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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WILLIAMS OFFERS
PRESIDENTTERMS
Carry Some Measures
if He Will Help.
EYEN IF REPUBLICANS OPPOSE
Says Majority Uses Liability
Bill as Buffer.
DEFENDS THE BOYCOTT
Minority Leader Asks Roosevelt to
Secure Enough Republican Votes
to Help Democrats Condemns
Tariff Commission Scheme.
WASHINGTON, March 26. Represen
tative John Sharp Williams, the Demo
cratic leader in the House of Represen
tatives, today issued to the press a
written statement defining the attitude
of the Democratic party In the House
toward legislation urged by President
Roosevelt in his messages to Congress
at the present session. The statement
describes what Republican legislation
the Democrats will support, what they
wilt oppose and what concessions they
demand on the part of the majority as
the price of refraining from an organ
ised filibuster throughout the remainder
of the session. Mr. Williams says:
Insofar as the things urged by the
President are good things, I would like
the country to know that all he has to
do is to deliver 30 or 25 House votes In
favor of them. These conjoined with
the solid Democratic vote will put them
through.'
Measuren Democrats Favor,
Mr. Williams notes the following meas
ures as the ones which will "command
virtually the solid Democratic vote
within constitutional limits."
The complete publication of campaign
contributions.
Prohibition of child labor in the District
ff Columbia and the territories.
An mploy.rs' liability law, drawn to
conform to the recent decisions of the Su
preme Court.
Federal liability to Government employes.
A law to prohibit the Issuance of Injunc
tions without notice to the party enjoined.
Removal of the tariff on wood pulp and
printing paper.
Imposition of a Federal charge for every
water-power right granted on navigable
at reams.
What Democrats Oppose.
Those principles and measures urged by
the President with which Mr. Williams as
minority leader takes issue are enumer
ated as follows:
The penalizing of the boycott.
The right of an Attorney-General to nom
inate receivers when common carriers are
thrown Into the hands of a receiver.
Modification of the Sherman anti-trust latr
'so a to permit within limitations the main
tenance of trunts and the making of trwle
agreements between combinations of capital.
Appointment of a commission to prepare
data for revision of the tariff.
Mr. Williams frankly states that he
does not know whether a majority of the
minority favors the creation of a perma
nent waterways commission.
Referring to the President- declaration
that child labor ought to be prohibited
throughout the Nation and his recom
mendation that at least a model child
labor bill should be passed for the Dis
trict of Columbia, Mr. Williams says:
"Child labor ought to be prohibited
throughout the Nation, but the states are
the sole authorities having constitutional
ower to prohibit."
Liability Bill I'sed as Buffer.
Commending the President for his rec
ommendation "for the immediate enact
ment of an employers' liability law," Mr.
Williams says:
There Is no excuse for the delay on the
part of the Republican members of the House
Judiciary Committee to report an employers'
liability law. Their delay t least arouses,
if It does not Justify, a suspicion that they
aie having a lot of useless hearings simply
for the purpose of using that bill as a buffer
to prevent serious consideration of other bills
before the committee.
After quoting the President's declaration
that "nothing should be done to legalise, a
blacklist or boycott that wouW or Illegal at
common law," Mr. Willi. m. says:
Maintains Rljrht to Boycott.
It la a Md commentary upon this utterance
of hia that, while the Federal Courts have
held that a boycott is a combination in re
straint of trade and therefore illegal, they
have virtually upheld the employer in his
assertion of a right to blacklist. Because
one deral Court went so far as to say that,
because the employer had a right to discharge
without giving any notice at all, therefore
he had a right to discharge because the dis
charged man wae a member of a labor union.
It is a poor rule that docs not work both
waya. Another decision of a Federal Court,
tha declston' by ,1ulge Gould, haa gone so
far as to say that a labor man's newspaper
should not publish the name of a firm under
the heading "We don't patronise." A man
has a right to patronise or not to patroplse
anybody, according H his own free will, and
he. therefore, has the right to publish those
whom he does) not patronize.
Criticises Tariff Programme.
The President's recommendation of a
law to place wood pulp on the free list,
"with a corresponding reduction upon pa
per made from wood pulp, when they
come from any country that does not put
an export duty on them," meets with Mr.
Williams' approval, except that It does
not go quite far enough. Not only wood
pulp ought to be placed on the free list,
he says, "but print paper ought to be
placed there also. The publishers will not
be very much benefited by the placing of
wood pulp upon the free list If there be
only a slight reduction of the duty upon
the print paper." Mr. Williams says:
The President's preparation for tariff re
vision by con si iteration at the hands of a com
mlsatoa compoeed of members of the House
and rnate and so-called "experts" Is both
cumbersome and useless. Tha very best pos- j
slbia train ouoinUaawo is a oaauaissKia cub- ,
sitting of the representatives of the people se
lected by the people In tha Interest of the
pople.
CASXOX ACTS IX GOOD FAITH
Explains Reference of Hepburn Bill
to Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 26. Chairman
Hepburn of the House committee on In
terstate and foreign commerce called at
the White House today and In conversa
tion with the President some consider
ation was given to the action of 9peaker
Cannon in referring to the Judiciary com
mittee instead of to the commerce com
mittee the bill drawn by the National
Civic Federation and introduced by Mr.
Hepburn so to amend the Sherman anti
trust law as partially to exempt labor
unions from Its prohibitory operation and
to permit the forming of combinations
of capital and traffic agreements be
tween railroads within certain limita
tions. It was supposed by the President and
M. W. Chun, One of the Corean Con
spirators, Accidentally Wounded
by One of Chang's Bullets. .
by Mr. Hepburn that the Speaker would
refer the bill to the interstate and for
eign commerce committee, and Mr. Hep
burn marked this reference on the bin
es is often done by sponsors when he
introduced it. The fact that this refer
ence was crossed off and that the bill
was aent to the judiciary committee and
then referred to a sub-committee whose
chairman is Representative Littlefield of
Maine, led to a report that this course
indicated unfriendliness on the part of
the Speaker toward the bill. And the
further fact that organized labor and
Representative Littlefield are at enmity
caused this report to be taken very seri
ously In certain quarters. ;
It is, however, said to be a fact that
on the day after it was Introduced Mr.
Cannon told Mr. Hepburn he favored
consideration of the bill In good faith.
Speaker Cannon did not decide to send
the bill to the judiciary committee until
a conference with Asher C. Hinds, par
liamentarian of the House, who is clerk
at the Speaker's desk.
"Explaining the reference, Mr. Hinds to
day called attention to the practice of
the : House as embodied In the digest:
"Matters relating to investigation and
regulation of trusts and corporations are
within the jurisdiction of the judiciary
committee."
SHOCKS IN MEXICO CITY
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE CRACKS
WALLS, STOPS CLOCKS.
Fact That City Is Built on Spongy
Bed of Ancient Lake Prevents
Property Loss.
MEXICO CITY, March 26. Mexico City
was visited by two severe earthquake
shocks today. The first shock occurred
at 2:40 P. M., lasting four minutes and
23 seconds. No lives were lost and the
property damage was Insignificant,
though numerous walls were cracked by
the motion of the earth's waves.
The shock was very similar to that
felt in this city about a year ago, the
oscillations being of a long, swaying
variety. At the National Observatory It
was stated that the needle of the seismo
graph traveled the entire distance of the
dial. That no property loss resulted Is
due, according to the scientists, to the
fact that the City of Mexico rests on
the spongy bed of an old lae.
A second and much more severe earth
quake shock occurred at 9:17 P. M. to
night. Walls were cracked and clocks
all over the city, were stopped. The
theater crowds rushed to the streets. The
people are considerably alarmed over the
repeated shocks. No great damage has
yet been reported, though a number of
walls have fallen.
For a short time telegraphic com
munication was interrupted.
LITTLE HOPE FOR PENROSE
Senator's Condition Critical and the
Doctors Are Pessimistic.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., March 26. The
condition of Senator Penrose is said to be
very grave, and little hope is held out for
recovery". He was conscious during most
of the day.
The attending physicians tonight issued
the following bulletin:
"Senator Penrose has failed to make
any progress toward Improvement during,
the day, and his condition remains criti
cal this evening."
Virginia District for Taft. .
ROANOKE, Va., March 2. The Fifth
Virginia Republican Convention met to
day at Rocky Mountain and elected dele
gates to the National convention at Chi
cago. The delegates were Instructed to
cast their votes for Ullam H. Taft,
I fcus-n raawirrr was I -is n -nniin I mil in
QUIT COLLEGE AS
: SIGN OP PROTEST
Stanford Students. Re
sent Punishment.
FENTON LEADS THE RADICALS
Asks 250 to Sign Pledge to
Leave University.
GETS MANY SUPPORTERS
Declaration of Independence May
Be Completed Saturday Suspen
sions Break Up Athletics
and College Festivities.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 26.
At a meeting of the student body held
this afternoon, a plan was proposed
which, if carried out,, will result In 250
students leaving the University as a pro
teat against the action of the committee
In the suspension and punishment of the
paraders. This plan, which was proposed
by Kenneth Fenton, of Portland, the
baseball captain, is In the nature of an
agreement which, if signed by 250 or more
students, obligates the signers to apply
for dismissal cards and leave college in
order to demonstrate that the Issues be
tween the students' committee and fac
ulty is one of principle for which the
students are ready to sacrifice their col
lege career. An additional motive in this
proposed action is to call the attention of
the University trustees to the fact that
the situation here Is of sufficient impor
tance to demand their Immediate action.
Rapidly Sign Agreement.
The number of signatures on the agree
ment has not yet reached the required
number, but the names are being rapidly
added, and It seems probable that before
Saturday, which is set as the day for
the agreement to go into effect, the 260
will have signed. In case the requited
number is not secured, it is probable
only a few of the more radical will leave.
The meeting today was the most
stormy in the history of the student
body and lasted three hours.
When the meeting was called, A. A.
Murphy, president of ' the student body,
declared that he wished the fullest dis
cussion and hoped no action would be
taken until the situation had been thor
oughly analyzed. He was followed by
Fenton, the acknowledged leader of the
radicals, who was greeted with cheers.
Fenton Leads the Radicals.
Fenton's address was couched in ' the
most vigorous terms. He called upon the
students to display their independence
against faculty injustice and insisted that
there was no honorable course open ex
cept withdrawal from the University. In
conclusion, he offered a resolution which
he stated had been prepared by a num
ber of prominent men last night. He
pleaded for 250 signers, and many of
those present presented themselves at
once. The resolution reads as follows:
"Resolved, That we, the undersigned,
hereby agree to withdraw from the Uni
versity and take out honorable dismissals.
provided that 250 signatures are obtained."
Ed Koerner, a football star and one of
JUST A FEW
the suspended men, was the next speaker.
His remarks were almost as radical as
those of Fenton and he declared that it
a heavy proportion of the mey left the
University, the situation would be put up
to the trustees In an unmistakable man
ner that could not be ignored. Ail the
speakers , were frequently interrupted by
noi6y demonstrations of approval.
Many others counselled moderate action,
arguing that leaving the University would
accomplish no good and the men would
only sacrifice themselves without bring
ing any good to Stanford.
Athletic Teams Disorganized.
At a short meeting of the executive
committee, held immediately after the
mass meeting, it was decided to hold
both varsity and freshmen intercollegiate
track meets with California, regardless
of the Outcome of today's action. The
signersof the agreement include many
prominent athletes and It will seriously
cripple the teams if tt goes through.
The baseball team may ' reorganize,
though Captain Fenton declares he will
r a a a . ss....t
n V-i::
I Thomas Taggart, Chairman of Demo
e cratlc National Convention, who 1
f Controls Indiana Convention.
not remain in the University. The rowing
crew is already disbanded.
Tomorrow the varsity track team will
meet Pomona athletes. The Pomona
team arrived this morning with 15 men.
The 41 students suspended are preparing
a petition appealing to President Jordan
for final reconsideration of their case
immediately. The penalty of added grad
uation requirements inflicted on some
of those participating In the parade is,
in result, almost as serious as suspension,
as It will necessitate additional months
of work before receiving a,, degree.. This
effects over 160 students, so that with
those suspended almost 2uA have been
set back a year in their college work.
The boat squad both varsity and fresh
man crews has disbanded, owing to the
fact that Captain Gay was among those
dismissed. Tennis is at a standstill, with
Captain P. B. Delano suspended, and
practice has ceased.
No Senior Festivities.'
At a meeting this morning the sen
tor class voted to discontinue plans
for the customary senior week fes
tivities at the end of the semes
ter, as a protest against ' the existing
situation. The money of the class will
be used to pay the salary of Moulton, the
trainer, and Murphy, the rowing coach, as
the discontinuance ' of the lntercolegl&te
track meet and re&atta wilL deprive the
student -body of the revenue usually de
voted to these purposes. The only cere
mony which the class of 1908 will hold
during commencement week will be the
laying of the class plate in front of the
Memorial Church.
Following are the names of 39 of the 41
students who have been suspended: .
H. F. Bruning, Junior editor Quad, "09,
Oakland.
T. R. Cadawallader, junior, fullback in
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THOUSAND MORE PARTING WORDS
GANNON
BOOMED
0! SUCKER STATE
Sudden Change on the
Tariff Question.
CONVENTION IS FOR REVISION
Boutell Causes "Adjustment'
Scheme to Die.
NO PROTECTION TO TRUSTS
Hurried Trip of Speaker's Lieuten
ant to Springfield Brings Change
of Front Roosevelt's Name
Is Skilfully Used.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., March 2. The
Republicans of Illinois today indorsed
Joseph G. Cannon as a candidate for
the Presidency, declared for a revi
sion of the tariff and elected four dele
gates-at-large to the National conven
tion. The men chosen are United States
Senators Shelby M. Cullom and Albert
J. Hopkins, Governor Charles Deneen
ana Mayor Fred A. Busse, of Chicago.
The convention also indorsed the ad
ministration of Governor Deneen and
that of all other state officers. The
candidacy of Mr. Deneen to succeed
himself was not mentioned, it being
understood that only matters of Na
tional Import were to come before the
convention.
For the last two days It had been
confidently asserted by the platform-
builders that the resolutions would
favor tariff adjustment instead of re
revision. It being the idea that revision
Is generally accepted as meaning re
duction, and adjustment might mean
the raising of some schedules as well
as the lowering of others. In the last
moment, however. Congressman Henry
S. Boutell arrived from Washington,
where he had consulted with Mr,
Cannon and other Republican -leaders
and the plank adopted today was the
result.
No Whisper of Opposition.
The Cannon men had things entirely
their own way and there was not a
whisper of opposition through the day.
All motions were passed unanimously
and without argument, and the ap
plause that greeted the reading of the
plank indorsing the candidacy of the
Speaker was great and enthusiastic.
Just before the reading of the plat
form, the convention took an im
promptu and sudden adjournment be
cause of a fire in the Leland Hotel and
many of the delegates never returned
to the hall. After an interim of an
hour the convention was called to
order a second time and the final part
of. the programme was : carried out
promptly.
The first mention of Cannon was
in the prayer of Rev. J. M. Francis,
who invoked the divine blessing upon
him and his career. He was instantly
interrupted! by an outburst of applause
which put a ten-second halt in his
prayer.
At the conclusion of the invocation.
Chairman West introduced as the chair-
man of the convention George T. Buck
ingham, of Danville, who paid an elo
quent tribute to the work and public
services of Mr. Cannon, also read
ing to the convention a letter published
some months ago, written by President
Roosevelt In praise of the work of the
Speaker.
There were no contests. Pending the
reports of the committees on permanent
organization and resolutions, an address
was made by Mr. Boutell. The tempo
rary organization was made perma
nent And the resolutions committee
brought In the platform, which was
adopted with great enthusiasm.
Platform Indorses Roosevelt.
After a, tribute to the veteran
soldiers and sailors, the platform
pledges the party In Illinois to support
of protection, sound money. Improve
ment of rivers and equality of all citi
zens before the law. The platform
then continues:
W. Indorse the administration, of Presi
dent Roeevalt for Its energy and auccess.
t s.n,.w
j - ) T
Clay Evans, Leader of Republl-
ca Faction In Tennesaee Which
Held Bolting Convention.
for recommendlnir to Congress many meas
ure of the greatest benefit to the general
welfare and for vigorously enforcing the
law on statute books and striving to bring
about that ideal condition of the Nation
wherein each citUen shall be equal before
the law and give equal obedience to the
law; His administration will stand as one
of the greatest in American history.
The present tariff law has amply justified
all th promises and hopes of its advocates
and supporters. It has proved the most
scientifically adjusted and therefore the
best tariff that was ever placed on the
statute books. j nder its benencont influ
ence abundant revenues have flowed Into
me .national Treasury our aomesttc com
merce has expanded beyond all expect a
tlons ; the volume of our export business
has constantly increased until within the
past six months It has reached the high
water mark; the ratio of our manufactured
exports has steadily advanced; our farmers
have received the highest prices and our
mechanics and other workmen the highest
wages that have ever been paid, and our
citizens or an classes nave enjoyed, a great
er degree of prosperity than has ever pre
vailed during a like period la any other
country.
How to Revise the Tariff.
The broadening of the home market and
the Increased foreign demand for our prod
ucts have stimulated competition, and this
competition has brought out manifold new
discoveries and Inventions which have ma
terially altered the cost of production both
at home and abroad of almost every ar
ticle of commerce. The lon continuance
of the benefits caused by the present tariff
nu proaucea an industrial situation that
suggests the possibility of securina- by the
revision of the tariff additional benefits for
the people of the United States through a
wise continuance or tne policy of the pro
tective tariff.
It is now apparent 'that in order to main
tain the scientific accuracy of the tariff,
remove Inequalities and prevent Injustice,
some new schedules must be added to the
law, some of the present rates must be
lowered, while some must be repealed al
together. The very succese of the present
tariff demonstrates the wisdom of revising
It to conform to the improved conditions
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 51
degrees; minimum. 40 degrees.
TODAY.'IS Showers and warmer; southerly
winds.
Foreign.
Abruzzi refuses to dlscues his engagement.
Page 5.
Earthquake terrifies City of Mexico. Pace 1.
National.
Williams offers to support sonve of Roose
velt's bills, if he will secure some Re
publican otes. Page 1.
Beal of Texas accuses Roosevelt of usurpa
tion or power. I'ago o.
Cause of Kaiser's rejection of Hill still un
explained. Page 4.
Evans answers critics of Navy. Page 5.
Politic.
Illinois Republican Convention Indorses
Camion and declares for tariff revision.
Page 1.
Indiana Democrats declare for Bryan and
support Taggart. Page 6.
Kb ode Island Republicans send unlnetructed
delegates. Page 6.
Zowa Democrats Indorse Bryan and Ne
braska platform. Page 6.
Domestic,
Railroads decide to attack rate laws of Illi
nois and Missouri under Supreme Court
decision. Page 1.
Union Pacific directors refuse to sue Harrl-
man and others on stock deals. Page 1.
Stockholders of Union Pacific to vote on new
bond issue. Page I.
Investigation of charges against Jerome
begins. Page a.
Sport. .
German racing auto breaks down: Ameri
can auto to sail for vaidea. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Stanford students signing pledge to leave
university. . Page 1.
Los Angeles architect commits suicide to
avoid arrest for fraud. Page 6.
Stevens' slayer accused of murder, but re
joices at Stevens' death. Page 4.
Heney tells reason for new graft indictments.
Page 4.
Marine engineers strike settled. Page 6.
Authorities fear bloodshed at Treadwell
mines today. Page T.
Results of trl-state intercollegiate debates.
Page 7.
Portland and Vicinity.
Council break off negotiations with Mount
Hood Railway & power company.
Page 11.
Dinner to Jud-ge George H. Williams on hia
85th birthday. Page 10.
Council decline to pas airbrake ordinance.
Page 11.
"Business Men's' ticket will not be named.
Page 10.
Representative; of Cud ah y Packing Company
Inspecting local field. Page 10.
Registration continues, but at slackened
pace. Page 11.
Madlson-sti cot bride project must go over.
Foe XZ.
PURSUE ATTACK
OfJ STATE LAWS
Railroads to Follow Up
Advantage.
ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI NEXT
Supreme Court Decision Clears
Way for Action.
PENALTIES ARE TOO HIGH
Presidents and Lawyers Confer on
Continuation of War Ask tho
State Courts to Declare Laws
Contrary to Constitution.
CHICAGO. March 26. (Special.) At two
conferences In Chicago today between
presidents of Missouri and Illinois' rail
roads and their general counsel it was de
cided to attack the constitutionality of tho
2-cent passenger rate laws in thoso states
and of the freight law in Missouri. In
each state the action will be similar and
will be taken as soon aa it ie possible to
prepare the bills.
The proceedings will be upon the as
sumption that the laws in each of these
states come within the decision of the
Supreme Court In the Minnesota and
North Carolina rate cases. None of the
railroad lawyers had received a copy .of
the opinion of the Supreme Court In these
cases, and It was decided to await action
until the text of the decisions is available.
Way Clear to Attack Laws.
It was the purpose some time ago of
the railroad presidents in each of these
states to discuss the advisability of at
tacking the 2-cent laws, and a meeting -was
called for the very day that the Su
preme Court's decision was rendered.
This caused an adjournment until today.
It was the general opinion that the de- -clsion
makes the way plain and easy for a,
similar court declaration with respect..
the laws in both these states, and also
with respect to the laws in some other
states. It is, therefore, likely that other
conferences will be held soon with a
view to considering the advisability of
starting suits in other states where the
laws prescribe excessive penalties.
The petition In each case probably will
be to the state courts, asking to have
the laws declared unconstitutional on the
ground that the penalties prescribed are
excessive and amount to a substantial
denial of the right to have their legality
tested in the usual way. It is stated that
the courts will have no recourse save
to follow the Supreme Court in the mat
ter and declare the laws Invalid.
Penalties Declared Excessive.
The law In Illinois prescribes a penalty
of a fine of not less than $25 nor more
than $100 for each offense, which means
for each and every ticket which is sold
at more than a 2-cent rate. The Missouri
law, which went into effect on July 18,
1907, prescribes a penalty of a line of
$5000 or imprisonment in the penitentiary
for a term not to exceed five years. For
a violation of the maximum freight rate
law the penalty Is imprisonment in the
county jail for a term not to exceed
90 days. In the case of Missouri, the
freight law will be attacked as well as the
passenger law.
KNEW ALL ABOUT STOCK DEAL I
Union Pacific Directors Will Not Sue i
I
Harriman, Rogers and Stillman.
NEW YORK, Mar?h 26. The directors ,
of the Union Pacific Railroad by a vote
today declined to grant the request made
by certain stockholders that the board of 1
directors bring suit against EL H. Harri- !
man, HH. Rogers and James Stillman to
recover' profits which they were alleged
to have derived from the sale of stock of
the Illinois Central Railroad Company,
the Railroad Securities Company and the
St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad to
the Union Pacific system. The suit was
requested by t. A. Storrors and Henry
R. Buck, ofHartford; W. A. Arnold, of
Willlamantic, and A. C Bates, of East
Granby, Conn.
In giving their reasons for refusal to j
brine th desired action, the director: I
stated that the interests of Messrs, Harri- j
man, Rogers and stillman in the stock of
the Illinois Central and of Mr. Harriman I
in the stock of the Railroad Securities I
Company and the St. Joseph A Grand
Island Company were fully disclosed to
the directors before the transaction and
the purchase was unanimously authorized
by the other members of the board, while
Messrs. Rogers, Harriman and Stillman
were excused from voting on that sub
ject. It was also stated by the directors
that the proposed purchases were investi
gated by a committee of three disin
terested directors, who knew the facts
and advised the purchase.
The directors stated also that they had
no knowledge that any director of the
Union Pacific had any Interest in the
105,000 shares of Illinois Central stock
purchased by the Union Pacific from j
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and that they were J
informed by that firm that no director i
held any such Interests. '
Stockholders of the Union Pacific will j
meet on May S, to authorize an Issue of
bonds to be secured by mortgage on all j
the lines of the Union Pacific which I
are now unmortgaged. These lines aa j
gregate 1650 miles, according to an offi- .
ciai announcement. The amount and ;
purpose of the proposed bond issue were .
not made public, but it was currently
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