The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-11
Wiley IN CONTROL
EXPERTS ENEMIES TAKEN OFF
GOVERNMENT BOARD.
McCabe Resigns and Dunlap, Other
Alleged Defender Of Adulterants,
Given Vacation Until Taft Returns.


In sudden succession Of orders
at Washington an initial move in the
expected reorganization of the de-
partment Of agriculture, George P
McCabe, a department solicitor, Mon
day was retired from the pure food
and drug board. F. L. Dunlap, as
sociated chemist, closely identified
with McCabe, was allowed leave OF
absence until the presidents return
and Harvey W. Wiley, chief chem
ist, left apparently in supreme COM
mand of the board. Dr.. R. 2. Doo-
little, of New York, was temporar-
lily appointed to the board to sue
ceed Mr.. McCabe.
These changes were announced on
Monday by James Wilson, secretary
OF agriculture, following a confer
ence with DR.. Wiley, who has been
on a long vacation. They were deem
en- inevitable in view of personal an
tagonism aired before a congression-
a., committee the past summer and
Dr.. Wiley's exoneration by President
Taft, after Attorney General Wicker
sham, whose views were aligned
with those Of Secretary Wilson and
Solicitor McCabe, had recommended
Dr.. Wiley's removal from Office be-
cause of a teachnical irregularity in
appointive methods, the responsible
ity for which he denied.
The pure food and drug board is
the agency which passes upon many
important cases arising under the
enforcement of the pure food law.
DR.. Wiley, on the one hand, and So
.icitor McCabe and Dr.. Dunlap on
the other, were the members of the
board. DR.. Wiley declared that he
was usually outvoted and made
number of sensational statements in
the investigation Of the controver-
sy. smarting under the frequent
oyerrulings of his views wherin he
held foodsproducts deleterious to
health, he told congressional COM
mittee that he regarded lis asso-
ciate, DR.. Dunlap, as his superior Of
fcer.
Secretary wilson's brief announce
ment of the change stated that So
licitor McCabe voluntarily resigned
and that his resignation had been
accepted.
Dr.. Dunlap was acting chairman
OF the board when DR.. Wiley was ab-
sent from Washington. Whether DR..
Dunlap will return to his duties on
the board was not stated. His tenn
porary withdrawal was attributed Of
fcially to the fact that he is to take
the customary four weeks vacation;
but Secretary Wilson stated that DR..
Dunlap would not return until af-
ter President Taft had returned to
Washington.
In place of Solicitor McCabe, to
serve with Dr. Wiley on the board,
Secretary Wilson appointed DR.. Doo-
little, long a member Of the bureau
OF chemistry force and now head of
that bureau substation in New York.
Dr.. Wiley and Mr. Doolittle will con-
stitute the majority of the board for
the immediate future, the latter's
appointment being necessary to give
the boards action legal effect.
The reasons for Solicitor McCabe's
resignation were not announced.
Secretary Wilson stated that Mr..
McCabe's duties as solicitor remain
unchanged, and under the general
provisions of the law, he will con-
tinue to exercise an important con-
troll over the enforcement of the pure
food law
There will be no permanent
changes in the department method
of enforcing the pure food law un-
til President Taft has had an oppor-
tunity to take the matter up in Wash
ington," said Secretary Wilson. "The
appointment of DR.. Doolittle will
simply continue the board operations
as at present, up to the time when
President Taft returns"