The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-18
LAST GASP or
BUCKET SHOPS.
Movement OH Foot to Test Con-
stitutionality Of New Law
III North Carolina.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRIMARY
Women Decide That They Should
be Compelled to Remove Hats
at Public Meetings.
Special to The Times Dlspatch)

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RALEIGH, N. c., March 1.-THE
Raleigh Democratic Executive Committee
will issue Il cali at once for the legalized
primary to be held April 90 1t Will be
under the new system passed by the re-
cent Legislature and In the restrictions
will border on the Australian system.
Very little interest has developed In the
campaign as yet.
Candidates In the approaching city
Democratic primary will be James l..
johnson, Frank stronach and j. S.
Vynne, for Mayor; Thomas Badger. B. g.
Reid and G. a. Separls, for police justices;
z c. i. Lunsden. j. s. Jones and Geo. s.
Terrell for tax collector.
Quarantine Raised.
The smallpox quarantine at Shaw Uni
versty is to be raised tomorrow. a Ito
gethcr there have been thirteen cases.
All have recovered. 5 s
The Raleigh Noman's Club discussed,
the question yesterday evening, Re-
solved, that woman should be compelled
to remove their bonnets or hats In public
meetings." The debate was animated.
several amendments and substitutes being
offered and voted down. the affirmative
winning out in the contest.&
The trustees OF Rex Hospital, this city,
have Just, received tho 5000 legacy Of
Mrs. Mildred Cameron Sheparu, and have
decided to use this and other bequests
and special funds they have In hand in
\ the erection OF a handsome and up-to-date
hospital building.
Bucket Shop Men Disturbed.
KS State Auditor Dixon says Inquiries. are
9pouriag in from bucket-shop managers
from all parts of the State asking whether.
they can continue until their license ex-:
plres He advises all OF them that any.
further operations will be violation Of
the new anti-bucket-shop law and all
they can 10 is to close up and apply to
the State and county for the refunding;
OF the balance OF their license taxes
which are paid to May slst. Major Dixon
says he is assured that there Is q move:
nent on foot among these managers to
test the constitutionality OF the anti
sbncket-shop law.
tt is announced from the State gAgricul-
stural DEPARTMENT. that the location OF the
new State truck test farm will be set
tied and announced within a week. State
Chemist Kilgore and others have just
gotten back from Nilmington, Fayette-
VILE, Goldsboro and Newborn. inspecting
sites for the farm, and reports. that the
condition Of the truck and berry crops
lis excellent sl5sI 5:5i "a
"a charter was issued yesterday; for
the Bank OF Roanoke Rapids capital IS. Z
900; W. H. G. 2Burgwin.E n. G.. Cooper and
others incorpora tors. The charter OF the
Sherwood Bobbin Manufacturing Com
%pany Greensboro, Is amended 80 that
the capital can be increased to SO. 900. ssf&
Case Of Young Edmondson.
Is III. B, Warner. Commissioner OF Labor.
arrived from Lexington. and says hat
there is every indica ion now that the
soutllbound Railroad to be built south.
from Winston Salem, will so by SLexing--
ton and Wadesboro to Charleston. He
says Lexington. S offer to take 100000
bonds Is the sure winning card, and be-
sidessit Is the only logical course there
by avoiding parallels with either the
Southern or any other road.
# Rev. j. Il Edmondson, S the Baptist
evangelist. has sent Mr.. E. II. Britton,f a
newspaper man OF this city to New York
4 to make an effort to have his son re-
leased 3or committed to reforlnatory.
Z He LIST the boy. VIII q forged the signature Of
Charles e.. Johnson. OF Raleigh, and tho
endorsement OF the American Tobacco
& Co. to a check for sl76 few days. ago.
i 1t Is claimed that a carbuncle Bon his
head some years ago affected his BRAIN
General Garlic "A. Woodruff returned
to-day from nm annual inspection tour
of the companies constituting the North
Carolina National Guard. .-aving CONF
gpleted the inspection of companies In the
eastern section OF the State. He will com
plete the work next week by yisltations
to the companies in the western section
of the State.