Mrs. Bates. From that, they got that he was a secret agent for the——
If you think that's bad, you ought to see what they did to me over the weekend. I had to get them to retract—according to the Associated Press Monday they had it on the wire that you people had come out to my house over the weekend and interviewed me—and I was on my way to Washington Monday!
Mr. Jenner. You mean, this past weekend?
Mrs. Bates. Yes; The Star Telegram called me Monday——
Mr. Jenner. Uh-huh.
Mrs. Bates. And asked me about it and I said, "I don't know what you are talking about."
And they said, "Well, somebody has just jumped the gun."
And I said, "Well, you'd better do something about it. That's not true. And I certainly don't want to get in trouble with those people."
Mr. Jenner. I think some one of the young men around here told me that—but I put no stock in it, so——
Mrs. Bates. Well, I didn't know anything about it. I don't have a telephone at home. I had it taken out. And there wasn't any way anybody could contact me. I did get my letter Friday. But that's all. Well, they had me on the plane Monday to Washington! [laughing]. That's the press.