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VOL. VIII.
ONE DOLLAR MORE ADDED FOR
COUNTY SCHOOLS—STATE TAX
[} GOES FULL LIMIT.
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Crisp county’s tax rate for state and
county taxes has been set at 17 1-2 mills
or $17.50 on the thousand, for prop
erty outside the city limits and 14 1-2
Qmills, or $14.50 on the thousand, for
‘broperty within the city limits. The
difference is caused by a levy of $3 on
the thousand outside the city for the
maintanence of the county schools.
The levy for school purposes was
increased from $2 to $3 on the thous
and upon the recommendation of the
‘county board of education, the in
crease being formally placed in effect
by an order from the board of county
commissioners. The law on this point
states that the county commissioners
or ordinary shall levy the rate in ac
cordance with the recommendation of
the school board. ' ‘
With school buildings to construct
in different sections of the county, ad
ditional teachers to pay and other im
provements to make, together with
the fact that the levy of two mills last
v year was insufficient to meet operating
expense of the schools,the board came
to the conclusion reluctantly that the
2-mill levy was by no means commen
surate with the needs.
‘ Includede in the levy for all pur
poses is the usual 9 1-2 mills for the
county. The levy for the state this
year is 5 mills, having been increased
by Comptroller General Wright from
4;1-2 mills. The 5-mill levy is the limit
under the state constitution.
Tax Collector W. J. Musselwhite
will have his books ready in a few
days for the purpose of receivingtaxes.
He will then anneunce his rounds over
the county. Mr. Musselwhite states
that he has never seen the tax payers
quite so ready to meet this obligation.
Many Lave been to him states the col
lector, desiring to pay their taxes. |
{LOCAL D.'A. R. SOON TO AN
’ NOUNCE PROGRAM FOR OC
CASION. MANY DISTINGUISHED
VISITORS.
’NMrs. E. M. Espy,” regent Fort Early
~“chapter D. A. R., who has given her
entire summer in persistent and
strenuous effort to have the granite
bowder placed at Fort Early and the
spring there built up in' Georgia mar
ble-as a memorial spring to two gal
lant Revolutionary soldiers, announces
that work is moving satisfactory
along all lines, and the occasion prem
ises to be a noted one.
Fort Farly is the one historic site
in Crisp county and the marking of
this old fort by Fort Early chapter
D. A. R. preserves to the state soyfe
of its splendid history and traditions
which would otherwise be lost.
The chapter is sending out hand
somely engraved invitations to prom
inent D. A. R..avorkers over the state
and expect m&n?jwned visitors
at that time. A splendid program is
beihg arranged for the unveiling which
will be announced later. This is an
U occasion in which all Crisp county
\nould fecl a special pride and which
shauld be attended by a representa
tive crowd from every section of the
county. ks
_i Everybody in Cordele and .Crisp
" county should plan ty be at Fort Early
site T®=:==lay morning, October 12,
and have a part in the marking of this
historic place. .
old Fort Early is situated about
eleven miles from Cordele on the
Raines plantation out on Warwick
road.
REPORTED THAT HARLAN
WILL LEAVE CENTRAL
Macon, Sept. 18.—Effective October
1, Superintendent Henry Baldwin, of
the Volumbia division of the central
of Georgia railway, with headauarters
in Columbus, will succeed” R. J. Har
lan as superintendent of the South
western division, with headquarters in
Macon, according to a report received
from Coluribus last night.
Mr. Harlan is to become general
manager of the Wadley Southern rail
way.
.Ԥ E. P. McLane, formerly trainmaster
"i)f the Columbus division, will succeed
Mr. Baldwin. Official announcement,
it was reported, is being prepared in
%.q}nnah. ;
An American has obtained a Cuban
patent for a machine that cultivates
tofore has had to be done by hand.
growing sugar cane, work that here-
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
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WIGGINS NAME
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SHERIFF WARD FINDS COUPLA
QUARTS IN WRONG NEGRO’'S
NAME—WRONG NEGRO GONE
Sheriff John Ward has two aquarts
of liquor on hand. That’s putting it
a bit plain of course, and its doubt
less unexpected news. But it was no
special desire on the Sheriff's part(he
says) that he came in possession of
the liquor. It happened like this: On
a hunt for a negro, the officer went
into the home of Martha Wiggins,
whose husband, Josh' Wiggins, is serv
ing a sentence on the county chain
gang for liquor selling. He happened
upon an unopened cartoon which bore
the name of a strange negro. When
he inquired to whem the liguor be
longed, Martha laid claim to it. The
sheriff didn’'t take time to explain to
Martha that it is a violation of the new
prchibition law for a person to order
liguor in the name cof ancther. He
merely said that he would take the
licuor home with him and if the negro
whose name was on the package call
ed for it he could get it. And inci
dentally he didn’t explain, but laid em
phasis on “it”. 5
|SUNAY SERVICE
A HAPPY EVENT
METHODIST TURNED PREACHING
HOUR INTO JUBILEE CELEBRA
TION OF RARE PLEASURE—
CHURCH OUT OF DEBT.
The announcement at the last Sun
day morning service of the success of
an effort to raise a fund of $5,000 with
which to pay off the remainder of the
indebtedness of the Methodist church
for the construction of its handsome
edifice, was the occasion of a jubilee
and handshaking service. It was a
service of rejoicing and mutual con
gratulation, and a number of speak
ers -discoursed upon the splendid suc
cess of the pastor, Rev. Walter An
thony, and others in completing the
fund and the responsiveness with
which the members met such an ef
’fortj It is a matter of greatest satis
faction to the church membership to
}know that the $60,000 structure has
“been paid for in full.
- On behalf of the building commit
'tee, J. W. Cannon made a report that
fhe church building debt” had been
paid in full, and followiné: B. H, Pal
mer spoke in words of high commen
dation of the success of the campaign.
Though it had been annownced that
the pastor would preach, it was sug
gested that the service he made one
of mutual congratulation among the
members of the congregation, and the
happy good feeling that was every
where prevalent marked the morning
services as an event rare in church
history.
FIRE DESTROYED OLD
; SERVANT HOUSE AND PAPER
A servant house in the rear of the
home of B. H. Palmer on Thirteenth
avenue was partially destroyed by fire
Tuesday afternoon. A negro woman
who cooks for the Palmer family, oc
cupied one end of the house with sev
eral children. She was ironing when
the house caught fire from the chim
ney, and when the fire department ar
rived had almost enveloped it in
flames. Househeld goods belonging to
the woman were destroyed and a quan
tity of old paper and magazines be
longing to the local D. A. R. and the
Dispatch, which had been stored in
one end of the house, was destroyed.
The paper was valued at about $lOO
and was not insured.
BEROOKS, INVENTOR’S SON,
KILLED IN A QUARREL
LaGrange, Sept. 18.—Simon Brooks,
a farmer, about 50 years of age, liv
ing near Chipley, Ga., was shot and in
stantly killed by W. A. Bowles, a
neighboring farmer, while the two men
were eating supper in Bowles’ dining
room.
Sunday morning Bowles rode into
LaGrange and surrendered to Sheriff
Shirley, of Troup county, stating that
he Kkilled Brooks in self-defense.
According to Bowles’ statement
Brooks liad been drinking and during
supper began to abuse Bowles. A fight
followed and Brooks, it is stated, drew
%) knife, declaring he would kill Bowles
It was then that the laiter drew lhis
pistol, killing Brooks instantly. 2
The Brooks family is one of the
most prominent in their neighborhood.
Simon. Brooks was :the son of" the
late Tom Brooks, known throughout
the cottom belt as the inventor of the
famous Brooks cotton planter and
press. 5
HIS APPOINTMENT
WILL BE SENT TO THE FAR EAST
TO ENTER UNITED STATES CON
SULAR SERVICE
Dillard Lassetter one of Cordele’s
most deserving and ambitious young
men, who recently passed the examina
tion for consular service with high
honors. may not have to learn how to
use the chop sticks, but he must take
up the tedious task of learning the
hiereglypliies of the Chinese language
He was notified Monday from the
department of state at Washington
that he would receive an appointment
to a post in the far East, in the land
of the yellow man. In accordance
with instructions, he will leave Cordele
witl'in a t~w days for Seattle, from
which place he will sail cn September
23 for Feking, China, going by way of
Yekohoma., At Peking he will join
the American legation anad will study
the Chinese language for a year after
‘hat time he will be appointed to apost
at a salary o $4,000 per year.
Tc get an appointment 1 the con
sular service has been tihie ambition
of voung Lasseter for some years, and
it is uraditying to him thiat his ambi
tion is about to be realized. He is 22
vears of age and his record in study
for Lis ciosen work is considered re
markakle.
“OLD BILL” SAYS THINGS LOOK
TOO UNTIDY WHERE TRASH IS
ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE—
INSPECTOR URGES MORE CARE.
The trash man is out making war
again. Sanitary Inspector Bussey has
been ailing several weeks, but has
been “out and about” attending his
duties as best he could. But now
he is well and in a mean way about
the manner in which his constituency,
the residents of th. city of Cordele,
are leaving the trash all about the
lot, the yard and the walks.
An ill man just getting well is a
mean® man. “oOld Bill” says so and
those who are careless with the trash
ought to know that he is in a bad
humor. Hence this notice.
The inspector urges more care all
over the city in the manner of hand
ling trash. The force finds it difficult
to get up all the waste and garbage
where it is not carefully collected and
slaced conveniently. The care at
home makes it possible for the force
to cover a large portion of the city
in a day's time and consequently this
enable the carts to make more fre
quent visits. Where there is less de
lay there is greater chance to keep a
clean city.
WHISKY LEADS TO KILLING OF
WILKES WALKER BY BROTHER
Fitzgerald, Sept. 19.—Two quars of
whiskey received Saturday afternoon
by express by Jim Walker, a farmer
living about five miles west of the city,
was the unmistakable cause which
led Jim to attack and cut his brother,
Wilkes Walker, who was paying him
a short visit, with fatal results.
Jim and Wilkes were in the city
Saturday afternoon and both left the
city together for Jim’'s home. During
the evening Jim, having hecome craz
ed with the liquor in the presence of
his family, Wilkes attempted to quiet
him when Jim cut him in the bowels
and severely slashed him in the arm.
Wilkes, bleeding from his wounds, left
for another brother’s farm mnearby,
but fell by the wayside and lay on the
ground until some neighbors, in pass
ing, found him in an unconscious con
dition.
Drs. Luks and Fussell were tele
phoned for and on arrival found the
man in such condition that it was
thought best to take him to the sani
tarium in the city. Walker succumb
ed to his wounds about 10 o'clock this
morning.
Jim Walker was placed in jail Sun
day awaiting the result of the cutting,
and will now be kept until the next
session of the Ben Hill Superior court.
Wilkes Walker lived near Mystic
with his brother and was unmarried.
Jim has a wife and several children.
TOUR BALES TO THREE ACRES.
Waycross, Sept. 18.—According to a
report from Wayne county, & B
Thompson, of Odum, made four bhales
of short cotton on three acres of land.
Mr. Thompson used only one sack of
fertilizer on the entire three acres.
Se i e
An Egyptian nobleman’s tomb, built
4500 years ago, has been placed in
the Metropolitian Museaum of Art.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY SEPT. 20, 1916.
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J. T. Waddelt or Chjcago, noted |
strike-breaker, was given the job of!
supplying men for the New York city%
elevated lines when a strike wasj
called. In order to protect those |
motormen of the elevated trains who;
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HERE GOMES MAN
DR. G. M. M'MILLAN IS DEVELOP
ING FINE ACREAGE ON BIG
PLANTATION AT BYROMVILLE
—WILL HAVE LARGE OUTPUT.
Dr. G. M. McMillan, for years a res
ident of Cordele, and who last year
purchased a large plantation and mov
ed up to Byromville to take charge,
has the record for peanut growing this
year, according to his neighbors. He
did not go at the business extensively,
but has a very fine crop on the lands
which he planted in peanuts this year.
The time which he had was too short
to do much this season.
Next year he will become one of the
largest peanut growers in this section
of the state. He has purchased a
machine for cleaning and nicking pea
nuts and this machine will be used ex
tensively on his own plantation and on
the farms of his neighbors the com
ing year.
He is preparing for peanut growing
on a large scale. He nas hundreds of
acres of lands that will be devoted
solely to peanut culture. His place
is considered well adapted to the bus
iness which he is undertaking and he
is engaged for the profit there is in
peanut growing.
CHIEF OF MILITIA
AFFAIRS 1S DEAD
Washington, Sept. 19.—Maj. Gen.
Alberi 1. Mills. chief of the bureau
of militia affairs, holder of the army
medal of honor for bravery under
fire, builder of the new West Point
and former president of the army war
college, died here today after fifteen
hours’ illness from bneumonia.
No funeral arrangements had been
made tonight.
PRESIDENT’S SISTER IS
BURIED AT COLUMBIA
Silent Crowds Greeted Funeral Train
. At Points Aleng the Route.
Columbia, S. (~ Sept. yB.—Mrs. An
nie E. Howe, sister of President Wil
son. was buried here. The President
accompanied the body. The party ar
rived about 11:30 o'ciock.
Funeral services were at the Presby
terian church. Interment was in the
church yard.
Sijent erowds greeted the train here
~and en route.
The president leaves at 6:15 tonight.
‘ President Wilson, Joseph R. Wli
| son, Mrs. Anne Cothran, a daughter,
George and Wilson Howe, sons, Miss
Margaret Wilson and Dr. Cary 7.
Grayson are in lflu pary.
| Do you insist on sanitary cigar fac
‘mrir-s and then use a public cigar cut-
TORMAN .
remained at work, and ;lsn-l]m new
men, he had every motorman’s win
dow covered with heavy wire, so
rocks could do no damage. No mo
torman was injured; in fact, strikers
did not attempt to in jure them.
WILLIAM J. WELDON, SOLDIER OF
THE SIXTIES, PIONEER OF THE
EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF
DOOLY CCUNTY, LAID TO REST.
William J. Weldon, a pioneer citi
zen of the county, aged 80 years, and
a confederate soldier, died last Sun
day night at 7 o’clock at his home on
rural route No 2. He had been in de
clining health for several years, and
senility was the chief cause of his
death. )
The deceased is survived by four
sons ond five daughters: Messrs. S.
(¢!, Weldon, of Istachatta, Fla., I. B.
Weldon, of Cordele, J. J. Weldon, of
Tifton, C. M. Weldon, of Irwinsville,
Mrs. Jane Bush, of Fitzgerald, Mrs.
Mattie Wright, of linia, Mrs. Ella
Hayes, of Thomasville, Mrs. Jeanette
Walker, of Amboy, and Mrs. Martha
Wright of Pinia. :
The remains were interred at the
Dorough cemetery Monday afternoon.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Lit Conner.
GREENWOOD SHOWS ARE ‘
MAKING GOOD NAME
| . \
i The Greenwood Shows, advertising |
l(‘h(\m-\”nla. are in Cordele this wm*k.!
| Monday morning the attraction piteh
| ed ils tents in the baseball park and |
}h:}ve been showing to crowds lhul}
i have well taken up the seating capac
_t ity, estimated at 5,000. There are six
}ty-li'.'u people in the Greenwood rop('r-‘
| toire and a better all-round show has
Ilwwr been to Cordele. The amuse
ment which they afford is clean and
wholesome and their bills are bright
j:m(l breezy, full of wit and humor,
{ and ‘the variety which they furnish
ibm\w-(en singing, dancing. impersonat
jing and musical numbers, is a chief
; feature.
| Mr. Greenwood on the opening night
‘, made the liberal offer that he would
'givo the entire proceeds of one per
!l’m'nmn(-fi to any worthy institation
or dependant family, and the charity
iward at the local sanitorium has bheen
| called to his attention. In accordance
! with his promise the entire proceeds
!fmm the matinee to be held Friday
‘ afternoon, the door receipts and profit
| from the sale of Chero-Cola, candies,
I ote., included, will go to the aid of
! this institution.
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| COTTON MARKET.
| L
, Spots in the local market reached
!153-8 Tuesday and Wednesday morn
‘{ing it took a decline of about an
é eighth, the market closing at 15 1-4 to
| day. 153-8 is as high as the market
fhas been in some time. Fully mid
‘d]ing sold for 15 and middling for
! 14 2-4 in the local market Wednesday.
\WILL BE NEW ATTRACTION FOR
MILES AROUND—OCCUPIES THE
* HIGHEST POINT.
The flag is going up—the eleciric
flag on the court house dome, installed
there through the patriotic efforts of
the local Fort Early Chapter Daugh
ters of the American Revolution. With
in a few days it will occupy a higher
mount on the very top of the dome,
and there throw out its bzrilliant rays
‘lo the inhabitants for miles around.
| The*flag was instaiied on the court
louse dome on July 4, when appro
priate exercises were held under the
auspices of the D. A. R. On account
of mkaing special arrangements for
installing the flag so that it would not
interfere with the clock in the dome,
the flag was placed on one side of
it. The announcement was made at
the time that the flag would eventu
ally occupy a position on the top of
the dome, and this work will be fin
ished in a few days. The work is in
.charge of A. E. Grant. .
R. S. TAYLOR, CONFEDERATE VET
ERAN AND NEIGHBOR OF W. J.
WELDON, PASSES AWAY MON
DAY SHORT WHILE AFTER THE
DEATH OF FRIEND-
R. S. Taylor, aged about 70 years,
a well known citizen and farmer and
also a Confederate soldier, died Sud
denly Monday morniwg about 9 o'clock
at his home within a short distance of
that of W. J. Weldon, who died the
night before. 1t was a coincidence
that children of Mr. Weldon had in
termarried into the family of Mr. Tay
lor, and the two men were the warm
est of friends.
Mr. Taylor arose at his usual time
about 5 o’clock Monday morning and
went about his usual.duties of feeding
the stock and doing otner work about
the house. e seemed in good spirits
upon first arising and ate a hearty
breakfast. though. later complained of
a slight pain. He took some medicine
in the presence of members of the fam
ily who say that it had the appearance
of blue mass. However, some of the
relatives are inclined to believe that
Mr. Taylor made a mistake and took
a poisonous medicine., Heart failure
may have been the cause of his death.
After teking the medicine he lay
down, and members of the family
thought that he was asleep. When
they aitempted to wake him to go to
the home of Mr. Weldon, they found
himi dead. He is survided by a wid
cw and one son, J. T. Taylor, of near
Atlanta, whose wife and children were
‘spending some time with his parents.
Interment occurred at the Dorough
cemetery Tuesday morning, Rev. War
ren Wright conducting the funeral
services. A
CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL
WORKERS MEET IN MACON]
Plans Are Being Perfected for the|
Great Rescue Charity Work |
In Georgra. i
Atlanta, Sept. 19.—A conference of
social workers to which all persons
actively engaged in charitable work in
Georgia are entitled will be held in
Macon on October 27, 28 and 29, for
the purpose of discussing social prob
lems and forming an organization that
will be afliliated with the National
Conference of Charities and Correc
tions. Plans for entertaining the con
ference are being worked out by the
Ministerial Union of Macon with the
ceoperation of the Macon convention
bureau.
The invitation to attend the con
ference includes ministers and church
workers, associated charities organi
zers and workers, probation officers,
officials of public institutions for the
uplift of the poor, and members of
women’s clubs who are directly inter
ested in social welfare.
ROAD TAX COLLECTORS
FINDING PAYMENTS EASY
(C'ounty road tax collectors state
that those subject to this tax are pay
ing up promptly, and that large sums
are coming into the coffers of the
county from this source. The sea
son of prosperity is having its ben
eficial effects in the payment of this
tax as well as all other obligations
generally affecting the citizens of
the county.
| e e
Do you maintain a polluted well and
jtlwn complain about the undertaker’s
hill?
Delivered By Carrier
In City 5¢ Per Week
AUTO MECHANIC
WINS KIS BRIDE
i
ARABI CITIZEN TAKES CHANCES
IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
BRINGS BACK HAPPY BRIDE.
A. D. Jehnson, a well known auto
mobile mechanic of Arabi, has joined
the ranks of the benedicts, and his
bride is as happy a rittle woman as
vou wil meet in a month’s travels. She
was formerly Miss Bertie Bell, of
Lawrenceville, S. (', but now she likes
the name of Johnson better.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were married
last I'riday at Elberton, where the
hride had been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Burch., The groom made the trip
there by automobile, accompanied by
W. L. Patterson, of Arabi, and though
the young lady’s father opposed be
cause she was the oniy daughter left
at home, and was then at the railway
station with her to earry her back to
Lawrenceville with him, the young
couple outwitted him, jumped into
'n auto and hurried to the court
house where the (’)x'fl'nmr"y performed
he nuptial rites.
And so they learned, like many oth
rs before them, that true love never
runs smoothly. Now they have re
«oived the parental forgiveness and
hHlessings of the father, and there's
nothing between them and a happy
life.
Thev returned Monday afternoon
and are making thewr home at Arabi.
WILL RAISE FUND
OCTOBER FIRST SET AS DATE
WHEN BAPTISTS WILL GET
FUND TO BUY HANDSOME PIPE
ORGAN.,
Rev. J. H. Coin, pastor of the First
Baptist church, announced from his
pulpit last Sunday meorning that an
ffort would be made on Sunday, Oc
tober y, to complete the fund of ap
proximately $3,000 for the purchase
f a handsome pipe organ. The plan
to purchase the instrument was start
ed about two weeks ago, and the pur
pose is to make a concerted effort on
the date announced. It is anticipat
od that practically the entire fund
will be subscribed at that time. The
prospects are very encouraging.
' ¥
HON. CHAS. CRISP *WAG
CONGRESSMAN GAVE BARBECUE
AFTER NOMINATION SPEECH IN
AMERICUS YESTERDAY—NEW
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Hon. Chas. R. Crisp was unanimous
lyv named representative to the 65th
congress at the ('(mgrvssi}nm] conven
tion of the Third district held at Amer
icus Tuesday. Over two hundred
friends of Congressman Crisp filled the
armory of the Americus Light Infan
try. W. R. Bowen, of Benn Hill, was
elected permanent chairman, and El
win Rodgers, of Turner. permanent
secretary.
W. 1. Lasseter, of Dooly, presented
the name of Mr. Crisp for nomination
as congressmaen from the Third dis
trict. Mr. Rodgers, of Turner, second
od the nomination.
After Mr. Crisp’s speech of accep
tange, the convention adjourned sine
die. but the entire gathering repaired
to the barbecue grounds on Glessner
street, where Mr. Crisp was host to
the delegates and other friends.
The next executive committee for
the district, with the chairman and
secretary being ex-officia members,
was elected as follows.
1 Ben Hill—George Dorminey, Fitz
| geraldd.
! Dooly—-J. W. Lytle, Vienna.
‘[ Crisp—A. 1. McArthur, Cordele.
I Turner—W. K. Jenkins, Ashburn.
Tavlor—A. H. Riley, Butler.
I Macon—J. L. Heys, Montezuma.
Schley—A. S. Rainey, Ellaville.
I Sumter--Hollis Fort, Americus.
| Webster—S. 0. Brightwell, Weston.
| Stewart—E. L. Carter, Lumpkin.
| Lee—Qteid Stovail, Leesburg.
Terrell—A. L. McLendon, Dawson.
| Randolph—W. R. Curry, Shellman.
% Clay—@G. M. Bell, Bluffton.
| The canvassed returns from the elec
tion showed that Cangressman Crisp
had carried fourteen of the fifteen
counties in the district. The popular
vote was, Crisp 7,310, Hudson, 3,765,
;v.'iih a Crisp majority of 3,544
. The delegates from Crisp county
to the convention were Hon. Isaiah
Williams, G. B. Wilkes, Hugh Lasseter,
|5l, J. Mikel, A. L. McArthur, C. O.
| Nobles, A. Heibert, C. M. McKenzie,
IJ. A. Adkins, J. A. Littlejohn, G. M.
!R(H]{((»rfi. W. H. Wright, J. F. More-
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