Show APOLOGIES MADE TO TOLAND TOLAND TOLAND LAND COMMISSIONER Special to The Herald Washington March lar h 30 The editor of one of the Washington papers which published the report that irregularities existed x sted in the administration of the gener land office today tollay sent Commis Cominis Commissioner Commissioner Richards the following follow ing letter letterI lett r rh I h I very er much macli regret that our paper gave publicity to the rumor that you jOU were ere to be displaced from front your jour pres pros present Out fut position I had a letter Jetter this morn morning mornin morning ing in from Secretary Hitchcock emphatically kally and am flatly denying den ing the report I have also investigated the source of our in Information format Ion and find it grossly in iii I for fOI publication of such a statement eren as a H rumor I should like Uk to express to you personally per our I regret that we have you jOU ou in this connection |