THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1911 EVENING EDITION.
COOS BAY TIMES
Entered At the postoffice at Marsh
Held, Oregon, for transmlssl n
through the malls a second claw
tnnll matter.
ii -
tf. C. M.W.OXKV Editor hihI Pub.
tA i:. mai.onky News Editor
E-" .!;; '-.,' - " ?
An independent Republican news
paper published every evening e
cepf S.inday. and Weekly by
The Coos Hay Times Publishing Co.
WITH THE t
I toastandtea:
ooor kvknino.
Dedicated to the service of the
people, that no good cause shall lack
n champion, and that evil shall not
thrive unopposed.
Tho Coon Hay Times represents a
consolidation of tho Dally Coast Mall
and Tho Coos Hay Advertiser. The
Const Mall whs the first dally estab
lished on Coos Hay and The Coos
liny Times Is Its Immediate sue-cessor.
sujiscriwion RATES.
DAILY.
Ono yenr JG.UO
For month 50
When paid strictly In ndvance th
subscription price of the Coon liny
j",,"icb Is $5.00 por yenr or ?2.50 fo
inontliH.
WEEKLY.
yenr $1.50
HOW TO LIVE.
So lire thnt when thy nummoni
eouie tii Jutti
The Innumerable caravan which
move
To that niyterlotw realm where
each xhull take
Hit chamber In the silent halls
of death
Thou go not. like the quarry
slave nt night,
'"urged to hi dungeon, b'
sustained niul soothed
lly an unfaltering trust, ap-
pronch thy grave
I.Ike one that vrH the drapery
of his couch
About him mid lies down to
pleasant dreams.
William Cttllon Hrynnt.
fltclnl Paper of Poos County.
OFFICIAL PAPER OK THK (TIT
OP MAItMIIFIELD.
Addres.i all comtminlratlons to
COOS MAY IIAII.V TIMES,
HIiirNlillchl :: :: :: :: Oregon
TIME TO CLKAX I'P.
DON'T FEEL BLUE.
like to hear a feller who will
.hletle at hlx work:
like to lienr n worker who will
hum a Jlttle tun.
Kf a feller's got mno muele. why.
he ain't mi apt to shirk.
He can ohatiae a bleak December Into
mild and merry June.
What's the use o' feelln' blue?
There I sunshine here fur you.
Life la mostly what you make It. Make
It mellerllke an' true.
Care will often run away
Kf he finite you're f-t.in' say.
Open up your music, brother, an, by
thunder, let It play!
There' enough uv Bloom an' sorrer uv tli
kind that hea to If.
I.oia uv It's imaginary; you kin whistle
It away.
When you see of trouble akutklu' In the
Iota behind a tree
Let him see you're merry heart til. Put
your record on an' play.
What's the use o' feelm" blue?
Xatur's happyllke an' true
Jp the world to be mor cheerful aa'
'twill do the same fur you.
Blue is all right In tho sky,
All rlTht In a mn Men's eye.
Cut don't Ht it in your system. It will
ki,l wu If ii,' Ly.
DAMES AND DAUGHTERS.
Mrv Kiln t'lngg Young, who a yenr
nnd n half nsco beenine the first wom
an .uHrlutendent of lnxd In Chlcn
i go. hat been re-elected to the oltlce for
another year by the board of educa
, tltm.
Mme. Bryn. wife of the new Nor
wegian minister of Washington, h the
mother of four children. She I tie
! voted to her family and her home and
says thnt coneo,u'iitly she has com
paratively little time for clubs and
crusade.
i:ilen Terry Is sixty-two years old.
Her first tnwr of America was made
In ivnrt. when she wax thirty-nve. and
die has slin Ihmu to this country,
elcht tltuis. The fiftieth anniversary
f hir unge debut was celebrated in
..'n' u In Usui.
Mr. Champ Clark will tie the tlrst
"li'hern wmnnu In many years to
(lend rfiiiKreaalonnl society If her hus
band MiticeetU in Ills ambition to be
come speaker of the next house. She
has been prominent socially over since
she came to Washington with her hus
band sixteen years ago.
Miss Kntherlne McICensle. settle
ment worker and ntithoross. well
known among Pittsburg women's or
ganisation, has luniigurnted u move
ment for nn net of the legislature to
screen or otherwise secure windows
of hospitals so ns to prevent delirious
patients from committing suicide.
in
Cauitlc.
r lots of dlsimreenhlo thing"
1"
" . lily, but why In? so egotis
tical"
"What do you iihmhT"
"Nothing, only I think It Is had taste
to brnp about jrwir Ktremrth."
Morfirn Version.
"Take care of the nickel, mid ilio
dollurs will take earn of IheTttswh."
-Oh. nor
"Hat ye."
Wot a bit of If. Tkf cure of the
nickels and the dollars wilt wt to your
wife."
Juit a Sugsnt!on.
"I am verj' amlaljle."
"Are ytutV
"I Hiii. In ihrt. my smile N the orlp
Inal smile that won't come off."
"Kvor try soaklm? your hend?"
8VNOTOI8 OP Till: AXMAIj statkmkxt ov Till
German American Insurance Company
OK XKW YOIIK. J
IX THK STATIC Ol-' XKW VOUIC
on the Ulit day of Ieeember. 1810, made to tho Insurance Coiin,!..,,,...
Ji.- tho time to year to clean up.
Yards, atroHts and alloys should
bo renovated ami put In order
nilli. debris and what; should
Do linu'ed away lnifore warm weather
' ! A JTKIt M. t I lii "f ost-:i-
Tho wny to avoid dlaoate and flies " mmt In a prntW life, to n
is to eliminate the causes that pnJ-j nothltuz of the iartttthjmtlnK eoiumlt
nco them filth and unsanitary eoii-'tw,'
dltlons. I
Time la at band to plant flowor
gardens and rosbusm. la a few '
weelii It wltl be too late. BeantlCy
Tr street at ones, thereby Ineroa
!sr 're attrartlreaeea of th city an I
tr-fintif the ralqe of yoor own
yroprty. I
ffct wait to Improve your own
crarrty to dean up. to beautify. I
o it at nnee and now is your col
t tt iBlty. j
"ske advantaae of It. for a greater, '
'"e attraetlve. a healthier and n
u -r Marshfleld. I
The TImos auKKesta that Mnyor ,
Straw Issue a proclamation asking nil
Sporting Notes.
Detroit Amerlenns will trnln nt Mon
roe, Ij.. for the next four seasons.
Johnny McCiovern. the Mlunosotn
qunrtcrlMtek star, hits been nptoliitetl
"n inemlxT of the faculty" nt Xebnis
ka, inennliiK that he will eoiich the
footlmll team this year.
The Xntlnnnl lncros team of Mon
treal IioIiU the liincnlrtieiit $l,0Ot) Sol
man trophy, (inblemntle of the eliiitu-
liioushlp of the Xntlounl UtcrtMse
union, the Canadian organisation.
Moideenl Drown Is to have n throe
fingered rival. He Is Chester L. Xourse.
the new Itoston Ited Sox pitcher, who
made itilte n reputation In the Ik.
while ii niRiubur of the Drown uni
versity nine.
i
Short Stories.
The man who never imthes a ml
tnke lurarhildy bus uuderliuus w'.u
do.
There are women who Jnxt ieeui t
L..re been Iwro naturnl whJu.vi.
What mt aUet'HtmliMled lunn need"
more than auythlug oIm Is to em;il
a smalt boy to run his thought home.
A man umy not love his inother-lu
low. but lie la mighty glad to mh uer
when the Us by has metisles.
The iwradox ulmut pin money U tluit
It Is the kind that never sticks.
nighty-five thousnnd square miles of
hind fire drained by I.nko .Superior,
Work nt eloHrlug away tho wreck of
the great Quebec bridge him gone on
for a your, nnd It Is still fur from com
pletion. While In 1!WJ the highest price paid
for lynx In Alaska win $.'1, In the pres
ent season, owing to the Increnseil de
mand for this fur. the price lias risen
to n maximum of $:;i).r.o.
More tlimi r.7,NX),o)0 Index record
enids, showing tho ludlvldiml service
record of soldiers who fought In the
various wars In which this country
hint been engaged, uro now on tile In
the olllce of the adjutant general of
tho nrmy.
Current Comment.
It Is a shock to u mini when his local
tuiimr i-nfiis in lilm fur tint llrst time
property ownors to clean up nnd spe- M .. of ,. ,,, t.,zeili
clfr n dny on which all tuny unite. I
Tho authorities should coopornto
with tho citizens In thin matter nnd
mnko tho work nn easy tnsk. For
tho snko of the health, ns well ns
prldo, tho rlennlng should bo dono
in n most thorough innnnor. Tho
TlmoB hopes thnt everybody will net
In unison on this occ.ihIoii, Itcmoni
Uor thnt "clonnlluesa In nkln to flod-llnesB."
AI'KIiK (iUADKH AD0ITI:D.
WALI WA1.DA. Wash., Mnr. S-
At tho recent meeting of fruitgrow
ers representing the various districts
of tho Northwest iiKieomeut on n uni
form system of grading npplos for
packing, which Is to be followed by
the entire Northwest, was made.
It Includes "extra fancy." stand-,
urd" and "C" grades. The tlrst Is to
he of pirfort apples. In which red
varieties are to show TR per cent col
or and pnrtlrod varieties SO per eeut. j
The nt.indurd Is the same, tare that
n single sting, scab the sis of a
lil'V.i and lack of color Is lermls-
slide ' C" grado lueludM all other
jneri 'inntuhlo apples.
The scab clause In the standard
rrr.ulc was secured by (' II. Sproat of
!mk1 Hiver, who aaid the apple In
dustry of Oregon would be Mrloutly
nffeited It scab were not allowed t)i
crlst in standard apples. It is agalust i
the W.i-iiliiKton law, but will be ur-,
tid in Oregon shipments. J
Whllu we do not rejoice In our neigh-Imii-'s
misfortune, wo uro tint to view
It with resignation.
Tho mini who tells nil ho known Is
easy to understand, It Is the man
who says nothing wijo has you guess
ing. Krnm tho wny hoiiio persons disre
gard their doctors' ndvlcu you'd think
It was a free sample.
Perplexed.
"Sho Is very pretty."
"Yoh, but tho poor girl doesn't know
what to do about It."
"What do you menu?"
"She doesn't know whether to go on
the atugo or try progressive matrimony
from private life."
Her Gtiosj.
"You are fond of tlowors, I see."
MKI worst"
"Yes."
"What nutkes you think go?"
"You use i.uii eieiiaut no wets of
speech n ud throw mii lHautlful bou
iiuets at yourself."
Praper,
"IMiur elek, the ship was looking for
a tlrydoek."
" ilrytloi'kr1
Vta."
"You should say a thirsty doctor."
Semethlna Coming,
"I would like to lie a critic."
"I should suy you aw oue."
"Who? Me?"
"Yes."
"TUeu whefe's my aalary?"
be establishment of the central
iik dgonry boema cerUlu, ther
,ir no oitposltlou so far aa can ha
. rt'd. A committee of seven
is working on the details of a plan
similar to that of the fruit e.vehunge
of California and It Is probaulo thnt
It will be ndoptod.
A ' ltucky boy dropped a matoh
Into ' 'owder keg Just to see the
6p.ir', tlv. Ills finish was a bit
more i-ilglnal than the "dldn't-know-It-was-londod"
kind, at any rate.
D
Havo your calling cards printed m
The Ttmos office,
ReMnln.
When lovely woman goes to vote.
Her Purl outfit wearing.
Un .it Hi.- polls must wear hU coat
Ant stop his awful swearing.
DAWN ON THB HKADLANU.
AWN .n:tl a maglcul stillness; oa
t'uilU iiulcKi i iii-e profuuiul;
On tli'1 .ii i' in ii mki iMiiiviit. a
u( liuitfii uiii'.tiil and t4 d.
In ti v Iii'.immk u iUnit that vnig
not mere iilutluu of sound,
."lul u tliliu with form and bojy, a
tliliiU to bo touched and weighed
Ytt 1 know tluit 1 dwell In tint inUUt of
the i our l the cosmic wheel,
lu tbo hot collision of forces and clangor
of boundless strife.
Mkl the sound of the iMd of the worlds,
the rusbliiK worlds, and the ptul
Of the thunder of life
-William Watson.
It may get ho after nwhlU that break
fast bacon will be m!i1 nt the ribbon
counter, (Jnlveston News.
Dr. Wiley's usertlon that In times
to come the winds will serve us fuel
lias that hot ulr sound. Memphis
Commercial.
Down In Texas, nceordlng to tho
census, there uro 1,000,000 mules. Wo
don't suppose that Includes till the
kickers either. Council Uluft's Nonpa
reil. This Is n good time to look over
your enstoff clothing. Tho weather Is
sovore, nnd tho deserving poor nro
ninny nnd will be grateful. Philadel
phia Dress,
Tales of Cities.
St. Louis has eight largo candy fac
tories, employing moro than U.OOO per
sons. At present the S.fiOO.OOO population
of Miinhnttun Island. New York, Is In
creased to :i,000,000 dining business
hours.
Kvery I Hue n child Is born to n ten
ant In the Honeymoon tints In Onkdalo
nvenue. Chicago. $.- is taken olY that
mouth's rout.
Census returns give Mexico City a
IktpulMtloii of ultout half inlllloii.
auudulujaru JOl.'.HteJ. 1'ueulii 101.3KI,
ChlhuaUuu .ttMSll Agutucalleutes -II.-S00,
Oaxaeit JITn.'IOO.
Getting Along.
Yet. I'll turn fifty In lers than a year.
Somewhat old fashioned anil foxy. I fear.
Kyes srowlng dimmer nnd moscles inon?
slow
No: not the lad tJint I wns Ion ni
Hair Retting thinner nnd mottled with
gray.
Lep-s not rheumatic, but verging thnt
way:
reeling, however, quite hearty nml strong.
Hut I'm KcttltiK alon.t.
Once I was nay ns tlio ne.xt, you snu bet
Cock of the walk and the bons of the set.
ttlne for n frolic, n foot mce or lleht:
Didn't think uotbinK of ilsuclng nil night.
Csrnlnif and sjienillng nnd' lisvlnr n time,
Just as n fellow will do In bis prime.
Chuck full of mischief, though meaning
no wrona.
But I'm getting along.
Those were the days It wns nooil to be
yomiT.
Nimble of flnoers ami limber of lonin.
It 'king- for trouble If trouble wns there,
finding- or missing- II, wlmt did I care?
t'mirtlng th- ladles or i tinning a rneo.
It Is n winder they called me n cose,
Ftlllns- the evenliiati with Isughter am
song.
Rut I'm getting along.
Not what you'd oall nn old man, undsr-
stnnd
Do my aay'n work with the best In the
la rid -Ilut
In the cvenlti I'm ready to quit,
Tlnd a ood place where a fellow oan sit,
I.ok at n pPr In clenr printed type.
Chat with a ntHalibor or pull at my pipe,
letting the oumier ones mlr. with tho
throng.
l-'or I'm gcttlnic along.
A New Problem,
Ton cannot' raise a tmy by rule
In narrow imth nnd stmlKht.
The thlti3s you mud to do nt sehool
Are sllshtly out nf date.
This (turdy fact Jon mny bemoan,
Ilut It Is standing there,
lie must work out his life nlone
In lte of alt your onrc.
And when you oomo to own the truth.
Which inlffht not do to frame.
You wore not such n model youth
When you were In the Knine. .
You wunt your little son to prove
The boy you'd ls no doubt
If you your whiskers could remnvo
And once moio try It out.
No; you can storm and mgo nnd roar.
Kntreat. forbid, ml vise,
Try out your thoorlos less or more
To mold him to your sloe.
Ilut liu another course will iniqi
O'er which his sail to trim.
And. iirowlnn up a llhely oliap,
You will bo pioud of him.
Ills chosen Hues he must pursuo,
Altbouah It rpolls the plan
To realise he Is not ynti:
Me Is mint her imiii.
lie nmv be winner In the Unlit
And mnr! ii benvy rcore
And In tho end oome out ull right.
Sumo millions have boforo.
of the State of Oregon, pursuant to law:
Capital
Amount of capital paid up ?.'
Income.
Premium rewlTtd during the year In eaeii ?
Ittterett. tllvWendi, d rent rlviJ dur
ing the year -
Income from other toureei rwwlmt during
the year ,
Total Income ? ".ACn
DlslnirM'inenls,
I.oesofi paid during the year ? 3, I7U,10$.G1
Dlvldentls paid during the year on capital
stock ICO.OOO.OO
Commissions and salaiie jwld during the
M'0
7,180,11)7.01;
K3,XH.ri9
'u
year.
Tnxes, Hconsos, and foes paid during tho
your.
1,957,008.39
IS!), 190.31
oS 1,703.23
..$ 1,701,103.21
. . 13,.171,72r,00
337,000.00
, . oi7 l,S97.70
Amount of nil other expenditures
Total expenditures
A'-M'tS
Vnlue of real ostnte owned
Value of stocks nnd bonds owned
Loans on mortgages nnd collateral, etc. ,
Cash Hi hanks and on hand
Premiums In course of collection and In
transmission 1,3IS,I7S.I9
Interest and rents due and accrued o"u"07.CS
Total nsscts admitted In Oregon. . . .-
I.lublUlIo.
Gross claims for losses unpaid $
Amount of unearned premiums on all out
standing risks
Due for commission and brokerage..
Alt other liabilities
Total liabilities
Total Insurance In force December SI, 1910. . .
I C.C57 010.57
-$17,17o.H2.os
I
720,392.20
G,917,lu2.(M
II.S80.5S
HS,(rii;.G7
$ S.127.712 0J
.11,731.901 091 00
m . . V
... ... ... ...
lliisliicss In Oregon For The Vein.
Total risk written during the year
Grots premiums received during the yenr
Premiums returned during the year
Losses paM" during tho year
Losses Incurrod during the year
Total amount of risks outstanding lu Oregon Deceinhor
31. 1910
OMIIMA.V AMKIUCA.V IXSl'IIAXCK COMPANY
Dy WM. N. KKKMBK. President,
Statutory resident general agent nnd attorney for service:
HAUVKY WI:LLS. Portlnnd. Oregon
fl IJXItV Si:.V(!STACKi:.V, llesldent Agent,
MAItSIII'IKLD, OltKf.'O.V.
l.7St7.700 00
10s 2 33
19.C3CGS
3S 91902
30.2i;C 51
, $ fI.7riO.39C.00
Don't forget tho Turkish Dntha
1'iioxi-: aiir.
n.o39,ss:.oo
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
rn. g. w. iii:sLii:,
Osteopathic Physician
Orndunto of tho American school of
Osteopathy nt Klrksvllle, Mo, Offlvo
In Kldorndo nik. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to
I; Phono 161-J; Mnrshflold; Oregon.
r-It- J. W. I.VGItAM,
Physician nnd Surgeon.
209-210 Coko Uulldlns
Phones: Olllco 1II2J; Kesldencv tL
J.
W. HENXEIT,
Iwitvyer.
Ofllco over Flanagan & Donnett Dank
Marshfleld, Oregon
IVTU. S TI'IIIH.'V
Architect. I .
' SYNOPSIS OK TIIK AN.M'AI, STATRMR.VT OP TIU3
American Central Life Insurance Co.
OF INDIANAPOLIS.
IV TIIK STATK OF INDIANA
On tho 31st dny of December. 1910, inado to tho Insurniico Commls
slorrer of tho State of Oregon, pursuant to inw:
Capital.
Amount of capital paid up $ 137,000.00
Income,
Premiums received during the v.ur $ SS7.0I9.00
Interest, dividends, and runts rocolved dur
ing tho year 1-I9.9C2.00
rnconio from other sourvos received during
th nr .. 2.S71.00
Total income
DMiinxMiu'iilN.
Paid for losses, endowments, annuities niid;
stirrondor values e.
DlvldomlB paid to polfcy holders during the
yenr
Dividends paid on cnpltnl stock during the
yenr
see s ee
Commissions and salaries paid during tho
year
Taxes, licenses, and fees paid during the
'0nr-" 17,941.00
Amount of all other expenditures 89.S27.00
lutni oxponaitnres ..
.Wets.
Mnrkot valuo of real estate owned -172 350 00
Loans on mortgages and collntoral, etc. . .. i,27B,Woo
Promtum notos nnd policy loans S95 93C 00
Cash In hanks nnd on hand 910-1100
. UUI.-IIIIUUIUU nnu ueiorred premlt ins
Other nssets (not)
279,130.00
11.02G.00
10,900.00
2GC.7-I2.00
C7-t.626.00
71,203.00
39,495.00
Total assets,
Total assets admitted In Oregon
Mali Iitlon.
..$2,839,770.00
$2,S39,77O00
Ovor Chaiubor of Commer.
. ...
. . ...
Flower and Tree.
The morning glory blooms uourly. all
tho year rotnut lu southern California.
The white or paper Ultvh tree U
short lived. At uu age when ihe while
evtlar, for example. Is Jut lHgluulug
to lay ou useful wool the iwper blreh
una passed It prime ami u toady for
dot ay.
Aloe leave; have atnmg fiber, lino
for roK. and the JuUe Is used for soap
or uuide luto llMinr like elder. An I
nloe takes loug ears to grow, some
tlmw seveuty jeors. It tlowors once
sud dies.
Recont Inventions.
A new dlulug room chair has a seat
that lifts to form u high ouulr for a
child.
A wire support to hold a watch up
rh'ht wheu place! ou a Hat surface
sud whk'h may bo folded against tho
eoe when i-nrrletl lu tho iw.ket Is a
rtvent luveuttou.
An Indiana gonitis has npplled the
principle of the tdlde trombone to n
gas llxture, with whkii a lighted burn
er may bo moved to nny point along
the wall of n room.
First C!?ss Laundry
work Is most doslrablo to anyono
wishing tholr linen to possess that
particular finish so necessary to
good tnsto in dress.
WK DO THAT CLASS OF WOUK
Ono Trial will Convince.
Coos Bay Steam Laundry
PIIONi: MAIX 57-J
Net reserve. . ,
AH other liabilities.
Capital stock..,
j Total Habllltlec "
'Pntnl liicnn,,.. i.. '" ''
I '"""' m lOTQQ moer SI, 1910. nald rr i.naia oK s7 530.00
. e-- . w. Mtttu vmwwhs--'
. .I2.112.01-i.00
30,312.00
.. 137,000.00
f 2,579,357 00
Hustons.. I,. n...... l,. ....
Tot.1 risk, written durla. tki T ." ' S5C 175 00
nw premiums received during tho year.':.':.". i 084 00
Total amount of risks outatandi... .. U'' ' ".' "'" ' a'
" -"son uocemoor 31,
1910.
AU.CAN'cKNTitAL'LiFK ..WlUSci TOWm- $7D'175
Statutory resident genera, agent and ,ii ! L,
W. S. MONTGOMERY. Hood Rlvor, Oregon.
Mill TUAP NKSTKI) HAltltKD
PLYMOITH HOCKS.
Our niatlugs hnvo produced stand-nrd-brod
spoclniens of oxhlbltlon
quality with records of 242,227,222
eggs in 3G5 days.
Unity Chicks and Kggs for Hntchliig
Hook your ordors now for spring
doilvory. A few cockerels from
heavy laying stock for 5.00.
Plymouth Place, Poultry Ynrds.
FRED. BACHMAN, Prop,
MnrshfleUI, Uox 485, Phono 288
I
Good Evening C00S BAY LIVERY
HAVE VOl' ANY iaiWIUtY? !
if c ,i ... .. . . We have secured tho livery bust-
If SO. dO Ilflt tnr.at .X.-J. .. .
nw i ,-.. . lual lu,s ls nB Cf L. H. Ilolsnor nnd are pre
We have secured tho livery
THE lauml-v .i. . ' '" """ c
work and ,,riJ- . be8t Pnr8(5 t0 re,u,er excellent service to
each can V '" eW 0no's'th "60',,e Coos Bay. Careful
ow ill V. ii ? ne f the drlv-: 'irlvors, good rigs' and everything
to vn., n , MpUI U details ' tlmt will moan satisfactory service to
lv Jt 1 , Vi,uom call ara quick-' tno Public. Phono us for a driving
nin- t0' beC8U8e w are run-lhors. a rig or anything needed In
ning two wagons. i tho llverv itnn w in do a
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INACTION.
MARSHFIELD HAND AND STEAM
IjAUXDHY.
Mauzcy Hros., rrop. phono
trucking business of all kinds.
ULANCHARI) BROTHERS.
Idvcry, Feed nntl Sales Service,
141 First and Alder Streets.
Phone 138-J
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