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Dfficial Paper of Box Butte County
TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Official Taper of the City of AIli?nc
VOLUME XXVIII.
(Twelve Pages)
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1921.
No. n
ALLikSF- will
HAVE h v'VERN
OF THE ltd KLUX
KLAN ORGANIZERS HAVE KEEN
BUSY Ft)R A WEEK.
Preliminary Meeting for Organization
Scheduled for 1 his Evening
Much Interest. ,
Alliance is to have a kavern of the;
-. ii 17 i i i 4 1. :
-vu mux ,a,J"";'",nrV"V' ,'! police should have started warning the
turn, out as the or ..zcrs and theount sh,e the minute the acck,cnt
? n Br rvivtwS discovered, instead of waiting sev-
ociety desire. Of gto"en hours. He didn't know what a
i? c."nrj.tl0PLw 1 , ?'Ial'"-n task the sheriff had in getting his
kept more or less secret, but some
mai jiiuntrn liie intuitu a. iiimuiiii
thiajrs have leaked out, and the infor-
unation comes from so manv sources
that it is considered fairly reliable." I CTrJirT Tnl"!. will g.ve practically every resi
Two orranirers have been on the lobL fi VP1 Pmlon fems to be ' jcnt of the county amp!e - time
i o organizers have been on the joO( tjiat tie jj be made harmful or Aijanr From 10 o'clock on it
in Alliance for a week or ten daysJan oo-encv for c-ood. denendine on the m l .if- .l i ociocn on u
"Thev have interviews! a lono- list of aency -or F00, "epemnng on me Wll, nothing with free entertaln
lney nave interviewee a long list oi men who are in charge of it. In a naS S,u f .ua
; prospects. In some places they have
met with ready response, and it is said
rtrat twenty or more men have pledg
ed their membership if a klan is es
tablished here. In addition to these,
;there are a number of others who are
:interested, and many of these have
agreed to attend a meeting at which
.the question of organization will be
discussed. This meeting is scheduled
for tonight. The place is in doubt, al
though one preliminary meeting is
said to have been held at Reddish hall
: several day3 ago. Some of the pros
pective members seem to have their
wires crossed, as other reports are
to the effect that the big gathering of
the klan will be held Wednesday even
ing. The men in Alliance who first sig
nified their interest in the organiza
tion of a klan, and who were the first
to volunteer assistance to the organiz
ers, are said to be railroaders. There
is no intention, however, to limit the
membership to any one class of people.
A number of merchants and profes
sional men have been approached,
some of them half a dozen times.
"There seems to be a general belief
on the part of the business men that
Alliance has about all the organiza
tions that it can take care of comfort-r-ably,
and the majority of the turn-downs
that have come to the organiz
ers are assigned this reason. Of
course, there are others, who say open-
ly that they think the klan un-American.
There seems to be a general
disposition, however, to lay low and
have the fun of taking in the first
meeting, at least.
Plenty of Arguments.
Alliance men who have been ap
vroachd by the organizers say that
newspaper accounts in other cities are
substantially correct. In Omaha, where
.a big fight is being made on the or
ganization, prospective members were
iombarded with "klan" literature,
from the imperial palace of the grand
vizard.
In Alliance the procedure is differ
ent. Whether the klan objects to
"having their pamphlets get into the
hands of unfriendly newspapers, or
whether it is deemed better business
-to be secretive about it, the fact is
that not every prospect is allowed to
Tet&m the klan's literature in his
possession, uniy tne triea ana irue
. i ... i a I
'42mhJ,VIn Alliance havVbW
-tiVe members in . Alliance Jiave been
3 1 lU7rv of the order bu - these 1
fe.IL
nave r.
Some quotations from this little
booklet, the cover of which is orna
niented with a night-gowned, hooded,
torch-bearer, mounted on a horse
wearing a similar rigging, are inter-
sting as well as instructive.
"It was the savior of the south and
thereby the savior of the nation, for
lnd there been no ride of the ' Ku
Klux Klan there would not today be
-fnrtu-A rht stars in the nag that
noats irom tne uome i
t T.inrnln " It mav be hard to con
vince the Grand Army men that this
is quite the case, but the imperial
'wizard thinks it is.
There is another pamphlet, "The
A B C of the Knights of Ku Klux
Klan." which contains more
ains more interest -
inr information.
The organization is
described as a "peerless paragon of
pure patriotism," and "by its unsei
fifh, patriotic achievement stands
pre-eminent as the greatest order of
real chivalry the world has ever
known and its members were the
-noblest heroes in the great world's
history. A monument is now
being built to perpetuate their ideals,
And this monument shall be construct
ed of real American manhood and
hall be known as the Invisible Era-
mire Knisrhts of the Ku Klux Klan.
"Membership in this order cannot
le bought. It is given as a reward for
service unselfishly rendered. If you
really believe in the order and will
practice its principles, and conform to
.its regulations and usages, and con
tribute the sum of $10 toward its
propagation and con otherwise qualify.
Vin momhershiD is awarded you upon
this service rendered and pledge of
future fidelity to the institution. This
'is not a selfish, mercenary, commer
cialized proportion, but the direct op-
posite.
Swatting the Authorities.
The organizers, they say, grow
vexed when the Drojoect begins to
talk of southern outrages, ami some of
the lawlessness attributed to clans.
The lawlessness, it seems, is all done !
by roughnecks who use the klan as a
cloak to hide beneath.
However, from some of the argu
ments that have been made to Alli
ance people, it is apparent that the
klan imposes c sort of super-govern
ment. One Alliaie man was told that
if there had boeii a klan in Alliance
a year or two ago, a certain livery
biiin would not have continued to op
erate as a gambling den. "Why,"
said the speaker, "if there had been a
klan, they probably wouldn't have had
the nerve to open up.
Another man who was soliciting
members referred to the escape of the
driver in the automobile that killed
Arthur Jones, a week or so ago. He
claimed that Sheriff Miller and the
i :; " . .ur u
A'Z'AZ
a7?J?jril ,Uw'r n,l T !
the nvictIon f the driver and oc-
number of cities of the country, there
Omaha is the only Nebraska city
where there is any big fight. At
Scottsbluff, Lincoln and other places,
the klan members rank high in civic
circles and there hasn't been a breath
of protest. The chief danger is be
lieved to lie in roughnecks and other
lawless people committing crimes and
throwing them onto the klan. At any
rate, Alliance men will have' the fun of
deciding. The men who have been ap-
proached as prospective members are,
practically without exception, of a
high order, and apparently the organ-1
ization will go
through without a
hitch.
THE ALLIANCE
COUNTRY CLUB
OUT OF DEBT
MEMBERS BUY STOCK TO CLEAR
INDEBTEDNESS.
W
.B. Barnett Elected President
Succeed H. E. Gantz Direc
tor Are Chosen.
to
The Alliance Country club is now
out of debt. At the annual meeting,
held at the club house on Monday
evening of this week, the members
present purchased the few remaining
unsold snares of stock, and this money
will be sufficient to clear off indebted
ness on the construction and furnish
ing of the new club house, as well as
improvements to the golf links and
grounds. As new members are ad
mitted in the future, the members will
turn in their excess stock and be re
imbursed. There are few Country clubs in cit
ies of this size or larger which will
compare with the Alliance club. The
directors for the past year have had a
hard row to hoe, but have succeeded
in building a pretentious club house
. teriori Xhe ,.olf links have en
mill 1UX I11D11UIK 11 ill atwiuniivc vtiti.
imP,0VH' to remarkable degree andiDeckert who Uved about a mile away.
tennjg courts bathin& i)each and Perlbec ' worried about it and started
have been instaJlel. The grounds
bcftn fenced- an "Taroental te
elected and nuantities or trees set out.
. it was an ambitious undertaking, and
the men who have pued it through
and find it paid for at the close of the
first year have a right to feel proud of
the achievement.
At the annual election of officers,
the following directors were elected:
Earl D. Mallery, W. R. Met, W. B.
. Ttav-nnf Jamaa TV T a V fi Rim J.
Sa,,0WS( Roy Beckwith, W. M. Beving-
. w p nat, 0a w n Minnr
ine directors nave eiectea tne ioi-
lowing officers for the year: Presi-
dent, W. IS. Uamett; vice president,
Roy Beckwith; secretary, W. B. Minor;
treasurer, is. J. Sallows.
fl-AlT.Atro ITtJlrnrt
- uiunuo uiiiiAiug
Inspection Service
of the State Bureau
Three times as many carloads of Ne
braska potatoes were inspected anil
passed upon by agents of the state Bu
reau of markets this year as in 1920.
The total number of inspect'ons for
the current season, up to October 1,
was 1,355, while a year ago only 448
were made up to the same time.
The highest number of cars inspect
ed in any one week for 1921 was 289,
the week ending October 1. In
the corresponding week last year, 77
cars were inspected.
Of the total number of cars inspect
ed to date, one car reached the require
ments specified in the foUto grading
law for "grade fancy", 746 qualified
as "grade No. 1, and 51 classed as
the grade designated "Early Nebras
ka." The shipments include 22 cars
of mixed potatoes.
Attorney S. L. O'Brien of Antioch
stopped in Alliance over Sunday on
his way to lindgepon on legal uun
ness. . . . , T
SATURDAY WILL
BE A BIG DAY
FOR ALLIANCE
LARGE CROWD COMING HERE
FOR HARVEST FESTIVAL.
All Day Program for Entertainment
of City's Guests Free Ford
Big Drawing Card.
All roads will lead straight to Alli
ance on Saturday of this week, when
more than forty merchants of the city
will be hosts to the people of the city
and county in a big harvest festival,
where every single thing will be free
as the water or air for the autos that
will make the trip. An all-day pro-
:is '
ram has been arranKed. with the fes"
titieg. startinj. promptIy at 10. a. m.
!free Ford automobile, given away to
the holder of the first lucky number
who is present at the din win. v ;
The members of Post ,M, T. P. A.,
have consented to act as judges and
starters for the various events. A list
of the events and the prizes offered,
follows:
To family coming the farthest, sack
of flour.
Largest family coming in one car,
sugar cured ham.
Oldest car driven t otown, pair of
shoes.
Car with most mileage, new fall
hat.
Worst looking car, new inner tube.
Obstacle race for Ford cars, 10 gal
lons gasoline.
Most distance on pint of gasoline
10 gallons gasoline.
Tug-of-war between Ford cars, $5.00
shirt.
Open auto race, 3
start, box of cigars.
Squaw pony race,
coffee.
Indian pony race,
blocks, standing
2 blocks, 5 lbs.
3 blocks, 5 lbs.
tobacco.
School boys' race, 1 block, sweater.
School girls race, 1 block, pair of
shoes.
Chasing greased pig by squaw, the
pig.
Auto race one block with change of
tire, pair of shoes.
Indian boys' foot race,, sweater.
Indian furls' foot race, dress.
Auto truck race, 1 block, standing
start, pair of shoes.
Open navelty race, box oi cigars.
Fat man's race, 10 lbs. butter.
Boxing and wrestling exhibitions.
Indian wrestling and athletic event.
Indian War Dance and Harvest
Moon Pow-wow.
Sam Becker Dies After
Being Pinned Underneath
Automobile for 48 Hours
Samuel Becker, a farmer in the
Goodstreak neighborhood, died Sunday
from injuries received when his car
turned over, pinning him underneath.
He had left his farm tor Angora two
days previous, and when he did not
return home his brother, Edward
on the Angora road to investigate. He
took a short cut from Becker's house
through his pasture, finding him
pinned under the overturned car not
far from his home.
The car was lifted from him. When
asked how long he had been there, he
answered "Two days," and died within
a few minutes. The deceased was un
married and lived alone on a farm
about twenty miles north of Bayard.
tricated himself from the position in
I . L ... i i ...v
In his efforts he had partially ex
nlnnwl
wa3 8 11 a ive and conscious,
but
8UCCumbed a few minutes after being
released from the wTeckage,
The nlace where the accident occur
red is a trail road leading through a
pasture to the Pecekre home and prac
tically not traveled other than by him
self which accounts for the length of
time elaDsinor before he was found.
He is survived by an ager mother
... n f 1 T.
residing at uayara, ana r v,. anu t.,
W. Becker, brothers, of Morrill coun-
unerai services were neiu av ui'
ard Sunday. Interment being made
at Sutherland, Neb., their old home.
Eileen, little two year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Kraft, was
taken seriously ill Friday morning
with ptomaine poisoning. She was
immediately brought to the hospital
and for two davs was seriously ill,
but was thought to be out of danger
Monday.
Jacob B. Baker, old soldier return
ing to the Old Soldier's home at Col
umbus Falls, Mont., after spending a
fmloiiirh visitinor in Arkansas, was
taken ill in Alliance and was removed
to the hospital until he recovers suffi
ciently to continue the trip.
.Mrs. Alex Johnson of Mason City,
la., arrived Saturday for a month's
visit with her parents, Judge and Mrs.
I. E. Tash and her sUter, Mrs. R. L.
Johnston. . . ',..
CARRELL DOING
BEST TO MAKE
THREATS GOOD
II KM 1 N G FOR I) CO M M I SS I ON ER
OCT FOR ALLIANCE'S SCALP
IS
Attempts to Stir t'p Interest in Buy
nrd for Another North and
South Highway.
George Carroll, official enemy of
Alliance, is out on the warpath again.
The Farmers Exchange, a Bayard
newspaper, in an article in its last is
sue, exposes George's efforts to make
good on his threat to swat this city
every time he has an opportunity, and
to make an opportunity if none is ut
hand.
George apparently has an idea to
enlist support from Bayard, Potter and
Reddincton In an effort to get a north
and south state aid road, somewhere
vest of the proposed North Star route,
leading from Sidney to Bridgeport to
Alliance. 1 he bulky Heminglord com
missioner has an idea that any road
west of the North Star route will take
away about half the tourist travel. Of
course, in talking it over with the Bay
ard men, he says tnat his plan is to
get a state aid road that will serve a
large farming community, and give
the farmers an improved highway to
help them market their crops.
Only last week it wa3 that a crowd
of Crawford road boosters, presum
ably inspired by the Hemingford com
missioner, asked for a road rrorn
Lawn church north to the county line,
If the Bayard road falls through,
George has another idea just as good
he'll build a road straight south
from Lawn church to the Kilpatrick
dam, and this will open the way for
(Continued on rage IS.)
Seneca Man Sends
Check to Help the
Methodist Church
Rev. Mearl C. Smith received the
following letter this week: "I notice!
in the Alliance papers you are' mak
ing a supreme effort to raise money
enough to keep the work going on the
new church. As a member of yourj
church 1 am enclosing check which'
you may apply to this good cause, and
I assure you I am with you in the
good cause and hope you succeed in
raising tne required amount to com-
plete the building, Yours faternally,
"H E. HARKLEROAD"
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The committee will continue the
canvass for funds this week. A nura-
ber of pledges have come in at this
writing, wnne reauy cajsn is nuv a
yet plentiful as in some previous
years, yet those who cannot pay their the bank. After over an hour of ques
subscriptions in full this week can take turning, during which Shores stoutly
the option of making them payable in maintained his innocence, it was decid
three or six months. led not to file a complaint against
The building work is still progres- nim.
sing rapidly. The large steel beams The evidence against the janitor vas
for the support of the roof over the purely circumstantial. He was posses
main auditorium have been put in ped of a complete set of keys to tl.e
place and the roof is being built. It building, and held the only key to the
is the opinion of the building com-1 cellar. He admitted having seen the
mittee that A. S. Mote, the superin-!two sacks of silver currency on the
tendent of construction, has succeeded noor 0f the teller's cage, where it had
in accomplishing more with the . been thrown after Brad Minor receipt-
amount of money that has been ex-1 e for it and where it remained when
pended than could be accomplished in the bank closed, having been overlo ik
a period of years before or in the ej. Shores did not tell bank officials,
near future. Business experts are ! Wme of whom were in the building ns
predicting a period of prosperity in
the next eighteen months. As this
comes on, wages will be higher. Those
wno neip in tne consiruiviun vi inc
church now will have the satisfaction
of knowing that their money will go
farther than in most other times.
Thirty Days at Hard
Labor Is Sentence for
Two Hard-Boiled Coons
Roy Mitchell and William Owens,
Ikuv iniiA.iic-11 aim ii Miiuio v . . ,
both colored, pleaded guilty in county
court Monday afternoon and were sen -
tenced to thirty days apiece at hard
labor by County Judge Tash. This is
an unusually stilt sentence ior vag-
rants, but this was an unusual case,
according to the testimony.
Mitchell and Owens were in the pas
fnnrpr Ktnt'on at Seneca last Saturday
night, when Burlington Special Agent
W. S. Short appeared on tne scene, ii
was along about 7:30 in the evening.
Mr. Short, suspicious of their appear
ance, asked their business there. They
got hard-boiled. One of them drew a
gun on the officer, and a3 a result they
were placed in custody. There being
no "law" in Seneca, Mr. Short brought
them to Alliance, where the vagrance
charge was placed against them.
Tho colored man who drew the gun
claimed that it had slipped down his
pant leg when the fastening broke,
and that he had no intention of draw
ing a gun for any threatening purpose,
but the court declined to accept the
explanation. Instead, since it is ille
gal to carry concealed weapons, he or
dered the gat confiscated.
The two men will be given an op
portunity to labor in the spud fields
for the next thirty days, and their
wages will be turned into the county
treasury.
A SPECIAL FEATURE.
Beginning the week of Novemlor
2, The Herald has mr.de nrranjre
ments to publish a series of art it-lex
from lenders of national thought on
themes in which they are most in
terested, which rellect the funda
mental needs of the nation today.
These are big, vigorous, vital mes
sages, educative and sensational.
The publication of the?e articles in
this community is exclusive with
The Herald.
The contributors Include such
men as Dr. Charles H. Mayo of
Rochester, Minn., who will write rn
"The Nation's Health"; "Safety
First in Investment," by Senator
Arthur Capper; "Obligations of An
American," by Lemuel Bolles, na
tional adjutant of the American le
gion; "Deflation of Wages," by
John J. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of Americi;
and dozens of other men of equal
prominence and ability,
Other contributors are Senator
Borah, Judge Ben B. Lindsey, htlf
a dozen governors; several r.tiiruad
presidents; diplomats, politicians,
miltaryi celebrities and leader.? in
the business world. There will be
topics discussed that will be of in
terest to every reader of Thu Her
ald . Watch for more detailed announcement.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Alliance and Vicinity:
Fair tonight and Wednesday. Rising
temperature Wednesday and west por
tion tonight.
BANK JANITOR IS
RELEASED AFTER
AN EXAMINATION
NO CHARGES FILED AGAINST
JIMMY SHORES.
Pinkerton Detective, Bank Officials
1 and Chief of Police Give
the Chase.
Jimmy Shores, colored janitor at
the First National bank building, who
wu neiu ior niveau lonuwum ,
the disappearance of $2,000 in silver i
(dollars at the bank on Tuesday of last I
week, and its recovery Thursday when
'found in an upstairs hallway of .he
bank building Thursday afternoon,
was released late Friday night after
he had been questioned by Pinkerton
Detective w. v. nopxins oi uenver,
Chief of Police Jeffers and officials of
( ate as 9 o'clock, of the money on the
, floor. The nile of boxes in the hrll-
way, where the money was found, by
tnree Doys, naa oeen seurciieu uw uay
before, and the money had undoubted
ly been transferred there some time
Wednesday nicht or Thursday.
The search for the perpetrator of
the theft has apparently been aban
dond. The Pinkerton operative has re
turned to Denver, and the police au
thorities have checked the case off
their list.
Tnmmv Murnhv. colored man who
starred as pitcher for the Alliance
Mnnnrrha this summer, was arrested
. m . i I
in Denver on Thursday of last week,
1 following advises from Alliance that
he was under suspicion in connection!
'with the robbery. Murphy was also
reieasru ucihk icivi ;-.
hours for investigation. Murpny leu
Alliance me mgni iiwiuwinn mo iuu-
berv.
and the man who sold mm tne
ticket noticed that he was not only in
a tearing hurry, but that he paid for
the ticket with ten silver dollars. In
asmiuh as the money had not been
discovered, this was regarded as a
sufficiently suspicious circumstance to
warrant holding him for investigation.
When the money was found, he was
released. Murphy has a police record
in Denver, the officials say.
The three small boys who discover
ed the money on Thursday afternoon,
hidden in a box in an upper hallway,
l ave leen called up and given a cash
reward by the bank. The boys are
John Barry, Joseph Barry and Earl
Lymeth.
Mrs. Frank McFall. wife of well
known rancher living southeast of
Antioch, underwent a very serious
operation for tumor at the Hospital
Momlnv morninar. She was in a very
critical condition Monday and Monday
night, but is resting some easier to
day.
BUSINESS MEN
TOLD BENEFITS
OF ADVERTISING
LECTURER AT ARMORY EMPILU
SIZES IMPORTANT POINT.
"Getting the Mont Out of Retailing
Draws Big Crowd to the Armory
Monday Night
With more than 150 representative
merchants and salespeople present the
business lecture given Monday nighfc
in the Armory was a big success. The
lecture entitled "Getting the Most Out
of Retailing," was delivered by W.
II. Farley, a representative of the Na.
tional Cash Register company, whe
spoke under the auspices of the Alii
ance Chamber of Commerce. The
lecture, which Was illustrated with
1,000 feet of moving pictures, was pre
ceded by the showing of some very
interest views from the National Cash
Register plant at Dayton, O?"
Mr. Farley complimented the cham
ber of commerce for its splendid oo
operation. He said: "You member
realize the value of co-operation; you
are on the right track. Keep it up and
nothing can prevent Alliance from
maintaining its place in the front
ranks of progressive cities in this part
of the country.
The speaker made a vigorous appeal
for better system in the operating of
every kind of business. "It is only
natural," he said, "that each one of us
should want to get the most out of the
work we are doing, or the business we
are in; yet we must not forget that
customers are justified in buying
whatever they can get the most in
goods and service for the dollars they
spend.
Success Not Easy.
"In these days of keen competition,
it is not easy to be a successful mer
chant. There was a day when & men
chant could sit down and wait for
business to come, but today he must
coax trade through advertising, dis
plays, store arrangement, prompt anil
cheerful service on the part of em
ployees. The fact is, the merchant
who aims at the highest success has
I liicr inh nn hia hnmla.
"Competition is proving that stor
methods and store service must b
improved to meet the demands for th
buying public, and at the same time,
make a rea-onable profit. Experience.
has shown that one of the best ways to
get more out of retailing is to study-' V.
ana pi oni Dy me mevnoas tnai navv
enabled other merchants to get hd
"The National Cash Register com-
pany always has tried to help mer
hants solve their problems in thia
way. For more than twenty-five years
we have been collecting the best retail
ideas, plans, and methods from sue-. -
cessful stores in ail part or in
world. We have accumulated a vabt
amount of material, simplified, eon
densed, and charted it and in such,
meetings as this have passed it along
to those who could use it. It indeeu;
is one of the hopeful signs of th
times, that merchants are getting to
gether through such organizations a
yours to study these plans and to
work for the common good.
Need for Organization.
"The store that knows best how te
please the buying public will get the.
most trade, but unless at the same
time it can make a profit, it cannot
succeed. To succeed, a store must be
thoroughly organized. The help must
look alter the details, leaving the mer
chant free to keep his fingers on the
pulse of the business and give time to.
affairs of the community.
"Customers should be told promptly
.about the goods carried, and impressed;
with the fact that the store is wide
awake and progressive. Goods must
be displayed so they will attract And
please the customers. -"The
salespeople should be made to
know the value of giving prompt, and
satisfactory service to every customer.
Merchants should know, ratner inaa
guess about the important facts ef
the r business. inev snouia control
. , , , . . i
their business, their cash, their stock,
and their help." ...
Commenting upon the importance 0?
store organigation, the speaker mad
m-. tirung m " , , ,
rhiint are trvinir to do all the think
ing and planning for their 6torea. He
advised that responsibilities be divid
ed. "Fixing responsibilities encour
ages co-operation among employees,'
he said. "Remember it is team work
that wins in business just as it does
baseball." .
An especially interesting topic ells'
cussed was newspaper advertising. In
this connection he said:
Newspaper Advertising.
"Among the important things ta
which many merchants do not giv
sufficient attention because of the
press of details is advertisng, yet sta
tistics show that hundreds of mer
chants have failed because of this ne
glect. "
"Newspaper advertising travels far
end wide. It is the medium through
vhich the merchant gets his message
to the people in their homes. Custom
ers like to read their store news and
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