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The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
POLICERAID NETS
EIGHT IN BUILDING
WATCHED WEEKS
Harry L. Hilton Charged
With Running Dis
orderly House.

Eight men were taken into Gus
tody shortly after midnight when
detail OF policemen. headed by
Lieut.. Martin Riley. Of the First
police precinct. raided the premises
at s3s New YORK avenue northwest.
an alleged disorderly house con-
Quoted by Harry Lee Hilton.
Those taken in the raid are:
Harry Lee Hilton. 80 years old. s3S
New York avenue northwest: Will
lam Crawford. SIS l. street north
west; Lawrence GroPan. 6O7 y street
northwest: Douglass &. Jones. Six
teenth and V streets northwest: ].
n. Foster. Camp Humphreys. Va;
Fred w. Dennis. s3s New York ave-
nUe: Joseph +. Dawson. SEQ 4 street
northwest. and Bcrtram =. Camp
bell. s3s New York avenue.
Hilton WAS held at the First pre-
cinct station on a charge OF con-
Quoting a disorderly house. white
the others were released TO appear
as witnesses when the case Of Hill
ton is brought TO trial.
The house was raided two weeks
ago by Detective Sslkeld and Rev
enue Oficer Stephenson on a war
rant charging the operation of an
Illicit still. At that time all Of
the occupants of the house escaped
through a rear entrance. Since
that time the place has been under
police surveillance. and numerous
complaints have been received from
neighbors.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
TAR POT AND WHIPS
RIFE IN SOUTHWEST

- KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July Is
The law OF the tar bucket and thc
ruled in the Southwest
during the weekend, according to
reports here today.
A woman was tarred and feather
ed Saturday night. Mrs. Beulah
johnson, who has been charged with
bigamy. was taken from the porch
of a hotel at Tenaba. T.: by mask
ed men in white uniforms. After
ke:aE rem wed 10 a s~e,Gle1 SPOT
in the country. she was tlrr''d and
faI'hrrcd. Her clothin.; was Ie-
moved before she was punished.
Richard Johnson, 10 years old. was
taken from his wagon at Warrcns-
burg. Mo-, by three armed masked
men, his clothing torn Jf. and
fogged. A family quarrel as re-
ported to have been responsible for
the affair.
A man nameed McKniEh: was
beaten at Timpson, Tex, by marked
men. No arrests were made in con-
nection with any of the cases.
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Reads of Resurrection;
Then Commits Suicide

CHICAGO. July 1s.-"MarveI not
at ms, for the hour is coming in
which all that are in graves must
hear dis voice"
with this passage marked In an
opeh Bible at his side. Frederick w.
Cornish, attorney. real estate man
and former mayor of Lake Bluff,
was found dead in his office here to-
day, 1t is believed he shot himself
Saturday night or early Sunday. He
was seated on a chair with his feet
on "a desk. An automatic pistol.
lying sin a pool of blood beside the
chairs and a bullet in his right
temple told the story.
Ttelatiyes say Cornish had. been
despohdent because of separation
from his family for several months
and, the knowledge that he had not
long 70 live because Of heart tfou-
BILE, Another significant passage In
the Bible which Cornish had marked
was: t'But as for me. my feet were
almost gone; my steps had well nigh
slipped"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
Asphalt Explosion
Endangers u. S. Ships

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Seventy-
five thousand barrels of blazing
asphalt and crude oil scattered by
exploding tanks over five acres Of
lowland and water caused damage
estimated at s1.00o.oo0 to the Lin
den. N. J., plant Of the Warner
Quirf1an Asphalt Company tonight.
Fifty vessels belonging to the
United States Shipping Board, an
chored nearby, were in danger and
their crews got up steam as a pre-
cautionary measure. fearing that
new explosions would spread the
fire to them
Waves of boiling oil swept along
the meadows and into the waters of
the sound. destroying everything In
their path and sending flames high
into the air with each new explo-
sion. Five tanks and seven stills.
each containing from 5000 to 10000
barrels Of crude asphalt oil, went
up in flames.
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DEATHS.

White.
Frances =. Bliss, 81 years, go 18th st. NV.
Charles 4. Young. Al. sibley Hospt.
Sarah z. Harding, IS. l425 sth st. NV.
George d. Crump, So, 2405 II st. NV.
Noah W. Hardy, ss, sibley Hospt.
Spencer James. 36, 10 st. sw.
Wesley L. White, 40. 32s Mr.. ave. ne.
Laura !. winslow. Al, 1927 Potomac ave.
Sc.
David ]. Cotter, II, 1850 30th st. NV.
Jean Z. Matthison, . months. Chiidren's
frank Cardinals. I days. s4os est. Sc.
Celorsd.
Anna Thurson. Z, Children's Hospt.
Gladys Thomas. 4, Children's Hospt
Louise De Bolts. 2s. Walter Reed Hospt.
jamie Ayerett. l6. Freedman's Hospt.
Mary Hawkins. 20, tuberculosis Hospt
= Catherine A. wsrrik, 80. 1915 Church st.
NV.
Terry Barber. So. wsshinstou Asylum
Hospt.
Nora Digss. a, Freedman's Hospt.
Esther NiekeBs. IS, Freedmen's Hospt.
Samuel Hunter. 1e, S35 washington st. NV.
Ciareaee Nelson. 10 months, Children's
Hospt.
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ConUicted Slayer Again
Gets Stay of Execution

CHICAGO, July lS.-Gene Geary.
notorious gunman. slugger and mur-
derer of two men, according to po-
lice records, appears to bear out his
boast that he has a charmed life and
that the gallows will never get him.
He has been the beneficiary of
numerous circumstances, new trials
and delays. while other muroerers
have expiated their crimes on the
scaffold.
Today he obtained an indefinite
stay OF execution from Judge Nc
Donald in the Criminal Court. At
the same time Judge Mcdonald set
August Is as the date for hearing
Geary's trial on charges of insanity.
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Marconi Discovers
Radio Device to
Conquer Weather

especial csil1 70 rAs washi,stsn Hsrsld
and Chicago Trfbuns.)
LONDON. July is. = Gugiielmo
Marconi, who has just returned to
London, announces that for the last
few weeks he has been testing a
new method of wireless telegraph
reception whereby he was enabled
TO receive messages from the Unit
ed States continuously without in
reference by atmospheric disturb
ances, which are particularly pre-
valent at this time of year. and
which were more severe this year
than usuci owing to the prolonged
spell OF dry, hot weather.
Signor Marconi regards this as an
advance IL the greatest Importance.
enabling wireless service to be con-
Quoted despite atmospheric disturb
ance for the entire period Of TWEEN
ty-four hours at high speed most
Of the time. The practical CONNER
cial value OF the achievement is in
calculable. according to experts.
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The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
SHELLEY ON TRIAL
IN SHOOTING SCRAPE

TriaI cs Lieut.. Col. James E. Shell
ley on charge of assaulting Richard
Christmas. negro hostler. the morn
ing of May IS in front Of the Quar-
termaster Corps stables. Nineteenth
street and Virginia avenue. with a
deadly weapon is expected to be
concluded before the court-martial
today. Lieut.. Col. Shelley was put
on trial yesterday.
Christmas, who is alleged to have
been shot by Col. Shelley. testified
yesterday that the trouble arose
from an alteration between him
self and the officer ~ Arlington
Park the day before the shooting.
The defense reserved its opening
statement until today when the
prosecution is expected to complete
its case.
James S. Easby-Smith is acting
as counsel for the defense. Lieut..
Col. william L. Reed. Sixty-fourth
Infantry. is trial judge advocate.
Court will be resumed at 10 o'clock
this morning in the Munitions
Building.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
CAUSE FOR GIRLS
ILLNESS SOUGHT
Health Officer Investigates
Menu at Government Ho-
tel Dinner.

Oficials of the Health Depart
ment yesterday started an investi-
cation at the Government Hotels in
an effort to determine the cause
of the sudden illness of 100 women
residents at the hotels. The women
were taken i'll on Sunday shortly
after evening dinner and although
treatment was given,
nine women were still confined to
the infirmary, it was reported last
night.
DIR. Louis A. Newfeld, assistant
health officer. conducted the in
yestigation for the Health Depart
ment. He secured samples of food
and a definite decision as. to the
cause of the illness will be made
when the food has been analysed by
Health Department chemists.
None of the women are in a seri-
Gus condition. it is stated.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
LORD BRYCE LANDS
FOR NEW y. S. VISIT

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Lord
Bryce, former British Ambassador
to the United States, arrived here
today on the Celtic.
The white-haired statesman met
reporters with a smile and a depre-
catory wave.
II took d VOW" he said, mot to
give any interviews while I am in
this country"
Lord Bryce will pay his respects
to President Harding and will
later visit Philadelphia and Boston.
He will also go TO Williamstown,
Mass. to address a publishers meet
ing. That will be the only sched-
uled address while here. Lady
Bryce accompanied him.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
PERSPIRY CHICAGO
RELIEVED BY RAIN

CHICAGO. July IS.-Temporary
relief came this evening. in the
shape of a brief rain and electrical
storm. TO sveItering Chicagoans'
who have been painting and per-
spring through the hottest summer
in fifty years. All records for day
after-day Temperatures have been
broken
"A special bulletin issued by the
Weather Bureau said the present
summer has been the hottest on rec
ord. Two additional deaths from
heat were reported today.
Weather forecasters attribute the
heat plague TO the "stagnant" con-
dition Of the winds. The tall build
ings choke out all the breezes that
venture into the Loop district and
the great mass of brick and stone
and steel act as fireIess cookers
and do not cool of at night. In
addition, hundreds Of furnaces are
operated under the sidewalks. sup
plying rower for the elevators in
the buildings and these help make
the psvements sizzle.
The high temperature will be
followed by thundersthowers and
cooler weather tonight" said As
sistant Forecaster Raines Of the
Federal bureau. The highest tenn
perature Tuesday probably will not
be much above SO degrees and the
temperature will remain seasonal
until Wednesday"
Water in the lake has become so
warm that even the perspiring
bathers complain.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
DIDmf Yank Schooner
Crosses Sea in 80 Days

Especial Catle to The Washington Herald
End Chicago Tribu1e.)
COWES. England, July 1S.-The
American schooner rugged yacht
"Diablesses." which is only 80 feet
long on the water line and OF 81
tons displacement. arrived here to-
day after crossing 1000 miles Of At
lantic ocean in thirty-three days.
The party which crossed in the
vessel consisted of Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Kelly, of New York; Eg-
mont Arens, of New York. their
guest: and Capt. Opeer. a Danish
navigator. Mr.. Kelly came espe-
cially to see the yacht races for the
British american Cup.
(Copyrisht 1891
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
CATHOLIC WELFARE
COUNCIL WILL HOLD
CONVENTION HERE
National Delegates Plan
To Gather in District
In September.

The convention Of the National
Catholic Welfare Council will pc
held in Washington September 81
and 22. 1t was announced last night
at meeting of the st. Aloysius
parish branch. at which Admiral
Benson and Senator Ransdell, of
Louisiana, were the principal speak
ers. ~ --.-. ,;. f, -s.
Simultaneous with the conven-
tion,T the archbshops and bishops
of the Catholic Church from ali
parts of the nation will assemble In
Washington and meet at Catholic
University.
Leaders to Gather.
The meetings are expected 70
bring to Washington the most
prominent Catholic leaders of the
country. ..
The parish branch of the councfi
last night selected three delegates
to represent it at the District con-
ference of the Catholic Welfare
Council, which is to be held on Au-
gust 10 and which will be a gather
ing of the representatives of all
the district branches. The three
who were chosen to represent 81.
Aloysius parish are DR.. J. J. Del
roy. DR.. W. p. Kenealy and George
Garner.
The Welfare Council, Admira:
Benson said in his address. stooc
for a mobilization of the Catholic
manhood Of the country for the SER
vice of the country.
Plan World Ala.
The admiral, pointing to unsettled
world conditions. declared that the
consolidated religious forces would
prove the only stabilizing Influences
He declared that such a force was
represented by the Catholic Wei
fare Council.
Senator Ransdell also made a plea
for the union of Catholic forces in
the Welfare Council. Through
this organization, you will obtain
the strength that comes from
union" the Senator said. He de-
clared that the missionary work OF
the Church could be greatly
strengthened by the council
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
Stilln,an Suit Postponed
Due to C0unsePs Illness

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. July IS
All hearings in the Stillman suit
were postponed today because of the
illness of John F. Brennan. chief
counsel for Mrs. Fiji Stillman. and
John E. Mack, guardian ad litem
of Guy, decided not to try the issue
of paternity independent Of the d.
vorce charges, The next hearing
will be held in Poughkeepsie on
October IL.
1t was explained over the tele-
phone from Yonkers, the home Of
Mr.. Brennan, that while his condi-
tion was steadily improving, physi-
clans are of the opinion that more
than month must elapse before he
can appear in court. ~
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
Disabled Veterans
Name Committees

Members of the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans of the World War
unanimously indorsed the action of
the House and the Senate in report
ing fayorably from committees. the
Pomerene- bill granting
a government charter to the assO-
citation. at a meeting held in the
board room of the District Building
last night.
Committees for the ensuing year
announced were: Membership: Mar
win Maddox. Frank Steuart and NJ.
Beverly; publicity: Capt. f. y. May.
G. W. Rogers and c. w. Seabright; /;
constitution: Emmett E. Mosley.
James Durnan and J. T. Hottie; f.
nance: John T. Hottie, William J.
Prior. Harry Pyles, A. McKinsey
and E. n. May.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
Zion Chooses Apostles,
Continents to Conquer

ZION CITY. Ill, July lS.-In
for an evangelical cam
psign to Include Europe. Australia
and Africa. General Overseer Noliva-
of Zion. today appointed four new
apostles: Guy X. Neal. Frank ;.
Devona. Fred Richert and NJ. J
Minton. In addition more than sso.-
600 was subscribed as an endow %
ment fund Of the Zion schools At
the final session of the Feast Of tn
Tabernacles for this year.
More than 5000 OF the faithful at
tended the services and prayed for
the success Of the new evangelist
in their efforts TO reform the world
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
Rob JeloeLry Statesmen
of S65, 900 in Samples

CHICAGO. July ls.-Jewelry val
Ued at f65, ZOO was stolen from the
room of Harry Preston. New York
jewellery salesman. in Hotel Sher-
man. he reported TO the police to-
night. The loot Included. .70o. 200
of which were diamond studded.
Preston said he arrived in the city
today. Immediately communicated
with John Zuckerman. who was to
become Chicago agent for his firm.
and then went out for a shave. The
watches were for Zukcrman's stock
When Preston returned to his room
the jewelry had disappeared.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
PYTHON TWNED ABOUTNECK
OF MAN GIVES BATTLE TO I
Bronx Zoo Scene of Desperate Struggle Tt
Rescue Volunteer Helper in Reptile House.

NEW YORK. July ia scene OF
wild excitement and narrowly
averted tragedy occurred this morn
ing in the reptile mouse Of the
Bronx Zoo, when great rock
python escaped from the grip Of
six captors and coiled three folds
of its crushing length around the
neck of Charles Schmidt, bear
keeper, who had been called in to
help transfer the huge serpent.
As the python began to tighten
its coils, Schmidt's eyes bulged, and
his face turned purple. But a few
seconds later the other six men
came to the rescue while Raymond
Ditmars, abandoning his motion
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
Fleeing Bandit
Tells Quizzers
He Is in a Hurry

In a hurryr"
This was the question asked man
who was running on OTIS place
shortly before noon yesterday by
Lawrence Baum. Park road ana
Newton place. who was seated along
the curb.
Considerable hurry, bo. consider
able hurry" was the response
hurled over the shoulder Of the nee-
ing man.
. Later 1t was discovered that the
man who was on a fair road TO
shatter the District speed records
for running was the lone bandit
who robbed the Peoples Commercial
and Savings Bank branch, at s6os
Georgia avenue northwest, yester-
day -s.ys-'g-H gs-E. &5H
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
BIRTHS.

white.
John Z. and Alice Brown. boy.
James c. and Martha Z. Blackwell, girl.
Mustafe and Mary Ismeel, boy.
Malcom y. and Mamie l.. Durrer, tr., boy
Frederick J. and Marie A. obertean, boy
Basil and Nina Pollitt, boy.
James and May Copperthrite, boy.
Hobart T. and Laura P. walker, boy.
Eugene N. and Mary z. Moore, girl.
Harold A. and wInnifred Axtell, boy.
Raymond c. and Ruby L. Fletcher, boy.
Lewis b. and Carrie c. Tracey, boy.
George C. and Alice Y. Setter, girl.
Ira c. and ollie y. Yates, boy.
Charles W. and Minnie N. Abernathy, girl
Kenneth v. and Margaret G. Cassidy, girl
James n. and Helen d. Harwell, boy.
Guy W. and Pauline V. Gemung, girl.
Colored.
Robert and Ella Thompson, girl.
Earl and Mary Grayson. boy.
Sylvester s. and Lawon Newton, girl.
James Z. and Marguerite Ross. girl.
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picture camera. got q two-hsted
strangie- e-hold just behind the rep
tiles head and began TO do some
choking on his own account.
Bear Man Set Free.
There was a short, spectacular
struggle swirlipg, undulating
muscular coils and swaying men
and Schmidt was freed.
The next time the reptile men
want help they will have to get 1t
from somewhere other than the
bear dens.
Ths python Is one of two VITA
which Curator Ditmars arrived last
night from California 1t Is "a feet
long. and weighs 175 pounds. 1t Is
expected to reach nearly double the
length and to weigh 500 pounds
when IL has attained its full growth.
IL It lives II will be the largest
snake in captivity. It's companion
is royal python. and weighs 1856
pounds.
Lixzie Denpsey's Exploits.
The struggle at the snake house
eclipsed for a few hours the noto-
riety of Miss Lizzie Dempsey, red
haired champion lightweight lady
prize fighter of the world, who also
arrived with Ditmar's party from
the West.
She is an orang outang from
Eorneo, and her escapades aboard
the transcontinental rail fiier that
brought her from San Francisco
have made her a startling figure In
the news of the past twenty-four
hours.
She began by batting the bag
gage man in the eye with a swift
uppercut tit was he who nick
named her Dempsey, and after
seizing a newsboy through the bars
of her cage and scattering his pa
pers all over the baggage car. she
tripped up a 200-pound Pullman
conductor and sent him sprawling
on his face. yelling bloody murder
Scar q Lasting One.
When Ditmars tried to make
friends, she pasted him with a right
arm DenApsey jabl over the heart,
and then. reverting to more femi-
nine tactics, clawed him on the
arm. He will keep the scar for
many a day. But before they conn.,
pleted the journey he managed to
make friends, and now Miss Demp-
sey eats bananas and rice out of his
hsnd-without biting the hand.
Her real name. by the way. is Miss
Simia Satyrus Ut wouldn't look bad
on the movie billboards). and she
spent her first day in New York
as temperamentally as the most
petted screen star or prima donna
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
ARCADIA REVEALED
! TO WOOD MISSION
ONREMOTE ISLAND
People TSil mot, Live in
Luxury and Love
United States.
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BAY BAY. p. l., July 1s.-The
wood-Forbes mission to the Philip
pine Islands has found the happiest
people in the world. They live In
Bohoi Island. in the Southern Phil
ipplne. group. They were so de-
lighted to see. the Americans tha,
they decorated their homes along
100 miles OF coast and highway.
Everyone was dressed in his best
In honor Of the distinguished Amer
leans.
shat Froa werid.
Bohol contains $4,000 inhabI-
tants. 1t is a mountainous island
cut OF from the rest OF the world
by a barrier of reefs and shoa.s.
The people are contented with their
lot. In the uplands the soil is
rich. There is a more equable cli-
mate than in most regions here.
Along the sea immense cocoanut
groves and rice fields are found.
Here the people cannot starve or
freeze. They have material for
building their homes at hand and
there is food for the taking. They
grow tobacco and make their own
wine.
America has given the people Of
the island schools and roads, which
are as good as those found in ad-
vanced communities in the United
States. In other parts OF the is
lands a group of politicians pretend
to speak for the people in asking
for independence from the United
States. Gen. Woods investigation
here has developed that the people
do not want it. despite resolutions
and orations to the contrary.
People Are Duped.
An incident which happened in
one small town is a good example
Of the situation here. About two
months ago when the people first
heard the mission was coming they
held a meeting. and after a debate.
voted unanimously against present
ing an independence resolution.
Yet at a meeting yesterday Col.
Mccoy was presented with a reso-
luton asking independence. The
man who had written it was found
to be a righthand man OF Manuel
lQuezon. Many Of the people could
not understand the resolution. which
was written In Spanish. and when
they learned its meaning they voted
il down.
The people in the district had few
complaints to present to the mis-
sion. and these were almost always
,against some oppression or crime
committed against the people by
their own Filipino leaders. Their
loyalty to America is apparent.
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The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
Lodge Men to Race
At Chesapeake Beach

relay race between teams repre-
senting every camp of the Woodmen
of the World will be one of the fea-
lures of the annual excursion of the
fraternity. to be held tomorrow at
Chesapeake Beach. Another feature
will be a tug of war between Elm
and Old Glory Camps. captained by
Sovereigns Bert Wells and George
Rohrbach.
The excursion committee is COM
posed of E. ]. Rossi, chairman; ]. B.
Eckloff. ]. Freeland. G. Z. Rupert,
T. G. Brown, E. G. Cogan. W. T.
Pollen. F. w. Litchield. F. McPher-
son. o. E. White, X. c. Flickenger,
Mr.. Hardin. and Mr.. Marsh. The
athletic committee will be composed
of T. p. Eckloff, chairman: ]. Free
land. E. G. Cogan, G. E. Rupert, w.
T. Pollen and T. G. Brown.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
GESSFORD CHANGES
DETAILS OF MEN

Seven members OF the police will
be transferred today from their
former precinct stations to other
stations. 1t was announced yester-
day by Mai. Harry L. Gessford, su-
perintendent of police.
The men to be transferred are
Privates J. NJ. Horton from No. to
No. 3. n. NJ. stone from No. to No,
IL, Claude Matheny from No. to
No. 5. l.. c. Thorne from No. to
No. Z. F. f Dulin from No. 9 TO
No 2. Bicycle Privates G. r. Brown-
ing from No. to No. and F. II.
Clancy from No. 5 to No. 2. K. J.
Edsall. a member of the force who
was tried Saturday. has resigned.
His resignation takes effect Au-
gust /.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-19
Lloyd George Explains
Ban on London Times
Especial Gable to The washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune)

Especial Cable to The washingtsn Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)
LONDON. July 1s.-Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George explained in the
house of commons this afternoon
the government boycott on the Lon
don Times for its attack on himself
and Lord Curzon. the foreign min
lister. He said all the Northcliffe
newspapers would receive official
communiques as before but the spe-
cisl privileges which they had en-
joyed-as personal contact with
ministers-would be cut of.
Courtesy should beget courtesy"
said the prime minister. He de-
clared it was essential that the gov
ernment should mark strongly its
disapproval of "disgraceful personal
attacks on ministers" because
abroad the Times Is generally re-
garded as the official organ of the
government and especially as rep
resenting the intelligent and edu-
Gated classes of Great Britain.
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