Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-12-26

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mouse of commons and accused Sir Ru-
rus lsaacs OF being a gambler. It SEEM
ca as II the promotion Of the attorney
general In the AsQuith ministry to h
post OF lord chief Justice OF England
q been made forever impossible.
One or the greatest scandals In public
lie had been precipitated by what to
the London Mall was the fatal deci-
sion OF Sir Rufus to take 10000 Am
erican Marconi shares from his broth
er. Harry Isaacs. The shares purchas-
ca upon Q tip" from yet another broth
T Sir Rufus would be brought into
Offtcial relations with the MarcOni en-
terprise.
The whole seemed dissolved
IN emotion as Sir Rufus Isaccs, his
voice trembling, confessed hat he had
zone wrong. It was, he pleaded. an
error or Judgment, only. Now. as the
London Telegraph, an opposition organ
says. only a character for probity SO
u~nassailable as that OF Sir Rufus could
have emerged without a stain from
such an ordeal. His explanation was
accepted at its face value because his
temperament Is precisely n to involve
!tself In such q humiliation. 1t was not
that Sir Rufus lacks delicacy. but that
ne lacks cunning. Thus the London
News: His appointment as lord chief
justice has already. we read. been de-
N..0V upOtls XNO 0rIIlSn statesman over
missed ruin by SO narrow q margin.
Son Of Z Trader.
The Son Of q Jew who made q large
fortune IN London trade. Rufus Daniel
!saacs. through his promotion to cab
met rank q few years since, was adj
United to that "secret junta" compris-
lng h real British government. He
Mas then attorney general. to be sure.
great office to attain cabinet rank.
Ten year. have not passed sine his
nrst- election to the His
career has been such q steady defiance
OF precedent. as the London Mail re-
marks. that only an exceptional per.
his success IL Charm In the English
sense. Sir Rufus Isaacs is witty. but
ne gives Offense with q With
clsm. Ho is elegant I n appearance and
n dress without suggesting the fop.
without hint Of ostentation. He
wow he most democratic principles
without seeming in%sincere. And now
ne q capped the climax of paradox
!Dy specializing in stocks without SEEM
ing to gamble. His brothers testified
way been deemed the baby OF the FAM
lily. "the little pet
with q Tower In his buttonhole and
= handkerchief protruding from q coat
pocket. Sir Rufus Isaacs always makes
2 great flourish OF notes when he rises
to speak In the He v
makes use Of the notes. He is too wit
" to stick to the heads or his discourse.
explains the London News. He sug-
gests to our contemporary the flaw
less manner OF the great French actc-
VINO interprets the heaviest part in a
play by Paul Hervieu. His elocution
- i~noliensively theatrical just as his
gestures are in~offensively graceful.
That \. why 30 Few listen to what he
says. He Il too d~iatracting as a spec
tacle. The polished shoes. the well-fit-
Ing clothes. the meticulous emoothness
OF h hair. the palness Of the refined
race: the placing OF a hand TO the fore
head-these make one think Of the
8theater. The histrionic department Of
Sir Rufus never offends. It is natur-
q! to the man. He plays the part Of
attorney general as Beerbohm Tree
might do Richelieu. There IL emotion
al quality in the voice. gravity in the
vtsage. 2 sigh to give emphasis and
now and then a radiant smile.
Hard work and a sweet temper have
MADE Sir Rufus Isaacs q success in life.