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VOLUME XIX. No. 69.
NO CONFLICT OVER
BODY OF VERGARA
Following Meeting of Cabinet,
Sec’v Bryan Says There Will
Be No Friction Between U. S.
Gov’t and the State of Texas
Regarding Its Recovery From
Mexican Grave.
STEPS DEMANDING THE
PUNISHMENT ASSASSINS
Officially Accepted View is
That American Was Lured
Across Border, Murdered and
Remains Taken Back By
His Friends as Individuals,
Not An Armed Force.
Washington.— No conflict will arise
between the federal government anJ
theiatate of Texas over the recovery
of the bodv of Vergara, the murder
ed American ranchman. Further
steps demanding the punishment of
Vergara's assassins will be taken.
That was the status of the case
after a cabinet meeting today. The
officially accepted view was that Ver
gara was lure 1 across the border and
murdered and his body was subse
quently recovered bv his own friends,
who crossed into Mexico as private
individuals and not as an armed ex
pedition.
U. 8. Consul's Telegram.
After today's cabinet meeting Sec
retary Bryan made the following par
aphrase of American Concul Gar
rett's telegram:
“Consul Garrett went with Captain
Sanders of the Texas Rangers and a
deputy sheriff to Palafox. Texas, last
Saturday for the purpose of making
further investigation in the Vergara
case. They went to the Vergara
ranch and examined witnesses who
saw the horses belonging to Vergara
taken by the Mexicans and who also
Baw Vergara cross the river and
those who saw him captured. The
investigation kept them up late Sat
urday night when they reached Cole
man's Camp two miles above Pala
fox. where they ate supper and con
cluded to remain over night. About
4 a. m., they were informed that Ver
gara's body was on the Texas side of
the river.
Found the Body.
“Consul Garrett roused his chauf
feur and went five or six miles away
to a pgl t opposite San Enrique's
ranch tm/ut three miles below Pala
fox. Mr Garrett there found the
bodv with a number of the relatives
of Vergara who had also been noti
fied to come and identity it. Mr
Garrett was informed that a small
party of Vergara's friends had gone
over the river at 2 a. m.. exhumed the
bodv and brought if, across. Mr.
Garrett adds tnat the Texas Rangers
had no hand in bringing the body
over but went there to view it when
notified as he was.''
Brief Services Held at
Tomb of Geo.W.Vanderbilt
New York.—The body of Geo. \V.
Vanderbilt was placed today in tho
family mausoleum in the Moravian
cemetery at New Dorp, Staten Island,
near the old Vanderbilt residence
where be was torn 52 years ago. The
Right Rev. David H. Greer, Episco
pal bishop of New York, conducted a
brief service at the tomb. A smali
company of relatives and friends who
came from Washington last night af
ter the funeral services In that city
was at the cemetery.
ATTACK FRUIT RATES
•Washington, D. C. —The state of
South Dakota before the inter-state
commerce commission today attacked
the freight rates on oranges, lemons,
limes, grapefruit, kumquats and pine
apples from Florida points to destina
tions in South Dakota. The present
rate of 84.2 cents a hundred pounds
Is declared to be excessive and dis
criminatory.
MAY MAKE BIG IMPROVEMENTS
SOON ON C. & W. C. RAILWAY
$10,000,000 Mortgage Filed
On Properties of the Charles
ton Western Carolina Rail
way Company.
GENERAL MGR. ANDERSON
MAKES A STATEMENT
To Take Up Present Bonds and
All Over and Above to be
fd for Improvements When
Can Earn Interest
Charges Net. Heaviei Rails
Ordered.
A ten million dollar mortgage on
the proportion of the Charleston and
Western Carolina Hallway Company
has been filed for record with the
clerks of court In the various coun
ties in South Carolina an<l also In
Richmond and Columbia counties In
Georgia which are traversed by that
railroad. . ,
Mr a W Anderson, general man
ager of the c A W. C., wan seen Mon
day and asked for a statement with
reference to the mortgage.
*7 am afraid." said Mr. Anderson,
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
NO BURNS ON
VERGARA BOOK;
NECK CHAFEO
GenT Bliss Reports to Sec’v
of War on Recovering of Re
mains of Murdered American.
Four Bullet Holes in Corpse.
Relatives Paid S4OO.
Investigation Into Circum
stances of Execution Being
Carried on at Laredo Under
Orders of Texas Governor.
Stories of Torture.
Austin, Texas.—The burning of
Vergara’s hand, which Is appar
ently discredited In General Bliss’
report to Washington today was
reported positively’ by Captain
Sanders of the Texas Rangers
whose official statement read, "ono
hand was burned to a crisp."
Garrison Gets Report.
Washington.—Secretary Garrison re
reived today from Brigadier Gdberal
Tasker H. Bliss. commanding the
American border forces, the following
report on the Vergara case by Captain
H. P. Howard, of tlje ltth U. S. cav
alry:
"Investigation shows Vergara was
taken front the Hidalgo cemetery Sat
urday night by relatives of Vergara
and hired Mexicans. Captain Sanders
states positively no Texas Rangers
crossed the border. He met the body
at a landing opposite San Knrlque with
Undertaker Conver.v Sunday morning.
Convery brought the body to Laredo.
7:30 p. m., Sunday, lie states there
were no signs of burns on the body.
Found four bullet holts. Neck chafed
but not broken. Body decomposed but
pants nmtrh coat left at home by
Vergara. Identification seems reliable.
Recovery of bod.v said to have cost
T. Hill, brother-in-law of Vergara.
J-400. Bode being held at request of
Adjutant General Hutchings. No ex
citement." ’
Would Find the Body.
Secretary Bryan on entering the
cabinet meeting, said American Con
sul Garrett reported that Vergara's
relatives recovered his body on Sun
day and that Texas Rangers did not
cross the border. Consul Garrett said
he had been notified that If he would
go to a place on the American side
< f the Rio Grande across from Hidal
go, Mexico, at \ o'clock Sunday morn
ing he would find the body, lie went
(Continued on page eight.)
Would Hold Carriers For
Actual Value of Goods
Washington, D. C.—Senator Cum
mins' amendment to the inter-state
commerce law to define liability of
common carriers for freight was ten
tatively approved by a senate com
mittee today with amendments.
Carriers would he held liable for the
full actual value of property notwith
standing any limitation in hills of lad
ing or receipts and It would lie unlaw
ful to incorporate In hills of lading
any limitation of time within which
notice of loss or damage to property
must he given or suit thereof begun,
until the inter-state commerce com
mission has affirmatively acted.
"that an erroneous Impression may
have been made by the Information
given out by the newspapers tha a
ton million dollar mortgage hid been
record ed.
‘‘lt is one thing to mortgage a prop
erty and entirely another proposition
to get the money on that mortgage.
In other words to sell the bonds. The
prices that will bo offered for such
mortgage bonds will depend entirely
upon the confidence the monied Inter
ests may have In our company's abil
ity to earn the Interest charges.
"If the country prospers, and If our
road Is allowed to prosper In propor
tion to the general prosperity through
out the section traversed by our Uric,
our people can probably sell this Is
sue of first mortgage bonds as the
money Is needed for Improvements, and
when I say needed for improvements
I wish to stress the Idea that only
Improvements that will give a fulr re
turn on the Investment can be made
and our ability to earn a fair return
on the bonds sold will be absolutely
necessary In the opinion of the owners
of the property before they would be
willing to burden the property with
bonds that In the absence of fair re
turn in the way of earnings would
soon swamp us.
"Vou understand, 'if course, that I
have nothing to do with the financing
of our property. That la a matter that
Is handled entirely by our board of dl
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AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 10. 1914.
French Girl Aviator Hopes To Fly
'Cross The Atlantic
»tS* P^rUpfljftj;'
MLLE. HELENE CARAGIONI.
New York.—“lf the men do not hurry and make that flight acrosr
the Atlantic, we women will do it f Irst .” Tills was trie smiling asser
tloti of Mile. Caragloni, girl aviator, who Is here with the monoplane in
which she intends to do some Tlying on this side of the water Mile.
Caragloni has been living in Paris since she was a child She was horn
In Roumania "I have been flying only four months.” she said, "and I
am already considered a first elnss air pilot. Mile. Helene expressed the
wish that‘she be allowed to accompany Lieutenant .1 C. Porte, wtio is
to pilot the Wanamaker biplane, " 'detruded by Glenn Curtiss, when he
attempts to fly across the ocean
Cross-Atlantic Flight.
New York.—Lieut. John C. Porte, a
retired British naval officer, who is to
pilot the Rod man Wanamaker trans-
Atlantic flyer, sailed today for ling
land after spending a week with
Glenn 11. Curtiss looking over the ma
chine nnd making suggestions as to
Its design and equipment.
Lieutenant Porte plans to return
here soon and remain until the actual
flight takes place. He said he re
gretted the United States Weather
MR. C. HENRY COHEN BUYS THE
EASTERN HALF SILVER BLOCK
For 94 Feet on Broad, Extending Back to Jones Street,
He Pays in the Neighborhood of $25,000. Tremendous
Activity in Real Estate. Deal Made Through John J.
Cohen & Company. *
The salt* is announced of ihe East
ern half <>T Silver Block to Mr. C.
Henry Cohen. The price paid ww in
the neighborhood of $25,000. The
ptoperty was owned hv Mrs. Mary
Chamberlain Reid, of Norfolk. Va.,
and is immediately west of the north
west corner of Broad and Twelfth
Streets recently purchased from Mrs,
Bridget. Gallaher by Maxwell Bros.
Th" deal was made through John .!
SOIONS SMILE
11 PROSPECT
1 Congress Rapidly Acting on
Appropriation Bills and an
Early Adjournment Indicated.
Washington.—Rapidity with which
congress is disposing of appropriation
measures was cited today by smiling
members us an Indication of early ad
journment. While admitting It was
100 early to /oreeast the time with any
degree of certainty, they declared the
speed record of the present session
promised encouraging results.
The agricultural supply measure
was debated In the house today and
probably will be disposed of this week.
The rivers and harbors and the navai
appropriation bills sre to follow and
leave only four of the supply meas
ures to he considered. These are the
14,000,000 diplomatic and consular bill,
the legislative, executive and Judicial
bill, carrying approximately $40,000, -
000: the sundry civil Mil, estimated at
t 118.000.000, and the $170,000,000 pen
sion bill.
MELLEN DEMURRER UPHELD.
Bridgeport, Conn,— Demurrer of
counsel for Former President f'has.
H. Meilen, of the New Mavan railroad,
charged with manslaughter as the re
sult of a train wreck In October, 1!* lU,
was sustained by Superior Judge Tiit
tle here today.
The demurrer alleged there was In
sufficiency of Information iri the com
plaint which enlarged Meilen with
manslaughter. It set. forth that the
complaint did not show wherein Mr.
Meilen was actually responsible for
the wreck.
Bureau did not have more informa
tion about air currents at high alll
t tides.
“The tinniest problem ahead of lis,"
he said, "Is to tell at Just what height
we should fly to get the most advant
age of the stratle air currents above
the earth. ff tests had been made by
captive balloons we would know for a
certainty what we'must now guess. I
expert the trip to Lufope will he made
at an elevation of 5,000 feet or there
abouts."
Cohen and Company
The property on the 12b0 block Is
rapidly enhancing in value and there
have been many sales made recently
In that section of flie city. What Is
true of the 1200 block is equally true
of all property In the business gee
tion of the city.
There is tremendous activity In all
kinds of real estate In Augusta and
it Is rising rapidly In value.
"ARMY" ROUT IS
COMPLETE ONE
Leaders of the “Unemployed”
in Jail, Balance, Broken and
Bruised, Seeking Food.
Sacramento, Cal Heaton and ba lly
disorganized and Its leaders In jail,
th e“unemployed army" driven from
Sacramento was encamped today
across the river In Yolo County.
They had only scanty food and shel
ter Deputies guarding the bridges
will not permit any to return to the
city uti l Yolo County officers heavily
armed art! keeping the men within
the new camp.
With no spokesman and no leaders
the “army" has put aside temporarily
Its projected trip to Washlngtoii and
turned ItH attention to the graver sub
ject of subsistence. The city and
county governments have sent enough
money to provide two meals. Yolo
County, which last. Friday paid the
army’s transportation from Davis to
Sacramento as yet has taken no
action further to disperse the men.
Sacramento citizens are breathing
a sigh of relief after the exciting
events of yesterday The police say
nearly all the men who were scatter
ed about the city have Joined tueir
Irlesds In Yolo
No one was seriously injured when
the police and special del titles routed
the mob with clubs and firehouse. A
few scalp lacerations, bruised bodies
and broken noses represents the ex
tent of the clash between "the army”
and the authorities.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGH T.
Chicago.—The date of the coming
cham lonshlp fight between Johnny
Coolon and Kid Williams Iri lg»s An
geles, Cal., was today fixed for June J
9th and the agreement was signed. |
MILITANT CUES
OLD 5500.000
WORK OF ART
Vdasguez's Famous Painting,
The "Rokebv Venus.” Hang
ing in National Gallery Slash
ed Badly With Knife By No
torious Suffragette.
Mrs. Pankhurst Again Arrest
ed and Taken to London Jail.
English Bobbies Lacerated by
Barbed Wire at Speaker’s
Platform at Glasgow.
London.—. Miss K lchnt<ls<»n. after hrr
a Trent, mild:
"I trletl to doMtrny the |l<ture of
the tnont hcßti.ifui wo mini In mytholo-
Rh’al hlutorv na a protect auainsl the
Kovrrunient for destroyinK Mrs. Km
inelltie Pankhurst. who is the most
heaiitlt.il eharaetor In modern Ids
tory."
A Farce, Say*.
London.—Tin* maslsirafe commit
ted Miss lUrhardson for hi.tl and re
f»ise«l to grant lull.
The keeper of the National Gallery
told the maglatrate that the aelllng
T»rlee of the pletur** had been depreci
ated by the outrage by $75,000.
The prisoner harangued the court,
eaylng:
'‘Reginald MeKtnna. the home ner*
retary, lias turned the crlmbtal eode
into a faree This is the tenth time
I have been bn light before a magis
trate this year, lie cannot eoeree and
cannot compel nn to serve a sen
tenee. • lie ran only repeat the faree of
releasing me.”
Prosented to Nation.
London.—A militant suffragette In
flirted severe damage today on the
famous Velasquez picture known as
the “Rokohy Venus.” which is hung In
tile National Gallery, Trafalgar Sepia re.
The picture* was purohased for $226,-
000 in 1006 and presented to the* na
tion. Art expert# have estimated Its
present market value at $600,000.
The woman entered the gallery and
attacked the picture with a sharp
# ((‘ontinned on Page Right.)
I. W. W. Leader Indicted;
Misdemeanor, Not Felony
New York.— Frank Tannenbanm,
youthful leader of the army of the un
employed of the Industrial Workers of
the World, who. with nearly 20(1 of his
followers, mis arrested after the In
vasion of a t'atholic hureh, was Indict
ed today, charged will, misdemeanor,
in thut lie participated in an unlawful
assembly.
Tanot nhauin has been In Jail sine*
his arraignment on a charge of Inut
lng lo riot, t* felony.
House of Commons Takes
Up the Benton Killing
London.—Tim death at .luare/, of
Win H, Mejiton came up for discus
hloh In the I louse of Commons to
dny. The foreign secretary was ask
ed whether It was not possible to re
fop the question of redress to The
Hague for arbltratkm. Sir Edward
(irey replied that technically and
theoretically it whs, and continued:
“In practice however, at the pres
cut moment there Ih no : atlsTuctlon
to he obtained by arbitration I am
not prepared to admit that In this case
arbitration wou.d be the m ist fitting
method for securing redress.’'
After Delay of 900 Days
Is Taken to Sing Sing
New York.—William J. Cummins,
one time head of tin- defunct Carnegie
Trust Company, who was convicted
nearly three years ago of the lareeny
of $140,000, was taken to King King
from the Tombs toduy to serve out
a sentence of not less than four years
and eight months and not more than
eight years and eight months. By res
son of appeals and other moves coun
sel for Cummins kept him out of King
King for nearly #OO days after his con
viction. He will now appeal for a
pardon on the ground that he rendered
assistance to the state In the hearings
regarding the trust company.
Huerta Orders His Army
to Take the Offensive
Mexico City The federal army wtu
today ordered to take the offensive
against the constitutionalists. Gen
eral Huerta again cautioned Ills fol
lowers to give protection to for
eigners.
COTTON BEED CRUSHERS
Memphis.—M K Hlngleton of Bt.
(.outs, president of the Interstate Cot
ton Crushers’ Assoelatlon, announced
here today that the next meeting of
the association would In- held in New
Orleans, May IS, 1# and 20. Richmond,
Memphis and Galveston also ask'd for
the convention.
BAIL FOR SOUTH AMERICA,
Hamburg, Germany. I'rlnee and
Princess Henry of Prussia sailed from
here today for Houth America. They
will visit In Argentina arid at Rio do
| lunelro, Brazil and Santiago, Chile.
TILLMAN ON EATING,
DRINKING, SMOKING
CLEMENCEAU BLAMES U. S.
FOR MEXICAN TROUBLES
mm
FORMER FRENCH PREMIER
Georges Cleiuenceau, former French
Premier of Franrli amt authority on
International law, who blames ,oe
United Stall's for stimulating the
trouble In Mexico by permitting the
rebels to Import arms and ammuni
tion from the t'nited Stales.
NO MALE HEIR
OF VANDERBILT
1 Mansion, Art Collection and
$1,000,000 Outright Go To
Cornelius Under Will Win. H.
New York. -Because George W.
Vanderbilt left no mnle neirs the
mansion on filst Street and Filth
Avenue, the art works collected by
the late W. H. Vanderbilt, tne
sum of ft,OOO,(HM) outright and
other property will descend to Cor
nelius Vanderbilt under flic will of
lilh grandfather. W'm. 11. Vi*nlerbilt,
who iliod In IXX."..
William II Vanderbilt left all his
property to his widow during her life
time: then lo Ills youngest son, Geo.
W. Vanderbilt, during Ills life time.
It was provided that Oeo. W. Vander
blit should name one of Ills sons to
Inherit alter him In ease Geo. W
Vanderbilt died wltiiout shns It was
provided that the property should go
lo Win. II Vanderbilt, grandson or
the testator and son of Cornelius
Vanderbilt Furthermore It was pro
vided that If Win. II Vanderbilt
died before his time to Inherit the
property should go to his younger
brother Cornelius
Geo W. Vanderbilt died without a
sot, Win H. Vanderbilt, the grand
son, died In 1802 when he was ft
junior at Vale
it Is several years since "a mnle
descendant hearing the name ot
Vanderbilt" lived In the Vanderbilt
mansion.
"Thinly Disguised Bribe”
Is Offered Congressman
Washington. Representative John
son, or Kentucky, chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia committee, In the
house today charged that Itralnerd 11.
Warner, a Washington real estate
broker, bad offered him "a thinly dis
guised bribe.”
’’Warner,’* said Johnson, "told me
an ex-presentutlve, as a member of
the district committee had made mon
ey through co-operation wltti him utijj
be remarked that I was standing In
the way of some of his real astute
deals."
Johnson declined to name the for
mer member. lie rend from a pub
lished statement that Warner sought
to remove him from the District of < o
lumldtt committee chairmanship.
Rome Strikers Awed By
the Military; Go to Work
R orne . —Awed by the display of sol
diery and Cheeked by several cavalry
charges which frustrated attempts at
disorder, the workmen of Homo who
yesterdaj declared a general strike
decided today to resume work. Be
fore that announcement was made at
noon strikers trying to march to the
ministry of the Interior were dinners
ed by pollen who fired several volleys
into the air.
FLOWERS FILLED CHURCH.
London. Funeral services for the
late Frederick Townsend Martin of
New York took place today In Christ
Church, Mayfair The church was
filled with floral pieces Among those
present were the Karl of Craven, the
Countess of Craven, who was Cornelia
Martin, daughter of the late Bradley
Martin; Viscount Hfflngton, the Karl
of uowe, the Maniuls of Jnifferln and
Ava and Mrs. Bradley Martin.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
His Colleagues Listened With
Great Interest When South
Carolina Senator Tells Them
How to Lengthen Their
Lives.
UNANIMOUS ADOPTION
OF NON-SMOKING RULE
Dissertation on Over Indul
gence in Food, the Stress of
Washington Life, the Evils of
Whiskey and Tobacco. Him
self Much Improved Since
Reading His Own Obituary
Four Vears Ago.
WaWahlngton. Senators today
were discussing with usual interest
Senator Tillman's declination In his
address on lilh nun-smoking resolu
tion, that he heller d he could length
en the Hie of every man In the cham
ber, "If I c oihl only get them to be
lieve what I tell them and follow my
advice. Th ■ South Carolina sena
tor asserted bis colleagues ate too
much.
"Since I wait paralyzed, four years
ago an l read my own obituary. ' li >
said, ''twenty-one senators, including.
Vice Piesiderit Sherman, most o.
them younger than I hive died.”
Fittinq Epltapu.
A fitting epatph, he said, for sena
tors who have (It'd in service would
be "he lived not wisely lint too well
and killed himself eating.”
"There Is no doubt t i my min 1
that this grett; mortality among us Is
due to the way we live in Wasoing
ton," declared Mr. Tillman. "Thei ■
1s a continuous succession of bao
qnests, dinners and receptions. Au
tomobiles and street ears are used
by senators instead of walking aqil
pure air and sunshln'* are tilings ot
which we got too little."’
Tobacco, Whiskey.
Continuing. .Senator Tillman said,
"tobacco I have been told by physi
cians is a narcotic or sedative, while
whiskey is a stimulant, as every on*’
knows Many men use both an 1 are
constantly on the Journey from the
garret to 'he cellar and hack, being
whlpsawed and their nerveß racked
by the constant conflict going on in
their HVHtom, while th" stimulant and
the sedative contend for mastery. It
is the abuse, not, the use of whiakey
and tobacco that is so dangerous to
health, for in moderation they are
both harmless. I think.
In Four Years.
"Since mv illness four years ago 1
have learned more about the human
body than during all the balance ot
my life put together and I am mire
I discovered some of the secrets or
nature and laws of health of whigli
most men know nothing whatver. The
pity of it Is that I had to ruin my
health before I discovered those
tliingH and learned how to live ra
tionally. Had I lived ten years ago
as I am doing now my health never
would have broken down at all.
Will Power, Self Control.
“I owe whut degree of recovery 1
have made —and I am conatantlv be.
lag told I look a great deal better,
and I know It Is so—to will power
and self control In eating—the will
power to exercise my muscles and
serves sufficiently to glvo them the
one. and keep the rust out of the
Joints. Hut the greatest help to mv
health arises from the self control,
which enables me to keen from eat
ing tilings l ought not to.
Senator Tillman's resolution unani
mously adopted, forbids smoking dur
ing executive suasions. Me said h«
had been forced to leave tile chamber
and tile caucus room during secret
sessions because he could not endure
tlr; fumes of tobacco.
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THINK HIM INSANE.
Meadville, Pa.-rlndlrallons thnf In
stead of being brought to trial for the
murder of his wife in 188!), to which he
Is alleged to have confessed to Rev. J.
It. I‘ook nt Girard, I‘a., John Turner,
aged 82, will lie examined as to Ids
sanity. Court officers from this coun
ty, where the murder was committed,
have returned from Girard where they
Interviewed Turner who was said to
have told them, “If Mr. Cook says I
confessed to htin [ must have done so.”
BEST IN WORLD, THEY SAY.
Berlin.—Herman Artllery Is the best
In the world declared the ministry of
war today In denying a report cir
culated yesterday In Munich that a
Mil would he Introduced for the re
armament of the German artillery at
a cost of $ 125,000.000.
Many Motorists
Are Buying
New Cars
The great automobile shows,
with their wonderful exhib
its. lead many owners to
purchase late models. This
throws on the market hun
dreds of used cars at bar
gain prices.
Watch the offerings In The
Augusta Herald’s "Want Ad”
columns . owners and deal
ers are constantly listing
there cars of all standard
makes, from which the most
exacting buyer can make a
satisfactory selection.
If you are Investing In a
new car, the quick way to
turn the old one Into cash
Is to offer It, adequately de
scribed and attractively prlo*
ed In
The Augusta Herald
731 Broad Street.
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