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According to prospective plans, the
Baltimore Country Club at Roland
Park, Md, may be the scene of action.
An invitation has been received from
that club, offering the hospitality of
its course and clubhouse.
The date has not been set, but it is
fairly certain that play will be held in
October. A large field of competitors
are eagerly awaiting the final yer
dict" of the NJ. A. officials in expecta-
ton of the most ambitious golf event
which has ever been open to women
in this part of the country.
Lists of events from which school
playground directors may make up
their programs for the series of track
meets which will. conclude activities
for girls on these playfields have been
announced from playground head
quarters.
Meets are to be run off in three
classes. the competitors being CLASH
fed according to ages.
In class A girls, 8 to 10 years of
age), events include a 4O-yard dash,
potato race, volley. ball throw for dis
lance and balancing.
Glass 3 athletes 30 to II years.
will try their skill at the 50-yard dash,
basket ball throw for distance, three
legged race and garden gate bean bag
relay (siX on team)
Girls ranging from II to II years,
in Glass c. will compete in the so
yard dash: overhead relay: throw for
distance with the basket ball and goal.
throwing.
First-place winners will receive blue
ribbons an. points toward their in.
dividual record. Second place will
rate the red ribbon and three tallies
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oH OclODeF 10 Boston L nlFerSlty and
Middlebury and Harvard and William
and Mary will face a counter attrac-
tion in the pro game between Wilson
and Boston in Philadelphia, and the
Newark and Philly mercenaries will
have to compete for popular favor
against the intersectional Penn-Chi-
cago contest.
Penn Is Hit Often.
Newark at Boston and Rock Island
at Philadelphia will be counter at.
fractions on October % to Harvard
and Dartmouth and Pennsylvania
and Williams, respectively. And on
October 30 Grange and his New York
team will play Philadelphia in that
city. while Pennsylvania is away from
home playing Illinois at Urbana.
But the Quakers. returning and
playing Penn state at Franklin Field
on November 6. will find themselves
up against a Clevela nd Philadelphia
attraction. And the next week the
Penn-Columbia contest at Philadel.
phia will have as rival the Rock Is
land-Philadelphia struggle.
Philadelphia seems to have been
seized upon by the pros as a veritabe
stamping ground. Penn will have a
rival game practically every week
Harvard gets a fair dose. but other
wise the big Eastern and Western
elevenS have their Saturdays to them
selves, thanks chiefly to the fact that
in the West most of the professional
games are to be played on Sundays
and that in the East the big fellows
play their games on college fields.
1t will be interesting to see how
the flauntingly defiant professionals
will fare with games that are played
where the public has access to fire.
lmnnrfQnf lnfarnOI1od
games.
Precedent FavOrS COlIegians.
In the past il has been demonstrate ted
that mercenary foot ball does very
we'll in centers whose population is
out of touch with the intercollegiate
sport, whereas the gridiron public
which is more favorably located with
respect to the college game is much
less inclined to be enthuSia site about
the pros.
The conflict of Saturday games will
therefore yield emphatic testimony as
to just how the situation stands, while
the problem to be worked out regard
Ing Sunday contests is whether grid
iron fans will be Satiated with foot
ball following the important intercol-
legiate Saturday struggles, or whether
there are large elements i'm the Vari-
GUS cities who will welcome the oppor-
tunity to fill in empty Sabbath after
moons by going to the foot ball parks
However it works out. the fact is
established that G.. &. Pyle is making
a magnificent gamble, and one may
suspect that upon its success or fail
ure may depend the future of inter
collegiate foot ball.
For with the cOmmercialiZed game
flourishing and the colleges with
which the players were formerly affil-
lated exploited in the programs and
newspapers. there is certain to come
an impatience among authorities of
the educational institutions that may
result seriously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-26
AMERICAN BOY BEATEN
IN BRITISH GOLF PLAY

august 26 CP).-Charles Sweeney of
the Canterbury School. New Milford.
Conn. today was eliminated in the
fifth round of the British boys anna
teur golf championship by f. a.
McRurie of Leventhistle. Scotland, ,
n
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JOHNSTON NOT TO PLAY.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, August 26 CP).
Harrison r. Johnston. State anna
teur golf champion will not partici-
pate in the national amateur tourna
ment this year at BaltuSrol. y. j..
September 13. Pressure Of business
was given as Johnstons reason for
Withdra wing.
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CONFLICTS In CONTESTS
WILL OFFER COMPARISON
Penn to Have Opposition of Paid Teams for Many
Games, While Harvard and Other Elevens i'm
Boston Face Some Rivalry
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

EW YORK August 26Whether be
N the American professional ball in
competition the intercollegiate
tmonth.
Sunday
December II.
The first conflict Philadelphia Saturday, October
chicago the Philadelphia
Hopkins Franklin
Philadelphia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-26
WOMEN In SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER.

AIR golfers of the District
-
/ the history.
a Walter R. McCalum. of the Middle Atlantic Golf
while
this highly probable
Maryland Virginia opportunity
fionalc
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tuition may be proposed by conven-
TONS in three fourths of the States.
as we'll as by the Legislatures of a
similar number Of States. The New
Jersey Senator seeks by this move to
get around the contention of Senators
Borah OF Idaho and Walsh Of Mon
tana that there is no authority in the
Constitution for a referendum on the
question of repeating an amendment
to the Constitution.
The resolution which he introduced
sets forth that the eighteenth amend
ment would he repealed If conven-
tons in three-fourths of the States
ratify. the resolution, as contemplated
by the fifth amendment.
The resolution further provides
that such a convention would he
held prior to the day in 1925 des'g-
mated for the presidential election,
and that such convention shall he
COMPOSED of delegates elected by a
majority of the duly qualified voters
III each State. The number Of dele
gates and the time and place of hold
ing the convention would he deter
mined by the LeGisla lures Of the
several States and the vote of a ma
jority of such delegates to the con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
THOMPSON OPPOSES
FILM CASE DELAY
Declares Taking Additional Evil
dence in Famous Players-Lasky
Inquiry Needless.

An opinion by Commissioner 'rhomp-
of the Federal Trade Commission in
reopening the case Of the Famous
Players Lasky Corporation and others
for additional testimony regarding
block booking Of pictures and theater
the commission.
The commissioner said in a state
ment that in his judgment the evil
dence and the findings of the exam
iner already show a tendency toward
monopoly. a substantial restraint OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30

trade. full line forcing and tying CON
tracts contrary to law.
Three years ago" the dissenting
opinion said II stated before a con
gressional committee that it had
been freely bruited about the country
and throughout the motion picture
industry ever since this case was
started that final action would never
be taken resulting in the issuance Of
an order.
THAT statement has become literal
~ true, so far as my vote is con
.cerned, since my term expires Septem-
her &c, 1926. In the meantime it will
he utterly impossible to complete the
taking of the additional evidence as
contemplated by the commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30

Misses Shoe Section. Fourth floor.
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vention shall be the decision OF the
convention on the proposal.
Senator Edwards resolution would
require a two-thirds vote in both the
House and Senate for it's passage.
and the Senator made known In IA
statement today that he has no in
tention Of trying to press 1t at this
session of Congress. He said he was
introducing it at this time, so that
the people may study 1t until Such
time as it can be taken up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
Child Struck by Auto.

Special Dispatch to The star.
HYATTSV1LLE, Md. June 30
Mary Colgraves, 10 years old, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Colgraves
Of Colmar Manor. was struck by an
ington- Baltimore boulevard shortly
after noon today. She was treated at
Casualty Hospital. Washington, for
broken arm and other injuries. The
auto was driven by Policeman ". A.
Osterman of No. II precinct. Wash
ington. who conveyed the child to the
hnSnitnl y = -
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DRY REFERENDUM
/. OBJECT OF MOVE
Senator Edwards Finds New
Way to Put Repeal
| to Vote.

new move designed to bring
about a national referendum on prohi-
hition in 1925 was launched today
when Senator Edwards. Democrat. Of
New Jersey introduced a resolution
providing for repeal of. the eighteenth
amendment.
Senator Edwards contends that the
fifth amendment to the Constitution
provides that changes in the Consti
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
GOTHAM STARTS FLIGHT.

ROCHESTER,. England, June 80 R).
Allan b. Gotham, the British avia-
tor started at 5 o'clock this morning
in an endeavor to fly to Australia and
back. The distance is $4,000 miles.
Some time ago. Gotham flew from
London to Cape Town and back, a dis
lance Of 10000 miles.
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Tomorrow A Clearance
In Our Misses Shoe Section (Fonrfh Floor
800 pairs PUMPS, $4t'75
We're $3.50 and S7-ROund Toe Short Vamb Styles

Every pair taken from our own regular
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end-of-the-season price because the
sizes are broken. Every size in the
collection but of course not every size
in every stvle-so YOU will see the adj
vantage in making Your selections
early.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30

Chic styles-newly launched this sea-
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the most popular this season - the
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several pairs while this offer lasts.
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Warrant Officer Reassigned

Warrant Officer William e. Wilson
has been relieved from duty in the
office of chief of Field Artillery, War
Department. and ordered to Fort Sill,
Okla. for duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30

Tho New York State Crime Com
mission has hut one woman member,
Miss Jane M. Hoey.
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CUREIY. there are 100000
~ Washingtonians who will
gladly send one dollar or
more to honor the living and
the dead Of the 10000 from
the District Of Columbia who
served their country in the
armed forces I'm the Great
War. Send to John Poole,
Treasurer, District of Column.
hia Memorial Commission.
Federal.American National
Bank.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

much use for Congress to pass lesisa
| ton for the District II it is 10 be
! ignored at the whim or order OF Dis
trict officials MIR. Gilbert bitterly
denounced District officials for lack of
respect for laws passed by Congress.
| He said:
We have somewhere In this Dis.
trict some one who rules that the laws
passed br Congress do not apply
where Congress intended they should
apply" he said. This law with re-
gard to the Separa ton of the personnel
/ and records f the Offices of the as.
SCISSOR and collector apparently is plain
enough on its face.
, But this ssessor and this colec-
! tor do not believe the law applies TO
them. They seem to feel it may apply
| 10 some hypo, hetical assessor and col
lector somewhere, I'm tie realms of
fancy, perhaps, but not 10 them.
Mr.. Gibson continued the censure
with particular reference to the ap-
pointment by Judges Of their relatives
| to court positions. saying:
We have questioned all Of the
| judges Of the District who are ac-
cused Of this practice. They all tell
| us that the law may apply to some
other judges but they give MS reasons
why II should not apply to them. And
so the law s violated
! Questions About Contracts.
During his investigation OF the
| system of purchases under contract
| by ST. Eliza beth's Hospital as Illus
trative of what he said is the general
practice In the District Mr.. Gibson
| inserted great deal OF docume ntary
evidence for the record. including a
certificate of the college OF engineers
Of Cornell University that the pur-
chased machinery was inferior froE
a safety standpoint. He asked Nj
Sanger to produce the correspondence
with the Controller General on this
subject. and disagreed with Mr.. San.
ger that the conditions stipulated by
the Controller General had been full
| filled in letting the contract to the
higher bidier.
r. e. Tidd. In charge Of purcha sc
and distribution Of supplies in the
Veterans Bureau. and Maj. l.. II.
| Tripp. chief Of the construction divi.
sion. were called upon for testimony
regarding purchases and installation
IF similar machinery a; much
cheaper price than that paid by ST.
Elizabeth's. He said that specifica.
tions for the Veterans Bureau are pre-
pared to get all the competition pos.
sible. no one is excluded from the
bidding. and i: generally follows that
lower prices are secured than by pre-.
pairing exclusive specifications to At
only one manufacturers make.
F. NJ. Goodwin. formerly Assista mt
Secretary of the Interior. with ST.
Elizabeth's Hospital under his juris.
diction. was questioned regarding
these contracts and his recommended
tion a the ti're-that an employe
who was supposed tn test the com
petinG machinery and did not do So
should himself be investigated with
view to dismissal
Mr.. Goodwin said that all institul-
tions here should have open specifica.
tions In order to get the greatest pos,
sihle competition and then they could
select the machinery best suited to
their needs ann get il cheaper This
Is for the best ineress Of re public.
he explained. but It is hard 10 get
even the hig:1es. officials out of the
'rut" Of Iong-accustomed practice.
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follows

Total al. 1861 1895
Mr.. Gilbert said il was preposter-
ous that large corpora tions. with rates
fixed by the Public Utilities Commits
sion and enjoying the greatest privi-
loses in tho District. do not pay their
taxes and no one makes them pay.
So long as no one forces payment
they will continue to evade payment,
he said.
Roth Representatives Gibson and
Gilbert expressed their opinion that
the real estate tax sales book was
excessively expensive and did not
serve as an adequate advertisement
to any property owner that he was
10 be sold ont for non.payment of
taxes, although it might be very
handy for any one wishing IN buy
N property thus to he sold.
Two Persons Named.
Mr.. Tower testified that certain
persons. four in particular. are max
ing A practice Of buying in properties
for taxes The largest of these pur-
rhasers il was shown. is Manuel
Faust. who last year purchas sed 4.67l
properties for s90,S72 80 and who this
year already has purchased 6,097 lots
for S129.s7n9i Charles H. Wilson
was named as second largest pur-
chaser.
Towers testified that these pur-
rha scrs receive - per cent year on
their purchases. which was criticized
hv Representative Gibson as being an
unwarranted burden on the prop
critics.
Towers suggested the law he amend
cd 10 rrovlde for collection Of per
sonal property tax on automobiles "a
the time the annual registra tion feA Ia
paid in December.
Transfer of Records.
When Mr.. Towers was questioned
regarding the transfer of tax books
and records from his Office to that Of
the assessor. although Congress had
specifically directed otherwise. Mr..
Gilbert said: We have been advised
that this was done because some peo-
nle could handle the assessor better
than they could handle YOU. Mr..
Towers lauchinSly said: There is
nothing At all 10 that.
Mr.. Gibson declared: II do not 500
Evening star., 1926-05-25
PATRONAGE RING"
INQUIRY FAVORED
House Judiciary Subcommit-
tee Urges Probe of Alleged
Sale of Offices.

A sweeping investigation OF a.
legged sale and bartering Of Federal
patronage in Mississippi is provided
in resolution by Representative
Busby. Democrat. Mississippi ap-
proved Yesterday by n House judiciary
subcommittee. This action places he
fore The judiciary committee pro
posal to call upon the Attorney Gen
eral and Postmaster General for re-
ports Of department inspectors re-
Cardinc appointments to Federal Of
fees in Mississippi and other States.
In pressing for action on his reso-
luton Mr. Busby renewed his charges
aga inst Perry W. Howard. negro. spe-
cia assistant to the Attorney General,
AS sole arbitrator on Federal appoint
ments in Mississippi" In Howard 8
patronage ring the Mississippian
said. are included s. y. Redmond and
A. NJ. Redmond. cousins of Howard;
w. J.. Mhoon. law partner Of How
ard. and negro wOma n by the name
Of Boobe. a Republican national COM
mitteewoman."
| Action was taken after attacks on
handling Of political patronage In the
South were made in the House by
| Represe entatiVes WurZbach. Ttepub.
! licsn. and Garner. Democrat. Texas,
| d'" MI. buSOA. olHe' HicdSuIeS scch
ing to remedy alleged patronage evils
| have heen introduced by Representa-
| tive Stevenson Of South Carolina and
| EepreSe entatlve La nkford of Georgia
/ Democrats. and Mr.. Wurzbach.
| The subcommittee report on the
| Busby resolution urged that the i,,
| dietary committee request the Attor-
| ney General to transmit TO the com
! mittee all records. proofs and report g
of Investigations now in his depart
ment showing the existence Of the
sale of patronage in Mississippi
Evening star., 1926-05-25
BLANTON TWICE THREATENS
TO WITHDRAW FROM INQUIRY
Subcommittee Takes Holiday After Hearing Three
of Long List of Witnesses Called by Proponent
of Impeachment.

The special subcommittee Of 12 Of
the House judiciary committee was
In recess today after sitting until {
O'Clock last evening and hearing three
Of long list of witnesses Repre-
sentative Blanton, Democrat. Texas,
has summoned to prove his impeach-
ment charges against Commissioner
Frederick A. F'enning. When the
committee meets tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Eliza Lee. mother
of Roley Lee. a mentally incompetent
war veteran. will he on the stand.
Twice Yesterday afternoon MIR.
Rlanton threat ened to withdraw from
the proceedings after he had taken
exception To remarks made by Rep
resentative christopherson. Republi
can. South Dakota. and chairman
Graham "f the fun committee, who
occupied chair toward the close Of
the session.
AS Mr.. Blanton was about to read
into the record rule Of court printed
in the Washington Law Reporter re-
quiring all notices Of the District
Supreme Court to he published in
that paper as well as in local news
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Finotti at this point volunteered the
statement that Mr.. Fenning, as com
mittee, gave him checks for allow
ances Of his wards and also paid no
tary fees to him In checks, even
though the amount were only Is cents.
when the allowance checks were
received" MIR. F'inotti added, I'D say,
Just in time; we are going to pay on
tomorrow
The witness then returned to the
record question. explaining Mr. Fen
ming sought to determine whether the
inmates at the institution had rela-
tives, to who mhe would write and
ask II they wished to make a claim.
Still under direct examination. Mr..
F'inOtu suddenly left this thread OF
testimony and declared: II understa nd
clerk at the hospital has made the
statement that | accepted bribes from
Mr.. Fenning. want TO bran that
as falsehoOd from A to led
Asked by Chairman Dyer who made
the statement. Mr.. F'inotti replied
William RI. Haydn, and he'll I've here
shortly"
Identifies Several Checks.
Turned over TO Mr.. Hogan for cross
xamnation. the witness Identified
several checks paid to him by MIR.
t'enning for wards allowances and
notary fees and repeated the state
ments often made when they were
received that they have 'iusi come
in time--we're going to ma! "f to-
morrow
Mrs. Finotti, who until recently was
employed as a clerk In ST. EliZabet h .
for eight wears, testified to MIR. Blan-
tons questions that Mr.. F'ennine al
ways Hooked into the correspondence
concerning the inmates and that she
received orders from DR.. White. "nev-
er personally, but through an au'
thOrty.'
Asked by Mr. Hogan II she knew OF
anv other attorney who had access
Mrs. E'inOtti replied in the negative
and added but IL any other attorney
had applied. his request would have
been granted
Mr.. Rlanton declared he was "a
little surprised At the testimony "f
the witness" and had Mrs. FinOtti
identify a sworn statement by het
which bore the assertion upon order
OF Sup.. White. ] was notified that
Mr.. Fenning could have access to the
files. No other attorney enjoyed such
privilege"
Paper Drawn by Prop"nent.
who drew that paper" asked Mr.
Hogan.
Mr.. Blanton." replied Mrs. FL
motif
who asked YOU to- sign it?''
MIR. Blanton.'
The Texan then recalled to the wit
ness a meeting in his Office at which
II showed you the paper. yo,i said ii
was true and signed it," Mrs. Finotti
nodded assent and was discharged
from the stand
Mr.. Haydn. the clerk referred to by
Mr.. Finotti then was called. He tes-
titled that quite often he saw Mr..
pital and added that he never saw
any one else. In the 3. years he had
been employed al the institution. look
ing over the records.
Did YOU ever see any checks pass
between Mr.. Fenning and Mr.. FL
nottt" asked Mr.. Elanton.
Yes. but ] didn't underst and what
they were for" replied Mr.. Haydn. Il
heard Mr.. Finotti say iokingly: They
are Just in the nick Of time: | have
oferdrawn my hank account"
The witness then was asked il any
one over attempted TO break open
the file cases." and Mr.. Hogan oh
lected. asking at the same time the
relevancy In the FenninG inquiry.
Chairman Dyer then inquired into
the purpose Of the question and Mr.