The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
Taking a Back Track.

Inere Is fnucn cOlflllleHl llllS iHoi II
ing over the fact that while the city
council Yesterday afternoon was in
creasing the salary of the mayor, ana
of one of the policemen, the city school
board decided to eliminate from the
school facilities of the city the two
higher grades of the white pupnc
schools. for the lack of funds to pro-
vide sufficient room to house the emil.
dren or to pay the additional NUMBER
of teachers required by all the de-
partmentS.
The salary of the mayor was raised
from one thousand dollars TO twelve
hundred dollars, and one policeman
was made a sergeant or something OF
that kind which it is understood means
an increase of ten dollars montn. n
wag commenting on this said that the
council only followed the example OF
the State railroad directors here the
day before in raising salary OF the eX-
pert" and followed the example or
the railroads, who by changing freight
classification could increase charges
or raise salaries. ''unbeknoWn' St TO
folks.
Mention was made in this cores
pondence recently of the NUMBER OF
bright men in other callings here, VINO
had been attracted to or captured ny
the wide field opened in insurance de-
velopments, the last one being
prominent and established physician,
DR.. Charles l.. Scott. Drafts are now
being made on men prominent in other
callings from other cities. Mr.. Marvin
Nash, son of Rev. DR.. l.. l.. Nash mas
arrived with his charming young ladies
to make Greensboro, his home, ana
abandonS the practice OF law at ROCKY
Mount to accept responsible posllioii
at the head of the Insurance Depart
ment of the Greensboro Loan ana
Trust COMPANY Col. ID. c. Waddell,
who has had this position for years
has resigned to go into the banking
business, it being under stood that he
will be cashier Of a new savings pahk'
which will occupy the basement moor
of the New City National Bank build
ing.
Last night. Mr.. w. L.. Underwood
CITY editor of the Charlotte Chfohlcie
since its establishment, and recog-
nized as one of the brightest and pest
of the Younger newspaper men OF the
state. arrived here with his family and
takes a responsible position in one OF
the departments of the Greensboro
Life insurance Company, recent~ Or
gained here.
Expert Sprinting Revenuer.
Constant improvements are beng
made in the revenue service III recent
months. The latest acquisition 70 tie
force is that of Mr.. Vernon W. llisoh
of Madison county, who arrived last
night and will hold position uhder
Revenue Agent Chapman in TINS reVe-
nue. di. strict of the service. Besides
having Just graduated at Yale College,
Mr.. Tilson is an expert athlete, and
as member of Yale's famous team,
made the best record ever made in
the last relay race, his half mile hay
ing been covered in 1.59 IA. He is
the proud possessor of fine gold
medal, reciting his championship or
the world. He is just twenty one
years old, and a fine man. When he
gets to printing after an escaping
gawky North Carolina moonshiner, the
latter will stand about as much chance
Of getting away as flee dog would to
outrun q greyhound. Such accom-
plished runners may be all right for