Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
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M1ASIEBAShEIS IN the offices OF
w Senators and Representatives fill up
rapidly each day with public and private
documents that interest somebody. but
which most members have little time to
read. These documents, including pc
titions and memorials, cover all branches
of public and private thought from the
efforts of an alleged religious hereto in
California to free himself from punish
ment for a misuse of the mails to the
appeals of a cnlored woman in Ken
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sIne ss, Use , ~ l'le uploS'''oh I'lal t"e 'oN-
el"''s", IN "uS" l'S various departments
Is llluu's'"e great waste IN paper ana
Prlh'ihg' ANA yet there is quite de-
mana Tor many OF these documents on
the part or pubic ana private libraries
the country over.
The free library reading public. as
will be attested by John Ashhurst. of
Philadelphia. and other librarians. Is
more interested in so-called heavy lit
crature than is generally supposed. At
the Free Library of Philadelphia. for
instance there Is now a demand for labor
reports. reports on railroad control So
Cial insurance. citizenship the housirp
problem. and So forth For 1or,, ti,,,e.
ii has been observed b,, tho sa,tIor,o,,t
workers of phiIadelnhia and o,ore, tho
river wards thai where tbe noo,,Io 90,
together in cIubs ond iihr,rIo .La -
munitv intares, tenda tou,or5 oaie, Cu,',- ','ni
ware literature Thero is hoa,.io, a.
members of Congress can SUNNY
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TNHE assistance given to public men by
i friends hack home was never better
illustrated than in the case of Samuel
T. Randall. once Sneaker of tho House of
Representatives. who. while he could
usually command the suppOrt of nubIiC-
spirited citizens ke Anthony ]. Drexel
and George W. Childs would scarcely
dream of renewing his fight for Con
gress without the backing of the re-
doubtable Bill McMullen, of the
Fourth Ward There was much of real
affection in McMullen's regard for Ran
dali The latter understood the fight.
ing qualities of MCAIullen. and ALWAYS
relied upon him for the practicaI noIiti
cal work he was capable Of doing The
case of Alfred e. Harmer for some Tins
Father of the House Of Renresentatives
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ing n,ace recantIv Was son,evbat sir,i
lar
Vird,n loved Harrer nc sor loves
his father Tbe Consrossr,ar haa ~.
tained for yirdin bis 6ret ,,oIitic.i ioh
thar of snarm.ler at tba phuadaInhia "a
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tuIt! ~, .,ie 'o'li'I's sues W
throushout ms me no man III ms pres
ehce was per''l,tteu 10 SPEAK Oh haFfiie'
except III the hliiuhest TERMS MorTei
was ahotner CoHs esSHlah VINO was lot
tunate IN haVlns oehlnd MIN sincere ano
loyal packers ABOUT whose work lttl'
was known. Johh r. Cody OF Holmes
purg. was one or these. Major Ihomas
;. Martin, secretary OF the paramount
| commission was another. IL was rom
| Maltlh VINO quietly coacheu Morrell u
military tactics preparatory TO mis- tax
ing over the command or the old Thir'
Regiment.
Nol much COTTON duck Is mahulsc
~ tured IN Philadelphla' although W.
have plenty of cotton mills capable o
making 1t. The Government needs mucl
of this commodity for the army ant
navy. for tarpaulins, tents and uniforms
Manufacturers in Massachusetts, have of
fered to make all the cotton duck th'
Government needs, but for some reason
or other these oners have not oeen ac
House over a bill to appropriate in tn