The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, December 24, 1908, Image 3
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SHORT OF FUNDS
Two County Treasurers Charged
) With Heavy Shortages
IN THEIR ACCOUNTS
llesnlt of InvmtiKtttionN Made by
Comptroller General Jones?The
Action of (iov. If. P. Ansel Taken
Upon Reports Submitted After
W'wks of Investigation.
*aColumbla, Dec. 10.?Comptroller
leral Jones has reported to CJov.
XT'
Ansel the result of an examination
of the books of the treasurer of
Hampton and the treasurer of Edgeflnl'l
/Ininilliii! n Tl/I frcitn tho fil'llt'lis
JIIVIVI V UUIIl n D UMU I I V/?II VMV ..n ... v...
submitted it Jh charged that there
Is a shortage of $7,723.46 in the accounts
of J. T. Pattison, treasurer
of Edgefield oounty, and that there
is a shortage of $ 1 7,670.79 with J.
<1. Eangford, the treasurer of Hampton
county.
The report of the Hampton examination
is given as follows:
"To His Excellency, Gov. Martin F.
Ansel, Columbia, R. C.
v"Rir: Tho annual settlement for
taxes of the fiscal year 1907 of
llampton county was made as of
date June 30, 1908, and was checked
tip and balanced to October 24, 1 908
showing cash balances due by Mr.
.1. C. Langford, county treasurer, as
follows:
('-axli Statement.
June 30, 1 908, cash balance
due State treasurer
$ 2,665.71
June 3 0, 190 8, cash balance
due county funds 13,812.24
June 3 0, 1908, cash balance
duo school funds. 9,7 9 6.05
Amount of money borrowed
since June 3 0,
1908 4,000.00
Collection dispensary
funds since June 3 0,
1 908 2,486.99
Fines, licenses and costs
since June 30, 1908 .. 267.82
Superintendent of education
- 87.4 1
Cash collected from taxes
from 1908 5 898
Total cash balance,
June 3 0, and col lections
to October 2 4,
1908 $33,170.1 8
Disbursements.
Paid State troaBuner
$ 369.20
?Pnld county
claims 7,022.70
Paid school
claims . . . . 934.97
Total disbursements
to Oct. 24 $ 8,326.87
Cash balance
due October
24, 1909,
State and
county funds $24,843.3 1
"Qpunty Treasurer Lnngford ac
counts for the above cash as follows
:
Cash in office . $ 807.49
Claims Heaufort
county, . 60.00
Chocks 4 9.35
Cash in Hank
of Hampton,
cashier's
certificate . 3,157.00
Cash in Hampton
Loan
Exc h ange
Hank, cashier's
certifier"
to .. .. 18,2 65.02
CasiTVin Hank
of Hrunson,
cashier's certificate
. . . 2,544.75
Total cash on
hand and in
bank, October
24, 1908 $24,884.21
Excess cash on
hand and in
bank, Octo
l?cr l' \, i 5?u?n $ iu.iiu
"On the 17th day of December
a telephone message was received at
this 'flflice from Mr. H. O. Bowden,
c.u <yor Qf (j10 Hampton Loan and
Kxchange bank, stating in substance
that the certificate of $18,2?>5.02
given October 2 4 was found to be
incorrect, there being a difference
of from $13,000 to $14,000. The
cashier was asked to explain how it
was possible for such a difference
to remain undiscovered to this late
elate. No satisfactory explanation
was given by him. I immediately
wired Hon. Giles L. Wilson, bank 1
examiner, to come to Columbia at
once. I acquainted Mr. Wilson with
all facts in connection with <this i
case, and requested that he proceed
to Hampton at once and make an
examination of the Hampton Loan
SUBSCi
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and Exchange bank with reference
to the county treasurer's account.
It appears from the report of the
bank examiner, which is made a
part of tills report, and other records
in connection with Mr. J. C. Langford,
county treasurer, that he ia
short in his cash $17,670.70. The
check drawn by J. C. Langford, Oc
tober 24, 1008, wus evidently du
plicated in the certificates given by
the Hank of Hampton and Hampton
Iamn and Exchange bank, thus mak
ing tho shortxgo as above stated.
"I report this matter to your
excellency in order that you may
take such action as you deem proper.
"Respectfully submitted,
"A. W. JONES,
"Comptroller General."
The Edgefield Report.
The report to the comptroller general
on the Edgefte'd investigation
goes fully iuto the figures and shows
the books to be badly out of balance.
The letter sent Gov. Ansel
is as follows:
"To His Excellency, Gov. Martin F.
Ansel.
"Dear Sir: I have had made an
examination of the books and tee-ousts
of Mr. J. II. Haltlwanger,
county auditor, and Dr. J.
H. PaUlson, county treasurer
of Edgefield county, and find
from the report of Messrs.
E. B. Wilson, cnief clerk, and Carlton
W. Sawyer, auditing clerk, employed
by this office, that tne county
auditor's office shows carelessness,
, neglect, errors and omissions both
*u the duplicates, abstracts and annual
settlements of that office.
"In the settlement for the taxes
of the fiscal year 1905 errors, omissions
and overcrodlts were found
aggregating the Bum of $1,819.42.
Undercredlts were discovered 1? thi
sum of $84 1.52, leaving a net chargs
of $97 7.90 to be accounted for by
Treasurer Pattison.
"In the settlement for the taxes
of the fiscal year 1 906 errors, omlssons,
ov-ercredits and under charges
were discovered amounting to the
sum of $2,269.80; undercredlts, omissions
and errors wore found aggregating
$525.4 9; leaving a net
balance to be accounted for by Treasurer
Pattison of $ 1,74 4.21.
"In the settlement of the taxes of
1 907 overcrodlts and undo-chs rves
wore found aggregating the sum of
$729.85, and net undercredits of 7 4
cents, leaving a net balance to be
accounted for by Treasurer Pattison
for 1 907 of $729.1 1. Net balance
of errors to bo charged to County
Treasurer PaUlson on account of
taxes brought forward for 1 905 of
$977.90 and on account of taxes
brought forward for 1906 of $ 1,7
44.3 1, tho total charges to county
treasurer In excess of charges in original
settlement made by auditor
and treasurer are $3,451.32.
"The accounts of Treasurer Pattison
were checked down to October
19, 1908, and the following balance
found:
Balance duo the State.. $ 1,866.7 1
Balance due the county.. 8,316.96
Balance due the schools. 3,936.68
j (juh amount (nie . . . . * h.izu.jo
Credits.
By amount of
cash in office . $ 139.27
Balance, cash in
Hank of .Johnston
1,261.48
Balance, cash in
Hank of Edgefield
1,155.67
Balance, cash in
Bank of Trenton
219.97
County certificates
on hand 3,712.64
$6,489.03
Loss taxes collected
account of
1908 92.14
6,396.89
Leave a deficit of $7,7 23.16
"It appears that County Treasurer
J. T. Pattison is short in his
accounts the sum of $7,723.46, that
amount being the difference between
the amount of funds with which ho
is properly chargeable and the
amount of cash and evidences of
cash he had on hand October 19.
1908.
"I Uinrnfrd'O ronnpt tlir? moHnr
your excellency in order that you
may take such action as you may
deem proper.
"In closing this report permit me
to say that the financial affairs of
Kdgefleld county were found to he
In a deplorable condition. The floating
and bonded county debt were
found to be $108,833.88.
"The schools of the county are j
in*ink run on crecm. n win require
It Is said, $15,000 to place the ,
schools on a cash basis.
"These matters will be covered <
more fully in my report to the honorable
the general assembly. i
Respectfully,
"A. W. JONES, ]
"Comptroller General." i
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HOW WE GOT IT |!
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One Feature of the So-Called 1
r
Panama Canal Scandal <
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THAT NEEDS PROBING ?
1,
a
The IjouiNvillo Oouricr-Journul Dincum*
tlio Republic of Puuauut, 1
v
How it Wiw Formed and Ameri- J
ran Partclpntion In the Kveut on j
the 1st hums at the Time. v
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The Louisville Courier-Journal o
says tho story of how the United *
States came into possession of the 0
Panama canal ought to he of interest
to all readers. It is neither so tech- ^
nical nor so complicated, as to put t!
any strain upon the popular mind, t
On the contrary, It is perfectly simple.
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The New French Company having s
acquired for twelve millions the e
rights of the Old French Company, *
and sold these to tho United States '
for forty millions, a treaty between <
the United States and tho republic
of Columbia was all that was needed
to confirm the deal. Mr. Hay <
was our Secretary of State. Mr.
Herran was the Minister of Colum- '
bla at Washington. They made a 1
treaty known as the Ilay-llerran 1
treaty which, promptly ratified by 1
our Senate, was sent to Bogota to 1
he ratified by Columbia. This done 1
u Btock-Jobbing Bchcnie, begun in *
Paris and successfully exploited In p
Washington, would bo completed,
vastly enriching its promoters, Mr. 1
Edward Lampre, Mr. W. N. Crom- i
well and Mr. Phillips Hunau Verilla 1
roprosenting a blind-i>ool of these. 11
Being a blind-pool, with its head- ?
quarters abroad, it will not be possl- 1
ble for the American Congress to got p
at the bottom of the. factB.
Hut, mark the sequel. 1
The "act to authorize the construe- 1
tion of the canal connecting the waters
of the Atlantic and Paeittc 1
ocean," approved June 28, 19 02, *
authorized the president to obtain v
"by treaty"?and in no other way?
control of Buch territory "from Co- 1
lumbla," as might be necessary for v
that puropse; and it proved also 1
that if he should be unablo to do c
so "within a reasonable time" and H
upon ' reasonable terms," be should
then proceed to acquire the necessary
teritory from Costa Rica and
Nicaraugua. This act, known as the ]
Spooner Act, appropriated ten million
dollars to be used by tho president
"toward the project contemplated
by either route." Let it be
borne in mind that this was the *
hiW which authorized him "to pay f
for the property of the New Pana- a
ma Canal Company forty million dol- a
lars," when he "shall have obtained f
by treaty the necessary territory
from Columbia." *
Of course it did not contemplate
any arrangement with Panama di
rect, but was based on the likeli- a
hood that the treaty authorized by s
it, signed by Messrs. Ilerran and
Hay, and ratified by the senate on
March 1 7, 1 903, would be ratified *
by Columbia. rl ne act did not authorize
the president to employ the 0
navy of the United tSates to "pre- *
vent the landing of Columbian ^
troops within fifty miles of Panama,"
which he subsequently did, or
to commit any other act hostile to 0
Columbia. It did not authorize him
under any circumstances to wage *
war, but required him, in case of ?
failure to come to terms with Columbia,
to seucre another route for the ^
canal.
In October, 1903, Columbia, acting
strictly within her rights, rejected
the Hay-Herran treaty. The
work done by Messrs. Lampre, Cromwell
and Ilunau Varina, was about
to be wrecked in port, as it were.
Then the first overt act. in the Panama
"revolution" was performed by
the administration at Washington, n
and not upon the Isthmus of Pana- ft
ma. It was in the direct Interest of ii
the New Panama Canal Company, n
On November 2, 1003, the gunboat K
Nashville reached Colon, in the Do- t<
partment of Panama, Republic ol bi
Columbia, having been ordered there ci
by our government; and on the same a
day an order was sent from the tl
Navy Department at Washington to hi
the Nashville, the Hoston and the
Dixie, also in loose waters, containing
these instructions:
"Prevent landing of any armed ft
force with hostile intent at any point N
within fifty miles of Panama. Gov- at
eminent forces reported approachIng
the Isthmus in vessels. Prevent ht
landing, if in vonr liidcrinent laml
lag would precipitate conflict."
This meant war with the "government
forces" of Columbia, If it It
meant anything. From this point a
things went forward at a lively pace, t.c
\t 2:40 p. m., the very next day, cc
November 3, 1003, the assistant sec- cx
rotary of State cabled from Washing- te
(V TO '
9
on to tho consul general of tho
Tnitod States at Panama, which Is
ess than "fifty miles" from Colon,
inil on the opposite sliio of the
wthmus. as follows: "Uprising on
sthinus reported. Keep department
romptly and fully Informed." The
onsul general replied: "No tiprishk
yet, reported there will be toilght;"
showing that ho had notice
f the Hecret revolutionary program.
Durlug the day tho Columbian
varshlp Cartngena arrived at Coon.
"within fifty miles of Panama,"
n<4 Cenerals Tobal and Amaya lundd,
and sought transportation for
heir troops to Panama city. This
rat) denied by tho officials of the
'a nam a Railroad Company; but the
wo officers were allowed to go to
'anainu without their troops. They
tore thrown Into prisou ut Panama
hat evening. This act of the "revlutionista"
had boon anticipated by
he navy department. The next step
if tho "revolutionists" was to orgailze
a junta und appoint a mulatto
lamed Molleudos to be mayor of
?olen, and thus to "precipitate eoulict"
with "government forces" u#
hat point immediately.
Moilendes returned to Colon from
'auamu on the 4th; and on the
ame day Commander Hubbard land<1
blue Jackets from the Nashville,
ind thus gave moral and Indirectly
nilltary support to the Insurrection
m Columbian soil.
November C, the Republic of Paulina
was recognized by the president
>f the United States.
The same day lluuau Varilla, a
Cr?"?tieb Mtl'/nn on.l nl'l-.t' ? v-? ??
. . ..... . .>><.1 t! Uiui kilK'l 1)1 L HO I" il 11 una
blind-pool, was appoiuted by
he Panama junta to bo minister of
*anama to the United States; he,
v party to the conspiracy, being al eady
cocked and primed and on the
;round, a veritable "Johnny on the
i pot."
There was not the least quibble,
>r dealy. Hunau Varilla and Hay
proceeded at onco to prepare a
reaty. Immediately after the, junta
ippointed I)r. Amador and Mr. Boyd
is commissioners to negotiate a
reaty with the United States. These
jentlemen arrived in Washington on
he 13th. All they had to do was
o indorse the treaty which had aleady
been prepared by Bunau Varila
and Hay, and which was signed
he 2 2nd day of January following
t is needless to add, that these
voro done in plain violation of the
Jpoonor Act, amounting to a usur>atlon
by the president of war power
ested exclusively in congress, being
n point of fact, lawless in kind and
pen to overy manner of reasonable
uispicion. *
IW-aped a Rich Harvest,
^uko Palmist Robbed Those Who
Took His Advice.
Atlanta, Dec. 16.?Tho police of
his city are anxious to locate "Pro
fHsor i< raiiK west, alias Prof. May,
illeged palmist, medium and reader,
igainst whom charges of thoft were
lied hy several persons.
He is alleged to have prevailed
lpon his subjects to hand over to
ilm articles of Jewelry, money, etc ,
o he placed in ?a bag fastened
iround their necks and worn until
uch time as lie might direct.
Following West's disappearance
rom the city this week several of
lis subjects opened tHo "conjur
tags, and, to their dismay, instead
>f finding the articles or casli which
hey were led to believe the "Proessor"
placed therein, they
otind wads of paper, etc. (
One victim, Levi Armstrong,
laims that he lost three $100 bills (
iy this process, while Miss Jessie
laley says that West robbed her
f two diamond rings and a diamond
irooch valued a| $200. Another
roinan alleges that West "treated" *
er at her residence, and as a roult
a lot of silverware is missing.
ATTEMPT ASSAULT. ,
I
?n Young Girl in Street of New .
1
York City. 1
New York, Doe. 1 7.?A scene
lore often enacted South of Mason
inl Dixon's line occurred in Harlem o
i 170th street last night when a j
egro seized fifteen-year-old Minnie
ley and attempted to drag her In>
vacant lot. The girl struggled
ravely and her screams drew a s
owd. The negro fiend pursued by s
mob, but escaped. The girl'3 t
iroat and arms were lacerated dur- r
ig the struggle. t
e
Fieiul Hanged. H
Charlotte, Dec. 18.?Will Graham,
negro, was hanged at Concord, s
. C., today for atempted criminal a
isanlt on Miss Pearl Tucker, a I
xtecn-year-old white girl of Ca- g
irrus county. * v
(iocs Up for Life.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 15.?Thomas
rldsong, slayer of Dr. A. B. Fltts, a
prominent physician of Ilazlehurst, f
iday entered a plea of guilty in ac- h
>rdance with an agreement between e
>unsel and was given a life sennce
in tho penitentiary. n
me hor
NIGHT RIDERS CRIME
KKIjAT!-:I> BY TAYIJOIC, TIIK
A(?KI> LAWYKK
\Vln> Asked (lie ltidern to Spare
Kankin and Kill Him IIihiium' He
Was t)Ul While the Other Young.
Union City, Tonn., Doc. 19.?Following
hl? caution to the press yesterday
not to print the testimony in
the night rider cases, Judge Jones
today cautioned the ministers of local
churches not to refer to the coses
in their sermons on Sunday sluco
jurors might be present.
lie took no further action regarding
the press, although he conferred
personally with the correspondents
of several State papers, impressing
upon tnem tin4 necessity of following
out the court orders.
The first witness was Col P. Z.
Taylor, who was the companion of
Capt. Kankin on the iiik'hf <>r
murder of Capt. Rankin. He is a
vet? ran of the Confederate army ami
a wealthy man. Col. Taylor and
Capt. Rankin went to Reel foot lake
to lease some land to Carpenter.
They drove over the proposed property
on the night of October Ik. and
left orders for horses for another
trip t ho day following. Then they
ret irod.
Col. Taylor related the story of
his experience the night Rankin was
murdered. He said he and Rankin
were tak< n from the hotel. Rankin
was led under a tree when a rope
was adjusl/ed and 'thrown over u
fork of the tree.
"Give him time to pray,' said a
ight rider.
' have attended to that," was
Rankin's quiet reply.
Rankin then was raised from the
ground until his toes scarcely touched
the ground. "Yon are choking
me, gentlemen; I pray you to let me
down.' Some one fired a shot, the
witness said, whlcn was instantly
followed by a fusillade, most of the
night riders llring into the air, however.
Taylor told his captors he was tlr
od and wanted to sit. down. Ho
crouched tk> his knees bready to
spring, and wnen the firing stopped
he jumped Into the waters of the
slough. The llring was Imrtiedlatoly
renewed. Taylor dived, but heard
bullets strike the water. He swam
> a log and clung to It while bullets
struck It like hall. When all
?- - "
?.uu miikkik ceased no swan' to the
opposite sitH> of the lako and took
to the woods.
After tolling of the hardships ho
endured during his wanderings Taylor
said ho hid in a canebrako until
hirst drove him out and into the
i rms of his friends. Taylor suffered
from delusions during his wanderings,
seeing bands of masked men.
Just before the night riders killed
Rankin Col. Taylor said: "Gentlemen,
I am old man. 1 can not expoet
to live many years more. Ry
killing me you will not be cheating
me of much, but Capt. Rankin is a
young man with many years before
him. Do not kill him."
The leader curtly replied, "Shut
up."
The aged witness made a most
profound impression. He was asked
mly one question on cross examina- j
lion; did ho recognize any of the
riders positively the night of the
rime? He did not. *
ROW AIIOLT A DOG
Unused Killing of One Man and (
Wounding Anotlier.
I
Ooldsboro, N. C., Dec. 17.?News
cached here today from Dudley, In t
his county, that Ira Hatch, a prom- 1
nent resident of that place, had '
>een shot and killed by Badger J. ,
lowdon, mayor of Dudley.
Mowden is in bed from wounds re- t
eived immediately after the shoot- (
ng from a shot gun in the hands
f the dead man's son.
About 1 o'clock this morning
ome one passed Hatch's house and
hot his dog. Hatch and his son i
ook shotguns and went out to
econnoiter and some distance on
he streets met Bowden, whom the
Ider Hatch immediately accused of
hooting his dog.
Hot words ensued and Bowden f
hot Hatch through the heart with i
pistol and theronnon the vnimcor
latch shot Hod won with his shot ,
tin, hut inflicting only flesh f
,'OUIHlH. (
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Horses are Humeri. (
Indianapolis, Doc. 17.*?In a flro j
t the stock yards Wednesday SO <
torses wore cremated, two large (
lams were burned and other prop- \
rty destroyed. (
The loss is $50,000, Causo of fire l
lot known. j >
RY HER)
SHOOTS BROKER
Arrest Follows Desperate Struggle
With Clerk of Victim.
TELLS WHY HE SHOT
CltiitiiM llntKor HofuHrni to Pay Kim
for His Invention Hut Decline* to
IHwloso Nature of Device?<Yowd
Almut New York Curb Market
Threaten* Violence to Inventor.
New York, Dec. 19?Henry I*.
Huydam, a mlulng stock broker,
member of the curb stock market
and an Alderman of IMalnfteld, N.
J., was shot und dangerously wounded
In biR office at No. 119 Broad street
today by John C. Immsden, an Inventor,
who claimed that Huydam
refused to nav him mnnov < /?? ? ? ?*?
.. w..- J *\/? %\tl IIIvent
Ion.
Lumsden was arrested after making
a d^pernto strugglo with h clerk
employed by Suydum. Lumsden assorted
that ho II red tho shot In uelfdofonoo.
Trading In tho curb market was
temporarily suspended as Lumsden
was being takon from tho building
to police headquarters and a crowd
gathered, threatening violence upon
the inventor. They wore avoided by
tho police, however.
Lumsden would not discuss bis invention
or disclose what claim ho
had against Huydam.
Suydam's recovery is doubtful,
lie made a statement to tho coroner
In which he said he was a director
In an electric vibrator company, In
which Lumsden owned dtock ; that
the company was in financial difficulties,
and that Huydam obtained a
loan by pledging Lumsdon's stock ih
collateral. Notes were given to
Lumsden with the assurance that
they would be taken up by tho earnings
of the company, but today
Immsden demanded payment under
pain of death.
Lumsden told tho police ho was
a native of Knleigh, N. C.
'1 no strugglo in the window of
Suydam's ofllce was witnessed by at
least 200 curb brokers and others
Pun in?pt o/l w I 1* * i. ~ * *
v, "mi uiu iiiarxei, I>111 '
was 8Upt>OB0d to bo a bit of hors**
play until the shots were hoard and
glass wiih broken, when the brokers
rushed Into the office, as Lumsden
was led from the office there were
1,000 men waiting him In the street
and the police had a hard time for
a few minutes protecting him.
Lumsden wild Suydarn owed him
$000, for a long time and he needed
the money. Ho added "He gave
me notes for money which he hr.d
raised on collateral which I had glv4
n hi in. I asked for the monoy frequently
and this morning went down
with the expectation of getting it.
I was told to wait until after the
market had opened and I sat dowi.
The three men Jumped on me and I
picked up a pistol from somewhere
and shot."
VEHY HAD DEATH.
Lad Killed While Carrying Letter
to Santa Clans.
New York, Dec. 17.?The body of
!i frail little fellow, apparently about
ton years old, lies in a inilice station
here today last night under tho
t P,W.1.U
yji i\ iruney car near tho
branch postofllce in Third avenue
near Fifty-second strec-t, while on
(lis way to mall a letter to Santa
[Jlaus.
As he breathed his last under
he wheels, his hand stretched forth
md the pitiful letter was seen by
he crowd. A bystander seized it
md it was dropped in the postofllce
icfore the boy expired. He ran di-eetly
in front of the car, evidently
ivraped in thought about his letter.
The niotorman was held on a
.echinal charge of homicide. No
>ne in the neighborhood seemed to
enow who the child was, but ho
irobably will be identified today.
WAXTHD TO C'iC) TO IIAPKS.
\n<] Doubtless He (Jot llis Want
Supplied.
Charlotte, X. C., Dec. 17.?Henry
larvey, a negro, who was hanged
it Uqftklngham, X. C., today for
nurder, refused the attentions of tho
ninisters who approached liiin this
norning to administer spiritual com'ort,
telling them that ho desired
o go to hell for a special puropse.
!)n the march to the gallows a
ihlckcn flew over tho heads of tho
>arty and the condemned man exclaimed,
laugHMngly: "Somebody
iatch that chicken." Harvey's crimo
vas the slaying of Hugh Price, also
colored, at Rockingham last summer,
doth the deceased and his murders
vere from Roanoke, Virginia.
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