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VOLUME XXIII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PIIE83
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1985.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 187
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' LA GRANDE
Rumors Characterized as
False by Superinten
dent Bollons
"hopes held at
baker crushed
Rumored Change of Rail
road Yards to Neigh-.
, boring City Classed as
Impracticable.
"Absolutely nothing to it," said.
V. V. Bollons, superintendent of
the second division of the O.-W. H.
and N. railway when asked this
morning about the rumored change
or the li tirnnde. shops to Baker
and the Huntington shops to On
tario, Ortgon.
"Mr. BoHons characterized the
rumors as merelv n recurrence of
talk to that effect which occiira such protection against the stnrt
perlodieully every few ycurs. Hejing or spreading of lire, then the
said that during his connection ; Btute forester, under the direction
with the O.-W. It. and N. company
ho had never heard lh matter dis
cussed by company officials.
Mr. Itollons stated that the mov
ing of the La Grande shops to Ba
ker was not only highly improb
uble but thoroughly impracticable.
These moves would necessitate a
great financial outlay and .the ad
vantage of such a change. If it hero
nre any, would he too smalt to off
set the cost of moving.
Humor Kliisivc,
The rumors of these changes in
the shops are as elusive as a vvill-o-t
he-wisp. No one has ever been
able lo trace them down or give
them nny authority although every
so often the neighboring cities
which would benefit by the change
naturally attempt to make them
seem as authoritative as possible.
In i recent Baket paper a. long
story on the front page was carried
Continued on Page. Five,)
La Gni nde n nd t he C. ra tide
Hondo valley were treated to three
hours of rain late yesterday that
brought smiles to the faces of
many fanners.
The total precipitation during
the (hree houis, according to fig
ures at the fire department sta
tion, was .54 Inches, which Is al
most a record rain for this year
Iiere. The showers began at
o'clock and for several I"'"H
tame uowu ui anoui an mcn-p' -
hour dip.
In La firnnde the storm setters
were inadequate and water backed
up many feet at intersections of
streets, causing much discomfort.
He vera 1 basements are reported to
have been flooded.
Present indications are ..that a
large crowd of interested people
will be at the city hail building at
two o'clock tomorrow afternoon to
hear two experts tell of the new
Oregon headlight law, which will
go Into erfect May 2Mh.
Frank A. lim, lighting engineer
and an authority upon workings of
the new law, will be one of the
speakers.
"Local Golfers
Entertain
.a Grande golfers of the local
country club are making elaborate
pr pa rat ions to enterialn the Ba
ker golfers, who will compete on
1he club links Sunday with the
best plaers t his city can muster
for t In occasion.
The Itak Hies huve entertained
la Grande teams several tim"s and
this will be the jiecond time liaker
lum sent a delegation here.
The committee is making a spe
cial effort to see that the isttnr
are made tot fee "right at home"
ail hie time.
The following local plaers are
expecled according to flic commit
tee, to appear at the links and
fcturt play at 9 o'clock.
4 G. U. Larbon, Charles Kejuoids,
PREGIPITATIDN
if JN INCH
NHNY TO BR
LAW EXPLAINED
Forest Laws
Explained By
Local. Warden
Alterations in Code by
Legislature Makes a
Change in Time; Closed
Season Starts Today.
Several new laws and repeals of
existing statutes were passed at the
last meeting of the Oregon legis
lature, with which a majority of
the people that should be inter
ested are not familiar, stales I It
Busscll, district fire warden.
"The new laws gives us a little
longer season to get ready, the
closed season begins May 16th Co
day), instead of June 1st." Mr.
ltuaaell states. "It is necessary for
any one desiring lo burn brush or
slashings after tho first of May
to gel a permit from the fire war
den of the county in which they
reyide."
Other Killing. '
Other rulings were explained by
Mr. Russell, as follows:
Kvery owner of timber land In
the state shall furnish or provide
therefor, during the season of the
year when there Is danger of for
est fire, adequate protection against
the starting or spread' of fire which
will meet with the approval of the
state board of forestry.
Jn ease any owner or owners
shall fail or neglect to provide
of the state board of forestry, shall
provide the same at a cost not to
exceed five cents per acre; the state
forester, with the approval of the
board of forestry, may, after thor
ough Investigation of the need
thereof, nuthorize and approve ex
penses sufficient properly to safe
guard timber resources, but
amounts so approved shall not ex
ceed actual cost of work perform
ed. Reasons for any cost in excess
of flv cents per acre, shall be fur
nished by the state forester upon
demand to any property owner
whose lands are subject to protec
tion costs in excess of the specific
amount prescribed in the act. Any
aount so paid or contracted to be
paid by the state forester shall be
n lein upon the property, and shall
be reported by the state forester
to the county court of the county
In which Hiieh lands are situated
and shall by such court be levied
and collected with the next taxes
on such lands in the same manner
as taxes are collected.
'Jinibcrlaml Defined
For the purpose of this act any
land shall be considered tlmbcrland
which has enough timber, standing
or down, living or dead, either ma
lure timber or young growth, with
enough forest debris or growth to
constitute, in the judgment of the
slate board of forestry, a fire men
ace to itself or. adjoining lands.
Any legal subdivision or not more
than 160 acres of timberland, to
be designated by the owner, shall
be deemed to lie adequately pro
tected if more than one-half there
of is within a radius of one mile
of the owner's permanent resi
dence, or if the owner shall fur
nish patrol Hnd protection there
fore equal in standard, efficiency
and seasonal duration to that of
those who are in. good faith main-
gaining orgunized patrol and pro-
Section of their lands against lire
with the approval of the state board
of forestry.
G. S. Executives
In Picnic at Park
Bain did not dampen the fun at
tlm A. O. S. executive picnic which
was held In the city park yesterday
afternoon. The retiring officers of
the orpuni nation and tho newly
elected heads of the A. (. S. wen
all present at the picnic. The pur
pose of tin outing was to acquaint
the officers-elect with each other
and to give the outgoing officials a
chance lo tender official good
wishes.
Haines Stampede Will
lie Held June 25-26-27
HAlNIOtf, Ore. (Special) June
Jfi-20-27 will be the flutes for the
annual Haines stampede, which
this year, will be under the man
agement, of the Coleman Htlllz, BUI
Mackey and Jess Heard,
Plan To
Baker Team
Chase Itohnenkamp, 1 r. Kay Mur
phy, Norman Kreen. Charles Hlng
nT, H. K. Watklns, H. I. Crowe.
V,. C. I'erkins, Jo'e Carr, Walter
Keuter, 11. K. Olxon, K. Holmes.
Mr. I Minn. Oscar I'oareh. A. W.
Nelson. John Thelson. Mr. Coburn.
Mr. urbrick, Mr. Moc H. Hbgrit.
,. Stoddnrd, August Stange. Al An
drews, Mr. Hay. Krank MHy. Mr.
Mill. 'harle llingman. Mr. Warn
Irk, Warren (Jtlbert. Ailduier I'la-
le. It. K. Wemenhaver. H. K.
Brady. II K. O'Brien. T. J. Hcrog.
gfn. . IK I'utrnan. Mr. Tanner, Mr.
i Johnson. Harvey Matthews. Mr.
Gwllliams. I K. Garrlnon. Mr.
Helm, A. C. K.-.nipton, Mr. Kelly.
Kred Kiddle, Mr. (.arson. Claude
Mackey. Claud Scrantun and J. A.
Tedlord. w
Freed
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I.
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Here is Yivs. f .lepliercl, wife or
Wllllnm I. slrepberd or ('hleago,
when si mi appeared hi - court
when she wan aevtis(' tr having
hnd knowledge of the murder of
AVIHInm .MeCHntock and IiIk mo
ther, for which her '.tusbaiul has
IwH'ii Imlhieil. Mi Kheplienl
was exonerated, however, by the
grand jury.
I NIVKRSITY OF OKIXION. Ku
gene, Ore. ( Special ) 1 icLorls
rearson, of l.a Grande, was elect
ed secretary of the University of
Oregon student body in the general
elections held hero Wednesday.
Miss I'arson hud no opposition.
miss 1 1 y. max o oM.Mrm.i-;
OH HOOK AO 111 CV li'lMHAL
(.'OMJ'IOK, Corvallis, Ore. (Spe
cial) hoa I-yni':in of l-a Grande,
fii'sliman in vocational education,
has been pledged to Citation com
mittee to act next year. This com
mit lee is composed of sophomore
Ktrla for the purpose of keeping
the college traditions among I he
"rookesses." Miss Lyman Is a
member of Helta Zeta sorority.
Because of I he economy and
democracy of the idea the gradu
ating cliiKH of tie ),a Grande high
schnol will m ear caps and gowns
I his year for hot It the hu ccal i ur
ea te and commencement ex"rclses.
They have 1 n ordered from Bos
Angeles, t'ailfornia and are expect
ed 'o arrive here tfnuoirow. The
graduates rent t hem for IH.Fia a
'week and Ihey will be kept here
lone week only, minimizing the cost
'of dress for graduation coiislder
jably. i The rost mites are r.f a iKtttleshlp
gray color and are made the name
as the caps and gowns usetl by va
rious schools ami colleen through
out the country for graduation.
Whether (his i'l ,i Mil be adopted
In (he school from now on is yet
,to be found out as ft Mas adopted
jonly by the eloss this yevu- and not
by school officials.
iAutomohilcs ("oliitlc
Near Island City
An automobile collision necured
last evening on the highway n-iir
'- Island f'ity. when the Wallowa
jcounly siaire, iirlven by Ivan Sut
' fin. -olllded with a new Stude-
baker touring ear. belonging to
'GIP-h Ibirnden. The. cars came lo
j et her In a side swipe anil both
-re damaged to the exi-nt of
j about $lon each. Jne cur was
heailed toward Wallowa and the
oilier toward La Grande,
1
WINS OFFICE ENGLE
CAP AND GOWN
AGREED UPON
FEW CASES
OF GOITER
E
Examination of School
Children Was Start
ed Yesterday
4 MORE SCHOOLS
WILL BE VISITED
Defective Tonsils Found
in One Out of Every j
Four Children Examin
ed . at Riveria, Island
City.
Dr. W. 1. McAdory. who wan re
quested by Dr. V. T. 1'hy, of the
state hoard of health, to examine
the children of la Grande and Is
land City schools Tor traces of goi
ter, began work yesterday at the
Hivcrlu and Island City institu
tions. According to Dr McAdory not
as many cases of goiter have been
found o fur as was expected and
there are very few to be found nt
all among the children under 15
years of age.
What goiters arc discovered are
(Continued on Pa ere Five.)
One of the most entertaining
musical comedies ever given by lo
cal people took place last evening
at the high school auditorium when
"Knight of Dreams" or "Modern
I'ygnmallon and Galatea" was pre
sented under, the auspices of the
Monday musical club.
The comedy centered around
Itotand Clifford (G. U Dutlon), a
(Continued on 1'age Four.)
TO VISIT CITY
Norma n W. ICngle, sceri'tary of
the rehabllitution committee of
the Thirteenth division, including
Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
and State Adjutant Carl Atoser.
of the American Legion, w ill In
here tonight with Paul Oavls
when Mr. Davis appears at a
meeting in the city hall lyillding
In connection w ith the legion's
five - million - dollar endowment
fund drive,
A large croud is expected to be
In the municipal building this eve
ning us Interest In I nion county's
part of the campaign seems to be
keen.
TO SIXU MIMIUS
A small nninher of Miinirs which
had been ordered were uncalled for
due lo sickness ami olher causes,
These extra magazines which con
tain the student's record of the
school year and high school ac
tivities will be placed on sale at
the Newlln Book Store tomorrow.
MANY. WITNESS
BGOIDY
Baccalaureate Sermon
To Be Preached Sunday
The baccalaureate services for
the uraduatlng Has: or the high
school will be held at the Methodist
church Sunday evening. The pub
lic Is invited to attend.
The program for the services fol
lows; Orgun prelude Mrs. It. It.
Young.
Hymn, "America' Choir and
congregat ion.
Invocation Iteverend William
K. Hall, pastor 'Aon Lutheran
church.
Kong, "Snftly Now the Light of
I ay"- -Boys' quartet.
Herllnre reading Beverend M.
W. Creasey, pastor St. Peter's Kpis.
copul church.
Anthem. "Lovely Appear." Ooii
noud High school glee club.
Sermon Beverend G. A- pollard,
pastor Baptist church.
Song, ''Sun of My Soul" Bo'
quartet.
Benediction Beverend Pollard.
FLOYD HALL
CAPTURED
B? POLICE
Youthful Murderer Tak
en in Japanese Room
ing House Raid
POSSES SEARCH
FOR JOE TANKO
When Hall Was Arrested
His Only Comment
Was, "I Know What
This Means It's, .the
Noose."
SACK AM KNTO (By the Asso
ciated Tress). Kloyd Hall, youth
ful inurdcrt'r, w ho with Joe Tanko
escaped from Han Cjuentln April
7th last, lies In jail, held Incom
municado. He was captured last
night without a fight.
Acting on a tip from a citizen
the police Invaded a Japanese
rooming house, walked Into a
darh room and found Hall under
a bed. Hall had no arms when
captured. Ills only comment was.
"I know what this means It's
the noose."
Home officials took this remark
as an ndmisslou that It was Tanko
and Hall who April 18th shot and
killed H. J, I-ilzberg,. locul mer
chant, while attempting to rob his
store.
An Intensive search Is on for
Tanko.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HAD NO PART IN
INJUNCTION SUIT
! AHTOHIA (liy the Associated
t I'ress) Tho Union Couniy Cham
ber of Commerce of Ul Grande had
no part In tho Injunction suit
brought" against I ho state highway
commission to prevent award of a
contract for1 paving tho Columbia
highway from Astoria to Svenson,
; it Is declared In a letter from Karl
C. Itcynotds, secretary of the Ia
Grande chamber, to the Astoria
chamber of commerce.
The letter condemns the two of
the ),n Grande organization's name
by Jay. Howernisn.
I). C. Stephenson Trial
Is Set for June 2nd
INIHANABI'BIS (By the Assocl
ated I'ress) Judge Collins, in
criminal court today, overruled a
motion to ouash an . Indictment
charging I. C. Stephenson with
the murder of .Miss Madge. Ober
hollzer, Kollowlng the decision Stephen
son, wll h Karl Klinck and Karl
Gentry, co-defendants, e n t e red
pleas of not guilty. The trial was
set for June 2.
Rescue Crews Strive
To Reach Buried Man
B C T T K (By (he Associated
Press)- 'Itescue crews working to
ward the spot where Gus Holden
was entombed In the went Coluse
mine, believed at an early hour Hits
morning that they were wll h in
three feet of the spot where he
wai caught, though lie may have
been carried below the 20U foot
level by the caving rock. The work
is slow on account of the broken
formations. No communication has
been established and little hope ts
held that the man will be found
alive.
Any.
Business
Is Interesting
I'totn jour point of lew nt n
render of iteHertKIng, nny bus
tneH. Ik Intert'Mlng (f jou ant
hnlng or plan to hoy Ihnt va
riety f gtMMls or wr Id-,
The belter huliu-.HM man wcn
to H that witiie if the Inter
eHtlng tlilngH about his ImiIucms
Oi-e told In no hHercftlttj? whjt
In hK ailterilslng evipy. 'I he
more ou know nlKiiit. hit Imi
lnc, iH-gnrdlex t what kind
It K ttw more likely ihi nre
to "-(M-nd )inr money for IiIh
"Observer AilrArllsIng
A McrehaiidlslUB Her t loo'
She Says Its Natural, But-
l
1 I ,
Dorotliy .May .Nourm1, 1U, of llobury, Mjihm,, who hiH won
eight iN'uuty pi'lzes In her homo stale, wiys Imt benuty in nnturnl,
hut she kImium etH-llent te'hjihiie hi handling her Up slick.
r:errise, Hwllumliig and riding liorM'boek has enabled lier tu
rill tier homo with iMmuty tmphles, hIiu says.
T GUARD
S VESSEL
NKW YOltK (fly the Associated
Brew) Six hundred bottles of al
leged champagne, liquors nn(
a quantity of alleged Honor filled
candles were seized aboard tho
Bloyd Hoynl Beige steamer Merclep
at her piur in Brooklyn. -
The Mercior arrive Wednesday
anl the seizure tale Thursday au
tomatically prohibits the. ship's
leaving port until a fine estimated
at between fl'Ouil and $I!MH) Is paid.
The seizure, mad by a su.uud
from the office of the surveyor of
the port, is tho first of any con
sequence since the coast guard be
gan Its intensive blockadu or rum
row. Most of the liquor was said
to have been found hidden inside
on top of the boilers and In the wit
ter und oil tanks.
Two Men Brought Here
Face Robbery Charge
Jess Breshears, county sheriff,
returned on Number 17 this morn
ing from Kansas City bringing
with him William Buck, 1!7, and,
H. B. Sapping! on, 25, who are
wanted hen? to face charges of rob
bery. Mr. Breshears was gone about 10
days. He aald that H:tpptng(ou and
Buck were glad to see .him when he
arrived for tin Kansas City author
ities had not been particularly hos
pitable lo tint hi. The men are
charged with "robbery by force
and violence while not being arm-
1 wit h a dangerous weapon."
Their heuring will probably be held
tomorrow.
Patricide lo Be Sent
To the Insane Asylum
CHICAGO (AP) George 1).
Shaw, who slabbed his falher.
Bruce, Shuw, Inventor, with a Ger
man sit b re, was round to have been
insane at the lime of the aiaylng,
and still to be insane by a crim
inal court Jury which deliberated
only briefly.
Sentence was postponed but Ihe
shell shocked young World war
veteran will be sent to nn aaytuiu
for the Insane, Judge Wells Indi
cated. Complaints Against 5
Timber Firms Dropped
WASHINGTON (By Ihe Associ
ntcd PreH.H) - I lifiinisHal of com
plaints against five western lum
ber companies was announced
Thursday night, by Ihe federal
trade coMiiniKsioti. The complaints,
naming the oeiir d'Abne Mill
company, 'our d'Abme, Ida ho;
(iramlM Bonde Lumber company,
Perry, Ore.; McOoldrtek Lumber
comiiany. Hpokane, Wash.; I eer
Park Lumber company, Ieer Par k,
j Wash,, and Kbeviln Hlxson com
pany. Bend, Ore,, bad charged the
' roiiipfi riles with H-IIIng western pine
' as wi stern white pine. The com-
pl ilnts were dismissed on the
I ground that before they were erv
j ed on the reHpondents the practice
'complained of hud been dlseontiu
tit d. t'omiuinsi mers Thompson and
Nugent dissented frcin the dlsuile-
tulf.
I
iXTRA
I'AIXTKItS ON NTUIKU
l'OHII.AM), On'. (Al) I'nion
linliili'ra win mi Nlrlko iK-rc today
for a ft-iluy wrfk uml an llit'rouMO
111 IVIIKI'N.
miss vow, goi;h mast
POItTLANB, Ore. (Al') MIhn
I Hal telle Pope, rimiccv of the late
William N. MrCllntock, "million
aire orphan," pn.nMil th rough here
today, en route, to Chicago from
Oram I'm when aim lifts bmi
visiting relative.
IlI'M TH'.NNKHK (O.WKTI'KII
POIt'l LAM), Ore. (AP)- Oscar
Lund and thni fritter alleged mm
ninners, arn'sted nt Warivnton
liv., Inst July, wrm eon vie ted In
fit lorn 1 court today charged with
possession mid tuiuportntloii or
liquor,
COMIITIONS I A "OBABLK
LOMO.N (AP) CoiM-nhagen
dispatches say that wen I her eondl
Hons at Splthergcn Irnvn Improved,
indhaling favorable coudltloiM for
tho Aniimdseii ixilar flight.
i)pposi: sKAUCir
GIONKVA (AP) The American
delegation today opposed a propos
al I K' lore the liitenmUoiuil arms
tniffh; conference to authorize
Neaivli of ships MiisiM-ted of carry
lug arms Improperly. .
nit yax issi i;h m:ial
BOSTON (AP) Denial thnt he
heard any booing or hissing when
Mm question perhML folhmlng: Uin
talk on science uml religion was
terminated at Brown t'nlvcndty nl
l'io Idenee last jilght was made by
William ileimlugH Bryan on his ar
rival here today. Press dispatches
Inst night reported Bin students
his- ed Bryan wheu he nhruplly
ended the question period, causti
cally assailed (lie student qucMloii-
r mid left the hall.
Five Points Creek To
He Opened June First
On recommendat Ion of John
Waldep, county game warden, the
state: game commission passed n
ruling opening Five Points creek
for fishing on June first of this
year. At, first in format Ion ntotcd
that the creek would be opened
immediately bul since Mr, Wahlen
received a b tter from A. K. Burgh-
duff, slate game warden, slating
that the Five Points creek will open
on June first.
Mr. Wahlen recommended that
Five" Points be opened because of
I In logging opera tlons which are
to start along Ihe creek, above Hil
gard dutliw; the Hiiiiniier.
A Few Ideas About An
"Explosion" of Atoms
(By ( hiWle P. Ktcwill'l)
W ASI LI N( IT( N ( N LA Hpectn 1 )
What are Ihe chances that some
reckless scientist will plena a but-
. ton or pull a lever one of Ihese
flays and blow the whole universe
sky high?
j Atom. are supposed to be en
ergy. Honietlilng like a teaspoon-
fllll Of thlH Htllff. releuMeil, WOUld
furnish power enough, a ('fording
lo the nelentisiH, to drive the
levluthnn across .the Atluntlc.
Only ll's hurd to release.
f However experimenters are try
LOSSES HI
F
Both French and Tribes
men Said to Have Large
Casuality Lists
WOUNDED PILE UP
BEHIND THE LINES
Madrid Reports Say That .
Situation Is Becoming
Critical ; Consternation
Reigns.
(By tlui Associated Press)
Heavy losses on both oldea am
reported in French Morocco. . The
Itlfflon advance has been checked
and a sanguinary lesson has been
taught tho rebels, the, French sny.
French reinforcements continue
to arrive,- Including heavy artillery
to crush tho litre gun positions.
Rifflan propaganda among oth
er tribes is apparently bearing
fruit, Spanish advices my, and
uprisings are threatening among
the tribesmen between Fc and
Tazzn,
Situation Critical.
Henanatinnal Madrid reports say
tho situation in the French Bona
Is critical and that .consternation
Is reigning behind the fighting
tinea owing to tho Increasing In
flux of wounded, with the mili
tary hospitals crow.Ued. -
Thete Madrid reports, based nn
returning travelers' stories, add
that the Biffs, captured a French
air field with ' planes and other
materials, and also toolt-. many
ptiiMMiorn, , s - -. 4
'Tho French huve abandoned tho
idea of nsklnif Spain for permls- i
slon to bombard ltlffian buses in
tho Spanish zone, Paris aays, b it
will eek to Inflict severe defeat,
upon tho Invaders each time they
sally over tho border. f . s "
WASHINGTON (By the As
hoc In ted lres) Ocnernl Nelson
A. Mile dropiK'd dead here today
uhllo attending a circus perform
ance. He mas npiwiroiitly Jn tho
Ix'st of health.
General Miles wftfl ono of tho
moKt brilliant Indian fighters and
picturesque and distinguished lead
ers in American military history.
During the civil war ho was ono
of the "boy generals." At the ago
of 26 ho had risen from tho rank
of first lieutenant ot volunteers to
that of a major.
He was born April 8, 1839 and In
recent yearn much of his time was)
devoted to golf aU wulklnff.
" ., ' ' ..' i
MOW YOltK (By the Associated
Press) Supreme Court Justtcti
j (lelirerlch toilii v dltmi timed the di
vorce suit brought by Mrs. Lillian
N. Ouke against James Buchanan
Duke, tobacco magnate.
Hhe raised the question of tho
finality of a decree grunted Duke
after a trial In New Jersey 20 years1
ago. The court held this decreo
was final.
ing to do It all the time. Inas
much us an utom la Infinitely too
Uf.,i,ll t.i m.n ullh Uin lilirhent
power microscope, It's dlffteult to
tell liow far they've succeeded, but.
two or three scientists believe they
have chewed a very limited num
ber of atoms alt up "dlslntegrat-.
ed" them, as they say.
Obviously the midden, uncon
trolled release of the energy con
tained in any considerable quan
tity of atoms, If they're as power
(Continued ou ry Six.)
n
GENERAL MILES
I DEflD TDH
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