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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
BRANDENBURG TRIAL.
Journalist Charged With Having
Forged Cleveland's Name TO Let

ter.
New York, Joan. 23-After several
| delays the trial of Broughton Bran
denburg the journalist who Is charg-
ed with grand larceny in the second
degree in connection with the sale to
the New York Times Of an article pur-
porting to have been written by Gro
yer Cleveland, will probably begin
Monday that date having been finally
set by Judge Bowling.
District Attorney Jerome will prose-
cute Brandenburg and will fight any
attempt to secure any further delay
In the trial Of the case.
''There is no reason" said Mr.. Je-
rome, "why this trial should not go
on at once. II is a very simple case.
this defendants guilt. / have so ad-
vised him and offered him a plea, bat
he has not accepted II. There is no
doubt as to the outcome of the case.
81 have had chemical analysis
made of the ink used in the signing
Of the article and II is entirely differ
ent from the ink used by the late
president and different from that used
in his home. The paper is also diff
ferent.
I'VE have several typewriters who
will swear that this defendant die
tated the article which purported TO
have been written by the late presi-
dent"
s. b. Thomas, Brandenburg's coun-
sci, said that he didn't believe in try
II renamed to be seen what effective
proof of Brandenburg's guilt the dis
trict attorney would produce.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Cruising Bill Passes House.

Salem, Ore, Jan. 23.-The Beals
timber cruising assessment bill pro-
viding that all owners of timber land
shall furnish lruisers' estimates for
timber owned, was passed by the
house yesterday, A members voting
for 1t, with -four absent and four vot-
ing against it. The same bill was
passed by the house at the last ses-
sion and defeated in the senate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23

Salem, Ore. Jan. 23.-Umatilla
ccunty's house and senate legislators
are at Salem laying plans to call a
caucus t. be attended by members
from the district east of the mountains
TO caucus on the question as to
whether the branch insane asylum
should be located at Baker City or
Pendle;on. Representative Barrett
already has a large number of sigma
lures to the caucus call.
The asylum question promises to
cause one Of the biggest fights of the
session. The main institution at Sa-
lem Is badly over crowded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Sell Wreck For Junk.

Portland Ore, Jan. 23. - The
wreck of the French bark Alice, ly-
ing in the sand at Ocean Park. where
she went ashore Jan. Is will be auc-
toned off at Astoria Monday after
noon. 1t is improbable that the wreck
will ever be removed. All that will
be realized is what the boat will bring
as junk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23

A train over the Walla Walla line
to that city is promised by officials
OF the o. r. e y. to leave this city
some time Sunday, if work continues
as successfully as it has been. VIM.
Bollins, division engineer who has
charge of the repairs being made be-
tween this city and Adams expects
to get through TO that place some
time Sunday and the troubles then
will be practically over. Yesterday
the work crew completed its repairs
as far as Havana.
No was delayed last evening by
a rock slide at Troutdale and the To-
cal between here and Portland was
turned around and run back to Pen
dleton as No. s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Bank Robbers Sentenced.

klamath Falls, Ore.-John Hall and
Riley Preiver. who pleaded guilty in
the circuit court TO the charge of rob-
bing the klamath County bank on
January 16, were sentenced to the
penitentiary by Judge holland. Han
to serve 10 years and Preiver five
years, They will be removed to the
penitentiary without delay. Hall, the
older man. was evidently the leader
in the affair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
SEA DISASTER Is
NARROWLY AVERTED

New York, Jan. ga sea disaster
was narrowly averted today when an
unknown vessel collided with the
White Star diner Republic 26 miles
south OF Nantucket. All 25 passen-
gers are safe. The revenue cutter
Baltic was a short distance away and
went to the rescue.
The steamer Nantucket while on
it's way to aid the Republic, ran onto
the rocks and sank bow down, with
holes punched in her sides. The crew
and seven passengers were saved.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Floods in California.

Sacramento, Calf, Jan. %
Twitchell Islands are inundated and
other Islands at the junction of the
Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers
are slightly flooded. Lower Sherman
and Venice Islands are submerged.
The levees are weakening under the
continual pounding of the water.
At Rio Vesta, which is inundated.
the citizens are moving their goods
TO second floors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
For Snake River Bridge.

Salem. Ore, Jan. "a bill appro-
priating $4,000 to assist Malheur
county to construct an interstate
bridge across the Snake river near
Ontario has been introduced in the
house by Representative Brooks OF
Malheur and Harvey counties. The
county of Malheur must take advan-
tage Of the act within a year. The
county is to bear the larger share Of
the cost Of the bridge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Five Await Death.

Salem. Ore.-When C. Y. Timmons
was placed in the state penitentiary
for the murder of his wife, Estela
Timmons, a total of five murderers
made up the list of candidates for the
execution chamber. Harry Daley, Joe
Anderson, Walter Johnson and Math
Jancigaj are the other four. All have
received stays of execution, with the
exception of Timmons. who has given
up all hope and will hang February
26. In open court he asked that his
body be sent to Portland and be turn
ed over TO his brother, a resident of
that city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23

members by districts, but a system Of
transferring votes from one district
where the party does not need them
u districts at large" is provided,
where by these remainders, less than
the full quotas" required to elect,
may be added together and elect "at
large"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Three Dead.

Summer Hill, Pa. Jan. 2S-Three
are dead and six injured, one prob
ably fatally, as the result ia rear
end collision between two sections
OF the st. Louis express, west bound,
on the Pennsylvania road near here
at midnight. The wreck was due to
fog.
Those killed were asleep in their
births in the first section. The i'm
pact put out the lights, confusion
and panic following.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
NO FAVORS FOR
MINING COMPANIES

Salem, Ore, Jan. ga bill intro
duced by Colonel Muncy oe Coos and
Curry, providing that mining corpor-
ations shall be exempt from all filing
fees except $5 for filing articles of
Incorporation with the secretary of
state was indefinitely postponed in
the house yesterday. The minimum
filing fee provided by the present law
is $40. From that sum the fees in
crease according to the amount of
capital stock until 500 is charged for
companies with capital stock exceed
ing s1,000,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Cottage Grove Buys Park.

Cottage Grove. Ore.-A special city
election was held here today on the
question Of the city purchasing a five
acre tract of land from ]. C. Long for
park. The land is in the corporate
limits and will be beautfied, aided by
the ladies club. which has worked
hard to this end. The land is to cost
$4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
FIRST TRAIN WRECK
ON NORTH BANK ROAD

vancouver, Wn., Jan. 23.-PasscD-
ger train No. 3 on the North Bank
road plunged into the ditch at Grand
Dalles, wash, early this morning.
Engineer M'Clain was badly scalded.
The engine, baggage and mail cars,
left the track, which was loosened by
rains and sank under the weight of
the engine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
COSGROVE WILL BE
INAUGURATED TUESDAY

Olympia, Wash. Jan. 23.-Cosgrove
will be inaugurated governor here
Tuesday, according to the program
outlined today Howard Cosgrove, the
son. left for Portland today to meet
his father,
It is possible the Inauguration will
take place in the special car in which
Cosgrove is coming here. Immediate
~ after he will return to Paso Robles.
The printing houses are working
overtime to have the bills ready when
the Legislature reconvenes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
TO STIMULATE THE
SEATTLE AERO CLUB

Seattle, Wn., Jan. 23-Charles A..
Coey, the millionaire motorist, bal
loonist and president of the fedora
ton of American aero clubs. stated in
a letter to the Seattle aero club that
he may come to Seattle within u
month to make a few ascensions In
his balloon Chicago" to stimulate
interest in the club.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Coffcy Is Friend of Motorman.

Salem. Ore. Jan. Ex-senator Cof-
fey believes in mercy to motormen
He has introduced a bill requiring
all streetcar companies to furnish
seats for them and to permit the mo-
torman to sit at least half the time on
their runs. He proposes fine of $50
to 800 for each violation and makes
a separate offense of each day for
each car.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Breaks Parole.

oregon City.-Paroled from the
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
at Hutchinson, Kan, and breaking his
parole because he could not agree with
his stepfather, Charles r. Weekly has
surrendered himself to officer Henry
Cooke and announced his willingness
to return to serve his term. Weekly
is about 25 years of age and was plac-
ed on parole in June, 1903, with the
understanding that he was to stay
with his people at his home in Kan
sag
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Lady Paget Coming.

London, Jan. 2S.-Lady Paget. who
has not visited America in many years,
sailed for New York today, accompan-
led by several friends. Her son. AL
bert, better known as "Bertie" Paget,
is already on the way to America with
Lord Anglesey.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Accident.
rita

Santa Barbara, Calf, Jan. "a
Four men were killed today when a
lanslide at Puntagorda fifteen miles
south of here, buried an engine and
one car filled with sleeping workmen.
Many are supposed to be injured.
Advices are meager. One of the
dead is reported to be an American
foreman. the others are Greek labor
ers. A relief train has been sent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
OFFICIALS SAY LINE
WILL SOON BE OPEN
Main Line Train No. 2 Delayed at
Troutdale Yesterday by Slide-Re-
pairs on Walla WaIla Branch are
Completed as far as Havana-Port-
land is Cut Off From Outside
World Communication.
NORTHWEST CONDITIONS
ARE IMPROVING.

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 23.-
Floods have ceased to menace
property in this vicinity. The
Great Northern and Northern
Pacific trains are starting for the
coast, and the 0. r. & n. will I
start a train for Portland to- (
night. Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23

Hon. G. W. Drowley of Baker City.
is In Pendleton caring for legal mat
'ters in connection with the interests
of the Western Land g. Irrigation
company. Of which he is attorney.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Portland MarOOned.

Portland Ore, Jan. 23.-Portland
is practically marooned today as far
as receiving news from the outside
world is concerned. All wires east
and south are paralyzed. 1t was
showing here this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
Negro IjyncIled.

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 23.-Douglas
Robertson. who killed deputy sheriff
Fatch in IA pistol duel Thursday, was
taken from jail today and hanged to
u tree I'm the residence section.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
TO CAUCUS ON
BRANCH ASYLUM
UmatiI'a County Members
Would Have Eastern Ore
gon Delegation Settle Fight.
BARRETT CALLS CAUCUS
TO DISCUSS QUESTION

Proposition Is TO Have the Rcprescn-
tativcs and Senator'S from Counties
East of the Cascades TO Say Wheth-
or che Institution Should BE Lo-
Gated at Pendleton or Baker City
Barrett Already Has Many Names
on Caucus CaIl-Many Bills Intro
duccd Yesterday are of Interest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
AVALANCHE OF SNOW
BURIES MINERS.

Grand Junction. Colo. Jan.
23.-Four men were killed and
over a score narrowly escaped
an avalanche of snow which I
swept the Camp Bird mine at
Ouray Forty horses were bur-
led under tons of debris4 Emil
Johnson was buried and dug OUT I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
'PROF" WILL NOT
MEET proc TONIGHT

Owing to the fact that trains
are not running between this
city and Weston. the much hear
aided basketball contest which
was to have been held in this
city this evening has been in (
y definitely postponed. It is defi- ,
nitely announced. however. that I
the game will be played in the Z
immediate future. I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-23
MANY DIE IN
TRAIN DISASTERS
-Four Killed When Slide
BurieS Engine and Car of
Sleeping Laborers.
TWO SECTIONS OF
TRAIN IN COLISIOS

Two Accidents Hurl Seven Sleeping
Victims Into Eternity and Many
Others are Seriously Injured
Landslide in California and Collis-
ion in Fog in Pennsylvania-Con-
fusion and Panic Add to Horror of
Accident.
The sun., 1909-12-26
Oh. JONNEsC0 CALLED NOME.
shrgeen ncccives Cabiesram Telling Of
Fathers severe Illness.

RocHEsFxR. Minn.. Dec. 3s.-Dr.
Thomas Jonnesco, Who was here yester-
day demonstrating the uae Of -stovsine.
left late last night for Bucharest, whence
he recsived oablsgram announcing the
serious illness OF his father.
Upon q man ~ years old. at the State
Hospital for the Insane. DR.. Jonnesco
operated for the amputation OF tuber-
o'ilar wrist after having injected sto-
vaine between the first and second dorsal
vertebrR.,
The man FIRST cried az II in pain. but
when the operation was really begun he
said he could feel nothing.
Two other operations were made. The
first patient was q woman 60 years old.
who had been suffering from fsmoral
hernia. Six centigrsms Of stovAine
was used between the last dorsal and first
lumbar vertebrE. She felt no pain.
Another case was man 81 years old for
oonsenital inguinai hernia, The opera
ton was without pain.
The sun., 1909-12-26
GAYNoR GOES TO sr. JAMES.
Maysryciect starts or IN snswsfsrm 70.
tls Country Heme.


Mayor-eleot 0aynor shortly after TAX
ing his Christmas dinner with his family
at his home IN Brooklyn went or alone
IN the sn0wstorm. and II wasl announced
later at the house that he bad gone to
St. James. L. l.. and would not be back
until Tomorrow morning.
IL 10 expectsd that the weak remaining
70 Judge Gaynor before he assumes the
MAyoraity viii be devoted to q final
consideration Of his appointments. none
OF which 10 likely to be given out before
January I. He 10 to see no visitors at his
house during the week except those with
whom he has made engagements.
One OF the Democratic managers in
Brooklyn said yesterday that while he
and his associates were absolutely in the
dark as to Judge 0aynor's intentions
with regard to the disposal Of the patron
age. they were all confident that his
appointments would turn out to their
satisfsction. II was very likely, he said,
that more offiGiaI heads would be retained
ON trial after january than was gen
orally expected.
The sun., 1909-12-26
NINETY HORSES BURNED.
MiIireek Bssrdsss ssabies 90 East sst
street Destroyed --rEaxht Animals Saved

muireck bssrdsnG STABLES ee East esth
strcet Destrsyed--Fasht Animals Sawed.
IRE started on the second floor Of the
Milirock Boarding Stables. Sal and s2s
East Ninety eighth street. at e:sO O'Clock
last evening. Ninety horses and thirty
i've wagons and harness were lost. The
damage 10 estim&tsd st SO ZOO.
The building 10 q -four story brick struc-
tsire In the middle Of the block and ex-
tends through TO Ninety seventh street
Directly opposite are the gas tanks Of the
Consolidated Gas Company and ON Ninety
seventh street 70 row OF tenement houses.
A soon a. the IRE was discovered the
gas company had they,tanlxs emptied' and
the police ordered all the tenants to leave
the tenenaents.
The sun., 1909-12-26
sUFFocArED BY SMOKE.

pn....a... -. n
80 r..,"..s -. -. s"s'
'o
Woman was klsd ny sunocation IN
= smsn nre wnacn ssartsd q httis bsfore
ocsock iast night M the three story
MnesnenL At 20 hsgntn avcuue. The nre
was conmed TO the stairs and hallway
ana tne money loss was only about Seoo.
a passsrny discoversd ne nre and told
The sun., 1909-12-26
TEAM HELD BY BLIzxARD.
Psssensers I'm Danger OF Death From
Cold and Hunger.

BUEsA VISTA. Col. Dec. 3s.--with the
mercury 10 below zero. a blizzard raging
and snow bsnked higher than the caRs In
front and behind, a score Of passengers on
a Colorado and Southern narrow gauge
train have. been snowbound ON Alpine
Pass for twenty -cight hours.
When they win be rescued is proble-
matical. They have no provisions and
little coal and may freeze bcfore help
reaches them.
A brakeman. nearly dead from cold and
exhaustion. reached the nearest station
and wired here for help and relief train
started four hours ago. but has made little
progress owing to the deep snow banked
in cuts and the gale which blows snow In
faster than Il can be shovelled out
The sun., 1909-12-26
SHOT DOWN BY BURGLARS
IN HENRY DECKERs HOME ON
STATEN ISLAND.

II
Coo chmaa Then rnrewn rat. a p,tcn and
Rssssrs aes Awsy we,n H.rse ana
C.rrsare--s,.t Fam nu,,e,. ,n nm,
nscx ana t..y An NV v,n.so.es.u.
wiAm oksefe. 's years old. coach
mn TOT nsnry Decker At Donsan hils'
Staten Island. was shot four times In the
back early yesterday morning in tho
dininr roouo AZ ~ .,,,,,,v.r,. horne Mr.
Decks =. i. . h,,.,,... - 4. ,h;s it,
.s.-..---..
s w@s uone " '"o ou
wnom Vnsefc had found ransaoking the
dining room. After shooting him the rob-
bsrs carried O.Ksefe out and threw him
(into an exoavation about ,so seet In the
-. - 81. - - $3.50 49,.
y go ~ saf. Dsoxs isse yesesrday
aIssfnocn. ne y now In the 3. X smith
Inhrmary Hoepttal. The bullets have not
yet been extrscted His condition In
.srtous
wn.,, ~. -
"en' ou'
on Wcnmg tney ssrt tne mouse
and stable in charge 81 o'Keefe. who has
bssn IN thsir employ about year. When
thsy rsturusd ~ about a o.o,oc,r x.~tari.v
rporc,u. .,,.., s,,,,,,, an. 80 49, !, H..
.-..-- -. " \.
w. ebsn mo snsrs was NO sisn Oh tne
thinking he was In the stable. but there
was NO rssponss. Supposine that the man
had ssllsri Asleep. Mr.. Declrsr went 20 the
stable 70 arouse him, but he was not
thsrs.
Entering the house with his wifc, Mr..
Decker found everything in the dining
room In orof,,sion. 'Diahee that had been
isft ON ths ashIs were strewn about the
zoor and nsfther Decker nor his wife
could undsrstand the condition OF things.
but a. nothing Appeared 20 be missing
they locleed up ths hcuse and went 70 bed.
When he arose Mr.. Decker found that
oKsefs had not returned and he began
to make Inquiries about him. but no one
seemed 10 have sesn the missing coach |
man. YESTERDAY Afternoon While near
the excayeslos Mr.. Decker heard a moan
ing souud and found O'Keefe unconscious |
IN the ditch. He carried him TO the bo,,ze
and thsn called DR.. psyiiu. who advised |
that the man he taken at once TO the |
hospitsI.
when DR.. Decker visited mis- stable he
found that his fast horse. a surrey and !!
two ssts az harness were missing.
In the hospital last evening O'Keefe |
consciousnsss and was able to |
give . abort secounf az what had hap
psnsd bsfors he sssin sank into a state OF /
Inssnssbility. He said that between mid
night and / O'Clock he noticed that the
rear docr of thu house. which opons into
The sun., 1909-12-26
WOMAN As BURGLARS LOOKOUT.
whst NeagAbsss saw Whsa wssssrnsan.s
asseo Was Deang RsAAea.

Stego Wae Being Be66ed.
A woman In black, who acted % lookout.
hslped safe breaksrs in the department
store Of Harry1wasssrman at s7s-7s Grand
strsst. williamsburg. sariy yesterday
morning. After blowing open tho safe
the thieves secured sosi In money and
diamond jewelry worth nearly q. 600 be-
longing TO Mrs. Wasserman. who placed
the jewelry In the safe on Christmas eve.
Wassefmsn's store In about sixty feet
above Marcy avenue. On account Of he
Christmas trade he didn't close ND until
1 O'Clock yesterday morning At that
time he placed the receipts OF the after
noon and evening. consisting OF $500 in
bills. 500 In gold and se1 In small change,
In small safe about four fest high which
was in the rear OF the store at s77 and
visible from tho street. The thres stores
are about one hundred feet deep and are
connected in the back by wide corridor.
just before wasssrman was ready 10
close up two men entered. wasssrman
had never seen them before. While one
was dickering for the purchase OF some
the other was seen TO be
surveying the rear OF the store. When
the men went out after making Q small
purchase wasserman closed his cafe
locked the front doors and after making
SURE that the gas lights which are left
burning all night were In order, accom-
panied his wife mp 70 their apartments
over the stores.
Il In thought that soon after wassernsn
had closed up the burglars entered By one
Of ths basements. They rolled the safe into
Ika r><sfxidor wkaxa thaxp <.<.x.llntt l.. 49,.
The sun., 1909-12-26

every one to take either the subway O
the elevated trains to Brooklyn.
trolley lines throughout Queens count,
were practically tied up by Il O'Clock
ihe New York and Queens County Rail
way, which runs through Woodsids. Co
roma. Elmhurst. Jamaica and other towns
ana the Brooklyn lines covering the sam,
territory gave up long before rnidnight
oangs OF men had been sent out to supple.
ment the sveepers, but AZ fast NJ thsy
cleared the tracks the wind blew the anow
back again.
All OF the late trains on the Long Island
Railroad were behind time. and tVo loco
motives were used on many trains. In
the railroad yards at Long Island City the
pneumatic switches were kept open by
means OF blazing oil. which melted the
snow a. fast az II fell. The yards looked
a. though they were ON Are.
On Long Island Sound ths weathsr was
20 thick that practically all shipping put
into the nearest port. On the Atlantic
side the life savers doubled thsir patrol.
Ferryboats beeween New York and
Brooklyn were able to feel their wsy
across the river only 1T the slowest pace.
People who had been to tho country
and Long island folk who had spsnt ths
day IN Manhattan were stalled al along
the Queens car lines. Stations and wait
ing rooms were fun Of them, and the indi-
cations were that many Of them would
uot DO able to reach home last nisht 1t all.
The New York Central through trains
from the West were between three and
four hours late. These delays were 90
casioned by conditions west OF Albany,
- between New York and Albany trains
were running on time.
The New Haven line had not rot into
much trouble yet. though local trains
we're fifteen minutes or more late.
On the Pennsylvania Railroad trains
east bound were delayed form thirty
minutes to hours. The dining oar OF the
Congressional Limited left the track a.
the train was passing Milestone Jnuction.
. little below New Brunswick, ON its way
70 New York. The accident happened
af s:iS p. NJ. while passengers were eating
their Christmas dinners. The car was
not overturned, and according 90 the
railroad people no one was hurt. The
train is due st Jersey City st SIS o'clock
and got In just two hours late.
Tho wreck helped the storm to tie up
the road 90 that It's schedule was Knocked
out. One trouble. the railroad people
said. was that they had called on the con-
tractors for 1.50O men to handle the snow,
and because Of Christmas the contractors
pould muster but iso. The snow too fiIled
he air 30 that the engineers had trouble
reading signals and had 20 slow down con-
tinually for this purpose.
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