The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-12
NJ CABE ARROGANT
AND DOM|NEE
Solicitor OF Agricultural Depart
ment Rules With all
Iron Hand.
ATTEMPTS TO MUzzLE ALL
Even Scientists Cannot Talk
With District Attorneys With
out Written Orders.

Washington. D. c.. August, 11.-witt
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley present as an
interested auditor, DR.. l. F. Kebler and
DR.. w. d. Bigelow. assistants TO Dr.
Wiley in the Bureau of Chemistry. to-
day gave important testimony TO the
House committee OF inquiry regarding
the charges against Dr. Wiley. now
pending before President Taft
Dr. Biselow. assistant chief of the
bureau. began full and frank state
ment of the negotiations that resulted
In the employment OF DR.. II. II. Rusby
the New York drug expert. at an an
nual salary of $1,000, to devote part OF
his time to the government service
This is the contract declared to have
been illegally made by DR.. Wiley and
his associates.
Dr.. Bigelow insisted that when he
was later summoned before the Per-
sonnet Board of the Department. OF
Agriculture and Intercepted by Solic-
itor McCabe, he was given no intima-
ton that there were charges against
him or his associates or that an illegal
act had been done.
The testimony OF DIR. Kebler, chief OF
the drug division OF the Bureau OF
Chemistry, was punctuated with state
mentS OF the attitude of Solicitor Nc
Cabe toward the employees OF the Blu
reau OF Chemistry DR.. Kebler criti-
cized what he regarded as Mr.. McCahe
arrogant" methods. He testitied that
he had been subjected to n sharp eX-
animation by Mr.. McCabe before a spe-
cial government agent. whom he called
secret service man." and a stenog
rapher. because he owned one share OF
In 1rt,
pany. fact which he said he had COM
nunicated to Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson four years previously and had
been assured was not improper
DIT Wiley and DR. Bigelow were
marked for resignation: DR.. Kebler for
reeductlon In office. and Dr.. Rusby for
ottscharge, as result OF the findings
DR.. Bigelow testified to-day that the
erort had been made to get DR. Rusby.
the best recognized expert on crude
compensation. Tho only agreement
with DR.. Rusby. he said was that If
the latter worked less than eighty days
a year and mis- compensation OF $1,000
thus AVERAGED more than $50 day.
DR.. Rusby would take leaves OF an
sence enough to bring the annual sal
airy down TO the $50 per day basis He
n was to do al the work Of that char
took more than eighty days in the
year. his salary would be correspond-
lngly less than the SEQ per day aver
age.
DR.. Bigelow said there are many
precedents for the Rusby appoin timer t.
The meIbers Of the referee board, for
ty-hve charwomen OF the department..
and many scientists are thus employed
on annual salaries to work part time.
DR.. Kebler said he had been called
up by the United States attorney in
washington to give some testimony In
a suit against n brain food drug In
the Washington courts. He did SO on
Dr.. Wiley's authority
when Mr.. McCabe learned about IT,"
said pr. Kebler. he telephoned me a
most unmerciful calling down.
"Doryou mean to say there is ruling
that the SCIENTISTS cannot talk with
district attorneys unless they get or
ders from Solicitor McCabe." asked
Chairman MISS
Yes, ,sir;%orde-s in writing"
Can You talk. to a member of Con-
gress?"
mo. sir" -
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