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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
POLISH SITUATION kND SHORT SELLING SEND STOCKS DOWN Bear Faction Devote Their Energies to Driving
 Down Individual Shares,
 Causing Uneasiness
B Associated Pres.

New York. August 5.--Unfavorable for tgn news bearing on the Polish situa- bon and renewed liquidation and short pelling caused losses among industriais to stocks of 1 to 10 points in todays market. Except for an interval in the nrst hour. when a rise in railroad shares had tonic effect, the downward move nent was continuous. Conditions in the foreign exchange and money markets were more favorable but were ignored.
 Reports that the banks had called loans on certain industrial collateral attended the decline. The bear faction devoted their energies to driving down individual thars, causing uneasiness among holders of other securities as to where the at tack would be next directed. Oils, steels. thippngs, sugars and feathers were tar gets at various times. and the precipitate decline in these groups dragged down the balance of the list.
 Resistance was poor against the wave of selling, even the investment railroads falling back 1 to , points,
 Middle states oil crashed from 2i9 to ni4 on dealings approximating So.0oo shares. This break was a signal for ac- tive selling Of other low-priced oils and . varied list of speeaities.
 Uncertainties and lack of definite in- formation as to business conditions and dividend policies of various companies also was instrumental in shaking conn., dence among shareholders.
 The bond market maintained fairly good tone in face of the extreme weak ness of stocks. Total sales, par value, were sf1 ,376, 900. Foreign issues fluctuated narrowly and Liberty Bonds were irreg- ular.
 Old United States bonds were un- changed on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
RUMORS OF WAR SEND UP ALL GRAINS
 IN THE CHICAGO PIT
Wheat for Immediate Use Was In Keen Demand, Which at Its Top
 Reached Sixteen-cent Gain
By Auoo,s,ss Prp

Chicago, August 5.-War news hoisted the price today of every commodity on change. At the topmost point wheat was up l6c a hushel. The close was ner- Vous, 1oc to 111ac net higher. with De- cember g. 70 to g 40iA and March E. r.. Corn finished at 2Ac to 6lsc advance oats gained 11sc to 2Sc and provisions 17c to 9oc.
 Wheat available for immediate use was in keen demand. and it was this circum- stance that was the outstanding feature rather than speculative buying of future deliveries The urgent call for cash wheat seemed the more striking in view of as sertions that export call was slow.
 Corn injury from prolonged dry weather had much to do with higher prices for corn, although the tension over war de veicpments appeared to be the leading in- fluence. Oats svmpatnized with corn. Sale of 2,oo0,0o0 pounds of lard supposed to go indirectly to Germany save impetus to the upturn in provisions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
MARINE NEWS
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Mobile, August 5.-Arrfved: Tuscan New Orleans; Cerro Gordo, Wilmington N. c.
 Sailed Schooner Georgette. Bilboa. Spain.
 New Orleans. August 5.-cleared j. M Danziger New York; Manta, Porto Rico; Baranacca. Porf .Barrios via Belizes Wassaic, Rotterdam via Norfolk.
 Port Eads. August 5.-Arrived: Angus ta (Hond), Port Cortez: Cartago, Bocai Del Toro; H. H. Rogers. Mexico: Her cules (Nor.), Havana; Madrona. Ha- vana: Peterton (Br). Norfolk; Phoenix Bridge, Mobile; Santa Alicia <Br3. Puer- to Mex. Mexico.
 Sailed Alvarado. Manzanillo: Dunaff Heal (Br). Belfast and Dublin: Lake Fondulac. Progresso Lake Fresco Mo- bile; Parsmina, Bocas Del Toro via Port Limon and Cristobal; Tuscan Mobile; schooner Irages Havana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Liberty Bonds RM A.-. .aL n
Money Market av A..o.t.. 1

New York, August 5-Mercantile paper. per cent exchange firm; sterling 60-day oliis, S.51; commercial 60-day bills on banks, 3.51. commercial 60-day bills, s.561s demand. s6fik, cables s.e2A. Francs; Demand, 72s: cables, [ 30. Bel gian francs: Demand, 77e; cables 7.7S Builders: Demand, B; cables. 3S.1 .12 Lire: Demand, 5.o6; cables, sos Marks: De- mand. 70; cables. 2.1. New York ex- change on Montreal, 11S4 per cent dis count, Government bonds steady. rail- road bonds steady. Time loans strong; sD and 20 days and months, g. Call money steady, rulin grate [; bank acceptances, 6.1S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06

New York August 5-After making new low records during todays early trading, the market for coffee futures rallied on better late cables from Santos but failed to uphold the improvement owing to reports of lower firm offers. First prices were s to 45 points lower on and the active months at one time showed net'loss of 37 to 5s points, with December selling at 9.60c, or l20 points below the best prices touched on the rally of last Monday
 Special cables reporting advances in Santos futures were featured by recov- cries of 35 or 40 points during the middle of the day, with December selling up to los, but that delivery closed at sT with the general list showinga net loss of g to 40 points. Closing bids: September, 9.3oc; October. 9.46c December 9.77c; Jan uary. 9.s6c; March 1O.04c; May, 1015c; July 10.25c.
 Spot coffee dull; Rio 7s, 1ohc; Santos As. 1s1ad171zc.
 Offers of Rio Is were reported in the cost and freight market at 9.95c, Ameri. can credits, and of well described Santos Is. at 1s 75d141oc.
 The official cables showed decline of l23 Refs in the Rio market with an ad- vance of 150 Refs in the dollar buying rate. Rio exchange on London was 5.32d higher The early cable reported decline Of 325 to 425 reis in Santos fu- lures, which later showed advances of about 20 to 300 reis. according to special cables
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Liverpool Cotton

By NssocEAte6 TTfsa
 Liverpool, August 5.-Spot cotton in good demand; prices strong; good mid ding, % 4ed fully middling, 2S, 15d: mid ding, 26.9 cod; low middlng. 23. Tod; good ordinary 19 cod ordinary. 1S.eod. Sales, 1000 bales, including. 5000 American. Re- ceipts, 5000 bales, including 500 American. Futures closed very steady August, 24 sod; October, 2292d; January, 2157d March, % 97d; May. 20 S7d; July, 1a 92d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06

were weaker in today's market. Yarns were dull The carpet and floor cover ing trades reported cancellations. whilo dress goods agents =pJ=s~sitly sass-s waiting for demand from buyers be- fore naming spring prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
As if Seemed

From the American Legion Weekly
 They were looking down into the depths of the Grand Canyon.
 Do you know" aske dthe guide that it took millions and millions of years fer this great abyss to be carved out7''
 Well well,' calculated the traveller. 'T never knew this was a government job"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06

City of Paris 6s .......... 91& Col & Southern ref. 41zs.... 67Az Den. & Rio Or. consol. 4s. 63h Erie gen. As .......... 42
 III. Central ref. 4s... 72
 Int. Mer Marine 6s ... SEA- Kansas City Sou ref. 5s. . 67 Liggett & Myers 5s........ 76A L. X N. un. 4s.................. 0924 Mo, Kan. & Tex. Is 4s.. 531s Mo. Paci. gen. Is ........... 53M N. Y. Central deb. 6s........... SS9s Norfolk & Western cv. 6s.... 9Ss Northern Pacific 4s........ 7515 Pennsylvania gen. 5st.......... SEA- Reading gen. As ............... 1914 Republic Iron & Steel 5s C94O). S7
 St. Louis & San. Fran. adj. 6s... 62
 Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s.. S3h Southern Bell Tel. 5s. so
 Sou. Paeific-cv, 5s s..... 94Ss Southern ajlway 5s . S2
 Southern Railway gen. 4s.. 5SE Texas & Pacific list. st........ 7TM Union Pacific 4s .. ... S2 Un. King. of G. B. & 1, 5Iss G9sD S3s U. s. Steel 5s ..a-..... .s. .... a15s Va.-Car. Chemical 5s .......... s2
 Wabash ist .,........... si
 Wilson < Co. cN'. 6s 6s....... s4H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06

Cheese steady; average run, 2S0265zc.
 Poultry. alive, steady; freight broilers Sc; express broilers 4S651c: fowls. 40c rooSters, 2Sc; turkeys. 35c: dressed, steady; fowls, fresh 2Sn42c: others un- changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Cotton Seed oil
0 Asseeiatsd Press

| New York, August 5.-cotton seed oil was higher on short acovering, and
 scattered local buying on the bullish
 demonstration in other commodity mar kets. Trade conditions. however showed no Improvements. Closing bids showed net gains of 2e to 55 points. Sales 12.100 barrels. Prime Crude nominal; prime summer yellow, spot.
 $1225 @13.00; September. $12.5o; Decem- ber. $12.55; January. $12.55. all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Cash Grain

by NSsUcIdttu FThsF Chicago, August 5.-Cash wheat, No, red S240d 2.59: No. 2 hard. s2.46@ 25s
 Corn-No. 2 mixed. st4s@t55h; No. ? yellow, $1.55@t.56H.
 Oats-No. white, S5A dsekc; No. , white. 779S4hc.
 Rye-No. 2. 3ta11z dt.a5 Barley. s5cGSf.O9. Timothy seed, sSGt1. Glow CT seed, s20125.
 Pork nominal; lard. s1sso-- ribs, $t5.506fe.50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Metal Market D., A.s~~.~Ax a

Ney York. August 5.-Copper steady; electrofytic, spot and third quarter $ls
 Iron firm and unchanged. Tin. spot firm: August and September. s4e. 90 IIeady steady; spot E.50 Zinc spot. East St. Louis, $ 50m 75. Antimony. T.5.
 At London: Standard copper. spot, Ee4 2s Cd: futures, e9s 2s Sd; electrolytic, spot Ef11; futures E110. Tin, spot, E2s3 15s; futures, .e2se 5s. Lead. spot E7 10c: futures e37 15s. Zinc. spot, fH Ids; futures, E4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Sugar Market
 By Assaciafed Pr1ss

New York, August 5,--The local market for raw sugar was unsteady today and pnces were nominaily unchanged at lSAc for cubes, cost and freight. equal to ls.3oc for centrifugal.
 It was rumored that Cuba's were sold at 15c cost and freight. although no con firmation could he obtained. but thera was sale late on Wednesday of some full duty sugars
 The market for sugar futures was quite active and prices broke sharply under liquidation and selling by Cuban interests Prompted by the unsettled feeling in the spot market and the poor demand for refined. closing prices were at the lowest of the day. or eo to 100 points, the latter representing the maxi mum decline permitted in any one days trading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
New Orleans Futures

New Orleans, August 5-The cotton market closed steady at net advances Of 3S to 72 points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Potatoes
I OldlptS Pv Associated p-aSs

By Associated Press l Chicago. August 5,-Potatoes weaker;
 receipts, $ cars; Eastern Miami, s5afS barrel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
ALABAMA PEARS ON LOCAL MARKET Bad Weather on Gulf Re duces Local Supply of
 Sea Food

Alabama pears made their appearance on the market here yesterday and were being sold at s per hamper. They are good quality for early fruit. Owing to unfavorable weather condi- tions on the coast fish are becoming scarce on the focal market. Quotations remain the same. shipment of early Colorado Tee burg lettuce was received yesterday by Marshal-Jordan and Keith. Georgia cantaloupes remain scarce. but a large number of home grown canta- lopes are being brought in by farmers and disposed of from the produce mar ket. Quotations are as follows: Fryers-50c Hens-S3c Fresh Eggs-53c Grsy napper--Haar and drawn, 14c Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, z2m 2sc Spanish Macker.l-22@23c. Pompano-35c. Salt Water Trout -2sG25c. Mixed Fish-12c. s Mullet-1lc.
 Produce Apples-s11 per barrel Sweet Potatoes g. .75 bushel. Peanuts-No. 1-12c lb Cabhase-A crate of about 100 pounds. Irish Potatoes-Red No l-S6 per 100 onions-Kentucky, 8 50 per hundred Georgia Pesches-s4 crate. Lemons-S5.50 Watermelons- 253ds0c. Limes-S per 100
 Meats D. $. Clear Beilies-19s*6Dao%c D. s. Rib Bellies-1sa4 4@20s.c. Pure Lard-227sc. Hams-Regular, Ac; skinned, 4zAc. Pork Loins-s0c. Bacon-42@57c.
 Live Stock
 (union Stock Yards) Fed steers: Good to choice. s1oooG1I .oo; medium to good. 9.0oQs1o00; common to medium $sO0d9.00 Grass cattle according to weight. auai- ity and flesh: medium cows, s647; cutters, s4d14. 50; canners, s3 3.5o@4; heavy bulls, s5Qs. 5o light bulls, AQ41s; oxen, s4ds; fat yearlings. SS.0ea6s medium yearlings. s4q4 50; veal CTS, $6aS. Hogs: Choice corn fed hogs 1s5 to 1s5, sl4; rough hogs. SIP; half fat rough hogs, ssd choice corn fed hogs, 90 to 1sS, ZIP; light pigs. 90 poundc down, $1o; best heavy 10; soft and oily hogs from 1 to cents pound less than above prices.
 Meal and Feedstuff Mixed Horse -ss0d90 Old Style Hulls-s26 Corn-2.O0 Corn Chops-s425 No. 2 White Oats-s1 20. Shorts-sT. c. S. Meal per cent-s74. Hen Feed-S435 sack Economy Dairy Feed-s7S. Choice Pea Green Alfalfa--sH. Wheat Straw-s25. Timothy-S45 Perfect Hog Feed-ss2
 Hides and TaIlow No 1 Green Salt Hides--f3c No. Green Salt Hides-12c. No. Green Fresh Hides-1oc. No Green Fresh Hides-Sc, No. 1 Dry Flint Hides-25c No. Dry. Flint Hides-Nc. No Dry Salt Hides-22c. No. Dry Salt Hides-2lc. Sheep Hides-25c@s1. Horse Hides-2G4.0O Goat Skins-5OG65c Hog Skins-25950c. Tallow-S010c Beeswax-32633c. Clear Grease Wool-2U12sc. Clear Washed Wool-359Dc Burry Wood-10Q12c Ginseng (wild)-S. .0OQs co.
 Spot Cotton Iooo miuu1ng ...-..-........-.. S7A Strict middling .................. 3l Mlddilng ........................ jo Strict low middling ....... 33
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06

St. Louis. August 5.--Cash wheat, No. red winter s2.S2G2.55 No. red winter, $2.5462.55; December. s2.4ftS bid March. SPAS bid.
 Corn--No. white, $1e0: September. st49% bid. December. s1.27% asked.
 Oats-No. White. soc; No. 3 white, 7SnSOc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Prime winter yellow and summer white, nominal
Naval Stores By Associated Press

Naval Stores By Associated Prsss
 Savannah. Ga. August 5.-Turpen- tine firm, $1.57; sales, 349; receipts, 461; shipments. 5: stock, 12.sos. Resin firm; sales. 2137: receipts. 1,604; shipments. 2.597; stock, ss.3s9 Quote: B, S11.75d1250: D, $137a: F. F. G. H. I, K. s13.s5d1ss0 NJ, N, VIC, wv. $13.75dl3S0 CRU CHR H.: etaoin shrdlu &&&mf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06

Kansas City. August 5.-Cash wheat 4c to 15c higher; No. 1 hard, s2.44m 9.6s; No. ? hard, s24oG 2.69; No. 1 red, 2.45@2.52; No. 2 red, $2.40@2.50.
 Corn 4c to Sc higher; No. mixed. $1.50 a 1.51: No. white, $1.50; No. 2 yellow. s1.52.
 Oats 1c to Sc higher; No. 2 white, 74c; No. 2 mixed. 6s170c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Chicago Live Stock Rv Associated pr.x.

Chicago, August 5.-Cattle: Receipts. 1o,0o0;. desirable handy weight steers and best yeariings steady to strong; other grades slow and steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
East St. Louis Live Stock

East St. Louis, August 5.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, $500; steers steady. Top steers ,...................$ l6.10 Bulk ............................ 1000Q12. o0 Gamer cows steady at.......... 3.75G 425 Good and choice vealers...... 14.0Od14 oU
 Hogs; Receipts, $500; 15c higher Top ........................s 1895 Bulk light and medium weights 15.90Q1s ; buih uedN itS ,-..s-.s..-.--.. l4fo0lio.<o
 Sheep: Receipts, $500; lambs steady to 25c lower.
 Top lambs .....................s 1275 Top ewes ......................... lot Bulk .......................... 7.000 7o0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Port Movement

 New Orleans: Midding 27e: receipts, 1,54 bales: exports. 45f bales: sales, 175 bales; stock. 223.s9s bales. Galveston: Middlng 36c receipts. 1.s75 bales: sales 5s5 bales: stock, 1o4 ,o50 bales.
 Mobile: Middlng. 3sc; stock. 2.51 bales. Savannah: Middling 39c; receipts 15s bales: stock. $. 664 bales.
 Charleston: MiddIing. 40.5oc; receipts, iS bales; stock, 221 ,Sss bales. A L Wilmington: Mddling, sc stock. 2. .s44 bales
 Texas City: Stock, 1.55s bales.
 Norfolk: Middling. +oc; receipts e5 bales; stock. 25 624 bales
 Baltimore; Stock. 7.sl9 bales
 Boston: MiddIing 20 Soc receipts, 1s bales; stock. $500 bales
 Philadelphia: MddIins, se.75c: stock, Se bales. H h
 New York: Middling 3s soc: exports. 2ss bales sales. 5000 bales; stock. fl.57s bales
 Minor ports: Stock. 2.e6s bales Total today; Receipts. srs34 bales: ex- ports, TT bales: stock, 7446f5 bale Total for week: Receipt. f8765 bales; ex- ports. 29d6s bales.
 Total for season: Receipts. fe,779 bales, exports. 1s,sas bales.
 Interior Movement Houston: Midding, 35.3e. receipts. 2,so9 bales; exports. 25i3 bales, sales, JAS bales: stock. 1ss.2as bales. = Memphis: Middiing. 2s 50c: receipts, 791 bales; exports ,i49 bales; stock. 27s 422 bales 1A A Augusta: Mddling, 3sc: receipts 243 bales: exports, 3ss bales; sales 200 bales; stock. eo.S65 bales.
 St Louis: Middling, S.soc; receipts, iz3 bales: exports, ess bales: stoak, 1850 bales.
 Little Rofk: Middling. E.5Oc: stock, IS. 3s3 bales
 Total today: Receipts. 37sS bales ex- porta. 6,7l4 bales. stock. 556. .4el bales
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Chicago Futures By Associated Press
Chicago.
Rice Market

Rice Market
 By Associated Press New Orleans. August 5,-Rough rice. no sales; receipts 1.732; millers' re- ceipts, 632 sacks Clean rice, steady; sales, Honduras, 100 pockets at Sac; blue rose. 1,590 pockets, Sc to 11Ac.
 Produce
 By Associated Press Chicago, August 5.-Butter unchanged Eggs lower; firsts 4f1z6D4s1zc Poultry, alive unchanged. New York, August 5.-Butter steady. creamery firsts, 50a53lkc Eggs steady; fresh gathered firsts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
New York Bonds Rv Asseclnfed prsas

U. s. 2s. registered .1ooz O. $. 2s. coupon .................1 .1o0ss C. S. 4s, registered ............105 U. S. As, coupon ...............1o5 Panama 3s, registered ........ v
 Panama s, coupon ............. " Am. Smelling & 'Refin. 5s... 76 Am. Tel. & Tel. cv. 6s. s.......... 95A Anglo-French 5s............... ss1s Atchison gen. 4s ............... 75A Att. Coast Line Is Is. s........... 7s Baltimore & Ohio cv. 41zs....... ST Bethlehem Steel ref 5s. ......... so Central of Georgia Con. 5s... 79H Central Leather 5s ............. 90 Chesa. & Ohio cv. 5s. ........a.. 76ss Chi, B. & Quincy joint 4s..... s3% Chi Mil. & St. P. cv 4iss. ,......s6 Chi. R. I. & Pac. Ky. ref. 4s.... STA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Louisville Live Stock
Spot Coffee ,v Assnciafed prexa
Coffee Market n

New York. August 5-spot coffee. i0Ac c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06
Spot Cotton By Associated PYess

New Orleans, August 5.-Spot cotton quiet, 75 lower. Sales on the spot. 175 bales; to arrive, none. Low mid ding. 26.25c; middling. 37.00c; good middling, 4075c. Receipts, 1,544; stock, 223,s9S
 New York August 5.-Cotton spot quiet: middlng 39.50c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-06

Gr9y apper--Haa ,siess and drawn, 14c Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, 22@ Sc
 Spanish Macker.l-22@23c Pom mpano-35c.
 Salt Water Trout-23625c Mixed Fish--12c. Muflet-11c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
REGISTER BABYs BIRTH.
Public Health Gives Important Reasons
for Making the Record.

Horse breeders and cattle breeders own
ing "blooded" stock do not fail to have
their animals Registered" 1t adds to
their value and is therefore justly re-
garded as highly desirable.
Contrasting this attitude with that Of
many careless parents. the Public Health
service gives the following reasons why
babyS birth should be registered:
To establish identity.
To prove nationality.
To prove legitimacy.
To show when the child has the right
to enter school.
To show when the child has the right
to seek employment under the child labor
law.
To establish the right of inheritance
to property.
To establish liability to military duty,
as well as exemption therefrom.
To establish the right to vote.
To qualify to hold title to, and to buy
and sell real estate.
To establish the right to hold public
office.
To prove the age at which the marriage
contract may be entered into
To make possible statistical studies of
health conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
121 BOILERS
DECLARE FOR COX
Former Republicans and PrOgressives Is
sue Statement Holt and
+ Parsons In List.

NEW YORK. Oct. is. - Declaring
that they stand honestly and frankly for
ratification of the treaty and adherence
to the league" 121 representative men
and women, who in other years support
ed the Republican or Progressive tick
cts. announced in a joint statement yes
terday that they would vote. for Cox and
Roosevelt The signers of the state
ment included Herbert Rarsons and
Hamilton Holt. who announced last
week that they had bolted from Harding
because of the senator's stand against
the league.
The ..bolters" declared that Senator
Harding had repudiated the best ira
ditions of the Republican party by his
stand on the league issue, and all
Republicans and Progressives who put
patriotism above party" were urged to
Join the others in their bolt.
Mr. Holt, editor of The Independent
Magazine and vice chairman of the
League to Enforce Peace. who made
public the statement, said that of 20
Republican officers of the League to
Enforce Peace who put themselves on
record. - are for Cox. Included in the
list are clergymen of all the principal
denominations and the presidents Of
Obcrlin. Vassar. Smith, Bryn Mawr and
Mount Holyoke colleges.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
CABINET SPLIT
OVER HAYTI MESS
State and Navy Departments Blame
Each Other-0tEer Mysteries
Involved

WASHINGTON, Oct. IS Pacifca-
ton of Hayti by the Wilson ad-
ministration resulting in a terrific lie
gal" death roll among the natives, to-
gether with charges of 'indiscriminate
Killings has brought about differences
IN the administration itself.
The departments of state and of the
navy are understood to be at loggerheads
IN an effort to pass on the responsibility
for what has happened. Political lead
ers OF the administration forces are said
to he indignant over the fact that Secre-
tary Daniels has permitted the unsavory
mess to be stirred up at this critical
time
1t is not likely that Secretary Daniels
will be asked to resign, but it is assumed
that much OF his anxiety to place the at
fair i'll a better light before the country
IS for the reason that the administration
may not have to shoulder any more re-
spOnsIblIty than necessary.
In the development of the affair the
lost report of Gen. Russell is not the
only mystery. Other mysteries are the
activities of Admiral Knapp, who was
sent to Hayti by the navy department,
and the presence of John l.. McIlhenny,
financial adviser, who was ordered to re-
port to the state department two weeks
ago.
McIlhenny is reported to have stopped
the salary of the Haytian president and
other officials unless they signed an
agreement putting the financial affairs of
the island in the hands of certain bank
ing firm. Upon Admiral Knapp's arrival
in Hayti the salaries were paid in full.
Mcllhenny has not reported to the state
department; or, if he has, the report is
being held in escrow.
Gen. Barnett issued a statement yes
terday which had about it some evidence
of strong feeling. He said: II have con-
nation and from granting any interviews
on the Haytian situation. ANY action
taken by me as the commandant of the
corps was taken in considering only the
good of the corps and the proper per
Torrance of duty by the corps to which
| am so proud to belong.
Ny ofi.ial letter of September q,
1919. covered the case fully, but at the
request Of the secretary of the navy, |
should like to make it clear that the
statement in my letter Of October 2,
1919. as follows namely, \ statement by
counsel showed me that practically in
discriminate killings Of natives etc, was
meant bv me to express without due
process Of law and not as seems now to
he rpisinterpreted as 'promiscuous' and |
further meant, of course. that such
statement of counsel would have weight
in NV mind only when proved. ana in or
der to have him prove or dlsprOvc the
truth Of these statements, ] wrote the
letter of October ,, 1919 10 the brigade
commander. I am a soldier and not an
author. I feel certain that the brigade
commarder to whoro the letter was writ
ten fully understood my meaning