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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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BRIBE CONFESSION'
DECLARED FRAMEUP
Alibi Is Offered to Dis
' credit Detective.
MISS HQBBS HEARS OF "PLOT"
Sleuth's Alleged Aid in Extra
edition Scheme Confesses.
HOOD RIVER MAN "VICTIM"
North Dakota Charge Said to Be
Hatched Up to Return Accused
1 31ere!y as "Witness in Civil
j , Suit Accusers Surprised.
That an alleged confession, upon the
strength of which Governor Hanna, of
North Dakota, issued a requisition for
the return to that Btate of McLain S.
Cooper, charged with bribing Jurors of
a trial at which ho was acquitted of
murder, was not made by Cooper at
'all, but by W. H. McGruder, with whom
detectives had scraped an acquaintance
in a Portland saloon, was one of the
sensations produced at Cooper's hear
ing before Miss Fern Hobbs, Governor
"West's secretary, yesterday afternoon.
McGruder himself testified that on
the night of January 24 last, at the re
quest of J. A. Sullivan, a detective, he
went to the Imperial Hotel, where he,
following- Sullivan's instructions, pre
tended to be. Cooper and conducted a
conversation, which, when transcribed
by a shorthand reporter who was con
cealed in an adjoining bathroom, would
lead to the inevitable conclusion that
Cooper had participated In jury bribing.
McGrude's Appearance Surprise.
McGruder's appearance was a com
plete surprise to B. G. Skulason, at
torney, representing the State 'of North
Dakota. He had been discovered only
a few hours before by Ellis McLain,
employer and friend of Cooper, who is
making an effort to prevent Cooper
from being -returned. to North Dakota,
where, he says, he is wanted, not on a
charge of jury bribing, but as a wit
ness in a $50,000 civil suit against Harry
Cooper, his father. This suit has been
brought by the heirs of. James Boss,
for the murder of whom Cooper was
tried and acquitted on the grounds of
eelf-defense
The murder trial brought out the
fact that Ross had been employed by
the Coopers on their farm in Traill
County, North Dakota, th;l he had been
discharged and that following his dis
charge he pursued McLain S. Cooper,
the son, in a threatening manner.
Self-Defense In Claimed.
As Robs started for a shotgun young
Cooper tired a revolver, twice in the
air and once at the man. The shot took
effect and Ross died five months after
the shooting.
"I was acting In self-defense and to
nrii:t mv father's - property," the
young man testified" at his trial.
It is on this statement that the at
tornes for Ross' estate base their
case for damages.
In seeking to protect his father's
property, they say, the young man
was acting as his father's, lawful
agent. They thereby hope to hold the
elder Cooper, who Is wealthy, legally
responsible for Ross' death.
Ostensibly, however, the extradition
proceedings are based on the jury
bribing case, In which a number of
prominent North Dakota folks are said
to be involved.
Jurors Are Accused.
Recently charges were brought
asainst Harry Cooper, the father;
Tracy R. Bangs, ex-United States At
torney and prominent Democratic pol
itician, who was Cooper's attorney,
and several of the jurors.
J. A. Sullivan, the detective who se
cured the alleged confession at the
Imperial Hotel, was bailiff of the court
that tried Cooper. He is supposed to
have knowledge of the alleged bribing,
and it i3 said that for that reason he
came to Portland a. few months ago
to find Cooper and to secure his "con
fession."
11 is alleged that Sullivan and R. W.
Bram field, another detective, came to
Portland about January f6 last; that
' they passed much of 'their time at the
. Oxford bar. Sixth and Oak streets.
where they met McGruder; that Sulli
van was free with his money and Mc
Uruder cultivated his friendship.
On the night of January 24, accord
ing to McGruder's testimony, Sullivan
asked him to do a favor. He assented.
They went to Sullivan's room at the
Imperial Hotel, which was number 844.
Detective's Conversation Told.
On the way to the hotel, McGruder
said. Sullivan told him that he wanted
to get a statement from "a man named
Cooper," that all he would need to do
would be to answer his questions af
firmatively, and that a shorthand re
porter would be in an adjoining room
to take down the questions and an
swers. When they reached the room the fol
lowing conversation took place, ac
cording to the sworn statement made
by Bramfield at Grand Forks, N. D.:
Sullivan "Do you remember the
dough you used to put under the win
dow for the bailiff to get hold of?
McGruder "I remember It, certainly,
very well. I certainly do, as well as If
It was the present time. ' -
Sullivan "Well, the idea is this,
Mack: Now the money that you used
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SMOKING CURE IS
SOUGHT FAR, NEAR
a
FROM KEXTICKY AXD CANADA
COME REQUESTS FOR AID.
Superintendent of Stale Industrial
School Deluged With Letters
From Tobacco Victims.
SAL. EM. Or., March 26. (Special.)
Hale, of the State In
dustrial School, is receiving letters
written by persons seeking a cure ior
the smoking habit. Since Mr. Hale an
nounced that the nitrite f silver treat
ment had cured numerous inmates of
the institution he has been Inundated
almost with correspondence from vic
tims of the weed.
A letter received foday was from a
broker of Louisville. Ky. The man,
although a member of a local stock
exchange and having connections with
a New York exchange, admits that he
Is a victim of the cigarette habit, and
that he has tried numerous so-called
cures without success. Another letter
was from a resident of British Colum
bia nnd another from a. farmer of
Georgia. Mr. Hale answers all letters
and gives the prescription which has
been found efficacious at tne scnooi.
"Our physician has discovered," said
the superintendent, "that in most cases
one-fourth of 1 ner cent solution used
as a mouth wash before meals is suffi
cient At first a much stronger solu
tion was used at the school.
RAILWAY PAYSF0R DEATH
Judge Clecton Sees That Mother of
' Mrs. Kills Is Protected. -
Only after Mrs. Owen McDermott,
mo'her of Mrs. Julia V. O. Ellis, killed
by an Estacada car last Sunday, had
signed an affidavit that she had been
advised fully of her rights would Cir
cuit Judge eieeton permit Mrs. AjC.
Johnson, administratrix of the estate,
to accept $1500 as a settlement for Mrs.
Kills' death. -After Mrs. I'-njmott's
affidavit had been filed Judge Cleeton
signed an order permitting he settle
ment. Mrs. McDermott, who Is the sole heir
of her daughter, represented to the
court that she was desirous of. taking
her daughter's body to Ogden, Utah, for
bu-ial and preferred to accept the
settloment offered by the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company to
remaining In Portland for long litiga
tion. SMELT RUNNING IN SANDY
Starting Tuesday Big Catches Arc
. ... Made at Troutdale.
Smelt have made their appearance In
the Sandy River, the first run being no
ticed at Troutdale Tuesday. The run
is expected to last until Sunday. In
former years the runs have been heavy
and wagon loads of the fish have been
taken. Nets and even pitchforks have
been used in scooping them out.
The best place to catch smelt In the
Sandy is at Troutdale.
The runs of smelt in Sandy River
have been periodical. Sometimes sev
eral years will pass without any com
ing into the river.
BARBER FAN ARGUES, DIES
Then Arguing Customer Goes to
Rival Shop to Finish Shave.
CHICAGO, March 26. August Ander
son, a barber employed near the Fed
eral League ball park, got so excited
today while arguing the merits of the
new league with Thomas Leach that
he dropped dead while shaving Leach.
Leach is an admirer of the Chicago
National League club. Ho was so dis
pleased with Anderson's admiration of
the new league that when the barber
sank to -the floor with heart failure
Leach went to another shop to finish
his shaving.
WILSON SUSTAINS PAGE
President Sees Nothing Improper in
Ambassador's Speech.
WASHINGTON, March 26. Having
received a copy of Ambassador Page's
recent speech in London, to which Sena
tor Chamberlain and others took ex
ception on account of references to the
Monroe Doctrine and the Panama
Canal, President Wilson told callers to
day he thought the speech was per
fectly proper..
The President could see no grounds
for objection to the Ambassador's re
marks, he said.
EDDY ESTATE IS SETTLED
Administrator Turns Over $2,590,
- 632 to Trustees Under Will.
CONCORD, N. H., March 26. Josiah
L. Femald, administrator of the estate
of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder
of the Christian Science Church, com
pleted his account in the Probate Court
today by turning the sum of $2,590,632
to the trustees appointed under the
will.
He also made a final payment of
J9S90 on account of inheritance and
succession tax, making the total paid
to the state 118.R82.
BUSINESS GOOD, CARS SOLD
Cotton Belt Railroad Orders $:
000,000 in Rolling Stock.
ST. LOUIS, March 16. An order for
the construction of 2000 freight cars'
at a cost of $2,000,000 was placed today
by the St. Louts Southwestern (Cotton
Belt) Railroad. Delivery will begin
about (be middle of May, In time for
the Fall crop movement.
The railroad's officials announced
the order was warranted by prospects
and the general business outlook.
DECISION MONDAY
FIXES BRIDGE SITES
Union Avenue, Wash
ington StreetFavored'
ENGINEER'S REPORT IS FILED
Multnomah and Clarke Com
missioners Confer.
LAND PURCHASE ADVISED
Mr. Harrington Gives Estimated
Cost of Union Avenue Approach
at $251,000 and Washington
Street at $35,000.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 26.
(Special.) Tne sites for the Interstate
bridge, spanning the Columbia River at
this point and uniting Oregon andt
Washington and the sister cities of
Portland and Vanvouver, practically
were chosen here today at a meeting
of the joint bridge commission.
The sites probably will be Washing
ton street. In Vancouver, and Union
avenue, in Portland, as these two sites
were approved by John Lyle Harring
ton, bridge engineer, and the members
of the Columbia River Interstate bridge
commission look upon the proposition
as an engineering one and they prob
ably will be guided by the recommend
ations of their engineer, although much
opposition is anticipated.
The final decision will be made Mon
day morning at 10:30 o'clock, when a
joint meeting vof the commission will
be held In the Courthouse in Portland,
room 200.
The bridge commission is composed of
the Clarke County Commissioners W.
S. Lindsey, A. Rawson and S. N. Se
crlst and the County Auditor of
Clarke County William N. Marshall
and the Multnomah County Commis
sioners Rufus C V. Holman, D. V.
Hart and W. L. Lightner and Gov
ernor -West, of Oregon; -'"T-he mBetlng
was called to order shortly after 3
o'clock today by Mr. Holman, In the
County. Commissioners' room, which
was so small that only 60 persons could
gain entrance to the room. The hall
outside was filled and several climbed
on stepladders to see over the heads
of the crowd into the room.
Engineer Reads Ileport.
After the reading and approval of
the minutes of the last, meeting Mr.
Harrington read his report, touching
on the various proposed sites on both
the Washington and Oregon sides -of
the Columbia River. He reviewed the
various advantages and disadvantages.
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
- The Weather.
tESTERDATS Maximum temperature. 50
degrees; minimum, 40 degrees. -
TODAf'S Rain; southwesterly winds.
1 Foreign.
Mmo. Catllaux says she went to Flgsro f
I Ice prepared to create scandal. Fage 3.
Suffragettes rout London Councllmen with
clubs. . bottles and . odorous chemicals.
- Pago 5.
War Minister likely to be scapegoat in Irish
complications. Fage 2. .
' Nations.
Effort to curtail canal tolls debate vigor
ously fought in House. Fsga 4.. .
President says whole world is acainst
United Su.tea ou cansl tolls issue. Fage O.
' Domestic
Prisoner blames dying girl for murder of
his sister.- Page 2.
Women win victory- before Massachusetts
Legislature. Page 1.
Fighting Is resumed north of . Torreon.
Pago S . ,
Double life revealed five years after man
dies. Page 5.
Hindu professor arrested as undesirable
'. quotes Bryan as sharing views. Fase 4.
Sport.
Federal League to attack rivals as trust.
Fage P.
Two Sox teams play listless games In South.
Page 8.
Derrick's slump at bat worries McCredle.
Page 8.
Baseball booster buttons are ready for fans.
Page 8.
Nick Williams may Bend three players back
to bush. .. Page 9.
Tracy discourages Williams' debut as a pro-
v-1 lessional. rage w.
Pacific Northwest.
Cottage Grove youth arrested and "band of
outlaws" broken up. Page 7.
Forest fire onference is ou at Koseburg.
Page T. Oregon
official ' deluged with requests for
smoking habit cure. Page 1. .
Cleeton tax ruling expected . to govern other
counties. Fage 6.
Arrest on wife-murder charge made in
Springfield mystery. Page 6.
Decision expected Monday to fix interstate
bridge site. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon onion season of 1913 ends with top
price. Fage 19.
Wheat advances at Chicago on reports of
cold wave. Psge-10.
Stocks improve in late dealings, but final
. changes are small. Page 19.
Public dock to be opened Saturday with
ceremony. Page 14. ,
Portland and Vicinity. .
Alleged confession to bribery declared de
tective's frame-up. Fage 1.
Telephone trust in Northwest gives up to
Government. Page 1.
Judge Cleoton refuses to dismiss peonage
suit. Page 13,
Heads of Independent colleges will meet to
day. . Page IS.
Weather report, forecast and data. Page 19.
COMMITMENT IS DEPLORED
Asylum Superintendent Criticises
. Certain Sons and Daughters.
SALEM. Or., March 26. (Special.)
After the death of Thomas L. Fenlon,
80 ye,ars old, committed from Klamath
County, Dr. R. Lee Sterner, superintend
ent of. the State- Insane" Asylum, de
plored the action of certain sons and
daughters regarding aged parents. The
superintendent said Mr. Fenlon never
should have been sent to the asylum.
He suffered from diabetes and senile
dementia.
. "Many, patients are sent to this in
stitution who should be cared for by
their children," declared Dr. Steiner.
"Mr. Fenlon should not have been -sent
here, for it was evident when he was
committed that he had only a short
time to live."
Governor Eberhart Is Candidate.
ST. PAUL, . March 26. Governor
Eberhart announced today his candi
dacy for renomination on the Republi
can ticket at the primaries June 16.
ELIMINATING HUERTA
VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT
IS BOUGHT B! L(e
SuIlivan-Considne In
tert?S'Sold. PRICE TO EXCEED $6,000,000
Local Houses to Be Included in
World-Wide Combine.
POLICY LIKELY TO CHANGE
Purchaser Pays $1,500,000 for Good
Will 200 Theaters Go Under,
Control of One Interest
That May Expand.
KANSAS CITY, March 26. Marcus
Loew, of New York -City, for himself
and others, tonight signed a contract
to purchase the Sullivan-Considine
vaudeville circuit and properties for
an amount that will exceed $6,000,000.
Mr. Loew will take over the properties
August 1 next.
The properties, which are scattered
throughout the country, are owned
jointly by John W. Consldine and the
estate of Timothy D. Sullivan, of New
York City.
1,500,000 for Good Will.
Thirty-seven, theaters owned outright
by the Sulllvan-Consldine Interests and
100 theaters which the circuit books
and has interests in were involved in
the deal.
Mr. Loew, under the contract, will
pay the Sullivan-Considine Interests
$1,500,000 for "good will", and an in
ventory wil- be made for theaters and
properties of the circuit at their pres
ent value. Mr. Loew agrees to pay
the amount the inventory calls for,
which is estimated to be between J 4
500,000 and $5,000,000. Mr. Considine
represented his circuit in the.transac
tion.'
- Combination Is Planned.
The conferences that led up to to
night's agreement were participated in
by Patrick Sullivan, brother of Tim
othy D. Sullivan, representing the
Sullivan estate; Larry Mulligan, an
owner of Sullivan & Considine stocky
Emmanuel Blumenthal, O. I. Wise, H.
C. Robertson and Morris Kohn, all of
New York; John E. Ludwlg, of the
Loew interests; Aarcn Jones, Chicago
Moses Oppenhelmer, Spokane, and G.
E. Lincoln, of Chicago.
Mr. Loew announced he would com
bine the theaters involved in tonight's
deal with the houses he now owns.
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BAY STATE S0L0NS
FAVOR SUFFRAGE
AVOMEX 1V1X VICTORY IX BOTH
HOUSES OP LEGISLATURE.
Favorable Action Second- Time, How-
m
ever, Necessary Before Issue
Goes Before Voters.
BOSTON, March 26. By action of the
Houso today the Legislature has voted
for the first time in Its history In fa
vor of referring . to the petition the
question of granting suffrage to
women.
The. vote in the House was 168 to
39 on a resolution which already had
been favorably acted on by the Senate
providing for an amendment to the
constitution striking the word "male"
from the qualifications for voters. The
measure must receive favorable action
in the Legislature next year before it
may go to the people for decisive vote
and become effective at the state elec
tion of 1915.
The suffragists hailed today's action
as a victory.
The galleries lof the House were
crowded with women when the vote
was taken and cheering marked the
announcement of the result
REALTY BOARD TO ELECT
Sentiment Apparent Is for Renam
ing Dean Vincent President.
The Portland Realty Board will hold
Its annual meeting and election of offi
cers following its luncheon In the rooms
of the Commercial Club today. The
president, secretary and treasurer and
the committees will read reports re
viewing their work for the year past.
The present officers of the Board are:
Dean Vincent, president; Carl R. Jones,
vice-president; Arthur C. Callan, sec
ond vice-president; J. W. Crossley, third
vice-president; F. L. Purse, secretary,
and C. C. Craig, treasurer.
There Is a strong sentiment in the
Board favorable to the re-election of
President Vincent. Thus far no one
has consented to run against him.
W. C. REDFIELD DUE TODAY
Cabinet Member to Hold Reception
at 9:45 This Morning.
W. C. Redfieid, Secretary of Com
merce, will arrive in Portland this
morning.
At 9:43 he will hold a. Short public
reception at the Benson Hotel. At 7
o'clock this evening he will address
tho "public at the Masonic Temple,
West Park and Yamhill streets.
Tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock Sec
retary Redfieid will speak to Reed Col
lege students and later In the day will
be the guest of the Northwestern Sal
mon Packers. Ho will visit the Gov
ernment hatcheries at Oregon City be
fore proceeding to Seattle tomorrow
night.
STEVENSON TOMB IN REPAIR
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Stepdaughter of Author Denies Re
port of Xcglect in Saniou.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26. (Spe
cial.) Among passengers on the steam
er Ventura today was Mrs. Isabel
Strong, stepdaughter of Robert Louis
Stevenson. Mrs. Strong is returning
from a trip to Samoa, where she went to
Inspect the Stevenson tomb.
Reports that the tomb has suffered
from neglect by the German authori
ties are untrue, Mrs. Strong said.
Mrs. Strong will go to Santa Barbara
and procure the ashes of her mother.
These she will take to Samoa and place
in the tomb of Robert Louis Stevenson,
according to Mrs. Stevenson's last in
structions. CURFEW WILL BE REVIVED
Mayor Promises Women Children
Will Be Kept Off Streets.
Portland may have a curfew officer
to keep minors off the streets after
night. A delegation of women, repre
senting various clubs and other or
ganisations, called upon Mayor Albee
yesterday and urged bim to take steps
at once to prohibit children from being
on the streets after curfew hours with
out their parents.
The Mayor said he would take the
matter up and assign a policeman to
special curfew work. He also promised
to notify the police to enforce the
curfew ordinance to the letter.
REFERENDUM IS READY
More Than Required Signatures to
Refer Meters to Be Filed.
With nearly 500 more signatures than
are needed In and validated, and a large
number more ready for validation, the
referendum petition on the ordinance
providing for the purchase of 5000 wa
ter meters will be filed tomorrow
morning.
On the petitions which are ready are
7280 names. To invoke the referendum
would require only 6S28 names. It is
said by persons backing the petition
that they expect to have about 10,000
names.
SCHOOL PRODUCTS USEFUL
13,54 2 Practical Articles Made by
Students First Semester.
Tho sewing classes in the grade
schools made 10,042 useful articles. In
cluding both wearing apparel and
household articles, in classroom work
during the first semester of the pres
ent school year.
During the same period r-e sewing
classe J of the blfc'i schools finished 2200
such articles and the classes in the
trade school made 1300.
PHONE TRUST GIVES
UPTO GQVERNFfiENI
Competition in North
west Ordered.
FEDERAL CONTROL ACCEPTED
Defendants Agree to Decree
Entered by Judge Bean.
NEW MERGER PRpHIBITED
Dissolution of Combine Directed, In
terchangeable Long Distance
Service Required and Rate
Discrimination Barred.
Competition in the telephone busi
ness of the Pacific Northwest is arbi
trarily ordered restored, and Govern
ment regulation of such business Is in
sured, by a decree entered yesterday in
United States District Court by Judge
Robert S. Bean. The defendants in the
suit, brought last July under the Sher
man anti-trust law. by United States
District Attorney Kennies, are per-,
petually enjoined from creating a con
dition that will interfere with com
petition. The defendants were the American
Telephone & Telegraph Company and
its subsidiary companies, the North
western Telephoue Company, owing
competing long-distance lines from
Port Angeles, Wash., to Corvallis, Or.;
the Interstate Telephone Company,
owning competing long-distance Hues
from Spokane easterly In Northern
Idaho; the Home Telephone Company
of Spokane, and smaller companies
operating competing exchanges at Se
attle, Tacoma and Bellingham. Wash.
Defendants AH Apr re-.
The decree represents ail uncon
ditional surrender on the part of tho
alleged telephone trust to the demands
of the Government. It was entered
after each of the 42 defendants to the
suit, comprising officers, directors and
legal representatives of the defendant
companies, had voluntarily agreed to
its terms.
"tl is believed that the public in
terest will be served by the adjust
ment of-this controversy," says Judgo
Bean, in outlining the consent and
stipulation of the defendants to tho
decree, "and to that end tne defendants,
are willing as to the matters involved
to submit to a decree requiring them
to comply with the law as interpreted
by the Attorney-General.
It is also mentioned by Judge Bean
that the defendants "asserted that tho
acts complained of in the Government's
petition were done by them in the
belief that they were lawful acts."
Monopoly Is Alleged
These acts, wiiich were contended to
be unlawful by Attorney-General Mc
Reynolds through District Attorney
Reames and Constantlne J. Smyth, spe
cial assistant to the Attorney-General,
consisted, according to the decree, in
a combination to monopolize the means
of telephonic communication between
the States of Washington and Oregon
and Washington and Idaho;
Besides forbidding tho defendants
from ever again entering into such a
combination, the American Telephone
&. Telegraph Company or Pacific Com
pany is ordered to dispose of its hold
ings in the Northwestern and Interstate
companies, which do an interstate
long-distance business and In the Home
Company, of Spokane, and is prohibited
from acquiring any interest in these
companies. The time given is 90 days
for the Northwestern and Interstate
holdings, and six months for the Home
holdings.
The decree .grants the Government
the right to apply to the court at Port
land for any further orders that; may
be necessary to complete the intent of
the decree, thus guaranteeing virtual
and constant Federal regulation.
To accomplish the , restoration of
competitive conditions, the decree or
ders the American Telephone & Tele
graph Company and other defendants
to do the following things:
The Pacific company In Portland Is
given 0 days in which to perfect a.
contract with the Home Telephone
Company providing for Interchangeable
long-distance service. Discrimination
In the matter of rates Is forbidden, so
that it will cost no more to telephone a
certain distance over the two lines than
over the Pacific's line alone.
Contract Must Be Canceled.
' The Washington County Telephone
Company, of Oregon, which was a part
of the Northwestern system until No
vember. 1911, when It passed into the
control of the. American, or Bell, com
pany, must cancel Its contract with tha
Pacific, or Bell, company. This con
tract provided that it should give all
Its long-distance business to the Pa
cific, . The same ruling applies to the Mc
Minnville Local & Long Distance
Telephone Company, which was a part
of the Northwestern system until Sep
tember, 1910, when it succumbed to
Bell control. It is ordered to divide
Its long-distance business equally with
the Pacific and the Home company, of
Portland.
S. G. Hughes, owner of the Forest
Grove exchange, must also relinquish
his exclusive long-distance contract
with the Pacific
Spokane Ueta Prlvtlese.
In Washington the-Bell company is
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