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_ ? I, ,-r~ WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. SA' AY AFTERNOON. MAV 21, 191?, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT ;;/7 ? 1 v-- . ?'/ -' vi Hon. O. B. Martin Makes 'Address to Graduates? Mos^ Successful Exercise* Ever Held. Tfcer* vu do lick of tntereet In e graduating exercises of the Wwh gton Public Schools lest night. of ths following: Margaret Gertrude Cordoa, Uucy Mas Peterson, Benjamin Franklin Morgan. Millard Fill more McKeel. Jr., Russell Mills Cox. Harold Root Mult. Arc hi* pleasant Farmer, certificate student. Those graduating from the bualneaa department were Olive Bur hank. lone Haja and Rebecca 81m Tbe John A. Small history medal and the seholsfshlp prlaea were wan h y Margaret Oertrude Cordon. The Morris Debater's modal and ths'Eng ltah priae were awarded to <BenJamin Franklin Morgan. The exercises of the evening were scheduled to begin at 8: SO. but it wa a near | o'clock before the members of the graduating claaa. headed by the superintendent, marshals. school truateea and others^ were seen wend ing their wa y do^n the atale to the platform. Their entrance Into the auditorium was the Mgnal for ap plause from both student* and vis itors. Thbee occupying seats on ths ros trum were members of the claaa. Sup erintendent N. C. New bold. Hod. O. B. Martin, of Waahlngton. D. C.. the speaker of the evening; Mr. Joseph F. Tayloe. Qollln H. Harding. Esq.. secretary of thd board of school trua teea; Her. J. A. Sullivan. Supt. of County Schools W. L. VaUgban; Prof. Betta, Miss Lillian Bonner and Meesrs. George A- Phillips. E. K Wil lis, Wiley C. Rodman, F- J. Berry and E. R. Mixon. composing the board, of school truateea. Without any further delay the ex erclses opened with the proceaslonal, "Ripples of the Alabama, by Mlaa Lucie Peterson, a member of the claas. This waa followed by a chorus. "Who Knows What the Bells Say." Mlaa Lucie Peterson again delighted (hose present with a reading entitled "The Baldhseded Man." In this she demonstrated he> ability aa an lmper aonator and rsoAer. It was much on Joyed- , \ The apeaker of the evening waa preaanted by itr. Joaeph F. Tayloe In words of beaaty and ornateness. In his IqtroductSeo he gave the sudieoae a short account of the life of the dis tinguished visitor. Several years ago he was Superintendent of Public?In at ruction for the, State of South Caro, Una aad at pr#Mnt has chart* 1 Boys' Corn Clubs in ths South in con nection with ths Department of Agri culture at Washington. D. C. Mr. Taylos sss most happy incrementing the spsoker, Hon. O. B. Martin. Mr. Martla right In the beginning caught ths attention of his hesrers hy retatiag a story accredited to Senator Robert Tayloe. opTeaneaees. What brought forth the atory was the "read ing which had Just preceded his in troduction entitlted "The Bald Head ed Man." "Senator Taylor said ths epeaksr. "says God blses the fat men and the beldeeded men. for such Is the Kingdom of Heaven.* * Said he could not understand why it was that ? hoy or girl ahould have to go through the trying ordeal st com mencement, after they had worked hard all the year, to alt and listen to a speech from some man for an hour or hour and a half. It's too. much a task for him, and \ don't blame him If he does get tired. Mr. Martin choae aa his subject "Ths Power of Pur pose," QUdtlng from Tennyson, *'I doubt not through the ages one ld creastng purpose runs." In this poem the poet actually predicts ths -flying mschlnss, electricity, etc. Whatever W ?u?t be wrHtenln the ??ce. We ?u> n ere* tell, v* M Uub^n,' n?yr tell wj?? or U going to fdSra pat*** So? POM thta ?>" VOW L> *o render To fon? a purpose IK life U ? determination. Here the wwtor gave ty avdlerce aatteeount oC tk* Hte at TkaBM SMI adn. Holdln* iila up u a neVs boy In ?Detroit to kli last crowning feat a* a dldcoverer. Edison had a purpoee In life ? an aim. With this purpose foe tered ha had gjven to the world some t?f t ha moat marvelloue invention! In the world's history. Resolution, how ?uch rich seas there la loekad up in thla word, aaid the epeaker. Peroe ?Win* purpose ia the goal' Here the spOaker mve an amusing story about the frogs and the milkman. How the milkman bad been in the habit of watering his mlHt and one night he did ao and accidentally caught two frogs. In the bucket they w?t with the water. During the night One of the ftoga gave up the ghost, hot the other determined to lire and aaceaed ed. Neat morning when the milkman went to open his milk, bucket there was one frog lying back-up dead. The other frog was kicking. In a cheerful flee and singing "In the Good Old Summertime." This illus trates the determiaatloa, the purpoee. the aim. one ahould have la life. Ac compllah something. Will power Is the main aprlhg in h wat^h. Optimis tic purpoee marks the difference be tween failure and succeea. Referred to Sir laaac Newton, the greet .phil osopher, what he gave to the- world by poaeeesirig a purpoee. *fce In creased his purpose snd then formed a resolution. Most of the things that fixes one Is a start early In life. Said he, there are now 46.000 boys In the South wfio have agreed to plaat an acre of corn this year, each. This Is their purpoee and they will accom plleh a great deal for themeelvee and the South. A complete atudy of any one plant la a complete education within I tee if. Definite aim and llxed ness of purpose Is the salratlon of any Individual. If one Individual can accompliah a great purpoee what can, a community? StonefjpB Jack eon with 90,000 men meant *0,000 Stonewall Jacksons. Where there Is a common purpose In a community great and lasting gqod Is the out come. Mr. Martin cloaed his admir able addreaa amid ttpplauae. It was great and made a most farOrable Im pression. ' ' ? : ' Immediately^ after the addrees JJtopa* ^sth?af an?f Rebfcca Orleans favored those preeent With a. piano and violin duet. Thla was followed by a chorua, "Come add Search For Violate." The auperlntendent then submitted his report for the year. This will be printed In full In pamphlet form, however the Dally Ne we gives a few lntereetlng facta from thla report.' The total enrollment for the yeer was 7 Of thla number 878 were girls and 888 boys. The averagd dally attendance for the year was 6*8. Enrolled In the new departments for the year were klndergtrten. 70; domestic science. 81; manual train ing, 76;. bualness course, 10; music. 81. The Report told of excellent Im provement In all departments. The superintendent then announced that Margaret Gertrude Cordon had won the John H. Small pletory medal for Ute. beat papfer.on.aome toplo pe?* talaihjr to the history of Easter* Car olina and th*t- Benjamin Franklin Morgaa had woo the Debater 'e medal presented by Mr. C..G. Morris to the student making the moat Improve ment In debate during the year. Rev. J. A. Sullivan preeented theee medals t el the successful contestants In a speech of beauty. It waa a gem. Sup erintendent New bold again aroae and stated that the scholarship prise had been awarded to Margaret Gertrude Cordon for making the highest aver-' age during four years, and Benjamin Franklin Morgaa the Eagllah prise i for the greatest Improvement In Eng lish composition. These prices were presented by Mr. W. L. Vaughan in a neat and attractive apeech. Olive Burbank and Rebeoca Sim mons were preeented with certlicatea from the business department for writing so words per minute, and lone Haya for writing 80 worda. The diplomas to the graduating clear were delivered by Collin H. Harding, Baq.. secretary of the School Board. Hla addrees was timely and to the point, 1 Superintendent New bold next read the high eat averages that had been made during the year In the different departments, which were: Four Year High School ? Margaret Cordon. 08.14; Russell M. Cex, 86.8; Ben Morgan. 88.84. Second Year High School ? Mattie Bright'. 86. Fi ret Year High School ? Frank Cooper, 88.8; Annie. Gey lord, 87; Carlotta Nlcholeon. 88; Mattie Wool ard. 88.0. Seventh Orede ~ Louise Bright, Men's Working Gloves THE f. B. SERGEANT BRAND; THE AC CNOWLEDGEJD BEST GLOVE BY ALL EN jINEERS ... *?. . ' ? . $-25 AND $1.50 ? - ? " . .ri.ii.v.- ' - ? ? ! THElf HBE MIBED The Comet's Tail a Gigantic Question Mark. ? DO SURPRISING THINGS ?aye Wo pMMd Through th* Tail of the Comet U the gmtlo>? Tlu Com Was VUbk beat Night la Some MertJoa, <A the Country-^ Behavior of Com* to FreafctslJ Chicago. Mar 2#. ? Halley', comet paaaed the Bus's disc 4a achedule time about ? o'eloch Wednesday night :n contained MfanttNty little aolld matter TTa tail, looped Ilka a twenty minion mU* question mark, did aot pass aeroee the earth. ? ooncaMa el scientific opinion today (alia to furnish say explanation tor this amaalng and uolooked (or phenomenon, hot traa thoroughly ?creed that the comae's tall bad tub tend a gigantic curvature. "Did we pasa through the tall yea terdty. or are we passing throagh owwT" There are questions upon wh*fcaa tronomer* are divided la opinion. There will be tbeolutaly no way to1 tell when the transit takes place un til we see the comet In the west. I bell ere. though, that we wlli see after the eon, sets Friday," Director Frost of the Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay, said today. Prof. Frost sahf he hoped the comet could be seen tonight snd that the puxsle could be solved. "It Is quite possible that we may be in the tall of' the comet now and; equally possible that we iaay not pass , through It at all. because of the sud den curve It has developed," said he. "If we are In the tall, there Is no way of telling, because the tall connot be, seen and probably produces no effect! on the earth at all. These clouds are very disappointing as we had hoppd to solve the riddle this morning. "Dr. Hale's observations would seem to indlcste that we have not yet reached the tail and that its cdrve away from the earth Is stUI more pro nounced. This Is nothing uncommon with comets, however, because their tails often turn and twist or even break up with surprising rapidity. "The observations of the transit confirmed the opinion of the best au thorises that a comet hasi really very small mass Indeed. The nucleus of Malley's comet was rtot large e?ou*ik. and solid enough even to be v&lble' as a black dot across the sun. This confirms my belief that the earth could collide with the comet of the slxe of Halley's and suffer no 111 ef fects. The whole comet, If compress ed, could be carried away In a freight train, and a comet of that slse, strik ing the earth, probably result In a brillitnt shower of meteors and noth ing more." Prof, phllip Fox. of Dearborn Uni versity, waited all night In vain fori the clouds to break and finally re-| tired, 4^uch disappointed. "Observations and calculations in a few days will tell us whether we psssed through the comet's tail or not, and if ao, when," said he. "The behavior of the comet Is freakish, but It hardly could be called a surprise, because come?s usually do surprising ^things. The Morehouse . comet in 1908 ?wlt0h*d'lt?>tall 46 degrees In a single J'ttht," !? - nooHTise hmm:amhim< v. txMqi >>?r<-prMM4 by, Mkml ?M tloua cftUens vho.#r?nld ?uc?m4 him Ip^puna. kMia^KKl * mow ?nl<iue pafar which h<i call* "h? Vote* of the People." * ?Tbe publication wjalcb be Is ssnd Ing out by the thousand, U In the fon* of a four-page. three-column newspaper, tbe front page being Il lumined by hla picture. The printed matter la made Up of excerpts from jnewspapera. Tbere baa never been anything of thla kind laaued In a pri mary contest by a Norrh Carolina candidate for Congress. The Idea is entirely origin*! with Mr. Godwin and he thinks ao well of It that he has employed a half dosen. young women to mall It out to hla conatUu ent8. ' HT. PETKR'8 CHURCH. On account of the absence of the: rector. Rev. Nathaalel Harding, there will be no sermon at the Episcopal Church tomorrow. At tbe 11 o'clock service Mr. William B. Harding, lay reader, will oflclats. There will be |no service at night? Sunday-school , meeta at 5 o'clock. All Invited. 02.2; Rena Harding, ff.lt Margie' Spain, 98.8. A telegram waa slao read from Congressman John H. SmalT, the; chairman of the school board, whp waa detained in Washington, D. C. The wlye said: "Please present to the members o t the graduating class my greetings , and best wishes. Wish I could be with you thla evening." After the dinging of Kipling's Re cessional and jibe benediction by Rev. H. B. Soarlght, the commencement exercises of the Washington Public Schools came to an end. It was one of the most pleasant commencements In the history 9l the school. It waa an occasion long to be remembered jy every person present. Entfs //s Usefulness Then will be Mflb aerricee at thla church Bntes- horning and evening. The paato^ win preach at both Mrrlcaa. 1*0 rate t aabject, "The Enlarged vulon." Needing tnbject. "The Death o* Jrt?.r?;?und.7 achool meets at ?:?? a. *..-"The Sunbeame moet Monday alllMIAti o'clook; 'Ladlea' Aid Hoeiet, f?oadar after noon at s o'clock; rjAayermeellng Wednesday eMail,* 'U ba?e a cor dial welcome. ? '?> BOAT DRILL Hrp Squadron Dt^l> Vesttrdajr Wu Ksclting Mid flffMlliiK. Owing to tfca Inclemency of the wwther only a few o( the Tar Heel Md^orboat Club members participated In the tquadftfi jjlrife on Pamlico river yesterdM ifltafnoon. Thone present with their: reaped I vt> boats were Commodore 4V C- Rodman and Capt David Hill, tr.f In the "Sea Oull." Vice Commodore and Capt. C. L. Morton with "Tte'iQood Ship Ll thla," Capt- w. r~ lUfrell with "The with "The Aiwln." Capt. with "The Juliet'" and Capt. W. W. Mcllhenny In hla motorboat. All the motorboata asembled at the Black Beacon on Pamlico river below the Norfolk and Southern railroad bridge promptly at 6 o'clock where a squadron parade was formed and the boats came up the river and paat the city In squadron formation, executing a number of nautical maeuvers. A number of Interested spectators lined the docks aud watched the parade. The boats with flags flying and com^ Ing full speed up th* river presented a very attractive spectacle. The club Is making great preparations for a big celebration on tie Fourth of July, at which time there will be a number of exciting races, squadron drills, pa rades, and other attractions. ? do Hot ser i machine, ( about to ned. It 1s i remod kltlon, I Boat like- j I ordnance of] V Army. IRISH POTATOU& AND BEAN 8. First Shipment Made Fresa North Carolina Krow Rocky Po4at. Rocky Point. N. C * May 10.? The 9m.car.of Iriah potatoes and the first car of bean* from North Carolina, for 8. B- DOwna loft today, loaded by J. R. Phillips, of that Arm. and local agents Pearsall ft Bloodworth. ADOUT FINISHED. The handaotae residence of Mr. Charles M. Utile on HarVey street, between" Main and Water. Is about finished. It will be one of the most attractive homes In the city. F1W* CROP. From reports received It would seem that he truckers In this sec tion will hava a large yield of pota toes this season. It is to be hoped the price will be goodf and that the tillers of the. soil will secure some thing in return for their labor. /EFFRIB8*JOHNBON FIGHT. No Legal (ksisfc to Prerest it Tak ing Place InSan Francisco. San Francisco, Cal., May JO. ? Tho attitude of the law oflk*rs of San Francisco toward the Jeffries and Johnson fight was definitely settled today by District Attorney Flckert. who declared 'that there was no legal grounds for Interference. -ym HAIIX>Il MlHftKD HIM FOOTING AND WAS DROWNED. Wilmington. May 20. ? Richard Hegehom, aged 20 years, a sailor on the Clyde steamer Santiago, was drowned at the Clyde lipedock here this morning. He had been painting ihe side of the vessel and In endeav oring to jump trom the deck to a horizontal Udder, missed his footing and plunged Into the wgters of the Cape Fear. He was unable to swim snd"*?awned before assistance could be rendered. This was his first trip he having signed up In New York ' ibout 10 days ago. Jhe reqaalns will )>e Interred here tomorrow. IS UID TO REST * ' ? Edward VO. of England is Given Homage. A GREAT ROYAL PAGEANT Five Million People Banked Along the Route of the Funeral Procee ?ion ? Nine King* Follow Afoot ? Roosevelt In the Proreeeioa ? Sym pathy Shown for Queen Alexandra. London. Ma y to Edward, the Peacemaksr, wu laid to rest today 14 the tomb of his forefathers at 'Windsor, while all the world care homage to his memory. Nine kings, with bent heads, followed the cssket afoot through the streets of London, through a lsne of 36.000 troops bowsd upon their arms Following the kings were princes ?f royal blood, gathered from all parts of the world, and special en Toys sppointed by the great republics to participate In the most splendid snd Imposing funeral ceremonial the world has ever seen. Among these Istter was Theodore Roosevelt, spec ial ambassador from the United States. Along the route of the funersl pro cession. from Westminster to Psdr dington station, whither the body was borne on a gun-carriage, fully 5.000.000 people were banked be hind the troops. Sorrow lay over them, and yet, rising domlnantly. was a Spirit less reverent, but quite hu man ? the spirit that hailed the new ruler, Qeorve V., son of the monarch they mourn, as his father was borne to his eternal peace. A bright sun shone down upon the splendid procession. A thunderstorm snd heavy rain that had ushered in the day gave way before the bright rays and from the spectacular stand point conditions were the best that could be desired for the ceremony. *Amld the sweep of troops and the march of potentates, there wan one figure whose appearance set the heart of every spectator throbbing with sympstby. It wis that of Queen 'Alexsndrs. brave under the blow that almost felled her. As the good queen, no less revered than her con sort, was drawn through the human lanes, men and women wept. The most' pathetic figure of the whole day, the queen mother preserved her out wsrd calm heroically, though the pa royalty could hsve been nothing other than Cruelty to the wo man in her. At her side was the daughter dear est to her ? Princess Victoria. In the same glass-panelled coach roade Alex andra's sister, the Dowager Czarina, and Prlnceas Louise. The former queen took precedence over the new; Queen Mary va? In the second cosch of those bearing the royal women, with Queen Maud of Norway, Edward's daughter, the Duke of Cornwall, and the latter's sister. Princess Mary. Then followed four coaches filled with" princesses belonging or relsted to the royal family. # i For one moment in the gorgeous day the human rope above the for mal. Trained as they were to 'ihe masking of their emotions, the meet ing at the bier of Edward. in West minster ^lall, produced a surge of emotion. There at the very heart of the day's pomp, the kaiser. Europe's war lord, clasped the wife of his desd uncle and reverently kissed her. It was the kaiser who helped Alexandra alight from her carriage, but It was on the arm of her son, Britain's new ruler, that she entered the historic hall. At ten minutes past nine the royal procession started from Buckingham, where the vlaiting monarchs have been guests. Through silent throngs hastening to the funeral route they were driven to Westminster. There the cortege formed. The services were brtef. As the lsst prayer was said, while music still echoed through the chapel, the members of the family gathered about' the coffin. The centra) figure of the group was Alexandra. At one sire, half supporting he^fwas Prln ress Victoria; on the other side, with in reach of her hand, stood King George. As the last solemn word was said, the qteen mother spasmod ically clutched Victoria's arm. Then the body was lowered Into the vault, and the obsequies over Edward came to an end with prayer and the sosr lng death music of the church of Eng land. The coffin was lowered Into a vault In which lie George III., Georve IV.. William IV., and Queen Adelaide. It was in this that the bodies of the late Queen Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent, and of the Prince Consort were laid temporarily, before being taken to Frogmore. TO ATTEND COUNCIL. Rev. Nathaniel Harding and wife. I Mr. John O. Bragaw. Jr., Mrs. Herbert Bonner and Mrs. C. E. l^eens left thfc morning for Wilmington, to attend the Council of the Diocese of East Carolina. THK MINHTRKLH. The minstrel show at the opera house last night was well attended, i it Was largely patronised by the col ored people with a smattering of whites. GOOD ROADS HSSOCIHTION MEETING Will Be Hel^ Wrightaville Beach Jane 8 and 9. Congrejjman Small to Speak. The annual meeting of the North i Carolina Good Roads Assocltlon Willi be held at Wrlghtavllle Beach June, 8 and 9. Thla will be perhaps the most Important one that the Good Roads Aasoclatlon has ever held, and it is hoped that there will be a very large attendance. One session of the meeting will be held at a Joint meeting with the North Carolina Press Association, which meets at Wrlghtsrllte at the same time. This will mean a great deal to tiie success of the Good Roads Aasoclatlon meet ings, Inasmuch as the proceedings will be very extensively advertised through the press. An attracj^Vl) pro gram is being prepared, of Which the [following one has been arranged ten tatively: j WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8. ' An infernal reception In parlors of Tarrymore hotel, 8. SO p. m. THURSDAY. JUNE 9 ? MORNING SESSION. 10.80 A. M. I Opening prayer. | President's address, P. H. Hanes. Wilson. N. C. Report of secretary. Joseph Hyde Pratt. Bute Geologist. Report of treasurer. Joseph O. Brown, Raleigh. N. C. Appointment of committees. Address, Hon. M. L. 8hfpman. Com missioner of Labor and Printing. Five-minute talks by county com missioners. AFTERNOON SESSION. 2. JO P. M. Joint meeting of North Carolina -Press Association and North Carolina Good Roads Association at Tarry more hotel. Address. Hon. H. B. Varner. Addresh, Hon. John H. Small. Address, Prof. W. C. Rlddick. Address, Hon. C. E- Foy. president State Association of County Commis sioner^ Address, Joseph Pratt# Hyde, State Geologist. EVENING 8ESS10N. 8 P M. Address, Hon. Geo. L. Morton. Stat* representative from New Hanover. Report of committee on resol Report of membership committee. Report of nominating committee. Election of oflfcertt. The past year's work of the North Carolina Good Roada Aasoclatlon has been the moat aucceasfirl of any alnce Ita organisation, but ityj-eallty It is simply what wa a. to. ha as a result of educational work that has been carried on by thla aaaoclatlon for the past ten years. More good roAds meetings have been held than tiona. during any previous year; the attend ance at these meeting* has been larg ger and the actual results accomplish ed greater. Besides the meetings Chat the association has held. It has pub lished a great deal of good roads lit erature that has been widely circu lated throughout the State. The members of tiie Association de ^Ire very much to have men sent to the legislature of 1911 who are ac tively Interested In good roads for [every section of the State, believing that If suctf men are the next legis lators. they will not only /be inter ested In the question of good roads, which is of such vital importance to the development of North Carolina. ,but tjiey wijl also be Interested In all. questions that may come up which will affect In any way the educational and industrial advancement of North Carolina. The questions that will be discuss ed at the convention will take up various phases of good roads work In the State and especially the ques tions and problems relating to good road construction in eastern North Carolina: and for this reason, the county and road commissioners of this section or the 8tate are earnest ly urged to be present at the various meetings. The headquarters of the Associa tion will be at the Tarrymore hotel, where apeclal rates have been ar ranged for delegates and friends, and the meetings will also be held in one of the large halls of this hotel. Del legates are requested to write the ho tel In advance, reserving rooms. The other hotels and bosrding houses will also probably make special rates to delegates. 8pecial rates have been arranged by the railroadu for the North Carolina Pre:*s Association, with whom the Good Roads Associa tion will hold Its sessions. and there fore, the delegates should Inquire of | the ticket agents at their respective i depots regarding these special rates. Delegates to the meetings of the North Carolina Good Roads Associa tion Include county and road com ynisKloners of all the counties of the State, mayors of municipalities, and delegates-at-large appointed by chair men of boards of county commission ers, ftiayors of cities, and presidents of business associations. All who are interested in the promotion of good roads are Invited to attend the meet ings of the Association. For further information. addre?? the secretary of the association, ar Chapel HI!!. N. C. Y. M. C. L The First Sunday in Each Month Every Lady in Cordially Invited to Attend? Meet a at 8:80. A mo*t interesting meeting in prom ised for those who attend the Young Men's Christian League Sunday af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock, at their hall over the J. H. Harris Plumbing and Supply Company's store. The ladies of the city -should bear In mind that they are only asked to attend these meetings on the first Sunday in esch and every month. To morrow afternoon only the men will1 I attend. The following program will be rendered : Music by the League orchestrs. Opening hymn, "The Sun of God Goes Forth to War." Prayer. Hymn, "Christ For the World We Sing." Prayer. Hymn, "Day Is Dying in the Adrffess. "The New Day." By R fv M. T. Plyler. / J Hymn. "Take Time T Benediction. GAIKTY THEATER. Tonight the Gaiety has another good program, headed by a Biograph picture entitled "The Way of the World." a lesson In Christian charity. "Let he that is without sin cast the first stone." This is the moral taught by this Biograph story. The old priest at the mission is grieved at the negligence of the people In refraining from attending church services. Th?y are either too much taken up with business or seekers of pleasure. The scenes of this production are laid at the historic San Gabriel Mission in Southern California. Another good picture for tonight Is "The Victims of Fate," a Vitigraph, which is Behind only to the Biograph pictures, amlr^s sure to please all. Illustrated song for tonight "The! Flower, of Singapore." Vaudeville allj next week, the two Seymores, slng iS&XlA^ancIng team. TOK!?HlK> BOAT. The North Carolina Naval militia is to have placed at Its disposal a tor pedo boat as a result of the activities of 8enator Simmon* She will be dispatched to New Bern at an early data for the naval boys who already have at their disposal the converted yacht Elfrida.. Mend your own faults and don't let*the faults of others worry you. CLOSE TONIGHT Th(' PwforiBWHt of Um> Halite M*ck Hhowi Tonight? Appear In WIImm Next Week. Tonight closes the engagement of the Hallle Mack Shows Id this city." For the past week they have been giving nightly performances' under a tent on the A. C. L. property. The exhibition has been liberally patron ized by both white snd black. The performances taken as a whole hare been good THE ttfc'M. Tonight those sttendlng the Gem sre assured of witnessing a fine show. The Hand of Fate Is a strong ly dramatic picture, some of the best work of the Vltagraph actors has been lavished upon this picture, and the result Is a highly pleasing film. The Hand of Fate In working out the problems of human destiny la clearly depicted. For a good laugh An En terprising Clerk wlllJiold you for a while It shows to what extremes an over sealous clerk goes In an effort to be pleasing. This picture Is ridic ulously funny snd brings forth ntnefc-^7 that makes you forget trouble for a while. The Bay of the Druids at Qulberon Is a scenic picture of great beauty. The quality of this film can not be surpassed. (X)NORE88IONAL CONVENTION. The next congressional convention of the First district 'will be held In the town of Edenton on July 6 at 3 p. m. At this convention the nomination will be made for Congressman from the First dlatrlct. There have been no announcements made of any can didates tQ_?44U>"e the present Incum bent. Hon. Johir H. Small, and there Is no doubt hut that this able and patriotic repVesentatlve will be re nominated unanimously. F1 RHT PRR8BYTERIA X ' C 'H I'RCH. Regular services Sunday morning and evening wlih preaching by the pastor. Sunday school meets at 5 ^o'clock. Good ratisic. All Invlied. ?????????? ??? ? NEW ADVKHTI8KMKNT8. ? ? Gem Theater. ^ ? Gaiety Tbaatar. 4 ? Kaatern Paint & Varnish Worka. * ? J- K- Hoyt ? oif ^ ? Wrighl'a Tailoring Parlor*. ? ? Doaa'a Kidney PlUa. * ? Mother Gray powd?ra. 4 ? Cardul. ^ , T ????+? ?????