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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
How Electricity Will Light the Canal,
Operate the Gates and Tow the
Ships Through the Waterway.

~LDCTRErTY. that giant hand
maiden OF man. will play the
ieading role when the great
~ drama of passing ships through
the Canal begins. She will hold the
center Of the stage from the time the
ships arrive It the entrance until they
have crossed the bridge OF water"
aud passed far out into the ocean.
without her aid the progress OF the
drama would be siow-indeed. It is
doubtful Whistler or not It could be
played At Ali had II not been for her
aid.
Hydro Electric Station.
The greater part OF the electricity
used Win come from the hydro electric
station II Gatun. This 10 located
near thu north wall OF the spiliway
and - capable Of generating through
turbines stx thousand kiiowatts to be
used for lock machinery. dry docks.
machine shops. coal handling plant,
batteries for the lighting OF the locks
and Zone towns, and as motive
poWor Of the Panama Railroad should
that become desirable. The large
concrete power house In rectangular
In shape and contains one main OPP
er&ting noor with a turbine pit. and
the two galleries for electrical equip
msmt are Laid out In unit principle.
zach unit consisting OF an individual
head gate. penstock. governor. cx-
citar, oil switch and control panel.
The water In carried into the tur-
hines through the steel plate PEN
stocks. each having an average length
Of three hundred and fifty feet. The
entrance In closed by cast iron head
rates and bar iron trash racks. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15

headgatss will be raised and lowered
by individual motors which are
geared to rising stems attached to
the gate castings.
Lock Iuumina tion.
The illumination of the locks caused
some discussion. FOR the nearest IL
to sunlight was desired as
1t caused the least Inconvenience to
the eye. Several weeks were spent
In trying out different kinds Of
lamps. with the result that the large
power Tungsten bulb Ave hundred
watts was adopted. This Is placed in
the center of a concrete hood which
serves both as a shade and al a re-
hector. Single or double brackets are
used a. the case may require-the
single brackets for the center wall
and tho double ones on the side wall.
The rejecting hood Is provided with
"A draped shading skirt which pre-
vents the glare OF the lamp fiament
from penetrating too far into the cen
ter OF the Canal. The lamps cius-
tered under the concrete columns are
suspended from brackets and placed
near the top of heavy columns twelve
sided and tapering from a three and
one-half foot base to one foot at the
top. The columns are capped with large
concrete balls, making their total
height thirty-four feet. The running
for the electric wires II through the
core OF tho columns Each lamp
standard Is provided with an outlet
box located In tho concrete pedestal.
This is to- permit the insertion OF
plugs to connect 8 portable lamp CIR
cult or portable telephone circuit
in case either may be needed for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15

apparatus employed. Many persons
have the idea that the entire dome
Ii covered with q mass of scaffolding.
On the contrary the skeleton-like
structure erected around the statue
Is almost tho only apparatus visible
to the spectator on the ground. with
the exception Of a few swinging stages
such AZ all painters use and Z rolling
scaffold that runo on that circular
gallery st the base OF the dome where
are located the handsome columns
emhiematic Of the States OF tn Onion.
The painters and other workmen
swarm like fiies over the entire ex-
terror OF the Come but they make
their way hither and thither largely
by means Of ladders. The lain high
way to the regions aloft Is = remark
able curved ladder which ciings close
to tho dome In its graceful outline.
or course this ladder il spruce-prob-
ably no other wood could be thus
bent-and this wood 10 employed al
most exclusi ely for all the scanold-
ing,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15

A~~AoN@A'@ ONSPCtgioSh NV>SANy
treAted the American public to
q genuine scare.
He announced that tho pom
uereas metal statue which surmounts
the dome OF tho u. s. Capitol at
Washington was in the last stages OF
decay and. might. at any moment
crash to earth to the conformation and
calamity OF Congrcssmen and sight
seers.
This alarmist who. presumably act
Cd in entire good faith in giWng his
warning was for the time being the
star performer OF q moving picture
company. That was how he happen
ed to stumble on to his startling
news regarding the statue. After a
deal Of persuasion the ofiiciAls At the.
u. g. Capitol had finally given their
consent to have the dome used a.
the scene Of ons OF those thrilling
dramas which enthrhi all spectators
1t the .movieA." The steeple5ack. by
reason Of his ability to scale lofty
places. was 70 be the hero Of the
photoplay.
Well. ~ It worked out. when the
steeplejack attempted to carry out
the requirements Of his role by
scrambling ntmbiy up the outside Of
the dome to the statue which sur
mounts It, he discovered that he had
undertaken more thar he could per-
form He was unable to carry out
the original program but he did reach
point near the base Of the statue
ana there he discovered = great &C
Communication Of what he took to he
rust and which seemed to indicate that
the monster figure was In q serious
state Of deterioration.
The officials at tho u. 8. Capitol
were the least alarmed members OF
the community because Of the sup
posedly impending disaster. They had
every confidence In the condition Of
the statue. for although it, lofty posi-
ton prevents this statue from being
examined every time there IL a gen.
eral housecieaning ut tho Capitol the
ofFicials nevertheless keep pretty close
tab ON the status of things at all tirQcs.
Examining Dome And Statue. ),
The experts who went aloft found
that the stsepiejack who set the coun-
-ny agog few weelEs ago jumped to-
the wrong conclusion. What he mis-
took for rust and cor-osion In the
interior Of the bronze ball on which
tho statue rests was found upoE In
vs1tigation to b nothing more nor
- than I great naa OF carbon dust.
Mia NJ on the dome Of the Capitol
ahor1 10 circle Of arc lamps which
5Nee foyth On the occasion % uight
lpss ~ C0ngrsm 20 Indicate tol
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15

The cleaning OF the statue which
caps the Capitol u almost tho first
work undertaken. To the major por-
ton Of the public this IL the most
picturesque part Of the whole pro-
ceeding. To be sure. the giving Of the
doughty dome = bath with soap and
water - prcsAic enough. but the man
ncr Of doink It ID certainly unconven-
tional and II Involves daring on the
part Of the scrubmen that few psople
would attempt 70 parallel. The rig
ging Of the scaflold around the status
T. indeed. tks climax " III the hair
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
A New Lease of Life for
the Finest Dome In the
World The Difficult Task
Of Repainting the Iron
Structure Only Exceeded
inDaring By the Cleaning
Of the Lofty Statue.

.DARlNG sseepelejack recently
treAted the American public to
q genuine scare.
He announced that tho nom
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15
Grcppent6nrm i'm Sanic 9llt.eimpnra.

5unddit bon iruglihcr lmO 5uiGQi.
ger 9latlr, er beltanO ans oen Sc
mdlocn bic oic 5ufiinitigcn Sronf-
furter W}oler 5ur Grlanglmg 0eS
Nfeiiterred]tS ciulieicrten. 1882 ie-
ood6 enti6loB mon iit6, oas @a6l-
5immer aus Dem 9}eucn 70 5er5uri1-
ten Dab cs Dem 3ped unO g3ameu
eineS uGburfiiritliHen g8o6l= rn0
Gonferenb- 3immerS0 G6re MAIDEN
tonntc 60 famen OaS aQegorilde
NedengeuolOe lnO bic Sopraportelt
oes @lulers Sinpurner 6inein ne6lt
Der reideu Sergoloung. ser forlnoi.
iinrot6cn 0amait5cipunning ser
gSanOe, oen formoiiinrot6en @ol0os
dinen rnO 2c6nielieln, in oenalt
iDltematiider 9l6itufiulg Ourh SeiOa,
Sonmet lulO (ud). luie eS ser inaIt.
licGen 9langboflidfeit - ciqcntlid
elmer pcrIetcnOen lln6ofliGfeitl II
Oes alten 9leides cntipra4.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15

glnt # Widrl 1A05 Ucrfauiten
ben c5riolneu peiien Serrcu 9iirger.
mciiNrA zGoiicn. 9latb imO 9iir.
lcru 5n 6rantiurt oic @riiOer Sims
imo Sejns 5ln 9lomer acuannt aol-
ncr. 1e6it ScinjcH godter Suloe nu0
Der Dcioen @riiocr Sdcrl1crin Cert
rp0. SanS 3lm N6nicrs &ittrc,
lulD Oeren Sod]tcr Gliir i5re Ndlicr
deaonnt 5lm 9i6mcr mo 5im @pl.
ocnen SdJran nit aAeu 3ubebor
ma alien ourulf ritbcuocl Saltcn
Inn 500 (Sulocn gutter ,SroiIurtcr
g816rling mo 65 3ulOcn ialrlidcn
Sciaac0nas Ole 6ciOen &anier itics
ben rcfr1rts i'm Gd 5niammcn; ocr
HGmcr IdQ nat ocm Somstagsberg,
hcati9cl 9iomerbcrJ, binaus. Der
@olonc Sdpor nodj Dem 9orniBcr-
iloitcr, jcbigcn @oulsplab Sic bloc
ten I6eilc jcnes SoditicrbloctS, Der
Gcut3utoQc Den intcreiiantcitcn Sbcil
0es 6iitcriidcn Srontnrt mo &c.
wilicrmaBen ociicu geihloiienenaern
bartlett. Ger oilrd) bic &iafiir Der
altcn StraBcn5iige mregelmdBig &c.
iorlutc &lod miro cingerabnt bon
sen @traBcn ooer @ldbcn Gomer.
bcrl Seoel9aiie, @aulsplnb, Ro.
mcrJ0ic, &cr6cngaiic inlO Sinipur.
Qcr saiic, mo sic alten 5diier beiBen
in ocrlelben 9leibcniolge bon lints
mad redtS bcriim Saoeran (ooor
NltQinplr8), 9i5uer &opeuitein
oicie orci biI0en Sen befonitcn
0roigctcl SraHenitrin Snl5baus
(oos ON red1tcl Slii8el ROM Be
idaucr bclcaenc on 9ionerbera nit
Ocr bodJeianibfci 5uiinoe) g9one
bodp @olOencr S1puL Sraucuro0s
@iolc, Shipor3euiclS mo Silber
berg. 9lrd Scr gon3e Sionlplcr riro
neieroiugS cit idlledJtmeg Der &o
mer gelounf, 0n i'm bic StoOt nndl
rno nd1 5u cieicm 3iu5n cr,rorben
bat
gs narcn laHtgr 6eiierc @dilicr
ccu SrnHsTnttcr &atrisiern mcan
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15

&o6n5imncrn cntitonO idon OurG
Den eriter llm6ou BON 1405 ein
Saal Gr Oieute 5unddit ma0rihein-
lid e6cnioaS ols &auiboae; crit ipd.
ter, ais 1862 ouh bic Gronuugen
pon 9loHen nad 6ranffllrt perlegt
muroen lulO On5 8eremonioie aro-
mmgsmo6l bier itottionolpuroe CT
ais aoiicriool oen ieierlid,cn 3pcdeG
uorbc0olten.
Seit oieiem dltciten itdOtiidcn I'm.
boil lit in Dem ncuentitanOcncr
6ronfiurter &ctbs4, @ot5s- m0
&oli6ouic nod picl GiBelnc3 iungc.
lorluf erneIcrt, olSgepust lm0 aus.
gcmalt poroen. gSo6ei cS on fleincn
nniilantcn SdllauGciten ni6t ic6lt.
Sn bal6Omflcn Saaen mo SGOcn
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15

mo @lOcn cingebmit iin0 iaO picI
Vlcnifen 5i tbun bn6en entltcht
leicbt Gin 6cliebter @infcl nobin Oas
&olf SrIbitiidSpnpier pcguirit mo
Ocrlci. o6lc lid crit nit l1ngeren gSc.
gen su bcnii6en ga lpcDrt man 0enn
bciltc. ndlt innncr criolgreida 4Hit
arobcn @crbotei. Gic Srnnifurtcr
0cS in pieieu 0ingen icbr meniden-
flilpen SpdtmiticIalters licBen liebcr
OcN 6eiligen glntonins 0ort9n ma
len gim 6ielt man ieipcit, 70 Oob
lis Ociic reDnIiCrer On imc blie6c~
IS mar ireili1 cine reipeftpoaerc
3eit ais bpitte, lie itedte 0oaer @u.
mor iuO Oer6er Sd1olfslirt, obrr iie
mar nidt giitig imO geEein
G6enio CAB Der Nin5ntonf Ger
9tod5orbduier, no iid) 0ie Siaoi
alcidliolS eiurihtete 5n GurGbrii.
den mo llmgcltaltlm9cn glnlab.
1A2iilpur0e Iraueuro0e crruOr6et
1910 bic &iolc, 1912 SdaUor5ens
iclS 1896 2oiucnitein nc6it 0em 5ns
ge1origen @auie 9SancbaM, Eo5
Sans Ocr @eieaihait 6roNcniieiiL
ooS redts an sic Creiqie6eliront al.
it6Bt. enpar6 Die Staot crit 1913.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15

@ol0cnen SdGuan Dur0cl unl
1415 @onOmolcreicn angc6radjt, Ojc
0urd Oe peric6ieOencn St1n0c Scs
beiIigcn r0miihcu @ciamutreides
0ieies iel6er 0artelG lolltoA. @s
Uoren @appen mo S0calbiloer Oc5
&niicrs, ser 0rei 0ciitIiden anrnir-
item mo BON ic bier 4onigen, Ser
50gen N}nrfsraieu. @urg9raien,
@rofen Sidoten ireicn G6riern,
6rei6errcn mo 9iihern. Gic Bier.
SDitcmatif lit obne iioatsredtlher
9elana, iie mar luoGl mir Iir Die S(N.
orOnrma Der NlaIcreicn praftilA be.
dncln; mir iinOcu lie d6nli6 i'll oci
groBcn oaegorilden Nlpier- mn
Noljidlnittperfcn uie0er, ponlit slr
3cit sQlarimilians, sur Scit 0iircrs
mo Sans @urfmaur5 mo in Ocn
@cucrationcn Omiod) 0as 9lcib pcr.
berridt mo 0ar8ciicllt morOcu III.
1888 Bat mon oieic oot6iidcn W|alc.
reicn ser @o6litnbc, "a lie BON ser
3eit gcltteu 6atten. ii6ertiinNcn ial
ielt icOod 5liUnr elm @udl NIT tlciuc.
reH Gopien BON ibuen aufertigen lai.
fen. moron5 man lie 5cltc fcnnt. Ger
Sfnud 0cs @a6ljimmers mar 0onl
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15
Ser SOB OlnIdja Snecs, },

Oie i'm observation-disclosures 2iNtericlOe
itnr6, beoeutet einen &erllit, lin be-
ionoern fiir OaS &oniglibe S6on-
ipielbauS, Onun ober fir Oos @erli.
ner Sjcotcrpll6liflnt I'M oQgclHci.
men, g}llcba 9iibc mar, mas man
ia1t &iebling Ocs Eu6lifimS inS.
beionOere bel eincm groBcn Sbeil 0eS
mciblidjen @crlins, 0os inS Sheatcr
9ing. 9iid6t OILS oh iie serooe 5u
0en Sdouipiclerinnau ge60rt bar,
Die 6ci noOerucn Stiifen in criicr
9ieiGe itc3elL bon 0eilcn Die 3eitirn.
gen beiidnoig ipreGell, mo Oie init
Dem @ichliugs6inO in Ocn @ohen-
idiriitcn fir ouS gcbilOcte @u6ifint
a6gebil0ct peroeu. glcin lie bate
0ie!ne6r loren felt crri1lgcucn 8lab,
ans Ocn lie 10 leiht gticmdnO Der.
Ordligen fonnte. mo III 0cnl lie Spc.
sialitdt mar. Gas raren lreibGhe
GGarofterroQcn, iomo6l int @hitipiel
wie i'm Sdauiliicl, ollc6 inn floiii.
idcn. Sie mar cine Scr bciicll Oar.
itcllcrinuen frducnbaiter S6alf1oi.
ti1feit, rciieA mld floiiiiNen @n.
mors, ln0 miiiterlihcr nihmtcc
and idricgermiittcrlidlcr NeniitGs.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15

@leid5eitig 0oS Sal5bnuS oil Der
Gdc, peldeS 6eute bon aaen Oen ed-
tciten olt0.irgerlihcn Gn0rf nIaht,
o6wo6l Oie reihcn Gidcn6ol5ic1nisc-
rcicu Ser 6aiiaoe crit BON ctpa 1900
itonmen mo uidt o6ne 9ieitourie-
uug 6o6en bleiben tonnen. gSie
idon gciagt muroe pos 5u oen Orei
@icbclr oc6origc 9llt-Simpurg, wo5l
ais 9fiid6ous ser Sil6er6er1 ge6orte.
crit 1878 Ser StaOt ii6erlaien
Gen 9icihs6cjieblmgcn Oes 9ios
mers lpurOc id]on bon glniong oil nit
Stol5 GcAntng getragcu SSn Der
obercn 9iot0sin6e, Die ais @obn5in-
mer Der &urfiiriten Oientc imO 6ente
SiBungs5immer oe5 W3agiiirats lit
IT iie lic8t in 0em llripriinglibcn
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15

BON 0clt Darn mobnen0en 0elDled-
fern Die &0lner oud crit bon etliden
@enerotionelu aus &0ln eingouan.
ocrt paren. 0ns "A. Sa6r6rmoert lit
oos 0cr biir9erliGer gtamenbilonng
in GGitidjlunO. 60 goben ollh bier
sum Sbeil Die @Guier ibrcn glalucn
sen 5omilien, pie cs bel oert o5lm
9iomcr4 Scr Sal mar, 0eun &olner
mar t6otidhlib Scr dlterc 9ic6en.
nunic; Der @oloenc Sdnon 6ieB eli
gentlic9 Der @olocnc Sroid), lmO oic3
icr 9tomc Sroid) boftetc al 0cm ooi
rim iitcu0cu bodit aniebnlidlen nlt.
iranlfurtcr @ei6ledt llmgcfe6rt
tragct rcriAieocnc lcidt crfennbare
Der gcaountsn @duier Den dlterei,
con 6gtiidcm GoelbeiiB a65uleten'
oen 9lamcn Der betreifenOen 5ani.
lien ltod ipdter Dertaui1te 0aS
Saus @o9erom ieinen gamen init
ugllt.Siuplr9" neil bic @onerben.
iAnii 5. 3. Grbgenoiicnidaft 5u 9Llt.
Sinpurg eS in 9eiie no6m mo 1895
i6r @eieQidaits6aus oorous mod.
te. Gies lit cs bis 1873 gc6lic6en.
ln0 crit OamalS an Die Staot rer.
fallit lUorOen; ole Oonerbenihait
o6er 6citebt nod mciter. gliid) al,
oere patrijiicbe Observation-Disclosures
bolaltcn in 0ieien 0duiern ipoDoil I'M
6rancaitcin Bis an sic @cgcmport
cine gscinihl6e nadblieb. SIN 3omer
ielber rarcn idAon Dor Dem glnfaui
uon 400 0clc8entlid) groBere Sisiw.
gen mn lSclteiicn o5gebnlten por0en.
Gcsbalb lpobl mari Scr 9iot5 icin
sluac auf oicicn mo oas 5uscborige.
clenlola 9roBr1umiae @ou5 Sum
Sdluancn ais cr cines neuen 9iatbs
GoilicS 6c0Hritc Conn a6er auc6 me-
gen ibrcr r;rtrciflifcn Gage i'm
Wlitielpmft Der Sta0t mo an 0enl
uon t9ldrftcn inO Nieiicn belebten
5aMstoAs6erg Gcnn 0ns ncnc 9lotb.
bau5 iclte III scr piclcrorts il5lihci
gSeiic aleid3eitig ais &aribnus bc.
nutt ucroen mo co0nrd) ieinc Soften
yci4 pcHinica IaS nripriinglidle
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15

9(ud all oenl rci6brlnaiten QO'}Ss
nen @or6au NIT Srci @ortdlellk. Sac
pon 1883 bis ehua 1900 Ocn 9i1a .,ar
iboB OeS 9l0merS 0or9e!sgF NJ Ss.
waren bic gSoppcn ocs aaliefs;; Il
roniiGen a0nigs (oieier piirOe olSlc,
5ranfiurt gepd6lD unO Der ,rfi
Ger StnOt nngebrac6t. HIM 9rg
ais man ben &oiieriaol fir 0as %tci S
nling5fcit &orls VI. neli Derl' oai
lieB, entitano oie critic &ei6c 0er 81 Scr
lerbilOcr IN 0icienl Saale' y, a,ao,li
9lii4en cntlan9 sic iio6 in Der ~ t;acI
5eiiuOcn. SSrcilit6 nit ben pen1'1c pesgcr
nidt SIT Ocr9leidcn llnO BON issoiil
5rm @iid oeroedt. Gs iinO 5oPlV,S,o ,,oa
gcmaItc Bitten Ser aItcn &allel. ..'Set
Der &oriteiliug 0cs 6e9lllll.' roi
XVIII. So5r6unoerts; tie paTgI III
SonrnO /. bis 5erOinnHo III n
@ron5eiar6e gemalt, pou 0a uO
natiirliGen 6arben.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-02-15

m.irmc Tic @erlincr lie6tell " ,VI' a
@umor, imO ole i'm Sabre 1917 Si
borene 6houipielerin bate alll "A
ieul @e6iet Zone un0 9cpe0l',;So,,t ;o,t
Die Ger Spree glt6cnerul Oas lcr m
ouf ocn 9]crIincr @}ii6nen polg,d ',od
id]en0e Seiierrei6ertbrm llldll i. q a
MAIDEN fonnt. God blie6 oielel o,o
Nor iunner iu Sen @ren5elI oes
ne6mGcit, elmer @orncGm9all "; g:sr,
ouN bcidGi9te, in iStiiGen y9''C
ciiige 0lan5roQcn SIT fill9ell Ss.
@lanj5eif Oicier S6anipicler'N, ,,.s 4
freiliN icGon ctiua 3iudn3ig ,So9' so,c
rid, ais lie inter @ornoD IN e~,ffci
liner S1cafer~ In oer Gnarl q
ltroBc Ons @u6lifun ent5iiaie. rib
Sabre 1898 ii0erno6ur iie oalnln, n,rlif
ais crlier mci6lichcr Gircftor ..sonr
Oas ..g3cnc l6coter~ an ShIll re
Onnm. Gon$ruo id5aint i0r oaS SET
licG nidlr 5iigeiagt 5u 6aoels -. al
ic5on 1902 leate iie i6r 3epEs's Es'slIil
Iireftoril uieocr imo trnt ner = r. al
liden Sof6iibnc 6ci an Ser Siri
Uiclicitiac ln0 picl6cic61itiotc sE .6r
icrin ic1r 1el9dbt mar. g'll s;elli
cine darafteriitiibc uno pSlu1illl %,
poac @ridcinlnQ ans 0cri 9ri'
S1eaterleGel yaridlipul0cu -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-03
THE PRIMARY LAW.

The lack of interes.. In the primary
indicates that it is not popular. Peo-
pie are too busy these days to devote
SO much time to politics. We are
having too much politics anyway and
too much legislation. The average
voter would prefer the old county
convention method which was not a
bad plan. 1t certainly did not re-
|quire the time Of all memoirs of the
party and so far as Iowa was con-
cerned the method gave good salts
faction and the state received salts
factory service. During all Of the
time officers were nominated and
elected under the county caucus and
convention plan there was no scandal.
Iowa was well governed and the Of
ficials went out of the state house
with clear records. What advantage
is the primary over the old method?
1t costs the state about 100000 to
hold primary. and taxes are plenty
high enough. It is an expensive pro-
ceeding to the candidates for office
and excludes the poor but competent
man from making the race. So far
as The Gate City Is concerned the
old way was good enough and we
would like to return to it There is
growing sentiment against the pri-
mary. l. Is burdensome. expensive,
and unsatisfactory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-03
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD.

1 j. B. Forgan. presfd ant of the First
National bank OF Chicago. has an
/ nounced that he had decided to retire
as candidate for class A director on
the federal reserve bank board from
group one and instead to stane as a
candidate from group two.
This leaves George NJ Reynolds,
president of the Continental and Com
| mercial National, as the only candi
date for class A dictatorship in group
one, and ends what promised to be a
lively controversy, since both candi-
dates were in the same group.
Mr.. Reynolds announced his can
didacy on May 81, and the following
day Mr.. Forgan announced that he
also would be a candidate In group
one
They invited the cooperation OF
their. friends, and each supplem snted
the invitation by actual work to get
If possible a majority OF the 319
banks in group one
Mr.. Reynolds friends say they will
extend their good will to Mr.. Forgan
as a candidate In group two. In ad-
dition the latter will, as the matter
now stands, be favored for member
of the advisory council from this dis
trict.
The advisory council Is to be com
posed OF one representative from each
OF the twelve federal reserve banks
OF the country It's members will
meet at least four times a year in
Washington with the federal reserve
board. They will have no vote in the
proceedings
There are to be three class A direc-
tors and If Mr.. Forgan's candidacy is
favorably received in group two there
will remain one other class A director
to be elected Iowa is strongly in the
field for this place. Several names
have been mentioned, two of them
being j. G. Rounds, president of tn
Citizens National bank of Des Moines
and E. L. Johnson, president of the
First National bank of Wayer1y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-03
keokuk, Iowa .......... June 3. 1914
THE CITY STREET.

THE CITY STREET.
s'They took little gravel,
And they took a little tar.
And various ingredients,
Imported from afar.
They hammered it and rolled It,
And when they went away.
They said they had pavement
That would last for many q day.
But they came with picks and smote
1t,
To lay water main;
And in time they call the workmen
To put it back again
To run railway cable they took 1t
up once more;
And, later put 1t back again.
Just where it was before
They took 1t up for conduits
To run the telephone;
And then they put it back again.
AS hard as any stone.
They took it up for wires,
To feed the 1ectric light.
And then they put it back again,
Which was no more than right.
oh, the pavement's full of burrows!
There are patches everywhere;
You'd like to ride upon it,
But it's seldom that you dare.
It's very handsome pavement.
A credit to the town;
They're always digging OF It up.
Or putting of itsdown."
-Kreelite News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-03
CLARKE AND cuMMINs.

The straightforward fight that Gov
ernor Clarke made for reelection and
the precedent that governor who
served the state well was entitled to
a second nomination contributed to
the success Of the governor at the
Monday primary election. George
Clarke never trims. When an issue
comes up he meets it. He discusses
lit squarely and fairly and has brought
! the people of the state to believe In
him. The capitol extension grounds
attack and the executive council
method Of taxation were the issues
used with which to defeat him, but
he went on. boldly and fearlessly and
discussed these questions with the
voters in his frank and able manner
with the result that they gave him a
handsome endorsement They would
not have done so unless they believed
in him. The people Of Iowa should
re-elect Governor Clarke next Novem-
Der. He is one of Iowa's stronges..
men. His loyalty to the state is es-
!, pecially commendable and in all
: movements directed toward lettering
the condition of Iowa the governor
moved in the front row. 1t is a pleas
/ ure 20 support a man Of the Clarke
, manhood and stability.
l The success Of Senator Cummins
t was admitted even by those VINO OPP
/ posed him. The candidacy Of Saw
3 age came late, after frequent at
s tempts had been made to get some
+ one to OPPOSE Cummins. This fact
Y was known all over the state and the
s Savage candidacy naturally started
n out weak and ended weak In Iowa
h Cummins is strong. He has been
t politically fortunate. Many of the
q old line republicans vote against him
because of his free trade tendencies.
The republican party is fundamental
ly a strong protective party and con-
ditions prevailing in the country Just
y now make one think the protective
l. policy is rather wholesome. We be-
e l1ieve 1t is. and while this paper favor.
n ed the Cummins candidacy at the nri-
l. mary we also believe that The senator
l. can render the largest and best serv.
5 ice to the PARTY by defending tba nro-
e Elective principles that have always
h furnished full dinner pail and 1.
l. happy and prosperous people. we
:. ihope he will do it.