HE ASHEVUXE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 191?.
GLOBE
Specials
500 pair Ladies' Shoes in Button and Lace; values
up tQ $5.00 all sizes. Special g J Qg
350 pair Ladies' $6 and $7 Shoes in Russia Calf,
Tan, Kid, Tan Kid with Grey top and Dull Calf
with Grey top; broken sizes. Special j?J
150 pair Childrea's Educator Shoes Black and Tan,
in Button and Lace; $3 and $3.50 QO
values ; broken sizes. Special price . . . P my
450 pair Men's Shoes in Black and Tan; $5 to $7.50
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400 pair Boys' Shoes; values up to $2.50. QQs
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ATHLETIC CARNIVAL
SLATED FOR Y. M. C. A.
JAMES H. POSEY DIES
AT MISSION HOSPITAL
Three Basketball Games and One Vol
ley Ball Game to Be Played on As
sociation Court Friday Night.
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'There' Only One Globe'
14 BILTMORE AVENUE
Be Sure You're Right Then Come Right In.
DUPONT COMPANY
BREAKS RECORDS
WILMINGTON. Del., Feb. lg. All
records, both as to volume of business
and net earnings, were broken by E. I.
DuPont De Nemours and company,
last year, according to the annual re
port of the company made public to
night. Gross receipts for the year
: asmrrec-ated S3 18, 845, 684, an in
crease of 1130 per cent, as compared
with the average sales for 1911 and
1914, which amounted to $25,927,427.
Net earnings in 1916 were $82,107,692
and in addition to payment of six per
ent. in dividends was distributed to
the common stockholders during the
year.
Since October, 1814, about $60,000,.
COO has been expended in the construc
tion of new plants to All "war orders."
In the report, Pierre 8. DuPont,
1 '
president of the company, says.
"The company ds not waiting for the
end of the war, but Is anticipating it
with a view to turning the greatly
expanded munition plants over to pro
ductive commercial uses as soon as the
present abnormal demand for Its pro
duct ceases. Plans have been perfect
ed to cope with any financial condi
tions that may develop after the war."
JIM FLYNN VS. JACK DEMPSEY.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 1$.
The boxing club at Murray has com
pleted arrangements to stage a show
tomorrow night with a bout between
Jim Flynn, of Pueblo, and Jack)
Dempaey, the local heavyweight, as
the main attraction. The distance
will be fifteen rounds. The contest
will take the place of the Carl Morris
Jack Dempeey match which was call
ed off because of Morris illness.
Three basketball games and a game
of volley ball are on the program of
an athletic carnival to be held at the
V. M. C. A. Friday night at 8 o'clock.
The first basketball game will be be
tween two picked high school girls'
teams, the players of which will line
up as follows:
Blacks. . positions. Whites.
M. F. Young S. Neely
Forward.
8. Samuels A. Vanneman
Forward.
D. Tennant C. Jackson
Center.
E. Henry M. Thorne
Guard.
R. Sternberg R. Reed
Guard.
The volley ball game will be be
tween two business men's teams pick
ed from the following:
V. L. Gudger, L. Owens. E. J- Ran
dolph, R. Millard, U. S. Miller. L. K.
Hall, F. W. Thomas and J- Dennison.
A basketball game will be played
by two midget teams of the T. M. C.
A. known as the Wasps and the Hor
nets. The boys are between nine and
twelve years old and will line up as
follows:
Hornets J. Gillespie, captain: R.
L. Cook, E. Hudson, C- Gordon. S.
Rogers and H. Hudson. Wasps K.
Brown, captain; J. Mat his, P. Howell.
H. Howell, W. Hampton and R. Florence-
The big basketball game will be
between a high school team and a
team composed of members of the
senior gymnasium class of the Y. M.
C A: The line-up follows:
High School. Positions. Senior.
E. Wilkinson. (Capt.) C Henry
DeYoung. j
Forward. i
Coston T. Gamble
Forward.
3. Brown O. P. Smith
A Davis.
Center.
B. Smith R. C. Lee (Capt.)
W. G'enn. L. Richmond.
Guard.
E. Smith C Burllson
J. Curry A. Clark.
Guard.
Veteran of ITnlon Army Succumbs to
Keccnt Injuries, at the Age
Eighty-Four Years.
of
"Captain" James H. Posey, a well-
known Ashevtlle character, died last 1
night at 6:1S o'clock at the Mission j
hospital. Captain IVsey was eighty- ,
four years old. The old man was
struck by a wagon on the comer of
Patton and South Lexington avenues
more than a month ago and was
taken to the Mission hospital, which
he was never able to leave. i
Captain Posey was a widower and 1
while it Is stated that he has several
children In Virginia an. I St. Louis, no
one in Ashevtlle knows much of his
history. He came here several years
ago for his health, and became known '
by his faith in olive oil, which he '
used faithfully as a medicine for many
years.
The old man was quite hale for one
of his age and on every clear day. the
temperature permitting, he occupied a
chair in front of the Are station.
He was a veteran of the Union army
in the war between the states. He
lived In a room In the Library build
ing. The deceased was a devout Chris
tian and was a member of the First
Baptist church. He was a regular at
tendant at the weekly men's meeting
of the Y. M. C. A., not missing a I
meeting. Captain Posey, several !
years ago, had printed thousands of!
cards bearing a verse beginning: "Do
Not Swear," and with a scriptural ,
quotation at the bottom. He dis- I
trlbuted large numbers of these cards
at his own expense.
Captain Posey tiody l.i now nt
a local undertaking establishment, ;
awaiting . word from relatives in the
north as to its disposition. !
OP
Farewell and Finale
CLEARANCE SALE
of all
Winter Suits, Coats and Dresses
AT HALF AND LESS
TODAY
RED CROSS CHAPTER
MEETS AT Y. M. C. A.
ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE GOOD ROADS MEN
The annual meeting of the Bun
combe County Good Roads associa
tion will be held at the city hall to
night at 8 o'clock. This will be the
eighteenth annual meeting of the as
soclation and at it will be elected off)
cers and directors for the coming
year. Reports covering the work ac
complished during the past year will
be read, and lit Is expected that for
mer Governor Locke Craig will ad
dress the meeting. There will be
plenty of smokes and fin interesting
time Is promised.
AT THE "MOVIES"
GARNER'S BOWLERS WIN
TWO DUCK PIN GAMES
Dr. 8. We tray Battle Presides Over
Meeting Held For Purpose of Per-
t
fcotlng Iiocel OrganlwU-lon.
I quarters at Washington, giving su.fr
i Kiist ons us to the methods of inereas
; tng membership, was read to the
! members. The dues run from $1 to
Ix'oo, there being various classes of
membership. About fifty per cent, of
the collections Is appropriated by the
: local organization and the remainder
: goes to the centra! body at Washing
ton. The executive committee ot the
chapter will meet and will have Its
j report ready at the meeting next week.
Take Brace of Content From But
trick's Team by Thirty-Two Pins
Two Tied For High Score.
Garner's duck pin team won two
out of three games from Buttrick's
team on the association alleys last
A largely attended and enthusiastic
nieetlnB' of the Ashevtlle chapter of
the Red Cross society, for the purpose
cmipleHng the organization of the
chapter, was held yesterday afternoon.
After several committees were ap
pointed and various matters were dis
' ot:m wan adjourned
utll Thursday afternoon, February 22.
...a ...etioiig, which was held at the
Y. M. C. A. was presided over by Dr.
H. Westray Battle. Miss Rachel Hoy-
land was appointed secretary ana tne
following committee chairmen were
VARSITY SOCIETY HAS
INTERESTING DEBATE
nleht bv thlrtv-two Dins. The scorns I selected
were high. Beam and Hoffman of the; Finanre, Dr. R. R. Swope; hospital,
Special Excursion Fares
TO
Washington, D.C.
The Southern Railway Sytsem
Premier Carrier of the Booth
Will Sell Round Trip Tickets Account of
Inauguration of
PRESIDENT WILSON
DATES OF SALE:
MARCH 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 1917
FINAL LIMIT:
To reach original starting point before midnight
of March 10th, 1917.
TICKETS EXTENDED .
Original purchasers of tickets may secure ex
tension until April 10th, 1917, by depositing
ticket with Special Agent in Washington and
payment of $1.00.
(See Local Agent for Particulars.)
STOPOVERS:
Will be granted going or returning at any sta
tions where trains are scheduled to stop, within
the limit of tickets.
The following rates will apply from stations
named and, equallv low fares from all other
stations not named:
Asheville to Hot Springs, inclusive.. .$14.90
Hendersonville
Brevard, N. C.
Trycn ....... .
Lake Toxaway
Saluda...
Waynesville . . ;
Andrews ......
Murphy ......
Secure your Pullman accommodations in ad
vance and get what you want. Through sleep
ing cars leave Asheville daily at 3:45 p. m.
For further information, apply to your local
Ticket Agent, or write . '
' J. H. WOOD, D.P.A.,
; ; : Asheville, N. C,
10.95
16.60
15.35
17.15
15.60
16.05
19.00
..19.00
AT THE PRINCESS.
Violet Mssereau, in "Th Honor
of Mary Blake, a five-Dart Bluebird
drama, will be the attraction at the
Princess today.
The story is said to tell of Mary
Blake, who married her manager,
and two hour afterwards the first
and legal Mrs. Kearney turned up
and nullified the lifetime of happiness
me nttie actress nad been promised
by her near-husband. To find solace
in hard work, Mary Joined the Man
hattan Repertoire company, to play
many parts in one week, and travel
from town to town. In the vsry first
village the company appeared, she
was stricken with pneumonia and had
to oe left behind almost penniless,
and friendless among utter atranarers.
How the girl, of her own effort, found
happiness when sh had been restored
to health, by the tender nursing of the
one friend she had made in all the
neighborhood will be related in this
pnotoplay.
The Princess orchestra nasi ar
ranged appropriate music to accom
pany the picture today.
AT THE GALAX.
Alice Brady, the charmin World
Film star, will be seen ait the Galax
today in "The Hungry Heart." adapt
er irom tne stag, success, "Frou
Frou."
The story is said to tell of a young
and frivolous woman who marries a
man Older than herself. To them a
child is born, but the wife still con
tinues on her frivolous career. Con
sequently her husband brlnra her
sister to his home to run the estah-
rsnment for him- This alster hail
been in love with the husband. When
the slater comes she soon usurps the
wife's place In the honse and even
alienates the child's affection for its
motner. The wife, learning all these
things, runs away with a former lov
er. The husband follows the two to
Venice and there fights a duel with
the lover in which the latter is killed.
The frivolous young wife Is changed
into a grief-stricken woman. Broken
In health and hreken-haartad aha
seeks the forgiveness of her husband.
This she eventually secures) and with
her child at her side she dies In hap
husband's arms.
"The Cave Man'. Bluff. a Metro
comedy, featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sid
ney Drew, will also be shown tadav
in connection with 'The Hungry
Heart."
The Galax orchestra and nine or
gan will accompany the pictures to
day with appropriate music- .
AT THE STRAXD.
A double offering la In stent tar
the patrons of the Strand today, so
the management announces, when
the five-part feature. "The Love
Hermit." featuring William Russell
will be shown in connection with the
first or the Fog film comedies en
titled, "Brainstorm,' which feature
Billy Mason and a score of lansrh
provoker; and I in two Darts. .The
Lot Hermit" la said to be a power
ful dramatisation of Clark Irvine's
ripping story of love and high
finance and in It Mr. Russell portrays
na roi to spienaia advantage. He is
supported by Miss Charlotte Burton
end a strong east of favorites. The
Brainstorm, produced by the Fog
Film corporation and staged by Harry
Edwards, la said to bo of the "laugh
a foot" variety and Billy Mason, the
well known comedian, gets off the lat
est of "stunts" which are in them
selves til fonnleet ever. It la claimed.
Tli management announce that on
of these) two-reel corned! will be
shown each ' week, a often as they
are released. - The Strand orchestra
will accompany both the Ave-part of
fering. The Love Hermit, and The
Brainstorm," today With appropriate
must. -
opposing teams being tied fur high
honors with scores of 326 pins. Gar
ner rolled 131 pins. Cameron and
Honess will bowl tomorrow night at
7:80 o'clock.
The scores follow:
Garner Ill 92 108 311
Orr 7 88 93 268
Beam B6 99 132 326
Humphries . . . . 3 83 82 268
Totals .186 862 4151,168
Buttrick .
Hoffman
Coleman
Allport ..
,.107
,.115
,. T
,. 88
79
104
94
87 278
107 826
91 282
84 250
Dr. Thompson Frazier; membership,
Herbert D. Miles; packing and ship
ping. Mrs. Arthur F. Rees; instruction,
Dr. J. M. Lynch.
A letter from the Red Cross head-
Totals
.402 860 3691,181
DORIMTORY BURNS.
RALEIGH, N. C, Feb. 18. Fir
today destroyed the boys' dormitory
at the Methodist orphanage. No one
was Injured but much of the clothing
and personal effects of the boys
were burned. The damage to the
building was about $8,000 and con
tents about 12.000.
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Drink glass of real hot water
for breakfast to wash
out poison.
fur
I I till III..
ENDS CATARRH, ASTHMA,
BratcltrnVGoup, CoHfJatwd Cold, or
boacy back. Sot and guaranteed by
SMITH'S DRUG STORE.
At the weekly meeting of the high
school Varsity Literary society, held
in the society hall last night, a de
bate and a play were both given.
"Resolved that the government should
own and operate the railroads" was
the subject of the debate, and the
decision was awarded to the affirma
tive side, upheld by Miss Helen' Mar
low, Miss Mary Thorne and Miss
Nina Kats. The negative was argued
by Miss Leola' McRary,
"Miss Follansbe's Tramp" was the
title of an Interesting little play given
by members of the society. Miss Sara
Hanson took ths part of "Miss Fol
lansbe." Miss Alice Adams was th
maid and Llndal Alexander th tramp.
COMPANY A. MUSTEBKP OUT.
HICKORY, N. C Feb. 18. Com
pany A, First North Carolina in
fantry, stationed at -Hickory, which
returned from El Pao last Thur
day, was mustered out of th federal
servlc by army officers her this aft-
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FOR KIDNEYS, LIVER ;
AND BLADDER
For the past twenty years I have ,
been acquainted with your prepara
tion, 8wamp-Hoot, and all those whu'
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Oct;' 26, 1916. Alanrd. Texas
Letter to
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Bingham ton. If. Y.
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Tou will also receive a booklet of val
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kidneys and bladder. When writing,
be sure and mention The Ashevtl'.e
ClHsen. Regular fifty-cent and one-;
dollar all bottles (or salo at all drug
stores. Advt '
ernoon. Beventy-seven eniiaiea men
and thro officer signed th muster
roll to rrtum to civil life. Alt aup
. a 1 1 1 WA ,KI.m4
piles not neeaeo ni T"7rr
to th army dpot at Phlladelphla,
Tn men were paid eft today. ...
Owm re reports. J".
fylng mere In th national schools
of Poland ainc German ocouyetlon. ,
Tine Last Ad
Best Scene of the Show
Life is not merely to live, but to
Hve well, eat well, digest well, work
well, sleep well, look well. Wtiat a
glorious condition to attain, and yet
how very easy It is if one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise,
splitting headache, stuffy from a cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, add stom
ach, can. instead, feel as fresh as a
daisy by opening the sluices of the
system each morning and flushing
out the ' whole of the Internal
poisonous stagnant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well, should, each morning, before
breakfast, drink a glass of real hot
water with a teasooonful of limestone
phosphate in it to wash from ths
stomach, liver kidneys and bowels th
previous day indigestible wast.
our Ml and poisonous toxins; thus
cleansing, sweetening and purifying
th entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach.
The action of hot water and limestone
phosphate on an empty stomach Is
wonderfully invlroratlng. It cleans
out all the sour fermentations, gases,
Wast and acldltv and give on a
splendid appetite for breakfast While
you are enjoyin your breakfast the
ter and phosphate I quietly ex
tracting a large volume of water from
the blood and getting ready for a
'borough flushing of all the inside
organ..
Th millions of n.pl who are
bothered with constipation, billons
spells, stomach trouble, rheumatism :
others who have sallow skin, blood
disorder and sickly complexions are
rged to get a quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate from the drug store
which will cost very Utile, but Is
sufficient to mak anyone a pro
nounced crank on the subject of
Internal sanitation. ' AdvC
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Invitations, Aamomuotmueau, Sta
tionery, etc. High das work,
prompt service.
Phone
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or call at tl Pattce. Ave. and '
Goood-Bye and Farewell
wr m nH AAifA Odda and Ends Hizh Shoes thdit for
V M II In the past two days been the center of attraction for
L lil lid 11J hundreds and hundreds or lames comes 10 a cipse .
s--r---s--s-- at 6 o'clock today. , ' : .- V
THE LAST SLASH OF POLLOCK'S BARGAIN KNIFE ;
Will make today the greatest shoe value day ever offered the public
on tne avenue.
LAST DAY-
$5, $6 and $7 Shoes for wind- fl 0 .98
up at ... .
Evening
Suppers.
mi $9 Gold and
IIJff$8,9and
Silver
S4-95
$10 Shoes
up at
98
LAST CHANCE .
": 7: 8 arid 49 Shoes f or wind- (1M.98
an-
up at.'..
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$7, $8 and $9 Tan and
Black English OC.98
Walking Shoes '
Educator Shoes
Special
$2.50 and' $3 Children's
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