TH15 SUNDAY OREGONI AN." PORTL.AND. 7, 1912. 7, 1912.
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GROUPS OP GRAND LODGE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEEMEN, WELCOME SQUAD, DELEGATES, BAND AND FLOAT WHO LEAD TODAY'S ACTIVITY IN ELKDOM.
ROCHESTER IN RING
ELKS WILL
ROUTE OF 5 MILES
New Yorkers Work Unceas
ingly in Convention Fight.
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.Grand Esquire Nicholson An
nounces Personnel of
Staff of Aides.'
DECKER LEADS CAMPAIGN
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Louisville Delegation Headed by
Robert W. Brown, One of Most
Popular Elks, May Prove to
Be Formidable Rival.
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POSITIONS TO BE ASSIGNED
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PARADE
ht Officials Will Be Told Places In
""Procession Tuesday General W.
E. Flnser, of Xo. 142, Will
Be Chief of Staff.
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ARRIVAL OF ELK TRAINS.
Following u the revised schedule
of arrival of special trains at Colon
Depot today aa compiled '.- lait
night by Secretary McAl'later at con
vention headauartera:
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7:00 A. M.
7:00 A. M.
7:10 A. M.
.'. 0:00 A. M.
, 9:00 A. M.
10:00 A. M.
jt T.vRoseburs' ...
Oakland
Kansas City
L.os Angeles
Utah 10:00 A. M.
Colfax. Wash ......11:45A.M.
Medford, or. z:ihi joon
Bakerafleld 12:00 Noon
Klamath Falls
. .12:00 Noon
Texas ......
Eugene. Or...........
Lewiston. Idaho
Jersey City
Ft. Louis
.13:45 P. M.
. 5:30 P. M.
. 7:00 P. M.
. 8:00 P. M.
. 8:00 P. M.
. 8:15 P. M.
. 9:15 P. M.
. 9:00 P. M.
.10:00 P. M.
Hnaha
Southern Idaho. ......
Moscow. Idaho
Denver, Colo
Lead. South Dakota.
Gold Held. Nev
Livingston. Mont
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'Orders governing the route of 'the
folks' grand lodge parade at 10 o'clock
..Thursday- morning and the personnel
of his staff of aides were announced
a yesterday by James R. Nicholson of
Springfield. Mass., grand esquire.
' the route of the parade embraces the
' principal business streets on both sides
,,of. the river. It will movepast all the
a. grandstands that have been erected and
sllt pass twice the reviewing stand In
STrftnt of the Federal building. The last
tlrrie It moves past this stand the pa
rade will be reviewed by the grand
exalted ruler, other grand lodge offl-.-..olals
and city, state, naval, and army
spfflcers. After traversing the East
.. JfcUde streets it will pass the grand lodge
headquarters at the Multnomah Hotel
"' "and then will cover some of the prin
cipal streets In the North business sec-
; 3on before passing the Elks' temple.
-twi Route Covers 80 Blocks.
The route approximately Is five miles
long. It covers exactly 80 blocks, in
'addition to the two bridges.
'. ii (Assignments of positions of grand
lodge officials In the automobiles that
'will move at the head of the proces
r4on will not be made until the con
tention opens Tuesday. Then it will
o.'ba possible to determine how many of
the past grand exalted rulers and other
officials who are entitled to places of
honor will be present.
,.,,The official orders of Grand Esquire
icpoipon are aa ioiidwb:
"r,'"The various lodges of the Benevo
'lent and Protective Order of Elks of
"rirhe United States of America, assent
s' feted in Portland. Or., to participate in
((the annual convention of our order,
-rwlll parade in honor of the reunion and
a!ll be reviewed by the grand exalted
.rler and officers of the grand lodge
inThursday. July 11, at 10 A. M.
t "Esquires of subordinate lodges will
report as soon as possible after arrival
In Portland at the office of the grand
esquire. Hotel Multnomah.
K "Orders will be issued July 8 giving
.detailed instructions for the formation
of the riara.de.
"AH staff officers are directed to
"'meet with the grand esquire at the
JoMuItnomah Hotel Tuesday, July 9, at
"iO A. M."
jtc ' Portlaad Men Appointed.
'r. In addition te "Adjutant-General Fin-
,,-fer. who has been serving as chief of
etatl 10 me grana eaquire lor me laet
few months, the following Portland
fc.lrs have been honored by appointment
"as aides: K. K. Kubll, past exalted
PTuler and chairman of the convention
(commission: C. C. Bradley, exalted
ruler; Major V. M. C. Sllva, J. J. Mc
Donnell. J. B. Hibbard, George L. Baker,
, chairman of the Portland parade com-
mittee: B L. Adams and E. A. Marshall.
esteemeed loyal knight of the Portland
f lodge. -
Colonel Russell B. Harrison, wbo
beads the list of aides. Is the son of
the late Benjamin Harrison. ex-President
of the United States, and the dele
gate from Indianapolis lodge, of whlcb
he Is past exalted ruler.
HEPPXER HERD HITS TOWX
Sam Van Vactor Heads Delegation
From Eastern Oregon.
Heppners herd of Elks came Into
Portland 60 strong yesterday on a spe
cial train. They have established head
quarters at the Perkins and Imperial
hotels, and will be joined today by a
second delegation from the same dis
trict, which will swell their numbers to
more than 100.
Leading the party yesterday was Sam
Van Vactor. Mayor of Heppner and
one of the biggest Elks, In every sense
of the word. In his section of the Ore
gon country. He also is District At
torney and a leader of the Democrats
of Eastern Oregon.
"Hello, Sam! Oh. you Sam!" bellowed
the drill team of the Portland Elks as
sembled at the Union Station to greet
the Heppner crowd, and from the mo
ment be stepped from the train ' Mr.
Van Vactor found himself the center
of a hand-shaking, back-slapping
crowd.
Women in the party were taken In
automobiles to the hotels, while the
men lined up and marched with the re
ception committee and the official band
to the registration office.
"We're not here with any campaign
for any person or place so far as we
know now." said one of the party. "But
we are going to have a good time, and
before the convention ends everybody
will know that we are here."
Eugene Elks to Entertain.
EUGENE, Or.. July . (Special.)
Eugene Elks have arrangements all
completed for greeting the Medtord
Elks, who stop here for a few hours
Sunday morning on their way to the
grand lodge meeting in "orriana. Au
tomoblles will meet the train and the
visitors will be taken over the. city.
The special train with something over
1 890 Eugene Elks and with scores of
C their friends, will leave for Portlaad
! Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o clock.
Albany to Greet Medlord.
! ALBANY. Or.. July . (Special.)
j The Medford lodge of Elks will be en
I tertalned by Albany Elks when their
I special train of eight cars stops here
I for SO minutes tomorrow en-route to
1 the grand lodge at . Portland. .- j
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PORTLAND GRIPS ELKS . iTffiSffis ts1
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J. P. BLAXK, ST. LOUIS, MARVELS
AT CITY'S GROVtH.
Prominent Brewer Regrets He Did
Not Invest When Here Six Years
Ago Sees Bright Future.
"The progress Portland has made
since my last visit three years ago has
been not only wonderful but mar
velous," said J. P. Blank, special rep
resentative of the Annheuser-Bush
Brewing Company, of St. Louis, Mo, at
the Oregon yesterday. "It really makes
my eyes feel good to observe the re
markable and unexampled growth of
your city.
"Before leaving St. Louis I was told
that Portland had experienced re
markable growth. I had no reason to
doubt the statement, but I wish to say
that the headway your city has made
surpasses even an exaggerated com
prehension. The fact la that a former
visitor to Portland cannot be told
adequately of your development and
progress. It Is necessary for him to
come and see for himself and then he
will question the accuracy of his vision.
"Not only has Portland progressed
but you have a great future. You have
the substantial foundation on whioh
to build. It Is a foundation that Is per
manent. The money that Is being made
in Oregon is being expended In up
building Portland and the entire state.
That is what contributes to the per
manency and substance of your growth.
My only regret Is that my company
did not make Investments here where
more than satisfactory returns would
have been Insured. For Instance, when
I was In your city six years ago, my
old friend, M. C. Dickinson, showed me
a block of city property that could
then be purchased for S7S0.00O. Today
I am advised that the Identical block
with the same Improvements Is worth
11.600,000. I am perfectly frank when
I say I am unable to find words with
which to express my amazement with
the progress Portland has made In the
last three years." . -
Following a conference with Mr.
Dickinson yesterday, Mr. Blank offered
a $500 Budwelser cup as the prize for
a free-for-all event In the automobile
races which will be held Tuesday after
noon under the auspices of the Portland
Automobile Club.
Mr. Blink Is a member of St. Louis
Lodge, No. t. B. P. O. E.. and will re
main In Portland throughout conven
tion week. He is an enthusiastic mem
ber of the order. Although his busU
nesn does not bring him to the Paclfio
Coast, his desire to be here during the
annual reunion of the antlered herd
and meet and renew his numerous
acquaintances In Portland was more
than he oould withstand. Consequently
he packed his grip and came. He ad
mitted last night that he already had
been amply compensated.
ALB AX Y WILL SEXD 500 ELKS
Second Largest Elks' Lodge In State
to Be Well Represented Here.
ALBANY. Or., July S. (Special. )
Albany Lodge of Elks will send BOO
members to Portland on July 11 to
participate In the big parade. Albany
Lodge has 700 members and la the sec
ond largest Elks lodge In the state.
Albany Lodge will take its band on
the trip and will go to Portland on a
special train which will leave this city
at 5:30 Thursday morning.
L, M. Cnrl Is the grand representa
tive from the Albany lodge to the grand
lodge this year. ,
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"ORANGE BELT" IN RAGE
CALIFORXIAXS CAMPAIGX FOR
DR. CHARLES H.. WARD.
Pasadena and Other Southern
Lodge Send Big Delegation
. ' by Steamer Bear.
Pasadena and other' cities of the
"Orange Belt" yesterday sent to Port
land on the steamer Bear some three
score enthusiastic Elks, who will work
throughout the convention for the elec
tion of Dr. Charles- H. Ward, of Pasa
dena, as grand esteemed loyal knight.
Dr. Ward was entered last year as a
candidate for the office of trustee but
withdrew, and the California delegates
feel that he is entitled to the honor
this year.
The entrance of the California party
was attended by ceremony. The drill
team met the Callfornians at the dock
and aa the gangplank was lowered and
the visiting Elks came ashore a band
played the new Portland Elk song.
"Brother Bill, the Town Belongs to
You."
Twice the tune was played, while the
visitors applauded vigorously. - Then
Frank D. Hennessy, stationing himself
beside the gangplank, sang the song of
welcome, with soft accompaniment. The
Callfornians applauded.
Leaving the steamer, the visitors
were escorted to a big "Seeing Port
land" car. In which they were taken to
the registration office in the new Ore
gon Hotel Annex, and thence to the
Hoyt Hotel, where they had made res
ervations for rooms.
The Hoyt Hotel will be the head
quarters of the "Orange Belt" dele
gatea, and the Callfornians are prepar
ing to make their section well known
here.' The "Orange Belt" Elks repre
sent lodges of Pasadena,' Santa Bar
bara. San Bernardino, Riverside, Red
lands. Santa Anna, Pomona and Whit-,
tier.
The party that came In on the Bear
represented chiefly the Pasadena Elks
and their wives. The remainder of the
Southern California delegation, . which
will toltal about 180, will reach Port
land today by special train. . All will
make their headquarters In the same
hctel. - '
Harry M. Tleknor, - an attorney of
Pasadena and one of Dr. Ward's right
hand men, tried to keep from inquirers
some of the inner truths of the voyage
rotn San Pedro, but Anally' relented,
when Dr. Ward himself "bawled them
out." .
"Was the trip smooth or did any of
the ' delegates suffer from sea sick
ness?" was asked.
"Not to any great ex "
"Not to any great extent?" cut in the
doctor. "Honestly, was there any one
on board the boat that wasn't seasick
besides me?"
"Well, come to think of it," admitted
Mr. Tleknor, "some of us . were a bit
sick, and the others seemed not to feel
any too jovial at times. Still, we bad
THE ELKS' WEEK.
Sklddoo to the work! Let us sum
mon a hansom ;
Lock office, and throw the key over
the transom:
And hike to the station not stop
ping for lunch
To wave a glad hand to the com
ing Elk bunch.
By thonsands they come and will
keep coming atill
o meet them and greet them with
gay: "Hello, Bill!"
Oh kiss a good-bye to all care and
" all sorrow.
You'll all be too busy to do it to
morrow) ' ' .
For Elkdom will range through the
broad streets, and we
Will cheer with delight while the
antlers toss free
And roar, "Welcome Bill!" Till we
scarcely can squeak
From hoaraness. Thua opens the
Jolly Elk week. .
"Hello, Bill!" and "Welcome!" Mere
words are not quite
Sufficient to ahow all our depths of
delight:
But what are mere words 1 between
friends? For you know
How welcome you are, e'en before
we aay so.
The whole happy city has opened its
doors;
Come In. drop your suitcase, and
take It It's yours.
By DXAN COLLINS.
a bully good time, and got mighty well
acquainted before we reached . Port
land." " '
Mountain scenery, legends and ad
ventures In "The Guardians of the Co
lumbia, ..
1, Members of the Judiciary Committee (Left to Right), Richard W. Niima,
Spokane; Judge frank I. Duncan, Tonus, Md. Raymond Benjamin, Napa,
Calv Chairman; Walter P. Andrews, Atlanta, fca.l John F. Burket, Flndlay,
O. 2. Welcome Soinad Lined l p to Receive Visiting Delegates 3, Harry B.
Jentes, Delegate From Canal Dover, O., Lodge, Jo. 07S , fieorge H. Eng
lish, of Holyoke, Mass, and Mrs. Eng llsh 5, C. B. Stone and S. W. Raker, of
Atlanta , Elks, Administration Band 7, Decorated Float Lsed In Recep
tion Parade.
ELKS TO EAT
BIG BARBECUE TO BE GIVEN"
AT THE OAKS WEDNESDAY.
Only Members or the Antlcred Herd
or Credential Bearers Will Be
Admitted That Day.
Although tremendous preparations
have been made for the great salmon
barbecue next Wednesday at the Oaks,
no one who Is not an Elk or the bearer
of Elk credentials will be admitted to
the park.
Aalatratm n Tl a f-nn VPT1 H(1T1 t n H
all friends of delegates will have been
supplied with badges, and tne gates or
the amusement park will be closed to
all -save these.
"I regret extremely that I must close
the Oaks to Portland people,'- said Man
ager Cordray, "but this Is one of those
occasions on which we sacrifice our
selves for the common good. When the
gates are closed Tuesday night until
.v.-.. ThnroHai" mnrnlne it will he
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impossible for anyone but an Elk or
the friend of an ;1K to enter our gates.
"Every attraction in the park will
h fr Dnr crates, with our hearts.
are wide oDen to the B. P. O. E., and I
do trust that no Portlanders will visit
the Oaks Wednesday ana nave to De
turned away."
in..- a th. flak, have been en
closed with narrow tables for serving
the gigantic naroecue. xuo giw
mon will be served- whole. Hundreds
of trays, a steam boiler, an ice house,
big washing tubs and similar equip-
. VA nnnr h.lnr jirransred at the
park in readiness for the largest meal
ever served on tne racnic uisn.
From B to 8 o clocK tne meat wm oe
i ....mi ,riH nw nr to tne great
numbers that will be present It only will
be possible to serve tne guests atanu
lng. Of course, the programme at the
t. ,ii ha iha larsrest the amuse
ment park has ever had to offer, free
vaudeville and continuous band pro
grammes being the order all day. There
will be fireworks at niglrt of a lavish
description.
"Portland nas lots oi Bra
but there are some penalties to be paid
for not being an Elk," remarked Mr.
Cordray.
OLYMPLV TO BRIXG BAXD
Parade Dress of Lodge Is Simple.
t 300 to Be in Line.
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Headed by a 24-piece band, every
. whi.h la an Fllk. 125 mem-
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bers of Olympia Lodge, No. 186, will
leave Olympia on the night of July 10
In three special cars, to participate in
the big parade on Thursday.
On the night of July 10 there will be
a big gathering of Elks In Centralla,
as that Is to be the meeting place for
. i - v , tho ontlorpH hprri from
tne iiioiiiu."" "
Olympia, Grays Harbor and Wlllapa
Harbor.
Although three Pullmans have been
'1 1 mav ha TtArAMSJarV t O A.dd
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another coach. Olympia will have at
least 175 or zuu iKa in hub iur
parade, and many members will pass
the entire week In Portland.
For months tne uiympia uix 1 oana
has been practicing at regular Inter
vals for the big convention.
The Olympia delegation will wear
simple uniforms of white sailor hats
with purple bands, purple ties, blue
serge coats, white duck trousers, pur
ple socks and low black shoes. Each
marcher will carry a light cane dec
orated with an Olympia pennant.
MARSHF1ELD ELKS IX DANCE
Lodge Sends Uniformed Delegation
to Portland Grand Lodge.
MARSHFIELD, Or., July 6. (Spe
cial.) Members of the Marshfield
Lodge of Elks No. 1160 gave a ball this
week which Vas one of the leading so
cial events of the season. Each mem
ber had the privilege of inviting one
couple, and the guests numbered ZOO.
The ball was In celebration or tne an
niversary of the organization of the
lodge.
All members appeared In the new
uniforms in which they will attend the
Portland grand lodge. The uniforms
are of white serge, and white nats witn
purple bands and purple socks and
neckties will be worn.
The Marshfteld Lodge left here today
on the steamer Breakwater, adoui iuu
persons made up the convention party.
200 CHICAGO ANS ARE OX WAY
Xew York and Other Eastern Lodges
Join Big Westward Party.
CHICAGO, July . (Special.) Chi
cago Lodge of Elks No. 4 departed to
day, 200 strong, for the annual re
union, prepared to do all they can to
make the Portland event the greatest
in the history of the lodge. The Chi
cago lodge held open house last night
to more than 200 brother Elks from
New York No. 1. Jersey City No. 99.
Brooklyn No. 22 and other Eastern
lodges who joined the special party.
The reception to the visiting brothers
continued until early morning, when
they resumed their Journey for Port
land. The Chicago Elks expect to
reach the reunion city Monday.
Visiting Elks Bring Physician.
WASCO,' Or.,' July 6. (Special.)
Elks of Sherman County will be ac
companied to the grand lodge next
week by Dr. W. N. Morse. The phy
sician goes as a first aid xo tne in
jured."
KLICKITAT FISHING GOOD
Portland Man Makes Phenomenal
Catch in Short Time.
WAHKIACUS, Wash., July 6. Sam
uel Archer, a Portland business man.
yesterday eclipsed all known records
for fly. nsning in tne nig lutcKitat
River.
Mr. Archer, surprised the natives
along the stream by landing 00 trout
averaging 12 Inches in length. The
time taken in performing the "stunt"
was three hours.
Mr. Archer Is a trout expert and his
first visit . to the Klickitat has con
vinced him that this river Is entitled
to be classed among the finest trout
streams of the Coast.
nt "The Guardians of the Columbia'
at your hotel newsstand.-
With the arrival of the Louisville
delegation tomorrow morning, the
strength of Rochester's wooing for se
lection by the grand lodge of Elks as
the convention city of 1913 will be
tested. So far, the New York State
city has had everything pretty much
its own way with preconventlon proph
ets, starting strong and gathering
strength continually.
Some time tomorrow, probably later
than the Louisville men, a second con
tingent of Rochester Elks is to arrive
to "whoop It up" for their city. By
Monday Rochester will have Its fuTT
strength on the firing line and Wed
nesday expects a favorable verdict by
the grand lodge. Yesterday Frank A.
Flora, secretary of Rochester lodge,
got down to work. Under the direc
tion of Exalted Ruler Richard J. Deck
er, literature extolling Rochester as
"The Convention City" made its ap
pearance wherever Elks congregated.
Cyclone Mlaaed by Small Margin.
Dr. and Mrs. Decker, coming to
Portland from Rochester by the Ca
nadian Pacific Railroad, passed through
the edge of the cyclone which almost
totally destroyed the Canadian city of
Reglna and was responsible for the loss
of many lives. ,A little rain, so re
freshing after the stifling heat of
prairie travel that passengers leaned
out bareheaded to enjoy its coolness,
and a little wind was all of the storm
these travelers experienced. "Half an
hour later," said Dr. Decker, "and we
would have been In the midst, of the
cyclone and might have been de
stroyed." Dr. Decker, who has the unique rec
ord of serving eight terms as exalted
ruler of Rochester lodge. Is spending
his energies In an effort to land the
convention. He Is Just recovering from
a severe Illness. While ill in bed he
dictated letters to all delegates, asking
for their support and attended to all
details of the campaign.
Rochester Capable of Entertaining.
"There is no doubt about It. Rochester
will win." said Dr. Decker last night.
We have received sufficient assurances
to warrant my making so strong a
statement. I know that Louisville is
a candidate and there have been rumors
that Atlanta, fearing unexpected rivals
for the convention of 1914, may switch
to a fight for selection for 1913. but
we feel that Rocnester offers too many
delights to delegates and superior ac
commodations for the Elks to choose
any other city. Last Summer we en
tertained the Shriners. su.uuo strong,
with thousands of other visitors. We
also had the Grand Army, entertaining
100,000 visitors.
The Louisville delegation Is headed
bv Robert W. Brown, managing editor
of the Louisville Times and past grand
exalted ruler. It is probable that If
Louisville wants the convention
Rochester will have to put forth Its
best efforts to take It away, as Brown
Is one of the most popular men in all
Elkdom and as one of the delegates at
headquarters expressed It, "he can have
anything he wants."
In recent utterances to friends Brown
is quoted as saying that he Is not cer
tain that Louisville will make a fight
for thai 1913 meeting. The matter is
still an open question with the Louis
ville Elks and It is probable mat it
will not be determined until they come
lo Portland whether or not they will
enter the race. If they stay out of
the fight Rochester will have a clear
field. .
LOUISVILLE EDITOR ARRIVES
Robert W. Brown Refuses to Say it
His City Wants 1913 Reunion.
Robert W. Brown, manag'.ng editor
of the Louisville Times and chief Jus
tice of the Grand Forum, arrived at
the Multnomah Hotel last night.
Of the five members of the Grand
Forum. Mr. Brown, Judge H. L. Ken
nan, of Spokane, and Edward Richter.
of New Orleans, have arrived; Thomas
J. Cogan, of Cincinnati, and Perry A.
Shanor, of Pittsburg, are on the way.
Mr. Brown is well pleased with the
decorations in honor of the Elks' re
union. He made a quick trip in an au
tomobile to see what had been done
and waa surprised with the beauty dis
played on all sides.
The crowds are larger than he ex
pected at this time, as the formal Elks'
opening is Tuesday. Mr. Brown would
say nothing about Louisville's plans, aa
the delegate from the lodge is George
H. Fisher. Mr. Brown was formerly
grand exalted ruler of the Elks, and
visited Portland In 1906 during his In
cumbency. ICS
HORNS
AND1
HEADS
Some very fine speci
mens at SPECIAL
PRICES during
ELKS' WEEK.
We're closing them out.
Take one of these
beautiful souvenirs of
Portland home.
Visit our store before
returning home. "Wc
carry everything in
the Sporting Goods line.
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110 THIRD STREET .
Opposite Spalding Building
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