The Washington times., 1911-08-14
GIRL DESCRIBES
M'CABE'S THIRD
DEGREE SYSTEM
Tells How She Was Locked
in Room to Face
QueStioners.
Continued from First Page.)

said that they were only after tn,
truth, and whatever I might tel
would not be used against me anC
l might rest easy about my position
walsh then asked the Secretar,
where he might take me in orde,
that we might be alone. We wer,
shown into the board room Befor,
Secretary Wilson left asked him:
Who is this man; is he a lawyer,
detective, or what?"
But the Secretary made an evasiy,
reply, and we went on into the room
Malsh locked the door, saying that h,
old not want any Interruptions, ant
Mr. McCabe was also there a littl,
Had you ever had such an expert
ence as this before?" asked Represen
tative Floyd.
Never" answered Miss Davis.
DID you relish the idea of those
tioning you in this manner"
Davis.
Miss Davis then told the committee
that both Solicitor McCabe and Secret
questions about DR.. Keblers personal
affairs, his mail, and the checks re-
ceived from the Philadelphia Drug
Company, in which he had a small In
terest.
Hadn't Heard of Stock.
Solicitor McCabe asked me If 1 didn't
know that DR.. Kebler held certain
stock. I told him 1 did not. He then
asked me about the checks and / told
him that DR.. Kebler occasionally re-
ceived a small check, for from IS to s12
McCabe wanted to know how the check
was marked, whether it was a dividend,
and l told him 1 did not know. He
pressed me to know II any one else in
stock of any kind, and l told him that
| did not ask about such personal af-
fairs.
Then the Solicitor wanted to know
Mhat was in the letters written pr
Kebler by the Philadelphia drug con-
Germ. ! told him that l remembered
they had protested 10 DIR. Kebler about
his strict enforcement of the drug law
against their products. They said Dr.
kebler's standard was too high"
This bore out DR.. Kebler's statement
that the firm in which he held a 800 in
terest had been hard hit by his own
decesions in drug matters.
FolloWl1g her ordeal Of the third
DEGREE Miss Davis said that she was
not permitted to return to the Bureau
of Chemistry that day, but was given
work to do in the Department of Agri-
culture proper for the remainder of the
day.
Famous Order Taken Up.
When DR.. w D. Bigelow resumed his
testimony today the committee immedi-
ately took up the now famous general
order No. 140, which made Solicitor Nc
Cabe virtual dictator in all pure food
matters and which deprived the Bureau
of Chemistry Of much of its influence
and power.
rs there any positive order against
an official of the Chemistry Bureau CIV
ing information to district attorneys?"
asked Representative Floyd.
DR.. Bigelow said Mr.. McCabe had fol-
lowed general order No. 140 with max
ing it plain that officials of the Bureau
OF Chemistry are not to talk to United
States district attorneys without his
permission.
II asked Mr.. McCabe what we must
do If asked specific questions by dis
lrict attorneys. The solicitor said we
criticisms have been so severe and so
unjust when the solicitor thought we
had furnished information that no one
In the Bureau of Chemistry is willing
now to say anything to United States
attorneys about pure food prosecutions
The restriction of the solicitor
greatly hampers work at our labora-
tories where a district attorney fire.
Quently wants to talk over a case with
the chief of the local laboratory"
Indiana Case.
DR.. Bigelow then reviewed the In
diana benzoate of soda controversy He
former testimony to the
effect that the Department Of Agricul-
ture was unwilling to allow Bureau of
Chemistry officials to testify for the
State of Indiana in its fight on ben
zOate of soda. 1t was necessary, he
said, for the State to get an order from
the District Supreme Court before So
liCitor MCCabe would permit himself
and DR.. Wiley to testify. The commit
tee has already developed that the de-
partment was quite willing to have the
Remsen board and others testify
s gairst the State and in behalf of the
water was thrown on DR.. Wiley when
he wanted TO appear in favor of his
own opinion, which was reversed by
In Remsen board.
department, which brought charges
against Drs. Wiley, Kebler, and Bige- |
low because OF the Rusby employment, |
did not send the full record in the case
to Secretary Wilson and the President, |
was then brought out by Attorney
Davis.
Letter to Dr. Rusby.
In writing DR.. Rusby about his con-
tract, DR.. Bigelow, on January p. 1911. |
wrote:
considering all of the kinds Of work |
YOU do, an appointment to cover them |
With remuneration on different bases
for each kind of work appears to be 50
that / fear we would have |
in getting 1t through. The |
referee board is now appointed at an
annual salary of 1000, and II the Sec |
-etary will do 1t 1 do not see why your |
ppolntment could not be put in the |
same terms. Kebler and / took the |
matter up with DR.. Wiley today, and he |
said he would get It II we had on rec
ord an understanding with you, so that |
we could be held responsible for your
'eceiving an annual salary. and not |
evoting your whole time to the bu-
eau"
The personnel board, in transmitting
IS complaint to the Secretary of Agri-
ulture and President, carefully omitted
)r. Bigelow's reference to the Remsen
oard appointments as being a prece-
ent, but the personnel board quoted |
he remainder of the Bigelow letter in
g EFFORT to show wrongdoing on the
art of Drs. Wiley, Kebler, and Bige-
1w.
Quoted In Part.
''In the report of the personnel board
ent to the Secretary and the President,
My a part of your letter is quoted?"
sked Attorney Davis.
That seems to be correct" said DR..
igelow.
'sThe part omitted was that referring
, the Remsen board appointment as
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