THE SORANTOS1 TRTBtHSTE-SA I'URDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1S97. 1 nil)-mid Weekly. So SimJiy lilltlon. Published at Scrnnton, la by The Tribune Publishing Company. It Yotkllcprcsenlnlltoi ritANK H. OIIAY CO.. Itoom -13, Tribune llulldlnff, New York City. UTinED AT TUB rOSTOmCR AT 8CIIANT0N, PA. A3 IC0HP-taA88 MAIL MATTKB. SCRANTON, FKDRUARY 27, 1S07. To Insure publication In this paper, volunteered communications of a con troversial character MUST UK SIONUD FOR 1'UHL.ICATION by the writer's truo name. To this just rule wo cannot hereafter make exception. - The Welcome Policy. Senator Sherman, during Thursday's debate on the SangulHy resolution, said: "I am In favor of thu pending joint resolution, nnd I think it ought to command thu unanimous approval of the senate. I believe that gross In justice, almost barbarous Injustice, has been done to a naturalized citizen of the United States, who has a right to protection from the president. I In tend to stand by the committee on ap propriations from this day to the end of the session, but that shall not pre vent mo from doing what I think Is right in behalf of the policy of the Ignited States to protect its citizens against unlawful and Insolent treat ment. I trust the time will never come when an American citizen can be ' wronged or persecuted by any power, great or small. T am in favor of pro tecting this American citizen, though lie is a naturalized citizen. I am op posed to wrong nnd violence and tyr anny wherever it is exercised; and when It Is exercised against an Ameri can citizen I will stand up for him, even if I am alone." It is reported by Julius Chambers, who says lie knows that his informa tion is correct, that President-elect Mc Klnley has expressed his Intended pol icy with reference to Cuba In these words: "CONSERVATISM ON F,V EHV PHASE , OP THE CUBAN QUESTION EXCEPT THE RIGHTS OP AMERICAN CITIZENS. THESE MUST AND SHALL BE PROTECT ED." These expressions satisfy the coun try. They enunciate the welcome policy. It must be 'admitted that Colonel In Bersoll's sociology is much superior to his theology. In his lecture on "How to Reform Mankind" he announces that he favors international arbitration, "with arms and ships to back It up"; that ordinary criminals should be Im prisoned under benevolent influences, but Incorrlglbles should be Isolated, and that men and women steeped In crime should not be peimltted to h'ave offspring. It will be dilllcult for ortho doxy to improve this programme. The Best Time of All. When a man hunts for pretexts for gloom he can usually find them on the sunniest days. A contributor to City and State grows disconsolate over the badness of the world and Is hnlf In clined to pronounce civilization a fail ure. Referring to the Waller case at Bloonisburg he asks: How comes It that so atrocious and wicked an attempt at revenge, such a crime against society, can be made after generations of progress in civilization, after eighteen centuries of Christian teaching, and In the heart of an old and law-abiding commonwealth? Long be fore the beginning of what wo are pleased to call "the Christian era," there were many communities which would have been shaken from border to border by the commission of a deed so peculiarly sav age and Inhuman. Tho blowing up of a boarding shanty of Ignorant Hungarian railway laborers by a lot of their Ignor ant fellow-countrymen on the Wilkes Uarre mountain gives rise to comparisons of nationalities nnd makes arguments for restrictive Immigration laws. What re llectlons, what comments are Invited when one Pennsylvania lawyer blows up the house of fellow member of the same bar? Waiving tho point that It has not been, and Is not In our judgment likely to be, proved that tho accused lawyer In this case h'ad anything to do with the blow ing up of tho Waller homestead, It may be said that crimes such as the one thus alleged bear a smaller proportion to the activities of tho time than they have borne at any prior period. So, also, with the other case which gives this writer so much pain the case which' he de scribes as follows: Last spring a man from tho western part of tho state was elected superintend ent of tho schools of Shenandoah, in Schuylkill county, after a llerco contest between two factions of the school board on religious and political lines. Smart ing under their defeat, tho minority di rectors managed to have tho superin tendent indicted In tho Pittsburg courts on a heinous charge, brought by a young girl, a pupil where he had formerly taught. Ho was convicted. It does not concern us hero to question the verdict for a moment. Por our purpose It mat ters not a particlo whether he was guilty or not. What we want to point to Is the report that members of the Shenandoah school board, and citizens of that town, who had traveled COO miles to attend the trial, were guilty of celebrating tho re sult by a banquet; glorying In a public dinner because a fellow citizen hud been convicted of a vile crime! We happen to know that tho residents of Shenan doah do not go about In breech clouts; nor do they paint their bodies and wear rings In their noses. But why do they not? Wo wish to say, for the benefit of this writer and others who are prone to take n bilious view of things, that It Is de cidedly not "time to ask what our much vaunted civilization, our magnificent publlo school system, our splendid churches, and our glorious, Independent, free, and untrammelea press havo done for us." not, at least, In a spirit of criticism or district!. Tho Incidents which aro cited above am simply the exceptions th'at by their rarity are projected prominently Into publlo view. If we were butchering Christians by the hundred thousands in Pennsylvania, as was done in Rome nt the apex days of Roman civilization; or If we were mns eacrelng In great musses those 'who disagree with us on matters of sectar ian belief, as was done In Paris on tho eve of St. Bartholomew's day;- or1, again, If we wore burning Innocent "vomon as witches. and driving Into tho wilderness to starve or to bo devoured y .wild beasts men who differ from us ns to points of doctrine, a3 our Prot estant progenitors did In the days of Haloin, there would bo Justification for pessimism. Hut the fact Is that freedom of action and freedom of belief nro larger today than they ever were; that the intel lectual and moral no less than the ma terial level Is higher than It has ever been, and that of nil periods with which wc are by experience or reading ac quainted, this Is pio-eiiilnontly the best one. Let us not slander it. Tho dinner ns u function of politics has achieved a prominent and perma nent place. Last evening's complimen tary banquet to Pennsylvania's new senator Is therefore to bo regarded as In tho nature of a" dedication of Senator-elect Penrose to Ills duties nt Wash ington. That ho will reward confident anticipation by faithful and brilliant service there is not for an Instant doubted by any who know him well. The "Trust" Puzzle. The completion In New York of the public hearings of the Lexow anti trust committee leaves the public us much as ever In the dark concerning equitable and effective methods l'oi safeguarding trade combinations. Out of the muss of testimony collected by this committee the two most damaging facts which appear are (1) that trusts tend upon the whole to destroy com petition, and (2) that they also tend to decrease the opportunities for the employment of labor. There ure excep tions to both of these statements, nev ertheless they comprise the rule?. It Is not established that, trusts as a rule go far In the direction of Increasing the selling prices of the products which tli'ey contiol, and when In exceptional cases they do, the records show that their mortality Is great, In witness whereof may be cited the cases of the wire nail trust, the steel rail pool, the window glass trust and several others. That trusts are a serious menace to the consuming public in the sense th'at they practice extortion is, in our opin ion, not yet proved, at least so far as the Lexow committee's inquiries have gone. Therefore one principal clause in the popular Indictment of these trade combinations must for tho pres ent be dismissed as without foundation. It Is true that the centralization of powr over the production of a given community In the control of one cor poration involves tho risk of an unwar ranted Increase of prices, but thus far this risk has been potential rather than actual. The main purpose of trusts thus far has been to introduce econ omies of production and management and upon the whole prices have fallen In consequence thereof. But it remains to be considered whether It is for the public Interest that free competition shall be over come. Though the effect of Its remov al should be a temporary fall In prices, this would probably be more than coun terbalanced by a simultaneous con striction of the labor market, and its ultimate evil effect in sapping Inde pendent manhood Is not to be ques tioned. For this reason, therefore, If lor no other, judicious legal restriction of trade combinations Is to be approved. In this connection the Indiana assem bly, largely under the guidance of ex Attorney General Miller, has passed a measure worthy of experimental trial. In its definitions of a trust are In cluded all forms of ngrcements entered Into with design to limit and control the production or manufacture of pro ducts, to enhance Values or to Interfere with the principles of free competition in trade. Persons convicted of such combinations are to be punished for criminal conspiracy, chatters are to bo annulled and all agreements operative within the state, even if entered into outhldo of It, aro to be Illegal and void. For carrying Into effect any of tho Illegal acts named In the bill the pun ishment shall bo imprisonment in the penitentiary not to exceed live years nor less than one year, and a line not to exceed $1,000. All combinations existing before the passage of the pro posed luw aie, within thirty days after the bill's passage, to (lie with the sec retary of state a repudiation of tho ngteemont, or, as a penalty, surrender their charters. It is nut clear to us that such a law does not Infringe the right of contract. As Judge Swayne of the Texas supreme court recently said in an opinion over throwing an anti-trust enactment In that state: One of tho most sacred lights of lib erty is the right of contract. All of the lights of contract which ure necessary for the carrying on of ordinary business affairs aro protected by the constitution, and aro not capablo of being restrained by legislative action. Among these lights Is that of forming business relations be tween man and man. A mun may form business relations with whom ho pleuses, and In tho conduct of such business th';y may fix and limit tho character and amount of their business, the price they will charge for the pioduce which they offer to the public, or about which they contract. It Is part of tho natural and civil liberty to form business relations, free from the dictations of thu state; that a like freedom should be secured and en joyed In determining tho conditions and terms of tho contract, which constitutes tho basis of the business relations or transactions. It is, therefore, tho general rule that a mun is free to ask for his wares or his services whatever prices ho Is able to get and others are willing to pay. The vice of the act In ques tion Is that It attempts to prevent too much; It does not stop nt reasonable lim its; It Is not content with making crimi nal general restraint of trade, but It makes criminal all restrictions of trade. It Is not content with affixing penalties to acts or contracts which unreasonably restrict competition: it condemns any agreement which prevents competition between two or more persons entering Into it. Where, then, can the public draw the lino? Can a line be drawn by law without sacrifice of fundamental lights? These nre questions fit for thoughtful consideration. We confess that the more thoroughly we go into tho subject thu more puzzling It ap pears. We havo reached a point in tho his tory of tho Cuban war when the lights of Americans must bo protected. Thorn Is not an American citizen In Cuba who is safe from the fiendish policy of Weylor, and thero Is not a dollar of tho moro than J3O.000.00O of American) property in Cuba that has tho slightest protection from the Spanish government. Tho Issue has conic In such u form that It cannot bo evaded, and tho prompter and tho more emphatic our government shall be In demanding tho fullest Justice to American rights In Cuba, tho sooner will Spanish barbarity bo ended on that Ill-fated isle. PJilladol phhi Times. Let tho government of the United States do it"" duty by recognizing Cuba's Independence That whll ac complish every necessary purpose. If the bill at Albany forbidding news papism, under stringent penalty, to publish any portrait of n living person without llrst obtaining that person's written consent should pass, It would greatly obstruct one of tho most popu lar pathways to fame. But It will not pnss, for the simple reason that Its sponsors aic themselves much too fond of frco advertising. Tho flat fact Is that patience with Spain has ccused to be a virtue. Jiist a Word or Tuto of Castial Mention MorrlsThomas, basso, whose picture ac companies this reference, was last Wed nesday night elected president of the Ucllcvuo Choral society, which waM or ganized for the purposu of competing at MORRIS THOMAS. the Robert MoriMs eisteddfod at the Frothliighnm In May. Mr. Thomas Is one of tho many singers among thu Welsh American people of the West Klrto who nre blessed with tine natural voices. His Is remarkably rotund and melodious. He Is yet a young man, and If the sturs are light and he arises fiom the lethargy of common contentment, Mr. Thomas will some day shine as . great singer. the spring election became a mat ter of history, thero has been more or less gossip going the rounds about the men who asphe for the county ofllces to be filled next fall. As usual, the Dem ocratic camp Is moro prolific of gossip than the Republican. Already a slate has been purtlully completed by some of tin Democratic leaders who spend their odd moments In Juggling with the names of men they think would make strong can dates for the ofllces to be filled. As tho slate stands at present, the names read like this: Sheriff, Charles 11. Schadt. Scranton: treasurer, M. J. Kelly. Scran ton; district attorney, T. J. Duggan, Dunmore, or George S. Horn, Scranton; clerk of tho courts, John J. Durkln, or M. II. Gliflln. No one has been slated for the other ofllces. Of course, these are not the only men who are mentioned In con nection with the Democratic nominations. Besides Mr. Schadt, Mayor .1. CI. Bailey and James Lynch, of Olyphunt, are spoken of for sher'ff, and John W. Whyte, of Fell township: S. S. Spruits nnd John nibbons, of the South Side, are numed uu Mr. Kelly's opponents for the treasurer nomination. Henry T. Koehler will again ask for the nomination for register of wills, It Is said, and Jury Commissioner J. J. Munition will also ask for that nomination, if the gossips are correct as to facts. There Is a prob ability that James Healev, of Dunmore, may again seek the nomination for re corder of deeds, end the name of T. J. Jennings, tho county chairman, Is fre quently mentioned ns a promising candi date for recorder or prothonotary. Mr. Jennings has not expressed u desire to have his name uppear on the ticket, how ever, and it Is not known that he would consent to accept either nomination even If tendered to him. Among the host of rnndldates spoken of for jury commis sioner thu name of Jumes Flvnn, of Arehbald, Is heard oftner than unv oth er. There will be a lively light for the nomination for district uttoruev unless the leadeis combine on some candidate. Besides Attorneys Horn uml Duggan, the fi lends of Attorney M. A. Mcdlnloy and Attorney D. J. Reedy are urging them as most acceptable candidates for the nomi nation. Both are young men who have a largo following of friends, and If they should earnestly go to work to win a nomination, would certainly get enough of delegates to m.ake a good deal of trouble !n the convention in case they decided to try to break the ajute. -O- Seranton is threatened, In tho moro pleusureable meaning of the word, with a woman's paper: not a single purposed spasm, but u regular monthly and de liberate gasp for bieutb in the higher woild of literature, above Journalism. The paper will be a magazine devoted to the mentel sustenance of woman. It Is the Intension of the promoters, Miss Caroline Hartley, et. a)., to have tho edi torial department of the magazine In charge of women only.' The mechanical work will be looked after by men. Miss Ilurtley said the new concern will be u place "where women can Invest their money and make more than 2 per cent, profit." The capital stock Is being rapid ly subscribed. It Is not known what the maximum will be, but It will not fall short of $200. The magazine .will not be a local one In Its bearing. The Intention of the promoters Is to, In time, huvo Its circulation wuve splash e'en to Philadel phia, Pittsburg and Wllkes-Barre. Tho name: It was tho first Intent to call It the "Woman's Argosy," but this would boat) Infringement on Mr. Munsey's dime magazine, and the name has been dropped. The new paper Is promised to appear within a month. -O- Tho narrow escnpe of young Storm, tho elevator boy at Hotel Jermvn, the other day, ought to furnish food for reflection on part of persons who trust tho running of elevators to careless boys. It Is a cause for wonder that thus fnr only ono boy has been lilted In the business in Scrnnton, and that more accidents havo not occurred. In one well known build ing in tho city, It Is said, one of the ele vator boys takes delight In making tho rapid drops and sudden stops that have a tendency to meke the timid passenger lose his hi path, nnd It seems only a ques tion of time when a serious accident will result from the dangerous humor of the smart boy. If there Is any piece of ma chinery that needs the superintendence of a careful man, It is tho passenger ele vator that Is patronized to any great ex tent by the public. An act that would moke It a misdemeanor to trust tho run ning of passenger elevators to mischiev ous urchins would bn a timely example of good legislation. -O-Whltney, tho well known Journalist, was among tho visitors to the city this week. Whllnev resides In Susquehanna, a locnlltv teeming with subjects that stimulate the Imagination of the versatile writers nnd the climate agrees with him. This correspondent supplies the New York Journals with many marvelous tales of life In SiiMuiehannu county and can furn'sh ulildavlts when desired with each story. It Is seldom, therefore, that any of his truthful statements nro re garded with suspicion, Tho only shadow that over hns fallen across his pathway In t'is direction was cast by one of the editors of u well known New York city dally, "Arc thcEO yarns that you spnd us alt truo?" tho editor nuked. "Cert," responded Whitney; "do you wunt nn uflldavlt?" "Oh, no," said tho editor, "hut you must live In a d U strango country!" filSk flP'., -, $$53 HG&3 &fcp MS? tI sit STATE LEGISLATIVE TOPICS. An Important bill has been introduced by Senator Mlllelsen, of Cutnbeiland county. It provides that no milk pro ducer or vender shall cither himself or through his agents or employes sell or offer for snlo or exchange milk Intended to bo used as humnti food without having a ccrtlflcato of registration or a license No ono may sell milk obtained from an unlicensed or unregistered vender. Any violation of these provisions will ontii'l for tho llrst offense a line of not less than $30 nor moro than $2o0; for tho sccotid of fense n flno of $100 and not more than four months' Imprisonment and for every succeeding offense not les than $200 nor more than f.",00 and Imprisonment for not less than six months, one-th'.rd of the fines to go to tho Informer. In cities having a director of public safety, ho shall appoint a chief Inspector or milk, n chief analytical chemist and a chief dairy Inspector, who are to have neces sary assistants. Vlii"v there Is no di rector of public safety the local board of health, or. In default of It, the mayor und council, and In boroughs the bur gesses may appoint the above officers. The chief dairy Inspector must be a com petent doctor of medicine or of veterinary medicine. The bill also prohibits the sale or exchange of milk to which skimmed or "separate" trllk, water, Ice, coloring matter or other foreign substances what soever shall have been added, or milk from which the ctenm or any part of It shall have been removed. No milk may be sold that If taken from cows fed on distillery waste, rotten or fermented "brewers' grrlns," or upon other sub stunce tending to make the milk im-whole-ome. rr which Is exposed to Infec tion or unhealthy exhalations. The milk must contain not less than 2," per cent, or more of fat, 12.",0 per cent, of milk solids, !i per cent, of milk solids not fat: but this standard does not apply to but termilk. Samples of milk are to be sub mitted whenever usked for. The chief dairy Inspector anil his assistants are given the right to enter upon or Into premises to Inspect It and make a report. They aro to examine all milk cows for the discovery of disease: cattle Infected with dlseeso shall be Immediately brand ed or tugged and Separated from the herd. Tfi sell milk from diseased cows entails o flno of not less than S200 or more than $."00, with Imprisonment of not lens than four months or more than one year. To carry out the provisions of tin1 bill $2.1,000 annually Is to be appropriated. Tho dairy Inspector, with a jury of three reputable citizens, shall examine and or der slaughtered all cattle affected with tuberculosis, and the owner shall be paid by the state one-third the assessed value per bend. If an autopsy develops no dis ease the owner shall receive two-thirds of the vulno of the animal or ho may re tain the carcass ns beef. "The consumption of distilled and vinous liquors last yrar was GO per cent, less than eight years ago," says the Pittsburg Times. "It was less than It has been at any time for the past twenty years. The consumption of wines and spirits was less In lS'JG than of spirits alone twenty years ago. But the saving In the consumption of the moie Hery liquors Is more than made up In the use of mult beverages. Where the annual av erage consumption of beer In lbT7 wus less than seven gallons, last year It had reached almost sixteen gallons per capita. This Is not such n startling exhibit when It Is remembered that beer Is deficient in alcohol, eairylng only about J per cent., while whlbky and the spirits carry ten or twelve times as much. The Increase In the consumption of beer and the de ercuFo In the use of whisky and wines has not resulted In a greatly Increased use of alcohol. But a new danger thiout ens the di Inker of beer. The enlarged de mand for It and the desire to produce a merchantable quality at low price have led brewers to abandon the old and slow processes for a speedier method, and one that depends not on the natural cheinbal changes, but on the effect of adulterat ing drugs, said to be Injurious to the stomach of the consumer. When made ac cording to the old (iennun formulu, ex cept for the alcohol, to which some peo ple will with good renso.n file a decided objection, beer contains nothing harm ful. As a substitute Tor the more Intox icating drinks It has an advantage, but the enormous consumption of It makes It eSKi-ntlal that It should be free from ob jectionable doctoring, whether to make It ilpen (illicitly or to Impart to it a flavor. Repiosentatlve Smith, with a proper re gard for his constituency, wants adulter ated betr outlawed, and whether viewed from the standpoint of the bepr drinker or the Piohlbitlonlst, he Is light." Representative Fold, of sAllegheny has Introduced a new libel bill. It pro vides that truth shall be a complete de fense. No rteoveiy can be hud for a publication relating to men liv oflblal life or any matter proper for public In vestigation, when It is shown there wus probable cause ami no negligence or malice. Tho defendant may prove. In mltlgutlon of dainuges, that the plaintiff has brought suit, or has recovered dam ages from other publishers for llbcl3 of tho same purport for which action was brought or ihi't the defendant has pub lished n reflection. To lebut malice, a prior publication of tho same libel by some other puper mav be pi oven by the defendant. Punitive damages will not be recovered except upon proof of malice or that tho charge was published with out cause. No recovery can be had for the publication of a fair and accural e re port of any judicial, legislative or any other public or official proceeding, or pub lic meeting lawfully held for n lawful purpose, and for the discussion of any public matter, or for a fair and accurate report of any Instrument, record, s'ale ment, speech, nrgument or debate In any sueii proceeding or meeting. Concerning the Seyfert Prison Reform bill the Philadelphia Times says: "Fa der this system there could ho established a trained und experienced prison service for the entire state, trausfeiable from one prison to another and replacing the In competent amateurs that make so muny of the county jails a travesty on publle justice. This plan seems to us to meet every one of the criticisms that have been Justly made upon our existing prison sys tem ns well as very many evils that only experts hnve recognized. It has the ap proval of those who havo given the clos est study to tho subject, und It certainly Is In accordance with the teachings of the best experience, both at home and abroad. Us reforms would, of course, be gradual, but It would be possible, under this law, to secure the services of the fittest citi zen In every county to co-operate with the specially selected state commissioners In carrying these loforms Into effect. Ex cept the very small group of political hangers-on In rural counties that make a petty profit out of the Jails, we can Imagine no source from which objections can come, nnd tho time Is ilpo to take up this bill and after careful consideration to push It to its passage." COLONEL HITCHCOCK OBJECTS. Editor of The Tribune. Sir: Referring to your editorial para graph in tills morning's Tiibuno advocat ing Utah's right to havo Brlsham Young's statue in the capltol on he ground that "he conquered the wilder ness," permit me to suggest that no man can conquer u wilderness who puts an other wilderness In Its place. Bettor a thousand fold for humanity, the presence of the prlmevul wilderness In its puilty than the moral wilderness erected by Jlilsham Young, His name and work nio a stench upon the country'3 history. Ills stutue should havo no place at tho rapitol any moro than any other moral monster. Respectfully. P. L. Hitchcock. Scranton, I'a Feb, 25. This department is one of the most important in our establishment, because ready made garments are. continually growing in demand, on account of both style and econ omy. A perfect fit is always guaranteed, and special garments are made to order when ever desired. Ladies' Suits ranging from 32 to 42 bust, are always in stock, and Misses' from 6 to 16 years. Loose and tight fitting garments for house and street wear, made up from cloths of every description, arriving daily, and your inspection is earnestly solicited. Every garment that we offer for sale is closely examined to see that it is well made and strictly up-to-date. We will not handle any ill-shaped, poorly-made or shoddy gar ments. Our Cloak and Suit business ha? been built up by selling reliable garments at reliable pric.es and on these lines we will continue to work. We are now showing a special lot of Ladies' Tailor-made Cheviot Serge &( QQ aes, both jacket and skirt, silk lined throughout. at ".70 Costumes, A special lot of Ladies' Black Brocaded Silk Skirts, very full, rustle &. ffcQ lining, velvet faced, and perfect hanging, at bPhXxO Ladies' Mottled Check Tailor-made Skirts at $1.98. Lager BeerBrewery. manufacturers of the CAPACITY 100,000 k S&& a m 1 va Weather nnd Other Predictions fur the Coming eel;. Sunday, Keb. 'JS. Shrove Sunday. Weather cold and stormy. ,'A child born on this day will .be steady lind persever ing, but will have to work hunt tor a liv ing. .Monday, March 1 Herein y trine to Neptune. Weather cold. A child born on this day will be quick and clever and will be rather successful In lite. Slyii .viltlngs und push thy business. Tuesday, March) "J ifhrove Tuesday. Weather cold, A child born on this day will be veiy unfortunate. Sell about noon. Wulmvday, March 3 Ash Wednesday. Weather changeable. A child born on this duy will piobably have a quiet and uneventful life. Avoid superiors and ask no favors. Thursday, March J Hrruchal station ary. Weather stormy. A child barn on this day will be ery Ingenious but rather unfortunate. T, ael, . buy and negotiate in the afttrnoon, I'rlday, March 5 Mercury trine to Mais, Weather rainy. A child born on this day will have a quiet career. A very uncertain duy for business. Sutuidav, March G I'runuu a morning star. Weather wet. 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