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Saturday, M ay 28
the
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Polk X0 u rity J e rsey
refers Are Coming in Force to the
at the Big Show H
'ITS
Stete
WEATHER FORECAST: Unsettled with
showers, cooler In the Interior with humidi
ty above normal: fresh southwest and west
winds. Maximum temperature yesterday,
72; minimum, 49; river, 5; .rainfall, .03;
atmosphere, cloudy; wind, northwest.
J J Some of our enlightened statesmen seem
to think It's air right for Mexico to do as
she pleases with Nicaragua, but terribly
wicked -for Uncle Sam even to protect his
people' interests, there..'
SAL)E& RE&OWTtJESDAY MORNING MAY 17, 1927
PRI CE FIVlS CE NT S
SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR
Eight Proposed Amendments to the Charter Acs -to Be on
the
P.
liSi
LIBERAL CLASH
Two Known Dead, 17 Re
ported in' Despatch to Mex
ico Representative
NATIVES THEN RETREAT
Unautheiiticated Story Kays
Liberal) Jxtse Lluti in Re
sisting Attempt by U. M.
to Dlsa rui Them
MKXICO CITY, May 16. (AP)
Pedro Zepeda, representative
l.tre of the liberal Nlearaguan
government, said tonight he had
received special dispatches from
Guatemala reporting that 17
United States Marines and 25 lib
erals were killed in a clash when
tl e marines attempted to disarm
a libral group at La Paz, between
Leon and Managua.
The liberals, Zepeaa adds, with
dtew into (he mountains and were
Lot pursued by the marines."
Two Iiorted Killed
WASHINGTON, May 16. (AP)
American marines in Nicaragua
have 8 u He red their first serious
casualties since they were dis
patched to that war-torn country
last January for the announced
purpose of protecting Americans
and property.
Capt. Richard B. Buchanan of
this city and Private Marvin A
Jackson of Chicago were killed
and two other marines were
wounded, the navy was advised
officially late today when a "guer
rilla band of Nicaraguans attack
ed an American detachment at 2
a. m. today at La Pas Centro, near
Leon. , . .
Report Incomplete
Corporal Anthony J. Rausch of
1'hiladclphia. and Private William
F. Simon, whose address was not
given, were wounded slightly.
rso further details were con
tained in the message. Admiral
Latimer, commanding American
nrval forces in Nicaragua, who for
send a lengthier report later.
Cauip Attacked
The dispatch followed an earlier
one from Latimer reporting an at
luck by a band of armed natives
on the American camp at Chin
endega Saturday night, and coin
cided with a message received by
the state department from Henry
L. Stimson, personal representa
tive of President Coolidge, in
Nicaragua, stating that the civil
war in that country "is now defl
nitely ended."
The latest attacks on American
forces, following as they have a
dozen or more in which no cas
ualties have occurred, revived in
terest here In the NJcaraguan sit
uation, but those who were willing
to comment saw no indications in
that the situation again would be
come serious.
WIRES CRIPPLED
BY WIND STORM
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AC
COMPANY HKAVY OUSTS
bervlee Station Suffers Damage;
Other Cities Have Similar
Experience
Unusually high winds accom
panied by occasional showers and
a few flashes of lightning, crippled
wire service in Salem and vlcln
ity for a time Monday night. The
streets were ", " littered . i with
branches. The only serious dam
age reported was to a small build
Jng at. the Super Service station
on High street.'5
PORTLAND. May 17. ( AP)
A southeast gale of increasing pro
portions whipped through, Port
land late last night and continued
early this morning. " The wind
reached an unusual velocity tor
this district. It was accompanied
by litlo precipitation.'.. . . .
Wire service van crlDDled.-
Plate glass ;wIudors, in' several
xposed corners were blown in
and the streets-were strewn with
glass from .broken 1 street light
globes.'. . .v r :V -
In the residential-districts the
streets -were .littered with
branches. " V '.'."
A tall tree in the park 'district
was toppled over; by lbe,"wtnd .and
fell across Fifth, street.' causing
suspension of - street car traffic
Cppt'moed y Pf J.)
BIDS SUBMITTED
1 ON PAVING JOBS
FIVE t'OXTRACTOUS SUBMIT
FIGURES OX CITY JOBS
AstifNMMl Valuations May Be Ex
ceetled in Some Sases; to
Investigate
Bids from five contractors for
the paving of certain streets in
the city were read at the council
meeting last night and referred to
the streets committee for consid
eration. A motion by Councilman
Dancy that the ways and means
committee meet with the streets
committee when the bids are
hecked up, was passed. That as
sessed valuation of some of the
property on the streets, for which
paving has been asked may not
be equal to the cost of the pave
ment, was the reason given by
Councilman Dancy for this action.
If the paving under the. bids
of the contractors cannot be done
s cheaply and as well as the city
paving plant can do it, there is
no obligation to accept the bids.
The streets committee will "report
at the next meeting of the council
its recommendations. When the
contracts are let they will have
to be advertised for 10 days to
allow for remonstrance on the
part of property holders.
The bids last night were from
United Contracting company of
Portland; G. F. Pyle, Eugene;
, W. Head Construction com
pany, Eugene; L. O. Herrald, Sa
lem, and the Oregon Contracting
company. ' Pyle's bid was not
totaled, and L. O. Herald gave
bids on both concrete and bitu-
lithic paving, although the call
was for six-inch concrete paving.
Herrald's bid was as follows:
Jerris street from Commercial to
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300 AT LEGION MEETING
Capital Post Passes OOO Mark In
Membership; Seeks l.OOO
Three hundred veterans attend
ed the-past comma.dera'..d paati
adjutants' night rally of Capital
Post No. 9, American Legion, Mon
day evening, making it one of the
biggest meetings of the year. The
post membership passed the 900
mark at this meeting, and the
members are now endeavoring to
reach the 1,000 mark.
W. V. Williams won the 20
prize offered by the past Com
manders in connection with the
membership contest conducted dur
ing the past two weeks. Com
mittees were appointed to handle
the minstrel show which will be
given in connection with flood re
lief,- and for memorial day observ
ance.
Carl R. Moser and June Valiant
from the Portland headquarters
of the legion attended. Several
G. A. It. members were guests.
Entertainment was furnished by
the beadliners of the road show
now playing at the Elsinore.
The luncheon was provided by
members of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the post.
EXCAVATE ANCIENT CITY
Hcrculaneum Restoration At
tempted by Italian Government
RESINA, Italy, May 16. (AP)
A labor which has defied human
ingenuity for 1848 years was be
gun today under the auspices of
the Italian government.
King Victor Emmanuel official
ly Inaugurated the work of ex
cavating the ancient Roman city
of Herculaneum, which with ' its
neighbor Pompeii was buried, in
79 A. D.. by an eruption of the
volcano, Mt. Vesuvius.
Pompeii has been excavated
but it is hoped that Herculaneum
will prove an even richer trove
of archaeological treasure since it
was -a summer resort of the rich
instead of being : a commercial
town like PompelL
TABLE STREET USE BILL
Religious IS roups May Continue to
" Hold Downtown Meetings '
Religious groups and . others
may continue to occupy the streets
for speaking purposes, as a result
of the action taken by the city
council last night.
'Ordinance No." 2455.. which
sought to limit the street appear
ances to fifteen minutes each, was
postponed indefinitely on motion
of Alderman Johnson, father of
the bill, who stated that new de
velopments made desirable iU de
feat. -f '- - t-
' About 15 members of the Sal
vation Army, the Full Gospel' mis
sion, and tho Apostolic Fa Hh mis
sion, une to the 'council cham
bers to lobby defeat of the meas
ure which .they alleged sought to
stilt thelf activities v- - -r
i SOUGHT
IN TREES: D
BREAKS FEARED
East Banks of Atchafalaya
Crumbling, Report; Rescue
' Speeded Up
STRONG CURRENT FACED
Widow and Right Children Drown
After Seeking Safety In Attic;
Houses Crushed Like
, Egg Shells
NEW ORLEANS. May 16.
(AP) A new .threat had arisen
tonight as the Mississippi flood
rolled down upon the five parishes
in 'Its path through the Atchafa
laya to the Gulf of Mexico.
While hundreds of persons were
reported clinging precariously to
house tops and tree-tops , in the
water ridden parishes west of the
river, engineers received informa
tion that levees along the 'east
bank of the Atchafalaya were cav
ing before the .tremendous pres
sure exerted by the stream.
Levees Give Way
At Woodwise, J.0 miles south of
the junction of Old and Atchafa
laya rivers, approximately 14
miles northwest of New Orleans
on the opposite side of the Miss
issippi, the embankments were
said to be falling and efforts were
being made to get levee machines
and pile, drivers to the scene. A
break there would loose the wa
ters into Pointe Coupe and the
other parishes between the Atcha
falaya and . the. west bank of the
Mississippi.
Rescue work was ' proceeding
rapidly in the Bayou Des Glaizs
sector with surf boats plying
through the trevasse'rapids to re
move men stranded upon high
spots in the section.
At Plaucheville the current was
2
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SENATOR REED TO VISIT
Missouri Solon in West Recuper
ating After Ford Defense
PORTLAND, May 16. (AP)
James Reed, United States Sena
tor from Missouri, will arrive here
Wednesday to visit his sister. Mrs.
W. S. Boyer. Senator Reed has
been in ill health since 4he Ford
Sapiro trial and the Oregon trip is
intended as a rest. Mr. Boyer is
arranging to take the senator to
several of Oregon's fishing
streams. . -
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FACES GALLOWS
SUPKKMK COUIIT TURNS DOWX
SLAYERS LAST STAXD 1
Willos And Kelley,' Prison Itreuk
ers. Take Sentence In Two
Months r
James Willos and Ellsworth
Kelley, under death sentence for
the slaying of John Sweeney and
Milton Holman, guards, ducing all
break at the Oregon state peniten
tiary here in August, 1925, prob
ably will pay the penalty for their
crimes within the next two months.
This was indicated here yester
day when the United States su
preme court dismissed the appeal
filed by Willos. The high court
previously took similar action in
the case involving Kelley. Prison
officials said that Kelley and Wil
los would be resentenced to hang
a? soon as the official mandates
are received from the United
States supreme court.
Willos and Kelley were arrested
on charges of first degree murder
following the prison break and
were convicted. They originally
were sentenced to be hanged on
January 8, 1926, but the execution
was delayed because of appeal of
their cases to the state supreme
court. The supreme court affirm
ed the decree of the lower court In
both cases.
The convicts then were resen
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BR0WNLEE HANGS TODAY
Nervous Occupant of Deatii Cell
Threatens Disclosure
Albert Brownlee, Lane county
murderer, will be executed in the
Oregon state penitentiary here at
8:30 o'clock this morning. Brown
lee was convicted of first degree
murder in connection with ' the
slaying of Deputy Sheriff Hooker,
who had been sent in pursuit of
the condemned man following the
robbery of a pool hall at Veneta,
The proprietor of the pool' hall "was
shet and seriously wounded dur
ing the robbery.
Governor Patterson announced
yesterday that he would not in
terfere in the death sentence im
posed by the courts and that the
execution would be carried Out
according to law; Brownlee's sis
ters recently conferred with Gov
ernor Patterson relative to a com
mutation of sentence, but this was
denied.
Penitentiary officials said that
Brownlee had been very nervous
during the past 48 hours, and had
intimated that he would "expose"
certain officials when he mounted
the gallows.
The execution will be witnessed
by members of the coroner's jury,
prison officials, clergy, penitenti
ary physicians t and newspaper
men.
WILL IT COME TO THIS?
GRIDIRON STAR
OF U. O. DROWNS
HAROLD SUXGUI LOSES LIFE
WHEN CAXOE OVERTURNS
f
Pangborn Escapes; Deceased Was
Editor-Meet of Oregon
Emerald
EUGENE, May 16. (AP)
Harold Mangum, 23, junior at the
University of Oregon and member
of the varsity football team last
fall, was drowned in the Willam
ette river here this, afternoon
when a canoe. in which he was
riding was overturned in the swift
current swoolen with snow water.
Arden X. Pangborn, 20, his com
panion, narrowly escaped drown
ing by clinging to the overturned
canoe and paddling to the bank.
Neither could swim.
Mangum's home was in Port
land and Pangborn also lives
there. Mangum was recently
elected editor of the Oregon Daily
Emerald, student newspaper; was
editor of campus publications in
the past year and was sports writ
er during the past two years for
the Morning .Register of this city.
Pangborn for several years work
ed for the Morning Oregonian.
The accident occurred when the
canoe which was being paddled
across the river, was struck 'hy an
unusually strong current. It over
turned and both students were
thrown into he water. Afaugum
apparently became excited and
was carried away by the current.
Pangborn clung to the overturned
canoe and made his way to the
bank, a distance of about 25
yards.
Deputy sheriffs and police as
sisted by students, started soon
after the accident to drag the
stream for the body but it had not
been found this evening.
1000 AT I00F MEETING
Rebckalis Also Hold in g Conven
tlon at Astoria This Week""
ASTORIA, May 16. (AP)
With nearly 1,000 delegates al
ready in Astoria, the annual con
vention of the I. O. O. F. and
Rebekah lodges of Oregon opened
today. More delegates are expect
ed tomorrow, when the principal
session will begin.- The conven
tion will close Friday'
The Rebekah lodge today elect
ed Mrs. Betty Jjeane Burke of
Grants Pass president to succeed
Mrs. Addle S. Kimball of Portland,
who has moved to California. Mrs
Nettie Greenough was chosen ad
jutant to replace Mrs. Burke, who
had formerly held that office.
The I. O. O. F. lodge, other than
a few minor changes In the con
stitution, did no business today.
SQUALLS DELAY
START OF TRIP
ACROSS OCEAN
Dissension Between Owners
and Aviators Now Ironed
Out, Reported
DEBATE CARRYING RADIO
Even Test Flights Impossible;
Byrd's Program Will Irevent
.Start for Europe at Least
Three Days
MINEOLA, N. Y., May 16.
(AP) Brewing storms, both at
mospheric and verbal, kept the
trans-Atlantic planes in their han
gars today.
Strong, squally winds swept the
flying fields all day so that pro
jected local test flights had to be
abandoned.
Combination of wind and dis
sension prevented another longer
flight that had been announced
at noon for this afternoon.
Dissension Overcome
During the morning, the crews
of all hree planes which plan the
Paris hop worked around the
hangars and an air of peaee settl
ed over the camps with the report
that dissension between fliers and
backers of the Bellanca flight had
been smoothered out to the satis
faction of all.
Commander Richard E. Byrd
announced that his giant Fokker
"America" would go up during the
day with a 12,000 pound load. 2,
000 pounds below the weight to
be carried on the hop-off." G.
Bellanca, designer of the plane In
which Clarence Chamherlin and
Lloyd" Bertaud wlll fly for France,
stated that his monoplane probab
ly -would fly to 'Washington and
back during the day to test In
struments. He-said that both fli
ers had agreed such a test was
necessary.
. Test Fl Uth t Ire ven tert
The "America" test flight was
called off because of unfavorable
Winds. These winds, no doubt
would have prevented the flight
of the Chamherlin-Bertaud "Col
umbia" too, hut it was stopped
without consideration to ,the
weather by the fliers themselves.
When told of Bellanca's an
nouncement they said that they
had no intention of flying to
Washington and that they had
never agreed to sudh ' a flight.
Their remarks were taken as an
indication that the new- financial
agreement reached yesterday had
not smootheoNqut all the differen
ces between tlje various persons
interested In the flight and that
harmony was balanced on an ex
ceedingly fine point.
This theory, was further
strengthened when it was learned
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OREGON EXPORTS GROW
Merchandise Sent Out in 1026
Worth 83 Million Dollars
WASHINGTON, May 16.
(AP) Exports? i of merchandise
from Oregon during the calendar
year 1926 were valued at ?83.
532,449. compared with 48,637.-
915 for 1925, an increase of $34
894.534. r i . t; . V-.i
Shipments of wheat ranked first
in order of value with $46,055,
215, followed by boards, planks
and scantlings, valued at $6,810,
722; wheat -i flour $5,553,733;
sawed timber soft woods $4,305
366; apple $4,177,918; canned
and prepared f ru Its $ 2 . 1 6 5 . 9 3
prunes .$2,117,516; logs and hewn
timber '$1,861,755; milk and
cream $1,543,000; wood manufac
tures $1,365,126 and ; hops 1,
207547. :" .'
1
BOf FIGHTS FOR LIFE
MarshfJekl V"ta -Takes, to Port.
- land Hospital by : Airplane v
PORTLAND, May 16. (AP)--
L. A; ; dinger, 2 U of Marshf ield
who was brought j to a hospital
suffering a broken neck Iq a dive
Into a Bandon swimming - tank.
was holding his own in his battle
of? life tonight- His condition was
regarded by hospital , attendants
as,Vfalr.. They added that he was
irraUonal at'tirnes.' r-.v:.T
: vJThe rboy was Injured . Friday
night ami was' taken from : the
water unconscious.'and paralyzed.
An operation at Marshf ield , re
stored his consciousness. .
BETXER BRUGES k
PLAN APPROVED
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT GIVEN
' AT CHAMBER LUNCHEON '
Will Cost More to Maintain Wood
en Structure Than Bulla
Concrete
Business men of Salem' are al
ready fully "sold" on the idea of
replacing 11 ' dilapidated wooden
bridges An thecity with concrete
spans, it was demonstrated at the
chamber of commerce luncheon
Monday noon when those present
voted nnanimously to support the
bond issue of $350,000 whljh Is
proposed for the purpose. The
bona Issue "will be voted on at the
time of the special state election;
June 28. V , ;
The city's needs In the way -of
bridges were explained by Mayor
T. A. Livesley, and If there were
any doubters left then, they had
ail been converted at the close of
the address by C. B. McCullough.
bridge engineer for the state
highway commission.
"Bridges are a commodity for
-which the public jays, whether It
gets the bridges or not; and the
strange thing. is, that it pays more
if it doesn't get them," McCul-
lougb said by way of introduc
tion, and then proceeded to prove
his point in connection with- the
bridge program planned here.
Concrete bridges will cost the
people of Salem $41,450 a year for
the next 20 years, while maintain
ing, the present bridges, based o
the best available figures wilt cost
$42,600; and this does not take
into consideration the danger and
the city's liability in case of. acci
dent, the enhancement of prop
erty values to be derived from in
stalling more sightly bridges, nor
the civic 'betterment, McCullough
concluded.
The costs, figures showed for
the proposed" concrete bridges,
$20,000 for capital, $1,050 for
maintenance and $ 2 0,4 0 0 In cost
to owners of vehicles crossing the
bridges based on the ? present
amount of traffic. Maintaining
the wooden bridges will cost $12
0,00 for maintenance and $30,600
as thei higher cost of - driving
across them, McCnllough said.
CONSTRUCTION LIKELY
Oregon -Trunk Authorized to Ne
gotiate for Right Of Way
PORTLAND. May 16. (AP) -What
was looked upon as tangible
evidence that early construction
of the , Bend-KIamath Falls rail
road line Is In sight, ' was noted
here today with the announcement
that the Oregon Trunk manaee
ment here has been authorized by
its joint owners, the Great North
em and the Northern Pacific, to
proceed with the acquisition of
property needed for the extension
This move resulted from an ex
change of telegrams between
Ralph Budd, president of the
Great Northern who "was in 'Port
land, and Charles Donneliv. pres
ident of the Northern Pacific, in
St. Paul. " ....
It was made with the under
standing between , the two rail
presidents , that If the Northern
Pacific decides against participa
tion in the Klamath Falls enter
prise, tho Great Northern will ful
ly protect the Oregon Trunk.
KERRICK JURY CHOSEN
FOUR, GO ON TRIAL CHARGED
WITH MURDER OF COWBOY
LOS ANGELES, May 16. (AP)
Nine women an ft t h
selected here today " for the jury
which -wilF hear the murder trial
of Mrs, Sarah, Kerrick and four
others charged with the
of the ; movie cowboy plajtef, Tom
Kerrick, during a ; drinking orgy
at Bis Dome the night of April
The; foar ; other defendants
three of whom may have charens
against them dismissed, are Henry
isanei. . iris, Burns, foe Hunt, and
Anita Davis. " , " ' i-
EXTRADITION HOT GIVE I
PatbTNon Turns . Down Petition
for Return of Weekly :
L Governor Patterson has refused
to issue requisition papers asking
for the return to Oregon of Leon
ard Weekly, -who was under arrest
In California charged with falling
to provide for- the support of ,Jils
minor child in Portland. Two of
, Mr J "Weekly's, daughters appeared
before the. governor and requested
thatf the application for : requisi
tlon be denied. Mrs Weekly, who
fileL, the -proceeding against her
fkttsbandr lives In Portland. . ..
SHED I
Tn ncTrnpn r r.
UyLI,tlIl
Ordinances Placing Meas-
ures on Ballot Passed at
Council Meeting
BOND. JSSUES PROPOSED
Provision for Drainage anl Hew
cri Bridge, Incinerator Askeil
Two Iievies, Enlarging- '
City Proposed"- .
Eight ordinance bills providing
for charter revisions to go on the
ballot at the special election, June
28. were riven final passage at the
regular city council meeting last
night. Among .other things, the
ordinances provide for bond issues
totalling $890,000, and two levies
of two mills each. .zi
Fearing inability to scare up a
quorum to consider the ordinances
at the special council meeting
called for next Friday,' the rales
were suspended and the bills
passed last night without further
ado. Ordinarily, th.e bills woulcr
have to" come npfor final passage
at a later meeting. The ordinance
providing for the special election
In June also was given third read
ing and passed. - . '
' Drainage Proposea
The big item on the list is the
$500,000 bond issue for the .Im
provement.' extension," and recon
struction of the sanitary, drain
age sewer system," and the con
sltuctlon of a sewer disposal plant.
The bonds are to be of the' 20 year
serial .type and will carry interest
at 4 per cent. .
.vAjiotherbpnd issue calls- for -
$350,000 for. the construction and
reconstruction of - permanent
bridges.. The ordinance does not
segregate the amounts to be spent
on certain bridges. .-A bond issue
specifically stating . amounts, for.
the different projects would not
be so attractive, the city attorney
stated in his report to he council..
Fortv thousand dollars is pro-;
vided In ordinance No. v 2463 for
the .construction of an incinerator.
A two mill levy Is provided for the
purchase of fire equipment, con
struction of firer stations,, and the )
installation 0, 50 box alarm sys
tem. . -. j . - -
Notwithstanding advance re
ports .to the contrary, no dissent
ing voice was raised against mo
two mill levy - ordinance tor the
repair of -bridges, streets, alleys,
culverts and cross walks. It had
been ..pointed out by several In
dividuals prior to the meeting tat
the levy would - not- be needed
'' . : (Continaed'.on pg 6.)
CONSPIRACY LAW
LEGALITY UPHELD
OASES OF TWO AIXKGKD SY
., . DICALISTS OOXSHJL'RED
United States Supreme t Court
Votes Unanlmonsly to "- '
tain Statute
.WASHINGTON, May 16. (By
AP.) Constitutionality of . the
California syndicalism law, aimed
at conspiracies to overthrow, or
ganized government by force, was
upheld today by the supreme
court, i - v rr:- ; "-
.In two decisions the court af
firmed the conviction, .under that
statute, vot ;Mlss . Charlotte Anita
Whitney and of Wllllf m Burns.
' In another decision which dealt
with the Kansas syndicalism law,
the court .held that-the conviction
under it of Harold B. Fiske, was
based on Insufficient .evidence.
. In t,he Whitney case, validity of
- ! ' (Contianed Pf .4.)
'' iMaloney vs. Sharkey
r
Round by round reports on
the .ring-battle-between Jack
Sharkey and Jim Maloney In
New York; semi-final encou-.-tet1
ifl the sejeetion of an c
ponent for Gene Turmry, -be
received over the Af-seC
Press leased wire at tL 3 i .
man office .Thurs'ay eviz.: .
Ileports on. the mala event v.
begin coming in 'a few r. '..j
after 6 o'clock 1 - ;
:-?,The7 reta'ros will lo br
cits land bulletined Trt f
fcjlatesman orfice. Tcrwc-i !
are finable to come , dov-n
going "by'Icallins , 23 ur:
o'clock,- - - I
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