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J IE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1921.
Vote on Tariff
Emergency Bill
Expected Today
Dramatic Incidents Mark Long
Debate on Measure in
House Texas Delega
tion Again Split.
Washington, April 14. Several
changes in the lineup in the house
on emergency tariff legislation since
the Fordney measure was passed,
only to be vetoed, were revealed to
day during debate on the emer
gency bill. Debate will be contin
ued tomorrow, but supporters e.v
pect a vote before adjournment.
The five and a half hours of de
bate was marked by a dramatic
contribution by Bourke Cochran
democrat, New York, veteran of
other years. Asserting that danger
lies ahead in a policy of attempting
to cure all the country's ills by leg
islation, he predicted ''long lines of
tarnishing men and women in front
ot soup houses ere present condi
tions pass.
"1 apprehend," lie said, "that when
those lines form they will not stand
in silent submission as they have
done before. 1 apprehend some
thing more menacing, more danger
ous to civilization, to our govern
ment and to us.
"1 doubt if the fall of the Roman
empire was more disastrous to the
world at large than the conditions
1 wc lace threaten to be.
1 he 1 exas delegation showed a'
split again, despite the binding reso
lution of the democratic caucus yes
terday. Representative Garner, al
though he voted for the bill last
season, was in charge of the op
position today as the floor manager,
while Representative Hudspeth
spoke in support of the bill. Mr.
Hudspeth assailed provisions of the
Underwood tariff act, which he de
clared had made sheep sell in El
Paso, Tex., at 55 cents a, head and
wool at 4 cents a pound.
Mr. Fordney, in replying to state
ments in the minority report, said
they did him a "very great injus
tice." He referred to charges that
he favored the bill because of pri
vate commercial connections.
"I never owned $1 worth of sugar
stock in my life," he exclaimed heat
edly. ; "
Sanction of Colombian
Pact Urged by Leaders
(Continued From re One.)
ciat, member of the foreign relations
committee, lauded President Harding
for laying aside party prejudices and
attempting to right the wrongs which
he said Mr. Roosevelt had commit
ted against Colombia.
Colombia Conceded Rights.
As amended, the treaty states that
the two nations desire to ' remove
misunderstandings growing out of
the Panama secession, which have
impaired their friendship. Certain ca
nal and railroad traffic rights are
accorded Colombia and the United
States agrees to pay Colombia $25,
000,000 in five equal annual install
ments. Colombia recognizes Pana
ma and a boundary between the two
states laid down in the treatv.
Secretary of the Interior Fall saiJ
in a letter to Senator Lodge on
March 21:. "It is undoubtedly true
that American oil interests are much
interested in the friendly settlement
of all outstanding difficulties with
Colombia," and dwelt on . the vast
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firitisn ou interests, cuuuuncu vy
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tne eritisn government, wnicn win
get the better of the American invest
ors if Colombia should transfer fa
vor from the United States to Geat
Rritain. He urged ratification of the
treaty and cited letters from Theo
dore Roosevelt to prove that the late
president was in favor of a settle
ment with Colombia, provided his
own acts were not impugned.
Two York (Neb.) Women Are
Arrested in Hotel Here
Two women of YorS, Neb.,, giv
ing police the names ofUessie Culp
and Ann . Drier were arrested by
police at the Buffingto Inn, 2706
Farnam street and ar being held
pending advices from York. With
them at the time of their arrest
were V. R. Edward May and
Robert Allen.
According to advices from Work.
Ressie Culp is the wife of Riley
Sholtz, but has not been living with
him for three years. The Drier
woman is said not to be married.
Both were reported to Omaha po
lice to have deserted husbands.
A. L. Reed Heads East Omaha
River Drainage District
A. L. Reed was elected president
Of the East Omaha drainage and
protection district at a meeting of
residents of East Omaha at ths
Chamber of Commerce Wednesday
afternoon. A. N. Eaton was elected
treasurer and John P, Webster sec
retary. .
The officers will consult next week
with engineers and will plan what
course to pursue for protection from
the overflowing of the Missouri.
Defeated Naval Bill to Be
Reintroduced in Same Form
Washington, Aoril 14. The navy
appropriation bill, which failed to
pass the senate last session, -will be
reintroduced exactly as it was ap
proved by the house, Chairman
Kelley of the house naval subcom
mittee, announced today. It will
carry approximately $395,000,000, of
which 190.000,000 would be available
for continuing work on the 1916
building program.
Gage County Y. M. C A.
Unites With Body in Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb., April 14. (Special.)
At a meeting held here the Gage
countv Y. M. C A. and the Bea
trice Y. M. C. A. w ere consolidated
and will work as one unit. A budget
fund of $9,000 was decided upon,
and this will be raised by .subscrip
tions solicited throughout the count7.
437,933 Bales of Cotton
Consumed During March
Washington. April 14. Cotton
consumed during March amounted to
4j7.93 bales of lint and 0.991 of
lintcrs, the census bureau announced
oday. 9 i
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Peggy Hopkins
Noncommittal on
Divorce Action
Actress Refuses' to Enlighten
Public as to Move She Con
templates Malting to Com- ,
bat Husband's Charges.
By EARL L. SHAUB.
(I'alTenal Service SUtt Correiuudirt.)
Chicago. April 14. What move
will Peggy Hopkins make in her lat
est tangle with matrimony and mil
lions? - .
This was a matter of conjecture
here today as the annulment suit
brought by James Stanley Joyce,
lumber prince, against the pretty
ictress and artists model was wide
ly discussed;
It is Peggy's next move. Will
she oppose the divorce or juft write
it down as her third matrimonial
venture and let it go at that?
If she has had all t,he affairs of
the heart that Joyce mentions in his
bill, filed in circuit court yesterday,
she - has undoubtedly developed the
ability to make a clever move. What
will it be?
"Off Millionaire Hubbies.'.'
Perhaps she will reassert her prev
ious statement that she "is oft mil
lionaire husbands for life. ..
N Or will she stick to the. interview
she gave out last summer in Paris
when she said:
"I love Joyce and will love him
until death."
Joyce names five men in his suit.
All are well known in one part of
the world or another. His charges
carry an atmosphere or scented sec
rets of Parisian boudoirs and the
gilded, giddy romance in the fash
ionable, racy resorts of two conti
nents. 4 Secrets Are Snappy.
The secrets are snappy and com
pose the evidence gathered by de
tectives on both sides of the At
lantic. Joyce not only asks for the
annulment of the marriage, which
he says was illegal, but he wants
back at least half of the $1,000,000
he says he spent on her since their
wedding on January 23, 1920, at
Palm Beach, Fla.
Part of the money, he says, went
into a $200,000 home and $50,000
into furniture at Palm Beach. The
rest went into silks, jewels and cash.
Woman Aids Her.
From an unexpected quarter aid
came today to the former star in
"It Pays to Flirt." Florence Wal
ton, once wife and dancing partner
of Maurice Mauvet, known on the
stage as "Maurice," donied an affair
of any seriousness had existed be
tween Peggy and Maurice." Mr.
Joyce had named Maurice among
the five men. v y
Peggy is said to be "the first' girl"
in Joyce's life. They met in Miami,
Fla.,' and married two days after she
divorced Sherburne Hopkins, a
Washington attorney. Joyce says
the marriage was Illegal because .the
necessary time required by law in
Texas, where the decree was grant
ed, had not expired between the di
vorce and wedding.'
Two Chicagoans to Serve
Life as Habitual Criminals
. Hammond, Ind., April 14. Two
Chicago men were sentenced today
to life imprisonment under the new
"habitual criminal" act.
Gabriel Moffett was charged with
taking cash for cars of corn and
making no deliveries. Charles
Sometimer was found to be a pro
fessional burglar.
Both were held by Judge Martin
Smith to be habitual criminals.
GREAT WESTERN ALWAYS
When traveling to St. Paul. Min
neapolis, Mason City or Ft. Dodg
you can invariably depend on the
Great Western to bring you there on
time. Solid steel, trains over a safe
roadbed, free from jolts and jars.
Great Western makes traveling a
pleasure-revery mile brinas a smile.
Ticket office. 1416 Dodge St. Thone j
Douglas 10B4. Adv.
Spots in President's Message
IConnteM: 19X1: Br The CMm TrtbmmS'
Railroad Agreements
Abrogated by Board
(Continued From Page On.)
sibility for safe, efficient and eco
nomical operation, the rules will not
be subversive of necessary discipline.
Right to Organize.
"The right of employes to or
ganize for lawful objects shall not
be denied, interfered with or ob
structed. ,
"The right of such lawful organ
ization to act toward lawful objects
through representatives of its own
choice, whether employes of a par
ticular carrier or otherwise,, shall be
ageed to by management.
"No discrimination shall be prac
ticed by management as being mem
bers and nonmernbers of organiza
tions or as between members of dif
ferent organizations, nor shall mem!
bcrs of organizations discriminate
against nonmernbers or use other
methods than lawful persuasion to
secure their membership. Lspion
age by carriers on the legitimate ac
tivities of labor organizations or by
organizations on the legitimate af -
tivities of earners should not be
practiced. ';.
"The fight of employes to be-con
suited prior to a decision of man
agement adversely affecting ' their
wages or working conditions, shall
be agreed to by management. . I his
right of participation shall be deem
ed complied witj if and when the
representatives of a majority of the
employes of each of the several
classes directly affected, shall have
conferred with the . management.
Fair Hearings Necessary.
"No employes should be disciplined
with out a lair hearing by a desig
natcd officer of the carrier.1: SuspeU'
sion in proper cases, pending a hear
ing, which .shall" be prompt, V shall not
De deemed a violation or tms pnnci
pie. At a reasonable time prior to
the hearing, he is entitled to be ap
prised of the charge agatnst him. He
shall have a reasonable opportunity
to secure the presence of witnesses
and shall have the right to be there
represented by a counsl 'of his choos
ing. . If the judgment shall be in his
favor, he shall be compensated for
the wage loss, if any, suffered by
him.
"Proper classification of employes
and a reasonable definition of the
work to be done by each class for
which just and reasonable wages are
to be paid, if necessary, but shall
not nnduly impose uneconomical
conditions upon the carriers.
v Regularity of hours or days dur
ing which the employe is to serve or
hold himself in readiness to serve is
desirable.
"The principle of seniority long
applied to the railroad service is
sound and should be adhered to. It
should be so applied as not to cause
undue impairment of the service.
Gives Value Received.
"The board approves the principles
of the eight-hour day, - but believes
it should be limited to work requir
ing practically continuous applica
tion during eight hours. For eight
hours' pay, eight" hours' work should
be performed by all railroad employ
es except engine and train service
employes regulated by the Adamson
act, who are paid generally on a
mileage basis as well as an hourly
basis. - r
The health and safety of employes
should be reasonably protected.
The carriers and the several crafts
and classes of railroad employes have
a substantial interest m the compe
tency of apprentices or persons under
traimne. Opportunity to learn any
craft or occupation shall not be un
duly restricted.
Th majority ot any cratt or class
of employes shall have the right to
determine what organization snail
represent members of such craft or
class. Such organization shall have
the right to make an agreement which
shall applv to all employes in such
craft or class. No such agreement
slftll infringe, however, on the right
of employes not members of the or
ganization representing the majority
to present erievanccs, either in per
son or by representatives of their own
choice.
Emplovcs called or required to
report for work and reporting, but
not used, should' be pnid reasonable
compensation thcrtigr," . '
Financial Measure
Now Ready for Senate
(Continued From Tmge One.)
department now has $92,200 at its
disposal.
Counting-out the $75,000 the de
partment of public welfare is in
creased $20,000, with $158,56 "now
available.
The item of $166,511.69 for the cat
tle barns under the state board of
agriculture is transferred to the
emergency bill so that it will be
come immediately available and in
terest can be stopped. The board
now. has $54,154 available, which is
an increase of $27,154.
Other Funds Boosted.
Other increases and the senate to
tal include:
Judiciary, $9,000 to $101,800.
Secretary of state, $3,000 to $27,-210.
Auditor, $2,800 to $40,000.
Treasurer, $720 to $22,740.
State superintendent, 6,460 ro
$343,525.
Department of agriculture, $2,500
to $24,180,
Department of finance, $39,200 to
$111,140, the increase being to pro
vide taxation machinery for the new
state tax commissioner.
Department of public works, $182,
000 to $5,809,918.44, which includes
$125,000 for the Omaha-Fort Crook'
paved road.
Trade and commerce. $17,975 to
$274,855, increase largely to the
bureau of securities.
. National guard, $3,500 to $144,640.
Railway commission, $4,560 to
$123,000. '
Board of education lands and
funds, $4,000 to $50,000.
Vocational education, $9,200 to
$325,000.
Pardon board, $3,500 to $27,100.
Attorney Takes Clothes
As Pay From Poor Client
Richmond, Va., April 14. The
suit a penniless prisoner wore into
police court was accepted by his
attorney as a fee. The lawyer pro
cured a pair of overalls and gave
them to his client to wear.
Singapore will experiment with a
road made by vulcanizing rubber
upon concrete piles.
At Pray's Stores you will al
ways find a Phoenix Hosiery
assortment complete. No mat
ter what your hosiery require
ments may be they will be met
at PRAY'S the stores that
always have the stock.
Men's, 40c to $1.00.
Women's, ffjc ro $3.50.
Two Stores,
608 S. 16th St.
1908 Farn&m St.
The Home of PHOENIX HOSIERY
f.or M.en and Women,
France's Answer
Backs Stand of
U. S. on Mandates
Declares Representative Will
Take Up Question With
"Ardent Desire to Find
Satisfactory Solution."
Paris, April 14. Premier Briand
has dispatched to Washington a
note acknowledging receipt of the
communication from the American
state department regarding the
mandate over Pacific islands north
of the equator which was given to
Japan,
The premier's note says a repre
sentative of France will take up the
question when it comes before the
supreme allied council, "with the
most ardent desire to find a solution
giving satisfaction to the Lnited
States."
After acknowledging receipt of
the American communication,
Premier Briand's note says:
'The memorandum, beinir ad
dressed to Great Britain, Italy and
Japan simultaneously, a reply can
not be made until alter an accora
between the governments of the
four interested powers at the next
meeting of the supreme council.
I desire, however, to declare now
that when the question comes be
fore the supreme council the repre
sentatives of France will approach
the oucstion with the most ardent
desire to find a solution satisfactory
to the United States. Your excel
lency knows that already the gov
ernment of the republic has done
all that depended upon it to give its
aid in this question to the American
government.
Japan Knew of Attitude.
"By the note of February 18, after
having noted that the decision ot
May 7, 1919, carried with it no re
striction concerninn the attribution
to japan of a mandate for the islands
of the northern Pacific, my depart
ment explained to your embassy
that, however, in view of the fact
that President Wilson and Secretary
of State Lansing, in the course of
the preceding meeting had formu
lated, in the presence of the Japanese
rpnresentative. catceorical reserva
tions on the subject of the island of
Yap that thereon "Makino (Japanese
representative on the supreme coun
cil) had not refused to allow discus
sion of the question raised by the
rcnccscntativcs of the United States,
and that, consequently, the Japanese
government had knowledge ot tn;
American reservations.
The note concluded by saying
that there were contained in it ele
ments for further conversation be
tween the United States and Japan
which the government of the repub
lic would be happy to see result sat-
sfactorily.
That note was the same day com
municated to the Japanese embassy
in Paris, and your excellency was
kind enough to express to my de
partment a lively satisfaction with
the same," and to give assurance that
it would be particularly appreciated
in Washington.
Milk Prices Reduced
" Minneapolis, April 14. At the
of 1 cent a quart in the price of milk,
bringing the price down to 11 cents
a quart, was made by one of the
larger local distributers.
"it ifiaks roit rri-r"
OVER 33 YEARS OF SUCCESS
IN BUILDING GOOD VEHICLES
ASSURES IN THE GARDNER
LIGHT FOUR A DEPENDABLE
CAR, FREE FROM THE COST
OF EXPERIMENT A BETTER
CAR AT A LOWER PRICE.
Wetcfn Motor Car Co.
Farnam St. t the Boulevard
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Buster Keaton Meets
Natalie, His Fiance,
First Time in 2 Years
New York, April 14. Buster
Keaton, movie star, hopped off the
rattier lrom Los Angeles here into
the arms of Natalie Talmadge,
youngest ot the famous movie fam-
iiv, ms iiancce.
Today's meeting marked the first
time the couple have seen each
other in two years. Buster popped
the question by wire and Natalie's
"yes" went back to Los Angeles
from Palm Beach by the same route.
The wedding day has not been
set, accprding to the principals.
There were rumors of an elopement
today but they were quickly dis
sipated by sister Constance.
"There will be no elopement,"
she said. "Instead there's going to
be, a nice pretty little wedding."
Patronage Problem
Remains Unsolved
Washington, April 14.- (Special
Telegram.) iftetings of the Ne
braska delegation during the daylight
hours having been abandoned because
of their serious interference with the
members' congressional duties, the
Nebraska solons are now meeting in
the evening with the grim determina
tion to finish reading endorsements
of the faithful for the political jobs
and get down to balloting for can-,
didates.
The Nebraska congressmen held a
three hours' session Wednesday night
witnout reaching the end of the en
dorsements.
They are having another "go" at
it tonight with the possibility of at
least settling on one of the places,
that of United States district attor
ney. Convicted on Testimony
Of Ex-Husband and Son
Minden, Neb., April 14. (Spetial.)
Testimony of her former husband
and her son was largely responsible
for the conviction of Mrs. Emma
Schneider on a charge of stealing silk
dress goods from the pack of an
Assyrian peddler named Abood. She
was fined $10 plus double the. amount
of goods taken, totaling $67.10.
The former husband and son tes
tified they had found part of the
stolen property in Mrs. Schneider's
automobile. Abood testified that he
had spent the night at her farm
home and that the following morn
ing he noted that his pack had been
looted.
Mrs. Schneider pleaded not guilty
and denied that sne had taken the
itinerant merchant's goods.
Western Wool Producers
1 , Plan to Store 1921 Clip
Boise, Idaho, April 14. Idaho and
Oregon wool growers, in session here
today, voted to store the 1921 clip
until market conditions improve.
The meeting was called wtih Boise
bankers to devise ways and means
to finance growers and store the
crop until the market is of reason
able value.
Silk Gloves
are economical
' Kayser's washable silk
gloves, a sixteen-button
length in gray, navy; pon
gee, white and black,
$3.25.
A two-clasp Fowne's silk
, glove in various colors,
$1.75 and $2.
Artneedlework
to your order
Embroidering, hemming,
hemstitching, knitting and
crocheting is done in spe
cial order to meet your re
quirements. Particular at
tention is given to making
sweaters. The measures
are carefully taken, so
that the finished garment
will fit perfectly without
sagging.
The prices for this special
work are reasonable.
Second Floor
White Economy
Silk 65c a yard
A soft, lustrous cloth that
can often be used in place
of silk at less than half the
price of silk; 36 inches
wide.
Linens Main Floor
Gray Suede
Star Pumps
Two narrow straps, fas
tened by small steel
buckles, a light pump with
hand turn soles and Louis
heels that is very fine for
$12 a pair.
Gray suede pumps with
a single strap decorated
by a cutout design are $13.
Mellon May Urge
Sale Tax in Place
Of Income Levy
roseinie 10 worK uut iew
Plan of Revenue in
Opinion of Secretary
Of Treasury.
Chlfo Tribune-Omaha B I.mtrd Wire,
Washington, April 14. Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon is expected
to inform congress that a general
sales tax should not be imposed so
long as the progressive income tax
is maintained as the foundation of the
tax structure.
This position w ill be in accord with
that of former Secretary of the Treas
ury Houston and of Dr. i nomas b.
Adams, professor of economics at
Yale university and chairman of the
advisory tax board of the Treasury
department. Mr. Adams was the chief
adviser of the secretary of the treas
ury during the last administration
and is continuing 111 the same ca
pacity under Secretary Mellon.
While no announcement has been
made by Secretary Mellon as to his
recommendations relative to the re
vision of the tax laws, he indicated
today that his views will not differ
in any radical degree from those of
Dr. Adams.
No objection is offered by Dr.
Adams to special sales taxes yield
ing an aggregate of not more than
one-quarter of the total revenue de
rived from taxation.
It is the understanding that Secrc
tary Mellon will inform congress that
if it is considered that the progressive
income tax system should become a
secondary party of the tax structure,
it would be entirely possible to work
out a satisfactory sales tax. The
expectation, however, is that the sec
rctary will take the position that the
progressive income tax should not
in his opinion, be eliminated as the
basic feature of the tax system.
Investigation of the activities- of
Jules S. Bache and Mever Roths
child of New York, who have been
active in behalf of a sale tax. was
proposed on the floor of the house
today by Representative Fear of
Wisconsin.
Oil Company President
Unable to Furnish Bond
LaVarne- Fox, treasurer of the
Omaha Refining company, was re
leased from the countv jail Wednes
day night under $3,000 bond. He
was bound over to district court yes
terday on a charge of issuing a
check for $1,400 in payment for a
car of gasoline when there was in
sufficient funds in the bank to meet
the check. John J. Madden, presi
dent of the company, has been un
able to furnish bond.
Confessed Murderer Insane
Cleveland, April 14. Arthur Iblcn
feld, 70, confessed murderer of Mabel
Foote and Louise Wolf, Parma high
school teachers," beaten to death
February 16, was found criminally
insane by a jury of six men and six
women today.
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Summer Frocks Are
Appropriately Colorful
Organdy of a pink called fraise
(strawberry), or of a lovely yel
lowish green ginghams in
many brilliant plaids, striped
handkerchief linens and sheer
hand-drawn voiles make up a
showing quite worth seeing.
Sport apparel for the coming
season will interest you. Sep
arate coats, cloth or knitted,
and many separate skirts in
attractive plaids and stripes
Bride and Groom
Are Held in Jail
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Syrian Colony at Kearney Ufl
in Arms Uver suspected
Theft of Elopers.
Kearney, Neb., April 4.(e,pe.
ciat.) -The Syrian colony here is V
the point of open warfare and Mr.
and Mrs. Karl Deve are in jail non
chalantly awaiting trial for the al
leged theft of $330 from the bride's:
iathef.
Deve, who is 35, and Nudy Shada,
IS, eloped to Hastings and were
married. Happy in their new tics
the couple laugh at charges filed by
the brides irate father. Charles
Shada, that the girl stole his monev
and her husband aided and abetted
111 the crime.
Shada runs a fruit store and when
he returned from lunch he found his
daughter cone, also the receipts of
the cash register. He was of the
opinion she had gone to the bank ,
with the receipts which he verified
although he alleges she onlv deposit
ed checks and kept the cash. After
visiting the bank the girl and her
lover went to Hastings and were
married. Backed by a part of the Svrian
colony the father asked or the ar
rest of his daughter and hrr new-
husband. The remainder of the col
ony place the blame on the father
and support the newly-weds.
Immediately on hearing that war
rants had been issued for their ar
rest the honeymooncrs returned and
gave themselves up. The bride de
nies she took her father s money, ex
cept he owed her. She asserts
he did not have $330 in the store
at the time she left and that the
reason for his charges is that he did
not wish her to marry Deve.
Omaha n Nabbed at Lincoln
With Auto Load of Booze
Lincoln, April 14. (Special Tele-
gram.; wiuiam u. VjaDrici, giving
... WT'tf r . . - .
111s address as 166 J L street. Soulti
Uniaha, was arrested by State Sh
iff Gus Hyers as he was leaving L
coin this afternoon in a touring ca
with eight gallons of moonshine
whisky
Gabriel was fined $100 and his car
confiscated.
He admitted transporting the
liquor from South Omaha to Lin
coln and said he was on his wav
to Crete and Exeter, where he ex
pected to dispose of his stock.
Record for Attendance
At Grand Opera Broker-
San Francisco, April 14. The
world's record for attendance at a
grand opera performance was brok
en here last night when the Chicago
Grand Opera company played "Car
men before an audience or o.MHJ
persons, it was announced by the
management. The opera was given
in the Civic auditorium with Mary
Garden in the leading role. The
box office receipts were more than
23,000, $2,500 greater than Caruso s
ecord at Atlanta, Ga.
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