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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-27
SkOwHEGAN LOCALS

About 5000 was cleared from the
Charity Ball. Tuesday evening. Music
was furnished by Mrs. Oddy's 0rches-
ira.
Local admirers Of Mrs. eta SWEET
Bradley of Boston Will be interested
to listen in" on her solos from Sta
ton WBZ. Saturday, Dec. IL.
The Misses Phyllis Whiting and
Jennie Dionne were In Wattrvilie.
Tuesday night where they attended
the annual DKE ball.
Rev Geo. Loring Thurlow is extend
ing a special invitation to the Doctors
and Nurese to attend morning service
Sunday next at the Federated church
when he. will deliver sermon on
christianity and Health.
A stated convocation of Somerset
Chapter No. IL, X. A. NJ. will be held
Friday evening with work in the
Royal Arch degree. A special con-
vocation will be December with
work in the same degree and refresh
ments will be served
The Book Club. a department of the
Woman's Club. held another delight
full meeting on Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. NJ. p. Merrill of Cobnrn Ave. be-
ing the hostess. Mrs. Granville Reed
gave the book review on Dorothy Can
fields THE Homemaker' which was
much enjoyed. Tea was served by
Mrs Merrill The next meeting in
two weeks Will be with Mrs T. F..
Greenway of Leavitt street. Mrs. j.
Wallace Blunt assisting in the hos
pitalities of the occasion. Mrs. Vim.
Folsom Merrill will give the review
on memories and Adventures of Sir
Conan Doyle.
The rolI-off in the turkey contest
at the Bowlodrome Tuesday night
provided plenty of thrills for specta-
tors and contestants alike. 1t WIS
one of the most interesting events yet
staged by Manager Curtis and close to
hundred were present to chez" for
their particular favorite. After, 1M
totals were chalked down it VAS
found that Joseph Bolduc and Arson
Savage had tied. each having obtain
ed All points. Boiduc and Savage
rolled off a string to decide the win
ner. the former coming out ahead by
five points and thus took home the
turkey. This gave Savage second
prize, goose. Alb pins were credit
ed to Herman Tracy and ASS for John
Lewis, each being awarded chicken.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-27

Perhaps we have too many organi-
cations. II there Is anything to- be
accomplished, we stralght-way form a
committee or association for the pur-
pose. There Is no ,ifiwisdom about
that, What a community would be
without IT'S clubs. study. classics. frat
erna1 ana religious orders would be
hard to imagine. Certainly no one
would wish to live IN such a place.
Doubtless organization can be over
done. Perhaps we should not en-
courage the formation OF new orders,
additional churches, etc, but those
already formed should for the most
part be sustained and encouraged9
The Reporter is eager to be help
full to all such One way of aiding
is to publish good accounts Of their
meetings and activities. Perhaps. a
still more important means Is the ad-
vance notice Of meetings and pro-
grams. Advance publicity tends to
increase attendance and those who
do attend. being acquainted, in part
at least, with what is coming, are
better able to understand and bene-
fit from what Is said and done.
! Long years ago we derived little
reventfe" from these advance notices.
For some, time; however, we have
abandoned that idea. We charge no
fraternal, religious, charitable or
educational institution for any pub
iicity' that we can handle in the form
of news, advance or otherwise.
= Secretaries. presiding officers and
others III authority should appreciate
this privilege and make extensive use
OF 1t, tits all we'll enough to have
the accounts of your meetings and
your work; these are about always
attended to- The advance announce
ment, Notwithstanding its Importance,
Is the more often overlooked. You
can forward your plans and increase
the, usefulness of your order by hay-
ing due regard for advance publicity
1t IS now just the season for all
kinds of indoor gatherings We are
anxious for you to make use of this
free service. Please work It to, the
limit. 'i'' HWE1M
IL the activity Is purely CONNER
cfal one, entered into with the posi-
bility of profit or personal nsider-
ati6n, this free offer does not apply.
Forrexample. II man hires hall
and an orchestra and cohects the
revenue from a dance, We expect him
to pay for his publicity. There is
no more reason why we should do
the Advertising free, in that case,
than there would be for the owner
of the building or the players to go
unpaid. Our readers must recognize
the justice of this thing and will. we
know, cheerfully acceed to it. Our
correspondents are particularly eau
toned on this point" Urge your
fraternal' orders. schools, churches,
libraries, etc, to let us help them
through you. On the other hand,
dent let some cute tight-wad work
you and work us for free news item,
Advertising in advance, a dance or
other activity which he Is carrying on
In purely commercial way. If he
is laboring, uDseifishly, with others
for the public good help him by all
means. Under any other circum-
stances his attempt to get free adj
veftising amounts to petty larceny
and you should head him off the way
you would any other thief.
Observation-Disclosures co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-27
Bpw Founder coming to skewIiesan

On the evening; OF December Miss
Lena Madison Phillips, an attorney Of
New York City and founder OF the
BPw Club will speak In Sk0whegan
BEFORE the BPw Club and the other
local clubs including the Rotary
cruz. Or. Little, president OK the
University OF Maine, Will also be pres
IN, ana atidfese the gath esiKg, Special
guesrs will be the BRW Clubs ID
Houlton, Rockiand. Belfast, Bangor
affdi VAUDEVILLE, also the Watervile
Rotary Club
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-27

Ass Blanche Roy, clerk at the Farm
E'syu office is visiting with Mits z.
Mherton at her home In South
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
LIGHTING BIDS ARE
TO Be ADVERTISED
Engineer Seeks to Make
Washington St, Great
White Way

Bids on the city's new ten-year
street lighting contract were to be or
dered advertised by the board of
works late today. The contract is eff
fective April 1. 1925. Present contract
involves expenditure of $4,000 an
nually. The new contract is expected
to cost the city more.
John L. Elliott. city engineer. is
developing a plan to install twO-light
standards downtown. on other
streets. the present one-light stand
ard is specified. Elliott is making
special plans to light Washington St.
as a great white way" from Eagle
Greek to Irvington.
The contract at present is held by
the Merchants Light and Heat Com
pany. If the indianapolis Light and
Heat Company is awarded the con.
tract, new standards will be erected
over the city. If the Merchants
Company retains the contract. only
the standards downtown will be re.
placed. Competing companies have
given the city benefit of lower light
ing cost than in most cities. Elliott
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
BURIAL
SETFOR THURSDAY
Doctor viii Be Laid to Rest at
Peru.

Brief funeral services of DIR. A. A.
Eikenberry Ga, who died Tuesday,
will be held at the home. 2610 Central
Ave, Thursday at 9 a. m. Burial at
Peru, Ind. The Rev. II. A. Blake and
the Rev. Charles NJ. Fillmore will
have charge of the services.
DR.. Eikenberry was born in Miami
County, Ind. He was graduated from
Indiana Medical College in 1885. He
came to Indianapolis in 1913 after
specializing in eye, ear, nose and
throat diseases.
Besides the widow. he is survived
by four children, Herbert, of New
York City; Paul, of Kokomo; Robert,
CT Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Mrs.
Alice Heipertz, OF Chicago. two
brothers, William. of Mexico, Ind,
and Frank OF Peru, Ind, and four
sisters. Mrs. Diana Shelly, North
Manchester Ind; Mrs. Mary E.
Weeks, Indianapolis; Mrs. Emma
Moon, Logansport, and Mrs. Rose
Moon, Peru.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
BURIAL SATURDAY
FOR REV. MORRIS,
FORMER HOOS|ER
Services to Be Held in Last
Church Served by
Minister,

Funeral services of the Rev. Viii
liam Z. Morris, 81, organizer and ex-
pastor of the Emerson Ave. Baptist
Church, who died in Brooklyn, n. Y,
Tuesday, will be held at p. m. Sat
urday at the Emerson Avenue church.
Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr.. Morris was active in Baptist
church work in Indiana for many
years. He was an organizer of the
Cumberland church. the Cumberland
State Bank and the old East Side
State Bank in Irvington.
After resigning from the pastorate
of the Emerson Avenue church on ac-
count of i'll health in 1921, the Rev.
Mr.. Morris, with his wife, went to
Brooklyn to live with their son, the
Rev. Claude E. Morris. The elder Rev.
Morris suffered a stroke of paralysis
last Thursday.
William Morris was born in Boone
County, Kentucky. He attended
Georgetown College and the Southern
Theological Seminary at Louisville,
KY He was married in 1884 to Miss
Clara Belle Sigmon of Switzerland
County. In llama. He held pastorates
in XSvay. Franklin, Cumberland and
New Bethel. Ind.
Besides his wife and son in Brook
lyn he is survived by two other sons,
the Rev. Paul Judson Morris, present
pastor Of Emerson Avenue Church,
and c. F. Morris Of Peru, and two
daughters. Mrs. E. H. Hunt and Miss
Meta Morris, both of New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
Come Into Times Contest

ring line. The others shoot at it from
across the ring. If it is hit, he must
give up all his marbles. The winner
Is the player with most marbles at
the end of the game.
When player is killed" he is
not out of the contest-only the game
then in progress. The player getting
two games first is winner.
That's the way the Times marble
tournaments will be conducted. Any
boy or girl under Is years of age is
eligible to enter the contest. City
tournaments will decI6e the In
dianapolis marble king or queen. He
will go to Atlantic City at the Times
expense and play in the national
marble tournament conducted by
Scripps-Howard newspapers through.
out the country
Sign your coupon today and mail il
10 the marble editor of The Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
DEMPSEY GIBDONS
FIGHT FILMS MAY
HAVE BEEN MEANT
Elliott Not Certain Which
Movies Were Subject in
Proposition.

Homer Elliott. United States district
attorney, today said he was not GER
tain whether the man who approached
him with a proposition to obtain i'm
munity from prosecution for showing
prize fight films was h-erested in the
Dempsey Carpenter or he Dempsey
Gibbons fight films.
Following charges MAZE before the
Senate Investigating Committee Mon
day that Attorney General Harry
Daugherty and other United States
officials were in d conspiracy to per
NIT the Dempsey-Carpentier pictures
TO be shown Elliott said that shortly
after he took office he was approached
on the subject
He took office Jan. u, 1922. more
than six months after the fight. which
was July 4. 1921.
When this fact was called to his
attention today he said he might have
had the fights confused and that it
might have been Dempsey-GibbOns
fight pictures. which We're discussed
with him. This fight occurred at
Shelby, Mont. July 4, 1923.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19

BIZ United Press
PAWHUSKA, Okla, March 10
"I'll start it with a bid of 81, 900 000."
What do you think you are dealing
in, cotton, please?"
Such was theg exchange OF remarks
between ]. E. Pew, Texas oil man,
and Ed Walters, auctioneer, today in
the public sale of oil lands in the
Usage Indian reservation.
Pew started the bidding for $50
acres of choice land at a million, a
record figure.
AS bidding Jagged, Walters, striding
up and down in his $3.50 hand-carved
knee boots demanded the oil men
crowding a little theater shoot or
give up the gun"
The oil men 'shot" and the lease
on the quarter section was knocked
down for 1885, 900. Scores of sol
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19

Hey, fellows, be sure you play
marbles right. Here are the rules of
Ringer the official marble game.
Cut them out and learn them.
Thirteen ducks" are placed in the
ring. The ring is ten feet across
with cross in the center. One duck
is placed in the center; che others at
intervals of three inches on the
crossed line.
Shooters must be between seven
diameter; ducks one-half to three
quarters Of an inch.
Lag for a line from a distance of
ten feet to determine shooting order.
Six can play at a time. In match
games two play.
Playing the Game
Each player, taking his turn,
knuckles down on the ring line and
shoots to knock one &C more ducks
out. When you shoot from outside the
ring, knuckle down on the ring line.
Always shoot knuckle down.
II your shooter stops inside, shoot
from where it lies, but if it goes out
line-roundsters outside always al
lowed
Ducks outside are held by the player
who knocks them out. II you hit your
opponents shooter pick up one duck.
But you are dead" on him until you
shoa out another duck or hit another
opponents shooter, unless your shoot
er goes outside. Then You are live"
and may shoot at him again.
When you knock an opponents
shooter outside he is out of the game.
Take all his ducks IL he has none.
pick up one from the ring.
When more than one marble or
shooter is knocked out the player is
entitled to all marbles going outside.
Marbles resting with centers on the
line are out. II the edges only touch
the line they are inside.
Ending the Game
II a player knocks the last marble
outside he places his shooter on the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
ALL ON ROLL ARE
NOT POLICEMEN,
R|KHOFF STATES
= e.. MIN ETEHF
Chamber of Commerce Of
fetal. Surveys City Pro-
lection Department.

There are janitors, garage mechan-
les and maintenance employees listed
along, with law enforcement officers
on the. police department pay roll,
Leonard " Harrison, secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce civic affairs
committee, discovered today. He is
surveying the police department, as
a result of the request of Police Chief
Herman Rikhoff's request for 100 ad-
ditional men.
OFFICERS are also "farmed OUT to
juvenile and criminal courts, Har-
rison learned in talk with Rikhoff.
1.-THE public looks at the number OF
men on our pay roll and thinks all
are policemen said Rikhoff. "Such
is not the case. Maintenance and
other extra employees compose quite a
large group. I think tho department
should not have to include these en-
ployes in its pay roll and should fill
their places with the policemen we
need >"
Light travels at the rate Of 186, 300
miles per second. 1t requires eight
minutes and eight seconds for light to
some from the gun to the earth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
ROAD BIDDING THURSDAY
Thirty Miles in Lot to Be Improved
BY State.

Bids for improvement of thirty miles
of roads will be received Thursday by
the State highway department. Btu
minOus macadam and surface treat
ment is planned.
Eleven miles of Improvement is
planned between Chester and Foun-
tain City and near Richmond. Ten
miles will be between Muncie and Sell
ma and west of Muncie.
South Of Marion the department
plans surface treatment of 2.64 miles.
A three-miIe stretch between Bryant
and Portland viii be improved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
Demand Foley Pills

FOLEY PILLS. a diuretic stimula-
liant for the kidneys, have brought
relief TO thousands Of sufferers from
kidney disorders caused through the
improper working of these organs.
FOLEY PILLS will promptly flush
the kidneys thereby removing in
furious waste matter. Mrs. o. c.
Alexander. r. No. So. Montrose. Mo.
states: L received the package Of
FOLEY PILLS. and have been great
ly benefited by their use. Sold Every
re-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
RAILROADS FIGHT ORDER

A temporary Injunction to prevent
of a public service coIn-
mission order reducing freight rates
on intrastate coal shipments is asked
in a petition filed in Superior Court
Iwenty-one railroads are plaintiffs.
They lost a case brought before the
commission in 1922 by the State
Chamber of Commerce. The com
panies assert they would lose $1.00C,-
coo year under the rates, which
were tried out in 1923.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19

Fay Blankenbeker is president.
Committee chairmen:
Eva True, sales; Ruth Lewman, ac-
tivities; Ruth Callahan. publicity; Mae
Bridges Robinson, fancy work; Mrs.
jackson. food; Ruth Risinger, bal
looms; Ruth Hessler. athletics; Irene
Hicks and Lucille Hodges. circus;
Genevieve Martin, popcorn; Lois Nc
Cannon and Thelma Dawson, fish
pond; Hermanda Agger and Mary
Troutman, minstrel; Myrtle Foulon,
candy; Belva Odgen, ice cream; Mer-
riu Ashley, lemonade; Ula Wright, for
tune telling; Mrs Gertrude Wark,
stunts and Mary Baumgart, flowers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
TWO IN MUSIC CONTEST
Memory Competition to Be Held at
Short1idge Saturday.

Winners in the Seventh District
music memory contest who will take
part in the State contest Saturday at
Shortridge are New Bethel High
School and the Nora Grammar School
Estella Ransdeu made the. highest
score for New Bethel, 127 points of
a possible 140. Claude Repine won
first for Nora with a score OF 1913.
Teams were composed Of three men,
bers. Indianapolis did not enter the
contest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
FIVE TO TALK SAFETY
Tech Students Volunteer to Aid in
Accident Prevention.

Five Technical High School students
today called on the police accident
prevention bureau seeking material
for speeches to be made to Tech stu
dents in the interest of traffic safety.
But a small proportion of the stu
dents were reached by safety speeches
made at the school Monday. These
students, members of public speak
ing classes. Will carry the gospel
further:
Josephine Kennedy. Helen Schmitz
Paul Porter, Robert Hood and Fred
Willis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19

r. AZ =
NJ a n Y n v e ]
booths have been
arranged.
A minstrel show
in W hich Chic
J a C k S on a n d
James Pebworth
are end men, Ian
Small, Arm e t t
Owen, Glenn Bond
and Jack Fraser,
quartette, and in
w h / C h Floy d
Rhinehart an d
Daniel MetZger
have other lead
ing parts will be a
feature.
NJ T s. Cur t / S
H o d e e S teaches
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
WILBUR TO TAKE
OATH At HOME
California JuriSt Confirmed as
Naval Head.
BIZ Enited Press

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. March 10.
Curtis d. Wilbur, whose appoint
ment as Secretary of the Navy was
confirmed by the Senate yesterday,
was scheduled to ktae the oath Of Of
flee at the State building today, he
said.
Wilbur will go to Sacramento on
Thursday TO tender his resignation as
chief justice of the California SUI
preme Court.
Mrs. Wilbur and three children will
join him there, then go on to Washing
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
Weather Man to Talk

y. H. Arlington. meteorologist in
charge Of the Indianapolis weather
bureau. will talk about his job be-
fore the Indianapolis Association Of
Credit Men at luncheon at the Clay
pool Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
Sweet Dreams

BIZ Times Special
CRAWFORDSYILLE. Ind, March
1e.-Jesse Hodshire carries off the
Iong-distance sleeping championship
honors.
His mother, seeing the bed in which
he was lying and his clothing on fire,
called the fire department. They
rudely awakened Hodshiret who
rubbed his eyes and asked what the
excitement was.
Firemen believe lighted cigarette
caused the blaze.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
Usage INDIAN LEASE
SOLD AT $1,955, 900.
Oil Land Brings Record Figure at Public Aucon-Tota for
'@ Day Is S8,3570O0. -

emn Indians, direct benefciaries of
the auction, dropped their equanimity
and cheered wildly.
Total revenue from the first days
sale, with the choicest sections yet to
be sold, was $8,357 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
FORTUNE MISSING
AS POLICE SEEK
WOMAN'S SLAYER
Lawyer Says Zoe Wilkins
Had 100000 Few Days
Before Murder.
BU United Press

BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. March 10
Authorities investigating the murder
of Zoe wilkins, six times a bride Of
wealthy husbands, today determined
she had 100000 a few days before
she was slain.
Jesse James. attorney for the
woman. said last week she showed
him securities totaling that amount.
Il asked her why she did not put
the money in a bank, but she said
size was afraid OF banks" James said
Mrs. Wilkins told friends she con-
stantly feared assassination.
The slain wOman's brother, Charles
wilkins, was taken into custody.
Tells of Beating
billiard Davis, janitor of the build
ing where the woman was murdered,
said the brother had attacked Mrs.
wilkins during quarrel recently and
beat her severely.
Contents of strong boxes, chests and
drawers had been scattered through
out the house.
Mrs Wilkins, despite six matri-
monial ventures, was only 3S years
old and retained much of her beauty
and vivaciousness.
Physicians believed she was slain on
Saturday night. Her head had been
crushed and throat cut with a rusty
pocket knife. The body was discov-
cred by a boy who peeked in a win
dow of the room. The body was fully
clothed
Woman Was Chiropractor
The woman was a graduate of
chiropractic school and had practiced
her profession under the name OF DIR.
A F. Blanchard" There was mys-
terry about her clientele Frequently
imposing appearing automobiles would
be parked in front OF the house
Until recently she retained a Jap
anese servant and two negro house
men and lived in style and comfort.
However, neighbors said. DR.. wilkins
appeared to be running short of
money. Her servants were dismissed.
collectors unpaid and rent was over
due.
A brother. Charles c. wilkins, went
voluntarily to police headquarters to-
day and told of his sisters friends.
''B. F. Tarpley was my sisters most
frequent visitor" wilkins said He
visited her at least once and usually
twice daily. He had a key to the
front door.
Il lived with her for a short time.
but didn't like the company she kept,
so moved"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
Even Dozen
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March 10
Mother of twelve children at the
age Of 36 is the unusual record Of
Mrs. George Myers, wife of a
farmer living west of Anderson.
The twelfth child was born
Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19

Girls Federation of the Third Chris
tan Church will give the annual
VANITY Fair" at the church at 1880
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-19
Ending the Game

II a player knocks the last marble
outside he places his shooter on the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-14
BIG TRIUMPH FOR
NEW BLOOD REMEDY
BoiIs, Pinples and Acid-Itching
Conquered by New Prescrip-
ton Containing Seventeen In
gradients That Renew Every
Part Of Body.

That Itching, pimply, irritated
skin is only a surface indication Of
the horrible pollution in your blood
that is being pumped through your
veins ntoaevery inch of your body,
carrying disease germs that break
down skin tissues. That is why a
complete systematic treatment is
necessary to get relief.
This complete treatment is
found only in a prescription
known as Re-Cu-Ma, which con-
tains seventeen well known and
thoroughly tested medicines, so
skillfully compounded that each
one performs its function on the
various parts of the body perfectly
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This remarkable prescription
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blood, reli e constipation,
cleanses the kidneys and gets ev-
cry particle of pollution out of the
colon. Re-Cu-Ma quickly dispels
biliousness, sick headaches, ner-
vousness, rheumatism; restores the
appetite, aids digestion and com
pletely rids your system of toxic
poisons. Sold and recommended
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