The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-04
WILEY NOW
 IN COMMAND
TWO ANTAGoNlsTlc MEMBERS
 OF BOARD RELIEVED AND '-a. APPOINTMENT MADE
Complete Reorganization of Depart ment of Agriculture Foreshsdow- ed By This Significant Move
 of the Officials. ,5

Washington, october 3--In sud- den succession of orders, an initial move in the expected reorganiza- ton of the department of agriculture, Solicitor George F. McCabe today was retired from the pure food and drug board, Associate Chemist F. l.. Dunlap. closely identified with Me Cabe, was allowed leave of absence until the presidents return and Dr. Harvey w. Wiley was left appar- ently in supreme command of the board. Dr. R. E. Doolittle of New York, was temporarily appointed to the board to succeed Mir. McCabe.
 These changes were announced by Secretary WI son today following a conference with Dr. Wiley, who has been on long vacation. These were deemed inevitable in view of the of ficial and personal antagonlsm aired before congressional committee last summer and Dr. Wiley's exoneration by President Taft after Attorney Gen eral Wickersham with views aligned with those of Secretary Wilson and Solcitro McCabe had recommended Dr. Wiley's removal as head of the | chemistry bureau because of a tech nicai irreguarlty in appointive methods the responsibility for which he denied.
 The pure food and drug board is the agency which passed upon many important cases arising under ths enforcement of the pure food law Dr. Wiley on the one hand and So. licitor McCabe and Dr. Dunlap on tho other. were the members of the board.
 Dr. Wiley declared he was usually outvoted and make a number of sen sational statements in the inyesti- gation. Smarting under the frequent overruling of his views, wherein he held food products deleterious to health, he told congressional com mittee that he regarded his associate Dr. Dunlap, as his superior officer.
 Secretary Wilson's brief announce ment of the change stated that So- licitor McCabe voluntarily resigned and that his resignation iiud been ac. oepted.
 Dr. Dunlap was acting chairman of the board when Dr. Wiley was ab. sent from Washington Whether ne will return to his duties was not stated. His temporary withdrawal was attributed officially to the fact that he is to take the customary four weeks vacation, but Secretary WEI son stated he would not return until after President Taft had returned to Washington.
 In place of Solicitor McCabe to serve with Dr. Wiley on tho board Secretary Wilson appointed Dr. Doo- little, long member of the bureau of chemistry force, and now the head of that bureaus sub-statlon in New York. Dr. Wiley and Dr. Doollttlt will constitute the majority for the immediate future, the latters ap. pointment being necessary to give the boards actions legal effect.
 The reasons for Solicitor Me Cabe's resignation were not an. nounced.
 All officials of the agricultural de. partment connected with the en forcement of the pure food law wer, reticent today regarding the change or what permanent changes in tihs department may be foreshadowed Dr. Wiley would only say that ta' work of the board would continue al at present
 pr. Doolittle was appointed to ths board, Secretary Wilson said. De cause he is one of the leading ex perts in the bureau of chemistry