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Show HILL FOITIFf ill PRESIDENT TO RECOMMEND AN APPROPRIATION FOR THAT PURPOSE IN MESSAGE. Will Advise Appropriation of Two Million Mil-lion Dollars to Begin Work of Fortifying For-tifying Panama Canal, and Favors Fa-vors Building of Moro Battleships. Bat-tleships. Beverly, Mass. Boforo leaving Beverly Bev-erly for Boston Sunday night, President Presi-dent Tnft announced that in his message mes-sage to congress in December, ho will recommend tho appropriation of ?2,-000,000 ?2,-000,000 to begin the work of fortifying fortify-ing tho Panama canal. The president also will recommend to congress that provision bo made for two now battleships battle-ships of the dreadnought type. Mr. Tnft does not bellovo hint tho economy plans should preclude tho construction construc-tion of nt least two battleships a year until such -time as the Panama canal Is completed. Ho hclloves tho canal Will hnyo the effect of doubling the efficiency of tho navy nnd that after It Is in operation tho building of new battleships can be cut down to ono a year. Tho president will reach Washington Washing-ton next Sunday. Tho cabinet will he-gin he-gin a series of dally meotlngs on the morning of Monday, tho twenty-sixth. Secretary Balllnger, It Is said, will attend at-tend all the meetings nnd so far as Beverly Is Informed, tho Balllnger case will not bo taken up. Economy in administration In all departments will be ono of tho many subjects considered by the cabinet. Estimates for tho coming fiscal year also will bo considered. Tho supreme court appointments will bo considered with his cablnot advisers, although the president has announced that he will not make these appointments until un-til congress meets. |