Show Taylor Quits Official Position Dr Washington Dr Henry C Taylor chief of the bureau of agricultural economics of the tine agricultural department depart depart- department department ment has resigned at the request or of Secretary Jardine Thomas P Coop Coop- Cooper Cooper Cooper er dean of the agricultural college of the University University- of Kentucky has been chosen to succeed him Dr Taylor quit the department where he has served since 1919 only after Secret Secretary r- r Jardine with whose poli cies cles he lie does not agree had request request- requested requested requested ed him to do so Some time ago the secretary indicated that a resignation resignation would be acceptable but Dr Taylor declined to follow the tho hint Instead he consulted a lawyer as to the legal right of a secretary who had been in inthe inthe inthe the department but a comparatively short time to force him out of office The controversy came to a climax when Secretary Jardine from a sick sickbed sickbed sickbed bed at Walter Reed hospital sent word that the resignation must be submitted at once The change about completes Mr Jardines Jardine's reorganization reorganization tion of the lie department although a afew afew afew few minor officials particularly rl in the bureau of agricultural economics still are expected to go |