fmV5 -Jp atfW' -V'' 3& B I EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JAmJARY 17, 1921 IlY LEGION POSIS Dlgatea to Meet Tomorrow Night to Choose Now County Committeo LAFAYETTE HOLDS ELECTION l. Orahnm. Otto T. Mallerr. Harvey . olared that textile manufacturers liai) Moore. Kdwaril V. l'cchin and llnrry , niftilo cvnrliltnnt profits during the war, (!. L'bll. A now membership committee of three will be elected from the following: .to.cph Pi Diinwotxlr, William 8, Em troon, John l It. Morri. Fnrnt II. Itlordnn. Hobert F. Towne and War ron T. Wa'ker. Philadelphia leglonnlres, through ICO ''delegate elected from the city's v-aty-slx potii, will take the first step tomorrow mjuc toward rf organ -ltlnc the county committee, when them1 represent atlves will con- .- fM ilh aa .1 1 . I AVSVUPrKnV? tiirinm of the Y. M. O. A., 1421 Arch street. F r ft n k I I n D'OHer. the former national commander, who will attend as a delegate from thn .Harry E. Inecrsoll Tot No. 174, lmi consented to permit his name to be pre iiented for the position of temporary chairman. Owing to the high entcem In which Mr. IVOlier Is held, there will be up question as to his election. Thar, haa bn aom mlutulratanlln aa 1a tlia p!ac nt rntctlRr. Delaeatea are di rected br atate headquarter, lo aaaemble at th Y M C A awtltorlum. 1421 Arch street, nt 0 o'clock. Tfca meeting will b called to order by David B, Slrapaon, vie. department commander, o chairman, and William a Murdock will act aa temporary ecretarr Many of tha Philadelphia, Poata have fatted to forward to the department head quartern. Tenth and Cheatnut atreeta, the same and nddreaaea of the- roat deleratee to tho conference In accordance with tha direction of the atnto e mmander. It la jieeeaaary that thla Information b filed with the department adjutant before thla meetln In order lhat the roll may be prepared and It may be determined who ta entitled lo act for the varloae poata Theae namea ahould b. telephoned to depnrtnvnt hcadaunrtera, Filbert 3217 to lay. unlef the matter al ready ha received attention. Ituaaelt C. C oney haa len re-elected aa tha commander of Lafayett Poal. No. 104. for the yar 1621 The other ortloera ara John Stubb. vice commander; V. I. Beach, adjutant: R. V Deacon, finance ortlcer. Ctorer U. Detwfer. chaplain: John V. Adam, aerrrant-at-arma' Richard Brnae. MXorlan and Robert U. Ganoe and Fnrreet Flam Onwen, county repreaentatlvea. Benjamin Franklin Post, No. 403. la ar raturlnr an educational prorram for Ita nexi tneellnr. Februnry 0, at whMh tlma It la hope.1 there will be a formal prea.uta.ilon of tha atand of cjolora reoently aoaulred through the eftnrta of Morrta n. Miller Three apeakera '1II appear un the pol proram Thomaa X Montromery, the atat librarian, who will apeak on "Hlatorlcal p Tennaylvanla ': rr Daniel M Hoyt. a mam-, l)r of th pott, .vho will dlncuaa "llndllne the Tubrrcutoua ei-8oldler la the State of Pennaylvanla " and Colonel Lwle 8, Sor ley. adjutant aeneral'a department, who will apeak on "Army Educational Procram." At the annual meeting of Harry L, Green wood Pout announcement i made that throuuh efforta of MBltrate Campbell the cluba In the Twenty-fifth ward have pre sented tho poat with a puree of 11B00, Theae i officers ere elected Commander. II J Kanna: vice commarder, O. Miller. Br : Junior vice commander. C. Wllon, adjutant J,ro Ma.-Don.ild. finance officer, W. Dach man. officer of the day. J Dunhpy Textile Workers for Arbitration OoadnoM from Tajra One portunlty fo the mill owners to create Herniate financial resources. During the same period the workers in the tex tile mills were denied any share of this prosprlty and received wages utterly in adequate to support them in health and decency. This low level of wages has made it Impossible for tho workers to lay up nnr financial reserve whatever. He cent unemployment In the local textile industry has already reduced the wages of the workers to a point that breeds deaperatlon and renders them prey to desperation and disease. The present depression Is the textile industry is merely a temporary transition from un natural inflation to normal and pros perous business condition. Therefore be it resolved, That the textile workers here represented call upon the employers to shoulder all the Uea of hard times, as they reaped at1 the benefit of prosperity ; That the textile workers denounce the attempts of the Philadelphia manufac turers to reducv wage scnles nt this time as contrary to the dictates of Jus tice, human decency and sound public policy ; That the tcstilo workers, as a duty to themselves, their families and the com munity at large, pledge resistance to the Halt of their ability against any wage scale reductions at the present time. That the tetxllc workers here repre sented call upon the people In Philadel phia to support them in their struggle tor fair play and for a chance to live ns citizens of a great American city should live. The resolution was based on a re port of the Labor Durcau of New York city, which made the point that the workers could not possibly accept any cut in wages and said the manufactur ers who the report held had made &reat profits during the war, should ear the burden of the present indus trial depression. In the resolutions the workers tie which have furnished them adenuate financial reserves for the present crisis, and that the workers during the same period were denied any share of this proseprlty, nnd in fact during that time received wages that were Inadequate to enable them to meet the Increased cot of living. It was also decided to resist to the limit any attempt to make them accept uaec reductions. It was stated that only tft per cent of the textile work ers were foreigners. Experts Got Klgiires The Labor Ilurcau report was read by Evans Clark, director of the bureau, formerly an Instructor in politics nt Princeton. The Labor Bureau is n New York organization of experts, most ovj tnem college men and specialists In economics, which conducts investiga tions and compiles statistics for the unions. The figures embodied In the report, which follow, were obtained lorjelv from the Commercial Museum and similar Institutions, Hit Ily nuslncss Depression The textile Industry in Philadelphia as elsewhere, has been affected to as great a dejree ns any other by the pres ent business depression. Every compe tent authority, however, admits that his depression Is temporary : thennturn' reaction from unrcnlthy wnrtlme Infla tion. Opinion of thu well-Informed in the financial and business world 1" iiractlcally unanimous tlmt the countrt Is on tho verge of a period of bushies recovery and ultimate prosperity. Opln inn is only divided upon the date when tho revival will begin. Home nredirt February or March ; other April ; the more conservrttlvo prophesy nut latet than Mny or June. "The problem which the Philadelphia textile Industry faces Is this: Wliloli party, capital or labor, should bear the burdens of this period of transition? "TIr- accumulated net profits of the 02. textile plant3 in this city during th j ears 1D1G to lftlll Inclusive were an proximately ..!.-i-,.tm. iiuring the year lillR nlone the peak year of pros perity, the total profits amounted to nt least SinL'.OlS.TOO, or an nverogo of yjiVMiuu per pmnt counting nig and little, well and ill-managed alike. The profits of theso 025 textile firms aver aged In 1018 n. much ns 117 per cent of the invested capital in the industry and JU per cent or tnc total cost of produc tion for that year. "The following table shows the ap proximate total annual net profits of the Philadelphia textile mills for the period of 1015-101U Inclusive: Per cant oi coat of Capital production sf as 1 04 SO 119 117 2 Tear 1013 ,. Hill. 1017... 1D1S .. 1010... Total net profile Su 9.700 , 72.001,300 ,100.447.400 ,148,28.1.300 ,132,(18.100 03 f) Some Profits Are More "In some branches of the Industry the prollts vastly exceed these figures, For instance, the twenty Philadelphia hosiery nnd knit goods manufacturers mnde net profits of 200 per cent on their Invested capital and 1JU oh their cost of production In 11)18: the twcnty-nlnn wate plant mnde 244 per cent, and HW per cent, respectively, In the same jear. "Some of the smaller concerns made even greater profits. Four plants manu facturing bags netted 031 per cent on their Invested capital In 11)1; and two uooi-miiiing concerns in the same year made 811 per cent on their capital. Dur ing the five years, 11)15 to 1010 Inclu of $0.14. Prices of nectssltlea had risen with such rapidity In the meantime, however, that In 1010 the living wage level had reached $1803. The textile worker In 1010, therefore, received $800 less than he needed to keep his family In health nnd decency. The protection afforded flic Phllndenhla textile worker against squalor and disease in 1010 was less by $327 than it had been In 101B. "The year Just closed lias proven even re disastrous for the Philadelphia slve, the nverage net profits of the 025 Philadelphia textile tilunf.s Increased some 327 per cent. "In some branches of tho Industry the Increase was even greater. Profits In the manufacture of blankets (eleven Arms) Increased 1110 per cent. In the cotton goods group fifty-six concerns increased their net profits 710 per cent, while twenty-two plant manufacturing hnndkerchlefs, lace, etc.. Increased theirs JS40 per cent. Wool-pulling profits increased 443 per cent; brnids, tapes nnd binding, 310 per cent; bocs. !tl." per tent, and .horse blankets, 30." per cent. "Dilrlnr these same flrn vonr of ron. ord -breaking prosperity for capital the 00.000 workers in the textile mill.. Buf fered from extreme poverty, nnd nt the end oi inese live yearn were relatively worse on man iney ware at the be ginning. While their wuges increased, the cost of living incrensrd faster nnd left them in 1020 even further beiow n decent standard of living than they were before. $41 1 Average Annual Wage "The average annual wage received by the Philadelphia textile worker In 1015 was $411. In 101ft the least pos sible amount upon which a working man's family could live in health and deneecy In the city of Philadelphia was $0."i3. "In 1010 the average Philadelphia textile worker received a yearly wage CITY CLUB TO ELECT Officer for Year Are Being Choaen Today Beginning nt nonn. the members of the CUt Club cast their ballots In thn election of ntficijrs for the coming year. The poll wlM remain open until 8 o'c'oek. and thi results will be an nounced at the annual dinner to be held at that hour. William It. Nicholson Is unop posed for president to succeed himself. (Jeorge Burahnm. Jr.. nnd Joseph M. Bteele. the Incumbers, nnd Samuel B. Hcott arc candidates for vice presi dents, of which two are to be elected. The prcent directors. Samuel C. Edmunds, the Rt Itcv. T. J. Onr'and. Henrv II King. Dr. E. E. Montgom ery, fieorge W Norris and Howard It. Hheppurd. will be opposed by Warren Fouaded In 18SO The House that Heppe built Inaugurated the Ona-Prtc Syataaa la 1U1 Downtown 1117-1110 Cheatnut Street Uptown 6th and Thompion Btrttts 'Benjamin Franklin Playinef Srmomc,wnicn hi im-wnccu in? 762 tiWWMitlMJR .- 1 ' Amamimimmmimmmir bMti m m rBLinlUmfiaHafMrBSl9 more textile workers. Without any lowering of the wage scale the amount of wages actually received by the workers hna already been substantially reduced in tne industry, ine almost complete shutdown of the local mills during the utHt three to four months has forced the 1020 wage level down to an extent that Is breeding desperation among the ma jority of textile workers. There is more hnrdshlp nnd suffering among the workers today than there has been for the last ten years, 1920 Figures Not Available "Complete Wage statistics for 1020 are not yet available. Investigation among textile workers, however, indi cates that the average wage for 1020 will opproxlmatcl $000 or about one half of tho living wage standard for that year. In 1015 the margin between the nctuul and the living wage was but $,"42. Now It has been increased to $1088. "During the five-year period of 1015 to 1010 inclusive the mill owners piled up net profits thnt amounted to half a billion dollars. In this prosperity the workcra were denied till participation. Instead, the owners pocketed among themselves some $148,235,200 and gave each worker $702, or about $15 a week. "The possible average wage increase allowing for a (1 per cent return on in vestment for the tlve-ycar period, Is as follows: 1015, $307: 1010, $1238; 11117, $1581; 1018, $2450, and 1010, $2058. The five-year total is $7730. A deep feeling exists among the messes of textile workers that if the mill owners failed to share with them the blessings I of prosperity the mill owners hnve no right to iotcc tnem to shoulder tne bur- I den of hard times. "Any reduction In wage scales nt this ' time would be obviously a disaster to i S nee uu.uuu worKers. it would bring i thousand of families face to face with extreme undernourishment, lack of suffi cient clothing nnd evietlone from their homes. Wage scale reductions, further more, ennnot be Justified on the basis of a decline In the cost of living. Until tho workers In any Industry receive a living wage there Is no Justification for wage d.luctlons, Tho cost of living would havo fo fall 53 per cent to make the present average, wage adequate to muln tain a worker's family in. health and decency." Disagreed In Lawrence In Lawrence, Mas?,, according to word received today, thn toxtlte work ers are disagreed as to the proper course to take in face of the announce cut In wages. The American Woolen Co, and other big mills in Lawrence hnve announrcd a 22 W Pr cent cut. The United Textile orkera of America, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, have decided against a strike. They made the statement, however, that "when the ' time Is ripe the United Textllo Workers ! of America, backed by the American eacrnwon ot jaDor, will seek restora tion of tho 22 per cent In wages stolen from us through the manipulation of the employers," The Amalgamated Textile Workers of America, which favors the "one big union" Idea, has left to its locals In nnd about Lawrence the choice of striking or accepting the' reduction. The 'union will give full support, however, to any What Every Wotnaji Knows! Every woman who has baked Bread, or even the tooth. some biscuit, knowp that an even heat is the thing to be desired above all others. Regular, even heat will cure deficiencies in mixing and kneading and Electricity is the only medium to effect this thoroughly. Therefore, try Meenehan's Electrically-baked Bread tonight. And Every Woman's Husband will note the difference! MEENEHAN'S Electric BakeHes 18 South 52d Street 2604 Gcrmantown Ave. 1 -aa South St.: 14 S. 60th St. 4009 Market St. 1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW Furriers Milliners IF TltKY VCOV'T WORK HT RKPAITl THEM SatUfactton Guarantefl Clothes Wringers, Carjisl Srmjir. V.uhini Machines. Vxm Clemen E. G. FORD CO. 1M N. 0th St. rhlla.. Pa. Are You Waiting to Bay a Home Because the Price Seemi High? If you kiuw Hie wrl ut which the houae eould b ilualtrated at current (or elae p? war) prlccft you would have an argument that 1j hurt! to refuie HOELL & CO., INC. Property Vn.'untlon .,tpnrft'ja!. 901 Widener Bulldinjr :lillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillii' 1lhHHHHHH Tin IA i 'Limerick. SI IA S PROPERTY owner named Myurs Last year lust t h r e t; houses by nres. Said he, "It's a sin! I dee Smith'! roofa are tin ; I must ask him what roof er he hires." E Said Smith, "There's one s sure roofing rule For the wayfaring man, 3 s though a fool: S Ask what brand they put in; E If it's NU-DURA-TIN E E With that roofer you're safe that's my rule." S -- ftny prnprrtv owner who acceptt 3 E and mo!ta good use nf the wit Jam in fh abate "fl-nericfc." u(II win S S tomtthing bigger than a new. S 5 pilfer prire.; E THE MBTAI. n.Vll OP PKII.A 600 AIIC'H .JTIIKET JMHMHMlWa Benjamin Franklin Invented a Musical Instrument Wonderful Progress made in recent years BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, whose birth day is today and who is featured this week by the Thrift Week Committee because he was such a noted advocate of thrift, was a great lover of music. In 1762 he in vented a musical instrument known as the Armonica. This was played by the fingers touching revolving glass discs passing through water. During the 159 years since Franklin's invention wonderful progress has been made in the development of musical instruments. This is particularly true in the case of the piano, the player-piano and the phonograph, the last two being the product of the twentieth century. The remarkable spread of music among the general public since the advent of these instruments has clearly demonstrated the in herent universal love for music. The action of the Thrift Week Committee in inviting the Music Industry to co-operate in its campaign definitely classifies musical instruments as a desirable investment for the thrifty because of their educational value and of the permanent pleasure to be derived. We are celebrating Thrift Week by con tinuing our Annual Sale of Used Pianos and Player-Pianos an unusual opportunity to secure a good piano or player-piano at a reasonable price, C.J. Heppe &Son Do wntown 1 117-1119 Cheatnut Street Uptown 6th & Thompson Street PHILADELPHIA fw2 && fottf) mm Hii ami EIpVaHjrnSaEp 'trra-anaMiTaat"- . VO 5Jk &F fiH Thresher Bros. "The Specialty Silk Store" 1322 Chestnut St. Annual January Clearance Sale 5 3 E3 SILKS, SPOOL SILKS, GEORGETTE CREPE, TRICOLETTES, FIBER E5 SPORT SILKS, PLAIN AND FANCY, VELVETS, VELVETEENS, I BLOUSES AND SILK PETTICOATS. ; U15 CHESTNUT ST. (OPPOSITE KEITH') Continuing Tomorrow Manufacturers ' Cancellation Sale r8 I MP 7 ,i, 4J.MmAJ ThiB sale has always been the most important of the whole year, and will be found by far more important than any we have ever held before on account of the foremost silk manufacturers having been forced to liquidate their stocks of staple silks at a less price than they could be reproduced, even at the lowest price raw silk has reached in its tumble from $18.00 to $6.00 per pound, also, on account of the stringency in the money market and curtailment of credit by the banks, for several weeks we have been making largo purchases of regular, staple silk for spot cash, some of the makes are a household word throughout Penna. Wo have been requested by' the manufacturers not to mention their names in print. The values are here and only a few of the many are quoted below on account of the high-cost of printers' ink. ee 4th Floor Silks 4th Floor Cf Four great etockB of the finest Furs from four prominent New York fur manufacturers which we bouRht at 60 cents on the dollar, to which we have added our own great Btocksmarked down to one-half nnd less bMow former prices. 44.50 FOX AND WOLF ANIMAL SCARFS Dlack Tolrat. Taupe and Drownjfi I 12 Inchea wide; "MMSSI 29,50 MMIW NWJMI 24,50 49.50 AUSTRALIAN SEAL STOLES s ) 1 72 Inchea lone. B KaGEHiS 145.00 AUSTRALIAN NUTRIA COATSi msM 3ft tnrhiJ lonir 74.50 imnw 145.00 TAUPE CONEY COATS J0 Inch. SlelMrlmmrv! iiiim 7450 mmm 225.00 HUDSON SEA! COATS 80 Inrlien lona 245.00 FRENCH SEAL COATS .'10 Inch Hair-trlmme mmq22.50muimml25M 205.00 NATURAL MUSKRAT GOATS IS Inch. Krfnch Heal Trimmed j 'narmMJi jf A 5 . 00'mKn 295.00 NATURAL RACCOON COATS 30 Inchea I mi. mmmj Q5 ,00 35-inch Black TaffeU and Satin Messallne; an exceptional value for the price. Former prices $1.75, $2.00, $2.50 & $3.50 a yard. January Sale prices $1.15, $1.55 & $2.50 yaard 32-inch Str,Ded Tub Silks, in a large assort ment of new designs and colorings; qualities most desirable for waists, dresses, men's shirts and pajamas. Former prices, $1.45, $3.25 and $4.95 a yard. Sale Prices oOCf $1.05 & bZ.!l5 yard 40-inch Georgette Crepe, in a complete line of street and evening shades, in cluding ivory and black. Former price, $1.95 a yard. CI IA a V Jit AV January Sale Price yard 36-inch Wh,le Wa8hable Habutai Silk, made in Japan nnd will launder perfectly. Former prices $1.25, $2.00 and $2.95 a yard sSes 68c $1.10 & $1.85 a yard :: Q innri Black Oriental and Imperial Water- S oo-intn proof Indu suln. Former prices, $1 50, $1.75 and $2.00 a yard. : January Clearance Sale Prices 95c, $1.10 & $1.35 a yard 'EE -inch Cn,non Taffetas, in a full line of ou street nnd evening shades; plenty EE of navy. Former price, $2.95 a yard. i January Clearance Sale Price vl.avD a yard 35-inch B'BCk Satin, suitable for waist3, S dresses and etc. Former price $2.95 a yard. Januury Sale price $1.95 a yard 40itli'ri Satin Charmeuse and Meteors in a " "v" full line of street and evening shades, including Ivory and Black. Former price $3.25 a yard. 00 IA a VM. J. V January Sale price yard S 40-inch r'ntca Foulards in dress and lin ing designs and colorings; soma are water-spot proof. Former price $3.25 a yard. fijl QC January Sale price OxuD a yard 36-incll SnUn pr,ntcd Linine Silks, in the wanted color combinations; a good wearing fabric for coat linings and etc. Former price $2.15 a yard 41 CC a January Sale nrico '' yard 36-inch Hcayy Lining Satin Brocades, pure silk, in rich new designs and color ings. Former prices $4.25 to $10.50. January Sale price p2.95 $7.95 y 36-inch T1100'048. Jn plnin and fancy ef fects; somo arc in thofine Jersey wenvo.i, in a full line of colors (n delated ship ment Just arrived); qualities that sold out ?o rapidly last week; tho crrrcct materials for waists, dresses, sweaters and etc. Our former price $3.G5 a yard, fljl A C a t JLeCv January Clearance Sale price yard 2 Spool Silks Thresher Bros. Spool Silk, guaranteed 100 yards; full in weight and as good as anv brand on the murket at 20c. 1An January Clearance Sale price "Bpoql Thresher Bros, lar'e spool Sewing Silk, in black and white. Qti a Our former price $1.45 a npool. January Clenrance Sale price ''Cspooj 3 3 8 r unn -. . M W5.UU $ ,ss MUSKRAT 1 FRENCH i I COATS 1 ' SEAL COATS SO Inch, liefer trl.nn.5. 3fl lnch" ,&' r BkUnk f 55 -wsa2 Y5,00amm w205,00mmtl -55 I 445.00 h 595.00 1 g HUDSON S?H i SEAL COATS Mcj?$N j 80 inch Ileal tr trimmed 88 Inch. fcalMrlmmd. W U Q V f . CT MM wmvitm,m jaKMlaTJaSHI M C t t lUmlttStm Wi, SBl R II .aaai Floor Blouses Lingerie and aemitailored models of voile nnd batiste. Former price $5.95. CJO QC January Sale price V.i7J Handsome voile and batiste waists, embroid ered and lace-trimmed models. Former prices up to $8.95. K QC! January Sale price ''' Odd lot of Georgette Crope Silk Waists, hand embroidered and beaded models, in flesh, white and suit shades; also striped tub silk waists (lot limited). Former prices from $6 95 to $12.95. 0f qr January Sale price' t"3 Georgette Crepe Waists, hand - embroidered models, flesh und white, also suit shades. Former price up to $16.95 January Sale price $7.95 Underskirts Fioor Cotton Broadcloth Top Underskirts, with -hange- 5j able silk taffeta flounce in two attractive models, g Ul?u Hll-UIHCK. Z Our former price, $3.95 CJ1 UK 5 Janunry Snle price via DO g A l'mlted nuantltv of Chnnrrrnble Taffeta and 3 Meflwallnc Petticoats, including black, made in - two attractive models. 3 Our former price, $4.95 K9 7S S January Sale price W'v zs Chiffon Taffeta and Changeable Sntln Mcssa- g line Silk Petticoat' made In our own workrooms g from our silks ( generous widths). g Former price, $8.05 JM. Kft 3 Janunrv fihle nr'ce PtJ,u g Extra heavy quality of all-silk Jersey Skirts, ; inndo with accordion-pleated floifnces, tliamoni- ; Insets of contrasting colors, a moot r.ttractlvo . twimIa! Former prl, $8 95 ti QK S .rnniiurv Snl nrlee JJ'1, 3 NOTE Owing to the exticmely low prices that obtain, ull Bales must b? positively for cash. No C. O D.'a, rc?ervations, refunds or exchanges. Wc will endeavor to fill nH mail orders in the order that thoy are received, providing cash accompanies thu order, anil in cuse inerel'ftt" disc is closed out before your ordor rearhes ua, your lemittance will immediately bo returneo. On account of tho tremendous rush of business in u sale of this magnitude kindly allow u little more time In the fill'ng of mall orders. None equal our as sortments however large in other lines. Thresher Building 1322 Chestnut Street Boston Stores, 19 and 15 Temple Place . Through q 41 West Street No trouble to show rnn!a whether yu yf.l h h to purchaw now or not. ! s J.lfB , L iimAjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiin r &lliiMliaud,ii.-i . .',.., ,f..i Li , r , .aji'L-1. llllll!lll!IIIII!llll!llllllllllllllllllllllillllllliltll!lim 22L. -. 1r ! ". - (..'v. ,......I',- v ,":L!-jaajT.TaH laajajawaawaaaiil aa-iaimnW
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