THE OREGON JOURNAL, . PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1904,
! THE SUNDAY
LETTERS FROM AND ANSWERS TO THE PEOPLE COVERING A
. ' , WIDE RANGE OF- SUBJECTS
' ' The Story of local Option.
' Portland, Or., March 22. To the Edi
'tor of The Journal Having noted with
great satisfaction your . editorial re
' garding the proposed local option bill
now ' before the people of Oregon, I
take this opportunity of saying a few
'words In addition. It la often a dtffl
' cult task bo to state a proposition as
' important and far-reaching as this bill,
' that all classes of readers and every
- voter, of whatever predilection, shall see
. clearly his duty and opportunity In the
. premises.
' What I would especially emphasise at
this time is, thai the principle under
lying the question at Issue is thoroughly
' 'American, appealing under a Republican
. form' of government, and from a truly
, Democratic -standpoint, to the' best in-
teresta of the Deoole. It proposes to
. leave this question . for .settlement, to
the voice of the people, with the dls
, tlnet understanding that their will thus
t expressed shall be the law of the land,
i A government of the people'and by the
V people must permit the people to ex
' press their sentiments untrammeled by
, any political alliance and unprovoked
'by personal affiliation or prejudice.
' This bill is being supported in us
appeal by all who believe that the peo
, pie should decide for themselves what
; shall be and what shall not be, not only
' on this, but on all question coming be
; fore them for adjustment. It is not my
purpose, therefore, to enlarge upon the
. Justice or the injustice 01 me saioon
. enterprise. mat is a separate ques
tion. The point ! would have every
.voter' to-thoroughly understand is, that
- this measure comes to him from a mo
, tive as true and noble as that which
j prompted the writing and struggle for
the immortal Declaration of Independ-
. ence, placing every one on a basis of
'absolute equality. It is so fair in its
application that no one can have the
audacity to resist Its enforcement un
' less he be, perchance (and is such a
thing aupposable?), la politics a poi-
troon. In business a knave and in gov
ernment a very anarchist. It will lay
' before the people In each community
4. of the ' state , the clear issue as to
whether the saloon shall have a place
in their midst. Is there a business or
calling of the land ' that is unwilling
1 to be' placed upon the same footing be
fore any community of the land T II
so, be sure' that institution, or that bus
inesa stands self-condemned, not alone
before the community, but as truly be
fore the bar of Us own better judg-
, ment.
f For this reason, no personal or private
ends can enter into the consideration
of this measure. . The simple question
' to be decided Is: Does it deal fairly
j with all. Interested parties?
If so (and who can dispute it), all
friends of good government will vote
: for the measure, regardless of party af-
filiations, or business connections, or
. previous condition of servitude (to the
v traffic). On this account there will be
i no trading of votes, to secure the enact
ment of this measure; there will be no
i bribery, no political , Jugglery inciting
- men to go wild over the possible good
i to some particular clique or society or
municipality. True, it has Deen sug
gested that, as this is in the Une-f j
. itun.in ... -.vul. Mw I. -
: that legislation by which we may hope
' to more nearly suppress the liquor traf-
; fiCf it would be well (or wise) for that
people or party that la most fully and
completely .committed to its suppres
sion, to have no ticket in the field. In
order that other classes may be en
couraged' to vote for the measure.
Well, to say the least, that is very
', cool. Does it not also smack some
what of political traffic, suggestive ot
trading so common to the legislative at
mosphere? Besides, I remember that
only two years since ' I received many
"cards" from political aspirants, and
' all of them had the familiar express
gion: "Vote for the Referendum Amend
ment." But I failed to bear of any one
in all that long list "pulling off" that
the people might be "encouraged" to
vote for this very nonular and merito
rious amendment , It - carried upon Its
merits, as this measure is expected to
' carry, and regardless of what parties
'may or may not champion its cause.
No, for the sowing of this seed of
sophism,' be sure you will find "an
enemy hath done this." :'
' Far and away above these ' unwar
ranted demands, the friends of sobriety,
of high ideals, in government, go before
the state with a measure that appeals
to their sense of honor, saying: "For
' your own sake, for the sake of society,
for the sake of good morals among men,
consider well and vote your honest sen-
timenu." And they are willing to risk
the Judgment of the people and to
- abide therein, asking only the same
manifestation of a law-abiding spirit
from -all -who may oppose.
If any campaign is urged against this
measure, it will be that of anarchy
' against order, of the ward-heeler agalnat
the true statesman, - of the enemy of
mankind. And the weapons of his
warfare will be of the kind and quality
which conquered Alexander the Great,
beheaded John the Baptist, or paid the
. price , of the Christ Absolutely, there
, is no argument against the measure.
- On the other hand, there is everything
for it "It does not aerve your party
' interests?", Remember the words, in an
inaugural, of that president who said:
, "He serves his party best who serve
' his country best"
"It goes only half 'way."
Whoever went the last half of the
way on the first half of the Journey?
'There Is no party committed to its
enforcement strong enough to carry out
1 its provisions?"
i . Legislation first, and enforcement af
terward. If the people desire to rule
, in this thing and give that expresssion
at the polls, the rulers will be raised
up for Its enforcement. .
There la no doubt that the friends of
this measure constitute a vast major-
. lty of the voters In Oregon., The only
possible opportunity for defeat will be
in their lethargy or neglect Its ene
mies will be there with, their "argu
ments." ' .
Will the friends be there with their
votes, knowing that the appeal is made,
by ho bribery, by no trickery, by no
trading, but directly to the highest and
noblest faculties of the citizen a de
sire for personal purity, for even-handed
Justice, for national honor?
BRUCE. WOLVERTON.
Bit of Politloal History.
Portland, March H.To the Editor of
The Journal There has been consid
erable comment on the result of last
week's primaries and convention, es
pecially with regard to the political
fortunes of Mr Simon. Whether It is
because a defeated political manager,
in the consideration of the multitude,
is not entitled to any justice, or because
the multitude rather delights In howl
ing for the successful man on general
principles. Is Immaterial, To the writer
of these lines, who has at all times
been Identified with the political Inter
nes of Senator John H, Mitchell, it
would seem that a few lines on the
rcI causes which led toMr. Simon's
cirfea last week would be strictly in
urrter Just now. , . ,
Jl'as chjet source Of JUr. fiimon'ala.
JOURNAL'S OPEN FORUM l
. Every Sunday The Journal will
prim a "free-for-all" column in
which the public Is Invited to
air its views. This paper will
In no way be responsible for -
the views herein contained. ; It
Is led to this step by the knowl-
edge that freedom of ' speech
under the old conditions has been '
suppressed in Oregon, and un-
less men thought one way they
were too of ten forced . to hold
their peace. In opening this col-
umn The Journal will ask that
all communications be made as :
brief as possible, those contain-
lng 100 to 200 words being more
- acceptable than those containing ,'
J.OOO. . This must not be con-
strued 'as a ' medium through
which personal attacks may be
made. The subjects treated should
be such as are receiving, public
attention, and therefore possess- '
' lng a live interest Discussions
of purely abstract questions are
not invited.- In addition The
Journal readers who write us for
Information on public - matters
will be answered here.
feat is in the fact and a fact it is,
though not generally known that the
was too much guided by the Oregohlan,
a paper which .has paid him for his
faithful service in ' exactly . the same
way it has paid every1 one else that
ever stood by it in the days of need.
PrioriJto his election to th United
States senate, whatever demands that
paper made whether it was in passing
or r defeating legislative enactments or
in the way of nominations for office
Mr. Simon always accepted and used
every effort to carry out all such de
crees of the then only newspaper.. In
conformity with this 'established usage,
Mr. Simon, upon his , election to the
United States senate, and almost as
soon as he entered upon his duties as
senator ' from Oregon, broke with the
McKlnley administration, ; because the
Oregonlan, for reasons of Its own. was
a - bitter anti-administration organ. In
addition to the part' played by that
paper in the political affairs - of the
state, the late H. W. Corbett was fully
as important a factor. - Indeed, the
political management in those days was
known as the Slmon-Soott-Corbett com
bination. Hence, ahortly after Mr. Si
mon took his seat In the senate he was
Impelled upon an occasion to speak In
defense of Mr. Corbett and this - of
course meant to attack his predecessor,
Senator John H. Mitchell. The memor
able legislative holdup was the theme
and It, could be charged only to one
of the two persons . named- either Mr.
Corbett or Mr. Mitchell. By charging
Mr. Mitchell with this transaction he
brought down upon himself the resent
ment ef his (Mitchell's) . friends and
former colleagues at Washington. Mr.
Simon thus found himself at outs with
the administration and with no friends
of the body of which he was a member, '
and hence without the patronage upon
wh i r h thA fata . unu t nr, an4 nrtrt
.which the fate of senators and con
$ ressmen so largely depends. Because
of these two transactions chiefly. If not
entirely, Mr. Simon found himself "most
grievously handicapped" and not at all
because of his religious affiliations,
lack of social activity or physical short
comings, qualities which, it is true,
make It more difficult for an individual
to attain positions of eminence, but
once such position is attained he be
comes rather the stronger and the more
secure in holding his own. Of this his
tory furnishes more . than abundant
proof. .
While Mr. Simon was thus sacrificing
his political influence in Washington to
please his two principal associates' in
the dominant political faction and party
in Oregon,, one of them became a victim
of a senatorial bee, and he ' was com
pletely allured by that strange phan
tom offered him as the price for Join
ing in a combination against Mr. Si
mon, an offer altogether too tempting
to that gentleman to be refused. The
rest of the story all know and scarcely
needs any repetition. . Mr. ' Simon, then
In Washington, lost here the organisa
tion, though it must be admitted, by
but a very few votes, while the gentle
man in control of the editorial columns
of the Oregonlan had the extreme pleas
ure of seeing the Astoria man ' get the
senatorial toga, a bitter, but certainly
a very deserving pill.
Two years have passed and another
campaign was fought out last week.
The paper, which, for a promise of a
seat in the United States Senate, be
trayed a faithful friend, found Itself
in a predicament which made It impos
sible for It. to muster enough courage
to say Its soul was Its own. The ex
senator entered the struggle without
the support of the party papers, and
without an organization, office holders
or machine of any kind, and yet ' he
managed to mars hall about 40 per cent
of the total vote cast to his support
Whoever thinks that a man of such re
sources Is vanquished knows not what
the morrow may bring.
FAIR PLAT.
Innocents Abroad.
Portland, March 25. To the Editor of
The Journal I am full of wrath. May
I use a little of your valuable space to
blow off steam? In a recent number
of the Oregonlan appeared another brief
sketch of Samuel Clemens (Mark
Twain) and. as usual in all " these
sketches which appeared in various
newspapers at various times. Nevada
has been belittled to further glorify the
numorist I have for a long time ex
pected some Kevadan to arise and ex
plain. None having done so I will at
last take the responsibility uoon my
shoulders out of loyalty to a state In
which I spent some very happy years
at the time of the great Washoe excite
ment when Virginia City and Carson
City, the capital, were full of elegant
and cultured people, when there were
as fine public buildings and as elegant
residences and the time could be passed
as delightfully as in any other state In
which I have ever lived. Why , not every
luxury and every Improvement, when
$20 pieces were so plentiful? Now for
the objectionable paragraph so many
times printed: "Mark had many excit
ing experiences until he fled to the far
west as private secretary to an elder
brother Just appointed to an office so
dignified that it combined the duties of
secretary of state, treasurer, controller
and acting governor In the new territory
of Nevada."
The .brother here spoken of was Orion
Clemens, a man who had none of his
brother's brilliancy, and was much
laughed at for himself and his astro
nomical name. He held a small office,
In a state that had a full set of offi
cers. Blalsdell was the governor, Ed
wards attorney-general, the other names
I forget' But Nevada was certainly not
dependent on Orion Clemens for its sole
government The receptions and din
ners at the governor's mansion wr.n
that befits those1 functions anywhere-and
the fuestff would compact Xavorably. gnd.
more than favorably with those of any
state In the union.
I know whereof I speak, for I spent
the first winter of Nevada's statehood
in Carson City, my husband then' being
a state senator. The bar (legal, I mean)
of either Carson or Virginia City was
noted everywhere for the general bril
liancy of its lawyers.
. The senate and legislature and the
supreme courts were all celebrated as
possessing superior men. To this state
came the Clemensrothers, Mark fresh
from his experiences as a pilot on the
Mississippi river and bringing a stock
of profanity and crudeness undreamed
of in Nevada. , ;
Oridn Clemens was in office that win
ter and even if he held office under the
territorial government, It was , not
combination affair, because James W.
Nye was the territorial governor, and
the other offices were filled. I would
not If ; I could, pluck one 1 leaf from
Mark's laurel crown; I have known him
for years, and no man deserves more
credit for the way he has climbed the
ladder.
As Nevada has been somewhat pushed
downward as he climbed, and in many
cases sacrificed to his humor, so was
the grandest excursion that ever left
the states for Europe.' I mean the '"In
nocents Abroad," somewhat misnamed
by our humorist I was living in New
York City at the . time this excursion
was organised I became a passenger
myself. , It required some influence to
get the chance to go at all. The steamer
'Quaker City", was elegant Those who
went were the best from Philadelphia,
Boston, New York, Chicago, etc. If
there was any innocence on the part of
those who went it was not untraveled In
nocence; In fact the innocence was more
on the part of the then untutored Mark.
The passage money for the steamer
alone was $1,250. The ship crossed from
New York, stopping at the Asore Islands,
then to Gibraltar and into the Mediter
ranean sea. Our good ship sailed from
port to port and we made long trips in
land, always having the steamer to re
turn to" as we wished.
It was on this Journey that we had
an almost unparalleled opportunity to
see royalty living with nearly the sim
pliclty of private Individuals, and also
to test the areat frlendshiD of the Rus
sians for Americans.
The Russian court was summering at
Yalta, on the Black sea, and had divested
Itself almost entirely of rigid court eti
quette, and could place Itself on the
common basis of ladies and gentlemen
meeting ladles and gentlemen.. Every
one knows that attendance at a court
reception at 6t Petersburg would be
first besieging the United 8tates minis
ter for a chance and if obtained would
consist of ' much dressing, fuss and
feathers,' long trains. Glance at their
high salghtynesses and a backing out
from their presence. But here, as I said
before, was an unparalleled and seldom
occurring opportunity to get rid of all
ceremony and mfeet upon an equal basis
as men and. women; . Both the emperor
and empress and Grand Duke Michael
spoke excellent English, Every atten
tion was shown us, from drinking Rus
sian tea with the court, to visiting the
emperor's yacht etc Mark Twain, in
order to be humqrous, had to burlesque,
and he put It on with so broad a hand
that a protest was mads by the passen
ger in the New York papers on the re
turn of the excursionists. , Mark had
written for the papers while gone. They
thought to be funny was "Twain's" le
gitimate province, but to be abusive and
sarcastic towards those who did not ap
prove of some of his ways was repre
hensible. Mark Twain, prior to that trip, had
achieved a little notoriety in California
with a lecture on the Sandwich islands.
He came to New York unknown and un
heard of and very poor. - The Callfor
nlans then resident In New York, with
the liberality of the times and their
usual warm-heartedness, - leased Cooper
Institute, put Mark in to deliver his
lecture and bought whole bunches - of
tickets to make the affair a - success.
With this money and with their influ
ence Mark was able to take passage upon
this unique, remarkably delightful and
luxurious trip. From this voyage came
much of Mark's future prosperity and
good luck, his marriage to an Elmlra
heiress, a refined and elegant woman,
the rich and seldom-to-be-attalned ma
terial - for a book whose sale started
him on his career.
The lady was not upon the steamer.
but her brother, Samuel Langdon, was.
I did not mean to writs at such length.
It would take a whole book to tell the
rare' privileges and delights of that voy-
fge by land and sea. What wonder then,
hat I should scarcely know where to
stop? Mark Twain achieved greatness
through many struggles; all honor to
him for It Nevada achieved greatness
as a state. The Quaker City excursion
abroad was well known and understood
in the east and neither it nor Nevada
should be belittled to add to Mark
Twain's glory he does not need it.
MRS. NINA LAROWE.
: SOPS.
Dayton, Or., March 21. To the Editor
of The Journal An article from a cor
respondent appeared In the 8unday Is
sue of The Journal estimating the hop
crop of 1903 for Oregon to be 80.000
bales, and the probable yield for 1804
to be from 125,000 to 130,000 bales.
No such yield Is reported for 180S, and
I dery him to prove that more than
84,000 bales were produced. A careful
canvasi - of the hop producing sections
of Oregon cut It below this amount
Admitting; for argument sake that 60.-
000 bales were produced, which is not
the case, how Is he going to make a
gain of 30,000 to 40,000 bales from 2,000
acres of baby hops? Any hop grower
knows that - from 400 to (00 pounds or
three bales ber acre is considered an
excellent yield of baby hops. He ad
mits, that last year was the banner hop
year for Oregon and adds that if the
yield be as great as In former years,
Including last that Oregon's increase
will be over one third. - How is he going
to make this - phenomenal gain? Not
from 2,000 acres of baby hops for that
is an utter Impossibility, He certainly
will take the cake as the i best day
dreamer- on . record. He further says
that new hops are reported coming in
from other hop producing states, but
falls to say what states.. We have not
heard of any great Increase in acre
age or yield In the eastern states for
several years. We would advise that
the writer or the article referred to be
careful hereafter what he writes for
publication. There are others as well
posted In hop matters.! not beter,
J. IL M.
Amerioa and Xnssla.
From a Naturalized Citizen's Stand
point. ,
Portland, March 14. To the Editor
of The Journal. The Russian govern
ment and the -Russian newspapers are
constantly wondering why the. American
people sympathise with Japan In her
present struggle, and not with her. The
btaurpcrajs oX lha Russian mUsa boar
THREE DAYS
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( "The Busy Store"
171-173 THIRD ST., Near Yamhill.
Ladies' Choice Wrappers
, AT LOW PRICES
1
Our regular 11.28 percale or flannel-,
ette Wrappers now, during this
sale 884
All our 1 1.60 Wrappers now 91.10
Greatest (Values ' ever offered' at
$1.23 and .............. f 1.45
Fine
All
cent
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i Swml )
f rf 1 . .1 iVfVU I w life II 1
MMB Pair
Vf . K a 1 M I I
ClffifAifi We have rand selection at, per pair,
w ty'9 $1.20, 1.60 ana $1.95
LADIES'
New; Kimonos and
Dressing Sacques
We will sell actual 7 60
Dressing Sacques dur
ing this sale for ,
47c
We win offer during
. this sale only, all our
$1.60 new Kimonos for
96c
Actual $2.25 new Kimono
we'll sell during this
sale for
$1.47..
an Innocent mien as If they were totally
Ignorant of what Is going on. and they
are constantly inciting their people
against the "Yankees" and are boy
cotting American products.
It is true that the relations between
Russia and America were always good.
But the diplomatic relations, and the
feelings of the people- are two differ
ent things. One may be commercially
united with another . when Interest de
mands it, yet that- does, not prohibit
EASTER HERALDS THE ARRIVAL
- And nature is preparing now to change from her sombre winter garbv to the more livelier of buds and blossoms. ' -It
has been the custom of men and women to change, their outer appearance with the seasons. But some
times though, this is 'impossible, owing to the shortness of ready cash. We provide a way for the man or the
woman whose means are limited, to be clothed with the best, and enable honest people of small means to dress
, : as fashionable and stylish as their more ' fortunate brothers and sisters. And this is the'way we do itr Sup-' '' .
posing you buy one of our elegant Spring Tailor-made Suits. You pay us a small amount down as a deposit .
we'll say one-fourth; we deliver the garment to you and then you pay the balance of the purchase price at the " "
rate of t . :
; $1.00 A WEEK ,
Isn't that easy? You see you don't actually feel the outlay. The same proposition holds good on anything else we carry in our
store. And there isn't a single cent added to , the price of the goods because you buy them on credit. . ' -:
Our Cloak and Suit Section
, Offers You Remarkably Good Values. ,
Fashionable Tailor-made Suits .'.'. V. . .?18 to $G5
Modish Dress Skirts . ...... .'. ....... ... , .. . . 5 to $3G
Waists . .. .?G.50 to $15
Elegant Petticoats . . $7.50 to $22.50
Feather Boas ' , ,$10 to $40
Muslin Uttderwear, Corsets, Hosiery.
EASTERN
OF BARGAINS!
.Come early, and ..secure a
; Ladies':
Fancy All-Wool Capes
250 Ladles' fancy all-wool capes,
- like i the: picture.' Some , are
worth 14.60,. others" were $.60.
s Will sell them, ; while' they last.
$1;62
AT
fr.:.. ,y?!l , ;
Lace Curtains
Also Reduced
tl.00' Lace Curtain - now,
...............1.62
Nottingham Lace Curtains, .7 yards
the
pair, worth $1.45, now
.92
our Lace Curtains reduced 25 per
during this sale.
having one's opinion about his partner
if his actions are base and lowly.
The American government Is neutral,
and will, no doubt," remain so. But the
American nation ' knows Russia, and
whoever knows Russia cannot sympa
thise with her. '. k
The people who "stand at the helm of
the Russian government and of the Rus
sian press want "to talk It In" and make
their people believe that they are un
justly hateu by the Americans. But
1 Mi
LET US SHOW YOU
UXHTTMG'C
THE STORE WHERE YOUR. CREDI1 IS
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY!
share ofw the 'Great Bargains
Biii
Labowitch Bros. ; ' ;
PORTLAND, OREGON
Ladies' ;
Mercerized Sateen
Underskirts .
Our $1.2S Skirt now offered at 89
Real '
' now
$1.60 ' fancy
Underskirts,
....... 98
Silk lustre Underskirts," very fancy,'
values up to 12.50, now. . . .$ 1,39
Big values. In better kinds at,
each.. fl.45, $1.75 ad $1.90
Ladies'
Newest
Waists
Qrasp these Bargains
In Ladles' Fine Shirt
Waists, all greatly under-priced.
- '
$1.25 to $1.60 Ladles'
fancy damask or lawn
Waists now... ..92
$2.00 and ' $2.25 Ladles'
fancy Oxford Waists'
now ...$1.47
Great bargains in silk
Waists at $3.45
and ..$3.90
they ought to know that not only do they
not merit our sympathy, but that the
United States should be against her, for
our interest demands that Japan, and not
Russia, should win. " '
When Japan wanted -' to annex Man
churia after the war with China In
1 895. the United States had nothing
against that, for Japan had promised an
open door to all nations. But Russia
did not permit It then, and with the ex
cuse that she wants to protect China's
mm
Our Men's Clothing Stdrb
Is ready for you with the following lines:'. Spring' Suits in
a large variety of up-to-date styles, from $13.50 to $27.
Top Coiia, swell goods, elegant workmanship Shoes, the
kind that satisfies. Hats, in all shapes and shades., Un
derwear. Trunks. Watches. , ', ' ' '
at - ' - -
HfiVB
. ....... . :. . .
. Ladies';
Pedestrian Skirts
60 - Ladles gray or". Mac ' wool
v Walking Skirts, values to $3.00.
now .....$1.35
Ladles' fancy wool Walking Skirts
worth - $4.60,. v. and s oo
now ..........$2.87
An extra fine line of Ladles' Nov
elty - Skirts now- on sale
at ........ $3.75 ana $4.95
' Worth one-half more 'elsewhere.
GREAT ALE ON . . : ,
Pillow Cases, Towels,
Table Linens and Sheets
v , . , . ., .
A 20c heavy Turkish Towel-now. .10
Our 5, 84, 10 and 12H towels
are unsurpassed In Quality and price.
Pillow Slips, greatly reduced,' now,
each.. 9, 10 and 124
Ready-made Sheets now, ; each, ', 38,
45 and... ..... ..........49
Linen Table ' Covers. ' sale" price,
each .69, 98 and $1.23 '
- Bee our line of Linens before pur
chasing elsewhere. .
CHILD'S
Fine Jackets
A regular $2.50 Child's
.Melton Jacket In blue,
red or brown, now
$1.39
Child's beautiful Jackets
made of silk velvet. In
blue, red, purple or .
brown, worth $6.00,
, during this sale only
$1.87
A grand assortment., of
Child's Silk. Jackets at
Worth
a great deal
more.
Interests she forced' herself Into Man
churia. ' - She went there "only to make
certain Improvements," ' she said, ' and
promised America to, guard her com
mercial Interests there. But It later
proved to be that she had basely de
celvod us, and - that she wanted Man
churia for herself, and should It not have
been for . the present war Manchuria
would f orevor have been closed to hu-
- (Continued on Opposite rage.) ' '"'
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