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VOL. XLVL, No. 267 palladium. Est 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram, 1907. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 20, 1921. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS LORRAINE GAR RECEIVERSHIP IS REQUESTED Latest Photo of President's Wife ULSTER AIDS Slated as British Delegates to Disarmament Meeting ET IV PEACE ME SAYS CRAIG TO IN FIGHT CUT GOAL WAGE

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Application to Be Filed by President of Company-

Unable to Meet Outstanding

Obligations. BUSINESSTOCOHTINUE

Application for the appointment of a receiver for the Lorraine Car company will be made "Wednesday by D. H. Cummings, president and general manager of the company, according to an announcemtn made Tuesday. Inability to meet outstanding obli

gations and liabilities greatly in excess of assets is given as the reason

for the action to have the affairs of

the company taken over.

The company is Incorporated for $1,500,000. This is distributed in

blocks of $150,000 first preferred stock; $350,000 second preferred stock, and $1,000,000 common stock. The first preferred Etock has all been issued and is said to be protected by customers' notes. Of the , second preferred stock $98,500 has been issued. It is unsecured and

worthless. About $22,000 worth of

this second preferred stock has been sold in Richmond. Only $250,000 of the common stock has been issued. This is unsecured and worthless. This is said to have been distributed among the organiz- ' ers of the company. The Lorraine Car company has been

engaged in the assembling of motor hearses. The chassis were bought

from the Pilot Motor Car company and

tne ooaies from try Brother s com

pany now the Lorraine Realty com

pany and put together at the Lor

raine Car company plant and sold to undertakers over the country on a part payment basis. Big Business Last Year. Last year the company is said to have done close to a million dollar business. The scope of last year's business made the prospects for this year appear exceedingly bright, according to Mr. Cummings, and an expansion was expected this year. In place of the expansion the sales dropped suddenly. The sales force was doubled in an effort to bring back

the demand for hearses. This only added greatly to the expense of operation, it was stated. The primary cause of the failure of the company was attributed to the too expensive and extensive sales organization employed by the company and the paying of too high rates and commissions to brokers for loans on paper carried by the company. Outstanding Accounts ' Some of the outstanding accounts against the company which are totally unsecured are held by the following: The First National bank of Richmond,

$11,100: the Pilot Motor Car company.

$8,500; the Cosmopolitan bank of Cin

cinnati, $2,440, and miscellaneous cur rent bills amounting to $15,t00.

Mr. Cummings has turned over his

house and household good3 and all his personal assets to protect these accounts against the company. The Business Men's Remedial loan

company has claims against the company of about $20,000, which are secured by chattel mortgages. To Continue Business Steps have already been taken by certain business interests to continue the manufacturing of hearses here in Richmond. A local manufacturer probably will assume the first preferred stock of the company and another manufacturer will take over the sales organization. These men state that they feel a good business has been formed and a

good product produced. By continuing business on a conservative basis they feel that the industry can be preserved to the city. The Lorraine Realty company which was also organized by D. H. Cummings recently is not Involved in the receivership asked for Wednesday. It is a company formed to take over the plant of Fry Brother's for the manufacture of hearse bodies. It was incorporated for $75,000. "All the real estate and machinery connected with the Lor- . raine Car company is said to be owned by the Lorraine Realty company. The history of the Lorraine Car company is an interesting one. Three

years ago D. H. Cummings and C. O. ! Snyder came to Richmond from Cincinnati and formed the company. At the time of their coming to Richmond they had less than a hundred dollars each, it is stated. Finance Lack Hinders. Mr. Cummings states that throughout, the history of the company the one thing that has hampered their development has been the lack of finances. One of the strange features about the failure of the company is the fact that six months ago the financial statement of the company showed that the assets were $100,000 is excess of the liabilities. As late as September, this year, the leading mercantile rating agencies gave the company a credit rating of

from $150,000 to $200,000. On this Mafemnt considerable credit was extended, it is stated. During the past few weeks a considerable number of actions on accounts have been filed against the company in the local courts. Several of these have been met up until Tuesdav. attorneys stated. C. O. Snyder, who was one of the original organizers of the company, withdrew six months ago. He received fecond preferred stock for his share in the company. This stock is unsecured, according to the reports Tuesday.

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Premier, Explaining Stand on

Proposed Conference, Says Nothing Can Be Given Away. NEW IRISTNOTE SENT

(,By Associated Press) BELFAST, Sept. .20. Sir James Craig ,the Ulster, premier, explaining to the northern parliament today Ulster's position with regard to the proposed conference looking towards peace in Ireland, maintained that

while it would be. impolitic to refuse to enter a conference in order to protect the interests of Ulster, neverthe-

J less Ulster had nothing to give away

m such a conference. The parliament of Ireland opened its peace session here today with a full attendance of the Unionist members. Neither the Nationalists nor the Sinn Feiners, who hold. a total of 12 seats, were in attendance. The session was held in the building which was formerly the Belfast college of the Presbyterian church. The main, business of the day was a motion to approve the purchase of Stormont castle as the site of the new parliament buildings. A .select committee also, was . named to consider the question of the renomination of the cabinet ministers.

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United States and Canadian Miners Assemble in Indianapolis Will Not ' Agree to Decrease.

Mrs. Warren G. Harding This photo of Mrs.. Harding, wife of President Harding, was taken a few days ago when the president and party visited West Point Military academy.

Former Wayne County Man Asks Place in Conference " " ' ' ' Earl Adams Clark, Fountain City, Applies for Appointment as Service Men's Representative Elliott Not to Submit Name as Request is Too Late. -

PALLADIUM NEWS Bl'BEAC WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. Owing to the tect that his application as one of the American delegates to the inter

national disarmament conference was

received after President Harding had

decided to limit the American delega

tion to four members., appointing Sec

retary of State Hughes, Elihu Root and Senators Lodge and Underwood, the name of Earl Adams Clark, a well known Wayne county. Indiana, young

man, wui not De suDmiuea to tne president by Representative R. NV Elliott. Mr. Clark asked for the appointment with the understanding that the president was being urged to include in the American delegation at least one veteran of the war with Germany. Mr. Clark Is a veteran of that war and at the present time is chairman

of the Eighty-fourth division reunion association. Mr. Clark makes his home at Fountain City, Ind., but is engaged in business in Detroit. Was Prominent in War It is understood that none of the

veterans' organizations petitioned the president to appoint a veteran of the late war as a delegate to the disarmament conference. He decided on the personnel of the delegation several days ago. Mr. Clark's application, submitted to Representative Elliott, was not received until the first of this week. It was Earl Adams Clark who conceived the idea of establishing camp

newspapers for the soldiers during

the late war. : He made the sugges

tion to the secretary of war, who

promptly approved it, and created a

commission of newspaper men to have the plan carried out Clark was appointed editor" for the newspaper at Camp Taylor. Ky. When he accompanied the Eighty-fourth division to France, he waa mad editor of the newspaper of that division. ; An advisory committee, to co-operate with the American delegation to the disarmament conference, com(Continued on Page Ten)

LONDON, Sept. 20 Premier Lloyd George had before him today at Gairloch, Scotland, the Sinn Fein suggestion that representatives of the British cabinet meet Sinn Fein delegates in a conference untrammeled by con-

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Left to right, above: Hon. A. J. Balfour and Andrew Bonar Law. Lord Lee or Fareham and Sir Laming Worthington-Evans

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SEEK MASTER BOMBER FOLLOWING ATTEMPT TO WRECK SHOE SHOP

(By Associated Press) CHICAGO. Sept. 20. Search was in progress today for what police termed

a "master bomber" in connection with the arrest yesterday of five men who attempted to blow up a shoe repair shop. William Smith, one of the men

arrested, made confessions that re

sulted in the seizure of several hun

dred sticks of dynamite and other ex

plosives. He admitted taking part in other bombings. Most of these were said to have resulted from labor trouble, and police are now hunting a man who they declared was the "brains" of the band.

That these four men will be Great Britain's representatives at the International conference on limitation of armament in Washington this fall is the confident exDectation in authoritative circles at the British capital. Bal-

ditions. The latest note exchange be- j f our an(j La,w are two of the most famous of British elder statesmen. Sir tween the prime minister and Eamon i Laming Worthington-Evans is British secretary of state for war and Lord

de Valera sent yesterday by the Irish Lee ot Fareham is first lord of the admiralty.

leaaer to Mr. L.ioya ueorge, aia not, however, except possibly by implication, withdraw the offending paragraph of the Sinn Fein note of Sept. 12, in which the sovereignty of the

Irish state was asserted and which led

Mr. L.ioya ueorge to cancel ms invitation to a conference. See Desire for Peace As viewed here the latest Irish note

was conciliatory in character and it

seemed to place upon the prime minister the choice of holding a free conference, or insisting that southern Ireland formally express its allegiance to the British crown. ' It was generally believed that the note sent to Jr. Lloyd George yesterday marked a step which would tend to relieve the situation of some of the tension which developed late last week and threatened to end, for a time at least, any hope of an early settlement of the Irish controversy. Lloyd George Recovering The prime minister is rapidly recovering from the indisposition which confined him to his rooms at Gairloch, and it seemed probable today that before replying to Mr. de Valera he would confer with several members of the cabinet who are in Scotland. It was reported that private tele

grams had passed freely between Dub

lin and Gairloch and that Mr. Lloyd

George had kept in close touch with

sentiment among the ministers who

BALLOONISTS RACE NEARS END WITH TWO

OUT OFRVE LANDED (By Associated Press) BRUSSELS, Sept. 20. Two of the five balloans which until this morning had not been heard from after, start

ing Sunday in tha James Gordon Bennett international race, were reported

safely landed in messages received

here this afternoon. It was announced by the Aerial club that the French balloon, Marne, had landed at Dolgelly, North Wales, and that the French balloon, Picardy, had landed at Pandy, 12 miles northeast of Dolgelly. These were the balloons piloted by DuBois and Bienaime. The American balloon, Belgica I, piloted by Ralph Upson and C. J. Andrus, has been reported in a message as having landed Jn Wales. With two French balloons previously missing now accounted for the only others to hrH frnrn are those DilOted re-

were in this city. He was said to be I spectively by Armbruster, of Switzer-

uispuseu io move biowiy in aeaiing ! land, and Latsrousne, oi ctigiuui

witn tne insn situation, wtucn is ad

Congressman Volstead Says Life Threatened (By Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 20. Addressing the convention of the Minnesota anti-saloon league here last night. Congressman A. J. Volstead of

Minnesota stated that his life had been threatened on his departure from !

wasmngton. He said he was warnea in a letter that he "would never take his seat again in the house." The threat, he said, was not the first he had received since taking an active part in the fight "against violators cf the prohibition amendment. All the letters he said were anonymous. Mr. Volstead discussed the prohibition laws and entered a plea for drastic treatment of violators.

JAP PAPER FORESEES ACCEPTANCE OF U, S. PROPOSAL ON AGENDA

mittedly of considerable gravity, but it was believed generally that he would almost certainly nullify the steps already taken in search of a formula leading toward peace in Ireland.

WOOD, FORBES, ARRIVE IN PEKIN, SEEK REST BEFORE SOCIAL ROUND

(By Associated Press)

PEKING, Sept 20. Major General

Leonard Wood and W. Cameron

1 Forbes, who have arrived here from

the Philippines, where they studied conditions for President Harding, were given a day of leisure today before entering upon the program of official calls and entertainments arranged in their honor. The program incudes luncheons anl dinners given by President Hsu Shih Chang. Premier Chin Yun-Peng, Foreign Minister Yen. and Foreign Minister Tsai Cheng -Hsung, at which Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, United Staes ambassador, representatives of the American association, and the American Legion will be guests. General Wood and Mr. Forbes planned to depart for Japan by v.ay of Korea on next Sunday.

Federal Prohibition Men Investigate Chicago Clubs (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Sept. 20. Twenty prohibition officials from Washington are in Chicago investigating conditions here, federal officials announced today. Particular attention is to be paid to Chicago clubs, it was reported. The arrival of dry agents was said to have resulted from a recent raid on the Chicago Athletic association, and the investigation of an alleged whiskey ring here. All club houses. Including country and golf clubs and even the private rooms and lockers of members may be investigated, if sus

picion points to them, it was reported.

RESTRICTED OUTPUT CONDEMNED BY RYAN IN MILWAUKEE TALK

EXETER, Eng., Sept. 20. Wade T. Van Orman. an American balloonist, competitior in the James Gordon Bennett cup race, who landed here yesterday, declared today that the present race was the most remarkable of his experience. It was started in a dangerous wind, which speedily died down. When he left the Belgium coast at Dunkirk, Van Orman said the wind was blowing 40 miles an hour and he and his companions were in', great anxiety as to whether it would take them over England. Early yesterday

when the balloon was over Exeter, the

(By Associated Press) TOKIO, Sept. 20 Belief that the

j Japanese government is inclined on

the whole to accept the American suggestions regarding the agenda for the forthcoming Washington conference on limitation of armaments and prob

lems of the Pacific is expressed by the national board

(By Associated Press) t INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 20. Delegates from the coal fields of the United States and Canada assembled here today for the opening of the biennial convention of the United Mine Workers of America, which is to consider many important questions affecting the coal industry during the next fortnight." Organization preliminaries, inc'uding the ceremonies of welcome, occupied the opening program, but in the afternoon President John L. Lewis expected to present his report, including

recommendations for action by tnt convention. Indications were that the delegates consideration of the problem to come before them then would be aeferred until late in the week so that other international officers might present their reports. Governor Warren T. McCray and Mayor Charle3 Jewett were on the opening program as speakers, welcoming the - miners to

this city. Consideration of the wage question, unemployment, the employment of foreigners in the mines and nationalization of the mines are among the more important questions expected to come before the convention. Opposes Wage Cuts. No wage reduction of coal miners must be permitted and all desources of the miners' union must be mad? available to back up the policy in opposition to wage cuts, John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, declared here today in his report made at the opening of the biennial convention of the international union.

"No wage reductions have been taken, and it is our high purpose to continue this policy," declared Mi. Lewis. He also recommended a postponement until next February of the miners' adoption of definite wage demands, and declared that with all wage agreements expiring on March 31, 1S22, "the full influence and economic power of our great membership may thus be utilized to the advantage of our people, for the achievement of our ideals. Wage Most Important Much of Mr. Lewis's 40,000 word report related to the wage question, apparently indicating that this would be among the most important businesses of the convention, which brought between 1,500 anl 1,600 representatives of local unions scattered throughout the United States, Western Canada and Novia Scotia. Aside from the wage question, Mr. Lewis asked the convention to administer a rebuke to Robert H. Harlin, of Seattle, Washington, and Frank Farrington, president of the Illinois miners, who, Lewis charged, had circulated false statements about the union. He also

asked the union to indorse the Inter

which he said Alex-

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obvious remedy' for self-imposed re-jse,- hfr current was struck eventstrictions on labor output is a guaran-l , . haUrtnn hpn workina

teed minimum of employment to everyib k i theaer(nauts by this time j American suggestions regarding the

Asahi Shimbun in an article today.

At first, it says, the cabinet members were strongly of the opinion that Japan should positively insist upon the exclusion of accomplished facts and also of questions affecting particular powers, but, it declares, more moderate views prevailed and insistence upon these points was transformed into an attitude described as Japan'B "wishes" in this' connection. The newspaper predicts that the Japanese government will not altogether object to the discussion of matters previously cited as things to ba avoided. Rail Rates Included 1 It is understood that in addition to

the subjects previously outlined the

worker, ' declared the Rev John A.had thrown air their equipment over-

SENATOR KELLOGG IN RACE ST. PAUL. Minn.. Sept. 20. Frank B. Kellogg, Jr.. United States senator from Minnesota, announced today he would be a candidate for re-election next year.

Charch Meeting Considers Proposed Religions Union

(By Associated Tress) PITTSBURG. Sept. 20. The proposed union of the Pan-Presbyterian alliance and the Church of England or the Protestant-Episcopal churchy was discussed here yesterday by the 'delegates attending the eleventh general council of the Alliance of the Reformed and Presbyterian churches through-

j out the world holding the Presbyter

ian system. Disvission of the proposed union, spoken of at Lambeth, Eng., took place but no agreement was reached. Among other topics spoken of were the reordination of the clergy of the Presbyterian church. This was the outstanding development of the discussion of church unity at the session yesterday.

GRAND LODGE MAKES MERRY AT CONCLAVE

(By Associated Press) TORONO, Sept. 20. Three receptions featured the program today of the sovereign grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in convention here. One was a reception tendered visitors by William Brooks, grand secretary' of the order, in Ontario; another was the reception and banquet of the Patriarchs Militant. This was to be followed by a civil reception at city hall. The grand lodge met in regular session at the parliament building this morning. The associated Rebekah assemblies also held a morning session. ' Annual reports submitted yesterday included one on new memberships which showed that three departments, Texas, Panama and Oklahoma each had gained more than 500 new members during the past year.

Ryan, of the Catholic University,

Washington, D. C, addressing the national conference of Catholic charities last night. Restricted production by labor un

ions was classed with poor industrialmanagement by the speaker as a', source of economic loss which could j be prevented. He declared, however,!

that labor could not be censured for its efforts, although faulty, to make employment go around, while no effort was being made to end the causes which led to such steps. , .

"While rates and materials have increased throughout the United Staes," he said," "production has also increased to such an extent that it is very marked in certain localities. In almost every industry where labor is organized, leaders seek to restrict the amount of work done by each man. Work to Protect Others "The dread of unemployment is so pronounced that employes- engaged in seasonable enterprises frequently restrict production in .order to make

board in order to keep the balloon in

the air.

Weather Forecast

MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Occasional thundershowers this afternoon or tonight and Wednesday, followed by. cooler. Unsettled weather will continue for the next 36 hours with occasional thundershowers; cooler weather is indicated by Wednesday night it not sooner, due to a storm center crossing the Great. Lakes.

For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Local thundershowers tonight or Wednesday; warmer in northeast portion tonight; cooler Wednesday in north and west portions. Temoeratures for Yesterday

Maximum 73 t armaments

Minimum 61 United

Today

agenda include discussion of prefer

ential railroad rates as applied to both China and Siberia. This, coupled with the general topic of concessions, monopolies and preferential economic privileges has strengthened the impression already existing that broad economic questions will form an important phase of the Washington deliberations. These questions vitally concern Japan, which has not yet recovered from the post war economic setback and which is striving to solve the problems of the high cost of living and the high cost of labor. Her hopes for trade, economic authorities argue, lie in China and Siberia, and therefore, they consider, she would probably welcome discussion of far eastern economic problems as in line with her desires to obtain assured sources of food and raw material supplies and markets for her manufacrhrea articles.

Concerning the limitation of naval

the. sugetion, of the

States, it is understood, was

ander Howat, president of the Kansas

Miner's organization had defied in not complying with the board's order for strikers to return to work. GREENE, FRANKLIN SCHOOL DECISION DEFERRED BY BOARD A decision on the proposed bond issues for the building of school buildings in Franklin and Greene townships will be delayed until the latter part of this week or the first of next week, according to reports from the

offices of the state tax board in Indianapolis, to C. O. Williams, county superintendent of schools. Members of the state tax board have been attending a national meeting of tax commissioners in New Hampshire during the past week and will be in Washington, D. C. this week. The grade schools in Williamsburg will be opened Wednesday, the high school will remain closed until a decision is given by the state board.

NEW MEXICO ELECTS U, S, SENATOR TODAY

A.LBUQUERQUE, N. M., Sept. 20 New Mexico voters go to the polls today to choose a United States senator' to serve out the unexpired term of Albert B. Fall, who entered the cabinet of President Harding on March 4 as secretary of the interior. The suc-

Navy Department Orders Assistance Be Sent to R-27 WASHINGTON, Sept 19-Assist-ance for the American submarine R-27 which Sunday night sent out a distress call while en route from Coco Solo, Panama canal zone, to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been ordered by the

navy department.

ever, through consideration of their j N('?,n " " ' V 'L ' ' xhl' - n, n -i, nmi .. Weather Conditions The warm

provide work for them, a practice ha. ve"PP!,a dlrv ,2 r..u, ,,cit 5r. rv,, w (states, its eastern boundary being

"When we turn from the subject of! Pennsylvania. It is cooler again over deliberate restriction of production to tbe northwes ern states. Thunderthat of waste, we find that labor isi showers were in progress at 7 o clock much less responsible than industrial' Tuesday morning over north and cenmanagement. In the reports of the j tral portions of W ayne county, and are American business engineers, we find becoming more general due to the exthat waste in six great industries isiistence of an extensive storm whose

charged against management as C3 ; center is over me nunuwesieru suites.

ana wnicn nas a uiameier oi several

I that the discussion be divided under j cesstul candidate will serve until

the headings-of the'bafls of limita- j March 4, 1925.

tion. the effects of limitation and the

fulfillment of limitation

per cent, while only 16 per cent is attributable to labor. "For several of the restrictive measures employed by unions there is a considerable measure of extenuation, if not of justification. No abuses can be remedied by mere denunciation. Causes can be removed only by comprehensive measures which will give the workers security in their jobs and interest in their work."

thousand miles, extending from Missouri and Illinois to British Columbia, inclusive. The heaviest rainfall during the past 24 hours was at Omaha, Neb.. - Springfield, 111., . and Kansas

City, Mo., all places reporting from 1 to 2 inches. This storm is popularly known as the equinoctial storm, although the time of the equinox has nothing to do with its development, y

Milwaukee Judges Demand Protection for Courtrooms

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 20 Milwaukee circuit judges, whose courtrooms are the upper floors of the courthouse, today issued an-ultimatum to the county board, declaring that they wjll refuse to hold further- sessions "in the present chambers unless "adequate provision is made for escape in case of fire."

This declaration, embodied in a let

ter sent to William E. McCarthy,

chairman of the board of supervisors,

followed the closing of tbe main stair

way from the first floor of the court

houBe some time ago when a new

vault was installed.

The campaign closed last night with

Holm O. Bursum, Republican candidate appointed by the governor to serve until the election, speaking at Soccorro, and Richard Hanna, Demo

cratic nominee, speaking here.

GURZON, LLOYD GEORGE TO STAY IN BRITAIN

(By Associated Press) LONDON,' Sept 20. It has been definitely decided that neither Lloyd George or Lord Curzon. secretary for foreign affairs, will attend the Washington conference on disarmament" and pacific problems in view of impending developments in domestic politics, it was learned this afternoea.