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VOLUME XXIV
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1916
NUMBER '4
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RESUME WORK
FEDERAL BLDG.
Work Wm Suspended Dec. 8 on AU1
ance Federal Uuilding, when
Charge were t iled
HEN RESUME WORK TODAY
J. W. Roberts, Supervising Architect
U. . Public liullUMugs, Made
luveeugauou nua ivt-port
Construction oa Alliance's new
federal building, which was suspend
ed on December 6, was resumed
again this morning wuh D. E. W.
Jimes lu cnaige ot the work for the
contractor, Geo. A. Shaul of Seneca,
Kaus. S.epnen Oiop, superintend
ent of construction tor the govern
ment, early in December filed charg
es against Mr. Jones and until the
settlement of the charges work was
suspended, on orders from Washing
ton. A telegram froai Washington to
George A. Shaul at Seneca on Wed
nesday stated: "Investigation Alli
ance, Nebraska, shows no change in
orguuizaiiou required. Resume sus
pended work, weather permitting."
Shortly arter the charges were fil
ed by Stephen Oiop, the government
sent here for investigation J. W.
Roberts of San Francisco, who Is
supervising architect of construction
and superintendent of repairs on U.
8. buildings. In view of the action
taken by the department It is pre
sumed that his report was favorable
to Mr. Jones.
A number of Alliance people re
ceived the Impression that Mr. Oiop
waa an army captain or a graduate
of the military academy at West
Point and he has been addressed as
"Captain" since coming here. On
December 7 a wire was sent from
Alliance to Richard Fourchy In
Washington as follows: "Look up
and see if Stephen Oiop is now or ev
er has been a captain in army or a
graduate of West Piont." The an
swer received on the 8 th was as fol
lows: "Your wire seventh. War de
partment says they have searched
records but find nothing to show
that your man ever was in army or
West Point but he n.lght have been
in National Guard or militia. Civil
service says he entered civil service
1907, age twenty-eight, and in it
continuously since then. Ills papers
show military service previous to
1907." - Fourchy was formerly chief
superintendent of superintendents
for this diviBion and is now counsel
for contractors at Washington.
In support of his work and actions
on the Job Mr. Jones had as evidence
affidavits from workmen who were
employed by him. Among the affi
davits which Mr. Jones secured were
the following:
"Charles JohnBon, being first duly
sworn, upon his oath deposes and
says that he is employed by D. E. W.
Jones, who has the contract for the
construction of the federal building
at Alliance, Box Butte county, Nebr
aska, and Is at present working upon
said building under said D. E. W.
Jones; that on this 23rd day of Sep
tember, 1916, one Stephen Oiop,
who. is -superintendent of construc
tion for the government of said
building did assault three or four of
the laborers working upon said
building under said D. E. W. JoneB,
without cause or authority 'and did
curse and abuse said laborers with
out cause or authority. That upon
being spoken to about his conduct he
accused said D. E. W. Jones, super
intendent for the contractor, of curs
ing and abusing his men. This affi
ant further 'deposes and says that
while he has worked under said
Jones upon said building, which has
been five days, he has never heard
-.1 r V. W Jnnni abuse or curae
his men, nor has he ever heard him
swear or curse while aout the bund
ing in any way or at any time."
. Frank Seedorf and John Young
make an affidavit in which, they say:
"Frank Seedorf and John Young, be
ing first duly sworn, upon oath de
pose and say they are acquainted or
know D. E. W. Jones by sight, who
is superintendent for contractor in
the construction of the federal build
ing at Alliance. Nebraska, aud know
by sight Stephn Oiop, the govern
ment superintendent of construction
upon said building; that the yspend
considerable time about the building
under construction on this 23rd day
of September, 1916. While stand
ing near the grounds they heard a
conversation between said Jones and
said Oiop in which said Jones in a
nice way requested said Stephen
Oiop not to curse or abuBe the men
working upon the building; that
Stephen Oiop then became abusive
to said Jor.es and cursed and abused
him and told said Jones that he
would make his work upon the con
struction of said federal building
mighty unpleasant and that he would
' get him; that they did not hear said
Jones swar or use abusive language
to said Oiop in said conversation.
Henry Young made an affidavit in
which he said: "Henry Young, being
first duly sworn upon his oath de
poses an dsays that he has worked
upon the federal building at Alliance.
Nebraska, now under construction,
since the 16th of July. 1916, and
has worked under D. E. W. Jones up
on said building; that during bis
employment upon said building he
has never heard said D. E. W. Jones,
superintendent for contractor upon
said building, swear upon the
grounds where said building is being
constructed, or swear or curse at any
of his men. and in any way use vile
E H. S. ENTERTAIN
' A.H.S. ALUMNI
Dig Time Knjoyed Wednesday Even
ing at Parish lfniw-Va a
8ticrefcfu! AlTulr
Some fifty members of the High
School Alumni Association were
highly entertained at the Episcopal
parish house by the E. S. II. society
last evening.
After the greetings! and welcomes
were over, the H. S. 11. Theatrical
Company presented "The Circlet of
Peans" :a movie silhouette in five
acts. The spectators followed with
breathless interest the adventures of
Sinbad the Sailor, and showed u uch
appreciation of the players' abilities.
The program of the evening in
cluded a ChriBtma8-gifl tree contain
ing presents for all the guests. Num
bers were passed about and as W. R.
Pato, superintendent of the city
schools, called the number of the gilt
the guest holding the corresponding
number called for his parcel. A most
amusing feature of the tree was the
effective service of the sergeant-at-arms,
Martin Nolan, '12. Mr. Nol
an, in accordance with instructions
from Mr. Pate, refused to let anyone
return to his seat without opening
his present before the assembly.
A long table heaped with the usu
al Christmas treats was then pulled
to the center of. the room and every
one feasted.
The society, as hosts and hostess
es, felt highly elated over the spirit
of enthusiasm that pervaded the par
ty, and feels confident that its com
ing affairs for the Alumni members
will meet with even greater success
es. "
13TH ANNUAL BALL
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
Will Entertain at Opera House
ou Monday Night
The Alliance Volunteer Fire De
partment will give Its 13th annual
ball Monday night, January 1, at the
Phelan opera house. This will be
an event that will be attended by a
large crowd and Alliance people
should show their good will towards
the fire department by purchasing
tickets and being present.
The proceeds above tha expenses
of the ball will be devoted to helping
pay the expenses of delegates to the
annual state convention at Auburn
on January 16, 17 and 18. When
the co i mlttee calls on you dig down
Into your Jeans and help them out
with a couple of dollars for a couple
of tickets.
PUBLIC SALE HERE SAT.
Art lioiuii to Sell Hunch of Horoea
and Farm Machinery, Harness,
Etc., at Livery Haru
The public Bale advertised by Art
Roach in this issue of The Herald af
fords the farmers of this section an
opportunity to purchase a quantity
of farm machinery and horses at
their own price. The sale is to be
held in Alliance Saturday afternoon
at the C. Lester livery barn. It is
scheduled to start promptly at 1
o'clock, at which time Col. II. P.
Coursey will mount the block and
start the selling. The fact that the
sale is to be held in town will make
it much more convenient for many
and there is every reason why there
should be an exceptionally large at
tendance. s ,
Twenty-five head of horses, from
two years to full age and all good
stock, are listed. If you need horses
here Is your opportunity. There are
mowers, hay rakes, work harness,
sweeps, etc., galore.
ELK& TREAT HOYS AND GIHLM
The Elks provided a merry Christ
mas for every youngster in the city
who visited their club rooms Christ
mas afternoon. Candy, nuts and
toys were distributed to the boys and
girls. Santa Claus was there and
did his part to make glad the hearts
of the children. An orchestra fur
nished music for the occasion. The
hall was beautifully decorated in
Christ ntis colors which, with the
Christmas tree, presented a pretty
picture. The decorations will be
held in the hall until after the Elks'
New Year's ball, Monday evening.
Fred Palmer, who has been com
bination man at the local telephone
exchange for the last year, has been
promoted to the position of manager
of the Kimball exchange, succeeding
E. II. Charley, resigned.
or obscene language while upon the
grounds of the building or while em
ployed in the construction thereof."
Mr. Jones has been employed by
Geo. A. Shaul for eight years. Five
years of this time has been on gov
ernment contracts. He has been In
charge of the construction of nine
stale tuildlugs in Nebraska.
A Herald reporter called at the of
fice of Mr. Oiop in the opera house
block this morning but was unable
to locate him. Whether any action
will be taken removing him from Al
liance to some other more agreeable
location is not known, although a
contluFlon could be drawn from the
results of the investigations of
charges made by him against Mr.
Jones.
BOX BUTTE FARMERS TO ORGANIZE
NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION
PROGRESSIVE MEN, ALIVE TO THEIR OPPORTUNITY, UNITE
IN FORMING ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR MU-
TUAL FINANCIAL BENEFIT
TO HOLD MEETING IN ALLIANCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
To Form First National Farm Loan Association Here This Week
Will Make It Possible for Members to Borrow from Federal Land
Bank for Term of Forty Years at Not to Exceed Six Per Cent In
terest, as Provided in Democratic Farm Loan Act Borrowei
Makes Payments Same as Interest and Owes Nothing at Maturity
of Loan Many Expected to Take Advantage of Opportunity.
Tomorrow afternoon, Friday, De
cember 29, a meeting will be held in
the assembly room of the Box Butte
county court house in Alliance, for
tho purpose of organizing a National
Farm Loan Association. The meet
ing Is scheduled to start at 2 o'clock
sharp. Already more than the re
quired number have made applica
tion for I'm is under the Federal
Farai Loa,. act, so that the organiz
ation .of the first association is as
sured, i There are others who are
exp'fld to Join either at the meet
ing be held tomorrow or at a later
daU. Those who desire to secure
loans under this act and who have
not already made application will be
provldud with the opportunity to
Join at the meeting tomorrow. It
ia,es ten members to organize an
seociatlon, but the local organiza
tion will start out strong, there be
ing more than the required number.
Will Elect Directors
At the meeting to be held tomor
row, directors will be elected and the
directors will then elect or appoint
the appraisers and other officers. Ar
ticles of association will also be
drawn up at this time.
Met with County Agent
On F rlday afternoon, December
22, some fifteen farmers met ' with
(he county agent at the court house
to discuss the plan of borrowing
money under the provisions of the
Federal Farm Loan Act. It was af
ter a thorough discussion of the sev
eral . factors necessary' to borrow
money that the most of those in at
tendance signified their Intention of
borrowing money from Uncle Sam on
his long-time, low-interest "proposi
tion. The matter of organization
for a National Farm Loan Associa
tion, in order to receive the benefits
of the act, was gone into carefully as
were thexther things commonly used
to frighten the public taking advan
tage of the act.
Must Have a Reason
One of the things brought out was
the fact that even though one is able
to borrow money from a Federal
Land bank for forty years with op
NEW FEDERAL FARM LOAN BANK
TO BE LOCATED AT OMAHA
Washington, D. C, Dec. 28 The
federal farm loan board yesterday
announced the following cities in
which federal farm loan banks will
be located:
Springfield. Mass.; Baltimore,
Md.; Columbus, S. C; Louisville,
Ky. ; New Orleans, La.; St. Louis,
Mo.; St. Paul. Minn.; Omaha, Nebr.;
Wichita. Kans.; Houston, Texas;
Berkley. Calif., and Spokane, Wash.
One hundred and forty contesting
cities were disappointed.
The federal farm loan act was ap
proved on July 17, 1916, and be
FIFTEEN FREIGHT CARS
DERAILED NEAR WHITMAN
Fifteen cars were derailed two
miles weBt of Whitman Saturday af
ternoon, about 1:30 o'clock, when a
Journal on one of the cars broke. The
loss will reach $5,000, It Is said. The
damage to the freight will probably
be fifteen to twenty per cent of the
damage to the cars. 8ome 600 feet
of track was torn up. The wreck
ing crew from here was sent to the '
scene and the track cleared by 6
o'clock Sunday morning. Passenger
train No. 44 was detoured via Brush,
through Colorado, then to Lincoln.
ASK APPROPRIATION
OF 91,500 THIS YEAR
"Experience has proven that the
only equitable way to raise the most
of the local funds for county agent
work after it Is well started." said
County Agent Seidell In a talk with
a Herald reporter yesterday, "Is by a
county appropriation. Several coun
ties in Nebraska are doing this now
and some started in with that idea
right at the beginning. Box Butte
county has been asked to appropri
ate $1,600 for the work of 1917.
This is not to raise the taxes and
,will amount to an actual one and
one-tenth cents on average dollar of
i the present tax."
tional payments, at a rate that can
not exceed six per cent and may be
considerably lower, a rate of interest
about three per cent below the aver
age for this district a year ago, that
is no reason for borrowing money
when It is not needed and when it
will not be productive. Borrowing
without a purpose Is discouraged. It
is necessary to have a definite pur
pose In mind in order to borrow
through the Federal Land banks.
. The county agent suggests that those
, who wish to avail themselves of this
, privilege should do so at once.
To Explain Act Again
The act will be briefly explained
again, at the meeting to be held Fri
day of this week, at which time
those who have questions to ask that
have not been answered before may
gain additional lnforu atlon.
Effect Already Felt
The Federal Farm Loan a ct seems
to have already been the means of
reducing the Interest rate in this sec
tion, even before it actually goes in
to effect. Many are of the opinion
that if the act can accomplish this
effect now, it certainly must work to
the benefit of the masses from now
en. The act provides a means
whereby the farmer may borrow
from the Federal Land bank up to
fifty per cent of the property and a
percentage of the Insured valuation
of the Improvements. Forty years
are allowed in whicJi to make the
payments with the right to pay all at
any interest-bearing date, except that
borrowers must take the loan for a
period or five years. Those who
want, short loans must secure them
froji other sources.
Many Interested
. It is believed the plan Is going to
be taken advantage of In this Bection
by a large number. There are many
who nre still debating and who, when
they Bee their neighbors In on the
plan, will decide to delay no longer,
and will then secure a loan and make
needed Improvements that will tend
to make their farm labors more ef-
I ficlent as well as more productive.
comes operative January 1, 1917. It
creates a banking system which will
reach intimately into the rural dis
tricts, operate on terms suited to
the farmer's needs under sympathet
ic management, Introduce business
methods into farm finance, bring or
der out of chaos, reduce the cost of
handling farm loans, place upon the
market mortgages which will be a
safe investment for private funds, at
tract Into agricultural operations a
fair share of the capital of the na
tion and lead to a reduction of inter
est. LLOYD OOE8 TO LINCOLN
Lloyd Thomas of The Herald, state
representative from the 73rd district,
will leave tonight for Lincoln to at
tend the coming session of the state
legislature, which convenes Tuesday,
January 2. Lloyd will keep the
people of this section of the state
posted on legislative doings by week
ly news letters.
W. II. Griffith, a prominent busi
ness man and well-known volunteer
fireman of Scottsbluff, made The
Herald office a pleasant visit this
morning. He had been on a busi
ness trip to Marsland and returned
home this afternoon. He always
takes an active part In the work done
by the volunteer firemen and will
probably attend the state convention
at Auburn in January. He took a
prominent part In the last convention
in Crawford in January olj this year.
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT
The report of K. W, Hicks, of
ficial weather observer for Alliance,
for the past week is as follows:
Dec. Max. Mln. Snow Wind Day
21 86 9 W
22 35 8 W
23 30 -4 S
24 20-6 E
25 20 ' -5 V W
26 -6 -11 W
27 22 -12 NW
Clear
Pt cloudy
Pt cloudy
Pt cloudy
JOKER OR MURDERER
SENT GERM-LADEN MAIL
Letter Sent from Alliance to Denver
Woman Contained Iinnthenome
. Gift Hearing Smallpox Isabel
Alliance people who chanced to
read tue Denver Post of Tuesday's
Issue were shocked' when they read
a news story stating that someone ti.
Alliance had mailed a letter contaln
.ng scallngs from old sores and la
beled "smallpox germs" to Mrs. O.
vV. Holde, 2430 Humboldt street,
(Mivr. Many 'were Inclined to be
lieve the story was a "fake", but
iun Postmaster Robert Graham
started an Investigation they were
compelled to accept it as the truth.
.vttuo the news story did not state
that Mrs. Holdo Is a colored women,
that la the information received
here. The postu aster has consulted
with the local police department in
an effort to locate the Joker or
would-be murderer. According to
Police Chief Jeffers there are no col
ored families in Alliance who either
uuve had or now have the smallpox,
as near as can be learned. An ef
fort Is being made to apprehend the
person who mailed the loathsome
gift, and if found it will probably go
hard with hi in.
A Herlous Matter
The Denver Post tells the story of
the receipt of the gift labeled "small
pox germs" in the following langu
age:
"Either a practical Joker with a
very distorted sense ot humor or
someone with wholesale murder in
his heart Is at large. This alleged
humorist or fiendish slayer has been
In Alliance, Nebr., recently. Now the
nostal authorities are looking for
mm.
"Mrs. O. W. Holde. 2430 Hum
baldt street, received a Christmas
card, mailed froai Alliance, Nebr. In
closed with the card was a smaller
tissue-paper envelope containing a
number of scallngs from old sores
And these were ' labeled "smallpox
germs."
"To the frightened eyes of Mrs.
Holden they looked like Just what
ney were labeled, too. And to make
matters worse, she received the mall
ed card and the deadly lnclosure
while she was attending a Christmas
dinner party. Several of her friends
handled the package before it finally
reacneu ner nanos.
"Mrs. Holden hurried to the office
of City Physician C. B. James. He
vaccinated her and turned the con
tents of the envelope over to City
uacienoiogisi Mitchell ror analysis.
"The sender. If caught, may Dlead
a practical Joke, but Uncle Sam will
hardly laugh at the thing. It's cold
and his lips are chapped. Too many
postofflce clerks, railway mall clerks
and letter carriers handle each Indi
vldual piece of mall, and Uncle Sam
iuei is Juat a bit touchy about being
asxea or expected to lug epldemic-
spreaaing ger.ns thru his mails.
"The Denver police, too. are busv
on the case, and, with the assistance
of the postal authorities, are looking
no me enar rrom the Alliance end.
If captured he will probably be shot
at sunrise, nut, on second thought
wny wan until sunrise!"
FAMILY REUNION
Christmas Day Was a Merry and
nappy nine at tlie Home or Ed
itor and Mrs. J. W. Thomas
A family reunion at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thomas, 408
Sweetwater avenue, added happiness
to Christmas festivities. It takes
only a few years for a family of six
boys to become scattered with !.
dom a coming tosether of all t him
time, except on special occasions.
Those present for dinner. hnaMu
me noi ana nostess, were: Mrs. 11
r. uaiiup, mother of Mrs. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd C. Tho-nm. am
ance; Mr. and Mrs. H. Scott Thomas
ana nine son Paul C. Gordon; Mr,
ana Airs. J. carl Thomas. Alliance
i-nui v. innram. a nf! -
Mrs. Philip M. Thomas. Hnnnli- v.
Anson i nomas, Alliance;. Miss m
lan Grebe, Alliance.
This was an onnorttin tim fV
such a reunion at this hom with
in a few days following Lloyd left for
uncoin 10 attend the session of the
legislature: Scott, who clerk in Th
rair store at Gordon, could leave Im
mwaiateiv follow In the rimh rf hnll
day trading better than at almost
any other time: Paul waa homo fmm
school f or the holiday vacation; an
i-niup, wno Das cnarge of the Bas
sett rancn south of Hyannls. had an
opportunity of aottine a. frlonri tn
look after the place for a few days
ine oiner two ooys reside In Alll
ance. Carl being foreman in The
Herald office, and Anson attending
uign scnooi.
After a sumptuous dinner consist
ing of turkey, chicken, and other sea
sonable viands, came tho presenta
tion of Christmas gifts. J. W. acting
the part of Santa Claus. and little
Paul, the grandson, as mascot.
On Tuesday forenoon, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas, and six sons, four
daughters-in-law, and grandson went
o the Alliance Art Studio, where
Photographer Grebe made the nec
essary negatives for group pictures
and other photos.
Joe Smith has Installed a hand
some new, modern soda fountain
and lunch counter at his place of
business. The new fountain is made
of marble and is certainly a dandy.
MILLER TO BUILD
A MODERN HOTEL
'lane and Ifrttmates Ready for Con
struction of Four or Five Story
Modern Ilulldlng
WOULD IIAVH HUNDRED ROOMS-
Commercial Club Could Re Accom
modated with Quartern on Top
Floor with J loom for All
After receiving estimate on the-
re-bulldlng and remodeling of the
Alliance Hotel bolldlng, J. M. Miller,
proprietor or the hotel and lessee of
the building, has decided that the ex
pense would be too great and ha
therefore given up the proposition of
modernising and enlarging the build
ing. 8everal months sgo Mr. Miller
purchased the corner opposite the
Alliance hotel. The Burlington ho
tel, a frame structure, now stands oa
this' corner. He has had plans
drawn and estimates made for the
construction of a four or five-story
new, modern hotel building on this
corner. The plans may be seen at
the Alliance hotel. They were drawn
by O. J. Henke, Bcottsbluff architect
The new hotel with five floors-
would have 10t rooms and be con
structed at an approximate cost of
1100.000. It would be the most
modern and up-to-date hotel In this
part of the west and would aply
care for all business which might
come to the city tor years to come.
It only four floors should be built.
there would be 17 rooms and the
building could be constructed at a
cost of $80,000. The building would
be 67 tt by 140 feet in size. The
plans call for a largo dining room
with bard maple floors, which could
be used for dancing when desired.
The commercial club could be ac
commodated with quarters prepared
especially for them on one of the up
per floors, giving the club a fine and
comfortable home.
AUCTION SALE OF FULL
BLOODED HEREFORDS
Nebraska Ranchmen Will Have Op
portunity to mmire 1-xo pt tonal
ly Good Block for Hreedlng
In the stockmen's Bection of this
issue of The Herald will be found
the advertisement of a sale that
should Interest western Nebraska
ranchmen at this particular time. It
Is the sale of Mouscl Hrot., Cam
bridge, Nebr., to be held January 4.
Ninety head of tholr splendid
strain of Herefords, fifty bulla and
forty females, will bo dirposed ot.
That Is pays better to raise a good
grade of cattle than poor stuff Is so
well known that no argument Is
needed to convince cattlemen of tho
fact. We simply wllh to call atten
tion ot ranchmen again to the above
mentioned opportunity they have of
doing themselves good by attending
the Mouscl Bros, sale next Thurs
day. STOLE VALUABLE JEWELS
Thieve Rroke Into F. 3. Was Iloma
-Entrance Mario Through a .
Kltrfaen Window
A quantity of Jewelry and other
valuables worth approximately $300
wan stolen from the F. J. Was home
on Laramie avenue Sunday night.
The thieves eecured entrance to the
home while the family was at church,
some tlme between 6 and 9:30
o'clock. It Is believed the thieves
were local parties or perfons closely
acquainted with the habits of the
family. ChrtKtmus presents that
were in the home and which were to
be given the next day were not dis
turbed. Entrance was made through a kit
chen window, which the robbers
broke out. The police were called
In shortly after the robbery was dis
covered, but as yet tho guilty parties
have not been apprehended.
TAKE OFFICE FIRST OF YE H
Hucretwtful Candidates for County
OtliceM Will Ansiinio Dutiee
, Next Tueday
Next Monday is January 1, also
New Year's day. On Tuesday, Jan
uary 2, the newly-elected county of
ficials will take over the handling of
the buslnrtHS affairs of Box Butte
county. There will be changes la
the offices of commissioner, county
clerk, county treasurer, county Judge
and county assessor.
Anton Uhrlg takes tho place of J.
M. Wanek as county commissioner.
W. C. Mounts Is the uew county
clerk. Mr. Mounts has selected as
his deputy Miss Etta Kane. F. W.
Irish has chosen Mrs. Corn Lewis as
his assistant in the treasurer's office.
Ira E. Tash will be the new county
Judge. J. A. Keegan Is the newly
elected asseeaor. Shertff Cal Cox
and County Superintendent Opal
Ituxsell, together with County Attor
ney Basye, were re-elected. Lloyd
C. Thomas, representative-elect from
the seventy-third district, comprising
Box Butte and Sheridan counties,
will assume his duties at Lincoln
when the legislature convenes, Jan
uary 2.
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