Evening star., 1911-08-10

DR. F. l.. Dunlap. associate chemist or
the Department OF Agriculture. who pre-
pared the memorandum upon which DR..
Harvey W. Wiley is charged with having
illegally employed an expert chemist.
was the only witness before the House
investigating committee today. He ex-
planned the Rusby case. but denied that
he had made formal charges against DIR.
Wiley.
Under rigid cross-examination by Hem
ry +. Davis, counsel FOR DIR. Wiley, Dr.
Dunlap made interesting statements con-
cerning the origin of the charges against
the governments chief chemist.
1t was DR.. Dunlap who. by his own
declaration on the stand today. started
the rumpus that finally resulted in the
Recommendation by the departments COM
mittee on personnel of which Solicitor
McCabe is a member. that DR.. Wiley be
disconnected from the government serv-
ice Under the grilling of Attorney Da-
Wis he was finally forced to admit that he
was several days in preparing for Secre-
tary Wilson a presen alton of facts in the
Rusby case, which were later submitted
to the committee on personnel, that he
consulted Solicitor McCabe concerning the
matter, that he gave DR.. Wiley no inti-
nation of what he was doing, that he
had his report typewriter in the office
of Solicitor McCabe, and finally that he
laid the report before the Secretary dur
ing DIR. Wiiey's absence from the city Tor
one day. March ~. 1911
The committee sat from 10 o'clock
tn S morning until noon and resumed
its session at half-past o'clock this
afternon, when Chairman Moss an
nounced that the committee had de-
cided not to demand the production
before the committee Of the permanent
Allegiance Record. containing list
Of cases brought up under the food
and drug act which had been abated
by order of the foo0 and drug inspec-
ton board, the solicitor or the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. The committee
found out that the assembling of the
records in the very many cases abated
would be a long and tedious job and
that the record was not OF sufficient
Importance to Justify the work.
Equal Authority With Wiley.
Dr. Dunlap told the committee. when
be took the stand this morning, that
he had been appointed associate chem
ist of the bureau of chemistry April %.
1907; that previously he had been con-
nected in his professional capacity for
seven years with the University OF
Michigan. and that he had had no ex-
perience before his connection with the
government with the administration of
TODD and drug laws.
Are you over or under DR. Wiley?"
Attorney Davis inquired.
Il am neither over nor under him, DR..
Dunlap replied. He added that he and Dr.
Wiley had equal authority. and that he
Dunlap acted as chief of the bureau OF
chemistry in DR.. Wiiey's absence.
when you and DIR. Wiley disagree,
who decidesc" Mr. Floyd asked.
Il don't remember when Dr. Wiley and
| have disagreed on a matter of chem
istry," DR.. Dulap replied, emphasizing
the words "a matter of chemistry" He
added, however that In the event OF such
a disagreement Solicitor McCabe would
cast the deciding vote in the food and
drug inspection board, made up of Wiley.
Dunlap and McCabe.
And McCabe is not chemist. is he?"
Mr.. Floyd asked.
Not that / ever heard Of" DIR. Dunlap
replied.
Then Mr.. Floyd made reference to the
Wiley charges.
DO you refer" asked DIR. Dunlap, Ito
the memorandum i submitted to the Sec
retary of Agriculture as to certain corre-
spondence that came to my attention as
acting chief Of the bureau of chemistry?
That was during DIR. Wiiey's absence
from the city. He was at Chattanooga on
the coca cola case
We'll, was that memorandum in the
nature of q charger" Mr.. Floyd inquired.
1T was not" responded DR.. Dunlap.
Then IL IL involved no charges what
was your object in bringing il to the
Secretary's attention."
Taken UP Informally.
DR.. Dunlap replied that he had just
taken the matter UP with Secretary VIII
son lin an informal manner"
what do you mean by that?'
Verbally" responded I'd the associate
chemist.
what did the Secretary do?'
He directed me" fDr. Dunlap replied.
ito refer the matteyI TO him In writing
What led you t6 get the facts i'm the
Rusby case together" the witness was
asked.
.sThe information came to me-" said the
associate chemist, about the change in
Or. Rusby's employment N
But you preferred no charges against
DIR. Wiley at any time?"
mo nor against any one else, the
witness answered.
Representative French of Idaho wanted
10 know, In the event OF disagreement
between Wiley and Dunlap over a matter