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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
Gossip of Seattle Shops
"Bread-and-Butter" Hats Safe Buy
Wide Spanish Lace for Tall Girl
Eyes Can Be Seen Under Fall Hats

OF bias folds OF silk petals. sewed
fiat. 10 form chboohon, Here's
another with a bias fold Of tissue
round and round 90 tho front OF the
crown, No vivid N,traa,s In any OF
these hats. They're all right for
tho lake trip and perfectly good TO
wear at tea or with friend
They're safe.
But who doesn't love the hat that's
diffcrentl Hero in the same shops
n black taffota, handmade hat, with
the last fold dropping over the edge
OF the brim. II has a white facing.
"A pokc'bonnet shnpe, and. flat upon
II Ike lichen on limb. a red, vel.
vc,y flowerl Here's n wide black
milan with two satin ribbon sashes
about IL. ones je; and ones a
flash or pearly white. Tho ends arc
tied Ia a great bow across the back.
And here Ia a group OF alfred hats.
bright as ehcrrieH. They are won.
derful worn with tho all.whlto or
tho all.black costume and the new
rcd sandals. And. By sho way.
clear red Is becoming 10 blondes!
Down tho street n block and up.
stairs one flight. VIC run Into tho
dress hats for tall and stately maid.
ems 4 widc.nt.the.sIdes lcghorn.
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with droop over tho left eye, is
draped on top with fabric OF
mountains mist hues. and wears as
It's solo adornment "a silkcn Gala
lily No facing underneath. oh,
yesl IL tips up a bit at tho back,
10 mako room for the fur collarl
Here's the Spanish hat. wide. black.
lacy. trailing transparent drape
and wearing a vivid flower or two.
And. by the way, you can wear
black. what ever your coloring may
be, II IT'S partly transparent. A
black hat with brim of the new
horsehair braid Is almost universal.
~ becoming.
And now down 10 the next do.
partment store. Here are garden
and dinner hats with no brim ut all
at the bacltl II is Just as If they'd
been whackod abruptly off. It's tho
influence OF tho fur collar again.
Pointed sides are inevitable In such
a hat. And here the bizhrre color.
noto OF the season expresses itself.
Electric blues. orange and purple.
crowd one another on tho sllken
drape OF one OF these hats. A great
satin flower of cerlse red appears
on the same bonnet. Let's turn TO
n smaller black hat of horsehair
braid. Color is queen, indeed. All
the little blossoms OF whole sum.
or are grouped like Jewels In n din.
ner ring on the front OF the semi.
transparent crown
Walk across the street on Second.
In tho expensive section here's a
perfect "sheik" turban. Impressive
simplicity. Black. Just folds OF
gcorgette. Just single bright or.
nament Of silver and brilliants. A
tiny edge OF black suggesting veil
droops below its close folds. oh, to
be handsome and wear this small
thing with jade or lapis ear.ringsl
Here's an unusual garden hat, too.
It's all In apricot shades with the
crown OF felt and tho brlm and rose.
like trimmings of organdie! Sounds
'little.townlsh" on paper. But, oh
no. Who wouldn't given the price
and n FREQ conscience snap up II hel.
mot.likc hat all OF green leather
made TO 20 with ones sports dress?
And here's another tcnnis.tlmo hat
OF wcll-prcssed felt with a rcd fca.
thor edge, It's u butterbowl in
shape and has red silk facing.
Just across tho street down Soc.
ond ave. VIC find flock OF black
hats OF exceptional dignity. White
ones, too, and combinations OF black
and white. 4 braided conventional
design adorns a rather large milan.
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Think the boss VIII stand for
that kind OF dealt"
why notg They can't hang Il
on him. and Heaven knows I'm
honest"
lie said nothing crooked"
Mallow snorted. Say, / bet you
believe In Santa Clausl Graya a
great man. aud what makes him
great Ia that he does his own
crooked work"
stoner was inclined 20 agree with
Mallow's measure OF their associate.
That's how ! got him rgserad. Hls
honesty talk didn't so far %.ith me.
and | don't believe he'll kick at any.
thing. He's willing TO pay any
price TO break this banker. but you
can't bankrupt Teller unless you
rip his coin loose. you can't AJAX
him 60 please loosen, n we make
a well Of the Avenger we'll force
him to shoot maybe hundred
thousand right away. and that may
cramp him Tor a while, but suppose
he makes the turn and hits it like
we dog We've made him that much
stronger. haven't WEI Gray plan
to keep him spending faster than lac
can got It In. and that's all right
II Il works, but " Malluw can blk
him for aeyenty.five thousand ut
ono fell swipe-- Well. I'll bet my
best gold tooth that the boss will
stand the shock like a man"
Il think you've both got Gray
all wrong" said Mcwade. Hes toe
smart 10 be crooked"
This WAS "A statement 10 absurd
that Mallow proceeded to riddle II.
II was, upon It's face. oontradie
ton. for none but smart men could
DO crooked. and the laws OF logic
proved the converse 10 be equally
true.
stone sat In frownlnE silence
while the argument ragged. but he
broke In finally; eve always want
ed TO pull real sailing fob. Just
to show how easy Il Is 10 gyp IN,
caEy ones-not an oil.can ioh Tx,
this. but something big. This look,
Ike Tho psychological moment"
Lay off. tell your Mowad,
cried We're n legitimate firm
solid as Gibraltar and safe as q
church. That's our motto. ane
we've got TO live up 20 II. cam,
Into Wichita on tho roof Of a Pun
man: I'm going out In drawing
room. Mo and ain arc strangers
Continued Tomorrow
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The first person they met was n
rocking horse.
Ibid you SEQ Ruby Joan. my rag
doll?" asked Nancy.
mo. / didn't" whinnied the horse.
rocking away down the street.
Did you see Ruby Joan?" Nancy
asked. turning to a shiny black
leather Puss.in.boots who wore n
handsome red cloth coat with a gor.
BeouB white neck ruff.
SORRY, Mistress Nancy, but
haven't seen sign OF her" replied
Puss with stately bow. did you
ask the brown flannel monkey with
the long tall?'
mo, but we WILL" said Nancy.
But Jocko knew nothing either.
or the Teddy Bear, or the Moo Cow,
or Radio Rex, the dog that jumped
out OF his house when you called
finn.
Tho Twins had 10 20 bnck 10 the
station and got on Mlstor Toot's
train again without finding Ruby
Joan.
Go Bs Continued
Copyright, 1923, by Seattle STAR
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Cynthia Greysa
Girl Engaged to Childhood Slpeetheart--Hes IN Al
other City and Hasn't Written for Several Weeks
Wonders Why He Ignores Her Letters.

correspondence since last January lie has asked 10
marry him and promised to get diamond in the near
future the great event is to take place in the autumn
have received any mail from him for the past three
weeks and don't know what 10 think have written him
three letters, but have far had reply can't help
worrying about him. Should write him again, should
go 10 him?
have known him for 10 years. We went TO school
together and truly know that love him. READER.
Since he has asked you 10 marry him IL cannot be that he
has Just decided 10 drop the correspondence. believe that
you get your mother Older 0oman 10 90 l0ith
you u cod be perfectly all right 10 call and Whether
or not there Is anything the matter Nth him. may be that
he Is not nell and does not iOish 10 1CoD yo Then on the
other hand 10 may be that the letters haze gone astrav
beiepe that icouM try ioriting again and If you knoo
someone who itpes near him. may perhaps get
formation from that source
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did you see Ruby Joan, my rag doug" asked Nancy
zoo TOWN

Puff Puff Puff
The choo-choo Express csme to
another station In Choo Choo Land
and stopped.
All out for Zoo Town." called
Mister Punch, the conductor man.
Zoo Town. repeated Nancy.
Iisre Isn't a bit Of use Of us get.
ing out. for I'm sure that Ruby
Joan, my lost rag doll, wouldn't
come here. She's been drcadfully
AFRAID OF animals ever since the
Jay Fldo got her and shook her
unili her cotton all came out. She's
never been the same since.
oh, but there are no live animals
~ 200 Town." said Mister Punch.
Ihese are nice quiet TOY animals.
a , the tigers and liens arc az
'ame az woolly lambs
Oh, that's difrcrentg' said Nancy.
Soine, Nick, let's hurry and ask
,u.erybody II they have seen hor.
~. . dear Ruby Jonn. I'm afraid
,.'. y Do crying her shoo.button eyes
'us u wo don't find her soon"
90 they hurried away.
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Taffcta covered hrims appear. Pad.
ded silk tubing In patterns trims a
handsome hat here. Already In.
expensive feit hats for sports are
shown with velvet Grapes. Can Il be
that We are threatened with fall?
A whole block further down Sec.
ond. you find the summer felt hat,
lovely and diRuified enough for dress
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affairs. Pastel colors. wide brims.
silk faclngs. beautifully wrought en-.
broidery OF chenille, flat motifs of
enamel and pearl. Everything about
them expresses elegance.
From one OF the furthest shops on
Second. here's some news: New York
women are wearing small hats OF
folds OF Maine. A touch OF ostrich
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before she eau mdfrD tClihoW her
pareHfs' consent Tho TAO icas pass
"a az the ast legislature aud any
OIL trho tras rs before me iai6 ircnf
into effect. Is sfli under he jurlsdic.
Hon Of me old lac.
Nep Lar
Dear Miss Grey; Has the law
passed yet allowing an American
born woman 10 vote II her husband
Is an alicn2
The lao teas passed "a September
1922, and affects only those tcomen
loho married aliens after that fine.
Tho'o trho married previously arc
not permitted 70 tote unless NE hus.
band has taken OUT MS citizenship
paperA
When and for what purpose was a
conference held between South Am.
erica, Central and North America late
during the 18th century. and who
presided
THIS conference icds held 1889 30.
opening Oct 2. 1850. 10Th james O.
Blaine presiding. The mecfing ,eas
for the purpose Of gainIuo mutual
concessions as 10 trade. efc.. and ca
fablishing friendly relations bctuccn
me countries Of INC iccstcrn hoHiis-
pherr.
How many Islands constitute The
. g.'l.1 group
1oH"''nV eto'Bh'hg aeopc h'oh
'oa,'t' "o toloi nhmoor OF Islands
,ns 's''la - oiH, 81 tohich only
l'ooo orc "u"'.p' 200 hapinV areas er-
''NV oae square mhe eaeh' ana
''S a'o '""u0Hea'
VINO "'o'e tne poem tlttle Brown
'i.,"s
:" a. hioA'
Nhste can one set BOOK with In
,orthatioh ABOUT more than ono In
ulan lankuaseF
ha',aoooN o. American indian
iyahgHdDes' ov Frdns Bods. con be
oVt',''ea Ifom INC nnpt. OF Docn-
n,.h,s. oope'nWehf Frinhn0 oVtce'
'ese'np'oH. ~ Y, Ior '-ES. Remit
''''' "'A'' &c IHaeo ~ money order.
Who IL tho governor OF Porto
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adorns them. They're not kiddish az
all. but they are cool. conservative
and bound TO be good a second sea-
son. Here again are enticing Span
ish hats of black lace. a flash OF col
or. a brim that portrait painters
love. The fall hats will turn up
softly from the face once more. Are
your eyes your best feature? Re-
joice, So do all of us.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
VEGETABLES WITH FISH

Win fish servo vegetables with
a distinct flavor such a. peppers.
eucumhfrs. beets, carrots or onions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
VEGETABLE WATER

Water in which vegetables arc
boiled should DO used as the basls
OF soups.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12
FRUIT sHERBET

Add pinch OF salt q your fruit
sherees. IL viii improve tho taste.
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Stork Sholeer

StOrk ShoWer
Dear Miss Grey: Would you
please tell mo what In an appropriate
SIT for a friend who Il having "a
'Stork Shower" How In tho gift
prosontcd7 Should the giyer's name
be written on the present.
NIB.
There are any number OF dainty
things for such an occasion for sole
Ia The shops, such as fhe dearest IT.
hc crilmoid rattle. and toys 10 put
floating 10 babys tab. or, " you arc
handy tgiih the needle. you might
make iiiilc booiccs. or a pretty Htfie
blanket, tlnp embroidered Jacket. a
htiic cap, or a drcsA
tuallv NE hostess has some
norcl icny Of preventing the oifts 10
Tho honor guest. and IN thar case.
you should Just oipe u 10 the hostesI
upon your drTital. or " u happens
that yon cannot 90. send u 10 her
some time before The shoper.
Cards appropriate for these occas-
'VHs W"D OF phfchdard ~ any OF TIC
ataiioncry shops. or you can Simply
send pour oirn uisitin0 card or cren
a blank card iciih pour name upon
u, IN 18th the Oft
Age Lai0
for Girls
Dear Miss Grey; VIII you please
bo kind enough to inform me as 20
what ago a girl must be before Hha
can marry without her parents con-
scnti Is there not some new law
passed regarding this7
a million thanks, Miss Grey.
Peg.
4 oiri must be 81 pears old nom
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RiIsINs IN BREAD
Raislns or chopped dates improve
the leaves OF brown bread.
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Age Lato
for Girls

4 oiri must BE- 81 pears old nom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19

Any man with ideas in advance of
his age is likely to wear clothes
away behind 1t.
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that he would work out my own sal
walton in my own way" asserting
that he still had control Of the busi-
ness and expected to retain 1t.
Still Fighting, He Declares.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 1s.-"I an
still fighting" declared Saunders. in
proceedings had halted his plans to
liquidate groups Of stores in other
cities to relieve pool holders" Of
PIGGY Wiggly class A stock. Il don't
know what 1 will do next. but l still
am fighting" Saunders said. Il have
agreed that If do not pay off every
cent I owe out of town pool interests
by July / 1 will step out and turn the
business over to them. They have
given me no answer on my proposal
for an extension of time. I do not
know what they are going to do"
Mr.. Saunders said $1,000 shares of
Piggy Wiggly stock, valued roughly
at $4.500.000, held as collateral. were
transferred to the ownership OF the
pool three days before its representa-
tives came to Memphis for a confer
ence. This action, he said. was taken
without notice.
OF Stores in Chicago Sold.
The sale of the ninety-seven stores
in Chicago was completed WEDNESDAY
night at a figure said to be in excess
of 100000, and negotiations We're
opened for the sale Of other city units.
Last night Saunders announced that
all pending deals were off.
No financial statement of Piggy
Wiggly Stores Inc. has been made
since the stock exchange barred its
stock.
At the time of the stock exchange
fight. however, ii was reported that
approximately S1O,000000 was raised
In the pool for the Wall street battle
which Saunders directed. and resulted
in the pool absorbing most of the
outstanding stock catching short
sellers" momentarily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19
SUFFRAGE BODY REGRETS
MRS. CATT'S RESIGNATION

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. May 1S.-Mrs. Herbert Ash
by of England. newly elected presi-
dent of the International Woman Suf-
frage Alliance. addressed the suffrage
congress. and, speaking in English.
Italian, French and German, eX-
pressed the regret of the whole al
lance over the retirement of Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait from the active
presidency.
When the congress arose to acclaim
Mrs. Ashby as the new president, her
cight-year- son climbed to the
platform and presented Mrs. Gait
with a bouquet Of carnations. Hold
ing the hand of the fair-haired boy.
the American suffragist leader voiced
her thanks. and said that both she
and the boy would do all in their
power to support and help his mother
in her work.
Nine. Schlumberger of France head
ed the poll in the voting fer members
of the board Among the other mem
bers chosen were Mrs. Clifford Pinchot.
United States: Frances Sterling. Great
Britain. and Anna Lindemann and
Adele Schneider of Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19
Pickpocket Plies
Trade Initiating
Charlie Chaplin

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. May 10. Wittenberg
Platz. Berlin's Columbus circle.
has been the scene every night
recently Of free show staged
by an imitator of Charlie Chaplin.
Chaplin's wide popularity among
the Germans has made the antics
Of his impersonator responsible
for gathering such crowds that
traffic was we'll nigh blocked.
Shutting about in Cfaplin's
characteristic fashion, his imi-
tator would suddenly grab the
nearest bystander to save. himself
from falling. The bystander
would join IN the general laugh.
but nobody discovered until now
why no hat was ever passed at
the show.
Last night a man, who had ar
rived home mysteriously minus
his watch and chain after attend
ing the entertainment, revisited
the performance wearing a mini
ture clock SO constructed as to
sound an alarm upon its removal
from his pocket. Just after the
entertainer seized this man in a
fake fall, the clocks alarm sound
ed and the performer was exposed
as a pickpocket. He made his
escape, however, into the Tier
garten amid a rain of blows from
the enraged spectators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19
PRAISE BONARLAW
FOR PLUCKY FIGHT
London Newspapers Respect
Desire That His MaIady
Not Be Disclosed.

LONDON, May 19.-The press is evil
IDENTIFY respecting Prime Minister
Bonar Laws desire that a complete
silence be maintained as to the
nature of his malady until he himself
authorizes a statement. The news
papers say practically nothing about
his illness, but editorialIy they voice
the nations admiration for the
premier's strong sense of public duty.
which under the painful circum-
stances alone could have fortified him
70 carry on his difficult task.
1t has now become known that the
premier has been fighting his COM
plant ever since he assumed office.
and 1t is not thought possible he can
continue much longer.
MOdernting influence.
Mr.. Bonar Law has been the mod
Grating influence in the internal
rlvalrieS of his party, and it would
appear that. whoever his successor
may be. these rivalries will become
more pronounced.
the government has suffered a
great loss in prestige in the release
OF the irish deportees and the liberal
ana labor newspapers are calling
loudly for the designations of Home
Secretary Bridgeman and the other
ministers concerned
NO strong conservative government
seems possible without the helm Of
Austen Chamberlain, Sir Robert
Horne, Lord Birkenhead. and other
statesmen who left the coalition with
Mr.. Lloyd George. but the possibility
that these men will join the govern
ment seems as far distant as ever
PARIS, May 19-Andrew Bonar
Law. the British prime minister. who
has been spending several days in
this city, left for London today.
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abolition Of the convict lease system
before the unfortunate incident which
gave rise to this investigation. The
testimony taken by your committee Is
full. ample and complete. and in its
opinion has brought about the in
PRODUCTION in the legislature OF meas
ures on the following subjects. whica
your committee recommends should
be enacted into law at this session:
Abolition Of corporal punishment
Of state and county prisoners forever.
and strengthening OF our present
laws in the matter of inspection.
housing, care and control Of con-
victs."
A measure to ban whipping of con-
victs was expected to reach the gov
ernor tomorrow, 1t having already
passed both houses. Both houses, too,
have passed bills to abolish the con-
Wet lease system and the matter Is
now in q conference committee, for
the purpose of arriving at an agree
ment on whether existing contracts
can be Terminated. The senate has
three measures on convict super
vision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19
FLORIDA COMMITTEE
RAPS CONVICT PLAN
Formal Report Urging Abolition of
Convict System Goes to State
Legislature.

TALLAHASSEE. Fla. May 49,
Discussion Of three proposed convict
reforms. one of which already has
been enacted. featured the formal re-
port to both houses of the legislature
Of the committee Of five which heard
recitals of convict mistreatment in
this state.
OF the proposed convict reforms
the committees report said:
From the testimony taken and the
facts gathered by your committee, II
was manifest that the opinion Of our
people was fast crystalliZing for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19
SAUNDERS FIGHTING
FOR LIFE HE SAYS
PIggIy WiggIy President In
forms Public "WaII Street
Has Long Fingers"
BY the Associa ted Press.

ny the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 19.-Clar-
ence Saunders. president of the Pig
ely Wiggly Stores. Inc. today pre-
scented to the Memphis public in a
full page advertisement his version
OF dealings of the past few days with
out-of-town members of the pool,
whose recent acquisition of $1,000
shares of Piggy Wiggly stock threat
ems his continued control of the cor
poration's affairs. 1t was captioned
lighting for my life" and concluded:
Wall street has long fingers"
The advertisement reproduced Mr..
Saunders letter to the representa-
tives of the ST. Louis. New Orleans
and Nashville pool members. protest
ing their action in taking over the
$1,000 shares which he placed as COL
lateral for loans incident to the SEN
sattonal trading of the stock on the
New York Stock Exchange.
Asks for More Time.
The letter reviews the events of
the company's history since the SEN
sat1onal Wall street trading, declines
requests by the out-of-town members
that he take six-month vacation
and turn the direction of the concern
over to them and asks that he be
given until July I to liquidate the
loans for which the stock was col
lateral
In case I default and am unable
TO make the necessary arrangements
py July l to pay these loans" the
statement continued. Il will deliver
control of the business to the group
of bankers whom you represent"
y sub-heading to the advertisement
asserts that the writer has received
no answer to this letter from the men
who have been here all week trying
to get ME to relinquish control" and
that 1t is published to "let the public
know how far a proposal was made
TO them by me-
Acknowledges Money Advances.
The Nashville, ST. Louis and New
Orleans financiers. the introductory
statement says. advanced Mr. Saun-
ders certain money on class "A COM
mon stock" as collateral and now in
sistS that this stock Is theirs To
which claim" the Piggy Wiggly
president says. Il do not assent or
consent that the collateral stock is
actually theirs at the present time"
Mr. Saunders declared last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19
MURDER ATTEMPT PROVED
Young Farmer Convicted of Send
ing Poison in Love Plot.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., May 10
Charles S. Cash, young farmer of
A.zalea. was found guilty by a jury
IN United States district court yes
terday afternoon of sending poison
through the mails with intent to
murder, and was sentenced to serve
eighteen months in the federal prison
at Atlanta. Cash was accused of at
tempting to cause the death Of Levi
Earnest, former Oteen Hospital pa
tient. in a love conspiracy with Mrs.
Earnest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19

berni. British Columbia, complained
that the Powell River Paper Com
pany, whose plant is about 100 miles
north Of Vancouver, had notified the
local union Of paper makers that I'M
less they surrendered their union
charter by next Sunday all members
of the union would be discharged
This, declared Mr.. Neill, constituted
an attack on the right Of any Cana
dian worker to Join a legitimate
union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19
LABOR RIGHTS, ISSUE.

OTTAWA, May 1s.-Premier King
indicated In the house Of commons
yesterday that It might be necessary
to pass Legislation defining the right
OF labor to organize.
The subject arose when A. w. Neill,
Independent member for Comox-Al-
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scandazed by holding great prisoners