Includes a notarized statement from A.C. Baker, a United States naval officer and Assistant Chief of Transportation Exhibits at the world's fair, regarding the continuing feud between Cridler and Colonel William McKay. Baker believes McKay is "going to write a letter to President Francis telling what his opinion was of Cridler and how unfit he was to perform his duties with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition." He is also convinced McKay "instituted the suit to put Cridler in a hole."