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MEDF01U), OKbXIOX, AYEDX USDAY, .JUNE 17, I'KK
No. 77.
TAFT AND CUMMINS IS WHITE HOUSE CHOICE FOR TICKET
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DWA GOVERNOR SELECTED BY
DOLLIVER ELIMINATED FROM
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Nomination an Earnest of Tariff Reform
Hammond's Name
ventioh Fight Likely With Fairbanks
CHICAGO, Juno IT. Tbe viee-prcsi-dential
boom of Governor A. B. Cum
mi us of Iowa was formally launched to
day under an agreement with factions
of the party in Iowa and with the offi
cial White House stamp of approval.
Senator Dolliver is said to have been
eliminated from the race at a meet
ing of the Iowa delegation, at which
all delegates from the state pledged
themselves to vote for Cummins.
One Iowa delegate announced that
he hnd received posit ivo assurance that
Roosevelt was "willing for Cummins to
be nominated," this following the as
sertion that Roosevelt and Taft noti
fied the managers at (.'hit-ago that eithor
Dolliver or Cummins would find favor
nt tho White House, is taken by many
to menu that the ndmnistrntinn has sot
tied on Cummins.
John C. Montgomery, manager for
John Hays Hammond, in his vice-presidential
campaign, said today:
"Hammond will certainly be placed
in nomination. He will be voted for
solidly by several western states and j
will bo supported strongly throughout
the east and west. I
"It is probable tluu the nominating!
speech will be made by a Colorado era-1
tor, as Hammond resided in that slate
for many years. ' '
Go Ahead on Cummins.
"Go ahead on Cummins" was thn
word telephoned from tho White House
yesterday after IS hours had elapsed
following Borah's renewal yesterday of
his proopsition, submitted 10 days ago,
MAKE PAPER BOXES FOR
SHIPPING STRAWBERRIES
Milwaukio has the unique distinction
of being tho only city in the northwest
with u paper box factory, says the
Journal. This is the property of J. W.
Orasle & Son. As far as is known
this is the first time such a berry box
has ever made its appearance. Kight
people are employed in the factory,
which turns out 3.000 boves daily and
is unable to meet the demand now
made by growers. With the installation
of additional machinery next week and
the employment of more helpers, Mr.
Grasle expects to he able to produce .10,
000 berry boxes daily.
All of the present output is finding
ready sale around Milwaukie. Tho box
is sold nt n slightly cheaper price than
the tin 11 top wooden berry box and is
much more durable.
The box may bo filled a dozen times
without impairing its usefulness, white
ordinary boxes break up nfter being
used once or twice.
BRYAN SURE OF DELEGATION
FROM OLD MISSISSIPPI
JACONS, Miss., June 17. Among the
20 delegates to the national democratic
convention who will be named by the
state convention, which opened here to
day, will be John Sharp Williams, Gov
ernor Noel, ex-Governor Vnrdamon and
Senator Knren. Indications are that
there will be no opposition to instruct
ing the delegates for Bryan.
American Car Gains.
PAItlS, June 17. The American car
in the New York to-Faris race has cut
down the lead that the German car
recently secured. This is indicated by
the arrival of the Americans N'ert
sell in sk en last Tuesday morning, ns an
houneed in a dispatch just received here.
The Germans left that point shortly
before the American machine arrive!.
A. D. Mcpherson, the Griffin Creek
orchardist, started with his family Ash
land Tuesday evening to attend the
normal school commencement exercises
in his nuto. At Tab-nt he struck a stretch
of Dunn's elevated and smashed n
whorl, every spoke being broken. N"'
one was injured and nnother auto wn
telephoned for to take the party home
E. Wioiherly, editor and publisher
of the Hoseburg Review, ipent Wed
aetday in Medford with his family.
ROOSEVELT 10 MAK
VICE - I
to Come Before Con
that Iowa's governor be made Taft's
running mate.
''CuminiuB will be an earnest to the
votors that we mean revision of the
tariff," Senator Borah said. "Ho rep
resents revision and rational railwav
control before the American people
Already quiet work has begun among
the Taft leaders, though the public
barely advised that Cummins is seri
ously considered. Immediately on rt:
ceipt of tho word from tho Whit
House Frank Hitchcock hurried to the
hone to talk to Washington.
Some leaders are disposed to ques
tion that Hoosevelt is in absolutely
good faith assenting to Cummins, and
as a consequence of this distrust the
wires hovo been burning between here
and Washington and Dos Moines,
Bitter Fight Expected.
It is almost certain that tho presenta
tion of Cummins' name before the con
vention will precipitate a bitter fioht.
as the standpatters hate him like snakes.
Bnlliugcr of Seattle, who has been
selected to act on the subcommittee of
tho resolutions committee to draft the
plank wanted by tbe northwest ship
pern, has framed up the following:
"Wo urge congress to enact an
amendment to the interstate commerce
act whereby the interstate commerce
commission may at ils discretion, upon
proper complaint, suspend until it can
investigate the freight rates as to their
reasonableness before their becoming
effective. "
Tho first meeting of the subcommit
tee will be held nt 4 o'clock this aft
ernoon.
GEORGIA GETS TIRED OF
PROHIBITION MOVEMENT
ATLANTA, (la., June 17. The sen
tirnent is rapidly gaining headway here
(hat the defeat of Coventor Hoke Smith
in the primary was practically a demon
it rat ion against the prohibil ion law.
So strong is its feeling that some of
the legislators hovo indicated that they
would support a movement to repeal it.
Representative W. W. Wilson of Guv
uette county today said:
"The very day the legislature con
venes this summer 1 am going to in
trod uce a bill to repeal the prohibition
law, although 1 supported the original
ineusure. ' '
The vie ton of Joseph M. Brown over
G o ve r nor Hoke Sin it li is regn rd ed a s
the death knell of prohibition in Genr
gin.
MAN SENTENCED TO
BE PROHIBITIONIST
SACRAMKNTO, (al.. June 17. The.
price of Kdwutd Filand's liberty for
the next seven years is temperance; ab
solute strict abstinence from any sort
of alcoholic beverage. If within that
time he shoudl take even so much as a
glass of wine and the matter should
come to the notice of t he court, his
sentence will begin at once, without
further hearing.
Such was the sentence imposed upon
Filand this morning by Superior Judge
Hughes. He was stenteuced to serve
seven years in Folsom for attempting
to burglarize Trust's eundy store. On
the nbove conditions, however, the com
mitment was withheld. PUand will re
port to tlie court t he first of every
niont h.
TOMMY BURNS PUTS
SQUIERS TO THE MAT
PARIS, June IT "Tomrriv" Burns,
the American pugilist, defeated "Hill"
Squire, t he Australian, in the eighth
round of a hard fought buttle nt Neuil
ly Sunday. Squires had Burns in a
rather bad way during 1 he first five
rounds, but t tie A merieun ' greater
staying power and superior ring general
ship enabled him to win. A stomach
blow in the eighth round nt Squire
down for the count.
Emmet TWn of Talent has pur
chased a Reo touring car of the Med
furd Auto company.
E RACE
Gompers Expects Aid from both
Taft and Teddy- Van Cleve
Busy Fighting Against It.
CHICAGO, Juno 17. Fired with now
hope ami confidence by the positive
UMsurnneo of support and aid from Sec
retary Taft and President Roosevelt
the labor leaders today are conducting
t heir campaign more vigorously than
ever to obtain the anti-injunction plank
iu the platform of the convention.
James W, Van Cleave, prcuideut of
the .National Association of Manufuc
Mirers, who was on t ho crest of tho
wave yesterday, when the convention
cheered loudly Senator Burrows' unfii
oruhlc reference to the plank, is pre
paring to use desperato nieniin today
to defeat the pluuli.
Van Cleave claims the insertion of
tho plunk in the platform should turn
all the voters who have money invested
in this country against the republican
pt.rty. Ilo is busy with telephone and
telegraph wires liuing up thi big com
mercial and industrial organisations and
urging them to bring their influence
i hear upon tho representatives from
i heir localit ies.
Samuel Gompers is equally as busy
on the other side of the fight. There is
little doubt that this battle for the de
mands of labor for what, labor considers
"just protection" will be tho event
which will give the convention its place
ii. the history of the development of the
count ry.
The plank would provide that injunc
tions cou hi not be issued without a
hearing. It would pledge the party to
change the law in such u way un to pre
vent i lie issuance of summary orders
by federal judges in cases of strikes.
FELLOWSHIP CLUB FOR
WARSHIP OFFICERS
NAVY YARD, Puget Hound, Juno 17.
A fellowship club, which promises n
become worldwide in its membership,
has just been organized by officers of
the Atlantic fleot and world travelers
of note who have visited the fleet since
its arrival iu Pacific waters under the
suggestive title "Order of the Wan
derlust. ' '
Only those who through spirit of ad
venture, scieiil if ic research or volun
tary military eorvieo, have visited three
ontiiients, are eligible to membership.
Any army or naval officers who left
I he navy to escape foreign duty are
barred.
Colonel V. J. Cotton of New York,
i famous globe trotter, and until re
ently secretary to John D. Rocke
feller, was elected pathfinder; Sur
geon Percy Cnrndall, If. S. N., n mem
ber of the Lambs club and one of the
most widely known officers of the navy.
vi as elected guide; Paymaster Richard
llatef, I . S. N., a, well known authority
on Asia, croupier, and H. Lee Clotwor-
t hv of Los A ngeles, recorder of t he
1 mils.
The badge of I he order is an enam
eled world, backed by two torches. The
first badge made is to be presented
to Commander Robert I Vary before his
'loparture for the Arctic regions.
BOURNE STILL THINKS
ROOSEVELT THE MAN
CHICAGO. June 17. Senator Bourne
of Oregon Monday gave out n remarka
ble interview in which he said tie still
believes Roosevelt will be nominated
t the convention itiis week.
" It won't be because laho- is against
Taft, nor because the old soldier are
gainst him, nor yet because the col
.red voters are hostile to him," declar
ed Senator Bourne, "AH those thing
ure secondary. Hut 1 find among the
bdeg.'ites. a strong feeling n gainst es
laid inh ing I he precedent of the presi
dent naming his Km c cor.
' ' Roosevelt means well, but in this
rtspeet In- has made an error of judg
incnt. lie thinks he can perpetuate him
s.-lf in p'dit-i by securing the uoiitiuu
t iii of Taft.
"As a matter of faet. however, the
deb gates fee that the only way to
perpetuate the Roosevelt olicif'S i to
make Roosevelt the normn.
1 "I firmlv believe that this will be
done."
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COLVIO FILES BRIEF
FOR A DRY TOWN
Special Attoraey V. M. Colvig
today filed his brief iu the case
of J. C. Hall vs. G. W. Dunn et -t
al., seeking to dissolve the injuuc
tioa granted agaiust the county
court restraining it from declaring
4- ing tho result of the prohibition
election in .Medford.
Contractors Organizing
Local ForGe to Improve
Seventh Street- Looking
at Quarry lor Rock.
W. L. Anchnmhanu, manager of the
Warren Construction company, has been
here arranging for the preliminary work
the paving contract for Seventh
street. Wednesday a visit was mude iu
company with City Kngineur Osgood to
arrange for securing crushed rock.
'It is our intention to begin work
at once," said Mr. Auchamhenu, "and
to rush the paving through to comple
tion. First, the preliminaries must be
attended to and the fon-e organ i.ed.
We intend to work Medford men alto
gether. The superintendent of construc
tion is due today, and will take active
tiargc of the work,"
A special meeting of the city cuiiucil
will be held Thursday evening and the
outract signed and ordinance passed.
CALIFORNIA HEIRESS TO
WED CASTILLIAN GRANDEE
SAX FRANCISCO, Ciil., June 17. It
became known here todav t hat. Miss
Mary Frishic, daughter of (ieueral John
H. I'Yisbie, formerly of Vullejo, is to
bo married next Sunday iu tho City of
Mexico to Huron He Hist ere do Cutulla,
Spanish grandee of an ancient Castil
linn family.
The Frisbies are one of the best
known families of early California days.
icneral r nsbie married the daughter
of Ocnernl Vallrjo and lived nt Vallejo
for years until the death of Ins wife
made him despondent, when he moved
I he City of Mexico and engaged
iu mining ventures winch made him an
immense fortune.
The young baron is an architect and
has superintended the erection of
buildings in M xeico.
BATTLESHIP GEORGIA TO
SMASH ALL RECORDS
N'AVV VARl), Puget Sound, June 17.
Tho battleship Ceorgia will sail for
San Francisco early Thursday morning
and incidentally will attempt to break
all battleship speed records en route.
The (leorgia is the acknowledged speed
queen of the Atlantic fleet, but her
officers are desirous of establishing,
a record- Sustained draughts will be
a record. Sustained runs under both nnt
ural and sustained draughts will be
made and all records are expected to
be smashed.
CRUISER CALIFORNIA
WITH SQUADRON AGAIN
SAX FRANCISCO, Cnl., June 17.
'Die cruiser California is bnk from
Mare isluud, having unexpectedly been
ordered here to prepare for drvdock.
The work of overhauling the ships of
lli' Pacific fleet for the voyage to Ha
wnii is being rushed as much us possi
ble. Captain V, L. Cottmnn had ex
pec ted to remain at Mare island some
t ime putting supplies on board, but
the California will now get iu reudi
ncs to take her turn in the drvdock.
HARRIMAN SHOPS WORK
. FULL TIME ONCE MORE
OMAHA, Neb.. June 17. Two thou
sand workmen employed in The shops
of the I'nioii Pacific railroad were made
happy today by tho announcement that j
I nev would tte placed on full t ime. i
TllCHI1
" I-, n working
time since the first of the present year.
It was aUo learned nt the offices of the'
rnnomrrT
rnilniml Hint within fow iny, prnli ' in Hbv, n.-nr l.oiw, tmlny. Ui mny.'n
nt.lv .iv .Inly 1, other .trpnrtniontn wliitU I tlnn in tho annual wlon of freinht
wore rut down ton tlm gn will htmffip ngentn, W". worn thnn SftO mil
augmented.
TAFT WINS EVERY CONTEST OVER
AVE 2 1
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Two FriSGO Policemen Rescue
Lodging House Inmates- Doors
ForGed- Dazed People Dragged.
SAX FKAXC1SCO, Cnl., June 17.
Policemen Michael Hum and Tom Con
ley saved -o people from death in u lodg
ing house fire early today at the risk of
their lives. A high wind was raging
over the city, and had not tho police
men worked quickly and heroically ev
eryone in tho place would have been
burned to death.
When the two of fit-era saw f lumen
issuing from the burning building they
turned iu an alarm and dashed up the
burning stairs to awaken the lodgers.
The I) laze had smoldered for some time
before the fire was discovered, and
many of the people in the place were
nearly asphixiated witti smoke when
the policemen arrived.
It was necessary to force many of
the doors and drag the dazed people to
the windows before they were revived.
When the lodgers found their exit cut
off to the streets a panic ensued, and
the t wo policemen had hard work to
save (lie lives ot the crowd.
They broke in the door of a room
hading out to a fire escape and nearly
nil climbed down in safet v. The fire
men put up ladders and saved several
people who had run to the loof of the
building. Fireman .Mike llnnnon was
blly burned while assisting iu the work
of rescue.
BIO CROP TO BRING
SPEEDY BUSINESS REVIVAL
ClllcACO. June 17. A study made
if business eondil imis in 1H7-I follow
ing a panic and those of this year goes
o confirm the expeelations that flic
rop of Ill'fS will bring about ft speedy
business revival. It did in 1H7-I. The
importance, of the process of "moving
the crop" to general business is well il
lustrated. n IH74 hiisinesH conditions were lag
ging more painfully than the most pen
simistic reports indicate they are at
this time, but fortunately ,i corn crop
)t' greater value on the farms than for
four vears prior or live vears subse
(iient, a wheat crop that broke all pre
vions records, exceeding in value any
p from SH7 to 1 m 7 7 , and oats and
barlev cropH that also made new rcc
rds, brought the staggered country up
right again. Kxportti of when) and corn
luring IH7lt and 171 were far greater
than normal and thus brought a great
amount of foreign money to the Cnited
ate miuh as the exports of I!n7
d, protectively, of I1HIH have done
d will do. The marketing system of
tne t nited Siates was tented to its ca
pacily and proved to be the great bul
wark of the country's strength. Since
that time it has been still further per
ted, old exehanges having grown ami
new ones created which have become
orld market places for the millions
bushel prod need at the prices made
by the supply and demand of the en
tire world.
GEORGE SILER DEAD
OF HEART DISEASE
CHICACO, June 17.-George Kiler.
widely known as a writer on boxing
d i ed here Sa t u rd ay, u ged tl'J yea rs.
KMer was st rick in wit h an attack of
heart disease June 4th, 'but apparently
was recovering. The attack was entire
ly unexpected by his family and phy
sicians.
Siler was a lightweight boxer of note
(in his younger days. He then became
a referee ami adjudicated many or the
famous battles of the prize ring, Imbid
ing that between Corbet t and Fit.sim
mons. and aUo tint championship fights
between JefTiies and Sharkey and Ians
and Velvon, He had been on the tnff
of the Chicago Tribune for about 1."
vears.
Railroads to Obev Law.
e,.i imw t t 1- ri... -.-.-i
Miljr.lJ", 'i .tune I.. no: n . n,
li. v for the ruilronds of the countrv
j ... p,ir.. i. U ob.y rWinn prow..
1 by recent legislations n the sense of
railroad men wbft are gathered nt nil
ruad official! are present.
BURNING HUM
SEATS IN CHICAGO C
ROOSEVELT'S NAME CHEERED
FOR FORTY NINE MINUTES
Enthusiasm Manifests Itself for Teddy
Feared Stampede from Taft Would Follow,
Taft has Seven Hundred on First Ballot,
(By Kenneth
CHtCAtiO, June 17. Secretary Taft
securely clinched absolute control of
I ho tint ioual republican convention to
day, when after a session lusting 15
hours the credentials committee by an
overwhelming majority ratified the hc
lion vi the imUoual committee, iu every
contest over scuts in tho convention.
Then was no real fight iu the com
mittee. The proposal to indorse the
action of the national commitlo by a
single vote was opposed and would ap
pear to stifle a fair hearing of the
case, so the commit lee went over the
1 1 1 contest offered by counsel for
Cannon, Fairbanks, Hughes and' Furu
ker. The first vote ou uu Alabama con
test, resulted US to 7 Iu favor of Taft
ami showed how completely he was iu
control.
The committee decided to submit a
report to I lie convention rrcoiiimcuding I
as follows:
"That I he temporary rid I of dele
gates to the convention as prepared by
the national committee be made perma
nent."
This makes it certnin thut Taft will jtiitie of tbe ovation was carefully kept,
have over 7no votes ou the tirst ballot. , and it lasted exactly -1H minutes, ae-
A small minority today threatened J cording to several timepieces in the
to support Mayor Cuuiics A. Hook- j press section. When quiet, was restored
waiter of Indianapolis In demanding . Henutor Lodge proceeded with his
thut the contesting delegates frum that ; speech and concluded nt 2:50 o'clock,
city be acuted, Tbe Taft leaders as ! -Mice Long worth, the president 'a
sciteil today, however, that such on daughter, during the 4t minutes' dein
effort would be subdued quickly aud oustrntiou following tho meution of her
there is little prospect, of any Merbnis father's name at the convention today
light over seat a on the floor of the! took t lit greatest care not to do any-
convention.
Senator I (arrows called t he conven
tion to order at l'J:ll o'clock. The
feature of the session was the demon-
SHINGLE WEAVER KILLED
BY WIFE TO SAVE LIFE
liFI.IJMill AM. Wash., June 17.
rank Kgglertlou, a shingle weaver at
the I'uget sound Mill & Timber com
pany 's plant, mix shot and i list ant ly
killed hv his wife in their home this
morning, tie ivas about it:
nrs of j
aue and tin upie nave nv
hitdren,
aged I- aud lo years respectively. I'or j
noiiic time 1-lgglenton has been despond-
nt. He was buying Ins home on the I
instalment plan, lie often had made
the threat that if he lost the house he,
would shoot his wife and children ami
then commit suicide. This morning tie
was more despondent than usual. He
took down his rifle and tried to shoot
his wife, but the gun failed to dis
charge. He then went to the room in
which his children were sleeping and
secured some cartridges for the weapon.
His wife grappled with him in an
attempt to secure the weapon to save
the lives of herself and children. Kg
gleston laid the gun ou the table. The
man's superior strength soon began to
tell against the woman. She grabbed n
small 'JlJ calibor revolver and, when she
saw that she could not protect herself
longer, she fired. The shot struck the
man just below t he heart. A second
shot penetrated his ubdomen. He died
instantlv.
PORTLAND PRISONER
USES SLINO SHOT
PORTLA.M, Or.. Juno 17, Prison
guards, armed with rifles and aided by
local police, have made an unsuccessful
all night search in their efforts to cap
tare C. i:. Carroll ami Wilson, two pris
oners, who. after felling a guard with
a slnng shot, escaped late Tuesday from
Kelly's Butte.
Farrell was serving a sentence for
having stolen n piano ami Wilson ramft
from the municipal court for having
assaulted Patrolman Molt-..
n.... of On. ouurds emnb.ved as n. cook
1 . ..
i,.f tiw Mi.i.r ii i ion between me am-
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ing room and the witehen. rnrreti, it is
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ln got tli wMpn l n mytrry.
men thn fl.'l.
.1. W. llli-k of Onlrul Point apent lllnml Bivnr for tho benefit of Mr.
I Weilnemlay in Medford.
C. Beaton.)
strut ion made for Presideat Roosevelt,
tasting -40 minutes. Tbe nominations
will be made tomorrow.
Senator Lodge pounded on his desk
with the gavel, but the sound could not
bo heard 0 feor away from him. He
waved his hands iu uu effort to restore
order, and the more ha pounded the
more the crowd see me t to have lost
control, and the cheering continued.
Oklnhomu led the cheering. Two Ok
lahoma delegates engaged in a persons
fight nud exchanged severe blows be
fore they were parted. Tho ovation con
tinued for 40 minutes, utter which It
died down simply because the partici
pants worn evidently worn out.
Mininger Frank Hitchcock for the
Taft forces wes not perturbed by the
demonstration. He was smiling as he
walked across the hall and shook bauds
with Charles H. Taft, a brother of $e
retary Taft. He did it wtih an air
of perfect ease, but there were some
who thought it was a sign of fear that
ho should consider it necessary to make
a public display of confidence. The
thing to lend to the demonstration. She
smiled and then hid her face in her
hands, lint at t he best she was in a
dificult position.
LOADING BAD BEEF
UPON THE OOVERNMBNT
SAN FRANCISCO. C., Juue 17.
It became known today that tbe gov
ernment inspectors at t hip port have
foiled an attempt to work off A large
ipiHiility of inferior beef on Facte Sum
for use on the big supply ships Culgou
and dacier that will take the provisious
for the Atlantic fleet on its trip arouod
the world. The concerns nuid to be
implicated in this plot to get the best
of the government have been docked In
their shipments.
I he meat was not up to specification!,
containing more waste than called for
in the contract. The meat is being sup
plied by the Western Meat company,
Miller & l.ux, the Armour Packing com
pany aud other concerns hero, ttnd costs
the government 7 cents a pound.
SOCIALISTS ELECT SIX
TO RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT
BKRI.IN. June 17. The aocialUt
here are jubilant over the election of
six and possibly seven members of the
socialist party to the Prussian diet.
The final election has otherwise mode
few chances in the diet.
On the whole the sentiment hero to
day is one of satisfaction in the elec
tion, as it is believed that the seating
of the socialists will tend to calm the
agitation for suffrage on the part of tbe
radicals.
The election of socialists is accepted
as proof that all classes ran participate
in legislation even under the antiquat
ed svstem In use.
EVELYN AND HUSBAND
ONCE MORE UNITED
SKW YORK. June 17. Rvelyu Thaw
and her husband have become reconciled
and will not be separated, according to
ia statement made public today by Dan-
'w O'Remv, Mrs. F.velyn Tbaw'e couu-
Isel. He added that, " despUe tn am-
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tnuie oi Mrs. wimum iun
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Mr. nn.l Mr. E. Wilkinson ir at
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