Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
CONGRESSMAN MOORE'S
LETTER
Phiiudeiphians at the Waterways
Congress aud Natire Pennsyl.
runidns Who Represent Other
States in Washington.
Washington, Feb. IL.


TTIIE champions Of good waterways have
- been in evidence for several days on
account of the convention Of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress. Some Of
them also attended dinner in honor OF
John II. Small. Of North Carolina. retiring
chairman of the Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee. who will be succeeded by Mr.. Ken.
nedy, OF Iowa, a Republican. Director
George S. Webster and Assistant Director
Hasskarl, of the Department OF wharves,
Docks and Ferries. and George +. Sproule,
secretary of the Commissioners of Navi.
cation, headed the Philadelphia contingent.
They were accompanied by Emil p.
Albrecht. Of the Bourse, who presided at
one of the sessions Of the congress; VIII.
liam r. Tucker, secretary of the Board Of
Trade: William L. Bernard, of the steam
navigation board. and others. William J.
Conen. of the Philadelphia port boosters
committee, was here along with Mayor
Frederick w. Donnelly who never fails
when absent from his own burg to do a
little boosting for Trenton. Among the
gleanings derived from the Phladelphians
was the suggestion of a movement to re-
store to the Delaware River n nautical
schoolship. 1t is understood that Governor
Sproul, who knows shipbuiding and the
river front, is inclined to favor the project.
Congress is committed to the policy Of
establishing State marine schools. and CO.
operates now with New York, Massachu.
sets and the State Of Washington. which
conduct schools 1t once made appropria-
tions TO Pennsylvania and loaned 1t
schoolship, but during Governor Tener's
term the State failed to cooperate and the
government aid was withdrawn.
Tn ADDITION to Senators Penrose and
Knox, both of whom were born In PENN
sylvania. there are two other natives of the
Keystone State in the body "at the other
end Of the Capitol'-Senator Albert j.
Cummins, Of Iowa, who was born at Car
michaels and who studied at waynesburg
College three years, and Senator s. p.
Spencer, of Missouri, who was born at Erie.
There are also several native Pennsylva-
mans, apart from the State delegation, in
the House of Representatives. Frank z.
Doremus. Democrat Of Detroit, Is one Of
these. He was born in Venango County.
William J. Graham. of Illinois. a Republi-
can, was born in Pennsylvania near New
Castle. Frederick n. Zihlman. a Maryland
Republican, was born at Carnegie. and
Altoona produced William II. Walton, who
is the lone Representative from New Mex
leo. Another Republican member, Edward
Cooper, of West Virginia, first saw the
light of day at Treverton Joseph w. Ford
ney, Of Michigan. claims Pennsylvania as
- l.. orIo
II. Sloan, of Nebraska, attaches himself by
descent. They are both Republicans. The
only member Of either house outside of
Pennsylvania who appears to have been
born in Philadelphia is Isaac Bacharach,
| of the Atlantic City district of New Jer-
sey. John H. NORM, of Pittsburgh. men,
Der of the Committee on Military Affairs,
is also Of Quaker City origin.
THERE were three Pennsylvania eligibles
L at the large reception goven by Henry
| W. Watson, of the Bucks Montgomery dis
trct, to the Republican Senators and Rep
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Penrose, Joseph r.
| Grundy, of Bristol. and the host himself.
| There was another interesting eligible, and
| the only one of her kind. in the person Of
| Congressman Jeanette Rankin, of Mon.
tana. No matter what others may think
| about Il, Congressman Rankin has devel-
oped into "a good fellow" among her
House colleagues. 1t was, therefore. In
| order Sor Congressman Watson TO invite
| her to his party and to present her TO his
friends But what interested the Congress
| men and Senators most was the long and
| interesting conversation which ensued
| after the leader of Bucks County was pre-.
scented to the fair Representative from
Montana. The Grundies will talk, but
Joseph r. insists that Montana is a large
wool.producing State. and that there Is
every reason why the manufacturers and
producers of wool should have a better
understanding. Some of the guests, in
Guiding Congressman Nare who again hob
nobbed under the same roof with Penrose
contended that Grundy was explaining 10
Congressman Rankin the advisability OF an
early restoration OF the American protec
tive tariff system, in which the Montana
Representative is deeply interested.
LNEN YOUNG, as the intimate friends OF
L the Philadelphia manager Of the Inter
national Merchant Marine lines know him
believes in according honors 10 those to
whom they are due. His long experience with
shipping men has taught him TO appreciate
the services Of naval officers and those en-
ployed in the mercantile marine. Mr.
Young has called the attention OF hi,
Washington friends TO the case OF Captain
Harvey. OF the White Star liner Persic
which sailed from Boston for London abou
Angus; 20 last with 2loo American troops
When or the scilly Islands the Persic wa.
torpedoed, but with the aid Of British de
stroyers all the troops and their equipmen
were safely transferred. The captain O
the Perslc then handled his vessel IN suci
a mastery way that she was hnali.