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Show DOCTORVILEY FURNISHES A SENSATION . ( Charges 'Adverse Decision Was Changed and Pub. ; lished as Favorable One. MANUFACTURERS HAD OFFERED BRIBES Wanted Chemists to Certify Corn Syrup Proper Name . for Glucose.' . i v WABHUfOTOK, AOV 17. Dr. H. I W. Wltar. tha port food azaart. added i another aasaatioix to tha konav tntprtry into acrlcaltoral davartmant affaira today to-day w lion he declared that a ruling ad area to tha ao called "eom ayrap maa-factnrlnf maa-factnrlnf lntaraata" promolcatad by taa taraaa of ehamiatry, tba food and drax lntpaetlon board and Secretary Wllaoa hlmaalf bad (odd only bees chanced Into a favorable opinion witb-oot witb-oot beinf referred to blm or bla aaao-elataa.' aaao-elataa.' . Wiley charged that tha manufacturer manufactur-er of thia product had offered money to prominent commercial chemist of th United State to secure opinions supporting their contention that "corn syrup" wa proper nam for glucose. The board of food and drugs inspection, inspec-tion, indorsing the bureau of chemia-try, chemia-try, found that "corn syrup" was an illegal label on glucose. "All the board joined in th decision," deci-sion," Dr. Wiley aaid. "and th decision deci-sion was approved by th aecretary. This, decision was sent to the printing office, was set np and proof taken, but it wa aever sent out. Dedal on storersed. - - "Later an eiactly contrary decision was published bv the -three member of th cabinet vested with the jurisdiction jurisdic-tion in such matters aa a pur rood decision de-cision under the food nd drugs net. - " In th interval between -the proper lion of oar deciaisHi aad the publication of tb rating by the three sec rets rice, I know the Corn - Product company was very busy. - "Tbey tried te get certifiente from e, -,Mee --sel met J- hosme- . f , j . .. : ' I. to s,iow te t 'corn r ; ' was tue proper name for glucoe". Jn o-e cs-e a chemist Informed me tost b hd i.ecs offered money for ocb aa opinion, but that b refused It. '.-.. " When I learned thh I wrote to all th stt ehsmlsta in th conntry who sr charged with enforcing pure food law aad pat H up so - them -to. mgr , whether thi was a proper babel. . "Every one-answered in the aegativ and they .wr not offered any money by m or tay one."- Dr. Wiley (aid th president of th Corn Products company protested to th board of three, cabinet officers, declaring declar-ing Dr. Wiley ' appeal to th stats chemists waa unfair. Olva Wilson Pacta. . - .Vt TV. Wiley waa asked Hy Secretary ef -Agriculture Wilson to etate what he had dona and . he supplied tb secretary with hla letter to chemists, and also with a brief to show "corn syrup- waa cm 11-leca! 11-leca! label. , "That brief waa furnished to the Corn Producte company." said Tr. Wiley. nut Mr.- Emory, food commlulonar of Wlaoonain. had extrenia difficulty In jrt-tlntr jrt-tlntr a coot of It and had to appaal to a rambar of eonrraaa for aaltanrs. Dr. Wllay added that tha ddaloa of tha thra aacretartea who took ths placa of the withdrawn dectelon of tha agricultural department atlll remain b tn foroa. Aekad whether tha Kemaen board chemUta wera hien of hlch atantllna. Dr. Wllrw smiled and said: "They all stood- very hlh until (hey made the ben soars of soda decisions. I do not think; they stead so hl(h now." Dr. Wiley placed tn evidence the letter let-ter written by Secretary Wllaon April 24. 107. notlfvlnn him of the appointment of Dr. Dun lap aa associate chemist. This la the letter whlrh Dr. Wiley Interpreted yeeterday aa (Ivlna Dr. Dunlap authority author-ity irreater than hla own. Wttaoa't IMfr. eeretary Wllaon announced tn the letter that he bad decided te create tha board of food aad, dru; Inspection and that he would "Took to you (Dr. Wiley) for the facta and to Mr. McCabs for tbe law." Returntn- te Dr. WlleV testimony thst he had never been Informed of the exact rhnra-ea made aeninst him before the personnel board. Repreaentatlve Flovd ef Arkansas aeked If he hed received re-ceived any statements from the peraon- nei unty I no anai noiica tnac na waa raalgn. Tp to that time did you hava any clear Idea of tha hanrea aaainat yoyT aaked ftepraaentattve Flovd. "Nothlnw whatever." aaid Tr. Wiley. ' Chairman Moaa aakod Dr. Wiley about tho neaotlattona that leJ to the employment employ-ment of Dr. H. H. Ruaby. whlrh. It ta cbarwed, waa aerret airanaement "Did you paraonally taka thia matter tn the aecrtary of aariculturer" aaked Chairman Moaa. Ml dd," aaid Tr. Wiley. , Tld you explain the ferma of tha arranaemenU fully to him?" "Tea. - - : |