The evening world., 1911-07-13
IS ASKED
TO GUST WILEY
UNDER CHARGES
WickerSham Approves Finding
of Board Accusing Pure Food
Expert of Illegal Act.
RUSBY'S PAY lS1SSUE.
Snarl Over Employment of.
Columbia Man-Taft Silent
and Wiley "Not Scared"
DIR. RUSBY'S PAY lS1SSUE.

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley. pure food expert and Chief
of the Bureau of Chemistry OF the De-
partment CT Agriculture and one of the
most widely known officials in the Gov
eminent service. has been condemned
by a committee on personnel of the De-
partment OF Agriculture with a recon-
m~endation to the President that he be
permitted to resign"
Attorney-General wickersham, in an
opinion on the case. submitted to the
President. recommends approval OF the
committees action.
II IL charged against DR.. Wiley that
he permitted an arrangement to be
made with DR.. II. II. Rusby. a recog-
nized phermacognosist Of Columbia
University, New York, for compensa-
ton In excess of hat allowed by law.
1t is claimed that the arrangement
was to put DR.. Rusby on the payroll
of the department at $500 a year
as an employee OF the Bureau OF
Chemistry, an agreement being made
with him that he should be called
upon TO perform only such service as
tnib "a Nouiu tVhhpoi''ate '" -
the rate of $50 per day for laboratory
Investigations and $50 per day for at
tendance in court.
Attorney-G General wickersham held
that the law permitted the payment OF
only 81 a day, this sum later being in
creased to 81 a day.
Along with the suggestion that DR..
Wiley. because of these alleged irregu-
~larities In the employment of DR.. Rusby.
be permitted an opportunity to resign.
the committee on personnel and the At
torney-Gcneral have recommended the
dismissal Of Or. Rusty and the reduc-
ton OF Or. l.. r. Kebler. Chief Of the
Division OF Drugs OF the Department OF
Agriculture. The committee further
recommends tina DR.. w. ID. Bigelow,
Assistant Chief Of the Bureau OF Chem
istry. also be given ar opportunity to
resign.
President Taft has not indicated what
action he will take on the case. The
matter has become public only now,
although the investigation was begun
last March. Attorney-General Wicker
sham's recommendations in the case
bear date OF May Is. In summing up
the Situation the Attorney-G General sa VS.:
The evidence submitted by the COM
mittee on personnel clearly demonstrates
tho fact that DR.. Kebler and DIR. Bige-
low entered into a scheme to which DR..
Wiley lent his countenance and assist
ance. to procure the appointment of DIR.
Rusby at the rate of $1,000 per year UNI
der an express agreement with him
tnnt he WAS TO do M mora xgnrH pnIar
thus appointment than would be paid for
at the rate of so per day Of IN hours
when engaged In laboratory work and
$50 per day when engaged In court. The
evidence clearly shows that these gen
tlemen resorted to a schme to create an
appearance OF compliance with the law
while at the same time distinctly agree
Ing not TO comply with It.
Such an agreement certainly merits
condign punishment. and because Of the
facts set forth ! recommend the ap-
prevail by You OF the recommendations
of the COMMITTEES on personnel"
president Taft. II was learned later
to-day. has forwarded all OF the papers
In the case to DIR. Wiley, and will take
no action until he receives a personal
statement from him. 1t is known that
the President has the highest regard
for the pure food expert and for his
administration OF the Bureau of Chem
istry. DIR. Wiley has been attacked al
most constantly since the pure food
law went into effect. 1t has been
claimed by the interests affected that
Or. Wiley's rulings have been unduly
harsh and unjust. DIR. Wiley has re-
garded DIR. Rusby as one OF his most
valuable assistants In the difficult task
of enforcing the Pure Food and Drug
act.
ONE-stDED PRESENTATION OF
CASE, SAYS RUSBY.
Or. Rusby received all the papers in
the case several DAYS ago and his reniy