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THE NEWS. Established 1871.
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Will RESISTANT
COTTON SEED ARE
NOW
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AGRICULTURAL
ANNOUNCES THAT
SELECTED SEED CAN NOW
HAD IN QUANTITY.
PURCHASING A SUPPLY
NEIGHBORS A BAD
May Now Take Advantage of
Being Done by the Government,
Which is Devoting Much Attention
to the Important Matter.
Washington, Nov. 25.—The
States department of agriculture
points out that highly selected seed
of wilt resistatn varieties of cotton
can now be had in quantity from lo¬
cal growers who have been co-operat¬
ing with the department, and that by
purchase from these reliable sources
farmers may avoid risk of loss from
mixed seed or that untrue to name.
The wilt disease of cotton, which
has been very prevalent this season,
has caused heavy losses to many
Southern farmers. . It has proved a
serious problem in some sections
where not only has the disease ma¬
terially reduced the yields but has
spiead to fields not known to lie pre¬
viously infected. Already this dis¬
ease is present in thousands of acres
of the best cotton lands of the South
and may prove destructive for an in¬
definite number of years. These
facts should serve to direct attention
to the valuable work that is being
carried on for the improvement of
certain varieties of resistant cotton
for the control of this disease.
Much of the wilt resistant cotton
grown in the South is of doubtful
quality and resistance, which is
probably due to the common practice
among farmers of securing seed
from their w eig h bore who-have sue
. cessfully grown cotton on diseased
fields. The fanner who thus pur¬
chases seed, supplies others, m turn,
the following season. In this meth¬
od of distribution there are many
chances for deterioration and mixing
at the gin and elsewhere that the
original highly resistant cotton soon
loses its good qualities. The reputa¬
tion of the best resistant cotton may,
in this way, be at stake because the
deterioration strain often retains the
name of the original variety.
In order to maintain resistance in
cotton careful breeding is necessary.
Every farmer who has cotton wilt on
his land does not have the time or is
not properly qualified to carry on
systematic breeding work, but he
may take advantage of the work that
is being done by the use of well bred
seed.
CLUB CORNER.
Mrs. Robert T. Daniel received the
following telegram this morning and
replied as shown in the second tele¬
gram: 1915.
New York, Nov. 24.
Mrs. Robert T. Daniel, general fed¬
eration secretary of Georgia:
For the sake of all anxious moth¬
ers dreading that their sons may be
added to the ten million men already
killed or crippeld in this war, will
you strengthen the appeal to be
made next Friday by Ethel Snow¬
den, of England, and Rosika Sch
wimmer, of Hungary, to President
Wilson by telegraphing him imme¬
diately at Washington.
JANE ADDAMS,
President Woman’s Peace Party.
Reply— Nov, 25, 1915.
Griffin, Ga.,
To our President, Woodrow Wilson,
Washington, D. C.
Twenty thousand club women of
Georgia and thousands of mothers
plead for other mothers’ sons and
urge a conference of neutral nations
dedicated to finding a just settite
ment of the war.
MRS. ROBERT T. DANIEL,
Secretary General Federation of
Georgia.
It is fitting to add to the club cor
Tier following the telegram sent in
reply, the club woman’* collect used
to open their meetings:
Direct us, O Lord, in all our do¬
ings (With thy most gracious favor,
and further us with Thy continual
help, that in all our works, begun,
continued and ended in thee, we may
glorify Thy holy name, and finally,
by Thy mercy, obtain everlasting life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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on talking you will talk httt out
of buying.—Atchleon Globa.
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LORD DERBY.
Lord Derby, $
with the consent
Premier Asquith of Great Britain,
has issued a statement in ^vhich con
scription is threatened for Novem¬
ber 30. He was given authority some
time ago to try out a plan for volun¬
teer enlistment, but it has not proved
as successful as he hoped, He
says unless the men physically and
financially fit come forward in
ficient numbers by November 30
scription will be resorted to.
FAMOUS PLAYS AND
TO BE SEEN IN PICTURES
World Film Co. Through Franchise
Signed With Electric, Assures
Patrons of the Silent Drama.
Embracing some of the most fa¬
mous successes of the American
dramatic stage for those film adap¬
tations over which they have exclu¬
sive control, the World Film Cor¬
poration, through a franchise signed
here with the Electric theatre, as¬
sures local patrons of the silent
drama, the best in feature photo¬
plays.
Distributing the exclusive output
of Wm. A. Brady, the Shttberts,
Charles K. Harris and allied film in¬
terest* the World Film Corporation,
recognized throughout the country
as the most potent factor in the mol
tion picture industry, are sending to
Griffin such popular screen stars as
Clara Kimball Young, Robert War¬
wick, Alice Brady, Vivian Martin
and Holbrook Blinn, in a varied
repertoire of film successes.
Manager Davis, of the Electric
theatre, alert to the interest of local
motion picture fans, believes the
coterie of stars embraced in the
the most effulgent constellation to be
sent to Griffin since the silent drama
has occupied so important a place on
the local theatrical horixon. Hi* en¬
terprise in this and other instances
is commendable and it is to be hoped
that his efforts to give the people of
this city the best to be had will meet
with the approbation it so justly de¬
serves.—adv.
Sunnv Side Scintillations.
Sunny Side, Ga., Nov. 25.—The
hour of convening the Sun*lay school
at Shiloh Methodist church has been
changed from 3 to 2:30 o’clock and
everybody is cordially invited to at¬
tend and take part in the recitations.
The Teachers and Workers council
will be held in the church every
Thursday night, to which everybody
interested in Sunday school work is
invited. a
The condition of Mrs. J. A. Dar
eey, who ha* been ill for the past
week, is greatly improved, much to
the gratification of the many friends
of the family.
Judge L. C. Darsey will go to
Bowdon Wednesday to attend the
nual conference of the
Protestant denomination as a
gate from the church at Pomona.
Deloa Miller, of Atlanta, is visit¬
ing relatives at this place.
Miss Ida Ruff wo# the guest
relative* in Atlanta Saturday and
comes a subscriber to the
Southern Weekly this week.
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GRIFFIN, GA^ THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 25, 1915.
MEET AT COUNTV
LINE ON SUNDAY
THIRD DIVISION OF COUNTY
ASSOCIATION PLANS BIG
MEETING AND IS EXPECTING
A LARGE ATTENDANCE.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS
IS TO BE TRANSACTED
Excellent Program Has Been Ar¬
ranged, Including Addresses by
Quite a Number of Prominent
Speakers.
The Third division of the Spalding
County Sunday School Association
will meet next Sunday at 10 a. m.
at the County Line M. E. church,
near Birdie.
The following excellent program
has been arranged:
10:00 a. m.—Devotional exercises,
led by C. L. Elder.
10:16—“The Boys in the Sunday
School,” by Mrs. C. J. L. Hender¬
son.
10:45—“Sunday School Conditions
in Spalding County,” by President J
A. Darsey.
11:15—Calling roll of schools and
work on chart by division president.
11:45—Song.
12:00—’Dinner.
1:15 p. m.—'Devotional exercises,
led by B. C. Head.
1:30—“Sunday School Work a
Man’s Job,” by Col. D. R. Cumming.
2:00—“How to Increase Sunday
School Interest,” by Rev. Nath
Thompson.
2:30—“Eaa-y Impressions,” by Rev.
Frank Adams.
3:00-—Song.
3:05—Open discussion.
3:30—Resolutiois and adjourn¬
ment.
A large attendance of church and
Sunday school workers is expected
to attend this meeting. It is especial-
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delegates , and , division . presidents at¬
tend, as important business is ex
pected to come up for consideration.
Arrangements are being made to
have a jitney bus carry a load from
Griffin to the meeting. The bus will
leave Griffin at the corner of Car
lisle & Ward’s drug store at 9:15 a.
m. and meet up and down trains at
Experiment at 9:30. The fare will
be from 40 to 50 cents round trip,
depending/ on the" number going.
Further information can be had by
calling phone 2002, Pomona line, not
later than Saturday noon.
MRS. J .J. MANGHAM DIES
AT HER ROME IN ATLANTA
Former Well Known and Popular
Griffin Woman Passes Away
After Long Illness.
The friend* of Mrs. Joseph J.
Maugham will be grieved to hear of
her death, which occurred at her
home in Atlanta Wednesday after¬
noon at 6:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Mangham had been ill for a
year and for months had been in a
most critical condition. The dally
suffering was borne with Christian
courage and the end was like the no¬
ble life she had led, calm and beau¬
tiful. She had been a consistent
member of the Methodist church for
a number of years and was noted for
her lovable and exemplary Christian
character and her fortitude attained
the sublime.
She wo* the most thoughtful and
loving daughter to the mother whom
she loved so dearly. A* wife, mother
and sister her dally life was ideal.
A rarely gentle and beautiful nature
ha# been welcomed into Paradise by
her loved ones gone before.
Tenderest sympathy is extended to
the bereaved family.
The funeral and interment will
take place in Atlanta, West View
cemetery.
ON DECEMBER 24 AT 7
O’CLOCK P. M. THE GRIF¬
FIN GAS COMPANY
will give away to the lucky holder of
the numbers drawn, a
136.00 gas range.
A $16.00 Water Heater.
A $4.00 room heater.
A set of Waffle Irons.
Six bread Toasters.
All their patron* paying their gas
bills in December between the first
and the tenth will receive one coupon.
The duplicate* of these coupon*
will be drawn.out of a hat at their
office on above date and the lucky
holders will be given the above prises.
.. B. W. KINCAID, Mansger.
III I OMIT ORtSS
Recall Campain Committee Talks
About the Great and Good City
Like Btiiletias Used to Do.
Atlanta, Ga„ Nov. 2.—The Atlan¬
ta daily newspapers have broken
faith with themselves and the public
and are again printing the paid ad¬
vertisements of the Men and Re¬
ligion leaders slandering Atlanta.
The new bulletins are not headed
“Men and Religion" and are not sign¬
ed by the executive committee. They
are signed by the recall campaign
committee, but they are written by
the same individuals, in the same
style as the former Men and Re¬
ligion bulletins and are paid for by
the same people.
A couple of months ago the At¬
lanta newspapers announced volun¬
tarily that they had refused to ac¬
cept any more M|n and Religion ad¬
vertisements because of the fact that
the advertisesnenta were hurting At¬
lanta, because they were slanderous
and harmful.
Yesterday a halletin appeared in
the newspaperervtitled “Only a
Policeman,” which was one of the
worst^ knocks on Atlanta that has
ever been published. Chamber of
Commerce leaders and business men
join in condemning this new outburst
while newspaper readers are amazed
at what has occurred.
The Hearst newspaper in Atlanta
is not involved in the situation as
for more than a year none of the
Men and Religion bulletins have been
offered to that paper for publication.
DR. FIELD AND FAMILY
HAVE MOVED TO GRIFFIN
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Dr. Ohas. H. Field, who has re¬
cently moved to Griffin from Clear¬
water, Fla., has Just completed the
arrangement of his office over Joe
A. Rice's store. Dr. Field and hi*
family come here well recommended.
-*** of October Clearwater Ttth^Kas NeWs, the*following under date
to
say about Dr. Field leaving that
place:
“Dr. Field, with his estimable fam¬
ily came to Clearwater three years
ago from Marietta, Georgia, bo prac¬
tice medicine and since coming here
have made many friends who regret
very much to see them go and hope
that some time they may decide to
return to Clearwater.
“Dr. Field built up an extensive
practice during the two years he was
actively engaged in the practice of
medicine, making a specialty of the
disease of children. About a year
ago the doctor gave up active prac¬
tice and devoted considerable of his
time to real estate development at
Safety Harbor, but the call of his
chosen profession was too strong and
he has again fl^ken up the practice of
Medicine. During his residence in
Clearwater, ha was prominent in all
local affairs, being chairman of the
city board of health and a member
of the board of trustee* for Clear¬
water ssohools, both of whieh posi¬
tions he recently resigned.
"The family will also be greatly
missed in the church and social af¬
fairs, in which Mrs. Field and the
girls took a prominent part.
“While Clearwater loses a good
family, Griffin gains one and we wish
them much success in their new
home."
EHIKLFI IS IFTOHTEI
SHI IN INDIMUI
Former Aasistvt Secretary Griffin
Board of Trade Land* Good
Position in Hoooier State.
Harry GrimsJey, formerly assist¬
ant secretary of the Griffin and
Spalding County Board of Trade, has
just been appointed secretary of the
board of trade at Portland, Indiana.
Hie experience as assitant in the
Griffin organization under Secretary
Royster, who is one of the best
known secretaries in the country fit¬
ted Mr. Grim*ley, his new employers
my, for the responsibilities of his
new especially position. He begins hi* work
well qualified and ie one
of the youngest men In the profes¬
sion.
Mr. Grimsley has been connected
with a manufacturing concern at Ma¬
con for several nrintlm past. He is
a capable b urin ea r man and hia ex¬
perience in board of trad# work here
oepodally qualifies him to discharge
his duties in Indifna in an accept¬
able manner. Hie many Mends in
Griffin will be glad to hear of his
advancement and wteh him great suc¬
cess.
TUFFS M CHRISTMAS
MITS SENT Milt
Americans Who Plan to Send Gifts
' to Foreign Countries Want to
Be Sure Duties Are Paid.
Washington, May 24 .►—Many
iwoeks in advance, the preparations
iare made for the international tours
of Santa Claus. Americans who are
planning to send Christmas present
to persons in foreign countries want
to be sure that those who receive
the gifts will not be compelled to
pay' any charges. Many letters come
annually to Washington, asking what
to do to avoid any difficulties. The
communications have already begun
to arrive, and are being answered by
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, department of commerce.
The writers of these letters which
before the end of the year, will have,
come from every part of the country,
are particularly interested ip tariff
rates which must be paid on gifts in
ithe lands to which they are sent.
Many express regret that there
‘should be such a thing as a foreign
'tariff in the season of generous giv¬
ing. Some indicate that they think
the charges are really omitted. They
'believe that during the holidays the
barriers are torn down.
1 The truth, however, must be told
iin replying to these inquiries, and
hhe bureau is compelled to inform its
fcorrespondents that whatever the
•customs tax is in any foreign land
on any class of presents, that tax is
collected every season.
Many persons who write to Wash¬
ington, asking 4or tariff rates in
particular countries, fail to specify
Ithe kinds of articles that are to lie
sent abroad as Christmas gifts. It Is
quite necessary that such details
should be given in order to learn the
amount of the tax. The bureau can¬
not send out an entire tariff schedule
in answer to each letter, and even if
it did, very few persons would know
what to do with it when they re¬
ceived the docment.
The first of the 1915 letters arrived
on November 11, and was addressed
to the treasury department. The
writer asked for the rate on Christ¬
mas gifts to Canada, and the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce, to
which the matter was forwarded, was
unable to reply until it was kn^wn
whether it was some mechanical top
for a child, a diamond stick pin for
an absent friend, or a warm garment
for some deserving penson, that was
to be sent as a gift across the na¬
tional boundary. A large proportion
of the letters usually received have
this same defect They are sent to
various departments in Washington
every Christmas season. But all
come eventually to the bureau which
has the desired information.
Many persons in the past have
asked what method should be adopt¬
ed in order that the tariff charge
might be paid at the point of ship¬
ment in this country, by the giver
of the gift. All such inquiries have
(been answered uniformly Fwith the
statement that there is no direct way
in which the import duty charged by
another country can be paid here,
but if the package is placed in the
charge of an express company, pro¬
vision can be made for payment of
duty by the express Bgent abroad.
Although there is no exemption
from custom house charges for
Christmas gift, there are some con¬
ditions under which certain gifts
from country to country may escape
payment. Since the government rule
that wedding present brought in by
siibject# shall not be taxed. Some al¬
so exempt possessions that are part
of an inheritance. But the season of
universal giving i* not on the tariff
calendar a* one when the pathway*
between the nations shall be cleared
of obstruction*.
THE GRIFFIN CIRCUIT
HAS FINE BEGINNING
Rev. Nath Thompson, the Pastor In
Charge, Says He is Going to Fix
\X’p Just Like City Folks.
W# had a fine baginning for the
first Sumlay in the conference year.
Mt. Zion and Vaughn responded to
the making of the churches comfort¬
able during the winter.
Pshoiw! We are going to fix up
jo*t Hke city folks. Going to have
a sexton and may get a big bell be¬
fore we quit, so you can hear it ring
clear across the county. We are
looking for blue prints from our land
•cape architect pretty soon. Keep
your eye on the Griffin circuit.
Midway next Sunday morning at
11 and <1:30 in the evening. Sunday
school 10 a. m. sharp. Yours truly,
“UNCLE NATH.”
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THE SUN, Established 1877.
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Special Thanksgiving Services Are Held at Three Central
Churches and at Each Contributions Are Made To
Orphans and the Poor—Early in Morning Thanks¬
giving Bells Rang Out Their Notice of Good Things
In Prospect For the Day.
Thanksgiving Day is being quiet¬
ly celebrated in Griffin in a manner
becoming to good citizens. Special
Thanksgiving services were held this
morning at the First Baptist, the
First Presbyterian and>.St, George’*
Episcopal churches. '
At the First Baptist church the
splendid program was followed by a
collection for the Georgia Baptist
Orphans home at Hapeville, resulting
in a sufficient amount to inspire the
officers of the home and the little
ones with good cheer.
At the First Preabyte: iau church,
after the redition of an entertaining
pregram, a free will offering was
taken for Thorn well orphanage at
Clinton, S. C., to which worthy insti¬
tution Georgia Presbyterians donate
their assistance.
Rev. E. B. Andrews, the rector, de¬
livered an excellent address at St.
George, from an altar decorated
with the fruits of the earth, famous
Georgia pioduct#, which were later
distributed among the poor of the
city.
At all the churches special musical
selections were rendered and other
features indicative of Thanksgiving
and a sincere appreciation of the man
itold blessings that God is daily visit¬
ing on mankind.
Early in the morning Thanksgiv¬
ing bells began ringing out their no¬
tice of the good things in prospect
for the day, .which included many
beautiful feasts and other festivities.
BETTERTON AND SMITH
CLEARED IN U. S. COURT
Tennesee Casket Co. and .Shipping
Clerk Fox Must Pay Penalty of
Shipping Liquor in Coffin*.
The numerous Griffin friend* of
Commissioner T. C. Betterton and
A. G. Smith, of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
received with pleasure and expecta¬
tion the news of their vindication in
the case preferred against the Ten¬
nessee Coffin and Casket company
by the United States government for
the shipment of liquor in casket# as
inducement to customers. L. C My
lius, superintendent, was also found
not guilty. *
Commissioner Betterton ie general
manager'of the company, and Mr.
Smith is traveling salesman, and
while it i# true that packages of
liquor were shipped, it was done
without their knowledge, for which
the shipping clerk, Frank Fox, wo#
to be responsible and in con¬
sequence the company for which he
Worked.
' Fox and the company will be sent¬
enced Saturday.
The company and its four em¬
ployes were indicted on charges that
It had been the custom to enclose bot¬
tles of whiskey in coffin* shipped to
various part# of the country. Bet¬
terton declare*! he was ignorant of
the practice for some time but when
he learned of it, he ordered it dis¬
continued .
FAST BASKETBALL GAME
TO BE PLAYED TONGHT
Gordon Institute and Griffin. Old
Rivals, Will Meet in Inter¬
esting Contest.
Gordon Institute and Griffin, old
rivals, will play a gam* of basketball
at the Spalding Grays’ armory to¬
night, which promises to be one of
the fastest game* of the season.
Gordon’s team is reported to be in
good shape and capable of giving the
soldier boy* a hard run for
victory. While the soldier* ore in
fine trim, they are a bit handicapped,
since some of their men are to be out
of the game for varous reasons. But
they declare they are going to give
the vialtors a good scrap.
A large crowd is expected. Tickete
have been on sale for the past two
days and a largo number have al¬
ready been sold.
PROMINENT BY. 0FFICUL
HESPONS TO BERTH'S CULL
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w . j. Bril. of Columbas Division of
80,1 u <rn ’ n ***** Away at His
Home in Atlanta,
Williamson, Ga., Nov. 26—News
was received at the railway office
Tuesday of the death of W. J. Bell,
the former superintendent of tins Co¬
lumbus division. Mr. Bell had many
friend* in this vicinity who will re¬
gret to hear of his death. He was
highly esteemed by all who knew
him and had been connected with
the Southern Railway for many
years. J. Emmett Smith, chief dis¬
patcher, was one of the pall-bearers.
Many others went up to Atlanta to
attend the funeral Wednesday after¬
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Carter and »on
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clark
Dickinson. Mr*. Ferdinand Drewry
will entertain at a family dinner In
their honor Wednesday and Mr. and
Mts . Raymond Dickinson will en¬
tertain for them on Thanksgiving.
Last week seemed to have been
a week of accidents in this vicinity.
John Yarbrough had his wrist brok¬
en when cranking his car. Vivian
Drewry sprained her ankle very
badly and Mrs. Moreland, of Rover,
(was thrown from her buggy by an
automobile truck in Griffin last Sat¬
urday. AU at last accounts were
getting on comfortably.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Wood and
Miss Bessie Cole attended the Har¬
vest Festival one day last week.
Others who attended were Emmett
Reynolds, Walter Beauchamp, Drew¬
ry Dickinson and others.
The W. C. T. U. held their last
m-‘ ‘ » at the residence of Mrs.
B:n" Wood. There was a good
deal of business discussed and then
a beautiful talk by the president,
Mrs. Moreland, who is a most gifted
speaker. She also bold of the re¬
cent annual meeting at Covington
and was so full of inspiration and
enthusiasm that she put new life
into all present Mrs. C. 0. Taykw
was appointed head of the temper,
a nee work in the Methodist Sunday
school; Mrs. Clark Dickinson of the
Christian, and Mrs. Wi,'iiuiy, Fill
yaw of the Baptist. Mr*. G. Gais
sert was appointed to take charge of
the mothers’ department and Mrs.
Emmett Smith of the flower depart¬
ment.
Mrs. C. E. Wells and children are
the guests of her parents at Tal
boton.
The minstrels that the children are
to give will be at the auditorium
Tuesday night. December 3. Mias
Simmons has worked hard for the
entertainment and ha* succeeded in
getting up one of the most amusing
performances that has ever been pre¬
sented here
Mrs. J. C. Beauchamp and Dr.
Walter Beauchamp spent a few days
recently with Mrs. MWdlebrooks at
Locust Grove. I>r. Beauchamp also
visited friends at McDonough.
Patrick Pertinencies.
Patrick, Ga Nov. 25.—Mrs. Jud
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son Fuller returned to her home at
Villa Rica today, after a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Jennie Mitchell.
Rev. 1. G. Walker filled his ap¬
pointment at. Union Sunday. -
Sunday school at RinggoM every'
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Ev¬
erybody is invited to attend.
Mr. Pelham Wallace and Mire
Maude Chappell were happily mar¬
ried in Atlanta lost Wednesday. They
both have score# of friends who ar#
congratulating them. They will be
at home to their friends at the new
home of the groom near her* after
January lat.
Mr*. Bettie Carmichael and Glen¬
nie Carmichael, of near Jackson,
spent Sunday' with Mrs. Mattie Wet-Bj
den.
Martin and Ulmer Walden will
spend Thanksgiving with their broth
#r, Thomas Walden, at Martha B*i>
ry school, at Rome.
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