The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-06
APPLICANTS FOR
LAW LICENSE
Mass Meeting Of Church People
Provide for the Support Of
Charities.
A NOVEL CASE ON TRIAL
Prohibits a Man From Entering
His Place of Business Sunday
By the Back Door.
Especial to rhe Tlmes-pIspatch.l

Especial to The Dispatch.)
RALEIGH. N. c., February 5.-The
North Carolina Supreme Court convened
for the spring term this morning. the
first day being devoted to the examination
of applicants for licenses to practice law
Thirty-seven registered for the examine
ton. four being negroes. Thirteen OF the
class are from the University OF North
Carolina and nine from the Wake Forest
law schools. The examination is entirely
written and consists OF sxty-six ques-
tons, embracing every phase OF State
and general law. The names of the sue
cessful applicants will probably be an
nounced Saturday.
A mass meeting of the congregations OF
all the churches in the city last night,
at the Presbyterian Church, received the
report of the years work OF the Raleigh
Associated Charities, and provided as far
as possible the money for the work that
must be done the coming year. The re-
port for the past year showed $3.50 re-
ceived and s2,4l7 expended. leaving bal
ance of 4s2 in the treasury. A collection
and subscriptions for an amount nearly
equal to the requirements estimated for
tho coming year was taken at the close
OF tho service.
A novel case will be heard tomorrow
| morning by the Supreme Court, when tho
calendar from the First District Is called
1t Is the State and town OF Bath VS.. Bur-
bage. and is designed to test the consti-
tutionality of an ordinance passed by
Bath. prohibiting man from entering
his place OF business on Sunday. except
by the front door. and then only during
certain hours of the day. Attorney-Gen-
eral Gilmer will appear for the State.
but 1t Is not expected any effort much
will be made to uphold the ordinance,
which Is conceded by nearly every one to
be clearly unconstitutional.
The murder case Of Frail Durham,
from Polk county. is to be heard this
week. Durham was convicted of the
murder of l.. C. Hilton and sentenced to
fourteen years in the penitentiary.
Judge Purnell to-day. In the Federal
| court, heard the argument OF counsel in
| tho Injunction and damage suit brought
by Thomas Dixon. Jr.. against the Rumble
Stock Company for presenting his ia
nous play, "The Clansman," under an
other name in the theatres Of Louisburg.
! Raleigh and Durham. No ruling in the
case Is yet announced
| State Auditor B. r. Dixon and Mrs.
Dixon left this morning for Kings Noun
| tain, in response to a telegram announc-
| ing the critical Illness of Dr. Dixon's
| sister Mrs. Allison.
! At an enthusiastic meeting OF the Wake
\ county division of the State Cotton Grow
| ers' Association this afternoon, resolu-
| tons were adopted for the reduction of
| the cotton acreage in the county ten per
| cent. from last year. and calling on the
township organizations to collect an asso
citation tax of ten cents on the bale for
| the work of the association. Rousnp
speeches were made by Governor Glenn,
President c. c. Moore of the State asso-
citation; Professor J. B. Carlisle. Fl. G..
Dockery, and others