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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
South African Strike
Getting Serious: Men
Now Using Dynamite

JOHANNESBURG. Union OF South
Africa. Jan. s.-There has been an as
tonishlng change IN the situation
since Thursday night, when the rail-
way strike seemed 10 be fiasco. The
strike leaders. seeing that the move
ment had hung hre. appealed to the
johannesburg trades federation to-day
and. the federation applied pressure
IN such a manner as to bring things
TO an immediate head. As a result
the situation tonight Is one OF the
utmost gravity.
Dynamite is being used by the strik-
ers I'm the territory adjacent 10
Johannesburg. An effort was made
to-day 90 blow up the Cape mail, be
tween Denver and Jeorge Goch. No
body on board the train was injured
but the front wheels OF the pilot en-
gine were blown OF and the track
sion occurred on the railway tonight
between Johannesburg and Cleveland
Attempt to Wreck Train.
An unsuccessful attempt TO blow
up train was made today between
Witpoortjo and Liupaardsvlei. three
sticks of dynamite with a detonator
attached. having been discovered by
a foreman track layer just before
the arrival OF n crowded passenger
train from Zeerust. The dynamite
had been fixed in such a way that its
explosion was Inevitable from the I'm.
pact OF n train.
The government IS credited with
an intention to fight the Trades Fed
Grafton to n finish. IL Is reported
that martial law will be proclaimed
at Pretoria tomorrow. The principal
strike leaders who we're prominent I'm
the last Rand strike. were arrested
on charges OF sedition today. All OF
them were held without bail To-
night other leaders were taken into
custody and at late hour. following
a hurriedly called meeting OF the
Trades Federation. the Federation
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
WANTS
REGIONAL BANK

BOSTON. Jan. Bankers from
I'VE New Ln-land states and part
OF Connecticut endorsed the idea of
q regional bank in this city al tho
bearing here today before Sorretar-
ies McAdOo and Houston. the com-
mittec ON reserve on bank organiza-
tion
Objections to the plan came from
Hartford and Ncw Haven
The committee listened 10 forty
Witnesses dur.nr fs tto sessions and
viii hear more tomorrow. The great
or part of The testimony appeared to
hp cumulative. majority OF the
bankers heunVc.ne that tho district
should include 400 New ENGLAND
President D. H O'NeiU of tho Fef-
cral Trust Company. favored going
out .dr N'v Tneiard and tafine iu
tho northern part of New York
just before tho close of tho after
noon .osaiou Governor David
Walsh added 70 few words bod favor
OF Boston and opposed putting OIL
auN western Nf. saChuaette cities
from Gre district IIr said fhaf
p"rhauH southwestern CouucrfIrri
.hou.d be included in a New YORK
district
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
Outline of Antitrust
Bills Promises Some
important Legislation

WASHINGTON. Jan. "a general
outline OF tho tentative draft OF the
antitrust legislation prepared by ma
Jority members OF the house commit
tee on the judiciary for action by the
iull committee. subject 20 a confer.
enee with President Wilson. became
known tonight.
points:
Il. lnterlocking directorates.
: Trade relations and prices
o. INJUNCTION proceedings and dam.
age suits by individuals
I'm every case President Wilson's
idea OF providing penalties fof individ.
uals as well as for corporations In case
or violation has been followed
IL was decided that Il would be bet.
ter TO draft a number OF bills instead
OF Incorporating all the antitrust prop
ositions In an omnibus measure sup
Elementary to the sherman act An
consplracies In restraint OF trade. as
iar as possible. has been made in the
bills already prepared.
lnterlocking Oireetorates.
The bill 10 inhibiI interlocking di.
rectorates Is regarded BY the commit.
tee members as the most important
OF the three. II deals not only with
htlhho anu AANFN fninldlllf-Ns hnt Hn-
plies 10 every Industrial corporation
engaged in interstate trade. The ten
tative draft OF this measure provides
that after the twenty third day OF
December. 1914. an officer or director
OF Federal reserve bank. a branch
bank. national bank or banking as.
sociaton or any state bank. banking
association or trust company admit.
ted 10 membership I'm a Federal re-
serve bank shall not be an officer
or director OF any other bank. bank.
Ing association or trust company or
association engaged In the business
individually or rs n member OF a
hrm or association engaged IN such
business"
"a director or class A OF n Federal
reserve bank may be an officer or
a director or both an officer and a
director of one member bank"
The other two classes are porhib.
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UNLESS COMBINE MEETS DE-
MANDS OF ATTY. GEN. SUIT
WILL BE PRESSED.
Government Has Completed Evil
dence and Arguments Will BE
Made If Trust Does Not Act.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Nesotia.
ions between the American Sugar Re
ming company and the department OF
Justice nave come 20 an abrupt halt.
ana unless the so-called sugar trust
agrees TO meet demands for a reorgan.
izatiOn the pending suit TO dissolve n
under the Sherman antitrust act will
De pressed with vigOr by Attorney
General McReynolds.
For the past week officials have
Deen hopeful that recent conferences
between Mr.. McReynolds and Snow.
uen Marshall. United States district
attorney at New York. would result in
peaceful settlement OF the sugar
trust suit. which was filed more than
lhIte years ago. This hone was shat.
Tered today when word came from
New York that the negotiations had
Ialled. Iliaillle,'d. Department officials tonight
uecllued 10 discuss the case and the
exact points which failed OF adjust.
ment We're not made public.
Although the department can do
hothlng now except continue its pros
ecuiion OF the combine, II is not de-
MED that an about-face BY the sugar
company and "a desire TO meet the
government requirements would prob
AMY iead - reoDpning OF the ncgO-
tiauons. This is the first failure Of
negotiations OF this sort since the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company pointed way by which big
business might avoid long litigation
in the courts.
Controls - Per Cent.
Tn the bin filed against the so-called
trust tho government held that 10 con
trolled - per cent OF the total output
or refined sugar in the country. ex.
elusive or the beet sugar product and
that us percentage OF the beet sugar
produced was about Ga nor couf ~
The total The bin asked that the
American company. the National Sug.
ar Refining company of New Jersey
and the Great Western Sugar company
be found unlawful monopolies aud
That the community ~ stock interest
held 10 exist between them be broken
and enjoined.
The case has not progressed az
great speed. but the government re-
Gently completed it, taking of tosti
mony before an examiner. Arguments
probably viii be- made in tho near fu-
turc unless there is "a resumption of
negotiation
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tied in the currency law from hold.
ing the other offices.
This part OF the measure was draft.
ed by Representative Mccoy. OF New
Jersey. and is understood TO have tho
approx al or chairman CLAYTON. Mr.
Oarltn and other judiciary members
Effect Of Corporation Feature.
The effect OF the Industrial corpo.
ration feature OF the lnterlocking al.
rectorate bill, the committee men
say. would be OF the most sweeping
character, cutting out the interlock.
ing arrangements and enabling tho
directorships and control to pass To
a large army OF new men. instead OF
keeping In the Industrial control OF
various lines Of activity in the hands
OF a Few. Under its terms no officer
or director IN any Industrial corpora
ton engaged In Interstate trade
would be permitted 10 be any officer
or director In any other Industrial
Interstate corporation in an allied
business. Manufacturers OF railroad
cars, locomotives railroad rails and
structural steel or men engaged In
mining or selling coal would be
barred from becoming directors or
other officers or employees of rail-.
roads engaged in interstate com.
merce. The bill would not become
ehective untn two years after pass
age, In order TO allow adjustment OF
business arrangements
The other measures would take ef.
rect immediately upon passage.
Drastic Provisions.
The bill designed to sion srcree-
ments for regulation Of prices has
drastic provisions. l. is designed 10
ehectdally stop the fixing by whole.
salers of the prices az which the man
ufactured article shall be sold 10 the
public and 10 prevent big business
from entering into contract To cont vol
prices of any commodity.
u has been drawn with vie,,, 20
stopping secret agreements and
tiemen'S Understandings so faV as
that can be done
The measure on injunctions AVA
damage suits would give individuah
as well as the government the right 10
start injunction proceedings for any
attempt at injury.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
GOV. TO VISIT
ALL HOSPITALS

Special uisrafch 20 thc rnfeIIarrre-.
CHARLESTON. W. Va Jan g-Ac.
companicd by Dr. Carlos Frederick
Macdonald. eminent alionist. OF New
Ork, Governor u. ID. Hatfield loft To-
day Tor a'visit to the insane hospitals
ui tho state. Ue will b. gone about
one week Governor Hatfield and Dr
. Macdonald went to Huntington to-day
lnd VIII spend "a day or two at the
Wcst Virginia asylum From there
They VIII gO 90 tho Weston and SDen-
cor Insane hospitals Also accom-
rauTIug The governor we're James
Iakin and vs. NJ % Dawson. OF the
board or control. ur o. A. Robin OF the
iatr board of hoalth and Miss Winnie
rask. sienolraph.r OF The governor
I ho tour Of Inspection OF fIo hospitals
Ir made with Wow fo classifying tho
Ifiifu.H. separating fhn inrurahlcH
lfnW tHn case. which can be- cured.
H".oro returning f1o governor may
tI.. OH" pouilerna-t lud some other
lnstlfutioua
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
Supreme Court Annuls
New Haven Bond Issue

BOSTON, Jan. 9-The Public Ser
vice Commissions order giving
consent to the issue by the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Rail
road Company OF s67.7OO. 900 OF con-
vertible debenture bonds was an
nulled today by the Supreme Court
which declared the approval OF such
a convertible issue beyond the au-
thority OF the commission. The pro-
posed bonds carried an option of ex-
change for stock at par after FIVE
The opinion OF the court which
was unanimous. was written by
Chief Justice ,Rugg. II said In part:
The approval by the commits
sion OF an issue OF stock must relate
TO the present and not TO a remote
future. This IS required by the leg
islative intent disclosed by the re-
view of the statutes
lnseparsble From Price.
The amount OF stock which the
commission intelligently can approve
10 be issued Is inseparable from the
price AT which II Is TO be issued. The
price at which the public interest may
require that IL NAV be issued during
period OF ten years beginning Eve
years hence Is impossible OF ascer.
tainment now. But the approval OF
convertible debentures with the right
10 take stock az par in payment dur
ing that period involves fixing a price
Of the stock during the like period.
An order entered now that stock be
issued at par during that period OF
time can afford no security that the
corporation viii get an adequate re-
turn for its stock. or that rates and
charges liked upon such capitaliza-
other stockholders will no guarded
properly.
Inconsistent with Idea.
Tho mandatory requirement Of tho
statute that the committee shall base
Its decision as 70 the amount Of stock
10 be Issued upon the price NJ which
t. is 70 he Dut out is Inconsistent
with the underlying idea of a convert
ihle bond such as r. proposed IN the
present proceeding. II has been arr
gued with earncstness that a con
vertlblo debenture has become highly
desirable in view NJ the present CON
ditlonH. This. however. is matter
rather FOR legislative than for iudicipI
consideration.
The conclusion follows that the or.
der approving tho Issue uf cuuterif.
bic debentures and Of stock was be-
yond the authority OF tho commission
and hence must hs qua he'd
Counsel Tor Morgan g.. Buiko1o-.
former governor Of Connecticut. and
others started the proceedings Bro on
position 90 tho bond Issue. ON which
the opinion of the court is given.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
HIT BY TRAIN;
DEATH ENSUES

special Uiruafrh t0 tho TnfffIrerrrr.
FAlRMONI ". Va. Jan Al.
hrt Howic who claims his home af
Alliance. Ohio. was struck iv train
40 1f. at Rowicaburg thls afternoon
Bowie. Who Dr. M.rro was rushed fo
this city whore he was taken fn irr
Miners hospital in serious condition
Ue told The physicians there hi.
name and address and added chat ho
was b years 0f age and Was ON hie
way fO fhc coal fields in search or
work Uo Then became uncOurri0r.
and died nt O'Clock tonight Tho
body Was removed fo the Musrr1ra
Norrue uh'ln effort. arc hrInr made
f0 locate bis relatives iu tbr Ohio
town.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
SHOT TEACHER
And HIMSELF

MADISON. Wis. Jan. John
Spooner. nephew of former United
states Senator John g. Spounor. late
today shot and killed Miss Emily
mcconnell. 30 years old. o. Madison
school teacher. and then turned the
revolver on himself. inficting a fatal
wound Spooucr is son OF Roger
SpOoner. "a brother Of John C spoonor
No reason o. known Tor The tragedy
Spoonor is i1 years old. married and
had two children Ue fired two shots
40 Miss Mcconnell. tho girl dying ir-
fi1uU} Sp1ounr was taken fo hos.
piial whore no died tonight
Ho called Miss Mcconnell into fho
hallway at Tho school where she vas
teaching. aud. without tug8eiu. in
conversation killed her Tho cause
oi thr shooting o. not known
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
GIRLS CAN'T GO
TO TOPARKERSBURC

special Dispatch 90 the IntelIicencer.
PARkEkSBCRG. W Va. Jan. O.
10 became known hero to-day ths-
prOprietresses Of Parkersburg resorts
had been given strict orders by the
police not 10 receive any girls or
women driven out Of Whceling's red
light district on pain Of being put out
ut business. Resort Keepers were also
Instructed 10 report Immediately the
arrival OF any Wheeling women. if
being tine intention 10 drive them out
of the city The local red light dis
irict Dr. segregated and under strict
regulation
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
Meyer Addresses
Copper Strikers
DECLARES WAR ON THOSE
MEN RESPONSIBLE FOR
HIS INJURY.
Gov. Ferris Leaves Without TAX
ing Action-MOyer Urges Gov.
ernOr TO Arrange Conference.

HOUGHTON. Mich. Jan. 9.-Decla-
rations OF Charles n. Meyer that ne
intends To remain I'm the copper dis
trict as long as he pleases. intima-
tions from union sources that the
grand jury proceedings are 20 be at
tackled on legal grounds. and the de-
parture OF Governor Ferris without
his making "a direct effort TO settle
the trouble. marked the progress OF
the local industrial war to-day. Mr..
Moyer appeared before a mass meet
ing OF strikers and sympathizers
which crowded the largest hall IN
Hancock. Except for his five minutes
address the gathering had a decided
" socialistic unge. the other speakers
including Seymour Stedman. OF the
investigation committee of the So
cialist party; J. w. Lord. OF Peoria
~. and several local men OF that po-
litical faith.
Mr.. Meyer explained that under the
advice OF physicians ne could not
make an extended address and then
said.
Crime Must Be Punished.
came back here because I hal
n right to. Under the laws OF Michi-
gan and the constitution OF the Unit
ed States I am entitled to protection.
Those responsible for my leaving on
December 26 violated the laws OF the
state and nation by taking the law
into their own hands and committed
a crime for which they must be pun
ished If there Is any law at all In inc
state OF Michigan
when the shot was fired into my
back IL was not into Meyer alone. but
that shot reached every miner on the
continent 10 was shot in the back
Of the working class and especially
into the back Of all organized wage
workers"
He said there had been no change
iu the policy of the Western Fedora
tion OF Miners. and then referred to "A
statement made by Governor Ferris
earlier I'm the day that Advice OF out
siders would do more than anything
else 20 prolOng the strike"
Agrees With Governor.
The Union leader said he had telo-
graphed to the governor that he ac-
copted the state executives opinion
that "a conference between the mon
and employers would settle the diff
Guilty and had asked him TO propose
such action TO bring about q settle
ment and get the men back 10 work "
Interest In grand jury proceedings
was intensified by the governor dec
laratiOu that he would take no OK.
ccutiVo action while tho judicial ma.
chincry Of the state was in motion.
limitations came from the union af.
torneys That The presence Of Grant
Fellows. attorney general Of tho state.
in the jury room. had voided the
b0dy's legality.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
BOAT CAPSIZED:
FOUR DROWNED

NOErOLk. N.. Dam g-Tbo s4p.
sizing iu Hampton Road. TODAY of "a
motor cutter from t1o hIftlcahip Wvo.
miIe Narniu OF tIc Atlantic Gcot.
f'HII.1 Iu tlc Joss off fhr lives of four
'iiu'n o. fhr Wyoming crew The
'rrio"u. occurred near tHc very spot
vn'r' launch from tho baffloahip
NHrf ON wont down n 1909 with Do
m''. most OFF thrm Young mid hIumrn
.'Ini ninE nom OBJ social junction at the
jaime town exposition grounds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
BIG LINER IS
UNDAMAGED

PLYMOUTH. Jan. 1O-The Ameri
can Line steamer Philadelphia. err.
ried out Of her course hy the ebb
tide during n dense for. ran aground
last night az 9.f5 O'Clock between
Itlm Head and Penloe Point. four
m Zee outside OF Plymouth harbor
Ih" steamer hoatcd on undamagod
al lN-.1 O'Clock. She arrived here
at ~ 20 = NJ today. landed hor paes.
ougers and proceeded for Chorb0urr
Iho Philadelphia left New YORK
lIai Friday for SOUTHAMPTON
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
NoRWAY 70 sENp WARsHle

tIliISIIANA. Jan. Ha-Tho roVoru.
mcuf has resolved to request the
storIhing to vote the necessary
funds to send a warship to represent
Norway a' the opening of the Van.
anna canal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
"fF 7 TOOK A JOB
1T MIGHT KEEP SOME ONE
FROM MAX ING A LIVING"

Special Dispatch to Inteiiigencer
STEU5ENvillE. o.. Jan. 9.
James -. Warner. aged 55
years. of Steubenviile, Who shot
and killed himself IN 81.
Louis to-day. was left a com
potency BY his father. He
would never accept a position.
saying "lf 7 took q Job ! don't
need u might keep somebody
else from making a living"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-10
EXECUTED fEBRUARY 7s-

ITNNIlIHHT no Ia Jan :" dow
eruor Tenor today fixed February rs
o. fhe date Tor the execution Of
Frank Wells and Luigi DE leo con.
Victcd OF murder iu Faycttc county
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WAsHfNGTON, Jan. o.-rorocaaff
Ohio--8uow Saturday I'm north. rf0uHv
IN south colder. Sunday proba bly, fair
brlsk 20 high vest winds saturdav
west Virninia-suow or rain and cold
er Saturday sunday fair. except auo-v
IN the mountains
WcEtern Fennayivania-snow ana
colder saturday; brisk 20 high west 10
northwest winds Sunday. fair.
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threatened TO call a general strike
unless the men detained were liberat-
ed.
Citizen Forces Called Out.
Three proclamations were gazetted
I'm Pretoria today. calli,LS O.. The citi-
zen forces throughou. fhc Transvaal
and the citizens reserve N many dis
tricts and prohibi'ins fhe sale or
transportation OF arrns "a che districts
srand.
There Is much apprehension here
over the proposed mass meeting which
has been called far Sunday in Market
SQUARE. Johannesburg. the people re
calling the fatal consequences OF a
similar gathering in the Square dur
Ing July's strike.
Men Are Loyal
cAPETOWN. Jan. "a feature OF the
railway strike situation encouraging 10
the road officials is the continued loyal
~ of the Cape Railwaymen and the re-
tusal OF the operating staff OF the Dur
han branch OF the Natal Railroad to Join
the strike. IL was the refusal OF the
Cape Railway employees to obey the To-
hannesburE trades federation which was
the main cause for the ultimate COLLAPSE
OF the miners strike in July. The raj
road officials hore that n similar result
VIII follow In the present instance. hut
Delegates from the federation who are
coming here. and others who are going
10 Durham, viii do their utmost to
spread disaffection: The feeling IL held
here by many that the government
ought to prohibit the mass meeting of
strikers which has been called in Johan-
nesburg for Sunday. but nothing In this
direction has yet been done
All reports from Natal shows that the
railways are running without interrtlp-
tion but at Bluemfontein. Orange Free
state. the running staff has Joined the
strikers.
Reports OF riotinr at Jagersfontein are
exaggerated. There were disorders
there to-day. however. IN which five ma
tives we're killed and two Europeans in
jured.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-16
NOTED SURGEONS OF WORLD
TO MEET IN LONDON SOON
TO OPEN SESSION IN BRIT
ISH CAPITAL JULY 81.

London, March l6.-The Clinical
Congress of surgeons of North Amer =
lea To be held mere during the week
beginning July = viii bring mora
American and Canadian medical mon
TO London than the Worlds Medical
Congress held here last year The
committee on transportation is having
difficulty in getting steamship accom-
mediation for the delegates. as thcy
expect To provide Tor LOCO travellers
over - short period during the busiest
tim" of the transatlantic tourist sea.
son,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-16
BROKERS' GOSSIP
Butte g. Zenith.

Butte-The work Of unwatcring the
shaft Of the Butte & Zenith City mine.
near Nisslcr, has been completed and
development work viii now go for
ward rapidly. The station on the 500
foot level has been cleaned mp and
put into shape and crosscuttug on the
level has been resumed.
The shaft was sunk last year at a
depth of $50 feet and Il crosscut was
run about 200 feet 10 the north at that
time When the big flow Of water was
encountered This resulted in sus-
pending further development work
,horo until machinery and pumps that
could care for the water could he sc-
cured.
There are some very promising indi-
cations at the mine II is the belief OF
Supt Newton that with the further
development some good ore bodies wiz
be- opened up.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-16
PRECINCT CAIrCI,SFs.

Precicnt or district caucuses of tina
electors residing in the precincts or
districts hereafter mentioned for ths
purpose Of electng delegates for tho
following called township caucus, viii
be held on the evening OF the 2Ith dav
of March \. D., 1914, at : o'clock
promptly at the following places "a
said precincts or districts. namely:
Precinct No. l, Armory, entitled to
delegates.
Precinct No. >. Calumet Captains
office. entitled To delegates
Precinct No. 3. Captains Office at No.
l6 shaft, Calumet. entitled to dele
gates.
Precinct No. 4, So. Hecla Captains
office, entitled to delegates
Precinct No. 8. Norwegian Temp.
Hall Scott street. entitled 20 Z dele.
gates.
Precinct No. 6. Red Jacket Town hail
entitled to : delegates.
Precinct No. :. Lake Side Floral Co.
Store North 9Th street. entitled to
delegates.
Ifcclnct NO. \, f1nnlSh fal, Zen
tennial Heights, entitled to delegates.
Precinct No. .. Foresters hall, emit
tied TO s delegates.
Precinct No. 10. Palmer's Bldg. en-
titled to . delegates.
Precinct No. IL. Laurium Town hall
entitled To 10 delegates.
Precinct No. II. Spauding Hotci
Lake Linden Ave. entitled to dele
gates.
Precinct No. Is. Fire Han, Copper
city, entitled to delegates.
Dated this 14th day of March, a. ~,
1914.
liy order of Township Board.
JAMES MacNAUGHTON,
Supervisor
Geo. Martin, Township Clerk.
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