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; 0A1LYEVEN1HBEDITI0K
Hot or cold, wet or dry, an ad
vertisement In the East Orogonlan
always brings buslnoes. A good ad
Is always In season.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair and cooler tonight; Tues
day (air.
VOL. 10.
jjjH LETON, pREGON, MONDAY, JULY 30, J90C.
NO. 5731
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$40,000 STOCK
RLREflDYTAKEN
In tbe Co-Operative Livestock
Commission Company, Re
presented By Gwinn
THE OBJECT IS TO SECURE
LOWER COMMISSION RATES.
History if a Movement of Great Im
rKirtiincc to All Stockgrovring Inter
ests Outlined by Mr. Gwlitn, Togcth
er With the Underlying Causes
Willed Provoked and Reninnded It
Primary Piiiikisc of the Promot
ers Is to Sell Stock In Sniiill Block
anil to Mini) Pcoile.
James H. Owlnn. formerly of ren
dition, and who left here to become
secretary of the National Livestock
association, has been 1n the city to
day In the Interest of the Oo-oporativa
Livestock Commission company. He
arrived yesterday and after spending
a couple of days here, will visit other
points In the northwest, returning to
Denver via the Northern Pacific.
The Co-operative Livestock Com
mlrslon company was formed recently
under the auspices of the Natlona
Livestock association, National Wool
growe' association and the Corn
Holt Meat Producers' association. The
capital s'ork is $100,000, and of this
amount Mr. Owlnn states that $40,000
has nlrendy been subscribed by stock
growers who are Interested. The new
compnny proposes to have branches
at Chicago. Kansas City. Omnha, St.
Piiul, St. Joe. Fort Worth, St. Louis
and Denver. ' The object Is to secure
th lowest possible commission
charge for the livestock growers.
Regarding the reasons for the for
mation of the ro-operatlve company,
Mr. Owlnn said:
Why It Is Organized.
"One of the Important causes lead
ing up to the organization of this Co
operative Livestock Commission com
pany was the action of the commls
sion men In advancing their charges
for the sale of livestock. In July,
1906, the National Livestock Ex
change, composed of the livestock ex
changes from the different western
markets, held Its annual meeting at
Buffnlo, N. T., and recommended an
advance In commission charges. Their
recommendation was submitted to the
various local livestock exchanges, and
ns most people are willing to vote to
Increase their salaries. It Is not sur
prising that the proposition was car
ried by a large majority, the advances
to be put In effect on January 1,
190!.
"Previous to January 1. protests
ngninst the advances were filed with
the vailous livestock exchanges by
representatives of various livestock
nssoclntlons, and a conference was
held at Chicago on December 2, 1905,
with the officials of the Chicago Live
stock Exchange, and others. That ex
change, and the exchanges at South
Ft. Paul and Denver, acted favorably
on these protests; but nil the other
livestock exchanges, namely, at nKn
sas City, South St. Joseph, South
Omaha, Sioux City, East St. Louis and
Fort Worth, on January 1. 1906, es
tablished the new scale of commission
charges. These new commission
charges, which are new In effect, made
the following Increases;
"On sheep or hogs, single or double
deck cars, nn Increase of $2 per car.
"On cattle on "Increase was effected
by means of a minimum of 110 per
car, whereas formerly no minimum
was established.
"On mixed carloads of livestock the
Increase ranges from $2 to 6 per
car.
"After the new charges had been put
Into effect by the commission men,
protests were made several different
times by committees from the various
livestock organizations, hut without
avail."
Will Ixnver Charges.
According to Mr. Gwlnn, the form
ation of the new company means that
the $1,600,000 per annum, resulting
to the commission men from their ad
vanced prices, will go to the stock
growmn Instead. Further than that,
he believes that considering the divi
dends and surplus which the co-operative
company will divide that the
rate will be reduced to $8 per car,
thus making a saving of $3,000,000
annually to the stockgrowers.
Mr. Owlnn has now been out for
several weeks In the Interest of the
new commission company, and says
he has been very successful In dispos
ing of stock In the concern. Were It
desirable to place the stock In a few
hands he says It would have been
taken long ago. But the policy Is to
sell the stock In small blocks and
thus Interest as many growers and
ehlppers as possible In the compnny.
I Conditions Arc Good.
While on his present tour tyr.
Owlnn has ben all over the stock
raising sections of the west and he
snys thul never before have the range
conditions been as favorable, the grasf .
being fine everywhere. I
As a result of the abundance of fee i
he says there will be more fat stoc 2
on the market than usual this wlnti 1
and there will be little for cannli
This he says Is a fortunate condition,
as the packers are expecting a light
business in the near future as a result
of the recent packing house expos
ures. JAPAN TO BUY RAILROAD.
Will Pay 5 Per Cent and Expects n
Good Surplus.
Tokld, July BO. The Japanese gov
ernment has Just announced the dates
on which it will purchase the six pri
vate railroads, authorization for which
purchase passed both houses of the
diet last March. The dates are as
follows: The Hokkaido Tanko Tetsu-
do and the Kobu Tetsudo. on October,
1090; the Nippon Tetsudo and the
Ganycntu Tetsudo, on November 1.
1906; the Nlshlnarl Tetsudo and tbc
Sanyo Tetsudo, on December 1, HIM.
The aggregate sum of the purchase
price will amount to 260,000,000 yen,
or nbout $125,000,000. For the pur
chasing sum of each railroad the gov
ernment will allow the interest of 6
per cent a year, beginning with the
respective date of purchase. The gov
ernment will not Issue these bonds
until It sees fit to undertake the Issues.
The returns from the six purchased
railroads will not only pay the run
ning expenses and the Interest, but
will also yield a surplus, the exast
amount yet to be estimated with any
degree of certainty. .
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ACTUAL WORK IX PROGRESS
XEAll KLAMATH FALLS.
Line Will Cross Oregon From Natron
to Ontario I Im-rliium Huh Fully
Derided to Build Tills Trans-Slate
System Activity of Other Lines Is
Good Kouxoii for Ilurrlinan to Oc
cupy Territory First.
A special from Ashland to the Ore
gun Dally Journal sa of tho railroad
situation in southern Oregon:
Ilurrlinan rullroad engineers on the
Oregon Central extension from Natron
are now surveying within 12 miles of
Klamath Falls. They are expected to
reach that point some time this week.
The main camp is now at Nalox, In
the north part of Klumath county.
Steady progress Is being made on
the government's Irrigation project In
Klamath county, and many new pco
pie are coming In. There Is great ac
tivity In all lines of business and de
velopment enterprise. The Klamath
111... i mi canal contractors, Mason,
l)im Ai (o, are getting miiny new
men to work on the construction. They
are advancing railroad fares to men
who will go In and Work on the canal.
The unxiety of the lat two weeks has
been relieved by the nrrlvul of several
hundred workmen.
As fast as men are secured new sec
tions of the work are begun.
As soon us a connection Is made on
the -cut between the lower portal of
the mnln canal and the first shaft of
the tunnel, concrete work will be
started und this will require unother
large force of men.
The probability of railroad trans
portation facilities ut an early date is
lending an extremely bright outlook
for nil forms of Industry. It Is be
lieved the Southern Puclflc will with
in a few weeks begin actual con
struction of the Nntron-Klamatli
Falls line, and that this road will be
pushed through at the greatest possi
ble speed, to forestall other railroad
projects known to be heading for cen
tral Oregon.
Rail connections with tho Southern
Pacific from northern California are
promised at nn early date. Reinforce
ments have been Becured on the grade
of the California A Northeastern ex
tension, and negotiations are on foot
that will, It Is said, result In bringing
traffic Into the Falls over that line In
the near future.
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
State Convention Confronted With 300
Contests.
Des Moines, July 30. The republi
can state committee met this after
noon to arrange for the state conven
tion Wednesday. It Is stated there
will be 1640 delegates, with 300 con
testa It Is likely there will be two
conventions. Secretary Shaw Is In the
state he says "JuBt to look on."
Will Call Off Strike.
Tacoma, July 80. J. O. Bel-
ger, president of the Interna-
tlonal Shingle Weavers' Union,
arrived today for a conference
tonight, when It Is said the strike
will be called off. Much dls-
satisfaction among weavers over
tho strike Is admitted.
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CENTRA
iWLmn.
Negro Said to Have IVurdered
a Mother and Two Children
and Shot a Third.
HE IS IN JAIL WITH A
MOM ON THE OUTSIDE.
Only CirciiiiixUimiitl Evidence of Guilt
Exists Outside of an Alleged Con
fession by the Unite, Who Was a
I'm in Hand Employed by the Mur
dered Family Tho Mother Sought
to Dcfmd a Daughter Officers
Rescue Accused Man From a Mob
at Cuiinonsliiii-g, After a Struggle.
Cannonsburg, Pa., July 30. Offi
cers returned this morning with El
mer Dempster, aged 19, a negro,
charged with the murder last night of
Mrs. Samuel Pearce and two children
and the shooting of a third child.
Dempster was employed on the
Pearce farm and was the last person
seen about the scene 'of the tragedy.
No blood stains were found on him.
but the officers believe there are
goOd grounds for holding him.
It Is claimed the police have ob
tained a confession. The police say
the negro told them he was accus
tomed to abusing the 4-year-old
daughter of Pearce, and last night she
told her mother, who tried to shoot
him. He wrested the revolver from her
and killed her and Margaret, aged 4,
Robert aged 3 and shot and , Infant
daughter In her cradle.
.Mob anil Officers Fight.
Washington. Pa., July .10. Offlcert!
brought Dempster from Cannonsburg
this morning to prevent a lynching. A
mol" of 2D boarded the train Just out
side of Cannonsburg and dragged of
ficers and prisoner from the cnr.
There was a strugKle and the officers
were victorious without killing any
body. Three hundred men met the party
at the stntlon here and have sur
rounded the court house, crying
"Lynch him."
MOKE EXAMINATIONS.
Government Wants Eligible for Vet
erinary Inspector.
Walla Walla, July 30. The United
States civil service commission an
nounces an examination on August 8,
190G, at Walla Walla, to secure eligi
ble:! to make certification to fill va
cancies ns they mar' occur In the po
sition of veterinary Inspector at $1200
per annum each. In the bureau of an
imal Industry, department of agricul
ture. The examination will consist of
spr'ling. arithmetic, letter writing.
I penmnnshlp, copying from plain copy,
i veterinary anatomy and physiology,
veterinary p.ithnlogy and meat Inspec-
theory end practice of veterinary
medicine.
The department states that the
number rf e'lglbles now on the regis
ter for this position will probably not
be sufficient to meet the needs of the
service, and qualified persons are
therefor urged to enter this examina
tion. THREE KILLER IX WRECK.
Other May Die Disaster Caused by
Landslide.
Poughkeepsle, N. Y July 30.
Three are dead and 14 seriously Injur
ed ns a result of the wreck of the
Pacific express of the New Tork Cen
Hrn, 11 miles south of here. It Is
likely othesr will die.
The dead are: Engineer Wells,
Fireman Mills, II. Jack, trainman. The
wreck was caused by a landslide, the
train having loosened the stones and
dirt from the bluffs above.
ARSOONDEK RETURNS.
Stolo $200,000 and the Detectives
Found No Trace of Him.
Paterson, N. J., July SO. Ex-Mayor
Belcher, who absconded over a year
ago with $200,000 of the funds of
friends and firms with which he was
connected, and a fugitive since, re
turned this morning and surrendered
to the Jailer. The detectives had never
found a trace of him.
BARROROUS GERMANS.
Resorted to Slaughter to Reveal
Chief's Hiding Place.
Capetown, July 80. Germans re
turning from German Africa, say the
German soldiers resorted to barbarous
methods to subduo the rebellous na
tives. They say 100 were killed and
50 wounded, becnuse they refused to
reveal the hiding place of Chief Ma
rengo. Okln Succeeds Kodnmn.
Toklo, July 30. General Oklu has
been appointed chief of the general
staff to succeed Kodama, deceased.
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Sixteen Hundred Street Car
Men Go Out For Better
Wages and Shorter Hours.
DEM AND IS FOR BENEFIT
OF ALL CLASSES OF LABOR.
Cnuinuiiy Hus Reserve Force of I'nor-orgaiiiu-d
Workmen Which tho
Union Hopes to Win Over Luter
Sailors' Union ut Sun Francisco Hits
Been Enjoined From Interfering
With the lluinmoiHl Lumber Com
pany Decision E.KVttl to Help
Capital's Fight On Sailors' Union.
San Francisco, July 30. The local
street car situation was further com
plicated today when about 1600 track
layers and pavers struck for an eight
hour day and $2.60 for laborers and
$3.60 for pavers. They' have been
working 10 hours for $1.50 and $2.50
respectively.
Although the strike seriously hamp
ers convening the old cable line's Into
a trolley system, the company has a
considerable force employed, which
the union expects to win over In a
short time.
Sailors' Union Enjoined.
.San Francisco, July 30. Judge
Morrow, of the circuit court, this
morning grunted an injunction against
the Sailors' union, restraining them
from Interfering with the business of
the Hammond Lumber company,
which alleges the union's actions in
the strike 1.4 Injuring tile business nf
the company. The decision is expect
ed to al l the vessel ownero in their
fight against the union.
3000 Mm Arc Now Out.
ty noon the men working on the)
Sutler. McAllister. Hayes, polk. Post. I
H-tlght und Valencia lines, hud quit I
work. Pickets were sent to San Mu- '
teo county for the purpose of stopping
reconstruction there.
This strike, reinforcing the line
men, who are nlso holding out for
better conditions, has completely par
alyzed the rebuilding of the lines on
the streets named.
Now nearly 3000 laborers are Idle,
who are fully prepared to enforce the
demands against the street railway
company.
IMPORTING EAST INDIANS.
Will Work In Mills and Camps of Brit
' l-h Columbia.
Vlctorin. B. C. July 30. Owing to
the shortage of labor felt everywhere
In the province, several of the larger
employers Are plnnnlng to Import
Hindoos and the advance guard has
already arrived, a number of them In
their quaint costumes being noticed
on the streets of Victoria during the
past few days.
A Vancouver correspondent writes:
"That there Is not such a demand
for Japanese and Chinese laborers In
the lumber mills Is explained. Dr.
D. R. Davlchaud has an agreement
with a number of sawmills adjacent
to Vancouver to furnish them with
2000 Sikh and Hindoo laborers. He
hns already placed come 300 of them
and more are coming from Hong
Kong. These men are employed at
Port Moody, Burnet, New Westmin
ster and In this city."
Automatic 'Phones for Wnlln Walla.
Walla Walla, July 30. With a bond
for $5000 on file with the city clerk,
It Is practically assured that Walla
Walla will have a new automatic tele
phone system. The work will proba
bly be commenced within 30 days and
will be finished and In operation
within three years. The new exchange
will be Installed by the Home Tele
phone company and when completed
will do away with all operators at the
central office. All wires and cables
In the business part of the city will
be laid In underground conduits. The
same system Is being Installed In
other large cities of the west.
To Forfeit Railroad Charter.
Cumberland, Md., July 30. The
hearing of the case of the state of
Maryland against the Cumberland A
Pennsylvania Railroad company for
the forfeiture of Its charter was begun
in the circuit court for this county
today, on an order commanding the
railroad company to show cause why
a decree of forfeiture should not be
issued by the court as set forth In the
petition. The reason for the proceed
ing against the railroad company Is
the alleged violation of the state laws
against rate discriminations.
THREE WERE KILLED.
Twenty-Five Injured by Explosion In
a Paper Mill.
Vlncennes, Ind., July 30. A boiler
In the Vlncennes paper mill exploded
this morning, killing Harry Boarders,
aged 60, Master Mechanic Lafayette;
Llehey, a machinist, aged 35. Twenty-five
pocple were more or less Injured.
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FRANCISCO
ARMY'S HEALTH IMPROVED.
Due Largely to Improved Methods' of
.Sanitation.
Washington, July 30. The annual
report of the surgeon general of the
United States army, for the year 1905,
covered by statistics Just available,
will make such a showing as Is most
gratifying to army medical officers.
There has been nothing like It In
nearly 10 years, and the gratifying
condition Is attributable to the Im
provement In sanltniy conditions. This
Is especially so In the treatment of
epidemics, particularly typhoid, with
which the army was seriously threat
ened some years ago.
All kinds of devices have been
adopted, afier thorough trlul, In the
hope that there would he a decided
Improvement In the conditions pre
vulllng at army posts. The same pro
cntitloi.s for the health -if the troops
have been taken In th field, en
marches and on army transports.
The urmy medical corps is some 30
officers short of Its authorized com
missioned personnel, but It Is found
pns.dt.le to maintain the health of
the army in a way which has not been
equalled since the record-breaking
year of 1897. The stutlstlcs, when
available, will shew a remarkable
state of affairs, entirely creditable to
the surgeons who have been working
so hard all along for better military
hygiene.
STOLYPIN IS OPTIMISTIC.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Dynamite a
Grand Duke.
St. Petersburg, July 30. There Is
no truth In the report that Trepoff
has been assassinated. Stolypln still
believes the people will accept his
plan for agrarian reform. He de
clares the continued quiet Is not oml
nous, but is indicative of the people's
faith in the government despite the
attempts of the terrorists to cause an
upheaval.
Tried to Get Vladimir.
Pirlr. July 30. An unsuccessful at
tempt was made today to dynamite
the tin In bearing the Russian grana
duke, Vladimir, through Belgium.
TOP PRiGE FOR
HERMAN I.F.HFELDT SOLD
"50,000 POUNDS AT 21 c
Nearly 1.100,000 Pounds of Wool Sold
Saturday at Two .Montana Points.
Prices Huiuring From IS Cents
I'p Murket Was Strong In a Gen
eral Way, All Really Good Wool
Bringing Good Irlcew Uniformly.
Billings, Mont., July 30. At the
wool sales In this city Saturday, the
following clips were disposed of:
Martlnsdale Sheep company, 60,000
pounds to Francis Wiley & Co., at
19 3-4 cents; L. C. Lehfelde, 60.000
pounds to Hnllowelt, Jones & Donald,
at 23c: Herman Lehfeldt, 60,000 lbs
to Brown & Adams and Judd & Root
at 244e; Rudolph Mole, 120.000 lbs
to Brown & Adams and Hollowed,
Jones" & Donald, nt 23 3-4e; M. Mad-
son, 20.000 lbs to J. Williams & Co.
at 22 l-8c; W. C. Bell, 16,000 lbs to
Judd & Root, at 21 3-8c; W. A. Clark
15.000 Ilis to Hiillowell, Jones & Don
ald, at 19M:C.
The 24V4C paid for the Herman
Lehfeldt clip is the highest price re
ceived for wool In the Billings mar
ket tills season.
Fort IU'llloll Sales.
Fort Benton, July 30. Over 800,
00 pounds of wool were sold today at
this point, prices ranging from 13 He
to 22 3-4c. The following clips were
sold to Dow for J. Copeland & Co.: J.
Engellant, 21,000 lbs, nt 22 3-4c; Ben
ton Sheep compnny, 175,000 pounds,
at 21 l-8c; Powell Smith, 17,000 lbs,
at 18 S-4c; Thomas Shannon, 63.000
lbs, at 22 l-8c; Edward Rlchell, 9000
lbs, at 15 6-8o.
Heldon, for Gould & Co., bought
the following: T. Velllette, 14,000 lbs.
at 14V4c; Evers Bros., 70,000 lbs, at
22 l-8c. Putnam, for Hecht, Lelbman
& Co., bought the clips of the Homer
Flagler Sheep company, 92,000 lbs, at
22 3-4c. This buyer also bid 18 c
for the 90.000 lbs clip of A. E. Mc
Lels, which wbb refused. The high
est bid made on the John Murphy clip
of 607,000 pounds was 17 6-8c, which
was wired to Mr. Murphy at Helena.
J. S. Brown refused 13 Ho for his clip
of 19,000 lbs, as also did Luce Van
dette, who had 18,000 lbs, and J. E
Trommcr, 15,000 fbs, who was offered
16c.
Compulsory rrayermeetlng.
Sault Pte Marie, Mich., July
30. Earnest Pratt, a clgarmak-
er, passenger on the steamer
Saronlc, herded all the passen-
gers on the deck In the middle
of Lake Superior and with
threats death forced all to kneel
while he conducted a prayer-
meeting. Then he Jumped over
board and was drowned.
MONTANA WOO
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Died, Probably by Heart Fail
ure, in a Cabin on the Isaacs
Place on McKay Creek.
APPARENTLY IX FAIRLY
GOOD HEALTH SATURDAY.
No Indications of Foil) Play or of Sui
cideDeceased Was a Knight of
I)thlus and Wus a Soldier In Co.
D, Second Oregon Was a Native of
Iowa und 41 Years of Age Leaves i
Numerous Relatives In the. Grand
Rondo Weil Known bi Pendleton
and Well Liked Here.
Funeral at 7 O'clock Tonight.
The funeral of Douglas
Glenn will be held at 7 this
evening from the Baker & Fol
som parlors and under the aus
pices of the Knights of Pythias.
All members of that order are
asked to meet In the I. O. O. F.
hall at 6:30, for the purpose of
attending the funeral.
ROY RALEY, C. C.
No relatives of the dead man
could be reached by wire or
'phone today.
:
Douglas Glenn, well known In Pen
dleton and vicinity, where he worked
for many years, and from which place
he went with Co. D, Second Oregon
volunteers during the Spanish war,
was found dead In a cabin on McKay
creek this morning.
For some time past Glenn had been
employed on the A. M. Isaacs place on
McKay, and he lived In a cabin about
a mile and a half from the Isaacs
home. Yesterday members of the
family tried to reach him by 'phone
but failed to do so. This morning
some of them went to the cabin to In
vestigate and found him dead. The
coroner was at once notified and at
10 o'clock this morning Mr. Cantrell,
of the Baker & Folsom undertaking
parlors and Deputy Sheriff Joe Blake
ley, left for the scene.
Protmbly Heart Failure.
After their arrival at the place
Deputy Blakeley 'phoned that the cir
cumstances surrounding the case
showed that death had come from a
natural cause, presumably heart fail
ure. There was no evidence of any
violence of any kind and nothing to
Indicate suicide.
As the deceased was In town Satur
day afternoon It Is evident that he died
either some time yesterday or Satur
day night. While here Saturday he
seemed In good health and spirits, ac
cording to those with whom he dealt
while In town.
He Was a Soldier.
Douglas Glenn was born In Iowa In
the year 1862. according to the offi
cial roster of the Second Oregon regi
ment of which he was a private In Co.
D, recruited from Pendleton and La
Grande. He came to this place In the
early nineties from Union county,
where he has many relatives living.
He was related to the Rlneharts of
Union county. James Kinehart of
Snmmervllle. being an uncle. He also
has a sister living near La Grande and
numerous other relatives In the Grand
Rnnde valley.
On first coming to this place Glenn
worked three years for Dave Home
on the lntter's McKay creek ranch.
Afterward he worked for Hamilton &
Rourke, and nlso for T. G. Halley be
fore going to work for Mr. Isaacs.
For several years he was Janitor of
the high school building.
The deceased was also a member of
Damon lodge No. 4. Knights of Pyth
ias, and Immediately after learning of
his death, Roy Raley, chancellor com
mander, took steps to care for the re
mains and have the funeral In accord
ance with the wishes of the relatives
in Union county, who have been noti
fied. ,
Among those who knew him here
the dead man was well liked and was
regarded as an honest, hard working
man. He was popular with the school
children while Janitor, and while here
Saturday asked Donald Rader, son of
M. A. Rader, to go to the ranch with
him for a fishing trip. However, the
boy could not go.
N'o Inquest Held.
Shortly before 3 o'clock this after
noon the body of Glenn was brought
to town from the Isaacs place and Is
now at the Baker ft Folsom undertak
ing parlor. No Inquest was held at
the cabin, as Justice Miller, of Pilot
Rock, who was at the scene, declared
such to be unnecessary. Coroner
Ralph Folsom was In the mountains
at Meucham this forenoon and so did
not go to the house.
Overland Reported Wrecked.
Salinas, Cal., July 30. It Is report
ed the second section of overland train
No. 10. which left San Francisco last
night, was wrecked near Paso Robles
this morning at 3 o'clock.
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