PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1911.
VOL. LI NO. 15.829.
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CENTENNIAL LINKS
JAPANESE ENVOYS
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TAFT VETOES
POSTAL IS MAKING
TELEGRAPH DEAL
HOME COMPANIES TO JOIX IN
WATl OX IUYALS.
MARLOWE-
STRIKE 5
FRAT PLANS AWRY
ON. PEACE MISSION
IN ROUSE
STATES TOGETHER
LIFE
TO LONDON
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SOTHERN
PREADS
UPHELD
PARTNERSHIP
Few Trains Are Run
ning Underground.
DEFENSE MEASURES TAKEN
Resort to Special Constables
to Be Had Today.
CITY LIKE ARMED CAMP
lkMln Oceor" In Man Cltle. and
Train Scrtk-e I Sporadic-Bluejacket
Ordered U Be Ready
for Instant Servlc.
DOCKMEX-a STRIKE ETTIXD
rtth moMni or A-
KITRATKT.
LONDON. Aug. 1. The strike of
tfnriraxa. l portw and ea rm ea.
wolcfe ws Mean hsre Aurust I end
rasulted In a dislocation of trad.
ioimi famlae eondtttoaa and rtotln
fr rtT twe weak, was finally
ettied tna!ht. ' Tbe strnt wii
tailed off Ausaot tL aadnr tha
rromo that tha djffvoccaa ba
tha aa aad taa ablpoaonara wmld
t afbltratad.
Ttsa ehlf points of taa aa7amnt
ruchl ara taat taa am eaae be
aa.od fnr wtar avtatda tna dock
pwnlaoa. and taat any dlffarancaa
which Mr aria shall a I f ad ta
Jena Iraraav or ta aa arbitrator ap
satatad taa praaldoat of tha Vtx-aJ
le-rsrvmsst beard.
LONDON. Aug. It- A grave feature
af tha local situation la a strike al
ready Instituted on tha nnderground
railways, which carry hundreda of
, Sn mm n Am r,f Mrun. tYl ABA front WOTK
dally. Officials of tha Una aay that
only 109 man are out. but service la
curtailed and only train ara run
ning tonight-
Mr. CBurcnlM. the noma Secretary.
tonight asked T. T. O'Connor and Colo
nel Gerald Ky flln-Taylor. members of
Parliament for Liverpool, to recora
nend measures the government should
take to settle the strike thera and re
store good relations. Mr. Churchill
o requested that they coneult with
tha Lord Mayor of IJverpool and re
port concerning tha food supply and
gensral conditions. Mr. O'Connor and
Colonel Kyffln-Tayler etarted bnmtdl
ateTy for IJverpool.
rnnsnal Action Taken.
The Lord Mayor of London tonight
requested all cltlsena who were willing
to serve ss special constables In case
of nee. tn assemble at tha Guild Hall
limorpov to enroll.
Special constabtee hare not been
used In London since the Trafalgar
Fquare rlota of the unemployed In
1M7. At that ttme John Burns, now
president of the local government
board, who was a labor agitator, was
one of the many person, arrested for
creating disturbances.
Most of the London newspaper tralna
have been abandoned and tha pub
lishers are nslng automobiles. The
petof;i'-e department bas notified tha
puMtt- that all te'egraph messages ara
subject t dear Telephone service
U overworked.
frnall Ftrlkrs Multiply.
Sporadic strikes are occurring
throughout the country aa the result
of the railway movement. Tha bar
bers of Bristol quit work today and
tha working girls from Bermondsey.
a parish of London, struck, cams to
I.ondrn and paraded the streets with
banners bearing the words: "We are
f ghtlng for fair play."
Soldiers Are Everywhere'. ,
Tha chief cities of England ara armed
rampa. The stations, workshops, signal
potts, tunnels and bridges ara guarded
by soldiers. Clerks have been pressed
Into servl. e to aid the non-strikers In
moving trains. Freight traffic la de
moralised and the shortsge of food sup
plies threatens a famine at some points.
T! ere hss been rioting at Birming
ham. Derby. Sheffield and Llanley.
Wales. At Manchester there waa
siisrp hand-to-hand fighting.
The government viewa the Industrial
wsr as so grave that Parliament did
not adjourn as had been expected to
4t, but wl'l continue prepared to adept
any emergency legislation tha moment
It Is necessary.
A large number of bluejackets from
:le warships at Portsmouth were or
dered to atand by. with a view to the
possibility cf having to land to replace
the garrison troops, which have been
ordered Into the strike area.
Moh fup Trains.
Mobs 'stopped the trains In Mon
noulhshlre and threatened to tea!" up
the rails if the trains were moved.
The batt'esh'p Warrior arrived at
Douglas. Ile of Man. this afternoon, to
provlslun the hungry Islanders, wboae
regular communication with Liver
pool have been cnt off.
Reports from Wales ssy that some
;0 ow or 30.00A additional colliers will
e Idle tomorrow.
The union lesderj this afternoon ex
pressed themselves satisfied with tha
(Ccaclu4d oa Pas 2.
Vnlon of Force GlTe Long Pl-lance
Connection In F.xchange for
Local Service.
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. II. (Spe
cial) The Home Telephone Company
and tlie Postal Telegrapfi Company
probably w 111 Join, forces in a war wliii
their rivals, the Taclftc States Tele
Phone Company and the Western fnlon
Telegraph Company, for the long-dls-tance
telephone business between Coaat
cities.
Until now tha Home companies, or
which thera Is one In every county
where tha automatic telephones ara In
una. have been unable to break In upon
tha Tactile States monopoly or long
tllatance business, and the Tostal has
been compelled to face the situation of
being deprived of direct connection
with soma thousand of telephone sub
scribers, such as Is enjoyed by tha
Western fnlon. which for several
months has accepted ( by tha
Pacific States telephones and charged
them to those subscribers at tha end of
each month.
Tha Postal comrany Is In a position
to give long-distance aervlce with lta
heavy copper wires and rights of way
from one and of the state to tha other.
Tha Home people absolutely require
long-distance connectlona and In aome
Instances have not been able to get
franchises. Consequently a union of
forces between the Tostal and tha
Home la deemed a logical outcome of
tha dilemma of each.
Already the Postal gives direct tele
phone connection with Reno. It Is said
that tha Mackay company Installed this
service largely as an experiment and
It has proven auch a auccesa that tha
new combination 'has been planned.
Officials of both companlea deny that
any final agreement haa been erached.
STATE INSURANCE IS AIM
Governor Won Id Keep Cah Paid on
Premiums In Oregon.
SALEM. Or, Aug. la. (Special.)
Put tha state Into the Insurance busi
ness and aava for Oregon millions of
dollar In premiums which ara Bent
from Oregon to Eastern fire and Ufa
Insurance companies, la a plan which
tha Governor la now considering.
"I have not worked out tha details
oX tb plan, but I believe It is a good
one." ha aald today. "Companies not
only In this country, but In England.
Franca and In China ara annually tak
ing millions of dollars from the state,
which I believe ahould be kept here.
"These premiums could be need for
permanent road work or for any other
branch of tha state government, tha de
tails of tha plan to bo worked out
Uter. I am making thla auggeatlon
to open the matter to general dlacua
alon. ,
"It Is my aim to work out a plan
along thla Una In tha near future and
I think I shall advocate It strongly."
ELEVEN IN PERIL IN MIDAIR
Cable 3 00 Feet Above River Tn
ravela aa Car Crosses.
OROVILLE. CaL. Aug. II. (Special.)
When 0 feet above tha rocks and
water la the Feather River Canyon. 11
laborers employed by the Great West
ern Tower Company at Intake, war
nearly precipitated to tha bottom of
the canyon when a splice In the cable
which waa carrying them acroaa tha
river at Intake, unraveled yesterday.
One or the pieces of cable caught an
Italian's arm and nearly tore It from
the aocket.
Eleven men entered the carrier to
cross ths river. After the cable began
to unravel they were powerless to aid
themselves or to stop the ear. When
they reached the other side they found
but three stranda of cable had held
them from being dashed to death.
RAIL REPORTS' REQUESTED
tate Commissioner Collect Pata
Bearing on Labor Law.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. It. iSperlal.V-BIanks
ara being sent by the State Railroad
Commission to all of tha railroads In
the stste. except the O.-W. R. tc X.. on
which a report must be made of all em
ployes who hsvs been employed more
thsn the hours required by the new
labor law. Tue report must Include all
of those employed between May 21 and
August 1. Reports after that tnut be
forwarded monthly.
The O.-W. R. A X. Is excluded becsuse
there Is a restraining order now pending
aralnet the Commission at the Instam-e
of that road In trie Federal Court. The
Attomer-Oeneral bas been notified thst
the Southern Parlt-c will file a petition
of Intervention in the same case.
HUSBAND ILL: WOMAN DIES
Mm. W. Jones, 63, Propa Dead on
Way for Medicine In Pendleton.
PENDLETON. Or.. Auj. 1 Spe
cial.) Mrs. W. Jones, a resident of
Portland, dropped dead In this city
early today.
tn company with her husband, she
ha been traveling through the coun
try by wagon, ss Mr. J"nes has been
In Ill-health for some time, fhe came
up town for medicine for him and fell
dead on the way. She was (1 year
old.
Portland relatives of Mrs. tv Ta.,.
If any, could not be located last night.
Actress Becomes Bride
of Co-Star, in London.
NEWS FLASHED TO MANAGER
Love Scenes on Stage Last
Season Real Thing.
ACTOR'S WISH COMES TRUE
This I Second Matrimonial Venture
for Both Thenplan Robert
Tabor Her First Husband,
Virginia Harned His.
'EW YORK. Aug. It. (Special.)
Tartnera oa the stage for many yeare.
Edward H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe.
Americas foremost Shakespearean
stars, have become partners for life.
They were married Thursday In London.
according to a short cablegram re
ceived by their manager. Lea Shubert.
No particulara of the wedding were
given In the message, which merely In
formed Mr. Shubert thst the ceremony
had taken place.
Of courae. the news created muck In
terest among theatrical folk and play
goers, but all last season It waa ru
mored among stage folk that the ten
der lore scenes In various plays of
8hakespeare played by the two stars
were genuine.
Iove Scenes Genuine.
It was whispered that Romeo really
meant what he said to Juliet as he
wooed her In the balcony scene night
after night In the leading theaters of
the country. The wedding was not a
surprise to their friends.
Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe closed
their seaaon In New York when the
excessive heat caused Miss Marlowe to
collapse and resulted In a cancellation
of their engsgement st the Herald
Square Theater.
Both stars sailed for Europe early
In July, going on different steamers.
They have been spending their vaca
tlona together In Europe.
Sothern'e Wish Cornea True.
Ever since Virginia Warned secured
a divorce from Mr. Sothern last year.
It haa been rumored that he and Mtas
Msrlowe were to be married, but both
were emphatic In their denials.
" Asked If he waa going to marry Miss
Marlowe. Just before he left on his
trip abroad. Mr. Sothern made no de
nial, however.
"I wish It were true." he said, wist
fully. He declined to say anything
more.
Meeting Mlas Marlowe abroad ha
wooed her without tha aid of cos-
(CoBcludedonrs !.)
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i JOHN'S JOB THE SUN NEVER SETS ON IT.
New Consul at Portland From Gov
ernment of Nippon In Distin
guished Party at Seattle. '
SKATTLE. Wash.. Aug. II. (Spe
cial.) Bound for Rome on an errand
which exudes peace and smacks little
of the tone of the Jingo press In Japan,
three prominent members of tho Lower
Itouse of the Japanese Parliament ar
rived In Seattle today as passengers on
the Tamba Maru.
The lawmakers are Nltaro Oshldl. To
shlra' Kuboto and Jensuki FuJII. all
members of tho National party, and
their Journey to Rome Is to participate
In the peace conference to be held there
beginning October S. at which various
plana for the maintenance of harmony
between tho powers will be discussed.
Jspan will be represented by seven
of her national lawmakers, the other
four having sailed from Toklo recently
for Europe by way of the Sues Canal.
Yoshiro Kuboto, tho spokesman of the
party, says that Japan is deeply Inter
ested In the conference and will watch
with special vigilance the proposed
agreement to prohibit- tho use of the
aeroplane) In warfare.
An International arbitration board Is
another subject which Kuboto con
alders most Important to his country,
though he declined last night to tell
what attitude he and his colleague
would take at Rome on any of tha
peace plans.
Another prominent passenger on the
Tamba was Morlxa Ida.; who is on his
way from Toklo to Portland. Or., where
ha will become Consul for his govern
ment '
SAD HUSBAND GOES AWAY
After Beating Wife Sprlnjrfiold Man
Deeds Her His Keiate.
SPRINGFIELD. Or.. Aug. II. (Spe
cial.) Penitent because he beat nis
wife of a year. Charles Hardt. a meat
dealer, of Sprlngfleld. pleaded guilty
before Justice of the Peace Totten to
day, paid a flno of 150 and after trans
ferring his meat market and personal
estate to the name of his wife, left the
city. He announced that he would not
return.
The Hardts wore married In Albany
lsst year and were popular in Spring
field. Hardt has been drinking heavtly
lately and while drunk, last Wednes
day he attacked his wife in his shop.
A crowd thst gathered threatened to
manhandle Hardt when he was taken
to the city Jail.
KERMIT HUNTING HAPPILY
jrx. President' Son safe and Docs
Not Want to Be Rescued.
TL'MA. Arlx.. Aug. II. Incipient
fears for the safety of Kermit Roose
velt and his hunting party In Lower
California and Sonora on account of
Mexican political unrest, were allayed
todar. when C. H. Uttlng. clerk of
the District Court, returned with word
that the ex-President's son was hav
ing a good time slaying mountain
sheep.
The movement of any proposed res
cue parties would result only In an
noying and embarrassing him. said Uttlng.
Necessary Two-Thirds
Vote Is Lacking.
STORMY SCENES MARK CLOSE
Wool Schedule and Free List
Bills Finally Beaten. '
.
MANN AND CLAYTON CLASH
Speaker Clark Cheered Loudly In
Final Appeal From Floor, and
Predecessor, Cannon, Is
Vigorous In Debate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. In a suc
cession of dramatic events, the Demo
cratic House of Representativea met
defeat today in Its supreme effort to
paas the wool and free list bills over
the President's veto and virtually fixed
upon adjournment of Congress early
next week.
The House will agree on Monday to
the cotton tariff revision bill, as
amended In the Senate, but will not
hold Congress In session to await the
certain veto of that measure. The Sen
ate cleared away all Its business and
adjournment la assured. In -the view of
leaders of both parties in both houses,
by next Wednesday at the latest.
Northwest Vote Divided.
Hawley of Oregon and Humphrey of
Washington voted to sustain the Presi
dent on both measures. Lafferty of
Oregon and French of Idaho, voted to
sustain the President on the wool bill.
but voted with the Democrats to pass
the free- list bill over his veto. Wasn-Ina-ton
and La Follette of Washing
ton voted to override the -veto of both
measures.
Fsilure of the attempt of the Demo
cratic House o override the vetoes came
in a day filled with stirring Incidents.
At the close of the debate on- ins
motion of Mr. L'nderwood to pass tne
wool bill over the veto. Speaker Clark,
an aspirant for the Presidency, pleaded
the cause of his fellow Democrats
from the floor, surrounded by a throng
of hi colleagues, who cheered him
vigorously. The galleries were filled to
overflowing and when the SpeaAer con
cluded there was .4 demonstration that
for several minutes delayed the roll
call. On the motion to pass the wool
measure over the veto, there were 22f
affirmative votes, 22 of them Insurgent
Republicans and one Independent Re
publican, while the negative votes
were 129. The motion to override the
veto on the free list failed of a two
thirds majority also, the vote beln
22 to 127.
During the three hours of debate on
(Concludsd on Page a.)
Washington Faculty Woman Puts
Foot Down When Girls and Boys
Get Honses Next Door.
" TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 18. (Special.)
Tr.nma members ' of KaDDa Alph
Theta sorority and Delta Tau Delta,
nd Kle-ma Aloha Ensllon fraternities
received notice today they would not
be permitted to re-reglster at thi
state university. In Seattle, unless the!
societies change building plans, si
that fraternity and sorority house
will not be located side by side.
All three of the Greek-letter sod
'eties have this Summer constructs
costly chapter houses In the fashion
able University boulevard at the uni
versity. Two of the houses are almost
completed, and the contractors have
been paid a considerable part of th
nrice
The Delta Tau Delta fraternity has
built between the Alpha Chi Omega
and PI Beta J?hl sororities. This house
la rnmnlrtrlv fitted OUt. and lt3 eX
terlor has received the first coat of
paint. The Sigma Alpha Epsllons and
the Kappa Alpha Thetafc are also
buildiner houses on adjoining lots.
The notice received today, which is
the first intimation the societies had
of difficulty, is the result of efforts
made by Miss-Isabela Austin, dean of
women at the university. Miss Austin,
who was formerly In the Tacoma puD-
lio schools, has been conducting a vig
orous campaign against permitting the
sororities and fraternities to DUiia siae
hv aide.
President Thomas F. Kane, himself
a fraternity man, has held out against
her recommendations, but at lengtn
haa evlrlentlv yielded. The students
are undetermined as to their future
course.
ORIENTAL FLOUR RATE CUT
Tacific Steamship Lines Aid Const
Millers to Get Trade.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. II. (Special.)
After a seven weeks' truce the trans-
Pacific steamship lines have again
made sweeping reductions In rate on
wheat and flour to the Orient. To
Japan the rates on wheat and flour
have been reduced from 13 a ton to sj,
to Shanghai from 5 to 13. to Hong
kong from $3 to $2.60, to Manila from
$1 to 3.50.
Steamship men received advices from
the Orient recently that the Nippqn
Yusen Kalsha had cut from 13 to $2
on wheat in order to stimulate traffic
and aid the Japanese millers. .Learn
ing of this, the other lines decided to
meet the cut on wheat and to make a
corresponding reduction on flour to as
sist Pacific Coast millers. The reduc
tion comes Just before the moving of
the new wheat crop and the Fall Hour
exportation.
The lines affected are the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha, the Blue Funnel line,
the Bank line, the Nippon Yusan Kal
sha, the Canadian Pacific Steamship
Company, the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company.
FIRE MENACES CITY WATER
Forest Blaze Near La Grand May
Cut Off Pipe Line.
LA GRANDE. Or., Aug. 18. (Spe
cial.) Hastily secured fire fighters,
under command of L. M. Hoyt, water
superintendent, are rushing to- the in
take of the Beaver Creek pipe line, by
forced marches to Join a fire-fighting
brigade there In a crucial struggle to
prevent a forest fire there from cross
ing a small divide to the Beaver Creek
watershed.
The system Is the supply to La
Grande's water department, and should
the fire, now over a day old and
spreading rapidly, reach a vast amount
of dead timber on the slopes 'leading
to the stream, the city's water would
be aerlously menaced.
A tnlenhone line runs out to the In
take. 18 miles away, and a cabin occu
pied by Ed. Propevk and his wife, who
look after tho pipe line and the Intake,
was reported in serious danger this
afternoon. Tonight the line ia out of
Commission. Indicating the fire is
drawing nearer to the cabin and the
intake.
ANTI-FRAT LAW IS UPHELD
Court Sustains Exclusion of Greek
Letter Student "rom School.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18. The City
Board of Education received Judicial
sanction today In its effort to keep
Greek letter fraternities out of "the
public schools when Superior Judge
Hunt refused to grant a writ of man
date to J. i'. Manley, a student, di
rected against F. G. Mounton, princi
pal of the Lowell High School.
The state law provides that no stu
dent in the public schools can belong
to a secret or oath-bound society. Man
ley entered & fraternity after being
graduated from a grammar school and
later applied for admission to the
high' school, which was refused.
RECALL PETITIONS VOID
Insufficient Names Secured in Move
Against Seattle Councilmen.
EEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 18. The pe
titions for the recall of Councilmen
Max .Wardall, E. Blaine and J. R. Kel
logg were declared void today, when
the preliminary count by the City Con
troller showed that they lacked 25 per
cent of the vote cast at the Council
manic election last Spring.
California Joins Oregon
in Tribute.
GREAT FAIH TO BE NEW TIE
San Francisco Party Warmly
Greeted at Astoria.
PORTLAND IS HOST TODAY
Men From Land of Golden Poppy
Thank Oregon ' for Past Good
Will and Ask $500,000 Ap- ,
propriatlon Opr Exposition.
ASTORIA, Or Aug. la (Special.) fail
Francisco and Astoria Joined hands to
day In a Jollification that was in reality
a celebration of the Centennial and a
heralding to the people of Oregon that
San Francisco extends an invitation to
them to Join with her in celebrating ths
opening of tho Panama Canal, in 1315.
It was California day. and the Golden
State was represented by a delegation,
of about 50 of San Francisco's leading
business and professional men, headed
by President Matson. of the Chamber
of Commerce: M. H. De Young, vice
president of the Panama-Pacific Expo
sition: Charles S. Fee, J. Brandenstein
and Frank L. Brown, directors.
The special train bringing the visitors
arrived here shortly before noon. The
party had been met and accompanied
from Portland by a special reception
committee, consisting of Mayor Hender
son, H. F. Prael and F. R. Stokes, and
on reaching Astoria they were escorted
to automobiles. Headed by William
Harper, the official herald or the Panama
Pacific Exposition, who, with the blare
of his silver trumpet announced their
coming, the Callfornians followed tha
Royal Italian band through the gaily
decorated streets, which, in addition to
the Centennial and National colors,
were resplendent with a display of Cali
fornia poppies and Teddy bears In honor
of the guests of the day.
Mayor Gives City' Key.
On reaching the Centennial headquar
ters, the visitors were tendered an In
formal reception and Mayor Henderson
presented them with the key to the city.
The CalLfornlans -were entertained at
luncheon and then were taken on an
automobile trip about tha city,
after which they proceeded to the
stadium at the City Park, whero the
formal exchange of greetings took place.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Mayor Henderson, of Astoria, and
responses were made by Captain Wil
liam Matson. president of the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce; M. H. De
Young, vice-president, and Frank L.
Brown, of the Panama-Pacific Exposi
tion. Mayor Henderson, in welcoming the
guests, thanked them on behalf of the
citizens for their visit and promised the
co-operation of Astoria at the 1915 ex
position. Mr. De Young expressed the apprecia
tion of the visitors for the reception
that had been given them, and said in
part: .
"In coming to Astoria ths delegation
from San Francisco Xeels they axe Join
ing in a historical event In which the
very existence 0 California was co
existent with that which produced and
annexed the great State of Oregon."
Oregon Thanked for Efforts.
He reviewed the historical events in
connection with the cession of ths
Oregon territory by the British and the
etients of the Polk Administration which
led up to the Mexican war and the ac
quisition of California from Mexico, and
closed by acknowledging, on behalf of
the directors of the Panama-Pacific Ex
position, the great obligations they had
been under to the people of Oregon for
support given the cause of the exposi
tion. "Oregon and every state on this Pa
cific Coast was benefited by this act."
he said, "and the exposition to be held
in San Francisco in 1915 mean as much
to Oregon as it does to the Stats of
California."
Captain William Matson, of ths
Chamber of Commeroo of San Fran
cisco, extended the greetings of ths
commercial organization of that city
to the people of Astoria. In part he
said:
"The Chamber of Commerce of San
Francisco sends you Its greetings, and
best wishes. It is a pleasure for us
to be present today to Join in celebrat
ing your 100th anniversary.
"After whati wo (jave seen of ths
success you have already achieved in
and around your city, permit ua to
render ycu the hearty congratulations
of commercial San Francisco."
$500,000 Appropriation Asked.
Frank L. Brown, chairman of ths
publicity and exploitation committee .
of tho Panama-Pacific Exposition, ap
pealed to the citizens of Oregon for a
splendid state participation in tho ex
position of 1915. He asked for a half
million dollars appropriation and sug
gestcd that a forestry building should
be erected to display the exhibit, of
this state.
The suggestion was received with
tumultuous applause by tho several
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