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Arthur Weiss, IS;
WeII-Known CeIIist
ey the Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calf, Mar. g.
Arthur Weiss, well-known cellist,
died at his home here yesterday.
He was IS.
Mr.. Weiss, a native of Buda-
pest. Hungary. had been a cellist
with the San Francisco SYM
phony Orchestra for 81 years
until his retirement Is years
ago. He also produced several
light operas and taught music at
Mills College.
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1pathB

LUCILLE B. On Friday.
March ). 1884. LUCILLE B. WASH
INGIoN Of 7'o Kennilworth ter. ne.
Apt /. wife of Roosevelt Washington.
daughter Of Jasper Wilson and the late
Robbie Wilson. Also surviving are q
sister. Marian Henley: q brother, James
E Wilson; other relatives and many
friends From 10 am. to l pm sun
day. March 4. friends are invited to
es $40 2, the MsGui5s Funeral Home.
ment Monday March s. at Roanoke.
Va.
WILLIAMS. REGINALD X. Departed this
life on Thursday. March 4. 1854. after
brief illness, REGINALD K. WILL
LlAMS Of 2l4l l. st. NV. He is sur
vived by a father and a stepmother,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Williams OF Yoakers.
n. Y one aunt; Mrs. Susie F. Lisht;,
many friends. Remains may be viewed
Sunday, March = after . pm. at the
Hall Bros. Funeral Home. 63l Fla.
ave. NV. where services viii be held
on Monday. March s. at pm. Rev.
Leon A. Collins officiating. Interment
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
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while in his
car at Thirty
second a n d
E r e streets
Sc.
Born in
S t a + + o r d
County, Va,
he came to
w a s.h ington
as an infant.
He had been
in conStruc-
ton and con-
tracing work
in the Wash
inptnn area all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-06
John A. Decatur, Al
Construction Chief
For Naval Command

John A. Decatur. Al. superin-
tendent of construction for the
Potomac River Naval Command,
died Thursday Of a heart ailment
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Charles BIukemore, 80

ROANOKE, Va. Mar. 6 (P.-
Charles Henry Blakemore. 80.
pioneer in railway safety for the
Norfolk and Western died
Thursday in a Roanoke hospital.
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GREENBERG. MRS. GUssIE. The FAM
lily Of MRS 0USSIE GREENBURG in.
vites its friends and relatives to the
unveiling Of q monument on. sunday.
March IA. at / 80 pm. at Adas Israel
Cemetery In case Of rain, ceremonies
will be held sunday. March 81.
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and Mas

and Mass. ave ne.
SAUNDERS, CLAYTON c. OF 1913 Duke
ST., Alexandria, Va, on March 4. 1854;
fshs4 dt f rs 1ssse and
brother Of Roy w. r.. ., pTsnc A,sIno Al
P Pnsl Mrs sarbsra kesssr Services At
st. Sc. on Monday. March 8. at $3.50
am. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery.
SEAL. GEORGE LEONARD: On Friday;
sEzf q a 1871 rrs Ga0apE rd E Psisis2
County. va. husband Of Ruth z; Seal
and father of Mrs: Della Weakley OF
Mashinssen Vs. a. mrs mrs. Msr1 Barr 81
Of Fairfax. va. Mrs: Sarah Bowman OF
y M snd s ssa s 81 Fa Of AMMAN sa
c chie; va va. any He also is Survived BY
y randchildren and twE , stean1 ssIsnn.
Fails Church. va. Funeral services
from the Church Of the Brethren. OAK,
pm. 1nterment National Memorial
SIMPSON. ROBERT ISL on Friday
Va. ROBERT isH SIMPSON Of B Bu91s;
Simpson sa hui issRer Of M e1an yames
Simpson SsSas a. brother sr' Of James ;. and
Joseph B. Simpson; Also survived ny
The III f EveriS Faneral Hems fairfsx va
where rosary services will be held on
Sunday March Z At cn PM E MASS
fax station, Va. on Monday. March Z.
at am. fnterment Fairfax Cemetery.
SNYDER. ANNIE DORA. On Friday;
George Daniel Snyder. mother Of Mrs:
Emma c.. Wootten and D. Leroy
Snyder aunt IT q , Mrs Xn1e ~ Ssrs
also are 10 grandchildren and seven
Preat-grandchildren Mrs. Snyder rests
at the, home of her daughter in M, Bur +.
held on Monday March =. at pm.
interment Union Cemetery, Burtons-
Vile. Md.
TATE, MATLOCK X. Suddenly on Fri
day. March s. 1854; MdAILoGK :. x, x;
T Tate ta hSs9a N jane SadG Tste
M st aaRisfs chapel 1856 Pa awe nx:.
March :. at $50 pm. interment Eyer
green Cemetery. Roanoke. Va. on Mon
dav. March 8. -
TAYLOR, MABEL. On Thursday. March
4. 1854, ut District OF Columbia Gem
eral Hospital. MABEL TAYLOR Of 9l5
Florence Meade and family. Remains
resting at the John T. Rhines & Co.
Funeral Home. col ord st. s.w. Notice
of funeral later.
THOMAS. NORA B. On Friday, March
B. THOMAS of 1902 send ave-. Coral
Hills Md. beloved wife of John r.
Thomas. mother Of Mrs. Rose M. Col
Alma Jerman and Mrs. Mildred jenkins:
sister of Fred James T. and George
Campbell Friends may call at the
Lee Funeral Home. 4th st. and Mass.
ave. ne, where services will be held on
Monday. March &, at 2:30 pm. Inter-
ment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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40 NANCY M. In loving mem
DRY of our Gear mother and grand
mother NANCY M. SHEPHERD who
passed INTO eternal rest five years ago
today. March 9. 1919.
For memories keep YOU alive in
our hearts.
TER DEVOTED CHILDREN, ORA AND
KENNETY. AND GRANDSON, TERRY.
ing remembrance Of my husband. WAL.
TER !. WH1TSON. who died one year
ago today, March 8, 1883
HIS LOVING WIFE.
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SOPHIA. Died on Friday
evening. March ). 1864.
SOPHIA r o D E r ! c K.
Friendship Temple No. 3
will hold Pythiaa services
in her memory on Monday,
March 8. at \ pm, at the
Lee Funeral Home. 4th st.
ave ne.
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1n mrntnrtant

ANDERSON. ROSETTA. In sad and low
ing memory OF our devoted mother,
away seven wears ago today. March 6.
1897.
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Do uReoHy Drive Well?

A inotorist stops at an inter-
section to wait for q red traffic
signal to change. A police officer
waves the driver on. The motor
list should:
/. Wait for the green signal.
to be on the safe side.
2. Obey the officer.
s. Pull to the curb and walk.
Answer q is correct. The Traf-
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THE APPEAL

The machinery for hearing
appeals growing out of decisions
on the issuance of licenses and
permits was established as part
of the recent reorganization of
the Licenses and Inspections De-
partment Of the District govern
ment.
It is largely INFESTED, but
Charles w. Hart, the first hear
ing examiner and executive Sec
fetary OF the new Board Of
Appeals and Review, has mapped
out the overall procedures for
the Shonick case.
For one thing, Mr.. Hart. q
lawyer, has decided that the
burdens OF proof" lies with the
District. Consequently, the first
witnesses will be city employees.
probably the police officials who
prepared the report on Mr..
Shonick.
The duty Of the hearing ON
cia1 Is to take the evidence.
prepare findings and conclusions
and turn these over to the
Board Of Appeals. The board
in turn may approve, modify or
reject the hearing officers rec
concentrations. Should tie ape,
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THE REFUSAL

Second hand dealer licensing
regulations are stringent. They
are designed to curb transac-
lions In stolen goods. insure that
the licensee is of reputable char
acter and that his place of BUSH
ness fits into the neighborhood
surroundings.
District License Officer Thorn
as A. Helan forwarded Mr.. Sho-
hicks application to Capt. Reid
Hammann. commander of the
9Th precinct, III which the
piano dealers store Is located.
Capt. Hammann referred the
application To the Police Special
Investigations Squad. which. he
said. in his official report, had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Fit to Sell Pianos?
By John w. Stepp

Should a man in private busi-
ness be denied a public license
to earn a living because he in
voked the privilege, guaranteed
by the Fifth Amendment, of re-
fusing to testify against himself2
This is the question to be aired
tomorrow when a second hand
piano dealer presents his appeal
before the hearing examiner of
the Board of Appeals and Re-
view of the District Licenses and
Inspections Department.
At that time William ShSnick
will protest the recent license
office decision that he is not a
"f1t person" to pursue his piano
trade in the District, since he
refused to tell a congressional
investigating committee Of his
alleged Communist Party affinity.
It Is q case without precedent
here or elsewhere, so far as Gov
eminent or legal authorities
know.
The Shonick case brings into
sharp relief the opposing con-
cepts Of whether claiming the
privilege embodied in the Fifth
Amendment shall constitute a
tacit admission of guilt or
whether the claimant is still
entitled to be presumed inno-
cent Of any wrong doing until
proved otherwise by competent
evidence.
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committee members and counsel,
Mr.. Shonick supplied summary
of his personal history and edu-
cation. Then the investigators
got down to the business of Mr..
Shonick's signing the Maryland
State loyalty certificate while he
was teaching at Leland Junior
High.
Mr.. Shonick's initial recollec-
lions. about signing the certifi-
cate were vague. Frank S. Tav-
enner. jr., of committee counsel,
asked, t'Well, at the time you
signed that were you MEM
Der of the Communist Party?"
Mr.. Shonick replied:
81 refuse to answer that ques-
ton on the basis of my privilege
under the Fifth Amendment not
to bear witness against myself"
The committee then singled
out the line in the certificate
that states. II do further certify
that I am not a member of q
subversive organization. )"
Mr.. Shonick was asked wheth-
er. when he signed the certifi-
cate, he had made a truthful
statement. He said yes.
Il would never sign anything
that wasn't truthful" he added.
mo job has ever meant that
much to me-"
He said that, to the best Of
his knowledge, he had never
been a member of a subversive
organization. In answer to an
other question, he said he did
not recognize the Communist
Party as a subversive organiza-
ton.
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- 80 'o1'0S
District Mans Fight for License
Raises Fifth Amendment Issue
star stan Photo.

than the police recommendation
alone.
Two additional reasons he
gave were that Mr.. Shonick, in
moving his shop from 317 Cedar
street NV, around the corner
to 6912 Fourth street NV,
failed to give written notifica-
ton to the License Office, and
that the dealer had been in shot
water" with the fire marshal's
Office many times"
On the question why the piano
dealer was permitted to have a
license for the period 1873.
even though Mrs. Markward's
accusation against him had been
made public, Mr.. Nottingham
said he could offer no explana-
ton.
A high police official. however.
explained that police did not re-
port adversely before the 1854
license since Mrs. Markward's
testimony was only the :unsub-
stantiated accusation of one per-
SON"
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THE ACCUSATION

Mrs. Markward made her
accusation against the Shonicks
at the request of the Velde sub
committee of the House IN
American Activities Committee
on June II, 1851. The subcom-
mittee was investigating Com
munist activities In the District.
Her brief testimony on the
Shonicks:
@. What Is the nature of your
acquaintance with Helen and
William Shonick?
A. Their transfers came from
an underground organization Of
the party here. The transfers
came at approximately the time
the Communist Party was being
reorganized. Elizabeth. Searle
(onetime chairman of the party
here) told me that they had held
quite responsible positions in
the underground organization,
but had been more or less re-
moved from these positions be-
cause they were not quick
enough in rejecting the (Earl)
Browder line and accepting the
change In party line. ! am not
certain whether they were re-.
moved from their jobs at the
same time: however. they did
change employment at about
that time
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THE PROTEST

AS soon as he received official
notification Of the Districts ac-
ton. Mr.. Shonick mailed off no.
tice of his intention to appeal.
His attorney, Joseph Forer.
dashed out at the police report
as the work of political Boy
Scouts caught in wave of gen.
eral hysteriaI"
In the first place, Mr.. Forer
said, the piano dealers refusal
to answer questions "has moth
ing to do with qualifying for a
license"
Furthermore" he added, II
don't know that the police are
qualified to pass judgment on
Shonick's opinions on whether
the Communist Party is SUBJ
versive."
For himself the piano dealer
directed the bulk of his agrieve-
ment toward the performance of
the license Office.
He objected to Mr.. Noting
hams contention that he failed
to notify the Office either of
moving his shop or changing his
home from 1853 Girard street
NV. to Silver Spring at about
the same time.
Mr.. Shonick said he was re-
peatedly in touch with the liz
cense Office before October 81.
the end of the license year,
checking on the status of his
license. He said. moreover, that
some one in the Office must have
known of his change in business
location since he was issued new
occupancy and sign permits for
the new shop on October 20.
And before he moved he had a
sign in front Of his old shop
announcing the move.
On his change of home adj
dress. Mr.. Shonick said, I'VE
simply needed a two-bedroom
apartment. since we had a new
baby. There was nothing secret
or furtive about any of it."
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THE DEALER

The center of the issue is a
34-year-old citizen, who emf
grated from his native Poland in
early youth. He settled in New
York City in the early 1920s and
became a naturalized American
citizen about 1890.
i In 1945, Mr.. Shonick took on
a job as music teacher and band
supervisor at Leland Junior
High School in Bethesda. When
the Ober law was passed, he
signed the loyalty oath required
of Maryland State employees.
His teaching job ended with
hts resignation under pressure
in 1851. He quit because of
testimony by Mrs. Mary Stalcup
Markward, FBT undercover
agent, who identified Mr.. Sho-
nick and his wife Helen as Com
munist workers.
Then he applied for and was
granted a license as, a second
hand dealer In pianos by the
District License Office.
Mr.. Shonick now lives at 1912
Quebec terrace. Silver Spring
with his wife and 3-month-old
son. Jeremy.
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Styne Heads Council
AT HyattsyiIIe

The Hyattsville City Council
elected Harry A. Styne as its
president last night, succeeding
Thomas E. Arnold.
The council postponed elec-
ton of a councilman from the
first ward to succeed Mr.. Ar
mold. who has been named
mayor. The two nominees are
T d. farrell and George M.
Jones.
Free parking behind the Hy-
attsville Armory was opposed in
a report by the council.
Parking lot revenues at pres
,ent do not reach the minimum
set in the city's contract with
the parking meter company,
said George O'Hara, chairman
Of the councils parking lot COM
mittee. Monthly parking bills
already paid would prevent
abandoning charges for Deem
Der. he said.
The issue arose after Hyatts-
vile businessmen asked that
free parking in the armory lot
be allowed during December to
help shoppers and merchants.
The resignation of Police Pvt.
Blair Lee Montgomery, jr., was
accepted by the council.
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Two Rural Area Units
Back zoning Plan for
Upper Montgomery

The revised zolaing ordinance
for Upper Montgomery County,
passed in the final days of the
last County Council, last night
got its first organized support
from two groups in the rural
area.
The West Montgomery Citi-
zens' Association reaff1rmed its
earlier general support for the
ordinance after it was told that
major revisions made by the last
council took care Of most Of the
80 changes the group had
wanted.
Buchanan Heads Association.
A few hours earlier at Nor.
mandy Farms the Association
for Good Planning in Upper
Montgomery County was formed
under the leadership of James A.
Buchanan ", also a member of
the West Montgomery group.
Mr.. Buchanan said the group
of II residents voted to support
the coming ordinance which is
slated to go into effect Feb
ruary l.
Plans also were made to cir
culate petitions supporting the
ordinance. These will be pre-
sented to the new County Coun-
Gil at a public hearing on the
measure in Rockville at 8 pm.
December Is.
Hit by Farm Groups.
The ordinance has been OPP
posed by large farm groups in
the rural area and by the Land
Owners Association Of. Upper
Montgomery County.
In the general election cam
paigning. four Of the all-Demo-
cratic seven-rinember council
committed themselves to repeal
of the ordinance Il elected. The
new council. however, at its sec
ond meeting, decided to hold a
public hearing on the measure
before taking further action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Trial Of Widow
In Son 5 Death
Opens Today
Murder Charged in
Lethol Overdose
Of Bnrbiturotes

Mrs. Gladys jewell Payne
is on trial for murder today
in Alexandria Corporation Court.
The 49-year-old widow is
charged with giving a lethal
dose Of barbiturate to her 7-year-
old son Wallace. He died Mo-
vernber 10, 1852, after a lengthy
illness that doctors could not
diagnose while the boy lived. +
The case is being tried with
out a jury before Judge William
P. Woolls. Defense Attorney
William Moncure, who was ap-
pointed by the court to represent
Mrs. Payne after she declined to
employ counsel, elected to try
the case without a jury because
so much publicity surrounded
Mrs. Payne's arrest nearly two
years ago.
It is unusual to try a murder
case without a jury in Virginia,
since conviction carries a pos
sible death sentence.
Pronounced Sane.
Much of the testimony is ex-
pected to center around techni-
cal medical evidence in the boys
death, and the mental condition
of the defendant.
Mrs. Payne was sent to the
Southwestern State Hospital at
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Social Services Pressed
By Virginia Mefhodisfs
By The Associcted Pres.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. T.
Health and welfare matters
must be dealt with nationally
and internationally" the first
Virginia Methodist Conference
rally on social services was told
here yesterday.
The speaker. DR.. Earl P Meis-
ter. executive secretary of the
Methodist General Board of Hos
pitfalls and Homes, said these
matters are attracting Wide-
spread interest and pointed to
the World Health Organization
and the United Nations Inter-
national Children's Emergency
Fund as examples Of this inter-
est.
He said that churches must
ever be alert to continue such
programs"
The Methodist Church now OPP
crates 1873 health and welfare in
situations in 40 States. DR.. Meis-
ter said. IN 1853 $50 million was
spent In giving treatment or care
to 1.189,999 persons In this
country.
Gov. Stanley greeted the dele
gates and Bishop Paul N. CARRIER
spoke briefly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Conservation Factor Stressed
IN New Watershed Projects

tional Farmers Union. the CIO,
AL. National Grange. the Ma
tional Association of Manufac-
turers and the United States
Chamber Of Commerce.
Secretary Mckay pointed out
last night that the Agriculture
and Interior Departments and
the Army Department sswill
work closely together" to Inn
plement the program.
Secretary Benson said the
Federal Government viii pro-
vide only such assistance as is
needed to supplement resources
available from local watershed
interests and State govern
meltS.
T. gpa' i y. 1 b
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Two Treated After Fire
In Brentwood Apartment

Two persons were treated
after a two-alarm fire at 4100
Rhode Island avenue in Brent
wood. Md. last night.
French said the fire started
in the kitchen on the second
floor of the two-story duplex
apartment.
Treated at Prince Georges
General Hospital for shock was
Mrs. Roland Champagne. a resi-
dent Of the ground floor apart
ment. A fireman, Clarence
Selke, jr., 81, injured his right
arm when he slipped on ice
outside the house during fire.
fighting operations.
Cause of the fire has not yet
been established, firemen said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07

Marion, Va, shortly after her
arrest in January, 1853. She
remained there until last month
when doctors at the hospital
pronounced her sane.
The doctors at Marion re-
ported to the court that Mrs.
Payne was sane during her en-
tire stay there. A private psy-
chiatrist who examined Mrs.
Payne in Jail before she was
sent to Marion, however, re-
ported that she was insane.
Medical testimony is expected
to focus on the boys death and
on his three-month illness that
Mrs. Payne blamed on a fall.
e DR.. John Sims, Alexandria
coroner, advised police that
laboratory tests showed the boy
died from an overdose of bar
biturates.
Although Wallace died in Mo-
vember, 1852, it was January.
1858. before the tests were COM
pleted and the murder charge
was placed against Mrs. Payne.
A nurse at the hospital re-
called that Wallace had said
"mommy gave me some pills for
my stomach ACHE" police re-
ported. The nurse told police
that Wallace had said he was
supposed to keep the pills a
secret
Police said Mrs. Payne had
applied for payment of three in
surance policies totaling $4,000
on Wallas after he died. At the
time of Wallace's death, Mrs.
Payne and her boy were living
at the George Mason Hotel in
Alexandria. The Paynes previ-
ously had lived in the Del Ray
section.
Two Other Deaths Sudden.
Two other members of the
Payne family met sudden deaths
in the two years preceding Wal
lace's death. Her husband, Pope
r. Payne. who was IA widower
when she met and married him
after coming to Alexandria about
Is years ago, died suddenly In
April. 1850. His. death was at
tributed to a cerebral hemor-
rhage. An infant son, 11-month-
old Marshall Payne, died in jan
uary, 1851, when a marble be-
came lodged in his throat. Mrs.
Payne blamed the boys death
on police and firemen, claiming
that they sent the ambulance
to the wrong address when she
called them and forced the mar
BILE deeper into the boys throat
by giving him oxygen.
The unusual number of trag-
edies in the Payne family al
ready were under legal scrutiny
before Wallace died. Police and
the fire prevention bureau were
Investigating three fires at homes
and apartments the Paynes oc-
cupied. A total of $4,000 was
collected by Mrs. Payne as a.
result OF the fires, police said.
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Bennett Becomes
MONTGOMERY Sheriff

Luke j. Bennett, jr.. was sworn
in yesterday as sheriff Of Mont
gomery County.
Mr.. Bennett, 58-year-old re-
tired employee of the washington
Gas Light Co.. defeated in
cumbent Sheriff Charles S. Law
renson in the November election.
Mr.. Bennett is a Democrat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07

Two cabinet members termed
legislation passed by the last
Congress to create small water
shed projects a significant move
toward conserving water and
soil.
Interior Secretary Mckay and
Agriculture Secretary Benson
emphasized this last night at a
banquet of the newly created
National Watershed Congress,
held in the Hotel Statler.
: The ways of broadening the
program set UP by Congress are
being discussed by the group
now concluding its meeting
here. Twenty-Five groups are
sponsoring it, including the Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-07
Bethesda High School
Choir Plans Concert

The A Capella Choir Of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School will give a concert at
18::l5 pm. Saturday In the Ma
tional Cathedral.
The choir. directed by MRS.
Faye Finley Shaw. consists of
200 junior and senior students.
The public is invited.