Evening star., 1911-08-10

before the food and drug inspection
board. n solicitor McCabe would decide
the matter himself or refer the whole
business TO the Secretary. Dr. Dunlap
repeated that he and DIR. Wiley had prac-
tie,alIy no differences ION purely chemical
questions" and that he did not think the
solicitor would attempt to decide Ques-
ton of this sort in the event OF their dis
agreement.
and got him to admit that McCabe had
equal power on the board with Drs Wiley
and McCabe and that he could exercise
this power If he wanted to do So
His vote is just as good as NINE
said Dunlap
'Irrespective OF whether the question
was one of chemistry or not?" Mr.. Moss
persisted.
"That is true" the witness responded.
Questions Ruled Out.
ATTORNEY Davis started out by asking
DR.. Dunlap who had recommended his
appointment as associate chemist, VINO
had first told him about IL, and so forth,
but Representative Higgins of Connect-
cut objected to this line of questioning.
and his objection was sustained by the
chairman.
You have said" suggested Mr.. Davis.
that you made no charges against Or.
WILEY, but brought the Rusby matter TO
the attention of the Secretary. who m
structed you to put IT in writing.
THAT is true" replied the witness.
Was DR.. Wiley in Washington when
you submitted your memorandum 10 the
Secretary"
Il believe not" DR.. Dunlap replied.
Mr.. Davis then called attention to the
fact. testified TO by the witness. that Dr.
Wiley was in Washington the day before
and the day after DR.. Dunlap presented
his Rusby report to the Secretary.
You did that he reiterated. 'on the
one days absence from the city OF Dr.
Wileyo"
That IS apparent" the witness re
sponded. shortly.
Did you inform DR.. Wiley
Did YOU say anything at all to him
e.bout it,"
when did you prepare the memoran-
dunn" Mr.. Davis continued.
Took Several Days.
1T took me several days" DR.. Dunlap
replied
Where was it typewrttten?'
In the solicitors Office" DR.. Dunlap
answered.
Why" asked Mr.. Davis.
slowly. III was TOO serious matter to
become g. matter of comment in the bu-
reau of chemistry
Isn't IL fact suggested Mr.. Davis.
asgressively. that You had il typewrit-
ten in the office Of the solicitor so that
it,"
Dr Dunlap denied this with consider
able evidences of irritation.
Well" said Attorney Davis. let US
Y,n SrNT-r ha, Ilu1lan 4
your object to prevent any knowledge of
your report TO the Secretary reaching
the bureau of chemistry before the re-
port reached the Secretary
under questioning by Mr. Davis that he
had twice consulted Solicitor McCabe
while preparing his Memorandum for the
Secretary in the Rusby case He con-
suited McCabe lie said. with reference to
legal points involved
Mr. Davis asked DR.. Dunlap ii he con-
sidered the Rusby case violation OF
the law.
4 wouldn't have oroush: il to the at
tention of the Secretary il l nadn'.
thought SO" the witness replied. :artly.
Then wasn't that charge against
DIR. Wiley
No replied DR. Dunlap. Il didn't
know Dr.. Wiley was involved" Later
Mr.. Davis turned TO the committee
and neld up a printed copy of the
prepared for Secretary
Wilson by DR.. Dunlap
This. gentlemen speaks for ITSELF,
he said.
Mr. Davis asked the witness If DR..
Wiley was his chief when they were
both in town.
You can call him that If you want to-
replied DR.. Dunlap. Il am not, how
ever, subject to his direction
Work on Pharmacopoeia.
Mr. Davis then developed the fact that
DR.. Dunlap. after consulting with
Solicitor McCabe, had called Secretary
Wilson's attention to the fact that Dr.
Wiley was doing some work for the
Cnited States Pharmacopoeia in Office
time. and had suggested that the funds
Of the bureau of chemistry should not
be used in this way. He had called
the attention of the Secretary to this
matter verbally. he said. and he thought
1t was since he submitted his recon-
mendation in the Rusby case.
Well, your report on the pharmacopoeia
suggested Mr.. Davis, was in
the nature of a complaint that DR.. Wiley
was doing outside work in Office time?"
Il discussed said DR.. Dunlap. ''the
propriety of the use of the funds of the
bureau in that way
Mr. Davis then brought out that the
United States Pharmacopoeia fixes the
standard of drugs in this country. and
that by this standard the authorizations
discovered by the bureau are prosecuted.
He made the claim to the committee that
there was a close connection between
work on the pharmacopoeia and work for
the enforcement of the food and drug
act. and insisted that DIR. Wiley's labor
I'm this respect had been perfectly proper.
But YOU gave the Secretary your opin-
Ion on the matter" suggested Mr.. Davis.
Not mine responded the witness.
Whose them"
Solicitor McCabe's.'' DIR. Dunlap re-
Piled.
Then DR.. Dunlap turned TO Mr.. Davis
and asked him question.
DO you know he said how this
matter came up?" I.
Il think | do" Mr.. Davis responded,
sha rply. but / am not on the stand