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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
.RAO|UM FAK|NG
FROM EUROPE
Foreigners Bunko American
Public by Selling Inferior
Grade Of the
Stuff.
AT 100000 PER GRAM
J, y,
Hearing in Capital AZ to Whethe'
i Withdrawal Measure Would
be Good
AT 100000 PER GRAM

= 4
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-Radium
taking" was barred to the house
mines committee today DR.. Charles
II, yiol, director of the Standard
Chemical company of Pittsburgh, de-
clared that foreigners have persist
emily "bunkoed" the American pubic
by charging 100000 to $4,000 per
gram for inferior radium element, the
real article mixed with other material.
Tons of this valuable element for
treatment Of the red plague are in the
oceans Of the world, DR.. Viol assert
ed. but so finely divided that its sep
aration is almost impossible. Three
thousand dollars worth OF radium salt
about 25 milligrams o.
pure radium-lay before the commit
tee today. The tube containers re
sembled two pencil leads, not over an
inch in length.
! DR.. viol held out the assurance thai
lradium will stimulate plant growth
land cure cancer and other diseases
He admitted his company this veal
will sell only half it's product in thii
country while Europe gets the re
Imainder. yiol startled the committee
with the fiat statement that If tn
4radium withdrawal measure passes
], the president will be able to take fror
entry every inch Of mining land !
$ the United States in as much practi'
ally every ore may contain traces
the precious radium.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
RURAL CREDITS
MAY BE SCRATCHED
Too Much Other Business on Hand II
Congress Expects an Early
Adjournment.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.- Rural
credits may be scratched off the ad.
ministration Legislative program Tor
this session of congress, Representa-
tive Bulkley of Ohio, chairman of the
house rural credits sub-committes
stated today. He said the length Of
time required for the antitrust and
appropriation bills, combined with the
early adjournment plan, would prob
ably preclude consideration of the
legislation.
Next week Bulkley will see Presi
dent Wilson to learn If the executive
desires passage Of a rural credit;
bill before congress adjourns.
"Our subcommittee deems 1T neces
sary to secure information from
farmers as to what the farmers-no
what the bankers-want in the wa.
| OF rural credits bill," said Bulkle.
today. He hopes the COMMITTEES viii
be authorized to make flying tril
through the country to secure frs
hand information from farmers VIII
cannot come to Washington.
| Senate leaders propose to discuss
! rural credits while the house is pass
ing the antitrust bills, using rura
credits as stop gap" to fill in idl
time until the appropriation and anti
trust bills reach the senate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
WAY ACROSS
THE CONTINENT
Julia MarioWe, the Actress, in Her
Hurry up Trip to the
Doctors Office.

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CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Hurrying across
the continent to New York to consult
her personal physician and If possible
to prevent an operation for appendl-
citis, Julia Marlowe, the actress, ar
rived here from the Pacific coast to-
day Her private car was attached to
Lake Shore flyer and she left at
1920 q. m. for the east.
So hurried was Miss Marlowe's de-
palture from the west that she carried
only small hand bag, containing a
wrapper, change Of night gowns and
toilet articles.
Her wardrobe was replenished en-
route by wiring ahead to shops on
the way to Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
THREE YEAR OLD BABY SHOT
SELF THROUGH THE HEART

this place. accidently shot herself
with thirty-two calibre revolver.
while playing with her brother and
sister in an upstairs room late yes
terday She Iointed the gun at her
brother and he directed the weapon
from him. Not knowing it was load
ed she took the scissors and prled the
trigger, discharsing the gun. The
bullet passed into her heart and went
clear through her body. She died he
fore medical aid could be summoned
The parents of the child are grief
stricken over the accident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
LONELY WALKS
IN THE COUNTRY
Only Pleasure Of Sick Girl Resulted
In Death When She Be-
came Lost.

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ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 23.--The call
OF the solitude of snow covered coun-
Try roads proved fatal for Miss Chris
tine Noble, whose frozen body was
found leaning against hay stack on
a farm near the outskirts Of the city
The girl had been in falling health
for several years and often asserted
that the only real pleasure she found
vas in lonely walks in the country
She started out during slight snow
furry over a week ago and 1t is be
lieved became bewildered. Her broth
ers searched night and day until the
body was found late yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Mutt is Goina Some.

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CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-H. G. Mutt,
general manager of the Salt Lake
railroad, who is in race against
time to reach the bedside Of his dying
mother at Brookline. Mass, arrived
here shortly before noon today, jump
ed into a taxicab, and hurried to catch
the Twentieth Century limited, which
is scheduled to reach New York al
$40 a. M. tomorrow. Upon receiv
ing word in Los Angeles that his moth
er was dying, he ordered his private
car attached to fast train and be
gan his rans-continental dash. All
automobile will carry him from Bos
! ton to Brookline.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
BRYAN SURPRISED
AT THE JAPANESE
Feeling is Growing That Series OF
Attacks Is Planned on For
eign Policies.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.J
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Baron
Makinos latest utterance in the JAP
anese parliament, censoring the Uni
ted States for its attitude In the Mexi-
can situation was a complete surprise
to Secretary of State Bryan, he ad-
mitted today. He said the previous
speech regarding the anti-alien land
law in California, was submitted to
him some time ago.
The feeling is growing in official
circles that series of attacks on
the foreign policies Of the United
States is planned by Japan
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Wife Burned to Death.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WOODWARD, Iowa, Jan. Mrs.
Chester Aime, wife Of the manaser
OF the Mutual Telephone company. is
dead today from burns received when
her husband last night accidentally
threw lighted match into a pan OF
gasoline and water which she was
using to clean clothing. Her dress and
hair at once caught fire and she died
at a. m. today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
vaccinatlng Aoboes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Jan. 3-one hun
dred and thirty hoboes were vaccf
mated last night before they were
allowed to bunk at the municipal
lodging house Hundreds, however
showed good scars. Some said this
morning they would not recover from
the shock for year and would no,
be able to work even if jobs were
evident
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
GETTING RID
OF GANGSTERS
Most of the Gunmen Are Cal
low Youths Of the Lower
East Side Who Envy
the Toughs.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l /
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Gun men
and gangsters were plentiful today In
and about Judge Mulqueens general
sessions court anticipating a verdict
in the murder case of Max Minsky,
charged with shooting to death Max
Levine, chief rival of "Dopey Benny"
Fein for leadership of his gang after
big Jack" Selig was shot dead here.
In terror lest he meet sudden
end for squeahng, Nathan Perlmutter,
principal witness against Minsky, de.
manded and was given q strong po-
lice guarl when he went to court to
aid in the police war against the gun.
men.
Perlmutter swore he was with Le-
vine In saloon when four gang
men came in. He fledt When shots
rang out he returned, looked through
the door and saw one gunman pump
| Ing bullets into Levine's PROSTATE
body. One Of the men, he swore, was
Waxey Gordon, arrested with "Dopey
Benny" after the recent accidental
killing of Frederick Straus, court
clerk. on the street when Straus un-
Willingly walked into the middle Of a
gangster's battle.
Police judges all over the city to.
day were actively cooperating in the
police war to stamp out the gunner
Judge Rosalsky sentenced Mesinino
Disanello to forty-two months and
$1,000 fine because the gunman shot
at Detective Degilio, Magistrate Ten
Eycke held FIVE gunmen captured last
night in police round up in heavy
bonds and four gangsters caught dur
ing a raid in Brooklyn were helt
without bail for hearing today.
In every clash between police ant
gunmen last night, Mayor Mitchell
) Iadvice use your clubs" was remem
ii bered by the police and several sus
I pected gangsters suffered brokel
n heads when they failed to move o
y yhquickly when ordered. 4
i interviewed on the situation toda
Jack Sirocco. a leading gang chic
I said that most of those who shoot ar
callow youths of the lower east sid
S who envy the tough reputation c
e the leading gangsters Tell Mayo
g Mitchell Sirocco said, that II he wi
n give me ten good brave men and le
). us have good stick each we wi
s clear the city OF gun fighters in les
h than a week.
g Shortly before "Dopey Benny" Fell
convicted gangster, was to appear fe
el sentence before Judge Malone til
g criminal courts building was throw
l. into the widest excitement toda
s. when a dozen detectives went throug
the corridors and drove gangster an
gunmen sympathizers of Fein int
the street.
Judge Malone refused to enter HI
chambers until the building had bee
cleared. Sullen defiance greeted til
ID detectives when they appeared, b,
thy soon grasped the known gangstel
by the collars, threw them into el
vators or pushed them down stai
j ways.
Ill Fein was given the maximum ser
n ence for second degree assault of Fl,
s. years in Sing Sing. He stood sulle
as ly before Judge Malone and befo
IN sentence was passed made spec,
y. of defiance.
til 81 am victim of frame up. a
ed innocent, but I'm game and will tai
Id my medicine" said the gangster.
y. ------------
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Honor Among Thieves.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l /
JOLIET, H.. Jan. 23-An organiza-
tion OF Illinois penitentiary honor con-
victs pledged to help to bring back
any honor man who escaped, made
good on its first chance. Jeff O'Con-
nell, who escaped several months ago,
was returned to the prison today
lO'Connell was captured at Chicago on
tip developed In the underground
channels OF information within the
! walls.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
CHANCE FOR IOWA MAN
WHO WISHES A GOOD WIFE

|ligniere, OF Brooklyn. Although mar
ried at fourteen and widowed two
wears later, Mrs. Breligniere does not
Ibelieve romance is necessary and to-
day admitted she had written Sheriff
j. f. Griffin, Of Des Moines, asking
that he find her husband.
.sAll / have to give is love- said
Mrs. Breligniere. "and | do not ask
that my prospective husband have
lots Of money. won't bar widower
providing he has only one child
sheriff Griffin has written Mrs.
Brel.gniere assuring her that every
effort will be made to obtain hus-
band for her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
bur Bandits, Without Masks,
Held up Everybody on
the Train This
Morning.
or "A SHOT WAS FIRED
No Hundred Dollars in Cash and
Much JeweIry Secured by
Men Who Made
Escape.

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JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 23.-Train
o on the Michigan Central rail-
BAD, the Detroit Chicago flyer"
las held up by four bandits near Jack
bn at 1870 this morning and the pas
Angers robbed of more than 5000 in
sh and jewelry valued at several
ousand dollars. The robbers are be-
eyed to have boarded the train at
ckson. With drawn revolvers they
ent through the train. forcing the
hssengers to hand over all their
hluables. No one offered any resist
nce. Nearing Parma, little vii
ge, eight miles west OF here. two e.
be bandits made their way to the
hgine and forced the engineer to stop
he train. A posse of Parma citizens
Eas organized at dawn, but were un-
|ble to find any trace OF the hold-up
hen.
A score OF Jackson police under
Command OF Michigan Central Detec-
live Deck were rushed to Parma on
j special train to aid In the search.
lhey tracked the holdup men through
(he snow to road crossing a mile
east of the village. where the robbers
bre supposed to have entered a wait
Ing automobile and returned to Jack
ION.
None Of the robbers was masked.
When they first boarded the train they
went to Pullman car and when the
! conductor asked for their tickets. he
Eas met with command to throw ur
his hands. The conductor was ther
&backed into one end Of the car and
tiled fast to the negro porter, witt
&one of the bandits guarding the pail
with a revolver.
8 The others then began the work O
ousing the passengers. Not sho
vas fred. Two women tainted at th,
light Of guns pointed in their direc
kion. Come through with your mon
BY and be quick about It." one Of tn
robbers said to c. c. Closer, Of Dc
troit, the first man picked on. Gloss
Ter handed over $40.
Ray Hall and Howard Brady, bot
of Detroit, were the next victim.
Hall contributed $40 and a valuabi
watch and Brady about $45. The e.rol
hers were interrupted in their wor
by the appearance OF c. e. Scott, q
Chicago, a Pullman porter
Get back there, damn you, or T.
shoot yelled one of the bandit.
Scott retreated to the next car.
After robbing every passenger in tn
car, the bandits abandoned thei
work without any attempt to Wis
the three other Pullmans.
Passengers describe the man VIII
evidently was the leader of the gan
as short and stout with black hal
He wore checSered suit and ligl
colored hat, they said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Mo Eire at Sea.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The marine
exchange of New York today denied
there was fire aboard the Bulgarian
Prince. That agency said the vessel
carries a cargo of sulphur, which be-
gan to smoke when the freight became
damp.
The wireless reported the vessel
afire at sea.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
A. Performance Of "HsmIet.-

MY, did you ever hear so many
famous quotations in any one play
before? 1t must have taken long
time to piece them all together so
nicely Almost long enough to
have written an original play" said
the other Christian Science Monitor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Charged With Murder.

United Press Leased Wire Servica. ]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. 90.
Governor Major today honored a
|requlsstion from the governor of Ne.
braska for the return to Omaha OF
|Joseph Williams and Mary Parrish
who are charged there with having
murdered Henry E. Nickel. January
10. 1t is believed that Williams and
the Parrish woman are in the custody
Of the st. Joseph police.
Read The Daily Cat, CITY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Absolute Divorce.

United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 Supreme
Court Justice Benedict today signed
the final decree of absolute divorce
in the suit brought by Mary Blair
Brokaw against w Gould Brokaw.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
MILLIONS
IN LITIGATION
Strathcona Left a Fortune
Which May be Claimed by
American by Name Of
Smith.
NO RECORD OF A SON
Peerage Gives But One Heir, the
Daughter Who Was Married
to r. j. Bliss
Howard.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Legal war
fare for the fifty million dollars estate
Of Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona and
Mount Royal, the grand old man" OF
Canada, was expected here today, fol-
lowing the admission that Attorney
John W. Sterling is working on the
case of James H. Smith, of Bosom.
la supposed claimant. 1t could not be
learned definitely here whether the
Boston Smith claimed to be son of
the late multi-millionaire.
Steriing's private secretary, when
seen at his Office at 55 Wall street,
today by United Press reporter,
said: "Mr. Sterling is out of the
city. He is handling the case OF Mr..
Smith OF Boston and any statement
must come from Mr.. Sterling person
| ally cannot say when he will be
back
! Lord Strathcona, who died Tuesday
in London, aged ninety-three, is re.
corded in the peerage as having only
one heir, daughter, Margaret Char
ilotte, who married R. ]. Bliss Howard
If. r.. C. Lord Strathcona's wife, who
! died last November, was Miss Isabella
1 Hardisty They were married in tht
early days when plain Donald Smiti
was a factor for the Hudson Bay com
pany in the wilds OF the Canadial
: northwest. y Nothing is shown in an
iof the records available here to in
dicate that they had son.
Smith is Also Silent.
BOSTON, Jan. 23-''Mr. Smith ha
no statement to make at this time. H
is neither denying nor confirmin
: anything. The time may come whel
he has something to say said Mrs
!. James H. Smith, to the United Pres
today, regarding the report that Smit
Y is claimant to the estate Of the lat
: Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona.
! 'Mr. Smith is not we'll; he can sc
. no one Mrs. Smith explained. Sh
8 added that Attorney John w. Ster
ing, of New York, represents her hus
band
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Brooklyn Widow Asks Sheriff
of Des Moines to Look
Her up q Man.

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NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.7-Any single
man in Iowa who has good teeth,
isn't bald, or red headed and has a
Good Job, may obtain wife by com
municsting with Mrs. Cyrille Bre-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Little Girl Was Playing With
Revolver and Pulled Trig-
ger Accidentally.

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WATAGA. H.. Jan. 90. Evelyn
Schroeder. three years old daughter
of Mr., and Mrs. John Schroeder, Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity Unsettled
weather tonight and Saturday. Cod
er Brisk shifting winds.
For Illinois Unsettled tonight and
Saturday with probably rain south
and rain turning to snow north por-
ton. Colder Saturday and north and
c csntral portion tonight.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather TO-
night and Saturday Colder, with
cold wave north portion tonight.
Brisk shifting winds.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather to-
night and Saturday. Colder. Moder-
ate to brisk shifting winds.
Weather Conditions.
The depression from Montana has
moved rapidly eastward, and forms a
marked storm center over Iowa tl-r
morning.
Colder weather is following In the
northern mountain region, where the
temperature is below zero at Havre
Mont. and conditions indicate un
settled, colder weather for this sec
ton tonight and Saturday, the tenn
perature falling to 30 or lower to
night
Local Observations.
Ian Bar. Their. Wind WITH
% Z p. m.2a.so 50 e Clsa'
% 4 a. m.-2s.54 50 s CPd,
Rainfall for the past "a hours
trace.
River below low water of 1864, l.
Change in "a hours, fall. 2
Mean temperature 22nd, rs.
Lowest temperature. 20.
Highest temperature. 50.
Lowest temperature last night 81,
FRED q. GOSEWtsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Japs promised Protection.

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Jan. 25.-
Japanese residents of Chihuahua have
been guaranteed safety and protection
for property by General Manuel Chao,
constitutionalist governor Of Chihua-
hua state, and announced today that
they had abandoned their intention OF
taking refuge on American soil
Shotoku Baba, representing the Jap
hnese government, went to Juarez last
night and will report to the japanese
ambassador at Washington regarding
the treatment Of Japanese.
II is believed General Villa will re
main here until every available con
stitutionalist soldier has been sent
to Torreon to reinforce General
Ortega, investing that city. ortegs
now has 1880 soldiers north OF Ter
ireon but 5000 others are yest, south
and east of Torreon and will joir
Ortega soon.
| General Velasco, federal command
err has six thousand troops now ant
| four thousand more are enroute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
.GOETHELS GETS
NEW YORK JOB
Mayor Mitchell Announces He
Has Appointed Him as
Police Commis-
sioner.
PERKINS CARRIED NEWS
War Department Has Not Heard Of it
and Secretary Garrison is
Rather skep-
tIcal.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Mayor Nit
chel this afternoon announced that
Colonel Geo. w. Goethals who built
the Panama canal would be appointed
police commissioner Of New York
City. Il
Mitchell this afternoon said: IT cam
not say anything now except that
from the beginning have wanted and
tried to get Colonel Goethals. did
not intend to say anything until Mon
day when 1 win have statement pre-
pared. Mr.. George W. Perkins went
to Panama with message from me
and with a view OF getting Colonel
Goethals to accept. have heard
| from Mr.. Perkins and expect to see
him tomorrow night. All I can say
now is that everything is very salts
factory
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Garrison Is skepticaI.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. Secretary
OF War Garrison said today he has
received no word from Colonel Geo.
W. Goethals regarding the reported
appointment as police commissioner
OF New York.
Il can scarcely credit the report,
he said, 'as the colonel turned down
the recent proposition to become
general manager of Dayton, Ohio
1t was assumed that ifs Goetha's s did
accept the New York post he would
apply for retirement from the army
or resign outright.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23

The Daily Gate City, 1oc PEI
week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
Lind Grows Suspicious.


VERA CRUZ, Jan 23.-John Lind,
who has been in conference here with
Jesus Magon, supposedly representing
General Huerta, today became sus-
picicus of the sincerity of Magon and
demanded that he obtain official Gre
dentials before proceeding further
Magon was reported to have pre-
sented a proposition to Lind that
Huerta would resign the provisional
presidency Of Mexico provided he be
allowed to take the field against the
rebels; that he be allowed to name
Francisco De La Barra as his success
Esor and that he be considered an
eligible candidate for president at the
next election.
! Lind today requested Rear Adnira
i Fletcher to send the Chester Will
marines to Puerto Mexico. said T
fbe Under rebal attack where 800 Amer
icans are quartered
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
AMAZED AT
O'SHAUGHN soSY
Boldness of His Ion in Aid
ing Mexican lder Sen
tence Of Ds to Escape
From Country.
lBy United Press stat correspond
ant r

ent.
MEXICO CITY, jan 23.-Three
hundred American men, women and
children are at Puerto Mexico, on the
gulf coast, where big battle was
expected today. The rebels were re-
ported to be closing in on the town
and 1000 federals were sent to help
in the defense. 1t was expected here
that some Of the American warships
at Vera Cruz would be sent to Puerto
Mexico, to protect the Americans and
other foreigners.
Diplomatic circles here today were
amazed at the action OF Charge Mel
son O'Shaughnessy, who aided Senor
Estanol, former cabinet member. un-
der sentence of death, to escape from
the country. Members OF the Amer
lican colony were disposed to criticize
the charge. O'Shaugnessy said he act
ed entirely on his own initiative with
out any word from Washington. He
said he interferred because Estano
is an old friend.
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Read The Daily Cats City.
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