The Pulaskian., 1916-06-16

manager, signed the agreement which ended the strike
 The agreement specifies that the company will restore all former em- ployes as individuals. without diserim, nation, including the officers of the new union who were discharged, and the strikers; will not discharge any employees because they are members of a union and will pay salaries of the motormen and conductors and the discharged union officials the wages they would have earned during the strike.
 The agreement also stipulates that all future differences between the com pany and employees will be adjusted by a committee of the employees and com pany officials. The new union will continue.
 The agreement is considered vic tory for the union.
 Senator Joe T. Robinson, who has been spending several weeks in Lit tie Rock under the care of physicians, expects to leave in a few days for Colorado, where he will probably spend the remainder of the summer. The senator has been confined to his home for several weeks with bronchial affection.
 That his son, Troy Cook, aged Is, was frightened into making a false confession that he set fire to a tenant houae of Dr. T. C. Watson, near Mount Vernon, several weeks ago, is the statement of Cooks father, D. E. Cook. He says officers obtained the confession by telling the boy they had evidence of his guilt and that if he would confess he could go free, while if he did not he would be sent to the penitentiary
 The Blue Laws, covering Sunday closing, are scheduled to be in full eff feet throughout the Fifth judicial dis trict. In addition to drug stores, so- da fountains, livery stables and ga rages remaining closed, it is said that even telephone service will be discon- tinued.
 Russell L. Ramsey, of Little Rock, who was seriously injured in an au. tomobile collision May 8, filed suit for S25,000 damages against w. E. Bell, owner of the car that caused the col. lislon
 A freak of the tornado of last Mon day was the wrecking of the wheels Of wagon, which were torn from the axles and carried away The body Of the wagon was not moved by the wind.
 Operators of the Bonita zinc mine, three miles east of Creswell, have out nea1ly carload of ore. It will be the first car of zinc to be shipped from Izard county.
 The Hampstead county teachers in- stitute has broken the record. One hundred and fifty teachers have en- rolled and the daily programs are highly interesting.
 Plans and specifications for new S10,OOO brick Methodist church at Rector have been approved. and work will begin on it's erection within a rew days.
 Columbia county is making a deter mined fight against the cattle tick There are now 3S dipping vats in ope- ration in that county.
 The Pulaski county fair will be held October 16-21 at Forest park, the Board of Directors of the fair associa. tion has announced.
 Van Buren banks may keep open on Saturday night in order to accommo- date employees of the Arkansas Zinc Smelling Company.
 A severe hail storm visited a DOT ton of Columbia county recently. At Philadelphia hailstones weighing a pound fell.
 The next Hampstead county fair will be opened on the 24th of October and will close on the 18th.
 The teachers of Benton county have launched campaign in favor of the 12-mill school tax.
 Stuttgart has let contract for the building of $25,O00 worth of storm sewers.
 Rice acreage in Arkansas county has been increased 10 per cent this year.
 The Hope City Council voted to build new city jail and fire station, to organize an improvement district for the purpose of paving the streets