Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-18
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THE Delaware River has a real booster
= in George Uhler Supervising Inspector
General of Steamboat Inspection Service
Of the United States. General Uhler is one
of those competent officials who holds his
place in Washington regardless OF the
political complexion Of the administration
His duties take him to all parts Of the
United States, and recently he has been
giving special attention to steamboat regu-
lations in Alaskan waters. Uhler likes the
Delaware because he was born on its
banks. He is a product of Delaware City,
the northern terminus Of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal, and is therefore a
natural boatman. He describes his first
visit to Philadelphia like this: II came up
as a boy on spar in 1864, and thus first
beheld the spires Of the big city" The
Inspector General delights to tell of his
association with Captain Elisha Webb,
whose son. Elisha Webb. Jr, Of the Vessel
Owners and Captains Association, Is now
pleased to call the general zone Of his god
mothers" Uhler says young Elisha was
1.-The prettIes baby he ever saw" Theodore
B. Palmer, Charles e. Davis, Jr., and Albert
F. Brown, who keep in close touch with
river conditions, have gotten hold Of this
pretty baby" story and are passing it
along the wharves.
CHARLIE SNYDER, of Pottsville, the
- versatile Auditor General of Pennsylva-
MIA, gave the national solons a sample Of
Keystone State oratory at the recent din
ner to Governor r-elect Sproul. No one is
more popular at Pennsylvania banquets
than the eloquent and witty ex-State Sena-
tor. His long association with Senator
Sproul and the relations he must maintain
with him. as Auditor General enabled him
to work off some highly interesting and
amusing incidents with respect to legisla-
tive practices. When called upon suddenly
at Washington, the Auditor General rolled
his hand around his white vest in charac-
teristic fashion. looked "Uncle Joe" Cannon,
Mick" Longworth and "Jim" Mann
squarey in the eye, and then went after"
the Governor.elect. 1t was treat which
the Washingtonans enjoyed. ,..
CABLE dispatches indicate that Brigadier
" General George H. Harries was one of
the first Americans to enter Berlin. Many
old newspapermen will recall Harries as a
fellow-scribe. He was one Of those who
put in an appearance for Washington
paper ut the Homestead riots. When the
strikers undertook to discipline the news
paper men and censor their dispatches,
Harries was one Of those who formed an
organization for protection and resistance.
He figured in the visitation Of the strikers
committee to the National Guard head.
quarters. suddenly thrown up on COM
manding hill, with Major General George
r. Snowden, Of Philadelphia. in command.
A photograph of newspaper men at Home.
stead July, 1892, includes Harries. Cresson
ScheIl, the artist; Hampton Moore. Brig
Young and Charlie Vaughn, now of Pitts
burgh. Harries was always strong for the
military, having helped to build up the
National Guard Of the District of Columbia,
OF which. for time. he was in general
command
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