r 1" ; J 'irVr t h'S EVENING PUBLIC IiBDGBR-PHlLAtELPHrA, 'falJR&DAY, MAY 8 1919 .:ix V f MANBOILS SHELL; DIES IN HOSPITAL 8& H ,sw ".i. if.' 1", or'mer "PERSHING'S OWN BAND" MEN HERE; ALL SERVED AT FRONT First Performance, at Noon Today, Followed by Afternoon and' iSight Programs to Boost Loan 13 Policeman-Soldier's Curiosity Over War Relic Causes Fntal Explosion ? SISTER BURNED AND CUT A former soldior-policcmnii l drail and hi sister srriousb iiijuml. M- W ffyowIng the Pxplolun ot n l'midi "So -:4VV"'jr-fiVP," which (ho man iiHrmplrtl C' Jto boll In the Utclirn of hW homo lnt m i -1.1.1 Ulftui The dead man is: Harry . Itobbini. thirl v jrar "Id, ,"- of 2107 North Twenty-eiRhtli street. The injured : Marie Kobblni. seventeen rear old. burns, lneeratioti"! and shock. Bobbins died in the Vtnun' Home opathic Hospital this tnornlnc from n fractured sUill. internal in'urics. burns and shrapnel wound of the abdomen. His ulster is in the same institution. ttobbin. who i a former policeman, was recently discharged fiom mllttnrr police dutv nt Camp Meade lie had received the shell frnni n friend who went to JFrntico. After mahinc several nttempto to render the shell liarimesV he decided last niRht to extract the bullets liv a bolliuc process lie pulled awav por tions of the shell after unrreninK the brass cap, and shorll afler s oVIork placed the shell in n fnikrttli' on tlie KS stove. After it hail hern -r..li"j; short time he rrmninl it and bcKnn to pick out some of the shrapnel, when it exploded The Hare struck his sister full in the fnce. and she collapsed. Bobbins ai hurled through the itcben doorwnj and into the vard. The explosion threw his mother. Mrs. Hen rietta Bobbins, who was upstairs, to the floor, rocked the neighborhood and ihat tererl the windows of the house and . parts of the walls in the kltihen. T1 The noie iittrniled hundreds of pei sons to the scene and a rfol rail brought police details from the Thirt hrsr and Twenty second districts. The onl thmc the police could do was to send Kobbins and his sister to the hospital. C. A. C. SENDS TRAIN HERE Will Give Demonstrations for Victory ' Losn on Saturday A unique Victory Loan "stunt" will be given on Saturday, when the ront artillery corps of the aimv will brine its special Victory Loan Train No. I to Philadelphia anil demonstrate throughout the day the laiious ni'tivi ties of the corps. The train has been touring the east ern half of the country since April 1-. when it left Fortress Monroe, its head quarters. It is under command of Lieu tenant Colonel Sturgis and has a per sonncl of more than 100 officers and men, all o whom are nicisens men and who will wear complete overseas equip ment during the demonstration. Th" , personnel includes an adjutant, supply j. officers and medicul corps and n band of thirty pieces. A feature of the demonstration will be a parade througn the business see Hon of the city. In the exhibition will be the operntion of eight-inch howitzers and smaller guns, searchlights, power plant, nutomobile repair shop un.l rc connaisance car. equipped with ladio nnnaratu. An appeal will be made tn jroung men to enlist in the corps, where1 they will be enabled to obtain splendid technical training, which will be of real value to them in after life. They will be offered by the government what is virtually a college course. No Serious Fire on Liner Adriatic New York, May S The liner Adri atic docked in Liverpool yesterday, according to n cablegram received nt the TVhite Star Company's office here. Of ficials of the company said this message made no mention ot anv fire like that Teported from London. They expressed opinion any such incident must have been a minor one. "I'erslnng's Own Rand." composed of men picked from all the bands of the American forces overseas, nien who fought, carried jimmiinllion and look inre of the wounded, as welt ns play ing, gives three loncerls in this eit today for the Victory Loan. The first performance from noon to 1 o'clock is nt the Victory statue. South I'enn square. The second will be siion nt the Stetson nthlrtlc Held, from "i to ti o'clock. The third will be at i'iftv second and Chestnut streets, from S to 0:,10 o'clock this evening Captain Louis II Tisher. lender of the band, and the 10'J tneinbets here weie selected from ccrv American di vision abroad, afler stiff competitive exnniinntions. I'.ipi-.v man In the organisation. Cnp tnin Fisher nsseits. saw active front line enico. lighting, enrrjing nmiuuni lion, tiansporting the wounded, and burying the dead. Professional Musicians Their active sen ire nt the ftonl ns prior to the formation of "I'crshing's Own Hand.'" and while thev were eltll altached to regimental bands. All Hie members of the nrgnnialion weic pro fessional musicians hcfoie .imnmc the hi my. foil r of the members nie I'liilnilel phinns Sergeant Charles .1 Mi ('no nell was m n Ihenlie orcbcstin here, .lacoli T'hl. Iirst rhiss musician, led n local hotel iirchestin . Corpotn! Krancrso di I'nlis lived here while not uu tour with a which known oicheslia. and Sergeant 1'dwnnl l'07clln resided here When the ni-mistiie was signed. Cap tain Kishcr nt. (Jeneral Pershing con ceived the idea of assembling the finest possible band from ull the bands of the American forces. Itandmnstci- were ordered to Paris, where AValter Dam rosch examined them. Captain Fisher was selected to lend the new organiza tion Then the five best men from each regimenliil band was se'ut tn riitision hr.idquarteis for evnniinntion. From this winnowing process the five best lnusj uaons in I'lieli division were sent to Paris where the final selections were made When the band personnel was com pleted, t'eiieral Tersliirg ordered il to plnv nt nil tin- liillinrl ceremonials held in honor of hroie officers, and men. "Pershing's Own." lis it was Npeedily dubbed, played before the 1'rince of Wales. Field Marshal Ililig. the British (onimnnder, and Albert, King of the lielgiaus. Captain Fisher exploded a belief that the army bandsmen are held safely at the icar while their fighting comrades nrc attacking enem lines or crouching in heavily shelled trendies. The captain said the instruments ot the bandsmen aie left behind when an action begins I and the phi.ver musicians perform n va ricfy ot tasks at the front, even pltcliing j Into (he light with title and hand grcn aile. 1 ' Pershing Is Praised The band lender said he wnuted to icoircct an impression he learned was! prevntcnl in tunny places regarding den lernl Pershing. ' "I hnve found in several localities." said Captain Fisher, "that 11 wrong 'impression exists about (leuernl Per ishing I nhn have heard some criti cisms. Hut the large number of Amcr lean casualties had to be. lie com 'manded (he greatest army in the world, and when he comes back ever.vthing will be straightened out nnd the people will understand (he big work which Pershing did." MANDIES BYP0IS0N WHILE UNDER ARREST Chauffeur, Arrested With Little j Girl. Took Deadly Tablots I on Way to Station , l.eslet I rarv. Spring t'niden stieet I near Twentv first died in the Prcsb.v lerinn Hospital cirh today from poison, he swnllowcd when ntrested on n charge! made bj n five vear old girl. He wasl tweulj eight jenrs old. j t.nrr was arrested on 11 vacant lot nl Thirtieth street mill Powi'lton nc- 1 line In Patiolnuin Mixuer. of the Thir- I t -ninth sticel nnd Lancaster ineuuei st:it ion I The police believe Lenry look poison ' (ablets while he and the little gill were 1 being taken I" the stntion bouse. Aftonj , he reni lied there. Lenry told the police! , he had poisoned himself Patrolman Miner was i-ale, tn the lot hv two young men The jsald they had seen l.enr. nicosl Hie little girl near her home, whiih is in the neigh borhood of Twentv -first and Spring ("ardrn streets lie offered her candy 1 nnd then walked with her through Fair mount Park. Tin- young men followed until they met "ijmirr. 1 Lean had been employed as a chauf feur and foimirly lived in Brooklyn. Stone to Boost Loan at Hog Island Fred Stone will visit ling Islam! to morrow afternoon to help boost the Victory loan. He will do his cowboy nnd roping acts and will sing 11 Chinese 1 cmvhnv snnpv Air. Stone will he im. ! compnnied by the Sunshine ('iris, from ,iacK o i.anieru. wno win go tnrough their signal corps drill. CITY SOON TO GREET "LIBERT! DIVISION" Wearers of "Lorraine Cross," Many From Ponna., Move Into Embarkation Aroa DUE TO SAIL IN JUNE In n month or so the silver Lorrnlne Cross, on the shoulders of sun -burned doughboys, will be ns familiar a sight In the city streets as the red keystone. The Seventy-ninth Division is min ing home close on the heels of the Twenty-eighth. The War Department lias just announced that this second division of fighting 1'ennsylvaninns is moving into its embnrkntion area, and is scheduled to begin the journey home some time in .Tune, Philadelphia is bound to greet the Seventy-ninth ns heartily us It plans to welcome the Twenty-eighth. Ponn sy Iranians make up n Inrgn proportion of the Seventy-ninth's personnel, espe cially among the officers, and there aie mnuv Phihidelnhinns In both enlisted and coinmissloned'rnnks. The majority of Ihe officers ciiine from Pennsylvania; Hie men were drawn from eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland and the Dis Irict of Columbia. The Seventy -ninth's war iccord is not quite so lengthy as the Tvvcnly eighth's, but il is no less glorious. The boys of the Seventy-ninth, popularly known as the "Liberty Division." bore their insigniimi of the Lorraine Cross bravely into some of the worst of the fighting, from Montfaucon and the Mcuse-Argonne drive until the signing of ihe armistice. " The division was organized August 'J.-.. 1017. at Camp Meade, Md., nnd undeivvent intensive training until tlctnber -.", when large groups of the men weie transferred to southern divi sions and to special units throughout (he 1'nlted Strifes. This trnnsfrr of men continued until June, 1018, nnd during this period, out of 80,000 men trained, all but L'8,000 were transferred to other units. To fill up thn division again Increments were added froln New York, llhode Island, Ohio nnd West Virginia, The division's overseas movement be gan lit duly. 1018. Most of thn men embarked at llobokeu and landed in France at Brest, One unit, the 1'iitli Field Artillery, embarked here In Philadelphia and proceeded to Knglnnil, (hence removing to a training nren In Frauce. This artillery contingent did not icjoln the division until after the armistice was signed. Date Ship In Crash Boston. May 8. The Iliitlsh steam ship Iperia, from Ussornh nnd Bombay for New York, with a cargo of dates nlued at more than $1,000,000, vvns seriously damaged In a collision wilh the Norwegian shin Svalcn off the Azores, according to information re ceived by insurnncc underwriters here yclserdny. EARLY AMERICAN ART TALK Edward Riddle to Be "Gallery" Speaker at Academy Kdvvard Blddlo, 1111 authority on early American art, will give a gallery tnlk nt' the Academy of (he Fine Arts this nftcrnoon. Mr. Kiddle's subject will be the por traits of Colonial celebrities which nrc pnrl ot the famous National "Portrait ('allrry owned by the Academy, The speaker will tell many interesting stor ies of the making ot the pictures ejn Ihe vtnlls and the nrllsts who painted (hem. PENROSE OFF TO CAUCUS Washington Duties Will Not Inter, fere With Reform Fight, He Says Scnntor Penrose will go to Washing ton today to make arrangements; for the Itepublicnn caucus preliminary to the special session of Congress. He said his duties in Washington will not For Country and Sea Shore Homes Light Weight Blankets Comforts Bed Spreads and Gran or Khaki Camp Blankets Wc arc licadquiutcrs for these specially selected, extra hoft, fluffy necessities. No summer homo is complete without them and you wilj greatly appreciate their superior i-uulity npl comfort. Camping Parties will expcrieiico the utmost satisfaction with our. warm, dur able Camp Blankets. Itemember the cool nights that, will surely si'ome, and secure an adequate sup ply of these Faultless protectors in time. Dougherty's Faultless Bedding Hair Mattresses Box Springs Bedsteads 1632 Chestnut Street T.r ', Tv y F Interfere with Ills' plans to obtain for Philadelphia the reform legislation which is nyw in committees ot the House nfter having passed the Senate. Senator Penrose expects to return hero on Friday night for conferences with his Philadelphia lieutenants 'on Saturday. Ho will go back to Harris hurg Sunday nftcrnoon, ho said, nnd will remain until Tuesday. MAKE 15,000 PENNIES DAILY Output of Mint Here Boosted by Added Working Hours Output of pennies ot the Philadelphia mint has been incrensed from S000 to 15,000 doily to meet he increased dc mnnd for one-cent pieces with the com ing into effect of new war tnxes "Sluy 1, necessitating n more general use of pennies in making change. Taxes on the products of sodn foun tains partrcularl:'bavc.ibqotcd the M' mnnd for peunles, which nro' being ship ped out. to banks ,in large iiuau'.ltlc''. It w'lll not be necessnry to enlnrfeo the working force nl the mint here "to In crease the penny output, according to Director Adam .Tojcc, who said that the demand has been met by adding four hours to the working day of the present force. m THE WHITE ff FOR WOOD -METAL0R PLASTER he n scores or , ThomsonWcwd Finishing Cb. ' S29 N.Thir d St. V i : mi &; jfj- 5a" mr.. v -31 S5 SSf mt- cmffifiieti Restaurants Temptingly Delicious BREAKFAST The morning lepast must bo more than "just food." It mus' be cooked in a wa to tempt the morninc appetite and pleasinK to the palate. This way of perv -InK food ts distinctively Thorn men's and you can Ket a most satisfying breakfast here for 3 little ae 50c nd not forgetllnit war He llKhtful 2M FLOOR dlnlne room for Luncheon or Dluutr. Delightful Music BONW1T TELLER. CCQ Hie3pcdafy5hop0riqinaUotib CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET iottkll 3w& vSPORIS CLOTHES Sports clothes tail ored expressly for Bonwit Teller & Co. and made from all-wool Jersey in heavy, medium or light weight, in styles suitable for all occasions in town or country. SUITS, 29.50 to 45.00 Coats, Capes and Jackets 19.50 to 37.50 Ww' MaWson & DeMair? 1215 Chestnut Street 1 j- ' S'-':J "-iT fv A One-Day Clearance! 486 Smart, New Hats Taken From Our Own Stocks and Priced $0.00 '2 $e.oo Former Prices Were Former Prices Were Up to $10.00 Up to $15.00 ' Scores and scores of individual hats will be oirered Friday at these drastic price revisions. Hats of every type are included feather, flower and fruit trim in various smart large and small shapes. "Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted: miih nn mi, iiiii mi nm mi mi- inn mimiiu minim minim 1111 1IIH JIIIBj g U PHILA'S GREATEST ECONOMY 8HOP FOR WOMEN 1 Advanced Showing of New SUMMER STYLES In Pumps Oxfords Boots nPHUS Royal footwear represents the best - styles and finest quality materials and workmanship shown In Philadelphia! Sold on the Second Floor with our many famous econ omies, wc can price them 52 or more under other shops. New Pumps & Oxfords l i vs. Ik w1 'V' it n W.we 9bl a ' a i ipa s 2mk This su P e r b model in either pumpn oxfords In Dark Brown Cordovan Calf. Ita beautl- fullv made with Mill Ury Heela. An excep tional value. 77t latt and most desirable ntw mod et in the long vamp slim effects. Phila'e leading $7 models at our price of 490 a'-k .SSSSSSmt MSemH: w1 .ssssssssbm 9 , JaaBBBraw at- iv c aaRaa i Patent Leather Oxfords The leading: Bench Mde oxford Model in rnna delphla. Not matched anywhere under $9. Price A model af ihar m lnr lint llcltv P a t m n ft Leather, bp Dull K i dwlth T-itU Heeli In either a pump or oxford. A mode' of vnusual merf. ju peroiy made. H iWaWml JmSSI jsn 9 " ROYAL SHOPS 1206-08-10 Chestnut Street ROYAL SHOPS Come Thurs., FrLorSat. 1520-1522 Market Street , jifi', t0E! j :1pi Ijllp;; ll'ipgil i AinHIBilii! ! -j i,w w...i wv.- : . 1, ijaHaaa Hju f . -t .1 V-' n , VtC 'J -' BP. m P IraaTal::'!,.!' L ... 1 H ' laaaaaaaaa laaBal ttm v k al ar". aTl T" I' .Ha. M m r HBa m aaaW a an VkJBaaaaaaa I t !'(' rS l'Tf -bbH b " A LbbW LH B Hi IbH HLB bbbbbB il Fr ti) TSiWnmttswssmUnitrt ifr1 &'y$ Msssmssms9w9tsssm It''! bB lull :Mmd- , ' s. . '-'r;,ii L it, I Al A Constructive, ? 1 mf not a Critical Spirit here SMm Some people think the chief function of a bank is to raise objections to its. customers' sug gestions. This Company devises ways to assist its clients. Commercial Trust Company Member Federal Reserve System City Hall Square, Broad and Fifteenth Streets IKl MM MlArt VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE QUOTA OF 9 TRADE DIVISIONS PASSED IN VICTORY LOAN DRIVE Director of the War Loan Organization Issues Victory Call to All Patriotic Citizens of This District The blue mark of victory has been painted over nine of the long red lines denoting quotas of trade divisions on the big chart of the Victory Liberty Loan Industrial Organization. This means that to dote but 13 per cent of the 144 trade divisions have gone over the top with only three working days left in the campaign. Group No. G, Frank P. Croft, chairman, holds the distinction of hav ing the largest number of divisions over the top so far wi.th four. Group's" IS, Nicholas P. Lloyd, chairman, and 2; Charles J. Webb, chairman, hava two divisions each over the top. The list of divisions which have reached their quotas follows: ClltOUI' - C I'otton Sninncr" and DfHlerB: Arthur W. Hood. Chair man. Subscription $200,000 ailOl'P 2 J Tnp. nindliic. Towel RWl I.art John II rite. I'lMlrmu.i 'JOO.OOO O)tori 1 II rigur Jobbers I'lpe Makers nml Cistirrtten, .Velnon I l'berbach, ChHlrmftn 120.000 GIllJUP (I O I'onferlloneni Jonenh (. Kurbaugh. ih.ilrmau Oiri.noo imtH'l' 0- l-llrener? II A I'oth Chairman . .. Ivj utio cnour (I O Itctall Iiuor Dealers: J. B. I.udwlK, Chairman $137,000 CROl'P 13 A Elevators. Convey Ine anil Holntlnc Machinery. Ed ward A. Oeakln. Chairman 242,001 GROUP IS C Machine Repair Hhop: J. S. McCord. Chairman.. ., 77.000 CIROUI' 17 E Multleraphera and HtennKraphera: MIph Reba l. AVoodliiKton. (halrmati. .. , 81,000 UIIOI'P 2(1- R Coi.lllili.alon Mer ihanta: W. Jf. Armstromr. Chair man N . .... 09,000 -SUMMONS TO VICTORY !: John H. Mason, director of the War Loan Organization in the 'Ihird rcderal Reserve District, issued the following call: "The people of Philadelphia, as well as the corporations, are abso lutely ignoring their bounden duty to sustain and support their Govern ment by subscribing to the Victory Liberty Loan. "Four years ago today they wore demanding the declaration of war against Germany for Uk dastardly act in sinking the Lusitania; Now that the war is ended and punishment has been meted out, in so far as such an act can be punished, they are idly standing by nnd refus ing to lend their money to pay for the glorious victory that has been won. les, and at the cost of millions of lives of the very flowdr "of- the manhood of France, Belgium, Italv, Great Britain and the United States! "It is up to the people of Philadelphia to answer in the next four days whether or not in the great test of true patriotism and honor they are willing to,record themselves as failures. ' "The time for talk is past; the time for action is now." The foljowlne subscriptions hae been re- Poilo'rP NO 1 Iron and Steel: Chairman, Howard Wood. Jr William Cramp Sons' Ship and Unslne IJullUInc Co $1, 00(1 Northern Iron Co 11)0,001 Morris Wheeler Co L'.VtlOII nobesonla Iron to fln.OUO l('heter i'teel CastlnK . 10,0110 1 .Vatlnnal Foundry and Machinery Co. 10,000 ' nrailie A Co aT.IO Ajar Mftal in . ..... ... luii.uuu UROl'P 2 Crrtto'i. Wool, Carpets. Chair man. narles j. ueon Jacob Hroilskv L'ni.n,nn & I.eierlllE Kranlijln d'Ol.er i Co Moitnfcv Hteet Co llamlli Kpnnln Co I.ouls Wolther Mfr. Co Alenander Brsklna Joseph Oreer John limmley & Sons Robert Clceland Sons. American .O'w00il -- cnnllnental Eiderdown Co.. OROUP 3 Automobiles and Auto Acces- eOneS, vjiniiiitnii, "'.. mvuiiuuBi,. $10, nno n.t, .too 12.1,000 12.000 12,000 no, ono 11.1.10 .10,000 no. son 1,1.000 111 HV 13.000 Vlrestone Tiro and Rubber Co $.10,1,10 Uomery-HchwarU Motor Car Co . . . 27,000 Autn Car Co , sno.000 n. V. Goodrich Rubber Co 44.ft.io risk Rubber Co . 20,7.10 Hesa.Hrlnht MfK, Co,..., 102.000 Haverford Cvcl Co m,000 Edw. O. )'udd ills, Co JSO.000 Sledman Dent ... 40,000 GROUP 4 Tobacco; Chairman, Charles .J -Elsenlohr. . . A. n. Cunningham 4 Co $.10,000 ailOUJ Hotels snd Restaurants) Frank P croft, Chairman. Amour Co , $20,000 GROUP 7 Flour and Grain; Chairman, T- 1 flraff. Charles Hay i ,. , $10,000 H. n, Irwin ......,, .,, n.i. nno I. a. Graft ,,.,...,..,..,,.,.,.,. 29.700 s .1 4 s i t 4 finnrp n mi cnn .,-.'.-' . fcjractora: Chairman, Joieph IV. r.ucas. J''"V0, , . .. ..$100,000 TAalta t Stein ... 12.000 Cineral Mfr. Co ... "T. isS Xna GROl-P 10 Publlhers. Paper. Prlnteia: $ rhalrman. Charles I". Jenkins, """-." ', Ketterllnus Uthosraphlo Mfr, Co..K$lo.obit 1 T.So "l1','1 ;,'.. " 20,ooi 4 .' '"'" '. """ ' - J D, dill? OM A. Hai-tuns Co., . , t , ,ijjo vm uiwur 11 uruBaand Chtmlcala: Chair. man, Jobenh w. T.ucbb. v N'Htinnal Amnu-nia Co c. ... stn nnn GROUP 1.. Uachln Tmim. T.itmmMl.s... !V rhatrmin. Nicholas P. Lloyd. j" "Tl l..,,m.n. .'M ' '.. l.A .. ..mu .,.,. ,,.. .,,.., ,,. It. II Ml inq. , y. nO.000 eo.M11 11.200 15,000 10,300 12.200 , 10,0011 2S.700 20,00(1 Nlles-Rement-Pond Co nement..Mles wonta .... Ed. Harrington Son L Co, William Sellers JL Co ... xiokes & Kmltn ,-. . ..,.; Newton Machine -Tool Workif. , . ... T. C, 1)111 Machine Cof... i,t.,C J. G. UrlllJ.-o ; ....s.;.' Phllndelnhla Tsutjle Machinery11 Co.. lfl.000 OROUP 17 -Lumber. 1'urnUurtjf' Chair man, Fred. s. underbill. Underwood Typewriter Co.., ,..,,., $.T.'.SJO Joseph T. Pearaon 22.3.11) Henrico r.umbar Co.... ,.,.,'i Ifi.obi) GROUP J Coal! Chairman! Arthur Kupplneer. " , ' Htlneman Coal Mining- Co . .... i(, $10,001) llarnes I: Tucker (. ,jso,000 OROUI' 10 l.a,ther( Charles IVVaugisn. Chslrman, Bulk Bros , ,.$3,OI)0 Jacob Htein & Son . , ,,, 11,100 Montgomery Bros . .... ,.., .,, 10.OOD GROUP 20 Commission Merchants, Mtllt and Dnlrien: Clialrman, Milton W, nusnv. Henry A. Ureer $11,000 GROUP 22 conlrartorp, Builders' Punif' I'liC". t itimia -- ,i l-,-fUin, vt tr. I'OHH k npn tn,. Day A Immtrmann, Inc t , Ketchsm. r r. c....,,. ......86,144 ii . , ,iTinEVEmNa nTiTA.KrtNauuinaU.F!tuirrxr -, K t- P?. 4,-i "- B-"'"V' - ! SH l- , r ' "ftf "JB ",7 n"rTaM"Wssi IM- 1 ff :m Wr9m ,- ''' , ""3 .. n Space Contributed by
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