Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-23
CONGRESSMAN MooRE'S
LETTER
Some Novel Physicians Prescriptions
for Whlsky-The Dyestuff Situa.
tion-Washlneto Gossip
Washington, July %.

Washington, July %.
DEMOCRATS imagine they have had the
- Republicans on the run during the last
ten days and in the House 1t has been
suggested facctiously that an s. o. s. call
should be sent out for the former Republican
leader, James r. Mann, who is now brows-
ing on his Chicago city farm. But the
jubilation of former Speaker Clark and his
associates is not deep seated They are max
ing great show of supporting the Presi-
dent but they are getting no closer to him
personally than they have been at any time
during the last six years. The President
has his hands full trying to explain his
treaty negotiations to the senators, and the
two cracks he has taken at Congress since
his return from Europe viz the daylight
saving and the soldiers rehabilitation vetoes,
have been fairly well neutralized The Re
publiCans, who are trying to prevent dupli-
cation of appropriations for soldier rehabil-
tation, which gave President Wilson the
opening for n veto, finally got together and
appropriated for the purpose more than the
department chiefs had asked for in their
estimates. In vetong the daylight saving
bill the President incurred the bitter oppo-
sition of the farmers representatives in
Congress, who so indignant that they
insisted upon sending the daylight repeater
back to the President as n positive political
challenge. They were powerful enough in
conference to be able both Democrats and
Republicans, to secure n rule making this
proposition in order. When. however, under
the rule, the repeater again came up on its
merits. the inevitable question of environ
ment arose and lines were drawn between
city and country, the Democrats being COM
PEELED to go back on their country districts
which demanded the repeal of daylight saw
ing in order to stand with the President
The motion to strike out the repealer which
saved daylight saving, was made by Penn
Sylvania Republican from city district, so
that the Republicans in the country dis
trcts are in position to hold the President
responsible for their defeat, and the Rcpub-
licans in the city districts where the working
men desired daylight saving, are in touch
with their constituents.
A LTl1OUGH the Senate is still holding up
the confirmation as attorney general of
A. Mitchell Palmer. of PENNSYLVANIA, and
an investigation of the alien property GUS
todian's Office. under Mr.. Palmer. is threat
ened. the House committee on ways and
means in its inquiry on the Longworth dye
stuffs bill has brought out some interesting
facts which have not found their way into
the newspapers. For three days straight
running Francis p. Garvan. who succeeded
Mr.. rainier as alien property custodian,
and who had been serving under Mr. Palmer
as dollar "A year man since the Office was
organized, was on the stand. He proved to
be one OF the kecnest witnesses vet appearing
before any congressional committee. His
testimony showed that there had been an
almost complete lining up of Philadelphio
dyestufts and textile men for and against the
licensing system which the Chemical Foun-
dation, Inc, of which Mr.. Garvan is presi-
dent. desires to have installed in the United
Htates' Mr. Garvan saw no impropriety in
his serving the government for nothing while
accepting the presidency of the Chemical
Foundation, Inc, which took over from the
alien property custodian at private sale for
S2oo,OOo German patents of great vaIue
nor dld he regard it as unethical TO hold the
ohlc"s OF alien property custodian and nresi
deht or the Chemical Foundation, Inc. ot
one ana the same time, nor to continue to
holu the latter position after he becomes as
S'S'"nl attorney general, to which Mr., Pal
mer has announced he will appoint aim
The dyestuffs hearings constitute Iboroi
education with regard to lawyers, acconnt-
ants and methods employed in taking over
from S7oO'ooO.OOO to $500 900 900 worth of
herman owned property and interests in tho
United States ~ '"e
A NINETEENTH WARD doa,or :, -,
D. h.. who still thinks there is q
property right in stock on hand b.s s fou
wardcd some illuminating documentorr n,',
dence with respect to the manner in which
the PATIENTS may secure the LIQUID wh.re.
W'thal on the certificate of physician dur-
ing an epidemic like unto that of Tho
hu, The material arrived in time to bo
considered when the "drys'' were debotinp
the physicians clause of the new bone drv
wafer -tlght, hog tied enforcement law
"hlch Is to put the demon rum' forever
out of business. About 100 prescriptions in
the bunch, some of them on pbysicion,s
blanks and some on blank sheets torn from
pocket notebooks, indicate the method en-
pioyed by the sick to obtain liquor. The
average certificate ran like this: "Give Mrs.
Jones whisky for sickness, "Allow John
| brown one quart whisky, illness in family"
'Splritus frumenti one quart John Robin
son. account of sickness" Among them
also were several running like this: "Mrs
| Nanderlichten, one quart champarpe for
physical use only" The physician pre-
scription license is likely to be continued in
the enforcement law, although some addi-
tional safeguards to prevent deception have
| been provided.
| IN A roundabout way Thad varney has
= been heard from. Colonel Varney was
a stalwart friend of General Sewell when
the latter was United States senator for
New Jersey and freQuented the Union
League about lunch time. Thad became
county clerk in Camden and was an ac-
tive figure in political life there, but sud .
denly cropped out and is now located on the
hill tops in the vicinity of Wilkes Barre, Pa.
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