The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 31, 1912, Page 8, Image 8
She famberg iferalft
Thursday, Oct. 31, 1912.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
Turn out and vote next Tuesday.
Bamberg has certainly had enough
shows recently.
What about the guy who put the
smell in whiskey?
If the people of Bamherg want a
- newspaper they ought to support it.
Tuesday of this week was the editor's
birthday, but, strange to say,
most of his friends forgot it.
Next Monday is the first Monday in
November and salesday. Several
parcels of real estate are to be sold
at public auction.
Rev. L. E. Wiggins lectured at the
Bapist church last Thursday night to
a good audience, giving an account
of his trip through the Holy Land.
According to the report of Insur
ance Commissioner Mcjnasier tnere
is $21,250.00 loaned by the insurance
companies on mortgages of real
estate in Bamberg county.
Presiding Elder M. L. Banks
preached at the Methodist church in
this city last Sunday evening and
held the fourth quarterly conference
for this charge Monday morning.
Many Criminal Cases.
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The criminal docket at the coming
term of court will no doubt be the
heaviest of any court since the formation
of* Bamberg county. There
are six murder cases to be tried, and
nearly a dozen cases of assault and
battery, as well as other cases of
a more or less serious nature. If all
tfie criminal cases are tried it is
likely that the general sessions court
will consume most of the two weeks
allotted and that there will be little
t
time for the trial of civil causes.
However, some of the criminal cases
will likely?be postponed, but it is
practically certain that court will
/.ATifinna full +TLT* ITO&k'a J> T1 til at
then many cases will have to be continued.
Missionary Items.
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The Protestant churches of America,
through the home mission council
and council of women, have united
in an educational program for
home mission week, Nov. 17-24,
1912.
It is planned, during this week,
to create an interest throughout the
nation in the problems that now
_ confront the church and country.
The great aim of home mission
week is to impress upon every church
member the truth that the church
is equal to the situation, and,
through its agencies, the home mission,
board, the work of saving
America can be done.
The ninety days preceding this
time are to be days of preparation
and active compaigning..
The women's so<^eties are endeavoring
to bring all the women of the
churches into their bands.
Study circles are being projected.
Every society should, have at least
one study circle thoughtfully* prayerfully.
unitedly, studying the great
problems that confront our nation.
The State home mission confer
ence that recently met at Orangeburg
was a very successful and helpful
meeting. It was a time of gathering
inspiration and help for another
year.
The district banner was won by
Orangeburg district, and the Bamberg
society proved to be the banner
organization among the home mission
societies of the Methodist
church in the State. Bamberg workers
feel encouraged, and hope to
make greater advances another year.
New Advertisements.
E. Atteberry?Wanted.
Jones Bros.?Leaders.
Hooton's Ladies' Store?Ladies.
J. D. Copeland, Jr.?Guardian Notice.
Bamberg Pharmacy?It's All Your
Fault.
Kennerly Mayfield ? Improved
Early Toole.
The Millinery Store?This is to
Vrtll
iw^miuu i. vu.
C. R. Brabham's Sons?Every
Dollar Counts.
Rentz & Felder?John comes to
Town Once More.
G. Frank Bamberg?We're Not
Ashamed to Show.
Farmers & Merchants Bank?
What Will Your Old Age' Be?
Two Murderers Hanged.
Cumming, Ga., Oct. 25.?Hundreds
of men, women and children
witnessed the hanging here this
morning of two negroes, Ernest
Knox and Oscar Daniel, convicted of
the assault and murder of a young
ti-ftinflTi'hpre reeentlv.
Gov. Brown declared martial law
and more than a hundred State
troops assured good order. A high
fence surrounding the gallows was
burned during the night. Knox confessed.
November Court.
The November term of the court
of general sessions will convene in
Bamberg on Monday, November
11th. The petit jurors for the first
and second weeks were drawn this
week. " Judge John S. Wilson, of
Manning, will be the presiding
judge.
FIRST WEEK.
E. A. Hooton.
Joe A. Beverly.
O. B. Lain.
A.' W. -Hunter. '/
E. A. Thain.
J. Dan Carter.
John Cooner.
Frank Hiers.
Sam Harrison.
M. Smoak, Sr.
W. A. Klauber.
J. D. Copeland, Sr.
R. M. Kearse.
J. P. O'Quinn.
B. D. Bishop.
W. C. Hughes.
W. H. Ritter.
W. J.. Lancaster.
D. L. Smoak.
N. J. Padgett.
T. H. Hadwin.
J. L. Carter.
Chas. Ehrhardt.
W. H. Mitchum.
W. A. Fender.
J. H. Kearse.
D. 0. Steedley.
C. S. Hiers.
J. A. Griffith.
J. T. Smoak.
H. N. Bellinger.
C. H. Milhouse.
Calvin Jones.
W. A. Riley.
T A "HTArtzosr.
W. H. Still.
SECOND WEEK. 1
J. M. Odom.
Chas. P. Miller.
G. E. Kearse.
W. Preston Sandifer.
M. D. Corley.
P. M. Kearse.
Bissell Beach.
J. A. Lain.
M. L. Warren.
G. W. Rentz.
G. W. Beard, Jr.
R. L. Kearse.
U. S. Zorn.
H. C. Bishop.
R. J. Nimmons.
W. H. Cain.
A. P. Beard.
J. W. Arledge.
L. M. Ayer.
D. E. Pifer.
A. L. Wilson. % .
E. H. Eaves.
J. B. Rush.
J. P. Smoak.
Lee Fail.
W. H. Donnald.
W. H. Steedley.
W. H. Zorn.
G. T- Grimes.
O. E. Kearse?
T. H. Richardson. (
D. E. Neeley.
G. J. Herndon.
J. W. McMillan.
J. W. Kinsey.
H. F. Free.
Turpentine Was Cruel Treatment.
Atlanta, Oct. 26.?Alleging that
her husband poured turpentine on
her body and made her lie in a bed
saturated with turpentine, Mrs. Bes- '
sie Barnes has filed suit for total di- '
vorce against L. C. Barnes, charging
cruel treatment. She says that her
husband came home only about five
nights out of every month, and that
when he did come he treated her bo
badly that she finally began to fear
for her life.
DUI'^laiTS 11VW viuw.
New York, Oct. 28.?Buglars entered
a branch office of the Prudential
Life Insurance company in
Brooklyn this afternoon, gagged the
cashier, Alice Brenneis with a handkerchief,
saturated with chloroform,
left her lying bound upon the floor
and after looting a safe escaped with
$500, money which collectors of the
company had brought in during the
the day.
The robbery took place about a
block from a station house in the
most heavily policed precinct in
Brooklyn and within a few blocks of
the home of Mayor Gaynor. Miss
Brennies recovered from the effects
of the chloroform.
Killed Wife at Her Own Request.
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 22.?
"I've just killed my wife," said a
voice over the telephone to police
headquarters to-day. "You'd better
- 1 1- ? ? T 1.J11
come get me m a nurry utiuic x Am
myself."
At the address given the police
found Mrs. Alice Currier dead on
the kitchen floor. George, her husband,
told the police his wife had
attacked him, in a delirium resulting
from typhoid fever, with a knife
and a pistol and that he had shot
her in self defense.
As-the woman lay on the floor, the
husband asserts she said to him:
"Well, George, you'd better finish
me," so he shot her again.
Currier formerly was an inmate
of the Napa insane asylum.
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SEATTLE'S CHAUFFEUR IX TOIL
Richardson, Who Took Car fror
Jacksonville, Witness in Case.
Atlanta, Oct. 28.?C. H. Richard
son, the young man arrested las
week on the charge of stealing an au
tomobile from Dr. Drew, of Jacksor
ville, Fla., at one time was chauffeu
for Henry Clay Beattie, the youn
Virginian who murdered his wife an
was executed in the electric chai
after a noted trial. Though Ricfc
ardson was not in the employ of th
wife murderer at the time, he wa
summoned to Richmond as a witness
A reward of $100 will come i
handy to Plain Clothes Officer W. E
Adams, who found the car and mad
the arrest, following a telegram re
ceived at headquarters from Jack
sonville that the car was headed fo
Atlanta. C. V. Turner, of Jacksoc
ville, and W. R. Chappell, of 21
Plum street, were in the car, an
both were afterwards apprehended
All three young men will be taken t
Florida for trial. The automobile i
still at headquarters, and under th
back seat was found the Florida tag
"921," Jacksonville. But the nu
meral one had been covered with
piece of tire tape to maKe it rea
"92," and in this manner the ca
escaped through Florida. It bor
an old Georgia tag when found.
Richardson isjnow in the theatri
cal business in Jacksonville. H
claims that he intended to retur
with the car, and believes he ca
make it all right with the insuranc
company which will have to pay th
reward.
The officers at headquarters do no
beiieve Richardson's story, and hav
a letter, signed "Red," by which h
was known, to an Atlanta party, saj
ing that he had the car, and beggin
for money to pay for gasoline for us
on the way up.
Fire at Hunter's Chapel.
Wednesday night of last week th
residence of Mr. A. W. Hunter a
Hunter's Chapel was totally destro}
ed by fire. Very little of the furni
ture and other household good
were saved. The fire was discovei
ed a little after eight o'clock, it orig
inating in the kitchen, and in fei
minutes it had spread largely ove
the residence, being fanned by
good breeze. Mr. Hunter carried ir
surance of $2,500 on the buildin
and contents, but this will not nea
cover the loss. He says the loss o
furniture will be something lik
$1,000, while the house would cos
something like $4,000 to replace, j
crowd of the neighbors gathere
quickly and by hard work all th
outbuildings were saved.
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. Clean-Up Day in Bamberg.**7
1 At a meeting of the civic leagu
last Thursday afternoon it was ds
cided to observe Wednesday, Novem
ber 6th, as clean-up day. The meel
ing was given over to discussion, a
to the best plans for a systemati
cleaning of the town as a whole. .
The president formed standin
committees; the ladies in each com
mittee are to have entire charge c
the public place named for the com
ing year. On Tuesday, Novembe
5th, the day before the genera
clean-up day, these committees ar
expected to have their respectiv
places put into perfect order. 1
the merchants will then do their par
by thoroughly cleaning their place
of business, each house keeper he
home and premises, and citizen
will kindly place their scraps of pa
per into the garbage cans, then an
hereafter Bamberg will compare fa
vorably with other well-kept towns
The following ladies comprise th
standing committees:
Court House?Mesdames G. I
Bamberg, C. J. S. Brooker, J. I
Hunter, and C. B. Free.
Graded School?Mesdames E.' 1
Allen, J. A. Murdaugh, Ed. Kirl
land.
Fitting School?Mesdames H. I
Bamberg, Josephine Beach, H. (
Folk.
liealth Committee?Mesdames .
W. Barr, H. J. Brabham, Norma
Walker, and W. A. Klauber.
Cemetery Committee ? Mesdame
R. L. Risher, J. C. Moye, Newto
Smoak, Harry Murphy, Laura Lh
ingston, and G. M. Dickinson.
Methodist Church?Mesdames .
J. Cleckley, F. M. Bamberg, C. I
Brabham, Jr., and Miss Llewelly
Cleckley.
Presbyterian Church ? Mesdame
J. A. Wyman,' M. E. Ayer, Isaac Fe
der, and Miles Black.
Baptist Church?Mesdames A. A
Zeigler, Coleman and Hooton.
Park Committee?Mesdames E. C
Kirsch, C. R. Brabham, Sr., an
Otis Simmons.
Let every housekeeper in Ban
berg on that day not only clea
around her home thoroughly but e>
tend their good works to the side
walks, both front and back, anc
above all else, do not put paper, etc
on the streets but burn everythin
possible at the back.
The meeting of the civic leagu
will not be held this Thursday a
published last week.
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s TRAIN ROBBERY IN OKLA.
n
YOUTHFUL BANDITS CARRY OUT
SPECTACULAR HOLD-UP.
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Force Engineer to Take Express and
iBaggage
Cars Down Track,
r Where Safe is Dynamited.
g
(j Muskogee, Okla., Oct. 29.?Three
r masked men, little more than boys,
t_ held up and robbed southbound Mise
souri, Kansas and Texas train No. 9
s early to-day at Wirth, Okla., six
5 miles south of Eufaula.
n The bandits flagged the train as
lm it rounded a curve on to a small
e trestle, which they had set on fire.
Uncoupling the engine, express car
_ and baggage car from the other
r coaches, they ordered the engineer to
L_ run a half miles further south, where
0 the express 6afe was blown and panel
sacked.
I. Express officials declared to-day
o that they could not tell the amount
s of loot, but expressed the belief that
e it will amount to several thousand
r dollars.
L_ The robbery was one of the most
a spectacular hold-ups committed in
d Oklahoma in recent years.
r The robbers had timed their work
e almost to the minute. No. 9 was ?
running on time and as the train
[_ made the curve the bridge was in
e flames. Three masked men, stand- j
n ing nearby, flagged it.
n Robbers in No Hurry.
e The locomotive had run on to the
e burning bridge before the brakes.
could bring the train to a standstill, ,
,t Although the flames threatened to *
e destroy the trestle before the work f
e was accomplished, the bandits mov- ,
r> ed deliberately. Covering the eng
gineer and fireman with their revole
vers, they ordered th^em from the
cab. Conductor J. A. Dolan leaped
from a coach to ascertain why the .
train had stopped so suddenly. He
was lined up beside the other two.' *
e The porter also fell a victim to his
curiosity, and was made to stand be- ^
[' side the conductor. ^
While one robDer neia tne line, t
s the other two uncoupled the engine,
baggage and express cars from the
coaches. They then forced the trainy
men into the cab and ordered the
r engineer to open the throttle. The
a engine pulling the two cars shot
L' ahead over the burning bridge. What
s remained of the trestle fell into the
T water a minute or so after the cars
n had passed. The passenger coaches
e were left standing by the brink of
the stream.
^ Half a mile on the other side of
^ the bridge they ordered the engineer
e to stop. The safe in the express car
was dynamited and ransacked. Four
charges were necessary to wreck the
safe. The express car was badly
e damaged by the explosions,
j. Their work completed, the men
put their loot into sacks and fled to
the wood-covered hills. The couns
try is heavily timbered.
c Hold-up Reported.
A few minutes after the robbers
g had fled Conductor Dolan ordered
t_ the engineer to proceed to Crowder,
about six miles south, and there
t_ gave the first report of the robbery. 1
,r Posses were at once sent out from ?
^ a?? J AtVior nnc_ t
J UrOWUW <tUU liuiauia. viu^i pvu
e ses left 6an hour later on special 1
e trains from McAlester and Musko- *
gee. According to the descritpion 1
given, all three of the bandits are c
,s under 25 years of age.
,r With the baggage and express cars
s cut from the main train, the bandits t
L_ also took the Jim Crow car, in which ^
there were a number of negroes, all t
L_ of who were guarded while the safe 1
3 was being dynaipited. The negroes c
e spent most of the time on their knees 1
praying. t
One of the robbers made Conducj
tor Dolan turn over his papers and 1
purse, which contained $10. Later c
> the money was turned back to the t
conductor with the statement, "We s
do not wish to harm any of you train t
h boys." c
% Witnesses claim to have seen one c
of the robbers twice make trips from =
^vnrao!. cofo oarh timp with his
J IUC CApiteo auiV) vuvu ?.^UV>
n arms piled high with sealed packages g
of currency.
!S Half a mile away from the scene
n of the robbery the outer wrapper of
r_ one of these packages was found. In
that package there had been $3,000, t
j which was consigned by the South- ^
t western National Bank of Commerce, *
n of Kansas City, to the National c
Bank, of Greenville, Tex. There was s
,s a double armful of such packages.
j_ The robbers were armed with ^
Winchester rifles and made their es- s
cape in a double-seated hack, which 1
l. r
was in waiting with a driver holding j t
j the horses. 1
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Road Offers Reward.
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 29.?Officials of *
i- \
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail- y
n I 1
way to-day offered a reward of $500 ! c
for the arrest and conviction of the 1 i
' robbers who rifled the train at i
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Wirtn, UKia., to-uay. aucuiumg i j
'' the railway officials here but litle i
jr
money was secured by the robbers. 3
I
e It seems like lots of people in this ' t
is section are mighty slow about -pay-|E
ing their debts this fall. >
Baking
Absoluti
Cooking Under moc
veniences is made sc
family is becoming in
" These biscuits are
excellent," says the fatl
sava tbf? rlnncnfpr a
~ o y
daughter beam with p]
Royal Baking Po^
baking a success, a pie
the best cooking cock
done with its aid
MORE "BOOZE" AND TOBACCO.
duch Larger Consumption in the
United States During the Year.
Washington, Oct. 28.?The Amerijan
people are drinking more whiskey
and beer and smoking more
:igars and cigarettes than ever be
ore in nistory, according 10 rax reurns
received by Royal E. Cabell,
jommissioner of internal revenue.
From July 1 to October 1, 1912,
nore than 3,800,000,000 cigarettes
vere smoked, an increase of 1,000,)00,000
over the corresponding pe iod
of the previous year, which
jroke all records.
The nation consumed 33,150,000
gallons of whiskey during July, August
and September, an increase of
150,000 gallons as compared with
;hat quarter of 1911, while nearly 1,)50,000
cigars were smoked during
;hat time. The cigar consumption
jromises to establish a new record.
A total of 19,800,000 barrels of
jeer were consumed during the three
nonths, which was 320,000 barrels
nore than in the same period of
L 911. This somewhat surprised revenue
officials as beer drinking fell off
:onsiderably during the fiscal year
mding June 30 last. That decrease
vas partly accounted for by Commis
iioner uaDen Dy rne mcreaseu yupirarity
of buttermilk as a summer
Irink.
The growing consumption of theee
irticles has greatly augmented the
jovernment's revenue. The internal
evenue receipts for October, already
nore than $2,000,000 greater than
October, 1911, will eclipse all rec)rds
for any October, in the judgnent
of Mr. Cabell.
Hangs Herself in Prison.
Louisville, Oct. 28.?Mrs. Willianl
^lewellyn, aged 37, arrested on the
itreets late Saturday night, commit;ed
suicide by hanging in the jail
lere yesterday. She used a two-inch
vide strip from a blanket to suspend
lereslef from an iron sheet above the
Innr r\f Vior noil
IVW1 VI UVi VVi*.
Shortly after the body was discovjred
the woman's husband appealed
o the police for aid in finding his
vife, who he said, left home early
he previous night. He attributed
ler act to brooding over the death
)f her child, which had unbalanced
ler mind. Lately he said she had
)een drinking.
He told the police that recently
le made application to the county
H>ulrt here for adoption of a child, in
he hope of alleviating his wife's deipondency,
but had been refused on
;he ground that his wife was not
:ompetent to act as guardian of a
:hild.
UNFAIR TO THE DRUGGIST
Che Old Joke About "Something
Just as Good," Doesn't Apply to
This Drug Store.
You have probably heard dozens of
imes the old story that a drug store
vas a place to "get something just
is good." There is at least one
Iruggist in the world that you can't
ay this about.
It is certain that an inferior article
vill never be substituted for a guarmteed
one by Peoples Drug Store.
Take for instance a safe, reliable1
emedy for constipation and liver
rouble like Dodson's Liver Tone.
This harmless vegetable liquid has
)roved so satisfactory a liver stimuant
and reliever of biliousness, and
o entirely take the place of calomel
vithout any danger or restriction of
labits or diet, that there are dozens
)f preparations springing up with
mitations of its cleams. f
But Dodson's Liver Tone is guarinteed
to do all that is claimed for
t, and if you are not satisfied with
t, Peoples Drug Store will hand
rour money back with a smile. Any
)erson going to this store for a botle
of Dodson's Liver Tone will be
ture of getting a large bottle of this
genuine remedy in exchange for his
lalf dollar.
YAL
Powder
eiyPure
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lent methods and <x?n>
attractive the whole
terested.
: delicious; this cake is
her. " I made them,"
ind both father and
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leaoure.
.vder has made home
asure and a profit, and
y the world over is SQUIRREL
HUNTER LOST.
Searching Parties Scour Swamps for
W. W. Strong, of Mobile.
Mobile, Oct. 28.?Searching parties,
numbering a score of well equipped
men, are scouring the swamps
of Nigger Head Island, about 30
miles above this city, for, W. W.
Strong, cashier of the Mobile Elec- i
trie Company, who is lost somewhere
in the almost impenetrable morass.
Strong left this city on Saturday,
r*no r?f a nartv whn nlarmort hunt
squirrels upon the island. Failing to% /
come into camp at the time agreed^
upon, his companions started a
search, but up to an early hour this
morning they were unable'to Hecate
Strong.
Another searching party was organized
here and left to-day for the ,
island. It is feared thai Strong has
become bogged in the marshes.
BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS.
It's at Hunter's Hardware Store.
Write for the shirt we are selling
for 79c and $1.15, F. G. MERTINS,
Augusta, Ga. ;
$15.00 suits now $11.25, all wool,
fit guaranteed. Write F. G. MERTINS,
Augusta, Ga.
iCarhartt's Overalls and gloves
$1.00. Write F. G. MERTINS, Augusta,
Ga.
$18.00 suits now $13.25, all wool,
perfect fit. Write F. G. MERTINS,
Augusta, Ga. ^
Write for the enterlined collars,
they look like linen, need no washing,
price 2 for 25c. Write F. G.
MERTINS, Augusta, Ga.
Cotton Baskets, Stilyards, Mowing
Machines, Grass Blades, Lace Leather,
Harness Leather, Lanterns, Field
Fence and Everything else at Hunter's
Hardware Store.
We cover jill kind;of umbrellasjand
parasols, write r. tx. mjsktuns,
Augusta, Ga. /
All children's wash suits at half
price. Write F. G. MERTINS, Augusta,
Ga. i
NOTICE.
I will file my final accounting as
guardian of Mildred Sledge Copeland
with G. P. Harmon, Judge of Probate
for Bamberg county, on Saturday,
November 30th. All presons
! having claims against said estate
will present same before said day or
be forever barrel
J. D. COPELAND, JR.,
Guardian.
Bamberg, S. C., Oct. 29, 1912.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
For 25 Words or Less.
Wanted.?Male boarders, apply to
E. Atteberry, at Bamberg Pharmacy.
For Sale.?A desirable Main street
business property. Apply at THE
HERALD OFFICE.
For Rent.?I have 4-horse farm to
rent; will rent one or all. Need good
contractor also. H. W. WALKER,
Midway, S. C.
____ . *
For Sale.?Some choice farms,
from 125 acres and up, within from
1 % to 7 miles of town, at low prices
and easy terms. A bargain awaits
you. Apply at once to J. T. O'NEAL, >
o on < *
-DtiJLLLUCi g, O. V/.
For Sale.?315 acres one. mile of
i Cope, S. C. About one-half cleared,
i Adjoining lands can't be bought for
i less than $50 per acre. For quick
sale I offer this land for $30 per
! acre. VERNON BRABHAM, Columj
bia, S. C.
I Wanted.?To buy farm of 500 to
1,000 or more acres, well located. 4
| Must be good value at price asked.
Give full particulars in first letter.
FARMER, Box 121, Bennettsville,
jS. C.
j Notice.?Our office is now on the
! second floor of the city hall building
; and we are prepared to write Fire,
; Life, Accident and Health Insurance
i in any amounts, anywhere., H. J.
1 RILEY & CO., Successors to W. P. 4
j Riley. 'Phone No. 81.
j
t? . fi7 acres of eood land.
what is known as the Delk place,
i about one mile from Bamberg. Two
| dwellings, barn and stables, land in
! good state of cultivation. 40 acres
I cleared. Price only $3,000. VERNON
BRABHAM, Columbia, S. C.
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