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$4,000 FOR ARMS
FARLEY VOTED BY
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Unanimous Approval of Fund
Is Granted by Foreign
Affairs Body.

The House foreign affairs commit
tee today unanimously reported a
resolution TO authoriza expenditure OF
$50 900 for American participation in
the preparatory disarmament confer
ence at Geneva.
The committee rejected an amend
mant to instruct the American dele
gates TO present a resolution calling
for consideration of the ACCESSIBILITY
of outlawinG nations that start wars
of aggression.
As reported the resolution says the
appropriation is made in complia nee
with the request of President Coolidge
The committee debated the lanGua &c
of the resolution at length.
Representative Burton. Republican
Ohio said he was informed Soviet
Russia would not attend a conference
at Geneva because of the strained
relations between Moscow and the
Swiss government. He suggested
making no reference to the meeting
place. so the American delegates
would not be prevented from attend
ing the conference if held elsewhere
This proposal was dropped without
vote after Representative Eaton
Republican. New Jersey, said he could
see no reason why the United States
should join with the Soviet govern
ment in debating where the confer
ence should be.
Fish Offers Proposal
The proposal to outlaw war was
made by Repre- sentative Fish, Repub
liCan. New York. 1t read:
That the President be requested
TO instruct the american representa-.
tives to endcavor to place upon the
agenda of the conference a resolu
ton requesting consideration of eff.
fectlve means of outla'vinc a nation
waSinS u war Of aggression
The New York member said the
resolution was in line with one
adopted by the American Legion al
lis Omaha convention. Chairna n
Porter and Representative Temple.
Of Pennsylvania, ranking republican
both opposed it.
IF we go into the question of what
is to be considered, said Mr.. Porter
we would have to prepare for the
The commit adopted a proposal
by Represent Moore. Democrat
Virginia, TO n. the resolution pro.
vide for participation" in the pre-
liminary conference, and not for col
labOration.
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Who's a Good
Sport?

Read Dan Chases talk to the
boys Of Washington in The Star
Boys Club on the sport page to.
day and then answer his ques.
tions.
Ii you can answer the ques.
tons satisfactorily, you're a good
sport.
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PARK bUY|NGb|LL
LISTED FOR ACTION
IN HOUSE MONDAY
Measure Provides for Pur.
chase of Tracts Out OF
District Surplus.
PLAN BITTERLY ATTACKED
AS UNFAIR TO DISTRICT
Traffic Most Important Issue, Dis
trict Committee Agrees,
Asking Inquiry.

The House District committee at
its first regular meeting today ia
vorably reported two bills To be put on
the House calendar and taken up for
consideration next Monday. the first
District day in the House.
One OF these provides for the ac-
QUESTION of the remaining parcels Of
land needed to complete the conncc-
ton between Rock Creek and poto-
mac Parks, as authorized in 1913 at
cost Of approximately 100000, To
he paid out of the accumulated sur.
plus to the credit of the District in
the Federal Treasury.
The other bill is the "non-support
bill sponsored by Representative
Charles l.. Underhiu. Republican,
Massachusetts, in the last Congress
when a favorable report was made
from the House District committee
for restoration to the Juvenile Court
Of the District of Columbia of jurisdic
ton to hear and determine non-sup,
port cases. This bill was reintroduced
by Mr.. Underhil DIT the present SEES
sion of Congress, and is identical with
the measure introduced by Chairman
Zihlman OF the House District com
mittee at the request of the District
commissioners.
Kedraft Authorized.
Mr.. Underhill was authorized 10
have the bin redratted with he add
vice of the Legislative drafting serv-
ice, in order that action upon it might
be expedited.
After vigorous debate on the Blan.
ton scent street car bill. which The
Texas Representative urged for an
immediate report in order that il
might be brought up in the House on
Monday. the entire traffic problem in
the District of Columbia was declared
TO be the most important legislative
matter affecting the National Capital
within the jurisdiction of the House
District committee and was referred
to the standing subcommittee on pub
lie utilities, of which Mr.. Zihman Is
chairman, with direction that a re-
port be made to the full committee
within 80 days. The other members
of the subcommittee are Representa-
tives Reid OF Illinois and Lampert of
Wisconsin. Republicans: Gasque OF
South Carolina and Whitehead of Vir-
ginia, Democrats
Chairman Zihlman explained that
the bill authorizing the expenditure
of $500. to complete the Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkway had been
tavorably reported in the last Con
gress. Ia 1913 an appropriation of
81, 100000 was made for acquisition
of the necessary specified plan IN =
$3.50 proportion between the Federal
Government and the District treas
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Other Objections Raised.


Among other objections raised by
, McCarl were these:
That the architectural service con-
tract would permit transfer or as.
SiSnment of the contract 10 any archi-
tec1 who may thereafter become
partner, and continue as a surviving
member of the firm, in direct contra
vention' of the law.
That the architectural service con-
tract provides for a professional fee
at a fat rate per annum without
specifying the number of persons
whose services are to he furnished.
This fee. according to the contract
quoted. was for the architects, of
SIS 900 for the first three years, S10.-
600 for the fourth. and $4,000 in all
for the fifth to tenth years. If the
project was not completed in 10 years,
! it was provided that a per diem fee
of 500 per day should be paid for
professional services, But it was also
stipulated in the contract that the
total professional fee to the architects
shall be 100000 for all services rem
dered as required hereon on the com.
plete project"
Both architectural and engineering
contracts, il was contended by Nc
Carl, 'purport to authorize the con-
forces and employ additional person.
mel in connection with the subject
matter of the contracts, reimburse
ment TO be made to the contractors
for all wages and salaries paid BY
them to such employees for the time
engaged solely on such work, plus 60
, and 65 per cent. respectively, Of such
expenditures as overhead, no limit be-
ing prescribed to the amount for
which the United States might be OBJ
ligated under such provisions.
Rules Against Contract.
mo contracting officer of the Gov
ernment," said McCarl. lis authorized
, thus to incur obligations involving
payment of an indefinite and uncer-
tain sum that may exceed the appro-
priation and which is incapable of
definite ascertainment from the terms
of the contract. Also what overhead
expense Justifes such a high per-
centage does not appear"
Notwithstanding the contracts pre-
sumaby were intended to obtain per-
sonal services of a high grade. involv-
ing special technical services of high
grade. involving special technical
training and professional qualifica-
tions, they do not specify the persons
who are to render the service. nor is
there any provision in the contracts
prescribing a standard or basis by
which the sufficiency as to character
or extent of services required may be
determined"
McCarl objected to certain parts of
both contracts. which "purport to vest
in the contracting officer the authority
to determine the evidence that shall
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Architectural and Engineer
ing Service Agreements
Held Outside of Law.
WORK MAY BE DELAYED
BY OFFICIALS RULING
Grant Hopes for Early Qualification
to Permit Start on Vast
Operation.

Government contracts for architec-
tural and engineering services on the
Arlington Memorial Bridge today
were declared by Controller General
McCarl to be mot authorized under
existing law"
The contracts were drawn up last
Fail under direction of Lieut.. Col. G.
o. Sheriff., for the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission, and called for
services by Mckinl, Mead & White,
architects and w. j. Douglas, CON
sulting engineer.
Whether any serious delay in the
bridge project will be caused by the
controllers decision was uncertain to-
day. but it was hoped by Maj. u. S.
Grant, Sd, executive officer of the
Memorial Bridge Commission, that
the matter may be Strengthened out
in some way to avoid materially hold
ing up the work.
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100000 Appropriated.

Bids viii be opened tomorrow for
the construction of foundations and
piers across the Potomac. Congress
has appropriated 100000 for expendi,
ture on the bridge during the fiscal
Year ending June 80, 1926. and an
other appropriation bill is now before
Congress for action for the succeeding
year.
Preliminary drilling into the river
bed to ascertain the formation of bed
rock underlying the bridge site was
done by the Army engineers of the
district of Washington on d cost basis,
according to Maj. Grant. This work
has not been questioned by McCarl.
One of the objections raised by Nc
Carl was that it was proposed under
the contract to allow privileges in
travelling and subsistence which Nc
Carl held were more generous than
! could be allowed employees of the
United States"
Furthermore" said the decision,
/ said provision contemplates a direct
employment of the personal services
of the character Indicated and not
an agreement or contract with an
outside agency to furnish such Serv-
ices on a cost-plus basis. as is pro-
Vided for under the two contracts
here in question"
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Grant Explains Policy.

Maj. Grant said: We entered into
the contracts in the belief that they
were in accordance with law, and
that this legislation intended to pro-
vide for just such technical services.
| believe a modification of the details
of the contracts objected to by the
controller general, together with addi-
tional information. will permit of an
amendment or change which will be
legal in the opinion of the controller
general"
In a long decision of II typewriter
pages, the controller set forth in
precise detail, his objections to various
phases of the contracts. upon which
he based his conclusion that the con-
tracts were illegal
Maj. Grant explained that the con
tracts in question constitute the two
principal ones already granted in con-
nection with the construction of the
great 1000 900 memorial structure
arrangements have been made. he ex-
planned, COR a railroad spur to run up
To the site for carrying contractors
supplies. when such contracts shall
have been let
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w FATHER.

~. :. Weathe" Bureau Forecast.l
c. ,r,iy and colder tonight. minimum
'emHe:Gtu about 8" degrees; tomor.
low i3ir.
I OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 50, at noon
tUi;ly: lowest, Is, at Il pm. yesterday.
.FudNeport on pS4Se {.
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~ Northwestern university it is reported that
lci two years or more girls have passed higher cx
amihationa III the departments in which they com
pete Witt male ssudents, displayed a ripper scholar.
eAlp aud more persistent study. 1t is also reported
that because of this girl students at the university
Will be subject to restrictions
= ihsre y nothing new III the situation-eAeeptng,
perhaps, the restrictions. Girls have SO frequently
cAcelled the boys in scholastic achievements that
y mas almost ceased to cause comment From the
N"eal grades " the highest college degree, the
most brilliant intellect quite as likely to be fe-
male as male. But that fact should cause little
concern III educational circles. Even "a cursory sur.
ey OF the post-sehoo! college aehevemen ts
OF students cannot fail to establish an overwheln,
ms balance to the credit of the males If the fc-
male m1nd Is mole brilliant, it is offset by charac-
tefistics OF the male that enable him to accomplish
much more With the mental equipment that he docs
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Editorial Comment
Believe 1t or Not
est. Paul Dispatch)

The unanimity with which dealers in the grain
exchanges accepted gospel the government re-
port Of increase in the prospective yield of wheat
III the United States some 6O0OO,OOO bushels be-
tween July | and August |. and thereby hammered
down the price Of wheat about cents III two days
was beautiful to 1t established confidence in
the government that little short Of patriotic.
But when the Canadian government came along
with reported decline Of 81 100000 bushels in the
yield expected between July | and August |, and
95,O0O,OOO bushels less than the crop of 1926 the
same dealers who accepted as authoritative the
United States report, scott at the Canadian and
pooh pooh it as being 5OOO0,00O bushels below the
true yield. just what should make the United
States estimate reliable and the Canadian SO
worthless needs explaining Perhaps had the for
mer shown decrease in estimated yields and the
latter shown an incrcase--the Canadian would have
been regarded authentic and the American re-
Jected as unworthy of acceptance.
The American farmer who is selling the finest
wheat in the world for slightly over dollar a
bushel at his home elevator may scratch his puzzled
head to understand why the buyer makes flesh OF
rnc report and fish of the other. It is about as
hard to solve simple word puzzle, but i,
costs him more to play it.
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CitlZen-SaYerS

America is the most reckless nation in the world
and the lives of children comprise small part Of
that rccklcssness. More than 900 boys and girls
under 10 years Of age were killed in accidents last
year. England, thckly populated it is, has .
child accident fatality Of less than half that figure.
What's the answer? Fairgrounds, says che Har-
mon foundation which Is engaged in developing
play centcrs throughout the United States.
Fairgrounds more than health savers; they
are iife-savers. Youngsters going to ron,p and
froc whether they have Fairgrounds or not, but i.
Is up 70 the cities to decide whether they shall bat
their basebalts under trees or under trucks. The
streets and highways Of this country will become
increasingly congested the population and con-
sequent number Of motor vehicles increases.
London has playing field in y densely populate,
district which children have ,led xr recreation for
more than u thousand years. There are many others
that have long been established Hundreds Of peo
pie owe their lives to them
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possess. And after ALL il is accomplishment that
counts
Besides, these college figures count for SO little
For instance, the girl at education school real
,zes that she is in competition with the boys, and
female pride being great in her SEX she will bend
every effort 10 obtain higher marks ~ vindicate
her sex, II is consciousness that dictates this
course. As for the boy, he thinks, Oh well, col
lege isn't all. Why kill yourself studying?" it
doesn't in the least hurt his pride that girl get,
better averages than he.
And BESIDES most men are very ready " grant
that women have excellent minds. that they are
quite superior mentally that they are. in fact the
salt OF the earth In fact, that's why many men
want to marry many womcn-they want to pos
seas just small portion Of human perfection for
themselves
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Z According t. the national industrial confercnc.
board, the great saving IN the amount Of human
energy necessary 70 turn out a given uuantty
y manufacturing production bids talr to be tn.
mist significant industrial economic development,
VI the twentieth century. SO pronounced has been
the change III the qualitative relationship between
Mbor and production that, III the analysis Of this
phase of our recent industrial history. it herald,
far reaching lmpro, ement
Man nov works less to produce more lie alst
ncenes a proportionateiy higher wage for his tim,
amt besides III increasingly geaer numbers, share.
III the earnings Of the plant, thus hencfitlng b,
every Increase N efficiency and elimination %
waste,
Machinery, that m the beginning SO dcsper
0eey fought By labor its deadiest foe has proves
to be ITS savior and emancipation Labor now en-
lols mote leisure, III proportion to the benefits, tina,
at any tune Ill history, and the constant develop
ment OF still other mechanical devices promises t.
increase the advantage for labor
IN other words the world is gradually and con-
SANITY approaching The status where the common
working man VIII have great deal Of leisure 10
himself aud Will hc able - make wage upon which
as can i've well with 4 minimum of cAhausting labor
when that tine finally does come. il the lahorng
man will utilize som, Of his spare time to advance
himself mentally, then the general standard Of the
race VIII be automatically raised several points
tut let labor not mistake 1t is not labor that
Is accomplishing these advances, but the natural
csononllc development of the time element in hu
man Relationships, Time Is more and more being
considered as money and every effort is being made
TO make every minute count for something. So la
Dor benefits through something it has small voice
IN creating.
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WAkyIE;Y,CA!SE!
Gvn,xLm %$jfiiS INK, 49, ~,

servant and left the visitor alone.
Cunningham stretched himself lux
ufiOusly in u chintz cushioned steam
er chair. with pipe and glass ut his
elbow, and ruminated on the possi-
Utilities Of AndersOn's getting any
trace Of Heath.
At nine o'clock his host had no.
appeared. but few moments after
nine he saw shadowy form APP
preaching and man came quietly
up on the porch and sat down beside
Though dark there was enough
light from house window for Cum
bingham to see the features OF this
man, and to his stunned amazcmcnt
Nc realized il was Perry Heath!
Don't raise IA row, Cuany,"
Heath said, calmly 1T won't get
you anywhere, you know. and if
you sit tight, | may be able to help
you"
cunningham's quick wits accepted
this. and he said:
All right, old man. thought
you'd turn up sooner or later. Now.
tell me ell about it,
Where's Anderson. He's the one
came to see. ! thought il was he
sitting here
no, he's gone to New York 10
hunt YOU. Hut he'll be homo now.
any minute You'l wait for him?"
"Surc. say. Cunny, what are
YOU doing in the sleuthing line"
"Why, | good Lord, Perry, |
can't sit here and talk calmly to
YOU sugh. to be teicphoning the
police and all that"
Don't try it. I'm not the MUIR
dyrcf, YOU know"
~ no Isl"
Larry, Of course. l only blew IN
hers for minute to tell Sam that.
and to ask him to see justice done.
know they're suspccting that mite Of
\ girl, little Bunny. but she didn't
do i, Only blind, pig-headcd i'm
beetle could think such a thing"
why ate you in hiding" Gun
bingham demanded
I'm no. in hiding. lit out be-
cause didn't want to testify against
Larry, but when that kiddy is &C.
eused, have to put in word for
her"
You saw lnnlan commit the
crime"
Ito he (iOn(iuuetl)
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History Contest Is
Postponed One Year

Minot, N. D., Aug. 27.-tFD Xxx
hauativc research in state history
now being carried on by many WON.
ems clubs throughout the state. mar
'icularly IN Sargent county, has
brought about p0stpOnement for a
year Of the second annual history
contest which was to have been com.
plctcd at the convention Of the Fed
GRAFTON Of WOmcn's Clubs to be held
at Wahpct0n IN October, according
70 information received here by Mrs.
r. II. Waldo. publicity chairman,
from Mrs. }. H. Wishck of Ashley.
1.-THE former contest ran for three
years and the clubs which have real
" begun to work in this years com.
petition have discovered that they
cannot complete their work by Aug
ust 81, the closing date" Mrs. Wishek
said.
"rhc expert ncc Of ono woman.
Mrs, II. X. Pennington Of Sargcn:
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

MIS-. rRENTISS sees lights
mysteriOusly appear and disap-
pear In the HEATH hou schOjd
next dOr one night, and the next
day HarbOr Gardens, Long
Island. is agOg with the murder
Ut MlRA HEATH and the dis
apnearsncc Ut her husband,
House guests III the Hcaths
are LAWRENCE INMAN, heir
t. Myra's fortune. aud BUNNY.
Moore, vivaciOus, gOId n
hatred, to whom suspicion points
because Of her refusal to answer
questions.
Myra Heath was peculiar. She
never used cosmetics. never wore
cOlOrs. She had mania for COL
tectiag glass, and Il was = rare
odd whiskey bottle from her col.
lection that the murdercrs used
10 Mil her. Candlcs were burn
ing at her head aud feet and
ncarhy was u card marked. 1.-THE
Work Of Perry Heath" Strxng-
est of all. she was heavily made
up WITH rouge.
The peculiar thing about
Heath's disappearance is that al
the windows aud doors had hcen
locked Oh the inside the night
before and we're found that way
IN the morning. Finger prints
Of Bunny Moore aud inman were
found On the bottle.
At the Country Club. the muir
der Is discussed BY SAM An
DERSON, Heath's rival for the
club presidency; Al CUNNING
HAM. who Is trying 10 solve the
crime. and others. Some believe
Heath the murderer. Ande-soa
disagrees. TODHUNTER RUCk,
nephew If Mrs. rrcntlss and in
love with hunney, suggests 10
Cunningham that Heath also
may have been murdered.
Bunny il amazed u get u
phone call from Heath. lie calls
her again, saying lnmxn Is
guilty. Bunny faints under a
grilting By Detective Mott. In
man cOnfidcs to Buck that he
saw bunny ascending the stairs
after the murder. and Mott Ques-
tiOns all the servants. hattie, a
maid, tells Of seeing u man lcav-
ing the grounds the night Of the
murder. Mott is INCLINED to
think bunny is guilty.
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out warning. a dcafening explosion
occurred, and that a. they starte1
Tor the mine mouth there was an
other deafenlng blast, followed BY a
cloud Of smoke and dust
The little group. battling for
breath, stumbled toward the entrance,
the leader said. and on the way saw
several men lying on the floor, but
could not tell whether they were
dead or injured.
AS they reached the mine opening,
Seaman said. there was a series Of
minor explosions which prompted
him and his companions to exert all
effort i'll Il rush for the outer air,
which all finally gained. Seaman
did not know the names of his COM
panions, and whether they were the
four injured men taken TO q hospital
could not be aaccrtained.
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Nothing new from Mexico except
that there is no agreement between
the Catholic church and the Mexican
government. The Vatican issues
through the papal secretary Of state
AL officiak statement, warning the
public against. inaccurate news con-
cerning the NexicaiA controversy.
! Crowds visiting thu great cathedral
from which priests are absent say
they have seen what they call 1.-THE
ghosts Of Bishops. fitting about
and believe that they have returned
to protect the church treasures.
The police are investigating. fear
ing that thieves have assumed the
role of pseudo bishops.
Germany wanted to buy from Bel
GUM territory taken from Germany
after the big war.
But France says no and means no.
Belgium was willing to sell. The
French say they have guaranteed
Belgium's frontier and it must stay
as it is. Belgium says she has, a
right to change it, but for the pres
cnt, France is too strong.
Many things will happen when the
next big European war breaks out.
And there will be several revisions Of
agreements.