Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16

1t developed today that the House in
vestigation of conditions in the federal
bureau of chemistry was not ended with
the resignation of DIR. Harvey w. Wiley
yesterday as chief chemist Chairman
Moss of the House committee on expendi-
lures in that department announced that
the committee had not closed its inquiry
and that further investigation of the. fric-
ton that DR.. Wiley declared forced him
to retire was probable.
THE complete lack of harmony and
consequent lack Of efficiency in the chem
istry bureau" said Mr.. Moss, never has
been satisfactorily explained to the COM
mittee.
Great Waste Charged.
I'VE have been unable to obtain a rec
ord of the abatement Of DR.. Wileys de-
cisions by the Remsen board and the
board Of food and drug inspection. DR..
Wiley charged that reversals of his de-
cisions and orders by these two boards
had resulted in a waste to the govern
ment Of $.19O.OOO.'
The repeated resembling of his orders,
according to DIR. Wiley, forced him to re-
sign to end an impossible situation
Chairman Moss declared that Secretary
Wilson had been called upon for complete
information as to the dispute in his de-
partment, but UP to the middle of De-
cember this had not been forthcoming
Brown Urged for Vacancy.
The appointment of Dr. Lucius P.
Brown, state pure food inspector of Ten
nessee, as chief Of the chemistry bureau
of the Department of Agriculture to suc-
ceed DR.. Wiley was urged on the Presi-
dent today by the Tennessee delegat ton in
Congress.
DR.. Brown is a democrat. When the
national congress of pure food inspec-
ton at Minneapolis year ago fought
over DIR. Wiley's work and ideas. Dr.
Brown stanchly supported the Wiley
policies, and finally was elected president
of the congress.
DR.. Wiley was in a happy mood today.
He jocularly remarked that he was en-
joying his first day of absolute freedom
for many years, and that the novelty of
being without salary rather appealed to
him.
Quiet in Department.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson today
treated himself to a holiday. The whole
atmosphere of the Agricultural Depart
ment was relaxed and restful compared
to what it has been for the past year.
DR.. Wiley was gone. DR.. r. E. Doolit-
tie was acting chief of the bureau of
chemistry. and doing nothing in partic-
ular. There is not likely to be anything
much doing in the pure food cases just
now. as there are but two members of the
pure food board left, DR.. Doolittle and
DIR. Z. l.. Dunlap. The latter was the
discoverer of the supposed facts on
u-bi ri,
Wiley in the case of Expert II. II. Rusby
of New York. He and DIR. Doolittle
naturally vote against each other on the
pure food board, so there is no prospect
of food board action.
Secretary Wilson has gone away for a
week or two He is scheduled to speak
at the banquet Of the Sons of St. Patrick
In Cincinnati tonight Thence he will go
to Colorado and call on his son, Jasper,
who is in business there, and then he
will make an address to the students of
the State Agricultural College before
leaving.
Sets Forth Reasons.
The statement issued by the chief chem
ist. giving his reasons for resigning, fol-
lows:
ION the 9th of April, 1883, 1 took the
oath of Office and entered upon the dis
charge of my duties as chief of the bu-
reau of chemistry in the Department OF
Agriculture.
"For the past twenty-nine years I have
endeavored to discharge these duties ac-
cording to the dictates of my conscience.
the knowledge at my command and the
obligations of my oath.
I'm retiring from this position after so
many years of service it seems fitting
that / should state briefly the causes
which have led me to this step. Without
going into detail respecting these causes.
l desire to say that the fundamental one
is that I believe can find opportunity for
better and more effective service to the
work which is nearest my heart. namely.
the pure food and drug propaganda, as
a private citizen than | could any longer
do in my late position.
I'm this action / do not intend in any
way to reflect upon the position which
has been taken by my superior officers
in regard to the same problems. l ac-
cord to them the same right to act in ac-
cordance with their convictions which l
claim for myself
Law Viewed Differently.
After a quarter of a century of con-
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