Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
CONGRESSMAN MooRE'S
LETTER
How Representative kreider Arranged
a Pair In Paris--chariey Hawkins
on the Evils OF Prohibition.
Father Bienlein In Porto
Rico
Washington. May n.

p'UpIP VI lHnlupI WIN kdNt IOus
l. ing reception to their distinguished son.
Vice Admiral Henry II. Wilson. on his re
turn from the direction of our American
naval forces in France. will be interested to
know that the admiral has recovered his
health and has resumed duty as commander
OF the battlcship force. His new flagship
is the New Mexico. one of the largest war
ships ever constructed. The admiral is
cautious in discussing his experiences
abroad, ,sas naval men usually arc. but his
old friends at home may be assured that he
is not without honor amongst the men of the
navy here in Washington. where he is re-
gardcd hS every inch n sailor. The distlnc-
tion which the admiral now enjoys is n rare
one. The admiral Of the navy (and George
Dewey became THE admiral in recognition
of his services in Manila bayl is Admiral
Henry L. Mayo. Next to him in rank are
two vice admirals. and two only-Admral
Wilson, whose record in France has made
him one of the real heroes of the war. and
Admiral Gleavcs. who has had much to do
with the dCbarkation of troops at New York.
Seeing what happened to Admiral Wilson on
the part of the home folks, the friends OF
Admiral Glcavcs are now talking about
celebration for him. Tho two vice admrals.
one at each end of the line, as it were.
worked out happily Tor the dispatch of
end of the war.
NEARLY all the patriotic orders in Penn
~ sylvania were we'll acquainted with
John l.. Burnett. of Alabama, the congress
man who died recently. he having been
chairman of the committee on immigration
and naturalization during the Democratic
control of Congress. Mr.. Burnett was an
ardent rcstrictionist. He was very helpful
to Philadelphia on one occasion when efforts
were being made to improve the condition
of immigrants at our port. This was in
connection with the removal of the old i'm
migration shamblcs at Washington avenue
wharf. He came over to Philadelphia on
occasion with Senator Lodge and others
of the Senate aud House committees and
agreed Immediately to the recommended i'm
provcmcnt asked.
A ARON s. KREIDER. shoe manufac-
turer. who represents the Dauphin
Lebanon district in Congress. was not in
at the organization of the House for the
very good reason that he has been taking
personal survey of the battciclds of France.
Congressman Olncy. Of Massachusetts, was
absent for a similar reason. Evidently
kreidcr and Olney met in Paris. for through
the mission of the United States to the
conference to negotiate peace they were
able to forward word to Washington that
they had agreed over there to n pair,
Krcider being Republican and Olney
Democrat The pair was arranged when
the House met. Colonel Thomas s. Crago
and John S. Norm. of Pittsburgh, members
of the military affairs committee, were also
on the other side. but they got back in time
to swear in at the start.
10 lppv thn
Stratford red ROOM says Barclay
H. Warburton sadly, replying after the
event to an invitation TO attend shad sup
per held recently in honor of jim Campbell,
the dean of the rcportorial corps. Captain
Barclay has gone through varied expert
cnce since he started out as coroner's
reporter more than twenty five years ago
to perfect himself for service on his fathers
Evening Telegraph, of which he subsequently
became the owner. He was at the head of
a battery during the Spanish American War
and has figured in the City Troop and in a
military way very much to his credit ever
since. His last assignment was to the
American embassy in Paris. And Mrs.
Warburton has not been without something
to do in the United States. Judging from her
efforts in behalf of the Victory Loan, the
Salvation Army and other public enterprises.
CHARLEY HAWKINS. who has gone into
~ the banking business along with Eugene
Harvey and Sam and Ollie Long, has given
Washington the benefit of some views on the
Liberty and Victory Bonds which Carter
Glass might study with profit. 'Cy'
thinks the bonds could be made much more
attractive to big investors. Then he taps
the sidewalk with his cane and advances
another idea 1t relates to the enforcement
eaf
moral side of the question. ICY" calls to
witness the growth of the drug habit as in
dicating the danger of sumptuary laws.
Some widely informed people, he asserts, are
inclined to think that prohibition is a cure
worse than the disease.
WYE GET great many rumors about the
w good ship George Washington that
moves back and forth across the ocean on
the order of the President or secretary of
war. About the time she was taking the
peace delegates over it was said there were
more cases of French wine on board than
would be required for a regular Bill Bum
banquet Then were told that while
our soldiers were living in close quarters at
Brest waiting to come home the ship left the
mort on her return passage with hundreds
of empty berths. The last rumor related to
her alleged unnecessary detention on the
other side for twenty four hours to enable
Secretary Baker to attend some function on
shore. Congressman Madden, of Illinois,
and DIR. J. Chalmers Da Costa of Phia-
delphia. came over on this trip. Congress
man Madden says tile ship was delayed for
the secretary of war, but that he was held
up by an inspection
MORE about Pennsylyanians in far off
lNl places: The group of congressman who
inspected Porto Rico arrived at Mayaguez
several months after a devastating earth:
Quake the ruins of which were still ex-
nosed. The natives poured out in great
Numbers, but they were so generally of the
Spanish speaking type as to make the out =
look cheerless for agreeable conversation or
speechmakng. Presently the acting pastor
Of the church conducted by the Padres
Redeptoristas, which had been wrecked. put
in an appearance. SYes, speak English. -
eoid he "and il you are from PHILADELPHIA