Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-03
jim SHERMAN IN
WILEY FIGHT FOR
PERSONAL REASON
Vice Presidents Firm Charged
With Putting Short Weight
Canned Peas on the
Market.
HIS SHIPMENT is HELD UP
Activity of Wiley's subordi-
mates Brings Them Into
Clash, but the Facts Are
Suppressed.
HIS SHIPMENT is HELD UP


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food bureau IN the oepai .'''e''' ', 'ls
riculture, and men in the wholesa'e
grocery district of this city and Boston
are m,,ch interested i'm the attitude of
VIC president James S. sherman in
the var against the doctor. being
wapea by the benzoatc of soda and
"the,. interests
When the season for canning peas
v,as at its height Government Inspec-
tor George Adams. of Boston, took
shinnent made to that city to the
New hartford Canning company, of
which Vice President Sherman is the
head, cans of short weight.
This case has not reached the de
partmeht ol Jus,iee: Wiieii ,l ,.,,a ail i,
W.as,,in,ton newspaper men were in
formed by DR. Wiley that he would not
give and records because Oh aepar'-
ileital fuies'
Recorcs Are hefusea.
When the formal request was made
10 the secretary of agricuture Mr..
y,-;,.o,, e,,al,,, decidea t,at he did NOT
~, e, ,l,,; IL,
e"ie " man
etal ~ hiisilt ieii'Se o'oi. - /" ~ > !,
who had refused on uepaft,nehlal
grounds.
General wilson SAID ne haa peah
| informed thal the case iau pee.i seo : ,
| tled an)caply alleI the eAPiaii,''ipi' VI
the canning laclors iiiu peei' neais, "
IN adultloh 10 operating .l.c Nv
| liaftIofo plah. ~ supelp VI o.asa.
the New ltartiora Sah!ils eo,iipl,is o..1a,i
mas olhfl Nalliilis aa 49,,
~ snoxhnrn n Y
1t is understood here that after In
| spector Adams found the sample cans
ne had taken 10 pe ol 5i'oin nv, Meisatp' ~,
lioeilins ~, ~, 'sh shin,aaat vas sold in the
s.,,Ss .,,S,, ~ ~, ,:tls+ 'iis
opeH r:I.l 49,
\ Sase So'e,ae
| The case is consldereo as deaa as
| last seasons mackerel. But 1t mad IT'S
effect. II is considered as peculiar that
.,aor aftar tho eamnles we're declared 10
o' s.l.,.,
pc OF siof' "e'sl' anu ."'7 ea'e ''s'u 0e''''
amicably settled in the department OF ag-
riculture without any reference to the de-
| partment of justice. there should come the
attack from powerful sources upon DR.
Wiley Among those reputed to be against
| the leader of the pure food and honest
weight movement, Vice President Sher-
| man was mentioned in the rumors current
In Washington.
| According to the best information that
/ can be obtained. owing 10 the reticence OF
the agricultural department. the carload
LOT of cases from the New Hartford Can.
ming company to Boston were labelled te
contain two-pound cans. The inspector
stopped the snipmeht ana refused lh'
sai, 49, w. ~ ~ 1,, ,,a,iat -
ai'u .,I ..ie sa,,ip ..,t Co. 49,. - '''e =
'iie "epai 'ii'e'i' ~ i'os.0i
Remsen Board Attacked.
Another mysterious document came
To light TODAY when an opinion of AS
s;stant 81 ATTORNEY General lanes 4
/ foWler "ritteh Mafch 81. 1913, deciaf
ing lllegal the appointment ana pay
fnent or me Remsen pure 1000 poare
Mas producea peiofe the touse com
inlttee on the agrlcultufal deparlmehtS I'M. .
Spehditure. Attorney Geherai WICK
efsnain later upield the poafd.
me exa,nnatlon OF pr: IRA =, Relnsen n.
OF johns Hopkins university, lsaltinore o,
as presiusn, oi ooara, Was pesull eoaa Y
the Fowler opinion forming the basi:
OF mucli on the questioning.
i ne fowlef opinion never became :. 'h'
oiilciai hnalhss. on May q iollo"iil =
fselciii'S N1Niieitl w iNh'i So NJ.