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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-04-14
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY
HOLDS MIDWEST REGIONAL MEET

The twelfth Midwesterr
Regional Convention of the
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
which met in Detroit, April
6 to 8, was acclaimed the
m o st successful regional
conference in Delta history.
Thirteen of the seventeen
chapters in the region were
represented, the total num-
Der of delegates and visitors
being thirty-four. The states
represented were Indiana.
Illinois, Ohio. West Virginia,
Kentucky, Wisconsin, Mimi
esota, and Michigan.
The inspiring presence of
the grand president of the
sorority, jeanette Triplette
Jones, Of Chicago; and Ed
ma b. Johnson, of Gary, In
diana, the grand secretary.
contributed much toward
the success of the confer
ence.
Tau Chapter Hostess
The local Tau Chapter, hostess
To the conference. assisted in the
rapfufraf Inn az 80 yf.ft,~. aud l,t
egates. from a. m. To p. IN. Fri
day. April 6. In the lobby OF the
Lucy Thurman Branch Y. w. c. A.
The lobby and adjoining halls re-
sounded with glee. as Greek
maids and matrons of Delta met
and greeted each other. after long
periods OF separation.
The confab was officially opened
Friday afternoon. with session in
the conference room of the Y. w c.
A. where the assembled sorors
were welcomed by Elizabeth +.
Morton. president OF Tau Chapter.
and by jeanette T. Jones, nation
al president OF the sorority. The
sessions were capably presided
over by the Regional Director.
Gwendolyn Lovington Lee. OF Chi
cago
Greetings Exchanged
Greetings of the various chap
tiers OF the region were exchanged
and reports of their activities sub
sequent TO the last conference.
were read. The reports showed
that the endeavor of Deltas 10
strive for progress In educational.
civic. and cultural fields had been
S simultaneously with the MI
western regional meet the East
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Party of IL c o m e
With Noted New
York Mystic
Trip Here Involves
Motor Car Purchases

group OF prominent Visitors
arii.cd ly plane in Detroit. Tues
taN e.cn ne in The persons of
Father NJ. j. Divine, noted New
York preacher and healer. and II
OF his stan workers. The party
made the journey in their big L.
passenger Bellanca airbus which
,andsa al the De,roit City Airport
al Graiiot and Conner avenues. 1t
Great Il gu ,e a sensation, as il is
he largest plane. of Negro owner
ship that has ever flown to this
city.
On Business Trip
When interviewed at the Lucy
Thurman Y. w. c. A., Wednesday
afternoon. by Tribune Independent
representatives, Father Divine
stated that he had come to Detroit
on a business trip, I'm connection
with the proposed purchase OF a
number OF motor trucks and bus
$ TO be used In hauling coal from
the mines. hauling other goods and
transporting groups OF organiza-
ton workers In New York, New
Jersey and other localities.
The religious organ zation which
Father Divine heads, has severa
large establishments in New Yor.
and renders much helpful servic,
to the needy In Newark. N. j.
Father Divine operates two places
in each OF which more than 2E
workers are employed, and more
than one thousand needy persons
are fed daily.
Mystery shrouds the source OF
the food and also his apparently
large income. and Father Divine
has never made an explanation ex-
cept by indirect illusions TO Bibli-
cal promises.
The plane in which the widely
known preacher and his followers
came to Detroit. was piloted by
Roger c. Williams. chief pilot. and
Col. Hurbert Julian, assistant pill
Col. Hubert Julian. assistant pill
commander of the Abyssinian air
forces.
Father Divine and his co-wor,
crs plan to fly hack to New York
Thursday.
Beats CONVICTION
II will be recalled that Father
Divine and certain of his followers
have figured conspicuously IN
spectacular court litigation in tho
recent past.
On November 90. 1891. Rev. NJ. J
Divine and % of his followers n
Riverhead. Long Island. were. ar.
restt d and fined for allegedly dis
turbing the peace by their religious
worship. On Tuesday. March IL
1894. Judge Richard w Hawk ms
sitting I'm County Court at River
head. heard the re-argument OF the
appeal After hearing the argu'
ment on behalf of the defendants
the court ruled that the conviction
OF all the defendants should be re-
versed and fines refunded.
After the reversal. trail Judge
Smith died almost Immediately.
Father Divine and his party left
Detroit from the City Airport al
1900 noon on Thursday, after
giving an exhibition fight over the
city. A Tribune representative
Herbert Williams, was one OF
the party, and participated in the
send-off.
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Fitzgerald N4kRses
Composites Directors

Lansing, Mich. - Secretary OF
State Frank ID. Fitzgerald, Thurs
day announced the names OF those
who will be in charge OF his cam
paign for the Governorship. The
personnel of the officers who will
be the directing head Of the organ
ization, is as follows: Phillip c.
Pack. Ann Arbor. chairman: Car
lyle A. Gray. Lansing. secretary;
John c. Hicks. st. Johns. treasur-
ef.
Coincident with the announce
ment Mr. Fitzgerold made the fol-
lowing statement: II consider my
self most fortunate in thus enlist
ing the aid of such men as these
TO assist me in the prosecution of
my campaign for the Governor
ship.
Notwithstanding the desire of
certain politically ambitious par
ties to connect John Gillespie. ct
al with me and my campaign for
the Governorship. the deliberate
e ont.nned on rage >
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-04-14

ern Regional Conference OF Delft
Sorority convened In Boston. an,
greetings were exchanged by boil
assemblies.
Visitors Entertained
On Friday evening. from s 10
10 o'clock. the Detroit Tau Chap
ter honored the delegates and Wis
itors. with charming informal re-
ception at the Y. w. e. A.. to which
they invited the citizenry of De-
troit to meet their distinguished
and attractive guests.
Later in the evening. the Nacirc-
ma Club was host TO the sorority.
at an "Olympian Dance Festival"
which they rendered 10 the Greek
maids and matrons. AT their beauti-
ful club house
Important Sessions
Saturday morning. the sessions
began at 10 o'clock High spots
in the days program were the
memorial services which were held
IN memory Of departed Sorors. and
The discussion Of the relation of
the sorority to the community.
Tho memorial services. held In
he suhdued quiet and elegance of
he Y. w c. \. chapel. were con
'lucted by Soror Ernestinc Postles
Who SPOKE briefly of the necessity
cor closer bonds Of sisterhood and
devotion.
In the DISCUSSION Of the sorori-
VS. relation TO the community. led
by Soror Elizabeth Morton, il was
suggested that all chapters OF Del
IN Sigma Theta Sorority cooperate
with Their respective public health
and endcavor TO inn
rrove tho general health OF the
race. They also endorsed a plan to
work in cooperation with the tu-
venile courts OF the country. in or
der 10 assist In decreasing the rate
Continued on Page ~
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.CLOVERS A r E
VICTORIOUS In
RECENT BOUTS
Three Detroit Boys
Win Laurels

In the final boxing bouts
of the National A. A. u.
tournament held in st. Louis
last Friday night, three De-
troit boys crowned them
selves and their city with
glory, by winning senior
championship crowns. Two
of the fighters, Joe Louis.
light heavyweight, and
Stanley Evans, heavyweight
are race stars; while the
third champion, Edwin Wal
ing, is a white feather
weight. According to Mr..
James Zerilli, writing in the
Detroit News, approximate
ly $500 fight fans witness
ed the bouts in which the
CONTINUED on Page 81
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-04-14
N. Y. HOTEL
MUST ADMIT
NEGRO GUESTS
Lawyers Break Down
Color Barrier And
Obtain Service
Manager Denies He
Permits Segregation

New York Efforts on The part o.
the clerk of large downtown no
tel here to exclude Attorneys G.
Francis Stratford of Chicago, and
Jesse s. Heslip of Toledo. mem
her of the legal stan of the VA
tional ASsociat on for The Advance
ment Of Colored People. were foilcd
last Thursday.
The two men returning west fro-i
Washington made reservations ~
telephone. When the two attorneys
appeared. however. they were In
formed that the hotel was com
plctcly filled. Seeming an attempt
10 exclude them. the men immcd-
lately tclephoncd Walter White
y. a. A. c. Il. secretary who n
turn. CALLED Attorney Francis r.
Rivers. Mr. Rivers immediatcl,
went 10 the hotel In companv viii
white LAWYER friend. The lat
ter proceeded TO the desk and al.
though without baggage or reser.
walton, was promptly assigned d
room
Close upon his heels came At
'orneys Stratford and Heslip and
demanded their reservation. In con-
fusion the clerk called the man
ager who effusively denied that the
hotel practiced discrimination to-
ward Negroes. Asked by Attorney
Stratsord what are you going to
do about our rooms?". the manager
replied, after a moments hesita-
ton. why you're going to get
hem. OF course"
The attorneys point to this in
cidcnt as an illustration OF how
easily Negroes can defeat discrim-
nation In states where civil
Rights laws are on the books.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-04-14

Rev. N. W. Clark, pastor OF St
John G.. NJ. T.. Church. is recog-
nized as one OF the best-known
ministers in his church denomina-
ton. His record shows him to be
an outstanding pastor. He has
served his church In many states,
has helped educate many young
folk and paid embarrassing church
debts.
Rev. Clark has also built n
number of new houses OF worship.
the best church i'm his connection
having been built by him In Dali
las. Texas.
A birthday banquet will be the
dered Rev. and Mrs. Clark. Mon
day evening. April is, by the
church congregation. in apprecia-
ton of the pastors service.
Because OF his ability. integrity,
and the outstanding service he has
rendered his church and race,
Rev. Clark Is being favorably
considered for election as bishop,
az the forthcoming general confer
ence which meets at st. Louis,
Mo. Friends throughout the
church connection. are rallying TO
Rev. Clark's support.
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MEDICSREPORT
ON HOSPITALS
Shameful Conditions
Seen On Inspection

At the request Of Auditor Ray
ID. Schneider, OF Wayne County. II
Is reported that several reputable
physicians recently inspected var
ious private hospitals that care for
local colored tubercular patients
In their report submitted TO Au-
ditor Schneider. the physicians
are quoted as follows:
We feel that IL is a crying
shame and a pitiful thing, that our
unfortunate colored people, SUI
fering with tuberculosis. should be
herded into such places-places
where they are denied the com
mon advantage Of good medical
care. such as patients in other in
stitutions regularly recei e.;
crowded into close. dark quarters.
where they are denied such es-
sentials as fresh air. sunlight. and
hygienic surroundings
The report continues: 1T Is
common knowledge that fresh air
and sunlight are of fundamental
importance In the care of tuber-
NuAdi iiAAttNiVn anu uiotdot III tnll-
dren. Surely. then. children kept
in dark. dirty surroundings are
not getting the treatment they
need.
The medical profession Is also
thoroughly aware Of the fact that
the most effective approach to the
prevention of adult tuberculosis is
the proper care OF childhood tu-
berculosis infection"
Auditor Schneider's fight to inn
prove local private hospitals for
mbercular patienta has aroused
considerable public interest.
Following a recent Investigation.
eve OF these local Institutions.
three OF which are colorod. were
severely criticized for alleged IN
adequacy.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-04-14
Leaders To Speak
At "Y" Symposium

DO Our Business and Profess
Isonal Folk Encounter The Same
Prejudice AS the Workers OF the
Group" This question will be dis
cused at a symposium on king
Prejudice" which will be held at
the ST. Antoine Y. NJ. G.. A.. Sun
day afternoon, at o'clock, April
10, under the auspices OF the
Scrollers Club OF Kappa Alpha Psi.
Ex-senator Roxborough. Rev. II.
l.. Brady. Attorney Bledsoe and
other outstanding leaders will be
among the chief speakers The
public Is invited.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-04-14
Smith Convicted on
Manslaughter Charge

Samuel Smith. Il of sells Oak
land. who was charged with the
killing Of two men. Sunday. Feb
ruary ith at the apartment build
ing where he resided. was arraign-
ID last week and convicted Of
manslaughter. for the killing Of
Edward Belvils. who was the vic
tim OF his last shot
Assistant prosecuting attorney
Verne ANDERSON handled the case
for the state and attorney r. w.
Marsh represented the defendant
Smith was previously acquitted
for the killing of Melvin Williams.
m the plea OF self defense. This
lcQuIttai took place on March 10.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-04-14
EDITORTROTTER
LEAPS TO DEATH
ON g. BIRTHDAY
Sacrifice Fortune
In Fearless Fight
For Negro Rights
Rites Held Tuesday
In Boston, Mass.


Boston. Mass The fearless aud
rooMl champion az Nopro rights.
Milim Monroe Tiorior dead
and M ~ million, OF colofed
Nm,ucanS Tor whom hc fought so
valianlly stand with bowed heads
and heavy hearts Nj Trottcr
Harvard graduate. editor Of the
Boston Guardian. and founder cf
The Equal Rights League. met
death early Satqrday morning, on
his send birthday<hen he plune.
ed from the roof of Ahe three-story
building in which he resided and
fell crushed and bleeding TO the
pavement below.
Sister Doubts Suicide
Although il is generally believed
he deliberately jumped from the
O m. his siste, Mrs Maud Trot-
.er Steward. OF Boston. holds the
conviction that the noted leaders
: death was accidental and not lui
= cidal. as piece of the coping from
the roof was found In the dea
mans hand. when he was pickle
NJ ~p from the sidewalk. Mrs. Ste,
" art says he was occasionally I
!. y ssnt-minded ana often. spent q
NJ siderable time waking back .
" forth on the roof OF his home.
Boy Discovers Body
- Editor Trotter's torn and crush
body was discovered early Satt
day morning by Wallace Gibso
son of his landlady. Mrs. Mar
Gibson. II Cunard street. Youn
Gibson. after listening TO Mr. Tro
ter pacing up and down the foo
OF his room all Friday night. wen
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-04-14
Negro Auto Workers
Will Not Be Barred

New York. Assurances that
thdre will be no discrimination
against colored workers in the au-
tomobile industry have been plede-
ed by officials OF the American
Federation of Labor. according to
Edward +. McGrady. Assistant ad-
ministrator of the MIRA. according
TO letter received from him by
Walter White. secretary of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement OF Colored People last
week.
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Unidentified Woman
At County Morgue

Mary Doe. Number 81. who ap-
pears TO be between 20 and e
years OF age has been In the
Wayne County morgue since Feb
ruary 10th. She was 5 H.. 4 inch
es tall, weighs 1870 pounds. Is of
medium dark complexion.
The dead woman wore a pink
and white house dress, black suede
slippers gray Stockings gray coat
trimmed with gray fur. black
sweater and black hat
The woman was found In the
doorw~v n 2ei6 st An'oino street
by Alfred Moore. Of 257 Alfred
street. and died two 1hours after
reqching the hospital.
IT the body r not identified and
'-'f, Il soon. Il Is understood II
vul 10 turned over TO the medical
,ch OILS for dissection.
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STOP, LOOKl LIsTENi Flor
enoe Ames Temple Daughter Elks
Spring Frollc at Owls Club, SEQ
eth near McGraw, Sat. April II.
Dancing, refreshments 3 p. m.
until. Admission CSC.
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m,RRr HAYES PASSES

Harry c. Hayes. 1854 Baldwin,
died Thursday morning at ~
o'clock. at his late residence. 70
was a prominent ~Vgineer, was al
tiliated with fuAesopure Ice
Company.
Saturday NJ Nhc hone.
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Read ~ONE DESIRE a thrill
lng love serial. by VILLA Mae
Gradgord-Page 5
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biggest worry, naturally enough. They had to make frenzied l. 500 mile. trip via four railroads, an airplane and several autos be- fore catching him and. persuading him not to demand part of the sales price. t
 In her pursuit of diamond tal- ent Mrs. Largent became collold- CT with her husband of what may be record-four "big" games in one day One day last summer they watched college game at Fort Worth in the early after noon, stayed through the regular afternoon league game. then drove to Dallas to take in night league double -headerl g- M
 Largent was official scorer of the old Oklahoma Texas league when Rogers Hornsby was getting his start at Denison, Tex.
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TEXAS WOMAN
 RATES HIGH AS IVORY HUNTER
White Sox Have Southwest <, Operative Who Can't .
 Be Beat, It Is Said

CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-No doubt there are other women baseball scouts, but the White Sox will pit the record of their southwest operative against all challengers for the women's ivory-hunting championship.
 Mrs. Roy Largent of Mckinney Tex, has been tossing her wo- manly intuition into the breach to backstop recommendations of bush leaguers by her husband for nine years, and their combined efforts have produced better than average percentage of nom inees who have clicked.
 In the years since 1925 she has missed only one trip and has ac- cuinulated a mileage of 250.000 in quest of big league prospects. Found Reynolds by Accident She and her husband have sent upv among others, such stars as Carl Reynolds, Alex Metzler,. Randy Moore, Bruce Campbell. Art Shires, Smead Jolley, Vic Frasier, Irving Jeffries, Luke Appling, Zeke Bon ura, George Blackerby and George Cox. ss tsr.a th Etas Reynolds, one of her proudest catches, was uncovered rather by accident at Southwestern College, Georgetown. Tex, whither the Largents had gone to look over a so-called pitching prospect. They left the pitcher to the other ivory hunters and signed up Carl, who became a big league regular after one year of seasoning.
 Shires gave the Largents their
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An entertainment sponsored by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce to supply funds to finance a trip of the Basketball Teams of the Juneau High School to Southeast Alaska points will be held
 ,aat ..ef8
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|. A. BIDS FOR
 BAER BATTLE

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 28.- Negotiations for an outdoor ten- round bout here in mid-April be- tween Max Baer, the California heavyweight contender, and Steve Hamas, Pasaic, N. J. conquerer of Max Schmeling, neared completion here, promoters announced today.
 The promoters said that Hamas, through his manager, Charles Harvey, in New York has agreed
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SAN FRANCISCO TO
 HAVE BALL FIELDS

SAN FRANCISCO, Gal, Feb. B. Twelve new baseball diamonds will be available. for San Francisco semi-pro teams within the next nine months bringing the Play ground quota up to twenty-four diamonds.
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D'M0LAY QUINT WINS LAST HALF CHAMPIONSHIP
New Series Be Started To- morrow Night to Decide
 Title Holder for Year

And we'll have some more bas- ketball, after all.
 And it'll be the two same teams that played last night = George Brothers and DeMolay.
 And the Channel Championship for the season is not yet in the bag.
 And all of which means that the DeMolay five last night nosed out the George Brothers for the last half title by a score of 30 to 28.
 And whereas the George Broth CTS won the first half champion ship:
 Therefore be it resolved or some thing, that there will be a final championship series played between the two teams-and may the best team win.
 Good For Customers
 The customers last night got quite kick out of the game and cheers and jeers were mixed up like ham and scrambled eggs once in a while you'd get little piece of ham larger than usual, but it made a good meal, at that. The game started out all George Brothers The Grocers scored sev- en before the DeMolay team knew what it was all about, but the lodge boys set off some fireworks themselves and at the end of the quarter the score was ' to T.
 More Fireworks
 The fireworks continued to ex- plodc during the second quarter ard tf, . N2lay finished the first half ol the long end of 16 to g score. George Brothers quint started .ne second half with bet ter teenve.-,- and gradually work ed UP tn ou2h the third and fourt.l q...a- .ers to a tie at 27-all abous minute before the final gun, but tf.e DeMolay aggregation sccreJ again from the field and on a foul throw bringing their score to 30. The Grocers scored on a foul after the final gun of the game, bringing the final score to 30 to 28.
 High School Wins
 The curtain-raiser, played be- tween the High School five and the A. N. B. team was one sided affair with the students scoring almost at will The play ing of both teams, however, was exceptionally clean, few fouls be- ing made on either team. Although the individual work of the In- dians was good, they were beat en by the superior teamwork and accurate shooting of the High School boys. The score of the High School-A. N. B. game was 43 to II.
 The first game between the teams to be played tomorrow, night in the High School gymnas- ium. This will be followed by a game either Monday or Tuesday night of next week with the final game, if one is needed, not yet scheduled.
 The curtain-raiser tomorrow night will be between the Grade School five and the third squad of the High School aggregation.
 Box Scores of Games
 J.H.S. t43) Pos. A.N.B. GID Lindstrom (2)~rf ..-..----. Thomas Haglund dD-......f .-..-...-.-.- See (3) Hansen c...J., Paddock CD Behrends (6) ...rg -.-.--...-..-- Young Paul (2).................1g T. Paddock CD
 Substitutions: Kerr CD, Scott CD, Harris CD, Ficken (2), Stur- rock (2).
 Field goals: High School l8, A. N. B. 4; free throws made; High School T, A. N. B. 3.
 Officials: V. Stedman, referee;
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Bloomquist 5)rg .. Erskine CID Berggren (4.-...lg ....... Mover (5)
 Substitutions: Burke CD for Mover, Garnick (3) for Baker, Mover for Burke, Baker for Gar nick, Garnick for Baker, Burke for Davelin.
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Field goals: DeMolay Il. George Brothers 10; free throws made !: DeMolay 8, George Brothers 8.
 Officials: H. E Regele, referee; R. s. Raven, timer; Ficken- -Troast, scorers.
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R. S. Raven, timer; A. s. Dun- ham, scorer.
 Close Game Played DeMolay (30 Pos. George B. (28) Lindstrom (9).rf Torgerson (5) Pelley (6D 6D....,....lf. ,.......... Davelin Bayers (6).............c. ....... Baker (2)
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Cmnera-LougHraB Fight Is Shoped
 Over Another Night

J MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 2s. Tn Camera : Loughran fight. postponed from last
 } Thursday to tonight. has again been postponed until
 , tomorrow night, according } to announcement made this morning.
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to the match, Harvey said he had declined an offer from New Yorks Madison Square Garden for Hamas to meet the winner of the King Leyinsky-W Walter Neusel fight.
 Baer and his manager, Antil Hoffman, were expected to agree to terms for the proposed match with Hamas. 4aa asss
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RAINBOW GIRLS

Will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30. Business meeting. Full attendance desired. --adv.
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d comps r if will physical lpecmns vii when Prime of rpeh pt hay e in just owmuch the hanen will have o be O Et the dian dantae in bulk
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