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Roosevelt Asks Fast Action As U. S. Delegation Leaves For London
UENTION HOOVER IN MORGAN PROBE
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NSING, Kans. (AP)—Bilev
avicts, including three Killers
a2t jarge Wednesday but the
nostages they took in their
orfal day escaped from the
@s State enitentiary here
safe.
arden Kirk Prather, who leaves
s Wednesday and two guards
b released Tuesday night in the
eountry of northeastern OKla
ha by six of the fleeing prison
and returned here at 7:15 a.
Three women, whose car was
mandeered by the other five,
ted this morning they were
at Pleasanton, Kans., about
miles south of Lansing, near
Kan issouri ‘border.
telephone call trom Miss Lou-
Wood, 17, to her father, M. J.
i who had walited anxiously
gord from her, his wife and a
um since he was. thrust
y his car about noon Tuesday
the first news received from
fhree. Mrs. M. J. Wood Is
ivalid. The girl chum Wwas
Wears, 17, whose home
in Higgins, Texas, but who at
s high school in Kansas City.
fiss Wood said the men did
harm them and drove on after
gsing them Tuesday night near
me of George New, 21
s west of Pleasanton.
Feared For Life.
farden Prather credited his
ety and that of his compan
kL. A. Laws and John Sher-
I, to ottle whiskey the con-
Is drank after erossing the state
into Oklahoma after a zig
journey through eastern Kan
.. The drink mellowed them,
i the warden, but he feared for
life eve ip to the time the
o¢ ges were ejected from
Al e Welch, Okla.
fier a half day of hard driv
| during which time they com
nded several motor cars, the six
h their hostages ~ crossed the
thern border of the state into
fahoma old stamping
ind of Wilbur Underhill, . 30-
fold gur n and murderer.
ferhill is the supposed leader
the flecting conviets who Tues
| thrilling part of a
;’ yaseball game to
parde ther and the two
fls, A. L. Laws, and John
mar eleased about 10
= { Welch.
eof t ix, Harvey Bailey,
W t rolf course” bandit,
fr Rulfe from a broken right
e result of a shot from the
ik e the escape was
:‘ & Officers believed the
of the convicts
edical attention for
" warden gave a detailed ac
e vild ride and credited
¢ » bottle of whiskey
3 obtained. The drink
¢ in a jovial mood
f them to confide
the used in smug-
A nto the twine plant.
b imed any connec
g ther five prisoners
Varden Prather said
ving a sentence for
i Wichita policeman,
E threatened him
b luring = the zig-zag
b 1 eastern Kansas.
. ed guards several
i pursuing officers to
b ‘ r fire in fenr .OF
> the hostages or' causing
b { turn upon their
venge. At one point
b south of Ottawa,
5 ne command of the
v¢d back three Doug
e€buties, who were
E the convicts,
s ‘tered the Saginaw
i [ Welch,” the warden
was descending and
\ emed wilder than it
" vhere we're going to
t said Underhill.
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FULL Asscciated Press Service.
Many Athenians Enter Cars For Motorcade
Opening U. S. Route 29, June 16; Allotment
Will Prebably Have To Be Increased Here
Seven of the tem cars allotted to
Athens in the motorcade celebra
ting opening of U. S. Route 29—
Main Street of the South-—June
16 have been entered, and it is
probable that the allotment will
have to be increased.
Athenians who have entered for
the motorcade which is ‘being
sponsored by the Atlanta Journal
include Julian Cox, Walter Well
man, L. W. Nelson, E. D. New
ton, M. M. Bernstein, Sidney Bo
ley, S. S. Dobbs, R. R. Gunn,
James Sartor, C. A. Trussell, Joel
A. Wier, Mayor A. G. Dudley,
Charles E. Martin, Abit Nix,
Tate Wright, Homer Nicholson, R.
G. Davis. Blanks for making en
tries may be obtained at the
Georgian hotel from E. D. New
ton or from Charles E. Martin.
Chief Jack Lester of the fire de
partment will enter the chief’s
car and. Chief of Police C. E.
Seagraves will also accompany the
motorcade. Clarence Roberts, a
motorecyele policeman, will also be
one of the entrants.
It is expected that abotit 600
persons will go on the motorcade
which begins in Atlanta and €nds
at Spartanburg, S. C. Route 29 is
one of the most important in the
econtry. The last stretch—lying
between the Savannah river and
Anderson, S.'C., has been comple
ted and is open to travel this
week. The purpose of the motor
cade is to advertise the route to
tourists and increase tourist traf
fic between Atlanta and Spartan
bu.f.g'
i he motorcade will leave Atlan
ta on the morning of June 16, and
rwm arrive in Athens about 9
o'clock, Athens time. During the
brief stay here some form of en
tertainment will be provided for
the visitors and a light lunch,
‘probably consisting of iced coffee
‘and sanwiches will be served.
This phase of the entertainment is
‘being arranged by Mrs. M. R.
Redwine, regent of the Athens D.
'A. R., who will be assisted by a
group of pretty Athens girls.
An escort of Athenians will meet
DAY REPEAL RULED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Georgia Judge Declares
Legalization of 3.2 Beer
Is lllegal
MARIETTA, Ga. —(®)— The act
of congress legalizing 3.2 per cent
beer has been ruled unconstitu
tional by Judge J. H. Hawkins of
Blue Ridge circuit Superior court
in a decision .upholdlng the right
of dry states to bar movement of
the brew over their highways.
Branding the beer bill null and
void and violative of the 18th
amendment, Judge Hawkins, said,
“the courts of this state may take
judicial cognizance, as a matter of
common knowledge, that any beer
or other liquor of similar potable
ness which containg such an
amount of alecohol is intoxicating.”
He made the ruling in a series
of cases growing out of seizure by
county officers of a truckload of
beer and arrest of its driver and
two Negro helpers. The men sought
release on habeas corpus, the Bul
lock Transfer and Storage company
of Atlanta, owners, release of the
truck, and Herman Hyman of
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Formal Armistice to
End Chinese, Japanese
War Signed Today
SHANGHAI, China—(®)—A for
mal armistice in the north China
warfare has signed Wednesday by
military representatives of China
and Japan at Tangku
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FORBIDDEN ZONE
NANKING, China.—(®)—The Sino
Japanese agreement signed Wed
nesday at Tangku, which establish
es a zone south of the Great Wall
that Chinese troops may not en
ter, is “designed to give a breath
ing space to the sorely tired troops
and the ¥ distressed population of
north China,” Wang Ching-Wei.
national government premier, ex
plained.
Premier Wang declared the
agreemeént was “purely military
and does not affect the nation’s
territorial rights or international
position.”
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Above is the Nancy Hart
memorial which the motorcade
opening U. S. Route 29, will
see when it goes through his
toric Hart county June 16,
Nancy Hart is celebrated in
American history for decreas
ing the . number of Tory
marauders during Revolution
ary days. Hart county was
named. for-her- .~ ...,
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the motorcade about one mile out
gide of Athens and will also ecsort
them on their way out., The visi
tors will be in Athens about thirty
minutes.
D. Weaver Bridges has been
appointed by Chairman L. W.
Nelson as chairman of the deco
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TODAY’S BEST
HUMAN INTEREST
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MINEOLA, N. Y, — (#) —
Wayno Hippo, who is so big
and so strong that he convinc
es people there’'s a lot in a
name, sat in a cell Wednesday
—but only because a policeman
used an automobile as a club,
Hippo weighs 250 and is a
milkman 'but—so the charge
goes-—he does not confine him
self to milk. A Fatrolman Al
fred Angus rays he saw Hippo
walking zig-zag and getting in
the way of motor cars.
Angus stood on tiptoe,
clapsed an arm about Hippo's
neck and tried to drag him to
the sidewalk. Hippo asserted
hime=lf, He shrugged and de
posited Angus in the roadway.
Then—so the charge runs—
he took the policeman's stick
and began a rat-a-tat on the
policeman’s head.
Along rolled Patrolman
Theodore Smithianha in a car.
in a thrice he relized that a
club was no good. So he point
ed his car at Hippo’s broad
back and stepped on the gas,
““Woo-ump,” said Hippo as
the car hit him. He sat down
and lost consciousness, The re
serves carried him to a cell
He awoke and shook the bars
so hard that ‘plaster fell from
the ceiling, then he went to
sleep again.
|U. S. CIVIL SERVICE
| COMMISSION PROBED
WASHINGTON—(®)—An investi
gation of the Civil Service com
mission by the house civil service
lcommittee was approved Wednes
{day by the rules committee with
early house consideration in pros
pect.
The investigation, if approved by
the house, would inguire into whe
ther members of congress have
iexceeded state quotas in effecting
iappointments to federal jobs.
| In addition, the inquiry would be
directed at the heads of all the
departments, commissions and in
{dependent offices to determine
{ whether the quotas have been ex
‘ceeded. The quotas are based on
lthe population of the various
states. |
Athens, Ga., Wednesday, May 31, 1933.
N INDITRY, SEC
AOPER 15 ADVISED
gßeports of Gains From AII?
! 'Over Nation Arc Report
' ed as Slight But Steady,
| In Survey i
'EMPLOYMENT KEEPS
| PACE WITH INCREASE
| Administration’s Business.
| Boosting Efforts Are
. Showing Results ; 1‘
WASHINGTON —(/P)— Assur
ance that conditions in many linesg
of industry have improved in re
cent weeks was received Wednes
day by Secretary Roper, encourag
ing the administration’s business
booseing efforts, W
From all over the nation came
report: of gains—slight, for the
| most part but noticeable—in re-,
gponse to an invitation from the
departmént of commerce for
“facts ard conservative opinion.”
Most responses caid employment
was increasing in line with the up
ward trend of business. Several
expressed hope the Roosevelt ieg
islation to bring about a “partner
ship”” between the federal gov
ernment and industry would be
jhastened. !
Industries in which improve
‘ment was discerned including
]lpather. wool, cotton-textile, elec
trical appliances, automobiles of
ifice equipment, furniture paint,
isteel, dry goods and meat packing.
! Based on infermation from 127
affiliated organizations, the Na
tional Association of Credit Men,
said inquiries “and requests for
credit information established “A
’new peak, indicating unusual in
terest and accelerated velume of
business with emphasis° eon busi-,
nss placed by houses previously
! practically out of the market,”
| Steady Increase
The National automcbile cham
ber of Commerce said: ‘since. the
low point of the dank holiday pro
[duction and sales of motor, vehi
cles have shown a steady increase,
}::ome of .which was no doubt due
|to the postponed demand resulting
from closed banks and some due to
|the usual spring seasonal rise.
l “However, production of 189 284
units in April exceeding ‘April a
‘_\'ear ago by 22 per cent, indicating
an upturn greater than seasonal.”
Employment and production in
the cotton textile industry this
month were said to ‘compare fa
vorably” with conditions prevail
ing in 1928, and said The Cotton-
Textile Institute: “for the first
time since 1929 prices for the av
erage cotton mill reflect replace
ment cost.”
The National Association of
Wool Manufacturers said gener
al increases are probably occuring
in employment and production.
WILL KILL GOTTON
ATLANTA,—(#)—_Destruction of
30 per cent of the nation’s grow
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dini H
Houdini Harvey
Surrenders Saws
H.d .
idden in Cell
MACON, Ga. —(AP)— To justi
fy the confidence placed in him
by Warden W. L. Proctor of the
state prison farm, Leland Harvey,
Georgia’s jail Houdini, recently
surrendered five hacksaws which
had been smuggled into the death
cell,
The story was told here Wed
nesday by W. A, MeClellan, one
of the attorneys instrumental in
obtaining a reduction in Harvey's
sentence by the governor.
Warden Proctor visited the pris
oner in the death cell just before
the reduction in sentence was an
nounced, : i
! “I'm going to turn you out of the
death cell,” the warden told him,
“if the sentence is reduced, but
before I do, I wont you to tell me
one thing. Where is the hacksaw
yvou used in your latest escape a
few weeks ago?”
Harvey assured him it was left
{here where he was recaptured.
“Then do yoa want to do or say
anything which will show me that
my renewed confidence in you has
!not been misplaced.”
| Harvey reached behind him and
handed the warden the five hack
saws, supposedly . smuggiied to him
since his last escape, !
~—ESTABLISHED 1882 |, =
CORDELL HULL WATH
DELEGTES XADUTE
10 WIALD PARLE
+ + WASHINGTON --(AP)—The
' American delegates to the
“World Econom'c conference -
' take with them Wednesday
‘these. major international ob
jeetives: 3
1. Revive trade by stabiiiz
"‘ing 'monetary exchange ' and
lower tariff barriers. ’ |
* . .%Z. Ralse prices of ' silver,
wheat and other basic commo- ‘
dities by international aetion.
: 3. Create employment by si- ‘
multaneous governmental pro- ‘
grams of public works con- |
struction. : |
4. Revive private businhess
and raise prices by central :
bans‘ credit expansion. ‘
|BYF. G. VOSBURGH |
iated Press Staff Writer
HINGTON — (AP) — The
Unite; States delegation left
WaShington = Wednesday for = the
world economic conference at Lon
don with one final terse instruc
tion from President Roosevelt:
Cet fast action and cut the speech
es short.
On that, the diversified group of
spokesmen and technical aides set
out 4o translate into accomplish
ment: Mr. R‘oosevelt's bold bid for
world eoncord, ' stabilization of
cugrencies, lower tariff barriers,
higher prices, more credit, em
ployment and business.
Behind their campaign at the
conference opening June 12 were
the painstaking consultations with
foreign leaders at the White House
and State department, upon which
the President had staked much
of his hope for success.
Boarding an early morning train
to make the two o'clock (E.S.D.)
sailing of the 8. 8. President
Roosevelt, the group was headed
by Cerdell Hull, the Secretary of
State. ; |
The other delegates, some namMy
at the eleventh hour, were ' James
M. Cox, of Ohio, Democratic can
didate for the presidency a dozen
vears ago and a “friend of the
League of Nations; Senator Key
Pittman of Nevada, and Represen
tative Sam D. Mcßeynolds of Ten
nessee, chairmen of the senate and
house foreign relations commit
tees; Ralph W. Morrison of San
Antonio, Reoosevelt backer and de
veloper of power projects along
the Mexican border.
The lone Republican so far nam
ed to go—Senator James Couzens
of Michigan—is to, sail a week
hence as his acceptance of ap
pointment only Tuesday left him
no time to prepare. The Fresi
de'nt intends to name one more
Republican, preferably a member
of the house.
Leave War Debts
Hull and his associates last the
question of war debts behind, for
the President intends to deal w'th
this delegate subject personally.
Installments totalng 2144,000,000
are due June 15 and Mr. Roose
velt is holidng fast for payment
despite the strong indications of
default just as the world confer
ence—gathering of some 60 nations
comprising Ivirtually the erfire
civilized world—gets down to busi
ness.
Many here believed the success
of the London conclave will de
pend greatly on successful clear
ing of the debt hurdle. The topie,
however, is specifically barred
from the program of the confer
ence, which is sufficiently loaded
with thorny subjects.
Back of the American campaign
'for world-wide adoption of price
raising policies will be the argu
'ment that unless these are adopted
the United States will have to re
iysox‘t to still higher tariffs to pre
serve the increased price and wage
}stundard sought in the domestic
program now under way.
. To make it possibli ‘o raise or
jower tariffs, dependng vn wheth
er the world powers concur, the
President intends to ask congress
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A trunk full of records supplies Ferdinand Pecora the kn ywledge
and material with which he questions J. P. Morgan and hig partuers
Here is the trunk, occupying a conspicuous place in the Senate
hearing room.
Settlement of Talmadge-Highway Board
Controversy Rumored; Board Convenes
~ But Members Remain Silent on Action
ATLANTA—(P)—Members of the
State Highway Board were called‘
into session Wedne ‘ay tMitlclJacl
the board's budget® dispute' with
Governor Eugene Talmadge and
around 1 dorridors, rumors
Tlew thfi&%fi%fif of‘ffi'e"‘“?:"g“fil‘
troversy was about to be worked
out.
Captain J. W. Barnett, chai'man
of the board, sald the meeting
Wednesday would discuss . “the
present emergency and other mat
{ers,” but that no statement from
the board would be published
Wednesday because of the ab
sence from the c¢lty of Governor
Talmadge. The chief executive
spent Wednesday in Gainesville at
commencement exercises at the
Riverside Military academy.
Since early in April, two as the
three members of the board and
the governor have engaged in a
dispute over the department's
auarterly budget. The governor
made a number of slashes in the
department's expenses and also or
dered the dismissal of five of its
ranking engineers. The board ac
quiesced in all of the chief exe-
Gangsters Continue
~ Activities in New
York; Another Dies
By RAYMOND CROWLEY
NEW YORK, — () — Gunmen
who copied a crimson page f(rom
Chicago’s book of crime fled into
hiding Wednesday . after Kkilling
one man and wounding five per
| sons, :
’ Employing the technique of the
| St. Valentine's day massacre of
tChicago, four killers lined ten men
;and a 15-year old boy against the
‘wall of the Castle Case, tiny eat
ing house, late Tuesday night.
I “Now, you rats’* they gaid,
“‘Huw do you like this ”
| They poured a pistol volley into
‘their victims and fled while the
!teemlng East Side neighborhood
cereamed in panie.
' Police found Charles “Buster”
Dominico dead and two men ser
iously wounded. The other two
men who were shot escaped with
minor hurts, as did Bernard
Blaustein, 15. -
Curiosity put the boy before the
murder squad, He was standing
outside when he saw the killers
enter, As he drew near to peer in
the door was flung open.
l “Come .in,” one, of the gunmen
said. ‘
| The boy entered and was lined
up with the men,
{ Police, seeking a motive, pointed
out the resemblance to the St,
Valentine's day massacre of sev
oral years ago—only that cele
brated crime was more gory. Kill
ers, lining seven foes against the
brick wall of a garage, cul them:
down with machine gun fire.
Another wanton Kkilling Tuesday
night marred New York's drive to
“clean up.” Charles Mehling, 25
sitting in a automobile with a
voung woman, was shot throughl
the mouth when he objectqd; to!
language used by two robbers who
had taken the girl’s purse. '
A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—s¢ Sunday,
cutive's budget demands, but balk
ed at the one concerning the five
engineers. This is the only point
now in dispute over the budget.
~ Nelther the governor's office nor
the Highway department would
comment on reports that a truce
‘was about to be declared. Before
going into the board meeting Cap
tain Barnett said “the board has.
not met yet and of course I can
not say what it will do.”
Employes . of the department
have been without a day since
April 1 and another calendar day
is due Thursday. Contractors have
gone unpaid and counties building
roads under contract with the de
partment likewise have operated
without remuneration from the
Highway department.
Captain Barnety said the hoard
meeting would have a full attend
ance. The chairman and W. C.
Vereen of Moultrie have taken the
position in the past that the gov
ernor is without authoriy over the
department’s personnel, while the
third member of the board, Jud
Wilhoit of Warrenton said Be
fhought the governor's recommen-i
dations should be followed. :
Athens to Raise
[ For Warm Springs
‘ A meeting was held at the
]chamber of commerce this morn
ing to make plans for raising the
balance of Clarke's quota of SISOO
for Georgia Hall at ,Warm
Springs. v
The balance yet to be raisced
here amounts to about S7OO and
| the committee feels that It can
be raised in some way. Hatton
Lovejoy, LaGrange lawyer, who
is asvisting in rais.>g the 3100,000
in Georgia to be used in building
Georgia Hall, spoke at a meetin:
here last night at tu. Georgian
hotel, describing the hall aud its
purposes, :
! Georgia Hall will be used to
ipmvide a home for crippled chil
dren sent to Warm Springs to
l
receive treatment in Warm
Springs for infantile paralysis. It
will be dedicated to President
Frampklin D, Roosevelt, president
of tVarm Springs Foundatio
‘who attributes his ‘comparatjve
recovery from infgntile paralysis
to baths in the warm water of the
springs.
Mr. Lovejoy said at the meet
ing last night that Georgia has
two reasons for building the hahl,
In the first place, it is needed to
accomodate children who are at
the Springs for treatment. In the
second place, it will be a lasting
memorial to President Roosevlt
who calls Georgia his second home.
Mr. Lovejoy spoke of improved
economic conditions, due to the
president’s decisive and courag
eous steps to bring about business
recovery. He said signs of 'im
proved conditions are apparent in
many lines of industry, and the
spirit of the peaple in Georgia has
perked up considerably, .
ON :
ANATHER “FAVORED™
CLENT LIST MADE:
PUBLIC WEDNESDAY
Morgan Partner Says He
Doesn’t Know Whether
“Favored Client”’ Repre
sented Herbert Hoover
QUESTION IS ASKED
BY SEN. COSTICAN
Third Favored List Con
tains Virtually Same
Names as Two Previous
WASHINGTON — (#) — George ,
Whitney, Morgan partner, told
senate investigators W‘edm&-fit,yi“3
he did not know whether Edgar
Rickard, listed as a speclal client
of his tirm, was a representative .
of former President Hoover. e
Questioned by Senator Costigam .
(D.-Colo.), Whitney said he dlg -
not know Rickard and had never
had business relations with him. =
Again the names of men that :
have been household words werd
written Wednesday into the record
of the senate investigation of Ju @
P. Morgan and Co. as being sings
led out by the huge bank for prive
ileged purchase of stock at a bars
gain price. ; Ny
"Phe third list of such was pres
gented, this one of almost 300 buy~
ers in 1929 of stock in Morgan'{ .
U nigted corporation, a utilitier -
‘shares holding organization for &
total cost of some 37,000,000 bes
’low the market figure. 7 L
. As on the previous two, which
dealt with Alleghany.and Standard
Brands stock, the array included .
such prominent figures as Willlam
H. Woodin, now Secretary of tha
Treasury; General John J. Persh=
ing, Senator Wiillam G. McAdoo,
John J. Raskob, Norman H. Davis,
Charles A. Lindbergh and John Wq '
Davis. :
A new name was Edgar Rickard,
New York mining engineer in the
public eye at times in the Hooveg? B
administration. il
Dealing with 315,070 units of the
stock, it was the third complia
tion which contained Woodin's
name. i TAnE
The list was identified by George
Whitney, Morgan partner, who was
called to the stand for the pur«
pose, % o
Special Clients
He testified there was no pub« -
lic iisting of the stock at the tims
it was sold to the special clientsy
Previous evidence has s%
Lowever, that the sales were rec=
orded as of January 21, 1929, wfi&;f
.t was listed on the Philadelphia
exchange at $99. Morgfin wm
at $75. 8 e
The sales occurred when Woodis
and 'McAdoo were not in offic.af
iife. w B
Woodin has sold 1,000 units, —"=
Senator LaFollette (R.-Wla.).’d:fii
cently denounced these sales in the
senate as “gratuities” from J. By
Morgan and Company. : (-g.n‘
Resting his cheek in his hand P
t:mes in ‘the packed commnfi%
room, J. P. Morgan tollowed the
testimony closely and in silence. =
There was an obvious stir in t“g
huge hail, .but he showed no %
of special notice, when at on ‘f
point his’ company was shown o
have made great profit by selling
option warrants in United c:m
ation for prices ranging from S4O
to $47 which it acquired for: $1
each. : V%
Whitney testified that a bloqfi o
200,000 of the warrants, entitling
hélders to purchase commnn'%
in, the Morgan holding companyw
$27.560, were sold for $8,490,000. ;g;.is;
+ Partners of the Morgan ‘W
dividend 1,500,000 additional ware
rants heéld by the banking hmg?
he said. i L
LOCAL WEATHER
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INoHeR. ... 5. iiiisise SE N .fl—
Total since May 1........4. lgg"ff
Average May rainfall...... 3,69
Deticiency since May 1.... ¥
Total since January 1......17. @;g;‘
Deficiency since January I.@ 2
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