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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
81
WHISTLER AT WORK.
The Eccentric Artist Had a Method
That Was All His Own

In Memories of James Mcneil
whistler" by Thomas r. Way. the
author allows us glance at the art
lists methods during his residence at
the white house in lite street. built
from the designs OF his friend +. w
Goodwin the architects
The studio was surprisingly differ
INT from the room he previously used
In Lindsay row, and entirely unlike
the studios usually occupied 10y other
artists. I remember long. not very
lofty room, very light, with windows
along one side; his canvas beside his
model at one end and at the other, neal
the table which he used as a palette
an old Georgian looking glass 50 ar.
ranged that he could readily see his
canvas and model reflected in It, Those
who used such mirror Cas he did
constantly viii know that il is the
most mercleSs Of critics.
Il marveed then at his extraordi.
nary activity, as he darted backward
and forward to look AZ both painting
and model from his point Of view at
the extreme end OF the long studio. He
always used brushes of large size with
very long handles. three feet in length,
and held them from the end with his
arm stretched to its full extent Each
touch was laid ON with great firmness
and his physical strength enabled him
to do without the assistance OF a
maulstick. while the distance at which
he stood from the canvas allowed him
to have the whole Of a large picture in
sight and so Judge the correct drawing
of each touch"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
SHORT WEIGHT COSTS FINES
Bellows Falls Grocery Concern
Pleads Guilty and Pays Up

Pleads Guilty and Pays Up
Bellows Falls. Dec. 22.-In NUM-
cipal court yesterday the Keene
Cash Grocery company of this place
pleaded guilty to two charges of sell
ing goods short in weight. They
paid fines amounting to $40, together
with costs.
The charges were brought by In
spector Fleury of Swanton, one of
the officers of the Department of
Weights and Measures. Mr.. Fleury
bought four pounds of sugar which
fell short by one pound and one
ounce. on being officially weighed.
He bought also a quart of beans
which was five ounces short in
weight. The charges prosecuted
were in relation to these two pur-
chases. Mr.. Fleury made a purchase
of raisins which proved short in
weight, but the charge was mol
pressed in view of the plea of guilty
entered in the other charges.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
DIES OF AUTO INJURIES
Leominster Mans Skull Was Broken
Burned Rider May Live.

Clinton, Mass, Dec. 22.-Injuries
suffered in an automobile accident
here last night caused the death to
day in Clinton Hospital of Donald
Sanders, 20 years old, Of Leominster.
Sanders skull was fractured when
an automobile in which he and three
friends were riding crashed into an
electric light pole.
Ernest E. Edgerly, who escaped
harm in the wreck. but set himself
on fire when ne lighteda cigar, was
said to have a chance for recovery.
Edgerly's fur coat had become
soaked in gasoline from the skater.
ed fuel tank. Wien be struck q
match the coats burst into flames,
and be was burned sel erely.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
sadiv Lackino.

"Did young Charlie Goldie call ou
you last nichtg" YES. He calls al
most every night" "That sounds So
rious. What sort Of young man is he
pretty iutelllgentt" Intelligent WHY
say. he doesn't know enough to EN-
brace an opportunity" Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
70 KILLED AT FILM SHOW

Panic Follows Fire at a Cinemato-
graph Performance in Belgium
Brussels, Dec. PA film caught
kre in the course OF a cinematograph
performance tonight at Baraques,
hear Menin.
The flames spread with great rap
|dity causing a dreadful panic.
Twelve persons were killed and
wenty injured.
Many Of the victims were women
knd children. who were trampled to
heath or hurt in the wild stampede to
Escape from the building.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
TRIED TO WRECK EXPRESS
Lehigh Train Narrowly Escaped Ditch
ing from Ties on the Track

Binghamton, ~ Y, Dec, 22.-An
attempt to wreck the Black Diamond
Express on the Lehigh was made
near Fenton's on Thursday, the az
tempt having been kept secret by the
railroad officials in an effort to dis
cover the perpetrators.
While running at a high rate Of
speed between Fenton's and Burdette
the locomotive struck two ties that
had been wedged between the rails.
The engineer observed the obstruc-
ton and applied the emergency
brakes, and this action saved the
train The first tie was hurled high
in the air and the engine pilot slid
the second one between the rails. No
arrests have yet been made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
WAS TO KILL KING VICTOR
Anarchist Attempted Suicide Rather
Than Carry Out the Mission.

Rome, Dec 22.-The Giornale
dItalia publishes a story to the ef-
feet that a young Anarchist, Henry
dial Ferro, of San Giovanni in Persi-
ceto' near Bologna, who was desig-
mated by lot to assassinate King
Victor Emmanuel, attempted to com
init suicide rather than carry out his
mission.
Ferro, says the paper. is now in a
hospital in a serious condition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
RAID ON LETTER BOXES
suffrasettes Try TO Destroy Christ
mas Mail In London

London, Dec. 22.-Militant suffra-
gettes tonight made an extensive raid
on the pillar letter boxes in London.
They employed black and red fluids
in an endeavor to obliterate the ad-
dresses on the heavy Christmas mail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
How Could Shat

Student-I told you last night 10
wake me at this morning. Why the
Sickens didn't you do sol Landlady-
Well. sir. at o'clock you hadn't come
home.-Fliegende Blatter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
Rivals.

Iulu-You should get him to sign the
pledge before you marry him. Babs
why, he doesn't drink. Lulu-No. bu
he may be tempted to later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Eastern New York and western
vermont colder tonight probably
snow in east and west Tuesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-23

Conduct Is three-fourths Of life.-Ar-
noh
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
REV. BUNYAN STEVENS FIRST
SUNDAY AS PASTOR IN ocALA

Sunday was the first Sunday of the
pastorate of Rev. Bunyan Stevens,
who has come to Ocala TO take
charge of the First Baptist church.
He preached his first sermon at the
morning service, and again in the
evening he preached to very large
congregation at the Baptist church,
the other congregations uniting to
welcome him, and this was the first
evening of the summer union servic-
es, which are inaugurated in Ocala
each season
Mr. Stevens is a splendid gentle
man, has a most pelasing voice and
an excellent presence in the pulpit,
and we are sure that the people of
his own church and the other denomi-
nations also are going to like him
exceedingly. His Sunday evening
sermon was greatly enjoyed by all
who heard him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE LAKE

There are quite a number of valua.
BILE improvements now going on
around Lake Weir At Woodmar Mr.
w. R. Goodwin of Chicago is having
thousand-dollar dock built, and a
pier leading out from his bungalow
at that place Also at Woodmar Mr..
Chazal is having some excellent i'm
provements made on his pretty sum
mer home. At North Lake Weir Mr.
John H. Taylor Mr.. ]. j. Gerig and
others are having new docks built op.
posite their summer homes, and both
Mr.. MacKay and Mr.. McIver are hav.
ing their docks reinforced and i'm
proved.
A number of new boats and launch
es are being built for use on the lake,
and the summer colony this season
are going TO have an exceptionally
pleasant outing.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
NO THURSDAY HALF HOLIDAY

There seems to have come hitch
in the movement for the Thursday
afternoon half holiday during the
summer months. We regret this ex-
ceedingly, not only on account of the
clerks but the proprietors as well, as
We think that both proprietors and
employees need the rest and the rec
reation during the heated term.
Owing to the fact that very few
of our merchants declined to close
their stores it has blocked the move
ment, and in all fairness We cannot
blame the other merchants for not
closing their places of business If
several others refuse to close up for
one afternoon only during the week.
The half holiday custom is in vo-
que in nearly every city in the state,
and it is to be regretted that the plan
failed in Ocala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
NEGRO WOMAN SHOT

Several pistol shots on Broadway,
two blocks west of the public square
Saturday afternoon, were the signal
for a rush for that section, and when
the smoke had cleared away it was
found that Mary Ravenell, colored
woman, had BEEN shot and was lying
in the street where she fell.
She was taken to her home on
South Pond street, just around the
corner from the place where the
shooting occurred, and DR.. A. L. Bla-
lock was called in to examine her
wounds. She was at first thought to
be dying, but restoratives soon
brought her around, and she told all
about the affair.
She was in a. hack, when Lonnie
Chester, a negro from Levon, ap-
preached her with a drawn pistol and
told her to get out, which she did in
double quick time on the opposite
side from him. He ran where she
was, and at the point of his 3S-caliber
"persuader" made her get back into
the hack and he followed He then
grabbed her around the neck and shot
her twice, one ball striking her on
the left shoulder and ranging down
ward, while the other just graZed her
cheek.
She then Iell from the hack, and
Chester pointed his gun at the hack
man and made him drive off. later
throwing away his weapon near the
spot at which the shooting had oc-
Cured He soon dismounted and
made his way to the western part of
the city.
Deputy Sheriff Brigance secured
a hack and drove to the northern part
of town and came in on the BlitchtOn
road, west of the fair grounds, where
he met Chester, who tried to make a
getaway by taking to the bushes. He
was headed off, however, before he
got far, and is now occupying cell
in the county jail.
Chester claims that the woman shot
at him, and that he took the weapon
from her and shot her. This, howev-
er, is denied by several eye witnesses
to the affair.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
RIFLES orr TO sLAcK possr

The Ocaia Rifles. under commana
OF First Lieutenant Charles f|eIinaI
left Saturday morning. oxef tie a f
L. for Black Point. near 1ackesnFllie
where they will enter iufa q tea
weeks encampmeni of iasifaei lees
The roster Is a. follows
First Lieuienanf Charles feHstl
second lieutenant. Fred Weihe aN
geants. George Woods. Wm nHef
corporals. e Leiinef. "a u faaisf
l.. ID. Gelger. a. T. Marsh. . w. fAean.
y. r. Parnham. artifesf. g. Naeaak
privates. J. Andefson. Wm IiaIief 8
l.. Boober. 4 nostick. nrFant raHH.
bell. Dean. Flanders. FoHuofth fioH
Goldman. " = 0wynn. 3 De2na.
Loose Marin. Mcsiahasin Nieaets.
Osborne. Pcnder. Roberts. simpsen
Smith. Spencer. sirisklaha. Hheme
son. Thomas. Van. whiaensnl Naf
ford. whlttington. e wo-ol9 Nasas
Alex Woods. Wenrieh
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Mrs. Jean kellogg Austin and her
lovely young daughter Miss Jean
Austin, who have been spending the
past two years abroad. the latter
studying during her stay at Dresden.
reached Ocala Saturday afternoon,
and will spend a fortnight with Mrs.
Edward Holder, after which they will
visit Mrs. ]. J. Gerig. From Ocala
they go to st. Paul, Mimi, TO visit
Mrs. Austin's brother, Hon. Frank
Kellogg, the distinguished lawyer,
and in the fall they will return to
Europe to spend another two years.
The host of friends of Mrs. Austin
and Miss Jean Austin are cordially
welcoming them home again.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
WILL ENTER BUSINESS IN WIN.
TER GARDEN

Mr.. w. L. Mills, who has been with
the Troxler confectionery store for
the past two years, leaves in few
days for Winter Garden, where he
will enter the mercantile business.
He will have as a partner in the
venture Mr.. Thomas F. Mann, former
ly with the Marion Hardware Com
pany of this city, and the firm will
be known as Mann & Mills. They ex-
pect to have their new business open
by the 18th of this month.
Both these young men are held In
the highest esteem by everyone i'm
Ocala who has had dealings with
them, and we heartily recommend
them to the people of Winter Garden.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

The residents of Fort King avenue
are determined to make that the
most beautiful avenue in the city
and in fact the prettiest IN the state
They have formed an organization &c
this end. the work of which Will DC
in charge of Mr.. w. T. Gary, who is
very enthusiastic over the project
and will work indefatigaDly Ior It's
success. He has the hearty co-opera
tion of the residents along this ave
nue.. every one having joined the OF
ganization. with one or Two eAcep
tions. This avenue is soon % DC
payed with brick. and the new ssciety
expects to plant flowers, shade trees
etc, all upand down the avenue anc
keen a man busy attending 10 the
avenue all the time. This is a spien
aid movement and We expect soon &c
see Fort King avenue thing OF
beauty"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

In another column of today's paper
will be found the professional card
of Mr.. ]. H. Dunn, veterinarian. Al.
though this a new feature of his bus
mess since coming to Ocala, he has
had eight years practice in veterinary
surgery in Brown county. Ohio. Those
in need of prompt and efficient ser
vice in his line will do well 70 con.
suit him. His telephone numbers are
107 and 1T, where he may be com.
municated with at any time. day or
night.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Friday night, at Lake Weir, Ed
Chazal stuck a fsh-hook entirely
through one of his fingers, and for
some little time the pain was most
agonizing. Fortunately at the time
DR.. Henry happened to be on the
Woodmar side of the lake and came
at once to his assistance, and soon
had the fish-hook out, although it was
so entirely embedded in the flesh OF
Eds finger that it was most difficult
to extract it. Yesterday Master Eds
finger was doing nicely.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
DR.. MONTGOMERY PAYS OCALA
ANOTHER VISIT

DR.. Lucius Montgomery of Mican-
opy, who was arrested in this city
about fortnight ago for drawing his
gun on an officer and trying to tear
up things generally at Mr. Carmi-
chael's saloon, and prior to that time
INDUCED in similar escapades, and
even worse in Gainesville and Jack
sonville, is again in trouble in Ocala.
Shortly after nine o'clock Monday
night, while at Mr. Keating's saloon,
he began getting uproariously and
boisterously drunk. He ordered the
bar tender out of the way at the point
of gun and helped himself to hand
ful of money from the cash drawer,
with which he began very generously
setting up his friends and bystand
ers, keeping his pistols conspicuously
in evidence Someone finally got
word to Sheriff Galloway, who short
ly arrived with deputy, and soon had
DR.. Montgomery in Jail. The party Of
friends with the doctor decided to
skip out in his automobile for home,
but out near the poor farm steered It
into a ditch and overturned the car,
and from the amount of blood scat
tered around someone was evidently
hurt, but the men had disappeared.
Montgomery will be tried in Justice
Lyles' court, and it is not thought
that he will get off as easily as he did
on his previous razzee in this city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
Mr.. JOHN CARNEY comRLI
mENTED

From Fridays Daily
Quite a number ~ ~ 4 Car
ney's friends met a. the csrnn sesk
last Thursday eYenins A. eelsaFale
his twentysevenih blrhdaf ha 81
ing 20 the rain and hieh 2iaa iaef
were compelled 60 seek shelter Mw
r. r. Moody opsned hef haapitaaIe
home 10 the party and faFniahea 81
bles and lights On fhe side sefan8a
After a bountlfui Supper wsa enlayea
by all dancing was keps ~ ~ aets
eral hours By The young I,eofis sn4
before leaving congrataiaiions fe w.
Carney were most hwarfs sd sla
cere. bespeakins ths hiTh esteem So
love Of his namsrous fflfnas
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Mrs. F. T. Schneider, Mrs. George
X. Robinson, Miss Hope Robinson and
Mr.. Donald Schneider drove down to
Orlando on the Fourth in the Schrei-
Der car In the evening Mr. Schrei-
Der, Miss Robinson and Miss Dorothy
Schneider, who were already in Or
lando, attended a beautiful Fourth of
July dance at the country club, given
by Mrs. E. G. Westcott. Speaking of
the dance, the Orlando Reporter-Star
says: "All of the younger element
were there, including several out of
town guests, including several who
motored down from Ocala. Mrs.
Westcott personally arranged the
decorations, assisted by Mr.. Lindsey,
the architect, both of whom, with
Mrs NJ. B. Davis, spent the better
part of yesterday at the club house.
The result Twas unique and charm
ing arrangement of red, white and
blue designs These, in combination
with the patriotic" dresses of the la
dies, the latter consisting uniformly
of white lingerie, with red, white and
blue sashes, and miniature flags, dot
ted over the white, gave vivid color
and life to the affair.""
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
TO SPEND A WEEK AT BAYPORT

DR.. H. NJ. DePass, Gainesville, came
down to Ocala on Tuesday and early
Wednesday left with Messrs.
Clarence and Jack Camp for Bayport-
on-the-gulf, near Brooksville, where
they will join Mr.. w. B. Taylor of
Gainesville, at his big. comfortable
fishing lodge there. These gentlemen
are all expert fishermen and they ex-
pect to have some splendid sport. Mr.
Taylor went down to Bayport last
week.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
Little Heroism Shown

characterized as the useless waste
of a human ;ife, and the whole acci-
dent as one in which the elements OF
heroism were sadly wanting on the
part of nearby bathers, the accident
appeared 10 many who were near the
scene as one which could have been
averted. Just after the two young
women entered the surf the unknown
young man came forward and asked
them to L.. fim pilot them out soma
distance. Gradually, it is said, he
carried them further out, when sud
denly the waves broke upon them
Added to this was the strong under
tow at that point, and the panic
stricken fears of the trio. The young
man is said to have been Of no assist
ance whatever to the women.
It was at about this time that Miss
Mckinney was rescued and brought
TO the beach. The three attaches OF
the bath house, Taylor, Singleton and
McMeekin, were in citizens clothing
when they saw what was taking place
Taylor and Singleton both reached
the point where Miss Proctor was
drowning at the same time, but just
as one caught her tall breaker
came and his grip was broken. Nc
Meekin had then placed life line
and buoy in place and the body was
brought to the shore.
Sixth street. She is survived by hel
mother. Mrs. Mollie NJ. Mckinney
and two sisters, who are Misses En-
mie G.. Proctor and Louise Mckinney
She was born at Ocala, but the fam
ilv has resided in Jacksonville for a
number of years. She was well known
as a trained nurse and had scores OF
friends who will be shocked at the
news of her death. She and MISS
Mckinney are said to have made the
trip to Pablo yesterday primarily foi
the purpose of engaging boarding ac
commodations for their mother for a
few weeks. During their stay they
decided TO 60 into the surf The body
was placed in charge of William c
Cooper. Jr., undertaken, and brought
10 the city.
Miss Proctor was trained nurse
and moved from Ocala to Jacksonville
several years ago. The news OF her
tragic drowning was received here
Sunday afternoon late in a telegram
n DR.. Hood, and the news caused
much sorrow among her friends in
Ocala
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
DROWNED IN SURF AT PABLO
Ventured Too For BY Advice of Young
Man Sather Who Was Unable to
Render Aid in PeriIous
Moment

The Times-Union of Monday con-
tains the particulars of the drowning
of Miss Mary Proctor, formerly of
this city.
The article says:
Miss Mary E. Proctor, one of the
best known registered nurses of
Jacksonville, was drowned in the surf
at Pablo Sunday afternoon at about
1:30 o'clock, while her sister, Miss
Louise Mckinney, narrowly missed a
like fate after they had been induced
to go out too far by young man,
who, 1t developed, could only take
care OF himself during such perilous
moments. Confusion reigned about
the board walks and among bathers
nearby. Miss Mckinney was rescued
by young man who hurried to her
assistance, but, exhausted through his
battle with the breakers, he was una
BILE to rescue Miss Proctor. Richard
Taylor, Chancey Singleton and Cliff
ford McMeekin, attaches of the Ocean
View hotel bath house, made an he
roic effort to save Miss Proctor, but
could only recover her all but lifeless
body. She was finally drawn out on
the beach and DR.. Greiner called to
her side. The physician worked des-
perately to resuscitate the unfortu-
nate young woman, but she had been
in the water too long, and his efforts
were futile.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Mr.. E. C. Rawls, city ticket and
passenger agent of the Seaboard Air
Line railway, has gone to Montgom-
cry, where he will join his family,
who are visiting relatives there. From
Montgomery they will all go to Nor
folk and other points in the north.
Mr.. Rawls expects to be gone for a
period of two weeks.-Times-Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Mrs. C. Y. Miller is at Leroy with
her daughter, Mrs. Bert Newbern,
who is quite sick. Mr.. Newbern Is
also on the sick list, as are also two
of their children. Mr.. Miller went
down Saturday to see them, accom-.
panied by a physician. and he viii re-
turn to Leroy today. We trust the
sick will soon be better.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

NJ and Mrs. Jay Harris of Cleve-
AZ. ohio. are the proud parents OF
: hae little son. born at their home a
is~ weeks ago Mr.. Jay Harris is a
iaFmeF Citra boy. the only son of Mr.
iamss A. Harris.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Mr.. Earl \. MARI 81 4afksoati.ls.
who designed HarFinston lis1I aa8
In the city Saturday innpnetlnR 80
work nov IN proeress He ekpfmsaea
himself as being well pieased So
the manner IN which sbs eofA = go
crossing
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Mrs. Mary Eagleton and her daugh
ter, Margaret, will leave soon for Phil
adelphia, Penna., where they will visit
relatives. Mrs. Eagleton will remain
in Philadelphia for several days, but
will leave her daughter there all sum
mer with relatives.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Miss Minnie Stovali mas returned
home from a perfectly delightful visit
of a month with relatives at May
field, KY. She had glorious visit
and was graciously feted as a bear
tiful Florida belle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

hFs Herbert Crook. who was caiieu
e oeala On Wednesday by the death
q BEE hrother-in.law. Mr.. James W.
santers. returned 20 her home at Pa
A'sa Saturday afternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Kisses Elizabeth and Blanche MI
~iR. after a ferry pleasant visit WIN
Nsala friends. left for their home at
pfsaEe Lake Saturday afternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12

Hf Frpd Hooker OF Tallahassee is
feliins friends ia this city. and VIII
wioY an Indefinite stay.-Times-Un- n
En