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chemist and DR.. Dunlap another: does
Mr.. McCabe's vote decide the question
asIt did"
Attitude Of the Board.

chemist and DR.. Dunlap another: does
Mr.. McCabe's vote decide the question? =
'It did" G
Attitude Of the Board.
"what attitude has the board Of food
and drug inspection taken toward the
bureau of chemistry?'
THE views Of the chemistry bureau as
20 what was aduiterated or misbrarded
were overruled in about two-thirds OF
the cases. Sometimes I voted to over
rule the bureau, but usually 1t was over
ruled against my vote"
fWhen you and DIR. Dunlap disagreed,
how many times were you sustained oy
Mr. McCabe. the third member or the
board? p
Never, as remember. except on my
decision that rye whisky must be made
from rye. On that matter MI McCaDe
sided with me-"
How many OF the cases nave peen
passed on by the board?'
asFrom fifteen hundred to two thousand.
In about one hundred cases where Or.
Dunlap agreed with me on the nrst vote
and the solicitor disagreed with ootn on
US. Dr. Dunlap changed his vote In every
case to agree with the solicitor.
Results in "Squander and Waste"
Dr. Wiley declared that the result OF
these overrulings was to ''sQuander and
waste all the money spent in prepara-
tion OF the cases by the chemistry bureau.
He said that so far as he knew. all ap-
peals to Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
from this board has resulted In a de-
cision sustaining the boards ruling.
about nine thousand cases." he said.
"have been prepared by the bureau at
sum averaging about two hundred dollars
each. including the gathering OF samples.
Many OF these cases, he ADDED, are pFop-
erly dropped.
DR.. Wiley said he had appealed to SEQ
retary Wilson twice where ne tnousn'
public health was seriously endangered
lone case" he said. was the question
OF the branding Of gluten -four. where
thought the health of diabetes patients
was directly threatened. The other was
the use of sulphur fumes in food ne
beard composed Of the secretaries or the
Treasury, Agriculture and Commerce ana
Labor. had made a ruling permitting the
use OF sulphur dioxide, IL 1t was stated
on the label, until the Remsen board
could report on their investigation or .tne
subject
Of. Wiley declared that In a meeting. OF
which he had no notice, though he was
a member, DR.. Dunlap and Solicitor NC
Cabe, acting as the food and drug fnspec-
fion board. reversed this decision ana au-
thorized the use of sulphur d;oxide With
out amy notice of it's presence being given
on the label.
Il was In the office until o'clock OF
that day and received no notice OF
meeting OF the board said DR.. Wiley.
"It must have been called between and
4:30 that day, so that this order could be
issued"
Secretary Fails to Reply.
DR.. Wiley declared as soon as he dis
covered the order he appealed by letter to
Secretary Wilson. declaring that in his
belief the lives of invalids who might un-
suspectingly use fruit juices without
knowledge Of the sulphur dioxide they
contain We're endangered.
Have you a copy of Secretary WILSON'S
answer" asked Chairman Moss.
'T never received an answer.
.were you sustained in either Of these
cases?'
mo. the board was sustained In both
cases"
Were those the only two cases you
.'Yes. I knew It was useless to take ap-
peals from the boards decisions"
Contents Of Rusby Letter.
The Rusby letter that never reached
him, he said. explained the arrangement
Rusby had made with DR.. Bigelow to
work for 81 800 a year under an irregular
time arrangement. DR.. Rusby wrote the
letter, nut learned tndt Or whey was out
Of Washington and did not send 1t. A
copy of IL got into the batch Of corre-
epondence which went before the person
mel board, and II was cited by the board
10 show that DR.. Wiley had been informed
OF the facts
DIR. Wiley declared he knew nothing Of
the details of the arrangement with DR..
Rusby and denied specifically that he
had made any contract with 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 him
self had never received 1t. seen 1t or
heard about 1t.
Hears From Assistant Secretary.
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 Rusby matter had not
been presented In the nature of a charge.
You say you did not find out, from
the questioning of the personnel board.
what you were charged with?' asked
Representative Floyd.
NO; but got a good idea. before they
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