Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20

ties at "A time when he Is in the ,h,o,. !.
great enterprises of the most vital ,,,,r.-.
to his private fortunes and career--or,a.s
prises which urgently need his cors,a-,
supervision and which 1t would ba -
thinkable for him to leave to others in
ordinary times.
The point Is made here not to s,,gvo.,
for a moment that there could bo az,
question of choice in the mind Of a.
eral Price or any other patriotic ci,lzon
who had accepted an officers resnon,,
| bilities. but simply to compare his ca.a
with that of the thousands of other br.,
ness men whose cooperation with ~.
Government has recently been urged
land with considerable nervousness and
doubt by the President. They have been
asked to permit and facilitate the train.
| ing of their employees, in spite of the slight
| handicap their brief absences would oc
| casion their industrial households, But
| General Price Is voluntarily undertaking
to do immeasurably more-he is going"
| himself. The recent boom" in Chester
where he lives, and thereabouts, caused
by the influx of war orders and industrial
population, has been a big stimulus to
the building trades, and as builder Gen.
eral Price has had large contracts on
hand. the erection of houses in groups
of so and 100, and the infinity of details
to attend to which accompanies under
takings of such magnitude. 6s
Reformed Examinations
At all the armories today there was
| unanimously expressed complete con.
| fdence in "the General" as one of the
| most efficient general officers in the
| State. Questions as to the source Of this
confidence were met with the same an
| swer-it was what he had done TO raise
the standard of the brigade since he took
| command of it six years ago. The re-
forms he instituted centre about two big
changes-the more rigid examlnatous
officers have been required to pass under
his regime, and the training school for
officers. The old way of Interpreting the
law which established the Brigade Mill
tary Examining Board was to hold per-
functory examinations which many men
not qualified for commissions managed
to pass. General Price interpreted the
law in vigorous fashion, the men who
appeared before the board were rigor-
ousIy questioned and if they could not
pass, they did not pass
In the training school for officers
which he started, General Price antlcl'
pated the regular army by several years.
He foresaw as early as 1908 the future
attempts that would be made to federalizs
the Guard and lie desired to avoid as
much as possible the wedding out pro-
cess that would be necessary II oiieetS
below the Federal standard were accepleo.
The studies that his officers were ophseo
to take up and the classes that met 'Nlco
month were in many respects superior
to the training of army officers,
General Price, who is AZ years Ola'
comes of military family. His brolher
Howard, is a captain in the United STATES
army, and a cousin, Samuel A. Prleel
also in the service.
Long Service in Guard
His military career began in May 1861
when he enlisted in Company b. sAm
Regiment, N. G. p. After serving NV
years in the ranks he became seconu heu'
tenant of Company B. Afterward nc "
ganized in Chester Company u o. ny
Sixth Regiment, and was made hrs' y
tenant. In June, 1898, when ne calAe
Philadelphia, he was appointed REGIMEN.
al adjutant of the Third Regiment py opf
onel Morrell, and when the latter Ass
succeeded by Colonel Ralston' Aulu'1A'
Price was elected major, and latef' -
March, 1898, was made lieutenant colOns-
In April, 1898, he volunteered iof ..
ice in the war with Spain, was inuo.s ss,
in the following month, went TO Chsa
mauga With the Third Regiment HA~s
on June l was ordered thence 10 lamp
TO Join General Skaters corps lhe
ment landed at Tampa June g. anu
following day was ordered on board u4a
ports. but, TO the great chagrln o.
whole regiment, never sailed Aie'' !,
it went to Fernandmai Fla'' NV
Huntsville, Ala, and thence holiF' ma
ing Philadelphia about September ~
troops were mustered out OCTOBER - rsss
Pride was elected colonel OF the
Regiment in April, 1901, to nu lhs 81.
aHIj
cancy caused by the resignation =
onel Ralston on his election to the pss, ss,st
His service as commander of the alus.. rns.
Brigade has been marked by n''pI, aom.
tempered with tact that is a difficult .',,s mia
bination to find among officers ol mn ~. d
Citizen soldiers do not take kina's -dsr
stern discipline very often and II s' 'Ims
to get things done and at the ssa sans
keep the esprit de corps It is Hs
TO be tactful. General Price ha9 ,silss
yielded an inch in enforelns = h.
but he has never lost popuiaii''
forcing it, - KEEP
His sons have given promise .ssk
ing up the military tradition ths
forebears. The two eldest NJ" vsrslB
early twenties, both made thg ons
football team at Penn and as lsss' .ss ese
Of them is expected to take up ~
fasafon of arms