The Dermott news., 1919-07-31

F. L Mckinley, deputy state com. missioner of labor, visited points n northern Arkansas, where he inves. tisated working conditions of women employees in hotels. restaurants ana roominS houses. He said that he found the proprietors complying with the order of the Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Commission in prac- tieally every instance
 Private George N. Garner. son of J. N. Garner, who lives in Lenoka county, near England. has been awarded Distinguished Service Cross hF General Pershing. on ac. half of the president for extraora.- nary heroism in action at Exermont, France. on October 4. l91S. fl has been announced by the War Depart ment
 Efforts of the Ministerial Alliance of Little Rock to stop the pIayin, of Southern Loaseu baseball at camp Pike on Sundays have been success tul. II was announced at the camp that pursuant to an order from tn War Department al Washington no more professional games will be played in the camp on Suuda1s=
 Col. J P Fancher of Herfvvile commander Of the John C Fletcher Camp United States Confedera.e Veterans has called tAe twonty-uin.b annual reunion of the members af the camp. The reunion k to occa ir Green Forest. August :. $ and 2 and ts not only for Confederate vefs erans, but also for au Federal yef erans
 Tho county teachers institutes in alj the counties of the state have been unusually well attended this wear. and The interest and entnus. iasm in the work has been good John L. Bond, state superintendent, of pubic instruction, sand Mi Bond has just returned from Newton eoun. ty. where he attended the institute.
 Authority 10 reorganize the Ar kansas National Guard, which was mustered into federal servic. s,.ol, ly after the United States declared war on Germany. was received hx Adjutant General Lloyd Eng.and. from Mai. ] Mel Carter. chief T the Militia Bureau of the War De- rartment.
 T. r. Clark. superintendent of the Arkansas Deaf Mute Institute since 1917, has rendered his resignatian ta the State Board of Control. effective at once. Dr. John Robert Dobyns for &3 years head of the Mississippi School for the Deaf has been chos. en to succeed Mir. Clark
 There are seven different oil and gas companies holding leases on tna greater part of the land in north Franklin county besides several hur- dred acres south of the river.
 The wild blackberry crop in Fen. ton county is one of the largest eye known and tie berries brought into the city nd a ready sale at 90 cents a gallon
 The cantaloupe movement has started at Loekesburg and several carloads are being shipped every day A great deal of difficulty is being experienced in getting cara, but the railroad promises relief from this.
 Polk county's youngest bride Of the year was found when County Clerk Will Alexander issued mar riage license to l.. NJ Cogburn, aged 19, of Amit, and Miss Belle Dillbeck, aged II. of Big Fork.
 Sixty-two Sebastian county boys and girls. members of the boys and 1 girls farming clubs, took the short | course in modern agriculture at the 1 huSSSiNhN AS' "' N"alN6c'
 The Fort Smith Building Trades 1 Council was formally organized, with | every organized building trade in ths 1 city as a member of the council
 The canning factory at Berryvills is being put In readiness to open 1 few days.