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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19
DEATH OF HON. A. c. HILL,
Prominent Citizen Dies After an Ill
ness of Three Years.

Ffomlnent Citizen Dies After an Ill
ness of Three Years.
While it had been expected for
sometime friends in Dawson regret
ted to hear of the death at his home
in Brentwood Monday afternoon of
Hon. A. c. Hill. Mr.. Hill had been
in declining health several years,
and for months his condition had
been critical.
The deceased was 50 years of age.
and was one of the most extensive
and successful farmers of the county
He was for several years a member
of the board of county commission
ers, served term in each the lower
house and the senate of the general
assembly, and until recent years was
active and prominent in all move
ments in the interest of the farmers.
He had for long time been a mem
Der OF the Methodist church. A
wife and one son, Mr.. D. B. Hill of
BronwOod, survive him.
The funeral will take place in
Bronwood this (Tuesday) afternoon
at 4 o'clock
The Clinton naDo+,, ,,lo--.1
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

SILKS.
The big cut in $1.00 27-inch
Silks in several hundred yards
of cOlOred taffetas and fancy
silks is indeed the seasons SEN
satiOn at
40, 50 and 80 Cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19
Mr.. G. Il. Wilkerson nnnd

Rev. S. ]. Hargrove of Bronwood
was called to Smithville Sunday to
otllciate at the burial of Mr., q n
Wllkerson, a well-known citizen of
that community who died at his
home Saturday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

Ladies low Shoes, in is to
4s-the odds of last season of
the $3.50 to $500 qualities
to make go now at
80 Cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

INDIA LINEN.
The best White Lawn PROPOSE
ton you have ever met with
will comfort your purse here
during this sale for five cents
less than price.
10 Cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

Follow the crowd on Tueedov
evening May 18th. They're all 60
ing to see the new Union Depof .
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19
Negro Sunday Schools

The negro Sunday SCHOOL,
son had their annual picn
nedy's park, two miles fro
Friday. 1t was largely al
was enjoyed by the pa
the fullest extent. A !
ner was spread under 4,T0
good order prevailed
day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

Everybody is going to see the
Union Depot" Follow the crowd,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

Your dining roo
touched up and
Campbell's Floor
suit will be very
Dawson Hardwa
line of all size
facturers guar
ton if the sir
lowed. lli{{i
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

3 or 6 doses 1896" will cure anv
case of chills and fever. Price Csc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
WHEAT WENT way
up, THEN DROPPED
Bulls at the Opening Led Fur.
ious Charge, Soaring
Price High.
BEARS THEN MADE A RALLY
~ THEIR ONSLAUGHT PRICE
FELL AS RAPIDLY As II WENT
UP DROP AFFECTED THE
PRICE OF CORN.

Chicago, April ga mad fight In
the wheat pit began at the opening Of
the board of trade today. Brokers rep
resenting Patten went into the mar
ket determined to force the price Of
May wheat back to s1.25 mark. Five
minutes after the gong had sounded
for the opening. the bears were in
rout and May wheat advanced in leaps
to &1.24H. a clear gain of SN cents
over last nights close.
Then the bears took turn at ham.
mering the market. The Wild selling
of May was begun and the price drop
ped. as rapidly as 1t had gone up. to
$1.20A. 1t was cyclonic day on the
board of trade and May corn followed
a slump in wheat. A loss of three
cents in corn, equivalent to q ten cent
drop in wheat in ordinary ciEcum-
stances. plunged the whole exchange
into a pandemonium.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
WOMAN STAYS At
HUSBANDS ORDER
Unfaithful Wife Confesses
She Was Compelled to
Kill Her Lover.
AN AMBUSH WAS ARRANGED
WHEN VICTIM APPROACHED THE
WOMAN PULLED TRIGGER OF
THE GUN HELD IN HANDS OF
HER HUSBAND.

Hattiesburg, Miss, April 23.-Mrs.
Minnie Crosby confessed today before
the coroner's jury that she pulled the
trigger which sent the contents of a
double barrelled shotgun into the
head of ]. r. McShane whose body
was found in secluded spot near a
bridge. Her husband had intercepted
improper correspondence between his
wife and McShane whereupon he COM
PEELED her to arrange meeting with
McShane. when the latter kept the APP
him and commanded his wife to pull
the trigger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
ARTHUR GARNER
GIVEN 4 SENTENCE
Accused Stole Money From
His Roommate.

Upon a plea of guilty to the charge
of petit larceny Artls~ Garner. black.
was fined 81 and costs and given 10
days in Jail in addition in city court
this afternoon. Garner stole $3.50
from Roy Chittenden. his roommate.
Before retiring for the night Garner
explained to Chittenden the proper
way to fold his trousers before put
ting them under the pillow. When
Chittenden awoke the next morning
he found his trousers removed and the
money taken from the pockets. He
dressed and ran to the Panhandle sta
ton. arriving in time to have Garner
q train for Cincinnati.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
HARRIS CANNOT
ATTEND BANQUET
Sends His Regrets to the
Commercial Club.

Only members of the Commercial
club and citizens of Richmond will re-
spond to toasts at the Commercial
club banquet May 4. The list In
cludes S. E. Swayne, Lee B. Nusbaum.
Wilfred Jessup. Rev. j. Everest Ca
thell, Horace c. Starr. w. HI. Quigs
and C. E. Shiveley. Ex-Governor Har-
ris of Ohio. who was to have attend
ed the banquet. has sent secretary Z.
NJ. Haas his regrets. The subjects Of
the toasts to which the foregoing will
respond have not been announced
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23

Notice is hereby givsn. That The
undersigned has been appointed by the
Wayne Circuit Court Of Indiana. exc
cutrix of the last win Of Mary T. Ep-
ping. deceased, late Of Richmond,
Wayne County. Indiana Said estate
is supposed to be solvent
PHILOMENA C. GEERS.
Dated April 9Th, 1909
-Shjyeley Z Shiveley.
Attorneys for Executrix
ny S-1s-13
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
one Way Out.


Cncle Nose, needing money, sold his
pig to Z wealthy northern lawyer who
had just bought the neighboring plan
tation After . time. needing more
money. he stole the pig and resold ii.
this time to Judge Pickens. who lived
''down the road piece" Soon after
ward the two gentlemen met and
upon comparing notes suspected what
had happened They confronted Un-
Gle Nose. The old darby cheerfully
admitted his guilt.
We'll" demanded Judge Pickens,
what are you going to do about II?
"Rlessed ef know, jedge." replied
Uncle Nose. with ! broad grin ..I's
no lawyer. reckon III have to 1t
20 two gen'men settle It between
sJo'sols~s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23

What are y0u doing hexer said tho
woman to the tramp. who bad rot
over the wall just in dine to escape
the bulldog
Madam" he said, with dignity, Il
did intend 10 request somethfn' 10 eat
but M / AK now = that. In the inter
ct - humanity. you'n feed that dog
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
WOMEN CLAIMED
WERE DESERTED
Tell Tales of Woe at Police
Headquarters.

Two irate women appeared before
SerEt. Little this afternoon and
claimed their husbands have deserted
them. One Of the men is Charles Nc
Carthy who formerly was q fireman
at the city light plant. Mrs. Mccarthy
said she believes there is another
woman in the case. 1t is believed the
missing husbands went to Indianapo-
liz.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
ATTENTION T. A.

There will be a very important
meeting of Post c. T. p. A.. Satur.
day night. at which time several very
important questions will come up. ".
cry member try to be In attendance.
NJ. l. HASTY. Sec'y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
LIVE STOCK
FURNISHED by Hartman Bros

HAGERST0NN.
PRODUCE AND POULTRY.
FURNISHED ~ n rortsr I aon.)
Country butter ...-...........23 &c
Xs ................... -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK.

Cincinnati. April %
Hogs Receipts. 1900; easy and slow.
Cattle Receipts. 1000: quiet; 1Os
lower.
Sheep ReceiptA 40 STEADY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
EAST BUFFALO,.

East Buffalo, April 223.-- A
Cattle-Receipts, 800; tops $G.7J.
Veals, tops $500.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; tops $40.
Lambs, $50.
Hogs-Receipts, 400: tops $7S5.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
PlTTsBURG LIVESTOCK.

Pittsburg. April o.
Cattle-Receipts. light. steady; ton
$3.50.
Veals, tops, 500. =,
Hogs-Receipts. g loads. tops $7.75.
Sheep Receipts, light; tops 500.
Lambs, $S.2J.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
Wool Wanted!

$1,000 to 100. 900 lbs, highest prices.
Fred Schlients & Sons. Ceuterville.
3o-7t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23

Spring lambs, tops $500.
Calves active; good, 25@i,Oc higher.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23

Trough yestibuied Trains baeWeea
ChSxaGo and Cincinnati. Douolo daily
service. Through oleepero on tro9n0
Nos. and between CAlcaoo and C1n.
T-ioe Buffet service on tratns I ana 3.
Fer train eonn4c4Sou0 and other In.
torn Stjon cau
C. A. Bl4A1R r. 4 7. 4
dome Phone 2es2. Richmond IaA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23

Eastern Traction Co


thine Table Effective Oct 81. 1917
Grains leave Richmood t.e ln0aA.
xpolis anc intsr0edlaxe statious at
500 .. M s7:3S. Sc. ss:3s. le:eA
1850. l3:o0. 100. s2:3x 3:oo. l:eA
$3.50 SEQ. 7:30. $40 S:oo. le:ooI
l1:10
sLi@itod trains.
Last car 70 Indianapolis. $50 p q.
LAST car to New Castle. lo:oe . q.
Trains connect at Indianapolis tos
lafayette. frankfort. Charlottesville.
rerre Hants. Cl:ntoa. Sullivan. Rasis
luNN ricxets snld throaeh
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
Richmond.
CATTLE

PRICES FOR POULTRY.
paid BY Bee Hive Grocery
Young chickens, dressed, per ID. .18c
Old chickens, per ID. ......... .18c
Turkeys, per ID. ...........1S to 2Oc
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Paid BY Bee Hive.)
Creamery butter, per ID. ......... soc
Country butter, per ID. .......... 25e
Eggs 80. 49,. 49,. lie
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
INSURANCE.
MOTOR CYCLES.

New and ~ecor1 land. Waking 4 &C..
400 Main 2s-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
FOR SENT.

FOR RENT-fHrnishcd rooms. heat,
with bath for gents. at the Grand.
febca tt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23

FOR HENT-A strictly modern
steam heated f1Et. A. w. Reed, eth
and Vain. 7<f
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
Richmond Hay Market.
Indianapolis Grain.
TOLEDO GRAIN.

Toledo. April %
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23
lNo,ANAPolis LIVESTOCK.

BEST STEERS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-23

lWANTED-You to call and see our
Excelsior Motorcycle, Elmer
Smith, 426 Main st. Phone 1906.
apr14-tl
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07

The saw mill Of c. 3. 4 X. .. Moore
on the vest side OF the river. viii
make Its anal run 10. this sea,oe
eomsacins Monday. August 30. They
have about 100000 feet Of choi-s
Or and pine logs on hand. which
Will keep them bnsy uatii oct"se' y.
All orders for lumber shoule b.
placed At an early date. Special or.
ders for ar viii be xivea prompt At
teation
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07

am goins TO have a window sale
| need money ariul bad. stop and acc
the goods displayed. u you are in'
tcrc,,ed. come In. No uoubl. to
show you the goods.
~ Mciiatian's.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07
rHE non TON GROCERY.

A little store wi'h the best 10 the
grocery line-clean. nev. fresh. and
prices reasonable. One trial viil
conviace you that Il 10 the place TO
trade. i.lote
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07
. BRIEF MENTION. =
. e>>>>>>>~>~>ee>>>

IT. Alexander OF porris is in the
city.
Ladies. sec the ns~ tall ceais al
\ X \ ssorc.
Il. W. Tower ci kcnc Is la the ely
TO-DAY.
n. N. nail ot Dairy Is In the c,IS
TO-DAY.
Tailored siik snir,~a,s,s, the new
es, out. Just arrived a, suits store.
}. &. Mitchell. the ea,,lcman ot TIA
tciic. Is In the city,
Fall suits and coats, the newest
things. no~ on display at siilts' store,
Earl s,ivcrs OF ~, Klamath Is reg
is,ercd at the Lakeside,
Mrs q. Houset and Mrs, y Olive.
fashionable drcssmakius and tailor
Ing. Room SOS. Baid~in block
tered at the livrrmorc,
Ladies' aud ehiidrcn's fall aud win.
w
store. Some stunning styles.
'
All s"mm'T 'aof''' feusee' 10 '''"
'''
Geo W. '~"se's "' ~ N"""'" !"
registered at the '.Shrsioe'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07

n tho f-sali of the demonstrated
aussss. of wireless t-i-sraphy. tho
Bri,ish admiralty ha. abolished tho
u.- II carrier pls-on.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07
PVRNlTrRE EOR x.ss.E

J. z. Stewart will sell at private
sale his household furniture. which
consists Of one Mohawk range. one
heating stove. sideboard. oak dining
table. bedroom suit. etc. Next door 10
Oregon H0use.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07

Ucorss \ i.ouE ~ raroma, srs''
orn manager Tor w-,.fhaus.t som'
pauy. aud " Air,anigr aud sop.
John. % Portland. samr In las, niSh'
They took to ,t- ---is With J v
Kimhaii. losAi representative.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07
To rHE PARTNERS Or kI.AMATH
COUNTY

The Klamath development CON-
pany proposes To procure and main.
tain at Its once In Klamath Falls =
permanent exhibit Of such products
as are raised here.
We will greatly appreciate II u you
will bring or send to us some Of your
best specimens. We will properly
care for same aud mark each exhibit
with the name Of the grower and the
part of the county In which Il was
produced. II the exhibit be fruit. we
will properly preserve same In jars.
This Is an important matter. and
we hope we may have your co-opera-
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07

The o. X. Transfer company Ii
again prepared to furnish Ice tn its
customers. having received q new
supply.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07

Souvenir spoons Of Crater lake.
the high school and Klamath Falls.
A. McIiattsns.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07

Masiin 10 beinG made ffss {
nb-s II IN. banasa tree
The koaih-,s rsslnc rslirpsi q
sumo. 1000. 900 bArrs. q al
,~sr ne furi
the nosthvfnmo., mill 10 49,
10 . n.ar m,ii a, ,e'miilisA
miles aasth of the tsllst 4
boundary and .l,hla 400 nil~ q
Arctic circle
A vc,s Ut lead aud siss ~
h.-u discovered an tho sfess6
the Kehoo, of Mines at risss
VITA. ssd v,ii BE- ot~nsd ~ Y
aaacss.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07

tion. The future development OF
Klamath county depends upon cur
united and concerted efforts.
Respectfully.
W. $. woRpEN.
E Assistant To President.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-27
The Betrayal;
BY E. PHILLIPs oPpENHEiM
Copyright, 1905. by Dodd. Mead & Co.

l had not been there my father
would have struck her. He was al
most speeches. with fury. He
poured himself out another glass
of brandy with shaking fingers.
Thank you," said to her, sim
ply. II do not think that these
papers are worth $4,000. Let me
tell you what / came here for.
am a messenger from the duke Of
Rowchester."' 1
My father. dropped his glass
Mrs. ,Smith-Lessing looked Devil
dered. ~ q
"The duke."aI said to her, de
sires to see yon. Can you come tC
Cavendish square this afternoon
do you. mean this?" she asked
in low tone. II do not understand
it. I have never seen the duke In
my life
Il understand no more than you
do" / assured her. That is the
message"
Il do not promise to come" she
said. II must think 1t over.''
My father pushed her roughly
away.
Come, there's been enough oil
this fooling." he declared roughly
Guy, sit down again. my boy. We
must have another talk about this
matter"
l turned upon him in moment,
airy fit of passion.
:" have no more to say, SIR"
declared. 1T seems that you are
not content with running your own
life and overshadowing mine. You
want to drag me, too, down into
the slough"
You don't understand, my dear
boy!"
The door opened and Ray enter.
ed. My bundle of papers slipped
from my fingers onto the floor in
the excitement of the moment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-27
UNCLE SANS BAL.
ANCE RUNS LOWER
Not Certain That He VIII Not Have
to Issue Certificates of
Indebtedness.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.--Since
Oct. 1 the treasury has run behind
e5,400.175. and while II Is hoped to
avoid the issuance of certificates
of Indebtedness the outlook is not
Ccassuring.
: The excess of disbursements over
receipts for the fiscal year thus far
has been $37,936.998. Considering
only the ordinary receipts and dis.
'bursements. the deficit thus far has
been $26.534.2S7, A year ago, how
ever, 1t was $37, AIS.
4 The customs receipts for the fis.
eal year thus far have been about
$22.000,000 more than last year for
lhc corresponding period. Internal
revenue receipts have born abou:
iH5, 000,0 900 heavier. But the swollen
expenditures Lave consumed all of
lhe INCREASE.
Receipts for the fiscal year are
about $22.000.000 heavier than for
the same period last year, the ex.
lpendltures have been about $14..
100000 heavier.
The working balance of the treas
AIRY Is at low ebb, about $25, 900, 900.
THE government balance In banks
is down to $4,000, 900 and The total
balance In the general fund Is $685..
100000. ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-27
S II o X T
SHAVINGS

A cigar man on Riverside avenue
has grudge against the baseball
mania developed by the worlds
series between Detroit and Pitts
burg.
Nothing to it," he complained
today. They are dippy and then a
lot.
"A fellow blew into the store
and asked for some Detroit club
tobacco. That's real brand, all
right, but | didn't have it on hand.
| thought | would jolly him along.
Haven't got any Detroit club
| told him, but l can fix you up
with some Pittsburg stogies.'
Well, say! That fellow got sore
as a crab. How was to know he
couldn't think of anything but the
Tiger-Pirate scrap?"
The reporters name is Billie,
which distinguishes him from 9TH
er reporters named Bill, VIII
Willie and William. Lately he
saved up enough to go to England
for tour and when he got back,
the golf habit stuck out all over
him.
Recently Billie HE'D him to the
links. There he met another lone
ly soul and together they played
hit-it-and-hike. 1t was a grand
game.
Meet you here Saturday." said
Billie.
I'm afraid l shall be too busy"
was the reply.
How about Sunday morning.
them"
That Is the time it would be
hardest for me to get away"
Billie stared his establishment.
Hardest to get away Sunday
morning." he exclaimed. what
are you giving me? Nobody works
Sundays"
The other smiled deprecatingly
and said:
The truth is, the congregation
of my church expects me to
preach a sermon to them Sunday
morning. as usual"
The reporter wandered silently
away. He thought deeply and long,
Il wonder II he heard all | said
when | missed that drive at the
fourth hole he said.
A teacher in a north side school
told her pupils one evening last
week to .take all their books out
of their desks and leave them on
top. The order almost gave one
IA year old girl heart failure. She
had written the answers to the
problems In her arithmetic along
the margins, and felt just sure that
teacher expect to inspect the books.
She spent half an hour erasing the
tell-tale figures.
Next morning the girl learned
that the order had been given be-
cause the room was to be fumi.
gated. Now she's working trying
to decipher the faint tracings of tho
answers and write them back again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-27
10000 WORKING
GIRLS MAY SAVE
HER FROM JAIL
Asked to Contribute rs Cents Each
Toward Freeing Miss Jones,
Who Stole for Sweetheart.

PlTTSBURG. Oct. 27.--An appeal
was sent out today to 1900 work.
ing girls in Pittsburg to contribute
25 cents each toward raising the
$4,000 yet needed to save from pris-
on Stella Jones. the young book
keeper who stole $500 for her
sweetheart. 1t Is understood that
IL the money is returned to her en-
ployers, from whom she took il,
the prosecution will be dropped.
More than five hundred young
women today sent In their contri-
buttons, many of them promising
to send the rs cents several times
per week. Miss Jones pastor and
several Of her fellow Sunday school
teachers have been appointed as
sist treasurers for the fund.
The family physician has ordered
the stopping of every clock in the
Jones home. as the younng woman
would rise and scream in terror
every time clock struck, thinking
1t was the clang Of the patrol wag-
on bell coming to take her to
prison.,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-27
THE FAT AND SPEECHES. MACON
VS.. THE LEAN AND T0NGUEY CRANE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Who.s
running the department of state
anyway? Philander Knox or Bill
Shakespeare?
That's a question wiseacres are
asking, since Chas. r. Crane, near
minister to China, and q thin man,
was yanked back from San Fran
cisco to be handed his walking
papers.
Hardly had the thin form Of
near-Minister Crane disappeared in
the distance than mastodon in
the perkon of Chas. X. Magoon
hove in sight. Magoon was provi-
sional governor of Cuba after the
revolution in that republic.
Though he came at Knox's
orders he said nothing, thereby dis
tinguishing himself from near
Minister Crane.
Shakespeare wrote one time, al
auding to Caius Cassius, promi-
nent Roman politician:
Yon Cassius hath lean and hun
groy look.
He thinks too much; such men are
dangerous.
Everybody knows by this time
why fatless Crane disappeared
from official vision. BY substitute
ing the word talks" for the word
thinks" the public may have an
excellent size-up of the situation.
Here is where Shakespeare fits
In. The secretary of state long has
hn0n knnUn nr nd
of the bard of Avon. But now his
friends believe that he has been
guided by the sage words of
Shakespeare even in picking Chi
nese ministers.
Speaking of Chas. Cassius Crane,
there's Chas. Falstaff Magoon. Ma
COON is as fat as Crane is than. His
smiling face is amply set off by a
double chine of Taft-like proper
tions.
Like Falstaff, who said in The
Merry Wives of Windsor" 81 am
in the waist two yards about; I
cannot prattle,' Mr.. Magoon also
has reputation for keeping his
mouth shut.
He can crack joke and tell a
good story, while Minister
Cranes sole humor, his friends say,
always was tinged with sarcasm.
Crane weighs about 100 pounds,
and Magoon neither admits nor de-
mics $50 pounds.
Knox, like Shakespeare, has al
ways been called good Judge of
human nature, and when near.Min-
lister Crane began to exhibit Cas-
sius-like actions, it is safe guess
Knox turned to his well-thumbed
copy of Shakespeare's complete
plays, with foot notes, and found
that II he was to get nontalking
minister to China he would have