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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-12-03
EN- Ell BANco TERRITORIAL
Y AGRICOLA.

Uno de los bancos del pais que mas
brillantemente realiza sus negociacio
nes 10 es Ell Territorial Agricola ia
vorecido con los fondos insuiarcS del
Gobierno, y favorecido por nu1uerosa
clientela de San Juan y de Ia isia.
El sef1or Luis Castro Venes&s, com
petente director Gerente do ssta po
derosa frma bancaria nos ha dicho
10 sfguiente en- relaci6n con este irH-
portante asunto:
''El pals no esta muy biel de dine
TO. Las condolences economicas no son
del todo satisfactorias.
''Los bancos tienen compcc!r; sos
que reahzar que no podrian pospo-
ner para aceptar el empre5tito lei
Municipio de San juan.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-12-03
EN- Ell BANCO
COMMERCIAL.

Ell senior Enrique Adsuar, manager
general del Banco Comercial, uno de
los tantos prestigiosos puertorriquefios
al frente de una de las mas poderosas
corporaciones bancarias en- la isla, nos
ha dicho 10 siguiente en- relacion con
ell emprestito iiltimo del Municipio de
San Juan.
'sSe me ha referido ell acta de la
Asamblea Municipal recomendando ia
vorablemente ell emprestito que Sc de-
sea contratar, Y ailn no he tenido item
po do estudiarla detenidarnente.
/ 'eEstoy de acuerdo con mis- COM
lpaiieros al 6stos decir que ell tipo de
ljnter6s es extremadamente bajo. Asi
10 he considerable. Tambi6n ell largo
periodo de tempo que requiere la adj
ministraci6n para pagar no nos favo-
rece grandemente.
"Desde luego que estamos en- la
6poca de Ia zafra, en- que los colonos
iy los agricultores, ademas de los CO.
merciantes de San Juan, estan hacien
do constantes inversiones de los fan
dos de este banco.
''El Banco Commercial no podra por
ST solo hacerse cargo del emprestito
municipal, sin embargo, yo pienso refe
rir Ell asunto en- su nanera debida, v
10 mas possible es que leguemos lin
arregIo tres o cuatro bancos de la cia
dad, para que todos contribuyan en-
parties iguales al cumplimiento de ios>
terminos del contrato. Esto 10 hare
ulos seguramente, porq1ie la Admipfs-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-12-03
EEL GOBIERNo EXILE DE LOS
BANCos UN FoNDo
EN- CAJA".

"El Gobierno'', sigue diciendo Ell
sehor venegas, "exige de los barco5
que tengan siempre en- GAIA, ell 25 por
ciento a la mfnimo de sus hab ,"es
totales.
/ ''Tambi6n Ell tipo de interes que
ofrece la administrator en- su propo-
Bici6n de emprestito, es completamen
te bajo.
''Nosotros prestamos. a las centra-
les al por ciento siempre que sea
una cantidad mayor de S50,oG0; al 8
por ciento en- cantidad menor de
$4,000, y al 10 por ciento en- memo
res cantidades.
''Nosotros no podemos prestar AZ
seis por ciento, cuando tambien tene-
mos que pagar al seis''.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11
DAHOMEY PRINCE HERE TO
STUDY NEGRO PROBLEM

In the course Of a tour Of the world,
in which he is studying the problems
Of the Negro race. Prince Kojo To-
valou-Houenou, prince Of Dahomey,
Africa, has come to Chicago. He viii
stay At the Vinoennes Hotel, 601 East
Goth street. for three weeks.
The prince. who is "a years old,
holds degrees Of Bachelor Of Arts.
Master Of Arts and Science, Doctor Of
Philosophy. Doctor Of Law and Doc
tor Of Medicine for the University Of
Paris.
His tour i being made in the inter-
ests Of the Universal League for the
Defense of the Black Race, Of which
he j. president 4 cannot understand
the American attitude toward Ne
groes," nc contends. America, whose
population is made up Of immigrants
from other countries. u % inhospita-
bic compared with France, where there
IS no race prejudice"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11

race are fully capable Of undertaking
and accomplishing big things the
same As the members Of any other
race Of people on the face Of the
broad green earth.
Through the winning smiles and the
very charming manner of-Miss Crog-
man she has succeeded in winning
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Medill Mccormick
over on her side or over on the side
of the colored people and on Friday
afternoon Of this week, Mrs. McCor-
mick at the rooms Of the Women's
Civic Club, gave an elegant luncheon
or tea in honoring Miss Crogman and
many Of the most prominent white
ladies in this city were present and
warmly grasped her by both hands
and wished her the greatest success in
bringing forth the pageant entitled,
"AiIestones in the Progress Of the
Colored Race.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11
SUIT THAT HITS COLORED
VOTER FORMALLY FILED

New Orleans, La--Suit was formal
" fled in Federal District Court here
Tuesday to remove Walter i. Cohen,
Colored controller Of customs Of New
Orleans, from that Office on the
ground that he i Of African blood and
descent and. therefore, not a citizen
Of the United States.
The petition. fled BY Fl. Edwin
Bolte. who says he IS an attorney Of
Washington, d. C., attacks the validi-
ty Of the fourteenth amendment Of the
federal constitution. alleging that il
was never legally adopted, not having
been proposed BY two-thirds Of each
house Of congress nor ratified BY two
thirds Of the states.
Mr.. Cohen stated he did not take
the matter seriously. but that it would
be referred to United States Attorney
Burns.
Mr.. Burns stated he would file his
answer within the ten days allowed tc
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11

the attorney general before introduc-
ing motion to the court to dismiss
the suit.
There is absolutely no use to make
any rash or bitter statement in con
nection with the suit filed to declare
that Mr.. Cohen and all other coIored
people are not, never have been, ana
never will become, citizens of the
United States.
It might not Be rash to state right
here and now that the Il million col
ored people in this country have Be-
come a part and parcel of the great
American citizenship and there i no
power on earth to deprive them of the
fruits Of this land which they have
with their hard labor caused to bloom
and blossom like the beautiful rose in
june
Il Is therefore reasonable to state
that the coIored people in this country
viii lap water like the bloody and
horrible dogs Of war and wade in hu-
man blood up to their knees before
they viii submit to be driven back
into slavery.-Editor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11

Women. to tell Of their accomplish
ments al ! symposium Of Women,
where she. on invitation OF the maron
Van Waters 70 speak At conference Of
social workers Al San Diego. Calf, at
luncheon and to my mind DR.. Would
said the speaker of the hour was Mrs.
Winters.
The San Francisco Call: Nine.
Pearl Lowery Winters, the nightin-
gale Of the Pacific Coast, who sang in
all colleges and schools, who gave the
American Jubilee at Bakerheld Opera
house, with hundred voices, was ar
tistic from the beginning to the end.
Renditions-@The Cry of Rachel"
THE Rosary the duet for contralto-
tenor, "Misere." no artist has excelled.
Her own composition, ~Oh, If Thy
Gates, is real piece of art.
Convention Hall, Kansas City: Miss
Pearl Lowery, 1912, at General A. M.
E. Conference, charmed that conven-
ton by rendering The Lord T. Mind
fuI Of His Own "Ave Maria" (Gou-
nod, and representing the 9Th Town
Ave. A. M. E., Los Angeles, Calf.
1t was, the Great Bishop Abram
Grant proclaimed as the Golden
Voiced Contralto Singer Of the West.
Chairman Mrs. N. Graves. Building
Committee; Miss Bowers, chairman
Ways and Means Committee.
Mrs. Winters is always endeavoring
10 10 something for tie advancement
Of her race. She has served as presi-
dent OF the California State Fedora
ton Of CoIored Women. She j. Past
Continued from Page 2.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11

these columns everything seems to in
dicate that the pageant will be huge
success for the right class Of ladies
and gentlemen are behind It to make
it a great success. Mr.. Jesse Binga,
President Of the Binga State Bank is
serving as treasurer Of the affair which
simply means that every dollar over
and above the actual running expenses
will be devoted to the Improvement
Of the South Side Community Center
at 320l South Wabash Avenue, which
continues to accomplish 50 much last
ing good under the management Of
Mrs. Ada Mckinley, its president, and
Mrs Mary Blount Jones. secretary,
who is well qualified in every way to
smilingly and pleasantly discharge all
Of the responsible duties which falls
upon her shoulders, while assisting
to look after those who are less for
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11

tunate than those associated with her
in their splendid charitable work.
Too much praise can not be said
in honor Of Miss Ada Crogman who
is one Of the most brilliant and highly
educated members Of the Afro
American race in the United States.
She viii ably direct the wonderful
pageant, which should be witnessed
BY thousands Of the members Of both
races in this city for by SO doing the
whites will learn that there are thou
sands Of colored people in this city
and in other parts Of this country who
are constantly striving upwards in all
things pertaining to the highest Amer
lean citizenship.
At the same time many colored
people who will or who should wit
ness it viii learn no doubt for the
first time that the members of their
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11
ALL BOXES AT THE AUDITORIUM
ON THAT OCCASION WILL BE I'M
DER THE CONTROL OF MRS. Nc
CORMICK AND PARTIES DESIRING
THEM CAN SECURE THEM BY
COMMUNICATING WITH HER.
FIVE HUNDRED WELL TRAINED La
DIES AND GENTLEMEN WILL COM
POSE THE CAST IN THE PAGEANT
OF PROGRESS.

and most talented people are contrib
uting their services to the success OF
this big charity benefit.
The following constitute the Pa
irons Committee Of which Mrs. George
Cleveland Hall is the Chairman.
Patrons Committee:
Mrs. Park Tanoil, Mrs. Bert Ander-
son, Mrs A. I. Jackson, Mrs. w. T.
Jefferson, Mrs H. Reginald Smith.
Mrs Ernest Bum, Mrs. J. H. Harper,
Mrs. Dolly S. Jennings, Mrs. Robert
S. Abbott, Mrs. ". J. Yerby, Mrs.
Rufus Sampson, Mrs. Sadie Adams,
Mrs. R. "A. ]. Shaw, Mrs. Alexander
Tnlery, Mrs. Fenton ". Harsh, Jr.,
Mrs. William r. Cowan, Mrs. Louis
Curtis Washington, Mrs Leonard
Outlaw, Mrs. Herbert Turner, Mrs.
Cary B. Lewis, Mrs. c. v. Lowe, Mrs,
Gordon Fl. Jackson. Mrs, John B.
French, Mrs. James Frances Lawson,
Mrs. Florence Jones, Mrs. Charles
Washington. Mrs. Morris Lewis, Mrs
Norwood Thorne. Mrs M. c B. Ma
son, Mrs. Charles Dodson.
As stated several times before in
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11

The preparations for the mammoth
spiritual Negro Historical Pageant,
'AIilestones," 10 be staged at the Au-
ditorium Theatre, October 18th are
nearing completion. An enthusiastic
cast Of 500 persons Is rehearsing every
night to make the Pageant the great
est community effort ever staged BY
the Negroes Of Chicago.
The rehearsals are excellent and il
Is felt that a treat is in store for the
public. The singing Of the spirituals
and other modern music BY large
choruses even at the rehearsals, has
been inspirational and with the added
inspiration that comes from an audi
ence, the singing viii reach its climax
in melody and emotion and the acting
viii border on that Of professionals.
Many transcriptions and compost
tions BY prominent Negro composers
viii be used in the pageant Among
composers viii be Samuel Coleridge
Taylor, Nathaniel Dett, Harry Bur
leigh. Clarence Cameron White and
Major n. Clark Smith.
Quite a number Of Chicago's artists
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11
MADAM PEARL LOWERY WINTERS.
CONTRALTO, TO APPEAR
IN SONG RECITAL


The Chicago Northern District Fed
Grafton Of Colored Women's Clubs
will present Madam Pearl Lowery
Winters in song recital at Greater
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church, And street
and Grand boulevard. Thursday eve
ming, October 23.
Comments
r. Costeno, one of the worlds great
est tenor singers. says Of Madam
Pearl Lowery Winters: "She has one
Of the greatest oontralto voices ever
heard, and she was one Of my pupils
and real artist Of rare ability"
The Los Angeles Times: with
organ-like depth, sweetness Of volume
Of expression. charming personality,
rendition OF Shubert Serenade, Ny
Heart at Thy Sweet Voice. rival that
Of our great contralto, Madam Shu-
man-HinI, who i the worlds great
est contralto."
Holly Wood Boul: AT the Inter
national Peace Conference Madam
Winters was presented by Mrs. John
Eurkhart Cwhite), President of Cali
fornia Federation White Women's
Clubs, and in the beautiful mountain
Holly Wood Boul Theatre, Madam
Winters charmed over $1,000 people
in her beautiful rendition OF '-Swanee
River" with one hundred Federated
women in chorus and sang the same
program.
Mrs. John Eurkhart, before men
toned, had the honor Of being the first
lady Of her race to extend an invita-
ton to Mrs. Winters, President or the
California Federation OF Colored
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-10-11
WONDERFUL PAGEANT, ENTITLED "MILESTONES
IN THE PROGRESS OF THE COLORED RACE" WILL
Be STAGED AT THE AUDITORIUM FRIDAY EVE
MING, OCTOBER II
MRS. GEORGE CLEVELAND Hall.
WILL SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF
TIE PATRONS COMMITTEE.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON MRS. RUTH
HANNA MEDILL MCCORMICK
GAVE A TEA OR LUNCHEON AT
THE WOMENS CIVIC CLUB IN
HONOR OF MISS ADA CROGMAN.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-25
Attempt
OF Comedian and
Wife Shocks All
by United Press g.ensed Wire

HOLLY WOOD, Feb. 25.--News of
the suicide attempt OF Max Linder,
screen comedian, and his wife,
shocked Hollywood picture folk Sat
urdav. The funmakcr spent scv-
eral months in Hollywood over a
year ago.
His last American picture was
1.-The Three Must Gct -Theirs,' Il
burlcsque of the Fairbanks version
Of the Dumas novel, then just re-
leased.
About a year ago a great outcry
was made in Paris over the disap-
pemance Of a minor girl coincident-
a4}y with Linder's departure from
France, The parents called on po-
lice TO arrest him, but nothing was
done. This girl, it is presumed, is
the one mentioned III Paris dis
patches as having been a party to
the death pact.
After he left France, Linder re-
sumcd picture making in Berlin,
friends here learned.
He was one of the screens pio-
neer actors appearing i'll early
French comedies brought to the
Unitcd States.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-25
Supper Hon0rs
Returning HoEaeyraocn
Couple Sunday Nigal

Miss Nadine Strickland WAS host
oss last nighi a delightful buffet
supper ut her country home south
west Of the city, when number
Of young people gathered to vel
come Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Strickland
home from their honeymoon.
Arriving but short time before
the guests from weeks trip to
Rcdlands, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other Southeu California
points, Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland re-
ccivcd the congratulations and good
wishes Of the friends they had 50
clcvcrly cluded at the time of the
wedding.
Assisting Miss Strickland in serv-
ing were Mrs. Ray !. Martin, Mrs.
Hazel Meadows, Mrs. S. II. Strick-
land and Earle Davis. Those who
were bidden to the delightfully."- in
formal affair to welcome Mr..
Strickland and his attractive bride,
who was formerly Miss Gladys Met
man, included the Misses Mildred
Brewer, Irene Brooks, Pauline Col
berg, Julia Foncannon, katherine
Lyons, Laura Stewart, Peggy Lien,
Laura SWEET, Mrs. Hazel Meadows,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray |. Martin, Messrs
Harold Burnham, viii Apple, Pat
Ihaanum, Chan Livingston, Earle
Davis, Norman Deatori, John Keep,
lev. Bob Robbins, c. O. RulIins,
Waiter Havckorst, Jimmy Greene,
and DR.. Sem Bacon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-25
Act of Congress
Unconstitutional
Says High Court

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.,--The
act OF congress Of 1922 providing
Shat employees engaged in loading
or unloading ships other than actual
members of the crew were not gov
ernod by maritime law and might
be covered hv the workVen s com
pensation laws Of the various ste
tes, was held Unconstitutional BY
the sunreme court today.
Justice Brandeis dissented.
The question was brought mp by
the industrial accident commission
of California to compel the James
Rolph Company of San Francisco
10 compensate, under the California
law, a stevedore, Eugene Hayes,
killed while employed ON q ship in
The harbor.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-25
F0rHler LOcGE Girl Is
Bride II: L28 Angeles

Many people Of this city viii be
interested to learn of the morriagc
of Miss Florence Dutton, formerly
of this city, which took place in
Los Ange IS Friday where she be-
came the bride of Edward CAT.
Miss utton, vino is the daughter
cf Mr. and Mrs, S. +. DUtton who
I've west of the city, was gradual
ed from thc local high school about
threc Years ago, Since that time,
she has lived in Los Angeles. Mr..
Graf also resided in El Centre some
years ago.
Mr.. Graf is connected with the
Western Lithograph ComyanY, The
young peop.e will MAKE rnelr home
IN Hollywood.
The many friends of the Young
couple Join in wish ug them every
falp ne,s
Los Angelcs-Work on $4,000,
GEO development project ut Los An
GIios harbor to start.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-25
Y. ". c. A. Officials Says
Oidei' Pe0Di Deserve
CeHSure, No5 Children

llc present generation may balk
at the conventional rules and stand
ards Of their mothers and grand
mothers, yet some of their tai!ur"
must be laid at their elders door.
According to Dr. Elizabeth Allison,
Of the social education depart
ment Of the national board of the
Young Women s Christian Associa-
tion, the fault lies not so much in
'he iron,clad standards, but in the
method Of presentation.
1.-The older generation ask young
people of today to accept their ira
ditional ideas Of department with
cut explaining the why and where,
fore Of their existence said DR..
Allison yesterday. FWhy should no.
boys and girls ball at being handled
in this manner? Contrary to the
popular impression l find girls
everywhere puzzled about what is
right or what is wrong. They worry
and struggle to solve things alone.
II parents would bring to light the
questions that are bothering youns
people ana talk them over I feel
confident that girls would meet
their elders more than halfwHy.'
Within the last few months DR..
Allison has spoken to girls in a
hundred and twentysix rural com
munities, three towns. and seven
cities, including university groups.
"Our discussions aim to link health
with personality and a larger eN-
preston in life Take. for instance,
The difference. between passive and
active recreation. Many girls pre-
fer TO sit in the movies and see
other people in action rather than
to hike or exercise. Girls should
recognize that rcstlcssness a0d dis
satisfaction may have its sole
source in an overdose of inactive
recreation. >
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-25
TOURISTS HERE
FROM CHICAGO
PRAISE VALLEY

With the planting of about \
hundred more trees at ;hc mun.ci-
T@ auto tourist camp 1t Parh and
Fifth streets, FL Centre will he one
OF the most popular stopping point,
in the valley. Other improvements,
including new comfort st.y;ion,
are III progress.
The average nEm1cr Of cars park
ed in the lot each day is shout
50, according to Park Attendant b.
". Shaw. Most Of these bear Cali
fornia license plates and are lc-
Maining for some time.
"Thcre has been 4 little less
traffic lately" Mr.. Shav, said to-
day, though quite a number OF
tourists from the southern state
come in every day. A good laany
of the tourists aye staying to wor.
on the lctturc crop.
Among those who were Giving
their cars the "onee over" thi'
morning, WIS Z. -iandcyillc, of Chi
cago, who with his wife, is staying
i'll FL Centre for several days.
4" Yes, we certainly are glad
be down here where Lake Michiga
breezes aren t SO cold and where
You don t have to shovel slowdrift
every morninG,' Mr.. MaHlevillr
saide. "We think Fl Centre is one
of the most properous and aJtr;.c
tive towns we have struck. We
like to stay longer and get ae-
quaiEted. -
The letting of tbs contract for
paving the highway between the
sandhillS and Yuma within the next
few weeks is expected to t..hg 4
much larger volume of traffic
through El Centre this year, Mr.,
Shaw said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-25
w. II. BEST rs
HOSTESy TO MANY
FRIENDS, BRIDGE

Mrs. William II. Best OF Brawlcv
was hostess to a number of friends
on Friday when she entertained at
an attractive bridge luncheon. Gay
spring blossoms and pretty hand
painted place cards were usal IN
the decoration Of the small ttblca
where covers were laid for 80.
Aesdames Jay Milstead of Braw-
ley and Mrs. Howard +. Never OF
fhis city received first and acconu
places in the bridge contest.
Among Mrs. Best s out-of town
guests were Mesdamcs G. Il. Scott,
Clarence Conant, Ralph Clage"tt, }.
T. Gooeh, II. L. Loud, Howard =.
Nev = ON -. -; e" -
rity, Mrs. G. w. Allison of Imper-
.i'., Mr nOy 1IoInro~l. u4 >...,- -,
and Mrs. Allen Ashburn of Los An.
Eeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-25
BUR8ANEING IN FASHIONS GARDENS
eEtz EtzTa57S257E155rzGEl5 7E1

There are Burbanks of fashion.
800, who 'cross" their periods. aE;i
mix their countries and their ,1e-
signs. with strange and fascg.ting
results. Here is Madame, -or in
stance, looking like a Chinese Pier
rette of Cossack extraction. smil-
ing inscrntably &C the world. and
q Iite refusing 20 give up the
formula OF her costume. The
Cossatk fights the Chinese in this
frock Of greg brokado krepe with
Ats gay red bows and bands OF
Veltyn ~ibbon. The side closing
and the long close sleeves favor
The wild riders of the Steppes. but
nhe long straight tunIc with its
side slashes gives too Oriental q
flavor to let the Cossack have 1t
9ll his own way. and cut OF the
melee emerges a most piquant en-
semble. The tunic is collared.
cuffed and bordered with wide
bands OF white fox. The fur COL
lar is happily removable, so that
.he interesting Chinese neckisne
may be shown. This is formed
by narrow outstanding band OF
the veltyn, ana feminine note is
added by the looped bows which
extend back wards with a dang
ling "follcw-re" streamer There
Is something particularly charming
about this combination of soft
grey. vivid red. and 1uffy white,
which reminds us of the red
breasted robin, snow covered
Christmas trees. hollyberries. and
all the other accompaniment OF
the festive season. Madame adds
n touch of western scphistication
TO the lure OF Tie ca Il in this. cos
euInc. with q nuge b ark satin hat
which extends hey,lpd her slim
shoulders and entirely covers her
hooking eyes,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-25
Mystery Man In
L. A. Jail Knows
Only His Name
by United P-ess LEASED Wire

LOS ANGELES, T-eD. Recall
ing only that his name is Ashley G.
Earl and that he is q writer, &
mystery man was held in the coun-
ty Jail here today.
Apparently suffering from a blow
on the head, Earl was found dazcG
ON the streets Of FL Monte lie said
lie remembered starting from some
place in the east in an automobile
with q man he knew as Peter. y
The couple came through Arizona,
and stopped in San Hernardino,
whore Earl recalls visiting the
orange show.
lie said he remembers having
travellers checks and currency
amounting to nearly 5000, but when
he regaiued his memory, he WAS
without funds and dressed in cloth
ing not his own.
Earl recalled that his birthplace
was Walpole, y. 4.
Why waste time TRYING to set the"
world afirc? il il too green 20 burn.