Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 122, 23 May 1922 — Page 1

CD & Vol. xcii., No1 122 Palladium. Est. 1S3I. Consolidated With Sun-Telesram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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DISCOVER 49 CLERKS HAVE BAD RECORDS "Finger Printing" Reveals New York Postal Employes Have Criminal Records, Bartlett Reports to Harding. WILL VISTTCHIGAGO

ROBERT W. PHILLIPS IS ELECTED MASTER OF INDIANA MASONS

CHICAGO TRIO IS FORCED TO STAYINJAIL Plans of "Big Three" to Obtain Freedom Fail Again Judge Scanlon Continues Hearings CRIMES FLARE UP AGAIN

Radio Broadcasts President Harding's Speech Praising Merchant Marine IRISH POLICE ARREST 300 SINN FEINERS

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(By Associated Press WASHINGTON. May 23. Discovery through "finger printing" that 49 of the 360 employes of the registery division of the New York postoffice had criminal records -was reported to President Harding today by Acting Postmaster General Bartlett, upon his return from an investigation of New York. The acting postmaster general told Ihe press the discovery came during his inquiry into the arrest last Thursday of several employes of the office, which arrest, postal officials assert, cleared up postal robberies extending over the last six months, and involving nearly $2,000,000. The arrests also were said to have thwarted a gigantic robbery planned for last Fridoy night for the registry division itself. Mr. Bartlett declared the men arrested had admitted that they secured employment in the registry division lor the purpose of robbing the mails. Urges System Adopted. Mr. Bartlett said he had ordered that all the 15,000 employes of the New York office be required to have linger prints impressions made. Both Postmaster Morgan and himself were "fingerprinted,' and he was of the opinion that such a step would be of benefit to the service, eliminating the untrustworthy and protecting the great bulk of honest employes. Mr. Bartlett will return to New York the latter part of the week to conclude hs invesigation, after which it was -aid to be likely that he would visit the Chicago postoffice where numerous thefts, it was said, had occurred recently in the registry and mail order divisions.

CONNERSVILLE READY TO GREET DELEGATES TO STATE SESSION CONNERSVILLE. Ind., May 23. Preparations for receiving hundreds of delegates to the state encampment of the G. A. R., scheduled to be held here May 23, 24 and 25, were virtually complete Tuesday when hundreds of delegates from all parts of the state began to arrive. Officials of the order were to come in at noon on a special train from Indianapolis and were to be met at the depot by a delegation of citizens and a number Df bands and bugle corps. Daylight fireworks, factory whistles and church and school bells were to join in making this one of the most memorable receptions Connersville has accorded a visiting delegation in years. The Mattel building is headquarters for information, housing and registration services, and will be the center Df interest for delegates until they have received their official badges. 50 From Richmond About 50 Richmond members of the Sons of Veterans and the Ladies' Auxiliary made up a delegation which was xpected to arrive Tuesday.. Official ielegates of the order were: Robert Asbury, Robert C. Martin, Russel Kinsey, Perry Williams. Joseph Pyle and R. L. Babylon, in addition, Lawrence Handley, William Hansche and George Matthews, past commanders, planned to attend. A notable feature of the parade at Connersville is the fact that the Richmond bugle corps of the Sons of Veterans is to head the parade, which starts at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Richmond corps will hold a practice parade on the streets of Rfch: mond Tuesday evening. This is the first public appearance of the corps and the public will have an. opportunity to see how they appear at Connersville Wednesday. An interesting feature of the corps is the fact that the drums for the organization were made by the members under the supervision of Carl Jessup, chief drummer. j. The roster of the Sons of Veterans Bugle Corps William P. Benton Camp, No. 28, follows: Corp officers: Bert Davenport, president; Russell Kinsey, secretary and treasurer. Members: Russell Kinsey, captain; Amos E. Jenkins, as sistant captain; Carl Jessup, chief drummer; E. R. Essenmacher, first assistant; Harry McBride, chief bugler; Ben Moore, first assistant. Drummers: Robert Asbury, Scott Webb, Mirl Cox, Frank Thomas, Harry Garret, C. J. Myers, Lown Flood, Frank R. Caskey, Perry Williams, Sherm Howes, John Smith, Milton Marlin, Harry Hesselman. Buglers Amos E. Jenkins, E. S. Jenkins, Gus Pfafflin, Paul Amick, Buddie Lamb, George Mathews, Orville Price, Elmer Hawkins, Bert Davenport. FLORENCE NEWMAN IS DEAD AT MILTON MILTON. Ind., May 23. Miss Florence Newman, a resident of Milton for many years, died at her home here at 10 o'clock Monday night. She had been ill for eight months. Miss Newman is survived by three brothers. Rutledge, of Chicago, formerly of Richmond; Homer, of Columbus, Ohio, and Virgil, of Cambridge City. s Funeral services wilL be conducted .Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the local Methodist Episcopal church. The Rev. Trowbne will have charge of the service.

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Robert W. Phillips Robert W. Phillips, of Richmond, ! was elected grand master of the Indi-; ana grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons at the session of the grand lodge Tuesday in Indianapolis. Mr. Phillips has been a prominent figure in Wayne county and Indiana Masonry for many years and is one of the most popular and best known men in Hoosier Masonic circles."I appreciate the honor very much, of course," Mr. Phillips said, "but I regard it as more than a personal honor. I regard It as an honor extended to this community and to the lodges of Wayne county." Mr. Phillips is the second Wayne county Mason to be chosen master of the grand lodge. Christian Fetta, the other Wayne county Mason to be thus honored, was grand master in 187J1874. . Mr. Phillips is a past master of Webb lodge No. 24 F. & A.- M. and is a member of King Solomon's Chapter No. 5 R. A. M,. Wayne Council No. 10 R. & S. M., Richmond Commandery, No. 8 K. T and Scottish Rite consistory. Valley of Indianaoolis. He is also a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Loyal chapter No. 49. He, has held office In practically every' Masonic order to which he belongs. Masonic Career The new grand master began his Masonic career - In 1910. He was made a Master Mason Oct. 26 of that year. He was given the work in the chapter and council in 1912. was knighted in 1912 and received the de grees in the consistory of the Scottish Rite in 1916. He is a trustee of Webb lodge and Richmond Commandery at the present time. Mr. Phillips was appointed junior deacon of Webb lodge in 1911 by T. Mason Byer, who was master of the ' lodge-at that time. He was elected! master of Webb lodge in 1914. He was! elected eminent commander of Rich-j mond Commandery, K. T., In 1919J He was recorder of the Commandery for five years. He held various offices in Wayne Council No. 10 R. & S. M. but never served as illustrious master. Mr. Phillips received his first appointment in the grand lodge in 1914 when he was chosen a member of the committee on charters and dispensations at the session of the grand lodge that year. In 1915 he became assistant to Calvin W. Prather, grand secretary of the grand lodge. In 1916 he was elected grand marshal. In 1917 he was appointed junior grand deacon. He was advanced by regular steps to the office to which he wa3 elected today. ...... Lived- Hre 20 Years Mr. Phillips came to Richmond about 20 years ago from Madison, Ind. He has been connected with the shoe store at ' the corner of Seventh and Main streets during his entire residence here, having been with the present- firm for 18 years. He Is a member of the Grace M. E. church. The following Wayne county Masons have held offices In the grand bodies. Christian j Fetta, grand master. Grand lodge of Indiana, F & A. M. 1872-1S74, and grand high priest of the grand chapter. R. A. M. 18S6. Edwin D. Palmer, (1S73); John H. Nicholson, (1898) and John L. Rupe, (1911) grand commanders, of the grand commandery, Knights Templar. Charles E. Marlatt, grand standard bearer, grand commandery of Indiana, jK T $n H. Reece Marlatt, illustrious grand master of the grand council of Indi ana, R. & S. M. (1894). A. W. Hempleman, (1895) grand worthy patron of the Order of the Eastern Star. Reception Thursday A reception will be given. Thursday night by Webb lodge in honor of Mr. Phillips. The following members have been appointed a. reception committee for the new grand master: Karl C. Wolfe, Walter L. Dalbey, P. B. Smith, Lewis C. Niewoehner, John Schneider and William A. Bond. The following reception committee for the craft has been appointed: Edward J. Sweet, Bruce O. Cline. Grovernor P. Needham, Kenneth Whitnack, Earl B. Stinson, Howard H. Horton, Noble L. Gehr and Henry C. Knopf. The committee on general arrangements is composed of T. Mason Byer, LeRoy Hodge and A. Clark Stevens. OIL DERRICKS DESTROYED BY SEVERE WIND STORM . (By Associated Press) ' SHREVEPORT. La., May. 23 More than 100 derricks in the Baynesville oil field were destroyed late yesterday when a wind and rain storm swept the central sectton of the field. The loss is estimated at $200,000.

(By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 23 Plans of "Big Tim" Murphy, Fred Mader and Con

Shea, the "big three" labor leaders j under murder indictments in connecjtlon with recent murders and bombj ings failed today again in their efforts ;to obtain freedom when Judge Kick- ; ham Scanlon for the third time coni tinned hearings at which the defense ! sought to have a trial date set. ; Judge Scanlon's action was taken jWhen the state again announced that jnew indictments against the men i would be returned by the grand jury , Favor Extra Police Meanwhile, the plea of Charles C. Fitzmorris, chief of police, for 1,000 more members for the Chicago police force, gained force with statements from civic leaders and early today it was claimed sufficient aldermanic votes were assured to put through an emergency measure this afternoon appropriating funds to pay six months' salaries for these additional police men. The crime wave, virtually dormant so far as the usual run of police cases is concerned since the concentrated drive against the alleged vicious labor leaders was undertaken, flared up again yesterday and last night. Numerous robberies and attacks by apparently feeble minded persons were reported. REPUBLICANS SHOW MOST INTEREST IN DRAFTING PLATFORM (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, May 23. Republican leaders gathered here today for the opening tomorrow of the party's state convention centered attention on the platform, with a view to ironing out any differences of opinion, so that no ' fight would develop in the convention on the party's stand on the direct primary or other campaign issues. . . With the convention facing only one contest for the 10 nominations that will be made for state offices, interest hinged almost entirely on the platform. All candidates however, had opened headquarters but these were merely meeting places for the early arrivals. Senator James E. Watson, who will deliver the keynote address at the opening of the convention arrived from Washington and Senator Harry S. New was expected later in the day. Few of the congressmen, however, were expected to leave Washington and John P. Adams, chairman of the Republican national committee, had announced he would be unable to come to Indianapoli.s The contest for the nomination of clerk of the supreme court wa attracting more than ordinary attention because it was - the only race for a state office, both Patrick J. Lynch seeking renomination and his opponent, Henry A. Roberts, former state statistician were busy among the early arriving delegates. While the platform to be submitted to the convention will be framed by the resolutions committee, organized tomorrow night, preparatory work was being done by party leaders, and probable members of the committee. THICK FOG HAMPERED RESCUE AFTER WRECK, SURVIVORS DECLARE (By Associated Press) BREST, France, May 23 The British vice-consul here today announced that 102 of those who were on board the British steamship Egypt sunk off the Island of. Ushant Saturday night are missing, of whom 16 were passengers and 86 members of the crew. Twenty-eight passengers were saved, together with 284 members of the crew. Mrs. K. L. Sibley and Miss V. M. Boyer, American missionaries, are among those missing and presumably lost. Many of the dead brought in boats were wearing life belts; they had evidently died from exhaustion. The fog was so thick off Ushant island at the collision between the Egypt and the French freighter Seine that the Inhabitants of the islands In the region has been living for three days in almost complete darkness with all outdoor work suspended. The sudden rise in temperature in northern France 1 given-as the reason for the unusually heavy fog. Fogs Hamper Rescue Accounts of the disaster given by survivors and the captain's reports in dicate that the loss of life would have been much smaller had not the fog been so thick as to hamper the rescuers. Sailors on the French steamer declared they observed several struggles between survivors for places of safety on pieces of wreckage. The survivors' accounts indicate that everything possible was done by the officers and crews of the two vessels to prevent loss of life, except in the cases of a few Indian seamen who lost their heads and fought for life belts and places in the boats. A nun. Sister Rhoda, whose name in private life was Miss E. R. McNeille, refused to take a place offered her in a boat, saying: . "Give it to another." She was last seen kneeling in prayer on the Egypt's deck.

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President Harding photographed while addressing the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington. His address attracted unusual attention because he said that no other achievement .of the administration ranked higher than building up a merchant marine. The picture shows the sound detectors used to catch his speech and broadcast it by radio throughout the country.

CITIZENS WILL TRY PLOTTER IN GEORGIA (By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Ga., May 23 Residents of this city will hold a mass meeting tonight to formulate plans for apprehending the bomb plotters ahn rnntimia to thrfntfn the lives of Mayor J. Homer Dimon and City Manager H. Gordon Hinckle after blowing in the front of the mayor's home Sunday morning following anonymous demands for the resignation of tho two officials. On the heels of the authorization of rewards totalling $10,000 by the city and county commissioners for evidence leading to the person or persons responsible for the outrage,, another ananymous letter and postcard, the latter signed "K. K. K.," reiterating the threats against the two officials, were received by the mayor last night. Referring to the bomb explosion as "mostly a warning" and showing "what we are going to do to you," the letter advised the mayor to "act at once'- adding "it will . be too late for you when you find out who we are." ,The postcard was sent as a "last warning" and said "you and Hinkle must go and go at once." Denial , that the Ku Klux Klan had any knowledge of the postcard received by the mayor was made in a statement issued last night by W. F. Whitehead, a reputed leader in the local organization of the Klan, who said it was squarely behind the officials for the enforcement of law and order. RECEIVE NO REPLY TO RADIO QUERIES ABOUT GEN. WOOD (By Associated Press) MANILA, P. I., May 23. Wireless queries to the yacht Apo, on which Governor Leonard Wood and his wife and daughter sailed Saturday for Mindora, have not been answered and the typhoon which raged yesterday is be lieved responsible for the delay in their return. The Apo is believed to have sought refuge in some port of Mindora. General Wood planned a brief visit of inspection on the island. No serious damage from the typhoon has been reported. , DISCUSS IRISH CRISIS LONDON. May 23. The situation in Ireland was discussed at a meeting of the cabinet today presided over by Prime Minister Lloyd George. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore. Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Continued mild temperatures. The gradual eastward movement of a storm central over the middle plain states will cause unsettled weather for the next 36 hours with rain at intervals, beginning tonight and possibly this afternoon, and with winds mostly east and southeast. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum 77 Minimum 51 Today. Noon 80 Weather Conditions Fair weather continues over the eastern and central states. .Rain is falling from the Dakotas and Minnesota southward to the Gulf. Two storm centrs are merging and a third is crossing southern Canada. All three probably will come together over the St. Lawrence valley. The heaviest rainfall has been over the middle and southern plain states. Ie is cooler in the northwest with minimum temperatures of 40 in western Canada and 32 to 46 over the Rocky Mountain states. For Indiana, by the United States Weather .Bureau. .Showers tonight and Wednesday. Not much change in temperature. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,828

Henry Peplogle, 71, Dies At Hag erst own Home HAGERSTOWN, Ind., May 23. Henry Replogle, 71 ears old, died Tuesday morning at his home here after several months' illness. He is survived by his widow; two sons, Jesse, of Hagerstown, and John, of near Economy; and one daughter, Mrs. Anna Suckow, of Hagerstown. Funeral ' services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at

Church ff the Brethren. Burial u luc -cuirtui j "uju.mu6, SEARCH FOR 2 MEN DECLARED PRESENT NIGHT OF SLAYING (Bv Associated Press) - WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.. May 23. Search for two men known only as "Ross" and "Jack" declared by Walter S. Ward of . New Rochelle. N. Y, to have been present when he shot and killed Clarence Peters of Haverhill, Mass., near here the night of May 15 was continued by Westchester county officials today. Ward after confessing he had killed a member of a gang that had blackmailed him for $30,000 and then attempted to get $75,000 more went to New York last night In company with officers and conducted a search of resorts where he declared the men wanted might be found. It was an unsuccessful quest. Ward who is the son of the president of the Ward Baking company is at liberty on a bail bond of $30,000. He was accompanied to New York by Sheriff George J. Werner and four deputies, who were joined by two New York city detectives. Using a list made up by Ward the party went into cabarets, restaurants and cafes in the white light district and scrutinized every man present. When the search along Broadway and its side streets failed, Ward, with Sheriff Werner and the others spent several hours on the (lower East Side, but no men fitting 'the descriptions of the two men sought could be found. Ross Confidence Man The sheriff said that Ross was a confidence man of the highest calibre, while Jack the only name the other of the trio is known by, was more of the type of a chauffeur. He added that Ross was the better dresser of the gang and was about 26 years old. The basis for the blackmail plot remains unrevealed as the lawyers representing Ward decline to make public any of the bundle of letters given them by Ward, which he received in the six weeks he was being threatened. The telephone call wich resulted in the meeting by Ward of the men on the day of the killing, was said to have been the threat by Peters "we want $75,000 or your life will pay." This Is the threat in the only letter disclosed. Sheriff Werner said that he had received threatening letters with a demand for that sum. When Elwood E. Rabenold, counsel for Ward, was asked if there was a woman in the case he answered: "The threats were aimed at his family." Allen R. Campbell another of the lawyers was asked of the blackmail plot involved a woman and answered: "I don't think -1 should answer that question." "Did it start as reported at a race track?" "I think it did." . "Did it involve Ward's war record?"I can assure, you that it did not," answered Mr. Campbell. Mrs. Ward said that she had not known of the plot for very long and added: "I am with my. husband and I want to do everything I can for him I have the utmost confidence in him I am sorry that I can not answer fur ther questions." Much surprise is displayed , in New Rochelle that Ward waited for almost a week before surrendering himself, especially as he wasjinown as a strict disciplinarian in his position as chairman of the hostilities police commis sion. Ward has lived in New Tochelle since 1911. when he came from Pitts burgh. He was appointed head of the police commission in 1919 and only two weeks ago was re-elected at the reorganization of the board. District Attorney Weeks said that the case would be submitted to the grand jury the latter part of next week.

SELECT GRAND JURY TO CONSIDER ALLEGED

FRAUDS IN CONTRACTS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 23. Selection of the special grand jury to consider alleged frauds in conectlon with gov ernment war contracts, provision for which was made in the bill recently passed by congress, appropriating $500,000 to cover costs of prosecuting persons alleged to have been involved in frauds was begun today with the prospect that the jury would be com pleted by tomorrow night. In that case, district Attorney Gordon announced that he hoped to have the jury ready to consider evidence which already has been placed In his hands, by the last of the week. The jury will devote itself mainly to consideration, of war fraud cases, and every . means have been taken, the district attorney said, to expedite its;action, witli trial speedily to follow anyr indicments brought. CHILD LABOR LAW COMES UP AGAIN; ASKS AMENDMENT PALUDIl'S SEWS BUREAt ' WASHINGTON, May 23. The United States supreme court having again declared child labor legislation unconstitutional, this subject Is to be reopened in congress. Representative Roy G. Fitzgerald, of the third Ohio district, launched the movement recently by introducing a resolution for a constitutional amendment prohibiting child labor. His measure is assured the support of the majority. The 1920 Republican platform declares explicitly that in case "the present law is found unconstitutional or ineffective, we shall seek other means to enable congress to prevent the evils of child labor." The Republican nominee for Unitea States senator from Indiana, Mr. Beveridge during his last service in the senate, encountered strong opposition in his fight for child labor legislation. Southern interests which employed many children were his principal opponents. Investigations disclosed the fact . that tots of nine and 10 years were being worked long night shifts by southern mill owners. State authorities were either powerless or indif ferent to cope with the evil and it was felt that only by a mandatory federal law. could the root of the condition be reached. - The Beveridge law was finally en acted, September 1, 1916. Upon peti tion of North Carolina mill owners the constitutionality of this first child protection law was taken to the supreme court of the nation and it was declared unconstitutional after being in operation only 273 days. Second Law Falls The second law to prohibit child labor, which has just met In the supreme court the same fate that befell its predecessor, was enacted Feb. 25, 1919. It was in the form of an amend ment to the revenue bill. It attempted' to: end child labor by means of a 10 per cent tax upon the net profits of. any business employing children under . conditions prohibited by the former' law! This measure also was thrown Into the courts on the initiative of North' Carolina mill owners. The children's bureau of the department of labor, created during the Taft administration, has done much to awaken public opinion to the importance of protecting children from exploitation by certain business interests, and at times the existence of this bureau has been threatened. At the same time the movement to prohibit child labor has been continually furthered in the states. There are now 42 states having minimum age laws prohibiting' ' the employment of chil dren under fourteen years. Thirty states have laws prohibiting children from working-over 8 hours a - day. Forty states have laws forbidding the employment of children under 16 years in night work. . CHOSEN FOR CONVENTION (By Associated Press) CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 23. Montreat, N. C.. 16 miles from Ashevllle. today was chosen as the 1923 meeting place of the Southern Presbyterian General assembly. Montreat is the summer assembly ground of the church.

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tory of Ireland Carried out -Every town and Village Visited. WILL BE INTERNED BULLETIN BELFAST, May 23. It was officially stated at 4 o'clock this afternoon that 300 Sinn Feiners had been . taken prisoner by the Ulster authorities and that they would be interned. BELFAST, May 23. The greatest raid in the recent history of Ireland was carried out early today when, swarms of police swept through Ulster and rounded up 200 Sinn Feiners, the majority of whom were Irish Republican army officers. . , . . i 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, but all other Sinn Fein organizations in the six-county areas. The government's move follows swiftly upon Irish Republican army raids and burning of buildings In the counties of Down and Antrim and the intensified hostilities in Belfast recently, culminating in the murder yesterday of W. J. Twaddell, member of the Ulster parliament. Every Town Visited Nearly every town and village fn Ulster was visited, but the bulk of the prisoners was taken in the country districts from farmhouses. Comparatively few captures were made in Belfast, as most of the Irish Republican army men living in the Sinn Fein districts of Belfast, anticipating action by the police as a result of the Twaddell assassination, had gone "on the run." The captures included Capal Healy, member of the Fermanagh county council and prominent Sinn Fein leader in that district; Thomas Corrigan, accountant for the Fermanagh county council ; Samuel Sheridan, chairman of the recently dissolved Newry board of guardians, and Eugene McGilligan, county councillor, who was the Sinn Fein candidate in North Derry at the last general election. . Reports Exaggerated The early estimates of the number of prisoners taken ran as high . as 1.500, but these proved to be greatly exaggerated, and officials expressed belief that up to this noon the totai had not exceeded 200. In Belfast particularly the number of Irish Republican army men caught fell far below the early estimate. The big encircling movement was begun at about four 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 surprised and in nearly every Instance were aroused from sleep. As part of the comprehensive scheme embracing all of Ulster the special police were 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 the Irish republican army. Only about sixty Irish Republican army officers were captured in Fermanagh, but it is learned the authorities are making a fairly clean sweep of the men who exercised influence in the ranks of the army in that part of Ulster. Leaders Arrested Among those arrested in Enniskillen were Capal Healey, a member of the Fermanagh county council, and . well known leader of the Sinn Fein party In that district; W. J. Nethercot, a member of the Enniskillen urban council and Thomas Corrigan, accountant for the Fermanagh county council. While the raids were going on, tenders were busy conveying the special 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 population, was entirely unrepresented. Absence of the republicans from their homes is ascribed to anticipation of reprisals for the assassination of W. J. Traddell, member of the Ulster parliament. ARRANGE PROGRAM AT FOUNTAIN CITY FOR MEMORIAL DAY FOUNTAIN CITY. Ind., May "23. Judge William M. Sparks, of Rushville, has been secured to deliver the principal address at the Decoration Day exercises to be' held here Sunday afternoon. May 28. Music for the occasion will be provided by the American Legion band of Richmond. The service will begin at 2 o'clock, and will be held at the K. of P. hall. Decoration of soldiers' graves and services for the "unknown dead" will be at Willow Grove cemetery. It Is especially desired that veterans of the World war be present to take part in the program. Following the service at the Willow ! Grove cemetery, the Legion band will give a free concert in the park. Dr.O. N. Huff, who is in charge of the entire program, is being assisted i by a committee composed of O. C. Thomas, Earl T. Smith. G. A. Dwlggins, Chalmer Aughe. Alva Study aoj Forrest McGillard. BURN IRISH MANSION BELFAST. May 23. Garron Tower the county Antrim mansion of 'Lord Londonderry, recently converted lntt a hotel, was burned last night by Incendiaries, t