Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-17
nuards Remain on Patrol Duty, But No Occasion
 to Take Action.
STIFF SENTENCES
 FOR CAPITAL MEN
Five Who Are Alleged to Have At. tempted to Start Riot Are Sen. fenced to Pay S1OO Each and
 Serve 30 Days in Jail.

There was no surface developments ,n the situation created by the walk mt Wednesday eevning of 34 union nnerators who had been employed by the southwestern Bell Telephone company. The 19 girls who refused in lioin the union were on duty, and inc service was continued, tho there was some delay during the hours when the calls are most numerous.
 Patrols of the Jefferson Home Guards were on duty about the tele- nhone exchange turnout the day and iast night. In the evening Sheriff Williams force of special deputies took places in the streets adjacent to fhel building. They had little to do. however, as everyone "kept moving, and no effort was made to assemble crowd. A few men are on the streets a block or so from the build ing, but not all are members of un- ions.
 Subscription lists we erstarted yes terday by labor leaders for funds to be donated to the union girls who quit their places, and the canvassers said quite neat sum" wes obtain cd. The fund being raised by cotton men and wholesalers to be presented l to the 19 girls remaining or duty, as l token of appreciation of their consid- eration and work in not leaving the city without fire alarm service, was reported growing. It is said that it b the intention to make this fund E500s
 The place at which the union mass meeting will be held Sunday after noon for the purpose of presenting the union girls's side" of the contro- yersy had not been decided upon last might An effort to obtain the Steph- ems tabernacle was made, but as thdse in charge of the building. ac- cording to an official of the barbers' union it had not been decided wAeth- Ter the tabernacle will be used. The union people feel, according to this official, that they ought rot to be charged such sum for use of the structure, as i've helped pay for it. land consider it as much ours as ( one's else, he said.
 Company Issues Statement.
 In 8 sworn statement by w. l.. Jones, district manager of the South western Bell Telephone Co.,, appear lng on page seven of this issue of The Graphic, the company shows the salaries paid the operators, the con ditions under which they work, and lists the sick, accident, and death benefits paid, and the pensions grant ed employees of the company. "All without cost to the employe," says the statement.
 Rumors that the building would be blown up" were heard now and then, put no one paid any attention to nese. considering that they were en- irely unfounded, or that such- threats
 ere made by irresponsible persons,
 no would be quickly suppressed by ne leaders of the unions.
 0uiet prevailed last night, there
 as no trouble anywhere, and indica- lons are that none will occur, labor eaaers and authorities seemingly
 avlng the same end in view-to aalntain peace.
 Heavy Sentences for Disturbers.
 Little Rock, Nov. 16.-Jesse M.
 ace, M. Lynch, H. Storey, T. F. Gar
 er and Ernest Devoe, union men arr ested by Sheriff Hutton on charge
 netting to riot and disturbing tho
 eace In connection with demon