Mr. Jenner. And, of course, in a situation like this, Mr. Adams, there are all kinds of "ifs": if somebody had done this, if only this had been done.
Mr. Adams. Well, even the little contact that I had with him, I thought—was there something there I should have noticed and if I start letting this get on my back, I will start examining every applicant who comes in—he may be a potential fiend, "I'll have to watch you," and pretty soon I'll be talking to myself.
Mr. Jenner. Yes; you are always subject to the accusation of being a meddler. It is pretty hard to say just where the scope of your probing should go—a reasonable amount of probing should go and where you have to hold down the gate.
Mr. Adams. The first I knew about it was when it came out in the paper that he had been a claimant.
Mr. Jenner. Yes; for unemployment compensation?
Mr. Adams. Right, from this district or Fort Worth, I don't know which one exactly.
Mr. Jenner. By the way, do you have an office over in Fort Worth?
Mr. Adams. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. Do you have an office similar to this one, that is, that aids persons to obtain employment?
Mr. Adams. Yes; the State is divided into districts. The Dallas district is unique in that it encompasses only Dallas County. Out in West Texas, I guess, the districts encompass maybe 20 or 30 counties.