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1 !!. V. I I v mmmxZ SKSSESSMERT BE RAISED ESTIMATE OF RECEIPTS FOR 1009 1910 INDICATE THERE WILL BE $2,000,000 SHORTAGE. Missouri's Annual Expenses Less Than Half Those of City of St. Louis Recount Is Resumed. .7fcrson City. The few nu'inbcrs of the Bcnorul assembly left in Jeffer son City (lining the election recount discuss the difficulties that will have to be met in providing money for sip proprintions for the next tvo ycurs. According to the Btsitement of V. Wilder, rotirins atatc Jiuditor, there will he more holes to till than there are pegs to go around. Wilder's last report shows the estimated receipts for 1909 and 1910 are $8,7S2,00n. while the estimated expenditures are $11, 1G1.S22.93. Where all of this money is to come fiom will have to he worked out by the appropriations committee as soon as It can he named by Speaker Speer. In working out the problem the com mittee will have the advice of Gov. Hadley. In his inauguinl address the new governor recited the fact that the appropriations two years ago exceeded the revenue by 51.1S7.254.2-1, while the report of the state auditor shows that the receipts for the two years closing just as ho retired from office were $S.S10,070.10. It is probable that some of the money will be raised through an in crease in assessments to be made by the state hoard of equalization after that body meets. The first session "of the new hoard will he held on the third Monday in February. City Budget. It is a good thing for the legislators that they have not the same budget to meet that the municipal government of St. Louis has to show annually. Naturally municipal government is much more expensive than u state gov ernment, but there are but few MIs sourians that know the expenses of the St. Louis government every year are greater by $2,000,000 than the en tire cost for running the Missouri Governmental wheels for two years. The annual report of Comptroller James V. Player for the fiscal year ending April 13, lflOS, shows thu taxes received and distributed by St. Louis for that year alone were $10,518,70.99. Cut one of the reasons given for the larger budget in proportion to the number of inhabitants served is the size of salaries paid to employes. For Instance, the state pays its auditor and treasurer only ?I!000 annually, while the treasurer and comptroller of St. Louis- get $3000 each, and the city auditor ?I000. GMELICH IS 1G0 AHEAD. Recount, Complete in 15 Wards, Gives Republican This Net Gain. St. Louis, Mo, The joint investi gating committee of the legisla ture resumed the recount of the vote on lieutenant-governor Friday at 9 a. in., with the Sixteenth ward, Ohio Itch having at that time a lead of 100 over Painter, his rA'mocratle oppo nent. In the 15 wards completed up to that hour the Republican candi date had made a total gain of 1101, and the Democratic candidate of 141. The first serious disagreement In the committee over the recount arose in the canvass of the vote of the eighteenth precinct of the Twelfth ward and in the tenth precinct of the Fourteenth ward. The dispute re lates to thu legality of IS!! ballots in these two precincts the Initials of the judges on tho Lacks of the ballots dif fering from the Initials of the Judges who signed the poll books. In tho eighteen products of the Twelfth ward, Guty I'ullen, whose Initials ap pear on many ballots, was taken ill at noon on election day and his place supplied by another judge, duly nu thoilzed, who signed the returns. In these two precincts tho dis puted ballots have been laid aside temporarily until the committee can agree as to their legality. They may not be taken up until all tho other precincts liavo been complied. Tho ballots in question favor Ginollch more than Painter and if rejected will cut down the Republican's lead mate rially, There is no question of fraud involved, merely tho technical point as to which Judge, Pallen or his suc cessor, can bo said to havo signed them within the meaning of the law. MST STONE ELECTED SENATOR. Joint Session of Legislature Vote ts Retain Him at Washington, Jefferson City. William Joel Stone was Wednesday re-elected Senator at the joint session of the ncnate and the house. The vote was 91 for Stone and SI for John C. MeKlnlcy, llepubllcan, a strict. party vote of the two houses. Kvory pair In the two houses was dissolved for the-occasion. Lieut. Gov. McKinley announced the vote and "therefore declared William J. Stone elected United States senator from Missouri." This was greeted with cheers, and Senators Humphrey and Gardner and Henresentutlve Johnson of Vermont were named as a committee to escort Stone to the platform. lly 11 o'clock the house of represen tatives was well niled with visitors. Although the crowd was not near as large as when Gov. Hadley was Inaug urated, as many women were on hand. The women crowded the galleries re served for members, and chair were placed among the scats of the mem bers. Mrs. Stone, wife of Senator Stone: Mrs. Kimbrough Stone, daughter-in-law of the senator, and his daughter, Miss Mabel, occupied seats in the bal cony. During the morning Kimbrough Stone and the senator's secretary, W. It. Hollister, wore among the mem bers to see that none of them were absent. Shortly before the two houses met in separate sessions the Democrats of both bodies hold a caucus to count noses. Every Democrat was account ed for. Senator Stone was so sur there would bo no break in the Democratic forces that he did not ask Represosita tive Allen of Kansas City to make the tiip to Jefferson City to vote. The house met at 11: "0, and shortly afterward received a resolution from the senate asking for a joint session. To this the house agreed. A call of the roll showed Allen was the only absentee. The harmonious proceedings were In entire accord with what has been claimed by the Stone forces since the members began assembling at the capitol. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. .Tefferson City, Mo. Senator lang of Jasper county has Ma dis- covered that the initiative feature of the Initiative and referendum amend ment to tlie state constitution adopted nl the last election fixes no minimum for initiating legislation. That section of the amendment reads a maximum c.f S per cent to tho voters, properly distributed, is all that is required to compel the legislature to submit any matter to the people for their adoption or rejection. No minimum is lixed, ami it Is held that twelve signers to a petition, each one living in a dif ferent congressional district, would bo sufficient to initiate legislation. K. of P. War.ts New Lav. Two more entries are In the lobby hook kept by the Secretary of State. Tuesday morning Jno. 11. Holmes of St. Louis, and Hen W. Dal.ell, representa tives of the Knights of Pythias, regis tered as Nos. II and 10. They set forth Ihelr business here with the lawmak ers as being to get an amendment to the fraternal laws under which the or der may do fraternal insurance busi ness. Rules Committee Comes First, Immediately after the lieutenant governorship count is finished, Speak er Speer will name the committee on rules. This committee will change the present rules in order to increase the membership of several committees from 11 to 15, among them being the judiciary committee. After the rules are changed the speaker will an nounce the other committees. Souvenir For Gov. Hadley. Jefferson City, Mo. The brass cas ings from which tho seventeen sheila were iircd at the gubernatorial salute on the occasion of the Hadley Inau gural havo been made Into a pitcher nnd presented to tlov, Hadley as a souvenir. This was the conception of Adjt. Gen, lUinihold, who had tho pitcher made. Gov, Hadley appreci ates the gift very much. More Aids for Hadley. Governur Hadley hns nnnounced tho following additional appointments as aids on his staff, with the rank of colonel: Otto Stifel. St Louis; G. W. Dahlgren, St. bonis; Charles A. Houts, Webster Groves; Christian Wolff, Clayton; Harry Mitchell, Ne vuda; Charles D. lluffum, Louisiana. Joint Session Is Held. Although both branches of tho as sembly met Monday afternoon and a joint session was held, no business was transacted save to make the records show the presenco of a quorum, some thing that could not have beer, estab lished by roll calls. PRESIDENT 5E STRONG MESSAGE ACCOMPANYING REPORTS OF THE CONSERVATION CONGRESS URGES NEEDED LEGISLATION Document In a Measure Is a De fense of the Retiring Administration Duty of the Present Generation to Its Descendants Pointed Out Obli gations of Citizenship Urgent Need for the Development of the Coun try's Water Power. Washington. With tlie transmission of the report of the national conservation (-oiiiinisH'.on nml nccoinjiinylnt; papers, President Hoosovclt nlso bent n message to conqiess. The following Is a com prehensive nynopls ot the document: Tho president declares his entire con current o with tho statements and con clusions of thu report nml proceeds: "It Is one of tho most fundamentally Important documents ever laid before tho American people. It contains the first In ventory ot Its natural resources ever mud.; by nny nation. In condensed form It presents a ntutoment of our available capital In ni.iteriul resources, which nro .," , , ',... i ... ,...-.ui ui urasra, anu cuius aura- "un iw imu Ldstitutti Lifiiuaiuna uiiuii which tho perpetuity, safety and wclfaro of this nation now rest and must always continue to rest. "The facts set rorth In this report con rtltule an imperative call to action. Tho situation they disclose demands that we. neglecting for a time, If need bo, smaller and less vital ciuestlons, shall concentrate un effective part of our attention upon the great material foundations of na tional existence, progress, und prosperity. "Tho first of all considerations Is the permanent welfnro of our people; und true moral welfare, the highest form of welfare, can not permanently exist save on n firm nnd lasting foundation of mate rial well-being. In this respect our situ ation Is fur from satisfactory. After every possible nllowanco has been made, and when every hopeful indication has been given Its full weight, the facts still irlvo reason for grave concern. It would bo unworthy of our history nnd our In telligence, nnd disastrous to our future, to shut our eyes to these facts or at tempt to laugh them out of court. Tho people should and will rightly demand that the great fundamental questions shall be given attention by Ihelr rep resentatives. I do not advise hasty or 111 coiuideied action on disputed points, but I do urge, where tl.e facts aro known, where the public Interest Is clear, that neither Indifference nnd Inertia, nor ad verse pi i vale Interests, Bhall be allowed to Mand In the way of the public good. "The great basic facts aro already well .known. Wo know that our population is now adding about one-llfth to Its numbers In ten years, and that by the middle of tho present century perhaps 130.000,000 Anieilcnns. nnd by Its end very many millions more, must be fed and clothed from tho products of our soil. "We know now that our rivers can nnd r.hould be made to servo our people ef fectively In tiunsportntlon, but that the vast expenditures for our waterways have not resulted In maintaining, much leps In promoting, Inland navigation. Therefore, let us tako Immediate steps to aseettaln tho reasons nnd to prepare and adopt a compielionslve plan for inl.ind watcrwny navigation that will result In giving tho people the benefits for which they have paid but which they have not yet received. We know now that our for ests are fast disappearing, that less than one-fifth of them nro being conserved, and that no gocd purpose can be met by falling to provide the relatively small sums needed for the protection, u nnd Improvement of nil forests still owned by tho government, nnd to enact laws to check the wasteful destruction of tho for ests In private hands. "Wo know now that our mineral re sources once exhausted aro gono for ever, and that tho needless waste of them costs us hundreds of human lives nnd nearly JOO.OoO.COO n year. Therefore, let us undertake without delay the In vestigations necessary before our people will be in position, through statu action or otherwise, to put mi end to this hugo loss and waste, and ronseivo both our mlnernl resources and thu lives of tho men who tnko them from tho enrth. "This administration has achieved some things; It has nought, but has not been able, to achieve, others; it lias doubtless made mistakes; but nil It has dono or attempted has been in the single, consistent effort to so cure and enlarge tho rights and oppor tunities of the men nnd women of the United States. Wo are trying to con serve what Is good In our social sys tem, nnd we are striving toward this end when wo endeavor to do away with what Is bad. Success may bo made too hard for some If It Is imiiln too easy for others. The rewards of common Industry and thrift may bo too small If tho rewards for others, and on tho whole less valuable, (iii.illtles. nro mado too large, nnd especially If tho rewards for qualities which aro really, from tho public htandpolnt, undesir able, nro permitted to become too large. Our ulm Is so far as possible to provide, such conditions that there shall bo equality of opportunity where there Is equality of energy, fidelity nnd 'intelligence; when there is a reason able equality of opportunity tho dis tribution of rewards will take care of Itself. "Tho unchecked cxlstenco of monop oly is Incompatible with equality of opportunity. Tho reason for tho ex ercise of government control over great monopolies Is to equalize opportunity. Wo are nghtlng ngalnst privilege. It was mado unlawful for corporations to contribute money for election ex pennes In order to nbridgo the power of cpeclal privilege ut tho polls, nail road rato control Is on attempt to se cure an equality of opportunity for all men nffected by rail transportation; and that means all of uu. Tho great anthracite coal strike was sottled, and the presiilng danger of a coal famine tvirtcd, because we recognized that ids tho control of n public neccssltr ln volvos a duty to tho people, and that public Intervention In tho affairs of a public service corporation Is pxlthcx to be rcsontea ns usurpation nor per mitted ns a prlvllcgo by the corpora tions), but on the contrary to be ac cepted ns a duty and exercised ns a rluht by tho government In tho In terest of nil tho people. Tho cfTl clency of tho nrmy nnd tho navy has been Increased so that our people may follow In pence tho great work of making this country a better place for Americans to II vo In, and our navy was sent round tho world for the name ultimata purpose. All tho acts taken by the government during tho Inst seven years, and all the policies now being pursued by the Government, Jit In as parts of n consistent whole. "Tho enactment of a pure food law was a recognition of the fact that tho public welfare outweighs the right to private gain, nnd that no man may poison thu people for his private prollt. The employers' liability bill recog--nlzed the controlling fact that while the employer usually htm.nt slalcc no more than his profit, tho stake of the employe Is a living for himself and his family. "We nro building the Panama canal; nnd this means that wo are engaged In the giant engineering font ot all time. We are striving to add In nil ways to tho habltnblllty nnd beauty of our country. We arc striving to bold In the public lands tho remaining supply of unappropriated coal, for tho protection and benefit of all tho people. Wo have taken the first steps toward the conservation ot our natural ro souices, nnd tho betterment of coun try life, and the Improvement of our waterways. We stand for tho right of every child to a childhood free from grinding toll, and to un education; for tho civic responsibility nml decency of every citizen; for prudent fore sight In public matters, and for fair play In every relation of our national und economic life. In International matters wo apply a system of diplo IllUUy 1V1 macy which puts tho obligations of international morality on n level with those that govern the actions of an honest gentleman in dealing with his fellow-men. Within our own border wo stand for truth nnd honesty In publio and in private life; nnd we war atern ly against wrongdoers of every grade. All these efforts are Integral parts of the same attempt, the attempt to enthrone Justice and righteousness, to secure freedom of opportunity to all ot our citizens, now and hereafter, and to set the ultimate Interest of all of us abovo the temporary Interest of any Individual, class, or group. "The nation. Its government, and Its resources exist, first of all, for tho American citizen, whatever his creed, race, or birthplace, whether he be rich or poor, educated or Ignorant, pro vided only that he Is a good citizen, recognizing his obligations to the na tion for the lights and opportunities which he owes to the nation. "The obligations, und not tho rights, of citizenship increase In proportion to tho Increase of n man's wealth or power. The time Is coming when a man will be judged, not by what he has succeeded In getting for himself from the common store, but by how well he hns dono his duty as a citizen, and by what tho ordinary citizen has gained In freedom of opportunity be cause of his service for the common good. The highest value we know Is that of the individual citizen, and the highest Justice Is to glvo him fair pl.iy in tlie effort to realize the best there Is In him. 'The tasks tills nation has to do are great tasks. They can only be done at all by our citizens acting to gether, and they can be done best of all by the direct and simple applica tion of homely common tense. The application ot common sense to common problems for the common good, under the guidance of tho principles upon which this republic was based, and by virtue of which it exists, spells per petuity for tho nation, civil and lndus. trial liberty for Its citiztns, and freedom of opportunity In tho pursuit of happiness for the plain American, for whom this nation was founded, by whom It was preserved, nnd through whom nlone It can bo perpetuated. I'pon this platform larger than any party differences, higher than class prejudice, broader than nny question of profit and loss there is room for every American who realizes that the common good stands llrst." Accompanying tho message are ex planations nnd recommendations of work to bo dono for the future good of the country. Tlie president says: "It Is especially Important that the develop ment of water power should be guard ed with tho utmost caro both by the national government nnd by the states in order to protect the people against the upgrowth of monopoly and to in sure to them a fair share In tho bene fits which will follow tho development of this great asset which belongs to the people and should be controlled by them. "I urge that provision be made for both protection and more rapid devel opment of tho national forests. Other wise, either the Increasing use of tlieso forests by the people must bo checked or their protection against lire must bo dangerously weakened. If we compare the netual tiro damage on sim ilar nreas on private and national for est Innds during tho past year, the government llro patrol saved commer cial timber worth ns much as the total cost of carlntr for all national forests at tho present rato for about ten years. "I especially commend to congress the facts presented by the commis sion as to tho relation between for est nnd stream How in Its bearing upon the Importance of tho forest lands In national ownership. With out nn understanding of this ultimate relation tho conservation of both these natural resources must largely fall. "Tho tlmo hns fully arrived for rec ognizing in the law tho responsibility to the community, tho state, and tho nation which rests upon tho private ownership of prlvato lands. Tho own ership of forest laud is a public trust. The man who would handle bis forest as to causo erosion nnd to Injure stream How must bo not only educated, but ho must bo controlled." In conclusion the president urges upon congress tho desirability of maintaining n national commission on tho conservation of tho "resources of tho country. Ho adds: "I would also advise that an appropriation of at least 50,000 bo made to cover, tho ex penses ot the national conservation commission for necessary rent, assist ance and traveling expenses. This Is a very small sum. I know of no other way In which tho appropriation ot so small a sum would result In no largo a benefit to tho whole nation." THE WONDERBERRY. Mr. Luther Burbank, the plant Wiz ard of California, has originated a wonderful now plant which grows any where, in any soil or climate, and bears great quantities of luscious berries all the season. Plants arc grown from seed, and it takes only three months to get them in bearing, and they may bo grown and fruited all summer in tho garden, or in pots during tho win ter. It is unquestionably the greatest Fruit Novelty ever known, and Mr. Durhank has mado Mr. John Lewis Chllds, of Floral Park, N. Y., tho in troducer. He says that Mr. Chllds is one ot tho largest, best-known, fair est and most reliable Seedsman In America. 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