lie OWfIRSHIP
OF PIIE LIS
H. Kinnard, Noted Telephone
Expert, Writes Article on Sub
ject For the Telegraph
Br L. H. Kinnard
\'o more important question now pre
its Itself for public consideration
m the advocated acquisition and op
ition of the nation-wide telephone
items by the Federal Government.
The people of this country, who alone
II decide the issue, have had but
nt opportunity to post themselves on
; subject: aside from the lengthy ar
ments which have been submitted in
iommendation form to both branches
Congress, and which havo been given
isiderablo circulation, practically
thing has been directly said or wrlt
i from which the public might de
mine the real significance of such a
•position.
Certain factors are, however, well
)reciateii- Telephone service in this I
intry is universally conceded to be j
i finest in tho world; the telephone Is j
re widely used, and its availability,
represented by tho number In sor
e, is far greater than in any foreign
d. In the Bell system alone there |
inow 8,200,000 telephones as against
s than 4,000,000 in Kurope and lees I
m 1.000,000 In all other countries of i
i world. As regards the number of j
opliones per 100 population, here and
■oad, the latest reports that i
k figures are nine for the ignited.
tes and less than one for all of Eu-
Herr and In Europe
>espite this comparison, champions j
the project of Government ownership
nt to the European State-owned sys
is as examples of successful develop
nt and administration of the tele
3ne business. Even casual reference
authoritative data indicates that the
•rcise of Government monopoly and
nershlp has hail the effect of dis
uaging the development of the tele
}ne and the perfection of the service
Lhout exception. In most European
intrios. the telephone plant has not
sn modernized and still consists
Rely of a type of Apparatus which
s in use here fifteen or twenty years
j. The great obstacle which lies in
> path of telephone advancement '
oughout Europe is ihe Influence of :
itics and lack of sufficient capital to :
»vide facilities for the constantly In- j
aslng demand. Tnvariably it is the ;
ictlce to let the telephone traffic ]
•rwhelm the facilities, and, as a re- j
t. there is not only a long list of
iple waiting from two to six months '
telephone service, but communlca- j
ii within and between the large cities
subject to long, exasperating delays. |
0 Government officials express their i
fret, but declare that they can do
.hing. This, too, notwithstanding the
t that the average cost of telephone
vice in the important, countries of
rope is—figured Iti American dollars
1 cents—but SI less per year than in
s country. AVheti we make proper
nwance for the relative purchasing
ver of money in this country and
■oad, we are impressed with the fact
.t the average cost of service on the
;er side is greatly in excess of what
s here. In many cases to the extent
100 to 200 per cent.
In England
n England,, where conditions are
st comparable with those In this
intry, it is found that the telephone
terns, which were taken over bv the
i-ernment a few years ago, have" now
eriorated to such extent as to call
th the widespread protest of the
iple. Calls are handled Inefficiently,
expansion of the telephone system
0 new territory or even to meet the
reasing demand for service in thi
ckly settled communities has not '
n carried on. and rates, in which
isantial reductions were promised !
the Government, have undergone no
mges. The employes, as well as the
rons of the service, are dissatisfied,
1 the toll and long-distance service
the laughing stock of the English
iple.
'his and the telephone service of
er State-owned European systems of
illar character, however, is the ser
e which advocates of Government
nership on this side of the water are
ding up as examples for comparison
h that of our own country.
'here has been presented before
lgress an array of figures which pur
ts to show that Uncle Sam could
;e over the telephone systems, ln
ase the efficiency of the service, still
ro widely extend it, and, at the same
e. reduce the rates. If this were
sible, the arguments for Govern
nt ownership would, indeed, be
engthened. But in order to furnish
n the same efficient and extended
iphone service at rates Mppreclably
■er than aro now in efTect. it would
necessary to reduce the operating
tenses and construction costs. Is it
hin the realm of probability that
s could or would be done? Is there
r striking example of efficiency and
nomy in the administration of our
ional business undertakings which
uld lead the people of this country
to expect? Considering- the wonted
ravagance and Inertia of our neces
ily changing political institutions, it
oly does not seem that any substan
. rate reductions could be promised
this score.
Political Anpevtm
s regards the political aspect of the
'stion, tho transfer of the great army
telephone employes to Federal ser
e would only enhance the power of
political party in control, and would
vide additional seope for patronage
rginia Darky Princess Will Help Convert Zulus
With Husband She Found at Hampton Institute
,'„W..,/.*- '
Princess Madikane Quandiyane Cele, who was Julia Smith, a little
darky before she went to Hampton Institute, Is going with her
lu husband, son of a Zulu king, to convert the African negroes to Chrla
nity. They married four months ago, and next week Cele and his bride
I sail for Durban, on the east coast of Africa, and thence overland to the
lu settlement, where they plan to build a school, where Cele will
* » t ti e m ?i? ,h° w t0 read and write and maktj wagons and build houses,
3 Julia will instruct the women in housekeeping arte.
Julia is a serious, plump, steady-eyed young person, who looks for
rd to her new life with calmneaa and confidence, albeit the old father to
om her husband is taking her la a reformed polygamist. He was once a
Ehty prince in Zululand, was thla old savage, and, aa became his dignity,
had many wives. But he had a yearning for greater wisdom and, hear
that there were white men in th land who could give him wisdom,
traveled many leagues to sit at their feet. They were missionaries, these
Ite men. and through them he became a Christian—so much a Christian
t lie renounced his princedom and turned missionary. He put away his
es. all except Cole's mother.
"My mother was the youngest and the prettiest: that is why he kept
<>l« explained yesterday in a matter-of-fact *r»y.
THURSDAY EVENING,
"WATCHFUL WAITING" ALL RIGHT FOR
/^tsTwOODm\
and favoritism which Is now recognized
as the great disrupting force in the
management of our national undertak
ings.
Tf we may place any reliance on the
experience of telephone employes in
England, among whom only dissatisfac
tion has resulted from their transfer to
the Government employment, there can
be foreseen only a serious deteriora
tion of the telephone service in this
country as resulting from a like change
over here. Good service the American
people must and will have. And they
should not lose sight of the fact that
good service Is possibly only when the
contentment of the employes ie pre
served and their interests safeguarded
in a vastly more substantial manner
than now obtains under civil service
employment, wherein ambition is chill
ed and initiative discouraged.
Under our present system of Federal
and State regulations, all the benefits of
public ownership obtain, without the
manifold disadvantages which would
result from Government ownership. The
United States now has the widest avail
ability and utilization of the telephone,
the best service in the world, the high
est degree of efficiency in every grade
of the working force, and rates which
are subject to complete review and
regulation. Notwithstanding the propa
ganda of the advocates of Government
ownership provides that the telephone
systems Bhall be delivered over to the
political elements, despite the by no
means uncertain evldonce of the com
plete failure of the experiment in Eng
land and in the other countries of Eu
rope.
It is essential that this subject be
civen the fullest public consideration,
lest, led on by promises that are im
possible of fulfillment .the American
people may be induced to take a step
from which there is no turning back
when the gravity of their error is—as
it would Inevitably be—impressed up
on them.
IXJUNCTION HEARJXG MARCH 30
March 30 was fixed to-day by Presi
dent Judge Kunkel as the date for the
hearing of injunction asked for by
Louis Begelfer, to restrain Mark E.
Winfield and A. K. Thomas from cora
, pleting the sale of a property at Sec
j ond and Liberty streets. The injunc-
I tion was asked for by Begelfer
through Robert Rosenberg, his coun
sel. According to the plaintiff's state
ment. he had commissioned Winfield
lo arrange with Mr. Thomas for the
purchase of the property for $5,100.
The teims stipulated were SSOO cash
and a mortgage fofr the remainder.
Winfield. Begelfer contends, endeav-
I ored to close the deal by representing
I that ho himself was the purchaser,
1 and not the plaintiff.
TEJili HER THE TRUTH
iDKAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am twenty, and have been keep
| lng company with a girl two years
I older for the last four yearn. I loved
I this girl very much for the first three
j years, and now my love Is growing
| colder toward her all the time, and
my salary is small and I must give my
parents part of it, because they are
poor and old. So I ask you for your
advice about this girl, and what I
should tell her and what excuse.
GEORGE.
Your letter is proof of the tragedy
a long engagement always brings to
the girl.
If you do not love her, of course
you must not marry her. So tell her
what you have told me, and be sure
you never do such an injustice to an
other girl.
"Dree" Boyer Isn't
Much of a Judge of
Mules, It Is Said
Poor Director Charley Boyer took a
little "flier" in mules yesterday, but the
result wasn't Joyous; it caused quite a !
little flurry at yesterday's session of l
the Poor Directors in fact, isot that j
the mules Mr. Boyer purchased weren't j
nice, well-behaved, regular mules; but j
they weren't heavy enough for the j
work a new pair of mules were requir- I
ed to do at the Almshouse. That's the ;
whole story in fact. Here are a few de- j
tails:
Two mules were needed at the Alms- j
house. Mr. Boyer heard of a sale across j
the river and essayed to agreeably sur- j
prise his fellow-members of the board j
by going down to the sale and buying |
the mules. He doesn't know much about>
'em. about mules, that is, but the pair i
seemed all right, and Mr. Boyer said 1
he thought he could save the county
money.
When the Almshouse steward saw
the pair, however, he guffawed; when
President Walter and Director Man- j
ning, of the Poor Board, heard about
the weight of Mr. Boyer's purchases,
they guffawed likewise. They're both
—President Walter and Director Man
ning, that Is—are authorities on mules.
Hence the laughter.
The fact that the mules were entire- 1
ly too light for the heavy work of the I
poor farm was borne in doubly upon
Mr. Boyer, and be effected another
trade and got a pair of heavier mules.'
That's all there is to the story.
Tango and Other Present
Day Dances Are Aiding
Manufacturers of Silk
By .Associated Press
New York, March 28.—The tango. !
and other South American dances, ■
which have caused a notable revival j
of this form of amusement through
out the country have had a direct and
stimulating effect upon silk industry'
"by reason" said Ramsay Peugnet,
secretary of the Silk Association of,
America, in his report at the annual
meeting of that body yesterday, "of
the greater number of dancing gowns
required."
Continuing Mr. Peugnet said: "The
custom of dancing in the afternoons
as well as at dinner and after the
theater has become almost universal
in New York city and the craze for
this form of amusement is rapidly
spreading to other cities and towns
throughout the country.
"Every woman who yields herself
to this most popular fad, needs a much
larger wardrobe, which usually means
a greater variety of dancing and din
ner costumes of silk. To meet this
rapidly increasing demand our silk
manufacturers have brought out many ;
fabrics especially designed for dancing,
gowns."
TEACHERS TO ORGANIZE
By Associated Press
East Liverpool. Ohio, March 26.
Teachers in the public schools here to
day announced that steps were being
taken (o organize a labor union and,
they would seek affiliation with the
American Federation of Labor. J
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Son of Oil Magnate
Flayed by Court
HEM H.
New York, March 26. —Justice Clark
of the Appelate Division of the Su
preYne Court severely criticized Henry
H. Rodgers, Jr., son of thd late Stand
ard Oil magnate. In a suit being
brought by the Messiah Home for
Crippled Children against young
Rogers, who clouded the title to the
home by claiming that he holds a
$600,000 morrgage against the institu
tion. The home asserts that the entire
property of tHe home was donated out
right by the elder Rogers.
ULIDDEN TOUR PLANS
Chicago, March 26.—The 1814 Glid
den tour will be a nonmotorstop run
.between Chicago and Boston, if the
event is awarded to the Chicago Auto-i
mobile Club, it was announced to-day. I
IT CM ABOUT
GETTING UP EARLY
Reluctance to Early Rising isn't
Indication of Insanity,
Though, Court Says
TT"I I -Mi 1 Iteiuctance, even
J/Vjl-JLLA peevishness, at
' Sijn rustling out of bed
! room * took yester
j day in directing the release of Jacob
jSenft from the State Insane hospital,
following habeas corpus proceedings.
! Son ft had been an inmat® of the
| asylum for more than a year and in
j that time he declares he hadn't been
I treated as well as he would have
| liked. Anyway he wanted to get out
j and applied to the Dauphin county
| court for release through his attor
iney, Paul A. Kunkel.
j Physicians at the asylum didn't
J think that Senft should be allowed his
j liberty yet. And on the witness stand
! yesterday one of them told of the
I moodiness of Senft, of his queev ideas,
and of his fits of temper.
I "He's got to the point where he
j won't get up in the morning when he's
'called." declared one witness. "The
j other patients get up at a certain hour
but lie just won't. And his behavior
then "
j "Well, how does he behave when
j he's finally awakened In the morn
jing?" Inquired the court, interestedly.
[ "Oh, he's irritable and peevish."
! Judge Henry decided that Senft is
j sane.
' To Print Mercantile Appraiser's
'jList. —The Telegraph, the Star Inde
: pendent and the Lykens Standard
• were selected by the county commis
i sioners yesterday to fcrint the mercan
| tile appraiser's list for 1914.
lleatiug Plant at Almshouse.-—Bids
| for the installation of a brand new
I steam heating system at the county
| almshouse will be opened within a
jfew sveel<s by the poor directors, plans
j having been approved yesterday at
! the meeting of the board. The plans
I were drawn by H. B. Eowe and the
.preparation of the specifications is
| now under way.
Got First Mercantile Ijicense,—El
j len Gutelius, proprietress of one. of
i the city's oldest and most widely-
I known women's notion stores, is the
| ilrst city merchant to obtain a mer-
I cantile license for 1914. County
| Treasurer A. H. Bailey issued the li
| cense to her yesterday.
! Got Uast Quarterly Repair Hill.—
i A warrant for $3,875 for street re
i pairing was paid over yesterday to
Contractor Charles P. Walter by th.i
I city treasurer. Th<» money is the last
iof the annual appropriation set aside
: last year for the purpose and repre
sents the past quarter's work.
Date Permits Yesterday. —Among
! the later building permits issued yes-
Iterday were: Francis Blessing, dwell
ing, Zarker street, $3,400; John Hor
|bine, alterations, 434 South Seven
teenth, SIOO.
i Kunkel to Conduct Juvenile Court.
—President Judge Kunkel will con-
I duct March juvenile court to-morrow
I morning and the youthful offenders
j will be arraigned by District Attorney
j Stroup. Suspended sentences will be
heard in the afternoon.
To-day's Building Permits.—Augus
tus Wildman, five 3-story mansard,
.north side of Schuylkill west of Jeffer
son, $6,000; George and Stephen 1-iego,
two 3-story mansard, south side of
Cumberland east of Fourteenth,
$3,000; William Haines, addition to
1713 North Twelfth, SSO.
At the Register's Office. —The will
of Elizabeth Lenlier, Washington
township, was probated and letters
were issued to Philip linker; letters
on the estate of J. F. Horstick, Swa
tara township, to J. H. Horstick.
Realty Transfers.—Among to-day's
realty transactions were: E. F. Caster
to State. 411 Filbert street, $1,500: W.
Webster to J. Nebinger, Steelton,
$4,000; Mary A. Klinger to D. W.
Chubb, Halifax township, $5,660; W.
L. Gorgas to Charles A. Wilson, 78
North Eighteenth, $3,000.
WGHT AT THIRD AND MARKE7T
In the presence of several hundred
people, who gathered around to see
the fray, J. B. Winn and W. B. Sour
bier, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, en
gaged in a fist fight which landed
both in jail. The fight started, it Is
said, when Sourbier saw Winn with
his wife. He ordered Winn to leave
Mrs. Sourbler's side and lie refused
to do so, say the police. Then the
battle wus on.
HIT BY BRICKBAT
Using a heavy board for a bat ana
bricks for a ball during a game of
baseball yesterday afternoon. George
Ensminger, of 1552 Fulton street, had
bis middle finger on his right hand
smashed. A brick hit George on the
finger. J
MARCH 26,1914.
By Associated Press
Houghton, Mich. Earth shocks
were felt throughout the Michigan cop
per country to-day. No damage was
done. The distrtibance is supposed to
have been caused by an air blast in one
of the mines. These blasts are believed
I to be explosions of Imprisoned air In
old workings.
l.ondon. Slackness of business is
expected In financial circles here to
i lead many members of the London
Stock Exchange to drop their member- I
ship for a year. Twenty-one resigna- |
Hons have thus far been posted.
Rome. lt was tentatively decided j
to-day by the Pope to hold a consistory
either at the end of April or the be
ginning of May. unless unforeseen cir
cumstances should intervene. It is as
sumed that about a dozen cardinals will
be appointed.
Stcubenville. Olilo. Officers of the
United Mine Workers' of America came
here to-day to advise the striking min
ers from Colliers, W. Va„ who were last
night driven from their camp on the ;
property of the Welt Virginia and ;
Pittsburgh Coal Company, across the
Ohio river to this place.
Norfolk. Yn. The wreck of the I
steamer Monroe, sunk in January by ]
the Nantucket with a loss of forty-one |
lives, has been blown up by the reve
nue cutter Onondaga, which returned |
to port here to-day.
WlUemHtnd, Curacao. The politi- ,
oal situation in Caracas is reported to
be extremely unsettled. Many promi
nent persons have been placed under
arrest, Including Colonel Samuel Me-
Uill. instructor of the Venezuelan
army, who, however, was afterward re
leased.
Terre Haute, lnd. Ernest Mc-Wil
liams, the 15-year-old boy who on Tues
day fought a forty-flve minutes' gun
battle with the police, and who received
numerous wounds, died of his injuries i
at a hospital here 'early to-day.
Uoston, Mnna. Woman suffragists
from all parts of the State planned to |
fill the galleries of the House to-day
to listen to the debate on the suffrage ;
resolve, which already has passed the I
Senate,
I.cxliiKtou, Ky, The baseball team !
of the Kentucky State University,
went on strike here to-day because of
an announcement that the Spring I
schedule had been cut from fourteen I
games to twelve games.
Chicago. 1.. John W. Martin, an
• actor, to-day testified to the identity
of John 13. Koettcrs as the man who ]
registered at a hotel in November, 1912,
with Mrs. Emma Kraft, of Cincinnati. !
who was found slain witli a hammer
in a room of the hotel later.
Kanna* City, Kan. Andrew Jack
son Sheridan, a writer of verse, was
, drowned to-day, his friends believe in
I Kansas river, a stream he often me-
I morialized in poems.
LEADERS CANNOT VOTE
' Special la The Telegraph
Greenwich, Conn., March 26.—Mrs.
Ernest Thompson Seton and Mrs. ITer
' man Pauli, suffrage leaders, after
• years of work for the suffrage cause
• have discovered that even if the wo
-1 men of Connecticut should receive the
" right to vote, they individually could
' neither vote nor hold office. Both mar
, ricd foreigners who never have be
come naturalized American citizens.
| QL'EEX COMING TO AMERICA
i Sofia, March 26. —Queen Eleanor's
, plans for her forthcoming visit to
\ America were definitely announced to
' day. She will start on May 21, sailing
! for New York on board the steamer
- Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. King Fer
dinand will also visit America but later
if the present plans hold good. He
1 intends to go to the San Francisco Ex
s position.
] MARKIEI) BY ALDERMAN
Miss Ruth Baker and Steve Makek.
of South Ninth street, were married
this morning by Alderman Charles
I Emmet Murray.
Sdfu &fr&ctic&l
7(ome Vress
Prepared Especially For This Newspaper
FOR AFTERNOON WEAR.
A dressy design carried out In two
different kinds of silk and trimmed
with moire belt and revers. The vest
and turn-over collar are of lace.
Here one sees an unusually smart
version of the frock developed In wide
ly contrasting materials. The skirt Is
made up of twlUed sills, while the little
jacket blouse Is carried out in Dresden
silk, trimmed with a belt and revers of
moire and turn-down collar of hand
some lace. ■ •
To make the dress requires 2% yards
ef H-ineh material for the blouse and
yards of 44-inch or I yards of 27-
PILMEH Will HIVE
OPPONENT, BUN SIB
Warns of Democratic Defeat Un
less Stroudsbnrg Man Is Beaten
at Primaries
Special la The Telegraph
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 26.
With Michael J. Ryan and Judge Bon
niwell, of Philadelphia, us the speak
ers, opponents of the Palmer-McCor
micl: faction in this county opened
the county campaign here last night
with a mass meeting held at Hamp
ton Hall.
Mr. Ryan startled his hearers by an
open and emphatic demand for a
Democratic candidato to oppose A.
Mitchell Palmer for the nomination
for United States Senator, and declared
he had information from men emi
nent in Mr. Palmer's own county, the
publication of which would Jeopard
I Democratic victory, if Mr. Palmer
! should be the nominee for Senator.
I After the adjournment of the meet
| ing Mr. Ryan said he would not, at
! present, reveal the source of this in
\ formation, adding: "Sufficient unto
the day."
He did say, however, that announce
ment of a candldae to oppose Palmer
would be made at the Jefferson dinner
to be held ift Philadelphia April 2. No
intimation was given as to the iden
tity of the candidate.
FOREIGN LABOR NOT
TOLERATED IN JAPAN
Impressed by the substantial indus
! trial progress of Japan, Mr. Brown
j observed that the low wages paid
: seemed almost unbelievable. In on»
institution where more than a thou
sand people were employed, largely;
skilled labor, he found that the sal
j arles were only about ten to fifteen
I per cent, of what similar workers in
! Massachusetts would receive. In tho
i factories, practically all of the Super
intendents and foremen are natives:
foreign engineers are employed in an
advlsoir capacity, however. Bright-.
Japanese students are sent to the
United Slates. England and Germany.
| to study engineering, and on their re
turn are prepared for positions of au-
I thorlty. The Japanese foremen oould
1 do more with native help than with
| foreigners, and the efficiency of the
i native is marked. Foreign labor is not
j tolerated in Japan, and any attempt,
to bring in outside labor would, it is
felt, result In a revolution. A very
important man in tho industrial life
of Japan claimed that the world-wide
' problem of the high cost of living ex
' ists in Japan, as it. does in the rest of
the world, and the only solution he
i could see in the country's Industrial
life depends on the introduction of
more labor-saving machinery.
Public utilities are managed and
owned by Japanese in conjunction
with foreigners, but the wage-earners
are entirely Japanese. While the Ja
i panese welcome foreign capital, they
i i are willing to help finance the risks, if
i! they feel that there is an opportunity
for the advancement of Japanese ln
• j dustries on a broad scale.
■ Already we have the report of one
..Japanese house, having a branch in
• iSan Francisco, underbidding American
. j publishers for a lot of textbooks re
.! quired by the public schools. The or
der was sent to Japan, the books pub
lished in that country, and within the
specified time delivered to the schools
in San Francisco. Is this not food for
thought for our free trade theorists? —
i "An American Observer in Asia,"
\ Mitchell Mannering, in National Maga
zine for February, 1914.
Inch material for the skirt. The blouse
is a particularly desirable design be
cause it may be worn with any skirt.
There are two pieces of the pattern to
be placed on a lengthwise fold of the
goods—the peplum (M) snd the back
(H). The outer front and sleeve, (O)
and <J) respectively, are arranged on
a lengthwise thread of the material.
Small "o" perforations outline the
square or round neck, likewise the
short sleeve.
For the lining, % yard of 36-inch ma-"
terlal will be required. To make the
lining, take up dart in front as per
forated, turn hem at notches. Adjust
shield on right front centers, neck and
shoulder edges even. Close seams as
notched, close center-back and shoul
der seams. Sew square and standing
collars to neok edge as notched.
Close under-arm seam of outer blouse
as notched, close shoulder seam. Gath
er lower edge between double "TT"
perforations and 2 Inches above. Cen
ter-front Indicated by large "O" per
forations. Sew round collar te neck
edge as notched. »
For short sleeve, turn under edge on
slot perforations, lap to small "o" per
forations, notches even and stitch.
Sew cuff to lower edge as notched.
Sew sleeve in armhole of outside as
notched, double "oo" perforation at un-t
der-arm seam, easing in any fullness.
Arrange outside on lining, oentera
and under-arm seams even; stitch
lower edges together. If made with
round neck, sew square collar te neck
edge, center-backs even and to neck
edge of outer front.
Peplum.—Turn hem on single email
"o" perforations. Gather upper edge
between double "TT" perforations.
Adjust to position, stitching upper
edge over upper row of gathers In out.
er front and back, center-backs even,
bringing front edge to small "o" per
foration near front edge of lining, and
notch at under-arm seam.
This model Is also effective In ratine,
cotton crepe and linen.
CUTTING CtllOß BAIf .
m» ** cr
Waist No. 6411. Sizee 22, 14, >l, 11.
40, 42 and 44 bust. Price of pattern,
16 cents.
Skirt No. 6474. Sites 12, 14. SI, SI,
40, 42 and 44 bust Price of
It cents.
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