The Oregon daily journal., January 01, 1915, Page 3, Image 3

THE-OREGON y: DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, -ft FRIDAY EVENING, JANlTARYr 1 1915.
TRADE COMMISSION . ;
WILL FALL HEIR TO
DATA OF BIG VALUE
Bureau1 of Corporations Will
. Also Turn Over Force of
Employes Well Trained, i
11. YEARS WORK ENDS
ft!
7 Otnttd y ZiMt-8sslon of Con-
f Cartful InTaativitiona- -
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' Wuhlpgton. Jan. 1. i-That Jmmedl
utrtjr upon tbe organization of the new
federal trade commission created by
tlie lat gewion of congress there will
t available for Its use not only a large
amount Of valuable data., but ai Cohe-
j( slve an! efficient body of employes
I drained In the specialized kind of work
fj-which the commission will of necessity
I icarry on. is-made evident by the an-
lnual report of the commissioner t of
corpora lions, jionoraDie gosepn js. ua.
, vies, ' Just made publlclr Thia report
reveals the bureau of corporations to
be Very busily engaged in the prepara
tion of -data for the new commission
into which, it is to be tnerged, and to
be rapidly completing investigations on
which It has been engaged, with th
purpose of making , the; bureau force
available at once for the work of the
Commission. , - 'l:
During the past few months a
general comprehensive!! survey has
'been made by the tureau of the
Whole Industrial field, with a view to
.navlng immediately available to the
commission if needed, the general facts
of the processes of manufacture, or
ganization and dominant) financial con
trol in any line of industry. A large
ard index system showing the direc
tors of the principal industrial, railroad,
and public utility corporations, insur
ance, companies, -and banks, has also
'been completed in line '.with this, pur
pose. !l .-
Ilu Brut Comcarns.
;rTkf nmltmlfta-rv wnplr .Vina revealed
that there are approximately 6500 cor-
(jurisdiction of the interstate commerce
commission, which have a capital stock
jOr .rSonded and othetl indebtedness
amounting to 11,000,000 or ovet, aVd
which are engaged in Interstate com
merce, in addition to many smaller cor
porations which will likewise come
within the. Jurisdiction of this commis
sion. Over one third of! these corpora
tions hava voluntarily furnished to the
bureau upon request reports as to their
financial conditio organization and
other valaable fafs to be at the dispo
sition of the commission upon ita or
ganizatiom l! '
During the past year the bureau has
been engaged in a number of extensive
investigations, most of. which were
made at the direction of congress. Re
ports on 'the taxatiqarof corporations,
covering the tax movement of. the
United States in 1912, and the system
j of -corporate taxation in force in the
'mountain and Pacific atates, were is-
Viued durlngUhe year. A report cover
ing UIW VlHlV'" V uuwvi.vu, "
ale distribution and prices in the lum
ber Industry, as well as the results of
j a special Investigation into the shingle
.and lumber inauairyai . !
Washington, was made (public;
T y, ,U.c-0f Ttc ati Work. -I '
tf jt'f-' preaelsao full force of special
agents, attorneys, statisticians and
ather employes are exertingrevery ef
fort to complete the Ttemkining work
of Ha,e bureau before the organization
at tha trade commlssiort.' Final reports
'n the tobacco industry, on farm ma
chinery associations, on state corporate-taxation,
and on competitive condi
' ttons in the retail lumber trade are to
; be issued in the immediate future.
! Special reports on the fertilizer indus
try and on the investigation made un
ider the resolution of the United States
enavte as-to certain alleged discrimina
tions in the Oklahoma, oil fields are
ibeingl rapidly brought iiinto shape for
i publication.
t ' Tha investigation which the bureau
Ffcaa been making into the economic
I character and facts of ' thHsystem of
I resale price maintenance, i. e-, me
: practlve ofTimanufacturers and dls
i tributors to f 1- the price at which re
tailers or other dealer in -their prod'
ucta shall sell to consumers or other
purchasers is rapidly tadvaftcipg; and
the investigation being made into the
divergence in state law relating to
foreisrn corporations, with the purpose
JL of securing a more uniform system,:
1 ' il J . . . ...,4 n V. , KoWf i t tO tVlA VlllSi-
)- wiin iu siiuu"" - - - -. - -
Mess, world and to the-public is nearing
'completion.
r Vith the completion ox these reports,
the'li years. work of the bureau of
i corporations will close. During that
y time this bureau haa made. over 40 re-:
? ports on the various investigations of
t tho. largest industries in the country,
1 andt tn addition has been of constant
Mimn to other branches of the
government service and to congress
principally in connection with tariff
and trust legislation.
' Held to Grand Jury..
v.AwmrA ' Mll and ThomasSommers.
charged with burglary and larceny as
a result of the roDDery oz ma store
at -East- Seventh . and Stevens streets
,iat- Katnrdav. when Bell was caught
in tho act. t were before Municipal
TMidr, '' RtAvmuinn vesterdav on five
charges of larceny and two of burg
lira mit' vfini bound over to the
grand Jury. Idach waived preliminary
hearing. 7 Bell , was given six months
in Jail for 4 ho robbery of last Satur
tlay and will face thro other charges
on the completion pf Ws term;'
PITCHED FIRST TENT
WHERE BOISE IS NOW
! James Howe.
: .
James Howe, who with his brothers
pitched" he first tent at BoiseIdaho,
in the gold rush of 18S6-7, passed away
at the age of 74 years Tuesday morn
ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs;
Bertha Van Moss, 216 Tenth avenue,
Lents.' Death came after Mr, Howe
had . suffered from heart trouble for
ten days. ,The funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon at the A.. D.
Kenworthy undertaking parlors Lents.
The remains were', shipped ' this morn
ing to Oils late home at Dallas,-. Or.,
where interment took place in the' Odd
Fellows' cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Mr, Howe was "a well knowX pioneer
of Polk county. He was born in New
ton, Shelby county, I11..S February 20,;
1841. and crossed the olains with his
parents, William and Catherine Howe,'
in 1851. The family settled near
Perrydale, Polk county, 'on a donation
land claim and moved to Dallas seven
years later. James Howe married Miss
May Ogle at Dallas November 23, 1876,
and lived at Dallas until the last few
years, when he has been traveling for
the benefit Of his health.
He is survived by .two sons, Ray
Howe, of Tremont. and Charles Howe.
hind two daughters, Mrs. ' Bertha Van
Moss and Mrs.' Ethel Foster, both of
Lents. .
It
sf Sues Detective Kurns.
- New York. Jan. 1. Max Mandel-
i ' oaum oegan sun simniL iraun vw.
JJ.',Burn for damages. On the ground
intc tiurns ran imu nun. wit.ii au auio-
mobile. ; t ' -i."
V H IT B V)Tj
ATLANTA. 2H in. high
jmnrBY, m in. high
' C O L L AR S
I.' ... 2 for 25 coats s ,
I aott. Pabody A Co Ime. Makera ,
Legislators Spend
Day at Hood River
State . Senator Butler and Repreaenta
, tives Anderson and Kelly Xaisten to
Keeds of Constituents of Comity.
Hood River, Or., Jan. 1. State Sen
ator R. R. Butler and Representatives
Anderson and Kelly" of Wasco county
spent Wednesday- in Hood River 'in
conference with the business men . in
order to ascertain the local needs and
demands preparatory to the session of
the state legislature. ' The visitors ad
dressed a large mass meeting at the
Commercial club rooms in the even
ing! A strong effort is being made
by the citizens of Hood River to se
cure an appropriation of $2000 with
which to continue the' work of the hor
ticultural experiment station. The vis
itors were guests at luncheon of the
board of directors of the .Commercial
club. Through the fate of politics.
Hood River county is without repre
serisation in the state legislature this
year.' Botih Joint candidates Of Hood
River county being defeated in the
election.
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Bill to Marion
County Disallowed
Seld That Claim of Barridge and
Company for Auditing Books Was
Excessive .May Be a Compromise.
Salem, Or., Jan. l.-7-Following the
action of the Marion county court ini
disallowing the bill of Arthur Bar
ridge and company,' totaling $1,523.11.
for auditing the books' of the county,
Insurance Commissioner Ferguson
says that the bill rendered fey the
company was too large. He especially
objected tf the item for subsistence,
asserting that it had no place in the
bill. The Marion county court offered
Barridge and Company J350 for -the
work.
1 It is probable that the company
will follow' the suggestions of the in
surance commissioner and seek to ef
fect compromise. ,
Aurora Interested
In Farmer?' School
Aurora, Or.. Jan. '1. The Farmers'
School and .'Home Makers' course, now
in session here. . under the direction of
the county agriculturist and the Ore
gon Agricultural college, is proving
attractive. Misses . Cowgill and Tur
ley .conducted the domestic science
demonstrations. The instructors pres
ent included Professors W S. Brown,
C. C. Lamb, J. E. Larson, E. B. Fitts,
R. E. Reynolds and H. V. Tartar of O.
A. C, and Luther J Chapln, the Ma
rlon county agriculturist. Professor
Tartar's, lecture on iop .culture was
a feature today.
, The sessions have all been welli at
1 tended. I
:- Chamber Given Relief Map.
John ' C. .Ainswprth has formally
presented! .the Chamber of Commerce
with . a massive relief map, cast in
piaster, showing the contour of the
entire state of Oregon. The map Is
about 10 feet square, and. every moun
tain range, level plain, stream and
lake is shown. The chamber will
have it 'touched up In. color to show
the location of, forest reserves and
wagon roads. The map will be placed
in the chamber's exhibit , room as a
guide to prospective homeseekers.
Released on Promise. $
.' When - S. Ragan, proprietor of a
pdpl hall at 537 Union avenue, north,
promised to cooperate with the po
lice and not allow boys under age to
frequent his place any more, he was
released' by Municipal Judge Steven
son yesterday. Ragan was arrested by
Patrolman Whitehead Wednesday after
Roy and Harold Meyer aged 17 and
19, respectively,' who were found in
the jslace. bad admitted that they were
under the age allowed for poolroom
visitors.
.Mare Island to Build Destroyer.
.-- Mare Island, Cal., Jan. 1. Orders
wer received yesterday to begin work
on a torpedo boat destroyer, under the
first : contract ever, " awarded to a
United States navy yard.- . - , "
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- EUlefseas wish you a happy 1915, Ad.
CAPE COD CANAL WILL
BE USED BY GREATER
TONNAGE THAN SUEZ
Shortens rDistance From Bos
ton to New York by -Seventy
Miles. -
WILL SAVE MANY LIVES
"Graveyard of Shlpa" Outside the Cape
. Weed JTo XKnger Be Traversed by
CoastwiseTessels. ;J .
s Washington, Jan. "'""t'. While the at
tention of the world "has limped along
behind the stupendous '.events occur
ing ..in Europe during the last few
months, a greaV American accomplish
ment has been successfully concluded
without causing more than a casual
flurry of Interest among the people of
the country; the Capo Cod canal, con
ceived about 290 years ago and pro
posed innumerable times as a public
undertaking, has been opened to traffic-
by a . private company. The fol
lowing description of the importance
of theu new canal,, military and com"
merclal, and a brief survey of the
Steps , leading to its. Construction, pre
pared for the National Geographic so
ciety "by" Commodore J. w. Miller, has
been issued:
"The Cape Cod canal has not only
more shipping la sight than Suez, bui
it is also, next to the Panama canal, as
regards the defense of the countryv
one of thei most important waterway
improvements ever undertaken. A
study of the chronology and history
uf .the Cape Cod problem shows -that
since the days of the Revolution con-
military aspect. Its importance as an
inte.riori line of defense is greaier tp
day than ever before.
Dangerous Passage TMlmlnaf d.
"Besides enhancing the security of
this "country's eastern seaboard, the
canal .eliminates for ' commercial -shipping
the- highly - dangerous passage
around Cape Cod between'; Boston and
New Tork. The way around the cape,
with, its fogs' and wind storms, its
shoals and sunken reefs, is one of the
most treacherous sea lanes in . the
world frequented by heavy traffic.
"It is estimated that at least 2003
vessels have been wrecked in Vineyard
Sound, without the cape, and in- the
Nantucket shoals region between 1843
and 1913. 908 of which were a total
loss. About ' 700 fishermen have lost
their lives here owing to the fact that
the long arm of the cape prevented
them from reaching a haven in sudden
storms. iCape Cod has been called 'The
Graveyard of Ships. ,
"The canal is wider and deeper than
de Lesseps . original canal at Suex.
It has a modern, up-to-date channel,
comparable in dimensions to the ones
at Kiel jand Manchester. It crosses
near the shoulder of the cape where
the Pilgrim fathers of more than 10
generations ago decided that such' a
canal should be constructed.
- Becommended by Washington.
"George Washington, recommended
the building of a sea level waterway
here, and it has been put forward at
frequent: intervals. If Massachusetts
had acted during the era of canal
building, when New ,York built the
Erie and Virginia the Chesapeake
canal, she might have Wrested the ma
rine supremacy from the Hudson at ?
cost ' trivial compared to the money
spent upon the two former canals.
"The Cape Cod canal shortens the
distance , between Boston and New
Tork and other southern ports by 70
miles.' This will mean a large savin? !
on a very large coastal traffic. It
will, further, save a deal of needless
loss in lives and in property. Humanity
demanded a canal at Cape Cod; com
merce needed it; perseverance, pluck
and financial ability have finished it
ready for a tributary and existing ton
nage greater than that of Suez and
over twice that estimated for Panama.-'.
That it will prevent fatigue is the
inventor's claim for a form of ban
dage to be strapped to the elbow. : i
RES
ORES LAND GIVEN
Tl
TO COLUMBIA RIVER
ORCHARDS
Judge L. T, Harris, Eugene,
at Same Time Forecloses
Mortgage Upon Property.
. (Special to The Journal.) !
Eugene, Or Jan. 1. Restoring the
land to the original owners, at . the
same time foreclosing, the mortgage
held upon it by a Seattle mart, is in
cluded in the .decision of Judge L. T.
Harris of toe' circuit court yesterday
In a case wherein 11 residents of Lane
county sued to recover their: .timber
lands traded in 1908 for the worthless
bonds of the Columbia' River Orchards
company. the promoters of ! which
have been found guilty of fraud.
These Lane county land owners in
stituted suit several months ago - for
the recovery of their land." They get
back the deeds, according to Judge
Harris' decree, but the lands; must be
sold on foreclosure to satisfy a mort
gage held by James Ellison, ifcith the
usual right to redeem thorn. - '
Tlte plaintiffs in the cases were
Samuel JU Bond; Nellie Awbrey, E. W.
Zumwalt, Paul A. Zumwalt, C. C. Hen
derson. A. E. Wood, Francis B. Dunn,
Warren L. Zumwalt, Ina M. Price, Jo
seph W. Kays and Hal El Wood.:
Marvin L. ,Haim mitt of the Mohawk
valley and Hal E. Wood of Eugene are
named as two of ,the defendants n the
case for the reason that they handled
the deal and turned oyer the deeds as
trustees to these lands to the Bel
lingham Development company. The
other defendants named are the Bel
lingham Development company the
Imperial Timber company, the 'F. L.
Miller company, the Oregon & Wash
ington Trust company, the Washing
ton Orchard, Irrigation & Investment
company, James Ellison, J. Ellsworth
Griffin,, the Haven Irrigation &, Land
company and Joseph R. Anderson.
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"That $14.
35's the Best Suit
I ever bought
for the money-"
a composite quotation
from the hundreds
who have bought
these famous
Mbyer suits now
clearing at the
one pride i
. When You See It In Our Ad, It's SO!
Second and Morrison Third and Oak
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Portland
Includinsr Gray & Davis Startincr and Licrhtitier Svstem
The Lowest Price Car on Market with This Equipment
Second Grand Prize
In The Journals Trade and
' Circulation Contest
The. 1915 MAXWELL is creating the greatest .furore
known in the automobile : world. Come see p it,.
in it climb hills in it. . It's the sensation of the
IPAGIIFDC MOTORS GO.
6824 WASHINGTON STREET C E "JSS
everi
ride
year.;
Manager
Main 75
Pacific Phbiief AU Mail Orders Promptly and Carefully Filled at Clear-
Marshall 5080 i ance Sale Prices Express and-Parcel Post Packages
Home Phone
1 A-2H2
Prepaid on $5.00 Purchases We Are Principal Portland Agents for Ladies' Home
Journal Patterns All Styles and Sizes Are on Sale Here at 10 and 15 Cents
Store Opens
Daily" at
80 a. m.
On Saturdays
9:00 a. m.;
Elach
THE MOST IN VALUE THE BEST IN qOaLITY
Store CI
DaUy
5 0 p
On Saturdays
6:00 p
oses
at
m.
m
Entire
Stock
IJndermuslins
at Clearance Sale
We are nor ready to show you the greatest stock
of muslinwear we have ever had, and we will quote
prices during this sale that are absolutely without prece
dent Our variety of garments surpasses that of any
other season. All garments are beautifully made; there
is no skimping anywhere.. Sizes are generous, trim
mings are of best. Wise women will take advantage of
the prices we offer and lay in ajrear's supply. Reduc
tions are extraordinary.
GOWNS IN VALUES TO $1 FOR 50c
A fine line of well made Gowns in the popular-high
neck or slip-over styles. They are
made of fine quality cambric and nainsook,
neatly trimmed with laces, embroideries and
ribbons. .
GOWNS IN VALUES TO $1.25 AT 86c
A complete assortment .of Gdwns made of'
fine crepe, nainsook arid cambric, in the
popular high, V and low neck styles. A1
are well made garments, neatly trimmed
with fine embroideries, laces and ribbon.
GOWNS, VALS. $1.50-$1.75, AT 98c
Another fine assortment of Gowns, made of
good quality nainsook, crepe and cambric in
low. neck, slip-over, high and V-shaped neck
styles. High-grade garments neatly trimmed
with fine laces and embroideries. r
GOWNS, VALUES TO $3.25, AT $1.39
An extra fine line of Gowns, made of high
grade nainsook and fancy crepes in novelty
styles. All extra well made garments neatly
trimmed with dainty laces, embroideries and
ribbons.
COMBINATION SUITS TO 85c AT 50c
A fine line of I Combination Suits, made of
good quality cambric in corset cover
drawer stylesThey are neatly trimmed
lace and embroidery and shown in all
from '34 to 44.! -.- .
and
with
sizes
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COMBINATN SUITS TO $1.25 AT 86c
A complete assortment of Combination Suits;
made of fine soft finished nainsook or crepe
in', either corset cover and drawers or skirt
style.. Neatly j trimmed with embroideries,
laces and ribbons. I
$1.50-$1.75 COMBINATN SUITS 98c
A fine asosftment of Combination Suits;
made of fine nainsook and crepe in either
corset cover and drawers or skirt style They
are all neatly1 trimmed with fine laces, em
broideries and ribbons.
COMBINATN SUITS TO $3.25, 1.39
An extra fine )ine of CornbinatioiS Silits in
either corset clover and drawers or J corset
cover and skirt. Ilrtrh-grade earmeilts irt5
many pleasing styles.
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Everything Reduced
in
amdl Hosier.
Your every need may be supplied in both Knit
Underwear and Hosiery and at a great saving if
you take advantage of this great sale. Worthy price
reductions are general throughout these stocks of re
liable trustworthy merchandise. These item - for
example:
Wool Hose at 19c the Pair
Regular 35c Grade
500 dozen pairs of Women's fine black cash
mere Hose, made with reinforced ' heel and
toe. All sizes. Run of the mill stockings in
a quality regularly sold at 35c a pair, i W
Clearance Price , v. JL 5C
Children's 35c Black Wool Stockings Only 19o Pair
A good, durable, warm Stocking for children comes in a splendid weight ind in
all sizes. . Run of the mill Stockings, in regular 35c quality. Clearance price 19c
Women's Silk : Umbrellas
$5.00 Grade at $2.98 i '
A decided price reduction on a fine line of
Women's Silk Umbrels. They come with
paragon frame with, steel. rod and with long
ebony or iancy handles. a guaran- rfo
teed $5 Silk Urnbrellas,This Sale 5)a
98
Silk Hose at 63c Per Pair
Regular $1.00 Grade
Fine full fashioned rjose naade from pure
thread silk and With ebctra jfsle spliced heel,
toe and garter top. All. sizes. Run of the.
mill Hose in regular $1.00 quality. JQ
Clearance Price ....... .V. .... . DOC
Women's Wool Underwear
$1.00 Grade at 59c
A standard make of .Women's fine ribbckl form
fitting Under weaf-rboth vests and pai
au sizes ana. in ine- most aesiraoie
Garments regularly sold at $1.00.
Clearance Price . , . . . . ..
i
nts in
btylcso
59c
Imp ort ant Price Reduc
tions in Men's Section -
Bona Fide Reductions From Our Regular Selling Prices
v r Note These Specials r ; ;
MEN'S $1.25 GRAY WOOL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS ONLY 99c
WRIGHT'S SANITARY HEALTH UNDERW'R, $1 GRADE 79c
MEN'S 50c STANDARD FLEECED UNDERWEAR HQty 39c
MEN'S 25c HEAVY WOOL SOCKS, CLEARANCE SALE AT. 19c
MEN'S 35c HEAVY.WOOL SOCKS, CLEARANCE SALE AT 29c
MEN'S $1.00 OUTING FLANNEL PAJAMAS PRICED NOW 79c
MEN'S $1.50 NATURAL GREY WOOL UNDERWEAR IN FULL
WINTER WEIGHT AT . $1.25
ALL $1 MONARCH AND SILVER SHIRTS CLEARANCE 85c
BOYS' $2.50 WOOL RUFFNECK SWEATERS CLEARE. $1.49
Clearance Sale Prices at Drug Section I
$1.00 Red Rubber Fountain ! Syringe Clearance Sale , ; - .G9d
$1.50 Combination Bottle Clearance Sale at . . . , t ; . . . v . . . . 98c
$1.50 Guaranteed Water Bottle Clearance Sale at ...,.....ix.98c
$1,50 Seamless Fountain Syringe Clearance Sale at . . ;98c
$1.75 Seamless Fountain Syringe Clearance Sale at .-. .'$119
$2.00 Combination Bottle Clearance Sale at-....-- ......$1.39
50c Rubber Household Gloves Clearance Sale at .......... . . . .35c
75c Toilet Water Clearance Sale at.. v. . . . . ; . ..59c
25c Peroxide Cream Clearance Sale t x.i,.15c
50e Quick and Ez Silver Polish Clearance Sale at ....... 29c
25c Violet Ammonia Clearance Sale at . . . . . . . ...... ... .. ..16c
35c Corylopsis Face Powder and Puff Clearance Sale at . 19c
15c Ideal Tooth Paste Clearance Sale at ...lOc
50c Pebeco Tooth Paste Clearance Sale at ...',35c
25c Colgate's Tooth Paste Clearance Sale at -...... ..20c
25c Shaving Creanvt Clearance Sale at 20c
25,c Shaving Powder Clearance Sale at ......... 20c
I WOMEN'S AND
; CHILDREN'S -
Headyrto- Wear
Garments
The great Wave of Riduction
ba.swept the entire" $uit De
partment nothing has fceen
reserved C o a t s. IS u i t s.
Waists, Petticoats. Kjrmonos.
Children's Dresses. I Wrap
pers, etc. all at . Reduced
Prices. " j
Women's.' Suits in plain col
ors and mixtures in values to
$25.00. Clearance Sale Price
$3.98. . f -Come
early, for firs : choice
is best choice.
Women's, W o o 1 - IS e r ge
Dresses, in the (popular
basque styles all sizes on
sale at $2.98. J
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f Women's ,Lambkin ;
Gloves in' $1 Quality
f ; at 50c Pair ;
Sizes 63A 7. VA. 754 and 7f4
in Black f
Sizes 54. 6, 64. 7 and 1V
I" - in Black
'Thfrsc Gloves arc siovii in
two-clasp style, wfth cm
boidcred:, stitclied Uack , and
with overscams. .Rcj(?ular $1
quality. Clearance Price 50c
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