rOKTLAXDt OREGQOT. FRIDAY, JANUAKY 26, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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LIKE MAY REACH
GITY AHO COOS
Northwestern Has Big
Project in View.
CHIEF IS ON WAY TO COAST
President Gardner Sent by Di
rectors to Make Deal.
IDAHO ACTIVITY GREAT
Mammoth Project Feasible Through
Track Agreement With North
ern Pacific and Control of
Branching Routes.
Direct connection between the exist
ing lines of the Chicago Northwest
ern Railway and the Paclflo Coast
through both Portland and Coos Bar
Is the gigantic plan undertaken by the
directors f that road, who nave sent
William A. Gardner, president of the
lines, to the Northwest to make im
mediate arrangements for beginning
construction work.
Mr. Gardner. It was reported, waa In
Boise and vicinity yesterday and may
come to Portland within a week. It
is in Idaho that the present activity
of the Northwestern Is In progress. It
will extend Into Oregon within the
present year, is the announcement.
The general plan by which the
Northwestern will extend Its lines to
the Coast coincides with that outlined
through The Oregonlan a year ago.
However, the relationship recently ef
fected with the Northern Pacific pre
cludes the necessity of the Northwest
ern building a line from Its present
terminus at Lander, Wro, but will en
able it to connect ita Idaho holdings
with a convenient point on the North
ern Taclflc main line In Montana, there
by forming an Eastern outlet.
Oaaeettea Xear Lewtotea.
The Western connection to Portland
will be formed by a Una to be built
along the Salmon River to a point near
lewlston. where It will connect with
the Northern Pacific and operate over
the Camas Prairie line to Pasco, thence
over the North Bank tracks to Port
land. The Northwestern already owns the
Pittsburg St Gllmore road, operating a
line between Armstead. Mont, and Sal
mon City, Idaho, on the Salmon River.
Extension of this line from Salmon
City along the Salmon River to Its
junction with the Snake River and to
a point near Lewlston baa been author
ised. Grading between Salmon City
and Shoup, a distance of 30 miles, has
been completed.
An Eastern connection between Arm
stead and the Northern Pacific Is pos
sible over any one of a number of
routes, but engineers have advised
President Gardner that the most plaus
ible route la that between Armstead
and Alder, the southern terminus of a
branch road that connects with the
main line at Whitehall, a short dis
tance east of Butte.
Chirac Kaa Cat SO Mile.
This route will give the Northern
Pacific and Northwestern a line be
tween Portland and Chicago more than
300 miles shorter than any existing
route. It would provide for the use
of the Northwestern tracka between
Chicago and St. Paul, over which the
Northern Pacific already has a traffic
agreement, the Northern Pacific tracks
from St. Paul through Whitehall to
Alder, Mont, the Pittsburg St Gllmore
from Alder to Lewlston. Idaho, the
Camaa Prairie branch of the Northern
Pacific from Lewlston to Pasco. Wash,
and the North Bank road from Pasco
to Portland.
In this connection the report that
the Northern Pacific or the Northwest
ern la heavily Interested In the recent
real estate activity on the East Side,
which Involved valuable terminal sites.
Is given added strength.
Besides the entrance to Portland the
Northwestern la said to be active In
the struggle for an entrance to Coos
Bay. The Pacific Great Western,
which recently announced Its Intention
of building a road from Eugene to
Coos Bay. is said to be a Northwestern
enterprise. The Idaho Northern,
otherwise known as the Dewey road,
which was owned formerly by the Ore
gon Short Line, has gone into the con
trol of the Northwestern and will be
made a part of the main line to Coos
Bay. A contract for construction of
an extension of this lino from Emmet
along the Tayette River and its tribu
taries to the Profile mining district In
the Sawtooth Range has been let to
the Utah Construction Company. An
Eastern outlet to the Pittsburg at Gll
more has been surveyed along the mid
dle fork of the Salmon River.
Miami Territory Vast.
Tapping the rich Profile mining dis
trict Is to be the principal object of
the North western's short cut through
Idaho. Mineral-bearing ore of almost
Inestimable quantity recently has been
opened there. One concern has blocked
out 39.000.000 tons of copper-bearing
material. There Is a ledice of gold
ore ZOO feet In width which will run
half an ounce to the ton in free milling
metal, besides about III to the ton of
smelting ore.
Robert 11. Bel I. State Mine Inspector
of Idaho, recently made a report on
tceacluUl ea S.
BAY
SOLDIER TO BUY
WAY TO POLICEDOM
RFCKl'lT LEARNS HE IS IXICI-
ble txtn. force here.
Trooper's Sweetheart Not Wanting
to Cm to 'Philippine. He Applies
for Beat and Is Accepted.
Toung both In name and age. he
went a-courtlng. decided a policeman's
salary was sufficient to support two.
took the civil service examination
and waited. The wait became so long
he decided to Join the Army. He was
sent to California, learned this week
the Council had created positions for
SO new policemen, bethought himself
cf the eligible list, with his name
standing lth. and decided to buy his
way out of Uncle Sam's service.
Mr. Young's sweetheart doesn't want
him to go to the Philippines.- said
Police Commissioner Coffey, yesterday
afternoon, to his fellow members on the
police committee, "and L for one. don't
see any reason why he should be com
pelled to do sol We need good men.
and Mr. Toung Is recommended as such.
Read this telegram."
h. Dim unnn the table an envelope
containing two day letters. The first
read :
discharge to ao-
cept position on police force providing
I can show proof that l win sur ,
if riiarharired from the
Army. Request you telegraph at my
expense that I am ellglDie ana wi.
.nnolnted on force If discharged from
the Army. Please sign message as
police commissioner, and I win iorwaru
my application. J. H. TOUNG.
"School of Musketry. Monterey, CaL
The second telegram read:
T mm Corooral Toung's commander
at present. I can heartily recommend
hlra for an appointment on the police
hmi Character excellent. He is
sober, industrious, honest and Intelli
gent. He Is one of the best snots ooiu
with rin and revolver that I have ever
known, and will make an excellent
policeman. A. M. ukamaji,
"First Lieutenant First Cavalry."
Commissioner Coffey telegraphed Mr.
Toung last night the appointment will
be his when he returns to Portland.
PIG SURVIVES BIG FIRE
Tiny Animal Taken A lire From
Equitable Ruins After 1 Pays.
vpw YORK. Jan. 25. Two of the
.i . ..ita of tha Mercantile Safe De-
-nm'nanv In the EQUltablO build
ing, were thrown open to .holders of
safe-deposit boxes today, part i l"
debris having been cleared away. A
long line of persons began taking out
securities. Police guaraea ma -and
boxholders were required to pre
sent cards of admission Issued by the
company. Although some of the boxes
were dripping with water, there was
apparently no damage to the contents.
a mlnu ola- that haa uvea i uays
without food or water waa taken from
Its wire cage In the ruins or tue .quii
. ki. huiiriino- lodiv. The animal, which
was to have been used for experimental
purposes, was found by a cnemist at
tached to the medical department when
he visited, the ruins of his laboratory.
It greeted Its rescuer with squeals of
delight.
BIRD HAVENS DESIGNATED
Anklets In Alaska, Prairie Chickens
In Nebraska, Protected.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. Three new
National bird reservations, two In
Alaska and a third In Nebraska, nave
bean created by President Taft and
nlaxed under the Department of Agri
culture. On Forester Island, one of the
Ataaka reservations. the rhinoceros
auklet breeds. The Island contains one
of the most extensive bird collections
In Southeastern Alaska.
"The Nebraska reservation is in the
heart of the prairie chicken country.
and furnishes the only refuge which
hss been established for this fast-disappearing
game bird." said Dr. Hen
shaw. head of the Biological Survey,
today.
Thla makes a total of 65 bird reser
vations established to date, eight of
them In Alaska.
GOODWIN IN $125,000 DEAL
Sale Believed to Have Been Made
to Raise Cash to Fay ez-Wlfe.
SANTA MONICA. Cal, Jan. 25. (Spe
cial) According to reports received
from authoritative sources, but which
the actor and his trustee. ex-Mayor
Dudley, would not confirm nor deny,
Nat Goodwin's fine orange grove near
Placentla was sold today for 3125.000
cash. The purchaser la William Loftus,
of the Loftus-Graham Oil Company.
The orchard was bought a little over
a year ago by Goodwin for $90,000. It
Is believed that although he made
money on the deal, the actor found It
necessary to transfer the property to
raise sufficient funds for the settle
ment w'th Edna Goodrich, an ex-wife,
who appears to have been Insistent that
every dollar awarded her be paid on
time.
JAPANESE WIFE GREETED
Morgan' Xephew to Take Vp Resi
dence Later in Paris.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. Georgw
Morgan, nephew of J. P. Morgan, greet
ed his Japanese wife when she arrived
here today on the liner Tenyo Maru.
Mora-an boarded the linr as it lay in
Quarantine, and the couple met on the
upper deck. They will spend a few
days In San Franclaco before leaving
(or their home In Fax La.
E GOES "PACE"
WHILE IN CAPITAL
Royal Visitor Received
by President. J
NO POMP MARKS MEETING
Taft and Uncle of King Chat on
General Topics.
BRYCE HOST AT DINNER
Later in Evening Governor-General
of Canada' Visits Press Club,
Where He Makes Only Pub
lic Speech of Stay.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. The Duke
of Connaught went the American
"pace" In hla visit to Ihe National cap
ital today.
Arriving late In the afternoon, he
was whirled first to the British em
bassy, spent 40 minutes In the White
House, where he was received by
President and Mrs. Taft. then was mo
tored back to the embassy, where he
was the guest of honor at a dinner to
which most of the prominent members
of the diplomatic corpa were Invited,
visited the National, Press Club and
then tired, but delighted, as he ex
pressed It, sought his private car.
He left about midnight for New
Tork.
The Duke, the first royal visitor to
Washington In years, having visited
the White House. President Taft re
turned hla call at the British embassy.
No Official Message Given.
The Duke had no official message to
bear from England and the President
had none to give. Their conversation
waa of the most general character and
the only formal welcome to his royal
highness was that extended to him
when he left bis private car at the
Union Station by Major A. W. Butt,
President Taft's personal aide.
The reception in the White House
was aa unceremonious as state officials
and the British Ambassador could make
It.
The Duke was presented to the Pres
ident by Ambassador Bryce and then
Mr. Taft presented him to Mrs. Taft
and Miss Helen Taft. The members of
the Cabinet and their wives were pre
sented by Major Butt.
Mlaa Taft Serves Tea.
Mrs. James Bryce. First Assistant
Secretary of State Huntington Wilson
and Second Assistant Adee were the
only guests outside the Cabinet. Fol
lowing the formal reception tea was
(Concluded on Pane 4.)
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTER DAY'S Maximum temperature. 51
decrees; minimum. 44 decrees.
TODAY'S Rain: easterly winds, shifting to
southwesterly.
Foreign.
Churchlll avoids crisis In Ulster. Pegs 4.
Bsroness Vaughn sues for divorce. Psie 8.
National.
Duke snea "American pace" in Washington.
Fle 1.
Fsrty lines drawn strictly In consideration
of tariff report. Page -
Government surprises packers by produc
ing original "margin sheets." Page 2.
Domestic.
Alton B. Parker takes Roosevelt to tssk for
fomenting distrust of courts. Page 2.
San Francisco Mayor rebukes Socialists who
would dictate appointment. Pass S.
New millinery designs stretch skywards.
Page 1.
Paclflo Northwest.
Score of Portlsnd residents go to Vancouver
to be married. Page 7.
Expected attack on Southwest Washington
Development Association secretary fails
to materialise. Page 6.
Candidates tor public office conspicuous at
women's Good Roads Congress. Psge e.
Starvation sJone Is death cause say physi
cians In "Dr." Haasard trial. Page 1.
Sport.
Jefferson defeats Lincoln at basketball.
Psgs S.
Spokane team victor in shoot at Tacoma.
Page 8
McCredle and Williams have great hopes
tor 1912 Portland teams. Pag 8.
Billy Delaaey. famous trainer of prizefight
ers, is dead. Page 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Eastern buying of oats In Montana lifts
Portland market. Pag 19.
Corn sells at highest point of season for
deferred deliveries. Pag 19.
Stock market becomes strong without ap
parent reason. Psge 19.
Ship line representatives declare they will
refuse to pay grain handling charge.
Pag It.
Smallness of reserves causs of wheat
strength. Pag 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Witness declares Wild conspired. Page 1.
Canadian Pacific official here tells ot rais
ing warship Maine. Pag 18.
Theater managers give "screaming" play at
Helllg. Pegs 4.
Fir commute aroused when printing bids
differ but S2.- Page 14.
Judge Tazwell forbids application of term
"scsb" to men who refused to strike.
Psge 12.
Mayor vetoes oil ordlnsnce that provided
ousting of oil tanks from city. Pag 12.
Chicago Northwestern said to be planning
entry to Portland and Coos Bay. Psgs 1.
Soldier to buy discharge from Army to be
come Portland policeman. Page 1.
Three Amertcanlzed Chinese thought to have
helped in murder of countrymen slip
from train near Salem. Page 9.
City Attorney Grant holds that Ellis act
takes all paving contract power from
Executive Board. Page 9.
1
CARDINAL FARLEY HONORED
Clergymen and Laymen of Xcw Tork
Celebrate Prelate's Elevation.
NEW TORK, Jan. 16. The elevation
of John. Cardinal Farley to the cardln
sUate of the Roman Catholic Church,
was twice celebrated today by elabor
ate receptions, one at noon by the
clergymen of the New Tork and the
other . tonight at the Catholic Club,
where distinguished Catholic laymen
greeted him as he occupied an elab
orate throne erected in his honor.
Magnificence far outrivaling that of
any other . ceremony in St. Patrick's
marked the ecclesiastical reception,
which was further distinguished by
the presence of Cardinal' Gibbons, of
Baltimore. Both prelates sat en
throned side by side, the first time two
American cardinals have participated
in any ceremony together In this coun
try. Mora than "000 persons attended the
reception at the Catholic Club.
LOYAL TO THE "NOBLEST EOMAN."
STARVATION DEATH
E,
Medicine Men Heard
in Hazzard Case.
WRONG KIND OF FOOD GIVEN
Testimony of Day From Physi
cians Expert in Character.
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
Defense Expected Medical Evidence
and Says Plan Laid to Thwart
Her Successful Conduct of
Practice W ith Methods.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 25. The death
of Miss Claire Williamson, the wealthy
English woman, on account of whose
death Mrs. Linda Burfleld Hazsard Is
on trial In the Kitsap County ' Superior
Court at Port Orchard charged with
murder in the flrBt degree, resulted
alone from the starvation treatment,
according to the testimony of Dr. T. J.
Baldwin, of Port Orchard, and Br, John
F. Munns, of Bremerton, the only wit
nesses called by the state today.
Irrespective of any ordinary aliments
with which Miss Williamson might
have been afflicted, the treatment In
sisted upon by the fasting specialist
was sufficient to cause death, the wit
nesses said.
"Miss Williamson did not get the
right kind of food and death resulted
from starvation," was the positive dec
laration of Dr. Baldwin, when on the
stand.
Other Doctor Alike Positive.
The testimony of Dr. Munns was
equally positive. It was further de
clared by the witnesses that the treat
ment given by Mrs. Hazzard supple
mental to the dietary course was an
aggravation to the causes that resulted
In death.
The experts testified that the amount
of food supplied between February 21,
when treatment under Mrs. Hazzard
commenced, and the date of death. May
19, was not enough to sustain life.
There was not enough food value nor
sufficient quantity to furnish energy
and permit repair of waste. This con
dition was declared to be actual and
sufficient to result In death even with
out the demoralizing effect of the sup
plemental treatment, which Included
hot baths and massages.
Treatment Periods Varied.
The doctors further said that a period
of successful fasting varied with dif
ferent persons, and that the Hazzard
food treatment waa five times below
(Concluded on Pag 2.)
GAUS
SAY DOCTORS
A
NEW HAT DESIGNS
STRETCH SKYWARD
COST AS WEITj AS ELEVATION
CLIMBS THIS SEASON".
Talse) Hair Is Xot to Be Worn by
AVomen Who Will Be Modish.
Brims Declared Obsolete.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25. (Special.) With
butter at 60 cents to 60 cents a pound,
eggs at 45 cents a dozen and the gen
eral cost of living jumping feverishly,
comes now the disturbing Information
that Spring hats for the loved ones
are to tower skyward, not alone in
size, but In price.
Advance copies of the new hats
show them to range upwards from 18
to 20 Inches. All trimming points
upward In a peculiarly truculent man
ner and angle and there are no brims,
or very slight ones.
The hats fit so closely to the head
that they will not permit of any false
hair, puffs or rats and may be worn
without the deadly hatpins.
The hair must be plain, parted In
the middle and smoothed down in
grandmother style to admit of the hat
being put on.
It developed today that many of the
styles nave been secured from old
paintings in the art Institute here and
in the Louvre in Paris.
RANCK ASKED TO EXPLAIN
Washington Editor's Criticisms Im
peril Land Office Job.
OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jan. 25.-Senator Poindexter to
day received a telegram from Glenn M.
Ranck, who recently was recommended
by Senators Jones and Poindexter for
appointment as Receiver of the Vancou
ver Land Office, saying that he had been
Informed by Senator Jones that the In
terior Department Is holding up his ap
pointment because It has been advised
that Ranck In his newspaper had print
ed comments derogatory of the Admin
istration, and calling upon him to ex
plain. Senator Poindexter made public this
fact today and evidently has concluded
that Ranck will not be appointed be
cause of these newspaper comments.
Ranck was selected primarily by Poin
dexter, but Jones joined in Indorsing
him.
CABINET MEN WILL TOUR
President Instructs Hitchcock and
' Flshor to Visit Panama.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Secretary of
the Interior Fisher and Postmaster
General Hitchcock, the only two mem
bers of President Taft's Cabinet who
have not visited the Panama Canal,
have been ordered by the President, it
was unofficially learned today, to make
a tour of Inspection. They will leave
here probably about the middle of Feb
ruary. '
On account of the numerous questions
whleh arise in Cabinet meeting discus
sions dealing with the changed com
mercial relations that the opening of
the Panama Canal will bring about, the
President Is desirous of having every
member of the Cabinet familiar with
conditions on the Isthmus.
FLYER JUMPS FROM TRACK
Soft Roadhed North of Walla Walla
Causes Ralls to Spread.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 25.
Passenger train No. 7, the Spokane
Pendleton flyer of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation Com
pany, was derailed just north of Bolles
Junction, SO miles north of here, this
afternoon, when softening of the road
bed. Induced by heavy rains and melt
ing snows, caused the rails to spread.
The engine, tender and three cars left
the track, but after the train had
traveled Its own length, came to a
stop. No passengers were Injured.
A train was made up at Bolles Junc
tion and passengers were taken through
to Pendleton. It Is expected the track
will be cleared tonight.
WIND DETERS AVIATORS
Despite Breezes, Lincoln Beechey
Does Ills Thrilling Tricks.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 25. With a
high wind that again prevented any but
experts from taking part In the pro
gramme, the flying today at Domlnguez
Field, as on yesterday, proved unevent
ful. Despite the wind, Lincoln Beachey
performed some thrilling tricks, con
cluding with a spiral volplane from an
altitude of 6500 feet.
Phil Parmalee again took first alti
tude honors, reach try? a height of 6500
feet, and second place in the speed
trials, which were won by Lincoln
Beachey.
GALE AND FOG GRIP BEAVER
Steamer Send9 Wireless Message
Tellins Cause of Delay.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. A wire
less message dated 3 P. M. was re
ceived today from the San Francisco
& Portland Steamship Company's
steamer Beaver, 20 miles north of Point
Arena. .
The message said the vessel was in
the grip of a southeast gale and a
thick fog. that she was hove to off
Cape Blanco for 22 hours, and had seen
nothing since leaving the Columbia
River. The dispatch said the Beaver
would arrive about 7 o'clock Friday
morning, providing her position could
be found tonight.
WITNESS DECLARES
WILDE CONSPIRED
Frank H. Stow Tells
of Alleged Plot.
DEFENSE SHOWS RECORD LAX
Court Ears Testimony Refer
ring to Other Deals. . ( .
BOOK CHANGED, SAYS ONE
State Alms to Prove Purchase ot
Bonds Was Not Approved by
Oregon - Trust Directorate.
Cancelled Check Withheld.
DAY'S FEATCBES IX TRIAL OF
LOUIS J. WILDE.
Through testimony of Frank H.
Stow prosecution endeavors to lay
foundation on which to construct al
leged conspiracy and embezzlement
charge against Wilde.
Defense shows by ex-tellers and
ex-bookkeepers of Oregon Trust A
Savings Bank that records of insti
tution were kept carelessly.
Court denies introduction ot testi
mony by state showing former bond
deals by Wilde and Morris In which
commission was divided equally be
tween them.
Ex-bookkeeper testifies that one of
original pages in lndlvldaul ledger
account book, prepared by himself
and showing personal account ot
Morris, has been substituted by an
other page written by another.
State prepares to prove that bond
purchase by bank from Wilde was
not authorized by board of directors
but was result of conspiracy between
Wilde and Morris.
Defense refuses to produce check
by which state contends wilds paid
Morris $6000 cash as part of his
commission in Omaha telephone bond
sale.
With the testimony of Frank H.
Stow at last night's Bession of the
Wilde trial, the prosecution introduced
Its first material evidence on which it
expects to develop its charge of con
spiracy and subsequent embezzlement
by Wilde and W. Cooper Mooris of
$90,000 of the funds of the Oregon
Trust & Savings Bank. Stow was as
sociated with Wilde and F. F. Graves
in the Union Telephone Construction
Company, the bond-selling agency for
which Wilde made the sale of $500,000
of Omaha telephone bonds to the Ore
gon Trust & Savings Bank.
Although Stow did not conclude his
testimony last night, he gave a his
tory of the organization of the com
pany and its operation, not omitting
alleged deception on the part of Wilde
In falling to account to his associates
for their share of the profits from tha
transaction.
Stow testified that in the Summer
of 1906, he associated himself with
Wilde and Graves and organized the
Empire Construction Company with a
capital stock of $100,000 with the In
tention of obtaining a franchise and
installing a telephone plant in Denver,
Sale Left to Wilde.
This project did not materialize, the
promoters not being able to obtain
the franchise. In Its operations, how
ever, the company, according to Stow,
became virtually bankrupt. It was
reorganized under the name of the
Union Telephone Construction Company
with a capital stock of $250,000. In
the Fall of 1906, following the aban
donment of the Denver project, the
company invaded omaha. Neb., acquired
a franchise for $30,000 and entered into
a contract with the Omaha Telephone
Company to Install a plant of 6000.
phones.
In consideration for installing the
plant, . the construction company re
celved bonds to the amount of $l,500,i
000, 4 per cent preferred stock for $1,
600,000 and common stock in the same
amount. According to Stow, the con
struction company organized by elect
ing him as general manager In charge)
of construction at a salary of $300 a
month ana uraveo i""' "
viser at the same monthly salary.
Wilde was elected sales agent, but ho
was also voted a monthly salary of $300
to be paid out of the profits of the con,
cern. The remaining profits, acoordt
lng to the agreement, were to be di
vided equally among the three.
410,000 Ileal Closed.
"The company entered Into an agree
ment with Wilde by which it was de
cided that if he could find a buyer fori
a solid block of $500,000 of the bonds he
was authorized to sell for as low as 80
cents,' said Stow. "Wilde said this
was an unusually large block of securi
ties to sell to any one bank or Investor,
but he had two prospective buyers to
whom he would submit the proposal.
He said these possible investors were
O'Brien & Bowes, of San Francisco, and
the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, of
Portland. '
"After the sale had been made to tha
Oregon Trust, Wilde told me that he
had made the sale for $410,000, the com
pany receiving $400,000 in certificates
of deposit. The other $10,000 was di
vided. $5000 being placed in the com
pany's treasury and the other $5000 be
ing divided equally between Wilde,
Graves and me. This distribution of
(Concluded on Fags 14.).
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