Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-24
CONGRESSMAN MooRE'S
LETTER
Prospect Of a Hog Island Investigation.
Gossip About Clinton r. Woodruff
and Captain J. w. Emery,
Robert Grier and Others
Washington. Sept. u.

nnc prospects Tor n0mDCr OF lInpoTtdHI
reports. The promise of General Pcrshiug
TO lay all foreign military transactions
before the Senate and the House at an early
date is rcassuring, in view of the refusal OF
the general on the other side of the water
to appear before subcommittee of the
Graham investigating committee, which
went abroad to follow up certain clues with
respect TO waste and extravaganza. The
shipping board inquiry, which is under the
direction of Mr.. Walsh, of Massachusetts,
has been conducted largely along the Pacific
coast up to the present time, but it is
coming East and 10 due course will reach
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and points
south. Expenditures at Hog Island aud
other shipyards arc likely to come under the
purview Of this committee. Concerning Hog
Island, the recent statement of President
Matthew c. Brush that there is enough
contract work ahead to keep the yard going
another year is being commented on and is
now inviting a comparison of the cost of
ship construction at home and abroad.
THERE is no minimizing the import of
l. recent labor outbreaks. The policemen S
strike in Boston has given concern to the
national legislators and they have even been
commenting upon Mayor Elss efforts TO
keep down disorder in Camden. Just how
Of the grave questions with national states
mcp. The announcement by Chairman
Good of the appropriations committee, that
there would be deficit approx imating
So ,000, ,000,00 this year has had a SOLDERING
effect upon everybody. The people demand
a reduction of taxes The federal govern
ment is faced with the necessity of con-
tinuing existing taxes for some time TO
come. The war brought on such change
in our economic conditions as to make the
aftermath worthy the study of the countryS
most careful thinkers. The problem is:
How are VIC going to keep profits and wages
up and taxes down: 1t is hard nut to
crack.
ENRANCIS A. LEWIS, L. Spencer Mil.
Ter and Dr. George Woodward belong to
that group of Phlladclphians who believe
that the Ware forces were fairly beaten in
the recent mayoralty contest and that the
city will be the gamer by u change of ad-
ministraton. 1t is noteworthy how wide
spread was the interest in the Philadelphia
election. Not only those in the vicinity of
Philadelphia watched the returns, but New
York. Baltimore, Washington and Pitts
burgh. TO say nothing of Atlantic City,
were stirred up over the situation.
CLINTON ROGERS WOODRUFF, in
~ addition to being registration commits
SiOncr-8ud. by the way, he was one of the
proponents of the law providing for board
Of gistration-hnds time to edit the social
service department of one of the magazines
and also to act as secretary of the National
Municipal League. lie is also president of
the Social Service Commission of the Epis-
copal Church.
CAPTAIN JOHN W. EMERY. who used
~ to be the Beau Brumme of the police
force, is engaged on a piece of work in
Brooklyn. but he found time to go over to
Philadelphia to vote. So did Vic Hamilton,
of the Seventh ward, who has been finishing
up contract in Lu1erne county. The prac-
tical fellows in politics, no matter what the
sacrifice, know the value of the individual
vote, and they usually come home to cast it.
The suggestion is often heard in political
campaigns that man who is entitled to
vote and fails to register, or to vote
after be has registered is not a good citizen.
In the recent mayoralty campaign comment
went even so far as to suggest the propriety
of legislation which would in some way pen
alze those who enjoy the protection of the
law and yet fail to exercise the right Of
suffrage. Some day this question of indif-
ference or neglect of the voter may become
an issue.
CHARLES Il. CARTER. secretary of the
" National Association of Hosiery and
Underwear Manufacturers, has forwarded
to Congress an affidavit certifying to the
signatures of 800 reputable corporations,
firms and individuals, protesting against a
dye licensing commission as proposed in the
Longworth dyes tariff BILL Many of these
siguers are Philadelphians.
JOSEPH RODGERS, sergeant at arms
- of the House of Representatives, and
Harry Nesbit went over from Washington
to vote at the Philadelphia primaries. They
reported that the capital was immensely
interested in the election and that buttons
of the candidates were being freely worn in
Washington. They returned in time to get
a glimpse of the great Pershing demonstra-
tion.
\LTILLIAM II. LESTER, who talks as
w he writes, and who writes in that fine
stusn which betokens the we'll trained news
pal Ar man, has a string of stories about the
late William NJ. Singerly which are worth
being set down in the memoirs of famous
Philadelphians. Testers stories 20 back to
the days when Singerly was not only be-
loved by all the boys who worked with him
on his newspaper, but was the typical
Democrat who helped TO make and uumake
candidates in the city and state. Singerly
finally became candidate himself, running
for the Office of governor. He had helped
to make Robert E. Pattison governor, but
like other king makers, failed to land on
his own account.
DOBERT GRIER is still popular at the
N Corinthian Yacht Club, Cape May.
Robert keeps up his interest in cruisers and
motorboats, notwithstanding his activities
for the Republican Alliance. The way
Robert explained the wind-up of the Phia-
delphia primary election to Doctor Starr and
| Henry Hallowell was something like this /:
| The captain of the Ware craft was bringing
basket of eels up the gang plank, but
when the captain struck the platform the
basket struck a rafter and slipped from the
CAPTAINS hands. Then the cells slipped from
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