The gold leaf., 1902-06-26

SWIMMERS 10 MAKE result Ol li1t
money Tor at least "a gOOdly portion
OF it, they defrauded women and
girls out of They are to pay S12,-
900 into the hands Of the Clerk OF
the United States Court at Charlotte
for distribution among their victims.
After that is done Judge Boyd will
decide how severe the sentences OF
the defendants shall be. In the
meantime they are out on bail. 1t
is also refreshing to note that the
firm OF lawyers that received con
tingent fee OF 81 500 are made to
give that up, also.
The Southern Music Teachers As
sociatiOn, which met at Ashevllle last
Friday, elected Professor Judwine, OF
Raleigh, President for the ensuing
year and August Geiger of La Grange,
Secretary.
Senator Pritchard having recon-
mended e. b. Jones for collector of
the port OF Beaufort, he will be APP
pointed soon.
On Wednesday and Thursday OF
this week tJune 2oth and 26th)
those OF the North Carolina editors
and publishers who are members OF
the North Carolina Press Associa-
ton will gather at Hendersonville in
| annual meeting. \ fairly good at
tendance is expected this year, am
told. May the brethren all have Il
great tilne-tO the limit
| Bvthe vote Of ) to , the State Su-
| preme Court affirmed the Judgment
OF the Superior Court i'll the railroad
franchise tax case, brought last year
by (thrOugh) Sheriff OF Washingt on
| county by State Senator Ward
Clark and Douglas dissenting, III
which the position OF the Corpora
| ton Commission THAT it cannot as
srss the franchise and other prOpert Y
! OF railroads anew till 1909 is SuS-
tanned. and Mr.. Ward is defeated
The latter sought to have the ease
disposed OF last Fall, but it required
nearly IL year to get Il decision, ano
then san adverse one. But no one
expected anything different. as there
WAS an express agreement at the laS1
session OF the General Assembly t(
this effect, to say nothing OF the law
i'll the case.
State meetings OF the North Caro-
lima Dental Association and the Wo
men $ Foreign Mission Society Were
held here last Friday and Saturday
bOth we'll attended.
Lieutenant W. ID. Pritchard, a sol
OF he Senator, now serving in Il pro
visionaI regiment i'll Porto Rico, ;tno
formerly in Il volunteer regiment il
the Philippines, has been transferred
to the regular aImy-a fit recoyni
tiOn OF his excellent record as Il sol
diel. which is said to be eeXceptionall'
fine.
There has been some ''criticisln
during the past week of the appoint
ment by Senator Pritchard OF vOun.
Emmett Gudger (son OF State Senate
Gudgcr OF BuncOmbe) to be Il pay
master in the navy, because hi
father is Democrat. Senate
Pritchard says that these appoint
mcnts are non-political and he is ap
pointing both Republican and Demo
cratic young men to them by specil
request OF the President. In thi
case, however, there was no Republi
can applicant, while young Gudger,
application had been ON file NOR
than Il year.
; The Mississippi firm of Wells 4 Co.
sueing the GastOnia and Avon cot
ton mills for price OF raw cotton fur
nished, secured a verdict for $40, ,OO
at Charlotte Friday, all that Wa
asked.
The family OF Senator Simmons
l who have been in Washington a
; the Winter and Spring, will retur
: to Raleigh this week.
; LLEWNAM.