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The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-12-01
DRINK AND INSURANCE.

| Leslie e. Kelley, M. D., L. L. D., the
discOverer of the Kelley Cure, made
important contributions to the study
of the relation between moderate
drinking, longevity and insurance. In
an article now before us, after calling
attention to the fact that nearly all
applicants for life insurance state
that their drinking is moderate" he
says:
is moderate drinking. The drinking is
much more moderate in those men who
drink occasionally or are periodical inc,
in their debauches. A periodical inc
briate may have the name and reputa-
ton ton Of -, drunkard, who may not drink
IN each debauch two or three times a
year, while another may consume a half
pint or more every day of the year.
Here lies the great mistake of inSur-
ance companies. The greatest danger to
life in case of a periodical drinker, or
this class of inebriates,. is the liability to
accidents and acute poisoning.
1T is thing OF daily observation and
matter of common knowledge that the
daily drinker is the diseased inebriate in
whom alcohol works it's direst ravages,
rather than the inebriate who seldom
drinks but always to intoxication.. 1t is
alcohol soaking which causes disease
1T is the custom of insurance compa-
MES to at once put a man down as a
temperate drnker if he can verify that
he drinks occasionally or daily moderate
quantities or if he says he drinks temper
ately and, never becomes intoxicated
Now if alcohol causes diseases in
proportion to the amount consumed and
it does. then the daily moderate drinker
is more likely to become diseased than
the occasional debauchee."
Fortunately total abstainers are no
longer compelled to pay for the in
creased insurance risk of drinkers
The Security Mutual Life Insurance
Co. of Binghamton, N. Y. maintains a
total abstinence department and gives
abstainers the benefit of their longer
lives. The Security has an excellent
entirely aside from this feat
ure, and we shall be glad to know
that it's advertisement in The Pubic
Veal is bringing it many applications
for insurance from our subscribers.
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Our Mail BaQ

=, Both gratefully and regretfully A L.
S Sne1aGn, an AMI, aged Fillmore county Prohi-
Prohibition work progressing and that j
was able to help start it. would also
be glad to help until victory comes but
fear shall not be able to do much more. "
bear fruit in the achievements of the
Younger men who are entering the ranks.
A renewing subscriber says: please
put a tag on your paper so one can tell
when his subscription runs out" We
would be delighted to do so. We have
fore this. But this is one of the costly
luxuries which reform publishers must
postpone, until they have "the price,
-, Busy Mrs: Scovell State President of
the W; G. T. u; closes a much appre-
and his family, with these words: Il
still love my friends. I hope we can have
some good visits in Heaven. I despair of
gerbhing a1ne;n,s Our work is alb
the air."
God bless the ministers of Minneapolis
and st. Paul who had the courage to
stand up and tell the whisky people what
they must do" So writes one of our
~ Wiley J: Phillips, the. heroic editor of
this editor in this way: II am exceed
ingly hopeful for the coming year and be-
to the trust committed to us, and our
constituents stand by us as they should
that we shall have great reasons for re-
Joicing at the November election of 1908"
One of the young Scandinavian solicit
closes a business letter to this office as
follows: Il am glad to tell you that my
prother and father are getting much in
terested in this work and a few of my
paper"
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-12-01

knoxviIe's, (Tenn.). first Prohibition
week, shows the smallest number of ar
rests for any one week in ten years. and
in the last ten years the population of
the city has doubled.
Atlanta, with a population of 16S. 900 in
city and suburbs, enters upon it's Pro-
hibition era, declares the Atlanta Geor-
gian. with more people, more school
children. more homes, more houses oc-
cupied, saloon property rented (to other
business) more cotton more crops and
more happiness"
Why brewer Busch fought Prohibition
in OkIahoma-The Associated Press in a
dispatch from Kansas City, quotes
Adolphus Busch. the millionaire brewer
of st. Louis. The widespread prohibit
ton movement is viewed with alarm by
Mr.. Busch. It's spreading all over the
SOUTH. he said. and even Oklahoma went
prohibition. That cost me a million dol
lars
II am in favor of local option"
The Associated Prohibition Press is in
receipt of the official returns for the
Prohibition party vote in New York
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, New Jersey
and Nebraska. The total vote of these
five states for 1907 for the head of the
Prohibition party tickets is 1854 The
total Prohibition party vote at the last
similar election in these states was 55,-
S57.
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"TOTE FAIR, GENTLEMEN"

DR.. S. c. Swallow has written one
of his characteristic open letters,
directly cOntradicting the statement
that Vice President Fairbanks is a
total abstainer and strongly condemn
ing those editors who have rushed
into print to defend the distinguished
official. 1t should be noted that Mr..
Fairbanks has not denied the presence
of intoxicating drink at the much-dis-
cussed reception given by him at his
home to President Roosevelt. The
eagerness with which certain church
papers publish every claim that the
cocktails were ordered by this, that
and the other person without the
knowledge or consent of the Vice
President isn't being equaled by their
haste to meet DR.. Swallows manly
challenge.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-12-01
A GIRL TRAP,

What evil can you hit or destroy
and in so doing cripple or overthrow
so many other great curses as when
you go cunning after the saloon?
For illustration here is Mary K. Re-
gan, chief matron of the Chicago po-
lice department, who says:
"Of all the ten or twelve thousand I'M
fortunate girls and wrecked women ar
rested every day in Chicago, among those
who tell their woes to me ninety-nine out
of every. hundred attribute their down.
fall to the first glass Of wine or cham
payne taken generally with a male COM
sake. That first glass is the beginning
of the end, and here you see what the
end is. When a woman once begins to
is threatened with moral wickedness or
utter ruin"
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AT WASHINGTON.

The first bill introduced in the House
OF Representatives at this session of
congress was one by Representative Lamb
OF Virginia: It provided. for local option
sentative Brownlow Of Tennessee intro
duced one giving the District prohibition
outright. Representative Bartlett of
Georgia, has presented a bill which will
stop the. issuing of Federal licenses to
persons intending to attempt the sale of
liquors in Prohibition territory. A bill to
establish postal saving banks has been
introduced by Senator Carter Of Montana.
bill prohibiting railroad companies
from charging greater rate for the
transportation Of freight over short dis
tarces than is charged for long distances
was introduced by Representative Hardy
OF Texas. Representative Kitchen Of
North Carolina introduced a bill abolish
ing all internal revenue taxes on tobacco.
Senator :Beveridge reintroduced his child
labor bill.
Senator Tillman has presented a bill
making liquors shipped into a prohibition
state subject to the laws of such state,
whether transported in original pack
ages or otherwise.
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A BRAVE FIGHTER.

When Carl A. Void assumed manage
cut out all liquor advertising storm
Of protest followed. Many friends of the
saloon refused the paper the first week.
He announced the coming of a temper
ance speaker; several more stopped.
Next week a report of the speech; an
uproar and more stops until the circula-
ton OF the Echo fell almost below the
24O required in order to entitle it to con-
tinue to be mailed at the pound rate.
Next fight on the Sunday saloon; an
open war in return, including orders for
by this time the country began to take
notice, subscriptions were coming in
nicely. At a meeting in one of the town
ships $45 was subscribed to back up the
Echo and the fight of the doughty edi-
tor increased in vigor
=. The Echo now enjoys a circulation three
times. that which it had when it's present
proprietor took charge. Editor Void
says. People love fair play. My sub
scription list proves it."
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WILL ENFORCE THE LAW.

Four thousand people cheered Governor
Haskell at Oklahoma City the other night
when he declared that every voter in the
state who voted for him knew just where
he stood in the matter Of Prohibition en-
forcement. He gave his reasons for per-
sonally favoring Prohibition and declared
that he should enforce the law
The Governor ridiculed the idea of Pro-
hibition being an infringement on per-
sonal liberty and the idea that the exist
ence of a saloon would lessen the sub
stantial prosperity Of any town.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-12-01
COLLEGE CONTEST WINNERS FOR

The three prize winners in the Inter-
state college Prohibition oratorical con-
tests for 1907 are as follows:
y, Chas. 5. Pierce, Howard Payne College,
Tex. winner Of the Central Interstate
contest.
Gustav Hoelscher, Earlham College,
IND, winner of the Eastern contest for
Everett 9. Jones, Albany College, Ore,
winner of the Western Interstate contest
The final contest will occur at Column
bus, O., at the time of the national con-
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-12-01

The question marks may now be
removed from the lid. It was in the
dictionary all the time and as related
to the saloon is now certain to become
a part of the settled policy of the ma
ton.
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A GROWING FUND.

The funds of the National committee
total for 1905 was $14,83794; in 1906,
$22154.12; and for 10 months in 1907,
2S,326.35. There are now $4,000 in
pledges on file for 1908. 1t is expected
that the National Fund for 1908 will aver
age $4,000 per month.
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THE PUBLIC VEAL.

Instead of pleading with our national
legislators not to repeal the anti-canteen
law. let us ask them to finish their task
of driving liquor from government build
ings, already nearly accomplished by
seventeen votes to that end" So advises
Wilbur F. Crafts of the National Reform
Bureau.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-12-01
IT'S ALWAYS so.

Examination of the journals of both
houses last winter will show that the
men who stood for the county option
bill were right" on other questions in
volving the interests of the people as
against special interests.-Minne-
apolis Journal
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POLITICS AND craftsmanship

Politics is the art of finding where
people are and getting with them as soon
as possible.
Craftsmanship is the art of finding
where God is and remaining with Him
until your minority of one comes to he
majority or many."-Frank w. Gum
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-12-01

I've noticed considerable cbanpe ,ho,,.
you since you stopped drinking'S
wen, I've noticed that there's copsid-
cradle more change in my pocket"
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-12-01

The State Convention will take place
at Minneapolis, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 16 and II.
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EARN WHILE YOU LEARN

Send for our book free. "How to Be a
Matchmaker" Postal will do Stones
School of Matchmaking. 915 Globe Bldg,
St. Paul, Minnesota
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
DIVORCED. WIFE
CHARGES FRAUD
SAYS C. F. ROARK CONSPIRE3
WITH ATTORNEY
Mrs. Emma Gordon, Formerly Mrs.
Roark, Asks Court to Set Aside
Deeds Signed Prior to
Divorce

In suit to compel her former hus-
band, Charles r. Roark, to comply
with the conditions of an agreement
made prior to the granting of a di-
vorce in 1901, Mrs. Emma Gordon
charges that he conspired with j. H.
Krimminger, her lawyer, to obtain a
deed from her by fraud and collusion
The couple were married about fif-
teen years ago, and in June, 1901, Mrs.
Gordon, who was then Mrs. Roark,
brought suit for divorce, on the ground
OF extreme and repeated cruelty
While the suit was pending, it was
mutually agreed that the Roarks
would convey all of their property to
their two children, Geneva and Flor
ence, and Mrs. Roark further agreed
to waive all claim to alimony.
The property included a lot in Los
Angeles and eleven acres in Los An
geles county, together worth about
$12. 900.
The divorce was granted July 10,
1901, Roark having made no defense,
and Mrs. Roark was given the custody
of the children.
Within a week after the granting of
the divorce, the complaint in the pres
ent suit, the trial of which was begun
before Judge Bordwell in the superior
court yesterday. charges that Mrs.
Roark was induced by attorney to
sign a deed that purported to transfer
her share in the property to the chill
dren, but what was really deed con-
veying to her husband all right and
title to the said property.
On this transaction Mrs. Roark, now
Mrs. Gordon, bases her charge of con-
spiracy, and seeks to have the prop
erty, now wholly in Roark's possess
sion, transferred to the two children.
The plaintiff further alleges that
Roark has not contributed to the sup
port of his children, although he is
amply able to do so; that they have
attained an age at which the money
is sorely needed for their support and
education. and that she is unable to
furnish them with same.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
EXCHANGE FEARS
MORE PROSECUTION
RUM0R OF HARRIMAN'S TR0U-
BILE AFFECTS STOCKS
Early Drop In Prices Due to Informa.
lion from Washington that Inter-
state Commerce Commits.
sion Will Act
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOcldLeu FreSS.
NEW YORK, June 5.-The early drop
in prices of stocks today served to throw
discredit on yesterdays upward move
ment This fact had taken hold of the
minds of the operators and they became
profoundly distrustful and reduced their
transactions to almost nominal proper
tions. There Is an impression that liqu-
dalton is still pushed on favorable oppor-
tunities. An important factor in the re-
versal of form was the semi-offcial de-
NAL from Washington of the rumors that
proceedings against the Hartman COM
bination of railroads were not to be aban-
doned; for that was the significance given
to the formal statement that suit was
to be begun to compel Mr.. Hartman to
answer questions which he declined to
do before the interstate commerce COM
mission.
The large proportion of the dealings
and the wider comparative price move
ments In American Smelling and Union
Pacific are very significant of the large
part played by these two episodes In
shaping the days events.
Engagements of gold shipments to
Paris by tomorrows steamer amounts to
$780, 900, bringing the total up to Sc, 800 600.
An effort was made tc bring about raj
~ in the market by advancing Reading
late in the day, but the movement proved
abortive and the closing tone was easy.
Bonds, were. easy Total sales, par
Government bonds were unchanged
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
ARKANSAS WOMAN SEEKS
FELTNOR ESTATE HEIRS

Mayor Harper received a letter of in
quiry yesterday in which the writer
tells of hopes of getting big inheri-
tance eventually.
Mrs C. 1. Williams of zadock, john
son county, Ark, writes to ask If the
Feltnor heirs in Los Angeles or else
where can be located. She wants to
know of an estate awaiting settlement
In Southern California.
The writer says that William Rue
botham, who was an uncle of Mrs.
Lewis Feltnor, mother of the corre-
spondent, went to Los Angeles in 1853
and no more had been heard of him
until recently, when there was talk of a
pending Feltnor estate.
Mrs. Lewis Feltnors mother was a
Robson.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
OF CITRUS FRUITS

o Shipments of oranges and lem 9
@ ons from Los Angeles Sunday, 9
o June 8, reported by the California 9
@ Fruit Growers exchange, were 20 9
@ carloads of oranges and carloads 9
@ of lemons. g
O Total to date there were shipped 9
@ 21,701 carloads, of which 2OSS were e
O. lemons. e
o Last season to date there were ::
@ shipped 21,522 carloads, of which g
@ 246S were lemons. 9
g g O @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 90 @ @ g
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06

extras, $4.60@4SO Oregon and Washing
ton, $S.75@4.50 shipping wheat, $145@1 so;
brewing, s1.221k@i 25; chevalier, M.S5; red
Sass s5aaa5 middings s2soS@s66S mixed mixed
feed, $23. O0Q25.00; rolled barley, s24.00q
25 90; oatmeal, s41O; oat groats, $3.50;
rolled oats, s6.00@i. .25; wheat hay. $1S.OOq
$11 00@1400; tame oat, S12. .00@20.00; alfalfa
81 .00@135O; straw, S0@90c.
Receipts-Flour, 6236; wheat, 542; bar.
SIS; potatoes, 500; onions, 80; bran, 1865
middlings, 25O; hay, 260; hides. $50; wine
A, 600.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
The Metal Market

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 5.-The London tin
market was higher with spot closing at
e1S7, an advance of e1 IS Sd. Futures
were e1 los higher at G1S4. Locally the
market was steady, with spot quoted at
SAL .35@41 .65.
Copper was little higher in the Lon
don market with spot quoted at 500 rs Cd
market was dull and unchanged with
lake quoted at $24.00024.75 electrolytic at
S23006123.50; casting at s22.00@22. 25. Some
dealers are said to be holding lake at
S25 co.
Lead was unchanged at $575@5.S5 local
ly, and at ego in London.
Spelter was Is Cd higher at G24 los in
average locally, with spot at $64096.50,
although the market continued dull.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Financial Record
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YOhA, une 5.--Money on, call
easy, 1902 per cent; ruling rate. 2 per
cent? closing bid, Ia per cent; offered at
2 per cent.
Time loans dull and easy; 60 days. S1s9
3& per cent; 80 days, per cent; six
months, 1905 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 51s per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business In bankers bills at 81 .S6s014 .S6S5
for demand and at S4.sS6044 1855 for sixty
day bills. Posted rates S4S4l9 and $4.S7l5.
Commercial bills, S4.S32s@4. SAY.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
SAN PEDRO MARINE NEWS
Ry Associated Press.

Ry Associated Press.
SAN PEDRO. June 5.-The steamer
George w. Elder arrived from Portland
and way ports this morning bringing
800 tons of freight. She carried large
number of. passengers from Eureka to
San Francisco. On the trip down here
night at II o'clock the port side of the
vessel will be weighted so that the
broken screw will be raised out of the
The steamer Argyll, Capt Dixon, came
into port this afternoon with cargo of
oil for the Union OIL company from Port
Hartford.
The steamer Centralia, Capt. Erickson,
completed discharging today and sailed
for Grays Harbor
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Pacific Coast Trade
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.-Pink beans,
ST. 40M250; lima, S4.25@4.S0 large white,
81 .6OI2 40; Oregon Burbanks, S2,00@2 rs;
Merced sweets, S4.OOQ4.5O; new potatoes,
81 90; fancy onions, $3.50; common, $1.75;
green peas, 219@3c; string beans, 447c;
Thubarb, S1,0061 Is; asparagus, 4q11c; gar
lie. 3a4c cucumbers. $1.00@1.T5; Mexican
tomatoes, $1.50@1.75; mushrooms, 26lac.
Flour, family extras, $4S5s46.SO; bakers
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Testlfes Against official
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON June 5.--Chief Sta
tistician Olmstead of the department of
agriculture testified today in the trial
of e. S. Holmes. jr., former assistant
statistician of that department, on the
charge of prematurely divulging in
formation of the department concern-
ing the cotton crop Olmstead said that
a leak in the crop report would be inn
possible If its preparation was honestly
conducted.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Sugar and Coffee
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 5.-The market for
ed to points higher. Sales We're re-
ported of oo.750 bags, including July at
5.45c; Sept 5. 1905. .45c; Dec. 4.40Q4. soc
March, o 5.50G555c; May, 5.55c. Spot, quiet.
Rio, No. z csc; Santos, No. 4, nc. Mild,
dull; Cordova, 9412kc.
Sugar raw, quiet; fair refining, 1850;
centrifugal 96 test, 1850; molasses sugar,
311o; refined, steady; crushed, 5.7Oc; pow
dered 5.10c; granulated, 5.00c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, June .-Cattle-Receipts %.
600: steady; beeves, S4.60@665; COWS, $1.75@
$50; hefers, $2.60q560; calves, $5.00Q7.50;
good to prime steers, s4.60Q5.60; poor to
fair medium: $5.65Q6.65; stockers and feed
HogswReceipts $4,000: light, s6.25@e.s5;
mixed, S6.10@6. .32l5; heavy, $5.S5Q6.S 80;
rough, .$5.s5d6.05; pigs, %,75@6SO; good to
Sheep-Receipts 1900; strong to 10c
higher; natives, $450Q7 10; western, $4.00
G7OO; yearlings, s6.40QL25; lambs and
Westerns $6.50MS.6p
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Eggs, Butter and Cheese

BY AssOclated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5-Fancy
creamery butter, 23c; seconds, 24c. East
ern cheese, 12c; Young America, lac.
Eggs, ranch, 21c; store, 1715@1919c.
CHICAGO, June Son the produce ex-
change today the butter market was firm;
creameries, 1S@231ac; dairies, 17@211zc.
Eggs, weak, at mark, cases included,
14kc; firsts, 1315c; prime firsts, 14c. Cheese,
steady, 121h6D14c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Dried Fruit Prices
Bv Associated Press.

NEW YORK, june 5.-The market for
evaporated apples. is firm in tone and
are quoted at SGShc; choice, 7Gf1kc;
prime, 6Aq6Ac; poor to fair, 58@6c.
Prunes continued firm although jobbers
higher prices asked by the handlers on
the coast Spot quotations range from
4Q121ac for California and from 5lbQ10c
for Oregon.
Apricots are quiet with choice quoted
at lS1sQ19c; extra choice, 19@20c; fancy,
20921c.
quoted at 11@111ac; extra choice, 196ll2Ac;
extra fancy 13@15c.
Raisins are offered very sparingly from
muscatels are quoted at S%d10c on spot; ;
seeded raislns, 7A@1lkc; London layers,
81 506l1 65
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Increase Dividend

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK. June 5.-The directors of
the American Smelling and Refining COM
pany today voted to increase the quarter
ly dividend upon the common stock to
per cent. This is an increase of u of
per cent per quarter, and If continued
will place the common stock on an per
cent dividend basis as compared with
per, cent from the past.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Mot to BE Erozen out

Mrs. Suburbs-Do you still receive that
dreadful Mrs Comealwas at your ''at
homes?"
Mrs. Tiptop-Impossible to get her to
take a hint Dou you know, when she
called 1 never offered her chair.
Mrs. Suburbs-And what was the result?
Mrs. Tiptop-Result? Why, the next
time she came she brought a folding
campstool with her.-Tit Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Earthquake Recor rded
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-A distinct
earthquake OF relatively small intensi-
ty was recorded by the seismographs
at the weather bureau beginning at
about 1929 last night and lasting for
nearly an hour. The maximum amount
of motion was very small.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Treasury Statement

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 5-Today's state
ment of the treasury balances in the gen.
eral fund shows: Available cash balance,
$3.50 057, ,164; gold coin and bullion, SIS, ,5S1,
$50; gold certificates, S55, 110.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Police Offer Reward
BY Associated Press.

COFFEYvILLE, Kas., June 5.-The
police last night offered a reward of
800 for the recovery of the body OF
DIR. Vale Burgee, the young dentist,
formerly of st. Louis, who has been
mysteriously missing since March and
is believed to have been killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-06
Los ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE

Official sales-14 German American Saw
irgs Bank at $3OO@305; 500 Mexican Pc
troleum at 81 .33; 1000 Columbia Oil at IA
075c; 5000 do at 75AQ76c.