Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-28
CONGRESSMAN MOORE,S LETTER
Germans and the Liberty LoanThinnng Out of the Ranks
G.AR-Grouth of Sentiment Faroring Canal across ~ J.

and societies in the Philadelphia reserve
district amounting to more than $20,50O, 900.
Helping along with this work among per-
sons Of German birth or descent were Gus
tav Mayer, the publisher, who dispensed
with the German type of his rlewspap per
and substituted American; Captain LouIs
H. Schmidt, A. Raymond Raft, the builder:
Emil Michelbach the candy manufacturer:
Franz Ehrlich, Jr., the lawyer; John Ho-
henadel, the Falls brewer, and Henry
Lierz, whose speeches were familiar to all
the old-line singing societies. And there
we're some good American names also ac.
companying the report including Judge
Joseph Burlington, E. r. Stotesbury and
John j. Henderson, who constituted an
honorary committee. 1t is understood the
committee intends to keep its organization
together for work among the Americans of
German birth or descent for the purposes
OF the fifth Liberty Loan, which the re-
tiring Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Nc.
Adoo, said would be necessary, and which
VIII be driven under the auspices of the
new Secretary. Mr.. Glass
COLONEL SYLVESTER BONNAFFON.
- whose Civil War record was one of the
proudest, has been looking over the War
Department and connecting with some SOL
der friends here. He inquired particularly
for General Lewis Goods son, William, who
is a captain ina7aviation somewhere in
IeXas. Good stuff in William" observed
the colonel, an opinion which seems to be
shared by his superior officers here. The
appearance of Colonel Bon. alton ia a re.
minder of fact there Is no rubbing out:
the Grand Army boys are getting fewer
and fewer. Only three of them now re-
main IN the House Of Representatives
General Isaac r. Sherwood OF Ohio, who
saw many battles; General D. A. Holdings.
WORTH Of the same State, and Colonel
Henry u. Osborne, of California. There
are but two Confederate veterans left in
the House-General Albert EstopinaI of
Louisiana, and Major Charles NJ. stednan
OF North Carolina, who not only lxneuy
General Robert f. Lee but looks enough
like the famous Confederate General to
have been his brother.
GOVERNOR EDGE has come ont nat
~ footed for the construction OF the shin
~NN''NH WIVES St'O DtdNS VI new JefSeY In
cooperation with the Federal Governnnent
This project is one of the links OF the intra-
coastal waterway which is comma. into
popular favor because of the confident
feeling that now prevails with regard 10
the acquisition of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal. Mayor Hylan, of New
York, recently prepared an earnest in
| dorsement OF the across Jersey" canal.
and Congressman Tom Scully, who is n
member of the Rivers and Harbors Com.
mittee, introduced a bill providing for an
appropriation to inaugurate the work. AT
recent dinner in Philadelphia State
Comptroller Bugbee. OF Trenton, declared
that sentiment In New Jersey was rapidlv
| crystallizing in favor of the canal and that
it was coming to be regarded as necessity
for purposes of peace as well as war.
| With an outlet to New York and the East
by way Of a ship canal, and with southern
connections through an enlarged Chesa
peake and Delaware Canal, Philadelphia
Should worry"
! AN OBJECT lesson in Government con-
| l1trol OF railroads is pointed out in the
Phlladelphia Stock Exchange circular re-