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FEBKUARY 5X
1920
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Department Head Warned Not
td Criticize tho Civil Service
Commission Prematurely
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LOOK BEFORE LEAP ADVISED
0ne of tho city department heads!
Jrr Major Mooie leecives nttention
TL vvcc'lJ.v bullotin. Issued today, of
!,orrau of Municipal llewarch. in
m 'Tiomnture Criticism" h le
vied He is ndvised to "look, twice
Lc'jou leap" because of his oppo
Too to the Civil Se'vlce Commission's
.1 that city cmplojes be pro
Ed 1" order of merit as determined
by competitive examination.
The bulletin sajs: , . ,
-It is milher fair nor convincing for
, win public oflic.al to criticize pro
Lis of the Civil Service Commission
More he has had an opportunity of
observing their results.
A Woid of Caution
,.r0 oveiy new .public official wo
,ouM g"c the counsel 'look before
leap ' To those new public of
icials who find some of the restraints
of cml servi(c regulations n trifle irk
omc ami who ftfel impelled to cuter at
CDCc upon a war of emaiu ipation we
,ould paw on the word of caution
'look twice before ou leap. The
writ tvstom is too well established in
Se empathy and has oo long a
Lconl of Muccssful operation to be
Sly attacked and overthrown.
One of our new city officials has
tcccntlv come out in opposition to the
Sal of the Civil Service Commw
Jon that it.v employes bhould be pro-
oto m the order of merit as detcr
S bv a competitor promotion cx.
Stlou, h limited choice being per
S from among those having the
Wsrhest MthiR His argument was that
In cmploje's lilutm for promotion can
S? determined better by his superior
"ban by a iv'l vervicc examination.
n Old btoiy
strange as it maj seem, tlicre is
notbingal all novel either in the pro
lyl Sf the Civil Service Commission
inn the arKiime t of (no protesting new
official Wherever nn effort bus been
made to mime to the ouug men and
nomcn of the community nn opportunity
for a career in the public service, u i ill"
iimilnr to the one pinpoed bj tbe I liil.i
dclpbia Civil Service Commission has
been adopted. In such cities ns jSevv
ork. Chicago, Uuffulo, San hinncisco
and Cleveland, and in such states as
Ohio, New .lorc,v, New York mill Cull
forma the cmplojes in the s-crviee arc
siicu a icasouabie nbiirancc that pro
motion will he .leeoiding to merit b.v n
rule rccpilring that when nn nppoiuting
oftcci wants to make n promotiou -be
mut select one of the tluee persons
ihos; names stand highest on the list of
eligible. As for the objection that an
vamining boaul is not as capable of
picimg out the bel qualified men as is
the aproiuting otbeer binisclt, we can
find it stalrd and lestated in every
ranrt.v of form in the utterances of
upoiW politicians in every community
ihere the merit sjntim lias, ever been
considered Had this objection been
permitted to picvnil wherever it has
been raised, we should still be as com
rietglj in the grip of the spoils regime,
with all its attendant evils, as wc were
In the (lavs hefoic tho first civil service
act was adopted in this countiy in 1SS3.
Let's Juikc After flic Evidence
'"It would be well, too, for this new
efficial who has made his protest
against the new piomotioi rule to wait
until he has an opportunitj of observ
ing its, results He inj find (be pro
motion examination a much better in
ftrumeut of stlcMiou than he ever
dreamed it to be As a matter of fact,
the piomotioti tule in effect in Phila
delphia dining n considerable pciiod just
prior to 111 10 vas esseutiallj the same
Si the one now under consideration, unci
the results during that period appear
to have been huhlj satisfactory . There
teems to be no good reason for nntici
rating lcs i-atisfactory results should
this rule be re established at the pies
eat time
The Commission'!) Opportunity
"It is true that the meiit system,
like ev-irs other human svstem, mnv
be poorlj admim-tored and thus fail
Hort of its highest possihilities. Wo
raust look to the Civil Service Coinmis
n to make the sjstem pioducc the
wt results of which it is cipable. At
He same iimc it should not be over
looked that no f'ivil Sen ice Comrnis
on has yet achieved all of the possi
ototies inherent in the system. In
the past there ms been u little too
much emphasis on the negative bide
it civil ccrneo administration and not
enough emphasis on the positive bide.
,i . iW1 hemee Commission can mid
ihouW become to the city government
nat a well organized employment de
partment is to a private business, con
fern. It tan and should becomo much
?i'f ?! J. Positive aid to administrative
officials than it has been in tbe past,
me new civil service law carries out
we.tpint of this new -viewpoint by im
mag upon the commission important
Mies that were not required by the
former law It is now up to the new
"embers f the Civil Service Commis-
i lltu'lon t0 the fu" tue oppor
tunities for eoustiuctive servico along
S'"' J'urs that the new law has
opened to them.
The. Administrative Officials,' Duty
X 111' I IJI1V.T thnf 1. J1.f. i .
offir-mTJ V r . U,B "omnustrntiv
& thn. eity. cn Jo in makin
'Tim lont l.i i,. . , . . .
tS ( ' ' l"l aamllllS!trfttlve
he employ meiit woik of the Civil Keiv-
lee (1,;Z . . " "' "!' ' vi w
." """"i " MicuesM is lo give the
oamnolw? ch,i-?ce t0 o,K out lta
ntuff,1 1PS..in )ts "u "u.v "'l t"
KithboM criticism until those policies
nav be judged by their lesults."
Gloucester Fire Chief Hurt
nZ r i hc ,9'ueestcr Fire Depart-
i5ht Sml,n,dit0,th0 lhE,t flow W
Chief M,nlAUSlaincc) ,a brol!e nkle
In Tfir. r ,.i V?,b al!eD t0 hi" ''owe
in'.!' ,"? is i Civil Wnr vet-
JeLeT ,ot ih, organisers of the
porVrl, i, ,tmuirt Ui "Irpartnient.
n Ph !P ' ,, '" ll "lunlccr iireinnn
Growth
Mo wont u limn of
Mllb UbllltY lo
Join u.. A mt,r of
"ftalls, a department
'""""Iter. V r I ntl.it
fMitrlrnra will bo
helpful. U'rlto u.
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COL. AKTHUR T. MAKIX
To take cbargo of cduentlon in San
Domingo City for tho United States
army, following Ills detachment
f loin tho marine barracks at
Charleston, S. C.
FIREMENRGHTWAY
THROUGH BIG DRIFTS
SAYS RUMANIANS
ARE BAD A HUNS
OFFERS TO MAKE MARS TRIP
Philadelphia Aviator, However, In
sists on a Few Conditions
Captain Claude It. Collins, president
of the Avintors' Club of Philadelphia,
has volunteered to make "the leap to
Mars."
He says lie is willing to be shot from
the eaitli in n super-rocket, in an effoit
to learn what is going on at the neigh
boring planet.
Captain Collins docs not, however,
make bis offer unconditionally. His
terms nre :
A board of ten scientists must ngreo
that the trips to Mnis cnu be made by
the super-rocket route.
He must be allowed to help in the
construction of tbe rocket.
A pioneer rocket must be sent to
Mars before he makes bis start.
His life must be insured for $10,000
for the benefit of his beiis in case the
locket jumps the track on the way
through space.
Ueforc hc starts on his journey of a
number of millions of miles bo must be
enabled to make a tour of the country
to uwakcii America to the danger of the
colitiol of the air by foreign nations.
Early Morning Blaze Is Ex
tinguished After Hard Battle
yith Wind and Snow
two Other alarms given
Firemen had to fight their way
through Rnow drifts) nt 3 :40 o'clock this
morning 1c responding to an nlnrm from
Fourth nnd Porter streets, whe'e flames
lind been discovered in the notion store
of Albert licskowltz.
Despite the difficulties piescntcd by
the storm, they put out the btazc bciorc
nnv serious damage was done.
The Lcskowitz family, winch lives
over the store, was warned in time to
n place of Rafotv while the firemen ex
tinguished the flames.
Considerable excitement was caused
by nnother fire which started last night
In the delicatessen store of Frank
Manto at Seventh and "Wharton streets.
The loss was small. ,, ,
Wind blew a curtain against n light
ed gas jet in tbe home of George Town"
son, n negro, of 012 North Fourth
street, early today. The curtain caught
fire and some oner sent in a fire alarm,
but the blaze had been extinguished
when the firemen arrived.
BACKS STRIKE STATEMENT
Unitarian Minister Says They
'Have Invaded Transylvania
and Are Terrorizing People
RELIEF FUND BEING' RAISED
Miss Taft Says Professors Should
Unite for Higher Pay
Miss Hejcn Herron Taft, daughter of
former President Taft nnd acting presi
dent of Bryn Mnwr College, said today
she stood by her former statement ad
vocating a strike of professors, although,
she added, her remarks were not in
tended to be wholly serious.
"I should not like to sec college pro
fessors use precisely the Tnetbods o
labor unions," Miss Taft said in n state,
ment given out by the Uryu awr en
dowment committee, "because the posi
tion of the teacher or professor is
rather different from that of the labor
ing man.
"I believe, however, it would be bet
ter for college professors to unite to
demand higher pay, and even, perhaps,
to ant as a bodv rather than that they
should strike individually by leaving the
profession,"
Miss Taft explained that by an indi
vidual stiike she meant that professors
Iwcre resigning mpidly to enter busi
PRICE BODY BEGINS MONDAY css became they could not get large
. enough salaries in their profession.
The isrjn .Mnwr eniowmenr commit
tee is seeking an endowment of $2,000,
000 to iueiensc salaiies of professors.
Mrs. Chas. M, Lea, J. B. Hains and
Hamilton Disston on Board
Nearly nil the members of Philadel
phia's fnir-piicc commission have been
appointed by State Commissioner Frank
1. McClain and the body expects to
begin actual work Monday.
Onh those equipped to deal witli
the situation arc being selected, Mr.
McCIniu said today, and be expects to
obtain lesults which will be equitable
to all concerned.
Thice more membeis of the commis
sion have been selected. They nic Mrs.
Charles M. Ken, .1. 11. Hains and Ham
ilton Uisstoir. Mrs. Len was identified
with the food conservation section of
the food administration. Mr. llains
is n member of the Haius Advertising
Agency, and Mr. Disston is u member
of Ileniy Disston iS. Sons, Inc.
CARRICK FUNERAL TODAY
Episcopal Vestryman Buried From
Germantown Home
William ("V Cat rick, who 'died Monday
of pneumonia at his home, l."l West
Hringhurst street, Germantown, was
buried this morning at 11 o'clock. l'u
neral services were conducted bv the
Rev. Hobcrt Norwood, of St. Paul's
Piotestant Episcopal Church. Over
brook, nt the undertaking establishment
of Andrew Unir. Interment was in
West I.uurel Hill Cemetery .
Mr. I'arrick. who was born .iulv 2.'!,
IS 10. was a graduate of the forty -fouitb
class of the Central High School.
He was for years u vestryman of Si.
Mntthias's Piotestant 1-piscopul Cliuich,
at Nineteenth and Wallace sheets.
WIFE MAY SURVIVE WOUNDS
KANE GOING TO CAPITAL
He Will Address House Commitec on
Judiciary Tomorrow
United Scutes Attorney Kane will
leave this citv for Washington tonight
to appear before the House committee
on the judiciaty tomoriovv.
Ho has been invited to address (lie
committee by Chuirman ISolstead, of the
committee. It is understood that Mr.
Kane will explain why he decided to
resign as United States attorney, and
tell why he is opposed to the Graham
nnti-sedition bills nnd other bills of
that character.
Friends of Mr. Kano say that the
opportunity to be heard by u commit
tee of Congiess is what he lias desired.
There is nn impicssion that Mr. Kane
will, among other things, discuss the
methods of A. Mitchell Palmer, United
States attorney general.
Mrs. Stroup Better, but Husband,
Who Shot Her, May Die
Mrs. Catherine Stioiip, of i!m!7 Picicc
stiect, the eighteen -year-old bride who
was shot Tuesday by her husband,
James. Who then attempted to kill him
self and is confined with her nt the
Polyclinic Hospital, was reported to
day to be improving. Her husband's
coudilion lemains unchanged. The wife
has bullet wounds over the heart nnd
iu the right arm and tho husband is
wounded in the abdomen.
Mrs. Stroup'n refusal to consider a
icconciliation was the cause of the
Shooting. Stroup attacked his wife on
the steps of the borne of ,t fiiend, Mrs.
Catherine Giay, at lOSH South Twenty -sixth
street.
RAninAI CJ MCMAPC PPRQIA
Bolsheviki Transporting Troops Into
. Transcasplan Area
tendon. Feb. .". fBv A. P.) -The
attitude of both the Itolshcviki aud the
Afghans toward the Peisians is becom
ing increasinglv l(ostilc, according to
Hiitisli war office advices. Unverified
lepoits from the transciisnian area
say that the transport of Bolsheviki
lt..n,-tu I1ini.fi iu iviiintilttnw ,it flip rsilo
i of about 2000 a week. These troops are
said to lie well equipped and led by
1 officers of the old Hussiun army.
A number of high military and civil
ofbcials. including borne Germans, are
reported nb having nrrived at Tashkent
'in ii special train from Moscow.
1 Will Hold Symposium on Europe
"What. Europe Expects of America"
will be the subject of a discussion Sit
urday night lit u meeting of the Ameri
can Academv of Political and Social
Science, Thirty -sixth street und Wood
laud avenue. The address of the eve
ning will be by Sir George Paish, of
ELgland.
"The Rumanians aic doing in
Trnnsvlvnnin what the Geimans did
in Belgium. "
The Ilcv. Roger S. Forbes, minis
ter of the Unltnrinn Church of Ger
mantown, nt Cheltcn avenue and Greene
street, made this nssertion today.
Hc wfls explaining whv Unitarians in
this country are raising .$30,000 to send
a unit to the Hungarian province, to
lend Unitarians there material and
moinl support, and intercede in their
behalf with the allied powers at Paris.
. In response to n general nppeal sent
out all over America bv Dr. Samuel
Atkins Eliot, president of the American
Unitarian Association, Mr. Forbes will
receive a collection nt the church next
Sunday morninir in aid of the fund.
1 Fnmino is stalking through the
Hungarian plains," lie sntcl. ".Men,
wemen and children arc dying of star
vation. "Adding to the general horrors, Ru
manians have invaded the country. It
is believed that Transylvania was per
mitted to fall into Rumanian hands as
a reward for that nation's help to the
Allies. ISy failing to sign the peace
treaty it gave Rumania a pretext for in
vasion.
"A statement that emanated from
Transylvania sets forth that terrorism
prevails under the Rumanian military
dominion. The trials of former years
were bad. but not as bad as nt present.
'The Unitnrinn Church originated in
Transylvania, and at one time there
were about 400 churches. The Uni
tarians were persecuted and martyred
until there arc onlv about 100 churches
under an Episcopal form of government.
In the schools the Rumanians have
supplanted the native teachers with
their own. In some places they have
''im't tn thc bno(,s from thc school
childien. An actress, on her way to
n wedding, was seized by thc invaders,
stripped and flogged openly in thc
street.
"The unit to be sent from this coun
tiy will give first-hand aid to the min
isters aud followers), of the Unitarian
faith m the stricken areas. This unit
will investigate conditions, and will
take a leport of flip dire situation to
the allied powers at Paris in an effort
to have provisions for religious liberty
ni Transyhanin nnd the. Hungarian
plains enforced."
Concerning I Epidemics
In Epidemics the germ fastens most readily
on fruitful soil a system that is in poor
condition.
Stoppage of food waste, and the resulting
decay, generates poisons which arc absorbed
by the blood, lowering its pow.er of resist
ance to withstand the attack of outside
germs such as influenza.
In plain terms, constipation encourages Epi- ).
demies.
If you keep your intestinal passage clear and
functioning regularly to get rid of this waste,,
your system will be kept in good conditionto
successfully cope with disease germs to which
you may be exposed.
That is what the Nujol Treatment does with
out straining, and without drawing on the
vitality of other parts of the body, as do other
forms of treatment.
In plain terms, Nujol discourages constipation
and its dangerous consequences.
Keep your body clean inside with thc Nujol
Treatment. It is the best possible Sickness
Prevention.
Nujol is sold by all druggists in bottles bearing the Nujol Trade Mark.
Beware of products represented to be "the same aa Nujol " You may
suffer from substitutes.
Addres3NujolLaboratories,StandardOilCo.(NewJersey),50 Broadway.
New York, for valuable health booklet, free, "Thirty Feet of Danger."
RECOVER STOLEN GOLD BARS
Denver Mint Employe Leads Secret
Service Men to Buried' Loot
Denver. Feb, u. (By A. P.) Or
ville Hnriiugtou, forty-one, skilled
worker in the Denver mint, was arrested
here curly today by secret service oper
ators on a charge of having robbed the
E,1," soU1 bars t0 t,,c value of
.n.ooo.
Harrington was trapped as hc was
carrying nvviy a bar of the metal. He
confessed nnd led thc officers to his
home, where tho bars were found buried
about the vard and bidden in various
place?. All of the stolen gold was recovered.
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Jewelers
Silveromilhs
Stationers
Sterling Silver
Coffee Sets
Coffee -Sugar and Cream
Colonial -
Old English and Period Design -
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YQUNG POLISH MAN
rolleco graduate,, BpeaMnjr all Slavic lan
cuaKes, U ii bout to sail (or Poland: would
like to represent aomo branches of Ameri
can Industry
J. R. MILLER, 4GS7 Milnor St.
Philadelphia (Frankford)
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It personifies quiet.
It eliminates NOISE from the type
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Thus does the silent letter in Business
help you to turn out many letters
better letters quiet letters thought
ful letters.
Have you seen it?
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You'll Find Enormous Savings in this
Linde February Furniture Sale
And Tremendous Assortments to Choose From
It's, the real, big, busy furnibhing event of thc month, as a casual comparison will con
vince you. This is thc public's proof that wc have MORE Furniture an.3 BETTER Furniture
at LESS MONEY than any other sale now going on. These are thi things of particular
interest to thc buyer. Add to them the fact that thc wonderful varieties embrace all styles,
periods, woods and finishes and you have the reasons complete why this is thc sale of great
est opportunity.
Is a oiW'liiie store life largest of its land in Pennsylvania ice do not have to make up, in these
t-pccial tales, the huge running expenses of other departments. You have nothing to pau for here but the
lowest possible first cost, plus thc most economical selling, handling, storing and delivery cost in this
or ang other city. Our $100fi00 a gear location and expense saving' insures prices at least a third below
all others.
The selling last week and this has been unusu
ally brisk. Don't put off your buying any longer.
Wc are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday eve
nings for thc convenience of those who cannot come
"during thc day, but if you come on any of these
evenings, COME EARLY in order to insure get
ting the prompt attention wc like to give all
customers.
S13.7S. worth S30.
mahogany. Ilub-ber-tfreil
w heels
and removabln
tray.
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38. worth 50. Bra3
Bed, with 2-lnch continu
ous posts and heavy panel
head and foot.
S185. worth J230. Upholstered tn Brown Spanish Im
perial Leather. Full spring seats and backs. Daven
port, C feet lonff. Laiee Fireside Arm Chair.
175, worth J225. Thlo handsome 3-piece Library Suite
Larrjo Sofa, Rocker and Ann Chatr. 2 rooetto willows!
Upholstered In lilgh-frrade Tapestry.
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a lift- flT " uj w " r
J235, worth I0. Fine, massive, four-pleco Bedroom
Suite In Walnut or Mahogany. Dresser. $70; Chif
fonier, $6B; Bed, $G0; Toilet Table. 50.
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35, worth S5o. Qucpii Anno period design. Amtrl
Jr ""'""t.JJid Mnhosany Dresser, UE. Chlffonette,
J!5; Bed, J85; Vanity Dressing Tabic, $100
FSfeia
:J75, worth $4uo. American walnut or golden oak.
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BulTet, CO In. long China Closet. 49xtH In. Serving 4-pleco bu to Buffet 64 hi china c loe : 4C In -Vrv
Table. 38 tn. long. Extension Table, 48-ln. top. ins tabic. 38 liTV eWenslon table. 48-ln. top. ' V
Full Third Saving in Rug and Linoleum Sale
$10.50 Basket-Weave
Fiber Rugs, 6x9 ft ... .
7
.50
N 8.3 x 10.6 ft. Runs
Highcst-Grado Wilton $110.00
Royal Worsted Wilton.... 100.00
Standnrd Grade Wilton. . . 85.00
Ucst Seamless Axminster G2.50
Heavy Seamiest) Axminster 55.00
Iligh-Pilo Axminster 42.50
Finest Wilton Velvet 71.50
Seamless Wool Velvet. . . . 49.75
Ten-Wiro Tapestry Brussels 31.75
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REDUCTIONS
t limited number of patterns
each style rug
$05.00 Axminster, 9x12 ft.$48.00
$52.00 Axminster, 9x12 ft. 36.00
$57.50 Seamless, 9x12 ft.. 42 00
?100.00 Wilton, 8.3x10.6 ft. 74 50
$38.00 Axminster, 8.3x10.6. 29 50
$36.00 Tapebtry, 8.3x10.6.. 24.00
$75.00 Axminster, 11.3x12. 52 00
$2.50 Tapestry Carpet, yd. i.z;
$1.25 Cork Linoleum, sn.vd. .art
I I lT 11 17 Pcn Monday,
lULlLSLa 23d Street,
Seamless Velvet $C 7C
Rugs, 9x12 ft OO.O
G x 9 ft. Rugs
Royal Worsted Wilton $72.00
Standnrd Grado Wilton.... G2.50
Best Seamless Axminster.. 33.00
Scamlcsa Wool Tapestry... 18.00
Linoleums
Best Grado Inlaid, sq. yd. . .$2.75
Medium Grade Inlaid, t,q. yd. 2.00
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Columbia and Ridge Aves.
The Point in This
BIG ANNUAL DRIVE
TO CLOSE OUT OUR
Finest, Higher-Priced Suits
Overcoats and Ulsters
at Special Prices is this
I These Finest Overcoats and Suits have been
our very best sellers all season and are today!
Our men who have charge of them in our
stocks point out every morning that these par
ticular Finest, Higher-Priced Overcoats and
Ulsters are the most depleted after each day's
selling!
The reason's plain. Men want the best!
And -these are going accordingly!
J Yet, fine as they are, and desirable as they
are, we want to speed their departure before
another season. By that time they would be
merely odds and ends of broken lots and sizes.
We shall have new goods and full lines of assort
ments for next Fall and Winter, though today
we can't duplicate these goods at what they
cost us!
If that fact and these Finest Overcoats and
Suits interest you, NOW IS YOUR TIME!
Former Prices of Suits $50 to $75
Former Prices of Overcoats . . $50 to $100
Now reduced as follows:
Finest $95 & $100 Overcoats, NOW $80
Finest $85 & $90 Overcoats, NOW $75
Finest $80 & $85 Overcoats, NOW $70
Finest $70 & $75 Overcoats, NOW $60
Finest $65 &' $70 Ovrcoats, NOW $55 ,
Finest $50, $55, $60 and $65 Overcoats,
NOW $40, $48, $50
SUITS
Finest $70 & $75 Suits, NOW $60 & $65
Finest $65 Suits, NOW 355
Finest $60 Suits, NOW $59
Finest $50 & $55 Suits, NOW $40 to $45
FUR-COLLAR OVERCOATS
and Reversible Cloth and Leather Coats
At Similar Drastic Reductions! " """
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