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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04
Banker Fiohts or Bandits.

Omaha. Ncb.-Auto bandits were I'm.
successful In an attempt TO roS the
C~ltizens' State Bank at Ralston. Neb
The bandits were q iven off by presi
dent T. J. Shanahan Of the bank, who
engaged them In q running III fight
No one was hit.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04
No Cause for Court.

Maysviile. Ky.-When the Robert
son county circuit cour met recently
IL failed 70 find any work to do.
There's not n case on the docket. no
n In jail and 10 prospects. Prohi-
bifion threatens to put the court on
Of business.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04
Dead "hoss" in Main Stree,

B~ainbridge. O.-The waters rose 50
high and rapidly in the streets that
automobiles had to he tied TO tele-
phone posts and a horse was drowned
in the main street of the town. There
WAS q regular cloudburst.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04

Chicsso.-wheat-No. Northern.
cofn-No. , mixed. si.sso2os; No. 2
yellow. il.ss9seo.
osts-So. (. white. sl.l36L.ls: No. .
white. si.1oal.I2.
Rye-Eo. 2. tz.lo.
~Bariey-31.s0.
Timothy seed-yl0.e IA 90.
Clover Seed-st5.eo b 3sye0.
Pork-NominaL
IAra-S20.5z.
Ribs-Slf.soQlsgo.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04
Daniel eoone's Descendant browne

Maysyille. ky.-James Boone. aged
eight. son Of Daniel Boone. a direct
descendant of the great pioneer. was
drowned when he fell into an open
sewer. The water was only ten inches
doep-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04

Washington. .tdyiccs from Mexico
indicate that the rey"lutioniSts have
much to do before Il stable goy,rn'
ment Cnn be established. Military
leaders are reported in various parts
of the republic with smnll forces OF
men under arms, either still loyal IL
the CarranaE rcgiIu" or for other rem
eons hostile la The de flcto govern
lnent. These groups are recognized hN
Mexican Observers here to b" possible
nuclei for the organizations of new
r%evolts. Representatives OF the new
government, however, minimize Their
Importance, asserting part of them al
ready are negotiating for terms, "bil'
others are on the defensive,
Francisco villa. whose force of men
is NariouSly estimated N from a few
hundred Ia several thousand, l. l"ch
oncd the most important of the indie.
pendent leaders.
Gen. Candida Aguilar. the late Pres
ident's ~~In-ln-lnM, who during the
past five wears has become "A military
leader of the first order In Mexico,
Stlll Is in the field. II. was last re-
ported Mt Inlapilia, on the outskirts nj
OrlzutIa, with :,U men. General Der
tani, who brought the accusation of
conspiracy against Crjudo in cohnes,-
lion with which Obrcgon WIS ordered
10 Mexico city for the court martial
and who acknowledges .>guilnr as his
chief is mt Xongulica with 80 men, ne
coriln. 10 thu latest reports. With
Bertani ~ General Tello, alsO one Of
.Aguilar's s|ubordinates, with a force OF
10 men.
Gen. Alfonso Cabrera has set ~, TIL
state government OF puebln AT SAN
Miguel Tefango, and there has been
nothing in the news "a indicat" that
he is not ~functioning as governor with
troops al His command. tn" size Of
his force. was reported NJ -,otsi, nll Pu-
eblu Indians. lnis Cabrera, known to
be one 90 the most astut" politicians
of Mexico today, may Join his brother
If he has not already don" 80 and
aid in the struggl" az: inst the Cbrc-
gon-Gonzalcs de iacio government.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04
LIVE s1OCk.


ChIcago.-cattle--Beef steers mostly
steady: yearlings n good heavy
weights active. Top yearlinga Sls. 50
top heavy steers. tl3: bulk, all weight.
SIl.0oQl2:s0: fat heavy rbe stock
lower: other cows and stockers and
feeders steady; calves steady to 5ec
higher. bulk. nl.51@l3.00 bulls.
strong: bulk. t7.7bQSsG. ~
H~ogs--Heavy steady. Top $3.50:
bulk light N light butchers, sI440H
sis.SbeiS.as; pigs steady 10 aIe lower.
bulk. Sla.000l31s.
sheep-Mostly steady. Choice handy
weight short ismbs. lis.2s; bulk. sI60e
to choice ewes. Sil.750l2oo.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04
1900 TURKS ARE
SLAIN IN BATTLE
FRENCH TROOPS OCCUPY THE
TOWN OF AINTAB, SYRIA.
IE REPORT.
4o,oooFRENCH|NSYR|A
NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE BE
TWEEN FRENCH AND TURKS
is NOW NEAR.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Paris, June IA French column has
occupied the town of .Aintab, Syria, it
was announced in IA Havas dispatch
from Beirut. The French took many
prisoners, the message said. II is re
ported 100 Turks were killed,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04

President Wilson has asked author
ity from Congress for the United
States to accept a mandate over Ar
menia- The President told Congress
that he thought the wish of the Amer
lean people was that the United States
should become the mandatory for Ar
menia.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04
EASTERN


At ChtcaGo.
Butter-Creamery. 416G3c-
Poultry-Alive-Fowls. ace.
Eggs - Firstr. 3sG40c; ordinary
firsts. 3sh 03shc: at mark, cases in
Guided. 31dts storage packed, e,-
tras. 4sc; storage packed. firsts. 42h
642Ac.
Potatoes-Northern whites. sacked
and bulk. s7.5eG175; FLORIDA No. J.
barrel S14.Ts61s.O0: Louisiana white.
$500 s.O0 per 100 pounds.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04

METAL. MAUkE -rS.
Colorado settlement pr,cee:
Bar silver. ti.0e.
copper. pound. le6 2cc.
Lead. $3.50.
SpeIter. $3.50.
Tungsten. per unit N.boGlk.cs.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04

Creamery. first grade. ...... 81
Creamery, second ~srade..... %
Process Butter ....,....... bO
Packing stock ............3e Q3S
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04

The follo prices on dressed
poultry are net 4. U. u. DenveT.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04
Live Poultry.
liutter.

EGGS. strictly fresh. case
count .SiO. 5oWllo0
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-04
Butter Fat.

DlTect
.....
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08

iect. impersonating with wonderful
accuracy the speech and manncrisms
OF the time Southern negro.
Quiet Wedding.
y very quiet wedding was celebrated
on Monday. April ;. ut the home OF
Rev. Fred chenault. when Mrs. Laura
Cline Baker. formerly OF wythcvillc
but now OF this city. Was married TO
John Thomas Stanaway, OF Newport
My Nr :, 49,.
their home IN Newport News. follow
ing wedding trip South.
MrGnnn-MiIex.
The marriage Of Miss Margaret; NJ.
Niles. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Robert W. Miles. of Richmond. TO
Malcolm Hobart McC;ann. or Bo,c.
tourt county, Va. formerly OF i'hiia-
| deiphia. took place yesterday morn
ing At i O'Clock at Ginter PARK
iieshyi"rian church. The ministers
niicit'ins al The ceremony were:
KEY Robert W. Miles, OF Davidson
\. g, brother Of the bride. aud Rev.
!ohn H. McGann. OF Springfield.
Mass. biothc. or the groom.
Among the out-oc.town guests
wcr.; Rev. and Mrs. John II. McGann.
OF Springfield. Mass: Rev. Robert
w. Miles. ~ Davidson. y. e. Miss
| vi u.
and Airs William Dyer, OF Rosemont.
Pa.
The maid OF honor was MISS vir-
S'nia Rothcrt. OF richmond. ami the
wedding march WAS played by Miss
Kerr.
IIuEhrs-Iinrtrr.
pf interest I" Richmond society is
IN" announcement of the marria.. or
William j. Blr,cc. owner Of ..'rrec
I'M, near Richmond. one OF the
most famous places on the James
River and Miss Mary Margaret
HUG hes The marriage took place
Yesterday in The university chapc.
~ Georgetown. Rev. Father Charles
J.. iiannisan. OF Richmond was the
ct!ebrant. Mr. Bnrl"e was graduated
"cum!aude" from the university.
N AND OFT OF TOWN.
Nj and Mrs W. u. Mitchell Mr. NJ
~ Mitchell an! their liti!, SON Fletcher
. OF fI"hm"nd. az" spending the winter At
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08

The maid OF honor was MISS Vir-
Sinta Rothert. OF richmond. ami the
wedding march WAS played by Miss
Kerr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08
FIuEhrs-Iinrirr.
~ AND orr or TOWN.

NJ. aud Mrs W. u. Mitchell. Mr. "
NJ Mitchell an! their liti.. son. Fletcher
Of EIchm"nd. ar" rp-ndIn. the winter A
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08
Danish Conditions Normal.

WASHINGTON. April 7--Condstions
in Denmark are now normal the Dan
ish legation WAS advised today. both
til" labor conflict aud the political
crisis having been definitely ended.
la View o! the settlement which has
been reached. tho government Viii not
issue any further communiuucs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08
10 Drive out Malaria and nni.d ~

rake the Old STANDARD GROVES
TASTE.i.ESS chill TONIC You know
what YOU are taking as INC formula
iS printed on every labc.. showing IL
tx Quininc and Iron in 4 TnstcicSs
form sec Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08

ia" Blues Associa; ton will he he'll this
Afternoon ~ O'Clock at the Irntoly.
Nrs George l.. Christian. Jr. who ~
chairman uf the Memorial! Tablet FIud.
VIII hsy" thr plans and arawln::s 81
exhibition at this meeting
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08

Miami. Fla. Before returning IL Rich
mond they w.li also risi; Cuba. Tennessee
and Missouri
AIRS, James Check has returned from
an extended stay IN New Yor!, CITY,
Mrs William Minor. of Park Avenue. j.
si.nlLng Easter Wr.k In MnAhlns lnn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08
Married In wa.hInrton.

q. interest here Is The announce
mcnt made hs Mrs Claude Goodwin
Parker. OF Washington. Of tho mar
rage Of her daughter. Mrs. Charles
Butler Swayne. 10 Harvey Rockwell
Cooley. The bridegroom is a son ~
Mr. and Mrs. u. y. Cooley, Of WILL
iamshurg lie and the bride are both
wcil-known in Washington and
,hrous Virginia and North Caro-
lima.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08

Virginia; Miss Mary Peyton. of
Charlottesville. In lavender. with Mil
ton Fray. OF Advance Mills; Miss
I.ucilc Fray. sister Of the groom. of
Hillins college. In Nile green. with
X Nimrod Early. brother OF the bride.
Tn. maid or honor was Miss Mary
Ann Early. twin sister of III. bride.
She wore pink Georgcttc and u pic
ture hat Of pink satin. and carried 4
bouquet OF pink snapdragons and
ferns. The nower girl. little Miss
Audrey Lee Fray. cousin Of the bride
groom, wore dress OF white organdy
and Carried II basket or swcetpeas.
and James Edgar Brown. OF Rich
mond. cousin OF the brid" dressed in
a white satin suit carried the ring
IN an Easter lily.
The brids. who entered on the arm
Of her father. WAS dressed In "a tai! :
ored suit or blue tricotinc with hat
and gloves to match. and her
bouquet WAS OF Bride roses and lilies
OF the Valley. and her only orna-
mcnt 4 rope OF pearls. Il gift OF the
bridegroom. At the altar she was
met by the bridegroom and his beet
man: his brother. j. Curtis Fray. ~
Fork Union Military Academy. ana
the ceremony Was performed by Rev.
!. Elmer Ilearn. of Charlotte COUNTY.
During the ceremony Miss Pcyton
i;ndcar!ng Young Charms"
Immediately after the ceremony
tn. bride and bridegroom LEI; for
charlottesville. where they took the
train for Atlantic CITY. New York.
Niagara Falls and Canada. ON their
return they will live ~ Advance
Mills.
\ dinner was given Il, "Westovcr."
the home Df the bride. on Friday
evening In honor OF the bridal party.
relatives and a few intimate friends.
Those from Il distance were Professor
and Mrs. j. Horace Brown and SON.
Mrs. Charles r.. Kahn, OF Richmond.
Mrs. r.. \. reytou and daughters.
Claire cassell. Or. Charles Sims and
Miss Jamie without, If cnariottcs-
vile: Mr.. and Mrs. T.. r. I'arrot.
Mrs. Edgar Brown and T.. y Eiown'
Of Browns Cove. Aad Miss Shumadine.
Of Norfolk
/ Luncheon In Petersburg.
An affair or interest I" Richmond
people is The luncheon rendered By
| the Commodore II H. cock. aud the
. Cociadc city Chapters OF the National
1 Society. United States Daughters OIL
1872. in Petersburg on TUESDAY
/ April i3
! The luncheon. in celebration OF the
I birthday OF President Jefferson. VII
I be given III the Petersburg iiotei -
/ 80 O'Clock and viii bring toGcthc'
many women prominent IN patriotic
work
7 Invitations nave been extended the
/ state president. Mrs. J. +. +. cassell
OF stanton, honorary president: Mrs
/ W. Samuel GOODWIN. Empor.a. and
the members or tn. society through
out the State 10 hc present
The committee on arranrem"n,s in
Guides Mrs. IrwIn Wi!!.s Moon. Miss
Alice Russell Ncwcoub and Miss
Mary Anna Ncblctt. The decorations
which Will be In the colorS OF the
society are under the supervision oil
Preston l.. Roper Mrs. irw II Wi!liS
and Miss Mar. Anna <chlct;. Mem
herS or tho local chapter, the hcro'
thea Payne Madison. NH attend the
AFFAIR
Married In WR.hinEton.
q. interest her. Is The announce
mcnt made ny Mrs Claude Goodwin
Parker. OF Washington. Of tho mar
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08
NOMES'S MEETINGS.

rhe ch.!rmen Of all committees Zoe
til. spring festival. TO be given uv :.
Johns Clrcl" ~ Kings Daughters an
April : and iG are requested To meet ~
Bclvid"rs Han this afternoon a. $50
O'Clock
Tho rrncrai hoard Of IN" Sheltorir.-
Arms Fro" Hospital VIII meet 1T II
o'c.oCh this morning n ia. hospital.
a meeting - tn" Woman. Auxiliary 10
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08
,tr mn ,ixc, R-ad,nu

Mrs. He'll Gives Reading.
Mrs. Mar! T.. Bell. OF historic
SHIRLEY ne James River" visited
The Protestant Episcopal Home OF
this city recently. and delighted IN"
ladies' With recita;ions in negro dia
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-11-18
Sheriff Sale--No. 3424.
Magee W.. Ott
A. Wonack

~. WUudCh
Notice Is hereby given that by vir.
tue of an order of seisure and sale is
saed out of the Goth. Judicial District
Court of Louisiana, In and for Wash.
ington Parish, in the above entitled
cause, and to me directed, ! will pro-
coed to sell! at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, on
Saturday, November 20, 1920
at the principalfront door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property, be-
ing and situated In Washington Par.
ish, La, to-wit:
East half of the south estl, section
IL, TIP. 2, Range 10 east, St Helena
Meridian.
Terms OF sale.--Cash with benefit OF
sppraiseme1it.
This the Goth day Of September, A.
D. 1920.
l,E, Ratsmau, Sheriff,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-11-18
State is simply to aid the indivi.

State Is simply to aid the indivi.
dual cattle owners to help them.
selves in this matter. It is, there.
fore, their Job, and for their bene.
fit, and the Government and the
State are doing what they can to
help them accomplish it. If this
fact were kept more clearly in
mind, it might change the attitude
that some people have toward
this important work-for the PEG.
pie Of the State; not for the Fed.
eral Government. --Dr. W. H.
Dalrymple.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-11-18
Ffankiinten, La, Nov. 10, 1920.
Live Stock Sanitation.

The development of an agricul.
lural state depends largely upon
he development of its livestock
industry, and especially cattle.
Horse and mule power is being
nplaced, to q considerable ex-
bot, by mechanical traction.
However while the latter is very
nluable in facilitating the work
% our farms, and probably re.
ducas the cost of labor, it does
hatadd vegetable matter and fer.
asy to our soils which are very
much needed to build them up.
/ The keeping of livestock is one
NNature's chief methods of sup.
/ Aylng humus and soil fertility,
snd they are an absolute neoessi-
Y lor success in this particular.
% long as the development of
" cattle industry is delayed or
aafaed, just so long will the
s'a's 0e IN coming into its own.
/ nls would suggest, therefore,
as 90 stone should be left I'M.
a'ned 70 eliminate our greatest
'aele to this development, viz,
= waffle tick, in the shortest pos.
abe time.
ssry erroneous impression
g as @ prevail among some Of
=, M'sle.owners, that the Fed.
government and the State
a0lag this work for their own
II, 's,l' Nothing could be fur.
4. !, ,,Vn the truth. The aim Of
= Government and the
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-11-18

A real bargain In a Ford Car.
Engine in fine condition. Equip.
ped with a full set of new tires.
For particulars call at
Era.Leader Office.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-11-18

much
Ward,
;'illOuS
1t and
| Ie.
| : exist.
ne that
pot feel
lime to
Major
n their
n, just
nee in
distress
ut with
money
| in the
Of the
|l'riated
asthe
before
'ut yer
said the
relliinis-
y years
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
HOWARD-LINCOLN GAME TO BE
SOCIETY EVENT.

washington, d. c., Sept 30.-Last
year the National League Park at
Philadelphia was filled to it's utmost
capacity by representative Colored
Citizens, graduates and adherents, as
we'll as students of the two far
famed educational institutions, Lin
coin and Howard Universities. En-
thusiasm is already at fever heat
for the game this year between the
same two institutions. The reser-
walton Of boxes and grand stand
seats is already proceeding at very
lively rate. Reservations have been
received from Pittsburgh, Boston,
Philadelphia, Atlanta and Norfolk,
thereby assuring the advance sale
of the full capacity of the American
League Park, Washington, d. c.,
which has been secured for the
Thanksgiving game between the same
schools this year.
1t is the plan to reserve box seats
at $500 each and grand stand seats
at $150.The general admission to
the pavillions will be $1.00. All
reservations for tickets should be
accompanied by Post Office Money
Order or Certified checks and for.
warded to DIR. Emmett ]. Scott, Sec
retary-Treasurer. Howard University
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02

in four years. In football his kick
ing and general playing caused him
TO be chosen for the mythical ALI
Interscholastic Teams and as the
best line man that ever donned a
moleskin in High School. His record
in baseball as a batter shows an
average we'll oyer 300 for four years
and in track land basketball with
Y. NJ. C. A. teams. the high schools
not fostering these sports.
In 1915 he entered Tufts College
and confined his efforts to football.
He made the first varsity team his
Freshman Year. playing against such
teams as Harvard, yarmouth, Prince
ton and Syracuse and such men as
Spear of Dartmouth, Dadmon OF Har,
ward, Hoog Of Princeton and Scho-
laster and Trieg of Syracuse. r
His coaching career began at his
High School with the baseball team,
bringing his team from last position
IN the School league That Fall he
took charge OF the Football team
winning four and tying one game,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
HOWARD UNIVERSITY FACING
STUDENT OVERFLOW.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 30.-From
all indications Howard University will
face a considerable overflow OF stu
dents this year. DR.. Emmett j, Scott,
Secretary Treasurer, announces that
Goth the young mems domitory and
the young women's domitory are
1lled to their capacity, and students
now sending in applications for res
ervation of rooms will find it neces-
sary to seek Accommodations with the
nearby residents. The Office of the
Registrar Prof Dwight o. w.
Holmes, has received over 700 appli-
cations for admission to the Fresh
man Glass alone. OF this number,
over $50 applicants have been accep-
ted for admittance with the possible
ity of the acceptance of nearly 20"
additional applicants. There is lit
tie doubt that Howard University
will have q Freshman Class of ap-
proximately 500 students. The large
number of students who are being
admitted together with the record
breaking attendance of last year
makes easy the prediction that the
University will have an enrolment
during 1920-21 of nearly 1000 stu
dents. This year marks the second
year of Towards life as an institu-
ton giving purely collegiate ana
professional training, having discon-
tinued its preparatory department at
the end of the school year 1888.
Extensive repairs have been made
during the summer in connection
with the domitory building and in
the care and improvement of grounds.
The students returning for courses
in the College, Law and Medical De-
partments will find an institution
greatly freshened and improved. Up
0er classmen are sending letters of
greeting and welcome to all pros
pective students. The whole Jul ler-
sity looks forward with pleasant an
ticipation to the registration period
which includes September q, %,
ana 29th. The regular school trim
begins Thursday, September 80, 1920.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
MANY STUDENTS ENROLL IN COL
LEGES.

(Rv A. n. P)
Chicago. Sept. S0.-Reports from
to the Associated Negro Press indi-
cate that the largest enrolment of
students in the various schools, uni
versities and colleges of the country,
is now being made. In the public
schools of the North, thousands of
children who were denied aducation
in the South, have enrolled. School
provision for the accommodation OF
the overflow. Little or no friction Ia
reported in the mixed schools, and
the educational assimilation is run
ming as smoothly as the proverbial
river.
In the South. there is a most re-
markable alertness of boards of edu-
cation to improve the educational ia
cilities of Colored children. Many new
buildings have been erected and old
ones improved. the sanitary condition
has been improved, and the salaries
frankly admit that the move is one
along the line of "self-preservation.
in an effort to stem the tide Of
migration.
In the big Northern and Eastern
universities of the country, both of
young men and women, the enroll
ment has exceeded all previous rec
freshman classes of Americas great
est educational centers.
There not a Negro college or
university. throughout the country
that has not been compelled to hang
out the S. R. o.-standing room only
education is indicative of the new de-
termination of the race to reach the
highest state of efficiency for the field
of life's activities.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
WILSON URGED TO LIFT
CENSORSHIP ON HAITI

New York City, N. Y, Sept. 3d.
Demands that President Wilson lift
the strict censorship still prevailing
on news from Hayti, so that condi-
tions there under the American navy's
occupation may be revealed, were
made in statement issued yester-
day by the ational Association for
20 Fifth Avenue. James Weldon
johnson, assistant secretary of the
association, asserted that the sending
of Admiral Harry S. KNAPP, retired,
as a representative of the State rath-
er than of the Navy Department Is
an attempt to 'whitewash" the Navy
Department.
Senator Harding recently referred
TO alleged scandalous conditions IN
the French Negro republic of Hayti
and in the adjoining Spanish Negro
Republic Of Santo Domingo; His rel
erences followed upon articles pub.
lished by Mr.. johnson and Herbert
Seligman in The Nation. charging
that Haytians had been enslaved by
United States military forces to COM
mel them to work on the roads, that
about 1000 natives classified as ban
dts were killed and that Haytian
banks, sugar properties, railroads and
foreign exchange were being exploit
ed by American bankers.
IF the Navy Department VIII IN
not a strict censorship still prevails
on news from Hayti, we shall be
better able TO understand the reports
of Admiral Knapp and General Lee
feune when they return said john
son. mo opening of the closed door
on news from there has yet taken
place. so far as know.