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New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Methodist church. All members are expected to be present.
 Park Completed
 tlnal touches on the new park al Boston Corners were made yester. day by workmep from the state highway department. X number of small fir and pine trees were planted Tn the. park and a number of bush. es. After a years careful care of the new park 1t is expected that the spot will develop into one Of the beauty spots of Worthington ridge.
 Executive Meeting
 An important executive meeting of the kensington Athletic club will he held Tuesday evening to discuss baseball affairs, The club will make plans which will be presented 10 the Connecticut company showing the need of buses in kensington on Snn- day afternoons during the baseball season. The buses run through Ken stngton during the week days but not on Sunday and the club will en- deavor to have the Connecticut con- pany furnish transportation on Sun days during the summer.
 Other important matters concern. ing the baseball team will be taken np and some important announcc- ments arc expected 10 be made to the public following the meeting.
 Mothers Day
 Mothers Day will be generally observed in Berlin tomorrow. Many of the younger folks will remember their mothers with flowers. Special sermons on "Mothers' will be held in all the churches at the morning services.
 Tabs Drum Corps Meeting
 A meeting Of the St. Paul Fife and Drum corps Of Kensinston will he held Monday evening in the Tabs hall at o'clock. The meeting will be followed by a rehearsal All members are asked to be present.
 Everything Ready
 With the weather man promising good weather for this afternoon ev- erything points to gala day when the Al1-kensington baseball team opens up its 1928 season against the Bristol New Departures in a Con- necticut State league game at the Pcrcival avenue grounds at s:30 o'clock. The St. Paul Drum corps and the players will parade through the streets of the town starting at o'clock and will then march to the field. Lieut.. Carl Dixon of New Britain will drop a ball onto the field from his plane and First Se- ectman George B. Carter will throw Inc first ball. McGrata will prob 1bly pitch for tho visitors with Mills holding the pitching assignment for Inc locals.
 Tomorrow the locals will journey o New Britain where they will clash with the Falcons in a league game. Berg will be on the mound or the locals and West, star pitch 1T on last years state champion Norwich team, pitching for the New Britainites.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Postcards of 1n.5X15 contimet CTS only are permitted in Czecho-
 slo1akia, on all other sizes delivered. the receiver is required to pay a fine.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
Returns Home

Harry Collins of Hudson street has returned home from the Bridgeport hospital where he has been receiving treatment for injuries received when he fell 45 feet from a building.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Seldom seen, moro rarely photo graphed, Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. widow of the famous Scottish Amer ican millionaire and phianthropist. poses for the photographer as her ship arrives at Glasgow. Scotland,
 from New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
VEGETABLE PRICES
ARE HIGHER HERE
Receipts of Fruit Small With
Exception of CantaIoupeS.
Meats High.

Light receipts cf most commodities
higher prices and draggy trend OF thc
market today made conditions anything
but com ortable Tor dealers. The one
exception to the rule was in the form
Of cantaloupes from nearby and dis
tant places
Everybody has them commented q
dealer. "and many Of them wish they
had left their supplies at home"
Twenty-Five cents was the low price
for bushel basket Of cantaloupes, deal
erS reported. and there we're plenty TO
Ne had st that figure, Best stock
brought as much as S. so.
Lighter receipts and higher prices Of
reaches was included in the morning S
market reports Shenandoah Valley,
Va. growers supplied the market with
fairy LARGE quantities CT choice peaches,
many Of them tyor, the vicinity of TIM
heyville. Best quality peaches sold at
$3.50 buShel basket. others selling low
as $3.50.
Bean Prices.
Receipts of lima beans were much
chants reported due TO the effects OF
the storm and appearance Of the beetle.
Prices this morning ranged from 30
cents to 0 cents quart OF So ouShel
fer unshelled stock.
There were very few StringleSS beans
IN be mao this morning, at from S2.7o
"a So a hDshei TwC-peck baskets OF
squash were quoted al IS cents and 81.
Eale was IS cents and 81, and spinach
81 80 a bushel basket,
B,lshel baskets OF cucumbers were
quoted at S225 and $3.50. and egg
Plants at sIc5. Beets and carrots were
80 and 81 per 100 punches. Corn was
quoted at IS cents and Sl,2S q sack,
squash at IS cents and 81 for 2-peck
baskets and peppers about the same
price for buShel baskets.
Dill, for picking purposes, sold at 81
q dozen punches: okra at Is cents
Quart, and potatoes at s225 barrel.
Dealers had homegrown sweet pota-
toes this morning TO offer at $3.50
bushel
Poultry and egg prices were slightly
changed. butter prices remained prac-
tically unchanged, and prices Of meats
continued high.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 49iaa5i;
tub. 47iea4S12; store packed. 30a32,
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 37a3S; hen
merry. 38a40: current receipts, 80.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. Is: fowls.
large. %: Spring chickens. large. 35aS6;
medium, 34a35. small. 80: Leghorns,
3oa32; roosters, i8al9: keats, young,
50a60: old 80. Dressed-Turkeys, 80;
fowls. large. 32a33: small. 26a30: Spring
chickens, large, 43a45; medium, 40a42;
small, 38a40; Leghorns, SO; capons.
large. 44a45 small. 30a35: ducks, 20a25,
keats. young. 60ai 90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef. 22a26; veal,
22a25: lamb, 25a2S; fresh hams, 28a29:
fresh pork ioins. 40: shoulders. 20a2l;
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smoked hams, 2Sa29: smoked shoulders,
iea20, bacon, 24a36; lard, IL.
Live stock--Calves. l5i2al6; lambs,
l4aiS.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) says:
mand light, market steady. Maryland
and Virginia, open tomato crates, varl-
GUS varieties. mostly Salmon sTintS,
l.25aI.50. Miscellaneous melons, sup
plies limited. demand moderate. mar
ket steady. California, HoneyoeWs'
standard crates, best, 225a2,35: ordi-
nary quality and condition. some de-
caved, 5oaI so; Persian melons. stand
ard crates, IS, 300a350: Jumbo crates,
Is. 400.
Iettuce--EaStern stock, supplies very
light. too few sales reported to quote.
Western stock, supplies limited demand
moderate, market steady. California,
crates. Iceberg type, to dozen, most
ly 500.
market firm. Massachusetts,, l00-pound
sacks. Fellows, U. S. No. /, medium TO
large size. 3.ooaS25; best mostly 3.25.
Peaches-~Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady: Maryland and
Virginia, bushel baskets, Elbertas,
U. S., No. /. large size, lisa
225: Maryland bushel baskets, Elbertas,
u. S. fancy, No /, large size,
225s250; bushel baskets, early Ell
bertas, T. S., No. |. IT'S; Viz
ginia. bushel baskets. Bellies, u.
S. No, /, medium to large size
1.Sna1 IS; few high as 400; small size
l.o5a1,50.
PearS-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market about steady: Cali
fornia, boxes, Bartletts fancy, $50.
Potato Prices.
Potatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market steady; East Shore,
Md, cloth top, stave barrels. Cobblers,
U. S. No. l. 2.00a2.25.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand light. market slightly weaker:
East Shore, Va. cloth top barrels, yell
lows. No /, mostly 400: North Carolina,
cloth top barrels, yellows. No /. mostly
$50
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady: Maryland and
Virginia. hushel baskets. various varie-
ties. medium to large size. fair to ordi-
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RECKLESS DRIVING COUNT
BRINGS 15O-DAY TERM
Takoma Park Man Convicted of
Leaving Scene After Collision
With Parked Car.

Convicted of reckless driving and
leaving after colliding, John A. Flagg,
who told police he lived ct 248 Willow
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, was
sentenced TO $50 days In jail by Judge
John p. Mcmahon in Traffic Court this
morning.
Flagg is accused of hitting the parked
cars of Joseph Atkin. 1921 Thirteenth
street, and Frank George. 1925 Thir-
tenth street. then leaving.
George, who is publicity director of
the Bureau of Agricultural Economics,
testified that he was awakened when
his car was struck and yelled out his
bedroom window for Flages car to stop.
When 1t kept on going he ran down.
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FACES BlGAMY CHARGE.
Chief Signal Officer of q. S. S.
Texas Returned.

Edward De LaPrade, a chief signal
oficer on the U. s. s. Texas. at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. was returned here
yesterday from Brooklyn to answer a
charge Of bigamy.
On August De LaPrade's first wife,
Mrs. Christine E. De LaPrade. SOP
Eleventh street southwest, saw a mar
riage license notice to the effect that
her husband had married Nancy Lee.
1921 Harvard street, she said. so took
the matter up with the Detective Bu-
reau. They obtained an order from
naval authorities for his arrest. Detec-
tive Richard Mansfield returned De
LaPrade here.
De LaPrade's first marriage took place
here May 5, 1921. He says that he left
his wife four years ago.
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TWO SUIT CASE THEFTS
REPORTED TO POLICE
One Stolen From Sidewalk After
Woman Owner Had Entered
an Automobile.

Miss Agnes L. McNeff. 1918 Sixteenth
street, and H. Poag of Rockville. Md,
we're victims Of suit case thieves yester-
day, they told police. Miss McNeff re-
ported that her suit case. containing
clothing valued at $50, was stolen from
the sidewalk In front of her home,
where she left it after entering an auto
mobile. The other theft occurred in
Union Station.
Silverware valued at SIS was stolen
Sunday from the residence Of Miss
Sadie NJ. Major, 1011 Seventh street
northeast, police we're told.
Search is being made for young
white man who obtained clothing valued
at $75 from Mrs. John 7. Jones. 1747
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nary quality and condition, 50ai.25;
Maryland, bushel baskets, Summer
Rambos, large size, good quality and
condition, l.50a1.75; Virginia, bushel
baskets, Smokehouse, medium size, 100.
Cabbage moderate: demand
light, market steady: Virginia, Rural
Retreat section, barrel crates. round
type, 225: New York, 90-100-pound
sacks, domestic round type, 2.25 per
sack
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
light. market dull; New York, 25-crates,
mostly 225
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stairs and Communicated passing ma
chine. but failed to catch the fleeing
machine.
Flagg was later arrested by Police
man Tut Of the thirteenth precinct
and identified by George and Akin. He
was given 80 days for reckless driving
and 100 days for leaving after colliding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
Noted Hungarian Dies.

HOLLYWOOD. Calf, August % up.
DIR, Bella Sekeley 81, editorial super
visor of First National Pictures, former
war correspondent of the New York Sun
and author of several stage successes,
died here yesterday DR.. Sekeley came
to this country from Hungary Is years
ago
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Wet Candidates Opposed.

KANSAS CITY, Kans.. August 28 UP
Resolutions recommending that men,
beers of the Methodist Protestant Church
oppose any candidate for public office
who favors repeal or modification of the
eighteenth amendment we're adopted
by the Kansas conference OF the church
here yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
CROATS PLAN PROTEST.
Peasants Decide to Send Deputation
to League Over Shootings.

BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, August 20
Cp.-Reports from zagreb say that
executives OF the Croat Peasant party
have decided to send a special Croat
deputation TO the League of Nations to
submit national grievances arising from
the recent shooting OF several Peasant
party leaders in the Belgrade Parlia-
ment.
The assassination occurred during a
session of the National Assembly last
June. when Stefan Raditch was fatally
wounded, Paul Raditch, his nephew,
killed outright, and four others wounded
by Radical Deputy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
Auto Race Driver Improves.

LOS ANGELES, August % CP.-Pe-
ter de Paolo, automobile race driver,
was reported improved today after an
operation for appendicitis.
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Corcoran street, telling her he repre-
sented a local cleaning establishment
Officials of the cleaning company told
police the man is not in their employ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28

Mrs. Mary Nolen, SO, has been a pub.
lie school teacher In Detroit 81 years
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Admits aIlsonl
For Smith Girl
=. 900 80 49,

NORTHAMPTON. Mass March blaming moonshine for
lis downfall Michael Bunickas 80, police said today,
Frances ST John Smith, missing Smith College freshman
Ehprpss.
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office because his relatives and
friends knew the location Of his
regular box. that he wanted to get
mail without interference,
Ready With Alibi
Police said that Buiniclas was
ready with an abb the night the
girl vanished.
Il went down to Springfield
February is, was what Buinickas
told police. they said II was
alone. 4 began drinking. ! thought
4 would set some money by writing
Mr.. Smith. don't know anything
about his daughter"
The young textile worker was
scheduled to be taken to Springfield
for arrainRment before q Federal
commissioners.
Contents of the letter sent to Mr..
st. John Smith in New York were
not revealed. 1t was said, however,
10 demand $4,000 ransom 1t was
mailed in Springfield February 1s
and was addressed:
st. John Smith. Miss Frances
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4
Her words, written into q great
human statement. throw new
light upon her adoption OF Joseph
Boyer, the then fnameless infant OF
a Canadian girl, and the foisting Of
that child upon Myfon Il. Boyer,
her millionaire husband, as his own,
But. so deft Is natures touch,
Mrs. Boyer mingled her own desire
for motherhood with her Yearning
for child. even though another's
until she came to believe she was
actually the boys mother.
Even when the few.days-old In.
FAINT was smuggling In. her arms
III her Detroit home, where, the
father supposed, he had been born,
natures mystic chemistry of emo.
tions had so wrought it's change
upon Mrs. Boyer that she became
i'll. Then her act no longer seemed
q pretense. Joseph Boyer was her
baby.
Would DO II Again
II made myself believe it, she
said.
Would she do it again?
YES A thousand times yesn'
she says. For. while she did not
hold her husbands love, and he
learned of the deception, she found
mother love an she feels cOuapen.
stated.
The Detroit clubwoman had been
married to DIR. Boyer, scion OF one
Of the city's wealthiest families,
for four years. She wanted a son.
First" said Mrs. Boyer. let me
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|AreYouKeepi
Up With Tnrles?|
Let's Sc!

If you can ansWer the foIlomtng
qMestiOns, you are certainly keep
ing up NTH the times. 1.-THE old
brain doesn't click right off, you
can still keep up with the times
BIZ turning to the pages indicated,
1Ohere the answers t0ilt be found.
Let's go!
Where are Walter JOhnson's
children?
Sports sectiOnl
What did Solomon say Of
girls nose?
Editorial page)
Name famous paImist?
Theatrical page)
Who Is TamaI1i NIiura?
Radio page)
Define cOntentment.
magazine page)
Who is the ranking dinef-Out2"
Society page)
To what Is rheumatism due?
editorial page)
Which ID. G. official Is in.
terested III antiques?
local page)
Who Ii Sue Cain?
lFictiOn pagel
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OPEN TRIAL FOR
HESSE ASKED

Sentiment in favor Of a pub
lie trial by the Commissioners
Of Superintendent Of Police
Edwin B. Hesse on the liquor
drinking charges made against
him by Representative Thomas
u. Blanton grew rapidly today.
Deluged With Letters
! The Commissioners and Major
Hesge were absent from the Dis
trict Building for the greater part
Of the day, attending congressional
appropriation hearings. The pub
lie made its wishes plain by delug-
ilig the offices of the city heads
and the police chief with letters
urging that Major Hesse be given
an adequate opportunity to answer
the charges.
Have Not Seen Data
The Commissioners announced
early today that they were pro
ceeding in the Hesse case lin a
decent and orderly manner but
~ was learned that they have not
vet opened the envelope containing
the transcript of testimony giyeH
n the Hesse matter before tn.
Gibson subcommittee.
should the Commissioners grant
Hesse public trial, 1t Is planned
t. call Ia police officials from
every precinct to determine who hal
been spreading the reports which
resulted In the charges agains
Heese
No comment on the accusations
made BY two policemen against Mar
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make this clear. offer no apollo
gies to the world for what I have
done. / did what / believed to be
right. did not mean to defraud
or trick anybody. did not know
that the child took ais my own
was to get a s5.000,O0O inheritance,
and when learned that. I in
stantly made by actions know.
Fl have not been sorry for one
instant. ! have always loved chill
drerI. have always looked for.
ward to the time when should
have baby Of my own.
Acted 3 Year Lie
AS a child, / played with dolls
and loved them so intently that
/ played with them long after /
should have been ashamed to have
1t knoWn-long after / was a
grown-up young lady.
Perhaps other girls do that; I
do not know.
Everything Mr.. Boyer charges is
true, have acted lie for almost
five years. But it was a lie Of
love and loyalty / was desperate,
CONTINUED on Page 8. Column 81
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Mrs. Boyer Tells Real
Story Of Fake Baby

DETROIT March IA magic touch Of Natures methodism
is revealed in the astonishing story Of Mrs. Miller
Rnver's vicarinns motherhood
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~ 1nternatlonal News Service
fcopyrishs le2sl

GAINESVILLE Ohio March
4 Smoking one cigarette
after another Velma West
TIE blonde -flapper hammer
slayer for the first time told
bet own story of ths murder
Of her husband and 81 bs
|Iife hopes fears anbi
tons s akle irs
Vi6 With his writes SIS hs
Counts 1s before
she departed TO-DAY fof illt
Ohio + sformatofy for Women
lfo serve j term of Iifs iin.
lprisonlnent.
Talked Tor Two Hours
TIE interview which lasted
more than two hours was Vir-
ltually confession ID Velma's
lpart. me only other person
present was Sheriff Edward Ras-
Imussen. who solved the murder 81
lI Edward West, tie sar-0Id
husband whom velma literally
hammered to death because Ne
would not allow her "a attend d
bridge party II was VeImas
story just IS she would have told
hit On the witness stand had her
case gone to trial.
Why Did You DO III
q nv this reporker) vlny did YOU
kin your husband3
Al lost all control of myself I
hit him with the hammer again ana
| again. i don't know how many
times ! did not know what wan
doing # was dreadful. The memory
i Of that tragic occurrences viii alwayn
remain with me.
Was the murder prernedita
Did You have the idea AZ killing him
II the back Of your head?
No. II AL happened SO sud-
denly We had quarreled One
word led to another. He struck
me- ! picked up the claw hammer
and hit him On the head. He tell
hack On the bed, bit him again.
IIs ten to ths floor I lost nav
head hit him again and again.
i Finally he lay quiet went to
J, the dresser table and took q ban
u Of Irvine ana tied his hands and
ITTTRN OYER
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Electrical appIiamces Of every DEE
acFiptiOn can be purchased ct the shop
mentioned An tOdaYa Times and Herald
who's Who" columns. *
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tin d. McQuade. foreman OF the
Grand jury. before the Gibson sub
committee yesterday, was forthcom-
ing from the chambers OF Chief JUS
tice Walter ] Mccoy, Of the Dis.
trict Supreme Court following con-
ference between the two today.
DEcQuade Denies All
The Chief Justice stated however,
that McQuade, who appeared before
him voluntarily. made a sweeping
denial Of the accusations made by
Detective Richard J Cox and Police.
man George Help8uth, who testified
that the Grand Jury foreman told
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The Automobile Brake specialist listed
In tOdnyss Times and Herald WHO'S
Who" cOlumns will keep your brakes
IN perfect order.
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The Lithuanian silk mill
worker father Of three chill
dren, was captured when he
took j decoy letter from a box
il the local postoffice.
Denies Knowing Girl
Buinickas declared that he knew
nothing Of the whereabouts Of the
missing heiregs. Police and Fed
eral authorities said they were
inclined to believe him.
IA somewhat pulling angle Of
the case, however, was that the
postofice box Wsas hired under d
fictitious name on January 10,
three days before Miss Smith van
|ished from her dormitory, Buinic-
kas claimed he hired the post
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WETsAIA 81 EST sentenced tO lie s1Snent at
ailsavile Chic forEthe murder Of her husband with
hanrner says she IS sorry Tor her crime md would not
10 tree III she could as she feels she must pag the
Sic IL shown here various poses after her sentences
expressing few 0f her views.
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Wise was arraigned yesterday
and through his attorney, q
|B randenbur 3, of washington.
pleaded not guilty. ne was e.
leased under d bond Of $1,000.
Liyers. II n charged, was struck
by wise during an alteration that
started over 4 dice game In = local
hotel
The State charges that although
Livers made hts. way home alone
he collapsed shortly after arriving
there and died some hours later,
Death was due to. d fractured
skull.
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The ital oiiIg
of m lysf since
he sWoOped but 81 tie misty
dawn yesterday morning eonnplet-
ing the fastest serial round-trip
to Scott Field, near ST. Louis, on
record.
Remains n Room
when he arrived st the Held.
after flying all night Lind berg
said he was tired and wanted Il rest.
He was taken To the club and there
he has remained secluded IA his
room.
His associates are as nln1unI.
caffve as the colonel ai1ns concern.
/ ing future plans. Some oE them said
they had heard the reports from
Baltimore that he was contenapla
ting entering the hospital for b rest
and medical examination and con-
sidered them probably authentic.
Others denied that the flying colonel
had any such intentions
Colonel Lindbergh has secured the
secIllsion and quiet he wants on the
occasion III this visit to washing
ton. He left instructions that his
telephone was not to be rung and
that no messages were to be de-
livered to him. Cabinet officers
trying to get In touch with the
young flier had no more success
than newspaper reporters.
'ColoneI Lindbergh is not III to
anyone. was the message given
one Cabinet officer trying to get In
communication with him.
Among those who endeavored to
see Lindbergh was =. b. Peat, said
to be business associate OF Lester
j. Henderson,, the Pittsburgh in
ventor. who is reputed to have
evolved new type Of motor that re.
quires no fuel.
The flying colonels next public
engagement Is scheduled for March
10, when he goes to New York to
receive the woodrow Wilson Founda4
| ton peace prize, amounting to
$4,000. Two days later he win re.
turn to the Capital to be decorated
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