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The OREGON BT ATKSMAN. Baiera. Oregon, Saturday Morning, February 13 1932 J
"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe" .
From First Statesman, March 23, 1851
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The War Debt Muddle
JUST now foreign debts in general and war debts in'partic
ular appear to be the Dragons which must be slain be
fore the American St. George can be strong again. This view
is not true: our fundamental and continuous prosperity has
always sprung from the huge and ever-growing domestic
market which consumes more than 90 per cent of our indus
trial and agricultural output. Yet it would be folly to ignore,
the gravity of the international debt situation as it effects
A.niiici
The" crux of the matter, oddly enough, is not shall the
foreign nations pay, or have they instrinsic ability to pay or
do they want to pay : popularly expressed the nubbin of the
matter is: "What will debtors of the United States use for
money?
There are only four known methods for the settlement of
International debt:
1. Payment in gold.
2. Payment in goods.
3. Payment through invisible "imports" translated into
gold. t . '
4. Payment through new borrowing.
The first method now is impossible, France excepted.
Germany to support the stabilized mark has only 12 gold
reserve; if she sent every ounce of gold in the nation out this
year she could pay less than two years' reparations.
Payment in goods likewise becomes untenable when im
porting nations erect huge tariff barriers which prevent a
debtor nation paying off in kind. England historically rec
ognized that as long as she was a world nation, loaning money
in the four corners of the earth, her trade must be free and
the flow of goods allowed to be taken as payment of debt.
Invisible imports of a nation are principally moneys re
ceived from travel. France's rise from the fringe of bank
ruptcy in 1926 to affluence in 1932 has largely been due to
hoarding of her gold a large amount of which was obtained
from American tourists. But as business in the United States
declines, travel likewise is diminished.
Payment through new borrowing has been the means
Germany, notably, has used to "settle" her debts. With the
film of prosperity created by the gold-backed new mark and
with reparation payments agreed upon, capital flowed into
Germany and the new income exceeded the debt flow out
ward. Obviously this now has ceased.
The problem of debt settlement is doubly complicated be
cause it now is intertwined with private debts. Which loans
shall Germany rightfully pay first: those imposed by the
Versailles treaty or those imposed by private agreements?
Germany feeling only the latter brought her value received,
is now committed to private debt settlement alone. Add to
this complexity the fact that the United States has held since
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19 Z0 that the Allies aeots 10 us were in no wajremwmeu wuu
reparation payments from Germany while each ally claims
the reparations and war debt situations are inextricably con
nected, and you see a muddled problem.
In such a vexing situation no one way out appears as
sured. Lowered tariff walls must come; the stand-still agree
ments on private debts will continue until Germany catches
her economic breath; England may be forced to establish
the pound sterling on a basis lower than $4.86 in order to
compete with the wiping out of domestic debts occasioned
by Italy, Germany, and France who juggled their currencies
and by total for quotation are paying only a small portion to
her creditors, paved the way for industrial advantage over
debt-ridden England.
Above all, the United States must learn of a new science
for us the international lending of money. We cannot es
cape this new position. It started towards us when the world
blew up in 1914 ; we cannot lose this economic leadership even
if our short-sighted statements tell us to get out of world af
fairs. We are an international leader ; thus we will stay ; and
as we continue and learn the complexities of the present
problems will unravel through experience.
Big News Stories of 1931
EDITOR and Publisher, the trade weekly for newspaper
men, has published what prominent news executives
picked out as the ten biggest news stories of 1931. A compar
ison of the three lists shows quite a wide divergence of opin
ion. The Manchurian affair places in each list; so does the
death of Thomas A. Edison. Then there are some stories rec
ognized by two of the three ; such as, the depression, death of
Knute Rockne, Post-Gatty flight, Wickersham report, pope's
first radio broadcast, Spanish revolution.
But here are the lists, the first being that prepared by
J. M. Kendriek. executive news editor of the Assnriated
Press :
1. , World depression (Included in this, related occurrences
that might be attributed to the depression as a cause).
2. Dispute between China and Japan over Manchuria.
t. Mahatma Gandhi.
4. Knot Rockne's death In airplane crash.
5. Wickersham commision's report of prohibition
6. Post-Gatty flight around the world.
7. Edison's death.
8. Culbertson-Lens bridge match.
. Imprisonment of Albert B.Fall.
10. Conviction of Al Capone.
Carl D. Groat, news director, United Press, prepared the
following list:
Thf.W04 econom,c "ituatlon. Including such individual
51t?Ho?YI moratorium, the abandonment of the gold
tidK? by England downfall of the British labor government.
bMic ltor?y mutiny-all manifestations of the same
, ChinLntlSca0 a'nrehcom?cdlffUerther
S. The overthrow of the Spanish monarch-.
4. The pope s first broadcast to the world "
5. The Colorado blizzard in which children froze to death
rr PePPer Martin's activities in the last world series fn,i
.1orUiees.ROCkne " f4U1 IrPle Cra8b' " tsTandln? spSru'
I' ZVli d,ta5reemt between the Vatican and Italy
8. The Wickersham reports. iiy.
9. Thomas Edison's death.
10. The suicide from shame of Vivian Gordon's dan
after revelations brought out by the mother's murder daughter
These are selected." Mr. Groat said, "for variety as well
as their outstanding character. The Post-Gatty. Pangbori-He?n-doa
and Boardman-Polande-flights ought to be listed as among
the greatest stories; Gandhl'i activities and the visits to the
United States of Laval and Grand! would also qualify "
$1.00.
Yesterdays
. , . Of 014 Sale
Tows Talks from The States
nui of Earlier Days
February is, 1007
Check of the manufacture and
sale of adulterated foods, and
misbranding of the same, Is
sought la a pure food bill before
the house. Millers protested the
measure on the grounds It would
injure their business.
The senate has refused to con
cur in the house Joint resolution
for submitting to the people the
question of equal suffrage. Mrs.
Abigale Scott Duniway of Port
land, who attended the legislature
in the Interests of the measure,
stated the women would obtain
initiative petitions, frustrating the
senate's action.
Salem's Chinese population yes
terday ushered in their celebration
of ; New Year's with gaiety, noise
and exhilaration. Bombs and fire
crackers went up in smoke. Their
stores on High street were espe
cially decorated for the occasion.
February 18, 1022
Dallas is endeavoring to secure
the first plant to be established by
the Willamette Valley Flax and
Hemp Growers' Cooperative asso
ciation. They propose to establish
the plant in a three-story mill
building and power it with both
water and steam.
Vachel Lindsay, the American
poet, will speak in Willamette
university chapel late this month,
Professor Panunzlo, head of the
social science department, an
nounced yesterday.
WASHINGTON. Demand for a
reduction in the size of the army
to 100,000 enlisted men. or even
to a maximum of 75,000, will be
made when the annual army ap
propriation bill is considered. The
budget estimates call for a total
appropriation of $154,226,512 for
pay of all persons connected with
the armv.
New Views
The question sked yesterday
by Statesman reporters was: "Do
you think schools and state offi
ces should be closed on Lincoln's
birthday? Why?"
Yelma Rickman, clerk:
I wouldn't mind having
day."
'Well,
holl-
Lola
"I don't
holidav,
right."
Williams, housekeeper:
see any real need for a
but I guess it's all
Wilfred Hagedorn, student:
'Boy, and how!"
Sadie Standifer, student:
"With the programs that we have
in school we celebrate Lincoln's
birthday better without a holi
day." Lester B. Endicott, oil com
pany representative: "Yes, sir.
I most certainly do. I don't know
of any other man who Is more
popular in the schools than Lin
coln, unless It's Washington, and
I think that not honoring him
with a holiday is wrong."
Paul Hauser, senior class pres
ident, high school: "I think all
the students would like to see It.
I would, too, of course."
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M.
HAVE you recently Inspected
your children's report cards?
Are you satisfied with the
school reports, or do you think
there are too many poor marks?
In a recent
investigation by
the United
States Public
Health Service
it was deter
mined that
physical defects
axe responsible
for most poor
school reports.
Frequently they
are due to too
ittle of the right
kind of food, to
poor eyesight or
to other physi
Dr. Copeland
cal troubles.
It is estimated that anywhere
from one-quarter to one-third of
the children in school are handi
capped by malnutrition. This has
a definite influence on the progress
that scbool children make or da not
make.
By "malnutrition" U meant the
physicial state that results when
a child is not receiving the proper
food. It means that there is a lack
of the proteins, minerals, vitamins
and other food substances which are
essential te the normal davetopaaent
of tone, muscle, teeth and brain.
Lack of these suestance results -la
certaia constitutional diseases, snch
as rickets, and tends definitely te
prevent mental progress.
Every child should to assured of
a well-balanced diet. It must eon-
tala plenty of milk, eggs, meat, vege
tables, fruits and whole eereels.
I know you win be astonished to
leara that children showing signs
of malnutrition often ceme frem
homes that can afford good food.
The trouble is that thesa children
eat too Uttle of certain foods aad
to V much of others. The parents
most often to blame- They ara
And here is the list of Joseph V. Connolly, president of
the International News Service :
1. Pope PIux XI makes first papal radio broadcast lm
world's history from Vatican.
2. Abdication of King Alfonso as Spain becomes republie.
8. Professor Augusta- Piccard safe after ascending 52,u00
feet la stratosphere.
'4. Aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty set new record of
t days IS hours and 51 minutes, la flying around the world.
5. Hoover debt moratorium.
6. Japan's defiance of League of Nations la taking control
.of Manchuria.
7. Great Britain going off gold standard.
. 8. Al Capons sentenced to federal penitentiary.
9. Death of Thomas A. Edison.
10. Death of Senator Pwight W. Morrow
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Sunday: "Bullets of Sound"
BITS for BREAKFAST
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Oregon's great contributlont
.
The writer is reluctant to drop
the series on the election to the
United States senate of Col. B. D.
Baker and J. W. Nesmlth by the
legislature of 1860, without a
brief sketch of the lffe of Baker.
(That was the first regular ses
sion of the Oregon state legisla
ture after the admission of the
territory as a state, though one
has been held in July, 1818.
while this was "a state without
the union," not being admitted
until Feb. 14, 1859; and at the
1858 session Joseph Lane and
Delazon Smith had beea elected
to the U. S. senate. But that his
toric hiatus , when Oregon had
both a state and a territorial leg
islature, makes a long story, to
be told at some future date.)
W V
E. D. Baker was born In Lon
don, Feb. 24, 1811, son of a
school teacher. The family came
to Philadelphia five years later.
Young Baker was there appren
ticed to a weaver. The family
went to Indiana In 1825, and a
year later to Illinois. At 16 the
boy drove a dray in St. Louis one
season, whence he went back to
Illinois and studied law. In 1831,
age 20, as heretofore related In
this series, he married. Baker's
mother was Lucy Dickinson, sis
ter of Thomas Dickinson, a dis
tinguished officer in the British
navy.
In 1832 Baker enlisted as a
private in the Black Hawk war,
and came out a major. He was
admitted to the bar and commen
ced practicing in Greene county,
Ills., and later moved to Spring
field. There he was the associate
of Abraham Lincoln and other
not familiar with the necessity of a
weU-balanced and varied diet or els
they neglect to apply their knowl
edge. Remember that even though the
food be of good quality, it should
not be eaten quickly, nor between
meals. Neglect of these precautions,
together with too little sleep aad
rest, and lack of exercise, may bring
on the symptoms of malnutrition.
Very often the teacher will ac
cuse little Johnny of being lazy.
Little Johnny and many of his play
mates may not pay attention to their
work. These children are not lazy
necessarily, but because they are
not well nourished they cannot func
tion normally. Children who are not
well nourished tire easily. They act
slow-witted, are ill-behaved and do
not show the usual signs of bright
ness. Another Important thing to be
considered is the child's sight or
hearing. Very often the child has
poor sight and It Is difficult for him
to study, or to see what the teacher
writes on the blackboard. When
there Is any Impairment in the hear
ing, it is difficult for a child to
hear what the teacher has to say.
When overlooked and not recog
nized Immediately, such handicaps
place the child in the backward
group. When the physical defects
are recognized and remedied, the
child's school work Immediately im
proves.
I tell you about these matters be
cause if you have received a report
rard that is not satisfactory, and
particularly if your child has net
been te a physician lately, 1 would
soggest that you take the child to
one.
Have the eyes and ears examined.
See that the tonsils are not nnduly
enlarged, and that there Is ne dif
ficulty In breathing because of en
larged adenoids. Have complete
examination, and see If It Is not
possible te Improve any physical de
tect that your child may possess.
It you do this, you wtll Immedi
ately see a change to the school
progress. Tou owe this to your
child, and I am sure you are gtad
to do everything possible tor your
child's welfare.
By EDSON
HeON, (P KEATfe?
to K9o peaeets,
A MAGNET-US.
Govt, -J EHT -ISTS
able lawyers who attained fame
la 1837 He was la the lower
house of the Illinois legislature;
In the senate in 18 40-18(4, and
served la the lower house of con
gross in 1545-46. resigning De
cember SO of the latter year to
accept a commission as colonel
and lead an Illinois regiment In
the war with Mexico. Served with
distinction. Returaed to Galena.
ins., and was again elected to con
gress, serving In 1849-1851, when
he declined a reelection. The
brilliancy of his oratorical pow
era got first national attention
when he was the orator at the lay
ing of the cornerstone of the old
state house In Springfield, Ills
July 4, 1837.
easier ana Lincoln were com
petitors for the congressional
nomination from the Springfield
district in 1843. It was a close
contest, but Baker won, securing
an instructed delegation in his
favor, and Lincoln placed his
name before the convention.
Neither was successful, John J
Hardin being nominated and
erected. Baker, however, was
elected to succeed Hardin, and
Lincoln to succeed Baker.
Baker came prominently to the
help of Oregon country January
16, 1848, when he Introduced a
resolution in the lower house of
congress demanding that the
president of the United States sur
render not a foot of territory to
which our country had a clear tl
tie meaning the Oregon county.
to 54-40; up to Alaska. On the
2?th, speaking on the resolution
asking the president to notify
Great Britain of this country's in
tention to terminate occupancy of
the Oregon country, he made an
address that electrified the coun
try. It was an extended burst of
oratory. Here are very brief ex
tracts:
"i desire to treat tnis as an
American question, and I shall not
be driven out of that course. I am
not one of those who supported
Mr. Polk. I used the utmost of my
ability to prevent his election:
and when Mr. Clay was beaten. I
confess, I felt as the friends of
Aristldes may be supposed to have
felt when he was driven from
Athens .... Sir, the west will be
true to her convictions. I believe
that portion of the west which
sustained Mr. Polk will still be
for the whole" of Oregon .... It
Is to the spirit which prompts
these settlers that we are in
debted for the settlement of the
western states. The men who are
going to beat down roads and lev
el mountains to brave and over
come the terrors of the wilderness
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CHAPTEJL LVI
A gala ia silence they drove out
toward the hacienda of Morales, fear
and foreboding is the heart of each
as to what might be the end.
At last the low hacienda loomed in
the distance, flanked by its long shad
ows of eucalyptus. A brooding quiet
lay over the place, a menacing watch
fulness, and once the gin shivered
as if some cold current of air had
touched her. Again she was placing
herself and the man she loved in
the hands of his enemies they were
staking' everything on the slender
chance of winning the sympathy of
Morales. Something within her kept
warning that it w&s a lost cause,
telling her to turn back while yet
there was time. Resolutely she put
the thought from her and sped on.
The great black gates stood open
and they drove up to the entrance
of the deserted patio. No servants
ran out to announce them. Their
steps echoed oa the polished tile.
and still no sound came from within.
"Where can they be?" She whis
pered.
Inside, the macaw regarded them
silently from his perch in the patio
Then a light footfall sounded behind
them and from out the gloom Jito
came forward. With that silent, cat
like tread of his he strode up to
them, and in the gathering twilight
the two men stood again face to
face while the memories of their
enmity rose like unbidden specters
between them. To the girl he made
no sign of recognition, but fastened
his dark eyes on Ted.
Tor Dios." the Mexican's deep
voice rumbled through the silent
house, "I begin to think you are
truly a very brave man tenor
Would it be hard for you to under
stand that the thing I want most
in life is once more to get my fingers
about your throat r
A wave of blind fury swept over
Ted at the man's tone a longing to
lash his clenched fists into the dark,
scowling face. For a second he held
himself in leash, then slowly, the red
anger within him died. There were
more important issues at stake.
Adela had already stepped be
tween. "Where is uncle, Jito?" she
asked quickly.
The Mexican jerked his head
toward the stairs. "In his room.
Ever since you ran away he has been
there. You will not find him ami
able."
"I find no one amiable in this for
bidding place, she flung back at
him. Then to Ted, "I want to talk
to uncle in his room. Stay her
and hope."
She ran her arm through Jito's.
Come, big one, she smiled trem
ulously up at him. "I want you to
help me too,"
For a moment the Mexican hesi
tated. His sullen eyes again sought
Ted. then dropped to Adda's up
turned face. Without a word he
turned and followed her.
Ted watched them mount the
stairs and a moment later heard the
distant closing of s door.
are our brethren and our kins
men. It is a bold and free spirit;
It has in it the elements of gran
deur. They will march, not
"Like some poor exile, bending
with hl3 woe.
To stop too fearful, and too faint
to go;'
But they will go with free steps;
they will bear with them all the
arts of civilization, and THEY
WILL FOUND A WESTERN EM
PIRE." In 1852, Baker came to Califor
nia; became a great criminal law
yer. September, 1858, he deliv
ered the address commemorating
the laying of the Atlantic cable.
It was a great oration, the closing
words: "Amid all th wonders of
past achievement, and all the
splendors of present success, we
turn with swelling hearts to gaze
into the boundless future, with
the earnest conviction that it will
develop a universal brotherhood
of man." He said the Atlantic ca
ble was but one link In a line of
thought which was to bind the
world, and that the next link
would connect the Atlantic and
Pacific. When this union was ef
fected, three years later, the sec
ond message sent over the wires
was the announcement of the fall
of Col. Baker at Ball's Bluff.
September 16, 183?, le gave
Bandit & Border"
Silence fell Filled with misgiving
Ted walked about the patio. Once
he stepped out to gaze on the pur
pling aeien. every nerve wiunn
him was carrying some message of
impending danger, some warning in
the silence urging him to leave be
fore too late. Impatiently he shook
his head. He had to come. There
was no other way. Lighting a cig-
alette, he resumed his restless pac
ing. Morales, after alL held the
cards, and now all their hope cen
tered on Morales. Again he stopped
and listened. No sound. And yet
Adela must know by now whether
it was life or death. Would they
never come down? Even now it must
all be decided up there. His restless
pace increased. Would she have her
way with tnat strange, reienuess
-a .a.
uncle of hers or
Savagely he flung the cigarette
aside. The silence, the uncertainty.
were unendurable. Would nothing
ever happen?
Then, as if in answer, he heard
from above the muffled scream of
the girt
Like a maddened tiger he leaped
for the stairs. A door opened as he
ran down the shadowy hall, and di
rectly ahead of him something
gleamed. In the darkness Jito stood
with drawn revolver,
Sefior," warned the low, rumbling
voice, one more step and you die
For a second the American's mus
cles knotted.
For a long breath Ted weighed
the chances of dashing the gun from
Jito i hand. Then reason came to
his aid; there was no chance. The
Mexican's too eager watchfulness
told clearly of the quick death that
awaited the least move.
Again Jito spoke. "Turn slowly
now, seSor, and go down the stairs,
then out through the patio to the
servants' quarters."
Ted turned Already he knew that
Jito was taking him to the barred
cell Morales had shown him once
before. Yet as he walked down the
stairs he listened. No sound came
from above. His feet grated on the
gravel walk, and at the door of the
cell he stopped. The key was ia the
lock.
"Ester," Jito commanded.
Ted stepped inside, and heard the
key turn noisily. Jito gave a lo
whistle, and to the peon who came
running up he said in quick Spanish
Go down to the village. Send to
me my vaqueros. Send riders to all
the camps and bring in everyone.
Tell them to ride at high gallop. By
midnight I want every man. Tell
them El Coyote is captured and that
Paco Morales holds his ally here.
Vaya."
As RadclitTe caught the meaning
of those last words, all hope died
uoa bod s release was now impos
sible, and Morales, far from showing
mercy to a fallen enemy, had seized
this chance of making Ted his pris
oner
Laying his face close against the
bars, Ted looked back toward the
hacienda. One vine-covered corner
the oration over the body of Da
vid C. Broderick, U. S. senator
from California, leader of the
Douglas forces in that state, kill
ed In a duel with Judge Terry. At
Its close, it is related that "there
was not one cheek less moistened
than his own."
S S
October 26, 1850, in San Fran
cisco, Baker delivered a remark
able address to a great audience.
He began by saying: "I owe more
thanks than my life can repay,
and I WISH ALL OREGON WERE
HERE TONIGHT. We are a quiet,
earnest, pastoral people, but by
the banks of the Willamette there
are many whose hearts would beat
high as yours If they were here. I
owe you much, but I owe MORE
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only was visible. Beyond, almost in
visible ia the dusk, were the open
gates. Then something moved out
side and suddenly his heart jumped
to hear Adela s voice.
Tedr came the whisper.
The next moment her hands were
on bis and. reaching through the
bars, her hands touched his face.
while for a time he heard only a low.
choked sobbing.
Lover," she spoke at last, "I
must go quickly. We have lost. Un
cle is insane with anger and with
plans for revenge. He won't listen
to me. He held me while Jito took
you here. I am afraid, desperately
afraid, now, for you. I go to get the
major."
Between the bars he felt her wet
lips upon his own, and she had gone.
The warm air of the desert beat in
on the girl's face as, faster and faster,
she sped over the narrow road. To
the left rose the granite cross of the
Conquerors, keeping its endless vigil
beneath the stars. She flashed on the
headlights. A ranchhouse loomed up
and was Quickly left behind. A lone
ly coyote skulked across the road.
turning to watch the lights of her
passing, and as she drove, her
thoughts went racing on ahead, des
perate, formless thoughts born of
her bitter need. Her only hope, her
only chance lay in the major's aid.
If he refused, if he delayed Adela
thrust back the certainty of what
must happen to Ted out there among
a horde of maddened vaqueros.
A glow in the sky ahead told her
Verdi was nearing, and with it came
a recollection that the major would
be at Don Bob's on this last night
of his freedom. At the crossroads
she turned toward the ranch.
Once she looked up at the stars.
"Dear God," she whispered, "he
must come, and Uncle Paco must
listen."
Turning through the gate at Bob's
hacienda Adela swung past a band
of horsemen clustered about the cor
ral. Swarthy, sombreroed men with
zarapes swung over their shoulders,
sitting their horses ia silence; and
within the scabbard of each a rifle
was thrust. Intent on her mission,
the girl gave no thought to that
silent group of armed riders, but
drew up before the steps and, with
out knocking, threw open the door.
Inside, the major and Don Bob
lingered over their coffee and cigars,
their dinner clothes in strange con
trast to the trail-worn costumes of
the morning. One might have said
that here sat two leisurely gentle
men, idly talking, enjoying a quiet
hour of relaxation before the, eve
ning. Certainly nothing in Don Bob's
manner would have betrayed the fact
that for him the last moments of bis
freedom were swiftly passing.
Both men started to their feet as
the girl burst in upon them. Rapidly
Adela told them oiJTed's capture
and of her uncle's mad joy at the
taking of Don Bob. Again a mem
ory of the light that had flashed ia
Morales's eyes came back to her.
1 o ilc Condotaed Tomorrow)
TO
OREGON."
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April 1ft, 1881. In Union Square.
New York City, he addressed a
great mass meeting. April 12, a
week before. Fort Sumter had
been fired upon. He opened with
the words: "The majesty of the
people is tere today to sustain
the majesty of the constitution,
and I come. A WANDFRER
FROM THE FAR PACIFIC, to
record my oath along with yours
of the great empire state. The
hour for conciliation la past; the
gathering for battle is at hand,
and the country requires that ev
ery man shall do his duty." Some
of his concluding words: "If Prov
idence shall will it. this feeble
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