The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-01
MORE BOMBS FOR
SECRETARY WILSON
CANNING CASE INVOLVING VICE
PRESIDENT. FURNISHES
AHat NITIoN.
TO BLOW OPEN SECRETS
Moss Will START WAR ON METH
ans N DEPARTMENT OF
t.RfCUETtR
At ONCE.

WASHTNGTON, July 31.--Nhy New
Hartford Canning Company escaped
prosecution for n1tsfrandtnE Is 10 be
made the subject Of investigation Icy
the House Of Representatives This is
the FIRST result Of the expose Of the
favoritism lit administering the law.
Chairman Moss, of the Committee
on Expenditures or the HoYse. imme~
dtateiy upon being put IN possession
of the strange series or facts. to-day
announced that a searching InNestiga-
ton would he instituted Chairman
Moss vas particularly surprised AT the
statement OF Secretary of. Agriculture
Wilson which admitted the faets-the
fnisbranding@ actual violation Of
the law~and explained that the case
had been "amiaeahlps settled by cor
respondence.
II was a new and novel way Of dealt
ing with Violations of the law. he de-
claTed.
Will Investigate Case.
I'VE viii take this matter up to-
morrow said Mr.. MosS, and prepare
In so into II exhaustiHely. We Viii
get everything possible In connection
with the case and go over the records.
We will get the papers from Secretary
Wilson. and see just what II all
means
The investigation viii be most thor
ough and there are ludica tons now
that beginning with this cage. a most
complete overhauling of the Depart
ment ef Agriculture Will result
Information Is At hand that the case
n only enc Of hundreds like il which
are hidden away In public records at
the department. Lax administration
methods have the prevailed there for
several years. and the need ~ strong
executive hand has been sadly felt
Members IF Congress feel that a house
cleaning Is dine
The committee will use the oase TO
DRY open the locked doors of tha re-
cords room, and Jet In The light on the
administration of the entire depart
Tuent.
Sherman Not Head
~ was stated tonight on behalf OF
Mr.. Sherman that he ia not the presl-
dent or the New Hartford Canning
COMPANY having retired in favor of
his brother several years ago.
Department af justice officials In
formed the International News Ser
vice to-day that under the law the sec
fotarv Of agriculture has no aiterna~
tive where Il case Of tnisbrauding il
reported, bat TO turn the matter over
80 the proper federal district attorney.
In the case Of the New Hartford Cam
ming Company Secretary Wilson did
not do this
Moreover. as the record nov stands,
there Is Il clear indication that, hay
ing knowingly violated the law. Sec
rotary Wilson sought to cover up the
facts h% stating that DIR. Wiley did
not care to have the papers made
puhiic--hc SO informed the President
" hen Tn point Of fact he had not
consulted i1r. Wiley. who az II APP
pears was perfectly willing that these
records should be shown
silence Enioincd.
Facing an investigation OF hjs de-
partment. Secretary Wilson stopped
talking about the case o-day and
the strict injunction of secrecy was
imposed ON everybody ut the de-
parsmcnt.
Whispered condolences. however.
run tn the fact rtIHr ANYTHING may
happen now If the Tia is to he taken
eff
The Pinchot affair began in the
agricultural department. out or the
same department Satfra sfte SEif&3
case; the original recommendation for
raising the Controller Bay cases from
and now comes another scandal
Chairman Moss with start the wheels
ct his investigation going Tomorrow.
Benzoate Case Recalled
In connection with the= expose Of
ffe favor SHOWN Tire View Hartford
Canning Company, the activity OF Mr..
sherman I'm the protest against Or
Wiley's adverse ruling GA benzoate
of soda Was recalled dan cam
ners all insisted on the right 10 Use
henzoefa OF soda. which Dr Wiley
asserted Was harmful, IN the dis
charge Or his congressional duties. he
then being member or the lower
house. MI. sherman headed Il dele
cation Of Gamers - the White House
where such presentation Of the
case was made before President
Roosevelt that the R~nTKen board was
appointed and Dr. Wiley was prac-
tteally overruled. But the benzoate
II soda nen have never forgiven Dr.
Wiley II has always been popularity
believed that Secretary Wilson was
on their side