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VOL. LV.-NO. 17,134.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MAKING OF BUDGET
BEGUN BY COUNCIL
Mr. Baker Opposes All
Salary Increases.
FOLICE BUREAU CGMES FIRST
Requests for Five Patrolling
Autos Is Allowed.
SEVERAL ITEMS REDUCED
Mayor Sajs Smaller Force Will Do
Willi Cars, $3500 l'ecd Bill Can
Tic LMiminatcd and Horses
Worth $80 0 May Be Sold.
WORK OK CITY BL'DKK'F COM
MITTKE AT I-'IRST DAY'S
SESSION.
Appropriation of $2500 for pur
chase of five small automobiles
for police patrol service allowed.
Salary ini-reases for policemen
Aggregating $11,730 for next year
allowed.
All salary Increases for police
officers ranking above patrolmen
rejected.
Four sergeants and six patrol
men (positions now vacant) cut
out as result of increased service
by use of autos.
Motion to turn -down all pro-
posed salary increases rejected.
One additional police liteuten
ant allowed at $1560 a year. -
Bale of all the po.ice horses
ordered because of purchase of
patrol autos.
Cuts made in small police sup
plies aggregating- about $5000.
Proposed detention home for
women held in abeyance pending
investigation of plan of estate of
the late K. Henry Wemme.
Meetings with citizens' advis
ory budget committee after Coun
cil finishes pruning provided for.
I move you that every salary in
crease proposed in every budget be
eliminated," said City Commissioner
Baker. A silence fell over the City
Council chamber. Nobody spoke. The
Commissioners all sat with their eyes
arlued upon the copies of the budgets
before them.
"There is no second to your motion,"
raid Mayor Albte, finally breaking the
silence. And thus the Council began
its sessions yesterday afternoon as
budget committee to consider the ex
penditures of the city government for
1916 and to fix a tax levy for next year.
1'roteat 1h Overrated.
Commissioner Baker argued against
all salary increases, but without avail.
Shortly after the opening quietness
salary increases of $11,730 for police
men were allowed. Increases aggre
gating $2300 a year for higher-ups in
the police bureau were not allowed.
Only the patrolmen who bave been
given automatic increases of $5 a year
Tor many years past until they reach a
maximum of $100 a month got any
where with increases. Commissioner
Baker finally agreed to the patrol
men's increases.
At the opening of the session the
Council met with the citizens' advisory
committee appointed some time ago.
This committee represents various civic
organizations and is for the purpose
of giving advice to the Council.
Finding to B Submitted.
It was decided that the Council
should consider the budget of each de
partment first and then submit the
adopted budget to the advisory com
mittee for consideration. This plan
was satisfactory to the members of the
advisory committee and, with this
. understanding, they adjourned to leave
the Council to tear into things alone.
On the advisory committee J. J.
Polhaug was appointed to take the
plare of G. W. Stanley, representing
the Iibor Council. Mr. Stanely has been
called out of the city and could not
rerve. Otherwise the committee stoo-i
as originally appointed.
Mr. Baker la Objector.
The salary increase question was
first up. After Mr. Baker's motion
failed to meet with a second, he in
terposed objections to rises in each
ase. except in the instance of the pa
Irolmcn, whose increases are auto
matic, or at least have been for many
ears past.
With the others, however, there v
nothing doing. "The conditions a.-e
such that if we don't get busy and save
some money the people will do It for
n.." said Mr. Baker. "Then tthese men
who may be dissatisfied now because
they fail to get increases might 03
worse off than they are now. When
we Increase salaries at this time we
are simply doing something we would
not do In our own business."
HiKhrr I pa Get No Increases.
In the cases of all members of the
police bureau, except the patrolmen.
Mr. Baker moved that the increases be
ienled. This was carried by.vote of
Mr. Baker and Commissioners Bigelow
and Ialy.
increases accordingly were refused
four captains, the harbormaster, a chief
clerk, the employes in the women's'
division, and 18 detectives. The police j
tConcludcd ou Tafia 10, Colunial.)
MUSIC FORSAKEN
FOR BALL FIELD
LEO.VARO, ICED SOX STAIl. OXCE
OTEl TRAP UUCJLMER.
Six Years Ago Family, Living in
Krcsno, Known as Musical Com
bination; Twirler Breaks It Vp.
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 11. "Dutch"
Leonard, who pitched the Boston Red
Sox to victory today against the for
midable Alexander, forsook music as a
means of livelihood to hui 1 left-handed
baseball. '
Six years ago the Leonard family
lived in Fresno, Cal., and was known
as a musical combination. Mrs. Leon
ard was an accomplished pianist;
Culver, since a football star, played
a cornet; Ralph, another athletic
brother, brought melody into being
from a slide trombone, and "Dutch"
himself knew and put over all the
tricks of the trap drummer.
Until his success as a pitcher altered
his plans, the star slabstcr was con
sidering taking up professional or
chestra work. '
FOUR GUILTY OF RIOTING
Two Austrians l'incd $100 and Two
$50 for LinntQii Outbreak.
The criminal case growing out of the
Austrian riot at Linnton on Sunday,
September 12, was settled unexpectedly
in Judge Gantenbein's court yesterday
when four of the rioters pleaded guilty.
Those who did so were Joe Sabota, Joe
Menne's, Pete Ponis and John Bilek.
The two first-named were fined $100
each and the others $50 each. The in
dictment was dismissed as to the other
defendants.
After hearing the testimony of one
witness Judge Gantenbcin called the
attorneys into .his chambers and sug
gested a compromise which was ef
fected. WAR SUPPLY CARGO LOST
Third Officer of British 'Steamer
Rufford Hall Dies.
TOKIO, Oct. 11. One life, that of a
third officer, -was lost in the wreck of
the British steamer Rufford Hall in a
typhoon in the Tsuruga straits, while
on her way from Xew York to Vladi
vostok. The steamer itself, which had a cargo
of war supplies for .Russia on board,
was a, total loss.
The wrecking of the Rufford Hall
was reported in a Tokio dispatch oik
October 9. At that time it was said
that a lifeboat containing the officers
and one passenger was missing.
INVASION TO BE EXPLAINED
rublic to Be Told AVhy American
Navy Failed to Defend.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. Why the
Atlantic fleet failed to defend the
Delaware Coast and permitted invaders
to land an army on the shores of
Delaware Bay in the recent war game,
will be developed at conferences be
tween the fleet officers and the Navy
War College staff and later the public
will be taken into the Navy's confer
ence by a public statement.
Details of the maneuvers will be
made known to all American. Naval offi
cers so that lessons may be drawn from
them.
PARIS PRESS PROTESTS
Suppression of Papers Disobeying
Censor Is Opposed.
PARIS. Oct. 11. The action of the
government in suspending four Paris
newspapers brought forth a protest to
day from the press.
At a meeting of newspaper editors
it was decided to make representations
to the government against the suppres
sion of newspapers, on account of vio
lation of orders of the censor prohibit
ing publication of certain articles.
EARTHQUAKE IS RECORDED
Disturbance in West Indies Is Indi
cated in Xew York.
NKW YORK. Oct 11. The seismo
graph at Fordham University recorded
an earthquake shock today. The trem
ors began at 2:38 P. M. and reached
their maximum at 2:47.
The observer estimated the center of
the disturbance at about 1600 miles
away, probably in the West Indies.
21,000 MORE BRITISH FALL
October Casualties Already Arc Ex
tremely Heavy.
LONDON". Oct. 11. British casualties
reported since October 1 amount to
more than 21.000. The week-end casu
alty list published today gives 200 offi
cers and 4300 men.
This brings up the total casualties
published in the London papers since
the first of the month to 981 officers
and 20,351 men.
SUBMARINES N EARING ISLE
Four Vessels Expected to Ucacli
Honolulu This Week.
WASHINGTON'. Oct. 11. The four K
class submarines en route from San
Francisco to Honolulu, are more than
half way to their destination, accord
ing to N :i v v Department rrnorf.
The flotilla should reach Honolulu
Friday or Saturday.
PRESIDENT INSISTS
ON AMERICA FIRST
Those Putting Europe
First Grilled.
NEW NEUTRALITY IDEA GIVEN
Most Foreign-Born Citizens
Loyal, Mr. Wilson Says.
SHARP DIVISION WANTED
Those Who Place Interests of. Any
Nation in War Above TIhiso
of U. S. Crgcd to Stand to
One Side and Be Known.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. A demand
on all Americans, on penalty of os
tracism, to be more than neutral In
regard to the European war to take
their stand for America first, last and
all the time, was voiced by President
Wilson today in a speech ina celebra
tion of the 25th anniversary of the
founding of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution. The United States,
the President said, was not merely try
ing to keep out .of trouble, but was
trying to preserve the foundations upon
which peace could be rebuilt.
"Peace can be rebuilt," he added,
"only upon the ancient and accepted
principles of international law; only
upon these things which remind na
tions of their duties to each other, and,
deeper than that, of their duties to
mankind and humanity. America has
a great cause which is not confined to
the American continent. It is the cause
of humanity itself."
Faith In Loyalty Kxpreanrd.
Declaring his faith in the loyalty of
the great body of naturalized citizens
of foreign, birth, the President said he
believed the impression was too gen
eral that a large number of these citi
zens were without a sufficient affec
tion for the American ideal.
. "But I am In a hurry to have a line
up," he explained, "and let the men.
who are thinking first of other coun
tries stand on one side and those who
are for .America first, last and all the
time, on the other side."
Every political action and every so
cial action in' America at this time, said
Mr. Wilson, should have for its object
to challenge the spirit of Americanism.
America's Duties Outlined.
The President's address in part fol
lows: "There is a very great thrill, to be
had from the memories of the Ameri
can Revolution, but the American Revo
lutioin was a beginning, not a consum
mation; and the duty laid upon us by
that- beginning is the duty of bring
ing the things then begun to a noble
triumph of completion. For it seems
to me that the peculiarity of patriot
ism in America is that it is not a mere
sentiment. It is an active principle
of conduct. It is something that was
bom into the world, not to please It.
but to regenerate it.
"Living in the easy prosperity of a
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I INSIST
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. -
TESTER DAY'S Uultnm temperature, 01
degrees; minimum. oS decrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair; southerly minds.
World's belies.
Great Alexander fights to last ditch, but
loses. Page 1.
Cheering throngs go wild as stars wax strong
. . or wane. Page 14.
Greatest of baseball crowd see wonderful
2-1 battle. Page 14.
War. V
Will Irwra tells how British solved sub
marine problem. Page 6.
National.
President Wilson renews plea for America
to remain neutral. Page 1.
President formally sanctions plan to rcc
- ionize Carranza government. Page -i.
Domestic. .
Mutual Life Insurance Company policy hold
er sues for injunction preventing loan
to allies. Page 4.
Peace conferees have two plans for eliminat
ing war. Page 7.
Chicago awakes without a headache.
Pagu 3.
President and fiancee making preliminary
arrangements for wedding. Page
United s-.ates Army aviator killed at San
Diego. Page 2.
British exchange drops to 14.67 !4. Page 7.
i porta.
Noted Red Sox twirler forsakes musle to
win fame on ball field. Page 1.
Shakeup of Oregon football team, biggest
since 13ezdek's return. Page 10.
Peter Scott wins $3000 and Walnut Hall cup
on Grand Circuit trauk. l'aga j.
Commercial and Marine.
Local wheat prices again abovs export
values. page 111.
Three-cent advance In Chicago wheat on
news of German advance. Page It.
War stocks regain strength in Wall Street
market. Page 11.
Portland and Vicinity.
William Halo Thompson, Mayor 'f Chi
cago.' T.-lll be visitor today. Page 13. 4
Mrs. Dur.iway's funeral to be held today.
Pago 20.
Raymond F. Collins admits technical kid
naping. Page . . .
School Board holds postponed session and
elects 1U ntrw teachers. I'age 11.
Women begin raaklr.g bandages tor Eu
rope's wounded. Page 4.
Commissioner Holman and J. T. Dougall
debate paving contracts. I'age IK.
Council begins preparation of budget.
Page 1.
Northwestern National Bank buys business
of Merchants National. Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecasts. Pasre 1U.
PASSPORT FRAUDS PROBED
Anieriea to Investigate Germans in
Ireigrn Cities.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ll.-r-Allegcd for
geries of American passports and their
alleged misuse by German agents will
be investigated in practically all the
European capitals Dy a representative
of the State Department.
It leaked out today that R. W.
Flournoy, Jr., chief of the passport
division, has been in London at work
on the cases for several days and that
he will later go to Parts and Berlin
and then to some "of the neutral
capitals.
Last July the State Department sent
a note to Berlin on the subject of the
alleged misuse of American passports
by Germans, but never received a reply.
ROBBER 1 REVEALS CACHE
Man Arrested In Portland Gives Vp
AValla Walla. Store Loot.
WALLA. WALLA, Wash., Oct. 11
(Special.) Lawrence Diedonne, brought
back from Portland last night as a sus
pect in the Golden Rule store robbery,
this morning led officers to the place
where checks and money were con
cealed. In a wallet was $184.50 in cash,
markings on a telephone pole showing
the location. In some brush nearby 33
checks amounting to $305.24 were
found. Diedonne had in his possession
when arrested $240. 81.
Elmer Cantrell. of Dayton, a former
employe of the Golden Rule store, is
also held on. a charge of having given
Diedonne information as to where the
money was kept in the store.
ON SERVING" YOU, MY DEAR CARRANZA.
GREAT ALEXANDER
LOSES FIGHT, 2-1
Tris Speaker Walked;
"Duffy" Lewis Wins.
PHILLIES NOT YET THROUGH
National Leaguers, Weak at
Bat, Get Only 3 Hits.
PASKERT TEAM BY HIMSELF
'Dutch;' Leonard Twirls Wonderful
Game for Kcd Sox, Letting Phil
adelphia Down With 2 Hits,
Speaker Giving the Third.
Bf ASSOCIATED PitESS.
BOSTON, Oct. 11. The big baiter
faced the big pitcher at a crucial mo
ment of the world's series between
the Philadelphia Nationals and the Boe
ton Americans today, and the pitcher
declined the challenge. It was in the
thrilling last half of the ninth inning.
The score of the third game of the
world's series was a tie.
Harry Hooper, fleet of foot, was on
second base, with only one out, when
Trls Speaker, of Hubbard City. Tex.,
stepped to the plate and turned a, de
termined face to Orover Cleveland
Alexander, the fighting hope of the
Phillies, who was in the worst plight
of his pitching career.
Big "Alex" looked at Hooper, gave
heed to the crowd, saw Speaker's war
club gleaming In the late afternoon
sun. His mind was made up. The
first ball went far wide of the plate.
Likewise the second and the third.
The maddened throng knew what this
meant, and they howled in derisive de
light as on the fourth straight pitch
the star centerfielder of the Red Sox
trotted to first.
Inane Up to "Hobby."
This put the Issue squarely up to
Hoblitzel. lanky 'guardian of the Sox"
Inner corner, and Alexander faced him
with more confidence. The yelling of
the crowd and the strain of striving to
stave off defeat seemed momentarily
to tell on the pitcher, however, and
he had difficulty in finding the plate.
It was three and one on "Hobby"
when the first baseman sent a slow
bounder toward second. The crowd
feared a double play and the lusty
howling died away. But Speaker had
taken a flying start with Hooper and
the two Boston runners were safe on
third and second as Nlehoff tossed
"Hobby" out at first.
Now came to bat one "Duffy" Lewis,
left fielder extraordinary and of some
known ability as a breaker-up of ball
games. The situation was ideal for
"Duffy." He was in his own home
town.
Crowd Colls to l ame.
The chorus of 42,300 of his home
folks were calling upon him with a
clamor that carried far from the wide,
green reaches of Braves field to carve
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Mondays War. Moves
WULE the armies of the central
empires continue to advance Into
Serbia, nothing has yet been made pub
lic to indicate anything In the nature
of an actual military move by Bulgaria
against Serbia, except a report that an
assault Is momentarily expected on the
railroad connecting Nish and Saloniki.
Roumanla is showing Increasing
alarm on account of the threatened
military movement by Bulgaria and the
central powers In close proximity to
her frontiers, but neither Athens nor
Bucharest is exhibiting any re-iness
to depart from a policy ' .lent
neutrality toward llTe entente
powers.
The V.aI reports of the fighting
along the major fronts were unusually
meager, the only significant point In
any of them boing the report from
Berlin that Field Marshal von Hinden
burg. on the Dvinsk frront. had repulsed
Russian attacks, which seemingly
would Indicate that for the first time
since the German drive through Poland
began the Austro-Germans are making
no big offensive at any point along the
whole eastern front.
Of the fighting In the west, the
French official communication In re
viewing the recent German counter
attack on Loos, says the Germans left
between 7000 and 8000 dead before the
positions which they tried in vain to
recapture.
The meeting of the British Parlia
ment today promises to be of unusual
importance. The Anglo-French loan of
$500,000,000 obtained in the United
States will be discussed and ratified,
although there will probably be a few
dissenters, who have been found to
oppose every act of the government
since war was declared. England will
await, with far greater interest, how
ever, for whatever light Sir Edward
Grey may throw upon the Balkan de
velopments and whether he or Premier
Asqulth will reveal the cabinet's policy
on the vital alternative which con
fronts it. That alternative is whether
Great Britain or France will throw all
the forces they can command into
Greece against Teutonic-Bulgar aggres
sion, or will let events there take their
ccurse. The London newspaper critics
are agreed that one or the other path
must be followed.
The influential Westminster Gazette
seconds the protest of the Times mili
tary expert against submitting to Ger
man dictation in the initiative, saying:
"If there is to be. an expedition it
must be on a sufficient scale and we
must not weaken the west. The gov
ernment, in other wprds. must havea
Clear idea, of how to get new men In
addition to those on whom it had pre
viously counted."
' The attack on the Foreign Office and
Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Minister,
promises to prove a flash In the pan
and to carry the country with It as
little as did the attack on Earl Kitch
ener. Sir Edward Grey Is the most popular
civilian In the country. The weaknesses
of the British diplomatic service are
no discovery. The diplomatic staff is
largely composed of the old-school ar
istocracy, who are ,unequal to dealing
with the shifting and complicated prob
lems and illusive politicians they
encountered in the Balkans. The gen
eral disposition is to credit Sir Edward
with doing as well as possible with
the lieutenants at his disposal.
Nevertheless, the diplomatic fallurs
in the Balkans has given great Impetus
to the movement to throw overboard
secret diplomacy and rebuild the staff
of the diplomatic corps on a more dom.
ocratic basis, which undoubtedly will
be one of the foremost demands of the
liberal masses after the war.
October 12. 1914.
Russian armored cruiser Pallada
sunk by Germans in Baltic Sea.
Germans enter Ghent and are near
Dunkirk.
Russians pursued north of Vistula.
BAKER VOTES WATER BONDS
Work or Put! ins JS I IS, 000 Issue on
Market to Begin at Once.
BAKER, Or., Oct. 11. (Special.) By
a lead of 57. the $118,000 city water ex
tension bond issue won today. The
vote was 206 for and 147 against. The
election was unusually quiet and the
35i voters represented only a little
more than half the registered taxpay
ers of- the city.
The work of setting the bonds oo
the market will be started at once.
Surveys will be made this Winter and
active extension of the water supply
lines be started early In the Spring so
the syscem will be ready for use next
Summer. The entire bond issue will be
used for the extension that is to pre
clude any water shortage.
GIRL STUDENT LOSES EYE
Ili;rh Schtol Pupil Meets Accident in
Chemical Laboratory.
WALLACE. Idaho, Oct. 11. (Special.)
Miss Pearl White, a 17-year-old high
school girl, lost the sight of an eye by
an explosion of hydrogen gas in the
high school laboratory at Mullan, Idaho,
today.
She with other members of the chem
istry class was making hydrogen gas
when It exploded and a piece of glass
flew Into the eyeball.
BULGARS IGNORE WAR CALL
Officers in Geneva Refuse to light
Ilusia and Serbia.
GENEVA, Switzerland, via Paris, Oct.
11. About 20 Bugarian array, officers
who are in Switzerland have refused
to Join the colors. Four of the offi
cers, including one who won honors In
the war w'th Turkey, arc in Geneva.
They say they are unwilling to fight
against Russia and Serbia.
BANK IS ABSORBED
BY NORTHWESTERN
Merchants National Is
Taken Over.
DEAL EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
Approval Given by Controller
of Currency.
SOME OFFICERS GO OVER
Ilecent Statement Shows Combined
.Deposits or $8.200,000 Selling
Institution Will Go Into
Liquidation at Once.
The Northwestern National Bank yes
terday made arrangements to absorb
the Merchants National Bank. The
transaction provides for a transfer of
all the going business of the Merchants
National, which will end Its corporate
existence, and all its affairs not taken
over by the Northwestern National
will be liquidated. The entire proceed
ings have been approved by the Con
troller of the Currency. The deal be
comes effective tomorrow morning.
The organisation of the Northwestern
National will remain intact, but some
of the present officers of the Mer
chants National will become officers
of the Northwestern National.
'Merchants' Oftleera Takes.
M. L. Holbrook. vice-president of the
Merchants, will become a director and
member of the executive committee of
the Northwestern; Wilfrid P. Jones,
vice-president of the Merchants, will
have a similar office in the Northwest
ern, and George W. Hoyt and Carl
Petering, cashier and assistant cashier,
respectively. In the Merchants, will be
come assistant cashiers in the North
western. AH the employes of the Mer
chants will be employed by the North
western. It is understood that Mr. Holbrook
will devote his time-for the next few
months to the liquidation of the Mer
chants Bank.
Official Roster Give.
Under this arrangement the officers
of the Northwestern National Bank
will be as follows:
President. H. L. Pittock: vice-president
and general manager. Emery Ol in
stead : vice-presidents, Lloyd L. Mulit
and Wilfrid P. Jones; cashier, Edgar
H. Sensenlch: assistant cashiers, George
W. Hoyt. Carl Deterlng and Roy H. B.
Nelson, and assistant to the president.
O. L. Price.
The board of directors will be. H. L.
Pittock. chairman: L. B. Menefee, A. D.
Charlton. Dr. A. S. Nichols. J. D. Far
rell, Emery Olmstead. John Twohy.
George H. Kelly, O. L. Price, F. W.
Leadbetter and M. L. Holbrook.
Books to Be Moved Today.
Inasmuch as today is a holiday, Co
lumbus day. the banks will not be
open for business. They will take ad
vantage of this opportunity to move
all the books and records from the
quarters of the Merchants National
Bank. at Fourth and Washington
streets, to the offices of the North
western National. In the Northwestern
National Bank building at Sixth and
Morrison streets.
It is understood that the present
quarters of the Merchants bank will be
taken over by the owners, the Trimble
estate, and that It will be leased for
other commercial purposes. The lease
that the bank holds on the premises
will be canceled.
By taking over the business of the
Merchants National, the Northwestern
National strengthens its position as one
of the leading financial institutions in
the Northwest.
Northwestern Accept a Deposit.
. The Northwestern will assume all the
deposit liabilities of the other bunk
and will take over enough quick con
vertible assets to balance these liabili
ties. The Merchants National had, at the
time the last call of the Controller
of the Currency was issued, on Septem
ber 2. approximately $3,600,000 in de
posits. The Northwestern National ha. I
$4,600,000 an aggregate of $8,200,000.
Reserve Requirement Exceeded.
The Merchants National at that time
had in rash and due from other banks
$1,038,000. The Northwestern National
had $1,852,000. This will give the
Northwestern a reserve of $2,910,000. a
little more than 35 per cent. The legal
requirement is only 15 per cent.
The assets of the . 'Merchants that
are not taken over by the Northwest
ern will be used in liquidating the
stock and other liabilities of the Merch
ants bank.
RECALL REQUEST IS DENIED
America Not Asked by Iirituiu to
Withdraw Consul-General.
LONDON. Oct. 11... A categorical de
nial was officially authorized today of
the report that the British government
had asked the recall of Robert P. Skin
ner. American Consul-General In Lon
don. Consul-General Skinner who recently
was called to Washington for a con
ference on the International trade -situation,
will sail with Mrs. Skinner on
the steamer Rotterdam next Monday.
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