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MILLIONS DRAWN INTO
UNION PACIFIC COFFERS
Report That Financial Depression Has
Damaged Harriman Interests Dis
proved in Report for Fiscal Year j
Not Justified in
("United Press
Omaha, Neb., July 1,7. Earning its regular 10 per cent dividend
with $11,000,000 to spare, the Union Facific proved that it was un
injured by the recent financial depression. A report of the financia
condition of the road for the year
today. An earning of 16 per cent
fieures, which are exclusive of equities in afhhated lines.
A new record in total gross earnings is made by the report, which
shows them to reach the $90,000,000 mark. During the year the
Union Pacific has received $1,134,000 on its Southern racific pre
ferred, $2,01.5,000 on its Illinois
and $80,000 on San Pedro bonds, f .
That the railroads of the country are
altogether unjustified In recent In
crosses of rates atfl further proposed
Increases Is indicated by the annual re
port of the 1'nlon Pacific system, just
Issued. It is shown by this report that
the Union Pacific company has In the
year just cloned earned J90.000.000, or
more than ever before In a year of its
history
Biff Dividends.
The company has earned enough In
the last year to pay 10 per cent divi
dend on Its entire common stook and
have $11,000,000 left ever. mi during
a-TWKfftial depression that, was alleged
to have been an awful Mow to the rail
road busineeo of the oonntry, Is laid to
b the most remarkable evidence pos
sible to produce, proving; that the rail
roads are fattening- , with nnbeoomingr
Breed upon the necessities of the peo
ple, and are taking; advantage of the
cry for transportation by over-charg--lng
for their services.
The Union Pacific has for some years 1
been earning handsome profits, and has '
STANDARD OIL
TAXES REDUCED
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Chicago, July 18. Action of the board
of review In reducing the taxes on the
personal property of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana la being freely
criticised today. The oil company,
which was recently fined 129,000,000 by
Judge Landls. pleaded poverty.
When George W. Stahl, treasurer of
the company appeared before the board
of review late yesterday to show why
the taxes on the Standard's personal
property should not be included, he as
sured - President Roy O. West that,
whatever might he done to his com
pany, he felt sure of fair treatment.
He then told West that while the com
pany owned 200.000 worth of personal
property last year. It had not been In
creased more than $26,899.94. The
board compromised upon a valuation of
$100,000.
GIBBONS DEPLORES
ILLS BUT DECLARES
COUNTRY S SAFE
(flitted Pre Leased Wlre.4
Raltimore. July 18. The country
faces serious problems but Its future
Is safe, no matter how the presidential
rlctton turns out. according to Car
dinal Olhbons. who Is en route to Tsew
vnrk He- discttswM general
conditions
In th I'nited State today.
In part, as
follows: .
There seams to be a reneral trend
toward unrighteousness In the greet
masses of the people and In some re
spects It Is so apparent that the thinking-
people must realise that the prob
lem must be met without, delay.
There can be no politics without
morality: there can be no morality with
out religion, and there can be no re
ligion without Qod.
PLANS MASSACRE OF
JEWISH PEOPLE WHO
WILL BE ON DEFENSE
V9H4 Fr""t Leaees Wlrw.l
Berlin, July 1- A general slaughter
of Jewish people throughout all Russia
has been pi-.ned by M. K. Rosberaa,
thn famous anti-Semitic leader, accord
ing to informat'a referred here today.
Hu she van la Id to have organised the
horrible Kiahtneff program of lift.
wr h was the worst maaeacr la the
history ef the attack on the Jew in
Rufela.
Tie rstennt mad tare aava that
Jtushevan new ptaa ' contemplates
alnrultanrou attack ea . Lbe Jews la
Raising Rates.
Leased Wire.)
ending June 31 was made public
on common stock is shown by the
Central, Atchison and other stocks
worked its annual dividend up to 10
per cent with apparent ease. After it
began paying this large dividend the
company saw that it could make ex
tensions and improvements out of -the
surplus, and a few small extensions
were attempted. The financial strin
gency frightened the management and
all work was discontinued, pending the
outcome or tne stringency.
While there have been a few empty
box cars as a result of the lull In gen
eral commerce, the road went on earn
ing enormous profits to the end of
the' fiscal year, and came out of the
strlngenev With Its usual fat dividend
and the enormous overflow of $11,000,-
000 lor whlcn It had no practical use
In the operation of the aystem.
Weeds Hew Boad.
The natural conclusion ts that Mr.
Harriman will- use thl big surplus to
build some railroad tracks In the Pa
cific northwest where he started more
than a year ago to make extensive addl
tlons to the railroad mileage of the com
panie controlled by him. It wac an
nounced at that time that he would
spend something like $30,000,000 in mak
ing extensions and minding new rail
roads In Oregon. The surplus of the
Union Pacific for the fiscal year Just
closed Is enough to build the Oregon
Eastern and its tranches.
DETECTIVE AFTER
COIDIE ELLIS
(United Press Leased Wire.)
San. Bernardino, Cal., July 18. Au
thorities of the state of Oregon are
seeking; Mrs. Goldle R. Ellis, the child
wife, a detective having arrived here
today with a warrant for her arrest.
Mrs. Ellis, who Is 16 years old, through
her guardian, Mrs. Ada E. Kenney, re
cently brought suit here to annul her
marriage. It was alleged that she was
flogged Into wedding Joseph Ellis when
she was only 14 years old.
It Is declared by some that her
husband and Oregon relatives have
planned to have her kidnaped and that
the warrant for her arrest Is part of
the scheme.
So far the Oregon detectives have
been unable to locate Mrs. Kills, either
here or at her former home in L03
Angeles.
"The
school.
place to begin la the' public
"Many cunning schemes are being
devised by the atheists, the non-believers
and the non-Christians to drive God out
of the public schools.
"The nest plan would be to segregate
the public schools and let each denom
ination maintain Its own school.
No matter who is elected presi
dent Bryan or Taft we need have no
fear or tne country welfare. I h
perfect eonfldence in the people of the
united states.
"One matter which should receive Im
mediate attention is the divorce prob
lero. It should be made a national is
sue and a law snouM -oe enacted by
congress that would stop wholesale di
vorce. . .
practically every city In Ruesia where
tbey reside in great numbers. It la
hinted that the massacres are arranged
la begin on the Jewish New Tear, early
In October. The plot la the aioet dar
ing and astounding ever conceived by
the entl-8emittca, who, however, are be
lieved to be pledged to the evtermlna
t'on of all Jews who cannot be driven
from the country.
Profiting by former experience. It le
reported. Jews -re ecrumulatlflg arms.
eni instead or a one-wee
this tine it will be naa-te-Mi
couater la every case.
GASPIPE
THUGS AT
ALAMEDA
Henry Bangs, Watchman at
Borax Plant, Found Dead,
With Evidence of Murder
Most Be vol ting Motive,
Bobbery.
victim Pursued As. a Bat
Might Be, by Two Men,
and Pounded to Pulp As
He Seeks First to Hide
and Then to Flee.
(TTnlted Press Leased wire.)
Oakland, Cal., July 18. His
head crushed to a pulp, the body
of Henry Bangs, for 20 years watch
man of the Pacific Coast Borax
company's plant In Alameda, was
found In the yard of the plant today.
Evidences of a fearful struggle
were found all through the base
ment of the plant and out to where
the body was found, 20 feet from
the main building.
Two pieces of Inch and a half
gaapipe, each two feet long, AndVoa
covered with hair and clotted blood,
show the manner lu which Bangs
was killed, and Indicate that two
men were implicated in the crime,
though one dealt all the blows. A
cut on one of Bangs hands shows
a knife played a part in the fight,
and the absence of the weapon Indi
cates that the murderers wielded it. j
It Is evident that the watchman was
attacked In the basement of the plant,
which Is filled with large vats. Among
these vats the fearful battle waged.
Bangs evidently trying to avoid his pur
suers. The course of the weakening
man can be traced bv the bloodv hajid
prints on the sides of the casks as be
steadied himself against them In his
flight.
Out In the yard are four nooln of
blood, showing that Bangs was felled
many times by the thugs, only to arise
and attempt to continue his flight.
The condition of the body when found
Indicated that the thug must have
pounded Bangs' heaJ for some minutes
after the man had fallen for the last
Ime. Bangs pockets were found
urned inside out. showing robbery was
he motive for the crime.
Bangs was a money saver and It is)
supposed the murderers thought he kept
large sum of monev on his person or
about the plant. Nothing found by the
authorities indicates tnat tney wero
right In that assumption.
Bangs was hurt by a falling eleva
tor in the plant 'some 14 years ago, and
had been a cripple since. F. M. Smith,
the multi-mllllonalre head of the borax
company at the time promised h1m a
life position. Today he Issued orders
hat every effort be made to appre
hend the murderers.
Bangs was a native or WnraarK, 40
years old. .Nottiing is Known 01 nis
relatives.
SAYS WIFE HAS
Joseph Carbone Alleges This
Is at Least 10 Too
Manv for Him.
(United FYeea Leased Wlre.1
San Jose, Cal-, July 18 Alleging that
his wife has married at least 17 men
without going through the necessary
legal formula of having one marriage
contract annulled before she entered
Into another Joseph Carbone. a well
known sporting man of this snrtlon of
the state hns begun suit for the annul
ment of his murrlage. The woman has
disappea red.
Carbons saj a he has uncovered but
a few of his wife's matrimonial adven
tures but that he has proof that she has
been married at least four times, and
believes the number of her husbands
will reach 1 on further Investigation.
The list of husbands given by Car
bone In his complaint is as follows:
Ida
Kuna to James Trlplett, about 15
years ago;
II years old. living; no
olvorce.
Mrs. Jamee Trlnlett to Qeorge Brooks.
a fruit grower of Loe Angeles, husbahd
living: no dlverr-e.
Mrs. George Brooks to George Ross of
Fan Jose; hasband living: no divorce.
Mrs. George Ross to Joseph Carbon.
In Napa, three years ago, husband liv
ing, sutr.g for divorce.
Mrs- Carbone told . her relatives thst
Trlplett was deed when she married
Brooks. he claimed that Brooks had
a wife of whom she had not known.
ebe left Mm and married Ross
without applying for an annulment of
the marriage. Ross went suddenly In
sane and was nt to the Agnews aar
lum. He was later discharged as cured
and went to- Nevada. , His father cre
ated a sensation at the time bv -declaring
thai Roe had ba doped aad rail
reaae4 te the asylum. -
IDS
IMMENSE SUMS SAID TO
HA VE BEEN STOLEN FROM
RICH HAWTHORNE ESTATE
Five Warrants Issued for His Arrest and Bail
Fixed at Twenty Thousand Dollars
Prominent Attorney Must Pace
Startling Accusations
Detective Price arrested Boise
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Warrants for the arrest of
Whitney L. Boise, prominent in
the club, political, social and
business life of Portland, were is
sued this morning frotn the mu
nicipal court, charging embezzle
ment from the Hawthorne estate
of some $6,000 on five separate
and distinct complaints. The
complaints were sworn to by Mrs.
Catherine H. Collins, one ot the
icirs of the Hawthorne estate.
The alleged embezzlements from
the estate, however, may reach
the claim of $150,000.
Boise-is to be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law, every ef-
ort having been made to allow
him to sever his connections with
thetserrii ,ke'gmd 'wtrar he
could or leave the state arid start
ife anew where he would not be
troubled with his absorption of
the Hawthorne funds. He has
refused to do this, and it is now
he intention to prosecute him to
he limit of the law. i
Throughout the trouble Mrs. Boise
has stood loyally by her husband
and will not believe that he has done
wrong.
Boise, when asked this morning
for a statement of his side of the
case said that hethad not seen the
nature of the charges against him
and until he had did not care to
make any statement for publication.
Reluctant to Act.
"It is with reluctance that the
members of the Hawthorne estate
have been forced to take criminal
action against Mr. Boise," said M.
O. Collins, husband of Mrs. Cather
ine H. Collins, the complaining wit
ness, this morning. "Mr. Boise has
been given an opportunity to leave
Portland and start life anew but he
has refused to do so and has con
tinued to force himself into the busi
ness affairs of the estate. It has
become necessary therefore to prose
cute him and It is the Intention of
the complainants to prosecute him
to' the limit."
The five suits were filed this morn
ing, each charging embezzlement to the
aggregate amount of $8,000. The com
mencement of the cases was made In the
municipal court' because of the new law
which required preliminary hearings
and has abolished the power of the
district attorney to sit as a gr.uid Jury.
"I have nothing to say at this time,"
said Mr. Boise, when asked for a state
ment regarding the case. "I have not
seen the charges and until I know their
nature do not wlah to make any state
ment for publication."
Experts on Books.
For a long time experts have been at
work on the books of the Hawthorne
estate, and while the suits have been
brought on the relatively small amount
of $6,000. It is said that the books show
a shortage of between $1 47,000 and I
$500,000. The experts have made a
carerul Investigation of the hooks cov
ering the period of Mr. noise s stew
ardship of the estate, extending from
1598 ontll he was ousted from office
some montns ago.
Besides Boise, the Late R. I., date,
his brother. W. B. Cate, of Hillsboro;
T. Carter Powell, partner of R. I.. Cate,
and others more or less well known, are
mixed up In the milking of the Haw
thorne property, and most of these have
either made what reparation possible
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for their share or have admitted their
participation In the deals.
According to the story, which has
slowly worked Itself out into public
knowledge, it was discovered some time
ago that Mr. Boise had been exceeding
his authority as the agent and manager
of the Hawthorne estate and an ac
counting was demanded. Matters which
came to light caused the heirs of Dr
Hawthorne, who consist of his widow,
Mrs. Rachel L. Hawthorne, Mrs. M. O.
Collins find Mrs. Boise, to oust Mr.
Boise from the management of the es
tate and begin an Investigation Into the
transactions of the pust. In this, how
ever, Mrs. Boise has stood by her hus
band, believing him not to have been
guilty of any irregularity, and It has
been through her pleadings for her hus
band that the vigorous prosecution of
the investigations has been held up un
til this time.
Tangle of Sates.
The beginning of the tangle dates
bafk for 10 years or more, when Mr,
Boise first began to represent the
Hflwthorne estate. For some time be
fore the settlement of the estate through
the probate court he acted aa the at
torney for the heirs.
In 1898 Mrs. Hawthorne and the two
daughters banded together and incor
porated their holdings Into the Haw
thorne Estate, a regularly organized
corporation. Mrs. Hawthorn was made
president or Uie corporation, Mrs. Boise
secretary ana Mrs. Collins, then Mrs.
W, Foster Beck, treasurer. Boise acted
as manager and was supposed to work
ror tne corporation at a salary or loo
per month. Since that time up to the
date or his rejection as manager, how
ever, he told the members of the cor
poration that the estate was badly In
volved, that It needed the monev worse
than himself and that he would not
draw his salary. At a recent meeting
of the members of the corporation, Mrs.
Hawthorne was reelected president. Mrs.
Boise vice-president and Mrs. Collins
secretary and treasurer. Mr. Boise was
not reelected manager, and all matters
now coming before the estate consid
ered In open meeting and there decided.
Boise has sold, according to the story,
durlni? the nearly 10 years of his stew
ardship approximately $500,000 worth
of property belonging to the Hawthorne
estate, which Is estimated to be worth
between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000. Out
of this amount of property sold, the
story has It, that the members of the
estate have received nothing more than
an economical living.
Lived Comfortably,
Boise has lived In better circum
stances than either of the other mem- i
bers of the corporation. He has ex
plained this to Mrs. Boise, so It is said,
by the contention that all his money
came to him as retaining and other fees
gathered In his practice as an attorney.
It has also been shown that R. L.
Cate had gathered in $40,000, which a
short time before his death he admitted
having taken from money due the es
tate. In return for this amount he
deeded over to the estate practically all
the property he possessed, as Indemnity.
His holdings, however, did not cover
the entire amount. W. B. Cate. brother
of R. L. Cate. who had charge of the
Hawthorne farm near Hillsboro for
TEERS PUT OUT FIRE
Midway Company Has Blaze Extinguished 20 Minutes
Before City Company Arrives Woman Jumps
Through Window of Burning Home.
Nip, nip hooray, nip. nip hooray,
For the Volunteer Fireman,
Give him a cheer to help htm on his
way,
For he's doing the best he can.
All Midway Is Joining In the chorus
today because the Midway hose com
pany It was that first responded to the
alarm of fire that was rung In by Mrs.
Margaret 8 meed of Midway and that
had the fire out some 20 minutes before
the boys of the Brooklyn engine com
pany with their helmets and brass but
tons reached the smoking ruins of Mrs.
Smeeds house. That ts, all Midway but
Mrs. Smeed she ls at the home of a
neighbor nursing a badly cut face and
head received in Jumping through her
bedroom window in order to escape from
her burning home.
Mrs. Smeed's husband ts right-watchman
at the Inman-Poulsen mill, and so
she Is always left alone In the house
evenlngw. She went to bed about half
rst nine last night, first carefully
locking the front door, the bark door
and her bedroom door. At 11 15 she
was awakened by the smell ef smoke
and getting up found that all one side
of her house wss in flames She tried
to get out the front door hut couldn't
BRYAN SPEAKS
TO W0RKINGMEN
ABOUT CAMPAIGN
(Beeret Km ky Lieit Leseed Wire.)
Lincoln. July 1. William J. Bryan
In, W first real speech of th cam-
palrn- last night uttered an earnest plea
three years, also admits having drawn
checks on the estate for $20,000, when
he had no authority other than that
given him verbally by Boise.
Thousand Involved. '
These statements show that $229,000
are known to have been drawn out of
the estate and that all the difference
between that sum and $500,000 repre
sents living expenses and as yet unde
termined expenditures made by Boise.
Mr. Boise does not admit having got
the $140,000 or $150,000. but R. L. Cate
did admit having profited by his con
nection with the estate. He was the
agent who sold lands in the Hawthorne
tract often times building bouses on
the lots for the purchasers. While so
engaged he collected $40,000 which he
admitted transferring to his own ac
count, while he stated that he had given
checks aggregating $10,000 to Boise,
which Boise in turn has stated that lie
deposited under his own name. It is
understood that at the time of his death
Mr. Cate left a written statement with
the members of the Hawthorne estate,
detailing his connection with the es
tate and telling how muchTie had made
out of it.
Mr. Oat' Statement.
W. B. Cate also admits having
checked out $20,000 against the estate.
signing the checxs, Hawthorne estate,
by W. B. Cate." He . says, however,
that Boise gave him authority to1 do
this and that he had entered into an
agreement with Boise, by which he was
to Duy stooK with money or tne Haw
thorne estate for the Hawthorne ranch,
which Cate was occupying. Boise has
stated that he did make such an agree
ment and gave the bank verbal author
ity to honor Cate s checks, but that
Cate exceeded his authority in that he
paid for groceries, pianos and sent his
children to the agricultural college by
means of these same checks.
Other Chang's.
It is also charged that Boise while
manager of the Hawthorne estate
served actively as attorney for various
corporations and Individuals which
were transacting business with the es
tate. He therefore appeared on both
sides of these transactions. One in
stance has been brought to light In
connection with the improvement of
the streets in the Hawthorne tract, the
contract for which was let to Elwood
Wild, who has- offices with Boise. The
work has now cost something like $27.
000 and before It Is finished will cost
perhaps $8,000 more than other con
tractors offered to do the work for.
The estate hnj now assumed charge of
the work and the loss will perhaps not
exceed $7,000.
MILLION AND A nALF
BROKERAGE FAILURE
(United Pres Leised Wlre.i
Detroit, July 18. With liabilities of
$1,600,000, the brokerage firm of Cam
eron, Currle & Co. went into the hand
of a receiver today. F. G. Austin whs
designated to take charge of the con
cern's affairs. They were members of
the Chicago board of trade.
got It unlocked and the back door was
cut off by the fire. The windows
stuck when she tried to raise them and
so she ended up by Jumping through the
gUss and the frame. It cut her face
but she ran over in her night clothes to
the bell and rang it. calling out the vol
unteer fire department.
When they arrived they found the
house burning flereelv but formed a
bucket brigade and got the fire out be
fore the Brooklyn rompanv of the reg
ular department had pulled through the
andy roads to the scene of the fire.
Everything In the house was ruined bv I It
fire, smoke and water. The damage Is
about $1,600 with $oo Insurance. I
Pleasant Reading
Sunday Uornlnc Journal never
never dull.
Tomorrow Issue will contain a
?'.,,na wrml w ta ' 'P him.' Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson give some advice that the people of tt northwest should
heed
Some of the charm ef Wallowa Valley. A land ef protnU -
cribel
Chinese system of finance. Some tricks that th Aalatlc might
how our American bankers.
Statesmen who talk with their hand. Some peculUrltie of puh.
lie men .in oratottcal action.
What will become of the horae? Wlil modern inachlnea snake him
an unnecesvarv beastv of txirden aoonf .
Through Europe trlth two Oregt-n erfrl. An eotertalnlng stgy
of thoee on the other side of the AU.aaOe
Political parties nut aeelst projecta. What th.na!ofe -i!J it
to aid the betterment ef atrva?s
la there an Ideal kiss? II you want to kow the Bwr re-t t-w
Borrow s Journal.
Full eecttons of women articles, rMMr?r rf r'l
aa.lv good rotptra .
All the see worth printing la Th SH Mifr.-rg J ..!-.
DRIVE WHITE
SLAVE TRADE
FM CITY
Government to Prosecute
Owners of Property Har
boring yTomen Who Vio
lated Immigration Laws
Prominent Men Concerned
Federal Officials Slaking
Rigid Investigation Pre
paratory to Beginning
Prosecutions Await Out
come of Chicago Cases.
I
Names of a dozen or more of the
wealthy property owners of Portland
are on the government's list as holder
of property in the north end wher
French women are being harbored under
the rule of the maquereaux. As soon
as the white slave prosecutions In Chi
cago have been concluded the govern
ment will proceed against all connected
with the traffic In Portland, Including
the owners of property where the un-
fortunate women are kept.
An investigation being conducted by
J. H. Barbour of the United States lm
rniamtlmv bureau hi Portland has r--
venled the existence of the nefarious
French society m Portland to an, alarming-
extent. The arrest by tha city au
thorities of a Frenchman named Victor
this week in a room from which sev
eral young French girls had been take.!
Immediately before will probably mar
the beginning of the prosecutions In this
city.
Although still held by the city, Victor
ls being watched by the immigration de
partment and is apt to be the pioneer
defendant In tha long list of cases that
the federal officials are known to be
preparing.
underground aauvij.
Not onlv ls there a very Influential -
branch of the maquereaux in Portland,
having its headquarters at Second and
Davis streets, but the investigation of j
the department has revealed the exist
ence of an underground railway ror
the transportation of the French women
between the United States and Canada
that rivals In many respects the famous
one or ante-bellum days ror tne carry
ing of negro slaves.
With the aid of this system, French
women are brought into America .
through the port of New York, usually
In the first cabins of the Atlantic lin- .
ers, pas3 the immigration, officials at
New York with ease and "are hurried
into Canada, where they come west by
way of the Canadian Pacific.
It ls known that many of them come
as far west as Blaine, near the Wash-.
Ington and British Columbia boundary
line and across the border In manv i
ways, usually being driven down from
some point on the Canadian Pacific
But a short while ao a party of these
women were arrested while walking
across the International border.
Await Eastern Trial.
Both United States District attorney
and the immigration inspector here re
fuse to state what action they are tak
ing in the matter at present and It Is
known that they are awaiting the out
come of the white slave trial In Chi
cago before filing any suits In th!
city but It ls admitted that an Inves
tigation of the conditions here, prob
ably with reference to the filing tit
suits ls being made.
"There ls nothing that I can '
until the outcome of the Chicago cases."
said Mr. Barbour yesterday, "but w -are
and have been making an Investi
gation. And if we do start In here It
will not be against the women and thelp :
masters only, but against all who hava
violated the Immigration laws."
The others besides the maquereetIK
whom Mr. Barbour refers to are tha
owners of the property where the wo
men are kept. The Immigration laws ' .
state that not only the women and those
who keep them but those who harbor
them are liable to five years' imprison-.,
ment and to a fine of $5,000. It 1
against the owner of propertv particu
larly tht the immigration department
will direct its efforts.
Ig-norance Ho riea.
There are several blocks In the north
end containing houses all of which are
used as homes by these French women,
most of whom have been In the coun
try less than the prescribed three year a
Thi property In manv cases Is owned
by some of the best-known land owner
In town.
They have usually leased, sub-leasel
and rented It again In order to get
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torr of tha burden of the frr-
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