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—e e WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy, with occasional show- ers tonight and tomorrow, little change in temperature. Temperature—High- est, 89, at 5 p.m. yesterday: lowest, at 5 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. e i: -3 I The only evening paper in Washington with the 2 anIn Associated Press news * service. * WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION @b Yesterday’s Circulation, 96,889 Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 20 and 21 No. 30,405. i omée Entered as gecond class matter Washington, C. DT NAVAL CONFERENCE ~ MAY END WITHOUT FINAL OPEN BREAK Recess for Six Months and Calling Off Plenary Ses- sion Considered. HARM SEEN IN PROVIDING “F!REWORKS” AT CLOSE British, However, Expected to In- sist on Publicly Stating Views Again Monday. By the Associated the triy possibly for a certain per without the holdi sesslon is now con: here. There is a growing opit a public session, “with firewc both British and American delegates, would do no good and conceivably might do harm. The talk of adjournment is due to the apparently irreconcilable nature of the British and American views on how naval armaments should be lim- fted. The Americans firmly advoc liberty of action to construct cruisers armed with $inch guns within the limits of the total cruiser ton: e 11}- lowed. The British seek to have defi- nite sizes of cruisers made obligatory. “There is some doubt as to whether the British delegates would consent to adjournment of the conference without having an opportunity to state their views again in a public session. £ At any rate the idea of adjourning the conference for six months or 2 year in order to give the powers time for further reflection has been ad; vanced. Eyes Turned on Washington. All eves appear to be turned on twashington to learn whether anything will develop to change the stand of Hugh 8. Gibson, chief American dele- gate, that the latest British plan for a treaty on cr prs, destroyers and sub- marines was unacceptable, but there is no mistaking the feeling_ that only an unexpected concession before the plenary session set for Monday. ¢an ve the conference. B4 British clrcles have indicated that the British might be disposed to dis- cuss any American proposal for a cer- tain number of $-inch-gun cruisers for the United States besides those per- mitted under the British plan. Noth- ing came of this and the idea was not even transmitted formally to t{:c American delegation. While a British spokesman empha- sized anew that it was the wish of his country to restrict the number of so-called offensive warships and voiced the belief that no real limitation could be brought about If the nations did not agree upon the exact number of powertully armed cruisers that might be constructed, the Americans are Xnown to be particularly dissatistied With the concluding paragraph of the latest British proposal. Opposed as Reviving Building. This clause, which is understood to provide latitude for transferring ton- hage from one category of warships %o another, has been described in merican quarters, as likely to lead to competitive construc on—the very thing the conference was supposed to event. . P he chiet Japanese delegate, Admira Saito, has booked passago on g se steamship sailing_from Nap for Tokio August 15. He is taking the water route, rather than the trans- siberian journey, on the ac friends, who in ted the latter would be dangerous because of the presence * In Russta of many Koreans, said to be lolently opnosed to Japanese rule in Korea. Admiral Saito is governor general of Korea. TOKIO SEES AMITY IMPERILED. —_— Foundation Laid at First Arms Con- ference Declared Threatened. TOKIO, July 30 (P).—Fear that failure of the Geneva naval reduction conference may threaten the founda tion laid by the first arms conferenc at Washington is expressed by the Asahi, which with the other vernac- ular newspapers regrets that from all indications the confi e is about to close without an agreemer The Asahi believes the gailure lie deeper than the vof gun calibers, It says th ‘cess of the d to the abs ‘that which preva secondly, to the fact th stead of stats and thirdly, t ers as made the W ence successful. The Jiji is c not only brin tween l‘ t i i > a States, bu Bt the world. Th r < the two countries to exert ridge the diffic ulties. b”}lfi‘hi believes the conference can atill be sav ! tain and the United St & compromise The Nichi N failure of th d of auses of on t experts, in- rol, LONDON NOW PESSIMISTIC. Baldwin Have i Coolidge in United Stz July 30 (@)« ged to with LONDON, Adoubt the ymornin reduction of them su most part the: In the course of & Daily News remarks th {‘deadly 1nicrobe of ‘may be introduced in of the two countries seriousness of the jss mier Baldw dian visit an heart talk W m ating the right mental atti paper says na WQpatinued on Dage rt to “ | onomic be t heart-to- Column 19 |Six Dead Enlisted Men Lie Beside Lieut. William A. Sheehan in France. | Fell at Battle of Montfaucon. Identification Is Fully Established. After nine years the body of Fir: William A. Sheechan of W | a search lasting more than | Lieut | ington | has been found in an obscure shell | hote grave, where e fell while fight ling with Company F, 315th Infantry, |at the battle of Montefaucon, in the Meus onne. Beside him lay the bodies of six enlisted men. Identification has been fully estal lished, the War Department this morn- ing advised the mother of the dead officer, Mrs. Eudora Sheehan, who ves at the Westchester Apartment, centh and O streets. Buried by Germans. The shell hole where the seven found their resting place is in the Bois des Ogons, Commune of Nantillois, land, in view of the burial conditions, the Paris office of the graves registra vice, maintained by the qua termaster corps, is of the opinion that the original burial was made by the Germans. Two identification = tags were found on each body. The men were killed in action on the morning of September 29, 1918, at the southern edge of the Bois des Ogons, near the Ferme de la Made- leine. Their regiments were moved to the rear before the regimental burial details had an opportunity to bury the dead. 2 Following the signing of the armi- stice officers of the 315th Infantry made three separate trips to the Madeleine WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, BODY OF D. C. OFFICER FOUND IN SHELL HOLE AFTER 9 YEARS TP AR Ig . LIEUT. WILLIAM A. SHEEHA. farm and the Boise des Ogons in an effort to ascertain the location of the graves of Lieut. Sheehan and his com- rades. Since the war relatives and friends of Lieut. Sheehan have twice gone to France in search of his re- mains, Lieut. Sheehan came to Washing- ton in 1908 with Wade H. lis, local attorney, in whose office Sheehan had been amployed when Mr. Ellis was attorney general of Ohio. He was em- ployed for a time in the Department of Justice when Mr. Ellis served as s cial assistant to the Attorney General. Entering Georgetown Law School, Lieut. Sheehan was graduated in 1913. At the outbreak of the war, he entered officers’ training camp at and after receiving his commis was assigned to the 315 Infant part of the 79th Divisi trained at Camp Meade. Twice since the war Mr. Ellis had (Continued on Pago 2, Column 1.) RESIDENT LOSES HOPES N GENEVA Blames British Demands for Failure to Agree Upon Naval Reductions. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staff Correspondent of The Star, STATE GAME LODGE, BLACK HILLS, S. Dak., July 30.—President Coolidge is finally commencifig to feel pessimistic about the ultimate out- fome of the naval limitations coner- ence being held in Geneva. Despite continued news reports that the tripartite parley was hopelessly tangled, and that the whole affair was heading toward a complete collapse, the President had been hopeful. But information the President has now received from the State Depart- ment has shattered his optimism, and while discussing the subject Wwith callers he revealed for the first time since the Geneva conference opened that he questions very much whether an agreement can be arrived at. Blame Put on British. The President was represented as placing the blame for the Geneva deadlock on the insistent demands of the British for a much larger navy than the United States Government deems necessary. This proposal on the part of the British, the President holds, is directly responsible for the failure on the part of the American representatives to agree, and unless the British proposal is modified he will refuse to permit the American dele- gates to yield. Coolidge supports the position of Am- bassador Hugh H. Gibson, head of the American delegation, that it is prefer- able to abandon the attempt to limit naval armaments rather than adopt a plan meaning immense additional con- struction or relegation of the United States to second place. With the President discussing his own feelings regarding the British pro- posal with such amazing frankness, the natural question is—what will be the next move of the United States in the event of a failure to reach an | agreement at the tripartite confer- | ence? The President himselt is not prepared to give the answer. Will Voice No Threats. Although evincing strong determina- tion not to yield to Great Britain's cruiser proposal, the President made plain that he has no intention of ssuing any threats, such as the adop- tion by the United States of a huge building program as the first step in | a naval construction race. | 1t was the opinion, however, of some | of those with whom the President so nkly discussed this subject ihat his arks surely could be interpreted as o0 Great Britain. Others ation that the President e his policy of economy | sufficiently to permit the United States to embark upon a naval program that | would be second to none. | stumbling block at Geneva, out by Mr. Coolidge, is sreat Britain’s 600,000 tonnage pro- for subsidia aft, cruisers and strovers. He was represented fur- s fecling convinced that the dis ement over the number and size dual craft and the caliber of | is nothing more than a col- | lateral question which would be easy | to solve should the question of total | tonnage be acceptable to all con- | cerned. | K Economic Features Secondary. le on the subject the President was represented as explaining that the ires involved are of a ture, that his principal arley was to pro- f p good will and nding_between the s of the earth. The removal of x burden required by the main- ance of large navies and other ec- fits would, he contends, be consequence of such a rit of friendship, good will and bet- understanding. At any rate, the President his optimism, and unhestitat- ‘ing the onus on the British nt tangled mess, has not abandoned all hope, and le he has been most reluctant to | at amount of doubt as to t{the probable outcome enter his mind, ‘n“ has made it unmistakably plain | that an agreement will not be reached, it_least_on the basis of the proposal , Colymn 3.) ’ while (Continued on In this respect Mr. 3 00 PONT INQURY T0 BE EXTENSVE Chief Economist of Federal Trade Commission Will Conduct Investigation. By the Associated Press. One of the most extensive investi- gations in the history of the Federal Trade Commission is augured by its decision to inquire into the relation- ships between the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co., the General Motors Corporation and the United States Steel Corporation. The chief economist of the com- mission will conduct the inquiry under its order issued yesterday and his chief objective will be to study whether the relationships tend to bring a community of interest be- tween the three corporations and its economic consequences, such an al- leged community of interest was de- scribed as “a matter of public con- cern.” The commission’s order cited pub- lished financial reports sald to show the Du Pont company purchased large investments in the stock of the other two concerns, while it also said press reports asserted the Du Pont concern made the steel stock pur- chases with the expectation of hav- ing a number of directors in that organization, as it now has in Gen- eral Motors. FALSE SAYS DU PONT No Basis for Report, He Avers, of Fed- eral Trade Probe. CARLSBAD, Czechoslovakia, July 0 (#).—"There is no basis for the re- port,” was the only comment made by Plerre du_ Pont, chairman_of the board of directors of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co., on reports re- ceived here of a possible combine with the General Motors Corporation and the United States Steel Corporation. Mr. Du P 1t declined to make any turther statement. TRADE RESTRAINT CHARGED. People’s Reconstruction League Re- veals Plea for Inquiry. The People’s Reconstruction League announced today that it had written the commission asking it to investi- gate the same situation, declaring that the apparent purpose of the merger is to enhance prices unduly and to restrict trade. The letter of the league said that more than 25 years ago there was $600,000,000 worth of watered stock in the capitalization of the steel cor- poration and that today it has an ad- vantage over competitors of about $2.40 a ton on steel “through owner- ship of natural resources and trans- portation privileges.” $50 REWARD OFFERED FOR FALSE ALARM ‘BUGS’ Six Fake Calls Turned In, One From Near Home for Aged, in Few Hours. Police and Fire Department officials today called attention to the reward of §50, offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who turned in six false alarms last night. In the meantime, police are search- ing for several boys and girls who were motoring about the streets of the city with the view that they can throw some light on the “false-alarm-bug.” The first of the half dozen false alarms was sounded from box 67, at Second and H streets northeast, near the Home for the Aged. Because of the box’s location, five fire companies and a chief responded. A short time later an alarm flashed into headquarters from New Jersey avenue and F street, and to this, four companies and police reserves re- sponded. A few minutes before mid- night a call was sent in from a box at Fourth and M streets northeast, and 15 minutes later another was sounded at ¥ifth and L streets north- east. This last box was pulled twice. At 1 o'clock this morning the sixth alarm was sounded at Sixth and K ARMED MEN GUARD STEPHENSON AS HE FACES GRAND JURY Third Probe of Alleged Cor- ruption in State Begins at Indianapolis. ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE PROMISED AT HEARING Documents From Famous Black Boxes Furnish Basis of New Investigation. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, July 30.—D. C. Stephenson was taken before the Marion County grand jury today im- medlately upon his arrival under guard from the Indiana State prison at Michigan City, presumably to tes- tify in the investigation of alleged political corruption in Indiana. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Klan, who is now serving a life sentence for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer two years ago, was brought to Indianapolis by automobile. It was understood that in recent in- terviews with William H. Remy, prose- cuting attorney of Marion County (In- dlanapolis), Stephenson had indicated a willingness to appear before the in- quisitorial body. Last Fall Stephenson was brought to the city to testify before the first of the three grand juries that have investigated the corruption charges originally instituted by Thomas H. Adams, Vincennes, Ind., publisher. 1924 Elections Involved. At that time it was understood that he declined to give any information in his possession concerning alleged bar- gainings for his support by persons now holding high public office. The charges center around the 1924 elec- tions. Two previous grand juries have falled to return indictments. “I will go through with what I have started,” Stephenson was quoted by Robert A. Moore, his attorney, as say- ing. “I purchased persons involved in the investigation in the open market. I paid an excessive price for them. Afterward they railroaded me to prison and convicted me of a crime of which I was rot guilty. I can’t even have the right to talk with my attorney privately. They denied me that privi- lege. Now I am going to turn them over to the State of Indiana for a while.” The decision to bring Stephenson to Tndianapolis for appearance before the grand jury was reached, Moore said. after Willlam H. Remy, Marion County prosecutor, had communicated to him the line of questioning he pro- posed to put to the former Klan official and after Stephenson had expressed his willingness to answer. Once before, when one of the two previous grand juries which have in- vestigated the charges of political ir- regularities was in session, Stephen- son, who asserts that he once dictated political activity in Indiana, was brought to Indianapolis to testify. Then he refused to answer the ques- tions put to him. Hold Additional Evidence. Now, additional evidence is in the hands of the prosecutors and the grand jurors—documents from the famous black boxes which were turned over to one of Remy’s special assistants on orders from Stephen- son a week ago. The pertinence of these documents, the most important of which were placed before the jury by Prosecutor Remy, probably will cause the jury to continue in session beyond today, when its vacation was scheduled. The same secrecy which surround- ed_Stephenson’'s previous return to Indianapolis from the State prison marked his movements last night, and the same care that was exercised in protecting the prisoner on his earlier visit was in force today. In the first instance Stephenson was smuggled into the city in a closed automobile and taken to the county jail, about which a_cordon of police had been thrown. He was closely guarded on his way from the jail to the grand jury room at the courthouse, where halls were cleared and police stood guard at intervals. Probe Ordered Continued. The present grand jury was in- structed early this week by Judge James A. Colling of the Marion County Criminal Court to continue the investigation into graft and cor- ruption. The first jury failed to re- turn any indictments, but recommend- ed that the investigation be continued. The second was dismissed after an al- leged attempt had been made to bribe one of the jurors to vote not to indict Mayor John L. Duvall of Indianapalis. All" of the testimony taken by the previous inquisitorial bodies was im- pounded and turned over to the present juro! Mayor Duvall and three other In_ dianapolis officials have been charged with official misconduct as & result of the investigation. None, however, was indicted by the juries hearing evi- dence. The affidavits were returned by the prosecutor and his special as- sistants between sessions of the jury. — GUATEMALAN MINISTER’S CONDITION IMPROVED Envoy Expected to Recover From Accidental Shooting—Brother Remains in Captial. After a restful night at Emergency Hospital, Francisco Sanchez Latour, Guatemalan Minister, was reported to be much improved today. Though he will be confined to the hospital for some time it was expected he would fully recover from the dangerous wound over the heart inflicted ac- cidentally by the Minister's own pistol. g Secretary of State Kellogg expressed his regret over the accident yesterday in a note to the wounded diplomat, He sald: “I was very much grieved this morning to hear of the accident which befell you last night, but I am more than pleased to learn that it was not serious and that your condition in- streets northeast, but fire officlals, by this time used to the false alarms, sent only one company on the call. Radio Programs—Page 30 dicates a speedy recovery.” The Minister's brother, Delfino San- chez Latour, acting consul general of Guatemala at New York, will re- main here a few days until fully as. sured there will be‘o complications. JULY 30, 1927— A e 00 AR el ZIN LT 7 /Wi \gm e ot 7 CHIANG DEFEATED, PEKING REPORTS Thousands. of Nationalist Casualties Indicated by Chang Tso-lin. By the Associated Press. PEKING, July 30.—Headquarters of Marshal Chang Tsolin, the North ern dictator, announced today that Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek, generalissimo of the Nanking Nationalist forces, 1 suffered a decisive defeat in the re gion of Pengpu, Anhwel, at the hands of the Shantungese, Thousands of Nationalist casualties were reported. Several thousands of former Shan tung troops who went over to the Na tionalist three months ago, when Chiang Kal-Shek was sweeping the Northerners before him, again turned over their allegiance and attacked the Nationalists from the rear simultane- ously with an assault by the Shan- tungese from the north. No indication was given, as to who holds Pengpu, which is the most im- portant city between Suchow and the Yangtze River, but a Northern occu- pation appeared probable, indicating a rapid drive southward. Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek, confronted with the double threat of an attack from the north and from Hankow, headquarters of the radical Nationalist government, is withdrawing his troops from the Yangtze, chiefly in an at- :;rlnp! to stem first of all the Northern rive. TEMPORARY TRUCE SEE! Shanghai Tax Fight Nears End, But Showdown Is Foreseen. B; C 7 Cable to The Star, and Chicaxo Daily SHANGHAI, July 3 'wo of Shanghal’s most pressing difficulties are now in a fair way toward temporary settlement, which, it by no means satisfactory to all concerned, at least involves no open clashes be- tween Chinese and foreigner: For days past it has looked as if there would be a collision over the ship tonnage dues owing to the big increase demanded by the Nanking government. Foreign shipping inter- ests had completed arrangements for a test case on refusal to pay the in- crease, According to the plan a ship belonging to a certain American line was to have left port this morning without paying, but a study of treaties and other documents revealed that this could not be done without several unforeseen entanglements. Will Pay Under Protest. Hence today's decision. The ship in question will pay strictly under protest. In the matter of the 2 per cent increase in tax rates in the inter- national settlement, an understand- ing is now in sight between the municipal council and Chinese busi- ness men. It is hoped that within a week the Chinese refusal to will have been dissipated entirely. All negotiations between the council and Chinese rate payers are conduct- ed by Chinese business men who are proving themselves more powerful than either representatives of the Naink]ng government or local radi- cals. An open breach over these tax questions has been averted, but many foreigners feel that the issue must be met in a definite showdown. -— FORD ENGINEER PLANS PULLMAN AIR LINER Perfects Details of 100-Passenger, With Speed of 125 Miles and 700- Mile Cruising Radius, By the Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, Calif.,, July 30.—W. B. Mayo, chief engineer of the Ford Motor Co., who arrived here yesterday with a Ford monoplane from Detroit, sald that he had completed plans and specifications for a passenger plane far more powerful than any yet constructed. Mr. Mayo sald the plane would be equipped with six air-cooled motors of 1,000 horsepower. The plane will carry 100 passengers, he said, and will_be all metal. “Production of plane and engine {1l begin within 60 day: he sald. t will be in reality a Pullman car of the air, will be fitted with sleeping quarters and have all the * facilities and comforts of the finest rail coach. It will have a flight speed of 125 miles an hour and a cruising radius of about 700 miles.” % UP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. DOORBELL SALESMEN ARE BUSY DISPOSING OF DOUBTFUL STOCK Nature of Securities May Be Ascertained from Better Business Bureau, but People Fail to Call. NOTE—This is the second of a series 0f “three articles dealing with the sale in Washington Guestionable and fraudulent securities. “The third article will be published tomorrow. BY BEN McKELWAY. are so many good ways of losing money that to set them down would require a shelf of large volumes much thicker than those chosen by Dr. Eliot to enable the seeker after knowledge and culture to attain both by steady reading, foot by foot. But the annual loss of money in Washington through the purchase of worthle; ties groups itself into Ther First—Losses suffered by investors in enterprises which have some specu- lative possibilities, which are pro- moted in good faith and which should be backed only by men familiar, through their knowledge of the busi- ness or enterprise, with the risks in- volved, or by those who can afford to gamble and to stand the loss, if there is to be a loss. Second—Spurious securities, put on COOLER WEATHER 1S DAY'S FORECAST Refreshing Showers Expect- ed for Week End to Break Heat Wave. Cooler weather and- showers were in prospect over the week end as the heat wave. which by yesterday had killed two men and prostrated two more, today seemed definitely broken. The Weather Bureau reported a tem- perature of 79 degrees at 10:30 o'clock, which compared favorably with yes- terday’s mark of 88, and the predic- tion was that the mercury would not rise above 85 today or tomorrow. Unless unexpected breezes _dispel some of the clouds the humidity will continue to make the weather uncom- but there is little chance of a return of the excessive heat of Much needed tonight and tomorrow are expected to bring added relief to the city. Victim Is Unidentified. Police today were trying to get an identification of the body of a colored man who died suddenly yesterday aft- ernoon on the Ellipse south of the White House. The man became ill while seated on a bench and died be- fore a physician from Emergency Hospital reached him. He was about 50 years old and weighed about 230 pounds. Jesse Jackson, alias Jesse Jackson Miller, a_colored prisoner at Occoquan, sank fo his death from a barge at the Occoquan wharf while seeking relief from the heat yesterday. During a rest from unloading bricks he slipped from the rear of the barge and sank. William Carroll, 45 years old, was prostrated by heat and fell to the side- walk in front of 825 Fourth street yes- terday afternoon. He cut his head and was_knocked unconscious. He was treated at Emergency Hospital and later taken to Gallinger Hospital. Policeman Samuel D. Gibson, de- tailed in the office of the inspector of second-hand _stores at headquarters, the market by promoters who know they are fraudulent. Third—Securities which are bona fide, but which are misrepresented by glib salesmen and sold as ‘“safe in- vestments” far above their true or potential market value. Inventions Are Typical. Inventions are typical of the first class. Lindbergh flies across the ocean and the country goes wild with enthusiasm, for there is romance in his flight, and the perfection of the science of aviation seems just around the corner. Immediately the host of inventors who have been working for years on aeronautical devices find themselves in the spotlight. One of them, say, has perfected, or thinks he has perfected, a device which he says wiil enable a plane to land in a 10- foot square. This, he points out, will prevent all further discussion about the location of an airport and who will pay for it, and the money saved in news print alone will be tremendous. He is enthusiastic over his scheme. i transmitted_to_a ntinue 44 CHANGES MADE IN POLICE FORCE vates Affected by Reorgan- ization in Personnel. Forty-four changes in the personnel of the Police Department, constituting the most extensive reorganization of the year, were ordered today by Ins- spector Charles A. Evans, acting su- perintendent, in the absence of Maj. Edwin B. Hesse. The changes affect 42 privates and two sergeants and will become effective Monday morning at 8 o'clock. The reorganization involves the separation from the special squad de- tailed to round up overtime parkers in the restricted zone of two of its most active members, Pvts. Raymond V. Sinclair and John R. Le Foe, who were assigned to bicycle duty in the first precinct. The former holds the record for arrests in 1926, having more than 2,000 to his credit. Fifteen of the changes are due to the promotion of bicycle and foot pa- trol officers to motor cycle duty, which incidentally, increases the Police De- partment's motor cycle patrol from 75 to 90 members. Salaries for the 15 additional motor cycle officers are pro- vided in the current appropriation act. Two Sergeants Transferred. The two sergeants affected by the shifts are Willard D. Vaughan and Eslle Williams. The former, who is on duty as a motor cycle officer at the traffic bureau, was ordered to ex- change posts with Sergt. Williams, now stationed at the thirteenth pre- cinct. The other changes follow: Pvts. John T. White, from foot patrol duty sixth precinct to motor cycle duty fifth precinct; Robert S. Montgomery, from foot patrol duty seventh precinet to motor cycle patrol in the same precinct; Charles H. Bradley, from motor cycle patrol fourth precinct to motor cycle patrol eighth precinct; Joseph P. Konesky, from bicycle patrol eighth precinct to motor cycle patrol fourth precinct; was prostrated yesterday afternoon while at his desk.” He was taken home and treated by a police physician. Willlam _R. Greenfield, from foot (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) Villagers Prepare to Flee as Vesuvius Hurls Tons of White-Hot Ashes in Air By the Associated Press NAPLES, Italy, July 30.—In the throes of its most violent eruption in 12 years, Mount Vesuvius this morn- ing hurled hundreds of tons of in- candescent fragments far into the air, while a huge column of lava, after nearly filling the inner crater, began to creep over the edge into e Val- ley of Hell” toward the Bay of Naples, Although Prof. Alessandro Mal- ladra, head of the observatory, re- newed assurances that there was no imminent danger, part of the popula- tions of the towns of Torre Annun- ziata and Torre del Greco and resi- v.fil'l’ol the region lying below the began _to make preparations for a quick flight to Naples should the column of lava continue its down- ward course toward their homes. The low point at which the lava is finding exit from the crater already is covered by the hardened flow of November 3, 1926, but the extent and force of the present flow of flaming material has not been equaled since January 2, T716. All night long there were violent explosions, accompanied by the hurl- ing of fragments which continued at a rate of several a minute. A column of pink flame-flecked smoke, rising to a bank of ominous clouds, stood ou lined against the blackness of the sk and scores of thousands remained awake most of the night to watch the spectacle. Two Sergeants and 42 Pri- |« BALDWIN ARRIVES AS RELATIONS WITH U. S, ARE STRAINED Anglo-American Friendshig Has Had Severe Tests Since World War. PRINCE AND HIS PARTY OFFICIALLY WELCOMED Liner Docks at Quebec With British Heir, Brother and Na- tion's Premier. By the Assnciated P! QUEBEC, Jul, 30.—The Prince > Wales, Prince and Premier Baldwin, visiting Canada to take part in the diamond jubilee confederation celebrations, were officially welcomed to Canada shortly after 10:30 o'clock this morning, being given an enthu- siastic reception. _Early morning found the ship mov. ing up stream close to her schedule and early morning also found the an. cient city tense with expectation. Brile liant with flags and bunting, Quebee lived up to traditions as the his- toric gateway. River Traffic Pauses. ‘The ships in the harbor stood by, dressed with their colors fore and aft and the river traffic paused as the liner took up its place. Even the rusted and sea-swept freighters joined the siren chorus of welcome, while from the citadel the royal salute of guns boomed out at regular intervals, A busy week, with brief interludes of leisure hours, lie ahead of the two parties of visitors before the start for Western Canada. Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto will all throw their gates to the princes and the nier. Sunday morning their royal high- nesses with Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin will attend divine service in the ca- thedral, where from the royal pew they will worship where their parents and their grandfather, the late King Edward, also worshiped. The cathe. dral is now well past the century mark and was hung with the battle flags of British regiments which were carried through the peninsula wars and were present at Trafalgar. Late in the morning the visitors will go aboard the steamer St. wrence and spend the rest of the day on the river en route to Montreal, where they are rive about 10 o'clock in the evening. Plans No Parley. Premier Baldwin said that he does not expect, during his siay on the North American continent to meet President Coolidge to discuss the dead- lock at the tripartite nagal conference at Geneva. The premler said that he had not heard of the suggestion that he meet President Coolidge. He also expressed the firm hope that a deflnite conclu- sion would be reached at the disarma« ment conference, but added that if a definite conclusion were not arrived at it would not be Great Britain's t, did not leave England until T was satisfied that our delegates could 50 back to Geneva with a fair hope of arriving at a_conclusion,” he said, “and I am quite sure that no effort will be spared on our part to arri at a conclusion. I further feel cone fident that if a definite conclusion is rived at, it will not be our Scores Welcome Ship. The Empr of Australia, which hore the distinguished visitors from England, anchored off King's wharf shortly after midnight to await the are rival of the official welcoming commit- tee. Meanwhile, an unofficial welcoming committee, composed of scores of en- thusiastic residents of the city, from other parts of the Dominion, and from the United States, gathered in Dufferin Te ce. Many were armed with field glasses, and when the ship was still in the St. Lawrence pha the! vessel with their sses in hope of catchi i e cllnx&, atching a glimpse me from far and near. A casual k near the Chateau Frontenac, a huge hotel about which many of the activities of the visit will center, revealed the United States represented by automobiles from £0 States. One striped-down car of a popular make was a long way from home and demonstrated that if a cat may look at a king, a tiger may try to look at a prince. The car, which must have cost all of $10, belongs to a group of Clemson College students from South Carclina and bore a pic- ture of a ferocious-looking beast with the injunction, “Eat 'Em Up, Tigers.” The Clemson foot ball players are called tiger Names of the Southern tourists, painted on a sign as one of the decorations, suggested that the quartet - included Springer, Walsh. Jeter, Ramsay. It was parked under a “No Parking” sign. Mayor Has Four Speeches. There was some speculation as to the possibility of the Prince of Wales dancing while he is in Quebec. He has long been well known as a great dancer, to dance is a mortal sin in the archdiocese of Quebec, an order against dancing having been issued by the late Cardinal Begin and re. iterated by the present archbishop,” Mgr. Rouleau. vor Martin as he rehearsed his speeches of welcome, four of them, was making dominion history. It is the first time that two princes of the ruling house have visited Canada to. gether and the first time that a pre- mier in office has come to the country. The mayor had two speeches in French and two in English. The Prince of Wales was seeing the city of Champlain for the third time. He was here in 1919 and again in 1924, Prince George passed through Canada last year, returning to England from his naval station in China, but did not touch the anclent city of Quebec. Mr. Baldwin will have a birthday while he is in Canada. He will be 60 years of age next weei- Civie Holiday Proclaimed. The streets and buildings wers dec- ated with the national colors and a civic holiday was proclaimed by the mayor. The princes aboard the Empress of Australia attended their final dance of the voyage last night and did not re- tire until an early hour. Wales met a number of Canadians and inquired of them for many of the friends he made on previous visits. The day’s schedule called for the princes to go to Spencerwood, the of- (Continusd on Page 3, Columa 34

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