Show GLAVIS lOSES HIS POSITION President Exonerates Secre try Ballinger From Charges Brought Against Him Albany Alban N Y Sept 15 President Taft has exonerated Secretary of the Interior Bailinger Ballinger in the matter of the I charges filed Hied by b L R H Glavis Glans chief of the field held division of the general land and of office office fice lice in connection with the tile Cunning Cunningham ham coal c al land claims in Alaska In a statement given out today the president declares Mr Glavis case em embraced embraced embraced braced only shreds of suspicion with without without without out circumstantial evidence Mr Tuft Taft also grants Secretary Ballingers re request request quest quett for authority to dismiss Mr Glavis GIRvis from the service of the govern government government government ment for f r unjustly impeaching the of official integrity of his superior officer and takes occasion to review the evi evl evidence evidence dence denee In the water power trust and other cases to refute the charges that the secretary of the in jn interior is out of sympathy with the Ole poll poli policy cy of the administration in favor of the conservation of natural resources The statement which is in the form of a letter to Secretary Ballinger was written before President Taft left his summer home at Beverly |