VOL. XXVI. XO. 14,445.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 2C, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
RUEF GIVES HIS
EXPERT OPINION
Says It Really Pays to
Be Politician.
MORAL LECTURE TO VOTERS
Declares Non-Voters Accom
plices in Grafting.
DISHONESTY DOES NOT PAY
Kesents Imputation He Made Money
In Politics Rucf Tried Treble
Cross on Telephone Companies.
Glass Gives Heavy Bail.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25. (Special.)
Your correspondent today had a confi
dential chat with Ruef.
"After all. Mr. Ruef. does it really pay
to be a politician?" he asked Ruef.
"I will give you my views." Ruef said,
obligingly, "hut I don't expect to see
them In print. Newspapers never quote
me correctly.
"It does pay. It pays business men to
take Interest In politics, because on
the kind of officials they put Into office
depends the prosperity of the city. It
pays the worklngman, because his taxes
will be higher if an extravagant man is
at the head of the Government. It pays
women to study politics, because politics
direotly affects the public schools.
"Any man that doesn't vote is a
criminal. If there Is grafting among
city officials, all the men that didn't
vote at the election that put them in
office should be rounded up and
charged Jointly with the offenders.
'"There Is no city, county or state
that has an absolutely pure govern
ment, and there never will be until
everybody votes.
"Yes, It pays to be a politician, but
not an office-holder. There Is a con
tinual rain of mud on public servants.
Thr'ilnHB Is not appreciated.' But
n. ,. good men want to ccpt an of
lice." '
"But does It pay to be In politics
if you are to be honest?" the political
boss was asked.
Thfro is no profession In which
dishonesty pays." he answered, smil
ingly. "But you made money in politics,
didn't you?" asked one of the news
papermen. "The very Idea," exclaimed the sharp
little man. "I made my money In real
estate."
ni'EF PLAYED TREBLE CROSS
l.os Anpeles Man Adds New Sensa
tion Supervisors Start Reform.
SAX FRANCISCO, March 25. (Special.)
Testimony was given before the Krand
jury by Samuel Jacoby, of the United
States Independent Telephone Company,
which establishes the fact that Abraham
Ruef, after selling out to two telephone
companies, was dickering with a third.
Jscoby's testimony laid the foundation
for a fresh indictment against Ruef, but
the grand Jury did not decide yesterday
whether or not to press this latest charge
against the captive boss.
It was shown that Ruef made over
tures to the United States Independent
Company after he had already sold the
8npervlsqors twice over. He was pre
pared to throw both companies over and
do business with a third.
Only two witnesses appeared before the
grand Jury. After Jacoby. James H.
Adams, of Los Angeles, took the stand.
Adams Is a member of the Adams-Fhil-llps
Company, which floated the Home
Telephone Company in San Francisco.
The testimony of Adams simply laid the
foundation for the Inquiry that is to
come into the affairs of the Home Tele
phone Company. The prosecution had
expected a delegation from Los Angeles
consisting of President Cass and a num
ber of other officials of the Home Com
pany. Owing to washouts along their
line the delegation did not get in. John
Marble, a former president of the Home
Telephone Company of Los Angeles,
reached the city tonight and will be a
witness in the morning.
Glass Gives Heavy Bail.
I-nuis aiass of the advisory board of
the Pacific States Telephone Company,
reached the city tonight by boat from
Sacramento. He was met at the dock
by Sheriff O'Nell and taken into cus
tody. His business associates had ar
ranged for bond and he was at once
taken before Judge Lawlor and released
on bonds In the sum of $90,000. $io,000 on
each of the nine indictments for bribery.
Olass has already secured counsel in the
person of F. Coogan. Glass refused to
make a statement or in any way discuss
the charge of bribery on which he was In
dicted. A. T. Detweiler, the Toledo manu
facturer. Indicted in connection with
the Home Telephone affair, has not
been located. He was In Toledo a few
days ago and his family say that he
started for San Francisco as soon as
he learned of the Impending indict
ments, but Detweiler has not been seen
along the Coast The fear is expressed
that he has been in hiding.
Ruef has withdrawn his appeal to
the United States Supreme Court at
the instigation" of certain interests
which hope by a resumption of French
which hope by a resumption of Franch
restaurant cases to keep the prosecu
tion busy and thus prevent further con
sideration of the boodle cases by the
grand Jury until the corporations can
talk things over with their employes,
who are in a. position to give testi
mony which will result in Indictment
of the men at the head of big con
cerns. The prosecution, however, will
refuse to go on with the French res
taurant cases this morning', and will
devote Its time to further exposures.
Iater In the week the French restaur
ant cases will be taken up again and
pressed to a conclusion.
Supervisors Begin Reform.
A new system of administration was
Inaugurated today, when the Supervisors
held the first meeting since they con
fessed. That they are acting under the
"big stick" of F. J. Heney was made
plain when they began th session by
ridding the payroll of two of Ruefs most
trusted henchmen Myrtile Cerf, a sort of
overseer of city offices, with a salary of
$309, and Alexander O'Grady, a special
attorney, with a salary of $250 a month.
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Jeremiah Dlna'n, Chief of Police of
San Francisco, to Be Tried With
Abe Ruef for xtortlon.
These two men were given their places
by Ruef. Jn fact, the jobs were specially
created for them. After that the Super
visors took steps to cut down expenses.
It was a good session. - No mention was
made of graft. The boodllng board has
started in to reofrm with a vengeance.
Threats of indictment will keep them go
ing. City Attorney Burke today took the Ini
tial steps toward attacking the legality
if franchises secured by bribery the
Home Telephone franchise and the over
head trolley permit. Mr. Burke addressed
a letter to Mr. Langdon offering to co
operate with him in the proceedings.
This morning Henry Ach, of counsel
for Rucf, Indignantly denied a story of
friction between Rnef and his attorneys
of the ex-boss and stated that every in
dictment against Ruef would be fought
to a finish.
"There will bo compromise in any way."
he said. "All the tales of dissension be
tween counsel for Mr. Ruef are rubbish.
We are on the best of terms. Some times
we 'kid' each other about and persons
not acquainted with us are liable to a
wrong interpretation upon the matter.
AVe are all working in harmony to serve
the best . interests of. Mr. Ruef and are
prepared to fight these indictments to
a finish. - There Is no confession and
there never will be, for there Is absolutely
nothing for him to confess."
Ach refused to discuss the confessions
of the Supervisors.
GOIXG AKTER POLICE NEXT
Burns Announcement Dashes Hope
They Would Enjoy Immunity. .
SAX FRANCISCO. March 25. (Special.)
As soon as the larger matters are dis
posed of. the alleged corruption of the
police' department' will be thoroughly
delved into., declares Ietective Burns.
This statement caused a stir among the
officials, who were disposed to think that
in the excitement over the corporation
investigation, police matters were to be
forgotten.
So closely have their fortunes been al
lied with those of the grafters that, when
the present, cruslde was begun against
dishonesty and corruption. District Attor
ney Langdon, instead of receiving aid
from that body, has received nothing but
strenuous opposition.
XO POLITICAL MOTIVE BEHIND
Heney Denies Design Against Labor
Unions Confidence In Labor.
SAN FRANCISCO. Maroh 25. (Special.)
Francis J. Heney today made the fol
lowing statement:
"There Is absolutely no political motive
involved in the graft investigations Ru
dolph SpreckeJs and myself started alone
He has no franchise to ask and he would
not accept any privileges of any kind.
He has always constantly refused to he-
come a member of any organization hav
ing for Its objeot the destruction of labor
organizations. One of the witnesses in
the Oregon land fraud cases denounced
me from the witness stand as persecuting
a rich man and letting the poor man go.
He said that the rich men ought to stand
together.
"Spreckels and I agreed when we start
ed this investigation that we would not
permit the work o become a part of
any political scheme. I do not consider
the labor unions responsible for the pres
ent condition. I would rather trust the
intelligent labor vote than the corporate
merchant vote."
HOME TELEPHONE MEN TELL
Anxious to Bid on Franchise Los
Angeles Men Delayed.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 25. Little
was accomplished by the grand jury to
day, owing to the failure o fimportant
HE GETS OUTSIDE
ILLS SITE PEN
George Taylor Makes
An Effort to Escape.
GAME IS BLOCKED BY A GUARD
Prisoner Crawls Into Canal
' Neck Deep in Water.
HAD SAWED OUT IRON BARS
Alarm Sounded' When Absence Is
Detected Wall Guard Irwin
Qntckly Gets Drop on the
Fleeing Jall-Breaker.
9ALT3M( Or.., . March- 2?.. (Special.) A
daring . attempt, to .escape from the peni
tentiary occurred this afternoon at 4
o'clock. ' George Taylor, ' alias Fred T.
Clarke,- succeeded- in getting outside
the big . walls .with, freedom In his
grasp, when the coveted liberty was sud
denly cut short by a ringing command to
halt. With a despairing look into the
barrel of a gun that covered him. In the
hands of wall Guard Irwin, he surren
dered. 'For God's sake, don't shoot!" he cried,
throwing up his hands, and was marched
back to his cell, stripped of his gray uni
form and dressed in stripes, which he
will wear during the remainder of his
sentence in the prison.
Under Shop Guard Burkhardt. about 65
men were working in the shops on the
afternoon shift. About 4 o'clock. Taylor
was suddenly missed from his accustomed
place. The alarm was immediately
spread through the prison, and excite
ment reigned supreme. Every prisoner
was an Interested spectator, and the
search began by the guards for the miss
ing prisoner.
Prisoner Sighted In Flume'. !
Every corner and nook in the big prison
yard and buildings was searched and it
was soon discovered that Taylor wea no
where to be found. Suddeniy, Guard It
win, who was pacing the east wall -back
of the shops, discovered Taylor wading
almost to his neck in water, through the
hlg wooden flume that carries water from
the canal through the walls to the shops
to operate the machinery. The flume Is
five feet high and 20 feet wide. The water
was standing four feet in the flume and
ice cold, and when taken from it Tay
lor went Into a spasm of shivers.
Standing with his gun trained on the
escaping prisoner. Irwin did not move,
but signalled, to Burkhardt and other
guards, who immediately went around out
through the big gate and took the man
into custody.
The motive for the escape was told by
Superintendent James tonight, who said
Taylor had evidently gotten hold of some
-newspaper and learned by the dispatches
from San Francisco that the United
States Government wanted him under the
name of Fred T. Clarke for a crime sim
ilar to the one for which he is now
Serving time.
Fears Another Siege In Jail.
Feeling that his release from prison
here only meant another long term inside
the walls, he made a small saw out of a
piece of steel picked ud in the shop and
during- moments when the guard's back
was turned, he sawed through one of the
Iron bars fastened across the shop end
of the flume. Then at an opportune mo
ment he slipped into the big wooden
trough, with the water up to his neck,
and hurried through as fast as the swift
current would allow him. Once through
the wall It was his intention to wade to
WILL THE NAPOLEON
the end . of the flume, where, unnoticed,
he could drop into the canal and swim
to the opposite bank and take to the
woods.
Taylor was convicted of larceny in a
store and sent up from Multnomah
County for three years. Received at the
prison September 11, 1906, he still had
over a year and a half to serve. Including
his good time, which is now taken away
from him. as are also all the privileges
of the moflel prisoner. He will be worked
in the shops with his fellow prisoners, but
will wear the Oregon hoot as a safeguard
against his second attempt to escape.
Superintendent James highly commend
ed the prompt action of Guards Burk
hardt and Irwin In catching Taylor.
Tliis is the second attempt of a pris
oner to escape In the same manner.
INDIAN MAIDENS AT LARGE
Four Students at Chemawa Seek
Freedom In Native Wilds.
SALEM, Or., March 25. (Special.) Four
girls, ranging in age from 10 to IS years,
escaped from the Indian School at Che
mawa tonight and made a hasty depart-
Nellie Smith, the Stenographer,
Whose Testimony Exposed the
Home . Telephone Graft in Saa
Francisco.
ure with what belongings they could
hurriedly throw together. From the few
facta obtainable at this late hour. It was
learned that the girls had planned a run
away on a larger scale, but they all
backed out except the four mentioned, and
Superintendent Charcraft would not give
out their names. At just, what time the
girls left Is not known, but they were
missed from their dormitory shortly
after supper by one of the teachers.
A rumor that the girls had been appre
hended Jhns not been confirmed.
HENEY NOT YET INVITED
BUT HAS OPINION OF CERTAIN
PORTLAND MEN.
Too Busy CIcaning.Vp San Francisco
at Present Gives Hint
About Halsey.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25. (Spe
cial.) The attention of B'rancis J.
Heney was called today to a dispatch
from Portland, which stated that " a
fund was being raised there to finance
an investigation into civic conditions
and that Mr. Heney and W. J. Burns
were to be requested to conduct the
inquiry.
The prosecutor said that his time for
the present would be taken up with
the San Francisco investigation. He
added that he had received no official
offer- from Portland. and therefore
could not either accept or decline at
this time. He added:
"I am not very familiar with civic
conditions in Portland. . T have my
opinion of certain officials there, how
ever." When asked what sort of graft
might flourish in Portland he said:
"you know Halsey makes visits
there."
Halsey was general agent of the Pa
cific States Telephone & Telegraph
Company, and was recently indicted
for bribing the San Francisco Super
visors. OF RAILROAD FINANCE
ABLE
f
BE
TAFT GOMES NEXT
AFTER ROOSEVELT
Boomers " Push Secre
tary for President.
THIRD TERM IDEA IS STRONG
Roosevelt's Fight for Control
of Railroads Cause.
MANY DEMAND NOMINATION
Taft Regarded as "Near Roosevelt"
and Assured of Foraker's Support.
Ohio Senator " Bends Before
Storm to Save Influence.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Ms.rch 25. The Taft
presidential boom is alternating with
the Roosevelt third-term talk among
politicians, particularly those of the
Republican party, and from present in
dications this programme will be fol
lowed throughout the Summer. Mean
while. President Roosevelt is saying
nothing whatever about his position,
being content with his declaration the
night of his eleceion; and, on the other
hand, it is but fair to say that Secre
tary Taft Is giving not the slightest
encouragment to his friends who per
sist in keeping his name to the front.
' It is not to be denied that sentiment
in favor of the renomlnation of Mr.
Roosevelt is growing stronger day by
day, notwithstanding the position of
the President. The Roosevelt Third
Term League Is partly responsible for
this, but the phenomenal popularity of
the President and the continued appro
val of his policies make his popularity
increase as time goes on. The Presi
dent is npt unmindful of the trend of
public sentiment but he has so many
times stated his position and stated It
so emphatically that he has concluded
It is useless to add anything to what
has been said. -- .'.-.-
I? Roosevelt's Choice.
The Taft boomers, taking advantage
of the ' known attitude of the Presi
dent, are doing their utmost' to make
It appear that the Secretary of War
is the administration's first choice for
the .Republican nomination next year,
and ' in this they are unquestionably
correct. While Mr. Roosevelt does not
seek or desire another term and while
he has consistently discouraged his
enthusiastic friends who have talked
third-term to. him, it is no secret that
he looks with keen favor upon Mr.
Taft and believes that he, more than
any other man now In the public eye.
would carry out the Roosevelt ideas
if he should be elected President in
IS08. This fact In itself is enough to
vitalize the Taft boom and, unless the
President changes his mind, this fact
will do much towards bringing about
the nomination of Mr. Taft, provided
the Republican convention is not
swept off Its feet by a wave of Roose
velt enthusiasm.
May Force lioosevelt to Run.
But the next Republican National
Convention may not consult the wishes
of Mr. Roosevelt when it makes the
party nomination for President. The
convention may ride rough-shod over
the President and force another nomt
nation upon him. notwithstanding his
personal wishes, and there are not a
few very shrewd politicians of both
parties who unhesitatingly predict that
this will be done. Mr. Roosevelt's pop
ularlty is Increasing not waning. His
TO DODGE THEM ALL?
uncompromising fight with the corpor
ations and in the interest of the peo
ple, a fight that he is keeping up to
this day, is adding to his strength and
popularity. He has shown that he is
the bitter foe of corporate greed
whenever corporate greed oppresses the
common people, and the common peo
ple the great mass of voters appre
ciate what the President has done and
is doing in their behalf, and they want
to show their appreciation.
Brought Railroads to Knees.
Recent events have demonstrated
that Mr. Roosevelt has been able to
bring the railroad corporations to his
feet, something no President before
him was able to do. Instead of grant
ing favors to the National administra
tion, as In the days of old, the rail
roads ' are now begging for Federal
protection. Instead of arrogantly de
fying the public will, the railroads, are
seeking the favor of the public. One
man brought about that change, and
that man is Theodore Roosevelt. But
now that the railroads are penitent the
people want to keep them so. While
Mr. Roosevelt Is President there will
Judjre Fremont Wood, Wbo Will Pre
' side at the' Trial of Moyr, Haj
wood and Petti hone. Charged With
Complicity la the Murder of ex
Govexsor Stennenberc, of Idaho.
be no relaxation of the grasp of the
Government. The- people apparently
want that srasP UKhtened rather than
loosened, and the President Is tighten
ing It slowly but surely. If Mr. Roose
velt rotlres the people will demand a
man fearless and Arm In his dealings
with the corporations, and the great
strength of Mr. Roosevelt today lies
In the unbounded confidence reposed in
him by the people; confidence that he
will withstand the pressure from the
corporations' that have been throttling
the people,-
If the Republican party could produce
another man as strong as Mr. Roosevelt
and one in whom the public had the
same confidence, there would be little
difficulty in suppressing the third-term
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTSTRDATF Maximum temperature, 43
degrees; minimum, 35.
TODAY'S Occasional light rain; westerly
winds.
Graft In Nan Francisco.
Ruef discusses political ethics. Page 1.
Grand jury learns of scheme to treble cross
telephone companies. Page 1..
Glass surrenders and gives bonds. Page 1.
Is Angelea hankers to testify. Page 1.
Police corruption 'to be Investigated. Page I.
Foreign.
Nicaragua captures ITonduran capital; out
rage and loot at San Marcos. Page 3,
France orders troops to avenge murder of
Manchamp in Morocco. Page 3.
Peasant revolt puts Roumania In aflame.
Page 2-
Hussion Douma debates courts-martial. Page
o
National.
Minister Pelrce answers charges about seal
$I3$J TsndtlcuUiolnshrdle-aJtaotnshrdHuetaotn
ing arbitration. Page 4.
Federal Judge sustains National power to
control railroads. Page 5.
Chairman Knapp declares against state rail
road laws. Page A. '
Politics.
Taft boomed for President, but third-term
talk for Roosevelt grows. Page 1.
Bryan talks on political awakening of peo
ple. Page 3.
Domestic.
Haskln on features of great newspapers.
Page 1.
Dr. Smith testifies in Hermann case. Page 4.
Conference today will decide strike ques
tion on Western railroads. Page 2-
Rapid decline of stocks on Wall street. Page
5.
Jerome discovers political assessment on po
lice in New York. Page 3.
Woman fatally torn by savage lion. Page 3.
Sports.
Guardsmen bold indoor track meet at Arm
ory. Page 4.
Pacific Coast.
Holders of alleged bogus school land certifi
cates want deeds to their lands. Page 6.
Apples from old Yamhill bring better price
than Hood River fruit. Page 0.
Seattle strikers outwit the master builders.
Page 6-
prisoner succeeds tn getting outside walls
of state penitentiary. Tage 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Vegetable famine likely in Portland- Page
17.
Wheat statistics depress Chicago market.
Page 17.
Rusb to aell stocks at New York. Page 10.
Heavy passenger business between Portland
and San Francisco. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fist fight in gas company's office reveals
. disorganisation among employes. Page 10"
Joint committee of democratic clubs fails
to act on Lane's candidacy. Page 10.
Much mail tied up In blockade on Southern
Pacific Page 12.
Y. M. C.-A. workers raise more than $17,000
In one day. Page 10. .
Suit against Mrs. Jane McMillen Ordway
under way In Justice Court. Page 11.
Board of Education opposes plan for indus
trial school. Page 18.
Sawmills resume operations after two weeks
tie up by strike. Page 16.
Slot machines in cigar stores lead to raid
and gambling charge against proprietor
and attorney. Page 12. ...
George S. Shepherd resigns' from Council.
Page 18.
STRONG
FEATURES
DF- NEWSPAPERS
Strong Individuality Is
Borne by Many.
ONE IS OLDER THAN NATION
Los Angeles Paper Which
Thrives on Boycott.
HOW NASBY MADE HIS FAME
Oregon Ian Longest in Hands of Same
Owners Nashville Has Organ of
Santa Clans Knterpri
Shown Jn Texas.
BY FREDERIC J. RASKIN.
WASHINGTON. March 20. (Special
Correspondence.) The nr.en and women
who belong to the newspaper profession
spend so much of their time telling about
the affairs of other people that they rare
ly think to mention their own work or re
fer to the many Interesting phases of a
business that bears such an important
relation to our advanced civilisation. The
distinctive features of various American
papers are quite as pronounced as the
varying personalities of indviduals.
The Baltimore American, founded in
1773. is proud of the fact that it Is the
oldest newspaper In the United States
which " has been published continuously
from the time it wa founded -until now.
The Philadelphia North American Is its
only senior, but in Its oase there have
been some brief lapses. The Baltimore
American was established at Annapolis
before the town of Baltimore was built,
under the name of the "Maryland Ad
vertiser It is able to boast that it
has chronicled the history of the United
States of America, having been born
three years before that memorable
Fourth of July which heralded the birth
of what is now the greatest Nation of
the world.
One Sunday Evening Taper.
Tt will be a surprise to moat newspa
per r?aders to know that there is one
Sunday evening newspaper in the United
States. It is the Westerly (R. I.) Even
ing Sun, the editor of which is ex-Governor
Utter of Rhode Island, who is a Sev
enth Day Baptist and whose paper is
published in a Seventh Day community.
The Sun, therefore, comes out every even
ing except Saturday.
The Omaha World-Herald is the on
paper in the United States that within
the space of a few years had upon its
staff candidates both for President and
Vice-President. The former was William
Jennings Bryan and the latter was Thom
as H. Tibbies, who ran with Tom Watson
on the Populist ticket in 1900.
General Otis Ixmg Fight.
The Isos Angeles Times deserves to be
known as the fighting paper of America.
In 1890 a strike was called upon a day's
notice on all four of the daily newspapers
in Los Angeles. One of these surrendered
to the strikers at the end of three days,
the second succumbed a little later and
the third held out about two months. The
Times continued the struggle against
seemingly overwhelming odds for over
16 years and finally won out. A boycott
of organized labor Is generally a danger
ous thing with which to contend, but Gen
eral Otis seems to have thrived on it.
When the fight began in August. 1890,
his paper contained only from eight to
sixteen pages a day, but during the final
week of the fight last December it had
one Issue of 152 pages, containing a total
of over 600 columns of advertising. Last
year the Times carried over 20,000 columns
of classified advertising, which was more
than any other paper in the world has
ever carried in the same length of time.
Satirist 'of Civil War.
The Toledo Blade is still known as
"Nasbys paper." Abraham Lincoln said
the three forces which settled the Civil
War were "the United States Army, the
Navy and Petroleum V. Nasby." The
latter was the lae David R. Locke, owner
of the Blade and the greatest, satirist of
his time. Even In his later days, when he
had become rich and famous, "Nasby
was prouder of the fact that he was a
good printer than of his reputation as the
favorite humorist of President Lincoln.
Often when he had some subject In his
mind, he would g' to a printer's case,
pick up a composing; stick and set his
article as he thougtit it out. Some of
his best work was done in tthis way.
Watterson's Great Paper.
The . Louisville Courier-Journal enjoys
with the New. York Tribune the distinc
tion of bt 'ns the first to use the Mer
Kenthaler linotype machine in America. '
both of these papers introducing them
simultaneously. As a result of the Intro
duction of the machines into the Courier
Journal office, a big printer's strike fol
lowed, but the publishers finally won,
. thus blazing the way for all the news
papers in the country to begin setting
-type by machinery. On account of the
Courier-Journal'r being edited by Henrv
Watterson, or e of the last of the old-line
personal journalists, it Is one of the most
wldoly-quoted provincial papers in the
world.. It Is stated by many newspaper
men o.f experience in the East that more
Courier-Journal men have graduated from
that paper into New York Journalism
than from any other provincial newspaper
in the country.
The Kansas City Star is the only nevs-
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