The sun., 1918-07-06
BROWN DEFENDS HIS
RECORD TO BOARD
Head of Bureau Of Foods and
Drugs Congratulated on
Statement.
LETTERS CON MEND HIM
Health Body Reserves Decision
After Long Trial on
Charges.

After three and one-half hour ses-
sion yesterday the Board OF Health,
which had listened to a general denial
by Lucius =. Brown of the Bureau OF
Foods and Drugs of the charges against
him resulting from Mayor Hylan's In
vestigation OF the department last April.
congratulated Brown upon the explana-
ton he made and then reserved decision
in the matter.
The board was composed of Health
Commissioner Royal $. Copeland, the
Health Officer of the Port; DR.. Leland
F.. Golfer and Third Deputy Police Com
missioner John w. Golf. jr. The pres
ence of Mr. Golf in the place OF the
Police Comm ssioner himself gave rise
to a question on the part OF those who
attended the hearing as to the legality
Of the proceeding. in view OF the WORD
ing OF the City Charter.
Section 100 Of the Charter reads
THE head of the Department Of Health
shall be called the BoNrd of Health. said
board shall consist OF the Commissioner
OF Health. the Police Commissioner and
the Health Officer of the Port
The point was raised by Mr.. Brown,
however. and after the hearing. the
Third Deputy Police Commissioner said
that the Charter empowered the Police
Commissioner to delegate n deputy to
attend meetings and hearings of the
board.
Brown Reads Long Reply.
Health Commissioner Copeland opened
the hearing by reading the charges
against Mr.. Brown, who then read his
long printed reply. Mr. Brown took up
the charges one by one and either OK
planned or denied them He had reached
the point where he started to read let
ters and statements from persons with
whom he had been associated as an ex-
pert in the food and drug field. when
Deputy Police Commissioner Golf in
terrupted the proceedings.
Cant these letters be left for the
Board TO read he asked.
They are an essential part Of my de-
fence" replied Mr. Brown. He added
that he had thought that he would be
allowed IN open trial with witnesses
That has all been gone into before,
said Health Commissioner Copeland. Go
ahead, Mr.. Brown"
Mr. Brown read many letters Of COM
mendation from sanitarium chemists
md others which s,op.d nm. he vas
well tbougbt ~ In his Gold Among
then, was a latter from, Dr : G cold.
water former Commissioner Of Health
DR. Cone,and interrunted tho reading
NJ tho lat,ers r. assure N, proun tbat
there was No question az IN Nr Browns
integrity and honesty
In denying charges which stipulated
that he had bsen absent fron, his of5ce
f,r seventv-three days our ~ 75o WORT;
ing DAYS NJ Rrown referred IN ~.
records ~ mo donartrort yyt,cb chow
that ne soont more than four months IN
excess of tho tir,e REQUIRED in Office and
denartuertal yyorl, He also ,xnIain.d
that when he was absent from, mis- office
leeturirr In different narts Of the coun.
try u was always with the consent Of
the different commissioners Of Health
he has served under and was in line
with their nolicies OF administration
Defeated Much Power.
MI br"Wh' Sa'' I'r copeland y
am sure your statement mas oeeh very
ioeical ana Illuminating. Inc board Il
aehgnted TO near o' the Eood work you
nave oeeh no'he' ana every cltlZeh Is
am surely PROUD OF the fact that one OF
our bureau heaos mas so h'sh pace II
the scIentihc world. but there are one o'
TWO Things you nav" not touched upon
| IL seems l" me tl"' you deIesated ar
immense amount OF authority to your
suooru.na'eH' ana "ohuer IN sc