The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-20
Washington Letter.
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WASHINGTON. D. u Fea- II
Representative William P Ro-iane 81
me kansas city dssIrics. las ocs-es
= Joint resolution proposing sn sazaa
meat 10 the constitution EhteA = SEaaa
give house members rE1s o. fo1F
yezrs instead OF two Ee rants he
10 hare an o7porTaa-
aty 10 do something for his soastiEs-
EMS. He ssys taat with the length
OF term only sEo years. represents
tire 10 sooner Lands on TIE soo f-la1
he must begin putting n g good par
OF his time working for his re-essc-
ton. There IS little ooabt that most
cf the representatives EolG Ike ID
To4e fc- the Boriand resolution. oEs
are afraid il Is Eoadeo-st looks TOO
much ike voting for Al lnc-sass OF
their oEn salaries
WASHINGTON. D. c. Feb "a
Senator Hoke Smith o. Georgia. DIR
ing the dsbste On the agricultural sr-
tension bill, implied that there we're
no negro chemists N this ooantz.-
This suggestion Of the Georgia ssna-
tor has been challenged By negro lead
ers. Who say their race has sers-aa
agriculture, chemists in the Unitsa
states. One os these is Prof Carver
o, ths Tussogee Institute. q graduate
o. the University of Iowa. whom
James wilson, former secretarE o.
agriculture, pronounced one OF the
vs-Y best agricultural chemists as
Ensw. There also uow Is in the de-
Dartment Of agriculture q negro cnen-
list, Richard H Lewis. q graduate or
the University o, Illinois. who Won
his place IN competition wtth white
chemists.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. FEB. 90
The department OF labor has issueo
statistics on thirteen staple articles
OF food during 1913 showing that prices
on eleven OF these advanced from 70
IL ne- cent and declined on only two
OF them
The percentage OF increase was:
Potatoes, l2.3: eggs, 142; round
steak. 1873; ham, 1916; butter. 81;
rib roast, s.s: sirloin, IS; bacon. 81;
hens, rs; pork chops, SO; milk. II;
corn meal. II. and lard. ].
Thu decrease was sugar. s.s per
cent, and -four. 2.s per cent.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 20
A national banking act primer. ga
planning the new currency law FOL
| the benefit OF bankers. has been Is
sued by the treasury department
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 20
william McCombs, chairman OF thu
democratic national COMMITTEES, ha'
been in Washington the past weel
going over the political situation L
4 several STATES with President Wilson
and Secretary Tumulty. The most In
teresting OF these state situations
!, that Of New York. Mr. MoCombs Pre-
, poses making Franklin D. RooseyeH
i assistant SECRETARY of the navy. tn
: administration candidate for the DEN
; ocratic gubernatorial nomination \
: case Colonel Theodore Roosevelt shal
> respond to the bay of the New Yor
2 bull moose and contest to be tnel
$ candidate for governor Democrat
leaders say Mr. Roosevelt, while nc
desiring to run for governor, Woui
enter the contest in minute II PTs
d ident wilson would give the word.
r. struggle between the two Roosevelt
3 for the ovTnorship of New Yor1
q with republican candidate also
8 the race, ought to be exciting enoug
e to satisfy anybody.
q Republicans Of the New York del
z CATION in congress are inclined TO b
n lieve that Colonel Roosevelt Will co
e sent to make this race as the pr
gressive party candidate.
n. WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 20
Edward B. Wilcox Of New York,