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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-23

corder Of Deeds in 1915 and was
chief comparer. working with
deed copies at the time Of her
retirement in 1881.
A member Of the Sanctuary
Sodality Of the Shrine of the
Most Blessed Sacrament. Mrs
Costello was formerly active In
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Spanish American War Veter-
ans. Her late husband, a Wash
ington attorney, was former de-
|partment commander of the
veterans group and also served
it as sdjutant general and ma
tional service officer. Mr.. Co.'S
tello died in 1912.
Mrs. Costello is survived by
her son, Walter j. Costello OF
the home address, 100 Hesketh
street. Chevy Chase. Md; a sis
ter. Mrs. Agnes Harrison OF
Elyria, Ohio, and four grand
children.
A requiem mass will be offered
at the Shrine Of the Most
Blessed Sacrament, COOL West
ern avenue NV, at noon to-
morrow. Burial will be in Airing
ton Cemetery.
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Miss Thomas, "a,
Extension Service
BUDGET Clerk

Miss Dorothy L. Thomas. "a. a
budget clerk at the Federal Elk
tension Service Of the Depart
|ment Of Agriculture, died Tues
day in Providence Hospital after
an illness of nearly four months.
An employee Of the Govern
|ment since coming to Washing
ton in 1912, Miss Thomas worked
for the War Production Board
until l945, then moved to the
Production and Marketing Ad-
|miniStration before taking her
job with the extension service
in 1947.
A native Of Fountain City.
Tenn, Miss Thomas lived at
$50 Rhode Island avenue NE.
She was a member Of the
Calvary Baptist Church and be-
longed to the Konard Sunday
School Class and the Felese
Club Of the church. She was also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-23
Mrs. J. A. Costello.
District EmpIoye

Mrs. Jere A. Costello. 81. an
employe of the District Recorder
of Deeds for is years. died yes
terday in Wakefield Nursing
Home, Takoma PARK, Md. after
a two weeks illness.
The former Miss Annie L.
Nash, Mrs. Costello came to
Washington in 1900 from her
native Pittsburgh. She began
work in the Office of the Re-
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to the New York Herald Tribune.
which published it today. It said
in part:
". I sit here at home
wondering what thoughts are
going through your mind ;.
Don't feel bitter about it. Jon.
There are doctors sons. min
listers sons. newsmen's sons. rich
mems and poor mems sons sitting
in other jails all around this
great country of ours at this very
moment.
You're not alone in your
misery and neither are Nom and
I alone in ours.
You could be sitting at home
with US right now If we had
decided to put up the bail money
Ito get you out. However, getting
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a member of Mu Chapter OF
Epsilon Sigma Phi national hon.
orary extension fraternity.
Miss Thomas is survived by
her mother. Mrs. Lula P. Thomas.
Of the home address; her sister,
Mrs. John Norvell of II South
Ridge road, Greenbelt, Md;
three brothers, Howard c.
Thomas of Fountain City, Rob-
ert w. Thomas of Charlotte,
N. c., and Roy C. Thomas of
Loveland, Ohio, and her grand
mother. Mrs. c. M. Bayless Of
Knoxville, Tenn.
Friends are invited to call at
the s. H. Hines Funeral Home,
290l Fourteenth street NV, un-
til 10 o'clock tonight. Funeral
services will be at 2 pm. Sun
day in the Rose funeral home
in Knoxville. Burial will also be
in Knoxville.
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Bishop P. (. v. Shannon

YORK, Pa. May % o.
Bishop Paul E. v. Shannon Of
the East Central District of the
Evangelical United Brethren
Church died early today of a
heart attack at York Hospital.
He was SO.
He was elected a bishop last
month after nine years as SUPER,
intendent of the church's Penn
sylvania Conference.
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Rensselaer,. On May 8 his son
Jon was arrested with another
youth at Hartsdale, when police
caught up with their speeding
car.
In the vehicle officers found
a rifle, 500 rounds Of ammuni-
ton. a pistol. two revolvers and
4S bullets. On May 10 Jon was
transferred to the Chemung
County Jail at Elmira to be held
on suspicion Of burglarizing a
gun shop March 20.
Father Turned to God
AS Jon sat in Jail awaiting
grand jury action, his father
could have obtained temporary
freedom for him on bail.
The father did not. Instead,
he said he turned to God.
After 10 days. he wrote Jon
that God had answered. Mr..
Willig sent a copy of the letter
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viii take care Of it for you. =.
when this is all over. Jon.
when you have paid whatever
penalty the authorities mete out
:. you and / are going of fish,
ing >. When we come home,
we're going to be lot closer to
God and we're going to grow
I'D together.''
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Father Of Hayward Boy
Finds Answer in Prayer.

NEW YORK. May % Q-An 1s-year-old sitting hope
essy jail An agonized mother and father sitting despair
ingly at home
what can forgiving father doP What he to his
son? What that will meaning
love, faith. hope?
David J. wllig father face with those
questions
Mr. Wilig who lives at Niskayuna N Y. a motel in
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LEARN TIPPING
Air Conditioned

Teen-ooers - and
odults, too-ieorn
tipping this sum-
mer at oir-cooled
7 e m Pile School,
from Poul Stokes.
former contender
for the world typ
;a0 ehrraa;aneh;A
The frontiersman., 1957-05-23

tent city Of '35 to the .first-class
city Of today. Modern cultivated
dairy; produce and poultry farms
dot the valley; new schools,
homes, churches and business es-
adjustments have been built to
accommodate the growth Of the
area, as well as a modern 24-bed
hospital. This summer street paw
ing will begin in the city. High
ways which surround the valley
have gone from the early days Of
tote roads to wide hardtop sur
faced highways. "A modern dial
telephone system encompasses
the. entire valley area and be-
yond. The electric system covers
an even greater area. Modern
deep wells supply the city with
water and more than IS organiza-
tons are active in the valley area.
Many Of these conditions Of to-
day may be traced back to the
hardy families who came to the
raw valley in IS and stuck it out,
adding their contributions to the
county as they could.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed, not only to the visitors in the
valley on Sunday, but to the area
residents, to tour around the val
ley and city and observe this
growth.
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continued from page ID
be accompanied by the stirring
music of an Army band from
Fort Richardson. Cash prizes
will be given in the adults and
childrens' sections of floats. All
organizations are invited to enter
floats in the parade.
Meat for the barbecue will be
valley beef, prepared by L. G,
Stock, who also will prepare the
special barbecue sauce that
makes these Colony Day barbe-
ques so famous.
In addition to the free barbe-
que several local organizations
are planning to operate food con
cessions on the fairgrounds, in
Guiding the Tri-Square Club
which will operate a dessert
booth where homemade cakes,
and pies, doughnuts, strawberry
sundaes, ice cream, coffee, and
orange or lemonade, made from
fresh frozen juice may be pur-
chased. The club plans to use
their proceeds for their building
fund. Hot dogs will be offered
by the Palmer Kiwanis Club
from booth they plan to oper-
ate at Colony Park
Cub Scouts Of the valley will
be selling pop corn from vari-
Gus stations throughout Palmer
on Colony Day. They plan to do
nate their proceeds to the travel
expenses of the swimming pro-
gram being planned for the Cubs
this summer.
A museum will be open or
the fairgrounds and will feature
items used in this area during the
early colony days.
All colonists and settlers of the
Mlatanuska Valley will be honor
ed during the day which observes
the colonization Of the valley in
1885. Palmer has grown from the
The frontiersman., 1957-05-23


in products consumed by the
family, making roughly an m
come 81 only $500 per year. The
large percentage of difference IS
spent On farm equipment, sup
plies, fertilizer and machinery,
with nearly all Of this part Of the
annual income going to the Stat
es. Wilson referred to the grain
drying and storage facilities be
ing planned by the Coop which
he said will keep part OF this
'tStateside" money at home.
The commissioner Of agricul-
ture pointed out that in 1945
about ~ million pounds Of milk
The frontiersman., 1957-05-23

srare produced in the valley and
fkat il 1856 this figure had risen
to liz million pounds. He Re-
ported there are 1871 acres OF
cultivated land Ia the valley area
Attending from Palmer were
Don Irwin, Or. and Mrs. Allan
Mick, mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mach
antanz, Mr.. and Mrs. James Hur-
lev. Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Dur
rant. Marvin Slaughter, n. p.
Gazaway, Jack Flint, James
wilson and Richard Jones.
The frontiersman., 1957-05-23
,voIley Honored

Continued from page ID
illustrated just how that amount,
realized from the dairy industry,
is spent, both here and in the
States. He showed that about IL
percent Of this goes to the peo-
Die who market the product; ~
percent to the professors; and the
balance to the farmer. This good
sized balance was soon shaved to
a very small percentage as Will
son showed that the average in
come for farmers is $4,000 per
dairy unit, with another $1,000
The frontiersman., 1957-05-23

IA number Of lakes throughout
the valley area that will be open
Tor fishing on May %, promise
me anglers d good time. Several
u the lakes now contain fish
1hree and four years old and
should provide size well worth
fishing for.
According to Alex McRae Of
the Alaska Department Of Fish
and Game the following stocked
lakes will be open for both adult
and juvenile fishing: Bradley,
stocked three years ago, Echo,
four years ago, and Kepler, three
years ago. These three lakes are
7Dcated just south Of Palmer off
the Matanuska highway.
Other lakes open include Long
Lake, Upper Bonnie, Lower Bon
ME, all located up the Glenn
highway; Matanuska Lake in
back Of the Experiment farm,
open for the first time this year.
Little Ravine Lake on the
Bonnie Lake road; open first
time; Rocky Lake, on the Pittman
road, stocked four years ago,
Sharon Lake on the turn off to
Big Lake road; and Weiner Lake
at Mile 80. =
Closed lakes include Long
Lake, located back of the Expert
ment Farm which will be opened
IN 1858; Lucille Lake in Wasilla
open in So. McRae said testing
On Lucille give good indications.
about 100000 fry were planted
IN this lake. Another closed lake
lis small unnamed lake locat-
sd back Of the Experiment farm.
Falk Lake in the Butte section
Us still carried as limited to juven-
lie fishing.
0 McRae said the Department
will continue their planting and
rehabilitation program again
This year The hatchery was open
I'd on March 81 earlier than in
previous years and as result, he
said, work will be that much adj
wanced this year.
The hatchery, located in the
Fire Lake section, is open to the
public and visitors are welcome
anytime from 8 am. to 7 pm.
seven days q week.
McRae reminded fishermen
that the Territorial sports fishing
stamp must be purchased and
xiffixed to the federal fishing Ii
cense. Three enforcement agents
! fz1Sn the Alaska Department Of
The frontiersman., 1957-05-23
ELI<S PLAN DINNER,
DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT

Palmer Elks will observe Col
ony Day this Saturday night
when a Cordova crab feed and
dance will be held at the Elks
home for all Elks and their ladies.
The crab will be served buffet
style from 8 to 10 pm, with
dancing to fellow.
The frontiersman., 1957-05-23

FOR FAST RESULTS TRY "A
rRONTTERSMAN CLASSIFIED
The frontiersman., 1957-05-23

Fish and Game will be in the
field this year, he said.
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Continued from Page CT

ton he hopes to build on this
season as he battles the country S
handicap stars in later classics.
Taking bows for Dedicate's
victory was his trainer, Cary
Winfrey. and Boland, his regular
Jockey. who did not make
the Bowie Handicap because OF
plane trouble. Boland rated
Dedicate off the pace perfectly
and squeezed the last ounce OF
energy from his willing horse in
the final yards.
Mary's Bubble, racing for
Eugene F. O'Connell, and Robert
o. j. Streuber's Pylades took
charge of the early pace and the
first half-mile credited to the
former was a fair 4845.
Dedicate was in third place
all the way down the back
stretch and when Boland finally
moved after the far turn he did
not rush his mount but gradu-
ally inched ahead and had the
lead at the top of the stretch.
Behind the favorite. Paper Ii
ger. with Conn McCreary engi-
neering his rally. shot from
behind sharply. Third Brother
also rallied at the three ei"hths
pole after being next to last.
Unfortunately. he was in tight
quarters briefly a quarter of a
mile from the wire.
1t looked like Paper Tiger
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DAILY DOUBLE PAID $3.50

DOA1A DOODA6 hAD SUosoO
THIRD RAcE-Purse. $500; elaine
ing: 4-year-olds and up: ga furlonss.
oh High Board tZak'rl 1850 $3.50 1910
Oh Military TRAN tArc., 4.1o 4.7o go
General Dillon. Shamrock Hill, Black
Frost. swamp Fox. Fast Cash, LORD
Henry. charro, jungle, Tokyo Girl. Time
oh Dead heat to win.
FOURTH RACE-Purse. 81 900: allow
ances; 4-year -oIds and up; Ia miles.
Beau Black tStv'sonl 11.S0 500 $50
Double Bogey tBlum) $50 $50
Blue Boy tKortet $50
scription Go Between Time, f:5Ois,
FIFTH RAcE-Purse. $4,000; allow
ances: 3-year-olds: turlongs.
WoodIayn tsh,%akerl 1890 s.tS s seS
Prince Killer (Korte) $50
tention Ind. Mobile Unit Trumpinston.
worthington, Prince Torch. Time.
l:l0hs.
ances; IL miles: 3-year-olds.
BETTER Bee tAdams) $50 $50 $50
Safe Message (Hartack) $50 $50
Great Pride. . Buddy, Roman Re-
quest. Time. 1:42 equals track recoru).
Rice entry.
SEVENTH RACE - Purse, 100000
added: the Florida Derby Stakes; 3-year-
olds; Ia miles
. Gen Duke tHartack) $50 2.10 eat
Rold RuIer tArcaFol ale out
\ Iron Liege Orb ont
Shan Pac, Federal Hill Time. 1:464s
equals world recordl.
Calumet Farm entry.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse. $3,5O0; claim
ing. 4-year- olds and up; 10 miles,
Aegean Sea tGonEaleEl 1889 30 $50
Doe Run tAdAmS) 1870 $50
Amber's Folly tBlumI ESQ
Palmer Spartan Sandal, Model Jeep,
Pistolero end. Lady Tatula Time, 1:44.
NINTH RACE-Purse, $1,000; claim
Ing: 4-year-olds and up: liis miles.
Principle BURR 5.1O 4.4O 500
Triple Bee tStevensonl $50 $40
Smooth Palm tTrumanl 40
Icebreaker, Idle Platter. Time, l:444s.
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KentuckyRonlan
|0akIawn Victor

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Mar. 80
up. = Kentucky Roman, owned
by Ralph Lowe of Midland, Tex.
swept along the inside rail from
fifth place in the stretch to wiz
a head decision today in the
$12.500 Arkansas Derby before
1888 fans at Oaklawn Park.
The 2lst running OF the fina
programs star event brought
the 3l-day spring meeting to q
close.
In second place was Leon @
Jones surprising Cosmic Force
three-quarters of a length be-
fore NJ. r. Soto and A. E. Berke'!
game filly. Lori-El. who went
down to disappointing defeat
after leading the diversified fielc
of Is until within 80 yards oil
the finish in the mile and a fur.
long race.
Lady Larue, another filly. was
fourth.
Expertly ridden by John Della
.houssaye. Kentucky Roman
Igelded son of K. Colonel and
Flying Roman-was timed over
ia fast track in l:492s. only a
fifth Of a second of the track
record.
A narrow favorite over Lori-El
Kentucky Roman paid $3.50
1920 and $3.50.
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100000 PUT UP
FOR LUCKY HOMER

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Mar.
80 tR.-Ted Williams of
Boston has to work all sea-
son, and hit a flock of home
runs. to earn his 100000
salary.
But some International
League player, il he's ex-
ceptionally lucky. can earn
that much with a single hit
here this season.
The Columbus Jets have
taken out an insurance pol
icy which will pay 500. 900
to any International League
player who hits a home run
through a hole in the right
centerfield fence.
The catch is that the hole
is only a half-inc larger
than the ball. and it's To-
Gated atop the 10-foot fence
at the 396-foot mark.
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Dancing Beacon
|Agoin Triumphs
lin Curolinu Cup

CAMDEN. S. c.. Mar. 80 (41.-
Dancing Beacon. the Boyce (Va.)
entry of Mrs. G. P. Greenhalgh
jr.. repeated his own SAL win
ming time of last year to wiz
today's silver anniversary run.
ming of the Carolina Cup steeple-
chase.
Dancing Beacon remained of
the pace until the final turn ir
the 3-miles-over- timber contest
then. in magnificent effort
overhauled the leading Navy
Talk and second place Jamaica
Boy to finish six lengths In front
Jamaica Boy. owner by Buforc
banner Of louisville. Ind. wal
second. and Navy Talk, an entry
of the White Plains IN. "
Saxon Woods Farm, was third
In fourth place was Kilmarnock
owned by Mrs. Fulmor Miller OF
Doylestown, Pa.
1t was a rarity that all sever
starters finished the gruelline
race, successfully navigating IL
stiff jumps before a crowd oil
Is. 900.
In the co-feature, the fifth
race Springdale Cup. Montpel.
lier Farms Mancus won a close.
ly contested 2-mile race over
brush. The Virginia entry racec
with Morpheus. owned by Alvir
Untermyer Of Greenwich, Conn.
over the entire course. locke,
Albert Foot finally shook the tir.
! ing Morpheus in the backstretch
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Dedicate Wins Campbell
By Nose in Thriller

would nail Dedicate near the
eighth pole. but the favorite was
not through and suddenly at the
10th pole il was PaDer Tiger
who was shortening stride. Ak
bar Khan, who has established
something of a reputation as 9
grass runner. also looked like a
real threat n =" ~tretch as he
rolled from behind.
Third Brother, steadied quickly
by Valenzuela. found room along
the rail and at the 18th pole il
suddenly became a two-horss
race between the favorite ano
the Chenery 4-year-old.
The final time was 1:443s ovel
the fast track. full two seconds
slower than the track record
established in the famous 1885
running of the Campbell. wher
Social Outcast beat Fisherman
by a nose.
The day ended on a sour note
for hackers of Gold Prize al
10 to / in the last race as the
stewards disqualified Arnold
Kirkland's mount and moved
him back to fourth place. Hun
ter's Dish, a $1,000 long-shot
became the official winner. Gold
Prize was disqualified for both
ering Marbella, who was fourth
but later moved othird.
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4-FurIong Record
of As Seconds Set

PHOENIX. Ariz.. Mar. 80 lP1.-
Beau Madison, a 2-year-old run
ming in the second race of his
career. dashed 4 furlongs in As
seconds fiat at the Turf Para
disc track here today to set a
worlds record.
Carrying l18 pounds. Beau
Madison put on a tremendous
burst Of speed in the stretch to
defeat Black Signal by half q
length. Track officials said his
time for the distance bettered
the worlds mark Of Oasis es-
tablished February S, 1854. by
Manzanero at Mexico City's
Hippodrome. Manzanero, a g.
Iyear-old at the time. carried
l2l pounds.
Beau Madison, owned by Les
lie Madison of Phoenix and rid
den today by M. j. Haycock,
made his racing debut here jan
uary %, winning by ga lengths.
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Drag Racing Card
Scheduled Toduy

The fifth-of-a- mile asphalt
straightaway adjacent to Old
Dominion Speedway. which was
used as an airplane landing strip
last Sunday, assumes its normal
function again today.
More than $50 cars and mo-
torcycles are expected to regis
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ter for the start Of drag racing
at 2 pm. The pit gates open at
10 am. and the match dragging
starts a half-hour later.
The drag strip was idle last
Sunday while the convertible
stock cars raced on the main
oval. But Curtis Turner Of Ro-
anoke, who finished third In the
convertible race. used the strip
to land and take of in his two
engine private plane.
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BY JOHN CHANDLER
Associated Press Sports Writer

| NEW YORK, Mar. 80 Dr.
Horse racing in New York, long
known as 1.-The Big Apple" in
spite of the emergence of plush
tracks in other States. is going
to get a new polish this year
and finally provide customers
with the comforts and elegance
OF modern race courses.
Jamaica. which eventually will
be sold with construction Of q
I$25 million dream track" at
IAqueduct, opens its 50-day
spring season at the old Long
Island stamping grounds on
Baisley boulevard Monday.
Monday night under the lights
Iof Yonkers Raceway, formerly
the Empire City fiat track. the
trotters will head into what is
predicted VIII be the greatest
harness season in history.
This could be the most i'm
portant season in New York rae
ing. The State Legislature came
to the aid Of the trotters in the
matter of helping finance mod
lern plants and reconstruction a
year ago. Now the Albany law
makers are working on bills to
help the fiat tracks rebuild
more than half-a-century-old
premises.
A bipartisan bill that would
grant thoroughbred tracks an
additional $40 million in betting
receipts won final legislative APP
Iproval in Albany today. The bill
boosting the tracks take" from
1 to S per cent, would allow the
additional sums over q period Of
several years.
Aaueduct Being Razed
Aqueduct, opened in 1894, Is
being razed, while workmen are
swarming over staid. 52-year-old
Belmont Park. which is getting
a 81 million face lifting.
Work at Belmont will delay
the opening there until May 20.
Also awaiting final legislative
approval are plans for rehabili-
tation of Saratoga, the country's
oldest racetrack which dates back
to 1864.
Roosevelt Raceway, the pioneer
night trotting track located
further out on Long Island. near
Westbury. will be the dream
track Of the sulky sport. The
completely new grandstand and
clubhouse, a fancy -tiered
affair with elevators, escalators
and air conditioned dining
rooms. will open August l. the
day after YonkerS closes.
Room For $1,000
Roosevelt. which has drawn UP
to $4,000 fans, now will be able
to handle $4,000, with parking
space increased from $500 cars
to $4,000.
Yonkers, which closed Novem-
Der 80. already has spent about
So million to improve parking
and will begin grandstand i'm
provements the day after II
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Field Trials Listed

The Metropolitan Pointer anc
Setter Club of Washington will
hold its annual Spring Field
Trials on the historic farm oil
Tom Berry at Haymarket. Va.
Saturday and Sunday. Fol
further information phone Presi-
dent Neal at Spruce $3.50.
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COULD BE MOST IMPORTANT YEAR
New York Set to Open
ST Rocing Tomorrow

closes next summer. There will
be a new clubhouse and grand
stand rehabilitating costing some
$40 million.
The Paumonok Handicap. q
$40, 000-added stakes at six fur
longs, is the traditional opening
day feature at Jamaica. Switch
On is top weighted under l2e
pounds. Jet Action has 1913. Ad-
miral Wee and Roman Patrol
both 1872. and Gray Phantom
100.