The - Plattsmouth - Journal
r Published Semi-Weekly at Plattsmouth. Nebnski t
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
Entered at the Postoflke at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, as second-class
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Attend the primaries Tuesday,
August 16.
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Mr. Palllnger demonstrates onre
more that the favorite epithet of a
demagogue Is "demagogue."
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Almost the only question In the
Ohio campaign this year seems to be
the sire of Governor Harmon's ma
jority. :o:
County option Is virtually prohibi
tion. So if you are for stato wide pro
hibition you get It by tlio adoption
of county option.
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"Who are the people?" Senator
Aldrlcb is quoted as asking. If Mr.
Aldrlch has heard from Kansas he
has learned who the people are.
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W. R. Patrick lias withdrawn as a
candidate for governor. Ills candi
dacy was more of a bluff than any
thing else in the first plare.
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If your candldato for governor Is
not nominated It will be your fault as
much as anyone else's If you fall to
get out and help to nominate him on
TueHday, August 1 6.
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The Insurgents are greatly In evi
dence In Kansas. The reports seem to
be to the effect that It Old Joo Can
non had remained a week longer In
tho Sunflower state the standpatters
wouldn't have had a smell.
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. totinty option may lie a good
thing for some communities, but it
Is not a good thing for cities the
bI.o of Plattsmouth, especially situ
ated the way we are, and If the busi
ness intercuts of Plattsmouth view
the matter In tho proper light they
will vote solidly against county op
tion. Those Kansas Insurgents stirred up
things to beat tho band down la
that state. Tho result of Tuesday's
primaries shows that the Invasion
made by Old Joo Cannon in the
sunflower patch touched off the fire
works in great shnpc, and hla old
dried up carcass was shot full of
boles.
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Taft has wisely concluded not to
visit the west during the campaign.
No wonder Kansas has spoken In
thunder tones agnlnst him and his
policies. Iowa has followed suit, and
tho weak manner In which ho was
endorsed by tho Nebraska Republi
cans, demonstrates that tho western
people outsldo of tho federal office
holders, have but little uso for Taft
and his policies.
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A business man In one'of the small
towns out In tho county remarked
to the writer the other day that coun
ty option would greatly benefit their
trade, Because It the saloons were
knocked out at Plattsmouth many
farmers would not care to come to
this town even to by goods. Well,
ho spoke the truth, and It cannot be
denied that many farmers who do
not drink como hero on business
matters who do take a glass of beer
occasionally. Plattsmouth Is a sort
of a meeting place for farmers on
Saturday. Cut out tho Raloons and
theso farmers will go elscwhero to
do their trnding.
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Till: STATU ADMIMKTKATIOV.
During Governor Shallenberger's
administration tho following legis
lation by him hnn been enacted Into
law:
The hank guaranteo law.
Tho election of precinct assessors
by direct vote of tho people, thus re
Htoring local self-government In mat
ters of taxation.
The levy of taxes for stato pur
poses has been reduced $750,000 for
tho two years of his terra of office.
Tho corporation tax law, adding
1125,000 to tho state treasury with-
out cost to the Individual taxpay
ers, aud for privileges not heretofore
taxed.
Physical valuation and appraise
ment of common carriers of the state
as a basis for determining railroad
rates.
Prohibiting the Issuance of stocks
aud bonds la excess of the actual
value of the property and Invest
ments of the public service corpora
tions of the state, thus preventing
watering of stock as a means of con
cealing unfair earnings taken from
the people.
Reimbursing the veterans of the
civil war for pension money with
held from them by order of the state
board.
Establishing two state experiment
al stations In the western part of the
state.
Placing the clerk of the supreme
court upon a salary basis.
The Oregon plan for electing Unit
ed States senators by direct vote of
the people.
A reciprocal demurrage law, a law
compelling railroad companies to set
tle for all claims for damage within
sixty days, and a law providing for
transfer switches.
An autl-dlscrlmlnatlon law to pro
tect the Interests of farmers and
consumers geuerally.
The daylight Baloon law for the
better regulation of the liijuor traf
fic. Preventing the sale or drinking of
Ucjuor upon railroad trains.
Prohibiting the sale of liquor to
lnebrlutes, Imbeciles or Idiots.
Prohibiting the sale of liquor to
Indians or the desecration of the Sab
bath by the sale of liquor.
New charters for the cities of Om
aha and South Omaha, giving them
the right to elect their own fire and
police boards, thus carrying out the
Democratic promise to give home
rule to these cities.
Veto of the Fort Crook saloon bill,
thus preventing the establishment of
saloons adjacent to a post where our
soldiers are quartered.
Providing that all cities may have
the right to make their own char
ters. Providing for a non-partisan board
of control to take charge of the state
institutions, thus taking these Insti
tutions out of partisan politics.
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IDITIJST STATU CONVENTION'.
T. II. Tibbies, one of tho old line
Populists of Nebraska, has the fol
lowing to say In the Polk County
Democrat In reference to the manner
In which the Populist state conven
tion was run. The fact Is the con
vention got Into the hands of those
who never sat In a Populist conven
tion before, and were simply tools of
the Republic an party. It will bo seen
that all tho Populists withdrew from
the convention:
"Tho above platform was adopted
with llttlo discussion. Later a reso
ution was Introduced, which the com
mlttee had refused to recommend to
tho convention or Incorporate In the
platform, which has resulted In much
ill feeling and was tho cause of a
portion of the delegates declaring
ll.nl t L . t t t . . . . .
cum h vina Buyming nut ropuustie
and that It should have been pre
sented In tho state prohibition reso
lution which created this feeling
"pledged the peoples' party to vote
for thoso candidates only who openly
pledged themselves for county op
tion." On tho motion to adopt tho
chairman pushed the thing through
by gag rule, refusing to permit a call
of tho counties, or any record of
tho voto. Upon an appeal from the
chair the chairman refused to put tho
appeal and tho result was that what
might have proven a very harmon
lous and good convention practically
disbanded In a tumult.
"The old Populist workers suppos
ed that the convention would be run
as the conventions of the past bad
been, and paid no attention to the
organization. They thought that ev
ery man would have a hearing and
all would be allowed to have their
say If It took all day and all night.
In the past it has been the custom
and when a convention adjourned all
were satisfied. It was not so at
Grand island. Judge Kretsinger was
elected chairman unanimously, but
It was not long until the old Popu
lists who for twenty years have stood
on the firing line furnishing the mu
nitions of war, wearing out their
lives for the sake of Populist princi
ples, were up against a lot of men
who had never attended a Populist
state convention before. When Judge
Kretslnger ruled that a roll call was
out of order and refused an appeal
from his decision made by Senator
Ollis, the limit of gag rule wa3 reach
ed; the convention became a mob
and Its actions were binding on no
man.
"Mr. Thomas of Douglas, pretend
ing extreme loyalty to Mr. Bryan, was
the author of the resolution declar
ing that no man was a Populist who
did not subscribe to his resolution,
thus issuing a sort of papal bull to
the members of the party, a thing
that no convention ever did before.
Mr. Bryan spoke to the chairman and
secretary of the state committee as
soon as he heard of It and repudiated
the action, saying that "It was going
entirely too far." It appears that
Thomas did not represent Mr. Bryan
at all. The Populists who repudiat
ed that action were: Senator Ollls,
Markwood Holmes, W. B. Jones, J.
L. Kvans, Senator William V. Allen,
Judge Ed. L. Adams, Judge John It.
Thompson Dr. A. B. Cummins, J. M.
Miller, II. R. Crosvenor, T. II. Tib
bies, J. S. Bygland, Manuel, Walrath
and many more."
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Mr". I'arnirr.
Watch for the he cream auto. Ev
ery day. Pint 20e, quart 33c, and
frultg and cigars. Delivered at your
door. J. E. Mason.
Short Locals
Knm Friday's Daily.
Val RurKej yesterday moved his
household effects to the comfortable
quarters over Egenberger's feed
store.
Reserve the ISth of August and at-
atend the social to be given by the
Loyal Daughters of the Christian
church.
Dr. W. B. Elster was an Omaha
passenger on the morning train to
day, where he was called on business
matters.
Mrs. M. E. Thomason and Mrs.
G. W. Rhoden of near Murray, drove
n this morning and boarded the early
train for Omaha.
Miss Mary Svoboda who has been
visiting Joo Kaboutek and wife at
Denver for a few weeks, returned to
Plattsmouth last evening on No. 2.
D. 0. Dwyer was called to Omaha
this afternoon on legal business. Mr.
Dwyer Is putting In some time on the
Hall Injunction case which is set for
hearing soon.
Miss Weber of Eon Du Lac, Wis., Is
In the city the guest of her brother,
F. C. Weber and family. Mrs. Weber
with her sister-in-law, were Omaha
visitors today, going there on the
early train.
Mrs.' J. W. Johnson who hns been
visiting her son In Omaha for a short
time, returned last evening. Mrs.
Johnson reports her little grand son,
Frank Walker Johnson as slightly
improved.
Miss Pearl Moore of King City,
Mo., who has been visiting friends
hero for a time, departed for tho east
this morning in company with Miss
Amy Cook. Miss Cook will Inter vis
It with Miss Mooro at King City.
A. P. Campbell was a passenger to
Omaha this morning. Mrs. Campbell
Is at Lexington for the present but
expects to come to Plattsmouth to
visit friends before long. Mr. Camp
bell expects to return to tho const In
September.
Mrs. M. W. Thomas and daughter
Miss Margaiite, departed this morn
ing for Lincoln and Firth, where Mrs.
Thomas will visit her sister, Mrs.
Leach for a few days and attend the
Woodninn picnic: which begins for two
days tomorrow.
The Duff gnrago has taken down
the Iron awning east of Its building
to allow better light, and to protect
the public from possible danger. Tho
awning had been up for five years
and time and moisture had rendered
It somewhat dangerous.
LIVE STOCK AND
MEAT PRODUCTS
Traie Movements During First
Six Koniiis ol 1910.
REFLECT SHORTAGE OF FOOD.
Figures Indicate Considerable Shrink
age In Supply of Some of the Prime
Necessaries of Life Export Trade
Also Reflects Same Downward Tend
ency Receipts Still Below Average.
Washington, Aug. 5. Commercial
movements of live stock and meat
products for the first bait of 1910, as
reported to the bureau of statistics of
the department of commerce and la
bor, to some extent reflect the short
age of the animal food supply in the
country. While the June movements
were in most cases heavier than for
the earlier months, the record for the
first half of the year, both In the do
mestic and foreign commerce, Indi
cates a considerable shrinkage in the
commercial suoply of some of the
prime necessaries of i.ie.
Live stock receipts during June at
seven primary Interior markets, 3,
039,780 head, for the first time since
January showed a gain and exceeded
even the June, 1909, receipts of 2,952,
924 head. Of the total, 631,679 head
were cattle, 101,400 head calves, 1,
582,692 head hogs and 683,688 head'
sheep. The June receipts of hogs,
while decidedly higher than In either
of the three preceding months, still
continue much below the average for
like periods In earlier years, while the
cattle figures exceed the correspond
ing 1909 and 1908 totals. The short
age In the commercial supply of live
stock Is best spen from a comparison
of the half yearly figures, which to
taled 16,463,756 head In 1910, compared
with 19,081,725 head In 1909.
Hog Shortage Is 25 Per Cent.
The loss of over 2,500,000 head Is
due almost entirely to the smaller
number of hogs brought to market.
Assuming thnt the average six months
receipts for the last five years at the
seven primary markets represent tho
normal commercial supply, the short
age in hog receipts thus far In 1910
Is almost 25 per cent. However, the
larger average weight of the animals
reported for the presnnt year offsets,
to some extent, the loss In numbers.
The distribution of this loss In hog re
ceipts Is f:ir from uniform. Chicago
shows a loss of 31 per cent, Kansas
City a loss of 26 per cent, Omaha a
loss of 20 per cent and St. Louis a loss
of only 5 per cent. The curtailment
in the commercial supply of cattle Is
less pronounced, the six months' re
ceipts for the present year being
about 6 per cent below the average
half-yearly receipts for the preceding
five-year period. It should be stated,
however, that the cattle figures for
Omaha and St. I.ouis include the re
ceipts of calves. Inasmuch as the six
months' receipts of calves for the
present year at the five markets which
report them separately were over 22
per cent larger than the average six
months' receipts for the preceding
five-year period. It follows that the
receipts of cattle at the seven lead
ing markets were really lower than
stated above, and the losses, as com
pared with earlier years, correspond
Ingly larger. As compared with the
above average, the receipts of sheep
at the seven leading markets, 3.820,
256 head, show a loss of over 11 per
cent. It Is noteworthy that the de
cline In the supply of sheep began
after 1906, that of cattle after 1907
and that of hogs after 1908.
Packing House Products.
The shipments during June of pack
ing house products from Chicago, 176,
K20,fp,r)0 pounds, show the largest
monthly total for the yenr, though
falling below the June, 1909 and 1908,
shipments of 183,665,090 and 204,823,
305 pounds. The six months' figures
for 1910, 993.953,875 pounds, for the
first time during the more recent pe
riod fell below 1,000,000,000 pounds,
and were almost 20 per cent below the
six months' average for five years.
The export trade in live animals and
meat products reflerts the same down
ward tendency. Thus the foreign ship
ments of cattle, which as Inte as the
fiscal year 1908 comprised 349.210
head, fell during the fiscal year just
endd to 139.430 head. The quantity
of fresh beef exported fell from 201,
154.105 pounds In 1908 to 75,729,666
pounds In the fiscal year Just ended.
The quantities of hog products ex
ported show even benvlcr decreases.
D0Y BURNED AT STAKE
Moving Picture Show Give Playmates
Idea Victim May Die.
Muncle, Ind., Aug. 5. A moving pic
ture film in a loc al 5-ccnt theater de
picting the burning of a white man at
the stake by a paity of Indians Is
Vlamed for the probably fatal Injury
of William Johnson, six years old, sou
of IJoyd Johnson.
While a crowd of children were
"playing Indian." It was decided to
burn one of the number at the stake,
as described In the picture film, which
some of them had seen. The choice
fell on the Johnson Ind and he will
ingly consented. Newspapers were
plnred under him and twined about
his body and then were set on fire.
The other boys nuiieil valiantly to
his rescue when they raw him writh
ing In pnln. bet they w?re too late.
EXCITING TIME FOR BISHOP
State Superintendent Saves Home
From Fire.
Lincoln, Aug. 5. B. C. Bishop, state
superintendent, bad a narrow escape
from death by lightning during the re
cent electrical storm, and at the same
time saved his home from being de
stroyed by fire only by the most stren
uous work. Mr. Bishop was at home
alone when he was awakened by fire
In his room. With wet towels he
smothered the flames In the room, only
to discover another blaze In the attic,
which had eaten a hole through the
ceiling. He climbed Into the attic and
put out that blaze and then discovered
that the lightning, which had set fire
to the house, had also melted a gas
pipe and gas was burning. This ne
cessitated the use of wet blankets
and towels until finally this blaze was
extinguished. Then the superintend
ent had to grope his way to the cellar
and turn off the gas. He went out the
front door In his pajamas and the door
locked behind him. This necessitated
breaking In the rear door.
creamery7iles"complaint
Fairmont Company Alleges Unjust
Charge Is Made by Railroads.
Washington, Aug. 5. The Fairmont
Creamery company of Omaha filed a
complaint with the Interstate com
merce commission against the Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe, Chicago,
Burlington and Qulncy, Kansas City
and Southern, Missouri Pacific and SL
Joseph and Grand Island Railroad
companies, alleging unjust charges by
the defendants on fuel oil shipped
from Sugar Creek, Mo., to Omaha,
Crete and Grand Island, at which
points the creamery company main
tains plants and operates them with
fuel oil.
BANKERSSAY MORE
MONEYjnYORKING
Farmsrs Are Borrowing and Pre
paring to ta Grcps.
Omaha, Aug. 5 W. B. Hughes, sec
retary of the Nebraska Bankers' asso
ciation, is busy making arrangements
for the convention of the association,
which will be held in Omaha, Sept.
27 and 28.
The state convention Is scheduled
Just ahead of the national gathering,
that of the American Bankers' associ
ation, which this year convenes In
Los Angeles, Oct. 3 to 8. A large
number of special trains will come
through Omaha the day following the
adjournment of the Nebraska associa
tion convention and a number of spe
cial cars will be occupied here by Ne
brnsknns who will go to the coast
meeting.
The state association will bring be
tween 600 and 700 bankers to Omaha
from all parts of Nebraska. Details of
the program have not been made out
except that papers will be presented
on emergency currency, a central
bank, bank advertising, the effect of
postal savings on savings banks, and
the good old theme of "the relation
Df the banker to the public."
Local banks report considerable de
mand for loans and currency from the
country banks, an Indication that
some crops are moving in good shape,
and that preparations for the crop
movement are going on apace. It Is
generally held here that the country
banks have bigger outstanding loans
than a year ago and thnt this will con
tinue to be the case, because farmers
are every year developing a greater
tendency to keep their money work
ing, to borrow money from the country
banks when a business opportunity Is
seen, and, In general, to net more like
the ordinary business man and less
like the old fashioned farmer.
J. W. Sowell Heado Deaf.
Omaha, Aug. 5. J. W. Sowell of
Omaha was re elected president of the
Nebraska Association of the Deaf at
the concluding meeting of the fifth
biennial convention. P. E. Seeley of
Omaha was re elected first vice presi
dent, Miss Mary Smrha of Milligan
second vice president. Miss Maudie
Roath of Omaha secretary and Lloyd
Blankenshlp of Oninha treasurer.
Todd's Sentence Commuted.
Omaha, Aug. 5. Word was received
from Washington by United States
District Attorney Howell that Anil
Todd, one of the men convicted of
land frauds In Nebraska, had been
granted a commutation of his sen
tence. Todd Is a prisoner In the
county Jail at Fremont, and Is said to
be In very precarious health.
Heavy Fire Loss at Dannebrog.
St. Taul. Neb., Aug. 5. Fire broke
out In Madsen's hardware store at
Dannebrog and both this store and
Jorgensen's meat market adjoining
were totally destroyed, entailing a loss
of upward of $9,000, about two thirds
of which U covered by insurance.
Custer County Pioneers Meet.
Broken Bow, Neb., Aug. 5. The Old
Settlers' association of Custer county
held Its annual meeting and picnic
here. Despite threatening weather
2,000 or 3.000 old timers took part In
the reunion.
Wants $6,500,000 Water Bonds.
Omaha, Aug. 5. An ordinance pro
viding for the Issuance of water bonds
lo the amount of $6,500,000 for the
waterworks purchase will be asked
for by the water board.
SEARCHING FOR
SUSPECTED JAP
California iutiioritlss Want H in
Icr Triple Mn
TRAGEDY ON LONELY RANCH.
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Kendall and Son
Were Murdered and Their Bodies
Cremated In a Stove Missing Ori
ental Known to Have Had Violent
Quarrel With Victims.
Santa Rosa, Cal., Aug. 5. By the
apprehension of Henry Yamagachi, a
Japanese, for whom search Is being
made, the officials hope to obtain their
key to a gruesome triple murder en
acted on a lonely ranch near here, the
elements of which parallel, in certain,
respects, the tragedies of the Guinness
farm in Indiana. The crime was re
vealed when the county authorities,
investigating the mysterious disap
pearance of a family of three, discov
ered the charred bones of Enoch Ken
dall and wife and Thomas A. Kendall,
their son, in the yard of their canyon
home near Crospers, Just north of
Sa'nta Rosa.
Suspicion, according to the author
ities, Is directed toward the missing
Japanese as the perpetrator of the
crime. Yamagachi occupied a cabin
on the ranch and Is known to have
had a violent quarrel with the Ken
dalls. Visitors to the ranch found the
place deserted and the cattle and
horses In the barns starving. The au
thorities were notified, but nothing
was discovered until the kitchen
stove was opened. In the ashes of
the grate fragments of human bones
were found and more were found In
an ash heap in the yard, together with
pieces of family jewelry.
BROWNE MUST STAND TRIAL
Court Denies Motion of Illinois Demo
cratic Leader to Dismiss Case.
Chicago, Aug. 5. Judge Kersten re
fused to quash the Indictments against
Lee O'Nell Browne, minority leader
of the Illinois legislature, charging
him with purchasing votes for William
Lorimer for United States senator.'
The court deferred Judgment on the
plea of Browne's counsel that the
testimony of Representatives Link,
Myers and Beckmeyer that they had
been paid or offered money for voting
for Lorimer be barred from this, the
second, trial of Browne. The first
trial resulted In a disagreement after
the jury had been out 115 hours.
Judge Kersten later announced that
his decision regarding the testimony
of the other legislators would be ren
dered when the prosecution sought to
put them on the stand. The first 100
veniremen appeared in court.
COURT TAKES A HAND
Injunction May Aid in Settling Differ
ences Between Lewis and Walker.
Danville, 111., Aug. 5. Judge Francis
M. Wright of the United States dis
trict court ordered an Injunction re
straining President John H. Walker of
the Illinois mine workers from inter
fering with the operation of the mines
of the O'Gara Coal company in Saline
county.
The Wright decision, It Is said, may
go far toward settling the difficulties
between President Walker of the Illi
nois body and T. L. Lewis, president
of the national organization.
FRANCE AIDS WHEAT ADVANCE
Buying Orders From Abroad Is Factor
In Pushing Up Price.
Chicago, Aug. 4 Buying orders
here from France had much to do with
pushing up the price of wheat today.
The close was firm at a net advance
of Vti:VsC- The latest figures for corn
were V4c higher than last night.
Oats were up ,ic and provisions Ir
regular, varying from 1 2 Vic loss to a
gain of 5c. Closing prices:
Wheat Sept.. $1.02 1.02V..; Dec,
$1.05; May, $1.09.
Corn Sept., 62-ic; Dec, 60c.
Oats Sept., 3fT;'??37c; Dec, 38Uc
Tork Sept., $21 50; Jan., $18.00.
Lard Sept., $11 62; Jan., $11.50.
Ribs Sept., $11.47i; Jan., $9.32'i.
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard
wheat, $1 031.06i; No. 2 corn, 63'a
S3:l;c; No. 2 o.its, new, 35VC
' South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, Aug. 4 Cattle Re
ceipts, 2.403; strong; beef steers, $3.65
4(6 cio; cows, $2 loffi 4.50; heifers, tl. 61)
(3.5i); feeders, $2 "3M 50; caives,
$3.00(7 00. Hops Receipt. 9,620; 5c
lower; good heavy, $7.55(0 7.60; rough,
$7 45(37.50; mixed, $7.707 75; light
topped at $S15; bulk". $7.55(7 85.
Sheep Receipts, 7,500; fat lambs sold
as high as $7 00, ewes brought $3 93,
choice wethers $il0fi'4 25 and prime
yearlings, $3.3.'.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. Aug. 4. Cattle Receipts,
4.000; 10c higher; beeves, $l.90r
8 30; western steers, $4 OOfj'6.75,
stockers and feeders, $ 4.00 Ji 6 25; rows
and heifers, $2.70(?J6 6C; calves, $6.50
cfi 8.50. Hogs Receipts. 13,000; slow;
light. $8 40c?S 95; mixed, $7.90rs80;
heavy, $7.CrfT8 43; bulk of rales, $3.00
18 30. Sheep Receipts, 15,000;
strong; natives, $2.60(jT4.60; westerns,
$3 75?4 60; yearlings, $4 50(0 5.73;
Iambs, $4.50(ii7.15.
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