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Show B After Dr. Wiley's Scalp. B Washington, D, 0. July 24, 1011, B Washington has been swept with . B wave after wave of politloal exojto- H meut during the past few months. B The latent political explosion waa the B aoandalous attack ot Wiokersbam on B Dr. Wiley. Chemist and pure food Bj expert of the Agricultural Depart- B meat. Dr. Wiley is an untiring foe B of adulterated and poisonous foods. B The .big food oannora of tho couutry H are anxious to have Dr. Wiley re- H moved from his position of Govern- B ment chemist so that they can name H bis suooeBsor who of course will be B satisfactory to them and lax In en- H forcing the pure food low. These H food adulterators, the big cancers H secured an investigation of Dr. H Wiley's department and all that they H oould find against bim was a lump of H excessive seal In enforcing the pure B food law. Tout aucaeaa consisted in H his paying an assistant a trifle more B thaa the law permitted and which B Hid not amount to but a few hundred B dollars. Attorney General loker- B sham who mado the investigation reo- B commondB that Dr. Wiloy bo per- mitced to resign. If Mr. Wlckerahara B thought that he oould scare Dr. B Wiley out of otflce in that manner he H has another guess coming to bim. It B Daa "loco developed that Mr. Wicker- B sham haa beeu notoriously guilty of B many frsgrant violations of law in B paying out money. For Inbtanco Mr. H Kellogg who proaeonted the Standard H Oil Co., drew $75,000 in a lump H sum us the expenses of the proaeou- H tion. Tbo law provided tbut tbo Do- H partccent of Justice shall only pay H out money on bills tbat are itemized, H ao Mr. Wiokersbam is much more H guilty of violating tbe law than Dr. H Wiley. Why not Are Wlckeribam HHk-- aad bire some moro Wllys. |