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waa liaalilH with Cot>fad?r.i.
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'" POPULAR
'Silent Play"
THEATR
Pa rou think OHAWJR CJIAP
U* to faaar? II 70k waat to lai^k
aa? aajor rooraalf aaa km tosw
Mktarad ta. "W TH PAJIX,"
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11*1. S. Ward Vi?cnsses
Suffrage Amen
" Si i' Jl
to Believe That Colored People Will Show Good
Senee m Leaving Election Places and Ballot |
Boxee Severely Alone
TMr raqueet for mj opinion of
the reeolt on our politics la North
Ou*Uu it tha late decteion* of the
rH?ll tapnu Court atectlnc ih^
Sulrila llMlmit to IM. Conatl
tatlon of th? atrerel Botthera State?
MMlna this Umr:
It eaasot bo Igiwm In compute
and accurate detail, of couraa, what
aubetitute ?111 be mate lof the prea
aat constitution and ttatutaa peru
latlm auffrace. became the proceaa
?f poliuce. like erartrhlni ?He. I?
oaa of erolutloa One coodltton pro
daeea aaotker aaturA came and ef
fect. We mn to aea Brat what the
att'tude of tkat eletment of oar pop
ulation whlfh waa dlafranchlaad by
tk? aew CcaatltaUon will be. end
ta b? omet aid plain, aee whether
wa are to wttaeee renewed elf o ft to
omarJaa. aolldUr, and manipulate
Ui> rota ky thq now minontr thu
aufferod politically by Ita dl'lfi.l
?aaaaat, aa we wltfieeeed In tke
nlnatlee. whWb condition IM to the
Ita effect! at tka aew constltu
? were ao eurprlalnfly food
aar aoclal. lnduatrlal and political
condition!, and especially oar aoclal
condition. tkat there ila raaaoi. I
think. ttr bellere that tha colored
people will aaa their latereet In lear
Ing politic! to white people and
ehow their rood eeae* In 1 earing the
election places and ballot boxoa
rarerely alone. I do not believe -we
need any law to keep excloalrely
political slocttoae in the haada of
tha white people. The only danger
le In tha electleae w lndustrlsl and
economic q aaetituii, aaoh aa bond
Ertssr^.r-.s,.?
It how^rer. we find another rush
for the registration books and
strong linkup of tha colored brigad*
under a white brigadi? or unJ?r
Icurt motions racal vadila tha lodge
49* Bight before, as we saw twenty ,
ran? ago. yoa may pat U down
.With all tha aeearanee of atarnal
deeUay, tha remedy will he promptly
forthcoming, aad this remedy I? the
?hlng you ask me to suggest.
I can aaa, 1 think, how we can
still lire, and lira wellf'xThere fa
aothlag la the decision and cannot
of course, u> prevent the 8tate
Cram recognising the registration
which was made under tha Grand
father clause aa a permanent. one
aad permitting any person register
ed aa It to vote without further reg
istration. The Court does not hold
that ,thdi registration was void. It
holds la iffaet ao mora than that it
was ancoaetUutloaal to prevent oth
ers from so - registering who could
not *o(g pafore 1161, or wftooe an
cestors eouid not. The objection
i? to tha dUerimtnfeftoa, and there
1? aa qoeaUoalag the right of the
ttata *? preecriba a peraaaaent roll
of registration vflld at to gll who
H, f t follow? (hea that a .aw
would, k he aWalgtffr safe tkat aa
qalred all mea to read aad write
befeee registra 11 ?g to rata and tur
tha# pee riding that sitth as regis
tered uader the Oraadfsther .clause
dead aat raglstar. By this you have
literacy tast sqaarsl* aad fairly
?aat*, aad there will be ao die
o)? w^u m*? wlw
| c^onoi read. In fact, It It bo more
than 1? now, tl/e Uw, but to say the
[iwl of.jt, it ls, for reason* not
necessary to say hare, not vary gen
erally so understood I do not see
[any hob-goblins myealf. I do not
think it will ever again require
force or qhlcanery to make good.
wUU supremacy in any state of the
South, especially North Carolina,
and God forbid it should.
The New York Times well said
editorially: "The determination ?t|
the white man if> rule the Ian?' In
! which he lives la not affected by the
decision. Wherever that determi
nation has been challenged the re
sult has been the same." The better
fueling between the races In ihtt
State consequent upon the new cap
tion laws must be more than n^iil
fjrlu* W erery good man In ?Jja
world. 'B.contemplate it with pro
foqnd pleasure., I think of U return
to' th,i conditions of the nineties
wlthi supreme sorrow, The truth is,
thero was last week no race prob
lem in North Carolina. It was set
tled on the broad line of eharlty
and self respect and good ctttsen
ship. Nor do I agree with Judge
Clark/that we need to* desecrate the
sacred ehrlae'- of the home by legia
lating the ladles of the State to the
ballot box to swell the vote. I think
Woman's Suffrage Is rather sllenfced
then evoked by the change, if ther.'
4s to be'a change. The white men
bf North Carolina can take care vt
Its politic* and may be trusted to
jo so, without resort to the repul
sive course "Of masculinising and
vulgarising the p&rlty' and culture
and ; refinement of th* State which
the Vust and feoTrosjon from oar nat
uralness; where we return*after the
cosrsenes* of the day's fight is o>4r,
co bow, to admire, to adulate, to
honor, to love.
r "Where we In wonder, bow before
them. ?
Break Qod's command, worship
and adore them."
wahd.
110 Guarantors
For Next Year\
Expected That Ust Will Be Ran Up |
* to '120. All of Old Guarantors
^Signed, Exciting One.
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One hundred and ten local men |
have signed vtheir names as guaran
tors for nexlr ysar's Chautauqua. It
13 believed that this list will be run
up to 126 in the nest few daya. AH
ty! the 'old cuarantora. wltjti one ex
ception, f have again 'pledged them* I
selves to guarantee the Chautauquu J
the required funds for their woek'<*|
utay in this city.
In 1,914 the fht of guarantor?
numbered 80 men. There was a
dtflelt of $10. This year, the guar
antors numbered 89 men. and ther?
was a drtfalt of but 14.19, It Is
flrmlf believed tfcat>te Chautauqua
will pay for Itself neat year o?t of
(IM H??IW Of U?*?U Mid.
aiurda
Cottaa. Mk 111 A
Hlfkoot Or?4. Butter, ?*r It,
. Wnw'? lui Hini, )? ft." ,7J ..... U*
. r. r. V. Mum, por 1U. ; 90c
f Morgas * Onr U^ouldor.. por lb . , It?
H.m Bat Pork, per lb 11?
riBMt T.bl. Ptuhn. wortk ???. Mr . l*o
Vorr Boot Trig?, worth II?. ?or nw . I??
Far* UN. wortk Ho, por lb lltto
Compound Lard, wortk 1?0, p?r lb. .... v .......... l#o
. row m**. , ' 1
Oo?fa?4aad U.?0 HblrU ?t ?0o
Oatraataad 60c Skirt. .t , r,v 40c
Oaaraatoad |1.*0 Or?r*Jl? at ?0.
4aatMtaad Nt Ow.il. at 40c
?orr low ?rlee? on Mora a* d Thy Oaado. Aboro price. .N
'of art only. Rooter ?rtce^for tU ikMo .okoa.U
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TURKISH WAR PRISONERS ON LEMNOS
t of TvkUh prisoners o t war near Madrot. !?!? of L?mno?, theJr *ay from camp to UaS^Tally 'work.
WANT STORES
TO CLOSE
JULY 5TH
BI S1YES8 MEN EXPRESS THElIt
WILLINGNESS TO GRANT
REQUEST.
2-DAY HOLIDAY
tVculd Give RnidenU of Wsblng
ton Opportunity of Vieltiag
Othor CItlM. Whole- ;
mit*9 to Cine.
A movement I* on foot? imoni
acreytl Of Ue merchants oTlie city
to close (be stores as
5th. The wholesale grocers bar?
already announced their Intention1
of closing their establishments on
that day and a number of other bus
iness men have expressed, their wilt
lngness to do likewise.
"I don't believe that there will be
much business done on Monday, fol
lowing the Fourth." said one of the
merchants this morning. "We have
always celebrated the Fourth by
closing the stores and I don't think
wo should make an exception this
year. A number of our residents
are going to Brlharen on the fifth,
others will go to Ocraeoke and very
few people will come to Washington.
We are willing to close up our store
and several others to whom I have
broadhed the matter, say that th
ere (n favor of closing -up for thr
day.
"Many persons in the city will
dofcbOees want to visit <frlends or
relatives in other cities, and If we
designate the fifth as a general hol
iday. it will give everyone a two-dey
vacation,"
NO SERVICES HELD.
Owing to the Illness of Captain
Gosaett, tke American Rescue Work
vi hare not been holding servlees
during the last few days. Captain
Assent's condition today is greatly
Improved and regular serrlees will
.b* h?Jd M?ln, Unorrow
WASHINGTON GETS y
ELKS CONVENTION
FOR *EXT YEAR.
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The following telegram wag re
ceived thin afternoon by Mr. Hack
ney from Jo?. F. Tayloe, who 1b one
of the Washington delegate? attend
ing the Elki convention at Charlotte.
"Washington gets conven
tion. I have been elected the
next president.
JOS. F. TAYLOE."
Another telegram wm received
this afternoon by Capt. Geo. T.
Leach from Wm. A. Chauncey and
Bonner; It read: -
"Washington gets conven
tion. Begin preparation*."
To Be Tried For
Shipping Crockery
R. Right Brought Up Into Court
I'effterday. Asked for Trial by
Jury. Gaae Set for tyext
Wednesday.
Reeves Right, colored, who Is
charged with having rec*>ntly at
tempted to violate the State liquor
law, was brought lato the recorder s
court for trial yesterday afternoon.
Right Is alleged to have shipped h
(rank of liquor to Washington un
der tbo marking of "crockery." He
hap asked for a trial by Jury. The
caa? will be tried In court on next
Wednesday afternoon.
Dave Dixon, charged wltb hav;*,K
stabbed Will Cox, will be brought up
for trial tomorrow afternoon.
Dally TheupM.
r?7tb oomee lot opes la a Ufotin*.
-berefore. let us so aofoy It as tr be
?till young whaa we are i4d-?
? GOOD TASTE"
rRYSTAL ICE CREAM
Cherry Special?Delicious
For Sunday, Older Your CREAM by 6 P. M.
Saturday. WE DONT TAKE ORDERS ON
SUNDAY. V
L j Crystal Ice Company
PHONE 83 WASHINGTON, N. C.
; ?-<"? ;T"; , home
Building And Loan Association
Will Open a New SeriM July 3rd. COM1J IN.
Cull at Banking House of
Savings & Trust Company
For Booklet Explaining It.
GOOD ROADS"
MEETING AT
EDWARDS
WAS HELD IN THAT TOWN WEI)
NE8DAY NIGHT. WEILL
ASTTENDED.
$350 RAISED
Mewing to be Held mt Aurora Tu
morrow Homing /or (pnrpoeo
. of Forming <Joo<l Roods
. t Association.
An enthusiastic "good roads'
meeting waa heldTat Edwards W?t
nesday night at which over J 350 war
promised for the r^>airlng of the
roads in the conuty. a large dele
Kutlon was present from Aurora
Will Thompson and T. M. Lawrenc.
presided at the meeting and eacl
made speeches in ,fa*>r of the good
road? movement. The citizens o
K d wards expressed themselves a*
heartily In favor of Improving the
roads through their soction.
A meeting will he held at Aurora
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Ai
this meeting It Is understood tha^
a permanent good roads association
will be formed. Officers will bt
?looted and formal action will b<
*aken In the good roads work. Many
person? from the country around
Aurora are expected to be at th<
meeting and It Is believed that a
large sum will be raised lor the
road work.
Intense enthusiasm Is being ex
pressed In that section of the count:
over the road work and everyone i
?ager for it to commence at ono*.
Elks Having
A Big Tim(
'onventJoa at Charlotte Grand Hor ;
Oreeatabopo. Raleigh and
Washington Bid for Next
Meeting.
Charlotte, Jane 15. ?B?w??r
1000 and 1100 men were In th? pa
rade her? ]Mt night which wan thr
"nature of th? day at th? annua
meeting of the state association
North Carolina B. p. o. Elk#.
Concord, High Point, lUtolgh
Charlotte, Washington, Oreensboro
W1nsto?-S?Um and Wilmington had
Mg d?legatlonff In the lino of march
Concord loading with III mambori.
A fMtnra of the parado waa a float
r'presenting th* thlp of atate drawn
hr the Wilmington delegation.
Th* oonwntlon waa welcomed to
th? oily mtorday afternoon by May.
or T. L. Ktrkpatrlck. In an ad dren'
delivered at the opening exercise.
In th? Masonic tempi?. A hand con
cert and tango dance on the streel#
waa wltneaeed by thotiMUids aftor
t h? parade ?'
The conrenlSon wilt close tonight)
eftsr ? program la flatahed that will
keep th? ma bnay ?11 dar
lUleigh. Or?M*oro and Waete
leglen are making atrtmg hide for
the n*if m??tlng.
Iff RUSSIANS
CONTINUE TO
RETREAT
FALL OF LBMBBRG is BEING
POIJ4>w*:i> BY A GENERAL
III-SKI.\ \ RETREAT OVER A
WIDE FRONT.- .
TURKS WINNING
H*ve Take? New Of An rive Mure
merit. Koven IlrltiMh VrsM*)?
Hate ll?vn Hunk by G?r
liuui Nubmnrinr.
London, June 26.?The fall of
l.emberg Is being followed, accord
ing to Berlin advices, by a general
Russian retreat over a wide front.
In the Leraberg district the victor
ious Austro-German armies aro said
o be driving the Russians eastward,
vhlle to tho west the armies of
?2mperor Nicholas are falling back
Trom the country northwest of
Przemysl near the Russian border
' ud as far north aa the dlBtrlct of
Klelce, Russian Poland, about 100
miles South of Warsaw.
Berlin dispatches say the Rua
slana at L^mberg kept un?their re
sistance to the last, their line be
ng cut In the north and finally In
:Ue center, before the city.
Fighting on Italian Front.
Fighting continues with varying
legrees of intensity along the whole
tallan front.
An official Rorno communication
?*.ya Austrian attacks at several
nolnts wary repulsed, but mentions
:io important advnnrcs by the Ital
"fc'ns. Appareftliy Vho1 'Invasion of
Austria baa b?en checked by the re
.?ifoTcenienta?brought?in from
laliclan front.
Turk* Win Frcefi Victory.
The Turkish forcea in t lip Cau
casus, which recently have undor
'.aken a new offensive, arc said to
s.ave won a frc-eh victory. Constun
Inopie announces that they cap
:urcd positions along a front or
learly two mileH in the vicinity of
}ltl, the Rustans fleeing eastward.
Sink British Shf|>*.
Seven British fishing vessels have
i6' n sunk by a German submarine
iff the Scotch coast. Stoat of the
rows were paved.
Reports of ypsterdny's fighting'on
the Franco-Belgium front Lndlcate
hat the battle in the Arras district
tias subsided. Along, the r<*mainder
4f the battle line, no important
ihangos are recorded
Entertainment
At High School
About fourteen children will tnh#
oart in the program which it to fe?
rendered foalght at the high school
tudftorlum by the class from tta
"?<*1 Fellow'? Orphan Horn# af
loMrboro.
The olais has met with a moit
:>rdial reception wharaver *bey have
.??en thli season and their program
'? rrtrWy one of high merit. A large
tnrilepoo la expected tt toatffct'J
'ntertalnroent.
BAYS BAKER.
If you live In the country at?4 ever
have to come to town for anythtu*
%nd you need a Utile rest, don't for*
wvt we have a large reception room
full of chairs, plenty of foo0 cold
lee water, lots of beauttfal pictures
to look.at- Don't forget the invtt*
t!on Is free; ooata yon nothing; ]?att
be glad to have yon.
BAKER'S STUDIO.
New Theater
TO-NIGHT.
Change Program
Tonight.
DIG 14 DAY COST SALE. LEWIS & CALAIS, Doth Stores: