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THE BEE; OMAHA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1012. 1 'II THIS OIAllA DAILY BK1S VOI NDKD UV BDWAHD ROSEWATKlt VICTOR ROSBWATBR. HD1TOR BUB BUILDING. FARNAM ANlJ 17TH. Entered nt Omaha iwmofflec as second class matter TBHMS OF SUUsuztirTlON. jBundar Uce. ono year JtW HaturdaV Bee, one year 1 Uaily Be without Sunday. un year 4.W) Dally Bee, and Sunday, one year.. 6.W DELIVERED ny CARRIER. Evening and Sunday, ier month..- lw Evening, without Sunday, per month. 3u Dally Bee, Including Sunday, per mo. c Dally Bee, without Sunday, per mo... o Address all complaints or Irregularities la delivery to City Circulation. Dept. REMITTANCES. , M Remit by draft, express or postal order, paable to Tho Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps received In payment of small account Personal checks. ox crpt on Omaha and eastern exchange, not accepted. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee building. South Omalm 231S N street. Council niuffs-14 North Main street. Llncoln-M Little building. . Chicago KM Muruuette building. : Kansas City Reliance building. New Tork-Jt West Thirty-third. fit Louis ME Frisco building. Vashlnston-;25 Fourteenth St. N V COIlltBSPONDRKUH. Communications relating to news and editorial matter should be addressed Omaha Bee. Editorial Department. NOVEMBER CIRCULATION 49,805 :Btate of Nebraska, County or Douglas, as Dwlght Williams, circulation manage; of Tho Reo Publishing company, bclnj duly sworn, says that thu average dallj circulation for the month of November, .1I1S. wasO.ttC. DWIOIIT WILLIAMS. Circulation Manager Subscribed In my pretence and swor. to before mo this 6th, day of Decombo", 1312. ROBERT HUNTER. (Seal.) Notary Public Subscribers Im-rlnsr the city temporarily shonld ' linre The lire malted to them. Addresa ytH! be changed ns often re. qnested. Como on, hoys, there la plenty of room for tho Good Follows. Tied Crqss stamps may still be had for tho buying. Help down tho white plague. It's at wlso kleptomaniac who knows just where dentists keep tho gold they uuo for filling teeth. A young aviator who had been In the buslnoBs eighteen months moots death. At that, he waB an old vet eran. Dcsplto all tho oleaginous talk handed out to him, Uncle Sam Just insists on butting Into tho .Butter trust. Pouring oil on troubled wators is always dangerous, for some lncon tllary Is euro to happen along with a match. That idea of revising names of old Warships for new vessels might load to altogether too much confusion in history. "No cold weather this week," aya the weather man, .being a friend of tho dork and tho belated early shopper. Judging from tho distribution of pardons, Santa Claus Booms to liavo begun his round of Nobraska at tho penitentiary. What moot of us cannot under stand is why so muchjfuss should bo made over tho snooting of a man by a woman in Paris. D, Fay Mills doubtless wishes he had run across tho fiscal angel of the bull moosora some years earlier In his campaign. A New York baso ball toam has taken from, a Chicago team, via Cincinnati, tho biggest Chanco either of theso over had. Those bull moosers all enlisted for principle only, but It goes without saying that nono of them will eliy at & public payroll job. If only the Job hunters greet President-elect Wilson upon his re turn, ho will bo suro of a tremendous welcoming concourse. In every city every great enterprise is put through by a comparatively few public spirited men. Omaha is no exception to the rule, Anyway, that Nebraska code re vision commission Iibb scored a suc cess in producing a fat bill for print ing Its voluminous report. An election contest 1b too often llko the proverbial bear's tall which tho man who has solzod It finds hard o hold on to and dare not let go. When President Taft goes to Panama ho wilt not have as heavy a personage to leave sitting on the ld as did his predecessor In office. Governor-elect Sulzer is bubbling over bo in anticipation of being trans planted to Albany that tho suspicion is growing his name should be "Selt- ser.' President-elect Wilson tried his hand at steering ships on his way home from Bermuda. Experience will help a lot on the old ship of state. Why do the New York suffrag ettes walk to Albany to petition the governor when tho trains are still running? Isn't their road to success hard enough? The late Whltelaw Held worked his way up in life from a newspaper reporter's Job. We mention this jfact by way of encouragement to the ttrtistliu y duns Bcribe. L . ! Unwarranted, Tho Deo takes It upon ItBelf to re-' sent t lie unwarranted Imputation on the honesty of Omaha people bo reck lessly made by one of our IocrI con-' temporaries. Because the lights went out for a. few minutes in a big department1 store crowded with Christmas shop-) pors. the wholesale charge is blaz oned without a scintilla of founda tion "that thousands of dollars of goods were stolen during tho period of darkness. " ThlB charge 1b manufactured out of a wicked assumption that every ono doing Christmas shopping 1n Omaha is dishonest, and only wait ing for a favorable opportunity for thieving propensities. For the good people of Omaha, The Bee denies this vigorously and emphatically. We agree with the head of the big de partment store In question, who promptly, and without hesitation, disclaimed any notion that darkness could convert his patrons into plun derers. Take It from us that the men, women and children who constitute the army of Christmas shoppers In Omaha aro thoroughly honest, and wholly undeserving of reflection upon their integrity. The Butter Trust. The government's suit to dlssotve the alleged Butter trust must strike a chord of vital Interest because of the prime necessity for tho com modity. What most concerns the consumer Is that butter reaches ab normal prices at a time of ploni tudo and becomes so easily subject to the manipulation of commer cial greed. It is not a question so much bb to the power behind tho movement, as It Is to remedy condi tions that scorn oppressive. Tho gov ernment's information Is that 00, 000 tons of butter aro held In stor age against natural distribution, nullifying tho law of supply and de mand while the market is raised or lowered to suit tho avarice of thoso in control. Evidently tho govern ment Iihh reached this caso nono too oarly and tho hope of every con sumer will bo Uiat It will succeed In destroying tho monopoly, If there Is one, as ovory evidence Indicates. Whitelaw Reid. Whltelaw Held belongod to that old-fashioned aristocracy of pa triotism that believed citizenship In volved a responsibility of personal service and so as soldier, journalist nntl diplomat Ito rendered his best powers unto his country. And had fortune decreed his elevation to tho vlco-presldoncy, for which ho ran with President Harrison, ho would havo brought to this office the same superlative powers thnt ho gave to ovory other. Ills distinction as ono of tho conspicuous American ambas sadors at tho Court of St. James was but the cap-sheaf of an abundantly fruitful career. Mr. Hold's part among that cele brated group of editors characteriz ing tho arceley campaign and the period Immediately following first stamped tho impress of his dynamic character upbn the minds of his countrymen. Tho death of tho mel ancholy Greeley gave him the posi tion of edltor-ln-chlof of the Now York Tribune, whoso destiny ho continued to direct until his death, in later yoars being the owner of tho paper. With all his great service to his nation at forolgn capitals, his official powers were no more dedicated to tho permanent upbuild ing and progress of American Insti tutions and prosperity than weroj those exorcised In his private capac ity as editor. A providential coincidence at taches to his death transpiring a fow weeks before, In pursuance of custom, he would have laid down this mantle which ho woro with such distinguished honor to his government and Great Britain. Tho Archbald Impeachment trial has becomo tiresome to the senators sitting ns a court. Yes, but just wait until federal Judges are im peached In the court of public opin ion, and the verdict awarded by pop ular vote. A half-carat diamond was found in the gizzard of a Minnesota chicken. That's nothing, a particle of anthracite coal was once discov ered in the craw of a Nebraska rooster. But will the party coming iuto power remember Mr. Bryan's ver Blon, that a platform is binding for what it omits as well as for what it includes? The Mltlenluiu. Houston Pdst. The late Senator Rayner left a fortune of J1.000.000. We may yet witness the ap proach of an era whan a man can be known a a democrat without feeling it 1 necessary to starve to death or keep hli Packets turned Inside out Premature Pence Talk. Washington Post. Somebody should drop a bint to Doners! Miles that this Is not the time to predict peace. With the army and navy bills coming up. the season now opens for Japanese invasions and German war scares. Thi Hult- f Itrasou, Washington Post. One reason why the women ifke to do , their Christmas shopping early Is that It off Old them so many more opportunities jti tke back their various purchases And Iks Buy taOmak H I PROM DEE FILE'S SEPT. 1 Thirty Years Agu- Rev. W. J. Marsha preached at the Flrft Presbyterian church on the sub ject, 'Tour Speech." It has boon decided to continue the Social Art club exhibit a few days longer. Rev Dr. Stclllng'a sermons on 'The Prodigal Son" aro attracting Urge audi ences to Boyd- Sabbath evenings. Dr. Coffman has been receiving con gratulations on the arrival of a brand new girl In his household. Hon. John A. McShane left for Chey enne. Hon. I M. Bennett and wife have gone on a trip to Utica, N. Y. John McCreary left to Join hii family In California. M. Ilollman, the clothier, accompanied by Albert Calm, started for New Tork on a purchasing tour. , The Kmmtt Monument association , preparing for a grand ball next month, with 13. F. Morearty chairman of the executive committee In charge. A bunch of keys found at Thirteenth and-Jones streets Is awaiting the owner at C'oldln &. Cue's drug More. TwDJity Vest- Auo . W. D. Mcllugh went to Portland. Ore , to take depoiltlons In a law suit, to bo gone until the last of the month. Mrs. Clara, Riley was home from Chi cago, wliei-e she visited her sister. Airs. T. S. Dillon, for four months. Mrs, Annie Busent of London, Eng., It was onpnunced, would he the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Jensen during her stay In Oniulia. Not a gasoline street light burned at night. The Metropolitan Street lighting company having failed to pay Its debts, wan attached by the Sun Vapor company nnd the lights went Into tho charge of the sheriff, who refused to turn them on. Three new followers of Hlackstone were added to the list of legal luminaries In Omaha, John W. Bnttln, Charles 8. Dickey and Paul Bergen, all of whom blossomed out Into full-fledged young lawyers. The election of C-eOrge Gould as director or the Union Pacific In Boston the day before was received with evidence of sat Isfactlon In Omaha, where he was re garded as the logical successor on tha board of his late father, Jay Gould. J. H. Millard, president of the Omaha isa tlonal bank and member of the Union PaOflo directory, expressed a very fa vorable opinion of the road's future, saying.- "It Is a well-known fnct that thero are many croakers against tho Union Pa cificstreet claquers In the employ of the rival Chicago roads-who Impair the standing of the road and Impeach the standard of services for no other reason than that they are Jealous of Its success." Ten Years Ago The second annual mooting of the Ne braska Real Estate Dealers' association was convened by President Jamea Conk llng of Franklin. Rov. E. Comble Smith, pastor of the First Methodist church, pronounced the Invocation. C. F. Har rison made tho address of welcome and J. A Slater of'Mlnden responded. It was announced In Council Bluffs tnat the Council Bluffs electric street railway lines had been absorbed In the Omaha system and Frank Murphy would be pres. Ident of the Joint company. Guy C. Bar ton was In Now York completing details of tho transaction with tho Scllgmans, Mrs. Irwin. 1304 South Twenty-eighth street, waa run over by boy coasting down the Incline at Twenty-eighth street and Poppleton nvenuo and was lying at her son's residence, lit? Sotith Twenty eighth streot, with a broken leg. Sho did not see the boys' sled soon onough to dodge It and It knocked her down, strik ing her on tho leg. Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Lcmlsft. Mrs, Bourko and Major General Bates were guests of Judge Woolwurth and Mrs, Howard In the evening. Miss Rogers, Miss Lomax, Miss Gore, Fred Nash, Louis Nash and Mrs. Charles 8. Young made up one of the theater parties at "Carmen" In the evening. . ' "' People Talked About Spugs nro responsive to the season's touoh, but object to having a good thing overworked. Two Chicago couples have secured health certificates aa well as tho license which Insures Dean Summer's benedlcUon on their holiday union, Sweden's king will not award the Nobod peace prlie this year. The limousine of peace ban a few busied tires nnd, repair shops are some leagues away. New York's smoke Inspectors ure to be equipped, wltli powerful binoculars and: quartered on tho tops of skyscrapers. If they fall to spot smoke smudges thus Hrmed, It Is all off with their elevatlne Jobs. - As an outlet for their surplus energy, the suffragists of Denmark are to un- dergo military service on equal terms with men. bo It Is whispered In Copenhagen, Woe to the warring nation that tackles Denmark then. Miss Dora Keen, dauhter or Dr. W. W. Keen of Philadelphia, had some re markable experiences In Alaska. She waa the first woman to travel through the Skolal Pass and was the only ono of her sex to climb Mount Blackburn, a feat that requires five weeks. A four-round' hammer and claw fight between two women scrappers In Chicago became so warm that both lost their clothes, causing a modest male apectator to beat a knockturne on the opposite wall of the ring, while the women hustled for Mifety pins. The battle was pronounced a scream and a draw". Sir Edward Grey, foreign secretary, who Is the chief -on the British side of the Panama canal tolls dispute, received last winter the unusual honor of being allowed to write the mystic letter "1C a," after his name. He was the first commoner to be made a Knight of the Garter since Sir Horace Walpole. Besides owning Montlcello. lion. Jef ferson Moses Levy of New York, owns a sable overcoat, alleged to be worth po.coo. Inquisitive brother-congressman have asked him whether It waa a pur chase or a gift. "Ah, that ia the ques tion," he replies. "If you only knew from whom I got the coat you would be stir prUed." The transfer tax appraiser In New York values the state of Joseph Pulitzer at 18,5i5,, which Includes New York World and the St. Louis Post-plaputch The surrogate declined to approve the valu ation, holding that It should be one-third higher and proposes taklnz testimony on the aluc of the newspaper property mUe-dulei I NEBRASKA AND THE SHORT BALLOT i NEW YORK. Dec. 11-To the Editor of The Bee: A tecent Issue of The Vet contained an editorial deploring the con pfexlty of the Omaha ballot. You ask "How Is the short ballot to be obtained?" This Is really not a very difficult ques tion, though the process of doing the thing may require some time and con siderable effort. There are a few very simple and ob vlous things to be done In most of our states If wo want to obtain the short ballot without modifying radically the present form of government. Take for example the ballot which was used In your city on November S. The prerence of the presidential elec tors covers considerable paper, but is not a srlou matter from our standpoint. The voters understand perfectly well that the thing to do Is to vote In the circle opposlto tho electors of their favorite party. They understand that the electors are simply dummies and that there Is no particular harm dona If any one or more of them happens to be personally offensive. Anybody will do for a presiden tial elector. Following the presidential part of the ballot comes the preference vote for United States senator. Not many peo ple, we take, It. at the present time, would seriously argue to have the United States aenatorslilp removed from the ballot. Tho office Is one of utmost Importance, and more than that, It Is a political one. Ac cording to every dictate of dftnoerncy, the United States senatorshlp should have been on the ballot long before nuw. As to the governor. It would be out of the question to suggest, In the pres ent state of public opinion, that ther he some other method of selecting the officer than by direct popular vote. The time may come when we will see that It Is not absolutely essential that the peo plo should vote directly upon chief execu tives. TIiiKlnml gets nlong very well by nllowlng the party In power to find Its on head. But for the present, let the Kovernor stay. There Is considerably less reason for a lieutenant governor. New Jersey gets along very nicely without one, but If we are to continue electing tho governor and are to have a lieutenant governor, we might aa well keep him on the ballot too. Following tho lieutenant governorship there appear on the ballot the names of candidates for secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, state treasurer, super-. Intendeut of public Instruction, attorney general, commissioner of public lands and buildings and railroad commissioner. An a group these officers may be con sidered as heads of administrative de partments. None of them Is required or expected to Initiate and public policies in which a great body ot citizens has any Interest. In any private organization thoy would hn put under the control of the chief executive, who corresponds, of course, to the governor. This in fact Is .the method which has been proposed by the short ballot com mittees In Ohio and Illinois, and a begin ning of such program lias already been made In California. Of course, there will be those who argue, that the governor at the present time has sufficient appointing power and that to give, him any more would bo an Invitation to htm to 'mild up a persona! machine. This nrgument Is not altogether without merit, but note one or two considerations: Who appoints these officers now? Theoretically, the pnoplu; practical!, however, the people have abdicated tills function and they go morn ,or less blindly dqwn this column voting for the party choice. Now go back one step further: You have the direct primary system of nomination. If the writer Is not mistaken. Is It not true that In Hit) last analysis the' party 'candidates for these ministerial offices are sug gested by bomeonu very Influential In the party? When you get down to bed rock, therefore, Is It not true that the chief administrative officers of the state are appointed, not by a responsible offi cer, but by a party leader who may or may not be solicitous for the good of the atate government? Now, y6u expect the governor of the state to Institute econo mies nnd to conduct an efficient adminis tration. How can you honestly expect him to do this unless you give him the TAFT FOB, SUPEEME BENCH Appointment Probable in Case a Vacancy Ocours. Louisville Courier-Journal (dem.). Hot upon the heels of the news that President Taft has been considering an offer of tho Kent professorship of law at Yale comese the news that it Is be lieved that President Wilson will offer him the first vacancy upon the supreme bench. William II. Taft upon the supreme bench would be a valuable man In tho right place. He still ha before him, It ho is destined to live out his "expect ancy," to use a term familiar in lite In surance parlance, many years of useful ness. Ills training tits him for the supreme bench much better than his temperament ever fitted him for the presidency. President Taft Is not nt all an unpopu lar man, although ho has proven so good n republican In the White House that he was not a popular candidate for re-election. Ho Is respected for both ability and Integrity, despite tho fact that as president he has found It somewhat dif ficult to harden his heart toward friends KNOCKS AND BOOSTS. Waterloo Gaieu; It la n. merry little war that has been started over the merger ot the Omaha and Bouth Omaha poitofflces. and Victor Koewater Is com Ins In for much abuse hecausu ot reeoin mcndtnir snme. But will It avail, "Ince It seems to be following the iollcy ot the department In similar cases? Omaha Examiner By Jits successful ef forts In securing- the consolidation of the Omaha and South Omaha postofflces Doc. Vic rtosewater has not himself much dUltked by the people ot the latter city, lie certainly did stir UP a hornet's nest, and he's, liable to be stuns several times before the Indlsnant South Oma hans reume their normal temper. Newman Grove Iteporter; The Omaha Commercial club la taking unto Itself the credit for a blr Increase In Nebraska's corn crop thla year. It la true that the seed corn trains helped ome, but most of the credit belongs to the Klver ot all things. The season was much mora fav orable this year than last and farmers had a better opportunity to raise a corn crop. We believe In the new methods of farming and think when they are gen erally understood and adopted there will be a great; Improvement In farm profits, but credit should be given where It Is due. Western Laborer Victor rtosewater manages to do big things that are unpop ular His putting South Omaha Into Omaha In a federal way by making the South Omaha postofflce a substation of Omaha will be unpopular In U I choice of Instruments? It Is not necessary that the heaoa of departments be pr tonal friends of the governor, by any means. It would not detract essentially from his responsibility if ho were obliged to select his subordinates from an eligible list of candidates secured by competitive examination. Within tho last two or thre years the progress of the civil service re form movement has demonstrated that It Is possible to secure by a merit system the very best qualified persons to fill some very high offices. TJw city of New York, for example, selected Its fire chief In this way and undoubtedly obtained tha very best qualified man for the position. The city of Chicago selected Its librarian in the same manner May It not be that the heads of state departments could very weH be chosen thus? We hac proceeded now about four feet down the ballot. The next officer Is the congressman from the Second district. It Ifl perfectly oh!ous that thla office should be rilled by ballot. Now come your state senators. The obvious way to shorten the ballot In this connection Is to select one senator from ach district. The same philosophy ap plies to the state representative. Most states elect from small districts, and sev eral of the states which have a multiple system like yours are taking more or less active steps to get away from It. The county attorney. In the opinion of the writer, should continue to be elective; but thero Is no good rca-'on that we have been able to discover why the assessor should be continued as an elective officer. The business of assessing property Is that of an expert, .and when you throw the office open to politicians It la almost certain to fall Into the hands of a man who Is unqualified because of lack of training for the work. Why could not the assessor be made an appointee of the county commission? The county' commissioner Is next on the list. If there Is any virtue in the com mission form of government, It Is In the concentration ot authority In the county board. The tendency In county recon struction 'Is to bring the business func tions of the county under the undivided control of the county commissioners. The sheriff and county attorney are Judicial officers and some other method of se Icctlourfihould be provided In their case. Is there any Bpcclal reason why Jus tices of the peace should be elective? Why could they not be appointed to bet ter advantage by a higher court? The same logic applies with much greater force to constables. In the county there la often conflict of authority between three distinct bodies of peace officers first, the sheriff; second, the police force of Incorporated cities; and third, the con stables, you may be Interested to know that In the charter recently adopted In Los Angeles, Cal., constables are to be appointed by the sheriff from an eligible list furnished by the civil service com mission. As for the election of thirty-two deputy assessors; that Is positively the biggest Joku that was ever put on a ballot. That flarty circle at the right reminds one of the book agent who shoves an order book under your nose and a pe'ncit Into your hand and says: "Sign here please." If some such methods as those which aie outlined above were, to be applied, you would have then only the following elective officers: First, presidential elec tors: second, United States senators; third, governor; fourth, lieutenant-governor; fifth, congressmen; sixth, one atatt Bfuator; seventh, one state representa tive: eighth, one county attorney: ninth, one county commissioner. This would con stitute the most conservative kind of short ballot treatment. U may require considerable constitutional amendment, but Isn't It worth It? Much however, can doubtless be accomplished by statute Wo hope that tho citizens of Nebraska will wako up to the fact that before they can dorlve the beat results from direct primaries and the Interests of direct legis lation, they will have to do something with tho frightful ballot, which Is con siderably longer, In our cnae of the long ballot, than anything else whIH has ever come our way. Yours very truly, H. S. GILBBRTSON, Assistant Secretary. who believed until the recent election that It was possible for the republicans to continue In the old ruts and remain In power. President Wilson has been silent as to his intentions. It Is Improbable that the Washington rumor as to the appointment of President Taft to the supreme bench results from leakage. More probably It Is guesswork, but the guess Is not un reasonable. Tho Kent professorship at Yale Is an honorable post that Is vacant and would be admirably filled by the former pret dent, but the popular fecllrfg will be that he would be capable of rendering larger service upon tho supreme bench than In a chair at a university. If president' Wilson should offer him the first vacancy occurring, the tender of the place would not be considered a mere graceful com pliment, or merely a tactful and poll tlclanly act upon the part of a president. It would Indicate a sincere desire to strengthen the supreme bench. City, but It is Inevitable that all the sub urban towns around Omaha must become a part of the city. Omaha made them all and they will all sooner or later stop the kid business and become a part of the metropolis. I cannot figure out what cor poration "compelled" Victor Itosewater to turn this postofflce stunt, but It, of course, must have been some corporation. But the South Omaha letter carriers will j be tickled with the change. They will get 1100 per year Increase In wages for deliv ering the same mall. So It's an 111 wind, etc. Grand Island Independent South Omaha Is In quite a furore over the action Yt the Postofflce department In making a substation of the South Omaha post office to the Omaha office, whereby a I saving of 11,500 per annum Is made in postmasters' salaries. Unquestionably the South Omalians regard economy In thl? line as the least factor to be considered in vew of the constant efforts to unite the two Omahas. The question of an nexation haa been so long and so per sistently discussed and considered that the logic of consolidation needs no defense j by the department. The very fact that I the propose) annexation has come to elec I tlons from time to time and will not bo j quieted would seem to Indicate a reason for uniting. Physically the Omahas. too. ' are one. Politically thero may be reason for objecting, but commercial necessity and economy will always, eventually overcome merely political objection. Th consolidation will make Grand Island the third ctv In postal aXUlrs. Instead of jkth fourth- THESE GIRLS OF OURS. 1 "Miss Croxton, am I free to call you Imogcne?" "Indeed. Mr. Squlnchley. I consider that entirely too free."-Chlcago Tribune. "When she wasn't looking I kissed her." "What did she do?" "Refused to look at me for the rest of tho evening," Cleland Leader. I'nftt Atv fii.iov t.filMla mi, tl.ir lnv face to me. Friend I'll bet your fancy Isn't half ns good on the Job as your dear love's maid. Baltimore Ametlcan. The young man was figuring out ways and means. I "They say two can live as cheaply as one." "Do not delude yourself. Ferdinand," said the girl. "For one thing, I shaP positively have to have a separate car." Louisville Courier-Journal. "Mi. Wombat Is quite a resourceful woman." "As to how?" 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