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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
BASKET BALL PLAYERS
New Association Formed in
Greater New York.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, November 11-An organiza-
ton promising to become an important fac
tor in basket ball has just been formed IN
New York. Several of Greater New York s
representative travelling teams were pres
ent at the meeting, and a general plan OF
outline for the forming of an associa ton
was presented by all of the members. II
was decided that basket ball is in need of n
thorough overhauling and the object of the
association will be to increase the populari-
ty of the game by placing the teams OF the
association on a reliable basis, guaranteeing
organization possessing home courts tie
leading attractions available.
The Protective Basket Ball Association
will, of course, be composed of the leading
teams of the city, and the booking of a
member guarantees and protects the house
engaging the team. At the meeting the
following officers were elected: President
Albert II. Delfausse of the Wanderers: re-
cording secretary, c. H. Ahlstrand of the
Arrow Five; corresponding secretary.
Theodore c. Jung of the Yorkvilles.
X
The committee in charge of basket ball at
Princeton has decided to call out the can
dioates for the team within the next few
weeks. Regardless of the material that the
freshman class may contain prospects FOR
fast five this winter considered good
The following members and substitutes OF
last years team are now in college Can
tain Q. De G. Vanderbilt, r. A. Bard H. c.
Kahler n. II. Bokum, w. L. Mclean D.
NJ. Hooks, E. o. Howell, p. Norton, Z. h
Halliday, j. NJ. Watkins, T. S. Clark ana
J. Hayron.
All of these men have had considerable
experience either on the first or second
team and Vanderbilt guard; Mclean, for
ward, and Clark. center. played in all of the
championship games last season. Halliday
and Kaher also played in a number of
games and Bard was the regular center on
the team of 1881. A. Ely, jr., forward
and r. E. Trone, guard, are the only mem
bers of last years team who have been
graduated With nucleus of three regular
men and number of good substitutes, to-
gether with the material in the incoming
class, a first-class team should be devel-
oped.
The athletic executive committee has de-
cided to award the privilege of wearing the
class numerals to any member of the uni
versity basket ball team who plays against
either Yale or Harvard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
Easy for Trinity.

HARTFORD, Conn, November 11-Trin-
ity had an easy time with Rhode Island
State College this afternoon. winning, % to
II In slow game.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
WILSON'S MILLS DEFEATED.
Clayton Forfeited Game to Wilson
Mills by 8 to O.

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Wilson's Mills, July 15.-Polenta
defeated Wilson's Mills by a score of
/ to 0 in the prettiest game of ball
ever played on home grounds this
afternoon before large crowd. Ma.ly
ladies being in attendance.
The features of the game were
Radford's work in the box, Hollis
work on second for Wilson's Mills,
Youngs pitching and Ellis work on
first for Polenta.
Polenta scored the winning run in
the fifth inning on Davis error. Time
LOS.
Score: r. II. Z.
Polenta 100000 O0O0-1 2
w Mills =. % 0 0 0 90 0 0 90 6 2
Batteries: Young and Williams;
Radford and Stevens.
In the second game here this after
noon with score tied, and 4, two men
down and two men on bases for Will
sons Mills, Clayton forfeited game to
Wilson's Mills 9 to 0 on decision of
umpire.
Score: r. H. E.
Clayton ............2 0 o. /
Wilson'S Mills ....0 22-4 2
Batteries: Young and Williams;
Radford and Stevens.
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ANNEX TO HOSPITAL.
Past National Councillor FaisOn
Speaks to Juniors at High
Point

Especial to News and Observer.)
High Point, July 15.-The directors
of the Junior Order hospital have de-
cided to build an annex to the hos
pital, to be used as a servants room,
work having already commenced.
This hospital has only been esta b.
lished a month, but is doing a great
work. There are several patients at
the hospital now, under the care of
competent nurses. One or two per-
sons have been operated upon which
most probably would have necessi-
tated a removal to another town had
not there been such accommodations
as an up-to-date hospital as this Of
fers. The son of Mr.. w. j. Church
was brought to the hospital yesterday
to be treated for appendicitis, and an
operation will most probably be per-
formed
Mr.. w. E. Faison, Past National
Councillor of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics. met with
the local lodge last evening, making
what all present agreed to be an in
teresting and profitable talk upon the
good of the order, etc.
Rev. A. S. Caldwell. at one time
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of this place, is in the city in
the interest of the Barium Springs or
phanage.
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A HUSBANDS SUIT
He Charges EIopement of
Wife with One Powell.
Dr.. StoCkard Sues For $4,000. Pow
ell is Placed Under a $4,000
Bond. A Sensation at
GOIdSb0ro.
Especial to News and Observer }

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Goldsboro, N. c., July 15.-There is
a considerable stir in Goldsboro today.
Dan Powell, who, together with the
wife of DR.. j. r. Stockard, left here
the latter part of June and went to
Richmond, Va, where they are re-
ported to have stopped a while and
then went on to Louisville, KY, spend
ing a short item, thence back to Rich
mond, where DIR. Stockard came upon
his wife and brought her home, has
been sued by DR.. Stockard for $4,000
damages.
The attorneys for DR.. Stockard de-
manded bond for Powell of 5000,
which Powell up to this time has been
unable to give Much sympathy is felt
in this city for DR.. Stockard, where
he has lived for the past several years,
building up a nice practice in his
profession as a dentist. Powell is
condemned on all sides by our people
for his action in alternating the affec-
tons of Stockard's wife and causing
her to leave her husband and chill
dren
Powell is a young unmarried man,
and up to short time ago conducted
drug store on John street, north, in
the heart of the city After DIR. Stock
ards wife left here presumably to
visit relatives In Burlington, Powell
closed up his drug business and left
also. In some manner DR.. Stockard
became suspicious and investigated,
with the result, as above stated, of
finding that his wife had eloped with
Powell. Powell at that time, it is said,
had Stockard's wife's trunk III his
possession at hotel, and Mrs. Stock
ard was in Manchester, Va, visiting
relatives.
The preliminary hearing will come
up before the clerk of the Superior
Court August 3.
DR.. Stockard has three children the
oldest being about Is years of age.
Later-Powell has given bond in the
sum of $4,000, his bondsmen being:
His brother. DR.. w. E. Powell, and
Messrs. J. A. Stevens and Jno. K.
HandlaV
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Leads ali North Carolina Dailies i'm News and Circulation
profited by the information is thus
handled by the Washington CORES

profited by the information is thus
handled by the Washington cores
pendent of the New York Herald:
No information could be obtained
to-day as to the whereabouts of Ed
win S. Holmes, Jr., former associate
statistician of the Bureau of Statistics
of the Department of Agriculture. Va
rious stories are told and various theo-
ries are advanced as to his absence
and intentions. One statement made
today was that Mr.. Holmes was on
his way back to Washington. Another
was that no one knew where he was,
nor did any one know when he would
return. Some even doubted whether he
intended to return.
MIR. Beach Silent, Too.
1t was rumored today that A. S.
Worthington, Mr.. Holmes attorney,
had informed District Attorney Beach
that Mr.. Holmes was on his way back.
When Mr.. Beach was asked about
this he said Il have adopted the
policy of not talking about this case
until it is finished"
So the whereabouts of Mr. Holmes
continues a mystery.
But since the Department of Justice
has taken hold of the Bureau of Sta
tisticS it has become clear that not
only can the persons who sold the re-
ports be punished, but also those who
bought and profited by these reports.
This means that If the Department
of Justice can make a case against
Agricultural Department employees it
can also make case against the cot
ton operators in New York who got
the information in advance.
Those who bought crop reports can
be punished as for a misdemeaonr or
by fine or Imprisonment, or both, for
having given money or promised mon
ey to a government employee for doing
or not doing a thing. Under section
5,440. Revised Statutes, which covers
conspiracy between two or more per-
sons, both the government official and
the operator as well as the gO-be-
tween, can be punished
Realization that the strong arm of
the United States is reachi q; for every
body concerned in the cotton scandal
and that there may be prosecutions
of brokers as we'll as of government
officials, has caused something of a
panic in certain brokers Offices in
New York and Washington. They all
have men on watch here, to let them
know the progress of events, and if
District Attorney Beach should sud
denly strike a lead, it is predicted that
the cotton spectators will pursue
the tactics of certain Chicago beef men
and go away on vacations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
WAS He MURDERED
Unknown Negro Found
Dead on Southern's
Track.

Early yesterday morning as a South
ern Railway train was going at high
rate of speed two miles beyond Hills
boro, the engineer discovered negro
lying across one of the tracks, but it
was too late to stop the train before
the engine had passed over the mans
body.
An investigation took place imme-
diately, and those present reached the
conclusion that the negro had been
murdered and afterwards laid across
the track, in order that the crime
might be hidden. This conclusion was
made justifiable, and seemed more
probable because the muscles of the
dead man did not relax, and the blood
would not run.
Whether crime or accident is not
known, and at that time the name of
the negro was not certain. The scene
was near curve, and the unfortunate
might easily have been killed and put
on the track, without danger of any
curious or other undesirable obser-
walton.
The remains We're not brought to
Raleigh and no further information of
the affair was obtainable.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
A WARM DOUBLE HEADER.
Danville Comes Out With Egg HOnOrs
in the second Game.
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Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., July 15.-Dan-
vile and Greensboro split even here
today, each winning one game in the
double header The first game was at
2:30 and a hard fought contest be-
tween the two teams, Danville winning
by a score of three to two. There
We're no sensational features.
Score: r. H. Z.
Greensboro 0OOO110O % 8 4
Danv.lle 2 o 0 0 / SIS Z /
Batteries: Charter and Ryan; Wesp
and Benny. Umpire, Murphy. Time,
las.
The second game was played at 4:3O
and was only a six inning game,
Greensboro winning by a score of z
to 0. The feature of the game was
the pitching of Whipple for the locals,
He did not allow the visitors a single
hit. Only one man went to first and
he was given base on balls
Score: r. II. Z.
Greensboro. T.. 1000 OBJ 0
Danville % 0 0 0 0 % 0 /
Batteries: Whipple and Ryan; VIM
ston and Benny. Umpire. Murphy.
Time, 10.
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MOODY, PUNISH
THIS SCOUNDREL
Holmes is Worse than a
Common Thief.
LET JUSTICE STRIKE
So in Effect Writes the President to
Attorney General Moody. Jordan,
Cheatham and Hester Hold
Conference at the Ebbitt
House in Washington.
House in Washington.
nv the Associated Press. }


Oyster Bay, n. Y, July 15.-Fresi-
dent Roosevelt has determined that
the scandal growing out of the cotton
report leaks in the Department or Ag-
riculture shall he probed to the bot
tom. He holds that the man or men
greater degree culpable than they
would have been had they Stolen
money outright from the government.
He proposes that Assistant StatiSti-
clan Holmes, against whom serious al
legations are made, shall be punished
if it shall be found possible to secure
his arrest and conviction under pres
ent laws.
The President has followed the work
of the investigation conducted by Sec
rotary Wilson with keen interest The
general results have been presented 10
him together with such recomnIen da-
tons as Secretary Wilson had to make.
The President took prompt and de-
cisive action. He referred the INST
ter to the Department of Justice with
instructions that it should be given
immediate and careful attention. In
accordance with that order Solicitor
General Hoyt is now making a
thorough inquiry into the case. To
reinforce his formal order, Presi-
dent Roosevelt wrote the following
pointed letter to Attorney General
Moody:
my. Dear Mr.. Moody earnestly
hope that every effort will be made
to bring Holmes to justice in connec-
ton with the cotton report scandal.
Please go over the papers yourself.
The man is, in my judgment, a far
greater scoundrel than if he had stol an
money from the government, as he
used the government to deceive out
siders and TO make money for himself
and others.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.'
To Hon. William H. Moody, Atto.-
ney General. Boston Mass.
In response to the Presidents letter
Attorney General Moody replied:
Boston, Mass, July IA, 1905.
Dear Mr.. President have re-
ceived your letter of July II, and
note with care the desire you express
the cotton case, be brought to justice
if possible. 1 have kept, through cor
respondence with the solicitor gen.
eral, in close touch with this investi-
CATION 1t shall receive my most
earnest personal consideration. l will
not now express an opinion, as | think
it better to await the result Of some
Investigations now in progress in the
Department of Justice. At the first
seasonable moment l will commune
cate to you the progress we have MADE
and the prospect of indictments
VERY respectfully,
(Signed)
"WILLIAM H. MOODY"
To the President Oyster Bay, n.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
TRAIN JUMPS THE TRACK.
Investigation Fails to Show ANY One to
Blame for the Accident.

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Louisburg, n. c., July 15.-The in
coming 1915 a. m. train jumped the
track about three miles from here to-
day. No one was injured, the pas
senger coaches not leaving the track.
Four box cars and the engine ran off,
tearing up the track for about fifty
yards. The cause of the accident is
unknown, as the track was in good
condition at the place, and the rails
had not spread Careful examination
does not show negligence of any kind
on the part of the train crew. 1T
seems to have been simply one OF
these accidents that sometimes happen
without any reasonable cause. The
wrecking train was wired, and the
crew is rapidly repairing the track
and trains will be running in a short
time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16

Another Story of How the Island O
SalxhaIin Was Taken.
(Rv the Associated Press. }

Washington, July 15.-The Japan
csc Legation here has received a
cablegram from Toxic detailing the
action Of the island of Sakhalin on
July 10 and IL, in which the Russians
were forced to abandon their posi-
tons. The cablegram is as follows:
1.-THE Sakhalin army reports thN
in pursuing the enemy it dislodged
him from the neighborhood of Veladi-
mirozha and Blijimeye. two miles west
of Veladimirozka on the tenth of July
and occupied both places. The ene-
my's main force retreated to fortified
positions northwest of Dalineye, where
with some machine guns a stubborn
resistance was offered. Our army
commenced a vigorous attack on the
18th and routed the enemy toward
Mauka. on the dawn of the 18th.
Enemy's loss not obtainable, but prob
ably at least i So.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
COTTON MEN CONFER.
Jordan, Hester and Cheatham Meet at
the Ebbitt House.
(Ry the Associated Press.)

(Ry the Associated PreSs.)
Washington, July 15.-Harvie Jor-
dan, president of the Southern Cotton
Association, arrived here today and
Immediately went INTO conference with
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
same association, and Henry Hester,
secretary of the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange, who are in the city in con-
nAction with the probing of charges
that the government cotton statistics
have been juggled for the benefit OF
brokers. The cotton men met at the
rooms of Colonel Hester at the Eb-
bitt House. None of them would
state the character of the business
under consideration beyond saying
that the officials of the two organi-
cations, in every way possible, Will
assist in the examination of the
charges which is being conducted by
the Department of Justice.
Mr.. Jordan denied that he had been
in New York with a view to going to
oyster Bay to lay the matter berofe
the President and he would not say
that he had an appointment to see the
President at any time.
Thus far there has been no deter
mination by Chief Statistician HYDE to
order the new cotton acreage report
which Colonel Hester requested the
department to make. The last report
was prepared from figures made on
May 25. 1t is believed that the gov
eminent agents included in their fig
ures estimates of the acreage that was
likely to be planted after May rs. If
correspondence develops that this was
done. then a new estimate will be
made. Colonel Hester gave as his
opinion that the acreage report is in
accurate. The government statisti-
clans are now gathering data for an
estimate of the tobacco crop, but it
has not been decided in what form it
will be issued
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
CARLOTTA DUSTS
THE ESS JACKETS
The Tale of the Score is
Eleven to Three.
HOT AT THE GATE CITY
The DanviIle and Greensboro Teams
Play Twice with Mighty Short
Time Between for Dri..er,
Rest, and they Break
Even.

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Charlotte, N. c., July 15.-Charlotte
gave Salisbury Spencer a severe drub-
bling this afternoon, the score being
II to 8. Moser was easy for the 10.
Gals, who batted him at will. Hob
good pitched a beautiful game for
Charlotte. He was hit frequently, but
the hits were SO scattered thay yield
ed but little. Charlotte and Salisbury
play two games here Monday and
Tuesday. The third game will be
pulled off in Winston Salem, the Twin
City having purchased the Salisbury
franchise. The score in this after
Moons game was as follows:
Charlotte - b U U I'll
Salisbury-Spencer 900 % 0 3 O. 3
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
to meet the demands of unsatisfied

to meet the demands of unsatisfiet
justice.
During Wednesday about sever
more arrests were made on the blinc
tiger charges, three of the defendants
being carried to Columbia from ALI
gator i'm the same county.
Current reports are to the effect
that the illicit sellers of spirituous Ii
Guors in Tyrrell have formed an oath
bound society and to members of the
organization is allotted the attempts tC
kill the lawyers and the eX-mayor
although Just how the latter is involv-
ed in the cases of the week has not
been made clear. t is stated tina,
more trouble is expected from the
desperate men who fired the shots
and that the officers of the law have
prepared themselves for any emer,
penCV.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
DEATH OF MISS KILBUCK.
A Young Lady Whose Demise Is Most
Deeply Regretted.

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Winston Salem, N. c., July Is
Miss Katherine Kilbuck a deservedly
popular young lady, and member of
the Salem Female College faculty, died
at the hospital here today this being
her nineteenth birthday. Her death is
particularly lamentable. Miss Kilbuck,
has in her residence at the Salem
Academy and College since the age of
five, won the love and admiration of
all who have known her. Her father
and mother are in Alaska, where they
have been laboring in the Moravian
mission field for many years Since
her graduation at the academy, Miss
Kilbuck has been q member of the
faculty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
ASKS A DIVORCE
Miss Gibson Who Tagged
Southern Train.
Not Very Clear Whether She or Her
Father Wants to Rush from
the Altar into the
Court.
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(SpeCldl TO News ana ODSeINeT.j
Marion, n. c., July 15.-Miss Nam
ME Gibson, the girl who distinguished
herself by her work in tagging the
train on the mountain above Old Fort,
has instituted divorce proceedings
against one Smith in the Superior
court.
She was married soon after the an
nouncement was made that the South
ern Railway contemplated giving, her
an education, the ceremony taking
place at Old Fort. Since she tagged
the train at Mud Cut, the child'S moth
er died and the family moved to that
place. The groom went to the Gibson
home, got the bride-elect, and they
We're married. Mr.. Gibson, learning
of the affair." went after the couple and
found them after the ceremony had
been performed. He took his daughter
from her husband and she accompan-
led him home.
1t is said that the Southern still in
tends educ Q.ng the girl if it is her
wish.
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A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
A Peach Train DaShes a Quarter of a
Mile With Engines Truck Wheels
Off the Track.

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Spencer, n. c., July ia north
bound freight train, loaded with Geor-
gia peaches, had a miraculous escape
from wreck two miles north Of Spen-
GER. this afternoon.
While running at about sixty miles
per hour the engine struck a hand
car, just before long bridge across
the Yadkin river had been reached, at
once derailing the pony trucks of the
engine. Engineer Glenn, who was at
the throttle, applied the emergency
breaks, but the speed was so great
that the train and engine, with front
wheels off the track, ran across the
bridge and continued one-fourth of a
mile before it could be stopped.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
DEATH IN A WELL
Sad Fate of the Wife oil
W. G. Harper.
Mystery Surrounds Her Fate Though
it is Supposed that She Fell
while Adjusting the
Rome

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Nashville n. c., July 15.-Mrs. w
G. Harper, the wife of young and
prominent farmer living about five
miles from this place, fell into a We'll
yesterday and was killed. No one
knows exactly how it happened as no
one saw her fall, but it is supposed
that she was standing on the curbing
of the we'll adjusting the rope when
her foot slipped causing her to fall in
This is the most plausible conclusion,
the rope being broken and both buck
cts in the well. All of the particu-
lars have not been learned as yet
The body was discovered by fishing in
the we'll for the buckets.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
TO Build NEW LODGE.
Goldsboro Odd Fellows Buy Another
Site-Expansive Roof for Depot.

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Goldsboro, N. c., July 15.-The val
liable vacant property near Gran
tham's stables facing 16 Ia feet on
John street and running back 210 feet.
has been purchased by Neuse Lodge
l. O. o. F., and on this they propose
to erect commodious lodge, with
stores underneath.
And still it rains! Our beautiful de-
pot is a fine shelter from the storm,
nevertheless, as it has the beautiful
sky for a covering.