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YOU AND I
MUST LOOK TO HARDING
T O FULFILL TWO GREAT
RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE senate was expected to obey
the president’s orders and side
trick the soldiers’ bonus bill.
This means that it will be a long
t.nte—certainly many months, pos
c’ihlv years —before the men who
fought their country’s battle in the
great war, get the adjusted compen
sation that they are entitled to, by
any rule of justice that can be ap
plied.
It may mean that they will never
get it. . . ± .
This may be a pessimistic view,
but the realities of the situation
seem to justify it.
The two arguments that the presi
dent used to convince the senate
W ere that the government’s financial
condition could not stand the strain
o f the bonus i.nd that everything
that a grateful nation can do is to
be done in caring for the disabled
soldiers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Having won his case with these
two arguments, the president has
accepted two great responsibilities.
It is distinctly up to him to enforce
such rules of economy in every de
partment of the government service
that not a dollar of public money will
be wasted. For if our financial situa
tion is so harzardous that the soldiers
must forego their bonus, the wasting
of public money is inexcusable.
The other responsibility is to de
mand of congress that without delay
it pas the Sweet bill, which provides,
the machinery and money for taking
care of disabled soldiers.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
has pointed out that to carry out
the provision of this bill will cost
the government $500,000,000 a year.
No one else has made so high an
estimate.
It may be that the secretary in
facing the great task of handling the
nation's finances has become some
thing of an alarmist.
But whether it is five hundred mil
lion or twice as much, is entirely
outside of the argument.
DEBATE ON HONOR
The nation’s debt to its disabled*
veterans is a debt of honor which
must be paid in full and paid with
out further delay.
If more taxes must be levied to
pay it, then come on with the taxes.
No arguments about financial
strain, treasury breakdowns, etc., in
this matter, Mr. President, Mr. Sec
retary and senators.
The most ri&id economy, cheese-;
paring economy, if you please, every
where else.
k But generosity, even to the point
B extravagance here. And along*
ivith generosity, speed.
f A lew days ago a soldier died in
New York of tuberculosis. He was
alone and friendless. He fought so
gallantly in the great war that he
won three medals for bravery. By
the merest chance his body was '
saved from burial in the potter’s
field.
ihts is but o«e of the thousands of
cases of neglect which have dishon
ored the nation.
Finances are important, yes. But
duty and honr are more important.
ENGLISH
Miss Dagmar Perkins, of New
>ork, president of the National As
sociation for the Improvemment of
• merican Speech, has undertaken a
h ai’d job. She wants Americans to
quit paying “gimmie” and “ain’t’
and " w “ tch y ers tep” and the like,
’w. i > . Perk ' ns not a pioneer.
( ay back in the early years of the
■th century the distinguished edu-
t 1 °f’ , race Mann, attempted to
each New England how to speak
bnm' Sh | * le lai !'-’ d miserably. New
■'banders continue to murder tnc
‘anguage until this day.
TWO GEORGES
Hi . I IS z. about two kings—George
1 and George V of England.
, made a conciliatory
•P ch in Belfast that resulted in
hm jarring factions of Ire
' "gc Iler in peace parley. George
with i'i" gainst any compromise
">th the ’American rebels.”
fi llou * eo , l P ;e HI been as sensible a
been .J ■ t ' orge V there might have
Star < " z \" 1 ‘* I ' ican revolution, no
States Banner > no United
than 11 1 Abraham Lincoln other
Iha » the country lawyer.
Can>t h<?lp but
ven , hat Ge °rge 111 was a
•' stu P‘d old fool.
T , THE smiths.
American 81 ? mOSC P rom >nent
000 of nJ dy ‘ More tha n 150,-
fought fm A~ f ‘ V - e a '’ my divisi°ns—
cording ,n the war, ac-
tist;e‘- ! rh cent, y announced sta
may he «J ey i are in egress. They
legislature H< i ln nearl y ev, ‘ r .V state
Other f ail u- ° n eve *'y Police force,
city n •. m >ght leave any
Would c'rcefv x nd tbe ‘ r de P arture
Pose ;i u t‘h, J ** noticed, but sup-
Th a Knuths left!
"ufficient. 1 ? 11 ?’ > thc on 'y family
to sepai nt . ltse . lf ’ for were they
of the <• ' hemselve« from the Test
a 'ong verv u nity they cou,d «et
bore, ’ What with lhe ir la-
Pifach’er.
band it t ' > '‘ ac 'hers. You’ve gotta
to ’em.
Dr. J H k H^ R ° ISM
cut his own u" t J Ve ,. 1 ’ ,°f Philadelphia,
at n ., <• . hand slightly while oper
su- I'end,.,! TiP* ndlCi,is ’ Be conld have
Ms. d the operation to save him
the dam-.,* would have increased
-a weTi J l' S patient - He didn’t
oni n £ k er he died of blood pois
hom’r ?? P r, ' ff ' Sß '<>n has to its
duty. Rg lst B uch sacrifices to
ERIC
THE TIMES';., t RECORDER
[%OII PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DiX~,E~gfr~O?
FORTY-THIRD YEAR.—NO. 165
HARDWICK ASKS BIENNIAL SESSIONS
Mrs. Bergdoll Admits
Paying Officer $5,000
Escaped Slacker’s Mother Says It Was For Distri
bution “Among High Officials At
Washington’’
WASHINGTON, July 19.—Mrs. Emma Bergdoll today told the house
committee investigating the escape of Grover C. Bergdoll, her slacker son,
that she gave $5,000 to Major Bruce Campbell, an army officer at Gov
ernor’s Island, for use ‘among hig hofficials at Washington” to help obtain
his freedom.
She said Campbell first demanded SIOO,OOO, but she refused.
MILLION DOLLAR
COTTON CREDITS
FIXED IN BERLIN
First Arrangement lust
Negotiated By Charles
ton Concern
BERLIN, July 19.—(8y Associat
ed Press.) —The first million dollar
American cotton credit has just been
negotiated between the American
Products Export and Import Corpora
tion, of Charleston, S. C., and the
Darmstader bank of Berlin, the lat
ter guaranteeing repayment, which is
based on three and six-month credit
on the dollar basis.
Nephew Asphyxiated
In Tank Os Gasoline
Dr. Mamie Cassady has been call
ed to Bainbridge to attend the fun
eral of her nephew, Alex Berry,
aged 17, news of whose tragic death
there late Monday by asphyxiation in
a gasoline tank reached her last
night.
Alex Berry was asphyxiated by
gasoline fumes at the Bainbridge
plant of the Texas company. He
was taking the closing inventory of
gas in the huge storage lank and
dropped his pencil inside. With aid
of cross bars inside the tank he
lowered himself and secured the pen
»nil, there being a low depth of gaso
line in the tank. He returned to
within reaching distance of his com
panion, John Neely, grabbing his
hand when he was overcome by gas
fumes and fell back. He was dead
when rescued five minutes later,
Short Staple Cotton
Kept On Free List
WASHINGTON, July 19.—The
house late Monday put long staple
cotton on the dutiable last with an
advalorem rate of 15 per cent. The
duty will apply only to cotton with a
staple one and one-eighth inches in
lenfth and affect only imports of
Egyptian or other cotton not compar
able to the ordinary commodity pro
duced in the South.
Members were in doubt as to what
compensatory rates on all cotton
boods would be considered necessary
by reason of the imposition of a tax
on the raw product. There was no
explanation of the committee’s action
in deciding at the last moment not to
take the ordinary variety of cotton
such as is raised in the South from
the free list.
MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling 11c.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
LIVERPOOL, July 19.—Market
opened 5-11 points down. Quota
tions, fully middling 8.77. Sales 14,-
000 bales. Receipts, 18,877 bales, of
which 1.8,735 are American.
Futures: Oct. Dec. Jan.
Prev. Close .8.87 8.93
Open 8.84 ———
Close .8.73 . 8.81
NEW YORK FUTURES
Oct. Dec. Jan.
Prev. Close 12.70 13-.10 13.10
Open .. .12.74 1.3.17 13.17
10:15 am 12.73 13.10 13.14,
10:30 .12.73 13.10 13.10
10.45 .... ...12.74 13.12 HUH
11:00 ..12.74 13.13 13.16
11:15 12.77 13.17 13.22
11:30 ...12.67 13.09 13.14
11-45 12.73 13.13 13.14
12:00 12.76 13.17 13.16
12:15 pm 12.69 13.16 13.16
12:30 12.71 13.14 13.13
12:45 . 12.74 13.15 13.15 :
1 :00 12.74 13.19 13.21
1:15 12.78 13.17 13.22
1:30 . 12.78 13.17 13.22
1:45 12.76 13.20 13.22
2:00 12.82 13.38 13:4 5
2:30 12.83 13.23 13.27
WEATHER.
Forecast for Georgia—Local thun
dershowers tonight or Wednesday.
AMERICUS TEMPERATURES
(Furnished by Rexall Pharmacy 1
4 mu *...90 4 am .74
6 pnr 85 6 am ..72
8 pm ..80 8 am 80
10 pm 79 10 am ~86
Midnight 7G Noon 89
2 am .76 1 pm 88
ALBANYTO PLAY
HERE THURSDAY;
CROWD COMING
Fans To Make Trip In
Special Cars On Ro
tary Day
Thursday will be a notable day in
Americus. Announcement was made
today that a game of baseball had
been scheduled for Thurssday after
noon at 4 o’clock at the Playground
between Americus and her ancient
rival, Albany, and that the Albany
fans were coming in at least three
special coaches to be attached to the
2 o’clock CT ntral passenger train.
A considerable share of the party
will be members of the Albany Ro
tary clut. who are coming on that
day to be the guests of the Ameri
cus Rotary club at the regular mid
week luncheon at the Tea Room.
A notable game of baseball, with
rabid rooting on each side, is prom
ised! foW the game here. Albany
will bring practically the same team
which met Americus in that city July
4 On that occasion the Albany
team was composed of the pick of
the city league there, and Ameri
cus was represented by a very strong
tfSfin wTich won by a score" of .3-2.
So close was the game and so strong
the feeling of interest that the Al
bany team refused to proceed with
the game with’ two men out in the
ninth inning when one of the um
pires changed his decision ruling j
against them.
In the July 4 game Bradley Hogg
pitched for the Americus club and
delivered a great game. It had been i
hoped to use him in the return game]
here, but he is now {filling an en- j
gagement of three weeks with the j
Madison, Fla., club and will be un-|
able to be here. It has not been an
nounced yet who will pitch for Amer
icus, but it is stated that a strong
team, one that will put up a fast
game, will be on hand to meet the
Albany sluggers.
The rivalry Between the two cities,
the recent defeat oT Albany by Am
ericus in a close score, ’and the fact
that special railroad facilities are
obtainable assures a crowd of prob
ably 150 fans from Albany for the
game. Thursday afternoon being a
half holiday here, and Americus be
ing well supplied with lovers of base
ball, assures a large local attend
ance.
Ihe game scheduled for Thursday
here with Montezuma has been
postponed until Friday because of
the Albany occasion.
NO RUPTURE IN
CRAIG’S RETURN
BELFAST, July 19. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —The return to Belfast
of Sir James Craig, Ulster premier,
and the members of his cabinet, who
had been in London in connection
with the Irish peace movement, must
not be taken as a rupture of negotia
tions, it was declared today by Col.
Spender, secretary of the delegation.
It is thought, indeed, the delegation
will be recalled to London next week.
None of the members of the cabi
net would have anything to say.
SIR JAMES MAKES
STATEMENT ON LEAVING
LONDON, July 19.—The Irish ne
gotiations took on an unexpected de
velopment late last night. Sir James
Claif, Ulster premier, on leaving for
Belfast, made an important state
ment.
The Ulster leader maintains that
the Sinn Fciners themselves by con
testing the ejections for the Northern
parliament on a platform of ‘‘no par
tition,” in which they were roundly
defeated, have recognized Ulster’s
claim to self-determination.'and, so
far as his words have been interpret
ed for the present, he seems to wash
his hands of any further participa
tion in the peace negotiations'.
Sir James said:
‘T return home well satisfied with
the efforts beipg made toward peace.
Mr. DeValera has broken his silence
and cleared the ground by his state
ment to the press that he ptoposes to
found his claim on recognition of the
right of self-determination.”
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 19, 1921.
NAVAL SCANDAL
‘PROVED’; REPORT
SCORES DANIELS
Ex-Secretary Roosevelt,
Censured, Charges
Unfairness
WASHINGTON, July 19.—For
mer Secretary Daniels and former
Assistant Secretary Franklin D.
Roosevelt, of the navy, were de
nounced for methods used in the in
vestigation of the war time scanda;
among the enlisted men at the New
port training station in the majority
report of the senate sub-committee,
made public today.
The charges' made by the clergy
of Newport and the Providence Jour
nal, the report says, have “been
proven to the satisfaction of the com
mittee” and both clergy and the
Journal “deserve the thanks of the
people at large.”
At the same time Mr. Roosevel.
issued a statement declaring that
Republican Senator Fall and Keys,
constituting the majority of the sub
committee, issued the findings with
out giving hi ma 'hearing, which
Roosevelt contended “shows a pre
meditated and unfair', purpose of
seeking what they mistakenly believe
to be a partisan and political ad
vantage.” .
Most of the details of the scandal
as disclosed Ki the investigation are
of an unprintable nature.
HEARD IN
PASSING
WHAT AMERICUS PEOPLE
ARE SAYING AND
THINKING
>
‘T’HE general trend of conver
* sation about the streets as
knots of Americus business men
and Sumter county farmers gath
er to discuss vital questions of the
day, would impress! the casual
listener that underlying jest and
humpr and occasional .seriousness
is’ a spirit of optimisffc expectancy.
The long-faced grouch who some
time back could be seen gesticulat
ing about the street corners, wild
eyed and threatening in attitude,
warning the young and old that
we were on the verge of financial
and national calamity, has mysteri
ously disappeared. It is 'hoped
that he has gone to work, the sure
cure for pessimism.
“I have just ridden about forty
miles over Sumter county farm
section,” said an Americus mer
chant today. ‘‘lf what I saw means
any thing at all at this time, it
means that Sumter is certain to
have a bumper crop. I don’t say
that there will be more of any par
ticular product than in previous
years, but, I do believe that there
will be the best balanced crop that
we have I had any time lately.
What cotton I saw is growing,
clear of grass and full of fruit
from the ground up. The corn is
full of promise and except in iso
lated instances, is as good as 1 have
seen any year.”
“I just traveled through Sum
ter, west and southwest byway
of Plains,” said another merchant
farmer, “and though the recent
heavy rains have halted the work
of the farmers, the crops of all
kinds are as fine, generally, as 1
have seen for years. Notwith
standing the cut in acreage and re
duced amount of fertilizer used,
I believe Sumter county will near
ly duplicate last year’s cotton
crop.”
“We are bound to have a won
derful business season this fall,”
sa.d another merchant as the re
porter stepped into the store to
day. It was such an unusual state
ment, coming like a bolt from the
well trained business brain, that
the reporter asked upon what he
based the assumption. >
“Well,” resumed the merchant, |
“this time last year our firm owed
for $25,000 worth of merchan
dise that had to be paid for out of
the fall’s business. The farmer
and working man had to pay us
for this merchandise m addition to
heavy fertilizer bills. This year
we, like the majority of other mer
chants, have not bought heavily.
Just enough merchandise has been
bought to meet the immediate de
mands. Consequently we will have
only about $5,000 to pay out this
fall and the farmer and working
man who have not bought of us
heavily on account will have their
money to spend. They will have
smaller hills to pay of every sort.
With the bright prospects of this
year’s crop as it now appears, even
though the price of cotton does not
go beyond twelve cents, there will
be more cash money spent in Am
ericus this fall than in a long time.
1 know that what is true in our
case is true of others. I never
felt better and more .full of pep
than I do today when J think of
the business outlook for the fall
season.”.
Another merchant was accosted
SHE’S MISSOURI’S LEADING LOBBYIST
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MISS MARIE AMES
She Tells How To Get Good Laws Enacted By
State Legislators
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 19.
—“Don’t try to vamp legislators,”
warns Miss Marie Ames, successful
lobbyist.
“When a woman begins to try
feminine wiles upon lawmakers she
only disgusts them—or, at least, she
doesn't get the votes.”
Miss Ames has to her credit in
Missouri the ratification of the suf
frage amendment; the reform of
election methods in Kansas City and
St. Louis; revision of the children's
code; legislation providing factory
inspection; and the submission to
voters of the constitutional amend
ment to strike the word “male”
from the state constiution’s le
quirements for state officeholders.
She worked during the last two
sessions of the Missouri legislature
as legislative representative of the
Missouri Woman’s Legislative Com
mittee, composed of delegates of 19
state organizations of women with
more than 200,000 members.
“I try to meet the men of thc
legislature on their own plane, I
discuss bills on their merit and re-
TECH ON ARMY
LIST OF HONOR
Given Special Privileges
With 33 Other
Schools
WASHINGTON, July 19.—Thirty
four educational institutions of the
United States were named by the
War Department today as “dis
tinguished colleges and honor mili
tary schools, respectively, for
1921.”
The order gives the colleges the
right to one appointment each vir
tually without examination to the
regular army and each honor school
the right to maintain one represen
tative candidate at West Point.
The schools include Alabama Poly
technic Institute, Clemson College
and Georgia Tech.
on the streets who seemed to be
in a great hurry He is a new
comer to Americus and it occurred
to the reporter from his hustling
attitude that there might, be some
thing in the air. “What's on your
mind?” he was asked. ■
“Oh! I am late getting off to he
market for fall buying. I have
been rushing for two weeks tryihg
to get away. 1 want to have my
store renovated, that, is repainted
and new shelving put in to take
care of the fresh new stock that
I am going to buy.” He was all
in a hurry and beaming with hope
and keen anticipation of next
business returns. So the
reporter asked him what he
thought of the prospects for busi
ness this fall.
“Well, I’ll tell my friend. I
, believe there is something good
just around the corner. For many
weeks I have ridden over South
Georgia and up as far as Atlanta
and over to Columbus. The crops
generally are good and. unless
August rains interfere with the
• fruition, we are going to have
Can you arrange four 7’s with arithmetical signs so
that they will make 100?
Amwer to yeiterday’i: 79 plu» 5 1-3 equal* 84 1-3;
84 p!u» 2-6 equal* 84 1-3. A. .a . » . ,
fuse questionable dinner invitations,”
she said.
“Effective lobbying means long
and tedious work before the com
mittees, especially to watch every
move of a bill during the latter part
of a session. For then is when it
is easy for a bill to get sidetracked.”
Miss Ames began her career as a
worker for suffrage 11 years ago in
Springfield, Mass., her home. He<
campaigning took her into the
mountains of Kentucky, the mine
districts of Michigan and the farms
country of MiiVouii.
Iler most spectacular accomplish
ment was in 1919 when the lower
house of the Missouri legislature
had passed a bill giving women the
right to vote for presidential elec
tors in Missouri.
Thc senate was known to be even
ly divided. Miss Ames saved Hie
bill by hiring a special train to bring
from his home city an absent sena
torial advocate of suffrage who was
defending a young man in a murder
trial.
The vote showed a tie—-when the
senator walked in and said:
“I vote aye.”
U. S. EXPENSES
CUT 9 BILLIONS
Huge Reduction Over
Last Year Shown
Bv Treasury
WASHINGTON, July 19 The
total government expenditures dur
ing the fiscal year just ended drop
ped off nine billion dollars, as com
pared to last year, representing a
decrease of $1,387,000,000 in ordi
nary disbursements and a reduction
of $7,846,000,000 in payments on
the public deh>, according to the an
nual statement issued today by the
U. S. treasury.
mighty good times when the new
crop is on the market. This year’s
crop has been raised mighty cheap
ly. The laborer has spent very lit
tle because he could not get it. The
farmer has spent practically noth
ing because he has been afraid.
The merchant has not loaded up
with large stocks to carry over.
Now, we all start even with a large
new crop, new goods, fair prices
and reawakened confidence of the
buying public. Why should we not
have a proseprous fall?’ ”
So it goes and the sad, wrinkled,
wan faced individual is taking on
a smile' and a sparkle twinkles
in the hopeful eye.
May Call In Mellon
On Muscle Shoals Deal
WASHINGTON, July 19.—Secre
tary Mellon may be called into con
sultation with Secretary Weeks, of
ficials said today, before determina
tion of the government’s attitude
towarc} Henry Ford’s offer to take
oyer the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant
for conversion into a fertilizer plant.
Officials .'said Mellon is, regarded as
an authority on hydraulic powef.
A spreading oak sixty feet high
will contain about six million leaves.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
$56,000 ANNUAL
SAVING TO STATE,
SAYS MESSAGE
Governor Fells Assem
bly It Behooves To Ef
fect Every Economy
Times-Reeorder Bureau,
Kimball House.
ATLANTA, July 19.—Declaring
the state would be saved $56,000 per
annum and that fewer changes would
be made in the Georgia laws, Gov
ernor Thomas W. Hardwick sent a
message'to the general assembly thia
morning uringing bi-ennial instead
of annual sessions of the legislature.
“In times like these, it behooves
us to effect every possible economy
in expenditure of the money of the
people,” said the message.
The new general tax act, providing
for a total increased revenue of
$500,000 for the state, which will
briftg the entire sum to $1,000,000
annually, was introduced in the house
today by Representative J. W. Cul
pepper ,and was immediately refer
red to the appropriations committee,
a sub-committee of the ways and
means committee.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
doilai’s would be added through the
imposition of a poll tax on women,
and a similar amount from special
taxes. Hotels would be taxecj $1
per robin each year, restaurants and
cases $.16 io SIOO, cigar dealers SSO,
cigarette dealers $25 to SSO, whole
sale tire dealers $250 and coal, coke
and wood agents $lO to SIOO, and
motion picture theaters $5 to SIOO
per month.
This act does not include the spe
cial taxes on gasoline and soft
drinks, which will be piovided for in
bill to be introduced this week.
In the senate, the fight on the lax
equalization act again raged furious
ly today, while the house spent the
morning attending to local bills and
concurred in the senate resolution
calling for an investigation of the
state highway depart.
SALE OR LEASE OF
MANSION FAVORED
ATLANTA, July 19.—The senate
committee on public property Mon
day afternoon voted to favorably re
port a bill providing for the sale
or lease of the governor’s mansion.
This actitfh folllowed a fiery debate
Friday in which representatives of
the capitol ren<oVal aggregation urg
ed that no action be taken until after
the legislature had passed definitely
upon the capitol removal issue.
A fight in favor of the eugenics
bill, which was defeated last week,
won in the house on a motion by
Representative Moore, of Appling,
for reconsideration. The motion to
reconsider carried by a vote of 79 to
49. This bill provides for a medical
examination all males fifteen days
before the issuance of a marriage
license. The bill now will be played
on the calendar again for another
vote.
COLLUM SETS
SENATE RIGHT
Puts Congressman Crisp
Forward As First Far
mer’s Friend
Times-Recorder Bureau,
Kimball House.
ATLANTA, July 19.—Because the
house and senate has passed resolu
tions ihdorsing Congressman Gordon
Lee’s measure in congress to secure
a federal farm loan for the farmers
made no mention of Congress Chas.
R. Crisp, of Americus, Senator J.
M. Collum, of the Thirteenth district,
introduced in the state senate this
morning a resolution including the
latter.
The measure also gives Congress
man Crisp credit for having first in
troduced the movement and express
es appreciation and support of the
senate.
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To Spread Leprosy
Cure News On Island
HONOLULU, T~H., July 19.
A corps of doctors is to be dispatch
ed to the islands of the Hawaiian
group of the board of health to in
duce persons tainted with leprosy to
enter Kalihi leprosy station here for
the successful chaulmoogra oil treat
ment.
Moving pictures of life in the Kali
hi station and at the old leper col
ony o fKalaupapa on the Island of
Melokai, showing the beneficiate f
fect of the refined chaulmoogra
specific for leprosy, will be shown
in all the towns, and villages of Ha
waii. •
Mrs. Lloyd the wife of the *
British premier, •.attended the first. ■
showing, of “The Princess of, New.
York” in London. It was made in
London studio of Paramount by Don
ald Crisp, • ■ |
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