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EVENING liDaEBPHILADBLPHTA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1916.
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RISE PROMISED
UTWINING'S REPORT
ON TRANSIT PROJECT
Public "Will Bo
Says
S' .t C3..v.m.!onr1 " nt
and
Director's Statement Is
Encouraging
55ff IN PRINTER'S HANDS
Ei.ii Director Twlnlng's trnnslt report
S?lind of tho printer after nearly
-wkt' delay, ppeculatlon lit ngaln
W.5: !.. ncalhln rtinno-pn which he
'"-.k from his original su&uastlong
ft result of tho clty-wldo uprising
MJhrt Uio curtailment of tho Taylor
"ft The admission from uircowr xwin
ft ii the pcoplo would bo given what
KO..in?fi,i has riven rlso to tho
J& that tho demand of tho people that
ramaa street subway bo constructed
Hi Spruce street and abovo Erie tivo-
"JButho Transit Director would dls
t2 mi raeclflo details of his complete ro-
Lj tit stated frankly mat me pian sun
ma at the conference In tho Mayor's
JStirt weeks ago was a moro fragment.
lUitor Smith cavo further support to
Jramor that tho comploto report would
-y, numerous concessions over the
JSLily announced plans. Ho said: "I
R ... a.a ntin will bn nirree.iblv
"jSprSed when Director Twlnlng's report
We Public-" . . . ,. .
irM contract .. ......... ....--..
UprtntlnK Company ty Director Twln
Stamedlately after tho conference with
w 1. ....(nntnv nflnrnnnn. Thn rnn.
f'T?.- - th .Intlvnrv nf thn flrnt
Silrnment of the pamphlets In four days.
P-8 .- u ltitni1 tina riftf ltnnn rift.
ItenuraDer w ui-
;n completo report will probably bo
.. ...mii. Vi first of next week. It
fistlmated that It will tako almost a
.x for the printers to complete tho
aanhhts. Tho report, Director Twining
Sicontalns about ISO typewritten pagci
vu about 300 words to a page. In ad
!'.,.. ikm nro numerous draw Intra and
ir dutches.
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BRYAN OUT uu wilsuxv;
ff WILL OPPOSE CLARK
former Secretary of State Will Work
Jcr President's Renomination
fUJJCOIiN, Neb. March 22. William
JLBrran fcnmo out openly today for tho
lamination of President Wilson. Ho
H there would bo no other candldato
hi the St. Louis convention.
hka . Hnmllilntn tt rift Intro tn.n r.1firiA
'1 Hill U UMiuiuuiu w .-.,.,, .- ... .-r,
5 thit convention," said Mr. Bryan, "but
iLnm frlontls of Woodrow Wilson can
mrdilm better than myself let them send
.m a1ca tn thn rnnvpntlnn.
Buna vtiw v.uw w ... .......
i',1t Woodrow Wilson owes mo anything
M MJ moro man paiu it vuvn. uy uiv
tH himself to tho nation as President In
itad of Itooso elk Friends of Champ
dirk will find that I could bo countod
iplnst him. My purposo In Baltlmoro
ni that I would not do anything that
mid mako mo a party to turning tho
fcmocratlc party over to Wall Street I
ktlleva that by repudiating Wall Street wo
and the Democratic party and made
K&lble a victory In 1012."
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5 COLE YOUNGKlt DEAD
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Former Member of James Boys' Gang
Converted in 1913
Converted in
iiIEE'3 SUMMIT, Mo., March 22. Colo
loaistr, famous outlaw of border days,
ritlof late years a dovout church at
tendant and ncacoful citizen, died nt hla
tons hero last night after a lingering ill
leu. He was 72 years old and unmar-
ta.
4 Cole Younger was ono of the last of
m members of tho notorious robber nanus
W Infested western Missouri during and
tier the Civil War. Ho was a member
tf the Quantrcll band of guerrillas and
tits his two brothers took part with tho
,Vimes boys" In bank and train robberies
B Missouri and neighboring States that
letted tha lnntnra mnrn than 5100.000.
f la August, 1913, Younger was converted
o reujion at a revival meeting ana De
ooe an actlvo church worker.
Poiladelphian Buys Chester Realty
iCHESTEIl. P.a.. Mnrrh 25 Vlvn moro
Virket street store properties havo been
nil here, making a total of 18 on Ches-t,-fl
principal business street to chango
Mds in less than two months. Tho prop
erties Just sold wprn nwnprt hv thn en.
LU1 of M. M. Howe and were purchased
7 wwa Schwartz, of Philadelphia. The
K& paid was 70,000.
fAlIeged Drug Peddler Arrested
mwly street, waB arrested last night In
-iaurani ai om ana Christian streets
"the charga of peddling drugs. Tho nr
t was made by Federal Agents Oiler
ad McDovltt. Mike Markettl. a com.
gn of Corllla. was arrested on bus-
i' Page Entertains Lansings
IPlVPTlimc.'n xt r w n
1S1 i?" e spent m0Bt of yesterday on
m! it ' "Ka aa usual, nis opponent
?. Donald Itoss. Last evening the
tfury and Mrs. Lansing, together with
il-uujru, anas Louisa uoya, Blr. and
( Robert Hunter, of Norton, and
r? were the guests of Halph W. Page,
" w the Ambassador to England, at a
t t the Plnehurst Country Club.
Mk 60th Wedding Anniversary
,dldren and m-nnAtilMMn anAA
Sji'"? weddlng anniversary dinner of
S-...Mri- Jos8Ph O. Bennet at their
'sHV Uln 68t" B'et, last night
hiwTr w" ,a ,0 years oja, mar
Wgj'Ui, Bennet In Chester County,
Wo are experienced and
quipped to do every pos
-Sole variety of laundry
Work, and for each wo hare
a separate method that
Produces the best results, at
.the life of your properties.
Neptune Laundry
1501 COLUMBIA AVE
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DRUGGED, KIDNAPPED
ON TRAIN, SAYS WOMAN
Mrs. Dressier Declares She Fell
Into Hands of "White
Slavers"
SELINSaROVE, Pa., March 22 That
ehe was drugged Into n semiconscious
state while on a train from Northumber
land last Christmas ove, on tho way to
her parents' home, nt Liverpool, 20 miles
south of Sellnsgrove, kidnapped and taken
to Canada by a "whlto slavo" agent, Is
tho story told by Mrs. John Dressier, 24
years old.
Mrs. Dressier was married at North
umberland four years ago and lived on
Duko Btreot In n. property owned by
Jnmcs Lloyd. So far ns was known tho
coupto wero very happy. A few days
beforo Christmas sho bndo her husband,
who Is employed nt tho Keystone Forgo
Works, good'by nnd started for the homo
of her parents. Sho never arrived thcro,
and tho husband exhausted his moans In
a futile nttempt to find hor.
Today ho received a telcgrnm from tho
Y. W. C. A., at Jackson, Mich, telling
him that his wife was In their care, nnd
repeating tho story she told of her
strango adventures during tho last threo
months.
While on the train nt Sunbury sho made
tho acquaintance of nn elderly woman,
who, sho declares, offered her candy which
proved to bo drugged. Sho says sho was
compelled by her captors to lead an Im
moral life.
CITY BABIES HEALTHIEST
Death Rato in Country Higher Than
in Towns
Country-born babies havo a grentcr mor
tality than those born In. tho city nnd tho
baby death rato In Dolawaro County Is
higher than that of Philadelphia, accord
ing to Miss Nova Deardorff, assistant di
rector of tho Burcnu of Municipal He
search, a speaker at Swarthmoro's celebra
tion of "National Baby Week "
Tho 39th Ward returns tho largest num
ber of births nnd also stands highest In
baby-saving rnte, tho death rato being
70 In 1000, as compared with 120 In 1000
for tho city nt largo. Miss Deardorff
gavo an Interesting nccount of tho arith
metic of municipal baby saving. Tho
10th child born hns about half the chnnco
to survlvo that tho first has, nnd tho
averago woman could not havo moro than
sevon or eight children without impairing
tho health of any other children sho might
havo later.
"Tho pickaninny is back of our high In
fant death rato In Philadelphia." tha
speakor said. "Wo aro 30 points behind
Now York, and tho negro babies, with
tholr big death rnto, aro responsible for
about 10 of theso points."
FIRE IN HARRISON BUILDING
Stock of McCado Upholstery Estab
lishment Damaged
Flro In tho heart of tho wholesale dis
trict, about 100 foot away from a flro
house, threatened to destroy tho C. C.
Hnrrlson Building, 10th nnd Filbert
streets, at 2 o'clock this morning. Tho
causo of tho blazo Is not known.
It was discovered by tho janitor on the
flth floor of tho building who telephoned
tho engine house, which Is on 10th street
below Fllbcit. Through tho strenuous ef
forts of tho firemen tho flnmcs did not
spread to tho other floors Tho flro dam
aged fixtures and stock of tho John Mc
Cado wholesale upholstery establishment
on tho fifth story. Tho total loss
amounted to about $1000.
Magistrate Costcllo Takes Office
Magistrate Atkinson Costollo, appointed
last week by Governor Brumbaugh to
succeed David S. Scott, In Court No. 15,
conducts his flrst hearings this morning
at tho East GIrard avenuo police station.
Lieutenant William Saucr, on behalf of
tho police of tho district, presented Mng
tstrato Costcllo with American Beauty
roses. Before his appointment, Mr. Cos
tcllo was a clerk In tho Sheriff's offlco.
Magistrate Scott resigned to assumo tho
offlco of County Commissioner, to which
he was elected In November.
$375,000 Mortgago Recorded
Further evldonco of tho Increase In tho
supply of trust funds available for mort
gago Investment, experts say. Is furnished
by a loan of $375,000 just taken by the
Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on
Lives nnd Granting Annuities on the build
ing, 925-27 Market street, owned by Max
Bern-teln. This Is the latest of several
largo loans recently placed on Market
street property, in most cases to replace
old mortgages.
Trenton Man Weds Miss Bobst
Miss Mildred Leah Bobst, daughter of
tho nev. I, Walton Bobst, 3845 North
16th street, and Arthur Carman Biles, of
Trenton, wero married last night In the
Lutheran Church of tha Reformation,
Carlisle and Ontario streets. Tho Iter.
Mr. Bobst, who is pastor of this church,
performed tho ceremony.
Talking Machine Co.
ERVICE
Is Absolutely Free at
OUR FOUR STORES
Broad Above Walnut S2d & Chestnut
Main Store 4124 Lancaster Ave.
Opp. Un ion League Broad & Columbia Ave.
All conveniently located and all four
Exclusively Victor Stores.
The three branches are open evenings.
Our New Special Auto ia an added feature
of our Service, and like our Servico it h exi
elusive there is no other like it.
Talking Machine Co.
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20,000 HOMELESS IN
FIRE-SWEPT TOWN
Thirty Blocks Destroyed in
Paris, Tex. Loss May
Be $3,000,000
PAIIIS, Ter March 22. Nearly the
entire residential and business districts
of Paris wero wiped out by flames, which
today left a funnel-shaped wake of de
struction from 2 to 10 blocks across the
city. Tho loss Is estimated nt from
$2,000,000 to $3,000,000. Work of reliev
ing tho suffering of tho homeless and
destltuto started today.
Fully one-half of tho population of
20,000 Is shelterless. Urgent appeals for
grocerlos nnd money are going out to
neighboring cities. So far as known thcro
wero no casualties.
Starting In tho warehouse of the Lang
Transportation Company, tho fire, fanned
by a high wind, quickly sprend to tho
Paris cotton compress, thenco making a
clean sweep of tho southern part of tho
city, destroying moro than thirty blooks
of residences and business buildings In nn
nrca a mile square
Soon after tho tiro stnrted, tho plant
of tho Texas I'ower nnd Light Company,
supplying power for tho waterworks sys
tem, burned, putting tho water service
out of commission Destmotlon of tho
light plant nlso crippled tho telephono ex
changes. Tho central fire station was
burned, with most of Its equipment.
avi.u ...w.u (U IWb .. .. HUUU1 nktJIU,
drug Btore, wholesale grocery or hotel left
in i-uriH. umy ik iov raimi groceries ro
main. Tho only restaurants aro two rail
road eating houses
One Dead, $1,000,000 Loss In Flro
COOPnjl HILL, Tcnn, March 22 Ono
man was killed and more thnn $1,000,000
tlamnge was done when tho two main
building? of the Carcollto Company,
owned by tho Tennessee Copper Company,
wero destroyed by flro today. Assistant
Superintendent Qcorgo Strohl was killed
by tho explosion of a chemical tank.
HONOR RAILROAD'S EX-SLAVE
Taylor Parkman's Servico Dates
From 1858
BIRMINGHAM, Ala , March 22. Head
Ing tho list of 146 omployos on tho Bir
mingham and Mobtlo divisions of tho
Southern Hallway, who havo boon In tho
nerjvlco moro than 25 years nnd who havo
received medals for loyalty, tho presenta
tion being mado personally by President
Fairfax Harrison, was Taylor Parkman,
negro hammerman In tho shop nt Sclma.
His Fcrvlces dates from 1858, when as n
slave ho was owned by the Alabama and
Tcnnesseo Itlvcr Railroad Company, which
Is now a part of tho Southern's Mobllo
division.
Medals woro presented to employes of
all ranks, among them bolng a general
freight agentnn assistant general freight
agont. a genoral superintendent, two divis
ion superintendents and two assistant
division counsels.
BLIND WOMAN DIES OF BURNS
Clothing Caught Firo at Range Suf
fered Thirty-six Hours
Mrs. Sarah Sabroff, a blind woman
whoso clothing caught flro while sho was
sitting nenr a kitchen rango nt her home,
524 McKenn street, died nt tho Mt. Slnal
Hospital, nftcr suffering 36 hours whllo
physicians tried to savo her life.
A lighted coal which felt from tho stove
fired her clothing. Tho woman, who was
55 years old, ran screaming out to the
porch of hor homo whero her 0 -year-old
granddaughter was playing. The girl
called for help through the Electrical
Bureau.
Sixtieth Street Association Elects
At a meeting last night of tho South
60th Street Improvement Association tho
following officers were elected: Presi
dent, Georgo Patchol; vlco president, W.
O. Dobson; secretary. William M. Carty;
recording secretary. H. G. Heebner, and
treasurer, William M. Craig.
Eddys tono Men Demand Houses
Demand for houses In Darby, ColIIng
dalo nnd Colwyn Increases, for new em
ployes are continually arriving at the big
industrial plants In Hddystone, All houses
In tho towns nearer to Eddystono have
been rontcd.
Spring Suits $Of
To Measure Y- v
BRADBURN & NIGRG
TaoJors to PartScular Mem
Cor. 13th & Sansom
Hulls 833 to ISO
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MISS JULIA S. HURLBUT
MISS JULIA S. HURLBUT
ON SUFFRAGE MISSION
Goes to Ocean City to Form Branch
of Lcaguo
ATLANTIC CITY, March 22 Miss
Julia S Hurlbut, of Morrlstown, Stato
vlco chalrnmn of tho Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage In New Jersey, wont
to Ocean City today to address a meet.
Ing of prominent women In tho City Hnll
thoro ond form nn Ocean City branch of
tho Votes for-Women Lcngue.
Miss Hurlburt was flrst vlco phestdont
of tho Woman's Political Union of New
Jorsey. Sho has taken nn nctlvo part In
tho establishment of an organisation cov
ering nil four counties of tho 2d Con
gressional District.
GIRLS AID HOSPITAL FUND
Total
Collected Now ?31,298 Seek
$160,000
Scores of protty girls spread through
tho city today to get contributions from
business men for tho Osteopathic Hospital.
Tho late Mayor Reyburn's old residence at
10th and Spring Garden streets, Is to be
transformed Into a modern, fully equipped
hospital with n fund of $150,000, which
Is now being raised.
Yesterday's contributions brought tho
grand total to $31,298. The women's
tenms, 16 In number, composed of flvo
members each, did good work, and tho
girls' teams are trying to beat heir record
today. Tho usual luncheon will be held
today on the Adelphla roof.
Two Darby Men Old Voters
Charles King. Darby's oldest business
man, has voted for 14 Presidents ando ex
pects to voto for another. E. D. Slplcr. a
harnessmalccr. Is a close second, for ho has
voted for 13 Chief Magistrates. Both have
been excelled In this honor by William
McEwon, of Lansdowne, who has cast his
ballot for IB Presidents.
SS.gSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
tTrl( or coll tor our nu
and interesting BooUltt
" Looking into Your Oum
A Series of
Eye Talks
No.
OS
Our Next Talk Wed.. April 0
By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr.
P"r HEUR am two din-
K-i tlnctlv different yet
equally Important
service to ha rendered
wheneer glasses are
a necessary to correct
defecthe vision.
Tho first Is to find
out their precise nk'ds
In the way of optical nsslstarco
The second Is tho supplying of
the necessary elassss In the
shape that will bo most efficient
and satisfactory. t, ,
The first demands a combined
medical and optical knowledge.
Tho second must add a prod
clency In mechanical skill and
experience with tho materials of
which lenses, mountings, etc.,
'are mads. ...
Tho flrst la the work of the
Oculist tha second of the Opti
cian. When your eyes need ntten.
tlon be sure of getting THOR
OUGH RELIEF by golna to an
Oculist for an examination
Thon. If glasses are necessary,
take hla prescription to an
Optician who la equally expert
In hla line.
Prescription Opticians
6, 8 & 10 South 15th St
Wo DO NOT Examine Ev
This Talk' from a copy
right series; all rights ro-served."
III Dalsimer Displays Footwear Fashions First
a,Crf.yniVKrdPAllo'n'1 feH, F..h.on.d in Ivory. Pe.,1 and
&f?SS?Sll28l wWKKL.' n TASl pumps for early spring
III v $6.50 Vsssssfti f"a Hi possess that same Cin-
f !V whit. Lina H VvfeW derella simplicity, chic
Hill i Sk, i$4.50 TPPrBefcAvXjisaffl charm and subtle some
i Ot'O, Z-''fff dressed woman of to-day.
lllll II I X bv. Td-tv X ,,-, jsSEtttt m A ill Hill
Oi srtrcTsprtaB Shoes and Hosiery
11 "a $3,50 to $8.50 1204-06-08 Market St, B
.mm rnn
secrecy m ram
SUIT FOR A DIVORCE
Even Intimate Friends cf Fam
ily in Dark as to Causo
for Proceedings
William B. Kugler, who holds a lnrgo
Interest In Kugler's ttcstnurnnt nnd Is
president of V. Clad & Sons, Ino, mnnu
facturers of cooking apparatus, at lflth
and Callowltlll streets, haf started an
nctlon In divorce ncnlnst lili wife, Mattlc
I). Kugler. Although tho proceedings Wero
Instituted several days ago, tho efforts to
keep them a secret were so successful that
even the Intlmnto friends of tho family
did not learn of tholr disagreement until
Inst night.
Tho grounds on whtch Mr. Kugler baies
hte action havo not been mado public,
John R. K. Scott, Mrs. Kuglor'a attornoy,
hns taken a rulo on Mr. Kugler to file n
bill of particulars which, It Is expected,
will disclose tho details of tha charges
against her.
Mrs Kugler, when nsked about the pro
ceedlngs, replied, "It Isn't sol" Thon sho
added, "l'o nothing nt all to say."
Mr. Kugler, nt his offices In tho balcony
of tho restaurant, declined to bo neon.
Flotohcr W Stltcs, who la Mr. Kugler's
attorney, refused to dlscuvi tho enso other
than to sny that It probably would bo
heard before n master.
"Thcro aro n couple of children nnd
It wouldn't bo right to talk about It," ho
entd
Mrs. Kugler lives at tho Wood-Norton
Apartments, Wnyno and Johnson streets,
Ocrmnntown Before her mnrrlngo, about
10 years ago, sho was Miss McClny, of
Olney, a protty nnd popular young woman
Mr. Kugler's father, the Into Clarcnco II
Kugler, founded tho rcstnutnnt that bears
tho family name.
Not Amenable to Compensation Law
The status of Independent contractors,
under tho workmen's compensation law,
wan fixed today. In a decision of tho
Workmen's Compensation Hoard, an
nounced by Chalrmnn Mnckoy, In tho
coso of Harry W. Hagan, a painter, of
1223 Mascher street, which was heard
boforo Iteferoo W D Scott. Hagan,
omploycd by Mort Stanley, a steeplejack,
of 1520 Enst Montgomery avenuo, broko
his hip In falling from a 40-foot crnno
of Bement-Mlles Works, at 19th street
and Hunting Parle avenue, NIcotown,
January 26 His suit against tho com
pany was not allowed on tho grounds
that tho contractor was "engaged In In
dependent business."
J, E. Caldwell & Co.
Jewels, Goldwarc, Silverware
qoz Chestnut Street
Stationer?
(18 nce)
This $25 Buffalo Bag
$15.00
Genuine Oriental Buffalo ; brown or
black ; handsowed ; leather lined
r.
No. 50 Ladles' Easel, $10
Parisian Ivory Fittings
No. 105 Men's Easel, $10
Fittings of Ebony
5m21
MACCABEANS NOT TO ENLIST
Organization Formed for Military
Training Only, Says J. D. Lit
Tho Mnccabeans, now being organized
In a military body, do not composo a
"Jowlsh regiment" for Immediate enlist
ment, nccordlng to Jacob D. Lit, ono of
j tho originators of tho movement, who ex
plained Its purposo today.
'Tho formation Is for preparedness,"
Mr. Lit said. "It grew out of tho In
quiries of large numbers of Jowlsh young
men wishing military training." Mr. Lit,
Isadora Stern and Louis Qerson, who have
been Instrumental In forming tho Mnc
cabeans, aro nnxlous to rccclvo tho nppll
cations of nblo-bodlcd men who dcslro
training for preparedness. A. J. Droxol
Ulddla hns offered his help. After train
ing modeled after that given nt Plalts
burg, the recruits will form regiments
suitable to their nblllty.
Miss Mildred Lnno in Suffrage Ranks
MIbs Mildred Lnno, daughtor of A. It.
Lane, of Chestnut Hill, hns Joined Miss
Anno Martin's women lobbyists and Is
working with tho Congressional Union
for tho national suffrago amendment
Miss Lnno probably will go west, Join
ing tho organizers In tho enfranchised
torrltory, perfecting tho organization of
tho women voters In tho freo States.
Distinctive Ideas
Men's
Furnish in gts 9
mf. m i
fi
ONLY
oNn sTonn
1018 Chestnut St.
HEATING
HOT WATER
VAPOR
STEAM
M.J.MARGULIES&CO.
125 So. 5th
PHILADELPHIA
Doth rhones
to&iC
tfy
For the Moment
you can buy
Iras Bag
With Easel to Match
for $25.00
the regular price
of bag alone
You can stand the easel
on your bureau in the
hotel and you can tuck it
in the bag when en route
fflJ , 1028
r Chestnut St.
Philadelphia
At $15
$18, $20, $25
Perry's
have more beautiful
Fabrics
More varied
Assortments
Brighter colors
More Models
Better Tailoring
Finer Touches
of
Perry Style
them over beforo distin
guished a stock of Perry
clothes at these Popular
Prices!
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J Pk mi1
.ijHttr
Perry's
"KIMONO-SLEEVE" MODEi
ron sriUNQ
An Improved Vtrry model.
High, narrow shoulders: wide
back and skirt i deep, comfort
able armholes; soft-roll lapels,
slashed side pockets or patch
pockets. A coat ot comfort,
crace and style.
C The above is our
studied pronouncement
on this season's Spring
Suits and Spring Over
coats at $15, $18, $20,
$25. The fabrics are
woven of the finest
fleeces the big buying
power of Perry's can
command! The colors"
constant as the Sun
in his course vie with
"eastern skies at day
break strewn with
fancied roses."
C; Taken all in all, its a
Spring--at Perry's
not of Penury, but of
Plenty !v
PERRY & CO.
16th & Chatufc SU.
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