The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-10
ADMISSIONS MADE
CAUSE SENSATION
Solicitor McCabe Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture Gets Into
Deep Water.
TAMPERs WITH JUDGMENT
Substitutes Word "Caffein' for
''Benzoic Acid" Before Circu-
lating the Document.

WASHINGTON Aug. 9.--The inVesti-
CATION of the wiley Incident In the de-
partment of agriculture, revolving around
the charges that DR., Harvey w. Wiley,
as chief chemist, employed an expert
scientist at an illegal rate Of payment.
reached an acute stage in the Moss com
mlttee OF inquiry in the house today.
Evidence showing that Solicitor McCabe
had removed the words "benzoic acid
and substituted the word "caffein' before
circulating a judgment rendered against
was only one incident In session tnll
OF lively clashes between members OF the
committee and attorneys.
Explaining the charges In the court
judgment Mr., McCabe said that In the
complaint. as drawn by the agricultural
department, the charges were NOT based
partment had found that some coal tar
dyes were not harmful. He made the
changes in the order OF Judgment. there,
fore, to make II conform to the original
| citation by the department OF agriculture
What the Record Shows.
The. record shows that this firm
pleaded guilty TO a charge OF adulteration
| with benzoic acid and coal tar dyes,
declared Attorney Henry , r. .,a RaYis reps
admits that he changed these words be
fore sending out the judgment as public
lrecord,'
|
whether he had written the findings or
the personnel board which charged DR..
Wiley with having illegally agreed 10
lemploy DR.. Rusby scientist at an ex-
lccssiyc per diem rate.
As a result OF views credited to Presi-
ldcnt Taft in a newspaper article, tnat
1.-The house committee is conducting an 'ex
lparte" Investigations OF the Wiley case,
chairman Moss announced today that all
witnesses whom the department OF agri-
culture or the president mGy desire TO
Inn fb. orr apl pyil he -
lay. associate chemist. who Solicitor Nc
Cabe today said had prepared the memo
randum In the DR. Rusby case, upon
Wiley. Secretary Wilson and other OF
lfcials will be called before the committee
lconcluded its sessions.
Question Raised.
The power of the committee to inquire
fore the president, was raised during the
hearin today by Representative Sloan
of Nebraska Representative Mays OF
EoTdn replied WIN YgSfouf furnnd en
Everything" and that the people are tired
Iof having technical objections made to
Keep out important evidence
| Mr.. Sloan said he thought tho commit
tee ought first TO get the power to inyes-
tgate the Wiley case. but finally with
drew all objections to the line OF In
ICuiry and said he was willing the inves-
tigaton should go as far as the commit
r tee desired.
| Mr. McCabe said that the charges
Iagalnst DR.. Wiley were prepared by three
members of the personnel board, all
working together in conference.
Case of Coffee Expert.
Mr McCabe then admitted that VIII
liam H Harris, a coffee expert. Is en-
lployed by the bureau of chemistry under
similar terms to the employment OF DR..
: Rusby, which he declined to sanction
Harris is paid SO day for examining
samples and $50 a day for attendance as
an expert In court
1t was after Mr.. McCabe had refused
to sanction such a plan for DR. Rusby
that Dr. Wiley made the $1,000 contract
with the latter. which brought about the
lpresent charges
What is the difference in the two
cases?" Mr.. McCabe was asked,
''Harrss case was an unusual one.
the government could get to do the
work"
Solicitor McCabe was asked II he had
ever interfered in any way with Dr. WI
ley's serving as president of the National
Phamacoephia association, He said he had
Il not but he had written an opiinon for
the secretary OF agriculture. and held
that the funds of the bureau OF chemistry
could not be used for the purposes OF
conducting the work OF the presidency OF
the association.
do you know whether DR.. Wiley has
used the funds of the bureau of chemis-
try for that purpose?" interrupted Mr.
Floyd
My recollection Is not clear said Mr.
McCabe, but as l recall 1t q very small
amount had heen so used
The National Pharmacoepia associa
tons standard for drugs is that used In
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