Show ITS THE NATIONS OUT SAYS PRESIDENT ROOSEVElT President Advocates Restoration of Mississippi to Proper Place as Artery of Commerce St Louis President Roosevelt In a speech hero on Wednesday declared It the nations duty to restore the Mississippi Mis-sissippi river to Us proper place as a great artery of commeico and termed the proposed foiu teenfoot channel from the lakes to the gulf a national task He warned against plans which might entail reckless extravagance or bo tainted with jobbory but urged a liberal waterway policy The presidents address was not diminished di-minished owing to the fact that he was drenched by a sudden downpour 01 lain while vn ionic to the Jal Alal building where the speech was delivered deliv-ered I A temendons ovation Wilt accoidcd the national executive when his steam the Mississippi entered St Louis harbor to make the first stop on the voyage from Keokuk la to Memphis Tenn |