Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04


should some day dine with him, they
promptly and with one accord exclaimed
"When!" And' since that time, as the
story goes in Washington, echo answers
-"When!" Those who know the Congress
man best however, say the question may
soon be answered since John V. is more
successful in answering than in popping
the question.
0uR old friend Alexander NJ. DeHaven.
whose partnership with Milton c.
Work, the chess expert, is a continuation
Of the law firm established by former City
Solicitor West and eX-Judge Henry J. Nc
Carthy, has been hobnobbing with official
life in Washington. He is an enthusiast on
war and popular speaker at meetings of
fraternal organizations. His daughter is
also actively engaged in Red Cross and
kindred work, and is making a careful col.
lection of war posters.
DeHaven, like Freeland Kendrick and
Edward N. Haag, belongs to that vigorous
body Of Philadelphians who keep alive the
spirit Of fraternalism which reached its
climax at the great Independence Square
meeting last week. The spirited Ameri-
cans who gave vent to their feelings at
that great gathering had planned to secure
the attendance of Mr.. McAdoo, the Secre
tary Of the Treasury. but as can be readily
understood, that severely taxed official is
now so tied up with revenue matters, rail-
road management and preparations for the
fourth Liberty Loan, that it was out or
the question for him to put in an appear
ance.
nulTE lot Of Pennsylvanians have nut
" in an appearance in Washington re-
Gently. Frank Caven. who mixes politics
with the sand he digs out of the upper
Delaware: James A. Mundy, who lives on
the banks of the Upper Delaware and mixes
sand with cement and William J. Conlin.
who mikes law with navigation, We're
among them. Director Wilson, of the De-
partment of Public Safety, also looked in
upon the House for a while as did ex-
State Senator John j. Coyle, who once
made trouble for both Darrow and Logue
In the Sixth Congressional District. Coyle
Is interested in coal mines, and probably
does better with them than he does with
politics.
Another visitor was Representative Nc.
Ardle, who was just looking in on the war
Congress. Former Representative Charley
Patten, now Secretary of Agriculture under
Governor Brumbaugh. also dropped in.
Like former Representative w. B. Ainey
now of the Public Service Commission he
| usually gets in a few words with Repre-
sentative Ware before returning to the Key
| stone State.
| CEVERAL Of the symphony orchestras
~ have been concerned over the proposed
| increase in the tax on admissions. The
| Philadelphia Orchestra, and that of Ctncin-
natl, which is patronized by Mrs Charles
| p. Taft, Nicholas Longworth and others,
| made an unsuccessful effort to have the old
| rates stand.
| Alexander Van Rensselaer, for the Phil
adelphia Orchestra, put in strong claim
| on the ground that the increased charge
would fall principally not so much upon
the patrons as upon that portion of the
| audience which is made up or those who
are interested in the educational musical
attractions. He contended that no single
concert or operation of a large symphony
orchestra can even approximately pay ex-
| penses, and then he told the committee
that mo person who has ever attended the
symphony concert has ever, to my knoWl-
edse, called such = performance An amu5s
ment~ = T