The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
INQUIRY TO BEGIN
EARLY THIS WEEK
1t Is Understood That Accused
Chemist Will Be First Wit
ness, and That He Will Be
Followed by the Secretary
of Agriculture and
Attorney-General.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispat oh ]

Washington. July l5.-To demon
strate that tho interests" arc making
war on DR.. Harvey w Wiley, the pure
food expert. to have him removed from
Office. Representative Cox, of Indiana,
mas prepared resolution calling from
the Departments OF Agriculture and
Justice all the complaints against DIR.
Wiley, since he was appointed chief
OF the Bureau OF Chemistry
Chairman Moss. of tho Committee on
Expenditures in the Department of
agriculture. who is making the inquiry
INTO the Wiley case. does not think a
special resolution necessary TO gather
these facts. He says his committee II as
tuli authority. and will have the COM
plants produced Mr.. Cox withheld
his resolution to-day, but may present
1t later. If he finds that Chairman Moss
cannot get the information
MIR. Cox believes that the response 10
this resolution Will show just what
interests are lined UP against Dr
Wiley. and why He is convinced thar
tho experts pure food activities have
resulted in the reception of considerab bic
correspondence of protest. both at the
Department of Agriculture and the De-
parunent OF Justice, and he thinks tina,
1t would make interesting reading for
the public
II Is apparent that the Moss COM
mittee is extremely friendly to DR.
Wiley. and that every effort will be
made to ascertain II 1T is true. as
charged. that he ia tho victim of a con
spiracy on the part OF the interests in
imical TO pure food legislation, and
which have been lighting the govern
ment chemist and his activities for a
good many years
BegfnH This Week
The inquiry into the Wiley case will
be begun by the committee early next
week. Although no announcement has
been made. II is understood DR.. Wiley
VIII be the first witness called and
that he will be followed by Secretary
OF Agriculture Wilson, Attorney 6 en-
eral Wickersham and the three mem
oers OF the committee on personnel OF
the Agricultural Department, who re-
commended. as result OF their in
curry into an alleged technical viola
tion OF the law by DR.. Wiley. that no
be separated from the public service
According TO official statement at tho
Department of Agriculture to-day, the
letters OF defense from Drs Wiley
Bigelow and Krebler. who are involv-
ed with DR.. II. II Rusby. in the Wiley
case, have not been received by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson II was
s'h9tu thde tneIe was no time limit
for the submission of these letters and
that when they are received by the
secretary they will be Endorsed with
his recommends ton. and forwarded IN
the President.
In Cheerful Frnmc OF Mind.
DR.. Wilsy. IN mis- office A the Bureau
OF chemistry. to-day was In very
cneerful frame OF mind, and did not
seem in the least daunted by the lat
est effort To Dust him
am used to matters OF this kind. :"
ne said with smile. Others have
been after my scalp before, hut YOU
see that | am still wearing It,
or course. 1t would not be proper
for me to discuss this matter now in
advance OF the Pres!dcntg action -
said DR.. Wiley. Il am preparing my
reply. to the charges for the Presi-
dent"