The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11

1 OrlnG regret ln any C1LlZon.
 WILSON TO KEEP OUT
 OF DURAND DISPUTE Washington, Aug. 11.-It was an- nounced at the White House yester- day that President Wilson will make no reply to the charges of Charles E.. Hughes that his administration is prostituting public office by paying off political obligations.
 1 He will take no part in the contro- versy between the. officials of the De- partment of Commerce and MT. l Hughas over fthe resignation of E. Dana Durand, former chief of the Bu- reau of Census, and the appointment of ". J. Harris. now member O. the Federal Trade Commission. in his I Secretary Redfield and Assistant Sec retary Sweet.
 Dr. O.. H. Tittman, former superin- tendent of the Coast and Geodetic ] Survey, refutes the charge of MT. Hughes t,sat he was busted to make a place for Dr. E. Lester Jones, the al- ,leged horse doctor. Dr. Tittman, in his home in Leesburg. Va, yesterday said:
 1 Tfttman Denies He Was Ousted
 Secretary Redfield has stated the case quite clearly and exactly as it occurred. I resigned voluntarily. I was not forced out. Nor did I resign for political reasons"
 I When MT. Sweet. Acting Secretary IoF satisfied with MT. Hughess explana- tion that his remarks in Detroit were not correctly reported and represent ed him as sfiticising appointments in the Coast aid Geodetic Survey which he did not Intend to criticise, he re- piled:
 | By no means. He persists in hi. l attack upon Dr. Jones. He evidently seeks to make the public believe thai because pr. Jones had been the owner of a stock farm he was presumptively unfit for the position of deputy com. l missioner of fisheries.
 l 'He should not need to be told tha- l as deputy commissioner. Dr. Jones die l not take charge of the Bureau o1 Fisheries The fact is, he served under Dr.. Hugh M. Smith a fisheries scientist and expert Of the highest character,
 illogical and Unjust'' "Mr. Hughes attitude toward pr Jones seems to be. both illogical and unjust. To insinuate that because 2 man is an excellent cattle breeder he 1 is unlikely to be a competent nsk breeder is illogical. Every one know: that MT. Hughes mind does not usu. ally work in that. way If he were reasoning, and not scolding, he would apply a different test
 Fish culture had engrossed the at. tention of Dr. Jones for many year. I before he became the deputy com. missioner. He took up mathematics scientific work and special courses o1 study at Princeton and studied zoology and other related subjects at the University of Heidelberg, Ger. many
 '.The fact that MT. Hughes does no, use what he knows to be the right test in Dr. Jones' case led him to in- I du1ge in disparagement of a capable officjd which he would quickly resen, .l if he were the victim"
 Redfeld Kept Tittman. MT. Tittman, on Marchs 6, 1915 wrote:
 My Dear MT. Secretary: When after my illness of year ago, I sug. gested to you my retirement as super. intendent, you encouraged me to per. sist. Since then, through your dis. corning appreciation of the great and useful function of the Survey, 1t ha. received recognition from the Presi. dent, from Congress and from man, people who. through your powerful in. ', fiuence, have allowed their interest 1T it to become known.
 .1 Therefore. I now feel at liberty, fo, cogent reasons personal to myself, tt ask you to shift the burden of my re i. responsibilities to other shoulders b, requesting the President to accept m, resignation from the Survey, to dat, from the close of business on Marcl Is.
 }, "At the same time please accept m. thanks and those of every one con nected with the Survey for your coun sel and untiring support"
 To this the Secretary replied seve, days later, writing:
 My Dear MT. Tittman: Let m transmit herewith the acceptance b. the President Of your resignation 0 the post of superintendent of tn Coast and Geodetic Survey, to talk effect, including one months leave o absence with pay. on April -15, 1915 In sending you this it is due you tha I should add a few words for my self.
 Secretary Praises Him.
 You have set such standards o useful and effective scientific service and above all of personal loyalty an, unselfish character as to make it har, in these respects for a successor Ye at the same time these very stand ards will be an inspiration not onl, to him but to those whom you hay so well trained in service.
 T am glad to know that the delight ful friendship between us is not in volved in this withdrawal, and hop and believe it will expand. It is bas ed not only upon your high persona character and attachments, but upel