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9 MINISTER O'BRIEN BECOMES' TARGET American Diplomat in Role of Peacemaker Has Nar row Escape. FIRED UPON IN PARAGUAY Government Troops Turn Guns on Diplomat as He Approaches Rebel Headquarters Apol ogy Follows Mistake. LA. PAZ, Bolivia. July 10. Further de tails received here of the revolution In Paraguay say that while figrhtlng was going on In Asuncion an Incident occurred which might have had a most serious re sult. The American Minister. Edward C. O'Brien, desirous of proffering his good offices in order to prevent further loss of life, while approaching the headquarters of Uie revolutionists, was fired upon three times by government troops. According to the dispatches, the Minister's escape was miraculous, as many persons were killed in the vicinity. Discovering their mistake the soldiers ceased firing and an officer hastened to give explanations to the Minister, who Is convinced that the act was not premedi tated. The new President of Paraguay, Enill ano Is'avelro, has been officially recog nized by the majority of the foreign dip lomats. Claims for damages by the for eign legations are heavy. CHEAPNESS OF HUMAN LIFE Protest Against Taking Law Into One's Own Hands. THB DALLES, Or., June 25. (To the Editor.) Of all the countries, kingdoms or republics that lay claim to the rights of good government, as the protecting factor of life and property, there does not ap pear to be any one, wherein the murderer, or, in fact, any other class of lawbreak ers, may rest more securely than in the United States. This assertion may at the first view appear to be of a sweeping nature, but the criminal statistics afford ample cor roboration, and in no state of the Union more than in the State of Oregon. It is true that in a few Instances, by tardy Justice, the, law has been vindicated: but In a greater number of instances, the culprit whose hands are dyed with the blood of his victim Is securely protected within a maze of ridiculously unjust con trivances called "technicalities," legal ones, which are apparently sold at so much per dollar. This tardiness, which has given so much cause of complaint in the pafit. Is the ele ment that will have to be eliminated from the administration of the criminal law before the wrongdoer will be made to realize the deterrent effect of it. At pres ent, justice comes not swift enough: the crime Is almost forgotten by the time the criminal Is landed within the four walls of a prison, and this fact encourages him in the idea that a man with a good bank account and a few influential friends can kill without being hindered by the operation of a criminal law, for by these means he can Invoke the assistance of all the delays provided by the system of pro cedure to save him from immediate pun ishment. For this state Sf affairs neither the police nor the Sheriff, nor the District Attorney, can be blamed, but the 6ystem of criminal procedure as a whole offers the incentive, or at least a license, which carries a risk, of course, but not of suf ficient force to deter the evil-inclined wretches whom we dread so much. And as a consequence, murders of every de gree are committed with Impudence. Yes, and committed In a land, the people of which laud themselves and their free dom and system of righteous living up to the skies, and whose aim Is to spread the ethics of Christianity among the heathens of the tropical regions. What a beautiful. Inconsistent idea it is to at tempt the conversion of the millions of, Chinamen or Indians, while within the four walls of our cities the murderer and ravlsher ply their deadly vocations! Our senses of mercy and Justice are hocked If we read of lynching, but what else can be expected when people by ex perience have learned JJjat the chances of the prisoner's ultimate escape are good, and that Justice is likely, to be defeated by the interposing of some senseless legal objection. If the case Is .not one of will ful, cold-blooded murder, committed for gain; If it is not one of a brutal nature, committed by a brute whose victim Is the discarded object of hie lustful desires It is then a case of the unwritten law, a murder committed In the name of decency to uphold, the honor of some slobbering edultress. as if the law of God meant man to regard a woman who sins delib erately a martyr, or that her offense Is the lesser In his sight than that of the man. However, we are bound to offer and extend our sympathy and protection to a woman, but when one becomes a self-appointed executioner, I contend that the majesty of the law is insulted, that we may as well not be governed by a sys tem of law. that comes as a result of ma ture deliberation, but rather submitting to a law based on the average idea of right and wrong. the wretch that kills to avenge an alleged insult. These cases resolve themselves into the question of whether the death jienalty should, or should not be inflicted, for the offense of insulting language. If so. let the law of the land inflict the same. Let us go into any place, or Into any walk of life, among any class of society, and what do we find? A mild. form of the lynch law prevailing. We seem to live In an atmosphere of dreadful uncer tainty, k'nowlng not whether the ' first man whom we meet Is armed or otherwise and ready to shoot and kill on the slightest pretext.. It is unsafe to walk the streets, unsafe to remain alone in one's house or office: and even by a recent verdict. It is an offense punish able by death to indulge in a celebration of your own birthday. What protection is offered agatnst this? Very little in deed. If the culprit does not escape -by a bungle on the part of the police, the jury will acquit or return a verdict which seems to be more of a condonation than an expression consistent with a true. Just consideration. If this be not the case, then the Supreme Court will sustain some paltry objection, that sets aside the hon est efforts to bring about justice, and failing in this the criminal Is granted a pardon. . This matter is not one of Republican ism or Democracy. It Is the common right of man which recognizes all men as being equal: one that should have the earnest consideration of all right-minded people: and even if a rvstem that will cost $10,000.0rt0 is necessary to reform the present methods and procedure, it will have to come, for matters have reached the climax. Just pause for a moment and count how mauy people have been slain wilfully, and, as the law says, "with malice aforethought." within the past few years, and compare the number of unpunished with the number punished. Then let us ask ourselves: Has not the law been spat upon and mocked? The law that Is supposed to bind and govern communities: created by bodies of Intel ligent men for the purpose of protecting life and property. Has it not been in sulted slighted at every turn? It is not regardea as a protecting factor, but rather as a machine manipulated by j skilled hands to cheat the prison cell and gallows of their lawful prey. The law we call It but it is really a thing that plays second fiddle to the gun and knife. It turns aside from Its true Intention to protect a heartless villain, who pleads killing no murder. The gun and knife, wherever one turns, play their awful work. In the name of decency must be stopped. The strong arm of the law. free from hindrance of any kind, will have to strike the villain before the land will be freed from the taint of this terrible sin. In other words, the law will have to be recognized as the factor which compels the better liv ing of men. and to this the evils of the present time must succumb. America, and more especially, the Western States of the Union, will then be a safe abode for people who realize the blessings that ac crue from the submission to the majesty of the law. JAMES F. DONOVAN. LOVE FIHDS mi, US EVER MAX OF 40 AXD GIRL OF 16 MARRY IX JAIL. Couple Had Eloped and Before They Could Wed, Law's Hand Had Seized Them. NEWARK. N. J.. July 10. Charles Wheeler, who Is 40 years old and an agent for the United States secret, service, was released from jail here and lost no time in Joining his bride, a pretty girl of 16. who maraled Wheeler in Jail Thursday afternoon, members of the grand jury, who had just indicted Wheeler for ab duction, acting as witnesses. Mrs. Wheeler was Miss Madeline Petrle. daughter of Nadol Petrle, of 117 Dlckerson avenue. The girl met the secret service agent last January when he was engaged on a case in Newark. Wheeler succumbed to the charms of the child, who was much less than half his age. In a Jiffy. From the moment he saw her he was her de voted admirer. He proposed to Miss Pe trle and she accepted him. but added: "You must get my father's consent." Wheeler laid his case before Mr. Petrle, and was told to get hence there wasn't so much as a chance for him. "You are too old for my child," Wheeler was In formed. One day recently Miss Petrle disap peared. Wheeler left Newark about the san-e time, and the next day he and Miss Petrle appeared at the home of Wheeler's mother in Utica. Mrs. Wheeler took the best sort of care of her son's sweetheart, but advised the couple to return to New ark and make a second plea with Mr. Pe trle. On their arrival Wheeler was ar rested on a warrant charging abduction, and sent to Jail In default of $3000 bail. Miss Petrle was arrested also and sent to the House of the Good Shepherd In $2000 bail. An indictment for abduction was found against Wheeler and he was brought Into court and arraigned. Mr. Petrle, more bitter than ever against the secret serv ice man, was in court also, telling how he meant to prosecute, when Miss Petrle came In and caught her father's hand. Mr. Petrle melted completely and sudden ly burst outi "Well, if you insist on mar rying this man, who is old enough to be your father. I must give my consent. I withdraw the charge with the court's permission." The court was more than willing, and Justice of the Peace Henry Bosset was called. With the judge, jurymen and court attendants standing about, the marriage ceremony was performed. The jurymen then took up a collection of $25 for a present to the bride. Mrs. Wheeler spent the night with her parents, and Wheeler was taken back to Jail until the District Attorney could ar range to quash the Indictment against him. $2 WORD FOR HIS STORY SCRIBXER COX'TRACTS FOR ROOSEVELT'S NEXT BOOK. Story of His Hunt in Africa Brings Highest Price Ever Paid for Similar Work. NEW YORK. July 10. The price Charles Scrlbner's Sons will pay President Roose velt for his account of his hunting trip through the African jungles will be the highest ever given to an author for a work of similar length. Not only will the President receive a lun p Bum of between $60,000 and $75,000 for the serial privileges, but he will also get a high royalty on the book, into which the magazine articles will be in corporated. It was learned on good authority that this royalty is not less than 15 per cent on gross sales, and Is proba bly as high as 20 per cent. It Is said the publishers expect to sell enough copies of the book so that the Presi dent will receive In all $150,000. or something like $2 a word. "I see no objection to making public the fact that we will publish the President's story of his adventures in Africa," said Charles Scribner this af ternoon. "The details of the arrange ment will have to come from Oyster Bay, however. We understand that the President wishes to announce them himself In such length as he sees fit." CORONER STOPS FUNERAL Man Suspected of Killing Wife With Poisoned Cakes. CHICAGO, July 10. Preparations for the burial of Mrs. Amanda Wentz were stopped by the Coroner yesterday and the woman's husband, Cornelius Wentz, a cook, was placed in custody pending the investigation of the woman's sudden death. The evidence which resulted In the move was furnished the police by two women friends of Mrs. Wentz. They said she had requested them three weeks ago to aid the police to investigate her death If she should die suddenly. Mrs. Wentz. ac cording to their story, said she feared her husband was trying to kill her to hide evidence of his mistreatment of her 13-year-old stepdaughter. Elsie Loewer. Elsie Loewer told the police that her step father brought her some cakes before they retired Wednesday night. She said her mother was the only one who ate of the cakes. -Wentz and his wife are said to have quarreled frequently on account of his stepdaughter. Mrs. Scripps Buys Barbarossa. LEXINGTON. Ky.. July 10. Clarence Kerr, of this city, today sold the great show mare Barbarossa to Mrs. E. W. St-ripps. of California, for $3000. The new owner will show the horse in the East and West. BIGGEST LUMBER GUT IN HISTORY Census Bureau Gives Out Fig ures on Production for Year 1907. SHOWS 7.2 PER CENT GAIN Total Is 40.056 Million Feet as Compared With 37,551 Million Feet In 1906 Increase In the South Is Reported. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. July 10. The Bureau of the Census, with the assistance of the For est Service of the Department of Agri culture, has for some years collected statistics concerning the annual pro duction of various forest products, and the preliminary totals for the cut of lumber, lath, and shingles for the year ending December 31, 1307, have just been made public. Unusual importance Is attached to the reports for the past year, which show that the aggregate cut of lumber in the United. States Increased from 37.o51.000.O00 feet, board measure, in 1906. to 40.256,000.000 feet In 1907 a net gain of 2,705.000,000 feet, or 7.2 per cent. For lath and shingles the total production was 3,664.000,000 and 11 -950.000,000. respectively. in 1907, as against 3.813,000,000 and 11,858;000,000 respectively, in 1906 a decrease of 149.000.000. or 3.9 per cent in lath, and an increase of 92.000.000, or eight-tenths of 1 per cent In shingles. The number of mills reporting In 1907 was 28,850, while in 1906 the cut of 22,398 mills was covered. Effect of the Recent Panic. The substantial increase in the total Pr.?uUfH?" of Iumbr m 1907 as compared with 1906. in spite of the financial strin gency which measurably affected most lines of manufacture during a part of the later year, is remarkable, and es pecially so In view of certain well-known local causes which also operated during the whole or a part of the vear to reduce the output of the regions affected. Aside from the car shortage, which necessitated a restriction of the cut in many localities during the earlier months of the year, the fact that the industry of lumber man ufacture was practically suspended on the Pflrlflft Pnaat aa.lv 4 . V- - ttii ' .7 i n't run, VI 1 1 account of the prospective raise in freight "xl-"' "o rnuroaas wnicn handled the product of the mills in this region, ma terially affected the amount of output. Furthermore a steady decline from year to year is to be expected In the Lake states, because of the rapid exhaustion of their timber supply. In the Southern states, however the principal producers of lumber during recent years local con ditions were substantially normal, but the effect of the business depression obtain ing throughout the country during the latter part of 1907, while somewhat ob scured, may nevertheless be discerned in the showing for that region. Increase In Southern States. The unprecedented volume of building operations under way during 1906 and the earlier part of 1907 had created a demand for yellow pine which reduced stocks and kept the mills running at practically max imum capacity during the major part of the latter year for some months even after the decline In building activity had become general and pronounced. Fur thermore these conditions brought into operation many new mills, a fact which also contributed tar a material Increase In the nomal cut of the region through the earlier months of 1907. The exceptionally heavy production during this part of the year Is more clearly indicated by the figures when it Is borne in mind that may of the large mills in the yellow pine district were idle, or 'practically so, for several weeks during the latter part of the year. The greater thoroughness which characterized the 1907 canvass un doubtedly contributed In eome degree also to the Increased totals for these states as well as for other lumber regions of the country. Big Cut of Yellow Pine. More than nine-tenths of the stand of yellow pine Btumpag is in the Coast states, from Virginia to Texas, inclusive, and Arkansas. This group, together with Kentucky and Tennessee, reported a total lumber cut in 1907 of 17,694.218,000 feet by 11,396 mills, as against 15,096,110,000 feet by 8143 mills in 1906 an increase of 17.2 per cent In production and 39.9 per ceit in number of mills. Of this total output, the several species of yellow pine long leaf, short leaf, loblolly, Cuban, etc. contributed 12.816,790.000 feet, or T2.4 per cent, in 1907. and 11.298.014.000 feet, or 74.8 per cent, in 1906 an increase in the cut of this wood o? 1,466,788.000 feet, or 13.4 per cent. Other woods showing Important gains were: Oak. from 1,032,398,000 feet in 1906 to 1,465.763.000 feet In 1907; poplar, from S26.162.000 feet to 427,426.000 feet; red gum, from 286.696,000 feet to 472,754,000 feet; and tupelo, from 42.624.000 feet to 66.894.000 feet. Oak and poplar are the principal lumber trees of Kentucky and Tennessee. It is possible that the Indicated increase In the cut of these woods was due. In part, to the substantially larger number of mills reported for these states in 1907. Xorth Atlantic Cut. In New York and New England, where the manufacturer of lumber and allied products from standing timber still holds a relatively high place among the indus tries of the region, the totals were not materially changed from those of the preceding year; most ,of the states, how ever, showed gains, and In a few in stances the relative Increases were con siderable. The total cut of New York ; , rugs "sv SPECIAL On sale today in the Carpet Department, sixth floor, a new lot of these popular rags in 27-inch by 54-inch sizes; all new and attract ive patterns, medallion centers, Oriental designs, floral settings, etc.; these nigs sell regularly for $2.25. Mail, telephone or C. 0. D. orders will not be accepted. See specials on other pages. OMPLETE-H0U5ETURni5HE and New England combined 3.617.482,000 feet for 1907. exceeded that of 1906 by 348.214.000 feet, an increase of 10.7 per cent. Such a showing is noteworthy in view of the waning timber supply in this region and the adverse business conditions pb taining throughout a part of the period covered. Practically the entire output of the mills of this section, unlike that of the mills In the Lake states, the Southern states, and the Pacific Coast states. Is marketed locally and Is insufficient in quantity to satisfy the normal demand, a considerable percentage of the product consumed here being shipped in, chiefly from the South and from the Lake re gion. The falling off in the demand for lumber in these states during the latter part of 1907. therefore, while reflected sharply In the decreased shipments Into them, apparently had little or no bearing on the output of the local mills, whose capacity was still short of the demand. Although the wood pulp industry is making a heavy and increasing draft upon the supply of spruce, this tree still practically shares with white pine the place of first importance among the lum ber timbers of this region. The cut of spruce reported in 1907 was 1,098,268.000 feet, an increase over 1906 of 75,914.000 feet, or 7.4 per cent. It formed 80.4 per cent of the total output of all lumber in these states in 1907. while white pine con tributed 31.8 per cent. The total production of the Lake states was 6.491.680,000 feet in 1907 and 6.219.728.000 feet in 1906, a decrease of 728.048.000 feet, or 11.7 per cent. Among the various species the greatest loss was in pine, which decreased from 3.055.072,000 feet in 1906 to 2.497,505,000 feet in 1907. or 18.3 per cent; while for hemlock, maple and bass wood the relative decreases were only 8.8. 6.6 and 9 per cent, respectively, and for birch there was an increase of 4.6 per cent. In these states, as a whole, pine still holds the place of first importance, though the history of lumbering in Mich igan, where with the passing of pine the cut of the mills ran to hemlock and the hard woods, is being repeated in Wiscon sin. In this state in 1907 the reported cut of pine for the first time fell below that of hemlock, the output' of the latter exceeding that of the former by 19.7 per cent, while in 1906 the production of pine was greater than that of hemlock by 13.1 per cent. In Minnesota the cut of pine in 1907 formed 91.6 per cent of the total lumber output of that state, and repre sented 60.9 per cent of the aggregate cut of this- wood in all the Lake states. The report also contains statistics of the cut for the years 1900. 1904 and 1905. The total of 36.840.000,000 feet, board meas ure, shown for 1900. is comparable with the 37,551.000.000 and 40,256,000.000 feet re ported for 1906 and 1907, respectively, as the canvass for each of these years covered both merchant and custom mills. In 1904 and 1905 the recorded lumber cut of the country was 34.135,000,000 feet and 30,503.000,000 feet, board measure, re spectively. The figures for 1904 were com piled at the quinquennial census of man ufacturers of 1905, which was limited to merchant mills, thus excluding small neighborhood mills and those engaged ex clusively in local custom sawing, which probably accounts for the fact that the total cut for that year was smaller than in 1900, 1906 or 1907. The figures for 1905, while doubtless covering the cut of most of the large mills of the country, mani festly fall short of giving complete figures for that year. In order, however, that the comparison of the annual cut might be given as wide a scope as possible, these figures for 1904 and 1905 are pre sented, as they constitute the most com plete record available for these years. GREAT BRIDGE GOES DOWN Many Workmen Drowned in River Rhine at Cologne. COLOGNE. July 10. The new bridge under construction over the Rhine at Cologne fell yesterday and many of the workmen engaged on the structure lost their lives. Up to noon 14 bodies had been recovered and nine men had been taken from the water seriously injured. The scaffolding supporting the powerful crane used in the erection of the central span of the bridge collapsed and the crashing down of the span carried down several other spans. Several workmen were thrown into the river. Some of them are still underneath the scaffolding and there is no hope whatever for their recovery. The accident boats put out for the scene and began the work of rescu. About a score of struggling men were quickly picked up. Police and fire bri gades of Cologne were notified and hur ried to the river to assist in the work of salvage and rescue. They secured more boats and succeeded in saving several workmen. TROOPS WILL AWE SNAKES Acting Governor of Oklahoma Calls Out Militia. GUTHRIE. Okla.. July 10. Acting-Governor George Bellamy has Just ordered the company of the National Guard at Chandler to proceed at once to the scene of the Indian troubles. - The troops are ordered out at the request of two sheriffs and Adjutant-General Canton, who is on the scene. Other companies were or dered under arms. Adjutant-General Frank Canton at 2 o'clock ordered Companies D, of Guthrie, M, Oklahoma City, and K, Sapulpa, un der arms to be held In readiness to leave for the camp of Snake Indians near Hen rietta, at a moment's notice. Reports from Canton Indicate) that the Snake Indians number 2000. Company B left Chandler this afternoon ?or Hen rietta. ' AGREEMENT . IS PERFECT Mexican Ambassador Confers With State Department on Raids. -WASHINGTON. July 10. A perfect un derstanding between Mexico and the United States as to this Government's purpose to take all steps possible to pre vent violations of neutrality laws on the Mexican border, was reached at a two hours' conference between Acting Sec retary of State Bacon and Ambassador Creel.' AXMINSTER Mark These Days are the "sunny days" the "red letter days" when you want to be at the top-notch of mental vigor and physical power. " FORCE " is made of the best white wheat, steam-cooked, rolled into thin flakes, combined with the purest barley-malt and baked. Always "crisp" it before serving it by pour ing into a pan and wanning it in oven. Then serve in large dish with cream, pnfng the flake in one side of the dish and pouring the cream in the other side, dipping the flakes as eaten. , ' Your Grocer Ws it. No other Flaked Food is "just as good. " SHI AT GORTELYOU His Vice-Presidential Boom Terrorizes Taft Men. RELIEF WHEN IT BURSTS Managers Opposed Nomination Be cause They Realized His Name on Ticket Would Do It No Sort of Good. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. July 10. The Cortelyou Vic'a Presidential boom did more to disturb the Taft leaders than anything that hap pened at Chicago, during or before the convention. For a time there was genu ine fear that the Cortelyou boom might take hold, and not until Cortelyou talk was completely subdued did the Taft managers rest easily. Of all the men mentioned for Taft's running mate, Cor telyou was the least desired, because It was recognized that he would bring no support to the ticket, except support which the head of the ticket did not care to have the support of "Wall street. In the country at large Cortelyou is no drawing card; on the contrary, ptnee he manipulated Treasury funds very largely- in the interest of his Wall street friends, the general public has lost confidence in him. It was recognized that the nomination of Cortelyou would not affect the result in New York State, nor would it place on the ticket a man who could be used for campaign pur poses. Cortelyou is not a man fitted for stumping duty; it la a field in which he is praotically -unacquainted, and one for which he has no natural aptitude. More over, in the Middle West, where the hard Did you have SliFcdded Wtteat for breakfast this morning ? After you have tried all the "new ones" you will come back to Shredded Wheat, the world's best cereal food. Not so heat ing as corn or oats and much more nourishing and more easily digested. Try it with milk or cream or with fresh fruits. At your grocers. - Always heat the Biscuit in oven to restore crispness. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits with milk or cream will supply all the energy needed for a hajf day's work. Try Toasted TRISCUIT, the Shredded Wheat wafer, for- luncheon, with butter, cheese or marmalade. a x Sunday x Monday x Tuesday x Wednesday x Thursday x Friday x Saturday These are the days on which you should eat for breakfast. No matter what you eat on other days, these fish tin of tho campaign is to take plaoe Cortelyou is decidedly unpopular. Senator Bourne and other of Taft's bit ter enemies have long been crying that Taft Is on too friendly terms with Wall street, and have been prophesying that Jf elected he would take orders from J. Plerpont Morgan and other Wall-street kings of finance. The charge is without the slightest foundation, but having been made. Taft and his friends realized that the nomination of Cortelyou would give strong color to the charge, and the Wall-street cry would be hard to en counter in the campaign. The ichlef reason why Taft leaders ob jected to Cortelyou was because of his tie-up with Wall Street, but they were also opposed to him because he Is not re garded as a man of Presidential size; neither Is he looked upon as a safe man to place in a position where fate might carry him into the White House. Up to the time he became Secretary of the Treasury, Cortelyou had the unbounded confidence of the President and the entire administration. When the financial crash came last Fall, Cortelyou was not equal to his job, and it became necessary for the President to take hold of Treasury affairs to some extent, though this has never been officially admitted. But even under these circumstances, Cortelyou, while acting on his own in itiative, managed to dump most of the available Government money into the banks of New York, to the detriment and injury of banks in other parts of the country, and from that day to this Cor telyou has been stricken from the list of first -favored. Neither did he make a ten-etrlke with the administration when he launched his own Presidential boom. The way that was squashed by a swing of the big stick $s well remembered. Having been thus rebuked by the President, it was believed Cortelyou would keep a back seat to the end of the administration. But he broke loose again when the VIce-Presidentiel nomination was open, and on that occa sion, as previously, he had Wall Street support. It required quick affirmative action to put the Cortelyou Vice-Presidential boom to sleep, and there was little rest In the Taft camp until it was posi tively known that the Cortelyou move ment had beeif canned, and the lid sol dered on. From now until March 4 Cortelyou will live a comparatively lonely life; he is at outs with the present administration, and with the incoming one. ill Did You Have BJR ictai THE LITTLE MONEY - MAKER Sells Matches and Advertises Your Business .-"?." : re.... 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