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OP BPRINOFIELO ANO
THE FARMERS OF THK
WILLAMETTB VALLIY
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
aanpci'i T.ta
HI’RINGEIELD. LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1924
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR
“Th« Psopls'a Paper"
A
L IV E
NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV E T O W N
NUMBER 23
SPRINFIELD'S
FOUR
DAY
School Director
CELEBRA TION TO BE HUMMER
ROAD PAVEMENT PASSED
£ / eC f £ re (j L O Uk
TO CITY ON CONDITION
NEW DIREGTOH IS
SEATED; FINANCES
FDRVEM REP0BÏEDI,-
Court and Highway Commission Will
Surface Road If Springfield
Will Improve Btreeta.
Wins by Nine Vote, in Race
With Four to Succeed Dr.
Pollard. Retiring Member
Tha atata highway commlsaion and
nil» county will pave the »hurt
Fred Louk waa elected achool di­
I ntretch of road between the Pacific
Special M e e t in g of School highway and the W illamette river rector to aerve for three year, by a
of nine vote» o v r 8. H. Pot
Board Wodneaday Evening! bridge lf Kprtnaft.ld will pave the margin
ter, bta nearest competitor on Mon |
»tre*
tj
on
this
side
of
the
Ballot. Canvaa.ed and Clerk
«*
of ,ho brM-fc
Recording to Jud no C. I*. Bwrnurd day. J. W. Coffin was elected clerk
Renders Financial Staiernent llurtiurd mid«’ u trip io Port Und and to aerve for one year. Ilia candidacy t
interviewed (hr* conm lM lon following wn, uncontented. The polla at the City
for Past Year.
______
ih meeting of the Springfield d ela -J ball war- open from 2 to 6 p. m.
Fred Lout. newly elected member aatbin w|tb ,h e court a week ago. | Vote» were coat az follow«:
71
■
■„ now ....
of the »i hiMil board for dlalrb t IP
Il > |»
up ■„
lo iH„
thè <-n«
city «„
to «et
act und
and •"‘red Ixiuk
62
......
uud J W. t'otfln. school clerk took . pavé thè piece of hlghway froin thè H. S Potter
1»
thrlr oath« of office ni a «perlai
brldBe to Hecond atreet and on 9«C- 8. J«' oh»en
BO
litg of the board called last night In ond to Mali, atreet. The Chamber of Mrs Paul Bruttalo
171
the
m e city
< i,y hall
nan a at , 7 , o'clock
» i iim - k for
n o the
m e pur-1
pa«-' (>„mwprrB
Commerce la now inveatigating
Inventlgntlng m
thè e J- W. < offln
Cash Prizes For Fourth Parade
Cash prizes totaling $125 have been fixed by Clayton
Barber and Jack Ijtrson, parade committee of the Ameri­
can Legion for the best entries In the Fourth of July par­
ade. A dozen local business houses have promised the
committee to prepare floats for the grand pagent to be held t
on the morning of July 4th.
Big Patriotic Parade, Goddess
of Liberty Contest, Free Bar­
becue, Free Shows, Carnival
and Concessions Expected to
Draw Many Thousands of
People to Springfield.
Springfields big four day Fourth of
July Celebration program took defin­
Prizes will be as follows:
ite shape thia week with the closing
Best Patriotic Float—$40.
: of an amusement contract by the
Best Industrial Float—$35.
j American Legion with the C. H. ano
Best Decorated Car—$15.
i W. Amusement company of Portland.
Second Best Decorated Car—$10
I By thia arrangement i dozens of free
Best Comic Float—$15.
acts, concessions and other outside
Best Comical Individual—$10.
attractions will be brought here for
po»e of canvaailng the ballot at the riM(l
op
thin
work
and
aoundlng
out
J
Thia
Is
Mr.
Coffin's
third
term
a»
coat <n tma w orn ano eo unuiua in e j
-
the celebration. M. T. Collins and C.
school election
1 the opinion of property - holder»
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along , -I-—-
rl"rk «»
of •»
the - —Ueel
»rhool
M r
I Umk
> « i,k
w
ill
Im
i
L. Hansen, of the amusement comp­
n n » s chair
, n .,r , hfl r„u,«. T h're b an urgent n eed | Mr
will
take
up h l. duties
Dr. W II. Pollard, r»
retiring
any. have arrived in Springfield with
man of the hoard. presided. a n d , f(lr t|,e pavement on both side« of the following the retirement from the
their crew of workers and have al­
George Ditto wa» made chairman for br|tlge. If any of the roadway he. hoard of Dr. W. H. Pollard
ready taken charge
it,........ ...
i, a t
Itwaea Bprtagfleld sad tha ••»»«•iri,
'
1 Special trains and rates from Oak
A truck load of merchandise has been donated by the
The report of J W Coffin, clerk, m kbwBy |» io be paved It all ought FARMERS UNION TO HOLD
I ridge. Wendling and points on the
merchants of Springfield as prizes for the foot races to be
for the school year closing June 18
be paved In the opinion Of th -c o u n j
q , q PICNIC ON IVcKENZIE
main line in the W illam ette valley
held on the Fourth of July. Merchandise of every descrip­
1» a» follow s:
|ty court and hlghwa l commission who
are being applied for.
The plan of
tion is pledged and there will be races for men, women and
Cipsndllure General Report
_By , bo j()b will be etarted on the Country Wide Picnic June 25 with
the American Legion is to make
children. The Fourth of July committee reports that a
clerk .-.
* -I®0 -rounty stretch as soon a» the city
Free Barbecue; Ask Governor
Springfield host to the entire mid-
hearty response has been met everywhere prizes were sol­
Elections ..............
I’” 90 , begin« to act accordingly.
to Speak.
western Or^pon on the Fourth of
»50 1
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icited for the athletic events.
C|^rlrBl
July week-end.
2 50 CIVIC CLUB GIVES $100
Expense ..
Following
is
a
list
of
the
races,
prizes
and
donors:
A picnic at the Fish Hatchery ha«
A Goddess of Liberty contest and
$ 382 85
Total
25 yd. race for boys under 8 years—First pocket knife,
been scheduled for June 25 by the
TO
SPRINGFIELD
ARCH
a special edition of the American Le­
Instruction
E«pense of
$1.50,
Wright
and
Son;
second
$1
Hohner
Harmonica,
Ket-
Lane County Farmers' Union, with an
gion News are now underway. Plans
»25508 25!
,
Tracer»’ Salarle»
els drug store.
»4 70
The Women'» Civic club has donat- Invlta’lon extended to Governor Wal­
are to start the celebration- with the
T est Book«
ter M. Pierce to be present, and a
««I , ''d * 10° '" ,hf' ",w Springfield
25 yd. race for girls under 8 years— $3 ring, D. W. Roof;
selection of a Goddess of Liberty
Stationery and Supplie»
varied prune««»
program arranged. Thooe
182 58 *’h the Pacific highway at the en rBr,wu
...... at-
small Brownie Kodak. Ketels Drug store.
from the most popular Joung lady
NfUce'Ianeou»
426184 61
nf ,h e ,ow "
11
, tending are asked to bring their own
25 yard race Boys under 12 and over 8 years— Sport
in Springfield and Lane county. Also
Tutsi
I the structure la practically paid f'”' ' bB»ket iun, h«». while a free barbe-
a half dozen maids and attendants
belt. Hat or Cap, Halls Cash store.
Espanse of Operation
1800
The pew arch coat nearly »1000.
<nd c„rfee will be furnished by
to the Goddess will be chosen. This
50 Yard Race—Girls over 12 and under 16 years— $3.50
J a n ito r « S-ilurv
3 0 7 .3
The C,¥,c rluh ** •** ,Mt ni'*’’,lr< the union.
will be on the evening of July 3 and
Box
Candy,
Eggimann’s.
Janitor's Supplies
3.2 ¡nominated Alice Tomseth a» <andt-| Music. footracing. Jumping, and
the
most popualr young lady w ill be
Fuel
...........
50 yard race—Boys over 12 and under 16—Bathing suit,
160 63 date for Goddess of Liberty and **» horseshoe pitching will be som e of
awarded a »200 diamond ring along
Water
$2.35,
A.
R.
Sneed;
Finger
m
itt,
$1.50,
Wright
and
Son.
2og p2 «oonser her. The ladles are a ls o ,j be diversions. Member« are asked
w ith the privilege of wearing the
L l.h ta
50 yard race, women’s to and back—Electric uurling iron,
2867 48 planning having a section in the .
bring their own horseshoe». Prises
royal robes during the celebration.
Total
. »«.I
I Fourth of July parade
‘ will be awarded In the various con
Jack Henderer.
P rize, for Parade.
B s p .e s . of
T b „ n n t , m ; . , lnK o , the Civic club le , t,
100 Men's Race, to and back—Dress shirt. Farmers’ Ex­
On the Fourth of Inly morning a
llulldlug upkeep .n d repair.
WV™
bo
w n ,r<
,
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change and second prize, one box Jermoe cigars, The Loop.
monster parade will be held with
„ ..p lm eent and re p a ir» m - .u ip n o n ,
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UNHAPPY COUPLES ARE
participants from any part of Lane
Women's Relay race, 4 blocks, four women to run—one
36 54) MARY BARKER WINS MEDAL
SEPARATED BY COURT
county. More than »100 In cash prizes
l>air silk hose each, $1.25, Newland’s.
Other Expen»»«
85 M
w ill be awarded for the beat patrio­
IN
TYPEWRITER
CONTEST
by
Sack
Race
open
to
all—25
yards—
$5
in
trade
at
M.
L.
Library Books -------- —
852 5«
tic float. Industrial and business float
Total
Bartlett»' Bowling Alley.
Ml». Mary Barker, graduate of the ¡Judge O. F. Skip worth In f e c i t
comic float and other entries. The
M ias M a r r tia r s e r , g rn o a s ie m ««.«-,-
-
General Outlay.
Three-Legged race, open to all— 50 yards— Two cartons
«1680 Springfield high school thia year. h a . court T u c d a y on gronnd» of deser-
Springfield band has been engaged
Sidewalk
of
camels,
T.
H.
Hulbert,
Pastime
Pool
hall.
11«®» been awarded a medal bv th e U nder Hon and cruel and Inhuman tr«atme n
to play for the parade and also o»
New Building
Women's race, over 35 years, 25 yards— One 50 lb. sack
< ««• ,,H „| Typewriter company In a test Clarence Elmer S e e l of 8pr'»8fleld
July 5.
Equipment of old Building
of
sugar, first prize, Gray’s Cash and Carry; second prize
■**
for «need «nd accuracy
Her record ««" .ranted a decree from Meta Neet.
1043
Following the parade will be a free
Equipment of new Building
side of bacon, Swarts & Washburne.
1679 29 was 55 word, a minute without error They were married here August^31.
beef barbecue and plans are under­
Total
Miss l.ncllle Male, advanced ty.ew rB >»1®. »"* 'he hustmnd claim s deser-
100 yard free for all—One hat. Hall's Cash store; second
way to feed more than 10,000 people.
Other Payments.
6978 . er student at th» high school, was Hon In March. 1.23.
Olympian Sjtort coat, Springfield Army store.
Just before the barbecue will be a
Printing
85 85 BWBn„.(, b ..„rfiricale of merit In the
On ground» of cruelty Nora Am-
patriotic program at which time som e
Boys' Bicycle race under 14 years—$2.50 in trade at J.
Domsetlc Science
11« «6 , ro, She wrote 40 word, a minute
brose was given a decree from James
prominent Oregon speakers will de­
W.
Steven’s
bicycle
shop.
Manual Training
61 22
There are shout 30 In 'he Fvrlngfl.ld Ambrose They were mrarled at \a n -
liver the Fourth of July oration.
Miscellaneous
Boys' bicycle race over 14 years—$2.50 in trade at Stev­
» « » * • high school taking typewriting and conver. December 10. 1.08. and have
Races and Free Shows
Total
en’s
Bicycle
shop.
»32.519 99
Hhown wonderful aptitude «<o children. The husband will pay
The afternoon of th Fourth will be
Grand Total
Fat Man's race, 50 yards, over 215 pounds— Meal ticket,
for -h work, according to the In- »»® a month toward the children . .u p
devoted to athletic races and stunts,
Tom's Place.
and a large variety of free shows.
ZACK PARSON'S HOME
struc ors._________ ____ ____ _
j Maudle Powell was given a decree
Several more races and stunts are yet to be arranged.
A open air dance will be held every
BURNS SUNDAY NIGHT
Green Stock to b . So.d-
from Fred N. Powell Thev w ‘Te mar-
evening on the lot back of the post-
.
I d .r c e of
of Zack
Z.aca l>ar*on«
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The Community Cash store. W. M. Bed at Drain. September 10. 1910. She
office. A huge dancing pavilion is to
The
residence
, ' rh ;
en M H. - . I ' "
■ I ”, - - -
•
•
'h o t h e r .
be built for this purpose.
Big Fight Card.
de
4.
whe
(
, . n l t s t R , „ nlMrlrt
o r , Kirk waa given . d ecre. from
One of the biggest fight cards that
r r Z o i T u n d a i night. Nearly ev- ........
...........lock and flv u r a. e . t l - |w , n » . Kirk. alao. by default.
i has ever been framed in this section
i is now being assembled. At least a
rvihln« 111 the hom e was vulned by mated at »1800 will he sold, according
-
-
~
, i v water according to Mr
C 8. Illllon. truatee. of the L. M i
Entertain past Granda
More than Dozen Candidates G riffith Will be Orator of the ha]f dozen bouts will be pulled ofr
nre or ly
■
Travla, Inc., of Eugene. The dat.
The I’ast Nohle Crania of the Expected to Compete for $200
Day at Fourth Of July Cele- on the afternoon of July 5. The best
’
"p raona was In bed at bh" time
tb„ S1, )p ha« nut yet been set. i Springfield Bebakeh were entertained
fighters in' this part of the coun­
bration in Springfield.
Diamond
Ring
and
Royal
Rob;
H -""waa started, and did not n o -ip )B| ms are estimated at approximate ¡Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
tr y are being invited here for the
' " ' M ' .n
rluinns had made con |,. »20.000 svalnst the store, accord A1 Montgomery, Mrs. Montgomery
great fistic occasion.
C
cT
ge
Griffith,
better
known
as
lic e It until th e f la tm s
■
.........
,.n
h
,.r«
s
H
eine
toll
Five popular Springfield girls have
and Mlsa Marv Roberts being Joint
•Idarabto headway.
An alarm was |„g to Mr. Dillon,
hostesPH. Member» present were: entered the Goddess of Liberty con­ 'Sm ilir” George.' newly elected com­
Has Leave of Absence— Earl Park-
turned In at 9 o'clock, to which ’h.,
ie Oregon American L»e-
.
...
- r
p..»,
Le­
Bertie Walker,
r re 'dent, Cora Hln test and are competing for a »200 mander c i the
er «on of Mr. and Mrs. John l Para-
Graduates
May
Teach.
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fire department raspontlod. and ano
gion, will fch thè orator of the day J . at p er,
diamond
ring.
A
dozen
more
entries
zvr
ond first
flint class fireman on thA
ine
and
the
t "l'l o'eliK k when It waa dla-! Eight students who gradual*! In eon, vtce-preald1 r J u n e Korf. seere
, , ".r '.'i ih it the roof wna .H ll »mold-' teachers training work at the Spring tarv end treasurer. Pearl Clark, chap- will likely be announced by the end the Springfield Fourth of July cele­ U n fed States battleship Arizona, is
bration.
He
w
?l
speak
following
the
<"v"r"
1
fle'd high Hchool are eligible to re- ’a n, Mabie Mortensen. Jennie Barn- of this week according to the Am-r-
expected to arrive home on leave of
®r,RF'
-
'reive one year teachers certifica tes! ard. B essie Bench. Kate Brumett. Ican Legion committee in charge. The parade on the morning of the Fourth absence July 7, according to word re­
and
Just
before
the
htg
barbecue
Patient« «1 Hospital
1 according to word
received from Guests were Lillian B'ack. Grace I.ani contestants out now are:
ceived by the young man's parents.
starts, according to pl»ns.
Charlotte Stewart.
n n,.< kctt of Springfield was nd s t BtP Superintendent of Public In bury, Mrs. Pcmbcr. and R P. Mort­
The Arizona has docked at Bremer­
Musical numbers and other speak­
Pauline Driscoll.
al
it, . Si rlngfldd general hoa strurtlons Churchill hy principal J. enaen. Refreshm ents of sandwiches.
ton. Washington. The Arizona is the
ers will be on the progra m being ar
Alice Tomseth.
sister ship of the Mississippi, which
I
Tuesday ns a medical case B. Torhet. Mr Torhot has the appll coffee. Ice cream and cake were
ranged.
The Springfield 20-piece
Grace Wallace,
* Mr<""w M t'oltraln wna admitted cation blanks fur the certificates and „erved.
recently had the explosion on board.
band has been engaged to piav both
Mildred
Pember.
. „ t h e hospital Tuesday evening.
> n y of ’he graduates may apply j
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Working In Eugene— Miss Eunice
A m b X A nw av. n
m ed ical ease through him.
Celebrate Birthday
All are- Springfield high school glrte. days of the Fourth and wilt receive
appearances.
Parker began
work
«V, their -------------
FNlMfl
LJ-
r\ . yesterday
- ------- - noon
a , ,»d veatertlay
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1 The "bnh birthday of M yma Me- |»fi«a Stewart. Miss Pemher and Miss $200 fo-
The
local
legion
committee
fool
t
in
th9
n
eu
and
Dillard
abstract of
W
allace
graduated
this
»ear
and
Miss
* « r r l la n s a k e r e n te re d the hos
Marrlape Licenses Issued
Klnnon was the occasion of a delight-
_ .1 over
* —
- —
— securing
— »»« s»t w w ♦ Y
v w vx new
n* com
W ) . t'- e in » Eugene.
-x - — - W
« 2 «, Parker
Lvi •• Iz «V »• 1 is kJ An.
Melvin llansaker enter n
,
marriage II-1 ful party at the home of her parents, j Driscoll la3t year at the local school, elated
the
Miss
en­
pltal Sunday and waa dismissed y es­ j censes hnve be> n Issued to Chester
and Mrs D W. McKinnon on
Groups of friends and organizations mander In Springfield to make his gaged in secretary work during the
Miss maiden- speech on the Fourth of July. summer before returning to her stud­
terday.
B. Harrington. Florence, and Olive Monday afternoon. About 26 small a~" backing each candidate.
ies at the University of Oregon. She
,
fE „ ll Creek waa in ! Kink. T tem an; Crancey Crites and frlends! of n ,tie M|sa McKinnon from i Tonweth h»» been endorsed hv th e,
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has
had considerable experience in
R. "r, '.i Msturdav for treatment IH byl M Cellers. both of Springfield:
pr)mary dpp. r,m ent of the Baptist Civic club. Miss Wallace by the I j « - j
s ,mm0M o{ Camp Creek wa8
r .
,,(ir(lftn(,
nnd My
My (,hur(.h accompa nied hy their teach-1 dt -s of the G. A. R.. while a group
the work in Portland.
i •prlngfleb
p rlu g fleh l Ha.uruu)
B aturuay_ i ------------
_ _
i v|pKU ( n ,pn Ih., ap ,,„
r, lnnd, nnd
bustness yesterday.
P W Glaapey o . «
rPfih
r,,„ Erlrk, on. Ellg(,ne ; Lee Williams ITS. enjoyed cake and ice cr am nnd of Masons are hack of Miss Stewart.
t
n Bryan
i«»«.ow« c came
o m a In In f r from
o m 1 Douglas
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John
The Davis brothers of Camp Creek
Saturday to have hla so n s arm i r m i
anil Hermlna Custer, both of Cottage w ern entertained from 2 o'clock until
Other organizations In
Oardens yesterday,
wivre Springfield business visitors yes­
Coltraln of Fall Creek under-
Grove; Kenneth Spencer and Mar­ 5. Each child was glvsn a favor, nnd are expected to bring out candid e . j
terday.
at their first meeting.
wpn(
nialor operat,on at the Spring-
guerite linker, both of Eugene: Mel gantes were played.
.
LEGION MEETING FRIDAY
•
vln Moe and Evelyn McGee, both o?
Ticket good for toe® x o s
a\e
hospital yesterday,
. A meeting of Springfield Post *
h en printed nnd nre being dlstribut-
M Nppt Qf npxter had hpr
Eugene; John M. Scott nnd Esther .1
Students
Given
Credit.
• No. 4®. Amerloan Legion, bn» *
• CHAMEBER MEETING MONDAY •
Itohlrson. both of Eugene: Theordcre
Two
»indents
In
the
Bible
class
nt
ed
hy
the
girls.
tonsils removed Saturday,
• been called for Friday evening •
• The regular meeting of the *
¡the
Springfield
1,1«'.
school.
Juanita
The
G
od
d
cs
of
Liberty
will
ride
L. Koran nnd Lucille Parson, he'll of
ed.
• In t.'ie Woodman Hull. At Hint •
• Springfield Chamber of Com- *
X k and Frem ont Torhet. have re- In the b e,.on »' Float on the Fourth
Oakridge.
.
Fourth of July com m ltt-e ♦
• merce wil! he hel 1 Monday night
¡ ' etved e e r tlf. ............
th.-n t o ‘July nnd will wenr fine robes now he-
• will report nnd further rlan« will •
Hera from Oakridge— Miss May • important business is to come he- •
, h a lf ev, ,' t In N w Tc 'antent »tn.lv tng made in Portland for the occasion,
$45 in Fines Paid.
• he nimle to handle the big cole- *
Feno motored down from Oakridge • fore the meeting according to of- •
Fines totaling «4r> were
.Tee’ 1 i T h p c e r tif ic a te s are the results of
» t rillion.
E v ett member of the •
•
csterday for a visit with the C. E. • fleers. The Women's Civic club *
in the Springfield rolle '• ' this I. is taken I« the work.
A r ton tractor for it e In the Uni- Swart» family. She returned to Oak­ • will give a dinner before the hut I *
. pint In the city Itre urged to be •
week from persona f iT -
> 'my
___________________ _
¡ted States Forest Service In Cascade ridge this morning on the train.
. |„ attendance by Commander •
ness session in Morrison hall. •
traffic nrdlnar.eec
I > 1
- of
M«. E A Cha’fee of Fail Creek ’ National Fores» was receive 1 vester-
Those who will be present at the •
• Freeland.
, Roseburg end M. C I’ i; ' ' ■' >■ ’ i:
a c idetitly overturned a boiler of i day at th > Fuutliern Pacific depot
• Member» of the C. 1!. & W.
• dinner are requested to notify the •
Case
Filed
In
Justice
Court—
A
getto, wore fitted »I® for t
om Vancouver,
vancouver, Washington,
v» »>iu«si,»>.
c
___
• Amusement company, who have a
bol’ln't water whl'o washing on Mon-;from
• secretary of the chamber at once •
.Tones of Dorena, P C
of
!„,! Sho .„ „ I
Flatt « • • t« » « "
J '™ ," '» s ì ”l««floU J«». IT • so that the required number of *
. contract to handle the amuse
day, scalding
Dorma,
n
Kirkpatrick,
W
. ments »ml concessions for «1»
Collecting agency • plates can be arranged.
nf Eugene, and W tf-" » ''
' brought t i Sp
. , clehrit'on, will he on- hnrfd and
Jim Henry
‘ against Bernard Stacey.
gene were each fleeil »T f.>
'.og
• explain their part of the program *
from Cedar F lit on bualne». Monday. Monday.
.
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I
Many R ace Prizes Offered
Legion Commander
Five in Field For
W ill Speak in C ity
Goddess of Liberty
a
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