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1 v ' ...l ft l Library fit. VOLUME XXXIV. NUMCER 26 - " HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH "CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1919, FIVE CENTS COPT IIIGII POIilTS lilAMY IIIDUSTMAL PMNTSU)LE FOR HANYVEEKS, 1IED OPERATIONS WEDNESDAY it About; 4,000' Factory Operatives Return' to Work. v Labor ; Trouble Finally Settled by Governor. "Open Shop" Principle Agreed to by 'Manufacturers and Men. - Agreement Includes ' Concessions by Employers and Unions. Calls for Arbitration. , .High Point, Sept. 14. The labor trouble at High Point, which has tied up industry for the past six weeks nd created an idle army of approx imately 4,000 people, was ended this afternoon at 3 o'clock when articles of agreement between employes and employers,-was signed by a committee representing theJa.bor unions and the manufacturers. The settlement of the differences was made on the basis of the "open shop" principle. Under : the agreement, work is to be resumecr Wednesday morning, September 17. The. articles of agreement signed this afternoon privnde briefly for the following five essential points: 1. Admission on the part of the ' manufacturers that union labor has a right to work without discrimina tion. 2. Admission on the part of union workers that a rion-union employe has everv richt the manufacturers con cede the union employe. N 3. Adoption of the piece work I system. 4. Compulsory arbitration of dif ferences between employers and em ployes. 5. "It being herein and hereby dis tinctly understood and agreed that this agreement shall not be under stood as any sort or kind of collec tive bargaining with either agents, committees or representatives of union labor." 55-Hour Week It is further agreed that the week's work shall, .consist of 55 hours with pay on this basis. This, in effect, means that the employes will work 10 hours a day except Saturday. The settlement of. the labor con troversy here is due largely to the efforts of Governor T. W. Bickett, The governor came toHigh Point last Friday night and since that time has been almost continually in conference! T b4 11 0 M V'lV OIUV HUVII VIIV Vlte Governor Bickett stated upon irrival ViavA that tin VioJ mima f a Mmain until the labor trouble was settled even if it required many days or weeks. The settlement of the trouble here is regarded as a victory for what is termed the "Bickett labor policy," which the governor recently presented to manufacturers at Charlotte Badin and other points in this state. It is the principle ))f the "open shop." Forty-seven High Point manufac turing plants, idle for weeks, will re sume operation Wednesday morning as open shops. Immediately following the signing; of the agreement, Governor Bickett : addressed a mass meeting of union men and citizens in the, high school j aditorium, and urged manufacturers j and employes to bring about a closer j partnership; speed production and convince the manufacturers that 4hey! have made no mistake In their recog-j nition of unionism. James F.NBarrett, labor leader, of AsheviUe, who has been Here several days in an effort to settle yie contro versy, issued a statement this after: Uon declaring the settlement a "splendid compromise, and," the statement . continued, "let me urge upon every union worker his duty to attend to his wort ana resume ms la- bor and to forget all bitter words that have been. spoken; let them show to the manufacturers that they have not .made a mistake.. . ;. . . .. s 5AM KIRKLAND KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAIN Sam Kirkland, deaf and dumb, was Knocked down by the 10 i60 passenger train Saturday morning while stanu ing in front of the station. s ' The young man was looking toward the express office with back turned toward the railroad tracks, evidently being nearer the tricks than he real ized and did not set, the approaching trains which struck! him. on the left shoulfleY knocking him several feet is the direction of the express office. The wound while it is painful, is not considered serious . and ' Kirkland is again going about his daffy vocation. ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL The Roosevelt Memorial organiza tion for this state has been completed Judge J. C. Pritchard is state chair man, and Zeb Vance Walser of Lex ington is' state director. W. C. Rec- tor is chairman for Henderson county, and A. O. Jones is secretary-treasurer. Hon. J. J. Britt of Asheville, is treasurer for the 10th Congressional district. ' The Roosevelt Memorial Associa tion has been formed to provide memorials in accordance with the plans of the national committee, which' will include the ejection of suitable and adequate monumental memorial in Washington; and acquir ing, development and maintenance of a park in the town of Oyster Bay which may ultimately, perhaps in clude Sagamore Hill, to be preserved like Mount Vernon and Mr. Lincoln's home at Springfield. In order to carry this program to success, the association will need minimum of 110,000,000, and so that participation in the creation of this memorial fund may be general, it asks for subscriptions . thereto from millions of individuals, Colonel Roosevelt was the greatest American of his generation. H blazed the trail whTch this nation must travel Unselfish and sincere In pur pose, unswerving in seeking the right and following it, definite and direct in action, with his theory of personal resDonsibilitx for jwronedoinsr and his -rcreea or "tne - square aear zor ail, I a .... ' . - mi. m . .. he gave a lifetime of devoted public service which must stand as an in spiration to the youth of this land for all time. Ardently American, be lieving profoundly that only through fullest acceptance of America's privileges and responsibilities could fk i. i: " " L their obligations to themselves and to humanity, he set up ideafe which ? ? "ot only a duty but a Privilee to follow. A memorial to this man will not so imuch honor him as honor America and the citizens who raise it to him. A contribution to the Roosevelt memorial will be, in the highest sense, a pledge of devotion to ideal citizenship. Make contributions to A. O. Jones, at Register of Deeds office. Vote for School Bonds next Tues day. JOE WEST HAS BEEN DECLARED INSANE ' joe Hunter West, well known in Hendersonville, has been declared in gane by a commission appointed by Judge H. B. Phillips of the Duval county court at Jacksonville, Fla. Dr. R. H. McGinnia. Dr. J. TV T.nvA and j. C. Lanfer constituted the commis- 8ion that declared young West insane. Young West was taken into custody and held after he had made two at tempts to kill Dr. Pittman, shooting up his house in the first raid, and in the second raid on Dr. Pittman's j house none of the family were at home and-no damage was done Young West , carried a shotgun at the tlfile of the second raid on Dr. Pittman's home. " The ' commission reported that w the case of West, whose age -was given at "27, Sis insanity is chronic. West has a delusion that he is being poisoned in order that his enemies who he claim's - are. defrauding him, will come into possession of his estate. It is ajso stated that young West has homicidal' tendencies.' The commis sion also reported thai the - young' man requires mechanical restraint in order to prevent self injury or viol ence to others. i A. . B.; Blaclcwell of Flat Rock, Route U was in the city on business this weak. k : . , , .Vote for School day -i i ' V r Bond nest Tue. MASS HEETIKG FRIDAY NIGHT There will be an educational rally at the city hall tpnighfy 8,130' o'clock, at which Lieut-Gov. Gardner and ex Congressman Britt will speak. These men are deeply interested in the cause of education and their coming at this time is more than a passing event to the people of Henderson- ville. As preliminary to this meeting the high-school pupils will parade on Main street .this afternoon beginning about 5:30 o'clock. We want a representativeaudience at the city hall tonight to hear these distinguished speakers. ' , '; JURY LIST FOR SEPTEM BER TERM OF COURT The following is the jury list drawn for. the fall term of Superior court whichV convenes September 29: Firnt Week. S. E. Sumney, Jno, W. McGuinn, N. A. Drake, A. C. McKinnia, J. M. Case, Walter Hooper, Ben Capps, B. P. Pace, G.'A. Goode,R. V. Blythe, S. W. Davenport, D. L. Kimsey, H. P. Cantrell, W. M. Hyder, C. E. Souther, J. C. Lanning, W. P. Potts, C. N. Drake, E. M. Osteen, W. S. McCraw, V. Laughter, Frank Young, J. R. Wilkie, J. M. Laughter, J. H. Wil liams, M. S. Shipman, E. S. Hill, E. L. Sinclair, J. F. Garren, Z. D. Bre vard, J. P. Fletcher, E. R. Garren, A. J. Carland, J. P. Townsend, R. K. Osteen, R. B. Allison. Second Week C. WVaugn, M. A. Wiird, Geo. Gillespie, A. P. Garren, J. V. Grant, J. M. Jackson, R. N. Reid, R. O. Keith, J. C. Butler, A. L. Gurley, R. E. L. Freeman, B. F. Gilbert, J. P. Revis, B. H. Raines, W. H. White- sides, J. P. Anders, G. O. Love, T. L. Johnson. AMERICA PAID RENTS WHILE FIGHTING FOR FRANCE - In FranctTnflring the World War, where the land was taken for military use, the United States government had to pay a rental compensation. This government also paid for all ma terial and labor used in constructing ports, warehouses, etc, in France. The amount of compensation was fixed by an agreement between an American commission and the French authorities. ALL RECORDS ARE BROKEN It is a source of great pleasure to note the splendid enrollment of stu dents at the city graded schools dur ing the opening week. The enroll ment is the largest on record in all departments, fully 25 per cent great, er than at corresponding periods last 1 iL 1 year, and the number daily increas ing. The grammar and primary de partments are running from 9 o'clock a. m. to 12:30 p. m. The high school department runs from 1 :30 to 6 o'clock p. m.. On ac count of the large number of students the school board found it necessary to elect another teacher, which they did at their meeting on Wednesday night of this week. The inadequate accommodations at the school build ing work a hardship on students, par- ents ana teachers since it becomes necessary for the children to attend the school only at certain periods of the day. Let us remedy this on next Tuesday by giving an oyerwhelmirig4the water after a high dive, his corn- vote for school bonds. BUSINESS BOOSTERS Be sure to read the advertisements in this paper. They are news, good news, which the merchants of this city have asked us to carry to you. We Convey this message with pleasure and good will. If it's first-class job printing you are looking for, call and let us talk it over with you. We can pleasue the most exacting when it comes to print ing. ' Do you need a good razor hone? If you do, come to The Times office, pay us one of your good dollars' for a year's subscription to The Times and the hone is yours. Think of it -Ahia paper a full year for $1.00 and a razor hone to boot. ' ' I. M. Haig called to. see us Tues day and subscribed for, The Times. t3. Cv Pace of Flat Rock, Route 1, was in the city on business Wednes day..;' v.".. t .. 4 V; OPKONONTHE NOTERMAN PLACE Only, a few of us can leave much money to our children; but all of us, through our school can provide them with a 'sound education which will equip them to meet the duties and responsibilities of life. All the school ing which 95 per cent of the Hender sonville children will get will be given by our city school. Therefore we must make that school as efficient as possible,? But The present building is too small to hold the1 students. Therefore we must either have two shifts,' which' reduces the school hours of: every student and reduces the eftlcjecy of the instruction), or we mu provide additional accommo dations. jt There are two ways to pro vide additional accommodations. , We "mght add to the present build ing. But the present. grounds are al ready too Email, and an increased number of students would make the congestion intolerable. Also, the en larged building would again be out grown after a few years, and by that time there would be no available sites that could be bought except at a prohibitive price. We cin buy while the buying is good. The trustees have an option on the Noterman property for $23,500, which is, "just about the same as the cost of enlarging the present build ing The'Noterman property includes a substantial, well-planned buildnng which will provide 6 large class-rooms, an auditorium and extra rooms for domestic science and manual training. It also includes 7 acres of land which will provide: a) Sites for any future school buildings the city will need in the next 50 years. (b) Ample room for physical training, and also for an agricultural demonstration plot which will enable us to gef an annual financial appro priation from the United States gov eminent. T, 1 We itn-t-the Noterman property now under the terms of the option, for less than its market value. The owners have already been offered more for the property than 'the amount stipulated in the option; bui. until October 1, they are tied up by the option. NIn order to avail ourselves of this opportunity to make our school 100 per cent efficient, and to get the utmost financial aid from the county, the State and the United Statos. we urge the citizens of Hendersonville to vote for the proposed bond issue of $30,000, of which $23,500 is to be spent in the purchase of the property and the remaining $6,500 for equip ment and for the comparatively small cost of remodeling. n Vote for the bondi for the sake of the children. Vote lor School Bond next Tue day. RICHARD QUICK DROWNS IN WATERS OF HIGHLAND LAKE Richard Quick, 18-y ears-old son of Dr. Geo.W. Quick, pastor of the First Baptist church, Greenville, S. C, was drowned in Highland Lake near here last Saturday. The young men, with two companions, was swimming in the lake on the Carolina Military-Naval Academy property at Flat Rock, when he met his death. He remained under panions going in after him and mak ing every effort possible to save him, but their efforts were fruitless. After dragging the lake for an hour or more the body was recovered. The young man had been visiting the family of Rev. C. S. Blackburn of this city for several days. The remains were taken Saturday night to the home of the boys' parents at Greenville where funeral services were held Sunday, after which they were shipped to Vir ginia for burial. DOES IT PAY? J. R. Wilson of this city wanted a bookkeeper. He inserted a small want ad in The Times last week, tell ing the public what ; he wanted. In a few days Mr. Wilsolvcame to The Times office and instructed us to dis continue his ad, saying, "I have se cured the services of a bookkeeper." This is only one of many cases whjfch prqye that it nays to 'advertise. Vote for School BoaeV next Tuei- PROPERTY VALUEd AT MILLIONS t DESTROYED IN OIL PLANT FIRE Blaze Believed to Have Originated From Spontaneous Com bustion Sweeps Twenty-Acre Establishment of Standard Oil Company at Long Island City- Explosion Spread Flames to Adjoining Buildings Three Firemen Reported Killed Plants Across River Threatened by Blazing Oil 'AUNT" DICIE AT THE PARTING OF THE. WAYS "Aunt" Dicie Hyder, while in town the other day with a load of veget ables and other products of the farm, found time to discuss briefly the po litical situation and to state her po sition on the league of nations busi ness. She said she had always stood by President Wilson and defended his course, even when she doubted the correctness of it. She also said that she always praised the bridge that carried her safely over, but that she was very dubious of this league of nations business. She declared that when an individual joined a lodge, church or similar organization, the said individual had to do what the others said do no matter how hard and humiliating it was to obey the in junction. "Aunt" Dicie stated that she is afraid of this proposed league of nations business which the Presi dent is attempting to have the Senate swallow hair, hide and all. She said it appears to her that this great and leading nation of ours.would, if the President's league pact should be adopted as it was presented to the Senate by himf be put in a position where it would have to play second fiddle forever hereafter. She declared this will not do at all. She said be fore we would occupy such position tion we would fight as long as we had manpower and money to fight with. Thus it would seem that "Aunt" Dicie is at the parting of the ways with President Wilson, and also the Democratic party if she can, be con vinced that it is standing, for th league' of nations pact as it was pre sented to the Senate by the Presi dent. Moreover, "Aunt" Dicie seems to have grievances at the local Demo cratic party. A short time ago she expressed herself as being highly elated at the progress the woman suffrage amendment to the constitu tion was making, and that she would be a candidate for sheriff on the Democratic ticket in the next elec tion. That was when a number of stiong Republican states were adopt ing the suffrage amendment. The next thing "Aunt" Dicie learned was that several of the Democratic states of the South had voted almost unani mously against the amendment. And when she spoke to several of the leading male members of the" Demo cratic party in Henderson county con cerning the suffrage amendment and her candidacy for sheriff of the coun ty she got little or no satisfaction from them. So the next time she came to town she interviewed several leading Republicans in regard to the same matters she had spoken to Democrats about, and she says she found them enthusiastic for woman suffrage amendment, and dead against the league of nations business. And she says they all agreed that' they would give her claims for the posi tion of sheriff their careful consider ation, and A. B. Freeman, W. J. Davis, W. C. Stradley and B. F. Sta- ton, she stated, had agreed that they would support her loyally in her can didacy for the position of sheriff if she would quit advocating the fool policies of President Wilson,, and come out and go to advocating the policies of the Republican 'party and help it to win the next election so that it can restore order out of the chaotic condition the country finds it self in at this time, and restore it once more to the high position it once occupied among the nations of lhe earth. "Aunt Dicie has the proposition of these gentlemen under consideration and is to let them know her decision right away. TROOPS RETURN FASTER ' THAN THEY WENT OVER The record month of the war in tarrying troops to France was July, 1918, when 10,000 a day, or 800,000 tor the month, , were disembarked. The return, flow of troops exceeds the outfiqw, reaching 830,00 in a May, ' New York, Sept. 13. The Stone and Fleming works of the Standard Oil Company, covering 20 acres in Long Island City, tonight were wrap ped in flames, which after causing damage estimated as reaching into the millions, swept on despite the ef- I forts of a dozen fire boats and nearly two score engine companies to check them. Many thousand gallons of oil were consumed. - The blaze started shortly after 3 p. m., following an explosion in one of the tanks, believed to have been caused by spantaneous combustion. Fire alarms immediately were turned in and all available apparatus in Long Island City and Brooklyn, and several companies from Mantattan were summoned. Frantic efforts to check the flames during the afternoon failed and to ward sunset anxiety began to be felt for the Piatt works of the Standard Oil Company on the opposite bank of Newton creek, on which the Stone and Fleming plant is located. Lumber yards in the vicinity and plants in which large quantities of alcohol and naptha are stored, also were threatened. Although no one was reported kill ed up to" a late hour tonight, more than a score of persons were burn ed or otherwise injured. Several per sons were trampled under foot when a back draught, sweeping the flames hundreds of feet into the air, causjed a crowd of many thousands, gathered on the opposite shore of the creek, to flee for safety. As the flames spread from tank to tank, until at 8 o'cloek - 50 were ablaze, there were several explosions which caused uneasiness to spread among spectators. Fearing a more serious burst, they would scamper away, only to return again later to wath the flames sweep onward. Each tank contained many thou sand gallons of oil when the fire started, but plant employes immed iately put into operation an emer gency underground pipe system and began drawing off the oil to other Standard Oil plants in the vicinity. Blazing oil overflowed, however, from some tanks and ran along the ground, spreading destruction. . Some spread along the surface of the creek, but soon burned itself out. So intense was the heat that occu pants of factories near the works and families in tenement houses a short distance away fled, some carrying with them belongings. Fire Commissioners Drennan took charge of the situation. The smoke was so thick that employes with a knowledge of the plant were used to guide the fireman in their work. Fire men between tanks were relieved at 10 minute intervals. By order of the fire fighgters nine searchlights, each of 500- candle power and having 1, 800 feet of cable, were set up. . Shortly before 9 o'clock six more explosions occurred within a few minutes of one another, causing the spectators to flee. Ten more ambu lances, reinforcing several already on hand, arrived within a few minutes. The force of the explosions were felt within half a mile of the plant Shortly before 10 o'clock the flames spread to the main building of the Columbia Distilling Company's plant" on the same side of the creek as the Stone and Fleming works and the al cohol stored there burned with a roar. Blazing oil also spread across the creek, threatening the Piatt works. Three men on one fire boat were re ported killed. DO YOU NEED HELP? We are in recipt of a letter from the Board of Trade, Asheville, ask- ingg us to co-operate with them in getting employment 'for a number of recently returned soldiers, many of whom are trained as mechanics. carpenters, clerks, electricians drafts men, chauffers, farm hands, painters, teachers, salesmen, etc. If anyf our readers have need of this kind ; of help and wish to take the matter up, arrangements can be completed by writing Asheville Board of Trade, ' I '.VI I!
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