Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
CONGRESSMAN MooRE'S
LETTER
J. Morton Riggs Dies In Hawaii.
George p. Darrow ls Now on the
Naval Affairs Committee.
Judge Stake Praises
the Neshamlny
Washington. June z.

delegation of congressman was visiting
Hawaii The news that we might be en-
broiled in the European war in consequence
Of the incident thrilled the visitors and
caused them to cable hastily to Washington
to ascertain IL the President intended to call
an extra session of Congress In due time
they learned that the President intended to
pursue 'watchful waiting policy, and SO
they continued to move from island to island
in the wonderful group which claims dis ::
tinction as the melting pot Of the world" :"
One of the men who helped make pleasant
Riggs, former paymaster in the United
States navy, whom Captain Mitchell Mac
Donald, of the Union League, may recall
In little while it developed that Riggs was
a former Phiadelphian, companion of Will
liam +. Ltteton, David F. Conover, J. r.
Jones and other old time members of the
Five O'clock Club, of which he himself had
been member briefly under the ministra-
tions of the late Colonel NJ. Richards Muckle.
Riggs had fallen in love with the islands hut
that was not all. He married there and set
tied down for good. He was "good fellow"
from every point of view But news has
reached Washington that Riggs is no more.
Even at his age, he enlisted in the army for
the war and was given the rank OF captain.
Recently he died, and "the Chiefs of Ha-
vail, of which he was member, placed
"tabu stick at the head of his casket and
maintained death watch over his body
until the last moment. There is but one
other Philadelphian now holding the title of
Chief of Hawaii" so far as is known.
DHILADELPHIA naval interests are
l. about as well cared for under the new
Republican House organization as could pos
sibly be expected. The navy yard is in the
First District, which is represented by Con-
gresham Ware, member of the appropria
tions committee; but to the naval affairs
committee of which Congressman Butler, of
West Chester, is chairman, has been added
George p. Darrow, of Germantown. trans
ferrcd from the committee on banking and
currency. William J. Browning, of Cam
den. is also member of this committee,
ranking next to Butler. The appearance of
Darrow on the committee met with the sat
isfaction Of the older members, who appre-
ciatc his steady attendance on the sessions
of the House. Darrow likes the job of mix
ing up with admirals and chiefs of bureaus
and the like, and is really no novice at the
game, being n vice commodore or some
thing like that on his own account when
sailing is good at New London, Conn.
ISAAC BACHARACH, of the Second New
l. Jersey district, brother of Harry Bacha-
rach, mayor of Atlantic City, has not only
become a member of the ways and means
committee of the House, but by appointment
of the speaker has been added to the COM
mittee on the direction of affairs in the
House Office building, on which Champ Clark
is the Democratic member. Isaac keeps in
pretty close touch with House details, but
he is also beginning to show a lively interest
in tariff matters, having introduced two bills
recently to protect glass manufacturers who
started in during the war to make chemical
glassware and optical instruments.
JUDGE WILLIAM H. STAKE, of Com
dent of the Five O'clock Club He is also a
farmer having country place at Gwynedd
Montgomery county. The other day when
President J. s. w. Holton, of the Maritime
Exchange escorted party of distinguished
men up the Delaware river to Bristol to
witness the launching of the Neshaminy,
which did not take place on the appointed
day because of a strike, the judge sat down
and wrote letter of regret because he could
not go along. And in that letter he told of
the propriety of naming the ship Neshaminy
rs compliment to Joseph r. Grundy's
Bucks county Victory Loan committee.
''The name is especially interesting to me-"
he said. because ] have father, mother.
brother and sister buried on the banks of the
Neshaminy in the beautiful cemetery at
Hulmeville." And then the Judge tells about
the good times he used to have--we need not
say how many years ago-at Newportville,
on the same stream. "And all the streams
to the north of us now," he added, speaking
of Gwynedd, which is in Montgomery county,
empty into the Neshaminy."
T,ZRA PARKER, of Barnegat, is a
IL banker, but he takes a deep interest in
the affairs of the coast guard, the boys who
were formerly known as of the life saving
service Some years ago provision was made
for paying members of the coast guard an
annuity after they had been in the service
a certain number of years but provision was
not made for those who were disabled in the
service prior to the passage Of the act.
These are the men for whom Mr.. Parker
speaks, and it is understood that Congress
man Small, of North Carolina, who had
much to do with the original bill, will intro
duce another bill to provide for this situa =
ton. The boys who paced the sands of the
New Jersey coast when the life saving sta :
tions were mere shacks four or five miles
apart will be glad to know about this.
DETER f. COSTELLO, of Tacony, is now
l. In rank next to the chairman on the
rivers and harbors committee. This advance
ment of the Fifth District representative is
due to the recent upheaval in Congress, which
placed Charles e. Kennedy, of Iowa, at the
head of the committee instead of John II
Small, of North Carolina. Peter p. always
played close to Small, who was warm
friend of the Delaware river, and it may be
expected that he will keep in touch with
Kennedy. A personal matter which inter
ests the uptown member just now is the safe