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THE T.IORXING OREGOXIAy. FRIDAY, -MAT Tr 1909.
PATENT PAVING IS
TO BE PROTECTED
Rival Companies May Not Lay
Pavement Callefl "Just
L as Good."
.MANY COMPLICATIONS ARISE
Controversies Between Rival Con
cerns Occupy Time of Street Com
mittee at Lengthy Session.
Hassani Co. In Limelight.
The street committee of the City
Executive Board, composed of Isaac
Swett, P. E. Sullivan and H. M. Esterly,
held a lengthy session yesterday after
noon, presided over by Mayor Lane.
Most of the time was consumed by the
Mayor and members of the committee
in discussing complications regarding
streets in the Irvington district and
the laying of Hassani pavement, a pat
ented article, by other concerns than
the company controlling the patent
rights. The Irvington matter was re
ferred to the City Attorney for an
opinion, but the Hassam matter was
decided conditionally. If the Oregon
Hassam Paving Company, owner of the
patent for this territory, puts in a
proper bid for maintenance, it is alto
gether probable the contract for five
Hast Side streets will be gjven to it.
Mayor I.ane and members of the com
mittee expressed themselves as highly
displeased at the system in vogue,
' which compels the awarding of con
tracts in cases where there is.no com
petition whatever, and Mayor Lane sug
gested that it might be a good idea to
send the matter back to the City Coun
cil for a remedy, the Council being the
enly city authority that can change the
article ppeclfied for paving a given
Btreet. . This was not done, however.
There was considerable discussion of
the question as to whether "just as
good" Inserted in a bid for a certain
kind of improvement is legal, and
Assistant- City Attorney Grant ruled
that such a specification cannot be con
sidered. This was done by the Cascade
Paving Company, a local concern which
Is endeavoring to enter Into competi
tion with the asphalt, bitullthic and
Hassam companies.
War of raving Companies.
The controversy in regard to a bid
of the Barber Asphalt Paving Com
pany and. the Cascade Paving Company,
on East Seventeenth, from Knott to
Siskiyou streets, brought forth much
debate from all concerned. The Bar
ber Company's bid is for $12,827, and
that of the Cascade Company is 112.656.
Being the lowest bidder, the latter
named company is making a hard fight"
for the work, but the allegation is made
that tho Barber Company is trying to
stop the award on technical grounds.
F. N. Tay. representing the Cascade
Company, charged that the effort of
Lawyers L. A. McNary and R. n. Dunl
way to secure delay in the matter "is
simply to head off competition."
"There are to bo complications In all
bids other than those of the Barber
Asphalt Company." said Mr. Ray.
"There will be complications in all
competitive bids just to keep out com
petitive bidders. It Is a question of
whether you members of the commit
tee Intend to give competitors a chance
to got Into business in Portland."
Tawyers McNary and Dunlway set
forth that the property-owners wish
K!wood Miles as contractor to do the.
work, because, they said, he Is better
prepared to do it. Mr. Miles said he
objects to nnother contractor receiving
the award, and declared he will contest
it if the Board lets it.
Harmony Xot Wanted.
"Harmony" seemed to be the desire
of the lawyers, and Mayor Lane said
he does not care for too mucli of such
harmony. He said that all work must
be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder, as called for by the charter.
Assistant City Attorney Grant advised
the committee that it is illegal to im
prove a street and leave any break on
an Intersection, such as there will be
at Stanton street. Attorney Duniway
declared that. If the contract Is award
ed to Wiles, all legal technicalities will
be avoided, but otherwise there will be
a contest. "Wiles has been employed to
put In all water and gas mains, as well
as the paving.
Mayor Lane- asked why the property
owners did not . get a private rermit.
Instead of allowing the calling for bids
through the Exeeutlvo Board. ' Mr.
Duniway replied that they wished to
take . advantage of the bonding act,
and that they cannot do so under a
private permit.
Mr. Day said that, as lowest bidder,
he questioned the right of tho Execu
tive Board to award the contract to
the highest bidder. In this case being
the Barber Company.
"Well, the courts of this state have
had the termlty to disagree with you
on that," retorted Mr. Grant.
Isaac Swett declared he believes
there Is collusion to the end that the
work may be let to "a certain man."
meaning "Wiles. Mr. Swett said he
would not be a party to this kind of
business and Mayor Lane expressed
the same sentiment. The matter was
finally referred to the Cily Attorney.
Harold M. Sawyer, representing the
Oregon Hassam Paving Company,
"arned Mayor Lane and the members
Vf the committee against awarding
any contracts for Hassam paving to
tho Cascade Contract Company, or to
J. M. Sweeney, who bid with the Has
sam Company on five East Side streets.
The Cascade Company bid on a pave
ment "Just as good" as Hassam. Mr.
Sawyer formally notified the committee
that the Hassam Company holds Unit
ed States patents and that no one can
lay it without permission.
O. A. Ritan sent in a letter, objecting
to the cost of Hassam. and declared
to the committee that the pavement is
nothing but concrete. Mr. Sweeney
declared he Is ready to fulfill, his con
tract, having a certified check posted.
Mayor Lane said he believes that, if
the Hassam Is patented. It cannot
legally be laid, under tho charter.
Mr. Day. speaking for the Cascade
Company, said he will lay a pavement
"Just as good' for 40 cents a square
yard less than the bid of the Hassam
Company, which bid $1.90 a square yard.
The committee decided, to hold over
the bids' until the Hassani Company
puts In a bid for maintenance. If this
hid is put in. it is understood tho con
tracts will be awarded at the next
session of the Executive Board.
TRADES CLOTHES IN NIGHT
Itancher, Victim of Circumstances,
Tried for Wearing Uniform.
F. A. Cunningham, of prlngwater. Or.,
appeared in the Municipal Court jester-
fday forenoon rp'ic and span in the unl-T
form of an infantry private, the charge '
. against, him being that of wearing the
service uniform wrongfully and without
plain that it was no fault of his that he
had on the uniform for a crafty infantry
man named Private Garry, who was Tired
of the service, traded' clothes with the
young farmer " while Cunningham was
asleep, thus making It possible for the
deserter to leave the city and discontinue
his military connection without attracting
attention.
Cunningham, - it seems, came in from
the little berg out by the Clackamas to
view the metropolis and met Garry, from
the First United States Infantry, sta
tioned at Vancouver Barracks. The two
men roamed about town together, spend
ing Cunningham's money. Late at night
they took a room together. In the morn
ing Cunningham awoke to find his soldier
acquaintance had vanished. So had Cun
ningham's clothing, " but ttje uniform was
left behind. "
The uniform tit well enough but Cun
ningham sagged at the shoulders and
bent In at the chest and did not look even
like a recruit. So it wasn't long before
a few ' soldiers from the post saw him,
began wondering where such an appear
ing soldier came from, questioned him on
the' subject, and after-finding he was not
a soldier called Patrolman Manning.
There seemed no doubt as to the ver
acity of Cunningham's lament so Judge
Van Zante dismissed the charge against
him.
Matinee of Romance.
"When Knighthood Was In Flower" 'will
be given three more performances at the Bun
galow, this evening:, tomorrow afternoon and
night. Lurinff the .performance tomorrow
evening; the election returns will be read be
tween the acts. "When Knight hood Was
In Flower" in an ideal matinee attraction and
one which all the matinee patrons will enjoy.
"At the Old Cross Roads."
The I-yric Stock Company Is making: a hit
this week In the famous play of Southern
life, "At the Old Croasroade,' which has
made thousands laugh and weep throughout
the country. All the favorites are In the
cast. Special children's matinee Saturday.
Tonight and tomorrow night at 8:15.
AT THE VAUDEVIT-l.K THEATERS. ,
Lulu Bewon Trio Orpheum.
One of the cleverest singing and dancing
acte that have appeared for some time is by
the Lulu Beeson trio. Their little skit Is
called "A Night In El Paso." The mechani
cal and electrical setting is one of the most
elaborate In vaudeville, while the dancing
of Miss Beeeon Is little short of marvelous.
Colored Comedians.
v King and Bailey, the colored comedians,
from the Williams & Walker show, are the
head liners on the bill at the Grand, assisted
by four pretty colored girls, who can dance
and sing. It is one of the brightest acts of
the season and fs the star act of a particu
larly interesting vaudeville entertainment.
' Capacity Business Pant ages.
The Pant age Theater is packed to Ite full
est capacity at " each performance this week.
The "Galnsboro Girl," supported by a first
class aggregation of advanced vaudeville
artists, is responsible for the increased at
tendance at the popular Fourth-street house.
The Pantagos Theater gives three perform
ances dally, at popular prices.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Merely Mary Ann."
For the coming week the Baker Stock Com
pany will present Zangwlll's greatest play,
"Merely Mary Ann." the story of a elavey
who becomes an heiress. It was in this
play that Eleanor Robson established her in
ternational reputation and this will be the
first stock production of the drama In the
West. First performance Sunday.
Great Temperance 1'lay.
Next week, beginning Sunday matinee, the
popular Lyric Stock Company will be seen
in the great temperance plsy. "Ten Nlghto
In a Barroom." Kvery chilri should see it.
Matlncea Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday.. Minstrel With a Voice Orpheum.
Frank Coombs, who has been called "The
minstrel with a voice," will be een at the
Orpheum next week In a little comedy offer
ing, "The Last of the Troupe." Miss Muriel
Stone Is associated with Mr. Coombs. Miss
Stone Is clever, while Mr. Coombs himself is
a comedian of more than ordinary ability.
"A Wild Rose."
Mr. and Mrs. Forbes, favorites in vaude
ville, will lead the new programme at the
Grand next week In their latest playlet, "A
Wild Rose." There will be alx other big
features on the new bHU and every one is a
guaranteed attraction.
Charles Dickens Next Week.
Mr. and Mrs.- Edward H. Lucas, the well
known Knglish artists, will be the feature
act at Pantages next week. They will pre
sent scenes from Charles Dickens books,
with appropriate scenery. Two scenes from
"Martin Chusxiewlf will be shown, followed
by a n I mpersonation of the hypocri t leal
Uriah Heep.
HURT JUMPING FROM CAR
Vnhappy Wife Injured Trying to
Avoid Her Spouse.
Mrs. Hattie Mace's efforts to avoid
an Interview -with her husband, Thomas
Mace, caused the woman to Jump from
a moving car at Front and Morrison
streets, early yesterday afternoon. She
sprained her ankle severely and cre
ated much excitement. , Incidentally,
her husband's efforts to taric with her
resulted In his arrest. He was released
as soon as he had an opportunity to
explain.
The Maces are engaged in a divorce
suit. Mrs. Mace is suing, because of
Mace's alleged mistreatment of her.
Testerday's mixup occurred over the
dispositional the children.
The Maces met at First and Morri
son streets at 1:30-P. M. yesterday.
Mace attempted - to speak to his wife.
She avoided him, walking rapidly to
Front street and boarding a car. He
got on the car. too, and she Jumped oft
while it was in motion, she f e"H and
her ankle was sprained.
Mace was arrested on a charge of
disorderly conduct. He was released
when he said he was merely seeking to
talk with her about their children.
Mrs. Mace was taken home in the Red
Cross ambulance.
CITY GETS CONVENTION
Farmers' Institute Workers Will
Meet In Portland.
Announcement has been made by John
Hamilton, farmers' institute specialist of
the Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington that Portland has been choseV for
the next annual meeting of the American
Association of Farmers' Institute Work
ers. This will be held August 16-17. At
the same time the Association of Ameri
can Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations will be held here.
This will be the first time the Associa
tion of Farmers' Institute Workers has
met on the Pacific Coast. A special ef
fort is to be made to have all the Insti
tutes In the various states represented.
Owing to the fact that many members
will come West to the Seattle Exposi
tion, it Is Expected that this meeting will
be largely attended.
A SURPRISE PARTY.
The suits we sell at $15 are pleasant
surprises to those who see them the first
time. No wonder, for they are real $20
and $25 values. J. I Bowman & Co"
Fifth and Alder.
Good Sprlns Medlclae.
.Van Hareu's Liver Beans 25c bottle.
Amusements
Wfct th fiiin Afftttte Bar
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WILL FETE VISITORS
Japanese Officers to Be Elab
orately Entertained Here.
WILL ARRIVE- ON JUNE " 7
Distinguished Orientals Will Attend
Banquet,' Inspect City and View .
Some ' of the Hose Fes
tival Events.
The feting of 12 Japanese officers of
the cruiser fleet visiting Paeiflo Coast
ports, in Portland June 7 and 8. is ex
pected to furnish the best possible evi
dence that a genuine "entente cordiale"
exists between the United States and
Nippon.
Headed by Admiral Ijichl, ftae officers
will arrive in Portland the morning of
June 7, the first day of- the Rose Fes
tival. It is proposed to give them a
bief education In the' industrial 1 possi
bilities of this city. They will be taken
to inspect some of the largest factories
while they are driven around in auto
mobiles. Everything possible that can be dis
played of Portland In a scenic way will
be shown the visitors. Consul Numano,
of Portland, is very proud of his adopted
city, and he intends to see that the vis
itors go away with pleasant memories.
The feature of the visit will be a ban
quet to be given by -representative citi
zens at the Portland Hotel. W. D.
Wheelwright, William MacMaster, T. B.
Wilcox and Tom Richardson have the
matter iqhand. These gentlemen, act
ing as a committee, will co-operate with
the Chamber of Commerce in its efforts
to make the visit memorable.
Three hundred guests are expected to
attend the banquet. The entire lower
portion of the hotel will be prepared for
a reception to follow, being decorated
with flags of the two nations. Prominent
men in the city and state life are ex
pected to be present.
Following the banquet, a reception will
be held by Consul Numano in honor of
his countrymen. To this reception the
Consul said 5000 invitations would be is
sued, in order that representatives of
every rank of Portland business and
social life might be present.
Arrangements for the afternoon will be
taken In hand by Ralph W. Hoyt, of the
Rose Festival Association, who has prom
ised to entertain the sons of Nippon dur
ing the time that may be at their dis
posal. The visiting party will probably consist
of Admiral Ijichi. commander of the
squadron; Captain Sato, of the Soya;
Captain Ishii, of the Aso; two Captains
of Engineers and other staff officers;
President C. Takashishl. of the Wash
ington State Japanese Association, and T.
T. Tanaka, Imperial Japanese Consul at
Seattle.
WILL BE TRIED
WILLIAM BARCLAY ACCUSED OF
KILLING WHITE MAX.
Eastern Oregon Brave Who Will Ap
pear in Federal Court Said to
Have Told of Deed.
Witnesses in The Dalles and vicinity
will be subpenaed today by Deputy United
States Marshals for the murder trial of
William Barclay which is set for May
27 in the Federal Court. Barclay is an
Indian who is accused of killing John
Jacobeon last Fall on the Warm Springs
Indian reservation.
The "two - men were ' stopping "at the
house of another Indian and quarrelled,
but apparently made up afterwards. The
next day, it is charged, at the invitation
of Barclay the two men climbed a butte
where Barclay shot Jacobson in the back
of the head, and cut his throat.
According to testimony taken before
the Coroner's Jury Barclay told an Indian
woman he was going to take Jacobson
out and kill him and it was also testi
fied that when Barclay returned from the
butte he remarked that the white man
was a hard one to kill as he had to cut
his throat. (Barclay left the country after
the trouble and was arrested in Califor
nia.' It is presumed he will plead self
defense. Another Indian murder trial will follow
directly after the close of the Barclay
case. Carl Logsdon is the defendant and
is accused of shooting and killing Grover
Cleveland White, another Indian. The
evidence in this case Is wholly circum
stantial, togseion was the last man seen
SHE QUIT
Bat It -nam Hard Pall.
It is hard to believe that coffee will
put a person in such a condition as it
did an Ohio woman. She tells her own
story:
"I did not believe coffee caused my
trouble, and frequently said I liked it
so well 1 would not, nor could not quit
drinking it, even if it took my life, but
I was a miserable sufferer from heart
trouble and nervous prostration for
four years.
"I was scarcely able to be around at
aVl. Had no energy and did not care
for anything. Waa emaciated and had
a constant pain around my heart until
I thought I could not endure it. For
months I never went to bed expecting
to get up in the morning. I felt as
though I was liable to die any time
during the night.
"Frequently I had nervous chills and
the least excitement would drive sleep
away, and any little noise would upset
me terribly. I was gradually getting
worse until finally one time it came
over me, and I asked myself what is the
use of being sick all the time and buy-ing.-medlcine
so that I could indulge
myself in coffee?
"So I thought I would see if I could
quit drinking coffee and got some
Postum to help me quit. I made it
strictly according to directions and I
want to tell you that change was the
greatest step in my life. It was easy to
quit coffee because I had the Postum
which I like better than I like the old
coffee.
"One by one the old troubles left,
until now I am in splendid health,
nerves steady, heart all right and the
pain all gone. Never have any more
nervous chills, don't take any medi
cine, can do all my housework and have
done a great deal beside.
"My sister-in-law. who visited me
this Summer, had been an Invalid for
some time, much as I was. I got her to
quit coffee and drink Postum. She
gained five pounds in three weeks, and
I never saw such a cnange in any one's
health."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time.- They
are craulne, true, and full of human
interest.
Seasonable Specials
Friday and Saturday
Boys' Department,
Long Pants Suits, new
Spring styles, sizes 2 to 19,
regular $12.50 value; special
price . . . ..... $8.65
Nobby Felt Hats in the new
est green and tan shades,
regular price $2.00; special
price .... ..... $1.35
Negligee Shirts, new shades
and patterns, in all sizes
from 12 to 14, : regular . 75c
value; special at. . . .,. . .45
EXTRA 1000 Baseball
Caps to be given away
Free. Come and get one.
166-170 Third Street.
with White and the bullet removed from
the latter's head fitted a revolver carried
by Longsdon. -
Apollo Club Gives Its
First Concert.
BT JOSEPH .M.' QUENTIX. '
WELL done, the Apollo Club of this
city, a male voice organization that
gave Its first concert Wednesday night In
the assembly room of the Masonic
Temple, before a large audience, repre
senting musical and society circles. It
was in every way a distinguished suc
cess. The Apollo Club was only recently, or
ganized and this is the first time it has
appeared before the Portland public, and
for a shy debutante. It has scored first
place. The last time Portlanders heard
such well sung male voice music was
when the male voice section of "Tho
Silver Slipper" Company captured our
young affections at the old Marquam
theater, about five years ago. The writer
professes to know-real -male voice music
when he hears it, as he was - an active
member of the Mendelssohn Club of
Toronto,- Canada, during the first section
of the season of 1900-01, the club which
was pronounced by Adolph Rosenbecker,
conductor of the Chicago Symphony Or
chestra, to have reached "as near per
fection as human voices, can hope, to
reach in this world." The second basses
of the Apollo Club, especially when they
reached and held a note somewhere near
low L, deserve especial praise, and the
much abused tenors are all right.
The best chorus was "The Sword of
Ferrara," which was so grandly sung
that it nearly swept the audience off its
feet. Any old time that America gets
into a war scare, with . a -foreign power,
if the Apollo Club would only sing "The
Sword of Ferrara," there would be no
difficulty about recruits. Especially pleas
ing was "De Coppah Moon," with its
refrain of dainty humor. The Chorus got
two encores, and the director, W. H.
Boyer, deserves more congratulations.
The two piano accompanists were E. E.
Coursen and W. C. McCulloch, who
played excellently. .
The active membership of the Apollo
Club:
Tenors J. w. AJstock, 'John F. Barrett,
Edward L. Bayly, John D. Carson, Louis
Dammasch. John Gates. John Gill. W. J.
Gill. W. F. . Greer.. William G. Hodsdon,
H. W. Hoguf, G. M. Instey, Sidney G. La
throp, G. B. Mallett, C E. . McCulloch,
F. S. Peirce. Frank B. Riley, R. A. 6chram.
C. H. Sundby. W. A. Walters.
Basses Clyde . B. Aitchlson, J. ' W. Blck-
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medium, made from refined cottonseed oil. There is not an onnce
of hog fat in it to make food unwholesome, greasy and indigestible.
As evidence of its superiority, COTTOLENE received Grand
- Prize (highest possible award) at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi
A yard
cents. Cobs are" full grown, full made, full qual
ity, four-inch Havana cigars, rough looking and plainly packed.
You can't smoke anything but the cigar, so we've left off gold bands
and we haven't lithographed the box. We haven't paid for fancy
shapes which would add to the price, without adding anything
to the taste. Nine 7 of them laid on. end measure a full yard.
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drew B. Caughey. G. H. Cramer. H. H.
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Hansen. B. F. Holman. Daniel Johnson, "VV.
R. K.a?r. X. T. Ketchum. Halpli Tjee.
A. W. Ledbury, W. A. Montgomery, John
Claire Monteith. W. C. McCulloch. Lionel
L. Paget. C. II. Parish, C. A. Pcttlbone,
H. L. Powers. S. N". Steele. C. F. Swigert.
Henry T-aal, Alexander Tvagner. Paul Wes
singer,' Dom. J. Zan, A. G. Tindolph.
All the singers participated at tha
concert except Mr. Bruce, Mr. Easton,
Mr..; Ketchum, Mr. Powers, Mr. Swipert,
and Mr. Zan, -who are all active members
of the club but were unable through pres
sure of business, to attend all rehearsals.
The. soloists were Miss Sarah Glance,
contralto, . and John Claire Monteith,.
baritone. Both were encored. Miss Glance
made, a fine appearance, and pleased es
pecially in W- F. Heasche's "Love Song."
Miss Glance is .now. one of our foremost
contraltos. Mr. Monteith sang with fine
spirit In the "The Ruby Pennant." One
especially pleasant feature: The concert
was concluded before 10 M.
Ijivesley Accused or Larceny.
George F- Livesley is on trial in tho
Circuit-Court on a charge of larceny
by embezzlement. A . jury in Judge
Morrow's department is hearing, the
evidence. In the Fall of 1905, it ap
pears, John. Salagaber, of Meadville,
sold $3000 worth of hops to M.. Rein
stein, of a local brewing company, who
is now - under indictment on a. charge
of forgery for the alleged mutilation
of the excise board petition. It is al
leged that on November 1 of that year,
Livesley received, as agent for Sals-
it. i i Tri'rnr
The Swine or the Flower?
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Oh me! I saw a huge and loathsome sty,
, Wherein a drove of wallowing swine were barred,
Whose banquet shocked the nostril and the eye;
' Then spoke a voice, "Behold the source of LARD!" .
I fled, and saw a field that seemed at first
j One glistening mass of roses pure and white,
With dewy buds 'mid dark green foliage nursed;
, And as I lingered o'er the lovely sight,
' - The summer breeze that cooled that Southern scene, -
Whispered, "Behold the source of COTTOLENE!"
"Nature's Gift from the Sunny South"
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oi tobacco for fifteen
You can buy this full yard of pure
measured off in four-inch lengths, for
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DISTRIBUTORS
Portland, Seattle, Spokane
gaber, $3000 from Reinstein, in pay
ment for the hops. He is alleged to
have retained this money for his own
use. Attorney John Manning, .repre
senting Livesley. endeavored .to si?ow
that Reinstein is now under indict
Extra particular cooks always demand this
brand. There's such enticing crispness to
pure lard it smacks of the good old tunes
when flaky pies and juicy fruit cobblers
knew no other shortening. .
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case) at the Charleston Exposition, the Paris Exposition, and the
Chicago World's Fair. In fact, in every case where COTTO
LENE has been exhibited in competition with other cooking fats,
it. has invariably been granted the highest award.
Havana,
1 5 cents.
ment, biit the court would not allow
this testimony to go before the jury. .
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Kjfc shells are being used In Germany, as
incandescent gas mantle, giving a clear
Tight and proving very durable.
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