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VOL 49
WALT M’LANE DIES WHEN SKULL
FRACTURED WITH ROCK BY SON
r J,.minis McLane Accidentally Kills
Father— Died Within Few Hours
A *ter Incident Tuesday Evening
Mr Thomas Wafford (Walt) Mc-
Lane 48 years of age, died Wednes
day morning at his home in Mt. Heb
ron section, following an operation
to relieve a fracture at the base of
his brain. * j
The injury and consequent death
wa s the result of his having been hit
. the head with a large rock, said
to have been thrown Tuesday night
bv his son, Mr. Columbus McLane,
about 20 years of age.
Mr, McLane and his son were near
the house occupied by John Isom, a
negro, who lives only a short distance
from Mr. McLane’s home. They were
out in a field. ,
The incident occurred just after
dark Tuesday night, physicians and
surgeons being called immediately in
an effort to save the elder McLane’s
McLane, who is married
and has one child, stated that the
rock was intended for the negro
Isom, who is a well-known character,
and that he has been greatly shocked
by the death of his father.
The deceased was born in Hart
county, a son of the late Hugh Mc-
Lane; his aged mother survives him.
Also his wife and the following chil
dren: Misses Pearl, Nellie, Kate and
Grace, Messrs. Dorsey, Frank and
Columbus McLane.
He is also survived by the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Messrs. Earl
F., and J. D. McLane, Mrs. Ella
Bailey, Mrs. A. J. Jones, Mrs. J. G.
Fleming, and Mrs. Sam Morris, of
Hart county.
The funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday afternoon by Rev.
Thos. A. Thornton, followed by in
terment al Mt. Hebron- Baptist
church, t I the deceased be
longed. Funeral director W. C. Page
was in charge.
No action had been taken by Hart
county officials when The Sun went
to press it being generally accepted
that the killing was purely accidental.
The incident is regrettable, indeed,
and one that caused much interest
and excitement in the county.
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Haul Sunday Brings
In Car And 65
Gallons
We are told in the good Book not
to work on Sunday.
But since it is very evident that
the bootlegger of the new era of
modernism, cross word puzzles and
radios, doesn’t take note, —
Then, it becomes necessary for
the vigilant officers to be on the job
on the Sabbath just like any other
day.
And they evidently were doing just
that last Sunday when a flivver of
-he 1925 vintage and bearing a
Carolina tag, passed.
The thing looked suspicious. Seems
nke those Hartwell and Hart county
officers can see through tin.
Living chase they shortly came
the car, which had been hastily
atoned near the negro church at
Loldmme.
Sixty-five gallons of liqu or were
ound. This all happened last Sun
aay morning at 6 o’clock.
L e ptally, the officers were out
for another party,—
dnn’t taat was a good day’s work,
fl on t you thing?
was poured out on the
betr :i „%“ Us J t as church services
<k.‘^i n^ a . y mor ning at 11 o’clock.
. * ; riff Britt Brown, Deputy Curtis
W t? J ’ T the city officers, Chief
r,’ .* e > and Policemen G. B.
ana Jud Cason all participat
soJLV- must h‘ av e been looking for
““.ething, snre enough.
Kee P >t up, officers.
ATTENDS BIC HIGHWAY
MEETING AT STONE
MOUNTAIN
h. attended a meet-
Assorior e ctone Mountain Highway
*eek h* 0 ? ln Stone Mountain last
?(,r »zatio^ g a d >rector for this or
to AthL? Ute ,^ oes through Hartwell
Stone m S ’ thence to Monroe and
Prover ° unta,n > and has always
this ge-f; road to Atlanta from
:1 * travel-’ at same time gi vin £
ful gruri,' r a ghmpse of the ponder
ed j, ” ' boulder that has attract
ions. Uc “ a ttention through the
ij: the n‘‘ 1 , 5 , 0 n s ’ x highways, name-
MouX® a {*h ead . Dixie “A,” stone
Wil/ f ,e dmont Air Line, Wood-
Mr. E 2r a ?£9 ld Southland Trail.
Patient * n?ihiams, of Monroe, is
Stone Mountain
L’iptJd’ e tate and local taxes in
int f. states increased 198 per
1r 2mj912 to 1922.
be P as tor says a man
*h»t , d ae ro to his wife. But
•3«es to o d° about it if she re
• t;kv e ,. u P the idea that he is
Transcript.
SPECIAL EDITION
SUN NEXT WEEK
The special National Publicity
Edition of The Hartwell Sun will I
be issued next week.
It will contain about 60 pages, I
; carrying writeups of the city and
county, interesting articles, facts and ;
figures.
Extra copies may be had for 10
cents per copy at The Sun office any I
time after next Thursday morning.
| This will be the largest edition of
a newspaper ever published in this
section of the State.
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HON. GEORGE M. NAPIER
Attorney-General of Georgia
Col. Napier will be the prin
cipal speaker at tjie Arbor Day ex
| ercises at Hartweil Campground on
i Thursday morning of next week,
| February 26th.
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Collins Found Dead
Claud Collins, caught by a heavy
rock while exploring a cave at Sand
Cave, Ky., on January 31st, was
finally reached Monday afternoon at
3 o’clock. Rescuers had worked day
and night digging a tunnel to him,
but he had been dead some 24 hours.
Collins was exploring a new cavern
in the cave, of which he was a part
owner, it was said. While coming
out through a narrow passageway, a
large rock fell on on? leg. Hearing
his cries 24 hours later, parties
started to rescue him by various
methods. While this was under way
another boulder fell, shutting him
off from those who would offer res
cue A tunnel from the top of the
hill some 80 feet deep was then
started. . ~
His plight attracted nationwide at
tion, and when the body was located
Monday news was scattered all over
the United States by radio and tele
graph.
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* LAD LOST LIFE PLAYING ‘
* “COLLINS IN THE CAVE *
* Barnesboro, Pa. Thirteen *
* year old Frank Grankowsky lost
* his life Sunday night while play- *
* ing “Collins in the cave. tne *
* boy was caught under a heavy *
* fall of rock and dirt in an adan- *
* doned mine to which he had led *
* a number of companions on an *
* “exploration” trip. The com-
* panions escaped and summoned «
* aid Rescuers dug for several ,
* hours before the crushed body *
* was recovered. . « ♦ * •
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PROF. BROOKSHIRE WILL
LECTURE AT REED CREEK
SATURDAY NIGHT 7:30
Rev. J. B. Brookshire, president
of Gibson-Mercer Academy, will, give
his lecture “The Elixir of Life at
Reed Creek school auditorium o
' Saturday night of this week, b g
I ning at 7:30 o’clock. _
I This is said to be one of Re •
Brookshire’s best lectures and a large
auTence will very likely greet bun
,at Reed Creek Saturday night. ,
iSocceeds are used for benefit of
I ministerial students at Gibson-Mer
i cer.
Half the world may not know how
the other half lives, but it has
suspicion.—Sandusky
An attractive costume for a • Id
Beacon. _
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HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1925
COOPERATIVE
MARKETING
BOOSTED
Hon. C. O. Moier and Hon. J. E.
Conwell Addressed Large
Audience Monday
Co-operative marketing received
i perhaps the biggest boost here last
Monday afternoon since the organi
zation of the Georgia Cotton Grow
ers’ Association.
An audience that packed the Hart
| county court house heard Hon. C.
10. Moser, who is secretary of the
! American Cotton Growers’ exchange,
and Hon. J. E. Conwell, president of
the Georgia Cotton Growers’ Co
operative Association.
Representative Gathering
The gathering was said to have
been one of the most representative
ever assembled here there being lead
ing farmers from every section of the
county and from sections in the other
counties adjoining Hart, bankers,
merchants, and men from every line
of businesss.
Hon. J. H. Skelton introduced Mr.
Moser, who told of the splendid ac
complishment already credited to the
Georgia Association as well as other
similar organizations in the South.
He stressed the need of co-opera
-1 tive marketing, showing that every
body besides the farmer set a price
for their products, that he alone came
to market and asked “What will you
give me for what I have raised?”
He told of the benefits that scienti
fic distribution of the farm products
would bring, instead of putting the
whole crop on the market at once.
“No marketing program, however,”
said Mr. Moser, “will emancipate the
farmer who fails to raise his supplies
at home.”
Mr. Moser’s speech was listened
to with rapt attention, and expres
! sions from those attending showed
i that his arguments had been driven
home.
President Conwell Talks
Hon. J. E. Conwell, president of
| the Georgia Cotton Growers’ Asso-
I ciation, was then introduced by Hon.
Thos. B. Thornton, of Hartwell, who
is a director of tne association and
president of the Georgia Seed Grow
ers’ Association.
Mr. Conwell told of the new In
termediate Credit Bank now being
organized, and which will be perhaps
the biggest boon to the farmers of
i Georgia that has come since the co
operative marketing idea.
Its worth has been readily seen
by local bankers in Hartwell and they
are supporting it in a most substan
tial way.
Mr. Conwell is a forceful speaker
and through his straightforward busi
ness methods has won the confidence
of every one of the 40,000 farmers
i who belong to the association and
business men and bankers over the
1 entire State.
1 The meeting Monday was a suc
cess from every viewpoint.
MEN, AUTO AND
LIQUOR CAUGHT
Two men, one roadster and 30
gallons of liquor were caught here
Monday,—but not until east Frank
lin street witnessed a thrilling chase.
Having been tipped off that a
liquor car was coming over the Bank
head Highway, traveling towards
South Carolina, the officers stationed
themselves several blocks off the
square on the main highway Mond
day morning.
Seeing a car approaching that
, fitted the description, Officer C. L.
Kay threw out his hand and stopped
I the outfit The two men saw that
; the end was near and one of them
tried to give leg bail. A quick and
exciting chase ended in disaster for
the sprinting bootlegger, however,
and both were soon lodged in the
well-known Brown House, which has
pretty iron bars over each window.
They gave their names as C. H.
Hall and A. E. Parham, of Kanna
i polis, N. C. Tuesday they were re-
I leased on bond.
Two 15-gallon barrels of liquor
resposed in the rear of the roadster.
This was poured in the sewers shortly
after the capture.
Officer Kay had Mr. Willie Carter
along, who assisted in the capture.
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KILLING IN FRANKLIN CO.
Tom Arnold shot and killed Mace
Dalrymple near Carnesville last Wed
nesday morning, while the trial of
Vickery for the killing of Evans was
in process at the Franklin county
! court house nearby.
The occurrence happened at or
i near Mr. Dalrymple’s home. Mr.
' Dalrymple was talking to some near
the home when Arnold approached.
Dalrymple asked Arnold how he felt.
He replied with the fatal shot ac
compained by the remark, “You know
what I told you,” or words to that
' affect - * „
Arnold, reports say, is mentally
deficient. It is thought that
Ihe had no grievance against Mr.
Dalrymple. Mr. Dalrymple was one
iof the best men in the county. He
was about 55 years of age and leaves
, a wife and about nine children.
Arnold later surrendered to the
j Franklin authorities.
Goldmine To Vote
For School Bonds
Saturday
The citizens of Goldmine section
will vote Saturday of this week for
bonds with which to erect and equip
a modern building at this point,
which is one of the most thickly set
tled districts in the county.
Bonds aggregating the sum of
$6,500.00 will be issued if the elec
tion Saturday carries, and from the
interest manifested by the progres
sive people of Goldmine and sur
rounding territory it is very evident
that opposition, if any K is very light.
It is understood that the building
will be erected and equipped ready
for the fall session.
Goldmine is a wide-awake com
munity and we congratulate them
upon this another forward step.
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COURT TO BEGIN
MONDAY HERE
The regular February Term of
Hart Superior Court will convene
next Monday morning at 9 o’clock,
Judge Walter L. Hodges presiding;
Solicitor General Steve Skelton be
ing on hand for the State.
There are a large number of
important cases on both civil and
criminal dockets that will have the
attention of the court.
This is a Grand Jury term of court,
and they will make their present
ments at the close of court next
week.
Drawn to serve on both juries are:
Grand Jury.
B. M. Holbrook, E. L. Adams, D.
M. Denney, L. L. Gurley, Dr. W. E.
McCurry, C. V. Burden, W. E. Single
ton, Jas. A. Martin, I. J. Phillips, Sr.,
C. Lester Ferguson, Asa Brown, R.
M. Hailey, T. L. Matheson, T. M.
Myers, W. B. Sanders, C. H. Bole
man, H. M. Cheek, R. L. B. Shirley,
Will R. Gaines, Dr. G. T. Harper, W.
L. Hunt, J. I. Bennette, E. H. Nor
man, J. D. Johnson, T. O. Herndon,
W. G. Brock, Henry Etheridge, Par
ker A. Banister, Ben. P. Johnson,
Isham P. Vickery.
Traverse Jury
J. E. Hix, F. C. Gaines, T. L.
Brown R, C. Adams, J. F. Myers,
Win. A. Moss, R. M. Martin, Jesse
W. Harper, W. T. Banister, Sr.,
Homer Scott, Thos. A. Heaton, W. R.
McConnell, David C. Powell, Sam H.
Flfeming, J. I. Allman, W. S. Ayers,
Cleo J. Ayers, F. M. Allen, L. T. Hall,
Lonnie S. Kay, E. W. Harper, W. B.
Chastain, J. Shan Vickery, Thos. F.
Winn, J. E. Crittenden, G. Wofford
' Dickerson, W. B. Looney, C. W'.
Dooley, Parker A. Johnson, J. M.
i Smith, Jno. W. Risner, T. H. John
son, Jno. R. Ridgway, Geo. W.
Powell, W. R. Ray, Jr., M. C. Mew
born, Wesley A. Adams, J. W.
Chastain, Paul Brown, Jno. H. Hub
-1 bard, Milton J. Evans, L. B. Carlton,
Levis T. Baskin, J. W. Madden, A. S.
Temples, J. S. Boleman, F. M. Thorn
ton, L. R. Powell, J. C. Cash, J. R.
Leard, T. J. Cunningham, C. B.
Jones.
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"DADDIES” HAD GREAT
TIME AT P. T. A. MEET
“Daddies’ Night,” as presented by
the Hartwell Parent Teacher Asso
ciation on Thursday evening of last
week at the new auditorium, proved
not only very interesting, but one
of the most enjoyable events of the
kind yet held here.
The business session of the P. T.
A., presided over by president Mrs.
H. W. Bingham, was exceptional
from a standpoint of the number of
committees that reported and work
accomplished. Candidly, we believe
the P. T. A. will win the prize as the
most active organization in the city.
After the business program, Mrs.
McAlpin Thornton took charge, pre
senting the various speakers and
numbers, as follows:
Song—High School Glee Club.
Piano Solo—Miss Mildred John
son.
Some things Hartwell High will
have when the vision of the P. T. A.
is realized. —Mrs. R. E. Matheson.
Vocal Solo “Daddy’s Sweet
heart,” Mrs Julia Kay.
The Ideal School Board—Mr. W.
E. Meredith.
Quartette.
The Ideal School Plant—Prof. J
I. Allman.
P. T. A. Song—“ Keep the Home
i Fires Burning.”
Patrons of the school making short
i talks were Hon. Steve Skelton, Judge
i Walter L. Hodges, Dr. George S.
I Clark, a member of the Board, and
I others.
Delightful refreshments were
■ served, and the “Daddies” left hoping
; that the P. T. A. would invite them
to another session soon.
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CARTER DODGE AGENT HERE
Mr. Carey C. Carter has taken the
Dodge agency for Hartwell and Hart
county.
He is an experienced man in the
auto field, and reports already a
number of sales.
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Only religion can save Herrin, says;
| pastor. It must be admitted at least
that everything else tried has 1
i —Decatur Herald. ■ !
“ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” WILL BE
PRESENTED HERE TUESDAY NIGHT
HART GROWERS
GET $60,000
Members of the Georgia Cotton I
Growers' Association in Hart county !
are receiving this week the sum of
approximately S2O per bale on their
cotton, or from $60,000 to $75,000
total.
This represents the second pay
ment on cotton pooled with the As
sociation, and is 4 cents per pound.
Members received 15 cents per
pound upon delivery, this making a
total of 19 cents to date.
The final payment will be made
within the next three or four months. ■
it was stated.
First checks in the present distri-1
bution were mailed out last Satur- |
day from Atlanta, and officials stat
ed that all would be mailed out as |
fast as the clerical force could han
dle the work.
One fourth or more of Hart coun
ty’s 1924 crop was pooled with the
Association, and the organization is
planning a membership campaign to
further enlist cotton growers m the
county.
The total payment to all Georgia
growers this week will go to $2,000,-
000.00.
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Airplanes Will Aid
In Georgia Fight
On Weevil
Georgia's fight agatnst the boll
weevil during 1925 will be conducted
with the aid of airplanes dusting
calcium arsenate over cotton fields
at the rate of from 300 to 1,000
acres per hour, it was announced
Saturday by the Hull Daland Dust
ers, Inc., which is planning to es
tablish nine aviation bases in as
many different parts of the coastal
plain cotton belt.
Two airplanes will be held in
readiness at each base to fill con
tracts with cotton planters for cot
ton dusting. Eighteen planes will
' thus be provided and farmers de
siring to use this most modern
' method of fighting the boll weevil
will be able to secure such service
at moderate cost.
The Huff Daland Dusters, Inc.,
| operate in accordance with the re
| suits obtained by Professor B. R.
I Coad, of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, who carried on
extensive experiments in cotton
dusting last year at Athens and
i Cordele, using airplanes in his dem
; onstrations. Planes of a type ap
proved for the purpose by the de
partment of agriculture will be used,
it is stated, and the cost to the farm
er for five dusting will approximate
$7 per acre. This will include the
' cost of calcium arsenate and expert
entomological service. The present
cost of dusting from the ground is
approximately $7.15 per acre for five
dustings, it is stated.
Acccording to George Post, head
of the enterprise, surety bonds will
be furnished for faithful perform
ance of contracts and aerial photo
graphs will be taken of the territory
surrounding each base so that pilots
may be easily informed as to the
fields to be dusted.
Farmers furnishing their own
calcium arsenate will receive a
price adjustment, Mr. Post an
nounces, although such arsenate
must measure up to the standards
fixed by the state entomologist, Ira
Williams.
Location of the various aviation
bases to be established throughout
the coastal plain cotton belt will be
announced shortly, on completion of
the survey now being conducted.
VICKERY GETS 12 TO 15
YEARS IN FRANKLIN
FOR KILLING EVANS
Mr. James C. Vickery, of Frank
lin county, last week was given a 12-
15 year sentence following his trial
for manslaughter in the killing of
Jim Evans, Hart county farmer,
recently.
The case attracted much attention
and Carnesville was the center of
activity for several days during the
trial.
Vickery was represented by Judge
Little, Col. Goode and Hons. J. H.
and Emmett Skelton, of Hartwell.
Solicitor-General Steve Skelton
was assisted by Col. B. B. Zellars,
of Hartwell.
WINNER COTfON~GUESS
ING CONTEST LAST YEAR
TO BE GIVEN OUT SOON
The last report by Gin Agent W.
J. O’Barr for Hart county will be
made after March Ist, and the win
ner of a year’s subscription to The
Sun will be announced.
In the meantime, if you want to
estimate the 1925 crop we will be
glad to put your figures, name and
uddrees on file.
The 1924 crop was heavier than
most "gueasera” figured.
University of Georgia Dramatic Club
Comnig To Hartwell —Over Forty
Young Men and Women Have
Fourteen In Orchestra
The University of Georgia Drama
tic Club, composed of forty young
men and women, and an orchestra
of fourteen pieces, will present their
play "Once In a Blue Moon” ut
Hartwell on next Tuesday night,
February 24th.
The show will begin promptly at
8 o’clock in the auditorium.
Biggest of the Year
That the University Dramatic Club
will come to Hartwell is an announce
ment that will very likely fill the new
auditorium to capacity. The organi
zation is presenting the play only in
the larger cities, but on account of
the large stage here and the fact
that Hartwell is above the average
in attendance on occasions of this
kind, they decided to come here.
"Once In a Blue Moon” is said to
be one of the biggest stage successes
ever produced. Its appearance here
will be awaited with interest.
The University is said to have some
of the best dramatic talent to be
found in any of the Southern insti
stution.
Proceeds of the play are used in
defraying the expenses of some boy
or girl to the University.
Reserved seats on sale at Hailey’s
and Herndon’s,
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• DUBLIN WOMAN GUILTY *
• CARRYING CONCEALED *
* WEAPON; FIRST CASE *
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* Dublin, Ga.- For the first •
* time in the history of local *
* courts, and probably the first *
* time in Georgia, n v■ m in stood *
* trial and was eouvi< tec of carry- *
* ing a weapon t! ut a license *
* and carrying a concealed wea- •
* pon. She is Mrs. J. R. Rooks, *
* widow: The woman admitted •
* to charges, explained to the *
* court she had borrowed the pis- *
* tol and was carrying it home •
* when arrested. She was fined *
* only $1 and costs on each charge. *
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MR. THOS. B. DOOLEY
KILLS 600 POUND HOG
Mr. Thomas B. Dooley, one? of
Sardis’ old-school citizens, and one
of the county’s oldest and best known
tnen, together with his good wife,
killed on last Thursday a hog weigh
ing 660 pounds.
The hog was a black Poland China
thoroughbred, as evidenced by its
size, and those who witnessed the
dressing of the animal said it was
one sight to behold.
Hart county has produced some
mammoth specimens of swine within
the past few years, and it has been
proven that they can grow as well
and as large here as anywhere in the
country.
We’re contemplating a visit down
to both see and sample some of that
Poland China at Mr. and Mrs.
Dooley’s right soon.
AN OLD RECEIPT
Mr. Asa E. Brown showed us last
I Saturday a subscription receipt for
The Sun issued November 4, 1902,
which looked as if it had just been
- torn out of the book. The payment
’ put him up to September Ist, 1903,
and was signed by Mr. Jas. T. Magill,
who can still fill out one at The Sun
office for anybody that happens to
come along. Incidentally, Mr. Brown
doesn’t get any more receipts from
The Sun, although he reads the paper
every week. Several years ago dur
ing a contest he became a life sub
scriber, —and that’s why his name,
never gets on our "Honor Roll.”
Keep all your receipts of every
kind. That’s good business.
U. D. C. Chapter
Gets Flowers
United States Senator Win. J.
Harris has notified the Hartwelf
Chapter United Daughters of the
Confederacy that a supply of various
shrubs would be sent them by the
Director of the U. S. Botanic Garden
for use in the grounds around the
beautiful memorial club house they
are to erect.
Members of the organization are
gratified over the generosity of Mr.
Harris and those in charge of the
Botanic garden, and this assures al
ready an attractive plot.
A spacious and very desirable lot
has been owned by the U. D. C. on
east Howell street for several years.
It is hoped that soon they will have
sufficient funds in hand to begin the
erection of this magnificent building.
They have quite a large sum already
paid in.
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How silly to spend millions to
make prison life attractive and then
more millions te keep folks
out.—Duluth HeraliL
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If Uncle Sam is a Shylock, as so
many foreigners call him, they must
be glafi to observe that he is a most
lenient one.—Chicago
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