"&! KC "' W7 J r EVENING lUBUO LEDGEE PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY DECEMBER 1. 1019 $ iwio"?,iiJtiS 4 QUALITYTORULE f irniminniTTr LttiUNUUMM tt W3rojgw "tfnfi9 organization of County Body Next Monday Will Give Posts Voto Each ' 150,000 MEMBERS SOUGHT Heorgiinlsatlon nf thr Philadelphia (tCOUtltV rOlllllliltpii nf IliO Atnnlnan T... ) fTI - -------.-.. ., t LBIV 1HI I II fill - V ' .! ...Ill I. - - . . ... . 4 . Kiuu ,niu lie riuvioii next .Monday 'evr ;' ' . njtiK. December S. nt n t SnlS-V 'iHTtliiR called for tin mppow ill tlic rlniliilirr if Commerce nsxpinlily iMitii. Whlener IlntlditiK. t THRTiP I in ijiihIm nf represen tation in tlip new Com mittee will lin nun nipm- Iipp frir nii'li mist ntwl fiMrnwIlnou nf LLMkp nnil Influence, tile vote nf tlip po'Jts Bjni be P(iml in tlip roininlttpp. Some of the Inrirrr mists In tlip In. KtOil favored tlip criiiitln'r nf mi 111I1IU Uotinl voti for every 500 jiald-np members, but Ibis proposal wns. de feated by tlip committee. . IlcKiiiald ITozilll. wlioxp Host. N'ci. 1RII; Iihk nn. t tirnxllniltolv R0fl ttlfliilifl'U. nflrrlmillt' jj,tropoKp(j Jhnt nipii post 'bp occordcll lvltlrt iMfftVin. nnn1. 1 OA, t. til.1.it. .. -.. ....I. ...... .. "" ....... mi nun it'll i.iii.ip llll'lliui'l t l 8H tli In would bp pliilnly disarivautaKp. IJ fHH TO tllC M11UII pilStM, llil rPCIIIIIIIH'tl- l datlon w.is defeated. Demonstrates Democracy l. ", oPipniiiniiiR tii Rive nil posts un (equal vote in tlip comity committee. the Legion in this ponsitry demonstrated "UK democracy. It bus bppn folt tli.it tnc nope ot tlip Lesion will bp fomiil In -Itn nllr.lltiirtttf n. fiimnAn . n...f!.n ....... ttf'- -.- illl.rillll.il- ill 1111 lllvl -11111- lll.-U Flfrom nil walkf. of life.; mid it is n car UMlmil nrliipiplp of tlip Lesion, written . Into the fundamental Iniv nf tlip nr. IAganization, Mint there shrill be no (Ii itinetiou as to rank. Likewise, in riiil- i; nilelpliln, tliprc is no distinction bc Irjtwccn the large nnd thp small posts. Tho executive commlttpc will meet I;today to draft by-laws to be submitted t(to the county committee next Monday '.''MtfAt.l.-. rri.n ....-in..... ..m ......:.! c. vvvmi-ifi -lii.- uj'iunn iu iiuviwv: lui ithe, officers of the permanent 0n.ani7.u- jitlon, 'ami also for ndpquntp machinery I, t0 .carry forward the work of the legion I'jn riillndplphia. While thcrp are now sevpnty-piR.it Eosta'in thp city, and there is a mem ersbip of about 2,00fl, there is a Rn-it ''deal of work ahead on thp mere enroll - tiueut of members. The nvailnble mem bership liere is in, (11)0. mi this task is aunt one-third finished. Need of New Members In a bulletin isued by the state head- ' quarters, the necessity of enrolling new members is emphasized as follows : The camnnlsm for new members Wt tdiould be opened now and should be prosecuted YiKorously and coiitinuously IS until every ellRililp person hns beeii iei;iven the opportunity to join the Amer- Llcnn LcRion. It shall be the duty of jjthe county committees to assist to the fullest possible extent thp posts with- ET.njtlipir I'nimttps rnnilllpMnir this intn. nntcn in tlln most, pflipipnfc nnd tlinrnnirli l manner. IS' Post No. 28!). which is situated "in If the Fifth ward, has elected the follow- i.iilng officers; 1'ost commander, .lames i;U- jinilerson, Jr., ;,:(;. i'lue street : r.post adjutant. AurpIo Iusso. and post i.nnance ouicer, .lacon iiaiaity. k. .1.1. . 1 rn f limp 11m f iiimviu iviniinilaL i-f lt "V""""". ""' """""-""""."'' "' John Sharkey Tost. ill. iff the Amer la lean LeKlon, will ouiciatc as pallbearers 1. f lilu fiinai-ul ii.i.iiiir.oi1 Inilni. frnn, S.1 fl. ... ...U .....V.... . ........... w..j ..w... .... BJi .Charles h Church. The veteran was & killed when an automobile he was driv- linB crashed into n trolley car at Fifty- 1 TpSeveniu mm ;uui'kc sireeis. jusl weeis. The S04th KnRinicrs' Post (No. S10) will hold a meetinc at the KnRinecrs' IHtJlub, W17 Spruce street, next Friday -"'Mlflif tn olfinl rtfRnoru nnrl n.liprwiCA a perfect its organization. All former (t1 ftfilnpru nnil pnlis.pri inpn nf tlin rPfTimi'iii" lii-'nro requested to attcud. Memorial services for Sergeant Irving S, Clair, ot Philadelphia, who died from I wounds received in action, were con ducted b.v Post No. .'.". American I,e- I gion, at liar Nebo Cemetery, Oxford gVl'iitcanu i"'vi'ii iiuuivvmu. .vi'sit ruiiv Ei 'n flnvtiiMin M'linn n inntiiiinnnl una flprli. located in bis honor. Tho, entire membership of the post turned out in ,ful Uniform for tlip oc casion, which was marked by patriotic 'ceremony and speeches. This unit of JJhe. veterans' organization has been 'named for Sergeant Clair. NORTH PENN PATRONS SEEK FEDERAL HELP Liborty Loan Subscribers of De funct Bank Want Congres sional Action Special (oiiRrcNslonal ncllnn to pro tect the North Penn- Hank Mbprty Loan subscribers Is being sought by repre sentatives of the Philndetphln district it Washington. The action is the result of notation b.v the subscribers, represented b.v a cnniiiilrtpp coiiiiioseil of .Insenli (.'. (Irniit. "HIS North Twenty-ninth street: Henry P. .Miller. 21(1 South r'orty-nlnth street, mid A. .1. Nicholas. 1M20 West Alle- Slii'iiy avenue. The (omnilttee Is co operating with Major (leorge Hoss, spe cial appointee of the Federal Heservp district, to mitiinirlp thp l.lbertv IU1111I situation nt tlic wrecked bank. ( nrter (ilass, secretary of the treas ury, has written to Senator Knox and Congressman Vnre and Kdinnnds tplllng llipiu that he would not oppose pon gresslonul action to help the subscribers who lost their bonds. He feels, howpypr, that thp "t'nltpd Stnte.s is not justified in giving relief" in eases wherp bond subscribers were already Identified with a fulled bank or trust company in the rapacity of de positor, stockholder, officer or director Colonel Fred Taylor Puscy. special deputy attorney general to Investigate the North Penn Ilatik case, and Major Hoss said today the courts will soon decide whether the bong subscribers are to be regarded as pieferred or common ci editors or plain depositors. Woman Dies From Poison arali Davis, Tenth street near (Jreen. died yesterday from an overdose of Poison, iipcorilln'? tn flip nrillnp. Arpmhi.i.a of the Tenth nnd Uuttonwood streets station, took the woman to the Hahne mann Hospital. Phlla. Man In Phi Deta Kappa Cambridge. Mass.. Dec. 1 T.ed In- Frederick M. (Iraves, of Philadelphia, al Harvard College have bppn elected (o the Harvard chapter of the Phi HctTi Knppa Koelet. Kiieh of the men, who were selected for their proficiency In ,v"'"v .,"i ......... .....in, J wprp seipcieii inr ineir proneieni Pa., eight members of the junior class 1 studies, "will receive his key thl ling at the regular winter banquet and meeting of the society, an unprecedented method. The men have been personally congratulated b.v President Lowell, of the unkindly. WWj Lower ik 4mme. j HB-ST .. ?sai ij num, 11 in 331 umion noon BCTni t t WX ZflSi Lace Hoots m V V i! l Grey Kid S t 'M 3(9 FUtd Mouse Kid fi KAftv rS Browi Kid 5 J,P M jgi Black Kid g 'V 3 Ivory Kid 6 M &' 3kl Brown Call ZS VSC" 5, W Black Call gl TZ Combinations 7ffu lVKn 25 Lout Htets i OHKi ? Military Uttl EE3B Bm yj All finest qual "fj iHimJmSisP Hit ity and work ZGjSl Zf&rKxL manship. 7 iSwy ! ale of Boots We Will Offer Phila 's. Most Sensational Boot Values Again All This Week I! That Includes Each and All the Seasons Smart, Newest, Finest $10 to $12 Values A 11 Cm 1 T 7 1 a. J "7 u otyies in unumuea uioice. THIS WEEK ALL REGULAR $10 TO $12 VALUES That's the Opinion of Every Woman Who Has Been Here. Be among; the "Early Birds" while the selection is fresh and complete. No Mail Orders. Come Early. Pliila's. Greatest Sale Event Crovtds of fashionable women will attend this sale again this week. We've added new shipments of fresh new boots. No need to tell you that this upstairs economy shop in this great Price Lowering drive can undersell all Phila. by $3.15 to $5.15. These values speak for themselves. SAVE $3.15 to $5.15 (d MM o PfiTeO walB&otSMP 0 ror Women t 2nd Floor Saves 2to5 1206-8-10 Chestnut Street a tv '.RECEIVE FRENCH BISHOP Dr. and Madame Bach Guests of Lutherans Here A reception will be held in the Church of,fhe Holy Communion tonight nt which li'tbo, Hcv. Dr. Henri llnch, Bishop of ISParis, and Madam Ilach will be the Itfofficinl guests of Lutherans, of Phlla Kvtlelphia. f Bishop and Madam ISaelf have been SCUt oy Hie ljuiuvriui cnua-u ul s ruuuc Xo express its gratitude to the Lutheran Church ot America ior am rejiuereu 'llnrinc the wflr. They nrc registered ai ff,tho Hellevue- Stratford Hotel today. I Miidnin Bach said this morning while ' Parisians hold the reputation In this li rountr.v as being quite "gay" she had a found Americans oven gayer, but in a if, qjuereui wujr. y , t.17 CAUGHT IN RAID ON CLUB f Tyvo Men Held on Charge of Main taining a Gambling House Seventeen mep were arrested last BlEht when the Sunday Night Club, l,b alleged gambling house, on Second ltreet near Fairmount avenue, was I? raided Dy tnc ponce. 18 Two of fhosc arrested, Samuel Sham- fcu K1nr flnflinilni. clpnaf nnil lllfnlf rSnlrl. Kberg, North Secoad street, were held, charged with maintaining a gambling rnouse. 'O-iie oiuers aru cimrgcu wun uu lng frequenters ot a gambling place. New Church Holds First Service TJIi4- ABn4.nrt 4 lk liiiaf tinnioh v W), IITBV PCIYII-VB IU ItlO tHDb lliail in 'rials gouniry iu ue iiuiuvu uiivr-.ivuu ul ) Arc. were conducted yesterday iu tem- ' pqrary annrtpra-at jhim franiuoru nvc- iBue, JJlass was ceienraieq Dy tun ev. -jMwnril Hawkcs. formerly of the k'Catholic Church of SL Kdward the UimIcssor, j.4il;uiii mm lurit .buci-ib. 50fl0 POLICY COST $68.90 Ar-p '40 illtMend rrdurn IliU coul iitlrr mmt year. Write for siwclmen iiollur at saw r. , .ES PACKAKU HAUGHTON & SMITII 434 WALNUT fT!lKKT RALPH BINDER 415 Real Estate Trust Building ,H V. tor, Ili-wad nnd C'br-J ICharge Accounts Solicited! CHESTNUT ST. (OPPOSITE KEITH'S) Orders Accepted! We are manufacturers of Fine Furs in direct opposition to the plan which employs the middleman and which, in thus doing, has to charge higher prices. We sell Furs for less, because we exclude the middleman entirely and thus eliminate payment of his profits. This is the first and the mightily big reason for this great "Fur Sale Exceptional." Announcing the IMF IP jl 99 exceptional V." ' based upon a tremendous purchase of skins and manufactured into Furs by ourselves t. vj. a The story opens in New York center of fur skin markets and magnet of fur skin buy ers. In the "come and go" of fur skin concerns, there came to us a merchant anxious to dispose of all his stock a vast assemblage of skins that included all the high grades as well as the more popular ones. To clean out the lot in one simple transaction hVoffered us Concessions of 35c on the $1.00 We bought the entire warehouseful, and have made them up. They are now here, listed below and furnishing oneTof the most remarkable Fur Sales ever staged in Philadelphia. Fmnr Coate ''Australian Nutria Coals,? 1 O T f)f) Actual Value, $145.00 -1 " ' V Ed Sports model, full furred skins. Natural Muskml Coats, $ 1 AZ flfl Actual Value, $ 175.00 - 1 1 Fine dark skins, well matched. Hudson Sjeal -Coats $ J 7Q () .Actual Value, $225.00 - O ,JJ Wrap effect in sports length, fine skins. . Natural Squirrel Coats, $Od T flfl Actual Value, $295.00 ",l,' Sports model. Fine dark blue skins. . Trimmed Hudson Seal Coats 9QK Of) Actual Value, $350.00 --' -! Large shawl collar and cuffs of Beaver or Natural Squirrel. MIT tw Taupe Nutria Coals. .. .$97 00 Actual Value, $335.00 --t'l't' Three - quarter - length models, finest quality skins. Natural Beaver Coals.. $d7 Z 00 M Actual Vnlue, $575.00 ttJVf jg Sports model. Made of finest 11 matched skins. Ss IS Strawdridge&Gthier THE MERRY CHRISTMAS STORE Hudson Seal Coat, with beaver collar and cuffs, - $295.00 Trimmed Hudson Seal Coats and Wraps $Z0 00 Actual Value, $G50.00 ''V'.lS Copies of imported models. Con trasting; collars and cuffs. i Mink Dolmans WiO 00 Actual Value, $775.00 "WV,,! Beautiful model. Perfectly matched pelts. Uabu Caracul Wraps. . -$fi7k.OO Actual Value, $795.00 V e,VW Fine lint curled skins. Kolinsky collar and cuffs. pr-3 We'll Reserve Your Purchase on Payment of a Small Deposit Choker Scarfs Regularly Sale Squirrel $19.50 $12.50 Australian Seal ...... 19.50 12.50 Mink 29.50 19.50 Fitch 45.00 32.50 Stono Marten ......... 55.00 37.50 Dyed Sable G5.00 45.00 Sets Regularly Natural Raccoon . . . . . $57.50 Brown Wolf 75,00 , Taupe Wolf 75.00 Taupe Fox 85,00 Jap Cross Fox 110.00 Mink lijb.UU Fj ; Sale $39.50 59.50 59.50 69.50 75.00 98.50 Scarfs Regularly Sale Wolf (all colors).... $24.50 $10.50 Taupe Nutria 29.50 '22.50 Brown Fox 32.50 ' 24.50 Taupe Fox 32.50 24.50 Beuver 32.50 24.50 Moleskin .. 49.50 ,35.00 Stoles Regularly Australian Seal '$65.00 Hudson Seal 75.00 Mdleskin 76.00 Natufld Squirrel,,..'.. 95.00 Beaver 126.00 Sale $45.00 59.50 59.50 65.00 95,00 Muffs Regularly Sale Hudson Seal $22.50 '$14.50 Beaver 35.00 24.50 Skunk T. ... 39.50 29.50 Moleskin C2.50 35.00 Squirrel 57.50 39.50 Coatees Regularly Trimmed Australian . Seal $125.00 Taupe Nutria 125.00 .Mink 175.00 Taupe Nutria 185.00 Hudson Seal.', 225.00 Sale $89.50 95,00 135.00 145.00 175.00 We Accept Liberty Bonds, and Purchasing Agents' Order Will the Stocking Be Large Enough? Judging by the way Santa Clans is working, by the promises he is making to thousands of children, and by the in terest of grown folks in the wonderful Toy Store We should say that most of the stockings will be much too small to hold the Toys and Dolls unless the boys and girls adopt the clever idea of the chil dren in the picture, and splice another stocking on to their oion. Santa Claus is hm-p. b every day, and gives to each little visitor a pretty STORY BOOK "The Dolls' Christmas Party." The Toy Store is more fascinating than ever. Large quantities and great variety of Toys now, but some kinds will be sold out before Christmas. Strawlirldse & Clothier Fourth Floor WINTERMORE The name of some new Overcoats from Hart, SchafT ner & Marx which we can sell for $55.00. Smart-looking, yet roomy, comfort-giving Ulsters and Ulstcrctte styles, of fleecy-textured woolens, beautifully tailored by Hart, Schaffner & Marx. They are the sort of Overcoats young men as well as men of more conservative tastes have been looking for. The price at which we sell them $55.00 is very low. con sidering their unusual high qual ity in every tailoring essential. 200 Ulsters, Ulsterettes, and Conservative Overcoats, Special at $35 A varied assortment of styles and fabrics to satisfy every taste of men and young men. That ihey are unusual value at the price is easily discernible. Im-y Strawbridgo - Clothier Second Floor. Eat isWWv . In m fcta" Just Opening Up Another Case of "Bonnet" Silks At this writing we are just opening up another case of the cele brated "Bonnet" Black Satins and Taffetas, in the beautiful grades for which this Lyons house has been noted for several generations. Brices $4.00 to $7.50 a yard. They are a very welcome addition to Jur wonderful stock of Black Silks and Satins, Black Crepes and Black Novelties. Also Interesting are the Gorgeous New Prints and Tinseled Brocades The Tinseled Brocades are newly imported, and very lovely nothing like them in this city, we are told. Then there are Metal embroidered Silk Voiles, Crepe Georgette Nouveau a new striped Crepe, very odd. New patterns in Printed Crepes Georgette and Print ed Pussy Willow Taffetas. Beautiful new plain shades in Evening Silks; also exquisite novelties in Spring Sports Silks, already on our shelves. It's a wonderful collection. We are showing a full line of Black and Colored Costume Velveteens, Silk Velvets and Corduroys. Wt-- Strawbrldso - Clothier AlIe 6, Centra NOTE Women's Suits and Dresses Much Under Regular Prices The remainder of a special purchase of lovely new Dresses at a saving of about 40 per cent., added to the high-grade Suits and Three-piece Costumes from our regular stock marked at great price reductions, will make the Suit and Dress Store decidedly in teresting tomorrow. The values are extraordinary they would be extraordinary at the end of the season, but at this time, with so long a wearing time ahead, they are all the more wonderful: Dresses at $47.50 Dresses of Paulette, sylvan ette, beaded crepe Georgette, and satin, including black, navy blue and taupe. Also lovely Dance Frocks of changeable taf feta, in black, white, mais, peach, rose and Nile effects. Dresses at $57.50 Street, Afternoon and Eve ning Dresses of such lovely ma terials as satin, velveteen, tric otine, duvetinc, tricolette, Pau lette, crepe Georgette and metal brocade taffeta, newest shades. Straw brldKe . C Dresses at $65.00 Lace, velveteen, tricolette and embroidered crepe Georgette with fur trimming, some indi vidual pieces. Black, navy blue, taupe and some of the new au tumn colorings. Dresses at $75.00 Fine tricotine with gold and silver embroidery, also lace and crepe meteor witfi fur trimming, and crepe meteor - and - crepe Georgette combinations. Black, blue and the newest shades. lothler ' Second Floor. Market Street FineSuitsand Three-Piece Costumes At Great Price Reductions These are all high-grade models from our regular stock models of distinction and individuality, of many only one of a kind. Included are Suits of tricotine, duvet de laine, duvet melange, yalama cloth, silvertonc, wool velour, peach-bloom, frost-glow, duvetinc, velveteen, chiffon velvets and chinchilla satin. Suits Formerly $llo!t)0 to $675.00, now $85 to $450 Some fur-tri.nmed, some beautifully embroidered, some trim med with a combination of fur and embroidery. The fur trim mings include Hudson seal, caracul, wolf, beaver, Australian opos sum, natural muskrat, raccoon, natural squirrel, fox, moleskin and monkey fur. The Three-piece 'Costumes are exceedingly elegant, some have bodices of brocade, others bodices of the material. 4 - StraNvbrldge . Clothier Second Floor Centre 1 A Pair of Gift Slippers on The Hearth on Christmas Morning Such an important item as Slippers should be placed first on one's gift list. So bo suro to buy them first, while you have .practi cally every kind from which to choose, whether they are to keep baby's toes warm, or the comfortable, practical kind that grandfather likes: Women's Slippers Japanese Embroidered Kimono Slippers $1.50. Felt Comfy Slippers, padded in soles, ribbon and pompon trim ming, in pretty shades $2.25 and $2.75. Felt Juliets, fur-trimmed, leath er soles and heels, soft felt in soles $2.50 to $3.00. Quilted Satin Boudoir Comfies, in lovely shades,1' with padded comfy soles $3.50. Satin Mules and Boudoir Slip pers of brocaded satin $3.50 to $4.50. For Misses and Children Comfy Slippers for 'children. In light blue and pink, sizes 6 to 10, $2.00; Children's Comfy Slippers, that button around tho ankle, pink or blue, sizes G to 11, $2.25; sizes 11V4 to 2 $2.50. Gray Felt Slippers, with leath er soles and soft felt insoles; sizes 9 to 11, $2.25; largo size $2.50. I-V Strawbrldce A Bit of Color Makes Many Gift Waists Lovelier The soft ba tistes, crisp or gandies and fine voiles, with stripes jn color, or in plain shades lovely blues, delicate pinks,tan,peach, orchid, and then there are some trimmed in col or or embroid ered in color. Tho model sketched ($4.25) is in a delicate v shell pink, with white collar and cuffs, embroidered in pink the effect is lovely. Some of the Waists havo the youthful Buster Brown collar, others the smart, snug convertible collar, and some the long roll collar. Prices range from $2.25 to $4.50, and of course, include many All-white Waists as well. Strttwbrldsrft & Clothier Second Floor. Centre fikikil ( iu -ii y 1 1 lit r viii li Men's and Boys' Slippers Jlen's Dark Tan Kid Everett Slippers, with broad toes $3.25. Men's Kid Romeo Slippers, in dark tan, soft and comfortable, protecting the instep $3.50 to $5.00. Men's Comfy Slippers, with padded comfy soles, Oxford gray, brown and dark blue $2.00 to $3.00. Men's Felt Comfy Hylo Slip pers, convertible, low-cut, or turned up to fit snugly around the ankle $2.50. Men's Dark Gra" Felt Slip pers, with leather soles and heels, and soft felt inner soles, at $2.75; Romeo and Hylo styles $3.00. Boys' Dark Tan Kidskin Ever ett Slippers, with leather soles and heels $3.00. Comfy Slippers, in dark blue, with soft padded insoles; genu ine Daniel Green Comfy Slippers 51.75 Clothier ElEhth and Filbert StreeU Women's Handsome Seal Plush Coats Seal Plush Coats, rich-looking, closely resembling fur in fabric and design, in all the season's smart styles those distinctive Sports Coats in short lengths, with belt or without, that young women find so becoming, $35.00 to $75.00; with fur collar $50.00 to $100.00. Lovely Seal Plush Coats in other lengths, chiefly about knetf length 545.00 to $100.00. Caracul Cloth Coals $35.00 to $65.00 StrawbrfdKe & Clothier Second Floor, Centre Night Gowns in Porto Rican Work $2.75 to $8.50 Of lingerie cloth, some daintily hand-embroidered and hand-scalloped, others trimmed with hand drawn work, hand-embroidered and ribbon-run casing at the neck. Many charming styles from which to choose. Of cour.se, you will want some for gifts $2.75 to $8.50. STRAIGHT CHEMISE. of nainsook, trimmed with embroid ery insertion and Valenciennes lactj $1.75. CORSET COVERS, 'of nain sook in many pretty styles, lace and embroidery-trimmed, also Cambric Corset Covers with scal loped edge $1.00 and $1.25. COMBINATIONS, Corset Cov- er-and-Drawers, of nainsook, beautifully laco-trimmed, also .with ribbon-run lace beading $j.u;. PETTICOATS, of long cjoth. with deep embroidery flounce and scalloped dust ruffle $3.95. MARCELLA DRAWERS, of long cloth with cmbrqidery edge $1.25. Htranbrldre Clothier Third Floor, Wet MARKET ST. EIGHTH ST. FILBERT ST. Strawbridge & Clothier lis I u 4 lV.. 's . K - ' ; . !... i '" . . - -&--!
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