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OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1921.
VICE CONDITIONS AIRED
AT MEETING OF COUNCIL
DISCUSSION OF DRUNKEN BRAWL ON SUNDAY
GIVES RISE TO MANY CONTENTIONS:
OFFICIALS ARE PANNED; NEED
FOR CLEANUP EMPHASIZED
. Inefficiency, graft, negligence, cow- GAMBLING CHARGED
ardice, and practically every other sin ! Cap O'Donnell, who has been con
in the category was charged against . nected with several escapades in this
the local police force at a meeting of city, offered to show the officers
the ci;- cx.ncil latt night. j where gambling and boodus wan ?
Tl charges v.ere the outgrowth of ! ing on if they, were sincere in their
disc :oion of a drunken brawl which j efforts to make a cleanup. He said
occurrd at the Bennett barber chop j from personal knowledge, that he
Sundaj. Ca-.mcilmen and citizens : knew conditions to be br.dly in need
statP'' on tha floor that gambling and : of action.
liqu-.'.- traff.'c v.ere being tolerated,' Councilman J. E. Jack stated that
eitlur tbrouli inability or unwilling- j he believed the enforcement was up
nesr of the authorities to curb the ; to the mayor. Attorney O. D. Eby
violations of the law. j pointed, out that all of the citizens
BRAWL IS RECALLED ' sIxould take it upon themselves to aid
, . ' the officers, and drew attention to the
According to thelr statements, the f tnat nQ Qne wag ming to sign
officers were negligent in making ar- compiaint against those accused of i
resis for me onenses ouuua,.
"I would vote for the removal of the
present chief of police, said council-
man H- S. Mount as the conclusion
to his charge that a general laxity
oTicfaH in f-ha mnral ffin (1 it irT. of the
ti,-c ,-r,; a copn.d hv
Councilman I. C Bridges.
Councilman Fred Metzner charged
. t-h r-Mf f vnu w afraid to
arrest the man who was charged with
Sunday's disturbances. "The chief is
not fit to be in there," he said.
MAYOR COMMENDED
Mayor Shannon stated it as his be -
lief that all that was possible for one
man to do was being done. Bridges
and Mount commended the mayor for
his good intentions, tut said that they
believed that he was uninformed and
that he was not aware of the condi
tions. They scored the chief for not
appearing at the couTicil chambers as
they believed that he knew that the
ch; rges concerning him were to be j
brought up. !
Ed. Johnson, proprietor of a local
barl.er shop, jumped the mayor for liig
puiMiFuea statement that an eiioni
wtuild be made to close all barbar :
shr ;;s over Sunday and make them j
puH open their blinds so that what j
triisp;re3 within could be essn. He j
triisp;re3
sa'd that because one barber shop
wcii charged with sustaining illicit
licior traffic, was no reason why the
otl-or phops should be included In tha
sai-n category. The mayor replied
that no specific charge had been made,
but that the statement was general.
Johnson returned that ns was exactly
his contention, that all of the shops
should not be condemned for the al
leged misdeads of one. But the argu
ment shifted before this was thrashed
out.
J. F. Brown, Civil
War Veteran, Dies
John F. S. Brown, civil war veter
an, and member of Meade Post No. 2,
G. A. R, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Nora Ziegler, of Horf,
Oregon, about six miles from Oregon
City, early Monday morning after
an illness of several months.
John F. S. Brown, who was a na
tive of Baltimore, Md., was born Feb
ruary 6, 1846, and came to Oregon
about 20 years ago. having made his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Ziegler. j
Mr. Brown served with Company
D, 11th Maryland United States In
fantry during the Civil war. and up
on his arrival in Clackamas county
became a member of Meade Post No.
2, G. A. R. of this city.
Deceased is survived by the follow
ing children: Charles, George and Lee
Brown, Mrs. Mary Miller, Mrs. Effle
Walsh, Mrs. Lillie Pieffer, Mrs. Ida
. Gover, all of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs.
Nora Ziegler, of Hoff, Clackamas
county, Oregon. He also leaves 28
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
James Hopkins Dies .
At Family Residence
James Hopkins died at the family
residence on Third and High streets
Monday night at 11:30 o'clock, after
an illness of about a year.
Mr. Hopkins was born at Dundee,
Province of Quebec, Canada, July 1,
1837, and came to the United States
about 39 years ago, first settling at
Oshawa, Minn. He later moved to
California, and three years ago came
to Oregon, settling in Oregon City.
Deceased is survived by the follow
ing children: C. E. Hopkins, of Ore
gon City; Mrs. Charlotte Cossin, Miss
Georgia Hopkins, Mrs. Walter Mc
Quat, of Winnebago, Minn. Mr. Hop
kins is also survived by a number of
grandchildren, among these being
Ralph Hopkins, of Oregon City; Ethel
and Dewey Cossin, Dorris McQuat,
of Winnebago, Minn. Mr. Hopkin's
wife died some time ago in Minnesota.
Mill Men Will Get
Holiday On Monday
The crown-Wilamette Paper com
pany and the Hawley Pulp and Paper
company will close next Saturday eve
ning and remain closed until Tues
day morning, allowing the employees
to observe Monday as well as Sun
day as Christmas. Many families are
to celebrate Christmas on Monday,
when a large number of reunions are
being planned.
Oregon City schools will close on
Friday to open after New Year's day.
RIOTING CONTINUES
BELFAST, Dec 16. One person
was killed and five wounded in dis
orders her today. Political rioting
has become almost continuous. One
man was wounded by a bullet which
penetrated the window of his home.
Another man was found unconscious.
Sunday's trouble, tho it had been
ready since the first of the week and
j even members of the council had de
j ciared that they had seen the affair,
( F j TOOze SPEAKS
1
! Later F. J. Tooze took vehement is-
8Ue Mr- stating that it was
not the business of the people to sign
complaints and mix in with law en-
tmcemwt when the machinery, which
I should be functioning, was provided,
He stated il as Possible for officers
i to do their enforcing with the aid or
! information only and without forcing
j tbe as a whole to take active
j le&al and administrative part in the
wor oi queuing vice conations.
ivirs. v. trreen 01 tae w. U- i. u
told the counellmen that several times
she had given information to officers
which had not been followed up, and
said if it were true that it was im
possible to stop the epidemic of gamb
ling and booze, the police force had
better be discharged and the money
put on the streets, or in public im-
' provements. .
CHANGE HELD NEED
"Thare must be a change or I will
retire from the Health and Police com-
mittee,' said Mount.
"Who wor.W you r
name for chief of
police?" asked the mayor.
Several half hearted suggestions
were made.
"I believe that there should be
something more definite in the way of
these charges" stated his honor. "Give
us something that can be definitely
followed up and we will get some ac
tion." General statements that conditions
over the nation as well as the town
followed, and the meeting adjourned
without taking any action.
Mat Prospect Is '
Bright for Local
High School Team
By D. E. L.
Pre-season basketball and wrest
ling practice has started at the Ore
gon City high school. More than
twenty-five men have turned out for
basketball and about the same number
of young Nelsons and Gotches are
crushing each other's bones in an at
tempt to land a berth on the wrestling
tearn
Although the high school has not
put out a hoop team for about five
years L. A. King, athletic instructor,
says that a fairly good team may be
developed as there is some good ma
terial to be had.
The outlook for a good wrestling
team, according to Coach King, is
bright at least as far as the lighter
weights are concerned. Chester and
Clarence Newton, George Tatro, Reg
gie Russell and Phillip Payne, all last
year's men are back and rearin to go
and much promising new material is
available.
George Dambach, Hugh Harbison
and Eugene Pettybone, the men who
handled the heavyweight classes for
last years mat team have not return
ed. Pettybone is attending Redland,
Calif., University where he has been
holding down one of the guard posi
tions on the football team. When th
school played the U. S. C- Trojans
Pettybone played in the greater part
of the game.
The second week in January will
mark the opening of the inter-class
basketball games which wil be played
each evening after school. This league
is expected to bring to light much of
the material to be used in developing
the school team.
The wrestling season will begin
with the inter-class contests which
will be held about toe middle of Jan
uary. Up to the present time, ac
cording to King, no outside games
have been definitely scheduled but
negotiations are under way to hold
matches with the Portland high
schools and other schools throughout
the state which are developing wrest
ling teams. Coach King is trying to
provide the Oregon City wrestling
fans with a real live schedule for the
coming season.
Girl's basketball, according t o
King, will be restricted to inter-class
games this year.
SIX WOMEN ARRESTED
PITTSBURG, Kan., Dec. 20. Six
more women, charged with unlawful
assembly in connection with the "Am
azon army" riots, were under arrest
here today as state and county iffi
cials broadened their offensive against
illegal rum venders, radicals and other
undesirables of the mine fields.
DQOMED SHIP LAUNCHED
TOKIO, Dec. 20. The dreadnaught
Tosa was launched yesterday at the
Mitsubishi shipyards at . Nagasaki.
Like her sister ship, the Kaga,
launched a month ago, the Tosa is
slated to be scrapped under the naval
limitation plan agreed to at the
Washington conference.
ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY
FUNDS MAY BE USED
FOR REGULAR ROADS
Proposal Made to Commission
At December Session
In Portland.
PORTLAND, Dec. 17. If the leg
islature will release the $2,500,000 tied
up for matching purposes for the
Roosevelt highway, it will give the
highway commission that much more
money to spread over the state. The
suggestion was received with wild
cries of alarm by the Roosevelt Me
morial Highway association at yester
day's meeting -of the commission.
It was tentatively suggested by Sen
ator Norblad that the legislature
amend the Roosevelt hiehway bill so
that instead of waiting for the govern
ment to appropriate $2,500,000 to
match the special fund, some of the
money could be released to match
general federal aid; in other words, to
have the Roosevelt highway money
matched, dolar for dollar, but on the
instalment plan, instead of waiting for
doddering old age before congress acts.
Time Already Extended
The people voted $2,500,000 for the
Rosevelt highway on the specific
promise that the money would not be
spent until matched dollar for dollar
by the government. Congress took no
action, so the time was extended to
1923. Unless congress makes the direct
appropriation by that tiio the $2,500;
000 lapses. Unless the highway com-
misison wants to give asurances suf
ficient unto the memorial asociation,
it was intimated that the ?recial ses
sion might be asked to extend the
time for congress to act until 1925.
As matters stand, this amount of
money is tied up awaiting favorable
action by congress, and that body is
offering no promise that it will come
through. Meanwhile the $2,500,000 is
included in the road debt limitation
of the state. If the fund lapses then
the $2,5000,000 will be released for
general state road purposes and the
Roosevelt highway will not , be the
favorite child. The delegation which
called on the commission yesterday
appeared to think, however, that this
money belongs exclusively to the
Roosevelt highway, irrespective of
the failure of congress to match it.
Oportunity Passed Up.
Rather than relinquish the sum, tha
delgation declared that it would create
a highway improvement district the
length of the coast, to raise funds to
match the $2,500,000, the road district
to take the place of the government.
It was to promote his very plan of
financing he Roosevelt highway that
a law was enacted at the regular leg
islative session of 1921, yet not one
coast county has availed itself of the
law, although Washington and Linn
are making plans, but they are valley
counties.
The commission made known to the
delegation that the Roosevelt highway
has not been slighted and that now the
Columbia river and Pacific highways
are almost completed, the commission
does not consider an other highway
more important than the Roosevelt
road.
FIFTY-THREE
YEARS AGO
Taken from the Oregon City Enter
prise December 14, 1867.
SNOW Wednesday afternoon we
had a 'ittle genuine, old fashioned
snow. It fell in small quantities. It
rains some timos in Oregon, but the
fellow who said it rained thirteen
months of the year must have been
mistaken; because we have about six
months of the most delightful summer
in the world, and every now and then
we have a few minutes of genuine
snowy winter.
Pudding River This stream is slow
but sure; though slow to rise it is sure
to be up, and when it does rise it gen
erally keeps up long enough to make
people respect it. We learn that on
Thursday last it was still so high that
the stage was unable to reach Aurora,
and the mails were carried to that
place by boat. . '
Shooting Match On the day before
Christmas, Mr. W. W. Quinn, of Can
emah, will put up about 50 of the fat
test turkeys ever raised in Oregon, to
be shot at in the regular shooting
match style, on the bluff, between his
place and this city.
A magnificant Hudson's Bay sable
cape and cuffs and a Siberian squirrel
cape will be raffled for at the saloon
of C. A. Burchardt in Portland as soon
as 150 tickets are sold at $5 each. The
highest throw is entitled to first place,
the lowest, second. That is fair.
The half yearly examinations of pu
pils attending the Oregon City semin
ary will take place on Tuesday, De
cember 24th at 9 a. m. All interested
on the cause of education are invited
to attend.
It is said that all good looking wom
en in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, marry
Young. This fact may account for
the unhappiness in married life there.
SOLDIERS SAID HANGED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Twelve
American soldiers were hanged at
Camp Wilson, Is-Sur-Tile, France,
while he and his buddies, former pri
vates of the Twenty-eighth (Pennsyl
vania) division, looked on. George H.
Taylor, of 2737 South Beulah street,
Philadelphia, testified today before
the senate committee investigating the
charges of Senator "Tom" Watson,
(D., Ga.), that American soldiers were
illegally executed and inhumanely
treated overseas during the world war.
BOY CONFESSES
TO ATTEMPT TO
COMMIT ROBBERY
MT. PLEASANT LAD
HELD BY POLICE
IS
Doublecrossed by Pal, Youth
Tells of Scheme to Take
Grandfather's Money.
Confessing to a plot to rob his
grandfather, Elmer Thornton, 16-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Thorn
ton of Mt. Pleasant, is being held by
the juvenile department of the Port
land police, and his accomplice,
George Sammis, 20, by wiiom young
Thornton claims he was double cross
ed, is being held on grand larceny
charges.
Thornton, according to the confes
sion, discovered the place where his
grandfather, Luke Thornton, 162 West
Watt street, Portland, had hidden
$400. Taking Sammis into his confi
dence, the boys planned a robbery
and entred the grandfather's home
Thursday.
PAL TAKES CASH
According to the confessions, Sam
mis found the money while Thornton
was in another room, and saying noth
ing about it, led young Thornton to
believe that the hWmS place had been
changed.
Thornton became suspicious of . his
companion when the latter bought an
automobile for $250 down, besides
much new clothing. He also gave a
$50 present to his mother.
LOSS DISCOVERED
The loss of the money was discover
ed late Saturday by the elder Thorn
ton, who suspected his grandson.
When inspectors quizzed the latter
Monday evening he confessed his part
of the plot, and told his suspicions
concerning Sammis. The latter was
arrested and soon admitted his part
in the affair. He had only a few dol
lars of the loot still in his possession.
Police Patrol Fund
Is Cut from Budget!
Cutting of $725 from the city bud
get, which was provided for the pur
chase and maintenance of a police pa
trol, was the only change made by the
taxpayers in the expenditures for
1922. The entire budget for the city
administrative purposes as adopted
last evening totals $27,000. This is
exclusive of other special levies pro
vided for by law.
The cutting of the appropriation
for the police patrol was made upon
motion of councilman H. S. Mount,
whose action was commended by F.
J. Tooze as secretary of the Hill Im
provement club which had gone on
record as opposing the- purchase of a
car for the reason they believed a
motorcycle was more badly needed.
The $725 was included in the emer
gency fund.
The remainder of tha budget was
passed as originary prepared, and an
ordinance providing for the levying
of the regular taxes was introduced.
Ar.ide from the $22,00 general fund
levy, there will be a similar levy to
take cere of interest and principal
payments on general fund bonds, a
$6,250 tax; for fire department up
keep and retirement of fire bonds, a
$3,000 levy for the retirement of city
hall bonds, $4,500 for retirement of
special funding bonds, $15,000 for road
purposes and $3,00 for the library.
Cutting of $600 from the budget for
the auto park, and $400 provided for
the city park at south center street
was talked but voted down as was he
rescinding of a $400 allowance for the
purchase of playground equipment to
match a similar amount to be pur
chased by the school board.
OPEN SUB FIGHT ASKED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The Bri
tish delegation to the armament con
ference has formally requested o f
Chairman Hughes the calling of a
plenary session for the discussion of
the submarine question in the open,
it was officially announced today.
Great Britain wants to make her
fight in public for the abolition of the
submarine, it was stated.
PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN
r
CHUTES
3 vrfV.
The Henpecked Husband got Tan
gled Up in a long-winded Card Game
down at the Club on his One-Evenlng-a-Month-Off
and la Now on his way
Home at midnight for a Fierce Bawl-ing-Out
by an Expert. His Wife ex
pects him to Work every day Support
ing Her and to Stay Home every night
Entertaining Her.
LOCAL NEWSPAPERMEN
TO TALK AT CONFERENCE
State . Editorial Association,
Associated and United
Press to Meet
Thre Clackamas county newspaper
men, Paul Robinson, of the Aurora
Observer, Hal E. Hoss, of the Oregon
City Enterprise and Upton N. Gibbs,
of the Eastern Clackamas News, are
slated for addresses at the Annual
' Newspaper Conference to be held at
the University I of Oregon, Eugene,
January 14 and 15.
Hoss will lead a general discussion
of the advertising situation and pos
sible plans for the future, Robinson
will speak on "Why I Solicit Adver
tising Outside My Town" and while
Gibbs ha3 chosen as the topic of his
address. "The Small Weekly As I
Have Found It."
State meetings of the Associated
Press, the United Press and the State
Editorial Association will be some of
the features of the Conference.
In addition to-- the Annual Confer
ence banquet, which will be held in the
Hotel Osburn ifiider the auspices of
the Eugene Chamber of Commerce
and the students of the Journalism
Department under the direction of
Sigma Delta chi. Journalism fraterni
ty, the University wil be host to the
editors at a banquet to be held Sat
urday noon, in Hendricks hall while i
special arrangements are being made, '
under the direction of Mrs. P. L. !
Campbell, Dean Elizabeth Fox and
Mrs. Eric W. Allen, for the entertain
ment of the wives of the editors.
Standard Signs for
Highways Are Urged
Standarize danger signs along Amer
ican roadways! Make them alike from
coast to coast!
So urges the Bureau of Public roads.
United States Department of Agricul
ture. The recommendation is made
for the consideration of highway offi
cials, automobile" organizations, muni
cipal officals, and other persons inter
ested in the observance of safety
week, which began December 4.
By standarization of all highway
danger signs, the department believes
automobile accidents may be lessened.
Deaths from automobile accidents
have nearly doubled since 1915, and
the rapid increase of such accidents,
the department believs, can be appre
ciably checkened by the adoption of
standard danger signs, easily read and
distinctive, along American highways.
A tourist at the present time will
see almost as many kinds of signs as
there are States he visits. Also, in
some cases, the style of sign changes
in going from one count yto another.
The subject is now under considera
tion by a committee of the American
Association of State Highway Offi
cials. LONDON, Dec. 20. A revolution
has broken out in Portugal, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Daily Chroni
cle from Paris. It began with can
nonading along the Tagus river and
severe casualties have resulted to
both sides in the controversy.
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j GLADSTONE NEWS
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Church Bazaar Is
Successful Affair
The bazaar held at the Christian
church was a success in every way.
More than 150 people were served at
the . six o'clock dinner. Mrs. John
Hollowell.was chairman of the bazaar
committee, $175.85 was realized. Mr3.
K. E. Bauersfeld nad charge of the
buying of the materials and stamp
ing of. the fancy work. Miss Nora
Webster had charge of the decorating
and was ably assisted by Mrs. Frank
Oswald, Mrs. M- E. Turner, Miss Alice
Feytag and Mrs. K. E. Bauersfeld,
the rooms were beautifully latticed
with pink and green crepe paper. Ap
ple blossoms and butteflies. Miss
Freytag and Mrs. Bauersfeld had
charge of the candy booth which net
ted over $25.00. Mrs. R. M. McGet
chie and Miss Webster had charge of
the fancy work booth. The apron
booth, Mrs. John Hollowell and Mrs.
F. P. Nelson. Dining room, Mrs. F.
Hayward and Mrs. M. E. Turner. The
gfrls serving were Misses Mildred
Kyler, Leona Fox, Dorothy Kyler,
Grace Owens, Lola Tedder, Matilda
Hayward, and Dorothy Fox.
Gladstone Children
To Celebrate Xmas
Friday evening is to be a red letter
day for the kiddies at the Gladstone
Christian church. A number of the
children will take part in the cantate
The girls will represent the Sunshine
Faries, Tiny faries, kitchen faries
and the boys, "The Snow Brigade.
A play: "A Christmas Tree at
Grandma's House," the characters are
IGrandma, Mrs. Thomas E. Gault;
Grandpa, Mrs. J. H. Prater; Mrs.
Brown, their daughter ;Mrs. F. D.
Ellis; Aunt Mary, Veatrice Rauch;
Norman, Kent Oswald; Harry, Tom
my Patterson; Grace, Mildred Kyler;
Susie, Geneva Hayhurst; Edna, Helen
Blont; Sun Sprite, Burland Nilcs,
There will be a tree and a treat for
the little folks.
Elvin Catto Weds
Miss Bertha Rowan
The marriage of Miss Edna Bertha
Rowan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
I. Rowan nnd Elvin Catto, junior mem
ber of the firm Freytag and Catto, was
solomnized Sunday evening at the
home of the bride's parents. Tha
young couple are spending a brief
honeymoon with friends near Salem.
Gladstone Locals
Mrs. Grace M- Eby and son Jack,
spent Saturday with friends in Port
land, j
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Bruder of Port
land will spend the' holidays with the
latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Wedd!e.
Gladstone will have areal commun
ity Christmas tree. A program will
SEDAN
In point of faithful service; free from any
annoyance, and rendered at a trifling cost,
any owner will tell you that the Sedan is
a really wonderful car.
Its performance is so consistently good
throughout the year that the thought of
trouble rarely enters the mind of the owner
Operating Cost
See this new Sedan on
display in onr salesrooms.
LLES2-FAW
Every need of an automobile
J be given at the Baptist church Mon
day evening, December 26.
F. p. Nelson, a well known contrac
tor of Gladstone is confined to his
bed with a very severe cold.
Mrs. Charles D. Legler is quite ill
at he home on East Arlington.
Mrs. W. E. Hempstead, wife of D.
Hempstead of Gladstone, has been
elected Grand Worthy Matron of the
Eastern Star.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Blake Bowland had
as their house guests during the week,
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Tallman of Cor
vallis. Former Gladstone
Churchman Passes
Rev. Thomas Broomfield, former
pastor of the Baptist church, of Glad
stone, and recently of Sellwood, died
at the family home on Sunday. Rev.
Broomfield underwent an operation
several years ago, but failed to re
cover fully. Sorrow over the death
of his only child, Hugh Broomfield,
who was killed in action while in the
service in Fance, hastened his death.
The young man was in the aviation
service,
Rev. Broomfield is survived by his
wife, of Sellwood, and besides he
leaves many friends in Gladstone and
in Portland, as well as in Oregon City.
For about two years he served as pas
tor of the Gladstone Baptist church, .
resigning the position about a year
ago.
FRENCH ASK FOR
BIG NAVY; RATIO
MAY BE CHANGED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. The
French delegation has presented a
proposal for so great an increase in
the strength of the French navy that
the British declare such a program,
if carried out, would upset the 'whole
plan for a 5-5-3 naval reduction.
Although not yet entirely revealed.
the British understand that the French
plan provides for the construction of
ten 35,000-ton super-dreadnaughts in ,
the ten years ' subsequent to 1925.
IRISH PEACE VOTED
LONDON, Dec. 16 Both branches of
British parliament ratified the Irish
peace treaty this evening.
Neither house took a division, the
approval being unanimous. Commons
ratified at 10 minutes after 5 o'clock
and the house of peers gave its ap
proval a few minutes later.
FRENCH SHIP SUNK
MADRID, Dec. 16. The Spanish
gunboat! Bonifaz has captured two
French sailing vessels which were
conveying consignments of arms and
muntions to the Moroccan insurgents
and sunk another, vessel engaged in
the same occupation, it was announced
in an official report received here
today.
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