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r-7 v v ww ww vaw vwvy',w'wwv'V'ww w w w j1 w vw w w w w v wvvy w www j . w V J V W V W J V v. vyw v n X X H X H X X X X X X X X X X IN ELIZABETH CITY AND AT THE GREATEST STORE IN ELIZABETH CITY l! i i ulvli! J m M Flying Machine, Boat Racing, Rag amuffin, Grand Parade, Athletic Events; Base ball, etc. etc. ' We shall be dressed up in our Best We all will wear a smile, and the best we can give you is none too good. Make this store your headquarters. You don't have to spend one penny N We will try and have a comfortable seat for you. The Hydroplane or flying ship can be seen from our store. We shall have plenty of good things for you if you care to do any shopping. The mar- riage will take place in our store some time between ten and twelve o'clock. We will close our store b u at one o'clock to give our employees opportunity to see the many attractions that will take place m in the afternoon : : : : : . , "'K ; . . N MITCHELL'S DEPT STORE O. F. GILBERT, Proprietor This Good Will Day will be the M Greatest Day you have ever , seen Pn ia Elizabeth City COL. ROOSEVELT FOR HUGHES IRISH LEADER TRIED FOR LIFE ! (Continued From Page One) rnment filled by Incompetent men appointed only for reasons of parti san poitics. The have dulled the moral sense of the people. They have taught us that peace, tho peace of cowardice and dishonor lo the welfare of others, Is to bw put above liuhtejusneKS, above the stern and unflinching performance of duty whether the duty is pleas ant or unpleasant. Yet in Mexico they have failed to secure the peace that they thus sought; and ,they have failed in spite of the most am ple opportunity - and most ample warning, to prepare in any real fashion to meet the crisis which their own policy invited. Mr. Hughes has shown In his ca reer the Instinct of efficiency which will guarantee that, under him, the government will once more work with vigor and force. vHe posesses that habit of straightforward think ing which means that his words will ne correlated wttn ms ueeus ana translated into facts. His 'past ca reer is the warrant f r our belief that he wilt be the unfaltering op ponent cf that system of Invisible gbvernment which finds expression in the domination of the party boss and the party machine. His past career is a gtiarante that whatever he says before election will be made by his arts after election. Mor jilly, hlspuliHc record shows him to 'be a man of unbending integrlty;ln tellectua'ly, It chows Mm to be tt man or ordinal mid trained alility. Ave have the alternative of continu ing In office an administration which has roved a lamentable failure, or of p t inn Into i fficci an admlnlstru tloti wi lch we have every r ason to Velleve will fum-ii n with e(IVT'en"y for th- interest ami lb:n r of all our peolt I eirne tlv bespeak from my fellow 1'iorresslves their lmrtlil'-V-ing support i f Mr. Hughes. Ycuis truly, Theodore Koosevelt. Sagnmore Hill, June 22 1!lfl. (Continued From Page One) the chamber from the rear of tho rustrum, all assembled arose at the order of the tierk to remain until the court had been formally conven ed. Accompanying tho Lord Chief Justice were his two associates who wi'l assist in rendering the final sentence after the jury has decided the guilt or innocence cf Casi ment and Uuiley. The jury twelve men, all apparent ly over the prescribed military age, filed into the box shortly before the arrival of the justices. Unlike an American trial of equal magnitude, there was n0 wrangling of counsel 111 selecting the jurors. Rulel of the court declare that the jury shall be summoned by the shertff and that dignitary performed his task with out fuss, frlctlcm, fear or favor. A printed list of names of British sub Jeits eligible for Jury service was all the data needed by the sheriff. He simply notified each prospective juror that he must serve, and unless there was serious objection, the Jur or took his place in the box. The jury for this trial was obtained with in an hour. Conscientious objection to capital punishment dots not enter into the psychology of Uritlsh jurors, it was explained to the Vnited Tress In court tcduy. Pritlsh law calls upon the jury merely to decide the gul't or innocence of the accused, and the responsibi'ity f r the sentence then parses to the judge or judges. Accompanied by a single guard, the pil-ioners entered the court from a dor at tlie side. Every eye In the drimber followed, the tall, lean and almost puant fipure of Case im,iit na h Ktni npcl to his nhire and I whs sea'rd after be hat stiffly bow (d t-iward the Justices' bench. Not awed in the least, the noted defen dant nuh-k y looked about the room and smiling'y noded ti several ac qunlntams. He then picked up a lnre no'e pad and awaited proceed ings. Among the "lawyers for. Casement Is MMicl F. Doyle of Philadelphia. Submarine Gets Liner (By United Press) London, June 24. A steamer be lieved to be the Great Eastern Liner Brussels is reported captured by a German submarine and convoyed in to Seebrugge according to a Lloyd's dispatch received here today. Argentine No Meddler (By United Press) Beunos Aires, Argentina, June 24. The Argentina Government will dispatch a note to Chile tomorrow dedlnlng to act with other South American Republics in an effort to prevent war between the United States and Mexica. Many Ships In Battle Germans Claim Victories (By United Prtss'i , & Berlin, June 26. On the eastern front, thn Germans have Inflicted n series of new defeats cn the Rus sians it was officially announced to day. Since June lfith the Germans have taken 61- Russian officers, eleven thousand men. two cannons and flf-.ty-four machine guns. REJECT PROPOSAL FOR BETTER STATUS (By United Press) Washington, I"). C, June 26. A proposal giving the navy yard work men the same status as government clerks and allowing them thirty days annual leave was turned dowtiN at a meeting of the Senate Naval committee with the Navy Bureau chief this afternoon. Break Through Carpathians (hyA'nited Press) London, June 26 The Russians In their advance ..from- Hnkowlna have broken through the Carpatha ins Into Tiansylvanta according to a wirless from Rome today. (By United Tress) Berlin, June 21. About two hun died British warships, including thirty dreadnmights, nine battle cruisers, six armored cruiser?, 11.1 small c:ulser8 and forty destroyers participated in the b;ttlo in the Shaker Rale off Jutland, on Wednes day, May 81st. This is the statement of a semi official news agency which Is pub lishing stories of the fight to-day ob tallied from British prisoners. GOOD WILL DAY GOOD BARGAIN DAY As direct proof that our "Dollar Day" Bargains were very satis factory, we repeatedly have been asked to have another such sale. This we have decided to do on GOOD WILL DAY , Knowing of no better way to please the public But in order to make this special occasion more interesting we are going to add to the Dollar Bargains, a bunch of Two Dollar Bargains, which we think will doubly please you. ' ' Notwithstanding the present high price of Silver we are going to sell Twenty ' Five Sets Ice Tea Spoons in this sale at $1.00 per set; regular price of this being $1.50.. One ' set only to a customer. Watch This Space For Other Bargains, H. G. BRIGHT ASK LADIES NOT TO BE SCARED OF HIM WATERWAY CONVENTION TO BE AT PHILADELPHIA Wushincton, N. C. June 23. Cap tain George T. Leach, State Vice president of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association, this morning received announcement of the fact thnt the association had decided to accept the invitation of Philadelphia for the J916 convention. The con ventlondates are September 12 to 15. ' The eenvention will undoubtedly be an important ohe and it ia hoped that a large delegation will attend from Washington. (Ily Eastern Press) . . . ft .. - Washington, K 6. June 23. Tlni H and nervous ladies in the city have beeii rq Nested not to scream tor help, telephone-idr th police or dreg out their husbands' revolvers when they see a young-man of med ium height prowling around their yards during the next few weeks. S. Lockwood Webb, insurance sur veyor, is making an insurance -map of the city In the interest of various companies. His work takes him in fo back yards, alleys and ether pla ces, although he will not enter fh buildings, ' "I wi h ou would tell the ladies of Washington for me," said Mr.! Webb this morning, "that I, am per' fectly harmless arid for heaven'3 sake not to sick the dogs on ine." ,' No. GQ Thii U a Dreacriotioo Brenared mtmU1T lor MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. Fire or six dotes will break any mm, . if taken then a tonic the Fever will not return. It acta on the liver better than Calomel at4 doe sot Jrlpe or ikken, 25c JEWELER 14 S. Poindexter St. GOOD PAY , . i JULY THE FOURTH S On this as on every day we bid you, friends and custoriiers, wel come to our city and to our store. Fowler & Company it.
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