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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-06
SARAH JOHNSON
HEADS SWAT TIERS
IN FLY c ON TEST


along toward the Ilshi. goes into TIE
trap. All the trapl,i needs to do is
10 pour boiling water over the trap
every TIME 1t is fun. dump out the
HES and set the tr,tp again.
Another method IS 10 place the fly
trap on the outs. de e. q saceen door.
ana tin lrts ,raN.lus over the screens
Will enter th5 trap.
The size ana number of the prizes
and DIR. Hodges enthusiasm surrod th..
whole city of Worcester against the
house Ms. Dir. Hodge advised the use
OF insect nets for catching n.es out
doors wnen they We're too we'll fed TO
be attracted by ordinary "ba.t." Tin SO
nets may be nadc If mosquito netting
by any boy CIR girl.
uwelve-y'sar- hoy. who later
Won the first priz7. made his own traps.
ana had six in constant use. lie took
iive discarded window screens and built
thsm into tae shape # a box with the
under side open. Thsn h, divided the
interior of tho trap into Two cham
bers by stretchlng piece of w.re
screening across f, paralleI with the
top. and in this h cut eight entrances
into tiae uprer chamber Next ne ont
II good sized hole IN ire TOP oytr which
he set smaller screen tram or c,ro
The whole contr;,.,,,,, ,,,s ,ha,, 49,,
on wooden blocks IN -,isn {, envarol
inches from th. ,,ro,,rd nr> ,no ..ho,t,.
was nm, ON Z, 70, hcr,n,h ~ ,..,,,
Ho found nsh t.-,5s 80 So 80 -,
sa,i,s.actorv n,,i. ~. ,t.,,,' 80,
MAJ va ,,,,,, - me-, S'i,s ."es'
:, =, co., ~ CIV u 20
anon, 49, -, 80 w., '',''
~ ~ 49,, w. ~ CIV nouE
ho,os 49, va 80 u '"e f.S"'
49, e"u up"eI o""i''ner. nen
,,,..,. ~ " .he '-''p was iuil Oh fies
ol"'h cioVh was wrapped around the
".o.e eon'rivancc' making 1t all dark
~ t'ra i't'ie tran on the top The
l-ss at once swa.rn2nd toward the light
ana ,,, we're caught IN the little trap
neh th.s was ruH i was taken on
ahu Piac'd IN a boz nto which sulphur
tunes were sent. killing the htes in
stantiy.
Woods Hutchinson. NJ. u. a. II. IA
nous The world over as a sanitary eX-
pert and writer on medical subjects.
mas TINS to say about the house fly:
NO longer can We dismiss the ay with
a eon'emptuons "sho2' He Is an in
i'"encc to he reckoucd with. Black as
II" is painted. we must concedc him
certain virtues From a worldly po!n,
Of view he is hustler from way
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LABOR ENDORSES
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
CONTINUED from First Page.)


lion has started a publication OF It's
own and that work necessary 10 con-
tinue this venture must be done by
Rome one. and the necessity of having
b sasnried officer to perform the various
duties which may be placed upon him
IS very necessary. i recommend that the
Of the Journal be combined: that Il sal
airy be paid for the entire work and
that tho officer be compelled to devote
his entire time TO the federation
believing that the prestige Of hav-
ing the headquarters Of the federation
in tho capital city will be a benefit TO
the organization. recommend that
THO Headquarters of the Virginia Fed
Grafton OF Labor he in the city 0t Rich
mund and that the work of the sccre-
1ary be performed at Ihe headquarters. -
The report OF the committee was con-
Cured in. and the TWO sections under
disagreement vere referred TO the com
1uittco on resolutions.
When the report OF the committee on
resolutions was called for. Chairman
Dreamer stated that he had number
Of resolutions in his possession. but
that his committee had not had time to
consider them. and he suggested that
the convention as a body take them up
and rass on them without submitting
Them - the committee. in order TO save
time. This course was adopted, Chair
.ouan Dreamer reading the resolutions
10 tho convention.
There was a large bunch of them,
'th~ majority rslatinS to routine mat
tors Perhaps ths most important
resolution OF the morning was one
introduced ny Delegate Dreamer re
EardpE Endorsement OF just and
ltnual monetary reform plan and back
ing the National Citizens League in
ITS efforts 10 bring about such re-
|1orm An objection was raised. ono
delegate stating that he understood
tho !sarue to he backing Tho Aldrich
plan and crticizinG tms latter as being
unjust Mr. Dreamer explained tina,
llr his View Tho league was no,
ihacidnr the Aldrich plan, and that
ithe wording O. the resolution simply
Endorsed the league in its efforts to
secure some Just equitable and fair
i-ey.siou' of our present system The
resolution also recommended that
congressman and Senators he urged
10 hclr hiring about such reform. and
was adopted without disst Mt
Resolution Tabled.
Delegate Bergcndahl. of Roanoke.
offered n resolution 10 the effect that
Tho f'deration. at its las, meeting.
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ings. though always ready to give his
advice in the private councils of the
Republican Senators. among whom he
ranked high. He was chairman OF tho
Committee on Reclamation OF Arid
Lands. which committee however, sell
dom meets. Mr.. Nixon was recently
unanimously reelected by a Demo
cratic Legislature. in ratification OF his
choice AT "a popular election on the So
called oregon primary plan. His term.
second one, would not have expired
until 1917.
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SENATOR NIXON DEAD
lie Was One of Vests Most Conspicu-
Gus Whining Mngnatcs.


Washington. June 5.-United States
senator Gcoree s Nixon. of Nevada.
died at 10 o'clock tonight. Senator
y lNon had been at the Episcopal Eye.
Fer and Throat Hospital since last
Thursday, WHOM an operation for nasal
'atarrh was performed. Spinal mcnin-
E i, "eV'l"ped and the Senator's con-
"ih"n soon bag me critical. For the
past twdnty-iour hours his death had
ben momontariIy expected.
The Senator's wife and relatives in
Nevada had been notified of his con-
diion and they are now hurrying to
WashnEtou
Senator NiNon was one of the most
monSpic"ous mining magnates in the
west ana WIS intimately associated
win IN" eros operations at Goidield
IN ms nome State. He was fifty
years old and native OF California,
soins 10 Nevada early In life.
IN the United states Senate DIR. Nix
on was quiet figure rarely having
AWNING to say in the floor proceed
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OBITUARY
William Gnrnctt.

William Garnett died yesterday at
his residence. 3io South Linden Street.
III the nfty-c!gbth year of his age. He
leaves his Wife and one daughter. Mrs
George O'Bricn: three stcpchlldrcn-
Mrs. il. B. Uranium, John and George
Wills: two brothers. John aud Henry
Garnctt
the Pine street Baptist Church this
afternoon at o'clock. The inter
ment Will be made In Hollywood
Cemetery.
William T. Rcnms,
William 4. Reams died yesterday
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.|SMAY'S CONDUCT
ON SINKING LINER
he report of leo serious, Ismay re-

the report of Ice serious. Ismay re-
Piled
1T didn't concern me. thought
that the captain would take any steps
necessary to avoid it,
Lord Mersey read from the American
photographic ana Nova Scotian re-
ports Of warnings covering the Titanic
route that an icctield probably would
be encountered. and laid stress upon
the word 'prohably." lie made the
comment that il was extraordinary
that great shipping companies should
agree 10 choose such route.
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Deaf HIS

IAENETT--Died, "Wednesday, AT hts
residence, Sl2 South Linden street.
LIAM GARNET'l. in the nfty-eighth
year OF his age. lie leaves "A Wttc
and one daughter. Mrs. George
bFIen' ana three step children. Mrs.
George Wills besides two brothers.
Messrs John and Henry Garrett.
Funeral from Pine street Church
THURSDAY AFTERNOON at .
o'clock, Friends and acquaintances
OF Inc family are respectfully in
V'ted TO attend. intcrlnent II Hol-
1915 Porter street. WILLIAM r
RkAMS. IN the sixty-second year OF
ms age a vile. two daughters and
one son survive him.
Funeral from Central NJ. Z. Church
THIS tTmrsday) AFTERNOON at
Petersburg. Va. and Rocky Mount
y. c" papers pleaso copy.
LEGENHEIMER-D Wednesday.
June >. at II o'clock y. NJ, liLJNRY
year of his age. The body IS at the
residence OF his sister 22li West
Grace Street
The funeral will be from the Nor
tuary Chapel at the Hebrew Gem
otery THIS AFTERNOON at )
o'clock. Kindly omit flowers.
WALKER-Dicd June s, at IL o'clock
a. NJ, at walkerton. King and queen
county, MRS SUSIE McGEORGE
WALKER, wife OF VIM. b. Walker.
Funeral from Burlington Church,
TODAY at II O'clock.
sTERN-Dled. Tuesday morning, June
!, 1912. at the Memorial Hospital
Besides his wife, Mr.. Stern leaves
three sons, Sidney, Gus and Henry
stern. and three daughters. Miss Ma
rion Stern Mrs. Henry Flcck and
Mrs. Il. IL. Caron.
The funeral will take place THIS
MORNING at 10 o'clock from the
Hebrew Mortuary Chapel.
REITZE-Died. at her residence. 1921
Battery Avenue, Baltimore. Md, at
$50 o'clock y. NJ. Tuesday, MRS. u
RE1TZE. the beloved wife of MIR. II.
Keitze. formerly Mrs j. Kluber. of
Funeral will take place from the
residence OF her daughter, Mrs. y.
THURSDAY at T.. NJ Friends are
invited to attend.
WILK Es-Died, Yesterday evening at
his parents Residence: 1910 West
NON WILK Els. He was the youngest
child Of Mr. Jno. Il. and Minnie Pow
ell wilkes.
uncl dl VIII take place . O'CLOCK
THIS AFTERNOON at Marshall street
Christian Church.
Sleeping in the arms OF jesus"
MOTHER.
COX-Died, June :. 1912. at II p. NJ.
at the residence of her son-in-law
l.. y. Throckmorton, sol North Thir-
ty-sccond Street. MRS. JACQUELIN
cox.
Funeral notice later
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though sincere in its purpose and in
tentions. was mistaken in It's views
whU II adopted a resolution relating
TO the Mcnamara case, and IT was
recommended that the action be re-
scinded. Without discussion OF the
ma tier a motion was made and passed
that The resolution be tabled.
y resolution by Delegate Ltchen-
stein urging that th> NEXT Legisla-
eure be more liberal in its appropra-
tioN TO the state Library was adopted
constitutional amendment was
proposed and adopted providing that
tine legislative committee he COM
posed of on: member from each city
IN tho State havins a central labor
union and one from tho State at large
The amendment was proposed by the
Roanoke delegation.
y resolution urging upon tho MEM
hers tho Importance of seeing that
every union man pay his poll tax and
exercise his franchise privilege was
unanimously adopted several NOM
hcrs remarliing that this was ono o.
tho most important resolutions tnat
had come up. 1t was introduced by
]. II. Wilson. of Portsmouth
y resolution also introduced 10y
Delegate Wilson condemned the ac-
ton of the government in installing
lie plants and urged that Congress-
men and Senators work against such
action 1t was ordered that copy of
the resolutions be sent to all Con-
grcssmen and Senators
y resolution was introduced pro-
viding that the 1911 convention OF
the Federation be held In Richmond
at the time the Legislature would be
i'm session ana inviting the Farmers
Union to hold It's convention there
at the same time. The chair ruled
that the resolution was out of or
der. inasmuch that this convention
could not legislatc for the convention
OF 1914. In the discussion that fol-
lowed it was stated that the object
of the resolution was simply to get
the matter before the delegates to
stir thought along this line pending
the time to select the 1914 meeting
place.
resolution asking the convention
to use its efforts To get the intcrna-
tional Typographical Union to grant
the printers OF Alexandria a charter
was adopted 1t was stated that AL
cNandria printers have been unsucccss-
fully trying for seven years 10 form
a local Organization.
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Mrs. L. u. Merrill.

tSnecial 10 The Times Dispatch
panvill'- Va. June s. Mrs. II y
NJ: NC aH formerly. Miss Page Estcllc
evening OF June at the home OF hr,.
husband, Frank b McFan, I'm Ander-
son. $. &c. She WAS the daughter
OF MIR. and Mrs. II. W. Tucker OF
this city. where she was q general
fnvorite. and whern she Nas nnurrtn II
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IN MEMORIAM

sCoTT-In loving memory of WM. III.
SCOTT, who departed this life Trim
itv Sunday, June 6. 1909.
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Especial 10 The Timcs- pispatch1
charlottesville. Va. June a-Georgc
> Thomas. OF Eariysvillc, n success
IN young farmer. died tonight AT
University Hospital Yesterday after
noon he was on horseback heading a
nul" The mule became frightened ana
ytFked nun violently TO The ground
iracturng his skull Thomas inarriud
a Miss Berry. OF Madison county. who
survives him with two children
Mrs. Mnry j. Hayes.
Especial TO The Times Dispatchl
Narrenton, y. 60 June 3. Mrs. Mary
). Hayes lied this AFTERNOON ~ par
nlysis after an Illness Of about tyJ
wecile at her hono in this county.
near Wise. X. c. she was slNtv 'is..
years OF 70. She leaves three sor;.,--
=. @. Hayes. OF lbs county. W. y.
Hayes ana Malvern u HIVES, Il promi-
ncnt travelling ma. SIZE wtc rUl!. i
near Mount A1bIrn Church ;his atter,
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George :. Thomas.

In 1907. She leaves ono little son
Inc interincnt was in Anderson, $. c,
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at his residence. 1918 Porter street
lie was siNty-one years OF age. ana Ia
survived by his wife and two daugh
ters.
me funeral VIII take place from the
central Methodist Church this a..er-
noon at $3.50 o'clock
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Henry Fiegenhciner.

henry Flegenhetincr died yesterday
morning at II o'clock. He was In the
iifty-'irst year OF his age The body
was taken to the residence OF his
sister. 22ii West Grace street.
The funeral VIII be held from tho
Moftuary chapel at the Hebrew Came
terry THIS afternoon at o'clock.
oirs. JacqucIin ,Co1.
Mrs Jacqueiin Coz died last nigh.
at the resistance OF her son-in-law. r.
A. Ihrockmorton. sol North Thirty
second street Announcement OF tho
runera! arrangements ynl be made
later
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Fnir Action COndcmncl.

hi -h'tipu tonNcmneu.
Delegate Kaufman, of the Committee
ON Music, introduced Il resolution con-
demning the action of the State Fair
Association III employing nonunion
bands at its fairs instead of union
bands ana urging that an effort be
made to rcctify this. The resolution
was adopted.
y rising vote of thanks was given
j. J. Dreamer, the labor repre-
sentative In the last Legislature, and
the seventeen Farmers Union men
who occupied seats in the Legislature
for the work they accomplished.
Commissioner OF Labor Jas h. Do
herty was commended for the work
ne has done since he went into that
Ollie, and rising 9o'e OF thanks
Mr.. Dreamer was invited. through
the adoption of Il resolution to that
effect. 10 take the floor this afternoon
and give the convention "A review OF
his work in the Legislature.
shortly before adjournment the
committee on the presidents report
made its report which was concur
red in
secretary l.. {. Davidson in a BRIEF
speech urging the necessity of prompt
reports from the ce-prcsidents. they
! beug required undcr the Constitution
to MAKE nonthly returns showing the
conditions in their respective prov
inces took OCCASION to upbraid them
81 little saying they as well as the
standing committees had been very
heSliEcnt during the past twelve
months. IL paid compliment TO
| MISS Minnie Young Vicc-prcsident.
declarius that she was the only vice.
president from whom lie had received
Il report.
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SWAT THE FLY

DAISY Fly * ilb.r Best on earth.
'-oE sale at all good stores. loo,
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Attendance Is small.

The mass meeting tonight at tho
city Auditorium. hold for tho purpose
OF organizing labor III Lynchbur2. was
= failure. 8" far AZ attendance 81,
Iynchburg laborlne men was con.
cerned. IS very few 5csidea delegates
were present. There were perhaps 25s
people present IN the big hall. and the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-06
SWAT THE FLY

. Daisy Fly Killer. Best on earth.
Fog sale AT all good stores. &c
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COX-Died, June :. 1912. at II p NJ,
at the residence of her son-in-law
L. y. Throckmorton. sol North Thir-
ty-sccond street. MRS. JACQUELIN
cox.
Funeral notice later
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Sleeping in the arms OF Jesus"
MOTHER.
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Delegate Bergcndahl. of Roanoke
offered n resolution 10 the effect that
Tho federation. at its last meeting.
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HERE IS COMFORT
FOR HOUSEWIVES
Turkeys Will Cost No More
Than They Did at
Thanksgiving.

New York. December 22-House-
wives may be cOmforted by the state
ment OF poultry dealers that turkeys
viii not cost any more IN the next Few
DAYS than at Thanks giving time, when
TIE great American bird scared TO SO
cents a pound on a market that was
stocked TO the limit.
There are others who are OF the
opinion that 9S cents pound VIII be
a fair price for high grade turkey on
the day before Christmas. Last year
Al this season they sold as high as 81
cents.
Geese Of the finest kind were selling
to-day at - cents a pound, and Phil
adelnhia roasting figures were quoteu
AT the same ngure. Chickens OF uneer-
tain age Warranted to fricassee tender
Y YOU cooked them long enough were
selling from Is TO 90 cents pound
Celerv-fed Long Island ducilings were
considered cheap At 25 cents.
Egg dealers are much stirred up over
the crusade which Mrs. Julian Heath
and the National Housewives League
are conducting - popularize cold stor-
age eggs and 10 educate housekeepcfs
10 the belief that it is better 20 puT-
chase cold storage eggs at p cents
than cold storage eggs under the label
strictly fresh eggs" as high as 80
cents a dozen.
In response 10 the request OF the
league. many dealers are selling cold
storage eggs. labeled as such. at %
cents a dozen
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courthouse and Confederate monu-
ment rs there had been no appro-
priation for the building. nothing could
be done. There is general satistac-
ton that in the near future tho Ions
expected building Will be erected.
The new Postal savings Bank has
been great success the deposits have
been as large as those OF Roanoke and
Iynchburg combined. They are grow
ing daily and the system is gaining
in confidence.
The eight-hour system as maxi
mum in the period of ten hours 1ay
will be introduced in this Office FEB
ruary l. To meet the requirements, an
additional force viii be itated.
T.. G Burke. the assistant postmaster.
VII have charge OF the registering and
money order department. and the cor
respondence: T.. + Adams. the postal
savings bank ana parcel post. C. w
Wharton, Jr Of ne mailing divisions
the day and night clerks. Respectively
are John T. Carter and Archie Semmes.
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PLANS ALMOST READY.

Bedford City. Va. December 22-
William II. Mosby. the postmaster OF
this place. has just returned from
visit to Washington. where he was IN
formed that The final drawings oi
plans and specifications for the new
government building are to be sub
rnstted TO the supervising architect OF
the Treasury in March or April. after
which bids will be invited, and the
contract will be awarded, and work
begun about June l.
An appropriation Of $4,000 OF the
$4,000 appropriation will be available
TO begin operations, and the balance
will be appropriated as required.
About two years or more ago Con
cress appropriated $500 for the pur-
chase Of a site for a post-oftice build
ing. and several lots on Main street
were secured for the purpose. They
are admirably located. west of the
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latlOn Of StaJe


winchester. Va. December Vow
tat Rcprcscntativc James Hay u thr
seventh Congressional District. has
announced his intention = recon
rrardtuc CITY Treasurer GcorEc ~
D. mel Tor the Office - postmaster. 10
sr,cecd Bentley Kern. whose term ~
hires iu February. 1914 general
.raulblc has bceuu Tor the treasurer
ip. and DO Is expected that To- VIM
hester Democrats VIII have - icift
falf a dozen candidates to CONSIDER
,.4rr the primary - held next spr nE
So lliiam r. Barr. who was an aSpiIaNt
several years ago. has come out Open
d. Tor the treasurer ship. a. have also
former Mayor Harry " Baker an1
Councilman J. ". SibcTt
woman Inspector. employed ~
STATE Cornrnfssiousr ~ labor James
g. rohrrfv has been visiting the VIZ
r.ria valley tlfics and towns dIrinE
tne faaf week vlth a view CT ASCERTAIN
ing whether fhcrr has been any viola
ton 81 The state law which prohirits
women from working more than ten
hours dav 90 stores. mills. factories
and other industries. but thus Tar 10
employer has been arraiened for Sio-
lation II the law. Ia - reported how
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WILL ASK FOR INCREASE
IN STATE APPROPRIATION
Eacb of the Agricultural High schools
10 seek 5000 From Neat
Legislature.

AppomaftoN. Va December 90
Principal l.. Eawiey. who last year was
chairman OF the agricultural section Of
state Teachers Association. has Sc
CARED statistics on the work OF the
agricultural high schools In the state.
There are ten Of these schools. one
ia each congressional district. located
as follows. with the following attend
aucc. Chester. 2s5. Manassas. @se.
BurkevilIc. 1ss. MiGdle;own. 20. New
London So. Driver. 10. Appomattox.
500. Elk Creek goo. Lebanon. fs9
Zach 81 these schools receive ar an
nuaI state appropriation 81 $4,000 c>rh
FOR the purpose OF teschinr sgricul-
tore. Industrial and household arts
Just recently has each received a spc-
ciaf appropriation Tor equipment %
$500.
4 plan is now on foot TO ask the
next LEGISLATURE 20 increase this sp-
preparation 10 $1,000 each. 80 that the
farm work and extension work may b.
.trrIed on more succesSfT -ly. There
are. iuc udinz tie one 90 Hampton.
over 1.DOr pupii- attending these
schools annually. ard d. Is not consi6-
cred cNtravagaut g. ask the state for
adefuat. funds 20 conduct the work .n
a satisfactory manner. and the sum
% 5000. = is Thought. would 30 4
conservative estimate.
Of these s.090 students attengtu :
these schools annually not more than
a hundred 50 20 higher institutions.
thus leaving q Iarre majority for the
home schools 20 iook sftei.
D. is th- rnauirrous opinion ~ the
promoters OF fhess schools that this
plan ~ hriueinr azricultural instruc-
ton near the BONES ard ga many To-
cafifiee is rar superior 90 che Cd plan
Of hasin. Just one aEricuitural school
and shat isolated 50 that the great
majority q tire country boys never
hear Of u. much less attend u
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II Is expected that practically al