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The Hennessey Clipper
John Sprague, Pub.
THE MAN OF THE HOUR
HENNLS3EY
Winter shouid tukt car© lust It
wear Itself out prematurely.
The happiest people are those v/fco
haven't time to hate anybody
Horses have to smile a little when
they pass a blanketed automobile en-
gine
Wollesley roll ego girls are said to
have earned $6 as bootblacks, but
what boots It?
Last year ihe United States made
9111,000,000 worth of soap, which
ought to put us right up next to godli-
ness
Mexico having bought 600 pianos
from a Chicago Arm, we may look for
a long period of unrest across the
border
'The tip Is an Insult," says the Chi
cago Record-Herald. Insulting the
waiter then Is what keeps traveling
men poor.
A man asks a divorce after getting
his own breakfast for twenty years—
though this may not solve the break
fast question.
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FINANCES ARE
Brooks' comet Is said to have- two
tails but people who stny up late
enough to see It generally are able to
see two comets.
ELECTRIC CARS MET IN FliG a earthquake hocks iviexico
"A man Is middle-aged at 90," says
Lord Strathcona. According to his
version of It, most men never cut-
grow their Infancy
Once upon a time there was a deer
hunter who died a natural death, but
that was In the olden days when men
used the bow and arrow
If a show Is Immoral an arrest may
be made without a warrant by a po-
liceman. If a show is dull the pun-
ishment Is left to the public.
As for scientific management on the
farm, please note the case of the Colo-
rado hens which laid more eggs when
clad In neat little coats and caps
Although the back-to-the-farm move-
ment has not made great headway In
this country, It may soon be given a
rood boost by the Manchus In China.
A Chlcagoan has gone crazy count-
ing money, but a good many people
would be willing to contract that form
of Insanity if the money were only
their own.
Burglars who blew open a safe In
an Indiana postoffice got only nine
cents. It must be that the Indiana
authors are sending their manuscripts
by freight
A German scientist comes to bat
with the claim that the soul is not
Immortal. We repeat his remark
merely to start an argument We
hate peace.
A portable wireless telephone has
oeen Invented in England. In the fu-
ture a man will have no excuse for
failing to telephone when he keeps
dinner waiting
A man In New York was sentenced
to an hour In Jail for shooting the
■weetheart who refused to marry him
Why the girl was not punished for
being shot was not explained In the
Judicial process.
A Connecticut man lost his horse,
and after exhaustive searching found
the missing animal in an orchard ly-
ing beside a pile of cider apples in a
drunken sleep. The snake stories of
the season sound monotonous after
this
A Chicago man has been sentenced
to walk the floor with lis baby for
two hours every night He may con
slder himself lucky he is not the
father of triplets
Parisian fashion experts tell us that
within a few years men will wear
knee breeches and powdered wigs
Evidently they do not know the dif
ference between men and persons
The latest fish story 1s woven about
an ocean liner which Is said to have
caught a string of fish through Its feed
pipe. Those nature fakers always
manage to find a new way to spring It.
A Chicago clergyman tells us thai
th^ average man can tell all he knows
in seven minutes, but we are willing
to lay odds that It takes him more
A.han seven minutes to preach a ser-
mon
The players In the post-season
games each got more than the aver
age college professor gets for profess-
ing a whole year. So long, however
as the professors are content no
harm Is done
An English sailor, recently arrived
in New York, tells a startling tale ot
his capture at the hands of a band of
babboons He proudly says they treat
ed him like a long lost brother Some
people can be proud of almost any
thing
Perhaps It is true that the exprcs
fllon, "Mind your p's and q s," origi
nally referred to pints and quarts In
the ancient ale house score but the
Rdvlce has been given innumerable
times In composing rooms to young
ukuj learning to set type.
THREE KILLED IN CRASH ON
LEAVENWORTH LINE.
Train Dispatcher and Motorman Who
Ignored Orders Die in
Wreck.
Kansas City.—No vain regrets op-
press the mind of G. V. Royal, train
dispatcher, for a confusion of orders
that caused a head-on collision on
the Kansas City-Leaven worth Electric
line Royal is dead, himself a victim
of the wreck, and with him died the
motorman, to whose contributing
carelessness the accident was due.
Two other lives besides these were
lost In the collision, he price of a
car crew's unwillingness to wait one
minute for another car to pass them.
About 15 persons were injured.
Royal was the night dispatcher at
Walcott, Kan. When he was relieved
by J. M. C. Huttner, the da; dis-
patcher he said to Huttner:
"The northbound car due here at
6:55 is late. It hasn't reached Bethel
yet When the crow calls in from
there you'd better tell them to come
on through and hold the southbound
special here until the northbound
gets in."
As Royal ceased speaking the crew
of the northbound ear called in from
that station, asking for orders. The
day dispatcher followed Royal's ad-
vice and told the crew to come on
through to Walcott. Then, still in
Royal's hearing, Huttner gave the
crew of the southbound special or-
ders to wait on the siding at Walcott
until the northbound car should pass.
Royal and the special's crew, A.
W. Lowe, motorman, and George
Bradley, conductor, immediately left
the dispatcher's office and boarded
the special. The car pulled out, the
day dispatcher noticed, but he sup-
posed the motorman was running it
to a switch to await the northbound
car.
Instead of stopping at the switch !
the special dashed out of the yards
and at Johnson's crossing, on a sharp
curve a quarter of a mile south of :
Walcott, it met and crashed into the
northbound car running on its proper i
schedule. When the colision oc-
curred both cars were running about
miles an hour.
Clyde Taylor, a passenger, had j
been thrown over the tops of several I
seats, lie was found in the middle
of the car with both legs broken. He j
begged to be killed, and the death he I
welcomed ended his agony on the
way to a hospital at Leavenworth.
rwtLVh KILLED IN TRAIN WRiiCK
Minnesota Accident Shows Even
Block Signal System is Not
Fool-Proof.
Odessa, Minnesota.—Twelve per-!
sons were killed in a wreck on the I
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail- j
"oad here and ten or more were
seriously injured when the second
section of train No. 18, from Seattle. |
crashed into the first section, which
had been stopped on signal. *
The accident happened a short dis-
tance from the signal tower here.
The section had been stopped by the
tower man because of a freight train
in the block ahead. The railway
jfficlals attribute the accident to the
failure of the operator to set the
signals against the second section.
Texan Shot by His Wife.
Fort Worth, Texas.—While sitting
at supper in the grill room of a local
hotel with a party of friends, Homer
V. Trout, cattleman, 28 years old, was
shot and killed by his wife, who
promptly fainted.
Escaped Missouri Slayer Caught.
Memphis, Tennessee Sam Veazey,
who killed William Jones at Caruth-
ersville, Mo., a year ago, and escaped
from the penitentiary was arrested
nere and will be sent to Jefferson
City at once.
Madero Invites Diaz Back.
Chihuahua, Mexico. President Ma-
lero, through former President De
La Harra, has asked Diaz to return
to Mexico, assuring him of every
possible guarantee at the command
of the country.
Thirty-Six Persons Killed in Colima
Province Alone—Disturbance
Covers Entire Country^
The City of Mexico.—Mexico was
rocked from ocean to ocean and from
Guanajunato on the north and the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec on the
south by an earthquake.
At least 36 persons were killed in
Colima province, and 11] persons w ere
reported dead from falling walls In
Cuernevacca, eight in Guayamas, and
15 in Jalapa The shocks came short-
ly a tier noon and were preceeded and
succeeded by eruptions from several
craters believed to be extinct.
The quake caused a small panic
here. Hundreds of persons rushed
to the Zocalo, where they ran aim-
lessly about or fell on their knees in
prayer.
Telegraph and telephone wires w ere
snapped and for a time the city was
without light and electric power on
account of the breaking of the cables,
but aside from the throwing down of
a few adobe walls, no serious damage
was done.
The first shock was felt at 12:40
and continued for a few seconds more
than two minutes. The instruments
registered an oscillatory movement
from southwest to northeast.
MARCHED HIM TO GUARD HOUSE
Soldier Locked up by Insane Sergeant
on Imaginary Murder
Charge.
Junction City, Kansas.—Marched to
the guard house by an insane man
and locked up by him on the charge
of murder was the experience of Serg.
Land. Troop M., Thirteenth Cavalry.
Land was sent from quarters to
the hospital in charge of Serg. P. C.
Souder of the same troop, who has
been irrational for several days.
Souder marched Land into the
guardhouse, committed him to the
sergeant of the guard and had hint
locked up on a murder charge. The
mistake was not discovered for some
time. Souder is now in the hospital.
May Nov; Sell Paper Railroad.
Macon, Missouri. —The supreme
court's denial of the writ of prohibi-
tion against the sale of the Hannibal
& \\orth Missouri railroad permits
the sale of that property by the re-
ceiver, John C. Mills. Mr. Mills say>
the sale will be again advertised and
that he expects a number of bidders
The property to be sold is the fran-
chise for an electric line from Han
nibal to Kirksville by way of Laplata.
Twelve miles of roadbed, including
bridges, lumber and ties, have been
completed.
Dynamited a Courthouse.
Yeringten, Nevada.—At 1 o'clock a.
m. two terrific shots of dynamite
was fired in the second story of the
new Lyon county courthouse here.
The entire floor was demolished and
the building was so damaged that it
will have to be torn down. The par
tit ions and pillars of the building
are of re-enforced concrete and it was
to be one of the most modern public
edifices in the state. It cost about
$50,000.
Frisco Train is Wrecked.
Springfield. Missouri —Hugh P. Col
vin, engineer, and William S. Ragan,
fireman, both of Springfield, were
killed and several passengers were
injured when Frisco passenger train
No. 10G, the fast Kansas Citv-Florida
special, was derailed two miles south
of Mountain Grove. At the offices of
the Frisco here it is stated that the
injuries of none of the passengers are
serious.
Packers' Jury Secured.
Chicago. Illinois.—The Jury which j
will try the Chicago packers indicted |
for violations of the Sherman anti j
trust law has been completed and has
been sworn in. Three of the jurors '
are farmers.
Youthful Hunter Killed.
Emporia, Kansas.—Henry Schroe-
der, 13 years old, was killed by the
accidental discharge of a rifle in the
hands of Elvern Hill, IS years old,
the boys were leaving on a hunting
trip.
Economies Have Effected Cut
in Expenses of Various
Departments.
MONETARY REFORM IMPORTANT
President Hopes It Will Not Be Made
Subject of Party Politics—Sur-
plus in Postal Department—
Attention Called to Canal
Matters—Postal Savings.
Washington. — Finances and cur-
rency reform are the subject of a spe-
cial message to congress, which reads
In part as follows:
The financial condition of the govern-
ment, as shown at the close of the last
fiscal year. June 30. 1911, was very satis-
factory. The ordinary receipts Into the
general fund, excluding postal revenues,
amounted to $701,372,274.99 and the dis-
bursements from the general fund for
urrent expenses and capital outlays, ex-
cluding postal and Panama Canal dis-
bursements, including th" interest on the
public debt, amounted to $654,377,907.89,
leaving a surplus of $47,234,377.10.
The postal revenue receipts amounted
to $237,879,323.60. while the payments made
i for the postal service from the postal
1 revenues amounted to $237,660,705.4V. vvi i"h
left a surplus of postal receipts over dis-
bursements of $219,118.12, the first time in
27 years In which a surplus occurred.
The interest-hearing" debt of the United
States June 30, 1911, amounted to $915.-
863.190. Teh debt on which interest had
ceased amounted to $1,870,830.2*5. and the
debt bearing no interest, including green-
backs. national bank notes to he redeem-
ed. and fractional currency, amounted to
$380,751,917.43, or a total of interest and
non-interest bearing debt amounting to
$].303,9S4,937.69
The actual disbursements, exclusive of
those for the Panama Canal and for the
postal service for the year ending June
80, 1911, were $664,137,997.89. The actu il
disbursements for the year ending June
30. 1910, exclusive of the Panama Canal
and the postal servv > disbursements,
were $669,7<«5.391.08, making a decrease of
$5,567,393.19 in yearly expenditures in the
> ar 1911 under that of 1910. For tlie year
ending June 30, 1912, the estimated re-
ceipts. exclusive of the postal revenues,
ar'j $£66,000,000, while the total estimates,
exclusive of those for the Panama pay-
able from the postal revenues, amounte I
to IG.v4.M2,799.34. This is a decrease in tlie
1912 estimates of $1,534,367.22.
For the year ending June 30. 1913, the
estimated receipts, exclusive of the pos-
tal revenues, are $6*37.000,000. while the
total estimated appropriations, exclusive
of the Panama ("anal and postal dls-
busem* nts payable from postal revenues,
will amount to $637,920,803.35. This is a
decrease in the 1913 estimates from that
of the 1912 estimates of $7,921,995.99.
As to the postal revenues, the expan-
sion of the business in that department,
the normal increase in the post office
and the extension of the service, will in-
crease the outlay to the sum of $260.93*.
463; but as the department was self-sus-
taining this year the postmaster general
is assured that next year the receipts
will at least equal the expenditures, and
probably exceed them by more than the
surplus of this year. It is fair and equit-
able, therefore, in determining tlie econ-
omy with which the government has been
run. to exclude the transactions of a de-
partment like the post office department,
which relies for its support upon its re-
ceipts. In calculations heretofore made
for comparison of economy in each year,
it has been the proper custom only to
Include in the statement the deficit in the
post office department which was paid out
of the treasury.
A calculation of the actual increase
in the expenses of government arising
frofn the Increase in the population and
the general expansion of governmental
functions, except those of the post office,
for a number of years shows a normal
increase of about 4 per cent, a year. By
directing the exercise of great care to
keep down the expenses and the estimates
we have succeeded in reducing the total
disbursements each year.
Efficiency and Economy in the Treas-
ury Department.
In the treasury department the efficien-
cy and economy work has been kept
steadily up. Provision is made for the
elimination of 134 positions during the
coming year Two hundred and sixtj
seven statutory positions were eliminated
during the last year In the offl -• of the
treasury in Washington, and 141 positions
in the year 1910, making an elimination
of 542 statutory positions since March 4.
1909, and this has been done without the
discharge of anybody, because the nor
tnal resignations • nd deaths have been
equal to the elimination of the places, a
system of transfers having taken care
of the persons whose positions were
dropped out. In the field service of the
department, too, 1.2.7.* positions have been
eliminated down to the present time, ma-
king a totnl net reduction of all treasury
positions to the number of 1,801. Mean-
time the efficiency of the work of the
department has increased.
Monetary Reform.
A matter of first importance that will
come before congress for action at thb
session is monetary reform. The con-
gress has itself arranged an early intro-
duction of this great question through
the report of Its monetary commission.
This commission was appointed to ret -
ommend a solution of the banking and
currency problems so long confronting
the nation and to furnish the fac ts and
data necessary to enable the congress
to take action.
In order to do Its work with thorough-
ness and precision this commission has
taken some time to make Its report. The
country is undoubtedly hoping for as
prompt action on the report as the con
veniences of the congress can permit
The recognition of the gross imperfec-
tions and marked Inadequacy of our
banking and currency system even in our
most quiet financial periods is of long
standing, and liter there has matured a
recoKnltion of the fact that our system
Is responsible for the extraordinar\ de
vastation, waste and business paralysis
of our recurring periods of panic. Though
the methods of the monetary commission
have for a considerable time been work-
ing In the open, and while large numbers
of the people have been openly working
with them, and while the press has large
ly noted and discussed this work as it
has proceeded, so that the report of the
commission promises to represent a na-
tional movement, the details of the re-
port are still being considered. I can
not, therefore, do much more at this time
than commend the immense Importance
of monetary reform, urge prompt consul
eration and action when the commission's
report is received, and express my s i.tll
faction that the plan to be proposed
promises to embrace main features that
having met the approval of a great pre
ponderance of the practical and profes
•tonal opinion of the country, ere Itkety
to meet equal approval in congress.
With the present prospects of this long-
awaited reform encouraging ua, It would
be singularly unfortunate if this mone-
tary question should by any chance be-
come a party Issue. And I sincerely
hope It will not. The exceeding amount
of consideration it has received from t'.ie
people of the nation has been wholly non-
partisan. and the congress set its non-
partisan seal upon It when the monetary
commission was uppolnted. In commend-
ing the question to the favorable con-
sideration of congress, I speak for, and in
the spirit of. the great number of my
fellow citizens, who without any thought
of party or partisanship feel with re-
markable earntbtness that this reform is
necessary to the interests of all the peo-
ple.
The War Department.
There Is novtf before congress a bill,
the purpose of which is to increase the
efficiency and decrease the expense of
the army. It contains four principal fea-
tures First, a consolidation of tne gen-
eral staff with the adjutant general's
and the Inspector general's department;
second, a consolidation of the quarter-
master's department with the subsistence
and pay department; third, the creation
of an army service corps, and fourth, an
extension of the enlistment period from
three to five years.
With the establishment of an army
service corps, as proposed In the bill,
1 am thoroughly in accord and am con-
vinced that the establishment of such
a corps will result in a material econ-
omy and a very great increase of efti-
ciency in the army. It has repeatedly
been recommended by me and my
predecessors. 1 also believe that a
consolidation of the staff corps can be
made with a resulting increase in ef-
ficiency and economy, but not along
the lines provided in the bill under
consideration.
The army of the Cnlted States is in
good condition. It showed itself able
to meet an emergency in the success-
ful mobilization of an army division of
from 15.000 to 20.000 men. which took
place along the border of Mexico dur-
ing the recent disturbances in that
country The marve 1 us freedom from
the ordinary camp diseases of typhoid
fever and measles is referred to In
the report of the secretary of war. and
shows such an effectiveness in the
sanitary regulations and treatment of
the medical corps, and In the disci-
pline of the army itself, as to invoke
the highest commendation.
The Panama Canal.
The very satisfactory progress made
on, t lie Panama canal last year has
continued, and there is every reason
to believe that the canal will be com-
pleted as early as the 1st of July. 1913.
unless something unforeseen occurs.
This is about 18 months before the
time promis'd by the engineers.
We are now near enough the com-
pletion of the canal to make It im-
peratively necessary that legislation
should be enacted to fix the method by
which the canal shall be maintained
and controlled and tne zone governed,
the fact is that today there is no stat-
utory law by authority of which the
president is maintaining the govern-
ment of the zone. The implied author-
ity of the president to maintair a civil
gov rnment in the zone may be de-
rived from the mandatory direction
given him in the original Spooner act.
by which he was commanded to build
the canal; but certainly, now that the
canal is about to be completed and to
be put under a permanent manage-
ment. there ought to be specific statu-
tory authority for its regulation and
control and for the government of the
zone, which we hold for the chief and
main purpose of operating the canal
I fully concur with the secretary of
war that the problem Is simply the
management of a great public work,
and not the government of a local re-
public; that every provision must be
directed toward the successful main-
tenance of the canal as an avenue of
commerce, and that all provisions for
the government of those who live
within the zone should be subordlnant
to the main purpose.
I renew my recommendation with re-
spect to the toils of the canal that with-
in limits, which shall seem wise to con-
gress. the power of fixing tolls be given
to the president. In order to arrive at a
proper conclusion, there must be some
experimenting, and this cannot be done if
congress does not delegate the power to
one who can act expeditiously^
1 am very confident that the United
States has the power to relieve from
the payment of tolls any part of our ship-
ping that congress deems wise. We own
the canal. It was our money that built
it. We have the right to charge tolls
for its use. Those tolls must be the same
to everyone; but when we are dealing
with our own ships, the practice of many
governments of subsidizing their own
merchant vessels is so well established in
general that a subsidy equal to the tolls,
an equivalent remission of tolls, cannot
be held to be a dis rlmlnation in the
use of the canal. The practice in the
Suez canal makes this clear.
The Philippine Islands.
In respect to the Philippines. I
urgently Join in the recommendation
of the secretary of war that the act of
February 6. 1906, limiting the indebt-
edness that may be incurred by the
Philippine government for the con-
struction of public works, be in-
creased from ? -.000.000 to J 15,000.000.
'1 Ije finances of that government are
in excellent condition. The maximum
sum mentioned is quite low as com-
pared with the amount of indebted-
ness of other governments with sim-
ilar resources, and the success which
has attended the expenditure of the
$5.d00.000 in the useful improvements
of the harbors and other places in the
islands justifies and requires addi-
tional expenditures for like purposes.
Rivers and Harbors.
The estimates for the river and har-
bor improvements reach $32,000,000 for
the coming year I wish to urge that
whenever a project has been adopted
by 'congress as one to be completed,
the mure money which can be eco-
nomically expended in its construction
In each year, the greater the ultimate
economy ' This has especial applica-
tion to the improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river and its large branches.
It si ems to me that an increase in the
amount of money now being annually
expended in the improvement* of the
Ohio river which has been formally
adopted by congress would be in the
interest of the public A similar
change ought to be made during the
present congress, in the amount to be
appropriated for the Missouri river.
Waterway From Lakes to the Gulf.
The project for a navigable water-
way from Like Michigan to the mouth
of the Illinois river, and thence via
the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico,
is one of national Importance. In view
of the work already accomplished by
the sanitary distriet of Chic&fo, an
agency of the state of Illinois, which
has constructed the most difficult and
costly stretch of this waterway and
made It an asset of the nation, and
in view of the fact that the people of
Illinois have authorized the. expendi-
ture of $20,000,000 to carry this water-
way 62 miles farther to I'tica. I feel
that It Is fitting that this work should
be supplemented by the government,
and th•'t the expenditures recommend-
ed by the special board of engineers on
the \\ t • rw. y from Utloa to t he mouth
of the Illinois river be made upon lines
which while providing a waterway for
the nation should otherwise benefit
that state to the fullest extent.
The limitation of the liability of the
master to hie servant for persona! la-
juries to such ai are occasioned by hit
fault he* been abandoned in most civ-
ilized countries and provision made
whereby the employe lr.J"red in the
course of his employment Is compen-
sated for his loss of working ability
irrespective of negligence The prin-
ciple upon which such provision pro-
ceeds is that accidental tnjui ei to
workmen in modern industry with its
vast complexity and inherent dangers
from con nllcated machinery
and the use of the great forces of
sieaYn unU electricity, should be re-
garded as" risks of the industry and
the loss borne in some equitable pro-
portion by those who for their own
profit engage therein. In recognition
of this the last congress authorized
the appointment of a commission to
Investigate the subject of employers'
liability and workmen's compensation
and to report the result of their inves-
tigations. through the president, to
congress. This commission was ap-
pointed and has been at work, holding
hearings, gathering data and consider-
ing the subject, and It is expected will
be able to report by the first of the
year, in accordance with the provi-
sions of the law.
Measures to Prevent Delay and Un-
necessary Cost of Litigation.
In promotion of the movement for
the prevention of delay and unneces-
sary cost, in litigation. I am glad to
say that the Supreme court has taken
steps to reform Ihe present equity
rules of the Federal courts, and that
we may in the near future expect a
revision of them which will be a long
step In the right direction.
Postal Savings System.
On January 3. 1911. postal savings
depositories were established experi-
mentally in 4S states and territories.
After three months' successful opera-
tion the system was extended as rap-
idly as feasible to the 7.500 postofflces
of the first, second and third classes
constituting the presidential grade.
By the end of the year practically all
of these will have been designated and
then the system will be extended to
all fourth-class postoffices doing &
money-order business.
The deposits have kept pace with
the extension of the system. Amount-
ing to only 960,652 ;it the end of the
first month's operation in the experi-
mental offices. the£ Increased to $079,-
310 by July, and now after 11 months
of operation have reached a total of
$11,000.00(1. This sum is distributed
among 2.710 banks and protected un-
der the law by bonds deposited with
the treasurer of the United States.
Parcel Post.
Steps should be taken immediately
for the establishment of a rural parcel
post. In the estimates of appropria-
tions needed for the maintenance of
the postal service for the ensuing fis-
cal year an Item of $150,000 has been
inserted to cover the preliminary ex-
pense of establishing a parcel post on
rural mail routes, as well us to cover
an Investigation having for it-- object
the final establishment of a general
parcel post on all railway and steam-
boat transportation routes. The de-
partment believes that after the initial
expenses of establishing the system
are defrayed and the parcel post is in
full operation on the rural routes it
will not only bring in sufficient rev-
enue to meet its cost, but also a sur-
plus that can be utilized in paying the
expenses of a parcel post in the city
delivery service.
The suggestion that we have a gen-
eral parcel post has awakened great
opposition on the part of some who
think that it will have the effect to
destroy the business of the country
store keeper. Instead of doing this, i
think the change will greatly increase
business for the benefit of all. The re-
duction In the cost of living It will
about ought to make Its coming
certain.
The Navy Department.
On the 2d of November last 1 re-
vlewed the fighting fleet of battleships
and other vessels assembled in New
York harbor, consisting of 24 battle-
ships, 2 armored cruisers. 2 cruisers,
22 destroyers, 12 torpedo boats. 8 sub-
marines. and other attendant vessels,
making 9$ vessels or all classes, of a
tonnage of 576.634 tons.
The fleet was deficient in the num-
ber of torpedo destroyers. In cruisers,
and in colliers, as well as In large
battleship cruisers, which are now be-
coming a very important feature of
foreign navies, notably the British,
German and Japanese.
The building plan for this year con-
templates two battleships and two
colliers. This Is because th< other
and smaller vessels can be built much
more rapidly in case of emergency
than the battleships, and we certainly
ought to continue the policy of two
battleships a year until after the
Panama Canal is finished and unt . I :n
our first line nnd in our reserve line
we can number 40 available vessels of
proper armament and size.
Like the Treasury Department and
the War Department, the Navy De-
partment has given much attention to
economy in administration, and has
cut down a number of unnecessary ex-
penses and reduced its estimates ex-
cept for construction and the increase
that that involv> s.
I urge upon congress the necessity
for an immediate Increase of 2.000
men in the enlisted strength of the
navy, provided for in the estimates.
Four thousand more are now needed
to man all the available vessels-
Departments of Agriculture and Com-
merce and Labor.
For the consideration of matters
which are pending or have been dis-
posed of in the agricultural depart-
ment and in the department of com-
merce and labor. I refer to the very
excellent reports of the secretaries of
those departments i shall not be able
to submit to congress until after the
Christmas holidays the question of
conservation of our resources arising
In Alaska and the west and the ques-
tion of the rate for second-class mall
matter In the postoffice department.
Elimination of £11 Local Offices From
Politics.
I wish to renew again my recom-
mendation that all the local offices
throughout the country, including col-
lectors of Internal revenue, collectors
of customs, postmasters of all four
classes. Immigration commissioners
and marshals, should be by law cov-
ered into the classified service, the
necessity for confirmation by the sen-
ate be removed, and the president
and the others, whose time is now tak-
en up in distributing this patronage
under the custom that has prevailed
eince the beginning of the government
in accordance with the recommenda-
tion of the senators and congressmen
of the majority party should be re-
lieved from this burden. I am confi-
dent that SUCh a change would greatly
reduce the cost of administering the
government, and that It would add
greatly to Its efficiency. It would take
away the power to use the patronage
of the government for political pur-
poses. When officers are recommended
by senators and congressmen from po-
litical motives and for political serv-
ices rendered. It is impossible to ex-
pect that while In office the appointees
will not regard their tenur- as more
or |«ss dependent upon continued po-
litical service for their patrons, nnd
no regulations, however stiff or rigid,
will prevent this because such regula-
tions in view of the method and mo-
tive for selection, are plainly incon-
sistent and deemed hardly worthy of
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