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THE CHARIOT TE NEWS, FEBRUARY 16. 1912 i ' Ti7 ' ' ' " ' (Edited by T. P. Nash, Jr..) "The Real Thing. f!lver fill Ihft wjv thronsrh! Wittv iiiw i iTlm i The rush and roar of deadly modern life is everywhere. Your nerves are weak and worn, they are overtaxed, strained to the breaking point. Strengthen them, build them, vitalize them with a Food" 1 oniCm one of the oldest, purest and best-known of FOOD-TONICS. fEowanL TRADE-MARK ALL DRUGGISTS '! MW -'1,1 .-"'J.'"- 11 , STATISTICS PROVE SSHEIIILLE'S FINE HEALTH RECORD ipecial to The News. Asheville, N. O., Feb. 16. The Ashe ville board of health has- gone to the trouble to try and prove that this city is already one of the healthiest in the TtoIe country and their efforts have bcrn9 fruit. It has demonstrated con clusively that in reality the death rate here during the past year -was only 11.3 for the people who live here per saaently although the statistical fig ure that -will have to stand against the city -will remain 18.2. The death rate of 11.3 is one of the smallest in the v. hole United States and it is a matter el pride to the city to know that this is really the death rate that applies to Asheville in the strictest meaning of he word. The total number of deaths in the city last year -was 363, one for each Jay in the year and this -was given out along -with the corresponding death ate early in the year. The health board knew, however, that a vast num- r of the deaths of this 365 were 2:acng people who were not residents of Asheville, but had come here from eisewhr'for their health but had me too late. It was with this knowl edge that they began investigating he true condition of affairs. The results of their research are easily summed up. It was found that 103 of these deaths were of people who tai come here from other stats- for heir health, many of whom wre in a rcoribound condition when they came. A careful examination was made of the records to determine who should he included in this list and the board included only those who had been here j tew months. Only one or two had !-en here as much as a year and all re bodies weres hipped away from re city after death. The board feels rat it has not, therefore, drawn the !::.e between residents and non-res-i-neits too closely, in fact a wide margin i allowed and the newly established icath rate of 11.3 really represents the liaith conditions of the city although the original figure of 18.2 will have f- s'arid in the bureau of statistics, for there is no place against which to charge a person's death except the piace v.here he dies-. Among the 20,000 inhabitants of A'neville therefore, there occurred during the year 1911 22G deaths. Of his number 121 were among the white .'fjjiulation. which numbers about li. or a death rate for the whites of 4 per cent. Among the colored popula-i'-n of the city, numbering 5,000 the te:al number of deaths was 105 or a icath rate of 21 per 1,000. . Tiie. board also compiled statistics s to rh3 number or deaths among both white and colored above 50 years t age and under 2 years of age. Of the 1-1 deths among the white popula ?ini. 43 were above 50 years of age, ri rpE-enting 19.5 per cent of the to tal deaths among the white population. It is interesting to know, too, along this line 3bout the number of deaths between certain ages. The figures show that there were 10 between 0 and 60 years of age; 13 between 60 and 70; 1C between 70 and 80, and 4 shove SO. The deaths among the col ored population over 50 years of age nuxbpred 15, 7 of these being between the ages of 50 and- SO years, and o above SO. This represents- 13 per cent of the total number among the color ed population. . . The figures on the deaths of children 'inner two years of age are also lnter f;iins. Of these there were 27 whits at'fl I'l colored. Of these 21 of the 'hit children were under one year t:r.:n urd 15 of the colored were also 'Hkr 1 year of age. Nine of the deaths fV white children were attributed to ihoeal diseases and 10 of the col-r- '-d children who died were similarly affected. The total number of deaths for children of this- age was 36 white -'he average that is allowed for the registration area is 41. The average for xrti, Carolina is 3. per l.OuO, while ir v ? s cniy 1.3 here. According to these ':-s:;rcs if the death rate here among 'kiblrtn undsr 2 years of age was up 1 tii average there would have been '1 'I'aths instead of 3S. A'hat is really the most interesting ij the- statistics thus- compiled by t; f- i'card, however, ars those concern ir? th,. icaths from pulmonary tuber-'f'-OKia among the residents of the ('-V: There were only four such deaths fine last year among the residents f Asheville, two among the white 11-45 population and two among the color ed. This gives a death rate from tuber culosis for the whites of .13 per 1,000 or one death for every 7,500 popula tion. For the colored population the rate figures up to .4 or one death for every 2,500 of population. The average death rate for the Unit ed States for 1910 from tuberculosis was 1.6 per 1,000. For the. 20,000 popu lation of Asheville this would give a total number of deaths from, this dis ease as 32 if such an average applied here. Since the total number here was only four, the average of the Unit ed States, therefore, is eight times as great as for Asheville, and 12 times as great as the dath rate here among the white population. The board considers these latter figures to be the most important of all for the lownes of the death rate Is remarkable and should certainly Indi cate that the people of the city are not contracting the disease which is brought here by thousands of people yearly from all over the country. It simply means that the city has taken such steps already to make for gener al health here by the best sanitation that the results are far in excess of the expectations of the authorities. Still greater things are hoped for now since the launching of the new campaign for sanitation and the segre gation of tuberculosis. YOUNG MINISTER WILL GO AS MISSIONARY. Special to The News. Statesville. Feb. 16. Rev. J. Ken ton Parker, the young minister who will be sent to Korea as a mission ary by the First Presbyterian church of Statesville, was here Wednesday and yesterday, as guest of the church. In a brief talk Wednesday night Mr. Parker told the church of the coun try to which he will , go and of the work he will do. He expects to leave for Korea next April and will visit the church again just before going away. He came here from Chattanoo ga, where he attended the big Lay men's Missionary convention and went from here to Richmond to con tinue his studies at Union Theologi cal Seminary, where he is taking a post graduate course. Mr. Parker was a fellow student of a number ot Statesville young men while in school at Davidson College. 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Pnthrin flhisholm fhishine. author ess of the play, has drawn with bold strokes a picture of the all-too-usuai trasreriv of married life, me mcture is of the wife who has forgotten hus band in ahsorhtion hv her children and household duties: who neclects personal appearance and accomnsn ments, taking the husband's continued devotion as a matter of course; who tjirns that same husband awVv from his home for genuine companionship and innocent dissipation. Only wnen the inevitable, indiscreet nutation 01 hr husband is discovered does the wife realize the danger of losing him. She appeals helplessly to her sister, a widow with the sure conviction that the real thing In married life is that the wife and husband be good pals; whn ndvips that the best wife is the hoct mnthev! and believes that the wife should strive to retain the hus- 1-ianri'K affection bv keeping hersel attractive in person to him and devot ing a considerable part 01 ner umu to his interests and pastimes. The wife rebels at any bourse which will take her away frequently from the children, but the capable widow, once set to the task, performs it with cool audacity and succeeds in reconstructing the en tire household. The introduction of the widow's old beau supplies the motive fov a number or humorous, lnciaemai The theme is evolved in a constant succession of biting, epigrammatic lines Many reach a lair mark, n i& presumption that many are barbed. Some few may rankle and demand at- The extraordinary paucity of action makes large demands 01 tne -"" The stage scene itself is not shifted twnm -ti-m rnnm and the timo intervals 11UUI U"C . w - and intervening circumstances are ot necessity reported m conveiMiiuu. o..v, mnthnH nf nlav-writins is dar- . 00, r tvio lnst. but the greatest venture is with the players who have to interpret it. It is fortunate to a de gree, therefore, not only that Henrietta Crosman is featured in the cast, but that her support is so iauiueMiy anced and of an even quality with her. Henrietta Crosman as the widow was heartily received. Her style Is peculiar ly her own. In method and tempera, ment she is most comparable to .1 v D.tc vt t-n the comparison Miss Crosman suffers. True Miss Crosman's reputation is 100 mmi es tablished, withal tod legitimate, to have judgment passed on it at this late day; besides any judgment. Howevex- criti cal, must admit her charm and ability in a measure not given to many player folk; but in her work there is a sub tle jarring note, a vague discontent , , 11,, vnmoa a conviction tnat her method is a shade too broad and strenuous a trifle insincere, inconsis tent, if you nice. .Tosenhine Lovett had, without a doubt the most techni- cally difficult assignment m , . , i,,.ortori nation was wonder- fully well done. If there was a shade between the excellent work of Fred TidSfSie nusband, and Albert Brown. o s was with the nrsi tne OlCl ueau, . " ... named. Both of these got away with some good facial expression. nnvaitv nf the nerform- ance was the fashion in which the ' two kidlets (genuine) car ried out their rather heavy assign ments. They fitted admirably into the scheme of the play, adding the com pleting tough to tne reai emus. "The Third Degree." "rv, Third Decree." to be seen at the Academy of Music this afternoon and tonight, seems to be the centre of popularity, as theatre-goers every where are said to be responding with fimiTiPss to this- remarkable drama. They give ample proof of their enjoyment of Charles lviem s clever ness in disclosing the evils too fre nnontiv occasioned by the police in making preliminary investigations, and the topic is surely a timeiy one neie. ti,o ctnrv nf th. nlay adheres to a plausible vein and is filled with a hum an interes-t tnat wouia mau-e Third Decree'' a success were it not the public teacher that it is. Notable in the cast are urace ljiu, Ida Root Gordon, Raymond Wells, Frank Patton, Chas. T. Del Vochio, Edmond Sprague, Wm. Weston and others. Seats are selling fast at Hawley's. Blanche Ring in "The Wall Street Girl." Blanche Ring, who has been termed by the press, the "Queen of Joyland" will come to the Academy of Music, tomorrow afternoon and night. She has a new starring vehicle this season. "The Wall. Street Girl." Her company is a large one, including a clever and captivating chorus, and a number of well-known principals. Harry Gilfoil has the chief comedy role. "The Wall Street Girl" can well be proud of her parentage, the book being by Margar et Mayo and Edgar Selwyn, the lyrics by Hapgcod Burt, and the music by Karl Hoschna. All four of. these con tributors have had their names con nected with, recent successes, and it is claimed they have outdone themselves- in Miss Ring's new musical comedy. Seats are now selling fast at Hawley's. McEntee-Evison Company. On Monday afternoon and night, at the Academy of Music, an attraction of unusual excellence will appear here The McEntee-Evison Company will on the date above mentioned pre sent Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and "Hamlet." After a piece of literature has with stood the ravages of 300 years, and emerges as fres-h as the moment it dropped from the author's pen,, it is nrobably unnecessary to dilate upon its merits, and, after all, "the play's the thing." The McEntee-Evison Company is an outgrowth of the Ben Greet Players, supplemented with the names of many players from the leading classic organ izations of this country and England. Mr. McEntee and Miss Evison have played leading-support for Mr. Greet ever since his introduction to this country. Three years ago Mr. McEntee There are twelve hundred Shirts on sale, and every Shirt in the sale is the product from the best makers in the land. Earl & Wil son, Cluett, Star, Savoy, Etc. The values we -are able to give even surprise us in their excellence. The patterns are bright and fresh and represent the best materials. Every, style of Shirt is here, plaited bosoms, plain negligees, soft Shirts with soft cuffs and Shirts with collars attached or detached. , , 1 ; EVER HELD IN CHAR LO ITE . This will be the greatest One-Day Shirt Sale ever recorded in Charlotte, and when you see the values you will agree with us that this is an important .eyent in Shirt Selling. It should interest every man in the city, for Shirt Needs there always are. Such values seldom come your way, so be here early, for, like everything else, the cream of a bargain offering is usually taken off first. i i ! TO-MORROW ONLY 9 fie 1L 8. .Bro 5c EACH wis Co SEE WINDOW DLSPLAY. assumed control of the Ben Greet Players, and as actor-manager achiev ed an enviable country-wide reputa tion by his interpretations of Ham let, Petruchio, Shylock, and Romeo. Miss Evison's- delineations of Juliet, Ophelio, Puck and Ariel have stamped her as an artist of unusual insignt and ability. Besides these featured names, the company includes Leonard Shepherd, who last year appeared as leading support for Mrs. Fiske; J. S. O'Brien, who for the past two years has played Manson, the title role iu "The Servant in the House, and Chester Barnett, last seen as the poet in "The Climax." The ladies of the company include Augusta True, who some years ago was starred as Desdemona in Othello, and last season was- co-featured in the Virginia, and Helen Head, who has played leading support for E. H. Sothern The company comprises lb names, all of whom have had years of blank verse education. ASHEVILLE Y. M C. A.'S BASKET BALL RECORD. Special to The News. s Asheville, N. C, Feb. .16. The bas ket ball season of the Asheville Y. M. C. A. has closed for this year and the team and management feel that they have established a rcord this year that will be hard to live up to in the fu ture. The team has played 16 games and lost only three and in winning the others have captured the Y. M. C. A. championship of North and South Carolina. That is a record well worth being proud of. Sickly Children Made Strong and Rosy By Vino! It Makes Them Eat. Pale, sickly children usually have poor appetites. But you can get them to eating heartily :n a tew aays i y giving them Vinol, cur delicious ton ic in teasnoonful dose3. There is a book in every package that tells ex actly what to do for such children. "Seven vears aso when my little girl was two years old," says Mrs. Carl Wittenberg ol tfrooKiya, "snc was miitfi delicate and ws gave fcer Vinol. It helped her so much that this spring when tne doctor said sue had wpai- lunss and needed blood, L. knew Vinol would do her good again. I started her on it right away and it does her far more goo-i tnan au tne dnctnr's medicines. I feel like we are putting new life into our little girt when we give ner viooi. nhiidrpn like to take Vinol for the taste is pleasant, and we guarantee that Vinol win ouna mem up sru make them strong if It does not, we give back your money. II. H. Jordan & Co., Druggists, Charlotte, N. C. Small Drawn Into Evet glades Inquiry By Associated Press. Washington D. C; Feb. 16 That the department of agriculture in times Dast has sent some of its experts on tours with congressmen seeking re-elec tion, was related in the Florida ever glades inquiry Wednesday. J. O. Wright, formerly a department engineer but now employed in state drainage work in Flon .la; declared that in 1908 he was detailed to accompany Representative John H. "Small, of Washington, N. C, during a campaign. Four other agricultural employes, he testified, went Along. Renresentative Small, of North Caro lina, appeared before the committee to trict. He said politics did not enter into the lectures or dscussions and that diffusion of knowledge was the aim Chairman Moss asked Solicitor Mc Cabe, of the department, if the prac tice of sending government employes into congresional districts had been discontinued. Mr. McCabe said it had not but insisted there was no politics in it. f The government, Wrght said, paid the experts expenses. Congressman i Small introduced the soil, cotton, plant industry and corn experts, then toia the crowd to wait or him to speak. Wright said the congressman's re marks were of a political nature. Other candidates Wright said he had helued included Representatives Good- ,win and 'l nomas, of North Carolina; : Representative Ransdell, of Louisiana, from th Shreveport district, whose name he could not recall. "The everglades are still unreclaim ed,' said Wright. "A very small por tion is under cultivation. Most of that part of the Florida peninsula is Inca pable of cultivation because it has not been drained. When I first went to Florida in 1906 I traveled through the everglades with Governor Broward, with the primitive means of the Semi- i nole. Indians glade boats. Today a systeni of canals- floats steamboats ov er the same routes. There are many 'more settlers in the everglades now than there were when I first saw the country.' Wright said that when he was sent to the cvertrlades. C. G. Elliott, rec ently dismissed from the service by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, was given first chance at the assignment but objected that drainage of the everglades. was ot "doubtful , utility Death of Judge Lanning. Trenton, N. J., Feb. 16. Uniteii States Circuit Judge William M. Lan' ning died at his home in this city today from heart trouble. Judge Lanning vas to have sat with Circuit Court Judges Gray and Bu fington in the government suit aainf! the United States Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries. I Copenhagen, Denmark, jncludes foui bath-houses in it3 public-school 83s tern, and free instruction in swimming is thus opened to every school child of the city. In 1910 swimming . was taken up by 22 schools, having an en rollment, of ,12,000 pupils. Of these, 5,000 became swimers. Almost with out exception the teachers of 'the at;$ are graduates of the army gymnasiumg where swimming has been taught for more than a century. " In three mill ions swimming lessons given not a sin gle pupil has been drowned. i iff U 7" MjC ; SCHIJOSS THEATRE CIRCUIT Torfsy, Mstlnefe and Night. A Dramatic Treat The Tiiird Degree By Charles Klein, Author "The Lion and the Mouse," etc. Seats on sale at Hawley's today.- ' Prices, Matinee . . 25c, 50c, 75c, $t.6 Night, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.5C - 1 6CtLOSS THEATB2 CiCUlT. C:n,rl3v EVhrnarv 17th Matinee and Night Coming with another Big Hit "y In a New Musical Comedy ( The Wall Street Girl f With Harry Gilfoil and-a Big Confl pany. Seats on sale tomorrov raorh ing at Theatre Box Office at 10 :i. n Prices, Matinee .-25c to $1. Night 50c to $2.0 Tfcsse tiny CAPSULES are superior 10 naisam ot vopaica, Cuhebs orlnjections,and fumy feci ICUCC in 9A HfJ !R5 ViiUJ tha same diseases with out inconvenience. tSotrt hv nil flr"inoi. ) SCENE FROM CHARLES KLEIN'S GREAT PLAY. THE THIRD DEGREE
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