi- sions of the, law he win continue to
 exercise an important control over the
 enforcement of the pure food law. 1 There will De anY4 permanent changes lin the lepa itsnent etiiods,o of enforc ling the F ure food law 9nntil President Taft has had an opopftunity to take the matter up in Washington" said Sc cretary Wilson. "The appointment of pr. Doolittle will simply continue the foard's operations as sat present, up to the time when President Taft returns All officials of the agricultural de- lrartment connected with the enforce l ment of the pure food law were ex- litremelyf reticent today to discuss the changes, or what permanent changes 1 in the department may be foreshadow ed l by 1t. pr. Wiley would not say that the, work of the board would continue as at present pr. Doolittle was ap- lpointed to the board, Secretary Wilson lssaid because he i~ one of the leading lexperts in the bureau of chemistry.