The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-12

Postage stamps ran up to s7,52l.7 0S
sheets, containing total of nearly
1O,04o,735, 207 stamps. Of the higher
priced postage stamps there We're
42,992 at 81 each; 697,7S7 at so cents
and 16,093,0S9 at 10 cents The more
common two-centers, with George
Washington's likeness thereon, mount
ed up to an output of 5,13o,249,01S.
There were printed S4,011,264 sheets
of revenue stamps, $4,000 sheets of
United States and Panama bonds and
so on in other hundreds of thousands
and millions. A large demand is re
ported for postage stamps prepared in
coils for use in stamp-vending and
stamp-affixing machines
In connection with an investigation
by the postoffice department it be-
came important for the postmaster
general to know how many postage
stamps Ralph had on hand A count
was made that disclosed 1,311,S19,607
/ stamps in the bureau vaults, and the
number correspondent to the last one
cent stamp with the record in the
| hooks.
! The count of postage stamps sug-
Fgested verification of all balances
in the bureau 1t was done and show
ed 2,056,047 sheets of blank paper and
1,166,G00 sheets of printed work in
various stages OF manufacture, these
results agreeing with the official
records. The face value Of these
sheets was $470,S2S.T32.
4 The large number of notes returned
to the department for redemption and
which are cancelled. thus necessitating
the printing of notes to replace them
in circulation, suggested the idea some
time ago that many of these notes
could be washed and returned to Cir
iculation. Investigation developed the
fact that at least 30 per cent of these
notes were not at all worn, but We're
simply soiled, and only needed cleans
ing to make them suitable for use
Experiments have been carried on in
a crude way and have demonstrated
the practicability of washing the
notes, and there are now in process OF
construction two machines of differ
ent principles which it is believed will
be very satisfactory for this work
Recent agitation over the new re.
strictions placed upon midshipmen at
the naval academy in the matter of
guests at academy dances has brought
forth from officials of the navy depart
ment remarkable statement
1t was disclosed that heretofore
the doors of the naval academy have
been opened wide on the evenings oil
dances, and all presenting themselves
at the doors dressed as for dance
have been admitted without question
Several embarrassing situations have
developed from time to time, 1t is
said, involving midshipmen in serious
trouble Henceforth. it is stated, the
academy officials will require that NJ
iperson be admitted without present
ing card of invitation, and the names
of all persons to whom such cards
are issued are to be listed The
statement follows:
THE invitations to balls and hop
at the naval academy have beel
either source of misunderstanding
or a cause for attempting to stir III
class prejudice Few fathers an
mothers with sons at the nava
academy but would desire and expec
the authorities having their sons il
charge to endeavor to Keep Their
apart from that special form of tenn
tation that haunts all places wher
large bodies of young men are collec
ed together. When the academy wa
much smaller and the numbers c
guests consequently fewer there wa
little difficulty in keeping Garrett