The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-25
MANY PASS
The BOARD ! \ | D
Large Majority Of Those Seek
ing Medical Licenses in North
Carolina Get Them.
DOCTOR cRITIcl:sEs JUSTICE Y
Or. Weaver Expresses in Plain
Terms His Opinion Of De-
cision Of Justice Clark.
,snoc,o, q The Times. plspatch.)

(specinl to The Times. Dispatch)
J RALEIGEI, N. g., May A.-The State
Board Of Madlcal Examiners announced,
n the State Medical Society tonight
that scventy-two out OF a class OF nine.
ty-slx applicants for licenses to- prac-.
tice In this State passed the examina-
ton held last week. The highest mark
was by ". C.-Guthrie, OF Raleigh, "a II;
III e. Bowman, OF Davidson. was seconts
and w. A. Bradsher. OF Roxboro. third.
The fifty-first annual session OF the.
state Medical Society, Of North Caro-
lima convened to-day ut noon. the at
tendance being $50. with Indications that
there. will be 800 tomorrow. DR. Henry
B. Weaver, OF Ashnville, president OF the
society, In his annual address, sharply
criticised the opinion of the Supreme
Court as written by Chief Justice Clark.
declaring unconstitutional the act OF the
last General Assembly. forbidding the
practice OF osteopathy and kindred treat
nents without medical license. Or.
Weaver characterized filings In tho
opinion at the medical profession as
"gratliito,:5 and unworthy to be classed
as judicial opinions He discussed the
alarming Increase OF tuberculosis in the
State and recommended that the Legis-
lature establish a tuberculosis hospital
and camps. and appropriate $4,000 Tor
their maintenance. He also urged aSlarge
Increase In the appropriation for the
State Board Of Health.
Many technical papers were read dur
ing the afternoon. and tonight the an
nual essay was read by DR.. j. G. Blount.
. n b.
crate reception will be rendered the doc
tors by the Capital Club tomorrow
night.
This was an eventful day In the course
of commencement season OF the Agri-.
cultural and Mechanical College. There
was business session OF the Alumni
Association at 10 A. NJ; trustee
meeting at 1879; a dinner to
the students, the alumni and faculty
at P. NJ, dress parade and announce
ment Of battalion officers at $, the
commencement grafton by Congressman
w. w. Kitchen at P. NJ. followed by
a general reception in the college library
The graduating exercises VIII be at II
o'clock Wednesday morning.
The principal features in connection
with the commencement. season with ST.
afary's School and Pace Institute to-day
were the art exhibits and a grand con-
cert tonight at Peace.
The graduating exercises OF Peace will
be held tomorrow at II o'clock, and
those of st. Mary's at II o'clock Thurs
day.
COMMISSION CASE ARGUED.
Attorneys were here to-day arguing be-
fore Judge Shepherd as special master
the case OF the Southern Railway vs,
the Corporation Commission and the
Greensboro Ice and Coal Company,
which was referred to the special master
to ascertain the facts and report 70
Judge Purnell In the Federal Court The
suit Is one in which the Southern seeks
to enjoln the Corpora ton Commission
and Greens boro Ice and Coal Company
from bringing suit against the COMPANY
for penalties for refusal to obey orders
of the commission, which the Southern
regards as heterogeneous of Interstate
commerce. There are phases OF this liti-
cation pending In both the State and the
Federal courts.
The State Superintendent Of Public
instruction ls notified that Oriental
Township, In Pamlco county. has voted
a local tax for the improvement OF pub
lie schools this being the first in the
county to vote the tax A number of
others are expected to follow suit very
soon.
"A charter was issued to-day for the
Farmers Supply Company OF Elm City,
q new mercantile company with s35.uO
capital subscribed, and $4,000 authorized.
The principal incorporation Is John ..
Dawes