The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-05
INITIAL MOVE MADE TOWARD
REORGANIZATION OF NATION
AL DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.
WILSON MAKES STATEMENTS
McCabe Retires From Pure Food
Board and Dunlap Allowed Leave
Of Absence Until Tafts Return
Or. poolittle Succeeds McCabe.

Washington. OCT. TN a sudden
succession Of orders, an initial move
in the reorganization of the depart
ment of agriculture, solicitor George
p. McCabe today was retired from
the pure food and drug board, assoc
ate chemist f. l.. Dunlap, closely
identified with McCabe. was allowed
leave of absence until the presidents
return. and Chemist Harvey W. WI
ley left apparently in supreme com
mand of the board.
DR. r. Il. Doolttle of New York
was temporarily appointed to the
boarI to succeed Mr.. McCabe.
Changes Follow Conference
These changes we're announced by
Secretary Wilson today following a
conference with DR.. Wiley who has
been on a long vacation. They were
deemed inevitable in view of the OF
fetal and personal antagonism ac'
counted before a congressional com
mittee last summer and DR.. Wiley's
eNoneration by President Taft, after
Attorney General Wickersham with
views aligned with those OF Sec
rotary Wilson and Solicitor McCabe
had recommended DR.. Wley's remov'
al from office as head of the chem
istrv bureau because of technical
irregularty in appointive methods
the responsibility fot which he de
MED
The pure food and drug board is
the agency which passes upon many
important cases arising under the
the enforcement of the pure food
law Dr. Wiley, on the one hand,
and Solicitor McCabe and DR..
Dunlap on the other, were the
members of the boaru.
DR.. Wiley declared that he was
usually out-voted and made several
sensational statements in the investi-
cation.
Smarting under the frequent over
ruling of his views wherein he held
food products deleterious 10 health,
he told a congressional committee
that he regarded his assistant, DR..
Dunlap. as his superior officer.
Voluntarily Resigned. Statement.
Secretary Wilson's brief announce
ment of the change stated that Sol
icitor McCabe voluntarily resigned
and that his resignation had been ac'
cepted.
Dr. Dunlap was acting chsirman Of
the board when Dr.. Wiley was alb
sent from Washington Whether Dr
Dunlap will return % his duties on
the board was not stated. His TEN
porary withdrawal was attributed Of
ficially to the fact that he is to
take the customary four weeks va
cation, bue Secretary Wilson said
Dr. Dunlap would not return until
after President Taft had returned
to Washington.
In place Of Solicitor McCabe TO
serve with Dr. Wiley on the board,
Secretary Wilson appointed Or. Doc
little, long 2 member Of the bureau
Of chemistry force, and now head
of that bureau substation in New
York. Or Wiley and Dr. Doolittle
will constitute the majority OF the
board for the immediate future. the
latter's appointment being necessary
10 give the boards actions legal ef-
feet
The reasons for Solicitor McCabe''
resignation were not announced. Ser-
rotary Wilson said Nj McCabe's du-
ties as solicitor remained unchanged |
and under the general provisions Of
the law be will continue TO exercise .
an important control over the en-.
forcement OF the pure food Jaw
Fer the last few weeks the board .
has been run by Dr. Dunlap. Or
Wiley, he chairman, and Solicitor T
McCabe. the third member have .
been on extended vacations.
Dr. Wiley said the work o. the .
board would continue as at present.