Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
WHATA CONGRESSMAN SEES
BY J. Hampton Moore
Weekly Letter Touching the Washington Doings of
alites Familiar to Philadelphions

no further south than Cape May When
he gets time to buckle on his overalls
Mr.. Campion is a farmer at the Cape.
And his visits through the winter have
led him to investigate climatic condi-
tions. He contends that the ocean re-
sort Is as warm usually as is the Capital
City. Possibly Horace Smith, the banker.
who is something 1ef globe-trotter, or ].
L. Shoemaker or Wallace Hallowell or
Doctor Starr may, upon reflection. con-
firm Mr. Canpion's contention. Robert
Grier, Of the Eighteenth Ward, who is
one of the seadogs of the Corinthian
Yacht Club, does not have to be con-
WINGED. He knows Cape May Is a more
desirable winter resort than Washington
and having examined the map he also
knows what is not familiar to most
people here that Harpers Ferry is north
rather than south Of the nations Capital
and almost on line with the point Of
the Cape. -.'.
MOT content with passing an anti
~ profteering law against District Of
Columbia landlords. the chairman Of the
district committee. Ben Johnson, OF
kCntucky, who Is a thorn in the side OF
tht district manipulators, has started
after certain Government officials who
are supposed to permit of the payment
of exorbitant prices for real estate. 1t
is situation Of which Philadelphia real
estate men are doubtless apprised, be-
cause one Of them, Thomas Shallcross,
Jr., is connected here with the officers Of
the National Association of Real Estate
Experts who have been invited to act
as supervisors of appraisals, task
which receives the cooperation in Phil
adelphia of men like Edgar G. Cross and
william G.. Glenn, former president OF
the Philadelphia Real Estate Board.
Judging from the statements made on
he floor of the House by Mr.. johnson
some oversight of the real estate situa-
tion by real estate men Of character is
desirable and the advent Of the national
supervisors may be helpful In obtaining
square deal for the Government.
CPEAKING Of real estate men We are
y necessarily reminded Of David E.
Dallam, who. despite the westward ten
dency Of professional men. still clings
to his old quarters opposite 1ndepend-
ence Square. Dallam is one Of the most
contentious but best liked men In the
business He fights and he thinks. 1t
may be that he is inspired by the spirit
of Richard Vaux. whose photograph
adorns the walls of his office. or that the
memory Of the inimitable Jimmy Pol
! lock, VINO also appears III MS sdiieiS VI
celebrities, eggs him on; but David keeps
on contending just the same. War
problems, traction squabbles may come
and go-they are all as easily disposed
Of in the Dallam office as If they were
gilt-edge mortgages But David has run
up against another philosopher In the
Secretary Of the Treasury. In Mr.. NC
Adoo he has found "a foeman worthy
Of his steel"
In a communication to the Secretary
Mr.. Dallam observes that 1t is all right
to raise $4,000. 900, 900, for the fiscal
year 1919 II it will win the war. You
will probably be able to get 100000
900 by direct taxes" says Mr.. Dallam
to the Secretary but where will you
get the additional $4,000. 900. .000?'
And the Secretary. after the fashion OF
the raven which perched above the bust
of Pallas, answers. Bonds"
Mr. Dallam is intensely loyal and
heartily in favor Of doing up the Kaiser
in the most expeditions manner, but III
marvels at the Secretary's optimism.