The
Fulton County News
McConnellsburg, Pa
" CANDY 8ALE3 FALLING OFF.
J "This feminine craze for being slen
der has knocked the bottom out of
our business," Raid the mnn In charge
f downtown branch of a big candy
oncern. "Some men who were good
for at least $10 worth of candy each
week never come Insldo the door now,
ud when I see them trudging past
jib store with a packngo of fruit I
fcnade up my mind their wives and
daughters or sweethearts have taken
stand against candy. One man with
wife and four daughters, who used
to be a splendid customer, told me
the other day that he'd as soon come
tome with a viper as w ith a 5 pound
box of candy, although a year ago he
used to buy two 5 pound boxes each
week, shjs the New York Sun. We
notice the same difference In small
ales to women employed In offices.
There's not half the number of calls
Tor half pound boxes, though our sales
of sweet clioroJato are always big,
as lots of hiisineKS women nibble It
Instead of taking a regular luncheon.
The continual running In of office
boys to execute, commissions for the
stenographers and telephone operators
Is gettliig to be a thing of the past,
and lemon drops are about the only
sweets these business girls will eat.
Every mother's daughter seems to be
dead set against gaining an ounce of
flesh, and until It's fashionable to be
plump again I suppose we'll notice
this difference In sales."
PRESIDENT TUFFS MESSAGE
Resume of the Work of the Various
Departments of the Goverment Is
Presented to Congress.
NEED OF EC0M0NY POINTED OUT
Has Little to Say About the Tariff Work on
Panama Canal Is Reviewed No Change
Anti-Trust Laws Interstate
in
Commerce Laws Are Discussed.
From Wisconsin has come a wall
it the dense Ignorance concerning
geography with which high and pre
paratory school graduates come up to
ihe university. Recent tests made
by the department of geology In first
year physiography classes have de
veloped difference of opinion among
the freshmen as to whether the
Rhine Is In Asia or South America,
bas developed an astounding lack of
Information as to the location of such
cities as Vienna, Venice, Lisbon and
Hongkong, and in trying to tell the
whereabouts of the Pyrenees, Cau
casus, Himalaya and Sierra Nevada
mountains and Mount McKlnley, al
most half missed two or three out of
ihe five, says the Chicago Evening
Post In fact, in the examination,
which included only such questions as
any fairly Informed person should
know, only one-sixth of the 103 fresh
men tested were recorded as making
a satisfactory showing.
A young woman of Brooklyn broke
a promise to her father and tried to
pass through the New York custom
bouse seven dutiable gowns she had
purchased abroad. Her very foolish
action cost the father . about four
times what the gowns were worth and
the young woman was lucky to escape
severe punishment for her action.
Collector Loeb, who has been making
a most successful war on smuggling,
baa served notice on all, men and
women alike, that more severe penal
ties than fines will be imposed for
flagrant violations of the law. la
spite of this warning women more
than men are still taking a chance,
eLd probably will not stop until some
of them are compelled to go to
prison.
The departure of the United States
battleships which are to visit French
and English ports Is a reminder of
the famous cruise around the world.
When tbo fleet Is assembled at sea
tt will consist of sixteen vessels, the
same numl.er that made the earlier
trip. There can be no doubt of the
welcomo that awaits the visitors. The
one regret In connection with the
proceedings Is that this showing of
superb American warships will accen
tuate the lack of an American mer
cantile marine.
A thief who stole a gold spike used
to fasten the first rail of a new rail
road In Pennsylvania found it was
only gold plated. Such base decep
tion as this, resulting in painful mor
tification and disappointment to a man
acting In good faith, Is plulnly repre
fconslble and tomes under the same
category as selling a goldbrlck.
The difference of 33,000 between
tbo first ccunt of Tacoma's population
and the second Is a measure of the
mistake of too much enthusiasm In
padding census returns. Had Taco
xaa been satisfied with a modest ten
or fifteen thousand Inflation It might
bave succeeded, but this overdoing of
things Is generally disastrous.
The Washington chief of police be
lieves that wife-beaters should be
lashed. Theoretically, this punish
ment, which exactly fits the crime. It
indorsed nd recommended on all
ides. Practically, It la Ignored even
where the law has put It on the
statute books. Naturally, the wife
beating goes on.
When a man Is bis own Janitor be
wastes little time pounding on the
pipes.
Now that a Los Aogeies person has'
broken bis collar bone fastening
collar button It Is plain that man will
ever, be happy until It buttons In
tbe back and be can let out the Job
to bis wife.
Washington, Dec. 6. In the longest
document of Its kind ever sent to
congress, President Taft reviews at
length the business of the year In the
various departments of the national
government. The settlement of the
Oshrles dispute with England through
the Hague tribunal comes In for a
considerable share of the president's
attention. The history of the fisheries
dispute and the establishment of the
triounal are comprehensively review
I ed.
I The president gives a resume of the
; foreign relations of the government,
' which are declared to be In a satlsfac
j tory condition.
I Tariff Negotiations.
i Referring to the negotiation of new
i tariff agreements President Taft
j says:
I "The new tariff law, In Section 2,
I respecting the maximum and mini-
mum tariffs of the United States,
I which provisions came Into effect on
April 1, 1910, Imposed upon us re
I sponslbility of determining prior to
I that date whether any undue discrim
ination existed against the United
States and Its products In any coun
try of the world with which we sus
tained commercial relations.
"In the case of several countries In
stances of apparent undue discrimina
tion against American commerce were
found to exist. These discriminations
were removed by negotiation. Prior
to April 1, 1910, when the maximum
tariff was to come Into operation with
respect to Importations from all those
countries in whose favor no proclama
tion applying the minimum tariff
should be Issued by the president, one
hundred and thirty-four such procla
mations were issued.
"This series of proclamations em
braced the entire commercial world
and hence the minimum tariff of the
United States has been given univer
sal application, thus testifying to the
satisfactory character of our trade
relations with foreign countries.
"Marked advantages to the com
merce of the United States were ob
tained through these tariff settle
ments. "The policy of broader and closer
trade relations with the Dominion of
Canada which was initiated In the ad
justment of the maximum and mini
mum provisions of the tariff act of
August, 1909, has proved mutually
beneficial. It Justifies further efforts
for the readjustment of the commer
cial relations of the two countries so
that their commerce may follow the
channels natural to contiguous coun
tries and be commensurate with tbe
steady expansion of trade and Indus
try on both sides of tbe boundary
line."
Ship Subsidy.
Tbe president urges such action as
he believes will Increase American
trade abroad, and says:
"Another Instrumentality indispen
sable to the unbamapered and natural
development of American commerce Is
merchant marine. . All maritime and
commercial nations recognize the im
portance of this factor. The greatest
commercial nations, our competitors.
Jealously foster their merchant ma
rine. Perhaps nowhere Is the need
for rapid and direct mall, passenger
and freight communication quite so
argent as between the United States
and Latin America. We can secure
la no other quarter of the world such
Immediate benefits in friendship and
commerce as would flow from the es
tablishment of direct lines of com
munication with the countries of
Latin America adequate to meet the
requirements of a rapidly Increasing
appreciation of the reciprocal depen
dence of the countries of tbe western
hemisphere upon each other's prod
ucts, sympathies and assistance. '
"I alluded to this most Important
subject in my last annual message; it
has often been before you and I need
not recapitulate the reasons for its
recommendation. Unless prompt ac
tion be taken the completion of the
Panama canal will find this the Duly
great commercial nation unable to
avail In International maritime busi
ness of this great contribution to the
means of tbe world's commercial In
tercourse." Governmental Expense.
To no one subject does he devote
more space than to the expense of
conducting tbe various government
departments and the urgent need for
economy, and In this connection be
ays:
"Every effort has been mads by
each department chief to reduce the
estimated cost of his
the ensuing fiscal year ending June
ou, ism. i say this in order that con
gress may understand that these esti
mates thus made present the smallest
sum which will maintain the depart
ments, bureaus and offices of the gov
ernment and meet its other obliga
tions under existing law, and that a
cut of these estimates would result
in embarrassing the executive branch
of the government in the performance
of Its duties. This remark does not
apply to the river and harbor esti
mates, except to those for expenses of
maintenance and the meeting of obll
Rations under authoilzed contracts,
nor does it apply to the public build
ing bill nor to the navy building pro
gram. Of course, as to these con
gress could withhold any part or all
of the estimates for them without In
terfering with the discharge of the or
dinary obligations of these functions
of Its departments, bureaus and of
fices. "The final estimates for the year
ending June 30, 1912, as they have
been sent to the treasury on Novem
ber 29 of this year, for the ordinary
expenses of the government, Including
those for public buildings, rivers and
harbors, and the navy building pro
gram, amount to 1630,494,013.12. This
is ibz,04,gS7.36 less than the ap
propriations for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1911. It Is $16,883',153.44
less than the total estimates, Includ
ing supplemental estimates submitted
to congress by the treasury for the
year 1911, and Is $5,674,659.39 less
than the original estimates submitted
by the treasury for 1911.
"These flugres do not Include the
appropriations for the Panama canal,
the pollcV la respect to which ought
to be, and Is, to spend as much each
year as can be economically and ef
fectively expended In order to com
plete the canal as promptly as possi
ble, and therefore, the ordinary mo
tive for cutting down the expense of
the government does not apply to ap
propriations for this purpose.
"Against the estimates of expendi
tures, $640,494,013.12, we have estimat
ed receipts for next year $G80,000,000,
making a probable surplus of ordinary
receipts over ordinary expenditures of
about $50,000,000, or taking Into ac
count the estimates for the Panama
canal, which are $56,920,847.69, and
which will ultimately be paid In bonds,
It will leave a deficit for the next
year of about $7,000,000, If congress
shall conclude to fortify the canal."
The Tariff.
The President devotes but little
space to the subject of the tariff law,
and of It be says:
"The schedules of the rates of duty
In tbe Payne tariff act bave been sub
jected to a great deal of criticism,
some of It JuBt, more of it unfounded,
and to much misrepresentation. The
act was adopted In pursuance of a
declaration by the party which Is re
sponsible for It that customs bill
shouH be a tariff for tbe protection
of home Industries, the measure of
the protection to be the difference be
tween tl a cost of producing the Im
ported article abroad and the cost of
producing It at home, together with
such addition to that, difference as
might give a reasonable profit to the
home producer. The bcsls for the
criticism of this tariff Is that in re
spect to a number of tha schedules
the declared measure was not follow
ed, but a higher difference retained or
Inserted by way of undue discrimina
tion in favor of certain industries and
manufactures. Little, if any, of tbe
criticism of the tariff has been direct
ed against the protective principle
above stated; but the main body of
tbe criticism has been based on tbe
attempt to conform to the measure of
protection was not honestly and sin
cerely adhered to."
The Tariff Board.
The presldont refers to the appoint
ment of a board of experts to Investi
gate the cost of production of various
articles Included In the schedules of
the tariff, and says:
"The tariff board thus appointed
and authorized has been diligent In
preparing Itself for the necessary In
vestigations. The hope of those who
have advocated the use of this board
for tariff purposes Is that the question
of the rate of a duty imposed shall
become more of a business question
and less of a political question, to be
ascertained by experts of long train
ing and accurate knowledge. Tbe
halt In business and the shock to busi
ness, due to the announcement that a
new tariff bill Is to be prepared and
put In operation will be avoided by
treating the schedules one by one as
occasion shall arise for a change In
tne rates of each, and only after a re
port upon the schedule by the tariff
board competent to make such report.
It Is not likely that the board will be
able to make a report during the pres
ent session of congress on any of the
schedules, because a proper examine
lion Involves an enormous amount of
detail and a great deal of care; but I
hope to be able at the opening of the
new congress, or at least during the
session of that congress, to bring to
Its attention the facts In regard to
those schedules in the present tariff
that may prove to need amendment"
Our Island Possessions.
"During the last summer, at my
request, tne secretary of, war visited
the Philippine Islands and has de
scribed his trip in the report He
found the Islands In a state of tran
quillity and growing prosperity, due
largely to the change in the tariff
laws, which has opened the markets
of America to the products of the
Philippines, and has opened the Phil
ippine markets to American manu
factures. "The year has been one of prosper
ity and progress In Porto Rico.
Panama Canal.
"At the Instance of Colonel Gocth
als, the army engineer officer in
charge of the work on the Panama
canal, I have Just made a visit to
the Isthmus to Inspect the work done
and to consult with blm on the
ground as to certain problems which
are likely to arise In the near fu
ture. The progress of the work is
moBt satisfactory. If no unexpected
obstacle presents itself, the canal
will be completed well within the
time fixed by Colonel Coethals, to
wit, January 1, 1915, and within the
estimate of cost, $375,000,000.
"Among questions arising for pres
ent solution Is the decision whether
the canal shall be fortified. I bave
already stated to the congress that
I strongly favor fortification and I
now reiterate this opinion and ask-
your consideration of the subject in
the light of the report already be
fore you made by a competent board.
"Another question which arises for
consideration and. possible legislation
is the question of tolls in the canal.
This question Is necessarily affected
by tbe probable tonnage which will
go through the canal.
"In determining what the tolls
should be we certainly ought not to
insist that for a good many years to
come they should amount to enough
to pay the Interest on the invest
ment of $400,000,000 which the United
States has made in the construction
of the canal. We ought not to do
this, first, because the benefits to be
derived by the United States from
this expenditure Is not to be meas
ured solely by a return upon the in
vestment If it were then the con
struction might well bave been left
to private enterprise.
"My own Impression Is that the
tolls ought not to exceed $1 per net
ton, and I should recommend that
within certain limits the president be
authorized to fix the tolls of the canal
and adjust them to what seems to
be commercial necessity.
"I cannot close this reference to
tbe canal without suggesting as a
wise amendment to tbe interstate
commerce law a provision prohibiting
Interstate commerce railroads from
owning or controlling ships engaged
In the trade through the Panama
canal. I believe such a provision
may be needed to save to the people
of the United States the benefits of
the competition In trade between the
eastern and western seaboards which
this canal was constructed to secure."
Department of Justice.
Discussing the affairs of the de
partment of Justice, the president
says:
"I Invite especial attention to tbe
prosecutions under the federal law
of tbe so-called 'bucket shops,' and
of those schemes to defraud In which
the use of tbe mall Is an essential
part of tbe fraudulent conspiracy,
prosecutions which have saved Ig
norant and weak members of tbe pub
lie and are saving them hundreds of
millions of dollars. Tbe violations of
the anti-trust law present perhaps tbe
most Important litigation before tbe
department, and the number of cases
filed shows the activity of the govern
ment In enforcing that statute.
"In a special message last year I
brought to the attention of congress
the propriety and wisdom of enacting
a general law providing for the in
corporation of Industrial and other
companies engaged In interstate com
merce, and I renew my. recommen
dation In that behalf."
Tbe crying need In the United
States of cheapening the cost of liti
gation by simplifying Judicial proced
ure and 'expediting final-Judgment is
pointed out and action looking to cor
rection of these evils Is urged.
The president recommends an In
crease in the salaries of federal
Judges.
Postal Savings Banks.
"At Its last session congress made
p rovlslon for the establishment of
savings banks by the postoffice de
partment of this government by which
under general control of trustees, con
sisting of the postmaster general, the
secretary of the treasury and tbe at
torney general, the system could be
begun In a few cities and towns, and
enlarged to cover within Its opera
tions as many cities and towns and as
large a part of the country as seemed
wise. ,Tbe Initiation and establish
ment of such a system has required a
great deal of study on the part of
the experts In the post Office and treas
ury departments, but a system has
now been devised which Is believed to
be more economical and simpler In Its
operation than any similar system
abroad. Arrangements have been per
fected so that savings banks will be
opened In some cities and towns on
tbe 1st of January, and there will be a
gradual extension of the benefits of
me pian 10 me resi or me country.
"It la. gratifying," says the president.
"that the reduction In the postal
deficit has been accomplished without
any curtailment of postal facilities
On the contrary, the service bas been
greatly extended during the year In
all Its brancl.es."
Second-Class Mall,
"In my last annual message I In
vltcd tbe attention of congress to the
Inadequacy of tbe postal rate Imposed
upon second-class mall matter In so
far as that Includes magazines, and
showed by figures prepared by experts
of the postoffice department that the
government was rendering a sorvlce
to tbe magazines, costing many mil
lions In excess of the compensation
paid. An answer was attempted to
this by the representatives of the
magazines, and a reply was filed to
this answer by the postoffice depart
ment The utter inadequacy of the
answer, considered In the light of the
reply of the postoffice department, I
think must must appeal to any fair
minded person. Whether the answer
was all that could be said In behalf of
the magazines Is another question. I
agree that the question Is one of fact;
but I Insist that If tbe fact Is as the
experts of the postoffice department
show, that we are furnishing to the
owners of magazines a service worth
millions more than they pay for it,
then Justice, requires that the rate
should be Increased. The Increase In
the receipts of the department result
ing from this change may be devoted
to increasing the usefulness of the de
partment In establishing a parcels
post and In reducing the cost of first
class postage to one cent. It has been
said by the postmaster general that a
fair adjustment might be made under
which the advertising part of the
magazine should be charged for at a
different and higher rate from that of
the reading matter. This would re
lieve many useful magazines that are
not circulated at a profit and would
not shut them out from the use of the
malls by a prohibitory rate.
"With respect to the parcels post, I
respectfully recommend Its adoption
on all rural delivery routes, and that
11 pounds the International limit be
made tbe limit of carriage In such
post"
Abollsh.Navy Yards.
The president calls attention to cer
tain reforms urged by the secretary of
the navy which he recommends for
adoption, and continues:
"The estimates of the navy depart
ment are $5,000,000 less than the ap
propriations for the eame purpose last
year, and included in this is the build
ing program of the same amount as
that submitted for your consideration
last year. It Is merely carrying out
the plan of building two battleships a
year, with a few needed auxiliary ves
sels. I earnestly hope that this pro
gram will be adopted.
"The secretary of the navy has
given personal examination to every
nary yard, and has studied the uses
of the navy yards with reference to
the necessities of our fleet With a
fleet considerably less than half the
size of that of the British navy, we
have shipyards more than double the
number, and there are several of these
shipyards expensively equipped with
modern machinery, which, after Inves
tigation the secretary of the navy be
lieves to be entirely useless for naval
purposes. He asks authority to aban
don certain of them and to move their
machinery to other places, where It
can be made of use."
"The complete success of our coun
try in arctic exploration should not re
main unnoticed. The unparalleled
achievement of Peary In reaching tbe
north pole, April 6, 1909, approved by
critical examination of tbe most ex
pert scientists, has added to the dis
tinction of our navy, to which he be
longs, and reflects credit upon his
country. I recommend fitting recogni
tion by congress of the great achieve
ment of Robert Edwin Peary."
Conservation.
"The subject of the conservation of
the public domain has commanded the
attention of the people within the last
two or three years.
"There la no need for radical re
form In tbe methods of disposing of
what are really agricultural lands. The
present laws have worked well. The
enlarged homestead law has encour
aged the successful farming of lands
In tbe semi-arid regions.
"Nothing can be more Important In
the matter of conservation than the
treatment of our forest lands. It was
probably the ruthless destruction of
forests In tbe older states that first
called attention to the necessity for a
bait In tbe waste of our resources.
"In the present forest reserves there
are lands which are not properly for
est, and which ought to be subject to
homestead entry. This has caused
some local irritation. We are care
fully eliminating such lands from for
est reserves or where their elimina
tion Is not practical listing them for
entry under the forest homestead act.
"Congress ought to trust the execu
tive to use the power of reservation
only with respect to land most valu
able for forest purposes. During tha
present administration, (2,260,030
acres of land largely non-timbered,
bave been excluded from forest re
serves, and 3,500,000 acres of land
principally valued for forest purposes
have been Included in forest reserves,
making a reduction In forest reserves
of non-timbered land amounting to
2.750,000 acres." , '
Coal Lands.
"The next subject, and one most Im
portant for your consideration, Is the
disposition of tbe coal lands In the
United States and Alaska. At the be
ginning ol this administration there
were withdrawn from antry for pur
poses of classification 17,867,000 acres.
Since that time there have been with
drawn by my order from entry for
classification 78,977,745 acres, making
a total withdrawal of 96,844,745 acres.
Meantime of tho .acres thus with
drawn 1,061,889 have been classified
and found not to contain coal and
have been restored to agricultural en
try, and 4,726,091 acres have been
classified as coal lands; while 7,993,239
acres remain withdrawn from entry
and await classification. In addition
337,000 acres have been classified as
coal lands without prior withdrawal,
thus Increasing the classified coal
lands to 10.429,372 acres.
"Under the laws providing for the
disposal of coal lands In the United
States, the minimum price at which
lands are permitted to be sold Is $10
an acre; but the secretary of the in
terior has the power to fix a maximum
price and to sell at that price.
"As one-third of all the coal supply
Is held by the government It seems
wise that it should retain such con
trol over tbe mining and the sale as
the relation of lessor to lessee fur
nishes. "The secretary of the Interior thinks
there are difficulties in the way of
leasing public coal lands, which ob
jections he has set forth In his re
port, the force of which I freely con
cede. I entirely approve his stating
at length in his report of the objec
tions In order that the whole subject
may be presented to congress, but
after a full consideration, for the rea
sons I have given above, I favo a
leasing system and recommend it"
Water Power Sites.
"Prior to March 4, 1909, there had
been, on the recommendation of the
reclamation service, withdrawn from
agricultural entry, because they were
regarded as useful for power sites
which ought not to be disposed of as
agricultural lands, tracts amounting
to about 4,C00,O00 acres. The with
drawals were hastily made and In
cluded a great deal of land that was
not useful for power sites. They were
Intended to Include the power sites
on 29 rivers In 9 states. Since that
time 3,475,442 acres have been re
stored for settlement of tbe original
4,000,000 because they do not con
tain power sites; and meantime, new
withdrawals have been made which,
with other restorations based upon
field examination, result in withdraw
als at present effective of 1,218,356
acres on vacant public land and 202,
197 acres on entered public land, or a
total of 1,420,553 acres. These with
drawals made from time to time cover
all the power sites included In the
first withdrawals and many more, on
151 rivers and In 12 states. The dis
position of these power sites Involves
one of the most difficult questions pre
sented in carrying out practical con
servation. "The subject Is one that calls for
new legislation. It has been thought
that there was danger of combination
to obtain possession of all the power
sites and to unite them under one
control. Whatever the evidence of
this, or lack of it, at present we bave
had enough experience to know that
combination would be profitable, and
the control of a great number of pow
er at will within certain sections.
"However this may be, it is the
plain duty of tbe government to see
to It that in the utilization and devel
opment of all this Immense amount
of water power, conditions shall be
Imposed that will prevent extortion
ate charges, which are the usual ac
companiment of monopoly.
"Tbe question of conservation Is
not a partisan one, and I sincerely
hope that even In the short time of
tbe present session consideration may
be given to those questions which
have now been much discussed, and
that action may be taken upon them."
Alaska.
"With reference to the government
of Alaska, I bave nothing to add to
the recommendations I made In my
last message on the subject I am
convinced that the migratory charac
ter of the population, Its unequal dis
tribution, and its smallness of num
ber, which the new census shows to
be about 50,000, in relation to the
enormous expanse of the territory,
make It altogether Impracticable to
give to those people who. are In
Alaska today and may not be there a
year hence, tbe power to elect a leg
islature to govern an Immense ter
ritory to which they have relation so
little permanent"
Bureau of Corporations.
Referring to the report of tbe com
missioner of corporations, the presi
dent says:
"The commissioner finds a condi
tion In the ownership of the standing
timber of the United States other
than the government timber that calls
for serious attention. The direct In
vestigation made by the commissioner
covered an area which contains 80
por cent of tbe privately-owned tim
ber of tbe country.
"His report shows that one half of
the timber in this area is owned by
200 Individuals and corporations;
that .14 per cent is owned by these
corporations, and that there Is very
extensive Inter-ownership of stock,
as well as other circumstances, all
pointing to friendly relations among
those who own a majority of this tim
ber, a relationship which might lead
to a combination for the maintenance
of a price that would be very detri
mental to the publio Interest, and
would create tbe necessity of remov
ing all tariff obstacles to tbe free Im
portations of lumber from other countries."
Buresu of Labor;
'The commissioner of labor has been
actively engaged In composing the dif
ferences between employers and em
ployees engaged In Interstate trans
portation, under the Erdman act, Jo1nt,J
ly with the chairman of the interstate
commerce commission. ,
"I cannot speak In too high terms ot
the success of the two officers In coi
dilation and settlement of controvert
sles which, but for their InterposItlonJ
would have resulted disastrously to all
Interests. i
Civil 8ervlce Commission. y
"The civil service commission has
continued Its useful duties during tb
year. The necessity for the malnte.
nance of the provisions of the civil
service law was never greater than to.,
day. Officers responsible for the pok
Icy of the administration, and thetf
immediate personal assistants or depu,
ties, should not be Included within th
classified service, but in my Judw
ment, public opinion bas advanced to
tbe point where It would support a t il)
providing a secure tenure during efn,
clency for all purely admlnlstr&tlvs
officials. I entertain the profound con,
vlctlon that It would greatly aid the
cause of efficient and economical gov
rnment and of better politics If con.
gress could enact a bill providing thai
the executive shall bave the powei
to Include In the classified service all
local offices under the treasury depart
ment, the department of Justice, the
postofflce department the Interior d
partment and the department of com,
merce and labor, appointments to
which now require the confirmation
of the senate, and that upon such
classification the advice and consen
of tbe senate shall cease to be re
quired In such appointments. Byj
their certainty of tenure, dependent on!
good service, and by their freedom
from tbe necessity for political actlW
lty, these local officers would be in
duced to become more efficient publio
servants.
Economy and Efficiency.
"The Increase In the activities and
In the annual expenditures of the fed
eral government bas been so rapid
and so great that the time bas comet
to check the expansion of government!
activities In new directions until wsj'
have tested the ecenomy and efficiency!
with which the government of today Is
being carried on. The responsibility!
rests upon the head of the admlnlstra
tion. He Is held accountable by the,
public, and properly so. Despite the
unselfish and patriotic efforts of the
heads of departments and others
charged with responsibility of govern
ment there has grown up in this coun.
try a conviction that the expenses of
government are too great. The fun
damental reason for the existence un,
detected of waste, duplication, and bad
management Is the lack of prompt a
curate Information.
"I have requested the head of eaca
department to appoint committees on
economy and efficiency In order to Be:
cure full co-operation in the movement
by the employees of the government
themselves.
"I urge the continuance of the ap,
proprtatlon of $100,000 requested fori
the fiscal year 1912.
"My experience leads me to believe,
that while government methods ars
much criticized, the bad results If we
do have bad results are not due to a
lack of zeal or willingness on the part
of tbe civil servants."
Interstate Commerce.
"There bas not been time to test the
benefit and utility of the amendments
to the Interstate commerce law con'
talned In the act approved June 18,
J910. The law as enacted did not con
tain all the features which I recom
mended. . It did not specifically de
nounce as unlawful the purchase bj)
one of two' parallel and competing
roads of the Btock of tbe other. Noit
did it subject to the restraining Influ
ence of the Interstate Commerce com
mission the power of corporations en
gaged in operating interstate railroads
to issue new stock and bonds; nor did
it authorize the making of temporary
agreements between railroads limited
to 80 days, fixing tbe same rates ton
traffic between the same places.
"I do not press the consideration of
any of these objects upon congress at
this session.
"The Interstate commerce commit.,
slon has recommended appropriations
for tbe purpose of enabling it to entefl
upon a valuation of all railroads. This
has always been within the Jurlsdto
tlon of the commission, but the requl,
site funds bave been wanting. Statls
tics to tbe value of each railroad would
be valuable for many purposes, espe
daily If we ultimately enact any lim
itations upon the power of the Inter
state railroads to Issue stocks and
bonds, as I hope we may.
"For the protection of our own
people and tbe preservation of our
credit in foreign trade, I urge upon
congress tbe Immediate enactmont ol
a law under which -one who, In good
faith, advances money or credit upon
a bill of lading Issued by a common
carrier upon an Interstate or foreign
shipment can hold the carrier liable
for tha value of tbe goods described
In the bill at the valuation specified
In the bill, at least to the extent of tbs
advances made In reliance upon It
"I further recommend that a punish
ment of fine and Imprisonment be Im
posed upon railroad agents and ship
pers for fraud or misrepresentation In
connection with the Issue of bills ol
lading issued upon Interstate and for
eign shipments.
"Except as above, I do not recom
mend any amendment to the Interstate
commerce law as It stands. I do noi
now recommend any amendment to
the anti-trust law. In other words. It
seems to me that tbe existing legisla
tion with reference to the regulation
of corporations and the restraint of
their business has reached a point
where we can atop for a while and wlt
ness tbs effect of the vigorous execu
tion of the laws of the statute books
In restraining the abuses which cer
tainly did exist and which roused tbt
public to demand reform."
f
Tbs American college begins to
think tbers should be more work In
tbe class room and less on tbs gridiron.
Aviation fever seems Infectious.
Olsqusllfled.
HerMy brother won first prise In
that amateur guessing contest hut
tbey ruled him out as a professional.
Him A professional?
Her Yes. He's employed la the
government bureau, you know.
A Tims Likeness.
"That union seems to go like clock
work." - "1 thought It rather disorganised.
In whst respect T
"It Is regular lv striking."
Fortunate."
"It Is said," remarked the moraliser,
"that a fool Is born every minute."
"And I'm glad of It," rejoined the de
moralizer. "What a sorry old world
this would be if tbers was nothing but
wisdom on tap,"
An Easy Mark.
"I wish you would corns around to
my bona to a poker party tonight."
"But I know absolutely nothing
about tbs game." .
"On. tnea you must oomsl"
Important.
Judge Now, madam, remember as
a witness you must tell the whole
truth and nothing but the truth.
Witness Well, Judge, do you mean
before you swear ms or afterward?
Youkors Statesman.
Ruling Passion. ,
Kate Maud Is dreadfully particular
about ur appearance.
Ethel Indeed, she ' Is, Why, heap
coals of flr on her head and she'll
want to know If tbey are on straight
Appropriate Decoration.
"You remember the famous lea pal
ace built for one of the Russian em
presses?" "Yes. What of It?"
"I wonder if tbs principal decoration
of Its rooms was not a frieze?"
. ' Nons In (took.
A well-dressed woman paused la
front of the chestnut vender's stand.
"Are they wormy?" shs asksd.
"No, ma'am," be answered blandly.
"Did you want them wtta worms V
The Sleep Chaser. .
Landlord Hers, now, you neeWt
ba afraid you will oversleep. And If
the alarm clock should by any chance
fall to awaken you. Just, give tha 11L
tle hammer a poke with your finger,
then she ll go off, Heltsrs Wslt
Good Sohms
"Out st my uncle's tbs people go
to bed with tbs chickens." ,
"Well, at tbs price chickens sell at
now tbey are certainly worth watch-
. 1 Change of Ideals.
"Funny, isn't Itr
"What Isr
"In the days of chivalry, man wsre
tickled to death II tbey got a lady'
glove, and now they are all broken
If shs gives them tha mitten."
Possibly.
Qotham Tbey say that the wtro!
business la still la Its lufancy.
V'latbush And do yon suppo
sou day well bave barbed wtraloJ
fsnoseT Yoakers Statesman.