Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
war Horse of Reform Still
Keen to Battle for Good
Government
MANY BIRTHDAY TOKENS
Former Mayor Somewhat Deaf, but
with Unimpaired Vision of
Public Questions
SANE OLD DUTCH CLEANSER

dIficulties.' r
a..s most recent articles, but living
=. a rcntcd house with library locked
n, and found IL too much trouble
.What's the use in talking about tho
.,,uat,or in philadelphia? II 1 am
..d.d In n future gubernatorial or
msyoralty campaign. I will jump IN
mat as I did at the Town Meeting.
.Am down on the Kaiser and be-
u.,. ,bat much can be done through
an. Fr,epds OF German Democracy.
r..t arbt Is going all over the United
s.a,c. and IL bound to do good"
"pbi,adeIphia's work In the war
.pesk. for itself"
pudo,nh Blanlenburg former Mayor
:, pbiIadclphia and "warhorsc OF re-
Sorr, Is sevcnty-five years old today.
nasn,,o his years he Is as keenly alive
a. curron, events as ever In the past,
"a t,kes no uncertain stand on city
"a national questions of good govern
on+ As always he stands ready 10
a,u,nn IN" and fight for clean govern
ment ,,. ,l,, ,t,roo-
,,ar,ors Of "A century mark WAS quiet
,ho former Mayor observing thls an
u,o ,''. -. - ne in recent years--quictly.
sooras Of birthday greetings ana oou-
are,s however, that were delivered ~
I,s ,,o,, home. at 13S West Walnut
,ono Germantown, showed tlat HIS
friends did not forget. ~,
snealJng for her husband M'S. ~
aolnt Blankeuburg this morning ou,.,ngu o.,'.'I
,he former Mayors views on 'oi'u,
in Philadelphia and on the ""'' ~"
tul
4 40 rnad stand and declares hli'lsc'l
4 ready to enter the hGht lot s''"
ment whenever needed. ..,i,,,s
To- rnnlv to II number of aucs''o'S
,.s pIanl;cnburg said: THE Mayor
lii not be interviewed on inc ''"HS''
a,,notiou ag. while Mayor, hc TOOK /"
daen interest in transit matters ana -
familiar with the difficulties that haNe
N he faced. lie is closely following Tue
dsyelonments and is as well informed as
and resident OF the city. 49,
"wbat ig the use TO discuss poiltlcal
conditions in philadelphia. 1t seems 10
do no GOOD. The subject is too distaste-
full for discussion. He had ihtehueu
answering some OF David Lanes state
,nents, but living in rented house WIN
many books of the library packed away
in storage lie found 1t would be too much
trouble
of he is needed in the coming gubor-
Material or mayoralty campaigns he
will iump in with all his might just as
he did for the Town Meeting party His
health suffered by reason of that cam
paign, but he is ready and willing to
answer any call for good government in
the city. State or nation. lie never
goes at things in halfway manner and
he can be counted on at all times TO
make a fight even though his. health
Esuffers as a result"
DOWN on THE KAISER.
"He is down on the Kaiser and all
that the Kaiser stands for. He is work.
Democracy and feels that in this way
much good can he accomplished, lie
has received many letters from those in
terested In the movement the country
over and believes that by furthering the
project lie can be most useful to this
country Philadelphia's work in the
war speaks for itself and needs no
comment
"IIe will not discuss the present mu-
nicipal administration, its accomplish
ments or its lack Of accomplishments
as these subjects are distasteful to
them at this time.
He accepts with pleasure the con-
gratulations Of the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER on this, his seventy-tfth birth.
day, and values the good wishes of tho
!. publication. This afternoon, weather
permitting, he means TO make an auto
trip through the Park. Yesterday, for
the first time since the cold weather
ne made sSven-mile trip from home
TO Broad and Pine streets. and lie al
ways insists in keeping in touch with
Philadelphia events, both through the
papers and by actual contact. If pos,
sible. His health is improving, and, al
though not particularly strong, he Il
thoroughly alive to current happening.
and future possibilities"
The former Mayor, whose fight against
the Republican Organization for reform
led to his election in 1911, was born II
Germany in 1Si3. He. came to this
country in 1868 and though educated fol-
the ministry entered on commercial
career, establishing the yarn business o.
X H. Biankenburg & Co. He retired n
y lslo' lie is stanch American.