The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 23, 1919, Image 1
1
68TH YEAR, NO. 95,
uitmnn iit a iit mil
IMNUft NAM Ml
MINES NATIONALS
Would Have Government
All Mines and Operate Wil
Miner Representation.
WOULD OUST BURLEJ
,
Call Him "Uncharitable, R
and Malignant Opponent
Labor"?New Trial or
Pardon Asked for Mooney
Cleveland, Sept. 2 2.?The co:
tion of the United Mine Worke
America has developed its plar
jr the nationalization of coal m
which includes purchase by the
oral government of all private r
at their actual value as detern
by federal appraisers and oper
by the federal government, with (
miner representation upon the b
administering the industry, and (
wages and conditions of employr
Nationalization of coal mines in
ada also is proposed. The minei
fer right, of way to nationalizati<
railroads, provided the railroad Ij
erhoods pledge themselves to
tlnue the fight with equal vigoi
the nationalization of the mines,
tion was taken by a unanimous r
vote.
The convention further adc
resolutions demanding legislatir
take from the United States Sup
court the power to declare unec
tutional laws passed by the ele
congress; calling upon President
son to remove Postmaster Gei
Burleson as the "uncharitable, t
and malignant opponent of
and asking a new trial or full pa
for Thomas J. Mooney and \Varr<
Hillings, the repeal of the espio
act and amnesty for political pi
ers. It refused, however, fo cal
JpA .J proposed a general strike and
( page of all production until all
ical and Industrial prisoners ar
leased and in its resolution or
espionage act declared that man
fenders bad been justly convictei
interference with the prosecutic
the war and that^it had no desl
* condone such offenses.
The resolution in regard to ns
alization of mines reads in pai
follows:
"Coal mining is a basic indu
indispensable to the economic li
the nation and to the well-beir
the nation's citizens.
"The all-important coal resoi
of our country are owned and
trolled by private interests. C
the prevailing system of private
ershfp, coal is mined primarllj
the purpose of creating profits fo
coal owners. The production of
under this system is characterize
an appalling economic waste. T1
comparable natural resources
America,x and pratlcularly thos
timber and coal, aro being desp
linilnr n ttvutpm nf nrrwl nr>t Inn u
_ ? I- ?* *'
wastes from 33 to 50 per cer
these resources in order that the
imum amount of dividends ma]
crue to those capitalists who ha\
cured ownership of these indispi
hie commodities.
"We hold that the coal suppi
our nation should be owned by
commonwealth and operated in
interest of, and for the use and
fort of nil the people of the com
wealth. Countless generations
men and women will doubtless
low ua, and the American peop
this generation owe a solemn du
them in protecting with Jealous
and conserving with wise admin!
lion those great treasures will
bounteous nature has bestowed
us in such generous store.
"Our coal resources are the b
\
right of the American people fo
time to cgme and we hold that
the immediate duty of the Amei
people to prevent the profligate v
that Is taking iftace under pr
ownership of these resources, by
lng the government take such i
as may be necessary. providing
the nationalization of the coal
log Industry of the United States
"Under private ownership w
production la conducted for prl
ga!n. the spirit of these times s<
to be: 'After us the deluge.'
must be supplanted by u ay
where production will be for Use
the common good and economic w
(Continued on Page Eight.)
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SEMI-WEEKLY. I ..AM
J WE'RE PREPARING FOR PRFQIF
* WORLD TRADE BATTLE lilLMl
ED Kdge Measure Made Possible By
1SL0
Strength of the Federal HeBuy
serve System. Welcomed
th Crowd V
Washington, Sept. 18.?Preslden the
Wilson hps drawn attention In many
of his addresses in the West to th
^ON importance of the United States rati PARADE
fying the peace treaty and league o
, nations in order that the business n( ? .
arsn the world may be resumed at once,
t of and that America may participate to peared
Full t*>c 'Iumens0 extent the possibilities multUOl
warrant. As Indicative of its belief
' in the approval of the treaty, as prep- Mee 1I1(
aration for America's part in the bat
nven tle for world trade conquest, the sen Log Ang
rs of ate has Pa88ed a foreign finance bank- Wilson con
1 for ,ng b,U an<l il ,s ?^Pected the bouse making on
lines of representatives will take similar njghj with
tetj' action soon. Incldently, this meas here at wh(
nines ure 18 on,y ,uade P?88lb,e by th proval of hi
lined Btren*tb of tbc federal reserve bank of the peac
atlon ,ng act' one of the Kreate8t legisla Welcome
>qunl t,ve tr,umPhs of the Wilson admin whlch dens
odien '8trat,on? section, the
Ixing This bill, introduced by Senator multuously
nent. Edge, ?f ^ew Jersey, is a develop during the
Can- Inent ?f the Owen foreign finance bill 10-mile par
rs of- of tbe 'ast session, one of the ad- plause and
in of ministration measures that failed of cheers gre<
roth passage. Senator Owen, one of the the treaty
con- architects of the federal reserve act, cepted.
r for suggested to Senator Edge that a He- When h<
Ac publican had better handle the meas- for his nig
ialrg ure 'n 'b'8 congress, hence it now for more th
bears the Jersey senator's name. estimated b
ipted Though starting out on the Owen ball was j
?n to principles (uvor^ng a foreign banking thousands 1
renie corporation with American govern- bad been w
?nsti- mental participation, the Edge bill f?r 'be doo
dive has become an act practically limited At 'be at
Wll- to private banking activities under son WUH ''
neral I federal reserve board supervisors. As Evans Cow
larsh such it had the approval of prominent 'be Genera
labor banking interests, and, with some clubs, who
rdou amendments, wus. okehed by the fed- league mus
?n K. eral reserve board. wark of a
nage The chaotic conditions brought on1'"10' Tlie
ison- by the world war are accentuated atl80r*ed' bad
11, as j the present time by financial and in- 1 ^ Peace *
stop- dustrial uncertainties, duo in large '
pollt- measure to doubt as to the fate of the (>,u ot str
e re- league of nations and stability of in- "
i the ternational finance, American manu
, . # form. Am
y or- facturers and merchants are chary of ^
d for seeking foreign business because cf ' f, ' SP
tn of the tremendous balance of trade in 'seni y" a
re to favor of the United States in the last Nsas <an,P*'
California
three years, now amounting to some
itlon- $12,000,000,000. With the peace Jo'nson n
The pre
rt as treaty signed and order brought out ,
_ . . .. .. dress made
the present chaos, they are more than ^e,
istry, desirous of assisting in the rehabilita- ' ' "
t? , jj, asserted tl
fe of tion of Europe.
. dent s w<
or To offset this tremendous balance seemefj to
the United States has taken over gold vj?jon on
urces and 8ecurities, but the bill, of courso, Referrln
con" is far from b^ing paid in full. The iea(,?rt wo
fnder pregcnt time is an emergency period states in
or Kurope and its needs are of a wilson'saU
,or drastic nature. If America does not proposal fc
r the Kiv,, Kurope the credit it ask.} be- "What A
coal COU8e n cannot realize on the bills of
?#1 hv " "s tA?iciii
u i?y exchange, there will be little or no want #0 le
,e 'n* trade, it is pointed out. The Ameri- (|av 0
1 of can exporter is hesitating because he
e feels that he has already gone the " " '
oiled jjni|t |n extending his international *' lnu,,fr
rhlch ... . ? . . . ... nien were
1 credits, and fears to risk more withit
of! . ... . . , .. .. someone in
out specific assistance from this side
max- . . on them!
ot the water.
I ac- the crv. 1
,e 8e. 11 ,s believed the foreign finance moment la
?ns'i rroponents point out that it will fa- rroatv was
cilitate international trade by furn- Weak ]
I ^ ishing a means of marketing tho bills strong
of exchange. This will enable the j|0 sa!(j nol
smaller business men to have the
same facilities in international trade '
com- president, \
new enjoyed by larger firms with
mon- autocratic c
. close connection with big banking
i of , ....... overthrow
, . firms that specialize in business across
, the seas. Under th
ty to *n ^be very early days of the world ^ra,if 1
lV lo . . ^ from decen
earn w&r some Americans saw the oppor
governing i
istra- tunlty to seize the bulk of the Ger- |)Prshjp
a man trade In South America. They
unon found that Inadequate banking facil Deacrlbir
Itios constituted the greatest barrier n<n,,r lpt t
. , South Americans were accustomed to ",,'m <oniir
long credits from Kngland and Ger HOr,e(i fhat
Hll RAO t ht* fnpl
Jt . many and demanded the same from
rtcan Amo,'Ctt- Ninety day bills were un mar(,bing 11
known there, and six months was the "My prod
taste . _ .
ivate u8ua' minimum. going to se
hav. The Matlonal City Hank of New ,hR crowrt '
a verv com!
tteps York was the first to establish bank'or
Ins branches in leading South Amer
niin" lean cities, and it was followed by oth OKLA1
er concerns from Now York and Chi .. .
here * Martinsb
Cago until now American exporter ..
Ivate ( ongrossms
itave laid the foundation for a large . ,,,
annirt lahoma, di<
and pcrmaneni. business with this r.a ... _ .
This train an h
stem t,0n'H m><?hb?" io the B?Uth- He was act
and Lieut. J. B.
raste Birth. ort at Can)j
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben 8app, removed to
September 10, 1919, a ion. iabliahraenf
MCAS
[CASTER, S. C. TUESDAV, S:
)ENT WILSON GRE
UDLY CHEERED FOI
I to Los Angeles By Elevei
yhich Densely Packed Wi
Big Auditorium. IN
TEN MILES LONG OTHE
ire the President Ap- Men
He Was Cheered Tu- Snti
jsly?A Non Partisan wes
f. Bro
cles, Sept. 22.?President Tam
IDleted hin \v?>?k nf snppch.
_ ?
the Pacific coast Saturday A. H.
a monster mass meeting on tin
Ich thousands shrieked ap- ronto,
s plea for early ratification Tortug
e treaty. by the
id to the city by a crowd picked
;ely packed the downtown Egmoti
i president was cheered tu- 24 me
everywhere he appeared been 1
day. Along the line of a cludinj
ade he rode in a din of ap- of the
later at a public dinner becaus
sted his declarations tiiat stuashc
should and would be ac- were t
Fan nic
e entered the auditorium The 1
ht speech he was cheered Chief
an two minutes by a crowd less oj
iy the police at 6,500. The ter; E
ainmed and outside were swain
kvho could not get in. Some a. She
siting since early morning nth an
rs to open. Tho
iditorlum meeting Mr. Wil- v
atroduced by Mrs. Josiah tlie slii
'les, national president of jn>r
il Federation of Women's ;lIvj
told the crowd that the NVater
it and will become the bul- jater
war weary world for all sprea(i
'political partisan," she as- j,ajf
no place in a discussion of
reaty.
, . . raw.
i.ng had been advertised as , . ?
i .1 ... sfghtec
ictly non-partisan charac.
.. , sent u
tany of the states prom- sa ,s t]
Jblicans sat on the plat- SH>f
cept tc
ong them were Henry W. ,.
eaker of the California as- S * '
d Marshall Stimson, who
ign manager in southern poure<1
for Senator Hiram W. co?' tl
1910. Rk,nsident
alluded to an ad- abse88<
by President McKinley on 1>eter
fore his assassination, and 'ook'ni
iat the martyred Presi- The
ards about arbitration r?nto,
show he hud a prophetic bound
he eve of his death. Via N'o
g to objections that the Steanu
iuld involve the United torpeoi
entangllug alliances, Mr. ,a,d UP
1 the league was in fact a Southa
>r disentanglement. Chief 1
Vashington had in mind was ol
/ what these gentlemen 1
ad us back to," he said. and
f alliances is behind us." ?^Ing *
r. Wilson declared it was
of amazement that some also 1,1
now opposing the league. ?',ant
the crowd shouted "shame am' on
and many others took up and
^here were more cheers a "
ter when he declared the ,an<':
founded on the rights of ,h<> (,t'
rather than the power of At t
It was a people's treaty, smack
t a statesman's treaty. he Hi
-le of the world, said the sighted
vere tired of old system of rowed
lominution and they would a 22-y
it one way or another." survive
ie league, he added, auto- ona- 11
nments would be excluded thrw?r
t society because only self- waa re
people would hold % mem I,e 8a>'
deck o
ig a friend who he said with *
he facts get him if he saw from (
)g first," the president as- *)OHr('some
men could not now
Is In the treaty discussion <rahs a
? .1 eninsr I
water.
lotion Is that the facts are ()n (
e them." he added, while
'heered again, "and make "rt: nlJ
ortable meal of them." m l'e'
with hi
marrlei
MAN THOMPSON OF h,K hm
HOMA DIRS Sl'DDKMI.V waiting
urg. W. Va., Sept 22. - fubellc
in J. B. Thompson, or Ok- OVerhoi
?d of heart trouble on a <|nys in
lour out of Washington Hkely
ompanied by his son, track i
Thompson, lately quarter- port?, j
p Funston His body ?a? ti,e \y\
i a local undertaking es
; here. (C
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>EPTEMUER, 23, 1919.
AT HARDSHIPS A'1
R THE SURVIVORS ?
I>nys and
n Men Drifted Six Days
th Only Five Gallons of
fater and 100 Biscuits. Miami, Sep
ing, hardship
passed by any
JRS DROWN Rn n? i ncT ...
uvui icai nurricant
southern end
cently and d
Picked Up By Fishing
Corpus Christ
ick Eighty Miles South- has been t>rc
_ * . ,, i Ebow Cay by
t of Eftmont Key and Wav<,8 BWt.p,
ught in to Tampa. which is 40 i
houses except
, , filled the inl
pa. Sept. 22.?After drifting ^ waUjr T
s in an open boat, Chief Officer water 11
Moodie and 1? other survivors lonR
e 11,000-ton steamship (Bay- Wind and
sunk September 11 off the wkk SU(.jj fOJ
as, were brought into Tampa were toi
local fishing smack Ida, which (he ^ Not
them up 80 miles southwest of ,tfttlon'wa8 ?
it Key. Another lifeboat with hoU8e ,n whk
n from the Bayronto hus not am, aWfl
leard from. Fifteen men, in- heJp they pra;
? Capt. T. Eversett and most North EUj?
officers, were lost on the ship Qf Flor|da aj,
e the other lifeboats were thp FIorlda v
?d, but it is reported that they vigUed ono
aken off by the schooner Cuban goven
i and Fay, Tampa to Havana. pHej| and ma,
1 men brought to Tampa are Two poats
Officer Moodie. W. Cole, wire- la|.ge fl(jpk on
jerator; \V. Saunders, carpen- the 8t0rin. ant
. Abbot, lamp trimmer; Boat- o(her food
Bridle and Firemen T. Brett, away
terin, Edmunds, Duovan, tlrit- sepulchers
d W. Den ley. former reside
Rayronto foundered in heavy torn open by
Ithout running aground. When coffins carried
p listed GO degrees, the remain- A Cuban g?
a boats were launched. Moodie missing Spani
s 10 men had five gallons of was signalled
and 100 biscuits. Two days able to furnh
running short of water, they A wireless in<
their oiled coats and caught to Nassau, B)
bucket of rain water. Tuesday Key West and
iught a few fish and ate them marine chasei
A 3 a. m. September 12 they t)P 8Pnt to tin
1 a big two-masted steamer and food.
p distress rockets, but Moodie
he ship paid no attention ex- GREAT F/1
t turn and run off in the oppo- MEET!*
rection.
men were almost naked They caught t'udei
salt water over their bodies to Head W
tern, and the sun blistered th-3 ,
many 01 mem nave nous and
is formed by the exposure.
Taylor, Knglisli vice-consul, is Great fall:
g after their welfare. 8- K Helvin,
11.000-ton steamship Bay- r"tton ,nl?8with
7,000 tons of wheat. ? ,.* l,,oblle nt'?lde:
from Galveston to Marseilles 5
rfolk. It is owned by the BayjS'T"'s (>l (,n
ihip company. London. It was s;,(,n"ss l>reVi
rl in July, 1!?18. and had been ,mvn whon ,h
> for repairs until it sailed from ^ "1P aoc,d<1
mpton last month on this trip. ?' N'rs IJp,vl
Officer Moodie states that h<- While Mrs.
i the steamship Baynvassa in ",und v in#
917. which sank a r-boat then. a"^nr* that 8
! was afterwards decorated by ?! ller <ar a
Jeorge with the I). S. ('.. the PiKhf r?ot <>n
l getting the I), s. O. Moodie (omP,eto 801,1
is the victory medal, the mer- ""w n,muUs
service medal, the 1914 medal' under ,,H' ra
his sleeve three aold torpedoes
re yearly service chevrons. Mrs' '*ol>
. ., ,, . ? . months itko
I. Moodie is front Dundee. Scot- ...
... , as nurst* for i
\ ictor ( olo from I Million m.<l t
? -* ?isiy here ha
lers all from Southampton. etlloiencv as
ho same time the local fishing the friendship
Ida picked up the 11 men from who knew hei
lyronto, another lifeboat was ^
I several miles away. Two men j FOOD PRH
over and found Andre Cube > I MOKE T
ear-old I'or to Rican negro, a
ir of the steamer Lake Win- Report Itecci
anging half dead across the Justice liwl
t In a boat full of water. He mlttees A
vlved and brought into Tampa,
s he and an Italian fell off the Washingtor
f the Winona with a lifeboat, ihe departme
rhlch they were swept away states indicat
he ship, leaving 52 others on cline of 10 t
These two men, Cubello says, prices since t
together Tor 10 days, living on committees b<
ind small fish. raw. and moist- From four s
their parched lips with salt on wholesale
cline of two
he 10th day the Italian, after tually no redu
the negro to kill himself, corns ^av<> been noti
suicme r?v slashing his throat 1 nf> report!
s knife. He was engaged rr? he were said to
1. had bought furniture for and counties \
jse and his Rweetheart was out 'be founti
: for him at Porto Rico, says'1" believed b>
>. The negro threw the hody fa,r indlcatloi
ird and continued .drifting six everywhere. 1
ore until picked up. It seems now becoming
that in his suffering he lost latlve as the
of time, as according to re- declines in w
It has not been 16 days since reflected In r
nona was wrecked. His hody tional reducth
campaign aga
ont.nued on Page Eight.) Steering.
IEW?
SUBSCRII
ES ON ISLAND Jfir
ROY EI) BY STORM * HE
?: m
ihiui mucr for Kli'ven l,1<
Larknl FimmI Nearly
As Ixwk. Eneirt
(Je<
t. 22.?A tale of sufferand
privation unsurgrowing
out of the trip*
which passed over the ^ ILL
of Florida and Cuba reid
so much damage at
r orl n
i and other Texas towns,
(light here from North A!s
submarine ihaser 335.
entirely over the island,
Feet high, destroyed all *n the
lighthouse, and
labitants' cisterns with ^
'he islanders were with- .
cant li
days and food almost as
structi
night li
wave struck the islet eraUv
-ce that large pieces of union
n away and swept into under
a vestige of human habift.
save only the light- gtates
h the 1 ') mirviinfi! v....I
lited the arrival of the <)n
ved for. authen
w Cay is in the straits ,ho i,1!out
half way hetweenn Iu'
eninsula and Cuba. It from
e in three months by a ma'n
intent vessel with sup- sou,hI
line ol
of the comparatively ,oa<' a
the island were left by beyond
i these were eaten. All 'r,|e
supplies were washed N'ew c<
this e
In which bodies of porting
nts were buried were ?n 'be
the giant waves and the Chatta
away by the waves. lanta,
inboat searching for the forwar
sh steamship Vatbanera 'be II
on the 16th, but was tin- see p.a g
<h the water requested, forwar
swage front the gunboat of inf?
ihantas, and relayed to and pi
I Miami, caused the sub astroui
335, stationed here, to which
; rescue with water and Just
wild n
^ sationa
UJ.S Nl'RSE
i INSTANT DEATH separai
? Thousa
r Over-turned Car?-Her ttired
as Almost Severed among
mm Hotly. Htr?yei
Marl
8, S. Ret. 20.?Mrs er8? ,h
nurse for the Republic ,ho ari
was killed in an aut..- Atlanti
nt Saturday afternoon an>'
{ on one of the residence s'derec
sat Kalis. A feeling of
liled over our entire n:a'n '
ie sad news was learned Morgn
nt that crushed the life alH* ( "
In. but wi
Belvin was making her rr?PX
the sick in her oar. it Still
he evidently lost control vil has
ltd it plunged ove?* an more t
ibankment, turning a accura
lersault. When found a | surpas
later she was penned I estlma
r with her head practi- ment
from her body centra!
tin came here several oughly
and accepted position loss,
the mills, and since her Hesl
s displayed remakahle weatht
a nurse. She had won Hot. dr
i and high esteem of all "f gro
r. places
?^ shower
ES DECLINE have b
HAN 10 PER ( KM ,r< taI
. . [ fruit s
v?nl l?y Departmen! < f so,ne 0
Urate Fair Price Coin also ti
ire (letting Results. Kxai
donnie
I, Sept. 22 Reports to he pub
nt of justice from 12 Othr
e there has been a de- ent coi
o 15 per cent in food tions o
he time the' fait price weeks
sgan their work on the
itates have come reports are ah
prices, indicating a de- sweet
to five per cent. Ylr- and ha,
ctions in clothing prices side of
fd. wrong,
x on retail food prices'
have been front cities <'l
veil distributed through The
ry. and the information has goi
' officials here to he a for its
tt of what is going on ment t
'hey think that results lion an
; evident will be cuntu- Direeto
season advances, new compai
holesale prices being "ays a
etail prices, and addl- the net
ons coming from the month*
inst hoarding and pre- peace <
date ol
%
5 .
?TION $2.00 A YEAR
BOLL WEEVIL
WANCES 20 MILES
y Enters New Counties in
>rgia Though is Checked
in Some Others.
) RUMORS ARE AFLOAT
ightly Crop Review Says
o Weather Has Added to
Trouble and Crop is Badly
Seed of Rain.
other crop news is insigniateside
the story of weevil deon
and advance, Kays the fort?
review issued by the Co-op!
Crop Reporting Service, (a
of state and federal agencies
J. J. Brown, commissioner of
iorgia department and United
Field Agent Z. It. Pettet.)
August 25th, the date of last,
etic data, the advance posts of
lect pest had penetrated about,
les beyond the Georgia road
Atlanta to Augusta, with the
body at work some 15 miles
During this two weeks the
f destruciTon has crossed the.
t most points and is 20 miles
at the eastern end.
outposts are still farther north,
unities not previously aware of
nemy. now authentically re:
are. Walton. Oconee, Wilkes,
east, while on th<> Atiomo
nooga line, northwest of AtGordon
sends in word. The
d movement follows exactly
[tin system of liltration of
e. by which a few weevils work
d unnoticed, establish a center
^station, increase in numbers
epare for the heavy and dist
rush of the fall migration,
is about due.
as in all invaded territory,
imors of the foe occur, so scnil
reports of infestation hecurrent,
and it is difficult to
te the truth from the false,
inds of innocent bugs are capand
sent in for examination,
which a few of the real de s
occur.
i of the thin line of skirmishe
real destruction occurs with
rival of the main bodies. The
? salient, consisting of Fulton
>Kalb counties, previously conI
safe, has been overrun an f
p squares survive, ('hough th
too is preserved.) Rockdale,
n, Newton, Warren, McDuffi ilumbia
are now fast in his grip
II lofce only a part of the top
fftHhfiI. ...? "
m iicrt' me WeI
been garrisoned for a year o
lie tribute exacted is now beinj.'
telv checked and is found t<>
s even the sensational early
fes. The loss in total abandon*
will run large. In the north
1 belt the counties now thor
occupied will show increas'nsr
des the weevil factor, tho
?r has added to the trouble
y weather has caused stoppage
wth and dropping of fruit. In
this was relieved by welcome
s htit these do not appear t ?
een state wide. Cotton plants
ler than usual lint ihe line o"
tops a oot from the top or .a
ases even lower. The bolls aie
wcr than usual.
>t figures on the cotton abannt.
loss in hales and value will
lishcd in the October report
r crops vary greatly in differ
inties and even in diverse serif
the same county. The p.tst
have had little material effe t
condition figures as the crop*
out made with exception <-r
potatoes, sugar cane, pecans
y. All of these are on the righ'
the ledger, all others on th?
tester Watt's New Depot.
Chester Chamber of Commerce
ie after the Seaboard Air l.ln
failure to live up to an a^reeo
erect a new passenger start
will carry the matter b<*ote.
ir-Oeneral llines. The railroad
ty. the Chamber of Commerce
greed on October 5, 1317 that.
x station would be built three
? after the determination of
or within two years from the
f the agrueniout.
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