Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-01
COM RESSMAN MOCRES LITTER
Real Bill Be Before Conference
eow Mr. Biankenburg Backed His Faith w. Noriss
Farm Loan Bond-Lieut. c. C. Bermns Rise the Nary

of them under stress of war. Lieutenant
Berwnd is scion of the big coal family
which figures in Newport society and
among the New York flnancers. He had
plenty of outside opportunities. but pre-.
fcrred to work his way up on his own
account. At that, he seems to have made
good. His uncle. Edward ]. Berwind, of
the vicinity Of Wall street. also had a pre-.
dilecton for the navy, but quit early to
give play to his big business talents.
WlLL1AN If. FISCHER'S New Jersey
w Courier comes into our midst and
brings us much news. Not only do we
learn that Miss Shinn, of West Creek, is
recovering from the 'flu' and that the
road to Clover Point is being repaired but
we also find that our quondam Philadelphia
friend, Tim OLeary, Mayor Reyburns
superintendent of police, has followed in
the footsteps of Frank Willing Leach and
located at Tuckerton. AS Frank is now
in Washington doing for Senator Freling-
huysen, Of New Jersey, what he formerly
did so well for Senator Matthew Stanley
quay, We presume there is some excuse
for Tim OLearys automobile occupying
the highway and running into $4,000
damage suit, as reported by Mr.. Fischers
paper. But that isn't all the news in the
Courier of interest to Washington, and if
it had not appeared in the Courier posi-
bly, we would never have known it. This
further report is that the county board of
taxation over at Lakewood is holding
General Hospital No. ga former Lake
wood hotel-for a s225.OOO appraisement
on the ground that the Government is
paying s45,000 or $780, 900 rental, despite
the fact that on appeal it is contended the
property is worth only $4,000 In this
roundabout way Washington sometimes
secures valuable information about public
expenditures.
w young newspaper boys at the old Jour
nalists' Club that their line of work "un-
fitted them for methodical business" he
evidently had not met with Philip $. Col.
Inns. Phil was then beginning to do "the
routine" which, because of its very
variety entices many a clever young feI.
low TO indulge the Bohemian rather than
the practical side of life. He could take an
assignment and bring in good story Just
like any other reporter. but he soon saw
opportunities which other bright fellows
failed 10 grasp, and he went after them.
When Phil comes to Washington now
which he frequently does--he comes g the
general business manager of what Phla-
delphians generally believe to be the big
gest and most ''methodiccl" publishing
concern in tie country. lie is too intense
OH circulation, postal rates and prosaic
things 10 talk politics, even If he now
knows anything abou. it; but one cannot
recall Phl's start without thinking of that
fine old gentleman with flowing side whis-
kers who sat in Councils for many years
as the representative OF the Thirteenth
Ward. Councilman Collins was Phil's
| father, and Findlay Brown, Billy Me-
Coach and Ike Hetzell. who are beginning
TO grow gray in the public service, will L.
member him as one of the ost likable
| and dignified members of the chamber.
DRETTY nice thing to have few thou
l. sand acres to plant, farm or shoot over
| when you want to leay. "tLe madding
| crowd" for a couple of months, but that's
about the situation with w. L. Hurley, the
| big Camden merchant. About this time of
year Bill can be expected to stop off at
| Washington and, laying his sportsman $
outfit aside give us a few details about
what Camden is doing to keep up with
the world procession in iBGLSkry and en-.