The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-09
az JONATHAN WINFIELD.

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Washington. Oct s.-President TAFT
who Is always .at home. TO the corps
OF Washington newspaper writer's.
knows them all by name and visits"
with them when they call In body
to seeks news. The president Is not
particularly anxious to give out In
formation. He does not seek person
al notoriety--in fact he frowns upon
any effort to bring him into the lime
light OF publicity.
When the newspaper men enter his
once the president greets them with
hearty welcome and II he has been
absent from Washington for some
time. exclaims. II guess will have
to stir around and shake hands with
you fellows" He knows each man
and greets him individually. Then he
laughs and asks to be told the news.
The other day. just after his return
for the cabinet house party" one OF
the newspaper men who went In to
see the president represents = num-
Der Of Southern newspapers and has
always been q democrat in politics.
The president said to him: Il guess
you are ready to land the clerkship of
the next house."
mo government job for me. re-
piled the correspondent.
Then you are not much OF demo
crat." replied the president. for ac-
cording to my understanding every
democrat wants an ONCE some time,
some where
Attorney General Wickersham Is a
great story teller. He brought the
following tale back from the north
west and told 1t at the White House.
A man there was who was in NOR
tai fear OF his wife, especially when
he INDUCED In spirits to excess and
forgot to 60 home until the early
hours of the morning. One night he
drank until he became hilarious and
it was getting in the small hours OF
the morning that he reached his home.
He gained an entrance without arous.
ing his sleeping spouse. Shoeless he
climbed the stairway, opened the
door of the bedroom, entered and
closed it after him without being de.
tected. Just as he was about to get
into bed. his wife. half aroused from
her slumber. turned sleepily and said
rs that you. Fido?" The husband
telling the rest of the story. replied
For once In my life l had real pres
ence Of mind. licked her hand"
Secretary Of State Knox has prac
tically decided that his cherished
plan Of visiting China during hi
term In the Taft cabinet will not ma
terialize. The BENEFITS that have ac
crued to United States business mer
through the visit OF Senator Root Il
South American countries when hs
was serving as secretary OF state un
der President Roosevelt and the az
cellent results attained in bringing
this country and the republics Of
South America to better understand
Ing AZ to the intention Of the Unitet
States to faithfully play foster father
to them and without the selfish de
signs prevent European nations from
depressing them, were the motive,
that prompted Secretary Konx to con
template the visit to the Orient.
1 China has great possibilities Ii
trade for the United States. Chin,
believes that the United States Is he
one. best friend. A visit Of 4 secre
tary Of state would be OF value ii
bringing about closer relations be
tween the countries. The proposed
journey OF the secretary has, however
been practically abandoned. It Il
said that II It had not been for th,
Nicaraguan troubles OF the last yea
the journey would have been under
taken before this time.
| One Of the problems with whicl
Major General Wood. chief OF stan o
the army il wrestling il what to d.
with two army oflicers who have bee,
convicted Of crime. It IL q problem
which confronted Major Genera
Franklin Bell when he was chief o
STAFF and which he left a. heritag,
to General Wood.
The officers are Captain Peter C
Hams. who is serving q term In SIM
Sing for the killing OF William Annis
and Captain Thomas Franklin, VIII,
has been convicted OF embexxlinl
funds belonging to cadets at Yves
Point. But for the fact that they ar
not rendering any service ana are no
receiving any pay, both men are full
fiedged army officers. Neither ha
been dismissed from the service. N