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lp Jtenrlj vBroai Qustbr INCORPORATED . M. L. SHIPMAN T. R. BARROWS . - - ; - Editor Associate Editor Enured a! thf Potto ffice at Bendertonv. .C w mail matter of ihe seon lass. " HENDERSONVILLiE. N. C JAMES P. AIKEN. We wish to drop a flower upon the newly made grave of J. P. Aiken, who met a tragic death in a fearful accident at Brevard on last Thursday morning, the details of which were published in these columns the day follow ing. The writer has known "Jim" .. Aiken, intimately for fifteen years and does not hesi tate to say he was an honest, industrious negro and one who was admired by all who knew him, both white and colored. He attended to his own business and did not interfere with other people's affairs; was polite and respectfuLto his white friends, obliging, industrious and true to every trust reposed in him. In the opinion of the editor, of this newspaper "Jim" Aiken was the best negro in the United States. He posessed many no ble traits of character and mem bers of his race would profit by emulating the example of their deceased friend in their contact with events 'of future life. "Jim" Aiken knew his place and was perfectly content with his lot in life. Kind-hearted, accommodating, industrious, he was ever ready to assist those in distress and here is one color ed man who left the world bet ter, than-he found it. And he helped to make it so. ' 1 "Jim-1 eschewed politics years ago and was one negro who vot ed for his friends, regardless of their political affiliations. He was prominent in the church and society circles of the colored people and an enthusiastic sup porter of fraternal orders and all other objects looking to the betterment of his race. Bre vard will miss-him. The1 funeral services over the remains of this esteemed colored man were conducted from the First Baptist church (white) of Brevard and, as a mark of re spect to his memory, the busi ness houses of the town were closed during the hour of ser vice. Tnis was fitting and in dicatesthe feeling entertained by Southern white people for a negro who shows himself worthy. Referring to his death the Brevard News says: - "The death of James P. Aiken is a distinct loss to our town. He was the most widely known colored man in Western North Carolina; was a successful and enterprising bussiness man whose store on Main street is well patronized; he was a mem of the Baptist church and several benevolent socities; was a mem ber of the Fire Department wiiiie vvra. Hf. ureese, jr., was chief, and was alwavs amonr the first to respond to the call of the fire-bell and one of the hardest workers at every fire in the his tory of the town. He was in every way a responsible negro henest, entergetic, working and reliable. He had a wide in fluence among the colored race m his mountain section, besides having many friends among the the white people, all of whom wii I be shocked to Jearn of his I (Rocks sudden death." bosom companion of that -good negro regrets the deplorable ac cident which ended his earthly career more than this writer. And we have no apology to make for devoting this little space, to a brief statement of our estimate of the best negro, cer tainly, in North Carolina. THE FORESTS OF NORTH GAROLINA. We are in receipt of Press Bulletin No. 30, of the N. C. Geological and Economic Survey, outlining a purpose which this Department, together with the United States Forest Service, has in view and is now planning to put into effect in this State, looking to the possibilities of ec onomizing in the use of what ever timber is cut For instance, instead of allowing the smaller parts of a tree cut for bridge timber to go to waste, it will en deavor to have the top used in the industries capable of using the smaller dimensions, instead of allowing this to go to waste and cutting more and smaller trees for the latter purpose. This is a laudable undertaking and has our full endorsement It is a shame and an outrage the way our forests have been and are yet being wantonly destroy ed for the sake of the immediate dollar, with no thought of their future worth and possibilities. The forests of North Carolina are worth as much, or more, than the land they stand on. Remove them, and what scenery and climatic advantages we now have will go with them, leaving a country little better than a de sert In nnv effort aloner the line of preservation of our natural re sources these gentlemen deserve a liberal support, and we look forward to the accomplishment of much good from the publicity this work will give to the ulti mate results of either good or bad management of ou- forests. A bill has been introduced in the Alabama legislature to move the capital from Montgomery to Birmingham, because a member of that body was arrested by a polieceman in the former city. Strikes us that the cheaper thing to do would be to discharge the polieceman. President Pomejoy, of the National Editorial Association, has appointed Mr. W. C. Ham mer, of the Asheboro, N. C, Courier, a member of the Com mittee on Postal Laws. This is a worthly recognization of an able North Carolina editor. A reputed agent of the tobacco trust is said to have said to Mr. Ware, of the Ware-Cramer To bacco Company of WilSon, N. C, "We will crush h 1 out of you," but afterwards changed ""his mind and crushed two and a half million dollars out of him instead. Left to our own choice, we would about as soon have had him carry out the first threat. SETTLEMENT OF STRIKES. The editor of this newspaper liked "Jim" Aiken, because ef the many commendable qualities he possessed and not even the One of the regretable occur rences of the year is the labor trouble now going on at McKee's between the Pressed Steel Car Company and its em ployes. It is an unsafe propo sition to take sides in a matter of this kind; and this is a thing we make it a point never to do, unless the facts governing iha case are so plain as to admit no doubt as to who is right and who is wrong. Also it is highly prob able that after a dispute" 6f this nature has gone so far as to re sult in blood shed, both sides . . . - - -. . have committed errors of dis-j cretion and overstepped what may be called, fcr want of bet ter name, the line of fairness. It does look as if the time had arrived when some general so lution might be suggested that would be applicable to these re curring occurences when proper ty and business, and after life, are sacrificed. - A great many schemes have been tried, but none, so far, have reached a point which could be counted on to arrest the tendencies until after great loss had been effect ed. The employer has rights, so does the employe but each, no doubt, has exaggerated ideas of what these rights are. Work men have a 'right to organize, and to set a figure as the price of their toil; a right to say how many hours they will work. But no employing concern is compell ed to employ the members of any organization. This is a mat ter of choice. If a concern is compelled to operate its plant for a longer period each day than the members of an organi zation care to work, clearly they have a right to employ laborers who do not belong to the organi zation. On the other hand, if the organization does not care to accept the terms offered by any employer, such organization need not do so. , The idea of force or coercion by either party is contrary to all laws of equity and to the principles of our government. Force of arms never settles disputes permanent ly, nor does it ever settle it fairly to all parties concerned. 1 Older labor organizations realize this, and rarely does a strike among their ranks lead to anything further than a cessation of work and peaceful argument among the would-be strike breakers by the members of the striking party. When it does amount to more than this, the trouble can usually be traced to some over- zealous or erratic memoer, inex perienced in the principals of cause and effect. With the younger and less experienced or ganizations, the proportion of violence is increased just in pro proportion is its inexperience is greater or less. What is needed most is a scheme that will set tle these troubles before they reach the acute stage. Some such proposition suggests itself ,to us, which, so far as we can ascertain, has not yet been tried. It is this: Let each state add to its elec tion officers a state board ' of arbitration, of five members, with the usual organization of chairman, etc; two to be employ ers, two wage-earners and one a professional man, to be paid for their services only when actively engaged in their duties. This board to have charge .-of every dispute which has gone so far as to reach a deadlock between em ployer and employe. Make all i strikes against law. On the cer tification to the proper authority by the parties, or either of them, the board to be notified to meet at the point designated in the certification as the seat of the disagreement and take the h "A Macfc FULL YARD-WIDE GUARANTEED .k The Rustling Kind, vxrth $1.00 p at only 75c Full yard-wide Sea Island at only 5c per yard. All colored lawn worth 10 at just half, choice for. 5c yard x ' ,r When you want to buy. Shoes, Hats, Clothing or Dress Goods. We don't have special sales but undersell all the year rdund, whether July, June or January, so join the crowds that "Kongregate at Rollins and Save Kash." You see our wholesale department at Spartanburg gives us an outlet for handling quantites that, smaller dealers have not and places us in position t9 buy goods stripped of all middlemen's percentage. Then, too, we often buy high grade goods from those forced to sell to raise ready cash-at half cost, so no wonder we can quote knock-down prices below the reach of competition, comparison or monopoly. THE PRESIDENT, the best 50c suspender, only 39c Men's Gplf Shirts worth $1.00 at 75c New lot in tcc'ay of Men's Soft Negligee Shirts, collars attached, mercerized finish sells everywhere for $1.00, your choice 75c Fancy Shirts for young men, light, mercerized, worth $1.00, at 75c. Men's Negligee Shirts, worth 50c at 39c. All elastic Suspenders for boys for only 5c. Mosquito Net 7-4 Wide only 6c yard ' ' Table Linen 62 Inches Wide only 25c Be qiiick,the goods don't stay long atTHE BEE HIVE .because it is the cheapest store M H Ladies' cotton hand- colors at 20c. Mercerized leathers 98c, $1.25, $1.50, eine-hams. silk fioiirps and $1.75, $1.98. kerchiefs, hemstitched only 2 stripeS worth 25c at 15c. Do- Mason's Best Quality Glass for 5c. Linen handkerchiefs mestic ginghams at 5c. Plaids Fruit Jars: pints, 45c dozen, 3 for 10c Ladies' white shirt ,at 4c. Mohairs, 36 inches Quarts' 55adozen, half -gallons, waists, good quality at 49c. wide, black or blue at 29c. 70c dozen- All the better waists too, at Panamas from 25c up. Black For One Cent. 75c and 98c. Ladies' bleach- Taffeta silk fullv 36 inches r i i i . c j-cuieui fen, luny oo incnet. One pocket mirror, lc. Dec- ed undervests 5c. wide at 75c. Black Pua de orated picture, glass cover, lc. Gros Grained Mercerized Soie silk, 36 inches wide, Key chain lc, thimble lc, 6 Dress Goods, in old rose, blue, worth $1.25 at 98c. S,0? C' perciU:C' turkey green and red, 20c yard. Knickerbocker fa PantS g" Pillow cases 10c Bleached tow- . . paper pins lc, ball thread lc, 5c. Sheets at 39c. Paragon, SfiSS?1 ihflm .stic pen r. . -i -j cyn u. w o ali colors at -63c, 69c, 75c and holder lc pack hair pins lc high grade 36 m. bleaching 8c. 95c. All the cheaper grades tablet lc, pack envelopes lc Cream cashmere (wool) 36 too in boys' knee pants from 20 sheets paper lc, 10 slate inches wide at - 29c. White 15c pair up. pencils lc, box cobblers nails lc cashmere, 36 inches wide Young men's hats, correct Clariette Laundry Soap equal (wool) at 29c White India ?tyles at 98c, Young men's to Oclagon 3 for 10c. (wool ) at yc. White India hats latest shape correct Red BM Laund g f linen at five cents. White India style, worth $2.00 at $1.50. 5c, Sweet Maiden soap 4c 3 ir linen, extra quality at 8 1-3 Ladies' oxfords and low cut box for 10c, Best Tar Glycerine and 10c. White lawn 10c. shoes at 75c' All the better soap at 4c, lajge oval shaped Mercerized gros grain, old rose grades, absolutely all solid white toilet soap at one cent. Come today to Greater Hendersonville's Greatest Store, Quality up, prices down Cut this out and bring it to THE BEE HIVE. and you will get 20 cents cash when you buy $2.00 worth or more, : 1. COLL IS Hendersonville'sGreatestStore Hats and Clothing at Under price. not to consider that they have any further claim to the employ ment the employer may have to offer, and may not interfere in any manner with the proceedings of any employer to re-man his work, the ousted employes to be subject to the civil and criminal law of the land for any violation. bhould the employer except to the ruling of the board of arbi tration, he may notify his help of his deciscion, and dis charge his entire force on pay ment of Jany wages due them, and proceed to replace such dis charged help to suit himself. Neither side could object to the airing of the merits of its contention without arousing suspicion as to its honesty. Strikes that lead to damage to property and to violence are not so much the result of disagree ment as to hours and wages as they are of stubborness on the part of one side, or the" other, or both sides of the question. In the case of the Pressed Steel Car Company, thousands of dollars of loss in wages and prop erty has already taken place, to say nothing of the expense to the State, of Pennsylvania. The plan outlined above would have saved it all. evi dence in the case, and after all parties have been allowed to in troduce all competent evidence desired, each in the presence of i Quite a number of the superin tendents took advantage of the opportunity and went to Lake Toxaway this morning. fhey will return this afternoon for the meeting tonight. HO W TO MAKE MONEY The business man who will watch the columns of The Observer publi cations will find many opportunities for profitable investmenis. Our news columns carry information of commercial value, and our advertising columns present many inducements to investors. The best kind of reading matter for the family will be found in any of these publications. Five Observer publications and prices: THE DAILY OBSERVER Mornings. Every day in the Year One year $8.00 Six Months 4.00 Three Months 2.00 One Month : .75 THE SUNDAY OBSERVER Every Sunday Morning One year 2.00 Six months l.oo Three months ' 5o One month . .20 THE SEMI-WEEKLY OBSERVER Twice a week One year l.oo Six months ,5o Three months .25 One Month .lo THE EVENING CHRONICLE Every Day.Except Sunday One Year 5.00 Six Months 2.50 Three Monnhs 1.25 One Month .50 THE SATURDAY EVENING CHRONICLE One Year 1.50 Six Months .75 Three Months .40 One Month .15 The Observer Co . Circulation Dept. No. 12 CHARLOTTE, N. C. We send sample copies on request BINGHAM SCHOOL 1793 1910 J ? U2J ffJt !n P-P t COLLEGE and tot LIFE, and h-r ben trained to bMKS THE BINGHAM 8CHOOL. Idaiy loo-tod on Ashevi He Plateau. Organu-tjon HIJLIT-&T tor dieiplin, control and mttI-jb. Boys expelled ehool not roeei-d. A ViOiOUS bo7 Mnt bom a. toon diicorered. Hazing xclndd by pledge of honor. Limited to 130. Rates ron-bI. Addr i COL, R. B HIGH AX, Sapt., R. F. D., Box 63, ASHETTLXE, V. C. Mrs. J. W. Cairnes is so ser iously ill at the home of her father at Horse Shoe that her recovery is hardly looked for. Mrs. Cairnes is the widow of the late J. W. Cairnes. Superintendent T. C. Hender son, of Transylvania, came in this morning. He is a. 4 'live wire" youngest and handsomest repre sentative to the convention of superintendents. Otis Self is a fine looking "fellow and is not lacking in accomplishments, eith er. He was elected superinten dent of his county last July and is making a splendid official. .An interesting member of the ; . i . in educational as well as' other i nnaenrs convention, nov, matters and. Transyluama. folks, C. Broaden, State Supervisor of are fortunate in having him ;at I Elementary Schools.- Prof. Brea the, head of their school system, i den is a nephew of ex-Governor t i . . , . i urtis ii. i5rogaen ana stanu Jackson County has the pleas- in the front ranks among- North ling distinction of sending th i Carolina's brighest young men.
French Broad Hustler (Hendersonville, N.C.)
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