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WEATHER. (0. 8. Wenther Local thundershowers this afternoon or night; cooler generally fair and cooler. ‘Temperature—} p.m. yesterday: lowest, 72, at 6 a.m. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 1 today. . 30,404 post office, 21 KNOWNDEAD AS PLEASURE BOAT " SINKS AT CHIGAGO Score Believed Missing After Sudden Storm Capsizes Excursion Steamer. 16 CHILDREN, 10 WOMEN AND ONE MAN DROWNED Tragedy, Almost on Anniversary of Eastland Disaster, Caused by Passengers Rushing to Side. ciated Pross. ), July 29.—Revised checks early today showed 27 bodies had been recovered from the pleasure steamer Favorite, which sank in Lake Michi- &an off Lincoln Park late yesterday. All but one of the dead had been iden- tified. About 75 persons wers aboard the wvessal when it started its journey for ‘the municipal pier to be capsized when struck by a sudden squall, and at least 28 were rescued. Sixteen of the victims were children, 10 were women and one was a man drowned while clinging to his 9-year- old daughter. ' Boat Is Raised. The boat was raised late last night and towed to the foot of Randolph ‘street. All bodies had been taken from the craft, it was stated. Some of the missing may still be in the water. The dead: Mrs, Sarah Reznick, 24. Bernard Reznick, Albert Reznick, 3. Mrs. Clara Young, 34. Ruth Young, 5. Margaret Murray, 8. George Murray, 3. Charles Abernathy, 3. Robert Abernathy, 4. ‘)lrl. Fannie Hendricks, 38, Sterling, 1! Mary Jeanette Hendricks, 8, Ster- ding, 1L Mrs. Olga Koutnek, 38. Harry Koutnek, 7. Nathan Poznansky, 45. Bessie Poznansky, 9. Robert Erickson, 6. Eileen Schlauder, 5. Mrs. May Keyes Fenlon, 46. Vincent Fenlon, 14. Mrs. Mabel Parenti, 23. Anthony Parenti, 8§ months. Mrs. Celia Polen, 38. Amanda Berndt, 32. 's. Pear] Carpenter, 35. Mrs. Fannie Holmes, 40. Michael Citera, 7. One unidentified girl, about 8, be- lieved to be Rose Polen. ' Five Found on Vessel. The tragedy came almost 12 years to a day from the date of Chicago's greatest water disaster, the sinking of the steamer Eastland with a loss of 812 lives. The two resulted from the same cause—the rush of passengers 10 _the port side of the ship. ‘While divers searched the lake bot- gom near the scene for more victims, ‘derricks lifted the craft late last night * ms flood lights were played on the tragic picture. The last five bodies were found as the boat came to the surface, seven hours after it ‘foundered. X State Law Not Violated. A preliminary investigation by the State’s attorney failed to disclose any evidence of criminal negligence or vio- Jation of any State law, it was re- wvealed today as four inquiries were under way into the capsizing of the excursion boat. Rotten straps on life preservers was one of the first discoveries by Coroner Oscar Wolff durii an_inspection of the Favorite today. The craft had been raised and towed to the Randolph treet docks. One life preserver bore B date of 1910 and a 1927 inspection o stamp. Federal steamboat inspectors, the Btate’s attorney, the coroner and the police launched a quadruple inquiry into the disaster as divers and harbor craft continued today to search for other bodies. The coroner asked a number of licensed skippers, prominent men of experience on the lakes, to sit on the Yury which this afternoon planned to inspect the boat and the bodies of the victims before opening the in- quest. Inspected July 11. After questioning a number of per- sons, William A. Rittenhouse, assist- ant State’s attorney, announced that no evidence of any violation of law had been uncovered. Examination of survivors was continued, and Ritten- house said that had any violation of a State law been revealed, immediate . grand jury action would be sought. Fred Meno of Detroit, representing the Federal Steamboat Inspection Service, with local inspectors, began an inspection of the Favorite. Meno waid the steamer had been inspected as late as July 11. The coroner said that some of the life preservers apparently were not easily accessible to the passengers. It was a gay crowd of excursion- 4sts that left Lincoln Park aboard the vessel in the late afternoon for the two-mile run to the municipal pier. A two-plece negro orchestra—hanjo and mandolin—strummed 'm Look- ‘ing for a Four-leaf Clover” children scampered along the two decks, and their elders hung over shoreward rails admiring the Chicago skyline. Suddenly, when a mile out, a rain- &torm broke, and with it came a gust of wind out of the northwest. As the captain, Arthur Olson, who has sailed 1he lake 18 years, sought to head his hoat into the wind, the p: yushed to the port side, the driving rain. The boat dipped sharply, and as the lake water rushed over the decks turncd over. Children, cand nd_popeorn still | clutehed in their hands, fought to fre themselves, but the welght of chair and other incumbrances on deck held them under. Some where thrown free of the hoat and many of these grabbed up belts and rafis as the steamer righted itself and sank until all but the roof of the superstructure was submerged. Crew Saves Many. The five members of the crew escaped and these, all experienced ilors, saved many from drowning by Inssing life preservers and rafts to those in the water. The Favorite's two lifeboats also were unleashed and Into these clambered a number of the wurvivors Waord of the thagedy sped along the Wle front, a popular resort for swim- ters, and small boats put out to the rescue. The first to reach the scene was Mr. Hofnau t Doris. Hof- “entinued. on Page 2, Column 3.) Bureau Forecast.) tonight. Tomorrow {ighest, 95, at 3:15 Entered as second class matter Washington. D. 5 FAKE D. C. STOCK FOR LACK “ 5. My Dynamlte Note—This ig the first of a series of ee cles deaiing with the sale in Washington of questionable and fraudu. lent_securities. *The second article will be published tomorromw:. BY BEN McKELWAY. One of the forces that helps to make the world go around is the constant endeavor by onehalf of the human race to separate as much cash as possible from the other half. . This Dprocess may be divided, roughly, into two classes. One is known as the ““Hook"” method and the other is known as the “Crook” method—and the term “Getting it by hook or by crook” con- veys one of our best known ideas. The “Hook” method is legitimate, fair and square, and is popular among medical speclalists, lawyers, bankers, real estate operators and Leading tizens, all of whom frown upon the rook” method. The “Crook” method, on the other hand, is banned either by laws on the statute books or by that indefinable code known as ethics. And the “Crook” method is patronized chiefly by fake stock pro- moters and bandits. The difference between the fake stock promoter and the bandit is that the fake stock pro- moter has good working hours, and especially in communities such as @h WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JULY 29, 19271—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. - SALES THRIVE OF STRICT LAWS Promoters Reap Harvest Among Business Men of City—Some Investors Victimized Second Time. Washington has the law on his side. The poor bandit, on the other hand, often gets shot or beaten by police: men, must work late hours and has all the agencles of the law allied against him. Nobody knows how much money Is lost annually in Washington in fake stock schemes or through the pur- chase of worthless securities. There have been guesses, and one guess is as good as another. The Better Busi- ness Bureau estimated recently that it was $1,000,000 in a year, which esti- mate, being conservative and a good, round sum, is easily remembered. The difficulty in getting reliable fig- ures lies in the facf that up to date it has not hecome tustomary nor is it considered in very good taste to purchase worthless stock from a slick salesman and then broadcast to the world the news that one has been sadly stung. There are many men in Washington today who like to think of themselves as Hard headed Business Men and who will consent to make radio ad- dresses on “Before You Invest, Inves- tigate” during Thrift week. But deep down in the bottom of their safe- deposit boxes at the banks they have envelopes containing stock in the Oh Boy_Mining_Corporation, and it is (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) DAWES SLUMBERS THROUGH WRECK Engineer Killed and Two Hurt at Bridge Crash Near Head, Miss. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn.,, July 29.—One man was killed and two others seri- ously injured today when the locomo- tive of a special train bearing Vice President Charles G. Dawes and his party plunged through a trestle on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Rail- road near Head, Miss. The Vice President was asleep in his berth and was not awakened by the accident, a telephone message from the scene of the wreck stated. Mr, Dawes and C. H. Markham, chair- man of the board of the Illinois Cen- tral Rallroad, retired soon after the special train left Greenville, Miss, where Vice President Dawes addressed the State convention of the American Legion last night. Engineer Loses Life. The train was bound for Memphis and was due to arrive about 8 o'clock this morning. Sam Jones of Memphis, engineer of the train, was killed, and his fireman, J. P. Horton, also of Memphis, was seriously injured, as was also Henry Fletcher of Greenville, traveling engi- neer of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad. The body of the engineer had not been recovered early today. ‘Weight Crushes Bridge. The trestle which gave way span- ned a drainage ditch, which carried about 18 feet of water. The wooden structure crumpled beneath the im- pact of the heavy locomotive. The engine was completely submerged. Messages from the scene of the acci- dent stated that the train was run- ning at low speed due to the weakened condition of the roadbed, as a result of the floods which have swept the territory. This fact alone, officials of the railroad declared, probably averted wrecking of the entire train. o TWO GUNMEN SLAIN BY INTENDED VICTIM Chicago Doctor Wields Weapon Quicker Than Men Who Came as Patients to Rob Him. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 28.—A doctor beat two gunmen at their own game last night, Killing them both when they at- tempted to rob him. The robbers, who have not been identified, posed as patients on ent'ring the doctor’s offices, but the physician, Frank L. Nathanson, recently had been robbed and was suspicious. He stood by his desk and when they drew their guns he pulled open a drawer, whipped out a pistol and fired before they could level thelr weapons. One fell dead, but the other stag- gered out and fell down the stairway into the arms of a policeman who had heard the shooting. He died in a hospital. COOLER WEATHER DUE HERE, OFFICIALS SAY Thundershowers Prospect. Temperature Drops After Early Climb. Thundershowers this afternoon or tonight were confidently predicted by officials at the United States Weather Bureau shortly after noon today, with a cooler temperature tonight and to- morrow “fair and cooler.” While the temperature registered at 79 degrees at 8 o'clock this morning, three degrees higher than at the same hour yesterday, and rapidly rose to 88 acgrees by 8:30 o'clock, the thermom- eter had dropped back to 85 degrees near_noon, due to gathering clouds, which gave promise of making good the Weather Bureau's predicction of showers, VESUVIUS MORE ACTIVE. NAPLES, July 29 (#).—Mount esuvius has again resumed unusual- strong activity and has been pre- senting a remarkable nighttime spec- tacle, which many tourists have been visiting. he gradual incregse in the height | of the internal cone of the famous o has made its flames from the crater visible from a distance. All tast night a lofty column of smoke is- sned from the crater, accompanied by explosions. . in PROBE OF DISTRICT OFFICES PLANNED All Branches Handling Funds to Be Investigated Follow- ing Forgery Charge. Preparations for ordering an ex- haustive investigation of the depart- ments of the District government where public funds are handled were made 'today by the District Commis- sioners as a result of the alleged forgery of tax refund vouchers by an employe in the auditor’s office. A committee will be appointed to make the Iinvest'gation, which the Commissioners hope will reveal wheth- er any improvements can be made in the present method of handling money which will afford better protection to the public funds, Letter Sent to McCarl. The Commissioners revealed their plans for the probe in a letter to Controller General J. R. McCarl, which contained a_request that J, D. Denit of his office be permitted to become a_member of the investi- gating committee. Mr. Denit was one of the three representatives of the controller general's office who re- cently made an investigation of the methods in operation in the auditor’s WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION CABINET CONVENES HASTILY IN'LONDON ONNAVAL IMPASSE Ministers Recalled From Week End Trips to Discuss Crisis at Geneva. NEW BRITISH PROPOSAL SUGGESTED TO GIBSON Would Provide More 8-Inch-Gun Cruisers for U. S. and Increase English Tonnage. By the Associated Press LONDON, July 29.—The British |after having been hastily summoned, several ministers- who were en route to the country for the week end being recalled. 1t was reported that the reason for the hurried meeting was the position which has arisen at Geneva. Instructions for the recall of those ministers who had left Londan were given by Sir Austen Chamberlain, for- elgn secretary, acting in the capacity of prime minister in the absence of Premier Baldwin, who is now en route to Canada. Japan to Seek Mediation. There is reason to believe that Ja- pan will undertake the role of media- tor between the United States and Great Britain to save the naval re- duction conference from a breakdown, says a Reuter dispatch from Geneva this morning. The crisis at the conference imme diately became the center of discus- sion in the House of Commons today, meeting for its last session before ad. journment until November. J. H. Thomas, Labor, asked Foreign Secretary Chamberlain whether any statement was available regarding re- ports of a breakdown in negotiations. Undersecretary Locker-Lampson of the foreign office replied that the Brit- ish Government had received no fur- ther message from Geneva since Sir Austen’s statement of yesterday, in which he said that a plenary meeting of the conference would be held on Monday, when the whole question would be discussed. Breakdown Is Denied. Downing Street, like the House of Commons, is without information re- garding the exact status of the Geneva conference. Although officialdom generally was gloomy regarding the outcome, it was strenuously denied that it was correct to say that a breakdown has occurred. The feeling expressed was that any- thing might happen before the plenary session on Monday and that a solu- tion of the Anglo-American differences could yet be reached. BRITISH MAKE NEW OFFER. office. The Commissioners’ MccCarl said: “The Commissioners of the District of Columbia contemplate appointing a committee, consisting of a number of District officials, to conduct an inves. tigation into those branches of the District of Columbia where money is handled or revenue of the District of Columbia originates, for the purpose of ascertaining and reporting back to the Commissioners its recommenda- tions for improvement, if any reason- ably may be made. Seek to Find Protection. “The Commissioners desire to de- velop, through the work of this com- mittee, whether every proper safe- guard and protection is thrown about the receipt of, and accounting for pub- lic_ funds. “Mr. J. D. Denit and two other rep- resentatives of your office have been engaged in an investigation into the methods in operation in the auditor’s and other offices during the past month or more. They have undoubt- edly gathered valuable information which would be of great assistance to this' committee. The purpose of this letter is to ascertain from you wheth- er you would be willing to permit Mr. Denit to serve as a_member of the committee. Mr. Denit has expressed his_agreement, subject to your ep- proval.” TWO DEAD, ONE DYING AFTER GUN BATTLE Father, Son and Neighbor Shot in Row Over Construction of Fence. letter to Mr. By the Associated Press. PIKEVILLE, Ky., July 29.—John Mutter, 50 years old, and T. M. Hunt, 55, were dead, and Landon Mutter, son of John Mutter, was dying to- day as the result of a gunfight on Island Creek, 27 miles from here. The shooting followed an argument between the Mutters and Hunt over the construction of a line fence on Hunt's property. Landon Mutter and Hunt both drew guns and Hunt wounded Landon in the arm. When the elder Mutter took up his son's pistol Hunt is alleged to have shot him through the heart and to have fired three more bullets into Landon. Ernest Mutter, another son of John, authorities said, then shot Hunt sev- Two shots struck Hunt ad and four in the region of the heart. J. W. Hunt, a distant relative of the dead man, rushed Landon Mut- ter to a hospital here, making most of the journey by boat. He said the body of T. M. Hunt had not been moved two hours after the shooting. Hunt was under a one-year sentence for burning a schoolhouse near his home two yvears ago. The sentence was suspended pending appeal. American’s Job Goes to Premier. TEHERAN, Persia, July 29 (®).— The Mejliss (National Assembly) after lengthy debate passed a regolution today requesting the premier to as- sume the duties of Arthur O. Mills- paugh, American administrator gen- Proposal Suggested to Americans to Increase Cruiser Plan. GENEVA, July 29 (#).—A sugges- tion, which the British claim might solve the present difficulty over 8-inch- (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) STREET PROJECTS MAY BE ALLOWED Ladue Finds Needed Records. District Takes Court Ac- tion to Lift Bars. Discovery in the office of the Dis- trict surveyor today of records indi- cating that the act of Congress of 1893 creating the highway plan had been complied with, led District offi- cials to believe the way has been paved for removing the legal barrier which threatened to tie up for a year at least the comprehensive street opening and widening program in- volving the condemnation of more than $1,000,000 worth of property. A recent decision of the District Supreme Court held that the highway plan was defective because it failed to show the dimensions and area. of projected streets with the result that a case providing for the condemnation of land to open Taylor street was dis- missed. Fears were expressed at the time that all of the condemnation cases now pending would be thrown out of court on the same ground and the corporation counsel’s office was directed by the Commissioners to appeal from the decision with the faint hope that some loophole would be found whereby the condemnations could be legally carried out. Ladue Makes Discovery. Realizing the serious and far-reach- ing effect of the decision, Engineer Commissioner Willlam B. Ladue made a personal investigation in the- sur- veyor's office and to his surprise found that the dimensions and the area of Taylor street (formerly Quincy street) and all other projected streets were on record. The corpora- tion counsel’s office was apprised of this fact and after an examination of these records by Principal Assistant Corporation Counsel Ringgold Hart, a motion_was prepared_immediately 'to set aside and vacate the court's order of dismissal in the Taylor street case on_the ground that_the true facts " (Continued on Page 7, Column 3.) ATLANTIC FLYER NAMED. War Veteran to Pilot Ontario-to- g London Plane. LONDON, Ontario, July 29 (#).— James D. Vance of Toronto, 30-year- old Canadian aviator, with a brilliant war record, has been named pilot of the projected flight from London, On- tario, to London, England, for the 5,000 Carling prize. ‘harles Burns, president of the Carling Breweries, Limited, who made the selection, sald the 3,900-mile non- eral of finances, pending the appoint- ment of a successor, stop fiight would take place in the latter part o Auglfjt. cabinet convened late this afternoon | NAVY WILL PROBE STUNT-FLYING CASE Aviator Accused of Danger- ous Maneuvers Here Sunday Denies Charges. Machinery was set in motion at the Navy Department today for the sit- ting of a naval court of inquiry into the flying activities of Lieut. Thomas G. Williamson of the aircraft tender Wright, based at Hampton Roads, Va., who was identified late yesterday as the pilot of the plane that stunted over the housetops in the vicinity of Sixteenth street and Columbia road last Sunday afternoon, in violation, according to witnesses, of regulations prohibiting acrobatics above congest- ed areas. Upon learning of the identity of the pilot, which was established in a mes- sage from the commander of the scouting fleet to the Navy Depart- ment, Secretary Wilbur ordered a court of Inquiry, which will detér- mine the nature of the charges and recommend either that the young offi- cer be brought before a court-martial for trial or that the case be dropped. Officer Denies Charges. The place and date of the inquiry probably will become known tomorrow, as naval officers identified with such procedure today were drawing up the RMecessary preiiminaries for such a function. Inasmuch as the matter lies with the Bureau of Navigation and the Judge Advocate General's Office, it was assumed the investiga- tion would be held in Washington. The officer himself in a statement which was sent to the department from Hampton Roads yesterday. de- nled that he stunted over the con- gested area, explaining that all acro- batics were conducted above Rock Creek Park and at an altitude above 2,000 feet. Lieut. Williamson'’s case is believed to be the first on record involving an alleged violation of the ‘“stunting” (Continued on Page 6, Column 1) HELEN WILLS WINS FROM HELEN JACGBS Wimbledon Champion Defeats Youthful California Star in Straight Sets at Manchester. By the Associated Press MANCHESTER, Mass., July 20.— Miss Helen Wills' of Berikeley, Calif., today defeated Miss Helen Jacobs of the same city, 6—1, 6—2, in the finals of the Essex County Club tournament here. Once more Miss Wills demonstrated her complete command of American woman’s_tennis by defeating her 18- year-old fellow Californian. Miss Wills ‘was master from the very start. Throughout she had Miss Jacobs on the run with deep drives which shaved alternate_sidelines. The younger Berkeley girl's service, which is generally her most formid- able weapon and which had counted largely in her victory over Mrs. Molly Mallory, national champion, on Wed- nesday, gave the Wimbledon cham- pion no_trouble whatever. Miss Jacobs held only two of her service games. Miss Wills played the entire match from the baseline and seemed content to rely on her pace and accuracy for the victory. She played cooly and waited for opportuni- ties to score on placements 150 KILLED IN FIRE AT WUCHANG, CHINA Army Ammunition Base Across From Hankow Blown Up—TU. S. Buildings Wrecked. HANKOW, China, July 29.—More than 150 soldiers and clvilians were killed and hundreds injured as a con- sequence of an unexplained fire at an army ammunition base at Wuchang, across the Yangtze from Hankow. Most of the deaths were caused by the explosion of gunpowder and bullets. The entire district surrounding the base was reduced to ruins. American missionary properties in the explosion zone were wrecked. —_— Radio Programs—Page 15 ¢ Toening Star. » UP) Means Associated Pr “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 97,166 WO CENTS. Women Are Given Right-of-Way in New Courtesy Code By the Associated Press. DENVER, Colo., July 29.—Wom- an drivers always have the right of way, the latest amendment to the city’s courtesy traffic code provides. R. F. Hershey, manager of safety, declared that it men would give woman drivers the right of way whether they were entitled to it or not there would be fewer accidents and less disputes. DIPLOMAT IS SHOT EXAMINING WEAPON Senor Latour, Guatemalan M_inister, Reported Out of Danger. Senor Francisco Sanchez Latour, In announcing the code recently, motorists were requested to “pray instead of pay” on the theory few drivers gave much thought to fines. APPEAL LLOWED INVAREVOTEASE Judge Restrains Delaware County Officials From Dis- posing of Ballots. By the Aseociated Press. PHILADELPHIA, July 20.—Judge J. Whitaker Thompson of the Federal District Court. today allowed an ap- peal from his decision to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in the matter of turning over to the Senate Investigating committee the ballots cast at the last senatorial election in Pennsylvania. . At the same time Judge Thompson issued an order restraining the Dela- ware County authorities from dispos- ing of the ballots cast at that election pending a final decision by the ap- pellate court. South Represents Committee. Judge Thompson in his recent decis- fon decided that he had no jurisdiction in the matter of deciding whether the Reed committee had any official ex- istence, and declared that it was for the United States to decide that ques- tion. 4 Jerry C. South, representing the committee of which Senator Reed of Missouri is chairman, represented the committee in the proceedings today. He said he had in mind asking for court orders against all officials in Pennsylvania having ballots in _their custody restraining them from de- stroying the ballots or other election documents until the Appellate Cour makes its decision. . Whether this contemplated action by the Reed committee was prompted by the proposed move of Senator Wat- son, Indiana, chairman of the Senate committee on privileges and elections, to have this committee take up the investigation of the senatorial election in Pennsylvania, Mr. South did not say. Senator Watson is canvassing the members of his committee for authori- zation_to proceed to_take possession of all ballot boxes in Pennsylvania, Primaries in September. Primaries will be held throughout Pennsylvania in September and it was feared that unless some action. was taken to preserve the ballots cast last November and now locked in -boxes that will have to be used at the primary, many of the ballots would be destroyed or become lost. The investigation of the senatorial election is the result of a contest by William B. Wilson, Democrat, against Representative William S. Vave, Re- publican, who holds the certifitate of election as United States Senator. The ballots cast in Philzdelphia County and in Allegheny County, which_includes Pittsburgh, have been turned over to the Reed committee and are under guard in Washington. ‘When tho Reed committee proceeded to obtain the ballots of Delaware County, officials of that jurisdiction refused to turn them over .on the ground that the committee did not exist, pointing out that a_resolution to continue it after the adjournment of the last Congress failed of passage by the Senate. The Reed committce then took the case to the Federal Court. b . ROBBERS DIG TUNNEL. One of Six Slain Trying to Reach Safe Holding 1,000,000 Zloty. WARSAW, Poland, July 29 (P.— Six men, digging a 75-foot tunnel under the State Printing Shop and leading directly to a safe containing 1,000,000 zloty (about $120,000) printed yesterday, were arrested today after a battle with police in which one of the robbers was mortally wounded. Minister from Guatemala to the United States, is at the Emergency Hospital with a bullet hole through his chest, the result of accidentally shooting himself with an automatic revolver shortly after midnight this morning when he was found uncon- scious in the study of the legation at 1521 New Hampshire avenue. He was reported out of danger today. Mystery attached to the shooting, which led some to believe the act had been deliberate, was cleared by an explanation authorized by the Minis- GENERAL DTS DUPONTANDSTEL PROBESORDERED Trade Commission to Delve Into Financial Relationship of Corporations. $14,000,000 REPORTED PAID FOR STEEL STOCK Du Ponts Declared to Have Bought Large Holdings—Community of Interests Alleged. By the Associated Press. An investigation into the financial relationship belween the du Pont, General Motors and United States Steel Corporations was ordered today by the Federal Trade Commission. The commission acted at a meeting today on published reports that a “community of interest” had grown up between the thrke big corporations and that the du Ponts had purchased large holdings in the Steel Corpora- tion, The du Pont Co. is reported to have paid approximately $14,000,000 for 114,000 shares of steel stock. Action Not Indicated. Officials here have read reports of the relationship between the three great corporations with interest for several days, but until today's meet- ing of the Trade Commission there had been no indication that any kind of action was to be taken immediately. At the Department of Justice it was said merely that no investigation had been ordered by the law enforcement branch of the Federal Government. So far as known publicly there has been no complaint filed with the Gov- ernment in the steel case. ARMED MEN ATTACK IRISH CAMP GUARD Band Driven Off in Fight at Mili- tary Base Near Dublin Before Dawn. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, July 29.—Armed men made an attack on the guard at the Tal- laght military camp, near Dublin, t ter’'s family. this morning at the hospital. Ralph H. Chase of 435 Ray- mond street, Chevy Chase, Md., a nepliew of Senora Lillian de Sanchez Latour, the American wife of the Minister, declared the shooting was wholly accidental. No Vital Spot Touched. The Minister found it too warm yesterday to do any work, Mr. Chase explained, and last night while going through personal files at the legation found an ald .33-caliber automatic revolver, with a broken handle. He had not seen it for about a year. Senor Latour was examining the weapon when it discharged a bullet through his chest. Taken to Emergency Hospial, an examination revealed that the bullet had made a clean incision, missing important blood vessels and the lungs. The bullet had penetrated below the heart. Members of the family declinel to make any statement when seen at the hospital early this morning, but when the Minister regained couscious- ness the circumstances of the shooting were learned. According to Mr. Chase, the Minis- ter's domestic affairs were happy and he had no financial worries of any kind. Political conditions in Guatamala, it was explained, were never better than they are now. { Senora Latour and her nephew re- mained within calling distance of the Minister's bedside at the hospital. They were informed later by Dr. John M. Lyons that while the wound was dangerous it would not be fatal owing to the clean incision and the lack of internal bleeding. The Minister’s wife, though suffering frgm a severe ner- vous strain, was saifd to be calm this morning. Mr. Chase said the story of the shooting had been told him by Senora Latour and that he had not yet been able to speak with the Minister. A brother of the Minister, Delfino Sanchez Latour, acting consul gen- eral of Guatemala in New York, was notified of the shooting early this morning and arrived here at 11 o'clock. Brother Issues Statement. ‘The Minister was surprised when his brother came to his bedside short- ly before noon and asked, “Why did you come?"” Afterward the brother issued an of- ficial statement as follows: “My brother was wounded acci- dentally by a broken pistol which he believed unserviceable. The unfound- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7. FLIGHT PRIZE NAMED IN HERRICK'S HONOR 111 Ambassador Told of Decision Affecting $30,000 Paris-to-Cleve- land Trophy. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, July 29 (®.—IIl in a hospital. where he is reported re- covering from a serious operation, Myron T. Herrick, ambassador to France, found a consolation in the $30,000 Paris-to-Cleveland flight offer which the Cleveland Chamber of Com- merce has honored him by giving the trophy his name. The prize, which will be known as the Myron T. Herrick trophy, was offered yesterday by the chamber to the first pilot making a non-stop flight from Paris to Cleveland Mr. Herrick was elated when in- formed of tke flight project. He said he thought it would be enthusiasti- cally appreciated everywhere. The purse of $30,000 will go to the first flyer negotiating the distance The men were using newest scien- tific devices, including a pneumatic drill to dig the tunnel, and were vir- tually finishing it when the police sur- prised them., provided he lands between August 6 morning, but were driven off by the soldiers’ fire. None of the guard was injured. Between 50 and 60 shots were ex- changed. The morning was dark and the military authorities were unable to say whether any of the attackers, who retreated across a fleld, were wounded. * PULITZER’S WIDOW DIES IN DEAUVILLE Illness of Few Days Fatal to Wife \ of Founder of New York World. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 20.—Mrs. Jo- seph Pulitzer, widow of the founder of the New York World, died today at Deauville, France, after an illness of less than a week. ADMITS HAVING LIQUOR. Son of Rev. David Hepburn, Vir- ginia Dry Leader, to Face Jury. RICHMOND, Va.. July 29 (#).—Ad- mitting that he had a small quantity of liquor in his possession when the Anti-Saloon League automobile he was driving crashed into a trolley wire pole last Saturday, Carroll V. Hepburn, 23-year-old son of Rev. Da- vid Hepburn, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia, was held ‘for the grand jury following a tull hearing in Police Court today. He was bailed in $500 for his ap- pearance, in Hustings Court in Octo- ber, when the grand jury will be ask- ed to indict him for driving an auto- mobile while intoxicated and for un- lawfully transporting spirits. TRIAL FLIGHT HELD UP. Weather Still Keeps Courtney Waiting at Calshot. SOUTHAMPTON, England, July 29 (#).—Capt. Frank T. Courtney was at Calshot all day in anticipation of being able to take the Whale, his transatlantic flying boat, up for a extensive trial flight. The wind, however, was still blow- ing so hard and the weather 0 bad that the test was still held up late today. ‘Weather bulletins indicate that conditions over the Atlantic do not show much improvement over the weather which has been holding up his hop-off for some time. LISBON LOAN MOVE FAILS. Spanish Town Learns Negotiations With English Are Dropped. VIGO, Spain (Near the Portuguese Frontier), July 29 (P).—It is under: stood here that the Portuguese gov- ernment has failed in negotiations Jith & group of English bankers for a joan. The explanation of this is that the loan failed because the government would not accept the condition that the first instaliment should not be paid until September. 1t is stated here that the loan will be placed in other quarters, possibly Spanish. o Fire Wrecks Pottery Plant. ZANESVILLE, Ohio, .Ju! » — Fire believed to have ori om and 29 during the Cleveland industrial exposition. After that time an offer :;z:n.ooo will stand until August 1, an explosion in the main <ied destroyed the Weller Pottery . plant here last might. Loss was estimated at ;sosm.