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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26
Hart Members of Parish
Committee Bolt Meetin6.
befthelot's Plea For Harmonious
Meeting Turned Down,

Last Tuesday the Courthouse
was the scene of two distinct
mretlngs-each claiming the title
Of the Parish Democratic Execn' Io
tive Committee and each com.
posed Of six members.
When the time set for the meet
lug of the Parish COMMITTEES had
arrived Hon. Paul BertheIot. chair
man of the old Committee, called
the meeting to order and Mr.
James '. Chenet, claiming tba
same official title, attempted to
assume the duties of the chair.
Mr.. BertheIot, in lengthy and
elaborate statement, explained
mat the Committee of which ba
IS the present chairman had met
ana organized; that such organfza
ton was effected after the Other
SIX members had been repeatedly
no'llled to attend and they had
perSlstently refused so to do: that
It was necessary at that time for
the Committee to meet and
choose delegates to the State Con
'entlon; that the State Conyen.
Ion placed its stamp of approval
upon said organization by re.
cognlzing the delegates sent to
Baton Rouge by his COMMITTEES
and rejecting those sent by the
Chenet Committee.
Mr.. Chenet claimed title to tbo
through an
organization recently effected bv
the six members of his comnitt.o
N the next breath he attackad the
oerthelot organization on the
ground that six members did not @
Constitute a quorum and coI1Id
not legally organize 00"''
M mr, ,,,;.!; S!erthelot sT suggosted-in
me with Mr.. Chenet's argument If
hat both organizations be- con-.
'ldered illegal for the purpose Of
his meeting in order that naace
md harmony might prevail es.
'eclaIIy IN the drawing of com
nlSsloners and clerks of election
or District candidates; that it
would be fair for both sides to let
ne two chairman and the two
'ecretaries sit and make the necaa
'ary notifications to the Secretarv
u State. etc; or that itwonid
lkewise be fair to elect some
'ther members as chairman and
secretary protein.
These reasonable suggestions
ell upon deaf ears because chair
nan Chenet and his associates
lad evidently determined to rnIe
II ruin.
u consequence, both committees
leid separate sessions, passed up-
N notifications of candidacy filed
With their respective chairman
md selected separate sets of com
nlssioners and clerks of election.
It's indeed regrettable that the
members of the Chenet CON-
nlttee saw fit to make themsel-
.es the stumbling blocks in the
Vay OF a harmonious meeting
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
POLICE JURY
Parish of St. John The Baptist.
Edgard, La. August "A, 1916.


! The Police Jury met this da
: at the District Courthouse in spt
cial session for the purpose of OF
ganizing the said Police Jury an
performing such other duties an
affairs as may properly b
brought before the Jury.
Present: Messrs. P. G. Songy
Placide Barre and Fernand Rey
maud. The other members of tn,
Jury, Messrs. Augustin Las
seigne and Pierre Caasagnt
were absent although duly no
titled by registered letter, mailed
ito their last known address, by
the three members present, the
said notice being dated August
21st. 1916 and sent On August
22ud. 1916. Mr.. Cyrille Babin of
the 9th. Ward was also absent
but he was not notified for the
reason that he was enjoined from
sitting and acting as a member
of this Jury and is therefore dis
qualified from ecting as a mem
Der of this Police Jury.
Mr.. Prudent G. Songy was
elected temporary chairman by
acclamation.
Mr.. Albert L. Bossier was
elected temporary secretary by
acclamation.
The Police Jury then proceed
ed to organize. On motion of Mr.
Barre, seconded by Mr.. Reynaud,
the following nominations were
made:
Pre- sident of police Jury,
Prudent G. Songy.
Secretary of Police Jury,
Albert L. Bossier.
Parish Treasurer.
DR.. E. P. Feucht
President of Parish Board of
DR.. Stephen J. Songy.
Parish Printer, John D. Reynaud.
Road Overseer, District No. l
Abraham Keatiag
Road Overseer, District No. q
Louis Rodrigue.
Pound Keepers; 1st. ward,
Lucien Desroches; End. ward.
Florian Faucheux; 3rd ward UI-
ysse Dufresne; 4th. ward, A. T.
Perilloux; 5th. ward, Victor
Dufresne; 9th. ward, Pierre IRE
gre.
There being no other nomina-
tions, upon motion duly seconded,
nominations were closed and all
Of the aforesaid parties were
elected by acclamation to the vari
ous offices for which they We're
nominated.
Mr.. Prudent Songy then as
sumed the chair as president and
Mr.. Albert L. Bossier as secreta.
~ of the Police Jury of the Par
lsh of st. John the Baptist.
Moved by Mr.. Barre and Sec
onded by Mr.. Reynaud that the
following budget be adopted:
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26
OLIVIER R. W3BRR

hereby announces his candidacy
for Member of the School Board
from the Second ward, of this
parish, subject to the action to the
Democratic primary election to be
held on Tuesday, Sept. II, 1916.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26
CHARLEs A. LAssRIGNR

is hereby announced as candi-
date for School Director from the
Fifth ward of st John Parish,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic prim ary election to be held
on Tuesday, September IL, 1916.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
GEORGE 0. GRNDRON

as a candidate for
of the School Board from
the First ward of st. John the
Baptist Parish, subject to the ac-
ton of the Democratic primary
election to be held ON Tuesday,
IL, 1916.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26

The committee designated the
following gentlemen to act and
serve as Deputy Sheriffs at the
various Polling booths, viz:
First ward, J. L.. Webre
Second ' Alexis Dugas
Third 4" Florian Schex-
naydre
Fourth " Leonce Madere
Fifth . John Rodrigue
Sixth " AchiIle Chautfe.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26

Entered as second-class matteTFeb-
ruary 10th 1914, at the Post-O Office at
lucy, La, under the Act OF March
?, 1879.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26

The roll being called upon the
above motion resulted as follows:
Yeas: Placide Barre Fernand
Reynaud, Prudent G. Songy:
Nays: None.
Moved by Mr.. Barre. second
ed by Mr.. Reynaud, that the sal
airy of the following officers be
Rxed IS follows:
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26
ST. JAMES BANK,
LUToHER, LA

Report furnished to the State Examiner Of
State Banks, by the above Bank, at the
close OF business on august II, 1916.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26
Plum Tree Given Another
Violent Shake.

Governor Ruffin Gale Pleasant
gave the plum tree another vic
lent shake during the week and
1t affords US pleasure to announce
that the so said dead" Berthe
lot Faction received both pIums
that were coming to st. John.
The two appointments were
worthily bestowed upon
Hon. Rene Pancaire, of Lucy.
La, who was appointed by the
Governor as president of the
Board of Supervisors Of Elections
for st. John the Baptist Parish
and Hon. Fernand Webre. a
promising young man of Edgard
La, who was wisely selected by
Governor Pleasant as member of
the Board of Supervisors of
Elections for this parish.
LIE Meschacebe takes this op-
portunity to heartily congratu-
late Hons. Pancaire and Webre
upon the recent honor conferred
upon them by the wide-aWake
and conscientious Governor of
this State.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26
Official Proceedings
of the

TdI iSH VI Jt' JOtti tlN UopNSt
Edgard, La, Aug %, 1916
The Democratic Executive Con
mitteeof this Parish met this day
at the Courthouse as the Law
directs, for the purpose Of receiv-
ing app icatioUs Cf candidates. for
memberships on the Board of
SchoOi Directors for wards:
One. Two and Five of this parish
and also to draw commissioners
and clerks Of Election for the
Democratic Primary Election to
be held on September II, 1916, to
nominate two Judges Of the 28th
Judicial District.
Chairman Paul Berthelot call
ed the meeting to order and order
ed roll call, the following mem
bers answering to their names:
Messrs. Paul Berthelot: J. L.
Pancaire; Eugene Dumez; Alexis
Dugas; A. J. Lacaze and 2. G.
Songy.
The following members, although
present, refused to answer roll
call and bolted the meeting, viz:
Messrs. L. Montegut, Jr., L. E.
Cambre: Joseph LIE Brun; Elias
Madere; J. F. Waguespack and
J. Y. Chenet.
The chair declared having re-
ceived notifcationsof candidates.
bership on the Board of
School Directors from the First.
Second and Fifth Wards of this
parish, as follows:
First ward, George u. Gendron,
Second ward, Olivier K. Webre,
Fifth ward, Charles 4. Lasseigne
each accompanying his applica-
ton with the required $500 de
posit for costs.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Lacaze.
seconded by Mr.. Songy and car |
ried, the chair declared that |
Messrs. George u. -Gendron, |
Olivier r. Webre and Charles A
Lasseigne having no opposition, |
are hereby declared the Democ.
ratio nominees and that their
names be sent to the Secretary of
State to be placed upon the
official ballots to be voted for in
the general election in November.
The committee proceeded to draw
the commissioners, clerks and
watchers for the Primary for the
Judgeships of the 28th Judicial
District, to be held on the 18th
day of September 1916.
Upon molten, duly seconded,
master Lee B. Daron was select
= to draw the names from a hat.
INC blindfolded.
Og names we're &C
viz:
pert Bossier,
Iiel Webre.
and L. NJ.
ewart.
and Webrel
jan Fauc-
and Albert
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-08-26

Upon motion OF Mr.. Songy, Sec
onded by Mr.. Lacaze and adopted
the Parish Democratic Executive
Committee adjourned to meet on
the 18th of September 1916, at
IL M. at the Courthouse without
any further notice.
CSigned) Paul Berthelot,
Chairman.
A true copy
Eugene Dnmez,
Secretary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
NORTH MOLINO.

W. ]. Baker, who for a month has
been assisting F. S.Martin and during
his illness, returned home Thursday
Ray Johnson will live with his aunt,
Mrs. Alice Asbury, he has rented her
farm. Several neighbors have their
incubators in operation.
Mrs. Almer Mundy entertained at
dinner Sunday, Fred Galway and
his wife and daughter, Miss Frances;
Miss Bertha Jesse, Cora and Josie
Mundy.
Leb Dye has the Sim Creed farm
this year. Mr.. Dye will have sale
and start to Montana. James and
Jack. his brothers, like that country.
Dora Cawthorn, Mexico high school
student, is visiting her grandparents
P. r., Cawthorn and wife.
VIM. Wilson leaves this week for
Galloway county for the summer.
The little daughter of Mr.and Mrs.
S. p Emmons, Jr., IS quite sick.
Mrs, PR. Cawthorn fell while gath
ering eggs striking her hand in way
that tore the skin off the beck of
the hand. Blood poison was feared.
Felix Martin is slowly improving.
James Lipp, ill with what is sup
posed to be scarlet fever, took re-
lapse-is not improving. He is Mex
leo high school boy.
Stanley Wilson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gray Wilson, is very Ill with
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Stuart, who
both have been i'll, are now better.
Bad roads ihterfered with moving.
Much of the hauling must wait.
Clip Harvey will move his sawmilI
to PR. Cawthorn's pasture. where he
will saw lumber for the cawthorns'
Creeds and Martins.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
Executors Public Sale
We will sell at Public Auction
at RUSH HILL, MO,

We will sell at Public Auction
at RUSH HILL, MO,
SATURDAY, MARCH IL, 1916,
Beginning at P. NJ, the following:
Household furniture including one
cherry folding bed, one couch, two
feather beds, one cupboard, dishes,
fruit jars, etc.. A dining table, G
dining chairs, two rockers, Singer
sewing machine, 1 clock, center ia
BILE, % yards carpet, 25 yards mat
ting. Two heating stoves coaD, one
range, cook stove, (coal-.
One farm wagon, set harness, 2
collars, one inch garden pillow, one
push garden pillow and attachments,
One garden harrow, 1 post hole dig
ger, small corn shelter, one plat
form store scales. IO-gallon iron
kettle, ten-guage shot gun, so cot
tage bee-hives and frames. l revolv-
ing, 2 basket metal honey extractor
Gaping knife, smoker, and some
new frame material Miscellaneous
tools and other things too numer-
Gus to mention.
One jack, year old, we'll broke
(will sell privately before sale).
$50 bushels snap corn, 500 bu.
white seed or feed oats, not included
in this sale.
Terms of sale cash.
Ed Atchison, Auctioneer.
A. e. & L. b. UNDERWOOD,
Executors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
THE D. A. RS ENTERTAIN.
The Father of Our Country
Honored.

Mexico Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution held
their annual event at the Ringo Ho-
tel on the evening of the 22nd ult. to
do honor to the Father of Our Coun-
try. 1t was an enjoyable time indeed.
Rev. H. B. Banks offered prayer.
Mrs. T. II. Winans, the regent, was
unable to be present and Mrs. S. P.
Emmons was introduced as toast
mistress. She offered in a spirited
manner the toast, THE Missouri
Spirit.
Mrs. Geo. Kemp's response to the
toast, "The Mexico Spirit" was in
rhyme which would put a crimp"
in knockers.
Mrs. w. w. Bolts gave response
to "The Progressive Woman" She
believes that woman to be truly pro-
gressive. should acquire the ballot.
Rev.W.A. Shullenberger, on "Kith
and Kim" gave the Irishman's view
on ancestry. He, like Pat, gives all
due glory and honor to ancestors, but
The best of the airth and the pride
of me life
Are them that live now, with me
and me wife"
Mrs. P. E. Coil talked charmingly
about MAN" She thinks the man of
today is as great hero as the man
of yesterday.
DR. j. F. Harrison feared that his
remarks on Patriotism" might get
mixed with scarlet fever and pneu-
monia. He gave some vital facts. No
doubt he has had to exercise a great
deal of the patriotic spirit in these
times that try mems souls, the
scarlet fever quarantine.
Mrs. T. H. Hook, Mrs. ]. T. John
son, Mrs. j. martin and Miss EN-
ma McPheeters wore the true colonial
costumes. Mrs. Lawrence Winans
accompanied the National airs with
the cornett.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
rHAT MccuNE oAsE y I
Comes From ADVANTAGEOUS Cir
cult Judges Turned Down. "'

The Hannibal Courier Post refers
to a case in the courts that will inter
est many Audrain County people:
A litigation which has been in the
Missouri courts for some time involv-
ing a fortune of $4,000, left by
VIM. E. McCune, prominent vandalia
man, who died five years ago, was
decided recently by the Missouri su-
preme court in banc. The success
full lawyers included Hays, Heather
and Henwood, Hannibal, and ]. o.
Allison, of New London.
The case was, Bessie Middleton ct
al VS. Chas. budding ct AL. The suit
resulted from the death of McCune's
widow, shortly after that of her hus-
band. McCune left a $4,000 estate,
was childless, and by original will.
made in 1900, he gave all his person
al estate to his wife "as her absolute
Two years after this he added a
codicil to the document, in which he
said that if his wife failed to leave
a will or dispose of the property in
her lifetime, then on her death LIZ
should go to the children of one of
his brothers and the other IL to
Bessie Middleton, girl who had
been partially reared in his family.
Mrs McCune left no will. Her heirs
instituted this suit, with the claim
that the wife owned it absolutely and
that the codicil was void. The
Claimants under the codicil bro't suit
against the wife's heirs, the above
suit, and four or five other suits, in
various pieces of property,
and all turning on the construction
Of the will.
Division of one of the highest state
tribunals was given the cases and two
commissioners and one Judge of that
division decided in favor of the codi-
Gil, while two of the Judges were on
the contrary opinion and the remain
ing judge was in doubt. For lack of
decision, the case was sent to the su-
preme court in banc, where it was
re-argued on Jan. %, last. Last week
the supreme court reversed the judg-
ments of the circui, court and decid-
cd that the codicil was of no effect
and that the property belongs to the
wife's heirs. Robertsn & Robertson of
Mexico. and Caldwell of Kansas City,
the plaintiffs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02

My heart is sad and sore, writes
Joseph E. Wing. And infinite lone
illness fills me. Men meet me and
greet me, but coldly. They care lit
tie for me. / had friend who was
always loyal. Who loved me sincere
ly and deeply, from the bottom of his
faithful heart. A friend who never
.scolded, never sneered, never criti-
cised, never forgot--that friend was
my collie dog
My dog is dead. He has taken the
sunlight of life with him to some
other shore. / had rather have one
Of his glad banks, one of his loving
looks, one of his gentle touches of a
moist nose and lick from his warm
tongue than all the honeyed words
that men can give. For / know
that my collie was sincere; but l do
not know that of men.
My dog is dead. He, the faithful
one, that would come running at beck
or whistle; he that was never too
weary to do my bidding. he that was
content with only an occasional
word of kindness and approval from
me. | wish that l had been kinder
to him. l think, tho, he understood.
/ know that when no one else under
stood me my dog understood me.
Now he is dead. l wonder whether
there are men bred and born as good
as he was? Many a time and oft he
secured the hills for me, swan the
stream and breathed the dust of
road. Now he is dead. God give him
rest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
MIR. ANDERSON DEAD.

Laddonia, Mo-, Feb. 25.--James
D, Anderson, one Of Audrain ooun-
ty's oldest citizens, died at his farm
near here yesterday. He leaves two
daughters, Leila May and MRS. Oscar
Able Of Rerthold, N. D.. and four
sons, Charles, OF Missoula, Mont, and
J. f.. H. w, and G. w. Anderson,
farmers in this vicinity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
MIR. BELL DEAD.
One of the County's Very Best Cit
zens Passes Away.

j. r. Bell, &C years old, owner of
Ortiz Fruit Farm, south of Mexico,
who had been i'll for several months
with cancer of the bladder, died
Thursday afternoon at the Mexico
Hospital. The wife, who before her
marriage was Miss Mary e. McGaf-
lin, survives him besides the follow
ing children: RIM. Bell, Youngstown,
Ohio; Mrs. F. X. Khrenes, New York
City; Mrs. E. c. Hess, Stoutsville,
Mo-; Earl Bell of this county.
Mr.. Bell was a man of culture--a
graduate of Miami University and a
devoted member of the Presbyterian
Church. The funeral was conducted
by his pastor, Rev. A. A. Wallace, at
Roberts Undertaking rooms Satur-
day afternoon. The community al
ways suffers a loss in the death of
such a man.
The pallAbearers were: L. R. Lar
kin, E. j. Winters, George Swanton,
Ed Hamilton, Tom Hamilton and
Ben Sims.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
HIGH HILL LETTER.


Mrs. J. o. Sims is still sick, but
improving slowly. Eugenia Smith
is at home with measles. Mason Pu-
lis is at the hospital in Columbia.
Mrs. whiteside of Thompson died
iast week of pneumonia. She leaves
several children, all grown, and her
husband to mourn her loss. Rev.
Arvin preached the funeral Saturday
at Hopewen church, of which church
she was a member.
Fannie Edwards is at home the
past week from U.ot Mo.at Columbia.
DR.. Todd of Cant is again in Kan
sas City for treatment So much sick
ness here he is very much missed.
Lee Miller sold wagon load of
Fat hogs to Centralia buyer at Sc.
John Nevins, j. o. Sims and B. 2.
S went over and repaired the trun6
line from Cant to High Hill school
house Thursday and yet there are
some things in the way. Cant has
no connection yet with Centralia.
John Keeling bought a team. of
horses of Lee Miller for $275.
Eliza Pulls has been sick the past
week.
Elmer Shock has sold his fat hogs
to go Tuesday
Carl Pulls and sisters visited their
grandparents Sunday.
E. P. Pulls, Elmer zher. C. 6. Sell
lers, Lee Miller and B. F. Pulls haul
ed hogs to Centralis Monday for ]. G
Lakenan.
Frank Berry has IS head of fat
hogs to go this week.
Edgar Sims and wife and Tom
Broaddus and family visited at ]. D.
Sims Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Sims entertain
ed Mr. and Mrs. Jeff JermRn and Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Denham Sunday.
c. f. Sellers father died last week
at his home in Illinois.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
"what Time Is Itq"

"What Time Is ItP"
Just now is the best time to do the
thing that ought to be done. Some
one has put our duty into a very di-
rect bit of verse:
What time is itP
Time to do well,
Time to live better,
Give up that grudge,
Answer that letter,
Speak the kind word to sweeten
a sorrow,
Do that kind deed you would leave
till tomorrow.
That is the way to buy up the OPP
portunity, or redeem the time. To
how better advantage can we spend
tomorrow if we do not need then TO
attend 70 single thing that ought
to have been done today
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
MEXICO ACTIVITIES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Springer have
returned from Keokuk, Iowa, where
they located few months ago. They
will take charge of the City Hotel
here. They have bought farm near
La Grange, but prefer to come back
to Mexico on account of our schools
Mrs. Springer is a sister of Mrs. E.
F. Kunkel of Mexico. We are joyed
to have Mr.. and Mrs. Springer come
back to us.
T. S. Riley, the man who keeps
the MISUNDERSTANDING, got wound up
with the grippe last week.
Young chicks are beginning to peep.
Miss Harriet Zaugg, after a
months vacation spent with her pa
rents in this city, has returned to
Centralia.
Lawrence Meyers who has been
with Kemp & Nelson for some time
has gone to the farm. A good place
C. A. Blackman of this city, en-
gineer on the c. G. A., suffered two
broken ribs Thursday He was caught
between the tank of his engine and
the engine. The accident was at
Cedar City.
We are sorry that Ora Boatman's
affliction has compelled him to take
to his bed Ora's a good fellow and
we hope toseehimaround again soon.
Misses Jessie and Ruth Morris
have gone to Kirksville to attend the
Normal
Mrs. Otis Purdy visited friends in
St. Louis last week Otis got lone
some and went down and returned
home with her.
Child Welfare Week in Mexico,
which was set for March 4th to 18th,
has been postponed. There will be a
Baby Contest when the event is
called.
Has the scarlet rever got you yet,
No? Well, what's the
use of catching every old contagion
that comes along? Don't do it. Best
of-all, don't get over-excited or scared.
Sam Sharp is going it some on
new orchard at his nome. He be-
lieves in planting nut-bearing trees.
Watch his yard, he is growing some
new things.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-02
BROKER WEEPS.
Lost Big Money And Goes Back To
The Farm.

St.Louis, Mo-, Feb. 26.-Bontie A.
Becker was in St. Louis Dec. "a,
more than a month after he disap-
peared, following the failure of the
firm of Payne & Becker, brokers,
Now IS, and is now working on a
farm in Northwest Missouri, and the
fact THAT the firm which started on
capital of $4,000 in 1901 and made
profits of $4,000 in one year, were
brohght out at the hearing before
Referee in Bankruptcy Coles Thurs
da
tE. C. Becker, father of Bontie A.
Becker, on the witness stand, said
his son came to St. Louis at Christ
mas time. His son told him he was
working as laborer on farm in
IN crthwest Mo. Bontie A. seemed
somewhat irrational during his visit,
his father said and could not answer
questions coherently. He declared he
believed his son to be penniless he
told the referee, saying he had given
him 500 when he was here.
Samuel C. Payne, senior member
of the firm, who was the first wit
ness, Thursday came to tears while
test&fying and had to be excused from
the room.
Att j. M. LASTLY representing
John G. Tobin, trustee for the cred
itIors, had questioned him about the
firms losses, and Payne replied that
tine Kansas City Branch might have
lost $4,000 during the four years
tof its existence. He was manager of
,khe Kansas City office.
How much did the St. Louis sof-
lfice loser" asked LASTLY. l don't
hknow."
How much did the Mexico, MO,
office loser" 81 don't know.
"And you don't care either, do
your"
1t was here that Payne broke down
and had to be excused. He said he
did not think the attorney had any
: right to question him that way, since
he had been in ST. Louis 20 years
and all that time had maintained q
reputation.