The Washington times., 1911-08-11
THIRD DEGREE
USED BY M'CABE,
KELLER ASSERTS
DR.. Wiley's Assistant Tells
of Solicitors
Methods.

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attitude toward you?" asked Represen-
| tative Floyd.
| HE has been arrogant and domineer-
ing at times,'' said DR.. Kebler.
Criticised BY McCabe.
| II remember one little incident" said
| the doctor, when questioned as to speci-
| fc instances.
when the Harper's Brain Food case
| was in the District courts the District
| Attorney asked that some one from the
| bureau of chemistry assist him in the
preparation of the case DR.. Wiley
| sent me down. Solicitor McCabe heard
OF 1t few days later, and called me up
,, over the phone, and he gave me an un-
merciful calling down. He said | had
no right to talk to the District Attorney
without consulting him. He asked me
II dldn know the rules of the depart
ment: knew Of no rule then that
would forbid me carrying out the orders
OF my chief, DR.. Wiley. but l know
now that we are not allowed to talk
OF pure food cases without obtaining
permission from McCabe."
What! interrupted Representative
Floyd, " do You mean to say that Of
ficials Of the bureau of chemistry can
not even talk to district attorneys re-
garding administration Of the pure
food laws?"
we cannot without Solicitor Nc
probation the solicitor put on General
Order No. 14O."
McCabe Has the Say.
Can you talk to a member of Con-
gress?"
mo sir. not unless Solicitor McCabe
permits"
Let me understand you," continued
the Representative, in evident surprise
DO you mean to tell this committee
that you and other officials of ting
Bureau of Chemistry are not permitted
to consult district attorneys in pure
food matters unless you get the per-
mission of Solicitor McCabe."
Il do" said DR.. Kebler, ''and we
must have that permission in advance
and IT must be in writing. That is how
the solicitor has interpreted general Or
der No. 140."
Sticks By Statement.
so, although Congress made the
pure food law, and although 1t appro-
PIRATES for its enforcement, you are
not allowed to talk to a member OF
Congress about it unless McCabe as
sents.''
That is correct" answered the wit |
ness
You may summon anybody in the
Bureau Of Chemistry and obtain COZ
roboration of that statement inter- |
posed Attorney Henry E. Davis.
Solicitor McCabe put him through the
third degree" During the month of |
June, he said, he went to attend a |
farmers meeting at Biuemont, Va. He
had hardly arrived when he received !
telephone message from the chief clerk /
OF the department telling him to return
to Washington Immediately. When he |
reached the Bureau of Chemistry he
learned that McCabe had ordered his
return.
Third Degree Methods.
Il came to Washington and DR.. Dun
lap told me Solicitor McCabe wished .
to see me. 1 went to McCabe's office
and in a few minutes McCabe came in .
with a Secret Service agent named
Walsh whom i had known in several
Government cases, and a stenographer.
McCabe interrogated me about stock
l owned in a Philadelphia drug manu-
featuring company iOr which | worked
ten years before entering the Govern
ment service. / had never concealed the
ownership of that stock and told him so.
satisfied and sent me home for the
stock and compelled me to show 1t to
him. l was then excused and told l
could go back to the convention. But
that wasn't the end of 1t. My stenoF
rapher, Miss Davis, was grilled by Nc
Cabe the same day. She had been or
dered to the department and when she
got there was told to go 10 Secretary
Wilson's office with her note books.
She and the Secretary come from the
6 a State and uhan che entered the
office the Secretary told her she need
not worry, that she should. be taken
care off,
DR.. Kebler was about to tell what
transpired in the SeCretary's office,
but was stopped by the committee be-
cause Miss Davis is TO be called to the
witness stand in connection with this
incident.
Dr. Kebler then told the committee
that before the present controversy
broke out in the department. he and
Secretary Wilson had been intimate
friends. They both came from Ames,
Iowa.
How He Acquired Stock.
Three or four years ago." said the
while talking with Secretary
Wilson, l told him 1 owned this one
share of stock. l told him that while
working for the drug house there were
some financial difficulties, and 1 did
not get my full salary. Finally they
gave me one share of their stock. Dur
Ing my ownership of that stock, there
have been several prosecutions of this
company, and 1 recommended every
one of them. l recommended so many
that the president came to Washington
and complained that he was being dis
against"
The employment of the detective was
lot the only sensation furnished the
committee. Or. w. D. BigelGw, as
;istant chief of the bureau, also under
charges, furnished another one. He
asked Assistant Secretary Hays, a
member of the personnel board, what
t was really trying to find out in con-
lection with the employment of DR..
Rusby at sl.6OO a year.
oh" said Hays, "McCabe thought
le had stumbled on to something He
hought he could make some trouble
You noticed Clark and l kept in the
McCabe criticised US for
his afterward."