Show II lb l l R > 1 pfi WILL FORTIFY CANAL Il PRESIDENT Td RECOMMEND AN l + u 1 I 41 APPROPRIATION FOR THAT PURPOSE IN MESSAGE N I Il l J Will Advise Appropriation of Two Million L Mil-lion Dollars to Begin Work of Fortifying For-tifying Panama Canal and Favors it + Fa-vors Building of More Battleships l t Bat-tleships t 4 if Beverly MASS I3cforo leaving Beverly i s Bev-erly for Boston Sunday night President Presi-dent Taft announced that In his mos sage to congress In December ho will I recommend the appropriation of J2 t f 1 y 000000 to begin tho work of fortifying fortify-ing tho Panama canal The president f tt also will recommend to congress that Ltty rr I t provision bo mado for two new battle f t hips of the dreadnought type Mr i 1I Taft does not bellevo that tho economy t3 plan should preclude tho construction construc-tion of at least two battleships a year II hi until such limo as tho Panama canal nl U completed Ho believes tho canal will have the effect of doubling tho I efficiency of the navy and that after It Is In operation the building of now battleships can be cut down to one a year l The president will reach Washington Washing-ton noxt Sunday The cabinet will be f gin a series of dally meetings on the morning of Monday tho twentysixth Secretary Balllngor It Is said will attend r ltd tend all the meetings and so far as Beverly ID Informed tho Balllnger case will not be taken up Economy hi administration In all departments will bo one of tho many subjects considered by the cabinet r Estimates for tho coming fiscal year m I u e ° also will be considered Tho supreme l court appointments will bo considered with his cabinet advisers although the president has announced that hoi ho-i t will not make those appointments until M un-til congress meets i |