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Evening star., 1939-10-24
Body Of Man, 50,
Gloves on Hands,
Taken From River
Stains on Clothing
Above Chest Believed
Coused by Dye

The body of a well dressed man
OF about 60-with tatoos of the
crown of England on his left arm
and horses head on his right arm
was taken from the Potomac River
here today.
There were no marks of identifica-
ton on the body; the victim had
put on gloves before entering the
water; dark stain on the clothing
over the right chest led police at
first to think the man had been
wounded.
Tests made by Homicide Squad
detectives at the Morgue, however,
definitely established that the stains
were not blood. They were believed
to have been caused by dye.
The body was discovered in the
river near the Polo Grounds. be-
tween the Memorial and Highway
bridges Frederick Gooch, 618 A
street Sc, saw it floating about 20
feet from the sea wall and sum-
moned police.
The Harbor Precinct sent Po-
Icemen Frank McGrath and Har-
ry E. Pyweli to recover the body, and
they removed it to the morgue
There McGrath discovered the dark
stains on the clothing and con-
cluded they were blood stains.
Detectives were summoned to the
morgue to make tests on the cloth
ing. They were able to establish
the nature of the stains but found
that all identifying marks had
been stripped from the clothing.
The victim wore gray chamois
gloves with black stitches, a white
shirt, a dark suit with pin stripes
and black shoes. He had a small
mustache and gray hair, was about
feet 8 inches tall and weighed
about $50 pounds.
Under the tattoo of the English
crown was the date "1889.' A check
of missing persons reported to the
public relations squad yielded no
helpful information.
Evening star., 1939-10-24

raiders had slipped through the
British blockade and were at lib
erty In the North Atlantic. page
A-l.)
Finnish-Ru talks in Mos
COW were again halted tempo
rarily as the Firms prepared to
return home with new Soviet pro-
posals on economic and military
concessions in written form for
presentation to the Finnish cab
met. page A-5)
Seventy tons Of Poland's gold
reserve, moved out OF Warsaw
ahead of the advancing Germans,
reached Paris after q hazardous
6,0o0-mile journey by truck. train
and ship. page AID
Meanwhile French military
commentators reported three Nazi
assaults on q French held Ger
man village in the Warndt For
est had been repulsed. page A-5)
Germany awaited what was de-
scribed as an important talk by
Foreign Minister Joachim Won
Ribbentrop at Danzig, as the Ger
man ofncial news agency insisted
Hitler's own terms were the only
possible basis for peace. Page
A-5.)
~ Drna A-9 ElaEeTNs
Evening star., 1939-10-24
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
TROMSO, Norway, Oct. "a
Norwegian officials announced today
that the German cruiser Emden had
captured the American steamer City
of Flint as contraband carrier
after the steamer had rescued 80
British seamen.
The City of Flint, in the hands of
German prize crew of II, put into
Norwegian waters off Tromso last
Friday night to land 38 seamen from
a torpedoed British freighter, the
5,044-ton Stonegate, and to take on
fresh water.
Authoritative sources said the swift
German pocket battleship' Deutsch-
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Sarah Pa|frey Fabyan
Files Divorce Suit
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SALEM, Mass, Oct. 24.-Charging
her husband with cruel and abusive
treatment, Sarah Palfrey Fabyan,
noted tennis player, filed suit for
divorce today in Essex County
registry of probate against Marshall
Fabyan, jr., to whom she was mar
ried October 6, 1894.
The socially prominent Mrs.
Fabyan asked that she be permitted
to resume her maiden name, Sarah
Palfrey. There are no children. The
papers set forth that the couple last
lived together at Manchester.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Deer TrompIe Hunter
In Dash Up Mountain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. a.
Usually the hunters get the deer.
but In this case the animals had
their day at Elmer Newren's ex-
pense.
While hunting, he spotted q doe
and buck. It's illegal to shoot doe
in Utah, so he maneuvered for q
shot at the male. The gunfire
startled a nearby herd he had not
seen. The leader knocked him down,
and the others trampled him in
their wild flight up the mountain.
Mr.. Newren suffered numerous
cuts and bruises.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Shun Fighting al All
Costs, Mennonites Urged
By the Associated Press,

CORN. Okla, Oct. 24.-Dr. P. c.
Heibert of Sterling. Kans., urged
$500 delegates to the North Amer
ican Conference of Mennonite
Brethren to face death rather than
take up arms against their fellow
man.
Speaking in German, the Sterling
College professor of English said,
I'VE owe loyalty to this land. We
will die for our country as bravely
as the next man, but not while
operating war machines"
He asked the conference to de-
mand the simple privilege of hv-
ing in q world where the slaughter
of men does not become periodically
necessary"
"A program outlining noncombatant
assistance to be given in wartime
by Mennonites was to be submitted
today.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Parents of 8 Slain
In Fight Over Beer
By the Associated Press.

6y LNe ASSUCINCeV 11c08s
STIAMOKIN, Pa, Oct. 24.-The
mother and father Of eight children
were found dead today, victims OF
q shooting, which, State Policeman
j. L. Hochreiter said, resulted from
an argument over a bottle Of beer.
Omcer Hochreiter said the evi-
dence indicated that Stanley Ger
kluski, So, shot his wife Helen, 43,
and then turned the pistol on him
self after he had missed the bottle
from his coat pocket.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
AirpIone Firm PIuns
Three New Buildings
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 24-Om-
cials of the Curtiss Aeroplane d.
vision of Curtiss- Wright Corp,
which is building planes for both
the United States Army and Navy,
said today applications for permits
to construct three new buildings
have been filed with the Tonawanda,
N. Y, Town Board. Cost Is esu-
mated at $3.50 900.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
German Flyers Rescued

COPENHAGEN, Oct. "a @.-A
Danish ship brought to Korsoer to-
day two German aviators found
clinging to plane in the North Sea.
One had machine-gun bullet wounds
in the legs, but the other was un-
harmed. The plane was abandoned.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Gridiron Injuries
FutuI to Convict
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. GA
convict who had served two years
of a 25-to-50-year sentence for
robbery died today Of internal in
juries received In the first prison
football game of the season.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Moscow Promises
u. 5. Full Report on
Ship 'sCapture
Internine Of Germon
Crew by Russio Stirs
Speculation
By the Associated Press,

MOSCOW, Oct 24.-Soviet Russia
today told the United States Gov
ernment that full information would
be furnished as soon as available
concerning the American steamship
City of Flint, which was captured by
a German sea raider and sent to a
Soviet Arctic port.
United States Ambassador Lau-
renee A. Steinhardt, in an interview
with Vladimir Potempkin, vice
commissar for foreign affairs, asked
for details of the ships capture and
the fate of her AZ crew members.
His interview was described as cor
dial and he was promised information
as soon as obtainable from Mur-
mansk, where a German prize crew
took the vessel as a war captive.
There are no foreign consulates at
Murmansk and American authori-
ties had to make their inquiries
through regular channels here.
Russian officials interned the Ger
man crew after the City of Flint
reached Murmansk.
Diplomatic sources speculated on
why the German prize crew put into
a Soviet port knowing that under
international law they would be in
termed.
One theory was that the Germans
hoped Russia would purchase the
cargo of the City of Flint then
reship it into Germany in a Rus
sian boat.
Another explanation was that the
Germans had been pursued by a
British warship.
The German Embassy said it had
no report on the incident, but that
Soviet officials were perfectly cor
rect" in interning the German crew.
Murmansk is Russia's northern
most port which is not icebound in
winter. The Bremen, German liner,
is understood to be there.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Inquiry Planned in Berlin.

BERLIN, Oct. "a (P.-The United
States Embassy was instructed to-
day to make formal inquiry of the
German government as to the
seizure of the City of Flint.
The method of presenting this
inquiry had not yet been deter
mined. It would cover the vessels
whereabouts and other details.
Authoritative sources said the war
ministry was investigating the City
OF Flint case, but there was no
confirmation of its seizure by the
German Navy nor word of its
whereabouts.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
British Vessel Fired On.

GIBRALTAR, Oct. "a R-The
3,528-ton British steamship Led
bury was reported officially today to
have been fired on about 80 miles
west Of the Straits of Gibraltar. No
further details were given.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Senate Agrees
To Arms Debate
Limitation
Move Is Expected
To Bring Vote by
Friday or Saturday
BULLETIN.

The Senate amended the neu-
trality bill today to exempt ordi-
nary, inland commerce with
Canada from the title and carry"
restrictions of the measure. The
amendment, offered by Senator
Brown, Democrat, of Michigan,
was approved without a dissent
ing voice.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
British Ship Beached.

HONG KONG, Oct. "a (P.-The
British steamer Fatsan, 2,639 tons
and carrying 1,500 passengers, includ-
ing 40 Europeans. was beached on
an island just outside colonial waters
today after striking a submerged
object near the Canton River mouth.
The engine room was flooded par
TALLY, but there were no casualties.
The vessel, operated by the China
Navigation Co., was en- route from
Hong Kong to Canton.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Greek Steamer Sunk.

LONDON, Oct. 24.-Fifteen men,
bers OF the crew of the 8,20O-ton
Greek steamer Konstantinos Had
Jlpateras, including the captain,
landed at an English port in life
boats today, reporting their ship
had been sunk by a submarine in
the North Sea.
The captain reported three men,
bers of the crew and the English
pilot were missing. He said the
sinking occurred early today.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Swedish Steamer Sunk.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. "a
F.-The owners of the Swedish
steamer Albania received a report
yesterday that the vessel had been
sunk in the North Sea with the loss
OF two lives. Nineteen persons were
reported rescued in the sinking, de-
scribed as possibly having been
caused by torpedo, near Grimsby,
on the east coast of England.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Nazi Warship Raids
Give New Worries 10
Shipping Circles
Germans Ranging Far
Outside British Blockade,
Incidents Indicate
BY the Associated Press.

OSLO, Norway, Oct. 24.-The cap
ture of the American steamer City of
Flint and the sinking of the British
freighter Stonegate gave evidence
today that at least two fast, powerful
German warship raiders were rang
ing far outside Britain's naval block
ade.
Reliable informants who talked
with survivors of the Stonegate
quoted them as saying their ship
was torpedoed by the pocket bat
tieship" Deutschland in the mid
Atlantic about 10 days ago. e
Norwegian officials said the City
of Flint. which called at Tromso,
Norway, with German prize crew
in command and there landed the
38 Stonegate survivors, said the
American ship had been captured
by the cruiser Emden, namesake of
the famous German commerce raid
er of the World War.
The City of Flint picked UP the
crew of the Stonegate out of their
llfeboats in the Atlantic shortly be-
fore she in turn was captured by the
Germans.
After leaving Tromso at the re-
quest of Norwegian authorities, the
German prize crew took the Amer
ican ship to the Russian Arctic
port of Murmansk. Russian off,
cials Immediately interned the Ger
man crew and detained the City of
Flint.
These two reports of German sur
face raiders in one day brought
new worries to harried shipping
circles, which recalled the havoc
wrought by German raiders during
the World War, particularly the
Emden and the famous See Adler
Another German pocket battle
ship" the Admiral Scheer, has been
reported in the South Atlantic.
Some of the crew of the British
freighter Clement said the Admiral
Scheer sank their ship near the
coast Of South America Septem-
ber 30.
The Deutschland and Admiral
Scheer are of 10000 tons, capable
OF rs knots and carrying six 1l-inch
guns and eight torpedo tubes. The
third vessel of this class is the
Admiral Graf Spec.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

(See NEUTRALITY, Page AS.
Evening star., 1939-10-24
Weather Forecast

Cloudy tonight: tomorrow cloudy and
warmer, followed by rain; minimum to-
night about 46; gentle northeast winds.
Temperatures today-Highest, Sc, at 2
pm; lowest, 40, at 6 am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page A-2.
Evening star., 1939-10-24

(See UN-AMERICAN, Page A.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-24
POOLESVILLE

Mr.. John Jones and son-in-law
Mr.. Jay Freeman of Washington
spent last week in New York
City enjoying the ball games as
well as the Fair.
Miss Elsie Webb of Mt. Airy,
has been visiting Miss Carolyn
Gray.
Miss Elizabeth Daniel is a
guest of her uncle Mr.. Moncure
Daniel at Alexandria, Va.
Mrs. Laurence Chiswell enter
tanned her regular card club,
Thursday.
Announcement has been made
of the engagement of Miss Cor
lima Stunkel of Tuscarona and
Mr.. Matter Matthews, Jr. The
wedding will take place in Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. and Mrs. lack Compiler,
accompanied by Miss Olivia Green
and her brother left Friday for
visit to the Worlds Fair in
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Fulton
have returned from a weeks va
cation to Kentucky and Pennsyl-
vania.
On last Thursday Mrs. w. A.
Daniel entertained at luncheon
and bridge in honor of Mrs.
Keith Rice, Mrs. Ralph Williams
and Mrs. Norman Norlie, who are
guests in the community.
On Thursday and Friday, Mrs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-24

money that he'll beat Joe Louis :. :.
Light harness racing devotees Of
New Jersey are discussing the posi-
bility of pari-mutuel machines at
county fairs, but special legislative
action will be necessary Notre
Danes football team will open with
Purdue at Notre Dame September
80 in what shapes up as the out
standing first-day game Tom
Yawkey, Boston Red Sox owner. has
spiked rurnors that his club will
train next spring in Hawaii. The
club will return, he says, to Sara
sofa, Fla. If Make Baer at
tempts comeback it will be against
his wife's wishes. She wants him
to quit the ring Max Schmeling
has signed to defend his European
crown in a 15-round bout against
Walter Neusel October l at bort
mund stadium in Berlin Joe
Mccarthy believes that Babe Dahl
gren. successor to Lou Gehrig, would
improve greatly as first sacker if
he were more aggressive the
Burnt Mills, N. j., polo team is a
complete family affair, featuring
Benedict, Collister, Frank and Rob-
ert johnson There are eight
pitchers on the Cincinnati roster and
seven Of them have beaten the Bos-
ton Bees Jack Hurley, who
managed Billy Petrolle, the Fargo
Express, for years, thinks he is
managing his successor in 135-pound
Billy Marquart Augie Galan
played 154 games without hitting into
a double play in 1854 major
league record.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-24
WOODFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hyatt and
daughter, Hilda, Mrs. John Hager
and son, Paul, of Damascus; Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Howes, Hilda and
Kenneth Howes, of Etchison, are
at the New York Worlds Fair,
and will go from there to Atlantic
City for a stay.
Those who went to the Frederick
reservoir on Sunday for a picnic
supper were Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred
Watkins and Mr.. and Mrs. Garner
Duvall, of Damascus; Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle Burdette, of Browningsville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hyatt, Jr.,
cf Etchison.
The Farm Bureau discussion
group is meeting tonight with Mr.
and Mrs. George Carson at the
Armstrong home near Laytonsville.
The Tru Blu Sunday School class
met at the home of Miss Julia
Kemp on Tuesday evening. The
Sunday School of Wesley Grove
went to Braddock Heights We'd
nesday for their annual picnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Thompson
of New York were weekend guests
of Mrs. Julia Thompson, Mrs
Myrtle Wagner of Washington
spent the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgee D. Hawkins
had as supper guests Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. William Radcliffe and
Billy, of Washington; Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. King, Mr.. and Mrs. WI.
liam Beall of Cedar Grove: Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Howard of Lay
louisville; Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Watkins of Gaithersburg and Mr..
and Mrs. William Nicholson and
Jimmy, Jr., Mrs. Irwin Cue, Miss
Lucille Howes and Mrs. Mary
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry King, Miss
Mary King, Mr.. Donald Warfeld.
Miss Roberta Jones and Mr..
Sterling Hawkins spent several
days the past week in New York
attending the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burdette
were weekend guests of Mrs
Merhle Staley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Howes, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Duvall motored
to Pennsylvania for the day on
Sunday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-24
speaking of Sports
'OldManCrove.
80, Still Kingi in
Portside Ranks
By ROBERT McSHANE

2 OBERT MOSES GROVE, who
~ came out of the hills of Iona
coming, Nd, back in 1920, is pitch
ing his fifteenth season Of major
league baseball.
Lefty was 20 years old when he
joined the Martinsburg team of the
Blue Ridge league. In 1921 he went
to Baltimore, where he won 108
games in FIVE years. In 1925, when
he was rs years old, he went to
Philadelphia, where in his first two
years he won % games and lost rs
for the Athletics-an unimpressive
record, but one which taught him
how to pitch with his head as well
as his portside arm.
The Homecoming lancer's lifetime
major league record, brought up to
date. is likely to stand for many
year. At this writing Grove has
pitched 1892 innings in SOS games.
He has won 282 of those games as
against 1925 losses for a percent
age OF .69l. On May 3, 1888, he
Joined the list of pitchers who struck
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-24
Billiard Champs

THE National Billiard association.
4 now busy on plans which call for
national amateur tournaments in
pocket billiards, straight-rail and
three-cushion, recently announced
its recognized worlds champions in
those three fields of billiard play.
Welker Cochran of San Francisco,
Calf, is recognized as the king of
the balkline billiard players. Ac-
cording to Clyde A. Storer, presi-
dent Of the very active N. b. A.,
Cochran won the last worlds balk-
line tournament sponsored by the
association and still Is regarded as
champion by that official group.
The N. B. A. places the pocket bill
lard crown on the brow Of Jimmy
Caras Of Wilmington, Del, while the
three-cushion title belongs to Joe
Chamaco Of Mexico. Chamaco won
the angle game title last winter,
finishing far ahead of nine other
billiard masters in a round robin
tournament played in nine cities.
In addition to the proposed ma
tional amateur meets, the N. B. A.
plans worlds title professional COM
petition in pocket billiards and three
cushion this coming season. Storer
expects $4,000 simon pure amateur
cuemen will compete in the pocket,
straight-rail and three-cushion bill
lard tournaments, working their
way up through local, state and Sec
tional play to the national playoffs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-24
Diamond Hero

THE courage Of Tom Sunkel,
= rookie Cardinal southpaw pitch
er, has thousands Of st. Louis fans
cheering for him every time he
makes mound appearance.
Sunkel is practically blind in his
left eye, the result Of an injury suf-
fered % years ago when he was four
years old. His eye was saved, but
he was left with little better than
half-nOrmal vision.
Showing his courage. he did not
allow this to interfere with his fu-
ture. He went ahead and played
good enough baseball to become a
member Of the Cardinal organiza-
ton. Last year he ended success
full career in the minors by winning
q games and losing Eve with At
lanta.
In Atlanta his condition became
much worse. Cardinal officials,
knowing the situation, recalled him
and had him examined by eye spe-
cialists. They advised against oper-
ating on the eye. stating that such
q move would be fruitless. Sunkel
accepted their verdict philosophical
ly, and returned to the diamond, un.
daunted by the news which would
have meant the end to most players.
Despite his aniictiOn, SunkeI re-
Gently pitched . two-hit game and
has q creditable 1899 record with
the Cards. He admits his control Is
. bit bothered, and that he has to
guess where the plate Is when he
throws, but is quite confident Of his
ability to pitch winning baseball.
He also admits that hunts occasion
ally bother him to some extent, but
II he fails TO see them with his al
most-sightless one eye, he grabs
'em with the other"
Sunkel expects no quarter from
opposition. And would not welcome
it.
He's = bali player, first, last and
always.
Rslsased BY Western Newspaper uniOn.I
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-24
HYATTSTOWN

Misses Barbara Ann and Mary
Beth Thompson spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Hutchins, Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Beall and
children, Grover and Elizabeth,
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Burdette
and family motored to Baltimore
on Monday to enter their daugh-
ter, Mary Jane, at Maryland
State Normal School. Mrs. Bur-
dette, Mary Jane and Bobby re-
manned to spend the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson BROMLEY
and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Sor-
endes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Price
and daughter, Anita were supper
guests of Mrs. Robert Price and
daughter on Friday.
Miss Richie Benson is the
guest. of her brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beall,
Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Dudrow
and Miss Irene Lusby attended
the King Burdette reunion held
at Woodfeld on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. William Miles,
Misses Betty and Joyce Miles,
Forest Glen were dinner guests
Sunday and Mrs. w. w. Cecil
the weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Miles.
Mr.. George Darby, Baltimore,
spent Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. Carrie Darby.
Visitors of Rev. and Mrs. O. C.
Barnes during the week were
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-24

M. H. Chiswell, Gaithersburg,
entertained lots of her old time
friends from here at Dessert
Bridge.
Saturday evening, Mr.. Mason
Gray, Gray Haven Manor, enter
tanned about 20 young people at
weiner and corn roast in COM
pliment to Miss Jane White and
Mr.. Benton Blair whose wedding
will take place in September.
Mr.. Roger Sellman of Harris
burg, Pa, has been visiting at
the home of his brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sellman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-24

THIS is a continuation
of a series of adver-
tisements, started last
December, which are
designed to show the
relation of the distilling
industry to other indus
tries and to the general
economic welfare of the
State of Maryland. The
purposes of the Associa-
ton of Maryland Dis
tillers and Allied Indus
tries are: /. To bring
about a better and more
sympathetic under
standing of the distill-
ing industry as a major
contributor to the tax
resources and the eco
nomic welfare of the
State of Maryland. 2.
To weld more closely
the common interests OF
the distilling and allied
industries, the laborer
and the farmer. 8. To
oppose confiscatory
and discriminatory
taxes in any field. 4. To
contribute to public
education for the tenn
perate andmoderate use
of alcoholic beverages.
5. To cooperate in any
movement backed by
recognized civic OF
social groups for the
elimination Of undesir.
able methods and prac.
tees in the dispensation
of alcoholic beverages.
This new series of ad.
vertisements will show
how the Association is
seeking to carry Out
these oh, ectives.
Association OF
MARYLAND DISTILLERS
g. ALLIED INDUSTRIES
MERCANTILE TRUsr BLDG, BALTIMORE. Nm.