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of stops on defendants main line
from Rocky Mount TO Selma?
"6. What would the daily cost of
operating such train from Rocky
Mount to Selma and return?
81. What would be the probable
daily receipts from such train?
"S. Is it reasonable and proper
that. for convenience of the travelling
public, the defendant company should
be required to make such connection
MIR. Busbee, for the Corporation
Commission asked the court to charge
the jury:
list That in considering the prac.
ticability of operating the train from
Rocky Mount to Selma ordered by
the Commission, the Jury must not
consider any delay that might be
caused by it's having to meet the
freight trains shown on the schedule.
"2nd. That in considering the
practicability of operating said train,
the jury must not consider any pos
sible obstruction that might be caused
by the freight trains Nos. 20S and PIP.
"3rd That IN considering the
practicabilitv of operating said train,
the jury must consider the fact that
# the order of the commission is put
into force, said train so operated will
have the right of any over any freight
train shown on the present schedule
md will not be hindered by them.
"4th. That in considering the
practicabiity of operating said train,
the jury must not consider any OBJ
atruction or inpediment caused by
any freight train operated by any
other road over the track of the de-
fendant.
"5th That in considering the prac-
ticability of operating said train the
jury must take into consideration the
power and duty of the defendant to
so adjust its schedule as to allow said
train to be safely operated
18th. That in considering the prac-
ticability of operating sadi train, the
jury must take into consideration the
power and duty of the defendant to SO
arrange it's schedule as to accommo-
date the said train.
''7tn. That in considering the ques-
ton fthe practicability of operating
the said train, the jury must assume
that the proper construction of the
said order of the commission is to
give the said train until 2:40 p. M
TO reach Selma"
Judge Brown yesterday received a
telegram announcing the serious ill
ness of his sister in Baltimore, and
he fears he Will be called away to-
day. For that reason a night session
was held last night.
Plymouth Train Engineer.
Mr.. ]. X. Campbell a locomotive
engineer, was called. He runs on
the Plymouth train of the a. c.. L.
Mr.. Pou examined him and brought
out that he was first subpoenaed by
the Corporation Commission, but dis
charged by them after he got here
Could he run his train on from Rocky
Mount to Selma between 12:55 and
2:25? No, he could not. without up
setting the schedule His engine d
wood burner, IA by "a cylinder. He
could make "a miles an hour doing
local work. His engine was repaired
and looked after at Rocky Mount; ii
could not be done at Selma. Was his
engine heavy enough to do shifting
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IGNORANCE IS THE PLEA THE REVENUE
OFFICERS ARE NOW BRINGING FORWARD
According to Revenue
Really Too Dense Perform the
Dutieso of Such Positions
Especial to News and Observer)

rius. the chief deputy in the office of
Collector Bettman of the First Ohio
District.
1T was noticed yesterday that, on
account of his intelligent and compre-
hensive grasp of all matters connect
ed with the case, he sat by the attor-
ney for the government and rendered
valuable aid.
The question was naturally asked
Whv are the collector of this district
and his chief deputy, who are suppos-
ed to be vitality interested in the re-
sult Of these trials not here to render
similar aid to the L. S. Attorney, as
their positions would suggest they are
able to do. Is ignorance their plea
also?
Whatever may be the cause, they
are notably conspicuous by their alb
Sence.
Probably they will appear in time to
hear the arguments IN the case, Whlch
promise TO enlighten all men upon the
methods employed in the conduct OF
affairs in the office of Collector Dun
can.
The loss of revenue is, of course, a
serious matter. but it is infinitely more
to be deplored that the fair name OF
North Carolina should suffer on ac-
count &c the nresence and influence of
an organized band OF incompetent,
corrupt and confessedly ignorant rev.
enue officials.
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company, was only twenty years of
age was the son of B. +. Springle,
fliVed in the house with him up to the
time he left for parts unknown; that
checks drawn by the Reidsville liquor
company, signed as j. II. Sprinkle, pro-
prietor, were signed by b. f. Sprinkle,
the cashier of the bank testifying that
j. r. Springle authorized payment on
this signature, as we'll as those writ
ten by himself; that similar checks
were issued by b. +. Sprinkle in pay
ment of current accounts for his own
merchandise in Reidsville stores
Deputy Collectors King and Koonce,
of the Raleigh office, testified to fire.
quent visits of b. F. Sprinkle to the
Raleigh office on business for the Oak
Grove liquor company, of which II. G..
Sprinkle a brother. was the reputed
proprietor, and his bringing returns in
person of reports and obtaining infor-
nation as to the manner of filling out
blank form demanded by the depart
ment for excess tax for which Oak
Grove Liquor company had become
liable.
Connecting Il. NJ. Angle with the OPP
erations Special ~tauger Sans testified
to a trip he had made to the Oak
Grove establishment last fall, where
he found Angle and some trouble in
getting ii lOOh dt the DOOhS, THAT Illlu-
ing goods there as high as 100 proof
he enquired how they could use such
goods, and Angle said they were
shipped to Oklahoma and weakened
there to save the freight on water, as
water was as cheap in oklahoma as IN
North Carolina.
The freight agents books show no
shipment to Oklahoma.
O. r. Starbuck Division Deputy Col
lector, testified to a trip he made to
Angle distillery last week, and of his
failure to get it, Angle declaring it
had been destroyed, and it developed
that B. f. Sprinkle got on the train at
Reidsville, went with Starbuck to Mil
ton and at Angles warehouse he also
found A. ]. Davis, the gauger, who was
convicted in another branch of these
cases two weeks ago.
A sensational bit of evidence show
ing forgery by some one developed
here. District Attorney Holton showed
Starbuck a record sent to the collec-
tors office, purporting to have been
sworn to by j. r. Sprinkle before A.
r. Starbuck, Division Deputy Collec-
tor. Starbucl swore it was not his
signature and he had never taken any
such deposition or approved any such
reports. There were six of these
forged returns.
The case is getting hot and there
are twenty more witnesses to be eX-
amined by the government.
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al government is the most economical
ly administered of any in the civilized
world. A table to substantiate this
statement is given showing the per
capita expenditures of the leading ma
tionS. The highest given is New Zea-
land where the per capita expense is
$30.3S, the lowest is the United States
with per capita showing of $7.91.
The total appropriations made by
this Congress aggregate, according 10
Mr.. Hemenway $7S1,574,629. or this
sum $26,SO1,S43 was to pay deficits for
prior fiscal years and $50, 100000 is set
aside for application to the sinking
fund. This leaves the total approprla-
ton for the expense OF the govern
ment for the year 1905, $698,272, 1856.
The total estimated revenues for THIS
period are $704, ,472,06O, or an excess
over appropriations or authorized eX-
penditures of $6,199,274. Basing his
opinion on the fact that the actual eX-
penditures of the government are
about per cent. less than the appro-
priations made by Congress. Mr.. Hem
enway predicts Il surplus of $4O,-
100000
Mr.. Livingston in his statement
compares the expenditures of Demo
cratic Congresses with Republican
Congresses and adds:
lie lol CCiCll VI tllS
fiscal year 1895 and 1896, as made by
Democratic congress do not mater
tally vary, as will be seen, one from
the other, and average only $494,619,-
602 for each year.
'"rhe table also shows that appro-
priations for Federal expenditures
made under "A Republican administra-
ton by a Republican congress for the
next fiscal year have reached the
startling sum of $7S1,574,629 or an
increase of $2S6,955,027 over the
average of the last two years under
Democratic control and within pc
riod of less than ten years.
81 do not question the honesty OF
these vast appropriations, either In
their aggregate amount or in their de-
tails: but / challenge the wisdom Of
the policy of the dominant party thai
has made these enormous eXpendi-
lures necessary through the increase
of the military and naval establish
ments, such as river and harbor works
and public buildings"
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Greensboro, n. c., April 29.-It ap-
pears that every officer of Internal
Revenue in this district so far eXamin-
ed in the trial of the rectifiers and
W. l.. DIS. implicated in the Milton
frauds. relies upon the plea of igno-
rance of the duties required Of him as
an officer to excuse himself for the
apparent criminal negligence of which
he has been guilty.
Gauger Davis, when asked during
his trial, why he had failed to SD clip
the stamps as to show the proof GAL
Ions, answered that he did not IsncW
he was required to do so.
Gauger Mebane says that he was
utterly ignorant of what was renulr-
ed of him, and that he had been ia
structed by the collectors deputy to
require the rectifier and Davis to show
him how to clip the stamps
The deputy from Collector Duncan's s
office who received and examined the
gauger's reports, and whose duty it
was to see that they were exactly ac-
curate, stated on the witness stand
that he never examined the clips at
all, and in fact, that he never motto I'd
them.
1t must be remembered that these
clips are the only check the collector
has upon the gauger, and, that Upon
the stamps are issued. This .allIre
therefore to examine the clips re-
suited in the issuance of thousands
of dollars worth of stamps to the rec
tifiers in fraud of the revenue.
Again, the deputy from the collec-
tors office in charge of the distilers'
returns and daily reports, and whose
duty it was to examine all returns
from distllers. stated upon the wit
ness stand that he could not tell from
the returns of certain distiller
whether the distillery run by him was
operated on the sweet mash or sour
mash plan.
Now. as a sweet mash distilery is
required to pay about twice as much
tax as a sour mash distillery, this ad-
mission of ignorance is tantamount to
saying that he did not know whether
this distiller paid one half or all of
the tax due the government. Yet he
checks up the report as O. K.
Ignorance seems to be the distin-
guishing characteristic of the repre-
sentativcs of the collector of this dis
trict so far examined in this case.
How far UP does this ignorance ex-
tend? Who is responsible for instruc-
tions. or lack of instructions to these
officers?
1t is positively refreshing to hear
the testimony of the officers here
from the Western District. They
show a perfect familiarity with the
duties of their offices.
Notably, among these is Mr. Sela-
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YERY POKEY BALL
Trinity Defeats the A. &
M. by a Score Of Ten
to Two.
Especial to News and Observer.)


Durham, N. c., April 29.-In game
that was slow and uninteresting Trim
ity defeated the A. & M. College team
this afternoon by score of 10 to 2.
At no time was the game exciting, and
taken as "a whole it was poor exhibi-
tion of ball playing.
Trinity won the game in the first in
ming when three men crossed the plate
for runs. Two more were made in the
fifth, four in the eighth, and one in
the ninth. The visitors scored only in
the third, when two men came home.
The result of today's game necessi-
tates another game between these
teams. This will probably be played
in Winston on the return of Trinity
team from it's Southern trip.
Score r. H. +
Trinity .....3 600 2004 1--1O 10
A. e. NJ. 800 2 900 o 1C
Batteries: Trinity, Bradsher and
Chadwick; A. & NJ. Shannonhouse
Smith and Brockwell.
Summary: Earned runs, Trinity 3
A. & M 2; first base on balls. of
Shannonhouse Z. Smith 2; first f'ase OF
error, Trinity 6 two base hits, Brad
sher for Trinity, Harris for visitors
struck out by Bradsher IS, by Shan
nonhouse 6; passed balls, Brockwel
/; time Of game, two hours; umpire
Legrande.
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Want Special Train, Says
Mr.. Douglass.
WOODARD'S SPEECH
Mr.. Douglass Hinted that Commission
Did not Want to Break South
ern's Connection at Colds
boro with the A.
&N. c.

The evidence was at last concluded
yesterday morning in the long~drawn
out Selma connection case, after oc-
3upying four days, and the argument
was begun, continuing the entire af-
ternoon and last night. Hon. f. A.
Woodard, of Wilson. opened for the
Corporation Commission, and Mr. w
c. Douglass followed for the rdail-
road. Mr.. Douglass speech, perhaps
caused more amusement than any
speech delivered in the court house
here in "a long time. Even Judge
Brown had to hold his hand over his
mouth and turn his back, to keep
from compromising the dignity of the
bench.
Judge Brown summoned the issues
he had decided upon as follows:
81. Is it practicable for train No
SO of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road, due 10 arrive at Selma at 2:oO
.. m, TO make connection at Selma
with train No. 135, westbound, of the
Southern Railway. due to leave Sell
ma at 2:25 p. m.
"2 Is it practicable to make said
connection by extending the run OF
the PlvmOutn tram udlly from ~
mouth to Selma and return? And if
so what would be the additional ex-
pense!
"3. Is it practicable to make said
connection by the use Of the Spring
Hope train, and if so what would be
the additional expense?
~. In order T.. m@te such CON
nection would defendant company
have to run an additional train on its
main line from Rocky Mount to Sci
ma?
"5. Is it practicable for said train
to safely run the schedule prescribed
in plaintiffs order, having due regard
to the number of trains, and number
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500 HUNDRED NEW SUBSCRIBERS
The Reviews Voting Contest Proves a
Fine Business Scheme.
Especial to News and Observer }

Reidsville, n. c., April 29.--At the
close of the Reviews voting contest
today to decide the three most T. 1pd-
lar lady readers of that paper Miss
Kate Anderson, Miss Maggie Duke a d
Miss Birdie McKinny were the success
full contestants. The widest .n,hu
siasm prevailed over the co1.e It all
the morning, as it was known the lace
between the two former was. Vsy
close. The Review has added Eve hum
dred new subscribers to it's list ;.a a
result of the voting. Miss Anderson $
vote was S,S40. and Miss Dukes was
7471.
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MARIE ANTOINETTE's NECKLACE
Ernest Delignc Sentenced to Ten
Months for Pawning 1t.
CBy the Associated Press }

Paris, April 2S.-Ernest DeliSne,
last secretary of Don Jaime Bourbon,
son of Don Carlos, pretender to the
Spanish throne, was sentenced today
to ten months Imprisonment for pawn
ing the necklace of Marie Antoinette,
which descended to Don Jaime. The
necklace originally belonged to Marie
Theresa of Austria, later passing to
Marie Antoinette. Lately Don Jaime
and his sister had the necklace in their
possession.
His sister while at Spa, missed the
necklace and an investigation located
it here, where it had been hypothecat-
ed for $4,000. Deligne maintained
that he was carrying out the transac-
ton for Don Jaime, but the jewelers.
contradicted him, and his conviction
followed.
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Hardwicl< is Appointed.

Especial to News and Observer
Washington, -. c., April 29.-It
was announced late this afternoon at
the office of the Southern railway
that General Passenger Agent S. II.
Hardwick has been appointed to be
general passenger traffic manager,
the position made vacant by the death
of Mr. VIM. Turk, and that Assistant
Passenger Agent w. Il. Taylor, At
lanta, is to succeed Mr.. Hardwick !;
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Brooks is transferred to Atlanta from
Washington.
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THE CASE Is GETTING HOT.
And There are Twenty More Witnesses
to be Examined by the Govern
mcnt.
fsnsc;a, 10 News and Observer


c.,,oro N. c., April 29.-The
nbisIsew frauds case on trial in the
Federal court here is htfor5ev gst5ins ofe, %GFe IL
still placing documents IN oank aHidencn fecorq5 is
aeveilue a,itb oral testimony from
vGnseaS WitnesseS but he has left behind in him
fns suds the fSs na%es of on az
e ol Whlch uo IT c. Sprinkle appear,
opIlilhle alu of the Oak Grove or the
Re1fsyilie These gen9emea lfu win e o rGfaled ,ia
although indicted, are n'' on 'r'''' as
they nave anv Iun now is direr'ri t.
connecting the parr,,es parn' Young with the
F. Sprinkle ana ,,arious "m companies.
has Seen 81 that s5sys J. Il spTo9s aaor
PROPRIETOR m Of the keiosSii'e il1o0A
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Thomas will remain here until next
week, attending to some matters in
the departments.
Crum'S Commission.
secretary Shaw presented to the
President the new commission of w.
ID. Crum as collector of the port Lf
Charleston, s. c., and the President
signed it. The commission was made
out at the Treasury department by dI-
rection of the President given YES
terday.
FRED L. MERRIi"T.
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THE APPROPRIATIONS MADE.
n Democratic and Republican View
of This Matter.
(By the Associated Press }

Washington, ID. c., April 28.-The
republican and the Democratic view
OF the appropriations made thus far
by the Fifty-eighth Congress were pre-
sented to the House today by Chair
man Hemenway, of the ApprO-
priatlons committee, and Representa-
tive Livingston, of Georgia, the rank
ING Democrat of that committee.
Good Government Housekeeping"
is the caption chosen by Mr. Hemen-
way to represent his views.
"A Congress that has Done Nothing
but spend, is the heading of Mr..
Livingston's summary.
Mr. Hemenway declares our nation
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DR.. Marion NJ. King. son DR. and
Mrs. Joel G.. King, of this place has
been elected city physician of Texar-
kama, Ark. at which place he located
last fall to practice medicine.-War-
rem Record
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Twenty Killed or Wounded.

(By the Associated Press.)
Salonica, Macedonia, April ga
fight between Greeks and Bulgarians
occurred April 25. Twenty men were
killed or wounded.
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National Ball.

(By the Associated Press.)
At st. Louis r. H. T..
St Louis 20 0 i 0 0 0 0-3 Z 6
| Cincinnati 20 0 0 0 o O 4 o. 0
| Batteries: Mcfarland and Byers;
| Harper and Schlei.
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South Atlantic League.

(By the AsSo ciated Press.)
At Savannah r. II. e.
Savannah % 0 O0 0 - l
Macon 900 O003O Ia 4
Batteries: Secrist, c. Welsh and
Kinsky: Rhodes and Harnish.
AT Jacksonville- r. II. E.
Charleston Il 90 90 100 0-1 4
Jacksonville % 0 90 O 0 0 2-3 8
Batteries: Terrence and Leeman;
Chapel and Robinson.
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College Ganics.

AT Macon.-Mercer, 6; Clemson, 3.
At Athens, Ga.-Georgia, 3; Auburn
three.
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American Ball.

(By the Associated Press)
At Washington r. II. T..
Washington % % 2-3 8 9
Boston :. 80 / 0--4
Batteries: Dunkle and Drill; Dineen
and Criger. Give innings on account
of rain.)
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(By the Associated Press.)
Southern Ball.

Southern Ball.
At Birmingham r. III. T..
Birmingham II 0 o 0 0 0 0 1-2 1
Atlanta 01 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 l
Batteries: Minnehan and Millerick;
Smith and Clark.
At Montgomery Il. I'll. E.
Nashville 20 0 o 0 0 0 90 /
Montgomery 2 0 0 2 O %-8 13 0
Batteries: Piatt and Knoll; Deavcr
and Clark.
At Memphis r.. H. E..
Memphis ..O0 01 0 0 3 0 0 % 3
New Orleans 0 0 o 90 0 1-3 4
Batteries: Goodwin and Fritz; Herr
and Fox.
At Little Rock X. H. e.
Shreveport % 1 0 0 8 0
10000 1-6 IL
Little Rock 010013
10000 0-5 8 5
Batteries: Ross ard Graffius; Guess
and Anderson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-21
IMPROVE
COURT
STREET
Committee May Use OIL on
Surface as Experiment

C. D. Chadd, of Portland. is in the
city in the interests cf California
crude oil company. lie has asked 10
meet with the Court street improve.
ment committee for the purpose of ex'
planning his method Of treating roads.
Mr.. Chadd says that. with two or
three applications OF crude oil to the
dirt road, perfect asphalt pavement
viii be formed, which will be imper.
vious to the rains in the winter. The
claim is made that the cost will be
less than One-seventh Of the asphalt,
and will be lasting and serviceable,
MIR. Chadd says that the crude oil
Is really an asphalt base, and is used
throughout California, where it has
solved the road problem. If the com
mittee concludes TO experiment with
the oil dressing, il viii be watched
with considerable interest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-21
A Great Victory.

A Great Victory.
The school election on Monday af-
ternoon was more warmly contested
than any election in years, and the
result is significant of progress for
Greater Salem.
The campaign committee of seven,
headed by DR.. H. c. Eppley, and as
sisted by Mesdames Geer and Catlin,
of the Woman's Club, proved a force
fui and intelligent organization, and
they carried each of the seven wards.
The business men of the city were
almost a unit for Lee and the higher
grades. The Young Mems Republican
Club worked through their organiza-
ton, and lined up the younger voters.
George Pearce, with his magnificent
touring car did the handsome yester-
day, hauling many lady voters for his
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-21
Won at Yesterdays Election
BY Large MajOritleS

The school election was entirely
a one-sided affair yesterday when the
votes were counted, but during the af.
ternoon the opponents of the high
school were hard at work, and ex,
hausted every effort to defeat the
proposition. Cabs were in evidence and
many women were at the polls. Ev.
cry ward had its organization of work.
ers, and around the polls it reseni.
bled a regular election. The vote cast
was above that ordinarily polled at a
school election. The vote by wards
is as follows:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-21

Another manly thing in the high
school controversy was the open
stand taken by George Hughes, over
his own name, not over some sneak
ing nom de plume, in which he fatty
said where he stood. Even his op-
ponents must respect such outspoken
methods.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-21

side, but he was generous enough to
take any of the ladies' who wished to
go, even when ne knew that they
would vote against him Such acts
stamp any one as above the ordinary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-21

The Salem Womans Club deserves
great credit for their noble work for
better public schools. Without that
organization to inspire the voters and
get them to take an interest it is
doubtful if the school election could
have been carried so emphatically.
They deserve to have the right to
name the next new school building.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-21

j. w. Young. the unfortunate candi-
date of the anti's, did a little good
work in his own behalf, and then left
Saturday for Astoria to look after a
carpenter contract, not returning un-
til Monday on the belated train. He
made AN honorable effort, but, unfor-
tunately, was coupled up on the los
ing side.