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BUSINESS
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DEFIED BY WILSON
Legislative Schedule
Not to Be Held Up.
LETTER CAMPAIGN EXPOSED
"Interest's' Move to Have Con
S gress Adjourn "Called."
EXECUTIVE NOT DAUNTED
President Creates Mild Sensation by
4 Declaring He Will Use Every
Means to Get Bills Pend--lng
Made Into Laws.
' 'WASHINGTON, June 15. President
"Wilson came out today with a flat dec
laration that, despite what he charac
terized as a deliberate campaign by
certain Interests to bring about an ad
journment of Congress and postpone
ment of the Administration's trust leg
islation programme, he would use
every Influence at his command to get
the pending Dins tnrougn mo dbii.
this session.
Choosing his words carefully, the
President disclosed his belief that or
ganized distribution of circular letters
and telegrams among business men,
members of Congress and other public
officials, calling for an adjournment of
Congress, a halt In the trust bills, an
Increase in freight rates for the rail
roads and a "rest for business" was re
sponsible for what he recently de
scribed aa a "psychological depression."
''Copies of Letters Show.
In support of' that view the "White
House made public copies of such let
ters and telegrams which have been
brought In by friends of the Adminis
tration. One of the letters which fell
Into the hands of White House offi
cials was circulated by the Simmons
Hardware Company, of St. Louis, under
date of June 9.
Just prior to that date President Wil
son had offered to E. C. Bimmons,
president of that company, a place on
the Federal Reserve Board. Today.
Just before, the President expressed his
views on the trust programme, It was
announced that Mr. Simmons had de
clined the appointment and that
Charles S. Hamlin, of Boston, would
le nominated in his stead.
Mild Sensation Created.
White House officials denied the
Simmons letter had to do with the
declination of the appointment. It was
said, moreover," that the President did
jiot know of the letter when he offered
Mr. Simmons the place.
The President's declaration and the
publication of the letters created a mild
-sensation, approaching that which fol
lowed the President's denunciation of
the "Insidious lobby" which, he said,
was threatening the tariff bill last
year.
One of the letters made public pur
ported to have been sent out by the
Pictorial Review Company of New
Jork, and was signed by W. P. Ahnelt.
president, under date of May 1. It ac
companied a prepared letter protesting
against trust legislation, praying for a
freight rate increase and suggesting an
adjournment of Congress, with the
further suggestion that the recipient
mall copies to the President, members
of Congress, the Interstate Commerce
Commission and other officials in
.Washington.
Letter Invites Wide Movement.
The letter, signed by Ahnelt, follows:
' "We take the privilege of writing
you on a subject of vital Importance
to yourself and the country at large.
It is no doubt evident to you that
prosperity has been lost somewhere in
this -country, owing to the mischievous
activities of the politicians, as recog
nized by all men.
"We Inclose herewith draft of a let
ter which embraces the majority of the
thinking .business people of our section
of the country, and which should be
addressed to the President of the
United States, the Congress and mem
bers of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, respectively- Mlsht we sug
gest, if you agree with us, that you
take the trouble of writing letters of a
similar character to the President, the
members of the United States Senate
and House of Representatives from
your state? If you prefer to use copies
of the inclosed letters we will mail you
as many copies as you can conveniently
use. It will be more effective, how
ever, if you write them on your own
letterheads. The sooner this appeal Is
made, the greater effect it will have on
the politicians who have caused the
less of prosperity.
List of Names Sent.
Inclosed find a list of names and
addresses to whom the letter should be
sent, but we omit the names of the
Representatives and Senators from
your state with whom you are no doubt
familiar.
In part the form letter which was
presented for transmission to public
officials was as follows:
We respectfully appeal to your
sense of Justice, and ask In the name
of the suffering American people, in
the name of common sense, why
wantonly harass business at this junc
ture when it Is struggling for its very
existence?
"Why throw more tnousands of men
Concluded oa Face 2.1
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PRINCETON SENIORS
ARE "HUMAN" LOT
83 HAVE KISSED; 31 HAVE BEEN
JILTED AND 9 ARE ENGAGED.
Of 7 1 Who Smoke, 2 6 Began In Col
leges, 23 Think Dancing Morally
Wrong, 90 Self Supporting.
PRINCETON, N. J, June 15. (Spe
cial.) Some Interesting statistics of
the Princeton senior class crept out to
day. Eighty-three claim to have kissed
girls, while but one less corresponded
with girls.
One Apollo asserts that he has a
correspondence list of 22.
Nine men are engaged, while 81 have
been rejected, one young man 10 times.
There are 71 In the class that smoke
and of this number but 26 began In
college. One hundred and one dance
and 23 consider dancing morally wrong.1
Out of the class of nearly 250, 99
men are wholly supporting themselves
and 18 partially.
The oldest man in the class will be
31 In August, while the youngest was
19 last January. The average age Is 21
years and five months.
In size the class range from five
feet three and a half inches to six
feet three and a half Inches, the aver
age being found at five feet eight and
three quarters inches.
The class honored a Vassar young
lady in voting her the favorite poet,
riaa Ruth Pickerings Doem "In the
Conning Tower" winning for her this
distinction. William woraswortn was
voted the worst.
NO MAN'S LAND FONDLED
Unique World .Convention to Form
Government for Flagless Isles.
WASHINGTON, June 15. An lnter-
...l.r,l nnnfaronna IiniflllA in histOrY
convened In Chrlstiania today, when
ditia fi-nm the United States ana
Russia, Norway and other northern
European countries met to frame a gov-
rnrr-.nt for the worlds only country
without a flag the Spitsbergen Is
lands commonly . called No Man's
Land.
No Man's Land, lying On the edge of
tiin Arctic Circle, north of Norway, re
cently was found to hold valuable coal
deposits. It Is devoid of vegetation and
has little or no animal life.
VOLCANO HALTS BALL GAME
Uedding and Kennett Stop Hot Con-
test to Watch Lassen.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. (Spe
cial.) The first case Is on record of a
volcano stopping a baseball game.
When Mount Lassen burst into erup
tion Saturday the high school teams of
Redding and Kennett were engaged
in a hot diamond combat at the latter
town. The fourth Inning had been
reached.
Lassen Is about 75 miles away, but
the players and spectators as well
neglected the game to find points of
vantage to witness the sight. Fully
half an hour elapsed before the uase
ball game was taken up again.
THROATS DRYREAM GOES
Harbor Patrolman "Treated" for
Overcoming Temptation.
While the mercury was at Its high-,
est point' yesterday 15 gallons of ice
cream at the Municipal boatlanding
gradually turned Into liquid, while
members of the Harbor Patrol force
speculated on what could be done to
avoid Its loss.
The Ice cream should have been
delivered at the foot of East Stark
street, where the purchaser anxiously
awaited its coming. As a reward for
bis men who remained on duty and
placed temptation behind them.
Harbormaster Speler "set up" a brick
of ice cream.
SKIN VoR CHILD SOUGHT
Women of Medford Asked to Provide
Cuticle for Sarah Green.
MEDFORD, Or., June 15. (Special.)
To save the .life of Sarah Green,
3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.
E. Green, of the 401 ranch, the physi
cian in charge has asked for women
volunteers to give small portions of
skin to be grafted on the burned
portions of the child's flesh.
The child was burned badly a week
ago while playing with matches .and is
in a precarious condition. Only a small
portion of skin will be taken from
each person.
KING PLEADS FOR PIKE
Bold Stranger Not Punished Severely
at His Majesty's Request.
LONDON, June 15. George Pike, who
invaded Buckingham Palace June 7
and wandered about the building for
several hours, was released today. The
defendant gave a bond for his behavior
in future.
The leniency shown by the magistrate
was due to the Intervention of King
George, who pleaded that the man
should not be punished severely.
PLURAL VOTE BILL PASSES
"One - 31an - One - Ballot" Measure
Xears Law in England.
LONDON, June 15. The plural vot
ing bill passed its third reading in the
House of Commons tonight by a vote
of 320 to 2t2.
The bill embodies the principle of
"one roan one vote," and provides that
before a general election a plural voter
must select which of his votes he
wishes to register.
FREE BOOKS KILLED;
DR. SMITH WINNER
Vote on Both Issues Is
Overwhelming.
NEW DIRECTOR IS INSTALLED
Vote for Smith 6188, Vreeland
1609, Hampton 319.
JUDGE MUNLY IS CHAIRMAN
Extraordinary Interest Shown In
Election and Result Is Uniform
Throughout, No Precinct Fa
voring Books Being Free.
The free text-book measure was
voted down by a majority of almost
12 to 1 In the school election yester
day and Dr. Alan Welch Smith was
elected School Director by an enormous
majority over both of his competitors.
Dr. L. Victoria Hampton and Thaddeus
W. Vreeland.
The vote for free text-books In one
precinct was only one and in no pre
cinct did It run higher than 43, the
total for all precincts being 68L
The vote against the free text-books
was 7209, a majority of 6628, and In
only a few of the precincts did the
vote run less than 100. In precinct 10,
where the affirmative vote was highest,
43, the negative vote on the text-book
quetsion was 87L
Over 8000 Votes Cast.
The vote on director was: Dr. L
Victoria Hampton, 319; Dr. Alan Welch
Smith, 6188, and Thaddeus W. Vreeland,
1609.
School Clerk Thomas' office was
crowded with friends of the candidates
for directors, and an unofficial count
was kept up as fast as the returns from
the 43 precincts came in. Long before
the reports had all been received, how
ever, the result In both the election for
director and the textbook election was
so clearly Indicated that many did not
remain for the full count, and when
the official canvass was made by the
directors In the Board room only a few
persons were still present.
Dr. Smith Sworn In.
Dr. Smith was immediately sworn in
and took his place with the Board.
while Chairman Sabin, the retiring di
rector, called Judge Munly to succeed
him in the chair. Judge Munly and Dr.
Smith both made short speeches as
they took their new places.
Mr. Vreeland was present while the
official canvass was being made, and
was one of the first to offer his con
gratulations and pledge his support to
his successful competotor.
The interest In the election was
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. S3
degree : minimum. Si degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; cooler; westerly wind
Foreign.
Italy's rebellion only reheareal for bis revo
lution, agitators say. Face 1.
Parts of Paris devastated by violent storm.
Pace 1.
Mexico.
Mediators advise Cairanaa he may enter
mediation by calling complete armistice.
Page 1.
National. ' -
Wilson throwe down gauntlet to "buelneea
lobby" seeking adjournment of Congress.
Page 1.
Gold mine 1 promoted on Senate stationery
ana Inquiry will follow. Page 2.
President appoints board to handle new cur
rency system. Page 3.
Montana Governor asks that Federal troops
be held ready. Page 2.
Democrats who stood with Wilson ask his
aid in campaign. Page 13.
Domestic.
Princeton 6enlors are "human" lot statis
tics show. Page 1.
Mrs. "Bud" Fisher believed to have been
fatally hurt in auto accident. Page X.
Clubwomen are told school sex lectures are
a success. Page 4.
b ports.
Portland keepe first place In Coast League
batting. Page o.
Release of Hansen brings Beavers to 20
player limit. Page 7.
Frank Chance could win pennant for Cubs,
Hatty believes. Page 1.
Northwestern league results: Portland .
Spokane 4; Seattle 8, Taooma 3; Van
couver 10, Victoria 3. Page S.
Federals bid high - for Eddie Collins.
Page 8. ,
'Pacific 'orthweit.
Bankers hold state convention In Medford.
Page 6.
Deathbed scene of Mrs. Potts described by
husband. Page 3.
Prosperity in Coos and Curry counties seen
by Addison Bennett. Page 16.
Six out of eight Willamette University fac
ulty will quit If Dr. Hommn is re-elected.
Page 5.
Benson gains IS votes in Grant County and
leads McNary by 11 votes. Page 13.
Six members Willamette faculty to resign If
Dr. Hom&n Is retained. Page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
New wheat offered to Europe meets with no
demand, page 17.
Middle West escapes wet harvest and Chi
cago wheat market declines. Pegs 17.
Gold export movement on smaller scale than
last week. Page 17.
Six river boats to compete for Astoria traffic
now opening. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Too much folks" is B. J. Richardson's re
ply to divorce suit. Page 11.
Paris Play is headllner at Pantages this
week. Page 18.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page' 17.
Mystei. of missing balloon Springfield still
la unsolved. Page 18.
Free text books beaten and Dr. Smith
elected School Director. Page L
Monday is hottest day of year, with 98 de
grees. Page 11.
Mercury goa.-i to 93. Page 11.
JAPANESE CRUISERS SAIL
Warships Leave San Francisco for
Puget Sound and Vancouver.
SAN FHANCISCO, June 15. Vice-Admiral
T. KuroL with his flagship," the
Japanese f ijt-class cruiser' Asama, and
the cruiser Azuma, sailed from San
Francisco harbor today for Fuget
Sound.
After a visit there, the vessels will
go to Vancouver, B. C and then re
turn home.
WARSHIPS GO TO ALBANIA
England Takes Step to Protect
Prince William From Rebels.
LONDON! June 15. Great Britain has
ordered a warship to proceed at once to
Durazzo, Albania, to insure the safety
of Prince William and his family.
The other powers are also sending
warships.
LITTLE RIVALRY TO THE SOUTH
ARMISTICE ONLY 10
LET CARRANZA 1H
Mediators Say He Must
Cease Warfare."
PROVISIONAL HEAD NOT PICKED
Huerta's Delegates Unable to
Agree on President.
"NEUTRAL" MAN WANTED
A. B. C. Board Tells Constitution
alists' Chief Mediation Most Also
Include Internal Problems
and Bids Him Consider.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June 1
The three South American mediators
formally advised General Carransa by
telegraph tonight they would not ad
mit his representatives to the confer
ence here unless an armistice was de
clared and internal as well as interna
tional phases ot the Mexican problem
accepted as the scooe of mediation.
This action followed the receipt of
a note from Rafael Zubaran. special
representative of Carransa In Washing
ton, announcing the appointment of
Fernando Igleslas Calderon. Luis Ca
brera and Jose Vasconcelos as consti
tutionalist delegates to the mediation
at which, according to the view of the
r-hlaf. "it IB SOUKht tO
settle the International conflict which
has arisen between the umiea
and the Mexican republic"
Carransa Lax Is Hint.
The mediators told General Carransa
t,a "had not duly consid-
ered" their communication requesting
an armistice and that his representa
tives should discuss the entire Mexican
problem.
Their notification was sent to Gen
eral Carransa at Saltillo after the
imM-un and Huerta delegates had
been In conference for two hours dis
cussing personnel for ths new provi
sional government without reaching
any agreement.
' The Carranra communications were
barely mentioned at the conference.
.ieh wc rfAvotad to the Question of
selecting a provisional president to
succeed Huerta. it was tne tuiru uajr
of discussion and was as fruitless as
n..vimi. Tneef 1 n As ranldly as the
American delegates mentioned a name,
the Huerta aetegates ciivu taeir wjw
Uons to it.
All Karnes to Be Exhausted.
The discussion of the personnel will
continue until all names have been
exhausted. Minister Naon, of Argentina,
left tonight for Yale ana narvara,
where he will receive honorary degrees.
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ITALY'S REBELLION
MERE 'REHEARSAL'
NEXT MOVE WILL "GO" BETTER,
SAT BUCK FLAG FOB-CES.
Press In Reviewing Incipient Revo
lution Calls It Political Plot,
Morally Mounding Nation.
ROME, June 15 Those responsible
for the revolutionary movement In
Romania, which includes the province
of Bologna, Kerrars, Ravenna, and
Forll, now declare that the events of
the past week, now temporarily sub
sided, have only been a general rehear
sal and that the first presentation of
ths revolutionary drama will be glvea
soon and will "go" better.
The press generally reviewing the
uprisings concludes that these were not
due merely to excitement of the mo
ment, but constituted a planned politi
cal revolution which succeeded for 4S
hours In a somewhat grotesque man
ner, but was sufficiently grave to cause
not only very considerable material
damage, but enormous moral Injury,
and resulted In overthrowing ths au
thorlty of the state.
The Glornale d'ltalla concludes an
editorial on this subject by condemning
the system tacitly accepted whereby
ths different workmen's unions.
leagues, confederations, syndicates and
labor exchanges have usurped the leg
islative power and urging ths neces
sity of restoring the principle of stats
sovereignty.
Cburcn property suffered severely
during the riots accompanying the re
cent general strike, according to re
ports presented today to the Pope.
These show that 14 churches were
burned and 39 damaged, while 23 oth
ers were looted.
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A FRANCOIS VILLON BORN
"If I Were King," Sings IX-nunola-tor,
and Suffragettes Cheer.
LONDON, June 15. Sylvia Pankhurst,
according to a statement made at a
suffragette meeting tonight, has un
dertaken a hunger and thirst strike,
whether In or out of prison, until Pre
mier Asqulth consents to receive a
suffragette deputation.
Cheers greeted a denunclstlon of the
king by H. W. Nevinson, a war corres
pondent. "If I were king, I would not always
be getting behind the wooden wall of
the wooden heads of my ministers," h
said. "I have lost my respect for the
king and think him a poor, unadvent
urous and unimaginative creature, too
much Ilka his relative, the emperor of
Russia,"
LASSEN AGAIN SIMMERING
Forest Supervisor Admits Disturb
ance of Volcanic Nature.
MINERAL, Cal., June 15. Another
eruption of Mount Lassen appears Im
minent. The crater Is steaming again,
after a period of quiescence, following
the two terrific outbursts yesterday,
and Supervisor Rushing, of the United
States forest station here, said today
that the previous periods of violent ac
tivity have always been preceded by
longer periods of simmering.
Supervisor Rushing said tonight be
believed the eruptions were of volcanic
nature. Previously he had expressed
the belief that they were merely the
opening up of an unusually large gey
ser. He denied he had seen any actual
flames, however.
LELAND H. WAKEFIELD DIES
Earl -Day Postmaster of Portland
Succumbs at Age of to.
OAKLAND. Cal.. June 15. (Special.)
Leland Howard Wakefield, who was
a member of the Legislature In Oregon
in 1864 and who later was postmaster
of Portland. Is dead In his horns hers,
having succumbed Saturday to Illness
incident to old age. He was (0. He
came to the Coast from New Hamp
shire in a caravan and went to Ore
gon, where eventually he gained wealth
in the lumber business.
Thirty nine years ago he came to
Oakland and made his horns hers since.
He leaves four children. Dr. W. 1L,
L H.. Violet Wakefield and Mrs. Etta
Wolfden. Funeral services will he held
tomorrow.
WOMAN'S WIT FREES MAN
Former Seattle Resident Kncspcs
From Jail by Wife's Aid.
HONOLULU. T. H.. Juns 15 Wom
an's wit got R. J. Ritchie, formerly of
Seattle, out of Jail here today and
the problem that now faces him Is how
he can stay hidden In these Islands or
get back to main land without getting
caught.
Ritchie was arrested three weeks ago
upon disembarking from a Vancou
ver steamer. Saturday a detective ar
rived from Seattle to take Ritchie back
to face charges of swindling. Todsy
when officials looked for Ritchie he
was not in his cell. The police say
his wife aided his escape, the method
of which Is not made public.
VESSEL THREADS CANAL
Seagoing Dredge Goes Entirely
Through In Nine Honrs.
PANAMA. June 15. The seagoing
dredge Culebra, a vessel ot 100 tons,
yesterday made a complete continuous
trip through the canal. Tne time re
quired was about nine hours.
The prospect of the early passage or
large merchant vessels. Colonel Goe
thals says, depends on the complete
stoppage of the movement of earth In
tj the canal at Cuaracha.
VIOLENT S O
PARIS LEAVES RUINS
Fine Boulevards Cave
In ; 1 1 Are Dead.
PEDESTRIANS SWALLOWED UP
Gas Main Explodes and Taxi
Engulfed In Night Blow.
LIGHTNING ALSO IS FATAL
Dsrknras Retards nssardous lte
cue Vtork After Rain and l".ler
trk-ltr Wreak Co!r lis roc In
Fashionable Quarter.
PARIf, June II. Eleven persons sre
believed to have been killed, sn un
known number Injured and heavy dam
age to property resulted from a thun
der and rain storm of phenomenal
violence which raged ever Paris for
three hours tonight.
Several streets cared In, engulfing
passers by, and Immenee pits replaie
come ot the finest boulevards In V
city.
Danger from further rave-Ins pre
vents police and firemen from making
a thorough Investigation of denies
done and from rescuing ths dead enl
injured. The dai knees also was a
handicap.
Bo Fref ef RMdway VaaUkea.
The moit serious care-In occurred st
the Junction rf the Rue La Boelie snd
the faubourg Saint Honors. When the
storm was at Its height. (Ot square
feet ot ths roadway heav-d up and
sank, carrying with It a number oC
persons whs had taken shelter under
the awning of a cafs.
Water spurted from ths broken
mains and, added to the torrents from
Die skies, converted ths district late a
veritable river. Use mains, telephone
wires and the electrical supply were
broken ott
Ths quarter was Immediately Isolated
and detachments of police were sum
moned, but for a time nothing could be
done, owing to ths darkness. Firemen
with powerful gss lamps and gangs of
laborers began exploring the wrecked
street.
Taslrak Is E ere I fed.
About the same time a larse section
of the roadway In the I'lare tjalnt
Augustln suddenly collapsed. A pass
ing taxlcab was engulfed, lire witneren
saw a woman's hand waving from the
vehicle and the head of tbe chauf
feur as the taxlcab disappeared. Almoat
Immediately a great block of e'one fell
upon It A Urge wagonette Just
missed the same fete, the rear wheels
sinking axle-deep In the soli, but tbe
occupants escaped.
Almost at the beginning of ths storm
the roadway at the Junction of the Rue
Tronchet, the Rue Auber and the
Boulevard llausemann, one ot the
busiest sections of Parle, dlssppsared,
leavmg an opening 10 feet long snd
It feet wide. Into which the water
from a broken main poured In a tor
rent. Terrtie t'.gplMlea Fellewe,
Police kept the people away from the
roadway, which continued to subside.
Suddenly a sheet ot flames shot up te
the housetops, with a lerrlflo detona
tion. On from a broken pipe bed
caught firs, and the crowd, seised with
terror, sought safely In tbe surround
tng nouses.
A sewer burst alongside the subway
In the Rue le Rlvoll, putting It out
ot commission. Another burst la the
Hue Uoissy d'Anglas. carrying away
many feel of ths pavement and flood
ing tbe new subway under the Plana
de la Concorde.
The steeple of ths Roumanian Church
In tbe Rue Jean d-i Ueauvals was set
on Ore by lightning.
atvrsa Were la Mesaorr
By almost superhuman efforts the
firemen were able to uncover tbe tea
cab snd remove the bodlee of the
chauffeur and his passenger. Mine.
Lavoltl.
At Balnt Philippe du Roule ae Uee
of bodies could be found. Ths engi
neers engage! In the work believe they
have been csrrled swsy by the icrat
rush of water which caused the dlseVer.
A second smtlon of tbe roadway at
this point collapsed, leaving s hole
110 feet long. Several persons reported
relatives missing.
Every hour adds freeh reports or
the havoc wrought by the storm, both
n Palis and the surrounding districts.
which Is described as the worst In the
memory of a generation.
Boalevard laosealed S Fret,
The Boulevard Ney was lnundsd to
a depth of two feet, the Inner belt ef
tbe railroad was flooded and the train
service stopped. Lightning set fire to
a cafe opposite ths tiers Lu Nord.
Five workmen wers struck by light
ning In the Place de L'Atma, and a
river steamboat passing the bridge at
this point was also struck, several swe
sengers being knocked down.
Close by In ths Avenus d An tin, ins
roadway collapsed, lesvlng a hole Si
feet, lust as a crowded streeU-ar ap
proached. Ths car driver stopped
within two reet ol tne gap.
lOO-Ke Mall Deeaellebed.
At Cholsy-Le-Rol. six miles south of
Psris two persons were killed snd
elsht' seriously Injured by lightning
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