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Newspaper Page Text"- ! ■ WR ’" '" ! '' ' UKtortto j^iemiJWdsgi wttmai .. VOL. XI. GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA ■ ' 't <4 / Jfc / ■4 < - ~aMP t • J Y ' ''•* - " ' a '' **7 'WMSr w . * v* • v. K j* •*< vIS . £ • w X * jH '“ -^jCffmrTy. r?>_rs»-. M>-* * \ / < I KOI. JOS. M. BBOWI JAMES B. M’MMARA GIVEN LIFE TERM; fIROTOIS YEARS Brothers Will Be Confined in San Quentin Prison—Judge Bordwell Derides Pleas of Non-Intent to Kill (By Msoeited Preaai) LOS ANGELES, Dec. s.—Junes B. McNamara, confessed murderer by the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Time* building, was sentenced to life imprls- onment here today. .. , H’.s brother. John J. McNamara, sec retary of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, who confessed to the dynamiting of the Llewellyn Iron Works, was sentenced to IS years in the penitentiary. Twenty-one persons lost their lives in the Times disaster. No one was killed in the Llewellyn Iron Works, affair. • Imprisonment will be in San Quentin penitentiary Thus ended the state’s success ful effort to isolate from society the man who on October 1. J9lO. blew up the Los Angeles Times building, caus ing the loss of fl lives, and the dynamiter of Lewellyn Iron Works, at which the explosion occurred last Christmas day. Two hours before court opened several hundred men and women assembled about the corridors of the hall of rec ords to get a last glance at the pri soners. GOOD SPIRITS. The McNamara brothers faced the prospect of sentence with more than equanimity. They rose in good spirits and made rapid work of a big breakfast of ham and eggs, coffee and country sausage. James B. McNamara smilingly met the greetings of his guards, while John worried considerably because his trousers had not been pressed with proper creases JOKE WITH JILER. Both men joked with Jailer Galla-' gher. They told him they expected to be his guests until the federal grand Juiw finished gleaning from them in formation which it is believed the Uni ted States authorities are seeking re garding the “inner dynamite ring.” Oscar Lawler, formerly assistant United States attorney general, today, received word of his appointment as special prosecutor in the inquiry into the alleged dynamiting conspiracy. “I am convinced.” said Mr. Lawler to day. "that the investigation will reveal one of the most dastardly conspiracies in the hmistory of this country.” At half past 9 the lock on the court room doors was reinforced by a great bar of oak- This was taken down from time to time to admit persons who eould show special permission to enter the room. - FRETFUL CROWD PRESENT. District Attorney Fredericks appeared in court just before 10 o’clock. At that time Investigator Brown was searching everybody ,who appeared. He was aid ed by 17 policemen. At five minutes before 10 o’clock the bailiffs cleared the court room. The big doors were swung open and the oak bars held the crowd back. The throng began to fret and ad ditional bailiffs were summoned to clear the hall. “HEAR YE! HEAR YE!" • “Hear ye, hear ye. near ye!” cried the bailiff at the opening of court at 10:23. and as he spoke Judge Bordwell mount ed the bench. A moment later Attorney Darrow, chief of counsel for the defense, followed by Lecompte Davis and Joseph Scott, entered, behind them trailed the McNamaras. -Are you/ready to proceed” asked Judge Bordwell. •The state is,” said Fredericks, and read James B McNamara’s confession, given in another column, amid absolute silence “Is that statement •It ja," said McNamara •Then the court finds." said the judge, -that the degree of guilt of the de fendant is murder in the first degree, *• "James B- McNamara. you may stand.’’ he aaid. “What is your full name. “James Boyd McNamara." said the prisoner. , „ The court then began p formal state ment reciting the indictment for mur der of Charles J. Haggerty upon which McNamara pleaded guilty and asked MeNsmera if he had any statement to make. “I have not.” he aaid. "Have you anything to say? he ask- . Sk t 5 jatt ..Awl COURT REFUSES TO HOLO UP TRIAL OF ' INDICTEDPACKERS United States Supreme Court Turns Down Petition of In dicted Meat Kings Who Sought Stay Order WASHINGTON. Dec. s.—The supreme court of the United States today refused to grant a stay in the beef packers’ trial In Chicago until the court would be able to pass on the constitutional ques tion raised by the packers in habeas corpus proceedings. The packers are cited to appear to morrow in the United States district court at Chicago for trial on indict ments alleging criminal violations of the Sherman anti-trust laws Today's action by the supreme court will per mit the trial to proceed. The court’s decision was the final step in a long legal contest to avoid trial at this time. Shortly before they were first cited for trial on November 20. nine of he Indicted packers sought to have the United States circuit court at Chicago release them from custody on the ground that the Sherman anti trust law under which they were in dieted was unconstitutional as a crimi nal measure, paricllariy in view of the recent interpretation of the law in tbe Standard Oil decision. To Resume Trial CHICAGO. Dec. s.—United States Attorney Wilkerson said the govern ment is ready to proceed with the pack ers’ trial tomorrow. The jury has been ordered to report tomorrow. STEEL KING UPHOLDS MITI-TRUST STATUTE E. H. Gary Recommends Fed eral Supervision of Big Corporations (By Aasooiated Pr«M.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—E. H. Gary, head of the United States Steel corpora tion. testified before the senate commit tee on interstate commerce today that he always believed that it was entirely legal for competitors to come together and mutually disclose their business con ditions to steady and balance trade, without making any agreement on prices. He urged a federal commission author ized to consider management, character and extent of corporations and to per mit certain pooling arrangements when conditions warranted. y’No corporation can reach a permanent success in this country unless it is wil ling to recognize at all times the public interest and welfare.” raid Mr. Gary. He reiterated that business firms must be given some means of knowing what is an "unreasonable restraint of trade,” before they take any steps that might make them liable to federal prosecution. "I would have the law explicit,” said he, "and permit the corporation commis sion to say what agreements would ~be permitted. Such agreements, approved bj*the commission, and made with full publicity, would be in the public in terests. preventing business demoraliza tion ’ ’’No corporation has the right to ob ject to the Sherman law if it means, as I think It does, that no combination shall be created with the purpose of crea ating a monopoly.or the necessary reseult of which shall be the creation of monop oly; jr which shall be carried for the purpose or with the result of unduly re straining trade. If corporations are pre vented from creating monop dies or un duly restraining trade, then the public is proterted. “The Sherman law leaves every one in that position, but the trouble is that no one, npt even the courts, knows what will be an *undue restraint of trade.’ In the daily management of our. business we are uncertain what is opposed to the public interest, in the meanin < of the Sherman law. “If the United States Steel corpora tion has not done business in a fairway, if it is not doing business fairly now, I am willing to concede that there ought to be a law to compel It to do so,” J. M. BH SEEMS TO UWE WON 81 GBODPLURBUTY Incomplete Returns From 111 Counties Show Former Gov ernor With More Than Both His Opponents Reports received from 111 counties Indi cate the election of Joseph M. Brown as governor. Mr. Brown received a marglng of 68 votes over his nearest opponent Hon. Pope Brown. The electoral vote in the 111 counties was as follows: Joseph M. Brown, 164; Pope Brown, 96; Russell, 56. The above figures indicate the election of J. M. Brown as 162 electoral votes ai»e necessary for election. At midnight there were only 52 electoral votes that had not been reported in the counties that had not been heard from. According to the above returns, should Pope Brown, the nearest competitor of J. M. Brown, receive every vote in the counties not heard from, J. M. Brown would still have a plurality of 56 electoral votAs. x Ideal weather marked the voting in practically every section of the state with the exception of south Georgia, where rain was reported. The vote was ex ceedingly light in many localities. ONE BROWN COUNTIES FOR J. M. BROWN. The incomplete returns show the fol lowing counties carried by Joseph M. Brown: Baldwin, Berrien, Bibb, Brooks, Butts, Camden, Carroll, Charlton, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Col quitt, Crisp, Dougherty, Emmanuel, Fan nin, Fayette, Forsyth, Franklin, Glas cock, Greene, Habersham, Hall Hancock, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, Meriwether, Mitchell, Monroe, Muscogee, Oconee, Pickens, Polk, Quitman, Rabun, Ran dolph, Schley, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tatt nall, Terrell, Tift, Towns, Turner, wlggs, Upson, Warren, White, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson and Worth. Counties for Pope Brown: Bartow, Ben 111, Burke, Campbell, Clayton, Co lumbia, Coweta, Decatur, DeKalb, Doo ly, Effingham, Elbert, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Harris, Hart, Lee, Morgan, Ogle thorpe, Pike, Pulaski, Putnam, Screven, Spalding. Stewart, Sumter, Telfair, Thomas, Troup, Walton, Ware, Wash ington. For Richard B. Russell: Applllng, Ba ker, Bullochr, Calhoun, Chatam, Dade, Early, Floyd, Glynn, Grady, Gwinnett, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Miller, Murray, Paulding, Pierce, Richmond, Wayne, Webster and Whitfield. BUSINESS OF COUNTRY ’’OUrTE SATISFACTORY" Comptroller of Currency Re ports Steady Growth in Volume of Business * " (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.—The general business of the country, as reflected in banking operations, was “quite satisfac tory” during the year ending October 31 Last, according to the annual report of Lawrence O. Murray, comptroller of the currency, submitted to congress today. Mr. Murray records a steady growth in the volume of business and the, estab lishment of some high records in this connection. He points out, however, that while augmenting some of the im portant elements of banking during the year business did not reach the aver age of increase in the past ten years. DISHONEST BANKERS. The comptroller >nakes the startling declaration that "the dishonest prac tice by officers of national banks of re ceiving personal compensation for loans made by the bank is a growing evil and has already reached such propor tions as to call for criminal legislation on the subject.” “In this manner,” he adds, "either the bank is defrauded of lawful interest which it would otherwise receive or usurious Interest is exacts of a bor rower by a corrupt officer. A secret re ward to the officers is sometimes a de liberate bribe for obtaining a loan on Insufficient security." Mr. Murray urges that the taking of money or other valuables in this con nection by a bank officer be made an offense punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary. The aggregate amount of assets of the national banks Increased during the year approximately 8553,258,000 or 5.63 per cent. Loans and discounts, the biggest item in a bank’s resources, increased only 3.59 per cent in the face of an aver age ten-year increase of 6.52 per cent. Individual deposits representing 53 per cent of a bank’s liabilities reached the highest point In history September 1 1a5t—85,489.995,011 This high record, how ever, was an increase of only 6.69 per cent over the previous year, as com pared with a ten-year average of 7.49. NATIONAL BANKING POWER. The banking power of the nation, in cluding the operations of every bank— NO AUTOMOBILES MAY ENTER YOSEMITE PARK WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—There is one place in the United tates where the au tomobile is seeking in vain for admission —that’s the Yosemite national park. The interior department has been reeclvng nu merous requests for permission to operate automobiles in the park. All of these were refused and it was decided today that “it is impracticable to permit au tomobiles in this park because their pres ence would practically eliminate travel by stage, the roads being in such condi tion that it would be dangerous for teams and automobiles to meet.” Odd Fellows Meet CRAWFORDVILLE, Ga., Dec. 7. The local lodge of Odd Fellows had their semi-annual election last night, with the following result: J. H. Coch ran. noble grand;T. Jackson, vice grand, G. H. Mitchell, secretary; G. E. Wil liams, treasurer; F. C. Chapman, K. M. a Tt OMUun«.n. ATLANTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1911. v i// -- WF - 1° / O Jib a Sig W W wMill MgSISIIBfe -®T \ imi ■ A V ,V>X_ ELECTED RULERS OF ENGLAND IRE CROWNED IN INDIA King and Queen Are Made Emperor and Empress of India t(By Aiioclated Presa.) DELHI,YndIa, Dec. 7.—One hundred and one guns roared out In imperial salute today, welcoming to Delhi the king-em peror and queen-empress on their arrival from Bombay for the durbar. Entering the city through the king’s gate, opened for the first time since 1857, when the king of Delhi went to public worship, the ruler’s gaze was arrested by a picture of splendor, in which run the rich, erotic colors of the Orient against a brilliant background of western hues. < The scene first unfolded at the railroad station in the Selingarh Bastion of the fort. At dawn this became the mecca for those of the coronation camp and the city Equipages that vied with each other in splendor passed along roads crowded with Indian princes, military officers and government officials, and streams of na tives went the same way. The route to the durbar camp was lined alternately by British and Indian regiments. In providing guards of honor and escorts native troops were also given an equal share with British soldiers. The king-emperor and the queen-em press were received on the elaborately decorated platform by the viceroy, the governors and heads of provinces, the commander-ln-chief and a number of high military and civil officials. After a series of presentations their majesties proceeded to a pavilion within a wall of the fort, where 150 ruling chiefs were introduced. This brilliant ceremony, with its gorgeous display of jewels and richly colored garments, occupied con siderable time. Meanwhile the provincial legislators had gathered on the ridge by the durbar camp to greet the royal party Then began the great procession to the camp, four miles away. Throughout In dia a holiday had been decreed and great numbers of natives had gathered to get a glimpse of their emperor and em press. They formed a striking back ground to the gorgeously uniformed pro cession, which was headed with lancers with bands playing. Then came the her ald, :n silk and gold thbanl emblazoned with the royal coat of arms, and 16 Brit ish and native trumpeters, all mounted on black chargers. Next followed the na tive escort of the viceroy, '.n scarlet and gold, preceding the imperial cadet corps, composed entirely of princes and their sons. Their majesties and the vice roys suites succeeded. MAJESTIES SALUTED. As their majesties approached the command to present arms was passed along the line of troops, European spec tators took off their hats and the natives bent deep towards the ground. The king emperor, the queen empress and the viceroy bowed right and left in ac knowledgement. The body guard of Indian princes who followed immediately after outshone in splendor all that had passed. In strict order of precedence came 150 Mahara jahs, Rajahs. Nawabs and other chief tains. The column was closed by a band of savage looking Afghans and Pathan chiefs mounted on wild ponies and a detachment of native and British troops. On arirval at the camp the troops filed past the Imperial procession. The king emperor was presented with a brief ad dress of welcome. Their majesties and the viceroyal party then repaired to their camp, of which Circuit House, built by Lord Curzon, In 1993. Is the center. BOYS' CORN CLUBS ADDED NEARLY $7,500 000 TO THE STATE'S 19 H CORN CROP That the Boys’ Corn club # work In Georgia was mainly instrumental In in creasing the state’s average corn yield nearly two bushels per acre during last season, thereby adding over 87,900.000 to the wealth collected from the whole crop, is a startling statement which has be hind it the authority of Bradford Knapp, chief of farm demonstration work of the United States department of agriculture, and of J. Phil Campbell, supervisor of the Boys’ Corn club work In Georgia— both of whom are prominent figures at tending the Southern Corn show. Dr. Knapp astonished his audience in the auditorium with it Tuesday. It was one of the many very interesting details of his comprehensive and Impressive ad dress. He did not go into details, declar ing simply that the yield per acre of Georgia's corn lands was. Increased from 14 1-2 to nearly 16 1-2 bushels during last season over the season of 1910, and that the state department of agriculture’s es timate of the 1911 crop shows an increase of almost 8,000,000 bushels over the 1910 crop. In 1910, 65,714,090 bushels of corn were harvested in Georgia. In 1911 the crop is, according to the department’s estimate, 73.232,000 bushels. The increase Is 7,500,000 bushels in round numbers. A bushel of corn is regarded as worth on an average of 81 in the crib. The in crease In Georgia’s revenue from corn Is therefore approximately 87,500,000. Dr. Knapp and Professor Campbell are not the only authorities who as- NEW YORK HOSPITALS WANT PELLAGRA VICTIMS LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 7.—The state board of control of charitable institu tions has received a request from Dr. Wright, head of the New York post graduate medical college and hospital, that several patients afflicted with pellagra in the asylums of Kentucky be sent to New York for investigation and study of the disease, in the nope that the true cause of the malady and some remedy for stamping it out can be discovered. There are more pellagra cases in the asylums here than in any other insti tution in the state. The board of con trol will communicate with Dr. Wright before taking any definite action. Over 200 cases of pellagra are said to ex ist in several Kentucky mountain coun ties. PRESIDENT REFUSES TO REINSTATE FIVE CADETS WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—ln spite of the efforts of five southern senators. President Taft today declined to recon sider the cases of five cadets recently dismissed from West Point for drink ing.” The president declared he would veto any legislation aimed to put '.he cadets back in the military academy, as he held it to be subversive of discipline. Senators Swanson and Martin, cf Vir ginia; Bacon, of Georgia, and Fletcher and Bryan, of Florida, made the plea for the cadets. SAVANNAH VOTES FOR $600,000 BONDS SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. 7.—With 250 votes to spare Savannah yesterday voted to issue bonds in amount of 8600,000 for the improvement and ex tension of its house and storm drain age system. There were a number of active work ers at the polls fighting the proposel bond issue, which required two-thirds , of ths registered vote to win. sign the credit for this Increase to the boys’ corn clubs. The increase of nearly two bushels in the average yield pe* acre throughout th state would be difficult to ascribe to a more logical cause. The increase in Georgia’s corn acreage in 1911 over 1910 was hardly 1 per cent— almost negligible. The acres that the members of the tloys’ clubs planted wo\ild easily account for it. Yet, with all her increase in yield, Georgia is still at the bottom. Geor gia’s 1911 average was about 16 1-2 bush els’ to the acre. Mississippi made 19. Arkansas made over 20, and so did Tex as. Virgiifia mad< 24 bushels to the acre, and Tennessee topped the list with 25.9 bushels average for each acre plant ed. But the work of the boys’ corn club movment has bgun to tell, and those who are behind the big campaign feel that they have ample ground for satis faction. The yield will increase neyt year, and next, they say, until Georgia occupies her rightful • place among the corn-growing states. It was the only state that increased its yield in 1911 over 1910, and excepting South Carolina it has the greatest yield of any state over and above its ten-year average. In the corn club work, six boys made an average among them of 121.9 bush els to the acre, at a cost of 23 1-2 cents per bushel, making their net profit 893.15 on every acre. Ten other boys made 105 bushels to each acre, averaging a clear profit of 863.21 per acre. TWO OUTBREAKS ARE REPORTED IN CHIHUAHUA EL PASO, Dec. 7.—Juarez officials re ceived tidings today of two open out breaks in the state of Chihuahua, one near Parrail and the other at San An dreas. Jose Chaviria, lieutenant of Pan cho Villa, is the head of the band at San Andreas. Both bands allege that the Madero government has failed to keep its .promises, to pay citizens of Chihua hua money said to be due them/ Fourteen alleged Reyistas, held here for a violation of the neutrality laws, have appealed to Senator LaFollette in a telegram, declaring they are held "practically in the hands of Mexican de tectives,” and asking his aid In proceur ing their release. HESTER REAPPOINTED COTTON SECRETARY NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7—Henry G. Hester, secretary of the New Orleans cotton exchange since its establishment more than 40 years ago, was yesterday reappointed to his position. The first meeting of the newly-elected board of directors was held and the cler ical force reappointed. Bernhardt to Speak LAGRANGE. Ga.. Dec. 7.—Arrange ments have been made for the appearance in this city of Louis J. Bernhardt, of the Georgia Prison association. A un ion service will be held at the First Bap tist church at 7 o’clock Sunday evening at which Mr. Bernhardt will speak upon the work of his association. Made Rural Carrier WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 7.—8. M. Vanburen was appointed rural carrier; J. N. Wood, Jr„ substitute, route No. 1 at Griswoldville, Ga. Patents issued for Georgia: R. O. Carter, Glory, safe; R. L. Gaylord, Clio, sectional honey trap; Wil liam H. Smith, Atlanta, orchard heaters. FEDERAL BUREAU OF TRUST SUPERVISION BOmOFT ■ President Opposes Repeal of Sherman Statute, But Fa vors Supplemental Legisla tion to Control Trusts WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-Presldent Taft’g. third annual message to congress, devoted exclusively to the Sherman anti-trust acti and the trust question An general waa read In congress today. 1 The president defended the Sherman act as interpreted by the supreme court, of the United States, Indicated plainly his opposition to the repeal or amendment) of this statute, but suggested that conJ gress pass a federal incorporation law*, and supplemental legislation that "would describe and denounce methods of com. petition that are unfair." FEDERAL SUPERVISION. To supervise corporations chartered xm-j der federal law, President Taft proposed the creation of an executive bureau, or commission, with powers akin to those of the interstate commerce commission. *< Speaking of the much discussed dlsso- . lution of the tobacco trust, the president’ declared that in his opinion "not In the history of American law has a decree' more effective for such a purpose been en tered by a court." Portions of his message of January, 1910 proposing federal incorporation were re-' ferred to in this message. „ <3 "I renew." continued tbe president, ’the recommendations of the enactment of a general law providing for the voluntary} formatiton of corporations to engage to trade and commerce among the states} and with foreign nations. It is even mom manifest now than it was then that tbal denunciation of conspiracies in restraint of trade should not and does not mean! tae denial organizations large enough 1 .» to be entrusted with our interstate ori foreign trade. It has been made more clear now than it was then that a pure-) ly negative statute like the anti-trust law may well be supplemented by specifier provisions for the building up and regular: tlon of legitimate national and foreign; commerce." SUPPLEMENTED LEGISLATION. The supplemental •gislatlon the presi dent desires, is expWne<l in a paragraph., "The attempt and purpose to suppress a competitor by underselling him at a price; so unprofitable as to drive him out of business, or the making of exclusive con-, tracts with customers under which they are required to give up associations with, other manufacturers and numerous kin dred methods for stifling competition an< effecting monopoly, should be described with sufficient accuracy in a criminal statute on the one hand to enable th® | government to shorten its task by pros ecuting single misdemeanors instead of an entire conspiracy, and, on tne other hand, to serve the purpose of out more In detail to the business Com munity what must be avoided.” Mr. Taft did not attempt to set forth the details the federal incorporation act he recommended but suggested that combinations of capital allowed to be come federal corporations should be sub ject to rigid rules as to organisation and procedure, including effective pub licity, and to the "closest supervision" ag to stoc kand bond issues by the pro posed executive bureau or commission in the commerce and labor department. Ul Federal incorporation, the president de- sw dared, would not exempt any concern or its officers from prosecution under # the Sherman act for illegal acts. Such , an act. could be framed so as to prevent •vexatious and unnecessary Invasion by the states,” but yet permit control by the states with respect to purely local business. AID FOR COURTS. The court’s aid of the bureau of cor porations in determining the suitable reorganization of corporations dlsaolv- ■ ed by decrees. This work, he pointed out, might be entrusted to the proposed supervisory commission which should be an executive tribunal, of the dignity and power of the comptroller of the currency or the interstate commerce commission.” The fact that It dealt with only one subject; that it was comparatively brief and that accompanying it was an appen dix showing rust prosecutions institut ed by all administrations since the en actment of the Sherman act in 189 V, made the message unusual. According to th«s appendix seven suits wer< brougnt under this act In the adminis tration of President Harrison; eight in Mr. Clevelands second term; three un- ( der President McKinley; 44 under Mr. Roosevelt in about seven and one-half years, and 37, so far, In the Taft ad ministration. 1 The attempt to find a line within which monoplies and illegal combine-1 tions might exercise moderate power and be supported by the courts, Mr. Taft pointed out. has failed. Other messages on various subjects, the president said, would be sent to con gress from time to time before the usu-j al holiday recess. 1 COAST LINE GIVES ' INCREASED WAGES WILMINGTON, N. C., Dec. 7.—After a series of conferences with officials of the Atlantic Coast Line here during the past 60 days the committee of adjustment of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers for the Atlantic Coast Line system announced yesterday that a new and sat isfactory contract covering an indefinite period had been signed, embracing no radical changes in rules and regulations ' but insuring an increased salary and em bodying such changes in working con ditions as circumstances seemed to war rant. TWO ARE ACQUITTED FOR BENNETT’S DEATH NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. s.—John Gardner and Walter Hunt, charged with the murder of young Vaughn Bennett in Montgomery coufity during the night rider troubles in the tobacco district, were given a verdict of not guilty here today, the case being transferred here tjy the supreme court, after being tried in Montgomery county. The boy’s father, William Bennett, poir.ed in the recommendation that the case be dropped. The case has been a notable one. j | Conservatives Strong TORONTO. Ontario. Dec. s.—The re sult of nominations for the provincial ( legislature of Ontario indicates that the Conservatives will be returned to power ( at next Monday’s election by almost as large a majority as before. 1 * NO. 23.