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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
POMMATIO ISOOBfLV.
APPLI LAND l,000 PtH ACRE
1hll, 10.000 iMpandad for
lll,hlnln Volra,
--...n.iu mil of Ilia nam.
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Liiinli II.- niurJ to la, , , , ,t,v'
"P"". .,,.!. I,.r "B t.
Lt,.t them, ha I11 b"n
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ki bar i"' TU"'lana
LguM hv been submitted to
L ,UI printn ! prpr4 1Q0
lh pailipMel .' '
ir7i. m thi amount ma per-
LbmllHl'K mrr" ai.d erg
III h0 tO y 12,
..HUMirtlolt. M BliHl M iW. IM
L ml ,ll-l.l liV 111 HIM
, (mid tl Mer ol Ui argument
jkJO, AH diiliwi win oiau
Ci (" t""'i tho who hav
blurt Inaii men anar win itoiii
h4, wliH other wno n
ij ihtir Ion irentg wui nsv
Lit lit dini.mi.ca.
Kig I"! tii tending out or
krimiil will ol about 13,04)0!
tll i,37S,7(V will hav to
M lo It bfur lb actual pert
ln out ti0 measure nn U
Ul. imoiiiI til pcwlaga, th
r clerk engaged In mailing
l.'M, ml tlx coot of icuring Ui
.if uti.
irUtr ul State Benton, It la till
Uih.kI ml 13.000 In. lit
fcBpol Hi pamphlet by til !
SK FOH INSTRUCTION.
Ill ftf-man Want Bummw Fal
low Train,
JWcin So sanraaafolly III th
It (allow train lenantly run by
. R. A S company through th
ol til I'lloUM (HMttltl thai
;a county fanner are making an
u wnfc aucit a uain for lh
b! ul ihit county.
BidoKti Mck-ulinml iprta ao-
Inin) th uain n. lctail on
ram, nliiiimmet llkwlug anj
.iiii( ("i tl wiit district.
tratilt I hit fr)f wera groat
Irdilnl ii I liav iprmwnt a tin-
ht tiK'rn utl tltn arQfwl
it rriiili;t. t'liulill (Kill li tt
i .li..nn umtn-r
rh!( f llmir alnatil Un-I
t'tt na l .lislra to know wlttt
n l inJ mi alirrnal jrr
i; omrni. th u) Unc nl
uule ltii tlnl.l a MB. Wild
,. in ir iUdv i ak th O.
. !iiiiy lourifiititw a Urmt't
Kt hr Good for Farming.
m Vii f,,i umrijr jreai lar th
ImollM. .U i. lit WillawvlU
U l fnvouhl a mukm a
111 mtil wlnkii work, Willi
t) Mtion all lit brnwr
it plowing mi. I mo.hi tliinn In
nj tlio autk of tirunina at4
nt or. tmnU wm favurvd br tall
r utuitiK (ha ttlntpf. Tliannt.
I fr ciivllenl rrttj of all
Tit wiiitnr wa a in 1 1.1 una and
Wi rame through in flncuill
Malthtiamllnt tha telty ami
omii intli mU'e i.f hr an.l inlll
Pct Bg Frhman Clata.
rlljf i f On-iron, Kufpii ln.ll
' Hmt (irrgon'a IrMhman
lint NI will I th Ur.ait
hi'lor; if lm m)lrltjr. Jtrfi.
inny im. r-vrivwl far 0t BO
fllont (. r unlverli aniianr.
In pri.vi...i jf,.r, viy ( f any
nwwrly. l'nlvrit author.
"lnt an mitnrlng claaa of cl.
"'t full, rho nrMnt nrull.
Mlmlv. of oiiUl.la branch, la
""I with Hi UW, modical rid
l'rtmMit tli f(al la brought
1U.
Vielatad Oam Law. .
")f i.niK.i V. Pliihr uro.
lh lliowiiHvllla alnva fnc-
convl. t,j )tl 8ut0 t'(r.
n nr vioiat,luii of tho gnnie
nr hnvliiK fn,Hh rfrar iniut In
"lon li,...intn.r 1. lunar af-
dtmn Hi.iiMdn kllllH.
. - , Kll,lfl MWI
"""'il. .1 111! to litinmiir illrm-in.l
fr to r. turn n prdlil of gtillljr
II ll'UVlllif II... I -..
"Kit t 1 (III nil.l r.l. II. lll
Hid 1'ilKI. h. It.,, ,.,.
" "IWI Hfl VIIIV
"due. R.t on ,ekg
lloUm. -l'i.inu i
, , mruirrw
;')(.lcl ((Vr II,. ..I
k. . . - --'W IIIUII M'l'li V
"I" .Nnrthnrn V.Mfn .,..1 it
milriimlH of a 40-mmt rata fmr
OH K'nill Ixira frnm lntl..,.l
l'l H.ttl. Tl.la I. .
P'artli'allv R
f't rat. 1 "
N
rr.1
Orow.r Syi It I Worth That With
ppl a Boa.
Hood HIr-Tlio niinuul
mi.r iiiirtidiitum Hu
aiulllnry orgMNUw
illtltV 111 llriiunn
,ihi:9 ihbi naitinuiy.
...i ...... .... .. . .
i"'nii mri.'ii in thn mum
K wim . r. lllylhB . rhiilrini.li.
wlih liitnriiilaaion III tiiia-ih
lHtd until lata In tbs ilny. a I
Mauia, wlioan anbjwa wna "Thn Ay
ii," ata-ed a hi opinion tiint tli
lima wa cuming hu diatrl.ia
growing chp and lnf..rn.r gradt. i.f
(rult would lia foreod tu go out of
uuainm
J. C. I'ortwr, who wn on thn i.r
raniiii to aiionk on pruning, and
woo i on ut llin niimt proinliiiiit
grower at Hood Itlvpr, or i-l.-
wttfro, luld thai, nn If prlrea f..r
iii unoum go to II a Iwx, Imul
at Hood Itlver would atlll Iw worth
11,000 per acra on a.-.iuiii of th
initii.iiiao rrtnrn tin Urn tnviinif nt.
C. II. Itproat, who wn on
to apeak on ' What Khali V Ik, to
Mnrkrt thn r"ti(ur Aii Cni lo
Owt th) Ileal KmuM?" alrong
ly In for of rnlaina Ui. l,.t era.l...
nd l-t qimllty of fruit, and In tlilt
n.uu.-r'liiii. a dlrwtor of ih. A-pl-rowr'
I'blon. r.ad a nuinhor
of toller from inrgn tmt r and Im-
fmrtnr in wblrli th.y ilau-.l thai
thiy had found It rhmapur la py
hlghwr prh'f for fruit grown ttt
lltMid lllvr lhn a ! prlc for thm
grown vlanwhera on arrount of tin
luallty and kiwplug propcrlK-. Mr
Profr Quli BrudanU.
I'ntvorwity of tri-on. Kumn.
Th ruali.m of giving quit irarh
uiotilh In tho d I (Torn tit Biil)it haa
iMHNimn alitMMt giu-ral among th
dlftornt ntvnibvr of the faculty,
and a irolmatrly a inotith of tho
cond KBtnoator haa plapand, the
ttidnnl r In ahoul tho Minn vtuiv
of mind only In a Ivaaor di'griw, a
during examination I'mlir tblt
ay at urn a almliif may rncoiiulrr
many tnal In oiu. day n lii" haa
hour, whllii with tho oiamlnatlona
ibr I very lltlln IlkolihoiHl of hav
ing mora than two In ou day.
Umatilla fflvar Swollan.
Ivnitli'l'in Warm ralna folluavd
ly a rhliuHik wind and tli.'ti mori
rain I Inking thv anow off lh iiiinin
lain at a rapid rate. Tlw I'lnuilil,.
rln r I higher Ihnn It ban l"--n nn.
dill" thla )iMr, and th.nu;ii th ntT
rlalng r ; j,l 1 ) . It l (l!l fur from
tniigvroua Tho rain r b.'lnit
liall-d with drtlKht by Oiu (nriiK'r.
a thtt hit li" n .- pUiiiinllv
dry.v
POHTLANO MARKETS.
bltK-atrlii, Sir;
HEARS LABOR'A DtMANO.
Vic Prld.nt and fptakar Promt
Liability law,
waanuiKton. March 20. Hiuaikar
Cannon and Vli l'rwildiint Fairbank
toilay annoiinood llmir bll' that Ui
prri nt cnngriia will mom an uioln
i llalilltly art which will meet and
orvarmmathc umuinatllullonallly of the
prWnt law pointed out by Hi Hnprom
court Of Ilia I)i1m1 Wl.l. In a
dnclalnn, Thi UimiiU war mad
uiirarvly b tlm trxakHr and guard
dly by tli tUm prraldout to a dalrg
Hon ld by Hainucl (Jompor. preildeol
ol tb Amrlin Fodnratlon of Ulicr,
rroin H7 nallonil and International
trad aud labor and fanner' orgaai
lion aamblI in a national confer.
enc In tlii city. Th dulrgaUoo called
on tli apwkcr to lay Uloie the houae
oi rrptiMonutlvm, tlirough hun, a ma-
mortal rnlill.! "Ibor' I'rotrat to
Ixiiiitrti."
Th protmt aulmiltUl by Mr. Qotn
p-ra and hi a-xciatr rrlor to tb
upiiri tourl dcclalon In th hatter
eui aa th "moat rwnt pttrveraion ol
in intnnt oi a law by Ui judiciary by
which th riliermau antl-tiuat law ha
bwn mail to apply to labor, although
it wai an awrpuM fact that eongir
ll.l to intend th law ao to aniily and
might avn have aixwlflially rmnitited
labor but for the fear that th Hnpreme
court tnlglii contm ucb an allirma
tiv proviaion lo In) uiicomtitutlonal.
PROTECT TRULY INNOCENT.
Wheat - Club,
Valluy. rj.l,
Hurler- Kniil. 2 it ton; roli.'ii
ao per tn.
MlllalutT--Hran. clly. 2; rutin
ry. 1ST Hr ton. middliiiKn. J0;
.hurt a, city. 1:7; country. I -if. pr
on; rhop. 20tfJS per lou
tlat No 1 while, 127 u JS t''r
ton.
Corn Wholo. 33 50; cracked,
113 50.
May Valley tlmotliy. . l. iii
on; Kaatern tirrKnn timotny, ii
0; rlorvr, Il4i"t; rlixiil. l.
grain hay, lillflS; alfalfa, I2MI3
IkimtHiila lrtill Aipi". Mw
1 to per boi. according to quality;
rranborrle. SI1 per tu.rr.1.
Kreah VegetabU1 Arllrhokr, i
Hoc m-r doacn; aaiHtrnguii, SJcjicr
pound: bean. 80c per pound: cnu
age. l6 lr poiilin: cauuiiowi-r,
II. 7512: celi-ry. I4.86ft.. I"!
crate; eggplant, sue per poiinu; oi-
nee. head. 66c per dimcn; holliouac,
&0cll tier box: paraley. sue pr
doawn; pepper, 17 He per pound;
radlahea. JOo l-r doicn; rhtthirrb.
0c per pound; aplnneh bp P"r
pound; aprout 10c per pounu;
aqunah. HUM pr-r pound; to-
nintoe. craKt ( iikmi, u
&.60; Mejlcan. crate. a.
Moot egelable Turnip. ,oc p.-r
anck: carrot. (15c per iuick: i'i.
I pr aack; gtirllc sc per pounu.
Onion lluylng price, Oregon.
S 50(f3.80 per hundred; Japanea
jobbing prlcea. 3.50.
rotalooalluying price, m
per hundred, oeiivereo i.irn"".
aweet polntoe. I3.&0U 3.I& per nun
drad. . ...
lltittnr City crotimcriea: c.ir
creamery, s lr poui.o. e..v
ereamerle. fancy crcmuerlea, Sbtf
Oe: lore butter, choice, itniii-
Cheee Oregon full eroiim iiu
6c; Young America, leio'ic I"''
pound. ,, k
Poultry AveraKe oio ".
Bp: mixed cblcKen. iji ie.
aprlog chicken, leirsur; mmey".
v, JSirlTc: ttreaMeu, i i.un.-.
I0n; gneo, live, per pounii, '.
lick. I6fl7c; pigwina, i in u v .
qunh., ILHfl. ,
I'IgK r renn rnncn, n" i"
Veal TR to 125 pound. 9(!fHf:
25 to JB0 pound, 7c; 160 to iw
pound, 6f'4c. ,
fork inoca, m io idv iuui.",
7 Vic; packer, 5ifflVe.
Hon IH07, Bruno anu rmii.v, -
6V4o por pound; old. Kfao Pr
I""'"'''. r.Ba
Wool riflmero '""
laflillto tier ponna, accorui..
.k.lnlratfA! VhIIbV. 18 0 200, 0
But Railroad Land Grant Muat Flrat
B Forfeited.
ahlngUin. March 20. The eUtna
of purchaaet of grt'iited land In good
faith from lh Oiegoo A California
Italli.wd ootntwny, and thtir right on.
dot the law, wer et forth In torn de
tail at the hearing befor the houae oorn
tnitte. Th piovliion of th grant
prohibit rale except to acta) tettler
io IliultnJ qtiantitls and t a limited
price, Hy nreary Implication it per
mil tale of the kind mentioned.
1 til provitlon o the gient l a con
dition rubaequtnt for birarh of which
Hi government ha right of forfeiture.
However, a ran.lition nleiiieiit 1 Dot
Mlf eKviiting. L'n .n the breach of the
condition title doe not automatically
revert to the gi alitor. Ho that until
the government in aome war aiaert
right of loriellote, titlo temaina unim
o ir.nl in tho railroad company, with
full aulhotity lo tiuke tale to aclt al
x-tilcra In lh ma liner proviiltd in the
giant. Alter foi Ivitiire I cialme.1, no
luithei ale of any kind can be made
by tli railroai company, if the conten
tion of t lie government Ueoirect. But
II aalr mail within the term of the
grant will be valid u.l will be in no
ay aflecled either ty the Fulton reso
lution or by any toil that will be com-
ini-nced.
PLAN NATIONAL APPLE FAIR.
Now 8ha.n r
I.m w".m.ion)r.
'i&ffTV Chamberlain hai
ili.r ' '"nlitoh, of Paul
"P o.nml,ion ' he Second
Whir. , Thorat Boy Ian, cording to flneneaa.
rttOtiD ra.1 M.l. io ' r.l.JL, ehni.. tSii nr souad.
--v.. a m, aigaiir v,v-i - - - r
Spokane Propoae to Offer S 100,000
In Prmlum.
fipokane, Wah., March 20. At a
meeting o( prominent cltijeui today it
a decided to make the big apple how
that will be held In Spokane next De
cember a national affair, anducb large
prite will be offered that fruit from
alt part of the United Ktatc will Im
entered in competition. It I expected
that the award that will b givqn will
attract aome of the greateet fruit ex
pert of foreign oountrie.
To cairy out the pln, a corporation
to be known aa the National Apple
rhow will be formed with elork amount
ing to 1 100,000, and governed by a boa id
of trualee ol ven or nine men. It I
ntioile.l that oneof the director will
be Uiul W. Hill, president of the
Oreat Northern railroad, who haa been
requested by wire to accept a position
on tli Ixiard.
It I Intended to offer from 8,000 to
$10,000 in premium and to make the
how an annual affair. Among the
leader are W. I). Vincent, raehier of
the Old National bank, and David
Brown, president of th Haaelwood
oompiny. .
Molbart to Mt In Bruttala.
Waalilngton, March 20. The Invita
tion of the Belgian government, extend
wA tlimiiiih llaron Moncheur, the Bel-.
inn mlniUr. to the National Motheii'
coiigreaa to participate in the Interna-
tlonal congna on Hie education oi me
family, to te held In Brnmelg In 1010,
wa accepted by the board of manager
of the Mother' oelety today. Among
the delegate appointed torepreaent the
United Htale were the following: Mil.
Frank 1. Hill, Tacoma, Wash.! Mr.
Jeffemon D. Oibbe, UlUornlai Mr. F.
W. Ahley, Denver.
Qovarnor Guild Vary III.
Uoaton, March 20. Governor Guild,
who ha been 111 for two week, It In a
orltlcal condition. HI phyelolan, or.
B. F. Vlnlow, found the governor o
Mlouly 111 yesterday that It wg decid
ed to call two other phyelolan )nto
coMultatlon.
DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS
Monday, March 23,
Wanhlnglon, March Tha aenate
toilay for the flllli time In tha present
eion arllourued be.an death hail
robbed the body of one of It member
lh untimely death of Senator Bry
n, who waa familiarly known a the
"Dty" of the senate, a title which he
took pride In, came home to the eoat
with more fore than any whloh bad
preceded It. There waa no other ub-
Ject ol conversation prior to and aftei
tne aeaaion than the fact that the mor
tality record of the present aeaaion It
greater than In any prevlon entire
con great.
Washington, March 23. A scene
tomewhat out of tha ordinary wag en
acted in the house of representative
today because of a charge mad by
Mann, of Illinoii, that Sulxer, ol New
Yoik, had put Into the oongreaaional
Kecord what purported to be a speech
delivered by him laat Naturday, but
which Mann charged wa not the one
delivered.
It all had to do with Hulxer' claim
that he, and not Mann, waa the author
of the legislation that brought the de
part men t of commerce and labor Into
being.
A letter addreed to Speaker Caunon
from Itepreacntative Cliarle K. Little-
Held, of Maine, tendering big tetigna
tlon memter of oongrear, to take
effect September 80 next waa read.
Alter paaalng a number of oneasortt
relating to tha DIHrict of Columbia
among them an amendment prohibit
ing betting on hone races at Benning
ton's track, tha house adjourned out of
rerpwt to the law Senator Bryan.
Saturday, March 21.
Wellington, March 21 Almost the
entire aeaaion of the aanata waa con.
turned with consideration of the legis
lative, executive and Judicial appropri
ate bill. Tba bill Anally passed car
ried an appropriation of 132,845.631,
the amount added to the houae bill by
the senate being 1642,718.
Washington, March 21. Without
being naterlally amended in any form,
the fortification appropriation bill waa
pawed by the bona today. Daring the
doting debate the war department wa
criticised by several member regard
ing the money spent on fortiuoa.iona at
Kublg bay, which, it wa charged, wa
wanted, in view of a later recommend-
ticn that th defenae at Carite be
trenythenel. Criticlem likewiee wai
offered to the estimate of the depart
ment, which - rec.imineiided ao appro
priation of over $30,000,000, whioo it
wa ald could not have been expended
within ten year.
An amendment by Ue Armond to
allow the secretary of war to buy
abroad war material In "any" quan-
ity wa adopted, t'eipite the effort of
Republican floor leader to marthal
nlliclcnt vote) to defeat it.
Friday, March 20
Washington, March 20. The ahip
ubaldy bill waa paamsd by the senate
Unlay. It pay to 10 knot vessel ply
ing between this country and South
America, the FhilinDinr. Japan. China
and Australia, M per mile, the amount
awarded by the act of 1801 to vessel of
20 knot only.
The bill wm amended to that 12-knot
aeell will receive 12 per mile, which
It the allowance under the exiting law
to 16 knot veetelt. Amendment were
also adopted providing that, if two or
more liue ct atcamehip ply Iroin At-
antio port to South America under
tha proviaion ol the' bill, one line
hall stop at two port south of Cape
t hane and stipulating that no more
aha 1 1 be paid for eubaidle than i re
ceived fiom auoh service by the govern
ment .
A bill was also passed increasing tne
salariea of men employed In the life
saving tervioe.
Washington, March 20. More critl-
olsra of President Roosevelt was In-
dulged.ln in the boose today, when he
was rounuiy aenounceu oy naruwic,
of Georgia, for falling to send to con
gress all Information regarding corpora
tion which hat come into hi posses
sion. The president, however, found a
ready and vigorous defender In Mr.
Mann, of Illinois, who asserted that
the president had acted with tha nt
nioil good faith In sending congress all
the Information that bad come to him.
The fortification appropriation bill
waa taken np and In the course of de
bate upon It, Bartlett, of Georgia, de
nied the claim of Republicans tocredit
root.
There wa quite a large attendance
if Democratic aenatora In their placet,
bat comparatively few Republican.
Oocailonally conversation between sen
ator on the. Republican tide caaied lh
tenator to discontinue the reading ol
hi remark. On one occasion ha re
marked: "If there are any comments
on my remarks, I would be glad to
have them made so audibly that lean
bear them."
Attar speaking lot more than two
boor and a half, La Folletta yielded
the floor with the statement that ha
would resume hi speech Monday next.
Washington, March 19. After save
rl boors of spirited dicoion over tba
proposition to abolish 17 of the 18
United State pension agencies and
oontclldate pention disbursement in
Washington, the boose today passed
the pension appropriation bill, carry
ing 8160,809.000, the largest sum ever
authorised by this measure. The
hoose, by a vote of 86 to 130, stood by
the committee on appropriations and '
left unchanged it recommendation for
one general agency.
Bill ware passed authorising the sec
retary of war to eatahllch harbor lights
in Wilmington harbori California, and
authorising tbe (Tutting of timber, tha
manufacture and tale of lumber and tha
preservation of forest on certain Indian
land in Wisconsin.
Wodnaaday. March 18.
Washington, March 18. Benatot
Sayner, of Maryland, announced to tbe
mate today the death of bit colleague.
William Finkney Wbyte. After adopt
ing the usual resolution!, tbe aenate
adjourned out of respect to tba memory
of the late senator.
Washington, March 18. General de
bate on the pension appropriation bill
continued for over font hoars in tho
houae of representative today. Tha
objects discussed took a wide range-
politics, finance, tha truata and the
president' laat special meaaage all re
ceiving attention. -
At 4:24 p. m. the be use adjourned
out of respect to tbe memory of the lata
United State Senator William finkney
Wbyte, of Maryland.
Tuesday, March IT
Waahlngton, March 17. The sen
ate late this afternoon, without a
dlxKcntlng voice, confirmed the nom
ination of John McCourt, of Pendle
ton, as district attorney for Oregon,
bus terminating one of the longest
and most bitter patronage fights In
the history of Oregon.
Mr. McCourt' commission, will be
made out immediately and will prob
ably be forwarded by mail tomor
row. Upon It receipt be will take
the oath of office and, upon tele
graphing the attorney general that
be has done so, will be directed by
wire to take full charge of the dis
trict attorney's office.
der
for authorship of the railroad rate or Hons which advocate killing of oltlxena
Washington, March 17. The sen
ate committee on finance today voted
unanimously to amend the Aldrlch
financial bill by eliminating railroad
bonds as security for national bank
circulation. It also decided to amend
he bill so as to retain the provision
of the present law prohibiting the
retirement by national banks of
more than 19.000,000 ot circulation
In any one month.. The committee
discussed the proposition ot increas
ing taxation on emergency circula
tion outstanding more than six
months. The rate under the bill as
It now stands Is 6 per cent. No ac
tion was taken on this feature.
Washington, March 17. The
western senators who stood out
against the railroad bond feature of
the Aldrlch currency bill won a sig
nal victory today when the finance
comnrfttee adopted an amendment
eliminating railroad bonds from
among the securities that may be
used as a basis for the issue of na
tional bank currency.
When the president consulted with
the western men ten days ago he
found many opposed to the railroad
bond clause. Including Senators
Borah, Bourne and Dixon, and upon
probing deeper concluded that they
were right. He then Informed Sen
ator Aldrlch of their position and of
his concurrence and at Mr. Aldrlch's
suggestion the committee acted to
day. Bars Anarchist Paper.
Washington, March 24. Declining
to allow the postorlice department to be
put In the poaition of accessory to mar-
by allowing in the mall pubiioa-
Sheruian anti-trutt law. The bill wa
aide traoked for general debate, which
continued until adjournment.
Thursday, March 10,
Washington, March 19. Returning
in the aenate today his unfinished
speech on tha Aldrlch currency bill, La
Kollette directed himself to the charge
made In hla remarks on Tuesday that
the recent financial stringency was
started by great bankers and financiers,
declaring that since he spoke on Tues
day ha had seonred additional informa
tion proving that hli oharget ware oor-
by dynamite, Postmaster General Mey
er haa isaued an order declaring non
mailable the Italian publication known
as La Question Sooiale, a weekly publi
cation at Paterton, N.J.
Portland Bid Lowest, But Too High
Washington, March 24. Molnnlt A
Rom, of Portland, Ore., were the low
est bidders, at $178,489, for construct
ing th proposed hospital at tbe Paget
sound navy yard, bid for which were
opened at the Navy department toilay. .
Only I1S0.0J0 wa appropriated by
oongres tor tha work.
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