Show Shonts Ready to Step Out Washington Reports have been current for soma time past to the effect ef-fect that Mr Shonts was about to resign re-sign from his position as chairman of tho Isthmian canal commission Mr Shonts Is badly broken In health as the result It Is said of overwork and his nervous system has suffered particularly par-ticularly An attack of bolls nan been followed by grip and finally Secretary Taft at tho Instance of Mr Shonts physician peremptorily ordered him to take a rest for two weeks |