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NOT AN APPLICANT.
The President Impressed by Pay Di-
rector Rogers Attitude.

Pay Director Rogers of the navy who
has recently been designated to succeed
Paymaster General Harris. and who has
been ordered to Washington to famiiarize
himself with his new duties, is said to be
one OF the very few officers eligible to 'ap
pcintment chief of the bureau who did
not have an application on file asking for
the place or whose friends had not inter-
ested themselves in his behalf President
Roosevelt in looking over the list of ed
gfbles was impressed with the fact that
Pay Director Rogers had not applied for
the place. and at. once caused a letter to
be written to him asking if he would ac-
cept the place: The letter was the first in
timation Mr.. Rogers had that he was be-
ing considered.
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DELIBERATIONS SUSPENDED.
Several Weeks Before the Keep Com
mission Resumes Work.

Assistant Secretary Keep, who is the head
of the Keep commission, said today, when
asked whether his commission was doing
any work Of Importance at. this time, that
it would be several weeks before the COM
mission would take up the different SUBJ
jects on which it has been at work
Some of the members of the commission
are out of the city, he said, land the sub
committees handling different subjects are
broken up by vacations of members 1t will
be three or four weeks before the full men,
bership of the commission and Of the sub
committees will be in Washington prepared
to get down to work
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Mr.. zappone Thanked.

At a recent meeting of the Potomac River
Regatta Association resolutions were adopt
ed rendering thanks and congratulations
to Mr.. Claude r. Zappone for the success
of the recent middle states regatta. 1t
was acknowledged that in the recent re-
gatta. as in previous regattas. the personal
efforts of Mr.. Zappone have not only Sc
cured for the Potomac river and the CITY
of Washington the regatta against almost
insuperable obstacles, but that the ma
tority of the entries in local regattas of
recent years have been made by reason of
his personal work and solicitation.
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THE COURT RECORD.
District Supreme Court.


EQUITY COURT No. Chief Justice Cla-
baugh.
Truesdell agt. Macfarland; leave to make
deposit in lieu of appeal bond; complain
ants solicitor, John Ridout; defendants So
licitor, e. H. Thomas.
Tally aEt. Ashford; substitution OF trus-
tee; compartments solicitors, ]. ]. Darling
ton and w. C. Sullivan.
Davis0n agt. Dawson; restraining order
modified; eomplainant's solicitor. Campbell
Darlington; defendants solicitors, w. l..
Ford and T. G. Miller.
Brodt agt. Emmerich and White agt. EN-
merich; substitution of trustee; complain
ants solicitor. Julius A. Maedel.
Nichols agt. Nichols; appearance OF ABB
sent defendant ordered; compliments So
licitor, Thomas Walker.
Prezzavento agt. Petrone; rule to In
junction returnable September %; COM
plainant's solicitor Stanton c. Peelle.
Galloway agt. Galloway; rule as to in
junction returnable September IS; COM
plainant's solicitor, Wilton j. Lambert:
Moore agt. Champagne; sale decreed with
Alex. H. Bell trustee; bond, Wow; COM
plainant's solicitor. A. H. Bell.
Cahill agt. Cahill; writ ne exeat ordered
to issue; compliments solicitor Z. w.
Stetson.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Gould.
United States, use OF Trusseu Concre.e
pany ct al; motiop for bill of particulars
granted; plaintiffs attorneys. Ralston 4
Siddons; defendants attorneys, Birney &
Woodland.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Gould
United States agt Benjamin Kelley. house.
breaking; bench warrant returned cepl ana
defendant committed.
United States agt. Harry GosWell held
for rape; bail fixed at $4,000; attorney,
James Pugh.
Estate of Mary II. Merillion; will admit
ted to probate; attorney, A. s. Taylor.
Estate of Curtis ]. Hillyer; will admitted
ed to Angelina Hillyer; bond, $1,000; at
torneys, Ralston & Siddons
In re Sidney Thompson ct al order OF
allowance; attorneys, Gordon q ordon
BANKRUPTCY coURT-chief Justice Cla-
baugh.
In re John v. Barross; hearing fixed for
October 49, 1905.
PROBATE CoURT-Chief Justice cla-
baugh. 7 $3.50. 80, -
Estate of Barney Levy; petition for let
tiers of administration filed; attorney, c. Z.
Estate of Mary A. Brooke; will dated
August 8, 1896, filed with petition for pro-
bate; attorneys, Tucker & Kenyon.
Estate of Catherine Coffey: will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary granted
to Lawrence Mangan. bond, 500; attorney,
M. r. Mangan.
Estate of Reuben Taylor; rule to show
cause; attorney. r.. H. Mcneil.
In re Maud A. Freeman ct al, order ap-
s., 600; attorneys, Gordon & Gordon.
Estate of Mary Ann Grid; petition for
probate of will filed; attorney, Thomas
Walker
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Grand Jury to Investigate.

James Carico pleaded. guilty in the Po-
lice Court this morning to a charge of rob-
berry Of James Davis of 1907 New Jersey
avenue southeast OF cents and a half
pint of whisky. Carico was then held for
the action of the grand jury, and bond was
fixed at $500, in default of which Carico
was ordered to be committed to JAIL
Davis was asleep in a park in southeast
Washington few night ago, 1t is alleged
when Carico rifled his pockets Policeman
Embrey of the fifth precinct arrested Carico
for the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-18
How to Remove a Comfy It.

From the New ThOUKht.
Expose the corn and pass the finger tips
of your right hand over it slowly and
caressingly. at the same time sending a
vibration from the brain to the corn. II
1t is a soft corn Alb vibrations per second
will suffice; II a hard corn, put on forced
draught. Repeat slowly: Il am now send
Ing a current Of thought force into my
corn. and SO separating. deducing, dis
iEtegrating. rendering, splitting, sunder-
whiting. dispensing, dislocating, Gliding.
Givorcing, pulverizing, slashing, slicIng
and dfssecting 1t, that presently it will
rass away" Repeat it three times; then
with rising infection: "Avaunt! avaunt!
araunt.' Finish by repeating the pass
word: "The universe is mine. am It,"
The corn will at first look extremely sur
prised. then wilt and fade beautifully
from sight.
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teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-flve minutes before sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition OF water at
8 am: Great Falls temperature, IS; con-
dition, %; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
70: condition at north connection, 10; con-
diton at south connection -. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, "A; con-
dition at infiuent gatehouse, ID; condition
at effiuent gatehouse. Is. Washington city
reservoir. temperature, 20; condition at
inf1uent, II; condition at ef1uent, o.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The STAR.
HARPERs FERRY. w. Va, September
1S.-Both rivers clear.
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ARMY Orders,

Capt. Theodore B. Hacker, chief commits
sary. department of the Missouri, has been
ordered to Valentine. Neb., for the purpose
of inspecting and shipping subsistence sup
plies.
First Lieut.. Roger S. Fitch. LIST Cavalry,
has been granted one months leave of alb
sence, to take effect upon his being relieved
from duty at Camp Tacoma, Wash.
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Capt, Cosby In Europe.

Capt. Spencer Cosby. the engineer off,
Ger in charge of government works in
this vicinity, has gone to England OH
leave of absence, and will make a sh ,rt
cruise in the Mediterranean as the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Chllds
Drexel Of Philadelphia on their yacht
Alceda
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Will of Mrs. May A. Brooke.

The will of Mrs May A. Brooke, dated
August o, 1906, was filed today for probate
Her real estate is devised TO Mrs. Julia Nc
Alister and Ernest G. Thompson, in trust
for her son, William West Brooke until he
attains the age of twenty-seven years Be-
quests Of $50 each are given to Mary Nc
Farland and Mary A. Goods. Should her
son die without widow or child before reach
ing the age specified the property is to go
to Ernest G. Thompson. Mrs. .McAljster
and Mr.. Thompson are also named as ex-
ecutors.
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Funeral Of Mrs. Wright.

Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning over the remains Of Mrs.
Catherine Wright. who died Monday at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Green, So K street northeast. The services
will be held at ST. Aloysius Catholic Church.
North Capitol and streets northwest.
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Bids for sewer Authorized.

The Commissioners today issued formal
orde. to Superintendent D. E. McComb of
the sewer department authorizing him to adj
vertise in a number Of newspapers for pro-
posals to construct the new 1900 foot
sewer in the Falls Branch valley. The work
will be done under an appropriation of $41,-
600 made by the last Congress The new
sewer will be exactly 400 feet in length
and will vary in diameter from one to two
feet When completed 1t will extend into
the vicinity of University Heights north
east.
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Building Permit Issued.

building permit was issued by Inspector
Ashford today as follows:
To Washington Gas Light Company, for
one one-story frame building at 43O4 Bright
good avenue northwest: architect, A. H.
Beers; builders, Washington Gas Light
Company; estimated cost, 81 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-18
Embassy Secretaries Transferred.

Spencer F. Eddy of Illinois. first secretary
OF the American embassy at st. Peters,
burg, has been transferred to a similar po-
sition in the American embassy at Berlin.
succeeding H. Percival Dodge of Massachu-
sets, who has been appointed first secre-
tary of tine American embassy at Toxic.
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Breaking It Gently.

Translated for Tales From lie Rire.
Doctor, my poor husband 10 very Ill, is
he not?''
"Yes. madam"
please, doctor. when you are sure that
there is no hope left, let me know, but in
such a way that / won't understand"
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In the Editors sanctum.

Translated for Tales From lie Rire.
Poet-'I have a little poem here 1 would
like to show you. 1t is SO pathetic that
when / read ii to my mother. she cried
Editor-"You ought to be ashamed OF
yourself. Take your poem away and never
make your mother cry again.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Unsettled Weather; Probably Rain
Tonight and Wednesday.

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, unsettled weather, probably rain to-
night and Wednesday; fresh easterly winds.
For Virginia. rain tonight, warmer in
western portion. Wednesday, rain; fresh
east TO southeast winds.
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PIacinr The Responsibility.

Translated for Tales From Meggendo-fer Batter.
And what will become of the children.
Elsie when we get divorce?'
why, you'll take them. Of course
You're the guilty one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-18

Weather conditions and general forecast:
The storm off the North Carolina coast
Monday morning has moved westward to
eastern Tennessee and diminished greatly
In energy In its present position 1t will
doubtless drift slowly northward as a
storm of only slight intensity, but attended
by considerable rain.
Pressure continues high over the middle
Atlantic states and the middle Rocky
mountain and plateau districts.
The weather has been generally fair ex-
cept in the south Atlantic states and in
scattered localities in the Mississippi val
where rain has fallen. =
The temperature has risen in eastern
districts. -n-.
d" Showers are indicated for tonight and
Wednesday in the south Atlantic states the
northern portion Of the east gulf states,
and the southern portion of the middle At
lantic states
The temperature will change but little
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh northeast to east; on the
south Atlantic coast fresh and variable:
on the east gulf coast light and variable,
and on the lower lakes fresh and variable
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Charleston, 1O1; Au-
2.3s; Blackville, S. c., 1.90; Columbus. Ga,
23O; Greenwood S. c., 26O Washington
Ga, 1.62; WAynesboro, Ga, 1.sO
Steamers departing today for European
winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H. pm, 10; 8
pm, -: II midnight. 10; September 10,
am, 81: s am, 30; II noon, SO; pm, "a.
Maximum, "a, at 2 pm, September IS;
minimum, 90, at am, September Is.
Barometer-September II. pm, 9O19;
pm, 49, II midnight. 80 20; September
Is, am. 1920: 8 am, 1921; noon, 80. Is;
pm.. 3O.15.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by AT.
fiecks standard thermometer was as fol.
lows: am, IS; II noon, IS; pm, 90
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide 80 am. and OLA pm;
high tide. 7:3S am. and SOL pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:34 am. and 2:55
pm; high tide, S:25 am. and S:45 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose SAB am; sun sets sos
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:44 am.
Moon sets 6:15 pm.
New moon .ssr~
The City Lights.
The city lights and naptha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-18

Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours, ~; year ago, "a.
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The City Lights.
city lights and martha lar

The city lights and naptha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
yum A.

No church services were held last
Sunday, owing to the rain. Everyone
stayed at home.
Sayler Wake of Moline spent Sat
urday and Sunday with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Ann Moody, widow of William
H. Moody, a former resident of Yuma,
but now of Nebraska, is here accom-
panied by her two daughters, Mrs.
Lamphere and Mrs. Hurlbert.
Mrs. George Wainwright, who has
been spending few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Warren of Wa
tertown. returned home Monday eve
ming.
The sale at Ben Snyder's was well
attended.
Holmes Mumwa was home last Sun
day. He likes Moline, and expects to
remain during the winter.
Ralph Beal, who is assisting Omar
Karr in a feed store at Rock Falls, is
home for Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Charles of Port
Byron spent Friday with Mrs. S. w.
Mumwa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
HAMLET.

Mrs Lucinda Boyles has been I'M
able to be about the house since Fri
day.
Several from here attended L. A.
Sewers sale southeast of Reynolds
Saturday
Charles Bopes is sick.
John Cooper and Miss nellie Cooper
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Jennie Gridley in Aledo
The oyster supper in the Hamlet hall
Friday night was well attended. The
proceeds amounted to about $24
Frank Cooper and Riley Halstead
were Aledo visitors Saturday.
Miss Katherine Bopes visited the
Aledo high school Friday afternoon
and listened to a debate in which Miss
Fora Lee of Hamlet was one of the
debaters
The farmers who have finished pick
ing corn are congratulating themselves.
Nearly all of the farmers in this neigh
borhood will finish picking this week
The children are being drilled for
a cantata to be given Christmas. The
date will be printed later.
Miss Grace Vickers visited with her
brother, Frank and family, the last of
the week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30

BOOKINGS AT THE BURTIS.
Nov. 3o-"Prince of PiIsen."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30

have all his fingers and the thumb on
the left hand severed by being caught
in a saw at New Boston, ILL.,, where he
was employed
Ferris, the 4-year-old' daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Workman, who live
near Muscatine, is quite i'll with diabe-
ties.
The many friends and acquaintances
of John Wray will be pleased to learn
that he is again able TO be up and
about the house after a long illness.
Miss Nola Gillett spent several days
with her sister. Mrs. Ira Boney of
Buffalo Prairie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
BOOKINGS AT THE CRANE

Nov. 30-"On Parole"
At Early Date-"Varonique."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
IN THE SUBURBS.
ILLINOIS CITY.

Thomas Martin, Jr., had the misfor
tune to lose his left hand Friday while
working in a saw mill near New Bos.
ton. Mr. Martins condition is consid-
cred very grave.
Peter Hahn and daughter-in-law
Mrs. Eugene Hahn, departed Saturday
morning for Davenport and Rock IS
land for the formers wife, Mrs Reada
Hahn, who returned home with them
in the evening
The rain Sunday prevented a num-
Der from attending the funeral of Mrs.
William Reeves of Fairport, Iowa, who
died Friday morning.
There is new meat market in this
burg. Len Martin is the proprietor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
FOSTER.

Almost all of the farmers have their
corn husked, and can partake of their
Thanksgiving dinner with grateful
hearts, the corn crop having been a
good yield.
Owing to the rain Sunday there
were no services in the different
churches of the community.
Miss Belle Reynolds has returned
from Rock Island where she has spent
the past week at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds
The many friends of Thomas Martin
of Illinois City, were greatly shocked
, learn that he had the misfortune to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
ANDALUSIA.

Henry Thompson moved into the
Davis place last week
T. E. Cole returned Thursday from
a business trip to Minneapolis and ST
Paul.
Miss Clara Davis returned Saturday
to her sisters, Mrs. Parks, near Rey-
nolds.
Mrs Reynolds had the misfortune to
be severely injured by fall last week.
The Thompson-Simmo button fac
tory started last week with every ma
chine in operation.
Mrs. E. B. Roberts returned home
Wednesday after a visit of several
weeks with relatives in Iowa
Mr. Kuhn of Colorado, is visiting
his 'brother-in-law, r. p. Roth.
G. A. Strohmeier returned to his
home in Sioux City Tuesday evening.
Mrs. J. ID. Walton of Carbon Cliff.
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. Z.
Strohmeier.
Jacob j. Strohmeier was born Feb.
20, 1915 at Wuttenberg, Germany Died
Friday, Nov. %, at about a. M, at his
home in Andalusia. In 1S45 he was
married to Anna Marie Kern who died
in 1897. To this union were born six
sons. two dying in infancy in Ger
many. The four remaining are Charles
F., of Sac City; Edward E., of Med
ford, Okla; William, of this place. and
Gustavus A. of Sioux City The fun
eral services were conducted by Rev.
j. r. Spiller at the Baptist church at
1870 p. M, Sunday. Interment was
made at the Andalusia cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
TIM BER.

On account of the rain there were
no services at Oak Ridge school house
last Sunday.
Thomas Hayes is building an addi-
ton to his barn
Thomas Bopes was business caller
in Rock Island one day last week
Mrs. Lydia Bopes is spending a few
days at her daughters, Mrs. Milo
Lloyd of Marston.
Misses Lucy and Julia Tenderness
ter spent Thursday evening with Miss
Mae Parmenter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30

"On Parole" Tonight.-"On Parole"
is the attraction at the Grand, Daven-
port, tonight and theater goers are as
sured of fine evenings entertain
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
siIious Attack Quickly Cured.

A few weeks ago 1 had bilious at
tack that was so severe l was not able
to go to the Office for two days. Fail.
ing to get relief from my family ply
sician's treatment, took three of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
and the next day felt like new man.
III. c. Bailey, editor of the News,
Chaplin, S. G. These tablets are for
sale by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
Here is our condensed opinion of tn

Here is our condensed opinion OF the
Original Laxative Cough Syrup: Near
ly all other cough syrups are consti-
pating, especially those containing OPP
iates Kennedy's Laxative, (ccntain-
ing honey and tar), moves the bowels.
Contains no opiatee. Conforms to the
national pure food end drug law. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
AT the Tbeafer.

Dec. 24-"A Gentleman Burglar"
Dec. 26"The Innocent Maids"
Dec. 2Z-The Oriental Burlesquers.
Dec. 29-"Peck's Bad Boy" (mat.
inee).
Dec. 31-"The Pit"
Dec. 3o-"The Maid and the Mum
my" (matinee).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30

Draws Big Houses.-"The Show
Girl" with Miss Hilda Thomas in the
leading part, played to two big houses
yesterday, both the matinee and even
ing performances drawing a large pro-
portion of the holiday pleasure seekers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-30
RYMPLE COMEDY COMPANY
HERE NEXT WEEK.

| The production proved a pleasing one,
and Miss Thomas won the house with
her peculiar humor and her singing.
Lou Hall as Johnny Jones, the proper
ty man, proved to be clever and car
ried the part well.
"On Parole" Tonight.-"On Parole"
port, tonight and theater goers are as
sured of a fine evenings entertain
ment.
Always Star.-Miss Virginia Har-
ned. who will present Victorien Sar-
dou's The Love Letter. at the Grand
opera house. Davenport, Monday. Dec.
g. was never a chorus actress but
at the very start played leading parts.
Albert Gran, the cynical bachelor of
The Love Letter" had his first stage
experience sweeping theaters in Lon
don and broke into the ranks of real
actors by attracting the attention of
Sir Henry Irving. Sir Henry thought
any boy who could sweep up properly
would make good at anything, and sub
sequent events have justified the as
sumption. Miss Harmed uses an exact
copy of her own boudoir in her New
York home, in the first act of THE
Love Letter" The scenic artist took
the room bodily. 1t is a Louis XVI.
with ivory white and gold coloring and
rose colored MORE hangings and fur
nishings
In Front Ranks. H. Dudley. who
stands in the front rank of colored
comedians, will be seen in a new piece
this season with the Smart Set The
play is called "The Black Politician.
1t is in three acts and will be the at
traction at the Illinois theater tonight.
1.-THE Black Politician" may be rightly
termed a comedy success with music.
Besides convulsing the audience with
wholesome Telishing laughter it also
thrills. The situations are side-split-
ting and the action is speedy and con-
sistent. AS Hezekiah Doc. Mr. Dudley
has role that fits him like kid glove
He is nothing more than race track
tout in the play, but when requested
to pose as a great politician he rises
to the situation with all the grace and
dignity of an old campaigner.