The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
Written Statements Secured

From time to time statements have
appeared in the press bearing ON the
matter OF our awarding the Washington
trip to Dunson. In view of this fact we
secured written statements from the
fathers of the two boys, Cecil Adams and
Junius Hill, showing that these bows
dld not follow the rules governing the
Boys Corn club contest as set forth
in the first part of this statement. The
substance of these written statements
from the fathers of these boys was made
orally to j. B. Hobby upon his first trip
of investigation
We visited the home of Mr. w A.
Adams on Monday morning, January 26
1914. Just before we reached his home
we met Mr.. Adams going on an impor-
tant business errand j. 3. Hobby re-
viewed conversation which he had with
Mr.. Adams on November 70. in which
Mr.. Adams agreed that they had not
followed the rules of the Boys Corn club
contest governing the gathering of the
acre of corn. and asked Mr. Adams If
he would give us a written statement
covering these points. He agreed to do
this. The statement was prepared in
duplicate as Mr. Adams requested and
he signed both copies, giving us one
copy and retaining one. We did not ask
Cecil to sign this statement or any other
statement. Mr.. Adams was perfectly
clear on all points which we discussed
Win MN at the tlme Oh our visit, jan
uary 26.
The statement which Mr.. Adams gave
us merely shows wherein Cecil failed to
follow the rules governing the Boys Corn
club contest and further shows that no
claim is made for the Washington trip
offered by the State Bankers association
Below we give in full the exact state
ment which Mr.. Adams gave us:
II, w. A. Adams. the father of Cecil
Adams, desire to state that Cecil did
not follow the rules governing the Bows
Corn club contest in the following points,
Il. The two witnesses We're not present
all of the time during the weighing of the
corn. Only one witness measured the
land.
''2. 1t rained and stopped the gathering
of the corn and the corn was damp when
1t was weighed.
''3. I recognize Walker Lee Dunson as
winner of the prize offered by the State
Bankers association under the rules of
the United States department of agricul-
ture in the Boys Corn club work. I am
glad to make this voluntary statement
in justice to the rules governing the
Boys Corn club work,
wv. A. ADAMS"
L. N. DUNCAN.
Witnesses:
]. II. HOBBY.
Eclectic. Ala. r. F. D. g.
We have a statement from the father
of Junius Hill showing wherein they
made mistake in measuring Hills acre
of land.
Dunson Declared Winner
We feel that the foregoing facts Justify
us in declaring Walker Lee Dunson the
winner of the prize trip to Washington
given by the State Bankers association
to the members of the Boys Corn club
making the best record under the rules of
the United States department of agricul-
ture governing the Boys Corn club con-
test.
In conclusion we desire to state again
that we have nothing whatever to do with
the state contest conducted by the state
department of agriculture. We have no
criticism to make regarding awards made
by said state department of agriculture
We might add further that We have
been following instructions of the United
States department of agriculture, to make
these careful investigations. for the past
several years and always to the perfect
satisfaction of the authorities under
whom we work 1t is a duty involving
the greatest amount of labor and palms.
taking care and not by any means a
pleasant duty because it often happens
that we are called upon to eliminate
faithful club members from the contest.
Respectfully submitted,
t. y. DUNCAN,
j. B. HOBBY.