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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
Shown by Disseminating of
Branch Offices.

One Of the best evidences that the last
year has not been n prosperous one for
the members Of the Stock Exchange was
forcibly shown IN its bulletin issued yes
terday. Many branch offices which IN
previous years have been n profitable
source Of income have been discontinued,
because in many cases the overhead
charges were in excess of the income.
Some new branch offices have been opened
by brokerage firms. but the number closed
is largely I'm excess of the number opened
for new business. \ list OF the firms that
have discontinued branch Offices follows:
Daniel O'Dell q Co. No. 200 Fifth ave
nue.: Wardwell & Adams, No 3l7 Broad
way and the Hotel Chelsea, Chisholm &
Chapman, Vanderbilt Hotel; Seligsberg a
Co. No % Fifth avenue; Hale * Stieg-
litz. No IL West 33d street, !. &. Wilson
& Co, Coronado Beach, Cal: Richardson
Norton d Co, No. ll3 West 18th street;
Miller & Co, No. 79j Broadway; Clark,
Chlds q Co, No 501 Fifth avenue; Logan
& Bryan. Pasadena, Cal; Ulman & Co,
No. Il West $50 street; y. L. Carpenter
& Co. Flatiron Building, and Henry
Clews & Co, No. 4S7 Broadway.
To take the place Of their discontinued
Office. however, Henry Clews & Co. have
opened a new branch at No. 30 Union
Square. other firms that have also
opened new offices are H. H. Fiero & Co.
at Great Darlington, Mass; Frank Il.
Calm e. Co., at Paris. and G. *. McCor-
nick & Co, at No. POO Fifth avenue.
a..A
the exchange yesterday follow:
Dissolution OF partnershlps-On April
80 1913 r. G. Coombe & Co. on April 20.
Seneca d. Brown & Co.; on April 20.
Daniel O'Den & Co.. on May /. Maury &
Auchincloss, and on May !, c. L. Welles
& Co.
New partnerships formed on May ]
were Brown & Coombe. Anderson, Bruins
e. Co, L. & +. Schafer, Maury & Auch-
ingcloss, Daniel O'Del & Co. c. Il. Welles
& Co. and Lorenzo Il. Anderson & Co.
The following firm changes were an
nounced: Worden & Co. Daniel T. Wor-
den, retired Logan & Bryan. r. w. Nc
Kinnon, retired; John II. Jacquelin & CO.,
Drayton Burrll. retired. Rockhill b..
Potts, admitted. John w. Cross admitted.
Sternberger. Sim & Co, Bernhard A.
Sim. retired; f. s. Smlthers & Co.. Mau-
rice L. Farrell and Lewis b. Hughes. adj
mitted: Keech, Loew e Co.. Thomas
johnson Ward. admitted; c. O. Kalman
& Co, Lucius Oppenhelm. retired; Schafer
Brothers. Leonard Schafer. retired; Teirt
& Co., David Stevenson, special partner
retired; Pepper & Sternbach. Joseph
Loewi. interest ceases on account OF
death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
KESNER HEAKING DEla''
Court Postpones SettlenieS
Basis of 80 Per Cent 0ps

To give creditors OF the ). 4
Company. drygoods dealer, NO .<
avenue. an opportunity TO e on',
Their the offer of a 30 per cent p"' .
their claims. made by the I've"
street Stores Corporation. 1uos' NJ
NJ. Mayer. sitting In the fene'~ "A
Court. adjourned the procse'i''
day until May TO- ,x
Before the announcement "
ponement OF the creditors mes.s
ard Taylor, counsel for tne 40
fishing Company. which hoids ~
against the insolvent compsn' w
To the proposition. as wen .. "A a
diction and power of the com' ~
the Twenty-third Street s'o's, -slus
ito n offer. The assets ai' 81
s5O1, OS4 4s. He stated further 49, 4
receivers report showed liao' ~
eating s1,Ss7,5s7 Of. the kesn., v
should properly be in BANKRUPTCY ss,, !
of being the defendant IN q"
ceeding. 49,. stsf J.
pany. and Robert c. Morris -. ., n
paper publishers Associauo md
claims for advertising ~
ss5,7Sl 10, Joined in Mr.. Ta''o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
INCOME TAX BILL "WR0NG''
Imperils Interests Of Policy
holders, Says w. A. Day.

W. A. Day. president OF the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, has addressed an
open letter to Congressman Cordeii HUI
protesting against the income tax meas
ure as It affects payments to policyhold-
ers. Mr.. Day asserts that unless further
amendments are made confusion ltiga-
tjon and perhaps grave injury to hum
drads Of thousands Of innocent persons
will result
The clause IN the bill which removes
the tax from "the proceeds OF policies
paid upon the death OF the person In
sured" does not go far enough accord
fng to the Equitable president. because IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
JUDGMENTS RECORDED.

The following judgments for amounts eI
caeding 500 we're filed yesterday. the hTs'
name being that OF the debtor;
Albino Michael-S Feldmani S5lV oo
FLOCK John-G. y. Block; 81. $40 So
Bonwt Julius-Samuel Kaplan brothe's'
Beil,zzi. Iewis-Consumers Biscuit and Manu-
featuring CO S2o5 Y. .,-,o,
Drexler Israel-EaBtman Machine Co sIt4 80
Friedman. Hannah-switzerland healy 'o''
Gaf fine George Wv. S. Rogers sl1s5 ~.
Gregg. David, and Theodore Il. Mccarthy
HesI Up Patrick 10. Iakn; 81. 119 os.
Haas. Moses-s & NJ. Monoson ct al; sZOe 20
Kaelin. Frances-M. Bullimore; si64 81
McDermott. John Curtis Blaisdeh 90 :
Ms9iIssf: John w.-Msnha''an Leasing Co.
MurDSy. Richard Nm r. Forster; &4o3 es
Nsgi. Franz-T. Well; costs; .li3 20
Nsgl, Msrie-T. We'll, costs; Sll3 ~.
o. Conner Brldget-W. Y. Crawford ct a., coe's'
Ro SiUD b Bern.tt-H. sklarnberg; $40 %
Roeoff samuel-F. w. Dodge CO; ..5.ooes'
reynolds. Thomas IL. Milbank: s24o 49, =
straus. Nathan. Jesse l. Straus' Percy ..
straus and Herbert NJ. susus-J. Finland
stsek iio Sc; oswald C.-J. W. Rosenbsum'
scSaeftr. H.nry-T. Farrell; secs 90.
Westphal, Ernest-F. l.. Pierce; SZls VI.
Wright. George w.-Manhattan Leasing CO
Anchor Laundry Goa. Lacritz; 81 l40 80
american Diamond Rock Drill Cor. Gold
man: 1889 0o.
Same-same: 1856 o6.
Degrade Realty Co.-New York Telephone Co ;
SIG On
Cassier Magazine Co-Roy Press: s2,sb3 81
Francis c. Wering Co.-E. Hartman ct al;
500 IS.
Illinois Surety Goa. vadie; 81 .se5 p.
Main Line Express Co.-New York Telephone
Co: 11s4 IL. ,,.
New York Contracting Co. and Pennsylvania
Terminal. Pennsylvania, New York d. Long
Island Railroad Cos. Jackson ct al; 20. -
247 40. -.
Pope- Hartford Auto Cot. Muller, costs;
Sl13 %.
Ro,sof &, Co.-.5erman Exchange Bank: s274 IA.
White House Lunch Co.-New YORK Teiephone
Co; tl43 So. WV
Dodge Co; 500 So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
Move to Impose Light Duties on
Retired Officers.
[From The Tribun. Bureau.
Washington. May


WOULD HAVE RETIRED OFFICERS
WORK-The Senate Military Committee
purposes soon to take up the question Of
retired army officers Several bills are In
course of preparation and the Senate has,
by resolution. called on the War Depart
ment for information concerning the
number OF retired officers who have asked
for active service and the percentage or
such requests which have been granted.
4 peculiar feature Of this resolution is
the demand for a list OF the avocations In
which the retired officers are engaged
The War Department, OF course, keeps
10 such record. a fact which was called
TO the attention OF the Senate committee
at the time IL was considering the resolu-
ton But II was held that the War De
partment was I'm "A position To acquire the
Information from the officers.
Senators believe II will be found that
many officers retired on account 81 physi-
cal disability are able TO engage IN pur-
suits no more hazardous or labOrious than
the duties which they might perform IN
the army There is probably q purpose
10 enact such legislation as will make re-
tired officers available for duty. There IL
now a law on the subject. but II IL large
" discretionary. and II does not make
IL an object for officers above the grade
Of major 10 seek active duty, because
such senior officers receive no additional
pay for active duty. Then. too, there Is
a disposition 10 confine such assignments
TO younger officers. and even those who
have been retired for physical disability
are available only I'm limited directions.
The military authorities have little iaith
in any legislation which would materially
alter the situation. They maintain that
n retired officer ordered to duty against
his wishes would be OF little value. and
that some Of the retired officers who seek
active duty are OF little use except In
billets for which there IL n surplus or
candidates The Military Committee
however. believes there Is an undue num-
Der of retired officers who find It pos
sible to work in civil life. and who might
lust as well be employed by the govern
ment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE


ttN lrNNkfhPN TT ANlN AlNNAlAT
San Francisco. May 3-The interest OF
Californians has been centred this week
IN the remarkable spectacle u the Secre-
tary OF state pleading with the members
OF the California Legislature not 10 pass
any alien land bill legislation which VIII
involve this nation In diplomatic difficult
ties with Japan. Secretary Bryan had "a
thankless task. but he acquitted himself
I'm a way which gave all who saw him
better idea OF his force OF character ard
his reserve OF politeness The Progressive
majority I'm the Legislature took no pains
TO conceal tho fact that they intended 20
use their power to pass an allen land law
whether Il was offensive 20 the admins
tration or not. In the conferences which
Mr.. Bryan held with the members OF
the Legislature Governor Johnson LETT
much 10 be desired In the way OF defer
ence. and the crowning act was the intro
duction OF a new land bill In the Senate
only a few minutes after the last confer
ence with Mr.. Bryan was concluded.
Secretary Bryan was so busy that on
the following morning he did not get
look at the newspapers before he started
for San Francisco While here he was
talking with a friend. when he happened
TO mention that he did not believe the
Legislature would take any action on an
alien land til until his return. a morn
ing paper was handed 20 him. and his
smile disappeared az he read Of the UNI
seemly haste with which Governor John
son and his henchmen had introduced the
IL
turned.
While the state .s almost solidly in favor
OF some legislation that will prevent the
increase OF ia ancse ownership of farm
ing land, the great majority OF Califor-
mans do not approve the methods OF the
Governor In securing this legislation.
They believe that this is bad time for
such a law, because it cannot fail 10 in
iiuence public opinion I'm the Orient to the
detriment of the Panama Exposition.
They believe that agitation OF this ques-
ton will inJure the fair. as the Japanese
Will not show any of that enthusiasm in
exhibiting which they would have shown
before this discrimination against them.
Dr. Jordan. president OF Stanford Uni
versity. furnished valuable aid TO Secre-
tary Bryan, as he was able 10 give him
a good idea of the care which Japan
has taken to see that the agreement in
regard to the immigration of Japanese
was observed. DR. Jordan was In Japan
last year, and made careful study of
the way the government enforces the
agreement with this country. He tried
In several cases 10 secure the admission
into this country OF students who did not
have the requisite financial backing, but
in no case would the government relax
its rule.
The revelations of graft In the Police
Department made by Italian ''bunco'
men have amazed the town. A half dozen
Of these criminals. some In prison and
others still unconvicted. have given the
names of police officers who have received
large monthly payments for granting i'm
munity from arrest or for securing the
freedom OF the offenders when they hap
pened to be caught. The general reply
of the accused officers is that these men
oss Irresponsible but when other ,vit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
COST COMPARISONS
Changes in Average Prices for
the Last Week.

The following table gives the highest,
lowest and average wholesale spot prices
Of twenty-four articles Of current con-
sumption in the New York markets for
the week ended May 3, and the difference
In average from those of the previous
week, cotton. sugar and lard quotations
being in cents and hundredths:
Change in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
BUSINESS REVERSES.

NATHAN ABRAMSON and AARON FlCH-
HANDLER-Nathan Abranson. living az
Dunrayen. Delaware County y. \. ana
Aaron Fichhandler, living at No. H"l toN
street. The Bronx, who were formerly mllh
dealers in this city. with a creamery ~
Shavertown, y. Y. under the trade style OF
the Shavertown Creamery Company, nled pc
tition with liabilities of $4,000 and no
assets All the liabilities are for penalties
and costs to the People of the state or New
York under the agricultural law, Tor SKIM
ming milk and neglectinE 10 mark cans IN
shipping as containing skinned milk. Inc
Attorney General obtained a Judgment
against then, February I, 1911. for Nl''-fl
in Delaware County. they appealed, but the
Judgment was affirmed. with SHe, costs. me
other penalties are $4,000 and costs est
mated at $3.50. They discontinued business
as a firm in 1909 and paid all their liabilities
except these penalties. They afterWaTd IN
corporated the Shavcrtown Creamery Com
many in January 1910. with capital STOCK
Of $4,000 with Mr.. Abramson president ana
Mr. Fichhandler treasurer when COMPANY
has since continued the business both IN
this city and Delaware County.
SAMifEI, NASH.-Schedules Of Samuei
Nash, dealer in wool clippings. AZ 40. ~
Iispenard street. show liabilities OF Nf.e"f,
of which S13.644 Is accommodation paper
for willard & Baldwin. and nominal assets
Of S14 500 consisting OF notes OF willard {.
baldwin, Sl3.644: due by Baldwin TOT NOR
chandise. s1.22i: cash IN bank 50 Yen
shares Of stock Of he Nash Wool Stock Co.
of which eight are pledged value unknown
and loop the loop apparatus, value un-
known.
AMOUNTS UNDER $4,000.
MORRIS BAss-Petitlon filed against Nor
ris Rass manufacturer OF cloaks and suits,
of No. asa sixth avenue, by these creditors;
Harry Baum 500, NJ. c. LANCER s-oV, anu
i Abrahams, $40 IT was alleged ne IS
insoIvent and made preferential payments
Assets are $1,000 lie has been IN business
four years.. e,s
MORRIS MCPHERSON - Petition hlcd
agains. Morris Meyerson, dealer IN men
and women's furnishing goods, AT No; IotI
Southern boulevard. by these credltors'
Goldenstein & Lazarowitz. sl94; Morris L.
Feinsilber s1O3: Charles Karon. S9a |eltsol
G Diamond s52 and Louis KalmanoWitZ
5000 Liabilities are $4,000 and assets sl'Voo
lie has been in business about fye years.
ro6rentrauss clerk who formerly had a
restaurant at No. $40 Sixth avenue. MED
petition. with liabilities Of s3's65 ana no
avalabIe assets The largest creditor j.
Theresa NJ ]. ODonohue. S3,Oi2: rent anu
taxos lie began business in 1901 and was
succeeded by n corporation a year ago OF
which he was president.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

The net loss In membership OF regi-
ments in tho LIST and "a brlgades
in New York city during the six months
ended March 81 last was S76 officers and
men. the largest net loss. II is said. on
record. The eth Regiment is the only one
showing a net gain. aggregating % mem
bers. The present strength and the net
loss in each command are as follows: 18th
Regiment. 732. net loss 100. 18th Regiment.
G6S. net loss 1923: 23d Regiment. s0j. net
loss lS; 18th Regiment. SIS. net loss 10;
Goth Regiment. ~. net loss ~. and list
Regiment. $50. net loss T. The member
ship OF the eth Regiment was 97l on
March 81 last. and 1t is the largest COM
mand in the two brigades.
A provisional company has been organ
tied IN the 22d Engineers for duty at
| Peekskill during the school Of application
to be held in June there for engineer Of
ncers. The company viii b under com
| mand OF Captain Frederick A. Onderdonk.
Colonel Conley OF the 69th Regiment
,, has decided 10 parade his command at
J the navy yard. Brooklyn. on Sunday. May
%, to take part in the military field mass
there. Company y visited Pleasantvile
n. Y. last Sunday 10 take part In the
! ceremonies Incident to the dedication OF
: ST. Mary's Church. The regiment will be
reviewed this month by Mayor Gaynor
I An election by the 81 Company OF the
: 18th Regiment has resulted In the choice
! OF ex-Captain Frank c. Murphy, of the
, 18th Company.
! Ex-Captain Robert n. Disbrow, medical
| department, has been appointed major
] and surgeon In the sth Regiment. He
! formerly served In that command, and
! also in the 7th Regiment some years ago
| The review by General George Moore
Smith last Saturday night was very sue
| cessful.
| A bill has been introduced in the state
| Legislature by Mr.. Herrick which pro-
vides that any man who has served the
period of his original enlistment may be
re-enlisted for two years or more. pro-
vided he is under the age OF sixty-four
years, but not IL over that age.
! A sham battle will be held by Company
/ III, 47th Regiment, in the armory next Sat
urday night to Illustrate a land attack
on Fort Hamilton Captain II. c. Billings
will be in command of the hostile force.
which is supposed to have landed on the
south side of Long Island and Lieutenant
H. w. Eldred will command the defend
ing force The company will also take
part in the Cypress Hills celebration on
July 4.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
ORDERS ISSUED.-These army and
navy orders have been Issued


Lieutenant Colonel RICHARD NJ. BLATCH-
FORD infantry. from Kansas City to st
Louis as inspector instructor organized
militia Of Missouri
Major POWELL c. FAUNTLERoY, medical
corts. on expiration leave OF absence 10
Csptaln HENRY NJ MERRIAM. coast artil-
lery firm bath Company. coast artillery
10 unassl -ned list; detailed inspector instruc
tor coast artillery reserves OF the state OF
Promotion S,t OF HENRY II. ARNOLD from sec
ond lierenant 10Th Infantry to hrst lieu
secbnd Lieutenant CLARENCE F. BLLET'-
son assigned 7th cavalry.
Chaplain HENRY 4. BROWN, corps or en-
giueers. on expiration leave Of absence to
Ieaye s Of ' absence~Major ULYSSES O. NC
ALEXANDER. 18th I"fantry. one month.
Lieutenant c. W NiM!Tz. detached Bureau
OF Steam Engineering: New London snip
and Engine building COMPANY, Groton. Sonn'
Passed Assistant Surgeon u. G., GATHER, de-
tached the Vermont: walt orders.
MARINE CORPS.
Major II. y. HALL. command marine par.
racks. Charleston. on arrival In United
secon Lieutenant HARRY SCHMIDT, recruit
depot, marine barracks. Mare lsland, on ar
rival In United States.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-These
movements OF naval vessels have been
reported:
ARRIVED
Nav THE Neptune. at Guantanamo.
NAV THE Delaware. at Tompkinsyille. the
Fatuxent and the Patapsco. at Norfolk yard ;
the Prairie. at Philadelphia; the supply at
Yokohama
SAILED.
May >2-The Virginia and the Georgia, from
Lynnhaven Bay for Boston: the Rhode Isl
and from Lynnhayen Bay for Newport; the
san Francisco. from Lynnhaven Bay for
Portsmouth. ~ H.: tho Patuxent and the
Patapsco, from Lynnhaven Bay for Norfolk;
the Saturn, from Tiburon, Cal, for San
Diego.
NAV 3-The Tennessee and the Brutus. from
Smyrna for Algiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

nesses corrcborate their stories hH'
possible 20 furnish auy gocd deienr
eral officers have been indicted a.
net result OF the inquiry "ill be &c
the department OF many men shs 1
fattened on the wages or crime
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

John McLaren. Landscape saro'''
the Panama Exposition has mao
rangements to show visitors what =
done in this climate to insure
sion OF aowers Throughout me yea
color scheme Of each lllld'ns '"
studied by McI.arcn, and the no"s' ,
surround il viii harmonic. one "a
will be "A field 81 twenty NV
which will be one mass of color 10 %.
month. one month Il VII ne s01.
the next red and SO on. All the y,
OF tropical and temperate zones
grown here In the open air from :.
airy, when the fair opens 10 wv
when IL closes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
RAD WAR FIR BROKERS' ARMY AND NAVY NOTES NATIONAL GUARD NEWS
Officers Say Dirt Drill Floor
Would End Recruiting.

A great deal Of discussion has been &c
casioned among officers Of the national
guard by tho recommendation OF Major
General John +. Organ. appearing ex-
clusively in The Tribune on Thursday,
that the wooden drill floors in the A.
mores used By infantry and coast artil-
lery regiments be replaced by dirt or
clay. TO insure more practical training 81
troops WI many officers admit that
a dirt floor IL more practical FOR indoor
training than one OF boards. they fear
that the elimination Of the board foor
would practically kill recruiting unless a
large dancing floor could be added
Colonel Daniel Appleton. OF tho 7th
Regiment. senior colonel I'm the state.
when asked whether tho tearing up OF
the eth Regiment drill floor would work
harm TO his command said
THE dr1 hall OF the Eth is only used
for military purposes. and no dances arc
ever held on il. All our dancing is done
in large lecture hall upstairs. The floor
OF the drill hall cost the regiment 800 ooo.
and We have done progressive work on II.
az official reports show. Still II official
orders ever came 10 have II ripped up the
Eth would gladly obey orders. as ii always
has done. and drill on a dirt plane. The
eth IL never backward IN meeting any new
conditions looking 20 increased efficiency.
/ do not anticipate any orders however.
requiring the tearing up OF the armory
drlll floor Just yet"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

II any national guard organizations de-
sire to attend the fftieth anniversary OF
the battle OF Gettysburg next July they
will have TO do so without any help from
the committee I'm charge. The celebration
was organized solely for the veterans who
took part in the battle. the committee
says. and no provision whatsoever has
been or will be made for commands other
than the veterans There will not even
be facilities for national guard regiments
or companies to encamp on the grounds,
and any commands going 10 Gettysburg
at their own expense will have TO encamp
long distance away from the famous
battlefield.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

The heavy bond issues ana me NV
expenses OF several city dspartm'Ns
raise the local tax rate for this N>
sos 70 SEA on the So. with ~"
assessment roll Of 80" '" ~
debt which has been piled up 'a
useless purposes. Will insure 'e'
crease OF the tax rate. which 30
heavy that II has become pu'0'I
real estate owners except tho"
10y big rents from retail basine"
erty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

A review az the "a Battalion 81 Naval
Militia by Representative Calder will be
held in tho armory on Saturday night.
May Il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

Loren COburn. the Octogenar'S"
aire OF Psscadero. VINO was re'.s-
clared incompetent. vii appeal -
to the United States supreme O0u.
burn married recently. and h' =
applied to have a guardian apI0D~
the old man. lie fought the y"
terly. but was finally wors'ea.
is probably the most notorious w"
the state. having carried on 's
thousand cases In the courts in "
nifty years.
ID. II. Gilman, one Of the pes
railroad organizers OF the
died this week at Pasadena hs
of the builders OF the Great No''H'
one OF the subsidiary lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
Change in

OF May a. week OF
IIInh Low ANQe. April 70.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

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'Florids No / white.