Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
WHAT A CONGRESSMAN SEES
.-- By ]. Hampton Moore
Weekly Letter Touching the Washington Doings Of Person
alities Familiar to Philadephans

country Democrat. "How can they ex
plain that at the white House?" was
the subtle remark of some.
TT is difficult to eliminate Philadel-
L ,phians from any OF the large trans
actions in which the Government In now
engaged. They bob up everywhere. In
the report Of the Aberdeen commission,
recently appointed by the President to
secure land in Maryland for an ord
nance proving ground, record is made
OF the disposition Of about s7.000.000
which goes to land owners and farmers
Tor their holdings In land. crops and
improvements. Several church proper
ties were included in addition to GER
tain preserves over which prominent
Philadephians have gone cunning. and
which were once the resort of such dis
tinguished duck hunters as Grover
Cleveland Joseph Jefferson and l..
Clarke Davis. II appears from the re-
port that the Benjies Ducking Club
gives up seventy-four acres to the Gov
ernment for S27.500. The Philadelphia
Ducking Club disposes OF 144 acres for
$4,000 and the Taylor's Island Duck
Ing and Fishing Company 400 acres for
$4,000. The biggest price paid to any
one land owner went to John Cadwala-
100000 for an estate of 5000 acres.
The Cadwalader property has been in
the family for many years, and was
| yielded to the Government at about
| 100000 less than the valuation placed
upon it by Mr.. Cadwalader. Another
large Philadelphia holder who yielded
to the Government was Morris L.
! Clothier, who had nearly 1900 acres, for
which tie. Government paid in excess OF
$4,000.
w HORACE HOSKINS. who ran for
w. Mayor OF Philadelphia on the
Democratic ticket against Samuel "
Ashbridgc. and who for a long time was
active in the Democratic organization OF
Philadelphia. has been looking after the
/ interests OF a measure which contem-
plates the care of cavalry horses on the
battlefield. Doctor Hoskihs has gone
back to his alma mater. the American
Veterinary College. now merged into the
veterinary department of the New York
University. His appearance in Wash.
ington evidences the desire of the pro
fessional world in general to be of serv-
ice in the war. The medical profession
of course, is already well represented
Even the osteopaths are now asking
recognition. The dentists are in. and
the pharmacists are seeking to be ac-
corded rank which they believe will I'M
| prove the service The undertakers and
embalmers have been trying to connect
encoura eemsnt CeneraI Pars,snp baylna
taken the ground that It is vir,cally
impossible to attempt the preservation
and return to the United States Of the
goldier dead.
THE Hicks boys have always beer
| L active in nub,ic oa,ces Ton, r1;cks
f,rn,.r,,. ros,r,.s,.r !. h.s, ,nown IN,
h;s no,;,;c.I anti,;,iss snd sor . re.d,
noe. In later writ,ns tho, bas il ID ma n,
an onnonont on the factional mai. Ge,,-zt
w n Hicks brother nicked nm q
considerable acquaintance and experi
ence in washington through his in.e-as,
In the pneumatic tube system. GecrR.
was a real live wire in defending the
Philadelphia tubes when the first Burle
son onslaught was made upon them
Now George. after a brief experience Al
convention promoter for the Chamber oi
Commerce of Philadelphia. has become
Major, Hicks. United States army. ane
the department of the auartermaste,
general 1t Is said at the department
that Major Hicks Is clever at postal ant
cable work, and is finding field of use
fulness there. His son, George Warrer
Hicks, is also In the service, with thu
rank of sergeant.
a fhonI|Ni mas oeeh put UP 10 IN
"A provost marshai eenerai Dy IN
Philadelphia Restaurateurs' Associa
tion. In which the restaurateurs o
other cities are interested. The Boni
faces contend tha' hey ere helping &
conserve food and to put them |,
the class of nonessr 'ial Industries is no
fair to the food administration itself
One OF the fears EXPRESSED bv the mann
hers of the association is that thew ma,
no comnsIled IN substitute v,rl waitsr
. Co. ,,,an r,conrse ,,,hic,, tha 49,, .
|: so 49, AZ 80 ras,aura,aurs s.n ,,o,,Is ~ ~.
sor,un.,a nv GSarat CrSds. Muo NJ 10 un
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