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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-
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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
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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
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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