Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19


Which means our exaltation soon,
Which means that we shall soon fulhll
our destiny in royal style.
And be the topmOst of the pile,
Sing out, then. O lc brazen bands
Ne drums and trumpcts rend the air
The message send throughout all lands
That Greater Pittsburgh is all there,
And will be yet--so please the Fates
King bee in these United States.
whoop!
Praise From Fow
Even John H. Fow, a member of the
House could not resist the impulse to
write some verse. Fow was a character
quite unusual. The son Of a German
butcher. born In EensingtOn, and much in
the rough, he read law Because of his
huge voice he held the sobriquet of Fog
Horn FoW.' Short and fat. when he spoke
he shook all over. When he argued he be-
gan in the middle OF the proposition and
worked both ways at once with the most
intense energy. Yet worthy and assldu-
Gus, he won respect and, what is more re.
markable reputation as Il constitutional
lawyer.
The Pittsburgh Gazette said, editorially,
February I6:
"Pennsylvana has had no better Gov
ernor,' and the next day the Philadelphia
Inquirer followed suit with:
The biggest man in Pennsylvania today
is Samuel W. Pennypacker. Governor"
and "Pennypacker's name will go into his
tory as one of the greatest OF Governors"
An act had been passed at the session of
1905 providing for commission of three
lawyers TO codfy the divorce laws of the
State and authorizing the Governor ito
communicate in the name of the Common.
wealth with the Governors of the several
States comprising the Federal Union, re.
questing them to cooperate in the assem-
bling OF a congress Of delegates from such
of the States as take favorable action upon
the suggestion; said congress TO meet at
Washington in the District of Columbia, at
such time in the near future as shall be
agreeable for the purpose of examining.
considering and discussing the laws and
decisions OF the several States upon the
subject Of divorce, with view to the
adoption Of draft for the proposed gen.
eral law which shall be reported to the
Governors of all the States for submis-
sion to the Legislatures thereof, with the
object of securing as nearly as may be
possible uniform statutes upon the matter
of divorce throughout the nation" Ten
thousand dollars were appropriated with
which to pay the expenses. 1t was the
first and only serious effort up TO this
time made to correct one of the greatest
and growing evils of our modern life. The
commissioners appointed were c. LaRue
Munson, Of Wiliamsport an eminent
lawyer. later suggested for the governor
ship; William II. Stake. of Philadelphia
whom appointed Judge of the Court OF
Common Pleas, and Walter George Smith,
of Philadelphia, who was one OF the trus-
tees OF the University OF Pennsylvania. The
movement attracted the widest attention
and met with universal commendation.
Divorce Law Convention
The convention met In Washington, Feb
ruary 10, and every State in the Union
was fully represented except South Caro-
lima, whose laws permit no divorce. She,
too, was heard upon the floor in the pro.
ceedings The sessions were opened with
prayer by Edward Everett Hale, Of Massa-
chusetts, and Bishop William c. Doane of
New 10TH. SoHNtItloH citClcu ltB
president. Among the delegates were some
of the most distinguished men in profess
sionai life in the United States. Among
the clergy were Archbishop John ]. Glen.
non, of st. Louis; Bishop T. r. Gailor, Of
Tennessee; Bishop Doane, of New York:
Or. Charles A. Dickey, Of the Presbyterian
Church; Bishop John Stanley and DR..
Washington GLADDEN. Among the states.
men were United States Senators Smoot
and Sutherland, OF Utah, and Clark, OF
Arkansas, and Oscar e. Underwood, of
Alabama, later national figure and Demo-
cratic leader of the House. Among the law.
yers were Charles w. Miller. Attorney Gen
erai Of Indiana; !, F. Ailshie, Of the Su.
perior Court Of Idaho; Judge Charles Mon,
roe, OF Los Angeles, Cal: Robert III. Rich
ards. Attorney General OF Delaware and
the Vice. Chancellor John X. Emory, OF
New Jersey an exceedingly clear-hssded
able man, Governor Lea, Of Delaware
took part and there we're three or four
women delegates II was In every sepss