The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
WILEY VICTIM OF
A VICIOUS ATTACK
Postal Authorities Expect to
Arrest Some of Food Elk
pert's Enemies.

Washington, June 24.-Postofnce
authorities have been engaged for sew
eral weeks in an attempt to find the
people who are engaged in a new at
tack on DIR. Harvey w. Wiley. the
governments pure food expert. The
attack is being made in the name of
an alleged organization called the Ad-
postoffice is satisfied that there is in
reality no such organization and that
the name of Frederick w Hooper.
which is signed to circulars sent out
is a fictitious one. The attacks on
Wiley have all been made through
printed matter mailed at the Manhat-
tan postoffice. The only address of
that office.
A great deal of mail has been re-
ceived there, but all of it has been
returned to the senders when they
could be found, marked fictitious. The
man who calls himself Hooper will be
arrested if the rostoffice inspectors
can make a complete identification.
They believe they know who he is and
think he is a man who has been identi.
fed with previous attacks on Wiley.
Say II Is the Same.
The circulars sent out by him are
signed with his name reproduced in
fac smile. Handwriting experts who
have examined it say that it is identi-
cal with letters known to have been
written by the man under suspicion
Assailants Of the pure food law and OF
DR.. Wiley need expect no encourage.
ment from the government for Presi
dent Taft has just sent a message to
congress urging the enactment OF
more stringent provisions regarding
the labelling of patent medicines. A
bill is already in the house providing
for that very thing.
Three circulars have been sent out
by the Advertisers Protective associa
ton. The first was dated May Is, and
was addressed ITO the Press" 1t was
printed in good style. two colors OF
ink being used and it bittrely assailed
DR.. Wiley. He says this circular is II
belous, inasmuch as 1t plainly insin
yates that he had improper motives in
making a campaign against certain
drug and food preparations.
Not One Name Given
The circular declares that the asso
citation represenets organizations that
600 in advertising their preparation
have a total capital stock of $500, 900.
900 and that they spend 800. 600, OOC
in advertising their preparation. Not
a single name of any man or company
except that of Hooper is given, how
ever, and there is no address, except
that of the postoffice box This circu
lad is followed few days later by
a brief printed letter which was sent
broadcast to drug concerns, manufac
turers of prepared foods and dealers
in such articles. With it was inclos
ed the original circular and all manu-
facturers and dealers were urged to
write to the publications in which they
advertise and put pressure on them
to join in the crusade against Wiley.
On June came another circular
addressed to the newspapers. This
one did not accuse DR.. Wiley of i'm
proper motives, but made it's attack
on the theory that he was a danger
GUS fanatic. 1t is estimated that w
to date the hackers of this systemati
cal attack have spent about $4,000 on
printing and postage.
Or. WiIey's Comment
DR.. Wiley said: There is, OF
course, no such organization as the
Advertisers Protective Association
We believe that we know who Hoop
or is He In und0nhfa dlx .ha clrod hy