The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-12
SOLICITOR M'CABE'S DOlNGS
ARROGANT AND DOMINEERTNG.
SAYS DIR. kEBLER.

" ouItint Allow Omcers Of the Bureau Of
| Chemistry to Talk TO q District
| Attorney or Member OF Congress
without Hls Consent In writing.
WASHINGTON, Aug li-Dr. L. F. Keb-
ler. chief Of the drug division Of the bureau
Of chemistry. testifying to-day before
the House Committee on Expenditures
in the Agricultural Depart ment. described
Solicitor McCabe Of the Department as
Arrogant and domineering' and "as
always making threats to take up matters
with the Secretary" DIR. Ksbler Ia one
Of the bureau Of chemistry employees
who was involved with DR.. Wiley In the
hiring Of DR.. Rusby and whose dismissal
was recommended by the Department
committee on personnel.
DO you agree with Solicitor McCabe.
asked Chairman Moss. that many other
men in the United States could do the
work for which DR., Rusby was employed?'
That is absolutely impossible, EN-
phatically replied the witness. NO one
else in the United States is qualified to
do DR.. Rusby's particular line Of work "
Mr.. FLOYD asked DR. Kebler how he
had been connected with the Rusby case
to do with making this contract
THAT is exactly what have been fail
ing to see. rejoined Or Kebler wearily,
amid laughter
In that event inquired Attorney
Davis. does the annual salary paid to
Dr. R,lsby differ from the annua salaries
. paid to the members Of the referee hoard
Il see no difference whatever pr.
l nj
sidered and do now consider the employ
ment of DIR. Rusby as entirely proper.
DR.. kebler said that when he was
l hauled before the committee on per
: sonnel. presided over by Solicitor McCahe.
he did not know that any charge had
been made against him. Then he went
ahead at Mr. Davis's suggestion to speak
Of the solicitor and his relations with him,
Il have had respect for solicitor Nc
g Cabe," said Or kebler, because he IL
frank and does not mnce matters, but
= he - arrogant and domineering and Is
= always making threats to take matters
before Secretary Wilson.
Then DR. kehler told story to illus
= trate this. At the time tina manufacturers
. of a local headache preparation the''
: known az "Brane Fude. wer" being pros.
v .stl
v District Attorney Baker, wh" had the
prosecution IN charge
@ -Nclabe heard OF this, SAID pr. kebler
g to-day. "and gave me fearful caiiihg
g down over the telephone; He said
i should not have gope to help me plstrlc'
v He said had violated an order oil the
II Secretary Of Agriculture. | replied to
o Mr Mc('abe that | could not see how
d could disobey an order OF my, chief
v DR.. Wiley. and then he said that he pro-
q posed TO take the matter up with Secre'
tary Wilson ! don't know whether he
ever did or not That was in 1908.
Did | understand you to say. asked
Mr.. Floyd. that there was an order whicf
J. would forbid You to talk with the unitec
tates District Attorney
DR.. Kebler replied in the affirmative
n adding that nowadays no officer or en-
: ployee of the Bureau of Chemistry wal
permitted to discuss the bureaus worl
with any attorney.
d What" demanded Mr.. Floyd. -yo,
,t cannot even talk to the District Attor
/ ney:' ,.,, o.,,o,,or voc.h.,s NOR
- mission in writing" DR.. Kebler replied.
: Are you allowed to talk to members o.
n Congress?" inquired Mr.. Floyd.
d NO" answered DR.. heber, IN mater
& Of fact way.
!. What" cried Mr. Floyd again. "al
though Congress made the law and nov
= makes the appropriations to enforce u,
x That is true" the witness reiterated.
t. "Do YOU mean TO say that there is
" regulation like that in your department!
= Representative Floyd persisted:
He added that officers of the Bureau o
Chemistry we're not even allowed To inter
~ view court witnesses in prosecution
u initiated by the bureau without the per
mission in writing Of Solicitor McCahe.
" Then he told how Solicitor McCabe
), assisted by a secret service man named
VI Walsh. had attempted to give him TN
u third degree" On June 80 of this year
DR.. Kebler said, while attending meeting
ls OF State pharmacists at Bluemont Va.
p he had received by telephone message
'f ordering him to report back to the Depart
4 ment next day. He did so and was sum
N moned to the offices of the solicitor.
10 Mr. McCabe," said DR.. Kebler, cant
q in with stenographer and a secret ser
: vice man Mr.. Walsh, McCabe began e
L. ask me questions about my stock in tn
Is Smith-Lyman French Company, "A druI
20 concern of Philadelphia. said had on'
"a share of stock in that concern, Its pa
u value being 500, and that ! had had /
ten years before ] entered the Governmen
service"
a. Continuing. Dr. KeDler said he had beer
=, an employee Of the concern in question
y and one year il had failed to pay dividend
u and II was necessary to cut his salary
10 He had later received the one share o
T. stock in part payment of the amount hi
m salary had been cut Sometimes tn
stock paid nothing in dividends and some
ar times il did. Last year he got So as tn
a. annual dividend on il. DIR. Kebler con
in tended that his stock holding had no
,e influenced his conduct toward that com
.d panv: that he had at least on one occasion
decided against the company.