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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-17
TWO Die In The Lonely Cabin

incredibly, was still running at the same
unhurried pace, imperturbable. Mr.. Bren-
ner picked up the microphone.
well, you've heard it all. he said for
the benefit of the police. Il hardly think
there's anything need to add - except the
motive. Yes, the motive 49,"
MIR. Bremen lowered himself slowly into
the chair.
las you know, gentlemen, it was to
appear to be an accident. Nothing was to
be stolen or disturbed, you understand, no
indication Of foul play, an unfortunate
boating accident. They would have gone
away and done nothing. nothing at all for
perhaps a whole year after my funeral.
Who knows how long they would have
waited - two years perhaps. But they
would edit the tape carefully in that time.
Then one day, at one of my wife's
seances or some other spiritualist gathering.
my poor, dear wife would meet Joe Oh,
yes, he was so perfectly fitted for that
role /. such beautiful, cultured voice . .
Eventually they would have got
every penny she had. At every seance my
voice would bring her new message from
the dead ;. I miss you, my dear ALfhe0.
Give these men the money they ask of you =.
am waiting for you patiently. ! am
always watching over you. My own
voice, gentlemen!"
Mr.. Bremen looked at the two men he
had killed and shook his head.
"Oh, nc" he said fiercely, 81 do not hon.
estly believe these deaths will ever disturb
my conscience" The End
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the air. a.. all the money you want,
Joe.
And Joe was laughing, tears of mirth
gliStening on his checks. ''Ah, the sight of
money! he roared You really think it
will drive me mad, you old fool! am to
tremble with ecstasy! A few thousand dol
lars and | am supposed to abandon all
thought -"
And Mr.. Bremen spun about, no
longer babbling, and shot the laughing man
twice in the chest, sending him and chair
into a violent somersault. The man named
Joe lay sprawled on the cabin floor, his
face a portrait of astonishment in death.
Grimly, Mr.. Bremen waited. The door
crashed open.
An unexpected twinge Of pity possessed
the old man as he watched Billy's features.
The mouth dropped open, the eyes rolled
in disbelief. He stood in the doorway like
lost, wet, bedraggIed ape, puddle of water
forming at his feet, blond hair plastered to
his forehead. Perhaps he loved the evil man
on the floor, thought Mr.. Brenner, watch
ing those disbelieving eyes fill with hate and
the mouth tighten with rage.
Don't move, Billy. :" the old man
warned him.
But Billy heard nothing save his own tur-
moil. He charged like crazed animal and
MIR. Bremen did not make the mistake of
merely wounding him. He used all the
bullets left in the gun.
Numbly, the old man looked at the dead
men, at the money strewn symbolically
about them, at the recording machine which,
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
Reds Veto U. s. Plan for Ending kashnir Dispute

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, R The Soviet Union has vetoed a Western plan to send the Securi- ty Council president to India and Pakistan in an effort to settle the Kashmir dispute The Rus sian delegate hinted that an alter mate proposal by the United States would get the same treat ment.
 In Karachi, a spokesman for the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said his government would take the Kashmir issue to the U. N. General Assembly if the U. s. resolution is vetoed. There is no veto in the Assembly, although two-thirds majority vote is re- quired to approve major de- ciSions. g
 The Russians Wednesday cast their 18th veto in the Council and their first in the 9-year- old dispute over whether Kashmir will go to India or Pakistan. The vote was 9-1, with Sweden ab- staining.
 India, not a Council member, objected to any proposal that might lead to sending a U. N. force to Kashmir to pave the way for the plebiscite the U. N. has called for several times.
 The Western plan would have sent Gunnar V. Jarring of Swe- den, Council president for Feb ruary, to the Indian subcontinent to seek means of ending the Kashmir controversy, possibly by sending a U. N. force there.
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
Govt. Report Shows Costs Rise to New Record High

WASHINGTON, R NY The gov ernment yesterday reported living costs rise to new record level in January for the fifth consecu- tive month
 The boost means at least a penny-an-hour pay. boost for about 100000 workers in the auto, aircraft and farm equip ment industries. Their labor con- tracts have clauses gearing pay to the government index.
 The new index, for lmidJanu- ary, showed a rise of two-tenths of one per cent from mid-Decem- Der. This brought the index to 1892 per cent of. the I947 7-49 aver age. It thus now takes $11.82 to buy what could be purchased for a $10 bill in the 1947-49 era.
 Evan Clague, labor statistics commissioner, told newsr1en in appraising the living cost situa- tion:
 'I'd say not much change com ing in February. There seem to be more factors nudging upward than downward. I think it's going to keep on creeping like this"
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
House Ponders Increased Taxes on Liquor, Licenses, Insurance Go. Premiums.

JUNEAU, tR-Three big tax in crease bills expected to produce up to $5,200,0O0 in new revenues during the next biennium were introduced in the Territorial House Wednesday,.
 The Ways & Means Committee submitted a measure increasing the wholesale tax on liquor. It would boost the tax on malt bev- erages from 10 cents to 25 cents "a gallon; on wine from 25 cents to 50 cents gallon; and on liquor with an alcoholic content of over 21 percent from $3 to $3.5O a gal.
 Another tax increase measure would increase the cost of li- cenSe plates for motor vehicles operated in the territory. The bill calls for an increase of from S1O to $25 for private cars; from S2O to $50 for taxis, and trucks from $15-$75 to $37.5O-$187.5O.
 The third tax increase bill in U oO0(Cd III 'Gl1C 11OuSG WOIl1Q DOOSL the tax on insurance premium payments collected by insurance companies in Alaska from 2 to 3 percent.
 The Senate Tuesday passed without objection two House bills calling for emergency appropria- tions.
 One would provide $1O,0OO thru March 31 to pay for expenses in volved in reporting and recording vital statistics by US. commis- Sioners and clerks of court.
 The other would make avail able immediately $15,OOO to pay local school boards and physicians for medical examinations given pupils. The funds would run thru June Both of this year.
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, SECOND JUDICIAL DIVISION
 SOPHIE RADAKOVICH, Plaintiff,
STEVEN RADAKOVICH

STEVEN RADAKOvICH, Defendant.
 No. 4129
 SUMMONS
 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEPENDANT, GREETINGS: You are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the District of Alaska Second Judicial Division, within thirty (30) days after the last publica- tion of this Summons, namely within thirty t30) days of the 18th day of March, 1857, in case this Summons is published; or within forty t40) days after the date of it's service upon you in case this Summons is served on you personally, and answer the Complaint of the above named plaintiff on file in said Court in the above entitled action. The plaintiff in said action prays for an absolute divorce. 4N
 And in the event you fail to appear and answer, the plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in the Complaint and as hereinabove stated.
 Witness the Honorable Walter H. Hodge, Judge of the said Court, and the seal of said Court hereunto affixed, this goth day of February, 1857.
 Clerk of the District Court
 J. M. KRONINGER,
 District of Alaska
 Second Judicial Division Fred D. Crane,
 Attorney for Plaintiff. Publ. Feb. p, March l, B. IS.
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
NOME GOSPEL HOME
308 Front Street

808 Front Street
 VERSE FOR THE WEEK "Call unto Me, and I luiIl onslDer thee, and Shel1 thee great and mighty things, l1hich thou knol1est not"
 Jeremiah, 33:3. Saturday. Fellowship Time at Seven PM. Come for an evening of Gospel games and devotions. Lords Day. Breaking of Bread at Nine followed with Family Bible Hour at 10:15. Jim Harshaw will lead the study. Sunday School at 200 PM, and Gospel Meeting at FOO PM Monday. Boys Group at Seven PM. Wednesday,. Bible Study in Homes at 7:30 PM. We are studying Christ in the Psalms.
 Thursday. .. Prayer and Bible Study at ZOO PM with Glynn Dean as leader. Children's Class at 3:30 PM. Friday. Girls Class at Four PM. Christians gathered unto the name
 of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
NOME LUTHERAN CHURCH

NOME LUTHERAN l|HUHCH The White Q1io1lSet on B Street THOMAS A. KNUDSON, PASTOR
 PHONE RED 9
 FRIDAY 7:30 p.m-Luther League.
 SATURDAY 11:O0 0am.-Oonfirmation Class.
 SUNDAY 9:45 am-Worship Services. 1I:O0 am.-Worship Services 7:3O p.m.-Worship Services
 WEDNESDAY 7:30 pm-Bible study and prayer. ,Dds glad t0hen they said unto me, Let us % into the house ot the Lord.
 Psalm 122:1
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
RADIO PROGRAM M ARMED FORCES RADIO SERVICE = NOME

6:OO-News
 6:15-Grantland Rice 6:30-Revenuers' Rornp
 7:3O-Make Way 4 Youth 8:00-Grand Ole Opry 8:3O-Jimmy Wakely
 9:OO-Country Style fiji g: 9:30-Dragnet 1O:00-Amer.'s Pop. Music 11:00-News 11:15-A Joy Forever 11:3O-Land of Dreams 12:O0--Mr. Midnight
 1:00-Sign Off
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
Saturday

6:58-Sign On 7:OO-News
 7:15-Weather Roundup 7:18-Rise & Shine 8:15-Morning Devotions 8:30-Doctor Sixgun 9:O0-No School Today 1O:OO-Cisco Kid 10: 30-Galcn Drake 11:00-Robert o. Lewis 1I:15-Guest Star I2:0O-News 12:15-Clahde Raines 12:3OLPlatter Parade l:OO-Polka Party
 1:30-Hawaii Calls
 2:O0-Basin Street Jazz 2:3O-Music a la Carte 4.00-Moods in Melody 4::3O-What's My Line? 5:o0-Music Vues
 5:3O-Music for Dining
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
Friday

6:00-News
 6:15rSports Caravan
 6:3O-RevenuerS' 6: ROmp
 7:3O-CBS Radio W'rkshop 8:OO-Ted Heath
 8:3O-Truth or Consequ. c:OO-Groucho Marx
 9:30-Suspense 1O:0O-One Night Stand 1O:3O-Martin Block 11:OO-NeWS 11:15-Musical Express 11:3O-Land of Dreams 12:00-Mr. Midnight
 1:OO-Sign Off
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22

ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH SteGdndn and Third Aue REV. LAWRENCE A. NEVUE. s.J. FIRST FRIDAY MASSES 7:30 am. and 6:00 pm. SATURDAY CONFESSIONS to 5 pm. and to 8 pm.
 SUNDAY MASSES 8 and 10 am. and 6 pm. Rosary and Benediction at pm. TUESDAY, 7.45 pin.
 Catholic Inquiry Glasses
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
CHURCH 
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
 Third ADp West

REV. AND MRS. FRED voGEL, PASTORS
 SUNDAY 10:00 a.m.-Sunday School 11:00 a.m.-Morning Worship. 7:30 p.m.-Evangelistic Service TUESDAY 700 p.m.-W MIG.
 7SDAY 7:30 p.m.-Bible study ts prayer.
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
COMMUNITY METHODIST

Second ADe1sue dt West C Street WILLARD MECKLENBURG. PASTOR and LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
 COMMUNITY CENTER MISS ESTHER MCCOY. DIRECTOR
 SUNDAY 9:45-Sunday School Session. 11:00-Morning Worship. 3:30-Hospital Service. 6: 6:30-Methodist Youth Fellowship. FOO p.m.-Vesper Choir practice. 800 p.m.-Vesper Service.
 THURSDAY to 5 p.rn.-Persona1 Conference Period available in parsonage study 7:30 p.m.-Prayer Meeting.
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

Ut ThsTd dnd DiptsIoR
 EDGAR BIBB, PASTOP Ie:oo a.m.-SUNDAY SCHOOL ifs0o am~-MORNIfyG WORSHIP 6:So p.m-JUNIOR. SOCIETY. 6:Dp.m. YOUNG PEOPLES Society. 7:30 p.m.-Evening Worship.
 WEDNESDAY 7:3o p.m.-Prayer Meeting THE FRIENDLY CHURCH WITE THE SINGING TOWER
The Nome nugget., 1957-02-22
NOME COVENANT CHURCH

Front St. cY,d West B REV. RqALD AnGUNDSEE, PASTOR
 SUNDAY Morning Service-1o te 1i:45 ana Evening Service-7:3o pm
 MONDAY Covenant Navigatt,fs
 TUESDAY Cottage Prayer Service
 WEDNESDAY Phoebe CircIe--7:30 pm.
 THURSDAY 7:3a pm.-Prayer Service at Church
 FRIDAY Services and Songs in Eskimo Dialect
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Sunday

004iS4ol
 7:59-Sign On
 8:0O-News
 8:15-Sun. Morn. Melodies 9:0O-Catholic Hour S:3O-Jewish Hour 1D:O0-The 590 Club 1i:OO-Protestant Hour 1l:3OANegro College Choir 12:OO-News l2:15-Music Room 12:3O-Navy Hour
 1:OO-Heartbeat Theater
 1:3O-Portraits in Music 2:OO-FelloWship Hour 2:3O-E. Power Riggs 3:OO-Romance 3.3O-C. P. MacGregor 4:OO-On Sun. Aftrnoon 4:3O-Recollection at 30 ] 5:OO-Treasury Bandstand
 5.3O-Music for Dining i 6:0O-News l 6:15-Sports Answer Man ! 6:30-Ed Sullivan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13

SURPRISED--Mala Powers seems to
have been startled by the photog-
rapher who snapped her with her
husband, Monte Vanton, at Holly
wood premiere. Mala. movie dis
covery of Ida Lupino's, appears in the
February l segment of the latter's new
Mr.. Adams and Eve FRIDAY, 9 pm,
WTOP-9).
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18
VA o NEW PLAN
FOR TECHNICAL TRAINERS

A new kind of apprentice train
ing, recently approved for Korea
veterans by the Veterans Admin
istration, may help add urgently
needed engineering talent to
American industry, VA reports.
The new program, leading to a
job objective of engineering
technician," will train veterans
for some of the more routine
tasks in engineering-thus allow
ing graduate engineers to con-
centrate on advanced work.
Now engineers sometimes
spend much time at duties that
could well be performed by oth-
ers who have less professional
training, VA said.
Approved by VA for veterans
employed by the General Elec-
trio Company as apprentice
trainees, the special apprentice
ship consists of learn while you
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18
Tr0UeIing with Il.
by Dean c. Davidson
CROP OUTLOOK

CROP OUTLOOK
Hot dry weather has reduced
crop yields estimates in the dry
land area Of the county and the
range has been suffering from
lack of moisture in the western
half. The heavy rain, however,
received over most of the county
the first of this week should help
small grains considerably if COM
bined with cooler weather
throughout the filling stage. Ger
tainly the range throughout the
county will receive a boost and
the warm season grasses will
make good growth from here on
out. The cool season and mid-sea-
son grasses which are the more
productive from the hay stand
point will make little additional
growth so little prairie hay can
be expected in many sections of
the county. Hail in a few scat
tered sections of the county has
taken its toll of crops but up to
the time of this writing the area
has been limited.
Crops in the irrigated valley
have as a whole profited by the
hot weather, and have been max
ing rapid growth. Those who
have been keeping up on their
irrigation suffered little by the
water r%ationing that has been in
effect. After a good rain is not
a good time to forget about irri-
CATION as you will find yourself
behind the eight ball later on
if you do. With a normal re-
naming growing season it ap-
pears that a better than average
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18
SLEEPING SICKNESS
IN HORSES

Although there are fewer
horses on farms and ranches than
in the past, equine encephalomy.
elitis or sleeping sickness is still
a threat to those that remain. Lo-
cal veterinarians report a few
cases of sleeping sickness have
occurred in the county and that
a few hourse owners have taken
preventative steps.
The disease Is caused by a spe-
cific virus of which there are
several strains. The virus is
transmitted to susceptible horses
by some blood sucking insects,
chiefly the mosquito. Contact be-
tween healthy and infected horses
does not sees to transmit the dis
ease.
Sleeping sickness often starts
with symptoms such as fever,
poor appetite, and depression.
Various nervous symptoms may
then appear, such as muscle
twitching, incoordinated gait,
grinding of the teeth, periods of
drowsiness and stupor. In fatal
cases the horse goes down and
cannot rise. He may throw him
self about violently, finally going
into a coma and dying.
The course of the disease var
les greatly, from perhaps two to
ten or more days and mortality
averages between 80 and 80 per-
cent. Horses which recover some
times have permanent nerve
damage.
The best means of preventing
sleeping sickness is to vaccinate
all horses every year. Vaccina-
ton should be done in the spring
to ensure protection throughout
the insect season. Since proper
vaccination requires experience
it is best done by a veterinarian
and any suspect cases of sleeping
sickness should be reported to a
veterinarian so that steps may
be taken to protect healthy
horses.
Horse owners in Richland coun-
ty who value their horses should
certainly consider vaccination for
sleeping sickness. From the hui
man health standpoint it is also
to keep the infestation
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18

work" training on-the-job plus
two years Of regular credit-earn-
ing college courses in the eve-
ning-a1 In various phases of en-
cheering.
Veterans entering this appren-
tice program must meet all quail
ifications necessary to enter col
lege. Their two years Of evening
classroom work will count toward
an engineering degree, should
they wish to continue studies.
The evening courses will be
identical with those taught full
time day students.
The job training portion of the
course includes more than 5000
hours OF engineering design, 1,7OO
hours Of drafting and nearly L.
600 hours of machine shop.
Throughout the program, vet
Grams will receive apprentice
wages, stepped up periodically, as
well as monthly Korean CT Bill
training allowances.
Normally, VA explained, the
approve courses for vet
Grams under the Korean CT Bill.
But when a course is to be offer
ed in more than one State-as is
the case with General Electric
VA itself has authority, under the
to handle CT approval.
of the Week:
q. Can a Korea veteran, hold
hat doesn't pay dividends. get
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18
HOmemakerS
Column

When selecting pears in the
store look for firm ripe or ripe
pears that r not hard. Choose
pears that are free from bruises
and blemishes and that are the
color characteristic of the variety,
This means they may be green,
yellow or partially russeted, de-
pending on the kind of pear.
Pears that yield to pressure at
the base of the stem are ready
to eat.
To plan servings, figure that
one pound provides three or four
servings. If using canned pears,
one No. 2 can provides five half
cup servings and one No. 21z can,
seven half-cup servings.
To ripen pears, put them in
a humid place at room temper
allure. If they are ripe, store
them in the refrigerator.
There are many ways TO use
them. Bake them peeled or I'M
peeled at $50 degrees Fahrenheit
for As minutes or stew them in
a small amount of water until
they r tender.
They can be broiled to serve
with broiled meat or glassed for
use as a garnish.
For dessert spice them with
ginger cinnamon or cloves or put
them in pies, taTts, turn-overs,
buildings, or upside-down cake.
OF course, you can use them
raw in salads, fruit cups, sliced
or just as they are.
Polo Shirts
Here are a few tips on care
of the polo shirts you mend,
wash and dry year round.
If snagged places II mended
promptly there will not be as
many runs
If you haven't time to mend
them, colorless nail polish will
prevent a snag from running.
Apply it to the underside.
You may have the problem Of
the shirts stretching when you
wash them. If you buy polo
shirts that are well knit they
will not stretch too
However, TO prevent it,
do not rub the shirts when wash
ing since rubbing helps pull gar
ments out of shape.
To dry the shirts do not use
clothespins. They may break a
loop of the knitting and when
hung by clothespins the weight
the water pulls the fabric
put of shape.
Dry the shirts flat if possible.
Dr. lay them over the clothesline
one-haf of the garment on
either side of the line. Dry COL
,red polo shirts in the shade
'lnce sunlight bleeches damp fab
les.
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18

ing a CT term insurance policy
the total disability income provis-
ion added to his policy so that
he will receive monthly payments
In case he becomes totally dis
abled?
A. No. Under the law, the to-
tai disability income provision
may not be added to nonpartici-
pating Korean CT term insurance.
1t is limited to participating
World War II CT policies that do
earn dividends.
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18

irrigated crop yield Ear be ex-
pected.
AS a whole then Richland
county prospects are fairly bright
and excellent agriculture exhibits
at the Richland County Fair are
anticipated.
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18

Herald Want-Ads Are Little
6upsr Salssmsn. Try Thsml
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18

-
\ PRACTICE
70 d AVOIDED
When the weather gets warm
and the grass has turned, many
poultry men are tempted to dc
something that will undo all they
have accomplished with their
careful cleaning and disinfectine
Of the brooder house before the
chicks arrived.
I'm thinking particularly OF
the old practice of turning the
hens out of the laying house and
the growing chicks out of brood
er to run together on the same
ground.
Low prices may be the worst
enemy of the poultryman, but
diseases certainly run a close Sec
ond, and it is at this point in the
young pullet's life that many in
fections start.
The adult hen, even though she
appears healthy, can be harboring
infectious organisms that her own
body has overcome. These organ
isms are readily passed to the
young, susceptible birds.
Many diseases and various in
ternal and external parasites do
not cause immediate and spec
tacular losses in young stock. For
this reason many people have
not learned to associate the ming
ling of young and old stock with
the ailments that show up after
pullets are in the laying house
and the old hens are, supposedly,
safely removed from the prem
ises.
A young pullet can pick up an
infection during her growing per-
iod and show no outward symp-
toms until the stress that comes
with high production allows the
disease to take over and destroy
her.
There is considerable evidence
showing the link of infection that
exists between old birds and
young. Keeping them separate is
the way to break this link.
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18

down as this virus disease car
be transmitted to man.
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18
A THOUGHT FOR NATIONAL
FARM SAFETY WEEK

While National Farm Safety
Week, July 81 through 81, focuses
attention on the farm accident
problem and what people can do
about it, the real message of the
week is for farm and ranch peo-
pie to carry on a continuing eff
fort in accident prevention every
week in the year.
No one expects that a furry of
activity and concentration on ac-
cident prevention for one week
of the year will make much of a
dent in the farm accident toll.
But if enough people become i'm
pressed with the seriousness of
the problem during safety week
and resolve to make accident pre-
vention a part of their everyday
living, then the safety week OBJ
servance will have fulfilled its
purpose.
May / suggest that besides rid
ding your farms and homes of
accident hazards during National
Farm Safety Week that each
farm family set a mo accident"
goal for the coming IL months
and then make a continuing eff
fort to attain the goal.
Farmers have less chance to
establish routine safety habits, so
they have to make up for it by
being more alert at all times
than workers in other industries.
The Sidney herald., 1957-07-18

Question of the Week:
@. Can a Korea veteran, hold
that doesn't pay dividends, get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06

well and baseball coach Dick
Morton of WI, at last check.
were still around. Meanwhile,
there are rlrnors.
&E%
Listed below is the final rating
list Of the basketball season.
In making the selections, tho
caliber of competition was the
primary factor taken into con-
sideration Playoff and tourna-
ment games were not included.
FINAL RATING LIST
George Washington u8-l).
2--Montgomery Blair $3.50.
3-Gonzaga $3.50.
4-St. Johns (17-6).
5-Carroll (22-4).
Parker Gray (l8-O.
7-Cardozo Q3-3).
8--Bethesda Chevy Chase
(16-4.
9-Wakefield (14-4).
10-Dunbar (l4-3).
1l-Armstrong Q0-6).
12-DeMatha (2l-6).
13-Spingarn Q0-4).
14-AnacoStia l1-9).
15-Northwestern d2-3.