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DECISION COMES IN
LETTER TO Will SON
President Explains Why He Rules In Favor Of DR..
Wiley-Says Wickersham Didn't Have All
The Facts. >2s

Rusby was enrolled at 50 a day, wher
actually employed.
Dr. Rusby objected says the Presi.
dent, and as he was not accustomed II
devoting all his time to, Government
work, an attempt was made to give
him an annual salary, which would
bring him as much for the year as he
had formerly received. The President
then cites from the complicated CORE
spondence between Dr., Rusby, and DR..
lowed. out of which. the personal board
charged, grew a secret contract with
Dr. Rusby to employ him at $1,000 a
year 'in a deliberate and defiant vio,
lation of the law" as interpreted by
the Attorney General.
The Defenses Put In.
The President then says:
Examination of the records satisfied
me that the questions had not been
presented TO the persons involved in
such a way as to enable them to make
full defense. Accordingly, directed
you to submit the whole record to each
of the persons charged. and invite from
him an answer. The answer of DR.. WI
ley specifically denies that he ever saw
the correspondence between DR.. KebIer
and DIR. Rusby. or that he ever con-
sciously entered into an arrangement
by which Dr.. Rusby was to receive
compensation in excess Of that pre-
scribed by the statute"
After explaining the method of pay
ment Of members of the Remsen board
in justification of DIR. Wiley, the Presi-
dent says:
In DR.. Kebler's anxiety to induce
DIR. Rusby to accept the new terms Of
employment, he certainly betrayed a
willingness to construe the contract OF
employment of DIR. Rusby at $1,600 a
In racOncila II with ho
law, and IN another way to satisfy DIR.
Rusby in his wish to secure $40 a day.
and think he ought to be reprimanded
for his disingenuous conduct in writing
such letters as ne did"
Says Rusby Was Scheming.
In respect to DR.. Rusby, I do not tind
that he was advised at all as to the
legal difficulty, and that he was only
scheming for additional compensation
which he thought to be adequate.
II find an over zeal in DR.. Kebler and
DR.. Bigelow, which prompted a dis
ingenious method Of squaring DIR.
Rusbys desire for what he thought was
adequate compensation with the con-
tract, which you and DR.. Wiley were
willing to make with him, and that for
this DR. Kebler and DR.. Bigelow should
be reprimanded by you. So far as DR..
Rusby is concerned with respect to
this contract, / do not find him at
fault.
"A committee of the House of Rep
resentatives deemed II proper to insti-
tute an investigation into the bureau of
chemistry and it's relations to the de-
partment generally. The broader issues
raised by the investigation, which have
a much weightier relation than this one
to the general efficiency Of the depart
ment. may require much more radical
action than the question l have here
considered and decided"
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tose directed by the deed OF trust" is
asked In the petition.
Mrs. Hutchins says her expenses at
Narragansett Pier since May 20 have
been from 1900 to $500 per month, and
that additional debts Of 5000 have piled
up. Sne says an emergency exists for
immediate inrease of her allowane, as
reditors in Washington, New York, and
at Narragansett Pier are threatening
attainment suits.
Attorney j. Holdsorth Gordon also
appeared this morning before Justie
Gould on behalf of creditors. He asked
the court 10 protect their interests.
You ought to pay the bills for the
support of the house." said Justice
Gould to Trustee Dante.
This is not an order. bu. rather some
paternal advise, as il Were., continued
Justice Gould. There Is no. question
but the estate is responsible for all
debts incurred. according to the station
In life and position in the social world
OF Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins. I think the
trustee ought TO pay certain amounts
without prejudice under protection of
the court.
Attorney Brandenberg explained to
Justice Gould that he feared Trustee
Dante might be held personally liable
II he paid the debts
Mr.. Hutchius NAV have left a will,
and If he died his executors might de-
mand restitution from the trustee" said
Attorney Brandenberg.
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into the whisky case. Almost immedi-
ately after the Taft administration
came into office the whisky case was re-
opened. and after a long procedure.
President Taft himself directed the then
solicitor, Lloyd w. Bowers. to take
testimony and decide what whisky real
ly is. Bowers worked for months on
the matter, and In the end rendered a
decision which in all substantials sus-
tanned the Wiley contention.
But the rectifying interests were not
vet convinced. Again they lugged the
case up to the White House: and this
time they won. President Taft himself
wrote the decision that, after four
years of fighting, gave a complete VIC
tory to the rectifiers and a complete de-
feat to the straight whisky people It
permitted any of the combinations to
be labeled, either as straight whisky or
blended whisky. The entire measure Of
protection which all the earlier decisions
had guaranteed to the consumer, was
removed at one stroke, and there was
no appeal!
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BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. H.-Dr. Har-
vey w. Wiley, Government chemist and
champion Of the people against the
food adulterators, will hold his place.
Some others In the Department of Ag-
riculture may not. ..E
This was made known today in de-
cision by President Taft In the elev-
enth hour of his stay in Beverly and
Just previous to his start on his six
weeks speaking tour of the West.
In his decision, which is in the form
of a letter to Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, the President declares that DIR.
Wiley was justified in all that he did
in the matter OF the employment or
DR.. II. II. Rusby as an expert chemist
that he was no party to the correspond
ence involved in the case; that DR.. WI
ley acted in accordance with numerous
precedents, and that he cannot but conf
mand the sympathy of everyone for his
earnest effort to maintain the pure food
law.
Orders Dr.. Rusby Retained.
The President also recommends the re-
tention Of DR.. Rusby in the Government
service, and rules adversely to the de-
cision Of the personnel board of the de-
partment, ~whichN advised that besides
DR.. Wiley, chief Of the Bureau OF
Chemistry. DR.. L. F. Kebler, chief OF
the drug laboratory of the bureau, be
allowed to resign
The President recommends that DR..
Kebler be reprimanded for what he
declares was ''disingenious conduct" as
shown by letters he wrote In connection
with the employment OF DR.. Rusby.
The language of his letters does not
have a commendabIe tone" says the
prpcidanf nd ShnNUC O WILLINGNESS
resort TO evasion that calls for official
reproof."
President Taft intimates plainly that
more radical action may be expected
broader question involved in the inves-
tigation Of the Bureau of Chemistry by
a Congressional committee" He as
serts that he made up his mind in the
case of DR.. Wiley few weeks ago, but
withheld the announcement of his de-
ctsion pending the result of the investi-
cation in Congress.
President Taft explains the action of
Attorney General Wickersham, who,
when asked for a legal opinion on the
Joined with them in advising that con-
dign punishment" be meted out to DR..
Wiley, by declaring that Mr.. Wicker
sham was given only a part of the ac-
tual evidence on which to form his
opinion.
Recites the Charges.
President Taft recites the charges
against DIR. Wiley and his associate,
DR.. Rusby. that is: conspiracy to en-
ploy at an Illegal rate of compensation,
DR.. Rusby, who is an expert chemist.
The President declares that DIR. Rusty
was first employed at the rate of $40 a
day for laboratory work and $50 a day
for attendance at court. Following
ruling of the Attorney General, DT.
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MRS. HUTCH|NS
SUES TO GUST
TRUSTEE DANTE
Charges Breach of Trust In
Management Of Million
aires Estate.

CONTINUED from First Page.)
such trustees be required to give bond
Is asked.
To enJoin Trustee Dante from spend
ing the net income of the estate by
making payments to anyone except to
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SPECIAL NOTICES

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT ALL
vehicles on which storage charges for
one year or more are due will be sold
at public auction on the sixteenth day
of Sept, 1911, at Weschler's. 920 Pa. ave.
n, w. JOS. w. SANFORD,
1921 r St N w
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TO PHYsICIANs-BURR SYRUP
Of Quinine. Tasteless, 2 grs. to tea
spoonful prescribed in 4-oz. bottles, Soc.
washington, d. C..
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who won't cheat in fair game; one
who won't be sneak, and do a mean
act when unseen; one who won't
spend every nickel he earns or gets;
one who won't annoy an old man or
one of weak mind because he is fee
BILE and defenseless; one who won't
torture dunn animals; one who won't
steal; one who won't listen to or re-
peat nasty stories one who won't do
dirty act for another boy who is
too cowardly to do his own meanness;
one who loves to do right because it
is right. Wanted boy; whole
souled, earnest, honorable, square boy.
Where can he be found? Does he
live in your neighborhood? Is he
member of your family? Do you
know him."
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LEARN TO RELAX.

Much of the troublesome nervous
prostration would be avoided if wo-
men would learn to relax little
more. The strain under which we
live is nerve racking and muscle wear
ing to a terrible degree When our
nerves finally give way the first thing
we are told to do is, Nov, just re-
lax yourself and all will come right"
and then we find that we don't know
how to relax Still, it is a learnable
exercise and not as difficult as it
seems at first. First learn to con-
centrate all the mind upon the men,
Der to be relaxed, be it arm, leg,
1t seems impossible at first, but in
time one is quite able to practically
'disconnect" any member of the body.
Following this idea, concentrate the
mind upon the eyes. Let them grow
heavy, sleepy, downcast, drop the lids,
next all the facial muscles, cheeks and
jaw. AS the mouth relaxes the tom
que will feel heavy in the mouth.
The neck comes next, of course, and
the upper vertibrae of the spine; this
will let the head drop over until the
chin rests on the chest. Observe that
the spine is curved outward Now
instead of being erect with possibly a
trife of an inward curve as when the
head is up, the shoulder must be al
lowed to droop and the chest to col
1aDse As NAV he seen the entire In
per part of the body is now in a state
Of absolute repose. Let it remain so
for few minutes. Gradually ener-
gize the muscles until the head is
carried in it's normal position, then
relax in the same way again. We
need give no warnings as to overdo-
ing this.
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WANTED-A BOY.

A Western paper publishes the fol-
lowing advertisement:
''Wanted-A boy. A brave, cour-
ageous, manly, hopeful boy; one who
is not afraid of the truth; one who
scorns a lie; one who hates deceit;
one who loves his mother; one who
does not know more than his parents:
one who has the courage to say no,
and stick to it; one who is willing to
begin at the bottom of the ladder and
work upward; one who thinks it un-
manly to smoke: one who thinks an
education worth striving for; one who
is willing to obey his superiors; one
who knows his home better than the
street; one who doesn't believe the
marvellous tales told in story papers,
and will not read the vile stuff: one
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AN oLD-FAsHIoNED MOTHER.

met an old-fashioned mother the
other day.
She was at a party, a-dining, she
called it, though the rest of the people
called it luncheon.
She was little plump and rosy, and
her hair was white, and she wore
little soft gray silk and an old-fash-
Toned black jet necklace, with me-
dallion portrait as a pendant.
She had a soft little voice, and soft
little hands. that looked as if they
could do anything on earth from en-
bordering the finest pattern on the
finest muslin down to lighting the fire
in the kitchen stove.
She was an intelligent woman, and
she had read most of the books and
had seen several of the plays that
were talked of at the luncheon.
But she went home early. She didn't
play bridge, she said, and, besides, she
had promised her little granddaughter
to finish the story Of the princess with
the golden locks that afternoon, and
to make some old-fashioned caraway
cookies for her daughter to serve at
tea.
And every woman in the room want
ed to help the old-fashioned mother on
with her wraps, and hard eyes grew
soft, set mouths relaxed and worldly
smiles faded while the little, old-fash-
Toned mother was in the room.
There were two or three other moth
ers in the room who must have been
just about her age, but, dear me, they
didn't look it-or, at least, they hoped
they didn't.
They wore smart French corsets,
and clever little boots, and fine frocks,
and one of them had hair that was
such peculiar color, and ones COM
plexion would never stand a rainstorm
In the world, and one flushed quite
angrily when some one asked her
about her new grandchild.
Very fine, very advanced" very en-
Gghtened-all these new-fashioned
mothers, but, somehow, / wanted to
creep up close to the little, old-fash-
Toned mother and ask her to let me
hold her little, soft, blue-veined hand
minute or two, and wanted to get
her off somewhere in corner and ask
her what to do for stubborn cough,
and how to make sewing basket that
was really practical
I'll warrant she can sing, that lit
tie, old-fashioned mother, and, oh, the
stories that she can tell-and how
happy her face was, how serene her
eyesI wonder if we haven't made a
mistake when we let her go out of
fashion.
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THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
TABLE MANNERS FOR SMALL
PEOPLE.

In silence I must take my seat,
And give God thanks before 1 eat;
Must for my food in patience wait,
Till l am asked to hand my plate;
I must not scold, nor whine, nor pout,
Nor move my chair nor plate about:
With knife, or fork, or napkin ring,
must not play-nor must I sing;
must not talk about my food,
Nor fret il I don't think it good;
My mouth with food I must not crowd,
Nor while I'm eating speak aloud;
Must turn my head to cough or sneeze,
And when ask, say eff you please; !"
The tablecloth I must not spoil,
Nor with my food my fingers soil;
Must keep my seat when have done,
Nor round the table sport or run;
When told to rise, then I must put
My chair away with noiseless foot,
And lift my heart to God above,
In praise for all His wondrous love.
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A SECRET OF BEAUTY.

Sleep is a wonderful beautifier
Nothing so rounds out hollows as
sound, healthful sleep; nothing so
soothes and mends irritated and brok-
en- nerves-nothing so restores the
tissues of the tired body as plenty of
natural sleep in a well-ventilated
room; and nothing is fairer and softer
and more peaceful than the delicate
flush on the cheeks of one who has
just stepped out Of the realms of
dreams, where all things are rose
colored.
A clever writer says that worry is
a mortal enemy to beauty and charm
of manner. This is undeniably true.
Worry over the inevitable is not only
a wrinkle inducer and a frown insti-
gator, but it is senseless and wicked
rebellion against what cannot be help
ed. Worry clouds the eyes, makes
the voice sharp and impatient, puts
hard lines about the mouth and de-
stroys repose and gentleness of man
ner. Whatever is, is best. There
fore, one would best control ones
feelings and learn as soon as possible
to know that bright eyes, sweet
voice and smiles about the mouth
will add much to ones beauty and to
ones circle of friends. A gentle,
caressing touch is rare possession.
1t goes hand in hand with beauty of
character, and that means tenderness
of heart, purity of purpose, honesty
of soul and kindness of thought
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SMALL RESPONSIBILITIES.

How often one hears a girl say,
when / reach a position of real re-
sponsibility and trust / shall be diff
ferent and probably not so careless as
I am now" How little does such a
one realize that if she has neglected
small responsibilities she will probably
never be fit to be entrusted with large
ones. To be faithful in the carrying
out of trifies, conscientiously and thor
oughly, makes one much more likely
to gain the confidence of those who
are in a position to advance us in the
business world One may be hoisted
up to the top by the pulling of favor
itism; but no one can stay there long
unless they have thoroughly mastered
the art of minding small responsible
ties.
There is not a single one of us who
is not responsible for some one. No
doubt, we sometimes grumble and wish
we could be trusted with something
bigger-something more worth while
than claims our present attention. But
what we must ask ourselves is, Am l
carrying out my present work in such
a thorough way as will fit me to cope
with duties of much more exacting
nature?" If we are, when the oppor-
tunity comes for giving us more scope
for our abilities, we shall rise to the
occasion successfully; but if we have
shirked our present duties, failed to
realize our trust" and then are sud-
denly fronted by much more respon-
sible work, the probability is that we
shall prove dismal failure.
No matter what work we do, how
ever mental our task, however dis
tasteful it may be, if we do it conscien-
tiously and we'll, we shall find that it
will pay us so to do it in the long run.
Many of us, no doubt, feel that we are
capable of much more responsible
work than at present falls to our lot.
But we must not grumble, for it is all
splendid preparation and training
for the bigger things that may come
our way. No one who shirked small
responsibilities was ever capable of
undertaking large ones.
The same thing applies to every
girl whose duties perhaps lie at home,
helping mother and the little ones in
stead of going to Office or business.
She will, if she does her best, not
only be laying up for herself much
happiness and love, but also she will
be training herself for the larger and
more responsible sphere of married
life, which after all, is the crown OF
a woman's life.
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WATCHED BY A PICTURE.

A little girl, not ten years old, was
in a drawing room by herself. She
saw a string of gold beads and a beau
tiful ivory fan lying on table. She
put the beads on, and walking the
length of the room stood before a
mirror gazing at herself. She held
the fan in her hand and waved it to
and fro, fancying herself a beautiful
princess of the olden time.
There was no harm in her doing
this, except that the beads and the
fan were the property of lady whom
she was visiting, and that she had
been taught not to NEEDLE with ar
ticles that did not belong to her.
She started at the thought that
some might come and see what she
was doing before she had time to
restore the beads and the fan to the
table from which she had taken them.
Walking back from the mirror she
suddenly stopped and stood still, for
it seemed to her that a portrait on
the wall was gazing at her with a
look of reproof. Everywhere she
turned, the eyes of the lady in the
portrait, lady with dark brown eyes,
soft brown hair and smiling lips,
seemed to follow her. She felt I'M
comfortable, and turning to the por-
trait she said:
You need not look at me SO. /
am not doing wrong"
Still she felt uncomfortable, and
she did not lose the feeling until she
had left the room, found the owner
Of the beads and told her all about it.
When one has done even a little
thing that seems not to be right, the
best possible thing to do is to make
confession and get it OF ones mind.
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THE GOOD LUCK MARION FOUND.

IF you find a four-leafed clover, you
will get your WISH" said the summer
boarder.
Mabel and Marion were very much
excited. They had wish that they
had been wishing for long time. It
was to go to the seashore. They
made up their minds that they would
go out to look for four-leafed clovers
the very first thing after breakfast,
and hunt till dinner time. OF course,
Elva, who was their best friend, was
in the plan, too.
Just a little while after breakfast
pink sunbonnet and white sunbonnet
and a blue sunbonnet met in the clo-
yer field, and the great searching be-
gan.
EFF we find more than one four
leafed clover, of course we can get
more than one WISH" said Mabel 81
mean to find as many as can, and
with every clover I shall wish to go
to the seashore'' eve will, too," said
the other two little girls.
But they had scarcely settled down
to hunt before voice called from the
house: "Girls, can't one of you come
and take care of the baby?"
Il shan't," said Mabel. 'Our teach
er said we ought to stick to whatever
we undertook until we have carried
| it out. I've made up my mind to find
some four-leafed clovers, and I'm 60
! ing to do it. Mother didn't say we
must go in She told us yesterday we
had worked so well that she meant to
give us all this morning for ourselves.
1t would be too bad to have every
thing upset by cross baby
| Marion didn't want to go any more
than Mabel did; but she remembered
mothers tired face.
"I'm afraid I ought to-" she said,
half ashamed Mother might get a
headache. I'll CO."
And up and down she trudged with
the cross baby in his cab all the
morning.
You're foolish. You give up things.
You never carry out your purposes,
the way teacher says we should" said
Mabel. She was quite cross, because
she felt in her heart that she ought to
take care of the baby at least half the
time. She began hunting with all her
might, and found ever so many four
leafed clovers, and wished her wish
with every one. But it wasn't SO
much fun as it was at first.
While Marion was amusing the baby
some company came to see mother.
1t was an old school friend, a very
charming lady indeed. II have little
daughter just the age of this one, -
she said. "She has not been well,
and I have taken a cottage by the sea-
shore for this summer. But my little
Madge is lonesome, and the doctor
thinks she would be better for another
girl in the house. Mary, won't you let
me have Marion for a months visit?"
| How Marion's eyes shone! Eyes,
said mother, smiling, too. "She has
been such a good little daughter to
help that think she has earned some
pleasure"
Mabel pouted when she came in.
"She got the good luck" she said,
land she never found one single four
leafed clover, and I got fifty. It isn't
fair!"
81 think it is fair" said mother.
| "And you will always find that kind
ness is ever better to bring good luck
than four-leafed clovers.".
Bertha E. Bush
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THE SPIRIT OF WORK.

The great difference in labor is not
what is done-not the kind of work
we perform-but the spirit we put into
it. From the cleansing of room to
the publication of a Government,
from the cleansing of a forest to the
chisseling of statue, from the hum
blest work of the hands to the noblest
work of the heart and brain, it is
the determination to make it of the
best possible quality that places it in
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the front rank. The work that is
performed only for the sake of what
it will bring, not for what it will carry
forth, is like cloth of shoddy, which
may please the eye, but will not wear.
1t is cheap, f1imsy stuff, woven with
no nobler purpose than to hold to-
gether long enough to be bought and
paid for.