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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-21

Stirring moments were brought to
the Planters by the Civil War. Here
Frank p. Blair and Nathaniel Lyon
conferred preceding the capture Of
Camp jackson, May 10, 1861. On June
II. 1861, the conference which result
ed in the fight of brother against
brother" in Missouri was held at the
Planters, when Lyon dramatically de-
clared his loyalty to the North, anu
departed to enlist Missourians in the
Federal Army.
The Planters became a political
battle-ground with the reconstruction
days, and the hostelry has had gen.
er share in every political campaign
since 1870.
Old records show that such person.
ages as the following signed the regis
ter of the hotel Presidents Lincoln,
Grant Cleveland, Roosevelt and Taft,
Martin an Buren, King Edward VII.
then Prince of Wales, Charles Dickens,
Jay Gould, and William F. Cody.
Described by Dickens s..
Writing of the hotel in his Amer
lean Notes, Mr. Dickens said:
I'VE went to a large hotel called
The Planters with long passages and
skylights above the room doors for
the free circulation of air. There
were a great many boarders in 1t, and
as many lights sparkled and glistened
from the windows down into the street
below when we drove up as if it had
been illuminated on some occasion of
rejoicing. 1t is an evcellent house,
and the proprietors have most boun-
tiful notions of providing the creature
with comforts. Dining alone with my
wife in our room one day I counted
fourteen dishes on the table at once"
AS one enters the Planters now he
sees a large key above the marble
desk. 1t is ~ feet long, and tradi-
ton says it was used to open the first
door of the Planters. It will be used
in ceremony, in closing the hotel at
midnight, December 81. Below the
key is a gilded horseshoe. welded by
Bob Fitzsimmons, the fighter, as
token of good luck to the hotel.
a number of the present employees
have been with the hostelry for 25 and
80 years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-21

Fruit of the Loom
and other standard
brands, trimmed with
lace and insertion
a n d hemstitched,
packed l pair in a
Xmas box. They are
priced at $1.20 to
S2.65 per pair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-21

creased shortly by Is per cent. and in
order TO create reserves for next year.
the production OF insuIatirg and roof
ing material is 10 he increased 10y IS
per cent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-21

debate team. After consulting tho
faculty mem beers who had acted as
judges in the class debates. David Fa-
willie. the debate coach. chosen the two
senior teams as the schools rrprescn-
tlti,~. Both teams we're victorious I'm
every class contest by "a So decision.
Those ON the teams arr- Nuront Hun
ter Rex kramer. Layton Mann. MARI
Evans. Donald Heath and George Rts-
by
Work on the question. "Gcsolvcd.
that tho United States government
should own and operate the railroads
will begin mere iut,u~iN,., SITTER the
HOLIDAYS. As the same grU>tion WAS
used in class debates Cd aoHJ Senrral
knowledge oT a has already teca ac-
guir,I
Tn. district schedule far debate Is
not set known. hr, T.. II. :. will meet
In Graude m dual dcHlte early.
Walia Waiia i- also possible rival 90
hc met m g. preseason Ooatcst.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-21
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE
TEAMS ARE SELECTED

Announcement was made today at
thv hieh school conc sninE the school
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-21
HISTORIC ST. LOUIS
HOTEL TO Be CLOSED

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dee. 21.-(A. P)-
Closing Of the Planters hotel here jan
uary !, will mark the passing OF hos
,eiry replete with tradition of the mid
die west, and particularly the south
and. The "old Planters House," in
which history has been made, VIII be
converted into an office building.
Typewriters will click in rooms
where Presidents slept, office boys
Will hustle across floors once strobe
by stately banqueters, and business
men will plan battles of dollars in
rooms in which political battles have
been won and lost, and in which the
/ capture of Camp Jackson was planned
in 1861.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16
SaIutaf ry
Graduating Essay Read by Miss TheIma Smifhs,
at Commencement Exercises St Joseph
High School, May 49, L9Zz

After four years of hard work we
have succeeded in climbing to the
heights Of our youthful ambition.
Those ambitions, however, are
like the foothills of great mountains.
compared to our present aspirations.
This ascent has been a difficult
one, and we are indebted to our
parents, teachers and friends for our
presence here tonight. Our parents.
through their sacrifices, have maae
possible our education; our teachers,
through their untiring efforts, have
helped us over many scholastic diff
ficulties; our friends, with words of
encouragement, have given Us
strength to 60 on when success WAS
an unrealized dream.
"Tonight We are happy in the thought
That our great work is done;
Together as a class we are bound.
BY tolls and praises won;
knowledge, by e1foits. We have
gained
Az we have climbed Learning's hill;
To those who take the place we've
left,
We say: Work with a will
II the days seem to drag
Keep climbing;
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16

II singing, never let It lag
Keep climbing
II the midnight oil you burn
And your souls for knowledge yeam.
Compensation you vi1l earn
Keep climbing;
Though at times vs did not ap-
preciate that which those Who were
most Interested in NJ insisted upon,
we have now come 70 tie realization
Of the value Of their kindly sdvice
and shall pay the debt We owe them.
not only with gratituds bat with IN
earnest devotion to eur tasks.
We are at the eve Of opr high
school life md are nov entering
upon fife's serious duties. The high
school experiences Of our class have
been . pleasant one. Experience. in
struction and study have equally
taught ~ Lessons, al sf which are
not to be found In booaA It b only
through education that We am pre-
pared for any widely extsnded dnty
or larger sphere Of usefulness and
service.
You hsve been invited. Kind
friends, 10 spend this evening with
ms. Therefore, IN bslah of the class
Of 1922. I extend to you q most
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16

"Time, 'tis shadow, 'tis . dream!'
The four years of yesterday are
gone-they win return no more, but
they have left memories on our
hearts which viii never depart; memo
|ries which will tone the strife Of our
days and our to-morrows. Tonight
they seem like ! succession Of happy
dreams, fos we have forgotten those
that brought disaypointments and
discouragements with them and re-
member only those filled with sun
shine; pleasure and hard work, which
have led NJ along the pathway to
success.
Az years roll on, We shall appre-
ciate our high school years more
and more, because from. them we
have learned the lesson which win
give us the wisdom to act in the fu-
ture, 20 that if trials and failures
asssil US, we shall push forward tn
erateful remembrance Of those Happy
yesterday.
HThen welcome each rebuff
That turns earth's smoothness rough,
Each sting that bids not sit nor stand
but go!"
The future holds . great opening
for us. Never before has there been
greater challenge to youth. Just -
crossing unknown mountains and
desert plains was . challenge TO our
fofefathers, 20 does the challenge Of
to-day summon each one of us TO
some field Of action. Some may hear
the can to duty on field or -, Others
may discontinue . eourse Of study to
perfect themselves in order that they
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16
VaIedicfOry
Graduating Essay Read BY Miss Elizabeth Drake
at Commencement Exercises of ST J0-
seph High School, May I6, 1927

may be the better able to cope with
the great problems ~ tomorrow.
May each member Of the class OF
1922, answering tina challenge Of to-
day, be ever mindful Of the last four
years Of our yesterdays.
To those who have made our yes-
terdays possible We return our sin
cere thanks for their hearty and
continued interest In our welfare.
Our teachers We thank most sincerely
for the counsel. assistance and sym
pathy which they have 70 freely
given us. We hope that they viii al
ways cherish ~ pleasant memories
Of 1922, - ws surely win OF them.
Class-mates, We part tonight With
feelings Of Joy and sadness-joy be-
cause Of honors won, sadness because
We win never meet - . elaas again.
NAY we remember our Alma Mater
With affection and gratitude and
'strive TO become worthy msmbers OF
the Alumni. Those msmbers who
have gone before win b : stamuius
|, 10 MS. We too have . part 70 piay
IN the great world. cur place swans
us-so let NJ 60 forward with firm
resolution to play worthily our pars'
great or small. in Gods plan.
And now to all-farewen!
With these words comes the vivid
realization that although the seps-
ration must in reality b forever, and
ve ara. to say Goodbye" stil II
we lingsr lonssr We shah never De
ready to answsr the challenge of
To-day
Friends. teaehsrs, schoea-mafss-
farswelll
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16

Bills ALLOWED
town OF ST. JOSEPH. |. AccoUNT ; VITA Il w'n'H1''

lszz. ..,.ov;,. ~.ter troush-s 21.oo
Feby 11t TO easn paao r. =
Feby 18th TO casn pe,c inc u$,su Sk 2zob
Feby 10th 10 eaea peo S.u.e - 16.5b
Feby z7tn casn H:lo tou1
March 80, Fehv1
March 11th TO easn pe:9 1r -s $50
March 11th TO ca.n plso Mnn.r Tss.
March l1th 10 casn pe:c 30. = -----
March lth 10 90 p:sn =. - | 2oll
nash i1th TO eaae psaa Ieer In..Ssr
March 11t Io ea. paaa Sp9s % ~ eneine
Aarcn ~ !tn. 10 essn ~ 1l2tj
March tn 70 caln p.ss ~. r;o fre iene- SEE
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70 easa pa;c c..sL ~, -, 11oo
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70 cssn paad Emanuea 1I1su r1s D.S ~ Anil
pm stn o r.v Greer CO feed 4o5l
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LAY zne ~ cssa p-s | OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2o0
nay znG. to eAs9 ~. IsIs
LAY LII ro k---...-- 326b
Nsy1 To ocashpa Motor
Tav 17th To cash Ggio. fire a
for hGhts and ng11ng
~ 17H 10 cash Oil III
st
June 1T 10 Boone, for ssSs
june paid Baker Mcdowell Hdw Co.. wagon ana a ~
June 1s Tc ssss g:d s.pnsn % Lane sosl s0. l7ss
Jun. lst fe ea:i PAID Guhsy C, fssd - $50
Iune 1T 0snL eamaa Hdw Co., hardware 1f
fire engine -
e7ls.is
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16

It sssns thsss isa't snsaoA vsgid
e = o asoon1.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16
HARRISON NAncorIc TAX NON


Collector n Intsrnal Revenue d.
Arthur Lines anneuness fhat ths
Fsdsral Narcotic Tax fer ~ fiscal
year eonnsnsing July lst 1e12. =
now due, and nust b paid bsfers
July lst, 1e2z
An Praetieases, Whslssals and
Retail Druegists. ManuzAetursrs and
Compoundsn, Hssptknls SanitaFiuns,
and Dealsn n Untazed Opium, have
bssn mailed the necessary blanln fer
TIE renewal ef this special tax Fail
IN to rsesivs blanlr VA MT - -
septed - n exeuss for nsnpaynent
ef this tax, snd rssistzants uhe
failed to ssesivs sans sheud inme-
dlstsly eommunieats WITH ColIselbE
lznss 1t Custsn House Bld.. New
OElsans, La. and regusst that ID
ditienal copies h furnished.
Rsgistranls vho nselset 70 rsnsv
|thelr lkesnsss bssers July IT, le91,
|subjeet thsnsslvss p ~ 25ss psn-
|alty whieh senuss, and . epseiziG
penalty win - -saDsstsd = enssa
|shsre = Taxpayer ~ besa dslfn-
gent IN nsse fhan ne issuance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16
PROCEEDINGS BoARD or Al.
DEnnGEN.



st Joseph La Fnday June u III.
Persuant 70 ad)ournmsnt
Honorable mayor ana boafd q A.
dermen Of the Town OF 81 sosspe
met thus day IN adjourned seasees
at ne Once o. ". ~
Those present: non. ". - law
son. mayor and Dr. Wmeakes. u
Ciarkes Ar. Young NJ kassnu ~
n. SKINNER aldermen
Reading % minutes o. ia& nss-
ing was d'spsossd VIM
on motion . refund ot so'vv -
msde 70 ". =. DekeF = Sen ~
eess Incense tax peaos
Ihs asssnsaon oi ne oeero 1919
been eaiied % tne 1ees tnet - ~
ssxes fer ASzi had nos ~ ese -
tne sewn tex coneesos ~
20 ENFORCE eoneseea q 49,
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monse'paa ana aosA xe -
nos ~ tnas eass oesn ~ -
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Inc Suees Conm'saonss'
Cnske' announced As po1pose = y
augurats . Clean W eanpaaeA :
S1 sosepn soon ana wss
% nve pos'e's Pl'n'ec. 70 p
se.ed ovsE eown' = notses -
ao.os's y nsve sss.a .no
.'nelec up ana p'.eee - scs
on premises ''" ss.se =
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nsfser oE eWine swsy 1es peseo1
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16

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Rsv. zh<hsr Dasnaa. Hsi.e = Oae1A
ars- -anndsy. 90 = : saslssk = =
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16

Rsv. ". Lsnsis snilA nss1G.
3. Iessph- -aad - - 1unda
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16

t6oe NJ oaooWnexUD -
And there beng no fuxfhss -
nsn ~ Beard sdjournsd sins -
~. +. DAVIDSON, xngogs
Jssiah p. osstt. cIssk.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16
FLIES BRING DISEASE!
KEEP THAT FIRST FLY OUT.

AEEf lhAl FtRSl I'LL OOts
The Fly that Flits About the Fsee.
Lighting. on Food, Leaves In HE
Wake Possible dissass and Death.
You can't Kill every Fly bot Yen
can Keep Every fly Out ~ Proper
Sersening. A mild winter and spsins
Mean more Flies.
The Screen 10 important. Ons 1y
now Means . thouand More later.
Doa't Give the Dread Disease bsar.
er . Chance 10 Eater your He0a.
We are Prepared to Supply ysa
With . variety Of Doors, Windows
And Screening Materials at rsasea-
able prices. Our large steek Sivss yes
. Variety to Select From. Shiposass
are Made Promptly.
Ask For our Folder dsseribing Ths
Line and Prices.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16

Get nd u TIT indiOssiisa. stan-
|aeh trouble and Aervouness, build
mp ysur system sn6 ssonis 1hst 3est
weight Take Tanlnes-Se lasnDh
Drug Css La 1slrfE
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-25
KLAN'S KLEACLES
In CALIFORNIA TO
Be REMOVED AT ONCE

ATLANTA. Ga, May 25. - The ku
Klux klan has revoked the commission
OF every klcaglc in California from the
king klcagle down after "a preliminary
inquiry into alleged lawIessness in tha.
state and has appointed william 5. Co
burn as King klragIe III charge Of thu
klan's interests in California it was an
nounccd last night hy +. y. Clarke, i'm
pcria, klaliff. or supreme vice president
Of the order
We DO not intend 10 reinstate any
klcagle in California who we find has
taught the doctrine Of lawlessness o.
encouraged any khan or klansmen TO be
licve this organization will encourage or
did encourage any activities IN conflict
with or outside Of the constituted law,
Mr. Clark added. We do not know
that this had been done, but II seems
certain that an impression prevails ~
the public mind IN California that this
organization stands for lawltssncss."
He asserted that the klan would not de-
fcnd any klansman guilty Of lawlcssnesS.
Mr. Clarke said the stand was decided
upon by action of the imperial kionicium
ar governing body and that hc made the
announcement rs head official IN the
absence Of ". 2. Simmons, Imperial
Wizard, who is on a vacation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-25
DANCY IS DICKERING
WITH BOND men FOR
PURCHASE new ISSUE

Because Of the present good condition
of the bond market, County Judge Oscar
q. Dancy IN dickcring with bond buyers
for the purchase of the $35O,000 bond
issue. which IL scheduled 10 he voted on
next June 10. The issue Is proposed to
complete the county highway by closing
the gaps between Brownsville and San
Benito and between Harlingen and the
county line near Mercedes.
The new issue will replace the SiO0,O0O
bond issue voted on IN January last and
passed. but which because Of the nature
Of the lay under which il was voted can
not be sold III total unit, assessed valua-
tions have been greatly increased. The
law under which the next issue will BE-
voted, however. permits the sale OF the
entire issue.
Several bids Of par and accrued inter-
est, together with agreements 10 pay
for the printing Of bonds and other in
icdcntal expenses have been had, Judge
Dancy said today, but he said he be-
lieved that a premium could be obtained
for the bonds, and that nc proposed 70
continue negotiations with that end IN
view.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-25
SEE MIRACLE In jim
DENSON'S ESCAPE
FROM GEORGIA MOB

MACON, Ga, May 25.-Jim Den
son, negro, prayed unusually long
in the Bibb county jail last night
before he threw himself upon his
bunk for his first real sleep this
week. He prayed for the members
Of the mob which broke into the
Jail at Irwinton Tuesday and drag
ged him out and attempted to lynch
him, and prayed for his ultimate re-
lease.
benson j. under sentence 20 hang
June 16 for an alleged attack upon
an aged white woman three years
ago. Believing that Denson's escape
from a mob was an act Of Providence
there are numerous persons, IL was
reported, who will ask the governor
to commute his sentenceto life inn
prisonment. benson was captured
yesterday by posse which did not
believe in lynching.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-25
Coastal Nightingale,
Minus Tail, 3 Men
and Woman Captured

A nightingale If the coastal regions,
better known aS a burro. minus his tan.
three men and woman were all ..rrcsi-
"a IN United States Customs Inspectors
Shears and Campbell Yesterday, the Of
fircrs having found that small vehicle
beng drawn hy the draft asimal carried
scvru gallons of mcscal. The woman
acted in Tire role ~ an advance guard
going ahead of the outfit when il was
ovcrtakcn. and one of the men was rear
guard. Two Of the men rode the little
cart.
Deputy Collector of Customs William
NcaIc estimated this morning that Il
the government ordered the OUTFIT sold
Mt auction il might bring 20 cents. but
that the advertising for the sale might
rost several times that.
Charges were preferred against ali
four before Commissioner l.. II Good
rich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-25
FARMERS ARE GIVEN
MORE Time ON NOTES
80 Per Cent of Those in AL
amo District Will be
Able to Make "Riffle"

ALAMO, Texas, May 25.- For some
time efforts have been made to learn
what per cent Of the farmers around
Pharr, San Juan and Alamo, in what is
known as Hildalgo County Water I'm
provcment District No. 2, will be able
10 stick and develop their Valley farms.
IL was known that the oldest residents
had succeeded in overcoming their worst
obstacles, had paid for their land with
crops grown during the time when farm
ers got high prices for their products.
But il was also known that fully fifty per
cent of the farmers of this district had
come down since 1918 and had their
names on vendor lien notes long past
due with no prospect Of raising crops
profitable enough to take up or substan-
tally reduce the amounts owing.
Less than year ago these conditions
obtained. especially on the Alamo tract,
because that community was the one
most recently developed.
Today the most authoritative inform
alton obtainable is to the effect that
ninety per cent of the farmers of this
district will be able TO make the rifle,
especially if this seasons cotton crop Is
a success. There is less actual cash in
the hands of these farmers than at this
time last year. much less. But the notes
Of large percentage Of them have been
extended with no further payments TO be
made for two years, and payments from
then on extended over periods as great as
five years.
Farmers OF this district" declared a
leading farmer. ARE in sound financial
shape for the first time since they
bought their Valley land. and this
despite the fact they have less cash than
they had as lads for spending money.
Providing national and world conditions
get in better shape within the next two
years. most Of the boys viii, pull
through"
In making the foregoing statement.
this farmer was expressing the opinion
of the best-posted farmers OF this dis
trict
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-25
CONTRACT With
POWER CONCERN
HOLDS
Daugherty Says They are Not
Entitled to the Exclusive
Right Of Purchase I
fRv The Associated PressD

WASHINGTON, II. g.. Nav - 5Aa
opiision ~ Attorney General DauEh-rty
submitted To Secretary Weeks and fes.
warded today a. the house military enni-
mittcc holds that the contract rNerut-
rd by the government with the Alabama
Power Company ~ invalid with respect
'o the nrovision which comrany officials
contend gives thrin the right ~ rxrln-
siyc purchase of the governments inter-
cats IN the steam power plant M Ger
gas. Ala.
The cotftract negotiated ~ the wat
department with the Air Niiratrs Ger
pOraticn of New York. q subsidiary of
the American Cyanide Company under
which nitrate plant No. . was construct
"a nj Muscle Shoals also A. hrid invalid
~ the attorney general with regard ~
option for exclusive purchase. claimed
u the corporation III the event the Tilan-
ever is disposed of by the government
L. private enterprises
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-25
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY 25 1922
STATEBANK TO
NATI0NALIzE::
SEEKSCHARTER

The State Bank X Trust Company
of Brownsville, the only institution in
the city operating under the state bank
ing laws. has applied for conversion in
To the national banking system under
the name Of the State National Bank.
First information concerning the pro-
posed change came i'm fern Of press
dispatches from Washingto... Officers
Of the bank confirming the report at
the application.
The capital stock of the institution.
under the change. will bc the same as
that at present. Sl0U.UOu
John g. Fernandez. chairman of the
board Of the State Bank \ Trust Com
pany. said in connection with the pro-
posed naturalization of the bank. that
no changes IN pcrso&ncl or policies will
follow the decentralization Of the bank
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-25
Ste1Uayt Farm MORTGAGE
Hearing To Last Week
(By The Assoc,ated Pressl

KANSAS CITY. Mo. May - The
hearing of the Stewart Farm Mortgage
Company bankruptcy ease ia the federal
court viii probably last all week. both
ahles intimated today. Attorneys repre-
srnting the creditors. seeking to have
the G, mpany thrown into bankruptcy.
told Special Judge Morris they would
demand Introduction of the records Of
the company.
Thomas X. IiivcS, formerly IN Illinois
farmer. testified yesterday that he is
happier and more prosperous IN the
Rio Grandc Valley than in Illinois. The
postmaster NJ Mercedes. Texas. tcSti-
fled that farmers there were dissatisfied
nnd that many sought t. leave.
W. F. Myers. living near McAllen.
Texas, testified his Texas land was worth
more than he paid for it.
when Judge Morris asked the wit
ness ii he was in any way connected
with the company Myres denied it en-
phaticallI.
Myers testified that he had farmcd
seven years in Texas and thirteen years
in Kansas. lie said that at the time of the
flood in 1919, ". +. Stewart wired his
agents in Hidalgo county, Texas, TO
cancel interest on notes due. give a year :
extension on payment Of notes, lend
money by which the farmers affected
could replace the lost crops and cancel
water rents.
We have no more trouble with in
sects and pests than have the farmers
in Kansas" said Myers. II have never
seen more fertile soil than that in Hi
dalgo county" he added.
The witness told of sixty-inch cen
trlugal pump ready for installation
which in his opinion would furnish all
the water necessary for the farms bor-
dering on irrigation bitches.
Mr.. Myers said two crops year were
harvested in Texas whereas in Kansas
he averaged one or two good crops in
five years.