Morning Oregonian., June 21, 1916, Page 9, Image 9

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PATCHED SHIRTCLEW
LEADSTO THOMPSON
FINAL PLANS FOR
CELEBRATION MADE
The life story of the Bohemians,
those passionate, loving, carefree
people of the Latin Quarters,
bubbling over with their thrills
and joys, is always interesting,
gripping and pleasing.
Damaging Evidence Said to
Have Been Given Against
Murderer Suspect.
Portland to Observe Fourth of
. July With Features of
Unusual Nature.
CONCEALED WEAPON FOUND
$3500 TO BE RAISED
TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21, 1916;
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Grand Jury Thought to Have Been
Informed That Article of Clothing
Was Given, Bennett's Sister.
' Suppositions Case Built.
Btnnett Thompson, held in Hillsboro
for the double murder of Mrs. Helen
Jennings and Fred Ristman near Tuala
tin Hay 15, wore, previous to the crime,
the white shirt found blood-smeared
find grease-marked near Mrs. Jennings'
home after the homicides, according1 to
reported evidence offered the Washing
ton County grand Jury last week.
It is generally conceded that this
thirt was worn by the murderer. The
torn cuff from this shirt, found in the
roadway near the stained Panama of
the unfortunate jitneur and blood
clotted automobile robe, links it in
disputably, it is believed, with the
crime.
The instrument which caused the
death of Ristman has been found.
Though the discovery, or a description
of the tool, has not been made public,
its finding is no longer denied. Rumor
has it that the weapon was found in a
home to which Thompson had access.
But the shirt is the most important
rlew upon which the authorities of
Washington and Multnomah counties
have been working. From the begin
ning they have believed that its wearer
was the guilty man, and they devoted
all efforts to discovering who was its
owner. This was not an easy task, as
the shirt was a nondescript sort, well
worn, with a black stripe in the mate
rial resembling hundreds of other
shirts.
Patch on Shirt Clew.
There was no laundry mark, but
there was one distinguishing feature.
There was a patch extending from
where a collar would have rubbed over
two inches toward the left shoulder.
The woman who sewed that shirt un
doubtedly would recognize It. reasoned
the authorities, and they set out to nnd
that woman.
Rumor well-founded rumor, too
has it that they found her. She de
scribed the shirt before the grand Jury,
it is said. She told the kind of stripe
It had, told .the shape of the patch, and
said that the patch was made from the
same material as the rest of the shirt,
being cut from the shirt tail. The tail
of the blood-staned shirt was found
to have a hole in It the shape of the
patch on the shoulder.
Then, to trace it to the suspect. The
shirt had belonged to the woman's
husband, who wore the hole in the
material. It had been argued that
Thompson could not have worn the
shirt, for the patch was over a place
rubbed by a collar, and Thompson never
wore a collar.
Shirt Passed Along; Twice.
The woman gave the shirt to a
friend, it is said, who; In turn, gave it
to Mrs. James Thompson, sister-in-law
of Bennett Thompson, with whom he
had been living in the Mount Scott
district. Two shirts- were reported
given, one of which was later found
near the crime scene.
Now. then, suppose this is not as
serting positively that it .happened, but
it might have suppose Mrs. Thompson
was brought before the Washington
County grand Jury to identify the
shirts given her. Suppose she identified
two found at her house as the ones
Then, picture her dismay if one of
them was Identified beyond question,
hy the laundry mark, as a shirt which
had belonged to Al JTowison, the man
who was engaged to Mrs- Jennings, and
whose shirt and a suit of clothes were
stolen from the Jennings home the
nifjht of the murder!
Of course, all this may not have hap
pened, but rumor says it did, ana
even a grand Jury session must reckon
with a few leaks when it interviews
more than a score of persons, some de
cldedly unwilling and hostile and
others greatly Interested witnesses.
Weapon Is Found.
As for the death instrument, this
much is known: It was found several
hundred feet beyond the body of Rist
man. about 2i feet from the roadway,
where it had been carefully hidden un
der a log not carelessly thrown aside.
A lone man had been seen clambering
into a car at this point at 9:20 on the
night of the crime, by two persons.
lie is supposed to have been the mur
derer. This flNes the time of the mur
der of Ristman, and would indicate
that Mrs. Jennings was killed about 11
o'clock.
Iate evidence would indicate that the
murderer did not go to the Jennings
home by way of Sherwood, as first
thought. He is now supposed to have
doubled back on his tracks shortly be
yond where he hid the instrument, and
to have jcone near Tualatin on his way
to the ranch. He did not stop at the
ranch as he reached it, but continued
on up the road, it Is thought, with the
aim of hiding the bloody robe and
stained hat in the underbrush, which is
heavy there. Then he is supposed to
have retraced his route and driven into
the yard and behind the home of Mrs.
Jennings.
COLUMBIA RISES RAPIDLY
Gauge at Kenenvtick Shows 1 8 Feet
Above Low Water Mark.
KE.VXEWTCK, Wash.. June 20.
(Special.) The Columbia River is ris
lng rapidly, for several days coming
UP at the rate or about a foot a day.
the water gauge registers 18 feet above
low water, about five feet below the
high water mark of last year.
In several places the river has over
flowed the banks and is flooding fields.
A rise of two feet more will com
pletely submerge the docks here. A
decided change in the weather has
hrought great relief to the wheat-
growers.
Read The Oregonian classified ads
Missoula Rider Reaches Kennewick.
PASCO. Wash.. June 20. (Special.)
Miss Iona Trainer, 22 years old. who
Is riding horseback from Missoula,
Mont., to San Francisco, Cal., in trie
Interests of the Missoula Chamber of
Commerce for the purpose of adver
tising the Pioneer Days celebration
to be held In that city next Septem
ber, visited Pasco and Kennewick Sat
' urday. and remained over Sunday as
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Don
nelly. Miss Trainer is riding a Mon
tana bronco.
Roseburjj Merchant Honored.
ROSEBURG, Or.. June 20. (Special.)
R. L. Stephens. Roseburg merchant,
today was elected a member of the
Roseburg School Board by almost the
unanimous vote of the district. He re
ceived a total 6f the 101 votes.
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
T & r "La Boheme."
Pickford "The Spell of the Yu
kon." Peoples "Silks and Satins."
Columbia, "Reggie Mixes In."
Majestic "East Xjynne."
Sunset "In the Web of the
Grafters."
WHEN you sit In a motion-picture
theater, witnessing the per
formances of your favorite
stars, do you realize that you are in
dulging in the billion-dollar pastime?
Do you know that the motion pic
ture is the fifth largest industry in
the United States, exceeded only by
railroads, the clothing industry in all
of its various branches, iron and steel.
and oil? And that the automobile man
ufacturer must be content with sixth
place, with oil destined to drop to fifth
before another year rolls around?
Do you know that five hundred and
seventy-five million dollars are invest
ed in motion pictures, with the total
profits annually to film producers fifty
millions?
Do you know that approximately 18.
000 motion-picture houses cater to the
public in the United States, with 25,
200.000 visiting the movies daily? Mul
tiply this by 8 cents, the average per
ticket, and you have the gross Income
for the exhibitors each day.
The above paragraph answers the
query, "Where does the money come
from?" Now you ask, "Where does it
go?"
The chief expenditure, or the great
est drain on the producers' bank ac
counts, is the salary item. Charlie
Chaplin gets $670,000 for his year's
work, Mary Pickford will earn about
UU,ouo this year. Douglas Fairbanks
is a $100,000 film star, while the play-
ers who get from $150 to $300 weekly
are too numerous to mention.
The Fine Arts division of Triangle
has 15 people Dorothy Gish, Seena
Owen, Norma Talmadge, Robert Har
ron, Wilfred Lucas, Douglas Fair
banks, Bessie Love, Constance Tal
madge. Constance Collier, Lillian Gish,
Fay Tlncher, De Wolf Hopper and until
recently Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
and Owen Moore whose combined sal
aries total $1,000,000 a year.
During the year ending in March,
1916. approximately .450,000 persons de
rived weekly salaries from positions
vhich are offered by the producers of
screen amusement in the United States
alone. This is an increase of 35 per
cent over the previous year.
In Los Angeles alone 1000 miles of
negative film, made into 40,000 miles
of positive, are developed each year.
This comprises about 80 per cent of
all the films produced in the world,
according to figures of Gerald Duffy
in Picture Play Magazine.
As to money invested, here are a
few figures from Southern California.
Inceville represented an investment of
$30,000. exclusive of 18,000 acres of
ground owned by the New York Mo
tion Picture Company. The same com
pany has $100,000 invested at Culver
City, Cal. The Fine Arts studio is
valued at $150,000. Lasky spent half a
million on his Hollywood studio, and
owns 18.000 acres of land in the San
Fernando Valley. Horsley's investment
in the heart of Los Angeles is $250,
000, while Clune recently spent a like
amount at Hollywood. The Vitagraph's
East Hollywood studio represents
$150,000. Oliver Morosco Photoplay
Company has a studio investment of
$400,000.
And it was Just about ten years ago
that the first picture play was ex
hibited. Alice Brady at T A D.
"La Boheme," the picture William A.
Brady characterizes as "the film ir
resistible," opens a four-day run at the
T & D Theater today, with Alice Brady,
star of so -many splendid World
features, in the leading role.
This production, a picturization of
Henri Murger's "La Vie de Boheme,"
presents the winsome Miss Brady as
Mimi, the foundling, who is torn be
tween love for her sweetheart and her
desire that his future be not Jeopar
dized. Paul Capellani. June Elvidge
and Zena Keefe are members of the
supporting cast, while the photodrama
itself was directed by Aloert Capellani.
A George Ade Fable. Pathe Scenic,
and another comedy will complete the
bill.
Screen Gossip.
Charles Pathe. chevalier of the Le
gion of. Honor, head of the great mo'
tion picture house bearing his name
and one of the largest manufacturers
in France, was the pioneer in the nlrn
business. He was the first man to
stage a play before the camera, the
first mechanically to color films and
the first to transfer news events to the
screen. The motion picture industry
owes him a debt which cannot be over
estimated.
In preparation for Metro's elaborate
screen production of "Romeo and
Juliet," in which she "will De starred
with Francis X. Bushman. Beverly
Bayne has devoted four trying weeks
with a costumer, having eight costly
gowns made, which she will wear in the
screen version of Shakespeare's work.
She also devoted many long, tedious
days In the antique shops of New York,
searching for Jewels and trinkets to
wear.
Douglas Fairbanks arrived in New
York with his wife, his small son and
his customary energy last week. The
Triangle Film Company has many
plans ahead for this "favorite son" of
theirs in the Eastern studio, this corn-
si fcUbrcf 77i eater:
ing Summer. But Mr. Fairbanks has
a few Summer plans of his own in the
form of recreation. His weather eye
is out for a satisfactory yacht for Sum
mer cruising. So. unless the Triangle
Corporation "nails" him quickly before
he makes his find, and takes up the life
of a roving sailor, the probabilities are
that they will have to send him an S.
O. S. from land by wireless.
Charles W. Travis is assigned all the
"heart disease" roles in Oaumont pro
ductions. He dropped dead in "The
Quality of Faith" and obligingly re
peated the performance in "The Spat
ulate Thumb."
Christine Mayo Joins the Metro
forces in "The Spell of the Yukon." She
is a well-known actress, whose con
tinued worls under the Metro banner
will be watched with Interest- For Ivan
she played in 'AMother's Confession"
and was starred in "A Fool's Para
dise." She played the lead in "The
Warning" opposite Henry Kolker, for
the Equitable. . She was seen In "The
Supreme Sacrifice" for the World and,
with the aid of William Farnum, she
presented the Fox feature, "The Broken
Law." .
Norma Talmadge, the Fine Art-Triangle
star, was officially designated
maid of honor for the "Made in Jersey
City Week" celebration held under the
auspices of the Jersey City Chamber
of Commerce. The honor was paid her
as the most prominent Jersey City girl
now in pictures.
Clara Kimball Young, who was re
cently presented, with a pair of mar
velously plumaged Chinese song swal
lows, searched New York until she
found an appropriate cage to house
her beautiful pets In. She found an
anitque cage of the Wing Fuey dynasty
.about 1600 A. D.) at the Almone Gal-
J leries and paid $250 for it. Her two
swallows had refused to sing until
thev landed in the nnnsrenixl armor
phere of their antique home. Now they
sing estatically but. unfortunately for
Miss Young's peace of mind, these ec
centric birds will only sing at night.
(After & perusal of this offering one
Is convinced that the Fox publicity men
are to have a rival in the colorful field.
of Imagination.)
'The Girl Philippa," a story by Rob
ert W. Chambers, which ran in the
Cosmopolitan Magazine, is being pro
duced by the Vitagraph Company un
der the direction of S. Rankin Drew.
Anita Stewart will be seen in the title
role. Others in the cast are S. Rankin
Drew, Brinsley Shaw. Anders Randolf.
Frank Wupperman, Ethel Corcoran,
Alfred Rabock and Julia Swayne Gor
don.
Frank Borzage, well known to the
world of film fans as director and
leading man of "Mustang" dramas, has
recently entered the ranks of "bene
dicts." His happy bride Is none other
than pretty, versatile, popular Rena
Rogers, ingenue in Vogue comedies.
How long Frank and Rena can be kept
apart to sustain their present assign
ments Is a matter of much conjecture.
...
Henry Kolker plays his role of a
physician In the new Rupert Hughes
i no Liu ii picture novel, uionas ro
mance." like a veteran you see he has
friend who is a doctor in real life
and so Kolker has some real Inside
-facts on how a real physician would
act under certain conditions and clr
cumstances.
Our own dim titles:
"Too Strong to Work," "Distressed
Tho" Wedded," "Knavery and Knife
play," "Crumbs," "Mystery of the Nap
kin Ring."
Marie Doro, star for the Lasky Com'
pany productions, recentlv gave a din.
ner party at her Hollywood home In
celebration of her birthday anniver
sary. Among the guests were Charles
Chaplin, who presented the. hostess
with a practical miniature motion-pic
ture camera. Following the dinner
lights were secured from the Lasky
studio, a scenario was quickly written
and a small photoplay was made with
Chaplin. Douglas Fairbanks, Elliott
Dexter and Miss Doro as principals.
.
William S. Hart Is a minister, the
eldest son of a Kentucky mountaineer.
In The Apostle or vengeance," in his
next Triangle play.
Douglas Fairbanks Is ambitious. He
wants to go to South America and. then
over to Europe to film some plctu
During the few days following the
announcement of the World scenario
contest more than 14,000 manuscripts
were received.
Gertrude McCoy made such a hit in
"The Isle of Love" that they are going
to cast her in other vehicles of that
character, although the length prob
ably will De cut to three reels.
m m
Johnny Hines, the World comedian,
who has not been seen for the screen
for months, is soon to reappear. The
feature is named "Miss Petticoats." On
the stage Hines played with Gillette
and Cohan.
Ralph 'TCerz. Metro star, who will be
featured in "The Purple Lady," recently
married .t rances jvi. ix)gan, wasning
ton society girl.
One thousand thrills, one for every
10 feet, is the promise Fox holds forth
in "A Daughter of the Gods." the big
Annette Ivellerman picture.
Raymond Walburn. leading Juvenile
actor in New York for several years,
has omea Vltagrapju.
Big Civic, Military and Fraternal
Parade, Patriotic Exercises, Ath
letic Contests and Sham
Naval Rattle Planned.
With an elaborate programme all
mapped out and details Hearing com
pletion, the Fourth of July celebration
committee wlii start today a whirl
wind campaign to collect the required
funds for the celebration. So far con
tributions total $251. with no solicita
tion started. The committee expects to
raise at least $3500.
At a meeting yesterday of the gen
eral committee at the Portland Press
Club final plans for the programme
were arranged and give every prospect
of a big old-fashioned celebration such
as Portland has not seen for many
years. The programme will start at 6
o'clock A. M. and will last until 11
o'clock at night.
Parade Feature Yet Unsettled.
The only uncertain part of the affair
now is the parade. Plans have been
crippled somewhat by the calling out
of the Oregon National Guard. W hether
this organization can be counted on
for the parade is a question which has
not been determined. If the Guard
still at Clackamas camp on the
Fourth of July it . is expected It will be
available. A committee was appointed
yesterday to look into this feature.
The parade will be held at 10 o 'clock
n the morning with' military, fraternal.
civic and Industrial features. A long
list of organization have agreed to par
ticipate. This will be followed by a
big patriotic session at Multnomah
Field, at which there will be muslo and
addresses. A feature will be muslo
by the singing societies of the city.
After this the National Guard, if avail
able, will stage a military tournament
with all sorts of thrilling military ma
neuvers and tactics.
Fire Tournament -to Be Held.
In the afternoon the fire bureau has
aranged for a fire tournament In the
business district. This will Include
various races and . exhibitions with
modern fire apparatus as well as the
old hand-drawn machines. Also a long
sporting programme will be carried out
with all kinds of races and contests.
mostly of an old-fashioned nature..
Programmes will be carried out In
about five of the parks of the city with
band concerts, athletics and general
programmes of a fitting nature. Ar
rangements have been made for deco
rations In these parks, at Multnomah
Field and along the line of march of
the parade.
Naval Battle to Thrill.
One of the big affairs of the day will
be a sham naval engagement In the
lower harbor at night, starting about 9
o ciock a large replica of a battle
cruiser will be built and floated up the
river 10 aitacK ine cruiser Boston. An
engagement will follow with the firing
or ine snip s guns and guns of the at
tacking ship and the rattle of musketry
from members of the Oregon Naval
Militia, who will man both ships. A
war balloon will float over the scene
and drop bombs.
As a climax to the battle, the Im
provised cruiser will be set afire and
tne two zireDoats will rush to the
scene and extinguish the blaze. Search
ugnis wm piay on the streams of wa
ter. The committee has arranged for
oevcrai searcnugnts. Dut wants more.
ii is possioie also that the Oaks Parle
management will arrange to repeat the
iimwgrM display given daring the
nose festival. flans for this are now
under consideration.
DIRECTED ' VERDICT GIVEN
Judge McGinn Finds Evidence In
Grain-Bag Case Insufficient.
Finding the case of the statu noaln.t
I. Davis, charged with receivinz- stolen
property, a weak one. Circuit Judge Mc-
vjiim yesieraay oraered a directed ver
dict for the defendant, and ended it
abruptly. The prosecution had pre
sented its case and Deputy District
Attorney Collier had begun to cross
examine Davis, first witness for th de
fense, when the court Interrupted and
ici uuiiaLcu wie proceeaings.
uavis purchasd 3000 grain bags
sioien irom ine urown Mills by J. W,
world and A. D. McQuisten. He was
accused of engineering the theft by the
men who admitted the actual taking of
the bags, but their evidence was not
corroborated. Judge McGinn instructed
the Jury to bring a verdict for the de
fendant on the grounds of insufficient
eviaence ana lack of corroborative
testimony.
CHINAMAN IS FINED $20
All Dock Has Sudden Flow of Ens
Ush When Punishment Meted Out.
When Ah .Dock, Chinese, anoeared
before Judge Langguth yesterday on a
charge of conducting a lottery game at
his place of business. 246 Madison
street, the bland Oriental confessed to
a very imperfect knowledge of English.
Alter ne naa Deen lined zo lor con
ducting the game, however, he began
to explain fluently his Innocence of the
charge.
Officer Kilngenfimith. who arrested
Ah Dock, brought In a large quantity
or lottery ticKets taxen as evidence.
Ah Dock admitted that he played the
lottery, but denied that he conducted
one.
RIDDLE FOURTH ARRANGED
Day Will Be Devoted to Sports With
out Speechmaking.
RIDDLE. Or.. June 20. (Special.)
Plans are being made for a good old
fashioned Fourth of July celebration at
Riddle. Instead of a morning parade
and programme a baseball game be
tween two valley teams will be played
on the school grounds. At noon in the
barbecue grounds a basket dinner will
be eaten and in the afternoon there
will be prises offered for all kinds of
sports- Rev. J. F. Anderson, pastor
of the local Baptist Church, will direct
the sports.
The Riddle Concert Band has been
engaged to furnish music for the day.
The idea is to do away with the
usual spcechmaking and lve people
a real social good time.
Candidacy Is Announced.
PASCO, Wash, June 20.-: (Special.)
J. A. Wlnspear, for the past 12 years
The Exquisite Artiste VXxV W
Alice ' VY
T & D SUMMER ADMIS
SION PRICES
Matinees 10c
Evenings
Orchestra 15c
Balcony 10c
Loges, all times.... 25c
a teacher in the schools of Franklin
County, has announced his candidacy
on the Republican ticket for County
School Superintendent to succeed
George W. Zent, who has served tne
two terms allowed by law. This Is the
first announcement for any county
office in Franklin County. Mr. Win
spear came to Pasco about 12 years
ago and has held many important posi
tions in the schools of the county.
ROAD MAKERS CELEBRATE
Tiller Holds Picnic I'ron Completion
or Crater lake Unit. .
ROSEBURG, Or.. June 20. .Special.)
Speeches by local orators, band se
lections, a basket dinner and many
other entertainment features marked
the celebration at Tiller Sunday on the
occasion of the completion of the first
unit of the so-called Crater Lake cut
off road. There were about 300 per
sons present, about half of whom went
from Roseburg- The remainder of the
crowd represented people from Myrtle
Creek, Riddle and other Southern Ore
gon towns.
The Crater Lake cutoff is being con
structed by the Federal Government,
assisted by Douglas County. When
completed the road will be one of the
scenlo attractions of Southern Oregon
and will reduce greatly the distance
between Portland and Crater Lake.
GIRL, HIT BY TRAIN, UNHURT
Miss Krma Power, of Marshfield, fn
Accident at Eugene.
EUGENE, Or.. June 20. (Special.)
Presence of mind saved Miss Lrma
Power, of Marshfield, from serious and
perhaps fatal injuries when she was
struck by the engine of Southern
Pacific passenger train No. 17 while
walking on the track near the Junc
tion City depot Monday. When knocked
Marguerite
Clark
in-
"SILKS
and
SATINS"
A Play That's as Fas
cinating as the Star.
Don't Fail to See It.
Today
A Photo-dramatization of
Henri Murger's
Character "Mimi."
Today to Saturday at the
J!Z.""l--lPP ote' Ore-BOn and Imperial Hotel. "I
down her feet were over the rail, but
she got them out of the way in time.
A large number of persons at the
depot, awaiting: the arrival of the
train, saw the accident.
Miss Power, who was only slightly
injured, said Bhe thought the train
was upon a parallel track. She had
been visiting friends at Junction City
and will return home in a few days.
AUT0ISTS IN ACCIDENT
Car Bearing Roseburg Party Struck
by Passing Automobile.
ROSEBURG. .Or.. June 20. (Special.)
Struck by a passing automobile which
was traveling at a high rate of speed, a
car driven by A. C. Marsters. member
of the State Fair Board and president
of the Roseburg National Bank, and
occupied by Lee Dlllard. a Roseburg
druggist: his daughter. Miss Alta, and
the latter's friend. Miss Smith, left the
road at a point about two miles south
of Riddle last night, darted over a deep
ditch and plowed along the abutting
embankment for about 40 feet. Th
car came to a stop when it collided with
a fence which skirted the highway.
The front wheel of Mr. Marsters' au
tomobile was demolished and the ma
chine was otherwise damaged. Although
SUNSET
THEATER
Washington at Broadway
in "POLICE
99
Today, Tomorrow
and Saturday
In addition
we are pre
senting our
usual pr o
gramme of
excellent pic
tures. T" AReguIarl5c f
" Show at Sum- I I I O
tJls mer Prices Ivt
Charlie
Giaplk
Famous
none of the occupants sustained serious
injuries, they consider it a miracle that
they were not killed.
Miss Cherry Starkcy Passes.
ASHLAND, Or.. June 20. (Special.)
Miss Cherry E. Staxkey, bookkeeper at
the Tidings office, died suddenly tht3
morning. She had been convalescing
from an attack of congestion of the
brain She formerly lived at Denver
and had been here two years. Funeral
arrangements will be made upon the
arrival of her brother, E. J. Starkey,
of Heppner. Or.
TODAY
The one big .
show everybody is
talking about
THE SPELL
THE YUKON
From
Robert W. Service's
blood-tingling
poem
Go With
tine Crowd
E
Majestic
THEATER
LAST DAY
The Incomparable
THEDA
In a Modern Version of
EastLynne
The Play That Has Pleased
Millions
Starting Tomorrow
THE ABANDONMENT
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