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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
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Plenty of Potash Is
Now Assured Farmers
of the United States

Dallas, Texas.-America is
now free of dependence on for
eign nations for its supply of
potash, valuable chemical wide
ly used by the nations farmers
as an ingredient in fertilizers.
How dry lake bed in a California
desert, and mine in New Mexico
where men work beneath an over
laying blanket of water, have made
Americas potash industry possible,
was described here at a special
symposium of the American Chem
ical society.
Prior to the World war Germany
with it's great potash deposits at
Stassfurt, monopolized the worlds
potash trade. These Stassfurt de-
posts, formed in prehistoric times
by evaporation Of sea water which
then covered the spot, have an ORR
gin comparable with the dry, desert
bounded Searles lake at lorna,
Calf.
BY drilling wells into the dry lake
a strong brine is encountered which
contains over 35 per cent dissolved
chemicals, said w. A. Gale, chemist
of the American Potash and Chem
ical corporation at Trona.
Triumph Of Chemistry.
The brine is rich in the salts OF
potassium and sodium and the sep
aration of the various fractions by
evaporation is one of the triumphs
Of American chemistry. The prior
work in Germany was of little use
in developing the present processes.
The founding of town of 1900
workers in a desert region was no
small feat in itself.
The Searles lake deposits at Tro-
ma furnished 40 per cent of Amer
ica's potash needs last year, said
R. w. Mumford of the same COM
pany. As auxiliary products the
salt brine produces 40 per cent OF
the worlds consumption of borax
and boric acid, together with SUBJ
stantial amounts of soda ash and
salt cake.
In the California brine wells the
potassium chloride is obtained only
after ingenious evaporation proc
esses. In the New Mexico deposits,
near Carlsbad, the potassium chic
ride is mined in operations which,
in some ways, are a race against
firoe The urgency arises because
the potassium deposits lie beneath
layers of water-bearing sand and
gravel. II that water enters the pot
ash mine, the operations will be
abandoned because the potassium
chloride is highly soluble in water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
Armageddon's History
Probed by Digging
Through 20 Layers

Chicago.-Digging through 20
layers of city ruins, an Oriental
institute expedition in Palestine
has probed the entire history of
Armageddon, classic battlefield
of the world. Word that the ex-
petition had struck bedrock at
this site which the Book of Rev
Citations names as the location
for a final battle between forces
of good and evil, was received
here by Director John A. Viii
son of the institute.
The date for the twentieth and
oldest city will not be estimated I'M
til pottery associated with it has
been more closely studied, reported
Gordon Loud, in charge Of excava-
tons at the site.
The 13-acre mount identified as
Armageddon of Bible fame is now
called Megiddo. The Oriental in
stitute began exploring its contents
in 1925 and has found in it ruins
of civilizations dating from 400 B.
c. back to earlier than 1000 B. c.
Excavations have revealed that,
although battles were fought at Ar
mageddon furiously and often, the
city fourished in the intervals Of
peace. This long-forgotten side Of
Armageddon's personality has been
rediscovered in the palace of the
ruling princes.
Its Palace Was Splendid.
Commanding a magnificent view
of the plain, this palace In the Fiji
teenth to Thirteenth centuries be-
fore Christ was luxurious and splen-
did. The ruins show that its many
rooms were grouped around cen
trail court, paved with lime, and
painted in brilliant colors. Visitors
to the ivory palace paused to wash
in an anteroom paved with sea-
shells. The hoard of gold, ivory,
and lapis lazui treasures found In
the palace testifies to magnifcence
of Canaanite princes in the era when
they were vassals to Egypt.
Solomon's interest in Megiddo has
been recalled by discovery in the
ruins of great stables which would
shelter more than 300 horses at a
time, reminding excavators that
King Solomon in his own day was
probably more widely known for
horses than for wives.
The lowest levels boast architer-
ture surprisingly good for the pc
riod around 1000 B. c., Mr.. Loud re-
ports, but these early settlements
have been relatively poor in buried
objects.
In the nineteenth level has been
uncovered a large, round altar
which dates from about the time Of
the patriarchs of the Bible-Abra-
ham, Isaac and Jacob.
The earliest battle at Arranged
don, so far known, was fought in
May, 1879 B. c., when Thutmose
the Third of Egypt defeated the Ash
attic allies. This feat was duplicated
in September, 1918 A. D., when Gen
eral Allenby led British division
against Turks near the site.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
''Fingerprints' of Roads
Show Slippery Surfaces

London.-A "fngerprint' method
reminiscent of Scotland Yard tech
nique has been devised by ministry
of transport officials here to track
down slippery road surfaces.
A section of the road is mixed
over and a smooth tire rolled along
it. The tire is then transferred to a
sheet of white paper, where an ex-
act record of the surface texture is
imprinted.
A perfectly smooth road becomes
dangerously slippery when wet be-
cause the water, instead Of being
squeezed into interstices present
when the pavement is Of compare
lively rough texture, forms liquid
film between tire and road.
In the "fingerprint" tests, slip
perry road is detected when the inky
tire makes full impression on the
paper over the entire area Of con-
tact, whereas comparatively
"non-skid" surface, having numer-
Gus individual points of contact sep
arated by channels through which
water can escape, shows a speckled
print,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
Cancer Does Occur in
Those of Tender Years

st. Louis.-Young persons can and
do have cancer. It occurs in prac-
tically all parts of the body.
The Barnard Free Skin and Can
Ger hospital here since 1908 has had
134 young patients in whom the di-
agnosis of cancer was definitely
proved by microscopic examination.
"The age of the patient must not
influence one in representation and
'watchful waiting" the st. Louis
specialists state. ''The results Of
treatment in young persons, as in
older ones, depend on early dag
posis and adequate treatment"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
His Weakness

Mose-Wuz youan evan fed with
enthusiasm?
Sambo-Yassuh, FUN nea'ly eve'y
Job All evan had.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
That Tired Feeling Is
Due to Lack of Vitamin c

Los Angeles.-For that tired feel
ing-try orange. juice. No, it's not
an advertisement, and for orange
juice you can substitute any other
fresh fruit or vegetable that con-
tains plenty Of anti-scurvy vitamin
c. The list of such foods runs from
apples and cabbages to tomatoes.
Tiredness, along with rheumatism,
anemia and other common Attic
tons, may result from lack of vita
min c, it appears from an an
nouncement made by DR.. Lawrence
E. DERRICK, research associate in
chemistry on the Los Angeles cam
pus of the University of California.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
OBLIGING

''Do you expect that bill you have
just introduced to become a law?"
"No," answered Senator Sor-
ghurn, 81 thought it had a chance
I wouldn't have introduced it. It
was one of those occasions on which
it seems perfectly safe to oblige a
friend"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
''Thermos Bottle" Burials
Found in Arizona Ruins

Tucson, Ariz. - Indians in the
Southwest over a thousand years
ago didn't have thermos bottles, but
they invented burial fashion that
looks curiously like one.
Discovery of this heretofore un-
known type of Indian burial, con-
sisting of bottle within tube, is
reported by Carl F. Miller, archie
ologist of this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
Stainless Steel Sheet

Watervliet, N. Y.-Expense and
difficulty of working, two obstacles
that have slowed down the spread
of stainless steel, are reported to
be overcome by a novel type Of
stainless steel product prepared by
a large steel corporation here.
Stainless steel in thin sheets firmly
welded to a thin composition back
ing provides a cheap, readily work
able material that presents the IA
nous polished, corrosion-resistant
surface of the alloy itself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
Japan's Volcanoes

New York.-Fifty-four of the 1872
volcanoes in Japan, one of the most
mountainous and geologically rest
less countries in the world, are
active or only recently extinct, Will
lard Price, an American who has
resided many years in the Land of
the Rising Sun, reports in Natural
History.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
Versatile
Room Service

Young Brown was watching young
Jones admiringly in the swimming
bath.
"Jolly good. You can swim like
a fish," he said.
Better, I reckon" said his
friend. 81 can swim on my back. -
Providence Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19

Surveyed by Washington
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
1876 miles long, is said to have been
surveyed by George Washington.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
Air Ignites Coal

Berlin.-A small electric heater
and blower that forces small blast
Of hot air into a furnace or stove
has made its appearance on the
German market as the latest meth
cd Of igniting coal. No kindling is
required.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-19
Poor Jack
By G. M. PAYNE

Any-So you and Jack are to be
married. I thought it was only
Irritation.
Angelo-So did Jack.
Evening star., 1938-06-12

moved from their apartment on Mary
land avenue to an apartment at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Ogle on
King George street. They will be
joined later this month by Comdr.
and Mrs. Archibald Stirling, the lat
ter the mother of Mrs. Day. Comdr
and Mrs. Stirling have been living
at Miss Trenholm's apartment. 1t.
and Mrs. Day will go to Boston, Mass,
in the late summer.
Mr.. Mason Terry arrived here the
first of the week from his home In
Washington. He will occupy for a
short time the apartment on Mary
land avenue recently vacated by It.
Basil N. Rittenhouse, aide to Rear
Admiral Wilson Brown, who has left
for sea duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kieffer, the
former of the faculty of st. Johns
College, have returned here after q
short trip to their former home at
Hagerstown, Md.
Mr.. James Bowdoin left this week
for New York and sailed for a four
months trip to Sicily. Mrs. Bowdoin
and Miss Elizabeth Mott have re-
turned to their home, Normanroyd,
on the Chesapeake Bay after visit to
Miss Motifs former home at Daven-
port. Iowa.
Mrs. Oliver Downes, wife of Comdr.
Downes, who has been the guest Of
Mrs. Elroy Vanderkloot, has moved
to the home of Mrs. John Stirling on
Prince George street. Comdr. Downes
is attached to the u. s. s. New York,
now on practice cruise.
Comdr. Roland Riggs, U. 8. N, re-
tired, Of New York has returned to his
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Catholic University
Tea Today.

The Catholic University Alumnae
association will hold its annual tea
IN the Mullen Library today from 4
to 6 o'clock.
:, Mrs. Frederick Vernon Murphy.
chairman, will be assisted by Miss
Vivian Barr. president; Mrs. Paul
Fitzpatrick, vice president; Miss Mar
celia Maloy, secretary; Mrs. Frank
Berarducci, treasurer; Mrs. Crook
Bennert, Mrs. Richard Purcell, Miss
Mary Columbus, Miss Winifred Mac
Neil and DR.. .Bernice Wall.
= Those assisting at the tea table are
Mrs. Robert Brennan, wife of the
Charge d'Affaires Of the Irish Lega-
tion; Mrs. Augustine Lonergran, wife
Of Senator Lonergran from Connecti-
cut; Mrs. Arthur Scullan and Mrs
Herbert Wright.
3s Among those attending are the
Very Rev. Michael ]. Curly, Arch
bishop Of Baltimore and chancellor OF
the Catholic University; the Right
Rev. Msgr. Joseph M. Corrigan, rector
of the university; the Right Rev. Pat.
rick ]. Mccormick, vice rector; the
Right Rev. Edward B. Jordan, Msgr
Francis Haas and the Rev. FRANK
la Rue, procurator.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Herndon Residents
Have Many Guests
During Week.

HERNDoN. Va. June li.-Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Hyde Buell. had A.
their guests this week Mr.. William
Wood Frye Of Kingston. N. Y: Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Swarthout OF Tulsa,
Okla, and Mrs. Frank w. Frye Of
Parsons, Kans. Mr.. Frye was accom-
panied home by his mother. Mrs. Vir-
ginia King Frye, who has been the
guest for several months Of her SON
in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Buell.. in their Herndon home. Mr..
Arthur Hyde Buell., jr., returned to
his home In Herndon yesterday from
Woodberry Forest School, where he
has been student.
Mr.. T. A. Yaeger Of Bethlehem, Pa,
has been the guest for several days
this week of Mr.. and Mrs. e. Barbour
Hutchison at their home on Monroe
street. Mr.. Yaeger left Thursday, ac-
companied by Mr.. E. Barbour Hutchi-
son, jr, for Williamsburg, Va, where
they will attend the finals at William
and Mary College.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. @. Lowry Of Sterl-
ing, Va, announce the marriage ofs
their daughter, Maize Lorraine, to
Mr.. D. E. Heglar, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
v. c. Heglar of Mooresville. N. C.
The ceremony was performed May
20 in Washington. D. c., with the
Rev. H. A. Kester officiating. They
were attended by the bridegrooms
brother and sister-in-law, Prof. and
Mrs. E. Jerome Heglar of Herndon
Mrs. Elsie Benson, Miss Helen
Haines, Miss Hazel Cummings. Miss
Nellie Kidwell and Mr.. Henry Facchini
have returned to their homes in Hern-
don, after a Western trip, attending
the Speedway races at Indianapolis
en- route.
Mrs. Walter Carter entertained at
bridge tea Monday In her home in
Herndon.
Mr.. and Mrs Casey Wilken will have
as their guests this week Miss vir-
ginia Bland and Mr.. j. F. FITZGERALD
Of st. Louis, Mo.
Miss Myrtice Hawthorne has re-
turned to her home in Gordon, Ga,
after having been the guest for three
weeks of relatives in Washington and
Herndon.
Mr.. William Keyes, Junior at
Randolph Macon College, arrived in
Herndon this week, where he will
spend the summer vacation with his
mother, Mrs. Ruth Keyes.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Nellie Louise Harri-
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Isaac Harrison Of Herndon, to Mr..
Henry Earl Leith of Floris. Va, Sat-
urday, May 28, at Church Hill, Md
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Garner N. Butt, a former Hern-
don pastor. Mr.. and Mrs. Leith will
make their home in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Adamson of
Arlington, Va, and Mr.. and Mrs. W.
T. Alexander of New York were re-
cent guests of Mrs. Sallie Holtzclaw
and Miss Frances Cockerill.
Mr. Holmes Stroud is spending some
time in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Turner Kronfeld. who was a
member of the graduating class of
Randolph Macon Academy at Front
Royal, Va. last week, has returned
to his home in Herndon for the sum-
mer months.
Mrs. George Sargent and her daugh-
ter, Miss Judith Sargent, and her
mother, Mrs Edward Owen, have re-
turned to their home in Rutland, VT,
after q three weeks visit with DR.. and
Mrs. Ernest Clay Shull Of Herndon.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Midshipman, Cadet
Ball Arranged.

The eleventh annual midshipman
and cadet ball will be held at the
Mayfower Hotel Monday, December
rs. Among the debutantes who will
be on the Navy Girls Floor Com
mittee are Miss Elinor Gudger, Miss
Maisie Howard, Miss Ann Wilkinson
and Miss Agnes Magruder.
Capt. and Mrs. Emmet Gudger and
Capt. and Mrs. John Magruder, who
received last year, will be in the
receiving line again. Capt. and Mrs
: Herbert Howard and Capt. and Mrs
Theodore s. Wilkinson will be among
the new group that will receive this
year.
The ball Is under the management
Of Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Annapolis
News
COmdr. Stone and
Mrs. Stone Hosts
At Party.

A NNAPOLIS, Md, June H.
~ Comdr. and Mrs. Raymond
~ Stone gave garden party Fri
\ day evening on the grounds Of
their home.
Judge and Mrs. william Kirkpat-
rick of Easton. Pa. have been spend
ing a few days there after opening
their summer home, Parkhurst, on
West River. They will return soon to
spend the summer.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. j. Harrison
Colhoun left Tuesday for Brockville,
Canada, where they will be joined by
Mrs. James LAnghorne and Mr.. James
LAnghorne Of San Francisco, mother
and brother Of Mrs. Colhoun, at the
home Of Mrs. Colhoun's sister, Mrs.
Chilean Howard of Montreal, Canada
During their absence, 1t. Comdr. and
Mrs. Colhoun's house, Windsor Farm,
on West River, will be occupied by Miss
Ada Colhoun and Mrs. Carter Epane
Mrs. Homer Wise has reopened her
summer home, OGDEN, on West River.
Mr.. James Stuart has reopened his
summer home, Mount Stuart, on South
River.
Miss Marsyl Stokes, daughter of Mrs.
Drummond Wolfe of England and Mr..
Sylvannus Stokes of White House
Farms, South River, was among those
presented at court at the last presen-
tation at Buckingham Palace. Miss
Stokes spent last summer with her
father here and will return shortly to
this country to be his guest
Mr.. H. e. Bishop of New York and
Florida has purchased the country
home Of the late Mr.. Truxton Beale,
Lilac Hill, South River, and will occupy
1t shortly as his home. Mrs. Truxton
Beale of Washington has been spend-
ing several weeks at Lilac Hill.
Mrs. Harry Hill and Miss Betty
Hill, wife and daughter Of Comdr. Hill,
will spend the summer abroad. Comdr.
and Mrs. Hills son, Mr.. Harry Hill,
Jr, will be among those entering the
Naval Academy this month.
Mrs. Sharp's Father
Visiting in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Levin Campbell, who has been
the guest Of his son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Capt. and Mrs. Walter Sharp, at
their home on Porter road, left Mon
day for Frankfort Arsenal, Pa, to be
the guest of his son, Col. Levin Camp
bell. jr., U. s. A., and Mrs. Campbell
and will go north later in the summer.
Joanna Leigh Lloyd, young daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Llovd of
New York, is the guest of her grand
parents, Commodore and Mrs. Edward
Lloyd.
Mrs. Walter Norris, wife of Prof.
Norris. the latter of the English de-
partment at the Naval Academy. left
Monday for Jenkinstown, Pa, where
she was present at the graduation
exercises at Beaver College, where
Miss Elizabeth Norris, daughter OF
Prof. and Mrs. Norris, was among
those Of the graduating class.
1t. and Mrs. Edward M. Day have
Evening star., 1938-06-12

She spent some time at the Lakehurst
Air Station, where she was the guest Of
It. and Mrs. Charles Roland.
1t. and Mrs. John L. Chew arrived
here Friday from San Diego. Calf,
and are guests of 1t. Chew's mother,
Mrs. John L. Chew, sr.
Mrs. Laurance T. Du Bose and her
daughter. Miss Anne Du Bose, after q
short stay at Rehoboth Beach, are
spending this week in Brooklyn, N Y.
Mrs. Albert Rockwell Of Warren,
Evening star., 1938-06-12

A NNAPOLIS, Md, June IL
~ Comdr. and Mrs. Raymond
~ Stone gave garden party Fri
4 a day evening on the grounds Of
Evening star., 1938-06-12

home after visit here as the guest
of Comdr. Charles c. slayton, U. S.
N, retired.
Mrs. Arthur B. Owens
Entertains Guests.
1t. and Mrs. Allan P. Calvert have
been the guests Of Mrs. Arthur B.
Owens at her country home, The
Hill, in Anne Arundel County.
Miss Lorraine Elliott has returned
to her home for the summer from
Southern Seminary and Junior Col
lege, Buena Vista, Va. Miss Elliott
has as her guest her roommate, Miss
Bruce Gullatt.
Miss Elizabeth Dillingham;, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Dilling-
ham, has returned to her home from
Southern Seminary and Junior Col
legt, Buena Vista, Va.
Mrs. John L. Chew has returned to
her residence after a trip to New York.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Alumnae Association
To Have Dinner.

Il The Sacred Heart Of Mary Alum.
nae Association will have their semi
annual dinner and meeting Wednes-
day at o'clock at the Admiral Club
1640 Rhode Island avenue.
a Miss Emma Ragan, president of the
sAlumnae Association. has appointed
Miss Marie Hawk chairman of the
dinner. Miss Hawk will be assisted by
sMiss Marcella Lanigan, Mrs. Mary
Maggie, Mrs. Charles H. Peckham
sA61ss Margaret Harold. Miss Bessie
Mills and Miss Evelyn CollixS.
Evening star., 1938-06-12

Pa, niece of Mrs. Joseph Valiant, is
at Wardour.
Comdr. and Mrs. Duncan c. Walton,
who have been residing In Annapolis,
will move shortly to Wardour, where
they have taken Mrs. Clinton Nor
gan's former home
Mrs. Joseph Crosley and her daugh-
ter, Miss Henrietta Crosley, have left
for Savannah, Ca, where they are to
be the guests of relatives.
Evening star., 1938-06-12

MRS. KENNEDY CREEVEY,
Daughter OF Mrs. EdU1rd J.
Brundage, 1Dho 1DGs, before her
marriage, Miss Margaret Ger
maine Brunddge.-UnderDood
& Underwood Photo.
Center: MRS. JOHN
NATHANIEL BOLAND.
Formerly Miss Amanda Bo-
gdrduS Werth, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robert
Werth OF Alexandria, Va
UNDERWOOD Underwood Photo.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
MRS. BENJAMIN F.
SANDERS.

Whose marriage took place
March 10, was formerly Miss
Ruth Elizabeth Severe, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
SeUere.-Harris- -E1Uing Photo.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
MOtOriSt Hits
Tree, Jailed

ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. %.
Russell T. Glacken, 25, of Rock
vile, who ran into a tree with a
stolen automobile and cut the tree
in half, a spruce measured by the
police as 81 inches in diameter,
was sentenced to 13 months in the
Maryland House of Correction last
night by Justice Charles W. Stang,
of Rockville.
Glacken pleaded guilty to taking
unauthorized possession of an au-
tomobile belonging to Elinor Ex-
nicias, of Washington, D. C. Also
charged with driving while intoxi-
Gated and driving without a per-
init, he pleaded not guilty to the
first and guilty to the second
charge.
Corporal j. R. Miller of the
Maryland State Police placed
Glacken under arrest when he
went to investigate the accident
which occurred September II near
Travilah, Md. Although the car
was demolished and the huge tree
severed, Glacken was treated at
the Montgomery County General
Hospital for minor scratches.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Home Offered
Little Lois

ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Adair,
OF Takoma Park, took legal steps
today to adopt little Lois Arlene
Howell, who has been in their
custody since November 8, 1887.
Born January 8, 1888, the
daughter of Laura and James
Howell, who abandoned her eight
days later, Lois was taken in Gus
tody by Irma Arlene Wolf of
Washington, D. c., Who now
claims she can no longer support
the child.
In the petition filed yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Adair stated they
would like to change the child's
name to Robin Ann Adair.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23

Food Almanac. An article by DR..
Donald A. Laird on foods to give
school children an appetite. FavOrite
recipe Of the First Lady of New York
interesting and unusual facts about
food and also learn how your favO-
rite recipe may mean IS to you in
The American Weekly, the magazine
distributed with next Sundays WASH
ingtOn Herald-Tlmes.