New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1922, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press BSTABLISHED 1870 VOLUNTARY RAILROADS A RATE CUTS BY RE POSSIBLE BUTBY NO MEANS CERTAIN President Harding Is Re- ported Today As Being ““Merely Hopeful’’ That Roads Will Agree To Request‘ White House Statement Adds That Obstacles in Way of Getting Reduc- tions Are “Somewhat Formidable.” Washington, May 23.—President Harding was reported at the White House today as merely hopeful that voluntary reduction in transportation rates would resuit from last Satur- day night's White House dinner con- ference attended by 19 of the leading rajlroad executives of the country. Obstacles in the way of obtaining voluntary action by the railroads in the way of rate reductions to thor- ough going basis desired by the ad- ministrafion were described at the ‘White House as somewhat formidable CONTINUED AGAIN Case Against Arthur Becker of this City Will Not Come Up Until May 81. Hartford, May 23.-—Attorney Don- ald C. McCarthy requested a further continuance until May 31 in the case of Arthur Becker, charged with as- sault with intent to murder Detec- tive Sergeant Lawrence J. Lowe when the case was called for a hearing in police court today. Prosecuting At- torney Nathan A. Schatz told Judge Creedon he had no objection to the adjournment. Becker is held under bond of $25,000. RECALL DAYS OF 49 IN-CAL. CELEBRATION Sacramento Reverts to the Big Mining Camp of the Old Days Sacramento, Cal., May 23. — This city has reverted today to a big min- ing cdmp of the old days of '49 whose romahce is bound in the volumes of HBret Hart, Mark Twain and others, lives in the memory of a few white bearded pioneers and is implanted for all time in American folk lore. The days of '49 celebration opening today is perhaps the most spectacular of its kind for virtually every citizen of Sacramento has had a part in it. Every adult male, generally speaking has been growing a beard for several wegks and has prepared a costume of the period. The result has been a cast of thousands for the historic por- trayal. Men high in the civie, commercial and political life of the state began arriving at the capital last night by slage coaches of the '4) variety to take their places in the Argonaut par- ade led by Captain Sutter, imperson- ated by Hobart Bosworth, who will land with his crew from the Sacra- mento river and march to Sutter's fort, Sacramento’s treasured reminder of the gallantry which characterized its birth. Every store front was re-vamped to fit historically into the '49 picture and every dainty miss who ordinarily wears 'em short was attired in dresses which reached to the ground. 8o realistic were preparations for the gala affair which will last for five days, that Prohibition Enforcement Agent Samuel Rutter came from San Francisco with a strong squad of dry enforcement officers to make certain the celebrants would not add more realism to the affair by quaffing red liquor which wasn't a crime in '49. “SUNSHINE” HOMES Score of Policemen, School Teachers Testify Bridgeport and Stratford (‘ompnny.‘ Firemen and Against | New York, May 23.--A score of po- licemen, firemen and scihool teachers who claim to have paid out from $2,000 to $10,000 for ‘,unshine” homes which iever materialized, ap- peared before the Bronx county grand jury today to testify against the Sun- shine Homes and Concrete Products Co. of Bridgeport and Stratford, Conn. Robert C. Lafferty, president of the company, and several salesmen also were summoned to appear before the | investigating body. | Simon Lake, the inventor, vaho is| treasurer of the company, will prob- ably not he asked to testify, Assistant District Attorney Allerand giid. DOUGHERTY 'WILL FILED. | By the will of the late Michael | Dougherty, drawn January 14, 1921, and presented for probate this morn- Ing, the cntire estate is left to Mr. and Mys. James Mcdleer of Smalley | street. ] SONSLAYS ASHIS DAD REFUSES GASH Ward, Senior, Hes Turned Deal Ear to Young Man's Plea NOTHING FOR BLACKMAIL Father Refuse Son’s Radiogram for $50,000—Latter Tell Blackmailers He Was Through Then Decided to it is Learned. White Plains, N. Y., May 23.—The slaying of Clarence Peters, ex-marine, last Tuesday by Walter 8. Ward, son of George 8. Ward, millionaire head of the Ward Baking Co., followed the elder Ward's refusal to give his son $60,000 to pay his alleged blackmail- ers, it was learned today. Father Refuses Money Young Ward had sent a radio mes- sage to his father who was returning home from Europe 6n the Majestic explaining his predicament and asking for funds to meet the blackmalilers’ latest demands, said an official work- ing on the case. When he received by radio the curt response “not one cent for blackmalil” he resolved to meet Peters and his two companions and tell them he was ‘“through” this official snid. Had Paid $30,000 The young scion of the house of Ward—police commissioner of New Rochelle, vice-president of his father’s company and father of two children— already had Paid his blackmailers sums aggregating $30,000, according to Sheriff Werner. It was to the sherif that Ward surrendered yester- day and confessed the slaying which he did in self defense, after Peters had fired at him on a lonely road near Kesisco reservoir. All information as to the nature of the strange hold the blackmailers had upon Ward was carefully withheld. Elwood Ravenold, Ward's” lawyer, denied categorically that there was a ‘‘woman angle” or that the blackmail plot was built upon rce trick wire tap- ping or bootlegging. - W4 WORKM DIES Maple Street Man Had Been I Rut One Week--Funeral Services Thurs- day Afternoon. William J. Woram, Jr., of 114 Ma- ple street, died this morning after a week's illness with pneumonia. He was 45 years of age, and for the past 15 years had been employed at the Traut & Hine office as a bookkeeper. The deceased is survived by his father, William J. Woram, Sr.; a sis- ter, Mrs. H. B. Clark of West Haven; two brothers, Dr. G. B. Woram and A. G. Woram of this city; his widow, and a daughter and a son, Lorrain G. and Robert H, Woram. He was a member of the Foremen's club of the Traut and Hine plant, and. Everyman's Bible class. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'cock, Rev. John L. Davis, officiating, and burial will be in Fairview cemetery. STRUCK BY AUTO Road Worker for New York and Stamford Railway Company is in Serious Condition at Hospital. Stamford, May 23.—Patsy Eseau, & road worker for the New York and Stamford Railway Co., was injured by an automobile of Frank €. Woodruff of New Haven today, and is in the Stamford hospital in a serious condi- tion. T. O. Terrellini, Woodruff's chauffeau, was held by the police to await the result of the man's injuries. Terrellini claims that in passing a car coming in the opposite direction he was forced into a ditch fn which Esseau was working. No one in the car was in the least hurt. Eseau lives in Portchester. “SINS OF FOLLYWO0D” Expose of Alleged Actions of Certain Movie Stars Barred From Mails as “Too Scurrilous.” l.os Angeles, May The book called the “Sins of Hollywood,” sup- posed to be an expose of the lives of certain motion picture actors and act- resses, is “too scurrilows” to be ad- mitted to the mails, according to a ruling by Mark Herron, deputy United States district aftorney, here An investig * in has been started to learn the autho a i the publisher. The book of 225 pages, has on the front cover a picture of Mephis eles, a beautiful girl and a n picture camera. William Randolph Hearst Favors Mayor J. F. Hylan New York, May 23.—William Ran- dolph Hearst wpnounced today before sailing on the Anuitania that he is for Mayor John F. ifylan “first and last” for the democra e n¢mination for governor of New Vork next fall. I believe he can anad ! beliave he will be nominat~d fer gewernor,” he add- ed. "I would rather not diseuss any second choice because . have pone.” - m K. K. K. Membersh But Local Men Ha HOB STORMS JAIL TO GET CONVICTED NEGRO No Trace of Prisoner Found and He Is Supposedly Lynched by Gang Irwinton, Ga., May 23.—A mob of 50 or 60 persons stormed the Wilkin- son county jall early today and after a fight in which one of the guards and a member of the mob were slightly wounded, seized Jim Denson, a negro sentenced to be hanged June 16 for attacking a white woman. The mob plated a rope around the negro's neck and took him away In an automobile. No trace of him had been found early today by the sheriff and his deputies. Denson was convicted in the su- perior court here more than two years ago on a charge of attacking a 70 year old white woman. His execution was postponed several times and the United States supreme court finally ruled on the verdict of the lower courts, affirming his convietion, Denson was removed some time ago to Macon for safe keeping but yester- day he was® brought back to Irwin- ton, Members of the mob, according to the guards, arrived at the jail at mid- night in seven automobiles and de- manded that Denson be surrendered. Two guards, John B. Stanley and J. R. Bell refused and fired a volley with | their guns. Guards said they thought one of the members of the mob was wounded, for the men immediately left the jail. They returned however at one o'clock and stormed the jail. Stanley was slightly wounded during the exchange of shots and C. Richards, a prisoner also was hit by a bullet. 4 Forcing their way into the jail members of the mob with crowbars, removed the iron bars of Denson's cell and hastened away with the frighten- ed and trembling negro. A MUSICAL FOUR Quartet of Local Men Arrested tdr Serenading the Entire City of Meri. den—Fined $1 Each. Four gay Lotharios from this city wtre fined $1 and costs in the Meri- den police court this morning on the charge of drunkenneéss. They gave their names as Willlam Dunlop, Da- vid Johnson, Gus Leining and John ‘Weber, and were apprehended on Cedar street, Meriden, as the clock struck 12, in the act of serenading the whole neighborhood. Their musical dispositions were so much in evidence, that even after they were locked up at the police sta- tion, they could not refrain from giv- ing vent to their exuberant spirits and they sang to the desk sergeant the whole night through. Their spe- clal number was ‘‘Sweet Adeline.” They were booked at headquarters on the charge of drunkenness, but this morning in court, it could not be de cidgd to what extent they were under the'influence of liquor, and the slight fine imposed was the result of their night of song and mirth. SIUGIDE BY FIRE East Windsor Woman's Body, Badly Found in Woods—Had Burned. Been Melancholy. | Hartford, May 23.—The dead body |of Mrs. Fenah W. Bass, 68, of East | Windsor Hill was found in the woods badly burned Mondly afternoon by her son-in-law Henry Starke. Medi- |cal Examiner H. J. Ondoronk of East Hartford pronounced ueath due to burns and shock. Neighbors saw flames in the woods at the rear of her house and after notifying Mr. Starke rushed to ex- tinguish the fire. While doing this the burned body of Mrs. Bass was | discovered in a thick part of the | woods. | Tt is believed that Mrs. led the fire herself as she had |despondent for some time, She leaves a husband in Carolina and several children. Rass ¢ art- neen Nurt( PRIEST ACGIDENTALLY SHOT | Monsignor Michael Philon of St Cecilia’s at H-rlem, 80 Years Old in Critical Condition. New York, May 23.—Monsignor Michael J. Phelan of St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic church in Harlem ac- cidentally shot himself today while | cleaning a pistol and was removed to |a hospital where his condition was said to be critical. The shot passed through the palm of his hand and pierced his breast an inch from the heart. Monsignor Phelan, who is 80 years old has been rector of St. Celcilia's church for 36 ars. Pavilion (‘om;nittee to The common council committee on a dance pavilion will meet tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, instead of to- night as was first planned. A discussion is anticipated. Opponents and proponents are prominent personages with a view to determining their stand, and it is ex- pected that a petition from third warders opposed will be presented. Meet Tomorrow Evening | lively | | 1ntPr\lm\'(ng‘ | NE® BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESD/ ip ve Many Far as Is Known, No One| Has Been Asked to Join. re¢ Cur s, But As “Did I meet you on top of the mountain Saturday night?" is a stand- ing joke in New Britain this week, as friends greet each other on the street, The greeting refers to the much her- alded gathering of Ku Klux Klan on top of a mountain near New Haven lust Saturday night. But although there i8 much joking, and although it is 4 known fact that local men have been approached and “sounded out" by representatives of the ‘“invisible empire,” so far as can be ascertained there were ho New Britainites at the now famous finitiation beneath the shadows of the flaming cross. Many Are: Curions “What does the organization stand for?" is the question heard on all sides. ‘“What are its objects?" is be- ing asked. To all questions there are many speculations, rumors and guesses more or less wild, but there seems to be a lack of definite infor- mation. The general feeling seems to be that the mysterious organization |is anti-Catholic, anti-Jew and anti-ne- gro. That it stands for a strict en- forcement of law and order by tak- ing'the laws in its own hands fif deemed necessary, that it inculcates patriotism and does so by teaching a theory of mob law, is a general im- pression. But all are guesses. No one seems to know. Even those local men who have been approached were given no information. Local Men Approached The approaching was not done openly, but rather cautiously, as though the men approached were be- ing felt out. One man, a traveling man, was “challenged” by a member of the white robed and hooded klan in a nearby city recently and when he failed to answer the signal, his chal- *|lenger said, laughingly, “T see you are not a member of the Ku Klux Klan or you would have known what I meant."” Literature In City A professional man is said to have received some literature and later on was approachéd by a young man who asked his opinion of the mysterious, secret order. He promptly advised his interviewer to refrain from affil- iating with the order. New Britain Absent No word has reached the police de- artment as to the possibility of .ny movement to organize in this city, and in the lists of cities given as being represented at the conclave on the mountain top, New Britain does not appear. What One Man Thinks “I do not know what to think of it,” said a local business man today. “It is true that there are Protestants who do not like Catholics and vice versa, Gentiles who do not Ilke Jews and whites who do not like negroes, and vice versa. but all thissrepresents the peculiarities of individuals and is not an indication of the frame of mind of the average person. Neither is the feeling universal in New Brit- ain that ‘they who are not with us are against us.' T do not know what my opinion of the Ku Klux Klan is but I am not prepared to take any stand until I have some definite information. Branch In Hartford The order was discussed among a group of businessmen recently, when the question was asked, “What is the | Ku Klux Klan, anyhow?" ‘“An out- growth of the Kentucky Night Rid- ers,'” was the reply. While there seems to be no branch | of the organization in New Rritain, Hartford, on the other hand is said to have a small but active branch which meets in secret at regular in- tervals. Where the meeting is held and who attends those not numbered among the elected few have no chance of ascertaining. . GLACKIN-LYONS WEDDING Ceremony Will Take Place Tomorrow | Morning At Church of St. John the | Evangelist at 9 O'clock. Glackin, former chairman femocrat town committee, and Margaret Lyons of Smalley wi be married tomorrow | mu' 1 ne at 9 o'clock at the Church of St. John the Evangelist. Rev, Thom- | as J. Laden, padter, will officiate. The covple will be attended by Wil- |liam F. Morrissey as best man, and | Miss Frances Morrisey as brides- | maid. Follow'ng a honeymoon at A ¥ York city and Atlantic City, Mr. | ar’ Mrs. Glackin will make their hone here. John of the Miss strec | | |Demarest-Heller Wedding | To Take Place Tomorrow | | The marriagze of Miss Dorothy | Heller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. | W. Heller, to Iverett F. Demarest, | will take place tomorrow afternoon at | 3 o'clock at the home of the bride at | 162 Vance street. Miss Norma Heller, a sister of the bride, will be brides- maid, and Howard Demarest, n broth- | er of the groom, will be best man. : ' | PROFITEERS BLAMED., | Chicago, May 23.—Profiteering | | brokers and panicky consumers are responsible for the high price of coal | Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business REATEST RAID OF RECENT YEARS; MORE THAN 300 FEINERS ARRESTED PAONESSA DISMISSES TWO COMMISSIONERS Drops Johnson and Traceski —Quinlivan, Hinchliffe and Wexler Named the first time his charter right of dropping officials “for cause, Mayor A. M. Paonessa sent out letter this afternoon to Build- ing Commissioners Adna F. Johnson and Stanley J. Traceski, notifying them that they are no longer con- sidered as on the commission. The mayor simultaneously an- nounced the appointment of Thomas J. Quinlivan and Tg I. Hinchliffe to fill the vacancies created by the drop- ping of Johnson and Tgaceski, and Isadore Wexlen to take the place of Commissioner A. N, Rutherford who was the first officjg! to resign under the Paonessa administration. Mr. Quinlivan is a republican and was plumbing inspector under the Quigley and Ctrtis administrations. He also served in the common coun- cil filling out the term of Councilman Emil F. Malmgren, deceased. His term of office will expire June 1, 1923, Mr. Hinchliffe is a democrat., His term expires June 1, 1924, The ap- pointee is an electrical engineer and is in business on Main street. Mr. Wexler, whose term expires June 1, 1923, is a republican and a builder. Chairman Walter P. Crabtree has been re-appointed for a three year term. It is expected that he will con- tinue as chairman. Commissioner John J. Walsh, dem- ocrat, will also continue to serve on the commission. -~ TROLLEYMEN VOTING Men Employed by Connecticnt Com- Will Probably Exercising for pany in this City Vote Against Reduction. Trolleymen on the New Britain divi- sion of the Connecticut company lines will ballot until 6 o'clock this .eve- ning on the proposed proposition sub- mitted them by the Connecticut com- pany which calls for a reduction in wages and approval of the working conditions. The wage schedule calls for a re- duction form 55 to 50 cents an hour in the pay of trolleymen employed for more than a year by the company. | The present scale calls for 47 cents an hour for employes n the first three| months, 51 cents for the next nine| months and a maximum of 55 cents an hour thereafter. John Kenney, local representative of the Trolleymen's U'nion stated this morning that the men will ballot until 6 o'clock and the votes will then be | taken to Hartford and will be includ- ed in the Hartford division. Sentiment among the majority of men seems to favor rejecting the new wage sched-| ule but approving the working condi- | tions. MODEL ACCUSES LAMAR ‘“Wolf of Wall Street”” Said to Have Hit Her Over Head With Bottle— Sought by Police. | New York, May 23.—David Lamar, the “wolf of Wall street,”” was sought | "y police today on a charge of atro- . ous assault preferred by Nan Taylor, a model Miss Taylor told detectives ghe vis-| ited a cabaret early today with an cort and there met Lamar and an- other young woman. While her es- cort was out of the room, she said, she objected to language used by la- mar and he broke a hottle over her | head, necessitating the taking of three stitches.” Lamar walked out with his com- panion and disappeared, che raid Majority of Those Rounded up Are Irish Republican Army Officers—Northern Govt.’s Move Fol- lows Closely Raids a I. R. A, Declared Belfast, May 23 (By Associa the recent history of Ireland wa of this morning when swarms of nd Belfast Hostilities— Illegal ted Press)—The gr(.eatest raid in s carried out in the early hours police swept through Ulster and rounded up 300 Sinn Feiners, the majority of whom were Irish republican army officers. The northern government'’s action was taken it was stated in an effort to suppress not only the Irish republican army and the Irish republican brotherhood tions in the six county areas. but all other Sinn Fein organiza-~ The government’s move follows swiftly upon Irish republican army raids and burning of buildi ngs in the counties of Down and Antrim and the intensified hostilities in Belfast recently, culminat- ing in the murder yesterday of Ulster parliament. W. J. Twaddell member of the The men arrested will be interned, it is officially stated. CHURCH AND HIGH SCHOOL DESTROYED $30,000 Loss At Charlton, Mass. By Incendiary Blaze—Town Now Without Public Clock. Charlton, Mass, May 23.—Fire to believed to be of incendiary origin destroyed the Charlton center High school building and the First Uni- versalit church early this morning causing a loss estimated at about $30,- 000. The fire was discovered at 2 o'clock when the entire second floor of the High school building appeared to be enveloped in flames. There had been no fire in' the building for two weeks. In the church was a highly valued mahogany pulpit handed down from colonial days, which was lost Principal Tyler of the High school had a' narrow escape from being killed when he went into the bagement of the church which was being tem- porarily used. for commercial de- partment, of the school to save the typewriters and a few books and papers While there the church bell came crashing through to the base- | ment and landed within a foot of him. | The people of Charlton are now without a town clock, the only one |[in town being located in the church spire. ALLEGED ROBBERS HELD Bonds Fixed At $5,000 in Cases of Men Charged With Robbing Dr. Morgan. Hartford, May 23.—John Nemirow and Harry Thoroux, both of Spring- field, Mass., were charged before Judge Creedon in police court today with robbing Dr. Ely Morgan of this city of 82,300 in cash and $70,000 in se- curities on the night of February 1. Both were bound over under $5,000 bail each to the criminal court. Com- plaints against Soloman Schorr of New Haven, Harry Maxwell of Springfleld and James D. Bwift and William O'Brien of this city, held on the same charge, were nolled. Swift was re-arrested on a charge of theft of an automobile owned by Frederick Gray, of Cohoes, N. Y. His case was continued to June 1 under $2,500 bond. STARTS TOMORROW Two Day Missionary Convention Be- gins .at People's . Church—African | Missionary to Speak. | The two day missionary convention | to be held at the People's church will | begin tomorrow at 10:30 a. m., with morning, afternoon and cvening tes- sions. The following persons will take part in the services: Rev. B. A. Cole LOOMIS ON NEW J0B Personal Taxes Now Being Handled tn City Collector's office—30 Pay Up | on First Day. Collector Bernadotte Loomis, who assumed the task of handling personal tax collections yesterday afternoon, re- ported more than 50 $2 payments up to noon today. The unusually large number of collections was made pos- sible by the fact that Mr. T.oomis" of- fice {s open on Monday evenings. Collector 1.oomis will take up the work prosecuting delinquents, which was started last week by Mr. Mills, just as soon as the warrants can be made out SELECTING JURY. Washington, May 23.—Selection of a special grand jury to consider al- leged frauds in connection with gov- | J. G. Bradley, president of the nation- al coal association said on his arrival | here to attend the organization's an- | nual convention today. | | WEATHER —o— Hartford, May for New Britain and vicinity: Fair, not much change in tem- tonight and Wednes- THE | perature day. ernment war contracts provision for which was made in the bill recently passed by congress appropriating $500,000, was hegun today with the prospect that the jury would be com- pleted by tomorrow night IS AWARDED $1800, ‘ May 23 Miss B. Len-| services introducing the struction and New York, arz Trading com- pany to Malcolm McAdoo, brother of | the former secretary of the treasury. | were worth $1,800, a supreme court jury held in a verdict unsealed today. | man, Binghamton, N. Y.; Rev. Thomas A . Rancroft, Chicago, 11l.; Miss Alma Doering, from Africa; Clemme Ellis White, New York city; Miss Margaret Gough, Providence, R Afternoon sessions begin at 2 p. and the evening sessions at 7:30 p The public is invited to these services. In connection with this convention there is an interesting African curios in the C. Porter and Sons. m., m of B exhibit window o Percy Grainger Will Inherit About Million White Plains, Y, May 23 { Percy Grainger, the pianist, will in herit real and personal property val- ued at about from his mother, Mrs Grainger, who was killed she fell from the window of a York building on. April 30, Her was filed in surrogate's today Rose Annie when New will court Post Office Clerks Are Found to Be Ex-Convict Washington, May 23.--Discovery through “‘finger printing” that 49 out of the 460 employes of the regis- try division of the New York post office had criminal records was re- ported to President Harding today by Acting Postmaster Gen. Bartle=. upon his return from an investigation of the .New York office. All 49 have been dropped from the service, All Towns Visited. Nearly every town and village in Ulster was visited but the bulk of the prisoners was taken in the country districts from farm houses. Compara- tively few captures were made in Belfast, as most of the Irish republi- can army men living in the Sinn Fein districts of Belfast, anticipating action by the police as a result of the Twad- dell assassination had gone ‘on the run.” Prominent Men Taken. The captures include Capal Henly member of the Fermanagh county council and prominent Sinn Fein leader in that district; Thomas Corri- gan, accountant for the Fermanagh county council; Samuel Sheridan, chairman of the recently-dissolved Newry boards of guardians, and Eu- gene McGilligan, county _councillor swho was the Sinn Fein candidate in North Derry at the last general elec- tion. The early estimates of the number of prisoners taken ran as high as 1,600 but these proved to be greatly exaggerated, and officials expressed belief that up to this noon the total had not exceeded 200. In Belfast, particularly the number of Irish re- publican army men caught fell far below the early estimate. Raiders Work Rapidly. The big esncircling..mavement ‘was begun at apout 4 o’clock and the work of visiting the various houses town and country was rapidly carried out. Several hundred members. of the constabulary and a large staff of officers were on duty from midnight completing the arrangements. Most of those wanted were.completely sur- prised and in nearly every instance were aroused from sleep. As part of the comprehensive scheme embracing all of Ulster the special police were very active in Fermanagh during the night and early morning, arresting every Sinn Feiner known to be an officer or to have authority in the ranks of Irish republican army. Only about 60 Trish republican army officers were captured in Fermanagh; but it is learned the authorities are ‘making a fairly clean sweep of the men who exercigsed influence in the ranks of the army in that part of Ulster. While the raids were proceeding tenders were busy conveying the spe- cial police and their prisoners from the outlying districts. In Belfast 52 were arrested but these did not include any well known party leaders while the Falls Road section with its big republican popu- lation was entirely unrepresented. Feared Reprisals. Absence of the republicans from their homes is ascribed to anticipa- tion of reprisals for the assassination of W. J. Twaddell, member of the Ulster parliament In County Londonderry, extensive raids on republican army - officers’ homes were carried out during the night. Fourteen arrests were made those taken including several mem- Lers of the regular forces operating in the eastern part of County Donegal, I. R. A. Hlegal May 23. (By Assoclated today's meeting of the of northern Ireland Sir the premier, announced republican army had illegal assembly, London Press)— At parliament James Craig that the Irish been proclaimed an says a Central News dispatch from Belfast. The pariiament later ad- ourned mark of respect to W, J. Twaddell, as a Agreement Ratified Dublin, May (By Associated The Ard Fheis, the national Sinn Fein organization, ratified at its meeting today the agreement reached last week by the factions in the Dail Eireann regarding the elections and the composition the government. After voting its approval the session adjourned. Press) of Hotel Is Burned. Belfast, May 23—Garron Tower tha County Antrim mansion of Lord Lon- donderry, recently converted into a hotel was burned last night by in- cendiaries. Japs in California Entering Movie Game Sacramento, Cal., May 23.—Japa- California have entered a new that of producing of industry, motion pictures The Pacific Iilm Exchange, Inc., of San Francisco, declared to be the t all-Japanese picturée company in California has filed articles of ine corporation with Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan to operate in Am- erica and Japan. field the. % S - = e AT e R R