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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
ARMSTRONG'S
TRIPS CAUSE
SOME TALK
CITY COMMISSIONED ABSENT
so OFTEN THAT THERE is
TALK OF DOCKING
HIM.

City Commissioner George w.
Armstrong is at his desk again at
the city hall, after a weeks abb
sence on business trip to Port
land.
There has been some talk about
the numerous trips to Portland by
Commissioner Armstrong since the
first of the year, and one member
Of the city council! said to another
member of the board Of public
works that if the trips continued
Commissioner Armstrong might
turn up shy in salary some day.
Inquiry in one of the depart
ments adjacent to that of Mr..
Armstrong at the city hall as to
the number of trips Armstrong has
taken out of town since the first
of the year drew forth the response
that "he is gone half of the time
The girls in the board of public
works office say this is not true,
that Mr.. Armstrong is away not to
exceed one-third to one-fourth of
the time.
The council or other city Off
Gals have no edge on Commission
er Armstrong in the matter of
drawing salary for time absent
from duty. Elective officials and
heads of departments are never
"docked," whether they are away
one month or six, as there is no or
der of council to cut the salary
for absence from duty.
Mayor Pratt was gone four or
five weeks in December and drew
full pay. When the members of
the city council recently visited
California no one heard of them
refunding salary to the city, and
they were gone all the way from
three weeks to six.
But Armstrong, instead of group
ing his vacation or business trips
into one good, long stay, has par
celed it out a week at a time, and
this is what has started the
tongues to wagging at the city hall
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
AFTER THOSE MAIL
BOXES FOR CARS

Won't it be fine, no matter how
far out you live, to be able to
hail street car, drop the letter
you wish to mail in a mail box
attached thereto and know that it's
going to get to the post office as
quickly as if you carried it your
self?
All street cars in Spokane will
carry one of Uncle Sans deposi-
tories for mail if the movement
started by the chamber of COM
merce this noon bears fruit. BY
adopting report of the public
improvements committee the cham
Der plegded itself to work for the
street car mail boxes. Estimates
of the cost of installing them will
be obtained from the post office
department at Washington, d. c.
The system is in use at Des
Moines, Iowa, and Grand Rapids,
Mich, where it is proving a great
success.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
NEW ORDERS
FOR DENNIS
REQUESTED TO GET BUSY OR
CONTRACT WILL BE
FORFEITED

Notice has been served by the
board Of public works on G. B.
Dennis representing the Warehouse
and Realty Co., that he must re-
sumo work on the Sprague avenue
fill on the basis of the order of
March 2, or the contract will be
cancelled If nothing is done by
March 80
The order of March 2 requires
Dennis to tear down the defective
wall and rebuild the same accord
ing to the original plans.
There are so many plans on the
fill that Dennis claims he does
not now know which are the
original plans"
The city council will meet In
adjourned session tonight to hear
any communication the board of
public works may have to offer
on the fill
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
JOHN WAS CHARGED.
ALL RIGHT, WITH
GIN FYZZ-Z-Z

~ His name is John SchmittZ, If
! the city sleuths' methods of deduc-
ton are not at fault, and the sus-
picion that he was slightly intoxi
Gated was not altogether without
foundation. Aside from that he
could teach most any vaudeville
favorite some valuable things
about the art of stammering.
"Wha-wha- wha-the h-the h. are
you g-g-goin t-t-t-to-do-do-do-with
me in-a-in-a-in here" he began in
excellent imitation of cracked
monograph record. when he first
showed up before the booking win
dow in the close but not altogether
fond embrace of Officer Fuller.
What is your name?" demanded
Desk Officer Millane. as sternly
as he possibly could under the
amusing circumstance.
"Jo-jo-jo j-j-j-j-o, the h. just
t-t-tell them Um-um-um here!"
John sputtered dangerously like a
rickety traction engine that has
Tipped it's governor belt. Consid-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

cradle patience and more question
ing evolved the fact that John was
the happy fellows first name and
that he spelled his last name
S-s-s-ssh-sh-sh-m- m-m-i-t-t-two is,
dit, z-z-z-Z."
Very well. l guess it's John
Schmittz,' according to all that
pied omelet." sighed the officer
with the pen, wiping his beaded
brow YEARLY. What is the
charger"
Soda" some one bawled out.
Gin fiZZ." demonstrated the ar
resting officer, savagely.
Well, after another weary 20
minutes of questioning the man on
the legal side of the counter was
satisfied that the prisoners name
was John Schmittz, that it was no
offense to call him that under the
circumstances if it wasn't, and that
he was drunk and John was on his
way to the tank. stammering chal
lenges to a duel with all bearers
of stretched countenances in the
station
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
GIRL FIRST VICTIM In
SEATTLE'S NEW
DISTRICT
(By United Press Leased Wire)

SEATTLE, March ga young
woman believed by the police to be
Nora Gauthier of Vancouver, B. c.,
was found murdered in a resort in
the new restricted district" here.
The woman was at first wrongly
identified as young woman whose
former home was said to be in San
Diego. ...
A man who says he hasHknown
the woman identified the body in
the morgue and gave the police
clues on which they are now work
ing. The girls throat was cut, and
the room in which she lay was. dis
ordered. 1t is believed that she
was robbed after she had 4 been
killed. "A
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
WATERWAYS AS
THE SOLUTION OF
TERMINAL RATES

At the afternoon meeting of the
chamber of commerce the most
important address was given by
W. w. Lyman, the walking dele
gate Of the National Rivers and
Harbors association, with head
quarters at Walla Walla. He wound
up by urging the chamber of COM
merce to pass resolution mem
orializing congress to hurry the
work now in progress at the Ce-
lilo rapids, and elsewhere in the
Inland Empire, in the interest OF
open rivers from the mouth of the
Columbia, even as far as the coun-
try above Priest Rapids, as the
open rivers and good harbors are
the only way to regulate railroad
rates, and secure something like
terminal rates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
BLIZZARD IN
SOUTHWEST

DENVER, Col, March 29.-Heavy
rain and snow and high winds are
sweeping the entire Rocky noun
tain region north of central New
Mexico. Telegraph service has
been seriously interfered with. and
for several hours central Colorado
was all but cut off from the outside
world.
Heavy snow is reported at Santa
Fe, n. NJ, with temperature of "a
above, drop of 80 degrees since
yesterday. The snow extends all
the way to central Wyoming Du-
range, Telluride and other noun
tain cities Of Colorado report heavy
snow and the storm in Denver al
most took on the proportions of a
midwinter blizzard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
GENTS MUST CHECK
THEIR ARTILLERY
AT THE DOOR

(By United Press Leased Wire)
CHICAGO, March 29.-Jack
Gleason, who blew into town
to arrange pre!iminaries with
the railroads and the ticket
printers for handling crowds at
the Jeff-Johnson scrap, gave
sports today an impression
that "gents will be required to
check their artillery at the
door" when they appear at the
arena.
81 won't allow drop Of
liquor to be sold in the house,"
said Gleason. 1--WE are not
going to take any chances on
miners and coWpunchers get
ting drunk and starting a race
riot If johnson wins"
Many of Jacks hearers took
him seriously, while others
believed that he was making
an informal stump speech In
favor OF the "drys" and was
playing "safe," now that the
election has been called off.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
AND THE VICTOR
AMBLED A WAY

Suffering under a firm sconvic-
ton that his time had come, and
bleeding profusely from a scalp
wound that had been inflicted near
the top of his thinly thatclIed pate
by well seasoned brickbat, hurled
by an irate countryman, Jack Lol-
lordo, an italian, was nursed back
to an ambition to live some more,
last night at the emergency hos
pital. Jacks injuries were the
only spoils of war with which he
emerged from an alteration with
fistic accompaniment, somewhere
up on First avenue. The police
have not yet ascertained the iden-
tity of the victor, who is said to
have ambled away unscathed,
while others carted away the ere
mains" of his vanquished foe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
GREAT TRAFFIC
CONGESTION is
COMING SAYS HILL
(By United Press Leased Wire)


CHICAGO, March 29.-James J.
Hill today predicted that the rail-
roads of the United States will ex-
perience next fall the greatest traf-
fic congestion in their history. He
also is of the opinion that there is
no way to prevent this state of af-
fairs, and that shippers who dis
patch goods during the congested
period do so at their own risk.
"The tonnage offered the rail
roads is increasing daily Hill said.
land all indications are that before
fall we will not be able to supply
sufficient traffic units to care for it.
Tonnage offered for shipment. is
growing at a much more rapid rate
than are the facilities to handle it,
and it does not take mathemati-
clan to figure what these conditions
Will lead to. The roads are not to
blame for this. 1t is next to impos-
sible for them to raise money
enough to make extensions as rap
idly as they are needed. There ap-
pears to be difficulty ahead for the
shipper and the carrier this year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
BELLLNCF1AM IN HOT FIGHT
OVER REV. BILLY SUNDAY

ing in the movement. Referring to
the statement that Clarence OAR
row, who, it is reported, will come
to Bellingham to take an opposite
stand to Sunday, the mayor said:
These two jawsmiths, working
at close range for the money there
is in it for them. seem to make all
other things subservient to their
pockets"
He then referred to the announce
ment that Carrie Nation is also on
the road here and characterized the
trio as three notorious characters"
The ordinance was passed over
the mayors veto by the council,
which takes an opposite stand from
the board of public works. which
recommended the permit be re-
fused. The building will be begun
TODAY
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
ALBERT GREEN SEEMS TO
Be AN FzABI7UAL CRIMINAL

Under the law, Albert Green, CAP
tured here three weeks ago by
Chester Edwards of the police de-
partment, is an habitual criminal,
and from many indications though
it cannot at present be proved, he
is guilty of large number of burg
laries aside from that of the st.
Paul house, for which he was ar
rested and convicted.
His record as a criminal was
made known to the Spokane po-
lice for the first time this morn
ing in a letter received from the
chief of police in ST. Paul, MINI.
According to the letter, Green was
released only last September from
his fourth term in the saltwater,
Mimi. state prison. Each of the
four times he. was sentenced for
burglary, a crime he is declared
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
BOY ELOPES WITH
GIRL SECOND TIME

(By United Press Leased Wire)
SAN DIEGO, CAL, March 20.
1T was reported at police
headquarters this morning that
Thomas Forman, the II year
old high school boy who ran
away with pretty IS year old
Gertrude Seifert for the second
time last night, had been sur
rounded by a posse headed by
the girls father at Descano, 60
miles from this place, and had
shot at the pursuers several
times.
He took the girl away in an
automobile last niqht.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
PO|NOEXTER
HEADQUARTERS

Poindexter senatorial headquar-
tiers for the state of Washington
will be opened in the morning in
room 537 in the Peyton building,
with Editor Rufus r. Wilson of
Maiden in charge.
Editor Wilson says the outlook
for the Poindexter boom is very
bright and that from present indica-
lions the campaign will be a lively
one
Mr.. Wilson has just returned
from Washington, D. c., where he
imbibed some inspirations along the
line of the rule of the people," in
the recent clashes in congress.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
SPOKANE FIRM
HAS BIG CONTRACT

Contracts for the removal of
25,0oo,ooo cubic yards of earth in
the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s
irrigation district, east of Calgary,
Alta, where 100000 acres of land
is to be put under the ditch, will be
awarded in short time. This is
the largest contract of it's kind in
the history of western Canada.
Foley, WEIGH G. Stewart of Spokane
and Corey Bros. of Calgary were the
contractors in 1909 and 1908, re-
spectiveIy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
SEATTLE ATHLETES WILL
INVADE VANCOUVER
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(By United Press Leased Wire)
SEATTLE, March 29.-Seattle
athletes will invade Vancouver to-
night, bent on capturing first hon
ors in the northwestern amateur
championships, which will be held
in the Canadian metropolis tomor-
row, Thursday and Friday, under
the auspices of the Vancouver Ath-
letic club.
The Seattle Athletic club will
send two boxers and two wrest1ers,
the pick of the gymnasium.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
CHAMPION STRAY
CAT; GETS MEDAL

SEATTLE, Wash, March 29.-It
was just cat, a poor, bedraggled,
homeless, hungry little pussy,jbut
10 year old boy has beenfawarded
gold medal by the King County
Humane society for Kindness
Vaun Allen found the homeless
animal and took it in. He fed the
cat and took care of it zcuntil
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
LOUISE HAM ON
TRAITOR MURDER

Louise Hams case was called in
the superior court today, on the
charge of murder in the first de-
gree. The defendant shot and in
stantly killed John Hardy in a
Front avenue resort on March %.
Both were colored, the latter a sol
der from Fort Wright. Having
no attorney, although the woman
expected a friend would appear to
defend her, the court took her case
under advisement and said that he
would appoint an attorney for her
some time this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

to have begun to practice in. his
early youth.
He is but about SO years of age
now and is already on his way to
Walla Walla to serve out an in
determinate sentence of from SIX
months to Is years, imposed on
him last week by Judge e. H. Sui
livan of the superior court. Ed
wards made the capture here by
the use of derby hat lost by the
burglar in a scuffle with two men
while making his escape after rob-
bling the st. Paul house at 333 "
Front avenue.
Had his record been known at
the time of the trial, it is evident
that Green would have been sent
enced to spend practically the rest
of his natural allotted life behind
the bars of the penitentiary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
LIVE ISSUES
FACE COUNCIL

Tonight the city council will meet
in adjourned session for the trans
action of regular business. After
this it will convert it's meeting
into session of the committee
of the whole, for the discussion Of
the proposed city market.
Among other things scheduled to
come up is the Sprague avenue fill
and the mayors message refusing
to remove from office Corporation
Counsel John e. Blair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
GREGG TRIAL
BEGAN TODAY

The case Of Attorney Alexander
II. Gregg, who has been in Jail for
six months past on charge of en-
bezzling $500 from a client, Marga-
ret M. Bicknell, was called at 10
o'clock this morning. His attor-
ney, Harry Rosenhaupt. waived the
reading of the Indictment, and the
defendant was given until 10
O'Clock in which to plead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

(6y Oniteo PreSS Leased WIre)
BELLINGHAM, Wash, March 20.
With the arrival of Billy Sunday
still a month away, Bellingham is
split by bitter fight over the SEN
sational evangelist.
"The religion of Sunday is merely
a veneer, with commercialism the
real underlying motive" declared
Mayor ]. P. Demattos last night, in
vetoing an ordinance permitting the
erection of a temporary tabernacle
within the fire limits for the Sunday
meetings.
The mayor added that Sundays
purpose was to hypnotic the peo-
pie of Bellingham out of thousands
of dollars to take back east with
him, by playing on their emotions
and superstitions."
He grilled local ministers for aid
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
WOLTER STILL
PLEADS INNOCENCE
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NEW YORK, March 29.-The po-
lice failed today to gain from AL
bert Wolter a statement that might
lead them to connect him with the
murder of Ruth Wheeler.
Wolter learned that his father
had retained an attorney to aid him,
and soon regained his composure,
which deserted him under a siren
uous cross examination by police
officials.
Wolter attorney, Wallace d.
Scott, warned the suspected youth
to make no statement, and his air
of bravado today gives rise to the
belief that he will follow the law
yer's advice.
Attorney Scott said:
II have had a long talk with
Wolter. He seems to be sincere in
his denial of guilt and there is no
question in my mind but that he is
innocent of the crime. I am con-
WINGED that he will be acquitted"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

Mamma" as he named it, grew
slick and fat. Vaun entered the cat
in a show and just to show her ap-
praciation of his kindness she took
a first prize. Then the humane So
ciety heard of the boys kindness
and gave him a medal for "eXtraor-
binary kindness"
Vaun believes that God made the
animals as well as the human be-
ings and that the four legged ones
are deserving of all the humanity in
the world because they can't talk
and tell just what they need or how
badly they feel when people kick
them out of their way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
O y u s
A NJ D ------
F. n ID S.

LONDON, March 29.-England
will breathe easier when Theodore
Roosevelt leaves Egypt. ".>.
That is the opinion today of
many politicians who obviously do
not desire TO be quoted directly in
view of the Americans coming
visit to Britain. t'"
DR.. Cook will arrive in New York
April 2. 1t would be rubbing it in
to arrive a day earlier. ..s.
An Indiana man bet SO he could
eat two dozen eggs in 10 minutes.
The idea of wasting two dozen
eggs for paltry $40.
Hank, from the south, the dismal
We heard last year from spring
to fall;
New players by the score we try
But none of them can hit the
Teddy, Jr., intends to leave the
carpet factory after his marriage.
He'll see all the carpet he cares
about without spending any time
in a place where it is made.
"Spieler loves music, doesn't
he?"
Il should say he does. Why, that
man loves music SO much he re-
fuses to eat in a restaurant where
there is an orchestra"
Am I my claimants keannr2
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
CARDS OF THANKS.

We wish to thank the many kind
friends and neighbors who so faith
fully gave their services to us, in
the sickness and death Of our little
son, Milton, and for the beautiful
flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
McAlpine. Et
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
TAKE" JOY RIDE" DESERT
MACHINE

Somewhere. in some strange com
munity, exhausted and alone, an
automobile belonging to A. Harris
of 734 Mansfield avenue, is await
ing discovery by the police or 9th
ers. Under cover of darkness,
sometime last night, someone in
vaded Harris garage and went for
a joy ride in his handsome machine.
1t is surmised that the JOY ride
lasted till the gasoline tank was
dry and that the machine was
abandoned somewhere in the road.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
(By United Press Leased Wire)

OGDEN, Utah, March 29.-The
waters of Great Salt Lake, whipped
by the heaviest windstorm in years,
washed away the eastern and west
ern approaches of the Southern Pa
cific trestle crossing the lake and
put the main line out of commits
sion today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
To DISCUSS
PARK BONDS

There will be a meeting of the
North Hill Improv club
Thursday night at the Monroe
Park Presbyterian church. The call
is made for the purpose of consid-
ering the proposed park bond is
sue. All people of the neighbor-
hood are urged to come out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

A called meeting of the Ken
woodLidgerwood Improvement
club will be held at the Hamilton
school Friday night to discuss the
park bond question and other mat
tiers that will be brought up. A
full attendance is desired.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
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EPIDEMIC OF HORSE
STEALING IN THE
, YAKIMA COUNTRY ,

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. NORTH YAKIMA, March 20.
. The sheriff's office was mott
. fled of the theft of the fifth
. horse in the city since Satur-
. day night, this morning. One
. of the animals was found in a
. local feed yard. but the others 4
. have completely disappeared. 4
. A score of horses have been
= stolen since March IA in Yak
= ina county, though prior to
. that time there has not been
= a theft in months.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
RACE TRACKS RESPONSIBLE
BY United Press Leased Wire)

SAN FRANCISCO, March 90
After writing several notes in which
he blamed the race tracks for his
act, Frank Paint. a cigar dealer,
ended his life today by inhaling H.
Eliminating gas in lodging house
on Market street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
GOODLAND GETS MEAT CON
TRACT.

The meat contract for the county
poor farm was awarded by the
county commissioners today to Joe
Goodland Of Sprague, Wash, who
will furnish the meat for that in
stitution for one year from date.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

Nettie E. Hale filed suit for OBJ
solute divorce from her husband
Nat j. Hale. on the ground of non
support and drunkenness for more
than year past. prayed for the
possession of the child, Earl, a boy
Z years of age.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

&C. Il. Engleton. general claim
agent OF the o. r.. & NJ. with head
quarters in Portland. is In Spokane,
looking after the loss and damage
claims against the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
Notion Specials

Ever Ready Ironing Wax, piece 1c
Dutch Linen Tape. .......3 for loo
Large line Hair Nets; special,
each ,..... ....,.,.. -. 49,. .1Oc
Nickel plated Shears and Scissors;
special ......... ...... loo
&c Finishing Braid. ..... ......3c
Here Majesty's Safety
Pins. ........,......3 pkgs. for SC
! BE Cube Pins. assorted colOrS. loo
l3-in. Corset Stays, in drab only loo
Black Shoe Laces, a pair.
FIRST FLOOR.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
Lace Stockings Csc

Lisle thread lace stock
ings in several patterns
Have garter top, higIr
spliced heel and toe. One Of
the best values we've Of
fered in women's hose. Spe-
clal, a pair .25c
FIRST FLOOR.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
DeStS, zoe

Plain and fancy ribbed
vests, in sleeveless and low
neck styles. Values in this
lot up to zoe. On sale to-
morrow, thirty dozen Of
these spring vests, special,
each, only .......... 1Oc
FIRST FLOOR.
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. LOS ANGELES, March 20. =
. 1t was rumored on the streets .
. today that Jim Jeffries had .
. fallen from a cracker box at .
. his ranch near Burbank and .
. fractured his arm. .
. The rumor was not con- .
q firmed. .
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