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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1924
NO. 288
Medford ma
KIBUNE
NEW NAMES
BROUGHT IN
Olt PROBE
"Mr. Hayes" and Francis Mc
. Adoo Involved in Wire Dis
patches to Mr. McLean at
' Palm Beach Veil of Se
crecy Drawn Over Today's
.. Session of Committee.
" WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The name
of Francis McAdoo, a New 'York law
yer, was mentioned a number of times
III the telegrams exchanged between
Edward B, McLean, publisher of the
Washington Post, at Palm Beach, and
his employes In Washington. Copies
of the messages were examined today
by the senate oil commltee.
Members of the committee are
Btrlvlng to learn whether this was
Francis H. McAdoo, son of William
McAdoo. Francis H. McAdoo is a
member of the New York law firm of
Miller and Otis.
Some senators said the records of
the telegraph companies examined to
day by the committee showed that Mc
Lean had a leased wire fronvfthe of
fice of the Washington P-.st to Palm
Beach and that he wasVerrt. closely
informed as to developments in the
oil inquiry by his employes here.
MoBt of the Western Union tele
grams submitted were addressed to
McLean, but there were some to Fall,
according to commtteemen.
A number of the McLean messages
were purely personal or on matters
hot related to the oil Inquiry. . Sena
tors also said code words were used
In Beveral of the messages.
Thompson Is Accused
Senator Heflin, democrat, Alabama,
maUy another long speech on- Teapot
Dome during the day in which he
charged that William Iloyce Thompson
borrowed 13,000,000 on a - "dummy
note," while he was connected with
the republican national committee.
A subpoena for Henry Woodhouse
of New York was Issued today. Sen
ator Walsh said he would be ques
tioned particularly with reference to
an article written by him stating that
the Dnheny Interests had made a con
v tract with British Interests to deliver
all or a great portion of the oil from
navnl reserve number one In Califor
nia to British concerns.
Chairman Lenrnot told the oil com
mittee today that on January 9, 1924,
the day Senntor Walsh left for Palm
Beach to examine Mclean, he (Len
root) sent an official telegram to Mc
Lean, notifying him 'of the authoriza
tion given Senator Walsh to talte his
testimony. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Presented
with a sheaf of telegrams sent from
Washington Albert B. Fall and Edward
B. McLean, publisher of the Washing
ton Post, at Palm Beach, Fla , the sen
ate oil committee suddenly went into
executive session today to examine
them. In ordering the hearing room
cleared. Chairman Lenroot said that
any of the telegrams found to be rele
vant to the inquiry would be read in
4- pu'jllc.
i The telegrams were presented by
the divisional superintendents of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies and apparently numbered
several score. Some of them contain
ed hundreds of words.
A "Mr. Hayes" Mentioned
A subpoena was Issued, today for G.
D. Wahlberg, former private secretary
to Harry F. Sinclair, who will be ques
tioned as to the identity of "Mr.
Hayes," to whom he has said he de
livered 125,000 In Liberty bonds. At
the time of his testimony, committee
men thought the reference was to an
employe of Sinclair, but since then
there have been reports that It was
another "Mr. Hayes." In this connec
tion, Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon
tana, announced today there was no
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EX-SEC Y FALL'S HEALTH IMPROVES BY
NOT READING THE
Jk EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 26. Former
' Secretary .of the Interior Albert B.
Fall, accompanied by Mrs. Fall, today
returned to their ranch home at Three
Rivers, N. M., after a, visit of several
days at their residence In El Paso.
Mr. Fall, who fs said to be with
holding a statement of hls'plans, seem
ed much improved In health and walk
3000 Cattle and 6000
Hogs in California
To. Be Slaughtered
OAKLAND. Cal., Feb. 26.
Arrangements were complete to-
day for the slaughtering of ap-
proximately 3000 cauls; and 6000
hogs in five California counties
under hoof and mouth disease
quarantine.
a. H. Hecke, state expert in 4-
the fight on the epidemic report-
ed that the "progress of the epi-
demlc appears to have been def-
Initely checked," although Mon-
torey county was added today to
Solano, Napa, Alameda and Con-
tra Costa heretofore under quar-
antlne.
T
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NEW YORK. Feb. 26. George
Randolph Chester, author and play
wright, died here early today.
Mr. Chester loft his Ohio home at
an early age and engaged In various
occupations. Beginning newspaper
work as a reporter on tho Detroit
News, he rose to become one of the
' day's most popular writers of fiction.
I "Get Rich Quick Walllngford," and
"Blackie Daw," were two of his most
famous fictional characters. He wrote
a number of books and plays In col
laboration with his wife, Lillian Ches
ter. He was 55 years old.
Mr. Chester and his wife worked
late last night on a new story.
Shortly after midnight lie com
plained of pains in his chest and Mrs.
Chester applied hot towels. But the
hot applications failed to relieve him
and he took a hot bath and retired,
joking with Mrs. Chester about his
pains.
Shortly before five o'clock this
morning Mr. Chester sat up in his
bed, awakened his wife and said to
her:
"You know, dear, I love you."
He fell back upon his pillow. His
wife did not thlhk him dead and at
tempted to revive him. Failing, she
called the superintendent of the
apartment house, James Schullz and
he summoned an ambulance.
Mr. Chester died of a heart attack.
Recently, Schutz said, Mr. Ches
ter came home and started running
up the stairs.
"1 suid 'gosh, Mr. Chester, but
you're spry,' " Schutz naiu, "and he
told me he had Just taken out 3100,
UUU life Insurance and the doctors told
him ho was good for . fifty years
more." .
Mr. Chester-was born In Cincinnati.
After his entrance into newspaper
work In Detroit, he returned to his
home city and became Sunday editor
of the Cincinnati Enquirer. While in
this position he became interested in
(syndicated matter. His first wife,
wnom ne marriea in iaveii,juri, iuw.v
In 189 5, encouraged him to place stor
ies he had written on the market and
they were readily purchased.
He received $2.60 for his first piece
of fiction. His second piece was re
jected by seven magazines before it
was accepted by a popular weekly
publication. The first Mrs. Chester
obtained a decree of divorce and the
custody of the two children in October
1911. Shortly nfter Mr. Chester mar
ried Mrs. Lillian Deremo, a former
close friend of his wife, who had been
named corespondent in the divorce
suit.
This Is Prune Week
The Daily
Bank Robbery
MORRIS. 111., Feb. 26. (By the
Associated Press) Bank bandits car
ried away a 2800 pound safe contain
ing $15,000 in currency and securities
from the State Bank of Kinsman, Ill
twelve miles from here, early today
with ' the aid of an automobile, a
motor truck and a hand truck. The
robbery was discovered shortly before
six a. in., nnd sheriff James Mack
notified, but the robbers had made
their escape. . .
The safe was trundled on a hand
truck three blocks from the bank to
the motor truck, where it was taken
nboard.
DAILY NEWSPAPERS
ed to the train without assitance. He
told friends that he intended taking
a long rest on his ranch where exten
sive Improvements have been under
way for the past year, and then would
take up the Teapot Dome question.
Upon the advice of physicians, he
does not read the newspapers nnd will
see no one except a few close friends.
GEO
RANDOLPH
CHESTER VIC
HEAR
ATTACK
MOO SOLD
INFLUENCE TO
OIL BARONS
Democratic Candidate Is Vig
orously Assailed By Demo
cratic Colleague Claims
McAdoo Never Acted As
Lawyer Speech Causes
Flurry in Senate.
ST. LOUia, Feb. 2 6 Senator James
Reed renewed hla attack on William
O. McAdoo, candidate for the demo
cratic presidential nomination yester
day when he opened his campaign for
the presidential nomination here. He
charged McAdoo had received large
legal retainers from E. L. Doheny, oil
magnate, the Charles W. Morse inter
ests and motion picture concerns
although he "did not appear In a
single law suit."
Senator Reed also outlined his op
position to "oppressive tariffs." his
favor for reduced taxes, adjusted
compensation for soldiers, elimination
of "useless boards and bureaus, and
the tendency to concentrate power at
Washington.
Referring to the oil Inquiry disclo
sures, Senator Reed said "I unhesi
tantly express the Opinion that not
one-tenth of the corruption and
iniquity which has cxtHted is yet laid
bare. When the whole foul mesa is
known, the American people will be
convinced of the supreme necessity of
purging the government and driving
from power every tainted man."
In his reference to the employment
of former cabinet officials by Doheny.
the senator said the oil man had
entered the market to buy "Influence,
just as he might purchase a pig."
He declared that the Morse Inter
ests had likewise purchased Influence
when they employed McAdoo.
"The total of fees' thus far discov
ered which McAdoo expected to
realize," he said,, "was $944,000. - To
this must be added tjie Doheny fee of
150,000. Total $l.O4,000.-
"For air this McAdoo did not ap
pear in a single law suit. He did not
write a court brief. He did not pro-
pare a petition or an answer. He was
dealing for the most part in his do
mestic transactions with men who had
been part of the administration when
he was a member of the cabinet."
Speech Cannes Rennto Fight
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. William
Q. McAdoo's candidacy for the demo
cratic presidential nomination became
the vehicle for a parliamentary skir
mish today in the senate.
Senator Moses, republican. New
Hampshire, wanted to insert into the
Congressional Record a newspaper
abstract of an address delivered at St.
Louis last night by Senator Reed of
Missouri, also a candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination,
who attacked Mr. McAdoo for his
legal services to E. L. Doheny and
Charles W. Morse,
Democratic Leader Robinson twice
blocked the move but Senator Moses
was Insistent and finally read the ab
stract to the senate, explaining that
he was "wholly unwilling that the
readers of the Congressional Record
should lose the vigorous phraseology"
which the Missouri senator had used
at St. Louis.
When 8enator Moses concluded
Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis
sippi, retaliated! by reading an article
from a Portlpd, . Ore., newspaper
quoting Senator Stanfleld, republican,
Oregon, as saying ithat Mr. McA.doo
had "been given a clean bill of
health," in the oil matter.
. Then Senator Harrison obtained
unanimous consent to place into the
Congressional Record newspaper ab
stracts of addresses by Senator John
son of California In which he attack
ed the record of the present adminis
tration. This la Prune Week
Death Toll of
the Automobile
OREGON CITY, Ore., Feb. 26. P.
P. Kroeckqr, of Dallas, Ore., was stilt
lira critical condition today from in
juries suffered yesterday when an
automobile . In which he was riding
was wrecked at a grade crossing here
when hit by ft train. Mrs. George W.
Harms of Dallas, died late yesterday
following the death of Frank Regler.
George W. Harms, the driver and
Jacob Martin of Main Center. Bask..
Canada,, were recovering today from
injuries. ' .' .
This la Prune Week
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 26. Henry
Harth of Roseburg was elected presi
dent of the Oregon Retail Clothiers
and Furnishers' association at the
closing session of the annual conven
tion here yesterday. Other officers
chosen were: D.. E. Wheeler, Mc
Mlnnvlile, vice-president; H. H. 8i-
chel. Portland, secretary: Ous Kuhn
Portland, treasurer. The convention,
In addition to discussing trade mat
ters of the clothiers, gave over con
siderable time to consideration of
citizenship problems and the possi
bility of Injecting business Into legis
lation of the state.
Tenant Must Have Five Children To Get Homo
Like This and Each New Baby Saves $2 a Month
,s t vi:
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Above la shown one of the 1,800
"forty-minute" homes which have
been erected within the lust year
by a Schenectady, N, Y real estate
operator. They are rented only
TOM MIX PLAYS
UNHFROIC ROLE
FILES PROTEST
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. Tom Mix,
athletic hero of western films today
was entirely recovered from the ef
fects of a bolder fight at Tijuana, ten
days ago, in which he played the role
of victim, according to the Los Ango
lea Examiner.
According to Mix, as quoted by the
Examined, two United States customs
guards stopped him nnd two compan
ions as they were returning from a
visit to Tijuana, the Mexican town op
posite Tijuana, Cal., dragged him Into
the customs house, MA stripped-and
searched him, and finally turned hint
lOOSe. r .
The actor was unable to give- the
names of IiIh assailants, according to
the Examiner. His story was cor
roborated by Frnnkie Dolnn and
Johnny Christopher, his companions
on the alleged tempestuous trip. At the
Uordor customs house, however, offi
cials said they knew nothing of the
affair.
"I'm going to take It up with my
congressman," Mix was quoted as say
ing.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 2G. Customs
officials at the Mexlcan-Unltod States
boundary thiB morning denied that
Tom Mix had "been beaten up" after
being Inspected and searched. "It's
all bunk," said Customs Inspector
Markley, In charge of the force.
According to Markley, Mix claimed
at the time he "wouldn't be searched."
The officials were curious then, he
said, and so they took him in the of
fice, found nothing on him and re
leased liltn.
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HE WILL WIN IN
CLEVELAND, Feb. 28. Senator
Hiram Johnson, who has Just finished
a stumping tour of tho central west.
passed through there last night and
was met at the railroad station by
Senator George H. Bonder, his Ohio
campaign manager. "His oratorical
war chest is packed with shots for the
Coolldge administration" llender said.
Bender also quoted Mr. Johnson as
saying: -
"I don't fear to run a slate of dele
gates to the convention from this
stato. - I challenge President Coolldge
to run a similar ticket. We have
enough cards signed In tho state,
enough of an interlocking organiza
tion to. assure absolutely carrying the
Ohio delegation.
"There is absolutely no doubt about
California. I will carry Indiana. I
will return to tho middle west next
week for a campaign in Michigan
where we will have a fight, but Mich
igan will be with me. I am not wor
ried about Kansas and am hopeful of
Wyoming. We will win In Oregon.
"There has been an entire change in
the political atmosphere In this coun
try in. the last month. The people
want a clean sweep In government
the republican voters especially. They
are going to demand It, nnd they are
going to vote that way. The press of
the United Btates created an unreal
I Coolldge candidacy and the glamor
created by tho newspapers through
worn off,"
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TO UFT
! TO FAMILY OP KOlfSU
i THH 4 chh horn fV
to couples who have five or mor
children. For each chlltTborn oa
the premlsus tho rent la reduced
(2 a month.
Oregon News
in Brief
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20. A cor
oner's Jury last night decided that
diaries R. Stark, autolst, 23, should be
hold to the grand jury for running
down and killing 12 year old Stewart
Linton here Saturday afternoon.
EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 20. Lane
county'B share of the cost of the pro
posed new $L10,000 Linn-Lano bridge
over tho Willamette river on the Pa
cific highway will be submitted to the
people of Lane county at the primary
olectlon In May, members of tile coun
ty court said at a meeting of local bus
inessmen with the Linn county delega
tion here Inst evening.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 20. The an
pointment of Mark Weatherford of
Arlington to succeed Lyman G. Rice
of Pendleton as a member of the ex
servicemen's state aid commission was
announced today from the office of
Goverhor't'Pierce. It , was ald that
Hlee resigned. Weatherford is an ex
service man who served with distinct
Hon in France. Politically he is a
democrat and Is a son of J. K. Weath
erford of Albany.
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 20. Geo.
N. Fariin, was given 24 hours to leave
tho slute with alternative of six
months on the rock Jllo by Municipal
Judge Ekwnll today when Fnrrln was
arraigned on a charge of passing a
worthless check for $2r..000. Farrln
said he thought he could leave. Far
rln recently organized tho "Minute
Men nnd Women of America," an
antl-Ku Kluxbody.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 26. A
charge of child stealing against Mrs.
Leora Hansen Jones, who was arrest
ed recently at Roseburg, was con
tinued Indefinitely In court today
pending disposal of civil proceedings
for custody of tho child. The mother
is seeking court action to give her
custody of the girl, Anna Pauline
Hansen, aged 8, who ' was ordered
placed temporarily In custody of the
grandparents until the case is finally
decided.
This Is Prune Week
IS
"When Wllllam Groat; of tho Rogue
River Orchards, was attacked' by two
3S0 pound hogs yesterday he came'
closo to losing his . life," says the
Grants Pass Courier of Monday. ;The
animals succeeded In pulling him from
the fence and were proceeding to
complete their Job when Mr. Oront's
son and another man came along nnd
succeeded in driving them off. Dr.
McBrlen was called and took 15
stitches to stop the flow of blood."
This Is Prune Week
Fishing On One Third
of Diamond Lake Is
Closed to Anglers
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ROSEBURG. Ore., Feb. 26.
Approximately one-third of Dla-
mond lake has been closed to
fishing, by an order of the Ore-
gon state game commission ef-
fectlve on March 8. The waters
eliminated from the fishing
grounds lie in the northern end
of the lake adjoining the state
hatchery, which is the largest
egg taking station in the world.
The deadline extends from a
point north of the resort nt Two
Bear creek. In a southwesterly
direction to the west bank, about
a mile and a half north of the
mouth of Hilent creek. This
action Is taken to preserve the
fish In the lake, which Is becom-
ing one of the best known vaca-
tlon spots In southern Oregon,
,
American Men Are
Too Good Peclares
Madam Marie Jonesue
C1UCAOO, Feb. 26 American
women are the loneliest women
in tho world, altho thev are
charming, intelligent, hospitable, 4
r dress faultlessly and nevor are r
4 too fat or too thin, Madame
Marie Jonescu, slstor-ln-law of
tho former premier of Roumanta
and art omlBsary of Queen Marie, 4
said today.
ISho concluded that American
f women are loneliest because they
have not learned that happiness
comes first, their husbands
wearing themselves out to pro-
vide luxuries for their women,
and consequently die young.
"American men are too good,
they are angels," Bhe declared.
Bids for the paving of the Medford
Ruch road, now holng advertised will
bo opened at the ;irst meeting of the
state highway commission at Salem,
after March 15th, and, work will start
immediately upon the acceptance of
a bid.
Instead of using macadam, the
county court bos decided to change
the specifications on the Ruch sector,
using cement paving instead of ma
cadam, beginning at Ruch, and pro
ceeding as far towards Jacksonville as
the (80,000 voted for that purpose will
allow, and more at the option ol the
county court.
It will be a sixteen foot road, six
inches deep In the center, and nine
on the edges, following what Is known
as the "Illinois type" of road con
struction, which has been demonstrat
ed as highly economical, according to
County Judge Gardner.
;The "Medford-Jacksonville ' - sector
will be asphalt, 18 feet wide, and laid
in two courses.
I Checkers who counted the autos on
! the Jacksonville road to determine the
amount of travel, report that on Feb
ruary 14, between the hours of eight
, and ' five, 605 cars passed a given
1 'pint. The circuit court was In ses
sion at the tlino.
, According to Joe Williams of the
county seat, the count wns without de
, ceptlon, and he Bays, "I know of only
ione man who made the trip for the
moral effect.
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OREGON BEATEN BY
' SEATTLE, Feb. 28. The Univer
sity of Washington climbed up anoth
er step in the conference race by de
feating the University of Oregon bas
ketball quintet here last night 29 to
22. The game was tine last conference
contest of the senson for the Wash
ington tonsers. Hesketh of Washing
ton, and Latham, of Oregon were the
stellar players.
CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb. 26. The
O. A. C. basketball team defeated
Washington Htnte here last night 28 to
20. The gnme was fast and clean.
The score at tho end of the first half
was 16 to 0 for the Aggies.
The playing of Red Ridings, who
scored fourteen points was sensa
tional. This Is Prune Week
' Coolldgo for Ileal Kconomy
' WASHINGTON,. Fob. 26. The nu
merous bills pending In congress call
ing' for large appropriations are re
garded by President Coolldge as dis
turbing to the prosperity and welfare
of the country.
COUNTY COURT
STO USE CEMENT
NOT MACADAM
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THREE DEAD, THREE DYING IN COLO.
b AS RESULT OF BOUNDS POISON
STERLING, Colo., Feb. 26. Dom
ini Cametto, 31 years old, and Joe
Notarlo, 5 years old, died today at the
Sterling hospital of botuiinlsm poison
ing, bringing the toll of deaths from
poison sausage here to five.
STERLING. Colo.. Feb. 26. Three
persons are dead here, three are In
a critical condition and eight others
are ill as the result of eating poison
sausage. The malady has been diag
nosed as botulism.
-The dead are Tony Notarlo,. 35
years old; his daughter, Grace, 9 years
old and Nono Dottera, 17 years old.
All the dead and sick are members of
an Italian farm colony In the Atwood
Merino community.
GIFT TUX IS
PASSED BY A
LARGE VOTE
House Approves of Tax On
Gifts in Excess of $50,000
Increase in Cigaret Tax
Approved Over Protest By
Congressman Hawley of
Oregon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. A gift tax
was placed in the revenue bill today
by the house.
It would impose a .graduated scale
of rates from one to forty per cent,
but would exempt amounts not in ex
cess of $50,000.
The vote was 191 to 65. Democrats
voted almost solidly for the amend
ment which was proposed by Chair-
' man Green of the ways and means com
mittee. ; An amendment by Representative
McKeown, democrat, Oklahoma, to tax
excessive house rents fifty per cent
j was thrown out on a point of order.
I On motion of Representative Garner,
democrat, Texas, the bouse voted to
Increase the tax on cigarettes front
$3.00 to $4.00 a thousand.
t The' vote on this item was 117 to
85. ,Mr. Garner estimated the In
creased tax would yield $60,000,000
annually, without reducing cigarette
i consumption.
Oregon, argued the Increase would cut
consumption and result In an actual
loss of revenue, resulting he estimated
In an addition tax of two cents on
each 15 cent package of 20 cigarettes,
and a lowering of tobacco growers'
jprteef, . . ;i:V. i
The house -, today approved a sec-
tlnn nf Mm rnvontiA -bill wlile.h .Wnlllll
reneal the ten ner cent tax on theater
admissions' of 50 cents and under. '
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MARSHFIELD, Ore., Feb. 26. The
Curry county grand Jury today began
InuUDtlffntlnn nf lha dhnntlnff ftf 1 MVT.
rence Hare in connection with which
State Prohibition Officers Paul Mum
power and E. C. Nelll are held. Alt
Gauntlett, foreman of the grand Jury
was taken ill soon after the jury con
vened yesterday and It adjourned until
today when Judge Kendall appointed
Charles Wakeman to replace Oaunt
lott The Jury Is not expected to re
port before late tomorrow. ,, ,, .
Attorney's Bufflngton and Chljds
who were engaged by Hare's relatives
to assist In prosecution of the case,
have withdrawn owing to differences
with Miles H. McKee who was Bent
by Governor Pierce and'Attorney Gen
eral Van Winkle to Investigate (he
case. They claim McKee did not al
low them fully to co-operate and com
plained because McKee had Judge
Wood reduce the charge to manslaugh
ter after Mumpower and Nelll had
been bound over on a second degree
murder charge.
They claim McKee asked the change
In the charge without notifying them.
The matter, they said, will be laid be
fore Governor Pierce. . . .
John Notarlo, brother of one of the
victims, and Dominic Cametto, are
patients, at the Sterling hospital. The
death of Joe Notarlo. 6 year old son
of Tony Notarlo, first to be affected
by the poison, is expected momentar
ily, while Mrs. Notarlo, the wife and
mother, la dangerously III at her home
near Atwood.
Last Friday members of several
families gathered at the home of Tony
Notarlo, five miles south of Sterling
to make sausage. A large quantity of
the food was prepared and a portion
was served at an evening meal. The
sausage then was divided among thoe
Who helped in making It, and quanti
ties were taken to the four or five
homes.
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