The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-13
M RoNArD e. VAN TINE

(Copyright 1ssz, By United Press)
 Washington, Sept 1S-(U.P.)- E,vidence that the powerful Du Pont Company of Delaware sought aid from high army ana navy ofd- ciaIs to defeat arms embargo leg islation in congress was in the possession of senate munitions in- vestigators to-day.
 The United Press learned that Du Pont representatives solicited support in 1892 to halt passage of a resolution by Representative Hamilton Fish (repubiican, New York; proposing an international conference on general embargo agreeements.
 The Fish proposal was not adopted.
 InYestigators also obtained evil dence that the company partici- pated in futile attempts last May to defeat the embargo on muni- tions sales to Bolivia and Para quay during the Gran Chaco dis pilte.
 Four members of the DuPont family - Pierre S., Lammot, lre- nee, and A. Felix-will be asked by the senate committee to recon ciIe these activities with a recent report to stockholders that they were Opposed to war" and had reduced armament-mak1ng opera tions to a minimum"
 The committee expected to show that the DuPont interests main tained close working agreements with the huge Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd, of England.
 "Overnigl1t these two organlza- tions could become the dominant producers of powder, explosives and gasses for military purposes" said Senator walter F. George, democrat, Georgia committee member who will direct the in- uuiry into the DuPonts' afhliation with foreign companies.
 The DuPonts, three brothers and a cousin, sat closely together while committee pried into the intimate details of a vast business which gave them a place among the WeaIthiest men in the world.
 Irenee. charter member of the American Liberty League, wore a dark blue suit and tie and striped short. He puffed quietly on Q curv- ed-stem pipe while Homer T. Bone democrat, Washington, directed questioning of Pierre, president of the board Of the E.. I. DuPont De Nemours and Company.
 Another pipe smoker was La mot, president of the firm. He was dressed in a blue, pin-striped suit, light blue tie and white shirt. Next to him sat Felix, a cousin and the youngest, looking cool in a light gray suit, white shirt and sayly- colored tie.
 It was an unusual sight for the 900 spectators who sat in the huge senate caucus room. They saw four men whose combined fortunes amount to many millions sworn Tn at the same time by Chairman Gerald P. Nye. republican, North Dakota.
 1t was the first time in the memories of old-timers on capitol hill that an Investigating commit tee had attempted to question so many prominent persons at once.
 Bone started slowly by obtain ing details of the company's cap ital structure. Then he jumped 10 testimony about war time opera tions. He discovered:
 I. The gross sales of muni- tions from 1914 to 1913 amounted to SLAB, 1000. .000.
 That sales in 1915, first full year of the war;. totalled $323,- 900, ,000, as compared with $S6,0OO,- 900 in 1914.
 brought cancellation of contracts amounting to $260,000,0
 4. That invested capital 1 n- creased from $128,Q00,000 in 1915 to $30s,000,000 in 1918.
 5. That common stock with s100 par value rose to more than $375 in 1916.
 6. That 100 per cent dividends were paid to common stockholders in 1916.
 q. That income and excess pro- fits taxes totalling $26.294,054 were paid from 1911 to 1913. emitting 1914.